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Eureka UMC to present 'All Bach Sunday'
(Local News ~ 12/07/07)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- On Dec. 16 at the 10 a.m. worship service, the United Methodist Church Eureka Springs is presenting an "All Bach Sunday." The centerpiece is Cantata BWV 142 "To Us A Child Is Given" by Johann Sebastian Bach. Accompanying the cantata is the Eureka Strings made up of the four Bartell sisters, age 11 to 17. ...
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Junior High Basketball roundup
(High School Sports ~ 12/07/07)
CARROLL COUNTY -- Coaches reported the following information about junior high games for Dec. 3-4. MONDAY, DEC. 3 Green Forest vs Lincoln Jr. Girls- Coach Kyle Farrar's team (4-4) jumped out to a 10-2 lead after one quarter, then had to finish the game without him, as the Lady Tigers were playing in the NAC tournament...
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Green Forest girls advance at NAC
(High School Sports ~ 12/07/07)
HARRISON -- The Green Forest Lady Tigers got sweet revenge on the Omaha Lady Eagles Monday night with a close 52-47 victory in the first round of the North Arkansas College Senior Girls Tournament. The Lady Eagles knocked Green Forest into the consolation bracket in their first game in the Omaha Border Classic last week, 47-57, so the Lady Tigers were ready for a return match...
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Wesley McNeill
(Obituary ~ 12/07/07)
RETIRED PASTOR WESLEY McNEILL, a resident of Berryville, was born June 9, 1929, in Dumas, a son of L.C., Sr. and Hazel (Camp) McNeill. He died Monday, Dec. 3, 2007, in Harrison, at the age of 78. On Oct. 21, 1950, Wesley was united in marriage with Ethel Perry, who survives him of the home. ...
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John W. Hollingsworth
(Obituary ~ 12/07/07)
JOHN W. HOLLINGSWORTH, a resident of Berryville, was born Aug. 7, 1917, in Woodstock, Va., a son of Charles Edwin and Clara Belle (Holler) Hollingsworth. He died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2007, in Berryville, at the age of 90. Mr. Hollingsworth retired from the government, where he made models for the National Security Agency. He was a Mason and Shriner...
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Nell Marie Anderson
(Obituary ~ 12/07/07)
NELL MARIE ANDERSON, a resident of Green Forest, was born Aug. 23, 1925, in Commerce, Okla., a daughter of Jess Baker and Lennie Mae (Hargis) Norris. She died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007, in Huntsville, at the age of 82. Ms. Anderson was an operator for Southwestern Bell and attended Victory Tabernacle...
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Silver Sneakers program a win-win for participants
(Local News ~ 12/07/07)
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- St. John's Silver Sneakers program represents perhaps the first time health insurance companies have rewarded people for taking steps to get and stay healthy, said St. John's Cardiac Rehabilitation Manager Carolyn Gentry. "This is the first time I've known of insurance companies getting on the prevention bandwagon," she said...
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CAPC director told to cut budget by $100,000
(Local News ~ 12/07/07)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- City Advertising and Promotion Commissioners directed Executive Director Jim Williams to cut $100,000 from his 2008 budget proposal Wednesday afternoon. That much was plain. Where the cuts will come from is not so clear. Early in the meeting, Commissioners Rae Hahn, Kathy Harrison, Ree Slane and K.J. Zumwaldt expressed concerns about the anticipated $1.1 million in revenue, considering the national and regional economic forecasts...
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$7 million proposed budget presented to Berryville City Council
(Local News ~ 12/07/07)
BERRYVILLE -- The proposed $7 million Berryville city budget for the year ahead includes a four percent cost of living raise for all city employees, a 20 percent hike in police department expenditures, and $200,000 for a West Freeman Avenue project that will widen and extend the roadway into the school's West Campus...
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Shell Knob Methodist Christmas events told
(Local News ~ 12/07/07)
SHELL KNOB, Mo. -- United Methodist Women will meet at Central Community United Methodist Church fellowship hall, located at Mo. Hwy. YY in Shell Knob, Wednesday, Dec. 12, at 12:30 p.m. An Advent program is planned. For details call Gerda Harris at (417) 858-6924. All are invited to attend the monthly meetings and take part in the many beneficial outreach ministry programs sponsored by the women of CCUMC...
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Ozarks Chorale to present 'The Messiah'
(Local News ~ 12/07/07)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- On Saturday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m. in the City Auditorium, the Ozarks Chorale Winter Concert will include Handel's "The Messiah," along with other classical and holiday favorites. In the musical spotlight is Huw Priday from Brecon, Mid Wales, performing as guest tenor soloist singing the tenor solos of "The Messiah." Priday has appeared with all the major British opera companies. ...
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Cardinals peck Highlander teams (High School Sports ~ 12/07/07)
FARMINGTON -- It took an overtime for the storied Lady Cardinal basketball program to subdue the Eureka Springs Lady Highlanders on Tuesday night as Coach Aaron Hall's team took them to the wall. "We had the ball with 30 seconds to go in regulation, then had a turnover,"?Coach Hall said. "We were up two in overtime, 37-35, then Farmington's Shackleford hit a three to put them up one and we had to foul."...
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