Stories from Friday, April 4, 2008

BERRYVILLE -- A great breakfast, a morning motor cycle ride through the beautiful Ozarks, an outdoor spring gathering at noon and an incredible family music celebration in the evening are planned by the Western Carroll County National Day of Prayer Team on May 1, accrdoing to Secretary Caren Holliday...

CARR?LANE, Mo. -- Donnie Villines, evangelist, will lead revival services starting on Sunday and continuing through at least Friday at Gospel Light House Free Will Baptist Church, located on Mo. Hwy. 86 east of Carr Lane. Sunday's services will start at 10:45 a.m. and 6 p.m., with the remaining services starting at 7 p.m., according to Pastor Gene Plumlee...

BERRYVILLE --Annie Karton, of Treasure Island, Fla., daughter of Nita Reuter and the late Deacon Bill Reuter of Eureka Springs, has been invited back to Little Portion Retreat Center May 2-4 to facilitate a retreat. Karto is a singer-songwriter whose music ministry is intended to touch the "deepest caverns of our souls" and open hearts to the Merciful Savior...

EUREKA?SPRINGS -- More than 50 persons, in addition to staff and cast members, attended a press conference which addressed changes and additions to The New Great Passion?Play on Tuesday. Entering its 40th season, the production will have changes in 90 percent of the scenes, incorporating more of Christ's miracles from the different New Testament gospels. ...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- The city council spent most of Monday night's meeting debating whether or not to try persuading Transit Director Lamont Richie to reconsider his objections to having the Farmers' Market in the Planer Hill parking facility atop Planer Hill, and quibbling over a revised policy for allowing public comment during its meetings...

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- The Holiday Island Planning Commission (HIPC) has tabled its draft of Resolution #29, which would have added a permit and inspection requirement to new concrete driveways. The commission has been discussing the issue over a few meetings, and when it learned a new property owner was planning to do extensive concrete work, the move toward a resolution was expedited...

M. MARLENE GONCZY, a resident of Eureka Springs, was born May 14, 1935 in Ypsilanti, Mich., a daughter of John P. and Alice (Neir) Skelt. She died Sunday, March 30, 2008, in Springdale, at the age of 72. Mrs. Gonczy was a bookkeeper for Little Portion Monestary. She was also a member of the St. Elizabeth Catholic Church and the Benediction oblates -- Subiaco Abbey Hermit of St. Bruno...

GREEN FOREST -- Rained out games and soggy practice fields didn't prepare the Tigers for a doubleheader with Bergman on Tuesday. Coach Tony Coffey's team lost the first game 9-1, then took a 16-1 loss in the nightcap. The good news? They got to play...

BERRYVILLE -- The Bobcats have been on a run of late, committing too many errors to let their solid hitting carry them to a win. On Tuesday against Bergman the Bobcats only had three errors and had 13 hits, but they gave up 12 walks, with the final score ending up 12-11 in the Panthers' favor in a 9-inning marathon...