Stories from Friday, October 17, 2008

BERRYVILLE -- Jason Almond, of Perryville, will conduct a series of gospel meetings at 7 p.m. nightly Oct. 19-22 at Berryville church of Christ.

GREEN FOREST -- Green Forest United Methodist Church will be having an All Saints Eve party on Friday, Oct. 31, from 5 to 7 p.m. Everyone is invited for games, candy, and fun! In the 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. services on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2nd Generation will be in concert...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- More than 100 drive-through light displays will glow in the Christmas Celebration at the New Great Passion Play Nov. 9 through Dec. 31. On Fridays and Saturdays, Nov. 9-Dec. 15, at 5:30 and 7 p.m., a Christmas Music Show will feature The Texans and B.J. and Elizabeth. Seating is limited, and reservations may be obtained by calling 800-882-7529...

BERRYVILLE -- During the annual Trick or Treat around The Square on Friday, Oct. 31, youth of First Christian Church of Berryville will host hayrides around the Square. Proceeds will benefit Loaves and Fishes Food Bank, which benefits Carroll County. The group hosted hayrides last year to benefit the Families of the National Guard Personnel and were excited about the contribution they were able to make...

CASSVILLE, Mo. -- The Bobcat cross country teams crossed the state line on Monday to race in Missouri against a host of 7A teams from Arkansas. Coach Doug Scheel said teams from Springdale, Rogers and Fayetteville came to Cassville for the races, making the fields tough competition with Missouri teams added in...

ROGERS -- Coach Trista Killingsworth and the Green Forest Lady Tiger volleyball team got all the playing they wanted last Saturday at the Rogers Invitational. The team left Tiger land about 7:30 a.m. and returned home at 9:30 p.m that night with the second place trophy in the consolation bracket...

GREEN FOREST -- The Lady Tiger volleyball team held Senior Night for its two senior JV players Tuesday, Cynthia Yanez and Lizet Guerrero, then ended the night, and regular season, undefeated with a big win over Valley Springs. Coach Trista Killingsworth said the Lady Tigers (15-2, 14-0) have gone undefeated three of the last four years in 3A North Conference play, in 2005, 2007 and 2008, and shared a co-championship with Marshall in 2006...

BERRYVILLE -- St. John's Hospital -- Berryville will host its 2008 Community Health Fair from 8 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Carroll County Senior Center, 201 W. Madison. Free screenings and tests will include a blood pressure check body composition analysis, blood sugar testing, pulse and oxygen levels, along with health information booths...

Load Up Your Pickup Day, a free, bulky waste collection event, is taking place, with two dates remaining. Hours are from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Sponsored by Keep Carroll County Beautiful and the Carroll County Solid Waste Authority, Load Up Your Pickup Day is for Carroll County residents only...

Eureka Thyme will feature the organic creations of Sandy Starbird and highlight the pottery of Arts in Mud during a reception to be held on Saturday, Oct. 18, from noon to 4 p.m. Sandy has been creating Primal Images for over 22 years, first as Sandy Carlson and now as Sandy Wythawai Starbird. ...

Businesses across the county are being asked to help spread the word about a program which helps provide prescription medications to people who could not otherwise afford them. People Helping People Prescription Assistance Program of Carroll County (PHP) has been assisting patients of Carroll County with critically needed prescriptions since 1991...

FAYETTEVILLE -- An emergency motion and temporary restraining order has been filed in Washington County Circuit Court, though not granted, in a lawsuit involving Berryville Equipment Company and four other businesses. Gene Baker of Springdale, long-time owner of Springdale Tractor Company, filed the lawsuit last week, claiming that buyer Ed Blalock has failed to finalize an asset agreement signed in March, and refuses to close on the agreement...

Failure to schedule state inspection leads to delay in city water hookup

Austin, Texas-based guitarist and singer-songwriter Guy Forsyth will perform a free concert in Eureka Springs on Oct. 17 as part of the city's Dance In The Park After Dark series. The show begins at 7 p.m. at Basin Spring Park in the center of Eureka Springs' historic district...