Stories from Saturday, February 26, 2011

County growing, Eureka shrinking (02/26/11)
Census numbers show Eureka Springs down by 10%, Berryville grows 20%

Military families can talk to loved ones via Skyroom (02/26/11)
By Anna Mathews Carroll County News BERRYVILLE -- Members of Berryville's new EAST Lab are hosting a Skyroom event next Tuesday, March 1, to link soldiers with their families via the Skyroom communications tool from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Brescia Kastleberg, a representative for the group, said, "If you or anyone you know has loved ones serving in the military, we have a great opportunity for you...

Stories found only in Feb. 25, 2011, print edition (02/26/11)
These and other stories can be read in our full online e-edition or in our print edition for Feb. 25, 2011. Please click here to log in or sign up for an e-edition account. BV man demands cash for easement Deputies patroling Holiday Island Green Forest man arrested for possession...

GF students get covered walk (02/26/11)
GREEN FOREST -- Green Forest students with special needs may soon be able to enter their classrooms without ever needing an umbrella. The Green Forest School Board unanimously approved Monday allowing an architect to begin designing a covered walkway to shelter special needs students coming to school. The walkway will extend from the bus drop to the Community Based Instruction building where many of them attend classes...

Keeping the faith: 'Keeping life in balance' (02/26/11)
My wife loves a garage sale. She also loves flea markets, thrift stores, junk shops, consignment exchanges, bazaars, and most any place she can find a bargain. She calls these adventures into the land of trading posts, "treasure hunts," and she approaches these forays like a zealous prospector digging for gold...

Sayer hopes to bring winning to Cats (02/26/11)
On one of the first days of practice this year new Berryville baseball coach Matt Sayer huddled his younger players around to show them how to act like ball players. "It was funny," senior pitcher Garrett Griffith recalls. "He showed them how to spit, how to chew seeds, how to put your hat on and even how to adjust your cup." ...

Ninette Michelle Rhodes (02/26/11)
Ninette Michelle Rhodes (42) was born March 3, 1968 and died on February 15, 2011. Ninette was one of a kind. She was very sweet and gentle and had a sense of humor you might call a little bit quirky. She was incredibly bright and brilliant especially when it came to language and arts. ...

Margaret Fay (Willour) Noury (02/26/11)
Margaret Fay (Willour) Noury, a resident of Eureka Springs, AR, was born August 7, 1925 in McAlester, OK, a daughter of Dr. Leonard Scott and Mary Lavalette (Holmes) Willour. She departed this life in Fayetteville, AR on February 22, 2011 at the age of 85...

Lee Hale (02/26/11)
Lee Hale, a resident of Berryville, AR, was born February 3, 1938 in Indianapolis, IN, a daughter of Herman Henry and Zona Marie (Burns) Rosebrock. She departed this life Wednesday, February 23, 2011 in Fayetteville, AR at the age of 73. Lee was a member of the First Christian Church in Berryville and a member of the D.A.R. (Daughters of the American Revolution). She worked in manufacturing and owned her own business...

Hilda Lina Spahr Mancuso (02/26/11)
Hilda Lina Spahr Mancuso, of Holiday Island, formerly of Metairie, LA, was called home by her Lord on February 19, 2011. Hilda was born May 19, 1914 in the village of Hohen Solms, LA, to Karl and Georgiana (Wadenpfuhl) Spahr. Although her very early years were spent on Germania plantation in Ascension Parish, she lived most of her life in New Orleans...

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