Stories from Tuesday, July 17, 2012

EUREKA SPRINGS -- A two-vehicle accident on Arkansas Highway 187 sent two people to Eureka Springs Hospital Friday and resulted in a citation. Both drivers were treated and released on Friday, hospital officials said. According to state police Trooper Tom McLean, the accident occurred at about 1:27 p.m. ...

Can an art form be learned? How much of artistry is innate talent, and how much is a mastery of craft techniques? Raw talent exists. I have been given stories by seemingly ordinary, untrained people, who possessed a naturally lovely style, or an interesting voice, or a sixth sense about story structure. They had the eyes and ears of a writer, able to reflect upon, to portray and to penetrate the soul...

Kathryn Lucariello did an article about the water main breaks, but it ... eluded to the leaks (being) fixed (by HISID) in a timely fashion. That's not true! My husband called the SID Wednesday, we were told the SID was aware of the leak, but it would take a week to repair. Again he called Thursday and was told the same thing. We went in person to the SID office before noon, and raised he**, only then did they shut off the line...

Every four years a nation in the world receives the privilege of hosting the biggest sporting event on the planet. This sporting event is known as the FIFA Soccer World Cup. In the 1994 edition, the United States would be the one to host this grandiose competition...

Kathryn Lucariello did an article about the water main breaks, but it ... eluded to the leaks (being) fixed (by HISID) in a timely fashion. That's not true! My husband called the SID Wednesday, we were told the SID was aware of the leak, but it would take a week to repair. Again he called Thursday and was told the same thing. We went in person to the SID office before noon, and raised he**, only then did they shut off the line...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- Where else but at an intimate venue like Eureka Spring's The Auditorium can you be so close to a genuine Woodstock-era icon such as Melanie? Though the audience was a modest 325-350, person for person it was as enthusiastic as any. The setting felt more like a cabaret than a theater. "What would you like to hear next?" she often asked the within-reach and attentive fans...

British-born actor plays notorious cancer 'doctor'

Servers from local restaurants and bars race down Spring Street in Eureka Springs last weekend during the Fleur Delicious Weekend Ciroc Waiters Race. Racers from Caribe Restaurante y Cantina, Cottage Inn, DeVito's of Eureka Springs, Mud Street Cafe, and Voulez Vous Lounge competed for a 1st place cash prize of $200 donated by DeVito's of Eureka Springs. ...

Sheriff to present proposal, changes to Quorum Court on Friday