Stories from Tuesday, January 27, 2015

There is a first time for everything. Saturday was the first time the Berryville Bobcat wrestling team has placed second in a dual meet. In fact, it was the first time the Bobcats had ever placed in the top three as a team. "To place second against the teams that were here today gets us one step closer to where we want to be," Berryville Wrestling Coach Seth Record said...

BERRYVILLE -- The Berryville Lady Bobcats hadn't beaten Prairie Grove in the regular season in four years. Until Friday. The Lady Bobcats held Prairie Grove to four second-half points and defeated the Lady Tigers 41-17 at Bobcat Arena. It was just an outstanding team performance tonight," Berryville Coach Daniel Cornelison said. "It's not every day that you get to beat Prairie Grove."...

One thing coaches at any level don't like to see is miscommunication. On Friday, miscommunication cost Green Forest. The Tigers and Lady Tigers were forced to forfeit three games to Melbourne when no referees showed up to officiate the games. The Arkansas Officials Association (AOA) is responsible for having enough referees available for each school throughout the state. ...

DECATUR -- The Eureka Springs Highlanders never held the lead in Friday's game against the Decatur Bulldogs. As a matter of fact, the Highlanders were behind before the game ever tipped off. Decatur took advantage of a technical foul during pregame warmups that led to two free throws for the Bulldogs, who went on to defeat the Highlanders 46-32...

HUNTSVILLE-- It is difficult to win a basketball game when you get outscored 20-3 in the first quarter. It becomes all but impossible when you then get outscored 19-9 in the second quarter. That's the way Berryville started Tuesday night's game against the Huntsville Eagles, who defeated the Bobcats 57-24...

BERGMAN -- With 18.5 seconds left in Tuesday's game against the Bergman Panthers, Green Forest was inbounding the ball and hoping for a game-tying three-pointer. A few seconds later, Bergman was putting the finishing touch on a 51-46 victory. Bergman led 49-46 when the Panthers turned the ball over with 18.5 seconds left. ...

HARTMAN -- The Eureka Springs Highlanders suffered a 60-53 loss to Johnson County Westside on Tuesday, and Highlanders Coach Brian Rambo wasn't pleased with what he described at "terrible" officiating. "There were probably five fouls called in the first 2:30 and they were all against us," Rambo said. "That's what happens when you go play somewhere that officiating is terrible and unfair. We deal with the same three officials year in and year out, so it's always like that...

Mary Retha Jones, a resident of Berryville, Arkansas, was born on February 13, 1931 in Oak Grove, AR. She was a daughter of Charles Samuel and Letha Joy (High) Philpot. She passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2015, at the age of 83 years. She was a member of the Oak Grove Free Will Baptist Church...

The Eureka Springs Highlanders were looking to end a two-game road losing streak. What better way to do that by coming out and scoring 28 points in the first quarter? The Highlanders started hot Friday night and went on to a 75-55 victory at Magazine...

The Eureka Springs Highlanders were looking to end a two-game road losing streak. What better way to do that by coming out and scoring 28 points in the first quarter? The Highlanders started hot Friday night and went on to a 75-55 victory at Magazine...

After taking second place among 12 teams at its home meet, the Berryville wrestling team took a step up in competition last weekend. The Bobcats traveled to Greenbrier and finished 14th among 28 teams. Rogers placed first, followed by Har-Ber and Cabot. Berryville wrestler Garrett Record lost his second match of the year to Jodeci Booker from Jonesboro in the 220-pound championship match...

Darline Rosemarie Hober, a resident of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, was born on January 22, 1924 in Brainard, NE. She was a daughter of Clarence James and Laura (Sokup) Kubicek. She passed away Sunday, January 25, 2015, at the age of 91 years. Darline was a member of the St. Elizabeth Catholic Church. She was a homemaker. Darline was one of the founders of the St. Elizabeth Gift Shop and worked over thirty five + years as manager...

If you are an early childhood professional, foster parent or early childhood educator and want to learn more about caring for young children, you may be interested in the Best Care program. A one-day "Super Session" will be conducted from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m, Saturday, March 7th at North Arkansas College--John Paul Hammerschmidt Center...

Attention Big Dogs (You know who you are)! Brashears Furniture and Arvest Bank are challenging local businesses and individuals to sit up and be counted as Big Dogs by supporting Good Shepherd Humane Society's takeover of the Berryville Animal Control facility. Good Shepherd is in the final days of its campaign to raise money to fund this major expansion and operate the facility as a no-kill rescue...

POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. -- Kristen Whetsten of Berryville was named to the College of the Ozarks fall 2014 Dean's List. Whetsten is a Berryville High School graduate. To qualify for the Dean's List, students must maintain a 3.6 minimum grade point average during the semester and carry at least 15 credit hours...

Charles T. Cross, president and CEO of Cornerstone Bank, has announced the election of Catrina Chester and John Wilson to the local bank's Berryville Advisory Board of Directors. Both Chester and Wilson are local business owners who are very active within the Berryville community...

Dr. Marcy Lascano, a 1986 graduate of Berryville High School, has been awarded a fellowship from the National Endowment of the Humanities (NEH) to complete her book "Early Modern Women Philosophers: Cosmology to Human Nature." Dr. Lascano is a professor of philosophy at the University of California, Long Beach. She was selected for both the NEH Fellowship and the NEH Faculty Award for the same project, which is considered a rare honor, but she was required to select only one...

It's not common to see a fully grown woman use playground equipment, but it's become the norm at Berryville Intermediate School. The Student of the Day program allows teachers at the school to see the classroom, cafeteria and even the playground from the perspective of children. The program began Nov. 6...

Baking may be a science, but the Little Portion Bakery wouldn't be operating without faith. Run through The Brothers and Sisters of Charity, the bakery was founded in recent years to help fund the monastery. Viola Talbot, wife of founder John Michael Talbot, said she started experimenting with baked goods before creating Viola's Granola, the bakery's most popular product. The bakery, which features granola and breakfast cookies with gluten-free options, has been successful so far...

BERRYVILLE -- Carroll County Airport Commission Chairman Morris Pate appealed to the Quorum Court for an increase in funding Monday, and Justices of the Peace indicated they will meet soon to consider the issue. Pate said he and other members of the airport commission have been responsible for day-to-day functions at the airport after JPs did not include funding for employees in their 2015 grant to the airport. ...

Director Rob Reiner and writer Nora Ephron struck gold with When Harry Met Sally, the famous romantic comedy that questions whether or not men and women can ever be friends. Romantic comedies have a bad reputation, but I don't think it's an opinion to say that the film is well-crafted. ...

A photograph that appeared on the front page of the CCN's Midweek edition last Tuesday perfectly illustrated one of my greatest fears as a parent. The picture showed a car overturned on Highway 62 just west of Green Forest. The driver was a young lady from Oak Grove, just 18 years old. Thankfully, she was not injured...