Stories from Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Gabi Bloch of Eureka Springs and Oliver Perez of Berryville will compete in the Oklahoma vs. Arkansas All-Star cross country race. Bloch, who placed third overall among girls Class 2A runners at the state championships last weekend, will be making her first appearance at the All-Star race. This will be the third trip for Perez, who won his second consecutive boys Class 4A state title. Berryville coach,Andrew Killingsworth was named the Class 4A-1 coach of the year...

The Berryville junior high football team wanted to end the season with a win Monday evening against the Huntsville Eagles, but came up short in a 24-14 loss. Huntsville scored first, getting a 7-yard touchdown run in the first quarter. The two-point conversion failed. ...

GREEN FOREST -- It's not all that unusual to see a team call two timeouts in the final minute of the fourth quarter. Eureka Springs Lady Highlander coach Adam Brothers took a different approach in a 59-17 loss to Bruno-Pyatt Wednesday afternoon, as he called two timeouts in the first minute of the first quarter. He went on to use two more in the quarter...

GREEN FOREST -- The game of basketball is meant to be played 5-on-5. That is, unless too many players foul out for one team. That's what happened Monday evening when the Green Forest Lady Tigers defeated the Bruno-Pyatt Lady Patriots 34-29 in the Queens of the Court Classic...

After losing four seniors from a team that made it to the regional tournament a year ago, the Berryville Lady Bobcats needed a warm-up game to get the season started off right. After a 56-27 victory over the St. Joe Lady Wildcats on Monday night at the Queens of the Court Tournament in Green Forest, it is safe to say the Lady Bobcats got that warm-up game out of the way...

Sometimes the box score tells the entire story; other times it doesn't. The Eureka Springs Highlanders made a trip to Marshall and came away with a 54-33 loss Tuesday night, and in this case the box score does tell the entire story. The Bobcats shot 8 of 15 from three-point range and four of the five Marshall starters made at least one three. The Highlanders shot 25 percent from the field and Reggie Sanchez, who is averaging 26 points per game, was held to six points...

2015 was an up and down season for the Green Forest Tigers football team. The Tigers finished 3-7 overall and 2-5 in 3A-1, one game short of making the playoffs, but they did get a win over cross-county rival Berryville. "We didn't want that to be the highlight of the season," Green Forest coach Bobby Bishop said. "We wanted to do a little better in conference and make playoffs but it was big for our seniors because they hadn't ever beaten those guys before."...

GREEN FOREST -- After a disappointing performance in the second round of the Queens of the Court basketball tournament against Gentry, Green Forest coach Kyle Farrar wanted to see improvement in Thursday's game against St. Joe. The Lady Tigers lost 65-47, but Farrar said he saw the improvement he was looking for...

EUREKA SPRINGS -- When a team wins by 15 points and it isn't satisfied with the performance, that is a good sign. After a 53-38 victory over the St. Paul Saints on homecoming night Friday, that is how the Eureka Springs Highlanders feel. "We have expectations, and we expected to play extremely well," Eureka Springs coach Brian Rambo said. ...

It's quite an accomplishment to maintain a 4.0 grade-point average as a full-time college student. It's even more of an accomplishment to do it for five consecutive semesters while playing college football. It's an accomplishment achieved by very few college athletes. Berryville High School graduate Adam Noble is among them...

GREEN FOREST -- Most times scoring 29 points in basketball won't get the job done. That was not the case in Saturday's Queens of the Court Championship game in Green Forest, as Gentry defeated the Berryville Lady Bobcats, 29-20. "Most times, when you hold a team to 29 points, you think you got a great chance to win," Berryville coach Daniel Cornelison said. ...

When I was in high school, I got into a huge fight with my friend Kasey. It was mid-winter and late at night. I remember closing my hands into fists to fight off the bitter cold; in hindsight, I'm happy Kasey didn't see this and assume I wanted to fight. I am not and never have been capable of winning a physical fight. It would have been a massacre...

Many parents today are concerned about the programming on TV, computers, websites, iPhones, etc. that are questionable, and expose children to subject matter that they feel needs parental approval. There are people who think freedom of speech and freedom of opinion is best. ...

Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO) has issued a Code Yellow Alert for O Negative and AB Negative blood types. There is currently less than a two-day supply of these blood types available for area patients. Donors to Community Blood Center of the Ozarks (CBCO) provide all of the blood for patients at 39 area hospitals. On average, a transfusion takes place every seven minutes. It takes around 230 donations each day to meet the area's blood needs...

Here's another beloved Eureka Springs building under construction. It is used some by many folks and a lot by others. Do you recognize it?

Rusty Butler of Green Forest participated in Farm Bureau's State Resolutions Committee meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 4 and Thursday, Nov. 5 in North Little Rock. Butler was among 73 Farm Bureau leaders there. The committee refined and consolidated policy proposals into a set of formal recommendations to be considered by voting delegates during the business session of the Arkansas Farm Bureau State Convention, scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 2 through Friday, Dec. 4 in Little Rock...

Mercy Hospital Berryville Auxiliary members prepared and served a luncheon to active volunteers in the organization on Saturday, Nov. 7, at Freeman Heights Baptist Church. Guests at the luncheon included Douglas Stroemel, new Mercy Hospital Berryville administrator, and his wife Norma; Jerry Berley, past president of the Arkansas Hospital Auxiliary Association (AHAA); Dorothy Berley, president of AHAA; and Margaret Underwood, president-elect of AHAA...

The Berryville Library is asking the community for ideas on how library programs and services can be improved to meet the city's needs. All residents of Berryville are asked to complete a survey at the library during the month of November. The survey takes less than 10 minutes, and all who submit a completed survey by 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30, will be entered into a drawing for a $25 Walmart gift card. Four cards will be awarded. Winners will be notified on Friday, Dec. 4...

More 50 families in the Berryville School District need assistance over the holidays. The Berryville Community Center at 601 Dr. Spurlin Circle is hosting an angel tree to meet this need. More than 160 angel tags are available to choose from. The Berryville Community Center is open from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday...

Eureka Springs High School Homecoming Queen Corinna Campbell-Green and King Dalton Kesner pose at homecoming ceremonies last Friday. (Photo by Carroll County News/Tavi Ellis)

Officials are still investigating an incident in which a Berryville High School student allegedly brought a stolen gun to school three weeks ago, Berryville Police Department Lt. Robert Bartos said Monday. "We're still where we were last week," Bartos said...

Two Green Forest properties were surveyed last week in preparation for building projects. Mayor Charles Reece reported Monday that one of the properties is intended for the new city hall. The property is located in the grassy area behind the current city hall building; according to Reece, a new city hall built on the property will combine the city hall and police departments...

Following months of discussion, the Berryville School Board decided on a construction plan Monday night. The board voted unanimously to approve the second of four options. This option involves building a new middle school but specifies that the current middle school building, media center and cafeteria be torn down. Instead of being razed, the high school building will be renovated...

Kathleen A. Clark-Corbin, 59, of Eureka Springs, Ark. passed away on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015. She was born July 15, 1956 in Pittsburgh, Pa. She was raised in a military family who moved frequently while she was growing up. Her father, John Moxley had a position with the State Department and she spent a considerable amount of her youth in Southeast Asia and in Arizona. ...

Earl Jess Miller, born Apr. 2, 1944 went to be with the Lord on Nov. 11, 2015 with family by his side. Earl was born in Ste. Genevieve, Mo. to Jess and Addie Miller. He lived in Oak Grove for the past 10 years. He is preceded in death by both parents; wife, Carol Miller; two brothers, Dody and Burl; two sisters, Sara Simmons and Judy Gretzmacher...

Saunders Heights Overlook is one of the best views in the county. Now that the city of Berryville has repaved it, it might be one of the most convenient as well. Chris Claybaker, Berryville's economic director, said the city added the repaving onto a street grant it already had...

HOLIDAY ISLAND -- Candidates Dan Kees, David Bischoff and Greg Davis (incumbent) each argued his case Monday, Nov. 9 in hopes of being elected Dec.1 to the Holiday Island Suburban Improvement District Board of Commissioners. About 100 voters attended the public forum, held in the Clubhouse. ...