Stories from Tuesday, October 2, 2018

The Native Plant Garden Project of Eureka Springs will hold its second annual Native Plant Fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Eureka Springs Community Center at 44 Kings Highway. Crystal Bridges’ lead horticulturist, Cody George, will speak at 10 a.m. ...

The Eureka Springs Garden Club offered a slideshow presentation and a lecture and demonstration on planting plants, making and caring for topiaries at the Crescent Hotel on Friday, Sept. 28. Here, the Crescent’s gardener, Susan Benson, shows off two topiaries, one made using hens and chicks and the other by spreading plants like thyme. From left to right are club president Doreen Morris, Benson and club vice-president Annie Stricherz...

The all-new 10th annual “Voices from Eureka’s Silent City” living history tour this year will be “Remembering the Armistice,” the signing of the end of WWI. One hundred years ago on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, a treaty with Germany was signed that signaled a cease fire on the Western Front in France. ...

This fall, Five & Dime Drama Collective is taking its third season to a whole new level. Scheduled for Oct. 11-14, the Fall Performance Series will take place at Main Stage Creative Community Center in Eureka Springs. Kenn Woodard is back on the set again this year, serving as the executive creative director. ...

The Eureka Springs Parks and Recreation Commission is serious about maintaining the new downhill mountain bike trails at Lake Leatherwood City Park. On Tuesday, Sept. 18, the commission agreed to allocate $81,609.71 for the trail manager’s salary and equipment. ...

Eureka Springs artist John Rankine has been named the recipient of an Artists 360 grant. Rankine is one of 14 Northwest Arkansas artists to receive a project grant of $7,500. Called “Men With Earrings,” Rankine’s project is a portrait series of people in Eureka Springs who identify as male and wear an assortment of clip-on earrings. ...

Eureka Springs Equity Bank president Elizabeth Kelley presents a $2,564 check to Good Shepherd Humane Society. Equity Bank helped raise the money through a two-month promotion in June and July. From left to right are animal tech Alex Burrington, tan Lab-mix Uno, board president Jay Fusaro, shelter manager Sandra Mittler, assistant general manager Kathy Cobb, animal tech Kathryn Johnson, black Lab-mix Dos and animal tech Heather Shada. ...

Local industries are pitching in to help students in the Connect 4 program gain experience, and Carroll Electric Cooperative helped light up the classroom on Wednesday, Sept. 26. Carroll Electric safety manager Randy Hooten and crewmen Michah Tharp, Jordan Parton and Billy Bruegel guided the students through safety protocols, the different harnesses worn to climb towers, poles or trees and even a high voltage simulation...

I am the father of two sons. They are 21 and 26 years old, and I worry about them every single day. That’s part of my job as a parent. I cannot imagine what it would feel like to lose one of my sons. I can’t imagine how painful that must be. Unfortunately, at least two families of adolescent boys in Carroll County don’t have to imagine that pain. They feel it every day...

Carroll County’s 911 and central dispatch services have officially moved into the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office (CSSO). Maj. George Frye, the sheriff’s chief deputy, said dispatchers started using the new equipment in the new location on Monday, Sept. ...

A local man was killed in a motorcycle accident last week, one day before Bikes, Blues and BBQ officially began. According to a report from the Arkansas State Police, Jerry Baker, 63, of Green Forest died at 1:40 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, on Highway 62 between Green Forest and Berryville. The report says Baker’s motorcycle was negotiating a right-hand turn when it crossed the center line, traveled to the south side of Highway 62 and struck a highway sign...

Industry, legislative and community leaders all met Monday at the Carroll County Career Center for the ribbon-cutting and grand opening of the Connect 4 program, which guest speaker Gov. Asa Hutchinson lauded as an “Arkansas success story.” Rodney Ellis, president of the Connect 4 board of directors, welcomed everyone to the career center...

By Ty Loftis CCNSports@cox-internet.com The Berryville Bobcats are facing the Gentry Pioneers for homecoming on Friday night and despite their 0-4 record, coach Doug Shott isn't taking the Pioneers lightly. "They have some good skill kids," Shott said. ...

By Ty Loftis CCNSports@cox-internet.com The Green Forest Tigers faced a difficult opponent last week, as they faced the Prairie Grove Tigers. Now, Green Forest is tasked with taking on the Shiloh Christian Saints, a team that beat Berryville last week, 36-0...

By Ty Loftis CCNSports@cox-internet.com Berryville's McKayla Hussey and Eureka Springs' Katelyn Ross each competed in girls golf state tournaments this week. On Tuesday, Hussey shot an 82 at Big Sugar Golf Course in Pea Ridge. That was good enough for a second-place finish at the Class 4A state tournament and she will advance to the state overall tournament on Oct. ...

By Ty Loftis CCNSports@cox-internet.com The Berryville Bobcat volleyball team defeated the Green Forest Lady Tigers with ease Monday night in Berryville, winning 25-15, 25-18, 25-7. "It was a good win for us," Berryville coach Kristin Whetham said. "We are still making some errors that we need to focus on, but we have had a lot of team-building experiences in the past couple weeks, just trying to get our team to play well together. ...