Stories from Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Ina Mae Bell Disheroon, age 92, of Harrison, AR left this world on April 22, 2019 for her Eternal Home where she is now residing forever with her Savior and Lord Jesus Christ. Ina was born February 14, 1927, Osage, AR, daughter of James Frank and Mattie Thorne Bell (she was born again in 1946). ...

Shuggie left her physical body at approximately 11:40pm on Thursday, April 18th. Is it coincidence that she was pronounced deceased by her dear Hospice nurse at 1:15am on Friday, with the full moon just past the meridian in our little town? This full moon is known by some as the Ascension Moon. I'm just saying, girl had style. She left quickly. With her beloved Debra's hands on her, she slid away. She is free. Her hair was still multicolored. She was 74 brilliant years young...

Geraldine Mae Bialka (Sheppard), resident of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, was born April 20, 1937, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, daughter of Vivian Lefebvre and Robert Sheppard. She departed this life on April 22, 2019, in Eureka Springs, at the age of 82...

The Inspiration Point Fire Department Auxiliary will have a barbecue fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at 31 Ozark Automotive Road on Highway 62. The event offers the public a chance to check out the remodel of the meeting room and kitchen at Station 1...

Addie Blackwelder from Eureka Springs takes a big bite of chili at the Arkansas State Chili Championship on Saturday at Holiday Island. Saturday’s winners earned the right to advance to the 2019 World Championship Chili Cook-Off. Proceeds from Saturday’s cook-off will benefit the Good Shepherd Humane Society...

Berryville High School senior Maryn Jones is one of 162 students across the country to receive a Make An Impact scholarship from Modern Woodmen of America. The award recognizes young Modern Woodmen members who have made a local impact through volunteerism and demonstrated outstanding academic achievement...

The Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission is still looking for someone to replace retiring director Mike Maloney.

A Community of Christ Community Enrichment Grant was awarded to the joint Rotary project Imagination Library. Through the program, registered children from birth to 5 years receive a  free high-quality age-appropriate book mailed monthly directly to them.  Rotarians Charlie Reece (left) of Berryville, Peggy Lodewyks of Holiday Island and Allen Huffman of Eureka Springs receive the $5,000 check from Community of Christ’s financial officer Dale Hunter (center)...

The Eureka Springs Community Center has new activities and amenities in the works.

Dear Editor, The Eureka Springs High School wants to extend a huge thank you to the Crescent Hotel for hosting this year’s prom.  The Crystal Ballroom was the perfect venue for the 1920s themed event and the hotel pulled out all the stops in making our students feel incredibly special.  ...

This past weekend, I watched a two-hour special on Investigation Discovery called Drew Peterson: An American Murder Mystery. That name surely rings a bell for many of us. Peterson’s case drew national attention after his wife Stacy disappeared on 2007, three years after his ex-wife Kathleen Savio was found dead in a waterless bathtub. Her cause of death was initially ruled as a drowning...

Nearly every day is a beautiful day in the Ozarks, it seems, but this past weekend was exceptional even by those standards. I took full advantage of the gorgeous spring weather and indulged in some of my favorite activities: delicious food, baseball, more delicious food, coffee, more delicious food and bream fishing. Add in a Game of Thrones watch party with dessert on Sunday night, and the weekend gets a rating of 10-plus...

The Carroll County 4-H Beef Club held its annual jackpot cattle show, Battle for the Banner, on Saturday, April 20, at the Carroll County Fairgrounds in Berryville.

Berryville fourth-graders (front, from left) Kevin Ortega, Kia Killingsworth, Carter Wolfenbarger, (back, from left) Israel Noriega, Colter Goforth, Carson McMellon and Garrett Brewer enjoy pretzels Tuesday during testing week. Fourth-grade teacher Yvonne Kesler said she and her fellow teachers Carmel Melton, Michelle Mathis, Emily Dignan, Melissa Swofford, Chelsea Curtis, Valeria Standridge and Angie Robinson planned a different theme for each day of testing to make the time less stressful and more fun for the students. ...

The Green Forest Future Farmers of America (FFA) team swept the awards at the state competition this year.

Four Berryville Middle School students have qualified for the national level of the National History Day competition this June at the University of Maryland in College Park, Md.

Berryville High School seniors Alex Maldonado and Amber Veach have been awarded Honors College Fellowships for the University of Arkansas.

The Green Forest School Board voted Monday, April 15, to approve the 2019-20 Stipend Adjustments, including a 5 percent increase across the board.

There wasn’t much suspense in last Thursday’s game between the visiting Berryville Bobcats and the Clarksville Panthers. Clarksville scored three goals in the first 15 minutes and went on to beat Berryville 4-1. For Berryville coach Jesse Frost, however, there was some solace in the way his team responded to the early deficit...

The Green Forest Tigers suffered their first loss of the season Saturday night against visiting Mountain Home. Nonetheless, Green Forest coach Ben West said his team played one of its best games of the season.

The Berryville Lady Bobcats fell behind early and couldn’t catch up in a 4-3 loss at Clarksville last Thursday.

The Berryville Lady Bobcats made their first appearance in the Class 4A state softball tournament a year ago. If there is to be a return trip this season, the journey starts on Tuesday.

The Berryville Bobcats’ season is on the line Tuesday night in the first round of the 4A-1 district baseball tournament.

Berryville guard Baylea Smith and forward Kelcee Hopper both signed letters of intent Monday to play for North Arkansas College in Harrison next season.