Holiday Events in Eureka

Best calendar we’ve found yet on the holiday goings-on in Eureka.
You can also post your own events for the holiday season.

It’s closed

Old-timers can tell you all about the Valley Cafe in Hindsville and their wonderful pies.
ES Folk just got word that there’s a sign in the door saying they have closed. We’re indeed sorry to hear of it, and hope there’ll be a buyer and another cafe soon.

Poems about thanks and gratitude

Poems ranging far and wide over thanks givings, including an Iroquois poem of praise, can be found here.

Quorum Court Debates Wages and Hours for Clerical Employees

The Carroll County Quorum Court has found itself between a rock and a hard place. In order to make their Personnel Handbook consistent, they have to reconcile a discrepancy between full time positions at 35 hours/week and those at 40/week among clerical staff. They can either hire more staff and put everyone on at 35 [...]

First Ever ES Folk Video: Images of Rankine’s Peace Project on Side of Building

Join us in looking at a short video of a few of the images projected on the side of the building for John Rankine’s Community of Peace. You can also hear Deerwomon talking about projecting the images, and some of those watching with their “Oohs!” ” Unhuhs,” and “Ohs!.”

California Supreme Court Takes up the Battle

The California Supreme Court has decided, 6-1, to look at the ballot issue that took away the rights of Lesbians and Gay Men to marry in that state.

Santa Photo Day with You and Your Pet

Santa Photo Day!

Doggie Shop Wants Christmas Volunteers

CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS.
The Good Shepherd Humane Society will be participating in both the Eureka Springs
Christmas Parade and the Berryville Christmas parade this year.

Two Sides Form Up, and Other Deliberative Issues

In spite of policies and procedures that left the County ahead of the game in budget deliberations, there were some serious issues that might prove worrisome.

Carroll County Budget Process: It’s a Winner Compared to Eureka Springs

Like the City of Eureka Springs, the Carroll County Quorum Court meets to go through the budget, and make tentative recommendations that will later be enacted, or changed, in a full Quorum Court meeting.
Carroll County’s budget deliberations presented an interesting contrast to those of Eureka Springs.
The process was disciplined, orderly and– most of all– controlled [...]