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The annual Samaritan’s Feet Shoe Giveaway presented by the Eureka Springs Rotary Club will be held from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 13, in the Eureka Springs High School cafeteria, located at 2 Lake Lucerne Road in Eureka Springs.

A “wind farm” planned for eastern Carroll County continued to be a topic of discussion at the county quorum court’s regular meeting on Tuesday, July 18. Protesters carrying signs expressing opposition to Scout Clean Energy’s planned “Nimbus Project” gathered outside the Eastern District Courthouse in Berryville before the meeting and several residents addressed the issue during public comments.

The Pet of the Week is the adorable Canyon! Canyon is a playful, social and energetic 1-year-old mixed breed female who would love to find a home of her own. Meet Canyon at the Good Shepherd Adoption Center, located at 6486 Highway 62 West in Eureka Springs. The adoption center is open from noon to 5 p.m. daily.

Central Supply Manager Leslie Waltz is Eureka Springs Hospital’s Employee of the Month for June 2023. Leslie has worked in healthcare for 30 years, mostly in the pharmacy. She and her musician husband wanted to move to Eureka Springs, so she joined the hospital team in central supply. “I needed a change of pace, but I wanted to stay in healthcare,” Leslie said. “Eureka Springs has a very unique vibe and I’ve loved it for many years.”

“Flags on the Bayou” By James Lee Burke c.2023, Atlantic Monthly Press, $28.00, 288 pages There’s right. And there’s wrong.

A Berryville man was sentenced to eight years in prison last week after pleading guilty to felony charges and admitting he arranged to meet a law enforcement officer, whom he believed was a teenage girl, for a sexual encounter.