About Carroll County, AR

We are so lucky to live here in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Two big items of interest this week are Shakespeare and the 7th annual Family Bluegrass weekend. Two completely different items but both fit perfectly here-

1) Shakespeare - Shakespeare in the Ozarks is being considered strongly by the City Parks and Recreation Commission. It has been suggested that it be placed in Harmon Park - one of our MANY great parks located within the city limits of Eureka Springs. I know Harmon Park very, very well as I take my twin grandchildren there to play in the "Green Park" as they call it. It has been named this by them as most of the playground equipment is colored green. Hopefully, Shakespeare will be approved and maybe my 4 year old twins can ask me about and experience these performances?

2) Bluegrass - This time of year is a perfect time to have an outdoor festival. It was 62 degrees when I woke up this morning and it not expected to be over the high 70's today - oh yes- I love living in the Ozarks Mountains. The Bluegrass weekend will be completely free and be performed outside as I mentioned. Here are some groups which are expected- the Cobb Family, the Williams Family, Ozark Alliance and Buffalo City Ramblers to name a few. Basin Park is another one of our great City Parks and has an Amphitheater - located in downtown Eureka Springs.

Picture Perfect 3 Bdrm, Den, and Studio on two acres with Highway frontage between the

Berryville Country Club to the east and Kings River and Eureka Springs to the west.

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This is truly a unique piece of property

Hal

Don Splichal Opens Local Office

Eureka Springs, Arkansas (Grassroots Newswire) 7/6/2009 -- On February 1st of this year, Don Splichal opened EXIT 1st Source Realty, located at 157 West Van Buren in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Don purchased the franchise for the Eureka Springs, Holiday Island and Beaver Lake area in 2008. He has been in Real Estate since February of 2007, after 2 years in the construction business. His wife and three children reside in the Berryville area. For more information about EXIT 1st Source Realty, please call 479-363-9300.

For more information about franchise opportunities with EXIT Realty Arkansas & Oklahoma call Scott or Laura Roussel at 1-800-509-3948 or visit our website www.exitarok.com. To view a short video about EXIT go to www.exitrealtyarok.com.

Several interesting items have happened in our little tourist town, this week -

1) The Artery was approved by the Eureka Springs City Council, after many, many weeks of discussion. The Artery is an outdoor display of of 4' x 8' panels - painted by local artists. It is managed by Charlotte Buchanan and her husband, artist James Yale. They are also associated with the Congressional District Partnership, a national non-profit organization based in Virginia.

Several of the panels were deemed controversial - with comments to that effect being made on Fox News and AOL online. Monday night's meeting of the City Council was very positive with it's approval vote.

There is no doubt, Eureka Springs, Arkansas is an arts destination. Many local as well as area people are very happy that this controversy seems to be behind us.

2) On a very sad note, a local hotel owner died in a tragic car accident in Iowa. Marty Roenigk, whom I have met several times, is no longer with us. His wife, Elise, was injured as well - but should recover. They owned the Crescent Hotel and The Basin Park Hotel. He was a visionary and a preservationist as well as a super individual.

3) I am participating the local Garden Tour of Homes this Saturday, the 27th. I will have an Open House at The Veranda Inn, which is listed for $549k. This one of a kind, Colonial Revival style home was operated as a 5 unit Bed and Breakfast. Several other properties, in the immediate vicinity of 38 Prospect, will be open as well. Time is 10 am to 2 pm.

For real estate listings in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, as well as information on Holiday Island, Berryville and the surrounding areas here in Northwest Arkansas, go to www.ozarkagent.com