Citizen of the Week

Bill Featherstone is this week's Citizen of the Week. Featherstone was nominated by Kathy McCoy for his work on the First United Methodist Church of Eureka Springs' Answering the Call program, which delivers free meals to citizens in need. To nominate somebody for Citizen of the Week, email Samantha Jones at Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com...

Rev. Blake Lasater is this week's Citizen of the Week. Lasater, who serves his congregation at First United Methodist Church of Eureka Springs, has been the driving force behind the church's Answering the Call program which offers free food delivery for those in need. Church secretary Martie Davis said Lasater has been instrumental in getting grants for the program, ensuring that it continues to serve the community...

The Eureka Springs FBLA Club are this week's Citizens of the Week. The club is sponsoring a Thanksgiving Food Drive Contest at the school to give back to those in need. The food drive annually supplies several low-income families with a great Thanksgiving meal...

Carroll County Clerk Connie Doss and everybody else that worked to make the 2020 election go smoothly are this week's Citizens of the Week. Many poll workers volunteered their time to help people vote, and Doss' team worked until Wednesday afternoon to get the full results to the public...

Eureka Springs Elementary School substitute teachers Bradley Eskridge and Melinda Johnson Eskridge are this week's Citizens of the Week. They are always doing something special for the students — just last week, they put together a fall display for all the students to enjoy...

Tanya Smith is this week's Citizen of the Week. Smith, president and founder of Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge, was recently named to AY Magazine's list of "2020 Intriguing Women." The list recognizes outstanding Arkansas female leaders who "exhibit brains, brawn, tenacity and tenderness."...

Francesca Garcia-Giri is this week's Citizen of the Week. Garcia-Giri is the person behind the Eureka Springs Community Center and Eureka Springs School of the Arts' Community Hope Flag Project, which encourages everybody to create their own flag of hope. The flags will be displayed at the community center after Thursday, Oct. 29. Garcia-Giri, right, is pictured with community center activities director Catherine Luna...

Cornerstone Bank, Equity Bank and Arvest Bank are this week's Citizens of the Week. The banks are the sponsors for the Eureka Springs High School Renaissance Program, providing meals to students that maintain a 3.0 GPA. Here, the students enjoy grilled burgers, hot dogs and ice cream courtesy of the banks...

Dr. Jeff Baker and everyone that works with Spay Arkansas are this week's Citizens of the Week. The organization recently partnered with Good Shepherd Humane Society to facilitate more than 1,000 low-cost spays and neuters every year. For more information or to make an appointment, call 479-709-2717...

The Eureka Springs Carnegie Library's Friends group is this week's Citizens of the Week. They were nominated by library director April Griffith, who thanked them for completing the library garden renovation project. Griffith said 23 volunteers showed up on a recent Saturday, saying the group has put in more than 65 hours of volunteer work on the project...

The Turpentine Creek Wildlife Rescue team members are this week's Citizens of the Week. TCWR employees are currently in the process of rescuing eight big cats from Wildlife In Need, Inc. (WIN), a pseudo-sanctuary located in Charlestown, Ind. To nominate somebody for Citizen of the Week, email Samantha Jones at Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com...

Chuck and Pattie Jarrett of A Cup of Love Ministry are this week’s Citizens of the Week. The couple has consistently provided food throughout the pandemic and recently handed out a large amount of produce and dairy. For more information on A Cup of Love, call 479-363-4529...

The Eureka Springs Rotarians are this week's Citizens of the Week. The club was nominated for hosting the Samaritans Feet shoe giveaway earlier this month, where Rotarians gave away 250 pairs of shoes to Carroll County students in need. To nominate somebody for Citizen of the Week, email Samantha Jones at Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com...

Anstaff Bank is this week's Citizen of the Week. The bank recently donated $2,000 to the Eureka Springs School District for any back-to-school needs. Bank vice president Don Foster and another bank employee are pictured with Superintendent Bryan Pruitt...

Eureka Springs Superintendent Bryan Pruitt and the Eureka Springs School Board are this week's Citizens of the Week. On Monday night, the board approved Pruitt's suggestion to pay for lunch for all instructional staff for the 2020-21 school year since teachers will be giving up their lunch break to ensure safety of the students...

Danny Spain is this week's Citizen of the Week. Spain was nominated by Cody Cole, who thanked Spain for sweeping cut grass off a road highly trafficked by motorcyclists. Cut grass can pose a danger to motorcyclists, Cole said. "Danny took time out of his day and went out with a very small broom to clean the mess, potentially saving lives," Cole said. ...

All the locals who have helped with First United Methodist Church of Eureka Springs' Answering the Call program are this week's Citizens of the Week. Through the program, any child 18 or under in Western Carroll County can receive free summer meals. To register for meals for your child, call Martie at 479-253-8987 or email esfumc@sbcglobal.net...

June Hegedus and June Owen are this week's Citizens of the Week. They were nominated by Penny Sullivan, who thanked them for being the biggest supporters of parades and events with their "exquisite handmade costumes and joie de vivre." "Sidelined by COVID, June Hegedus ordered 100 Eureka Loves You masks and has been handing them out to maskless strangers downtown," Sullivan said. ...

Everyone on the maintenance and custodian crew at Eureka Springs High School are this week’s Citizens of the Week. They were nominated by Superintendent Bryan Pruitt, who said they worked hard all spring and summer to keep the school clean and ready for students. “This is the crew giving up their Saturday for senior graduation,” Pruitt said. “They never say, ‘This is not my job.’ Their answer is always, ‘What is best for our students?’ ”...

Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library director April Griffith and her faithful sidekick, Bootsy, are this week’s Citizens of the Week. They were nominated by Adam Louderback, who said April and Bootsy have been engaging local children through the library’s Summer Reading Program every week with “wonderful readings of stories.”...

Eureka Springs High School history teacher Jerry RunnerSmith is this week’s Citizen of the Week. RunnerSmith was nominated by fellow teacher Gideon Keas, who said RunnerSmith is always a joy to work with. According to the Eureka Springs Schools Facebook page, RunnerSmith is a calm, patient teacher who entertains his students with music...

Jill Galyen is this week’s Citizen of the Week. She was nominated by Kim Knapp, who said Galyen helps everyone in need at Harts Family Center. “She cheerfully, professionally and conscientiously takes our emailed grocery lists, shops our lists and works so hard deciphering what exactly we want on our lists,” Knapp said. ...

The staff at Good Shepherd Humane Society Adoption Center are this week’s Citizens of the Week. They were nominated by the Good Shepherd Humane Society Board of Directors for their outstanding adoption and intake numbers for the last month. For the month of May, they had 65 adoptions/transports and 105 intakes...

The Eureka Springs Carnegie Public Library staff are this week’s Citizens of the Week. The staff has been working hard during the pandemic to offer virtual activities and the drop-off of physical items to the community. To nominate somebody for Citizen of the Week, email Samantha Jones at Citizen.Editor.Eureka@gmail.com...