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Clear Spring School in Eureka Springs recently received a $2,490 grant from Cox and used the funds to improve its “Wild Science” programming. “It’s an outdoor education grant to help support our field sciences,” said Jessica FitzPatrick, head of school at Clear Spring.

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.

The Eureka Springs Highlanders will have a mostly new roster and an almost entirely new style of play when basketball season tips off this fall. The Highlanders, who reached the regional tournament last season for the second consecutive year, lost a pair of key seniors to graduation in Dylan Johnson, the team’s leading scorer, and Shane Holloway, a 6-11 center who was capable of dominating around the basket.