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Ojo Inn Bed and Breakfast Newsletter
Discounts, quarterly prize winner, and
Sweet Treats Cookie Tour
Summer 2007
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Dear Richard,
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The weather's been great! Cooler than in
past summers and not nearly the amount
of rain our guests in Oklahoma and
Missouri have had.
In this issue we have some specials to
tell you about, and we want to introduce
you to our first grandchild.
We also want to reveal the winner of our
quarterly drawing.
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Meet our
grandson! |
 We
were eagerly awaiting our first
grandchild and he finally arrived. Meet
Reece, a happy smiling baby who we love
to spoil.
Jan keeps disappearing to Virginia
saying that Reece 'needs' her.
(According to Jan, she doesn't disappear
often enough.)
Caramel and Mojo said they wanted to
introduce you to their new brother. His
name is Chester.
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Special Discounts
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Fall Foliage Special
During the
fall we enjoy sitting on our porch
and looking down the street ablaze
in colors of red, orange and yellow.
The days are warm and the nights are
cool. We'd love to have you come
enjoy the fall colors with us.
Special savings on 3 and 4 day
stays. Stay with us on a
Friday or Saturday and extend your
stay by staying Thursday or Sunday
for only $99. Stay 4 nights and the
4th night is only $50. (Valid
09/07/2007 to 11/10/2007).
2nd Annual Artists Studio
Tour Package (9/27/07-9/30/07)
Here's your chance to interact with
21 artists at 18 working studios
throughout Eureka Springs as they
create their art during the
2nd Annual Artists Studio Tour
on Friday and Saturday, September
28th and 29th.
Your package also
includes a booklet with six scenic
walking tours to help you explore old
historic Eureka Springs.
What better way to end your art and
history exploration than a fabulous meal
at one of Eureka Springs fine dining
establishments (we have five restaurants
you can choose from).
Your package includes:
- Two nights stay in a Jacuzzi
room (9/28 & 9/29)
- Three-course gourmet
breakfasts each morning
- Artist's Studio Tour Map
- Walking Tour Guide
- Dinner Certificate ($40
value)
- Only $310 plus tax
Add a Thursday or
Sunday night stay for only $99
extra. There is an artists'
reception on Thursday evening at 6
p.m.
Back to School Savings
Summer is ending and a new school
year is beginning. It's a great time
to visit because it's usually a
slower time in Eureka Springs as the
crowds are home getting their kids
or themselves ready for school.
Stay with us two nights and we'll
take
25% off of the second nights
rate. Stay three nights and we'll
take
50% off the third nights
rate. (Valid 8/15/97-8/25/07.
Limited rooms available).
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What's Happening in Eureka Springs |
August 23-26 - 5th Annual Bluegrass
Festival
August 24-25 - 15th Annual VW Weekend
September 7-9 - Antique Car Festival.
The parade goes right by our inn.
September 8-9 - 3rd Annual Ozark
Mountain Gospel Festival
September 9-11 - Veteran's Day
celebration at the Pine Mountain
Jamboree
September 14-15 - Feat Fest, 2nd annual
concert of the legendary band Little
Feat
September 27-30 - Eureka Springs Artist
Studio Tour (see our special above)
September 28 - November 3 - Eureka
Screams, Halloween haunted tour
October 4-7 - 17th Annual Corvette
Weekend
October 10-14 - 60th Annual Folk
Festival
October 18-21 - Fall War Eagle Craft
Fair
Every Sunday through Sept 16th - Lucky
13 Starlight Cinema Movie. Pre-show
activities and snack bar available.
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Blueberry Pickin' Adventure
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What an adventure we had getting our
supply of blueberries this year.
Every year we buy our yearly supply of
blueberries from Ashley's Blueberry
Farm, a local organic grower.
Unfortunately for Ashley, a late spring
freeze killed her entire crop as well as
most other growers in Arkansas and
southern Missouri.
We found some blueberries available just
south of Kansas City at the Blueberry
Patch farm. As it turned out, the
Blueberry Patch truck was driving up to
Minnesota at night, picking blueberries
and driving straight back so the berries
would be fresh. So we hopped into the
mini-van for what we thought was going
to be a leisurely 4 hour drive to meet
the truck.
Halfway there we found the highway
department had closed Highway 71 and 69
due to high flood waters. No problem
they said, just head back east and
connect to highway 13, should only take
an extra 45 minutes one way. Arghh, we
hadn't planned on the delay. Alas, Jan
our resident navigator, who admits she
is directionally challenged, said she
found a shortcut on the map that would
take us around the flooding. Ok, from
experience you'd think Richard would
question her directions? Did he listen
to her? Well of course. he learned those
marriage saving words of "you're right
dear".
So off we went down this small two lane
road. Twenty minutes later we ended up
in a small city which had sandbagged
itself up and closed their roads and
everyone was in the town square waiting
for the water to come. So, not wanting
to paddle our van back home we headed
back to where the highway department
sent us. As we headed out of the town
the water was already lapping at the
side of the road so we put the pedal to
the medal and beat the flood to high
ground. (I should have listened to what
I tell all of you, never listen to Jan
for directions.) We took the long way
home.
We did end up getting our blueberries
(all 120 pounds of them). That night we
watched the news and saw the town we
drove into. The river had crested higher
than it ever had before, some 57 feet.
Wow, were we lucky. From now on I'm
wearing earplugs so I can't hear the
navigator.
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Quarterly Prize Winner!!!
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The quarterly winner of our
drawing is Robin Mobley of
Wichita, MO. This quarter we have given
away a free two night stay
(some restrictions apply).
Robin, give us a call at 800-656-6734 by
September 15, 2007 to claim your prize.
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First Annual Bed and Breakfast Sweet
Treats Cookie Tour |
This December 8th our Bed and Breakfast
Association will be having it's first
annual Sweet Treats Cookie Tour. You'll
be able to tour 10 different Bed and
Breakfasts, satisfy your sweet tooth and
be automatically entered into a drawing
for a $250 certificate good at any of
our association B&Bs.
We are in the final stages of planning
and we'll communicate more to you next
month. You can also check the Alliance
of Better Bed and Breakfast website or
our website as we will be updating it
with details later this month.
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We hope you visit Eureka Springs soon.
We always look forward to seeing our
return guests and meeting new guests.
Sincerely,
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Richard and Jan
5 Ojo Inn Bed and Breakfast |
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