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38 – 2018 McDonald County Directory Noel Noel Information City Services And Information Email — cityofnoel@gmail.com City Hall — located in remodeled railroad depot, 201 Railroad St., Open 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. Monday-Friday; closed for lunch, noon- 1 p.m. Mayor, council form of government, Council meets 7 p.m. second Tuesday, 417- 475-3696 Sales tax — 8.35 cents for general, capital improvements, transportation and fire Sewer — new construction hookup, $150; deposit, residential or commercial, $50 for owner, $75 for renter; $100 for businesses; base rate, $15 per month; usage rate, $1.85 per 1,000 gals., based on water usage Trash service — $10 a month, billed by the city; service outside city limits billed by Southwest Sanitation; call 417-226 0254 for service and information Building permits — $70 permit fee to $5,000 (minimum charge), then $5 per $1,000 aer (includes new residential, commercial and apartments) Merchant licenses — $20 per year; peddler's license, $10 per day Liquor licenses — several types, call city hall Dog licenses — $5 for spayed females, neutered males; $10 if not; rabies shots required; rabies clinic held each spring Municipal Court — 1 p.m. first Monday Water Service — Private company, Liberty Utilities, serves city of Noel businesses and residences, open 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, 417-475-3191; rural customers served by Rural Water Company 417-762-7167, 111 N. Broadway St., Southwest City. Clubs and Organizations in Noel Noel and McDonald County Senior Center — meets in Noel Housing Authority community room daily; 624 Johnson Drive, Noel; 417-475-3511 Noel Woman's Club — Vickie Barth, 417-475-3769 Newspapers in Noel e McDonald County Press — P.O. Box 266, Junction Highway 71 and Route EE, 479-855-3724 La Prensa (Spanish) — published by Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC, Springdale, Ark.; 888-692-1222 Health Services in Noel Ozark Community Hospital Clinic, Noel — 125 W. Main St., 417-475-6151 Gravette Mercy Clinic — 1101 Jackson St., Gravette, Ark., 479-787-5221 Freeman Ambulance Service — unit stationed in Noel; 911 for emergencies; 417- 845-1133 for non-emergencies Points of Interest in Noel e famous bluffs — overlooking the Elk River e dam on Elk River — center for boating, canoeing and swimming e Bluff Dwellers Cave — on Highway 59 Family Fun Park — (behind restaurant across from Tyson Foods plant) Elk River Golf Course — only golf course in the county Special Events in Noel Easter Egg Hunt — April in city park All-City Garage Sale — Early May Citywide Cleanup — Mid-May Independence Day Celebration — Around July 4 Veterans Day Salute — at school close to Nov. 11 Noel City Government Mayor — John Lafley Family — Wife, Jackie (Copeland) Lafley; five children; and 12 grandchildren Education — Oakland High School, Oakland, Calif., (1964); Modesto Junior College, Modesto, Calif., (Associate Arts Degree in 1970 and Fire and Science Associate Degree in 1972) Mayor's Comment — Noel is a city lying along the beautiful Elk River and surrounded by the Ozark Mountains. Noel is recognized for its Christmas-themed name and each year, tens of thousands of Christmas cards and letters are sent to the Noel Post Office during the holiday season to be stamped with a pictorial stamp reading, "Seasons Greetings from Noel, Mo., Christmas City USA." is practice was created in 1932 and became a stamping tradition by Postmaster Ed Roussellot, later becoming popular in the late 1940s when Kate Smith, a radio and television singer, began telling the "Noel Story" during her broadcast. Noel is centrally located for canoe trips down the Elk River and its tributaries of Big Sugar Creek and Indian Creek. ese fast-moving and clear-water streams are some of the grandest scenery in the Ozarks. Dotted along the banks of the Elk River are lovely and shaded campgrounds, along with a number of canoe rental outlets that offer various lengths of float trips. Like the rest of the Ozarks where Noel is located, trees create a blaze of color in the fall and the wildflowers do the same in the spring, but it's the historical bluffs overhanging the roads that are the most breathtaking. ese overhanging bluffs provide a panorama of limestone splendor unmatched by any in the Ozarks. City Marshal —Paul Gardner Wastewater Superintendent — Keith Harris Street Superintendent —Christopher Craig City Clerk — Tina DePriest