By RACHEL PARKER DICKERSON
LOG CABIN STAFF WRITER

Two more liquor licenses have been approved for Faulkner County restaurants.

La Huerta Mexican restaurant, 1052 Harrison Suite 8 in Conway, was approved for a private club permit this week, according to Kathy Gibson, document examiner for the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. She said the ABC received 888 signatures in support of the permit and no objections.

Julio Nunez, a partner in the business, said, "I'm excited. The people are more excited than me."

He said he believes he will receive the actual permit on Nov. 25 or 26, and he thinks he will be ready to start serving by that time. He plans to serve margaritas and beer. Gusano's Chicago-Style Pizzeria also received approval conditional upon health department approval for the restaurant to open.

Tim Chappell of Little Rock said recently the chain would open a location in Conway if it received its liquor license. The business has staked out 6,000 square feet at 2915 Dave Ward Drive Suites 6 and 7. The restaurant will serve Chicago-style pizza and beer, Chappell said in an earlier interview.

Gibson said there were neither objections nor support for the Gusano's permit.

 

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User Comments:

OhMyGosh! -- 11:40 Saturday, Nov. 17, 2007
Gee, I'm 42 years old, and I'm getting permission to order an alcoholic drink with my meal. I feel all grown up now!

NEVER!! there has nevfer been a vote to make it dry MORON!!!

Cheers!

They dont want God to think they are Dancing!

there are those god fearing folk that havew not actually "studied" the holy word, but yet have made it their Holy Crusade to condemn anyone who has enjoyed the rhines inspired *%@&! or two with a meal.

It's these simpletons, these non educated sheep that make it fun to antagonize and add fuel to the firey topic with hedonistic comments. There's not many things more fun than to laugh at the folly of a uneducated fool on blind crusade.

Knights Slaying Windmill Dragons, if you will from Don Quixote

And you watch, the simpltons I am speaking of will not understand a single sentence in this post. Thier Holy attacks will only serve to prove my point.

rhines inspired (d r i n k)or two with a meal.

The main reason I will not be visiting any of the restaurants is not because of some Christian teaching, but rather because of the method that was used to backdoor and skirt the will of the people of Faulkner County... THAT is why most people are upset.

and god encouraged others to do ileagle things as well

example: Ahab, Meshak, and Abendigo would not bow to Herod...an illeagle crime punishable by death.

example: Jesus' teaching went against the scribes and pharasee's also a crime of the time.

Both Non-Christian and Christians should read this.

The Bible is a lot of things to a lot of people, but to Christians, especially, it is a source of inspiration and a guide to daily living.

To others, the Bible is a historical document and a source of controversy.

To others still, the Bible is a self-contradictory mish-mash of arcane rules and proscriptions, mostly relevant to long-dead cultures in far away places.

What is the truth in all of this?

The reality is that it is all true to an extent, and equally nonsensical at the same time. The Bible has meaning to all its readers, but it is important to consider that the meaning it has is informed by the prejudices the reader brings to it.

To really understand the Bible and what it intends to say to present generations, it is necessary to understand who wrote it and why, and the cultural context in which it was written. The story is an interesting one, in no small part because the story is so much messier than most of its advocates would have you to believe. And its very messiness is why it is a story rarely told in any completeness to Christian audiences.

"If the truth is that ugly -- which it is -- then we do have to be careful about the way that we tell the truth. But to somehow say that telling the truth should be avoided because people may respond badly to the truth seems bizarre to me." --Chuck Skoro, Deacon, St. Paul's Catholic Church

I think all liquor licenses should be revoked immediately, including the Supper Club and VFW.

Sit at home and drink yourselves into oblivion if that is your desire. Don't bring your life-destroying habit into our lives. We don't need it.

Yes, Noah planted a vineyard after getting off the ark and got drunk, but he had no daughters. It was Lot's daughters who got him drunk and slept with him to have babies after fleeing Sodom and Gomorrah. Never did the Bible condone these drunken episodes, it just recorded them.

Secondly, it was Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego refusing to bow to king Nebuchadnezzar, not "Ahab, Meshak and Abendigo refusing to bow to Herod"

Thirdly, I don't read in the Bible where it forbids an alcoholic beverage with a meal, but Proverbs does paint alcohol in a negative light: 20:1"Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise." It does, however, acknowledge the medicinal value of alcohol. Proverbs 31:6 says: "Give beer to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish;".

Lastly, in the all three accounts of the Last Supper from Matthew, Mark, and Luke, the cup is never referred to as wine. It is called the "fruit of the vine". John doesn't get very specific in his account of the last supper. Everywhere in the Bible that wine is mentioned, it is simply called wine. This isn't called wine because it wasn't wine. The reason it couldn't have been wine is that this was a Passover Feast (Feast of Unleavened Bread). During the time of the Feast of Unleavened Bread, all yeast and agents of fermentation (which can be used in place of yeast as a leavening agent; think beer bread) had to be removed from Jewish households because they represented sinfulness or the unclean. Since wine is clearly fermented, it could not be present at a meal during that week of the feast. Also, how could Jesus present His blood as a sacrifice for sin tainted with a leavening agent which was symbolic of sin? Just something to think about.

By the way, Jesus loves all of you and God has a plan for each of your lives. Seek Him while He may be found!

growing up i always thought they were saying Shadrach, Meshach, and a billy goat....the whole goat thing always confused me.

It is obvious that you are not Jewish. Wine (not grape juice) is part of the Seder meal. The reason leavened bread is not allowed is to mark the Exodus from Egypt. The Hebrews had to leave in such a hurry that they had no time to let the bread rise. The day before Passover, the house is searched for any bread and it is removed to commemorate this event. The regulation was not to EAT anything made with yeast.

"Fruit of the vine" is the translator's choice of words. Since grapes are only in season for a month or two (at most) how did these people have grape juice year round? If you leave grape juice out for an extended period of time, it will become fermented because of the yeast that is present in the AIR. It is a natural process that you can only prevent by refrigeration or pasteurization - both of which were not around in ancient times. The only possible answer is that they stored the grape juice by allowing it to become fermented into wine.

1st Timothy 5:23 "Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses." Titus 2:3 "Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good."

For g-d's sake, people, take a biology class and use a little common sense. I hope that this settles the wine vs grape juice controversy of Faulkner County.

Probably the most significant observance related to Pesach (Passover) involves the removal of chametz (leaven) from our homes. This commemorates the fact that the Jews leaving Egypt were in a hurry, and did not have time to let their bread rise. It is also a symbolic way of removing the "puffiness" (arrogance, pride) from our souls.

Chametz includes anything made from the five major grains (wheat, rye, barley, oats and spelt) that has not been completely cooked within 18 minutes after coming into contact with water.

I never said wine wasn't fermented in the Bible. I said that the 3 Gospels that tell us about the Last Supper never mention wine in their accounts of it. Every other time wine is mentioned in Scripture it is called wine. It is specifically called the fruit of the vine in this instance only. I'm not saying that people didn't drink wine back then. I'm not saying that Jesus Himself never drank wine. I am saying that there were methods of preserving grape juice in the unfermented form in those days. Grape juice was often boiled down to form a concentrate, placed in a container and sunk in a well that kept it cool. When it was taken out to drink, it was mixed with water to bring it back to the original strength of grape juice, then consumed. It is my belief that this is or fresh squeezed grape juice is what was used at the Last Supper. Why would the writers go out of their way to call it the "fruit of the vine" here but call wine "wine" everywhere else? Could it be that the pure Son of God could not be considered pure with a leavening agent in His blood? Could it be that He fulfilled the law completely and to the letter by not having yeast at the Passover? Remember, he was crucified the next day and we're told that He presented Himself as a pure sacrifice. The whole passover meal in the Old Testament pointed to Jesus in the New Testament. The lamb was to be spotless, Jesus was the pure, spotless Lamb of God. None of its bones were to be broken, and none of Jesus's bones were broken. The bread was made without yeast, representing His purity as the "Bread of Life". The lamb's blood was put on the doorposts of their homes and they were "passed over" by the Lord when He destroyed the first-born of Egypt. When the blood of Jesus is applied to our lives, we are "passed over" by the Lord for judgment for our sins, that is we escape judgment for our sins through His cleansing sacrifice. The bitter herbs represent the bitter suffering of our Savior. This whole feast points to Jesus.

I agree with your statements about water safety vs. the safety of wine. I agree that alcohol is and has been a part of society from ancient times until the present day.

I disagree, however with your statements concerning yeast. "The yeast species Saccharomyces cerevisiae has been used in baking and fermenting alcoholic beverages for thousands of years." Also, "Yeast microbes are probably one of the earliest domesticated organisms. People have used yeast for fermentation and baking throughout history. Archaeologists digging in Egyptian ruins found early grinding stones and baking chambers for yeasted bread, as well as drawings of 4,000-year-old bakeries and breweries." And, "Wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast which consume the sugars found in the grapes and convert them into alcohol. Various varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are used depending on the types of wine produced." These statements are quoted from Wikipedia.

If Orthodox Jews were supposed to have their homes emptied of ALL yeast, why would that not include drinks containing yeast? Exodus doesn't mention wine as a part of the passover meal, so how did it become a part? Was it added later? If so, is it really appropriate to add it when Moses didn't mention it? Just wondering.

To Jesus is Wrong, too" - you can go to six Bible schools and read a thousand Bibles and you still may not get the point.

p. S. Mr. Webmaster: There is at least one Saturday comment missing, making it hard to see what someone is referring to. No bad words and no incriminations, as I recall, so what happened to "Seeing is Believing"??

No one is denying the existence of yeast at that time. Ancient Hebrews just knew that when you mixed water with flour and let it sit, it would rise. They also knew that if you let grape juice sit, it would ferment into wine. They had no idea about aerobic respiration and yeast's involvement in the process.

Go back and read my post about chametz - it only refers to grain products NOT fruits. It has nothing to do with yeast but rather with the haste with which the Hebrews had to depart.

Wine has always been a part of Pesach.

Pesach has nothing to do with Christianity - it is a JEWISH observance. It is an insult to Judaism that you are trying to corrupt this holy celebration by turning it into a Christian ceremony.

Please don't try to lecture me about my religion that is several thousand years older than yours.

Leviticus 23:17

Why would they make an offering of bread WITH yeast to g-d if it was symbolic of sin?

People have filled in the blanks here and assumed that those who are anti-liquor are ignorant about liquor history. You can get all sorts of "studies" to demonstrate anything you want to say. But the fact that DWI accident drivers are going from wet counties to dry only says that people will go to great lengths to do possible harm to themselves and others. It doesn't mean that all dry counties should go wet to enable those drivers to do that, or to "get into the 21st century," as someone foolishly said as if drinking makes for progress. Driving to Lake Liquor to buy a bottle of wine or a six pack of beer is one thing - drinking it on the way home or having drinks before you left home is another matter.

Someone asked how the restaurants can be doing something "illegally legal." You should be able to get a copy of the law and see how that happens.

Once this dog has been let in the house, it will take up residence and eventually bite the one who fed it. We can look forward to package stores, more college drinking, more 22-year-old alcoholics and abundant litter. This is not scare-tactic language. It is the truth that no one wants to hear.