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Campora to be Inducted into the Outdoor Hall of Fame
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New Family Fun Park Opening in Mena
BY MELANIE BUCK Joel Campora, Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Wildlife Officer First Class, has been chosen to be inducted into the 2015 Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame. The Arkansas Outdoor Hall
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3rd Annual Crystal Music Festival This Weekend
BY MELANIE BUCK The 3rd Annual Crystal Music Festival, a family concert event, will be held at the Board Camp Crystal Mine, in the community of Board Camp, Arkansas, just 10 miles east of Mena, this Saturday July 18. CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
MRHS Adding New Doctors & Services
BY MELANIE BUCK Mena Regional Health System has added new services to their already extensive line-up and either remodeled or relocated some of their centers. A new general surgeon has been added to the CONTINUED ON PAGES 7-8
Rachel and Clint Buck were among the first to get to experience all the fun to be had at the new Mena Family Fun Park that is set to open this Friday. The new attraction offers go-carts only at this time but owner Rick Bagwell says there are plans to add more over the next five years on his 6-acre property. See complete story inside this issue on page 10 and their personal invation to join them for their big grand opening on page 11. 1020 MENA ST. MENA, AR 71953 | SINCE 1939
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