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May 2015 Records Historic Rainfall
BY MELANIE BUCK The National Weather Service in Little Rock reported that Big Fork not only received the largest amount of rainfall in Polk County for the month of May but also in the state, taking in 24.46 inches of rain. Mena came in second with 21.46 inches, and Cove recorded 20.03 inches as the third largest amount of rainfall in the state. May of 2015 has been officially recorded as the wettest month ever in Mena. Normal rainfall for the month of May is 5.54 inches. This year, Mena received almost four times that amount. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
New Pulse Multi-Media Announces Expansion
BY MELANIE BUCK Just on the heels of closing the merger that combined Pulse Publications with Mena Radio, the new Pulse Multi-Media is already announcing new construction to expand their new headquarters at 1168 Hwy 71 South. General Manager LeAnn Dilbeck announced June 1 that the company plans to start construction soon that upon completion will relocate the radio station to the Hwy 71 location. “On behalf of everyone with The Pulse, let me just say how excited we are about this new chapter and how proud we are to be working with everyone at Mena Radio. Since we have merged, the Pulse offices located on Hwy 71 South will serve as our main headquarters. The radio station located on Reine Street will now serve as a production & on-air studio only. We encourage the public to email us any announcements CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
MRHS Honored by U. S. Department of Defense
As area schools dismiss for summer break, the McMillan City Pool is always a favorite hot spot and is now open for business! The pool officially opened full-time this past Saturday and will be open seven days a week to the general public from 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. Mondays through Saturday, Sundays from 1 p.m. - 5 p.m. The pool will also be open from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. Monday through Friday for adult/lap swimming. No kids will be allowed during that time frame unless they are swimming laps.
[MENA, Ark.] Mena Regional Health System’s Cardiopulmonary Department was recently recognized as a nominee for the 2015 Department of Defense’s Top Employer Award. The Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award is the highest recognition given by the Department of Defense to employers for their support of National Guard and Reserve members. Almost half of the U.S. military is made up of National Guard and Reserve members, many of whom also hold jobs with civilian employers. The Freedom Award recognizes those employers that provide the most outstanding support for these Citizen Warriors. Up to 15 employers will be selected for this year’s award and honored at the Pentagon in an official ceremony in August. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 1020 MENA ST. MENA, AR 71953 | SINCE 1939
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Former Mena Lawyer Takes Plea Bargain in Manslaugher Case
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BY MELANIE BUCK Former Polk County resident and lawyer Andrea “Andi” Davis took a plea bargain in Garland County Court on Wednesday, May 27, in connection with charges in the death of Maxwell Anderson, including Unlawful Use of a Communication Device and Manslaughter, both Class C felonies. In the plea bargain, the court dropped the Manslaughter charge and Davis received 72 months of probation, 80 hours of community service, a $1500 fine, and $420 in costs. Also in the plea bargain, prosecutors either dropped or declined to prosecute in all other charges including several Contempt of Court for Failure to Appear charges, as well as, Possession of Stolen Property, and drug charges, stemming from several incidents. Andi is said to have been in rehabilitation and her law license is suspended. Her lawyer indicated that because of the felony conviction, she plans to surrender her law license. Anderson, age 24 of Garland County, was found shot at Davis’ home on February 29, 2012, after Garland County Deputies responded to a 911 call to her residence. Anderson was found lying facedown in the driveway with a gunshot wound in his back. Andi and her brother, Matthew Davis, were both taken into custody at the scene. According to records, Davis used her phone to set up an alleged drug deal between her brother and Anderson. Her defense angle throughout the case has been that a dispute broke out between the trio and Anderson was allegedly under the influence of drugs and began chasing Andi with a golf club. She said that Matthew shot Maxwell Anderson in self-defense. Matthew took a plea bargain in connection with the case on May 14, 2015. He pleaded guilty to negligent homicide, a Class A Misdemeanor, and was placed on probation for one year, has 80 hours of community service, a $1,500 fine, and $170 in costs. Both Andi and Matthew were charged as first-time offenders, however, when Andi’s lawyer asked to have a type of special treatment regarding expunging the charges but the court denied the request because of the violence of the offense. Davis is a 1996 Wickes High School graduate and previously served as a Public Defender before the Polk County Circuit Court. Davis is no stranger to headlines having received statewide media attention during Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel’s step down from his gubernatorial bid after admitting to an inappropriate relationship with Davis.
May 2015 Records Historic Rainfall (CONT. FROM FRONT PAGE)
Rain was recorded on twenty of the thirty-one days in the month and totaled 21.46 inches. The last time the month of May broke a monthly record for rainfall was in 1990, with 18.08 inches. In the last 100 years, the wettest month ever recorded was August 1915 and May 2015 busted that record as well. Total rainfall so far this year is 40.72 inches.
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MRHS Honored
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(CONT. FROM FRONT PAGE) Mena Regional Health System was nominated by LTC Ben Campbell, Mena Regional CRNA, who has served multiple deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia and Germany, providing anesthesia care. The nomination was submitted by LTC Campbell following the outstanding support MRHS provided during his service in the Reserve. Jane English, Arkansas State Chair, congratulated MRHS by stating, “I am very grateful for your support of our men and women whom serve our great nation and state. Without supportive employers such as yourself, our country could not maintain the greatest volunteer armed forces in the world. I greatly appreciate your interest, dedication, and mostly the critical role you as an employer play in the National Defense of our country. Ricky Young, Public Affairs Director, is shown presenting the award to LTC Ben Campbell; Jay Quebedeaux, MRHS CEO and Russell Lockhart, MRHS Respiratory Director.
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BY MELANIE BUCK Not only has the rain caused the cancellation of celebrations, major road damage, and more unseen problems, it has also caused Mena Beautification Officer Tammy Stockton, a busy few days. Stockton said that she has sent twenty-eight notices for grass being too high in citizen’s lawns. As part of the Beautification Ordinance, citizens are required to keep their lawns cut below 12 inches in height. The Ordinance says: “It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association of persons, owners, agent, occupant, or anyone having supervision or control of any lot, tract, parcel of land, or portion thereof, occupied or unoccupied, improved or unimproved within corporate limits of the City of Mena, to suffer or permit any of the following conditions: A. Grass, weeds, or any other plant that is not cultivated, to grow to a height greater than 1 foot (12 inches), from grade… This requirement shall not apply to any portion of any property that is more than one
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City Beautification Officer Enforcing Ordinance Work Continues at Councell’s Corner
hundred fifty feet from any developed lot.” Stockton said that the City gets complaints about the unkempt lawns and that she checks them all and of the twenty-eight warnings already sent, nearly all of them had responded and most are saying that it’s just too wet to mow. “When I start walking through a yard and start sinking in mud, then I know they can’t mow it. Some of them are older folks that have riding lawn mowers that will sink and get stuck and they are unable to push mow it,” said Stockton. She added, “Please, bear with us as we have had an enormous amount of rain the last six to eight weeks. I know yards have overgrown in the last few weeks but many of the yards are sitting in water at this time. It’s hard to cut those when your blades won’t cut wet grass or your mowers get stuck. The people are wanting to do it, we just have to wait for them to have enough dry days to do it.” Mena Mayor George McKee has asked that when folks mow, to please also mow the area between the sidewalk and the curb. He said that there are very few Street Department workers and there are not enough of them to mow in front of all the houses in the City. Another complaint the City has been working on for several years is the old Councell’s Corner area, on the corner of Reine and Reeves Streets. Stockton said that work is ongoing and that the owner’s son is having the roof of the largest building on the site replaced and plans to replace the roofs of the other structures as well. Stockton said the foundation and walls of the largest building are sound but that in addition to the roof, Code Enforcement Officer Frank Meade said the plumbing and electric also have to be replaced. Stockton explained that the owner has recently been placed into nursing care and that her son is doing his best, especially for someone living out-of-state.
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Structure is Complete Loss in Hatfield Fire
BY MELANIE BUCK A structure in Hatfield was considered a complete loss after Hatfield Fire Department responded to a call just after noon on Sunday. Assistant Fire Chief Kenny Miller said the structure was vacant and was being salvaged by the owners of the property, Bob and Caren Brewer. Hatfield Firefighters, Southwest EMS, and Polk County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the call at around 12:22 p.m. and control of the fire was logged in around 1:30 p.m. The structure is located behind Liberty Gun and Loan in Hatfield.
Hatfield Happiness Club Makes Warm Donation to MRHS Ruby Murphy of the Hatfield Happiness Club recently presented the Mena Regional Health System Rehabilitation Department and Women’s Center with handmade blankets to be given to patients. [PICTURED TO THE RIGHT]: Ruby Murphy is shown presenting Minta Milam, Women’s Center RN, with baby blankets and quilts. [PICTURED BELOW]: Ruby Murphy is shown presenting the Rehabilitation Department with lap blankets and scarves for their patients.
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BY MELANIE BUCK The popular Albert Pike Recreation Area in Glenwood, Arkansas is one among a list of waterways that have been closed due to the threat of E. coli. The Arkansas Health Department said that natural E. coli is washing into lakes due to runoff of recent rainfall. Many swim beaches in the state have been closed due to the E. coli threat. Some of the other areas affected are Oakland Swim Beach in Marion County, several areas in Cleburne County around Greers Ferry Lake, Waveland Beach in Logan County, Lake Weddington in Washington County, Beaver Swim Beach and Lake Leatherwood, both in Carroll County, and Blanchard Springs in Stone County.
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Dream Spinners is now ‘Beautiful Soles’
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BY MELANIE BUCK Candace Riner and Emmye Rowell, of Dream Spinners Christian Dance Company, announced a new name for the company on Saturday at their annual dance recital. It will now be known as Beautiful Soles. Riner, the owner of Dream Spinners for more than eighteen years, began the venture with her mother when she was just sixteen years old. “I started twirling when I was five and I started dancing while in high school and all the way through college. When I was fourteen, I started taking classes from a specific teacher and when I was sixteen, she said ‘I’ve taught you everything I know and I don’t know what else I can do for you so you may want to consider teaching on your own,’” recalls Riner. In college, Riner learned all of the different dancing styles and eighteen years later, her favorite part of it all has been investing in the girls. “They just bring so much joy and excitement and being able to invest in the next generation and teach them a skill, and teaching them to dance for the Lord and honoring him through dance,” said Riner. Dream Spinners became a Christian dance company around four years ago after a Christmas recital. “We felt that Christmas should be centered around the birth of Christ and we prayed about it and decided that’s the direction we wanted to take all of the time,” explained Riner. Rowell explained that they are a very lyrical and modest studio, and they love to honor the Lord with the gift He’s given them. Riner announced that she and Rowell will become partners for Beautiful Soles which will remain a Christian Dance Company. The pair explained that the name change is the biggest difference and many of the Dream Spinners aspects will stay the same although they hope to expand their courses and have other ideas for the long-term. The partnership will allow the two to put their ideas together to benefit and serve the students and their parents better. “Emmye is an amazing dancer and she’s very capable of filling her new role. And, just like my teacher with me, I’ve taught Emmye all I know, and she’s actually taught me stuff now. She has grown so much as a dancer and knows the business side also, so it makes sense. We’re both busy with full time jobs and we can do it better together,” said Riner. Rowell explained how she and Riner met all those years ago when The Crossing was producing their first Polar Express show and Candace was invited to choreograph some of the dances for the show. “I remember being so intimidated when she walked in for the first practice and then we started dancing and I loved it. It’s amazing to see that God knew nine years ago that he was leading us here,” Rowell said. “It’s amazing how God works. If Candace had not said ‘yes’ nine years ago, this wouldn’t be happening now.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
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Beautiful Soles
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NEWS
Rowell has been with Riner since that time and six of those years have been as a studio teacher. Rowell is looking forward to her next step in the dance world and Riner is excited to continue to watch Rowell grow in her new role. “I knew this was down the road but now it’s here. I was excited, scared, and nervous, but I’m ready,” said Rowell of tackling her new position. One of the most exciting ventures that the pair is ready to tackle is partnering with a dance group in Haiti that Riner has spent time with on mission trips. Riner hopes to go back twice a year to teach those girls more and even train a teacher for them. In fact, in February 2015, Riner was able to deliver ribbons and dance shoes for their beautiful feet to the group in Haiti and they would love to continue to grow the program. They are using some of their t-shirt sales to buy more items to send to Haiti such as music, dance shoes, ribbons, and more. The new name, Beautiful Soles, stems from a Bible verse, Romans 10:15: “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news.” “They are ambassadors of Jesus Christ and when their little feet take them somewhere like Lum and Abner, a dance recital, or a nursing home, their little feet are dancing and bringing the good news because people are hearing it through the music,” said Riner. Rowell explained that the new name has more than one meaning for her, “Our souls are beautiful and we’re doing everything for Him so it has different meanings.” “It’s a new beginning, the closing of a chapter and another dream has come to fruition. It was a God-size dream and I knew there would be something else down the road, I just wasn’t sure what that would be,” Riner said. The next round of classes will begin the same week that school starts. You can check out the new partnership at www.DanceBeautifulSoles.com or like their Facebook page, Beautiful Soles.
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U.S. Senator John Boozman and U.S. Congressman Bruce Westerman visited Rich Mountain Community College on Thursday, May 28. RMCC President Dr. Phillip Wilson led the two on a tour of the facilities and expressed the impact that a community college has on those in the area around them. For the complete story, see MyPulseNews. com or it will be available in the June 10, 2015 issue. [PHOTO BY MELANIE BUCK]
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George Monahan, age 32 of Acorn, died Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at home in Acorn. He was born on Sunday, March 20, 1983 to Gene Raphael and Velda Genene Wilhite Monahan in Mena, Arkansas. George served in the United States Army and a part of the 101st Airborne in which he was very proud. He enjoyed the outdoors and shooting his guns. He attended UTI School and became a racecar mechanic. George was a loving father, brother, nephew and friend and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. He was preceded in death by his mother, Velda Monahan. George is survived by his father, Gene Monahan of Missouri; two sons, George Michael Grant Monahan of Mena and Connor Strain of California; one brother, Bradley Monahan of Yuma, Arizona; his niece, Shaela Monahan of Cherry Hill; several aunts and uncles; and a host of other relatives and friends. A memorial and burial was held at Concord Cemetery in Ink on Friday, May 29, 2015 at 4:00 P.M. with cremation service entrusted to Bowser Family Funeral Home in Mena. Online Guestbook: www.bowserffh.com
Billy Ray Hopper Billy Ray Hopper, age 64, of Zafra, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, May 29, 2015 in Hot Springs. He was born July 12, 1950 in Mena, Arkansas, the son of the late Toy Hopper and Lala Roberts Hopper. He was happily married for 40 years to Renee Broderson. Billy was a logger and was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle and friend. He will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved him. He is survived by wife, Renee Hopper of the home; children, Jerry Hopper and wife Cyndie of Cove, Arkansas, Jason Hopper and wife Mary of Alder Springs, Arkan-
Viola Catherine Bobb Ehret Viola Catherine Bobb Ehret passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2015 in Mena, Arkansas. She was born on August 27, 1919 in Radcliffe, Iowa to the late David Henry Bobb and the late Mary Catherine Tennihill Bobb. Viola was raised in Des Moines, Iowa and graduated from North High in 1937. Following her graduation, she attended William Penn College in Oskaloosa, Iowa. In 1939, Viola moved to Washington, DC where she worked for the federal government for four years, two of which were at the Pentagon. It was in Washington, DC, that she met her husband, Joseph F. Ehret, who was stationed at Fort Belvoir. Shortly after they were married, he was shipped overseas and was captured by the Germans in North Africa. He was held prisoner of war for 2 1/2 years, and was released when the war ended. Viola moved to Mena in 1945 to live with her husband where he was born and raised. She worked at Polk County Memorial Hospital (the old hospital), and at Mena Regional Health System (new hospital) after it was built. Viola was the Medicare and insurance clerk, retiring after 23 years. She is survived by daughters, Mary C.
Wann and husband Ralph Wann of Jonesboro, Arkansas; Barbara A. Wilds and husband Grady Wilds of Mena, Arkansas; son, William J. Ehret and wife Faye Ehret; seven grandchildren, and twelve great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, David Henry Bobb and Mary Catherine Bobb; her husband, Joseph F. Ehret; her brother, Robert Bobb, who died at Okinawa, Japan during World War ll; and her sister, Cordelia Otto. Funeral services were Saturday, May 30, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at Beasley Wood Chapel. Interment followed in the Pinecrest Memorial Park under the direction of the Beasley Wood Funeral Home of Mena. Pallbearers were Shawn Falkenrath, David Horton, Brian Ehret, Christopher Ehret, Grady Wilds, and Thomas Paulson.
Michelle Griffiths Saulsbury Michelle Griffiths Saulsbury, age 43, of Mena, passed away at home Wednesday, May 27, 2015 in Mena, Arkansas. She was born February 22, 1972 in Schanectady, New York to David and Linda Griffiths. She was married to Roger Saulsbury for 24 years and was in the retail business and self-employed. Michelle was a dedicated member of Jehovah’s Witnesses. She had supported the congregation activities at Kingdom Halls in Arkansas and Florida, since early childhood. She was well known for thinking and caring for others and loved to cook and play cards with family and friends. She was a loving and kind wife, mother, daughter, sister, niece and friend to all who knew her. She will be missed by all. She is survived by husband, Roger Saulsbury of Mena, Arkansas; daughter, Krystal Burgundy Saulsbury; son, Kyle Mark Saulsbury; sister, Rachael Linn Griffiths of Springfield, Oregon; aunt, Joan Baker and husband Bob of Wallkill, New York; parents, David and Linda Griffiths of Lehigh Acres, Florida. Mrs. Saulsbury was sent for cremation under the direction of the Beasley Wood Funeral Home of Mena. Memorial services were Saturday, May 30, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. at the Kingdom Hall
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sas, Tim Hopper and wife Wanda of Zafra, Oklahoma; brother, Fred Hopper and wife Cecilia of Mena, Arkansas; sisters, Kay Sprague of Mena, Arkansas, Mary Janway and husband Gary of Pittsburgh, Texas; sister-in-law, Gina Yates and husband Harold of Honobia, Oklahoma; brother-in-law, John Broderson of Talihina, Oklahoma; uncle, Earnest Roberts of Acorn, Arkansas; 8 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and, several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Toy and Lala Hopper. Graveside services were held Tuesday, June 2, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Hatfield with Brother Troy Denton officiating. Visitation was general. Arrangements were under the direction of the Beasley-Wood Funeral Home of Mena. Honorary pallbearers were Jerry Hopper, Jason Hopper, Tim Hopper, Chad Golden, Lewis Parnell, Tyrell Pruitt, Delbert Hopper.
James Lavoy Wigley, age 81, of Cove, died Sunday, May 24, 2015 at the Sparks Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born on Friday, March 2, 1934 to Walter Lee and Nancy Lou Etta Kitchens Wigley in Waltrek, Arkansas. James was a man of honesty and integrity, always trying to live his life by the Golden Rule. He loved his family and was proud of each and every one of them. He enjoyed the outdoors by working in his garden and on his farm. He worked many years as a supervisor for Weyerhaeuser and Georgia Pacific for many years setting up their mills. James was a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather, and friend and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers, Arlie Wigley, Virgil Wigley, Raymond Wigley, and Herbert Wigley; and one sister, Myrtle Woodard. James is survived by his wife of 63 years, Marie Wigley of Cove; three sons and daughters-in-law, Ralph and Kay Wigley of Jacksonville, Arkansas, Richard and Vickie Wigley of Cove, and Doug and Kathy Wigley of Cove; his daughter and son-inlaw, Kathy and Don Parker of DeQueen; one sister, Marie Hudson of Waldron; thirteen grandchildren; twenty-six great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services were Friday, May 29, 2015 at 2:00 P.M. at the Bowser Family Funeral Home Chapel in Mena with Brother Tim Johnson officiating. Interment followed in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Cove. Visitation was Thursday, May 28, 2015 from 6-8 P.M. at the Bowser Family Funeral Home Chapel in Mena. Online Guestbook: www.bowserffh.com
Obituaries are available online @ Mypulsenews.com
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Bonds for Industrial Development Project Approved in Special Session
BY STATE SENATOR LARRY TEAGUE LITTLE ROCK – The legislature completed a special session after voting to issue $87 million in bonds for a proposed industrial development project in south Arkansas that would manufacture the next generation of light military vehicles for the Army and the Marines. The Arkansas Economic Development Commission has been working on the proposal for two years. Arkansas is in competition with Indiana and Wisconsin to be the site of the plant, which will produce more than 50,000 vehicles costing about $250,000 each. They will replace the military’s current fleet of Humvees. The new vehicles are designed to have equal off-road capabilities as a Humvee and to be more able to withstand explosions. They also will be equipped with the latest generation of communications technology. The Defense Department is expected to make an announcement this summer of the name of the company that gets the contract. Lockheed Martin, a major corporation with vast experience contracting with the Defense Department, is one of three companies vying for the contract. The company has committed to locating in south Arkansas if it is successful, partly because it already has a plant in East Camden. The project would create almost 600 new jobs and secure more than 500 existing jobs at the East Camden location. The average salary is expected to be about $58,000 a year. According to an analysis commissioned by the legislature, if Arkansas is successful in recruiting the plant, over the next 25 years the net benefit to the state would be more than $16 million. The legislature approved the issuing of bonds under Amendments 82 and 90 to the state Constitution, which authorizes the state to issue revenue bonds for economic development projects. Amendment 82 limited the bonds to projects in which more than $500 million is invested, and which create more than 500 new jobs. Amendment 90, approved by voters in 2010, removed those criteria. It is the second time the legislature has approved Amendment 82 bonds. In the 2013 regular session the legislature voted to issue $125 million in bonds to help finance and to pay for site preparation for a large steel mill in northeast Arkansas. Also during the special session, the legislature passed bills to merge several relatively small state agencies into larger ones, saving taxpayers more than $1 million a year in salaries. The legislation moves the Rural Service Department, the Arkansas Building Authority and the Arkansas Science and Technology Authority under the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. The Land Survey Division will be combined with the Arkansas Geographic Information Office. A total of 34 positions will be eliminated, mainly through attrition. The legislature made changes to state DUI laws to conform with federal statutes and ensure that more than $56 million in federal highway funding continues to flow into Arkansas. The most controversial bill passed in the special session moves the 2016 primary elections from May to March. Supporters say the earlier primary would give Arkansas voters a stronger voice in choosing the candidates of the major political parties. By May, those candidates usually have been chosen already in primaries in other states. Other southern states are moving their primaries to March, creating what is being labeled as the Southeast Conference primary. Opponents say that moving up the date of the primary would lengthen the election, which already is too long, and that the earlier filing periods would create unfair hardships for candidates wishing to challenge incumbents.
Dear Editor, I would like to commend Mena PD’s actions on the ‘click it or ticket’ initiative. Since reading about that in the Pulse, I have been more aware that I don’t always use a seat belt and have been reminded to do so. Hopefully others are doing likewise and we’ll all be a little safer. I’d like to discuss another traffic problem that I’ve been seeing recently, and hopefully reach out to your driving readers as well as those with the authority to help solve the problem. Stop signs are very important, please stop at them. Just as important however, is the need to keep driving if there is no stop sign present. Not all intersections are 4-way stops and more and more drivers are treating them as such. For example, I was sitting at the stop sign in front of the police department just yesterday, waiting to turn left onto Hickory. A gentleman waiting to turn left onto DeQueen stopped on Hickory, also with his left turn signal on. That’s not a 4-way stop! The driver in the car behind him had to hit his breaks to avoid rear-ending him, not expecting him to stop because he had the right of way. I’ve seen this happen a lot of times, but what prompted this letter to the editor is that the car behind this confused driver was a police car. Nothing was done about this error, and I feel that it should be addressed. I’ve seen this at the intersection of Maple and DeQueen. Only the drivers on Maple have stop signs and drivers on DeQueen Street frequently stop to allow traffic to pass. This is also common at Janssen and 7th street. Only the traffic on 7th street is required to stop. If there is no oncoming traffic, drivers who are not required to stop must complete their turn before allowing cross traffic to resume. I have seen this nearly cause several accidents, mainly the person behind the violator having to slam on his/her breaks to keep from rear-ending someone who should NOT be stopped at an intersection. I feel this violation should be dealt with as if a driver had failed to stop at a stop sign. Please, Mena drivers. Obey all marked traffic signs. Please don’t stop at an intersection unless you are waiting to turn against oncoming traffic, unless there is pedestrian traffic, or unless there exists a red octagonal sign clearly indicating the need to “STOP”. Mitchell Schubbe Letters to the Editor Policy - The Polk County Pulse reserves all rights to reject submissions. Anonymous letters are not permitted. All letters to the editor must be signed, include author’s town of residence, and be free of the threat of libel. Letters must be 300 words or less. We prefer they stay in the bounds of sensibility and good taste. We reserve the right to authenticate letters before publishing.
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AT MENA REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM Sarah and Josh Burkhart, of Smithville, are the proud parents of a baby girl, born on May 23rd. Rebecca and Jody Whitaker, of Idabel, are the proud parents of a baby girl, born on May 24th. Johna Jordan, of Watson, is the proud mother of a baby boy, born on May 26th. Polly and Jeremy McMellon, are the proud parents of a baby girl, born on May 27th.
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Thursday 6/04 * 7:00 a.m. -Until Sold Out - Polk County Farmer’s Market at the Historic Mena Depot. Come Enjoy meeting local famers and providing your family with fresh healthy seasonal fruits and vegetables, as well as baked goods, eggs jellies and crafts. * 10:00 a.m. - Super Hero’s Summer Reading Program, Polk County Library, continuing June 11th, 18th and 25. * 11:30 –Rotary Club of Polk County /Mena meets at Papa’s Mexican Café. Contact Lisa Martin at 216-3383 or Charles Pitman at 216 for more info. * 12:00 – 3:00 p. – Son Lighters In Action Card Shop, 3671 Hwy 8 West. For more information call 216-0719. * 5:00 p.m. - 9th Street Ministries will have a free dinner and fellowship in the 9th Street Ministries Building. * 5:30 p.m. - Ouachita Regional Hospice’s “Growing Through Grief” support group will meet at the Hospice office, 1106 South Mena Street. For information, call 394-1134. * 5:30 P.m. – Weight Watchers –meet at Dallas Avenue Baptist Church Family Life Center. Call 479-234-2297 for more information. * 6:00 p.m. - Disabled American Veterans & Auxiliary Meeting & potluck, at the American Legion Veterans Park, Acorn, meetings to follow. * 6:00 p.m. - Country, Bluegrass and Gospel Music at the Daisy Room behind Janssen Avenue Florist.
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Church Services, followed by potluck. Wickes. * 2:00 p.m. - Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at ABC Club across from Chopping Block, 1159 Hwy 71 S.. For information call 243-0297 or 2164606. * 2:30 p.m. -Abate of Arkansas District Monthly Board Meeting at the Lime Tree Restaurant. The General Meeting will follow at 3:00 p.m. * 6:30 p.m. –Narcotics Anonymous meeting at Saint Agnes Church Parish Hall. Monday 6/08 * The Polk County Republican Committee will NOT meet on this date as previously scheduled. They will meet on June 15th at the Polk County Library. * 5:00 p.m. – Take Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS) –Hatfield City Hall, For more information call 870-389-6678. * 6:00 p.m. – PCVO Bingo, American Legion Building, Hwy 71 N., Acorn. * 6:00 p.m. – FREE Weightloss Warriors – Bear State Bank across from Depot. For information call 437-3560.6:00 pm. * 6:00 p.m. Narcotics Anonymous Meeting, 812 Hwy 71 S., Mena. * 6:30 p.m. – Boy Scouts of America Troop 92 meets at First United Methodist Church. Everyone is welcome to attend. * 7:00 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous – 12 +12 Study at ABC Club across from Chopping Block, 1159 Hwy 71 S., Mena. For information call 2430297 or 216-4606. * 6:30 p.m. - Shady Grove RVFD Business Meeting and Training. * 7:00 p.m. - Potter RVFD will meet at the Fire Station. * 7:00 p.m. - Acorn RVFD meeting at the Fire House. * 7:00 p.m. - The Mena Emblem Club meets at the Mena Elks Lodge. Tuesday 6/09 * 7:00 a.m. until Sold Out - Polk County Farmer’s Market, at the Historic Mena Depot, come and enjoy meeting local farmers and providing your family with fresh healthy seasonal fruits and vegetables as well as baked goods, eggs, jellies and crafts. * 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Polk County Family Mission will be open in the 9th Street Ministries building. * 11: 00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. “Art Day”, Mena Art Gallery, 607 Mena Street. Bring your current project and join other artist working in the classroom at the gallery. * 11:00 – 2:00 p.m. – FREE Delicious Lunch at Vegetarian Soup Kitchen, Mena Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 149 Polk Rd. 43 (Fairground Road), Mena. 479-394-7404. Take-out is available. All are welcome! * 12:00 – 3:00 p.m. Son Lighters in Action Card Shop, 3671 Hwy 8 Wes. For more information call 216-0719. * 5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. TOPS meeting in the Union Bank Community Room for Weigh Ins. Meeting follows from 5:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. * 5:30 p.m. - The American Legion Board of Trustees & Auxiliary will meet at the American Legion Building, Veterans Memorial Park; Potluck will be served at 6:00 p.m.; meeting will follow at 7:00 p.m. * 6:00 p.m. – Narcotics Anonymous Meeting, 812 Hwy 71 S, Mena. * 7:00 p.m. - Dallas Valley RVFD meets for training at the Firehouse. * 7:00 p.m. - Acorn Fire and Rescue will meet at the Fire Department.
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* 7:00 p.m. - Rocky RVFD will meet. All members are encouraged to attend . * 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Bluegrass Music at Morrow Street Housing Authority, Community Room. * 8:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous, First United Methodist Church, 9th Street & Port Arthur. For information call 479-234-2887 or 479234-3043. Wednesday 6/10 * 11:30 a.m. - Mena High School Class of 1959 will meet at the Lime Tree Restaurant. Dutch treat, spouses and friends welcome. For more information, call 394-6221. * 11:30 a.m. -Polk County Retired Teachers will meet at Paisano’s. This meeting is to welcome all new retirees. If you are newly retired, you are invited to come. All retired school employees and their spouses are invited to attend. * 6:00 p.m. – Narcotics Anonymous Meeting, 812 Hwy 71S, Mena. * 6:15 p.m. - Dallas Avenue Baptist Church’s Discovery Kids - Kindergarten thru 5th grade; Collide Youth Ministry - 6th thru 12th grades and Adult Bible Study meet. * 5:45 - 6:30 p.m. First United Methodist Church Kidz meet at the church, 9th and Port Arthur Streets. * 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - Southside Church of God Warriors for Christ meet at the church. * 7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous, - Book Study, ABC Club across from Chopping Block, 1159 Hwy 71 S., Mena. For information call 2430297or 216-4606.
* 2:00 p.m. - Sunday, June 14, Live Vegetarian Performing Arts Cooking Show with Chef Mark Anthony. Seventh Day Adventist Church, Fairgrounds Road. Chef Anthony has appeared on national TV and abroad. Free Dinner, limited seating, come early. * Every Monday 3:30 – 5:00 p.m. Learn American Sign Language for free. Cove Branch Library with teacher Casey Kelley. * Every Thursday 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. – Learn to knit or crochet with teachers Patricia Ruskauff and Mollie Thomas, Cove Branch Library. * FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF HATFIELD VBS Saturday, June 6th through Wednesday, June 10th. 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Students who have completed Pre-k through 6th grade are invited. * FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF HATFIELD 4TH ANNUAL CHRISTIAN BASKETBALL CAMP Hatfield gym. Monday June 8th Thursday, June 11th. Boys & girls (7-9 years) 8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Boys & girls (10-12 years) 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. $10 for first family members. $5 for each additional family member. For more infomation please call First Baptist Church of Hatfield at 1-870-389-6412.
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* 6:30 p.m. – Narcotics Anonymous – meeting at Saint Agnes Church Parish Hall. * 7:00 p.m. - The Ouachita Valley Al-Anon Family Group will have their weekly Meeting at the First United Methodist Church, 501 9th Street, Mena. * 7:00 p.m. –Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting – ABC Club across from Chopping Block, 1159 Highway 71 S. For information call 243-0297 or 216-4606. * 7:00 p.m. - The Big Fork RVFD Business meeting and training will be at the Fire Station. * 7:00 p.m. - The Ink RVFD business meeting and training will be at the Community Building. * 7:30 p.m. - Dallas Masonic Lodge #128 will meet at the Mena Lodge located in the Old Post Office by Janssen Park. Friday 6/05 * 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 Driver’s License Tests will be given at the Morrow Street Housing Authority Community Room. Road tests begin at 1:00 p.m. * 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - Wickes Church of the Nazarene VBS Blast Off; registration begins at * 5:30 p.m. Saturday June 6, 9:00 a.m. - 11:30. Sunday will be a cosmic celebration day beginning at 10:45 a.m. For additional information, call 870-385-2271. * 7:00 p.m. – Narcotics Anonymous Meeting – 812 Hwy 71 South, Mena. * 8:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous meets at the ABC Club across from Chopping Block, 1159 Hwy 71 South, Mena, For information call 2430297 or 216-4606. Saturday 6/06 * 7:00 a.m. until Sold Out - Polk County Farmer’s Market at the Historic Mena Depot. Come and enjoy meeting local farmers and providing your family with fresh health seasonal fruits and vegetables as well as baked goods, eggs, jellies and crafts. * 7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. - Wickes Masonic Lodge Monthly Breakfast at the Lodge. Proceeds go to the Scholarship Program. * 1:00 p.m. -M.S.A.A. Support Group Meeting, Rich Mountain Community College, Room 156. * 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Photography Show Awards Ceremony and Reception, Mena Art Galley 607 Mena Street. * 2:30 p.m. - Olde Lyric Players (Seniors Readers’ Theater) meets at 610 Mena St., Participants 50 years of age and older are welcome. For further information, contact Janelle Baldwin at 479-243-6486. * 3:00 p.m. Duckett/Childs Family Reunion at Cossatot State Park in the Visitors Center. * 4:00 p.m. - Youngblood Family Reunion, Grannis Community Building; Visitation followed by Potluck meal at 6:00 p.m. * 6:00 p.m. - Gospel Singing at the Little Hope Baptist Church, near Pine Ridge with dinner following. * 6:00 p.m. - Playday hosted by Polk County Riding Club. For more information, call 479234-8325 or 479-216-3294. * 6:00 p.m. PCVO Bingo at American Legion Building, Hwy 71 N., Acorn. * 8:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous meets at the ABC Club across from Chopping Block, 1159 Hwy 71 S. Mena. For info call 243-0297 or 216-4606. Sunday 6/07 * 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - Dallas Masonic Lodge Breakfast. Everyone welcome, donations go toward scholarship program. * 10:00 a.m. - Duckett Cemetery Decoration &
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The History of the Legendary “Lum & Abner” BY LEANN DILBECK Mena has become well-branded with the very down home humor that has withstood over 80 years known as Lum & Abner. “Lum Eddards” and “Abner Peabody” were characters created by Chet Lauck and Norris Goff. Lauck was born in 1902 in Aleene, Arkansas but moved with his family in 1911 to Mena. Goff was born in 1906 and also moved within blocks of Lauck in the same year and the two enjoyed growing up together, sharing a natural “comedic” talent. Imitating “Amos and Andy” the two entertained anyone that would allow them. Taking their act on the road, the duo was scheduled to appear in Hot Springs on April 26, 1931. A last minute decision to appear as old-time Arkansas “philosophers” proved to be history making when the two debuted as “Lum and Abner.” By July that same year, the duo made their national radio debut on NBC from Chicago with the Quaker Oats Company as their sponsor. Radio audiences enjoyed a break from war, the Great Depression, and the other challenges of life to tune into the continuing saga of the happenings at the Jot ‘em Down Store.
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By 1940, Lauck and Goff were on their way to Hollywood to make the first of seven motion pictures. In 1948, the radio format was changed from a 15-minute show to a 30-minute program. The new show used special guest stars, a live orchestra, and a studio audience. This new format was too different from the original and not a popular choice with the listeners. By 1953, television was the new rage in America. Lauck and Goff considered trying the new medium and a pilot show was taped. However, Norris’ health problems were just too much to allow him to stand the rigorous schedules of performing on early TV. “Lum & Abner” retired. And, thus, ended another era of the “Golden Age” of radio when listeners changed their focus from “the two loveable old characters from Pine Ridge” and welcomed Goober and Andy from Mayberry. Lauck and Goff performed over 5,000 live radio programs and entertained countless millions of fans. For the next ten years, Lauck and Goff each made several appearances on various TV programs but the humor of the Lum & Abner fame was never revived. Norris “Tuffy” Goff (Abner) passed away on June 12, 1978 and Chester “Chet” Lauck (Lum) joined him on February 21, 1980. Gone but definitely NOT forgotten!
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Howard & Ward Set to Return to Headline Annual Lum & Abner Festival
BY MELANIE BUCK Blane Howard and Pamela K. Ward and the Last Call Orchestra are set to come back as this year’s Lum & Abner Festival headliners on the Aleshire Electric stage in Janssen Park. After both acts were disrupted by nasty weather at last year’s festival, the Mena A & P Commission is happy to welcome them back to Mena. On Friday night, June 5, Howard, an accomplished performer originally from Hot Springs, now lives in Nashville but knew at a very early age that he wanted to perform. At the age of 3, Blane stood in front of the TV with a blue and green plastic guitar and sang along with Alan Jackson’s “Chasin’ That Neon Rainbow.” He dreamed of one day growing up to be a country singer just like Alan Jackson. Over 20 years later, Blane is still chasing that same dream he had as a kid. Blane has been highly influenced from the country styles of Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Vince Gill, and Randy Travis, but also by the Classic Rock of Lynyrd Skynyrd and AC/DC. Today, he is influenced by the styles of Chris Young, Blake Shelton and David Nail. All of these influences have made an impact on Blane’s unique style of country, mixing the authenticity of the 90’s with the contemporary edge of today. Blane is the definition of a true southern gentleman; a man raised on strong morals and southern hospitality. His charisma and charm warms the hearts of everyone he meets, and he brings that same warmth and charm to every performance. Blane’s smooth voice and rich, warm tone will captivate an audience and leave them wanting more. In May of 2010, Blane graduated from Belmont University in Nashville, TN with a degree in Commercial Music: Vocal Performance. While attending Belmont, Blane was selected to perform in the Mike Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business’ 2010 Country Showcase, which was held in the Curb Event Center on Belmont’s campus. The Curb Event Center was the site of the CMT Music Awards in 2007 and 2008. Blane has opened for well-known country artists Trace Adkins, Joe Nichols, John Michael Montgomery and Aaron Tippin. In July of 2011, he opened in front of over 10,000 people for 2011 CMA Male Vocalist of the Year and Co-Star of NBC’s “The Voice,” Blake Shelton. Blane is also the writer of the famed “Arkansas Y’all” and has a new album coming up that will be debuted at Lum & Abner.
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Lum & Abner Festival’s Headliners
(CONT FROM PAGE 18) Saturday’s headliner is guaranteed to entertain the Lum & Abner audience with her instrumental and vocal talents. Armed with a saxophone, keyboard and incredible vocals, Pamela has a live show that is nothing short of electrifying. Performing on stage since the age of two, she has a lifetime of experience entertaining audiences at fairs, festivals, and events across the country. Pamela has toured and shared the stage with some of the greatest musicians in the industry. She has recorded multiple sessions in southern California, on Nashville’s famed Music Row, and her music has been featured on live radio and television. Pamela has been a featured performing artist on the legendary Beale Street in Memphis, as well as Broadway in Nashville. Pamela has opened for artists ranging from Jimmy Buffett to Loretta Lynn and she was the house band artist at the World Famous Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville from 2010-2011. She is currently a house band artist for the NHL Nashville Predators, performing for multiple home games and other events at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. In July 2013, she released her first full-length solo album, comprised of 12 original songs, all written or co-written by Pamela. From the sax infused, attitude driven ‘Stilettos,’ to the CD’s bonus track, 50’s do-wop inspired ‘Everyday a Holiday,’ each song brings a different, entertaining element of Pamela’s artistic personality to the listener. Pamela and LCO will be working in the studio with Bart Pursley, putting the finishing touches on Pamela’s sophomore release, entitled “Crank it Up,” due to be released later this year. She may be just a farm girl from the sticks in Arkansas, but she carries a big sax, has some big pipes and at 4’11” and 100 pounds...she’s proof that big things come in small packages.
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Dick Tracy Writer and Cartoonist of Barney Google and Snuffy Smith Come to Mena!
The National Lum and Abner Society will be returning to Mena for the 2015 Lum and Abner Festival. Their award-winning special guests are cartoonist John Rose (“Snuffy Smith”) and writer Mike Curtis (“Dick Tracy”), both fans of Lum and Abner. John Rose became the cartoonist for King Features’ “Barney Google and Snuffy Smith” comic strip in 2001. He will be performing his “Snuffy Smith Chalk Talk” and autographing his book, “The Bodacious Best of Snuffy Smith.” In addition to helming his popular comic strip, Rose is an accomplished editorial cartoonist and produces “Kids Home Newspaper,” a weekly children’s cartoon/activity page distributed by Creators Syndicate. His wife Karen will be accompanying him to Mena. June 5: 4:00 p.m., Mike Curtis is the writer of the “Dick Tracy” comic strip that appears in newspapers worldwide. He is the first former law enforcement Janssen Park, officer to write the detective’s adventures. He and artist Joe Staton have won two consecutive Harvey awards for Best Syndicated Comic Mena, Arkansas: Strip. In July 2014, Curtis and Staton featured Lum and Abner in a special crossover appearance in “Dick Tracy.” Curtis lives with his wife See Donnie PitchCarole on a farm in Arkansas, and in real life, is a Superman collector and animal whisperer. ford sketch, see Donnie Pitchford, cartoonist of the “Lum and Abner” comic strip and audio feature, will perform a program of cartoon sketching at 4:00 Lum and Abner p.m. on Friday, June 5, in Janssen Park. He will discuss a bit of the history of Lum and Abner and demonstrate the methods of drawing drawings, and see and voicing the characters. how goofy “Uncle On Saturday, June 6, the NLAS will present a program at the Ouachita Little Theater, starring John Donnie” can be! Rose and Mike Curtis. Rose will entertain the audience with his chalk talk, followed by a new Lum and Abner script. John Rose will portray Snuffy Smith and Mike Curtis will become Dick Tracy in a wacky situation uniting our “old friends from Pine Ridge” with these classic comic strip characters. The cast will include NLAS “ossifers” Tim Hollis as Lum, Donnie Pitchford as Abner, Sam Brown as Dick Huddleston, and guest actors John Knuppel as Grandpappy Spears, Jackson Herod as Snake Hogan, and Jeff Sinsley as the mysterious Coffee. Music will be provided by Kenneth Glen Smith, Marc Ridgeway, and Jeff Sinsley. Dr. Rudi Timmerman will be in charge of the technical aspects of the program. A “meet and greet” time begins Saturday at 12:30 p.m. at the OLT, and both John Rose and Donnie Pitchford will have books of their comic strips for sale. The NLAS program starts at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, June 6: Meet John For more information on the National Lum and Abner Society, please visit www.lumandabnersociety. Rose, cartoonIst of “Barney org. “Barney Google and Snuffy Smith” is available at snuffysmithcomics.com. To read “Dick Tracy,” Google and Snuffy Smith!” visit gocomics.com/dicktracy.
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Festival Offers Something for the Whole Family
BY CANDACE RINER The Mena Advertising & Promotion Commission would like to invite you to join the fun at the 38th Annual Lum & Abner Festival June 5 & 6. Voted “Best New Festival in Arkansas” in 2006 by the Arkansas Festival & Events Association and “Top 20 Events in the Southeast” in 2010 by the Southeast Tourism Society the festival has received statewide publicity in various newspapers, specialty publications, and television. 2015 promises all of the traditional favorites… and a few new ones.
Lum & Abner Car, Truck, Corvette & Motorcycle Show
Presented by the Polk County Developmental Center Registration is from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 6. No pre-registration is required. Enjoy a great selection of beautiful cars, trucks, corvettes and motorcycles displayed in the historic Janssen Park. Registration fee is $20. All proceeds go to Polk County Developmental Center. Free t-shirts to first 75 entries. Dash Plaques & Goodie Bags for first 100 entries. Door prizes – 50/50 Pot – Wipe Out Board – Music. Awards at 3 p.m.
All American Lumberjack Show
The All American Lumberjack Show is a festival favorite. The Lumberjacks are a must see! There will be 2 All American Lumberjack Shows & 1 Kid’s Lumberjack Sport Camp with chain saw carving between each day of the festival. The fun will begin at 11 a.m. on Friday.
The Outlaws Gunfighter Group
The Outlaws will thrill the audience with their comical, yet authentic, old west cowboy show! The group will entertain from their own Old West Town set up at the corner of 7th and Port Arthur. The family and kid friendly shows will take place throughout the day on Friday and Saturday and has become a Lum & Abner favorite.
Lum & Abner Activities at the OLT
You can’t have a Lum & Abner Festival without offering the talents and humor of those it was named after! The local Ouachita Little Theatre will be showing a classic Lum & Abner film on Thursday, June 4th at 7:30 p.m. Entry is free, but donations will be accepted. In addition, there will also be 10 minute live performances on stage at Janssen Park both days of the festival. The OLT will also be hosting members of the National Lum & Abner Society and their special guest actors, writers, and cartoonists on Saturday afternoon. Donnie Pitchford, Lum & Abner writer, cartoonist, and voice actor will be doing comic strip drawings in the park at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. See schedule of events for specific times and details.
Vendors
Vendors from nearby states, as well as, local crafters, artisans, and more will be offering their items at this year’s festival. Vendors include arts & crafts and a great variety food concessions. Items range from planter boxes, wood crafts, birdhouses, garden décor, to honey, handmade scarves, jewelry, soaps, and unique creations. Food vendors will offer some tasty treats, such as, bar-b-que, Indian tacos, hamburgers, homemade fried pies along with festival favorites like funnel cakes, corn dogs, nachos and kettle corn. The famed Texas Twisters will return with the festival favorite drink along with great homemade soda selections.
Mena Lion’s Club BBQ Cook Off
This event will run Saturday, June 6 of the festival. The cook off will be pulled pork sandwiches. Beginning at 11 a.m. the Lion’s Club will begin selling meals to the public.
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5K Run/Walk This year’s 5K walk/run will both start and end at Janssen Park. The event will kick off at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 6. Registrations will be accepted until 7:30 am on race day. Registration forms are available on line at www.VisitMena.com and click on the Lum & Abner link. Entry fee is just $20 and includes a Lum & Abner t-shirt. First, Second and Third place winners in each division will be awarded medals.
3 on 3 Basketball Always a popular event of Lum & Abner is the 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament held on Sherwood Street. Event t-shirts will be included with the registration fee. The winning teams with receive medals. Registrations will be honored until 9 am, June 6 and are available on line at www.VisitMena.com just click on the Lum & Abner Featured Event link. The tournament begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 6.
Fishing Derbies Once again being organized by the local B.P.O.E. (Elks) with assistance by the Arkansas Game & Fish Commission, the derbies will offer 3 different categories: Seniors (55+), physically challenged and children ages 5-12. See schedule for exact times for each division. The derbies will be held at the ponds in Janssen Park. There is no need to pre-register and no cost to participate. Bring your own tackle and bait.
Lum & Abner Softball Tournament
RE/MAX Baby Crawlin’ Contest The festival that claims “something for everyone” holds true to the claim! Mena RE/MAX sponsors this event which is held on Saturday of the festival. Registration is on-site and race times are at 10:45 am and 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 6. For additional information, contact Mena RE/MAX at 479.394.5000.
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Outhouse Races
The outhouse races will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday, June 5 on 9th Street. This is a very unique and fun event to compete in and watch! Don’t have your own Outhouse? We have several to choose from, so just gather your team and come have some fun! There is no cost to compete.
The local hometown bank, the Union Bank of Mena, is once again the corporate sponsorship of this very popular event. The event will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 6 in Janssen Park and includes fun events such as Bucket Brigade, SCBA Donning, Firefighter Relay, Wild Line Recovery, a Waterball Fight and some new games. Both local and out of town fire departments compete. Prize money and trophies are awarded.
Kiddie Korner
The Kiddie Korner will be located near the playground area of Janssen Park. Besides the playground, children can also enjoy inflatables including a slide, obstacle course and bounce house. Returning for 2015 is the LocoMotion Trackless Train and the rock climbing wall. Other activities will be available for children throughout the park including face painting and kids’ games.
T-Shirts, Maps & Info The festival “office” will be in the cabin. Souvenir t-shirts will be on sale and maps and brochures on the area will be available. Other Mena and Lum & Abner souvenirs will also be available. Festival staff will be wearing YELLOW staff shirts and be throughout the park during the festival to offer assistance.
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Win a Quilt at this Year’s Ouachita Quilt Show Preparations have begun for this year’s annual Ouachita Quilt Show. Part of those preparations include the chance for you to win a beautiful quilt of your own while helping Polk County single parents get the education they need to create better lives for themselves and their children. The heirloom-quality quilt will be given away on Saturday, June 7 at the Show. To win the quilt and benefit the Polk County Single Parent Scholarship Fund, buy tickets from Home Extension Club members and Single Parent Scholarship Fund board members. If you have a quilt of your own that you would like to enter in the show, bring it to the Historic Armory on DeQueen Street before noon on June 3. If you have questions or would like to purchase a ticket, call Sharon Chambers at 479-243-0781.
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BY JACLYN ROSE In your first impression of Shelby Callahan Brewster, she appears to be an average eleven year old girl, with a pretty smile. Very sweet and soft spoken, she appears to be very shy, she loves art and roller skating and hopes to one day be a fashion designer. Shelby is an honor roll student at Wickes Elementary School and loves swimming and the archery team and she hopes to spend many days this summer at Magic Springs with her mom. But when you get to know Shelby and hear her story, you find out that this sweet middle school girl is a true hero to her mother, Teresa Callahan, and a bright and shining example to everyone around her. Shelby was born in Texas, but moved to Polk County when she was a year old. Here she lived a normal life with her mother until she was four years old. At that time, Teresa, a seemingly healthy woman, learned that she was going into complete kidney failure. When the doctors discovered Teresa’s illness they admitted her into the hospital where she stayed for two months. During that time, Teresa suffered several different ailments, including congestive heart failure, and her step-sister stepped up to help with Shelby. When they left the hospital, it went back to just Shelby and Teresa and sometime into her recovery, Teresa learned she had breast cancer that would require aggressive chemotherapy, Shelby was six. “By a miracle of God, I recovered from the kidney failure, and it was a miracle of God, He gets all the glory. When I was diagnosed with breast cancer it was just Shelby and I and she was my caregiver. If I was sick, she was bringing me a wash cloth. On the days I couldn’t fix dinner, she would bring me fresh fruit and make herself macaroni and cheese and a hot dog, at six years old. She would tell me that she always tried to be a good girl so that I didn’t have to get on to her, she is so special. Anything I needed, she was there to take care “I know how blessed I am as a of me. If I was sick in the middle of the night, she was there, patting me on the shoulder. Through all of this, she has maintained high grades and stayed on the honor roll. When I was at the hospital during my kidney failure, I mom. I know what she sacrificed had a photo of Shelby on the wall, and I would tell the doctor and nurses, you’re not doing this for me, you’re doing this for her, because and did. She’s shy and quiet and no she needs her mother,” explained Teresa. Through all of this, this mother and daughter duo, have kept a remarkable attitude and consistently tried to see the bright side of this one else knows because she doesn’t hard situation. “I was nervous about how Shelby would handle me losing my hair during the chemo, so the day it started falling out I took flowers at school and we went to the park to play and went and had my hair shaved and I put on my wig and we went and had a big tell anyone. She’s the most amaz- her dessert. I told her life is going to give you a million things that are awful and you have to choose the good. To this day, if you ask her about ing person I’ve met in my life.” that day, all she really remembers is that was the day she got flowers,” Teresa said. Today, Teresa is five years cancer free and her immune issues that caused the kidney failure are stable, though her health is an ongoing struggle. If you ask Shelby why she stepped up to help her mother, she simply said that her mother was sick and she wanted to help her get better. She does not remember going over and above, although she certainly did. She is humble and sweet and simply wanted to take care of her mother. “I like being her daughter, she’s nice,” said sweet Shelby. Teresa’s current life expectancy is two and a half years, but the Callahan girls do not let that bother them. Instead, they have plans for Teresa to live to the age of 88, and plan on having a happy and full life together. “I know how blessed I am as a mom. I know what she sacrificed and did. She’s shy and quiet and no one else knows because she doesn’t tell anyone. She’s the most amazing person I’ve met in my life and I get the wonderful opportunity to be her mom. When I was sick, I explained to her that for Christmas I would do all I could, but I wouldn’t be able to do much. She just said that I was present enough and all she wanted for Christmas was her mommy to be well,” Teresa explained. Shelby was honored this year as the Caregiver of the Year at the Polk County Relay for Life. She was nominated by her mother, Teresa, and at the very tender age of 11, Shelby reminds us all of the incredible importance that caregivers are to cancer patients and that their love and support is the driving force to keep fighting the fight.
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The totals are in from the 2015 Relay For Life of Polk County event and it was record breaking in spite of the weather. Because of the rain the Relay event was held in the Christian Motorcycle Association Iron Mountain Pavilion. Richie Lawry said that even though Polk County was under a tornado watch and a flash flood warning, the community still came out and supported Relay. Sixteen teams raised over $7,100 during the all night event, which is a new record for Relay For Life in its 9-year history here in Mena. So far this year, over $87,000 dollars has been raised in Polk County to enable the American Cancer Society to help people stay well, help people get well, find cures, and fight back against cancer.
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HISTORY
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Moments From American History
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Remembering D-Day
BY JEFF OLSON After France fell to the Nazis in 1940 during World War II, the idea of an Allied invasion of Western Europe began to develop. The Allies understood that in order for the Germans to be soundly defeated they would have to eventually be driven back to their own border. The decision to undertake a cross-channel invasion was addressed at the Trident Conference in May 1943. At the Quebec Conference in August 1943, Winston Churchill and Franklin Roosevelt accepted the initial draft of the plan, which was code-named Overlord. The decision to mount the invasion was cemented at the Teheran Conference held in November and December 1943. Dwight D. Eisenhower described the assemblage of Allied forces in Britain for the D-Day invasion of northern France as “a great human spring, coiled for the moment when its energy would be released and it would vault the English Channel in the greatest amphibious assault ever attempted.” Seventy-one years ago this week, that assault occurred on the beaches of Normandy. The Normandy campaign involved 39 Allied divisions, totaling over one million military personnel. About 2,700 ships carrying landing craft and 176,000 men would cross the English Channel to face German forces well-fortified across a 60-mile front. The invasion was originally set for Monday, June 5, but bad weather and rough seas forced a delay. But then a new weather forecast came, indicating a small window of time in which the skies would clear and the seas would calm enough to launch the invasion force the next day. General Eisenhower gave the order: “OK, let’s go.” In his message, sent just prior to the invasion, the general told the troops, “...You are about to embark upon a great crusade...The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty loving people everywhere march with you....you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over the oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world. Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well trained, well equipped and battle-hardened. He will fight savagely....I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory! Good luck, and let us all beseech the blessings of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.” Minesweepers had gone ahead to clear the water and paratroopers dropped behind enemy lines to capture bridges and railroad tracks. At dawn, June 6, 1944, battleships opened fire on the beaches and at 6:30 am troops from America, Great Britain, Canada and France stormed ashore releasing that tense coiled spring that the general described. One commander told his men that only two types of people would stay on the beach, those dead and those going to die, so they had better push forward - and push forward they did. At D-Day’s end, all five landing beaches had been secured and at a cost of approximately 10,000 Allied casualties, including close to 2,500 deaths. By the end of June 11 (D + 5), 326,547 troops, 54,186 vehicles and 104,428 tons of supplies had been landed on the beaches. In addition to the troops who landed in Normandy on D-Day, and those in supporting roles at sea and in the air, millions more men and women in the Allied countries were involved in the preparations for D-Day. They played thousands of different roles, both in the armed forces and as civilians. By the end of July, Allied forces had broken through the German lines into open country thus establishing a toehold in northern Europe. The enemy’s retreat inland was underway, marking the beginning of the end for Nazis Germany. As stated during a D-Day anniversary some years back: “...so the men we are celebrating today and commemorating those dead are the people who not only liberated Europe but made possible the freedoms we all enjoy today.”
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The 33nd Annual Quilt Show sponsored by the Extension Homemakers Council and Nimble Thimble Quilt Guild will be held on June 5 & 6 from 9-5 each day. This event is part of the Lum & Abner Festival and is held in the Historic Armory on DeQueen Street in Mena. The quilts can be made by you or someone else, or by a group of people. They may be owned by you, but you can also enter quilts made or owned by someone else. Think about that beautiful quilt your grandmother or aunt made. Dig it out and let everyone see what great work they did! Quilting styles come and go, and so any type of quilt is allowed to be entered. They can be any size or any shape (have you ever seen a round quilt? I have!) Any style is permitted including classic patterns, abstract, wall hangings, baby quilts, quilted clothing, Depression or Civil War era quilts – made in that time period, or more recently made out of reproduction fabrics. Hand-quilted, machine quilted, or a combination of the two is also allowable. This year’s donation quilt is entitled “Country Houses” and is a beautiful hand appliqued and hand quilted creation made by local quilters. It features house blocks made out of coordinating fabrics. Its beauty makes this a very desirable quilt. Raffle tickets for this quilt are available from any EHC member, or from the Extension Service at 211 DeQueen Street. Tickets are $1 each, 6 for $5, or the best bargain is 20 for $10. Money earned from this project supports the Single Parent Scholarship Fund for Polk County residents and other local projects. Don’t forget to mark you calendar for June 5 & 6. There will be many quilts to see, and also a Country Store, selling handmade items and homemade baked goods, candies, fudge, etc. 816 S. Mena St. We will have a quilt store vendor on hand with Mena, AR 71953 their latest fabrics and quilt and sewing gadgets to make sewing more fun. Office: (479) 394-5000 Entry time for quilts is Wednesday, June 3, www.FarrellCole.com from 8 until noon, with judging on June 4. You might even win one of those pretty ribbons for www.MenaRealEstate.com your special quilt!
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BY JANIS GEYER SHULL This Saturday, June 6, Mena Art Gallery will host a reception for its 13th annual photography competition from 1 to 3 p.m. The gallery will be filled with beautiful landscapes, colorful flowers, fascinating wildlife, and eye-catching portraits. The public is invited to attend, enjoy the refreshments, sign up for door prizes, and view the outstanding work of our area’s photographers. At 2 p.m. cash prizes totaling $2,800 will be presented to the winners in each of seven categories including youth ages 12 -17. Several specialty awards will be conferred including a $100 Floral Award for best flower sponsored by Shelton Bohlman, Mena florist. Tim’s Yamaha and Polaris, owned by Tim and Andrea Kiser, will offer $100 cash along with a $50 gift certificate Shelton Bohlman for the Best Arkansas Wildlife photo. Those who attend the reception will gives check for $100 have a chance to vote for their favorite entry. The winner will receive the $100 People’s to Janis Shull, coorChoice Award provided by Keith & Sharon Aleshire, owners of Holly Springs Real Estate. dinator of Mena Art In the Youth category Holly Springs Real Estate is also providing the Rising Star award Gallery’s Photogof $25. raphy Show. This Following the awards presentation, there will be a drawing for door prizes which inmoney will go to the clude two $25 gift certificates to the Chopping Block Restaurant provided by owners, winner of the FloWilliam and Sherri Rainey, a large, Lowepro camera bag and three discount coupons ral Award for best from Bedford’s Camera Store in Ft. Smith. The Photography Show will remain on display flower. The reception through June 30. for the Photography Show will be Saturday, June 6, from 1 to 3 pm.
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POLICE
June 3, 2015 The following information was received from Polk County law enforcement agencies. The charges against those arrested are allegations and the cases are still pending in the courts. Individuals charged and whose names appear in this column may submit documentation to us at a later date that the charges have been dismissed or that they have been found innocent and we will include that information in this space in a timely manner.
Mena Police Department May 17, 2015 No criminal reports filed. May 18, 2015 Report was taken of plants that had been stolen and then strewn on local streets. They were taken from the parking lot of a local grocery store. Case is pending. Report was taken of someone vandalizing a sign in front of a local pawn shop by rearranging the letters into a vulgar phrase. Case pending. May 19, 2015 Report was taken of someone breaking the back window out of a vehicle while it was parked in a local yard. Case is pending interview of suspects. Report was taken of a counterfeit $50.00 bill being received at a local bank. Case pending. May 20, 2015 Melony Duggan, 44, of Mena was charged with battery and disorderly conduct after an incident at a local residence. A 17-year-old Mena girl was charged with filing a false report after she fabricated an incident involving her child’s father. May 21, 2015 Doug Marschall, 20, of Mena was arrested on an outstanding warrant for failureto-pay fines and court costs in the Polk County court. May 22, 2015 A local couple reported that someone had “egged” their house. Case is pending. Report was taken of someone stealing the center cap from a vehicle. Case is pending. May 23, 2015 Torrey Shane Drager, 22, of Mena was charged with public intoxication. Robert Earl Jones, 30, of Mena was charged with DWI, driving left-of-center, possession of schedule VI controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia after a traffic stop. May 24, 2015 Billy Joseph Fletcher, 28 of Mena was charged with driving on a suspended driver’s license.
Weekly Publication May 25, 2015 Report was taken of damage being done to the Polk County office complex on Pine Street. Someone had kicked a door from the inside of the building. No suspects at this time. May 26, 2015 Report was taken of a gas-skip in the amount of $46.03. Case is pending further investigation. Daniel May, 19, of Mena was charged with third degree battery after the victim came to the police department and made a complaint and officers investigated the incident. May 27, 2015 Anthony Clayton Dodds, 37, of Camden was arrested on an outstanding warrant from Montgomery County for theft-of-property. Aaron Frank Ollar, 27, of Mena was arrested for two outstanding warrants from Polk County. Amanda Sue Dodds Brown, 34, of Mena was served an outstanding warrant from the Mena police department for failure-toappear. A local man reported that his estranged wife had “keyed” his vehicle. Case is pending further investigation and interview of witnesses. May 28, 2015 A local man reported that his wife, from whom he is separated, drove through the fence in his yard. Case is pending. May 29, 2015 Danielle Brewer, 21, of Mena was charged with harassment after several incidents involving her husband. The couple is in the process of a divorce. May 30, 2015 William Hembree, 48, of Mena was charged with DWI after an incident at a local residence. He was also charged with harassment and false imprisonment. Report was taken of a man running into the side of a local convenience store. Case is pending interview of suspect. A 17-year-old Mena girl was cited for curfew violation after several incidents involving her being out after curfew. Officers also worked 18 accidents during this two week period. Polk County Sheriff’s Department May 25, 2015 No reports were filed. May 26, 2015 Report from complainant on Rodgers Drive in Cove of a violation of an Order of Protection. Information has been provided to the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for further consideration. Report of a suspicious package left at the Polk County Courthouse. Investigation continues. Report of a physical altercation at a
parking lot in Vandervoort. Information has been provided to the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for further consideration. May 27, 2015 Traffic stop on Highway 8 West near Mena led to the arrest of Mark W. Spitler, 37, of Mena, on a Warrant for Failure to Comply with a Court Order. Report from a Mena woman that her 12year-old daughter had been mishandled by family members. Investigation continues. Report from complainant on Polk 194 near the Ink community of the theft of a bike, an ATV, electronics, fishing poles and tackle, all valued at $1,660.00. Investigation continues. Arrested was Ann M. Czarnetzki, 49, of Mena, on a Warrant for Failure to Comply with a Court Order. May 28, 2015 Arrested was Johnny R. Sheets, Jr., 38, of Cove, on a Warrant for Failure to Comply with a Court Order.
Report from complainant on Polk 121 near Mena of being assaulted by an acquaintance. Information has been provided to the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office for further consideration. May 29, 2015 Report from complainant on Polk 69 near the Opal community of a missing firearm, valued at $125.00. Deputy advised complainant that the issue was a civil matter. Report of a one-vehicle accident on Polk 18 near Vandervoort led to the arrest of Kristalynn N. Ollar, 25, of Mena, on Charges of Possession of Meth/Cocaine, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and a Warrant for Failure to Appear. Also arrested was Daniel M. Heifner, 30, of Cove, on Charges of Possession of Meth/Cocaine, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Criminal Impersonation 2nd Degree, Fleeing, Driving Left of Center, Driving on a Suspended Driver’s License and
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POLICE Careless/Prohibited Driving. Additionally arrested was Timothy L. McCoy, 24, of Broken Bow, OK, on Charges of Possession of Meth/Cocaine, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Driving on a Suspended Driver’s License, No Liability Insurance, Faulty Equipment, Leaving the Scene of an Accident and Improper Use of a Tag, Title or Registration. Report from complainant on Polk 17 near Vandervoort of a break-in, nothing appeared to be missing. Investigation continues. Traffic stop led to Citations for Driving on a Suspended Driver’s License and No Liability Insurance being issued to Michael L. Brown, 29, of Mena. May 30, 2015 Report from complainant at Lake Wilhelmina Campground near the Rocky community of the theft of a gas can, valued at $80.00. Investigation continues. May 31, 2015 Report of a structure fire on First Street in Hatfield. Investigation continues into the origin of the fire. Traffic stop led to the arrest of Adam C. Stoeckinger, 18, of Mena, on a Charge of Possession of an
CONT. FROM PAGE 30 Intoxicating Liquor by a Minor. A 17year-old Hatfield female was issued Citations for Faulty Equipment and No Vehicle License, and was issued a Juvenile Citation for Minor in Possession of Alcohol. The juvenile was released to the custody of a parent/ guardian. A 16-year-old Mena male was issued a Juvenile Citation for Possession of a Controlled Substance. The juvenile was released to the custody of a parent/guardian. Report from complainant on Highway 71 South near the Hatton community of the theft of household appliances and rims with tires, all valued at $600.00. Investigation continues. Report of damage done by vehicles to a church yard on First Street in Vandervoort. Suspects advised that they would repair the damage.
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Polk County Sheriff’s Office worked three vehicle accidents this week.
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Polk County Detention Center Jail Population: 28 Incarcerated Inmates; 17 Inmates currently on the Waiting List for a State Facility, of which 9 are currently out of jail on a monitoring system.
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