Lum & Abner 2017

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While you are in town for the festival, stop by the

Limetree Restaurant

Welcome to Mena & the MEDI SHOP PHARMACY Phar�acy for Your Health Lum & Abner Festival!

Festival Vendors Welcome!

FAMILY RESTAURANT • FRIENDLY SERVICE

6am-9pm • 7 days a week • Fri., Sat. & Sun. Breakfast Buffet 804 Hwy. 71 North • 479-394-4702 • Take out orders welcome.

Catering Available.

479-394-1222 1400 Hwy 71 N, Mena

Owners: Gary & Danny Miner

Bob Geyer Pharm. D.

Pharmacist

204 Hwy. 71 S at 2nd St. Phone: 479-394-3254 Toll Free: 866-575-9594

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Friday, June 2nd Swifty Swine Pig Racing

8 am 9 am 9:45 am 10 am

Tres Agaves Cove Taco Throwdown

Please help us keep Janssen Park and our community clean! Trash cans & recycle bins are dispersed throughout the park. Please use these to properly dispose of your trash, paper, cans, etc.

Thank you!!!

Zorbi Balls

10:30 am 11 am 11:30 am 12 pm 12:30 pm 1 pm 2 pm 2:30 pm 3 pm 4 pm 4:30 pm 5 pm 6 pm 6:30 pm 7 pm 8:30 pm

Saturday, June 3rd 8 am 9 am

Union Bank of Mena

10 am 10:15 am 10:30 am 11 am 11:30 am

CHECK OUT OUR 31st ANNIVERSARY SPECIALS!!

Skyline Cafe Thursday - Tuesday 5:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Closed Wednesdays

DINE IN OR USE OUR DRIVE THROUGH Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Closed Sunday

Celebrating our 31st Anniversary!

Stop by and sign up for prizes!

LOCATED IN THE NORTHSIDE SHOPPING CENTER • 394-6201

618 Mena St.

479-394-5152

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Seniors (55+) Fishing Derby Ouachita Quilt Show Opens, Historic Armory Physically Challenged Fishing Derby Opening Ceremonies, Stage Vendor Booths Open The Outlaws Gunfighter Group Swifty Swine Swimming & Racing Pig Show Donnie Pitchford Sketching Program, Stage The Outlaws Gunfighter Group Live Music - The Rose Family Band, Stage Swifty Swine Swimming & Racing Pig Show The Outlaws Gunfighter Group Live Music - Stella Dee, Stage Swifty Swine Swimming & Racing Pig Show The Outlaws Gunfighter Group Live Music - Richie Owens, Stage Swifty Swine Swimming & Racing Pig Show Ouachita Quilt Show Closes The Outlaws Gunfighter Group Live Music - Lana Gail & Gail Force, Stage Swifty Swine Swimming & Racing Pig Show Live Music - Ricochet, Stage

12 pm 12:30 pm 1 pm 2 pm 2:30 pm 3 pm S 4 pm 4:30 pm 5 pm 6 pm 6:30 pm 7 pm 8:30 pm

Car Show Registration & 5K Walk/Run Ouachita Quilt Show Opens, Historic Armory Kids (ages 5-12) Fishing Derby Opening Ceremonies , Stage Vendor Booths Open 3 on 3 Basketball Tourney, Mena Depot RE/MAX Baby Crawlin’ Contest The Outlaws Gunfighter Group Swifty Swine Swimming & Racing Pig Show RE/MAX Baby Crawlin’ Contest Taco Throwdown Taco Sales Begin Donnie Pitchford Sketching Program, Stage The Outlaws Gunfighter Group Live Music - Gatling and Hoffpauir, Stage Swifty Swine Swimming & Racing Pig Show The Outlaws Gunfighter Group Live Music - The Leon Page Band, Stage Lum & Abner Car Show Awards wifty Swine Swimming & Racing Pig Show The Outlaws Gunfighter Group Live Music - Highway 31, Stage Swifty Swine Swimming & Racing Pig Show Ouachita Quilt Show Closes The Outlaws Gunfighter Group Live Music - The Warewolves, Stage Swifty Swine Swimming & Racing Pig Show Live Music - The Crumbs, Stage

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2017 Annual Lum & Abner Festival Activities

he Mena A d ve r ti si ng & P r om oti on C om m i si on w oul d l i ke to i nvi te yo u to j oi n the f un at the 4 0 th A nnual L um & A b ner F est i va l , Ju ne 2 & 3 , 2 0 17 . V oted “ B est N ew F est i va l i n A r ka nsa s” i n 2 0 0 6 b y the A r ka nsa s F est i va l & E ve nts A so ci ati on and “ T op 2 0 E ve nts i n the Southeast ” i n 2 0 10 b y the Southeast T our i sm Soci ety , the f est i va l has r ece i ve d st atew i d e p ub l i ci ty i n va r i ous new sp ap er s, sp eci al ty p ub l i ca ti ons, and tel evi si on.

T hi s ye ar ’ s f est i va l p r om i se s al l of the tr ad i ti onal f avo r i tes… p l us a f ew new ones su r e to p l ease !

Live Entertainment on the Festival Stage G r eat m usi c has b eco m e a hal l m ar k of the L um & A b ner F est i va l .

B oth d ays ther e w i l l b e l i ve m usi c on the A l esh i r e E l ect r i c E nter tai nm ent Stag e f r om 12 : 3 0 p .m . to 10 : 0 0 p .m , w i th so m ethi ng f or eve r yo ne i ncl ud i ng r ock, co untr y , g osp el , b l ueg r ass, and m or e. A w ar d - w i nni ng co untr y su p er g r oup R i co ch et w i l l b e p r ese nti ng a f r ee co nce r t on F r i d ay , Ju ne 2 at 8: 3 0 p m . O p eni ng f or R i co ch et i s L ana G ai l and G ai l F or ce , w ho take the st ag e at 6: 3 0 p m . T he Satur d ay ni g ht head l i ner i s T he C r um b s, a tal ented b l ueg r ass and f ol k tr i o w ho w i l l p er f or m b eg i nni ng at 8: 3 0 p m . Satur d ay’ s ni g ht’ s op eni ng act i s T he W ar ew ol ve s, a b and w i th a uni q ue so und al l i ts ow n, a co m b i nati on of r ed - d i r t, co untr y , b l ues, and j azz. See the F est i va l ’ s sch ed ul e of eve nts f or a co m p l ete l i s t of enter tai nm ent act s.

D on’ t f or g et yo ur l aw nch ai r s!

Lum & Abner Car, Truck, Corvette & Motorcycle Show P r ese nted b y the P ol k C ounty D eve l op m ental C enter , r eg i st r ati on f or the L um & A b ner C ar , T r uck, C or ve tte & Motor cycl e Show i s f r om 8 a.m . to 11 a.m . on Satur d ay , Ju ne 3 . N o p r e- r eg i st r ati on i s r eq ui r ed .

E nj oy a g r eat se l ect i on of b eauti f ul ca r s, tr ucks, co r ve ttes, and m otor cyl es d i sp l aye d i n the hi st or i c Ja nsse n P ar k. R eg i st r ati on f ee i s $ 2 0 . A l l p r oce ed s g o to P ol k C ounty

Developmental Center. Free t-shirts to first 75 entries. Dash plaques goodie bags for first 100 entries. Tons of door prizes, a 50/50 Pot, and a Wipe Out Board. Awards to be p r ese nted at 3 p .m .

Swifty Swine Swimming and Racing Pig Show N ew thi s ye ar i s the Sw i f ty Sw i ne Sw i m m i ng and R aci ng P i g Show . I t i s a m ust se e and su r e to b e a f est i va l f avo r i te!

There will be five of these family-friendly, fun swimming- and pig-racing shows each day of the f est i va l , f eatur i ng “ A m er i ca ’ s F ast est Sw i ne.” T he f un w i l l b eg i n at 11 a.m . b oth d ays.

The Outlaws Gunfighter Group The Outlaws Gunfighter Group will thrill the audience w i th thei r co m i ca l , ye t authenti c, ol d w est co w b oy sh ow ! T he g r oup w i l l enter tai n f r om thei r ow n O l d W est T ow n se tup i n the p ar k. T hese f am i l y and ki d f r i end l y sh ow s w i l l take p l ace thr oug hout the d ay on F r i d ay and Satur d ay and has b eco m e a L um & A b ner F est i va l f avo r i te.

Meet Donnie Pitchford, Cartoonist of “Lum & Abner” B oth d ays of thi s ye ar ’ s f est i va l , yo u ca n m eet D onni e P i tch f or d – “ L um & A b ner ” co m i c st r i p w r i ter , ca r tooni st , and vo i ce act or at the hi st or i c ca b i n i n Ja nsse n P ar k. H e w i l l al so b e d oi ng a sp eci al ske tch i ng p r og r am b oth d ays on the A l esh i r e E l ect r i c E nter tai nm ent Stag e at 11: 3 0 a.m .

Vendors V end or s f r om near b y st ates, as w el l as l oca l cr af ter s, ar ti sa ns, and m or e w i l l b e of f er i ng thei r i tem s at thi s ye ar ’ s f est i va l . V end or s i ncl ud e a w i d e va r i ety of ar ts & cr af ts – w i th m any l oca ted i n the U ni on B ank of Mena’ s B i g A r ts and C r af ts T ent. F ood ve nd or s w i l l of f er so m e tast y tr eats, su ch as, b ar b ecu e, taco s, ham b ur g er s, g r i l l ed p or k ch op s, al ong w i th f est i va l f avo r i tes l i k e f unnel ca ke s, p or k r i nd s, co r n d og s, nach os and ke ttl e co r n.

The First Annual Lum & Abner Festival Taco Throwdown W ho m ake s the b est taco CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

816 South Mena St., Mena

MENA REAL ESTATE

Buy One Pork Sandwich, Get One Free on Tuesday

Breakfast Specials - Lunch Specials Ask About Catering

(479) 394-5000 www.MenaRealEstate.com

BABY CRAWLING CONTEST

Saturday, June 3rd 10:15 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.

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What’s New for the 40th Annual Lum & Abner Festival?

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ve r the p ast 4 0 ye ar s, the L um & A b ner F est i va l has r eg ul ar l y ad d ed new and d i f f er ent eve nts and act i vi ti es to the f est i va l f avo r i tes to ke ep the F est i va l f r esh and i nter est i ng f or f est i va l - g oer s. T hat i s no d i f f er ent f or the 2 0 17 f est i va l w hi ch f eatur es a num b er of new act i vi ti es su r e to enter tai n yo ung and ol d al i ke , f r om the new T aco T hr ow d ow n f ood co m p eti ti on to p i g r aci ng ( ye s, that’ s r i g ht – p i g r aci ng ! ) ..

Swifty Swine Swimming and Racing Pig Show O ne of the m ost uni q ue new attr act i ons f or thi s ye ar ’ s L um & A b ner F est i va l i s the Sw i f ty Sw i ne Sw i m m i ng and R aci ng P i g Show . I f yo u have neve r b een to a p i g r ace , yo u ar e i n f or a r eal tr eat. T hese l i ttl e p i g g i es d o not r ace f or the m oney; no, i nst ead they r ace f or the co oki e w ai ti ng f or them at the end of the finish line Boasting America s Fastest wine, this show is a must see and sure to be a festival favorite. There will be five of these famil y- f r i end l y , f un sw i m m i ng - and p i g - r aci ng sh ow s eac h d ay of the f est i va l , w i th the f un b eg i nni ng at 11 a.m . b oth d ays.

The First Annual Lum & Abner Festival Taco Throwdown

W ho d oesn ’ t l ove a g ood taco ? W e d o i n Mena and ther e has b een m or e than one ar g um ent ab out w ho m ake s the b est taco i n W est A r ka nsa s . T hat ar g um ent w i l l b e se ttl ed thi s ye ar i n thi s new L um & A b ner F esti va l eve nt sp onso r ed b y T r es A g ave s C ove . T he T aco T hr ow d ow n f ood co m p eti ti on w i l l b e taki ng p l ace on Satur d ay , Ju ne 3 r d as team s c om p ete for not only bragging rights but also cash prizes for first, second, and third p l ace s i n thi s op en- ca teg or y co m p eti ti on. B etter ye t, f r om 11: 3 0 am - 1 p m on Satur d ay , co ntest ants w i l l b e se l l i ng thei r taco s to the p ub l i c. Y um – CONTINUED ON PAGE 17

Visit the

Lum & Abner Jot ‘Em Down Store & Museum

Design exactly what you want!

Business Cards, Postcards/Invitations, Letterhead/Envelopes, Copies, Fax Service, Lamination also available!

822 Mena St. • Mena, AR 71953 Phone/Fax: 479-394-7377 ponyprint@gmail.com Tuesday - Friday 9am - 5:30pm Kathy Burks, Owner

May 31, 2017

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 15 i n W est A r ka nsa s? T hat ar g um ent w i l l b e se ttl ed thi s ye ar i n thi s new L um & A b ner F esti va l eve nt sp onso r ed b y T r es A g ave s C ove . T he T aco T hr ow d ow n w i l l b e taki ng p l ace on Satur d ay , Ju ne 3 r d . F r om 11: 3 0 am - 1 p m , co ntest ants w i l l b e se l l i ng thei r taco s to the p ub l i c. Y um !

Helicopter Rides T he enor m ousl y p op ul ar hel i co p ter r i d es p r ovi d ed b y A r ka nsa s H el i co p ter s w i l l b e b ack i n 2 0 17 and ava i l ab l e b oth F r i d ay and Satur d ay . Make p l ans now to g et a “ b i r d ’ s eye ” vi ew of the L um & A b ner F est i va l and Mena on one of these sce ni c r i d es.

5K Walk/Run T hi s ye ar ’ s L um & A b ner F est i va l 5 K W al k/ R un – sp onso r ed b y N onStop F i tness – w i l l b oth st ar t and end at Ja nsse n P ar k, g oi ng b y the ch i l d hood hom e of C het L auck – “ L um ” – al ong the r oute! T he eve nt w i l l ki ck of f at 8 a.m . on Satur d ay , Ju ne 3 . R eg i st r ati ons w i l l b e acce p ted unti l 7 : 3 0 am on r ace d ay . E ntr y f ee i s j ust $ 3 0 and i ncl ud es a L um & A b ner 5 K W al k/ R un t- sh i r t. F i r st , Seco nd and T hi r d p l ace w i nner s i n each d i vi si on w i l l b e aw ar d ed m ed al s .

3 on 3 Basketball A l w ays a p op ul ar eve nt i s the L um & A b ner F est i va l 3 on 3 B aske tb al l T our nam ent hel d on Sher w ood Str eet. E ve nt t- sh i r ts w i l l b e i ncl ud ed w i th the r eg i st r ati on f ee. T he w i nni ng team s w i th r ece i ve m ed al s. R eg i st r ati ons w i l l b e honor ed unti l 9 am , Ju ne 3 . T he tour nam ent b eg i ns at 10 a.m . on Satur d ay , Ju ne 3 .

Fishing Derbies O nce ag ai n b ei ng or g ani ze d b y the l oca l B .P .O .E . ( E l ks) w i th assi st ance b y the A r ka nsa s G am e & F i sh C om m i si on, the d er b i es w i l l of f er 3 d i f f er ent ca teg or i es: Seni or s ( 5 5 + ) , p hysi ca l l y ch al l eng ed and ch i l d r en ag es 5 - 12 . See sch ed ul e f or exa ct ti m es f or each d i vi si on. T he d er b i es w i l l b e hel d at the p ond s i n Ja nsse n P ar k.

T her e i s no need to p r e- r eg i st er and no co st to p ar ti ci p ate. B r i ng yo ur ow n tackl e and b ai t.

RE/MAX Baby Crawlin’ Contest T he f est i va l that cl ai m s “ so m ethi ng f or eve r yo ne” hol d s tr ue to the cl ai m ! Mena R E / MA X sp onso r s thi s eve nt w hi ch i s hel d on Satur d ay of the f est i va l . R eg i st r ati on i s on- si te and r ace ti m es ar e at 10 : 15 am and 11: 0 0 a.m . on Satur d ay , Ju ne 3 . F or ad d i ti onal i nf or m ati on, co ntact Mena R E / MA X at 4 7 9 - 3 9 4 - 5 0 0 0 .

Come and celebrate the Lum & Abner Festival

at Janssen Park

JUNE 2 &3 Welcome to Mena from Mena • Hatfield • Wickes | unionbankofmena.com

in Pine Ridge on Hwy 88 20 miles East of Mena.

Located in the original general stores on the National Register of Historic Places.

Monday 10 am - 2 pm, Tuesday - Saturday 9 am - 4 pm & Sunday Noon - 4 pm

870-326-4442

Mena

MEMBER

909 Mena Street

(479) 216-3584

Over 70 Vendors Indoors

Welcome to Lum & Abner OPEN TUES. - FRI. 10 AM - 5 PM SAT. 10 AM - 4 PM • CLOSED SUN. & MON.

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CONTINUED FROM PAGE 16 and that m ake s eve r yo ne a w i nner !

Zorbi Balls

A l so new thi s ye ar i s the Z or b i B al l T r ack. I n thi s new attr act i on, f est i va l - g oer s ar e ab l e to g et i nto a Z or b b al l ( al so kn ow n as H um an H am ts er B al l ) and navi g ate ar ound the Z or b i B al l T r ack. N ot onl y w i l l thi s b e su p er f un to d o, i t w i l l al so b e so m ethi ng f un to w atch !

Have Your Picture Taken With Lum and Abner

This year - for the first time - visitors to the um Abner Festival can have their p i ct ur e take n w i th L um and A b ner ! T hat’ s r i g ht – the f est i va l w i l l of f er a uni q ue w her e vi s i tor s ca n co m e and take a p i ct ur e of them se l ve s w i th our d yn am i c d uo. T he cu t- out w i l l b e ad j ace nt to the hi st or i c ca b i n i n Ja nsse n P ar k and vi si tor s ar e i nvi ted to take thei r p i ct ur e and sh ar e that p i ct ur e on Soci al Med i a w i th al l of thei r f r i end s and f am i l y the f un that they ar e havi ng at the 4 0 th A nnual L um & A b ner F est i va l !

So Much to See and Do at the Lum & Abner Festival

W hi l e m any ar e su r e to enj oy the new eve nts and act i vi ti es at the 4 0 th A nnual L um & A b ner F est i va l , ther e w i l l st i l l b e m any of the f est i va l f avo r i tes and other g r eat thi ng s to se e and d o at the f est i va l . I n ad d i ti on to the new attr act i ons, the f est i va l w i l l f eatur e l i v e m usi c b oth d ays on the A l esh i r e E l ect r i c E nter tai nm ent Stag e, the U ni on B ank of Mena A r ts & C r af ts B i g T ent, the L um & A b ner C ar , T r uck, C or ve tte & Motor cyl e Show , the Ouachita uilt how, great festival food, gunfighting reenactments, fishing derbies, op p or tuni ti es to m eet D onni e P i tch f or d – ca r tooni st of the “ L um and A b ner “ co m i c st r i p , a 5 K W al k/ R un, a 3 on 3 b aske tb al l tour nam ent, the R E / MA X b ab y cr aw l i n’ co ntest , a trac less train, in atables, activities for children, and so much more T he f un b eg i ns each d ay at 10 am and g oes unti l 10 p m each ni g ht. E ve r yo ne i s i nvi ted to co m e enj oy thi s f am i l y f r i end l y f est i va l . G o to w w w .vi si tm ena.co m or ca l l 4 7 9 - 3 9 4 83 5 5 f or m or e i nf or m ati on.

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Join in the Fun of the Lum & Abner 5K Walk/Run T

he L um & A b ner F est i va l 5 K W al k/ R un sp onso r ed b y N on- Stop F i tness w i l l b e taki ng p l ace on Satur d ay , Ju ne 3 , 2 0 17 .

T he r ace w i l l b oth st ar t and end at hi st or i c Ja nsse n P ar k, g oi ng b y the ch i l d hood hom e of C het L auck – “ L um ” – al ong the r oute. R eg i st r ati ons w i l l b e acce p ted unti l 7 : 3 0 am on r ace d ay . E ntr y f ee i s j ust $ 3 0 and i ncl ud es a L um & A b ner 5 K W al k/ R un t- sh i r t. T he eve nt w i l l ki ck of f at 8 a.m ., r ai n or sh i ne.

All fitness levels are welcome. This event is designed for the whole family to enj oy . F i r st , Seco nd and T hi r d p l ace w i nner s i n each d i vi si on w i l l b e aw ar d ed m ed al s to b e p r ese nted on the A l esh i r e E l ect r i c E nter tai nm ent Stag e.

A f ter the r ace , b e su r e to enj oy the m any eve nts and act i vi ti es of the 4 0 th A nnual L um & A b ner F est i va l . I n ad d i ti on to the 5 K W al k/ R un, the f est i va l w i l l f eatur e l i ve m usi c b oth d ays on the A l esh i r e E l ect r i c E nter tai nm ent Stag e, the U ni on B ank of Mena A r ts & C r af ts B i g T ent, the L um & A b ner C ar , T r uck, C or ve tte otorcycle how, the Ouachita uilt how, great festival food, gunfighting reenactments, pig races, the Taco Throwdown food competition, fishing derbies, op p or tuni ti es to m eet D onni e P i tch f or d – ca r tooni st of the “ L um and A b ner “ co m i c strip, the / A baby crawlin contest, a trac less train, in atables, activities for ch i l d r en, and so m uch m or e!

T he f est i va l f un b eg i ns b oth F r i d ay , Ju ne 2 and Satur d ay , Ju ne 3 at 10 am and g oes unti l 10 p m each ni g ht. E ve r yo ne i s i nvi ted to co m e enj oy thi s f am i l y f r i end l y f est i va l . G o to w w w .vi si tm ena.co m or ca l l 4 7 9 - 3 9 4 - 83 5 5 f or m or e i nf or m ati on.

Lum & Abner Festival

Nidec Pavilion-Janssen Park Friday, June 2nd • Saturday, June 3rd

Fundraiser to support Clarice’s Room of Hope

$5 - Smoked Bologna Sandwich

(Includes Chips, Lil Debbie Snack Cake, Water)

$2 - Pig-On-A-Stick (Grilled Pork Chop)

Providing comfort and hope for cancer patients.

Free Wigs, Breast Prosthesis, and other Outreach Services Available:

$1 - Jalapeno-On-A-Stick $1 - Bottled Water

WE CAN DO IT ALL!

LICENSED RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CONTRACTOR

Welcome to Mena and the

G as C ards • U ti lti ty B i lls • L odg i ng V olu nteer Trans p ortati on

To inspire, encourage, and restore hope for persons affected by cancer and hair loss disorders.

Local Non-Profit Teena Brown - Founder • 403 Morrow N., Suite C • Mena, AR 71953

JAMES EARL TURNER (479) 234-6244 ERIC TURNER (479) 243-5549

Telissa Montgomery 205 N Morrow, Mena 479-394-1181