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March 25, 2015
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Queen is Now Hiring
Spring has Sprung!
BY LEANN DILBECK A job fair is scheduled this Saturday, March 28, for part-time job openings at Queen Wilhelmina State Park Lodge that is expected to reopen in early summer. Progress on the renovation is “advancing quickly,” as Arkansas State Parks Director Greg Butts told The Pulse. The lodge wing is complete with only minor CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
Business Community Gathers for Annual Chamber Celebration
BY MELANIE BUCK There was record attendance during last Tuesday night’s annual Mena/Polk County Chamber Banquet as the county’s business sector gathered to celebrate together in the Ouachita Center at Rich Mountain Community College. The evening began with a silent auction and ‘Heads or Tails’ game. While the crowd was catered by Paisano’s Italian from Scratch restaurant Hunter’s Auction Service presented a live auction. SEE COMPLETE SPECIAL SECTION 17-28
RMCC to Host Mock ‘Shark Tank’ Competition
PHOTO BY LEANN DILBECK • PULSE
Mother Nature has officially declared that spring has sprung as some of the season’s earliest arrivals are in full bloom around the county. Many of the county’s public parks were bustling with activity Monday as all area public school students are enjoying the much anticipated Spring Break.
(MENA, Ark.) Rich Mountain Community College (RMCC) has been awarded another “Operation Jumpstart- First Step” (OJS) grant. This program is funded in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture with the support of the Arkansas Women’s Business Center, a Project of Winrock International and the U.S. Small CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
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