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Community Poised to Host the Ouachita Arts Celebration BY MELANIE BUCK • news@mypulsenews.com The Downtown Arts District will be transformed this weekend as the area is poised to host the annual Ouachita Arts Celebration, Saturday, November 5th. The event has garnered strong community partnerships that continues to help it grow and soar in popularity, attracting locals and tourists alike. The event is a huge and eclectic collaboration of partnerships from businesses to artists to students and organizers credit many humble volunteers that begin working months in advance behind the scenes to produce the one-day event. CONTINUED ON PAGE 14

Record Numbers Casting Ballots Before Election Day

Shooting Suspect Remains at Large BY MELANIE BUCK • news@mypulsenews.com A local man remains on the run as of press-time, following a shooting incident on Monday, October 31st, near Acorn. The Polk County Sheriff’s Department issued a BOLO ( Be On the Look-Out) on Monday night j ust before 9 p.m. for Ed Martin, CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

Courthouse Receiving Masonry Repairs BY MELANIE BUCK • news@mypulsenews.com

The Polk County Courthouse is receiving some much needed exterior work as part of a Restoration Grant given by the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced in July 20 16 that the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, had awarded $ 2,8 42,8 6 2 in grants for proj ects in 54 Arkansas counties—i ncluding Polk County—t hrough its County Courthouse Restoration Subgrant, Historic Preservation Restoration rant, Certified ocal o ern ent Subgrant and ain Street Downtown Revitalization Grant programs. Thirty-two proj ects shared $ 9 7 8 ,0 6 9 in Historic Preservation Resto-

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EARLY VOTING continues at the olk ounty ffice omplex on ine Street in Mena through 6 p.m. Monday, November . olk ounty lerk Terri Harrison said it is the largest early voting turn out she has seen in her 1 years in office. olls will be open from 0 a.m. until 0 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 8. For a complete list of polling stations and our full report on the large voter turn out, see complete story on page 1 .

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Kropp Chosen as Arts Educator Award Local Couple Honored with Governor’s Arts Award Winner

ena High School Drama teacher, Jessica Kropp, has been selected to receive a high honor for her hard work and dedication to all things theatre. Kropp will be recognized as Theatre Sq uared’s 20 16 Arts Educator Award Winner at the Gala for Education and Access on Thursday, November 3rd, at 6 :0 0 pm at the Fayetteville Town Center. “ We value Ms. Kropp’s talent and passion for the arts and the impact she has made and continues to make on the students in our district,” said MHS administration. When Kropp learned she would be honored with TheatreSq uared’s Arts Educator Award, she said, “ I was so encouraged and grateful. It is such a wonderful thing to be recognized for the work that you put your heart and soul and time into each day. TheatreSq uared is the Northwest Arkansas’s only year-round professional theatre. It produces thought-provoking and entertaining plays and is an outstanding resource or theatre teachers. They ha e co e the last fi e years to ena to do a content specific show oe Show, History Show, etc . They ha e also helped e get grants to get professional theatre artists to come to Mena to teach 1-3 day workshops on playwrighting, improv, and stage combat. They also have reasonably priced theatre teacher professional development in the su er. ha e gone to fi e years o their training, and ha e beco e a uch better artist, teacher, and leader because of it, and therefore I am awed that they would choose to honor me.” Kropp’s most recent proj ect is a production of the increasingly popular Seussical the Musical, a musical based on the antics of The Cat in the Hat. Everyone is invited support the arts and enj oy a per or ance o Seussical at the HS C on Saturday, o . th at p and Sunday, o . th at 2:30 pm.

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am and Barbara Tobias, of Mena, are recipients of a prestigious award given by The Arkansas Arts Council, an agency of the Department of Arkansas Heritage. The Arkansas Arts Council recently announced the recipients o the o ernor s rts wards, and the Tobias’s as the recipients of the Arts Community Development Award. For 26 years, the Governor’s Arts Awards program has recognized individuals and corporations for their outstanding contributions to the arts in Arkansas. Each year, the recipients are nominated by the public and then selected by an independent panel of arts professionals from around the state. Each of the recipients will be honored at a ceremony in the spring and will receive an original work of art created by Arkansas artist, Elizabeth James, of Springdale. For the past 15 years, Sam and Barbara Tobias have provided generous support to SouthWest Artists, Inc., a community-based arts organization in ena ounded in . They ha e donated their ti e, talents and financial support to uphold the organi ation s ission o bringing art to the people o ol County. Since SouthWest Artists, Inc., purchased a historic storefront property CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

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Stanley Announces Sale of Both SUBWAY® Restaurants V BY LEANN DILBECK• editor@mypulsenews.com

ic i Stanley has o ficially announced the sale o her two Subway restaurants Hwy South al art in ena to endy Sho fit and ay ana iese. Stanley was the first to bring the ranchise to ena in and said that a ter years, she s ready to retire. Stanley said the decision was so ewhat an e otional one because o the connections and relationships that she has built in the co unity since relocating to ena ro Cali ornia. Stanley e plained that her husband, ay, beca e ery ill three years ago and she is his pri ary caregi er. She said along with that, and wanting to spend ore ti e with grandbabies, she new the ti e was right. t s bittersweet. This has been y li e didn t e en now anybody when we o ed here ro Cali ornia and because o this place Subway got to now and ser e this co unity. t s just been wonder ul and can t than the co unity enough or all o their support. Stanley said that the decision was ade a bit easier by getting to now the ieses and Sho fit. They ha e owned and operated a Subway ranchise in aldron or the last years and were loo ing to e pand. ana and endy are sisters so it, too, is a a ily owned operation with ana being the boots on the ground and endy handling all o the behind the scenes o the operation. Stanley said it just clic ed as the two a ilies began discussing the possible sale and disco ered that their business philosophy, standards and iews o ser ing the co unity were ery si ilar. ale herry ro Subway Corporate, who has wor ed with the two a ilies through the deal, agreed. Their personalities were a good fit. They ha e the sa e high goals or their business. They share the sa e co it ent, dri e and passion or the people end o this business and to be on top o e erything in their business. said herry. He added that it s ery co on within Subway or a ilies to own and operate ultiple stores. Subway is a ery co unity business. To us, it s all about the co unity, added Sho fit. She said that they plan to add i i or their custo ers and ios s. They plan to erge with what Stanley has built, but incorporate additional technology such as online ordering, paying with phone, etc. Hours will be the sa e but they do plan to host a grand re opening in early ece ber. or Stanley, she s loo ing orward to watching the continued success o Subway now that she has entrusted it to another co unity ocused a ily, all the while enjoying retired li ing

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Issue 7 Stricken from the Ballot along with Issues 4 & 5

BY MELANIE BUCK • news@mypulsenews.com

he election season began with se en issues on the r ansas ballot and ha e now been tri ed down to our. ssue joins ssues as being stric en ro the ballot a ter the r ansas Supre e Court issued their opinion on Thursday, ctober , . The r . Supre e Court in alidated around , signatures on the petition that allowed the issue to be placed on the ballot. ter re o ing the in alid signatures, only , alid signatures re ained, lea ing the issue al ost , signatures short. ssue , The r ansas edical Cannabis ct, would ha e supported legali ing edical arijuana or uali ying conditions, put the r ansas epart ent o Health in charge o i ple enting the progra , and allocating ta re enue to pro iding low income patients with medical marij uana. The act would also have allowed some patients to grow their own marij uana if they lived too far from a dispensary. easons or the in alid status and include petition gatherers did not co ply with rkansas laws on who can become a canvasser; signatures did not include an address or included only a . . o address can assers erified the petition be ore the oter signed it can asser chec ed an i proper bo can assers did not specifically witness the signatures. ssue also in ol es legali ing edical arijuana but di ers ro ssue on one main facet. U nder Issue 6 , medical marij uana could only be purchased through a dispensary, not a ‘ grow your own’ program. any o r ansas law a ers ha e opposed both ssues. r ansas o ernor sa Hutchinson s C, r ansas ar ureau ssociation, r ansas Hospital ssociation, do ens o legislators, and any ore ha e all oiced their concerns o er the legali ation of medical marij uana in the state. lthough early oting began on onday, ctober , and ssue still appears on the ballot, any votes cast for or against the issue will not be counted. arly oting will continue at the ol County fice Co ple at ine Street through onday, o e ber , . arly oting hours are ondays through ridays ro a. . p. . and Saturdays ro a. . p. . The Polk County Election Commission is encouraging voters to be informed ahead of time to help lessen proj ected long lines and wait times at the polls. The ballot is e ceptionally lengthy this year and has any candidates and issues or oters to consider. The eneral lection will be held on Tuesday, o e ber , when oters will need to visit their local polling station to cast their votes. See story on ront page or ore in or ation about polling station locations and hours of operation.

Third Annual Veteran’s Day Luncheon Planned F

or the third straight year, Dean Boyd, of Boyd Interiors, and his band of individuals and businesses will present a Veteran’s Day Luncheon to veteran’s and their families on Friday, November 11th. The luncheon will begin at a. . The enu includes ried catfish fillets and all the fi ings. ll eterans and their a ilies are in ited to co e eat or ree.

Seventh Annual Fall Festival this Weekend T

he th nnual all esti al is set or this riday and Saturday, o e ber th – 5th at the Polk County Fairgrounds. The Festival will be open from 9 – 6 on riday and on Saturday and will ha e all handcra ted and ho e ade ite s. There will be Caj un food, cotton candy, kettle corn, candy apples, funnel cakes, hamburgers nachos, chili dogs, a New Y ork-style hot dog machine, and many more goodies.

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God’s Feeding Hands Celebrates Nielson Speaks at Lions Club First Anniversary SUBMITTED

n the fall of 20 15, Kyong and Larry Weathersby began a new welfare ministry at ee es e, ena, r ansas and now celebrate their first anni ersary. espite a lac o resources, od i pressed upon the to step out in aith. One morning as Kyong was praying to the Lord, she mentioned that they needed at least , . in startup unds. She had posted their plans or the new inistry on aceboo . That ery orning, riends on aceboo started sending donations. ew days later, they recei ed a donation or , . . raise the ord, said eathersby. t really strengthened their aith in od. The eathersbys loo ed or a building that would eet their needs. y the grace o od, they ound a building with , s uare eet in ena, r ansas. This building has central heat and air, and included a 15-passenger van, which they are using to transport groceries. The eathersbys purchased the building or , . od brought se en staff members who dug in and helped renovate the building and give it fresh paint, inside and out. They ordered groceries, toiletries, ible Studies, Christian oo s and Christian s and eco ery progra s. od s eeding Hands ission Center had its grand opening on ctober , . Since opening, the ission Center has been ser ing appro i ately people each onth. t now has our sta e bers and si olunteers. yong says that the ission Center is not a filiated with, nor does it recei e unds, ro any church it is running totally on cash donations and grants, which allows the ission Center to purchase groceries, toiletry ite s, cleaning ite s, and ite s such as ibles, ible studies, reco ery s, egetarian coo ing progra s, Christian boo s, and other Christian s. ost o the groceries are ordered ro the i er alley egional ood an in ort S ith and cleaning supplies and toiletries ro ollar Tree and al art. od s eeding Hands ission Center has ade a big spiritual and physical i pact in the co unity. The ission Center is open e ery second and ourth onday o the onth ro a. . until noon, and they e pect to eed e en ore people in the near uture, as any are at ris o losing their ood sta ps. So ar, , people ha e recei ed ree groceries, ree toiletry ite s, and cleaning ite s, and people ha e recei ed the a ing acts ible Studies and any too copies o ibles, Christian oo s, egetarian Coo ing Show s, Christian s and eco ery s. the Holy Spirit i presses your heart to support this wonder ul inistry, you can send us ta deductible donation, said eathersby. onations can be sent to ee es e, ena, or you can donate online at www. ods eedingHands. co .

Henry Nielson, Independent candidate for District 20 House of Representatives spoke at the Mena Lions Club on Friday, October 28th. Nielson has many years experience working in the Houston, Texas mayor’s office, is a former boxer, has worked for FEMA and the United Nations, and has been a resident of Polk County for 15 years. He said, “Living in the major cities of the United States makes me appreciate living in Mena.” Nielson faces John Maddox, of Mena, for the District 20 seat in the November 8, 2016 General Election.

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AgVentures Comes to Acorn cvaught@uaex.edu Afterschool Program BY CARLA VAUGHT

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he U of A Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service is one of the many partners implementing the 21st Century Families Grant at Acorn campus this year. County Extension Agent Carla Vaught is spending every other Monday working with the program conducting a program called AgVentures. The number one concern of the extension advisory council agriculture committee in Polk County is the lack of knowledge among the general public about where their food comes from. AgVentures is a science based program developed by Vaught to help teach students about modern food production. Lessons include hands on activities as well as a presentation at each session about an aspect of a commodity produced in Polk County or a commodity trending at the time. This partnership and series of lessons are being designed to help students become more agriculture literate. Lessons touch on the economic impact of agriculture in Polk County as well as possible careers in agriculture science fields. The first session o g entures eatured table egg production. The students participated in a irtual field trip to an egg ar . ollowing their tour, students e aluated eggs and looked at the exterior and interior of eggs purchased in a local grocery store. They also got to loo at eggs produced in a local bac yard oc . This obser ation lead to learning about egg grades and uni or ity o a carton o eggs. ter the physical e aluation, a blind taste test of scrambled eggs was conducted. Students involved couldn’t distinguish any differences in any of the types of eggs. This lead to a discussion about the cost per dozen of eggs and whether they perceived any one type of egg should be priced higher than the others. Students were also challenged to eat a pickled q uail egg on Halloween. They certainly looked like “ eyeballs” . esson two too students to another poultry ar . This ti e it was a broiler oc irtual tour. The Alabama Extension service produced this tour and took youth on a tour from day one until catching at days o age. ollowing the tour, students learned to read ood labels and determine the nutritional value of a chicken q uesadilla prepared as a snack in the classroo . e ore each student could eat their snac , they had to tell aught the calorie count and how it would fit into their daily ood plan based on the y late nutritional guideline. Next lesson up for the month of November will be on turkey production and nutrition. For more information about youth programs conducted by the U of A Division of Agriculture Cooperati e tension Ser ice, contact the local ol County fice at e ueen Street in ena. ur phone nu ber is . e can be reached by e ail at cvaught@ uaex.edu

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Shooting Suspect

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age , o ena. artin is a Caucasian ale, , appro i ately lbs. He ed the scene ollowing the incident and was last seen dri ing a aroon Che y alibu, door, with r ansas license plate T , in the icinity o ast. His direction o travel was unknown at that time. The Sheri s epart ent has confir ed that artin is the suspect in the shooting that occurred at appro i ately p. . on onday e ening that injured one person. The icti , a year old white ale, was transported to ena egional Health Syste , be ore being taken to another hospital for surgery. Martin is considered to be armed and extremely dangerous. Sheriff-Elect Scott Sawyer ad ised that i you obser e d artin, do not approach hi . you see artin or ha e in or ation on his whereabouts, please contact your local law en orce ent or the ol County Sheri s epart ent at . This is a developing story and we will keep you posted on MyPulseNews.com and . as additional in or ation beco es a ailable.

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CONTINUED FROM FRONT PAGE Restoration Grants ( HPRG) , which distributes funds raised through the Real Estate Transfer Tax to rehabilitate buildings listed on the Arkansas or National Registers of Historic laces and owned by local go ern ents or not or profit organi ations. rant req uests totaled $ 1,56 2,56 3. Polk County received a $ 28 ,0 8 0 County Courthouse Restoration Grant for masonry restoration at the 19 39 courthouse that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Work began on October 18 th as crews began replacing missing and old cracked bricks. Polk County Judge Brandon Ellison said Harness oofing, nc., of Fort Smith was awarded the contract to fi the da aged masonry.

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Benigno Ferro Francisco, age 81, of Mena, died Monday, October 24, 2016 at the St. Vincent Hospital in Hot Springs. He was born on Tuesday, May 7, 1935 in Lima, Peru. Benigno came to the United States at a very young age and settled in Allentown, Pennsylvania where he worked for Lucent Technology for 32 years. After he retired, he and his wife, Melissa, moved to Acorn in 2001 to enjoy life. He enjoyed playing soccer, watching boxing, and going to the Senior Center in Mena. Benigno was a loving, compassionate husband, father, grandfather, uncle and friend, and will be missed by all who knew him. He is preceded in death by his parents. Benigno is survived by his wife, Melissa Francisco of Mena; his daughter, Rosalinda Starling of Houston, Texas; one brother, Enrique Francisco of Waldron; two grandchildren, Riley and Lars Starling of Houston,

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in 20 0 2, the Tobias’s have put their skills to use to give local artists much needed gallery space. Sam’s engineering and design talents have aided in the remodeling of the exhibit space, classroom space, and the gallery itchen. His photography and ideo s ills ha e benefited gallery pro otions. Barbara regularly uses her writing abilities to garner publicity for the organization through pro otional articles. She also secured a three year grant or the gallery s first e ecuti e director. n addition, she teaches classes in drawing, oil painting, fiber arts and writing.

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ELIZABETH DOBBS Elizabeth Dobbs, age 78, of Hatfield passed away Sunday, October 30, 2016 in Fort Smith,

Arkansas. She was born in Mena, Arkansas on February 11, 1938 to the late Homer Hammond and Georgia Harris Hammond. She was married to the late Roy C. Dobbs and was a loving homemaker. First and foremost she loved taking care of her family. Mrs. Dobbs also enjoyed gardening and listening to old gospel music. She was a loving and kind mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend to all who knew her. She will dearly be missed. She is survived by sons, Dewayne Dobbs of Hatfield, Arkansas, Jason Dobbs of Hat-

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November 2, 2016

THE POLK COUNTY PULSE

VOTE FOR HENRY T. NIELSON

INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE DISTRICT 20 STATE REPRESENTATIVE

LET’S MAKE THIS HAPPEN. NOW!

ELIMINATE FOOD TAX

THE HUNGER RELIEF ALLIANCE OF LITTLE ROCK REPORTS:ARKANSAS (pop 3-Million) HAS 200,000 UNDERNOURISHED CHILDREN. THIS IS A CRISIS. THE FUTURE HEALTH OF ARKANSAS IS AT STAKE. UNCHECKED, THE HUNGER CRISIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER CRIME RATES. IT WILL CREATE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DISEASES RESULTING IN ENORMOUS COSTS FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. THIS TAX IS LITERALLY TAKING FOOD OFF THE FAMILY TABLE.

MENA TOURIST HUB

MENA HAS MORE MOTELS, RESTAURANTS, AND SHOPS THAN ANY CITY WITHIN A 70-MILE RADIUS. TOURISTS CAN EAT, SHOP AND STAY IN MENA BEFORE VISITING THE MANY SITES AND PHENOMENA (THE “MENA” IN PHENOMENA) LOCATED NEARBY. JOBS!JOBS!JOBS!

CREATE PUBLIC TRANSIT

PUBLIC OFFICIALS HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE POSSIBILITY OF CREATING A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM TRAVELING FROM COSSATOT HIGH TO MENA HIGH, ALLOWING CITIZENS TO GO TO ALL THE MAJOR FINANCIAL, COMMERCIAL AND MEDICAL CENTERS ALONG HIGHWAY 71 FOR A NOMINAL FEE, INCREASING COMMERCE THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. JOBS! JOBS! JOBS!

CONSUMER RIGHTS

CONSUMERS NEED PROTECTION LAWS AND AN EASY PROCESS TO JUSTLY ADDRESS INFERIOR PRODUCTS AND SHODDY PRODUCTION

WORKER RIGHTS

IT IS UNJUST AND DAMAGING TO THE COMMUNITY WHEN A WORKER CAN BE FIRED BECAUSE OF SEEKING OTHER GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT. EVERYONE LOSES WHEN A CITIZEN IS RESTRAINED FROM APPLYING AND REACHING THEIR HIGHEST PRODUCTIVE ABILITIES. A WORKER IS ALSO IN BUSINESS TO ACQUIRE THE MOST PROFIT AND PRODUCE THE BEST PRODUCT POSSIBLE. PAID POLITICAL AD

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GEORGIA ANN STROTHER

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RUTH JULIA SHERMAN

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ears and a e ber of al ar apt st r n ena for o er ears e ala s anted people to lo e t e ord and do at s r t t as an e ellent ook and en o ed ak n er de led e s for r so als and er e on ake A on ake o e of er obb es n l ded se n , arden n and pla n a es t er fr ends t as a odl ot er, rand ot er, a nt and fr end and ll be ssed b all o kne er e s pre eded n deat b er parents er sband, ett er an da ter, nda e poon t ree brot ers, ard e k, a ond e k, and D e k and one s ster, ena ttle t s s r ed b er son and da ter n la , arr and en er an of as lle, Arkansas son n la , onn e poon and fe, ett of Hatfield fo r rand ldren, obb er an of n land, Arkansas, er orton of ttle o k, onn e or n of ena, and a e eless of ena n ne reat rand ldren se eral n e es and nep e s, and a ost of ot er relat es and fr ends neral ser es ll be ednesda , oe ber , at p at t e o ser a l neral Ho e apel t rot er arr er an, rot er obb er an and rot er Allen orton offi at n nter ent ll follo n t e ne rest e or al ark n ena s tat on ll be ednesda , oe ber , fro p t ll ser e t e at p at t e o ser a l neral Ho e apel n ena e fa l of t ants to send a er spe al t ank o to Dr nk and s staff and also t e staff at t e aks n ena allbearers ll be asters, onn e poon, aldo te, Jerr a lor, Ho ard arr, and ob arp n l e of o ers e or als an be ade to e aks, o t ena treet, ena, Arkansas 7 nl ne estbook bo serff o

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Vandervoort Elementary’s Perfect Attendance

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andervoort Elementary has announced students who earned perfect attendance during the 1st nine weeks of the 20 16 -20 17 school year. Those students are: Kindergarten: Aaron Jewell, Cambree Manning, Natalie Rushing, Jace Shouse, Joslyn Watkins. First Grade: Koda Bailey, Jakub Henry, Ashley Hopkins, Beaudy Lile, Karrie Parker. Second Grade: Ayden Arthur, Jayden Broach, Flint Dickerson, Michael Howard, Jamey Johnson, Rylee Manning, Dakota March, Weston Ross, Jade Watkins. Third Grade: Jacob Barrett, Blane Brett, Alexander Broach, Christopher Crane, Jaylunn Estes, Michael Howard, Carolina March, Dylon Morris, Elij ah Owens, Liliana Ruelas. Fourth Grade: Jennifer Arce, Landon Case, Mattie Ross, Jasmine Wilkinson. Fifth Grade: Caylynn Burke, Illiana Diaz De Leon, Brodie Dickerson, Falesha Harris, Meera Henry. Sixth Grade: Chyanne Brown, Hunter Burke, Austin Caramez, Mia Dixon, Jessica Green, Kimberly Hackworth, Daryle Hughes, Zachary McKee, Kylie Owens.

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AST Night Out showcases how students are making a difference in their communities through self-directed, service-oriented learning. During EAST Night Out, students in EAST get a chance to welcome partners in the school and the local community into their classroom, where they can demonstrate how their technology-infused education impacts those around them, celebrate the work already underway, and share plans for future endeavors. On October 20 , Cossatot River High School had stations January 6,how 201 set up that presented Garageband, the Green Screen, inal Cut ro, hotoshop, n scape, and rinting are beneficial to their program. Our visitors enj oyed posing in front of the Green Screen for a fun picture. The visitors also learned about the programs we use every day by watching demonstrations of Photoshop, Inkscape, Garageband, etc. They also learned about the constructive and creative potential of our new 3D Printer and how it functions. It was a learning experience for both the students and the community; we hope that they will think of us whenever a problem occurs in the community.

Vandervoort Elementary to Host Annual Veteran’s Day Program

andervoort Elementary will hold its annual Veteran’s Day Program on Thursday, November 10 , 20 16 at 1:30 p.m. in the Vandervoort Elementary Cafetorium. All family members, community members and Veteran’s are invited to attend.

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MHS Fine Arts to Present ‘Seussical the Musical’ SUBMITTED

he Mena High School Fine Arts Department is in high gear as they prepare for Seussical the Musical. Casting for the roles was held at the end of September and the cast, crew, and directors are rehearsing 4 days a week to prepare this great show for audiences of all ages. As the story begins, there is nothing but a bare stage with an odd red-and-white striped hat in the center. A small child, JoJo, discovers it and imagines what it could belong to, finally conjuring up the Cat in the Hat. The Cat creates the Seussian world around him and JoJo, and he acts as the narrator for the remainder of the musical, and is JoJo’s mentor during the play. The Cat in the Hat will be played by Kelsey Wiggins and JoJo is being played by Kiylee Hughes, the only non high school actor. Other well known Seuss characters with solos include: Horton the Elephant-Braden Purvis, Gertrude Mcfuzz-Abi McPherson, Mayzie Labird-Szilvia Fuleki, Sour Kangaroo-Sarah Rose, Mr. Mayor-Brynn Harvey, Mrs. Mayor-Hannah McDonald, and Y ertle the Turtle by Nick Sorel. Other characters are The Wickersham Brothers-Jimmy Dilbeck, Daniel Green, Rachel McCullen; The Bird Girls-Sophie Dennis, Lindsey Logan, Jocelyn Parsons; and Thing 1 & Thing 2 by Caroline Morgan and Nalu Pruitt. Director for this fabulous show is Jessica Kropp, Musical Director is Ferroll Taylor, set designer-Stephanie Ladd- all faculty members at MHS; student choreographers are Abi McPherson and Kelsey Wiggins, and the costume designer is Ruby K. Manis. Show dates for the public will be Saturday, November 19 at 7 :30 pm and Sunday, November 20 at 2:30 pm. Performances will be held at the Mena High School Performing Arts Center. Admission for the show is $ 5.0 0 .

F.L.A.S.H. C.A.T.S. Program Hosts Open House H

olly Harshman Elementary recently hosted Open House for their afterschool F.L.A.S.H. C.A.T.S. program. Parents were able to see what activities their children participate in through the program. Holly Harshman Elementary has programs in the mornings and afternoons. From 6 :45 a.m. – 7 :45 a.m., Monday through Friday, students can receive homework help and tutoring. In the afternoons, participants are fed a snack and dinner, paid for by a grant through the Department of Human Services. Paulette Crawford and Cindy Brevik head the program at HHE. They reserve time in the afternoons for homework and club time as well. Their clubs include: Computer Coding, Robotics, Drug Awareness and Violence Awareness, Cooking, Sewing, Science, Soccer, Basketball, Track, Scholastics, Geo-Motion, and more. They serve, on average, approximately 127 students in grades 3 – 5. Ananda Martin from Healthy Connections held a First Aid and CPR class for their Babysitting club during Open House.

MENA PUBLIC SCHOOL’S BREAKFAST MONDAY 11/7 Apple Cinnamon Muffin, cereal, string cheese, diced pears, grape juice, milk TUESDAY 11/8 Powdered sugar donuts, butterscotch oatmeal bar, mixed fruit, fruit blend juice, milk WEDNESDAY 11/9 Mini pancakes, Trix yogurt, animal crackers, applesauce, orange juice, milk THURSDAY 11/10 Cinnamon breakfast round, cereal, string cheese, raisins, cherry star juice, milk FRIDAY 11/11 Chocolate Muffin, yogurt, graham crackers, diced peaches, apple juice, milk MENA PUBLIC SCHOOL’S LUNCH MONDAY 11/7 E L E M E N T A R Y : Pizza sticks, cheeseburger, corn, broccoli, apple, juice, milk. M I D D L E S C H O O L : Pizza stick, sausage pizza, pepperoni pizza, chicken soft taco, corn, broccoli, apple. H I G H S C H O O L : Pizza stick, pizza choice, beef, chicken or cheese nachos, beef or chicken melt, chicken tenders, cheeseburger TUESDAY 11/8 E L E M E N T A R Y : Salisbury steak, noodles, BBQ rib patty sandwich, green beans, red pepper strips, orange, apple juice, milk. M I D D L E S C H O O L : Salisbury steak, noodles, BBQ rib patty sandwich, cheese pizza, pepperoni pizza, green beans, red pepper strips, orange. H I G H S C H O O L : Salisbury steak, pizza choice, beef, chicken, cheese nachos, beef or chicken taco, BBQ rib patty sandwich, hot dog, chicken sandwich, popcorn chicken burrito. WEDNESDAY 11/9 E L E M E N T A R Y : Orange popcorn chicken, broccoli, cilantro rice, chicken nuggets, breadstick, sweet potato tots, banana, grape juice, milk. M I D D L E S C H O O L : orange popcorn chicken, broccoli, cilantro rice, chicken nuggets breadstick sweet potato tots, bean quesadilla, banana, grape juice. H I G H S C H O O L : Orange popcorn chicken w/ broccoli, cilantro rice, popcorn chicken parmesan on flatbread, chicken tenders, hamburger, pizza choice, beef, chicken or cheese nachos, beef or chicken tacos, bean quesadilla. THURSDAY 11/10 E L E M E N T A R Y : Chicken penne rose pasta, breadstick, hot dog, black beans, cucumber-tomato salad, cantaloupe, orange juice, milk. M I D D L E S C H O O L : Chicken penne rose pasta, breadstick, cheeseburger pizza, pepperoni pizza, chicken fajita, black beans, celery sticks w/ ranch, cantaloupe. H I G H S C H O O L : Chicken penne rose pasta, jerk chicken & cheddar on flatbread, hot dog, chicken sandwich, beef or chicken taco, beef, chicken, or cheese nachos, chicken fajita, pizza choice FRIDAY 11/11 E L E M E N T A R Y : Pepperoni pizza, sloppy joe, baby carrots, coleslaw, fruit salad, juice, milk. M I D D L E S C H O O L : Cheese pizza, pepperoni pizza, nachos, chef salad, hot roll, spinach, baby carrots. H I G H S C H O O L : Vegetarian bean soup, sloppy joe, cheeseburger, chicken tenders, pizza choice, beef & bean nachos, beef, chicken or cheese nachos, beef or chicken tacos This weekly info proudly sponsored by:

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corn Elementary has announced their October Students of the Month. Students chosen have displayed excellent citizenship, exceptional academic effort/improvement and good attendance. Simple Simon’s Pizza, Goss Electronics, and Laark Enterprises provided lunch and games. Pictured left to right: Front Row: Caiden Hicks, 1st grade, son of Eric and Trista Hicks; Drake Anglin, 1st grade, son of Ina Lewis; Chance Hughes, 2nd grade, son of Ray and Anelise Hughes; Beau Rodgers, 1st grade, son of Justin and Dina Rodgers; Kaidon McQueen, Kindergarten, son of Rodney and Diana McQueen. Back Row: Emma Long, 4th grade, granddaughter of Marietta Ollar; Tyler Pippen, 4th grade, son of Quincy and Allison Pippen; Sean Rios, 5th grade, son of Will and Tammie Rios; Kaleigh Kimbrough, 5th grade, daughter of Teiona Kimbrough; Matthew Stout, 3rd grade, son of Steven and Angela Stout; Aaden Bissell, 3rd grade, son of Otis and Tosha.

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corn High School has announced their 1st Nine Weeks Honor Roll for students who earned all A’s and all A’s & B’s. Students who earned all A’s are: 6th Grade: Brookelyn Goss, Kaelin Harding, Westin Johnson, Rachael Miller, Lori Richardson, Braven Rodgers, Colton Tipton, Faith Tipton. 7th Grade: Jacob Lyle, Abbigail McCarroll, Abigail Nance, Justice Neufeld, Raeghan Weddle. 8th Grade: Corryn Holland, Halli Holland, Michael Lickly, Sarah Wallace. 9th Grade: Makenna Goss, Aubrey Harvey, Kacey Head, Brady Lyle, Haley Sandoval. 10th Grade: Makayla Anderson, Quynh Gwen Tran. 11th Grade: Zane Barr 12th Grade: Harley Dearing Students who earned all A’s & B’s are: 6th Grade: Allyson Bissell, Johnathan Bodkin, Zacharie Bodwell, Braylan Bohlman, Kirsten Gee, Charish Hill, Ericka Holliday, Emily Holloway, Michael Laing, Olivia Maechler, Reed McGee, Addyson Prewett, Makayla Sandoval, Gavin Strother, Dakota Sullivan, Rebekah Tipton, Rachael Weddle, Emily Whorton, Jayden Willborg, Addison Wood. 7th Grade: Adrianna Bates, Faith Brandon, Mason Cunningham, Kiersten Larucci, Abigail Smedley. 8th Grade: Haley Blair, Makayla Fall, Emmylynn Goss, Jaden Miller, Harlee Rodgers, Kimberly Strasner, Autumn Strother, Ryan Zuniga. 9th Grade: Vivian Harper, Minday Hibbs, Sophie Jackson, Matthew Nance, Andrew Philpot, Alexius Powell, Brody Webb. 10th Grade: Quan Jack Ha, Leo Jacinto, Tessa Kesterson, Haley Richardson. 11th Grade: Elizabeth Hachtel, Caici Hannaman, Bridgette Magness, Josey Webb. 12th Grade: Brooke Bates, Aaron Bissell, Nathan Chaney, Morgan Fagan, Dalton Lane, Nick Lyle, Alden Maywald, Blake McCourtney, Kaylea Shuey, Brittany Wilhite.

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ot only does it ta e ti e, it also ta es solid financial bac ing. ic Chris an, owner o erican rtisans, said any co e together to a e the e ent happen and they all support the e ent either financially or with in ind donations. The City o ena, ena , Cha ber o Co erce, and , in addition to sponsors and the owntown rts istrict are so e o the groups that help ensure the success o the day. ll o these play ari ous roles but it wouldn t happen without the , said Chris an. nd a ter the popularity o the first two years o the esti al, growth is be ing seen. This year, new attractions ha e been added and ore participants are ta ing part to a e the e ent bigger and better than e er. arbara To bias, e ber o ena rt allery, said the e ent, highlights local schools, businesses, non profits, CC, City o ena, anti ue stores, restaurants and any artists ro the co unity or an unusual day o un. round artists booths will line orth ena Street between aple and anssen, as the streets are bloc ed o or the esti al. usinesses that line the street in the rts istrict will also be open and each will ha e acti ities. uilding on the success o the first two street esti als, they will be clos ing an additional bloc o ena Street to acco odate a large group o pre war auto obiles. These cars will be on display showing the tre en dous handwor that went into the . intage Tin estoration o ena is helping organi e this addition to our esti al. They will e en ha e oc Hud son, ade a ous by the popular children s o ie, Cars, on hand as well, and will be a ailable to sit in and ha e your picture ta en. The rd nnual uachita rts Celebration will begin in the owntown rts istrict on orth ena Street at a. . on Saturday, o e ber th. on t iss local talent, art, cra ts, and ore in this one o a ind e ent. or a co plete schedule, see their ad on page .

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Will Webb - Retired Alaskan Bush Pilot BY RICK WRIGHT • r.wright@mypulsenews.com

Mena’s Will Webb has had an interesting life. He spent several years as a bush pilot in Alaska for starters. Webb was born in Purcell, Oklahoma, but was raised in northwest Arkansas, where the Regional Airport is now. “ I went to high school in Gentry, Arkansas,” said Webb. “ I graduated in 19 55 and j oined the Air Force right after graduation. I was in the Air Force for eight years.” ill enjoyed his ti e in the ir orce. hen first went in, thought d be there ore er, said ebb. ter eight years, de eloped a little bit o a medical problem and got a medical discharge. If not for that, I would have been in the Air Force until they got rid of me.” “ I really wasn’t interested in planes until I got out of the Air Force and we lived in Topeka Kansas,” said Webb. “ We lived out in the country and I passed a small dirt airport every time I went back and forth to work. I got kind of crossways with my boss. Every time I’d go by this airport I’d see these guys ying and thin , bet once they are up there they don t care uch about what the boss thin s So thought going to ha e to try that ysel . nd sure enough, got real interested in it. burnt y ill up with getting y Co ercial ating, nstru ent ating and was a ight instructor. “ Then we moved to western Kansas,” said Webb. “ We were there about a year. While I was in the Air Force, I always tried to get stationed in las a, but ne er did. So, once we got out we decided we d sa e up a little oney and o e to las a whene er we could. So, we o ed to las a in . e had our ids, a Saint ernard and a ol swagen an, one o those ol swagen ca pers. e really li ed that an. see one e ery once in a while and reali e they are pretty s all. y wi e had si ol swagen ugs she li ed ol swagen ugs. She had one in ansas, we sold it to get the an, then when we got to las a we sold the an to get another ug and she had fi e or si ore a ter that. y wi e, ic ie, was an ir orce nurse, said ebb. e were stationed in elaware, and got arried in aryland. e didn t ha e uch oney, so one o our entertain ent things was we d dri e around nice neighborhoods, to loo at nice houses. started noticing that there was a ol swagen in the dri eway o al ost e ery one o the . So, thought aybe that s how they got their big house. So we got a ol swagen and sure enough the tires lasted a lot longer. t held two and a hal uarts o oil. Will worked as the General Manager of a snowmobile distributorship once they got to Alaska. “ We had Polaris, Y amaha, Meridian outboard motors and a couple of boat lines,” said Webb. “ I worked there for about 12 years. Then we lost our Polaris distributorship. They went dealer direct. So went to wor or olaris. e sold to dealers and dealers would sell to the public. wor ed or the or about eight years and retired in . hen was with the distributorship we had about a aha dealers and olaris dealers and or eridian dealers and they were all scattered out all o er las a. bout the only way you can get to the was by airplane. So we had a co pany airplane at that ti e and later, bought a couple o airplanes. So, would y to all the illages. landed in pretty uch e ery illage in las a, e cept a ew in southeast las a. ill got to do so e hunting and fishing while wor ing in las a. hunted and fished a lot up there, said ebb. ostly with airplanes. Then they passed a law you couldn t y and hunt on the sa e day. That ind o put a cri p on a lot o the hunting. did a lot o fishing. n the su erti e, had oats on the airplane, so at a la e that nobody had been around or a long ti e, would fish o the pontoons and catch a lot o fish. eople here thin there s a lot o fish, but there is way ore in las a and a lot bigger. Will grew up in northwest Arkansas and always intended to retire there. “ By the time I got 2016/2017 Re p o r t To Th e Pu b l i c ready to retire, there was too many people there. Mena is pretty much like northwest Arkansas Accreditation Report - Acorn Elementary was fully accredited for the 2015-16 school year. Acorn High used to be,” said Webb. “ I really like Mena.” School, Oden High School and Ode Maddox Elementary were “cited” for teachers on ALP licensure ill has se eral a a ing hobbies, including a antastic odel train set that he operates completion plans. around a busy little town he made, complete with a tunnel, mountains and with other trains on AdvanceED - The Ouachita River School District received AdvancED accreditation in 2015. the the track. Will is currently constructing a swing cable bridge on his property. He and his Progress Toward Goals - The Arkansas Legislature passed Act 696 requiring the state to implement granddaughter built a tree house that has an electric heater and blower system for comfort. an A-F grading scale for all schools beginning in 2015. ORSD’s grades: ACORN HIGH SCHOOL, ODEN HIGH There is also a heavy rope inspired by the George of the Jungle movies. SCHOOL, ACORN ELEMENTARY all received “C” and ODE MADDOX ELEMENTARY “D”. The district’s goal of ill ebb won the uachita en s ol Club Tourna ent Cha pionship held at district wide alignment of curriculum/assessments/instruction/Arkansas state standards is in year two the Ouachita Country Club. While Ed Glover won the Richardson Cup for most points for the of creating and planning. 2016 ACT Aspire results for the district: ELA 50.1%, English 74.7%, Reading whole year. started playing gol when was about , guess, said ebb. t s one o the 44.8%, Writing 28.5%, STEM 41.9%, Math 45.9%, Science 42.9%. 2016 ITBS Performance scores: Reading things you can play the rest of your life. I’m 8 1 years old and I still play fairly well.” 73.5%, Math 78.8%. Ouachita River School District continues to progress toward its goal of: 100% growth for every student and 85% on grade level by the end of the school year. ill ebb is one busy year old with a rich e citing past o doing things that ost people only dream of. 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year for all members and 9 hours for new members in 2015/2016. E-Rate - The district requested $11,467.50 in e-rate funding for the 2016-17 school year for telecommunications. Preschools - ORSD will house four preschools for the 2016/2017 school year. 60 students are allowed for enrollment on the Acorn campus and 20 students on the Oden campus. The schools are currently taking student applications. School Report Card - School Performance Reports are developed and posted by the Arkansas Department of Education at www.arkansased.gov. Go to the site and click on School Report Cards to view the 2015 reports. For additional information please contact Linda Heath on the Acorn campus (479-243-0396) and Apryl Philpot on the Oden campus (870-326-4311). ACSIP/Indistar - The detailed district and school improvement plans are available for public review on the district website www.ouachitariversd.org. Click State Required Information and click ACSIP. Federal Funding - 20162017 allotments: Title I-$252,002.35, Title IIA-$38,026.61, Title VI State-$14,916.16, NSL-$564,387, State Professional Development-$18,660, AE-$28,547. 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant - The Acorn School campus received the before and after school enrichment program grant for 5 years beginning with 2016/2017. For further information contact: Michelle @ 479-394-5544 and Kim @ 479-394-4833. DISTRICT WEBSITE - Please visit the district WEBSITE for Acorn campus, Oden campus and district information: www.ouachitariversd.org

The Office Store - Supplying Your Office Needs BY RICK WRIGHT • r.wright@mypulsenews.com

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he fice Store in ena is owned and operated by ohn and onna ontgo ery. ohn bought The fice Store appro i ately three years ago. ca e to wor a ter the tornado o , said ontgo ery. wor ed or ori oodner or about a year, then y nephew e ontgo ery. He ept it until . bought the store in une o . The fice Store ships S and ed . The store carries all types o o fice supplies, ro printer in toners, just about anything needed to operate an o fice. e carry or can get any type o business or s, said ohn. e can print en elope stationary with your letterhead, any paper product need or the o fice. e ha e a a ser ice and are a otary ublic. e pac age things or people who don t ha e bo es to pac , or who doesn t want to pac their ite s, we do all that. ohn s parents o ed to ena in and ohn was born in llinois in . other and ad got tired o the cold winters in llinois and wanted to o e as ar south as rowns ille, Te as, which is al ost in e ico jo ed ohn. t was too hot down there in the su er ti e, so they igrated bac north and landed in ena. ohn co pleted all o his education in ena and graduated in . ll y children ha e gone through the ena School Syste and graduated, said ohn. e got a daughter inger who li es in hoeni , ri ona. She lo es it down there. nother daughter Stacy li es in ittle oc , r ansas. y son, yle, went to school at in ittle oc and ended up co ing bac to ena and has been here e er since. ohn and onna owned and operated a s all gas station grocery store nown as s or any, any years which was a popular gathering spot or ids on up to adults. They e entually sold the location to rian and Sonya esterson, who now operate a si ilar type o business, ess s Corner. iss s, said ohn. didn t want to rebuild. e were there or years, se en days a wee we were open hours each wee . don t iss that part.

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Wickes Elementary held their Fall Festival on Friday, October 28th. Each class elected a prince and princess to represent them in the coronation. The following princes and princesses where selected: Kindergarten: Brylee Frachiseur and Dean Helms, of Mrs. James’s class; Areana Almeda and Remington Winer, of Mrs. Bell’s class; Jaynee Castro and Kason Parmer, of Mrs. Oliver’s class. First Grade: Ashlyn Richardson and Erick Aguilar, of Mrs. Johnson’s class; Elina Oliver and Temoc Antunez, of Mrs. Miles’ class; Melenie Flores and Porter Roper, of Mrs. Jones’ class. Second Grade: Yesenia Vasquez and Nathan Ugarte, of Mrs. McCleskey Kinnah Ferguson and Isai Esquivel, of Mrs. Avila’s class; Claira Morris and Jonas Hernandez, of Mrs. Duggan’s class. Third Grade: Mairany Marrufo and Gerado Gonzalez, of Mrs. Richardson’s class; Kenya Antunez and Jose Ruiz, of Mrs. Brantley’s class. Maddie Johnston and William Ambriz, of Mrs. Whisenhunt’s class. Fourth Grade: Nadelyn Ruiz and Kevin Aguilar, of Mrs. Richardson’s class; Lexi Bradley and Cooper Hayes, of Mrs. Ferguson’s class. Fifth Grade: Kaylee Williams and Justin Bell, of Mrs. Flournoy’s class; Madlyn Dixon and Ethan Youngblood, Mrs, Speight Class. Sixth Grade: Reagan Bills and Eric Pinon, of Mrs. Pritchett’s class; Mayra Vasquez and Jaydon Sanchez, of Mrs. Miles’ class. The lower elementary queen was Claira Morris and Jonas Hernandez, in Mrs. Duggan’s class. Upper elementary queen was Nadelyn Ruiz and Kevin Aguilar, in Mrs. Richardson’s class.

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Acorn Tigers Edge Caddo Hill and Bergman in Cossatot River Eagles BY RICK WRIGHT BY RICK WRIGHT r.wright@mypulsenews.com Fall at Kirby r.wright@mypulsenews.com Acorn Classic T T he Cossatot i er agles su ered a loss to irby Thursday, ctober th at irby High School. The agles led at the end o the first uarter howe er, the wheels ca e o in the second uarter when irby outscored Cossatot i er to ta e a 32-15 lead at the half. Cossatot i er outscored irby in the third uarter be ore irby put on the scoreboard to the agle s in the ourth uarter to set the final score at 6 6 -48 . e led by three a ter one, then went down at the hal , said Cossatot i er agle Head as etball Coach endell Cartwright. e didn t play well in the second uarter. e had turno ers at hal ti e and ga e up nine o ensi e rebounds, ostly in the second uarter. e ca e out and did a good job in the third uarter, said Cartwright. e cut it to , which is about good as you can do when you are down . ou want to get it to so ething anageable. Then in the ourth uarter they outscored us . e didn t bloc out well, said Cartwright. The turno ers we had were pri arily un orced. ust us a ing ista es, not because o anything that they were doing to us, it was just us doing it to oursel es. ost o the da age was sel in icted. e are a good shooting tea , said Cartwright. ut we went fi e or ro the point line. e were open but just didn t a e the . ut we were o ro two point range. e e got to get the ball into the paint ore. e settled too uch the other night or peri eter shots instead o attaching the gaps to the bas et. The second uarter just destroyed us. They continued to fight, continued to play and did a lot o good stu , said Cartwright. ut against a tea li e irby, that s really good, you re just not going to be able to get away with a uarter where you don t show up. uan Trinidad led the agles with points, including a pair o pointers, with our rebounds, one assist and one steal, while Tre on roach chipped in with nine points, a pointer, our rebounds, two assists and three steals. Cody a er added eight points, two pointers, our rebounds and dished out two assists with three steals, while Cody rown scored eight points, with four rebounds. arco a ire scored se en points, grabbed three rebounds with three assists and a pair o steals, while rayden S ith scored our points with three rebounds. eelan oungblood pulled down two rebounds. Cossatot i er hosts the corn Tigers riday, oe ber th, or unior oys, Senior irls and oys ga es set to tip o at .

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he Acorn Tigers defeated Bergman 54-49 Friday, October 28 th in the Acorn Classic. The Tigers outscored erg an in the first hal , which pro ed to be the di erence in the ga e, as both tea s scored point in the second hal with the Tigers ta ing a fi e point ictory. issell led the Tigers with points, while acinto scored points, bbott scored nine points, Cottrell chipped in with si points, and ates added our points. The Tigers shot ro the oor and ro the ree throw line. The corn Tigers noc ed o Caddo Hills Saturday, ctober th, also in the corn Classic. The Tigers edged the ndians in the first uarter, and outscored Caddo Hills in the second to ta e a lead at the half. Caddo Hills outscored corn in the third uarter to tie the ga e at all. corn scored points in the ourth uarter while li iting Caddo Hills to nine to ta e the ictory. Tyler ates led the Tigers with points, while aron issell scored . a bbott scored nine points and aniel Cottrell scored six.

Acorn Lady Tigers Fall to Bergman, Triumph Over BY RICK WRIGHT r.wright@mypulsenews.com Caddo Hills T

he ady Tigers outscored erg an in the first hal , be ore erg an edged corn in the second hal Friday, October 28 th in the Acorn Classic. Hill led the ady Tigers with points, shooting ro the oor a ing nine o atte pts, ro point range on two o si atte pts, and ro the ree throw line a ing o atte pts, with si assists, our rebounds and three steals. arrett scored points, while agan added points, nderson scored points, ates scored two points and ilhite dished out one assist. The ady Tigers shot ro the oor, ro point range and ro the ree throw line. The ady Tigers outscored the ady ndians in the first hal and edged Caddo Hills in the second to ta e a ictory Saturday, ctober th in the corn Classic. agan led the ady Tigers with points, while arrett added points, Hill scored points, ilhite chipped in with eight points, nderson scored three points, and ranson scored three points. The ady Tigers shot ro the oor, ro point range and ro the ree throw line.

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he Lady agles de eated the irby ady Trojans Thursday, ctober th, at irby High School. Cossatot outscored irby in the first uarter. irby edged the ady agles in the second uarter howe er, Cossatot led at the hal . The ady agles edged irby in the third uarter and in the ourth to ta e the ictory o er a tough, physical ady Trojan tea . t was a really good start or us, said ady agle Head as etball Coach Tyler Ti s. The ids were ready to play, you could tell all day that they had the right ind set, our intensity le el was where it needed to be. e got out o the gate, up nine to two, said Ti s. They played really hard. The thing li ed the ost about the ga e was that we were entally tough. irby is ob iously really good. e new they were going to a e runs, and they did. e told our girls at hal ti e, when they a e a run, we ll a e a run. nd we did. e got up in the third uarter and they cut it down to three. Then we got it bac up to and held on. t was a good ga e, but at the end o the day it s still just one ga e. e e got to eep getting better and eep i pro ing. irby has always played an e tre ely physical style o bas etball. That s one o the things we had tal ed about, said Ti s. e said, S C CH C S. or the ost part we did a good job li iting their second chances and we got so e o our own. n particular, Harley earing and hyen artin really rebounded well they both had se en rebounds. e bloc ed out or the ost part. e new it was going to be a physical ga e. e watched the fil on riday and you could see us bu ping the cutters, ha ing physical bloc outs and just being a entally tough tea . t was just one ga e, but definitely a good start. t was a good at osphere with a lot o energy, a lot o intensity and really li e the way they co peted. aegan ichardson led the ady agles with points and three assists, while shlen on ale scored points and pulled down fi e rebounds. hyen artin added si points and se en boards, while acie il erson scored si points with three rebounds. Harley earing chipped in with our points and se en rebounds, while Caylee Stuart scored two points. The ady agles host the corn ady Tigers riday, o e ber th, with ga es starting at p. .

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Tigers Suffer 45-38 Loss at Home BY RICK WRIGHT • r.wright@mypulsenews.com

he Acorn Tigers and the County Line Indians were tied at 19 at the half when they faced each other on the court on Tuesday, October 15th in Acorn. County Line outscored Acorn 26 -19 in the second half to take the 45-38 win. Aaron Bissell led the Tigers with 14 points, two assists, four rebounds and one steal, while Tyler Bates added eight points, two assists, one rebound and two steals. Leo Jancinto scored four points with one assist and three rebounds, while Frost pitched in with four points and two rebounds. Zack Abbott scored four points with one rebound and one steal, while Daniel Cottrell added four points and one rebound. The Tigers shot 42 percent ro the oor, percent ro the free-throw line and 40 percent from 3-point range.

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Acorn Lady Tigers Cruise Past County BY RICK WRIGHT r.wright@mypulsenews.com Line, 58-25 T

he Lady Tigers thumped the County Line Lady Indians 58 -28 Tuesday, October 25th, at Acorn High School. Acorn j umped out to a 37 -15 lead at the half, and outscored the Lady Indians 2110 down the stretch to earn a victory by 30 points over County Line. Faith Hill led the Lady Tigers with 20 points, two assists, two rebounds and three steals, while organ agan scored , with two assists, fi e rebounds and eight steals. Tori Barrett added 10 points, one assist, two rebounds and one steal, while Makayla Anderson scored six points, dished out two assists, with two steals and one rebound, Braxlie Strother had two, one assist and one steal. Brittany Wilhite scored two points, with three assists and one rebound. Brooke Bates chipped in with one point, one assist and one rebound. The Lady Tigers shot percent ro the oor, 53 percent from the freethrow line and 40 percent from 3-point range.

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BY RICK WRIGHT • r.wright@mypulsenews.com The Mena Ladycats’ run in the Class 4A State Volleyball Tournament ended in the Semi-Finals round where the eventual State Champion Brookland Ladycats defeated Mena three games to none. Mena knocked off West Fork 25-11, 25-19 , 25-16 in round one; and thumped tournament host Lonoke 25-16 , 2516 , 25-11 to reach the Semi-Finals. The Brookland Ladycats defeated Mena 25-18 , 25-22 and 25-15. Brookland went on to defeat Huntsville in the State Championship Game 25-19 , 25-7 , 18 -25 and 25-22. “ Anytime you start off the year, you start thinking about goals and I always tell my team, lets start with the goals of winning a conference championship,” said Ladycat Head Volleyball Coach Brad Lyle. “ Then a District Championship. The State Tournament will take care of itself. One of the things I knew, going in this year, if we pulled off a District Championship we would not be getting the best draw in the State Tournament. I’m not afraid to play good teams, because you know you’ve got to beat the best to be the best, but our side had Brookland who ended up winning the State Championship and then Shiloh Christian on the side with us. Brookland really shouldn’t have been. Had they won their conference championship, they would have been opposite from us. But, Westside would have been over here with us, and Westside was really good. So, I knew that if we did make it deep into the playoffs we were going to have to play extremely well.” “ We played very, very well to get to the Semi’s,” said Lyle. “ I thought we were playing as well as we had all year. Lono e was a ery uality tea . They were ran ed nu ber one in the state or ost o the year and in the uarter finals, we j ust dismantled them. But we got to that Semi-Final game and we started off pretty good. We got up 6 -2. The game got real fast for us and we didn’t handle some of the situations. I give all the credit to Brookland. They did not give us a chance to catch our breath. That’s what good teams do. We’ve done that to many a team this year.” “ First game it j ust got away from us,” said Lyle. “ In the second game it started off bad and then we started making our comeback. For about a 10 or 15 point stretch we played like we were capable and we were the better team. But, when we weren t able to pull out ga e two, that really apped our confidence and Brookland j ust didn’t let us out of it. Would I have given up a chance for a District Championship to be on the opposite side of the bracket and maybe have a really good chance of making the Finals? No, that’s j ust not how I’m wired.” “ This team had a great year, they achieved way more than 9 0 % of the people out there gave them a chance to, and I’m not happy with coming up short, but they did a great j ob,” said Lyle. It was an incredible year and six Ladycats will be graduating. However, Mena has a wealth of potential coming up from the Junior Ladycats, plus a lot of these girls gained a lot of experience this year. “ Y es, we’ve got a lot coming back,” said Lyle. “ And we’ve got a lot of kids that have been waiting their turn, kinda like so e o these girls did. Then we e got an in u o ninth graders that showed great potential, so we’ll make us another run next year.”

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The Mena Bearcats clobbered the Fountain Lake Cobras 41-20 Friday, October 28 th at Fountain Lake High School. Mena won the toss and elected to defer. The Cobras then chose to take the ball to start the game. Christian Lua kicked off to start the contest. Fountain Lake returned the kick to the Cobra s . The Cobras atte pted to pass on first and second down, with both atte pts falling incomplete. A third down nine-yard gain brought up fourth and one. An illegal otion penalty ade it ourth and si , bring up the first punt o the ga e. Bearcat Justin Dean returned the punt to the Mena 44 yard line. ean gained si on first down, be ore uarterbac Carson Cannon gained se en and the ga e s first, first down to the ountain a e . short gain on first down and a holding penalty on second down stalled the dri e and ena punted on ourth and to the Cobra 11 yard line. Fountain Lake went three and out, punting the ball back to Mena. Dean returned the ball to the5Cobra 24. about Prostate Cancer: key facts ean gained si yards on first down. Two plays later, Cannon co pleted a pass to 1. Affects 1 in every 6 men yan anich who than was breast tac led at the Cobra se en yard line, setting up first and goal. 2. Deadlier cancer Cannon3. gained twoinon firststages down, be ore ean gained our to the one yard line. n Detectable early 4. NOT an oldbacked man’s disease illegal motion penalty Mena up to the six. After a Bearcat timeout with 4:0 3 to go Cannon away if you avoid play in the5.fiDoes rst NOT uarter, was sac ed or a our yard loss to bring up a ourth and testing. Gentlemen: We encourage you to get goal from athe nine. PSA blood test. Ca den roderson ic ed a yard field goal with le t in the first uarter to put Mena on top 3-0 . n the first play o the second uarter, ountain a e aced a first and ro their

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ith seconds to play in the third uarter, Cannon co pleted a yard touchdown pass to Ty Cole. ith rodersen s e tra point, the earcats led . The earcats swar ed the Cobra ic o return an at the ountain a e yard line. ountain a e a arched yards in plays to score on an eight yard touchdown run with to play in the ga e. ith a two point con ersion, ountain a e cut ena s lead to . The Cobra s onside ic o atte pt went out o bounds. ena drew a late hit out o bounds penalty on the ic , bac ing ena up to their own yard line. i e plays later the earcats turned the ball o er on downs at the ountain a e with le t in the game. n first down, the Cobra s atte pted a pass, howe er, earcat Cross Hughes intercepted the pass. personal oul penalty against ountain a e ad anced the ball to the Cobra 25 yard line. Two plays later, ean scored on a yard touchdown run with to go. ith rodersen s e tra point, the earcats led . The Cobras added a touchdown on a two yard run with le t in the ourth uarter and issed the e tra point to set the final score at ena , ountain a e . The earcats host obinson on Senior ight, riday, o e ber th, at andall horton ield in earcat Stadiu .

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Thursday, 11/3 •10:30 a.m. – Gator & Friends will be performing at The Mena Senior Center. •11:30 a.m. – Rotary Club of Mena/ Polk Count ll eet at apa s e an af all sa art n 8 or arles t an 88 for more info. •12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. - The Cove Branch of the Polk County Library s open •12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. - The Sonlighters in Action Card Shop ll be open at 7 H a 8 est, one le fro o se D r a •5:00 p.m. – Live Country, Bluegrass and Gospel music in the conference room at een l el na •5:00 p.m. - 9th Street Ministries will have a free d nner and fello s p n t e t treet n str es b ld n 0 p.m. uachita egional Hospice’s “Growing Through Grief pport ro p eets at t e Hosp e offi e, o t ena treet or ore nfo, all •5:30 p.m. – Weight Watchers eets at Dal las A en e apt st r a l fe enter all 7 7 for ore nfor at on •5:30 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous Women’s Meeting at t e A l b a ross fro opp n lo k, H , 7 , , ena 7 or 7 7 •6:00 p.m. – Disabled American Veterans & Auxiliar eet n eet n ll follo potl k d nner at t e A er an e on at eteran s ark n A orn •6:30 p.m. – Narcotics Anonymous meeting at a nt A nes r ar s Hall •7:00 p.m. – Big Fork RVFD s ness eet ing & Training will be at the Fire Station. •7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous at the A l b a ross fro opp n lo k, H 7 , , ena 7 or 7 7 •7:00 p.m. – The Ink RVFD s ness eet n ra n n ll be at t e o n t b ld n •7:30 p.m. – Dallas Masonic Lodge #128 eets at t e ena od e lo ated n t e ld ost ffi e b Janssen ark Friday, 11/4 •8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Road tests are

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n o ard d at on eet n at etree esta rant ffi ers eet n at eneral eet n at p er one s el o e on profit or an at on •2:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous at the A l b a ross fro opp n lo k, H 7 , , ena 7 or 7 7 •5:00 p.m. – United Methodist Youth Group at t e rst n ted et od st r n ena p ar ot s Anon o s eet n at a nt A nes r ar s Hall Monday, 11/7 •12:00 – 5:00 p.m. – The Cove Branch Library will be open. •6:00 p.m. – Polk County Fair & Rodeo eets at t e a r ro nds •6:00 p.m. – PCVO Bingo at A er an e on ld n , H 7 , A orn •6:30 p.m. – Boy Scouts of America Troop 92 eets at rst n ted et od st r er one s el o e •6:30 p.m- 8:00 p.m.- AWANA l b eets at ra e ble r •6:30 p.m. – Shady Grove RVFD b s ness and training meeting. •7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous at the A l b a ross fro opp n lo k, H 7 , , ena 7 or 7 7 •7:00 p.m. – Potter RVFD will meet at the Fire Station. •7:00 p.m. – Acorn RVFD will meet at the Fire Ho se •7:00 p.m. – Mena Emblem Club will meet at t e lks od e Tuesday, 11/8 •8:00 a.m. – The Reynolds Gardner Community Men’s reakfast at t e rst n ted et od st r n ena •10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Polk County Family Mission s open n t e t treet n str es ld n •11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – “Art Day” at Mena Art aller , 7 ena t •11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Free lunch at e etar an o p t en at ena e ent Da Ad ent st r , olk a r ro nd oad , ena 7 7 ake t a al able All are el o e •12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – The Sonlighters in Action Card Shop ll be open at 7 H a 8 est, one le fro o se D r a 12 00 p.m. 00 p.m. The Hatfield Branch Library will be open. •5:00 p.m. – T.O.P.S. will meet in the Union ank o nt oo for e ns, fol lowed by a meeting. •5:30 p.m. – Second Tuesday Book Club eets at r st p s opal r , Anne ld n , 8 r treet or ore nfo and deta ls all 8 or •5:30 p.m. – The American Legion oard of r stees and A l ar ll eet at t e A er an e on ld n at eterans e or al ark otl k ll be ser ed at p , meeting will follow. •6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Country/ Gospel

mus at orro treet Ho s n A t or t o nt oo •6:00 p.m.- Polk County Democrats will eet at apa s n ena All are el o e 7 p e Dallas alle D ll eet for a ntenan e at t e re o se •7:00 p.m. – The Rocky Fire Department will eet All e bers are en o ra ed to attend 8 p Al o ol s Anon o s eet n at rst n ted et od st r , t ort Art r 7 887 or 7 Wednesday, 11/9 •The Emergency warning sirens ll be test ed in Mena at noon. 00 a.m. Hatfield Extension Homemaker Club ll eet at Hatfield t Hall •11:30 a.m. – Mena High School Class of ’ ll eet at a H t est ons, all

•12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – The Polk County Library Cove Branch s open •12:00 p.m. – Mena Lioness Lions Club eet n at etree all 7 for ore nfo ests are el o e •12:00 p.m. – Quality of Life Outreach meet n at a lla esta rant •5:45 p.m. – The Mena First United Methodist Church d ll eet •6:00 p.m. – Warriors for Christ will meet at t e o t s de r of od •6:00 p.m. – Regeneration Youth Ministries e enerat n t s enerat on at ena r of od H 88 ast •6:15 p.m. – Discovery Kids nder arten r t rade oll de o t n str t r t rades and Ad lt ble t d at Dallas A en e apt st r •6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Trek and Varsity for ddle and H ool st dents at ra e ble r , H 7 ena All Area ddle and H ool st dents are el come. •7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous at the A l b a ross fro opp n lo k, H 7 , , ena 7 or 7 7 •7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Inquiry classes into the Catholic Faith be ns n t e ar s Hall of t A nes at ol r at 8t t o ost or obl ation. er one s n ted to attend all 7 or for ore information.

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POLK COUNTY BIRTHS AT MENA REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM Chandie Bottomley and Adam Bailer, of Mena, are the proud parents of a baby girl, born on October 22nd.

Halie Smith and Athaniel Ingoglia, of Mena, are the proud parents of a baby girl, born on October 24th. Deanna Scott and Tim Nelson, of Waldron, are the proud parents of a baby girl, born on October 25th. Megan and Jason Malcom, of Gillham, are the proud parents of twins, boy and girl, born on October 26th.

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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.

olk ounty Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Department October 24, 2016 Report from complainant on Polk 194 near the Ink community of the theft of furniture, valued at $500.00. Information has been provided to the Prosecuting Attorne s ffi e for f rt er ons derat on Report from complainant on Venable ane near ena of find n s sp o s items at their residence. Investigation continues. Report from complainant on McQuarrie Lane near Cove of their dog being shot. Report from complainant on Everreen ane near Hatfield of t e t eft of house keys. Information has been proded to t e rose t n Attorne s ffi e for further consideration. October 25, 2016 Report from complainant on Polk 10 near Wickes of being threatened by an acquaintance. Complainant refused to press charges. Report from complainant on Highway 71 South near Grannis of the theft of an ATV, valued at $4,000.00. Investigation continues. Report from complainant on Highway 246 East near Vandervoort of the breakin to a cabin and theft of tools, valued at $140.00. Investigation continues. Report from a Mena woman of being the victim of a scam. Report of a disturbance on Trailwood Lane near Mena led to the arrest of Gerald D. Aleshire, 19, of Mena, on a Charge of Disorderly Conduct. Also arrested were Nathan W. Donalson, 18, and Sylace G. Vanhoose, 19, both of Mena, each on a Charge of Possession of Intoxicating Liquor by a Minor. October 26, 2016 Report from complainant on Polk 40 near otter of find n an lle al tras dump. Information has been provided to t e rose t n Attorne s ffi e for f rther consideration.

Report from a Montgomery County an of t e t eft of a firear , al ed at 8 , le n olk o nt e firearm was located. Complainant refused to press charges. Report from a business on Highway 88 East in Cherry Hill of an unauthorized person on their property. Deputy responded. Complainant refused to press charges. Report of a disturbance on Venable Lane near Mena. Deputies responded, s spe t ed t e s ene nfor at on as been provided to the Prosecuting Attorne s ffi e for f rt er ons derat on Report from complainant on Polk 713 near Acorn of damage done to a satellite dish. Investigation determined that damage was done by a delivery vehicle. Complainant refused to press charges. Arrested was John A. Rendon, 26, of Mena, on a Warrant for Failure to Comply t a o rt rder Arrested b an offi er t t e rann s Police Department was Elmer J. Elmore, 37, of Gillham, on a Warrant for Failure to o pl t a o rt rder October 27, 2016 raffi stop on olk 77 n ena led to a Citation for Careless Driving being issued to Christopher W. Webb, 21, of Mena. raffi stop on H a 7 o t near Hatfield led to t e arrest of el ssa Brooks, 47, of Mena, on Charges of Public Intoxication and Careless/Prohibited Driving. raffi stop on H a 7 o t near Potter led to the arrest of Barry K. Talley, 32, of DeQueen, on Charges of Speeding and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Report from complainant on Boggy Lane near the Board Camp community of the theft of their identity. Information has been provided to the Prosecuting Attorne s ffi e for f rt er ons derat on Report from complainant on Polk 414 near Hatfield of t e d s o er of t o dead dogs in their pond. Deputy responded. October 28, 2016 raffi stop on H a 7 ort near Acorn led to a Citation for Speeding being issued to Levi R. Cottman, 26, of Mena. Arrested was Brittany L. Foster, , of roken o , , on ar es of Possession of a Schedule I/II Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Report of a one-vehicle accident on Highway 375 West near Potter.

Arrested was Joanne M. Short, 59, of Cove, on Warrants for Violation of the Arkansas Hot Check Law and Failure to o pl t a o rt rder October 29, 2016 raffi stop on art n treet n o e led to the arrest of Robert H. Roberts, III, 25, of Cove, on a Charge of Driving with a spended Dr er s ense Report from complainant on Polk 181 near Mena of an unauthorized person on their property led to the arrest of Dovie S. Herring, 52, of Mena, on Charges of Criminal Trespass, Battery 3rd Degree and Resisting Arrest. Report from a Mena woman that she asn t seen er 8 ear old randson n several days. The individual was entered into NCIC as a Missing Person. Arrested was Eric G. Williams, 39, of o e, on a e ore o nt arrant

October 30, 2016 Report from walk-in complainant of the theft of $118.00 in cash while at a residence on Trailwood Lane near Mena. Investigation continues. Report from complainant on Polk 87 near the Ink community of a break-in to their residence. Investigation continues. Report from complainant on Polk 184 near Acorn of $50.00 in damages done to a telephone pedestal by a vehicle. raffi stop on olk near Hatfield led to the arrest of Thomas E. Fall, 36, of Cove, on a Charge of DWI. olk o nt er ff s ffi e orked one vehicle accident this week. Polk County Detention Center Jail Population: 23 Incarcerated Inmates, with 10 Inmates currently on the Waiting List for a State Facility, of which 1 is currently out of jail on a monitoring system.

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ard Sale 5 ½ miles East at Nunley 3339 Hwy 8 East. Clothes, knick knacks, furniture, bedding, table cloths, books, tapes and more. Rain cancels. Nov 5th- 8 a.m. -? 11/2

ard Mowing, weed eating, bush hogging, handyman services, power washing, garden plowing and tilling. Have tractor with implements for larger jobs. Also chainsaw work. Bill Duff. Call 479-216-5204. 11/2 hristmas a aar at rda o e ber t at Hatfield n ted Methodist Church beginning at 8:00 a.m. Crafts, bake sale, and Indian tacos for lunch. 11/2 anted typewriter, manual or electric. 479-234-1035 or 479-216-7173 11/2

For Rent: 2 bedroom, 2 bath brick in Mena. Has stove, refr erator and entral eat and a r o H D or s ok n ent $500, deposit $350. 394-4634 TFN ooking for laborer, cleaning person and sub-contractors to b d sept , pa nt n , oor n , and arpentr Also look n for person experienced in bandsaw lumber. Leave message 479-577-9304. 11/2 House leaning and more. Call Winnie Cotter at 234-3418. 11/2

Help anted The Oaks at Mena is hiring for a full-time CNA. Please apply in person between 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday. 11/9

eachtree Assisted Living is currently accepting applications for a full time LPN. The position is Monday through Friday, 2pm-10pm, weekends off. Pay is based on experience. lease appl n person enefits after da s 11/9

Freedom ater Association will have its monthly & yearly meeting 4:00 p.m. Wednesday November 9th at 4063 Hwy 375 West. 11/2

ost black and white, female Australian shepherd, 6 months old. Very, very shy. 3 miles East of Cove. Call 479-234-2530 or 870-387-2402. 11/2

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arport and inside sale. Saturday, Nov 5th. 8:00 a.m. til 4:00 p.m. 2401 Midland Drive in Rogers Addition. Old typewriters, radios, china cabinet, table, miscellaneous dishes, and “lots of stuff”. 11/2

Mena Manor is accepting applications for a cook position. Experience in cooking is a plus but not necessary. If interested, please apply in person at 100 9th Street. 11/9 Fresh Start Pregnancy Resource Center in Mena is having a Fundraising Yard Sale on Saturday, November 5th from 7:00AM–2:00PM. Donated items include: Baby items, tools, clothing, household goods & more! If you have items you would like to donate, please bring them by the Center located 1308 HWY 71 North across from Sun Country Inn on Wednesday or Thursday, November 2nd-3rd from 9:30AMAll pro eeds o to benefit t e pre nan enter and our ministry to teens, women, and men. Rain Location: Grace Bible Church in Mena. Call 479-394-1186 for details.

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