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COC presents ‘Welcome to Mena’ signs to A & P Commission
If you have noticed the new signs welcoming visitors to Mena and directing them to the Tourist Information Center located in the KCS Depot, then you have noticed the collaboration and the hard work of the Mena/Polk County Chamber of Commerce and the Mena A & P Commission. The Chamber presented the signs to the A & P Commission Tues., Oct. 2 as a visible, overall marketing plan for the year between the two entities. The depot has already been functioning as an unofficial location for visitor information, but there was nothing to direct travelers to the building. These signs will help with the visibility of the visitor’s center and are essential in promoting the tourism industry in the area. The agreement between the Chamber and the A & P Commission also includes the goal of officially creating an A & P Commission Office in the Depot that will function as a fulltime establishment. Current volunteers and chamber staff will help in accomplishing this goal.
‘Changing of the Colors’ Rally to begin October. 17 The Changing of the Colors Rally is just around the corner in our area. For those that don’t know the Rally is an annual event held by the Christian Motorcyclists Association (CMA) held at Iron Mountain in Hatfield. It is the largest camp meeting, revival, family friendly gathering
Pictured at the presentation of the new “Welcome to Mena” signs are from left, Commissioner Debbie Skaggs, Chair of the Commission Terri Neugent, Marketing and Feswith motorcycle riding in the tival Consultant Ashley Smith, Vice Chair of the Commission James Earl Turner and Commission Secretary Rick Chrisman.
nation. The rally will begin Wed., Oct. 17 and last through Sun., Oct. 21 culminating in a Bike Parade from Iron Mountain As American citizens we are guaranteed into downtown Mena. Every day of the rally will certain rights. One of which is a trial by jury. But wouldn’t legislation that ties the -See CMA, continued page 8 hands of a jury on the judgment concern-
Ballot Issue 1 and what it means ing the amount of compensation allowed in their verdict be a violation of these rights? Oppo-See Issue 1, continued page 2
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