Pulse takes first in The CALL’s first trivia night

By Ethan Nahté

The CALL in Polk County held their first of what they hope will be many annual trivia fundraising events on Friday night. The sponsors were Century 21 Perry Real Estate and The Crossing Church, which the event was held in the gym at The Crossing.

The evening began with a prayer and a meal. The chicken was donated by Tyson Foods and prepared by Big D’s Station. Potato Salad and other fixings were courtesy of the Century 21 Perry Real Estate ladies, The CALL and the Crossing Church ladies did all the desserts.

There were six teams competing with four to five members per team, ranging in age from teenagers to 60- event coordinators.

Lance said, “The event was really fun, and for the first time putting it on, I thought it went pretty smooth and everyone did an excellent job. Our MC Spenser Ellis was wonderful and very entertaining, and Nano who did the sound did a fantastic job.” around the Bible, that anyone in the audience could answer. Door prizes were given by Rachel Lance @C21, The Call, and Ouachita Drifter Clothing Co. there were two teams. At that point, the scores reset to zero and the two final contenders battled it out over 10 questions.

The top three teams were The Pink Team (Ouachita Broadcasting/Pulse Multi-Media) with a total winning score of 3,974 points, The Red Team (Dodge the Buschman’s) with a total score of 2,655 for second place, and The Silver Team (the Georges) with a total score of 1,560 for third place.

The $400 in prize money was given by Union Bank of Mena, Teeter Motors of Mena and 6 G Construction. The teams donated their winnings back to The CALL, with the exception of the trophy given by Century 21 Perry Real Estate. The Pulse’s Swap Shop Lady Ariel Var- plus. The teams were either identified by color such as Pink, Silver or Red; or names such as The Hooligans, The Bubble Guppies and the Crazy Cats. Rachel Lance, Theresa Anderson and The CALL were the

Ellis asked eight trivia questions in each of eight categories ranging from music and TV/film to comic books and sports. Believe it or not, the team with the young ladies seemed to have come out on top with the most correct answers in the sports category.

There were also bonus questions asked specifically for each team, as well as trivia questions for door prizes, many of which were based

“We wished we had more teams, but maybe we can next time,” Lance said. “Hopefully next time we can get more audience there to watch as well.”

Alyssa Green, The CALL of Polk County Church Coordinator, said, “We would love to see more audience members next year and continued support from our community. We believe it will grow with time as we are just relaunching this year so we understand that it will grow with time.”

After the first four categories, the elimination rounds began until ner had her heart set on winning that trophy. She insisted on several photos being taken with her team, See TRIVIA continued on page 14

By Richie Lawry

I had been looking forward to spending some time in the Colorado Rocky Mountains for several months. Now I was finally there. After spending a day in Frisco and staying at the wonderful Frisco Inn on Galena, we headed to Crested Butte, where we would meet with family and stay for a few days.

The drive from Frisco to Buena Vista was beautiful, but as we headed west out of Buena Vista on the winding road to Cottonwood Pass, the scenery took my breath away. From Buena Vista, the road quickly climbs to its summit of 12,126 feet, 500 feet above the tree line. Cottonwood Pass is the highest paved mountain pass over the Continental Divide.

We had 360-degree views of two distinct watersheds from the top as we walked up the trail, trying to breathe in the thin mountain air. After taking many photos of the spectacular views, we returned to the truck to head down the pass. The road wound down through the Taylor Canyon along the river to the massive Taylor Park Reservoir.

The following day, we took Gothic Road to Emerald Lake. There we saw the beautiful green mountain lake nestled in a meadow surrounded by a spectacular display of blooming flowers. The meadows were alive with colorful wildflowers showing off their vibrant yellows, whites, purples, and reds. After exploring the Emerald Lake area and taking many photos, we drove to the Judd Falls trailhead.

We hiked the half-mile trail to the falls through fields of wildflowers and towering Aspen. There were terrific views of the surrounding mountains, including Gothic Mountain, Mt. Baldy, and Mt. Crested Butte. The trail was well-defined, and it was necessary to stay on the path because all the surrounding land is under study by the Rocky Mountain Biological Research Laboratory.