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December 14, 2016
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Semi Rollover Causes Traffic Jam in South County BY MELANIE BUCK • news@mypulsenews.com
A semi-truck rollover caused an all-day traffic am in South olk County on Thursday, December , a day after the actual accident. Grannis olice Chief ichael Selinas explained that around 0 p.m. Wednesday night, December , the -wheeler’s tires lost contact with the asphalt and drove into a ditch, near ighthouse Caf north of Wickes, and rolled onto its side, loosing a full load of lumber. A husband and wife were inside the cab of the truck when the accident oc-
Aurora’s Magical Wish Comes True!
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VA Clinic to Relocate in Spring 2017 BY MELANIE BUCK • news@mypulsenews.com The ena’s Community ased utpatient Clinic C C will soon change its location to better serve veterans in the community. The current clinic is on ighway in ena, but will move to South orrow Street, next to the ost ffice. The decision to move was made, in part, to implement more services and the ACT atient Aligned Care Team model, in which each veteran has a team that provides primary care services, and helps coordinate services for specialty care when needed. Acting Chief of Staff, Dr. ohn Theus, who is based in ittle ock explained CONTINUED ON PAGE 27
Mena Ushers in Holiday Season with Annual Christmas Festival BY MELANIE BUCK • news@mypulsenews.com
The ena olk County Chamber of Commerce arade of ights was held in downtown ena riday night, December th, with hundreds lining the streets to catch a glimpse of this year’s floats, gather up candy, and of course, see the big olly guy in red, Santa Clause. The parade was led off by the ena ioness as grand marshals escorted in a oon car courtesy of Vintage Tin estorations, followed by Team ena lashcats and the olk County arching and, comprised of more than 0 band students from Cossatot iver, Acorn, and ena.
As reported previously in the Pulse, three-year old Aurora Pitman was granted a Make-A-Wish trip to Give Kids the World Village and Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Aurora and her family are back, and the trip was, as it should have been, the trip of a lifetime. READ THE COMPLETE STORY ON PAGE 10.
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