June 13, 2018

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June 13, 2018

THE POLK COUNTY

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“Field of Dreams” Next OLT Free Movie Baseball season is in full swing all over America. The crack of the bat, the smell of freshly mown grass, the chatter from the dugout; it’s all part of our national summer experience. And baseball is quite possibly the most romantic of all sports. It’s why little boys have collected baseball cards since the 1950’s, and why fathers and sons play catch, and why Hollywood has made more movies about baseball than any other sport. It just tugs at our heartstrings. And it is why baseball is called America’s past time. “Field of Dreams” is a romantic look at baseball, no doubt. But at its heart, it is a movie about family. It is a fantasy with a notably weird premise. Kevin Costner plays Ray Kinsella, a young husband and father who is a novice farmer in rural Iowa. One summer evening, he hears a “voice” that tells him, “If you build it, he will come.” He’s not sure why, but he feels like if he mows down his cornfield and builds a baseball field in the middle of his farm, that Shoeless Joe Jackson will appear. Shoeless Joe was a real life member of the famed “Black Sox” scandal of 1919 whereby the professional baseball players took money to throw the World Series. And Ray is right. Shoeless

Sonlighters Card Shop will host a closing sale June 18th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and at 5, the Sonlighters Card Shop will close its doors for good. The Sonlighters Card Shop has been a staple of the Polk County since the 80’s when the Day Spring card company started donating cards that had slight defects to Joan Sparks who worked with other volunteers to

Joe shows up; and life begins to get more complicated, and at the same time wonderful, for Ray and his family. He continues to hear the voice, telling him to do more things. The film builds up to one of the most touching final scenes in any movie. It is notorious for making grown men cry. If you’ve never seen this film, no spoilers here; you just need to visit the Ouachita Little Theatre on Wednesday, June 13th, to see it for yourself. Made in 1989, this movie was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Picture. In addition to Costner, it stars James Earl Jones, Ray Liotta, Amy Madigan, and Burt Lancaster in his final role in film. “Field of Dreams” became part of the Library of Congress U.S. National Film Registry in 2017, recognized for being “culturally, historically, and aesthetically significant.” Rated PG for mild language, it is a movie for all ages. Visit the OLT at 6 p.m. to see what The Lyric Players will do to tie their short performance into our baseball theme. The movie will start at 6:30 p.m., the popcorn will be hot and ready. All concessions are $1 and admission is free, but donations are always welcome.

Davis wins Little Rock Golf Tour Championship Two local golfers competed on the 9-year-old Little Rock Local Golf Tour this spring. Rich Davis and Marcus Graves of Mena competed in eight tournaments that started on March 3 at the Centennial Valley Golf Tournament. The tour championship was held June 2nd at the Burns Park Golf Course. Davis placed first in the Burns Park tournament and received 60 championship points by shooting 5-over par. Graves finished the tournament in third place and earned 30 championship points after shooting 6-over par. Davis also won the tour championship with 237.5 points. Graves finished the tour in fourth place with 104 points.

A Staple of Polk County to Close its Doors

form the Sonlighters Card Shop on De Queen Street. The card shop served as a place where seniors, age 55 and older, could purchase greeting cards for literally all occasions at discounted prices. Offering affordable cards to seniors was the mission of the shop and all monies raised were donated back to worthy causes in the community.

The card shop on De Queen Street was destroyed during a tornado in 2009. But, thanks to the generosity of Roy and Cathy Anderle the Sonlighters Card Shop reopened on September 15th of 2009 on Highway 8 West. Cathy stated she first learned of Sonlighters while her son was serving in Iraq. She said he and other soldiers

were unable to purchase cards in Iraq that contained scriptures that they could send home to family members. So, Sonlighters gave cards to Cathy to share with her son and his fellow soldiers. The card shop has been open since the 80’s but will close its doors for the final time following the June 18th sale.


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