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Congressman Westerman Tours Mena Businesses & Hears Concerns from Constituents

Residents Gather Observing National Day of Prayer

BY MELANIE BUCK • news@mypulsenews.com Congressman B ruce Westerman visited Mena on Thursday, May 5, 2016 where he toured local businesses and had coffee with constituents, before heading to the Queen and joining a Travel & Tourism event. Westerman was elected as Congressman to the Fourth D istrict in 2014. is first stop brought him to ontco’s epops anufacture facility where owners Jeff and Clint Montgomery gave him a tour and CONTINUED ON PAGE 4-5

Community Draws Together for Relay for Life Annual Finale SUBMITTED BY RICHIE LAWRY We live in an area where the words “you have cancer” are heard much too often. ut it is nice to know there are people in Polk ounty doing something about it. They are participating in elay For ife. elay is an overnight event designed to promote cancer awareness while raising funds to fight the disease. This year’s elay For ife of Polk ounty will be held Friday, ay th at anssen Park in Mena.

The opening ceremony is at p.m. The elay For ife event CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

Walk on the Wild Side Coming to Polk County

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Polk ounty will see a new type of livestock show this weekend as the entral States Pygmy oat lub holds a show at the Polk ounty Fairgrounds. This will be the first time rkansas has had such a show and organi ers are e cited to bring it to Polk ounty.

The alk on the ild side P Sanctioned Pygmy oat Show will begin at a.m. at the Fairgrounds with Showmanship, ether, oe, and uck competition. enise Fraser will udge the st Show.

The 2nd Show will follow with Wether, D oe, and B uck and will be udged by ill onklin. The public is invited to attend the unique event.

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The annual National Day of Prayer, themed WAKE UP AMERICA, was observed locally Thursday, May 5, at the Polk County Court House. Gathering on the front steps, the group sang a verse of Amazing Grace before dividing into groups to pray specifically for the government, military, families, education, media, church, and business sectors of America.

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Dear Editor, First, no one can prescribe a real prayer for anyone else. Prayer must come from our hearts, not read off of a paper. Second, unless America can come together and repent of certain stinking sins it will not matter if she has a “day of prayer.” As Americans we have killed (read “murdered”) over 50 million unborn babies. Read the scriptures!

Psalms 139:16 “Your eyes saw my unformed substance; and in your book all of them were written; the days that were ordaned for me when not one of them was yet.”

It is an everlasting disgrace to the Christian Church that we have not stopped this unGodly practice. Repentance means “turning away” from something. America has not “turned away” from any of its sinful practices. And God Himself has said that until we do so the “national day of prayer” is pointless. Read the Scripture: “No, Jehovah’s Hand is not so short that it cannot save; Nor is His ear so heavy that it cannot hear. But your iniquities have become a separation between you and your God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He does not hear” (Isaiah 59:1,2).

For the Christian “If My people…will humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from Heaven, forgive their sins, and heal their land” (II Chron. 7:14). Do you want America to be “healed?”

My name is Gene Stacks and I approve of this Message.

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Local Post Office to Participate in Stamp Out Hunger Campaign

BY MELANIE BUCK • news@mypulsenews.com Local carriers of the U nited States Postal Service will host their annual Letter Carriers’ Food D rive this Saturday, May 14, as they participate in the National Association of Letter Carriers’ ( NALC) Stamp Out Hunger National Food D rive. This is the 24th year for the annual Stamp Out Hunger Campaign where citize ns are asked to place non-perishable food items in a bag next to their mailbox for collection by letter carriers on the second Saturday in May. Letter carriers in more than 10,000 cities and towns across the nation participate in the annual event. Nearly 1,500 NALC branches in all 50 states, the D istrict of Columbia, Puerto Rico, G uam and the V irgin Islands are involved in the event.

To donate, just place a box or can of non-perishable food next to your mailbox before your letter carrier delivers the mail on May 14th. The carrier will do the rest.

Once all the collections are made, the food is sorted and the donations are taken to a local food bank. n ena, it will benefit cts of ove Food B ank, which is based out of the First Assembly of G od on Sutherland Street in Mena. anned meats and fish, soups, uice, vegetables, pasta, cereal, peanut butter, and rice are always great items to donate. For more information, contact Sandy or Penny at ena Post Office, .

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It’s time again for the annual Quilt Show that is held in conjunction with the Lum and Abner Festival at the Armory in downtown Mena. Sharon Chambers chairs the quilt show and says she’s looking forward to seeing the work of area quilters at the show. Interested entrants should bring their quilts to Mena’s Historic Armory on Wednesday, June 1st, between 8 a.m. and noon. “Your quilts will be admired by visitors from all over and you could win a ribbon,” said Chambers.

She also noted the excellent workmanship that created a handpieced, hand-quilted raffle quilt to be given away at the show during the Lum and Abner Festival June 3-4.

The Quilt show benefits the Single Parent Scholarship Fund and other Polk County Extension Homemaker Club projects and programs. For questions, contact Sharon Chambers at 479-2430817.

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Wildlife Rehabilitator Tommy Young, of the Arkansas Native Plant and Wildlife Center, has received a six-week old baby otter and is in need of a sponsor to help care for the critter.

Young said the otter would require two years of care and training before he could be released back into the wild. Young said the otter appears to be in good health; however, since it is now orphaned, it has no parent to teach it how to fish, gather food, and survive. The otter eats crawdads, mussels, frogs, and fish and most of his food will be hand-caught by Young and his team of volunteers and placed into the otter’s pool for him to learn to catch on his own. The pool will also help the otter to be an experienced swimmer. “They can be expensive to care for,” said Young. “It will cost about $400 over the next two years and most don’t cost quite that much.”

This is the busiest time of year for the Center as many baby animals are found in the wild and believe to be abandoned by their parents. Young, however, said that many times, the parents have not abandoned the babies and are close by just waiting for the humans to leave. Young encourages people who find young animals to make sure the animals are truly abandoned before touching them or taking them from their natural habitat. “I have another otter that I’ve had for one year and he will be able to help teach this one, which will be a big help,” explained Young. He continued, “Once the otter can catch a fish in the small pool, we’ll move him to a bigger pool, and then clear freshwater, and then muddy freshwater. Once they can catch a fish in muddy water, they’re usually good to go.”

Young has the experience needed to teach and care for the otter, but will need a sponsor to assist with the process. If you would like to sponsor “Sinbad” as Young’s granddaughter has named him, or would like to make any type of contribution, contact Young at 479-437-3750. The Center is currently housing 42 baby animals and 87 species of adult animals.

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explained how they began and what they do. In 1997, the owner of a local Chevy parts distributing business suddenly passed and left his widow struggling with the day-today running of the operation. The company distributed approximately one thousand after-market Chevy truck replacement parts. Adding insult to injury, the company’s main manufacturer, then decided to take advantage of the sudden death and launched its own competitive business and began distributing the same parts they had once supplied to the Mena company. Clint’s father, Jeff, being a friend of the family, offered a solution. Jeff called Clint and explained the situation. They ultimately decided to try their hand at the manufacturing business. “We just jumped in, knocked out some walls in the storage units and started to work manufacturing the 340 parts that that company was responsible for absconding with,” and thus, Montco, Mfg. was born.

Clint explained that the after-market business is a multi-billion dollar industry and it took him a couple of years to find his niche and turn the fledgling business around.

He did it by going straight to the distributors and selling the exact same parts they had already been buying but agreeing to put their own label on it. The idea soared and within just a couple of years, he began to chip away at the market, eventually acquiring Repops, one of the top-ten restoration parts manufacturers. They have since grown the company to include many lines of parts and an expanded customer base. Westerman said of the growth from such humble beginnings as the ‘ story of America.’

Following the tour of Repops, Westerman held ‘ Coffee with your Congressman’ at the 4-H Education Center. Several were in attendance to hear Westerman’s latest actions in Washington D .C. and what he plans to work on in the coming legislative

Jeff Montgomery (LEFT) shows the Congressman (CENTER) one of the parts manufactured at Repops as Clint Montgomery looks on. [PHOTO BY MELANIE BUCK]

sessions. Several questions were asked by the audience, all of which Westerman answered with top-rate knowledge. For those topics he was less versed in, he took notes

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The Congressman ended his Mena tour by attending the Travel & Tourism Reception hosted at Queen Wilhelmina odge t was the rst time he had isited since its completion. He spoke of the importance of tourism and referred to it as the second largest industry in the State.

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and phone numbers and promised to learn more soon.

“The government is most effective on the local level. This is a very important part of the Fourth istrict and like to get out and meet with my constituents and find out what’s on their mind, said Westerman. He also talked about the demand for jobs and why he likes to tour and visit with industry leaders and business owners, e need to have more obs available and more people working so want to meet with ob creators and see what it is they need to be more effective.

Westerman also attended an event that recognize d National Travel and Tourism Week at the Queen Wilhelmina Lodge. Local business owners and members of the Chamber of Commerce attended the event where esterman spoke about the importance of tourism in the state of rkansas, being the second largest industry in the state.

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opens with an inspirational Survivors Lap that symbolize s the steps Relay For Life volunteers are taking toward saving lives. Cancer survivors are honored as they take the first lap. The opening ceremony honors survivors and caregivers, but everyone is invited to show their support. From that time on, the ob ect is to keep someone from each of the Relay For Life teams on the walking track at all times until the conclusion of the event.

The community is invited come out and enjoy the evening. Each elay team will be fundraising with food for sale, games, and entertainment. All proceeds raised at the event will go to the American Cancer Society to fund cancer research. fter dark, there will be a uminaria Ceremony honoring those who are battling cancer and remembering those we have lost to the disease. ighted luminaria will line the track, and the names will be read.

Relay For Life has been a major community event in Polk County for the last ten years. There are fifteen teams with volunteers participating in this year’s event. These hard working teams have already raised over , . in .

Nearly every person who participates in Relay For Life has been touched by cancer in some way and has a unique and personal story to tell. t’s these stories that motivate and inspire them to celebrate, remember, and fight back against cancer. elay For ife unites our community in an effort to find cures for cancer. oin the hard working volunteers of Polk ounty at elay For ife on ay th for this awesome event.

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Farm Bureau Women’s Committee to Hold Chicken Cook-Off

BY MELANIE BUCK • news@mypulsenews.com n celebration of National Egg Month in May and the huge economic impact of the overall Poultry Industry in Polk County and Arkansas, The Polk County Farm B ureau Women’s Committee is hosting a CHICK EN COOK OFF, Saturday, May 21st. Entry fees are $20 per team. There will be cash pri es sponsored by Polk ounty Farm ureau for st, nd, and rd place. ntry forms are available at the Polk ounty Farm ureau Office, easley Wood Funeral Home, or you can download the from the Polk County Farm B ureau Women’s Committee Facebook Page. For more information contact Richard Myhand at 479-234-226 1 or D eedee Alston at 479-243-6 525.

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Lunch and Learn event was held at the Ouachita Center in recognition of National Travel and Tourism Week on Wednesday, May 4th. The event was co-sponsored by the Mena/ Polk County Chamber of Commerce, ARCO, Rich Mountain Community College Foundation, Mena Advertising & Promotion Commission, Mena D epot Commission, and the Talimena National Scenic B yway and was well attended by chamber members and local business leaders.

ARCO Chair John V acca presented the organiza tion’s new logo, tagline and user-friendly website targeting tourism. He asked for all those in attendance to visit the site, V isitOuachitas.com, and provide feedback, corrections, etc. He shared that the site was already organically performing well and they expect to be a great generator to the various communities and businesses listed and linked.

Arkansas State Parks Region V Supervisor, Shea Lewis, spoke at the event about the importance of tourism in Arkansas.

Lewis said the state hosted 28 million visitors and brought in $7.2 billion in tourism expenditures in 2015. There are a number of positive attributes that tourism brings to our state. Tourism-related jobs, cultural preservation, and revenue are just a few.

Tourism is vital to Arkansas’s economy, and it is projected to be one of the fastest-growing industries in the next decade. The economic impact of travel and tourism on the state’s economy showed an 8.6 9% increase in travel expenditures in 2015.

Arkansas’s travel and tourism industry travel generated payroll has grown from $240 million in 1979 to $1.3 billion in 2015, an increase of 447.6 % over the last 36 years. Polk County alone received an estimated 99,000 visitors in 2015, generating $537,56 0 in local tax dollars and $25.2 million in total travel expenditures.

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The Lions Club D isc G olf Course was welcomed by the Mena/ Polk County Chamber of Commerce membership with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, May 6 . On Saturday, May 7, a grand opening was held where mini-lessons were given to newcomers of the sport and several matches ensued.

The course is said to surely draw the attention of disc golf tournament circuits and skilled competitors for the beauty and the challenge. John Little, designer of the course, said it was the most challenging he’s ever built. The trees alone on the course add plenty of challenges and there is also water obstacles and more that can put a snag in your score.

Not only will the course provide a challenging, family-friendly game, it will also provide a breath of fresh air and some outdoor exercise. To learn more, contact one of the Lions Club members listed above. The course is located on Highway 71 South, on the edge of Mena, just before Fairgrounds Road. “We are glad to provide this to the community and hope they truly enjoy and appreciate the new addition,” said President G ary G ann.

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The ena irport ommission approved a plan to shorten runway - by feet, and will await final approval by the Federal viation dministration F . regg Shipley, of orrison Shipley, the firm who has guided the commission throughout the building of a 40-year master plan for the airport, said it may take three to four months to get approval from the F for the pro ect but he feels it’s a strong plan and fi es the issues at hand.

The 40-year master plan has been in the process for more than a year and puts a timeline to projects that are foreseeable in the ne t four decades. aking runways wider and longer are one of the facets of the plan and include the 09-27 runway project.

The current plan is to take the 09-27 runway, which crosses another runway, and ‘ chevron’ off 490 ft, taking out the intersection. hevron is the pattern used by airports to mark ta iways and runways. This particular chevron will alert pilots that the area is closed off to traffic. The pro ect is e pected to cost thousands of dollars, a sum that is not yet figured, but the ommission hopes to see the F assist with a large part of it.

Pam eidel- dams of imley-5 key orn, another firm that has assisted in the master plan process, previously facts about Prostate Cancer: e plained that, big issue with the F is that this is a non-standard runway and the ta iway is too small with 1. Affects 1 in every 6 men a blocked line of sight.” However,2. Morrison believes FAA will be on board with the newest plans and hopes Deadlier than breast the cancer to hear an answer soon.

3. Detectable in early stages NOT an old man’s the disease Another facet of the plan is to 4.eventually re-add 490-ft at the opposite end of the runway, and bringing it 5. Does NOT go away if youof avoid back to it’s 6 ,000 foot length, which is required for many the larger aircraft that vendors located at the airport testing. Gentlemen: We encourage you to get work on often. That plan, however, will be much further down the line. a PSA blood test.

Also at the meeting, the Commission discussed applicants and are still in the process of interviewing and hiring a new airport manager after longtime manager, Will Robbins, resigned before moving out of state.

The ne t meeting of the irport ommission will be une , at p.m. in the oard oom.

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Arkansas Champion Trees Now Open for Nominations

2nd Annual Color Run Packs Janssen Park

The rkansas Forestry ommission F and partner agencies open two premier tree recognition programs to rkansans for new nominations and stories. rkansas hampion Trees is a list of the largest trees of each species in rkansas. The rkansas Famous and istoric Tree Program accepts nominations for trees of famous, historic, or cultural significance to rkansas. oth programs are meant to engage rkansans in the recognition, protection and management of trees forests and their stories across the atural State. Trees recogni ed by either program The 2nd annual Foundation Frenzy 5K Color Run was held on Saturday, May remain the property and responsibility of their owners. oth , as a fundraiser to benefit the ena egional ealth System Foundation programs are for recognition purposes, only. Trees listed are also and was a huge success according to organi ers. not necessarily viewable by the public, as most trees featured are e would like to thank all of our sponsors, volunteers, and participants, located on private property. andowner permission is required for said Sonya aye, S arketing Special vents. The Foundation Fren y inclusion in either program. would not have been a success without the outstanding support of our commuThe rkansas hampion Tree Program currently lists trees nity. t’s wonderful to see so many families en oying such a memorable event nominated by rkansas landowners that represent the largest together. round , was raised with entrants participating in the race trees of each species based on the igness nde from merithat will benefit the hospital’s foundation. can Forests. Trees are measured according to three dimensions The overall male winner was oseph ooney, who ran the k in a time of the trunk circumference, height, and average crown spread. The . asmine ohnson was the overall female runner with a time of . circumference is taken at chest height, feet from the ground aye said the Foundation is already looking towards ne t year’s race. e level. To be accepted as an rkansas hampion Tree, nominated are already discussing additional plans for some new twists on ne t year’s trees must be measured by an F official. ll current rkansas Foundation Fren y. e look forward to continuing to offer our signature event hampionTrees, as well as hampion Tree omination Forms, are for years to come. listed at forestry.arkansas.gov. hampion Tree nominations can be ore winners and pictures can be found online at yPulse ews.com. lso, submitted at any time. look for a full pictorial in ne t week’s Pulse. f residents nominate a tree species with a hampion already on the list, their tree must be larger than the current hampion to make the list. f a tree is nominated without a current hampion for that species, that tree becomes the hampion. hampion Trees are listed at forestry.

Second Saturday arkansas.gov, receive possible nomination as a ational hampion Tree, and some are join local nutrition POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT commemorated by hampion onument educator, Beth Polo Beckel, in learning Stones donated through a partnership of the how inflammation affects your health. oss Foundation, F , rkansas Forestry Increase eating behaviors that reduce ssociation, and the .S. Forest Service. inflammation in the body and feel better Several native rkansas tree species are NOW! currently without hampions including the This position, acting under direcoblolly Pine, Persimmon, Sugarberry, and • Change your risk of developing your tion of the President, performs others. family’s favorite inherited health woe ost recently, a tree belonging to r. both as the chief academic officer • Reduce your current level of rs. obert anis was recogni ed as an inflammation and pain and the chief student affairs rkansas hampion Tree.

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Bond of Texas; her siblings, Maureen great-grandfather. He will be Funeral services were Saturday, CHARLES Morril of Michigan, Mark Foster of dearly missed by his family and April 30, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. at the YoEUGENE Oregon, Melinda Braden of California, friends. cana Baptist Church with Brother Frank HEDGES SR. Mathew Foster of Arkansas and Melanie Survivors are, wife, Joyce Gibson and Brother Lynn Chiles officiatCharles Eugene Hedges Sr., age 85, of Mena, Arkansas died Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith. He was born on Thursday, March 19, 1931 to Charles Elba and Thelma M. Bohlier Hedges in Pasco, Ohio.

Charles served in the United States Navy from 1948 to 1964 having served during the Korean Conflict and was Honorably Discharged. He attended Yocana Baptist Church. Charles loved his family and spending time with his wife, Barbara.

He worked several years at Rockwell International as an Electronic Specialist in Cedar Rapids Iowa for 15 years. In 2007, he and his wife moved to Mena to retire. Charles enjoyed going canoeing, woodworking and hanging out at the Board Camp Fire Department. Charles was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend and will be missed by all who knew him.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Dana Hedges.

Charles is survived by his wife, Barbara Hedges of Mena; five sons, Reverend Charles Hedges Jr. of Galena, Ohio, Steven of Dayton, Ohio, Joseph of Alabama, Loren of Dayton, Ohio and Raymond of Dayton, Ohio; two daughters, Kandy Ortgies of Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Laura Comer of Dayton, Ohio; three brother, Philip of Lexington Kentucky, Robert Koeller of Fort Collins, Colorado and Noel Koeller of Ormand Beach Florida; two sisters, Darla Campbell of Dayton, Ohio and Karen Clary of Xenia, Ohio; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren; several nieces, nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends.

ing. Interment followed in the Pinecrest Cemetery under the direction of Bowser Family Funeral Home in Mena. Visitation was general.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Board Camp Volunteer Fire Department, C/O Henry Hankins, 890 Polk 57, Mena, Arkansas 71953 or the Polk County Senior Center, P.O. Box 750, Mena, Arkansas 71953.

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MANITTA KAY FOSTER

Manitta Kay Foster, age 76, of Mena, died Thursday, May 5, 2016 at her home. She was born on Monday, November 20, 1939 to Rex Elno and Virginia May Ball Foster in Pontiac, Michigan.

Manitta was an accomplished potter with a beautiful, unique artistic sense of style. She loved to travel and explore out of the way places. She lived in many wonderful places including Michigan, California, Florida, Virginia, Washington, Alabama and Arkansas. She loved nature and was especially drawn to water, rivers, lakes, oceans and the Gulf of Mexico. She collected rocks from every place she visited and they all had a story to tell. She proudly displayed them in her beautiful gardens which will now grace the gardens of her children and siblings.

Manitta is survived by, her six children, Bret Hammett of Michigan, Virginia Gerbino of California, Karen Quirk of Arkansas, Sally Swenson of Michigan, Zachary Bond of California and Sarah

Bowles of Georgia; twelve grandchildren; one great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews, and a host of other relatives and friends.

She is preceded in death by, her parents.

Per Mannita request, there will be no memorial service, but her ashes will be spread by her family at some of her favorite places all over the country. She was a gentle soul and will be deeply missed by her family and friends.

Cremation services have been entrusted to Bowser Family Funeral Home in Mena.

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RAYMOND LEONARD TIPTON Raymond Leonard “Bob” Tipton, age 76, of Cove, Arkansas, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 2, 2016, at his home.

He was born Sept.17, 1939, at Plunkettville, OK to the late William Odell Tipton and the late Ilene Mazure Perry Tipton Bissell. He was married to Joyce Hunter Tipton on May 24, 1958 at Hugo, OK. He was a truck driver for many years, a service tech for Tyson Foods, and a farmer and chicken grower for Tyson for 21 years.

Bob was a huge George Jones and Merle Haggard fan. He loved dancing, singing, riding motor-cycles and looking at classic cars. He was blessed with a loving and caring family, and was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and

Hunter Tipton of Cove, AR; daughter, Kimberly Tipton DePriest and husband Ike of Cove, AR; grandchildren, Celeste DePriest Ashcraft and husband Davy of Mena, AR, Ryan Tipton and wife Amber of Mena, AR and Dwight DePriest of Hatfield, AR; great-grandchildren, Cassidy, Carmindy and Camilla Ashcraft of Mena, AR and Starla and Skyla Tipton of Mena, AR; brother, Ted Bissell of Mena, AR; cousin, Harold Tipton of Benton, AR He was preceded in death by, his son, Randyll Tipton, paternal grandparents who partially raised him, Leonard and Beatrice Tipton; his maternal grandparents, Norman and Maude Perry; his father, William Odell Tipton; his mother, Ilene Mazure Bissell; his brother, Charles Tipton; sister, Patti Bissell; his cousin Bill Tipton; his mother-in-law Stella Hunter; his sister-in-law Mary Hunter Tipton.

Funeral services were Thursday, May 5, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. at the Cove First Baptist Church with Bro. Ron Ladd officiating. Interment followed in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery at Cove under the direction of the Beasley-Wood Funeral Home.

Visitation was Wednesday night, May 4, 2016, at Beasley-Wood from 6:00 8:00 p.m.

Pallbearers were Danker Mize, Burt Nichols, Jasper Hartley, Rodney Hunter, Jeff Hunter, Kevin Smallwood, Danny Miner, Gary Miner.

Honorary pallbearers were Jesse Dickison, Earl Ricks, Don Hovator, Donald Burk, Kenneth Ja-cobs, Walter Barton, Billy John Davis, T. C. Werst.

Online obituary at http://www.beasleywoodfuneralhome.com/

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M

ena High School senior Z ach Jewell blew away his competition at the Class 4A Arkansas State Track Meet held in Nashville on Tuesday, May 2nd, becoming a 3-time state champion in one day and earning a spot at the coveted Meet of Champs this Saturday.

Jewell ran a 10.84 second 100 meter dash to take the win in that race before claiming first place in the 200 meter dash in 21.78 seconds. Although Jewell took third in the triple jump, he remains king in the long ump and claimed first there as well with a jump of 23 feet, 4.25 inches. He will compete on May 14 in Russellville at the Meet of hampions against first place winners of the state ena earcat enior ach ewell leans across the nish meets from all classificaline as he becomes a state champion in the 100-meter tions. dash on May 2, 2016 in Nashville, Ark. The Mena boys 4x800 relay team claimed 6 th place in the state meet in 8 minutes 58 seconds. The team consisted of Cross Hughes, Landon Stidman, Clint B uck, and Anthony K ennedy. B uck also competed as an individual in the 1,6 00 meter run where he placed 11th and the 800 meter run where he placed th. Stidman placed th in the high ump finals. illiam Shaner placed th in the meter dash.

Out of 48 teams in the boys competition, Mena came out 5th overall.

In the girls’ competition, Evelyn Smith placed 13th in the 400 meter dash after helping her team of 4x400 runners take 11th. The team included Smith, B ree Sanders, Abbie Smith, and Janessa Richardson. The girls 4x800 team included E. Smith, A. Smith, Sanders, and Taylor Harper grabbed 6 th place.

Aaron Pennington coaches the boys and Lantz Casteleman coaches the girls. B oth coaches are already excited for next year as they each will lose one athlete, leaving experience in the team.

Acorn High School had competitors in the Class 1A Arkansas State Track Meet as well. Nathan Chaney earned 4th place in both the boys 100 meter dash and the 200 meter dash, running 11.94 and 24.81 seconds, respectively. Ethan B ird placed 6 th in the 200 meter dash. Acorn’s 4x100 relay team placed 2nd with their 4x400 team taking 4th.

Ashton Pardun placed 6 th in the shot put.

Morgan Fagan and K endra B ranson each ran in the 3,200 meter race, placing 4th and 5th. The girls 4x400 relay team placed 2nd, as did their 4x800 relay team. Fagan also placed 2nd in the 800 meter run and 9th in the long jump. Tori B arrett placed 3rd in the discus and 1st in shot put while Teagan V ann placed 4th in the high jump. B arrett qualified for the eet of hampions with her first place win.

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ACORN SCHOOL’S LUNCH MOND AY 5/16 Ham & cheese sandwich, chips, pork n beans, lettuce, tomato, fruit, juice TU ESD AY 5/ 17 Spaghetti, green beans, tossed salad, garlic stick, fruit, milk WED NESD AY 5/ 18 Manager’s choice, fruit, milk THU RSD AY 5/ 19 Manager’s choice, fruit, milk FRID AY 5/ 20 Manager’s choice, fruit, milk COSSATOT RIVER SCHOOL’S BREAKFAST MOND AY 5/16 Pancake on a stick, applesauce, orange juice, milk TU ESD AY 5/ 17 Super donut, craisins, apple juice, milk WED NESD AY 5/ 18 Manager’s Choice THU RSD AY 5/ 19 Manager’s Choice FRID AY 5/ 20 Manager’s Choice

COSSATOT RIVER SCHOOL’S LUNCH MOND AY 5/16 Chicken Fajita, lettuce, tomato, cheese, salsa, corn, fruit cocktail, milk TU ESD AY 5/ 17 Corn dog, potato wedges, tossed salad w/ dressing, mandarin oranges, milk WED NESD AY 5/ 18 Manager’s Choice THU RSD AY 5/ 19 Manager’s Choice FRID AY 5/ 20 Manager’s Choice

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Ladycats Reign Supreme as they Capture the Regional Championship Crown

BY MELANIE BUCK • news@mypulsenews.com

he Mena Ladycats earned the right to play as the number one seed in the Class 4A Arkansas State Softball Tournament after a 6 -5 win over the Nashville Lady Scrappers on Saturday, May 7th in Malvern in the Regional 4A-South Championship game.The Ladycats battled it out on the field for seven innings to bring home their latest trophy and achieve another state tournament placing. efore facing ashville in the final game, the Ladycats blaze d through Malvern 6 -2 in Round 2 and beat D umas 4-3 in the opening of the regional tournament.

The top-seeded Ladycats will not only defend their 2015 State Championship title, but will also host the state tournament on their home field ay th - th. The ladies will receive a bye in the first round of the tournament for their top seed status and will face the winner of Heber Springs and Oza rk on Friday, May 13, at 3 p.m. at Mena High School.

If Mena wins on Friday, they will move into the semifinals on Saturday at .

The final game of the state tournament, the championship game, will be played in B ogle Park in Fayetteville on ay , at p.m.

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Denie Westphal – A Woman of Duty and Service F

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or most of her life, D enie Westphal has been a self-proclaimed pencil-pusher, but one that served her country doing just that. B orn in Erie, Pennsylvania, Westphal said she moved around a lot while growing up. Her father was an Army veteran, serving in World War II and he instilled a sense of duty in his children. Westphal was the big sister to four brothers, who would all grow up and take their places in service.

There were five of us, myself and four boys. e had two in the rmy, two avy, and one irforce. hen got married, we added a arine, smiled estphal. She enlisted in the nited States avy right after graduating high school in Pineville, ouisiana in . ot only did she want to earn money for college, ietnam was also in full swing and she wanted to do something to help.

“I felt like I needed to do something,” she said. And she did. “I was strictly a pencil-pusher,” Westphal laughed. And although she makes her ob in the avy seem minimal, her duties included handling classified documents and working with senior officers in the military. She served for three years actively. was very proud. t the time, they didn’t allow S’ omen’s u iliary oluntary mergency Services on the ships so served where could, estphal e plained. She added that S are now known as women sailors. fter her time in the service, she continued to work in various office roles. One such role landed her as the office manager for a udweiser plant in le andria, ouisiana. was the first and only woman to work in that branch office for the entire years was there, she smiled. That office manager position gave her the basis for many more roles she would play in the future.

Mena landed on Westphal’s radar when she and her husband visited here in 1993 and she fell in love with the area. They spent the ne t few years working on a home in oard amp before moving here permanently in . fter managing Sun ountry nn in ena for several years, and en oying the quiet life in Polk ounty, estphal lost her husband in . e would’ve celebrated our th wedding anniversary this year, she said. eciding to switch gears and get back to her roots, she applied for a ob at the Polk ounty eteran’s Service Office to help again with those who chose to serve their country through the military. To some, answering the phones and helping clients fill out paperwork may not seem like such a big ob, but when you’re the frontline of an office, you are the first face they see, the first voice they hear, and sometimes that requires an open mind and a big heart. love talking to the veterans and helping them and Theresa is a super boss, estphal e plained. side from manning the frontlines of the office, estphal also assists veterans in transportation to and from their doctor appointments at the . schedule drivers and riders on the isabled merican eterans van that goes five days a week to the eterans ospital in ittle ock. ny veteran can ride free to their scheduled appointments. e are very proud of our van service. ot only does she continue to work, she has also volunteered her time for the last seven years through the merican egion, where she is the d utant secretary . love helping the vets. Anything I can do to help a veteran, I will.” She and fellow veteran, inda ohnson, launched the local eteran’s ay Parade two years ago.

Serving in the local Honor G uard is a duty that Westphal takes very seriously. The Honor G uard is a unit that gives military honors and salutes at their last service on earth, their funeral. estphal can’t state the importance of such a service. That’s the final thank you. t’s the final salute to them and so it’s important, she said tearfully.

Another volunteer project for Westphal is volunteering with the Humane Society of the Ouachitas. lthough she has no children, she has raised many fur babies’ over the years. She currently has four cats and three dogs inside her home, she is a cat-foster for SO, and has three kittens and a cat that need good homes. eing in Polk ounty is a blessing to estphal. The people here are ust so friendly and open and you don’t get any better scenery than the Ouachita ountains, she said.

“I’ve been blessed. I’ve done so many things in my life. I’ve had a good life and hopefully I’ve made a difference to people along the way.”

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Vintage Tin Restorations – Making the Old, New Again T

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inkering on old cars has long been a hobby of Will Moon and, luckily for him, he has been able to take that hobby and turn it into a business that brings himself, and others, much joy. V intage Tin Restorations and antique cars is not really where Moon got his beginnings because, as he said, “They weren’t antiques when I started. They were just a few years old.”

G rowing up in Pennsylvania, Moon lived on a farm and knew what a hard days work was all about. When he was just 14 years old, he worked for his uncle and was cleaning out a hay barn for an Amish-D utch man when he stumbled across something that would change his life. “We were rolling out loose hay to the baler and we came upon some mildewed hay. We were to clean it up and as I was walking out, I heard something cracking and it turned out to be an old car. t first he thought it might’ve ust been an old buggy Commercial An Affordable because the Amish don’t have cars. However, it turned out to be a car and the owner of the Plan for Everyone and Residential property wanted rid of it. It belonged to the owner’s son and he told Moon to come back Termites • Household Pests late at night, after 10 and clear out all the hay by 4 a.m. and get the car out. So Moon and Bed Bugs • Fire Ants two of his cousins showed up late that night, worked about 45 minutes, and the car was Polk County 479-234-2038 his. It was a 1931 B lack Essex and to a 14-year old boy in 1956 , that was a priz e indeed. When new, the car was triple the value of a Model A, costing Scott County 479-637-6064 around $1,200 off the lot. It needed a wheel so they hooked up a team of horses to it and drug it home. That was the beginning of a love of cars that 5 Year No Price Increase Guarantee continues decades later.

“I had to raid junk yards for parts,” said Moon. That started him on repairing “anything that wasn’t nailed down.” Refrigerators, toasters, plow points, truck and farm equipment, and many other projects encouraged his interest to make old things new again. He laughed as he told the story of how he once built a radio so powerful that the FCC made him take it down.

V intage Tin Restorations came in retirement for Will Moon and his wife, Carolyn. After earning college degrees in Mathematics and Physics, Moon settled into life and began working on speed equipment and such for racecars. He built chase car engines as a teen for Pennsylvania and Massachusetts and worked on many types of machinery. He really liked the area of specialty engines and race engines.

As an adult, he began working on antique cars as a hobby. He restored several for himself and would later sell them. Other car enthusiasts began seeking his top quality work, especially in the mechanics area. “The fun was in the doing, not so much in owning them and running them,” he explained. “For him, it’s the puz z le of it all,” said Carolyn.

“Starting in the 70’s, I began to keep some of them,” said Moon. And that is where his collection got its start. Moon still has the 1931 Essex that was dug out of a barn and it runs just like new. He has added a 1922 Moon Towncar that still runs on all original parts, along with several other rare antiques.

Wanting to pass down the art and love of restoring old cars, Moon hired B randon White, out of a college in K ansas where he and his wife lived for many years. hite took a degree program specifically for restoration work and took the chance at his dream ob right away. hite followed the oon’s to Polk County and helped launch V intage Tin Restorations. “I was originally from southern California and had an interest in cars. I had a passion for Hudson cars and I met Will through a Hudson car club,” explained White. “There were a lot of skills that Will knew that no one else did so I interned with ill. That’s the first time a kid has asked me to mentor them, said oon, who along with arolyn tried to “Serving your families with help many kids through being foster parents. They both have a passion for kids. “I used to give kids cars if they’d Dignity & Care for over 80 years” help me work on them. I wanted to teach those with the aptitude how to do something with themselves rather than play games and fool around. We need to get kids interested.”

Selected Funeral & Life Insurance Agent Member of the National Funeral White helped enlist the help of Cole Tuttle, a guy he knew from McPherson College, and he also moved to Directors Assoc.

Manufacturer Polk County. V intage Tin started in 2015 in a small shop on D eQueen Street in Mena but has now moved to a 611 Janssen, Mena, AR of Quality CNC Parts more spacious shop on South Mena Street where they can store and display cars, as well as work on them. “We (479) 394-1310 479.394.4248 wouldn’t have opened the shop without B randon,” said Moon. “Inspire before you expire,” said Carolyn. “Will had 104 Port Arthur Avenue all this knowledge and he needed to share it. He’s a mechanical genius with a 3D brain. He has a gift and he needed to pass it along,” she continued.

Mena, AR 71953-3344 Professing that they don’t do ‘ bling restorations,’ the team at V intage Tin really focuses on making sure the cars run smoothly and safely. “I can do the body work, but that’s not where the fun is for me. I like the chassy work,” said Moon. “B randon brought the modern knowledge of paints and body work.”

Although the trio generally works on cars that are pre-1942, they aren’t opposed to working on models up into FULL ATV the 70’s. And, they have no shortage of work. B eing a member of the Hudson car club for decades, Moon has SERVICE many enthusiasts waiting in line to get their priz ed cars into his shop. The crew says they have enough work to & REPAIR keep them busy for the next two years and still have a waiting list.

Not only does Polk County now have this specialty shop full of nostalgia, they also have four new citiz ens that Hwy 71N/Hwy 88E Junction have fallen in love with the area and its people. “I love Polk County because it’s almost exactly like home. It’s laid (Behind Terminix) Like us on Facebook! back and peaceful,” says Moon. “People are generally more personable here,” said White.

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Thursday, 5/12 •11:30 a.m. – Rotary Club of Mena/ Polk County eets at apa s Me ican Caf . Contact Lisa Martin at or Charles it an at for ore infor ation.

•12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. - The Cove Branch of the ol County Library is open.

•12:00 p.m. – 3:00p.m. - The Sonlighters In Action Card Shop will be open at Highway est, one ile fro Louise urha .

•1:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – The First Assembly of God istributes food at utherland or call .

•5:00 p.m. - 9th Street Ministries will have a free dinner and fellowship in the th treet Ministries building.

•5:30 p.m. – Weight Watchers eets at allas Avenue Baptist Church a ily Life Center. Call for ore infor ation.

•5:30 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous – women’s meeting A C Cl across fro Chopping Bloc , Hwy, , ., Mena. or .

•6:00 p.m. – Live Country, Bluegrass and Gospel music in the aisy Roo at anssen Ave lorist.

• m at eld’s ion’s Cl meets at the Lions Club ield House.

•6:30 p.m. – Mena Chapter #243, Order of the Eastern Star eets at the Masonic e ple at ort Arthur. Refresh ents at ; eeting at p. .

•6:30 p.m. – Narcotics Anonymous eeting

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•2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Cossatot River State Park – Feed the Critters Meeting lace isitor Center.

•2:00 p.m. - Concord Cemetery Decoration Day, annual board meeting in the In Co unity. All are welco e. or .

•2:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous – ABC Club across fro Chopping Bloc , Hwy , ., Mena. or .

•5:00 p.m. – United Methodist Youth Group at the irst nited Methodist Church in Mena.

•6:30 p.m. – Narcotics Anonymous eeting at aint Agnes Church arish Hall.

Monday, 5/16 •12:00 – 5:00 p.m. – The Cove Branch Library will be open.

•5:30 p.m. – Polk County Rep Committee will eet in the ol County Library, orth Roo .

•6:00 p.m. – PCVO Bingo at A erican Legion Building, Hwy ., Acorn.

•6:30 p.m. – Boy Scouts of America Troop 92 eets at irst nited Methodist Church. veryone is welco e.

•6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. – AWANA Clubs meet at Grace Bible Church, Highway orth.

•6:30 p.m. – The Lady Ouachitas meet at Bear tate Ban Main Branch for their onthly eeting.

•7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous – ABC Club across fro Chopping Bloc , Hwy , ., Mena. or .

•7:00 p.m. – Ouachita Beekeepers Association onthly eeting at nion Ban .

Tuesday, 5/17 •8:00 a.m. – The Reynolds Gardner Communit en’s reak ast at the irst nited Methodist Church in Mena.

•10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Polk County Family Mission is open in the th treet Ministries Building.

•11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – “Art Day” at Mena Art Gallery, Mena t. Co e oin other artists, fro beginners to pros, wor ing on their individual pro ects in the gallery classroo . or ore infor ation, call .

•11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. – Free lunch at Vegetarian Soup Kitchen at Mena eventh ay Adventist Church, ol airground Road , Mena. . a e- ut available. All are welco e.

•12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. – The Sonlighters In Action Card Shop will be open at Highway est, one ile fro Louise urha . m m he at eld ranch Library will be open.

•5:00 p.m. – T.O.P.S. will eet in the nion Ban Co unity Roo for weigh-ins, followed by a eeting fro p. . p. . isitors are welco e. m he reg lar at eld own Council meeting is at the own Hall in Hatfield.

•6:30 p.m. – The Shady Fire and Rescue District 10 meeting will be held at the hady Co unity Center.

•7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. – Bluegrass music at Morrow treet Housing Authority Co unity Roo .

•7:00 p.m. – The Dallas Valley R.V.F.D. meets for training at the irehouse.

•7:00 p.m. – The Acorn Fire and Rescue eets at the ire epart ent.

•7:00 p.m. – The Wickes V.F.W. Post #10484 will eet at the ic es Co unity Center.

•8:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous – meeting at irst nited Methodist Church, th ort Arthur. or .

Wednesday, 5/18 •The Emergency warning sirens will be tested in Hatfield, ic es, Grannis, andervoort, Cove, and Mena at noon.

•11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. – Charm Quilters will eet at the ree ill Baptist Church on the corner of etros and Cherry t.

•12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. – The Polk County Library Cove Branch is open.

•5:45 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. – The Mena First United Methodist Church Kid will eet.

•6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – The Southside Church of God arriors for Christ will eet.

•6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Regeneration Youth Ministries Regenerating this Generation at Mena Church of God Hwy ast.

•6:15 p.m. – Discovery Kids Kindergarten hru th Grade; Collide outh Ministry th hru th Grades; and Adult Bible tudy at allas Avenue Baptist Church.

•6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Trek and Varsity for Middle and High chool students at Grace Bible Church, Hwy . Mena. All Area Middle and High chool students are welco e.

•7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous – ABC Club across fro Chopping Bloc , Hwy , ., Mena. or .

•7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. – Inquiry classes into the Catholic aith begins in the arish Hall of t. Agnes Catholic Church at th t. here is no cost or obligation and anyone interested is invited to attend. Call or for ore infor ation.

•ARVAC will issue co odities at ast ine treet in Mena on May , fro a. . p. . or ore infor ation, contact AR AC at .

•HUMANE SOCIETY of the Ouachitas eets hursday, May , at p at the Li etree Restaurant. Call for info.

W W’ A at p. . at the allas Avenue Baptist Church a ily Life Building in Hope Roo . All widows are welco e. R by riday, May th at .

•Mt. GILEAD CEMETERY will have open decoration unday, May th.

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•7:00 p.m. – Polk County Genealogy Society will eet in the ol County Library. rogra by Kathy Ada s about Ar ansas History.

•7:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous – ABC Club across fro Chopping Bloc , Hwy , ., Mena. or .

•7:00 p.m. – Cherry Hill Fire Department eets for a business eeting and training at the ire tation.

Friday, 5/13 •8:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Road tests are given at the Morrow treet Housing Authority Co unity Roo unless the roads are wet. ritten tests are given at p. .

•12:00 p.m. – The Lions Meetings are held in the Lions Club House on Highway outh.

•5:00 p.m. – ABATE (Arkansas Bikers Aiming Toward Education) will be at onic rive In for anyone interested in otorcycles. ou don t have to ride or be a e ber. Co e and en oy the fun.

•6:30 p.m. – Narcotics Anonymous meeting at ic es irst Baptist Church. nd treet, ic es AR. •7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. – Dance to Don Thompson & Talimena Drive Band, A erican Legion, Acorn, . ad ission.

•8:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous – ABC Club across fro Chopping Bloc , Hwy , ., Mena. or .

Saturday, 5/14 •8:15 a.m. – Home Front Warriors CMA Chapter 377 Brea fast Bible tudy, Li e ree Restaurant, ublic is invited.

•10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – The Ouachita Photography Club will eet at the Mena Art Gallery, Mena treet, everyone is welco e.

•10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – “Eat to Live Lecture Series” eeting in the nion Ban Co unity Roo . Cost .

•12:00 p.m. – The Ouachita Amateur Radio Association will eet at the Li etree Inn. esting will be available.

•12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. – Cossatot River State Park – Cossatot River Weekend Adventures, contact the par to register and for ore infor ation call . ee covers aya and tent rental, food, guides, the adventure and e uip ent needed for the tour.

Meeting lace isitor Center. m m Children’s Art Class at the Mena Art Gallery, Mena treet, for children fro to years old. here is a fee of per child to help cover the cost of supplies. lease call to reserve a spot for your child .

•6:00 p.m. – PCVO Bingo at A erican Legion Building, Hwy ., Acorn.

•7:00 p.m. – Holly Grove Church in Grannis will have Gospel Music.

•8:00 p.m. – Alcoholics Anonymous - ABC Club across fro Chopping Bloc , Hwy ., Mena. or .

Sunday, 5/15 •12:00 p.m. – Center Cemetery on Hwy ast of andervoort will have decoration and lunch. ou ay send donations to oyce hite, ol , Mena, AR.

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POLK COUNTY BIRTHS AT

J enni f er a nd J usti n Ma r ti n, of Mena , a r e the p r oud p a r ents of a b a b y b oy, b or n on Ma y 1 st.

MENA REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM

A shlei g h J uli a n a nd Ta ylor B eg g s, of Mena , a r e the p r oud p a r ents of a b a b y b oy, b or n on Ma y 3 r d .

Latrisha and Joshua Hulliberger, of Hatfield, are the proud parents of a baby boy, born on May 3rd.

K elsey a nd W i lli a m Ca sh, of H or a ti o, a r e the p r oud p a r ents of a b a b y g i r l, b or n on Ma y 5 th.

Huff Celebrates 90th Birthday

#LOL A friend was in front of me coming out of church one day, and the preacher was standing at the door as he always is to shake hands. He grabbed my friend by the hand and pulled him aside.

The Pastor said to him, “You need to join the Army of the Lord!”

My friend replied, “I’m already in the Army of the Lord, Pastor.” Pastor questioned, “How come I don’t see you except at Christmas and Easter?”

He whispered back, “I’m in the secret service.”

The family of Lonnie Huff would like to invite all friends and relatives to his 90th birthday party on May 15th from 1-3 at the Polk County Housing Authority in Mena. No gifts please.

For more information please call, 479-216-0981.

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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.

Mena Police Department May 1, 2016 o cri inal reports filed.

May 2, 2016 Report was taken of an employee at a local business being harassed by an acuaintance. Case is pending.

A local girl reported that she is being harassed. Case pending.

May 3, 2016 Michael Lee Brown, 30, of Mena was charged with driving on a suspended driver s license.

A Mena an reported that so eone had eyed his vehicle. Case is pending further investigation.

May 4, 2016 haon . atts, , of Mena was charged with disorderly conduct and driving on a suspended driver s license.

Report was ade of a gas-s ip at a local convenience store. Case is pending identification of suspect.

A local an reported that so eone had bro en into his apart ent and beaten his dog and stolen tobacco. Case is pending interview of suspect.

May 5, 2016 a es R. Bunyard, , of Mena was charged with I and careless driving after a traffic stop.

Ben a in hawn Carter, , and Broo e Francesca Oneill, 36, both of Mena were charged with disorderly conduct. ebra L. Herring, , and Hannah L. hite, , both of Mena were charged with felony possession of a controlled substance, and possession of drug paraphernalia. he two were also charged with public into ication. hite was cited for having no vehicle tags and having no proof of insurance.

Robert toc ton, , of Mena was charged with theft of property shoplifting .

Matthew illia Anderson, , of Mena was charged with third degree battery.

May 6, 2016 o reports ta en.

May 7, 2016 Rusty Stine, 20, of Mena was arrest-

ed on two outstanding warrants fro the Mena olice epart ent.

A local wo an reported that her for er boyfriend had ta en her vehicle without per ission and refused to return it. Case is pending location of vehicle and suspect.

Polk Co nt heri ’s e artment May 2, 2016 Report fro a Cove an of proble s with child custody e change.

Arrested was Misty . Martin, , of Mena, on a evier County arrant.

Arrested was essica . McMellon, , of Mena, on a arrant for heft of roperty. raffic stop led to the arrest of Christopher M. anders, , of Mena, on two arrants for ailure to Co ply with a Court rder. raffic stop led to the arrest of Ashley . Myers, , of Mena, on a evier County arrant.

May 3, 2016 Report from complainant on Polk 76 est near Mena of the theft of two ga e ca eras, valued at . . Investigation continues.

Report fro a Cove wo an of the theft of prescription edication, valued at . , fro her purse.

Report fro co plainant on ol near andervoort of the theft of fishing poles.

Report of two uvenile fe ales receiving inappropriate text messages from an unnown individual.

Report of a do estic disturbance on A ber Lane near Mena led to the arrest of Charles . Morgan, , of Mena, on Charges of I, Careless rohibited riving, riving with a uspended river s License and two counts of ndangering the elfare of a Minor nd egree.

Arrested was Chad . Lowder, , of Mena, on a Charge of ossession of an Instru ent of Cri e.

Arrested was ohn C. Barrett, , of andervoort, on a arrant for e ual Assault nd egree.

Arrested was erry L. Ibison, , of ort ith, on two arrants for ailure to Appear.

May 4, 2016 Report from complainant that a family e ber too his vehicle without per ission.

May 5, 2016 Report fro co plainant on trider Lane near Mena of the theft of two firear s. Investigation continues.

Report fro co plainant on ol near otter of identity theft.

Report of a disturbance on ol near Cove. Infor ation has been provided to the rosecuting Attorney s ffice for further consideration.

Report fro co plainant on Heritage Lane near Hatfield of the theft of cash, tools, firear s and collectibles, all valued at . . Infor ation has been provided to the rosecuting Attorney s ffice for further consideration.

Report of an accident between a vehicle and a bull on ol near Mena.

May 6, 2016 Report of suspicious behavior on reasure Lane near Acorn led to the arrest of Altina . Harned, , of Mena, on a Charge of ublic Into ication.

Report from complainant on Bowling Lane near Hatfield of the theft of prescrip-

tion edication. Investigation continues.

Report of a disturbance led to a -yearold ale and a -year-old ale each being issued uvenile Citations for isorderly Conduct. he uveniles were released to the custody of parent guardians.

Report fro co plainant on ol near Mena of da age to a residence done by a felled tree.

Arrested was erry . Ba er, , of Mena, on a arrant for iolation of the Aransas Hot Chec Law. Report of a disturbance on onderosa Lane near Mena led to the arrest of avid A. hite, , of Mena, on a Charge of isorderly Conduct.

Arrested was Ca eron . Rose, , of Hatton, on a arrant for ailure to Co ply with a Court rder.

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For Sale – 1992 Ford Aerostar Van. $800.00 Call 479-3945539.

5/11 Hunting Lease east of Wickes, looking for members. For more information, call Steve at 479-243-5923.

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The Oaks Assisted Living at Mena is currently hiring for a FullTime LPN and a Full-Time cook. Please apply in person Monday-Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm at 1341 South Mena Street.

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Hicks Family Reunion. 10:30 Sat. Morning May 14, 2016. Noon Potluck. Pleasant Grove Nazarene Church 193 Polk Road 288 Cove, AR. 5/11

Harris Fence serving Mena & surrounding areas chain link, privacy and vinyl no job too small, repairs all over years e p.

House Cleaning . , years e perience in e as, Call Lynda 479-234-9742.

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Squeaky Clean Mobile Dog Wash, Dry, Nails, Ears, Brushing, Clipping, Deanna Boyd 479-234-1866, I will come to you. Like 6/8 Facebook Yard Sale: Friday and Saturday, May 13 & 14 at 1905 Bethesda. Kid s clothes and shoes, waffle iron, snow cone achine, home décor, toys, stroller, car seat, chest of drawers, plus size wo en s clothes, bedding, curtains, diaper genie, pac play, changing table and much more.

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Pigs or Sale – Call 479-234-1605, or 479-216-6162 or leave message at 870-389-6437.

6/8 nside ard Sale: 8:30 – 1:00 p.m., Saturday May 14th, 210 Ridge Avenue, off South Mena Street at the log cabin.

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5/11 Fast, friendly, affordable lawn care and landscaping by uniformed professionals. Now taking new customers for 2016.

Dugan Lawn Care & Landscaping (479) 394-2699 Lawn care done right.

5/11 For Sale 2000 GMC Jimmy, V6, Automatic, $2800 479-2346170.

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Concrete Work Licensed dependable. Call for estimate.

William J (Jack) Barnes 479-394-6175 or 479-2345/11 2608.

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House Cleaning and more. Call Winnie Cotter at 2343418.

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P needed from 10pm – 6am Friday & Saturday plus PRN contact Marla in person at Peachtree Assisted Living 1803 Cordie Drive 479-394-2600. Competive wages.

5/11 Give someone a dog and they said they take care of her but they don t care for dogs and loo at you li e they want to kill you. People better watch there back.

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a Arrested was Audra L. Cogburn, 26, of Mena, on a Warrant for Battery 2nd Degree.

Arrested was Phillip A. Riley, 47, of Cove, on two Warrants for Failure to Comply with a Court Order.

Report from complainant on Polk 689 near Mena of the break-in and theft of tools and electronics, all valued at $200.00. Information has been provided to the rosecuting Attorney s ffice for further consideration.

Report from complainant on McQuarrie Lane near Cove of the theft of a firear , valued at . . Investigation continues.

Arrested was Christopher R. Carterby, 33, of Grannis, on a Howard County Warrant.

Report from complainant on Edwards Street in andervoort of finding a suspicious substance in a vacant residence. Information has been provided to

police

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Humane . . . . . . . . . . . .Society ..........................................................................................

the rosecuting Attorney s ffice for further consideration. a Report of a domestic disturbance on Polk 274 near Cove led to the arrest of Michael R. Belknap, 19, of Cove, on Charges of Terroristic Threatening 1st Degree, Domestic Battery 3rd Degree, Disorderly Conduct and Resisting Arrest.

Report of a disturbance on Heritage Lane near Hatfield led to the arrest of loyd . rederic , , of Hatfield, on a Charge of isorderly Conduct. A Citation for Disorderly Conduct was also issued to Megan R. rederic , , of Hatfield. ol County heriff s ffice wor ed one vehicle accident this week.

Polk County Detention Center Jail Population: 26 Incarcerated Inmates; with 8 Inmates currently on the Waiting List for a State Facility.

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THE POLK COUNTY PULSE

May 11, 2016

entry hevrolet

www.GentryChevyInc.com

801 West Collin Raye Dr., • De Queen, AR

2016 Chevy Colorado

MS R P $ 3 G en t ry D isc o u n t - $ F arm B u reau C o n q u est - $ B o n u s T ag - $

3 ,9 15 1,764 - $ 5 00 1,000 1,5 00

Gentry Price $29,151

b 65 14 Conquest Ends 5-16-16

2016 Chevy Silverado 1500

MS R P $ 4 G en t ry D isc o u n t - $ L if t , W h eel s, T ires +$ C o n su m er C ash - $ F arm B u reau B o n u s C ash - $ C o n q u est - $ B o n u s T ag - $

2,9 4 0 2,218 3 ,5 76 1,000 - $ 5 00 2,000 1,000 1,5 00

2016 Chevy Silverado 3500HD

p64 5 1

2016 Chevy Tahoe

2016 Chevy Silverado 2500HD

p64 8 6

t 65 67

Conquest Ends 5-16-16 MS R P $ 4 G en t ry D isc o u n t - $ C o n su m er C ash - $ F arm B u reau C o n q u est - $ B o n u s T ag - $

4 ,64 0 2,720 1,000 - $ 5 00 1,000 2,5 00

Gentry Price $36,920

Conquest Ends 5-16-16

MS R P $ 67,69 0 G en t ry D isc o u n t - $ 4 ,73 8 C o n su m er C ash - $ 1,000 F arm B u reau - $ 5 00 C o n q u est - $ 1,000 B o n u s T ag - $ 2,5 00

Gentry Price $57,952

Conquest Ends 5-16-16 MS R P $ 4 G en t ry D isc o u n t - $ F arm B u reau B o n u s T ag - $ C o n q u est - $

9 ,5 9 5 2,600 - $ 5 00 3 ,5 00 1,000

Gentry Price $41,995

Gentry Price $38,298

p65 10

1-800-649-9929

2016 Chevy Silverado 1500

Conquest Ends 5-16-16 MS R P $ 5 G en t ry D isc o u n t - $ C o n su m er C ash - $ F arm B u reau C o n su m er C ash - $ B o n u s C ash - $ C o n q u est - $ B o n u s T ag - $

0,225 3 ,4 3 8 1,000 - $ 5 00 1,000 2,000 1,000 1,5 00

2016 Chevy Silverado 2500HD

p65 5 4

Conquest Ends 5-16-16

Gentry Price $53,745

Conquest Ends 5-16-16

2016 Chevy Silverado 1500

p65 64

MS R P $ 3 G en t ry D isc o u n t - $ F arm B u reau B o n u s C ash - $ C o n q u est - $ B o n u s T ag - $

1,9 4 0 1,3 13 - $ 5 00 1,000 1,000 1,5 00

Gentry Price $26,627

Conquest Ends 5-16-16

2016 Chevy Silverado 1500

MS R P $ 4 G en t ry D isc o u n t - $ C o n su m er C ash - $ F arm B u reau C o n su m er C ash - $ B o n u s C ash - $ B o n u s T ag - $ L if t , W h eel s, T ires, S t eps, T in t +$

Gentry Price $39,787

p65 8 2

MS R P $ 61,5 5 5 G en t ry D isc o u n t - $ 2,8 10 C o n su m er C ash - $ 1,000 F arm B u reau - $ 5 00 C o n q u est - $ 1,000 B o n u s T ag - $ 2,5 00

6,3 75 3 ,24 7 1,000 - $ 5 00 1,000 1,000 2,5 00 3 ,18 1

Gentry Price $40,309

p64 5 8

Conquest Ends 5-16-16

‘Hats Off ’ to all area graduates!