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November 30, 2016
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Quilters Wrap Up Soldiers’ Families for the Holidays
Quorum Court Grants Budget Increase for Extension Office BY MELANIE BUCK • news@mypulsenews.com
The November meeting of the Polk County Quorum Court was packed as 4H members and their families came to help encourage the court to approve an increase in budget for the Polk County Extension Office, who heads up 4H, Family and Consumer Sciences, and much, much more. County Extension Agent Carla Vaught presented a budget increase request of $19,000 to the Justices of the Peace for the purpose of hiring and additionCONTINUED ON PAGE 6
Mold and Lead Paint to be Removed from Mena City Hall BY MELANIE BUCK • news@mypulsenews.com Mena City Hall will undergo a mold removal project in the coming weeks, costing the city more than $20,000 in removal costs and the purchase of a de-humidifier to keep mold from growing back. City Hall has long had problems with moisture in the basement. The mold and some lead paint were found during an indoor quality assessment and both seem to be a relatively simple fix. Mena Mayor George McKee explained that the CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
County Christmas Festivities Launch this Saturday BY MELANIE BUCK • news@mypulsenews.com
RAs Charlie Company prepares for deployment in the coming weeks and to being away from loved ones during the holidays, the Nimble Thimble Quilters Guild presented the soldiers with quilts they have spent the last year preparing in anticipation of this event. Ann Ferris, member of Nimble Thimblers told soldiers, “We decided that what we would like to do is make quilts for your children, so that while you are gone, they can be wrapped in a quilt when they miss you the most and feel the warmth. So that they can feel our support and our love and know that you love them so much and can’t wait to be home with them. We are really grateful for your service.” SEE FULL STORY PAGE 9
Multiple Christmas festivities will soon be held throughout the county and the first kicks off this Saturday. The Mena Advertising and Promotion Commission and the Mena/Polk County Chamber of Commerce are once again partnering to host the area’s biggest December event. The annual Mena/Polk County Chamber of Commerce Christmas of Lights Parade will be held this Saturday, December 3rd at 6 p.m. in downtown Mena, beginning at The Crossing and moving down Mena Street before crossing over to come up 7th Street. The popular event has a theme of The Traditions of Christmas this year and is expected to be as big as ever. The parade features endless floats decked CONTINUED ON PAGE 8