2 News By Ethan Nahté
THE POLK COUNTY
Pulse
November 29, 2023
Where to find Santa Claus in Polk County
Santa Claus, along with Mrs. Claus, the occasional elf, and even the Grinch, will be appearing throughout Polk County over the next few weeks.
Here are the Santa sighting and picture opportunities where you can get a photo and talk to Santa and Mrs. Claus: Friday, Dec. 1 - Mena Christmas Parade of Lights, 6
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p.m. Santa House after Parade of Lights, Janssen Park First United Methodist Church of Mena, bring your lawn chairs and watch the Christamas fireworks from their lawn at Janssen Park after the parade. There will be cookies, coffee, hot chocolate and caroling.
Saturday, Dec. 2 - Santa House, Janssen Park 8:30 am to noon. Toys for Tots drop off with CMA, 10 a.m. - Vandervoort Community Building, 3-5 p.m., games, milk and cookies while supplies last, bring your own phone or camera for pictures with Santa.
Santa and Mrs. Claus with their entourage at the 2022 Toys for Tots event at Mena Elks Lodge, along with Ed Anderson of the Marine Corps League. (Ethan Nahté/Pulse)
Saturday, Dec. 9 - Pictures and visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus - Calvary Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 2100 Hwy 375 W from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Cove Christmas Parade, followed by
a meet and greet at the Town Hall, 2 p.m. - Pictures and visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus - Shady Mount Events, Hwy. 375 E, 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16 - Toys for Tots, Elks Club, Hwy. 375 E, 8 a.m. to noon - Santa House, Janssen Park, 1-3 p.m. - Toys for Tots, Q on Main (Suzy Q’s), 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21 - Union Bank Santa and the Grinch, 2-4 p.m.
Mena Regional Auxiliary Annual Christmas Breakfast By Ethan Nahté
Time to lick your chops for the Mena Regional Auxiliary Annual Christmas Breakfast. The fundraiser breakfast is here once more with “celebrity servers” for either a dine-in meal at the Mena Regional Health System cafeteria, or a carry out box. The menu includes Belgian waffles, biscuits, chocolate and white gravy, sausage links, bacon, scrambled eggs, yogurt bar, and coffee, all for a donation. If you are a MRHS employee, the donation can be deducted from your payroll if preferred. The annual event is one of the group’s signature ways of fundraising for their annual scholarships, which has typically been $1,000 per scholarship granted to a student enrolled in a medical-related field. The breakfast is in the hospital cafeteria from 7-10 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 7.
