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Remnants of Rock to Perform at OLT
Acorn September Students of the Month...
Kindergarten- Alex Schneberger, Daelyn Broach, Jhase Green;1st Grade-Vee Mabry, Kaylin House; 2nd Grade- Emalley Mishler, Brody Lopez; 3rd Grade- Ciara Candelaria, Ryder Laughlin; 4th Grade- Adalyn Bohlman, Aubrie Boyd; 5th Grade- Tanner Willis, Camara Dill; 6th Grade- Emma Clovis, Zane Newton. PHOTO SUBMITTED BY ORSD I ACORN ELEMENTARY – KIM POSEY
AG&F Asks Hunters To Have Deer Tested MENA ART GALLERY Hosts Fundraising Deer season has arrived with Archery, Private Land Shoe Drive October 27 Antlerless taken with a Modern Gun and Muzzleloader hunts now under way. With this the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission are concerned about Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).
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Submitted by Barbara Lewis The public is invited to participate in a shoe drive to raise funds for continuing programs, such as children’s
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Ouachita Little Theatre is presenting The Remnants (of Rock), bringing the best music from the golden era of Rock, 1959-1969. The show is Saturday, November 2, at 7:00 PM. Doors open at 6:00 PM. The band, originally known as The St. James group, formed in 1968. The original members all grew up within walking-distance of each other in the small town of Morrilton, Arkansas. They performed professionally until 1978, sharing the stage with some of the biggest musical names of the 1970s. They played on college campuses all over Arkansas and the MidWest, including the Mena High School Junior-Senior Prom in the spring of 1971. The original members reunited in 2003 as The Remnants (of Rock) with the addition of a new keyboard player and have played together since that time. If you think you may have a photo of the band playing at the 1971 prom, or from another handful of times that they played in Mena between 1968 and 1972 (under the name of St. James Group) please bring it to the performance. Inform anyone working at the theatre that night that you have it so they can tell the group. There are bound to be some fun surprises at the performance! Advanced tickets are on sale now at the OLT office (10:00 AM. -2:00 PM) Mon-
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Mena Board of Education Fails To Have a Quorum During October Meeting
The Mena School Board met for their regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, however, they did not have enough for a quorum.
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