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June 28, 2023
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Splashpad parks about to make waves
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ByEthan Nahté
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A project that has been a year-plus in the making is coming to fruition, and the feedback on social media last week appears to be making waves in a very positive way. Mena will be getting a splashpad at Janssen Park… and Tapley Park. Tracee McKenna and Michael Rosenberg of Western Arkansas Planning & Development District (WAPPD) came to Mena for a town hall meeting [see PULSE, June 15, 2022] and spoke of matching grants for improvements and projects for Mena’s outdoor activities for a 50-50 matching grant. Their goal was to find qualifying viable plans that fell within the guidelines for a grant worth up to $250,000 from Arkansas Department of Parks Heritage and Tourism (ADHPT).
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Ed Anderson with the Marine Corps League of Mena was interviewed at the war memorial located at the Polk County Court House on Wednesday, June 21. Specifically, he was being interviewed about Polk County’s sole Medal of Honor war hero Herbert A. Littleton by Rolly Hoyt of KTHV Channel 11 out of Little Rock. Littleton is commonly referred to by his initials as HAL. The memorial
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Tapley Park concept art See SPLASHPADS continued on page 26
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The result — a large splashpad at Tapley Park and a smaller splashpad at Janssen Park. The concept art created
at the courthouse is a beautifully inscribed stone marker. Anderson told Hoyt about HAL’s unselfish act of bravery to save the lives of several others, as well as the radio communication equipment during a battle on Hill 44 in Chuncheon, Korea, on April 22, 1951. HAL jumped on a grenade, using his body to absorb the explosion, killing him. Anderson also spoke about HAL’s family and friends, including one of his best buddies who was fighting that
Ed Anderson being interviewed by KTHV 11’s Rolly Hoyt. (Ethan Nahté/Pulse)
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