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Pulse THE POLK COUNTY
May 17, 2023
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MHS senior Sanders wins Teeter auto
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By Ethan Nahté
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It’s a good bet that Bethany Sanders is one of the happiest people in Mena after winning a car on Thursday from Teeter Motor Company. Sanders is graduating with the Class of 2023 from Mena High School. She, along with other Mena High School (MHS) students, and some parents and family members, assembled in the auditorium Thursday morning for the Academic Awards Assembly, many of whom were excited to either win or see who won awards. There was also a lot of excitement and tension in the air about which senior was going to win a car from Teeter motor Company. Sanders was one of eight seniors in the running. All eight were seated on the front row, center stage, clasping their hands with anticipation. Shannon Dutchik, manager of Teeter Motor Company in Mena, came to a pep rally in Mena on Oct. 22, 2022, to be on hand for an exciting announcement that Teeter Motors would be giving away a car to a senior. The car was on site that day for the seniors to go out and view as the rules were explained, including
Bethany Sanders accepts the keys to her new car from Teeter Motor Company. (Ethan Nahté/Pulse)
the criteria for applying and when all of the material would be reviewed in April 2023. On Thursday, owner Denny Teeter was unable to make the MHS event due to his wife being admitted to the hospital Thursday morning due to complications stemming from cancer. MHS Counselor Shannon Lyle had Dutchik onstage in Denny’s place to
start things off. He provided a little history about why the company was giving away a 2019 Hyundai Elantra to one lucky senior. He began by saying, “Darrel Teeter was very well known for never saying ‘no’ to a child.” There was an interview in the Arkansas-Democrat Gazette (May 15, 2011) with Darrel in which he shared a story
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