People & Places

PUND ATTAINS EAGLE SCOUT

Nicklaus Scott Pund, 18, of Rogers has attained the rank of Eagle Scout. He is a member of

Troop 2144 at the Rogers-Bentonville Elks Lodge and the son of LeAnn and Jeff Pund.

Pund’s project was a rebeautification of the Vietnam veterans memo- rial at the Rogers Municipal Airport

— Carter Field. He saw a need to replace the aging and failing fencing and landscaping around the Huey helicopter. He organized a barbecue fundraiser and received donations from businesses, family and friends to cover the expense of the project. With the help of the staff at the airport, he organized demolition of the old landscaping and fencing. Pund then coordinated the purchase of supplies, acquisition of tools and equipment, and directed scouts and volunteers who worked more than 280 man hours to restore the landscaping and install new vinyl fencing along the entrance road.

BWHS STUDENT NAMED RICE QUEEN

Rikki Mitchell, a student at Bentonville West High School and the 16-year-old granddaughter of Roberta Smith, was recently named Miss Benton County Rice by the Benton County Farm Bureau women’s committee. Mitchell will compete at the state level in August, which will include interviews, attending state-wide workshops, conducting educational activities, rice-cooking skills and compiling a portfolio of her rice promotional activities.

This contest is now in its 56th year and is sponsored by the Arkansas Rice Council, Arkansas Farm Bureau and the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service.

PHYSICIANS HONORED FOR COMMUNITY WORK

Two physicians of the Community Clinic recently were honored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences during the seventh annual Dean’s Honor Day. Dr. Sheldon Riklon — one of only two Marshallese doctors in the world — was recognized as the endowed professorship in health disparities. Dr. Linda McGhee was recognized with the Leonard Tow humanism in medicine award, presented by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation. This national award recognizes faculty members who demonstrate both clinical excellence and outstanding compassion in the delivery of care and who show respect for patients, their families and health-care colleagues.

MOUNT COMFORT CLEANUP PLANNED

The Mount Comfort Cemetery Association annual cleanup of the cemetery is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon May 13 at the cemetery on Mount Comfort Road in Fayetteville.

The cemetery relies heavily on tax deductible donations to cover the cost of maintenance. Donations can be mailed to Mount Comfort Cemetery Association, 3878 W. Mount Comfort Road, Fayetteville, 72704.

Information: 755-3874, mt.comfort.cemetery.assoc.ar@gmail.com.

Courtesy photo A group of 10 Alzheimer’s ambassadors from across Arkansas traveled to Washington, D.C., to join more than 1,300 other advocates on behalf of those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. The group met with members of the local congressional delegation, asking for support of Alzheimer’s research with a $412-million funding allocation to NIH and co-sponsorship of the the palliative care and hospice education and training act. The group included Susan Neyman, executive director for the Arkansas chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association; Dr. Mark Pippenger, a behavioral neurologist from University of Arkansas for Medical Science’s Memory Clinic; Dr. Angie Norman, a geriatric physician at the UAMS Center on Aging in El Dorado; Sadie Pearce, a high school senior from Harrisburg and her mother, Sherry Pearce; Zachary Hatley, a hospice nurse from Marked Tree; Lisa Klusmeier, an Alzheimer’s’s widow from Fayetteville; Bobby Rickard, whose father lived with the family for three with Alzheimer’s; Parker Rickard, a high school freshman from Pea Ridge; and Mike Son of Bella Vista, who lost his father to the disease.

Courtesy photo Elizabeth Powell (left) and Karen Beitle (right) were named the 2017 Dorothy Lindquist volunteers of the year for Fayetteville Public Schools at a banquet April 11. Ninety-two individuals also were recognized for their volunteer service to district schools. Lindquist was a volunteer reading tutor for 20 years in the district, and the volunteer of the year award has been given in her honor since 2004. Also pictured is Justin Eichman, president, Fayetteville Board of Education.

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