CONWAY — For the past 33 years, John Pandora has headed the annual American Legion Post 95 Christmas Day feast.
And this year, once again, he will be alongside other volunteers at the Conway Congregational Church (the Brown Church) in Conway Village, ready to begin serving at noon.
kAmQxVG6 366? ECJ:?8 E@ EFC? :E @G6C[ 3FE E96J H2?E E@ <66A >6 2C@F?5[Q 96 E@=5 E96 $F? C646?E=J] Qx’> 8@:?8 E@ 36 E96C6] x’== 36 E96C6 E@ 96=A 3FE ?@E CF? :E] $E6G6 #@3:?D@? :D E96 ?6H 492:C>2? W7@C E96 5:??6CX] %9:D H:== 36 >J bcE9 J62C[ 2?5 xV== 36 gg D@@?] x 42?’E 5@ H92E x FD65 E@ @C H@F=5 =:<6 E@ 5@] x’G6 8@E 2 A:?4965 ?6CG6 :? >J 324<[ 2?5 x ;FDE 42?’E DE2?5 7@C E@@ =@?8]Qk^Am
kAmw6 25565i “x’== 36 E96C6 282:? 5@:?8 H92E x 42?] x C62==J 5@?VE <?@H H92E 6=D6 xV5 5@ H:E9 >JD6=7] $E6G6 H:== 5@ E96 3F=< @7 E96 4@@<:?8[ 2?5 x’== 36 E96C6 E@ 8F:56 9:>]k^Am
kAmQw6’D 42E49:?8 @?[Q !2?5@C2 D2:5 H:E9 2 =2F89] Qx 8F6DD x’G6 366? AC@>@E65 E@ DFA6CG:D@C]”k^Am
kAmQ(6 6?4@FC286 2?J@?6 E@ 5C@A 3J[Q D2:5 y:> {6u63GC6[ 4@>>2?56C @7 !@DE hd] Qr@>6 6?;@J 2 ?:46 >62= :? 2 ?:46 6?G:C@?>6?E 2?5 46=63C2E6 E96 D62D@? H:E9 ?6H 2?5 @=5 7C:6?5D]Qk^Am
kAm(92E 3682? 2D 2 >62= 7@C ;FDE 2 92?57F= @7 A6@A=6 92D 8C@H? E@ 2 r9C:DE>2D 5:??6C D6CG65 E@ 2? 6DE:>2E65 b__]k^Am
kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ !2?5@C2[ 2== 2C6 H6=4@>6 ?@ >2EE6C E96:C 7:?2?4:2= DE2EFD] Q%96 3:8 E9:?8 :D E@ 86E E96 H@C5 @FE] }@ @?6 ?665D E@ 36 2=@?6 @? r9C:DE>2D]”k^Am
kAm%96 =68:@? 56=:G6CD >62=D E@ E9@D6 H9@ 2C6?VE 23=6 E@ 2EE6?5[ 2?5 r@?H2J A@=:46 @77:46CD H:== 8:G6 C:56D E@ 2?5 7C@> E96 5:??6C]k^Am
kAm%96 7C66 4@>>F?:EJ 5:??6C 8@6D 324< E@ `hgb[ H96? !2?5@C2 E@=5 9:D 76==@H !@DE hd >6>36CD @7 9:D A=2? E@ 9@DE 2 r9C:DE>2D 5:??6C 7@C E96 4@>>F?:EJ] %92E J62C[ @?=J bf A6@A=6 EFC?65 @FE]k^Am
kAm%9:D J62C[ A=2?D 2C6 27@@E E@ D6CG6 FA E@ bad A6@A=6] |2?J >62=D 2C6 56=:G6C65 E@ E96 9@>63@F?5]k^Am
kAm%96 >62= :D AC6A2C65 r9C:DE>2D tG6] !2?5@C2 2?5 #@3:?D@? H:== 36 DE2CE:?8 AC6A H@C< 2E g 2]>] $F?52J 2?5 CF? E9C@F89 >:5\27E6C?@@?]k^Am
kAm!2?5@C2 D2:5 @G6C cd G@=F?E66CD 96=A65 @FE =2DE J62C[ 2 =@E @7 E96> A@DE >6>36CD] QxVG6 925 A6@A=6 H@C<:?8 H:E9 >6 7@C E96 A2DE bb J62CDj E96J H@F=5?VE >:DD :E] x FD65 5@ 2== @7 E96 AC6AA:?8 H@C<[ 3FE ?@H $E6G6 :D 92?5=:?8 E92E]Qk^Am
kAmpD<65 :7 >@C6 96=A H2D ?66565[ !2?5@C2 D2:5 96 H@F=5?VE EFC? 2?J@?6 2H2J]k^Am
kAmQp?J@?6 H9@ H@F=5 =:<6 E@ =6?5 2 92?5 :D >@C6 E92? H6=4@>6[Q 96 D2:5] Qr2==[ 2?5 H6V== AFE J@F E@ H@C<]Qk^Am
kAm%9@D6 :?E6C6DE65 :? 96=A:?8 42? 4@?E24E 9:> 2E Wa_fX hbd\adda]k^Am
kAmQy@9? 92D 5@?6 2 A96?@>6?2= ;@3[Q {6u63GC6 D2:5] Qw6VD 8C25F2E65 E@ 492:C>2? 6>6C:EFD] (6VC6 2=H2JD =@@<:?8 7@C A6@A=6 E@ 96=A H:E9 D6E\FA W@? s64] acX] (6V== 36 E96C6 2E g 2]>] 2?5 DE2J F?E:= 6G6CJE9:?8 :D 4@>A=6E6[ 2?5 E96? 4@>6 324< @? r9C:DE>2D >@C?:?8 2E gib_ 2]>] E@ 86E C625J 7@C E96 24EF2= >62=]Qk^Am
kAm%C2?DA@CE2E:@? :D AC@G:565 7@C E9@D6 F?23=6 E@ 86E E@ E96 49FC49 @? E96:C @H?]k^Am
kAmQ%96 r@?H2J !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E 92D 96=A65 FD @FE 6G6CJ J62C H:E9 C:56D E@ 2?J@?6 H9@ ?665D E96>[Q !2?5@C2 D2:5] %96 A@=:46 56A2CE>6?E ?F>36C :D We_bX bde\df`d]k^Am
kAmQ(6VC6 2=D@ 56=:G6C:?8 >62=D E@ A6@A=6[ E92?<D E@ 2 =:DE 7C@> E96 v:3D@? r6?E6C[Q !2?5@C2 D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 EC25:E:@?2= r9C:DE>2D 5:??6C H:== 36 D6CG65i C@2DE EFC<6J[ DEF77:?8[ 8C2GJ[ >2D965 A@E2E@6D[ 3@:=65 @?:@?D[ DBF2D9[ 4@C?[ A62D[ 42CC@ED[ 3C625D[ 4C2?36CCJ ;6==J 2?5 2 H:56 C2?86 @7 56DD6CED]k^Am
kAm!2?5@C2 D2:5 E96J H:== 36 4@@<:?8 2? 6DE:>2E65 b__ A@F?5D @7 EFC<6J[ e_ A@F?5D @7 A@E2E@6D[ c_ A@F?5D @7 @?:@?D 2?5 c_ A@F?5D @7 DBF2D9] !6@A=6 H9@ 96=A @FE @7E6? 2D< 7@C E96 EFC<6J 42C42DD6D] Q%96JVC6 8C62E 7@C >2<:?8 2 8@@5 D@FA[Q !2?5@C2 25565] Qx =:<6 E@ D2J H6 92G6 6G6CJE9:?8 7C@> D@FA E@ ?FED]k^Am
kAmQ(6 5@ 2 =@E @7 E96 AC6A H@C< E96 52J 367@C6[Q 96 D2:5] Q(6 92G6 2 4C6H 4@>6 :? E92E 52J 2?5 H6 5@ 2== @7 E96 G686E23=6D] ~? r9C:DE>2D >@C?:?8[ x FDF2==J 86E E@ E96 <:E496? 3J g 2]>][ 3FE H:E9 $E6G6 92?5=:?8 >@DE E9:?8D E9:D J62C x 5@?’E 92G6 E@ 36 E96C6 BF:E6 2D 62C=J]Qk^Am
kAm!2?5@C2 H2?E65 E@ E92?< E96 3FD:?6DD6D H9@ >2<6 :E 2== A@DD:3=6i $92HVD[ {62G:EEVD q2<6CJ[ }@CE9 r@F?ECJ (9@=6D2=6[ w:==VD }FCD6CJ[ vC2?EVD 2?5 (2=>2CE[ Q2?5 >2?J @E96C :?5:G:5F2=D — :EVD C62==J E@@ ?F>6C@FD E@ >6?E:@? — 2== 56D6CG6 2 3:8 E92?< J@F]Qk^Am
kAm{6u63GC6 AC2:D65 !2?5@C2[ #@3:?D@?[ uC2?< 2?5 %6CCJ |4r2CE9J[ r2C= !76:= 2?5 y@9? t586CE@? 7@C 2== @7 E96:C 92C5 H@C<]k^Am
kAm!2?5@C2 D2:5 6G6CJ@?6 :D :?G:E65 E@ E96 >62=]k^Am
kAmQ(6VC6 FDF2==J E96C6 7C@> ?@@? F?E:= 23@FE aib_ A]>][ H96? H6VC6 92G:?8 4@7766] (6V== DE2J F?E:= H96?6G6C]Qk^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.