Mena Tornado Remembered

Here is a touching video looking back at the April 9, 2009 tornado that destroyed much of Mena, Arkansas





Sunday April 11, 2010 the Polk County Arkansas Long Term Recovery Committee held an event in Janssen Park to recognize those who helped Mena recover from the devastating tornado of April 9, 2009 and to remember those who lost their lives. Mena residents gathered at the park on a beautiful sunny day to remember the tornado that swept through town one year ago.



Here is a video clip of the Fort Smith Channel 5 News report of the event.





THE MARKER REMEMBERING THOSE WHO DIED



DOGWOOD PLANTED IN RECOGNITION OF THE VOLUTEERS



MARKER RECOGNIZING TORNADO VOLUNTEERS



BILL ABERNATHY



JEFF PARNESS OF THE NEW YORK SAYS THANK YOU FOUNDATION



JAMES REEVES AND TRACY DOUGLASS



MIKE FRANCIS



MAYOR MCKEE AND TRACY DOUGLASS



TRACY DOUGLASS AND MIKE FRANCIS



JAMES EARL TURNER



KEITH ROSE AND MAYOR MCKEE



MAYOR GEORGE MCKEE



CHANNEL 5 FORT SMITH NEWS VIDEO
MENA ONE YEAR AFTER TORNADO