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New owners at Sears of Arkadelphia happy to be here
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at 2919 West Pine Street in
Arkadelphia.
Kari said, “James Calhoun
had this store for 11 years and did
a great job with the business and
the community.”
She added that her family is
excited to continue building the
business and establishing even
more ties to the Arkadelphia community and surrounding area.
“We intend to sponsor
Arkadelphia Badger teams and
more,” she said. “We are big
Badger boosters.”
Kari said she and Harold are
Badger sponsors for football, soccer, golf, band and cheerleading.
In addition to owning the
Sears store, Harold Ledford owns
a surveillance business that was
previously owned by him and the
late Daniel Pugh of Arkadelphia.
Pugh was Kari’s brother and
passed away of pancreatic cancer
in September of 2015 - just six
weeks after being diagnosed at
the age of 42.
So the Ledfords support pancreatic cancer cure research at:
lustgarten.org. The organization
deals with pancreatic cancer
assessment.
The couple also contributes
to the Humane Society through
the surveillance business.
Their big interest in the
Arkadelphia Badgers stems, at
least in part, from their children
being involved at the school. Mrs.
Ledford said their oldest son is
Justin, 21, who will be a junior in
college; daughter Madision, 17,
who will be a senior at
Arkadelphia High School and
Jason, 15, who will be a sophomore at Arkadelphia High School.
CHANGES
Kari said she and her family
and work crew will do some
remodeling at the store to qualify
it as an “America’s Appliance
Expert.”
“This change will allow our
customers to see a demonstration
of washer and dryer, or a refrigerator, before they purchase it,” she
said.
The floor space remodeling
will start in about two weeks and
The Tailgate News will be taking photos at the
Glen Rose Beavers and Malvern Leopard football game on Friday evening, Sept. 2.
The photographer will also stop by the Badgers
verses Stuttgart game that night on the way
home to Gurdon. Questions or photos to contribute? Email John at:
[email protected]
Gurdon branch on the way
Terry Bird, Vice President
NMLS#691798
PH: (870) 577-2853
Email:[email protected]
NEW CREW AT ARKADELPHIA SEARS - From left, are: Chris
Cuellar, Sears Hometown Store at Arkadelphia manager, Harold
Ledford, co-owner, and Kari Ledford, Harold’s partner in life and in
business. The Ledfords bought the business and opened their doors on
July 17. They invite everyone to come by and check the inventory,
sales specials and service guarantees. (John Nelson photo)
take approximately six to eight
months to complete. The changeover is offered through Sears,
although Mrs. Ledford said, “The
Arkadelphia store is our franchise.”
JUSTIN’S PLANS
Mrs. Ledford said her son
Justin has been a big help getting
the store started and that he will
be missed this fall, as he travels
back to Culver Stockton College
in Canton, Missouri.
Justin said before leaving for
college, as he has already done
so as you read this, “I live at
school, but am looking forward to
working at Sears with my family
during the summer and on other
break times.
“I worked for the former
owner, James Calhoun, for about
three months. I helped with deliveries and got a bit of education
about how things work at Sears in
a hands-on manner. Of course,
Dad has a lot of experience and I
have also learned from listening
to him (Harold Ledford) talk about
his work.”
Justin is majoring in sports
communication and coaching. He
will complete his bachelor’s
degree at Culver and then return
to attend Henderson State
University for his master’s.
Harold Ledford said buying
the Arkadelphia franchise has
been a great opportunity to get
his family working together to
build something that will help all
of them to have a more secure
future “and to understand how
prompt and efficient customer
service helps a business earn
community trust through maintaining integrity in the operation.”
SEARS at Arkadelphia
Lawn and Garden Equipment
Appliances • Tools • Much more!
Pick it up
today!
Our family serving yours
Harold and Kari Ledford, owners
Store Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9 - 7; Sat. 8-6; Sun. 12-5
Quality products, satisfied customers!
Sunday - Tuesday; Aug. 14, 15 & 16
Friends and Family Event!
EXTRA 15 % OFF on HOME APPLIANCES
10 % off almost everything else
2919 W. Pine Street • Arkadelphia
Email: [email protected]
Ph: (870) 245-3900
THE TAILGATE NEWS; southarktailgatenews.com * AUGUST 12, 2016
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