PDN photo by Jenny Huggins

Karla Ochoa assists carpenter Preston Harrison with the construction of the stage expansion at the Downtown Poteau Pocket Park.  The Pocket Park is getting a complete make-over and work on the park is being completed with volunteer labor. Inmates from the Jim E. Hamilton Correction Center in Hodgen have been assiting with the construction and painting, as well. The inmates from the Hodgen prison have been helping with painting and construction. Anyone who would like to help with this historic project should contact Karla Ochoa at Mainstreet Matters, 918-647-8648.