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Local Businessman The Springs • July 2018 • 5

The Mechanic for the

Community

More than ever, even in a world where the technology in our pocket
surpasses the amount of technology used to reach Mars, people need each other. All
the computers and electronic devices in the world can not replace those who help
others in their communities.
One such person, a business owner who appears monthly in The Springs
Magazine, is one of those loyal community volunteers. A family man and committed
first responder for the Jessieville Volunteer Fire Department, Lester Woodson, is
a respected owner and top-notch mechanic. Lester’s Quality Auto and 24-hour
Towing Service is one phone number his loyal customers remember.
Woodson knew he would own an auto repair shop from the time he was a
boy. His parents tell stories of a child who, instead of playing games or just hanging
out, would repair mower engines and other broken motors to find parts to fix.
Eventually, he always found ways to replace one part for another and his
projects were successful.
Lester’s Quality Auto and Towing Service, located at 5945 Hwy 7 North
in Jessieville, is a 15-minute drive from Hot Springs. Lester’s services everything
from fleets of industry vehicles to small economy cars.
At this location for 8 years, he more than doubled the repair service
area and added office space. This owner is always working alongside the expert
mechanics on his team. He is that community man so many rely on for all their auto
needs and respect his commitment to the Jessieville Volunteer Fire Department.
New Tree House Adventure

at the Gardens

Garvan Woodland Gardens
announces the opening of its Evans
Tree House within the Evans
Children’s Adventure Garden. The
Tree House is suspended within a
group of pines and oaks, bending
easily between them.
The theme of dendrology,
the study of trees and wooded plants,
drives both the form and program
of the structure, designed by the
Fayetteville-based architecture firm
modus studio.
Becca Ohman, Garden
Director, said “The vision for the
Tree House is to allow children to
express themselves, to test their
limits, and to allow them to engage
with nature at the most basic level.”
Dendrology, or the scientific study
of trees and wooded plants, is the
driving theme behind the form,
materials, and program of the
structure, which features interpretive The newest addition at Garvan Gardens is the
Evans Tree House, consisting of 4 levels.
learning and artistic elements to aid
in teaching the importance of trees in the environment.
The structure consists of four levels, accessible from the ground and
an overhead circular boardwalk. Each level is based upon a different part of the
tree and its function, allowing visitors an intrinsic, almost subconscious, learning
opportunity that builds on the experience.
The first, most basic level focuses on the roots of the tree, and is actually
below the Tree House in the Root Plaza. As users move into the structure, levels
represent the various parts of a tree (trunk, branches, leaves, and fruit/flowers), and
each level’s significance in the life cycle of a tree is explained.
Specially treated yellow pine ribs make up the shell encasing the open-
air structure, while other elements, such as the unique “Venatian Screen” on the
overlook end of the structure, are made from metal. The Root Plaza is made of poured
concrete with inlaid tiles, while native Arkansas stone abounds in the surrounding
landscape. The Evans Tree House is a part of the larger Evans Children’s Adventure
Garden, completed in 2006. For more information, visit www.garvangardens.org,
Facebook: Garvan Woodland Gardens.