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COUNTY NEWS Page 8 USPS 361 - 700 • 75¢ • Vol Local coverage since 1951 Mount Ida, Oden Kids fishing MONTGOMERY derby highlights COUNTY NEWS Page 8 USPS 361 - 700 • 75¢ • Vol. 68 • Issue 24 • Thursday, June 13, 2019 • 1 Section • 8 Pages • Published in Mount Ida, Arkansas News Brief Arkansas High Country Race weaves way through Montgomery County DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY ARHCR makes its way through Mont- [email protected] Camp YoLaWiGo to gomery County and includes sections of begin Sunday In a true test of human endurance and the LOViT and Womble trails. competitive spirit, 20 cyclists had taken to The Arkansas High Country Race was Camp YoLaWiGo will convene the new Arkansas High Country Route organized to help promote the trail and on Sunday, June 16. in the first ever Arkansas High Country establish an approximate finish time for Registration will begin at 2 p.m. Race. the course. Fee for night campers is $50 for The race is a solo, self-supported race the week and $25 for the week for according to race director Chuck Camp- Race, page 2 day campers. Ages 4 to 18. bell. Riders will complete the course Church services will be held at unsupported. Each rider is expected to 7 p.m. Sunday through Thursday. carry all the gear and supplies they will Campers need to be picked up by need, or they will have to purchase items 2:00 p.m. on Friday, June 21. Camp YoLaWiGo is located along the way. They are not allowed to behind Reed Cemetery in Story. have a support crew following them Call 870-867-2417 for more along the way. information. The course will traverse over 1,000 miles along the better part of The Arkan- sas High Country Route. The Arkansas Pencil Bluff man dies in High Country Route (ARHCR) winds its one vehicle accident way 1,200 miles through the heart of the state. The trail consists of mixed-surface A Pencil Bluff man was killed in cycling through the hills and hollers of a one-vehicle wreck that hap- one of the country’s premier cycling pened the early morning hours of destinations. The trail was created by Ad- Saturday, June 8 in Pike County, according to the Arkansas State venture Cycling Association. This route Police. brings the national cycling organization’s total network mileage to 48,608 miles of Ally Mabry of Missoula Montana makes her Donald W. Dobbs, 49, died in Nathan Giffee of Eureka Springs resumes his journey way into Mount Ida as she passes through the wreck. through Montgomery County after stopping for a rest at carefully researched and mapped routes Montgomery County. She was one of two Dobbs was driving a 1993 Mount Ida Cafe. - Photos by Dewayne Holloway for bicycle travelers in North America. women to compete in the race. Buick LeSabre east on Highway 70 when he crossed the center line, went down an embankment and struck a tree. Two unidenti- Mount Ida School fied passengers in the car were not injured in the crash. Board fills staff The wreck happened around 1:35 a.m. near Reynolds Road. positions ASP Cpl. Benjamin Harrison reported the weather and road Mount Ida School Board reorganized and then conditions were clear and dry. rearranged their coaching staff during their June meeting. Texas hiker found in The meeting opened with Jeremy McCullough being selected as the board’s new president. Deana Polk County after six Cole was chosen to be the board’s vice president and day search Stacy Sigman was chosen to be the new secretary. The board quickly approved the minutes from the May meeting and the financial report for the district. Superintendent Mike White reported on the pre- school project. He stated that Chad Abernathy was Bluebell Country Store was named to the 20 Best Restaurants on America’s Long Distance Hiking Trails list by thehikinglife.com. - Photo courtesy of Facebook almost finished with the foundation and the building is supposed to be delivered sometime between July 17-19. He stated this will push getting everything Bluebell Country Store named to ready before the start of school, but he is confident it will be ready. national top 20 restaurant list Superintendent White reported that work on the DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY elementary building roof is coming along nicely and POLK COUNTY – A search for [email protected] should be finished soon. a Texas man missing on a hik- STORY - A local landmark in the northern part of Montgomery County He also reported that Sherri May had been ap- ing trip for almost a week had a was recently named one of the “20 Best Restaurants on America’s Long proved for a grant worth over $43,000. The money happy ending with his safe return Distance Hiking Trails” by the website thehikinglife.com. will be used to start an advertising and graphic de- early Saturday morning. The hiker, 38 year old Joshua The website published a list of the top 20 restaurants based upon the- sign program at the school. The money will be used McClatchy of Fort Worth Texas, hikinglife.com’s creator Cam “Swami” Honan’s personal visits to eating to purchase equipment which will include cameras, was last seen June 1 before tak- establishments across the country. He was called “the most travelled hiker lenses and poster printers among other things. The ing to the Buckeye Trail east of on earth” by Backpacker Magazine in 2015. His website is an effort to share program will be housed in three rooms in the old Mena. his experience with the world. middle school building. Reports state that he con- The list of top restaurants span the gambit of eating establishments from The board approved a SPED annual statement. tacted his mother from the trail all corners of the United States. Bluebell Country Store in Story came in at The board reviewed a health survey presented by to tell her he was lost on the trail. number 15 on the list. They are the only eating establishment in Arkansas the school nurse. Authorities stated that after his and one of only four in the south to make the list. The board entered executive session at 6:15 p.m. family contacted them they were Honan says of Bluebell Country Store, “Dropped in during my winter and reconvened at 6:45 p.m. able to locate his car at the Buck- thru hike of the OT (Ouachita Trail) in 2012. Situated about half way along The board accepted the resignations of Mandy eye trailhead. the OT , the Blue Bell is equal parts restaurant, grocery store, gas station, Jones (5-6 social studies), Cassidy Crocker (Elemen- Polk County Sheriff Scott Sawyer stated that lost hikers are live music venue and de facto community center all rolled into one. The tary school counselor) and Ethan Crocker (head common in that area, but they are cafe’s meals are well priced, the servings are large, and if there is any place baseball coach, assistant football coach). usually found within a few hours. List, page 2 Board, page 2 It was reported that McClatchy did have protein bars and bottled water with him, though it’s unclear Inaugural movie night brings no worries to Saturday how much he consumed before getting lost. He also had a filter MOUNT IDA - The sounds of roaring straw that could help him drink lions and happy kids filled that air Saturday potentially unclear water, his fam- night as First Baptist Church Mount Ida and ily said. the Mount Ida Area Chamber of Commerce McClatchy had taken to the hosted their first movie night on the square. trail after a month of planning, but The Disney animated classic “The Lion it was his first solo hiking trip. King” was the feature presentation. Over Search crews searched throughout the week, using every- 100 people of all ages gathered around the thing at their disposal, including Montgomery County Courthouse square Sat- rescue helicopters. It was Friday urday night to watch the movie. Organizers night around 10:30 p.m. when a sold popcorn, drinks and candy to help keep National guard helicopter spotted everyone powered up as the night grew long. a flash light in the trees. Everyone seemed pleased with the turn- Crews began to zero in on his out and plans are already in the works for location, but the rough terrain another movie night in July. slowed their progress. It would First Baptist Church of Mount Ida is lo- be approximately four hours later cated at 204 Luzerne Street in Mount Ida. before he was rescued. The Mount Ida Area Chamber of Com- McClatchy was reported to merce Office is located at 124 Highway 270W be dehydrated when discovered A crowd of around 100 people of all ages gathered on the Montgomery County Courthouse Square and was taken to Mena Regional in Mount Ida. For more information call (870) 867-2723 to watch “The Lion King” Saturday. The event was made possible by First Baptist Church Mount Medical Center for evaluation. Ida and the Mount Area Chamber of Commerce. - Photo by Dewayne Holloway 2 COMMUNITY Montgomery County News • Online at swarkansasnews.com • Thursday, June 13, 2019 Road they road Northfork County. Race Lake Road onto National Some cyclists were spot- Development Road 68. ted bedding down for the From Page 1 They travelled south until night in town Saturday as they turned onto Martin well. Simpson Road, which con- The race is truly a test of nected them with Sulfur human endurance with cy- Cyclists began their Springs Road. They rode clists facing several natural journey, which is expected Sulfur Springs Road until obstacles, as well as recent to take around 10 days, they turned West onto flooding along the Arkan- Saturday, June 8, at the Highway 8.
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