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Local coverage since 1951 See Benefit Bass MONTGOMERY Tournament winners COUNTY NEWS Page 9 USPS 361 - 700 • 75¢ • Vol. 66 • Issue 14 • Thursday, April 6, 2017 • 1 Section • 10 Pages • Published in Mount Ida, Arkansas Local Briefs A place to rest your weary bones struct 12 new shelter along 120 miles on the western end of the trail. They would Extension Office to join nine trails already in use along the trail. Members of FoOT received the go ahead offer healthy eating to proceed following the completion of the class necessary reviews and studies. The first shelter, built just off Highway 71 on the The Montgomery County Ex- Foran Gap Trailhead, was completed in tension, Jenn’s Gourmet Special- March 2013. ties, abd the Alzheimer’s Associ- The twelfth and final shelter was com- ation present a cooking class for pleted November 2016 on top of Suck those wanting to eat healthier. Mountain. The class will be held at Robert Cavanaugh, a Vice President of Jenn’s Gourmet Galley on Mon- FoOT, stated that volunteers learned alot day, April 17 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. as they worked their way through the Registration is $35. construction of 12 shelters. He explained the class is limited to 12 par- that the first one took four and a half days ticipants. Register by calling the to complete and by the time they finished Extension Office at 870-867-2311 the shelter on Suck Mountain they had by Monday, April 10. shortened the construction time to two and a half days. All the structures were built by volun- DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY | Montgomery County News teers and are available for use by anyone A new shelter sits atop Suck Mountain waiting to offer a safe place to rest on the Ouachita Trail. The using the trail. shelter is the last of 12 shelters built as part of a shelter project spearheaded by the Friends of the The structure on Suck Mountain is a cov- Ouachita Trail (FoOT) and the United States Forest Service. A dedication will be held, Friday, April 21. ered open structure which offers a raised sleeping deck to keep hikers and mountain bikers off the ground while they rest. There the Ouachita Trail (FoOT) and the National Suck Mountain Shelter wraps is a picnic table and a fire pit equipped with Forest Service come together April 21 to a grill to cook meals on. dedicate the final shelter which was built up shelter building project, The Ouachita National Recreational on Suck Mountain. Trail Shelter System Dedication will take the two organizations have been working Dedication April 21 place Friday, April 21 at the Suck Mountain together since 2004 to maintain the Ouachita DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY Shelter. Trail, which weaves its way through the [email protected] Festivities will begin at 10 a.m. with a Ouachita National Forest from Talimena ArkansasGives.org A vision to create a dozen shelters along reception and refreshments from 10 - 10:30 State Park in Oklahoma to Highway 27 near the Ouachita National Recreational Trail a.m., followed by the shelter dedication statewide fundraiser Story, Arkansas. will finally be fully realized as the Friends of this Thursday The trail shelter project sought to con- Project, page 6 ArkansasGives.org will host a statewide fundraising effort April 6. The purpose of the event is to Federal Judge offer people an easy opportunity to help a variety of local and statewide non-profit organiza- dismisses Albert tions. Montgomery County Single Pike Lawsuits Parent Scholarship Fund, Inc.; First Step, Inc.; Healthy Con- A Federal Judge has dismissed 11 law- nections, Inc.; Montgomery suits filed against the federal government Council for the Performing Arts; The Mount Ida Band; Norman regarding the deaths which resulted from Historical Preservation Program, an epic flash flood at Albert Pike Camp- Inc.; the Ouachita Artists Gallery grounds on June 10-11, 2010. and Studio are among the local There were a total of 20 people who lost non-profit organizations involved their lives in the flash flood when water in the effort. levels on the Little Missouri River rose Money donated April 6 at from three feet to more than 20 feet in a ArkansasGives.org will help the matter of a few hours. Many of the victims organizations qualify for extra were swept away by the flood waters while money offered through the Ar- they slept in the early hours of the morn- kansas Community Foundation. ing of June 11. Go to ArkansasGives.org for After the tragedy families of several vic- more information. tims files lawsuits in multiple states which were consolidated into one location. The lawsuits were dismissed after Unit- Public ed States District Judge Susan O. Hickey ruled that the government is immune from invited to liability due to the Arkansas Recreational DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY | Montgomery County News Use Statute. informational Isabella Thew tags out Rachel Dumont as she tries to score in the bottom of the fourth inning. Mount Ida was able to pull out a 16-3 victory over the Lady Indians. See page 12 The plaintiffs have the option to appeal for highlights and photos. Hickey’s ruling to the federal 8th Circuit meeting Court of Appeals. Mount Ida High School in- vites the public to attend an informational meeting, Thurs- day, April 6, with the purpose Local businesses colaborate to provide benches of discussing the possibility of DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY using a flex-mod scheduling [email protected] system at the high school. Fans of the Front Porch Stage Members of the Mount Ida now have a place to sit and enjoy administration, staff and student the events taking place on the stage body have taken several trips thanks to a pair of local businesses to Kirby to learn about the flex- and a local artisan. mod scheduling. The proposed There are now nine hand crafted scheduling system breaks the benches sitting in front of the Front school day into 20 minute incre- Porch Stage thanks to the generos- ments instead of the traditional ity of Bob’s Food City and Mount 50 minute class periods. Ida Pharmacy. The businesses were During last month’s school contacted by local craftsman Harry board meeting Superintendent McMann with an idea. he wanted Hal Landrith stated that this to build some benches to place in allows students more flexibility front of the stage on the courthouse in their scheduling and allows square. for opportunities to gain college The Front Porch Stage provides credit as well. free entertainment for the public He has also stated that if the every Saturday night from May district makes the change to a through October, but there were no flex-mod schedule he would benches, or seats in front of the stage. like to add access to vocational- McMann approached the two technical classes, as well as col- aforementioned businesses to help lege classes. provide some much needed seating The informational meeting DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY | Montgomery County News for the square. will begin at 6 p.m. and will be Rex and Stormy Cooper, owners of held at the High School Audi- A quartet of benches sit empty waiting for the next crowd at the Front Porch Stage located on the Courthouse torium. Square in Mount Ida. They are among nine benches donated by local businesses. Bench, page 6 2 Sports Montgomery County News • Online at swarkansasnews.com • Thursday, April 6, 2017 Caddo Hills competes All conference honors well at Merchant Relays DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY relay. [email protected] The team of Juan Estrada, Charles In- PRESCOTT - The Caddo Hills Indians gram, Josh Qualls and Jasper Whisenhunt and Lady Indians had a great day at the finished fourth in the 4x400m relay with Prescott Merchant Relays last Thursday a time of 3:55.04. with both teams finishing fifth in their The team of Colton Cowart, Christian respective divisions. Duggan, Juan Estrada and Matthew Stan- In the men’s division the Indians dridge finished eighth in the 4x100m relay earned 55 points with Matthew Stan- with a time of :47.07. dridge earning the lone first place finish. Other finishes include: Standridge vaulted 14 feet to win the pole 100m Dash: Christian Duggan - 13th vault event with Simon Whisenhunt fin- place (:12.00); Colton Cowart - 27th place ishing seventh with a vault of 10-6. (:13.08) Christian Duggan finished in the top 200m Dash: Charles Ingram - 17th eight in four different individual events place (:25.99) and was part of the 4x100m relay team 400m Dash: Dakota Oxford - 27th place as well. (1:17.04) Duggan’s best finish was in the shot The Lady Indians finished in the top put with a third place finish on a throw eight in seven individual events with of 42-10. He also finished fifth in the long Kayla Torbett earning the only first place jump (18-08), sixth in the 110m hurdles finish with a vault of 11 feet in the pole (:16.76), and seventh in the 300m hurdles vault. She also finished second in the (:44.56) 100m Hurdles with a time of :19.85. Jordan Foster finished third in the 800m Samantha Workman earned a fourth Two members of the Mount Ida Lady Lions and one member of the Lions were named run with a time of 2:13.83 and Jeremy place finish in the 400m Dash with a to their respective 7-1A All Conference Basketball Teams. Patty Anne Whisenhunt (left) Mullins finished seventh with a time of time of 1:06.53, while Lilli Hunt finished and Lauren Wingfield (right) were named to the girl’s all conference team, while Champ 2:27.48.