Local coverage since 1951 Mount Ida participates in the Spa City MONTGOMERY Shootout COUNTY NEWS Page 4 USPS 361 - 700 • 75¢ • Vol. 68 • Issue 1 • Thursday, January 3, 2019 • 1 Section • 8 Pages • Published in Mount Ida, Arkansas Symbol of freedom takes flight from atop Hickory Nut Mountain wildlife, nursing them back to health and Local animal rescuer then releasing them back into the wild. releases 100th bald eagle The Arkansas Native Plant and Wild- life Center located in Mena is the heart of back into the wild atop his work with local wildlife. He joked at the release that if it walks, crawls, or flies Hickory Nut Mountain he has probably had one in his home. The bald eagle released December 22 DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY was the 100th bald eagle he has rescued
[email protected] and released and is the 150th eagle. As a MONTGOMERY COUNTY - Hickory certified falconer he is able to care for birds Nut Mountain Vista became a place of of prey, such as the bald eagle, with a keen freedom for a symbol of American Free- understanding of their needs. dom thanks to Tommy Young and the Ar- The eagle released recently on Hickory kansas Native Plant and Wildlife Center. Nut Mountain was estimated to be be- Tommy and friends gathered atop tween 50 and 60 years old. Young stated Hickory Nut Mountain at the vista point that he was a little small for a male, but DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY | Montgomery County News Saturday, December 22, to release a bald he was convinced a bird as old as this one The bald eagle released by Tommy Young atop Hickory Nut Mountain spreads its wings as it soars over Lake Ouachita.