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Local coverage since 1951 See Mount Ida accelerated MONTGOMERY readers announced COUNTY NEWS Page 4 USPS 361 - 700 • 75¢ • Vol. 66 • Issue 45 • Thursday, November 9, 2017 • 1 Section • 10 Pages • Published in Mount Ida, Arkansas Local Briefs Ledbetter receives recreation promotion award Hot Springs, ARK. – Tom Service employees, work units, coordinator for trail volunteers, Ledbetter, a recreation tech- partnerships, and groups who trail volunteer organizations Oden v Hartford nician and Scott Saunders, a have demonstrated a commit- and trail users on the Ouachita Page 2 timber management assistant ment in restoring, sustaining, National Forest for the past 7 on the Ouachita National For- and/or enhancing forestlands years. He was responsible for co- est received the 2017 Regional and natural resources in the ordinating work activities on the Forester’s Honor Award, dur- Southern Region. Ouachita National Recreation ing a ceremony at the Atlanta Ledbetter, who works at the Trail, Womble Trail and Lake Evergreen Marriott Conference Ouachita National Forest head- Ouachita Vista Trail. Resort in Stone Mountain, Ga., quarters in Hot Springs, has The Promoting Recreation Nov. 2. been in the Forest Service for 27 Award recognizes an individual This year’s theme “Building years. He received the “Promot- or group who has safely sus- a Legacy – Commitment to Ex- ing Recreation Award” in rec- tained or enhanced recreation cellence”, acknowledges Forest ognition for his work as trail Award, page 6 Tom Ledbetter City of Norman to plant WWI Memorial Tree LITTLE ROCK—The Arkansas World War I Centennial Commemoration Com- mittee and the Arkansas Forestry Commis- sion have approved an application from the Cornbread contest to City of Norman to sponsor a World War I Memorial Tree, which will be located on the kick off Veterans Day Norman Town Square. event Saturday The Committee and Commission are seeking to place a WWI Memorial Tree in MOUNT IDA - Cornbread each of Arkansas’s 75 counties before the experts far and wide are en- centennial observance of the Great War couraged to bring their best to Roosevelt Auditorium Saturday, concludes at the end of 2018. November 11. Through the program, the Arkansas For- The cornbread contest is part estry Commission will donate a two-year of a community wide Veterans old willow oak to an organization in each Day event planned by Ouachita county that will plant the tree in a public Volunteers, American Legion location and see that it is cared for. The WWI Post 313, Mountain Harbor Re- Committee will provide soil from the Meuse- sort, The Front Porch Stage and Argonne American Cemetery in France to be Little Fir Cemetery Association. included in the planting. The event will be held Satur- The Committee is urging partnerships of day at Roosevelt Auditorium in local governments, Scout troops, American Mount Ida. Legion posts, public libraries and others to The cornbread contest will begin at 5 p.m. with the chili sponsor and plant a WWI memorial tree in Supper to follow at 5:30 p.m. a public park, courthouse square or other Everyone is encouraged to appropriate location during the centennial enter their cornbread recipe with commemoration in 2017-18, with a goal of the winner being awarded a new having at least one in each of Arkansas’s 75 cast iron dutch oven. Caddo Hills Homecoming Queen Nicole Coffman and Princess Olivia Aguilar presided over the counties. The memorial trees will be includ- The chili supper will begin Indians’ games against Umpire Thursday night. All three Caddo Hills teams walked away with ed on the Committee’s website at http:// victories. See Page 10 for photos of the Caddo Hills Homecoming Royalty and their escorts. at 5:30 p.m. The event will also Photo by Dewayne Holloway include a presentation by the Tree, page 6 Stitchin’ Friends Quilts of Valor group. Ouachita Volunteers will also award some community service awards. Lions shut out Live entertainment at the event will be provided by Jesse Dean Company. Cougars 54-0 For more information contact DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY Ray Young at (870) 867-3947. [email protected] STAMPS - The Mount Ida Lions wrapped up a perfect 10-0 regular season with a 54-0 shut out over the Lafayette County Cou- gars. They enter the 2017 2A state playoffs as the one seed from the 7-2A Conference. Mount Ida dominated every aspect of the game, rushing for 320 yards on 44 car- ries for an average of just over seven yards per carry. Special teams recovered a kick off and scored on a fumbled snap to the Cougar punter. Defensively the Lions held Lafayette County to 41 yards on 27 carries. Hayden Shamel They also intercepted a pass while holding the Cougars to one for six in the air. Mount Shamel launches Ida also had two fumble recoveries in the game. congressional Lafayette County started things off with campaign the ball, but were forced to punt on fourth and eight on their own 33. HOT SPRINGS - The 2018 Mount Ida started their first possession DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY | Montgomery County News election season kicks off with Bridger Farmer (15) carries a pair of Cougars into the end zone with him Thursday night as the Mount just inside Cougar territory and quickly an educator from Hot Springs Ida Lions close out the 2017 regular season with a 54-0 victory over Lafayette County. They enter the throwing her hat in the ring for moved the ball inside the red zone. Jonathan 2A playoffs undefeated 7-2A Conference Champions. They will face Des Arc Friday night in Mount the 4th Congressional District Lagrange scored on a 17 yard run to give Ida Friday Night. the Lions their first touchdown of the night seat currently held by Represen- later Lagrange went in from six yards out held a 27-0 lead with 7:17 to go in the first tative Bruce Westerman. with just under three minutes gone on the for his second touchdown of the night and half. Hayden Shamel, a Garland clock. Tyler Allenbrand hit the PAT to give County resident, has announced the Lions the 7-0 lead. Mount Ida’s third. The PAT failed and the Dallas Weston recovered the ensuing kick her intention to run for the 4th The Cougars were able to move into Lion Lions held a 20 point lead with 2:32 to go in off for the Lions and scored four plays later Congressional Seat of Arkansas territory on their second drive, but turned the first period. on a one yard run to give Mount Ida a 33 in the 2018 election. She will be the ball over on downs after failing to con- Lafayette County moved the ball into point lead. The PAT was good and the Lions running as a Democrat against vert on fourth and five. the second quarter and Mount Ida territory held a 34-0 lead with 6:20 to go in the half. incumbent Representative Bruce Mount Ida took over on their own 43 and with an 11 play drive, but turned the ball Mount Ida pinned the Cougars deep on Westerman who is a Republican. eight plays later scored on an eight yard run over on downs thanks to a sack by Mount the following kick off and forced them to Shamel currently serves as by Jordan Farmer. Allenbrand’s PAT was Ida. punt from their own end zone. The snap the Chair of the Democratic The Lions took over on their own 39 and was short and in the scramble for the ball Party of Garland County and good and the Lion lead was at 14-0 with 4:22 to go in the first quarter. quickly marched the ball down field, scor- Lagrange fell on it in the end zone for the was named the 2017 Emerging ing after six plays. Cade Jackson took the touchdown. Allenbrand hit the PAT to give Leader of the Democratic Party Mount Ida reclaimed possession one play into Lafayette County’s next drive thanks to ball in from 36 yards out for the touchdown. the Lions a 41-0 lead. Campaign, page 6 an interception by Dallas Weston. Five plays Allenbrand’s PAT was good and the Lions Lions, page 6 2 SPORTS Montgomery County News • Online at swarkansasnews.com • Thursday, November 9, 2017 Oden claims three wins over Hartford DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY Oden pulled it to within Junior Timberwolves with rolled to a 73-48 win over [email protected] one in the third and closed four points, followed by Hartford. ODEN - Oden claimed the game out with a 4-0 John Fagan with three and Will Monk had two victories in three out of run in the fourth to claim Coby Wilburn with two. dunks in the game and four games Friday over the win. Oden regained control went 7-10 from the charity Hartford with the junior Ann Hughes led Oden of the momentum in senior stripe in a 29 point, team girls and both senior high with six points, followed high action with the Lady leading, performance. teams walking away with by Gala Milwood with Timberwolves earning a Brandon Lewis added wins. five. Emily Owens and 36-27 victory over the Lady 18 points to the total with The Junior Lady Tim- Emee McAnelly each Hustlers. all of his points coming berwolves had to fight scored four and Jacy Blan- Oden jumped out to a from beyond the three from behind for most of sett and Halie Ewing each 10-5 lead in the first period point line. Brian Kha hit their match up with Hart- scored two.