Local News – Friday, October 4th, 2019
The 56th annual Rose Holland Trout Derby will be held tonight, tomorrow and Sunday at Montauk State Park. Derby fishing hours on both Saturday and Sunday will begin at 7:30 in the morning. Fishing will end at 6:30 Saturday evening and at 11:30 Sunday morning. At noon on Sunday, prizes will be awarded in front of the lodge ranging from attendance prizes as well as prizes for men, women, and kids heaviest stringer, the heaviest brown trout, and tagged fish caught and registered. Several activities will take place in conjunction with the derby including a cruise in car show on Friday from 4:00 until 9:00 at the parking lot across from the lodge and trout bingo with park naturalist Steve Bost at 6:00 in the campground amphitheater. On Saturday the Salem Memorial District Hospital will offer free blood pressure screenings, BMI, and Blood Sugar tests from 9:00 until noon outside of the lodge. There will also be a country store and bake shop available on Saturday as well as activities for kids from 11:00 until 3:00 presented by Volunteers from the Montauk Fire Department. Guided hikes will also be taking place on Saturday and live entertainment from noon until 4 in front of the lodge with “The Usual Suspects” and “Current River Bluegrass” performing followed by an auction at 5:00. The event is sponsored by the anglers and friends of Montauk State Park and coordinated with the Department of Natural Resources. All proceeds will benefit the American Heart Association.
The Dent County Commissioners met for their regular meeting Thursday morning in the Dent County Courthouse. In the road report, District 1 Commissioner Dennis Purcell reported the concrete work continues on the bridge on Dent County Road 6580 and the south end remains closed. He went on to say that grading would be done on county road 5590 and brush would be cut on county road 6210. Purcell noted that a flat tire was being repaired on Grader #24 and fuel filters were being replaced on Tractor #7. After the work was completed on the tractor it would be going to mow on county road 6210. District 2 Commissioner Gary Larson said that Dent County Road 2020 would be receiving materials and would be graded. He noted that county road 2025 would be graded and county road 4020 would have materials added. Larson pointed out that brush cutting would be finished up on county road 3333 and then move to county road 3270. He also said he had two men out. Presiding Commissioner Darrell Skiles reported that on Tuesday the Ozark Region Solid Waste Management District Executive Board met and awarded 13 waste reduction and re- cycling grants totaling $192,322.00. He said grants ranged from $4,400.00 to $36,000.00. Skiles noted that Montauk State Park received a $7,697.80 grant for a trailer to be used for trash re-cycling. He said Brady Wilson of Rolla Re-cycling Center had reported that finding markets for recyclables is very difficult. Dent County Clerk Angie Curley reported that she had certified the 2019 tax levy to the Dent County Collector and they balanced on all tax totals for 2019 and delinquent taxes. Sally Burbridge, the City of Salem Economic Development Director, was in to review the Economic Development Strategic Plan with the Commissioners and present her report for the month of September. The next regular meeting of the Commission will be Monday morning at 9:00 in the Courthouse and the meeting is open to the public.
The Old Miners’ Days 33rd Annual Celebration will be held in Viburnum tonight, tomorrow and Sunday. Numerous events will held with most of them occurring at the Viburnum Shopping Center with numerous vendor booths and free entertainment. One of the main hi-lighs of the events is the free mine tours offered by Doe Run from 9:00 until 4:00. For more information and a full list of events for each day, go to their website: oldminersdays.com.