Young Riders

— Paige Pruitt, 12, leads Avery Prince, 4, on a pony named Little Man at the NWA Riding Club's play-day rodeo event held at the Luca-Don Equestrian Center west of Gentry on Saturday night.

The club meets at 6 p.m. every other Saturday night until Nov. 1 at the enclosed arena at 23236 Arkansas Highway 12.

Ribbons are awarded nightly, with an awards banquet at the end of the season.

The NWA Riding Club is a non-profit, non-alcoholic and drug-free environment for families. For more information, call 752-3466 or 899-3259. The group will cook hotdogs as a part of a fundraiser at Tractor Supply in Siloam Springs from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday.

School News, Pages 9 on 05/12/2010