From Baxter Bulletin (05/25/02)

Local Attorney Recognized

Baxter County attorney Jodi Strother was named one of Legal Aid of Arkansas' recipients of the outstanding Volunteer Attorney of the Year Awards.

Strother was chosen for her commitment, dedication and donation of 12 hours of pro bono services to low-income clients in Baxter County, a press release stated. Strother's donation of time has a conservative value of more than $1200.00 to the community.

Strother is a member of the Arkansas Bar Association, the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association, Junior Auxiliary of Mountain Home and a past president of the Baxter County Bar Association. She also serves on the board of Hospice of the Ozarks. She and her husband, Todd Gilbert, are members of First Baptist Church of Mountain Home where Strother teaches Sunday school. The couple has two sons.

From Baxter Bulletin (05/05/02)

Attorney Jodi Strother Named to Hospice Board

Jodi Strother has been elected a director of Hospice of the Ozarks.
"Hospice care has been a hallmark of the local healthcare system for more than 20 years," Ms. Strother said. "I am pleased to be able to be a part of helping Hospice of the Ozarks meet its goal of improving the quality of life for people faced with terminal illness."

Ms. Strother was the 2000-01 president of the Baxter County Bar Association and is a member of the Arkansas Bar Association, serving on the Find A Lawyer Committee. She is the Baxter County Juvenile Court Attorney Ad Litem and a member of Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association. She is a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law.

Ms. Strother was president of the Junior Auxiliary, 2000-01. She teaches Sunday School at First Baptist Church and is married to Todd Gilbert. They have two children.

Hospice of the Ozarks, located at 701 Burnett Drive, Mountain Home, Ark., has provided hospice services to area families since 1979 and has been affiliated with Baxter Regional Medical Center since 1986. Hospice of the Ozarks offers volunteer opportunities and support groups for care givers, friends and relatives of those with a life-threatening illness.

From Baxter Bulletin (04/05/02)

Local 'Speak Up, Arkansas' Forum a Hit

Nearly 50 parents, students, business people and educators rolled up their sleeves Thursday night in Mountain Home and tried to help Arkansas come up with ways to improve public education.

Speak Up, Arkansas! was held simultaneously in schools and other public meeting places in every country in the state from 6-8pm Thursday.

In Baxter County, the public forum was at the Hurd Student Center in Roller Hall at the Arkansas State University Mountain Home campus. In Marion County, the forum was at the Flippin High School cafeteria in Flippin.

The Blue Ribbon Commission on Education sponsored the public discussion. It was created by the State Legislature in order to define "adequate" and "equitable" in relation to public education. The commission was formed in large part in response to the Lakeview School District case in which a Chancery Court judge found that Arkansas' system for funding public schools is both inequitable and inadequate under the state constitution - and, therefore, unconstitutional.

Karen Wallace, vice chancellor for development at ASUMH, and Lane Strother, Mountain Home attorney, served as facilitators of the meeting.
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On behalf of the Junior Auxiliary of Mountain Home, Jodi Strother presented Jackie Leatherman, head of the Mountain Home Parks Department, with a donation of $500 for the development of the parks. Jodi was the organization's president in 2000.

Junior Auxiliary raises money for the children of Baxter County and is affiliated with the national Junior Auxiliary program.