it received damage from a lightning strike in 1972, and was closed for many years. the traditional "on-the-curve" system was not used other than to distinguish between the 5*'s and the 5's. for thousands of years, native americans used the river as a major transportation and trading route. the ms walks are designed to be events that encourage people with ms to participate in one form or another. a "bat haven" was established on the school grounds to provide an alternative home for the bat colony (being a protected species). "and everyone in the community knows, but they won't say anything." 