Retold Old News, Feb. 17, 2000
SWANK, CLOUGH, GOODALE, RUBY, RICKER, GRAHAM, BARKER, VAN NOSTRAND, DEVRIES, DAYTON, INNIS, LAIRD, WICKER
Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 3/8/2010 at 12:29:18
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Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, February 17, 2000Lisa Wilson, Mount Ayr Record-News
For the first time in six years the Mount Ayr Community Raider boys basketball team has won the title of the Pride of Iowa Conference and a large crowd was in hand Friday night to cheer the Raiders on in their key contest with Southeast Warren. Five Raider wrestlers qualified for district tournament competition the next day at Afton and the Raiderettes took second in the Pride of Iowa Conference despite a loss to Southeast Warren.
Ringgold county may soon have its first Academy Award winning connection. Hilary SWANK, granddaughter of James CLOUGH of Kellerton, was nominated Monday for the "Best Actress" award for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences -- the Oscars. SWANK is nominated for her starring role as Brandon Teena/Teena Brandon in "Boys Don't Cry," the same role which won her the Best Actress award in the Golden GLobes awards last month.
Nicole GOODALE and Ashley RUBY had the winning entries in the coloring contest sponsored by the Farm Service Agency in conjunction with Farm Safety 4 Just Kids. Both girls are students at Diagonal elementary school.
A Ringgold county man was found dead when Ringgold county sheriff's department and the Ringgold county ambulance service were called to a farm three miles south of Diagonal Monday, Feb. 14. According to county medical examiner Dr. Bruce RICKER, Stephen GRAHAM, 44, was found dead by a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Two of GRAHAM's farm employees found GRAHAM on his farm aroud 9 a.m.
The ambulance transported GRAHAM to Ringgold County Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Ringgold county sheriff's office, county medical examiner and Iowa Medical examiner, Dr. Francis GARRITY, are still investigating the incident to determine the circumstances of the death.
OBITUARIES IN February 17, 2000 Mount Ayr Record-News:
Donald Vernon BARKER
Georgia Letha (Van NOSTRAND) DeVRIES
Lucille H. (DAYTON) INNIS
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