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Leon Journal-Reporter
October 30, 1980
Gene Gilbert, Jim Mahan
and Chuck McKern of the Leon
Southern Iowa Utilities Company
were honored by the Iowa
Southern Utilities for over 20
years of service. Leon ISU Company
was honored as the outstanding
company for service,
cleanliness and orderliness.
Chuck McKern was the Leon
manager.
Franklin Main was chosen
as Watershed Person of the
year for the 14 county Region
9. He was a member of the Decatur
County Soil Conservation
board. He was chosen for his
work on the Little River Watershed.
Lewis Webster, vocational
agriculture instructor at the
Central Decatur Schools, was
selected as a regional winner
in the Teacher Division of the
Iowa Soil Conservation Awards
Program. He would compete
with 7 other winners for the State Soil Conservation Service
Teacher of the Year.
The community of Garden
Grove was saluted on WHO
radio. WHO selected Garden
Grove in its “Iowa - The Beautiful
Land” series.
Shari Ridgway, Lisa Bettin,
Christine Deemer, 4-H members
from Decatur County, would attend
the American Royal 4-H
Conference in Kansas City.
Marilyn Ridgway will accompany
the young ladies.
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