Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, September 01, 1988

Preliminary enrollment figures show some gains and some losses, but mostly pluses in terms of enrollment at school districts in the county.

The Mount Ayr Community school district showed another hike, the second year in a row that a slippages in enrollment has turned around. The 723 students attending on the first day is up 16 from the prelimininary enrollment last year and brings enrollment figures back up to those in the early part of the 1980s.

Grand Valley enrollment is down four students from last year at 162.

Clearfield enrollment on the elementary and middle school leve is about the same.

Diagonal enrollment is up about 15 students over preliminary enrollment figures last year.

Diagonal's Terri STEPHENS charmed her way into a first runner-up spot in the 1988 Iowa State Fair queen contest, that included 73 participants. She was awarded a $300 savings bone, an atlas and a plaque that will be a reminder of her high honor. The blue-eyed, blonde daughter of Jerry and Barb STEPHENS represented Ringgold county in state fair competition.

There is a great big world out there and Stacy CUNNING, an Iowa State University junior-to-be, will be claiming a different part of it as of September 1. Instead of being on the Ames campus for a semester's work, Stacy will be enrolled in a special program at the University of London in England.

A Ringgold county woman was among winners in the 10th annual Monster Arm Wrestling Tournament August 21 at the Iowa State Fair. Marla JOHNSON of Mount Ayr, who has done well at the contest a number of times, won the middleweight division at the fair this year.

Joy McFARLAND of Ellston picked up a second major baking award at the Iowa State Fair this summer. Earlier she had been named the winner of the General Mills Softasilk award for the best overall cake of the fair -- a carrot cake entry. She also took home the sweepstatkes cookie award from KMA Radio for the most winning cookie entries.

Kim McGINNIS added all-state softball honors this week to her long list of accomplishments this season for the Mount Ayr Community Raiderette softball team. In addition, Dawn HUFF received mention on the all-state team. McGINNIS, who batted .523 and pitched for the Raiderettes this year after playing catcher in previous years, was named to the first team all-state class iA team and to the third team all-state overall team this year. She also made the Southwest Iowa Class 1A district first team. She was named as a utility player on all three teams. In additio, McGINNIS was given the honor as Southwest Iowa player of the year.

Sophomore Dawn HUFF was named to special mention outfield team overall and was named as a second team outfielder in the Southwest Iowa all-district second team. HUFF batted .356 for the Raiderettes this year.

Randy SMITH of Mount Ayr won the season championship feature and became the track point champion at the Knoxville Raceway Saturday night. THis is the second year in a row that SMITH has won the track championship and the fifth time he has won the title -- the only driver in the history of the track to win five track championships. Previous championships were won in 1979, 1983, 1985 and 1987.

Two Mount Ayr bicycists placed in a race held in connection with the Atlanticfest celebration in Atlantic Saturday, August 27. Gary KLEJCK was 14th and Ron SICKELS, 15th, overall over the 26-mile bike course.

A whirlwind campaign to build a new parsonage for the pastor and family serving the Tingley-Ellston-Wishard Chapel charge of United Methodists has resulted in a structure nearing completion.

August 26, a son to Mr. and Mrs. Robert FRENCH, Mount Ayr

OBITUARIES in September 01, 1988, Mount Ayr Record-News:

Douglas Fleming KENDALL

Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, September of 2013

 

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