Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, March 7, 2002

Teri KRAMER ROKUSEK, elementary principal at Reinbeck and a person chosen to carry the Olympic torch on its way to Salt Lake City, UT, visited the Mount Ayr Community elementary school Friday, March 1. ROKUSEK, a Mount Ayr Community high school graduate, brought the torch she carried to kindergarten, first and second grade groups and then had an assembly for third through sixth graders in the elementary school gymnasium. "Light the Fire Within" was the theme for the Winter Olympics this year.

Members of the conference champion academic day team included Maggie GILLILAND, Kinda FISHER, Brad WILSON, Landi McFARLAND, Sean KILGORE, Andrea TAYLOR, Heidi WINKLER, Nick JOHNSON, Troy HENRY, Katie WEDDLE, Jacque BAKER, Kristen WILKEY, Joey RUSK, Daniel STULL and Jeff BURGHER.

Two Mount Ayr Community Business Professionals of America students placed in the state BPA contest in Des Moines to qualify for national competition. Kim LARSEN placed first in the financial math and analysis contest and received honorable mention in the administrative support concepts test. BreAnne FISHER placed fourth in the legal office procedure contest to qualify for nationals as well.

A reception was held Friday to honor Marilyn JOHNSON of Mount Ayr on her retirement from the Firstar Bank. JOHNSON had been an employee of the bank and its predecessors for a total of 42 years. She had held several positions over the years and was teller coordinator of the bank at her retirement.

Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, March of 2012

 

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