Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, July 10, 1986

Mildred ELLIOTT of Mount Ayr, a member of the Iowa Board of Corrections, explained her responsibilities of the board to members of the Mount Ayr Resource Commission at the group's regular meeting.

Funding for the operating money for the Ringgold County Group Home is inching near the goal of $18,000 and it looks like a drawing project under way will take the fund over the top. Less than $500 remained to be raised early this week for the project which will mean a home for handicapped adults to be built next to Judge Lewis Park in Mount Ayr. Work is expected to get underway yet this year on the facility, which will house eight residents and house parents.

Mrs. Sue JONES of Ellston was recently honored by Governor Terry BRANSTAD for her school volunteer work as one of 137 groups and individuals honored in the first year of a program coordinated by the Department of Public Instruction. Mrs. JONES was nominated by Mount Ayr Community school superintendent Phil BURMEISTER. Mrs. JONES assisted Mrs. Marcene ANDERSON with her special math class two days a week all school year and assisted Mrs. Linda WILEY at the high school library two days a week.

Eva PATRICK, Ringgold county's oldest resident, turned 103 Wednesday, July 2. She still lives independently at Polk Villa, the senior citizen housing apartment complex. Other Polk Villa residents and Mrs. PATRICK'S family members shared in the birthday celebration.

Cliff NEELEY is the new assistant manager at Place's in Mount Ayr.

Last month a group from the area took a trip through the Southwest with Top-Notch Tours from Mount Ayr. A dust storm in Colorado christened the trip and a snowstorm in Salt Lake City added another experience the tourists will not forget for a while. One fun thing the tour did was to stop for lunch at Ruth CAVENDER'S Iowa Cafe and visit with Ruth, Bill and Rena SMITH, Pat WHITE, Ann WARIN and Gregg WOOLLUMS.

Sheep and poultry numbers dropped and farms in Ringgold county continued to have the highest number of cattle and calves in this part of the state according to the latest Iowa livestock report released by the Iowa Agriculture Statistics office.

Jul 03, a son to Mr. and Bob BAILEY, Diagonal

OBITUARIES in July 10, 1986 Mount Ayr Record-News:

Bert McAllister CREVELING   Herman Joseph SCHWEERS   Robert J. WALKUP

Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, July of 2011

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