Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, August 11, 1988

Winners in the carcass and derby pig contests at the Ringgold County Fair were announced this week following receiving data from the Oscar Mayer packing company in Perry, where hogs for the two contests were taken for slaughter. Topping the carcass class was an entry by Jenny SHIELDS of Mount Ayr. SHIELDS' pig had a 181-pound carcas, was 31.4 inches long with .9 inches of back fat and six-square-inch loin eye. Second place went to Linda POLLOCK of Mount Ayr and third to Janelle WALTERS of Beaconsfield.

The Bettie PRUDDEN home at 604 West Columbus Street, Mount Ayr, had what was thought to be irreparable damage done in an 11:45 a.m. August 4 fire. A blaze behind a deep freeze, situated in a glassed-in back porch, sent smoke billowing up for neighbors to see and they called the Mount Ayr volunteer fire department. Bettie's sister, Donna GREIMANN, said that Bettie is staying with GREIMANN and her husband, Roe GREIMANN, while the fire damage is being assessed and plans for housing are being made.

At the Kellerton Fun Day and Night Saturday the winners of the prince and princess contest were princess Sheryl HOWARD and prince Trevor HOWARD.

Mildred ELLIOTT and Angela ELLIOTT of Mount Ayr leave this Saturday, August 13, for New Orleans, LA for participation in the Republican national convention in progress August 15-18.

"I'm very impressed with what I have seen so far and feel it's going to be great to work here," new Mount Ayr Community high school principal Carroll TAYLOR said this week. TAYLOR was named in July to replace Clyde SUMMERS, who is retiring after being high school principal here for 14 years.

Mrs. Neil (Harriet) CHICKEN of Mount Ayr was installed as Regent of the Nancy McKay Harsh Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution during a June 18 meeting held at Berning Cafe in Creston.

Southwestern Community College has had many family members attending classes at the same time such as mother-daughter, husband-wife, mother-son, brother-sister and more, but school officials think this summer may have been the first time that a grandmother-grandson combination was enrolled. Chad BROOKS of Kellerton and his grandmother, LaVeta BROOKS of Kellerton, attended classes together there this summer, driving the 86-mile round trip each day to class. Chad, who will be a senior at Grand Valley Community school, wanted to improve his math skills, so his grandmother, who graduated from SWCC in May with an associate degree in business administration, encouraged him to take some summer classes at SWCC.

August 06, a daughter to Marlin and Dana RUBENDALL, Ellston

OBITUARIES in August 11, 1988 Mount Ayr Record-News:

George John CARAWAY    George R. HUNT
Merle MICKAEL   Francis Edward LOVE

Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, June of 2013

 

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