Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, May 27, 1999

Nolan HOWIE qualified for the state golf tournament as an individual after shooting the second best individual total in the Class 2A district golf tournament at Colfax Friday. To earn his trip to state as an individual, HOWIE shot rounds of 38 ad 37 for a 75 total for the day.

State qualifiers from Mount Ayr Community Raider boys track team for the state track meet Friday and Saturday in Des Moines include Jeremy BURMEISTER, Brett SHIELDS, Scott RUMPLE, Landry McGAHUEY and Brad ELLIOTT.

James UHLENKAMP who teaches German and English in the Mount Ayr Community school district, was presented with the DEKKO Award for Teaching Excellence at the senior awards day in Mount Ayr Thursday. Cara SMITH read the letter of nomination that she had written which brought the award to UHLENKAMP.

Mildred ELLIOTT of Mount Ayr will be honored by the Iowa Board of Corections when it holds its meeting June 4 at the Ringgold county courthouse. Until resigning recently, ELLIOTT was chairman of the board.

Three young women and one young man led the graduating classes at Ringgold county area high schools when top academic honors were announced last week. Those four students were Rachel DERSCHEID, Debbie STEPHENS, Bobbi SCHLAPIA and Adam STEPHENS.

The top 10 academic students were named from the Mount Ayr Community high school graduating class. They included Julie ROUDYBUSH, Annie JOHNSON, Tricia ROUTH, Debbie STEPHENS, Megan PETERSOHN, Laura JONES, Angela HUNT, Michael FARIS, Cara SMITH and Rachel DERSCHEID.

Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, December of 2012

 

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