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Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, January 28, 1988
Lisa Wilson, Mount Ayr Record-News
Two speech contest entries from Mount Ayr Community high
school received "I" ratings at the district speech contest in Indianola Saturday and qualified to advance to the
state contest Saturday, Feb. 6. The two "I" rating entries were from four entries in the individual and small
group speech contest. Betsy JONES sponsors the program. Jerry NOBLE, Shawn BUCKNER and Rhonda BENNETT performed
the ensemble acting segment titled "Babies" and received a "I" rating as did the solo mime presentation about
growing old done by Tricia TRULLINGER.
A check for $827.50 for use in the food pantry projects of the Neighborhood
center in Mount Ayr was delivered this week, part of the money raised in the annual CROP walk in Ringgold county
for hunger. The check represents 25 percent of the $3,310 raised in the county CROP walk October 6, 1987. The
check was presented to Mary CAVIN, director of the Neighborhood Center, by Rev. Dorie HANSON of Mount Ayr, who
headed up the CROP committee of the Ringgold County Ministerial Association this year.
The Raider wrestlers
finished in 11th place in the 16-team John Harris Invitational Wrestling Tournament at Corning January 22-23.
Cody SHAY, consolation champ at 132, clinched the top placing for the Raiders with Jeff SCOTT, fourth at 104,
Joe LOVE, fourth at 145, Ed McCREARY, fifth at super heavyweight and Scott ENGLAND, sixth at 126, rounding out the
MACHS medal winners.
A presentation of $50 worth of beef certificates was made to the Challenge Center in Mount
Ayr this week by the Ringgold County CattleWomen. The certificates help with the meat purchases for the lunches
the clients make at the center. Ringgold county beef queen Racinda JACKSON of Kellerton made the presentation
to Connie BAILEY, program manager at the Challenge Center, a sheltered workshop for handicapped adults.
OBITUARIES in January 28, 1988 Mount Ayr Record-News:
Glenn Edward LESAN
Otto E. SOBOTKA
Quentin Bayard ABARR
Margeret P. TROWER Grace C. ROBERTS
Inez M. DOLECHECK
Gardie Earnie LEWIS
Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, March of 2013
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