Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, October 31, 2002

Members of the Mount Ayr community high school agriculture class had the opportunity to see the future of ultrasound use in the livestock industry in a demonstration at the Jim and Ann WERNER Angus farm Tuesday morning. The Ringgold County Farm Bureau helped sponsor the agriculture in the classroom event which brought Craig L. HAYS from Iowa State University and the equipment to the WERNER farm.

A story about the Ramsey Farm at Lesanville project was featured in the October 19 issue of Iowa Farmer Today, a state-wide agricultural publication.

A welcome home and retirement celebration honoring Sgt. Douglas L. SCHWANDT is planned for Sunday, Nov. 3, at Breadeaux Pizza in Mount Ayr. SCHWANDT has returned home after being deployed at Fort Campbell, KY and serving one year of active duty in response to the September 11, 2001 tragedies. SCHWANDT has now served 20 years in the Iowa Army National Guard and will begin his retirement November 1, 2002.

Luke STILL, a member of the Raider cross county team, qualified as an individual by placing fourth in the district meet hosted by Pekin at Ottumwa Thursday.

Two Diagonal Community high school volleyball players received all-conference mention. Gina GUNSOLLEY, Diagonal sophomore, was named to the first team all-conference list. Junior Trisha MOFFITT was named to the honorable mention list.

Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, October of 2012

 

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