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Mount Ayr Record-News Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa Thursday, November 02, 2006
by Chanse Hall, Mount Ayr Record-News
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The old Mount Ayr [Clinton] motel is hitting the road, literally, as the structure is dismantled and taken to the country section by section. The familiar Highway 2 landmark with its big "MOTEL" letters on the hillside is being transported to rural areas of the county, where Amish residents are putting the buildings to reuse.
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Another successful Tingley Halloween Fun Night was held Monday night, the 60th year that drew a large crowd, the parade was held down main street, prizes awarded and a party held at the Community Center.
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The Mount Ayr Community Raiders defeated Nodaway Valley Friday to end the regular season 9-0 to move on to the state play-offs.
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Personnel decisions were made and the school board reorganized at the October meeting of the Diagonal Community school boad recently. Contracts for Melanie Knapp as a preschool teacher, Rena Peterman as a child care provider at Tina's Tots and Gina Gunsolly as assistant softball coach for the summer of 2007 were approved.
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Obituaries in this issue:
Marion Christine Anderson |
Leo Frank Carson |
Cody Bayard Evitt |
Helen Larsen |
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