Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, May 01, 2003

Mark TRULLINGER, a senior at Mount Ayr Community high school, was presented the American Choral Director Association (ACDA) award by the Ringgold Singers at the spring choir concert Monday night.

Two Ringgold county students were part of the 2003 Governor's Scholar Recognition Ceremony held in Des Moines recently. The recognition brought top students from each school district and their favorite teacher to the ceremony where Governor Thomas Vilsack made introductory remarks. Representing the Mount Ayr Community school district was Brad WILSON, who brought along high school science teacher Fay HOWIE. Representing the Diagonal Community school district was Rachel SAVILLE, who brought along former Diagonal English instructor and drama sponsor Shaun KNIEP. KNIEP now teaches in the Mount Ayr Community school district. WILSON is the son of Fred and Lisa WILSON of Clearfield. SAVILLE is the daughter of Curt and Kelly TRACY of Diagonal.

Two area high school seniors have been awarded the Christina Hixson Award from Iowa State University. Natasha NICKLE, 18-year-old daughter of Randall and Candias NICKEL of Clearfield, has received the award for Taylor county. Daniel STULL, 18-year-old son of Bill and Faye STULL of Mount Ayr, is the Ringgold county recipient of the award.

Casey CAMPBELL, a senior at Cainsville high school in Cainsville, MO recently won a $10,000 scholarship given by the Horatio Alger Society. The scholarship included an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. He is the son of Kevin CAMPBELL of Mount Ayr and Cathy ROBINSON of Cainsville.

Two Mount Ayr Community high school seniors will be traveling to Australia in June to play in a "Down Under Bowl" football game. Luke LARSEN of Clearfield and Nathan WEEDA of Mount Ayr, both seniors at Mount Ayr Community high school, have been chosen to take part in the game.

April 15, a son to Jennifer and Thomas Albert DeMOTT, Ellston

OBITUARIES in May 01, 2003 Mount Ayr Record-News:

Jean PAIGE DUNBAR   Robert Lee FISHER
Charles W. MOREHOUSE   Bertha Mae FLEMING STAFFORD

Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, May of 2013

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