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RETOLD OLD NEWS

Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, June 2, 1988

Lisa Wilson, Mount Ayr Record-News

Five Ringgold county groups or individuals are among the 350 volunteers to be honored at the Governor Terry Branstad Annual Volunteer Awards program to be held tomorrow, June 3, at the State Historical Building in Des Moines. Those from Ringgold county being honored are Donald (Jake) DAILEY, Jolly Jinglers and Twin River Tornadoes 4-H Clubs, Shirley HICKMAN and Frederick "Rick" HAWKINS.

Wilbur FARIS, 76, of rural Mount Ayr, was Ringgold county's first auto fatality of 1988 and Iowa's first fatality of the Memorial Day weekend. He was killed instantly, according to Ringgold county medical examiner, Dr. Duane MITCHELL.

Clyde SUMMERS, junior high and high school principal at Mount Ayr Community schools for 14 years, will not be returning for the 1988-89 school year. Retirement will bring the end of a 37-year career in education for SUMMERS, who is 61 and can retire early under a new plan approved by the Iowa legislature earlier this year.

"Another success" was the feeling expressed by those in attendance at the breakfast held Friday, May 13, at the Friendship Meal Site in Tingley. Fifty-two persons shared this occasion. The men did all the preparations and arrived early. "On every noteworthy fact -- every man present helped out in some way," said the staff.

The Cercropia moth, one of the largest moths in the United States, has been making an unusual visit to Ringgold county recently. The moths have wing spans of four inches or more and are brightly colored. The caterpillars are one of the four species of giant silk worms and the moths usually fly at night. Jim POLLOCK found one of the moths north of Mount Ayr and another of the same type of moth was found near Redding recently as well.

Randy WEEHLER was Mount Ayr Community high school's lone placer at the state boys tract meet in Des Moines over the weekend. WEEHLER placed fifth in the 400 meter hurdles.

Led by school record holder Andrea MEKUS, the Mount Ayr Com-munity girls golf squad had an 8-3 record for the season just completed. Six girls earned letters for the squad, which was second in the Tall Corn Conference, first in the sectionals and fourth in regional competition. Andrea MEKUS had an average score of 46.4 for the matches this season, the best ever at the school here. MEKUS, who was named the squad's most valuable player, also set a school record for the low individual round when she shot a 42 on the par 36 course at Leon.

Five letter winners were named this week following the 1988 golf campaign by the Mount Ayr Community Raiders. Senior Shawn BUCKNER, juniors Kevin CANNON, Jeremy LARSEN and Brent McCLURE and sophomore Brian COOK were named letter winners by Coach James SAVILLE.

OBITUARIES in June 2, 1988 Mount Ayr Record-News:

Clyde Richard MACKEY   Jesse Wayne LYNCH   Lyndell A. THOMPSON

Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, June of 2013

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