Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, February 4, 1988

In 1963 Mount Ayr Clearview Nursing Home was opened to give long-term, proprietary care, to 35 persons in this area. This month, a much larger unit, with many more employees and services offered, celebrates 25 years of operation. The concept of a nursing home was relatively new at that earlier time, according to Rich ROUTH, then partner in the venture with the late Paul VARNER. Three residents of Clearview Home in Mount Ayr now were among the 40 people who loaned the money which got the nursing home going here 25 years ago. Anna and Porter HAVELY, formerly of Kellerton, and George GERMAN of Mount Ayr are now residents at the home. There have been 29 of the original investors who have spent some time staying at Clearview Home through the years. Ten of the original investors are still living.

Nathan SMITH of Mount Ayr was named alternate to the state piano contest sponsored by the Iowa Music Teachers Association held in Centerville Saturday, Jan. 30. SMITH received a "I" rating and placed second overall in the competition among 15 piano students from across southern Iowa. SMITH is astudent of Mrs. Gerri Gale RAMSEY of Lamoni.

Memories flood those who followed the 1973 Mount Ayr Community high school boys basketball team that made it to state, when they read the January 18, 1988 Kansas City, MO Star's account of that team's coach, Glen McDONALD. The newspaper was telling of McDONALD'S coaching the Lee's Summit, MO boys high school team to a 12-0 record this year and a No. 1 ranking by the Star/Times poll and No. 2 in the state (class 4A) by the Missouri Sportswriters and Sportscasters. McDONALD called the Lee's Summit team of 1987-88 one of the best in his 23 years of coaching that is nearing 300 victories. He has an overall record of 293-139. Two of those 23 years were spent in Mount Ayr coaching the 1972-73 team to state. The MACHS team had a nucleus of six boys -- Kurt NICHOLS, David McNEILL, David HENDERSON, Rick ADAMS and Bob JOHNSON with Rich JOHNSON as first sub.

Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, March of 2013

 

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