Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, December 11, 2003

The Mount Ayr Community school board hired two special education teachers to fill vacancies needs because of a large influx of special students in the district this year. Hired as a special education teacher at the Mount Ayr Community elementary school was Amy HOFFMAN. Hired as a special education teacher at the Mount Ayr Community high school was Brandi SHIELDS.

A Mount Ayr business was among some 200 businesses from across Iowa recognized at the second Iowa Century Business Recognition held Monday in Des Moines. The Mount Ayr Record-News, which has been in existence since 1964, was one of the businesses honored for having served the public for over 100 yars. Last year Ringgold Mutual Insurance was honored under the same program.

A special honor in the Masonic Lodge was awarded to Gary McCULLOUGH, who is a member of Peace Lodge #12 in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, Canada and the Faith Lodge No. 170 in Mount Ayr. McCULLOUGH received teh rank and title of Honorary Senior Grand Warden this past summer. McCULLOUGH is a former Ringgold county resident who has lived in Canada for many years.

Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, December of 2013

 

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