Mount Ayr Community Future Farmers of America have been working on a landscaping project to beautify the Ringgold county courthouse square. The students are planting shrubs in various areas around the courthouse in this phase of the beautification project, which also includes number of flower beds on the square.

There were 30 riders in the annual Cystic Fibrosis bike ride held Sunday afternoon around the square in Mount Ayr. Riders rode around the square, with laps being counted toward donations for the battle to fight cystic fibrosis.

Grand Valley Community high school will be graduating 17 seniors at a ceremony to be held Sunday, May 18. Valedictorian Tracy LESAN will address the group. Salutatorian is Jack VANDERFLUGHT.

Diagonal-Clearfield high school will graduate 19 at a ceremony to be held this Saturday, May 17,in the Diagonal new gymnasium. Valedictorians are: from Diagonal- Todd TAYLOR and Clearfield - Dan THOMSON. Salutatorians are: from Diagonal - Lesa STEPHENS and from Clearfield - Angela SPURRIER.

The AMES Family Band from LaVista, NE will appear on Country Roots Today radio show on WOW-59 Country, Omaha, NE on Sunday, May 18. Mrs. Ames is the former Thelma BLACK, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dale BLACK of Mount Ayr.

Members of the state champion junior bowling team from Mount Ayr are Robbie HALEY, Judd BOWEN, Billy WELLING, captain Aaron GROVES, Brent BABCOCK and team alternate Casey SCOTT.

OBITUARIES in May 15, 1986 Mount Ayr Record-News:

Madge Lavon McCULLOUGH BROWN   Mazie Agnes BIRTWELL NEWMAN

Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, October of 2010

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