Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, February 18, 1988

What do the new Sea World park being built in San Antonio and Mount Ayr have in common? All the seating in the three restaurants that will be part of the new sea life park is being constructed by the new Setmakers plant in Mount Ayr. The contract for the project, the largest single one ever signed by Setmakers or its predecessor here, Miracle Recreation Corp., calls for the construction of solid oak furniture for the seating in the restaurants.

Dagmar BECKER, a 25-year-old veterinary medical student from West Germany, is spending a six-week work period working at Hilltop Veterinary Clinic in Mount Ayr. She will be making her home with the WEDDLE family while here. She chose the United States for her practicum after visiting as an exchange student when in high school.

Members of the Mount Ay rCommunity high school academic decathlon team this year included Becky HANNASCH, Eric MOE, Jamie JONES, Brent McCLURE, Jennifer SCHAEFER, Janell FREIHAGE, Angie ELLIOTT and Jackie FARIS.

Three seventh graders at Grand Valley Community school topped the junior high spelling bee held there Thursday, Feb. 1. Nicole STUCK took second place, P. J. MUNYON was third place and Stacey FOLAND was first in the contest held between seventh and eighth graders. The top spellers advance to the Area Education Agency spelling bee in Creston February 27. Area businesses donated prizes which were awarded to the top spellers at the end of the contest.

As part of the celebration of Valentine's Day at the Mount Ayr meal site, a Valentine's king and queen were named by popular vote. Reigning through the meal at he mealsite Friday afternoon were Guy and Opal DUGAN of Mount Ayr.

Mount Ayr Community's Raiderettes and the Murray Lady Mustangs will square off for the girls Class 1A sectional championship Saturday night in a 7 p.m. contest in the MACHS gymnasium. Diagonal's Maroons had a successful busy week of action, picking up victories over Lenox and Lamoni while dropping another close battle with Murray in the lone conference matchup which meant a tie for the loop title.

Jeff SCOTT, Scott ENGLAND, Cody SHAY and Joe LOVE advanced on the tournament trail to state at the Class 1A Sectional Wrestling Tournament at East Union Saturday, Feb. 13. The Raider team placed third in the eight-team sectional with 122 1/2 points.

Andrea STILL, a Mount Ayr community eighth grader, was the runner-up in the 12 and 13-year-old age group at the district free-throw shooting contest in Red Oak sponsored by the Elks Clubs Saturday. STILL advanced to the district by doing well at the area contest in Creston earlier in the year. She made 17 of 25 free shots in the competition, tying with two others for first place. Through a series of shoot-offs she ended up in the runner-up spot, which does not advance to state competition. Her good free throw shooting ability has been a help to the MAC eighth grade girls basketball team during the season.

The Bluegrass Quail Unlimited chapter, the first Quail Unlimited chapter in Iowa, has recently been organized for upland game enthusiasts in Adams, Ringgold, Taylor and Union counties. Randall LYNCH of Kent, a Ringgold county native, is serving as chairman of the new chapter and helped get it organized. There are currently 28 members of the chapter.

Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, March of 2013

 

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