Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, January 1, 1987

Mike GREENE of Mount Ayr was elected county Republican chairman and Karen BENDER of Mount Ayr was elected county Republican co-chairman for the remainder of a two-year term which expires in March of 1988. GREENE and BENDER were elected to fill the positions vacated by former county chairman Craig ELLIOTT of Mount Ayr and former county co-chairman Linda SICKELS of Kellerton. Craig ELLIOTT had served as county Republican chairman for the past six years and SICKELS had served as county Republican co-chairman for the past seven years.

Ringgold county recorded more than twice as many deaths as births and had more than half as many marriages fail as were solemnized during 1986. During 1986 there were 36 births recorded, 78 deaths, 33 marriages and 18 marriage dissolutions. Ten years go there were 91 births and 98 deaths in the county in 1976. That same year there were 42 marriages and 15 marriage dissolutions.

The SEATON Store, the "benchwarmers" who gather there, and the community itself was featured in feature story in the Des Moines Sunday Register December 21. The story included a picture of Sarah BENGARD and Willie ROACH, along with Duke, the three-legged dog out in front of the SEATON Store and post office. The story, by Gene RAFFENSPERGER, detailed how Christmas comes to Delphos and the activity in the store and post office on a typical day.

Roger MAIN will be installed as Worshipful Master of Faith Lodge No. 179 A.F. &A.M. of Mount Ayr. Other officers to be installed in the ceremony will be Lyle FARIS, Senior Warden; Rich ELMER, Junior Warden; Merrill PERRY, Senior Deacon; Rod FARIS, Junior Deacon; Scott JOHNSON, Senior Steward; Kelly MAIN, Junior Steward; L. M. BISHOP, treasurer, and Larry HOPKEY, Tyler.

Being a freshman on the Buena Vista College basketball team this year has had special benefits for Jim FELL, who graduated from Mount Ayr Community high school last year. FELL made the traveling team with the Buena Vista College squad and so was one of the 15-man squad to travel to Hawaii for eight days earlier this month on a basketball trip. The Buena Vista squad played games with three teams on the island of Oahu.

Iowa's response to the "Neighbor Helping Neighbor" fund and its beginnings here in Ringgold county will be featured on Catch the Spirit the United Methodist Church's cable television network January 17-18. The program will present Rev. Ed KAIL of Mount Ayr and Ringgold county residents discussing the project's assistance.

A Diagonal Community high school band student was among three playing with the southwest Iowa Honor Marching Band at the Cotton Bowl parade this (Thursday) morning. Troy CLARK, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim CLARK of Diagonal, was a participant in the band which marched in the Cotton Bowl parade, attended the Cotton Bowl football game, participated in a New Year's Eve party and visited South Fork for a buffet. Also participating were Shonn MAPES and Ron SCHAFER from Mount Ayr Community high school.

Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, March of 2012

 

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