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Raider senior Brad ELLIOTT won the 800-meter run in Class 2A at the state track meet in Des Moines. ELLIOTT became only the fifth Raider in history and the first one in more than 20 years to bring home a 1st place in a state track event. ELLIOTT finished the race in a time of 1:57.27. The Raiders placed 11th in the state with ELLIOTT'S first place and a third place finish in the distance medley relay.

Graceland is officially a university, not a college, as of today (Thursday, June 1, 2000). A special ceremony was held Wednesday, May 31 at 4 p.m. to mark the name change of the school in Lamoni.

Two baton twirlers presented programs at Mount Ayr Community elementary and high school during the final week of school. Ashley PEDERSON of Maryville, MO, a sophomore and featured twirler for Maryville high school, presented some of her routines. She recenlty placed first with a partner in international duet competition in Europe. She is the granddaughter of Richard and Carole DAVISON of Maloy, and her mother, Diane, is a Mount Ayr Community high school graduate. Also performing was Theresa UCHYTIL, former Iowa State University marching band featured baton twirler, now working for Gateway Computers in Kansas City. She is running for Miss Iowa this year.

Vanessa STORHOFF of Mount Ayr has been selected by the Mount Ayr American Legion Auxiliary Unit #172 to attend the 55th annual session of the Iowa American Legion Auxiliary Girls State to be held June 11-16 on the campus of the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. STORHOFF is the daughter of Greg and Crystal STORHOFF of Mount Ayr.

Mother's Day was a great day of fishing for Shaun WALKUP, 13, of Diagonal. The son of Bob and Misty WALKUP was using beejay catfish bait at a farm pond near Afton when he hauled in two huge catfish, his sixth and seventh catfish of the year. One was a 31-inch-long catfish which weighed between 15 and 20 pounds. He also caught a 26-inch-long catfish the same day.

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