Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, November 19, 1987

Going back to real horse power has been the way Don ALLEN, 64, of rural Kellerton has adapted to tough times on the farm. When he lost some of the land and most of the equipment he was farming with, he "went back to horses."

"I was raised on horses and ran a bundle wagon on a threshing crew by the time I was 13, so hard work is something I know how to do," ALLEN said. With horses he has cut and raked hay, transported wood from wooded areas to his farm, where he chops it up, and may take the horses and wagon to deliver it to customers.

Ringgold county's new beef queen is Racinda JACKSON, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dick JACKSON of rural Kellerton. JACKSON was selected from a field of three candidates in a contest Sunday night and the title was announced at the annual beef association's banquet Monday night in Mount Ayr.

Named Ringgold county's latest Cow Gal for her efforts to promote beef was Leola DOLECHECK of rural Kellerton.

Two Ringgold county students were named as Daughters of the American Revolution good citizens in competition recently. Emily McALEXANDER, a senior at Mount Ayr Community high school, and Scott STEPHENS, a senior at Diagonal Community high school, were awarded the honors this week as part of a nationwide contest open to seniors in high school. McALEXANDER is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McALEXANDER of rural Beaconsfield and STEPHENS is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Dick STEPHENS of rural Clearfield.

Jack ELLIOTT of Mount Ayr accepted the four community betterment awards to Ringgold county groups or individuals when the awards were presented in Ames recently by Governor Terry Branstad. Awards went to the town of Benton, Helen BLUNCK for her betterment leadership activities in Benton, Jack ELLIOTT for his good neighborliness in aiding betterment projects in communities outside Mount Ayr, and the Mount Ayr Record-News for coverage of community betterment activities.

Four letter winners will be back for the Mount Ayr Community Raiders when they open the basketball season Tuesday, Nov. 24, at Corning. Returning for the Raiders are senior letter winners Scott WALTERS, Brian CHRISTNER and Randy WEEHLER and junior letter winner Dennis UTT.

Trisha WAUGH, daughter of Jerry and Julie WAUGH of Jefferson and granddaughter of Clarence and Mary WAUGH of rural Redding, has accepted full-ride athletic scholarship to the University of Iowa, Iowa City, for next school year.

Deva and Grant HAYES of Mount Ayr recently celebrated their 67th wedding anniversary at Clearview Home in Mount Ayr.

November 11, a daughter to Ed & Colleen MINNICK, Kellerton

OBITUARIES in November 19, 1987 Mount Ayr Record-News:

 Willard Wayne WHITE  Lottie May ARNOLD BROWN   Jesse DALE DUNBAR

Transciption by Sharon R. Becker, October of 2012

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