SPEAKING UP Anastasia Wood practices her poetry piece called “Through the Years” for individual speech. Wood competed in the solo musical theatre category at individual speech district competition Saturday, Feb. 24. (Photo/Madalynn Van Der Weerd) SOLO MUSICAL THEATER Serenity Fluit practices “Burn,” a song from the musical “Hamilton” she is performing for individual speech. Fluit […]
A STORY OF FAMILY Blake Lyon, left, as Wayne Frake throws a towel over his sister Margy, played by Elasa Poppinga, center, as their mother Melissa, portrayed by Allison Van Aartsen, right, looks on during River Valley Players’ production of “State Fair.” (Photo/Dominique Kooiker) River Valley Players perform classic musical “State Fair” Tristan Taylor | […]
“Community theatre is an opportunity to create ‘magic’ as Tom Gaspar once said and to invite the community into stories — from the realistic to the fantastical, to laugh and to cry, to celebrate and to remember.” – Jessica Van Roekel Dominique Kooiker | Editor As the sounds of “State Fair” echo through the Forster […]
George-Little Rock sends speech teams to All-State Dominique Kooiker | Editor On Saturday, Feb. 17, three teams from George-Little Rock were honored at the All-State Large Group Speech Festival at Iowa State University in Ames. Performing in Television News is the “60 Minutes Conspiracy Edition” team, including Mitchell Groen, Henry Ver Steeg, Collin DeLeeuw, Hayden […]
Central Lyon FIRST Lego League teams compete at state Dominique Kooiker | Editor On Saturday, Feb. 17, middle school students from across the region gathered to compete in the FIRST LEGO League state championship in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Hosted by EmBe at the Augustana University’s Elmen Center, the event gathered young innovators from the tri-state region, […]
Avera hospital hosts sock drive Dominique Kooiker | Editor As the Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital’s wound care clinic in Rock Rapids comes up on its one-year anniversary March 6, the wound care team wanted to do something to give back to the community.“We’re coming up on the year anniversary of the wound care center opening. […]
River Valley Players to present ‘State Fair’ Dominique Kooiker | Editor For its 50th season, River Valley Players will present Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “State Fair” directed by Ann Langholdt and Rochelle Ebel. The performances will be presented in the Forster Auditorium in the Central Lyon High School in Rock Rapids Friday, Feb. 23, and Saturday, […]
Madalynn Van Der Weerd | Staff Intern Valentine’s Day at Central Lyon Elementary in Rock Rapids is a time for students to learn about the importance of showing kindness to others. Some teachers take the opportunity to dedicate the month of February to Valentine’s Day activities.To start off the month, Central Lyon second-grade teacher Julie […]
Dominique Kooiker | Editor The staff of the Lyon County Reporter newspaper were recognized in the 2023 Iowa Better Newspaper contest as part of the Iowa Newspaper Association convention Thursday, Feb. 8. Approximately 2,880 entries in dozens of categories were judged by the Illinois Press Association. Contest winners were announced during the awards ceremony Thursday […]
Central Lyon Elementary starts annual reading program Madalynn Van Der Weerd | Staff Intern Dominique Kooiker | Editor Each February, Central Lyon Elementary students participate in a reading program. This program rewards TK through fourth grade students for achieving certain reading goals throughout the month. The theme for this year’s reading program is How to […]