GROCERY GRAB WINNERSDustin Rodger and Verlyn Boone of ATLAS won the Grocery Grab at Sunshine Foods in Rock Rapids Wednesday, May 17. This event challenged teams from local businesses to race to shop for a grocery list of items needed at the ATLAS food pantry. All of the product was donated to the food pantry, […]
ARM CHAIR DETECTIVESDuring Central Lyon’s May Term production of “Who’s Dying to be a Millionaire?” Anna Van Aartsen’s and Matthew Langholdt’s characters attempt to solve the murders of game show contestants. This play will be presented Saturday, May 27 at 7:30 p.m. in the Forster Auditorium. (Photo/Dominique Kooiker)Game show turned deadlyDominique Kooiker | Staff WriterHigh-stakes […]
LOCAL WOUND CAREStaff of Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital’s wound care clinic in Rock Rapids started seeing patients March 6. The staff cares for any wound from acute to chronic, as well as venous ulcers, surgical wounds, arterial ulcers, diabetic ulcers and burns. Left to right, Tiffany Cross, Megan Klapperich, Audrey Groen and Amy Carda. (Photo/Submitted)Avera […]
Dominique Kooiker | Staff WriterAt their meeting Tuesday, May 16, Central Lyon School Board members discussed a potential new requirement for those involved in the Siouxland Conference to use cashless transactions for conference sporting events. This requirement would come through Bound, the State of Iowa Athletic Association’s official program for stats, scores, scheduling, ticketing and […]
Dominique Kooiker | Staff WriterCentral Lyon will be pursuing some construction projects this summer, including repaving the activity center and high school parking lots and updating ADA accessibility at the track and football field. On May 8, construction started to remove the asphalt from the parking lot at the activity center. Asphalt in the high school […]
citizenship awardLeft to right: Randy Waagmeester and Ashlyn Murray.Jessica Jensen | Managing EditorCentral Lyon awards day is an opportunity for the graduating class to be presented with scholarships, awards and other recognition. On Wednesday, May 17, a number of businesses, individuals and organizations were on hand for the annual program. Awards, honors and scholarships presented are […]
PREPPING FOR A POP-UP SHOPRIGHT: Denise Gacke, right, has been transforming her home into a pop-up shop for the Picky Pineapple Boutique’s grand opening May 24-27 with help from her sister-in-law, Colleen Atkins, left. Gacke curated a collection of name-brand clothing to feature in her boutique. The pop-up shop will feature children’s shorts, shirts, bathing […]
UNFORGETTABLE TIME TEACHINGAfter working at Central Lyon 23 years, Amy Sieperda is retiring. During her time at the school, she taught middle school math and literature, fourth grade and elementary art. (Photo/Dominique Kooiker)Dominique Kooiker | Staff WriterThe walls of the elementary art room at Central Lyon are covered in students’ artwork. The creation of each […]
NEW HOME FOR FAMILIAR MURALArtist Mathew Sharum works on the new Train Depot mural Wednesday, May 10, at the historic depot museum in Rock Rapids. This mural is a smaller version of the one completed in 2012 that hung on the side of Rosie’s building downtown. The mural depicts World War I soldiers being welcomed […]
A VISIT FROM THE FLORIDA GOVERNOROn Saturday, May 13, Randy Feenstra hosted his third annual Feenstra Family Picnic. The headline speaker at the event was Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. He spoke about the work he is doing in Florida along with outlining the work he thinks is still necessary nationally. (Photo/Dominique Kooiker)DeSantis, Reynolds, others speak […]
