Dominique Kooiker | Staff WriterThe Central Lyon school board met Monday, March 13. During the meeting, the board discussed changes to the school calendar. “We have presently five teacher contract days that we need to account for knowing our students’ last day is going to be Friday, June 2, which is the Friday after Memorial Day. […]
MEETING A ROCKET SCIENTISTWhile at the Space Settlement Design Competition March 2-4 at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, Central Lyon seniors Lilyann Downard and Jaina Groen met Norman Chaffee, one of the original NASA rocket scientists. Chaffee was part of the Apollo program and helped design the Atlas 5 rocket. (Photo/Submitted)CL students compete in […]
HANDS-ON EXPERIENCEGeorge-Little Rock senior Autumn Voss attended Scrubs Camp at Northwest Iowa Community College Tuesday, March 7. Through this camp, students were introduced to various careers in the medical field. Here, Voss (left) practices putting a compression sock on a life-like training mannikin. (Photo/Shane Johnson)NCC hosts Scrubs Camp to introduce students to healthcare careersDominique Kooiker […]
DOING IT THEMSELVESCentral Lyon students in industrial technology teacher Grant Engel’s homeowner do-it-yourself class work in their booths to mud drywall. Engel’s class learns many basic skills Engel thinks are essential for any homeowner to know, like installing a door handle, patching drywall, installing backsplash tile and more. (Photo/Submitted)New industrial tech class offered at Central […]
VETERANS SHARES EXPERIENCELarry Reck, a Vietnam War veteran from Rock Rapids, shares his experience on Midwest Honor Flight Mission 7 during a special announcement made at Grand Falls Casino on Wednesday, March 8. The Lyon County Riverboat Foundation will again sponsor veterans, including 10 from Lyon County, on an upcoming Midwest Honor Flight. (Photo/Jessica Jensen)Announcement […]
Central Lyon cheerleader selected for All-State CheerDominique Kooiker | Staff WriterCheerleading is about more than simply being able to stand in front of a crowd at a sporting event and lead them in cheering on their team. Cheerleaders also learn stunts, jumps and dances. They work on the perfect cheer technique and compete in cheer […]
Jessica Jensen | Managing EditorJust over 200 of the 467 total registered voters in Doon cast ballots Tuesday, March 7, in a special election for $1.5 million in general obligation bonds to help fund a new community center.Unofficial results had 210 votes cast, or 44.97 percent of registered voters with 159 of them yes votes […]
Dominique Kooiker | Staff WriterOn Saturday, March 11, students from Central Lyon and George-Little Rock high schools competed in the state individual speech contest in Fort Dodge. Central Lyon had 13 students advance from districts to the state-level contest. Students who received one ratings at state were Liza Jans, literary program and prose; Gabrielle Rasmussen, poetry […]
Dominique Kooiker | Staff WriterWATCHING THE WILDLIFE Rachelle Johnsen snapped a picture of her grandson Emmet Bosch watching a little deer out of the window at her house in February. Many wild animals have moved into town this winter to find easier food and shelter. All of the snow has made it difficult for these animals […]
FORTY-FIVE YEARS OF MARY KAYJudy Netten of Rock Rapids has been selling Mary Kay since 1978. Netten enjoys being able to help women look and feel their best. She will be hosting an open house at Rosie’s in Rock Rapids Saturday, March 11, from 1-3 p.m. to celebrate her 45th anniversary of becoming a consultant. […]
