Plymouth County Historical Museum To Induct Four Individuals Into Hall Of Fame
(Le Mars) — Plymouth County Historical Museum will induct four honorees into the museum’s Hall of Fame during a ceremony scheduled for Sunday. The ceremony and reception will be held in the Study Hall of the Plymouth County Historical Museum at 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 24.
The public is invited.
The Museum will confer its highest honor on Al and Delores Maser of Le Mars and Spirit Lake, and upon Keith Renken of Arcadia, California, formerly of Le Mars. The honorees plan to be present for the induction. In addition to the three honorees, the Museum will confer Hall of Fame honors, posthumously, on Carol B. Parkinson, who helped start the Museum in April, 1965.
Museum board president Ryan Odor of Hinton will be on hand to present the honors.
Introducing the honorees will be: for Al and Delores Maser, Dr. Wayne Marty, former president of the Museum’s board of directors and himself a member of the Museum’s Hall of Fame; for Keith Renken, Vernon and Karen Harrington of rural Le Mars, relatives of the honoree, and Curt and Priscilla Strathman of Le Mars, relatives of race car driver Emory Collins.
Al and Delores Maser
Keith Renken
Carol B. Parkinson
Jane Schultz of Le Mars will speak about the late, Carol B. Parkinson.
Following the ceremony, the honorees will greet people during a reception in the historic 1905 Study Hall, which is completely handicapped accessible.
The Museum has been selecting Hall of Fame inductees since moving to “Old Central” in 1983. The third-floor Hall of Fame exhibit features 38 inductees, with the most recent being Norm Barker, Dr. John Conley, Dr. Wayne Marty, and Timmy’s Catering – Bonnie and Timmy Rasmussen. Inductees must have made a significant difference in their world, whether that be Plymouth County, Iowa, the nation, or the world.
Displays for the four inductees Oct. 24 will be added to the third-floor display.
School Board Candidate Profiles
(Le Mars) — Looking at the candidates seeking a position with the Le Mars Community Board of Education, today we focus on District 5 where Jill Feuerhelm is seeking election. Feuerhelm is running unopposed for the school board position. She was appointed to the school board following Makenzie Lang’s resignation due to moving out of the representative district. Feuerhelm has served on the board of education for a little more than a year. She says she has enjoyed her time serving on the Le Mars Community Board of Education.
Feuerhelm says she has learned a great deal since serving on the local school board, including having a better idea of the school’s financial structure.
Feuerhelm tells of her reasons for running for the Le Mars Community Board of Education.
Feuerhelm identifies the many challenges facing the school board.
The school board member says a goal of hers, as well as with the other school board members, administration, and faculty is to see an increase of percentage of students have higher proficiency ratings with science, reading, and mathematics.
Aaron Tolzin Seeking Position On School Board
(Le Mars) — We conclude our focus on school board candidates with a visit with Aaron Tolzin who is running unopposed for the position representing District 2. Tolzin says he is pursuing a position with the Le Mars Community Board of Education because he wants to give back to our community.
Tolzin says the student’s success, as well as the success for the school district are among his goals as a school board director.
Other school board candidates have identified a need to either upgrade, or construct a new elementary building. Tolzin says that is an idea he would support.
Tolzin is proud of the impressive reputation of the Le Mars Community School District and of the previous school boards. He says however, there is always room for improvement.
Tolzin says he realizes Le Mars Community is growing with its minority demographic, and he would like to see additional attention devoted to the English as a second language program to better help students and families with the understanding and comprehension of English.
Unemployment Rate Drops In September
(Des Moines, IA) — The state unemployment rate fell to four percent in September, down from four-point-one percent in August. . Iowa Workforce Development says the unemployment claims in September dropped more than 68 percent compared to one year ago. And it is the second-lowest monthly unemployment claims Iowa has seen over the past 20 years. The U-S unemployment rate fell to four-point-eight percent in September.
Trooper’s Body Returned To Waukon
(Waukon, IA) — The body of Iowa State Trooper Ted Benda is returning to Waukon today (Friday) from the State Medical Examiner’s office in Ankeny. Trooper Benda died Wednesday from injuries he received in an accident Thursday when his car crashed as he was going to assist the Clayton County Sheriff’s Office with a wanted suspect. The State Patrol says a procession will escort Benda’s body back to Waukon.
Saturday Is Annual Drug Take Back Day
(Undated) — Saturday is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, a chance to get rid of unused and unneeded medications. Local law enforcement agencies, pharmacies, and others are collecting the leftover prescription drugs, as part of this special one-day event held each spring and fall. The Governor’s Office of Drug Control Policy says the collection held in April netted nearly eight-point-five tons of old medicine from Iowans. You can find a place to take your unneeded medications on the O-D-C-P’s website.
Area Code Required For 515, 319 Calls
(Undated) — If you live in the 5-1-5 or 3-1-9 area codes you must include the area code when making a local call beginning Sunday. The F-C-C ordered the change to ensure callers don’t accidentally dial the designated three-digit abbreviated dialing code of 9-8-8 for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Calls dialed in the 5-1-5 and 3-1-9 area codes with the area code in them will not be completed.
