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Lt. Gov. Reynolds to issue proclamation for EMS Week

by dhayes on May 16, 2012

• Announcement will be made at the Brooklyn Public Safety Building on May 22 at 10 a.m. By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com Iowa Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds will be at the Brooklyn Public Safety Building to recognize EMS (Emergency Medical Services) week. Governor Terry E. Branstad will sign a proclamation declaring May 20-26, 2012 as Emergency [...]

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Montezuma High School receives academic honor

by dhayes on May 16, 2012

By J.O. PARKER joparker@dmreg.com U.S. News and World Report has awarded Montezuma High School with a bronze recognition based on several academic categories including test scores and proficiency ratings. Montezuma High School was one of only 104 out of 387 high schools in Iowa to receive an award. Keota is the only other district in [...]

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Grinnell students to get computers

May 16, 2012 Education

• Board approves MacBooks for students in seventh through 12th grades By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com The Grinnell School board has approved issuing computers to every student in the Grinnell-Newburg School District in grades seven though 12th. Students will be provided with their own MacBook at an estimated cost of over $1 million.The cost will be [...]

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HLV, BGM relay squads on top at district track meet

May 16, 2012 BGM sports

By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com The BGM Bears boys track team used a first place finish by the 4×100-meter relay squad to place fifth at the district track meet in Belle Plaine on Thursday, May 10. The 4×100 relay team of Spencer Gritsch, Blake Jack, Chase Faas, and Danny Brau placed first in 45.70. HLV’s relay [...]

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BGM, Montezuma take on field at district track and field meet

May 16, 2012 BGM sports

By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com The BGM Bears girls track team scored 107 points to take third at the 1A state qualifying track meet in Belle Plaine on Thursday, May 10. The Bears were driven by individual first place finishes by Shealynn Miller in the 100-meter hurdles and Jawny Thompson in the long jump. In the [...]

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Tiger girls own Little Hawkeye Conference tennis title

May 16, 2012 Grinnell

• Hamilton captures individual crown with victory over Newton’s Ventling in finals By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com The Grinnell Tigers girls tennis team won the 2012 Little Hawkeye Conference championship in Pella on Monday, May 7. The Tigers were led by Lily Hamilton who captured the No. 2 singles title. Grinnell scored 44 team points for [...]

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Nowasell, relay teams, lead Grinnell Tigers at district track

May 16, 2012 Grinnell

By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com The Grinnell Tigers boys track and field team was led by Joe Nowasell’s first place in the 400-meter dash as they placed 5th at the Class 3A district meet on Thursday, May 10 at Vinton-Shellsburg. Also for the Tigers, the 4×400-meter relay team of Dillon Gretzky, Nick Moorehead, Nate Carr and [...]

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Bailey Park Elementary School gets Smart

May 16, 2012 Education

• Hy-Vee presents Smart Board to school, IPAD to lucky student By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com The Grinnell Hy-Vee presented a Smart Board to Bailey Park Elementary School, Grinnell, on Monday, May 7 as part of the 2012 Hy-Vee Smart Points Promotion. According to Scott Gilbert, store director, customers who bought Sara Lee and Proctor and [...]

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A dog-gone good show!

May 16, 2012 Brooklyn

• Kilo shows off Poweshiek County sheriff’s deputy to BGM kindergarten class By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com Well, actually it was the other way around. The kids wanted to meet Kilo and Kilo wanted to meet the kids – both in the worst way. Poweshiek County Sheriff Deputy Matt Maschmann brought his partner, Kilo, to BGM [...]

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‘This world is a scary place sometimes’

May 16, 2012 Opinion

• Suicide was the result of bullying for this particular 14-year-old In October 2009, I wrote about a school district that welcomed in the idea of a special needs student becoming a Homecoming king. The student body was warm and kind to a young man whose only worry was whether the sun was going to [...]

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