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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Walking for mom, for cancer

May 16, 2012 On The Road Again

I’ve given $20 here and there to good causes through the years, but it wasn’t until Friday night that I actually got involved. I put my camera, pen and pad away and participated in the Poweshiek County Relay for Life. I could have been there covering it for the newspaper, but that night, I was [...]

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There’s this little colored ball that drives me nuts!

May 16, 2012 Frankly, I'd Rather Be Fishing

• Who says computers are so great? I can reboot, too! OK. I’m getting really tired of computers. Too bad Zach, our former intern, isn’t around to give me grief. But stick with me on this and you’ll see what I mean. Recently my work computer has gotten slow. I’ve been told that there’s so [...]

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Plainsmen Page – Mr. Frank

May 16, 2012 Plainsmen Page

Mr. Frank By LANCE HINSCHBERGER Mr. Frank has been teaching in the Belle Plaine School District for 32 years now. He has decided to retire after this school year ends. Mr. Frank has touched so many peoples live during those 32 years. He has been a great asset to the Belle Plaine Community and the [...]

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BGM to switch back to 8-hour scheduling

May 16, 2012 Brooklyn

By J.O. PARKER joparker@dmreg.com Summer vacation gets under way this week for BGM students. At last week’s meeting, the BGM Board of Education was already gearing up for the new school year. The board met on Wednesday, May 9, approving several items including milk and bread bids for the 2012-13 school year. It was also [...]

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Grinnell Tigers girls golf captures district crown setting school record

May 16, 2012 Grinnell

The Grinnell girls golf squad set a school record in capturing the district golf tournament held at Grinnell on Monday, May 14. The Tigerts, led by Emily Elliott, medalist with a 77, captured four of the top five spots to score 330 and place first, ahead of runner-up Centerville with 404. Pella was third with [...]

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Brooklyn City Council approves zoning amendment for parking lots

May 16, 2012 Brooklyn

By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com The Brooklyn City Council held a public hear on an amendment to the zoning regulations to allow parking lots in the R-1 (residential) District prior to their regular meeting on Monday, May 7. At the public hearing, the council approved Ordinance No. 2012-4: An Ordinance Amending the Zoning Regulations after a [...]

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Poweshiek County, Iowa — Obituraries, May 16, 2012

May 16, 2012 Grinnell

Pauline Hutchinson, 92 Pauline Hutchinson, 92, of Montezuma, passed away Sunday, May 6, 2012, at the Grinnell Regional Medical Center in Grinnell. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, May 9, at the First Presbyterian Evangelical Church in Montezuma. Interment was in the Jackson Township Cemetery in Montezuma. Memorial contributions may be made to [...]

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