Sept. 9 — Breakfast-cereal, toast, milk, juice. Lunch-chili crispitos with cheese sauce, corn, peaches, milk. 9/JV volleyball at Sheldon 5:30 p.m., varsity volleyball at Sheldon 6:50 p.m. Sept. 10 — Breakfast-hot pocket, yogurt, milk, juice. Lunch-hot ham and cheese, baby carrots with dressing, watermelon, milk. Varsity football at Okoboji 7 p.m. Sept. 11 — Central […]
Scholarship Three Northwestern College students, including Laura Denekas of Inwood, have been selected as UPS Scholars and recipients of a $900 scholarship through the Iowa College Foundation. Denekas is a senior majoring in social work. The Foundation of Independent Higher Education awarded more than $1.6 million in scholarships from its UPS Educational Endowment Fund to […]
NCC honor list Northwest Iowa Community College, Sheldon, recently released the honor list for the summer term. Students on the list are full-time and have achieved an average grade point of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Lyon County students named to the list and their program of study include the following: Alvord — […]
Scholarships The 2010 Heart of Tomorrow Scholarship winners were recently announced by Sanford Health officials. The scholarships are awarded to dependent children of Sanford Health employees who have plans to or are currently enrolled in post-secondary education in a two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical program. This year, the Heart of Tomorrow Scholarship has […]
Registration for the 2010-2011 school year will begin next week in Lyon County. George-Little Rock schools will have registration Aug. 2 and 4. Students who plan to attend Central Lyon will register Aug. 5 and Aug. 10. The deadline to register at West Lyon is Aug. 13. George-Little Rock Registrations for George-Little Rock will be […]
Northwest Iowa Community College, Sheldon, will be hosting its 26th annual Senior Citizen Day Tuesday, July 27 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., with registration beginning at 8:30 a.m. The morning entertainment will feature NCC’s Own. The afternoon program will feature Elaine Peacock. Various educational programs will be presented throughout the day, including financial information, cooking demonstrations, […]
Leadership Central College, Pella, hosted the annual Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Conference June 11-13 for high school sophomores, including Jackie Snyders of Rock Rapids. Each sophomore was selected by his/her high school based on demonstrated leadership potential. Hugh O’Brien Youth programs provide leadership training, service-learning and motivation-building experiences. Over 4,000 volunteers plan and implement programs […]
REC Scholarship John Oldenkamp of Ashton has been awarded the Lyon Rural Electric Cooperative Scholarship by the Northwest Iowa Community College Foundation. This scholarship is made possible through support from Lyon Rural Electric Cooperative. Oldenkamp, who will be a powerline student at NCC this fall, was selected due to his academic achievement and potential for […]
donation Recent articles indicate that elementary teachers spend between $300 and $1,100 of their own money every year to subsidize students in their classrooms who don’t have the proper school supplies. It was for this reason that the Zoar and Lyon County First Presbyterian Bible School decided to make a difference. Bible School kids brought […]
SIOUX CENTER — Cranking out 10 hits and coaxing three walks off Sioux Center pitching gave West Lyon plenty of scoring opportunities in its Siouxland Conference softball tilt June 23. Despite those opportunities the Wildcats were able to manufacture just three runs, while stranding 12 runners on base in the 3-0 shutout victory. Amy Bauman […]