AUDUBON – Tris Tracy Alright was born July 18, 1960 in Brookings, SD to Donn and Rhea Albright. Tris pursued a career as an electrician and on November 23, 1985 he married Brenda Louise Allen.

GREENVILLE, MI – Dorothy was born in Portsmouth on June 9, 1929, the daughter of Andrew and Hazel (Bendon) Gau. She grew up on a farm in rural Iowa and after graduating from high school, attended Drake University and Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. She then taught in one room country schoolhouses in Shelby County. On January 28, 1954 Dorothy married Jack Wolf of Walnut and they began their life together in Michigan.

MANILLA – Donna Holdsworth, daughter of George and Arlene (Wasteal) Frailing, was born November 2, 1932, in Shawano, WI. She grew up in Clintonville, WI, where she graduated from high school in 1950. Donna then attended Concordia Teachers College near River Forest, IL, and received her teaching degree.

HARLAN – LaVerne LeRoy “John” Schuning, son of Lloyd and Ella (Neve) Schuning, was born on June 14, 1935 in Avoca. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Avoca. He attended school in Avoca. At age 17, he left high school and joined the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict. He spent 14 months in Korea and achieved the rank of Staff Sargent.

HARLAN – Brett Allen Petersen, son of George and Karma (Strandskov) Petersen, was born March 6, 1965 in Omaha, NE.  He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Harlan.  He attended Laurel School in Harlan and graduated from Harlan Community High School.  After high school, he attended Iowa State University in Ames, and South West Iowa Community College in Creston.Brett worked for the Department of Human Services at Systems Unl

BOISE, ID – Randy Petsche was born to Lavern and Billie (Ross) Petsche in Sacramento, CA, March 2, 1960. He was the fourth of nine children, baptized at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Harlan and graduated from Harlan Community High School in 1978.

MANILLA – Shirley Joy (Tague) Meiners was born on July 6, 1956, to Oral and Joyce Tague in Fort Dodge.  She met Dale Meiners while participating in a bowling league and on February 5, 1983, they were united in marriage. After enjoying being a stay-at-home mother to her three children (Zachery, Tanya, and Jonathan), she started working at CDS in Harlan where she was employed for 27 years.

 AREA -- Approximately 40 cross country runners from Harlan Community and AHSTW took part in the inaugural Bruiser Cup 5K Fun Run held Friday, August 9, at Prairie Rose State Park. High school and middle school students participated in the preseason event as a kickoff to the 2019 season. Runners from both schools were divided into two teams - “Black” and “Blue” - to comprise the Bruiser Cup combatants.

 MANNING -- The annual Special Olympics Iowa Softball Skills Competition was held in Manning July 11 at the IKM-Manning football field. Approximately 55 athletes and 50 volunteers took part in the event, hosted by IKM-Manning for the fourth consecutive year. Athletes from 10 delegations in central and western Iowa competed in hitting, base running, fielding and throwing.