Ric Wilson of Oskaloosa, formerly of Centerville, has accepted a teaching position with Iowa Western Community College of Council Bluffs for the 2008-09 school year.
Wilson will be an “in the field” advocate working with at-risk students for IWCC in association with four school districts in western Iowa. He will be headquartered in Woodbine.
Wilson taught K-3 physical education and coached in Centerville from 1973 to 1993. He was selected the Iowa Teacher of the Year in 1979.
The past seven years he has been substitute teaching in the Oskaloosa School District and during the summer, Wilson works at the Cedar Creek Golf Course in Ottumwa.
People
May 30, 2008
Former teacher now at IWCC in Council Bluffs
- People
-
-
Mercy Medical Center honors employee service
The 44th annual Mercy Medical Center - Centerville employee awards banquet was held Tuesday, May 8 at Honey Creek Resort. Thirty one employees were recognized and honored for their years of service to the hospital.
-
May, Long wedding
Rodney and Debbie May, of Greentop, Mo., are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Ashley to Jason Long, son of Gary and Marla Long of Centerville.
-
Collection for two local food pantries underway now until July 31
The Appanoose County Farm Bureau is sponsoring a collection effort for local food pantries.
-
Grassley receives Jobs Champion Award from the American Wind Energy Association
Sen. Chuck Grassley received a USA Wind Jobs Champion Award from the American Wind Energy Association.
- Iowa museums celebrate Iowa Museum Week June 11-17
-
Phillips, Brown to wed in October
Jay and Linda Phillips, together with Mike and Lisa Brown, announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their children, Tiffany Nicole Phillips and Justin Kenneth Brown.
-
McClurg 80th birthday card shower May 23
On May 23 Martha McClurg will celebrate her 80th birthday with a card shower. -
NHS students donate car wash proceeds to CAARE
-
Planning under way for July 4
I hope everyone is enjoying the nice weather we have been having lately. You can see as you travel around that the farmers are sure busy working in their fields, getting their crops in.
-
May is National Osteoporosis Month
Osteoporosis is common, serious and costly — and can lead to an increased risk of bone fractures, typically in the wrist, hip and spine.
-
Trolley to begin tours Friday
State Street Trolley will be starting its weekly Friday historic tours on May 18 at 1:30 p.m. from Big Red Realty and Insurance on the east side of the Historic Square District.
-
Camp Appanoose welcomes new program coordinator
Rachel Nunnikhoven has joined Camp Appanoose as program coordinator.
-
Strickler family honors loved one with memorial bench
-
Blood drive to be held June 5
The need for blood donations from volunteer blood donors is continuous and on-going. While the need for blood remains about the same from month to month, the number of donations typically decreases during the summer months.
-
Drake Library to hold ‘Harry Potter’ LEGO day Thursday
The public is invited to a special LEGO activity at the Drake Public Library Thursday, May 17 at 4 p.m.
- More People Headlines
-
Raw Video: Gay Protest Blocked in Moscow
Vatican in Chaos After Butler Arrested for Leaks
Jimmy Carter Endorses Egypt's Election Results
Biden Addresses West Point Graduating Class
Dozens of Children Killed in New Syria Attack
Raw Video: Activists Allege Massacre in Syria
NJ Man Charged With Murder in Death of Patz
Support, Fun for Kids of Fallen Soldiers at Camp
Fugitive Penguin Caught, Returned to Aquarium
50 Years Later, Underground Fire Still Burning
Light Show Transforms Sydney Opera House
Raw Video: Unruly Passenger Restrained in Miami
Raw Video: Robber Uses Drive-thru Window
Raw Video: Dragon Arrives at Space Station
Calif.'s Coronado Named Nation's Best Beach
CEO Salaries Become Sore Issue in Labor Disputes
