Banquet on May 23

The Dow City-Arion (DC-A) Alumni Committee announced that the 2024 Greyhound Award recipients are John “Ernie” Kline and Mike Weber.

The awards will be presented at the DC-A Alumni Banquet in May.

Kline is a 1979 graduate of Dow City-Arion and has dedicated his life to the athletic department at the Dow City-Arion and Boyer Valley schools, serving as statistician for numerous teams over a 40-year span as well as coaching and serving as a public address announcer.

Weber graduated from Dunlap in 1985 and spent most of his career at Boyer Valley, nine years as a teacher and 18 as principal. These are only a few of the positions he’s had at the school. Weber has also served the community through numerous volunteer positions including those for his church, the Dunlap community and those that supported his children as they grew up.

The Greyhound Award is presented each year to the recipient or recipients who have demonstrated outstanding contributions to the Dow City-Arion School, the Alumni Association, and/or the community.

Previous recipients of this prestigious award have included James Kloewer, Melvin ‘Crip’ Miller, and Vernon Shotwell in 2003; Albert Ordal in 2004; Helen Turner Hartwig in 2005; Clarice Rule in 2006; Pat Garrett in 2007; Gene Harre, Joan North, and Marvel (Popp) Heistand in 2008; Laura (Artgotsinger) Westermeyer in 2009; Becky Eimermann, Bill Eimermann, and Glen Cary in 2010; Nellie Brasel, Phyllis TenEyck, and Robert Custer in 2011; Lois Brasel, Rena Riley, and Patricia Blankman in 2012; Linda and Verle McCutcheon and Christine Brink in 2013; Doris Kahl and Susan Weber in 2014; Charles and Jane Smith and Marilyn Keuck in 2015; Alan and Maxine Garrett and Jim Steinkuehler in 2016; Vincent Leinen in 2017; Peggy Christie, Helen McCoid, and Elisabeth (McAllister) Petersen in 2018; Ace and Marilyn Ettleman in 2019; Jack Ahart and Victor Thomsen in 2022; and Jeri Vogt in 2023.

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The annual alumni banquet will take place on May 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the Boyer Valley North School (former DC-A School) gymnasium in Dow City. Alumni and faculty can make their reservations to attend the banquet by sending $20 per person ($30 per person for responses paid or postmarked after May 17) to Dow City Alumni Association, P.O. Box 163, Dow City, IA 51528, or by paying via PAYPAL to DCAalumni@hotmail.com. Include with your payment the year of your graduation and, if applicable, your preference to be seated with your class or with your spouse’s class.

Those whose responses are postmarked or paid after May 17 may not necessarily be seated with their respective graduating classes. Phone reservations are not accepted. The alumni committee encourages alumni to bring guests who are 16 years of age and older.

For more information about the 117th DC-A Alumni Banquet, contact Tracey Ettleman Schechinger at 712-269-2413, or email DCAalumni@hotmail.com.

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