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Dow City-Arion (DC-A) Alumni Committee Proudly Announces the 2024 Greyhound Award Recipients are John “Ernie” Klein and Mike Weber
Dow City, Iowa - The Dow City-Arion (DC-A) Alumni Committee proudly announces the 2024
Greyhound Award recipients are John “Ernie” Klein and Mike Weber. The Awards will be
presented to Klein and Weber at the upcoming DC-A Alumni Banquet.
Klein is a 1979 graduate of Dow City-Arion and has dedicated his life to the athletic
department at Dow City-Arion and Boyer Valley Schools serving as statistician for numerous
teams over a 40-year span as well as coaching and public address.
Weber graduated from Dunlap in 1985 and spent most of his career at Boyer Valley, 9
years as a teacher and eighteen as principal. These are only a few of the positions he’s held at
the school. Weber has also served the community through numerous volunteer positions
including many supporting his children as they grew up, for his church, and the Dunlap
community.
Klein and Weber’s years-long service to our schools, volunteerism at their churches,
and to the community are the key reasons each was selected for this honor.
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.
The annual Alumni Banuet will be held on May 23 at 6:30 p.m. at the Boyer Valley North
School (former DC-A School) Gymnasium, Dow City, Iowa. 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. Please 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. Responses 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, please contact Tracey
Ettleman Schechinger at 712-269-2413, or email DCAalumni@hotmail.com.
