Olin School Fosters Community Bonds in Small Rural District
The Gazette profiles Olin Consolidated School, a K through 1st grade campus with 285 students and high teacher-student rapport. Superintendent Charles Liston aims to grow enrollment by adding a Spanish program, a Rotana education pathway, and other innovations while keeping strong community ties evident in student participation and local athletics.
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Animals on the scene in Olin
Horses graze in a field by the overflowing Wapsipinican River on the north edge of Olin on March 21. In the background River Valley Cooperative storage bins rise high, framing the rural scene with water channels nearby.
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Olin History Center preserves town's oldest status in Jones County
Olin residents and the History Center board work to preserve the town’s heritage, displaying artifacts from a former dry goods store and local milestones. The group notes Olin’s name origin, its railroad link, and nearby Grant Wood trail as part of the town’s evolving story.
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Olin Plans Annual Old Fashioned Saturday Night Celebrations
In Olin the longtime summer gathering called Old Fashioned Saturday Night and the Holiday Festival in December are staples. Kreger and sisters run the event with community support from the Masons Lions Club business people and the local telephone company. Neighbors say the town thrives on friendship and daily conversation at the cafe.
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Life in Olin Iowa Shaped by Small-Town Ties
West of downtown Misty Watters plans a walk with her 2 year old Emily and six week old Jackson while recalling her Olin schooling and honors from NICC Peosta. Greg Gerdes of Gregs Pit Stop loves Olin and the personal touch, while American Legion members enjoy senior meals, bingo and stockings. City Hall EMT clerk Jean McPherson praises service to 716 residents and Rod Cozart notes cheap rates and personal contact at the Olin Telephone Co.
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