The first order of business for the new board of Area Ten Community College was to hire it's first superintendent. On June 10, 1966 Dr. Selby Ballantyne, Iowa native and superintendent of schools at Bettendorf, Iowa, was hired. The new board and…
Dr. Ballantyne, commonly referred to as Dr. B., had the appearance of a gruff person but he was admired by many. From his humble beginnings in Albia, Iowa and dropping out of school when he was 15 years old, he understood hard work and the…
This historical narrative recognizes the contributions of the pioneer doctor and the great leaders that followed in the development of medicine in Iowa from 1850 - 1950.. The activities of the Iowa Medical Society and related county and district…
Pictured is the smoldering remains of a 1907 fire in Garnavillo. The fire destroyed the Keehner Hotel, Garnavillo Independent Newspaper Office and Krasinsky Store on the East side of Main Street. Other businesses in this area had some heat damage but…
Pictured is the smoldering remains of a 1907 fire in Garnavillo. The fire destroyed the Keehner Hotel, Garnavillo Independent Newspaper Office and Krasinsky Store on the East side of Main Street. Other businesses in this area had some heat damage but…
After Dr. Ballantyne's untimely death, Ira Larson was called upon to lead Kirkwood Community College as Interim President at a time when the college community was grieving the lost of their previous leader and to give the Board time to search for a…
Ira Larson, left, with Dr. Bill Stewart, center, and Board President, B. A. Jensen, right. The occasion is likely when Dr. Stewart was presented as the second president of Kirkwood Community College.
