This is a tribute to Mike Augustine from Orient High School who went on to become a successful athlete at Grinnell College where he excelled in football, basketball, baseball, and track. He was athletic director at Greenfield High School for five…
Born in Orient, Iowa, "Dazzy" Vance was a renowned pitcher for the National League and played in the major leagues for 18 Years. He was accepted into the baseball Hall of Fame and the Des Moines Register's Iowa Sports Hall of Fame.
This is a framed tribute to Orient, Iowa native Captain Jack Conger was a U.S. Marine and flying ace during World War II. He was awarded the Navy Cross in November 1943 for shooting down eight enemy planes. In addition, after his ammunition had been…
