Education

COUNCIL BLUFFS - Two long-time supporters of Iowa Western Community College were honored Aug. 7 at the college’s annual Black Tie Patio Party, held in conjunction with the Black Tie Harvest for Scholarships auction and dinner.

For the 11th straight year, the Patio Party was held at the home of Dr. and Mrs. John Marshall. The Black Tie Harvest will be held Sept. 18 at Iowa Western.

Brian Willett Brooks Penton, DDS MSD, currently serving as a Major in the Air Force, is graduating from the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Texas at Houston on Aug. 14.
He and his wife and children will leave on Aug. 16 for Yokota Air Force Base in Japan, where he will serve for three years.
Brian is the son of Jerry (deceased) and Sandy Penton of Villisca.
 

Rex C. Varilek was a featured speaker at the Southeast Community College Milford Campus spring quarter commencement exercises which was held on June 10 in the welsh Center.
Varilek has also been selected to receive the Southeast Community College, Milford Campus “Outstanding Alumni” award. Varilek received his degree in Diesel Technology in 1981.
 He is currently the owner of Precision Diesel, Inc. of Red Oak.
 

With the arrival of August, families with school-aged children are paying school registration fees and starting to buy school supplies.
Examples of qualifying expenses include school registration fees, required school supplies, and fees for extra-curricular activities. The expenses must be related to coursework and activities at an accredited school. Driver’s education fees qualify if they are paid to the school.  Expenses that do not qualify include school lunches, transportation, and clothing for everyday wear.