Mrs. Tierny Rutt has been teaching for 35 years, with her first year of teaching starting as a second and third grade teacher in Casper, Wyo. Marriage brought her back to Iowa, where her husband accepted a teaching position in Emmetsburg while she was hired as Everly Community School's newest 1st grade teacher. Rutt has taught both Kindergarten and first grade at CC/E.

"Through the years, I have enjoyed teaching in a rural school setting," she said. "The communities have been supportive of their schools. The class sizes have been smaller and more attention can be given to individual studen...