Talk:George, Iowa

The Carlin Connection.

In the George Carlin article, it's mentioned that Carlin provided a voice in the movie Cars, and that his "character" is a VW Microbus, whose front license plate reads "51237". Carlin's birthday is May 12, 1937, and a zip code lookup confirms that 51237 is a George, Iowa zip code. Surely this bizarre coincidence is worth some mention, but I'm hesitant to start a new "trivia" section in the article with only one item. Perhaps some residents of George could come up with a few more noteworthy trivia items to include in the list. - Ugliness Man 11:48, 13 November 2006 (UTC)

• I agree, it is noteworthy, and I also was going to add this information, but thought I'd better check the talk page. I also agree that it would look very lonely here so I'll leave it. Although I feel that the chances of one of the few people from George coming on here, and looking at this discuss page are pretty slim. Dangaz 10:56, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

• After reading this about the "Cars", I may be the only George resident who knows about it, although it is pretty neat. There are really no other noteworthy trivia items that I am aware of. It's a pretty sleepy little town. Madhouse1337 (talk) 22:52, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

The Rio Grande

Why do so many George residents refer to the Little Rock River as the "Rio Grande"? Even the local newspaper calls it that even though that is clearly not its name. It is my understanding that there was even a sign at the major bridge over it calling it the "Rio Grande". Where did this come from? Madhouse1337 (talk) 23:02, 11 September 2010 (UTC)

Preserved information

The following subsection was removed with THIS EDIT on June 20, 2011 by another editor. I posted it here as I was conflicted as to if it should of been removed.

High school sports

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Boys Basketball

State Champions 2006 Runner Up 2008 Class 1a

Year By Year Results

2001-2002 14-9 (10-8) Lost District Final to Boyden-Hull 55-53 (OT) Head Coach: Ben Gerleman

2002-2003 4-18 (3-15) Lost District Quarterfinals to Central Lyon 69-52 Head Coach: Ben Gerleman

2003-2004 9-14 (6-12) Lost District Semi-Final to Boyden-Hull 47-46 Head Coach: Ben Gerleman

2004-2005 17-6 (13-5) Lost District Semi-Final to Rock Valley 74-57 Head Coach: Ben Gerleman

2005-2006 24-4 (14-4) Won State Final 49-47 over Bellevue Marquette Head Coach: Ben Gerleman

2006-2007 15-9 (12-6) Lost District Final to Boyden-Hull 72-59 Head Coach: Ben Gerleman

2007-2008 21-7 (12-6) Lost State Final to Northern University High 49-44 Head Coach: Ben Gerleman

2008-2009 11-14 (7-11) Lost Substate Final to Rock Valley 65-46 Head Coach: Ben Gerleman

2009-2010 7-15 (6-12) Lost District Semi-Final to Boyden-Hull 48-37 Head Coach: Ben Gerleman

2010-2011 10-12 (7-11) Lost District Quarterfinal to Central Lyon 48-47 Head Coach: Curt Schilling

Coach Ben Gerleman Left George-Little Rock following the 2010 season with a career record of 122-96 including 83-79 in the Siouxland Conference and a 20-8 record in postseason play. Gerleman left GLR for rival Central Lyon in nearby Rock Rapids.

Curt Schilling was hired as Head Boys Basketball and Athletic Director at GLR in May 2010.

Editing in good faith —RifeIdeas Talk 13:38, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

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