36 years, one grade level, no regrets

Julie Bates spent 36 years in preschool classrooms. The ELC School Foundation will honor her as its Champion in Education at trivia night Oct. 3.

Posted 9/24/26

On the first morning of school this fall, while four-year-olds all over Estherville were arriving to Estherville Lincoln Central’s Demoney Elementary School in new shoes, Julie Bates was on the …

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