THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2015 SECTION A A LITTLE WEEKLY MIRACLE VOL. CXXV, NO. 11 SOLON E CONOMIST www.soloneconomist.com WEEKEND WEATHER: Saturday: PARTLY CLOUDY High: 56º / Low: 31º Sunday: MOSTLY SUNNY High: 58º / Low: 38º INSIDE: OPINION .............................. A3 OBITUARIES ......................... A4 COUNTY .............................. A6 SPORTS ............................... B1 CROSSWORD ....................... B6 75¢ Jazz at the Commons on March 28 SOLON– Everyone is welcome to enjoy Jazz at the Commons presented by Solon High School at 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, in the Solon High School commons. Enjoy performances by Solon High School jazz bands and choirs. All proceeds from food and other donations will support the Solon High School jazz program. 175th Anniversary Committee seeks memorabilia and photos SOLON– The Solon 175th Anniversary Committee is seeking Solon memorabilia to display during the reunion on Sept. 18, 19 and 20. Items that specifically designate Solon such as old calendars, souvenirs, handbills, photos of buildings or gatherings at events or any items that depict Solon from the past are of particular interest. Items may be taken to the library. The items will be cataloged with the name of the lender and will be re- turned following the September event. The public’s assistance in making this a memorable occasion is greatly appreciated. Questions may be directed to 319-624-2710. We wish to display as much Solon history as possible during this three day celebration. SOLON– A 9-year-old girl allegedly tak- en from a Solon residence over the weekend has been has been returned safely. The man accused of taking her has been placed in cus- tody after a two-hour standoff in Davenport. Law enforcement authorities issued an Amber Alert Saturday afternoon, March 7, after the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic situation in Solon. According to the Amber Alert, 9-year-old Brianna Crane had reportedly been abducted her stepfather, Kenneth E. Johns, and a gray Ford Focus was being sought in connection with the case. The car was subsequently located Sunday, March 8, near the intersection of Dubuque Street and North Liberty Road near North Liberty. According to Capt. Gary Kramer of the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, authorities negotiated with a third party for Crane’s return at an undisclosed location in West Branch very early Sunday morning. Kramer said Crane appeared to be in good health when returned, and is currently in a safe location. Johns, 48, of Coralville, was taken into custody by Davenport Police Department Tactical Unit at approximately 9:35 a.m. Sunday, at a residence on Farnum Street near Central Park Avenue in Davenport. According to a report in the Quad-City Times, the Davenport Police Department’s Emergency Service Team and negotiators were deployed, and police negotiated with Johns for over two hours. Police said his dialogue was becoming more threatening and violent before he was taken into custody without incident, according to the report in the Times. Johns was charged with domestic abuse assault while displaying a weapon stemming from a January incident, and violating the terms of his parole. A complaint filed by the Coralville Police Department alleged Johns pointed a loaded handgun at his wife Jan. 22 in Coralville and threatened to kill her if she revealed information about his illicit activities. Johns was transferred to the Johnson County Jail and was scheduled to make an initial appearance on the January charges and his parole violation Tuesday, March 10. While held in Iowa City, Johns report- edly assaulted another inmate of the jail, resulting in an additional charge of assault causing injury. According to a complaint filed by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, Johns was observed shirt- less and agitated in a common room within the cell block. When inmates were ordered to their cells, Johns reportedly en- tered a cell and an altercation ensued with another inmate, during which Johns was accused of biting the inmate on the upper thigh, causing bruising and slight bleeding. The victim was treated at a local hospital for minor injuries, according to in- formation released Monday by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office. Additional charges related to the March 7 incident are pending against Johns, Kramer said. He is currently being held without bond. Amber Alerts are issued to aid in the lo- cation and safe recovery of missing children that a law enforcement agency believes have been abducted and are in danger of serious bodily harm or death. Kenneth E. Johns. Stepdad in custody; 9-year-old returned Charges pending against Coralville man after Amber Alert in Solon Jonathan Thomson drops a token into the Disk Drop, one of many games offered at the Solon Dollars for Scholars Bringing in the Green Carnival, held Sunday, March 1, at Lakeview Elementary in Solon. The carnival is an annual fundraiser which features children’s games, bingo, raffles and food. Turn to page 10 for more photos by Doug Lindner) CARNIVAL COMES TO SOLON Barefoot Becky and Irish Dancers at Old Gold Diner March 18 SOLON– On Wednesday, March 18, at 11:30 a.m., Barefoot Becky and Irish Dancers will help celebrate two special days, St. Patrick’s and St. Joseph’s Days, at the Old Gold Diner in Solon. Come and join the celebration and make a reservation for lunch. Call 319-624-2251 by 1 p.m. on March 17 to make reservations. The music will set your heart and toes-a-tapping. Special desserts will be served that day. What is the Buzz all about? Watch for the Buzz coming soon! By Jen Moore Solon Economist SOLON– Walking into his parents’ hardware store, Tom Trump wasn’t quite prepared for the display of pink step stools, toolboxes and tools that greeted him in the front window. It seemed out of place for a store that sold lawn mower parts, plumbing supplies and other home improvement tools. Immediately, he knew this was his mother, Carolyn’s, doing. “What are you going to do with that?” he recalled asking her. But Carolyn held her tongue, as she always did whenever her son or late husband, Dean, ribbed her about her product or display choices. She would let the store’s sales do the talking. “And I’ll be damned if she didn’t sell the snot out of them,” Tom admitted. In the 40 years Solon Trustworthy Hardware has been in business, Carolyn Trump had always had an innate ability to know what Carolyn Trump with her son, Tom Trump. The two own Solon Trustworthy Hardware, which Carolyn bought in 1975 with her late husband, Dean Trump. (photo by Jen Moore) Solon Trustworthy Hardware celebrates 40 years of business customers wanted, whether her family liked to admit it or not. She recalled a time years ago, when her husband thought she wasn’t paying attention, and told a friend in a hushed voice that his wife had “an inborn talent of knowing what people will want to buy.” He added that he did his best to not inter- fere with her work. And though there were plenty of opportunities for Carolyn to gloat, not once, since the family purchased the store in 1975, did she Solon Hardware: Continued on page A8 By Doug Lindner Solon Economist SOLON– There are still quite a few details to iron out, but both sides have agreed to work together. The City of Solon has given the So- lon school district permission to move forward with the construction of both a new middle school and an auditorium addition to the high school. Solon City Council approves school site plans Details yet to be worked out for pedestrian crossing City council members approved site plans for both the middle school and a performing arts center at the council’s March 4 meeting. The move allows the district to proceed with the preparation of bid packages for construction of the two facilities, which were approved by voters as part of a September 2014 school bond election. Council members approved the site plans contingent upon recommenda- tions made by City Engineer Dave Schechinger, who noted in his written report that some areas regarding the overall development of the site are still up in the air. Chief among those items are: the location of the sidewalk at the middle school site; the district’s plan for an elevated or underground walkway between the middle and high school; the potential future traffic impact for Site plans: Continued on page A8 Trapshooting can drive March 28 SOLON– The Solon Trapshooting Team will be conduct- ing a can drive fundraiser on Saturday, March 28, from 8 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the Solon Fire Department. For more information, contact Gerald Chaloupka at 319-624-2825. Coralville Lake Eagle Watch and Expo See page B1.
Jazz at the Commons on March 28SOLON– Everyone is welcome to enjoy Jazz at the
Commons presented by Solon High School at 5 p.m. on Saturday, March 28, in the Solon High School commons. Enjoy performances by Solon High School jazz bands and choirs. All proceeds from food and other donations will support the Solon High School jazz program.
175th Anniversary Committee seeks memorabilia and photos
SOLON– The Solon 175th Anniversary Committee is seeking Solon memorabilia to display during the reunion on Sept. 18, 19 and 20. Items that specifi cally designate Solon such as old calendars, souvenirs, handbills, photos of buildings or gatherings at events or any items that depict Solon from the past are of particular interest.
Items may be taken to the library. The items will be cataloged with the name of the lender and will be re-turned following the September event.
The public’s assistance in making this a memorable occasion is greatly appreciated.
Questions may be directed to 319-624-2710. We wish to display as much Solon history as possible during this three day celebration.
SOLON– A 9-year-old girl allegedly tak-en from a Solon residence over the weekend has been has been returned safely. The man accused of taking her has been placed in cus-tody after a two-hour standoff in Davenport.
Law enforcement authorities issued an Amber Alert Saturday afternoon, March 7, after the Johnson County Sheriff’s Offi ce responded to a domestic situation in Solon. According to the Amber Alert, 9-year-old Brianna Crane had reportedly been abducted her stepfather, Kenneth E. Johns, and a gray Ford Focus was being sought in connection with the case.
The car was subsequently located Sunday, March 8, near the intersection of Dubuque Street and North Liberty Road near North Liberty.
According to Capt. Gary Kramer of the Johnson County Sheriff’s Offi ce, authorities negotiated with a third party for Crane’s return at an undisclosed location in West Branch very early Sunday morning. Kramer said Crane appeared to be in good health when returned, and is currently in a safe location.
Johns, 48, of Coralville, was taken into custody by Davenport Police Department Tactical Unit at approximately 9:35 a.m. Sunday, at a residence on Farnum Street near Central Park Avenue in Davenport.
According to a report in the Quad-City Times, the Davenport Police Department’s Emergency Service Team and negotiators were deployed, and police negotiated with Johns for over two hours. Police said his dialogue was becoming more threatening and violent before he was taken into custody without incident, according to the report in the Times.
Johns was charged with domestic abuse assault while displaying a weapon stemming from a January incident, and violating the terms of his parole.
A complaint fi led by the Coralville Police Department alleged Johns pointed a loaded handgun at his wife Jan. 22 in Coralville and threatened to kill her if she revealed information about his illicit activities.
Johns was transferred to the Johnson County Jail and was scheduled to make an initial appearance on the January charges and his parole violation Tuesday, March 10.
While held in Iowa City, Johns report-edly assaulted another inmate of the jail, resulting in an additional charge of assault causing injury.
According to a complaint fi led by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, Johns
was observed shirt-less and agitated in a common room within the cell block. When inmates were ordered to their cells, Johns reportedly en-tered a cell and an altercation ensued with another inmate, during which Johns was accused of biting the inmate on the
upper thigh, causing bruising and slight bleeding. The victim was treated at a local hospital for minor injuries, according to in-formation released Monday by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Offi ce.
Additional charges related to the March 7 incident are pending against Johns, Kramer said. He is currently being held without bond.
Amber Alerts are issued to aid in the lo-cation and safe recovery of missing children that a law enforcement agency believes have been abducted and are in danger of serious bodily harm or death.
Kenneth E. Johns.
Stepdad in custody; 9-year-old returnedCharges pending against Coralville man after Amber Alert in Solon
Jonathan Thomson drops a token into the Disk Drop, one of many games offered at the Solon Dollars for Scholars Bringing in the Green Carnival, held Sunday, March 1, at Lakeview Elementary in Solon. The carnival is an annual fundraiser which features children’s games, bingo, raffl es and food. Turn to page 10 for more photos by Doug Lindner)
CARNIVAL COMES TO SOLON
Barefoot Becky and Irish Dancers at Old Gold Diner March 18
SOLON– On Wednesday, March 18, at 11:30 a.m., Barefoot Becky and Irish Dancers will help celebrate two special days, St. Patrick’s and St. Joseph’s Days, at the Old Gold Diner in Solon. Come and join the celebration and make a reservation for lunch. Call 319-624-2251 by 1 p.m. on March 17 to make reservations. The music will set your heart and toes-a-tapping. Special desserts will be served that day.
What is the Buzz all about? Watch for the Buzz coming soon!
By Jen MooreSolon EconomistSOLON– Walking into
his parents’ hardware store, Tom Trump wasn’t quite prepared for the display of pink step stools, toolboxes and tools that greeted him in the front window. It seemed out of place for a store that sold lawn mower parts, plumbing supplies and other home improvement tools.
Immediately, he knew this was his mother, Carolyn’s, doing.
“What are you going to do with that?” he recalled asking her.
But Carolyn held her tongue, as she always did whenever her son or late husband, Dean, ribbed her about her product or display choices. She would let the store’s sales do the talking.
“And I’ll be damned if she didn’t sell the snot out of them,” Tom admitted.
In the 40 years Solon Trustworthy Hardware has been in business, Carolyn Trump had always had an innate ability to know what
Carolyn Trump with her son, Tom Trump. The two own Solon Trustworthy Hardware, which Carolyn bought in 1975 with her late husband, Dean Trump. (photo by Jen Moore)
Solon Trustworthy Hardware celebrates 40 years of business
customers wanted, whether her family liked to admit it or not.
She recalled a time years ago, when her husband thought she wasn’t paying attention, and told a friend
in a hushed voice that his wife had “an inborn talent of knowing what people will want to buy.” He added that he did his best to not inter-fere with her work.
And though there were
plenty of opportunities for Carolyn to gloat, not once, since the family purchased the store in 1975, did she
Solon Hardware: Continued on page A8
By Doug LindnerSolon EconomistSOLON– There are still quite a few
details to iron out, but both sides have agreed to work together.
The City of Solon has given the So-lon school district permission to move forward with the construction of both a new middle school and an auditorium addition to the high school.
Solon City Council approves school site plansDetails yet to be worked out for pedestrian crossing
City council members approved site plans for both the middle school and a performing arts center at the council’s March 4 meeting.
The move allows the district to proceed with the preparation of bid packages for construction of the two facilities, which were approved by voters as part of a September 2014 school bond election.
Council members approved the site plans contingent upon recommenda-tions made by City Engineer Dave
Schechinger, who noted in his written report that some areas regarding the overall development of the site are still up in the air.
Chief among those items are: the location of the sidewalk at the middle school site; the district’s plan for an elevated or underground walkway between the middle and high school; the potential future traffi c impact for
Site plans: Continued on page A8
Trapshooting can drive March 28SOLON– The Solon Trapshooting Team will be conduct-
ing a can drive fundraiser on Saturday, March 28, from 8 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. at the Solon Fire Department. For more information, contact Gerald Chaloupka at 319-624-2825.
Coralville Lake Eagle Watch and ExpoSee page B1.
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The family of Mary Brecht wishes to thank everyone for the phone calls, cards, fl owers, plants and food donated at the time of our mother’s passing.
A thank you to Brosh’s Solon chapel for taking care of the family. A special thank you to Father Sheedy and Deacon Dave Krob for the Mass and prayers. Donations were made to the Sts. Peter and Paul’s His-torical Foundation and to the His Hands Medical Clinic in our mother’s name.
I would like to extend a thank you to everyone who wished me a happy birthday. All of your lovely cards and words helped to make my 90th birthday a wonderful one, Aloha!
– Lizzy Kroul
THANK YOU!!!!!On behalf of Solon Dollars for Scholars,
I would like to thank everyone for helping to make the 20th Annual “Bringing in the
Green” carnival a success. The carnival would not be possible without the support of the junior and senior class students who staff the games during the carnival, parents who offer their time to help the day of the carnival, and the families who bring their children to enjoy the carnival.
We also would like to thank the following individuals, businesses, and organizations for their continued support:
D&D Pizza, Pearson, Petland of Iowa City, Sam’s Main Street Market, Dick Schwab, Solon American Legion Auxiliary, Solon Economist, Solon Optimist Club, So-lon Public Library, Brian Tompkins, Brent Wears and Wears Auctioneering, and Don Zimmerman.
I would like to give a special thank you to Denise Moses as ‘goldfi sh expert’ and the Solon Dollars for Scholars board for their support.
– Pat Zimmerman, Solon Dollars for Scholars Carnival Chair
CARD OF THANKS
Anime ClubDo you like to read the Japanese Manga
books? Do you enjoy watching Anime fi lms and television shows? Would you like to get together with others who read or draw in Japanese animation style? Come join the Anime Club. Meetings will be held every fourth Monday of each month. The next meeting is March 24 from 3:30-4:45 p.m. The club is for fi fth grade and up. If you have questions, please contact the library at 319-624-2678.
DonationsIf you are doing some early spring clean-
ing this year and come across extra pens, used padded mailing envelopes (for pack-ages) and/or LEGOs (bases and animals) please consider donating them to the library. The library is always accepting donations. This support from the community allows the library to offer more programs and activities.
Computer classesThe library will be hosting a series of
computer classes on April 2, 9, 16, 23, and 30 from 9 a.m. to noon. The classes will cov-er a variety of topics for people interested in learning basic computer skills and important computer programs. Each session will have a different focus. The subjects that will be covered are keyboarding, computer basics and Word basics part 1, Word basics part 2, and Excel basics. Registration begins on Feb. 23. Limited space is available, so sign up now. If you have questions contact the library at 319-624-2678.
Street Chalk 101This class will focus to prepare partici-
pants to become street chalk artists. Instruc-tion will be given on how to pick art, how to prepare art and getting started with the process. Tools and techniques will be shared to help participants use chalk as a medium to create detailed street art.
The class will take place on March 24, at 6:30 p.m., and will be repeated on March 30, at 6:30 p.m. The class is for fi fth grade and up. Registration is limited so signup soon. If you have any questions contact the library at 319-624-2678.
Technology helpNeed help with technology? Call and
make an appointment with one of our staff members. We can show you how to use your e-reader, connect your laptop to wi-fi or learn Microsoft Word basics. Is there something else you want help learning? Let us know. If you have questions contact the library at 319-624-2678.
Monthly drawing winnerEvery month the Friends of the Library
sponsor a drawing for a $10 prize. All you have to do to participate in this drawing is read a book checked out from the Solon
Movie Clips“This American Life: Season One”
The widely popular, award-winning Chica-go Public Radio show of the same name is now a Showtime program. Drawing on a different theme each week, viewers hear compelling stories from everyday folks culled from six months on the road. Host Ira Glass and company create a captivating look at the American Life in a series that’s not quite documentary, not much of a news magazine and defi nitely not a reality show, it’s simply unlike anything else.
“The Good Lie” Sudanese refugees given the chance to resettle in America arrive in Kansas City, Mo. Their encounter with an employment agency counselor forever changes all of their lives.
“Big Hero 6” A special bond develops between a plus-sized infl atable robot, Baymax, and a prodigy, Hiro Hamada, who team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.
Library, or listen to one, then enter your name to win the prize. The name is picked at the end of each month.
February’s winner was Susan Jutz.
Blind date with a book winner
In February, the library featured a “Blind Date with a Book” program. Participants took their “blind date” home to read, when they fi nished and returned the book, they fi lled out a form to enter a drawing. The featured prize was a $25 gift certifi cate to Big Grove Brewery.
The winner this year was Wittsle Paisley.
Dates to rememberStorytime: Every Tuesday morning at
10:30 a.m. for children ages 2 through 5. Join us for stories, songs and a craft.
Early-Out March 12: Craft: Clay pencil holders. This program will run from 1:45-2:45 p.m.
Early-Out March 26: LEGOs. This pro-gram will run from 1:45-2:45 p.m.
Early-Out April 2: BINGO. This pro-gram will run from 1:45-2:45 p.m.
Early-Out April 9: Movie. “Big Hero 6” rated PG, 102 min. This program will run from 1:45-3:15 p.m.
Early-Out April 16: Craft. Miniature totem poles. This program will run from 1:45-2:45 p.m.
Scrabble Night. March 25 in the library meeting room. Bring your own snacks and a Scrabble board. The program will run 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Anime Club, March 24. Meetings will be held every fourth Monday of each month from 3:30-4:45 p.m. This club is for kids fi fth grade and up.
SOLON– May has been declared the month to honor seniors and the Solon Senior Advocates are seeking nominations for the 2015 Solon Senior of the Year. Send in your written nomination for the person you feel best fi ts the criteria of this award.
Qualifi cations for Solon Senior of the Year must be someone who has given of them-selves in service to the community through volunteerism, enhancing the well-being of others or someone always ready to assist or provide help when needed. The nominee should live in Solon or the immediate area
and be over 60 years of age. Past recipients of this award were Jack
Neuzil (2006), Wayne Croy (2007), Milt Hunt (2008), Pat Ikan (2009), Marie Kroul (2010), Bev Noska and Elaine Reynolds (2011), Anna McAtee (2012), Jean and Bob Stinocher (2013) and Fred Bark and Rita Brannaman (2014).
Please send your nominations for Solon Senior of the Year to Sandy Hanson, P.O. Box 99, Solon by May 4 or call 319-624-2710.
Advocates seeking nominations for Senior of the Year
CLUBS & ORGANIZATIONS
IOWA CITY– Johnson County 4-H was the re-cipient of the America’s Farmers Grow Communi-ties campaign. In 2015, ag producers in 1,324 counties in 40 states were eligible to win a $2,500 donation for a local non-profit. Grow Communities recognizes the important contributions farmers make in rural Amer-ica and is part of Monsanto’s effort to invest in agricultur-al communities across the nation. More than 89,000 farmers participated last year.
Here in Johnson County, Dewayne Klouda and fam-ily were selected and they chose Johnson County 4-H
as the recipient of the award. Johnson County 4-H fami-lies and Iowa State Univer-sity Extension and Outreach would like thank Monsanto and the Klouda Family for
Pictured are Shannon Bielicke, Extension Program Associate, Nathan Goedken, Monsanto District Sales Manager, Dewayne Klouda and Camie Marshek, County 4-H Youth Coordinator. (contributed photo)
Kloudas choose 4-H to receive Monsanto donation
their support of 4-H youth in Johnson County.
The donation will be used to support youth costs for ju-nior camps, state conference and intermediate trips.
SOLON– Members of the Solon United Methodist Church and St. Mary Catholic Church will be presenting fi ve Living Last Supper performances during Lent, with the fi rst performance at St. Mary Catholic Church in Solon. The Living Last Supper is a dramatic interpretation where each disciple refl ects upon their life with Jesus in the setting of Leonardo Da Vinci’s fa-
mous painting. Local performances will be on Monday, March 23, at 6:30 p.m. at the Solon Care Center, on Thursday, March 26, at 6 p.m. at St. Mary Church in Solon, and on Tuesday, March 31, at 7 p.m. at Lisbon United Methodist Church in Lisbon. The public is always welcome. The performance is free to all. A love offering will be collected and donated to missions.
Living Last Supper performances in March
3NORTH LIBERTY LEADER • SOLON ECONOMIST
MARCH 12, 2015 SECTION A
things don’t work in my favor. We are incredibly lucky to have been born in a country where these presupposed truths are indeed largely self-evident– at least, to the fortunate among us– and I try to remind myself of that daily.
I am also reminded that I share this time and space, this very community, with others who can’t ever take for granted that they will enjoy the same freedoms and dignities I do.
Another reminder came again last month, when a group of concerned citizens enjoined the North Liberty City Council to take active steps to ensure that at least one of the conveniences I enjoy– access to a valid proof of identity– is made more available to others.
For well over a year now, a coalition of human rights advocates, elected offi cials, community leaders and im-pacted individuals in Johnson County have been exploring a Community ID program that would allow people who do not have government-issued documents or driver’s licenses to obtain a personal identifi cation card; including homeless citizens, victims of domestic violence, elderly residents who
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Talking heads of 20152015 is shaping up to be a lot like 2007. The talking heads are once again proclaiming that Hillary
Clinton will be the Democratic nominee in 2016. But just as we did in 2008, I suspect Iowans will have a say in this matter fi rst.
Despite the hatred that political pundits have for Iowa and its fi rst in the nation caucus, we serve an important function in the process. Perhaps the media’s loathing of our caucus stems from the fact that Iowans are unwilling to blindly drink the Kool-Aid they are offering, instead choosing to carefully deliberate before supporting a candidate.
In the months ahead you can expect two things to hap-pen. First, you will see several new candidates entering the race. Second, you’ll hear calls to ignore these new candidates and accept the fact that Hillary Clinton will be the nominee.
I would urge you to do neither. The Iowa Caucus does not belong to CNN, MSNBC, FOX
or any other network. It belongs to us.In 2008, we said we wanted Barack Obama, and the media
was left with egg on its face. They were infuriated because their chosen candidate came in a distant third. How dare you Iowa, for deviating from the agreed upon programming!
Rather than trying to understand what Iowa voters were telling them, they decided to discredit the caucus process. In the end however, the rest of America agreed with Iowa’s decision and the networks all came down with short-term amnesia.
I hope you’ll join me this year in getting to know all of the candidates that come to Iowa. When Caucus Day arrives, let our voices speak from careful analysis as opposed to the prevailing network noise.
David JohnsonWest Branch
Messy, problematic peaceAmerica and Israel, we have the stark choice of a prob-
lematic, messy peace or certain war with IranObviously Netanyahu has chosen certain war with Iran
because he will never trust Iran because he is certain Iran will always try to destroy Israel.
Netanyahu will never accept any agreement between the P-5 / U.S. and Iran nuclear negotiators. If Netanyahu wins his reelection on March 17 he is committed to launching air strikes against Iran’s nuclear facilities, with or without U.S. support. Netanyahu is not capable of assimilating new intentions or facts about Iran.
The best way to keep Iran from building nuclear bombs is for a nuclear agreement with Iran which guarantees AEA Inspectors continuous and unfettered access to all Iranian nuclear facilities. Iran has done what it promised to do during the last eighteen months of the interim agreement and Iran has no Uranium enriched to 20 percent now and has only half as many operational centrifuges now. Iran was trustworthy the last eighteen months.
Netanyahu is stuck back in 1979 in his view of the Iranian Jihadists. Even in the last two years, Rouhani is much more moderate than Ahmadinejad. Netanyahu will never acknowl-edge that Iran is capable of rejoining the world of nations.
Peace is more uncertain than war.In war you know you will spend trillions and have thou-
sands killed.In pursuit of peace you may get a messy, problematic
peace which will require constant verifi cation. Under the nuclear agreement with Iran, limiting the num-
ber of centrifuges, Iran will always be at least twelve months away from building a nuclear bomb, should Iran kick out the AEA Inspectors and pursue the bomb. Iran is agreeing to a freeze of ten years on their nuclear program. In ten years all of the revolutionaries from 1979 will be dead, as well as the majority of hardliners and aging Ayatollahs.
Over half of Iranians are now under thirty years old and younger Iranians love America. I vote for a messy, problem-atic peace and not certain war. Semper Fidelis!
Col. William Peterson, USMC, Retired North Liberty
Not long ago I came across a little jar of capers in my pantry. They’d been there for I don’t know how long, but since they’re pickled in a glass jar, and had been stored in the darkest corner of the pantry, I fi gured they were safe to use.
My earliest experience with capers was fi nding them rolled in the middle of a strip of anchovy on top of a salad at Curt Yokum’s steak house in Coralville when I was in college.
When I asked about that little dark berry in the middle, someone told me it was something that grew in the ocean. I didn’t know if it was plant or animal and didn’t particu-
larly care. Anchovies and capers were both totally unknown to me
at the time and I was startled by the strong salty, fi shy taste but soon became fond of them in salads and appetizers. In my mind, capers and anchovies seemed to belong together.
Years later I discovered a use for capers alone when we had a plentiful supply of fresh fi sh from our pond. Friends and relatives often gathered for afternoons of fi shing and a suppertime fi sh fry, and those little jars of tartar sauce from the store were woefully inadequate. I found an easy recipe that allowed me to whip up large batches of tartar sauce in just a few minutes by adding a couple spoons full of capers and of sweet pickle relish per cup of mayonnaise in my blender, along with a little mustard, onion and a pinch of salt.
While I was browsing in volume C, I turned back from cinnamon to capers and discovered that they are the bud of a fl ower that grows on a bush in southern Europe, not a product of the sea after all. The buds are picked before opening and pickled for use as ingredients in several foods and sauces.
I can’t help wondering what inspired someone to try pickling that tiny bud for use as a food in the fi rst place and remind myself that every recipe began as somebody’s experiment.
Winter seems to be conducive to browsing and learning.I suppose that’s a throwback to my childhood days when I
resisted joining my sisters in some of those damp and chilly outdoor activities in favor of curling up in Dad’s big chair with a good book.
That proclivity undoubtedly led to my habit of getting lost in dictionaries, encyclopedias and cookbooks. I may start out looking up information about some particular thing but, once that curiosity is satisfi ed, I seldom close the book. I go on to browse through adjoining pages, pursuing any number of tantalizing subjects and sometimes never get back to what I started out to do.
Last week I wrote about chocolate and, while I was already in volume C of the encyclopedia, I eventually migrated to cinnamon.
During my childhood and early years as a wife and mother, all the cinnamon I knew about was labeled Saigon Cinnamon which, I was surprised to learn, is not actually cinnamon but cassia and the best cassia comes from Saigon. It has a slightly bitter taste by itself and is a red-brown color.
The true cinnamon is the bark of a tree, from Ceylon and the Malabar Coast, and has a much milder fl avor described as warm, sweet and aromatic. This bark is a lighter buff color and is not rolled into sticks, as is the cassia, but rather formed into what might be described as scrolls, rolled at both ends but fl at in the middle.
A similar tree grows in Mexico and is used extensively there but has not become popular in the United States.
Like most people, I am familiar with cinnamon in sweets such as cinnamon toast, cinnamon rolls, pies, cakes and cookies but my favorite cookbook uses it in other ways, as a seasoning for meats and seafoods. I guess I did know that it is often used as an ingredient in curried dishes (curry powder, as you may know, is not a spice itself but varying blends of several different spices.)
Most of the cinnamon used in the United States is actually the reddish-brown bark of the cassia tree and comes from Indonesia.
The young shoots of the tree are cut and the bark peeled from them twice a year. New shoots soon regrow on the stumps forming the next harvest.
The bark is rolled into “quills” that we know as cinnamon sticks, and is ground to a fi ne powder to be sold as ground cinnamon or combined with other spices and sold as curry powder, pumpkin pie spice and other special blends. The spice known as allspice, although it’s name seems to indi-cate that it is a blend, is actually the seed of a member of the pepper family. This pimento produces the rather magical blend of fl avors resembling cinnamon, clove, nutmeg and juniper berries, all in one little red-brown berry.
Wondering:Continued on page A5
A spicy tale
right apologize? Weren’t they wrong about gas prices ris-ing if Obama got elected? The recovery program of 2008? Obama’s birth certifi cate? Benghazi?
Which brings me to another thing I just want to shout, “Stop watching Fox for your only source of news.”
It is neither fair nor balanced; instead it’s opinion pandered as fact. If you really must tune it in, then at least go for your own balance by watching one of the major networks. If you’ve bought in to the line that all the Amer-ican main-stream me-dia is “lame stream,” and l i be r a l -b i -ased , then try the BBC or Al Jazeera. Or log into Democracy Now on the Internet and listen to biased news from the other side of the political spectrum. Or read?
Every spring I purposely drive my car over the little bands of snow that develop in the median of the road after a late snow. I know it’s silly but when I do this I feel I’m doing my part to beat winter back.
In a similar exercise in futility, I often respond to these posts. Sometimes I point out that a post is wrong or hurtful and sometimes I mock the message.
Lately however, I’m weary and ready to give up the fi ght to win back these poor lost souls. But friends don’t let friends live on the dark side, so I’ve decided to adopt a compromise: a short paragraph saying how I feel about an offending FB post that I’ll just cut and paste as a comment.
It will read:“Dear FB friend: I fi nd your post to be offensive and/or
ill informed. Please apply the Golden Rule to your posts and ask yourself, “is this how I would like to be treated?” and stop posting hurtful messages. Please keep me updated on how the golf game is going, how the kids are doing and pass on any videos of dogs talking. Your FB friend, Brian.”
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By Lori Lindner Solon Economist North Liberty Leader
Does anyone else marvel at the things many of us, as citizens of the United States and members of the work force, take for granted?
Nearly every day, I catch myself in a mindset of enti-tlement, expecting that my tap water should run clear, my toilets should fl ush away things to a place where I never have to see them again, my roads should be travelable and I should be able to publicly express personal beliefs without being caned.
I also believe that if I get pulled over for speeding, charge something on my credit card or cash a check, my state-issued driver’s license will be accepted as proof that I am who I say.
I don’t like behaving as an entitled individual and I chas-tise myself whenever grumbling clouds my head, or when
Clear the wayLast Thursday (March 5) persons unknown, but presum-
ably employed by the City of North Liberty, entered Dr. Gary Weinman’s property and cut down well over 40 trees (all bigger than 6-inch diameter) on the southeast corner of his prairie restoration.
This photo shows one view of this destruction looking northwest toward the North Liberty sewer plant. “Just a few trees.”
The width of this clear-cut exceeded 60 feet.What’s most intriguing is that the only trees that were
cut were those on Dr. Weinman’s property– none on the adjoining properties that will presumably also be removed in a 60-plus foot band. Clearly the intent is to get out in front of any legal remedy Dr. Weinman might have to protect his trees and prairie.
Nice people we’re dealing with here. Yes, that’s you Mr. Heiar.
Jim WaltersIowa City
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Dorothy I. AlbrechtDorothy I. Albrecht, 87, of North Liberty and Key Colony
Beach, Fla., died Saturday, March 7, 2015, at South Miami Hospital in Florida.
A funeral service will be held at 12 p.m. Saturday, March 14, at the Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City with visitation Saturday from 10 a.m. until the
service at noon. Burial will follow at Oakland Cemetery in Iowa City. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Dorothy’s name may be made to the Mercy Hospital Foundation. Online condolences can be sent to her family at www.gayandciha.com.
Dorothy Irene Wickizer was born Oct. 29, 1927, in Iowa City, daughter of George and Rose (Greazel) Wick-izer. She attended school in Iowa City and on Aug. 19, 1949, married Kenneth Albrecht at the Little Brown
Church in Nashua. She worked many years as a bookkeeper for Metro Pavers and loved all that went with bookkeep-ing. She was a hard and dedicated worker but also enjoyed gardening, art and painting on occasion. She also enjoyed time spent with her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandson, Xander. She was also a collector of pewter and took pride in her collection. For many years, when Iowa got cold, Dorothy and Ken could be found in Florida at their home in Key Colony Beach.
Her family includes her son, Craig Albrecht and his wife, Chris of North Liberty; grandchildren, Kate Conroy and her husband, David, Max Albrecht and Adam Dester-haft; great-grandson, Xander Conroy; and nieces Kathy Gingerich and her husband, Phil and Chris Fridley and her husband, Mike.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and son Alan E. Albrecht, in June of 2010.
Diane EnglertDiane Marie Englert, 63, of Oxford, died at her home,
Monday, March 2, 2015.Visitation was Thursday, March 5, at the Oxford Chapel
of Gay and Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service. No other services are planned.
Diane was born July 3, 1951, in Iowa City, where she grew up and attended schools, graduating from Regina High School in 1969. For over 32 years she worked in the Dietary Department of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics before health issues forced retirement.
Diane was the most loyal friend any pet could have, she loved animals. She enjoyed working in the yard, going fi shing and cooking and baking for family, friends and neighbors. Especially trying out new recipes on them. But most of all, she cherished the time she was able to spend with her family, especially her grandchildren, she dearly loved them all.
Her family includes her daughter, Mechelle Jones (Chris-topher) of Lake Park, Ga.; grandchildren, Brandon and Jessica Jones; her mother, Doris Englert of Cedar Rapids; siblings, William R. Englert Jr. of Swisher; Yvonne Bunch (Ed) of Des Moines; Kathy Englert of Cedar Rapids; Debbie Scott of Cedar Rapids; Gary Englert (Margaret) of Colum-bus Junction and Earl Schwabe of Cedar Rapids.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Ann.
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Frances GearhartFrances L. Gearhart, 94, of Manchester, passed away
on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy in Hiawatha. She was born on Jan. 18, 1921, in Earlville, the daughter of John Henry and Maude Elsie (Barger) Diesch. Frances was raised and educated in the area, a 1938 Oneida High School graduate.
Frances was united in marriage to James Gearhart on Dec. 17, 1939, on the farm near Earlville. Five children were born to this union. Frances was employed by West Delaware Community School District in the lunch program.
Frances was a longtime member of the Eastern Star, Daughters of the American Revolution and the Congrega-tional Church.
Survivors include her children, Lynda (John) Hahesy of Ely, James (Judy) Gearhart of West Des Moines, Mary McGraw of Jefferson City, Mo., Sue Gearhart of Cedar Rapids, and Richard (Julie) Gearhart of Geneva, Ill.; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and a sister-in-law, Lucille Diesch of Marion.
Frances was preceded in death by her parents, John and Maude Diesch; her husband, James Gearhart in 1979; a great-grandson, Andrew McGraw; three sisters and their husbands, Dorice (Archie) Maxwell, Edythe (Erwin) Parkin, and Arlyne (Tom) Williams; and two brothers, Maurice and Jack Diesch.
Memorials may be directed to Camp Courageous.
Marylinn HayesMarylinn Megan Hayes, 87, of Strawberry Point, passed
away on Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at the Arlington Place Assisted Living in Oelwein. She was born in Eldora, on June 30, 1927, the daughter of Harry and Harriett (Weires) Megan. Marylinn was a 1944 New Hartford High School graduate and received her R.N. at St. Joseph School of Nursing in Fort Dodge.
On Nov. 13, 1948, Marylinn was united in marriage to Claude Francis Hayes at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Cedar Falls. Eleven children were born to this union. To-gether they farmed in the Arlington area until 1993 when they retired and moved to Strawberry Point. Marylinn also was employed at the Oelwein Hospital and Dr. Anderson’s offi ce.
Marylinn was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Strawberry Point as well as the ladies circle, Southside Community Club in Arlington and the Point Women’s Club in Strawberry Point.
Survivors include her 11 children, Thomas (Diann) Hayes of Lamont, Nicholas (JoAnn) Hayes of Arlington, Daniel (Nancy) Hayes of Stanley, David (Linda) Hayes of New Providence, Susanne (Bob) Drayer of Kansas City, Mo., Jane (Wayne) Hayes-Johnk of Walnut, Janice (Steve) Britton of Wichita, Kan., Elizabeth (Randy) Cotter of Over-land Park, Kan., Gwen (Mark) Prentice of Solon, William (Bonnie) Hayes of Arlington, and Kelly (Heather) Hayes of Springfi eld, Mo.; 30 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; brother-and-sister-in-laws, Marjorie Megan of Cedar Falls, Larry (Candy) Hayes of Encinitas, Calif., Ruth Miller of New Hampton, Mary Goldstrand of Minneapolis, Minn., Agnes (Sandy) Mazzu of Cary, N.C., and Audrey Brinker of New York City, N.Y.
Marylinn was preceded in death by her parents, Harry and Harriett Megan; her husband, Claude Hayes on July 19, 2008; and her brother, Jerome Megan.
Richard KleinRichard Leroy Klein, 70, of Iowa City, passed away
Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, at Mercy Hospital in the Hospice Care Unit.
A funeral service was held on Thursday, March 5, at Lens-ing Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. Visitation was before the service at the funeral home.
Richard was born in Hills, on April 20, 1944, the son of Wilfred and Irene (Kral) Klein. He was united in marriage to Linda Klein and they had fi ve children together. They later divorced, and Richard was united in marriage to Beverly Klein, who preceded him in death on March 26, 2009. Richard loved all sports, especially attending all of his grandchildren’s sporting events.
Richard is survived by his fi ve children: Tim (Anne) Klein, Jeff (Shelly) Klein, Kris (Doug) Tauchen, all of Iowa City; Rich (Kimberly) Klein of Coralville, and Stacy (Mike) Miller of North Liberty; one sister, Betty Hanson of Iowa City; ex-wife, Linda Klein of Iowa City; special friend, Kay Ekwall of Iowa City; and 10 grandchildren: Robert, Angela, Kailey, Jacob, Drew, Ali, Andrew, Tatum, Adam and Austin.
Richard was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Beverly Klein; brother and sister-in-laws, Jim (Betty) Klein, Hank Klein and Bill Hanson, and great-nephew, Austin Maier.
In lieu of fl owers, memorials may be made to American Cancer Society or Mercy Hospital Foundation - Mercy Hospice Care Unit.
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Marian RedlingerMarian T. (Fritz) Redlinger, age 93, of Solon, formerly
of Harper, died March 3, 2015, at the Solon Nursing Care Center, where she had been a resident since 2010.
Marian was born Nov. 13, 1921, in East Pleasant Plain, one of eight children of Michael and Gertrude (Arndt) Fritz. She graduated from Brighton High School, attended the Ottumwa College of Teaching and was given a special war emergency certifi cate to teach on Dec. 21, 1944. She taught in country schools in the Germanville and Polishville areas during World War II. John and Marian met prior to World War II and they were married on Oct. 10, 1945, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church at East Pleasant Plain shortly after his discharge from the Army. The marriage spanned 67 years and was blessed with mutual love, respect and good times. They lived on a farm near Harper where Marian loved being a full-time homemaker. She baked, canned her home-grown vegetables and sewed for her family. Her favorite holiday was the Christmas season, when she made her own decorations and gave them to her family.
Survivors include six children: Gary (Donna) Redlinger of Solon, Donna (Gary) Scheetz of Oxford, Janet Schrock of Solon, Mary Ellen (Bill) Barry of Fairfax, Dennis (Joni) Redlinger and Dean (Jeanene) Redlinger, both of Keota; 19 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren and brothers Sylvester (Janet) Fritz of Brighton and Cletus (Beverly) Fritz of Fort Wayne, Ind. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, John; two sisters: Alice Redlinger and Loretta Schneider and four brothers: John, Walter, Robert and Richard Fritz in infancy and great-grandson, Zachary.
Funeral Mass was held on Saturday, March 7, at Holy Trinity Parish - St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota, with Rev. Charles Fladung offi ciating. Burial was at Holy Trinity Cemeteries - St. Elizabeth Cemetery in Harper. Visitation was on Friday, March 6, at Powell Funeral Home in Keota.
A general memorial fund has been established. Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Keota is caring for Marian and her family. Tributes may be e-mailed at www.powellfuneralhomes.com.
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IOWA CITY– Over 20 residents have already registered for the March 16 “Government and You” course offered at the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center by Johnson County Supervisor Terrence Neuzil.
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do not drive, those displaced by natural disasters and even undocumented immigrants. The idea is to get all Johnson County communities to accept a Community ID as a valid form of identifi cation; a necessary item when conducting simple business like getting a library card, opening a bank account, buying medication or using credit cards. The ben-efi ts are that people become empowered to conduct such business. Side benefi ts realized by communities who have initiated a Community ID program are that crimes decrease when people can deposit their cash in banks instead of stuff-ing it in mattresses, and witnesses are more likely to report crimes when they don’t fear undue scrutiny from police since they can produce an accepted form of identifi cation.
Go fi gure.To be clear, it won’t mean people can get an ID without
some kind of verifi cation. Documentation and proof of address will be required, a photograph will be taken and security measures will be in place to reduce the potential for fraud. Businesses will retain individual discretion whether to accept it, and the ID will not be enough to actually get a driver’s license, obtain a birth certifi cate or even vote.
Since it seems like a no-brainer, win-win to me, I have been repeatedly taken aback by skeptics of the program who ask why it’s needed when people can just waltz down to the Department of Motor Vehicles and get a state-issued, non-operator’s license for eight bucks.
More than just a couple of North Liberty city councilors posed this seemingly reasonable question, so I was happy to hear Johnson County Auditor Travis Weipert address it in words I can repeat when facing skeptics in the future and in polite company.
Some people, for whatever reasons, have a fear of entering government buildings or interacting with the police. North Liberty Mayor Amy Nielsen took it a step further: if one comes from a country where government is oppressive, that fear is often justifi ed.
While caning isn’t an offi cial practice here, certainly there is no shortage of institutionalized discrimination, implicit and explicit racism and classism, and the imposition of undue hardship for those already clinging to mere fringes of their human dignity. (Can you imagine how ludicrous to hear “Look, just show me your birth certifi cate and we’re good to go, easy-cheesy!” when you’ve been on the run from an abusive spouse for the last three years?)
But there are other stories the gentile among us might
fi nd more palatable, and a few were shared with the North Liberty council last month.
First, there was the California native who was evacuated from her Iowa City home in 2008 just before fl oodwaters devastated her house and much of its contents, including important papers stowed in the basement. She had three minutes to grab the most essential items and get out; it didn’t occur to her to run downstairs and rifl e through boxes to fi nd her birth certifi cate or passport. She was elderly, she didn’t drive and wasn’t sure the hassle and expense of obtaining a new birth certifi cate was worth it when all she needed was a simple identifi cation to allow her to get a library card.
Then there was the Chinese owner of an Asian market who regularly had customers who would like to pay with credit cards but lacked the proper photo ID. Many others regularly carry their passports as identifi cation, a risky practice anywhere. She herself lost her legal documentation after arriving here from China when her handbag was sto-len; while she’s been a legal, business-owning, tax-paying resident of this country for 20-some years, she cannot prove who she is. Because of that, she was recently unable to open her own mailbox.
Finally, we heard from a man who was smuggled across the U.S.-Mexican border at the age of 7– clearly not of his own volition. An honor roll student and community volunteer who accepted positions of leadership and passed his drivers ed. exam, he cannot get a driver’s license. Not having a government ID has made him petrifi ed to interact with law enforcement offi cials, he said, lacking any way to prove to them that he belongs here.
When my tap water turns rusty, my toilets back up or the roads aren’t plowed as early as I’d like, I can complain and curse the inconvenience, but I know that most likely, all will be fi xed in a matter of hours.
But lack of accepted identifi cation is not a simple in-convenience for folks like these who strive to be part of this community, who wish to contribute to society and be accepted and take part and stand up for what’s right. A Community ID program may not fi x everything, but it can go a long way toward granting a small convenience most of us take for granted.
Conversely, where is the inconvenience to the Johnson County communities who agree to accept them?
Just wondering.
WONDERING (Continued from page A3)
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IOWA CITY– The 100 Great Iowa Nurses program is proud to announce the 2015 honorees have been selected and are posted online at http://www.greatnurses.org/honorees-2/.
The 100 Great Iowa Nurses award recognizes nurses that have made meaningful, lasting contributions to their patients, colleagues, and the nursing profession and are viewed as mentors to other nursing professionals.
This year’s honorees exemplify all of the principles on which the 100 Great Iowa Nurses Celebration was founded.
Congratulations to local nurses recognized with this hon-or, including: Jennifer Clark-Gonzalez, of North Liberty, employed by Iowa City VA Health Care System; Jennifer Houlihan, of Ely, employed by UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s; Amy Leitch, of North Liberty, employed by University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Julie Neuzil, of Oxford, em-ployed by University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; Roger Roeder, of Swisher, employed by University of Iowa Hos-pitals and Clinics and Jessica Thomas, of Tiffi n, employed by UnityPoint Health-St. Luke’s.
On Sunday, May 3, a celebration for the 100 Great Iowa Nurses will be held at the Iowa Events Center in the Grand Ballroom in Des Moines. This is the eleventh anniversary of the program. The celebration is an annual prelude to Na-tional Nurses Week, which begins on May 6 and ends May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale. This year, the 100 honorees represent 36 Iowa counties and were selected from
a pool of more than 350 individuals who were nominated by colleagues, patients, doctors, friends and family members. The fi eld of nominees was narrowed to 100 by a panel of reviewers that included nursing professionals and previous honorees, as well as representatives from the University of Iowa College of Nursing, the Iowa Nurses Association, the Iowa Nurses Foundation and the Iowa Hospital Association.
Nurses selected for this honor represent many sectors of health care including hospitals, long-term care facilities and school and offi ce nurses. These exemplary nurses are selected based on their concern for humanity; their contri-bution to the community and to the nursing profession; and their leadership and mentoring. This is a statewide event that belongs to the people of Iowa and is made possible through the generous support of sponsors. Similar celebrations are held in Louisiana, North Carolina, Nebraska and Texas.
100 Great Iowa Nurses is a nonprofi t program that honors great nurses in Iowa, and funds scholarships to support the education of Iowa nurses. Established in 2004, the program recognizes qualities that demonstrate efforts beyond those expected of a nurse within his/her normal duties, such as concern for humanity, signifi cant contribution to the pro-fession and mentoring. For more information, visit www.greatnurses.org or contact Cassie Raasch, Communications and Marketing, 100 Great Iowa Nurses at 319-335-7003 or email [email protected].
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SOLON– Register today for the Second Annual Brett Smith Memorial Run/Walk on Saturday, April 11, at brettsrunsolon.org.
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There will also be a 5K run, with a registration fee of $30. The 5K starts at 10:45 a.m. There will be $100 prizes awarded to the fi rst male and female fi nish-ers and $50 prizes awarded to the second place male and female fi nishers.
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Solon High School Anatomy and Physiology discussion on April 8
SOLON– The Solon High School Anatomy and Phys-iology class will facilitate a discussion of the book, “The
Spartan Clothing and Sports Equipment Sale March 28
SOLON– The Junior Post Prom Committee will be host-ing a Spartan Clothing and Sports Equipment Rummage Sale to help fund the Post Prom Party for Solon High School students. The rummage sale will take place on Saturday, March 28, in the Solon High School commons from 8 a.m. until noon. If you would like to donate or have any ques-tions, please contact Angi Shelangoski at [email protected] or 319-624-2007.
SOLON SCHOOL NEWSHot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus,” by Richard Preston on Wednesday, April 8, from 4-5:30 p.m. in the Solon High School media center.
Copies of the book are available at the Solon Public Library.
Participation by community members makes for a great educational opportunity for students, be a part of a unique learning experience. Contact Kathy Kaldenberg via email at [email protected] for more information.
Solon schools recognized as a ‘District of Distinction’
SOLON– Solon Community Schools has been named a District of Distinction by the editors of District Administra-tion magazine for its grading practices and sustained levels of student achievement.
“Parents are now asking their children and teachers when the next opportunity is to demonstrate their understanding of standards rather than when the next extra credit will be available,” said Director of Instruction and Technology Matt Townsley. “The conversation is moving away from ‘doing’ and toward learning.”
In its March edition, District Administration magazine named 62 school districts as “Districts of Distinction.” This is the second round of honorees in this national recognition program, which was launched in November 2014.
Districts of Distinction was created by District Adminis-tration magazine to honor school districts that are leading the way with new ideas that work. Honorees were selected based on the quantifi able results and replicability of their initiatives. The March Districts of Distinction honorees were selected by the magazine’s editors out of hundreds of nominations.
“We are pleased to honor Solon as a District of Dis-tinction,” said JD Solomon, editorial director at “District Administration” magazine. “Like all our honorees, Solon Community Schools serves as a model for school leaders across the country.”
All of the honorees were published in the March edition of “District Administration” and is also being featured online on the magazine’s website. For a full list of honorees, visit www.districtadministration.com/dod.
This will be a chip timed event with all proceeds be-ing donated.
There will be a start/fi nish line and registrant check-in at Solon Legion ball dia-mond pavilion.
Race participants must pre-register no later than Wednesday, March 26, to be guaranteed a T-shirt. There will be no T-shirt swap on race day.
I n t e r e s t e d r u n n e r s /walkers do not need to be pre-registered in order to participate. There will be no T-shirts for participants registering on race day.
P a c k e t p i c k - u p f o r pre-registered participants will be from 6 to 8 p.m. at 1924 Highway 1 NE in Solon on April 10.
If you would like to order extra T-shirts for $15 go to brettsrunsolon.org.
If you would like to be a race volunteer or a race sponsor please contact Sarah Drea at [email protected].
IOWA CITY– Madison Craig, of Solon, has been se-lected by “Write Out Loud” partners at Pearson for special recognition in the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature’s “Write Out Loud” project.
Madison was honored for her story “Maria Thunderbolt Creates Mount Rushmore Tall Tale,” along with other grade level writers at a family-friendly “Write Out Loud” event on Sunday, March 8, at Macbride Auditorium in Macbride Hall on the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City.
Pearson judges selected grade-level winners for two prizes. The judges recognized students and others in each grade whose work was deemed exceptional. The students received a special certifi cate of merit at the event.
Local tall tale author Madison Craig honored at “Write Out Loud” eventEach grade will be honored in order, fi rst through eighth,
with grade-level prize winners reading their work and hon-orable mention recipients receiving certifi cates. Door prize drawings and other fun will be interspersed.
The event may be videotaped by City Channel 4 for later broadcast.
The Write Out Loud event is part of the City of Litera-ture’s One Book Two Book Children’s Literature Festival.
If you have further questions and are interested in attend-ing, please contact the City of Literature offi ce via email at info@cityofl iteratureusa.org or call 319-887-6100.
Also, be sure to visit the www.onebooktwobook.org website for a full schedule.
PEOPLE NOTES
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MARCH 12, 2015SECTION A
SOLON CITY COUNCILFEBRUARY 18, 2015
SOLON, IOWASOLON CITY HALL
Mayor Steve Stange called to order the regular City Council meeting at 5:32pm. Roll Call: Casey Grover, Mark Krall and Mark Prentice. Ab-sent: Steve Duncan and Dale Snipes. Also Present: Public Works Director Scott Kleppe, City Administrator Cami Rasmussen, City Engineer Dave Schechinger, City Attorney Jim Martinek and City Clerk Susie Siddell. Motion by Krall to approve the agenda. Seconded by Grover . Roll Call Vote: Krall, Prentice and Grover. All Ayes. Motion Carried. 3-0. Citizen Speak: None Motion by Krall to approve the consent agenda including minutes from the January 28, 2015 and February 4, 2015 meetings, list of bills, treasurer’s report and transfers, building permits and the event application for the 2nd Annual Brett Smith Memorial Run. Seconded by Grover. Roll Call Vote: Grover, Prentice and Krall. All Ayes. Motion Carried. 3-0. Fire Department Report: Chief Bob Siddell stated that have had 49 calls for the year so far and informed Council their new fi re truck was currently in service. They would be taking the truck that was replace to the department that purchased it tomorrow. Chief Siddell discussed with Council he felt they should possibly look into building a new fi re station instead of adding on to the current station. At the station now there was no room to grow and cost wise it would be a benefi t. Sheriff’s Report: None Public Works Report: Kleppe stated the dump truck was basically done and fi xed, they were fi xing a few minor items on the truck and were waiting for parts. Kleppe informed Council staff has been busy working on new picnic tables, the tables will be for the Rec & Nature Center at the open shelter. If someone would like to donate $250 towards a table the name of the sponsor would be put on the table with a name plate. City Engineer Report: Schechinger stated they were working on the water facility plan. City Attorney Report: NonePublic Hearing: Motion by Grover to open the Public Hearing to hear any comments regarding the annexation of property for the new middle school at 1775 Racine Ave. Seconded by Prentice. Roll Call Vote: Prentice, Grover and Krall. All Ayes. Motion Carried. 3-0. Mayor Stange questioned if anyone had any comments: There were none. Motion by Krall to close the public hearing. Seconded by Grover. Roll Call Vote: Grover, Krall and Prentice. All Ayes. Motion Carried. 3-0.New Business: Resolution No. 15-04: Motion by Krall to approve Resolution No. 15-04 approving the annexation of property at 1775 Racine Ave. Seconded by Grover. Roll Call Vote: Prentice, Grover and Krall. All Ayes. Motion Carried. 3-0. Ordinance No. 420: Motion by Prentice to wave readings two and three of Ordinance No. 420 setting the zoning classifi cation of newly annexed property located at 1775 Racine Ave. as R-1 Residential. Sec-onded by Grover. Roll Call Vote: Prentice, Grover and Krall. All Ayes. Motion Carried. 3-0. Motion by Grover to approve Ordinance No. 420 setting the zoning classifi cation of property 1775 Racine Ave. to R-1 Residential. Seconded by Prentice. Roll Call Vote: Krall, Grover and Prentice. All Ayes. Motion Carried. 3-0. Pre-Site Plan of Middle School: Motion by Krall to approve starting the utilities and grading for the new middle school. Seconded by Prentice. Roll Call Vote: Krall, Prentice and Grover. All Ayes. Motion Carried. 3-0. Pre-Site Plan of Solon High School Center of the Arts Addition: Motion by Krall to approve starting the utilities and grading for the High School addition. Seconded by Grover. Roll Call Vote: Prentice, Grover and Krall. All Ayes. Motion Carried. 3-0. Resolution No. 15-05: Motion by Krall to approve Resolution No. 15-05 recommending approval of subdivision of property located at 4334 Hwy 382 NE, owned by Al Bennett. Seconded by Grover. Roll Call Vote: Grover, Krall, Prentice. All Ayes. Motion Carried. 3-0. Red Vespa Site Plan: Schechinger stated there were three items dis-cussed at the P&Z meeting, one being upstairs the apartment being one vs two, off street parking which in the past Council has waived and the third issue water service in which they are talking with inspector Steve Lee concerning the fi re code. Motion by Prentice to approve the site plan for the Red Vespa. Seconded by Grover. Roll Call Vote: Grover, Prentice and Krall. All Ayes. Motion Carried. 3-0. Tax Abatement Request by Red Vespa: Motion by Krall to approve the tax abatement tax request by the Red Vespa. Seconded by Grover. Roll Call Vote: Krall, Grover and Prentice. All Ayes. Motion Carried. 3-0 Resolution No. 15-06 to set a Public Hearing Date for the Water Revenue Loan and Disbursement Agreement: Motion by Krall to set the Public Hearing date for March 4, 2015 for proposal to enter into a Water Revenue Loan and Disbursment Agreement and to borrow money in a principle amount not to exceed $120,000. Seconded by Grover. Roll Call Vote: Grover, Krall and Prentice. All Ayes. Motion Carried. 3-0 Utility Forgiveness Request: Kleppe explained to Council Tom Trump had a sump pump issue in where the water had not gone into the sewer and was asking for a sewer portion of forgiveness. Motion by Grover to approve a sewer portion of their previous billing. Seconded by Prentice. Roll Call Vote: Prentice, Krall and Grover. All Ayes. Motion Carried. 3-0Other Business: Council Committee Reports: Rasmussen stated there would be a Planning and Design meeting this coming Friday concerning the Water Storage Unit. Krall stated he would like to have a personnel meeting soon. City Clerk Report: None City Administrator Report: Rasmussen informed Council Ragbrai
could be passing through our town. There is a meeting scheduled for February 21st with all business’s being invited. Rasmussen informed Council thirty letters had gone out to residents concerning sidewalks that had not been cleaned and Al Wells had received Certifi cate of Occupancy for Suite 4 of the Palmer Building. Council Comments: None Mayor Comments: None Motion to Adjourn by Krall at 6:03pm. Seconded by Grover. All Ayes. Motion Carried. 3-0. ATTEST: Susie Siddell, City Clerk Steve Stange, Mayor
CITY OF SOLONWARRANTS REPORT FEBRUARY 18, 2015
Agvantage FS; Fuel .....................................................................257.44Apparel 1; Basketball Shirts .......................................................438.00 Clothing..............................................................................1,027.25Blankenheim, Kurt; Referee Fee .................................................127.50Bridge Community Bank; Box Rental ..........................................33.92Carquest; Supplies ......................................................................182.52Casey’s General Stores I; Fuel ....................................................269.85Cedar Valley Humane Soci; Stray Animal ..................................130.00Cogran Systems; Pay Pal Fee .....................................................100.00Freeman Lock & Alarm Inc; Monitoring ......................................84.00Future Line LLC; Parts ...............................................................984.25Gerlach, Codee; Utility Refund ....................................................50.00Grainger Inc.; Supplies ...............................................................176.00Harp, Bill; Coach Reimbursement ................................................38.00Hawkins Inc; Chemicals ..........................................................1,386.00 Chemicals ................................................................................90.00 Chemicals ................................................................................35.00Hernandez, Steve; Utility Refund .................................................50.00Iowa Assn Of Municipal; 2015-16 Water Dues & ......................554.26Jamestown Advanced Produ; Picnic Tables .............................2,567.00Jay Proffi tt Constructio; Tandem .......................................................00 Haul Snow ....................................................................................00 Sand..............................................................................................00 Level Millings ..............................................................................00 Haul Snow ....................................................................................00 Haul Snow .............................................................................560.00 Sand.......................................................................................447.71 Dirt-Sewer Plant .................................................................1,215.00 Level Millings .......................................................................156.00 Haul Snow ..........................................................................1,920.00JDM Concrete LLC; Sidewalk Replacements .........................5,100.00Jedlicka, Karl; Reissue Lost Check ..............................................50.00Johnson County Recorder; Recording ............................................7.00Johnson County Treasurer; Police Protection ..........................5,408.00Karsten, Kelsey; Zumba Instructor .............................................300.00Kleinsmith, Hal Or Deann; Coach Reimbursement ......................38.00Kula, Phil; Coach Reimbursement ................................................38.00Kunkel, Brad; Reissue Lost Check .............................................155.52Lindner, Lori; Reissue Lost Check ...............................................63.84Linn County REC; Utilities ........................................................197.99 Utilities ..................................................................................156.00 Utilities ....................................................................................16.92Lofthouse, Allison; Adult Fitness Instructor ...............................350.00Lynch’s Excac Inc; Install New Curb Box ...............................1,021.40Mattaliano, Madeline; Utility Refund ...........................................50.00McMaster-Carr Supply; Parts .......................................................81.19Municipal Supply Inc; Meters .................................................5,884.00Offi ce Express; Supplies ...............................................................51.34 Supplies ...................................................................................52.11RJZ Express; Fuel .......................................................................171.66Roy, Adam; Referee Fee ...............................................................97.50Sam’s Main Street Market; Supplies .............................................47.30Scharf, Mike; Refund Building Permit 1 ....................................250.00Sherman, Owen; Referee Fee .......................................................75.00Smith, Jordan; Referee Fee ...........................................................71.25Solon Fire Department; Janitor ...................................................100.00Solon Hardware; Supplies .............................................................35.20Solon State Bank; Library Petty Cash ........................................288.85Spectra Associates Inc; Minute Book ................................................00Sprint; Phone .................................................................................37.99State Hygienic Laborator; Testing ................................................37.50Suchan, Mark; Coach Reimbursement .........................................38.00The Powder Shop Inc; Benches ...............................................4,580.92Treasurer-State Of Iowa; Sales Tax .........................................2,282.00Troyer, Nick; Referee Fee .............................................................92.50Turner, Justin; Coach Reimbursement ..........................................43.00UI Healthworks LLC; Drug Testing .............................................61.00US Bank; Ceiling Tiles .................................................................55.98US Bank Equipment Financ; Contract Payment .........................103.87Wellmark Bluecross Blues; Insurance .....................................5,910.52Wiseman, Steve; Reissue Lost Check ...........................................50.00Payroll Claims; Total .............................................................20,932.30
General Fund ..........................................................................31,007.78Road Use Tax Fund ..................................................................6,346.02Special Revenue Levy ..............................................................5,507.68Water Utility ...........................................................................16,115.79Sewer Utility ............................................................................8,286.08 ..........................................................................................67,263.35
PUBLIC NOTICE: CITY OF SOLON
SOLON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION
Public Hearing/Special Board Meeting The Board of Education of the Solon Community School District met on Monday March 2nd, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the High School Media Center. At roll call, the following members: Coons, Martin(by phone), Brown, Jedlicka and Schwab. Public hearing closed at 6:01 p.m. Board Meeting open at 6:02 p.m.Consent Agenda A motion was made by Brown, seconded by Coons to approve the following item: Resolution for Conveyance of the Real Property: 1775 Racine Ave, Solon, Iowa 52333
RESOLUTION The President announced that this was the time and place for the public hearing and meeting on the matter of the proposed conveyance of an interest in property, and that notice of the proposed action had been published pursuant to the provisions of Section 297.22(1) of the Code of Iowa. Inquiry was made whether any written objections had been fi led by any resident or property owner of the District regarding the sale of such property by the District. The Secretary stated that (0) written objections had been fi led. Oral objections to the sale of property were then called for and received and (0) were made. Whereupon, the President declared the time for receiving oral and written objections to be closed. The proposed action and the extent of objections thereto were then considered. Director Jedlicka introduced the following Resolution and moved that it be adopted. Director Coons seconded the motion to adopt. The roll was called and the vote was:
AYES: Martin, Jedlicka, Coons, Brown, Schwab NAYS: None Whereupon, the President declared the resolution duly adopted as follows: RESOLUTION FOR A CONVEYANCE OF REAL PROPERTY WHEREAS, pursuant to notice published as required by law, the Board of Directors of the Solon Community School District on the 2nd day of March, 2015, held a hearing on the proposal to convey an interest in property and the extent of objections received from residents or property owners as to said proposed transaction has been fully considered; and, accordingly the following action is now considered to be in the best interests of the District and residents thereof: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOLON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT: Section 1. That the property described herein shall be conveyed by the District to Richard and Judith Miller for $15,015.99 and other good and valuable consideration. Conveyance by the District shall be by Bill of Sale. Section 2. The Board President and Secretary are authorized to sign the Bill of Sale and all conveyance documents for the real property described herein. Section 3. The Board President, Secretary, Superintendent, and administrative offi cers of the District are authorized to take all actions necessary to complete the above-described transaction, including exe-cution of ancillary documents. Section 4. The property is a house located on the District’s land at 1775 Racine Avenue NE, Solon, Iowa; said house will be sold and physically removed by Richard and Judith Miller.Adjournment A motion was made by Brown, seconded by Coons to adjourn the meeting. Motion was carried unanimously. Time: 6:05p.m.
PUBLIC NOTICE: SOLON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
SOLON NEWS
Sam and Amanda Kramer of Cedar Rap-ids became the proud parents of a baby girl on Monday, Feb. 16, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. She weighed 8 pounds 5 ounces, measured 20 1/2 inches, and was named Alaina Marie. She was welcomed home by big sister, Brynlee, 20 months old. Grandparents are Brad and Anita Mickelson of Cedar Rapids and Keith and Trish Kramer of Swisher. Great-grandparents are Rob and Barb Mickelson of Solon and Gladys Zach of Cedar Rapids.
Mike and Diane Polton fl ew to Texas on Saturday, Feb. 14, and spent a week visit-ing Mike’s mother, Joyce Polton, who is wintering in Donna, Texas. They did some
ever say, “I told you so.”Carolyn was born and raised in Lisbon,
while Dean was from Mechanicsville. They met, married, moved to Cedar Rapids and, after giving up on the idea of having children, were blessed with Tom. Dean had always worked in the industrial fi eld and his goal was to work his way up to management. He was a hard worker and what Carolyn calls “a self-made man.” Though he never went to college, he finally achieved his dream of making it up the ladder.
Except there was one problem: he hated it.One night, Carolyn approached her
husband and asked him “Dean, if you had a choice, what would you really like to do with the rest of your life?”
He thought for a moment and replied, “Well, if you’re game, I’d like to open a hardware store.”
Without hesitation, Carolyn agreed and the process of fi nding the perfect location began. They looked at several possible places around Iowa and fi nally settled on Solon. They felt it was in an advantageous location, situated between Iowa City and Cedar Rapids, and liked that it had an apart-ment right above the shop that the family of three could move into.
But that didn’t mean running the store was without its challenges. When the couple purchased the shop it was “a lot of blue sky,” both Tom and Carolyn said. The inventory basically had to be rebuilt from scratch, which was a daunting task for two new business owners.
But in some ways, Carolyn felt it was al-most an advantage. It meant they could stock it with whatever they thought would be most profi table and they could get input from customers about what they wanted most.
Dean purchased products from a hardware distributor in Cedar Rapids, but if customers came to his store and couldn’t fi nd what they wanted, he would pick it up in Cedar Rapids along with the rest of his order. If enough people requested an item, it was permanently added to the list.
And though it’s a small store, the owners also made sure they stocked all the parts for every piece of equipment they sold, so a customer could come in, fi x a lawn mower and mow the grass all in the same day.
“People would call and just be fl abber-gasted that we stocked parts and didn’t have to order it,” Tom said. “That’s something I noticed in the last 10 years.”
The couple also added more services to the store once they took over. Instead of just selling parts and supplies, they did plumbing repairs and maintainence, lawn mower re-pairs, and, eventually, window installation.
This would become the shop’s bread and butter and one of the biggest reasons, Tom said, for why the store is still so successful, despite the growing popularity of big box stores like Menards or Lowes.
“Over the years we noticed the small hardware stores that just tried to live off
what they sold didn’t do as well as those that did other services,” Tom said. “We call that bringing money in the back door.”
Tom, Carolyn, and their small staff take time to teach customers how to use their products, instead of just sending them on their way once the purchase is made. They also offer free pick up and delivery for all mower repairs.
Though the store stopped doing plumbing repairs when Dean passed away, Tom has kept up with the other services. He became an expert after years of learning from his father.
Tom was 11 when his parents purchased the hardware store and since day one he was a fi xture in the shop. He would help his mother take inventory, mark prices and assist with the day-to-day activities.
Once Tom was old enough, Dean began teaching him more about the repair side of things, though he recalls his father having a very particular and sometimes frustrating method of teaching. Instead of showing Tom how things were done, it would be up to Tom to pay attention and watch how his father did things. And though he might ask Tom for his opinion on how to do a particular repair, Tom soon learned that it was better just to keep quiet.
“When I would tell him what I thought we should do, he would always pick the other way,” Tom said. “So I learned to say, ‘I don’t care, [do it] however you want to do it. If I did that then nine times out of 10 we’d do it the way I wanted.”
However, disagreements never lasted too long between the two of them. Both father and son were volunteer fi remen and once the next call came in, the two were back to normal.
After years of working together, Tom and Carolyn have also perfected a system to keep from getting on each other’s nerves.
They adhere to the rule of never offering unsolicited advice (or if you do, make sure to leave the room quickly) and only give help when asked.
For example, Tom knows his mother is a whiz at varnishing and staining wood and he has no problem asking her for a hand. But for the most part the two have their own separate, but equally important roles; Caro-lyn makes sure the store is running smoothly while Tom takes care of the service end.
Their perfected roles have allowed the hardware store to become a Solon staple, one where a family of out-of-towners have become some of the most well-known people in the area, something not everyone originally thought was possible.
“We had one guy who was rather boastful and told Dean, ‘you’ll never make it in this town’…that man lived to eat his words,” Carolyn said, and then fi nally admitted to the one time she actually offered a mild “I told you so” moment.
“And that I did kind of gloat on it to my husband.”
Racine Avenue and its inter-section with 5th Street; and how the proposed Hoover Trail will connect from the Solon Recreation and Nature Area to 180th Street heading west out of Solon.
Representatives of the school district and the city met for a preliminary review of the plans Feb. 12, and the site plans were considered by the city’s Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Commission Feb. 24.
At the March 4 city coun-cil meeting, the discussion continued.
According to City Admin-istrator Cami Rasmussen, the P&Z members expressed a desire to see the side-walk in front of the middle school extended south to 5th Street/180th Street.
“That is somewhat tied in with the discussion we had about a master trail plan in this area as the rec and nature area becomes a trail head,” Schechinger noted during the meeting.
Design work has just started for the Hoover Trail coming from Ely to Solon, and it is anticipated an ad-ditional connection will be made with the county’s existing bike lane on 180th Street. As a result, the city is asking the school to extend a sidewalk on the west side of Racine Avenue south to 5th Street.
The city is also asking the district to consider a wider sidewalk and crosswalk between the middle and high schools to create a direct connection from the middle school bus drop and the high school across the street.
The city requested the Metropolitan Planning Or-ganization of Johnson Coun-ty (MPOJC) do a traffic review for the intersection of Racine and 5th Street to estimate the future impact of the new school, but those results were not available by the March 4 meeting.
MPOJC representatives were present at the joint meeting between the city and the school in February to collect data, and were informed by Solon school superintendent Sam Miller that the initial enrollment of the middle school will be approximately 480 students. That number is expected to drop after the school district remodels the current middle school into a fourth atten-dance center.
The city council approved the grading and utility plans for both construction proj-ects at a Feb. 18 meeting, and the school district is expected to award bids for those portions of the overall project at the board of edu-cation’s March 9 meeting.
The remaining construc-tion bids will be considered in either late March or April, Miller said.
The school has yet to develop its plans for a sep-arate overpass or underpass across Racine Avenue to provide a pedestrian con-nection between the two schools.
If the traffi c study indi-cates a need to widen Racine in the future, Schechinger said, the design for the pe-destrian walkway would need to accommodate those future improvements.
Mayor Steve Stange in-dicated the ownership and
maintenance of the walk-way would also have to be determined between the two governmental entities.
“Everybody’s kind of in agreement that we’re going to have some things we’re going to have to work out legally,” Stange said.
“Your willingness to let us move forward is very much appreciated,” Miller told council members. “And we know there are some out-standing issues that we’re going to continue to work with the city on, and we’re obviously willing and excit-ed to do that.”
Stange said he was con-fi dent a written agreement could be reached. “The communication and dis-cussion so far have been outstanding,” Stange said. “We’ve done really well on both sides to make this as successful as we can.”
Solon Hardware (Continued from page A1) Site plans (Continued from page A1)
Longtime employees Delores Kasper and Roger Reyhons helped Tom and Carolyn Trump celebrate Solon Hardware’s 40th anniversary. (photo by Doug Lindner)
Legion Riders host annual Palm Sunday breakfast on March 29
SOLON– The Solon American Legion Riders will be hosting the annual Palm Sunday all-you-can-eat breakfast on Sunday, March 29, from 7:30 - 11:30 a.m. at the Solon American Legion. The menu consists of scrambled eggs, pancakes, hash browns, bacon, sausage links, biscuits and gravy, orange juice, milk and coffee. Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for children ages 6-12 and children under 6 eat free.
Single Seniors Info Group changes name, next meeting March 18
SOLON– The Single Seniors Info Group has been ex-panded to include anyone who is running a household on their own regardless of age or circumstance and will now be referred to as Single Household Support Group. The group’s next meeting will be Wednesday, March 18, at 9 a.m. at the Solon library meeting room. Topics covered will be personal fi nances, household issues, socialization, nutrition, mobility, relocating and downsizing. Th e meeting is open to everyone running a household on their own.
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Shueyville Methodist pancake supper Friday, March 27
SHUEYVILLE– Shueyville United Methodist Men’s Pancake Supper will be held Friday, March 27, from 5-7 p.m. The public is invited to come and enjoy good food and fellowship with friends.
The all-you-can eat supper includes pancakes, eggs, ham, sausage, hash browns and beverage. This supper supports mission activities both at home and around the world. The church is located at 1195 Steeple Ln. NE in Shueyville. Cost of supper is $6 for adults, $3 for children ages 3-12 and children under three are free.
sightseeing and on Thursday, Feb. 19, they attended a dance at the Riverside Club in Mission, Texas, where Barefoot Becky and the Ivanhoe Dutchman Band were playing.
Mickey and Deb Machacek were week-end visitors of her parents, Barney and Betty Retterath at Meyer. They helped her Dad celebrate a belated birthday.
Ellen Jones and Lenna See were Sat-urday visitors of Elizabeth Rice and Jean Brutsman at Prairie Hill Assisted Living in Cedar Rapids, Don Kadlec at the Hiawatha Care Center, Harold and Dorothy Klinsky in Cedar Rapids, and Glenn Klinsky and Linda Jensen in Marion.
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SOLON– On Tuesday, March 17, at 7 p.m., The Brinton Silent Film Project fea-tures “an exceptionally rare, perhaps unique, collection” of silent fi lms from 1895-1910 that comprise “perhaps the most signifi cant collection of early fi lms in the world.”
Viewed for the first time in over 100 years, The Brinton Silent Film Collection features historian Michael Zahs as narrator with Red Cedar Trio members fl utist Jan Boland, guitarist John Dowdall and cellist Carey Bostian providing live chamber music to accompany the fi lms. John Hegarty will portray Frank Brinton, the original owner of the fi lms.
A new commission by Harvey Sollberger, arrangements by Boland and Dowdall, and music from Red Cedar Chamber Music’s repertory complement these 20 rare fi lms ranging in length from ten seconds to ten minutes. The silent fi lms include comedy, drama, special effects, foreign scenes and magic by Georges Méliès, whose life story
Red Cedar Chamber Music to perform Brinton Silent Film Project at Sts. Peter and Paul March 17was featured in the fi lm Hugo.
This free concert is presented in collab-oration with Sts. Peter and Paul, which provides refreshments. For information, call 319-377-8028 or visit http://www.redcedar.org/schedule.html
Red Cedar Chamber Music’s partners in the project include the Ainsworth Opera House and Special Collections at the Uni-versity of Iowa Libraries.
Sponsored by The National Endowment for the Arts. Artist sponsorship by Don and Irene (Naxera) Hamous and Vic and Jan Naxera in memory of Max Naxera. Addi-tional support provided by Sts. Peter and Paul Historical Foundation.
Harvey Sollberger’s commission is fund-ed by The Augustine Foundation.
Red Cedar Chamber Music records ex-clusively for Fleur de Son Classics and their recordings are distributed worldwide via digital download through Naxos of America.
The Brinton Silent Film Project will feature Red Cedar Chamber Music performers Jan Boland-fl ute, Michael Zahs-historian/narrator, Carey Bostian-cello and John Dowdall-classical guitar. (photo by John Richard)
Grace Fiala hauls in her catch during a try at the Fishing Game at the Solon Dollars for Scholars Bringing in the Green Carnival, held Sunday, March 1, at Lakeview Elementary in Solon.
Eva Adams of Solon doesn’t appear happy with her choice of tem-porary tattoos. The booth was one of many at the Bringing in the Green Carnival March 1.
Piper Price of Mount Vernon and Jackson Bell of Solon spy at a goldfi sh won at the Solon Dollars for Scholars Bringing in the Green Carnival. The goldfi sh, an annual feature of the Carnival, are always more popular with kids than parents.
CARNIVALAddison Schlote and Alayna Bulechek display their fi shies.
Jorilyn Bell takes a bite of cotton candy while attending the Bringing in the Green Carnival.
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SOLON– The Spartan Archery Club had a very successful season this year. The club doubled its number of archers from last season.
The choice to compete in tournaments, or not, is totally up to each individual archer and of the 33 archers com-peting this season, 18 qualifi ed for the state championship tournament. The club had several archers that missed going to state by only a point or two.
“As a head coach, it gave me a special sense of pride to watch our archers grow in expertise and confi dence. Every week I would see improvement. All of these young athletes worked very hard. I would like to thank all of you for a wonderful season. I would also like to thank my coaching staff. This club would not be possible without your help,” said Head Coach Gary Mechtensimer. “We have one more tournament to go, the State Championship Tournament. Go Solon Spartan Archery Club!”
Congratulations to the following members who qualifi ed for the State Archery Tournament: Mathiex Rehnke, Simon Duster, Lucas Kampman, Junior Noska, Lucas TePoel, Jordan TePoel, Rodney Wittich III, William Wittich, Nicole Breese, Brooke Miller, Elias Miller, Jenna Runge, Eric Swartzendruber, Landon Hummel, Lexi Yi, Jarrett Mani-fold, Ben McAtee and Joe McAtee.
Pictured are: (front row) Lexi Yi, Landon Hummel, Head Coach Gary Mechtensimer, Alayna Bulechek, Alexa Hup-feld and Cadence Linden; (second row) Lucas Kampman, Rodney Wittich III, William Wittich, Margo Brinegar, Elias Miller, Connor Ellison, Ben Schutt and Makayla Grimm; (third row) Junior Noska, Katy Yeomans, Mathiex Rehnke, Michael Strait, Kelsey Smyth, Brooke Miller, Chloe Moen and Joe McAtee; (fourth row) James Kunkel, Kyle Puettmann, Eric Swartzendruber, Coach Roger Swartzendruber, Nicole Breese, Steven Wilson and Coach Ron Puettmann. Due to previous commitments, the following archers and coaches were not in the picture: Si-mon Düster, Max Druhl, Madison Manifold, Jarrett Manifold, Martin Garett, Ben McAtee, Jonathen Rehnke, Lucas TePoel, Jordan TePoel, Zoe Young, Jada Murphy, Kurtis Gourley, Tori Maier, Coach Matt Manifold and Coach Rod Wittich. (contributed photo)
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Baby Skylar is every bit as brave as the eagle that watches over her as she sits in the giant eagle’s nest on dis-play in front of North Central Junior High at the Bald Eagle Watch and Expo Feb. 7. Real eagle nests can weigh as much as 4,000 pounds. (photo by Lori Lindner)
Bird’s eye view at Coralville Lake Eagle WatchAttendance and eagles rebound at third annual event
By Lori LindnerSolon EconomistJOHNSON COUNTY–
The weather was more cooperative this year for the third annual Coralville Lake Eagle Watch and Expo, held Feb. 7, at the Coralville Lake and North Central Junior High in North Liberty.
Last year, an early morn-ing snowstorm and icy conditions kept attendance down, but this time, the sun was shining and the temperatures mild, bring-ing the best attendance the event has seen, including the birds.
Co-hosted by the Iowa City Bird Club, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Wildlife Diversity Program and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District, the Eagle Watch and Expo combines out-door eagle viewing with indoor displays, activities and presentations by local wildlife organizations and bird experts.
This year’s bird present-ers included Iowa author and nature photographer Ty Smedes, who talked
about the bald eagle’s return to Iowa. Luke Hart from the Macbride Raptor Project taught audiences more about hawks, and Mike Havlik from the Des Moines Y-Camp in Boone brought his live barred owl, rescued from the wild after a severe injury, to educate audiences on different types of owls.
Havlik’s presentation al-ways includes the maxim, “knowledge plus caring equals responsible choic-es,” to teach people that human behavior impacts birds of prey, and advises better ways to interact with nature to avoid harming wildlife.
Havlik’s most important message of the day was to refrain from throwing food scraps out of car win-dows, as it attracts rodents that the birds prey upon, bringing the animals close to roadways and frequently into the path of injury or death.
It’s often one of the big-gest take-away moments for Havlik’s audiences, including for Jerry Neal of Mount Vernon.
“I’ve never thought about throwing food out the window being harm-ful,” said Neal.
Neal and his grandsons, Kyle and Cody Bach of Lisbon, were excited to see
the raptors.“Both of these boys are
major bird lovers,” said Neal. “Kyle can name all the birds in the bird books even though he can’t read yet.”
Exhibitors included the Iowa Ornithologists’ Union, Iowa Audubon Society, Iowa City Bird Club, Iowa Wildlife Fed-eration and the conser-vation departments from
Iowa, Cedar and Johnson counties.
In addition to the indoor fun, an eagle viewing station was set up at Coralville Lake’s Tailwater West area, with assistance,
scopes and binoculars pro-vided by volunteers from the Corps of Engineers and the Iowa DNR.
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“We had great turnout,” said Karen Disbrow, with the Iowa Ornithologist Union and Iowa City Bird Club. “We had a lot of peo-ple show up at Tail Water, and there were about 20 or 25 eagles out there early this morning.”
Disbrow estimated about 200 people attended throughout the day. Also attending Havlik’s pre-sentation were BJ Jaggers and his children, Sarah and Noah. The children had not seen a live owl before.
“We live just down the street, so we planned our day to come here. What really got us excited is Sar-ah loves owls, so we came to see the owl,” said BJ. “We’ll come back again.”
That’s exactly what Terry Escher, Natural Resource Specialist for the Army Corps, wants to hear.
“We do this because it lets people know more about our organization and what we do,” said Escher. “We don’t just build dams. We help wildlife, too, and we just want everyone to get outdoors and enjoy the nature around us.”
Wildlife Federation volunteer Joe Wilkinson of Solon, who also works for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, said the Eagle Watch and Expo is a good event to draw people out in a season where they are more inclined to stay indoors.
“I think it’s a combina-tion of the speakers and the displays and the spotting scopes: you see (the rap-tors) a little more in their own environment; it’s not just the birds you see at your back yard feeders. You learn more about what they need and how they survive,” said Wilkinson. “It’s the dead of winter, but you can kind of bring the outside inside.”
Iowa author and pro-fessional nature photog-rapher Ty Smedes’ recent book is titled “The Return
of Iowa’s Bald Eagles.” Smedes gave a presenta-tion about the birds and his research on them, and later summarized the eagle’s comeback.
“We had our last nest in the 20th century in 1907, and it wasn’t until 1977 we found another in Allama-kee County,” said Smedes. “So we went 70 years without a nest. Now, the last set of statistics show we have eagles in 97 of 99 counties, over 300 young raised in the state; it’s an incredible success story.”
Smedes said the bald eagle’s return is largely attributed to outlawing the insecticide DDT and the federal government’s Endangered Species Act of 1973.
“That offered all kinds of protection for migration areas and fi shing areas,” he said.
The bald eagle, the only eagle unique to North America, and golden eagle are now off the endangered species list, though both are still protected under federal law. Smedes said in the 1960s, the lowest point in the bald eagle’s history, they numbered around 5,000 nationwide. Naturalists estimate there are around 50,000 bald eagles today, an increase of 10 to 1.
“How cool is that?” Smedes remarked.
Smedes spoke of the wide appeal of the bird that has been the national symbol.
“It’s a handsome bird. I think its demeanor captures everyone’s attention,” said Smedes. “It looks fi erce, determined, majestic; every positive adjective you can think of applies to that bird. Everywhere you go, when someone sees an eagle, they get excited. I give these presentations all over the state, and it doesn’t wear off. People are as excited about eagles as they ever were.”
Noah and Sarah Jaggers aren’t sure what to make of the owl skull their dad, BJ, holds.
Eagle watch: 50,000 bald eagles nationwide (Continued from page B1)
Julian Ehrstine has no fear of Foxy the fox snake; and that’s the whole point, said Caitlin Savage of the Iowa County Conservation Department. Savage’s booth was one of the interactive displays at the Eagle Watch and Expo Feb. 7 at North Central Junior High in North Liberty. Savage brought animal pelts, animal track stamps and Foxy to share with families. “A lot of young people aren’t as afraid of snakes as adults, and we hope this teaches them they have little to fear,” said Savage.
Cyrus Kilburg has no fear as he tries out snowshoe-ing for the fi rst time.
Kyle and Cody Bach of Lisbon, along with their mom and grandpa Jerry Neal of Mount Vernon, get a close-up look at an owl talon.
Mike Havlik, naturalist with the Y-Camp near Boone, shares a rescued owl in his presentation “Big Owls Hoot, Little Owls Toot.”
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MARCH 12, 2015 SECTION BHAWK TALK
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Women’s Big Ten TournamentBy Don LundSports Writer The Hawkeye women opened the Big Ten Tournament
with a 74-65 win over Nebraska Friday.On Saturday they lost in overtime to Ohio State, 91-85.Do you realize that is the third straight win over the
Cornhuskers... all this season?It’s tough to beat a team three times in a row in the same
season.Nebraska had beaten the Hawks eight times in a row
and knocked Iowa out of the Big Ten Tournament three straight years.
So to say it was a good feeling after the win last week would be an understatement.
Balanced scoring, great bench play and winning the re-bound battle were the main reasons Iowa won its 24th game.
Samantha Logic is taking her game to another level.In the last three games she has scored 20 points, 10 re-
bounds and nine assists against Wisconsin; 24 points, six rebounds and 13 assists against Minnesota and 15 points, fi ve rebounds and six assists against Nebraska.
Samantha is looking to score more, which opens up the passing lanes for her teammates.
Ally Disterhoft led the way with 16 points, Bethany Doo-little had 15 and Kali Peschel came off the bench with 13.
Clair Till came in when Bethany got into foul trouble.“I thought Clair played her best game,” said head coach
Lisa Bluder. “She drew a couple of charges, got eight re-bounds and played good defense.”
What a game against Ohio State... even though the Hawkeyes lost.
It didn’t look good with three seconds left. Iowa trailed
by two and Samantha Logic had fouled out.Whitney Jennings had a great pass to Bethany who scored
a layup to put the game into overtime.The Hawks had their chances. They led 72-65 with under
seven minutes left and 75-73 with four minutes left, but freshman sensation Kelsey Mitchell showed why she was named co-Big Ten MVP.
Iowa held Kelsey in check the fi rst two times they met, limiting her to 15 and 17 points as the Hawks won the fi rst and lost the second.
There is a reason Kelsey is leading the nation in scoring, averaging over 24 points per game... she is pretty good.
Iowa held her to seven in the fi rst half but she fi nished with 29, including four 3-pointers in overtime.
The Hawks got outrebounded, 47-41, and Ohio State had 16 second-chance points helped by 15 offensive rebounds. Iowa had 19 turnovers, Ohio State 16 and the Hawkeyes were 15-21 (71.4 percent) from the free throw line.
Seventy-one percent from the free throw line is pretty good, but I’m sure the players are going to go back and think about one more made free throw in regulation.
Five Hawkeyes in double-fi gures, including Kali Peschel with 12 off the bench.
Melissa Dixon had six 3-pointers and led Iowa with 22 points.
Samantha had 10 assists and 12 points, but turned the ball over six times.
It didn’t help that she fouled out and didn’t play in overtime.
The Hawkeyes fi nished 24-7, 14-4 in the Big Ten– a pretty good season– so far.
Hopefully, the Hawks will host the fi rst-round games for the NCAA tournament.
By Don LundSports WriterThe Hawkeye men had
two games last week to fi n-ish the regular season.
They beat Indiana on the road 77-63, and then, on se-nior day Saturday, took out Northwestern, 69-52.
Can you believe that Io-wa’s win over Indiana was the sixth Big Ten road vic-tory of the season, the most conference road wins since 1986-87?
How fi tting that they hon-ored Roy Marble, the star of the 1986-87 team, Saturday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
At Indiana, Iowa had four players in double-figures, the Hawkeyes won the re-bound battle, 37-33, had 11 assists, only 10 turn-overs and Iowa had 17 sec-ond-chance points, Indiana eight.
But it was the defense that set the tone in the fi fth-straight victory.
The Hawks’ fi ve straight conference wins are the most since 1996-97.
The 1996-97 team was led by All-Big Ten point
guard Andre Woolridge (20.2 points per game, six assists), who was the fi rst player to lead the conference in scoring and assists.
Ryan Bowen (11.8 ppg), Darryl Moore (5.2), Guy Rucker (10.6), Kent Mc-Causland (8.6) and Wool-ridge were the starting fi ve, with Jess Settles (11.3), J.R. Koch (8.0) and Ryan Luehrsmann (3.5) coming off the bench.
With a little help from Andre, Kent led the nation in 3-point percentage that year, shooting an amazing 52.2 percent.
Iowa fi nished 22-10, 12-6 in the Big Ten and tied for second place. The Hawks lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to Kentucky, 75-69.
Back to the Indiana game, the Hoosiers came into the game leading the Big Ten in scoring with over 78 points per game.
“This is a team that they push it in transition, they go off the dribble, they make threes and they offensive rebound,” said Iowa coach
Crunch time
Fran McCaffery. “So there’s four things that you really have to contest with when you’re playing this team. We out-rebounded them,
University of Iowa guard Anthony Clemmons drives past a Northwestern player during the Hawkeyes’ 69-52 senior day win March 7. Clemmons had seven points and two assists for the Hawks. (photos by Don Lund)
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wrestle-backs to tie Ohio State for the champion-ship.
It just doesn’t feel right, but Iowa had its chances.What if the Hawks get just ONE point out of 157
pounds or 165?All 10 of the wrestlers were ranked in the top
eight coming into the meet.Thomas Gilman (125), Brandon Sorenson (149)
and Sammy Brooks (184) were top-seeded.Thomas and Brandon fi nished second, Sammy
third and Bobby Telford, who was seeded fourth, wrestled for the championship and had a 3-0 lead over Mike McMullan of Northwestern.
Mike came back and won 4-3.... it was that close for Iowa to win it outright.
That’s the sixth time in conference history and the fi rst time in 83 years that two teams shared the title.
“It stings anytime you share the hardware,” said head coach Tom Brands. “You look back and fi nd what could have gone your way, but they can say the same thing.”
Iowa did have seven wrestlers in the top three and four runners-up, losing three matches by a combined three points.
So close...
we gave them very little in transition, I thought we did a really good job of guarding our man and not fouling.”
Iowa can play man-to-man or zone and they do a good job of switching when the other team sets a pick.
The team is playing with great chemistry.
That helps both on offense and defense.
What a great way for the seniors to go out in style with Iowa’s 21st win of the season and its 12th win in the Big Ten Saturday at Carver.
Aaron White had the fans on their feet after scoring the fi rst two baskets... both 3-pointers!
How about Coach Fran starting all three seniors, Aaron, Josh and Gabe?
Plus, the Hawks got to
spank the Wildcats, a team that had beaten Iowa two times in a row.
Aaron finished with 25 points, eight rebounds and 3-5 from 3-point land.
“This will always be one of the best days of my life,” said Aaron, who got a little emotional when he came out and hugged coach Mc-Caffery.
Coach Fran was the only Big Ten school to offer Aar-on a scholarship and was he the better coach for it.
Aaron has scored the second-most points ever (1,779), has the third most rebounds (881) and has made more free throws (602) than anyone to wear a Hawkeye uniform.
When Aaron plays in the fi rst round of the Big Ten basketball tournament, he will have played the most
games (138) in Hawkeye history, passing Zach Mc-Cabe (137).
Aaron had a lot of help beating the Wildcats.
Jarrod Uthoff had 16 points and eight rebounds while Adam Woodbury, coming off the bench for the fi rst time ever, scored 13 points, had fi ve boards and two assists.
Iowa totaled 18 assists and had only eight turn-overs, and won the rebound battle, 39-24.
“It’s such an incredible journey this season,” said Coach McCaffery. “It’s such an unbelievable experience for each of them.”
In the last eight games last year, Iowa’s defense gave up an average of 80 points per game. The Hawkeyes have allowed only 57.5 points in their six-game winning streak.
Co-champions?
Iowa Head Coach Fran McCaffery poses with Hawkeye senior Aaron White before the tip-off of Iowa’s 69-52 win over Northwestern March 7. White scored 25 points and had eight rebounds in his fi nal regular season game.
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PUBLIC NOTICE: JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORSCost of this publication: $102.92Fiscal year to date cost(as of 7/1/14): $5,386.52
THE JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FORMAL MEETING MINUTESFEBRUARY 25, 2015
Chairperson Harney called the Johnson County Board of Supervisors to order in the Johnson County Administration Building at 6:00 p.m. Members present: Mike Carberry, Pat Harney, Terrence Neuzil, Janelle Rettig, and Rod Sullivan. Convened Public Hearing on the Johnson County Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2016 at 6:00 p.m.2014 Highlights Neuzil reported on the following calen-dar year 2014 highlights: Construction of a new Secondary Roads Maintenance Building began and will in-clude solar technology features; The Board addressed Strategic Priorities including improving effi ciency, infrastructure, and communications; Flooding and activation of the Emergency Operation Center; John Etheredge completed his term on the Board of Supervisors; Supervisor Mike Carberry was elected in 2014 and County Attorney Janet Lyness, Supervisor Janelle Rettig, Treasurer Tom Kriz, and Recorder Kim Painter were reelected; Information Technology Director Jean Schultz retired and Network Administrator Bill Horning was promoted to IT Director; Held recog-nition event to acknowledge community partners and granted nearly $2.1 million to local non-profit organizations; Bond referendum for the Courthouse annex was again unsuccessful; The Board presented the Fiscal Year Annual Report to the com-munity; Several investments in technology to improve effi ciency and transparency at www.johnson-county.com; Over 2,000 followers on Twitter.County/City Assessments Iowa City Assessor Denny Baldridge presented a chart showing the 2013 to 2014 Johnson County Assessment Comparison and noted that 2014 was not a re-appraisal year so there was very little change in the classes of property. Commercial and residential assessments increased mostly due to new construction. Commercial and residential property value increases will be eaten up by the cities because of Tax Increment Financing. The assessed value of all property classes in Johnson County increased 4.04% from 2013. The assessed value of all property classes in Iowa City increased 2.4% from 2013.Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Deputy Auditor Mark Kistler said cur-rently nine of the 12 cities within Johnson County have 19 Tax Increment Financing urban renewal districts (TIF districts); University Heights and Hills do not. Kistler explained how TIF works and noted the Mall and Highway 6 TIF as an example of how TIF negatively impacts Johnson County’s tax revenue. Kistler presented a series of slides il-lustrating TIF impacts on Johnson County. He said that due to the TIF districts, a total of $4,669,134 was diverted from Johnson County in FY15, just under $11 million was diverted from the School District, and just under $11 million was diverted from all cities. Coralville has removed some areas from their TIF and recreated them which in turn resets the base value.Debt Service/Repayment Finance Administrator Dana Aschen-brenner explained the County can access revenue from TIF districts only through the Debt Service Fund levy. He said that Johnson County identifi ed the following $13.9 million in expenses that qualify for fi nancing through loans or bonding: all county and Joint Emergency Communica-tions Center insurance, Secondary Roads projects, capital repairs and improvements countywide, Conservation projects, and technology and equipment purchases. Funding these needs through the Debt Ser-vice tax levy results in an almost $2 million tax contribution from TIF districts, which in turn will reduce the typical residential property tax bill by about $25 per $100,000 taxable valuation. Aschenbrenner presented some debt comparisons among local government entities. Despite increased borrowing, Johnson County will end FY15 with less debt outstanding ($12.8 million) than the prior year, and will have borrowed only about 2.5% of the state statutory limit. At the end of FY16, the County will have an outstanding debt of $12.7 million. Aschen-brenner explained Johnson County’s debt repayment schedule. FY16 Budget Highlights Rettig said valuation growth from this year will add an additional $616,922 to the County’s General Basic Fund, base wages and salaries will increase by 2.75% (or $752,156) and health insurance cost increased 10%. Mental Health/Disability Services (MH/DS) regionalization and funding is still being developed at the State level so the budget includes contingency planning. This necessitates budget amend-ments throughout the year.
Some Board approved initiatives in-clude: body cameras for the Sheriff’s Offi ce and two additional patrol deputy positions including cars and equipment; an evidence technician (1.5 FTEs ) shared between the Attorney’s Offi ce and Sheriff’s Offi ce; funding to continue supporting Local Foods initiatives by hiring a part-time County staff person; the County Poor Farm initiative will begin in partnership with Table-to-Table; block grant funding for the Crisis Center and Shelter House to provide food and shelter to those in need; funding for a study on Disproportionate Minority Contact in the criminal justice system and money to follow-up on recom-mendations from the study; and a security entrance at the Courthouse including two additional Sheriff’s Deputies to staff this new entrance. Capital Projects include: Increased hours and staff for the Ambulance De-partment, adding a fourth truck to the Ambulance fl eet staffed an additional 20 hours/week; $3,000,000 is budgeted to replace the current Ambulance building with a facility at the same location to house the Ambulance, Medical Examiner, and Physical Plant departments, and to include storage space for the Auditor’s Offi ce vot-ing equipment; Secondary Roads Projects including Lower Oxford Road, Ely Road Phase II, and IWV Road from Hebl Avenue to James Avenue. Rettig reported on the cost for services to rural residents including Animal Shelter service, library service, and Secondary Roads additional transfer increases. The Rural Levy is $3.46939 per $1,000 of tax-able property value. The majority of the Rural Levy goes to Secondary Roads, and the second largest share goes to libraries. Joint Emergency Communications Center (JECC) Carberry reported the Joint Emergency Communications Center (JECC) provides emergency services throughout Johnson County. JECC exists per the Iowa Code and a 28E Agreement between Johnson County, other government entities, and the Joint Emergency Communications Services Association Policy Board. The Board of Supervisors does not have direct fiscal control over the JECC budget. JECC’s $3,201,875 operational expenses are levied through the General Supplemental Fund at a cost of $0.49 per $1,000 of taxable valuation. Operational expenses decreased by $1,349, the building debt payment is $458,482, and the equipment debt is $1,168,175. JECC’s total cost in FY16 is $4,828,532 and the total levy is $0.71 per $1,000 of taxable valuation. 2008 Conservation Bond Carberry said the County plans to bor-row $1.7 million using the 2008 $20 million Conservation Bond for the following proj-ects: Land acquisition for the missing link of the Hoover Nature Trail, the extension of the Clear Creek Trail, additions to two parks, and land acquisition in the southern part of the county totaling $1,180,000. In addition, $520,000 will fund construction projects in the Sutliff Bridge area and at F.W. Kent Park, and pay for Hoover Trail engineering. The total levy is $0.23 of the $1.78 per $1,000 of taxable valuation for Debt Service, or 13% of the Debt Service. Levy Utilization Sullivan reported the total countywide levy is about $6.90, of which $0.71 goes to JECC and $0.23 to the Conservation Bond. Sullivan described the General Basic, General Supplemental, MH/DS, and Debt Service levies, into which all County residents pay taxes. Sullivan said the proposed FY16 county-wide tax levy is $0.16 higher than FY15. The rural tax levy is proposed to increase by about $0.06 over FY15, which is primarily for Secondary Roads Projects. Based on $100,000 assessed value Ag land owners will pay $23.17 more than in FY15, a 5.3% increase, and Iowa City residential property owners will pay $17.65 more than in FY15, a 4.8% increase.Fy16 Expenses And RevenuesSullivan presented the proposed FY16 countywide expenses / revenues as follows: Expenses (millions/rounded) ................... .............. % of the total County BudgetAmbulance, $3.7 .................................. 4Capital Projects, $9.9 ........................... 11Debt Service, $14.0 .............................. 15General Basic Block Grants, $5.0 ............ ............................................................. 5MH/DS Services, $5.2 ......................... 6Public Health, $3.6 ............................... 4Secondary Roads, $10.3 ....................... 11 Sheriff’s Offi ce, $11.7 .......................... 13All Other County Departments, $28.9 ..... 31Revenues (millions/rounded)Central Services, $13.4Secondary Roads, $4.9 Targeted Case Management, $2.6 MH/DS, $2.5Ambulance, $2.4SEATS, $1.9Public Health, $1.8Treasurer’s Offi ce, $1.0Recorder’s Offi ce, $1.0
Sheriff’s Offi ce, $0.9All Other departments, $4.3Tax Rollback Sullivan said the rollback is the percent-age of assessed property valuation that is not taxed. The rollback on residential prop-erties is 55.6907% which means residents are not taxed on 44.3093% of the assessed valuation. The Ag land and Ag building rollback is 44.7021%. The Commercial, Industrial, and Railroad rollback is 90%. There is no rollback for Utility properties and they are taxed at 100%. He presented a slide of the FY16 Budget Worksheet to show the Tax Bill Comparison for all property classifi cations. Sullivan said the total tax bill for Iowa City and Other City residential property is $384.40 per $100,000 assessed valuation, for Rural Residential and Ag Dwelling property is $577.61, and for Rural Ag Land property is $463.64. JECC receives $39.54 of the tax bill and the Conservation Bond receives $12.81.Explanation of Tax Bill Harney presented slides illustrating the breakdown of tax contributions from city residents to governing entities. For additional information contact the Finance Department or go to www.johnson-county.com.Other Rettig explained the budget process and noted changes made to increase fi nancial transparency. Video of the Formal and Informal Board meetings, and audio for all other meetings is live streamed. Comments from the Public No one from the public spoke. Public Hearing closed at 6:49 p.m. Adjourned at 6:50 p.m./s/Pat Harney, Chair, Board of Supervisors
Attest: Travis Weipert, AuditorRecorded By Kymberly ZomermaandThese minutes were sent for formal ap-proval and publication on March 5, 2015.
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THE JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FORMAL MEETING MINUTESFEBRUARY 26, 2015
Chairperson Harney called the Johnson County Board of Supervisors to order in the Johnson County Administration Building at 9:00 a.m. Members present: Mike Car-berry, Pat Harney, Terrence Neuzil, Janelle Rettig, and Rod Sullivan. Unless otherwise noted, all actions were taken unanimously. Iowa City Assessor Denny Baldridge spoke and accepted the following resolu-tion.
RESOLUTION 02-26-15-01RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION
UPON THE RETIREMENT OFDENNY BALDRIDGE AS IOWA
CITY ASSESSOR Whereas, Denny Baldridge, Iowa City Assessor, will retire from his role on Feb-ruary 27, 2015, after more than 32 years of service. Denny started as a Deputy Assessor in the offi ce in July 1982, and then became the Assessor on January 1, 2002; and Whereas, Denny has faithfully served the people of Iowa City, Johnson County and the State of Iowa for decades, including his recent tenure as president of the Institute of Iowa Certifi ed Assessors and his years working in the property tax division of the State Department of Revenue; and Whereas, Although the main duty of the Assessor’s Offi ce is to set assessed values for properties that generate taxes, the Assessor also must develop strong working relationships with a variety of pro-fessionals, including developers, property owners, Realtors, the City and the County. Denny has done so with a respect for the individuals’ needs and goals, as well as an appreciation of how all the pieces fi t together; and Whereas, Although ready for retirement, Denny’s commitment led him to stay on to help with several challenges, including the many changes brought about by the State’s property tax reform. Now, Therefore, be it resolved that we, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, do hereby extend our sincere appreciation to Denny Baldridge for his dedicated ser-vice and we wish him well in his retirement. Motion by Sullivan, second by Rettig, to approve Resolution 02-26-15-01. Motion by Rettig, second by Sullivan, to approve the claims on the Auditor’s Claim Register as approved by a majority of the Supervisors.4 C’s Community Coordi .............. 647.37Action Sewer & Septic .................. 115.00Advance Builders Corpo ............... 827.80Airgas North Central ..................... 216.56Allendan Seed Company ............. 2572.10Alliant Energy ............................... 611.09Amy Bouska.................................... 76.32Auto Medic ..................................... 65.00Axial Industries ............................... 53.50
Barron Motor Supply .................... 213.93Big Brothers Big Sist .................. 3340.48Billion Hawkeye Inc ....................... 72.54Bound Tree Medical Llc ............... 824.32Bp Logic Inc Dba Batter ................. 17.96Bradmark Investments L ............... 400.00Bret McLaughlin ........................... 284.00Bryan Jeremy Davis ........................ 39.60Capital Sanitary Supp ................. 1746.34Carpenter Uniform Co ................ 1189.55Ccda ................................................ 40.00Cdw Government Inc .................... 441.13Chadwick T Gerdes ......................... 30.00Chris Knapp .................................... 15.00City Of Iowa City - La .................. 142.32City Of Iowa City - U ................. 1435.76City Of North Liberty ..................... 30.02City Tractor Co ......................... 12975.00CJ Cooper & Associates.................. 35.00Consumers Cooperative .............. 1109.86Cott Systems Inc ......................... 9625.00Dale Stutzman ................................. 24.00Dan Quiles ........................................ 8.00Dan’s Overhead Doors 1 ............... 228.00Daniel Moore .................................... 7.36Dave Wilson .................................. 399.17Davis Heating & Air Con ................ 53.00Dawn Alam ..................................... 50.00Dell Marketing Lp ......................... 479.38Delta Dental Of Iowa .................. 5875.00Denny Eckrich .............................. 403.55Dolphin International .................. 1200.00Dubuque Steel Produc ............... 40230.00Dustys Precision Aut ................... 6818.66Eastern Iowa Light & P ................. 172.94Ecolab Pest Elimination .................. 81.25Fastenal Company ......................... 857.65Financial Forms Supplie ................. 48.33Foundation 2 ................................. 215.35Four Oaks .................................... 2551.13Gazette Communications .............. 326.40General Pest Control I ................... 180.00Global Conference Call ................. 180.00Goodyear Commercial Ti .............. 139.50Grainger ........................................ 268.80Grainger ........................................ 179.00Harding Concrete Inc .................. 2464.50Harris Competer Corp ................. 2426.00Harrys Custom Trophies ................. 12.79Heartland Shredding Inc ................. 65.00Henderson Inc Dba Hend .............. 350.00Henry Schein ............................... 1636.63Hilltop Mobile Home Pa ............... 450.00Howie Moffi t ................................... 75.00Hy Vee Food Stores......................... 75.00Hy-Vee #1080 ............................... 151.37Hy-Vee #1281 ............................... 832.68Hy-Vee Inc ...................................... 20.97Hy-Vee Pharmacy #1080 ................ 42.21Imagetek Inc ................................ 2140.72Insight Public Sector ..................... 339.15Iowa City Press-Citizen .................. 22.00Iowa Narcotics Offi cers .................. 25.00Iowa Outdoors ................................. 15.00Iowa Paper Inc .............................. 528.96Iowa State Prison Ind .................. 1720.00Isac ................................................ 160.00Isaca Treasurer .............................. 640.00Jim Tandy ........................................ 15.00Joanne Downes ............................... 44.40Joe Shurson ................................... 162.22John Deere Financial ..................... 348.35John Faselt .................................... 400.00Johnson County Audito ............... 1495.22Johnson County Extensi ................ 897.95Jonna Osborn .................................. 65.00Joseph Schrader .............................. 20.00Jp Gasway Company Inc .............. 767.85Kim Painter ................................... 228.48Kings Auto Repair......................... 901.02Klinger Paint Co Inc ....................... 46.75Larry Brown .................................. 450.00Larry Schott .................................... 30.00Lashere Williams .......................... 148.00Latasha J Deloach ......................... 119.60Latta Well & Pump Cor............... 1575.00Lawrence L Lynch Dba: ................ 350.00Lechtenberg Janitorial ..................... 82.80Linda Hubbard ................................ 24.00Linn County Rec ......................... 2641.51Linn County Sheriff ........................ 26.98Lowe’s ............................................. 23.22Lynette Jacoby ................................ 60.00Mandy Rose Coates ........................ 44.40Martin R Yoder................................ 24.00Mechanical Service In ................. 3972.61Meera Venture Llc ......................... 800.00Menards - Iowa City ................... 1059.47Mercy Occupational Hea .............. 120.00Mid American Energy ............... 24120.70Midwest Janitorial Serv .................. 27.39Monica S Brown ........................... 385.25Monroe Truck Equipmen ............ 1202.76Mopec Inc ................................... 1655.87Nagle Lumber Company ................. 20.82Narva Enterprises Llc ................... 545.00Nathan J Robinson ........................ 116.99Neighborhood Centers .............. 36099.90North Liberty Communi ............... 835.00Northgate Limited Inc ................... 402.33Oherron Co Inc ............................. 315.06Old Capitol Screen Pri .................. 115.48Pauls Discount Store ......................... 5.98Pb Body Shop Inc ....................... 3112.65Pictometry ................................... 1500.00Pitney Bowes Inc .......................... 180.00Plumbers Supply ........................... 259.66Ppg Architectural Finish ................... 9.48Pyramid Services Inc. ..................... 87.00Quad Cities Tas Inc ....................... 149.83Quality Engraved Signs .................. 14.08Rachel Quinlan ................................ 15.00Racom Corporation ....................... 477.50
Randolph M Jackson ..................... 500.00Randy Lackender ............................ 30.00Reserve Account ......................... 5000.00Rexco Equipment Inc .................... 191.27Rick Cole ........................................ 30.00River Products Co ....................... 1221.20Riverside Aerospace .................... 5226.49Robert D Boshart ............................ 48.00Ronald J Moore ............................... 35.76Safelite Glass Corp ....................... 327.80Salomon Aragon Jr ........................ 250.00Secretary Of State ........................... 30.00Shive Hattery Inc ...................... 34800.19Simone A Frierson............................. 5.76Skillpath Seminars ........................ 299.00Staples Business Advan ................ 100.92Staples Credit Plan .......................... 62.58State Hygienic Laborato ................. 25.00Streichers ....................................... 184.20Susan Schott .................................. 270.00Tallgrass Business Res .................. 268.10The Lone Tree Reporter .................. 25.00Trizetto Provider Solu ................... 154.04U Of Ia Emergency Med ............. 2546.00U S Cellular ................................... 587.06Univ Of Ia Credit Un .................. 1240.70US Bank ...................................... 8342.65Utility Services Grou .................. 1477.00Verizon Wireless ........................... 131.10Visa ............................................. 1305.31Wade Schultz................................. 152.64Wellmark Blue Cross .............. 110500.00Wendling Quarries Inc .................. 200.42Westwinds Real Estate .................. 475.00William A Waldie Jr ...................... 231.36William Cummins ........................... 15.00Windstream It-Comm.Llc ............. 206.58Zephyr Copies & Design .............. 165.69Zixcorp Systems Inc ................. 11345.00 Motion by Carberry, second by Sulli-van, to approve the minutes of the formal meeting of February 19, 2015. Motion by Neuzil, second by Sullivan, to approve the payroll authorizations sub-mitted by department heads, as approved by a majority of the Supervisors. Jail Alternatives Coordinator Jessica Peckover and Crisis Center of Johnson County Executive Director Becci Reedus provided an overview of the Mobile Crisis program. Motion by Rettig, second by Sullivan, to approve and authorize the Chairperson to sign the Johnson County Mobile Crisis Outreach Assistance Agreement with the Crisis Center of Johnson County.
RESOLUTION 02-26-15-02AUTHORIZING WEIGHT EMBAR-
GOES ON SECONDARY ROADS Whereas, the recent weather conditions have caused soft subgrade and surface conditions to develop on some Secondary Roads; and Whereas, it is deemed to be in the best public interest and welfare to preserve the road system in the best possible condition; and Whereas, Sections 321.471, 321.472, and 321.473 of the Code of Iowa provide local authorities the right to restrict the weight of vehicles; Therefore, be it resolved that an em-bargo be authorized where necessary on the Secondary Roads System for Johnson County. The County Engineer is authorized beginning on February 26, 2015, to restrict gross loads on certain sections of the road system showing extreme distress at this time. He shall be authorized to restrict all traffi c to an 8-ton gross load if necessary and to place temporary signs to comply with Section 321.472. Motion by Rettig, second by Sullivan, to approve Resolution 02-26-15-02. Motion by Carberry, second by Sullivan, to set a bid letting date of March, 24, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. for the 2015 Johnson County Safety Program, (calcium chloride or magnesium chloride), and authorize the Auditor’s Offi ce to publish notice. Motion by Sullivan, second by Neuzil, to set a bid letting date of March, 24, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. for the 2015 Johnson County Bituminous Resurfacing Program and authorize the Auditor’s Offi ce to publish notice. Motion by Rettig, second by Sullivan, to set a bid letting date of March, 24, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. for the 2015 Johnson County Seed and Fertilizer Program and authorize the Auditor’s Offi ce to publish notice. Motion by Sullivan, second by Carberry, to approve and authorize the Chairperson to sign a contract with Dan Corbin, Inc. for Photogrammetric Consulting Services to include quality assurance testing and reporting of Ground Sample Distance ortho rectifi ed imagery. Adjourned to Informal Meeting at 9:30 a.m./s/Pat Harney, Chair, Board of Supervisors
Attest: Travis Weipert, AuditorRecorded By Kymberly ZomermaandThese minutes were sent for formal ap-proval and publication on March 5, 2015.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON LOAN AGREEMENT IN A PRINCI-PAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$80,000(GENERAL OBLIGATION AMBU-
LANCE DEPARTMENT) The Board of Supervisors of Johnson County, Iowa, will meet on the 26th day of March, 2015, at the Johnson County Administration Building, Iowa City, Iowa, at 9 o’clock a.m. for the purpose of instituting proceedings and taking action to enter into a loan agreement (the “Am-bulance Department Loan Agreement”) in a principal amount not to exceed $80,000, for the purpose of acquiring vehicles for the ambulance department. The Ambulance Department Loan Agreement is proposed to be entered into pursuant to authority contained in Sections 331.402 and 331.442 of the Code of Iowa and will constitute a general obligation of the County. At that time and place, oral or written objections may be fi led or made to the proposal to enter into the Ambulance De-partment Loan Agreement. After receiving objections, the Board of Supervisors may determine to enter into the Ambulance De-partment Loan Agreement, in which case, the decision will be fi nal unless appealed to the District Court within fi fteen (15) days thereafter. At any time before the date fi xed for taking action to enter into the Ambulance Department Loan Agreement, a petition may be fi led with the County Auditor ask-ing that the question of entering into the Ambulance Department Loan Agreement be submitted to the registered voters of the County, pursuant to the provisions of Section 331.442 of the Code of Iowa.
By order of the Board of Supervisors of Johnson County, Iowa.
Travis Weipert, AuditorJohnson CountyDated March 5, 2015
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON LOAN AGREEMENT IN A PRINCI-PAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$11,870,000(GENERAL OBLIGATION ESSEN-
TIAL COUNTY PURPOSES) The Board of Supervisors of Johnson County, Iowa, will meet on the 26th day of March, 2015, at the Johnson County Ad-ministration Building, Iowa City, Iowa, at 9 o’clock a.m. for the purpose of instituting proceedings and taking action to enter into a loan agreement (the “Essential County Purposes Loan Agreement”) in a principal amount not to exceed $11,870,000 for the purpose of paying costs, to that extent, of the following projects: Improvements to County Administration Building: $910,000 Improvements to various County Build-ings and acquisition of computer equipment and software: $685,000 Various County insurance programs: $7,250,000 County road improvements to IWV Road and Ely Road: $3,025,000
The Essential County Purposes Loan Agreement is proposed to be entered into pursuant to authority contained in Sections 331.402 and 331.441 of the Code of Iowa and will constitute a general obligation of the County. At that time and place, oral or written objections may be fi led or made to the proposal to enter into the Essential County Purposes Loan Agreement. After receiving objections, the Board of Supervisors may determine to enter into the Essential County Purposes Loan Agreement, in which case, the decision will be fi nal unless appealed to the District Court within fi fteen (15) days thereafter.
By order of the Board of Supervisors of Johnson County, Iowa.
Travis Weipert, AuditorJohnson CountyDated March 5, 2015
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON LOAN AGREEMENT IN A PRINCI-PAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED
$290,000(GENERAL OBLIGATION COUNTY
SHERIFF) The Board of Supervisors of Johnson County, Iowa, will meet on the 26th day of March, 2015, at the Johnson County Administration Building, Iowa City, Iowa, at 9 o’clock a.m. for the purpose of institut-ing proceedings and taking action to enter into a loan agreement (the “County Sheriff Loan Agreement”) in a principal amount not to exceed $290,000, for the purpose of acquiring equipment and vehicles for the county sheriff. The County Sheriff Loan Agreement is proposed to be entered into pursuant to authority contained in Sections 331.402 and 331.442 of the Code of Iowa and will con-stitute a general obligation of the County. At that time and place, oral or written objections may be fi led or made to the pro-posal to enter into the County Sheriff Loan Agreement. After receiving objections, the Board of Supervisors may determine to enter into the County Sheriff Loan Agree-ment, in which case, the decision will be fi nal unless appealed to the District Court within fi fteen (15) days thereafter. At any time before the date fi xed for taking action to enter into the County Sheriff Loan Agreement, a petition may be fi led with the County Auditor asking that the question of entering into the County Sheriff Loan Agreement be submitted to the registered voters of the County, pursuant to the provisions of Section 331.442 of the Code of Iowa.
By order of the Board of Supervisors of Johnson County, Iowa.
Travis Weipert, AuditorJohnson CountyDated March 5, 2015
PUBLIC NOTICE: JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
PUBLIC NOTICEREGARDING THE APPOINTMENT OF A JOHNSON COUNTY MAGIS-
TRATE The Johnson County Magistrate Ap-pointing Commission will meet on March 20, 2015, beginning at 9:00 a.m. at the Johnson County Courthouse for the pur-pose of appointing one magistrate for Johnson County, Iowa, for the unexpired term beginning upon appointment and ending July 31, 2017. To qualify for appointment as a mag-istrate, fi le a certifi ed application by 4:30
p.m. on March 16, 2015, in the form ap-proved by the Iowa Supreme Court. The application form is available in the offi ce of the Johnson County Clerk of Court, John-son County Courthouse, 417 S. Clinton St., Iowa City, Iowa, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Further information is posted at the Johnson County Courthouse, Iowa City, Iowa, and available through the Johnson County Clerk of Court. FOR THE COMMISSION Marsha A. Bergan, Judge Sixth Judicial District of Iowa
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What was the truth about Gunda Martin-dale? Was she a “blood-thirsty adventuress” or a “modest, unassuming” woman?
Late in December 1921 in the basement of a one-room schoolhouse in Allamakee County a 23-year-old teacher was found dead. She was Inga Magnuson. She had died from a force to the head. The murder weapon was found near her body. Police said she died from a blow infl icted by someone who had used a log to crush her skull. It was a gruesome scene.
The story of the young teacher’s murder dazed residents of Waukon and the sur-rounding communities in northeast Iowa. She had been a beloved teacher. Adults and Inga’s students grieved for her.
A woman named Gunda Martindale was sheriff of Allamakee County at the time. She had been appointed to fi ll her husband’s term in offi ce when he died. (It was a common practice in those days because sheriffs did not have pensions that transferred to survi-vors. Giving the job to the spouse helped ease fi nancial burdens on the family of the dead offi cer.)
When a local “misfi t” named Earl Throst was named the prime sus-pect in Inga Magnuson’s murder, it became the re-sponsibility of the county sheriff to arrest him. But fi rst he had to be found. It was up to Gunda to make sure that happened. Bloodhounds were brought in from Waterloo to help with the search. Eventually Earl was apprehended in neighboring Postville where he was found— about to board a train.
Earl Throst admitted to killing Inga. He was considered a misfi t by most everyone who knew him. Even his parents said he was a very troubled individual. Earl told authorities he and Inga were engaged, but that was not true. In fact, she was engaged to another man. Earl had wanted a relationship with Inga, but she had spurned him. He took out his disappointment on the object of his affections. Newspapers all over the country ran stories about the events in Iowa. But the stories centered on the woman sheriff and her role in the apprehension, conviction, and punishment of the murderer.
The reports claimed that Gunda had rounded up a posse of deputies, unleashed the bloodhounds, and set out over the coun-
tryside to fi nd the murderer. At one point she was said to have saved Earl from a lynch mob of angry farmers. And everywhere news reports surfaced about Gunda’s role in carrying out Earl’s punishment after his trial and sentencing— execution by hanging.
From the New Ulm (Minnesota) Review: “Mrs. Gunda Martindale says she will not fl inch when she springs the trap under a mur-derer condemned to be hanged in Waukon.”
And this from an Oregon paper that ran a photo of Gunda along with this caption: “This Woman Will Hang a Man. She once saved him from lynching, now she must kill him.” From the Seattle Star: “Yours is not an enviable job.” And another described Gunda as a “blood-thirsty adventuress.” With all the sensationalism surrounding the events, it was diffi cult for people to know what to believe.
Finally on March 2, 1922, the Bismarck (North Dakota) Tribune ran a headline: “Woman Sheriff is Getting Too Much No-toriety.” The accompanying story asked the question, “Is Gunda Martindale “a modest,
unassuming women” or a “blood-thirsty adven-turess?”
In order to get to the bottom of the story, they interviewed Gun-da; and she had plenty to say. Gunda said she had not taken an active part in the capture of the
criminal as so many papers had reported. She said it was the job of the deputies to carry out those duties. She denied stories that she had followed the bloodhounds “day and night” on the trail of Earl Throst. And she said she was not going to “spring the trap” at his execution.
Earl Throst was sent to the penitentiary at Fort Madison. On March 9, 1923, he was executed. Sheriff Gunda Martindale did not carry out the deed.
Gunda’s term of offi ce as sheriff ended on January 1, 1923. She said she wouldn’t run for election to the post because, “the job of sheriff belongs to a man.”
[Calmar author Elaine Hegg has written about the murder in her book Death in a One-Room Country School.]
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