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SOLON– The Solon Drama Department is proud to present “12 Angry Jurors” as its 2015 spring play. The show, renamed from the 1957 fi lm “12 Angry Men,” is an American classic that explores our justice system, prejudice and the power of the individual. The show takes place over the course of one evening in the jury room as 12 jurors deliberate on their verdict. Tempers fl are and each juror’s morality is tested. Did the 19-year old boy kill his father or

Solon High School students Kaia Burkham, Austin Jewett, Alec Jewett, and Ashley Ford rehearse for the up-coming spring play, “12 Angry Jurors,” to be presented April 17-19 at Solon Middle School Auditorium. (photo by Lori Lindner)

SHS to present “12 Angry Jurors” April 17-19is there room for reasonable doubt?

The cast, directed by Ashley Houk, includes Solon High School students in grades nine through 12. The show will run April 17 through April 19 in the Solon Middle School Auditorium. The Friday and Saturday performances will begin at 7 p.m. and the fi nal show on Sunday will begin at 2:30 p.m. Tickets will be $5 and can be purchased at the door before each performance.

By Doug LindnerSolon EconomistSOLON– The City of Solon is

urging local parents to educate their children on the use of the Highway 1 pedestrian crossing.

During the Citizen Speak por-tion of a March 18 meeting, Solon

resident Pam Landgrebe expressed concern to city council members about the number of young chil-dren who disregard the pedestrian traffi c signal on Highway 1 be-tween Short and First streets.

Landgrebe, a resident of the Windmill Estates subdivision, said she frequently walks in the neighborhood where the pedestri-an stoplight is located.

“I often see troubling things with the school children as they are attempting to walk across High-way 1,” Landgrebe said. “They’re not using the light. They’re still cutting across the traffi c.”

She recounted one incident when a school-aged boy on a bicycle crossed the busy street and missed a large truck by about two feet.

Landgrebe said she’s seen chil-dren cut across traffi c on foot, on skateboards and on bicycles.

In another incident, she said, a group of about four children came upon the highway, and one of the boys went up and pressed the button for the stoplight to activate.

“Another boy that was cutting across was taunting him that he went up to the light and wasn’t

brave enough to cut in front of the traffi c,” she said. “So that’s what brings me here. I’m very con-cerned about the children crossing Highway 1.”

Landgrebe said she’d seen older children using the stoplight, but the majority of younger children

A would-be rescuer quickly sinks to his knees in corn as he approaches a “victim” engulfed up to his waist. The rescuer and victim are Kirkwood agricultural business students participating in a grain bin rescue class held in February on the main cam-pus in Cedar Rapids and taught by Dan Neenan (back) with the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety in Peosta. (photos by Chris Umscheid)

By Chris UmscheidSolon EconomistSWISHER– Farmers make up a little over

two percent of the population, but with an average of 22.2 deaths per every 100,000 workers in the U.S., agriculture is the most dangerous profession. And one of the most dangerous places for a farmer to be is in a common, nondescript grain bin.

Farmers, their family members and em-ployees are at risk of injury or even death in these structures from oxygen defi ciency and toxic gases within the bins, electrocu-

tion from coming into contact with power lines while entering or exiting the bins, and suffocation from becoming trapped in the grain. According to Nationwide Insurance, more than 900 cases of grain engulfment were reported in the last 50 years, with a fatality rate of 62 percent.

Engulfment in grain is, “a race you can’t win,” according to Dan Neenan, Manger of the National Education Center for Agri-cultural Safety in Peosta. If a person enters a bin while an auger is running, he or she can quickly end up in deep trouble. Moving grain can cover that person waist-high in

To save a farmer

Local fire departments acquire specialized agricultural rescue equipment

Engulfed in grain: Continued on page A8

Safety equipment for confi ned space rescues purchased

Brad Buchanan with Crop Tech Services in Ely (left) and Matt Wilson, account manager for DuPont-Pioneer stand with a grain bin rescue system purchased by the Ely Fire Department with a grant from the seed company. DuPont-Pioneer has been providing grants to rural fi re departments across Iowa for such equipment for several years.

Is the Highway 1 pedestrian crossing being used by young children?Resident expresses concern to city council

Highway 1: Continued on page A2

SOLON– On Saturday, April 11, local artist Li-anne Westcot will host and provide step-by-step guid-ance in her studio in Swisher for the creation of a 16x20 canvas called Spring-time Sympho-ny. The public is encouraged to attend and participate in its creation.

There will be two sessions, both on Satur-day, April 11, the fi rst at 3:30 p.m. and the second at 7:30 p.m. No painting experience necessary.

Solon Spotlight will pro-vide light snacks. Partic-

Create your own art at April 11 Art for the Arts Spotlight FUNraiser

ipants are encouraged to bring your favorite bever-age– only non-alcoholic beverages at the 3:30 p.m.

seating.Proceeds sup-

por t the per-f o r m i n g a r t s programs in the Solon Commu-nity School Dis-trict. Individuals seeking additional information, or to sign up, should visit www.lian-

newestcot.com/art-for-the-arts.html, or contact Lianne Westcot via email at art@li-annewestcot.com, by phone at 319-270-7341 or contact Sheila Barron via email at sbc1009@gmail.com.

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Movie Clips“Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part I” Katniss Everdeen

is in District 13 after she shatters the games forever. Under the leadership of President Coin and the advice of her trusted friends, Katniss spreads her wings as she fi ghts to save Peeta and a nation moved by her courage.

“The Tale of The Princess Kaguya” Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter and his wife, a tiny girl grows rapidly into an exquisite young lady. The mysterious young princess enthralls all who encounter her– but ultimately she must confront her fate, the punish-ment for her crime.

“Predestination” The life of a time-traveling Temporal Agent. On his fi nal assignment, he must pursue the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time.

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Gardeners, take noteLocal gardeners are urged to consider donating any un-

wanted plants to the library as they thin out perennial beds this spring. The library is switching the fi ve circle beds in front of the library from annuals to perennials, and is seeking plants, especially those listed below. Please place any plant donations on the east side of the library by May 1 in the bins and boxes provided. Please label donations with the name and color, if possible. The Landscaping Committee extends its thanks for help in beautifying the library grounds.

Creeping Phlox, Ajuga, Sweet William, Blanket Flower/Gaillardia, Campanula/Bellfl ower, Conefl owers, Coral-belles, Coreopsis, Cranesbill/Geranium, Liatrus/Blazing Star, Penstemon, Pinks/Dianthus, Rubekia, Salvia, Shasta Daisy, Spiderwort, Wild Bergamot/Monarda, Yarrow, Asters (especially Purple Dome), Black-eyed Susan, Autumn Joy Sedum, Silver Mound and Stonecrop Sedum.

DASH for the Stash This year’s annual Money Smart Week program is

a scavenger hunt. Find the four posters near the public computers, either scan the QR codes on each poster or go to the website listed on each poster to fi nd the questions, answer the questions and you will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win $1,000 to open or add to an Individual Retirement Account (IRA).

DASH for the Stash is sponsored by the Investor Protec-tion Trust and provides patrons an opportunity to learn about investment fraud, investment fees, what they need to know about fi nancial advisors and tips on building a nest egg. This contest starts the beginning of April with the winner chosen from the entries answering the most questions correctly. The winner will be announced the last week of April.

Spring cleaning and the city-wide garage sale

The dates for the annual city-wide garage sale will be Friday, June 5, and Saturday, June 6. Registration forms are available on the library website and in the library. If patrons do not have enough items for a sale of their own, they are encouraged to donate items to the library for the library’s sale.

The library cannot accept clothing, encyclopedias, LPs, cassette tapes, VHS tapes, old VCRS, old TV sets or old computers. Please appropriately recycle those items. The library will accept items for the garage sale anytime– no need to wait.

New to Solon?Stop in and check out the services offered at the Solon

Public Library. The library offers popular titles, large print, westerns, Christian fi ction, science fi ction and lots of non-fi ction for gardeners, history buffs, fi nancial tips, good health habits and much more. The library offers a large audio book collection and DVDs for both children and adults. Also available for check-out are puzzles, puppets and cake pans. In the reading area visitors can fi nd four area newspapers and a variety of magazines. There are 10 public computers and wireless internet. A copy machine with the capacity to scan and a fax machine are available for the public to use.

Check the list of programs for children, with a regular Tuesday morning story time every week at 10:30 a.m., and a six-week summer reading program. New residents are encouraged stop in and fi ll out a library card today.

Dates to rememberStorytime. Every Tuesday morning at 10:30 a.m. for chil-

dren ages 2 through 5. Join us for stories, songs and a craft.Early-Out, April 2: BINGO. This program 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.Early-Out, April 23: LEGOs. This program will run

from 1:45-2:45 p.m.Scrabble Night: April 29 in the library meeting room.

Bring your own snacks and Scrabble board from 6:30–8:30 p.m. We’re ready for a game or two.

Anime Club, April 27: meetings will be held every fourth Monday of each month from 3:30-4:45 p.m., for fi fth grade and up.

were not. In addition, she said, So-

lon has a concentration of older residents living east of the highway who are still driving and have a hard time getting to the other side of the highway.

“I feel like the young and the elderly are kind of displaced on the east side of Solon, and it’s very diffi cult for them to get across,” she said.

With the reduction of traffi c on Mehaffey Bridge to one lane, she noted, traffi c will likely increase on High-way 1 as motorists detour around the construction.

In early 2008, the city was awarded a $44,554 Safe Routes to School grant for a pedestrian crossing light, re-placing a temporary school stop sign.

The crossing, placed mid-block to avoid its use by crossing vehicle traffi c, al-lows a pedestrian to press a button to turn an overhead light to red for Highway 1 traffi c. At all other times, the light remains green.

According to City Admin-istrator Cami Rasmussen, a records check showed the project commenced in 2010 with a fi nal payment made in 2011.

“What are your expec-tations from the council?” asked Mayor Steve Stange. Stange explained the city has plans to signalize the intersection of Highway 1 and Main Street yet this year, with hopes to even-tually erect a signal at the highway’s intersection with 5th Street as well.

In late 2013, representa-tives from the Metropolitan Planning Organization of

Johnson County (MPOJC) delivered a transportation study showing that both the Main Street and 5th Street crossings of Highway 1 qualified under federal guidelines for a traffi c sig-nal. MPOJC recommended the Main Street intersection be given fi rst consideration.

“I’m here to raise your awareness of what I’ve seen,” Landgrebe said. “My expectations are to take care of our children.”

Stange said the city has to deal with the Iowa De-partment of Transportation on all issues related to the highway, and the city has been seeking improvement over the course of his time on the council.

“It’s been a struggle,” Stange said. “We’re just now getting a stoplight.”

The city has placed the Main Street signalization on its Capital Improvements List for this year, and is an-ticipating funding assistance from the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT).

According to Rasmussen, the city has received notifi -cation that the DOT plans to recommend $115,900 in assistance for the $238,590 project.

Stange said a pedestrian bridge was probably not fi nancially feasible for the city and he speculated it would be diffi cult to locate.

And if children aren’t us-ing the pedestrian crossing that’s been provided, they may not use a bridge.

“Parents have to take some ownership in educat-ing their children and mak-ing sure they’re crossing the street appropriately,” Stange said.

Highway 1(Continued from page A1)

Golf carts generating complaintsSOLON– People have been driving their golf carts out of

season, and it’s been brought to the attention of the Solon City Council and the Johnson County Sheriff’s Offi ce.

At the March 18 city council meeting, Mayor Steve Stange relayed complaints of out-of-season golf cart usage to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Offi ce deputy present for the session.

Stange said he had received complaints about the use of golf carts in the Old Mill Creek subdivision. “Operating them at night, underage people operating them, possibly intoxicated people operating them,” Stange said.

The city allows people 18 years and older to operate golf carts on city streets between April 1 and Oct. 31, but the carts must be licensed through the city.

Golf cart permits are now available at the city offi ce for the 2015 season. The cost for a permit is $25 and requires a valid drivers license and proof of insurance. Permits must be renewed annually.

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SOLON– Winkel, Parker & Foster, CPA PC today re-leased an audit report on the City of Solon, Iowa, for the year ended June 30, 2014.

The City’s receipts totaled $3,180,524, a 1.3 percent decrease from 2013. The receipts included $799,709 in property tax, $538,234 in tax increment fi nancing revenues, $53,248 in local

Audit report for City of Solon’s 2013-14 fiscal year releasedoption sales tax, $1,290,161 from charges for service, $435,191 from operating grants, contributions and restricted interest, $28,184 from capital grants, con-tributions and restricted interest, $15,925 from un-restricted interest on cash investments, and $19,872 from other receipts.

The City also received

$1,070,000 from bond proceeds and $4,650 from the sale of capital assets. The City repaid a bond anticipation project note of $213,968 during the year.

Disbursements for the year totaled $4,095,594, a 13.0 percent decrease from 2013. The disbursements included $820,203 for cap-ital projects, $714,181 for

debt service, and $642,375 for public works. Also, disbursements for busi-ness-type activities totaled $898,317.

A copy of the audit report is available for review in the offi ce of the Auditor of State and the Interim City Administrator’s offi ce.

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real smoke wafting up from a metal box that one of the janitors kept in the basement for just such a subterfuge. It made the drill all too real for me; the smell of smoke set off my panic button, and I’d be edgy for the rest of the school day.

You’d think that, after so many silly pranks aimed my way, I’d be alert for anything that came along, but I seem to have been unusually credulous. I was an easy mark for the pranksters and they probably picked on me for that very reason. Most of the tricks had been harmless and silly, but my older sister had a sadistic streak, and her elaborate, well-planned April Fool jokes often caused me real agony.

Five years older than I, she had graduated from high school while I was still in junior high. She still lived at home but had a full-time secretarial job at the county courthouse. She would sometimes hide my library books

until they were overdue and I had to pay the fi ne. Or she would wear my favorite scarf “by mistake” and leave it somewhere because “the weather was too nice to need it.” Often, she withheld a letter addressed to me when she brought in the mail, or told me “someone” had phoned for me and she didn’t realize I was home and told them I wasn’t there. (Perhaps not even true, but I could only guess who it might have been.) Rather than retaliate, I vowed never to pull such cruel tricks on anybody, so I’ve never been very successful at “fooling” anybody on April fi rst. About the only time I even attempted it was when I was trying to rout out my sleepy teenage sons on a school day morning. I tried my mother’s time-tested stunt. “Wow!” I said, “look at that! Boy, did we get a pile of snow last night. You’re going to have to shovel a path to the school bus.”

“Yeah, Mom,” they answered, “April Fool to you too.”

My mother used the same April fool prank every year– and I always fell for it. She’d come bustling into my room, full of her usual, early-morning energy and sing out, “Time to get up. And dress warm. It snowed in the night!”

I’d struggle up out of the depths of my deep sleep, totally unaware of what day it was, and squint toward the window, seeing nothing but sky and a few bare tree branches. With the fog beginning to clear in my brain, I tried to remember if it was a school day. Did I have to get up so early, or could I just acknowledge the news and go back to sleep?

“Come look,” she’d insist, crossing to the window and peering out, “it must be at least a foot deep.” I’d squeeze my eyes shut tighter and try to imagine I was looking out of the window and agreeing that it was all pretty awesome. Then, she pulled out the big guns. “What in the world is Buttons doing?” she asked. “Oh, Mildred, you’ve got to see this!” Buttons was my dog, and she had fi nally aroused my curiosity enough for me to drag my sleepy body from the bed. I’d stumble to the window and look out at the brown landscape, seeing neither snow nor dog, just as she’d laugh and carol, “April fooled you again, didn’t I?”

Downstairs in the kitchen, my sister Betty would be eating pancakes and bacon drowned in about a cup of Mother’s homemade syrup. Betty would look up, squint at me, and ask, “What’s that on your nose?” I’d look cross-eyed at my nose and brush my hand across it. “There’s nothing on my nose. I just washed my face.” She’d reach out and swipe a fi nger across my face. “Yes there is, right THERE,” and deposit a smear of sticky syrup on my face. “April fool!”

At school, my fi rst class of the day was Freshman Algebra with Miss Hunnicutt, a lively, older woman who reminded me of my grandmother who loved practical jokes. Her idea of a good April Fool’s Day prank was to give us an unannounced quiz fi rst thing in the morning, and then tell us we’d all missed too many questions and would be given F’s for the day. She’d let us groan and mutter for a few minutes until someone remembered what day it was, then she’d laugh and say the quiz didn’t count.

At some point during the day, the alarm would go off for a fi re drill, and we all had to stop what we were doing and troop out through the nearest door and stand around until someone said it was safe to go back to our classes. The principal’s idea of a good April Fool’s Day joke. Often, the fi re drill would be accompanied by wisps of

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YOUR THOUGHTS April fool!No one should believe Netanyahu’s attempt to now say he

supports a Two State Solution. Its clear Netanyahu has been against an Independent Palestinian State his whole adult life.

It is critical for U.S. Foreign Policy for the U.S. to quit being seen as a lap dog for Israel and now support Security Council Resolutions declaring Habbas’s PLO an indepen-dent state. In the past the U.S. would always veto these resolutions. But now it is clear that this is the only path for a Palestinian Independent State. Netanyahu has forced the U.S.’s hand.

The Israeli-U.S. rift is much more than a personal confl ict between Netanyahu and Obama. It is about Netanyahu’s poisonous statements and policies about Iran and Arab Palestinians.

The U.S. must continue to press for a peaceful solution to Iran’s Nuclear Program and for the establishment of an independent Palestinian State, in the face of Netanyahu’s lies, fear and war mongering.

Semper Fidelis!Col. William Peterson, USMC, Retired

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Things are different nowwith North Liberty police

When I fi rst moved to North Liberty I became aware of a somewhat confrontational relationship with the police. It was nearly impossible to travel 10 blocks to the market without noticing someone being pulled over and ticketed for some petty offence. I was personally busted for forgetting my seat belt between my usual two stops. Frankly I found them to be very intrusive, and I assumed that the city was under pressure to generate revenues.

Following the fatal shooting in the trailer park of the stu-dent by the police, which like so many in the national news, seemed to be extreme over-reaction, and commencing with the resignation of the police chief, things are different. Now I am only passively aware of the police presence, which is good in the same way that I don’t want to notice an umpire at a ball game, I only want to know he is there if needed.

This is an illustration of the possibility that institutions can change their cultures if they are at least self-critical. Too many of them want to alter accurate perception by controlling the narrative, rather than asking what changes need to be made within the organization. My congratulations go out to North Liberty for having both the prescience and the inclination to improve. My only hope is that it could happen on a national scale.

Ronall WierNorth Liberty

First time kite festival for child abuse prevention in North Liberty

For the fi rst time, a kite festival is coming to North Liberty in recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month in April. It is exciting to see another great opportunity to bring families together here. However, organizers still need donations to make it the best event possible.

The North Liberty Kites for Kids Festival, free and open to the public, will be noon-2 p.m. Saturday, April 18, on the grounds of North Central Junior High. Kids will receive free kites to fl y in remembrance of abuse victims, refresh-ments and door prizes. We’ll also have information about parenting programs and activities encouraging positive family interactions.

The festival is hosted by the Johnson County Community Partnership for Protecting Children (JC-CPPC), a coalition of community members and social workers who support activities to promote positive family interactions, but it is the fi rst time the event is being held in North Liberty. The past two years, the festival was held in Iowa City only.

We are grateful for donations from the North Liberty Optimists, Hills Bank and Trust, the University of Iowa Community Credit Union, and Scheels; gift cards donated by Pizza Ranch and Family Video; and the support of vol-unteers from the Iowa City Free Lunch Program, who are making 250 cookies for both events; but we are far from our fundraising goal.

I hope you will join me supporting the upcoming festival with a contribution of any amount to help us make sure we have enough kites, refreshments, and door prizes.

Donations can be made out to “Johnson County Social Services” with “Kites for Kids” in the subject line, and mailed to LaTasha DeLoach, CPPC Coordinator, 855 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IA 52240. Please note: CPPC is a community initiative and not a nonprofi t.

For more information about this and other upcoming North Liberty events, please visit northlibertybuilding-community.org.

Sara Langenberg North Liberty

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Room for disagreementBy Lori LindnerIs there such a thing as being too civil?I argue there can be too much civility when it comes to

boards of government offi cials elected to represent a wide range of constituents.

Once, someone I highly respected told me we should value those who ask hard questions and don’t accept easy answers. (Shamefully, I can’t remember who offered this maxim, but I repeat it frequently, yet fail to attribute it. Please, if this sage advice belongs to you, come forward and let me recognize and thank you.)

I was reminded of it again recently when the North Liberty City Council shared an awkward moment over a failed vote due to two members being absent. The gist of it went like this:

Three of the fi ve members were in attendance. The city administration reminded the group before the meeting, if ordinance readings on the agenda did not receive three identical votes, they would fail. According to North Liberty’s council rules, set by policy, ordinances and resolutions pass only with a majority vote of the entire council, not just a majori-ty of a quorum.

You can guess what happened next; a developer’s agreement came up for a vote, and council member Annie Pollock did not approve it because of an al-lowance provided the developer to include a cul-de-sac street even though it goes against city code. The vote was two-to-one, and the measure failed.

Pollock braved the slight arm-twisting that ensued, couched in reasoning that the agreement must be ap-proved to protect the city’s interest, and resisted the subtle suggestions that she, and only she, could bring the matter back to the table at that meeting for another vote.

She stood by her vote because she didn’t agree with the conditions underlying the premise. I think that’s princi-pled behavior, and I commend her for it.

But it didn’t end there. A new discussion arose about just what to do when a full quorum cannot be present, and the suggestion was made to table important items in those conditions. In fact, the maneuver has been practiced in the past, the audience was told.

Wait. What?Turns out, North Liberty’s council rules allows for just

this situation. If two councilors are absent, two of the three remaining members can choose to table an ordi-nance or resolution until all members are present. So, there are council members who, upon knowing a measure might pass or fail based on the number of people present, have requested to table an agenda item until a full quo-rum is present. The justifi cation is that everyone should be allowed to express their opinions in a meaningful– and subsequently decisive– way.

Ostensibly, it is more civil to wait until everyone can be there to vote.

Pollock then asked a hard question, though she asked it in a courteous way: doesn’t that indicate the coun-cil feels certain agenda items are more important than others?

I’ll ask another with less manners than she: doesn’t it pave the way for gerrymandering the result you want?

So if I suspect I will be in the two-to-three minority on an upcoming ordinance, and two of my fellow councilors are gone, of course it’s in my best interest to table it, so that I might possibly garner more support before the next meeting. Or if I am in the majority of a three-to-two split, and know my fellow supporters will be absent, I must table it until they can be there to vote.

I can’t adequately enumerate all the bad scenarios this practice potentially generates.

What alarms me more is that it gives council members

the incentive to discuss how everyone is going to vote before stepping into council chambers.

A walking quorum is a media industry term for a series of conversations or communications held by consecutive groups of less than a quorum– outside the public eye–sometimes used by offi cials to come to a consensus or understanding of government business before discussing it in an open meeting. It is against Iowa’s Open Meetings Law and counter to the spirit of the Freedom of Informa-tion Act.

I am in no way suggesting North Liberty offi cials engage in walking quorums. I have no reason to suspect that.

But coming to the table knowing how your colleagues will vote gives an appearance that conversations have been held, and that’s a tightrope walk.

For those newer to the community, here’s some history. North Liberty had a bad couple of years under a former administration and council that could not get along. Polit-ical jockeying gave way to bad behavior and discussions deteriorated to accusations, outbursts and a series of nasty letters to the editor– and that’s just the part that happened under the public’s watch. The government gained a rep-utation, and while it made for interesting news reports, it became a smudge on the city’s otherwise shining prog-ress.

A turnover in administration and council ushered in a new era of civility. The late Mayor Tom Salm told me once it was his goal to bring people together so the city would no longer be torn apart. He quietly, nobly and gra-ciously made that happen, and he deserves much credit for that accomplishment.

But I don’t think his goal was ever to squash civil discourse all together.

Elected offi cials are supposed to engage in discourse. They are charged with looking at matters from all angles and considering all sides. Politeness is desirable, but it’s more crucial they hash out the issues in the light of day, so the public can understand their positions, their values and their doubts. We should trust them to ask hard ques-tions and not accept easy answers.

We should also be able to trust that votes will fall the way they fall without pre-meeting maneuvers that are more strategy than representation. I don’t want to feel like decisions are made before discussions are held in public meetings.

The North Liberty council will revisit their council rules, as a matter of course, as they are required to do every two years. It has been suggested that the council change their rules to avoid the circumstances they faced a couple weeks ago.

Does that mean they will decide all votes will require a full council? Will they allow a two-to-one vote to hold sway? Will a minority voice ever bear any importance again?

Just wondering… will they value the gravity of civil discourse, or will they lay it aside for civility’s sake?

Just wondering...Lori Lindner

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Dorothy BowmanDorothy Gleva Bowman, 90, of Cedar Rapids, died

Thursday, March 19, 2015, at the Hiawatha Care Center. Celebration of Life services took place Wednesday, March 25, at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, followed by a time of fellowship in The Avacentre. Private family inurnment will be at a later date at Cedar Memorial Cemetery.

Dorothy was born March 1, 1925, in Cedar Rapids, the daughter of Oliver Gerald and Sadie Marie (Polansky) Andreason. She graduated from St. Luke’s Nursing School and had a career as a registered nurse. Dorothy married Lloyd Bowman on August 15, 1948. She loved her family, her dogs and fully embraced life. She always had a batch of cookies for the nephews and grand nephews, and a hug and a smile for everyone. She was the heart of the family.

Dorothy is survived by a daughter, Patricia Ann Bow-man-Kurash of Baxter; two nephews, Jeffrey Dwaine (Bonita) Moses of North Liberty, and Terry John Moses of Tulsa, Okla. and two grand-nephews, Parker James Moses of Salida, Colo., and Carter Dwaine Moses of North Liberty.

She was preceded in death by husband, Lloyd Bowman; her son, David Bowman; daughter Cathy Bowman; her sister, Anna Mae Moses and her brother-in-law, Max Merlin Moses.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

Mildred CampionMildred A. “Millie” Campion, 86, longtime resident of

this area died Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at the Lantern Park Nursing and Rehab Center in Coralville.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 31, at Gay and Ciha Funeral and Cremation Services in Iowa City, followed by burial at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation was Monday, March 20, at the funeral home.

Mildred Ann Steen was born Dec.11, 1928, in Worthing-ton, Mo., the daughter of Alfred J. and Minnie M. (Arnold) Steen. She attended schools in Brassfi eld and Worthing-ton, Mo.. On Jan. 14, 1961, she was united in marriage to Richard K, “Dick” Campion. Millie worked at Owens Brush and later for Sears where she retired. She enjoyed embroidering Tea Towels, making homemade noodles for her family, doing crossword and jigsaw puzzles and playing scrabble; but most of all, she loved being Mom, Grandma and Great-Grandma to her family.

Her family includes her children; Kalee Nelson (Willie) of Oxford; Perry Collins (Linda) of Solon; Marshall Collins of Mammoth Spring, Ark.; Steve Collins of Tulsa, Okla.; Sue Drollinger (Guy) of Iowa City, and Gary Collins (Janet) of Thornton, Colo.; grandchildren, Kenny Hostetler, Stacy Emerick (Randy), Don Nelson, Mark Nelson (Barb), Kim Linden (Jim), Julie Collins, Heather Reid (Namaste), Aar-on Collins, Jessica Trout (Gary), Lasca Strimpel (Jason), Hannah Drollinger, Megan Drollinger, Adam Collins, Jarod Collins (Beth), and Allison Collins; many great-grandchil-dren and great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dick; siblings, James “Roy” Steen, Grace Steen, Ruby Steen, Edith Cross, Ruth Hunt, Esther Ashby, and Lois Gardner; son-in-law, Dale Hostetler and former husband, Lloyd Collins.

In lieu of fl owers a memorial fund has been established. Online condolences may be sent for her family through the web @ www.gayandciha.com.

Elizabeth SchmidtElizabeth L. “Lisa” Schmidt, 38, died at her home in

North Liberty on March 24, 2015, after years of struggling with mental illness.

Visitation was Sunday, March 29, at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. A funeral service took place Monday, March 30 at the funeral home with Reverend Syl-via Boyer offi ciating. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery.

Lisa was born in Fairfax County, Va., on June 14, 1976, to Betty McHargue Schmidt and Frank Schmidt. In 1985, her parents moved to Iowa City and Lisa attended Shimek Elementary School, South East Junior High School and graduated from Iowa City High School. She went on to graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree with honors in Social

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Lisa is survived by her father, Frank Schmidt; her step-mother, Cindy Schmidt; her sister, Laura Stefanie Schmidt; her partner Paul Ragan; and her brother, Ronald Schmidt. Her mother died in 2002. Lisa always had a soft spot in her heart for those less fortunate. She spent a lot of time visiting the sick and disabled, transporting them to their appointments, taking them shopping and to church and other community service.

In lieu of fl owers, memorial donations may be directed to the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI) of Johnson County, 1105 Gilbert Ct., Suite 200, Iowa City, 52240.

Loren SiemsLoren Fredrick Siems, 75, of Fairfax, died Friday, March

20, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital. Services took place Friday, March 27, at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids, followed by burial in Shueyville Cemetery. Visitation was Thursday, March 26, at Brosh Chapel.

Loren was born Nov. 1, 1939, near Parnell, the son of Carroll and Leota (Collingwood) Siems. Loren was united in marriage to Elizabeth Cerveny, they were later divorced. He was self-employed for many years as a heavy equipment operator and later with Iowa City Excavating and Grading. Loren was later married to Mary Ann Cerveny. He enjoyed fi shing, having coffee with friends at Hy-Vee and spending time with his family, especially the grandchildren.

Loren is survived by his wife of 25 years Mary Ann; children, Jens (Paula) Nissen of Collins, Lisa (Jeff) Jackson of Durant, Okla., Loren (Stephanie) Siems of Whitesboro, Texas, Les (Modesty) Siems of Denison, Texas; step-chil-dren Jeff Donoghue of North Liberty and Jackie Hardwick of Euless, Texas; nine grandchildren; three step-greatgrand-children; siblings Leora (Louis) Iburg, Lawrence (Carol) Siems, Lois Ann (Bill) Miller, Lesley (Sue) Siems, Luella Iberg, Linda (Don) Hiner and Caryol Jean Frericks.

He was preceded in death by her parents; son, Donn Nis-sen; grandson, Matthew Nissen and a brother, Louis Siems.

Memorials may be directed to either American Heart As-sociation or the American Kidney Foundation in his name.

Mildred SmithMildred Ann Smith, 76, of Port Isabel, Texas, passed

away on Saturday, March 21, 2015, in Harlingen, Texas. “Milly” was born in Parkston, S.D. on March 22, 1938.

She was born in her home to Albert and Matilda (Werning) Juhnke. Milly married Curt Smith on April 6, 1958, in Clay-ton, S.D., and they were married for 57 years. She attended the University of South Dakota for two years and then went on to Pierre, S.D. to nursing school. Milly was recognized as a Special House Mother at Sigma Phi Epsalon House and Beta Chapter at Iowa State University.

She worked for Oakwood Care Center as well as Dewey Electric in Ventura, and then went on to do In Home Day Care for many years in Cedar Rapids. Milly had many hobbies, was active in community functions and enjoyed her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Milly was such a giving person and natural caregiver. She had such humanity that she would wrap you in her love and compassion.

Her parents, Albert and Matilda; her brother, Marvin Juhnke and her in-laws, Dewey and Ardith Smith precede her in death.

Survivors include: Her loving spouse of 57 years Curt Smith, her children, Doug and Stephanie Smith of Vancou-ver, Wash., Chris and Lisa Smith of Clear Lake, Allen and Carla Smith of Clear Lake, Jeannette Wheeler and Wayne Lonnevik of Belmond; grandchildren Lonnie and Dia

Wheeler of Klemme, Chase Smith of Clear Lake, Jessica and Kody Kuehl of Granville, Megan Smith of Evergreen, Colo., Lindsey Wheeler of Belmond, Amber Smith of Min-neapolis, Minn., Alex Smith and Fiancé Kody Ort of North Liberty; great grandchildren, Corbin Wheeler and Charlotte Kuehl; siblings Elnora Bender of Beaverton, Ore., Dorothy and Leland Schempp of Rapid City, S.D., Marion and Daliss Englund of Sioux Falls, S.D.; and sister-in-law Sally and Jay Mason of Irving, Texas.

A memorial service was held March 24, at Fishers of Men Lutheran Church in Port Isabel, Texas.

In lieu of fl owers please make donations to Fishers of Men Lutheran Church at 603 S. Tarnaza, Port Isabel, Texas 78578, phone 956-943-2005.

The family of Milly Smith would like to thank the Can-cer Center, Valley Baptist Medical Center and Hospice of Harlingen, Texas.

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Robert WoodburnRobert L. “Bob” Woodburn, life-long resident of Iowa

City, died Friday, March 20, 2015, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.

A Masonic service was held Sunday, March 29, at the Masonic Temple in Iowa City. Visitation was held Monday, March 30, at First Presbyterian Church in Iowa City with a memorial service directly following.

Robert Lewis Woodburn was born May 5, 1927, in Iowa City; son of Clark L. and Edna P. (Smith) Woodburn. Bob graduated with the City High class of 1945. Following high school, Bob served in the U.S. Navy. After his discharge from the Navy he returned home to open Woodburn Sound Service which he owned and operated until retiring in January of 2000.

During the Korean War and a second tour of duty in the Army, Bob met and married his fi rst wife Mary Margaret Mauro in Morristown, N.J. Mary the mother of their four children passed away in April of 1983. Bob and Mary Ann Showman were united in marriage, August of 1984. They enjoyed many years together, until her recent death, Feb-ruary 11 of this year.

Bob was a life-long member of First Presbyterian Church and was a member of many clubs and organizations a few of them included the Masonic Lodge, Clarksville Lodge #668, the Knights Templar, Krazy Klowns, Shriners and Lions Club. In his retirement Bob volunteered at the Senior Center doing tax preparation for the AARP Free Assistance Program, ran the Iowa City Score offi ce for many years and delivered Meals on Wheels one day a week.

His family includes his children, Mark Woodburn (Debo-rah) of North Liberty, Sharon Schluttenhofer of Lone Tree, Richard Woodburn (Aimee) of Iowa City and Mary Lisa Wollnik (Brad) of Pleasant Prairie, Wisc.; step-son, James Showman (Vicky) of San Jose, Calif.; sister, Mrs. Jane Moles of Newton; daughter-in-law, Joyce Showman and 19 grandchildren, Billy, Todd, Corey, Drew, Abbie, Jamie, Jackie, Samuel, Jennifer, Angela, Elizabeth, Ashlyn, Nathan, Jack, Ethan, Jessica, Stephanie, Jerry and Robbie.

Bob was preceded in death by his wives; parents; two step-sons, Gerald Showman, Jr., and Richard Showman and grandchild, Diana Showman.

In lieu of fl owers, memorials in Bob’s name may be directed to the American Diabetes Assoc., Lions Eye Bank or the First Presbyterian Church.

Lucile YanecekLucille E. Yanecek, 85, of Cedar Rapids, quietly passed

away Tuesday March 24, 2015, at the Woodlands nursing facility within the Meth-Wick community. There will be no services or visitation. Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Survivors include her husband, Earl E. Yanecek; her sons, Robert E. (Ann) Yanecek of Deer Park, Wash. and James E. (Luann) Yanecek of Solon; her grandchildren, Marie (Alex) Bogh of Jacksonville, Fla. and Daniel Yanecek of Solon. She was preceded in death by her parents and her siblings; Gladys (Ronnie) Benson, Leroy (Elsie) Durr, Thelma (Le-land) Taylor, Irene (Glenn) Sparks and Betty Anderson.

Lucille was born April 2, 1929, in Kellogg, the daughter of Arthur and Delphena (Decatur) Durr. She married Earl E. Yanecek on Valentine’s Day, 1952, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Panama City, Fla. Lucille was a loving woman who enjoyed caring for her family. She was a stay-at-home mother. She enjoyed playing cards, shopping for and with her grandchildren, cooking and walking. Her exuberance for life will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

The family would like to express their gratitude to Hos-pice of Mercy-Cedar Rapids, the Meth-Wick community and especially the nursing staff at Woodlands for providing exceptional, respectful, and gentle care of our loved one.

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Newcomers meeting April 16IOWA CITY– The Newcomers Division of The Univer-

sity Club will hold its April meeting at the E. Jean Schwab Auditorium in the Coralville Public Library on Thursday, April 16, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Veronica Jackson Patrick, Newcomer member, will be the featured speaker on “Volunteer Opportunities at the VA Hospital.”

Newcomers is open to all women new to the Iowa City area and long term residents within their fi rst four years with The University Club. The purpose of Newcomers is to meet others new to the community, to make new friends and to learn more about the Iowa City area. For more infor-mation, call 319-333-1109 or go to www.uiowa.edu/~uwc/news.html

Caregiver support groupIOWA CITY– Iowa City Hospice recognizes the immense

value of family caregivers and strives to sustain them in their roles through support and education. Iowa City Hospice and Pathways Adult Day Health Center offer a support group for caregivers that are open and free to all community members at any point in their care giving journey.

The Caregiver Support Group offers emotional and edu-cational support in a nonjudgmental atmosphere.

The group meets on the fi rst and third Wednesdays of the month from 1-2:30 p.m. at Johnson County Extension located at 3109 Old Hwy 218 South in Iowa City.

Free respite care is available during the support group at Pathways Adult Day Health Center with a reservation. To make a reservation for the free respite call 319-339-6162. For more information on the support groups contact Steve Siglin at 319-351-5665 or via email at steve.siglin@iowac-ityhospice.org or contact Jeff Kellbach at 319-339-6162 or via email at jkellbach@abbe.org.

Heritage Agency looking for volunteers CEDAR RAPIDS– Volunteer to be an ambassador for

your county and have the honor of representing older adults and people living with a disability in the region.

The Heritage Agency is a part of the National Aging Network, advocating for, planning and assisting in funding programs in the county that target the needs of seniors and people living with a disability. Task forces in Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn and Washington counties offer unique opportunities for volunteers to make a meaningful contribution in their communities. The Task Forces meets on a monthly basis for one to two hours.

The purpose of each Task force is to advocate for the physical, social, economic and political well-being of people over the age of 60 and/or people living with a disability. This includes helping determine and communicate their needs, and supporting them by assisting with the promotion of programs to help meet these needs.

Individuals interested in joining any of the county task forces or to request more information, please contact Melissa Adams at 319-398-5559 extension 5180, or email Melissa.Adams@kirkwood.edu.

The Heritage Agency, a department of Kirkwood Commu-nity College since 1971, works to plan, fund and advocate for older adults, their families and caregivers in Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn and Washington counties. For more information, call 319-398-5559 or visit www.involvementonline.org.

Kirkwood boosts art program for wounded veterans

CEDAR RAPIDS– Kirkwood Community College has loaned an antique printing press to help wounded veterans through art. The new art program was developed by a former student in collaboration with the Cedar Rapids Veterans Memorial Center.

“We are pleased to be able to work with the Veteran’s Center for this new program. Kirkwood is committed to providing top service to veterans,” says Dean of Arts and Humanities Jennifer Bradley. “We see a large number of veterans in our art courses. Many tout the benefi ts from working in these disciplines.”

Master Sergeant Scott Droessler initiated the program for wounded vets. Droessler is a former Kirkwood student who transferred to Mount Mercy University to fi nish his four-year degree.

According to Bob Ballantyne, Kirkwood retiree and son of former Kirkwood President Selby Ballantyne, “Master Sergeant Droessler has received a lot of assistance from both Kirkwood staff, retirees and Mount Mercy contacts. Since I was aware that Kirkwood was no longer using the Inaglio printmaking press, I spoke with Kirkwood President Mick Starcevich about the new art program and the potential for loaning it out.”

With the nod from President Starcevich, Bradley did quick work to discuss the idea with faculty. Within a week the col-lege had agreed that loaning the press was the right decision. “I think the enterprise is a noble one, “says Kirkwood Art Instructor Arbe Bareis. “I have a student involved in the Veteran’s Center. He is a remarkable and dedicated artist. I’m pleased we can help the arts and veteran community in Cedar Rapids.”

IOWA CITY—The Uni-versity of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts is pleased to be one of the presenting sponsors for a joint Ida Cor-delia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professorship on April 1-3. Jill Dolan and Stacy Wolf of Princeton University will be hosting three public discussions during their time at the Uni-versity of Iowa.

On Thursday, April 2, at 5 p.m. in the English Phi-losophy Building, Gerber Lounge, located at 251 West Iowa Ave. in Iowa City, The Feminist Spectator as Agi-tator: Criticism, Blogging, and the Responsibilities of Being a Public Intellectual Lecture by Jill Dolan, An-nan Professor of English, Professor of Theater in the Lewis Center for the Arts, and Director of the Program in Gender and Sexuality Studies, Princeton Univer-sity will be held.

This talk will parse the question of criticism (via blogging and other publi-

cation venues) as a mode of social agitation and feminist analysis. Why should femi-nists take to the blogosphere and other outlets to offer critiques of popular culture and media? What are the public social responsibilities of being a feminist critic? For whom do we write and what are the costs and ben-efi ts of our intellectual and creative work?

On Friday, April 3, at 10:30 a.m. in the Café of the UI Theatre Building located at 200 N. Riverside Dr. in Iowa City) the Excit-ing Theatre Today with Jill Dolan and Stacy Wolf will be held. Students and faculty are invited to join Jill Dolan and Stacy Wolf, Ida Beam Distinguished Visiting Pro-fessors for a discussion on exciting theatre today.

On Friday, April 3, at 4 p.m. at 704 Jefferson Building located at 129 E. Washington St. in Iowa City, The Hills Are Alive with the Sound of Music: Musical Theatre at Girls’

Ida Cordelia Beam Visiting Professors from Princeton University to host public discussions

Farmers have until April 7 to update yields, reallocate base acres, and make fi nal selections for subsidies

WASHINGTON– Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today provided farm owners and producers one additional week, until April 7, to choose between Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC), the safety-net programs established by the 2014 Farm Bill. The fi nal day to update yield history or reallocate base acres also will be April 7.

“This is an important decision for producers because these programs help farmers and ranchers protect their operations from unexpected changes in the marketplace,” said Vilsack. “Nearly 98 percent of owners have already updated yield and base acres, and 90 percent of producers have enrolled in ARC or PLC. These numbers are strong, and continue to rise. This additional week will give producers a little more time to have those fi nal conversations, review their data, visit their local Farm Service Agency offi ces, and make their decisions,” said Vilsack.

If no changes are made to yield history or base acres by the deadline, the farm’s current yield and base acres will be used. If a program choice of ARC or PLC is not made, there will be no 2014 crop year payments for the farm and the farm will default to PLC coverage for the 2015 through 2018 crop years. Producers who have an appointment at their local FSA offi ces scheduled by April 7 will be able to make an election between ARC and PLC, even if their actual appointment is after April 7.

These safety-net programs provide important fi nancial protection against unexpected changes in the marketplace. As part of the strong education and outreach campaign launched by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in September, to date more than 5 million educational post-cards, in English and Spanish, have been sent to producers nationwide, and more than 5,000 events with more than 430,000 attendees, including training sessions and speaking engagements, have been conducted to educate producers on the programs. The online tools, available at www.fsa.usda.gov/arc-plc, which allow producers to explore how ARC or PLC coverage will affect their operation, have been presented to more than 3,400 groups.

Covered commodities under ARC and PLC include barley, canola, large and small chickpeas, corn, crambe, fl axseed, grain sorghum, lentils, mustard seed, oats, pea-nuts, dry peas, rapeseed, long grain rice, medium grain rice (which includes short grain and sweet rice), saffl ower seed, sesame, soybeans, sunfl ower seed and wheat. Upland cotton is no longer a covered commodity.

Producers need to contact the Farm Service Agency by April 7. To learn more, farmers can contact their local Farm Service Agency county offi ce. To fi nd local offi ces, visit http://offi ces.usda.gov.

The 2014 Farm Bill builds on historic economic gains in rural America over the past six years, while achieving meaningful reform and billions of dollars in savings for the taxpayer. Since enactment, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has made signifi cant progress to implement each provision of this critical legislation, including provid-ing disaster relief to farmers and ranchers; strengthening risk management tools; expanding access to rural credit; funding critical research; establishing innovative public-pri-vate conservation partnerships; developing new markets for rural-made products; and investing in infrastructure, housing and community facilities to help improve quality of life in rural America. For more information, visit www.usda.gov/farmbill.

USDA extends ARC and PLC deadlines

Jewish Summer Camps in Maine Lecture by Stacy Wolf, Professor of Theater and Director of Fellowships in the Lewis Center for the Arts, Princeton University will be held. At a number of girls’ Jewish summer camps in Maine, weekly musicals performed by campers of all ages have been a staple of camp life since 1915. Girls rehearse and present mini versions of Broadway musi-cals alongside their regular activities of swimming, soc-cer, and arts & crafts. In this lecture, Stacy Wolf discuss-es the history and examines current casting, rehearsal, and performance practices of musical theatre at several camps. Using archival and ethnographic methods, she considers, how do musicals contribute to girls’ sense of identity? How do musicals foster Jewishness in a wil-derness setting? How do these amateur productions affect Broadway?

The Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Pro-fessorships Program was established in 1978-79 with the income from a bequest

to the University by the late Ida Cordelia Beam of Vinton. Past visits by dis-tinguished teachers and scholars from the United States and abroad greatly enrich our instructional and research programs. The Ida Cordelia Beam visiting professorships are a source of intellectual stimulation for students and faculty, and provide an opportunity to bring new perspectives in knowledge and teaching to our campus.

These lectures are spon-sored by the Division of Per-forming Arts, Department of Theatre Arts, Department of English, Department of American Studies, Depart-ment of Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies, De-partment of Dance, and School of Music.

Individuals with disabil-ities are encouraged to at-tend all University of Iowa sponsored events. Persons with a disability who require reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program are urged to contact the Department of Theatre Arts in advance at 319-335-2700 to make accommodations.

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tween where they are, and where they want to go is a key to success,” he said.

At the end of the day, only about one-third of spring turkey hunters actually bag a turkey but most don’t use that as a measuring stick for success.

“The experience in the woods with your kids or with friends; watching the timber come alive with wildlife and the newness of spring that’s what it’s all about,” Coffey said. “It’s really something pretty special and I would hope that our turkey hunters share it by taking their neighbor or child or spouse along this year.”

Hunting Atlas Available OnlineHunters have a new tool that may improve the fi eld ex-

perience even before opening day.The Iowa Hunting Atlas is an interactive map that shows

all 680,000 acres of public hunting land that is owned by the state, county or federal governments. The atlas is available online at www.iowadnr.gov/hunting. A mobile version is also available. A click on an area will show basic information like zone and open season, and links to maps, if available.

DES MOINES– Iowa’s turkey fl ock had an excellent hatch in 2014 leading to the possibility that hunters should see increased opportunities to harvest a bird during the 2015 spring turkey season.

The younger birds, called Jakes, are often more vulner-able, responding to calls in groups and competing among themselves to see which one can get to the call fi rst. The older Toms are can be more cautious and reluctant to re-spond to the sirens temptations.

“We’re still seeing good groups of turkeys in winter fl ocks, but they will be breaking up soon as we head into the breeding season,” said Jim Coffey, forest wildlife species technician for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.

Iowa has turkeys in every county with higher numbers being found in areas where there is a more diversifi ed mix-ture of timber with agriculture.

Coffey, who participates in spring turkey hunting sem-inars geared toward fi rst time and novice hunters, said confi dence is key and that confi dence comes from talking to other turkey hunters, spending time in the woods and learning from your mistakes.

“The number one piece of advice I can give is to pattern your gun before going out. This is the sport of one shot – you need to know what that shot will be when you pull the trigger,” he said. “Don’t get hung up on calling – but understand when to call. A common mistake is calling too much. You want to tease the bird. Once you call, stay put, because he knows where you are.”

Hunters can help increase their chance of harvesting a bird by sharpening woodsmanship skills; learn when to move and when to stay still and about the biology and habits of the bird.

Coffey said turkeys have excellent vision so hunters who use the timber to blend in to the background may see more birds. He also said scouting is important. Understanding what the bird wants to do biologically is important to us as hunters.

“Watch the turkeys, understand the turkeys and realize we are playing on his home court. Position yourself be-

IOWA CITY– The Johnson County Decategorization Governance Board announces the release of a Notice of Funding seeking bidders to provide programs, services and projects that address child welfare and juvenile de-linquency needs in Johnson County.

The Decategorization Board anticipates that as much as $100,000 may be available to fund one to three projects for programming offered July 1, 2015-June 30, 2016. Contracts may include a one-year renewal option based on program performance and availability of state funds.

Programs and services funded through the FY16 Notice of Funding are expected to prevent or reduce the out-of-home placements of children by addressing one of the following priority areas in Johnson County:

Address isolation in order to build circles of support for children and families that are at-risk of involvement with the child welfare and/or juvenile court system, pay-ing particular attention to the needs of minority children and families.

Eligible applicants are not-for-profi t 501(c)(3) human service agencies and governmental entities. Applications are due on or before 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 29. Ap-plications are available on the Johnson County website, www.johnson-county.com, under Bids, Proposals, RFPs and on the Social Services webpage under Decategoriza-tion Board. For more information contact Lynette Jacoby, Johnson County Social Services and Decat Coordinator at ljacoby@co.johnson.ia.us or 319-356-6090.

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Lakeview PTO hosts 4th annual Spartan Dash Saturday, April 25

SOLON– The Lakeview Elementary PTO will be hosting its 4th annual Spartan Dash on Saturday, April 25, rain or shine. The Spartan Dash is a fun and crazy fi tness event that will serve as the Lakeview PTO’s largest fundraiser of the year.

Interested individuals should sign up to participate in the event with a “family team.” Family teams will walk, skip or run through obstacles set up along the one-mile trail in the Solon Nature and Recreation Area. Obstacles will be suitable for both children and adults and are guaranteed to generate laughter.

The event will start and fi nish near the round barn in the Solon Recreation and Nature Area. The event will not be timed in order to allow children to focus on having fun while being active with their family.

Student participants are encouraged to ask friends, family, neighbors and others for fi nancial pledges to help cover the cost of their entry fee. Entry forms and all money should be turned in to Lakeview Elementary by April 6.

Day of race registration will also be available starting at 7:30 a.m. although T-shirts are not guaranteed.

Photographers will be on site taking fun action photos and end of race family photos.

Concessions, including Casey’s pizza and Chick-Fil-A, will be available for sale in the round barn.

Individuals seeking more information, copies of the entry form, or business sponsorship forms can go to Lakeview’s Virtual Backpack accessible from the Solon Community School District website, or contact Amber Sheeley via email at aesheeley@yahoo.com.

Salt Fork Kitchen chef and owner on IPTV’s Iowa Ingredient April 4

JOHNSTON– Solon’s Eric Menze, a farmer and owner of Salt Fork Kitchen, and Chef Jay Schworn will be featured on Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Ingredient” series on Friday, April 3, at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, April 4, at 11:30 a.m. The episode will feature Iowa-grown carrots.

Now in its fourth season, “Iowa Ingredient” profi les the farms, restaurants and ingredients that make Iowa food uniquely Iowan. Each episode features a single Iowa in-gredient and treats viewers to a spectacular trip from the farm to the table.

This season, host Charity Nebbe explores carrots, kale, mushrooms, beef, goat cheese, melon, raspberries, hazelnuts and black beans.

Those interested in more information can go to www.IPTV.org/IowaIngredient or contact Susan Ramsey at 515-725-9703 or via email at Susan.Ramsey@iptv.org.

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Fred and Becky Show-alter flew to Florida and spent fi ve days visiting their friends, Charles and Beth Sheets in St. Petersburg. They went sightseeing at Sanibel Island and reported the weather to be 80 de-grees. They returned home on Thursday, March 12.

James and Sherry Gar-nant entertained, with a supper, on Monday eve-ning, March 16, in honor of their daughter, Katie, for her 15th birthday. Guests attending were Jared and Jerilyn Garnant of Fairfax, Maurice and Rachel Gar-

nant, and Anna Garnant. Those attending enjoyed cake and ice cream.

The Ely American Le-gion St. Quentin Post #555 will be holding its annual Sunday Brunch on April 12 at Legion hall. Serv-ing will be from 7 a.m. to noon. The menu will include pancakes, fried potatoes, scrambled eggs, ham, sausage, biscuits and gravy and beverage.

The Ely Town and Coun-try Club met on Monday evening, March 16, at Gw-en’s Restaurant in Lisbon with 28 persons present. Leroy Bradway of Cedar Rapids was guest speaker. He spoke and showed items of Slovakia where he and his wife, Paula, resided for five years and worked at libraries there. Ellen Jones was the hostess.

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SOLON– The public is invited to discuss the proposed extension of the Hoover Nature Trail in Johnson County on Tuesday, April 7, between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. at Solon City Hall Council Chambers, 101 N. Iowa St. in Solon.

All interested persons are invited to attend this meeting anytime between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. to discuss the pro-posed extension of the Hoover Nature Trail in Johnson County between Solon and Ely.

The meeting will be conducted in an open forum for-mat. Johnson County Conservation Board and staff from its consultant, McClure Engineering Company, will be present to informally discuss the proposed trail extension. No formal presentation will be made.

The meeting space is accessible for persons with dis-abilities. However, those who require special accommoda-tions at the meeting should notify Brad Freidhof, Johnson County Conservation Program Manager, by March 31. Call Freidhof at 319-645-2315, or email bfreidhof@co.johnson.ia.us.

Hoover Trail extension meeting to be held in Solon April 7

April activities for Old Gold DinerSOLON– Starting April 1, to receive a monthly menu,

stop by and pick it up, or call 624-2251 to have it mailed to you. It will no longer be distributed inside the Solon Economist. The weekly menu will remain printed in the Solon Economist.

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as little as 15 seconds and completely engulf a person within 30 seconds.

Neenan presented a class on confi ned spaces and grain bin safety/rescue to agri-cultural business students at Kirkwood Community College in February.

One of the most common causes of engulfment is fall-ing through crusted grain. At least 26 U.S. agricultural workers died in 2010 due to engulfment. It was “the worst year on record for grain engulfment, and I can tell you that 2015 is going to be a bad year too,” Neenan said.

He based his prediction on the two key factors which made 2010 so bad: a late harvest season and grain put away with a high moisture content. When that happens, the grain freezes, forming a crust only a few inches thick. When the bin is emp-tied, a void forms to create a pocket a farmer can fall into

when attempting to walk on the crust.

If a farmer becomes trapped in a bin, a series of things must happen quickly for any hope of conducting a rescue rather than a recov-ery operation. If the farmer is wearing a hat, he or she should immediately place it over the face to prevent the nose and mouth from be-coming plugged. Ideally, the farmer has somebody out-side the bin; it’s an OSHA requirement for industrial operations, but family farms are OSHA exempt. The out-side person, realizing there is an emergency, should shut down the auger and apply lock-out-tag out devices to prevent it being restarted. Also, the assistant should start the aeration unit, if applicable, and call 9-1-1 for help.

That is an important step; a sobering statistic regarding confined space incidents shows that 60 percent of

Engulfed in grain: Ely and Swisher obtain equipment (Continued from page A1)

fatalities are actually those of would-be rescuers.

Experts l ike Neenan strongly urge the assistant to stay out of the bin, call 9-1-1 and stay outside to guide rescuers. It is vital, Neenan said, for the 9-1-1 caller to give the exact location of the bin, especially if there are multiple bins on site.

Some local fire depart-ments have grain bin rescue systems. While there are several different varieties on the market, they typi-cally consist of a series of panels that are assembled around the victim to form a tube, or cofferdam, and then sunk into the grain. A small rescue auger is placed inside the tube to quickly evacuate the grain, allowing the vic-tim to climb out or be lifted out via harness.

Two fi re departments in northern Johnson and south-ern Linn counties recently acquired such equipment. The Jefferson-Monroe Twp.

A student in Kirkwood Community College’s agricultural business program looks out at her classmates from inside a grain bin rescue tube during a special rescue class held on the main campus in Cedar Rapids in February. Dan Neenan (right), Manager of the National Education Center for Agricultural Safety in Peosta conducted the class on confi ned spaces and grain bin rescue, which included hands-on evolutions with the tube in his custom built simulator (behind). (photos by Chris Umscheid)

Volunteer Fire Department (JMFD) in Swisher pur-chased a system called “The Great Wall of Rescue” in January.

“News articles about grain bin rescues caused JMFD to schedule and complete the training from Neenan and his group in the fall of 2013,” said Deputy Chief Gene Beard. Purchase of the equipment was prompted by an inquiry and subse-quent donation from a local farmer after the department handled a grain bin fi re on his property.

“Investigation on the availability of the equipment from mutual aid companies (neighboring fire depart-ments) and the response times involved prompted us to formalize a fundraising effort dedicated to the acqui-sition of needed equipment for this, and other confi ned space rescues,” said Beard.

Beard said donations for the equipment were received from the Hosek, Chadima and Cuthel families, the Bowersox family, Swisher Men’s Club, Swisher Trust and Savings Bank, Murk-n-T and W.I.L.O.S, all of Swisher.

The rescue tube, man-ufactured in Illinois, was purchased from Eastland Feed and Grain in Shan-non, Ill. while the rescue auger was purchased from JPZ Products in Hubbard. The auger is powered by a heavy-duty cordless drill, donated by Five Star Shop Services in Swisher.

“Additional life safety equipment for confined space rescues will be pur-chased as funding for this project comes in,” Beard said, noting the total cost is estimated at $8,300. The equipment is also available to other area departments. “To the best of our knowl-edge Ely, Tiffi n, Riverside, Hills and West Branch have such equipment.”

Dupont-Pioneer has been involved in a cost-shar-ing program with rural fi re departments to strategi-cally place the life-saving equipment. In 2013, Pioneer provided $70,000 in grants to 16 rural Iowa fi re depart-ments for grain bin rescue systems.

The Ely Fire Department partnered with Dupont-Pio-

A small auger is removed from a rescue tube placed around a Kirkwood Community College agricultural business student during a grain bin rescue simulation held on the main campus in Cedar Rapids in February. The tube is assembled around a submerged person, enabling rescuers to remove the grain and extricate the victim.

A grain engulfment “victim” starts to climb out of a four-part rescue tube while his rescuers receive additional instructions. The trio are agricultural business students at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids and participated in a grain bin rescue class in February. Such equipment is becoming more readily available in the area with the Tiffi n, Jefferson-Monroe Twp. (Swisher) and Ely Fire Departments having acquired the life-saving system.

neer to acquire their rescue system, according to Brad Buchanan with Crop Tech Services in Ely, who was contacted by former Ely Fire Department chief Vern Yar-brough about the program.

“Pioneer has been subsi-dizing the purchase of grain bin rescue kits, so our name was put on the list. I prodded a little bit,” Buchanan said. “Then Vern called and said we got the check.” It was a personal point of interest for him in trying for the grant. “It could be one of my customers (needing to be rescued),” he added.

Matt Wilson, account manager with DuPont-Pio-neer, said the Alburnett Fire Department was the fi rst in the area to receive the equip-ment four years ago.

Ely Firefi ghter Joe Hon explained a bit more of the process. The bin rescue equipment will be carried in an enclosed utility trailer that was funded by dona-tions from F.J. Krob & Co. and the Agnes and Arnold Vavra Estate. The trailer will also house ice rescue and trench rescue equipment. Ely firefighters were able to purchase the tube, auger, rope bags, harnesses and other ancillary equipment as a package deal for $5,000. They also plan to borrow a grain bin later this spring to practice with the system in a real world environment.

“It’ll be good for prac-ticality to have it in a real bin,” Hon said.

In the February workshop at Kirkwood, Neenan reiter-ated ways to avoid incidents all together. He urged them to follow OSHA guidelines for confi ned space entry. As students prepare to take on internships with employers subject to OSHA regula-tions, he told them farmers who are exempt from OSHA would do well to follow the procedures as well.

First, there should always be an attendant outside the bin in constant communica-tion with whoever is going inside. This safety measure was highlighted in January when a Clayton County farmer was trapped in a grain bin for about 20 hours. The farmer was buried up to his neck, but survived

his ordeal.Additionally, the air quali-

ty in the bin should be tested prior to entry. A four-gas monitor is recommended, as is lowering it to periodic depths within the bin. While good, breathable air may be found in the upper portion, poor-quality air will likely be found in lower spaces, with even deadly levels at the bottom.

F i r e f i g h t e r s w e a r Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) when they attempt a grain bin rescue, and air monitoring is required for the OSHA permit they must complete prior to entry.

For this purpose, clip-on meters can be worn when entering the bin. Addition-ally, anyone going into the bin should be in a full-body harness attached to a rope secured on the outside.

Yarbrough and Hon said the Ely Fire Department has not had a call for a grain bin rescue yet, and both hope they never will. However, Yarbrough spoke about a farmer who recently had the potential to become a victim.

“He had one plug up and I know what he’s going to do…start that auger, get that (iron) rod, get in there and (pound the crust to break it up). If you break that loose and the auger’s running, you go down, just like that,” Yarbrough said.

While fatalities among agricultural workers has declined over the last 15 years from 750 to 479 in 2013, Neenan reminded the Kirkwood students, “If there’s one, and its in your community, that’s one too many.”

*Small farming operations are exempt from enforcement of all rules, regulations, stan-dards or orders under the Oc-cupational Safety and Health Act if it employs 10 or fewer employees at all times in the last 12 months, and has not had an active temporary labor camp during the proceeding 12 months. Family members of farm employers are not counted when determining the number of employees.

Source – OSHA Instruction CPL 02-00-051

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By Lori LindnerSolon Economist

NORTH LIBERTY– If you think you couldn’t reel in a

25-pound catfi sh in a kay-ak, Scott Shrader would prove you wrong.

Shrader, of North Liberty, has always

been a fisher-man. As a

child, he w e n t

Finding balance in a kayakLocal kayak fi shing enthusiasts cast around for new club members

bass fi shing with his father and competed in fishing tournaments as he got older.

He bought a kayak be-cause he also loved paddling around on the water, and a kayak offered something a little different.

“Kayaking a relaxing sport, and you don’t have to deal with the gas and maintenance and expense of having a motor boat,” said Shrader.

It was a natural thing for him to put the two

sports together, and five

years ago Shrader bought his fi rst kayak that he could also take fi shing. About two years ago, Shrader learned that there is a big movement in other states to promote competitive kayak fish-ing tournaments, and he dived in feet fi rst. His fi rst tournament was on a cold Halloween morning two years ago at the Spooky Bass Tournament on Lake Wanahoo near Omaha.

“At that point, I realized I was hooked,” Shrader said.

In tournaments, fi sh are judged on length rather than weight. When Shrader competed in his second bass tournament, his catch was big enough to qualify him to

compete in the Tournament of Champions in Lake Fork, Texas. There, he finished 22nd out of 58 competitors.

“People are getting more aware of the kayak fish-ing industry,” said Shrad-er. Cable television now airs programs specific to the sport; Shrader said he watched one fi sherman land a 1,000-pound marlin in a kayak.

Fishing kayaks are de-signed differently than those that traditionally enclose the passenger. With top-side seats, anchor systems, open cabins and storage hatches for gear, they are also built with a fl atter hull and wider body for increased stability.

Kayak fi shing: Continued on page B2

Their weight capacity is greater– usually between 350 and 500 pounds.

“You can even stand up in them just like a bass boat,” Shrader said.

Cory Holland works at Fin & Feather in Iowa City, and he personally attests to the stability of fishing kayaks.

“Last summer, I had an Iowa (Hawkeye) offensive lineman standing up in my kayak,” Holland said. “The only drawback of their de-sign is it makes them a little slower.”

Shrader and Holland are

Kayak fisherman Scott

Shrader of North Liberty

cruises this kayak along

Lake Iowa. Shrader and

other local kayak fishing

enthusiasts are organizing a

club and a May fi shing tour-

nament. Find information

on Facebook at Iowa Kayak

Anglers. (photo courtesy

Scott Shrader)

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SOLON– Solon FC has proudly announced partnership with Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire. Solon FC will host a summer soccer camp experience, like no other in the area, from July 13-17 in Solon.

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working together to create more interest in the sport lo-cally. Shrader founded the Iowa Kayak Anglers club via a Facebook page of the same name, encouraging online con-versations and inviting others to join him in kayak fi shing.

“I realized there is nothing for competitions in this area,” said Shrader. “Everything seems to be a fi ve- or six-hour drive or more. And I thought, we could do this, we have great lakes around here.”

Several years ago, Shrader said, it was harder to fi nd kayaking equipment in the area. Now, Seatasea Watersports Center in Cedar Rapids, Fin & Feather in Iowa City and Scheels in Coralville all carry kayaks, and most kayak manufacturers offer models designed for fi shing. Some even make tandem kayaks for two passengers. Shrader has become a pro-staff member for Wilderness Systems kay-aks, Anchor Wizard and Golden Baits lures; the companies sponsor his activities, and in turn, he introduces the sport of kayak fi shing to people in the Midwest. Since November, the Iowa Kayak Anglers’ Facebook page has garnered at least 100 inquiries, and a few of the members have held initial meetings to brainstorm more ideas about how to grow the sport.

The Iowa Kayak Anglers club is organizing the fi rst-ever kayak bass fi shing tournament on Lake Macbride scheduled for this May; it will also be a qualifying tournament for competing in the Tournament of Champions in Texas.

But you don’t have to be a competitor to enjoy kayak fi shing. Holland said it is the perfect way for even beginners to get out on the water and do some fi shing.

“You can enter the sport at whatever your budget allows,” Holland said. He advises beginners to look for something with a lot of stability, and to consider the bodies of water they will be paddling. Ten- to 12-foot kayaks are nice for rivers and lakes, while longer boats do better on coastal waters, like the Gulf of Mississippi, where Holland was raised. Many kayaks are self draining, so if it does fl ip it while in the water, they are easy to right and easy to drain. Holland’s wife even swims from hers, he said, and is able to easily get back into the craft by herself.

Shrader also noted the conveniences of kayaks over motor boats.

“It’s a fairly inexpensive sport. You don’t have to have a huge bank account to get started,” he said. “You can get a fully out-rigged kayak for $500, or you can go above and beyond that if you want to.” Shrader’s kayak is equipped with a fi sh fi nder, mounted rod holders and a sliding track-based system that keeps gear in place with bungee-like cords, among other amenities that make it easy for him to carry enough equipment to pack for a fi ve-day camping and paddling trip. But fancy accessories aren’t necessary, he said, especially for beginners.

Further, kayaks are quite portable, even for one person.“You don’t necessarily need a boat ramp; you can drag

this to the bank, and you can’t do with a $20,000 bass boat,” said Shrader. “If you only have a couple hours to fi sh it’s easy to get in and out. You don’t have a ton of gear, you don’t have to license kayaks under the 12-foot limit, and you don’t need a trailer. You can put them on top of an SUV; I’ve even seen one on top of an Escort wagon.”

And no boat storage is required; a garage will do. Shrad-er also said unlike a boat, kayaks are covered under most homeowner’s insurance without a separate rider.

Holland encourages anyone interested to visit the outdoor expansion of the Iowa City sporting good store, Fin & Feather H2O, located on Sand Lake at the Terry Trueblood Recreation Area. Watercrafts of all sorts are available to rent, but there are also paddle demonstration days where people can just try out the kayaks, canoes or paddle boards.

Sharder said he also would be pleased to introduce anyone to the sport of kayak fi shing.

“We are more than happy to take anybody out. I have several kayaks people are welcome to try,” Shrader said.

Scott Shrader of North Liberty with one of his kayaks designed especially for fi shing. Shrader and some of his fi shing friends have organized the Iowa Kayak Anglers club to encourage others to try kayak fi shing. (photo by Lori Lindner)

“It’s relaxing, it’s easy and it’s a lot of fun.”Holland especially likes the way kayaks bring a paddler

closer to nature.“You really get in tune with the water,” said Holland. “You

can get to a lot of nooks and crannies boats can’t access, even in fl ooded timber. You can be completely secluded, or get a little sun and get a little wet. It’s absolutely a blast.”

Find Iowa Kayak Anglers on Facebook, or email Shrader at shrades@outlook.com.

Kayak fi shing: Tournament on Macbride to be held in May (Continued from page B1)

Camp fees include fi ve days of camp, a shirt, ball and a ticket to a Chicago Fire game in Bridgeview, Ill.

Cost for the half-day camp is $120; the full-day camp will cost $200.

For the younger participants, ages 2-5, a shortened, “Little Sparks” camp will be held from 5-6 p.m. for a cost of $65.

Solon FC announces partnership with Chicago Fire for summer camps

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By Don LundSports WriterThe Iowa women’s basketball season

ended last Friday in Oklahoma as they lost to a tough and good-shooting Baylor team, 81-66.

The Baylor Bears controlled the boards (45-35), had balanced scoring (four in double-fi gures) and had a tough defense that helped knock Iowa out of the NCAA tournament.

You could argue that the Bears, even though they were all over the Hawkeyes, got some nice no-calls as they came away with only nine fouls while Iowa had 17.

Baylor was 16-18 from the free throw line, Iowa only 3-7.

Only one Iowa starter (Samantha Logic) shot free throws, so you do the math.

Samantha came up with her sixth tri-ple-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists. Her six triple-doubles is the

Hawkeye women bow out

Spring football 2015There were plenty of ques-

tions for head coach Kirk Ferentz last Wednesday as the Hawkeye football team opened spring practice.

The fi rst 10 minutes were all about the quarterback situation.

The rumor mill was saying that Jake Rudock, a two-year starter with a 14-11 record, would be transferring and playing somewhere else next year.

For once, the rumors were true as coach Ferentz said he has signed a release for Jake to explore his options about transferring.

That leaves C.J. Beathard as the only quarterback with game experience.

I hope my homeboys at the Lodge are happy, as they wanted C.J. to start all last year.

I’ve always liked C.J. and he brings a strong arm and quick release to the table but I wish Jake would have stayed.

This isn’t a great example, but how about the story of Tommy Gaul?

Tommy was a redshirt senior from Des Moines that stayed to the end even thought he didn’t play his fi rst three years.

“I can’t say enough about the job Tommy Gaul did,” said Captain Kirk. “I think that’s one of the greatest

stories we’ve had here in 16 years. He was a fi fth-year senior, fi rst of all, that he stuck around for his fifth year. He played wonderfully. He really did a great job.”

Jake was a two-year start-er that is leaving because he is listed number two on the early depth chart.

I thought the situation was not a good one.

Especially after C.J. Beathard’s dad came out before the bowl game and said C.J. might transfer if things didn’t get better for him.

That left Kirk in a no-win situation. If he stuck with Jake, C.J. would have prob-ably transfer.

He picked C.J. and now Jake leaves.

This week I’ll look at the offensive line.

Who is gone and who will step up and start for the Hawkeyes?

The Hawks must replace All-World left tackle Bran-don Scherff plus right tackle Andrew Donnal.

Both should be drafted and both had great senior seasons.

Boone Myers (6-5, 300) is a redshirt sophomore from Webster City that walked on the Iowa program and is listed as the No. 1 left tackle.

Boone played offensive and defensive end in high

school. He was also a four-year letterman in track, let-tered three times in baseball and was fi rst team all-con-ference in basketball as a senior.

Ike Boettger (6-6, 300) is also a sophomore and is listed at right tackle.

Ike was a versatile athlete in high school, a lot like Brandon. He played quar-terback, wide receiver, tight end and defensive back at Cedar Falls. He was first team all-state in football and a three-year letterman in basketball.

Kirk Ferentz, in his press conference last week, com-pared Boone and Ike to Robert Gallery and Eric Steinbach.

Both Robert and Eric were thrown into the starting lineup without a lot of ex-perience.

“These guys (Boone and Ike) are further ahead down the road and they’ve got some of the same character-istics of Robert and Eric,” said the head coach. “Now whether or not their careers pan out the same way, hard to say.”

Backup tackles include ju-nior Cole Croston (6-5, 295) on the left side and redshirt freshman Keegan Render (6-4, 305).

Cole is the son of former Hawkeye Dave Croston,

who was named Offensive Lineman of the Year in 1986.

Cole played in every game last year, mostly on special teams.

Keegan, from Indianola, was named to the Elite All-State fi rst team as a junior and senior. He was also a four-year starter on offense and defense.

Senior Austin Blythe (6-3, 290) is back at center.

Austin started six games at center, one at right guard and the fi nal six at left guard.

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Senior Eric Simmons (6-2, 295) will back up Austin at center.

Eric played in all 13 games last season, mostly on special teams.

The offensive guard po-sitions should be in good shape with two returning starters.

Senior Jordan Walsh (6-4, 290) is a three-year let-terman and is listed as the starting right guard.

Sophomore Sean Welsh (6-3, 288) is the top left guard.

Sean played in all 13 games with seven starts at left guard and two at right guard. Sean was named First Team Freshman All-Big Ten by BTN.com.

Backups include Ross Reynolds (6-4, 300) redshirt freshman from Waukee, and Mitch Keppy (6-5, 300), a junior from Port Byron, Ill.

I look for Austin and one or both guards to get All-Big Ten consideration.

second most in NCAA history.The Bears didn’t give Melissa Dixon, the

nation’s best 3-point shooter, much room and Melissa was only 2-10 from 3-point range.

The Hawkeyes ended the season 26-8, including 18-0 at home.

The three Iowa seniors, Bethany Doo-little, Melissa Dixon and Samantha Logic scored 4,379 points which broke the record set by Wendy Ausdemore, Megan Skouby and Kristi Smith who had 4,237 when they fi nished in 2009.

Along with Kathryn Reynolds, the senior class fi nished with a 93-42 record.

What a great run and what a fun team to watch.

The four seniors will be tough to replace, but with Ally Disterhoft, Whitney Jennings, Kali Peschel, freshman Chase Coley and three top-notch recruits coming in, Iowa will reload for another good run.

Freshman Whitney Jennings will likely step into Sammantha Logic’s shoes next year as the point guard for the Hawkeyes.

Iowa Hawkeyes offensive linesman Jordan Walsh (65) blocks Purdue Boilermakers linebacker Gelen Robinson (13) as quarterback C.J. Beathard (16) looks for a receiver during the fi rst half of a football game at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette on Saturday, September 27, 2014. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette-KCRG TV9)

Samantha Logic dribbles between her legs against an American defender during Iowa’s fi rst-round win in the NCAA Tournament. Logic ended her Hawkeye career against Baylor in the Sweet 16. (photo by Don Lund)

Melissa Dixon is one of four seniors the Hawkeye women’s basketball team will have to replace next season.

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PUBLIC NOTICE: JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORSCost of this publication: $176.34Fiscal year to date cost(as of 7/1/14): $5,924.37

THE JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

FORMAL MEETING MINUTESMARCH 19, 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. Motion by Sullivan, second by Rettig, to approve the claims on the Auditor’s Claim Register as approved by a majority of the Supervisors.4 C’s Community Coord ..............4079.43Advance Auto Parts ..........................10.58Alliant Energy ................................175.00American Lung Assn Of ................500.00Amy Lynn Barney ..........................205.85Anderson Erickson Dairy ...............475.74Andrew M Johnson ..........................50.00Animal Clinic Inc .............................30.54Arrow International I ...................1108.57Arthur J Gallagher Ri ...................9500.00Association Central In ....................735.84Barbara Stannard ..........................1112.48Barron Motor Supply .....................277.11Becky J Tilkes ..................................42.00Becky Mills ......................................40.00Benjamin L Caskey ........................200.00Bernard Marak .................................30.00Billion Hawkeye Inc ......................156.22Bob Wood ........................................39.00Bound Tree Medical Llc ................678.73Brother Mobile Solutio ..................512.90Btm & J Ltd ...................................620.00Business Radio Sales A ..................248.69Carolyn Eakes ................................400.00Casey’s General Stores ..................118.19Cedar County Public He ................610.19Chris Henze ......................................25.00Christine A Rogers ...........................92.36City Laundering Co ........................187.92City Of Iowa City ...........................823.57City Of Iowa City - La ...................709.16City Of Iowa City - Ut ...................198.37City Of Iowa City-Ac .................10204.37CJ Cooper & Associates...................35.00Copy Systems Inc ..........................114.28Coralville Frame & Ax .................3861.55County Case Management ...............60.00Crystal C Hall ................................952.47D Douglas Campbell ........................36.00Dan Krause .....................................275.00Dan Quiles .........................................8.00Deery Brothers Ford ..................10277.02Dell Marketing Lp ..........................171.59Delta Dental Of Iowa ...................8901.11Dennis Mougin.................................36.00Dickinson, Mackaman, ................2635.00Dolphin International ...................1200.00Donald Gregory .............................225.00Douglas E Beardsley ........................75.01Dustys Precision Auto ..................1711.68Earthview Environment ...............2269.31Ecolab Food Safety Spe .................133.30Ecolab Pest Elimination ...................87.75Eldon Slaughter ..............................120.00Electrical Engineering ......................41.70Emergency Medical Prod ...............135.59Families Inc ..................................2350.00Fidelity Security Lif .....................2297.12First Book.......................................151.20Gary H Hoskins ..................................8.00Gazette Communications ...............509.02General Pest Control I ....................180.00Grant Wood Aea ...........................5142.81Graphic Printing & Desi ..................70.43Grinnell Regional Med ................1729.06Haley Jo Jakoubek .........................300.00Handicare Inc .................................654.00Harding Concrete Inc .....................960.00Hawkeye Weld & Repair ...............249.40Hd Supply Construction ...................23.78Henry Schein ................................3057.63Hilltop Mobile Home Pa ................310.00Holiday Wrecker Servic .................250.00Holly M Fritz ...................................51.00Hospers & Brother Prin .................267.10Hy-Vee #1281 ................................213.01Hy-Vee Inc .......................................64.40Interstate All Battery ......................400.84Iowa Arborist Associati ....................85.00Iowa Bridge & Culver ................47985.75Iowa Business Supply L .................329.05Iowa City Area Chamber .................10.00Iowa City Tire & Servi ...................117.46Iowa County Attorneys ................1300.00Iowa Fire Equipment Com ...............98.65Iowa Lodge Inc Dba The ...............800.00Iowa State Bar Associa ..................395.00Iowa State Reserve Law ...................20.00Irish Reporting Inc ...........................76.00Isac ...................................................50.00James R Miller ...............................120.00Janelle R Rettig ................................60.00Jerald D Colony ...............................36.00Jerry J Kron ....................................150.00Jerry Serbousek ................................24.00Jessica Altenhofen ..........................425.00Jim Bys.............................................30.00Jim Donovan ..................................120.00Johnson Controls Inc......................473.00Johnson County Audito ................1354.02Johnson County Informa ................886.02Johnson County Public ..................362.70

Johnson County Secon ...............12799.91Joint Emergency Communi ..............71.68Joshua F Busard ...............................15.00K-Mart ..............................................63.92Kalona Post And Frame, ..................75.60Karina Lyn Smith ...........................604.96Kenneth Miller .................................80.00Kim Jennings ...................................46.62Klb Bauer Inc ...................................78.05Lexisnexis Accurint - A ....................50.00Liebovich/Pdm .............................2007.16Linder Tire Service I ....................2969.68Linn County Rec ............................736.81Linn County Treasurer ...................711.58Lisa Goodfellow-Mertens ................15.00Lonise Norfl eet .................................51.00Marianne Colony ...........................144.00Matnic Llc ......................................450.00Matthew Braasch ...........................500.00Mechanical Service Inc ..................372.00Medtox Laboratories In ..................145.70Menards - Iowa City ......................944.64Michael J Kennedy ........................120.00Michele Miller ...............................103.00Mid American Energy ..................3686.16Midwest Janitorial Se ...................1425.00Mike Carberry ..................................60.00Moore Medical Llc ..........................52.01Motor Parts And Equipme ...............19.80Muscatine County Sherif .................22.00Muscatine County She ...............61576.00Myrtle Grove Apartment ................400.00National Emergency Num ..............550.00Nelson Valuations Inc ..................2250.00Oherron Co Inc ..............................260.00Old Gold Court Apartme ................400.00Olen Stidham .................................400.00Optimal Phone Interpre ..................184.37Overhead Door Co Of Ce ..............230.00Patricia Perring ...............................636.80Patrick L Harney ..............................60.00Pauls Discount Store ......................363.33Pioneer Telephone ........................1004.19Plumbers Supply ..............................22.43Praxair Distribution I .....................317.20Press-Citizen Media .....................1307.60Progressive Rehabilitat ....................60.00Prosecuting Attorneys ....................300.00Purchase Power - Pit ..................15000.00Pyramid Services Inc. ....................390.65Racom Corporation ......................1793.50Rapids Reproductions In ..................85.95Rebecca J Hackett Lea .................2542.00Reliance Standard Li ....................3501.77Republic Services Dba R .................38.00River Products Co ........................1563.79Robert W Fox Dba: Ed ...................450.00Robyn D Reese ............................3200.00Rod Sullivan.....................................60.00Rodney W De Vries Dba ................130.00Ronald J O’neil ..............................117.00Sanofi Pasteur Inc ............................93.06Scott Van Keppel Llc .....................324.14Sharon K Butler .............................120.00Southgate Property Man ................450.00Spenler Tire ....................................713.81Staples Business Advan .................221.50Staples Credit Plan ...........................70.98State Chemical Manufac ................557.54State Hygienic Laborat ....................95.00Systems Unlimited Inc .................1969.57Tallgrass Business Re ....................895.55Technigraphics .................................73.25Terminal Supply Co .......................109.35Terrence Neuzil ................................60.00Terry Waters ...................................400.00The Video Center Inc ...................3270.00Totalfunds By Hasler .....................640.37Travelers - Rmd ...........................8357.00Tricia L Kitzmann ..........................248.64Trizetto Provider Solu ....................147.00Tutty Mtowa ...................................458.50U Of Ia Emergency Me ..............10184.00U S Cellular ..................................2175.12Ui Diagnostic Labora .................16648.22Uniform Den Inc ............................245.79United Action For You .................7090.00University Of Iowa ........................269.27US Bank .........................................178.30US Bank .......................................6209.23Verizon Wireless ............................254.38Visa ..............................................3632.97Wellmark Blue Cross ...............126387.63West Liberty Telephon .................1264.24Westport Touchless Auto ..................12.00Westwinds Real Estate ...................450.00Wilma L Porter .................................29.50Winthrop Gregor ..............................30.00Yellow Cab Of Iowa City .................10.25Zephaniah Samson Leato ...............750.00 Motion by Carberry, second by Sulli-van, to approve the minutes of the formal meeting of March 10, 2015. Motion by Neuzil, second by Rettig, to approve the payroll authorizations submit-ted by department heads, as approved by a majority of the Supervisors. Motion by Sullivan, second by Rettig, to approve a Renewal Application for a Spe-cial Class C Liquor License, Application for Sunday Sales Privilege, for KC Family Center, Iowa City, as submitted by Randy Trca. Motion by Sullivan, second by Neuzil, to approve the license transfer application for Ruzicka’s Meat Processing, Inc., for March 21 – March 27, 2015, as submitted by Barb Ruzicka. Motion by Sullivan, second by Carberry, to approve a Renewal Application for a Class C Liquor License, Application for

Outdoor Service, Application for Sunday Sales, for Saddleback Ridge Golf Course, Solon, as submitted by James Denneny, Neil Kumor, and Ronald Rushek.

ORDINANCE 03-19-15-01Zoning Application 25602

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE JOHNSON COUNTY UNIFIED

DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE CLASSIFICATION

OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM A-AGRICULTURAL TO R-RESI-

DENTIALSECTION I. PURPOSE. The purpose of this ordinance is to amend the Johnson County Unifi ed Development Ordinance by changing the classifi cation of the real estate described in Section II hereof from A-Agricultural and to R-Residential.SECTION II. CHANGE IN CLASSIFI-CATION. The zoning classifi cation of the following described real estate located in Jefferson Township to wit: Being a part of the Northeast 1/4 of the Southwest 1/4 and of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 15, Township 81 North, Range 7 West of the 5th P.M., Johnson County, Iowa and is more partic-ularly described as follows.Commencing at the South 1/4 corner of Section 15, Township 81 North, Range 7 West; thence N 02°17’56” W along the West line of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 15, a distance of 1322.54 feet to a point on the South line of the Northwest 1/4 of the Southeast 1/4 of said Section 15; thence N 89°45’23” E along said South line, a distance of 359.63 feet to a point on the Westerly right of way line for Curtis Bridge Road NE; thence N 04°30’28” W along said Westerly right of way line, a distance of 168.01 feet; thence Northerly along said Westerly right of way line 213.40 feet along the arc of a 430.81 foot radius curve, concave Easterly, whose 211.22 foot chord bears N 09°40’58” E to a point on the North line of a Warranty Deed description as is recorded in Book 4921 on page 143 in the offi ce of the Johnson County Recorder; thence N 85°13’21” W along said North line, a distance of 10.57 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continuing N 85°13’21” W along said North line, a distance of 975.45 feet to a point on the Easterly line of Tract No. F-524; thence N 37°20’15” E along said Easterly line, a distance of 678.13 feet; thence N 16°42’01” E along said Easterly line, a distance of 170.00 feet to a point on the Northerly line of a Warranty Deed description as is recorded in Book 338 on pages 542-543 in the offi ce of the Johnson County Recorder; thence S 45°43’25” E along said Northerly line, a distance of 886.90 feet; thence Southwest-erly 207.01 feet along the arc of a 440.81 foot radius curve, concave Southeasterly, whose 205.12 foot chord bears S 36°52’39” W to the Point of Beginning containing 9.83 acres. SECTION III. DISTRICT MAPS. The portion of the District Maps maintained in accordance with Chapter 8:1.5.I of the Johnson County Unified Development Ordinance as pertains to the real estate described in Section II of this ordinance is hereby repealed and amended to refl ect the foregoing change in classifi cation.SECTION IV. REPEALER. All other or-dinances or parts of ordinances in confl ict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.SECTION V. SAVINGS CLAUSE. If any section, provision or part of this ordi-nance shall be adjudged invalid, illegal or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid, illegal or unconstitutional. SECTION VI. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall become effective, after its passage and approval, upon publication as part of the proceedings of the Board of Supervisors. On March 10, 2015, motion by Sullivan, second by Rettig, to waive the requirement of three considerations before approving An Ordinance Amending the Johnson County Unifi ed Development Ordinance, Zoning Application 25602. Aye: Carberry, Harney, Neuzil, Rettig, Sullivan. On March 10, 2015, motion by Rettig, second by Sullivan, to approve An Or-dinance Amending the Johnson County Unified Development Ordinance, and approve Zoning Application 25602 on fi rst and second consideration. Aye: Carberry, Harney, Neuzil, Rettig, Sullivan. Motion by Sullivan, second by Rettig, to approve Zoning Application 25602 of Laurence Reed on third and fi nal consider-ation and approve Ordinance 03-19-15-01 amending the Johnson County Unified Development Ordinance. Roll Call: Aye: Carberry, Harney, Neuzil, Rettig, Sullivan.

ORDINANCE 03-19-15-02Zoning Application 25603

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE JOHNSON COUNTY UNIFIED

DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE CLASSIFICATION

OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM A-AGRICULTURAL, R- RESIDEN-

TIAL AND FROM MH-HEAVY INDUSTRIAL TO ML-LIGHT IND-SUTRIAL AND R-RESIDENTIAL

SECTION I. PURPOSE. The purpose of this ordinance is to amend the Johnson County Unifi ed Development Ordinance by changing the classifi cation of the real estate described in Section II hereof from A-Agricultural, R-Residential and from MH-Heavy Industrial to ML-Light Indus-trial and R-Residential.SECTION II. CHANGE IN CLASSIFI-CATION. The zoning classifi cation of the following described real estate located in Jefferson Township to wit: Legal Description – Rezone to R: Part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 9, Township 81 North, Range 7 West of the Fifth Principal Me-ridian, Johnson County, Iowa, described as follows:Commencing at the Southwest Corner of Section 9, Township 81 North, Range 7 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian; thence N0°59’23”W along the west line of the Southwest Quarter of said Sec-tion 9, a distance of 1984.72 feet to the Southwest Corner of Fawn Valley Sub-division to Johnson County, Iowa; thence N89°07’57”E along the south line of said Fawn Valley Subdivision, 99.00 feet to the easterly right of way of Highway 965 and the point of beginning; thence continuing N89°07’57”E along said south line 596.69 feet to a corner of said S & J Tomash First Subdivision; thence S3°50’14”E along the west line of said subdivision, 331.44 feet to a corner; thence S88°29’27”W along the north line of said subdivision, 418.07 feet; thence N0°52’03”W, 275.68 feet; thence S89°07’57”W to said easterly right of way; thence N1°01’53”E, 60.03 feet to the point of beginning. Said parcel is to be known as Lot 1, F W Sedlacek Addition to Johnson County, Iowa and contains 3.40 acres, subject to easements and restrictions of record.Legal Description - Rezone to ML:Part of the Northwest Quarter of the South-west Quarter of Section 9, Township 81 North, Range 7 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, Johnson County, Iowa, described as follows:Commencing at the Southwest Corner of Section 9, Township 81 North, Range 7 West of the Fifth Principal Meridian; thence N0°59’23”W along the west line of the Southwest Quarter of said Sec-tion 9, a distance of 1645.75 feet to the Northwest Corner of S & J Tomash First Subdivision to Johnson County, Iowa; thence N88°29’27”E along the north line of said Subdivision, 87.07 feet to the easterly right of way of Highway 965 and the point of beginning; thence continuing N88°29’27”E along said north line to a point that is 418.07 feet from the next corner of said S & J Tomash First Subdi-vision; thence N0°52’03”W, 275.68 feet; thence S89°07’57”W to said easterly right of way; thence S1°01’53”W, 278.15 feet to the point of beginning.Said parcel is to be known as Lot 2, F W Sedlacek Addition to Johnson County, Iowa and contains 1.29 acres, subject to easements and restrictions of record.SECTION III. DISTRICT MAPS. The portion of the District Maps maintained in accordance with Chapter 8:1.5.I of the Johnson County Unified Development Ordinance as pertains to the real estate described in Section II of this ordinance is hereby repealed and amended to refl ect the foregoing change in classifi cation.SECTION IV. REPEALER. All other or-dinances or parts of ordinances in confl ict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.SECTION V. SAVINGS CLAUSE. If any section, provision or part of this ordi-nance shall be adjudged invalid, illegal or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid, illegal or unconstitutional. SECTION VI. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall become effective, after its passage and approval, upon publication as part of the proceedings of the Board of Supervisors. On March 10, 2015, motion by Sullivan, second by Carberry, to waive the require-ment of three considerations before approv-ing An Ordinance Amending the Johnson County Unifi ed Development Ordinance, Zoning Application 25603. Aye: Carberry, Harney, Neuzil, Rettig, Sullivan. On March 10, 2015, motion by Rettig, second by Sullivan, to approve An Or-dinance Amending the Johnson County Unified Development Ordinance, and approve Zoning Application 25603 on fi rst and second consideration. Aye: Carberry, Harney, Neuzil, Rettig, Sullivan. Motion by Carberry, second by Sullivan, to approve Zoning Application 25603 of Frank Sedlacek on third and fi nal consider-ation and approve Ordinance 03-19-15-02

amending the Johnson County Unified Development Ordinance. Roll Call: Aye: Carberry, Harney, Neuzil, Rettig, Sullivan.

ORDINANCE 03-19-15-03Zoning Application 25604

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE JOHNSON COUNTY UNIFIED

DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE BY CHANGING THE CLASSIFICATION

OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM A-AGRICULTURAL, R-RESIDEN-TIAL AND R3-RESIDENTIAL TO

R5-RESIDENTIALSECTION I. PURPOSE. The purpose of this ordinance is to amend the Johnson County Unifi ed Development Ordinance by changing the classifi cation of the real estate described in Section II hereof from A-Agricultural, R-Residential and R3-Res-idential to R5-Residential.SECTION II. CHANGE IN CLASSIFI-CATION. The zoning classifi cation of the following described real estate located in Newport Township to wit: LEGAL DESCRIPTIONA PORTION OF THE NORTHEAST ONE-QUARTER OF THE FRACTION-AL SOUTHWEST ONE-QUARTER OF SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 80 NORTH, RANGE 5 WEST OF THE 5TH PRIN-CIPAL MERIDIAN, JOHNSON COUN-TY, IOWA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOTS 1 AND 2 OF A RESUBDIVISION OF HIGHLAND HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, JOHNSON COUNTY, IOWA, ACCORD-ING TO THE PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 30 AT PAGE 211 IN THE RECORDS OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY RECORDER’S OFFICE AND OUTLOT A, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS SUBDIVI-SION, PART TWO, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 35 AT PAGE 225 IN THE RECORDS OF THE JOHNSON COUNTY RECORD-ER’S OFFICE. THE RESULTANT ACRE-AGE IS 12.78 ACRES AND IS SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD.SECTION III. DISTRICT MAPS. The portion of the District Maps maintained in accordance with Chapter 8:1.5.I of the Johnson County Unified Development Ordinance as pertains to the real estate described in Section II of this ordinance is hereby repealed and amended to refl ect the foregoing change in classifi cation.SECTION IV. REPEALER. All other or-dinances or part s of ordinances in confl ict with the provisions of this ordinance are hereby repealed.SECTION V. SAVINGS CLAUSE. If any section, provision or part of this ordi-nance shall be adjudged invalid, illegal or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any section, provision or part thereof not adjudged invalid, illegal or unconstitutional. SECTION VI. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall become effective, after its passage and approval, upon publication as part of the proceedings of the Board of Supervisors. On March 10, 2015, motion by Car-berry, second by Rettig, to waive the requirement of three considerations before approving An Ordinance Amending the Johnson County Unifi ed Development Or-dinance, Zoning Application 25604. Aye: Carberry, Harney, Neuzil, Rettig, Sullivan. On March 10, 2015, motion by Rettig, second by Sullivan, to approve An Or-dinance Amending the Johnson County Unified Development Ordinance, and approve Zoning Application 25604 on fi rst and second consideration. Aye: Carberry, Harney, Neuzil, Rettig, Sullivan. Motion by Rettig, second by Sullivan, to approve Zoning Application 25604 of William Boyd on third and fi nal consider-ation and approve Ordinance 03-19-15-03 amending the Johnson County Unified Development Ordinance. Roll Call: Aye: Carberry, Harney, Neuzil, Rettig, Sullivan. Motion by Sullivan, second by Rettig, to appoint 6th Judicial District Court Judge Lars Anderson to the Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee. Motion by Neuzil, second by Carberry, to approve and authorize the Chairperson to send 6th Judicial District Court Judge Douglas Russell a letter of appreciation and certifi cate for serving on the Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee. Board members agreed to include, in the letter, congratulatory remarks on Russell’s up-coming retirement. Adjourned to Informal Meeting at 9:07 a.m./s/Pat Harney, Chair, Board of Supervisors

Attest: Travis Weipert, AuditorRecorded By Nancy TomkoviczThese minutes were sent for formal ap-proval and publication on March 26, 2015.

SOLON CITY COUNCILMARCH 18, 2015SOLON, IOWA

SOLON CITY HALL Mayor Steve Stange called to order the regular City Council meeting at 5:30pm. Roll Call: Casey Grover, Mark Krall, Mark Prentice and Dale Snipes. Absent: Steve Duncan. Also Present: Public Works Director Scott Kleppe, City Administrator Cami Rasmussen, City Engineer Dave Schechinger, City Attorney Jim Martinek and City Clerk Susie Siddell. Mayor Stange stated they would be taking item number three off the agenda, Loader Placement. Motion by Krall to approve the agenda with taking item number three off.. Seconded by Grover. Roll Call Vote: Grover, Krall, Prentice and Snipes. All Ayes. Motion Carried. 4-0. Citizen Speak: Pam Landgrebe was present to voice her concerns on children not using the light on Main St. at the Crosswalk. Landgrebe stated she has seen children not using the light and almost getting hit by cars. Mayor Stange stated parents would need to teach children to use the stoplight and we can get the word out in the NOJO and the City’s Facebook page. Rasmussen stated there was an event application to hold a wedding at the City’s bandstand with approximately 200 people. Mayor Stange questioned Deputy Wiseman if the sheriff’s dept would have issues. Rasmussen will talk with the sheriff’s offi ce. This item will be tabled until it has been discussed with sheriff’s offi ce. Motion by Krall to approve the consent agenda including minutes from the March 4, 2015 meeting, list of bills, treasurer’s report, trans-fers, building permits, approval of the renewal of liquor license for RJZ Express, event application for the Optimist Easter Egg Hunt March 29, 2015. Seconded by Snipes. All Ayes. Motion Carried. 4-0. Fire Department: None Sheriff’s Department Report: Mayor Stange there have many com-plaints of golf carts being driven in the Old Mill Creek area with many violations happening. Siddell stated the ordinance states golf carts are not allowed till April 1st. He asked the sheriff’s department to patrol the area. Public Works Report: Kleppe stated they would be starting street sweeping , two staff members would be attending Sweeper School next

week. Kleppe informed Council, weather permitting they will fl ush Hydrants April 13th or 20th and they were having some issues getting the Parks open but were working on it. Engineer Report: Schechinger stated he has been in contact with the MPO and will have a drafted copy of the Traffi c study concerning the school. Library Report: None City Attorney Report: Martinek stated he had seen the Assistant County Attorney in which she stated she was still working on the 28E agreement.New Business: Comprehensive Plan: Shawn O’Shea and Jim Holz from MSA Professional Services was present, they went over the schedule. O’Shea informed Council they would like to look at the comprehensive plan as a community. O’Shea stated there will be a project Website, www.thesolonplan.com which anyone can go to. O’Shea stated the City would need to have a steering committee of 6-12 people which should be from different groups. Mayor Stange stated he would like to see Snipes and Grover on this committee as Council reps, someone from P & Z and Rasmussen and Kleppe. IWorkQ Software: Rasmussen informed Council this software would help manage building permits, we would be able to share information per computer. The annual fee would be $2250 with them waving the installation fee. Grover questioned if this would be user friendly with Kleppe responding it would be. Motion by Krall to approve the $2250 one year contract for IWorkQ for building permit software. Seconded by Grover. Roll Call Vote: Grover, Krall, Prentice and Snipes. All Ayes. Motion Carried. 4-0. Resolution No. 15-09: Rasmussen stated our annual audit began in December, Steve Kuhl was present to do a summary over the audit. Kuhl stated the previous last couple of years the audits had not been completed till approximately May or June. Kuhl went over with Council certain areas of the audit. Motion by Grover to approve Resolution No. 15-09, accepting FY2014 Audit. Seconded by Prentice. Roll Call Vote: Snipes, Prentice, Grover and Krall. All Ayes. Motion Carried. 4-0.Other Business: Council Committee Reports: Mayor Stange stated a posting of the

City Administrator position had been put in the paper with applications being taken until April 1st. City Clerk Report: Siddell stated City Wide Clean up day will be June 13th 7:30-9:30AM for City Residents only, meaning residents that pay our City Utilities. City Administrator Report: Rasmussen informed Council the new computers would be set up on Monday by All Covered. Herself and Kleppe will be attending a Ragbrai meeting March 28th in Webster City, and there will be a trail meeting at City Hall April 7th to discuss the portion between Ely and Solon. Council Comments: None Mayor Comments: Mayor Stange stated he would like to have a meeting with the school soon and he had met with Kris Brown and would like to have routine meetings between Council and the Board. Motion to Adjourn by Prentice at 6:52pm. Seconded by Krall. All Ayes. Motion Carried. 4-0. ATTEST Susie Siddell, City Clerk Steve Stange, Mayor

CITY OF SOLONWARRANTS REPORT MARCH 18, 2015

Action Sewer & Drain Ser; Water Jetting ....................................264.38Alphagraphics; Golf Cart Permit Sticker .......................................62.52Black, Kristy; Utility Refund .........................................................50.00Carquest; Parts .............................................................................201.64 Parts..........................................................................................17.78Casey’s General Stores I; Fuel .....................................................348.37E & J Electric; Lighting Work ..................................................2,747.94Fisher, Steve; Sign Permit Refund .................................................25.00Fox Apparatus Repair & M; Service-132 ....................................517.02Future Line LLC; Parts ................................................................256.37Grainger Inc.; Supplies ................................................................138.79Hansen, Kurt; Utility Refund .........................................................50.00Hybrid Publications; Publications ..................................................25.00 Subscription-Library ................................................................48.00Installed Rite; Install Air Reel ......................................................835.00Iowa Business Supply; Supplies ....................................................86.26

Iowa Section AWWA; Conference .................................................70.00Johnson County Refuse In; Stickers .........................................3,600.00Johnson County Treasurer; Police Protection ...........................5,408.00Klahn, Marv; Utility Refund ..........................................................50.00Kramer, Andrew; Utility Refund....................................................50.00Lawson Products; Supplies ..........................................................355.81Linn County REC; Utilities ...........................................................16.74 Utilities ...................................................................................156.00 Utilities ...................................................................................198.70Offi ce Of Auditor Of Sta; Audit-Filing Fee .................................250.00RJZ Express; Fuel ........................................................................153.55Rustvold, Stacy; Utility Refund .....................................................50.00Sam’s Main Street Market; Supplies ..............................................17.72Solon Economic Developme; Chautauqua-Tent .......................1,200.00Solon Fire Department; Janitor ....................................................100.00Solon Heating & Air Cond; Furnace Check & Clean ..................180.00Solon State Bank; City Offi ce-Petty Cash .....................................20.41South Slope Cooperative; Phone .................................................713.45Sprint; Phonw.................................................................................37.99State Hygienic Laborator; Testing .................................................37.50The Northway Corporation; Well #4 Work .............................27,103.64Thomson Reuters - West; West Law ..............................................79.96Toyne Inc.; Trays-132 ..................................................................900.00 Shoulder Harness-132 ............................................................182.35Treasurer-State Of Iowa; Sales Tax ..........................................1,831.00Unitypoint Clinic-Occupa; Drug Testing .......................................37.00US Bank; Battery Terminals ..........................................................62.51US Bank Equipment Financ; Contract Payment ..........................103.87Wellmark Bluecross Blues; Insurance ......................................5,451.92Winkel, Parker & Foster,; Audit Fee .........................................1,900.00Payroll Claims; Total ..............................................................20,714.92

General Fund ...........................................................................28,658.17Road Use Tax Fund ...................................................................2,436.93Special Revenue Levy ...............................................................5,001.60Water Utility ............................................................................34,065.84Sewer Utility .............................................................................6,544.57 ........................................................................................... 76,707.11

PUBLIC NOTICE: CITY OF SOLON

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR MONDAY APRIL 13TH, 2015

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Solon Community School District will hold a public hearing on the 13th day of April, 2015, at 6:00 P.M. central time. The purpose for hearing is the 2016 District Budget at the Solon Community School’s High School Media Center at 600 W. 5th Street, Solon Iowa.

At the time and place set for the public hearing, inter-ested individuals will be given the opportunity to express their views, both orally and in writing, on the following : 2016 District Budget BOARD OF DIRECTORS, SOLON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Kris Wentzien Secretary of the Board of Directors

PUBLIC NOTICE: SOLON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the defendant is presumed innocent until and un-less proven guilty.

Robert Steven Thompson, 31, of 1750 Cedar Ave., Keota, was charged with operating while under the infl uence, third offense, on Feb. 22, at 502 Windham Dr. in Solon.

Kyler Dale Deaton, 23, of 117

Golfview Ct., North Liberty, was charged with driving while barred on Feb. 23, at Lions and Hawkeye Dr. in North Liberty.

Dillon Charles Lee Sage, 23, of 1008 Hager St. E., Grand Junction, was charged with domestic abuse, assault display or use of weapon, fi rst offense on Dec. 30, at 1275 Alexander Way Apt. 201, North Liberty.

Sean Dungan Adams, 43, of 3444 Ireland Ave. SW in Tiffi n, was charged with driving while barred on Feb. 26, at 512 Kimberlite St. in Tiffi n.

Robert Patrick Kalin, 41, of 411 3rd Ave. Apt. 1 in Coralville, was charged with driving while license denied or revoked on Feb. 28, at Liberty Plaza in North Liberty.

Jamal Malcolm Baylis, 33, of 1803 C St. SW in Cedar Rapids, was charged with driving while barred on Feb. 27, at Zeller St. and Chestnut in North Liberty.

Jason Alan Peterson, 36, of 230 Hackberry St. in North Liberty, was

charged with operating while under the infl uence, fi rst offense, on Feb. 27, at Cherry and Front St. in North Liberty.

Aaron Ray Johnstone, 49, of 1820 A Ave. NE, Apt. 6 in Cedar Rapids, was charged with theft, second degree, on Oct. 16, at US Bank Savings and Loan in North Liberty.

Dietrich Anthony Wilmington, 27, of 3003 W. 70th in Davenport, was charged with operating while under the infl uence, fi rst offense, on March 1, along Interstate 80 in North Liberty.

Joshua David Vance, 37, of 118

Alydar Dr in North Liberty, was charged with public intoxication on March 1, at 201 N. Devoe St. in Lone Tree.

Veronica Faye Gatlin, 38, of 4028 Cosgrove Rd. in Oxford, was charged with unauthorized use of credit card under $1000, on Jan. 7, at US Bank Savings and Loan on 2312 Mormon Trek Blvd. in Iowa City.

Chad John Nierling, 42, of 1248 Alexander Way, Apt. 1 in North Liberty was charged with operat-ing while under the infl uence, fi rst offense, on March 12, at Alexander Way and Penn St., North Liberty.

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Session 2 of Zumba is currently under-way. It started March 24 and meets Tuesday and Thursday nights from 6:30-7:15 p.m. at the Solon United Methodist Church Family Life Center gymnasium. It runs until April 23. Cost of a 10-punch card: $50 for city residents or $60 for non-city residents. Walk-ins are welcome for a $10 fee or an unused punch from a previously purchased punch card. Registration forms are available on the Parks and Recreation website or can be picked up from city hall or at the class.

Boot Camp Class is currently underway. It includes a variety of exercises, including resistance training and body weight exercis-es. It started March 28 and meets Tuesdays from 5:30-6:15 p.m. and some Saturdays at 9 a.m. in the Skilled Physical Therapy room behind the Solon Care Center. It will last for 10 classes. Cost of a punch card is $50 for city residents or $60 for non-city residents. Unused punches from previously purchased punch cards can be used or you can walk-in for a $10 fee. Participants should bring two sets of dumbbells (lighter and heavier) water bottle, towel and a mat. Registration forms are available at the Solon Parks and Recreation website or can be picked up at city hall or at the class.

Rookie (coach pitch for 7-8 year olds)

SOLON PARKS & REC DEPARTMENTBaseball and Softball registration has started and will continue until April 24. All fi rst and second grade Solon students should have received a registration form in their Friday, March 27, packet. Registration can be completed online at https://solon-iowa.cogran.com/, on the Solon Parks and Rec website, or can be picked up at city hall. Practices are scheduled to start the week of April 27 with games starting the week of May 18.

Rookie Baseball and Softball CoachesMeeting will be held on Wednesday, April 22, at 6:30 p.m. at the Solon City Hall.

T-ball registration will begin April 3 and last until May 1. All pre-K and kindergarten Solon students should receive a registration form in their Friday, April 3, packet. Start-ing April 3, registration can be completed online at https://solon-iowa.cogran.com/ on the Solon Parks and Recreation website, or can be picked up at city hall. Practices are scheduled to start the week of May 4 with games scheduled to start May 22.

T-ball Coaches Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, April 29, at 6:30 p.m. at the Solon City Hall.

NORTH LIBERTY– Community leaders and elected offi cials gathered at the South Slope Community Center on Friday, March 20, to discuss rural broadband expansion with Congressman Dave Loebsack. Repre-sentative Sally Stutsman and Senator Kevin Kinney joined the open forum and were given a tour of the South Slope facilities, including the communication company’s broadband equipment center. Loebsack was recently named to the Communications and Technology Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which also oversees broadband issues.

Loebsack opened the forum by discussing the need for affordable broadband service in rural Iowa. He noted that tele-medicine, education and economic growth all depend on quality broadband services. He discussed the high costs to build a fi ber optic network, which is considered the most advanced broadband technology today, allowing for the fastest download and upload internet speeds available.

Dan Swick, HR and Compliance Manager at South Slope Cooperative Communi-cations, shared South Slope’s history of implementing fi ber optic services which dates back to 1991. To date, the Cooperative

has invested over $75 million in fi ber optic technology for business and residential customers in rural areas and towns alike. South Slope has installed over 9,000 miles of main route, business and residential fi ber optic cabling. Homes and businesses in Ely, Fairfax, Newhall, North Liberty, Norway and Walford may contact South Slope for a free fi ber optic conversion.

Swick also encouraged governmental leaders to update regulations and provide more certainty for telecommunications pro-viders. Changing regulations often slow, and in some cases halt, fi ber optic expansion. Swick stated that independent providers such as South Slope are leading the way with fi ber optic deployment which allows smaller, rural communities great economic development opportunities.

Local entrepreneur and Co-Lab founder, Jeff Schweitzer, spoke about his new ven-ture and his broadband partnership with South Slope. Schweitzer noted that some clients come to the Co-Lab because they do not have access to quality broadband service today.

Loebsack plans to continue touring the state and holding open forums to gain insight from Iowans on broadband needs.

Loebsack hosts open broadband forum at South Slope