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The rest of the stories:

Pantry seeks volunteers to get the garden started.See page A2.

Mehaff ey Bridge reduced to one lane beginning March 30.See page A2.

CCA Clippers hit the track.See page B1.

West knocked back to third place, loses shot at fourth state title .See page B1.

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By Lori LindnerNorth Liberty Leader NORTH LIBERTY– Miss a meeting, miss a lot.With two councilors absent, the North Liberty City Coun-

cil on Tuesday, March 10, faced a situation that resulted in the failure of one and the tabling of two agenda items related to a planned new subdivision, as well as a discussion about tailoring future votes.

At the beginning of the meeting, City Attorney Scott Peterson reminded the three councilors present that while they constituted a quorum thereby allowing them to take action, resolutions would require unanimity in order to pass.

The sticky wicket came when voting on documents sup-porting Liberty Farm, a 24-lot residential subdivision near Highway 965 and Pheasant Lane intersection.

The Liberty Farm preliminary plat was approved in September 2014, against recommendations of City Planner Dean Wheatley and the Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z). Most of the homes in the subdivision will be built on a cul-de-sac, which went against staff’s and P&Z’s recommendation that the street be extended all the way to Highway 965 in order to provide access to the adjacent Aspen Ridge neighborhood.

Last fall, city council voted 4-1 to accept the plat, cul-de-sac included, with Coleen Chipman voting against it.

And last Tuesday, Liberty Farm’s developer’s agreement,

By Lori LindnerNorth Liberty LeaderTIFFIN– Whether to blame poor design or poorly placed

construction trailers? The question almost doesn’t matter, as the answer will be

the same either way: a sewer line needs to get to the new school in Tiffi n, and quickly.

Still up in the air is who will pay the price.Maxwell Construction presented the City of Tiffi n with a

$65,996 change order for a project extending city sanitary sewer to Clear Creek Amana (CCA) school district’s new elementary school at the corner of Highway 6 and Jasper Avenue. Tiffi n’s City Council fi rst saw the change order at its March 11 meeting, and questioned its origin.

“It’s actually the request of the school,” said City Engineer Ben Carhoff of Hart-Frederick Consultants P.C.

The city hired Hart-Frederick to design the project and Maxwell Construction to install it. The increased depth of the installation would require digging a very wide trench, and the school district’s contractor, Portzen Construction, determined the limited right-of-way wouldn’t allow for that because, Carhoff told the council, half a dozen construction trailers are in the way of the trenching and can’t easily be moved, since they are already hooked up to utilities.

According to Carhoff, he met with school district rep-resentatives to discuss the issue in January. Portzen Con-struction requested an estimate for directional boring– going straight into the ground, instead of digging an open trench.

Cornerstone Excavating returned an estimate dated March 3 of nearly $66,000.

Carhoff said he reminded school representatives of the cost-sharing agreement between the city and the district: two-thirds of the sewer project is to be paid by CCA, and one-third is to be paid by the city.

“I did not go any further than that,” Carhoff told the council. “Once we got the pricing, they wanted to see a reduction in cost, and the contractor indicated there is no reduction because directional drilling is more expensive than an open trench. But it solves the problem of getting service to their building so they can open on time.”

What it didn’t solve for three city councilors was why the city was being asked to share the cost.

Public Works Director Brett Mehmen asked why the problem wasn’t anticipated.

“Didn’t they look at the map to see where the sewer was going to run before they put those construction trailers there? Or was that done after the fact?” Mehmen asked.

Carhoff said his understanding from the school’s sub-contractors was that Maxwell Construction should have foreseen the space issue, but Carhoff maintained that when Maxwell viewed the site to bid on the project, it was an open fi eld with no contractors on site.

Tiffin council members discussed the terms of the cost-sharing agreement between the two entities, but shied away from accepting any fi nancial responsibility.

“We want to cooperate,” said council member Peggy Upton. “But it’s not something the city wants done. If it was, we’d be happy to pay our share. This is entirely on them as far as a request.”

Mayor Steve Berner agreed.“We want to work with them but we shouldn’t have to

pay bills that are not our fault,” he said. “Does it makes sense for us to deny this (change order) and ask the school to reimburse the city by 100 percent before we approve it?”

Carhoff reminded them of the timeliness of the project. The school imposed a completion deadline of June 1.

“We don’t have extra time available,” Carhoff said. “The equipment to do this work is rented, and it may take several weeks to have that equipment scheduled and delivered.”

Council member Mike Ryan asked how much it would cost to move the construction trailers.

“They did not have that information available,” Carhoff replied.

Interim City Administrator Tim Long offered a suggestion to meet with district offi cials, and that was included in the direction ultimately given.

By Jen MooreNorth Liberty LeaderIOWA CITY– The trend

of students leaving the Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD) has con-tinued this past school year.

Total enrollment is 13,050 students for the 2014-15 school year, and although that number has increased 1.2 percent over the last year, more students are also choosing to attend school in

Kickin’ it for the kids

Clear Creek Amana students and guests learn Zumba from Zumba Gold class instructor Collin Kersetter, during the schoolʼs Mini Dance Marathon fundraiser March 6 in Tiffi n. The annual event held at CCA and other area schools supports the University of Iowaʼs Dance Marathon. For more information and photos from the event, see page A8. (photo by Jen Moore)

Quorum of three creates conundrumNorth Liberty council fails to pass developer’s agreement, touches on efficacy of tabling

The $66,000 questionResponsibility for change in sewer project floats between City of Tiffin, school district

Board looks at open enrollment, demographic and class size data

Students continue to leave IC district

ICCSD Chief Operating Offi cer David Dude shares open enrollment and class size data at the March 10 board meeting. (photo by Jen Moore)

other districts.This year, 461 students

open enrolled out of the district, as opposed to 117 open enrolling into ICCSD schools. This resulted in a net loss of 344 students, an 8.9 percent increase of loss over last year.

It’s the highest number of students open enrolling out

ICCSD: Continued on page A7

NL council quorum: Continued on page A7

Tiffi n council members Peggy Upton and Jim Bartels. (photo by Lori Lindner)

Tiffin council: Continued on page A7

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TIFFIN– Due to no school on Tuesday, March 3, the Clear Creek Amana Youth Football Program registration for incoming fi fth and sixth grade students during the 2015-2016 school year has been rescheduled for Monday, March 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Clear Creek Amana Middle School multipurpose room. All interested students and parents should come to the meeting to fi nd out more about the program.

This is a full contact sport with pads and helmets. Fun-damentals of football will be taught. All equipment will be furnished except shoes. Practices start mid-August and last until the fi nal game in October. There will be four practic-es the fi rst couple of weeks and three practices thereafter until the season is completed. Six games will be played on Sundays starting in mid-September and running through October.

Cost for the program is $150, which will include a jam-boree. Registrations forms will be available the night of registration and students will be weighed and measured for uniforms after the informational meeting.

All students are encouraged to participate, so if the fee is a problem, scholarships are available. For any questions or to volunteer to help coach, please contact CCA Coordinator Jim Seelman at 319-626-6155 evenings or via e-mail at bev-jim-mba@msn.com.

This is not a school sponsored program.

CCA Youth Football registration night rescheduled for March 23

IOWA CITY– Traffi c will be restricted to a single lane with stoplight control at the Mehaffey Bridge over the Iowa River/Coralville Reservoir in unincorporated Johnson County beginning Monday, March 30. A maximum vehicle width restriction of 9’6” will be in place at the bridge loca-tion during this phase of the construction.

The road will remain open to traffi c, but travelers should expect potentially lengthy traffi c delays, especially during the morning and afternoon peak travel hours.

The contractor hopes to complete this phase of construc-tion in July.

Please consider an alternate route or plan for additional travel time, and always be patient and drive defensively through work zones.

The project involves demolition of the nearly 50-year-old Mehaffey Bridge and completion of the vehicle-lane portion of the new Mehaffey Bridge deck.

Construction of the sub- and super-structure of the bridge and trail portion of the new deck was completed over the past two years with minimal effect on traffi c by using ac-celerated bridge construction techniques.

Iowa Bridge and Culvert, LC of Washington, Iowa, is the prime contractor. The awarded contract price was $8,904,245.24.

Please go to the Road Construction Updates link on the Secondary Road Department page of www.johnson-county.com for updates on this and future projects. You can follow Secondary Roads on Twitter at JCSecondaryRoad.

Mehaff ey Bridge lane closure, width restrictions to begin Monday, March 30

NORTH LIBERTY– The North Liberty Community Pan-try is excited to announce the spring launch of its Gardening for Health Project, and invites the public to participate in the very fi rst growing season.

This year the project will include the installation of a patio and rainwater catchment sys-tem, the construction of raised beds, the planting of fruit trees and berry bushes and the growth of annual vegetables to stock the pantry shelves. The garden will become the location of hands-on educational events about gardening topics and cooking skills throughout the growing season.

The pantry needs the help of volunteers in order to achieve these goals. Everyone is welcome to attend the designated volunteer times, with volunteer time slots to be announced soon. No garden experience is necessary; experienced vol-unteers will be helping to direct activity.

“We need a core group of volunteers to help make the gardening experience at the pantry enjoyable and accessible to the entire community,” said Ilsa DeWald, North Liberty Community Pantry Garden Coordinator.

If you would like to get more involved and volunteer on

a regular basis with garden maintenance and educational events, please come to one of two volunteer orientation sessions at the North Liberty Community Pantry located at 89 N. Jones Blvd. in North Liberty, on Tuesday, March 31, from 6-8 p.m. or Wednesday, April 15, from 1-3 p.m.

Sign up for orientation by emailing your name and the date you will be attending to: garden@northlibertycommu-nitypantry.org. For more information about the project visit: www.northlibertycommunitypantry.org/garden/

The Gardening for Health Project is a grant-based and community-funded project created to increase access to, knowledge of, and con-sumption of locally grown, nutritious, fresh foods by low

income children, youth and adults. The 9,600 square foot supervised fruit and vegetable garden will be located adja-cent to the North Liberty Community Pantry and serve as a demonstration and educational space for the community.

Save the date for the garden project’s fi rst event, a tree planting and ribbon cutting ceremony Saturday, April 25, from 1-3 p.m.

The mission of the North Liberty Community Pantry is to engage the community in feeding and clothing our neighbors. More information about the Pantry can be found on the website at www.northlibertycommunitypantry.org or on Facebook.

NL Pantry seeks volunteers for Gardening for Health ProjectOrientation meetings for public to be held March 31 and April 15

Ribbon cutting, tree planting Saturday, April 25

1-3 p.m.

Optimist Club of North Liberty announces upcoming events for March, April

NORTH LIBERTY– The Optimist Club of North Liberty announced the following dates for upcoming events. Reg-ular Thursday dinner meeting will be held on March 26, at 6:30 p.m., at the Pizza Ranch with speaker Emily Fish, Director of Donor Relations, Children’s Cancer connection.

The Easter Egg Hunt will be held March 28, at 10:30 a.m., at the Community Center.

Regular Thursday dinner meeting will be on April 9, at 6:30 p.m., at the Pizza Ranch with speaker Janet Lubben, Technology Librarian from the North Liberty Community Library.

A board meeting will take place on April 13, at 6:30 p.m., at the home of Darlene Smith.

April concludes with a regular Thursday meeting on April 23, at 6:30 p.m., at the Pizza Ranch, this will be a NOW meeting.

Apply now for Greater Iowa City Area student scholarships

IOWA CITY– Applications are now being accepted for scholarships through the Greater Iowa City Area Student Scholarships organization (GICA-SS). GICA-SS grants between 30 and 40 scholarships per year to eligible high school seniors from City High, Elizabeth Tate High and West High schools. Scholarship awards range in size from $250 to $1,000.

Students must meet qualifi cations as stated on the appli-cation form which is available at www.gicastudentscholar-ships.org. The deadline for applications to be received has been extended to March 20.

Any questions may be submitted to iowacityscholar-ships@gmail.com or by calling the Scholarship Committee Chair, Howard Vernon III, at 319-248-1413.

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Thank you for Toni RussoOn behalf of all the people who grieve the loss of the

unique and exceptional Solon Public Library’s window creator, our “Solon artiste” as my deceased husband Don Ochs called her, we thank Antonia Russo for the many years of free volunteer service she provided. We will not get to see the future windows she had planned.

We remember the gorgeous “Monet” window and the Route 66 “Road Trip” which drew so many people from surrounding communities to view and the many other windows that graced our community’s window. We are deeply saddened that the proposed August/September 2015 Chansky Drug Soda Fountain window for the Solon 2015 Chautauqua will not be created because of circum-stances that would allow others to share that window.

We hope that those who will now share their windows will attract and benefi t the community half as much as the marvelous skilled creative windows you have done, Antonia.

We all thank you, Antonia, for the many hours of creative thought, hours of work (often on weekends) and the many dollars spent in the past eight years for your creative windows. We thank you deeply, Antonia, and we, and many others from the surrounding communities, will miss your delightful creations. Thank you, Antonia.

Joan OchsSolon

Each method used to brew the coffee requires a specifi c size granule (or grind) for the most successful brewing. And there are a number of different utensils made specifi cally for each method.

There are four main methods of preparing coffee, with a few additions and variations. In these four methods, a “cup” of coffee uses from three-fourths to one measuring cup of water, depending on the strength wanted. All use two tablespoons of ground coffee per serving.

The drip method uses fi nely ground coffee, placed in a fi lter and freshly boiled water is poured over the grounds. Brewing is fi nished when all the water has dripped through.

Vacuum-brewed coffee requires a special two-part brewing pot. The water goes in the bottom container and the coffee is measured onto a wet fi lter placed in the top.

The two parts fi t tightly together so that, when the water boils in the bottom, it rises to the top, creating a vacuum in the bottom. When the pot is removed from the heat, the water is “sucked” back into the bottom, through the coffee grounds and fi lter.

Percolated coffee uses a pot with a fi ltered basket. When the water in the pot begins to boil, the pot should be removed from the heat and the ground coffee added. Return the pot to the heat and percolate slowly six to eight minutes. Remove the basket before pouring.

Steeped coffee can be made in a pan. Add regular grind coffee to boiling water and remove from heat. Stir for at least thirty seconds and keep hot but not boiling for fi ve to 10 minutes more. Pour off the coffee through a fi ne strainer or coffee fi lter.

Espresso coffee is brewed with steam and requires special equipment for this extra-strength drink. Each manufacturer provides specifi c instructions for the use of the espresso machine.

I had no idea that curiosity about chocolate would lead to this column, but here I am still fi nding interesting facts about yet another popular beverage that starts with the letter C. Europeans had been meeting in cocoa houses for nearly a hundred years before the fi rst coffeehouse in Vienna opened in 1645. The Turkish method of brewing coffee, used then, produced a much stronger drink than what Americans know today. The beans were roasted and ground to a fi ne powder that was mixed with sugar and hot water, much as we would use instant coffee.

London’s fi rst coffeehouse opened about 1652 and others soon followed. Coffeehouses became so popular in England during the 18th Century that some of them provided food and lodging. They had cores of regular patrons and some became known for discussions of specifi c interests such as religion, politics, science, art or literature. A similar pattern arose in coffeehouses in America during colonial days, in fact, before the Revolutionary War, much of the plotting against the British took place in the coffeehouses of New York, Boston and Philadelphia.

Up until the time of World War I, Americans drank cof-fee brewed in the strong European style, but when coffee became scarce during wartime, we learned to drink it in a much weaker form, often supplemented with chicory or a mixture of roasted wheat, bran and molasses. After World War II, Americans had become so accustomed to the weaker brew that it has become the expected standard, though our modern version of the coffeehouse provides options to satisfy about any preference.

The coffee tree seems to have originated in what is now Ethiopia and traveled to Iran, Arabia and arrived in Turkey in the 17th Century. From there it traveled to Java and the New World, being fi rst grown in Brazil in the 18th century, where about half the world’s coffee is now grown. The United States imports well over half the world’s supply of coffee beans that are further processed and roasted here.

The beans grow in pairs inside reddish-black fruit, they are then slightly fermented and cleaned, with the outer hull and silvery skin removed. The bagged green beans are shipped at this stage, to the country where they will be processed and consumed.

I have always thought it amazing that some of the caffeine can be removed from the whole beans before they are roast-ed or ground. That magic is accomplished by steaming the beans under high pressure and using a solvent. The solvent removes most of the caffeine. They are then roasted and ground like any other coffee beans.

The length of the roasting determines the darkness of the beans and acts with the oils in the beans to bring out the fl a-vor and aroma. Americans generally prefer the darker roasts.

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Simplifi ed smartphoneoptions for tech-shy seniors

Dear Savvy Senior,I’m interested in getting my 72-year-old mother a smart-phone, but want to get one that’s very easy for her to use. What can you recommend?

Shopping Around

Dear Shopping,There are several different ways you can go about getting

your mom a simplifi ed smartphone that’s easy for her to use. Depending on how much you’re willing to spend, here are some different options to consider.

SIMPLIFY A USED PHONEThe cheapest way to set your mom up with an easy-to-

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This type of launcher will turn the appearance and per-formance of most android smartphone into a simplifi ed phone with big understandable icons for commonly used features (phone, text messaging, camera, contacts, etc.) and no excess clutter. Most launchers can also be customized to fi t your mom’s needs and preferences.

There are a variety of launcher apps available today that provide this type of technology and are completely free to use. Some popular options include, Necta Launcher (launcher.necta.us), Wiser (wiser-me.com), Seniors Phone (seniorsphone.mobi), Fontrillo (fontrillo.com) and Big Launcher (biglauncher.com), which also offers an upgraded version for $9.

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It also offers a variety of health and safety features like the “5Star app” that would let your mom speak to a certifi ed agent 24/7 that could identify her location and get her the help she needs. “Urgent Care,” which provides access to registered nurses and doctors for advice and diagnoses. And “MedCoach,” which sends medication reminders.

Another way you could go is to purchase her a standard/mainstream smartphone that provides a built-in “Easy Mode” or “Simple” feature in the phone’s settings. This will let you convert the phone into a much simpler mode of operation, that provides larger, well labeled icons, to only commonly-used functions like the phone, camera, messaging, Internet, pictures, contacts and her favorite apps.

Smartphones that offer the “Easy Mode” or “Simple” feature include the Samsung Galaxy phones, which are available through most cell phone carriers at prices typically ranging between $400 and $850 without a contract. Or, for a more budget-friendly option, the Huawei Vision 2 and Huawei Ascend Mate 2, which you can buy as an unlocked phone or through Consumer Cellular (consumercellular.com, 888-345-5509) for $80 or $225 without a contract. Consumer Cellular is a top-rated no-contract service pro-vider that also offers discounts to AARP members.

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The fi rst funnel week has come and gone. Any bill that had not made it through a House or Senate Committee by the close of business last Thursday is considered dead. That being said, if you had a bill of particular interest to you, it is common for bills to appear as amendments or on the fi nal Standings bill. That being said, here is a list of a few bills that survived the funnel. I have received input on these bills from several of you. Next week I will discuss the budget and funding issues including crucial education funding.

Protesting Funerals: my attempts to prevent families of fallen soldiers from having to endure hateful protesting at private funerals has taken another important step forward. HSB 157 prohibits disorderly conduct within 1,000 feet of a funeral or memorial service. A person who uses the fl ag of the United States, the fl ag of Iowa or a military unit, or a prisoner of war fl ag with the intent to provoke a person to commit trespass or assault, commits disorderly conduct. The bill also creates a civil action for infl iction of emotional distress if a person disrupts a private military funeral. My bill passed unanimously out of Judiciary. The committee is made up of a lot of lawyers and constitutional experts, both Democrat and Republican.

Government Accountability: this bill forbids the use of confi dentiality/nondisclosure clauses in personal settlement agreements for public employees.

Fireworks: I continue to ask for feedback on this issue. There is a very real possibility of a fl oor vote. I have heard many of you ask me to vote no because of the health and safety risks and I have had many of you ask me to vote yes for the economic benefi t and personal liberty and freedom element. I remain undecided and would ask for feedback.

Physical Therapists: efforts to get control of your co-pays for physical therapy passed a Senate committee as a bill and is eligible for fl oor debate. I will continue to fi ght hard for this bill.

Eminent Domain: for the many of you who have contacted me in regard to the Rock Island Clean Line and property rights in general, I intend to introduce legislation in the Government Oversight Committee. My committee is funnel proof and next week I will introduce an Eminent Domain Omnibus bill will attempt to address the numerous eminent domain abuses going on throughout the state.

Pay Day Loan Reform: the bill adds a set of requirements to current law that would mandate a payday lender provide a borrower the option to enter into an extended repayment

plan agreement upon the maker’s request. This option must be offered when the transaction occurs.

Broadband Connectivity: the bill creates a 10-year proper-ty tax exemption for high-speed internet investments made in areas with relatively slow internet speeds. It also creates a grant program to help companies expand broadband in-frastructure in those areas.

Public Bidding Documents: the bill prohibits govern-ment entities from charging a fee to access or download public project contract documents. I think this is another important step toward transparency. This would have helped to prevent a lot of the issues with the prison in Ft. Madison.

Finally several bills on which I have received a lot of feedback:

Bicycles: many of you con-tacted me in regards to bicycle laws and safety. A couple of bills that were introduced did not make it out of the Transportation committee, but I will continue to fight for ways to advance legislation forward. I do not sit on Transportation committee anymore, but I do have several friends on the committee I can visit with on the issue.

Mental Health: I continue to maintain that we cannot close two of our mental health facil-ities without having viable options, ready to go, for those patients requiring institutionalization. Closing the Mount Pleasant facility will directly affect many of my constitu-ents with mental health needs. That is unacceptable to me without a clear alternative for equal or better quality care.

Education Funding: education funding is now in a confer-ence committee. I will provide a full update on this week’s meeting in next week’s column.

Budget: in two weeks the Revenue Estimating Conference (REC) will give us our projected revenue for the next fi scal year. I eagerly anticipate this number because it will set the tone for all of our budgets and all of your priorities.

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Darlene BartonDarlene Barton, 87, died Thursday, March 5, 2015, at

Linn Manor Care Center in Marion.Funeral Mass was held Monday, March 9, at St. Wence-

slaus Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids with Rev. Christo-pher Podhajsky offi ciating. Visitation was Sunday, March 8, at Cedar Memorial Funeral Home with a Rosary. Burial was at St. John’s Cemetery in Cedar Rapids.

Surviving are her children Michael (Mary Kay) Barton of Solon, Theresa (Jack) Guelff of Cedar Rapids and Dennis Barton of Cedar Rapids; 10 grandchildren; 20 great-grand-children; and three great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents and husband Joseph on Nov. 27, 1954.

Darlene was born Nov. 8, 1927, in Iowa City, the daughter of Wencil and Anna Kudrna. She was a 1946 graduate of St. Wenceslaus Catholic School. Darlene Married Joseph Barton on April 7, 1947.

She was a lifelong member of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church where she served on St. Bridget’s Circle and the Sanctuary Guild.

In lieu of fl owers a donation fund has been established in Darlene’s name.

Hedvika BeneshHedvika “Hedy” A. Benesh, 94, of Cedar Rapids, died

Tuesday, March 10, 2015.Funeral Services took place on Saturday, March 14, at

Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church with Rev. Mel Ramos offi ciating. Burial was in Czech National Cemetery. Friends called on Friday, March 13, at Papich-Kuba Funeral Home East, and at the church on Saturday.

Hedy is survived by her children, David (Sharon) Benesh, Cherryl (Richard) Bartunek, Sylvia (William) Courtney and Bonnie (Gary) Samuels; grandchildren, Allen, Christine, Kathy, Steve, Laura, Brian, Lisa, Scott, Victoria, Tina and Jennifer; and 15 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd; parents, Adolph and Anna (Vavra) Konecny; sisters, Irma Binko and Sylvia Konecny and brothers, Joseph, Charles and Albert Konecny.

Hedvika was born Feb. 12, 1921, on the family farm west of Ely and attended the Buresh Country School. She was baptized, confi rmed at and attended the First Presbyterian Church near Ely. Hedy married Lloyd W. Benesh on March 22, 1941, in the parsonage of the church. Lloyd died on Feb. 18, 1992. Following their marriage, Hedy and Lloyd lived in Cedar Rapids.

Hedy was employed at the Cedar Rapids Postal Service for 25 years, retiring in 1990. When she started working at the post offi ce, her job was to put mail bags on carts, later she was an LSM Machine operator. At the post offi ce she also was in charge of the Immediate Relief Fund for over 20 years. Hedy had also worked at Dostal Catering and Konecny’s Restaurant in the Czech Village.

Hedy was an active member of Hus Memorial Presbyte-rian Church. She was superintendent of the Summer Bible School Program, a Sunday school teacher and a deacon at the church. Hedy also helped serve meals at the Greene Square kitchen and volunteered at the food pantry at First Presbyterian Church until Autumn of 2010.

Always proud of her Czech heritage, Hedy was a member of Lodge Prokop Velky #137 C.S.A., Lodge Karel IV #13 W.F.L.A., the Federation of Czech Groups and volunteered at the National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library. She was also a member of the Friendship Club in Ely and the Chada-Pautz Fellowship at Asbury United Methodist Church.

Hedy had served as president of the PTAs in the schools which her children attended. She also enjoyed camping with her family in Canada and picking blueberries.

Memorial contributions may be given to Hus Memorial Presbyterian Church. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.papich-kubafs.com under “obituaries.”

Reynold Joseph GogelReynold Joseph Gogel, 65, formerly of Solon, died Feb-

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ment was completed on March 2, 2015, at Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter.

Survivors include two daughters, his mother, four sisters and three brothers.

Memorials may be sent to P.O. Box 221, Solon, Iowa 52333.

Mary GregorMary L. Gregor, 95, of Shueyville, died Saturday, March

7, 2015, at Keystone Nursing Care Center in Keystone. Funeral Mass took place on Friday, March 13, at St. Jude’s Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. Burial was in Sulek Cem-etery, near Shueyville. Visitation took place on Thursday, March 12, at Brosh Chapel in Cedar Rapids.

Mary was born Sept. 2, 1919, in Anamosa, the daughter of Edward and Florence J. (Dolan) McNamara. She grad-uated from Ely High School in 1938. Mary was united in marriage to Marvin J. Gregor on Nov. 7, 1941, in Cedar Rapids. Mary worked along with Marvin on the family farm as well as working at UPS until her retirement. She enjoyed sewing, baking, cooking, traveling and spending time with her family. Mary was a 50-year plus member of Catholic Daughters of America and Ely Town and Country Club. She volunteered at College Community Schools, the Cedar Rapids Historical Society and various community services organizations.

Mary is survived by her children, Pamela (Richard) Lee, Tim (Denise) Gregor, Winthrop (Rhonda) Gregor, all of Shueyville, and Aimee Gregor of Cedar Rapids; fi ve grandchildren, Jennifer Farmer, Lucas Gregor, Hannah Gregor, Katie and Kendra Gregor; one great-grandson, Robson Reed; three sisters, Margaret Bride of Clearwater, Fla., Carol LaGrange of Cedar Rapids and Theresa Eden of Las Vegas, Nev.; a brother, Gene (Alma) McNamara of Cedar Rapids; sister-in-law, Dorris (Robert) Ruth of Hills; as well as her nieces and nephews.

Mary was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Marvin who died on April 29, 2008; two brothers, Leo and Joe McNamara; brothers-in-law William Bride and Tom Eden.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

Robert “Bob” GroverRobert “Bob” D. Grover, 85, of Solon, died Saturday,

March 7, 2015, at Elkader Care Center in Elkader. Military graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 23, at Oakland Cemetery, followed by a reception at Brosh Chapel and The Avacentre in Solon, located at 100 S. Cedar

Street, until 2 p.m.Bob was born May 26, 1929,

in West Union, the son of Lewis and Marjorie (Golden) Grover. He married Mary Joan Peverill on Oct. 25, 1953, in Waterloo. Bob proudly served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean Confl ict. He and Mary were long-time residents of Solon. Bob worked 34 years at the University of Iowa Physical Plant. He enjoyed crossword puzzles, bird watching, camping, trout fi shing and mushrooming.

Bob is survived by his children, Steve (Marilyn) of Solon, Nat Gro-

ver LaCroix (Karen Sheldon) of Iowa City, Barbara Grover of Fort Worth, Texas, and Randy (Kris) of Elkader; sister, Norma Jean Walther of Jamul, Calif.; grandchildren, Paul (Donna) LaCroix, Rob LaCroix, Lyndsi (Neven) Price, Ca-sey (Sara) Grover and Sondra Grover; great-grandchildren, Brandon, Alexis, Christian, Madison, Kaylee, Kynnedi, Kooper and Lilly; along with many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Grover; a grandson, Corey Grover; brothers, Richard, Harold and James; and his sisters, Dorothy Kuhrt and Shirley Baetz.

In lieu of fl owers, memorials may be directed to Solon Senior Advocates or Solon Old Gold Diner (Meals on Wheels). Online condolences may be expressed to the

family at www.broshchapel.com.

Dorathy HargerDorathy Irene Harger, 80, of Ely, died Thursday, March

5, 2015, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Services took place on Monday, March 9, at the First Presbyterian Church near Ely. Burial followed at the First Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Visitation was Sunday, March 8, at Brosh Chapel located in Cedar Rapids.

Dorathy was born Dec. 6, 1934, in Des Moines, the daughter of Irwin and Mildred (Robinson) Rudolph. She married the love of her life, Richard “Dick” Harger, on Dec. 30, 1950, at Olivet Presbyterian Church in Cedar Rapids. Dorathy worked at Collins Radio, Prairie Elementary and Nissen Trampoline. Dorathy and Dick owned and operated The Last Frontier on Ely Road as well as Harger’s Acoustics Inc. She was a member of NAWIC, Ely Town and Country Club and the First Presbyterian Church near Ely, where she served as Youth Leader and Sunday School Teacher. Dorathy loved going to auctions and fl ea markets to fi nd “goodies” with Dick and their friends. She was a very tal-ented seamstress and loved sewing. She was also an avid reader and gardener.

Dorathy is survived by her children, K. Kay Aldun of Georgetown, Texas, Kathy (K.C.) Waychoff of Fairfax, and Kelly (Randy) Zbanek of Ely; fi ve grandchildren, Marcus (Jenny) Hayes, Ben Waychoff, Elise Waychoff, Kami (John) Zbanek Hill and Kassi Zbanek (William Tuthill); three great-grandchildren, Cian Hayes, Lochlann “Lucky” Hayes and Adelaide Irene Hayes; brother Arnie (Ruth Ann) Harger of Marion; sisters, Carole Peterson of Wisconsin, Mary Ellen “Mims” Simpson of Louisiana and Bonnie Mathes of Swisher; sister-in-laws, Vicki Harger of Center Point, Bette Siglin of Carmichael, Calif., and Carolyn Harger of Florida; devoted caregivers Nickie Burgoon and Lesta Perkins; as well as many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard “Dick” Harger on Aug. 20, 2013; her brothers, Richard A. Harger, David Harger and Don Howard Harger; and a great-granddaughter, Evelyn Hayes.

Memorials may be directed to the Ely Public Library and or the First Presbyterian Church Youth Group.

The family would like to give a special thanks to all involved in Dorathy’s care over the years; her physicians, their nurses and staff, and especially “the angels” on 3 Center, the continuing care hospital and the hospice unit at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids.

Marguerite KahlerMarguerite A. Kahler, 92, of Marengo, died Tuesday,

March 10, 2015, at Rose Haven Nursing Home in Marengo, following a lengthy illness. Funeral services took place on Friday, March 13, at the First United Methodist Church, Marengo, with Rev. Matt German offi ciating. Burial was in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Williamsburg. Visitation was Thursday, March 12, at Kloster Funeral Home in Marengo.

Marguerite is survived by her four children, Iona (Dale) Collingwood and Steven, both of Marengo, Lonnie (Nor-rine) Kahler of Ely and Marjean (Ron) Traut of Garrison; 10 grandchildren, Lori (Dave) Shepard of Marengo, Mike (Angie) Timm of Blairstown, Jeff (Tami) Timm of Atkins, Kari (Tim) McCaw of Marengo, Dennis (Vickie) Traut of Marengo, Doug (Jody) Traut of Atkins, Stacy (Curt) Lowe of Swisher, Kelly Norman of Rock Island, Ill., J.R. Kahler of Ladora and Jaime Cronbaugh of Marengo; 23 great-grandchildren, Sara (Tom) Lucas, Travis Timm, Tyler and Katie Shepard, Taylor, David, Ben and Sam Randall, Josh, Jesi and Jeni Timm; Abby Timm-Haworth, Emma McCaw, Cameron, Daxton and Drew Traut, Riley, Dawson and Sydney Lowe, Kaitlin Norman, Rayce Kahler, Blaze and Brynlee Cronbaugh; three great-great grandchildren Kaleb, Gracie and Megan Lucas.

Surviving also are two sisters; Deloris Miller, Geneso, Ill.; Elaine (Larry) Means, Greenfi eld; two brothers, Eugene Blount, Victor and Wayne Blount, Amana; and two sister-in-laws Mildred Koenig of Walker, Esther Kahler of Portland, Ore.; one brother-in-law Donald Kahler of Oceanside, Calif. and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband

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Marguerite Alena Blount was born Oct. 1, 1922, in Wil-liamsburg, the daughter of Alfred and Grace Blount. She attended school in Iowa County and married Floyd Kahler on March 11, 1942, in Lancaster, Mo. She and Floyd loved to dance, play cards, camp and fi sh. Marguerite worked at the Amana Bakery and Amana Refrigeration for many years. She was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary for 27 years. Later in life, she loved being with her family, playing cards, gardening, crocheting and doing puzzles.

It was fi tting that Marguerite was reunited in heaven with her husband, Floyd on his birthday.

Thank you to the staff at Rose Haven Nursing Home for the exceptional care Marguerite for the past three years. In lieu of fl owers, a memorial fund has been established.

John SabottaJohn R. Sabotta, 43, of Cedar Rapids, passed away unex-

pectedly March 6, 2015, at his apartment. A celebration of his life was held at Saturday, March 14, at Stewart Baxter Funeral and Memorial Services in Cedar Rapids by Dea-con Jim Berger. Visitation took place one hour prior to the service. Burial was at St. John’s Cemetery beside his father, Quentin R. Sabotta, who died in 2012.

John was born in Cedar Rapids as the eighth child of Quentin and Phyllis Sabotta on Feb. 27, 1972. He attended Grant grade school, Wilson Jr. High and graduated from Jefferson High School. He was a member of the Wilson choir, Jefferson West Side Delegation and had the lead in “Pirates of Penzance.” While at the University of Iowa, he was a member of the Old Gold Singers and Beaumont Glass’ Opera group performing in “Il Travatore.”

When he left college due to medical issues he became a 20-year participant in Dr. Nancy Andreasen’s Schizophren-ic study. Through their care, advanced drugs and support from the local Abbe Center, John was able to function in-dependently and participate in nightly karaoke events. His brother Paul provided the car to meet up with friends. There was a “Tribute to John” on Saturday, March 14, at Rumors.

John’s interest in music was all inclusive. Starting at age 5 he performed a special arrangement of “The Entertain-er” written by his piano teacher, Olga Drahozal at the fi rst Grant School Talent Show. Later he discovered a trumpet with its mouthpiece missing but fi gured out how to make it play, ultimately becoming a member of the Jefferson Band of Blue, playing a much better horn. Recently he had been practicing his guitar skills. He created a disc of his original compositions and kept trying to organize a band of his own. He had an interest in the Stone City playhouse, the Follies and the recent Don Giovanni opera which he attended with his mother.

John had a passion for football forever and for several years was involved with the Waterloo arena league as player, fi lmer or announcer. John was employed at Nordstrom’s for fi ve years and was recently a Walmart greeter.

His most unusual passion began in seventh grade doing freehand drawings of stadiums. It progressed to learning CAD drawing at Kirkwood and creating a volume of jour-nals of these multipurpose stadiums in color. He attended many city hall meetings hoping to convince them to use one of his ideas in the post-fl ood rebuilding.

John is survived by his mother, Phyllis Sabotta; three brothers, Paul of Cedar Rapids, Mike of Cypress, Texas and Vince of Des Moines; fi ve sisters, Denise Ledegar of Holmen, Wis., Diane Blewett of North Liberty, Christine Beguhn of Johnston, Sara Panek of Cedar Rapids and Linda Williams of Robins; and 17 nieces and nephews. Because John never married or had children he loved teaching these nieces/nephews chess or playing board games with them at family gatherings.

Memorials are suggested to the local Abbe Center or to Dr. Nancy C. Andreasen’s University of Iowa Schizophre-nia study.

Richard WadleRichard “Rick” Wadle, 64, of Lone Tree, passed away on

Saturday, March 7, 2015, at his home in Lone Tree. Memo-rial services for Rick were held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 14, at the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Lone Tree. Visitation was held on Saturday, March 14, from 10 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home. In lieu of fl owers, a memorial has been established at the funeral home in memory of Rick. Sympathy notes may be left for the Wadle family atwww.lewisfuneralhomes.com.

Richard James Wadle was born on Sept. 27, 1950, in Pleasantville, the son of Richard and Kathleen (Caffrey) Wadle. He was a graduate of Melcher-Dallas High School. Following high school, Rick served in the United States Army during Vietnam. On Feb. 14, 1986, Rick was united in marriage to Cindy Feldman in Lone Tree.

Rick will be deeply missed by his wife, Cindy of Lone Tree; his children, Matt Wadle of Lone Tree and Mike Wadle of Solon; two grandchildren, Tiffany and Cody; four brothers, Larry Wadle and wife, Karla of Knoxville, Barry Wadle and wife, Bev of Des Moines, Randy Wadle and wife, Josena of Newton and Tom Wadle and wife, Hazel of Melcher-Dallas; one sister, Teresa Stull of Melcher-Dallas and many nieces and nephews.

Rick was preceded in death by his parents.

Ellsworth WileyEllsworth L. Wiley, 93, died Saturday, March 6, 2015, at

the Keystone Nursing Care Center in Keystone following an extended illness.

Funeral Services were held Thursday, March 12, at the United Methodist Church in Elberon with Rev. Rose Cal-deron-Khan offi ciating. Interment was held at the Walth-man Cemetery near Elberon with Graveside Military Rites conducted by American Legion Post #226 of Elberon and Iowa Military Funeral Honors.

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Army and was a member of the Elberon American Legion Post #226.

On Dec. 5, 1945, he was united in marriage to Helen Howe in Elberon.

Ellsworth farmed in the Elberon-Belle Plaine area and was later employed at Great Plains Lumber in Belle Plaine. He was a member of the Methodist Church in Elberon and in his leisure he enjoyed fi shing and spending time in the outdoors.

He is survived by Helen, his wife of 69 years, of Key-stone; his son, Tommy Wiley of Albuquerque, N.M.; his daughter and son-in-law, Nancy and Vic Koster of Blair-stown; his grandchildren, Justin (Jacqueline) Koster of Ely, Jared (Justine) Koster of Blairstown, and Megan (Trevor) Dursky of Kapolei, Hawaii; nine great-grandchildren; and his sister, Helen (David) Hydock of Tulsa, Okla.

He was preceded in death by his parents.A Memorial Fund has been established.

6 SOLON ECONOMIST • NORTH LIBERTY LEADER

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New extension agronomist specialist named:Anderson will serve 10 Eastern Iowa counties

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Meaghan Anderson as ISU Extension and Outreach agronomy specialist.

DES MOINES– Iowa stu-dents have until March 27 to enter the Money Smart Kid essay contest to compete for the chance to win $1,000 to help boost their college savings. The statewide essay contest is sponsored by the Iowa Bankers Association.

To participate, students must be in grades seven through 11. Eligible stu-dents can enter the contest by writing an essay of 300 words or less, answering: “What is the biggest obsta-

Money Smart Kid essay contest deadline is Friday, March 27

cle to saving your money? What technological and/or banking solutions might help you and your friends begin to save?” The student with the winning essay will be selected as Iowa’s Money Smart Kid for 2015 and re-ceive $1,000 toward college savings funded by the Iowa Bankers Association. The Money Smart Kid also serves as an ambassador during Money Smart Week Iowa, which will be April 18-25 in several communi-ties across the state. Essays are due March 27.

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IOWA CITY– The An-nual Meeting of Iowa River Friends will be held on Saturday, March 21, from 9:30 a.m. to noon, at the ISU Extension auditorium at the Johnson County Fair-grounds located at 3109 Old Highway 218 South in Iowa City. The public is invited and there is no charge.

The meeting will begin with a keynote address from Ty Smedes, a celebrated

Iowa River Friends annual meetingKeynote address from Ty Smedes, author of Return of Iowa’s Eagles:Dr. Mary Skopec to deliver the fi rst annual State of the River Report

photographer and author of The Return of Iowa’s Bald Eagles. He will present a slideshow and will also be available for a book signing following the meeting.

Following Smedes, Dr. Mary Skopec, IOWATER and Stream Monitoring Co-ordinator with the Depart-ment of Natural Resources, will present the State of the Iowa River report.

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omist with ISU Extension and Outreach, had this to say about Anderson, “She is a very bright and an articulate person with excellent agro-nomic and research skills. Anyone working crop pro-duction will enjoy working with her and producers and agribusinesses should fi nd her knowledge to be a very valuable resource.”

In December 2014, An-derson earned a master’s of science degree in crop production and physiology from Iowa State University, and a bachelor’s in agron-omy, magna cum laude, in May 2012. She worked with the Monsanto Company as production research intern in Illinois and most recently served as lab and teaching assistant with the Agronomy Department at ISU.

Anderson believes Exten-sion is a team effort in prob-lem solving, she says, “The team players involve the farmers, extension special-ists and education directors,

IOWA CITY– Iowa State University (ISU) Extension to Agriculture and Natural Resources has named Me-aghan Anderson as ISU Ex-tension and Outreach agron-omy specialist. Meaghan will work from the Johnson County Extension Offi ce in Iowa City and serve eastern Iowa counties including: Benton, Buchanan, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Keokuk, Linn, Poweshiek, Tama and Washington. The position was formerly held by Jim Fawcett who retired from service in December 2013.

Anderson’s co-worker Virgil Schmitt, fi eld agron-

university faculty and staff, farm press, industry groups, and ag professionals. It is my goal to help the team succeed in crop production and protection.”

ISU Extension and Out-reach Regional Director Gene Mohling says he is pleased to welcome Ander-son to Region 15 in east-ern Iowa. “Meaghan will be a valuable part of the team that develops producer and crop advisor educa-tional efforts such as the Crop Advantage Series, Ag Chemical Dealer Update, Southeast Iowa Research Farm efforts and assist with on-farm producer issues.”

Anderson’s research spe-cialized in weed sciences, rye biomass and herbicide effects on fall cover crops. But she is also passionate about communicating for a successful extension pro-gram.

“Holding fi eld demonstra-tions and on-farm research projects, gathering sup-

port and providing advice through newsletters will keep me busy. But I espe-cially am looking forward to seeking advice and informa-tion by holding workshops, field days, and integrated crop management winter meetings.”

Anderson can be con-tacted through the Johnson County Extension Offi ce at 319-337-7864 or via email at mjanders@iastate.edu.

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storm water management plan and a related easement agreement were all on the agenda for approval–a procedural formality for documents that typically garner little scrutiny or discussion by council.

However, city councilor Annie Pollock is a former P&Z commissioner who voted in opposition of the subdivision’s preliminary plat when it came before her and the P&Z last fall.

Still opposed to the cul-de-sac, Pollock voted against the developer’s agreement. Since approval required a unani-mous yes-vote from all present, it failed.

That prompted council member Chris Hoffman to call for discussion and send Peterson leafi ng through the council rulebook to determine what to do next.

Hoffman asked Pollock to explain the reason for her dissention, and prefaced his question.

“I have something coming up I will let you know about in advance and hope to get your opinion on it,” Hoffman told Pollock.

Pollock explained that when she fi rst saw the subdivision plat as a P&Z member, a “robust” discussion was held about whether to allow the cul-de-sac.

“To increase traffi c fl ow I think it would be better to have that (street) directly go to (Highway) 965,” Pollock said.

Hoffman and fellow councilor Brian Wayson reiterated why the council voted to accept the cul-de-sac plan last September: it would require the developer to eliminate two revenue-generating lots, and costs to construct a through-street would be excessive.

“I thought the folks that developed Aspen Ridge and what will come online just to the north of Aspen Ridge should be a part of that cost,” said Hoffman, adding he thought it unfair to ask a single developer, of such a small subdivision, to bear the entire expense of a through-street in this location.

Peterson and the council bandied about options for pro-ceeding, as the preliminary plat was already accepted and

approval of the three documents is required for construction to move forward.

Pollock would have to bring it up for reconsideration in this very meeting, Peterson concluded.

City Administrator Ryan Heiar reminded the council of a bigger issue.

“The preliminary plat has already been approved, and I don’t think there is any going back on that unless the devel-oper agrees,” Heiar said. “They’ve invested in construction plans based on that preliminary plat, so before they can start that construction they have to have approval of this developer’s agreement.”

A developer’s agreement specifi es the way in which public improvements within a subdivision will be made, re-quires the developer to follow the design of the preliminary plat, and ensures compliance with city standards, codes and any special conditions set forth by the city.

A developer’s agreement is necessary in order to proceed to the fi nal plat, which indicates all required improvements have been made, inspected and accepted by the city, or that a surety bond has been secured in the amount of the improvements so a developer can’t walk away without completing them.

Pollock clarifi ed the situation.“So there is no way to get the cul-de-sac out of this de-

velopment,” she confi rmed.Still, she was unmoved to call for reconsideration. Peterson said the failed motion can be brought back for

reconsideration at a subsequent meeting by request from the mayor and city administrator.

But that wasn’t the end of the three-person dilemma last Tuesday.

Hoffman brought up a future agenda item he feared would suffer the same consequence.

“I was defl ated when I found out I couldn’t vote in op-position to it tonight, so what I’m going to choose to do is

for us to table it so all fi ve of us can be in the conversation for it,” said Hoffman. “It doesn’t seem like a very effective meeting for the three of us (tonight), but it allows for ev-eryone who has been elected to be part of the conversation and the fi nal outcome.”

Wayson said the council did that previously when a vote to fi nancially support a temporary homeless shelter in Iowa City came up and only three members were present.

“It would have failed, because it would have been two-to-one, so we just tabled it so everybody could vote on it,” said Wayson.

Pollock indicated if that were to become practice, it should be set forth as a matter of offi cial policy.

“I’d rather not cherry pick topics and wait, so let’s vote on everything. It’s almost insinuating that something is more important than another agenda item. I’d rather either we vote on everything or don’t vote on everything, depending on the numbers” said Pollock. “I would rather be equal and consistent across the board when voting on measures.”

Hoffman said it was a perspective he had not considered, and Wayson agreed that tabling agenda items was not nec-essarily productive.

“Things need to get done,” Wayson concurred.State law dictates some council protocol while the city’s

own City Council Rules policy, adopted in 2012, allows some discretion in agenda setting and certain other council actions, Peterson said.

“There are some things we could look at in light of your request,” he offered the council.

No direction was given, and the rest of the agenda pro-gressed without dissention.

“I do expect to have more discussion with the mayor and council at some point, hopefully not too far into the future. That may lead to an amendment of the rules,” Peterson said in an email Friday.

NL council quorum: Cul-de-sac prompts policy discussion (Continued from page A1)

The council unanimously approved the change order contingent upon negotiat-ing an acceptable payment agreement between school district personnel and city representatives– including the mayor, interim city ad-ministrator, public works director, city engineer and city attorney.

“I don’t have a problem (approving) it on contingen-cy, and if that helps, that’s

fi ne” Upton said. “Because we do want to be good partners with the school and with the community.”

Long said Monday he had spoken with CCA Su-perintendent Tim Kuehl, and hoped to arrange a meeting among the par-ties, but because of the district’s spring break, a meeting would not tran-spire before the end of this week.

Tiffi n council(Continued from page A1)

of the district in the last 10 years.“It’s defi nitely not something we like to see,” Dude said.Dude also shared more positive enrollment data with

the board.Of the three ICCSD elementary schools in North Liberty,

only Penn saw a decrease in enrollment of -1.3 percent from the previous school year, while Buford Garner and James Van Allen actually saw an 8.6 percent and 2.2 percent in-crease, respectively.

North Central Junior High saw a .2 percent growth and Iowa City West had an increase of 1.7 percent, according to the report.

These fi gures are based on the district’s headcount, as opposed to certifi ed enrollment, which uses a weighted formula for counting students.

In a voluntary survey given to those families opting to enroll outside of the district, the top reasons for leaving were class sizes being too large and an overall preference for the receiving school.

However, that data was based on a very small number of responses; out of 102 surveys mailed, only 37 were returned.

Superintendent Stephen Murley also said parents have informally given other reasons for enrolling outside the district, such as the location of a parent’s employment or the proximity of childcare.

Director Patty Fields expressed concern about the growing number of families choosing to open enroll their students elsewhere.

“It’s very concerning that we’re at a net loss of ins and outs,” Fields said. “I think that’s something we really need to work out; what are some of the other underlying issues so we can start to address them.”

According to the report, the top districts students are open enrolling into are Clear Creek Amana, with 177 pre-k to 12th grade students, Mid-Prairie with 102, and Solon with 77.

The report also provided information on class sizes within the district.

Almost all North Liberty elementary schools were at or below ideal class size ranges of 16-24 in kindergarten through second grade, 20-28 in third through sixth, 22-30 in seventh through eighth and 24-32 in ninth through twelfth grades.

The only exceptions were two sixth grade sections at Van Allen, which had 29 students in one class and 31 in the other. According to building administrators, this was done to reduce the impact of budget cutbacks in other areas.

At North Central, the average class size was 28.3 students, while at Iowa City West, the average was 28.6 students.

This data was based on a snapshot of the district’s enroll-ment taken on Oct. 1, 2014.

The report also offered explanations from administrators as to why some class sizes were so large. Some secondary administrators expressed that there were a number of sur-prise enrollments, which made certain sections larger.

Murley said that once the class schedule has been made, it becomes very diffi cult to make any adjustments. Going forward, the district plans to create a schedule where sections will have extra seats to accommodate unplanned enrollments, though in some science classes with set lab stations, a larger class size may continue to be an issue.

In district demographics, the ICCSD is becoming in-creasingly more diverse. Diversity increased 4.4 percent over last year. Minorities now make up 35.4 percent of the district’s student body and, along with English, 78 different languages are spoken in students’ homes.

In addition, schools also saw an overall decrease in the use of the free or reduced lunch (FRL) program by 4.7 percent, compared to 2013-14. All North Liberty schools and West High saw a decrease in FRL use.

ICCSD: Van Allen, Garner enrollments increase (Continued from page A1)

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TIFFIN– Students and community members got down and boogied to raise money to help kids fi ght life-threatening diseases on Friday, March 6.

Clear Creek Amana (CCA) High School’s mini Dance Marathon, now in its second year, raised $3,417 to support children battling cancer and their families. Mini marathons held by area schools support the University of Iowa’s annu-al Dance Marathon, a student-led organization that raises millions of dollars to assist young patients treated at the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital.

At CCA, this year’s total more than doubled the amount raised last year.

“It’s very important just to raise awareness about doing good deeds and supporting a bigger, better cause among kids this age,” said Noel Dalmasso.

Dalmasso, a Spanish teacher at CCA, is in charge of the high school’s National Honor Society (NHS), which sponsored the mini Dance Marathon.

The 34 students in NHS began organizing the event last August and raised money by selling T-shirts and paper stars that were displayed near the gymnasium.

Dalmasso estimates the group raised over $500 on the stars alone.

Some CCA teachers also had piggy banks in their class-rooms where students could donate money throughout the semester. The teacher with the most money in his or her piggy bank will get a pie in the face at an assembly later this year.

To kick off the night, the event honored CCA middle school student Sena Graham, who was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a rare form of eye cancer, when she was just four months old.

Graham now wears a prosthetic eye and has lived with vision problems related to the disease almost her entire life.

“She’s just amazing,” said her grandmother, Joyce Kofron.

Sena’s brother, Noah, attends CCA High School and helped raise money by selling shirts and volunteering at the event.

The evening also included face painting from Funny Face Designs by Lori, a performance from CCA’s saxophone quartet and a Zumba class taught by instructor Collin Kersetter.

DJ Juan Santiago, a North Liberty police offi cer, donated his services for the second year in a row.

Morale captains from the University of Iowa’s Dance Marathon were also there to liven up the crowd and encour-age dancers to keep going for the four-hour event.

Dalmasso hopes that participation in the event will continue to grow as CCA continues its partnership with Dance Marathon.

CCA dance gives kids a fi ghting chance

Mini Dance Marathon raises over $6,000 for cancer patients

(Above and below right) Clear Creek Amana students learn Zumba, a Latin dance form of exercise, taught by Zumba Gold instructor Collin Kersetter, at the March 6 Mini Dance Marathon at CCA High School in Tiffi n. (photos by Jen Moore)

UI Dance Marathon Morale CaptainsTanysha Truax (left) and Nicole Hoffman pump up the crowd with a choreographed number.

Guest of honor Sena Graham (left), with her brother, Noah, and mother, Lori.

LEADER SPORTSN O R T H L I B E R T Y L E A D E R . C O M

THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 2015

SECTION B

By Chris UmscheidNorth Liberty LeaderDES MOINES– The West

High Trojans won 24 games in a row this season and were on track for an un-precedented fourth-straight Class 4A State Champion-ship as they entered Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday, March 13, for a semifinal game against the North Scott Lancers. However, the Lancers put the Trojans in a hole early and led throughout on their way to a 57-51 win, sending West High to the consolation game on Saturday, March 14.

The Trojans opened their tournament campaign with a hard-fought 69-60 win over Sioux City North. The Stars, at 14-9, were on paper an easy mark for the 24-0 Trojans. However a 30-point performance from Daniel Tillo kept West High in a constant battle. West trailed 16-13 at the end of the fi rst

quarter and edged ahead 30-26 at the half. The slim lead continued in the third with the Trojans pulling out to a 49-45 lead, but it wasn’t until late in the fourth period that West was able to put the game away.

Devontae Lane led West High with 19 points while David DiLeo had 15, Con-nor McCaffery had 13 and Wali Parks scored 12.

Against Sioux City North Devontae Lane, 19; David DiLeo, 15; Connor Mc-Caffery, 13; Wali Parks, 12; Tanner Lohaus, 7 and Alex Henderson, 3.

3-point goals: McCaffery, 3 and DiLeo, 3.

Rebounds: Lohaus, 5; McCaffery, 5; DiLeo, 5; Lane, 3; Henderson, 2 and Parks, 1.

The Trojans struggled against the Lancers in the semifinal, finding them-selves down 16-7 at the end of the first quarter. West narrowed the gap at the half, 27-21, in favor of North Scott and cut it to three, 35-32, after three periods of play. The Trojans never took the lead, however, and the Lancers rode off to the

championship round to face and ultimately defeat Pleas-ant Valley, 44-36.

Marlon Stewart led the Lancers with 23 points, while Parks was tops for the Trojans with 13. Lane scored 11 points while Lo-haus and Henderson had 10 each.Against North Scott: Parks, 13; Lane, 11; Lo-haus, 10; Henderson, 10; McCaffery, 4 and DiLeo, 3.

3-point goals: Henderson, 2 and Parks, 1.

Rebounds : Lane , 5 ; Lohaus, 5; Parks, 4; Mc-Caffery, 4; DiLeo, 3 and Henderson, 2.

The Trojans took care of the Huskies of Des Moines Hoover, 56-47, in the fi ght for third place, which al-lowed West to end the sea-son on a winning note at 25-1. It also gave coach Steve Bergman his 500th win. Bergy’s bunch took a two-point lead at the end of the fi rst quarter at 17-15, tied with the Huskies at the half and nudged back ahead, 41-38, after three periods of play before putting the game

Fourth title foiled for West High basketballTrojans forced to settle for third place at state tourney

Devontae Lane reacts to a constellation of stars aligned against him as he attempts to launch a jump shot during a Class 4A State Tournament Quarterfi nal game between Iowa City West and Sioux City North. (photo by Chris Umscheid)

West basketball: Continued on page B8

North Liberty LeaderIOWA CITY— After

serving as interim Head Football Coach last sea-son, Iowa City West High School’s Garrett Hartwig has been named as head football coach, according to a Tuesday, Feb. 17, press release from West High Ath-letic Director Scott Kibby.

Hartwig served as the Trojans’ defensive coordi-nator until last spring when Head Coach Brian Sauser left the program and the district.

Hartwig came with Sau-ser from Muscatine High School where the pair engineered a successful turnaround of a struggling

Making it offi cial for Trojan footballWest High’s Hartwig named head football coach

program. It was a similar situation at West when the coaching duo arrived.

“We came in here and saw some very thin times,” Hartwig said last August. “We’ve worked up to where we’ve had some pretty good seasons the past few years.”

In the wake of Sauser’s departure, Hartwig took over the varsity program, leading West High to a 7-5 record and earneding Class 4A District Coach of the Year honors from the Iowa Football Coaches Associ-ation.

“Coach Hartwig emerged from a competitive pool of applicants as a person of strength and integrity,” Kib-by said. “Coach Hartwig has the admiration and respect of our student athletes and community.”

West High head football coach Garrett Hartwig. (Leader fi le photo)

North Liberty LeaderTIFFIN— The 2015 Clear Creek Amana (CCA) track

and fi eld program will fi eld a record number of athletes on the roster, according to coach Tony Brack. It’s Brack’s 10th year leading the program with assistants Ben Robison (three years) and Ronnie Hughes (throwers’ coach, two years). Experience and depth are on their side.

Seniors Tanner Bandy and Drew Wagner are back in the line-up with Bandy fi nishing third in the 200-meter dash last spring at the State Co-Ed Track and Field Meet while Wag-ner was eighth in the shot put. Other seniors back include Keyan McAreavy, Alec Morris and Mitch Stopko. They join juniors Eric Douglass, Daniel Goldsmith, David Goldsmith, Kage Hinricks, Hunter Rogers, Cooper Secrest-Seelman and Robby Swails.

A large core of sophomores are also back including Carter Hertel, Artez Johnson, Drake Mougin, Ben Oxley, Jacoby Reighard, Grant Riggan, Cory Siders, Will Swenka, Ben

Depth is on Clippers’ side for 2015 track

Clippers track: Continued on page B2

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Clippers track (Continued from page B1)

CITY OF TIFFINWEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2015

WORK SESSION The City of Tiffi n City Council met in a work session on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Tiffi n City Hall Council Chambers. Mayor Steve Berner called the meeting to order at 6:14 M. Roll Call: Joann Kahler, Mike Ryan, Peggy Upton, Jim Bartels, Al Havens. Absent: none Also present: Interim Administrator Tim Long, Engineer Doug Frederick, Brett Mehmen and Deputy Clerk Ashley Jay-Platz. Motioned Bartels to approve agenda; seconded by Kahler. All ayes, motion carried. Discussion: Tim Long, Interim Administrator gave report on Budget for FY2016. Went line by line with council on the budget document. LOST has expired in 2013 and not in effect due to not passing in last NOV election. Tim advised that the current fi nancials need to be cleaned up before being presented to Council so they are accurate. Discussion on having a work session at 6:00pm on March 25th Council Meeting. Upton motioned to adjourn at 7:00PM; seconded by Kahler. All ayes, motion carried

CITY OF TIFFINWEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 2015

COUNCIL MEETING The City of Tiffi n City Council met in Regular Session on Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Tiffi n City Hall Council Chambers. Mayor Steve Berner called the meeting to order at 7:02 PM. Roll Call: Joann Kahler, Mike Ryan, Peggy Upton, Jim Bartels Al Havens. Absent: none Also present: Interim Administrator Tim Long, Engineer Doug Frederick, Attorney Crystal Raiber and Deputy Clerk Ashley Jay-Platz Kahler motioned to amend agenda and bring item “M” to beginning of “XIII. New Business”; seconded by Upton. All ayes motion carried Havens motioned to approve amended agenda; seconded by Bartels. All ayes, motion carried. Dick Huff- request to have the sidewalk checked with standing water on Roberts Ferry Rd. PW Brett Mehmen will check into it. Deputy Clerk advised no one has come forward to take Tiffi nFest over. Council discussed using the money for a fi reworks display potentially, other conversation discussed just skipping this year and maybe someone will take over if it is missed. Upton motioned to amend 2-11: under approval of minutes. She requested to have “which she advised she did not actually say but that is what she meant” stricken from the minutes. 2-11: under new business ordinance 2015-368 to remove Deputy Clerk’s note “put of feb 25 agenda” 2-25: under approval of payables she wanted to clarify her question was why McGladrey is sending bills when there is a contract in place and should be covered by the monthly bill. Ryan seconded the amendment of minutes. All ayes, motion carried. Ryan motioned to approve amended February 4th, 11th, 18th, and 25th minutes; seconded by Kahler. All ayes, motion carried. All in favor of minutes as amended. Ryan motioned to approve payables; seconded by Kahler. All ayes, motion carried.Reports A. Attorney -Crystal- most items are on the agenda. B. Engineer -Doug- Discussion about detours from IDOT interchange. His concerns with Ireland avenue construction going on when the IDOT might possibly start. Mayor discussed will be meeting with IDOT soon.

Mayor had a question about Ireland Ave when contractors will be showing up . March 23rd at the latest potentially. He also had a question about the I&I phase 0. C. Public Works -Brett- Rental Property- repair the radiator and serve pro had to take care of the room that was covered in water. Took the basketball hoop nets due to an accident that happened today 3-11-15. Two applicants for the Concession Stand. D. Council Members -None E. City Clerk/Administrator –Tim Long- Spoke with Pat Callihan today about placing ads and has already received 4 inquiries for the position. Discuss having Amy Shaull Utility Billing Clerk start helping with the Financial Budget. F. Mayor -Bicycle & Trail regional meeting on Tuesday. Phase 6 2019-20 and has made the fi rst step approval of the grant. Discussion on Sidewalk by High School --- (check recording1:14) which will fi t the width requirement. Discussion on phase 5&6 and the difference. Clear Creek Amana Middle School Students - Ally Willis, Ella Miller, Jamie Kim. – Would like to add fi tness stations by the Trail next to the soccer fi elds for an Extended Learning Program project call “Minnow Tank”. Wanting to have work out equipment right next to the concrete trail. PWD Brett advised that he has been looking for this type of equipment and is happy to help in any way he can to get this done. Tim Long advised that him and Jonas Zimmerman-parks director, were very impressed with the Students from CCA. Bartels motioned to approve letter of support from council; seconded by Ryan. All ayes, motion carries Motion Upton to approve Ordinance 2015-368 Water Ordinance Amendment-3rd Reading; seconded by Ryan. Roll Call: Upton, Bartels, Havens, Kahler, Ryan. All ayes, motion carries Motion Kahler to approve Ordinance 2015-369 Day Care Ordinance Amendment-2nd Reading; seconded by Upton. Roll Call: Upton, Bartels, Havens, Kahler, Ryan. All ayes, motion carries Kahler Motion to approve Ordinance 2015-370 Approving Re-Zoning for Willow Ridge PT 1 Lots 1,3 & 4 and Part 3 Lot 2- 2nd Reading; seconded by Havens. Roll Call: Bartels, Havens, Kahler, Ryan. Nays: Upton. Aye votes 4 – 1 to approve, motion carries. Discussion: Mike Ryan asked Peggy Upton if she had her questions or concerns answered since last meeting. Upton explained her reasoning as to why she voted nay last meeting and continues the nay vote due to her not wanting to have too many multi-family developments coming to Tiffi n as there is currently being submitted. Her request is to have more affordable single family homes instead of multi-family homes to prevent the transient residents and potentially increasing the amount of rental units. Jesse Allen(Developer of Willow Ridge)- Advised they did a survey about a balance of percentage of multi-family vs single family homes in Tiffi n. Currently the percentages are as follows 71% single family homes to 29% multi-family which Tiffi n has 20% less multi-family homes than the national average. Tim Long- advised of objection letter submitted in the packet received from Motion Ryan to approve Ordinance 2015-371 Approving Re-Zoning for Tiffi n East Lot 30-2nd Reading; seconded by Kahler. Roll Call: Bartels, Havens, Kahler, Ryan. Nays: Upton. Votes 4 – 1 to approve, motion carries New Business Ryan motioned to approve Resolution 2015-029 Approving Pay Estimate #2 to Cornerstone Excavating for the 2014 Water & Sewer

Extension Project DIV II (CCA School) in the amount of $152,402.09; seconded by Upton. Roll Call: Upton, Bartels, Havens, Kahler, Ryan. All ayes, motion carries Upton requested a background as to why it is needed. Ben Carhoff advised the CCA School requested this to be done. Due to them not wanting their contractors to have to move their storage/offi ce trailers. Mayor wanted to ask about them having them pay 100% of change order cost reimbursed to the City instead of the 2/3 school 1/3 city cost like was agreed upon. Council is more than willing to cooperate with the school but feel that this extra cost is not reasonable. Brett Mehmen- advise not aware of them using city water, and did not provide them with a meter. Upton motioned to amended Resolution 2015-030 Approving Change Order #1for the 2014 Water & Sewer Extension Project DIV II (CCA School) in the amount of $65,996.10 contingent upon coming to a pay-ment agreement between the City of Tiffi n and CCA school district for payment of requested change order and council appointed the committee of Mayor, City Manager, Engineer, Attorney, and Public Works Directors; seconded by Ryan. Ryan motion to approve amended resolution; seconded by Havens. Roll Call: Upton, Bartels, Havens, Kahler, Ryan. All ayes, motion carries Ryan motioned to approve Resolution 2015-031 Setting Date for Public Hearing on April 8th 2015 at Tiffi n City Hall Council Chambers at 7:00 p.m. for Urban Renewal Plan Amendment; seconded by Bartels. Tiffi n City Hall and 7:00 PM- ryans motion included. Roll Call: Upton, Bartels, Havens, Kahler, Ryan. All ayes, motion carries. Ryan motioned to approve Resolution 2015-032 Adopting Statewide Urban Design and Specifi cations (SUDAS 2015 Addition); seconded by Kahler. Roll Call: Upton, Bartels, Havens, Kahler, Ryan. All ayes, motion carries Bartels motioned to approve Resolution 2015-033 Setting Date for Public Hearing on March 25th 2015 Council Meeting for Tiffi n Heights PAD Request (Lot 109); seconded by Kahler. Roll Call: Upton, Bartels, Havens, Kahler, Ryan. All ayes, motion carries. Havens motioned to approve Resolution 2015-034 Setting Date for Public Hearing on March 25th 2015 Council Meeting for the 1st Reading of an Ordinance Establishing New Sewer and Water Connection Fees; seconded by Ryan. Roll Call: Upton, Bartels, Havens, Kahler, Ryan. All ayes, motion carries Upton motioned to approve Resolution 2015-035 Setting Date for Public Hearing on March 25th, 2015 Council Meeting for the 1st Reading of an Ordinance changing the Utility Deposit from $150 to $75; seconded by Ryan. Roll Call: Upton, Bartels, Havens, Kahler, Ryan. All ayes, motion carries Upton motioned to approve Resolution 2015-036 To Set the Date for a Public Hearing and to Authorize Staff to Publish Notice for the Budget for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2016; seconded by Bartels. Roll Call: Upton, Bartels, Havens, Kahler, Ryan. All ayes, motion carries Upton motioned to approve Don Wick’s appointment to the Zoning Board of Adjustment; seconded by Ryan. Roll Call: Upton, Bartels, Havens, Kahler, Ryan. All ayes, motion carries Upton motion to include approval of Deputy Clerk to attend the ECICOG Regional Clerk’s Workshop in Hiawatha on April 1, Data Technologies, Inc. Iowa User Group Meeting on April 15, and at the 2015 IMFOA Spring Conference, Des Moines, April 15-17; Haven seconded. all ayes, motion carried.

Kahler motioned to approve the Deputy Clerk to attend the ECICOG Regional Clerk’s Workshop in Hiawatha on April 1; seconded by Havens. Roll Call: Upton, Bartels, Havens, Kahler, Ryan. All ayes, motion carries. Ryan motioned to authorize Administrative Staff to Move Forward on the Annexation Process for Sunnybrook; seconded by Upton. All ayes, motion carried. Closed Session-Iowa Code 20.17(3) and Iowa Code 21.5(c) Discussion and possible action regarding collective bargaining unit Motion Ryan to adjourn into closed session; seconded by Havens. All ayes, motion carried. Entered closed session at 8:37 p.m. Motion Ryan to adjourn into open session; seconded by Upton. All ayes, motion carried. Returned to open session at 8:48 p.m. All members present Motion Ryan to adjourn the meeting; seconded by Upton. All ayes, motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:49 p.m.

CLAIMS REPORTAlliant Energy; 99 Brown St Sewer ............................................870.52Cedar Rapids Photo Copy Co; Bw Toner ....................................259.35Consumers Cooperative; Field Xl Dsl 361gal .............................931.65Cornerstone Excavating; 2014 Water&Sewer Ext Cca Schl 152,402.09Dan’s Overhead Doors; 201 Railroad St Shop Door ................5,025.00Data Technologies; User Group Training Dsm ...................................95Enegy Sales, Inc; Motor/Blower Assembly ......................................290Hart Frederick Consultan; Engineering Fees ..........................38,934.60Iowa Dept Of Revenue W/H; State Taxes....................................289.65Jay-Platz, Ashley; February Mileage Reimb .................................80.98Johnson County Recorder; Recording Fees ..........................................7Johnson County Refuse Inc; Recylcing ....................................4,167.00Johnson County Sheriff; March 2015 Police Protection ...........5,661.50Lenoch & Cilek Ace - Iowa City; Shop Towels ...............................3.04Linn County REC; Electric Accounts ............................................534.7Lowes Business Account; Pvc Repair Coupling,Adptr-Swr .....1,433.76Lynch, Michael & Raiber; Tiffi n Heights Legal Fees ...............8,627.38Matheson-Linweld; Monthly Welding Rentals ................................63.6McGladrey; Apc Replacement & Service/Supt ........................1,724.00Mid-American Energy; Natural Gas .........................................1,165.99North Liberty Leader; Legal Publishing ......................................420.28Northway Well And Pump Company; Booster Pump #2 Replace/Remve .......................................................................................5,733.45Old National Leasing; Rental Fee Due .....................................5,137.89Pitney Bowes Purchase Power; Postage Meter ............................446.26Shaull, Amy; Mileage Reimbursement ..........................................28.19Shay, Brian; Building Offi cial Duties .......................................3,075.00Solon State Bank; F350 Revenue Loan .......................................795.52Teledyne ISCO; Pump Tubing, Strainer, Cover ...........................275.62The UI Center For Conferences; Immi 2015 Continuing Education 420Tiffi n Fire Association; Monthly Fire Protection ......................9,166.66Veenstra & Kimm, Inc; CIP Professional Services ........................70.95Visa; Hills Bank Credit Cards ...................................................3,500.62Walker Welding; Concessions, Shelter, Parks...........................1,065.94Total Accounts Payable Payroll Checks ..........................................................................6,256.63Paid Total ..................................................................................6,256.63Sched Total ............................................................................252,703.19Report Total ...........................................................................258,959.82

PUBLIC NOTICE: CITY OF TIFFIN

PUBLIC NOTICE: CITY OF NORTH LIBERTYNORTH LIBERTY CITY COUNCIL

MARCH 10, 2015REGULAR SESSION

CALL TO ORDER Mayor Nielsen called the March 10, 2015 Regular Session of the North Liberty City Council to order. Councilors present: Hoffman, Pollock, Wayson; absent: Chipman, Donahue. Others present: Ryan Heiar, Tracey Mulcahey, Scott Peterson, Kevin Trom, Stefan Juran, Nick Bergus, Erika Harper, Lori Lindner, John Lohman, Mark Nolte, Kate Moreland and other interested parties. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA Pollock moved, Hoffman seconded to approve the agenda. The vote was all ayes. The agenda was approved. CONSENT AGENDA Wayson moved, Hoffman seconded to approve the Consent Agenda including City Council Minutes from the Regular Session on February 23, 2015; the attached list of Claims; and Pay Estimate Number 4 for the Highway 965 Construction Project to Horsfi eld Construction, Inc., in the amount of $774,215.05 with Yang Chow Wok Liquor License Renewal being moved to the end of the agenda. The vote was all ayes. The consent agenda was approved. PUBLIC COMMENT No public comment was offered. CITY ENGINEER REPORT City Engineer Trom reported that the trail project will be out to bid March 17, the public hearing will be at the March 24th Council meet-ing. The bids and contract will follow. The water main project is about a week behind the trail project with the same steps. The Waste Water Treatment Project has received the IDNR construction permit. Plans will be distributed on March 30. Bids will be received on May 7. All necessary pipe for the sewer upgrades project has been pipe delivered and staged. The contractor has started work at the waste water treatment plant. The change order for the open cut on Front Street will be on the next Council agenda. CITY ATTORNEY REPORT City Attorney Peterson reported on the status of court cases with Mr. Weinman. He offered to answer questions regarding the issues. He reminded Council that there are eight resolutions on the agenda. With only three Councilors present, all votes have to be unanimous for the resolution to pass. CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT City Administrator Heiar reported that the Project Open House is scheduled for Tuesday, March 31 from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. at the Community Center. There will be seven projects under construction this summer. MAYOR REPORT Mayor Nielsen reported on meetings she attended since the previous Council meeting. ICAD Mark Nolte and Kate Moreland from ICAD presented an update of ICAD’s happenings for the past year. Council discussed the report with ICAD staff. LIBERTY FARM Heiar presented information regarding the Liberty Farm agenda item. Hoffman moved, Wayson seconded to approve Resolution Number 15-33, A Resolution approving the Developer’s Agreement between the City of North Liberty and Black & Gold Development, Inc. and Tor A. Nicklaus and Laura N. Nicklaus that establishes the terms and conditions under which Liberty Farm will be developed in the City of North Liberty, Iowa. The vote was: ayes- Hoffman, Wayson; nays - Pollock. Motion failed. Council discussed the vote on the failed resolution and the options for reconsideration. Wayson moved, Hoffman seconded to table Resolution Number 15-34, A Resolution approving the Storm Water Management Facility Maintenance Agreement and Easement between the City of North Liberty and Black & Gold Development, Inc. that establishes the terms and conditions under which storm water management facilities will be maintained for Liberty Farm in the City of North Liberty, Iowa. The vote was two ayes and one nay. Motion carried. Resolution tabled. Wayson moved, Hoffman seconded to table Resolution Number 15-35, A Resolution approving the Offsite Paving and Watermain Easement Agreement between the City of North Liberty, Black & Gold Develop-ment, Inc. and Lawrence A. Cahill and Gloria O. Cahill that establishes the terms and conditions under which easements are established for Liberty Farm in the City of North Liberty, Iowa. The vote was two ayes and one nay. Motion carried. Resolution tabled.NORTH LIBERTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GUIDE Nick Bergus presented information regarding the proposed North

Liberty Economic Development Guide. John Lohman from the Corridor Business Journal offered information on the changes from the previous issuance. Pollock moved, Wayson seconded to approve Resolution Number 15-36, A Resolution approving the Memorandum of Understanding for services relating to the production of the North Liberty Economic Development Guide between the City of North Liberty and the Corridor Business Journal. The vote was: ayes – Wayson, Pollock, Hoffman; nays – none. DESIGN PROPOSALS Heiar presented information regarding the design proposals. Hoffman moved, Wayson seconded to approve Resolution Number 15-37, A Resolution approving the Services Agreement between the City of North Liberty and Shive-Hattery, Inc. for services relating to the North Liberty Road & Dubuque Street Improvements Project. After discussion, the vote was: ayes – Hoffman, Pollock, Wayson; nays –none. Motion carried. Wayson moved, Pollock seconded to approve Resolution Number 15-38, A Resolution approving the Services Agreement between the City of North Liberty and Shive-Hattery, Inc. for services relating to the Penn Street ICAAP Improvements Project. After discussion, the vote was: ayes - Pollock, Hoffman, Wayson; nays – none. Motion carried. Hoffman moved, Pollock seconded to approve Resolution Number 15-39, A Resolution relating to the fi nancing of certain proposed projects to be undertaken by the City of North Liberty, Iowa; establishing compli-ance with Reimbursement Bond Regulations under the Internal Revenue Code. The vote was: ayes – Wayson, Hoffman, Pollock; nays – none. Motion carried. POLARIS CONTRACT Pollock moved, Wayson seconded to approve Resolution Number 15-40, A Resolution to approve the Software License and Hosted Services Agreement for Library Operations Software between the Innovative Inter-faces, Inc. and the North Liberty Community Library. After discussion, the vote was: ayes – Hoffman, Wayson, Pollock; nays – none. Motion carried. LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWAL, YANG CHOW WOK Wayson moved, Hoffman seconded to deny the liquor license renewal for Yang Chow Wok. After discussion, the vote was: ayes – Pollock, Hoffman, Wayson; nays – none. Motion carried. OLD BUSINESS No old business was presented.NEW BUSINESS Councilor Hoffman thanked Tom Palmer for joining him for the KXIC update. He thanked Chief Venenga for the Police Department report and the community work they do. ADJOURNMENT At 7:53 p.m., Hoffman moved, Pollock seconded to adjourn. All ayes. Meeting adjourned. CITY OF NORTH LIBERTY /s/Tracey Mulcahey, City Clerk

CLAIMSAdvantage Administrators Employee Contributions ...................195.45AgVantage FS Ins Gas & Diesel ............................................. 7,405.20Allen Occupational Health Services Drug Screens .................... 177.00Alliant Energy Electric Service ............................................. 33,470.70Allied Glass Replace Gym Window .......................................... 266.00American Express Supplies ........................................................799.52American Red Cross Adult Cpr/Aed, First Aid ......................... 270.00Arbor Day Foundation Annual Membership ................................15.00AT&T Long Distance Service .................................................... 266.87Background Screening Consultants LLC Services ......................109.00Baker & Taylor Books Books ..................................................2,060.39Billion Auto Parts .........................................................................165.39Blackhawk Sprinklers Inc Services ............................................ 157.00Bob Rydze Diving Group Lesson .............................................. 260.00Boundtree Medical LLC Pediatric Defi b Pads ........................... 225.00Cargill Incorporated Softener Salt ........................................ 11,168.31Carpenter Uniform Co Ballistic Vests ..................................... 1,390.00Cedar Rapids Photo Copy Inc Copies ..........................................316.20Central Iowa Distributing Inc Supplies ....................................... 141.45Christopher Varo Tae Kwon Do ................................................. 282.10City Laundering Co Inc. Uniforms, Rugs ................................1,172.21Collection Services Center Garnishments- ................................. 576.92Communications Engineering Co Services ................................ 512.00Compressed Air & Equipment Inc Co Supplies ..........................217.05Creative Software Service Inc. Consulting Service ................... 318.45Crystal Clear Water Company Bottled Water ............................ 163.54

Custom Hose & Supplies Supplies ............................................. 350.24Deery Brothers Wheel Alignment ................................................ 65.95Beranek, Jonathan Deposit Refund ............................................. 141.20Brandon Davis Reimbursement .................................................... 20.00Brandy Klosterman Reimbursement ............................................. 36.50Callahan, Alex Deposit Refund ..................................................... 55.31Clasing, Molly Deposit Refund .................................................. 103.40Donna Valenta Refund .................................................................. 10.00Duncan, Bob Deposit Refund ....................................................... 76.97Gill, Keely Deposit Refund ........................................................... 38.18Lloyd, Alexis Deposit Refund ....................................................... 89.19Luxton, Norman Deposit Refund .................................................. 99.52Patricia Romano-Shover Refund .................................................. 32.50Pearson, Kimana Deposit Refund ................................................. 38.33Pena, Maricela Deposit Refund .................................................... 75.80Revisit Deposit Refund ................................................................. 37.24Sarah Uthoff Refund ..................................................................... 50.00State Library Of Iowa Services ..................................................... 20.00Sweeney, Janet Deposit Refund .................................................. 107.72Thompson, Amanda & W Deposit Refund ................................... 96.46Denny’s Best Pest Control Inc Monthly Service ......................... 95.00EDC Inc Vitality 2019 Capital Camp ..................................... 5,000.00Electronic Engineering Inc. Services ....................................... 1,214.50EMSLRC BLS Hcp Cards ............................................................28.00Epley Properties LLC Additonal Lease Payments .................. 9,344.38Fareway Stores Suplies ..................................................................45.30Fastenal Company Supplies .................................................... 1,022.09Fire Apparatus & Emergency Equip Renew Subscription ............35.00Forinash Tool Parts & Supplies .................................................. 498.92Fox Engineering Inc. East Trunk Sewer ............................... 52,630.61Gazette Communications Inc. Custodian ................................... 264.00Hach Company Fluted Knob ....................................................... 88.79Harrys Custom Trophies Services ............................................... 164.36Hausers Water Systems Bottled Water ........................................129.92Hawkins Inc Citric Acid, Azone 15 ............................................921.02Henderson Truck Equipment Inc Supplies ................................... 79.50Hills Bank & Trust Federal Fica Medicare ............................. 10,118.18Horsfi eld Construction Highway 965 ................................. 774,215.05I Wireless Services Cell Phones ..................................................149.77Independent Public Advisors LLC Contract ............................ 2,125.00International Code Council Inc Report Writing ........................... 24.45Interstate All Battery Center Batteries .........................................109.93Iowa Association Of Municipal Utilities Services ................... 1,556.77Iowa Business Supply Supplies .....................................................37.46Iowa Department Of Agriculture License ..................................... 15.00Iowa Department Of Public Health License ............................... 140.00Iowa Municipal Finance Offi cers Assoc. Annual Dues ................70.00Iowa Prison Industries No Parking, Cross Traffi c ..................... 170.60Iowa Section AWWA Water Treatment Plant ............................. 170.00IWI Motor Iowa City Supplies ................................................... 215.32Janet Holland Sat Water Aerobics ...............................................159.60Johnson Controls Inc Replace Controller ............................... 1,659.03Johnson County Recorder Recording Fees .................................. 56.00Johnson County Refuse Recycling, Dumpsters, Stick .......... 29,593.05Katie Gerot Mileage ................................................................... 251.21Kellie Helm Mileage ..................................................................... 49.11King’s Material Inc Supplies ........................................................ 57.09Knox Company Key Switch Mounting Plate ............................. 108.00Kris Cameron Delay The Disease .............................................. 109.20L3 Com Mobile-Vision Inc Supplies .......................................... 914.10Lenoch And Cilek Supplies ..................................................... 1,710.77Lindsay Olson Personal Training ............................................... 126.00Little Village Bread & Butter Ledge .......................................... 850.00Lowe’s Supplies ........................................................................1,585.77Marco Inc Contract ....................................................................... 30.13Mcclure Engineering Co Services ..........................................10,631.15Mediacom High Speed Ineternet ............................................... 115.90Meghan Miller Diving Clinic ......................................................260.00Menards Supplies .........................................................................519.10Michael R Keating Meal For Conference .......................................8.22Michelle M Simpson Usb Flash Drive, Case ................................29.98Midamerican Energy Gas Service............................................ 1,187.10Midwest Wheel Parts .................................................................... 81.37Molo Oil Company Supplies ................................................... 1,128.73My Community Mobile Feb & March Support Fee .................. 198.00NAPA Iowa City Supplies ........................................................... 346.35National Recreation & Park Assoc. Memberships .......................330.00Neuzil, Sanderson &Sigafoose P.C. Services ............................. 137.50

North Liberty Auto Services ....................................................... 756.46North Liberty Fire Department Reimbursement ......................... 732.27North Liberty True Value Supplies ............................................. 663.56Northern Safety Co Inc Coveralls, Mask, Gas Cart ....................927.23Offi ce Express Supplies .............................................................. 362.73Offi ce Of Vehicle Services Vehicle Inspection Fee .................... 300.00Panther Uniforms Inc Balance On Jackets ................................. 543.58Pepsi-Cola Vending Supplies ......................................................420.93Plumbers Supply Company Wall Shower ...................................826.82Pool Tech Midwest Inc Chlorine Granular ............................. 2,050.00Purchase Power Postage ......................................................... 2,000.00Racom Corporation Ear Piece, Ear Inset ....................................103.75Radiologic Medical Services Medical Co-Pay ............................ 25.00Ray And Associates Inc 2014-2015 Fiscal Year ..................... 3,333.36Renee Manders Cardio Pump .................................................... 494.90Ricoh USA Inc Contract ..............................................................608.33River Products Company 1” Clean Ballast ................................ 307.12S & S Worldwide Recster Supplies ............................................ 555.51Sandi Cook Lower Blast .............................................................. 64.40Sandry Fire Supply LLC Supplies ........................................... 2,901.86Schimberg Co. Parts .................................................................... 644.05Shay Electric Service Inc Install Wire & Conduit ..................... 908.26Sherwin-Williams Co Paint .........................................................307.70Solon Economist Legals, Farmers Market ...............................1,402.26South Slope Cooperative Telephone Comp Services ............... 2,140.86State Disbursement Unit Garnishments ....................................... 110.32State Hygienic Laboratory 313 .................................................. 212.50Steindler Orthopedic Clinic Medical Co-Pay .............................. 25.00Stephanie Fiser Crafts/Workshops ............................................. 124.60Storm Steel Supplies ..................................................................... 67.56Stratton Lift Services Replace Cable & Pulley .......................... 156.00Subsurface Solutions Direct Connect Lead Set ......................... 143.31Sue Carter Water Resist Am ....................................................... 270.20Theisen’s Supplies ...................................................................... 382.70Thomas J Palmer Mileage .............................................................29.33Tifco Industries Extension Cord, Union, Bru ............................ 358.88Treasurer-State Of Iowa-Sales Tax Sales Tax ........................13,841.00USA Blue Book Supplies ......................................................... 2,148.40Van Meter Industrial Inc Supplies ............................................... 492.60Vantagepoint Transfer Agents-303434 ICMA .............................. 64.69Verizon Wireless Cell Phones, Data Cards ..............................2,538.79Winkel, Parker & Foster CPA PC Audit ................................. 6,600.00Sobers, Alexa Us Refunds ............................................................ 91.59Hogren, Olivia Us Refunds .......................................................... 82.73Wagner, Josh Us Refunds .......................................................... 110.78**Payroll Expenses 2/24/2015 - 3/09/2015 Police Operations ...................................................................91,163.91Fire Protection .......................................................................... 3,880.62Building Safety ...................................................................... 25,533.70Animal Control ........................................................................... 296.71Crossing Guards .......................................................................2,438.66Library Services .....................................................................36,047.60Parks/Buildings/Ground ......................................................... 22,324.97Recreation ..............................................................................33,278.00Pool ........................................................................................ 11,998.97Planning & Zoning ...................................................................6,896.07Legislative (Mayor/Council) .......................................................456.67Executive/Administration ...................................................... 39,663.82Legal ...................................................................................... 12,399.28Communications .................................................................... 11,420.99Streets ..................................................................................... 22,513.67Snow And Ice Control ..............................................................6,734.91Water Operating .....................................................................26,661.89Wastewater Operating ............................................................14,810.43Stormwater Management 2,392.20Payroll Total ......................................................................... 370,913.07Fund Totals 010 General Fund .................................................................416,215.29014 Police Capital Fund .............................................................. 300.00019 Youth Sports Scholarship ..................................................... 452.69060 Road Use Tax Fund .........................................................41,476.32315 Highway 965 Improvements .........................................785,026.20321 Land/Facilities ..........................................................................6.93510 Water Fund ......................................................................71,639.45520 Sewer Fund .....................................................................27,574.82524 Sewer Trunk And I&I...................................................... 53,617.73530 Stormwater Management .................................................. 2,392.20Grand Total: ......................................................................1,398,701.63

Szot, Joseph Van Zante, Derek Toy, Jack Wingert and Luke Wingert. Junior Drake Shores and sophomore Ashton Carpenter are new to the squad this season.

“With our record number of athletes this year, we will have depth in both the sprinting and distance crews,” Brack said. “Our throws section will also have depth this year, led by Drew Wagner.”

The season opens for the Clippers on Saturday, March 21, with the WaMaC Indoor meet at Cornell College in Mount Vernon. As usual the bulk of the season is spent on the road with the Clippers’ home meet, The Pacha Relays, set for Thursday, April 30.

North Liberty LeaderMOUNT VERNON– The 2015

high school track and fi eld season had its unofficial start Friday, March 6, with the Demon Indoor Meet hosted by Washington High School at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, a change from the traditional site on the University of Iowa campus in Iowa City.

For the girls it was a good day to be a Woman of Troy, as Valerie Welch won the 60-meter hurdles in 9.73 seconds, the 4x800-meter relay team won in 10:25.13 just ahead of City High and the dis-tance medley relay team won in 4:27.85. Olivia Moore was second in the 1,500-meter run in 5:04.25, Tia Saunders was third in the 200-meter dash in 27.25 seconds and Grace Young was third in the 60-meter hurdles in 10.11 seconds.

In boys action, Iowa City West High’s Josh Jensen was fi fth in the 1,600-meter run with a time of 4:52.34. Other top-10 fi nishers for the Trojans included Macio Gordon’s seventh-place fi nish in

the 60-meter dash (7.39 seconds) and Jeremy Brown with seventh place in the high jump (5-08.00).

The indoor portion of the season continues with the MVC Boys In-door Meet set for Monday, March 16, at 4 p.m. in the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls and a girls varsity meet also on Monday at the Lied Recre-ation Athletic Center at Iowa State University. The Girls MVC Indoor Meet is set for Tuesday, March 17, at the UNI-Dome with a 4 p.m. start. The boys will compete in a varsity indoor meet Friday, March 20, at Central College in Pella with the girls running there the next day. The girls’ fi rst outdoor meet is scheduled for Thursday, March 26, at Muscatine High School while the fi rst outdoor meet for the boys is set for Saturday, March 28, at Kingston Stadium in Cedar Rapids for the Jefferson J-Hawk Invitational.

Iowa City West High boys (fi -nals only)

60-meter dash: 7, Macio Gor-don, 7.39. 11, Jake Brinkman, 7.46.

1600-meter run: 5, Josh Jensen, 4:52.34. 13, Abdallah Ali, 5:09.36.

4x400-meter relay: 14, IC West,4:08.83.

4x800-meter relay: 13, IC West “A,” 9:28.37. 15, IC West “B,”

9:33.79.1,600-meter sprint medley: 14

IC West, 4:28.82.High jump: 7, Jeremy Brown,

5-08.00.Long jump: 12, David Garibay,

16-01.50.

Iowa City West High girls (fi nals only)

60-meter dash: 8, Tiara Green, 8.82. 9, Rachel Hoeft, 8.87.

200-meter dash: 3, Tia Saunders, 27.25. 7, Katherine Mukimbilwa, 29.41.

400-meter dash: Micaela Grav-elin, 1:06.56.

1,500-meter run: 2, Olivia Moore, 5:04.25.

60-meter hurdles: 1, Valerie Welch, 9.73. 3, Grace Young, 10.11.

4x400-meter relay: 8, IC West, 4:43.32.

4x800-meter relay: 1, IC West, 10:25.13.

Distance medley relay: 1, IC West, 4:27.85.

High jump: 5, Alex Wilis, 4-10.00.

Long jump: 5, Kia Niobi, 14-03.50.

Shot put: 4, Zainab Makky, 34-07.25.

Demon Indoor Meet results pro-vided by Washington High School

Trojan Track & Field starts season with the DemonsWelch wins 60-meter hurdles, Jensen fi fth in 1,600 meter run

Sat. March 21: WaMaC Indoor, Cornell College, 2 p.m.

Sat. March 28: Bob Brown Invitational, City High, 12 p.m.

Tues. March 31: Tipton CoEd Relays in Tipton, 4:30 p.m.

Thurs. April 9: Demon Relays, Washington, 4 p.m.

Tues. April 14: Iowa Valley Relays, Marengo, 4:30 p.m.

Fri. April 17: Benton Bobcat Relay, Van Horne, 4:45 p.m.

Tues. April 21: Solon Invitational, Solon, 4:30 p.m.

Fri. April 24: West Liberty Invitational, 5 p.m.

Fri. April 24: Drake Relays, Des Moines TBD

Sat. April 25: Drake Relays, Des Moines TBD

Tues. April 28: South Tama Invitational, Tama, 4:30 p.m.

Thurs. April 30: Pacha Relays, Tiffi n, 5 p.m.

Thurs. May 7: WaMaC Outdoor, Maquoketa, 4:30 p.m.

Mon. May 11: WaMaC JV Outdoor Meet, Vinton, 4:30 p.m.

Thurs. May 14: Regional Meet TBD, 4 p.m.

Thurs. May 21-Sat. May 23: State Co-Ed Meet

CCA Boys 2015 Track and Field

North Liberty LeaderCEDAR FALLS– The

UNI-Dome was the sight of the 2015 A. D. Dickinson

Relays held Monday and Tuesday, March 9 and 10, in Cedar Falls. Clear Creek Amana and Iowa City West High sent their girls teams to the non-points scoring competition.

The Women of Troy’s

4x800-meter relay team won its event in 9:47.09, the highest-fi nishing event for either program. Individually Zainab Makky from West High placed third in the shot put with a 39’-7 1/2” throw, Valerie Welch of West High

CCA, Iowa City West girls track and fi eld runs under the DomeWest wins 4x800 relay

was sixth in the 60-meter hurdles in 9.66 seconds while CCA’s Mia Smith was ninth in 9.77.

IC West and CCA results (fi nals only)

200-meter dash: 32, Ally

Bauer, IC West, 29.06. 56, Karen Bolenga, CCA, 29.75. 61, Madelynn Lan-gridge, CCA, 29.90. 73, Mia Smith, CCA, 30.21. 78, Breeyn Gryp, IC West, 30.32. 101, Taylor Grider, IC West, 31.03.

400-meter dash: 34, Emilee Benedict, IC West, 1:07.08. 57, Kelsey Beas-ley, IC West, 1:09.48. 84, Elizabeth Burns, IC West,

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knocked out of the Big Ten Tournament in the fi rst round last week in Chicago.

Penn State, which Iowa beat in overtime during the season, came from behind in the second half and took down the Hawks, 68-57.

I don’t know too many teams that are going to win when you only shoot 15-57 (26.3 percent) from the fl oor, 7-32 (21.9 percent) in the second half.

Three-point-land wasn’t any better as the Hawks were 3-15 (20 percent) for the game.

Iowa dominated the glass, 49-34, but when you can’t score inside or outside, es-pecially in the second half, it isn’t pretty to watch.

After the Hawkeyes put together a six-game winning streak, the longest in 28 years, I really thought they could win at least one or two games.

If they made it to the semifi nals, they would have had to face Wisconsin and that would have been a tough one but you never know...

The thing that bothers me the most is what happened to the defense?

In Iowa’s six-game win-ning streak, they gave up 47, 46, 60, 77, 63 and 52 points.

Against the Nittany Li-ons, the Hawks gave up 48 points... in the second half!

Penn State shot 53 percent in the second half includ-ing 6-15 (40 percent) from 3-point range.

Aaron White an Jarrod Uthoff scored 21 and 17 points respectively, but no other Hawks were in double fi gures.

For the season, Aaron led in scoring, averaging 16 points per game. He also led the team in rebounding 7.4 (241) and steals (41). Aaron shot 51 percent from the fl oor and 82 percent from the free throw line.

He’s the first Hawkeye ever to register 1,300-plus points, 650-plus rebounds, 100-plus steals and 100-plus assists by his junior season.

It will be interesting to see what Aaron can do in the pros. He reminds me of Ryan Bowen, a 6-9 forward who played for Iowa from 1994-98.

Ryan was a two-time All-Big Ten pick and averaged 14.4 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.5 steals and shot 60 per-cent from the fl oor in his senior season.

Neither Ryan or Aaron were great outside shooters but both could rebound, run the court and shoot free throws.

Ryan played 11 years in the NBA and overseas.

Jarrod finished second in scoring (12.3 points per game), second in rebounds (201), second in steals (38) and first in blocked shots (54).

Jarrod led the team in 3-pointers made (54) and shot 74 percent from the free throw line.

Jarrod might be Iowa’s best NBA prospect.

The 6-9 junior shot 39 percent from 3-point range,

One and done

is a great shot blocker and can play defense.

Gabe Olaseni fi nished the regular season averaging 8.3 points coming off the bench and was named the Big Ten’s Sixth Man of the Year.

Gabe shot 53 percent from the fl oor and was second in blocked shots with 50. Gabe should get a shot in the NBA as he is the most athletic player on the Hawkeyes’ roster.

Junior Mike Gesell aver-aged 7.1 points, led the team in assists (124) and shot 70 percent from the free throw line. Mike hurt his right arm late in the season which af-fected his outside shot.

Peter Jok started 19 of

Junior guard Mike Gesell led the Hawkeyes in assists, but he hurt his arm late in the season. Gesell and the Iowa men will be facing Davidson Friday, March 20, at KeyArena in Seattle in the NCAA Tournament. (photos by Don Lund)

32 games and averaged 7.0 points per game. I really thought Peter would explode for some big scoring games as he had 34 3-pointers, the seventh most by a Hawkeye sophomore.

Peter was in double fi g-ures 10 times this year and shot 35 percent from 3-point range.

Adam Woodbury aver-aged 6.7 points this season. As a freshman, Woody av-eraged 4.9. His sophomore year, 5.8 points. Adam av-eraged 4.8 rebounds as a freshman, 4.0 as a sopho-more and 5.3 this season.

Some of Adam’s critics have questioned if Adam has lived up to his top-100

recruiting status.I have mixed feelings.Adam doesn’t score as

much as I think he should, but I watch him do the little things that don’t show up on the stat lines. He is very solid at setting picks, he is a really good passer and plays decent team defense.

Adam has one more year to fi nish strong.

Anthony Clemmons has had some good moments this year coming off the bench. The Penn State loss wasn’t one of them, as he played 23 minutes and com-mitted fi ve turnovers with

only one assist.Anthony did hit 16 of his

last 17 free throws (.941) in the last six games.

Josh Oglesby has strug-gled all season with his outside shot.

Josh shot 37 percent from 3-point range as a freshman, 27 percent as a sophomore, 40 percent as a junior and 30 percent this year.

I like watching Dom Uhl.The 6-8, 195-pound fresh-

man played in 31 games, can hit a 3-pointer and handle the ball. Dom needs to hit the weight room in the off season.

Hawkeyes go to the dance

By Don LundSports WriterThe Iowa Hawkeyes

picked up a seventh seed and will play the Davidson Wildcats this Friday, March 20, in Seattle, Wash., in the NCAA Tournament.

The Wildcats finished 24-7, 14-4 in the Atlantic 10 conference.

The ‘Cats averaged 79.9 points per game and gave up 69.0.

They shot 40 percent (337-849) from 3-point range and average 19 3-point shots per game.

Davidson has some great guards with 6-4 Tyler Ka-linoski and 6-0 Jack Gibbs leading the way. Tyler av-eraged 17 points per game, shot 43 percent from 3-point range, made 91 threes and was the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year. Jake averaged 16.3 points, shot 44 percent from 3-point land and made 52 threes.

The Wildcats go about eight deep and start a four-guard lineup.

Davidson averages about

By Don LundSports WriterSamantha Logic was named second team All-Amer-

ican last week by ESPN.Samantha is the fi rst Hawkeye in 21 years to be

named All-American.What a great career and what a great player Sa-

mantha is.Sam is the only player in NCAA history to have at

least 1,400 career points, 800 rebounds, 800 assists and 200 steals.

Samantha was a top-10 recruit coming out of Wis-consin and the reason Melissa Dixon was ready to walk-on at Iowa.

The 5-9 guard was a unanimous pick for the All Big Ten freshman team as she averaged 9.4 points, 7.1 rebounds and had 136 assists. As a sophomore, Samantha averaged 9.4 points, 6.7 rebounds an dished out 217 assists.

The last two years, she was unanimous fi rst team All-Big Ten, averaged 13.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and totaled 269 assists as a junior.

This year, Sam has averaged 13.5 points, 6.8 re-bounds, has 247 assists and was a unanimous fi rst team All-Big Ten selection.

To say she is a leader on and off the court would be an understatement.

Samantha has stepped up her scoring this year, especially in the Big Ten where she is shooting 51 percent from the fl oor.

It has to be great for Whitney Jennings, who will probably take over at point next year, to not only play against her in practice but to start along side her in games.

Congratulations Samantha

Women earn No. 3 seed in NCAAThe Iowa women have received a three seed for the

NCAA Women’s Basketball Championships.The Hawkeyes will face the American Eagles (24-8)

of the Patriot League in a fi rst-round match-up Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The women will host the fi rst two rounds of the women’s NCAA tournament at Carver.

35 rebounds per game and gives up 35 so Iowa’s size should be a big advantage.

Anthony Clemmons could be a key factor in the game since Anthony’s defense has been solid all year.

The big question is who will show up for the Hawks?

You would think that Aar-on White and Jarrod Uthoff would have good games.

Peter Jok and Adam Woodbury struggled in the loss to Penn State so hope-fully they will step up.

Iowa needs to get the ball inside, get some good looks and have Gabe Olaseni give a spark off the bench.

The ‘Cats like to shoot threes and don’t turn the ball over, so Iowa has to play defense and play smart.

Jarrod Uthoff was Iowa’s team leader in made three-pointers, had the most blocks and was second in scoring, rebounds and steals.

Davidson’s front court goes 6-4, 6-7, and 6-4. Iowa counters with 6-9, 7-1 and 6-9.

The ‘Cats have balanced scoring with four starters averaging double fi gures.

Let’s hope Iowa’s size can shut down the good Davidson shooters and the Hawks need some points in the paint.

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MARCH 19, 2015 SECTION BPUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICE: JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORSCost of this publication: $126.43Fiscal year to date cost(as of 7/1/14): $5,512.95THE JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

FORMAL MEETING MINUTESMARCH 5, 2015

Chairperson Harney called the Johnson County Board of Supervisors to order in the Johnson County Adminis-tration Building at 9:00 a.m. Members present: Mike Carberry, Pat Harney, Terrence Neuzil, Janelle Rettig, and Rod Sullivan. Unless otherwise noted, all actions were taken unan-imously. Public Health WIC/MCH Manager Nadine Fisher spoke and accepted the following proclamation.

PROCLAMATION 03-05-15-01REGISTERED DIETITIAN NUTRITIONIST DAY

MARCH 11, 2015 Whereas, Registered Dietitian Nutritionists are the food and nutrition experts who can translate the science of nutrition into practical solutions for healthy living; and Whereas, Registered Dietitian Nutritionists have de-grees in nutrition, dietetics, public health or a related fi eld from well-respected, accredited colleges and universities, have completed an internship and passed an examination; and Whereas, proper nutrition is a critical part in main-taining good health and has a positive impact on toward reducing the risk factors of a variety of chronic disease; and Whereas, Registered Dietitian Nutritionists use their nutrition expertise to help individuals make unique, positive lifestyle changes; and Whereas, Registered Dietitian Nutritionists work throughout the community in hospitals, schools, public health clinics, nursing homes, fi tness centers, food man-agement, food industry, universities, research and private practice; and Whereas, Registered Dietitian Nutritionists are advocates for advancing the nutritional status and health of Americans and people around the world. Now, Therefore, be it resolved that we, the Johnson County Board of Supervisors, do hereby proclaim Wednesday, March 11, 2015, as: REGISTERED DIETITIAN NUTRITIONIST DAY and encourage all citizens to recognize the contributions of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists and express appreciation for their commitment to promoting science-based nutrition in the hope of achieving optimum health for both today and tomorrow. Motion by Rettig, second by Sullivan, to approve Proclamation 03-05-15-01. Motion by Neuzil, second by Sullivan, to approve the claims on the Auditor’s Claim Register as approved by a majority of the Supervisors.Able Llc ...............................................................475.00Adam Finken ........................................................461.45Adam M Gebhart ...................................................60.00Adam W Gebhart .................................................195.00Advanced Electrical Se ........................................546.28Airgas North Central ............................................184.17Al Lacina ................................................................33.00Alliant Energy ......................................................131.34Amy Lynn Barney ................................................155.30Andrew B Chappell ................................................54.72Andrew V Weigel .....................................................8.00Auto Medic ............................................................49.00Autumn Park Apts ................................................218.00Barnes & Noble Booksell ......................................22.50Bill Deatsch ............................................................69.00Bill Horning ...........................................................16.00Bob Barker Company Inc ....................................315.08Bound Tree Medical Llc ......................................406.23Bret McLaughlin ....................................................40.00Brian Decoster .....................................................400.00Brian T Adolph .....................................................152.00Btm & J Ltd .........................................................300.00Btm & J Ltd Dba Coles ........................................140.00Business Radio Sales A ........................................438.81Carolyn Eakes ......................................................400.00Carpenter Uniform Co .........................................176.64Carrie J Rowald ......................................................98.52Centurylink ........................................................2186.29Chris Henze ............................................................60.00Chris Wisman .........................................................30.00City Of Iowa City .............................................16091.66City Of Iowa City - Ut .........................................735.62City Of Iowa City-Ac .......................................32013.34City Of North Liberty ............................................46.14Clear Creek Mobile Hom .....................................350.00Coralville Frame & Axl .......................................825.20Cott Systems Inc ................................................2226.00County Zoning Offi cial ........................................195.00Cr Pharmacy Services ........................................1500.00Dana E Christiansen .............................................250.00Daryl Neitderhisar ..................................................60.00David Koch ..............................................................7.00Deborah Seymour Guard .......................................16.00Deery Brothers Ford Li ........................................133.50Dell Marketing Lp ..............................................9093.20Delta Dental Of Iowa .........................................6774.16Dennis J Baldridge ...............................................120.00Dennis M Hebl .......................................................24.00Diana C Kremzar .................................................464.64Diane Schultes .......................................................45.00District Six Recorders ..........................................200.00Dolphin International .........................................2059.00Dorsey & Whitney Llp .....................................16508.51Douglas E Beardsley ..............................................13.00Earthgrains Baking Co .........................................395.29Eastern Iowa Light & P ........................................150.00Eastern Iowa Propertie .........................................475.00Eastern Iowa Tire Inc ...........................................829.22Edward Bartels .......................................................60.00Edward L Otten ..................................................3775.00Edwards Reporting Svc ........................................344.30Election Systems & Sof .......................................202.56Fareway Stores Inc .................................................35.00Gary Kramer ........................................................ 119.00Gary Swenka ..........................................................84.00Gay & Ciha Funeral Ho .....................................5800.00GE Capital ............................................................152.20George V Swenka ..................................................60.00Greg Parker ............................................................60.00Haley Jo Jakoubek ...............................................300.00

Heartland Shredding In ........................................170.00Helen Jameson .....................................................300.00Henry Schein ........................................................546.07Holly M Fritz .........................................................23.00Hy-Vee #1080 .................................................... 1132.17Hy-Vee #1281 ......................................................147.59Hy-Vee Inc ...........................................................297.14Hy-Vee Pharmacy #1080 .....................................357.38Imagetek Inc .......................................................1761.13Informatics Inc .......................................................50.00Iowa Bridge & Culve .......................................50300.62Iowa Business Supply Ll .......................................31.90Iowa City Public Libr .........................................3900.00Iowa City Tire & Svc .............................................33.43Iowa Department Of Tra ......................................401.46Iowa Fire Equipment Com .....................................35.85Iowa Law Enforcement A ....................................605.00Iowa Lodge Inc Dba The .....................................900.00Iowa Paper Inc .....................................................574.75Irish Reporting Inc ...............................................641.00Isu Extension ........................................................500.00James P Lacina .......................................................91.00Jarod L Webb .........................................................40.00Jefferson Point Apartm.........................................400.00Joan A Belknap ......................................................18.00John A Conner ......................................................202.96John Mike Hennes ..................................................60.00John R Lovetinsky .................................................17.48Johnson County Audito ......................................2581.86Johnson County Mh/Ds........................................261.19Johnson County Public ........................................493.74Johnson County Sheriff ........................................606.00Joshua F Busard .....................................................60.00Karen Von Huene Dba Co ....................................500.00Karl Chevrolet ..................................................25310.00Keith W Schultes ...................................................33.00Kevin L Bell ...........................................................69.00Kevin W Braddock .................................................60.00Kimberly Chandler .................................................21.00Laser Tech USA Inc Dba .....................................139.96Lien Vu .................................................................500.00Linn County Treasurer .......................................1666.67Lonny Pulkrabek ..................................................142.00Lora L Phillips .......................................................53.00Lublin Properties Llc ...........................................400.00Luther Cassell ......................................................264.00Mail Services Llc ...............................................3509.39Mailing Services Inc ..........................................8575.00Manatron ............................................................1278.14Mark R Stewart ......................................................40.00Mathews & Associates L ......................................145.00Meera Venture Llc ................................................500.00Menards - Iowa City ............................................335.04Merck Sharp & Dohme Co ..................................607.58Michael Lintz .......................................................150.00Mid American Energy ..........................................161.67Midwest Janitorial Se .........................................1425.00Mike Carberry ......................................................381.18Moore Medical Llc ..............................................184.00Motor Parts And Equipme .....................................14.07Muller Plumbing & Heat .....................................771.02Muscatine County Sherif .......................................44.50National Medical Servi ........................................319.50Neil Bombei ...........................................................60.00Neil Shatek .............................................................59.95Nelson Valuations Inc ........................................2750.00Old Capitol Screen Prin .........................................26.58Old Gold Court Apartme ......................................400.00Olen Stidham .......................................................800.00One Touch Global Tech......................................1607.00Oxford Properties Dba .........................................400.00Parkside Manor ....................................................500.00Patricia Perring .....................................................593.02Paul R Wittau .........................................................60.00Plumbers Supply ..................................................850.00Prelude Behavioral Se ........................................2500.00Quality Home Repair Ll .......................................400.00Quality Inn & Suites ..............................................72.80Racom Corporation ..............................................380.00Randall A Lamm ....................................................52.00Rebecca J Esser ......................................................23.00Rebecca Jane Booth .............................................400.00Redlin Inc ...............................................................36.50Regina Miller-Maennche .......................................30.00Republic Services Dba R .......................................79.56Reserve Account ................................................1500.00Richard Dvorak ......................................................60.00Rjtk Inc C/O Jones Blv ........................................500.00Robert D Winstead .................................................59.95Robert J Mahoney ..................................................40.00Robert W Fox Dba: Ed .........................................475.00Robyn D Reese ..................................................3200.00Rod Sullivan...........................................................26.40Ronald J Moore ......................................................40.00Sadler Invstmts Llc Dba .........................................16.53Scott L Madden ....................................................150.00Scott Van Keppel Llc ...........................................286.31Secretary Of State ..................................................30.00Seth D Bartlett ........................................................89.99Shirley M Stockman ..............................................24.00Shoemaker & Haaland .......................................9221.00Skillpath Seminars ...............................................598.00Solon Community School ....................................240.00Solon Public Library ..........................................9693.34Southgate Property Ma ......................................1540.00Stacy Patnode .........................................................31.68Staples Credit Plan ...............................................533.75State Hygienic Laborat ........................................154.00Stellar Energy Servic .........................................4440.00Steve S Dolezal ....................................................513.00Stitch In Time Inc.................................................224.00Tallgrass Business Res .........................................435.51Terrence Neuzil ....................................................105.60Terry A Smothers ...................................................15.00The Braun Corporation ........................................122.89The Video Center Inc .........................................1605.00Theresa L Arn .........................................................30.00Thomas P Brase .....................................................36.00Tracy Anita Lamp ................................................453.90Travis J Weipert .....................................................60.00Tricia L Kitzmann ................................................207.52U Of I Hospitals & Cli .........................................540.00U S Cellular ..........................................................809.98Ui Healthworks Llc ..............................................535.00Uniform Den Inc 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United Action For You .......................................6357.08University Of Iowa ............................................2141.66US Bank .............................................................3031.38Van Meter Industrial In ..........................................58.21Vanguard Appraisals In ........................................495.00Verizon Wireless ..................................................300.34Visiting Nurse Assn ..........................................12215.39Vj Engineering ...................................................5798.91Walmart Pharmacy .................................................49.00Wellmark Blue Cross ..................................... 110500.00West Branch Communicat ...................................277.89West Wind Education Po......................................150.00Westport Touchless Autow .......................................6.00Westwinds Real Estate .........................................400.00Weyer Law Firm Plc ............................................577.10William John Rockafello........................................93.00Wimactel Inc ..........................................................55.00Windstream It-Comm.Llc ....................................844.69Yellow Cab Of Iowa Ci ........................................720.25Zephaniah Samson Leato .....................................500.00 Motion by Carberry, second by Rettig, to approve the minutes of the formal meeting of February 25, 2015. Motion by Neuzil, second by Sullivan, to approve the minutes of the formal meeting of February 26, 2015. Motion by Rettig, second by Carberry, to approve the payroll authorizations submitted by department heads, as approved by a majority of the Supervisors. Motion by Neuzil, second by Sullivan, to receive and place on fi le the Treasurer’s Semi-annual Settlement of the Board of Supervisors for the period beginning July 1, 2014 and ending December 31, 2014, as submitted by County Treasurer Tom Kriz. Motion by Sullivan, second by Rettig, to receive and place on fi le the Recorder’s Report of Fees Collected for the month of January, 2015, in the amount of $148,499.09, as submitted by County Recorder Kim Painter. Continued Public Hearing of February 12, 2015 on Subdivision Application 25581 at 9:09 a.m. Subdivision Application 25581 of James and Evelyn Calef, signed by James Calef, requesting preliminary and fi nal plat approval of Calef Subdivision, a subdivision described as being described located in the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 33, Township 81 North, Range 5 West of the 5th P.M. in Johnson County, Iowa. This is a 2.59 acre farmstead split located on the south side of 210th Street NE, approximately 1,400 feet east of its intersection with Utah Avenue NE in Cedar Township. Planning and Zoning Assistant Planner Josh Busard said the applicant’s representative requested to continue the public hearing on April 2, 2015. Motion by Rettig, second by Sullivan, to continue the Public Hearing and defer consideration of Subdivision Application 25581 to April 2, 2015 at 9:00 a.m.

RESOLUTION 03-05-15-01ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR 2015-2016

COUNTY BUDGET AND CERTIFICATE OF TAXES

Whereas, the Board of Supervisors conducted a public hearing on February 25, 2015 whereupon the proposed fi scal year 2015-2016 county budget was presented to the citizens of Johnson County; and Whereas, the citizens of Johnson County were invited to comment on the proposed fi scal year 2015-2016 county budget, as duly published in the offi cial publications of Johnson County; and Whereas, the Board of Supervisors appreciates the attendance at the public hearing and the comments from citizens who spoke at the public hearing, and encourages all citizens to be informed and participate in county government; and Whereas, the Board of Supervisors has carefully taken into consideration the opinions expressed at the public hearing. Therefore, be it resolved that the fi scal year 2015-2016 county budget and certifi cate of taxes is adopted as per the Proposed Johnson County Budget Summary for fi scal year 2015-2016. Motion by Sullivan, second by Carberry, to approve Resolution 03-05-15-01. Treasurer Tom Kriz and Finance Administrator Dana Aschenbrenner spoke about the General Obligation County Purpose Loan Agreements and the public notice requirements for the public hearings. The Board sched-uled a vote on this matter today at 10:00 a.m. Facilities Manager Eldon Slaughter, Ambulance Di-rector Steve Spenler, and Assistant Ambulance Director Dave Dvorsky spoke about the RFQ for the Ambulance Service and Medical Examiner Facility. Motion by Carberry, second by Neuzil, to approve the request for qualifi cations for architectural and engineer-ing design services for the Johnson County Ambulance Service and Medical Examiner Facility. Roll call: Aye: Carberry, Neuzil, Sullivan, Rettig; nay: Harney. Motion by Carberry, second by Sullivan, to approve the request for qualifications for architectural and engineering design services for the Johnson County Courthouse Temporary Secure Entrance Project. Motion by Sullivan, second by Neuzil, to approve and authorize the Chairperson to sign the Healthcare Reform Consulting Agreement with Gallagher Benefi t Services, Inc. Adjourned to Informal Meeting at 9:42 a.m./s/Pat Harney, Chair, Board of Supervisors

Attest: Travis Weipert, AuditorRecorded By Nancy TomkoviczThese minutes were sent for formal approval and publi-cation on March 10, 2015.

Cost of this publication: $109.51Fiscal year to date cost(as of 7/1/14): $5,622.46

THE JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPER-VISORS

FORMAL MEETING MINUTESMARCH 5, 2015

Chairperson Harney called the Johnson County Board of Supervisors to order in the Johnson County Adminis-tration Building at 10:01 a.m. Members present: Mike Carberry, Pat Harney, Terrence Neuzil, Janelle Rettig, and

Rod Sullivan.RESOLUTION NO. 03-05-15-02

RESOLUTION TO FIX A DATE FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS ON GENERAL OBLIGATION

COUNTY PURPOSE LOAN AGREEMENTS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $12,240,000 FOR EQUIPMENT AND IMPROVEMENTS

TO COUNTY BUILDINGS, ACQUISITION OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT AND SOFTWARE;

CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD IMPROVEMENTS; PAYMENT OF INSURANCE EXPENSES; AND

ACQUISITION OF VEHICLES FOR THE COUN-TY SHERIFF AND AMBULANCE DEPARTMENT Whereas, Sections 331.402 and 331.441 of the Code of Iowa authorize counties to enter into loan agreements and borrow money for the purpose of acquiring equipment and making improvements to county buildings; acquiring computer equipment and software for use in county buildings; paying the cost of various county insurance programs; paying the cost of capital projects for the construction, reconstruction, improvement, repair or equipping of bridges, roads and culverts if such capital projects assist in economic development which creates jobs and wealth or if such projects relate to damage caused by a disaster or are designed to prevent or mitigate disasters (the “Essential County Purposes”); and Whereas, Sections 33l.402 and 331.442 also authorize counties to enter into loan agreements and borrow money for the purpose of acquiring vehicles and equipment for the county sheriff and ambulance department; and Whereas, the Board of Supervisors (the “Board”) of Johnson County, Iowa (the “County”), proposes to enter into a loan agreement (the “Essential County Purposes Loan Agreement”) in a principal amount not to exceed $11,870,000, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 331.402 and 331.441 of the Code of Iowa, for the pur-poses of paying the costs, to that extent, of the following projects: Improvements to County Administration Building: $910,000 Improvements to County Buildings and acquisition of computer equipment and software: $685,000 Various County insurance programs: $7,250,000 County road improvements to IWV Road and Ely Road: $3,025,000 and Whereas, it is necessary to fi x a date of meeting of the Board at which it is proposed to take action to enter into the Essential County Purposes Loan Agreement and to give notice thereof; and Whereas, the Board also proposes to enter into a loan agreement (the “County Sheriff Loan Agreement”) in a principal amount not to exceed $290,000, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 331.402 and 331.442 of the Code of Iowa, for the purpose of acquiring equipment and vehicles for the county sheriff; and Whereas, it is necessary to fi x a date of meeting of the Board at which it is proposed to take action to enter into the County Sheriff Loan Agreement and to give notice thereof, including notice of the right to petition for an election under the provisions of Section 331.442 of the Code of Iowa; and Whereas, the Board also proposes to enter into a loan agreement (the “Ambulance Department Loan Agreement”) in a principal amount not to exceed $80,000, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 331.402 and 331.442 of the Code of Iowa, for the purpose of acquiring vehicles for the ambulance department; and Whereas, it is necessary to fi x a date of meeting of the Board at which it is proposed to take action to enter into the Ambulance Department Loan Agreement and to give notice thereof, including notice of the right to petition for an election under the provisions of Section 331.442 of the Code of Iowa; Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved by the Board of Supervisors of Johnson County, Iowa, as follows: Section 1. This Board hereby fi nds that certain road improvements identifi ed as IWV Road (Hebl Avenue to James Avenue), IWV Road at the intersection of Hebl Avenue, and Ely Road (Highway 382 to Linn County) meet the requirements of Section 331.441 of the Code of Iowa related to assistance to economic development and mitigation or prevention of disasters. Section 2. This Board shall meet on the 26th day of March, 2015, at the Johnson County Administration Building, Iowa City, Iowa, at 9 o’clock a.m., at which time and place hearings will be held and proceedings will be instituted and action taken to enter into the Essential County Purposes Loan Agreement, the County Sheriff Loan Agreement and the Ambulance Department Loan Agreement. Section 3. The County Auditor is hereby directed to give notice of the proposed action on the Essential County Purposes Loan Agreement, setting forth the amount and purpose thereof, the time when and place where the said meeting will be held, by publication at least once and not less than 4 nor more than 20 days before the meeting, in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the County. Section 4. The Essential County Purposes notice shall be substantially as follows:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON LOAN AGREEMENT IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT

TO EXCEED $11,870,000(GENERAL OBLIGATION ESSENTIAL COUNTY

PURPOSES) The Board of Supervisors of Johnson County, Iowa, will meet on the 26th day of March, 2015, at the Johnson County Administration Building, Iowa City, Iowa, at 9 o’clock a.m. for the purpose of instituting proceedings and taking action to enter into a loan agreement (the “Essential County Purposes Loan Agreement”) in a principal amount not to exceed $11,870,000 for the purpose of paying costs, to that extent, of the following projects: Improvements to County Administration Building: $910,000 Improvements to various County Buildings and ac-quisition of computer equipment and software: $685,000 Various County insurance programs: $7,250,000 County road improvements to IWV Road and Ely Road: $3,025,000 The Essential County Purposes Loan Agreement is proposed to be entered into pursuant to authority contained in Sections 331.402 and 331.441 of the Code of Iowa and will constitute a general obligation of the County.

At that time and place, oral or written objections may be fi led or made to the proposal to enter into the Essential County Purposes Loan Agreement. After receiving ob-jections, the Board of Supervisors may determine to enter into the Essential County Purposes Loan Agreement, in which case, the decision will be fi nal unless appealed to the District Court within fi fteen (15) days thereafter. By order of the Board of Supervisors of Johnson County, Iowa.

_______________Travis WeipertCounty Auditor Section 5. The County Auditor is hereby directed to give notice of the proposed action on the County Sheriff Loan Agreement, setting forth the amount and purpose thereof, the time when and place where the said meeting will be held, by publication at least once and not less than 10 nor more than 20 days before the meeting, in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the County. Section 6. The County Sheriff notice shall be sub-stantially as follows:NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON LOAN AGREE-MENT IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $290,000 (GENERAL OBLIGATION COUNTY SHERIFF) The Board of Supervisors of Johnson County, Iowa, will meet on the 26th day of March, 2015, at the Johnson County Administration Building, Iowa City, Iowa, at 9 o’clock a.m. for the purpose of instituting proceedings and taking action to enter into a loan agreement (the “County Sheriff Loan Agreement”) in a principal amount not to exceed $290,000, for the purpose of acquiring equipment and vehicles for the county sheriff. The County Sheriff Loan Agreement is proposed to be entered into pursuant to authority contained in Sections 331.402 and 331.442 of the Code of Iowa and will constitute a general obligation of the County. At that time and place, oral or written objections may be fi led or made to the proposal to enter into the County Sheriff Loan Agreement. After receiving objections, the Board of Supervisors may determine to enter into the County Sheriff Loan Agreement, in which case, the decision will be fi nal unless appealed to the District Court within fi fteen (15) days thereafter. At any time before the date fi xed for taking action to enter into the County Sheriff Loan Agreement, a petition may be fi led with the County Auditor asking that the question of entering into the County Sheriff Loan Agreement be submitted to the registered voters of the County, pursuant to the provisions of Section 331.442 of the Code of Iowa. By order of the Board of Supervisors of Johnson County, Iowa.

________________Travis WeipertCounty Auditor Section 7. The County Auditor is hereby directed to give notice of the proposed action on the Ambulance Department Loan Agreement, setting forth the amount and purpose thereof, the time when and place where the said meeting will be held, by publication at least once and not less than 10 nor more than 20 days before the meeting, in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the County. Section 8. The Ambulance Department notice shall be substantially as follows:

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON LOAN AGREEMENT IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT

TO EXCEED $80,000(GENERAL OBLIGATION AMBULANCE

DEPARTMENT) The Board of Supervisors of Johnson County, Iowa, will meet on the 26th day of March, 2015, at the Johnson County Administration Building, Iowa City, Iowa, at 9 o’clock a.m. for the purpose of instituting proceedings and taking action to enter into a loan agreement (the “Ambulance Department Loan Agreement”) in a prin-cipal amount not to exceed $80,000, for the purpose of acquiring vehicles for the ambulance department. The Ambulance Department Loan Agreement is pro-posed to be entered into pursuant to authority contained in Sections 331.402 and 331.442 of the Code of Iowa and will constitute a general obligation of the County. At that time and place, oral or written objections may be fi led or made to the proposal to enter into the Ambulance Department Loan Agreement. After receiving objections, the Board of Supervisors may determine to enter into the Ambulance Department Loan Agreement, in which case, the decision will be fi nal unless appealed to the District Court within fi fteen (15) days thereafter. At any time before the date fi xed for taking action to enter into the Ambulance Department Loan Agreement, a petition may be fi led with the County Auditor asking that the question of entering into the Ambulance Department Loan Agreement be submitted to the registered voters of the County, pursuant to the provisions of Section 331.442 of the Code of Iowa. By order of the Board of Supervisors of Johnson County, Iowa.

_______________Travis WeipertCounty Auditor Section 9. All resolutions or parts of resolutions in confl ict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such confl ict. Motion by Sullivan, second by Carberry, to approve Resolution 03-05-15-02. Roll call: Aye; Carberry, Har-ney, Neuzil, Rettig, Sullivan. Adjourned to Informal Meeting at 10:03 a.m./s/Pat Harney, Chair, Board of Supervisors

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NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2016 FOR THE CITY OF

TIFFIN, IOWA, HELD AT CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN TIFFIN, IOWA

Notice Is Hereby Given: That at seven o’clock p.m., at the Tiffi n City Hall Council Chambers, 300 Railroad Street, Tiffi n, Iowa, on March 25, 2015, the City Council of the City of Tiffi n, Iowa, will hold a public hearing on the proposed budget for fi scal year 2015-16. The purpose of this public hearing is to inform the public of the proposed FY 2015-16 Budget. All members of the public are invited to attend and may make statements concerning the matter of the FY 2015-16 Budget. In addition, comments may be submitted in writing at that time, or before and said comments shall be made a part of the public record concerning this hearing. A copy of the FY 2015-16 Budget can be requested at Tiffi n City Hall, 300 Railroad St, Tiffi n, Iowa. At said hearing any interested person may fi le written objections or comments and may be heard orally with respect to the subject matter of the hearing. If you have any questions or would like to submit written comments, please contact: Ashley Jay-Platz Deputy Clerk City of Tiffi n 300 Railroad Street PO Box 259 Tiffi n, IA 52340 319-545-2572 ajay@tiffi n-iowa.org

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PLANNED AREA DEVELOPMENT “PAD” FOR LOT 109, TIFFIN HEIGHTS, PART II FOR THE CITY OF TIFFIN, IOWA, HELD AT THE CITY

HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN TIFFIN, IOWA Notice Is Hereby Given: That at seven o’clock p.m., at the Tiffi n City Hall Council Chambers, 300 Railroad Street, Tiffi n, Iowa, on March 25, 2015, the City Council of the City of Tiffi n, Iowa, will hold a public hearing on the question of approving a Planned Area Development (PAD) for Lot 109, Tiffi n Heights, Part Two, Tiffi n, Johnson County, Iowa, in accordance with the plat there-of, containing 6.22 acres and subject to easements and restrictions of record. The purpose of this public hearing is to inform the public of the PAD application submitted to the City from the developers of Tiffi n Heights. All members of the public are invited to attend and may make statements concerning the matter of the PAD request. In addition, comments may be submitted in writing at that time, or before and said comments shall be made a part of the public record concerning this hearing. A copy of the current PAD Lot 109, Tiffi n Heights, Part Two may be reviewed at Tiffi n City Hall, 300 Railroad Street, Tiffi n, Iowa. At said hearing any interested person may fi le written objections or comments and may be heard orally with respect to the subject matter of the hearing.

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON 1st READ-ING OF AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE UTILITY DEPOSIT FROM $150 TO $75 FOR

THE CITY OF TIFFIN, IOWA, HELD AT CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN TIFFIN, IOWA Notice Is Hereby Given: That at seven o’clock p.m., at the Tiffi n City Hall Council Chambers, 300 Railroad Street, Tiffi n, Iowa, on March 25, 2015, the City Council of the City of Tiffi n, Iowa, will hold a public hearing on the ordinance changing the utility deposit from $150 to $75. The purpose of this public hearing is to inform public of the proposed change. All members of the public are invited to attend and may make statements concerning the matter of the ordinance changing the utility deposit. In addition, comments may be submitted in writing at the time, or before and said comments shall be made a part of the public record concerning this hearing. A copy of the proposed ordinance can requested at Tiffi n City Hall, 300 Railroad Street, Tiffi n, Iowa. At said hearing any interested person may fi le written objections or comments and may be heard orally with respect to the subject matter of the hearing. If you have any questions or would like to submit written comments, please contact: Ashley Jay-Platz Deputy Clerk City of Tiffi n 300 Railroad Street PO Box 259 Tiffi n, IA 52340 319-545-2572 ajay@tiffi n-iowa.org

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 1ST READING OF AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING NEW SEWER AND WATER CONNECTION FEES

FOR THE CITY OF TIFFIN, IOWA, HELD AT THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN

TIFFIN, IOWA Notice Is Hereby Given: That at seven o’clock p.m., at the Tiffi n City Hall Council Chambers, 300 Railroad Street, Tiffi n, Iowa, on March 25, 2015, the City Council of the City of Tiffi n, Iowa, will hold a public hearing on the City Ordinance establishing new sewer and water connection fees. The purpose of this public hearing is to inform the residents of the said change. All members of the public are invited to attend and may make statements concerning the matter of the water and sewer connection fees. In addition, comments may be submitted in writing at that time, or before and said comments shall be made a part of the public record concerning this hearing. A copy of the proposed ordinance change can be requested at the Tiffi n City Hall, 300 Railroad Street, Tiffi n, Iowa. At said hearing any interested person may fi le written objections or comments and may be heard orally with respect to the subject matter of the hearing. If you have any questions or would like to submit written comments, please contact: Ashley Jay-Platz Deputy Clerk City of Tiffi n 300 Railroad Street PO Box 259 Tiffi n, IA 52340 319-545-2572 ajay@tiffi n-iowa.org

PUBLIC NOTICE: CITY OF TIFFIN

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGNORTH LIBERTY TRAIL IMPROVEMENTS

City of North Liberty, Iowa To Whom It May Concern: You are hereby notifi ed that at 6:30 p.m., Central Time on March 24, 2015, in the North Liberty City Council Chambers, there will be a public hearing on the proposed plans, specifi cations, form of contract, and estimated cost of the NL Trail Improvements project. Any persons interested may appear and fi le objections to the proposed plans, specifi cations, form of contract, or cost of such improvement. Proposed drawings, specifications, and form of contract may be examined at the North Liberty City Administration Building, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Published by order of the City Council of the City of North Liberty, Iowa.. By: Tracey Mulcahey Title: City Clerk

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDSBIDS DUE: April 8, 2015 10:00 a.m. North Liberty Administration Building 3 Quail Creek Circle North Liberty, Iowa 52317PROJECT: North Liberty Trail ImprovementsOWNER: City of North Liberty 3 Quail Creek Circle P.O. Box 77 North Liberty, Iowa 52317ARCHITECT/ENGINEER: Shive-Hattery, Inc. 2839 Northgate Drive Iowa City, Iowa 52245 (319) 354-3040 Sealed bids will be received by the Owner at North Liberty Administration Building, 3 Quail Creek Circle, North Liberty, Iowa 52317 until 10:00 a.m., Central Time, on April 8, 2015. Sealed bids will be opened and publicly read at the North Liberty Administration Building at 10:00 a.m., Central Time, on April 8, 2015 or at such later time and place as may then be fi xed. Bids will be considered by the Owner at a public meeting to be held at North Liberty Council Chambers at 6:30 p.m., Central Time, on April 14, 2015 or at such

later time and place as may then be fi xed. The general nature of the work is as follows: Asphalt overlay of existing North Liberty Trail from Penn Street to Forevergreen Road. Work includes new culverts, new trail signage, and full reconstruction along one portion to raise the trail elevation. Also includes PCC walk and ramp replacement at Penn Street and Zeller Street. The work must commence within 20 days of the date of the Notice to Proceed, and must be substantially completed by August 1, 2015. Bidding documents may be examined at the Architect/Engineer’s offi ce and at: North Liberty City Administration Building, 3 Quail Creek Circle, North Liberty, IA 52317 Master Builders of Iowa, 221 Park Street, Des Moines, IA 50309 The proposed Contract Documents are on fi le with the OWNER and with ENGINEER for public examination. Copies of said Contract Documents and one unbound copy of the Bid Form and Bid Bond may be secured at DB Reprographics, Inc., 810 Maiden Lane, Suite 1, Iowa City, Iowa 52240, (319) 359-1069. There is no deposit for the plans and specifi cations, but there is a shipping charge (UPS) of $10.00 made payable to DB Reprographics, Inc. Each Bidder shall accompany the Bid with a Bid secu-rity, in a separate envelope, as security that the successful bidder will enter into a contract for the work bid upon and will furnish after the award of the contract corporate surety bond or bonds, acceptable to the Owner, for the faithful performance of the contract, in an amount equivalent to one hundred percent of the amount of the contract. The bidder’s security shall be 5% of the bid amount, and shall be in the form of a cashier’s or certifi ed check drawn on a bank in Iowa or a bank chartered under the laws of the United States of America, or a certifi ed bank share draft drawn on a credit union in Iowa or chartered under the laws of the United States of America or a bid bond with corporate surety satisfactory to the Owner. The bid security will be held by the Owner until a contract is fully executed and bonds are approved by the Owner. All Bidders are required to provide a completed Bidder Status Form regarding their residency status as required by 875 Iowa Administrative Code Chapter 156. Failure to provide the statement with the bid may result in the bid being deemed nonresponsive. This may result

in the bid being rejected. Contractors using “materials, supplies, and equip-ment” on projects in designated “exempt entities” may purchase these items without liability for the sales tax. The contractor must have a purchasing agent authorization letter and an exemption certifi cate from the public entity to present to the retailer, which specifi es the construction project and will be available for that project only. Owner will issue an authorization letter and an ex-emption certifi cate to the contractor and/or subcontractors for the purchase or use of building materials, supplies, and equipment to be used on this project only. DO NOT include sales tax on your bid form. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of 30 calendar days after the date of the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids. Bidders shall be prepared to submit a performance bond and payment bond conditioned on the faithful performance of the contract. Out-of-state bidders shall be prepared to submit an Out-of-State Contractor Bond to the Iowa Division of Labor in accordance with Chapter 91C of the Code of Iowa. By virtue of statutory authority, a preference will be given to products and provisions grown and coal produced within the State of Iowa, and to Iowa labor to the extent lawfully required under Iowa law. Iowa law provides that on public improvements a resident bidder shall be allowed preference as against a nonresident bidder from a state or foreign country which gives or requires a preference to bidders from that state or foreign country. The preference so allowed shall be equivalent to the preference given or required by the state or foreign country in which the nonresident bidder is a resident. It is the intent of the Owner to award a contract to the lowest responsible, responsive bidder provided the bid has been submitted in accordance with the bidding requirements. The Owner reserves the right to waive informalities or irregularities. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Published by order of the City Council of the City of North Liberty, Iowa. By: Tracey Mulcahey Title: City Clerk

PUBLIC NOTICE: CITY OF NORTH LIBERTY

1:11.20. 92, Taylor Fuller, CCA, 1:12.51. 122, Nicole Cullen, CCA, 1:18.34. 134, Bailey Harmston, CCA, 1:23.08.

800-meter run: 28, Ellie Gretter, IC West, 2:39.85. 51, Michelle Wise, IC West, 2:44.39. 65, Laura Sader, CCA, 2:49.52. 115, Lori Drake, CCA, 3:07.37. 128, Sydney McMenomy-Adams, CCA, 3:27.17.

1,500-meter invitational: 25, Claire Ronnebaum, IC West, 5:20.57.3,000-meter invitational: 13, Gabby Skopec, IC West, 11:32.76.60-meter hurdles: 6, Valerie Welch, IC West, 9.66. 9, Mia Smith,

CCA, 9.77. 13, Natalie Brimeyer, CCA, 9.87.4x400-meter relay: 10, IC West “A,” 4:26.38. 23, CCA “A,” 4:32.57.4x800-meter relay: 1, IC West “A,” 9:47.09. 38, CCA “A,” 12:07.68.High jump: 16, Kia Niobi, IC West, 4-08.00. 16, Alex Willis, IC

West, 4-08.00. 40, Nicole Cullen, CCA, 4-04.00. 40, Lori Drake, CCA, 4-04.00.

Long jump: 16, Corrine Schwarting, CCA, 15-04.25. 21, Emma An-drus, IC West, 15-00.25. 27, Karen Bolenga, CCA, 14-10.50. 42, Kia Niobi, IC West, 14-03.00. 51, Madelynn Langridge, CCA, 14-01.00. 68, De’Ja Bunyan, IC West, 12-08.50.

Shot put: 3, Zainab Makky, IC West, 39-07.50. 15, Chandler Haight, IC West, 34-03.50. 49, Leah Dusterhoft, IC West, 28-11.50. 91, Danielle Wnek, 23-02.50. 94, Mariah Roller, CCA, 22-10.00.

Track at UNI-Dome (Continued from page B2)

North Liberty LeaderIOWA CITY— The Iowa Girls’

Athletic Coaches Association

Women of Troy earn postseason basketball honorsCraig and Morgan selected for All-State teams

released its picks for the 2015 All State Basketball Teams, naming West High’s Mikaela Morgan and Dani Craig.

Mikaela Morgan was a First Team pick while Dani Craig earned a Second Team spot.

Dani Craig was also named to

the 2015 Class 5A All-Tournament Team.

Dani Craig made 10-27 field goals, sank fi ve of 14 3-pointers (second-highest in the 5A Tour-nament) and scored 28 points in two games.

CEDAR RAPIDS– Five-year-old Danica Wieland-Plowman, of North Liberty, at-tended the Midwest Starz Regional Dance Competition in Cedar Rapids on Feb. 21.

Danica performed a jazz routine to “Lit-tle Miss Honky Tonk” and received a gold rating. She placed fi rst in her age division. Danica attends dance at Nicole Rock’s School of Dance in West Liberty.

Danica Wieland-Plowman of North Liberty, with dance instructor Nicole Rock. (sub-mitted photo)

NL’s Wieland-Plowman wins dance competition

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Agains t Des Moines Hoover:DiLeo, 22; Lohaus, 13; McCaffery, 10; Lane, 6; Henderson, 3 and Parks, 2.

3-point goals: DiLeo, 3 and Henderson, 1.

Rebounds: Parks, 4; DiL-eo, 4; McCaffery, 3; Lane, 2; Dallas Majors, 2 and Lohaus, 1.

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North Liberty LeaderIOWA CITY– A trio of West High

gridiron warriors signed letters of intent to play college football during a signing event Wednesday, Feb. 4, at West High. Aaron Bleil, Tyler Eads and Kevin Dowell signed with Wayne State, the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) and Iowa Western Community College, respectively.

Bleil served as quarterback for the Trojans in the 2014 season, fi nishing the season 7-5, and will join the NCAA Division II Wayne State Warriors as part of an incoming troop of 28 freshmen. Bleil completed 188 of 334 passes last season for 56.3 percent, with 2,377 yards and threw for 19 Trojan

Aaron Bleil, Tyler Eads and Kevin Dowell signed let-ters of intent with Wayne State, UNI and Iowa Western respectively during a signing event Wednesday, Feb. 4, at West High School. (Submitted photo)

Three Trojans sign on the line for college football

A bleeding Alex Hen-derson launches a layup in the second half of a Class 4A State Tourna-ment Quarterfi nal game against Sioux City North on Wednesday, March 11, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. (photo by Chris Umscheid)

touchdowns. He was named to the All-Dis-trict First Team and made the All-District All-Academic list.

Eads was set to sign with Missouri State but had an epiphany, instead signing with UNI. Eads rushed 28 times for 163 yards with two touchdowns last season and caught 36 passes for 529 yards and three more touchdowns, earning All-District First Team honors.

Dowell will join a trio of Clear Creek Amana players as incoming Iowa Western Reivers. Dowell carried the ball 48 times for 218 yards with one touchdown and took three passes for a total of 21 yards with a second touchdown.

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As a person gets older certain bodily changes are to be expected. For ex-ample, muscle tone may diminish and bones can become more fragile as we age. Exercise and healthy eating may be able to stave off some of the effects of aging, but avoiding vision problems may require some additional effort.

Vision naturally diminishes as we age, but not all vision changes are related to aging. Many natural changes are not severe and may only require a minor adjustment in prescription glasses or contact lenses. Improved lighting or big-ger print may help remedy other issues, including blurry text.

However, certain conditions that peo-ple blame on getting older really may be hereditary or a byproduct of an illness. There’s a difference between changes that are the result of aging and those that are not. Recognizing the differences can help individuals get the treatment neces-sary to prevent permanent eye damage.

AGE-RELATED CHANGESDiffi culty seeing clearly for reading and

close work is one of the most common age-related vision issues. This condition

ision changesAS YOU AGE

can begin as early as age 40 and worsen as a person gets older. Variation in the eyes’ ability to focus properly is called presbyopia, and it will worsen over time.

Other normal signs of aging include problems with glare from headlights or the sun. Lens changes in the eye can cause light to be scattered rather than focused on the retina. This leads to more glare. In dim conditions, a person may fi nd he or she needs more light to see well. That’s because muscles that control pupil size and reaction to light lose some strength.

Changes in color perception also may begin. The normally clear lens of the eye can discolor, making it diffi cult to distin-guish between certain hues.

CONDITIONS NOTDIRECTLY TIED TO AGING

Certain eye disorders may become more prevalent as a person gets older, but that does not mean they are a by-product of aging. Macular degeneration, which causes spotty loss of detail or sudden and severe loss of central vision, may occur. This condition is a result of damage to the macula, the central part

of the retina responsible for detail, color and daylight vision.

Risk factors for macular degenera-tion include high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, and untreated high blood pressure. Poor circulation to the retina is the most common cause of macular degeneration.

Glaucoma is another condition linked to aging. Glaucoma is caused by dam-age to the optic nerve by fl uid pressure inside the eye. Patients with glaucoma typically do not exhibit early symptoms. Glaucoma is only detectable through routine vision examinations.

According to the Mayo Clinic, about half of all 65-year-old Americans have some degree of cataract formation in their eyes. People who have cataracts

may think they’re an unavoidable part of getting older. While aging may increase the risk of getting cataracts, according to Lighthouse International its true cause is unknown. Other risks include long-term exposure to the sun’s rays, high choles-terol, diabetes, smoking, and eye injury.

Illnesses like diabetes can affect eyesight in many different ways. Proper treatment for diabetes and management of the condition can prevent a number of eye disorders.

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2 HEALTH AND WELLNESS

A balanced diet, exercise, genetics, and even certain medications can work in concert to make a person healthy. But a person’s demeanor also can factor into personal health.

The Mayo Clinic says that whether or not a person is an optimist or a pessi-mist can affect many areas of his or her health and well-being, and those who see the glass as half-full may ultimately be healthier than those who see it as half-empty.

Positive thinking can make it easier to manage stress. The body responds dif-ferently based on an individual’s mood, and it may produce stress hormones if a person’s outlook is negative. Such stress hormones can compromise the immune system, increase blood pressure and

even reduce the body’s ability to burn fat effectively. Thinking negatively and being on edge also can increase a per-son’s risk for developing cardiovascular disease and aging prematurely.

Conversely, maintaining a positive atti-tude can be good for your health. Studies have shown that thinking positively can lower rates of depression and anxiety, increase life expectancy and provide greater resistance to certain illnesses, such as the common cold. A 2012 pre-liminary study from researchers at Stan-ford University found that daughters of mothers suffering from depression were able to witness their own stress levels go down on a real-time brain scan as they switched from negative thoughts to happy ones.

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Researchers are unsure why positive thinking has such profound effects. But in addition to limiting stress-releasing hormones, positive thinking may inspire people to live healthier lifestyles that make them more likely to get routine physical activity and eat a healthy diet. Happy people also may be less likely to use tobacco products or alcohol as a coping mechanism when dealing with elevated stress levels, and such people will not have to deal with the side effects that can come with these unhealthy behaviors.

Becoming a more positive thinker can take a little effort for those without a natu-ral inclination for optimism. But because positive thinking boasts such signifi cant health benefi ts, men and women might want to try the following methods to embrace their optimistic side.EXERCISE

Start an exercise regimen, as physical activity naturally reduces stress and can improve mood.

EMBRACE HUMORSurround yourself with oth-

ers who bring a smile to your face. Look for ways to laugh as much as possible. Rather than go out to dinner or a bar with friends, head to a come-dy club. Choose comedies at the movie theater and fi nd hu-mor in everyday happenings.IDENTIFY CHANGE

Think about moments in life that may bring you down or inspire negative reactions. If work is problematic, fi gure out ways to make it better and work toward improving the situation.BE SUPPORTIVE OF YOURSELF

Consider what you would say to others and then treat yourself the same way. Would

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One way to see the world in a more positive light is to help others who may be less fortunate than you. Volunteering not only helps others, but it also can help you put your own problems in per-spective. Volunteering also helps you feel good about your efforts, which can translate into positive thinking.THINK LIKE A CHILD

Take a cue from youngsters and fi nd joy in the little things. Let children be the leaders in activities and mimic what they do. You just may fi nd yourself laughing more and enjoying yourself. Being silly for a little while is one way to recapture the feelings of youth.

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a branch of rehabilitative health that uses specially designed exercises and equipment to help patients regain or improve their physical abilities. Physical therapy is appropriate for many types of patients, from infants born with musculo-skeletal birth defects to adults suffering from sciatica or the after effects of injury or surgery to elderly post stroke patients. Physical Therapy can help to regain strength and alleviate areas of pain.

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Fruits and vegetables are the building blocks of a healthy diet. But many people do not eat the recommended number of servings of produce.That’s especially true among growing children, who can benefi t greatly from the vitamins and nutrients fruits and vegetables provide.

According to the latest data from the NPD Group, a market research fi rm, Americans eat a little more than half a cup of fruit and a cup of vegetables per day. This is less than half of what the government recommends. The data is similar in Canada, where researchers at Concordia University found that Canadi-an adults ages 30 to 60, especially those

from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, aren’t consuming the daily recommend-ed levels of fruits and vegetables.

Anyone who eats roughly 2,000 cal-ories per day should strive to consume between two to three cups of vegetables and two cups of fruit per day. Produce helps to fi ght disease because it con-tains healthy antioxidants, fi ber, minerals and vitamins. Eating four cups per day may seem diffi cult, but there are many ways to incorporate fruits and vegeta-bles into everyday recipes.

• Substitute pureed fruit, like figs, pears and apples, for oil in recipes for cakes and cookies. This will ensure the

baked goods are moist but with a lot less fat.

• Add fresh berries or raisins to break-fast cereals and oatmeal.

• Add caulifl ower or squash to boiled potatoes before mashing them to in-crease the nutritional punch and fl avor of mashed potatoes.

• Blend fruits and vegetables to create smoothies for breakfast or lunch.

• Bake hearty muffi ns or breads with sweet potato or carrots in the batter.

• Mix stewed tomatoes in with your broth soup base to make a vegetable or chicken soup even more nutritious.

• Divide your dinner plate into quad-rants, fi lling half of the plate with vege-tables, one quarter with meat and the remainder with a whole grain.

• Replace lettuce on a sandwich or burger with a fresh leaf of spinach.

• Substitute fresh vegetables and fruit slices for chips when serving dips and salsas. Kale chips are growing in

popularity.• Shred vegetables into a hearty “slaw”

and top it with a vinaigrette or a typical mayonnaise-based dressing.

• Use vegetables instead of pasta in traditional dishes. Layer eggplant slices to make a lasagna. Or use a spiral slicer to slice zucchini or carrots when making homemade noodles.

• Having fruit already diced in a large bowl makes it more convenient to eat and possibly more enticing to children.

• Make a vegetable roll-up, fi lling piz-za dough with broccoli or spinach and shredded cheese.

• Mix together an avocado, 1/4 cup of cocoa powder and 1/4 cup honey to create a healthy alternative to chocolate pudding.

• Use pureed vegetables to thicken cheese sauce for macaroni and cheese recipes.

• Shred vegetables and add them to beaten eggs for omelets or scrambles.

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