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Dressed in costumes and ready for tricks and treats, Kayliah and Charles Greer enter the North Liberty Recreation Center’s Haunted Happenings event Friday, Oct. 30. Recreation center staff transform the building into a semi-spooky site for the annual children’s Halloween celebration, with an indoor maze and kids’ activities co-sponsored by the City of North Liberty and the Optimist Club of North Liberty. For more photos and information about the event, see page A6. (photo by Lori Lindner)

By Lori LindnerNorth Liberty LeaderNORTH LIBERTY–

North Liberty’s new budget strategy to fund mid-year requests from nonprofit organizations has already benefi tted local seniors.

Now it is helping area youth as well.

The North Liberty City Council in October approved two social service funding applications from Elder Services, in the amount of $1,120, and North Liberty Senior Dining program, for $1,500. A third application from Any Given Child of Iowa City, in the amount of $2,000 each year for three years, was considered at the council’s Oct. 27 meeting.

During the city’s budget planning process for the 2015-2016 fi scal year, the council agreed to earmark $11,420 for social service programming in addition to the city’s regular annual giving to programs like the North Liberty Community Pantry, the Family Resource Center, Big Brothers Big Sisters and Free Summer Lunch. The earmarked fund allows the council to consid-er requests that come after budgeting season. The city’s social services fund requires organizations to fi le an ap-plication and meet deadlines

for each round of funding, and Any Given Child was among North Liberty’s three applicants this fall.

Any Given Child of Iowa City was created to provide equitable arts education for students in grades kin-dergarten through eight. A program of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, its goal is to maximize and coordinate the district’s resources with those in the community to ensure all children have exposure to fi ne arts experiences. The Iowa City program targets all children attending Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD) schools, including Garner, Penn and Van Allen elementary

schools and North Central Junior High in North Lib-erty.

Any Given Child board member Kate Moreland, Director of Community Relations for the Iowa City Area Development Group, attended North Liberty’s council meeting to offer some history on Any Given Child and explain the $2,000 request to the city council. The Kennedy Center assist-ed in planning the program– in itself a special designa-tion, since ICCSD was only the eighth site chosen in 2012, joining the cities of Portland, Austin, Sacramen-

By Nora HeatonNorth Liberty LeaderIOWA CITY – As K-3

enrollment continues to creep upward in the Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD), the Board of Directors will consider options to keep class sizes down, such as allowing stu-dents to transfer to schools with small classes.

At the board’s Oct. 27 meeting, Chief Academ-ic Offi cer Becky Furlong presented a preliminary report on class sizes for the beginning of the 2015-16 year. A complete report will be released in March. Fur-long noted that since class size fl uctuates day-to-day, the presentation should be considered more as a snap-shot than a comprehensive report. Some students re-ceiving special education instruction, for instance, only spend part of their day in a classroom

Garner Elementary in North Liberty is one of the most overcrowded schools in the district, using the ideal class size benchmarks the board adopted in 2013.

By Chris UmscheidNorth Liberty LeaderOXFORD— When talking with elemen-

tary school principal Matt Leeman, two thoughts come to mind. First, never say “never.” Second, there’s something special about the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) School District that can renew an educator’s spirit.

Leeman, 34, has been in education for 12 years, seven of those as an administrator. He took the helm of Clear Creek Elementary (CCE) in Oxford on March 1, as former CCE principal Dan Dvorak prepared to lead the new Tiffi n Elementary. Leeman, now in his second year with the district, started as an assistant principal to Dvorak in Oxford and principal Brenda Parker at North Bend Elementary (NBE), in North Liberty.

It’s been a rocket ride to the top for Lee-man, which he ascribes to having lofty goals and putting in the hard work to achieve them. He graduated from the high school in Postville in 1999, the son of two teachers.

“I swore I was never going to be a teach-er,” he said, smiling. Initially Leeman went to college for criminology, but switched his major to elementary education, and opted for a minor in social studies.

“I also swore I would never go back to Postville,” Leeman said, noting his fi rst position was teaching kindergarten in Post-

Target class sizes are 16 to 24 for kindergarten through second grade, and 20 to 28 students in grades three though six.

Kindergarten class siz-es fall comfortably within that range. In fi rst through third grades, seven out of 11 classes at Garner are over the aspirational bench-mark—although none are more than two students over that benchmark. ICCSC’s other two North Liberty elementary schools, Van Allen and Penn, are within the aspirational range at all grade levels.

“This is not sustainable with Garner going two, three, four years in the fu-ture,” said Board Vice Pres-ident Brian Kirschling. “It’s very bottom-heavy in K-2. Next year’s kindergarten class isn’t going to be any smaller.”

Garner has the highest kindergarten enrollment in the district. Its largest enrollment is in kindergar-ten, at 116 students, more than double the number of enrolled sixth grade stu-dents. Since the school has

six kindergarten sections, though, class sizes have not suffered.

Challenges in reducing class sizes include a lack of funding for more teachers, as well as limited building capacity, Furlong said. Al-though Garner is over the district’s preferred class size limit for third grade, for instance, the school lacks the classroom space to add another section. Remodel-ing at Penn and Van Allen Elementary Schools helped keep class sizes down in those buildings, she said.

Crowding at Garner should be alleviated when a North Liberty elementary school opens near North Liberty in 2019, but Board President Chris Lynch said the board should seek op-tions to help students and staff in the meantime.

Superintendent Stephen Murley said when atten-dance zones are revised to include a new school, they normally take into account factors that could lead to

ville for two years. After that, he taught fi rst grade in a setting he described as bi-lingual Spanish immersion. “I spent half the day speaking Spanish and teaching kids to read, write and do math in Spanish. The other half of the day we spoke English,” he said.

Postville gained national attention in 2008 when federal agents raided a meat packing plant and 389 illegal immigrants were arrested. Leeman keeps a framed drawing depicting the events of the day in his offi ce, to remind him of the students and families affected.

While at Postville, he pursued a Masters in Administration degree and was consid-ering leaving the district for another edu-cational opportunity when he was offered a K-12 assistant principal position by the Postville district.

Leeman held that position for a year, which he called, “a great learning opportu-nity.” He then assumed the role of 6-12 prin-cipal but found middle school students were not his forte. After fi ve years in Postville he moved to the Gladbrook-Reinbeck school district, where current CCA superintendent Tim Kuehl served for two of Leeman’s three years there. Leeman started out as the high

Matt Leeman is the new principal at Clear Creek Elementary in Oxford. Leeman, who started with the Clear Creek Amana School District last year as an assistant principal, took over for Dan Dvorak, who is now principal at the new Tiffi n Elementary. (photo by Chris Umscheid)

Class sizes still rising at Garner ElementaryICCSD may allow families at crowded schools to transfer to schools with smaller class sizes

CCE’s new principal fi nds renewed sense of purpose in Oxford

NL council approves arts funding for kids

Class size: Continued on page A5

Social service funding: Continued on page A6

CCE principal: Continued on page A6

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NORTH LIBERTY– Keystone Place at For-evergreen, a new rental senior living residence currently under construc-tion at 1275 W. Forever-green Road, announces the opening of its infor-mation center. Located in the Core Fitness building at 1395 Jordan St. in North Liberty, the center is open to the public. The informa-tion center is open to the public Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and by appointment.

Reservations for resi-dency are now being ac-cepted.The space will be used to showcase the con-cept for Keystone Place at Forevergreen along with the floor plans, pricing, service package, and ame-nities for the new senior living community sched-uled to open next summer.

Keystone Place at For-evergreen will feature a variety of spacious studio, one and two bedroom/two bathroom independent living and assisted living/

memory care apartment homes.

Keystone Place at Forev-ergreen’s inclusive monthly service package will include restaurant-style dining, util-ities (with the exception of telephone), cable television service, wireless internet, housekeeping, an extensive activity program, health and wellness programs, an emergency response system, scheduled transportation and more.

The new community will offer on-site amenities de-signed to provide residents with an active lifestyle, including a spa and fi tness center featuring a therapy pool and sauna, theater/chapel, pub, library/Internet café, juice bar, beauty salon/barber shop and much more.

A number of apartments are already reserved, and limited-time savings op-portunities are currently available. For more infor-mation, please contact Mi-chelle Milcoff, Director of Community Relations, at 319-459-1964.

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IOWA CITY– Acclaimed and long time Iowa City au-thor Patrick Irelan will read at Prairie Lights Bookstore Thursday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m.

Irelan’s new crime fi ction novel, “The Big Drugstore,” is set in the Quad Cities alongside the Mississippi Riv-er. The novel introduces smart-talking, big-hearted, quick-witted and down-on-his-luck Private Detective Mike Scofi eld.

The book gets fi ve stars from Foreword Reviews.“Brisk pacing, sarcasm and the threat of brawls and bul-

lets all contribute to a satisfying whodun-it with a slight fi lm-noir feel,” stated the review. “Packed with love, mystery, and wise cracking, you’ll be guessing ‘whodunit’ until the very end.”

Kirkus Review said, “This f irst case could put the Quad Cities on the sleuthing map, espe-cially since a sequel is reportedly in the works.”

“The Big Drug-store” is Irelan’s fi rst novel. He is also the

author of two books of comic short stories– “Reruns” and “The Miracle Boy,”– as well as two books of family memoirs on his life growing up in the Iowa heartland, “Central Standard” and “A Firefl y in the Night.”

“The Big Drugstore” was released by Midwest publisher Ice Cube Press on Oct. 11, and can be purchased through that website at www.icecubep-ress.com.

Local author releases new crime novelReading at Prairie Lights Nov. 19

Author Patrick Irelan’s new novel is published by NL’s Ice Cube Press. (Leader fi le photo)

NORTH LIBERTY– The Principal Financial Group in the Eastern Iowa Business Center in Cedar Rapids is proud to announce the recent affiliation of for-mer North Liberty resident Brandon Kuehl, Financial Services Representative, Princor Registered Rep-resentative. Kuehl works closely with businesses and individuals to build strate-gies that can help to achieve their financial goals. Let Kuehl help with your fi-nancial needs. Brandon Kuehl can be reached at 319-362-2149, ext. 123, or

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SpeedConnect launches new LTEXtreme Internet Service Network in North Liberty

NORTH LIBERTY– SpeedConnect, a premium wireless broadband provider, said an expanded LTE (Long Term Evolution) network service launch has been deployed in North Liberty. This expansion project complements an existing service coverage area that includes Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Vinton, Williamsburg, West Liberty and Musca-tine, with a new retail offi ce in the Quad Cities.

John Ogren, founder and CEO of SpeedConnect, said LTEXtreme technology is the newest generation of wire-less broadband available, with speeds up to 50 Mbps, for residential and commercial customers alike.

While SpeedConnect has had service and an offi ce in Iowa since 2011, Ogren says this new network refl ects a unique investment in North Liberty.

The network is live with sites active and delivering up to 50 Mbps speeds now.

SpeedConnect’s North Liberty offi ce is located at 555 Highway 965, Unit D. In addition to high-speed Internet, SpeedConnect offers satellite TV and phone services.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2015 SECTION AOUR THOUGHTS

It reminds me of my youth.One of the happiest moments of my life was getting 60

seconds at the helm of a bumper car at Riverview Park in Chicago. Sometime I’ll have to write more about that experience– it was so much more than the one ride– but for the sake of this essay, I’ll only offer that I learned one thing from the experience: keep the pedal to the metal. If a head-on collision at full speed looms: keep the pedal to the metal, might as well give as good as you got. If a clear lane opens for a vicious T-boning of your brother’s vehicle: keep the pedal to the metal, if roles were reversed he’d do it, too. If a traffi c jam sucks you in... well, you get the idea.

Sabra would just as soon walk, but over the years we have come to an understanding: we get a cart, I get the wheel and Sabra tells me where and how to drive. Needless to say any fl ashback behavior to my bumper car days is frowned upon but she still lets me open it up once and a while where we know the terrain is safe.

I know, I know, I’m golf cart-whipped.A bonus to this arrangement is that Sabra, as agile as she

is, can pick up balls on the fl y, Royal Navy Frogman style. We play best ball which means after any given shot one of our balls has to be picked up and moved to the location of the other, better shot. If it were just me, I’d have to get out of the cart, walk to the ball, creak into a bent-over position and pick up the ball. With Sabra in the passenger seat, however, all I have to do is zoom near the target while she leans out and scoops up the Callaway.

We’ve become pretty darn good at it, picking up balls, that is. It works so well that I’ve almost forgotten how to pick up my own ball. We’re not very good at golf, but we do get around. Someone should invent a hybrid version of the game in which you get bonus points for playing quickly. And while we’re at it, could we make it a law that all carts are electric (and built in the USA), and recharged at a nearby solar charging station.

Sometimes I wonder if my grandchildren will get to play golf and whether their grandchildren will even know the meaning of the word.

and overtime parking meter fi nes. And I’d had wide experi-ence driving everything from a stripped-down Ford Bronco to a stately Cadillac that looked as if it required a chauffeur. By far my favorite vehicle was a brand-new Chevy S10 in 1995. I drove it for 20 years and then, on a busy multi-lane street , in less than 6 seconds, I found myself spun around about a 140 degrees, with a bent wheel and a drive shaft hanging loose beneath me. I was told I had gone through a red light. I had to believe about half a dozen people who had no reason to lie about what they had seen. So much for the driving record and my little red truck.

One accident, one moving violation, one letter ordering me to retake the driver’s tests. Not just the written test and the vision test, but I had to do the actual driving test with an offi cer beside me checking things off on a clipboard. Seemed like overkill for just one accident after all those years of safe driving. I’d paid the fi ne for running a red light, Nobody had been injured. I was properly insured. Why should I have to take the test? And they wanted me to bring my own car. Well my familiar old pickup had been totaled and hauled away to the junk yard. The insurance company gave me what they thought it was worth, though it had been well maintained and was probably worth more, but even then the check wouldn’t have replaced it. I wasn’t about to spring for a decent car just for the driving test if they weren’t going to let me drive it. I took the test in a borrowed car and passed with no problem.

I was a little annoyed to learn that the reason I had to take the driving test again was because of my age! Don’t get me wrong– I don’t think I have a God-given right to drive a car. I do believe I have a right under the laws of the State of Iowa, and I earned that right– again. I still miss my little red pickup. I’d named it Red Dust, since I live on a gravel road (I’m sure you can understand why.) I have another car now, but I haven’t yet given it a name– that’s another one of those things that must be earned.

You hear the expression quite often, in regard to just about anything; “I have a God-given right to...”

To drive a car. To own a gun. To carry a gun. To shoot anybody who annoys me beyond endurance? Mankind has been interpreting, and sometimes attempting to dictate, what God does, wants, grants us, since we fi rst suspected there might be some greater power than ourselves, and we still haven’t any clear evidence that we’re right. At best, we can only suppose that bad results from our actions are signs that we probably acted unwisely.

It has been barely more than a month since I last wrote about irresponsible gun ownership and the futility of trying to keep deadly weapons out of the hands of the people who would use them to senselessly destroy lives. How many more innocent lives have been cruelly lost in that short time? Does anyone out there truly believe that 4-year-old Lily would have died anyway if that enraged driver hadn’t had a gun in the car with him? Loaded and ready to use? As if he were out actively hunting for a victim? And I can’t ignore the fact that Lily’s father was sucked into playing road-rage tag with that angry gunman, but his remorse and conscience will punish him enough for that for the remainder of his life.

We fi nd out, from our mistakes and the mistakes of oth-ers, that a good many things we take for granted as being “rights” are actually privileges that we have to earn and have to deserve to keep or they can be taken away from us. Taken away, not by God, but by laws we ourselves established and believe are fair and appropriate. Consider, for instance, the right to drive a car.

I got my fi rst driver’s license at age 21. Not that I hadn’t learned to drive long before that, at age 14 on my parents’ 10 acres with my mother patiently instructing beside me, and after that in my grandfather’s ‘39 Chevy on gravel farm-to-market roads with my Aunt Opal trembling in the passenger seat and a legitimate learner’s permit in my pock-et. I didn’t bother to get the license then because there was no chance on earth that I’d be allowed to drive the family car and would just have to wait until I had a job and could buy my own car. After college would be soon enough. My own car didn’t happen until after I was married with two kids, and my husband, tired of having to run errands and haul us to appointments, bought me one of the fi rst little Ford Falcons that came along in the early ‘60’s.

For almost 60 years, I maintained a nearly perfect driving record, with not a single moving violation or serious acci-dent. My automotive sins amounted only to parking dings

Strange gifts indeedYOUR THOUGHTS

Global golfingSabra and I got in one last round of golf this past week.I don’t believe in man-made global warming because of

the weather we’ve had in Iowa lately, but it’s tempting. I mean, two 1,000-year-fl oods in a little over a decade, winters without ice thick enough to fi sh from and golfi ng weather on Nov. 5: sure tempting to think something’s happening.

But I ge t that weather is weather, it’s always chang-ing, a lways has. What I don’t get are global warm-ing deniers. Yes, there’s the odd scien-tist out there that says it’s all a hoax but there’s also the vast preponderance of scientists saying it’s real. Science is like that. Somewhere there’s a scientist that swears the sun won’t rise tomorrow. What I keep asking is “what’s the down side to believing in it?”

If the deniers are wrong the world as we know it could come to an end. Climate change of biblical proportions is not going to be a picnic for my progeny or yours. If believ-ers are wrong the worst that happens is that we create a lot of jobs, clean up the environment, save species that have existed for millennium from extinction... what’s the down side? I’ve yet to get an answer.

Whatever, it was nice to get in one last round before the holidays.

At the risk of giving my ultra-right friends a biscuit to chew on, I must admit that when we play I insist on renting a cart, even if it’s gasoline powered. A man-made rapture may be around the corner, but there’s nothing I like more than tooling around a golf course in a cart. Sometimes, in fact, I think it’s why I enjoy the mostly frustrating sport.

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Lost and foundLast year around this time, I wrote a letter to the editor

regarding the pile of lost and found at the Solon Middle School. Sad to say, things have not changed. Just this past month, there were three Under Armour sweatshirts, three North Face jackets, two Columbia jackets, just to name a few. These items, along with all of the other clothes, will be donated. Parents stop spending your hard earned money on clothes your kids don’t even care about. They are reminded several times during the month to check the lost and found. Some kids do, but many more don’t even bother. Respect and responsibility are two things we need to teach our kids. Respect their parents for buying them these nice clothes and responsibility for taking care of these nice clothes.

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Protecting our veterans from scamsIowa veterans and their families can be targeted by scams

and disreputable businesses that promise to help them with Veterans Affairs benefi ts, pensions, investments and special offers. Our veterans deserve to know all the services, bene-fi ts and programs they qualify for– and how to receive them.

That’s why we approved consumer protections requiring that private individuals or businesses offering to help vet-erans get their benefi ts for a fee must give all prospective clients a written statement disclosing that veterans may apply for these same services at no charge through a local service organization or county offi ce. Before entering into an agreement or contract, the veteran must sign the disclo-sure statement to acknowledge they are aware that they can receive similar help free.

A violation of these requirements results in a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each violation. Any civil penalties re-covered will be deposited in the Iowa Veterans Trust Fund.

The Iowa Attorney General’s (AG) offi ce is also on alert for scams targeting veterans. Here are a few they’re warning Iowans about:

• Pension scams: These are offers for free help with pension-related paperwork, or lump-sum payment offers to military veterans. In some cases, a veteran might receive a large up-front payment, which in reality is only a small amount of what they’d have earned had they waited to receive full pension payments.

• Benefi t scams: Unscrupulous brokers, insurance agents, lawyers or fi nancial planners may convince veterans to sign up for benefi ts that could cause them to lose eligibility for Medicaid services or create long-term fi nancial setbacks. The AG warns veterans to never give a creditor access to an account where benefi ts are deposited.

• Special deals for veter-ans: While many businesses want to thank veterans for their service through special offers, others may try to take advantage of them. Whether it’s a loan, rental or purchase, veterans should research any “special deal” for vets before committing.

For more information on programs and benefits for veterans and their families, contact the Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs at 515-252-4698 or go to www.va.iowa.gov.

Caller ID spoofingBy Tom MillerIowa Attorney GeneralCaller identifi cation, or caller ID, is a telephone feature

enabling the recipient of a call to see the caller’s phone number and name displayed before answering the phone. While caller ID can help you screen unknown or unwanted calls, callers can easily manipulate your display to show incomplete or false information - even your own name and phone number. The technique is called spoofi ng.

Why they do it.Criminals who spoof caller ID hope the displayed infor-

mation will help convince you of their false identity and story. Others may spoof your caller ID simply to increase the likelihood you’ll answer the phone. The calls can come from individuals or robo-calling systems. For example:

IRS Scam: A criminal, from anywhere in the world, can spoof your caller ID display to show an actual or fake Inter-nal Revenue Service (IRS) listing. The caller claims he or she is with the IRS and you must pay back taxes immediately to avoid arrest or some type of imminent legal trouble.

Tech Support Scam: A scammer can manipulate your caller ID display to show an actual or fake computer support listing. The caller claims that an Internet trace has deter-mined your computer is infected with a virus. The caller urges you to allow remote access your computer to fi x the supposed problem for a fee.

Grandparent Scam: Your caller ID device may falsely display a law enforcement agency, attorney’s offi ce, hospital or a cell phone. The caller claims he is your grandchild or is calling on behalf of your grandchild. The pretext of the call is your grandchild is in trouble and needs immediate funds.

Identifi cation Theft Scams: These can take many forms. The caller may claim he or she is with your fi nancial in-stitution or even law enforcement and is investigating a fraud case. The caller seeks personal fi nancial information (such as account or credit card numbers), personally iden-tifying information (such as your mother’s maiden name), or passwords.

Sales and survey calls: The caller may spoof your caller ID device to display false or incomplete caller ID informa-tion, or even your own name and number, to increase the likelihood you’ll answer the call. The call may be a sales or survey call.

How they do it.Spoofi ng services are readily available for robo-calls or

individual calls. They allow the caller to enter in any infor-mation—including any name and any phone number—to appear on the recipient’s caller ID display. The calls, which can be placed from anywhere in the world, can be diffi cult, if not impossible, to trace.

Is caller ID spoofi ng legal?The federal Truth in Caller ID Act prohibits callers from

deliberately spoofi ng caller ID to display inaccurate infor-mation with the intent to defraud, cause harm, or wrong-fully obtain anything of value. There are some exemptions, however, for law enforcement agencies and situations where courts have authorized caller ID manipulation.

Telemarketers must display their own phone number or the phone number for the seller on whose behalf the tele-marketer is calling.

How to handle it.Do not provide personal information to a stranger who

calls, regardless of what appears on your caller ID display. To ensure you are not dealing with a criminal posing as someone else, hang up and place your own call. Look up the number of the entity that supposedly called you from a known source such as a phone book, invoice, or known website. If you are having trouble locating the information, ask someone you know and trust to help you.

How to report it.If you receive a call from a telemarketer without the re-

quired information or suspect a person or entity has illegally spoofed your caller ID display, you can report it to the FCC at www.fcc.gov or call 888-225-5322.

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JOHNSON COUNTYOBITUARIESLaVerne E. Halcott

LaVerne Evelyn Halcott, 94 of Solon, formerly of Oma-ha, Neb., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, at the Solon Care Center. Graveside services for Laverne were held Monday, Nov. 9, at Westlawn Cemetery in Omaha.

LaVerne was born on June 8, 1921, in Home City, Kan., the daughter of Tom and Maude Rak-estraw. Along with her parents, four sisters and one brother, she moved to Marysville, Kan., shortly after her birth. She resided in Marysville until she married Orin Earnest Halcott in November of 1941. After their marriage, she and Orin moved to Kansas City, Kan., where their only child, a daughter, Beverly Kay was born. In 1946, the family relocated to Grand Island, Neb. In Grand Is-

land, LaVerne worked for Sears, Roebuck and Company. In 1963, she and Orin moved to Omaha, Neb., where she was employed by Montgomery, Ward and Company. In 1985, she retired and continued to reside in Omaha, until November of 2014.

LaVerne was preceded in death by her parents, her

husband Orin, four sisters Gladys Libby, Ethel Ochener, Mabel Hogaboom and Anne Damon, and her brother Tom Rakestraw.

LaVerne is survived by her daughter Beverly K. (Bill) Busler of Solon; four grandchildren Tom (Vivianne) Busler of Sydney, Australia, Jenny (Tim) Stonehocker of Lincoln, Neb., Jackie Busler of Cedar Rapids and Eric (Beth) Busler of Orange, Calif.; nine great-grandchildren Connor and Zoe Busler, Abby, Sean and Katie Stonehocker, Trevor Guenther, MasonStone and Major Busler.

LaVerne was a wonderful, loving and caring mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She will be greatly missed.

Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.broshhchapel.com

June Elaine Norma Kuhl ThurstonPlease join the family of June Elaine Norma Kuhl

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June was born June 28, 1921, to Margaret A. Behrs and Dewey J. Cotant in Davenport. June graduated in 1939 from Davenport High School. She married Vernon Kuhl in

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June worked on the family farm with Vernon. After they divorced, she was an offi ce worker for Job Service of Iowa and Rock Island Arsenal Federal Community Credit Union. She enjoyed traveling, playing euchre and 500, and Lutheran women’s groups. She was a 60-year member of Pythian Sisters (Eldridge Temple).

June later married and divorced Robert Thurston.June is survived by her three children, six grandchildren

(Matthew, Daniel, Anita, Tom, Corey, Craig), several great-grandchildren, and one niece. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister Marguerite Rock, and both husbands.

The family requests no fl owers, and that memorials be directed to Park View Lutheran Church (Eldridge), Christ the King Organ Fund, or the Scott County Humane Society.

Burial of cremains will occur summer, 2016. Halligan, McCabe Devries is assisting the family.

DES MOINES– Visitors to www.iowadnr.gov will notice a new “look and feel” to the DNR website, offering friendli-er navigation and more prominent access to the information visitors want most. The DNR introduced the updated site in late October and has received positive feedback from people visiting the website.

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One option in the interim might be to allow families in overcrowded schools to voluntarily transfer their children to schools with

more space, Murley said. Garner families may choose to transfer to Van Allen, which recently received a 100-seat addition and is currently within the ideal range for class sizes at all grade levels.

This may be a good solu-tion for families living be-tween Garner and Van Al-

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len, because some Garner students may be reassigned to Van Allen when boundary lines are redrawn for the new school. Parents with younger children who will be in elementary school in 2019 may prefer to trans-fer to Van Allen sooner, to allow for more continuity throughout the elementary years, Murley said.

The problem of too-high class sizes reaches to all corners of the state. Funding remains a barrier for Iowa schools after K-12 districts received a lower-than-ex-pected 1.25 percent base budget increase over last year’s funding. Legislators drafted a compromise that would provide $55.7 in one-time additional state aid, but Iowa Governor Terry Branstad vetoed the measure just before the close of the legislative session.

The state’s class size re-duction program goal is 17 students per teacher in all elementary grade levels,

but no district close to Iowa City’s size has been able to meet this goal since the state initiative began in 1999. The only districts in Iowa able to meet the goal last year were those with enrollment of less than 300 students per grade level—roughly a quarter the size of the K-3 enrollment at the Iowa City Community School District, the fifth largest district in Iowa.

Garner’s average kinder-garten class of 19.3 students is about the same as other Iowa districts with compa-rable student enrollment, according to a 2014-15 re-port by the Iowa Department of Education. Garner’s fi rst through third grade classes, though, are larger: Garner averages 23.75 in fi rst grade compared to 20.8 in other similar-sized districts in Iowa, 25.25 in second grade compared to 20.8 in other districts, and 29.3 in third grade compared to 21.4 in other districts.

NORTH LIBERTY– Heartland Express, Inc. (www.heart-landexpress.com) (HTLD) was honored with a SmartWay Excellence Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as a true industry leader in freight supply chain environmental performance and energy effi ciency.

Heartland’s goal is to increase fuel effi ciency and reduce emissions by adopting various technologies, policies and techniques to achieve positive results including aerodynam-ic devices on equipment, advanced tire technology, weight reduction practices, advanced lubrication technology, engine upgrades, trailer specifi cations, speed management and idle control strategies by their driver fl eet.

“Our fi nancial strength affords us the ability to have one of the newest fl eets in the industry,” stated Michael Gerdin, President and CEO of Heartland Express. “This means we can adopt the latest environmentally friendly technology proven to perform effi ciently and effectively. We’ve won this award because our people work hard and believe in doing what’s right for the environment and Heartland Express.”

Heartland was one of 39 truck carriers to receive this distinction, representing the best environmental performers of SmartWay’s nearly 3000 Partners. The carrier Excellence Awardees were honored at American Trucking Associations Annual Management Conference and Exhibition held in Philadelphia, Pa. on Oct. 19.

“EPA is pleased to honor these SmartWay Partners with a 2015 Excellence Award,” said Chris Grundler, Director, EPA Offi ce of Transportation and Air Quality. “SmartWay carriers work diligently to bring our families the goods we need each day, while contributing to a healthier, more sustainable future for our children.”

Heartland Express is an irregular route truckload carrier based in North Liberty serving customers with shipping lanes throughout the United States.

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to, Tulsa, Springfi eld, Las Vegas and Sarasota. The fi rst step in planning was to audit the available arts programming and resources available to ICCSD students, Moreland said.

“We found that, while there are some amazing (arts experi-ences) happening, they weren’t happening across the board,” said Moreland. “Certain schools have access to certain re-sources and others may not. We looked at all the community resources in the arts and ways to coordinate them so every second grader has an opportunity to go to a museum, or to see a performance in the fourth grade, or to have theater and dance experiences. We know if kids are exposed to that, they will appreciate the arts later, and perhaps fi nd a career or a passion in the arts.”

The University of Iowa’s Hancher Auditorium was instru-mental in facilitating the partnership with the Kennedy Center, and Hancher’s Jacob Yarrow was also on hand at last month’s meeting. Yarrow noted that the ICCSD was of interest to the Kennedy Center in part because of the district’s high gradu-ation rate– 92 percent, compared to 48 percent in Baltimore, for example.

“It’s an interesting group to exchange with. Our hope is to ensure equitable access to incredible arts experiences to all K-8 students,” Yarrow said. “We found great values and interest in the ways arts can help students. We also identifi ed opportunities where we can grow. It was an incredible plan that

the Kennedy Center helped us to create, and we are hoping to keep it moving forward and have deeper impact on students in our community.”

Yarrow said the Any Given Child program helps leverage available funding in order to provide more arts experiences, and the strategic planning process even helped the Hancher organization better direct its own children’s programming to places where it was most needed.

“We commissioned a play about cyber-bullying that had its world premiere at North Central Junior High. All the kids saw it, and now that play has been picked up by a national agent,” Yarrow said.

In order to move forward, the program now seeks to hire a coordinator.

“We set out as a board to fi nd funding to hire someone part-time to coordinate all these activities. That’s no small job, with 20 elementary schools and three junior highs. We serve about 8,000 kids,” Moreland said. She noted the Kennedy Center does not provide fi nancial assistance to any of its Any Given Child sites. While the school district provides in-kind help such as offi ce space, computer equipment and payroll and benefi t services, and the ICCSD Foundation is its fi scal agent, Any Given Child will have to continue fundraising, and will work with school building Parent-Teacher Organizations to provide arts experiences for as many students as possible in a way that

meets each school’s specifi c needs.North Liberty’s $2,000, she added, will go specifi cally to

hiring a coordinator. The City of Coralville donated $2,000 per year, and the City of Iowa City pledged $3,000 per year.

North Liberty city councilor Chris Hoffman said before Moreland’s presentation he was not inclined to approve the request, but changed his mind after hearing more details of the program.

“I probably wouldn’t have wanted to fund it, but now that you’ve explained what your goal is, that was helpful for me,” Hoffman said. “However, I do want to just do a one-year allo-cation because I don’t want to commit future councils to this.”

Councilor Coleen Chipman also supported the request.“Arts is one of the things that gets cut a lot. It is important

for kids to be exposed to every type of arts, science, etcetera, so if at some point it inspires them they can take it to a higher level. I do agree on the $2,000 for this year; come back and see us next year.”

“We’ll bring some students with us when we come back,” Moreland joked.

The request for a one-time allocation of $2,000 was approved 3-0, with councilors Brian Wayson and Annie Pollock absent.

Applications for the city’s second round of social services funding will be taken until Dec. 30, with awards being made January 12, 2016.

school principal for two years and spent his last year pulling double duty as both the high school and K-4 principal.

When the opportunity arose to join CCA, Leeman said he jumped at it. He’d already been aware of the district through Kuehl, and former CCA superintendent Dr. De-nise Schares, one of Leeman’s professors, had also spoken highly of the district.

Leeman said he researched the CCA district and liked what he saw. “The idea that there’s growth, and the budget was not the issue driving ed-ucation like I’d been used to. That was a big draw.” During the interview process he said the small town feel came through clearly, another plus in his book.

“Growing up in small town Iowa and going to another small town in my second role (as an educator), I really liked that feeling. I don’t like when kids become numbers and not names,” he said.

When walking into the dis-trict’s buildings, Leeman said

it was quickly apparent to him CCA is a welcoming place. “I think CCA is a great district and we’ve got a ton of things going on for kids, so it’s an exciting time to be here, too.”

It’s also a fortuitous time for Leeman, as the large wave of elementary students that swamped CCE and forced Dvorak to find additional spaces to put students moved on to the middle school this fall. With Tiffi n Elementary opening this year, Leeman estimated the new school took two-thirds3 of the students that had attended CCE.

Instead of a building near-ing its structural capacity and exceeding its educational capacity, CCE now has empty spaces.

“We were only K-4 here last year because we didn’t have enough room to hold our fi fth graders, which is nuts, but now we have two sections for every grade, we’re all on the main fl oor…there’s no-body upstairs, the lunchroom is much quieter; you know, there’s not 100 kids in there

at one time…” The hallways are quieter

too, he said, crediting the school’s Positive Behavior In-tervention Strategies (PBIS) for enhancing the conduct of the children, in addition to the population reduction.

Leeman realizes the lull will likely only be temporary, at best.

“We’re all just kind of bracing for the next storm that’s coming. I’m guessing with all of the houses west of the high school, they’ll all be coming here,” he said. CCE teachers have a staff work room again, a luxury they’ve not had in several years. “For now we’re just enjoying the fact that we have two sections (for each grade) and a lot more space.”

Leeman said his biggest challenge now is continuing the things that are going well and building on them.

For example, CCE now has three interventionists, tasked with providing target-ed assistance in literacy and math to students who need

extra help, and allowing for expanded learning opportu-nities to those who already demonstrate profi ciency.

“It’s different, it’s not something we’ve done be-fore, but it’s also something we’re trying throughout the district.” Leeman said it’s a different way of thinking about the teaching process. “It’s no longer ‘your’ kids but ‘our’ kids. We’re all re-sponsible.”

Like other principals in the CCA district, Leeman is not one to sit in his offi ce all day, but is frequently in the hallways and classrooms. He even served as a substitute teacher in third graders for three days.

“By doing so I’m not pull-ing a teacher from interven-tion to cover a classroom. They’re able to help kids get the small group (instruction) that they need.”

Because students see their principals outside the offi ce, it isn’t a shock to encounter them, and their presence is not a sign of impending dis-

cipline, he said.“When I was in school, the

principal was like the Wizard of Oz in the offi ce that you saw from time to time– or if you got sent to the offi ce, that’s when you saw him. I think the culture has really shifted to where we’re in the classrooms enough the kids just know they’re going to see us, so it’s not such a big deal,” Leeman said.

The personal rapport CCA’s administrators and teachers develop with the student body sets the district apart, Leeman believes.

“We are getting big, but we’re not losing that. We continue to get open enrollees that want to have their kids be a part of that,” Leeman said.

In general, Leeman said CCE and the district overall offer many positive advantag-es to students through strong instruction, technology, as-sessments and educational models.

One month into the new school year, Leeman said things were going great. “I’m

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just really excited about all the things we have in place for the kids and I’m excited to see where we’re at now compared to the end of the year, with all the extra supports we have available,” he said.

“I’ve had a nice plethora of experiences, from being in Postville with the diversity and the challenges that came with that, to going to Rein-beck where we were facing things like budget cuts and being creative in how we staffed things and supported our kids, to coming to a dis-trict like CCA where money is not the issue, but we still have our own challenges,” Leeman said. “Growth is really a chal-lenge. Even though it’s a great thing, managing that without losing the identity of a small town…that’s why everybody likes CCA.”

For Leeman, becoming a Clipper was a good move, both professionally and per-sonally.

“It’s been a blast, it’s been rejuvenating ,” he said.

H a u n t e d h a p p e n i n g sNORTH LIBERTY– With

a turnout of more than 720 kids, North Liberty’s Haunted Happenings event is easi-ly one of the most popular Halloween activities in the Corridor.

This year’s Haunted Hap-penings took place Thursday, Oct. 29, and Friday, Oct. 30, at the North Liberty Commu-nity Center.

Co-sponsored by the City of North Liberty’s Recreation Department and the Optimist Club of North Liberty, Haunt-ed Happenings is a two-night offering featuring a spooky maze, treats and a number of family-friendly activities for all ages. Recreation Depart-ment staff transform the com-munity center each October right before Halloween, and families come in droves and

The Incredibles and the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile both stopped by the Recreation Center to host games and kids’ activities at the North Liberty Recreation Center Oct. 30. (At left) In costume are Recreation Department staff Travis Guy, Abby Ritter, Jake Binggeli, Brittani Woods, Noah Greene and Casey Murrey. (photo by Lori Lindner)

CCE principal: Leeman takes over as Dvorak goes to Tiffi n (Continued from page A1)

wait in the long line just to walk through the dark warren of wonder and emerge in the gymnasium, where games like bean bag toss, fun fi shing, and a box car train await.

Recreation Director Shelly Simpson said this year’s turn-out of 721 children was higher than last year’s, at 475, but in 2011, the event had 832 participants.

“Many variables play a part,” Simpson said. “The weather, the price, and (whether the event falls) the week before or the week of Halloween.”

Haunted Happenings 2015 was served with a side dish of hot dog– the Oscar Mayer Weinermobile, on one of its annual promotional tours, stopped by the community center and welcomed kids

aboard for a tour and a selfi e oportunity. The Weinermobile originated in 1936 as a way for the Oscar Mayer company

to promote its hot dogs, and has evolved to a fl eet of six, 23-foot long fiberglass hot dogs on wheels. According to

a company release, the Wein-ermobiles feature microwave ovens, refrigerators, cellular

phones, and stereo systems that play 21 versions of the Oscar Mayer Wiener Jingle.

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High Women of Troy

Women of Troy sweep Lions in regional fi nalWest High’s 3-0 win sends them to state tournament

avenged a pair of regular season losses to the Linn-Mar Lions with a 3-0 sweep Tuesday, Nov. 3, in a Class 5A regional fi nal match, and earned their second con-secutive state tournament appearance.

The Lions had the edge on paper: the No. 10 team vs. the No. 11 Women of Troy, a 28-8 record to West’s 26-

11 showing and sweeping the Women of Troy 3-0 and 2-0; the latter happening in the quarterfinal round of the Mississippi Valley Con-ference Tournament. West coach Randy Dolson spoke about those losses after the win. “I thought we were evenly matched every time we played them. A couple of times we were up (before

losing to the Lions). They’re a good team. I don’t want to say they didn’t beat us... but it always felt like we hurt ourselves. It was our passing and hitting errors that did us in.”

At Linn-Mar however, the Women of Troy put togeth-er nearly perfect sets and fended off a Linn-Mar team that threatened, particularly

late in the game. “We were up and down,” Dolson said, “but we played well when we needed to, and in tight moments... our kids came through.”

West broke a 23-23 tie in the fi rst set and took it 25-23 thanks in large part to a cru-cial block from Ali Tauchen. West dominated the second set and built a 24-14 lead,

but found themselves hav-ing to react to the shock and awe of a 10-point run by the Lions, which knotted the game at 24-24. Linn-Mar had set point three times: 25-24, 26-25 and 27-26, but Colby Greene belted out a kill to tie at 27. A pair of

West volleyball: Continued on page B8

North Liberty LeaderDAVENPORT– The Clear Creek Amana

(CCA) varsity volleyball girls won the Davenport Central Tournament on Saturday, Oct. 17. The Clippers went 2-1 in pool play with wins over Central Clinton-DeWitt and the host Blue Devils before falling to LaPorte City-Union.

The Creek Girls knocked off the Sabers of Central Clinton-DeWitt (25-7, 25-16) with Alyssa Weldon’s 10 kills. Corrine Schwarting put up fi ve while Ashley Pru-sha made four and Lauren Helle had three. Riley Hennes had 13 assists while Weldon made nine. Sheyanne Koethe came up with eight digs backed up by Weldon with sev-en. Prusha had a trio of solo blocks in the match as well.

It took three sets to decide the CCA vs. Davenport Central contest with CCA taking

game one, 25-21, dropping the second set, 23-25, and rallying to a 15-6 win to take the match. Schwarting led the Clippers against the Blue Devils with 11 kills while Prusha had eight and Weldon made fi ve. Weldon led in assists with 14 and Hennes made 13. Megan Beckler came up with 13 digs, Koethe had 11, win McKenna McCreedy produced eight and Weldon had seven.

The Knights of LaPorte City-Union sank the Clippers (25-17, (25-22) with Prusha and Helle held to four kills each while Weldon and Schwarting were lim-ited to only three kills apiece. Hennes made eight assists while Weldon had four. Koethe made nine digs, Weldon

Clippers top LaPorte City-Union to win Davenport Central volleyball tournament

The West High Women of Troy celebrate the fi nal match point signaling a 3-0 sweep of the Linn-Mar Lions in a Class 5A regional fi nal match Tuesday, Nov. 3, at Linn-Mar. (photo by Chris Umscheid)

CCA volleyball: Continued on page B2

North Liberty LeaderMARSHALLTOWN–

Six Iowa City West High swimmers competed Sat-urday, Nov. 7, in the 2015 Girls State Swimming and Diving Championships at the Marshalltown YMCA. Erica and Alison Hsu, Ra-chel Ding, Elaina Martz, Alleyna Thomas and Ariel Roghair represented the Women of Troy with Erica Hsu fi nishing second in 200-yard IM in 2:07.33 and fi fth in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:05.30.

Ames took the team title with 355 points followed by Pleasant Valley (197.5),

Johnston (188), Waukee (185) and Ankeny (155). MVC rivals Cedar Falls and Cedar Rapids Kennedy were seventh (143 points) and ninth (128 points) re-spectively while West was 17th with 35. Other MVC schools represented includ-ed Dubuque Senior (22nd with 25 points), Dubuque Wahlert (23rd with 21), City High (25th with 16), Dubuque Hempstead (28th with fi ve points) and Cedar Rapids Jefferson (32nd with three team points).Results:

200-yard medley relay: 15, IC West (Erica Hsu,

Rachel Ding, Elaina Martz, Alleyna Thomas), 1:53.13.

200-yard IM: 2, E. Hsu, 2:07.33. 18, A. Hsu, 2:16.46.

500-yard freestyle: 5, E. Hsu, 5:05.30. 20, A. Thom-as, 5:22.14.

200-yard freestyle relay: 21, IC West (1, E. Martz, Ariel Roghair, A. Hsu, A. Thomas), 1;42.69.

400-yard freestyle relay: 18, IC West (E. Hsu, E. Martz, A. Roghair, A. Hsu), 3:43.18.

Results posted by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.

West High Women of Troy 17th overall in state swimming championship

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made seven and McCreedy came up with fi ve. Prusha, Schwarting, Weldon and Helle each had a solo block in the effort.

From pool play it went to bracket play, with the Clippers again beating Dav-enport Central, and again in three sets with the Creek girls taking the fi rst set, 25-15, dropping the second, 25-22 and coming back for a third-game 15-6 win led by Weldon’s nine kills. Prusha had six kills in the match with three apiece by Schwarting and Helle. Hennes made 11 assists while Weldon made sev-en. Koethe came up with 16 digs in this match with eight from McCreedy and seven each from Weldon and Beckler. Helle, Mallory Allen and Prusha each had a solo block.

The championship match

pitted the Clippers against the Union Knights again. The Knights took the fi rst set 25-20 but the Creek Girls battled back for a 25-21 second-set win and closed out the day with a close 15-13 fi nale. Weldon

and Prusha made seven kills each, Schwarting had fi ve and Allen made four. Wel-don put up 14 assists with 10 from Hennes, Koethe did yeoman’s work producing 20 digs, Weldon had 10 and McCreedy made nine while

North Liberty LeaderIOWA CITY– The West High Women

of Troy placed fi fth in team points at the 2015 Mississippi Valley Conference (MVC) Sophomore Swimming and Diving Meet held Saturday, Oct. 24, at the Mercer Park Aquatic Center in Iowa City.

Cedar Rapids Washington won the meet with 392 team points followed by Cedar Falls (346), Cedar Rapids Kennedy (314.5), Dubuque Wahlert (221) and West High (184).

Melanie Housenga won the 200-yard IM in 2:12.80 and was second in the 500-yard freestyle in 5:25.74. West High’s top relay teams were the 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays of Housenga, Mae Grahs, Lauren Katz and Alleyna Thomas with third-place fi nishes in 1:46.04 and 3:53.84.

1-meter diving: 11, Kaitlyn Klosterman, 266.10. (No place listed) Allie Schmitt-Mor-ris, 135.30.

200-yard medley relay: 10, IC West “A” (Nikki Alden, Madeline Ohl, Lexi Goodale, Jenna Zeng), 2:21.28. (No place listed) IC West “B” (Jessica Doyle, Kendra Triggs, Isabell Martinez, Emma Miller), 2:34.82.

200-yard freestyle: 8, Mae Grahs, 2:10.95. 14, Lauren Katz, 2:16.49.

200-yard IM: 1, Melanie Housenga,

2:12.80. 4, Alleyna Thomas, 2:22.45. 24, Zeng, 2:49.49.

50-yard freestyle: 19, Triggs, 30.83. 24, Doyle, 32.25. 27, Danielle Preuschl, 34.63.

100-yard butterfl y: 20, Alden, 1:18.80. 21, Goodale, 1:19.35. 23, Martinez, 1:53.29.

100-yard freestyle: 7, Grahs, 1:00.33. 21, Ohl, 1:10.06. 29, Miller, 1:17.74.

500-yard freestyle: 2, Housenga, 5:25.74. 4, Thomas, 5:33.68. 18, Katz, 6:11.11.

200-yard freestyle relay: 3, IC West “A” (Grahs, Katz, Housenga, Thomas), 1:46.04. (No place listed) IC West “B” (Miller, Preus-chl, Ohl, Martinez), 2:15.08.

100-yard backstroke: 12, Alden, 1:15.00. 18, Doyle, 1:23.17. 23, Erin Lidral, 1:31.67.

100-yard breaststroke: 15, Ohl, 1:25.90. 19, Zeng, 1:30.82. 20, Triggs, 1:31.36.

400-yard freestyle relay: 3, IC West “A” (Housenga, Grahs, Katz, Thomas), 3:53.84. (No place listed) IC West “B” (Miller, Al-den, Doyle, Zeng), 4:44.36.

Team Rankings: 1, Cedar Rapids Wash-ington, 184. 2, Cedar Falls, 346. 3, Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 314.5. 4, Dubuque Wahlert, 221. 5, Iowa City West High, 184. 6, Linn-Mar, 169. 7, Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 166.5. 8, Iowa City High, 162. 9, Dubuque Senior, 121. 10, Dubuque Hempstead, 76. 11, Waterloo, 41.

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By Don LundSports WriterIsn’t it fun to wake up Sunday morning

after Iowa wins, like they did at Indiana, 35-27, last Saturday?

Sunday, I got up around 6:30 a.m., watched the Big Ten Channel and The Final Drive.

I can’t believe Nebraska beat Michigan State 39-38 on a controversial call at the end.

I read the Gazette, got online around 7:30 a.m. and went to Hawk Central.

I like to read three or four stories about the Iowa game before I start writing.

I stated writing the story around 8 a.m. and I try to fi nish up before noon so I can watch NFL football, but last Sunday I went to watch the Hawkeye women open the

IOWA OFFENSEI’m starting with the offense this week,

even though the defense stepped up big time in the second half.

What more can you say about C. J. Beathard?

One of my homeboys from the Lodge, Mike Evans, even said after the game that he thought C. J. was the best quarterback he has ever seen play for the Hawks.

Mike goes back to the late ‘60s when he was a student at Iowa so he includes my favorite that I’ve seen, Chuck Long.

I’m not sure if I’d rate C. J. over Chuck, but as of right now, C. J. is having one of the greatest seasons as Iowa’s starting quarterback.

There are three plays that show C. J.’s talent.

The fi rst came right before half.Iowa had the ball on the Indiana 7-yard-

line with 17 seconds left when Beathard scrambled around left end on a quarterback draw, went airborne at the 2 and scored to give Iowa a 21-17 halftime lead.

That was a huge momentum swing, and even though C. J. was hurting, he took one for the team.

The second C. J. moment came in the fourth quarter with 12 minutes left and Iowa leading 21-20.

The Hawks had a third and 11 on their own 44.

C. J. rolled to his left, saw Matt Vande-Berg open and he threw across his body for a 12 yard gain and a fi rst down.

That’s a tough throw for a quarterback to make.

Iowa would drive to the Indiana 1 where LeShun Daniels, Jr., would score his second touchdown.

The fi nal C. J. highlight came with 1:34 left in the game.

The Hawks had a second and nine on the Indiana 48.

C. J. faked to LeShun up the middle, scrambled around left end and picked up 11 yards.

First down… game over, as Iowa ran out the clock.

For the season, Beathard is completing 60 percent of his passes with 10 touchdowns and three interceptions.

Beathard had a lot of help and it all starts up front.

Boone Myers, Sean Welsh, Austin Bly-the, Jordan Walsh, James Daniels and Cole Croston didn’t give up a sack.

They did have a couple of holding pen-alties, but with the risk of Beathard being hurt, those fl ags might be better than C. J. getting hit.

Akrum Wadley blasted up the middle and down the sideline for a 65-yard score on the second play from scrimmage.

It’s such a great thing to have explosive plays and explosive players like Akrum, who fi nished with 120 yards on 10 carries (10 per carry).

Akrum didn’t play in the fourth quarter, but LeShun Daniels, Jr., had 23 carries and 78 yards for the game, the most since Illinois State.

What makes Iowa so tough to defend is its balance.

Against the Hoosiers the Hawks ran for 234 yards and passed for 233.

For the season, Iowa has run for 1,845 yards and passed for 1,863.

Iowa had fi ve receivers catch at least two passes, led by Matt VandeBerg with fi ve, Tevaun Smith and Jacob Hillyer had four, Henry Krieger Coble and George Kittle caught two.

That was a career high for Jacob and George scored a touchdown on a high-fl ying leap in the end zone in the fourth quarter to give Iowa a 35-20 lead.

George has caught nine passes, four have gone for touchdowns.

The Hawks also controlled the clock, having the ball for 34:30 minutes to Indi-ana’s 25:30.

IOWA DEFENSEIndiana came into the game averaging

33.1 points, 467 yards total offense and 287 yards passing.

The Hawks held Indiana to 27 points, 407 total yards and 180 yards passing.

Indiana quarterback Nate Sudfeld fi n-ished 16-37 with one touchdown and one interception.

There has been a lot of praise for how well the Hawkeye linebackers have improved,

and they have.Josey Jewell was all over the fi eld with

15 tackles, including 11 solo.“He’s been playing really well all season

long and just a tremendous leader,” said coach Ferentz. “A tough young guy that has a nose for the ball which is a good combination.”

Ferentz moved LeVar Woods, who coached the outside linebackers, to tight end coach. Ferentz also had Jim Reid coach all three linebackers and both positions have excelled.

The linebackers are all playing fast and the tight ends continue to come up with big plays.

The Hawks came up with two sacks by linebackers Ben Niemann and Bo Bower.

You can’t talk about the Iowa defense without mentioning Desmond King, who picked off his eighth pass of the year.

That pick tied Nile Kinnick and Lou King for the most in a single season.

Nile set the record in 1939 playing in only eight games.

Desmond picked off eight in nine games while Lou played 12.

“That’s pretty good company and I was here in 1981 when Lou did that,” said Cap-tain Kirk. “Lou couldn’t run that well but he had great football instincts and he was a tough competitor.”

IOWA SPECIAL TEAMSDillon Kid had four punts for a 40.8-yard

average while Marshall punted once for 45 yards.

Marshall had six kickoffs with four touch-backs but the biggest special teams play came with 2:24 left in the game.

The Hoosiers had just score and trailed 35-27.

Indiana tried a second onside kick, the ball changed hands a couple of times be-fore Henry Krieger-Coble secured it for the Hawks.

I don’t know about you but when the ball was rolling around and a big pile up happened I was more then a little nervous.

This weekend is going to be a full slate for Hawkeye fans.

The men and women basketball team play a double header Friday night and Sunday afternoon at Carver.

Saturday at 11 a.m. the “Grapple on the Gridiron” features Oklahoma State, ranked No. 1, wrestling Iowa who is ranked third.

Saturday night Iowa tries to get back the pig from Minnesota at 7 p.m.

To me the Minnesota 51-14 beat down by the Gophers was the worst game Iowa played all last season. Iowa trailed 35-0 at half!

It could be a great weekend for the Hawkeyes.

Can they go 6-0?

Iowa wide receiver Matt VandeBerg (89) picks up a fi rst down during the second half against the Indiana Hoosiers Saturday, Nov. 7, at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)

The magic continues

season with a 95-41 exhibition win over Upper Iowa.

The four freshmen combined for 39 points.

Back to the Hawkeyes’ 9-0 start.Indiana might be the best 4-5 team in the

Big Ten.The Hoosiers have a solid quarterback

and a really good running back.If they tightened up their defense, they

could be pretty good.Indiana did play Ohio State tough, losing

only 34-27.Iowa has a pretty good quarterback also.The Hawks also have some really good

running backs and, oh yeah, the Hawkeyes can play some defense.

“A lot of great efforts out there by a bunch of individuals and a lot of great responses,” said Head Coach Kirk Ferentz. “When things started swinging one way, we brought it back to the other.”

Freshman guard Tania Davis had 14 points, seven assists and three steals in Iowa’s 95-41 exhibition win of Upper Iowa University Sunday, Nov. 8. Iowa’s four freshmen combined to score 39 points. (photo by Don Lund)

Hawkeye running back Akrum Wadley (25) carries the ball during the fi rst half against the Indiana Hoosiers Saturday, Nov. 7, at Memorial Stadium in Bloomington, Ind. (Brian Ray/hawkeyesports.com)

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www.northlibertybaptist.comemail: northlibertybaptist@live.com

www.holytrinityNL.org650 240th Street • North Liberty • 665-2200ELCA

Worship Sundays8:15 and

10:45

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St. JohnLutheran ELCA

1420 Walker St. • Ely • 848-4510www.stjohnely.org

319-848-4624 • 11100 Spanish Road Located a mile west of Ely

Sunday Worship9:30 a.m.

Sunday School10:45 a.m.

www.elypres.org

Over 150 Years Serving Our Lord

ELY

Sunday Worship • 9:30 amEducation for all ages: 11 am

420 N. Front St. • North Liberty • 665-2800

www.hope-presbyterian.org

Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.nursery provided

Sunday School at 9:00 in the fall900 Lincolnshire Place • Coralville • 337-4181

at N. Dubuque St., 6 minutes S. of N. Libertyweb: icdisciples.org • Email icdisciples@gmail.com

Grace United Methodist Church

300 W. Marengo Road, Tiffi n • 319-545-2281(across Hwy 6 from the CCA Middle School)

Pastor: Bev Marshall-Goodell

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Love, Grow and Serve with

Worship: Sundays at 9:30 a.m.

TIFFIN

IOWA CITY

CORALVILLE

Reverend Stephen Page, Pastor

St. Thomas More Catholic ChurchA Corridor Catholic Community

3000 12th Avenue, Coralville • 319-337-2173

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MASSES: SATURDAYS: 5:15 P.M.SUNDAYS: 8:30 A.M. & 11:00 A.M.

To follow& inviteothers to

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Worship: 8am, 9:45am & 11:15am

Pastor Alecia Williams85 N. Jones Blvd • North Liberty • 626-2762

www.nlmethodist.org

Director, CHATHAM OAKS, INC., 4515 Melrose Ave., Iowa City, Iowa 52246. May fi ll out an application at Cha-tham Oaks or apply online at: www.abbe.org

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Program, a subsidiary of AbbeHealth, is expanding to Iowa City, Iowa. We are seeking compassionate individuals who desire to help people with disabilities learn daily living skills that will allow them to live more independently in their own homes in the community. No experience necessary. We provide extensive orientation and training. Shift differen-tial for 3rd shift. Community Based Services focus on providing skill teaching and assistance with daily living activities for individuals with mental illness in a 24-hour community setting. Pre-em-ployment drug screen, criminal history background check and driving record check are required. EOE. Excellent benefi t package. Send resume to: Executive

vacation pay and personal days. Please send cover let-ter, resume and references to: tdrexler@paulmcandrew.com. 11/12

Are you ready to experience – and provide – The Mercy Touch? We’re searching for a part-time RN, LPN, CMA at MercyCare North Liberty to assist with all aspects of patient care. For more infor-mation and to apply online, please visit www.mercycare.org. EOE. 11/19

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uting to Individual Treatment Plans. Offers M-F day-time hours and generous benefi ts. Pre-employment drug screening, MVR check and background checks required. Apply in person or send cover letter and resume to: Director, 817 Pepperwood Lane, Iowa City, IA 52240 or fi ll out an application online: www.abbehealth.org EOE.

and background checks required. Send cover letter and resume to: Dietary Su-pervisor at Chatham Oaks, 4515 Melrose Ave, Iowa City 52246 or apply online at www.abbehealth.org. EOE

Residential Aides, CMA’s and RN/LPN in Iowa City. Chatham Oaks, Inc., an af-fi liate of AbbeHealth is a res-idential treatment facility in Iowa City serving individuals with chronic mental illness. We have openings for the following positions: Part-time & Full-time Residential Aides, Certified Medical Aides, RN/LPN’s 1st, 2nd and 3rd Shifts, may include some weekends. Pre-em-ployment drug screen, crim-inal background and driv-ing record check required. Competitive wages. Submit resume to AbbeHealth., Attn: Human Resources, 740 N. 15th Ave., Ste. A, Hiawatha, IA 52233 or apply online at www.abbehealth.org. EOE

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2610 Hickory Trl, Iowa City$299,900. Modern design in this open fl oor plan with 4 bdrms, 3 baths, a 3 stall garage and over

2,100 fi nished square feet. Under Construction. Melissa Hodapp

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feet. Under Construction. Melissa Hodapp 319.929.4520

824 N 1st Ave, Iowa City$299,900. Spacious ranch on 1/3

of an acre with a walkout lower lev-el and a creek. This home features 4 bdrms, 3 baths, 2 family rooms,

a 3 stall garage and over 2,100 square feet. Under Construction.

Melissa Hodapp 319.929.4520

832 N 1st Ave, Iowa City $344,900Striking 2 story with a walkout lower

level, 4 bdrms, 3.5 baths, 3 stall garage, over 2,700 fi nished square feet, 9’ ceilings on main fl oor, all lo-cated on 1/3 of an acre with mature trees behind. Under Construction.

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Visit one of our Open Houses Saturday, November 14 & Sunday, November 15

2794 Tower Site Drive, Solon$269,500 4 bedroom 2 story

home in a private lake location.Gwen Johnson 319.631.4936

745 Chukar Circle, North Liberty$430,000 New construction walkout

ranch in a popular area of NorthLiberty. Gwen Johnson

319.631.4936

555 W Cherry St, North LibertyGreat offi ce building in the Heart of North Liberty with high traffi c. Overall square footage 2,325 for

sale or 1,500 for lease.Melissa Hodapp 319.929.4520

1680 Silver Maple Trail$289,900 Gwen Johnson Move

in ready 4 bedroom, 3 bath ranch in North Liberty. Gwen Johnson

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3808 County Down Lane NE, North Liberty

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Gwen Johnson 319.631.4936

2910 Twinmill Drive, North Liberty$369,000 A 4 bedroom, 3 bath

ranch in a wonderful corridor loca-tion! Gwen Johnson 319.631.4936

2650 1st Ave, CoralvilleStunning ranch sitting on 3+ acres. Over 7,600 sf fi nished. Upgrades

throughout. L shaped pool, dual grill station, covered porch, and large patio. 4 stall garage. $1,450,000Melissa Hodapp 319.929.4520

1645 Timber Wolf Dr.,North Liberty

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Gwen Johnson 319.631.4936

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306 W North St, WilliamsburgSpacious and well maintained 2 bdrm, 1 bath zero lot with newer roof and water heater. Patio and

one car garage. $129,900Melissa Hodapp 319.929.4520

1525 Red Oak, North LibertySharp upgraded ranch, 3 beds,

3 baths, great yard! Open great room, rec room, storage!

$248,000. Mary Hadenfeldt 319.560.3965

930 Fox Valley Drive, North Liberty

$279,900. Contemporary and charming 5 bedroom ranch in North Liberty. Gwen Johnson

319.631.4936

520 S Iowa St, Solon$138,000 Well maintained and updated home located in the Heart of Solon. 3 bedrooms,

newly fi nished upper level, new deck and fenced rear yard.

Michelle Bennett 319.533.2993

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Cedar Ridge Place, Cedar Rapids

8433 Woodstone Court SW 3 bdrm, 2 bath split-foyer

zero-lot with 2 living areas and over 1,600 square feet & close to I-380 for a quick commute!

$149,900 Melissa Hodapp 319.929.4520

620 Penn Ridge Dr.,North Liberty

$333,000. New Construction, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, fi nished lower level. Ranch home in the popular

Arlington Ridge subdivision! Gwen Johnson 319.631.4936

1900 Timber Wolf, North Liberty$420,000. A ranch design w/spe-cialized features that you will love!

Gwen Johnson 319.631.4936

184 Lockmoor Circle, North Liberty$335,000 Updated 5 bedroom ranch with an open fl oor plan in NL. Gwen

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732 S Market #2, SolonNo steps, no exterior mainte-

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gatherings! 2 bed 2 bath, patio. $118,500, and with accepted offer

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402 Whispering Willow Ln, Solon Built with the highest quality fi n-ish, this three bedroom, two bath home has room for expansion in unfi nished lower level, oversized three stall garage, granite, tile, hardwood, level yard for only $298,000! Michelle Bennett

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707 Holiday Road, Coralville Energy effi cient walk-out ranch

on wooded lot. 4 bdrms, 3 baths, large open kitchen/dining space w breakfast bar. Many custom de-tails. $349,900 Melissa Hodapp

319.929.4520

3885 Locust Ridge Rd, North Liberty Rare opportunity to own your home

with lake frontage and 12 month view of lake. Easy commute to

Iowa City/Coralville, located off of Dubuque Street. $299,900 Sheila Meyer 319.551.9734

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behavior and dermatology. 620 Division Street • West BranchDr. Jennifer Duster 319-643-3555

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127 S. Dubuque St. • Solon • 624-3735

Small AnimalsDr. Larry Poduska

DavisVeterinaryClinicNorth Hwy #1 • Solon • 624-2921

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7. Make ale 8. Begged 9. White of egg 13. Road travel guide 14. Aircraft tail 17. Italian monk title 18. Sino-Soviet block (abbr.) 20. Goblin 21. A baglike structure in a plant or animal 27. Date 29. I, Portuguese

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7NORTH LIBERTY LEADER

NOVEMBER 12, 2015 SECTION BPUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICE: JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORSCost of this publication: $118.72Fiscal year to date cost(as of 7/1/15): $3,265.81

THE JOHNSON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

FORMAL MEETING MINUTESOCTOBER 29, 2015

Chairperson Harney called the Johnson County Board of Supervisors to order in the Johnson County Administration Building at 9:01 a.m. Members present: Mike Car-berry, Pat Harney, Terrence Neuzil, Janelle Rettig, and Rod Sullivan. Unless otherwise noted, all actions were taken unanimously. Motion by Sullivan, second by Carber-ry, to approve the claims on the Auditor’s Claim Register as approved by a majority of the Supervisors.4 C’s Community Coord ..............6394.26A Rifkin Co ....................................278.17Ace Hardware ..................................86.29Acterra Group ..............................1657.71Action Sewer & Septic ...................150.00Aero Rental Inc ................................38.50Airgas Inc Dba Airgas ....................438.24Alliant Energy ................................280.13Amanda Marie Mehic ....................400.00American Rebar Llc .......................554.70Amy Bouska.....................................31.68Anderson-Bogert Engi ...............42500.00Applied Ecological Se ..................2410.00Barron Motor Supply ...................2268.52Bennett Painting & D .................11395.00Big 10 University Towi ..................200.00Bill Deatsch ......................................80.00Bound Tree Medical Llc ................260.80Bret McLaughlin ..............................40.00Brian T Adolph .................................90.00Brother And Brother In ..................118.03Brother Mobile Solutio ..................977.12Btm & J Ltd Dba Coles ..................325.00Capital Sanitary Suppl ...................541.25Carpenter Uniform Co ...................157.32Cedar County .................................956.69Cellco Partnership Dba ....................50.00Centurylink ..................................1967.64Certifi ed Laboratories ....................219.63Chadwick T Gerdes ..........................42.48Charles Bray .....................................65.00Charles Dufano ..............................170.96Christine Boyer ..............................204.00City Of Iowa City ...........................975.96City Of Iowa City - La ...................103.38City Of Iowa City - U ..................2031.88City Of Iowa City-Accou .................47.42Clayton R Schuneman ....................236.56Consumers Cooperative ...............2651.58County Materials Corpo .................720.00Dan’s Overhead Doors 1 ..................81.95Dauber Enterprises Inc .....................20.00David Koch ......................................26.18David Tornow ................................321.79Deery Brothers Ford L .................1025.22Delta Dental Of Iowa ...................6409.56Des Moines Stamp Manufa ..............27.50Dive Rescue Internati ...................1811.78Dkc Real Estate Llc .......................400.00Donna Ruegsegger ...........................54.00Dory Kjosa .......................................21.12Doug Gwinn .....................................80.00Douglas E Beardsley ..........................5.00Dustys Precision Auto ....................200.44East Central District .....................1375.00Eastern Iowa Light & P ..................484.04Ecolab Food Safety Spe .................106.64

Election Systems & So.................1000.97Electrical Engineering ......................42.00Emaint Enterprises Ll ..................1810.00Ems Learning Resource ...............3900.00Eric Chrisman Dba Evil .................129.15Erica Wagner ....................................28.00Everyday Counts ............................160.00Fastenal Company ............................19.94Fin & Feather Sports C ..................175.97Four Oaks .....................................4768.37Freeman Lock & Alarm I ...............675.00Gary Boseneiler .............................180.00Gay & Ciha Funeral Ho ...............2100.00Gierke-Robinson Compan .............221.86Glenn H Shima & Irene .................400.00Goodyear Commercial Ti ...............127.64Grainger ...........................................41.76Grant Wood Aea ...........................5895.21Graphic Printing & Des .................256.35Gregory Means ...............................155.80Grinnell Regional Med ................2745.94Harding Concrete Inc .................43641.93Harris Computer Corp ................21859.00Hawkeye Touchless Inc .................314.10Henneman Engineering I ...............912.50Henry Schein ..................................236.14Holly M Fritz ...................................16.00Hometown Lawncare & La ............127.05Hy-Vee #1080 ....................................9.42Hy-Vee #1281 ..............................1623.46Hy-Vee Inc .....................................625.68Ian Treasurer ....................................98.00Interstate All Battery ........................16.95Iowa City Press-Citizen ...................33.44Iowa City Ready Mix ...................4210.45Iowa County Recorders ..................369.00Iowa Law Enforcement A ..............220.00Iowa Lodge Inc Dba The ...............925.00Iowa Natural Heritage ..................4400.00Iowa Paper Inc .............................2454.80Iowa State Prison Ind ...................2093.00Isac .................................................540.00J Robert Dickey ................................90.00Jacob Riley .....................................105.60James Bechtel .................................165.15James P Lacina .................................40.00James R Berg Dba Focu .................130.00Jason Decker ....................................25.00Jcg Land Services Inc ..................2579.90Jim’s Instrument Mfg In...................75.00Joanne Downes ................................44.40John Deere Financial F ..................947.08Johnson County Auditor ................229.45Johnson County Audito ................1221.07Johnson County Extensi .................350.00Jonathan Davies .............................500.00Joshua F Busard ...............................60.00K-Mart ..............................................67.14Karen Klein Lipman ......................185.00Kevin Vondracek ..............................54.00Koch Brothers ................................736.47Krista J Thornton .............................14.88Kristen Morrow ................................43.48L-3 Communications Mob .............224.00Laser Tech USA Inc Dba .................86.47Latasha J Deloach ............................55.00Linn County Rec ..........................2970.20Lisa A Waul ......................................11.56Ll Pelling Co Inc ..........................3945.36Lonise Norfl eet .................................16.00Lora A Shramek .............................148.80Lynette Jacoby .................................60.00Mac Real Estate Llc .......................400.00Mailfi nance ....................................361.35Mcclure Engineering ..................63401.94Mechanical Service Inc ..................110.00

Menards - Iowa City ....................2323.93Mental Health Disa ................1448494.86Mercy Occupational Hea ...............845.00Mid American Energy ..................2200.88Mid-American Energy ...................213.16Midwest Spray Team & ...............1391.70Mike Kloubec ...................................54.00Msgovern-A Division O ...............1407.11Muller Plumbing & Hea ...............4355.00Myers Tire Des Moines ..................101.66Nadine Fisher .................................213.92National Notary Associa ..................99.00Neighborhood Centers ...............37399.01Neil Bombei .....................................60.00Pauls Discount Store ........................50.23Pb Body Shop Inc ........................1930.46Postmaster/Tiffi n Post ....................196.00Ppg Architectural Fini ....................585.00Praxair Distribution In .....................21.76Psc Distribution ................................99.28Purchase Power - Pit ..................20000.00Pyramid Services Inc. ......................42.54Racom Corporation ........................352.00Rebecca J Hackett Lea .................3441.00Rexco Equipment Inc .....................280.01Richard Dvorak ................................60.00Rick Inman .....................................120.96Ricoh USA Inc ...............................155.98Robert E Carstensen In ..................766.52Robert Guzman ..............................450.00Robert Thul ......................................25.00Ronald G Kaminski Dba ..............3857.00Ronald Joseph Moore ......................35.76Ryan A Maas ....................................25.92S&G Harvieux Inc Cj Coo ...............70.00Sanofi Pasteur Inc ........................3094.95Schimberg Co .................................104.99Sharon Telephone Co .....................787.88Shive Hattery Inc .........................8300.97South Slope Coop Comm.............2521.46Spee Dee Delivery Serv .................141.60Spenler Tire ....................................520.00Staples Business Advan .................108.30Staples Credit Plan .........................448.50State Hygienic Laborat ..................575.00State Hygienic Laborat ..................219.25Stepping Stones Presch ..................275.00Storm Steel .....................................349.11Strategic Storage Solu ....................650.00Sun & Fun Inc ..................................35.86Tallgrass Business Res ...................996.69Tara Allen ...........................................8.00Tc Investments Lc ..........................365.00Technigraphics ...............................257.20Titan Machinery ...........................3348.35Tnt Johnson Inc Dba Au ................359.95Trees Forever Inc ...........................100.00Tricia L Kitzmann ............................80.80Trizetto Provider Solut .....................78.00U S Cellular ..................................1101.22United Way Of Johnson C ...............20.00Univ Of Ia Credit Uni ....................332.54Van Meter Industrial Inc ....................9.07Verizon Wireless ............................237.14Visa ................................................927.58Visiting Nurse Assn ....................13525.17Walsh Door & Hardware C ..............62.00Wellmark Blue Cross ...............111000.00Wendling Quarries Inc ...................113.75West Payment Center .......................70.56William A Waldie Jr .........................59.52Wimactel Inc ....................................55.00Windstream It-Comm.Llc ..............296.21Zora Analytics Llc ........................1500.00 Motion by Neuzil, second by Sullivan, to approve the minutes of the formal meet-

ing of October 22, 2015. Motion by Rettig, second by Carberry, to approve the payroll authorizations sub-mitted by department heads, as approved by a majority of the Supervisors. Temporary Construction Project Man-ager Michael Kennedy spoke about the Courthouse Secured Entrance Project.

RESOLUTION 10-29-15-01RESOLUTION AWARDING AND AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF CONTRACT FOR COURTHOUSE SECURED ENTRANCE PROJECT

Whereas, on the 8th day of October, 2015, after notice as required by law, a public hearing was conducted concerning the proposed plans, specifi cations and form of contract for, and the estimated cost of, Courthouse Secured Entrance Project; and Whereas, after said public hearing and hearing all the evidence presented, and on that date the Johnson County Board of Supervisors gave due consideration to and adopted a resolution approving said proposed plans, specifications, form of contract for, and the estimated cost of, said construction, and providing that sealed bids for the Project be solicited for receipt by the Johnson County Auditor no later than 2:00 P.M Central Time, October 27th, 2015, Notice to Bidders being published pursuant to the Iowa Code; and Whereas, at said time and place the bids were opened and the amounts of all bids announced and it was determined that the lowest responsive, responsible bidder, determined pursuant to Iowa Code §§ 26.9-10, was Kennedy Construction of Iowa City, Iowa, and said bid was for $262,164.96. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved that Kennedy Construction of Iowa City, Iowa, was the lowest responsive, responsible bid-der for the proposed project, and that the bid amount is $262,164.96, for the Courthouse Secured Entrance Project, as shown in the plans previously adopted by the Board; Be It Further Resolved that the Board hereby awards the contract for Courthouse Secured Entrance Project, as shown in the plans previously adopted by the Board to Kennedy Construction of Iowa City, Iowa, and authorizes the Chairperson (or in the Chairperson’s absence the Vice-Chairper-son) to sign any documents, including the previously approved form of contract, nec-essary to effectuate said award of contract in such manner as is consistent with Iowa law. Motion by Sullivan, second by Neuzil, to approve Resolution 10-29-15-01 accept-ing the bid from and awarding the contract to Kennedy Construction, Iowa City, for the Johnson County Courthouse Secured Entrance Project at 417 South Clinton Street, Iowa City. Finance Administrator Dana Aschen-brenner spoke about the FY16 Budget Amendment. Motion by Sullivan, second by Carberry, to set a public hearing on the FY16 Budget Amendment for November 17, 2015 at the Johnson County Administration Building at 9:00 a.m. and authorize the Auditor’s Offi ce to publish the notice.

RESOLUTION 10-29-15-02

RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A JOHNSON COUNTY MINIMUM

WAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE Whereas, in response to economic con-ditions in Johnson County and the plight of low wage workers in our community, the Board of Supervisor passed An Ordinance Establishing a Johnson County Minimum Wage effective November 1, 2015; and Whereas, the Johnson County Minimum Wage Ordinance provides a schedule of specifi c increases in the minimum wage to be in effect through June 30, 2018 and thereafter ties the increases to increases, if any, in the Consumer Price Index; and Whereas, the Board of Supervisors wishes to create an Advisory Committee consisting of members from a broad cross section of our community to study the impact of the Minimum Wage Ordinance and provide input and recommendations to the Board of Supervisors. Now, Therefore The Johnson County Board of Supervisors Does Hereby Resolve As Follows: That formation of a Johnson County Minimum Wage Advisory Committee is in the best interest of the citizens and busi-nesses of Johnson County. The Board fur-ther fi nds that the Committee will provide assistance by understanding the challenges of low wage workers in our community, the needs of employers and the impacts of the County’s Minimum Wage Ordinance. With this knowledge, the Committee will be able to make recommendations to the Board of Supervisors regarding implementation of the Ordinance and possible amendments. Be It Further Resolved that the Com-mittee shall be created according to the Organizational Guidelines attached hereto which may be revised from time to time as recommended by the Committee and approved by the Board of Supervisors. Motion by Rettig, second by Sullivan, to approve Resolution 10-29-15-02. Board of Supervisors’ Executive As-sistant Andy Johnson reviewed the Urban County Coalition 2015 Legislative Priori-ties and Issues and Supervisors presented their position for or against the priorities and issues. Motion by Carberry, second by Sullivan, to approve the Urban County Coalition 2015 Legislative Priorities and Issues. Roll call: aye: Harney, Sullivan; nay: Carberry, Neuzil, Rettig. Motion failed. Motion by Neuzil, second by Rettig, to approve and authorize the Chairperson to send Anissa Bourgeacq a letter of apprecia-tion and certifi cate for serving on the Food Policy Council. Adjourned to Informal Meeting at 9:43 a.m./s/Pat Harney, Chair, Board of Supervisors

Attest: Travis Weipert, AuditorRecorded By Kymberly ZomermaandThese minutes were sent for formal approv-al and publication on November 5, 2015.

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A criminal charge is merely an accusation and the de-fendant is presumed inno-cent until and unless proven guilty.

JOHNSON COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORTS

Diana Rae Chance, 48, of 39 East St. in Tiffi n, was charged with public intoxication on May 15, at 2900 Heartland Dr. in Coralville.

Kereti Lorenzo Samoa, 26, of 450 N. Dubuque St. Apt. B2 in North Liberty, was charged with driving while license denied or revoked, on May 15, at 520 W. Cherry St. in North Liberty.

John Nathanial Hall, 43, of 609 G Ave. NW in Cedar Rapids, was charged with forgery and second degree theft, on April 23, at Great Western Bank on 655 Community Dr. in North Liberty.

Felicia Kay Smith-Shaffer, 24, of 1211 Sandusky Dr. in Iowa City, was charged with domestic abuse assault, injury or mental illness, fi rst offense, on May 17, at Quality Care Storage on 1020 W. Penn St. in North Liberty.

Kyle Lee Wagner, 32, of 2850

Swan Lake Road NW in North Liberty, was charged with posses-sion of drug paraphernalia and interference with offi cial acts, on May 18, at 2900 Swan Lake Rd. NW in North Liberty.

Brittany Lee Elhawi, 30, of 1670 Red Bud Circle in North Liberty, was charged with operating while under the infl uence, fi rst offense, on May 20, on Silver Maple Trail in North Liberty.

Paul Bryan Disterhoft, 52, of 321 E. Wilson St. in Oxford, was charged with operating while un-der the infl uence, fi rst offense, on May 20, at Black Hawk Ave. and Gegenheimer St. in Oxford.

Catherine Terese Dolezal, 31, of 3356 Sandy Beach Rd. in Solon, was charged with operating while under the infl uence, fi rst offense, on May 22, at Dubuque and Dav-enport St. in Iowa City.

Sean Dungan Adams, 44, of 3444 Ireland Ave. SW in Tiffin, was charged with driving while barred on May 23, at 2701 2nd St. in Coralville.

Alisha Ranee Fordice, 37, of 1943 Highway 1 NE in Solon, was charged with eluding on May 23, at 250th St. and Interstate 380 in North Liberty.

Luis Andres Boza Toledo, 33, of 420 Penn Ct., Apt. 20 in North Liberty, was charged with operat-ing while under the infl uence, fi rst offense, on May 24, at Melrose and Riverside Dr. in Iowa City.

Jeffrey Lee Bergo, 36, of 40 Ventura Ave. in Iowa City, was charged with providing false iden-tifi cation information and domestic abuse assault causing injury or mental illness, first offense, on May 25, at 2192 Mehaffey Bridge Rd. NE, lot 187 in Solon.

Benjamin David Stoker, 30, of 301 N. Augusta Ave. in Oxford, was charged with possession of controlled substance, marijuana, third offense and driving while barred on May 26, at Coral Ridge Ave., Holiday Rd. and Heartland Dr. in Coralville.

Paula Jean Hefflefinger, 47, was charged with operating while under the infl uence, fi rst offense,

on May 26, at Racine and HWY 382 in Solon.

Gene Glen Schwarting, 18, of 20 East St. in Tiffi n, was charged with possession of drug parapher-nalia, on May 27, at 5 Holiday Lodge Rd. in North Liberty.

Dustin Michael Snodgress, 32, of 1518 Keith Dr. NE in Cedar Rapids, was charged with operat-ing while under the infl uence, third offense, on May 27, at 2700 Block HWY 1 in Solon.

Jean Marie Falk, 68, or 85 East Jefferson St. in North Liberty, was charged with third degree harass-ment on May 26 at 1319 Sundown Ridge in Iowa City.

Keisha Lash Burnside, 26, of 20 W Zeller St. Apt. 3 in North Liberty, was charged with domestic abuse assault, fi rst offense on May 30 at Red’s Alehouse in North Liberty.

Wil l iam Hobson, 41, was charged with fi fth degree theft, on Dec. 7, 2014, at 784 Savannah Dr. in North Liberty.

Andy Dean Moel, 35, of 203 Will

Dr. in Solon, was charged with driv-ing while license denied or revoked on June 3 at 2300 Mehaffey Bridge Rd. NE in North Liberty.

Shalita Marie Nelson, 35, of 142 Holiday Lodge Rd. in North Liberty, was charged with fi fth degree theft on May 21 at 142 Holiday Lodge Road in North Liberty and with public intoxication on June 5 at 445S. Hwy 965 in North Liberty.

Austin James Schlabaugh, 19, of 717 7th Ave. in Wellman, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance (marijuana) fi rst offense on May 30 at Penn St. and Village Drive in North Liberty.

Jane Katherine Colony, 21, of 275 N. McKenzie Lane in North Liberty, was charged with operat-ing while under the infl uence, fi rst offense, on May 31 at Wolf Avenue and Highway 6 in Iowa City.

Levi Alan Grefe, 35, of 1345 Antler Dr. in North Liberty was charged with keeping disorderly house on May 31 at his residence.

Brandon Scott Garms, 25, of

160 Sugar Creek Lane, Apt. B3 in North Liberty, was charged with op-erating while under the infl uence, fi rst offense, on June 1 at 2048 Hwy. 6 NW in Oxford.

Shalita Marie Nelson, 35, of 145 Holiday Lodge Rd. in North Liberty, was charged with public intoxication on June 8, at Dearborn Center in Iowa City.

Michael Robert Bloeser, 44, of 1560 Silver Maple Trl. in North Lib-erty, was charged with operating while under the infl uence, fi rst of-fense, on June 11, at Highway 965 and Westwood in North Liberty.

Kai Julia Witzberger, 24, of 3751 Cottage Reserve Rd. in Solon, was charged with driving while barred, possession of controlled substance, marijuana, fi rst offense, and possession of drug parapher-nalia, on June 10, at Pleasant View and Polk Ave. in Solon.

Haley Ruthanne Berdo, 20, of 145 Sugar Creek Lane, #3 in North Liberty, was charged with operat-ing while under the infl uence, fi rst offense, on June 6, at 2200 Block Taylor Dr. in Iowa City.

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Linn-Mar errors ended the marathon at 29-27 for West.

The Lions proved they wouldn’t go out quietly as they took a 23-19 lead in the third set. As Dolson said, the Women of Troy came through, putting up a seven-point run at the end, including four kills from Chandler Haight and the match-ender from Tauchen for a 26-24 fi nale.

Overcoming adversity won the match, and, Dolson said, has been a recurring theme this season. “We faced a little bit of adver-sity this year, I think there

was a lot of nay-sayers, non-believers… and with losing three big seniors last year (Madi Miller, Mikaela Morgan and Laynie White-head)… big shoes to fi ll… but we had a lot of experi-ence that played last year at state, but I don’t think a lot of people believed in us.” The team got off to a little slower start than usual, he said. “We had a few losses that maybe we shouldn’t have had, but we hung in there.” The kids, he said, “did a great job of fi ghting through that adversity and we came together.”

Dolson also credited recent practice sessions, which he called the best practices of the year, as a key contributing factor in the win. “We were ready to play tonight,” he said.

Emma Norris led West with 11 kills while Greene and Haight had 10 each.

The win sent West to the state tournament for the second year in a row, and West’s 12th overall tour-nament appearance. West lost 3-1 to Bettendorf in the fi rst round last year and was set to face them again this year in the fi rst round on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids.

KILLS: E. Norris 11, C. Haight 10, C. Greene 10, A. Tauchen 7, E. Halverson 7, M. Fay 2.

ASSISTS: Fay 39, Norris 2, Tauchen 2, G. Delsing 1, Greene 1.

DIGS: K. Lang 19, Dels-ing 18, M. Ford 12, Norris 11, Haight 8, Tauchen 8, G. Klemme 5, Halverson 2, Greene 1.

TOTAL BLOCKS: Haight 2, Halverson 2, Tauchen 2, Greene 1, Norris 1.

ACE SERVES: Fay 1, Ford 1, Lang 1, Norris 1.

The Iowa City West High Women of Troy pose with their 2015 State Volleyball Tour-nament Qualifi er banner. (photos by Chris Umscheid)

West volleyball (Continued from page B1)

Emma Norris smacks a kill shot at the Linn-Mar Lions in the fi rst set of a Class 5A regional fi nal Tuesday, Nov. 3, in Marion. West High swept Linn-Mar, 3-0, for the right to battle in the state tournament. (photos by Chris Umscheid)

Maddie Fay sets the ball in the second set of a Class 5A regional fi nal at Linn-Mar Tuesday, Nov. 3.