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Vol. 43 No. 41 Norwalk, Iowa 50211 USPS No. 395-120 Phone 981-0406 email: news@norwalknewspaper.com Thursday, March 1,2012
I Norwalk Student 1
Education Foundation
Activities and Events
By Lori Miller, President
NSEF Updates
Tastes for Education, Norwalk Student Education
Foundation's 2nd annual event will be held Frida35 April
6, at The Wright Place in Norwalk. Come join us for wine
tasting, beer sampling, cheese and chocolates. All pro-
ceeds will benefit NSEF's grant and scholarship pro-
grams. Tickets are $20 and will be available at Scott's
and Fareway soon and will be sold at the door.
Drive One 4UR School is coming to Norwalk. This is
Ford Motor Company's national school fundraiser.
Come test drive a new Mustang or Ford F150. Free to
you! Several makes and models will be available. For
each test drive, Ford will donate $20 to NSEF. This
money will be used for our grant and scholarship pro-
gram. Save the date on your calendar: MondaF April
16, in the Norwalk High School parking lot. What a fun
and easy way to earn money for the kids!!!!
Mark your calendars now!!! Visit www.norwalkstude
ntfoundation.org for more information.
Agenda
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Norwalk City Hall
Thursday, March 16, 2012
6:30 p.m.
This is a tentative Agenda only, which is subject to change.
The final City Council Agenda will be posted at the
Norwalk City Hall at least 24 hours prior to
commencement of the meeting.
I. Call to order at 6:30 P.M. - Roll call of members
II. Approval of Agenda
III. Approval of Minutes-February 16, 2012 Regular
Council Meeting
IV. Mayor - Welcome of guests and public comment,
3 minute limit, no action
V. Consent Agenda
A. Expenditures
B. Tax Abatements
C. Liquor license renewal-Legacy Golf
VI. Hearings, Ordinances and Resolutions
A. Resolution approving the 2012-2013 fiscal
year Budget for the City of Norwalk
B. Resolution approving the sale of general ob-
ligation emergency equipment bonds series 2012A
C. Resolution approving the sale of general ob-
ligation refunding bonds series 2012B
D. Resolution adopting public purpose state-
ment for use of franchise fees
E. Resolution approving contract and bond for
the Norwalk Business Center pond improvements to
Elder Corporation Construction
F. Consideration and first reading of a proposed
Ordinance providing for increased water rates and in-
creased sewer rates, and amending section 13.18.050(B)
and 13.04.391 of the Norwalk Municipal Code (tabled
2/16/12)
G. Consideration and first reading of a pro-
posed Ordinance approving the position of City Man-
ager for the City of Norwalk
VII. Current Business
A. Approval of a municipal building use policy
for the City of Norwalk
B. Approval of an exclusive listing agreement
with Hubbell Commercial Brokers, L.C. d/b/a CBRE/
Concluded p. 2
Dinner and
a Donation
Fundraiser
Norwalk Elementary
Schools, PTO and Bang-
Bang Mongolian Grill are
partnering together to ben-
efit Norwalk schools.
Eat at BangBang Mon-
golian Grill, 6240 Mills
Civic Pkwy, West Des
Moines, Thursdays, March
1, 8, or 15 from 5 to 7 p.m.
and 10% of your receipt
will be donated back to
Norwalk schools. You
don't have to have a stu-
dent in school to partici-
pate. Teachers and staff
members from Oviatt El-
ementary and Lakewood
Elementary will be on
hand to serve as honorary
grillers and to assist the
restaurant staff.
The grade level from
each school that raises the
most money will win a
free dessert. Thursday,
March 1, is for Kindergar-
ten and third grades;
Thursday, March 8, is for
first and fourth grades and
Thursday, March 15, for
second and fifth grades.
Funds from the event
will allow PTO to continue
providing items needed in
classrooms that are not
covered in the standard
budget. For example, dur-
ing the last few years, PTO
has provided iPads, as-
semblies, vacuums in
classrooms, special pro-
jects, assist Watch Dogs,
playground equipment,
kiln in art room, Iowa His-
tory Play, flip cameras,
technology needs and
more.
For more information,
contact PTO at warr
iorpto@gmail.com.
Family Bingo
This Sunday
Family Bingo Night,
sponsored by Norwalk
Parks and Recreation and
Norwalk Lions Club, is
Sunday, March 4, from 6 -
8 p.m. at Norwalk Easter
Public Library, 1051 North
Ave.
Bingo cards are one for
25¢ or 3 for 50¢ per game.
Bring a snack to share.
Library To
Observe
50 Years
Join the Norwalk Pub-
lic Library in celebrating
its 50 th birthday, a very im-
portant milestone event
for the community, by
stopping by during regu-
lar library hours Sunday
and Monday, March 4 and
March 5 to get a cookie to
celebrate the birthday.
Staff will continue to cel-
ebrate this milestone
through a variety of events
during the year. The first
of these events will be at
the end March. Join us in
all the fun and feel free to
bring friends.
Norwalk Easter Public
Library is happy to an-
nounce that through a gen-
erous donation from com-
munity member, Jim Lane,
staff will be hosting a trav-
eling exhibit entitled "The
Fiery Trial: Iowa and the
Civil War" as the first of
many 50 th year celebration
events. The trailer is part
of the State Historical
Museum's educational
outreach program to serve
Iowans in their communi-
ties. Hours for this interac-
tive exhibit commemorat-
ing the sesquicentennial of
the Civil War will be
Thursday and Friday,
March 29 and 30 from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday,
March 31 from 9 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. and Sunday,
April 1, from 1 p.m. to 5
p.m. This will be a chance
for Norwalk residents to
learn more about Iowans
and their Civil War expe-
riences from more than
150 years ago. For geneal-
ogy buffs, there will be a
computer program de-
signed to allow visitors to
research Civil War ances-
tors by person, town,
township or congressional
district. Learn about all
this as well as the many
sacrifices Iowans made to
the war effort during this
critical time in our nation's
history.
Saturday, March 31,
from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.,
there will be a book sale
and breakfast with various
flavors of coffee to taste,
Concluded p. 2
Katie Routh
Seeking Iowa House Seat
Katie Routh, a semi-re-
tired schoolteacher from
Norwalk, will run for the
new 25th House District,
which covers all of Madi-
son County and part of
Warren County in central
Iowa.
One of Routh's sons,
Brandon Routh, is an actor
who played Superman in
the 2006 film "Superman
Returns."
"My son may be a
movie star, but I'm an or-
dinary Iowan and mother
of four who wants to im-
prove life for all families in
Iowa," Routh said in a
statement. "I'm excited to
meet the people of District
25 at their doorsteps and
hear their ideas and con-
cerns."
In her statement, Routh,
a Democrat, said she was
committed to strengthen-
ing the economy and en-
suring high-quality educa-
tion and health care for Io-
wans.
She worked for 34 years
as an elementary-school
teacher in the Norwalk
Community School Dis-
trict and was named dis-
trict teacher of the year in
1994. SlOe is now co-direc-
tor of ASK Learning Cen-
ter, a private alternative
school in Norwalk.
The new District 25 in-
cludes much of the area
now included in the 73rd
District, held by Rep.
Julian Garrett, R-In-
dianola. The district num-
bers and boundaries
changed due to redistrict-
ing.
Routh stated, "Having
lived in Norwalk for 58
years, I care deeply about
our community. Ron and
I chose to raise our family
here because we loved
what Norwalk had to of-
fer- an excellent school
system and the security of
living in a small safe, nur-
turing community of
people who take pride in
their town. Norwalk has
given much to me over the
years...I think it's my turn
to give back. That's why
I'm running for the Iowa
House District 25 which
includes part of Warren
Katie Routh
County and Madison
County. I hope I can count
on you to make it hap-
pen!"
Recipes Needed for
Girl Scouts lOOth
Anniversary Cookbook
The Girl Scouts of
Norwalk are putting to-
gether a cookbook to cel-
ebrate the 100th Anniver-
sary of the Girl Scouts USA
in 2012. Send us your fa-
vorite family recipes! It
does not have tobe a
recipe you have created. It
can be a recipe that you
really like from another
cookbook. Recipes cannot
be copyrighted.
Anyone may submit
recipes. You do not need to
live in Norwalk to submit
a recipe. Pass the informa-
tion on to family and
friends who like to cook
and would like to be a part
of this cookbook.
If you were ever a Girl
Scout and/or Girl Scout
Leader, note that some-
where on your recipe sub-
mission. Include which
years you were involved
with Girl Scouts, if pos-
sible. We would like to
note that information by
your name and recipe in
the cookbook.
Submit up to five reci-
pes. Include your name
and phone number on
your submission. Email
your recipes to GSWarren
100Cahoo.com by March
30, 2012. You may also
mail your recipes to Mafia
Hayes, Attn: GS Cook
Book, 2910 Lexington Dr.,
Norwalk, IA 50211.
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