Page Six N/Warren Town and County News Thursday, March 21, 2019
Events at
Norwalk Easter
Public Library
1051 North Avenue
515-981-0217
High School Dance Marathon Exceeds Fundraising Goal
Submitted by Tessa Palmer
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Thursday, March 21
Rhyme Time, 10:30 am. This storytime focuses
on songs and rhymes. Shake shakers, sing, move, and
read some short books!
Monday, March 25
Baby Time, 10:30 am. A special story time for
babies up to about 18 months and their grownups.
Learn lots of songs, rhymes, and bounces! (Fifteen
minutes followed by playtime.)
Adult Craft Night: Botanical Prints, 6:30 pro.
(Reservation fee of $2 required upon registration. It
will be refunded to attendees at the event or to
cancellations occurring two days prior to the event. )
Tuesday, March 26
Reading Time, 10:30 am. This storytime focuses
on books and pre-reading skills. Read books, sing
songs, and do activities!
Tuesday Talk: Budget, 6:30 pm. Join Norwalk
city leaders for a conversation about the city budget
! Sign up at the library.
Wednesday, March 27
Early Out Wednesdays, 2:30 - 3:30 pro. Drop-in
activities every Wednesday if there is school in
Norwalk. No registration required; best for
elementary-age children but all ages are welcome.
On the 4th Wednesday of the month, it's Make! Make
art projects with a variety of materials.
Thursday, March 28
Rhyme Time, 10:30 am. This storytime focuses
on songs and rhymes. Shake shakers, sing, move, and
read some short books!
Pajama Time, 7:00 pm. Join us this evening to
read funny stories. Great for all ages; pajamas
welcome.
IPTV Launches KIDS Clubhouse
Adventures Mobile App
Iowa Public Television has released a mobile app
featuring content from its popular children's show
KIDS Clubhouse Adventures. The app is available
for free download on the Apple App Store and Google
Play for Android devices.
"KIDS Clubhouse Adventures has always featured
Iowa children and the adventures they can find in
their own communities," said host Dan Wardell.
"We're so excited that those same kids can now enjoy
our show from anywhere their adventures may take
them."
The app allows kids and parents to stream full
episodes and other fun videos from the KIDS
Clubhouse Adventures series from their mobile
devices such as smart phones or tablets.
KIDS Clubhouse Adventures is a multimedia
learning experience for Iowa children ages three
through nine. Coordinating educational activities and
resources are available to parents and children at
Iptv.org/Clubhouse.
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Extra copies of the Norwalk paper
can be purchased at Casey's,
Kum & Go, Git-N-Go, and Fareway.
On March 9th, we had our big event, the Norwalk Dance
Marathon, to celebrate all of the money raised. At this event
we had a DJ, Knocked Out Cold (an AWESOME localband),
nine square, gaga ball, and lots of other fun activities.
We have been fundraising over the last year to reach our
Midamerican Energy Customers
Report Utility Seam Calls
MidAmerican Energy Company customers have
recentlyreported an uptick in threatening calls from
imposters who pose as MidAmerican Energy
employees and demand immediate payment for
utility bills that they claim are past due.
The callers threaten to shut off power unless the
customer pays immediately by phone with a prepaid
debit card. The call may appear legitimate because
callers manipulate caller ID to display the
MidAmerican Energy name along with a phone
number.
MidAmerican Energy does not call customers
demanding immediate payment by phone.
Customers who receive a suspicious call should
hang up. Notify MidAmerican Energy at the number
on your monthly utility bill, or call 888-427-5632. If
you feel threatened by the call, report it to your local
law enforcement. Do not call the number that appears
on your caller-ID display, even if you think it might
be legitimate.
To check your billing status, call MidAmerican
Energy or access your billing records online through
My Account on the company's website at
www.midamericanenergy.com.
"We provide several notifications to customers who
are behind on payments," Mike Gehringer, vice
president of customer operations, said. "Utility
disconnection is a last resort, not a first step in the
process. Protecting customers from scams is a top
priority for us."
Customers should follow these steps to stay
safe: .Do not pay immediately by phone, especially if
you did not initiate the call.'Remember,
MidAmerican Energy accepts many forms of
payment, but does not demand a specific payment
method by phone.-Never give out personal or
financial information when someone calls you. Do not
share credit card, bank, prepaid money card or even
gift card account numbers when you receive a call.
For more information, visit www.midamerican
energy.com/scams.
RFAL ESTATE FOR SALE
LAKESHORE ESTATES - CUMMING
14 LOTS- 3 Acres to 10+, $70,000 to $160,000
(4 LAKE LOTS LEFT)
Lots #5 thru #9, great for horses. Convenient to West Des
Moines, children currently in Norwalk Schools can open enroll
to Norwalk, otherwise it is Van Meter Schools.
Take Cumming Road west ofi-35 about 2.5 miles w curve; leave curve
going straight west on 120th Avenue mile to Black GoM signs
just west of 3090 120th Avenue.
Broker owned property.
goal of $10,000. We absolutely crushed that goal with a
grand total of $18,005.13 all for the kids at the University
of Iowa Children's Hospital! We want to thank everyone
who donated, volunteered, sponsored, and danced for this
amazing cause.
Call Black Gold Realty
Larry Hughes, 515-681-6310
Have a news item
for the paper?
Send it to us
by email at
news@norwalk
newspaper.com
Troy Ohnemus
515-202-1805
Iowa Youth Survey: Suicide Risk
and E-Cigarette Use Climbing;
Alcohol Use Declines
The Iowa Department of Public Health's (IDPH)
2018 Iowa Youth Survey (IYS) shows in general,
underage drinking continues to decline. Alcohol use
among Iowa 1 lth graders was down from 26.4 percent
in 2012 to 20.4 percent in 2018. Binge drinking fell
from 19.2 percent in 2012 to 12.0 percent in 2018.
An exception to the overall decline came among
eighth graders, who reported a significant increase
in drinking from 2016 to 2018, from 5.4 percent in
2016 to 7.3 percent in 2018 - a level not seen since
2012.
In multiple questions on suicide, Iowa youth
reported increasing rates from previous surveys.
Overall, the percentage of students who reported
having a plan to kill themselves increased by 53
percent from 2012 to 2018. One in ten students
reported having a plan and one in 20 reported a
suicide attempt within the past year.
Tobacco use appears similar to other substance
use, remaining stable or declining from previous
surveys. The exception to this is e-cigarettes. Almost
one-quarter of 11th grade students (23 percent)
reported use of e-cigarettes in the past month on the
2018 IYS, along with eight percent of eighth graders
and two percent of sixth graders.
"The Iowa Youth Survey gives us a glimpse into
the lives of our young people," said IDPH IYS
coordinator Pat McGovern. "While the answers
represent a moment in time and do not give a
complete view of the pre-teen and teenage mindset,
they do give us a glimpse into their actions and
beliefs. This enables us to tailor our programming
and services in the most effective ways."
In 2018, 70,451 students representing 68 percent
of Iowa's 330 public school districts participated in
the IYS. The 2018 IYS is the 17th in a series of
surveys that have been completed every two or three
years since 1975. The survey is conducted with Iowa
public and private students in grades 6, 8, and 11.
The IYS includes questions about students' behaviors,
attitudes, and beliefs, as well as their perceptions of
peer, family, school, neighborhood, and community
environments. The Iowa Consortium for Substance
Abuse Research and Evaluation generates the IYS
reports. To view the 2018 report and other
information about the IYS, visit www.iowa
youthsurvey.iowa.gov/.
Norwalk Food Pantry
hours are 4:30 p.m. to
6:30 p.m. each
Wednesday. The
pantry is located at
New Life Lutheran
Church.
