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St. John's Church Makes Food Pantry Donation
Submitted by Glenn Soyer
St. John the Apostle Catholic Church here in Norwalk
recently held a chicken dinner with a raffle. The chicken
dinner was catered by the famous Staley Brothers of
Charter Oak, Iowa. The meal was delicious to say the
least. The proceeds from the raffle are being donated
to the Norwalk Food Pantry. Pictured is Father Dan
Kirby presenting a check for $650 to Christie Kobernusz
along with her team that operates the Norwalk Food
Pantry. Team members include, from left to right,
Miriam Cox, Abby Bemis, Lori Ordal, Verlaine Hayes
and Mary Sue Demerath. (not pictured are Dave Sesker,
Jane Sesker, Connie Gardner and Jean Bragg).
Thanks to all in the community who supported the
dinner and raffle to make the above possible.
Medicap Pharmacy Offers Year-Round Collection
of Old or Unused Medications
In effort to keep old or unused medications disposed of safely and properly,
the Norwalk Medicap Pharmacy now offers a year-round collection container.
MedRxDropTM Box is conveniently located inside the pharmacy and offers a safe
and proper way to dispose of medications. Unused or old prescription medications,
including legally-held controlled substances, such as narcotics can be dropped
anytime at the pharmacy during regular business hours of Monday-Friday 8:30
am to 6:30 pm and Saturday 9 am to 1:30 pm.
ACCEPTED Items:
Prescription medications
(including controlled substances)
Over the counter medications
Prescription Patches
Prescription Ointments
Vitamins and Supplements
Liquid Products - tightly capped
(ie: Cough Syrup)
Pet Medications
NOT ACCEPTED Items:
Sharps & Syringes
Thermometers
Hazardous Waste
Aerosols
Illicit Drugs
Regulated medical waste or commercial waste
"As members of the community, pharmacists are in a prime position to ensure
the safe and proper handling of medications, from dispensing to disposal," said
Stephanie Fenster, PharmD, Managing Pharmacist. "Unused or. expired
medications pose risks to our families, our community, and the environment if
they are not properly disposed. Spring is the perfect time to clean out your
medicine cabinet and bring those old medications to us for proper disposal."
For more information, visit www.MyMedicap Pharmacy.com/norwalk
Request for
Easter Church
Services
Information
We will be printing
church service infor-
mation for Good
Friday and Easter in
our April 11th and
April 18th issues. If
you'd like your
church's service in-
formation to be
included, please e-
mail your service
information to us at
news@norwalknews
paper.com or call us
at 981-0406.
Norwalk High School Drama
Presents Spring Play
on April 5th and 6th
The Norwalk High School Drama department will
present Abandon All Hope, Ye Who Enter Here:
The Story of a Prom, on Friday, April 5th and
Saturday, April 6th. Both performances will be held
at Norwalk High School's Performing Arts Center,
at 7:00 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door.
This performance is a story about a girl; she calls
herself Gor. She's an antisocial Goth who hates
people, social events, and any color that's not
black and she just got put in charge of the prom.
This humorous, unique play exposes us to the many
different personality types within a high school, and
teaches us a valuable lesson that no matter how
different we may be, we ultimately can find common
ground among us. Don't miss this honest view of high
school life.
Norwalk Greenways Committee
Seeks Volunteers
By Stephanie Riva, Norwalk City Council
Connecting all areas within the City of Norwalk to
each other, to adjacent communities, and to the Great
Western Trail is a top priority for the City. The City
Council set an ambitious goal of providing, within
ten years, community-wide access to all
neighborhoods, recreation facilities, schools, business
areas, government offices, places of worship, and
other community destinations through a system of
paved and unpaved trails, sidewalks, linear parks,
and other pathways.
To meet this goal, the City is developing a
Greenways Plan and is seeking community
volunteers to assist in that effort. The Greenways
Committee will have ten members, and its volunteer
citizen members will ideally represent a wide variety
of greenways users, including a range of ages and
abilities, different levels of recreational users, school
and work commuters, health and wellness
professionals, and the business community.
The Greenways Committee's work will begin in
May 2019 and end with the Greenways Plan's
presentation to City Council in the fall of 2020.
Committee members can expect to attend one,
regular monthly meeting; assist City staff and
consultants with research, including an inventory of
existing greenways; and participate in ad hoc events
such as public hearings and public input-gathering
sessions. The average time commitment for a
Committee member is estimated to be one to three
hours a month.
If you're interested in serving on the Norwalk
Greenways Committee, please complete the
Greenways Committee application form that can be
found on the City's website at www.
norwalkparks.org. Applications are due by April 12th,
2019. Please contact Stephanie Riva with any
questions: sriva@norwalk.iowa.gov, or 515-822-1425.
