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N/Warren Town and County News
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Graduating Wartburg
College serfiors who have
excelled academically re-
ceived gold-colored honor
cords from the dean of aca-
demic affairs during the
Excellence in Teaching and
Scholarship Convocation
TuesdaF April 13.
Students who received
dean's honor cords include
Shawn Milliken, commu-
nication arts major, com-
munication design minor,
son of Patrick and Kim-
berly Milliken, Norwalk
and Kristine Smith, music
applied and elementary
education majors, daugh-
ter of Gordon and Denise
Smith, Indianola.
Graduating seniors
who have earned the top
40 cumulative grade point
averages by the end of the
fall term prior to gradua-
tion receive honor cords
and are recognized at the
annual Scholarship Con-
vocation and Commence-
ment. Students graduating
in the previous December
Commencement are in-
cluded in this honor.
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The Wartburg College
Castle Singers have been
touring Minnesota, Wis-
consin, Illiaois and Iowa.
Under the direction of
Dr. Jane Andrews, the 31-
member group specializes
in music ranging'from
early swing and Latin-in-
fluenced selections to a
cappelia ballads and solos
with rhythm section. In-
cluded was Shawrt
Milliken, senior, son of
Patrick and Kimberly
Milliken of Norwalk.
A total of 22 Northwest-
ern College students in Or-
ange City gave presenta-
tions at the Siouxland Re-
search Conference, hosted
by Northwestern on April
22. They were among sev-
eral student presenters,
majoring in psychology,
social work and sociology,
from area private liberal
arts colleges.
Laura Denekas, a junior
social work major from
Inwood and Mattie Mouw,
a junior social work major
from Norwalk gave a
poster presentation on the
Violence Against Women
Act.
Dr. Thomas Bouchard
Jr., the retired director of
the Minnesota Center for
Twin and Adoption Re-
search, was the
conference's keynote
speaker. More than 100
students attended.
Northwestern College,
a Christian college of more
than 1,200 students, is
rated a top-five Midwest-
ern baccalaureate college
by U.S. News & World
Report magazine.
Kurtis Redding,
Norwalk, received the
High Scholarship Award
in the College of Liberal
Arts and Sciences at Iowa
I NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES I
State University in Ames. undergraduate students percent of their college
Tile award is given to who rank in the top two class•
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Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Ankeny Campus Iowa Culinary
Institute students, left to right, Brent Krapfl of West Des Moines, Stephanie Naylor
of Newton, Brett Brando of Windsor Heights and Barbara Narber of Norwalk pose
with checks for $1,000 they received for capturing first place in the Iowa Beef
Industry Council's Intercollegiate Beef Culinary Contest. DMACC student Eli
Rosenburg of Des Moines (not pictured) also was a member of the winning team.
The DMACC students received first place in the Best Overall Beef Presentation
and the Best Beef Dinner Entree categories in the contest sponsored by Reinhart
Food Services and held at the Marriott in Coralville. The contest required the stu-
dents to prepare a breakfast, lunch and dinner using top sirloin steak. The DMACC
students prepared steak and eggs benedict for breakfast; a bleu cheese steak sand-
wich with steak fries for lunch and a surf and turf consisting of a sirloin steak
with chimichurri sauce, jumbo prawns and garlic horseradish mashed potatoes
for dinner. For winning the competition, each of the five DMACC students re-
ceived $100 cash with the remaining $500 going to DMACC to be used for student
scholarships. Photo submitted
NORWALK LIONS CLUB
Concluded from p.3
Norwalk 3-$300 Senior Course Lions are hosting a
Scholarships will be tournament. Contact Jim
awar t¢ l/Mvn loyI JuneCain for further informa-
l4, at Copper Creek Golf tion. Service Project: Walk
Angel Food Ministries
Quality Food At
Half the Price!
(an quarry)
Through Crossroads Church Norwalk
www.2thecrossroads.com
515-287-8580
and Knock (Norwalk Food
Pantry) will be held in
J~; J~[ly ~rd i~ffle//~inso/
Fireworks Display {at
dusk); July 3rd Norwalk
Parks and Rec and
Norwalk Lions Club will
host "The Des Moines
Community Band" at the
McAninch facility•
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Purchase at the Old Country Cellar during
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or now may also be purchased at
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Agenda
Regular City Council Meeting
Norwalk Easter Public Library
Thursday, May 6, 2010
6 p.m.
This is a tentative agenda only, which is subject to change.
The final City Council agenda will be posted at least 24
hours prior to commencement of the meeting. The agenda
will be posted at the Norwalk City Hall.
I. Call to order at 6:00 P.M. - Roll Call of Members
II. Approval of Agenda
III. Approval of Minutes - April 15, 2010 Regular
Council Meeting
IV. Mayor - Welcome of Guests and Public Comment,
3 minute limit, no action
V. Consent Agenda
A. Tax Abatements
B. Approval of Expenditures
C. Proclamation designating May 8, 2010 as Na-
tional Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive day
D. Proclamation designating May 9 - 15, 2010
as National Police Week
E. Appointment to the Utility Advisory Com-
mission
F. Street Closure - RuNorwalk May 8, 2010
G. Appointment to the Library Board of Trust-
ees
H. Contribution to the Bike Safety Event
VI. Ordinances, Resolutions and Hearings
A. Public Hearing and consideration of first
reading of a proposed Ordinance adopting the 2010
update of the City of Norwalk Municipal Code
B. Consideration and first reading of proposed
Ordinance amending the City of Norwalk Municipal
Code by amending Chapter 17.40 provisions pertain-
ing to the surfacing requirements of off-street parking
and loading
C. Resolution establishing a Public Hearing date
for WRA Annexation
D. Resolution establishing a Public Hearing date
for Public Works Facility Annexation
E. Resolution establishing a Public Hearing date
to approve a proposed Vacation of Public Right of Way
F. Resolution approving the amendment of the
Comprehensive Plan - land use plan map
G. Resolution approving proposed amend-
ments to the 28E agreement with the Des Moines Area
Metropolitan Planning Organization
H. Consideration and first readin~ of a pro-
posed Ordinance amending the City of Norwalk Mu-
nicipal Code to increase sanitary sewer rates
I. Consideration and first reading of a proposed
Ordinance amending the City of Norwalk Municipal
Code to increase water rates
VII. Current Business
A. Approval of the proposed City of Norwalk
Personnel Manual (Tabled 4/15/10)
B. Approval of a City of Norwalk Vehicle Use
Policy (Tabled 4/15/10)
C. Discussion of Chapter 159 of the City of
Norwalk Municipal Co.de pertaining to open burning
D. Approval of fire/emergency medical services
contract between the City of Norwalk and the City of
Spring Hill
E. Consideration of a 2010 USDOJ COPS hiring
grant "
VIII. Reports
Mayor; Council members-Murillo, Putbrese,
Curtis, Delker, Leto; City Administrator; Department
Heads-Development Services Director, Public Works
Director, City Clerk, Police Chief, Fire Chief, Library
Director, Parks &
Recreation Director
IX. Closed Session - Personnel matters
X. Closed Session - Potential bargaining options
XI. Adjournment
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