Thursday, June 4, 2015
N/Warren Town and County News
Page Seven
Rae Clinkenbeard, a 16-
year-old home schooled
student from Denison, was
awarded Best of Show in
the 2015 Iowa Junior Duck
Stamp award ceremony
held Sunda} April 26, at
the Neal Smith National
Wildlife Refuge. All 100
Iowa winners and their
families were invited to
attend.
Rae's entry was a pair of
mallards done in pastels.
Her entry was given top
honors from 530 entries
received from all across
the state. Her entry com-
peted in the National Jun-
ior Duck Stamp Competi-
tion held on April 17 at the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service's National Conser-
vation Training Center in
Shepherdstown, West Vir-
ginia. This year's national
winner was Andrew
Kneeland of Rock Springs,
Wyoming. He will receive
$1,000, a trip to our
nation's capital along with
a parent and/or art teacher,
and the honor of having
his artwork printed on the
2015-2016 Junior Duck
Stamp. Proceeds from the
sale of the Junior Duck
Stamps, which cost $5,
support conservation edu-
catiort.
Ella Frye, a six-year-old
from Norwalk, received
second place in the contest
in the K-3 grade group.
Junior Duck Stamp de-
Junior Duck Stamp Program
Ella Frye - Norwalk
Rae Clinkenbeard - Denison
signs are judged in the K-
3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12 grade
groups, for which three
first place, three second
place and three third place
winners and sixteen hon-
orable mention winners
are chosen. The Best of
Show is then chosen from
the 12 first place winners
from all age groups. The
top 36 entries will be ex-
hibited throughout Iowa
from June 2015 through
February 2016.
Judges for this year's
competition, held on
March 24, were Randy
Hansen, woodcarver and
retired teacher; Doug
Helmers, Iowa Private
Lands Coordinator for the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Ser-
vice; Rich Paris, officer for
Marion County Conserva-
tion; Brad Reece, Maynard
Reece Gallery; and Nancy
Wright, artist and retired
art teacher.
The Federal Junior
Duck Stamp Contest is an
annual event. All Iowa en-
tries must be postmarked
by March 15 each year. The
contest is open to all stu-
dents in grades K-12. Go to
www.fws.gov/juniorduck
for all information needed
to enter. Contest informa-
tion for the 2016 contest
will be available in the Fall,
2015. All winning entries
may be viewed on the Neal
Smith National Wildlife
Refuge Facebook page.
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Agenda
City. Council Regular Business Meeting Agenda
Thursday. June 4. 2015. 6:00 p.m.
1. Call to order at 6 p.m.
2. Approval of agenda.
3. Presentation(s) -
4. Welcome of guests and public comment.
(3 minute limit, no action)
5. Approve minutes - May 21, 2015 regular council
meeting.
6. Consent agenda.
a) Expenditures.
b) Tax abatements.
c) Street Closure(s) - Lakewood Days on June
20, 2015 and the parade, fireworks display and park
activities on July 4, 2015.
d) Block Party- 600 block of Tangelo Circle on
July 11, 2015.
e) Second, of three, readings of proposed ordi-
nance amending the Dobson Planned Unit Development.
7. Consideration of proposed resolution adopting
engineering agreement with Veenstra & Kimm for wa-
ter system upgrades (Cedar Street 2015 Distribution
System Upgrades).
8. Discussion and possible consideration of one, or
more, readings of proposed ordinance related to out-
door consumption of alcoholic beverages.
9. Discussion and possible consideration of proposed
ordinance amending the Municipal Code for the City
of Norwalk to specify provisions for food trucks.
10. Discussion and possible consideration of pro-
posed ordinance amending the Municipal Code for the
City of Norwalk to specify provisions for noise permits.
11. Consideration of the first, of three, readings of
proposed ordinance amending Chapter 160 Residen-
tial Code, of the Code of Ordinances for the City of
Norwalk, Iowa, by adopting the 2012 International Resi-
dential Code with amendments.
12. Consideration of proposed resolution adopting a
change order policy.
13. Consideration of proposed resolution adopting
National Interoperability Channels as set forth by Polk
County Joint E911 Service Board.
14. Discussion regarding library roof funding.
15. Update regarding NCIS project.
16. Council Inquiries and staff updates.
17. Adjournment.
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