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Vol. 42 No. 3 Norwalk, Iowa 50211 USPS No. 395-120 Phone 981-0406 Thursday, June 10, 2010
June Show
At Cumming
Equestrian
Center
Iowa Dressage and
Combined Training Asso-
ciation will present the
13th Annual Iowa Dres-
sage Classic I and II Satur-
day and Sunday, June 19
and 20, at the Maffitt Lake
Equestrian Center in
Cumming.
The event is recognized
by the United States
Equestrian Federation
(USEF) and the United
States Dressage Federation
(USDF). It is also approved
by the American Quarter
Horse Association
(AQHA).
The public is welcome
to attend and watch the
event.
Car Wash, Bake
Sale June 12
The Norwalk United
Methodist Missions Com-
mittee is sponsoring a car
wash and bake sale in their
continued efforts to raise
funds for this summer's
youth mission trips. It will
be at Scott's Foods Satur-
da36 June 12, from 8 a.m.
to 2 p.m.
The Methodist youth
will be involved in two
trips this year-Crow
Creek, SD and the Appa-
lachian Service Project in
Kentucky.
Lady Warrior
Basketball Camp
Norwalk girls' basket-
ball programs will be hav-
ing basketball camps this
summer. If you have a
daughter going into 2nd-8 th
grade, go to the Norwalk
main page and look under
activities for camp forms
and details.
If you have any ques-
tions call Steve
Wermerskirchen at 515-
681-9017. The Norwalk
Lady Warrior staff looks
forward to working with
your daughters this sum-
mer.
Deadline for ads,
legals and stories
is Noon Friday!
RACIN' ON
THE HILL
Don't forget to come
and cheer the racers Satur-
day, June 12, for the 5 th
Annual Soap Box Derby
Race Down the Hill. It will
be held on Main Street
from North Avenue to
Pine Street.
So far 28 youth have
signed up for a chance to
win the honor of being the
fastest racer and go on to
compete in the National
Race at Akron, OH in July.
These youth have put a lot
of time (and some busted
knuckles) into their cars
and would appreciate
your support.
The race starts at 9:30
a.m. and will run until
there is a winner in both
the Stock and Super Stock
classes. The Christian
Church will be serving
food throughout the day.
Raffle tickets will also
be sold during the day
with prizes being drawn
during the race. Prizes are
donated by local busi-
nesses and there is a big
variety. You need not be
present to win.
County
Democrats
Barbecue
The .Warren County
Democrat Party will hold
their 6 th Annual Barbecue
Sunday, June 13, from 1-3
p.m. at the Indianola Me-
morial Park, in the large
shelter house. The shelter
is near the intersection of
North G Street and West
Euclid Avenue.
This is an opportunity
for Democrats to get ac-
quainted and share their
concerns with local and
state elected officials and
candidates. Bring the
whole family and enjoy
smoked pork loin sand-
wiches, side dishes and
desserts. Hot dogs will be
available for kids.
Tickets are $10 per per-
son or $25 for a family of
four.
If you would like more
information visit the web
site at www.warrendem
ocrats.org or on facebook
at Warren County Iowa
Democrats.
Hot News
from the
Norwalk Fire
Department
By Dustin Huston
Fire Chief
Continuing on with the information sharing about
your department, I would like to discuss apparatus and
their replacement. The apparatus are critical to the suc-
cess of the department and the services we provide. They
carry firefighter/EMTs to the calls, carry tools/water and
other specialized functions. The obvious reality is that
these specialized machines are very costly and repre-
sent a significant investment into the department; but
without them we would not be able to provide the high
level of service we strive for every day.
All department heads have created a master vehicle
replacement plan which recommends when all City
vehicles should be replaced. In this document we out-
line the vehicles age, replacement timing and projected
costs. The Fire Department is a little different compared
to the other departments in that the National Fire Pro-
tection Association (NFPA) sets standards and guide-
lines that determine some types of fire apparatus's life
cycle (most of which are twenty years), required equip-
ment and safety features. The NFPA does not set guide-
lines for all vehicles in our fleet and we manage those
by miles, annual maintenance costs and reliability.
Ensuring that our apparatus are maintained, cleaned
and always in a ready state is a priority for the depart-
ment. I want our investment in the Fire Department to
last as long as possible and be something that everyone
is proud of. To ensure we meet these goals, maintenance
records are kept for all apparatus and every vehicle is
washed after returning from a call. We are also working
to get all drivers of the apparatus their Commercial
Driver's License (CDL). This license helps the respond-
ers that are driving the apparatus have a better under-
standing of the vehicle's operations, systems and driv-
ing characteristics.
Most of the people in Norwalk have only seen the
trucks {n a parade, responding to a call or at the pan-
cake breakfast. It is my goal, as well as the members'
goal to work to ensure you our supporters and custom-
ers that we are responsible when purchasing new ap-
paratus, work hard to maintain them so our invest-
ment lasts as long as possible and train to ensure we are
utilizing them properly and safely. I welcome you to
stop by and see the apparatus we have and learn about
them. Feel free to stop by when the doors on the bays
are open or any other time and we would gladly meet
with you to ensure you understand our fleets current
status, needs and future plans.
As always, please feel free to contact me with any
questions.
Stay Safe.
Lions Club
Selling July 4th
Raffle Tickets
Members of the
Norwalk Lions Club are
selling raffle tickets for
various prizes to help de-
fray costs of the annual
Norwalk July 4th Fire-
works. This year the event
will be celebrated with a
parade, booths and fire-
works on Saturday; July 3.
Tickets are available
through members of the
organization, when com-
munity volunteers sell
tickets and accept dona-
tions on a door-to-door
campaign, and at various
Norwalk businesses.
Members also will be in
front of Scott's Foods and
Fareway grocery stores
selling tickets from time to
time.
Businesses selling tick-
ets are Barbers Unlimited,
Bedwell Gardens, Cal's II,
City State Bank, Commu-
nity State Bank, Country-
side Golf, Cumming Tap,
Daily Grind, Gabby's Res-
taurant, Harvey's Automo-
tive and Machine, Inc.,
Haskin Chiropractic, N/
Warren Town and County
News.
Norwalk Chamber Of-
fice, Norwalk City Hall,
Norwalk Chiropractic,
Norwalk Hardware, Roll-
ing Hills Golf, Rosco's,
Rudy's, Scott's Foods and
Wendy's Ice Cream.
Raffle prizes and
money donations are still
needed for the fireworks.
Individuals and/or busi-
nesses who wish to donate
may contact Linda
Bussanmas and she will
pick them up or you may
drop them off or mail them
to her at 1119 Skylane Dr.,
Norwalk, ÂA 50211.
2010 Norwalk
High School
Graduates Featured
in this Issue
Farmer's Market
This Friday
Area residents are re-
minded that the Norwalk
Area Chamber of Com-
merce will once again be
hosting a Farmer's Market
each Friday through Oct. 1
from 4 to 7 p.m. in the
parking lot in front of the
Dollar General Store in
Sunset Plaza.
Venders interested in
participating may contact
the Chamber Office at 981-
0619 or norwalkchamber
@msn.com.
Blood Drive
June 17
Plan to donate at the
Norwalk Community
Blood Drive Thursday,
June 17, from 3 to 7p.m. at
St. John the Apostle Catho-
lic Church, Fellowship
Hall located at 720 Or-
chard Hills Dr. It is spon-
sored by Norwalk Meth-
odist Church.
For more information
or to schedule an appoint-
ment to donate, contact
Sharon Burns at 515-981-
4184 or online at
www.bloodoenterofiowa.org.
For more than 45 years,
The Blood Center of Iowa
has been committed to
serving the needs of Io-
wans by saving lives
through volunteer blood
donation. The Blood Cen-
ter provides blood and
blood products to 46 hos-
pitals in 44 Iowa counties
and collects more than
100,000 units of blood each
year to serve the needs of
local hospital patients. Eli-
gible blood donors must
be at least 16 years of age,
be in general good health
and weigh at least 120
pounds. To learn more
about The Blood Center of
Iowa or to schedule an ap-
pointment to donate, call
800-287-4903 or visit
www.bloodcenterofiowa.
org.
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