Thursday, June 10, 2010
N/Warren Town and County News
Page Five
LETTERS
OUR POLICY
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Dear Friends:
The Norwalk Lions Club is gearing up for the 2010
July 4 th Celebration in Norwalk. Norwalk certainly is
well knowr-for its wonderful display of fireworks,
drawing people into our community from all of the
greater Des Moines area. Once again this year, the
Norwalk Lions are making plans for the fireworks dis-
play which is slated at dusk on Saturday, July 3 ra at
McAninch Sports Complex.
The Norwalk Lions Club has put the preliminary or-
der in for the fireworks and will begin a raffle ticket
campaign in June to raise funds for the fireworks dis-
play. Since purchasing an electronic firing mechanism
in 2007 to coordinate the display and improve the safety
for the shooters; the Norwalk Lions have been able to
increase the size and number of fireworks in the dis-
play. This expansion has made the Norwalk fireworks
show one of the largest in the state. To keep as one of
the largest we are once again asking for your help by
providing us with a monetary gift and/or raffle prize.
Monetary gifts help pay for the extensive fireworks
display. Any raffle prize that we receive will be awarded
during a drawing after the July 3 d celebration with win-
ners notified later that week. We will publish apprecia-
tion for all donors in the North Warren Town and
County Newspaper. We appreciate any gift that you can
give.
Checks and/or raffle prizes can be sent to the Presi-
dent, Aaron Evans, or Raffle Chairperson, Linda
Bussanmas. If you would like to schedule a pick up of a
gift, please contact Aaron or Linda at the phone num-
bers below. If we don't hear from you, we will be fol-
lowing up with a visit/call in the middle of June.
For more than 31 years, monies generated by the
Norwalk Lions Club through several fundraisers have
provided needed community services, including but not
limited to: fulfilling requests for eyeglasses for those in
need, scholarships for Norwalk High School graduates,
gift certificates for the teachers at the Norwalk schools,
gift certificates to local grocery stores for families in
need, and support for Norwalk Community Schools
programs and other community projects. In addition we
provide: eye screening for children six months to five
years old in the Norwalk area through Iowa KidSight;
sponsor blood drives, support for Lions Leader Dog
project, provide volunteers and support for the
FreeStore, and provide volunteers for community
projects and other activities in the community.
If you are interested in joining the Norwalk Lions to
help us make Norwalk an even better place to live, con-
tact any club member or attend one of our meetings.
Meetings are held the second and fourth Wednesdays
of the month (except July) at the Norwalk Library at
7:00 p.m.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to
give ei.ther of us a call.
Thank you.
/s/Aaron Evans, President, Norwalk Lions Club, 1220
Cherry Parkway, Norwalk, Iowa 50211, 515-707-3612.
Linda Bussanmas, Raffle Chair Person, Norwalk Li-
ons Club, 1119 Skylane Dr, Norwalk, Iowa 50211, 515-
979-8757.
Angel Food Ministries
Quality Food At
Half the Price!
(aU quaray)
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Cooking Corner00
Easy Cheesy Choices
(NAPS)--With everyone
being pulled in different direc-
tions, time is at a premium. 60 W.
Here are two simple, nutri-
tious dishes you can put
together in a flash. Combine
convenient, frozen and pre-
cut vegetables with a flavor-
ful, part-skim milk cheese like
Jarlsberg and kids will clean
their plates without com-
plailt. No need to mention
that it's good for them, too.
A delicious dinner can be
faster and easier to put
together than many realize.
rolls or French bread.
Serves 4-6.
EASY TWO-CHEESE
FOCACCIA
STOVETOP TURKEY
DIVAN
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ cup chopped onion
(optional)
8-ounce package sliced
mushrooms
¼ teaspoon each salt
and pepper
1½ cups milk
¼ cup flour
2 cups shredded
Jarlsberg or
Jarlsberg Lite cheese
1 10-ounce package
frozen broccoli
flowerets, thawed
(or use leftover)
8-ounce piece of lean
roast (or leftover)
turkey, cubed
8 ounces broken
spaghetti pieces,
cooked and drained
(still hot)
Heat large, heavy skil-
let on medium-high until
hot, add olive oil, swirl to
coat. Cook onion and
mushrooms until onion
wilts and mushrooms lose
their moisture. Add sea-
soning. Mix milk with
flour; add to skillet and,
over low heat, stir and
bring to simmer. Add
cheese little by little, stir-
ring until melted and
sauce is smootl Add broc-
coli, turkey and spaghetti,
cooking just until hot.
Serve with green salad
and crusty warmed wheat
1½ cups shredded
Jarlsberg cheese
1 5.2-ounce package
Boursin spreadable
cheese (Garlic &
Fine Herbs flavor)
1 10-ounce package
frozen mixed
vegetables, slightly
steamed and dried
on paper toweling
1 10-inch focaccia-style
pizza crust
1 large tomato, cut in
half, squeezed to
remove seeds, then
chopped
2-3-ounce package
pepperoni slices
1 teaspoon dry Italian
seasoning
Mash Jarlsberg with
Boursin and set aside.
Spread vegetables on pre-
pared crust; top evenly
with chopped tomato.
Place pepperoni slices over
all. Drop rounded table-
spoons of cheese mixture
on top of vegetables, leav-
ing space between dollops
to allow for melting.
Sprinkle with seasoning.
Bake in 375" oven 15 min-
utes or until focaccia is
heated through and cheese
begins to melt. Cut and
serve immediately. Makes
6-8 slices.
You can find more recipes
from Jarlsberg cheese online
at www.norseland.com
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Jack and Eve Gehring, 1605 Holly Dr., celebrated their
60 th wedding anniversary Friday, June 4.
The couple's immediate family plan to gather together
Saturday, June 12, to help celebrate the occasion.
Memorial Ride Fundraiser
For Megan Davis
A Memorial Ride Fundraiser is being planned in
memory of Megan Marie Davis, who was killed in an
automobile• accident last year. The event will be held
Saturday, June 26, beginning at Rudy's Bar and Grill,
804 Main St. in Norwalk. Coordinators announced the
event as a run; however, it is a ride and will end at the
Main Gate at E. 30th and Grand in Des Moines.
Coordinators are Donna Cord, 515-779-7917 and
Tommy Spieker, 515-577-9517.
Memorial run t-shirts are $12 and raffle tickets for
prizes are six for $5 or $1 each. Food wil! be available at
$6 a plate. Checks should be made payable to "The
Southside Cares Organization."
All proceeds will be used for Megan's final resting
place.
The Appel Report
By Staci Appel, State Senator
Creating jobs for Iowa
workers: Creating good
local jobs for Iowa work-
ers is the key to recovery
from the national eco-
nomic recession.
Iowa's outlook is good.
According to a recent
Forbes study, Iowa's em-
ployment levels are ex-
pected to increase along
with household incomes.
In April total Iowa em-
ployment edged up to
1,572,700 from 1,570,500 in
March. The state's manu-
facturing sector led the re-
covery with a gain of 2,900
jobs. The trend in our lo-
cal counties is also good:
Madison County's unem-
ployment rate dropped
from 9.7 to 7.8 percent;
Warren County dropped
from 7.5 to 6.8 percent; and
Dallas County dropped
from 6.3 to 6 percent.
At the local level, Iowa's
Small Business Develop-
ment Centers (SBDC) play
an important role in boost-
ing job creation. In the last
three years, SBDC's helped
Iowa businesses create and
save 3,795 jobs. Between
October 2008 and Septem-
ber 2009, our regional
Small Business Develop-
ment Center in Urbandale
helped create and retain
239 jobs in our part of the
state and the SBDC in
Creston helped create and
retain 51 jobs.
This type of success is
why I've consistently
voted to fund Small Busi-
ness Development Centers
all across the state, includ-
ing providing additional
funding this year.
Here are some of the
other steps we're taking in
the Legislature to create
mote good jobs in Iowa:
• Pushing forward with
the Iowa Values Fund,
which provides financial
assistance to businesses to
create and retain high-
quality jobs. To see how
these and other economic
development funds are
creating jobs in our area,
check out the searchable
database at (www.iowalife
changing.corn/Annual Re-
port/2008/asp/search.asp).
• Shifting tax credits
from big business to our
local Main Street busi-
nesses to better ensure lo-
cal job creation.
• Investing in good-
paying jobs, including
those in the wind, alterna-
tive and renewable energy
industries. Iowa leads the
nation in workers em-
ployed in wind industry
manufacturing and comes
in second in the nation in
wind industry manage-
ment jobs-and more jobs
are on the horizon as Iowa
moves to generate 50 per-
cent of its electricity from
wind.
• Providing more sup-
port to community col-
leges, which build
tomorrow's workforce by
offering an affordable edu-
cation and job training to
tens of thousands of Io-
wans each year. Our initia-
tives include funding the
Vocational Technical Tu-
ition Grant, the All Iowa
Opportunity Scholarship,
Accelerated Career Educa-
tion and worker training.
To contact Senator Appel
when the Legislature is not
in session, call her at home
at 515-961-6982. E-mail her
at staci.appel@legis.state
.ia.us.
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