OFFICIAL
NEWSPAPER FOR
NORWALK COMMUNITY
SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Norwalk Warriors
Vol. 47 No. 5 Norwalk, Iowa 50211 USPS No. 395-120 Phone 981-0406 emaih news@ norwalknewspaper.com Thursday, June 11,2015
Lakewood Playground Open House
The Lakewood Playground has arrived! Thanks to the generosity of the Norwalk Community and families -
along with the Norwalk Pro, a new playground was installed at Lakewood Elementary the last week of May.
Lakewood students haddtae opportunity to play on the playground before the school year ended on June 2. An
Open house for families and the public was held June 1, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Pictured: Norwalk Fro leaders
who organized the Playground effort - Maggie Davitt, Tammy Randall, Melissa Norem, Angie Vandemark
and Deanna Schulz; (not pictured - Amanda Fletcher). Photo submitted.
Library's Adult Summer Read
Free Lunch Fridays is an Adult Summer Read Pro-
gram.
June 26, there will be an Adult and Teen program at
11:30 a.m. It is "History of Comic Book Superheroes"
presented by author/illustrator T Fisk.
July 10, at 12 noon, the program is "Saving Lives - A
Conversation with a Life-flight Nurse."
Pre-registrations are requested for a food count.
Madison County Republicans
Saturda)9 June'27, the Madison County Republican
Central Committee will host an evening with Donald
Trump, beginning at 5 p.m. with a Meet and Greet at
the newly opened John Wayne Museum, followed by a
BBQ dinner and Keynote speech at the Winterset High
School.
Attendees will have options to either purchase tick-
ets for the entire evening, or just the BBQ dinner and
keynote speech. Both rickets options are limited, and
must be purchased in advance at http://madison
coiagop.org.
By Senior Trooper
Doug Cutts 170
Iowa State Patrol
Safety Education
SCHOOLS OUT
This is Trooper Doug Cutts of the Iowa State Patrol
reminding everyone that schools are closing for sum-
mer. This means there will be kids out walking, bicy-
cling, skateboarding and just generally out and about
all day. Everyone needs to take extra time and watch
out for kids and the kids need to watch out for the ve-
hicles. Whenever riding a bicycle everyone needs to wear
a helmet and obey all traffic laws. Bicycles are just like
cars they have to obey the traffic laws too. Drivers, slow
down and look ahead, scan the roadway. That means
checking side roads and driveways. Look, look and look
again before pulling out. Motorists put your cell-phone
down and focus on driving. Please help us insure the
safety of all children in the state of Iowa.
Flag Disposal Norwalk Lions
Ceremony Club Hosts
Area residents are in- Fireworks
vited to attend a flag dis- The Norwalk Lions
posal ceremony at 10 a.m. Club hosts the Indepen-
Saturday, June 13, at the dence Day fireworks show
Legion Building in on the 4th of July each
Cumming. The event is year. The show is one of
being held by members of the largest shows in Iowa.
Cumming American Le- A large portion of the cost
gion Post #562 and is covered by businesses,
Norwalk Boy Scout Troop individuals, Norwalk Li-
#30 (weather permitting), ons Club and City contri-
Members will show the butions; the rest is funded
proper way to destroy an by the sale of raffle tickets
American flag that is for dozens of prizes.
worn, torn, faded and un- Please come to Norwalk
fit to fly. on the 4th of July to watch
a truly spectacular fire-
works show and don't for-
Farmer's Market get to purchase some raffle
tickets while you are
Now Open Fridays here!!!
The Norwalk Farmer's Lions members will be
Market is open for busi- selling tickets periodically
ness Fridays from 4 to 7 at Fareway and Scott's
p.m. in the parking lot at Foods during the month of
Scott's Foods, 1120 Sunset June. Also look for Raffle
Dr. Ticket cans at your favor-
Organizer Jim Dixon ite retail outlets in the area.
said although it is a small Questions, contact me
market, there are someLinda Bussanmas @ 979-
great products. 8757 or by email lbussan
mas@norwalk.k12.ia.us.
Remembrance Service
O'Leary Funeral & Cremation Services-Celebration
of Life Center invites families that we have served in
the past year to our first annual Remembrance Sunday.
The event will be held Sunday, June 14, 2-3:30 p.m. in
our Community Room. Reservations are encouraged,
but not required. For more information, or to make a
reservation, call us at 981-0700.
American Pickers
To Film In
Norwalk
Norwalk is excited to
welcome Mike Wolfe,
Frank Fritz and Antique
Archeology to the area.
The team will film epi-
sodes of their hit series
AMERICAN PICKERS
throughout Iowa. Filming
will begin next month.
AMERICAN PICKERS
is a documentary series
that explores the fascinat-
ing world of antique 'pick-
ing" on History. This hit
show follows two of the
most skilled pickers in the
business, Mike Wolfe and
Frank Fritz, as they em-
bark on an epic road trip
across the U.S. in search of
America's most valuable
antiques from motor-
cycles, classic cars and bi-
cycles to one-of-a-kind
vintage memorabilia.
Mike and Frank are on a
mission to recycle
America, restore forgotten
relics to their former gloD
and learn a thing or two
about American history
along the way.
Filming is scheduled to
start next month. AMERI-
CAN PICKERS is looking
for leads and would love
to explore what you may
have. They are on the hunt
for interesting characters
with interesting and
unique items. Some of
what they look for: vintage
bicycles, toys, unusual ra-
dios, movie memorabilia,
advertising, military
items, folk art, vintage
musical equipment, vin-
tage automotive items,
early firefighting equip-
ment, vintage clothing,
pre-50"s western gear.
AMERICAN PICKERS
is produced by Cineflix
Productions for History.
New episodes air Wednes-
days at 9 p.m. ET on His-
tory.
If you have a large col-
lection or want to refer
someone to Mike and
Frank, email: your name,
number, address and de-
scription of the collection
and photos to: american
pickers@cineflix.com, or
call 1-855-old-rust.
Soap Box
Derby Racing
Saturday
The 10th Annual Soap
Box Derby Street Race is
Saturda June 13, starting
at 9 a.m. in front of the Nor-
walk Christian Church.
The cars will race south on
Main Street. The race con-
tinues until there is a win-
ner in Stock, Super Stock
and Masters.
The youth participants
have put a lot of time and
effort into their cars and
they really enjoy it. Come
to the race and cheer for
your favorite driver.
Members of the Nor-
walk Christian Church
will have food available
throughout the day.
Bleachers will be set up or
you may bring a lawn
chair.
There will be raffle tick-
ets to purchase with many
prices donated from local
business. They include an
overnight stay at Holiday
Inn South, gift certificates
for Winn's, Olson's Bread
and Breakfast, Taco John's
and Subway to mention a
few. Raffle proceeds go to-
ward funding the race.
Tickets may be purchased -~,
in advance by contacting
Pat Wahl at 515-981-4928.
The winner of the race
goes to Akron, OH for the
78th Annual World Cham-
pionship race Saturday,
July 25.
For more information
call Mark Artwein at 515-
971-5177 or Curt Lank-
forG 515-287-0881 or cell
515-229-4894.
Grief Support
Group
The monthly grief sup-
port group will meet Mon-
day, June 15, from 7 - 8
p.m. at O'Leary Celebra-
tion of Life Center, 1020
Main St.
This grief support
group meets the third
Monday of each month. It
is free of charge and open
to any individual grieving
the loss of a family mem-
ber or friend. Everyone is
welcome.
Contact O'Leary Cel-
ebration of Life Center at
981-0700 for more infor-
marion.
