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Vol. 44 No. 6 Norwalk, Iowa 50211 USPS No. 395-120 Phone 981-0406 emaih news@ norwalknewspaper.com Thursday, June 28, 2012
Activities
at the
Norwalk
Library
1051 North Ave. - 981-0217
Monday, July 2
Teen Lego Club, 1-2 p.m. If you love Legos, stop by
the Library to build your own creation. Legos will be
furnished.
Adult.s' Night Out, 6:30 p.m. Drop by for movie and
popcorn. Tonight, we're showing Invictus (PG-13).
Tuesday, July 3
Pre-School Story Time, 10:30-11 a.m. A fun, educa-
tional and activity-based story time for ages 3-6. A great
opportunity for parents to get rips on early literacy skills
for use at home and daycare groups are welcome!
Wednesday, July 4
4th of July Carnival Fundraiser, sponsored by
Friends of the Library. Join us for games, a funny photo
booth, bounce houses, candy guessing contests, movies
and more! The Carnival begins at the Library right after
the parade. Entrance fee is $5 per person and children
under one year old are free. Proceeds go to fund next
year's Summer Reading Program.
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Thursday, July 5
Toddler-Time Story Time, 10:30 a.m. A chance for
parents to interact with their children ages 18 months
to three years during stories, fingerplays and songs, to
help toddlers develop those critical early literacy skills.
Recipe Exchange, 6:30 p.m. Join us to share your fa-
vorite summer recipes and to find new recipes to try.
Participants are welcome to bring a sample of their dish
to share, but it's not required.
See July 4th Schedule
of Events p.7
Note: Parade Route is different
than last year.
Parade Route and Fireworks
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Ed Kuhl
This July 4th we will
celebrate our nations 236th
birthday since those cou-
rageous souls stood to-
gether for the cause of lib-
erty. We are deservedly
proud of our community
celebration thanks to the
efforts of the Norwalk Li-
ons Club, with the support
of our community, we
have one of the finest
shows in all of Iowa. Our
Troops are still deployed
abroad and our public
safety personnel at home
are standing in the gap to
protect us from those who
would destroy our nation.
Let us safely celebrate both
our liberty and those who
protect and defend it.
Some may not know
that in Iowa only sparklers
and small novelties are le-
gal to be used for such cel-
ebrations, without the ex-
press approval of our city-
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elected officials. Please
observe our laws, consider
the unintended conse-
quences and celebrate
safely.
Others may not know
that the Star Spangled Ban-
ner was conceived at 7:00
a.m. on the morning of
September 13, 1814 by a
35-year-old attorney
named Keys who had been
hired to negotiate with the
British for the release of-
Dr. William Beanes. Keys
and Colonel Skinner were
held prisoner along with
Beanes on the HMS Sur-
prise until the bombard-
ment of Fort McHenry was
over. The Fort guarded the
newly incorporated sea-
port of Baltimore with a
population of about 50,000.
The British referred to it as
"the prize of the Chesa-
peake." The bombardment
began as the British 19 ship
fleet with 5,000 troops at-
tempted to slip past the
Fort's artillery of 20 guns
and 1,000 defenders. The
British fired about 1,800
rounds at the fort for 25
hours and as the sun rose
a specially prepared ban-
ner was raised above the
Fort measuring 40 feet by
32 feet. The Americans had
suffered four killed, 24
wounded and the British
330 killed or wounded.
The British withdrew from
the battle. The citizens of
Baltimore and the prison-
ers in the British fleet
could see who had won
the next morning as the
"flag was still there." The
poem was originally en-
rifled "The Defense of Fort
McHenry" and was later
set to a tune written by an
Englishman named John
Stafford Smith called the
"Anacreontic Song." In
September of 1814 the Carr
Music Store in Baltimore
published the words and
music together and rifled
it "The Star Spangled Ban-
ner" and on March 3, 1931
it was adopted into law as
our national anthem. The
poem declares "In God is
Our Trust." God Bless
America and thank you
again for your support.
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