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NORWALK COMMUNITY
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Norwalk Warriors
Vol. 46 No. 8 Norwalk, Iowa 50211 USPS No. 395-120 Phone 981-0406 emaih news@norwalknewspaper.com Thursday, July 10, 2014
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NORWALK PARKS & RECREATION DEPARTMENT
By Nancy Kuehl, Director
OFFICE INFORMATION
Pick up registration forms 24 hours a day at the Parks
and Recreation office or print them off our website:
www.ci.norwalk.ia.us. You can mail registration forms,
place them in our drop box or walk in. Our office is
located at 1100 Chatham Ave. (Public Safety Bldg.). Of-
fice hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday.
The drop box is open 24/7! If you have any quesflol s,
call us at 981-9206. Online registration is available. (See
website: www.norwalk.iowa.gov).
UPCOMING REGISTRATIONS
Triathlon Clinic, July 14 through July 25; Fitness, July
28 through August 8; Adult Ed: Home Brew, July 28
through August 8.
• NON=REGISTRATION EVENTS
Senior Exercise, Mondays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. at
Norwalk Christian Church; Senior Wii Bowling, Thurs-
days, at Public Safety Building, 1:30 p.m.
PARKS & REC COMMISSION MEETING
Public is invited August 6, 6 p.m. at City Hall.
MISCELLANEOUS
• Adventureland Discount Tickets are available at our of-
.rice. Have fun at two parks for the price of one. Now
open - The Storm Chaser.
• *MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR
THIS UPCOMING EVENT**
TRACTORS, TRUCKS AND CARS THAT GO!
What do you want to be when you grow up? Norwalk
Parks and Rec invites you and your family to come and
join us for a free event! An assortment of interesting
vehicles, including a police car, fire ruck, front-end
loader, school bus, tractor and many more, will be avail-
able for your child to explore and touch. Date: Satur-
July 26; Time: 9 a.m. - Noon; Location: Norwalk
Community High School parking, rain or shine.
YOUTH TRIATHLON CLINIC ,* f
AND ENTRY EVENT
Join us for a one-day clinic and event that will intrTo-
duce your young athlete to the fast-paced s'port of
triathlon! Members of the Norwalk Racers, the local
triathlon and running dub, will educate youth on safety
tips, information about swimming, biking and rtmning,
and tips for fast transitions. We will close with a very
noncompetitive, fun event allowing, pa .rticipants to uti-
lize some of the skills they learned. All participants must
have a bike, age-appropriate helmet, swim goggles and
suit, and running shoes with them on the day of the
event. A parent or adult's participation is also required,
so plan to spend the morning with your child. Regis-
tration: July 14 to July.25; Date: Saturday, Aug. 2; Time:
9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.; Location: Norwalk Aquatic Center;
Cost: $35 Norwalk resid.ent/$40.25 non-resident; Mini-
mum/Maximum: 25/100.
ADULT COMMUNITY EDUCATION
AT MAIN STREET SCHOOL
Once again, the Main Street School will offer various
Community Education programs.
Home Brewing- Beer Making 101-Back by popular
demand. It's time to truly test your skills and give brew-
ing a try. In this class you learn the basics of home beer
making from brewing to bottling. This class will run
two sessions- the first month to brew, the second to
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Krueger Qualifies for 96th
PGA Championship
PGA Professional Aaron "
Krueger of Norwalk, rep-
resenting Wakonda Club
in Des Moines, has qual-
ified for the 96th PGA
Championship. He is one
of 20 PGA Professionals
to make it to the champi-
onship taking place Au-
gust 7-10, at Valhalla Golf
Club in Louisville, KY.
Aaron Krueger
dALLY SPEAKS
By Sally Huntoon
F
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By Tom Phillips
Congratulations to the 2014 class 2A State Boys -
cer Champions, the Norwalk Warriors. The Warrior soc-
cer team is consistently one of the best in the state. Coach
Kralik and the Warrior soccer team are great ambassa-
dors to our city. If you see Coach or a team member,
give them a pat on the back and tell them congratula-
tions.
We've had a few storms blow in during.the month of
June. Like many of you, I had some misconceptions as
to what the sirens mean when they sound. I thought
that the sirens were only for tornado warnings. But,
I've come to learn that the sirens serve a broader pur-
pose than that. First, if we're going to get potentially
damaging winds, the sirens will go off. Those winds
can be in the form of a tornado or straight line winds. If
straight line winds exceed 70 MPH, they can do quite a
bit of damage, so when the sirens go off, seek shelter.
Also, I've learned that the sirens are mainly there for
people who are outside and probably not aware that a
storm is coming. For inside use, it is best to get a weather
radio to warn you of potentially damaging storms com-
ing our way.
As a reminder, the 2014 Des Moines Home Show
Expo is occurring right here in Norwalk. Watch out for
heavier traffic and please be welcoming to our guests.
If you get a chance, wander out to the Howe Show and
see some of the homes they have on display.
I hope you and your family enjoyed a happy and safe
Independence Day.
Linn Grove's Annual Ice Cream Social
Members Of Linn Grove United Methodist Church,
7483 50th Ave., will host their annual Ice Cream Social
Saturda July 12, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the church.
The menu will indude beefburgers, Salads and home-
made pies and ice cream, The cost is a free-will dona-
tion. The public is invited to attend.
Our reporter, photographer, computer guru and
friend, Mary Lou Gray, is retiring from this newspaper
Frida36 Aug. 1, so shecan join her husband, David, who
announced earlier this Spring that he was retiring July
1.
I tried to talk her into letting us hold a retirement
coffee for her Saturday, Aug. 2, but she wouldn't agree
to it. I wanted the community to know how much I have
appreciated her work these past years.
• The Grays enjoy traveling and will now have time to
do so. David is Norwalk's "Pinball" expert. He and the
couple's son, Christian, like to participate in Pinball con-
ventions and shows, especially in the midwest. The
couple also has a ciaughter, Kim, the mother of three
active young sons. Now, Grandma and Grandpa will
have more time for going to school concerts, games and
teaching the youngsters how to fish.
Mary Lou came to the newspaper September 24,1997.
As she became more familiar with the newspaper busi-
ness, she became my right hand. She was willing to cover
meetings, take photos and work with the computer. As
she gained confidence in working with the newspaper,
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NHS Class of
'84 Plans 30 Year Reunion
Members of Norwalk High School Class of 1984 are aCT"
planning a reunion the weekend of August 15 - 17. Those
planning to attend must RSVP by Monda3 July 21.
The schedule of events is as follows: Frida% Aug. 15,
7 p.m., Meet and Greet at Outskirtz in Orilla; Saturda);
Aug. 16, 10 a.m. 9-hole best-ball at Warrior Run, I p.m.
tour of the high school and from 6 - 10 p.m. dinner and
drinks at Racoon River Brewery upstairs pool room and
Sunday, Aug. 17, Styx/Foreigner Concert at the Iowa
State Fair. A block of tickets has been reserved, but quan-
tifles are limited.
Please RSVP which events you will be attending and
how many by Monday, July 21.
If you are on Facebook, you may RSVP there, NHS
Class of '84 30 Year Reunion. You may also contact
Marilyn Locus - msllegal06@yahoo.com; Pete Graham -
petermgraham@yahoo.com or Laurie (Hix) Creech -
lauriel_creech@ginail.com.
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