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NEWSPAPER FOR
NORWALK COMMUNITY
SCHOOL DISTRICT
Norwalk Warriors
Vol. 45 No. 14 Norwalk, Idwa 50211 USPS No. 395'120 Phone 981-0406 emaih news@norwalknewspaper.com Thursday, August 22, 2013
September 5 retirement reception for Police Chief
, Kuhl prior to council meeting.
The City of Norwalk regular council meeting met at
City Hall Thursda~ Aug. 15, at 6:30 p.m. Absent from
the meeting was councilmember Jamie Sylvester.
Council approved minutes from the August 1, 2013
meeting. Mayor Doug Pierce welcomed guests and
opened the public comment to those present. Resident
Lloyd Carlson addressed the council on the proposed
resolution concerning the City Manager's Employment
Contract. City Attorney Jim Dougherty advised Carlson
that the item would need to be on a future city agenda
and the public comment was limited to comments and
no action could be taken during this section of the meet-
ing.
Resident Tom Greteman commented during this time
he would like information concerning the retirement of
the police chief and how it came about. Was it at the
direction of council or by order of the city manager? He
was advised this topic will be on a future city agenda.
Consent Agenda-Council approved the claims list
for August.
Tax abatements for F. and M. Reznic, 8481 45th Ln.,
single-family residence (SFR), $275,000; Hubbell Homes,
L.C., 136 Balfour Dr., SFR, $198,300; 628, 632, 636 and
640 Cypress P1, all multi-family dwellings (MFD),
$150,000 each; Hubbell Homes, L.C., 1916 and 2024
Dorchester St., SFR, $215,000 each; Ground Breaker
Homes, 621 Sycamore, SFR, $240,475.
Council approved liquor licenses for Rosco's and
Rudy's Bar and Grill.
Block party applications were approved for 9350
Concluded p. 5
Blood Drive Filing Dates
Aug. 22 For Norwalk
Area residents are re- City Council
minded of the community
Blood Drive to be held
Thursday, Aug. 22, from 3
to 7 p.m. at St. John the
Apostle Catholic Church,
720 Orchard Hills Dr.
Warrior Spirit
Get into the Warrior
spirit and have the
Norwalk Dance team paint
an "N" on your driveway
for $20. If you already have
an "N', it's $10 to have it
repainted. Contact Hof-
maier. Penny@princ
ipal.com.
Farmer's Market
The Norwalk Area
Chamber of Commerce
hosts a Farmer's Market
each Friday from 4"to 7
p.m. in the parking lot in
front of the Dollar General
Store in Sunset Plaza.
TOMATO
FESTIVAL
Area residents are re-
minded that the Ted Lare
Garden Center, 2701 Cum-
ming Ave., Cumming, will
hold a Tomato Festival Sat-
urda3~ Aug. 24, featuring
demonstrations regarding
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1t°mat°es'plusc°ntestsf°r
various "tomato" catego-
By Dustin Huston ries.
At 10 a.m. there will be
canning demonstration
The Norwalk City Council recently authorized the
expenditure of Capital Improvement Program monies
for two power Cots and one power stair chair. "The
power cots can be raised and lowered automaticall3~
rather than manually and can hold up to 700 pounds,"
according to Dr. Patricia Newland, MD - Norwalk Fire
(RSVP 981-1075 for this
one). From 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.
there will be cooking dem-
onstration by Chef DJ
Frank from Johnny's Ital-
ian Steakhouse in West
Solid Waste Collection
Changes in Norwalk
Watch for Changes this Fall!
Norwalk residents who Starting in October, Metro Waste Authority will ad-
are interested in running minister the garbage collection contract for the City and
for the Norwalk City ASI will collect your garbage. This means new collec-
Council must file their tion days, new and different sized carts and different
nomination papers be- large and extra item stickers. Details about the changes
tween Monda3~ Aug. 26, can be found below and at www.WhereItShould
through 5 p.m. Thursday, Go.corn/Norwalk.
Sept. 19, with the Warren Garbage, Recycling and Yard Waste Collection: Will
County, Auditor or Nor- your day change to Tuesday? Effective October 1, resi-
walk City Clerk. Nomina- dents living WEST (or on the west side) of Highway 28/
tion papers may be ob- Sunset Drive will have collection for all three services
rained at either place, on Tuesday instead of Wednesday. Residents living
Those who have terms EAST (or on the east side) of Highway 28/Sunset Drive
expiring are Mayor Doug will continue to be collected on Wednesday.
Pierce and Council-mem- Solid Waste Fees: How much will I pay? Rates for
bers Mike Leto and Dave
Murillo. City elections are Concluded p. 7
Tuesda~ Nov. 5.
Health Coaches
To Donate Book
Norwalk residents
Connie Garrison and Jane
Sesker, Certified Indepen-
dent Health Coaches, will
be donating a newly pub-
lished book, "Discover
Your Optimal Health" by
Dr. Wayne Anderson, to
the Norwalk Easter Public
Library. The public is in-
vited to attend the presen-
tation at 6 p.m. Thursda35
Aug. 22, at the library.
The book, along with
information concerning an
upcoming event, Discover
Your Optimal Health Da~
which is being planned for
Thursday, Sept. 12, in
Norwalk will be on dis-
play at the library between
September 9-13.
Department's Medical Director. "It's not uncommon for Des Moines showcasing
the two-person ambulance crews to have to call for as- heirloom tomatoes in hot Countff Music
sistance fromlaw enforcement or additional firefighters and cold dishes. Samples At Op[e's Pond
to help load overweight patients into ambulances. This will be available.
puts the patients and our employees at risk for injury. At the same time there An old-fashioned Coun-
However, with the new cots in service, we reduce the will be a tasting of local try Music Jam will be held
potential for injuries that can occur during lifting," said Iowa" beers from Exile Sunda)5 Aug. 25, at Opie's
N~wland. Brewing Co. and live mu- pond, south of Norwalk,
Captain Doug Richardson of the Fire Department sic willbe provided by the with music beginning at
states that because some patients have mobility prob- blues band, The Bobcats. 2:30 p.m. There will be a
lems, the Fire Department is utilized for medical issues Ryan Bates will "Talk number of musicians and
that otherwise wouldn't require an ambulance. These Tomato" at 2 p.m. telling vocalists performing.
patients can't just get in a car and go to a doctor. For how to grow the best to- A potluck will be heid
these situations, a stair chair - a chair with wheels in
matoes, at 5:30 p.m. Bring a dish to
which the patient is strapped in - will be utilized to Throughout the day share, along with your
move patients up and down the stairs. The new stair there will be tomato tast- table service and lawn
chair has a power tread system powered by a Milwau- ings of 20-plus different chairs. Come and enjoy an
kee brand rechargeable battery that can be engJaged Heirloom varieties of to- afternoon of entertainment
making the lifting of patients up or down the stairs much matoes. Customers will with friends.
easier on the medics, reducing the potential of a work- vote for their favorite tast- For more information,
Concluded p. 2 ing. call 661-3432.
Annual Tootsie Roll Drive
The St. John the Apostle Knights of Columbus will
be holding their annual Tootsie Roll Campaign for those
with intellectual disabilities at area Norwalk businesses
August 23-25. The donations from this worthy cause are
split between the Special Olympics of Iowa, Genesis
Development and Christian Opportunity Center in
Warren County.
If you are interested in donating to this worthy cause,
call Mike Kordick at 515-208-1553.
I Norwalk Student 1
Education Foundation
Activities and Events
By Lori Miller, President
It's "back to school" for the Norwalk Student Educa-
tion Foundation!
In our attempts to provide our students with the best,
we would like to remind you that your employers can
help too. Every year, many in the fall, large corpora-
tions hold "Giving Campaigns" (for example John
Deere, Principal and Wells Fargo). These Campaigns
allow you to give, through payroll deduction, a portion
of your check to your Campaign of choice. Consider
NSEF as your choice! If you do not see NSEF as an op-
tion, ask your employer if we can be added. We do have
a form letter that you can present to them if needed.
Many employers also offer Corporate Matching Pro-
grams. Your donation may be matched by your com-
pany, doubling our success!
Contact us at info@norwalkstudentfbundation with
. any questions.
We are looking forward to a successful 2013-2014
school year. GO Warriors!!
f This newspaper office will be
closed Monday, Sept. 2, for
Labor Day. Deadline for the
Thursday, Sept. 5 issue is
noon Thursday, Aug. 29. No
exceptions. The paper will go to
the printer Friday a.m., Aug. 30.
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