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OFFICIAL
NEWSPAPER FOR
NORWALK COMMUNITY
SCHOOL DISTRICT
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Vol. 47 No. 18 Norwalk, Iowa 50211 USPS No. 395-120 Phone 981-0406 email: news@norwalknewspaper.com Thursday, September 10, 2015
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2015 Homecoming Court
Pictured, left to right, Row 1: Matt Fraser, (senior), A.J. Tabatabai, (senior), Collin
Kilgore, (senior). Row 2: Rachel Garner, (senior), Kiley Westhoff, (senior), Ellen
Wines, (senior). Row 3: Paul Frederick, (senior), Taylor Voitel, (senior), Brady
Brandsfield, (junior), Lauren Gavin, (junior), Kennedy Scallon, (sophomore), Max
Hosier, (sophomore), Allison Heckart, (senior), and Will Fraser, (senior). Photo by
Toni Johnson Photography.
To Induct Six To NHS Hall of Fame
The Norwalk Athletic/Activities Department is excited and proud to announce
the selection of the inaugural class for the Norwalk High School Athletic Hall of
Fame.
Five former athletes and one coach were selected to be inducted into the first Hall
of Fame induction ceremony which will take place at the community pep assembly
Thursday, Sept. 10, beginning at 7 p.m. The inductees will then be recognized at
halftime of the homecoming game Frida); Sept. 11, when the Warriors host the Carlisle
Wildcats.
The five former athletes who will be inducted include Scott Hermann (1993) Car-
rie (Amsbaugh) Shippey (1998), Jill Martin (2003), Luke Frieberg (2004) and Jennie
Clark (2007). Former longtime Head Football and Track Coach Dave Mineart will be
inducted as well. We encourage all Warrior fans to join us September 10 to honor
these outstanding individuals and their Hall-of-Fame selection.
Senior Trooper
Doug Cutts 170
School Permits
The Iowa State Patrol wants to remind those who are
driving on a School Permit. This permit allows you to
drive back and forth from home to school and or activi-
ties between the hours of 5 a.m. and 10 p.m. You cannot
drive after 10 p.m. You must use the most direct route
between school and home. You are allowed to stop for
fuel at a station that is closest to your route. You are not
allowed to stop along your route or detour off your route
to pick up friends or riders. Doing so can cost you, your
school permit. If it's not a school event you cannot drive
to it. That includes after practice team dinners, non sanc-
tioned practices or part-time jobs these are not school
events.
Lions Collecting
Eye Glasses,
Hearing Aids
Members of the Nor-
walk Lions Club are re-
minding residents of their
on-going project of collect-
ing used eye glasses and
hearing aids. They are col-
lected and recycled.
Several area businesses
and churches allow the Li-
ons Club to have dona-
tions boxes at their estab-
lishment in order for the
public to drop off their
donations. They include
City State Bank, Optomet-
ric Associates, Eye Glass
World, O'Leary Funeral
Home, St. John the Apos-
tle Catholic Church, Nor-
walk Christian Church,
Norwalk Methodist
Church and New Life
Lutheran Church.
Lions Club members
also thank the following
businesses for allowing
them to have mint trays
located at their business:
City State Bank, Scott's
Foods, Villaggios, Nor-
walk Maid-Ride, Cal's Res-
taurant, Olson's Bread and
Breakfast and Warrior
Run.
They also thank the
people who purchase the
mints. Money raised goes
toward service projects.
Program On
Alzheimer's
Susan Callison, Pro-
gram Specialist,
Linn Grove Alzheimer's Association of
Greater Iowa Chapter, will
Free-Will present a program on
Offering Meal knowing the 10 signs of
Members of Linn Grove Alzheimer's Tuesda Sept.
United Methodist Church, 15, 2 p.m. at the Regency
7483 50th, Prole, will host Assisted Living Activity
their "free-will offering" Room, 815 High Rd. The
community supper Thurs, public is invited.
Sept. 10, from 5 to 7 The presentation will be
beneficial if you or some-
p.m. at the church. Meals
can be dine-in or carry out. one you now is experienc-
The menu includes ing memory loss or behav-
soups, relish and dessert, ioral changes. It is time to
There is no cost for the learn the facts about early
meal, but a free-will offer- detection of Alzheimer's
ing will be accepted, disease.
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Three Council Seats Up for Election
New process for submitting candidacy papers
Three City Council seats will be up for election this
fall. These seats all carry a four-year term and are cur-
renfly held by incumbents Eric Delker, Kyle Jackson and
Council appointee Tom Greteman.
New this year, all completed candidacy papers are
to be filed with the Warren County Auditor's office at
301 N. Buxton in Indianola. The filing period ends at 5
p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, 2015. Potential City Council
candidates may still pick up their nomination papers
and affidavits of candidacy at Norwalk City Hall or
online at www.norwalk.iowa.gov.
The top vote getter of the November 3, 2015 election
will be seated at the November 19, 2015 Council meet-
ing. Greteman, appointed by the council last fall to fill
the seat vacated by Jamie Sylvester upon her untimely
passing, currently fills this seat.
Questions can be directed to Norwalk Cit3) Clerk Jodi
Eddleman at 981-0228 ext. 2232 or the Warren County
Auditor's Office at 961-1020.
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By Tom Phillips
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It is hard to believe our summer is over, students are
back in school and fall is just around the comer. Where
has the time gone? I do hope you enjoyed your summer
as much as I did.
NCIS Project Updates
The Holly Drive street reconstruction project should
be wrapping up. Thank you to the residents in this area
that put up with being without their street and drive-
ways for most of the summer. New sidewalks on Happy
Hollow are complete. The Wakonda Drive project is go-
ing slow, but progress is being made as the City is work-
ing with the contractor to get them back on schedule. Per
the contract with the City, the contractor is to be finished
with this project by theend of October.
Compost It! Season
Soon trees will be turning colors and leaves will be
dropping. As a reminder, burning of leaves and other
yard waste is prohibited within the city limits. Please bag
your leaves and garden waste in the Compost It! lawn
bags and place them at your curb for pickup on your
normal trash collection day. Yard waste in plastic bags
will NOT be collected. You can purchase the Compost
It! bundle of bags at City Hall, ScoWs Foods and Fareway.)
If you are trimming back your trees, you can bundle the
branches up in four-foot lengths and set them at the curb.
You will need to buy a green Compost It! sticker to put
on the bundle so it will be picked up. This fall, if you
plan to decorate with pumpkins, you can toss them into
your Compost It! bags when you are ready to get rid of
them. You can always find more information on our yard
waste program at www.norwalk.iowa.gov/departments/
UtilityServices simply click on the "Trash Recyding Yard
Waste" button on the left of the screen.
Finally, my good friend Dr. Denny Wulf has announced
his retirement, effective June 30, 2016. As a teacher, a
building administrator and as a superintendent, Dr. Wulf
has had a tremendous impact on the students of Norwalk
and their parents. Many of those students are now adult
residents of Norwalk and have their own children in the
Norwalk Community School District. The next time yon
see Dr. Wulf, please congratulate him and let him know
how much you appreciate everything he has done for
the school and the City of Norwalk.
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