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OFFICIAL
NEWSPAPER FOR
NORWALK COMMUNITY
SCHOOL DISTRICT
4~9
Norwalk Warriors
Vol. 47 No. 20 Norwalk, Iowa 50211 USPS No. 395-120 Phone 981-0406emaih news@norwalknewspaper.com Thursday, September 24, 2015
NHS Activities Director
By A1 Lammers
Head Football Coach Paul Patterson accepts a memo-
rial contribution check from Laurie Mineart from the
Dave Mineart 12th Man Memorial Fund. Photo submit-
ted.
Coach Mineart's 12th Man Memorial Fund
Contributes to Football Program
The Dave Mineart 12th Man Memorial Fund, which
was established in 2013, was created in an effort to use
memorial contributions to assist and provide the
Norwalk High School Football program with necessary
purchases needed to enhance the program. Recently the
football program received a memorial gift contribution
of $2,100 from the Mineart Family which in turn was
used to purchase a lineman's chute that allows for the
fundamental instruction of both offensive and defen-
sive line play.
Coach Mineart was the head football coach of the
Warriors for over 29 years and his dedication to and
support of the Norwalk football program as well as his
wife Libby and their three sons and two daughters con-
tinues to have a positive impact on the success and
growth of the Warrior football program.
The Norwalk coaches and players are grateful and
appreciative of this support and are proud that Coach
Mineart is still an integral part, not only in the history
of the program, but as well as today. The Dave Mineart
12th Man Memorial Fund is still open and memorial
funds can be donated at City State Bank in Norwalk.
Team picture p. 8
Grand Opening for
Edward Jones Office
Benjamin Pearson of the
financial services firm Ed-
ward Jones invites the
public to join him at a
grand (,pening celebration
Thursda,~ Oct. 1, until 7
p.m. ~ ]~is office at t.0!!
Sunse~ '~)L Norwalk (next
to Fa~ ~, ~-," Grocery).
V~ri,-~'.s activities ave
planne,~, i~ciuding d,:~(~r
prizes ai-tc'~ ribbon cuttirG
cerem~w at 4 p.m. with
the No~waik Area Cham-
ber of Commerce.
Benjamin Pearson
Meet and Greet Local Author
Laura Kimball
Area residents are invit-
ed to meet Children's Pic-
ture Book Author, Laura
Jensen-Kimball of Norwalk
at a Meet and Greet Open
House Thursday Oct. 15,
from 5-9 p.m. at The Wright
Place, 340 Wright Rd., Ste A.
Laura and her husband,
Jeff, live in Norwalk with
their four children. She isLaura Kimball
also a substitute nurse in the
child between the ages of
Norwalk schools and has
4-10. There is a lesson of
self-publishedherfirstchil- action and reaction that
dren's book, MOMSTER.
every parent can related to
Laura says that MOM- and will enjoy reading
STER is a hair-raising sto- then discussing with their
ry about a boy who after child.
ignoring his mothers re-
The author believes in
peated requests, realizes the power of books and
what a grave mistake that supports literacy pro-
was. Morn, who is loving
and kind by nature, hasgrams. She would deeply
had it. Her frustrationappreciate your support
and the opportunity to
shows as she morphs from meet you.
her peaceful self into a
MOMSTER. Understand- Join Laura and her fam-
ily at The Wright Place for
ing quite quickly that his a Meet and Greet with
actions were the cause of
snacks, drinks and an op-
terrifying transformation, portunity to purchase a
he apologizes. The moth-
er instantly forgives and personal signed copy of
alters back into her de- her new book, MOMSTER.
One dollar of every
lightful self. The young book sold at this event will
boy wants to warn anyone be donated to the chil-
who will listen of the po- dren's programs at the
tential threat hiding in ev- Norwalk Easter Public Li-
eryone'smom.MOMSTER brary.
will thrill and chill every
St. John Church
Lions Club Celebrating
Blood Drive 10 Year Anniversary
Members of St. John the
The annual Norwalk Apostle Catholic Church,
Lions Club Blood Drive is 720 Orchard Hills Dr., will
scheduled for Thursday, celebrate their ten-year an-
Oct. 15, from 3-7 p.m. at St.
niversary at the Norwalk
John the Apostle Catholic location Saturday and Sun-
Church, 720 Orchard Hills da3~ Sept. 26 and 27, begin-
Dr. ning at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Blood donors are Activities include a tail-
needed to make the event gate lunch off the grill, foot-
a success. You may sched- ball games on the large TV,
ule an appointment on line children's activities and sl-
at www.Lifeserveblood lent auction.
center.org or by calling From 5-9 p.m. events in-
Sharon Burns 981-4184. dude Happy Hour, dinner,
Walk-ins are welcome, silent auction and live auc-
tion.
Correction
Last spring Main Street Montessori and Middle School
was awarded a mini grant in the amount of $500 by the
Warren County Master Gardeners to help establish a read-
ing garden. An article published in the September 17th
edition of Warren Town and County News mistakenly
identified the donors. In correct information was given to
the Montessori School originally. They regret this error.
Candidates Seek
City Council Seats
Four people have filed papers in the Warren County
Auditors Office by the 5 p.m. deadline Thursda~ Sept.
17, seeking election to the Norwak City Council.
Candidates who wish to serve the four-year term are
incumbent Kyle C. Jackson, Ed Kuhl, David N. Lester
and Stephanie Riva. Eric Delker is not seeking re-elec-
tion nor is Tom Greteman, who was appointed by the
council to fill the council seat vacated by Jamie Sylvester
upon her untimely death.
Winners of the Tuesday, Nov. 3, election will be seated
at the Thursda~ Nov. 19, regular council meeting.
Norwalk Teacher Finalist
for National Award
Five Iowa teachers have
been named state finalists
for the Presidential Awards
for Excellence in Mathe-
matics and Science Teach-
ing.
The three science final-
ists are Shannon Harrison
McLaughlin, a science
teacher at Norwalk High
School in the Norwalk
Community School Dis-
trict and Lynne Bleeker, a
seventh-grade science
teacher at Parkview Middle
School in the Ankeny Com-
munity School District and
Alicia D. Schiller, a science
teacher at Central Lee High
School in the Central Lee
Community School Dis-
trict (Donnellson).
The two math finalists
are Rick Brooks, a math
teacher at Johnston High
School in the Johnston
Community School Dis-
trict and Curtis Martinek,
a math teacher at Gilbert
High School in the Gilbert
Community School Dis-
trict
The Iowa finalists' appli-
cations have been submit-
ted to the national selection
committee. Two award-
winners may be selected to
represent Iowa. Award-
winners receive $10,000
and a trip to Washington,
D.C., where they will par-
ticipate in recognition
events and professional
development programs.
"The talent and commit-
ment shown by these teach-
ers is inspiring," said Iowa
Department of Education
Director Ryan Wise. "They
will help lead the way as
Iowa grows its commit-
ment to science, technolo-
engineering and math-
Shannon McLaughlin
ematics education."
The Presidential Awards
for Excellence in Mathe-
matics and Science Teach-
ing are the nation's highest
honors specifically for kin-
dergarten through 12th
grade teachers of math and
science.
More than 4,300 teach-
ers have been recognized
since Congress established
the program in 3983. The
National Science Founda-
tion administers the
awards on behalf of the
White House Office of Sci-
ence and Technology Poli-
cy. °d~
Awards are given to
math and science teachers
from each of the 50 states
and four U.S. jurisdictions.
The program recognizes
those teachers who devel-
op and implement a high-
quality instructional pro-
gram that is informed by
content knowledge and
enhances student learning.
Read more about each
finalist: https://www.
educateiowa.gov/article/
2015/09/14/teachers-
named- finalists-presti-
gious-math-science-
awards#Brooks.
