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Vol. 46 No. 21 Norwalk, Iowa 50211 USPS No. 395-120 Phone 981-0406 email: news@norwalknewspaper.com Thursday, October 9, 2014
Workshop on
Radon
Gail Orcutt
Radon is a natural ra-
dioactive gas that can
cause cancer. You can't see,
smell or taste it, but radon
may be in your home and
it cannot be detected, by
smoke and carbon monox-
ide geas detectors. The Iowa
Radon Survey has indicat-
ed that Iowa has the larg-
est percentage (or 71.6%)
of homes above the US
Environmental Protection
Agency action level of
4pCi/L.
Join Radon Awareness
Advocate, Gail Orcutt,
who is the guest speaker at
Norwalk Easter Public Li-
brary Thursday, Oct. 16, at
3 p.m. and again at 7 p.m.
The following is found
on the American Lung As-
sociation site: In May of
2010, Gail Orcutt was di-
agnosed with radon-in-
duced lung cancer and had
her entire left lung re-
moved. Her experience led
her to become a passion-
ate, driven advocate for
radon-induced lung can-
cer awareness and she
serves as an active volun-
teer and spokesperson for
the American Lung Asso-
ciation in Iowa as well as
the Iowa Radon Coalition.
Orcutt's goal is to edu-
cate • the general public,
legislators and health care
professionals on radon.
She shares her personal
story which includes an
education piece on what
radon is and how high lev-
els can be harmful to your
health. She also demon-
strates how easy it is to test
your home for radon. Or-
cutt says: "If I can keep just
one person from going
through this, I'd feel it was
all worth something-not
to mention the tremen-
dous spiritual journey I'm
on!"
Warning From
County Recorder
Polly J. Glascock, War-
ren County Recorder, is
asking residents to be cau-
tious if they receive a piece
of mail asking them if they
want a copy of their deed
and property assessment.
Recorder's offices across
the state have received
phone calls from con-
cerned citizens about let-
ters they received saying
there was "deed activity
recorded in public record"
and that they should ob-
tain a "current property
deed." The company,
Record Transfer Service, is
charging $83 for the ser-
vice. The notice is de-
signed to cause a home-
owner to believe there has
been a recently recorded
document, which is often
not accurate. Anyone re-
ceiving this notice should
not be alarmed or feel that
it is necessary to respond
to it.
A copy of your deed can
be obtained at the
Recorder's Office for a few
dollars in copy fees. If you
have any questions or to
inquire about obtaining a
copy of your deed, please
contact the Recorder's Of-
fice at 515-961-1089.
Sheriff Seeks
Robber In
Martensdale
September 26, a 15-
year-old female from War-
ren County reported being
robbed outside the
Martensdale Jiffy Express
gas station on September
23 about 3:30 p.m.
The Sheriff's Office is
trying to locate the sus-
pect, who was described as
a heavyset male, between
5'-02" and 5"-10", wearing
a black sweatshirt or
sweater with a hood up
over the head. He was
wearing gray shorts and
gray and black shoes. He
was last seen running
westbound from the area
of the gas station.
The Sheriff's Office is
requesting anyone that
may have witnessed this
robbery to contact the War-
ren County Sheriff's Office
at 515-961-1122.
Questions can be di-
rected to Detective Ser-
geant Mike Morrison.
Deadline for ads,
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is Noon Friday!
LETTERS
QUR POLICY
We publish letters to the editor when they are not
libelous and when they are signed by the person or
persons submitting them. Opinions expressed are
not necessarily the opinions of the N/Warren
Town and County News staff. Letters are printed
as received. We do not correct spelling and
grammatical errors.
Monday, Sept. 29, the Warren County Sheriff's Of-
fice was called to 8203 Leisure Lane for a theft of a mo-
tor vehicle. The vehicle that was reported stolen was a
silver Mercedes Benz. A Warren County Deputy was
looking for the stolen vehicle when he met the vehicle
driving eastbound on County Line Road. The Deputy
who was traveling westbound at the time turned his
vehicle around and attempted to catch up with the sto-
len Mercedes Benz. The Deputy was not able to catch
up with the vehicle and the stolen Mercedes Benz was
involved in a single vehicle accident. The stolen silver
Mercedes Benz was driven by Yanik Nicholas Audain
who died at the accident scene. Yanik Audain was a 29-
year-old male from Des Moines. The Warren County
Sheriff's Office was assisted by the Des Moines Police
Detment and the Iowa State Patrol. The accident is
being investigated by the Iowa State Patrol.
/s/Sheriff Brian S. Vos
Routh Added To
Cast of "Arrow"
Norwalk Native Bran-
don Routh has been added
as a regular cast member
on the television show
"Arrow," which began its
third season Wednesday,
Oct. 8, on the CW. (Check
your local listings.) His
role is Ray Palmer a/k/a
"The Atom."
Executive producer An-
drew Kreisberg said, "We
are overjoyed and beyond
thrilled that Brandon is
willing to come on. First of
all, he's such an amazing
guy. Beyond that, he's just
such an amazing actor.
One of things we really
wanted to inject more into
the show was humor.
What's great about having
Brandon on the show is
Brandon's an old-time
movie star. He's like
Jimmy Stewart. He's obvi-
ously got the superhero
looks and superhero phy-
sique, but he has the fun
and funny charm."
Series star, Stephen
Amell, said that during
their first scene together
Ray was giving a big
speech and Amell said he
"couldn't stop laughing.
He's [Brandon] great, su-
per professional, really
good actor and an element
to the show we haven't had
before." He added that
somebody like Brandon
helps keep everything "
fresh.
Routh is the son of
Norwalk residents Katie
and Ron Routh.
Youth Wrestling
Sign Ups
Norwalk Youth Wres-
tling will be holding sign
ups Saturday, Oct. 25, 10-
11 a.m. at Norwalk High
School. All wrestlers
grades 3-8 are welcome to
sign up at that time. Parks
and Rec beginners wres-
tling program for grades
K-2nd will have sign ups
open October 13-24. For
additional information,
see https://sites.google.
com/site/norwalkwarrior
wrestling/home.
Norwalk Educator is Iowa
Superintendent of the Year
Superintendent Dr.
Denny Wulf of the
Norwalk Community
School District has been
named the 2014-15 Iowa
Superintendent of the Year
by the School Administra-
tors of Iowa (SAI).
SAI Executive Director
Dan Smith emphasized,
"Denny Wulf is a leader of
leaders. He has been se-
lected by his peers to head
a local superintendents
group and has served on
multiple Department of
Education task forces. Dr.
Wulf is well grounded in
the use of research to drive
improvements to teaching
and learning and the dis-
trict is a first-year recipient
of the Teacher Leadership
and Compensation grant
beginning this school
year."
Wulf has been superin-
tendent of the Norwalk
district since 2004, He pre-
viously served as
Norwalk's middle school
principal from 1994-2004.
He began his education
career as a high school sci-
ence teacher and coach,
also in the district. A
graduate of the University
of Iowa with a bachelor's
degree in science educa-
tion, Wulf earned his
master's in educational
leadership and his doctor-
ate in educational leader-
ship from Drake Univer-
sity.
He has also earned ad-
ditional recognition dur-
ing his career, including
his selection as the 1999
Iowa Middle Level Princi-
pal of the Year and as a
National Milken Educator
in 2000.
"I am excited to accept
this award for my district
and our school board. It
represents the efforts of
hundreds of staff mem-
bers. Their work improves
achievement for thou-
sands of Norwalk students
and their families. It is nice
to know these efforts are
noticed inside and outside
of Norwalk," Wulf ex-
pressed.
The Superintendent of
the Year is chosen based on
Superintendent
Dr. Denny Wulf
the Iowa Standards for
School Leaders. This set of
knowledge and skills fo-
cuses on the ability of a
leader to promote the suc-
cess of all students with:
his/her shared vision of
learning; the presence of a
school culture and instruc-
tional program favorable
to student learning and
staff professional develop-
ment; a safe, efficient and
effective learning environ-
ment; his/her work with
parents and the commu-
nity; fairness, integrity and
ethics; and an understand-
ing of the larger political,
social, economic, legal and
cultural context.
Wulf was nominated by
his peers and selected for
the award by a committee
of Iowa superintendents.
Administrator of the Year
recipients will be honored
at a governor's awards cer-
emony in late spring and
SAI's awards reception
next August. He will also
represent Iowa in the Na-
tional Superintendent of
the Year Program, spon-
sored by the American As-
sociation of School Ad-
ministrators.
SAI, a statewide organi-
zation founded in 1987,
represents more than 1,800
Iowa educational adminis-
trators. SAYs mission is to
support, encourage and
develop Iowa's educa-
tional leaders and learners.
Congratulations,
Superintendent
Dr. Denny Wulf
