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Thursday, November 5, 2015
N/Warren Town and County News
Page Seven
Tiling at City Park
Pictures are of the tiling project at Norwalk City Park. This project was completed
this past week in anticipation of the dog park project getting started in the spring,
if the funds are raised. Photos submitted.
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MidAmerican Energy Performs Tree Maintenance
MidAmerican Energy Sioux City and Waterloo,
Company is trimming Iowa, as well as East Mo-
trees in order to improve line and Silvis, Illinois.
the reliability of its electric MidAmerican Energy
service. While the compa- contracts with companies
ny prunes trees all year that specialize in utility
long, fall is a crucial time tree trimming and crews
as crews work to get ahead are supervised by Interna-
of winter storms, tional Society of Arbori-
"Falling trees or culture-certified arborists.
branches due to high When deciding to trim or
winds or heavy snowfall remove a tree, the experts
cause up to 10 percent of take into account several
all electrical outages," said factors, such as the type
Jason Ewers, MidAmeri- and anticipated growth
can Energy manager of pattern of the tree, its reid-
vegetation management, tion to overhead power
"Preventative tree care lines, its overall health and
around wires and poles is its movement in wind.
vital to keeping our cus- Customers are notified
tomers safe, protecting by mail approximately
their property and keep- three weeks before work
ing their lights on." begins in their neighbor-
Tree maintenance crews hood. There is no service
have been working this fall charge assessed to per-
to trim trees in communi- form the work. If you are
ties throughout the com- concemed about trees near
pany's service territor in- power lines on your prop-
cluding Bettendorf, Car- erty, contact MidAmerican
roll, Clarinda, Council Energy at 888-427-5632 or
Bluffs, Correctionville, trees@midamerican.com.
Davenport, Des Moines, According to Ewers, fall
Fort Dodge, Iowa City, is also an ideal time to
"COME ENJOY THE GOOD LIFE"
Now Accepting Applications
Good Life Retirement Center
1 Bedroom Apartments, Newly Remodeled,
Park-like Setting, Community Center,
24-7 Maintenance, Rental Assistance
Available, Must be 62 Years or Older,
Handicap/Disabled Any Age
515-981-4424
www.NationaI-Management.com
This institution is an Equal Opportunity
Provider and Employer.
plant trees. In addition to
beautifying your property,
trees can reduce heating
and cooling costs by pro-
riding shade in the sum-
mer and windbreak in the
winter. MidAmerican En-
ergy offers several tree
planting programs, in-
cluding Plant Some Shade
for homeowners and Trees
Please! grants for commu-
nities. More information
about these programs is
available on the company's
website.
Christmas Tree
Sales at YMCA
South Suburban YMCA
Service Club volunteers
will operate a Christmas
tree lot at the South Sub-
urban YMCA, 401 E. Army
Post Road, most after-
noons and evenings and
all day Saturdays and Sun-
days.
The lot will open Fri-
day, Nov. 27, (the day af-
ter Thanksgiving) and will
remain open until all trees
are sold. Volunteers are
always needed to help at
the tree lot. If you would
like to help, contact
jlane esterinsurance.com,
515-249-5528 with ques-
tions.
The club has been sell-
hag Christmas trees to raise
money for the South Sub-
urban YMCA since the
1960's.
For more information,
call the South Suburban
YMCA, 285-0444.
SHERIFF'S
REPORT
Disclaimer: All defendants are
innocent until
proven guilty in a court of law.
ACCIDENTS
October 29 - 5:29 a.m.,
6000 block US 65: Mary
Snider, 56, Indianola, vehi-
cle/deer.
October 29 - 8:20 a.m.,
Hwy $23: Henry Schap-
pert, 47, Johnston, vehicle/
deer.
According to most sources,
Route 66 is 2,448 miles
long. It was commissioned
in 1926 and crosses eight
states and three time
zones.
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Because of a change in
alignment in 1937, Route
66 crosses itself at the
Intersection Central Ave-
nue and 4th Street in
downtown Albuquerque,
New Mexico.
