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Vol. 42 No. 25 Norwalk, Iowa 50211 USPS No. 395-120 Phone 981-0406 Thursday, November 11,201C
Younkers
Community
Day Saturday
Members of the
Norwalk Music Boosters
are selling Younkers Com-
munity Day Booklets for
$5 each with 100% of the
money going toward new
band uniforms. Younkers
Community Day is Satur-
day; Nov. 13.
Booklets may be pur-
chased any time between
now and then. To obtain a
Younkers Community
Day Booklet, contact any
member of the Norwalk
Music Boosters, or call Deb
Luzier at 981-9645.
Linn Grove
Monthly Meal
Thursday
Members of Linn Grove
United Methodist Church,
7483 50th, Prole, will host
their "free-will offering"
dinner Thursday, Nov. 11,
from 5 to 7 p.m. at the
church. Meals can be dine-
in or carry out.
The menu is beef stew,
cornbread, relish tray, des-
sert and beverage. There is
no cost for the meal but a
free-will offering will be
accepted. For more infor-
mation, call 981-4062 or go
to www.gbgm-umc.org/
linngrove
KC Pancake
Breakfast This
Sunday
Members of Knights of
Columbus will hold a Pan-
cake Breakfast Sunday,
Nov. 14, from 8 to 11 a.m.
'at St. John the Apostle
Catholic Church, 720 Or-
chard Hills Dr.
The menu includes pan-
cakes, eggs, French toast,
sausage, juice, milk and
coffee for a free-will dona-
tion.
Proceeds are used for
community service
projects.
Call 911
for
emergencies!
Iowa Department on
Aging (IDA) Director Ro
Foege has announced that
the National Association
of State Long-Term Care
Ombudsman Programs
(NASOP) awarded State
Long-Term Care Ombuds-
Early Deadline
Due to the holidays,
there will be several early
deadlines. Please watch
for them as they are posted
in this newspaper.
The newspaper office
will be closed Thursday,
Nov. 25, and Friday, Nov.
26. Deadline for the Thurs-
day, Dec. 2, issue will be
noon Wednesday; Nov. 24.
All news items, ads and
legals must be received
prior to the deadline in
order to be printed Decem-
ber 2nd.
Please make sure your
name and telephone num-
ber are included on all
items that are either
dropped off in the box,
mailed or brought into the
office. We must know who
is submitting articles.
Ecumenical
Thanksgiving
Service
The community Ecu-
menical Thanksgiving Ser-
vice, will be held at 6 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 21, at the
New Life Lutheran
Church, 4803 Wakonda Dr.
Congregations and pastors
of several local churches
come together for the an-
nual service.
There will be a message
of Thanksgiving and mu-
sic provided by an ecu-
menical choir. Everyone is
invited.
Methodist
Rummage Sale
The annual Rummage
Sale at the Norwalk United
Methodist Church, 1801
Sunset Dr., will be held
this weekend.
The sale begins Thurs-
day, Nov. 11, from 5 to 8
p.m. and continues Friday,
Nov. 12, from 8 a.m. to 6
p.m. and concludes Satur-
day, Nov. 13, from 8 a.m.
to noon.
Jeanne Yordi Receives 2010 Advocacy Award
man Jeanne Yordi, of
Norwalk, the Hollis
Turnham Advocacy
Award.
In presenting the award
to Ombudsman Yordi,
NASOP President Joe
Rodrigues stated that,
"The resolve and steadfast
commitment to the integ-
rity of the Long-Term Care
Ombudsman Program and
the role of the State Long-
Term Care Ombudsman as
delineated in the Older
Americans Act has had a
national impact and im-
mediate ripple effect on
State Long-Term Care
Ombudsman Programs
throughout the country."
Director Foege stated,
"Jeanne and her staff work
tirelessly for older Iowans.
She and her dedicated staff
have addressed and re-
solved many concerns on
behalf of older Iowans re-
siding in health care and
assisted living facilities
and their families."
Yordi has been the State
Long-Term Care Ombuds-
man for six years.
Iowa has eight local
ombudsman that investi-
gate resident concerns and
works to resolve concerns
made b3 or on behalf of,
someone who lives in a
long-term facility, includ-
ing nursing homes, as-
sisted living and residen-
tial care.
All services from the
Office of the State Long-
Term Care Ombudsman
are provided flee and con-
fidentially. Callers to the
office may remain anony-
mous.
The toll free number for
the Long-Term Care
Ombudsman's office is: 1-
866-236-1430.
Begins November 15, 2010-See related story page 8.
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Revised Dismissal Map
3:05 - All bus riders, walkers & 3rd
& 4th grade car riders dismissed
3:20 - 5th grade car riders dismissed
cafeteria
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, rider pickup in
/ parking lot and
along bus entrance
at 3:20
3rd & 4th grade car rider
pick-up at 3:05
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