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Vol. 47 No. 27 Norwalk, Iowa 50211
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email: news@norwalknewspaper.com Thursday, November 12, 2015
Holiday Deadline
Noon Wednesday, Nov. 25, is the deadline for the
Thursday, Dec. 3, issue of this newspaper. The office will
be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26 and 27, in ob-
servance of Thanksgiving.
Linn Grove Free-Will Offering Meal
Members of Linn Grove United Methodist Church,
7483 50th, Prole, will host their "free-will offering” din-
ner Thursday, Nov. 12, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the church.
Meals can be dine-in or carry out. ‘
The menu is meatloaf, baked potatoes, salads and
desserts. There is no cost for the meal, but a free-will
offering will be accepted. Proceeds will provide Thanks-
giving dinner to underprivileged families in
Martensdale.
For more information, call 971—6303.
NSU CAN DRIVES SUCCESSFUL!
By Joseph Oswald
Thanks to the supportive citizens in Norwalk! The
Norwalk Student Union’s 3rd and final CAN DRIVE for
2015 was a great success. NSU has collected cans val-
ued in excess of their goal of $1,000! This money will be
used to purchase books and winter clothing for local
children! Thank you for supporting our efforts and we
look forward to beginning a new project after the first
of the year! If you would like to donate to this commu-
nity oriented organization, checks made out to Norwalk
Student Union will be accepted at the Norwalk High
School and appreciated by the NSU.
By Tom Phillips
As I write this, leaves are falling, days are getting
shorter and it is getting colder. Snow will probably be
falling soon, so I’d like to remind you of a few things.
When snow is falling, we may need to implement the
snow ordinance for the City of N orwalk. Keep an eye
out on our website, Facebook page, the N orwalk Notes
e—mail or call our phone system 981-0228 to find out
when the SNOW ordinance has been implemented and
when it will be lifted. Remember, you need to remove
your car from the street while the snow ordinance is in
effect and you need to keep your car off of the street
until the ordinance is lifted. If your car is on the street
while the snow ordinance is in effect, Police may ticket
and/or tow your car. Finally, please remember that you
need to have your sidewalk cleared within 24 hours of
the snowfall ending.
By the time this is published, you will have elected
three council members to serve you for the next four
years. If you recall, upon Jamie Sylvester’s passing, Tom
Greteman was appointed to serve out the remainder of
Jamie’s term. The person who receives the most votes
in the November 3 election will be seated at the first
council meeting after the election is certified.
I would like to take a moment to thank Tom Greteman
for taking on the task of filling in on Council over the
past 13 months. Tom brought eight plus years of City
Council experience to the table and working with him,
this past year has been a great experience. I have appre-
ciated his approach to addressing the issues that come
before the council.) If you know Tom, please let him
know how much you appreciate his service to the city.
NORWALK UNOFFICIAL RESULTS
Here are unofficial results. They became official at
the canvas Monday, Nov. 9, at 9 am.
Curbside Yard Waste
The last of the leaves are
falling which means yard
waste season is coming to
a close. Wednesday, Nov.
25, is the final day for curb-
side collection through the
Compost It! program.
As you rake leaves, prune
bushes and get rid of spent
annuals and garden debris,
review these tips for dis—
posing of yard waste at the
curb.
1. Remember, the “Com—
post It!” name pays for the
cost of collection. If you
purchase a bag that says
“Compost It!,” you do not
need a sticker. If you pur-
chase generic store-brand
bag(s), you need to buy and
attach green Compost It!
sticker(s). Brush and
branch bundles are also ac—
cepted with a Compost It!
sticker attached. Bundles
cannot exceed 18 inches in
diameter or four feet in
length.
2. Compost It! bags and
stickers are available for
purchase at City Hall, Fare-
way, and Scott’s Foods. A
bundle of five Compost It!
brand bags costs $8 plus
tax. The cost of store brand
bags varies. Green Com-
post It! stickers are $1.25
each.
3. Yard waste is picked
up on your regular garbage
day. Please place bags least
three feet from garbage and
recycling carts and get it at
the curb before 7:00 am. to
ensure collection.
4. If your yard waste is
not collected on your reg-
ular garbage day, and you
have proper bags and stick-
ers, call 515-24-GREEN
515—244-7336 to report the
missed collection.
For more information
about yard waste collection
visit Metro Waste Authori—
ty at www.Where
ItShouldGo.com or call
515.244.0021.
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Norwalk PTO
Fun Night
Norwalk Parent Teach-
er Organization invites the
community to attend the
annual Fun Night Satur-
day, Nov. 14, from 5—8 p.m.
at Lakewood Elementary
School. Parking is avail—
able at Lakewood Elemen-
tary or at New Life Luthe—
ran Church, where a free
shuttle may be taken to
Lakewood. Ride the Shut-
tle and get a free raffle tick—
et.
This event is a fundrais-
er for Norwalk PTO and is
appropriate for all ages!
There will be many cami-
val games, clowns, photo
booth, a raffle and silent
auction. The Silent Auc-
tion will have over 150 bas-
kets to bid on including
artwork made by all stu—
dent classrooms and KC
Royals Tickets.
Food available for pur-
chase includes hot dogs,
walking tacos and cotton
candy. $20 for a wristband
lets your .child play unlim—
ited games (with a $50 per
family max) or you can
purchase punch cards for
$5 or $10. New this year:
Using a punch card system
for food and games. (Incre-
ments from $50-$10 avail-
able.)
This event is a great
time to have fun as a com-
munity and to provide
support for our parent
teacher organization that
provides so much to our
local elementary schools.
Norwalk PTO has con-
tributed funds to both ele-
mentary schools that were
used to purchase the Keep
’N’ Track security system,
special assemblies, field
trips, classroom amplifier
system, teacher apprecia-
tion gifts and to provide
family events such as Fun
Night. PTO helped fund
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Community Chat
Community Chat is Saturday, Nov. 14, from to 10:30
am. at City Hall in the Council Chambers.
SCHOOL UPDATES
By Kate Baldwin
Business Manager
Norwalk Community School District
Norwalk Schools Superintendent Search-Commu-
nity Meeting with Consultants 7 p.m.,
Monday, Nov. 16, Lakewood Elementary Cafeteria
In August Norwalk Schools superintendent, Dr.
Denny Wulf, announced his upcoming retirement at the
end of the 2015—2016 school year. The Board of Direc—
tors has been working with a search consultant (Ray and
Associates of Cedar Rapids) to prepare to advertise for
a new superintendent and for the eventual interview
and final selection process. The Board is requesting in-
put from a variety of “stakeholder groups” such as par-
ents, community leaders, business leaders, school or-
ganizations, students, teachers, support staff, adminis-
tration and the public in general. To give the general
public an opportunity to provide direct input, com-
ments or suggestions regarding hiring needs, the
Board has organized a community meeting with the
search consultants. This meeting will be held at 7 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 16, at Lakewood Elementary Cafeteria.
Prior to the November 16th meeting community
members are invited to participate in an electronic sur-
vey (link to the survey) https://www.survey
monkeycom/r/LXMSGNG that lists 33 leadership char—
acteristics or qualities for a successful school superin-
tendent. The consultants from Ray and Associates will
discuss these leadership qualities during forum to de-
termine which of these 33 are important for the Norwalk
School Board to consider when selecting the final can-
didate. The above link is also located on the front page
of school district’s website.
More InformatiOn about the 33 Leadership Charac—
teristics Survey: The search consultants have designed
a survey that lists 33 characteristics of school superin-
tendent leadership. To assist the Board in the selection
process, the consultants would like staff, parents, stu-
dents, community members and business leaders to
complete this survey. Each respondent will identify the
top 10 essential leadership characteristics from among
the 33 listed. The survey participation is anonymous and
the data will be collected and analyzed by Ray and As-
sociates. Board members will have access to the survey
data and the individual comments that are offered by
each survey respondent. The comments will be cut and
pasted by the consultant without edits for the Board to
consider. Your participation as a valued supporter of
Norwalk Schools is critical to the effectiveness and suc-
cess of the selection process. Please try to complete the
survey by Monday, Nov. 16. Again, all survey data will
be received by Ray and Associates and will be presented
to the Board. Your individual participation will be
anonymous. Please take this opportunity to provide
your input.
This survey link has been provided to all school em-
ployees, parents, community members, Chamber, PTO,
Booster members, school website, newspaper, etc. The
Board wants to glean diverse input to detamine the
essential leadership characteristics. The more input the
Board has the better.
