Archive - Dec 1969

Betty Jean Coglan, 86, formerly of North Liberty, died Sunday, July 13, 2014, at Mercy Hospice in Iowa City.
A celebration of Betty’s life took place on July 18 at Divots at the Brown Deer Golf Club. Family committal services were held at Ridgewood Cemetery in North Liberty.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in Betty’s name can be made to Mercy Hospice or Hospice Compassus. Online condolences can be sent to her family at www.gayandciha.com.

Many years ago, when my husband first opened an office in Iowa City, he furnished it as economically as possible with furnishings from a secondhand store. He found a nice wooden desk for his inner office, and some shelving. A set of heavy oak dining room chairs furnished the waiting room, and the walls had ample space for a number of my oil paintings– most of which were unframed but still looked better than bare walls.

SOLON– The Solon Athletic Booster Club will be sponsoring the 14th annual Booster Bash Golf Outing on Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Lake Macbride Golf Course. The event is open to anyone interested in supporting the student athletes of the Solon Community School District. This year’s fundraising proceeds will be used to purchase new equipment for the weight room.

SOLON– The Spartans logged a couple of close games against tough opponents into the loss column in the last week.
Solon’s varsity baseball team was edged out by Iowa City West 8-6 and by Cedar Rapids Xavier 1-0, with a doubleheader split against Benton Community sandwiched in between.
The Spartans were scheduled to play a final regular season game against Washington Tuesday, July 15, before starting postseason play against Center Point-Urbana Friday, July 18, in Solon.

ALEXANDIRA, Va.– ASCD, a global community dedicated to excellence in learning, teaching, and leading, has selected Matt Townsley, currently the director of instruction and technology at the Solon Community School District, for its 2014 Class of Emerging Leaders. The ASCD Emerging leaders program is designed to prepare a young, diverse group of educators for potential influence and ASCD leadership.