Archive - Jun 2009

NORTH LIBERTY– For Arlene Kaczinski, what started out as boxful of good intentions turned into a truckload of them.
In February, Arlene watched a production of ABC’s “20/20” television program, when Diane Sawyer gave the world an inside look into one of the nation’s poorest regions, deep in the mountains of Appalachia.
“It showed the terrible poverty of these people,” said Arlene. “One month later, I was surfing the web and saw more about it. It mentioned the Homecoming Church in Inez, Ky.”

OXFORD — In an impromptu report, Clear Creek Amana (CCA) Facilities Director Ray Willoughby described progress on the district’s various projects June 17 during the regular monthly meeting of the school board.
“The weather has everything fouled up…as usual,” Willoughby joked in reference to recent rainfall affecting work on the athletic complex and new auditorium in Tiffin. Willoughby described the recently dug and concrete lined orchestra pit as a swimming pool.

NORTH LIBERTY– Michael Tryon doesn’t equate a floundering economy with inevitable business disaster.
In fact, Tryon and his family have launched a new start-up of their own geared toward helping other businesses thrive, even in these trying economic times. Tryon Enterprises opened an office at 745 Community Drive, next to Quiznos in Liberty Centre. Though Tryon Enterprises is a brand new venture, Tryon and his associates have a wealth of experience and a long history of helping others succeed.

NORTH LIBERTY– Another North Liberty restaurant will soon offer outdoor dining.
The North Liberty City Council supported a proposed revision to the property at 405 N. Dubuque Street, the location of the popular dining spot occupied by Red’s Alehouse. Owners Matt and Faye Swift have asked to build an outdoor dining area in the point area between Main Street and Dubuque Street.
“The proposal is for a highly developed area,” City Planner Dean Wheatley told the council last Tuesday, June 9. “There will be a gas fire pit feature, trees, and up-lighting.”

Robert Charles Sauers, 84, of Iowa City, died June 4, 2009. Robert was born Dec. 9, 1924, at West Lafayette, Ind., to John and Harriet Beinkamp Sauers. He graduated from Riverside-Brookfield High School at Riverside, Ill. in 1943. During World War II he served in the Army Air Corps as an armorer-gunner.
He graduated from Grinnell College in 1949 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology. He held a master’s degree in history from Indiana University and a master’s degree in library science from the University of Iowa.