Archive - 2009

It’s finally happened.
For the first time in over 10 years I’ve headed out on a walk without Buzz.
Just two years ago the hound would beg to go. If for some reason I was home and we didn’t walk, he’d follow me around and give me long hard stares, letting out an occasional whine until he got his way.
Not that it’s a big imposition; I love to walk and some of my happiest moments during the past decade have been on hikes with him. As I’ve detailed in this space there was the time:

NORTH LIBERTY– The City of North Liberty will pick up Christmas trees curbside the first two Wednesdays after Christmas, December 30 and January 6. Trees must be bare of all decorations and flocking. DO NOT PLACE TREES IN PLASTIC BAGS. Please have trees at the curb by 7 a.m.

JOHNSON COUNTY– Wondering what to do with your leftover Christmas trees?
Bring them to swim with the fishes.
Leftover Christmas trees can be used in ponds as fish habitats. Fish enjoy using natural wood for laying eggs and as secure hiding places. Johnson County Heritage Trust volunteers will place leftover Christmas trees in the Belgum Grove pond for this purpose.
Clear your trees of decoration– especially tinsel– and bring them to the Johnson County Heritage Trust Belgum Grove property, four miles west of Hills, on the south side of 500th St. (County Road F62).

NORTH LIBERTY– The North Liberty city offices will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 25, 2009, for the Christmas holiday. For the New Years holiday, the city offices will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009 and Friday, Jan. 1, 2010.
During the Holidays, garbage collection will be as regularly scheduled on Wednesdays.
At the North Liberty Recreation Center, holiday hours will be as follows: Closed Thursday, Dec. 24 and Friday, Dec. 25. On Saturday, Dec. 26 and Sunday, Dec. 27, the center will be open during regular hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

NORTH LIBERTY– Van Allen Elementary School in North Liberty was one of four local schools to win a Proctor & Gamble production promotion contest co-sponsored by Hy-Vee food stores. The school was awarded an interactive, computer-networked SMART Board, a large whiteboard that uses touch screen technology to allow manipulation of objects projected onto the whiteboard. The Coralville Hy-Vee store also donated an Epson projector and stand to Van Allen to facilitate use of the whiteboard. A SMART Board typically retails for $1,400.