Archive - Oct 3, 2011

By Chris Umscheid
North Liberty Leader
IOWA CITY– West High coach Kathy Bresnahan wants her Women of Troy to be in the top two or three teams in Class 4A, and so far she has her wish. The West High ladies rose to number one in the Sept. 28, weekly rankings by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union, rising ahead of rival City High.

NORTH LIBERTY– The third annual Marla Bea Benefit, an online comic art auction, begins Oct. 12, to raise money for breast cancer research at the Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The online auction features original sketches donated by artists who draw for well-known comic book and sketch card companies. The auction items can be viewed at www.MarlaBeaBenefit.com, which will have a link to eBay where the auction will occur under the seller name “marlabeabenefit.”

TIFFIN– Clear Creek Amana High School will host a forum on college admissions, applications and overall post high school preparedness Oct. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. Speakers will include Doug Bannon, head of admissions at Kirkwood Community College; Laura Goddard, admissions representative from the University of Iowa; and Molly Jorgensen, admissions representative from Coe College.
This event is not for just 11th and 12th grade students, but to help any student get an edge on college expectations and admissions requirements. All parents are encouraged to attend.

NORTH LIBERTY– It’s that time again– the poster contest for North Liberty Blues & BBQ. It’s not just the poster image though. It’s also used on postcards, in newspapers, on the website, and on signs everywhere. The North Liberty Blues & BBQ planning committee is calling on everyone to enter.
Be warned, this is the sixth year of the celebration and things are getting real creative up in here. Kids are encouraged to enter, too.
Rules of the game:
• Dimensions must be 11x17 or 17x11;

TIFFIN— Mayor Royce Phillips has been working on the proposed extension of Ireland Avenue from Railroad Street to US Highway 6 in Tiffin for 44 months. The project has been around even longer.
Finally, the first signs of progress are starting to show.
Demolition crews have taken down two houses along Hwy. 6 to make way for the extension. On Tuesday, Sept. 20, a track hoe stood ready outside one of the condemned structures while workers marked trees with a green “X” to indicate they, too, were coming down.