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Trojans return to Des Moines for another chance at state title

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/06/2012 - 12:00am

MUSCATINE– West High coach Steve Bergman always gives you a straight assessment and pulls no punches. Following the Trojans’ substate final win Tuesday, Feb. 28, over Bettendorf, he summed up his squad’s performance.
“There were things out there I didn’t like, but you know, we’re undefeated and going to the state tournament. We have a team that can go down there and do well.”


Best in state!

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/06/2012 - 12:00am

DES MOINES– The West High Women of Troy struck gold in the Wells Fargo Arena, earning their first-ever State Basketball Championship Saturday night (March 3) with a stunning win over Ankeny in overtime.
The Tournament campaign started with a stunning 55-52 win Wednesday (Feb. 29) over rival City High.
West had already beaten the Little Hawks twice in the regular season and were expecting a fight from the opening tip-off.


Sign-up for Babe Ruth League ends March 23

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/06/2012 - 12:00am

NORTH LIBERTY– North Liberty Babe Ruth League registration is open to the residents of North Liberty, Coralville and the surrounding communities.
Registration fee of $150 include full uniform (hat, jersey, pants, socks, belt), league fees and insurance. Final registration ends March 23.


Democrats rally around education

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/06/2012 - 12:00am

CORALVILLE— Education took center stage Saturday, Feb. 25, at the second of four legislative forums sponsored by the Johnson County League of Women Voters. The event, held at the Coralville Public Library, was co-sponsored by the Hawkeye Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Iowa Federation of Labor.
Five Democrat legislators, Rep. Vicki Lensing (HD-78), Rep. Dave Jacoby (HD-30), Rep. Mary Mascher (HD-77), Sen. Bob Dvorsky (SD-15) and Sen. Joe Bolkcom (SD-39) were in attendance. Democrat Rep. Nate Willems (HD-29) declined to attend.


How’s business?

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/06/2012 - 12:00am

The first installment of a three-part series that examines the current health of North Liberty’s business economy, the ins and outs of small business ownership, and the future of doing business in North Liberty.

NORTH LIBERTY– How’s business?
It’s hard to say, and depends on who you ask.
Commercial storefronts continue to open and close in North Liberty, while in the background, the city utilizes its available tools to develop a prosperous business sector.


Clark The doctors are IN

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/06/2012 - 12:00am

NORTH LIBERTY— The city’s first full-time orthodontic office has opened and is currently accepting new patients.
Drs. Sarah and Tanner Clark, DDS, MS opened the doors to Clark Orthodontics on Wednesday, Feb. 15. For the husband and wife dental team, having their own private practice is the realization of years of hard work and dreaming.


Kirkwood installs first-of-its-kind vehicle charging station

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/06/2012 - 12:00am

CEDAR RAPIDS– Electric vehicles in eastern Iowa now have a place to get re-charged. The Hotel at Kirkwood Center, with funds from the city of Cedar Rapids, installed a level two electric vehicle charging station in one of its parking stalls.
Hotels around the country are just beginning to install charging stations for their guests and the public who own the vehicles.


Don’t be D-ficient

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/06/2012 - 12:00am

SOLON– Are you sick and tired of feeling sick and tired, especially in the winter? If you are like most of us, one of the main reasons you feel this way is due to a lack of sunlight and vitamin D. Our bodies naturally produce vitamin D when we receive direct skin exposure to sunlight. In fact, we are supposed to get 90 percent of our vitamin D from the sun. This becomes a real challenge living in Iowa during the primary winter months, November through February. In the winter, the sun is not as powerful and our bodies are simply unable to produce ample amounts of vitamin D.


Solon JV girls finish season 19-2

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/06/2012 - 12:00am

SOLON– The Solon junior varsity (JV) girls’ basketball team recently finished its season with a record of 19 wins and two losses. The Lady Spartans were 13-1 in their division, and finished first in the WaMaC East for the second consecutive year. Solon went undefeated at home and put together a 13-game winning streak that spanned from early December to late January.


Spartans ousted in substate final by Assumption

Submitted by admin on Tue, 03/06/2012 - 12:00am

IOWA CITY– “It was a game where you couldn’t have too many bad possessions in a row,” Solon Head Coach Brad Randall said. “You have to play pretty flawless to beat them.”
The Solon Spartans fell behind Davenport Assumption in the first quarter of a Class 3A substate final last Monday night, and couldn’t overcome a double-digit lead, losing 59-40.
Solon had trouble keeping up with Assumption’s transition offense, and Assumption’s defense prevented Solon’s Turner Wentzien from scoring until well into the fourth period.