Archive - May 2012

Date

May 14th

Clipper girls shut out Benton Bobcats

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TIFFIN– Sara Bleeker’s Clear Creek Amana (CCA) Clippers’ girls soccer team notched another win Monday evening, shutting-out visiting Benton Community 4-0 in a match which saw the Creek girls dominating from the start.


City announces board vacancies

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NORTH LIBERTY– North Liberty needs YOU. Residents can make a difference in many aspects of community development. On July 1 each year, new terms begin on the following boards and commissions, and the public is invited to serve. Applications are available at the city administration building at 3 Quail Creek Cir. or on the city’s website, and must be turned in by June 5. The city council will make appointments at their June 26 meeting for terms that will begin on July 1. Iowa State Code requires that cities have gender balance on all boards and commissions.


KaBOOM! names NL a “Playful City USA”

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WASHINGTON, D.C.– Today’s children spend less time playing outside than any previous generation, but 213 cities and towns, including North Liberty, earned recognition from national non-profit KaBOOM! as 2012 Playful City USA communities for their efforts to increase play opportunities for children.


‘Up ‘N Atom’ Optimist Club of North Liberty lists May/June calendar

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May 24: Regular meeting, 6:30 p.m., Pizza Ranch. Speaker: Josh Rath, Youth Minister, First Methodist Church.
May 26: Blues & BBQ, 11 a.m. - 11 p.m.
June 2-3: Baseball Tournament Qualifier.
June 7-10: Fun Days.
June 10: Board meeting, 6:30 p.m., Darlene Smith’s.
June 14: Regular meeting, 6:30 p.m., Pizza Ranch. Speaker: Carly Andrews, Willowwind School.
June 22-24: Baseball Tournament, Friday/ Saturday 10 a.m. until 6 p.m., Sunday noon until ?
June 23-24: Prime Time League, Community Center. Volunteers needed.


Lions Club invites community to learn more on Thursday, May 17

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NORTH LIBERTY– The North Liberty Lions Club invites the public to “Why We are Lions,” on Thursday, May 17, from 6:15–7:15 p.m. at the North Liberty Pizza Ranch. Come and learn about the Lions’ community service projects. Refreshments will be provided. For more information contact Mike Sojka at 319-936-2103 or mikesojka@hotmail.com or Clark Adams at 319-430-2868 or adamsck@southslope.net.


CCA senior awards night May 21

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TIFFIN– Clear Creek Amana (CCA) High School will host the annual senior awards ceremony on Monday, May 21, at 7:30 p.m. in the high school performing arts center. At this time, seniors will be recognized for their outstanding accomplishments and scholarship winners will be announced. Typically, CCA students receive well over $600,000 in scholarships at this event.


Tiffin budget amendment public hearing set for May 30

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TIFFIN— The Tiffin City Council will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, May 30, at 6:30 p.m. at the Tiffin Fire Station for the purpose of approving a $50,000 amendment to the city’s budget. City Clerk/Administrator Michon Jackson said the amount is necessary to cover salary and benefits for her position in addition to severance and back pay for other city employees.
Jackson told the council the actual meeting would likely only take between five and 10 minutes to conduct.


It’s back to the future

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NORTH LIBERTY– There’s a lot more to making history than reaching a certain age.
The Samuel Ranshaw House in North Liberty is 104 years old, but that was not enough to save it from destruction.
When the city purchased the property in 2004, it was with the intent to level the home and eventually expand the North Liberty Community Center’s parking lot.
But when a few city employees entered the house to take a closer look, they were surprised by its still-handsome interior.


Work on retention pond stagnates

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TIFFIN— Tempers flared early Wednesday at Tiffin’s city council meeting, held at the Springmier Community Library in the CCA Middle School. Residents Tom Fay, Nelson Oliver, Larry Allen and Matt Klein voiced their concerns during the public comments portion of the meeting over a work stoppage, apparently ordered by mayor Steve Berner, on a retention pond between two housing developments.


Drawing a crowd

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By B. Adam Burke
North Liberty Leader
IOWA CITY– What do a slice of pizza, a floating bunny head, a dinosaur piñata and an armless bear have in common? They are all characters that star in a new comic book created by North Liberty artist Jonathan Sims.
Slicey, Armless Bear, Raptoro and Floating Bunny Head (FBH), are members of a team of super-heroes who must battle robot cowboys in the irreverent and fun first installment of “Floating Bunny Head.”