Archive - May 2012

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”