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June 25th

Prep work on local landmark underway

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 11:00pm

SUTLIFF– A diesel crane lifted a steel column into the air and set it upright in the murky waters of the Cedar River. With a pile driver attached, and a man in full-body harness and with fall protection in place hanging on the side; the crane operator rhythmically pounded the column into the river bed.


CLASSIFIED

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 11:00pm
HELP WANTED

Hawk Talk

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 11:00pm

Prime Time (PT) basketball started big time in North Liberty last week as a packed house came out to watch five of the six new Hawkeyes play.
The first game had Adam Woodbury and Jarrod Uthoff on one team with Mike Gisell and Kyle Meyer on the other.
Adam, a seven footer, was one of the top recruits in the nation while Jarrod, who played basketball in Cedar Rapids, picked Wisconsin, redshirted last year, is transferring to Iowa and has to sit out a year as a Hawkeye.
Jarrod played in Prime Time after his junior year in high school and liked the experience.


Frances Wenman

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 11:00pm

Frances L. “Fran” Wenman, 75, of Coralville, died Wednesday, June 21, 2012, at the Lantern Park Nursing and Rehab Center in Coralville.
Funeral services were held June 25 at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City, with burial following at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Coralville. A memorial fund has been established in Fran’s memory. Online condolences may be sent for her family through the web at www.gayandciha.com.


Mary Grover

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 11:00pm

Mary Joan Grover, 77, of Solon, died Monday, June 18, 2012, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Services were held June 22 at Brosh Chapel in Solon. Private family burial followed in Oakland Cemetery in Solon.


Jean Fountain

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 11:00pm

Jean Fountain, 95, of Iowa City, died peacefully on Sunday, June 17, 2012, at Mercy Hospice following a short illness. A gathering of family and friends to celebrate Jean’s life was held June 21 at Lensing Funeral Home in Iowa City. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the American Cancer Society or to the American Heart Association.
Jean was born on May 3, 1917, in Dumont, the daughter of William and Florence (Rigby) Austin. On Aug. 9, 1942, Jean married Howard D. Fountain.


Ruth Ferdig

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 11:00pm

Ruth L. Ferdig, 83, of Iowa City, died Sunday, June 17, 2012, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City. Services were held June 21 at the Welsh United Church of Christ, near Iowa City with the Rev. Jerry Stevenson presiding. Burial was in Welsh Pioneer Cemetery.
Ruth was born Jan. 6, 1929, in Sioux City, the daughter of John and Anna (Cheapka) Wickey. She married George Ferdig on Feb. 22, 1947, in Sioux City. Ruth was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was an avid bingo player and will be missed by her family.


Walkin'

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 11:00pm

Last weekend a few friends, Sabra and I rode our bicycles on the Iowa Heritage Trail, which runs between Dyersville and Dubuque,.
It was a beautiful ride.
The trail is built atop the old rail bed put down in 1885 to connect Chicago to St. Paul, Minn., by train. Running between Dyersville and Dubuque, the 26-mile passage threads through a 450-foot deep valley and past old mining and mill towns closely following the Little Maquoketa River. It passes through a landscape of deep rugged woodlands, sheer limestone bluffs, and old lead mines.


Food For Thought

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 11:00pm

If there’s one thing I missed out on, it was a chance to go homesteading in Alaska in 1956. That was the year I got married, and my new husband thought that it would be a great adventure. The idea appealed to me in one way– the long summer days and gardens that soaked up sunshine 21 hours a day. Cabbages so big that one would fill a wheelbarrow. Carrots so big you couldn’t fit one into a quart jar.


Body found in rural Swisher home

Submitted by admin on Mon, 06/25/2012 - 11:00pm

SWISHER– A body was found in a rural Swisher home that was the site of a fire Monday, according to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Department
According to a release by Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek, the sheriff’s department and the Jefferson/Monroe Fire Department responded June 25 to a report of a house fire that had occurred at 1663 Falcon Ave NW, rural Swisher. A witness had reportedly gone to the residence to check on the house and reported a deceased individual in the residence. It appeared that a fire had taken place but that the fire had extinguished itself.