Archive - Jan 15, 2013

SOLON– Corridor Arts opened a Main Street studio in mid-October last year, and interest in art classes and painting lessons is growing.
Offering watercolor, acrylic and drawing lessons for children and adults, the studio is run by Susan Kennicott and Lianne Westcot as a space to practice art. Their lessons and classes are a great way for artists at all levels to set aside time and create with color, line, shape and the other components of two-dimensional aesthetics.

By Don Lund
Sports Writer
The Hawkeye men and women picked up road wins last week, but first the men got knocked off by Michigan State.
The Hawkeyes gave themselves a good chance to beat the Spartans Thursday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena but came up short and lost their third straight Big Ten game, 62-59.
That was also their third straight loss to a ranked team and Devyn Marble, Iowa’s leading scorer, didn’t play.
Zach McCabe and Melsahn Basabe stepped up with 15 and 14 points respectively. Eric May started for Devyn, hit his first 3-pointer and had seven boards but only scored five points.

Marlene (Worrall) Deatsch, 69, of Louisburg, Kan., and formerly of North English and North Liberty, died on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at Vintage Park in Louisburg, Kan. A Celebration of Life service was held Jan. 10 at the Powell Funeral Home and Cremation Service in North English. Burial was in the North English Cemetery.
A general memorial fund has been established. Messages and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com under obituaries.

Etta Joan Eberhart, 82, of Iowa City, formerly of Pawnee, Okla., died Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, at Solon Nursing Care Center. Committal services will be at a later date at Riverside Cemetery in Ralston, Okla.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Solon Care Center. Joan was born Sept. 21, 1930, in Ralston, the daughter of James and Mary “Irene” (Wilhelm) Cummings. She was raised near Ralston and married Tony Eberhart on July 20, 1949, in Perkins, Okla.

Francis J. Lacina, 80, of rural West Branch, died Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, surrounded by his family under the care of Mercy Hospice. Funeral services were held Jan. 11 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Iowa City, with the Very Rev. Rudolph Juarez officiating. Burial followed at St. Joseph Cemetery, with military honors.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in his memory.
Online condolences may be sent for his family at www.gayandciha.com.