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Wednesday, July 18:
Salisbury steak w/gravy, oven browned potatoes, Capri vegetable, sunshine salad, orange juice.

Thursday, July 19:
Meat loaf, baked potato, peas, diced pears, bread pudding w/raisins. BINGO.

Friday, July 20:
Lemon baked fish, tri tater, spinach peach salad, Rice Krispie Bar. Cards.

Monday, July 23:
Baked fish, O’Brien potatoes, broccoli, fruited gelatin, lemon pudding cake.

Tuesday, July 24:
Cheeseburger on bun, lettuce/tomato, French fries, Brussels sprouts, apricot halves, cookie. BINGO.

SOLON– The Solon Education Foundation (SEF) is a 501 (c) 3 charged with managing an endowment in support of the Solon Community School District (solonedfound.org). The group is seeking motivated community members interested in a volunteer position on its board of directors. The SEF meets monthly at 6 p.m. Its goals are achieved via an annual teacher-initiated grant program and by providing tax-exempt infrastructure for Partner Groups. Anyone with interest or expertise in fundraising would be particularly attractive.

IOWA CITY– University of Iowa men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery has signed a new contract to continue as the Hawkeye head basketball coach for the foreseeable future. The agreement was announced Tuesday, July 10, by UI director of athletics Gary Barta.
The seven-year agreement guarantees McCaffery a minimum average of $1.66 million annually over the length of the contract, beginning with a base salary of $1.3 million in 2012-2013. The base salary moves McCaffery to the upper half of the Big Ten Conference in comparison to his colleagues.

TIFFIN — Tiffin City Engineer Doug Frederick told the city council plans for the Ireland Avenue Extension for approval are still on hold, pending resolution of the Ireland Avenue and Hwy. 6 intersection and adjacent businesses. Adding to the stall is an ongoing disagreement between two local business owners whose establishments are located along the roadway.
Frederick gave his report at the Wednesday, July 11, regular meeting where John Schneider, owner of Jon’s Ice Cream Store, presented photos to the council.

IOWA CITY– This month’s Third Thursday is hitting the road. The Johnson County Historical Society (JCHS) will be going to Kent Park on July 19.
Join Larry Lovetinsky of the Johnson County Conservation Board on a trek around the lake at Kent Park to learn about the bridges that make up the trail. Larry will talk about how the process of repairing the bridges came to be and give some history of each bridge and what we did to each bridge along with tales from the process.
Participants will walk the length of the trail around the lake. Please meet at the boat ramp parking lot.