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Page 2 Sullivan's Salvos By Rod Sullivan My daughter Rachel is in 7th grade at South East Junior High in Iowa City. Her Global Studies teacher, Mr. Bockle- man, gave her class an assign- ment that really resonates with me. They all need to write an essay in response to the fonow- ing question: "What is the sin- gle biggest issue facing the world today?" Pretty heady stuff, sure. But I think it is won- derful that Mr. Bockleman is challenging the kids to think big and take this on. Rachel decided child labor was the biggest issue. I am proud of her choice. I have given it some thought, and my answer is greed/selfishness. So... how would you answer this question? Can we extend this thinking to the County level? What is the single biggest issue facing Johnson County today? I would like to hear your responses! The Supervisors from Linn and Johnson Counties met jointly last Tuesday. While there were not any major deci- sions being made,: I think the meeting was very helpful. Our two counties are too close and share too much to be strangers. We need to spend some time getting to know each other. Once there is some familiari we can discuss working togeth- er. I recently joined the Board of the Hawkeye Area Community Action Program (HACAP). One of 17 Community Action Pro-  grams acr e tate, HACAP ; 7 coty aret of Eastern/Iowai: ! Locally, HACAP provides sever- al programs-transitional and low-income housing, heating assistance, and Head Start, just to name a few. HACAP has assisted thousands of Johnson County residents dating back to the '60s. This could change dra- matically- President Bush's budget proposal would slash over half of HACAP's funding. The Federal Budget matters tremendously to the low- income residents of Johnson County. The 21st Annual Bowl For KidsL Sake will take place on February 26th and 27th at Colo- nial Bowling Lanes in Iowa City. The event is the only major fundraiser for Big Broth- ers Big Sisters of Johnson County and accounts for close to 35 percent of its annual budget. Your help is greatly appreciated! DID YOU KNOW? Johnson County Auditor Tom Slockett has held his office longer than any other County elected offi- cial, Auditor Slockett was Rrst elected in 1976, and has served with 22 different members of the Board of Supervisors. In addition, Auditor Slockett set a county record in the 2004 elec- tion by receiving 98.8percent of the popular vote. Anyone interested in learning more about County govern- ment should take a look at the County website-www.johnson - county. As always, feel free to contact me at 354-7199 or rod- sullivan@mchsi.com. I look:forward to serving you! Thank you for all the kind words of encouragement we have received in cards and notes. It is always nice to know our efforts are appreciated. Last week we started to run what we hope to be a weekly feature, "Pet of the Week." We will feature your pet if you send or bring in a photo and "give us some information about it. This week we have covered one of our own pets, the llamas on page five. We hope to feature your pets in future weeks, so Corrections The woman collecting for the Ronald McDonald House that was featured in last week's paper lives in West Liberty and works at the Lone Tree Family Practice Center. bring those photos in, folks. It looks like some great opportunities are cooking for Lone Tree in the near future. Check out the stroke screening program being brought in by Farmers & Merchants Savings Bank. The Habitat for Humanity program is looking for volun- teers to help raise money for construction materials and to actually help build a house here in Lone Tree. Anyone who wants to help can volunteer. There is a guideline for the labor teenagers can perform. Con- struction is scheduled to begin in August and is hoped to be completed by Christmas. For more information call Sandy Brown at 629-4917 or visit www.ivhfh.org on the internet. C OLUMNS The Lone Tree Reporter, Thursday, February 17, 2005 i On The Backroads Wrestling season ender The peace treaty to end come to mind. Also, anything World War II was signed in a ; by Pablo Picasso. I'm not into ceremony in Tokyo Bay on the ....  having people's arms coming deck of a United States battle- out of the sides of their heads. ship. What was the name of the  • I hope Mayor Bloomberg and battleship? By Ron Rife  the citizens of New York are OTB The Lone Tree happy. I can't imagine some- I want to say right up front Reporter body not raising some kind of that I am not against art. I like ruckus about the thing only to look at a well-painted picture being up for 16 days. or a nice sculpture. However, it is called when projects like OTB the farce that has been put up this are done. Apparently, the I saw a personalized license in Central Park in New York artists have done other projects plate in Iowa City the other day City is another thing. I read in such as this in other places that surely caused me to look one newspaper article that the around the world. I know what twice. It read DRG DLR. That sculpture tiffed "The Gates," I would call it. Stupid. certainly looked like an abbre- cost $21 million. To spend that kind of money viation for Drug Dealer to me. I can see some symbolism to for 16 days is just plain stupid. Then I saw the license plate the idea. New York City was the One New York City fourth- holder around it. Printed on gateway to the Promised Land grader was quoted that, while that were the words "College of for a lot of immigrants in the she thought it was fabulous, Pharmacy.." 19th and 20th centuries. What "It's a waste of money." The Thought For The Week better place to put something I always thought art was this week reminds of some peo- commemorating New York's something that was supposed ple I have known to spend a lot place as that gateway than in to last and be enjoyed. Suppose of time flitting around like a its biggest park. Michelangelo had left the ceil- butterfly and never seem to get Another nice thing is that the hag in the Sistine chapel for 16 much work done. It's from 'gates' actually look like gates, days and then climbed up there Ernest Hemingway. He said: There are 7,500 of them cover- and just splotched more paint "Never mistake motion for ing 23 miles of footpaths in the all over it, covering it all up. Or action." park. The problem is, they are suppose the artist had taken a The answer to the Brain only going to be on display for knife or a pair of scissors to the Teaser is the USS MISSOURI. 16 days. That's right, folks. Mona Lisa. The Missouri was one of what Somebody is spending $21 rail- I will admit that I have never were known as 'Iowa Class' bat- lion to put up a bunch of arch- claimed to be an art critic, tleships. The Iowa was the first es in Central Park for 16 days, There are some things that just one built that was that big. I and then they will be taken don't make sense. Some of the think, eventually, we also had a down. sculptures in the rest areas Wisconsin and a South Dakota I don't know what kind of art along Interstate 80 in Nebraska in that class. From My Little Corner... Who turned out the lights? • My corner got a little that causes all the troubles. brighter this week, thanks to Laughter is the shock Dave Parsons, new publisher absorber that eases the blows of for the Reporter. The light went life. on again in my little world. (He If you can read the writing replaced the light bulb in the By Mrs. P on the wall, your children are library's microfiche machine The Lone Tree old enough to know better. that Mrs. P uses to research her Reporter Counting time isn't so impor- Looking Back columns). Look- tant as making time count. ing Back will be in the Reporter The best angle to approach again for the 100, 50 and 25-year nesses like the Reporter, which any problem is the TRY angle. entries. If you liked the past is over 112 years old, would die Every mom knows which two week's columns where I along with the other business- side the bread is buttered, the used h, 10 and 15-year archives es. side the kid dropped on the of the paper, let the editor So it is a red-letter day for me. floor. know. If we don't hear from The light is in and all is well Flattery is like soft soap, 90 % you people, we will know it was with my world, A BIG thanks lie. not a good idea. to Dave. Lessons in thrift-Use it up, The Looking Back column is So let's keep our school and wear it out, make it do, or do a big part of the paper and for town and be grateful for it: Be without. two months, I have waited for proud of the fact we can sup- Change your thoughts and someone to fix the machine so I port and stand behind it 100 you can change the world. could write my column. A little percent. If ain't bragging if you really light bulb, which went out These sayings are from Book done it. sometime in December. Who No. 2. You can't have everything, would think something so Learn from the mistakes of where would you put it? small would cause so much others. You can't live long The buds are the tree's host- trouble. This machine is locat- enough to make them all your- esses to the future. ed in the school library, and the self. Buds are promises that there school is the life of this town. Conscience is the small voice will be a tomorrow. • Without the school, this town that makes you feel even small- There is no such thing in any- would not grow. And if this er. one's life as an unimportant town doesn't grow, the busi- All marriages are happy, it's day. the living together afterwards Tree (USPS except Johnson and $25 per year else- Thursday February 17 2005 The Lone Tree Reporter 117 N Devoe Street Lone Tree, IA 52755 Periodicals postage paid at Lone Tree, IA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to THE LONE TREE REPORTER, PO Box 13, Lone Tree, IA 52755 THE LONE TREE REPORTER An independent newspaper, and official newspaper for the City of Lone Tree, Johnson County, and the Lone Tree Community School District. Deadlines: All items are due by 12:00 p.m. Monday afternoon for publication consideration in that week's issue. Deadlines are strictly enforced, and the Editor of the newspaper reserves the right to reject any item submitted for publication, solely at his discretion. 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