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Volume CXXII. Issue 11 • Thursday, March 14, 2013 The only I)al)er in lhe vorl(i lht! ('.\\;l{l,;S about l:one Tree
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Lone
Tree
Briefs
LT Elementary
mini dance
marathon
The Lone Tree elemen-
tary school student council
is sponsoring a mini dance
marathon to be held on Fri-
day, March 15 from 3:30 -
5:00 p.m. All donations are
welcome.
You can make donations
payable to U of I Dance
Marathon and drop it at the
school.
If you would like to help
with the event or have ques-
tions please contact Joanne
Havel at 629-5651.
Conesville
Fish and
Wings Supper
The ConesvKle Fire De-
partment Annual Fish and
Wing Supper will be held
Saturday, March 16th begin-
ning at 5:00 p.m. at the CFD
located on 4th St.
The cost is $9 for adults
and $4 for kids under 12.
The menu includes fish,
chicln wir4gs, fries, beans,
potato salad, rolls, drinks,
and dessert.
St Paddy's at
American
Legion
Come celebrate St. Pat-
rick's Day at the American
Legion hall in Lone Tree.
Registration for a Euchre
tournament will begin at 3
p.m. with the action start-
ing at 3:30 p.m. DJ and Ka-
raoke fun will start at 6 p.m.
UPC fish fry
The Presbyterian Church
of Lone Tree will serve a
Fish Fry Supper on Friday,
March 22rid from" 4:30 p.ml
to 7:00 p.m.
The menu includes fish
fLlets, baked potato, baked
beans, coleslaw, rolls, bever-
age anbar/cookies. Tick-
ets are $10.00 for adults and
$6.00 for children ages 10
and under.
Holiday Food
Baskets
The churches of Lone
Tree are offering Easter
Food Baskets for families in
need. Please call the Pres-
byterian Church at 6294900
by Wednesday, March 20 to
receive a basket.
Names, size of family,
addresses, children's ages,
and contact information are
needed.
Fund raiser to help purchase outdoor wheelchair
By Terry Kruse
Post Commander
On March 23 The Lone Tree
American Legion will host a Spa-
ghetti Dinner from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00
p.m. with the proceeds going to
the English River Outfitters.
There will be music provided
by Jess Ward. There will be items
for raffle and silent auction• There
will be the opportunity to win
some new donated hunting items
along with the other items•
English River Outfitters is a
non-profit organization located
south of Washington, Iowa. They
run a veteran's resort "designed
by veterans for veterans". They
give an outdoor recreational ex-
perience to men and women dis-
abled veterans, veterans, their
families, friends and supporters.
They recognize the contribution
to and the sacrifice for our Nation
given by veterans.
The object of the fund raising
dinner is to donate funds to Eng-
lish River Outfitters Outreach
A Track-Chair pictured from a vender website (www.action.
trackchair.com) shows the type of chair the Ameflcan Igion
fund raiser would help fund.
Program for the purchase of a
wheelchair on tracks. The chair
will be used by veterans that are
unable to walk and are confined
to wheelchairs.
They can use this wheelchair
to provide them with an opportu-
nity to do some of the activities
Etheredge
takes his
in the outdoors that they once
were able to do. A veteran was nlace the
able to use one of these chairs at x-- v on
sota.a veteran's program in Minne- Johnson
T h e
l oa n e County Board
t r a c k e d Spashett i
chair at
the facil-
ity allowed
him to
once again
go pheas-
ant hunt-
ing which
he had not
been able
to do for 40
years. The program is a great
morale and psychological boost-
er for these disabled who once
again see some normal activities
in their life.
This will be a great family
event. Adult price is $7.00 and
Kids under 12 is $5.00. We hope to
see you at the Lone Tree Legion
for this event.
Lone Tree High School FFA competes at Harmony
job at her job interview contest.
She did a great job answering her
questions and she received silver.
Katrina will also be advancing to
district contests.
Everyone did fantastic this
year, keep up the good work FFA
members, you are doing great
and representing the Lone Tree
FFA Chapter very well!
The Lone Tree FFA members
will be participating in District
FFA Contest on March 9th, 2013
at Sigourney High School.
Lexie S. Hudachek
FFA Chapter Reporter
The Lone Tree FFA had anoth-
er exciting year of FFA Contests!
This year entering contests,
held at Harmony High School on
February 12, 2013, were Kaylin
Burr, Hunter Hamilton, Dylan
Hayes, Austin Flake, Keaton
Kane, Keiffer Sexton, and Ka-
trina Rogers.
Austin Flake and Keaton Kane
represented Lone Tree as the
welding team. The duo received
a silver team rating and both
received silvers as individuals.
They practiced hard and did out-
standing during competition.
Our Public Speaking contes-
tant this year was Kaylin Burr,
she did a speech on the impor-
tance of agricultural education
in high schools. Kaylin repre-
sented Lone Tree for a well-de-
served gold!
Keiffer Sexton represented
Lone Tree as our creed speaker.
Keiffer received a gold award and
advanced to district contests.
Dylan Hayes was Lone Tree's
Ag Broadcasting contestant and
received a gold, advancing to dis-
tricts.
Hunter Hamilton tried some-
thing new this year and it worked
out great for him! Hunter re-
ceived silver in Extemporane-
ous Speaking and it was well
deserved, also advancing him to
districts.
Katrina Rogers did an awesome
Left to Right: Lom
Tree FFA Members at
Sub-Distflct FFA Con-
test in Farmington, IA,
Austin Flake (Weld-
ing), Dylan Hayes (Ag
Broadcasting), Hunter
Hamilton (Extmporane.
ous Speaking), Kelflr
Sexton (Creed Speak-
ing), Kaylin Burr (Public
Speaking), Keaton Im
(Welding), and Katrina
Rogers (Job Interview).
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Logan Forbes honored by Bankers Association
Iowa Bankers
Association
Student Athlete
Achievement
Scholarship
III Tim Ilroll
The Lone Tree Reporter
• There was a little snowstorm on
Tuesday, March 5, but that didn't
stop John Etheredge's voters.
Etheredge earned 3,142 votes out
of 6,113 total voters in a special :
Johnson County Board of Supervi- i
sors election to fill the vacancy left
by Sally Stutsman, who resigned to
serve in the Iowa House of Repre-
sentatives. With the win, Etheredge
becomes the first elected Republi,
can in Johnson County since 1964.
Etheredge noted that the weath-
er may have damped some voters,
but he was honored and humbled
to see the results of his campaign
and supporters' efforts to get out
the vote.
"I had one gentlemen tell me
he had a neighbor who said they
weren't sure they'd be able to make
it out of their drive," said Ether-
edge in an interview with The Lone
Tree Reporter. "He had a blade on
his vehicle and plowed their drives
so they could get out."
Etheredge was sworn in during a
short Monday session in Iowa City
on March II and will sit in his first
fall meeting on the beard Tuesday
evening, March 12 (after Lone Tree
Reporter publishing deadlines). A
conservative voice from rural John.
son Coun Etheredge said his vic-
tory in the election showed how his
ideas won over poliics.
"I was supported by Democrats,
Republicans, Independents and
new voters who hadn't voted be-
fore," said Etheredge. "It was awe-
some to see people come out and
vote ideas over politics. I ran on
representing the entire populous
of Johnson County and empha-
sized representation for people in
the rural community who didn't
Continued... on page 4
JOHNSTON, IOWA (March ]:1,
2013) - Logan Forbes, a senior at
Lone Tree Community School,
was recently honored as the 2013
recipient of the Iowa Bankers
Association's Student Athlete
Achievement Scholarship Award
during the Iowa high school state
basketball championships March
8-9 in Des Moines. This award
recognizes a graduating senior
student athlete who not only ex-
cels on the court, but also in the
classroom and the community.
Russ Forbes, vice president of
Farmers and Merchants Savings
Preschool Family
Fun Night
All four yearId Preschool chil-
dren and their families are invited
to attend the Preschool Family Fun
Night. Our Preschool Fun Night
provides parents and children an
opportunity to eat together and
complete craft and educational ac-
tivities together. It is also an eve-
ning when teachers and parents
can visit in a setting that is less
formal.
Students from the FCCLA and
NHS programs serve as volunteers
and help make the evening run
smoothly.
This year, the Preschool Family
Fun Night will be held in the caf-
eteria on Thursday, March 21, 2013
from 5:00 PM- 7:00 PM.
KidSight
screening
The Lone Tree Lions Club will
be conducting an Iowa KidSight
screening at the Lone Tree pre-
school Family Fun Night on March
21. The Lions Clubs of Iowa and
the University of Iowa Hospitals
and Clinics promote this program
in which young children ages 6
months to 48 months have their
eyes screened with a special digital
camera to detect six different eye
disorders. This screening is free of
charge. The Lone Tree Lions Club
will be at the Family Fun Night
with the camera, information and
Logan Forbes is honored by his uncle Russ Forbes, vice president of Farmers and Merchants consent forms.
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