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Volume CXXV Issue 12 • Thursday, March 24, 2016 The only paper in the world that CARES about Lone Tree
Spring Festival
in River Junction
The Old Settlers Associa-
tion will hold their annual
Spring Festival, at Walker
Park, in River Junction, on
Saturday March 26, 2016.
All children are invited to
come out to the park and help
find the eggs. The egg hunt
begins with• children ages
three and under at 11:00, age
group four and five, then six
and seven, and finally eight
and nine will follow.
Following the egg hunt, a
king and queen contest will
he held to select a king and
queen for the festival. Any
child may enter.
At 12:30, The River Junc-
tion Theater wiU present a
children's program. Bring a
picnic lunch or you can get
a hot dog, chips, cookie and
a drink from the Lone Tree
Spanish Club for a $4.00 do-
nation. The proceeds for the
meal will go towards the
Costa Rica Trip.
The Lone Tree Lion s Club
Members will offer voluntary
eye screening to children
age's six months to forty-
eight months with parental
consents starting at 10:00.
Elementary
Spring Camival
The Lone Tree Elementary
would like to invite the publ.ic
to the 2016 Spring Carnival
- Candyland! The carnival
will beheld on April 1 from
5:00PM to 8:00PM when the
elementary will transform
into a sugary Candyland.
There will be something for
everyone; games, classroom
basket raffles, silent auction
items and a meal provided by
Mincer Catering.
The funds from the Spring
Carnival support a year of ac-
tivities for our students. This
year the funds have allowed
us to finance elementary
wide PBIS rewards such as a
viewing of the movie Frozen,
• a live performance of Jingle
Arrrg the Way at the Old
Creamery Theater, classroom
rewards, end of the year field
trips, school assemblies such
as the Australian Animals by
the Bureau of Lectures and
Concert Artists and much
more. Without the generous
support of our community
activities such as these would
not be possible.
Track meet vol-
unteers needed
Lone Tree School is in
need of volunteers for two
home track meets on the fol-
lowing dates: Monday, April
11 (V)and Friday, April 15
(JH). Both meets begin at 4:30
p.m. If interested, please con-
tact Tom Squiers or Caylon
DeVaul.
Library volun-
teer needed
• The Lone Tree School Li.
brary is in need of a volun-
teer in the mornings from
8:30 - 11:30 a.m. If you are 18
years of age or older, please
contact Ms. Stephanie Callan
at 629-4610 or scallan@lone-
tree.k12.ia.us.
Mmt(~raphy by Km P, Jf~
The Lone Tree Chamber of
Commerce sponsored the local
Easter Egg hunt and party this
past Saturday, March 19, at the
school cafeteria. There were
many activities for the kids in-
cluding face painting, colo r i
story reading circle, a visit from
the Easter Bunny himself, and fi-
nally hunting for the eggs in the
playground. A good time was had
by all. Plan to bring your kids
next year and join in on the fun
if you missed it this year.
The Easter Bunny visited the Lone Tree Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 19.
L-T City
Council ten-
tative agenda
April 04, 2016, 5:30 p.m., Lone
Tree City Hall
Approve the Agenda as Presented
Approve Consent Agenda Items
(Minutes, Clerk's Reports, Bills Re-
ceived)
Water Samples
Mayor's Comments
Council Comments
Employee Comments
Attorney Comments
Committee Reports/Updates
Public Comments
A. 3rd Reading Ordinance 2016-1
(Water Use Fees)
B. 3rd Reading Ordinance 2016-2
(Sewer Use Fees)
C. 3rd Reading Ordinance 2016-3
(Delinquent Fees)
D. 3rd Reading Ordinance 2016-4
(Service Discontinuance)
E. 2nd Reading Ordinance 2016-5
(Perpetual Care Cemetery)
1. Wellness Center Update
2. Street Work
3. Weed Treatment for Cemetery
4. Clean Up Day
School District
Audit Report
Kay L. Chapman, CPA PC of Mus-
catine, Iowa today released an audit
report on the Lone Tree Community
School Distrcit in Lone Tree, Iowa.
The District's revenues totaled
$5,979,178 for the year ended June
30, 2015, a 2-percent decrease from
the prior year. Revenues included
$2,347,166 in local tax, charges for
service of $1,034,920 operating
grants $866,340, unrestricted state
grants of $1,724,009, unrestricted
interest of $629 and other general
r_evenues of $6,114. ~ ,
Expenses for Distric[ "opera-
tions totaled $5,637,521, a 4 percent
decrease from the prior year. Ex-
pnenses included $3,383,770 for in-
struction, $1,552,566 for support ser-
vices, $247,239 for non-instructional
programs and $453,946 for other ex-
penses.
A copy of the audit report is avail-
able for review in the office of the
Auditor of State and the District
Secretary's office.
Christian, along with Squiers and
Michael Schmidt, was on the 16th
place shuttle hurdle team and will
look to compete in some different
events this season.
Ross Swinton is returning from
a season where he went to state
and set a school record with a
4:45.23 in the 1600m run. "Ross
could play a key role in some
other events this year as well,"
said Coach Close.
Niko Gosnell was just shy of
making it to state in High jump
last year with a jump of 5'8" and
a fourth place finish at the state
qualifying meet. "He is very ex-
cited to get another opportunity
at trying to compete at state this
year," said Close. "Drake Hotz,
returning for his junior season,
is going to have some big shoes to
fill in relay events this year."
"We have some nice young piec-
es to build on and I've been very
happy with the work ethic from
this group so far. We won't have
the biggest team this year, but I
think we can surprise some peo-
ple if we continue to work hard
and do things right."
The Lions' first meet is March
28th at Pekin High School.
The Lone Tree girls finished
fourth at the state-qualifying meet
in Wayland last year, and took two
relays, an individual runner and a
Jared Hudson hands the baton off to Nick Viner during the 2015 State Track & Field Meet In Des Moines last May. Hudson is thrower to state.
the only returning member of the state-qualifying 4x200m and distance medley relays. Paige Doehrmann went to the
state meet for the third straight
The Lone Tree Boys' Trackteam ing after placing third in Long for the state meet with a personal track season while recovering year, taking fifteenth in the 400m
wlll have a different look this year, Jump last year at state with a leap bestlg'll.5"atWACOonMayl4, from a wrestling injury, dash with a time of l:03.35.
with only 12 athletes on the team, of 21' 4.5." Squiers is the only re- Hudson is the lone returning run- Squiers and Hudson were The Lady Lions return three
but Coach Mike Close has some turning member of the 4x400m ner from the state meet fifth place members of the state.qualifying of four members from state
key athletes returning from last squad that finished twenty-third finishing 4x200m relay. Hudson 4xl00m relay, which set a school- qualifying 4xl00m and sprint
year's team that finished second at State after running a season also contributed to a state-quail- record with a time of 44.66. medley relays. Madison Forbes,
at the state-qualifying meet. low 3:36.04 in state-qualifying, fying distance medley, as did Jake Senior Caleb Christian also re- and Elena Sieverdlng along with
Jovonte Squiers will be return- Senior Jared Hudson qualified Viner. Viner will miss the 2016 turns with state track experience. Continued... on page 6