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The Lone Tree Reporter, Thursday, March 31, 2005 Photos By Melissa Hestherly Actor Kirk Ward gives a hug to new fan &bby Cawiezell of Riverside, during the question and autograph signing session after the premier. COMMUNITY Page 3 • From page 1- INVASION disrespected or any property disrespected. If I can't laugh at myseff doing a victory cheer, well, laughing at yourself is good for the soul." Mayor Poch was also pleased with the episode shown. "They represented us in a good light," Mayor Poch said. "They were the ones who were made to look like fools. In the beginning, (actor) Desi Lydic looked like a ditz. I thought, this is a real Hollywood star. (But after getting to know her) I wouldn't say she was a ditz now. Cast as an extra in the show, Duane McAtee of Solon attended the premier with his wife, Anna. "It was pretty funny" Anna said. "It was great," Duane said. "I am jealous that our town didn't get (the movie filmed in our town). The first night I went home and told my wife, this is the worst movie. I didn't think (the film) would make it off the cutting room floor." Approximately 300 gathered at the school to watch the show on two big-screen TVs. Laughter echoed throughout the gym. Riverside local Christine Thompson volunteered at the event. "I really enjoyed it. I thought it was really funny," Thompson said. "I didn't think it looked like they were taking any cheap shots at us. We don't look like a bunch of simpletons." One scene in the show depicted Father Rich Adam of Anna and Duane McAtee of Solon, laugh at the Inva- sion Iowa Premier on Tuesday. Duane was cast as an extra in the show. St. Mary's Church in Riverside where much of the show was filmed. Shatner asked if he would mind if they shattered one of the stained glass windows in the church for the film. "Father Rich's expression was classic," Thompson said. "His reaction was very funny:'.' "Invasion Iowa" debuted on Spike TV Tuesday, March 29. There will be five episodes in the series, which will air for a week ending April 1. 100 years ago March 31,1905 Fifty-five will get diplomas from the rural school of John- son County. Of the 142 pupils Who took the exam, 55 passed. Another exam will be held the latter part of May for the bene- fit of those who failed. Many of our readers were Surprised when the assessor reported the Lone Tree popula- tion 625, which is a gain of only 25 in five years. Some of our aeighb0ring villages are ; Well- raan 654 in 1900, Kalona 516, Solon 401. West Liberty returns are not in. The Reporter editor is in favor of waterworks in Lone Tree. The town needs it, Lone Tree has an income of between $2,500 and $3,000 per year. When are we going to make the start? ff you are opposed to Waterworks, dear reader, the Columns of this paper are open to you to tell why. Owing to the editor being kept at home by the bedside of his sick mother much of the time this week, local items have been necessarily neglected. A free special train bearing the president and other offi- Cials of the Rock Island Road l)assed through Lone Tree Sat- tlrday afternoon, but didn't Stop. Frank S. Younkin came here from Barney, Iowa yesterday to be with his mother during her last hours. At the time of going to press, the editor's mother lies at his home waiting for the Master's all. She is sinking away every Our and it seems she cannot recover. She has had the best of Care but her disease had too Strong a hold on her and it Seems that she must leave us. tier children are all with her except her son who resides in Kansas. From the Local Pick-Ups: March hasn't been so bad, has it? Charles Larew left Friday for Marengo to buy horses. Plenty of good garden seeds of all kinds at Horrell's. The Fair Store had a free line of carpets at very low prices. Fred Kirch- ner now has a phone at his grain office. We'll soon have to oil up the old lawn mower, but then, we can go fishing after it's all over. 50 years ago March 31, 1955 Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Rife of Davenport, formerly of Lone Tree, observed their fortieth wedding anniversary March 24. Death came Monday to Mrs. Emily Lee, 90. Services were held at the E&R Church and burial was in the Greenwood Cemetery in Muscatine. Carla Shingledecker honored at a party on her seventh birth- day A party Saturday afternoon honored Shirlee Attig on her thirteenth birthday. Saturday afternoon, Dorothy Hotz was honored for her eighth birthday on April 1. Earl Rife and M.R. Griebel both returned home after being hospitalized for several weeks. Laugh for the week: The young man wrote home from his job saying "Made foreman, feather in my hat." A week later he wrote again saying, "Made manager another feath- er in my cap." After some weeks he wrote again saying "Fired:send money for train fare." His father unfeelingly telegraphed back, "Use feath- ers and fly home." 25 years ago April 1, 1980 Yakish Construction team receives trophy for 73 wins in men's bowling. Members of the team include, Howard Her- bert, Arden Kasper, Wilbur Huff, Dave Dohrer and Paul Yedlik. Phelt Jaycees to sponsor the Easter egg hunt at the north park Saturday' April 5, at 1 p.m. Robert Yoder of Farmers Supply Sales Inc. in Kalona, recently attended a three-day tractor service. Jamboree raises $153.72 through a joint effort by the Lone Tree Girl Scouts and the Lone Tree Health Care Center residents and staff. Three girls, Cyndi Chabal, Kim Mapel and Lori Werback, *LOOKING see pg 10 • From pg 1 - BOOKS Teachers looked at their social studies and science units and found non-fiction books that supplemented those topics. In addition, a classroom set of dictionaries was purchased for the library. The other half of the money was designated for textbooks. Since the school was not planning to adopt new textbooks in the near future, additional copies of the current books were pur- chased to accommodate increasing class sizes. SaVE MONEY ON YOUR TAXES WITH AN IRA. Final Dealine for 2004 Tax Year is April 15, 2005 Contact Ken Bagge today at 629-4222 to learn more about today's IRA! Contribution Limit for Your Regular or Spousal Contribution If Not If Age 50 Tax Year Age 50 or Older 2002-2004 $3,000 $3,500 2005 $4,000 $4,500 2006-2007 $4,000 $5,000 2008-2010 $5,000 $6,000 The contributions which you make to your traditional IRAs and Roth IRAs must be combined for purposes of the contribution limit. Contributions are first considered made to the traditional IRA and then to the Roth IRA, regard- less of when the actual contributions are made. Thus, if you contribute more than the limit to such accounts, the excess will arise in the Roth IRA. Farmers & Merchants Savings. 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