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Page 12 Iowa News The Lone Tree Reporter, April 3, 2003 • • includes older children mentoring . . . W]llowwlnd School Open House younger students, thematic stud- Flrefighters C.harlmble Foundation Willowwind School will be The school emphasizes both ies, service projects, and full-scale m,lr,-,e € flflfl ,n ,rant,= veoilhlo in hosting its annual open house on academic achievement and corn- artistic productions. Willowwind alaa.Lt.o ,,,.,.,, === =.. .... ..--,==,u=.. i.,. Sunday, April 6 from l-3:00 p.m. munity. It offers a rich curriculum is well known for its puppet pro- Iowa's volunteer fire dannrtrnont at 226 S. Johnson St. m Iowa City. of basic skills, science, history, ducuons and operas and frequent - All are invited to come and talk geography, French, Latin, music, musical performances in the Iowa with teachers and parents and tour and art. The 50 students, ages 5- City area. Foundation (FCF) announced Westerly, RI 02891, or they can our school, located in a 19th cen- tury historic building near down- town Iowa City. Now in its 31st year, Willowwind has dedicated itself to bringing out the best in each child. 14, work in mixed-age groups and stay with the same teacher for sev- eral years, allowing teachers to know their students well and to individualize instruction. The family-style environment Enrollments are primarily first come, first served. Applications are now being accepted for next year and through the 2006-2007 school year. Johnson County auditor releases audit report The Johnson County Auditor today announced the release of an audit report on Johnson County, Iowa. EideBailly, LLP, conducted their audit of the general purpose financial statements in accordance with gener- ally accepted auditing standards; Chapter 11 of the Code of Iowa; and the standards applicable to financial audits contained  in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. The Independent Auditot:'s Report contained an unqualified opinion on the general purpose financial state- ments,.the highest opinion available from an audit. EideBaiily, LLP, also audited the compliance of the County with requirements applicable to each of its major federal programs for the year ended June 30, 2002. The Independent Auditor's Report con- tained an unqualified opinion on com- pliance with requirements applicable to each of its major federal programs. EideBailly, LLP reported that the County collected local tax revenue of $114,(101,244 for the year ended June 30, 2002, which included $3,183,942 in tax credits from the state. The County forwarded $91,502,771 of the local tax revenue to the townships, school districts, cities, and other taxing bodies in the County. The County retained $22,498,473 of the local tax revenue to finance County Operations. Other revenues included $709,233 in interest on invesmaents. Expenditures for County opera- tions totaled $42,229,668, a 5.4 per- cent increase from the prior year. Expenditures included $9,153,902 for the Mental Health service area, $8,826,703 for the Public Safety serv- ice area, and $5,395,074 for the Roads and Transportation service area. A copy of the audit report is avail- able for review in the office of EideBailly, LLP and the County Auditor's office. the availability of ten individual $500 grants (one per depart- ment) to Iowa-based volunteer fire departments to be used for new equipment, repairs and maintenance, training or com- munity-based outreach pro- grams, "Volunteer firefighters are the unsung heroes," said Lou Pelico, president of FCF and retired fire- fighter-paramedic. "They pro- vide life saving services to com- munities that can't afford full time paid fire departments, where funding isn't always avail- able for equipment, training and visit our Web site at ]! www.ffcf.org. Grants are issued on a first come --first serve basis. Chiefs are asked to describe the specifics on how the funds are to be spent. The. organization assistance in the form of gency funds, temporary livin expenses, specialized meq equipment, supplies and worthwhile charitable outreach programs." Volunteer fire department chiefs are asked to send letters requesting grants for any of the above listed purposes to: Firefighters Charitable es. Firefighters Charitable Foundation is a 501 (c)3 charita= ble organization founded by President, Lou Pelico. The organization is not affiliated with a union and does not represent individual firefighters or their Re departments: u v , _ -ol 'it Now is the time to get better water! There's a Culligan system to fit any budget. Our systems can help y( water taste great and make cleaning chore,' easier. Call your local water expert and just sa3 "Hey, Culligan Man!" • Water Expertise from a Local Specialist • Factory-Trained Installation & Service Drinking Water  :::: • Full-Service (salt delivery, filter changes & more) Systems • Trusted Leader for Over 65 Years • 100% Satisfaction Guarantee Vetter's, Inc. 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