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Thursday, April 10, 2014 The Lone Tree Reporter ' Page 3 Spring Festival in River Junction By: Joan Morgan The Old Settlers Association will hold their annual Spring Festival, at Walker Park, in River Junction, on Saturday, April 19, 2014. The Easter Bunny has hidden eggs in Walker Park. All children are invited to come out to the park and help find the eggs. The Easter egg hunt begins with chil- dren ages three and under at 11:00. : All other age groups will follow. There will be a prize or candy in every egg. Some eggs have a token inside. These tokens should be taken to Old Mother Hubbard for a special prize. The children can participate in other activities while the Easter egg hunt is underway, There will be games with prizes and a trea- sure hunt. They can jump in the Moon Bounce for a small fee. Special guest will be there to entertain the Children. They are the Easter Bunny, McGruff The Crime Fighting Dog, Old Mother Hubbard, Minnie and Mickey Mouse, Dorothy From The Wizard of Oz, The Wizard Of River Junc- tion, Captain Grey Beard, Louis the Firefly, Raggedy Ann and Andy, Seydee the Clown, Goldie the Spring Chicken, and Miss April Showers. The king and queen contest will be held at 11:45 to select a king and queen for the festival. Any child interested may enter the competi- tion. Just check in with the park greeters at the entrance to the park. Seydee, the Clown, will as- sist the children with the Maypole Dance at noon. A Children's Pro- gram will be presented at 12:30. Bring a picnic lunch or you can get a hotdog, chips, cookie and a drink for a $4.00 donation from the Lone Tree Spanish Club. Proceeds from the lunch will go for the stu- dent's trip to Costa Rica in 2014. Be sure and bring your cameras. There will be plenty of opportuni- ties to get some great pictures of the kids. Walker Park is especially pretty this time of year. No admis- sion fee is required. The Volunteer Iowa Lions Club Members will be conducting a free KidSight Eye Screening to children age's six months to forty- eight months with parental con- sents starting at 10:00. If you have any questions con- tact Joan Morgan, 319-629-5296. Country School Students Gathering for Fremont and Pleasant Valley By Joan Morgan The committee working on the Johnson County country school history book needs information about the country schools in Fre- mont and Pleasant Valley Town- ships in Johnson County. If you are a former student and would like to meet with us to share your stories and experiences at the country schools in these town- ships we would like to invite you to a meeting. We will gather at the home of Joan Morgan at 6080 Otter Creek RD. SE, Lone Tree. Come on Sunday April 13 at 2:00. Bring pictures, articles or other items that had something to do with the country schools.,. With permission we can scan them that afternoon. Arrangements have been made to video your stories to be transcribed and kept at the JCHS with your permission. The country schools are now gone, so we want to gather as much information about them as we can for this book to preserve this history for future genera- tions. If you can't come and would like to.visit with us we can make arrangements for an interview. For information contact Joan Morgan 319-629-5296. UPCOMING A UCTIONS: April Is National Safe Digging Month sharplessauctions.com The Common Ground Alliance has again designated April as Na- tional Safe Digging Month in 2014. The Iowa Utilities Board joins many other state utility commis- sions and the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commis- sioners in promoting Safe Dig- ging Month and emphasizing how important it is for all professional excavators and residents in Iowa to call 811 before starting any digging projects throughout the year. This one toll-free phone call con- nects to Iowa One Call, which pro- vides contractors and residents with free locating and marking of underground utility facilities such as electric, gas, telecommunica- tions, cable, water, and sewer, indi- cating where it is safe to dig. Iowa law requires that Iowa One Call be contacted at least 48 hours in advance, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, before beginning to dig. Calling 811 can save lives, protect utility infrastruc- ture, and help prevent injuries, fmes, and costly repairs. Iowa's One Call Center is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. According to the Common Ground Alliance, a recent national survey revealed that roughly half of Americans are "active diggers" who have done (or are planning to do) some type of digging project at home. Whether you are a profes- sional excavator or an avid do-it- yourselfer, always call 811 before every dig. On April 10, 2014, Iowa Utilities Board, Iowa One Call, and Com- mon Ground Iowa representatives will participate in a ceremony at the State Capitol with Iowa Gover- nor Terry Branstad, who will sign a Safe Digging Month Proclamation. Visit Common Ground Iowa to re- view a series of educational videos and additional information. Com- mon Ground Iowa is a regional partner of the national Common Ground Alliance, an association dedicated to ensuring public safeW, environmental protection, and in- tegrity of utility services by pro- moting effective damage protection practices. National Child Abuse Prevention Month event April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month (N.C.A.P.). Every year approximately 1500 children die from child abuse in the United States. That is 4 chil- dren per day with over 3 million child abuse reports filed each year. There were 733 reports of child abuse in Johnson County alone in 2012. To recognize N.C.A.P., John- son County Community Part- nership for Protecting Children (JC-CPPC) will team up with the Prevent Child Abuse -Johnson County Council to close out the month with a Kites Festival that will signify the need for abuse to leave our community called Kites for Kids. On April 26th (Rain date May 3rd) JC-CPPC invites all commu- nity member especially families to come fly a kite in Lower City Park, Shelter #5 in Iowa City from 12pm to 3pm. Bring your family and friends and join us for this community event to support end- ing child abuse. Feel free to come fly a favorite kite of your own from home as well. There will be free kites to fly and take home throughout the event. Desserts and hot choco- late, coffee and cold drinks will be served. We are flying kites in honor of all the children in Johnson Coun- ty who have been abused, are cur- rently being abused, or have died as a result of child abuse. Child abuse must end in our community. Please help raise awareness about child abuse in Johnson County. If you would like more infor- mation about this project please contact LaTasha DeLoach, CPPC Coordinator and Johnson County Community Projects Special- ist at 319-356-6090 or lmassey@ co.johnson.ia.us or like our Face- book event page "Kites for Kids: Preventing Child Abuse in John- son County". Lone Tree Golf ready to hit the greens by Tim Grofl The Lone Tree Reporter The Lone Tree golf team is ready to be in action as the weath- er finally turns nicer from the chill of early spring. At the helm of the Lone Tree golf program is former assistant coach Dan DeJong who assisted Kelby Bender over the past few seasons. Bender has stepped down after taking a teaching position at Mid-Prairie. DeJong said he's enjoyed sports all of his life and plays golf a lot during the summer. "I play golf in leagues in the summer and try to get out two or three times a week," said DeJong. "I have a love for golf and it was a great opportunity to coach under Coach Bender." DeJong went to high school at Boyden Hull and attended the Uni- versity of Sioux Falls and taught in Florida and Sioux Falls before coming to Lone Tree where he's taught middle school math for the past three years. Girls Preview: Liz Griffin and Morgyn Ed- wards are a pair of returning golfers on the girls' squad. Griffin was a second-team all-conference player for the Lions and Edwards, as sophomore, was a key contribu- tor and a medalist in a number of meets as a freshman. Besides the team's two leaders, there are six new golfers out this spring, a Lone Tree record. "Junior Allison Chewning, sophomore Lilly Starr-and four freshmen: Liz Dodson, Alena Seiverding, Maddy Forbes and Emily Davidson. "our two returning letter win- ners will be anchoring our team and those six will be contributing for our four open varsity spots," said DeJong. "Our girls program last year moved beyond the first round of Regionals for the first time in Lone Tree history and we're look- ing forward to getting back there again." "Hi-Point where we play hasn't been open yet, so the first time with a full round on the course will be when we go out Monday," noted DeJong of his team's golf practice on the coruse. 'bout 50 percent of our golfers haven't even played a full round in their li,es, sofl'lle a great experience for them to get out there." "I'm looking forward to the weather to turn around, and the kids to get out there and get bet- ter, and it's not how you start the season, it's how you finish." Boys Preview: The Lon e Tree boys also have a record number of golfers out for the team. The main returner is Levi Sat- terfield, a senior. He's been a three-time co-MVP of the. team. Also returning are juniors Ethan Abbott, Thomas Tryon, and Jacob Mackenzie, as well as sophomore Kyler Akers. New on the greens this year are junior Ethan Bates, sophomore Carson Simonsen and three fresh- men Jovonte Squires, Sam Fuhr- meister & Wyatt Westfall. Ted Vyushkin a foreign ex- change student from Russia is out for golf, playing the game for the first time in his life. "We're hoping our returners and newcomers are competing every single day to get better and be able to get into the varsity ros- ter," said Coach DeJong. The boys and girls golf squads play their home meets at Hi-Point Golf Course in Iowa City. Boys vs Van Buren The Lone Tree boys scored 213 strokes against Van Buren on April 7, getting onto their course in Iowa City for the first time this season. Van Buren won the team event with 182 team strokes. Levi Satterfield led the way with a nine-hole score of 49 and team- mate Jovonte Squires was second on the team with a round of 54. Thomas Tryon and Ethan Bates both finished with 55 strokes to round out the team's top four, and Sam Fuhrmeister was a few strokes back with 57. Van Buren's Austin Bar- tholomew turned in the low score of the event with his nine-hole round of 41. Boys results: Levi Satterfield - 49 Jovonte Squiers - 54 Ethan Abbot - 77 Lone Tree Track & Field competes at Tipton by Tim Greff The Lone Tree Reporter The Lone Tree boys scored 41 team points at their meet in Tip- ton on April 1, fmishing sixth out of nine teams. Solon won the meet with 150 team points. The Lions got a first place fin- ish in the long jump by Jovonte Squires who also finished eighth overall in the 100m dash and aided his team's 4x2oom relay team to a first place fmish. The 4x200m relay squad, featur- ing Jared Hudson, Nick Viner, Travis Gillham and anchored by Squiers, finished in a speedy time of 1:37.99 to finish first overall. The 4x400m relay team: Squiers, Matt Waldschmidt, Jake Viner and Gillham was fourth overall in a time of 3:51.57. The Lone Tree boys are sched- uled to be in action again on Mon- day, April 14, at Waco. The Lions were scheduled to host their own meet in Lone Tree on April 14, but have had that meet moved to Waco due to a low spot on the track in Lone Tree. The Lone Tree girls' early meets, at Columbus Junction and Belle Plaine were both canceled. The girls are due to be in action on Tuesday evening April 8 (after Lone Tree Reporter deadlines). They run again on April 10 at Washington, and at Waco on April 14. Lone Tree boys at Tipton 100m dash: Jovonte Squires 12.20 (8th), Nick Viner 12.57, Drake Hotz 12.77 200m dash: Jared Hudson 24.30 (4th), Drake Hotz 26.23, Tony Bauwens 27.89 400m dash: Jake Viner 59.92 (8th), Matt Waldschmidt 1:02.58 800m run: Ross Swinton 2:29.25 (7th), Mercury Cagley 3:08.62 ll0m hurdles: Caleb Christian 18.02 (10th), Michael Schmidt 18.69 (13th) 1600m run: Swinton 5:07.55 (8th), Waldschmidt 5:36.46 (llth), Jacob Quigley 6:14.80 3200m run: Waldschmidt 11:55.68 (4th), Cagley 15.02.07 400m hurdles: Caleb Christian 1:06.72 (10th) Discus: Garrett Boxwel186'00" High Jump: Travis Gillham 5'4" (6th), Michael Schmidt 5'2" (7th) Long Jump: Squires 20'10" (lst), Jared Hudson 19'6" (8th) Shot put: Boxwel136'1" (13th) 4xl00m relay.: Lone Tree (Hudson, Christian, Hotz, N.Viner) 47.93 (5th), Lone Tree B (Bauwens, Swinton, Cagley, Quigley) 57.37 4x200m relay: Lone Tree (Hud- son, N.Viner, Gillham, Squi- ers) 1:37.99 (lst) 4x400m relay: Lone Tree (Squi- ers, Waldschmidt, J.Viner, Gillham) 3:51.57 (4th) Shuttle Hurdle_ relay: Lone Tree (Christian, Schmidt, J.Viner, Boxwell) 1:11.50 (7th) Medley relay: Lone Tree Chop Chop Food and Fitness Camps Chop Chop Camp, a Food and Fitness Experience, for third and fourth grade youth kicks off this summer at locations in Iowa City and Coralville. Camps are scheduled in Iowa City on July 15-17 at the Zion Lu- theran Church and in Coralville on July 22-24 at the Coralville United Methodist Church. Developed by nutrition, Pick a Better Snack, and 4-H youth devel- opment staff at Johnson County/ Iowa State University and Out- reach, the camps will focus on food, fitness, health and nutrition. Youth will chop, mix, make and bake food for snacks and lunch, ex- plore foods at a local grocery store, learn about nutrition, participate in a variety of outdoor fitness expe- riences, hike to "lunch and learn" at local restaurants, and experience a variety of field trips. For more information and reg- istration forms, contact the John- son County/Iowa State University Extension Office at 319-337-2145 or http://www.extension.iastate.edu/ johnson/. IN THE NEXT American Profile Inside this issue • America's wonderful waterfalls • Fairy godmother gifts prom goers with dream dresses • Caring for your Easter lily • Our Picks: DVDs, books • Roasted chicken breast recipe Stop feeding the propane pig. AmeficanProfile eL n Tr R00P0000,?ER (Schmidt, Boxwell, Gillham, J.Viner) 4:06.38 (5th) Sam Fhrmeister - 57 Thomas Tryon - 55 Ethan Bates - 55 Kyler Akers - 70 JacobMackenzie - 87 Wyatt Westfall - 61 Ted Vyuskhkin - 87 Girls vs Van Buren The Lone Tree girls beat Van Buren in their first outing of the season, getting 233 team strokes to Van Buren's 255. The girls were led by Morgyn Edwards who turned in a nine- hole score of 56. She was followed by Allison Chewning who had a score of 57, and Liz Griffin who finished with 58 strokes. Van Buren's Lydia Heald led the way with 54 strokes for the War- riors. 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