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The ne T :?, i"i m'.' I. !.. I 0/ I !',! i :: (' .,r:, [i F,'. :i | / ' lliq.l.l,,jiq.hi,!litl,.h,lllllll00lilhlh,ih"i'"l'. ;4,I Only_..7_Z00_ ! Lone Tree Briefs Kindergarten student enrollment The Lone Tree Commu- nity School is asking that families in the district that plan to send their child to Kindergarten for the 2015- 2016 school year that are not currently enrolled in the LT Preschool Programto please call the Elementary Office at (319)'629-4213. Basketball Camps The Lone Tree Lady Lions Basketball Camp for girls entering grades 4-8 will be held Monday, June 8- Thursd, June 11 from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. in the high school gym. Cost is $40 per camper, $60 for family. For more information contact Coach Harshman at jharsh. man@lonetree,kl2.ia.us. The Lone Tree Boys Bas- ketball Camp for boys enter. trig grades 4-8 will be held Monday, June 1 - Thurs- June 4from 9:00-11:00 a.m. in the high school gym. Cost is $40 per camper, $60 for family. For more lnfor- matio.contact Coach Squi- * ers at :tUters@ione-tree. k12Ja.u The Lone Tree Basketball Camp for boys and girls entering grades K - 3 will be held Monday, June 1 - Thursday, June 4 from 12:00 (noon)- 1:00 p.m. Cost is $20 per camper. Contact coach Squiers for more informa- tion. Runners and Walkers of AII Ages The Elementary Running Club is happy to announce that it will be hosting their 1st Annual Sprint to Sum- mer Fun Run and 5K on Saturday, May 23, 2015. The course will wind through the streets of Lone Tree and end on the track. PLUS, just to make this day even more fun, sprinkler stations have been added throughout both courses for those that want a chance to cool off! Even if you did not participate in Running Club, register your whole family today at https://secure.getmereg- istered.com/getinfor ma- tion.php?eventid= 121210 or www'getmeregistered'c°m and enter "Sprint to Sum- mer" in'the search box. Volunteer needed The Friends of the Li- brary are looking for some- one 18 years of age orolder to run the Summer Read- ing Program at the Lone Tree Community Library, If you are interested please contact Nancy Westlake at 629.5125 or at njwestlake@ mchsi.com. HILII[!!IOIlI!!I!!L I/ L-T BOYS AND GIRLS STATE QUALIFIERS Fhopmph by ff Yod Jake Viner sprints the final stretch of his 800m anchor leg during the boys Distance Medley Relay. Lone Wee won a tight race and is seeded fifth in the event at the state track meet in Des Moines on Friday. Lone Tree boys will be busy in Des Moines by Tim greff The Lone Tree Reporter The Lone Tree boys ran well at the State Qualifier at Waco on Thursday evening May 14, finishing second out of 12 teams with 109 team points and quali- fying for eight events. The boys' team is poised to perform well as a team at State with individuals qualifying in the long jump, 1600m run and ll0m hurdles, and a strong crew of relays including the 4x2, 4xl, 4x4, Distance Medley and Shut- tle Hurdle relays. "I think having races so close last week really left us feeling pretty hungry," said Coach Phil Kenney of his boys' team's effort at the State Qualifying event. "I think our guys really came out and performed great tonight. All our times were better and we just flat out were competing. We were competing in every race. We ran season best times, and if you're going to run some season best times, the Sate Qualifying meet is the time to do it." Competing first for the Lions at the State Track & Field meet in Des Moines on May 21, is the team's Shuttle Hurdle relay. The team which features Drew Sides, Michael Schmidt, Caleb Christian and Jovonte Squiers is ranked 10th out of 24 qualifiers with their time of 1:01.90. The Shuttle Hurdle event at State will begin at 2:40 p.m. on Thurs. day with a preliminary race set- ting up for the finals to be run on Saturday. Also competing on Thursday afternoon, long jumpers Jovonte Squiers and Jared Hudson will test their skill after finishing first and third at the State Quali- fier. Squiers' leap of 21'8.25" will seed him second headed into the 1A competition and teammate Jared Hudson's leap of 19'11.25" is good enough for a eighteenth place seeding out of 24 competi- tors in the event. On Friday, May 22, the L-T boys Continued... on page 3 Paige Doehrmann carries the baton in the Sprint Medley relay during the 1A state qualifying meet at Way- land on Thursday. Lone Tree finished nearly a full second ahead of Danville with a time of 1:57.24. The Lady Lions had the sixteenth fast- est time among the state qualifyers and they are scheduled to compete in Des Moines on Saturday morning. I Wehmeyer recognized by Governor Branstad for academic excellence Julie Wehmeyer, a student at Lone Tree, was recognized by Governor Terry Branstad for out- standing academic achievement at the Thirtieth Annual Gover- nor's Scholar Recognition Cer- emony April 26 at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines. The statewide program, spon- sored by the Iowa Governor's Of- rice, Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) and its title sponsor the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IFBF), honored 436 high school seniors from across Iowa. "Iowa Farm Bureau members believe that by investing in our youth and communities, we're investing in the future of Iowa," said IFBF President Craig Hill. "We are so proud to honor such exceptional students and proud to be a leading contributor to educa- tion programs and annual schol- arships for our youth." Each high school was invited to select their senior student or stu- dents with the highest academic ranking, based on grade point average for their first seven se- mesters. Students selected for the Lions Calendar 7"cv'teService 6:30 p.m. May 23 May 26 Scds ?:15 p.m. Sprint to Summer 5K and Fun Run End of 4th quarter/2nd semester #I TI State Track @ Des Moines BB/SB vs. LM 5:30 p.m. & Field Day May 24 JH BB/SB @ LM 5:30 p.m. f.. .s Moines Graduation 2:DO p.m. G Golf @ Regional Finals f "M .. Bb'""  "'ts May 25 May 27 Memorial Day - No School BB vs. West Liberty 5:30 p.m. State Trldk''Des Moines SB vs. New London 5:30 p.m. award also had the opportunity to recognize their favorite/most in- fluential teacher and will receive a photo plaque of their meeting with Governor Branstad. "The principles learned through academic success, like those learned from participation in education-based activities, help develop outstanding leaders and citizens," said IHSAA Executive Director Alan Beste. "The part- nership between the IHSAA and the Iowa Farm Bureau, along with the great cooperation of the Gov. 9ntinusd,,, 9n H,qs : May 28 --. "iilfi BB/SB @ WMU 5:30,  " BMay JH May Golf BB/SB 3029@ State vs. W5'.I  .   tFT --:" ' B Golf @ State M t Memorial Day Schedule The Lone Tree American Le- gion Post will be putting up the Avenue of Flags in the Lone Tree cemetery on Saturday, May 23 at 6:00 a.m. The Legion is inviting all citizens in the community to help with this annual event. The flags will be taken down on Mon- day, May at 4:00 p.m. and com- munity volunteers are invited to help /vith this project. T h/e Lone Tree American Le- gion Firing Squad will be travel- ing to several area cemeteries on Memorial Day, May 25 to honor deceased veterans of all our Na- tion's wars. The squad is request- ed to be at the Legion at 6:45 a.m. on Monday. Swank Cemetery is scheduled for 7:15 a.m., followed by the River Junction Cemetery at 8:00 a.m. The Firing Squad will travel to the Iowa River Bridge area at Hills for an 8:30 a.m. service to honor Navy veterans. The next stop will be at the Nichols Cemetery located east of Nichols at 9:15 a.m. followed by a service at the Catholic Cemetery west of Nichols at 9:45 a.m. The Firing Squad will return to Lone Tree for the annual Memori. al Day Service at the All Veteran's Memorial at 10:30 a.m. The ser- vice at Lone Tree will be held rain or shine. Should the weather be bad for an outside service it will be moved inside the Legion Post Home. Following the service at Lone Tree the public is invited to the Legion Post for refreshments and visiting with friends and fam- ily, Auxiliary members are remind- ed to bring cookies. Memorial Day Services Schedule Lone Tree Cemetery Monday, May 25, 2015, 10:30 a.m. Music Lone Tree School Band Invocation: Carol Kaalberg America the Beautiful: Jill Sterner Address: Arin (Hotz) Olson Firing Squad Salute Buglers/Taps Dismissal Continued... on page 3 Eggs and Poul- try Safe to Eat Iowa State University Food Safety Specialist Explains AMES, Iowa -- Avian influenza does not impact the foods that consumers eat, says an Iowa State University food safety expert. "Consumers should feel safe to eat properly cooked and prepared meat and eggs from poultry," said Angela Shaw, assistant professor in food science and human nutri- tion and extension specialist in food safety. Last week avian influenza was reported for the first time in Iowa at a turkey barn in Buena Vista County. This week, the disease was discovered in a commercial chicken flock in Osceola County. 'vian influenza is not a food- borne pathogen," said Shaw. "It cannot be contracted from eating properly cooked poultry meat and eggs." The disease is caused by an in- fluenza virus that can infect poul- try, such as chickens, turkeys, domestic ducks and geese, and is carried by migratory birds such as ducks, geese and shorebirds. Humans can be infected with the virus, but most cases involve very close direct contact with sick birds. Continued ... on page 3