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Volume CXVIII, Issue 24 • Thursday, June 11, 2009 The only paper in ttle world that CARES about Lone Tree
Lone
Tree
Briefs
Pancake
breakfast
The Lone Tree Masonic
Lodge will be hosting a pan-
cake breakfast to benefit Lone
Tree Fire and Rescue on June
26, 2009, from 8 a.m. to noon
at the Lone Tree American
Legion. Come enjoy apple or
buttermilk pancakes, sau-
sage, juice, milk, andcoffee.
Goodwill offerings will be
gladly accepted with all pro-
ceeds going to support Lone
Tree Fire and Rescue.
Lone Tree's
Farmer's
Market
The market will be held
at Norhh Park on Tuesdays
from 3-7 p.m., June 9 to Octo-
ber 27.
The market will feature
fresh vegetables, baked
goods, plants, crafts, and
mini gardening seminars. On
June 9, a mini seminar will
be presented by the johnson
County Master Gardeners
from 4-5 p.m. on plants and
vegetables, with a question
and answer period at the
end.
Come support Iowa vend-
ers, learn something new at
a seminar and have a great
time.
Summer time
at the Lone
Tree Library
Summer hours for the
Lone Tree Library begins
June 9 and continues throu-
gh July 21.
- Tuesday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m,
- Wednesday, 3:30 - 7:30 p.m.
- Thursday, 3:30 - 7:30 p.m.
, Saturday, 8:30 - 10:30 a.m.
The Summer Reading Pro-
gram begins June 9 and runs
through July 21. Program
packets are available at the
library.
Kalona Antique
show June 12
The 6th Annual Kalona
Village Antique Show will be
held at the Kalona Historical
Village Friday, June 12, from
9 a.m. to 6 p.m, and Saturday,
June 13, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Or-
ganizer Larry Moeller antici-
pates 26 vendors including a
.vendor that has a large vari-
ety of W'mchester items. For
further information, call 319-
656-3174,
Show Sunday
The 4th Annual AMVETS
Squad 107 Car,, Truck & Trac,
tor Show will be held in Rich-
mond Sunday, June 14, 10
a,m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine,
Judging will be from noon
to 2:30 p.m, with awards pre:
sented at 3:30 p.m. Food will
be served on grounds. Pro-
ceeds to VA Hospital. There
will be 32 classes, 3 trophies
per class, Special awards in-
clude Commander's Choice,
Ladies Choice, Best OriginsJ
Car, Best Modified Car and
Best Truck. There will be
dash plaques to the first 100
entries.
Check the Lone Tree website
by Tim Groff
The Lone Tree Reporter
Some of us spend a lot of time
browsing the web to learn more
about the world and catch up on
events around the globe. Perhaps
we could spend a bit of our surf-
ing time getting to know a little
more about Lone Tree at www.
lonetreeiowa.com.
Councilperson Helen Lemley
of Lone Tree said she's taken
over updating the website since
she joined the Lone Tree City
Council.
"When I came onto city coun-
cil I would look at the web page
to see what was going on and
there were some difficulties get-
ting onto the web page and up-
dating it," said Lemley. "So I got
permission from the council to
take it over, I had another per-
son help me out and build the
new website."
When you look at the home
page, you'll see a banner across
the top with links to City Coun-
cil, Chamber of Commerce and
Emergency pages. There's also
a button on the left-hand side
that says "Newcomers - out on
a limb? Click here"
"If a newcomer comes to town
they can click right there on
the home page and they can see
things about being a part of the
community. Just about anything
that a person needs are there,"
said Lemley.
The "Newcomers" page shows
an extensive list including utili-
ties, schools, licensing and prop-
erties.
Lemley said she keeps an up-
date of the City Council Min-
utes for people to check. There's
a new link to information about
the Farmers' Market (scheduled
to begin on June 9), a list of local
businesses, and the Chamber of
Commerce has a few pages.
"The Chamber of Commerce
decide they wanted a web page
too so we're sharing the site,"
said Lemley. "The part that isn't
finished is their Fall Fest page.
Of course we've got to get the
schedule on there as it develops
and I'd like to get the photos that
show all the fun activities that
happen throughout fall fest."
Lemley said she's planning
to update the site soon with in-
formation about Pioneer Park
(Lone Tree Care Center) and the
Lone Tree preschool.
"Developing the website to
where it is right now, that takes
about 200 hours so anyone think-
ing they want to do a website
should be sure they have plenty
of time," said Lemley who start-
ed this project without a lot of
pre-knowledge. "I had absolutely
no skills at doing this. But I got
Continued... on page 3
Lone Tree City Council Member Helen Lemley is the 'qebmaste¢' for the City of Lone Tree website. You can find the
site online at. www.lonetreeiowa.com.
Letters from the Great White North
By Michael Forbes
Author's note:
In August, I joined my friend
and fellow Lone Tree-ite Andrew
Varney in Anchorage, AK to
embark upon a life of adventur-
ous bachelorhood in the "Last
Frontier." We were joined by a
third man from Minnesota, and
although he's a Golden Gopher
and Vikings fan, Mike Downer
completes our trio. In a year
where survival techniques for the
Chugach Mountains will be just
as important as survival mecha-
nisms in the kitchen, I thought it
might be fun to begin a series of
letters entitled "Letters from the
Great White North," sharing the
adventures of two native sons.
I am a victim of the recession.
Not really, but in a roundabout
way, sort of. Unlike most people, I
relish this. In fact, I was kind of
hoping it would happen to me for
several reasons: first, I think it is
the ultimate "you don't know what
I went through" story for a parent
to drop on their ungrateful teen-
ager some day ("You think you
have it tough? I had to eat bark off
of trees during the recession!").
Secondly, I live in the world's larg-
est outdoor playground. The only
thing that can really get in the
way of this is a job, so to not have
one opens up a whole new realm
of adventurous possibility,
(Before you cast me off as some
immature, irresponsible, non-con-
tributing zero, let me assure you
that my fianc is financially stable
and very motivated, thus neutral-
izing my economic woes and lack
of contribution.)
For those who desire outdoor
adventure, Alaska is clearly the
place to be during the summer
time. Hordes of tourists and
• i ....
thrill-seekers alike flock with the
same sense of wilderness piety,
participating in the pilgrimage to
the Last Frontier (I was going to
insert a joke right here about how
the real "last frontier" was the
9th grade brain, because nobody
knows anything about why that
works the way it does, but then I
remembered that it was summer
time and I'm working on erasing
memories of freshmen). Tourists
and Alaskans alike are equally
enamored by the abundance of
natural beauty that oozes from
Alaska's pores. Whether it's the
Continued... on page 3
Hills Bank Donates Over $500 to Lone Tree Schocde00
Photoral=h submitted
Deb 5chaeffer (right) of Hills Bank presents a Classroom Cash check for $506.40 to Michael
Reeves (left), superintendent of Lone Tree Community Schools.
The Classroom Cash program
from Hills Bank recently donat-
ed $506.40 to Lone Tree Commu-
nity Schools. These funds will be
used to support programs and
services which enhance student
educational experiences.
Since the program began,
$3,882.90 has been earned for
Lone Tree Community Schools
and over $273,300 has been earned
for all schools participating in
the program. Classroom Cash
empowers Hills Bank custom-
ers to earn money for the public
school district or private school
of their choice in our communi-
ty. Each time a purchase is made
with a Hills Bank debit card, a
donation is made to the school,
There is no cost to the school or
the customer; it's just a great
way to make a difference in our
community schools. Approxi-
mately 25,000 Hills Bank custom-
ers are currently earning money
for their school of choice.
For more information about
participating in Classroom Cash,
simply visit hillsbank.com or
any Hills Bank location.
Department
of Natural
Resources
examines
ash borer
According to the Iowa Depart-
ment of Natural Resources (IDNR),
the presence and new discovery of
emerald ash borer (EAB) in states
adjacent to Iowa has increased
interest in this exotic, invasive in-
sect.
Vitosh said that on a more local
level in Johnson County, the Uni-
versity of Iowa has estimated it
has 700 to 800 ash trees in the main-
tained areas of campus- roughJy 10
percent of its total tree population.
Though the IDNR does not have
highly accurate estimates of the
number of ash trees on a county by
county basis, says Mark A. Vitosh,
district forester for the IDNR DNR/
Forestry Bureau, it is estimated
that there are "58 million ash trees
in our rural areas and 30 million in
our urban areas state-wide."
Iowa City estimates 10 percent of
trees in public right-a-ways (area
between the street and the side-
walk) are ash. In Cedar Rapids, an
estimated 10,000 public ash trees
are trees on public property
"On a state-wide basis it is esti-
mated that many communities in
Iowa have a total tree population
.that contains 20 percent ash," said
Vitosh.
ISU Extension is collaborating
with Iowa state regulatory agencies
and local officials to prevent intro-
duction of EAB into Iowa and limit
its spread. A full list of EAB detec-
tion and education activities in on
the website: extesion.itate.odu/
pme/EmeraldAshBorer.html.
Treatment options to protect ash
trees from this destructive pest are
available, but careful and thought-
ful analysis is needed to circumvent
spread of false information and ex-
cessive and needless use of insecti-
cides, say Extension officials.
Forest, horticulture, and insect
specialists with Iowa State Uni-
versity Extension have developed
a guide that outlines management
options against EAB.
The fu'st step for many is con-
firming that property owners do
have an ash tree. Only ash trees are
susceptible to EAB attack, but all
species and cultivars of ash trees
are at risk.
Second, is the ash tree growing
vigorously and in apparent good
health? Trees must be healthy and
growing for treatments to be effec-
tive. Ash trees with mechanical
injuries, loose bark, thin canopies,
and those growing on poor sites
(limited rooting area, compacted
soil or other stresses) are not worth
treating, ff an ash tree looks healthy
and is important to the landscape,
then preventive treatment options
may be considered.
Insecticide control measures
against EAB should not be used
unless the trees are within 15 miles
of the confirmed EAB infestation.
Treatment outside this risk zone
is not advised. Protecting ash trees
with insecticides is a long-term
commitment. Most treatments
will need to be reapplied annually
or twice per year for an indefinite
number of years to protect the tree.
With that in mind, most homeown-
ers would be ahead to remove and
replace susceptible trees.
Treatment timing is critical
and must be matched to insect life
cycle. After mid-June treatment is
not recommended because it takes
time for the systemic insecticide to
be distributed within the tree (from
2 - 8 weeks depending on the appli-
cation method).
The recommended time of ap-
plication is early to mid April each
year. ff the tree is large (more than
16" diameter), a treatment in early
fall is also suggested. So the next
window for treatment for trees in
Iowa would be mid to late Septem-
ber 2009.
A new Iowa State University
Extension publication, PM 2064,
Emerald Ash Borer Management
Options, is now. The North Central
Region Integrated Pest Manage-
ment Center's Insecticide Options
for Protecting Ash Trees from EAB
was issued in May 2009. Both can be
found at extension.iastate.edu.