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n eT .75€ 2 sections, 3 insert Lone Tree Briefs tLone Tree IFarmors !:00arket Update -=are a small market hut Well worth checking fresh pro- goods, crafts. from 4:00 to 6:30 our vendors Great meals Mincer Coun- have vendor space : for wish- home- and homegrown reunion annual reunion descendants of Eden will Noon July 10th at Church Hall In Softball vs. (Parents Night) VS. WMU 5:30 p,m, Baseball & Softball Wapello 5:30 p.m. @ Mid-Prai. - V Softball @ Mid- - V Softball @ Co- s 7:00 p.m. @ Colum- 5:30 p.m. Re- @ Central p.m. Central "Hall kgenda as COmments i I & Seminars L-T BASEBALL SENIORS: JUST DO IT .... by Tim Greff The Lone Tree Reporter When it comes to team lead- ership on the Lions' baseball squad, seniors Nathan Volk and Derek Martinez are guys who just get the job done. "They don't say a whole lot, but they're the guys who just let their play do all the talking they need," said Lone Tree head baseball coach Ryan Barnes of his senior boys. "They are doing a good job educating the younger kids and they try to make us a better team." Volk and Martinez split du- ties on the mound and at short- stop during most games for the Lions. They also provide the core of the LT offense. Martinez leads his team with a .444 batting average in 16 games this season and Volk is batting .302 with a team-high 29 runs scored. The senior pitching duo have started 12 games for the Lions. Martinez has struck out 44 bat- ters and has a 3-2 record while Volk has notched 24 Ks so far this season and has a 1-4 re- cord so far this season accord- ing to the statistics posted at quikstatsiowa.com (www.qui- kstatsiowa.com). Ask them what they do and they'll just respond with base- ball basics: "Just simple things," said Martinez. "Body up when the ball comes to you and don't let the ball get through, keep extra bases from happening, stick with it and make the good throw and make the next play." "It's just a game," said Volk. "That's important to realize. Some of the younger players Continued... on page 8 Photqm I lm moff Senior pitchers, hitters, and infielders Derek Martinez (left) and Nathan Volk (fight) are the kind of guys who 'just do it' for the baseball team. River Junction tractor ride, dinner and show The Seventh Annual River Junction Tractor Show and Farmer's Supper are Friday July 8th, in River Junction, at Walker Park. The Show, featuring all makes and models of vintage tractors will be at the Morgan residence next to Walker Park, in River Junction, starting at 4:00. A pork loin supper will be served from 6:00 till 8:00 PM. The lub- lic is invited for the meal. Cost is $10.00 for adults and $5.£or children. Following the meal, The River Junction Theatre will present a Variety Show. - : The Tractor Ride is SatUrday July 9th. 150 tractors will leave River Junction at 8:00. Morning break will be in Conesville at 9:30. The tractor ride will he in Letts at 11:30 for lunch. The pub- lic is invited for $9.00. Lunch is a fund raiser for the Letts Lion's Club. At 12:30, the tractor ride leaves Letts. At 1:00 it will pass through Fredonia and on to Columbus Junction at 1:30. The afternoon stop will be 2:00 at the Rodeo Grounds three miles north of Co- lumbus Junction. The ride leaves the rodeo grounds at 2:30 and travels to Lone Tree arriving at 3:45. At 4:15, they will leave Lone Tree returning to River Junc- tion at 4:30. The public is invited to come and see the tractors and visit with the drivers at any of the stops. This event is sponsored by the , Lone Tree Chapter Lions Club : International. Proceeds for the event go to the Johnson County Historical Society and to 'the Lone Tree Chapter Lions Club International. For questions call Gerald Morgan at 319-629-5296. Hain selected as president of Iowa Lions Foundation by Krls Rile The Lone Tree Reporter Paul Hain of Lone Tree was re- cently selected as the president of the Iowa Lions Foundation for a term of one year. This puts Hain in charge of the main fundraising arm of the Iowa Lions clubs. The main donation recipients of the group are Iowa KidSight, Iowa Lions hearing aid bank, Iowa Lions eyebank, Leaderdog/puppy pro- gram, Iowa Department of Educa- tion for the blind, Iowa school for the deaf and the University of Iowa Cochlear implant center. This is the llth year for the Lions relationship with Iowa Kid- Sight. Due to budget cuts to the local AEA offices the school dis- tricts will no longer be screening students so Iowa KidSight is even more important than ever. The pro- cess has screened over 200,000 kids with about 8,500 being referred for further examination and testing. The service is free of charge and is completed on children from 6 to 48 months of age. The Iowa Lions Eyebank is a worldwide provider of cornea tis- sue, with Iowa being the first sup- plied. Iowa now has no waiting list for corneal needs. Each donated cornea can serve up to 5 recipients. The Lions clubs volunteer to drive the corneas from one area of the country to another. "This is one of the most interesting tours you could ever take in the area" Hahn says. "Give them a call if you or your group would like to see how they work." The Iowa hearing aid bank is lo- cated in Jesup, Iowa. They are able to repair, restore and refurbish hearing aids with the only cost being the personalized ear insert manufactured for each recipient. The Leaderdog/puppy program is used mainly in the Rockwell City correction facility where in- mates work with the puppies, who • then move on to Rochester, MI for the completion of their training. One outstanding fact with this pro- gram is not just that the animals are trained for a needed service but none of the incarcerated trainers has reoffended once released. The support given to the Iowa Department of Education for the Blind received from the foundation is in the form of readers for the children. The Lions used to provide Braille typewriters, but we all know typewriters are 'old school'. The Iowa School for the Deaf receives a donation from the foun- dation annually that helps them to pay for the Iowa Communication Network fee so the students may communicate with their families and friends while away at school. Foundation fUnds also go to the University of Iowa Cochlear im- plant center and there are always the donation boxes for used eye- glasses and hearing aids. There is a donation box at the Farmers & Mer- chants Bank in Lone Tree or you could drop any off at the Reporter office as well Many people might not know that as of 1987 women are welcomed as members of the Lions clubs. So, if you would like to join an active and worthwhile organization, or if you have any old glasses or hearing aids, please feel free to contact any Lions Club member, the Farmers & Merchants Bank or the Reporter office. I Zdrazll honored by Iowa Lions Foundation Paul Hain tntttW tt K Rt Gene Zdrazil of River Junction, IA has received the ',Iowa Lions Foundation" Warren Coleman H0n- orary Award in recognition for his commitment to serving Lionism. The award is named for long time Executive Secretary-Treasurer Warren Coleman, who has given freely his time and dedication to the Iowa Lions Foundation and the programs for which it supports. This award is conferred on persons who demonstrate community service, and can only be made possible by a contribution of $1,000.00 to the Iowa Lions Foundation. Gene Zdrazil is a member of the Lone Tree Lions Club. He recently received an appropriately de- signed plaque and a lapel pin acknowledging his humanitarian service. The Iowa Lions are part of the world's largest service organization numbering more than 1.2 million members in over 201 countries and geographic areas. As a charitable arm of the association in Iowa, the Iowa Lions Foundation acts as steward for many Sight and Hearing programs across the state. I I I III IIII I I I I I