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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
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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.
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Zdrazll honored by Iowa Lions Foundation
Paul Hain
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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.
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