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Page2 The Lone Tree Reporter Thursday, July9,2015 I hope all of you had a nice Fourth of July weekend. My weekend was pretty bland I had intended to go to the parade at Hills, but I missed it. They moved it up earlier than it has been for years. It's always been 5:00 or 5:30, but this year, when I got there at' about 4:50, I found that it had already been run. So, I circled the block and came back home. Watched some ceremonies on TV after I got home. The Great Capi- tol Fourth show, or whatever it's called, came on at 7:00 p.m. on Public TV. I didn't turn it on early because I had heard them ear- lier in the day advertising what great 'stars' they were going to have on. I've heard enough of those 'great stars' to know that most of them couldn't sing and it wouldn't be worth listening to. I cut to PBS at about 8:10, just in time to hear the 1812 Overture, see the fireworks and then hear some great American marches to fin- ish things up, including The Stars and Stripes Forever. Now THAT According to the schedules, the Lone Tree ball teams were supposed to play ball on Monday night. With the forecast being what it was I don't know if they did or didn't. The baseball team was supposed to have a Senior Night and the Softball team was supposed to open District play. In the major leagues the All- Star game will be next week. The Royals are still doing well and are leading their division. The American League East has a real race with four teams vir- tually running neck and neck. The only one really trailing is Boston. Here it is in July and the Cubs still have a winning record. On the local level, the Ker- nels will be home for a three game series next week with the Burlington Bees on Wednes- day, Thursday and Friday. I finally got smart enough to go to Google to check out the Iowa Pre- Flight Seahawks. My first choice had been' to go online' and check the Press-Citizen. However, while they have many years in the ar- chives you can look up, none of SEATS History Johnson County SEATS Direc- tor Tom Brase recently shared this brief history of his depart- ment. I thought you might find it interesting. East Central Iowa Transit was established in 1975 to provide demand-responsive, rural transit service in the counties of Ben- ton, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn, and Washin on. In earlier years, transportation services, if avail- able, .were provided informally by human service agencies on behalf of their respective clients. In 1973, Heritage Area Agency on Aging (HAAA) received a Fed- eral Highway Administration demonstration grant to provide rural transportation services for elderly persons in a seven county area(Benton, Cedar, Iowa, John- son, Jones, Linn, and Washington counties). The service was named Senior Elderly Area Transporta- tion Services (SEATS). Follow- ing the expiration of the grant in 1975, individual counties chose to make their own arrangements for providing transit services, and ultimately decided to coordinate a regional service know as East Central Iowa Transit. The role of the transit service was also expanded to include gen- eral public riders. Since that time, ECICOG has served as the admin- istrative agency and contracted with a provider in each county By Kon Rife The Lone Tree Reporter is worth listening to. On Sunday I got to Lone Tree for the Sunday paper, the first one I'd seen since Thursday, and spent most of the day with reading and TV. As you can see, it was really exciting. The annual Tractor Ride from River Junction will be held this weekend. While it ,will be the last River Junction Trac- tor Ride it shouldn't be the last tractor ride, period. The Lone Tree Lions Club, which has been co-sponsoring the event for the last several years, is intending to continue it into the future. As far as I know now, the plan is to run it out of Lone Tree each year. By Ron Rife The Lone Tree Reporter Now to fmish Section 5 of Article I 100 Years Each house shall keep a Jour- Looking back 100 years to July nal of its Proceedings, and from 9, 1915. time to time publish the same, A.C. Moyer, of Conesville, was excepting such Parts as may said to have been among the 20 in- in their Judgment require Se- jured at Rock Island last Monday crecy; and the Yeas and Nays of when a 90-foot steel tower at Expo- the Members of either House sition park crashed to the ground. on any question shall, at the De- The structure was overloaded sire of one fifth of those Pres- with spectators who had climbed ent, be entered on the Journal. to get a better view of the attrac- Neither House, duringthe Session tions. of Congress, shall, without the Miss Zella Lutz and R. A. Bates Consent of the other, adjourn for were united in marriage in St. more than three days, nor to any John's Lutheran church in Des other Place than that in which Moines Wednesday noon, June the two Houses shall be sitting. 30th. NowforanotherStupidCrookstory The Lone Tree Chautauqua A Good Samaritan noticed an guarantors have decided to put elderly man being robbed, so on a ticket selling contest over the he jumped in and punched the next four weeks. The first prize thief. The thief was so upset, he will be a handsome gold watch. called the police to complain. Second prize will be two season Now for the Thought For The tickets to the Chautauqua. Third Week. It comes from Samuel John- prize will be one season ticket to son. It is: "Curiosity is one of the the Chautauqua. permanent and certain character- Mr. and Mrs. Lary Halligan are istics of a vigorous intellect." happy over the arrival of a daugh- ter at their home on July 4th. AP Poll, and 10-1 in 1944 and fin- ished # 6 in the AP Poll. They were never ranked in 1942. They played their home games at Iowa Stadium, now Kinnick Stadium. Here's a game by game rundown. 1944 Sept. 16, at Michigan, 7-12 Sept. 23, at Minnesota, 19-13 Sept. 30, Olathe (KS) Navy, 45-12 Oct. 7, 2nd Air Force, at NE 12-6 Oct. 14, at #7 Purdue, 13-6 Oct. 22, Fort Warren,30-0 Oct. 29, at Marquette, 26-0 Nov. 4, Tulsa, 47-27 Nov. 11, Bunker Hill Navy, 33-7 Nov. 18, at Missouri,51-7 Nov. 25, Iowa, 30-6 1942 Sept. 19, at Kansas, 61-0 them are 1942, 1943, 1944. So, to Sept. 26, at Northwestern, 20-12 Google and Voila! There was the Oct. 3, at Minnesota,7-6 complete history, so here goes. If Oct. 10 at Michigan, 26-14 you don't care you can stop read- Oct. 17, at Notre Dame, 0-28 ing now. If you are interested Oct. 31, at Indiana, 26-6 My 1945 Official Football Guide for nostalgia's sake, read on. Nov. 7, at FortKnox, KY, 13-7 shows that the Seahawks had The Navy commissioned four pre- Nov. 21 Nebraska, 46-0 eight games scheduled for that flight schools on college campuses Nov. 28, at #3 Notre Dame, 12-41 year. They were supposed to play in 1942. They were at the Univer- Dec. 5, Missouri at KC, 0-7 Ohio State, Minnesota,Bun- sity of Georgia, the University ker Hill Naval Air Station, Fort of Iowa, the University of North 1943 Warren, Second Air Force, Fort Carolina and St. Mary's College. Sept. 18, at Illinois, 32-18 Worth Army Air Force, Purdue They were to be assigned to the Sept. 25, at Ohio State, 28-13 and Wisconsin. I didn't bother to Pacific Fleet upon graduation. Oct. 2, at Iowa State, 33-13 look them all up, but I suppose Their head coaches were former the teams on the schedule either Minnesota coach, Bernie Bier- Oct. 9, Iowa, 25-0 Oct. 16, Missouri at KC 21-6 just spaced it off as an open date man in 1942, former MissouriOct. 30, Fort Riley, KS, 19-2 or managed to get somebody else coach Don Faurot in 1943 and for- scheduled in the slot. Anyway, mer Auburn coach Jack Meaglaer NOv. 7, at Marquette,46,19 there'S your Seahawks history: Nov. 13, Camp Grant, IL 28-13 in 1944. They were 7.3 in 1942, 9-1 Nov. 20, at #1 No re Daine, 13'i4 " ' in 1943 and ranked #2in the final Nov. 27:, at Minnesota, 32-0 to operate service. Providers in- clude: Benton County Transpor- tation, Iowa County Transporta- tion, Johnson County SEATS, Jones County JETS, Linn County LIFTS, and Washington County MiniBus. In just the past decade, SEATS has provided almost 1.2 million rides. Thanks for the history les- son, Tom! Talking When We Disagree Recently ! inentioned the abil- ity to talk dcross ideological lines. I really cannot emPhasiZe enough how important this is! I recently met a guy through work. This man had decided ahead of time that we couldn't really spend any time talking, be- cause I was a Supervisor in liberal Johnson County, and he wasa Lib- ertarian from Western Iowa. I just wouldn't let him get away so easily. I learned that we both have children; his two are a bit younger than my three. I learned that we were both farm kids. We both love the Hawkeyes. Then the real topper - his wife is a breast cancer survivor. (My wife Melissa is currently undergo- ing treatment for breast cancer.) As we parted ways, the guy was almost in tears, saying, "Let me know how I can help." feels that way now. My guess is that this gentleman and I would disagree on a lot of political issues. But now I think we could actually discuss these differences with mutual respect and understanding. And wouldn't that be a wonderful thing? Blues and BBQ North Liberty is gearing up for a ninth year of live music, great food, family fun and great brews on Saturday, July 11 in Centen- nial Park. The purpose of North Liberty Blues & BBQ presented by South Slope Cooperative Com- munications is to bring the com- munity together for a free, family- friendly event under the umbrella of live, Iowa blues music and re- markable food. The festival is coordinated by the North Liberty Community Betterment Group with the goal of providing North Liberty resi- dents and visitors an opportunity to enjoy the beauty of the area without spending money. The fes- tival is paid for by local business sponsorships and donations. For more information, visit: http://northlibertyblues.org. Shaking My Head, Part 1 I am aghast at the terrorist at- tacks on black churches through- out the south. At last count 7 black churches have been burned, while others have been vandalized. He is a goodguy.(I l npw that, now, because.v] . poke. I'd like to think I'm gb d guy, I hope he Gladys T. Paterson 1924-2015 Gladys Krueger Paterson, 90, of Salt Lake City, UT, formerly of Lone Tree, passed away at her home Sunday, June 28, 2015, following an extended illness. Per her wishes there will be no services. Gladys was born September 26, 1924, in Johnson County to Herman and Anna (Ball) Krueger. She is survived by one son, Allen Paterson of Salt Lake City, one brother, Fritz Krueger of Lone Tree, and one sister Jean (John) Douglas of Iowa City. She was preceded in death by her parents and daughter Carol Paterson. Let's be very clear. If ISIL did this, we would cease all air trav- el, call out the National Guard, and every Presidential candidate except Sanders and Paul would demand that we bomb a couple Middle Eastern countries. But these acts of terrorism are not even called terrorism! The violence has barely been covered on the news. Why? Because the victims are black, and the perpe- trators might be white. What type of country ARE we? We need to act! The whole thing just leaves me shaking my.head. Continued on page 3 By Kris Rife The Lone Tree Reporter A daughter of the usual weight and fineness arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Burr on July 2nd. At the roller skating rink on Friday afternoon Mrs. Belle Brown had the misfortune to fall while skating, breaking her right arm at the wrist. D. M. Riggs is putting a sub- stantial fence around his elevator yards. The new law in effect July 4th forbids giving or taking a tip in Iowa. In the election held last week 41 votes were cast for a new school house in Cone, while 36 were con- trary. The Johnson county old set- tlers' picnic will be held in the Iowa City park on September 8th. 75 Years Looking back 75 years to July 11, 1940. The National championship dirt track auto races of 1940 will be held at the Iowa State Fair this summer. The Des Moines track is rated as the fastest half mile dirt speedway in the country. Reports are coming in daffy re- garding chinch bug damage over the county, The continued dry spell is ideal weather for the in- SeCts. Many farmers are reporting that they are in the oats and wheat and in considerable numbers, and are commencing to do some dam- age to corn. A state highway crew started work in Lone Tree Monday, scari- fying and grading Highway No. 22 through the town preparatory to applying a surface of crushed rock and oil. The biennial school census of the Lone Tree Independent school district, shows a total of 165 per- sons of school age in the district, composed of 80 boys and 85 girls. Lone Tree's oldest resident, John Storm, celebrated his nine- ty-eighth birthday July 4th quiet- ly at his home. He and Mrs. Storm will have been married sixty years this coming March Louis A. McCracken, 20, died at University hospital Saturday evening following injuries sus- tained when he fell on a pitchfork handle while working on a farm near West Liberty. The handle of the fork penetrated his abdomen, causing injuries which proved fatal. Miss Dena Rubelman will cel- ebrate her ninetieth birthday Fri- day. July 12. Grover C. Hudson was elected commander of John L. Mumm Post No, 457 at the regular meet- ing Monday evening. Senior Dining July 13 - July 17 Monday, July 13: Goulash, Oregon Bean Medley, Mixed Salad, Fruit, Rhubarb Dessert Tuesday, July 14: Baked Ham, Sweet Potatoes, Broccoli, Cauliflower, Apple Salad Wednesday, July 15: Crispy Chicken, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Green Beans, Fruit, Cake & Ice Cream: BIRTHDAY DINNER Thursday, July 16: Baked Spaghetti, Italian Vegetables, Garlic Bread, Fresh Salad, Apricots Friday, July 17: Chicken Enchiladas, Spanish Rice, Corn, Fruit All meals are served with whole wheat bread, margarine and 2 % milk 'unless noted. For reservations call 629-5144. Nichols Christian Church 607 Grant Ave Nichols Phone: 723-4346 Sunday Services: 9:30 a.m. - Worship Service 10:30 a.m. - Sunday School Nichols United Methodist Church 315 Main, Nichols Phone: 723-4585 Pastor Don Hodson Sunday Services: 9:30 a.m. - Family Worship Service with Children's Sermon Our Parish Clust0r Sts. Mary & J0seoh Lone Tree: 216 W. Jayne St. Nichols: Short St & Grand Ave. Hills: 209 Brady Street Pastor: Father Mike Spiekermeier Cluster Coordinator Mrs. Carol Kaalberg Lone Tree: 629-4225; Nichols: 723-4566; Hills: 679-2271, Cell: 319-330-5324 Saturday Mass 4 p.m. Lone Tree Mass. 6:00 p.m. Hills Sunday Mass 8 a,m. Nichols Mass. 10:00 a.m. Hills Tuesday & Friday Mass 10 a.m. Pioneer Park Care CeW~er United Presbyterian Church of Lone Tree 110 W. Elm St. Church: 629-4900 Wednesday July 8 Council Reports Due 10:15 Care Center Worship Thursday July 9 9:00 to noon Hillcrest training for staff 2:15 Care Center Bingo Sunday July 12 10:00 Worship led by Pastor Betsey Sue Neipert 10:15 Sunday School 11:00 Coffee Hour 6:00 Mainers meet at Hain residence Wednesday July 15 Peach Orders Due 7:00 Session Mtg. 7:30 Youth Group The Lone Tree Thursday July 9 2015 Vol. CXXIV Issue 28 The Lone Tree Reporter An independent newspaper and official newspaper for the City of Lone Tree, Johnson County, and the Lone Tree Community School District. THE LONE TREE REPORTER (USPS 318-160) is published weekly except Christmas for $25 per year in Johnson and Mus- catine counties, $27 per year elsewhere in Iowa and $32 per year in the continental United States by Greater Iowa News Group, Inc. 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