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The Lone Tree ORTER .75¢ www.lonetreereporter.com Volume CXIV Issue 38 • Thursday, September 22, 2005 Tile only paper in the world that CARES about Lone Tree !!!Local champion driver comes from behind to win second track championship at West Liberty Sehmarie : lie Lone Tree Reporter Racing bumper to bumper at Sleeds of 85 to 90 miles per :hour, Larry Herring of Lone Tree had to come from behind points to win his second West Liberty Track champi- Ollship in a totaled racecar. Herring races in the modi- fied division and has been involved in four wrecks but Was never hurt. The highest lrize money he has ever won Was $2,500 at the Yankee Clas- Sic in Farley, Iowa. The average weekly first- llace prize is $500. Bob Har- riagton from Wilton is the car OWner. A race-ready car costs from $20,000 to $25,000. "You can put a cheap car on the road for $15,000 but the egine alone in this car cost $12,000," Herring said. "I had raced motorcycles and ATVs on flat tracks all over the U.S. When I started racing cars, I had my own car. Harrington decided to put some money into it." The changes made on a mod- ified-division car are unlimit- ed. But, they all run the same size and brand of tire; Ameri- can Racer. The regular point season starts the second week in April and runs through Labor Day. They run every weekend unless it rains. Some tracks are muddy; some are dry and slick. Now that the point season is over they are going to race a couple more weekends in the new car, replacing the one that was totaled, for added money and for fun. Herring is going on to race in Oskaloosa, where the prize for • RACECAR - see page3 Submitted Photo Lone Tree's Larry Herring speeds around the track in Bob Harrington's modified ' racecar at a recent race held in West Liberty. !,.Four City Council vacancies to !i filled in November elections  yMelissa Heatherly Tree Report00 I On Tuesday, November 8, the [ Citizens of Lone Tree will head the .polls to get their say on ! ::Who will fill four vacancies on 'the City Council. The position of mayor and three council seats will be up for grabs. Applications are available at City Hall and the deadline for applying is Thurs- :day, September 22 at 5 p.m. Along with the application, [:::candidates must also have a [ letition with 20 signatures and addresses of Lone Tree resi- I dents who plan to support [them. ]: As of Tuesday morning, the application turned in to :City Hall is that of Coun- cilmember FAce Brown, who is : Up for re-election. Mayor Shelley Allison is up for re-election and has said that she intends to run, but so far has not turned in her applica- tion. Councilmember Melinda Wieland's term is up this November and she does not intend to run. Wieland has said that her schedule is full and doesn't feel she has the time to devote to the position. Despite rumors circulating around town, Wieland said she had no plans to run for mayor nor does her husband intend to run for office. "I would like to thank every- one for their support," Wieland said. Councilmember Dave Smith's term will be up in November as well. Smith was appointed to the position last January to replace Les Schaapveld who resigned for health reasons. "I will not be running for re- election," Smith said. "I feel that there are enough people in town who think they can do a better job. I would like to give them the opportunity to run." According to the city clerk, many people have picked up applications from City Hall but are possibly waiting until the last minute to turn them in. Confirmation class to hold bake sale to benefit hurricane relief effort A hurricane relief bake sale, sponsored by the 2006 Confirmation Class of St. Mary's Lone Tree and Nichols Catholic Church, will be held Friday night, September 23. The event will take place just prior to the Raiders Homecoming Football Game at the Lone Tree Football Field. Members of the class are Kelsey Acord, Sarah Brug- man, Derek Carter, Brittany Danielson, Dani Gillham, Derek Havel, Matt Lively, Hannah Loan, Tim Loan, Nick Petsel and Eric Trues- dale. Teachers are Jim and Carol Lively and Lura Loan. The rolls will be made in Lura Loan's kitchen and pro- ceeds will be given to a rep- utable relief organization: liurricane Relief take Sale $eptember 23 \\; The 2006 Conformation Class of St. Mary-'s Church of Lone and Nichols will hold a I'htrricane Relief Bake Sale on riday, September 23 at 6:30 before the Homecoming Game at Lone Tree Field. Hurricane Relief Dinner September 24 A Hurricane Relief Supper - will be held at the American Legion in Columbus Junction on September 24 at 5 p.m. Music will be provided by "One Touch" from 6-7 p.m, A $5 donation is reuested. For more information contact Deb Bean at 319-728-2318. Old Settlers Meeting September 25 The Old Settlers Association will meet, Sunday, September 25 at 6:30 p.m. at Walker Park, River Junction. The meeting will be followed by supper. All members are encouraged to attend. Legion Auxiliary Dinner October 4 The Lone Tree American Legion Auxiliary will hold a free dinner for paid up mem- bers on Tuesday, October 4. Reservations must be made by September 28. Lone Tree Citywide Garage Sales October 8 Lone Tree Citywide Garage Sales will be Saturday, October 8 from 7 a,m.-2 p.m. Sign up fee $5. Checks payable to LT Cham- ber. Leave a list with name, address, phone number and top 10 items for sale at City Hall or bank drop box. Deadline October 5. For more information call Joanne Havel at 629-5651.