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The Lone Tree EPORTER 75¢ One Section One Supplement www.lonetreereporter.com • that (;ARES about l,one Tree !eorekeeper needed r. Squires is looking for a %reboard keeper for the rar- ity home basketball games is season. The position pays 23 per game, if interested ntact Tom Squires at the Chool at 629-4610. ]!ruitcake orders taken ]rs. p is now taking orders for -]arnp Courageous fruitcakes. ]all 629-5366 to make orders pick them up. arkey drawings 'rawings, courtesy of the 0ne Tree Chamber of "Ommerce, for turkeys and gift certificates at LT's 9rocery will be on Nov. 26 and bee. 17. Sign up at Farmers tN Merchants Savings Bank, Ps Grocery, FS, REC, Moco, aren's Kones, Gin's Bar and rill, LT Tire, Smothers lSurance or the elevator. This 'e ' ' [. k s winners were Lmda bbott and Chris Wasendorf. /bbott, of Nichols, won an [ght- to 10-pound turkey and tCasendorf of Lone Tree, won a $25 gift certificate. hili supper d trolley rides ub Scout pack 217 of Lone tree is having a chili soup sup- er on Wednesday, Dec. 5 from 2 `8 p.m. at the Presbyterian thurch in Lone Tree. The eal includes chili, veggies, esert and drink. Cost is $4 for [adUlts, $3 for children 5-12 ]and $1 for those under five. iIlso, the horse-drawn trolley [hdes will be back again. Be SUre to dress warm and hang ap your Christmas lights for all :o see. Cost is free. If you ave any questions you can Call Sarah Gaeta at 629-5239. ports briefs: .,One Tree wee pee wrestlers eaton Kane and Ty Robertson each took second place at ib0ubuqueland Classic on Nov. taron Luedtke was voted most reproved player by the tighland-Lone Tree Raiders ootball Team and awarded at their awards banquet Nov. 9. Luedtke's name was left off of a list, which ran in the Nov. 15 Ieporter, of those honored at the banquet. r • Historical society ecelves award By Ron Rife Staff Writer The Lone Tree Historical Society has received the Irving Weber Award from the Johnson County Historical Society. The Award was established in 1992 in honor of Irving Weber, the official historian of Iowa City. The Award was presented at the annual meeting of the county historical society, which was held in the Solon Library, Nov. 18. Following dinner, Society President, John Chadima , wel- comed the groupl Present from the Lone Tree Historical Society were: Dale and Ardath Johnson, Hester Larew, Irene Ford, Mary Stonebarger, Grynneth Parizek, Mary Lou Rife, and Ron Rife. The Award was presented to the Lone Tree Historical Society by Ken Donnelly "for their distin- guished contribution to the preservation of Johnson County history" and was accepted by Mary Lou Rife on behalf of the Lone Tree Historical Society. Margaret Wieting, Executive Director of the county society, had visited the museum on Oct. 13 and was given a tour by Grynneth Parizek. Mrs. 'P' did the paperwork required for the award and returned it to the soci- ety. Another recipient of an Irving Weber Award was Norwood "Bud" Louis, retired pharmacist turned columnist, for "preserving the history of Johnson County." Above, the Lone Tree Historical Society receives an award from the Johnson County Historical Society. Back row from left, Irene Ford, Mary Margaret Stonebarger, Hester Larew, Mary Lou Rife, Dale Johnson, Mrs. P and Ron Rife - all members of the society's board. ....... Front, from left, Ken Donnelly of the Johnson County society and Ardele Johnson of Lone Tree. (Lone Tree Historical board members not pictured are Lilian Angerer and Elain Kout.) shows gr00Ltil:ude to long-time customers Members of Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank's Red Carpet Club eat at the American Legion. The annual event, held on Nov. 15, is the banks way of showing its appreciation to those customers. By Nick Hillyard Editor More than 200 Red Carpet Club members were entertained by the Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank as a thank you for their patronage. The annual event for good cus- tomers more than 55-years-old, which took place on Nov. 15 at the American Legion, "went great," said Gayle Kaalberg, bank presi- dent. Food was provided and club members were asked to bring a desert. Dance band member Frank Photo by NICK HILLYARD Buhr and radio personality Leo Greeo entertained. Professional photos of board members, employ- ees and club members were taken to commemorate the bank's cen- tennial. Lone Tree dollars and hams were among the 28 prizes given away. "We have this to show our appreciation to this group of peo- ple," Kaalberg said. "They are the core people to and bank, and the community. "It's our way as a business in town to thank these people for being citizens here," he said. Incentives offer ed tome buyers By Nick Hillyard Editor Purchasing a new home in = Lone Tree just became a little easier. The city of Lone Tree, working with the Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship, Yakish Construction and First Star Bank, are offering incen- tives to home buyers. "We want controlled growth and this is really a good way to start," said Melinda Wieland, council member. Council member Jeff Lihs and Maryann Dennis, execu- tive director of the Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship, are both on the Johnson County Task Force and discussed doing the proj- ect after the East Central Iowa Council of Governors recom- mended Lone Tree do a project like this. The fellowship has already built and sold seven homes in Johnson County• "This is the first time we've gone out of the Iowa City - Coralville area," Dennis said. A state grant from the Local Housing Assistance Program gave the non-profit fellowship $5,000 to purchase a lot and $5,000 to give to the purchaser for a down payment, one-tenth of which is forgiven each year that the new owner lives there, Dennis said. It's good to invest public dollars in something like this, Dennis said, allowing Lone Tree to use some of that money. The city waved a lot of infrastructure permits in the entire subdivision and are offering a 10-year tax abate- ment for the prop.erty, which is located at 401 Yakish Court. The purchaser will only pay a small percentage of their prop- erty tax for each of those years, she said. All of these things work together to lower the price of the new home and increase a buyer's borrowing power. "I think it's hard for people to be able to afford a house," Dennis said. "They will get a really good product for their investment." The 1,152 square-foot house will feature three bed- rooms, one full and one three- forths baths, and an attached two-car garage. The unfinished basement will have roughed-in plumbing and large egress windows for future improve- ments. Yakish Construction is building the home on a six- month timeline and, in cooper- ation with First Star (who is financing the construction) and the Fellowship, will build two more. "As soon as the first one is HOME continued on page 12 arah's ":. : ..; Week of November 11, 2001 The warmest day this week was Thursday with a high of 73. The coolest day this week was Sunday with a high of 54. Lows have ranged from 33 on Monday to 56 on Thursday. We had .27 inches of precipitation this week. Can soft water clean harder? Rent a Culllgan ® water conditioner for $49.95 for ";'' .::, rt'00 in thg - f|PtAl|[ 2months. • ii::/";- ....... " ........ (tatao. a ,,at mcdt.) . i:, ....... A Culligan water softener eliminates build-up of   8 O' /: throughoutyour house. 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