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• 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
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