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SWISHER– Jose N. Harris is quoted as writing, “A veteran is someone, who at one point in their life, wrote a blank check payable to the United States of America for an amount up to, and including, their life. Regardless of personal or political views, there are way too many people in this country who no longer remember that fact…”
The Swisher Men’s Club decided to not only remember that fact, but also make a visual statement of gratitude.
On Friday, Nov. 6. members of the club installed 50 banners in Swisher honoring Swisher area veterans in honor of Veterans Day (Wednesday, Nov. 11).

SOLON– If kids are going to stay in school, strict contact tracing must take place, Superintendent Davis Eidahl said.
“That’s just the way it’s got to be,” he noted.
But not everyone has been happy to receive a phone call from school nurses Kris Elijah and Amy Link.
“When working through a case, parents can take their frustrations out on us,” Elijah said via email.
The two Solon Community School District (SCSD) nurses were on hand for a Nov. 19 meeting of the board of education to share their experiences responding to increased COVID-19 positive cases and quarantines.

TIFFIN– The opening tip-off of the 2020-2021 season finally arrived for the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) High School varsity girls’ basketball team as they hosted their WaMaC East rivals, the Solon Lady Spartans, Friday, Dec. 4.
Solon (No. 14 in Class 3A) entered the contest with a 1-1 record after having knocked off Center Point-Urbana in their opener on Nov. 24, and falling to Central DeWitt on Dec. 1. The Clippers (No. 14 in Class 4A) however, were kept off the court until after Thanksgiving due to the CCA school district having moved to all online learning due to COVID-19.

IOWA CITY– Students in the Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD) continue to attend school from the comfort of their homes, and via computer, at least through Friday, Dec. 11. The district moved back to all online learning on Monday, Nov. 16, due to high COVID-19 positivity rates in Johnson County, and initially planned to return to the classrooms on Monday, Nov. 30, after the Thanksgiving break.

TIFFIN– A Tiffin native and 2016 Clear Creek Amana (CCA) High School graduate is Iowa’s newest agricultural ambassador. Mollie Upton was crowned the 2021 Iowa Miss United States Agriculture the weekend of Nov. 20-21 in Maryville, Mo., and competes for the national title June 18-19, 2021, in Orlando, Fla.
Joining 4-H around the age of 12 fueled Upton’s passion for agriculture, along with taking ag classes and joining Future Farmers of America (FFA) at Williamsburg High School during her time at CCA. CCA did not have an ag program at the time, but does currently.