Archive - Oct 2011

By Adam Burke
North Liberty Leader
IOWA CITY– The Oct. 11 school board meeting sat a majority of newcomers to the Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD) board of education, including a new president, Marla Swesey.
Bringing them up to speed was Executive Director of Administrative Services Paul Bobek, who presented the district’s annual financial report.
His report showed a surplus of $10.6 million in the district’s unspent balance general fund, up from the $8 million surplus at the end of the 2009-10 school year.

IOWA CITY– Beethoven’s ever-popular Symphony No. 6 Pastorale will be performed when William LaRue Jones conducts the University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra in a free concert featuring faculty string bass player Volkan Orhon at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union.
The other works on the program will be Essay for Orchestra No. 1, Op. 12, by American composer Samuel Barber, and Nino Rota’s Divertimento Concertante for double bass and orchestra, featuring Orhon.

Wed Oct. 19:
LS Beef & noodles, Oriental vegetables, three bean salad, orange apricot gelatin.

Thu Oct. 20:
LS Roast pork, oven browned potatoes, broccoli w/cheese sauce, fruited yogurt. BINGO.

Fri Oct. 21:
Salmon loaf w/creamed peas, baked potato half w/sour cream, strawberry & bananas. Cards.

Mon Oct. 24:
Cream of tomato soup, roast beef sandwich, tomato spoon salad, fresh melon, oatmeal raisin cookie.

Tue Oct. 25:

MOUNT VERNON– A warm, windy day… a fast start… and another cross country title for Solon’s girls. It was a two-team race at the WaMaC meet Oct. 13 in Mount Vernon. Solon grabbed three of the top eight spots in the 93-runner field to hold off Williamsburg, which used better finishes from its four and five runners to stay close. It was the first conference title for Solon since 1997, when it took the EIHC crown… also in Mount Vernon.

SOLON– The Lady Spartans gutted out a nail-biter against West Delaware last week to capture the WaMaC Tournament championship and move to 29-1 for the season.
According to Head Coach Kurt Trout, it’s the most wins in a season for a Solon varsity volleyball squad.
The Lady Spartans swept to the tourney title by defeating Central DeWitt, Benton Community and Waterloo Columbus at home Tuesday during pool play; then besting Western Dubuque and Marion in the championship bracket before a title tilt rematch with West Delaware.