Archive - Aug 1, 2011

DES MOINES– For two innings, Solon was behind.
Harlan scored in the opening frame of the Class 3A championship game Friday, pushing a run across on a pair of two-out hits against Solon starter Brandon Shulista.
The Cyclones would score no more.
And would only get two more hits.
The Solon Spartans broke it open in the third inning on the second run through the order, scoring four runs and running away with the 3A championship with a 6-1 win. Shulista went the distance for the win.

Wed, Aug 3: Chili w/beans, mixed green salad w/dressings, Mandarin oranges, oatmeal raisin bar.
Thu, Aug 4: Swiss steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, strawberry banana gelatin, frosted chocolate cake. BINGO
Fri, Aug 5: LS chicken noodle casserole, broccoli Normandy, mixed green salad w/dressings, cantaloupe, rice crispy bar. Cards
Mon, Aug 8: LS tuna noodle casserole, Harvard beets, mixed green salad w/dressings, cantaloupe, ice cream cup. Dietician
Tue, Aug 9: LS Salisbury steam w/gravy, oven roasted potatoes, broccoli, banana, rice crispy bar. BINGO/City Rep.

SOLON– The Solon Garden Club will meet at 7 p.m., Monday, Aug. 8, at the Solon Public Library. Our Johnson County Urban Conservationist Amy Bouska will share her knowledge on rain gardens. Urban landscapes generate runoff with almost every rainfall event. Conservation measures capture and infiltrate storm water and reduce a property’s contribution to water quality degradation, flash stream flows and flooding. Spongy soil is the secret to most rainscaping practices, including the rain garden.

Be sure and pick up the rules for the cake baking contest at the circulation desk in the library and plan to enter. The contest will be held on Sunday afternoon, August 21 in conjunction with the weeklong 10th Anniversary celebration. Entries will be judged by a panel of city officials and after the prizes are awarded in all the different categories, the cakes will be carved up and served to all the birthday party attendees.

Author Tess Gerritsen will keep you turning the pages in her latest Rizzoli & Isles novel titled, “The Silent Girl.” This book will suck you in to Boston’s Chinatown, take you to the dark side and back with jolts and sheer suspense. Cracking a crime resonating with bone-chilling echoes of an ancient Chinese legend, Rizzoli and Isles must outwit an unseen enemy.