Archive - 2011

Clifford Smith, 82, of Lone Tree, passed away on Monday, Dec. 19, 2011, at his home in Lone Tree. Funeral services were held on Friday, Dec. 23, at the Sorden-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Lone Tree. Burial was at the Lone Tree Cemetery, with full military honors.
Clifford Henry Smith, Jr. was born April 17, 1929, in Iowa City, the son of Clifford Henry and Velma Margaret (Hartsock) Smith. Clifford served the United States Air Force during the Korean Conflict. On October 23, 1951, Clifford was united in marriage to Mary Margaret Forwald in Lone Tree.

Bruce A. Larkin, 57, of Iowa City, died unexpectedly on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011.
Services were held Dec. 21 at the Gay and Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City.
Bruce Anthony Larkin was born Sept. 27, 1954, in Ricketts. After high school, Bruce served in the U.S. Marine Corps and spent time stationed in Japan during the Vietnam War.
Local survivors include a son, Shawn Larkin (Rebecca) of North Liberty.
Memorials may be made to the Bruce Larkin Memorial Fund. Online condolences may be sent to Bruce’s family through the website www.gayandciha.com.

I’ve decided that the frantic feeling of being rushed, running out of time, too much to do that we face during the holidays every year is a phenomenon related to nothing more than the calendar. This sense of urgency, and the vague suspicion that we have somehow failed to get it all done, spring from a false assumption that time runs out on December thirty-first, and if we haven’t done as much or as well as we thought we would or should, we’ve run out of time and opportunity. And then there’s a feeling of unease about the coming year.

MARION– Trees Forever is now accepting applications from Iowa farmers and landowners who are interested in improving water quality and reducing soil erosion by participating in the “Working Watersheds: Buffers and Beyond” program in 2012. Technical assistance, project planning and funding resources are available to selected landowners who are willing to demonstrate and model good conservation practices. The deadline for applications has been extended to Jan. 13, 2012.

IOWA CITY– The Johnston Dragons won the Mercer Invitational Saturday, Dec. 17, at City High in Iowa City with 394 points. Ankeny, Cedar Falls, Pleasant Valley and Bettendorf rounded out the top five. The West High Trojans placed sixth with 207, besting rival City High’s seventh place showing with 187. Ottumwa High rounded out the field in eighth place with 75 points.
200-yard medley—3, IC West “A”, (Kaisen Yao, Carson Miller, Thomas Burrill, Anthony Lehnertz), 1:42.03.
200-yard freestyle — 17, Mason Weibel, 2:07.79. 19, Ross McCurdy, 2:09.58. 21, Scott Callum, 2:15.09.