Archive - Jul 2012

Date

July 9th

Janet White Malins

Submitted by admin on Mon, 07/09/2012 - 11:00pm

Janet White Malins, 71, of New Braunfels, Texas, formerly of Solon, passed away on June 25, 2012, following a sudden illness.
Janet Ann White was born on Dec. 26, 1940, in Cedar Rapids to Theodore and Lillian White. Janet was a 1958 graduate of Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids and received her bachelor of arts degree from Coe College in 1962.
Janet is survived by her husband, Lee, son, Tim (Nancy) Kubik, daughter, Rebecca (John) Worthington, grandchildren, Ken and Sophie Kubik and Catherine and Elizabeth Worthington.


Eleanore L. “Ellie” Horning

Submitted by admin on Mon, 07/09/2012 - 11:00pm

Eleanore L. “Ellie” Horning, 76, of Iowa City, died Friday, July 6, 2012, at her home after a short battle with pancreatic cancer, surrounded by her family and her beloved pets.
Visitation will be held Friday, July 13, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service, with memorial services to be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 14, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in Ellie’s memory to Paws & More (Washington County Animal Shelter). Online condolences may be sent through www.gayandciha.com.


Maxine Harris

Submitted by admin on Mon, 07/09/2012 - 11:00pm

Maxine E. Harris, 86, of Cedar Rapids, died July 2, 2012, at Manor Care Center following an extended illness. Funeral services were held July 7 at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories. Burial was at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.
Local survivors include a sister, Avis (Richard) Serovy of Solon.
Maxine was born Feb. 17, 1926, in Allamakee County, the daughter of Mervil J. and Edith G. (Lovell) Rich. She was united in marriage to George H. Harris on Sept. 1, 1949, in Cedar Rapids. She retired after 32 years in assembly at Rockwell Collins.


Walkin'

Submitted by admin on Mon, 07/09/2012 - 11:00pm

I write this from a picnic table in the shade in Santa Fe, N.M., along a dry creek bed just a few hundred yards from this city’s central plaza. We are in the middle of a journey that started with a stop in Denver about a week ago for a visit with Sabra’s parents.


Food For Thought

Submitted by admin on Mon, 07/09/2012 - 11:00pm

Remember those vinegar and baking soda volcanoes, and the membrane from inside an egg shell that allowed ink to pass through one way while keeping the water from passing through the other way? Those, and a few other more dramatic demonstrations were meant to convince us that science was cool. Well, it is, and I have continued conducting experiments well into my adult years. Most of them have had to do with eggs, vinegar, or both. Not all of them produced the expected results, some of them were done to entertain my children and grandchildren.


July 8th

2nd Annual Solon Beef Days Bean Bag Toss Tournament Saturday July 21st, 1:00pm

Submitted by admin on Sun, 07/08/2012 - 11:00pm

Sponsored by: Solon Wrestling

Grand Prize:
Trophies & 2 rooms for 2 nights
at one of the finest hotels in the Midwest

2nd place:
Trophies & $80 cash

3rd place:
Medals & $40 Cash

Registration:
On-line using PayPal until
Friday July 20th @ 5:00pm &
On Main Street on
Saturday, July 21st from 12:00-12:45
Competition at 1:00

$20 Entry Fee per team
Regulation boards (2’x4’)
Teams consist of 2 people


Fixing backs and a whole lot more

Submitted by admin on Sun, 07/08/2012 - 11:00pm

NORTH LIBERTY— He may look young and unseasoned, but don’t let that fool you. He’s been preparing for and learning his trade for almost half his life.


Community Foundation online grant applications open, due September 14

Submitted by admin on Sun, 07/08/2012 - 11:00pm

IOWA CITY– The Community Foundation of Johnson County (CFJC) has opened its online grant applications process for the 2013 fiscal year.
 Grants may be submitted for programming or capital projects in five focus categories: arts, culture and humanities; education; health / human services; environment / animals; and public / societal benefit. The grant application deadline is Friday, Sept. 14, at 5 p.m.
Nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organizations can apply for grants by visiting the Community Foundation’s website at www.communityfoundationofjohnsoncounty.org and click on Grants from the Endowment.


July 4th

Solon food pantry seeks frozen pizza, meats and produce

Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/04/2012 - 11:00pm

SOLON– A wish list for the Solon Community Pantry includes frozen pizza, frozen meat items and fresh produce. Donated items may be brought to pantry located to the rear of the Solon United Methodist Church on the lower level, Mondays 9 a.m. until noon.


Lancing the Trojans

Submitted by admin on Wed, 07/04/2012 - 11:00pm

IOWA CITY– A 2-0 lead became a 3-2 deficit on the way to a 5-3 loss at home Saturday, June 30, for the West High Trojans to the Lancers of North Scott.
West put up one run in the bottom of both the first and second innings, but the Lancers’ three-run third changed the game. Neither team scored in the fifth nor sixth innings while a two-run effort in the top of the seventh gave North Scott some insurance. The Trojans only mustered one run in the bottom of the inning for the 5-3 loss.