Archive - Jan 2013

Date

January 15th

Leone Nearad-Novy

Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/15/2013 - 7:23pm

Leone M. Nearad-Novy, 95, of Solon, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013, at the Solon Care Center. Services were Jan. 9 at Brosh Chapel, with burial following in Oakland Cemetery.


Dorothy Rhinehart

Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/15/2013 - 7:22pm

Dorothy J. Rhinehart, 67, of Brooklyn, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013, at Mercy Iowa City. Funeral Services were held Jan. 12 at Grace United Methodist Church in Brooklyn, with Shirley VanDee officiating. Burial was at Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery.
A memorial fund has been established.
Local survivors include a son, Lynn (Debbie) Rhinehart of North Liberty.
Online condolences may be extended to the family at www.klosterfuneralhome.com.


W. John Kasper

Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/15/2013 - 7:21pm

W. John Kasper, 87, of Morse, died Friday, Jan. 11, 2013, at the Solon Nursing Care Center. Mass of Christian Burial was Jan. 15 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Solon, with the Rev. James Vrba officiating. Burial followed in St. Joseph Cemetery, Iowa City.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to St. Mary’s Church in Solon or Solon Fire and First Responders.
John was born Aug. 1, 1925, in Morse, the son of Joseph and Charlotte “Lottie” (Krall) Kasper.


Walkin'

Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/15/2013 - 7:18pm
Jock strap cups

Dan-the-one-eyed-mule showed up in style at our acreage, standing tall and placid in the back of an old Chevy pickup.
At the wheel was Gale, a 78-year old retired farmer fairly well known in the area for his quick wit and friendly nature. Locals will know where he lives even if they don’t know him personally when I describe his house. It’s the one with a fire hydrant and a tree stump standing about 10 feet apart in the front yard. A sign by the hydrant reads “city dogs” and the one by the stump, “country dogs.”


Food For Thought

Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/15/2013 - 6:44pm
Exorcising the incubus
By
Milli Gilbaugh

The closest synonym for the word “incubus” is “burden” and there is a wide range of definitions to describe it as well. These range all the way from “millstone” to “evil spirit” and crop up in fairy tales and legends more often than in ordinary conversation.


January 11th

NL Planning & Zoning considers future of multifamily housing… again

Submitted by admin on Fri, 01/11/2013 - 2:05pm
By
Lori Lindner

NORTH LIBERTY– North Liberty’s long-standing debate on multifamily housing is still on the table.
North Liberty’s Planning & Zoning (P&Z) Commission reopened the topic during an informal work session at its Jan. 2 meeting. No action was proposed or considered, but City Planner Dean Wheatley said the commission informally discussed reasons behind its recent votes to deny multifamily development proposals, and to try to establish guidance staff can give developers for future proposals.
“Ultimately that guidance will need to be endorsed and refined by city council,” Wheatley added.


Clipper JV girls take Solon Spartans 60-49

Submitted by admin on Fri, 01/11/2013 - 1:58pm
By
Chris Umscheid

TIFFIN– With the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) and Spartan varsity girls moving their match-up to Cornell College and “Rivalry Saturday,” Friday night’s junior varsity (JV) game became the marquee contest. The home crowd wasn’t disappointed though, as PJ Sweeney and company pulled off a 60-49 win powered by sophomore Lexi Kinnaird’s 22-point effort including one 3-pointer.
Kelly Noska, a junior, put in 15 points while sophomore Kiley Seelman had 12 with a trio of 3-bombs. Sophomore Kelsey Hall had a 9-point night and sophomore Alexa Sweeney added in 2.


January 9th

Report confirms more east side growth

Submitted by admin on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 11:06pm
By
Chris Umscheid

OXFORD– The Facilities Committee of the Clear Creek Amana school district was formed last fall to explore the needs of the growing district, and propose solutions for consideration by the school board of directors. Since October, the volunteer members have poured over a plethora of enrollment figures and capacity data for the district’s buildings.


January 8th

Linderbaum leads wrestlers at Highland

Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 7:54pm

Quinn takes second place at 182

RIVERSIDE– Sophomore heavyweight Logan Linderbaum took first place, leading the Solon Spartans to a sixth place team finish this past weekend in the Gary Curtis Invitational at Highland High School.
Linderbaum’s 4-2 victory in the finals avenged a loss by fall against his opponent from West Liberty earlier in the season. Junior 182-pounder Matt Quinn joined Linderbaum in the finals, wrestling to a second place finish.
Other place winners included:
Third: Dan Whitmore at 195 pounds; Brian Haight at 132 pounds; Louis Gnida at 113 pounds.


Girls fall to CCA during Rivalry Saturday

Submitted by admin on Tue, 01/08/2013 - 7:46pm

CEDAR RAPIDS– Solon’s Lady Spartans couldn’t quite get it together in their first game back on the hardwood after winter break.
Solon fell to Clear Creek Amana (CCA) Saturday night, 54-47, in a game held at Cornell College as part of Rivalry Saturday.
Solon trailed early, but fought back to take a 1-point lead going into the fourth quarter, erasing a 6-point halftime margin.
“We struggled with intensity and energy until the third quarter,” said head coach Tony Nicol. “In the third we played like a team with a mission and then for whatever reason we lost momentum.”