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Creek Girls open with 62-47 win

Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/30/2016 - 7:50pm
Freshman Karsyn Stratton leads all with 16 points

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SOLON– A freshman led the way to victory Tuesday, Nov. 22, in Solon as the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) Clippers sailed past the Solon Lady Spartans, 62-47, to open the 2016-17 varsity basketball season. Karsyn Stratton, a freshman, set the pace for the Creek Girls with a game-high 16 points. Be DeShaw, a senior, put in 14 points for the Clippers with four buckets coming from three-point range.


13 West High Trojans honored for gridiron efforts

Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/30/2016 - 7:52pm
West High Trojans named to Class 4A District 8 All-District teams

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IOWA CITY– A baker’s dozen of West High varsity football players found spots on 2016 Class 4A District 8 All-District teams.

First Team
Oliver Martin, 6-1, 195-pound senior. Martin carried the ball 14 times for 41 yards and had 83 receptions for 1,245 yards and 14 touchdowns prior to the state championship game. He finished the season with 1,272 yard of receiving and 3,449 yards for his West High career.


West High bowlers split with Dubuque Senior

Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/30/2016 - 7:52pm

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IOWA CITY– Iowa City West High’s bowlers opened the 2016-17 season on Tuesday, Nov. 22, by hosting Dubuque Senior at Colonial Lanes. West split with the Rams as the varsity and junior varsity (JV) girls won 2,245 to 2,241 and 1,902 to 1,861, respectively, and the varsity and JV boys lost 2,739 to 2,919 and 1,925 to 2,116.


Women of Troy negate the Knights

Submitted by admin on Wed, 11/30/2016 - 7:55pm
IC West takes opener against Davenport Assumption, 64-47

IOWA CITY– The West High Women of Troy opened the 2016-17 season with a 64-47 win over Class 3A Davenport Assumption in a non-conference contest Saturday, Nov. 26, at West.


Winter 2017 activity guide now available for download

Submitted by admin on Sat, 11/26/2016 - 9:36am

NORTH LIBERTY– North Liberty’s redesigned winter activity guide, covering programs from January through April 2017, is available for download on the city’s website.
Highlights for winter include a spring Shed and Scavenger Hunt with Take a Kid Outdoors on March 25, a kayaking trip from Palisades-Kepler State Park to Sutliff Bridge down the Cedar River on April 22, another season of the community gardening at the Meade Barn, a youth soccer program, Eric Litwig and Pete the Cat at the North Liberty Community Library on April 5, and the second year of Beat the Bitter on Feb. 3 and 4.


Update to pool deck resurfacing closure to begin this month

Submitted by admin on Sat, 11/26/2016 - 9:36am

NORTH LIBERTY– Beginning Monday, Nov. 28, the North Liberty Aquatic Center will close to allow the indoor pool deck to be resurfaced. While the pool was originally estimated to close until Dec. 28, North Liberty Recreation Center staff expect the work to be completed in time for the pool to reopen on Monday, Dec. 19.
Memberships will be extended to cover the time of the closure. Swimming lessons will be rescheduled; if you have not been contacted by the center to make arrangements, call the front desk at 319-626-5716.

Help for those struggling during the holidays Nov. 30

Submitted by admin on Sat, 11/26/2016 - 9:37am

NORTH LIBERTY– Struggling with the Holidays? Have you had a loss in your life, either a death of a loved one or a relationship? Would you like to talk to others also struggling with the holidays? If so, please come to the First United Methodist Church in North Liberty, 85 N. Jones Blvd., on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 7 p.m., in the library, to meet with others who are struggling.

Apply to the 20th year of the Citizen’s Police Academy beginning Jan. 30

Submitted by admin on Sat, 11/26/2016 - 9:40am

IOWA CITY– Applications to attend the 20th-annual Citizen’s Police Academy will be accepted through 5 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 27, 2017. Class size is limited, so early registration is encouraged. Application forms are available at the Iowa City Police Department, Coralville Police Department, Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, North Liberty Police Department and the University of Iowa Police Department, during normal business hours or via download from the City of North Liberty’s website.


CCA Weight room and wrestling room completions top construction project update

Submitted by admin on Sat, 11/26/2016 - 9:41am

By Chris Umscheid
North Liberty Leader
OXFORD— Two key parts of the expansion of the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) High School in Tiffin are now considered substantially complete. The district’s board of directors accepted substantial completion of the weight and conditioning room, and the wrestling room at their Monday, Nov. 14, regular meeting at Clear Creek Elementary in Oxford. Both rooms are currently in use, although there is still work going on around them, as contractors continue to make progress on a new auxiliary gym on the south side of the school which opened in 2009.


CCA’s middle school almost finished

Submitted by admin on Sat, 11/26/2016 - 9:42am

By Chris Umscheid
North Liberty Leader
OXFORD– It’s almost finished. After over two years of work, the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) Middle School, in Tiffin, is about complete and ship-shape from stem to stern.
Crews are in the process of finishing a $3,053,100 remodeling project updating the east end of the building, which dates back to the 1960s, said district construction manager Ray Willoughby in a report to the district’s school board Wednesday, Oct. 19, at Clear Creek Elementary in Oxford. Willoughby said a mid-November move-in was highly likely.


Tiffin Holiday Craft Fair Dec. 4 at Clear Creek Amana High School

Submitted by admin on Sat, 11/26/2016 - 9:42am

TIFFIN– The Holiday Craft Fair will be Sunday, Dec. 4, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) High School.
Patrons of the fair can shop local crafters, handmade artists and vendors; get pictures taken with Santa; pick up holiday treats at the cookie walk and enjoy refreshments while completing holiday shopping.
Admission is a free will donation to benefit the CCA Marching Band and Color Guard. Visit the facebook page at www.facebook.com/events/1140782962673283/ for a complete list of vendors.

North Liberty Community library

Submitted by admin on Sat, 11/26/2016 - 9:43am

BABIES & TOTS ProgramS
My Baby Storytime – Tuesdays, 10 a.m.
Storytime – Wednesdays, 10 a.m.
PJ Storytime – Thursdays, 7 p.m.
Tot Time – Fridays, 10 a.m.
Family Storytime – Saturdays, 10 a.m.

School age PROGRAMS (K-6th grade)
Graphic Novel & Comic Club (3rd-6th grade) – Wednesday, Nov. 30, 4 p.m.
Love to read comics? Join us for this new book club devoted to comics and graphic novels. Snacks and activities included.

Adult PROGRAMS
Sociable Seniors (coffee and social hour)– Mondays, 10 a.m.
Stitching Around (needle crafting) – Tuesdays, 7 p.m.

Book Clubs