Community

SOLON– An organizational meeting will be held Thursday, July 13, at 6:30 p.m. in the Solon Public Library to form a steering committee to assess community interest in, and feasibility of, a dog park for the Solon community. The committee will be in charge of circulating a petition/survey to dog owners in Solon, research other area dog parks, identify potential locations and present their findings to city officials.

Roy and Jennie Rambo of Vinton entertained with a graduation party for their son, Dalton, on Sunday, June 11, at the park in Vinton. Dalton recently graduated from Vinton-Shellsburg High School and is employed by Frazier’s Nursery in Vinton. Following the graduation party David and Tina Kearns, of Shellsburg, entertained with a party in honor of their daughter, Eliza, for her fourth birthday. Family and friends attended. Dalton and Eliza are the grandchildren of Shirley Worley.

SWISHER– On Saturday, July 1, at 9:50 p.m. the Joint Emergency Communications Center received a report of two people injured by fireworks at 1455 Curtis Bridge Rd. NE, in Swisher. The victims were identified as 36-year-old Margaret Limkemann and her 1-month-old daughter Aria. The victims were injured after a firework launched sideways instead of upward. The projectile struck Limkemann and exploded after impact. Limkemann was holding her daughter at the time and attempted to remove the child from the impact area before the explosion.

NORTH LIBERTY– Attend the 11th year of live music, children’s activities, mouth-watering barbecue, and Iowa craft beer on Saturday, July 8, in Centennial Park in North Liberty. As always, admission is free. A full schedule is available at northlibertyblues.org.
Admission to the festival is free, thanks to the support of hundreds of community volunteers and local businesses and organizations.

TIFFIN– On Sept. 12, the voters in the Clear Creek Amana Community School District will be voting on a bond referendum of $36 million.
According to Superintendent Tim Kuehl, projects to be completed by this bond include a new elementary building; addition to the high school; gymnasium at Clear Creek Elementary; HVAC upgrade at Amana Elementary; security upgrades at Amana Elementary, Clear Creek Elementary and North Bend Elementary; an additional drive on the west end of the middle school; and additional parking at the high school.