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Pantry begins winter weather clothing drive
NORTH LIBERTY- School has started and cooler weather is right around the corner. The North Liberty Community Pantry is sponsoring the third annual Coat Distribution and fifth annual Socks & Underwear Distribution to serve the children of need in North Liberty and rural towns in Johnson County. This event is sometimes the first time children receive their very own brand-new socks and underwear.
Monetary donations towards the purchase of new socks, underwear and coats are being accepted at the North Liberty Community Pantry. Donations of gently used children's winter coats are being accepted at area churches, Flip Salon, Corridor Coffee and AlphaGraphics, all located in North Liberty.
Last year, 275 children in need received the clothing they needed due to the generosity of donors. Children come in all sizes. Donations of toddler to adult sizes are needed.
The distribution of the socks, underwear and coats will be held at the First United Methodist Church in North Liberty on Saturday, Oct. 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Children must be present to be served.
Please contact the North Liberty Community Pantry with questions or to make donations by calling 319-626-2711, emailing nlpantry@gmail.com or stopping by at 85 North Jones Blvd., North Liberty, IA 52317.
Penn Elementary PTO meeting Sept. 7
NORTH LIBERTY- Penn's first PTO meeting of the 2010-2011 school year will be on Tuesday, Sep. 7 at 7 p.m. Free childcare is provided during meeting times.
West High Football Schedule
Sept. 3: Dubuque Hempstead (Away)
Sept. 10: City High (Home)
Sept. 17: C.R. Prairie (Away)
Sept. 24: C.R. Jefferson (Homecoming)
Oct. 1: C.R. Xavier (Away)
Oct. 8: C.R. Kennedy (Home)
Oct. 15: C.R. Washington (Away)
Oct. 22: Cedar Falls (Home)
JCHT's "Under a Cider Moon" to be held Oct. 9 at Celebration Barn
JOHNSON COUNTY- The Johnson County Heritage Trust's (JCHT) annual fundraiser, "Under a Cider Moon ... A Celebration of Autumn," will be held Oct. 9, at Schwab's Celebration Barn, 2501 Sugar Bottom Rd., Solon.
The barn doors open at 5:30 p.m., silent auction starts at 6 p.m. and the live auction begins promptly at 7 p.m. Come early for a special preview and enjoy an evening at the barn.
The Guy Drollinger Trio will provide entertainment. Locally prepared food and refreshments from area wineries and brew pubs will be available. Dessert includes pie prepared by the winners of the 2010 Johnson County Fair's fourth annual Jo Beers Pie Contest.
Through the generosity of local merchants, businesses and artists, there will be a great selection of auction items for everyone. Attendees can bid on one-of-a-kind experiences including: outdoor adventures, sea kayak and fishing lessons, bird watching, turkey and mushroom hunting, an airplane ride, wine tasting, dinners, a vacation in the Cayman Islands, and a trip to Door County, Wis. A variety of art, jewelry and handmade furniture designed and created by local craftsman will be of interest to all.
A complete list of 2010 auction items and donors can be found on the JCHT website; www.jcht.org. Additional auction items and sponsors are welcomed.
Tickets are $50 per person.. Make reservations by Sep. 17 to be eligible for the early bird drawing. Reserve tickets today by calling Tammy Richardson at the JCHT office, 338-7030, or email info@jcht.org.
The annual "Under a Cider Moon ... A Celebration of Autumn," event has been the most important fundraiser for the Trust, generating over $60,000 in the past three years. Proceeds help make it possible for the JCHT to continue its mission to preserve Iowa's natural heritage through protection and management of land and water with significant environmental value.
2010 CCA Volleyball Schedule
Sept. 2:
Center Point-Urbana (Home)
Sept. 4:
West Branch Tournament (Away)
Sept. 7:
Marion (Home)
Sept. 9:
Mount Vernon (Home)
Sept. 14:
Williamsburg (Home)
Sept. 16:
Waterloo Columbus (Away)
Sept. 18:
Lisbon Tournament (Away)
Sept. 21:
Vinton-Shellsburg (Away)
Sept. 25:
Anamosa Tournament (Away)
Sept. 28:
Benton Community (Home)
Oct. 2:
BGM JV Tournament (Away)
Oct. 5:
Independence (Away)
NLFD Salute to Summer Saturday
NORTH LIBERTY- The North Liberty Fire Department's second annual Salute to Summer will be held this Saturday, Aug. 28, at Bobber's Bar & Grill at 1850 Scales Bend Rd. north of North Liberty. The event starts at 11 a.m. and concludes at 11:30 p.m. There will be inflatable rides for the kids (11 a.m.-7 p.m.), live music by the Cedar Island Band, a Biker Poker Run (10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.), BINGO, pony rides, horseshoe tournament and a climbing wall. Refreshments and food will be served along with fun activities for the entire family all day.
For more information, please contact the Fire Department at (319) 626-5717 or visit http://nlfire.org
Arts Iowa City announces Members Show award winners Aug. 27
IOWA CITY- Arts Iowa City (AIC) announces its 2010 Annual Members Show award winners at a closing reception Friday, Aug. 27, from 4:30-7:30 p.m.
The annual members show is housed in both the AIC gallery at 114 S. Dubuque St. and the downtown US Bank Galleries at Washington and Dubuque streets.
Festivities include a Peoples Choice Award from each of two sponsors US Bank and Buzz hair salon, and an AIC awards presentation with Wallace Tomasini.
The first of the two peoples choice awards will be announced in the US bank atrium gallery at 4:30 p.m. Then the event moves and will continue in the AIC gallery at 114 South Dubuque St. where AIC and Buzz will present the second Peoples choice award.
UI art history professor Wallace Tomasini will present first, second and third place awards of the exhibit and provide a critique of the winning pieces.
Arts Iowa City is a non-profit organization dedicated to the support, and promotion of artists and the creative arts throughout Iowa City, and Johnson County through visual art exhibitions, networking, art education and mentoring.
Membership is available to anyone interested in supporting the arts and artists working in our community. Contact AIC at www.arts iowacity.org
REC to host energy efficiency open house in NL Aug. 28
NORTH LIBERTY- If you are building a new home, upgrading your current home or want to learn more about the latest in energy efficiency this event is for you.
Linn County REC is hosting an event to educate its members on energy efficiency technologies. The free open house will take place on Saturday, Aug. 28, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the North Liberty Linn County REC Outpost, 835 W. 240th St., North Liberty.
Johnson Co. to sell computers Aug. 28
IOWA CITY- On Saturday, August 28, 2010 from 10 a.m. until 12 p.m., Johnson County will have used computers, printers and other computer related equipment available for sale to the general public. The sale will take place in conference room 203A/B at the Johnson County Health and Human Services Building, 855 South Dubuque Street in Iowa City. Detailed information about the equipment and the terms of sale can be found at www.johnson-county.com or by calling 356-6080.
Arts Iowa City begins 2010-11 season Sept. 10
Arts Iowa City begins 2010-11 season in new gallery with an exciting exhibit
IOWA CITY- Deanne Warnholtz Wortman of Iowa City, and Darrell Taylor of Waterloo, will present "Reassemblies," an exhibit of large scale paper collages composed of billboard advertising materials at the new Arts Iowa City gallery.
The gallery is located in the lower level of the Wells Fargo Bank building in down town Iowa City at 114 S. Dubuque St.
The exhibition opens on Friday, Sept. 10, with an opening reception in the gallery from 5-8 p.m. Tom Nothnagle will provide music. The exhibit is sponsored by Electric Jumping Horse Studio of North Liberty.
Also scheduled during the exhibit:
~ Meet The Artists evening on Saturday, Sept. 11, at 7 p.m.;
~ Collage workshop on Saturday Sept. 18, at 2 p.m.;
~ ART FLIX : a showing of Manufactured Landscapes, a documentary of the work of Edward Burtynsky, on Sunday, Sept. 19, at 2 p.m.
All Arts Iowa City events are free and open to the public.
Deanne Warnholtz Wortman is a long time Iowa Citian familiar to many from her 20 years working in the Children's room of the Iowa City Public Library. She has a BFA in Printmaking, an MA in Drawing and an MFA in Intermedia Arts, all from the University of Iowa. She continues to pursue her interest in art-making in her North Liberty studio and residencies throughout the state.
Darrell Taylor is a former Iowa Citian currently living in Waterloo where he is Gallery director for the University of Northern Iowa Gallery of Art. Darrell came to Iowa City from Tennessee to study at the University of Iowa. Darrell has an MFA in Intermedia Arts from the University of Iowa.
Deanne and Darrell have collaborated on many projects both in the U.S. and Germany.
Fundraiser for Jason Allen to be held Sunday, August 22.
SOLON- Being born with cystic fibrosis is a little like playing the game of Life after being dealt an unfavorable hand of cards.
When Jason Allen, a Solon High School graduate, was diagnosed with the genetic disease as a 4-year-old, doctors told his parents not to expect him to live much past the age of 18.
Now 28, Allen has already beaten those odds, but he has spent much of his 20s on disability and living in and out of hospitals, fighting a disease that affects all the major organs in his body. Insurers are hesitant to cover cystic fibrosis patients given their short life spans, so expenses have piled up. His condition makes it impossible to hold down a job. Now he has to be on oxygen 24 hours a day, and is forced to rest when walking up flights of stairs.
With his lungs now at 20 percent effectiveness, if nothing else were to be done, it would be a slow, lingering wait for the end.
"What he gets from disability isn't even enough where he can live on his own," said his father, Jeff Allen. "For people with cystic fibrosis, you're just slowly going down hill"
However, there is hope for a better life- an almost normal life- for Jason.
But it will take a new set of lungs.
Jason is now on the donor waiting list for a lung transplant that could improve both the quality and length of his life. Even though he will have to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of his life for his body to accept new organs, it will be a marked improvement.
Still, even if all goes well with the transplant, which will performed at a specialized hospital in St. Louis, he will need enough money to live on his own in that city for three months.
That's where the community comes in.
This Sunday, August 22, renowned blues musician Joe Price and his wife, Vicki, will perform for the public during a fundraiser on behalf of Allen from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Timber D.O.M.E. Lodge at Solon's Recreation and Nature Area.
There will also be a silent auction during the event, featuring roughly 100 items, including an autographed guitar by famed Iowa musician Greg Brown, a seven night stay at Tim Dwight's condo in Kauai, Hawaii, donated photo shoots, food, auto services, sport memorabilia and more. And, for the football fan in audience, there will even be a pair of hard-to-get tickets for this year's Iowa versus Ohio State football game.
Jeff, who has been organizing the event with his wife, Sal, and several family friends, said he hopes to see more than 100 people at the event to raise a minimum of $10,000 to help his son with his living expenses. His pitch for would-be attendees is simple.
"Show up, donate and have fun," Jeff said. "It should be a good time for everyone"
The event is open to the public, with a $20 suggested donation for adult entrance and complimentary beverages, and a suggested $10 donation for children up to age 13.
The entrance fee also includes the cost of the meal that will be served at the event. Donating their time and food to the event will be Savvy Coffee & Wine Bar, Smitty's Bar & Grill, the Great River Brewery and Sam's Main Street Market.
Jeff said he and Sal, well known in town as the former owners of Stone City Brewery, have been touched by the community support.
"It makes me feel really good that people want to help and give Jason a chance at a good life," Jeff said.
Jeff and Sal have been putting hours every day into organizing the event so far, with Sal taking time off work to gather items for the auction. But the event has given the family something to focus on while waiting for a potential donor that is certain to come-eventually.
Jeff said when news comes that a donor is available, the family will have to drop everything and rush Jason to St. Louis. Once there, they will be informed of the risk of the transplant and asked to make a quick decision if they should proceed.
It will be a risky gamble with potentially fatal consequences, but taking the risk could win Jason his life back.
"He has everything to gain," Jeff said. "With the transplant it should hopefully turn the tables so Jason can lead more of a normal life"
Donations are now being accepted for silent auction items. For more information on donating or the event, call Jeff or Sally Allen at 624-1308 or find information on the Facebook page for their nonprofit, called Breathe-N-for Jason.
Donations outside of the fundraising event can be sent to:
Freedom Security Bank
Attn: SAL
PO Box 5880
Coralville, Iowa 52241
Blood drive at Swisher Legion Aug. 24
SWISHER- The Swisher American Legion Auxiliary will be hosting a blood drive Tuesday, Aug. 24, from 4-7 p.m.
Seventh annual North Liberty Fun Run/Walk set for Sept. 19
NORTH LIBERTY- The North Liberty Steering Committee of the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce presents the seventh annual North Liberty Fun Run/Walk, to be held on Sunday, Sept. 19. The event features a 5k route and children's race. The race starts at 650 W. Cherry St., near the gazebo at Liberty Centre. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m., with the children's race beginning at 9 a.m. followed by the 5k at 9:15 a.m.
Each year the North Liberty Steering Committee donates back to the North Liberty community through a worthy organization. This year the committee will be supporting the Buford Garner Elementary playground fund. Additionally, the committee will also award $100 to the North Liberty school that recruits the most participants.
Pre-registration ends Sept.10, and includes a free event T-shirt. After Sept. 10, participants should register the day of the event. Since a Fun Run T-shirt is not guaranteed for day of registration, pre-registration is encouraged.
Prizes will be awarded for the fastest male and female runners. Pre-registration is $10 per person by Sept. 10 and $15 day of registration. Attendees under the age of 12 race for free and may purchase a t-shirt for $5. To register online, simply visit the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce at www.iowacityarea.com. Forms are also available at the Community Center and all North Liberty banks.
Special thanks to gold sponsors: Collins Community Credit Union, MercyCare - North Liberty, Mercy Iowa City, State Farm Insurance / Adam Schechinger Agency and the University of Iowa Community Credit Union.
Please contact Heather at the Chamber at (319) 337-9637 for more information.
Linn County REC to host energy efficiency open house Aug.28
NORTH LIBERTY- If you are building a new home, upgrading your current home or want to learn more about the latest in energy efficiency this event is for you.
Linn County REC is hosting an event to educate its members on energy efficiency technologies. The free open house will take place on Saturday, Aug. 28, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at the North Liberty Linn County REC Outpost, 835 W. 240th St., North Liberty. The featured speakers are scheduled at the following times:
• Geothermal/Heat Pump Water Heater: 10:30 a.m.
• High Efficiency Lighting: 11:30 a.m.
• Solar Water Heaters & Panels: 12:30 p.m.
• Whole House: 1:30 p.m.
Linn County REC will also have booths with information on ENERGY STARŪ appliances, recycling and insulation. Visit Linn County REC's website for even more information on this event.
LIFEchurch yard sale Aug. 20 to benefit mission trip
NORTH LIBERTY- LIFEchurch is holding a huge back-to-school yard and rummage sale on Friday, Aug. 20, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and on Saturday, Aug. 21, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event will be held at LIFEchurch, 625 Meade Dr. in North Liberty (north on Highway 965, turn left on Penn Street, second building on the right).
The sale will raise funds for next year's missions trip to Calcutta, India. Clothing of all sizes, toys, household items, old stuff, collectibles, and furniture for sale. Much miscellaneous from the entire church. More information at www.LIFEchurchnow.org. |
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