22 Jul 2013

Governor Quinn Reminds Residents to Take Special Precautions During Excessive Heat

By Grant Klinzman

More Than 100 State Cooling Centers Open Across Illinois

CHICAGO - Ahead of another day of extreme heat, Governor Pat Quinn is reminding Illinois residents to take special precautions and make use of the state's cooling centers. Earlier this week, the Governor opened more than 100 cooling centers around Illinois in order to help those without air conditioning stay cool.

"High heat and humidity is dangerous for everyone on Illinois - young, elderly and in-between," Governor Quinn said. "I urge residents to take the proper precautions to stay safe as we endure another day of heat."

The cooling centers are located at Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) offices throughout the state. IDHS cooling centers are open to the public during regular business hours from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m on weekdays. In addition to the IDHS cooling centers, the Illinois Tollway Oases in the Chicago area are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Governor Quinn and the Illinois Department of Public Health are encouraging everyone in Illinois to watch for signs of heat-related illnesses. Symptoms of heat-related illness include headaches, skin that is hot to the touch, increased body temperature, loss of consciousness, seizures and irregular heartbeats.

To stay cool and avoid illness, people should increase their fluid intake, but avoid drinks with caffeine, alcohol and sugar; decrease strenuous, outdoor physical activity; and remain in air-conditioning when possible.

The Illinois Department on Aging also encourages relatives and friends to make daily visits or calls to senior citizens living alone. When temperatures and humidity are extremely high, seniors and people with chronic health conditions should be monitored for dehydration and other effects of extreme heat. Additionally, seniors should eat lighter meals, take longer and more frequent rests, and drink plenty of fluids.

To find a cooling center near you, call the IDHS hotline at (800) 843-6154 or visit keepcool.illinois.gov.

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22 Jul 2013

Loebsack: Republican Education Bill Shortchanges Iowa Students and Teachers

By Joe Hand

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Dave Loebsack released the following statement today after the House of Representatives voted on the Republican version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, formerly known as No Child Left Behind.  Congressman Loebsack serves on the House Education and the Workforce Committee and has fought to improve the legislation throughout the committee process.

"We can all agree that No Child Left Behind has left a lot to be desired. It's disappointing that Republicans did not take this opportunity to enact the meaningful reform that Iowa's students and teachers have long needed.  In order to move our state and nation forward, we must ensure all students graduate from high school with college and career-ready skills.  We need to invest in our children's education and our country's future economic growth, not shortchange them as this legislation does.

"As work continues we must provide increased flexibility to states and districts that is balanced with accountability to children and their families.  As a former educator, I understand the importance of supporting quality teacher and school leader evaluations and targeted professional development as well as improving supports and working conditions for educators.  Unfortunately, today's legislation is a step in the wrong direction, and was simply a vote to let our nation's students down."

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22 Jul 2013

'Managing for Today and Tomorrow: Farm Transition Planning' course to begin in August

By Rick Martin

Creating a transition plan to make sure a farm continues as a productive business can be challenging. Farm women can learn how to plan a successful farm transition in a five-session course offered by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. The "Managing for Today and Tomorrow: Farm Transition Planning" program, a new Annie's Project course, has been scheduled in Iowa City on Tuesday evenings, August, 20th through September, 17th.

Managing for Today and Tomorrow: Farm Transition Planning meets from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, August, 20th through September, 17th, at the Johnson County Farm Bureau office in Iowa City, Iowa.

The cost is $75 per person, which includes a 300-page workbook with fact sheets, hands-on activities, and presentations. A light supper will be served before each class at 5:45 p.m. Course size is limited, so please register soon.

Farm women will learn about business, estate, retirement and succession planning from ISU Extension and Outreach specialists and area professionals. In addition to brief presentations, there will be discussions based on participant questions and follow-up activities for family members to complete at home.

"We're happy to be a partner in bringing this valuable program to Johnson County," said Gene Mohling, Regional Extension Education Director, "This farm transition course is an opportunity for farm women to meet with others who share similar issues and concerns. A small class size makes it comfortable for everyone to speak up and get questions answered."

Annie's Project, an agricultural risk management education program for women, has successfully reached more than 8,000 farmers and ranchers in 30 states. "This new Farm Transition program emphasizes the role women play in helping transfer farms from one generation to the next," said Ryan Drollette, ISU Extension Farm Management Specialist. "Managing for Today and Tomorrow: Farm Transition Planning will empower women to take ownership of the future of their farms," said Ryan. Farm Credit Services of America is a statewide sponsor of Annie's Project courses.

For more information contact Ryan Drollette, ISU Farm Management Specialist at 319-337-2145 or  drollett@iastate.edu; or Shannon Bielicke, at the Johnson County Extension office at 319-337-2145 or  Bielicke@iastate.edu.

Managing for Today and Tomorrow is supported by the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA, Grant # 2011-49400-30584. More information can be found on the Annie's Project website at www.extension.iastate.edu/annie.

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20 Jul 2013

$1 Tacos (and more!) at Rosy's

By Amanda Garcia
Rosy's Restaurant, 2618 W Locust St, Davenport, offers $1 tacos every day! Daily specials at breakfast, lunch and dinner including $1 tacos, the Rosy omelette, the Rosy skillet, Mexican omelette, sandwiches, burgers, salads, Mexican dishes, fish and chicken dinners. Breakfast served all day long.
19 Jul 2013

Sweet Corn Fest 2013

By Maureen Dickinson

The Marriage of the Corn and the Butter In Beautiful Downtown Oneida, Illinois
July 19, 20, and 21

Friday, July 19, 2013
5:00 pm?Corn Roast / Grilling at the Fire Station with the Oneida-Wataga Firemen
6:30 pm?Bob and the Believers
7:00 pm?Ice Cream Social

Saturday, July 20, 2013
7:00 am?Breakfast in the Park
8:00 am?Flea Market begins / Arts and crafts / 5K Race (3.1 miles) @ Greig Memorial Library / Farmer's Market
9:00 am?Car show registration/Car Show (9am -3pm)
10:00 am?Parade with Grand Marshall Illinois State Representative Don Moffitt And The Black Hawk Pipes and Drum Corp.
11:00 am- Corn Roast / Music Group SideTracked Playing a Smooth Mix of Jazz, Pop & Soul (11am?2 pm)
Children's Carnival and inflatable's / Dunk the Deputy / Blessing of the corn and butter / Photo Contest
Display (Lawson Community Building)
1:00 pm? Sweet Corn Eating Contest
2:00 pm? Justin Morrissey and Reverbnation Featuring Americana / Alternative Country (2pm?5 pm)
5:00 pm?Dave Wheeler's Karaoke (5pm?7pm)
6:00 pm?Corn Roast / Tractor Pulls (Galva Tri County Garden Tractors Pullers Assoc.) / Grilling at the Fire Station
8:00 pm?Street dance with Dave Wheeler

Sunday, July 21, 2013
11:30am? Corn Roast / Community Picnic (Bring a dish to pass?pulled pork provided by Terry England)

In case of rain or weather above 82 degrees picnic will be held in the fire station

All events held in gorgeous downtown Oneida, IL. For information contact Mike Kalb (309-483-6584)
mkalb@kalbcorp.com

Visit Oneida's website at http://www.oneidaillinois.com

19 Jul 2013

City Council Meeting Agenda for July 24, 2013

By Jackie E. Holecek
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
City of Davenport, Iowa
Wednesday, July 24, 2013; 5:30 p.m.
City Hall Council Chambers
I. Moment of Silence
II. Pledge of Allegiance
Ald. Meeker
III. Roll Call
IV. Meeting Protocol and Decorum
V. Approval of Minutes of the July 10, 2013 City Council Meeting
VI. City Administrator Update
VII. Report on Committee of the Whole and Standing Committees
VIII. Appointments, Proclamations, Etc.
A. Appointments
1. RiverCenter Advisory Board (reappointments)
Bob Fox
Steve Jobman
Judy McNamara
IX. Presentations
A. Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley Impact Award to City of Davenport
Jay Justin, Executive Director
X. Petitions and Communications from Council Members and the Mayor
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July 24, 2013
XI. Individual Approval of Items on the Discussion Agenda
1. Second Consideration: Ordinance adding Chapter 13.16.107F entitled "Sanitary
Sewer Rates-Amount" to include a residential customer surcharge of $2.00 per
quarter to fund the no-fault sewer backup reimbursement program. [All Wards]
COMMITTEEE RECOMMENDS AMENDMENT
2. Second Consideration: Ordinance amending Chapter 2.56 entitled "Airport
Commission" by abolishing the commission and replacing it with an Iowa Code
Chapter 392 administrative agency. [All Wards]
COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS SUSPENSION OF THE RULES AND PASSAGE ON SECOND CONSIDERATON
1. Motion for suspension of the rules
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2. Motion for passage of 3rd consideration.
XII. Approval of All Items on the Consent Agenda
**NOTE: These are routine items and will be enacted at the City Council Meeting by one roll call vote without separate discussion unless an item is requested to be removed and considered separately.
Reports on Standing Committees
Community Development Committee
1a. First Consideration of Ordinance for Case No. REZ13-03, being an amendment to City
Ordinance 89-37 which rezoned 11.4 acres of real property, more or less, located at
110 West 53rd Street to PDD Planned Development District and limited the use(s) to a
home improvement store. The amendment would allow conversion of the existing
retail and lumber yard buildings to self-storage units. This would allow an operational
use of the property while it is still being marketed. (Tyler Edwards on behalf of
Menard, Inc, petitioner). [8th Ward]
1b. Resolution approving the PDD Final Development Plan (FDP13-10) on 11.4 acres, more or less, located at 110 West 53rd Street to allow Menards, Inc. to develop self- storage units after moving the retail operation to its new location. This is a companion action to Case No. REZ13-03. (Tyler Edwards on behalf of Menard, Inc., petitioner) [8th Ward].
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July 24, 2013
Community Development Committee
2. First Consideration of Ordinance for Case No. REZ13-04, being .25 acres, more or less, of real property located at 1219 Perry Street from "R-4" Moderate Density Dwelling District to "R-5M" Medium Density Dwelling District. The purpose of the rezoning is to utilize the property for multiple-family residential units (Etie S. O'Connell, petitioner). [3rd Ward]
3. Resolution approving Case No. F13-13 being the final plat of Grand Retreat Estates
located at 4760 Rockingham Road containing two (2) residential lots. [1st Ward]
4. Resolution approving Case No. CP13-01 being the adoption of the Planning Area 12
Small Area Plan as an element of the Davenport 2025 Comprehensive Plan.
[7th, 8th Wards]
5. Resolution approving Case No. CP13-02 being the adoption of the Village of East
Davenport Master Plan as an element of the Davenport 2025 Comprehensive Plan.
[5th, 6th Wards]
6. Resolution establishing an East Village TIF District in the existing South Economic
Development Area (SEDA).
7. Resolution accepting State CDBG HDR Grant for the 5th Street Lofts Project.
Public Safety Committee
1. Second Consideration: Ordinance amending Schedule VII of Chapter 10.96 entitled "No Parking" by deleting 46th Street along the north side from 150 feet west of Welcome Way to 300 feet west of Welcome Way. [Ward 7]
2. First Consideration: Ordinance amending Schedule II of Chapter 10.96 entitled "One-Way Streets" by deleting 8th Street from 50 feet east of Pershing Avenue to Iowa Street. [Ward 3]
3. First Consideration: Ordinance amending Schedule XI of Chapter 10.96 entitled "Resident Parking Only" by adding 15th Street in front of the property at 121 West 15th Street. [Ward 3]
4. First Consideration: Ordinance amending Schedule XI of Chapter 10.96 entitled "Resident Parking Only" by adding Pine Street in front of property at 324 South Pine Street. [Ward 1]
5. First Consideration: Ordinance amending Schedule XVII of Chapter 10.96 entitled "No Stopping, Standing or Parking" by deleting Iowa Street along both sides from 100 feet north of 8th Street to 100 feet south of 8th Street between the hours of 8:00 AM and 4:00 PM on school days. [Ward 3]
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July 24, 2013
6. Resolution closing various streets, lanes or public grounds on the listed dates to hold outdoor events. [Wards 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7]
7. Motion approving beer and liquor license applications:
7A. New license, new owner, temporary permit, temporary outdoor area, location transfer, etc. (as noted):
NAME ADDRESS LICENSE WARD
La Finca 916 West Second Street B Beer 3
La Finca L.L.C. NEW LICENSE (ON-PREMISES
AND CARRY-OUT BEER)
(SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPROVED
BY ZBA ON JULY 11, 2013)
River Roots Live LeClaire Park B Beer 3
QC Chamber of Commerce TEMPORARY PERMIT
OUTDOOR AREA
AUGUST 16-17, 2013
Hooters of Davenport 110 East Kimberly Road C Liquor 7
Hooters of Davenport L.L.C. NEW OWNER
OUTDOOR AREA
7B. Annual license renewals (with outdoor area renewals as noted):
NAME ADDRESS LICENSE WARD
Kwik Shop No. 584 3624 West Locust Street C Beer 1
Kwik Shop Inc.
Hickory Garden Restaurant 3311 Hickory Grove Road Beer/Wine 2
Fazliu Inc. OUTDOOR AREA
Mantra 220 Harrison Street C Liquor 3
Sharnam Inc.
Express Lane Gas and Food Mart 3622 Brady Street C Beer 7
Expresslane Inc.
Hi Ho Mongolian Grill 901 East Kimberly Road Beer/Wine 7
Hi Ho Mongolian Grill Inc.
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July 24, 2013
Public Works Committee
1. Resolution authorizing the filing of applications with the Federal Transit Administration for assistance authorized by 49 U.S.C chapter 53, title 23 United States Code and other Federal statutes administered and authorizing the mayor to sign. [All wards]
2. Resolution approving Davenport Public Transit "Citibus" Title VI Program report update. [All wards]
Finance Committee
1. Resolution making provision for the issuance of not-to-exceed $32,400,000 General
Obligation Corporate Bonds, Series 2014. [All Wards]
2. Resolution approving a 28E Intergovernmental Agreement governing the Quad City
Metropolitan Enforcement Group. [All Wards]
3. Resolution allowing the Levee Improvement Commission and the Parks and
Recreation Department to proceed with a REAP (Resource Enhancement and
Protection) grant application in the amount of $300,000 for River Heritage Park.
[Ward 3]
4. Motion awarding the purchase of a John Deere endloader for the Compost Facility to
Martin Equipment of Rock Island, IL in the amount of $136,000. [All Wards]
5. Motion awarding the purchase of two used crack sealers for the Streets Division to
Logan Contractors Supply of Bettendorf in the amount of $62,630. [All Wards]
XIII. Other Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions
XIV. Public with Business
PLEASE NOTE: At this time individuals may address the City Council on any matters of City business. This is not an opportunity to discuss issues with the Council members or get information. In accordance with Open Meetings law, the Council can not take action on any complaint or suggestions tonight, and can not respond to any allegations at this time.
Please state your Name and Ward for the record. There is a five (5) minute time limit. Please end your comments promptly.
XV. Reports of City Officials
XVI. Adjourn
19 Jul 2013

LeClaire Chamber of Commerce Announcements - 7/19/13

By LeClaire Chamber of Commerce

ANNOUNCEMENTS - Friday 07/19/2013

WELCOMING NEW MEMBERS!

Dr. Crystal's Chiropractic Care is a newly formed chiropractic clinic located in the Old Mill House at 419 N. Cody Rd.  It is owned and operated by Dr. Crystal Buesing, a 2008 graduate of Palmer College.  Dr. Crystal provides non-invasive treatments to restore communication and equilibrium throughout the body so it can heal itself.  Clinic hours: M-F 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-2pm. Walk-Ins Welcome! Appointments available after hours. Phone: (563) 271-0226, Website: drcrystalschiropracticcare.com

Sally Hand - Realtor, Remax River Cities. Ms. Hand has been in real estate in one capacity or another for twenty six years, and was formerly with ReMax on the Lake in North Carolina before recently moving to Iowa. Contact number - 434-774-5855 realestaterivercities.com

 

CALENDAR

July 19th - Live Music at Wide River Winery 5-8pm featuring "Pieces of Candy" 106 N. Cody Road www.wideriverwinery.com

 

July 19th-20th - Expressions In Threads Is hosting their Second Annual Fabriganza Sale at the LeClaire Civic Center.  Hours are from 8 AM to 8 PM on Friday and 8Am to 6 PM on Saturday.  All fabric will be $4-$5- or $6 per yard.  You don't want to miss this one!

 

July 21st - Sunday Brunch at the Faithful Pilot Cafe & Spirits Seatings at 10:00 and 12:30. $20 per person. Reservations 563.289.4156 www.faithfulpilot.com

 

July 26th - Night Golf Outing at Olathea Golf Course 8:15 pm. Cost is 20 dollars per person. 3 clubs and a cocktail is the format.  9 hole (short course). Call Olathea for more info - 563-289-golf. Check out laserglowgolf.com to see what the fun is all about!

 

July 28th - Faithful Pilot Wine Tasting 3:00-5:00 p.m. - $15.00 per person. www.faithfulpilot.com 563.289.4156

 

Save the Date

August 2nd - First Friday in LeClaire! 5-8 p.m.
Mississippi River Distilling Company - signature cocktails and spirited food items!
Wide River Winery - Live Music - Patchy Fog - 5-8pm
Faithful Pilot - The Matriarchs, live music - 7:30-9:00pm
Aunt Hatties - Come in for a red velvet cupcake!
Razzleberries - Booze cake while it lasts!

LeClaire Antiques and Appraisals - 'First Friday's Free Appraisals' 5-7 p.m.

Grasshoppers - Live Music - Acoustic Friends on "The Porch" - 6-8 p.m.
Restaurants and many other shops open late!

 

August 3rd - Heartland British Auto Fest 9am-3pm on the LeClaire Levee

 

August 3rd - Craft Show and Food 9am-3pm at the LeClaire Civic Center

 

August 4th - Live Music at Wide River Winery 2-5 p.m. featuring Jordan Danielson 106 N. Cody Road www.wideriverwinery.com

August 8-10 - Tugfest!!!!!! Live bands all 3 nights. Thursday Wristband Night 5-11. Friday parade, fireworks, tug pit dedication.  Saturday Kid's Tug and Big Tug!  Advance purchase weekend wristbands for $8 available at Slagle's Grocery from June 15-August 1.  Get ready to TUG!!!!!!

August 9th Live Music at Wide River Winery 5-8pm featuring "The Whoozdads" 106 N. Cody Road www.wideriverwinery.com

August 13th - Chamber Networking Lunch - Big Dave and Holly's - noon

 

August 16th - Live Music at Wide River Winery 5-8pm featuring "Pieces of Candy" 106 N. Cody Road www.wideriverwinery.com

August 18th - Sunday Brunch at the Faithful Pilot Cafe & Spirits Seatings at 10:00 and 12:30 - Reservations 563.289.4156 www.faithfulpilot.com

August 19th - Economic Development Meeting - Great River Financial Services - 8 a.m

August 23rd - Live Music at Wide River Winery 5-8pm featuring Dan Peart 106 N. Cody Road  www.wideriverwinery.com

August 30th - Live Music at Wide River Winery 5-8pm featuring "Ryan Burchett" 106 N. Cody Road  www.wideriverwinery.com

 

FYI

LeClaire Lions Club presents "Apple Fest on the River" Sunday, October 13th 11:00am-4:00pm Apple Orchards Welcome! Vendor Sign Up! NOW is the time! For more information: Email:  boehlb@hotmail.com Phone:  563-340-6332 (Bonnie)

First Presbyterian Church of LeClaire FREE LUNCH at the Civic Center, 11:30 a.m. -12:30 p.m. Third Tuesday of the month: June 18, July 16, August 20: Come to eat and stay for the conversation! 

LeClaire Antiques is hosting an on going Plant Sale benefiting LeClaire Parks. Go by and see the beautiful plants for sale - great prices!

Please volunteer or help recruit volunteers for the LeClaire Information Center! We get a lot of great comments about the LIC, and we help promote all of LeClaire:

1. Through telling visitors about our great attractions, shops, restaurants, parks, schools, housing developments, etc.,

2. By mailing out information to individuals, small groups and bus tours who want to come find out what LeClaire is all about, and

3. Through providing nice, convenient public restrooms to shoppers, diners, people checking out our attractions, families, LeClaire residents who are just out for a walk - everyone appreciates the restrooms!

Almost everyone knows at least one person who loves to talk and meet new people - a retired neighbor or stay-at-home mom, a relative, a friend, a person from church, a person from your civic club, a person from exercise class... Please contact Cindy at 563-650-7963 or info@visitleclaire.com Volunteers are trained and there is lots of brochures and information to share with visitors.

Let's make downtown LeClaire and the LeClaire Information Center the best it can possibly be!

 

Buffalo Bill Museum is open until 5pm daily. Hours are 9am to 5pm Monday through Saturday, and on Sundays 12noon to 5pm. A reminder: group discounts are available for tour groups, clubs/reunions, and school groups. Call the museum at 563-289-5580 for details!

"LIKE" the LeClaire Chamber of Commerce on FaceBook Visit the chamber's Face Book page and discover a great source of news, business announcements, events, and other information that is updated frequently. It's a useful source of updated information for all members and non-members!

 

Chamber 2013 Networking Events - Everyone welcome to attend!

August 13 - Big Dave and Holly's - lunch -noon

September 10 - Steventon's - after hours - 5-8pm

October 8 - Hungry Hobo - lunch - noon

November 12 - Subway

December 10 - Happy Joes - lunch -noon

 

SERVING THE COMMUNITY AND BEYOND

 

Meet and greet Pastor Melody any Wednesday from 1-3 pm at Happy Joe's. Pastor Melody from First Presbyterian Church of LeClaire, will be at Happy Joe's in LeClaire, every Wednesday, from 1-3 pm, sipping on a soda, reading and waiting to visit with you and your friends. Stop by and say hi. Or, if you have a prayer request or a question, just let her know. Meals for Seniors at the church every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 12 noon. Good food and a time to visit with others. Please call 563-289-3646 and make a reservation 2 days in

advance.

Asbury United Methodist Church is hosting a "Partnering to EmPOWER" fundraising event for Winnie's Place on Tuesday, October 15th.  The team putting together the event is looking for vendors who would be interested in participating in this worthy cause. Booth fees are $15 for sales people and $25 for those providing a service (ALL booth fees will go to Winnie's Place). Vendors will also agree to donate 9% of their sales to Winnies Place, which corresponds to the statistic that every 9 seconds, a woman is abused. Interested vendors are asked to contact Heidi Lubben at hjlubben@aol.com for more details. Marketing packets for vendors will be available June 15th. The deadline for returning a signed vendor agreement is August 20th.

LeClaire 2013 Events Calendar:

First Fridays each month 5:00-8:00 P.M.

Summer 2013 - City-Wide Water Explosion (Hollyhock Park)

Summer 2013 - Bike Parade & Decorating

August 8th-10th Tugfest

October 6th - Dogtoberfest at Bier Stube

October 13th - AppleFest

October 24th - HalloWine

October 26th - Witches Walk Costume Contest and Parade

December 6-8, 2013: Christmas in LeClaire

Family Nights at the LeClaire Rec Center: Details at www.leclairereccenter.com

www.LeClaireChamber.com and visit the Chamber on FaceBook!

19 Jul 2013

Iowa Supreme Court Opinions July 19, 2013

By Iowa Judicial Branch
Notice: The opinions posted on this site are slip opinions only. Under the Rules of Appellate Procedure a party has a limited number of days to request a rehearing after the filing of an opinion. Also, all slip opinions are subject to modification or correction by the court. Therefore, opinions on this site are not to be considered the final decisions of the court. The official published opinions of the Iowa Supreme Court are those published in the North Western Reporter published by West Group.

Opinions released before April 2006 and available in the archives are posted in Word format. Opinions released after April 2006 are posted to the website in PDF (Portable Document Format).   Note: To open a PDF you must have the free Acrobat Reader installed. PDF format preserves the original appearance of a document without requiring you to possess the software that created that document. For more information about PDF read: Using the Adobe Reader.

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NOTE: Copies of these opinions may be obtained from the Clerk of the Supreme Court, Judicial Branch Building, 1111 East Court Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50319, for a fee of fifty cents per page.

No. 11-0552

KLEVER BELISARIO MIRANDA, NANCY CLOTILDE CAMPOVERDE, and CESAR MIRANDA vs. MICHAEL H. SAID and LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL H. SAID, P.C.

No. 13-0367

IN THE MATTER OF CLARENCE B. MELDRUM, JR., Judicial Magistrate. On application of the Iowa

19 Jul 2013

State Fair Offers Classes with Patrick Lose

By Lori Chappell

DES MOINES, IA (07/19/2013)(readMedia)-- From charity sewing projects to hands on quilting classes with Patrick Lose, the Iowa State Fair's Fabric and Threads Department has several ways for Fairgoers to participate. "Nothing Compares" to the 2013 Iowa State Fair set August 8-18.

Master quilter and Iowa native Patrick Lose will be one of several talented instructors for the Fabric and Threads Department's Make It and Take It classes. Lose's classes will offer Fairgoers a hands-on opportunity to create some of his most popular quilt designs. One class will be offered pre-fair on Wednesday, August 7, at 11 a.m. and will last four hours. During the Fair, his classes will be offered at 9:30 a.m. August 8-11 and 13-16 and will last two hours. There are no registration fees; however, participants will be required to purchase their own supply kits for $25.

Fairgoers can choose from a variety of other crafts in the Make It and Take it classes offered such as tatting, hand appliqué and weaving, to name a few. Each session has a $10 materials fee and lasts approximately 1-2 hours.

The State Fair Sew-In will be open each Fair day from Noon until 5 p.m. This Fair-long project offers Fairgoers a chance to try their hand at simple sewing and quilting while providing warm blankets to local groups including children at the Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Bidwell Riverside Center, Youth Emergency Shelter and Beloit Children's Services as well as Angel Tree Camps. Every participant will receive a commemorative pin for donating their time. No experience or pre-registration necessary. Volunteer sewing assistants and a site supervisor will be on-hand to supply materials and help with machines.

The Fabric and Threads Department is located on the second floor of the William C. Knapp Varied Industries Building.

For a complete list of the Make It and Take It projects and times, view the daily program online at www.iowastatefair.org/daily-events/daily-schedule/.

"Nothing Compares" to the 2013 Iowa State Fair, August 8-18. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University Avenue, just 10 minutes east of downtown Des Moines. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit www.iowastatefair.org.

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19 Jul 2013

Benedictine University announces its Spring 2013 Dean's List

By Phil Brozynski

LISLE, IL (07/19/2013)(readMedia)-- Benedictine University proudly announces that 856 students were named to the Dean's List at Benedictine University for the Spring 2013 semester.

The Dean's List recognizes full-time students who achieve a 3.5 grade point average or above.

Among the students named to the Dean's List at Benedictine University for the Spring 2013 semester are:

Veronica Ariel Stout of Erie.

Joann Elizabeth Weeks of Pleasant Valley, Iowa.

Luke Michael Edmondson of Rock Island.

Kristine Mackenzie Naylon of Tampico.

Benedictine University is an independent Roman Catholic institution located in Lisle, Illinois just 25 miles west of Chicago, and has branch campuses in Springfield, Illinois and Mesa, Arizona. Founded in 1887, Benedictine provides 55 undergraduate majors and 15 graduate and four doctoral programs.

Benedictine University is ranked No. 1 among the country's fastest-growing campuses between 2000-2010 in The Chronicle of Higher Education's list of private nonprofit research institutions, and Forbes magazine named Benedictine among "America's Top Colleges" for the second consecutive year in 2012. Benedictine University's Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program is listed by Crain's Chicago Business as the fifth largest in the Chicago area in 2012.

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