MONDAY, JULY 20, 2009 SPORTS IC’s first book Determined fest Brent Metcalf is using this summer to prepare him for his senior season at Iowa, and he Writers and wants it to have a different ending from last season’s books abound, finish. 10 Iowa City cele- Heart displayed at brates its status golf outing as a world- A golf outing in Muscatine last renowned liter- weekend featuring the Iowa football team highlights ary community benefits of organ donation. 7 Saturday. NEWS Home sweet home By ADAM SALAZAR Read about a UI student [email protected] whose peers helped build him a house. 2 Iowa City received an esteemed title in Novem- Thanksgiving in ber 2008: the third U.N. July City of Literature. On July 18, the city host- Find out what the Crisis Center ed its first physical literary is doing to boost donations event to show for it — during the summer. 2 beyond producing esteemed writers and culti- ARTS & CULTURE vating a vibrant literature community. Calling all ‘The Eagle has landed’ “One big thing that Iowa non-muggle folk City doesn’t have — that Harry Potter and the Half-Blood would seem integral to a Prince finally makes its début city of literature — is a in theaters. Arts Editor Rachael The 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing launches some book festival,” said Christo- Lander weighs in on the latest memories for UI astronomy and physics professors. pher Merrill, the director of installment. 5 the UI International Writ- By HOLLY HINES “I had previous inter- Aldrin, became the first ing Program. OPINIONS [email protected] est in science, but [the men on the Moon. According to Merrill, Moon landing] definitely Michael Collins — the standard criteria for On a borrowed black- Missing the mark reinforced it,” said other astronaut on board the city to maintain its and-white TV, a young — had remained in orbit new title doesn’t yet The City Council is imposing Kaaret, who still recalls Philip Kaaret watched around the Moon. exist because UNESCO harsher standards on bars that the details of the Apollo the first Moon landing Gurnett — who has Cities of Literature is a violate the underage-drinking 11 poster he owned as a with his family during a Kaaret Gurnett logged more than 50 fairly new title for the law. But there are more child. vacation in Finland. years of experience in important issues the city professor professor Another UI physics/ Now, the UI professor space research — said he SEE BOOK FEST, 3 should focus on. 4 astronomy professor, in the physics and 11 lunar landing vehicle heard the radio ON THE WEB astronomy department Donald Gurnett, recalls transmission at a Cedar touched down. hearing astronaut Neil See more photos and WEB BONUS — along with other edu- Rapids drive-in video of presenters and cators — remembers the It was also a day that Armstrong say, “The • Check out a photo and audio restaurant. patrons at Iowa City’s first events of July 20, 1969. inspired their future eagle has landed,” as he Book Festival at slide show of wrestler Brent It was the day the Apollo careers. and his colleague, Buzz SEE APOLLO, 3 dailyiowan.com. Metcalf’s about summer schedule. • Watch students build a home for a classmate with photos and audio. • See video footage from the Kids’ divorce Coralville comes back transplant golf fundraiser. • Watch speakers and patrons at the first Iowa City Book Fest in workshop delayed Coralville businesses stay a float. video and in a photo slide show. The first divorce workshop for kids ON THE RECORD in Johnson County has been Insights and information from inside today’s The Daily Iowan. delayed until September. By MICHELLE BORYCA “A bike tire popped outside of [email protected] my tent around 7 a.m. Most of By SCOTT RAYNOR Funding for United Teressa Shrock and Team Deere-Heart was taking [email protected] Joseph Polina stopped down tents and packing Action for Youth into Eldorado Mexican belongings into the bus. The word “sad” was drawn • Grants: $1.2 million Restaurant for a date Thousands of bikers in every in blue marker and written • City & County Support: $173,763 color of jersey filled the with big bubble letters. It • Contributions: $63,224 night Sunday — a starting line. Armed with spare was shaped oblong, resem- • Events and Other Income: monthly destination. tubes, small tools, water bling the many falling $24,636 “We like this place,” bottles, and some musical teardrops on a white back- • Total: $1.6 million Polina said. ground. Source: United Action for Youth They experienced a LINDSEY WALTERS/THE DAILY IOWAN entertainment, riders discussed The Iowa River floods the Coralville Strip on June 16, 2008. the day’s route. Sunday’s ride The artist, a 12-year-old six-month El Dorado dry was 52.6 miles to Red Oak with boy, was illustrating his par- spell during the 2008 3,684 feet of climb.” ents’ divorce. He participated of benefits for kids. flooding, however. The the smaller businesses partners were looking • Read DI reporter’s Chris Clark in the Kids First workshop, a “It gives them a safe and restaurant, 102 Second will not make it, he said. for in a location. full report from day one of mandatory 2.5-hour session confidential place to speak Ave., which was sub- “You never really “If it wasn’t for the RAGBRAI. 10 for children of divorced cou- about the divorce,” Moreland merged in water last know, you try to work flood, Los Cabos would ples in Linn County. said. “It lets them know they summer, reopened in with them,” Fausett said. had still been here,” he WEATHER The program — run by the are not alone and it is not February. Other entrepreneurs said. “[The flood] gave us local United Action for Youth their fault.” Statistically, one in worked with what they the opportunity to be — was set to reach Johnson United Action for Youth every four businesses had — sites left over able to get this location.” County July 11; it is mandat- modeled the program on the never recover from a from flood-vacated for- Giannakopoulos said 79 59 ed for children whose par- Linn County workshop. major disaster, according mer tenants, for the landlords took care 26C 15C ents divorced after May 26. “We have not received one to a study by HP and instance. of the flood damage to The workshop was negative call,” said Jenny SCORE: Counselors to Sparti’s Gyros, 61 Sec- the building, which Mostly sunny, light breezes. delayed due to low enroll- Shulz, the founder and execu- America’s Small Busi- ond St., opened June 1 — included replacing the ment. Kate Moreland, Unit- tive director of Kids First Law ness. In Coralville, around a year after the air-conditioning unit and ed Action for Youth develop- Center in Cedar Rapids. “I approximately 80 per- Coralville Strip was hit electrical work. Gian- ment director, said not frankly think that is pretty cent of businesses have by the flood. The former nakopoulos and his part- INDEX enough time had passed amazing — not one piece of reopened after last sum- location of Los Cabos ners were in charge of since May 26 to fill the work- negative feedback from peo- mer’s flood, Mayor Jim was exactly what the remodeling and decorat- Arts 5 Opinions 4 shop with pupils. ple after attending the class.” Fausett said. current restaurant’s Classifieds Sports ing their restaurant. 8 10 Still, experts said, they But others will not be owner, Dimitri Gian- Crossword 6 adopted the project because SEE DIVORCE, 3 as fortunate; several of nakopoulos, and his SEE FLOOD, 3 2 - The Daily Iowan - Iowa City, Iowa - Monday, July 20, 2009 News dailyiowan.com for more news Center opens food drive The Daily Iowan Volume 141 Issue 30 BREAKING NEWS STAFF The Crisis Center hopes to help Phone: (319) 335-6063 Publisher: E-mail: [email protected] William Casey. 335-5788 families in need. Editor: Fax: 335-6297 Kelsey Beltramea. 335-6030 By TYLER LYON “Our donations go down CORRECTIONS Managing Editor: [email protected] in the summer as we get Call: 335-6030 Bryce Bauer. 335-5855 Policy: The Daily Iowan strives for Metro Editors: further from the holiday Zhi Xiong. 335-6063 Long summer days. School accuracy and fairness in the report- season.” Pedersen said. Regina Zilbermints. 335-6063 still a month away. That But despite the lower ing of news. If a report is wrong or Opinions Editor: means depleted pantries at supply, demand from fami- misleading, a request for a correc- Adam Sullivan. 335-5863 tion or a clarification may be made. home, and some families in lies goes up during the Sports Editor: the county are seeking assis- PUBLISHING INFO Brendan Stiles. 335-5848 summer because parents Arts Editor: tance in filling them.Today have to provide more food The Daily Iowan (USPS 143.360) is published by Student Publications Rachael Lander. 335-5851 kicks off the Iowa City Crisis and care for their children Copy Chief: Center’s Thanksgiving in Inc., E131 Adler Journalism Building, while they’re out of school. Iowa City, Iowa 52242-2004, daily Beau Elliot. 335-6063 July program, aimed at gath- Then there’s the eco- Graphics Editor: DAVID SCRIVNER/THE DAILY except Saturdays, Sundays, legal and ering food for families in need nomic recession. Though Dan Ambrisco. 335-6063 Mike Saeugling (right), and son Aaron Saeugling (left) fill bags of food university holidays, and university Design Editor: across the county.