LONE TREE MID-PRAIRIE SENIOR NIGHT SENIOR NIGHT 5B 4B KALONA, WELLMAN, RIVERSIDE & LONE TREE Lebkc['(.De$). A7BED7"M7I>?D=JED9EKDJO"?EM7+((*-J>KHI:7O"I;FJ;C8;H'-"(&(& '$(+ WEEK FOOTBALL FOOTBALL FOOTBALL Mid-Prairie 49 Wapello 42 Lone Tree 42 Central Lee 0 Highland 13 WACO 6 TURN TO 1B BRIEFS JWij[e\<WbbjehW_i[ ced[o\ehbeYWb]hekfi Several local groups, in- cluding Pathway Christian School, Pleasantview, and others are teaming up to serve fall favorites, such as apple fritters, soft pretzels, and turkey steaks at the Taste of Fall event on Fri- day, Sept. 25 from 12-7 p.m. Food is available for take- out only and there will be no dining space provided. Pre-order and find more in- formation at tinyurl.com/ PAUL D. BOWKER/THE NEWS PAUL D. BOWKER/THE NEWS taste-of-fall-2020. Students at the Aug. 28 Mid-Prairie football game against Sigourney Students who braved the weather at the Sept. 11 Mid-Prairie foot- Keota, when three students were absent due to quarantine. ball game against Central Lee after absences had risen. >_ijeh_YWbL_bbW][i[jijW] iWb[\ehI[fj$(+#(,$ The Kalona Historical Mid-Prairie lifts ticket restrictions at sporting events Village will be having a tag sale of surplus items in the BY MOLLY ROBERTS were distributed by lottery to dad, dad, mom, which brother, however, social distancing will new Wahl Museum from 10 The News students. General admission which sister?” remain recommended and not a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sept. 26 & At their Sept. 14 meeting, fans were not permitted. Evans proposed an alterna- monitored. 26. the Mid-Prairie Board of Edu- Head volleyball coach Sher- tive safety measure that desig- At the Sept. 8 meeting, Proceeds will help with cation reversed its previous de- ry Evans said this policy nega- nates which doors the oppos- school board member Jeremy the general operating ex- cision to place attendee limits tively impacted her student ing fans, student section, and Pickard stressed that social penses of the Kalona His- on sporting events. athletes. home fans will enter and exit distancing is crucial in order torical Village. Call 656- At a special meeting on Sept. “When our girls came up to through in order to eliminate to stem the number of students 3232 for more information. 8 the board instituted a policy us, they were distraught. Their cross-contamination between absent due to quarantine. that limited ticket availability mental health was all over the these groups. I do think that quarantining D[mgk_bjZ_ifbWoWj by allowing each participant, place,” Evans said. “Picking The River Valley Confer- is going to be the thing that’s such as an athlete, band mem- and choosing, when you’re a ence recently instituted a mask going to do us in,” he said. “We >_ijeh_YWbL_bbW][ have to figure out a way to stay The new quilt display in ber or coach, to designate four split-family home and you have mandate for indoor events, so attendees for outdoor events three tickets, it isn’t good men- volleyball fans will be required six feet apart.” the English Gallery at the Kalona Historical Village and three attendees for indoor tal health for these kids—Do I to wear a face covering. With- is called Red and Green events. The remaining tickets put down my step-mom, step- in the sporting event crowds, SEE MID-PRAIRIE| PAGE 2A and Red and White quilts. The quilts are dated 1860s to 1910. Seniors, kids’ events return to Lone Tree Riverside City Efj_c_ijjec[[j"Z[Y_Z[ BY MOLLY ROBERTS ercise lead by certified senior “I’m a big believer that most ed>Wbbem[[dFWhjo The News fitness instructor Tom Dickey of us don’t have the self-mo- Council divided tivation to keep us going and The Kalona Optimist LONE TREE and is designed to allow for a Club will be meeting at 6 variety of fitness and ability stay consistent with exercise,” p.m. on Sept. 17. The meal Programs interrupted by levels in seniors over the age Dickey said. “A group class over proposed will be catered. The club COVID-19 shutdowns are start- of 62. is good for that. I think if you members will discuss what ing to return to the Lone Tree Jan Ipsen had previously see other people with you, see to do with the annual Hal- Wellness Center, including attended fitness classes at the that they’re enjoying it, and mass gathering you have an instructor that’s loween party. the senior functional fitness wellness center, but Sept. 8 BY CHRISTOPHER BORRO class and kids’ workshops and was her first time returning to encouraging you, it can make a big difference.” AND MOLLY ROBERTS M9>9je^ebZ^[Wh_d] events. Dickey’s class in over a year. The News The senior fitness class She said she hopes attending Helen Baker, who regu- h[]WhZ_d]hee\kf]hWZ[ larly attended Dickey’s class RIVERSIDE The Washington County meets on Tuesdays and Thurs- the class will put her back in Hospital and Clinics board days from 9:30-10:30 a.m. The the routine of exercising regu- The first agenda item of the of trustees will hold a pub- class features light group ex- larly. SEE WELLNESS | PAGE 3A Sept. 8 meeting of the Riverside lic hearing on Thursday, City Council divided council- Sept. 24 at 4 p.m. to address members over whether to ap- a proposed roofing up- prove a mass gathering event grade. The meeting will be at a baseball tournament fund- held in the Robert Nicola raiser. Conference Room at the Ellis Helmuth originally Washington County Hospi- represented the Gospel Light tal. A notice to bidders and Fellowship at the Riverside bid documents are avail- City Council meeting on Aug. able at wchc.org. 17, requesting use of the city’s baseball diamonds at Hall Park 7h[WijkZ[dji for the fundraiser on Saturday, [WhdiY^ebWhi^_fi Sept. 26. The issue was tabled Eryk Hovde, a junior until the September meeting to at Mid-Prairie has been allow Helmuth to provide more named a semifinalist in the information about COVID-19 2021 National Merit Schol- safety measures. arship Program. Hovde is For the Sept. 8 meeting, the only student in Wash- Helmuth provided the council ington County to receive with a form that indicated all the honor. Finalists and 130-150 fans and participants winners will be announced will be encouraged to wear in the spring. masks when distancing is not Natalie Patterson of Lone possible and “practice social Tree is the recipient of the distancing in accordance to Rolscreen Scholarship, MOLLY ROBERTS/THE NEWS state recommendations.” He one of the most prestigious The Lone Tree Wellness Center hosted an Apples to Apples kids workshop on Sept. 12 that featured awards granted by Central relay races in the gym, a science experiment, and even a take-home chocolate apple treat. College in Pella, Iowa. SEE RIVERSIDE | PAGE 6A 9WdZ_ZWj[ije fWhj_Y_fWj[_d\ehkc The League of Women ‘Alternative’ Pleasantview benefit sale being planned Voters Johnson County will hold a virtual candi- For the first time since 1956, sitions is available for $65,000, Bucks for a Bus fund-raising Gifts directly to Pleas- date forum for the Johnson there will not be a traditional fitting Pleasantview’s needs. campaign. Any funds contrib- antview should be made to County Board of Supervi- Pleasantview Benefit this year. Nyle Kauffman, chair of uted beyond the cost of the bus “Pleasantview Benefit Sale” sors on Sept. 29 from 6-7 Due to the pandemic, the ben- the benefit steering commit- will be placed in the Pleasant- and mailed to the attention of p.m. Candidates include efit steering committee has tee, said “many businesses view building fund.” Larry Swartzendruber at 811 incumbents Rod Sullivan, deemed it irresponsible to host and individuals have suffered In addition to the option of Third St., Kalona, IA 52247. Lisa Green-Douglas, and a large-group gathering at this financial difficulties in these contributing via check directly “All gifts are extremely im- Royceanne Porter and time. past few months, but our hope to Pleasantview, the Bucks for portant,” said Kauffman. “We challenger Phil Heming- Several months ago, a proj- is that community support for a Bus campaign will culminate appreciate the continued gen- way. Visit facebook.com/ ect for this year’s benefit was the benefit — which has been in a two-day blitz on Nov. 6-7 — erous support of the Pleasant- LWVJCIA to live stream selected: funding a coach/bus exceptional in years past — the original Benefit Sale dates. view community.” the event. The general elec- to replace the older, nearly non- will continue this year.” Interested persons should log Questions should be direct- tion is Nov. 3. functional bus. A 20-passenger “We ask that the communi- onto www.pvhome.org, and hit ed to Larry Swartzendruber at model with five wheelchair po- ty please consider joining our the yellow “Donate” tab. Pleasantview, 319-656-2421. PAGE 2A | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2020 NEWS THE NEWS CHRISTOPHER BORRO/THE NEWS Visitors purchase pumpkins at Mary’s Farm Sanctuary’s open house event on Sun- Barb Wagner pets Dutch, a 2,600-pound Belgian draft horse. day. Mary’s Farm Sanctuary in Lone Tree hosts open house BY CHRISTOPHER BORRO “Once we moved in, we therapy visits for nursing sanctuary treats its animals. arena, where multitudes of The News started having people dump homes and seniors, and school “I brought my brother’s el- donkeys and horses (including animals out here in the rural projects for kids,” Dyroff said.