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SOLON– Old Gold Diner of Solon welcomes all seniors in North Liberty to join us for lunch.
We are located at the Solon United Methodist Church, 122 N. West St., and serve lunch daily Monday-Friday at 11:30 a.m. We request a contribution of $3 for those over 60, however, this is not required. We have bingo on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11 a.m. and after the meal. We also have scheduled activities during the month. Transportation possibly could be arranged. Please call 319-624-2251 for more information.

NORTH LIBERTY– Van Allen Elementary school will welcome many new faces this August, including one in the principal’s office.
Carmen Dixon has been assigned to replace former principal Brad Laures at the Iowa City Community School District elementary school in North Liberty.
Dixon’s education and career experiences illustrate seemingly boundless energy and her remarkable ability to tackle multiple tasks at once.

NORTH LIBERTY¬ The North Liberty Youth Baseball and Softball league (NLYBS) recently completed its seventeenth year of providing recreational level baseball and softball opportunities for some 787 boys and girls, ages four to 13. While the majority of kids playing in NLYBS are from North Liberty, the league also has kids from Coralville, Solon, Tiffin and other area communities. In the 2009 summer season, NLYBS had 72 teams playing from May through June, with Junior and Senior softball and baseball teams involved in tournament play to complete the season.

While traveling I make it a point to read local newspapers, looking for kooky things to report back in this space.
Missouri has not disappointed.
In Sedalia, for example, two enterprising young men were arrested for augmenting their ice cream truck income by selling marijuana at the same time. They made the mistake of offering a parent some reefer to go with a push-up popsicle and got busted.

Here it is, August already! And we're thinking about school supplies, Labor Day and the State Fair. I suppose I could come up with several perfectly acceptable reasons (or excuses) why I've attended the Iowa State Fair a mere half dozen times during my fairly long lifetime, but that doesn't mean I've been unaware of it or that I don't value it as an important Iowa tradition. Let's just say that I've always been an observer, not a participant, and I think not being personally involved makes attendance seem less important.