Daily Times Herald (Newspaper) - December 21, 2000, Carroll, Iowa I Average major league base-ball salary up 18 President-elect Bush is delivering on inclusion METH LABS Page 22 Iowa seizures WEATHER Low Friday's High 5 Iowa Times Herald Volume 131, No. 250 DEC. 21,2000 Single Copy 50 Cents Big dogs the sun morning wast of the flying complete arc above the sun. Also called parhelion or mock sun dogs are bright spots that appear about 22 degrees on either side of the created by Dally Times by Jeff Storjohann a low near There are chances for light snow Friday and Economic growth slows to weakest pace in 4 years WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy slowed sharply to an annual growth rate of just 2.2 percent in the the weakest performance in four the government said The report provides further evidence that America's boom are defir ' The Commerce Department said the third quarter increase in the gross domestic product - the economy's total output of goods and services - was j even weaker than previously believed as the deteriorated A month third quarter GDP was estimated to have risen by 2.4 The performance marked a dramatic slowdown from a sizzling 5.6 percent GDP growth rate in the April-June The sharp falloff in economic growth in the summer and mounting evidence of more recent including disappointing Christmas have increased worries about whether America's record 10-year economic expansion was in danger of toppling into a In another report indicating the Labor Department said that the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits jumped a sharp 34,000 last week to 354,000. That pushed the four-week moving average for claims to the highest level since July 1998. Both President-elect Bush and his running Dick have talked openly about the possibility of an economic using the economic danger to promote their trillion tax cut Wall Street grown ingly nervous about what slower growth will do to corporate On the Nasdaq index plunged by 7.2 The Nasdaq has lost more than half its value since hitting highs in President insisted in a meeting with Bush at the White House this week that the economy was simply experiencing a needed He said most economists are still looking for See Page 2 Farmland value up 5.8 percent in Carroll County The value of farmland in Carroll County is increasing faster than the statewide According to an Iowa State University Extension survey released Carroll County farm ground had an average value of per acre this up 5.8 percent from the in 1999. The average for Iowa was 4.3 reversing a two-year Values were up in all of the state's 99 counties this Scott County is highest at per while Decatur County is at the bottom at an average of A chart comparing 1999 and current land values in Carroll and neighboring counties accompanies this The figures are based on surveys completed by 603 real estate brokers in including Carroll's Scott who was unavailable for comment this While the increase in land values is good news for farmers who have land to it could bring financial uncertainty for beginning said ISU researcher Darnell the point of view of new farmers coming in - especially younger folks that may be renting and are trying to buy some land - this is going in a direction that is going to make it difficult for those folks to purchase Smith As land prices new farmers will have to pay more for land and will take on more he See Page 9 Council to vote on pay tonight By DOUGLAS Times Herald Staff Writer Carroll City Council members tonight will consider whether to increase their own compensation by setting an annual part-time salary of council members are paid for each official meeting they attend with pay capped at * per Not all council members hit the cap. will only hit the mark if there are several special meetings says City Finance Director Sheri With a perfect attendance record for regularly scheduled of which there are 48 in a council members would earn Mertz In 2000, the council had three special budget two days worth of a council for which members were paid and two additional special one to deal with the low level in the city's aquifer and the other related to a construction Thursday meetings were meaning the total number 6f meetings for the year will stand at 52 after tonight with no more meetings scheduled the rest of the ' The new salary measure is designed to bring council compensation more in line with other cities while providing some financial consideration for work outside of official according to City Manager Gerald Added Mayor Ed purpose of this is to recognize them for all the committee Smith earns annually as The council members will consider their pay at a meeting tonight scheduled to start at about 4:30 p.m. at city The item is listed as an which would require three meaning citizens should have another month for input unless the council waives all of the readings City officials say the council City See Page 9 Longtime CCSD counselor at center of many changes Anne Poland closes book on 34-year career in district By BRET HAYWORTH Times Herald Staff Writer Lots of longtime educators can say they were there when this program caught on or that strand of instruction came What is different about the career of Dr. Anne Poland is that she not only was there when many pieces now taken for granted instituted chances are that she could also been the one prodding in the background to create it. remedial as who Friday position at Fairview Elementary of Carroll Community School District worked for several matters she thought would improve the quality of In a vocation that spanned six she saw the changes from her own instruction in a schoolhouse to today's schools with a programs that are far removed from the three Yet Poland said that basics remain the - getting children well prepared to learn and then pupils themselves rolling up their sleeves to undertake the is a lifelong learner and certainly has been a good role model for Fairview Elementary Principal Terri Miller on counselor Anne Poland of her themes of education is helping and example seven decades ' From her own Poland recalled the school where reading was the determining criterion for moving on to the next grade was the only child in my class and if someone needed a student from an upper grade moved into the seat beside you and taught you what you needed to Poland Poland said she enjoyed all her years in have had the privilege to work with many great teachers lots and lots of girls and she Poland added that she will miss the social aspect of but is looking forward to when she will travel a bit write on her life's experiences and probably spend time with her 14 all of whom live in a big Superintendent Steve Schulz noted Poland's retirement during Monday's Carroll School Board Schulz thanked the 34-' year employee for her role as counselor in helping ' Board president Nicole Carroll oh and noted that she seemed ready for Said does deserve a big for all her years of Walking around several Fairview classrooms on her last day Poland acknowledged that it was a bittersweet doubt about will miss the contact with the See Page 8 Anne Poland has retired from her counselor position at Fairview Elementary School in 78, spent part of her last afternoon on Dec. 15 visiting students in Dally Times Herald Photo by Jeff Storjohann each Fairview classroom and is pictured with students in teacher Tina
