Opinion-tribune (Newspaper) - October 31, 1980, Glenwood, Iowa A big sports weekend for Harriers are state finish best season ever Peterson sets two district records Our 116th year 89th Issue November 1980 Marge Smith gives a little more to David Strand Success For its work By Gary Veehoff Wolski Assistant Editor You dont meet many people like Chris Langille these Hes not concerned with stock political polls or the latest thing the pope Even money isnt terrible important to Chris is an In these thats comparable to being a polar bear in a Yet on his secluded little farm between here and aptly called White Lodge Chris strives for and hopes to someday find a choice market for his A somewhat philosophical person who talks about the spiritual base and kinetic elements of his Chris has no regrets about making art his No regrets even though its turned out to be anything but a Its pretty hard to make a living off he admits with a gentle voice and hot cup of molasses and water in I do make crafts to every where really appreciate handmade But in terms of fine I havent as yet found a prime Chris holds a masters degree in sculpture from San Diego State Univer but that has no bearing on how much fine art people want to Thus he is left with a discouraging dilemma Either make things that people want and have some or make things you like and be Chris does a little of Its one thing to produce a marketable item and another thing to produce something serviceable to your inner he Its pretty but 99 and of all artists are in that For success doesnt mean a a promotion or a transfer to a larger It simply means being able to continue Thats why he was thrilled to land a job with Shenandoah The partially funded by the Iowa Arts involved teaching elementary school kids about Chris lets each pupil have free reign in making his own ceramic and all of them are now being mounted on a 10by10foot outdoor The project has also given him some insights about societys relationship to Working within the Ive realized that children are endowed with artistic Their minds are so says But our society makes people critics and too In pur present day people always Im not but thats an Everyone has creative energy and everyone has a need to People are allowing themselves to be denied that channel of One reason so many people think they have no says is because their work doesnt look like that of real But that he doesnt hold Its very normal to be different and to kids Have own program Two 18 pages 25 cents By John Editor Its the last house on the A farm house on the east edge of just a stones throw across Keg Creek from Ram Yet its much more than a farm house This latest addition to the Glenwood Community School District houses a special new program for the areas preschool handicapped Seven ranging in age from 3 to receive highly individualized training each day in a federally mandated Because of this some of these children will be able to move into the regular school according to Todd program If Im presented with handicapped and if they can says School Superintendent Eugene Nasal then we must provide a program for the district had five such in the they were hauled to Council Bluffs Lewis It was terribly inconvenient to haul the youngsters into the he said and in some particularly during bad it was practically a This years class numbers with a possible eighth child on the So the district looked around and found the farm house which was on land purchased two years ago as a site for a new junior high With extra state aid and assistance from the District 13 Area Education Agency AEA said the board felt Glenwood could finance the program and hire a and yet make it economical for the The teacher they found is a 37yearold Vietnam War veteran who graduated from the University of Iowa last June with a triple major early childhood special education and elementary edu Parents and school officials are happy with both the teacher and the It takes a real gift to handle that He Betzer must have the patience of I think theyve done a super says Vaughn whose enrolled in the program this Were very fortunate to have a program like this in Progress seen Wasenius said she has seen a lot of progress since Nathan started the The individual attention hes been given has opened him up and he is talking more than she really he shows that he He works well with all of the visiting the homes to see how the children are functioning James who is the oldest in the said the teacher is and he is happy Glenwood has a with the location or with the red tape involved in acquiring necessary supplies through the He would prefer to see the classroom located in a regular school so that Toby could spend more time with children his own There are no other children in this A he would better prepare his son for entry into first grade next Differences The who by law could range in age from suffer from different kinds of physical Some may be delayed in two or three areas of such as speaking or receiving Some are delayed in fine motor such as using their hands to tie shoes of button Others may be delayed in gross motor making it difficult even to See page 5A Chris Langille and his kiln at White Lodge Farm express in is a very necessary part of being a whole As he rolls a cigarette Chris says the Shenan doah sculture will be the only one in the His dream is that more will follow and area artists will converge form a There is kind of a rebirth of people making objects right things that would be considered but crafts think people want more personal feeling in Its hard to find anything personal about a manufactured object that human hands have never I would really like to see the Glenwood area start developing the arts available So many people depend on Omaha and theyre denying them selves the richness of their own The the politician and the pope have their Chris Langille has his DOT for abandonment The Iowa Department of Transportation supports the proposed abandonment of a railroad line between Hastings and The Iowa DOT Commission voted 28 to support the Burlington Northern Railroads abandonment of the 11mile The DOTs decision was based on information which indicated Burlington had been operating the line at a The costs to upgrade and maintain the line would be higher than the railroad could profitably according to DOT Iowa DOT staff also determined adequate alternate transportation is available to the area and no future development is planned along the line which would significantly increase rail Burlington Northern filed an abandonment application for the line Public meetings in Randolph 15 and 25 to gather information and discuss the proposed abandonment with shippers along the line and area The Iowa DOTs support will be considered by the Interstate Commerce Commis sion in making its final decision concerning the abandonment of the Judge being sought of judge of 4he District Court due to the retirement of Judge Harold Martin of effective Applicants must be district residents and attorneys admitted to practice in Written applications should be sent to Judge chairman of the nominating Box on or before The commission will meet 21 at 10 in Courtroom of the Pottawattamie County Council Commission members are Jane Henderson Pauline Sidney Helen Red Oak Virginia Atlantic Lewis Ross Oakland Judge Martin John Red Oak Dennis Council Bluffs Richard Atlantic Emmet Council Bluffs and Gary Adults can learn Anyone interested in adult education classes should contact Mavis Uehling or Keith McGinnis at Northeast 10 members are needed before a class can be The following numbers have expressed an interest in certain courses 5 2 1 2 1 GED High School 4 35 7 and crafts for McGinnis said they would also like to offer beginning bridge and The class would be for women interested in exercising to records and also learning some dance Health clinic set A health clinic for children and youth who have chronic or complex health tal or problems will be held in Atlantic on according to John director of the Iowa State Services for Crippled This clinic serves residents of Mills and Fremont A second clinic will be held 12 at Referrals to this clinic may be made by physicians or other health care MacQueen For more call 319 Help available A Legal Services attorney will be available to consult with low income persons and senior citizens at Red Oaks First Methodist Church from 10 to 3 Potential clients from Mills and Montgomery counties will be screened for financial and case 2A JA 4A 5A 6A9A IDA 1B3U Area 7B bB To place ads or give news call
