Opinion Tribune (Newspaper) - March 21, 1990, Glenwood, Iowa Ice cream A good time was had by all as Northeast Elementary hosted its annual ice cream 2. It's no surprise that two Valley head the 1990 County 16. Season The Glenwood Rams begin the defense of their state track title at the Boys Town 17. The March 21,1990 Our 125th Year 12th Issue Mills Iowa One 22 pages plus inserts 50( Mills County to observe Tornado Awareness Week By Jeff DeYoung Editor Tornadoes and severe thunderstorms are a fact of life in southwest In 1989, tornadoes touched down in Shelby and Fremont Two injuries were reported in Pottawattamie and it is suspected that a small twister did considerable damage in Mineola last Proper response is still the key to minimize death and injury when severe weather says Vern Mills County Civil Defense A well-developed severe weather action including the use of annual offers some of the best With this idea in the National Weather in cooperation with the Iowa Office of Disaster will conduct a voluntary statewide tornado ning drill on March 28. This drill will coincide with Iowa Tornado and Flash Flood Preparedness scheduled for March 25-31. Tom superintendent of schools at and Jim superintendent of schools at Malvern and have indicated that their students and staff will again participate in the tornado drill at 10:45 a.m. on March 28. the directors of county nursing homes have said they may participate in the Last year more than 4,200 students and staff in schools throughout Mills County participated in the tornado This along with other activities during the will provide an opportunity to test the effectiveness of severe weather preparedness plans in the This includes public warning Iowa Resources plans merger Iowa of Des Moines and Midwest Energy Company of Sioux City announced Friday that they have signed a definitive agreement to merge into a new holding Inc. The merger will combine companies with total annual revenues of and total assets of Iowa Resources is a holding company with interests in computers and real estate One of its major holdings is Iowa an electrical utility that serves most of southwest Midwest Energy is a holding company with major interest in electric and natural gas Its principal Iowa Public Service provides electric service to over 150,000 customers in Iowa and southwest South The merger is subject to acceptance by the shareholders of each company and certain regulatory It is anticipated that regulatory approval of the merger may take until the end of the West plans music program West 2nd and 3rd graders will present their program entitled on March 27. The program will include songs and movements about a variety of as well as puppets which the students made in art The public is cordially invited to join in all the The program begins at 7:30 and will be held in the middle school Commodity foods here Mar. 23 Surplus commodity foods will be distributed beginning at 9 a.m. on March 23, at the National Guard Armory in Foods are distributed on a first-served For more information call 624-8172. fair is planned The Music Boosters are sponsoring a spring fling on April 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the high school in Crafters from a large area will be displaying their quality handcrafted and woods to fabric bunnies and to baskets and cross An added attraction will be houseplants and bedding This will provide the public with a perfect opportunity to pick up Easter or maybe for all those summer birthdays coming The F-M Art Club is planning an egg decorating activity to keep youngsters occupied while people Bake sale and lunch items will be Proceeds from the day will support the music Lightf oot aide in Mills County Carroll an aide for Congressman Jim Lightf will be at the following locations in Mills County on March 26: 7:30-8 Silver 8:30-9 Steak 9:15-9:45 Meals Presbyterian 11 a.m. to 12:30 Pacific 1-1:30 2-2:30 3:30-4 and 4:15-5 am. Oscar contest ends this week This is the final week for movie buffs to enter the the Entry blanks are available at Captain Video or the Rex The entry deadline is March 26 at 5 p.m. along with encouraging nursing homes and businessmen to test their severe weather Here are some tips on tornado Tornado conditions are favorable for tornado a tornado watch is issued by the National Weather Service to identify when and where tornadoes are most likely to Be prepared to take and keep informed of the latest weather Tornado a tornado is indicated by radar or observed by trained a tornado warning is Listen carefully to the information in the warning If the tornado is take cover remain ready for quick action as it is not unusual for several tornadoes to form from the same If you are in an in some cases you may be able to drive away at right angles from the In urban it is usually best to take cover in a sturdy building or or life flat in a low area if shelter is not Safety education donations - nave curriculum director for the Glenwood Community School accepted two donations from the Mills County unit of the American Red Cross last Jane water safety director for the Mills County Red presented the school with copies of Whale a program that will help elementary school teachers instruct children about safe behavior in and around Doug chairman of the Mills also presented the district with its annual tornado safety by Jeff V Defending the fortress With the unexpected arrival of 3*5 inches of wet snow last many youngsters took advantage of school cancellations to play in the white Pictured here from left to Derek and Heath sons of Mel and Shari Megan daughter of Dave and Lu and Carrie and Christian children of Dave and Amy The kids spent the day building the snow as well us a snowman to stand and found time to throw a few snowballs at the by Jeff Flint speaks at D.C. conference By Jeff DeYoung Editor Veda a 5th grade science teacher at Northeast Elementary in had the unique distinction and honor of making a presentation at the Science Technology and Society's 5th annual Technological Literacy Conference held last month in Flint gave a presentation on Northeast's Wildlife Education which has attracted stale and national idea of the wildlife center evolved from a question asked by one of my Flint wondered what would happen if the birds stopped We took it from and it led to an in-depth study of man's relationship to nature and our responsibility to preserve our natural That study led to an effort by the school and community to construct the is where 1 see science Flint logo beyond the and has to deal with current issues that are both locally and globally Flint has been involved with the University of Iowa's serving as a lead teacher for the past few Her association with that program helped in being selected to address the is an educational movement concerned with reforming science education in grades Flint makes science real and concrete in the way that it deals with the everyday life of the It deals with current and attempts to resolve She added that STS emphasizes hands-on experience in science main thrust is to make the teachers more aware of what the students are Flint Flint is a firm believer in the STS method of science I've been using the STS I've found science to be more exciting and fun not only for my but for myself as she allows students to ask questions and to explore for the That's what science is all Veda Flint
