Opinion Tribune (Newspaper) - June 11, 1997, Glenwood, Iowa 563 1182 08-00-0800 29 46 ST HISTORICAL SOC OF 600 E LOCUST ST BUREAU OF LIB & ARCHIVES DES KOINES IA 50319-0290 Mills County Classroom una TWO 22 PAGES PLUS INSERTS VOLUME 133, NO. 23 MILLS IOWA JUNE 11,1997 ANDREA HOFFMAN Glenwood native to spend year in Bulgaria By Joe Foreman Editor A former Glenwood woman is about to embark on a cultural experience of a This Andrea a 1985 graduate of Glenwood Community High will leave her home in Chicago to spend a year in Bulgaria as a member of an American team put together to help foreign and domestic businesses get established in third-world Ms. who's worked as a project engineer and business development coordinator for the Amoco owns a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Iowa and a master's degree in finance and marketing from Chicago After three months of language and customs training in North Ms. Hoffman and other members of the business team will depart for their work in Ms. whose experience with Amoco has taken her around the will work with the Eastern Gas Co. as a direct assistant to the company's C.E.O. looking forward to but I have a lot of mixed she said during a recent kind of I just sold my condo and I wonder what I'll do after I get back because I don't know if I'll have a I feel like I can't go any farther with Amoco and I'm excited about the experience Bulgaria is a primitive country experiencing the upheaval that goes along with the transition of communism to War on the nearby Black Sea has contributed to unrest in the Ms. Hoffman said the standard of living in Bulgaria is extremely low but her allowance will her to live better off than most of the Bulgarian She'll live in a small Driver dies from accident injuries A second person has died from injuries sustained during a accident June 1 on Highway 34 west of Mary 16, of died June 3, at the University of Nebraska Medical She was the driver of a 1994 Hyundai that crashed into a ditch adjacent to a construction zone on Highway 34. A passenger in the James R. Brown of Council died at the Kenny Rasco of wral Tabor shirks his enters Photo by Ted Hotel 25 car shows per built 1934 Ford Coupe Car Show bad 52 entries the third including motorcycles and Show Sunday tie Glenwood who also farms near said he ' - - Arrest warrant issued for former worker An arrest warrant was issued last week for a former Glenwood State employee who was arrested on the campus earlier this spring and charged with possession of methamphetamine with intent to A fugitive from justice warrant was issued for James 38, of after he failed to appear in Mills County District last June 2. Garcia's Pamela 36, is also a former She was arrested at the same time as her husband and charged with methamphetamine She did appear in district court last week and pleaded not guilty to the A trial has been set for Aug. 12. James and Pamela Garcia both lost their jobs at the state school following the The Garcias were released on their own recognizance during their initial court At the Magistrate James ing said he believed the Garcias were not flight risks because of their 17-year employment with the state Cancer Society warns of fund-raising scams TQM program set for 4-Hers Mills County Extension is offering the TQM Program at no cost to all 4-H'ers on June 24. This one day camp will be held at the Mills County Fairgrounds from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. TQM teaches young people Quality of their Participants will be given the opportunity to figure feed rations for their animals on a computer program with the help of Darrell ISU Field of Glenwood Veterinary Clinic will discuss Proper Medications and have campers practice giving Jane ISU Field will lead interactive learning of mixing feeds and reducing Another topic covered will be Safe Handling of Animals conducted by Doug Agriculture Instructor at High There will also be genetics information The program provides very useable information through interactive There is no Please call Mills County Extension by June to The American Cancer Society is urging people in the area to carefully analyze charitable solicitations they receive in the mail or over the According to Brett Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations of the Iowa Division of the American Cancer there are some less reputable charities that are currently soliciting donations quite a few of the charities we have seen in the area lately are those that consistently fail to meet charitable And yet people are confusing them with says get numerous calls and letters each day from lowans who have accidentally volunteered to their for one of these organizations because they thought it was the American Cancer Of in reality it was not In some people have even made donations to the other Ridge says everyone needs to take extra time to specifically pay attention to the name of the and the logos on printed For the American Cancer Society will always be by the American Cancer Society the Sword of If consumers take lime to check they'll ensure their money truly reaches the charity of their There are several organizations that keep a watchful eye on charities across the the National Charities Information Bureau can be contacted at 212-929-6300. Malvern graduate working on missle cruiser Being able to deploy on short fully trained and combat prepared to operate with joint or combined forces in response to real world is the hallmark of the Navy and Marine operational concept from the This strategy makes the aircraft carrier battle group and amphibious ready group formidable forces for a wide range of regional contingencies in the War like Jay son of Patricia Delashmutt of stationed on-board the cruiser USS Thomas S. are often the first to arrive in situations ranging from humanitarian relief efforts to combat USS Thomas S. Gates recently left its of to take station in the Mediterranean cruisers like Thomas S. Gates are employed in support of carrier battle groups and amphibious assault as well as in drug interdiction and escort 22, helps support his ship's mission by performing daily maintenance on the Launching perform maintenance on the launching system and keep it in the best possible West school was six months long and it dealt only with rocket What I like best about my job is the end which is watching the missile leave the The mission of our command is to always be ready for any I support the command by being the best I can and to always be ready for the Navy gunner's like maintain and repair all gunnery projectors and associated equipment They also make detailed casualty analyses and repairs of hydraulic and mechanical Thomas S. computer-based Aegis weapons system is the heart of the ship's capability and centers around a powerful radar that enables the crew to track and fire on more than 100 targets at a With a crew of more than 350 Thomas S. Gates is ready at a moments notice for any A 1993 graduate of Malvern High School in West said he joined the Navy for the adventure and to travel the joined the Navy to see the My mother thought it would be good for me and I also wanted to get out and see the he In the service a short the most important thing West has learned is to trust and rely on his should always do the job right and trust the people around you because you need them as much as they need On his first six-month West and the crew of Thomas S. Gates will have the opportunity to see many countries throughout Europe such Spain and One of West's most memorable experiences was flying by helicopter from the deck of the JAY WEST John F. Kennedy to Va. seeing above the carrier is probably something I'll never get to do It was a Not planning a career in the sea West plans to further his I leave the the one thing I will always remember is to work hard and to work If you do these two you will be West said he will go to college to obtain a degree in business and open his own dance The Bottom Line DIRECTORY 2A pages 3A,8A.9A.10A,12A. 4A 5A 11A 13A 1B.2B Legal 3B 4B.5B,6B,7B Subscriptions Fishing contest June Mat park The Southwest Iowa Sportsmans Club will sponsor its annual youth fishing contest June 14, at Glenwood Lake The contest is free and open to youth ages 15 and begins at 8:30 a.m. Prizes will be awarded at 11:30 Food will be served at noon for contestants and their Call any SWI Sportsmans Club member for more information on the fishing contest Traffic Enforcement Program to be conducted throughout State of Iowa The Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau announced today that the week of June 15 wiU commence the second wave of the Special Traffic Enforcement Program for 1997. The goal of the sTEP program is to reduce increase safety belt use to 80 percent and maintain impaired driving fatalities below 33 percent The first wave which was held the week of March 16,1997, had the following 111 contacts with 65 2,257 safety belt 109 child restraint 1,159 speed 159 contacts for driving without a license and 331 other traffic contacts along with several other violations of the During the sTEP week of June 15, law enforcement including those in the Glenwood and Mills County will make an extra effort in enforcing all traffic GLENWOOD WEATHER REPORT H L RAIN JUNE 2........... 83 57 0.00 JUNE 3............77 60 0.00 JUNE 4......81 57 0.00 JUNE 5......... 86 60 0.00 53 0.00 JUNE 7...........84 56 0.00 JUNE 8..............77 52 0.00 Weather Report Courtesy of
