Opinion Tribune (Newspaper) - July 7, 1999, Glenwood, Iowa 135 Years of Ne wood 113;; y ST HISTORICAL OF IOWA 6136 E LOCUST SI OF Lit & ARCHIVES IA 50Ji'j~ffiy!j 750 Vol. 1999, IA 22 Pages Photo By Joe Foreman Jonnie Hammer retired June 30 after working 31 years for the Glenwood Community School District as a Jonnie Hammer retires after working 31 years with school district By Joe Foreman Editor A familiar face is noticeably absent from the central office of the Glenwood Community School a school district secretary for 31 retired on June 30. Mrs. who served as the secretary to five school district beginning with Earl actually spent her first two years with the district as a secretary at West Elementary weeks after I had started my I had a very frantic mother call and ask if her son had brought her false teeth to Mrs. Hammer checked with the teacher and sure enough he had brought them to and that I asked the little guy if I could please have the teeth so I could return them to his He looked up at me and said he didn't have I asked where they were and he said he had hidden them behind the tree on the playground so we went out behind the playground and rescued the I called Mom to tell her the teeth were rescued and a very happy mother thanked me. I knew then that I was going to love this Mrs. Hammer said her love of children is what made her job so always have it in the back of your mind that you're doing something good for the she have enjoyed every day of my job and can say I never got up in the morning and felt like I didn't want to go to One thing about working with kids is you never get and if you think you have heard it just remember you For many both inside and outside the Glenwood Mrs. Hammer was the first person they spoke to when contacting the Glenwood Community School Her pleasant demeanor didn't go Superintendent Tom Rubel pointed have received numerous comments from people outside the district about upbeat Rubel has been a long-term employee and has made numerous contributions to the district Glenwood Softball season is in full INDEX in a very positive Mrs. Hammer said she truly enjoyed working with the public and with the district's Se noted that each of the superintendents she worked for had his own way of overseeing the operation of the school She shared these observations on Gene Rex Dave Scala and Tubbs was very conservative and worked very hard to make sure the school was always in good standing He was a true old-fashioned gentleman and school was his life and he diligently spent many hours working for what he believed was was extremely intelligent in the sense that he could read something and almost word for word remember it six months or two years later and also remembered where it was He kept up with all the school upgraded a transportation department and also upgraded buildings that needed He made some very positive things happen for the He also made working for him very Deputy was hired as an interim superintendent and had been out of the school business for several He tended to run the school like a business and it was rather difficult at times to function under his He had some good ideas on the budget end of the business and instilled some that worked Scala started some very good programs that worked very well and many are still being He was also a and maybe a little bit harder for me to work as I am rather a for it and get it sort of person and I had to slow down to his His good sense of humor got us through many situations and I appreciated that part of working for Rubel has done so much for this It would be hard to list all the positive things he has done to make this school a better place for His dedication to kids is If there is a a facility or curriculum that will Please see Page 3 Mills County says state says no to two constitutional amendments By Joe Foreman Editor Two proposed amendments to the state constitution received strong support in Mills County but were narrowly defeated statewide in a special election held last June 29. By an overwhelming Mills County said to one proposed amendment that would limit spending by the governor and state legislature to no more than 99 percent of state revenue and to the second proposal that would have required a 60-percent vote in both the Iowa Senate and House of Representatives before lawmakers would be allowed to increase state revenue through sales and use taxes or to establish a new state In Mills the 99-percent spending amendment received 873 votes and 464 The 60-percent amendment received 859 votes and 475 Only 13.9 percent of registered voters in Mills County came out y for the special votes outnumbered votes on both amendments in 12 of 14 Mills County The exceptions to the rule were Glenwood Ward 3 and Pacific In Glenwood Ward 3, the first amendment failed 76-67 and the second amendment was voted down 76-68. In Pacific voting on the first amendment ended in a 30-30 The second amendment received 6 33 votes and 27 Mills County's turnout for the election was the smallest of any southwest Iowa Pottawattamie County had a 15 percent Montgomery County 19 Cass 21.3 Fremont 16.1 Harrison 18 Shelby 19.8 and Crawford 18 The amendments were supported by a majority of counties in southwest The lone county to buck the trend was Harrison County where both measures Tuesday's special election was funded by state tax payers at a cost of more than Voting by precinct broke down this way in Mills Henderson 1, 49 18 Amendment 2, 47 18 no. Silver City 1, 33 10 Amendment 2, 28 13 no. Oak - Amendment 1, 43 17 Amendment 2, 41 18 no. West St. Mary 1, 42 25 Amendment 2, 37 30 no. Glenwood Ward 1 1, 61 45 Amendment 2, 63 43 no. Glenwood Ward 2 Amendment 1, 63 49 Amendment 2, 63 48 no. Glenwood Ward 3 Amendment 1, 67 76 Amendment 2, 68 76 no. Center - Amendment 1, 26 18 Amendment 2,28 16 no. Silver Creek 1, 58 46 Amendment 2, 58 45 no. Indian Creek 1, 25 15 Amendment 2, 23 18 no. Emerson - Amendment 1, 34 28 Amendment 2, 38 27 no. White Deer Creek - Amendment 1, 41 14 Amendment 2, 41 14 no. Pacific Platteville 1, 30 30 Amendment 2, 33 27 no. Absentee - Amendment 1, 280 59 Amendment 2, 270 68 no. Young artist creates police mural By Joe Editor With the stroke of a paint Nathan Shirley has left his mark on the Glenwood Police The 1999 graduate of Glenwood Community High School is the artist responsible for the by 11-foot painted on the west wall of the police station Shirley painted the mural in mid-June at the request of Lt. John O'Connor of the Glenwood Police O'Connor came to our school last spring and asked my art teacher if there would be any students interested in painting a mural at the police Shirley thought about how Glenwood needs more artwork in the community and I thought it would be a good way to get my name This is what I want to do an so I thought the project would be a good way for people to recognize Shirley has been a talented artist for several but until last month had never tackled a project of this That's why he turned to a artist Chris Langille of for some advice and assistance on the early phases of outlining the From Shirley put his ideas and talents to It took him approximately 30 hours to complete the The mural doesn't have a but depicts a police officer holding the hands of two young symbolizes safety and Shirley is what people are supposed to think of when they think of police Lt. O'Connor said the mural and its symbolic message have been well received by officers on the police Nathan Shirley stands in front of the mural he painted at the Glenwood Police all are very appreciative and they think it's very appropriate for our Lt. O'Connor are happy with his idea and his Chris a secretary at the police said she's heard many compliments on the that has come in has been very impressed with Ms. Miller The 18-year-old painter said he's hopeful the mural will not only showcase his talents as an but also lead to similar projects being created in needs more art and more he Photo By Joe Foreman Chris Langille offers assistance to Nathan Photo to begin pre-education classes at College with the goal in mind of Later this Shirley plans Iowa Western Community becoming an art The Bottom Line Public 2 Viewpoint 4 Business 5 Sports 14-15 Senator Grassley in town Thursday U.S. Senator Charles i Grassley will be in wood Thursday hosting a session in the Oasis Restaurant Senator Grassley will be in town from noon to 1 p.m. Grassley The forum is open to the Those in attendance will be required to pay for their own Senator visit is being hosted by the Glenwood Area Chamber of Davies Amphitheater staging Amphitheater in Glenwood will host its first Friday July 9. Kansas Mo. radio personality Paul Craig will be on hand to host the the located in Lake Admission for the night is for adults and for students 5 and Friday evening's karaoke show is being sponsored by the Raymond Thomas Open house July 14 for library employee The Glenwood Public Library will host an open house July 14, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. to honor Maxine Ord who is retiring from the library after 19 years of Glenwood Public Library patrons and members of the community are invited to the retirement open Maxine Ord Glenwood Weather Report June 28 76 53 0.00 June 29 70 56 0.12 June 30 76 58 0.75 July 1 82 63 0.00 July 2 87 67 0.00 July 3 91 75 0.00 July 4 91 75 0.00 Weather Report Courtesy of
