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Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Top Stories 75-TON CRANE DEPLOYED TO INSPECT DOME Experts promised the more than 75-ton crane to inspect the dome on Madison County Courthouse would be in Winterset by 6 a.m. last Wednesday, July 21. It pulled to the north four-way stop, from Iowa Highway 92, at 5:59 a.m. At 6:03, it rolled to a stop on Court Avenue on the south side of the courthouse. Within minutes, it was flanked by two semi-trailer trucks with all of goods needed to get a birds-eye view of the top of the courthouse, 148.5 feet in the air. With ease. The boom was unlatched from its traveling position at 6:15 a.m. Four metal plates were removed from one of the nearby semis and placed into position on the street near the four crane support outriggers. Once in places, the outriggers were lifted, extended and lowered onto the plates, distributing the weight of the massive 175,000-pound crane. [read the entire article] ANTIQUE TRACTOR RIDE MAKES LUNCH STOP IN WINTERSET Tractors of all shapes and sizes could be seen traveling in and out of Winterset on Tuesday when the annual Warren County Corn Grower's Association Tractor Ride made a lunch stop at the St. Paul Lutheran Church. Traveling in three groups – fast, medium and slow – the tractors left Indianola around 8 a.m, with the fast group arriving in Winterset around 11:30. "We divide them into three groups so we don't congest the highways and because some of the tractors will go faster than the others," said ride co-organizer Dave Borkowski. Ironically enough, 90 percent of the "fast" group tractors were red. The ride is done in conjunction with the Warren County Fair each year. Beginning in Indianola, the tractor ride ends up back at the fairgrounds, where many of the antique tractors will remain on display during the fair, according to Borkowski. But the tractors don't just come from Warren County; they come from all over Iowa, with some of them being shipped in by semi-trucks in order to participate in the ride. [read the entire article] UPTOWN PARTNERSHIP SHOWS PROGRESS Art and historical preservation are on an upward swing in Winterset, thanks to a partnership of local artists, businesses and community leaders. Started in spring, the Uptown pARTnership project is already going strong with lots of community support, according to board chair Robin Paul. "It has definitely created an awareness; people come to us with ideas and related topics and even though we have a specific focus, many of the ideas are within our scope," Paul said. Inspired by art and the renovation of downtown buildings, the Uptown pARTnership is a joining of forces between like-minded individuals such as Dr. Doyle Scott with the Madison County Development Group (MCDG), Tammy Elwanger with the Chamber of Commerce, local artists Robin Paul and Brooke Sutphin as well as other businesses and local groups. The Uptown pARTnership seeks to provide a new perspective on how to bring not only business but more culture and art to the Winterset Square, according to Paul. [read the entire article] FOUNDATION SEEKS BOARD MEMBERS The Board of Directors of the Greater Madison County Community Foundation (GMCCF) is accepting nominations to fill five positions on the 15-member board. The three-year terms of Sharon Dunbar, Marcia Hendricks, Jeff Nolan, Steve Raymond and Jim Smith are expiring. GMCCF President Hendricks and Dunbar both decided they will not seek second terms, while Nolan, Raymond and Smith indicated they would submit their names for consideration for another term. [read the entire article] SPIRITUAL AWAKENING AND RENEWAL SERVICES The Winterset Foursquare Church will host spiritual awakening and renewal services at the church, located at 224 E. Court Ave. in Winterset. The services will be Friday through Sunday, July 30-Aug. 1. Friday’s service will be at 7 p.m., Saturday’s at 6 p.m. and Sunday’s at 10 a.m. Evangelist Dea Warford will be the guest speaker. [read the entire article] MASSIVE CITY-WIDE GARAGE SALE PLANNED FOR THIS WEEKEND  The second Winterset City-Wide Garage Sale is this Saturday, July 31. Over two dozen garage sales are being organized. A complete list of garage sales and a map can be found on pages 6-7A in this edition of the Madisonian.  The third and final city-wide garage sale is slated for early to mid-September. [read the entire article] SHAKESPEARE IN REVIEW “Uncle Matt looks awesome!” declared almost 11-year-old Justin Henry, as the great King Oberon appeared on stage. Justin had his second opportunity to see his uncle perform Shakespeare recently, complete with professional ballerinas, live musicians and catchy modern songs. [read the entire article] LOOK WHAT A BUCK WILL BUY! When Justin Tindle was browsing through the variety building at the Madison County Fair he came upon the WASP booth and decided to buy a raffle ticket for the scooter that was being raffled off as a fund raiser for the Winterset Area Skate Park (WASP). One ticket for just one dollar. July 18 Justin received the phone call everyone else who bought a ticket wanted to receive: he was the winner of the brand new scooter, donated by A & W Root Beer. That is a good return on the dollar Justin spent! Becky Hartman also received a phone call notifying her she had won the custom-designed skateboard that was also raffled off. Local artist Steve Murray designed and donated the skateboard for the WASP effort currently taking place all over Madison County. [read the entire article] COMMUNITY BETTERMENT PROJECTS IN THE WORKS FOR MADISON COUNTY With the help of the Greater Madison County Community Foundation’s distribution of state gambling proceeds, many community-oriented programs and facilities are getting a helpful boost in 2010. Let’s take a look at how $13,950 will go to benefit Earlham, Winterset, Macksburg and Truro. Netbooks for the Earlham Public Library Recently we took a look at the new teen books and family and children’s programs keeping literature lovers busy in Earlham. In addition to these services, the library teamed up with the GMCCF to increase access to their newly offered Wi-Fi (highspeed wireless Internet services that any computer equipped to receive the signal can utilize for free). [read the entire article] FORMER BAND UNIFORMS FIND NEW PURPOSE, RAISE FUNDS Thanks to the efforts of several local volunteers and one woman's idea, old high school band uniforms have found a new purpose: to raise funds for the the band. "Two years ago, they (the high-school) tried to sell the uniforms, but they didn't sell; you could also buy them individually, so I bought my son Tommy's uniform and had the idea to sew it into a seat cushion and a bag," said project organizer Mary Kordick. When someone else saw her handiwork and suggested selling the items, Kordick said she thought, “Yeah, right” in disbelief, but when she heard later that many of the uniforms were in storage and were just going to be thrown away, she rethought the idea. [read the entire article] WALK OF FAITH DRAWS HUNDREDS, RAISES THOUSANDS Winterset City Park’s shady drive became a circle of love July 18, a rare sunny afternoon in this summer of storms. Four hundred pairs of feet joined the Walk of Faith to raise awareness and research funding for Gastroparesis (GP) – a disease that paralyzes the stomach and intestinal muscles, a disease which results in serious complications. A disease that brought together a community to love on Billie Sweeney. Looking amazing and smiling brightly, Billie stood with her husband Coach Zach Sweeney and their young son Jaden, as 60 additional registrants joined the 405 pre-registrations for the first ever gastroparesis walk. A microphone clicked on and everyone’s attention turned toward the family. [read the entire article] CONSERVATIVE BREAKFAST CLUB WELCOMES SORENSON Kent Sorenson, Republican candidate for the Iowa Senate District 37, met with members of the Conservative Breakfast Club to share a meal and some of the goals and challenges he faces. Sorenson is working to establish a stronger economic foundation for Iowa to get back on course after years of out-of-control spending. One of his main concerns is to help protect the future generations from being burdened with out-of-control spending and borrowing. Sorenson is anxious to help out-of-work Iowans get back to work by growing more business opportunities. Sorenson, currently a Republican Statehouse member from Warren County, wants to attract more employers to the state to grow a stronger work force. He is facing off against incumbent Democratic Senator Staci Appel, as she seeks a second term in office. [read the entire article] DANCING AT SUMMERFEST Amy's School of Dance helped entertain at the Summerfest celebration, held on the Winterset square on July 10. Dancers gathered on the west side of the square and entertained the audience with lively renditions of dances they have worked on all year. Amy prepared 10 different presentations for the audience, ranging from the always popular little bitty dancers to the newest form of clogging performed by more advanced dancers. The tiny little dancers enjoyed doing a ballet dance called “Perfect Little Angel”, performed by Lily Thompson, Nora Connent, Faithlyn Falke, and Emma Aldrich, dressed up in their fluffy little angel costumes. Their careers are started! [read the entire article]

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