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9/11 remembrance closing out Thunder Nites Two Newton ceremonies to mark anniversary By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News A 9/11 remembrance ceremony will kick off Thunder Nites followed by the band Gimikk taking the stage to close out the season Friday. American Legion Riders will head to the Newton Fire Department for its ceremony, which starts at 5:30 p.m. At the memorial service, Newton Mayor Mike Hansen will address the crowd and “Dawning of the Day” will be performed by MacKenzie Highlanders of Pipes and Drums of Iowa. A bell ringing will conclude the service. Following the ceremony a bike procession will make its way downtown for the Thunder Nites 9/11 ceremony, which is set to begin at 6:10 p.m. The National Anthem will be performed with a special flyover with World War II planes. The Least of Saints Rev. Scott Greene will give the invocation followed by an address by Mayor Hansen, a moment of silence and “Amazing Grace” performed by Highlanders. At the conclusion of the ceremony Thunder Nites will continue with Gimikk taking the stage. “We are very excited to ‘Remember When...’ with our final event of 2015 falling on the infamous day in history of Sept. 11. I know everyone will remember where we were and what we were doing when the towers fell on that THUNDER | 3A
Jason W. Brooks/Daily News A large crowd lined outside Uncle Nancy’s Coffee House and Eatery on Sunday with the hopes of hearing former First Lady and 2016 Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton speak. Businesses usually agree to host appearances by political candidates, but not because it leads to better profits that day.
Area eateries host political events, often with no profits By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News
When Iowans lined up to hear former First Lady and 2016 Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton speak Sunday, many were willing to stand on the North Second Avenue West sidewalk for at least a couple of hours outside Uncle Nancy’s Coffee House and Eatery. It was the latest of what will likely end up being a long series of hosted political events in Newton this year, and many of the events have been held at local eat-
eries. With the Feb. 1 Iowa Caucus nearly five months away, there will probably be a deluge of candidates descending upon Newton and other Interstate 80 communities — overwhelming local residents with choices. However, which eateries or venues candidates end up using is not as scientific and calculated as some voters might think — and there isn’t necessarily a same-day profit for each restaurant. Brad and Gina Adams bought Uncle Nancy’s in 2012 and have carried on several traditions the coffee house had established
before, including hosting presidential candidates. Sunday’s Clinton appearance, which drew more than 300 people, was the second major event this summer, as Martin O’Malley spoke and took questions with about 70 people on July 3. Gina Adams said some of her very loyal customers are active with the Democratic Party, so the candidates who end up hosting an event there happen to be from that party. However, Adams said people from any party or type of group are welcome to host events at Uncle Nancy’s.
Perrenoud praised for his service on school board By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News The unofficial results from the Newton Community School District election were, by nature, going to bring an unfortunate outcome for one school board member. Bill Perrenoud, a product of Newton schools and a 33-year teacher in the district, was not re-elected Tuesday’s school board race. Perrenoud, who was elected to the board in 2011, was attempting to secure a second term, but he finished in a distant fourth place in a race for the three open seats on the board. Challengers Josh Cantu and Ann Leonard were elected to the Newton Community School District board of education in Tuesday’s election, while board member Donna Cook was re-elected. Cantu received 690 of the 2,243 votes cast, or more than 30 percent, while Cook received 624. Leonard received 589 votes. Perrenoud received 332 votes. There were
File Photo Bill Perrenoud, shown here making an explanation at a recent board meeting, was one of the four candidates running in Tuesday’s school board election. He was unsuccessful in his bid to be re-elected, but other candidates praised his years of volunteer work in education in the Newton community.
eight write-in votes cast. Perrenoud could not be reached by email or phone this week for comment on the election, but at an Aug. 27 candidate forum, he discussed why the school board and other forms of community service are important to him. “I feel it’s important to serve your community,” Perrenoud said. “Community service
has been in my blood. Before getting involved with the school board, I worked with the leadership (as city council member and as mayor) for many years. Being a lifelong educator, and being married to a lifelong educator, I think I have some insight as to what it takes to make education successful.” Cook was quick to praise Perrenoud for all his volunteered time serving on the board
since September 2011. “A heartfelt thank you to Bill Perrenoud for his support to children serving education as a teacher, counselor and school board member,” Cook said. Cantu also had praise for Perrenoud. “I want to thank Bill for his service to the board and the district as a teacher for so many years,” Cantu said. PERRENOUD | 8A
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New irrigation system approved for Westwood Golf Course By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News In an continued effort to improve and update Westwood Golf Course, t h e N e w ton City Council approved an automatic irr igation improvem e n t project Price for the back nine holes. The $382,600 project will update the 40-year-old system as well as the pump station located near the pond. “I know we addressed this in our budget process that this was a huge item that we needed, and it was maybe the 1950s the last time we updated our irrigation on this side of the golf
course,” Council Member Jeff Price said. Leibold Irrigation, Inc. of East Dubuque, Ill. was awarded the work after four bids were reviewed. The company’s original bid came in at $399,730 but the city worked to reduce the cost more than $18,000 to get close to the original $380,000 budgeted. The deductions included $3,000 for removal work on the existing irrigation equipment, which the city will now do itself and using a Toro OSMAC controller instead of a Lynx/ VP controller which will save more than $15,000. “I do know that it (the bid) did come over by quite a bit and I appreciate that we could find an alternative to stay within the budget,” Price said.
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“Anybody’s welcome,” Gina Adams said. She said Uncle Nancy’s hadn’t hosted an event outside of regular business days (the eatery isn’t open Sundays) before last weekend’s Clinton appearance. The during-hours events provided a different kind of challenge, although there didn’t appear to be regular business occurring during the O’Malley event, which took place on a Friday morning. Clinton, as the former First Lady, travels everywhere with heavy security,
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