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Muscatine nonprofit looks to grow
in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City
When Frank Iliff retires someday, his plans involve helping
the elderly, disabled veterans and
other families facing hardships in
Muscatine, along with Cedar Rapids and Iowa City.
There is just one catch: Iliff,
63, says he can’t retire until he
turns his volunteer passion – for
which he received the Community Foundation of Greater Muscatine’s 2014 Great Initiative Award
– into a full-time position.
“I will retire when I can get
enough money from outside
sources for Rebuilding Together
Muscatine County,” he said of
the nonprofit organization he established in 2007 as a Leadership
Muscatine project.
And Iliff, who has worked 20
years as a flow technician at Monsanto in Muscatine, isn’t the only
one waiting for that to happen.
He says he has been asked by officials with the national Rebuilding Together organization to turn
his volunteer position as executive
director of the local Muscatine
county chapter into a full-time
job – one that would also include
overseeing projects in Johnson
and Linn counties.
For more than 25 years, Rebuilding Together has been bringing together up to 100,000 volunteers, skilled tradespeople, local
business donors and major corporate partners in nearly 200 com-
“We gave that man freedom of movement and
that’s something you can’t buy.”
– Frank Iliff,
Rebuilding Together Muscatine County Executive Director
munities to annually complete up
to 10,000 projects.
Thanks, in part, to Iliff, one of
those projects in 2014 involved
turning the vacant Lincoln Elementary School in Cedar Rapids
into the community center operated by Sanctuary Ministries, a
nondenominational church established in 2013.
After Honeywell Inc. bought
Intermec Technology Corp. in
Cedar Rapids in March, Iliff was
asked by officials with the national Rebuilding Together organization to help the company find a
community project he could help
coordinate and complete using
the volunteer labor of nearly 80
Honeywell employees. True to his
character, Iliff made several trips
to Cedar Rapids and considered
many options.
“I didn’t just go and find a project right away,” he said.
He chose the school, which was
built in 1910, and was given a
$10,000 budget from Honeywell.
In June, Illif oversaw the volunteers who helped transform the
building into a place where meals
are served to the hungry and computer classes are taught to adults.
There is also a food and clothing
bank and a community garden.
“They were using it the next
day,” Iliff said of the center.
It was one of the approximately
50 projects he has overseen since
he started Rebuilding Together
Muscatine County. Iliff can tell
stories about every one of them.
He started Rebuilding Together in Muscatine as a result of the
volunteering he did as a member
of Monsanto’s Community Relations Committee, which delivered
congregate meals on Mondays.
One of the senior citizens who re ceived those meals needed a new Frank Iliff is Executive Director of Rebuilding Together Muscatine
front porch, whichFrank Illiff, Executive Director of Rebuilding Together Muscatine County Iliff and his County, which he started in 2007 as part of a Greater Muscatine
co-workers built for $850.
Chamber of Commerce & Industry Leadership Class.
“He said, ‘No one’s ever done organization has a nine-member who couldn’t navigate the ramp
this for me before, Frank, and I board, an annual budget of more his family built because it was too
http://rebuildingtogethermuscatine.org/ don’t know what to say,’ “Iliff said. than $50,000 and office and stor- steep. Iliff ’s volunteers built and
“I said, ‘Well, just say thanks.’ He age space in a building it acquired installed a ramp to the specificadid. He cried. And Ihttp://rebuildingtogether.org/whoweare/ thought there from Crossroads Inc. – and then tions of the Americans with Diswas something there.”
rehabilitated with a new roof and abilities Act.
The next year, the Monsanto some new paint.
“He came down the ramp and
employees built another porch
About 125 volunteers worked out on the sidewalk and took
and then Iliff ’s wife,
Deb, learned on six houses in April in Musca- off,” Iliff said. “He was crying. He
Grow Muscatine is a not‐for‐profit organization focused on enabling Muscatine’s pro
about Rebuilding Together Quad tine, which was when National was laughing. We gave that man
publicizing the good things happening in our community. Find us at www.growmusc
Cities.
Rebuilding Together Day was freedom of movement and that’s
Facebook: Grow Muscatine. Rebuilding Together
Musca- held.
something you can’t buy.”
tine County was incorporated
One of those houses is the
Today, the home of a 47-year-old paraplegic,
on March 27, 2007.
### Voice of Muscatine profiles candidates
in upcoming City elections
Mayor: Hopkins vs. Broderson
Incumbent Muscatine Mayor
D e Wa y n e
“Hoppi”
Hopkins is
completing
his second
term, and
running
for a third.
DeWayne Hopkins
Hopkins
career prior to being our Mayor included
27 years in the trucking industry,
highlighted as the human resources director of Fiorelli Trucking
in West Liberty. Hopkins then
changed careers, going to work
for Muscatine radio, KWPC from
1998 until 2010. The mayor then
spent a year working for NFIB, the
National Federation of Independent Business before running for
Mayor in 2012. Hopkins told the
Voice of Muscatine:
“It’s been an absolute great opportunity to serve as your Mayor,
however I rapidly discovered you
cannot learn this job in four years.
At this point in my mayoral career,
I feel that I am just now getting my
feet under me. I am in the middle
of multiple important and exciting
projects, that I’m asking the voters
of Muscatine for another term, so
I can see those projects to completion.”
Diana
Broderson is a
first time
candidate,
challenging
Muscatine’s
incumbent
Mayor.
Broderson
is a Rotary
Diana Broderson
member
who has
held multiple positions in her career, working with people with
disabilities, substance abuse and
domestic violence. For the past 18
years, Broderson has served as the
Director of Family Programs for
the Muscatine Family Y.
Broderson told the Voice of
Muscatine:
“I’m running because I would
like to strengthen families in our
community, to make them more
safe, involved, and engaged. Currently 10-20% of our residents
make the decisions for the rest us,
simply because most people don’t
vote, and are not involved. I would
love to see our community, as a
whole, become more active. We
are only as strong as our weakest
members. Muscatine currently has
half our students eligible for free or
reduced lunch, that’s a barometer
for economic temperature.”
Meet the candidates
Four seats on the Muscatine City Council will be
The mayor is being challenged by Diana Broderup for grabs in the general election on Tuesday, Nov.
3, along with the mayorship.
Council members Phil Fitzgerald and Tom Spread
are up for re-election, as is Mayor DeWayne “Hoppi” Hopkins.
son and Spread faces a challenge from Chris Bynum.
Fitzgerald is running unopposed as are newcomers
Allen Harvey, who is running for the 5th Ward Seat,
and Santos Saucedo, who is running for an At-Large
seat on the Council.
3rd Ward: Spread vs. Bynum
T o m
make a contribution to this comGrow Muscatine News Release Spread has
munity that I love. We have had
been in the
a balanced budget, without raisbanking
ing our property taxes, each of the
business for
past four years of my term. If you
38
years,
choose to re-elect me, you can rest
the past 5
assure I will fight to continue that
years he has
trend.”
served
as
Chris Bynum worked at Allthe ExecSteel for 6 years before leaving
utive Vice
the corporate world, and joining
Tom Spread
President
a small business, Ultimate Tax.
of Muscatine’s Community Bank Bynum helped take that business
& Trust. Spread is the 3rd Ward national, with clients currently
incumbent, just finishing his first in over 40 states. In his free time,
term.
Bynum also owns a web design
Spread says: “I’m running now, company, nine24design and has
for the same reason as I ran four coached baseball for years.
years ago. I want to give back, and
Bynum said: “I’m running to
give
the
people
a
voice. I have
enough integrity to
vote
the
consensus
of the people,
and
not simply
Chris Bynum
dictate my
own agenda. Currently we don’t have a council member under the age of 60. As
the city looks into newer technology, don’t we want a councilman
who has technological experience?
I provide that experience.”
To see profiles of Phil Fitzgerald, Allen Harvey and
Santos Saucedo, please turn to page 8.
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Christmas applications available
The Salvation Army of Muscatine is now taking applications for
assistance for Christmas. Applications will be accepted through November 20.
Applicants applying for a single
adult will receive food only. Applicants will need to bring a valid
ID, proof of one month of income,
proof of residency, and a DHS notice of eligibility if receiving food
assistance from the state. If applying for a family, all of the same information will be required, as well
as a birth certificate or state med-
ical card for
each child.
Applications
are taken by appointment only
by calling 563-263-8272.
The Salvation Army is also
scheduling volunteers for bell
ringing for the upcoming holiday
season. Bell ringing will begin on
November 20, however, spots are
beginning to fill up. Residents can
volunteer by calling the Salvation
Army.
Teal Pumpkin Project comes to Muscatine
One Muscatine area woman
wants to make sure that trick or
treating is fun for all area children.
Emilee Marler wants to help bring
the “Teal Pumpkin Project” to
Muscatine.
The Teal Pumpkins project is an
idea that is sponsored by the food
allergy research group Food Allergy Research Education, Inc. The
organization aims to have all children feel included in Halloween
fun, regardless of food allergies or
medical restrictions.
Marler says the premise is simple, “You paint the pumpkin, you
decorate it any way you want, as
long as it’s teal. It just makes Halloween fun for all kids, and it lets
people know that you do have other items than candy, so all children
can be involved, like children with
diabetes.”
The movement has spread across
the country as families try to make
the holiday traditions enjoyable to
Communities
gear up for
Halloween
Halloween will be celebrated
Friday in Muscatine at two community centers.
The Muscatine Community Y
will host Halloween at the Y in
two sessions. They will be open to
public for children 12 and younger. Tickets are $1 and are required
for one of the two sessions, which
will be held from 5-6:30 p.m. and
7-8:30 p.m. Ticket may be purchased at the Y, 1823 Logan St.
The Jubilee Community Center, 413 E. Second St., will host
a Halloween Party where families
can have food, play games and win
prizes. The event is from 2-6 p.m.
and is free and open to the public.
Also, community wide trick-ortreats on Saturday will be held in:
• Muscatine:5:30-7:30 p.m.
• Grandview:5:30-7:30 p.m.
• Fruitland:5:30-7:30 p.m.
• Letts: 5:30-7:30 p.m.
MCSA requests
community help
The Muscatine Center for Social Action is asking for assistance
from the community. MCSA
feeds and houses members of
the community who are in need.
Each evening a meal is served to
the residents on paper plates.
MCSA is requesting assistance
from the community in restocking their paper supplies. Anyone
wishing to donate paper plates,
plastic cutlery, paper towels or
napkins can either drop the items
off at 312 Iowa Avenue, or call
Beth at (563)264-3278.
Halloween Candy:
A Dentist’s Perspective
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have nightmares about
Jarod Johnson, DDS
the holiday, but I don’t.
Halloween is an exThe candy consumed
citing holiday for many
at
Halloween is only a
children. While dresssmall
part of a big picing up is a major comture
in
regards to cavponent, children often
ities.
How
we care for
look forward to countour
children’s
teeth the
ing and sorting their
rest
of
the
year
plays a
favorite types of candy
much
larger
role
in
their
after a night of trick or
oral
health.
Establishing
Jarod
Johnson,
DDS
treating. When I was
a child I can remember coming a healthful diet and positive daily
home and picking out my favorite brushing and flossing routine help
treats to enjoy over the next few prevent cavities. Children’s teeth
days. My brother and I would should be brushed twice a day and
even trade as if the candy were flossed once per day. Limiting the
baseball playing cards. I’ve long amount of sweets and sugary drinks
since grown up, and now as a pe- (such as juice, chocolate milk, pop,
diatric dentist one would think I soda, Gatorade) is also important.
Halloween Tips:
all children.
Marler became aware of the issue because of a family member,
“My cousin has type 1, and I remember we had to give her sugar
free candy one year. Sugar free candy isn’t that tasty.” So instead, in
addition to the traditional candies
and bubble gums, Marler will be
handing out pencils, stickers, and
other fun trinkets to trick or treaters this weekend.
There is no registration required,
any and all residents interested can
join in by painting a pumpkin,
and handing out some non-edible
treats for trick or treaters who may
have an allergy or medical reason
presenting them from enjoying
the holiday. More information is
available at the voiceofmuscatine.
com.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Eliminating sweets completely is
an
It is
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perfectly acceptable for children
to enjoy treats as long as it is in
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moderation.
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Plaza Dr.
Dr.
Muscatine,
Muscatine, IA
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52761
e-mail:
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Phone:
Phone:563.607.5979
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• Snack in moderation. Try to have sweets and treats with a meal.
• Swish with water after snacking to help dislodge food particles.
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• Sugar free gum for older children can help stimulate salivary flow, a protective mechanism for the
mouth.
• Brush for two minutes twice a day. Parents should supervise brushing until children are seven or eight.
• If your child hasn’t been to a pediatric dentist in a while or ever this is a great time to make an appointment.
Hawkeyes offer
Muscatine day
The Greater Muscatine Chamber of Commerce & Industry and
the University of Iowa will present
Muscatine Community Day on
Saturday at Kinnick Stadium in
Iowa City.
For as long as they remain available, discounted tickets to the Iowa-Maryland football game will
be sold to Muscatine residents for
$47 for adults and $25 for youth.
In order to participate, Muscatine residents who buy tickets are
also asked to donate non-perishable canned goods to the Chamber
office at 102 Walnut St. For information, call 319-626-8286.
2023 Cedar Plaza Dr.
Muscatine, IA 52761
e-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 563.607.5979 Fax: 563.316.2385
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Millie encourages everyone
to get involved in community
Crossroads offers corporate, residential shredding
Hello! I’m KWPC’s morning
show host, Millie. I grew up in
Letts, and as a kid, I always enjoyed
tagging along with my mama each
Saturday as we’d head off to “town”.
Thus, my love affair with Muscatine began. AM 860 FM 95.1, the
Voice of Muscatine, brings you a
variety of shows like Relationships,
Dr. Dan the Animal Man, Ask the
Pharmacist, and Social Action Radio. But, my favorite show is Dishing It Out when my mama joins
me for an hour of sharing recipes
and memories. I am blessed by my
audience daily. We get to celebrate
your special moments during the
Birthday and Anniversary Show
and have a few minutes to chat
during Buy, Sell and Trade. Over
the past 3 years here at KWPC,
I’ve had the pleasure of meeting
Throughout the last four and a
half decades, CROSSROADS has
done everything: pottery, packaged
small parts, made pallets, sorted
cans, even ran a restaurant.
Currently they service large contracts with many of the businesses
in Muscatine, including Allsteel,
Bandag, Musco and all of the
HON facilities. In addition, they
subcontract work with several other local businesses. The different
projects include job skills involving
operating small machinery, recycling/shredding, assembly work,
labeling, industrial sewing, sorting
and various types of packaging.
A testament to their service record, CROSSROADS has had
several contracts for the entire 45
years. One of their first contracts
was sewing wick pads for Bandag,
and
interviewing Muscatine
area
folks every
morning at
8:15 during
Moving Forward,
and
I’ve learned
we all share a common bond love of community and a desire
to help our towns flourish. I love
showcasing the people that make
our communities great! My goal
is to encourage everyone to get
involved. There are many great
organizations that need our help.
That’s why, when the mic goes off,
you’ll find me volunteering around
Muscatine. Please join me Monday through Friday from 6:30 to
10 AM on AM 860 FM 95.1.
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Hoppi
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which they continue sewing today
and are one of the only locations
in the country that sew this product. They have also been packaging hardware packs from HON
since they started in 1969. Today,
CROSSROADS clients package
more than 150 different hardware
packs for the HON facilities alone.
Offering both corporate and residential secure shredding, CROSSROADS recently became NAID
secure-shred certified which has
strict guidelines and requires a secure chain of custody for all shredding. Once shredding is complete,
a certificate of destruction is provided to the customer assuring it
was shredded. CROSSROADS
holds an annual free shred event on
the first day of spring. This year
they had over 60 residents participate.
As per their mission, CROSSROADS continues to help many
people in need through their programs: day habilitation, vocational
training, workplace training and
supported community living. “We
do a good service for a lot of people in the community,” said Linda
Wilson, CROSSROADS Executive Director.
Activities at the day habilitation
include daily living activities, field
trips, volunteering at the food pantry, crafts, music, gardening and
much more. “We try to work hard
and have fun as much as possible,”
said Wilson.
In the last year CROSSROADS
has taken over the management of
a Tipton facility which provides
similar services to Cedar County. The only shelter workshops
in Muscatine and Cedar counties,
CROSSROADS has more than
130 clients between both facilities.
“We are always looking for new
work here and Tipton,” said Alice
Sandven, CROSSROADS Plant
Manager. “We are open to any
ideas.” They are currently pursuing new opportunities in Iowa City
and Cedar Rapids for the Tipton
facility.
“Our clients enjoy our services,
getting a pay check and having
something to do during the day,”
said Sandven.
Through their supported community living program, CROSSROADS also supervises two houses, one in Muscatine and one in
Tipton. Both are large houses that
accommodate 4-5 clients.
CROSSROADS provides an important service to the Muscatine
and surrounding communities and
hopes to for many years to come.
“We are trying to get the word out
about the services we provide,” said
Wilson. “It’s amazing there are so
many people that don’t know what
all we do here.”
As listed on their website:
Who We Are: Established in
1969, CROSSROADS, INC. is a
non-profit agency offering employment training, day habilitation,
and community living assistance.
We work closely with employers to
develop employment skills needed
in today’s work force. CROSSROADS, INC. takes pride in enhancing the community of Muscatine by helping people to become
more independent.
Our Mission: To provide opportunities for adults needing assistance to reach their greatest potential.
Our Vision: Turning disabilities
into abilities by helping individuals
to live healthy, meaningful lives.
Our Core Values Are:
Empowerment: We provide a
continuous learning environment
for our clients. We enable them to
have a sense of self-worth and provide them the means to contribute
to society.
Stewardship: We hold fiduciary responsibility for the mission,
property, and finances of CROSSROADS, INC. We ensure the
agency continues to grow so that
we might give back to the community.
Local Community: We were
built by the community, and we
believe in giving back to the community. We assist the area business
community to enable it to prosper.
Service: We believe in providing
growth opportunities to our clients
and in doing so, provide a service
to the community.
Productivity: We provide opportunities to individuals to be productive and achieve their greatest
potential. We offer quality products and/or services to businesses
looking for assistance.
Integrity: We believe these
core values embody the CROSSROADS, INC. organization. We
embrace them and are committed
to act upon them.
Chinese group to
speak at MCC
Muscatine Community College
will join the rest of the community this week in hosting a Chinese
delegation.
The three-person delegation will
present a Lunch and Learn program at noon Thursday at the
MCC Student Center. The free
one-hour presentation is open to
the public. RSVPs are requested by
calling 563-288-6001.
The delegation is visiting from
the Shijiazhuang Information Engineering Vocational College. The
visitors include Eliza Yongfang,
Marsha Qian and Gao Ningyu.
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Community Calendar
sponsored by
Wednesday October 28
Book Fair at Trinity Hospital
Muscatine 6:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Fall for Tots- Day of the Dead at
Muscatine Art Center 9:30-10:15
a.m.
Friends and Food Night at Ideal
Wellness 5-7 p.m.
College Ready 101 workshops
at Muscatine Community College
6-8 p.m.
Thursday October 29
Noah’s Ark Party at Pearl City
Outreach, 5-7 p.m.
Red Barn Studio with Vada
Baker- Watercolor Pumpkin and
Leaves at Muscatine Art Center
5:15-6:45 p.m.
Friday October 30
Halloween Party at Jubilee
Community Center, 2-6 p.m.
Men’s Auxiliary Fundraiser at
VFW post, 4-12 p.m.
Halloween at the Y, 5-6:30 p.m.
and 7-8:30 p.m.
Muscatine Civic Chorale presents “To be Certain of the Dawn”
at Wesley United Methodist
Church, 7 p.m.
Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre at
Owl Glass Puppetry Theater, 8-10
p.m.
Saturday October 31
Muscatine Farmer’s Market at
Cedar and 3rd, 7:30-11:30 a.m.
Trick or Treat Trail, West Liberty, 4:30-6 p.m.
Trick or Treat 5-7 p.m.
Durant, IA
Trick or Treat 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Aledo, Il
Blue Grass, IA
Columbus Junction, IA
Muscatine
Wilton, IA
Trick or Treat 6-7:30 p.m.
West Liberty, IA
Trick or Treat 6-8 p.m.
Wapello, IA
Trick or Treat 2015 at Calvary
Church, 5:30-8:30 p.m.
American Legion Halloween
Dance, 7-11 p.m.
Vintage Sound Horror Ball at
Missipi Brewing Company, 8 p.m.
-2 a.m.
Sunday, November 1
Parks and Rec Chili cook off at
Muscatine Municipal golf course
Auction & Luncheon at Church
of Saint Mary, Nichols, 11:30 a.m.
1 p.m.
Pearl City Power Volleyball Club
Tryouts at West Middle School 2
-6 p.m.
Monday November 2
Toastmasters at Musser Public
Library 5:35-6:35 p.m.
Tuesday November 3
Election day, polls open 7 a.m.
to 8 p.m.
Open Coffee at We Can Frame
That, 9 a.m.
For more details visit
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1pm-5:30pm with occasional
Saturdays from 9am-1pm.
Starting pay is $10.50 per hour
and these are temp to hire
opportunities!
Part-Time Administrative Asst
Brief Overview: Local growing
business is seeking a part-time
Administrative Assistant to
work directly for the owners of
the company. Working hours
are Monday-Friday, 20-25
hours per week at a starting
pay of $10.50 per hour. This
is a temp to hire opportunity!
Electrical & Industrial Technician
Brief Overview: This position
responds to all electrical and
instrumentation work in the
plant. Working closely with
Production Groups to ensure
electrical and control problems
are isolated and repaired in an
expedient manner. Technicians
respond to electrical/control
breakdown calls, troubleshoot/
repair 480VAC power
distribution problems, and
troubleshoot/repair issues
with different control system
platforms.
Customer Service Rep
Brief Overview: Currently
seeking qualified candidates to
fill customer service positions
at a local business in their
Emergency Road Service
Department. These positions
are located in Muscatine and
are considered long-term,
temporary. This is a 24/7
department and we currently
have openings on 2nd shift.
The base pay is $12.00 per
hour with shift premiums.
Pay for 2nd Shift weekdays is
$12.22 per hour and weekends
are $12.75 per hour.
Forklift/Warehouse Person
Brief overview: A local
logistics company is seeking
warehouse help related to
repackaging, receipt, shipment,
storage, distribution, or
delivery of products, parts,
and materials. Will also
load, unload, move or store
items by hand or equipment
according to delivery, routing,
or supervisor instructions.
Positions are 1st shift and temp
to hire!
Assembly & Machine Operators
Brief Overview: These
positions may lead to Tempto-Hire opportunities.
Assemblers are responsible
for building components at
a manufacturing facility in
Muscatine that produces office
furniture.
Fiberglass/Paint Tech - Moscow
Ia
Brief Overview: Moscow Iowa
manufacturer of hydraulic
leveling systems for motor
homes is in need of a 1st
Painter / Fiberglass tech.
CNC Operators - Moscow Ia
Brief Overview: Moscow, Iowa
manufacturer of hydraulic
leveling systems for motor
homes is in need of a 1st CNC
Lathe/ Mill Operators
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Clinical Nurse Educator
Brief Overview:
Functions
as a Clinical Nurse Educator
responsible
for
providing
appropriate
education
to
the professional and nonprofessional
staff
which
includes assessing, planning,
implementing, and evaluating
orientation and continuing
education programs in an
effort to enhance the quality of
patient care provided. Ensures
such programs are based on
the principle of delivering care
appropriate to the ages of the
patients served on the unit.
Clinical Nurse Float
Brief Overview:
Assist
provider and other clinical
staff with obtaining basic vital
information preparing patient
for examination, treatment
and minor surgical procedures.
Responsible for tracking system
for follow-up appointments
related
to
office
visits,
laboratory tests and procedures
to regularly follow patients
monitoring disease status.
Environmental Services Aide
Brief Overview: Responsible
for the overall planning,
organizing,
implementing,
evaluating, and continually
improving services related to the
hospitals educational functions.
FNS Cook
Brief Overview:
Prepares,
seasons, and cooks food items
for patients, Meals on Wheels,
Congregate Meals, Cafeteria,
and catered functions.
FNS Worker
Brief Overview: Performs a
variety of patient food service
and dish room duties, and
related sanitation tasks.
Lab Assistant
Brief Overview: Under general
supervision,
obtains
and
prepares specimens for analysis
or other medical purposes
utilizing appropriate equipment
based on requirements for
specified tests or procedures;
verifies or records identity
of patient; accurately labels,
stores, distributes specimen
for processing.
Interacts
successfully with patients.
Maintains cooperative working
relationship with medical and
laboratory staff with focus on
quality patient care.
Medical Technologist
Brief Overview:
Performs
medical
laboratory
tests,
procedures,
and
analysis.
Conducts quantitative and
qualitative analyses of body
fluids, blood group, type
and compatibility tests for
transfusion purposes. Duties
also include phlebotomy and
instrument
maintenance.
Interacts
with
patients,
physicians, and hospital staff
on a customer service basis with
focus on quality patient care.
Prevention Specialist
Brief Overview:
Provides
planning and implementation
of prevention and education
activities to Muscatine County
in the area of chemical
dependency and substance
abuse.
RN Obstetrics Muscatine
Brief Overview: Provides direct
and indirect patient care in the
assigned unit of the hospital.
Communicates with physicians/
co-workers, as appropriate
about changes in patient’s
clinical condition including
results of diagnostic studies and
symptomatology. Is able to
respond quickly and accurately
to changes in condition or
response to treatment. Is able
to perform general nursing
duties in all departments with
adequate supervision.
Security Officer
Brief Overview: The Security
Officer is to provide a safe
and secure environment for
all of Trinity Medical Center
properties, both on and off all of
our hospital campuses. Provides
input in developing security
procedures, which address the
day to day physical investigative
security needs of Trinity
Medical Center. The Security
Officer will assist with patients,
visitors, and staff as needed
or requested. The Security
Officer answers telephone and
radio requests, and responds
Assembly - Moscow Iowa
Brief Overview: Moscow, Iowa
manufacturer of hydraulic
leveling systems for motor
homes is in need of a 1st shift
assembler.
General Labor - Wapello
Brief Overview: General labor
positions at a manufacturing
facility in Wapello. These
are Temp-to-Hire job
opportunities.
Bus Relations/Cust Service
Specialists
Brief Overview: A premiere
local employer is seeking to add
Business Relations/Customer
Service Specialists to their
growing team! These positions
work Monday through Friday
between the hours of 7am6pm. The starting pay rate is
$12.00 per hour.
Steel Manufacturer
Brief Overview: Manufacturer
of cold finished steel bars in
Wilton is needing general
laborers, machine operators,
and welders.
Meat Processing Production
Brief Overview: Large turkey
processing plant in West
Liberty is in need of processing
and production workers.
to such requests. The Security
Officer records relevant calls,
monitors security cameras, and
other equipment as directed.
Successful
completion
of
this work on a regular basis
contributes to Trinity Medical
Centers goal of quality patient
care, also helping to provide for
a safe and secure environment
for patients, visitors, and staff.
Consistently utilizes a holistic
approach (considering physical,
Psyche/Social,
spiritual,
educational, safety and related
criteria), appropriate to the age
of the patients served in the
assigned service area.
Sonographer
**Sign on bonus now available
for Sonographers. Apply now
for more details**
Brief Overview:
Under
general supervision, performs
professional duties in the
application of ultrasound
procedures. Assists with and
strives to obtain proficiency
in performing Radiographic,
fluroscopic
and
portable
radiography.
Specialty Nurse
Brief Overview:
Assist
provider and other clinical
staff with obtaining basic vital
information preparing patient
for examination, treatment
and minor surgical procedures.
Responsible for tracking system
for follow-up appointments
related
to
office
visits,
laboratory tests and procedures
to regularly follow patients
monitoring disease status.
Surgical Tech
Brief Overview: Provide direct
and indirect patient care in the
assigned unit of the hospital.
Is able to respond quickly
and accurately to changes
in condition or response to
requests.
VP Support Services
Brief Overview: Administrative
responsibilities for coordination
of support services, community
health
and
emergency
management
within
the
medical system.
Primary
areas of responsibility include:
Performance
Improvement/
Trinity Muscatine Business
Management System, Public
Health,
Substance
Abuse
(New Horizons), Facilities
including Plant Operations,
Biomedical Engineering, Safety
and Security, Support Services
including
Environmental
Services, Food and Nutrition
Services and Diabetic Education
departments,
Occupational
Medicine,
Environment
of Care and Emergency
Management/Preparedness.
Secondary
(dotted
line
reporting relationships) areas
of
responsibility
include:
Laboratory,
Radiology,
Human Resources, Revenue
Cycle/Patient Access, and
Hospital
Information
Management
Services
(HIMS). Administrative level
position with expectations and
demands commensurate with
responsibilities.
Individual
occasionally expected to work
various
and
unscheduled
hours. Primary and secondary
responsibility areas are subject to
change based on organizational
needs.
Assembly
Brief Overview: These
positions may lead to Tempto-Hire opportunities.
Assemblers are responsible
for building components at
a manufacturing facility in
Muscatine that produces office
and home furniture.
Outside Shipping
Brief Overview: Muscatine
lighting manufacturer is in
need of outside shipping
material handlers.
Obituaries
VoiceOfMuscatine.com
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Jim Ganzer
Jim Ganzer,
53, of Muscatine, passed
away on Monday, October
19, 2015 at the
University of
Iowa Hospitals and Clinic. A memorial fund has been established
for the family at the funeral home
in Jim’s name. Sympathy notes
may be left for the family at www.
lewisfuneralhomes.com.
James Allen Ganzer was born
on October 26, 1961, in Muscatine, Iowa, the son of Raymond
and Phyllis (Hahn) Ganzer. On
October 22, 1988, Jim was united
in marriage to Tammy Schmelzer
in Muscatine. Jim owned Jim’s
Construction and worked as a
contractor for many years. Jim was
extremely talented; there wasn’t
anything he couldn’t fix. For the
past 11 years, Jim worked as assistant plant manager at CHS In-
Richard Stutzman
Richard G.
Stutzman, 91,
of
Atalissa,
passed away on
October
16,
2015 at the
University of
Iowa Hospitals and Clinics due
to injuries he sustained in an automobile accident. A memorial
fund has been established at the
funeral home in Richard’s name.
Sympathy notes may be left for
the Stutzman family at www.lewisfuneralhomes.com.
Richard Galen Stutzman was
born on March 7, 1924 in Broken
Bow, Nebraska, the son of Ralph
and Elizabeth (Troyer) Stutzman.
He had proudly served his country
in the United States Army during
WWII. On January 19, 1944,
Richard was united in marriage
to Margaret Elnora McConnaha
at the Methodist Church in Iowa
City. He looked forward to his
coffee club every Tuesday and also
Catherine Eichelberger
Catherine
H. Eichelberger, 90, of rural
Muscatine and
Letts,
passed
away on Sunday, October
18, 2015, at her home.
Memorials may be made to High
Prairie United Methodist Church.
Catherine was born on March
23, 1925, the daughter of Charles
F. and Elsie C. Puck Illian. As a
4-H member, Catherine held the
office of president of the Iowa 4-H.
She married Lysle Eichelberger on
September 15, 1946, at the St.
Mark’s Lutheran Church in Davenport.
She continued to be active in
4-H through her adult life as a
leader and extension council member. She was a member of the High
Prairie United Methodist Church
and United Methodist Women.
Catherine greatly enjoyed her
corporated. He enjoyed camping,
music, the outdoors, his corvette
and spending time in his garage.
His greatest love was spending
time with his family, his best
friend, Fred, and being with his
girls.
Jim will be deeply missed by
his wife, Tammy Ganzer of Muscatine; his daughters, Cassandra
Ganzer of Muscatine, Nichole
(Riley Livingston) Ganzer of Muscatine and Kayla Ganzer of Muscatine; grandchildren, Jasmine
Valencia, Ryan Valencia, Riann
Livingston, and Aaliyah Ganzer;
his mother, Phyllis Ganzer of
Muscatine; siblings, Bill Ganzer
of Austin, TX, Dan (Lisa) Ganzer
of Muscatine, Mike (Tina) Ganzer
of Letts, Cynthia (Brad) Derry of
Herndon, IA, and Brenda (Gavin)
Allan of Wichita, KS; and several
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his
father; and his grandparents, Fred
and Millie Ganzer and Toby and
Mary Toborg
enjoyed volunteering at Lutheran
Homes, mowing grass, collecting
IH tractors and was an avid Chicago Cubs fan. Richard had worked
as an implement mechanic for
International Harvester for many
years and even in his nineties continued to work on the tractors and
combines of several area farmers.
Richard will be deeply missed
by his son, Tom Stutzman and
his wife, Beckie of Robins; three
granddaughters, Kelly Stutzman
of Hiawatha, Amy Short and her
husband, Rod of Cedar Rapids
and Krista Stutzman of Cedar
Rapids; eight great-grandchildren,
Emily, Amanda, Brady, Blaze, Jenna, Chase, Allen and Marie; and
one brother, Russell Stutzman of
Des Moines.
He was preceded in death by
his parents; wife, Margaret; one
son, Richard “Doc”; one daughter, Beverly; four sisters, Lela
Stutzman, Lila Burkett, Delores
Marshall and Kathleen Stutzman;
and two brothers, Max and Ralph
Stutzman.
grandchildren as they participated
in their school activities and 4-H
events. More than anything Catherine loved spending time with her
nearby neighbors. A devoted farm
wife, she was an avid gardener and
enjoyed baking for friends and
family.
Catherine is survived by her
husband of 69 years, Lysle Eichelberger; and their children, Lynne
Rechterman of Tipton, Karen
Eichelberger of Long Beach, California, Carol Gifford and husband,
Roy, of Lancaster, Virginia, Scott
Eichelberger and wife, Kathi, of
Muscatine, and Lori Dressman
and husband, Bruce, of Indianapolis, Indiana; seven grandchildren,
Brian Rechterman, Kara Shelman
and husband, Justin, Riley, Jack,
and William Eichelberger, and
Anna and Samuel Dressman; one
brother, Melvin Illian of Walcott;
and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her
parents.
Kenneth Linder
Kenneth J.
Linder,
84,
of Muscatine,
passed away on
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at
Lutheran Living Care Center. Memorials may
be directed to the Fruitland Baptist
Church or Hospice Compassus in
Kenneth’s name. Sympathy notes
may be left at www.lewisfuneralhomes.com.
Kenneth Johnie Linder was born
on February 27, 1931 in Drury
Township, Illinois, the son of Clarence J. and Mary M. (Oberhaus)
Linder. On May 6, 1953, Kenneth
was united in marriage to Marlene
J. Harroun in Davenport, Iowa.
Kenneth served his country in the
United States Airforce during the
Korean Conflict. He worked as
a welder at Bandag for 18 years.
After his retirement he worked at
Jean Reifert
Jean Reifert,
88, of Muscatine, passed
away on Tuesday, October
20, 2015, at
Lutheran Living, after baking thousands of
chocolate chip cookies and spoiling countless animals.
Private Services will be held at a
later date. Burial will take place in
Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu
of flowers, the family requests that
memorials be made to any Humane Society or Iowa City Mercy
Hospice Program, and may be left
at the funeral home. There will be
no visitation. The Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home is
in charge of the arrangements.
Jean was born on October 13,
1927, in Muscatine, the daughter
of Fred and Thora McAlgan Jackson. She married Charles William
‘Bill’ Reifert on August 7, 1949,
in Muscatine. They enjoyed 42
years of marriage prior his death
in 1990.
Margaret Hotka
Margaret Felicitas Hotka,
92, of Muscatine, passed
away on Saturday, October
17, 2015, at Lutheran Living.
Memorials may be made to the
Ss. Mary and Mathias Parish.
Margaret was born on December 27, 1922, in Muscatine,
the daughter of Edward and Elsa
Nester Hotka. She graduated from
St. Mathias High School, class of
1940, and attended Muscatine Junior College. She had been a lifelong resident of Muscatine.
She retired from Northwestern
Bell Telephone Company in 1978,
after 36 years of service.
She was a member of the Ss
Mary and Mathias Parish, Catholic Women’s Guild, Telephone
Pioneers, 39ers Club, and Unity
Hospital Auxiliary.
Her only survivors are cousins.
Margaret was preceded in death
by her parents and an infant sister.
November 30th - December 11th.
Ripley’s Mobile Homes. He was a
member of the Fruitland Baptist
Church. He enjoyed bowling, fishing, painting, music, was an amateur Radio operator, and most of
all he dearly loved to spend time
with his family.
Kenneth will be deeply missed
by his wife, Marlene Linder of
Muscatine; three children, Valerie
(Donald) Moeller of Muscatine,
Kenneth (Sherry) Linder of Moscow and Charles (Deb) Linder of
Flora, Illinois; seven grandchildren, Christopher, Rebecca, Sammantha, Katelyn, David, Rachel
and Josh; and three great-grandchildren, Garrett and Trenton Degner and Bruce Wayne Jones; one
brother-in-law, James (Charlotte)
Harroun; and many other family
and friends.
Kenneth was preceded in death
by his parents; brother, Raymond
Linder; and one great-grandchild,
Gavin Degner.
She was a special education
teacher’s aide for years, before returning to college in her 40’s to
earn her teaching certificate. She
taught second grade at Mulberry
School.
Those left to honor her memory include her children, Kyle W.
(Cathy) Reifert of Muscatine, Kent
W. (Brenda) Reifert and children,
Kirstie and Matthew, all of St. Pete
Beach, Florida, Lynn M. Reifert
of Venice, Florida, and Jane E.
Reifert of Sarasota, Florida; two
grandchildren, Ryan (Rachel) Reifert, of Muscatine, and Kimberly
Reifert of Sarasota, Florida; one
great-grandson, Alexander Reifert
of Muscatine; one brother, Gary
Jackson of Muscatine; and one
sister, Maxine (Bernard) Duffe of
Tulsa, Oklahoma. She will also be
missed by her dog, Pepper, and her
cat, Minnie, as well as many longtime-friends.
She is preceded in death by her
parents; her husband; two children at birth, Kay and Corey; two
brothers, Murry and Kendall ‘Red’
Jackson; and one sister, NaDean
Suttles.
Robert Ernst
Robert
J.
Ernst, 77, of
Muscatine,
passed away on
Sunday, October 18, 2015,
at All-American
Care Center.
Memorials may be made to the
New Boston Ambulance Service or
to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Robert was born on January 15,
1938, in Bode, Iowa, the son of
Paul and Helen Brandstetter Ernst.
He married Sandra A. Richman
on June 13, 1959, in Algona. She
preceded him in death on January
25, 2015.
He worked for HON retiring after 35 years of service.
He enjoyed camping, traveling,
spending time with his grandchildren, walking with Mike and
Whitey, taking his dog for walks,
and also enjoyed watching Iowa
football.
Those left to honor his memory
include his children, Jean Schroeder and husband, Dan, Jeff Ernst,
and JoAnne Terrill and husband,
Rod, all of New Boston, Illinois;
five grandchildren, Heidi, Heather,
Holly, Hannah, and Jake; and five
great-grandchildren.
Robert is preceded in death
by his parents; his wife; and one
grandson, Jacob.
Phyllis Thorpe
Phyllis Lorene Thorpe,
78, of Muscatine, passed
away on Thursday, October
22, 2015, at Lutheran Living.
Services are pending at the
Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home, 1931 Houser Street.
To memorialize your
loved one to all 14,000
households in the
Muscatine Community,
please contact our
friends at:
George M Wittich Lewis
Funeral Home
563-263-8112
or
Ralph J Wittich Riley
Freers Funeral Home
563-263-3314
Muscatine’s 2 Weeks of Love
campaign is a huge, yearly grassroots effort to support the Salvation Army and needy families
during the holidays. This is an
event where businesses, community groups and individuals come
out in full force to support a great
Muscatine cause.
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Purple & Gold
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Muskies take on PV Wednesday in football playoffs
Team seeded 4th after losing last game of
season to Iowa City High, 42-41
Joel Kraushaar
Voice of Muscatine
The Muskie football team was
on the fast track to a No. 2 seed in
District 6 as the Iowa High playoffs get started. The top 2 teams in
each district clinch a home game,
in Week 9 Muscatine welcomed
the Little Hawks Friday night
needing to win by 10 and get help
for Ottumwa to win for Muscatine
to clinch a 2 seed and earn a home
playoff game. Muscatine, trailed
City high 28-14 at halftime. Muscatine did most of their damage
on the ground against the Little
Hawks, Alfonso Soko had 236 yds.
rushing and 4 TD’s to bring the
Muskies roaring back. Luke Wichers threw his 2nd TD pass to Isaiah
Smith to get the Muskies within 1
score and Soko carried the rock 11
times and scored to make the score
41-42. Coach Mueller went for 2
and Soko was stopped just short
of the goal line. Muscatine earned
a No. 4 seed and travel to former
Mississippi Athletic Conference
rival Pleasant Valley on Wednesday. Kickoff is at 7 PM at Pleasant
Valley High School. The winner
will advance to the 2nd Round on
Monday. Listen to Wednesday’s
game on KWPC AM 860 FM 95.1
or at voiceofmuscatine.com.
Photos by Erika Eller
ABOVE: Muscatine junior running back Alfonso Soko (26) is tackled by Iowa City High’s Dillon Africa (7) in
Muscatine’s 42-41 loss. LEFT: Junior quarterback Luke Wichers throws a touchdown pass to Isiah Smith
in the 4th Quarter.
Friday 10/23/15 Scores:
Bellvue (4-5): 12
Wapello (3-6): 20 Final
North Cedar (2-7): 7
Wilton (5-4): 17 Final
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont(1-8):
22
Columbus Community (3-6): 68 Final
West Liberty (1-8): 7
Williamsburg (6-3): 54 Final
Louisa Muscatine (3-6) 10
West Burlington/Notre Dame (45):20 Final
Camanche (3-6): 34
Durant (2-7): 32 Final
District Playoff games
Wednesday 10/28/15
Class 4A:
No. 4 Muscatine
At
No. 1 Pleasant Valley
Game can be heard Live on KWPC AM
MHS XC to run at state cross country meet
Joel Kraushaar
Voice of Muscatine
Muscatine Coach Tim Armstrong was expecting a big year.
Brina Kraft, Larkin Chapman,
and others were poised to lead the
Muskies deep into October. They
lived up to expectations last Thursday (10/22/15) when the Muskies
top five runners finished the overall top 13 at Seminole Valley Park
in Cedar Rapids. Kraft (19:16)
finished in 5th overall position
leading the Muskies to 49 points.
Regan France was 8th (19:24),
Moriah Morter 11th (19:33),
Danielle Roos 12th (19:26) and
Larkin Chapman finished 13th in
19:37 to round out the Muskies
top finishers. Nicole Garrido was
27th (20:45) and Emmie Smith
completed the championship day
Girls XC Class
4A Field:
Johnston, Ankeny Centennial, Indianola, Cedar Falls, LinnMar, Ames, Muscatine, Iowa City
West, Dubuque Hempstead, Urbandale, Waukee, Dowling Catholic, Bettendorf, Pleasant Valley,
Iowa City High.
Marching Band season
ends for MHS
The Mighty Muskie Marching Band finished its competition
season with a Category 1 rating at
the State Marching Band Festival
at the MHS stadium on Saturday,
October 17.
for the MHS runners. The Muskie
Girls will spend their Halloween
in Fort Dodge at the State Meet.
Muscatine will be joined by Iowa
City West and Dubuque Hempstead from their qualifier. MAC
rivals Pleasant Valley and Betten-
dorf also qualified. Tyler Olson
and Alex Bautista will join the girl
in Fort Dodge as they qualified as
individuals in the boys division.
The Muscatine boys finished 5th
at their state qualifier.
Scoreboard
850 FM 95.1
Class 1A
No. 4 Columbus Community
At
No. 1 West Branch
No. 3 West Liberty
At
No. 2 Wilton
VoiceOfMuscatine.com
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Purple & Gold
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Electronic gates added at Muscatine High School
The Muscatine Community
School District has added a set of
electronic gates to the Muscatine
High School campus. The gates
are located at the Bonnie Drive exit
and the Houser Street exit.
The gates will be closed during
school hours, as well as during the
overnight hours. The gates are
equipped with electronic key readers that allow administration and
authorized personnel, including
local law enforcement, fire fighters and EMT’s to gain entrance as
needed.
Visitors to the High School
during school hours will need to
use the Cedar Street entrance.
The gates will be open before
and after school to allow for students coming and leaving for the
day.
MHS senior works
at radio station
10,995 or less vehicles.
My name
is Kennedy
Williams. I’m
a Muscatine
High School
representative
at the radio
station and
I’m on air Monday- Thursday
during the noon hour.
I’m a senior at Muscatine High
School. I’m involved in Varsity
Volleyball, River City Rhythm
Show Choir, Acapella Choir, and
Drama Club.
I started working at the radio
station two years ago because my
brother was on air and I thought
it looked really fun. I got involved
and started my show “Muskie
Minute” my sophomore year of
high school.
I have had a lot of fun meeting
new people and going on air. It has
given me a lot of opportunities to
broaden my people skills and learn
about radio technology.
I’m excited for the new Voice of
Muscatine newspaper because I’m
hoping it will catch the youth’s attention and draw more attention
to things going on at the high
school. Not a lot of people my age
listen to the radio let alone talk
shows and I’m hoping this will remind them how cool it is that we
have a radio station right here in
Muscatine.
After high school I plan to attend the University of Iowa and
get my degree in Elementary Education. I hope to stay involved
in radio while I’m in college and
maybe after high school.
Everyone tune in to Muskie
Minute every Tuesday from 12:1512:45 and go Muskies!
MHS set to begin
speech, debate
season Friday
The Muscatine High School
speech and debate team will begin
their competition season on Friday
and Saturday. Of the 11 member
team, six will travel to Des Moines
North where 4 students are scheduled to compete in Speech and 2
are scheduled to compete in debate. Speech and Debate coach
Davis Schrock is cautiously optimistic of the team’s chances to return to the Speech and Debate Nationals which will be held in Salt
Lake City this year. The team has
not qualified for Nationals for the
past three years.
Attention
MCSD residents.
There is an early
dismissal on Monday,
November 2.
All schools will be out
two hours early.
If you are in a club,
sport, or activity, we
want to hear from you!
Send us your scores,
events and notices!
Email
[email protected]
text 563-263-8600
or call 563-263-2442.
Go Muskies!
Local News
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Candidate Profiles continued from page 1
5th Ward
Allen Harvey
Alan Harvey retired from GPC
after 34 years as a research and development chemical engineer. He
currently serves as the Chair of
the Zoning Board of Adjustment,
and on the Planning and Zoning Commission. Harvey is very
proud of his work ethic. He has
only missed three of those board
meetings in the past 30 years.
“I am running for the council to
serve the people of the 5th ward,
and to utilize my interest in city
government. I will focus my atten-
tion on
public
s a f e t y,
always
s u p porting
our City
fire and
police.
Allen Harvey
I have
the vision to look to the next generation, to ensure the decisions of
today, won’t jeopardize us tomorrow.”
At Large
Santos Saucedo
Muscatine native Santos Saucedo is running for the at-large city
council seat being vacated by Osama Shihadeh. He earned his associate degree from Muscatine Community College and a bachelor’s
degree from Ashford University.
Saucedo has worked for Monsanto for 18 years, is currently a Project Manager in the engineering
department overseeing multiple
multi-million dollar capital projects. He is also currently a parttime professor at Muscatine Community College and is well known
for his volunteer work with local
dis-advantaged
youth,
founding,
operating, and
coaching
the Muscatine
County
Santos Saucedo
Boxing
Club. Saucedo’s current passions
include the planned city improvements to the riverfront/downtown
area and mentoring area youth.
Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Tony ‘amazed’ by his new hometown
Hi folks! My name is Tony Tone
I am the Program Director and
Morning Show host on Vintage
Sound 93.1 FM here in Muscatine.
December marks my three year anniversary of working at the radio
station and I couldn’t be happier
with how far we’ve come. Outside
of work you’ll find me at different
parks all over Muscatine with my
wife Kasey and two boys, Henry
and Theodore. Muscatine is my
wife’s hometown and I’m happy to
call it mine. I truly enjoy living and
working in Muscatine. Our community never ceases to amaze me
with how we support one another.
As my children start to enter the
school system I look forward to being more involved. Recently, I was
selected to serve as a member of
the Convention & Visitors Bureau
Board to help increase tourism to
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Muscatine. This appointment is
very exciting and I will do my best
to highlight all the good things that
go on in our town! I hope you’ll listen to my radio show heard Monday-Friday from 5:30-10 a.m. on
Vintage Sound 93.1 and that you’ll
say hello if you see me about town.
The radio station serves Muscatine
and if you ever should need to get
in touch please email me at [email protected] Thanks
for reading and have a great day!
1st Ward
Phil Fitzgerald
Phil Fitzgerald is running for
re-election for the First Ward city
council seat. He has served 22 years
as First Ward councilman and is
currently self-employed as the operator of Fitzgerald Construction,
following his retirement from the
Muscatine Community School
District where he taught Industrial
Arts. Fitzgerald served as president
of the Muscatine Education Association in 1989 and 1998. He is a
charter member of the Muscatine
Geographic Information Consortium (MAGIC) board and the
Muscatine County Joint Commu-
nication
Commission. He
also serves
on Muscatine
Island
Fl o o d
Control
Phil Fitzgerald
Commission, City
of Muscatine Board of Health,
Audit Committee, Compensation
Committee and the Plumbers
Board of Examiners.
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