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Local NewsPage 8 • Aug. 12, 2015 Clear Lake Mirror-Reporter

From Veterans invited
The to free cruise on
Market Lady of the Lake

By Marysue Salmon Clear Lake VFW Post 4868
This is a colorful rustic French recipe, named for its cooking dish. will sponsor the fifth annual Veter-
Other vegetables can also be used and often potato slices are in- ans Cruise Thursday, Aug. 13, from
cluded. 4-5:30 p.m. aboard the Lady of the
Lake.
Vegetable Tian with Sage Cannellini Beans This year, due to very generous
3 medium onions, sliced donations from Joe Pritchard of the
2-3 large julienned sweet peppers, (mixture of red, green and yellow) Pritchard Auto Family in Clear Lake
About 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil, divided and Lady of the Lake owners Scott
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper (or less, to taste) and Nikki Monson and Jon Berhow,
4 cloves garlic, thinly-sliced the cruise is free to area veterans.
1/4 cup basil leaves, cut chiffonade* There will be door prizes and food for
1 teaspoon salt all veterans.
3 small Japanese eggplant, or 1 medium eggplant All area veterans are encouraged
1 medium yellow summer squash, 1 medium zucchini squash to attend.
5-7 plum tomatoes
Sauté sliced onions in about 2 tablespoon olive oil. Add julienned Evening Lions County’s voting
peppers and optional crushed pepper flakes, cook 10 minutes until soft. serve up a system to be
Add garlic, basil and salt and place in oiled low-sided round baking dish. taste of summer tested Monday
(A ceramic quiche dish works well.) Cut eggplant, squash, and tomatoes
into 1/4 inch slices. Begin with eggplant slices, placing a full row around (Above) Evening Lion Mike Ravera The Cerro Gordo County voting
inside edge of dish. Slightly overlap slices. Continue with a row of tomato (left), along with other club members system will be publicly tested at 9 a.m.
slices overlapping slightly on eggplant slices. Next, alternate slices of yel- and volunteers from the Clear Lake on Monday, Aug. 17, in the Election
low squash with green zucchini slices in next full circle. Place another High School cheerleading team, served Annex at 121 3rd St. N.W., Mason
circle of tomato slices overlapping on squash. Put little end pieces of all a delicious summertime meal Sunday. City.
vegetables as decorative center. The Lions’ Hamburger and Sweet Corn In the 2015 School Election
Drizzle tian with olive oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover Feed was a hit. voters will vote on paper ballots that
tightly with foil, tucking edges under. Bake in preheated 400 degree oven (Right) Ever wonder how the Evening will be counted with optical-scan ma-
20 minutes. Carefully drain accumulated juices. (Fold up small edge of Lions cook all that sweet corn? Tim chines. A ballot-marking machine
the foil and hold a pan lid flat against foil covered vegetables. Careful of Wichman and Rick Mayland were kept will be available in each precinct for
steam!) Cover with foil and continue baking another 30 minutes. Drain busy loading up bins of the summertime voters who need assistance in marking
again as before, then uncover completely and let vegetables roast until the treat for boiling in a giant pot. the ballot.
eggplant edges start to caramelize and the vegetables start to brown. Total Iowa law requires a test of the
baking time can be up to about 1 1/4 hours. Leave oven on for heating -Reporter photos by Chris Barragy. voting system prior to each election in
white beans with sage. which it is used. The test is open to
Use about 14 the public.
chopped sage leaves for 2 Additional election and voter
cans of cannellini beans. registration information can be seen
Drain only one can of the at the county website: www.co.cerro-
beans. Heat for 20 min- gordo.ia.us.
utes, covered.
To serve: Place about Health dept. looks to meet free water testing goal
1/2 cup of the heated can-
nellini beans on each plate The Cerro Gordo County Department of Pub- The goal of the project is to test 500 wells that number of sources.”
and top with some of the lic Health is looking to collect a water sample from have never been sampled before and currently, 400 The tests examine the water for contaminants
tian. 4-6 servings. private well owners and/or users in the county. It have been sampled. If you are interested in this ser- that include arsenic, bacteria, and nitrates that may
*CHIFFONADE: is recommended that well owners have their water vice, please call immediately to schedule your test be harmful to the well user’s health. The property
Stack a few leaves of ba- tested annually for arsenic, bacteria, and nitrates. today. owner does not need to be present during the collec-
sil and roll up lengthwise, The Health Department received a grant from the “Cerro Gordo County is known to have high tion of the samples. The Health Department simply
with the largest leaf on the bottom. Slice in very thin slices, making deco- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Un- levels of arsenic in its well water. In addition, some needs their permission to collect the sample from an
rative shreds. regulated Drinking Water Systems (UDWS) pro- wells are prone to high levels of bacteria in the well,” outside water source.
gram to improve people’s knowledge about their said Jenna Willems, Environmental Health Special- Private well owners and/or users are asked to
“We Heard It Through The Grapevine” own individual private wells so that safe, potable ist, Cerro Gordo County Department of Public call the Health Department at 641-421-9339 to
water can be achieved. These tests are offered free of Health. “Testing your water can provide peace of schedule a time to collect the water samples for test-
People wanted more produce charge and without any future obligation regardless mind if everything comes back safe, or could alert ing. For more information visit www.cghealth.com.
at the Farmers Market of sample result outcomes. you to ground water problems stemming from a

We have had requests for even more produce at the Farmers Market. GONE COLD “someone comes forward and explains Chuck Deatsch, his wife Liz and daughters Sarah and Kathryn as seen in a billboard
With the market growing so quickly this season it’s been challenging for from page 1 the circumstances of his death.” plea asking for information about his death.
us to provide enough fresh produce for all our customers. But we’ve heard “We’re willing to listen to any-
you! And we’ve been actively recruiting more produce growers over the And if they consciously sit back and body that has any information,” An- Here is what is known about the Anderson declined to elaborate
past few weeks and also have asked our current growers to bring more. So realize if it was their family they derson said. “Somebody out there can more than seven-year-old murder of on other details of the case not made
far we’ve added four new full time produce vendors and are interviewing would want to know. And it’s the right answer a lot of these questions for us.” Chuck Deatsch. public.
additional ones. thing.” Anderson called it a “crime of He was shot April 28, 2008 at “The last thing we want to do is
We ask that you remember the growers who have been at market Anderson said he would be will- opportunity” where someone was at 9:55 p.m. It was a cool night with no jeopardize the integrity of the investi-
from the start, they have been bringing fresh items for you week after ing to go anywhere in the country to the right place at the right time and snow on the ground. He was killed by gation,” Anderson said.
week, but also we recognize that our Clear Lake customers want more meet with somebody who has infor- Chuck Deatsch wasn’t. a single gunshot and the bullet went Anderson said anybody with in-
and we don’t want anyone to go home hungry! mation about the case. Anderson said they have received through a window in the den where formation should come to the Law
We also added a fresh cut flower vendor and a gluten free baker “If somebody out there believes ... tips from all over the country — psy- he was sitting at his computer playing Center and explain what they know.
starting soon. Hope to see you there! and there again, if they want to come chics and others — as to what hap- a game while watching the St. Louis Do you know something? Then
“Anything You Want….You Got it!” in and explain to us that in their be- pened and they’ve followed up on Cardinals on TV. call the Appanoose County Sheriff
lief it was something else, they need those tips. “And it’s a normal day,” Ander- at 641-437-7100, Crime Stoppers at
Friday Night Fun to come in and explain that to us and “I have received some rather bi- son said. “And all of sudden he’s killed 641-856-3134 or email Anderson at
give us those details. We don’t have a zarre letters from people that believe and his wife’s life is just turned upside [email protected] or go to wha-
Free Pool • 3-9pm closed door on somebody’s beliefs or it could be related to some other thing down and forever changed.” [email protected].
Free Wings • 5 pm til gone somebody’s explanations. They just across the country and we know that
need to come in and explain that to it’s not.”
us and take care of it. Do the right The reward now is more than
thing.” $40,000 for information leading to
Anderson said the case will re- the arrest of the person or persons re-
main classified as a murder case until sponsible for Chuck Deatsch’s death.

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