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Hometown Muscatine Journal 3A Wkdnksday. May 15, 1996 County ponders Juvenile center Officer yvill discuss plans with Supervisors et Thursday's meeting John McCooliy of the Journal and a control area. He's not sure of what i the construction or equipment costs would be. i One thing is certain: The county is spending a lot of money sending juveniles to a facility at Montrose. That facility near Keokuk charges Muscatine County $165 per night per bed.

The county sent 235 youths to Montrose last year, up from 132 in 1993. The county spent about $120,000 and put 90,000 miles on county squad cars making the trips. Roelle said the county will spend at least that much this year. Muscatine County's facility would hold six to 10 juvenile offenders. Roelle said most cities the size of Muscatine either have a juvenile detention facility or share a multi-county facility.

If Muscatine County opens a juvenile detention center, it could offer some of its beds to other counties and bring in some revenue. But making a profit would not be the facility's purpose. "It would not be a money maker," Roelle said, "It is very labor intensive." He said the facility is an important foundation from Which to launch community-based corrections programs. He said some youths do not respond to education and employment programs. "A program can die for lack of compliance.

There needs to be a deterrent," Roelle said. If supervisors still want to pursue the matter, officials must determine exactly how much it would cost to convert and operate one of the two buildings. The old jail will be available in June, when the nlew jail opens. MUSCATINE Muscatine County officials are still trying to decide whether the county should open its own juvenile detention facility. Juvenile court officer Steve Roelle has been studying the matter for the past two months and will discuss the possibilities with the board of supervisors at 9 a.m.

Thursday. He is not sure whether the move is feasible. "It's still too early to tell." He said there, are two buildings the county could convert into a juvenile facility: the work release center or the old jail. "Both would adapt; it is just a question of what the cost would be." He said any facility that keeps juveniles overnight is required to have separate rooms for the offenders, an education area HON INDUSTRlfiSPresident and Chief Executive Officer Jack D. Michaels unveil the-sign in to reveal the new name for the HON technical center.

HON dedicates center to its retiring chairman location." Howe, 72, began working for HON in 1948 and held positions in manufacturing and production. He was named to the board of directors in 1958 and became president in 1964, a position he held until 1990 when he was named chairman and chief executive officer. The research center at 505 Ford Ave. was built in 1989 and houses designers, engineers, quality assurance laboratories and a small pilot manufacturing facility. Lib Johnson of the Journal MUSCATINE Retiring HON INDUSTRIES chairman Stanley Howe was honored Tuesday when the company renamed its research center after him.

HON's new chairman, Jack Michaels, said Howe was a major reason the company has been successful. "(Howe's) enthusiasm has resulted in some of our industry's most advanced research in manufacturing and alternative materials," Michaels said. "And a large joart of it takes place at this Vandals take carts for a ride Heavy rain wipes out old bridge From staff reports WILTON, Iowa -Mother Nature's raging floodwaters managed to do what an Iowa National Guard helicopter couldn't move the Wilton Bridge. Unfortunately, all that is left of the bridge is twisted scrap metal. The bridge that was to be air-lifted to a new home in Scott County Park's Pioneer Village today rests tilted, torn and twisted in the middle of Mud (Ireek.

During torrential down- pours last week, the gentle creek turned into a roaring river. The water tore the bridge from its moorings, twisted its steel and rolled it onto its side. Part of it is now under water with debris collecting around it. Plans to use it in Scott County Park have been scrapped. "It's scrap," said Dan Nagle, director of the Scott County Conservation Board.

urn joioiiMmcAT wumu. The historic bridge near Wilton was destroyed this weekend by flash flooding in Mud Creek. "I think sometimes kids get out and they don't realize the expense, Anderson said. They don't "But, it may not be kids either." Anderson realize the expense. Mike Anderson said the staff is As hundreds of people watched April 10, the Iowa National Guard tried moving the bridge by helicopter about 20 miles to its new home.

The 120-foot-long bridge, which was supposed to weigh 21,700 pounds, proved too heavy for the CH47 Chinook helicopter to lift. did manage to knock the bridge partly off its mofrings. The bridge was built in 1887 at a cost of $1,615. It was closed in 1988 after a bridge inspector lowered the weight limit to two tons. To add further insult, someone took the historic name plate from the top of the bridge that identified the bridge maker and the year it was made.

"Hopefully someone from Wilton took it to get it into the right hands," Nagle said. Muscatine County Engineer Bob Simmering said the Muscatine Bridge Company will clean up the mess. The county hired that firm to build the new bridge, and Simmering said that contract includes removing the debris. PlOOY SENZAHINO OF THE JOURNAL MUSCATINE Nine brand new golf carts at the Muscatine Municipal Golf Course were wrecked Monday night when vandals took the carts for a joy ride. "They came out and jimmied the key boxes and drove the carts around, putting a couple in the bunkers," said golf professional Mike Anderson.

The vandals also ran over some shrubbery at the course. The damage to the cauRjf Estimated at approximately $3,500. The city purchased 44 new golf carts this season at a cost of $3,200 each. working to get the carts back Sun powers ISU's vehicle Lee Johmow of the Journal MUSCATINE The future rolled into Muscatine Tuesday as Iow.a State University's solar charged electric race car came to visit. The low-slung car's seven batteries can drive it to a top speed of 63 miles per hour, according to Team PrISUm Director and ISU senior Beth Hunter.

The car can cruise more than 200 miles at speed of 30 to 40 miles per hour, the batteries partially recharged on the go by an array of solar cells that cover the top and bottom of the car. ISU has participated in longdistance solar car races since 1990, and the team is raising money to make another attempt to win the 1,200 mile Sunrayce97. Most of what the car does, though, is teach up to 60 people involved about engineering. Team member Eric Flakne, who graduated from Muscatine HiglrSchool a year ago and is now the team's assistant director, said his involvement with Team PrISUm is teaching him how to apply the things he learns as an engineering student to the real world. "Now I can not only see what I do on paper but apply it," he said.

"The whole thing is taking something from concept to manufacturing to a product." Allen Ihlefeld, who also, graduated last year from Muscatine High School and is the team's business manager, said his involvement is an "excellent opportunity" for him. "It's really exciting to go from concept to the car, including the business part," he said. He is ui charge of the team's fund-raising, which brought the car to the Bandag corporate headquarters entrance on a cold, cloudy Tuesday morning. Bandag is one of the companies and individuals who have contributed to the team's budget To contribute or get more information, contact Team PrISUm at 515-294-0899. in running order so that they will be available for this weekend's Muscatine Journal DARE tJolf Tournament.

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