SPRINGVILLE NEWS

SPRINGVILLE NEWSFrom the City Clerk’s office at 304 BroadwayTelephone: 854-6428 Visit our web site at: www.ci.springville.ia.usVolume 17, Issue 7July 2017Due to the 4th of July Holiday there will NOT be anygarbage/recycling pick up on Wednesday, July 5th.Springville’s garbage/recycling pick up will be done onThursday, July 6th.CITY OF SPRINGVILLE, IOWAEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITYThe City of Springville, Iowa, is accepting applications for a part-time Assistant City Clerk. Duties include, but are not limited to: customer service, written and verbal communications, data entry, and office duties.The applicant must have a high school diploma or equivalent; speak andwrite fluent English; be competent in Microsoft Office, and have some post highschool training or work experience in office procedures. Experience in city government, assisting customers, and knowledge of general office procedures arepreferred.This is a part-time position for 20 hours per week, Monday – Friday, withlimited evening hours required for meetings. Compensation will be based on duties and experience.Applications, a job description, and informational sheet are available atthe city clerk’s office at 304 Broadway, Springville, Iowa, 52336, during regularoffice hours, Monday through Friday; on the city’s website at:www.ci.springville.ia.us ; or by mail. The City’s mailing address is PO Box 347,Springville, IA 52336.You may call 319-854-6428 or email: cityofsp@netins.net with questionsor to request the documents. Completed applications must be received bythe Springville city clerk’s office staff by 4:00 PM on Friday, July 14, 2017.The City of Springville is an equal Opportunity Employer .City of SpringvilleMayorRoger Shebetka .854-7771City CouncilMareta Ralston .854-6438Dennis Thies .854-6121Patrick Hoyt Sr .854-6269Penny Sindelar .854-7723Brad Merritt .854-6996City Hall – 854-6428City Clerk – Mark BloomDep. Clerk- Dee WagamanMaintenance DepartmentTodd Wyman .521-2591Brandon French .521-2590Council Meetings1st & 3rd Mondays6 pm at City HallLibrary Board of TrusteesDeb Vaughn- PresidentTina Allsup- SecretaryTreva Davis, James Porter,Daryl McCall,Marla Carnahan,Angel ChizekSANSIJanet Lentz –Coordinator854-6100Parks BoardRobin Ballantyne, ChairpersonDavid Gloeckner,Teresa Pilipovic,Jodie King, Mike HanshawBoard of AdjustmentMike Hanshaw, Kurt Gillette,Iris Trampe, Robin Ballantyne,Nick BeslerTOWN HALL MEETINGWith Fred Schuster aide toSenator Chuck GrassleyWednesday, July 19, 201710:30-11:30AMAt City HallPlanning & ZoningCommissionDaryl Pearson,Nick Besler, Doug Fowler,Gary BorenFire DepartmentChief PJ Hoyt .854-7554Asst. Chief Kevin HulettCemetery CommitteeDixie Brady, Lyle Andersen,James KoppenhaverHistorical SocietyJames Crow - PresidentWes Bender–V. PresidentJeanie SchmidtSecretary/TreasurerKaren Taylor-HistorianTownship TrusteesKevin Hulett –ChairmanTom Donaldson, Steve Lam

Do You Remember When.This photo ofAnton andCaroline Cartano with theirseven sonsand fourdaughters wastaken beforeDecember1901. Antonwas a saloonkeeper. Whenthe Cartanofamily movedto Springvillefrom ruralWaubeek in1878, a few ofthe older children were already married.(Photo: Internet)Once numerous, Cartanos have vanished from SpringvilleNo one named Cartano has lived in Springville for eightdecades, but in the late 1800s, there were many. The lastgrandchild in this area, Elfriede “Toni” Freshwaters, livedeast of Springville. She died over 18 years ago.The family’s story began with a wedding June 30, 1851,in Pottsville, Pa. Anton Cartano, 22, and Sophia CarolineKlein, 21, were from Obermoschel and Bischmisheim insouthwestern Germany. Anton’s father was Italian. Carolinegave birth to 16 children, but five died as infants.The first eight children who lived were John (baptizedJohannes for his paternal grandfather), Anthony (Dony),Jacob, Elizabeth, Charles, Louise, Daniel, and Anna. InMay 1869, when Anna was a month old, the family leftSchuylkill County, Pa., for Linn County, Iowa.After a year of living in Waubeek, they moved to a nearbyfarm. Richard, Mary Terace (Trace), and Lamburtis (Bert),were born. Meanwhile, the older ones started to marry. Thefirst grandchild, Carrie, was born in 1875 at Marion to Elizabeth and her husband, John J. Buxler.A grandson, John Guy, was born at Anamosa to Johnand Sarah Elston Cartano in 1878. Also that year, Charlesmarried Elizabeth Cavanaugh. They and the Cartano parents moved to Springville. The 1880 Brown Township cen-sus listed Anton as a saloon keeper, with six children ages6 through 17 at home.Jake married Lizzie McGonagle; they lived at Ireton, inSouix County, Iowa, and Goodland, in western Kansas.Daniel moved to Idaho, then Washington state. Bert went toAthena, Ore., to play pro baseball, and later lived in Seattle.Richard wed Jennie Campbell of Springville and became abanker in Monticello. (Toni Freshwaters was their daughter.) Trace married Nathan Embree, a creamery workerwho became a railroad depot agent.Dony worked at a Springville pool hall; he, Louise, andAnna were single. On Dec. 4, 1901, the father, Anton, diedat 73. Anna, 35, took her own life July 8, 1904. She hadendured chronic pain since being hurt at 14 in an unknownaccident. Louise taught piano lessons and sold Victrolas.The mother, Caroline, was bedfast two years with a brokenhip. She died March 27, 1923, at almost 93.Last survivor of the 11 siblings was Trace Embree, 86,who died Jan. 4, 1960, at Madrid, Iowa. She, her daughterIrma, and 10 other Cartanos rest in the Springville Cemetery. Today there may be hundreds of living Cartano descendants, but none around Springville.No SAHS meetings in July, AugustRemembering Toni FreshwatersThe Springville Area Historical Society (SAHS) will notmeet in July and August. Meetings will resume Sept. 12.At the June 13 meeting, Rick Heeren reported that anSAHS tour of the Masonic lodge hall might be possible,insurance permitting. Bev Franks showed photos of hermaternal grandfather and great-grandfather wearing theirMasonic regalia.Springville High School Class of 1947 memories, givenby Wava Peck Terry of Dubuque at the June 3 alumnibanquet, were read by Karen Taylor, historian. Bev reported on her Class of 1957 reunion.Don McShane donated check blanks inscribed MapleGrove (name of the Butler farm). Others present June 13were James Crow, president; Jean Schmidt, secretarytreasurer; Doug Beard; and Phil and Karen Randall.Toni Freshwaters was a petite, charming woman whobelonged to Monday Club, was organist and choir directorat the Springville Methodist Church, and enjoyed bridgeand golf. She dressed stylishly, had an impish senseof humor, and wrote lettersto the editor.Born Elfriede Lisle Cartano in 1902, Toni was theyoungest of Richard andJennie Cartano’s three children. At age 12 she lost hermother. Toni marriedGeorge Freshwaters in1930. Their children wereNancy (Mrs. William Darland) and Jack. Toni survived “Freshie” (as shecalled him) 24 years; shedied Dec. 5, 1998, at 96.AT LAST, HEADWAY is being made toward obtaining agovernment memorial for Robert L. Newman, a Springvilleman who was lost at sea Dec. 26, 1952, in the KoreanWar. The son of Hubert “Stub” and Elizabeth Newman,he was a 1948 graduate of Springville High School.Elfriede Cartano Freshwaters

Library CalendarFood and DrinkA summer reminder: with warm weather we knowyou’ll be tempted to come inside with a cool drink anda snack, and we’d love to have you, we just ask thatyou do not eat in the library, but keep food in the lobbyarea. As for drinks, we have several tables to sit at, aswell as comfy chairs and a couch by the fireplace, thiskeeps our library clean and our computers safe.New FictionAlways and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny HanAnything Is Possible by Elizabeth StroutBeach House For Rent by Mary Alice MonroeThe Broken Road by Richard Paul EvansCome Sundown by Nora RobertsCrazy House by James PattersonCrescendo by Becca FitzpatrickThe Dark Prophecy by Rick RiordanFinale by Becca FitzpatrickHush, Hush by Becca FitzpatrickI Found You by Lisa JewellThe Identicals by Elin HilderbrandThe Life She Was Given by Ellen MarieWisemanLord of Shadows by Cassandra ClareLoved by P.C. CastMoon Chosen by P.C. CastMusic of the Ghosts by Vaddey RatnerParadise Valley by C.J. BoxQueen of Shadows by Sarah MaasReading With Patrick by Michelle KuoRound Midnight by Laura McBrideSilence by Becca FitzpatrickWidth of the World by David BaldacciYou Will Pay by Lisa JacksonSunday July 2– Sunday Crafternoon @1:00pmMonday July 3– Palette Pals @ 1:00pmTuesday July 4– LIBRARY CLOSEDWednesday July 5– Summer Reading: Marion DanceAcademy Dance Activity @ 1:00pm, Book Group @6:30pmThursday July 6– Story Time @ 10:30am, Knitters @1:00pmAdult Coloring @ 5:30pmSaturday July 8– Murder in the Library @ 4:00pmMonday July 10– Palette Pals @ 1:00pmWednesday July 12– Summer Reading Activity: BillDesmarais Visit @ 1:00pmLibrary Board Meeting @ 6:30pmThursday July 13-Story Time @ 10:30am, Knitters @1:00pm, Good Ol Country @ 6:00pmFriends of the Library Meeting @ 6:30pmMonday July 17– Palette Pals @ 1:00pmWednesday July 19– Summer Reading: Donna from RECVisit @ 1:00pmThursday July 20– Story Time @ 10:30am, Knitters @1:00pmMonday July 24– Palette Pals @ 1:00pmWednesday July 26– Summer Reading Movie Day @1:00pmThursday July 27-Story Time @ 10:30am, Knitters @1:00pmMonday July 31– Palette Pals @ 1:00pmDance Party!Wednesday, July 5th is a super funsummer reading day, the MarionMusic Academy is going to be hereto do an awesome dance demonstration! It’s at our usual one o’clocktime and we can’t wait. We’ll bemoving and shaking, so come ondown.Good Ol’ Country!Harold Gray and Good Ol’ Country arehere for their summer visit. This night ofmusic is always a blast. Harold will behere Thursday, July 13 and starts playing at 6 pm, so show up early to snag agood seat.Non– FictionThe American Spirit by David McCulloughHitler’s Forgotten Children by Ingrid VonOelhafenJackie’s Girl by Kathy McKeonChildrenBad Kitty Does Not Like Snow by Nick BruelBad Kitty Takes the Test by Nick BruelBig Nate– What’s A LittleNoogie Between Friends?by Lincoln PeirceChicken Sunday by Patricia PolaccoEscape to Australia byJames PattersonPoseidon’s Peak by RobKiddA Tale of Two Kitties byDav PilkeyLove Ebooks but hate the price?Check out BRIDGES, Iowa’s Ebook Lending Library. Visitbridges.overdrive.com and log in by selecting “SpringvilleMemorial Library” at the top of the page. Enter your patronnumber and start browsing? Don’t know your patron number? No problem, call us, send an email, message us onFacebook, or stop by the library, and we’ll get you the information.Books on CDDo you like to listen to books on CD while you aredriving, exercising, doing householdchores or just relaxing? The libraryhas a large collection of “books onCD”, with a wide variety of genressure to spark your interest. CDs maybe checked out for a three week period. Happy listening!