City Council to meet Thursday night

The Bloomfield City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday night.

Public hearings will be held to discuss two separate tax increment development agreements. Kenneth Fowler and Mike Howk are seeking the agreements. The council will consider a fire-billing ordinance, a request to put stop signs in front of the high school, and discuss the resignation and payout for an employee. 

Choir concert is Thursday

The eighth grade and high school choirs will present a “Broadway Theme Concert” in the high school commons Thursday night. The concert will begin at 7 p.m.

Menus

School menus for Feb. 3--Breakfast: Cheese and egg biscuit. Lunch: Popcorn chicken, sweet potato puffs, peas, banana, milk.

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Bloomfield Senior Citizens Center menu for Feb. 3--LS roast pork, mashed potatoes, LS gravy, spinach with vinegar, cinnamon apples. Activities: Wii games at 9-11:30 a.m. Bingo at 12:30.

Bloomfield Senior Citizens Center menu for Feb. 6--Beef meatballs, LS gravy, baby red potatoes, green beans, banana orange cup. Activities: Wii games at 9-11:30 a.m. Cards at 12:45 p.m.

Library begins plea for more funding

The Bloomfield Public Library Board is concerned about funding for the 2013 fiscal year.

The group has been working to secure additional funding for operating the facility. Budget cuts last year forced the facility to reduce library hours from 42 per week down to 29.5.

Decreased usage has also meant a decrease in funding from the State Library.

A story in Wednesday’s Bloomfield Democrat details the library’s problems and also provides information about an upcoming building expansion.

Girls to compete in speech competition

Audra Kincart, McKenna Harward, Emma Griffin and Lauren Lynch will take part in the Iowa High School State Speech competition on Saturday in Cedar Rapids. The foursome will compete in the group improvisation category.

The girls earned their way to the state competition after scoring a I rating at the district competition two weeks ago. 

No classes in DC schools Monday

There will be no school in the Davis County Community School District on Monday. The day has been set-aside for a full day of staff development meetings. Classes will resume on Tuesday. 

DC Jazz Band gets II rating

Top stories of the week

• Three Davis County people were seriously injured in an accident last week.
• After nearly a year, the audit report of the Bloomfield Fire Department is still not completed.
• The Bloomfield Library Board is in search of additional funds for operating the facility.
• In sports read about the wrestling team’s efforts to finish in a tie for first in the conference race.

College Night planned by IHCC

Margaret Grace Whirrett

Wrestlers to compete in sectional tournament

The Mustang wrestling team will begin postseason action Saturday in the Class 2A Sectional Tournament. The tournament will be held in Centerville and will begin at noon.

First and second place winners in Saturday’s Tournament will advanced to the district tournament on Feb. 11. 

Basketball teams to face Clarke, Moravia

The Mustang boys’ and girls’ basketball teams will host Clarke Friday night. The junior varsity boys’ game will be held at 5 p.m. at the high school. The girls’ varsity game and the boys’ varsity games will follow.

At 6:15 p.m. the freshman boys’ game with Clarke will be played at the Davis County Middle School Gymnasium.

The varsity basketball teams will return to action Saturday with games at Moravia. Action begins at 4 p.m. with the girls’ game followed by the boys’ game at 6 p.m.