Summer Lunch & Fun provides a free, healthy meal for all North Liberty kids up to age 18 throughout the summer because more than 500 children in North Liberty schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, and those meals that aren't available during the summer.

The program features a free meal from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. followed by an activity from noon to 1 p.m. weekdays (excluding July 4 & 5) June 3 to Aug. 9.

Find donation information on our website, too. All donations are tax-deductible and should be made out to the North Liberty Community Fund (with Summer Lunch in the subject line). The fund is a nonprofit and accepts donations on our behalf.

Weather permitting, members of the Eastern Iowa Model Yacht Club will gather for about two hours of competition, using model sailboats of the CR-914 national class. The public is always encouraged to watch.

Races will continue to be held every other Sunday afternoon at the North Liberty pond at the same time of day, weather permitting. The dates of these races are June 9 and 23; July 7 and 21; August 4 and 18; and September 1, 15 and 29. On the opposite Sundays, races are held at Sherman Pond in Hiawatha.

The boats are large, about three feet in length and nearly five feet tall from keel to mast tip. They are controlled from shore by hand-held transmitters, with controls used for only two functions – steering the boat by rudder and adjusting the sails. There is no motor-driven propeller.

The boats are called a one-design class, which means each sailor is racing the same identical boat. Although there can be minor adjustments in the rigging, races are won on the skill of each individual sailor. There can be as many as 10 or so club members competing, depending upon who is available to race.

Races begin with a one-minute countdown to start, after which the boats cross an imaginary line between two starting buoys. They then race upwind to another distant buoy and back through the starting gate to complete the race. There are some variations, but most races follow this pattern and are fairly short, depending on wind strength.

The club is always looking for more members and is willing to provide boats and training experience for seriously-interested prospects. For more information on this, contact Dick Hakes at hakes@southslope.net.

Summer Lunch & Fun provides a free, healthy meal for all North Liberty kids up to age 18 throughout the summer because more than 500 children in North Liberty schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, and those meals that aren't available during the summer.

The program features a free meal from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. followed by an activity from noon to 1 p.m. weekdays (excluding July 4 & 5) June 3 to Aug. 9.

Find donation information on our website, too. All donations are tax-deductible and should be made out to the North Liberty Community Fund (with Summer Lunch in the subject line). The fund is a nonprofit and accepts donations on our behalf.

Summer Lunch & Fun provides a free, healthy meal for all North Liberty kids up to age 18 throughout the summer because more than 500 children in North Liberty schools qualify for free or reduced-price lunches, and those meals that aren't available during the summer.

The program features a free meal from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. followed by an activity from noon to 1 p.m. weekdays (excluding July 4 & 5) June 3 to Aug. 9.

Find donation information on our website, too. All donations are tax-deductible and should be made out to the North Liberty Community Fund (with Summer Lunch in the subject line). The fund is a nonprofit and accepts donations on our behalf.