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‘Final filter’ being done Iowa at center of debate over at McKinley Lake A two-phase project will clean the water running into McKinley Lake. n

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Over the course of 12 years and $2.3 million, improvements in McKinley Park have nearly returned it to being the “gem of southwest Iowa.”

The park once contained run-down restroom facilities and a Civil War soldier statue overrun by weeds.

Now, McKinley Park features new restroom facilities, a large maintenance shop, walking trail, skateboard park and disc golf course.

And that Civil War soldier statue overrun by weeds? It’s now the centerpiece of the memorial gardens.

“There wasn’t a restroom out there worth using. Our shop was total garbage. No walking trail. Everything was dilapidated. It was in shambles,” Creston Park

and Recreation Board Chairman John Kawa said.

“They used to call it the gem of southwest Iowa, and it will be that again.”

‘Final filter’ So, after 12 years of making improvements to the park, the Creston Park and Recreation department is finally moving into the final phase of park improvements.

It’s what Kawa calls the “final filter,” and it includes filtering the water that runs into McKinley Lake via Hurley Creek.

In doing so, the water in McKinley Lake will be clean, which will allow the board to go after various grants to continue improvements to the lake and park.

Creston Park and Recreation is working on the north side of Adams Street.

A pond will be built next to the walking trail. Sediment that comes out of Hurley Creek will dump into that pond.

The pond will be cleanable, meaning a backhoe will be able to go in and clean out debris. Meanwhile, liner and rock will be placed in Hurley Creek,

and every once in awhile, a bump will be placed in the creek, catching any extra debris.

“The theory is by the time (water) gets to McKinley Lake, it’s 90 percent clean water,” K a w a s a i d .

“There will be plants in Kawa there that are good for the water and environment.”

Many of the old trees in that area of Hurley Creek north of Adams Street will be taken out, but Kawa said there will be new plantings that bloom placed in the area and that it will still be a wetland.

Work is currently being done on phase one of the project, which includes the sediment pond and work on the creek up to the bridge on Adams Street, which is currently under construction.

Phase two will be completed once construction on the bridge is done, and it includes finishing Hur-

“THEY used to call it the gem of southwest Iowa, and it will be that again.”

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ley Creek underneath the bridge and into McKinley Lake.

“When phase two is done, which I hope is in the near future, then we go after the lake,” Kawa said.

McKinley Lake The goal is to improve the quality of McKinley Lake. In order to receive grant money for the lake, the park first needed to be restored and then the water running into the lake needed to be clean.

Once phase two of the filtration system is done, Creston Park and Recreation will be better suited to receive grant money.

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‘shadow insurance’ IOWA CITY (AP) — For cash-strapped life insurance companies, the deal sounds almost too good to be true: A state law allows them to create complex financial instruments to transfer liabilities to new subsidiaries, instantly wiping huge debts off their books.

So-called “shadow insurance” agreements have exploded over the last decade, but a growing number of critics, including economists and consumer advocates, say the practice threatens the solvency of insurers and puts policyholders and taxpayers at risk.

In 2013, then-New York insurance regulator Benjamin Lawsky warned that the arrangements amounted to “financial alchemy” and were reminiscent of practices that contributed to the 2008 financial meltdown.

But these opaque instruments are not being concocted on Wall Street. They emerged in places like Cedar Rapids, Iowa, at the headquarters of TransAmerica Life, a subsidiary of the Netherlands-based Aegon NV, which was deemed one of nine too-bigto-fail insurers in the world by

a global standards board last year.

“I think that the industry is headed for serious trouble with this,” said Joseph M. Belth, a professor emeritus of insurance at Indiana University, who calls the practice “a shell game.”

Belth filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to force the Iowa Insurance Division to release documents related to eight shadow insurance subsidiaries that were set up by TransAmerica and other companies under a 2010 state law that encouraged the practice.

Insurers say the arrangements — which they call captive reinsurance — are not risky but simply free them from 2001 accounting rules mandating that they hold excess cash reserves.

Some state insurance regulators agree with that argument and reject Lawsky’s warnings, saying it is a responsible practice when done appropriately. The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has been IOWA | 2A

Dogs know what you’re saying, study suggests

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER

Pictured is the area north of Taylor Park in Creston, where a sediment pond is being built to better filter the water running from Hurley Creek into McKinley Lake. The pond is part of a two-phase project that will filter clean water into McKinley Lake.

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BERLIN (AP) — Scientists have found evidence to support what many dog owners have long believed: man’s best friend really does understand some of what we’re saying.

Researchers in Hungary scanned the brains of dogs as they were listening to their trainer speaking to determine which parts of the brain they were using.

They found that dogs processed words with the left hemisphere, while intonation was processed with the right hemisphere — just like humans.

What’s more, the dogs only registered that they were being praised if the words and intonation were positive; meaningless words spoken in an encouraging voice, or meaningful words in a neutral tone, didn’t have the same effect.

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Alvin ‘Red’ Benson Clearfield

Alvin E. Benson, 96, of Creston died Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2016, at Clearview Nursing Home in Clearfield.

Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

3, at Powers Funeral Home, junction of highways 34 and 25, in Creston.

The Rev. Benson Dale Porter will officiate. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery in Creston. Visitation with family present will be from 1 to 2 p.m. service time Saturday at the funeral home. Military graveside rites will be given by Theodore J. Martins, Post 1797, Creston V.F.W. A reception will follow at the Lions Club in Clearfield sponsored by the ladies of Clearfield Methodist Church.

Red, son of Vester A. Benson and Joy Love Porter, was born July 16, 1920, in Creston.

He graduated from Creston High School when he joined

Nick Stone Creston

Nick Stone, 24, of Creston died Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, at his home in Creston.

Celebration of life memorial services will be 11 a.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 31, at Powers Funeral Home, junction of Stone highways 34 and 25, in Creston. The Rev. Mary O’Riley will officiate. Burial will be private.

Visitation with family present will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. service time Wednesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials are for a grave marker. Online condolences may be left at www.powersfh. com.

Nickolas Dale Stone, son

Robert Miller Corning

Robert Miller, 52, of Corning died Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.

Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 31, at Pearson Family Funeral Service, 701 Seventh St., in Corning with Larry Johnson officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date in Oakland Cemetery at Quincy in rural Corning. Visitation with family present will be 6 to 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 30, at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed in Robert’s name, to be determined. Online condolences may be left at www. pearsonfuneralhomes.com.

Robert William Miller, son of Charles Richard and Phyllis Jean (Gentle) Miller, was born Oct. 28, 1963, in Creston.

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said. “Nothing’s ever been done to McKinley Lake other than build it.”

Dredging the lake and keeping it clean will open up McKinley Lake for a number of different uses, Kawa said.

“We can go after dredging out the lake, which will let us use it again for fishing, for community events, on the Fourth of July we could have a whole day of boating – just a lot of things we could use it for but haven’t been able to.”

Mark Huff, Creston Park and Recreation director, said the work being done will make McKinley Lake better in general.

“It’s kind of the final stage

the U.S. Army in 1942 and served in the 101st Airborne Division as a paratrooper in WWII. On Feb. 14, 2013, Red received his Purple Heart after 70 years.

On March 31, 1946, Red married Dorothy Lucille Perkins at University EUB Church in Kansas City, Kansas. He was a farmer and community veterinarian for many years. In addition, he owned and operated A-1 Guaranteed Sewer Cleaning in Denver, Colorado, from 1971 to 1982, when he retired and moved back to his hometown of Creston.

Red served on the Creston City Council from 1986 to 1998. He was an active member of the VFW in Creston and American Legion in Clearfield.

Red is survived by his daughters, Melinda Kuhns of Des Moines, Barbara Herrera of Denver, Colorado, and Pamela Deardorff of Clearfield; seven grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren and nine great-great-grandchildren.

Red was preceded in death by his parents; wife Dorothy Benson and sisters, Donna Swanson and Clair B. Lininger. of Melissa Werneburg and Peter L. Stone, was born Jan. 8, 1992. He lived several years in Corydon, then in Ida Grove for 15 months, before moving to Creston in 1996. Nick was educated in Creston Community Schools. He helped raise money for the building of the McKinley Skateboard Park.

Most recently, Nick worked for Michael Foods in Lenox as a packer.

Nick is survived by his mother and step-father, Melissa and Josh Knapp of Creston; father Pete Stone of Pueblo, Colorado; sisters, Sherry Dudley of Osceola and Kathrine Knapp of Creston; grandparents, Sharon Stone of Corydon, Karen Dudley of Creston and Becky and Chi Leung of Des Moines.

Nick was preceded in death by his grandparents, Harold Stone and Clifford and Colleen Roberts and aunt Shelia Hoops.

He graduated from Corning High School with the class of 1983.

Robert farmed with his dad until his father passed away.

Robert continued by raising a few calves. He worked at the “north gate” at Adams County Speedway for many years and also mowed several lawns. Robert was a trustee for Quincy Township.

Robert is survived by his mother Phyllis of Corning; sisters, Deb Huber of Des Moines and Jackie Miller (significant other Dean Dawson) of Mingo; brother Randy Miller of Waukee; aunts, Carol Nolte and Mary Olive, both of Corning; many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, cousins, other relatives and friends.

Robert was preceded in death by his father on Jan. 1, 2011, and brother-in-law Randall Miller. of the master plan,” Huff said. “Everything else has pretty much been accomplished with the exception of the lake. It’s, of course, the most expensive. The best thing is there will be better fishing.”

No fish are being removed from McKinley Lake during this project, but once dredging begins, fishing will be down until the project

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working with members to oversee the deals and limit the risks.

TransAmerica spokesman Greg Tucker noted that group declined to ban such arrangements in 2014 after “careful consideration” and made few changes to the rules governing them.

Life insurers have been seeking more flexibility at a time when they are struggling to cover financial promises made to beneficiaries decades ago, when interest rates were far higher.

The system works like this: Insurers create wholly owned subsidiaries on paper that assume some of the company’s liabilities. Those debts are transferred off the parent company’s books, lowering the amount of capital reserves they are required to hold to pay off policies. That frees up cash that companies can use instead to pay dividends, make acquisitions and increase executive pay, all while shaving their federal tax bills.

The parent companies retain the risks because

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Professional entertainers Gary and Mary Weldon from Moorhead will bring The Gary Weldon Show 2 p.m. Thursday to Crest Haven Care Center in Creston.

Gary is a member of the “Gig Salad Agency,” “Omaha Musicians Association Local 70558” and has appeared at “Celebrity Impersonators” Convention in Las Vegas. Gary is a crooner and ventriloquist. He has been a professional entertainer for more than 30 years. His wife, Mary, backs him up as his sound technician, wardrobe assistant and handles most of the bookwork for the business end of the act.

Gary sings tribute to such famous crooners as Tony Bennett, Frank

meaning and intonation match.”

Andics said the findings suggest that the mental ability to process language evolved earlier than previously believed and that what sets humans apart from other species is the invention of words.

“The neural capacities to process words that were thought by many to be uniquely human are actually shared with other species,” he said. “This suggests that the big change that made humans able to start using

Sinatra, Dean Martin, Andy Williams and others from the ‘40s, ‘50s and ‘60s. Gary’s little “wooden friend,” Woodstock, has been with him throughout his career. Woodstock sings a tribute to Willie Nelson. Recently, Gary added five new “Little Crooners with Big Voices” to the act. Another recent addition has been a ventriloquist figure of Uncle Sam who leads the audience in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.

People from the community are invited to this show. It will be a good time to visit friends at the center and then accompany them to the show.

The Gary Weldon Show is sponsored by State Savings Bank of Creston.

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Pictured are Gary Weldon and Woodstock performing.

Tulip Avenue now open Tulip Avenue, south of Highway 34, is now open to traffic, according to Jo Duckworth, director of Union County Emergenis done and the lake is restocked.

Kawa said there is limited funding available for urban lakes, which has made securing grant money difficult.

The $2.3 million that has been poured into McKinley Park so far has come from donations and grants. The city of Creston and taxpayer

cy Management. The road was closed south of Highway 34 to 194th Street for about two weeks for construction. dollars have been minimal.

“Twelve years of work has been done by hundreds of people around town. All the sponsors, all the business people, they can see the stuff that’s been done at the park.

It’s cool. You can’t be more excited about that. We’re going to keep pushing. We’re going to get it done.”

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editor of The Insurance Forum, a monthly journal that ceased publication in 2013.

He has been seeking copies of the promises that insurers made to their Iowa subsidiaries and other documents under the open records law.

He says the records would show just how risky they are, saying the information should be available to policyholders, shareholders and taxpayers.

Iowa Insurance Commissioner Nick Gerhart has denied his requests, saying the documents are part of insurers’ “plans of operation,” which are confidential under Iowa law. Gerhart has argued that his staff routinely examines the transactions to ensure they are sound, and that Iowa has been more transparent than other states by releasing the subsidiaries’ financial statements online every year.

After reviewing those statements, Koijen and Yogo found that six of the eight subsidiaries created in Iowa “have significant negative equity under statutory accounting” — meaning their assets are worth less than their liabilities under traditional insurance industry standards.

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they grant their subsidiaries “guarantees” or “notes” promising to pay their debts.

The details of those agreements are largely secret, making them impossible to analyze.

Iowa and a handful of other states have taken the lead in permitting the practice.

A paper published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis in May found that U.S. life insurance and annuity liabilities ceded to shadow insurers grew to $364 billion in 2012 from $11 billion a decade earlier — or 25 cents of every dollar for companies that use them. The authors, Ralph Koijen and Motohiro Yogo, said the practice may reduce the price of life insurance policies by about 10 percent on average but also increases the risk of default.

The Office of Financial Research — an arm of the U.S. Treasury created after the 2008 financial collapse to analyze risks — called in a report earlier this year for more disclosure of the arrangements and additional requirements that they be backed by quality assets.

Belth is the author of a consumer’s guide to life insurance and former 40-year

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An Iowa court will now decide whether Gerhart’s office has to release more information.

Belth said he got interested in Iowa’s practices two years ago, when Bellevue, Washington-based Symetra Life Insurance Company announced it was moving its legal headquarters to Iowa “to take advantage of the state-of-the-art statutes and regulations governing the life insurance industry in Iowa.” Symetra has since set up one of the shadow insurers in the state, but its size pales in comparison to those created by TransAmerica.

TransAmerica has set up one subsidiary that carries a “parental guarantee” of more than $2 billion and a second that has a “credit linked note” worth $924 million. Under traditional accounting rules for the industry, insurers could not count those as assets but Iowa has permitted them.

Belth said that he’s trying to shine a light on a practice that should not be confidential.

“What’s the secret? They don’t want this discussed.

I think that is the bottom line,” he said. words was not a big change in neural capacity.”

While other species probably also have the mental ability to understand language like dogs do, their lack of interest in human speech makes it difficult to test, said Andics.

Dogs, on the other hand, have socialized with humans for thousands of years, meaning they are more attentive to what people say to them and how.

The study was published in the journal Science.

Andics also noted that all of the dogs were awake, unrestrained and happy during the tests. “They participated voluntarily,” he said.

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Session, 6 to 9 p.m., Chicken Inn, 3 miles west of Creston on Hwy 34.

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Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad retirees coffee, 9 a.m., The Windrow Restaurant.

Celebrate Recovery (a Christcentered 12-step program), 6 p.m., Crest Baptist Church, 1211 N. Poplar St. Southwest dance jam and pot luck, 6 to 9 p.m., Villisca Community Center.

Gambler’s Anonymous, 7 p.m., Assembly of God Church, 801 N. Fillmore St., Osceola.

Al-Anon, 7:30 p.m., Crossroads Mental Health Center, 1003 Cottonwood Road.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) open meeting, 7:30 p.m., St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

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Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) brown baggers, noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. No smoking.

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Tori Braby and Jeremy Long of Mount Ayr are parents of a daughter born Aug. 25, 2016. Rylann Rae Braby-Long weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches long.

Grandparents are Jerry Shield of Grand River, Sheri and Kevin Frost of Leon, Cary and Debbie Braby of St. Joseph, Missouri, and Randy and Diane Long of Savannah, Missouri.

Great-grandparents are Keith and Donna Moore of Creston, LeRoy and Sandi Wood of Kellerton, Sue Richards of Tingley, Joe and Raym Shields of Grand River and Jane and Roland Buck of Mount Ayr. Great-great-grandparent is Eileen Mathney of Clearfield. —————— Ben and JaLynne Schmaling of Prescott are parents of a son born Aug. 26, 2016.

Grayson Howard weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 20 inches long.

Grandparents are Rob and Julie Russell of Prescott, Ron Schmaling of Bloomfield and Deb and Paul Pienkowski of Black Earth, Wisconsin.

Great-grandparents are Jerry and Sharon Russell of Prescott, Short and Shirley Rogers of Lenox and Janet Schmaling of Delavan, Wisconsin.

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Shirley Fleharty, WalMart greeter, is recuperating at home following a fall at Wal-Mart resulting in a broken leg. She would appreciate receiving cards, calls and visits from friends.

Shirley may be reached at 641-782-2357 and cards may be sent to her at 313 N. Birch St., Creston, IA 50801.

trolled substance, marijuana, 5:37 a.m. Monday at 411 N. Poplar St. According to a Creston Police report, Fooken was at a residence where a burglary was being investigated. During the investigation, marijuana was discovered and Fooken admitted to smoking the marijuana and had knowledge of the marijuana.

Fooken was released on $1,000 bond. —————— Noble John Murren, 23, of Lamoni was charged with possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, 6 a.m. Monday at 411 N. Poplar St. According to a Creston Police report, Murren was at the residence at 411 N. Poplar St. Murren admitted to using methamphetamine and was under the influence of methamphetamine.

Methamphetamine was located in an area where Murren would have access to and he also had knowledge of the methamphetamine.

Murren was released on $1,000 bond. —————— Dakota Shane Gaulden, 25, 303 W. Adams St., was charged with possession of a controlled substance, marijuana, 6 a.m. Monday at 411 N. Poplar St. According to a Creston Police report, Gaulden was at a residence where an investigation was being conducted regarding a burglary.

While at the residence, marijuana was discovered and Gaulden said it was his.

Gaulden was released on $1,000 bond.

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Tietsort was released on a $5,000 cash bond on Aug. 23. Tietsort is due back in court Sept. 1.

Tietsort had also been employed as a substitute teacher for MVAO (Mapleton), OA-BCIG (Ida Grove) and Ridge View (Holstein) school districts.

Tietsort began teaching in January 2013.

Any other former students of Tietsort’s who wish to report inappropriate contact by Tietsort can call the Ida County Sheriff’s Office at 712-3643146. If you need help or resources but are undecided or do not wish to report to law enforcement, you can call the Centers Against Abuse and Sexual Assault (CAASA) at 877362-4612 or visit the website at www.caasaonline. org.

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OPINION

Creston News Advertiser | Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Beloved, respected colleague dies on the job Earlier this summer, when I turned 59, Deb was in a somber mood.

She reminded me that the next time one of us had a birthday, we’d officially be in our 60s. It’s a decade, she said, where unforeseen things start to happen.

“There’s more loss,” she said.

“You just start hearing more bad news that you don’t expect when you start getting into the 60s.”

Friday was one of those days.

The first thing I read at breakfast when I logged on to Twitter was a message from a former classmate at the University of Iowa who is editor at the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier. Nancy Newhoff wrote: “With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Jim Sullivan overnight of heart attack; great man, writer, friend.”

Nausea soon replaced the hunger I felt a minute earlier.

Deb’s comments really hit home at that moment. As well as something else she once told me about my CNA work schedule. A few years earlier, when Matt Pfiffner was sports editor of the News Advertiser and Osceola Sentinel-Tribune, I spent many nights alone in the CNA office until 2 a.m. or later. Matt lived in Osceola and we often talked remotely in finishing the sports section as he stayed there unless there was a reason for him to be in Creston.

Straight shots Larry Peterson sports writer

“They’re going to come in some morning and find you dead at your desk if you don’t take care of yourself,” Deb warned.

Considering my father and grandfather had their first strokes or heart attacks in their 60s, that wasn’t a huge stretch.

Stricken at work Well, as it turns out, Sullivan was the last one working at the Waterloo/Cedar Falls Courier late Thursday night (actually early Friday morning). He died from a heart attack suffered right after putting the finishing touches on Friday’s sports pages.

There’s some honor in going out doing the work he did so well for so many years. But not at 61!

Certainly that’s robbing wife Kim and son Pete of many more years together. As well as all of us who knew him.

His work may not be familiar to people in southwest Iowa. But, I’ll just say this, everything people have been saying since Friday about Sully as a professional and a person is what we all aspire to have as a legacy.

When I left Creston for awhile and worked at the Mason City Globe-Gazette, I met Sullivan at several events, including an Iowa vs. UNI men’s basketball game at the UNI-Dome. My 1980s Radio Shack portable keyboard computer, the infamous TRS-80, was malfunctioning.

Sullivan didn’t know me from Adam at the time. But he saw my dilemma and helped me get my story on his unit and sent to the Globe before deadline.

Later, we’d Sullivan see each other at state track or state baseball and if our mutual friend Bob Fenske, a former Globe colleague, was also in the house we shared many a laugh.

Nobody had a quicker wit than Sully. His best jabs were usually poked at his favorite teams — the Minnesota Vikings and Twins.

Do you have someone in your life that makes you smile every time you see them? Someone you just know is going to have a fun conversation with you? That was Sully.

He didn’t take himself too seriously; but he took his work seriously. Is there a better way to go through life?

Upon hearing the news, J.T. Linder of the Cedar Rapids Gazette was crestfallen.

“This business is a fraternity,” he said on Twitter. “We see each other more than our families some weeks. It’s like a piece of family is gone.”

Kevin White of the Omaha World-Herald put it perfectly: “The sportswriting profession today isn’t as professional or clever as it was yesterday.”

Tommy Birch of the Des Moines Register said Sullivan was a friend to anyone he came across.

His boss, Courier sports editor Doug Newhoff, worked alongside him for 32 years. He said Sullivan never turned down an assignment.

It wasn’t beneath him to write a feature about a rising table tennis star or archery competitor, the day before covering Iowa State against Kansas in basketball. I always admired his versatility.

Trusted pro The hardest part of our profession is asking the tough questions we sometimes have to address with coaches or administrators.

You hope you’ve built up enough trust that they feel comfortable in responding.

“Jim did it in a very professional way, and more like a polite friend,” UNI football coach Mark Farley told the Courier last week-

end. “You felt good about how he said things and how he presented things. He made you feel calm, and you could trust him. It takes a special kind of person to do that.”

A former Waterloo athlete wrote on Twitter that he was bawling like a kid upon hearing the news, because Sully told their stories and you could tell he enjoyed doing it. When I read that, I realized our work really does matter to people.

Sullivan always managed to keep things in perspective at sporting events. His passing did that for me as well.

As much as I enjoyed 35 years of full-time newspaper work, mostly on the exhausting sports beat, I took Deb’s warning to heart and dropped to part-time earlier this year. It’s a young person’s game.

I have a grandchild and hopefully more to come to enjoy for a while yet.

But if I help out at state track again, I don’t think I’ll be able to glance over toward the high jump pit at Drake Stadium and not recall those laughs and good times shared with Sully as we waited to interview athletes from our schools.

Those were some of the best days of my career. R.I.P. my friend.

Contact the writer: Twitter: @larrypeterson Email: lpeterson@crestonnews. com

Progress or not?

From Jamie Ray Creston

As I pass through other communities, I have to ask myself, “Do our city leaders ever get out and about and see the same things I do?”

Why does Creston NOT have truck routes? Why do we see concrete trucks and heavy truck traffic on our city streets in the downtown area?

With tax dollars not going near as far as they used to, why are steps not being taken to stretch the amount of tax dollars that are received?

I applaud the efforts of the cit-

izens in the community that are stepping forward and improving the looks of their properties.

Your efforts do not go unnoticed.

Now in the event we could get our city leaders to do the same, it might be possible to get our streets and other infrastructure repaired and/or updated properly and not just a load of gravel tossed down on top of the problem. At the rate things are going, in just a short time, we will be back to dirt streets. Good look for a community on the grow. Maybe we should waste more time and resources to see if the downtown area needs to be called downtown or uptown.

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Young looking forward to Veterans Care Fairs

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Momentum continues to build for the upcoming Veterans Care Fairs I am hosting in Des Moines today and Council Bluffs Thursday. Currently more than 40 organizations plan to attend one or more of the events, including representatives from the VA Central Iowa Health Care System, U.S. Small Business Administration, American Legion of Iowa, Operation Home Base Iowa and more.

John Derner, the Iowa Department Adjutant at the American Legion, is scheduled to serve as the organization’s representative.

“The American Legion is proud to support the Veterans Care Fairs,” Derner said. “It provides us with an outstanding opportunity to educate veterans and their families about services available to them and inform them of the benefits they have earned but may not be receiving.”

These annual fairs are so important because our men and women in uniform, as well as their families, make tremendous sacrifices when fulfilling their duties in service to our country. Veterans and service members in Iowa have served in every conflict from World War II to those of present day, and when they return home, it is our utmost responsibility to look out for them and ensure they have access to the information and resources they rightfully deserve.

U.S. Congressman David Young Republican

Members of my staff will be in attendance at each of the fairs to remind folks in Iowa’s Third Congressional District of the constituent services available to them, including help with veterans’ benefits, assistance in dealing with federal government agencies such as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and much more. Individuals who are unable to attend either events but are interested in learning more about the constituent services we are able to provide are encouraged to visit my website for more information at Young.House.Gov. Operation Home Base Iowa, another organization planning to attend the Veterans Care Fairs, will have Program Manager Jason Kemp on hand as a representative.

“HBI partners with over 1,300 businesses, 40 communities and 20 higher education institutions across the state, and we are just getting started,” Kemp said. “Iowa takes pride in helping veterans and their families; it’s just one way we as a state give back to those who have served our country.”

As Iowa veterans, families and service members prepare to attend the Veterans Care Fairs in Des Moines or Treynor in a few weeks, I also want to remind them of the Vietnam War 50th Anniversary Commemoration I have organized.

To honor living and deceased Vietnam Era Veterans and their families, these commemorations will feature a presentation of the colors, the Pledge of Allegiance, the singing of our national anthem and special remarks. Vietnam Veterans, or family members of deceased Vietnam Veterans, are all welcome to participate.

United States Veterans who served on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces at any time or in any location during the period of Nov. 1, 1955, to May 15, 1975, are eligible to receive the official “Vietnam Veteran Lapel Pin” at the ceremony. For additional information about the ceremony or the pin presentation, or to confirm participation in the ceremony, contact my Des Moines constituent services office at 515-282-1909.

I am humbled by the sacrifices our veterans, their families and our service members have made in support of our nation, and I look forward to helping provide resources and information available to them at the upcoming Veterans Care Fairs in just a few weeks.

Linkey open house, card shower planned

Genners birthday card shower planned

Fils birthday card shower planned

MOUNT AYR — The family of Anne Linkey, formerly of Diagonal, is hosting an open house and card shower in honor of her 100th birthday Sept. 4.

The open house will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sept. 4 at United Church of Diagonal, 400 Adams St., Diagonal.

Cards may be sent to her at 406 W. Washington St., Mount Ayr, IA 50854.

The family requests no gifts.

Anne Linkey

The family of Eulla Genners is hosting ac ard shower in honor of her 90th birthday Sept. 2.

Cards may be sent to her at 1005 E. Summit St., Creston, IA 50801.

The family of Adeline Fils is hosting a card shower in honor of her 97th birthday Sept. 1.

Cards may be sent to her at 1365 110th St., Creston, IA 50801.

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PEOPLE

Creston News Advertiser | Tuesday, August 30, 2016

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Actor Gene Wilder, star of Mel Brooks movies, dies at 83 Gene Wilder, the frizzy-haired actor who brought his deft comedic touch to such unforgettable roles as the neurotic accountant in “The Producers” and the mad scientist of “Young Frankenstein,” has died. He was 83.

Wilder’s nephew said Monday that the actor and writer died late Sunday at his home in Stamford, Connecticut, of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. No funeral arrangements have been announced.

Jordan Walker-Pearlman said in a statement that Wilder was diagnosed with the disease three years ago, but kept the condition private so as not to disappoint fans.

Wilder started his acting career on the stage, but millions knew him from his work in the movies, especially his collaborations with Mel Brooks on “The Producers,” ‘’Blazing Saddles” and “Young Frankenstein.” The last film — with Wilder playing a California-born descendant of the mad scientist, insisting that his name is pronounced “Frahn-kenSHTEEN” — was co-written by Brooks and Wilder and earned the pair an Oscar nomination for adapted screenplay.

“Gene Wilder, one of the truly great talents of our time, is gone,” Brooks wrote in a statement Monday. “He blessed every film we did together with his special magic and he blessed my life with his friendship. He will be so missed.”

With his unkempt hair and big, buggy eyes, Wilder was a master at playing panicked characters caught up in schemes that only a madman such as Brooks could devise, whether reviving a monster in “Young Frankenstein” or bilking Broadway in “The

Producers.” Brooks would call him “God’s perfect prey, the victim in all of us.”

But he also knew how to keep it cool as the boozing gunslinger in “Blazing Saddles” or the charming candy man in the children’s favorite “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.” His craziest role: the therapist having an affair with a sheep in Woody Allen’s “Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex.” Tweeted Jim Carrey: “Gene Wilder was one of the funniest and sweetest energies ever to take a human form. If there’s a heaven he has a Golden Ticket.”

Cloris Leachman, Wilder’s “Young Frankenstein” co-star, tweeted, “Oh, Gene, it’s too soon!”

Wilder was close friends with Richard Pryor and their contrasting personas — Wilder uptight, Pryor loose — were ideal for comedy. They co-starred in four films: “Silver Streak,” ‘’Stir Crazy,” ‘’See No Evil, Hear No Evil” and “Another You.” And they created several memorable scenes, particularly when Pryor provided Wilder with directions on how to “act black” as they tried to avoid police in “Silver Streak.”

But Wilder would insist he was no comedian. He told Robert Osborne in a 2013 interview that it was the biggest misconception about him.

“What a comic, what a funny guy, all that stuff! And I’m not. I’m really not. Except in a comedy in films,” Wilder said. “But I make my wife laugh once or twice in the house, but nothing special. But when people see me in a movie and it’s funny then they stop and say things to me about ‘how funny

you were.’ But I don’t think I’m that funny.

I think I can be in the movies.”

A Milwaukee native, Wilder was born Jerome Silberman on June 11, 1933. When he was 6, his mother suffered a heart attack that left her a semi-invalid. He soon began improvising comedy skits to entertain her, the first indication of his future career.

He started taking acting classes at age 12. In 1961, he became a member of Lee Strasberg’s prestigious Actor’s Studio in Manhattan.

That same year, he made both his off-Broadway and Broadway debuts using the stage name Gene Wilder. He won the Clarence Derwent Award, given to promising newcomers, for the Broadway work in Graham Greene’s comedy “The Complaisant Lover.”

A key break came in 1963 when he co-starred with Anne Bancroft in Bertolt Brecht’s “Mother Courage,” and met Brooks, her future husband.

Brooks cast Wilder in “The Producers” as Leo Bloom, an accountant who discovers the liberating joys of greed and corruption as he and Max Bialystock (Zero Mostel) conceive a Broadway flop titled “Springtime For Hitler” and plan to flee with the money raised for the show’s production.

Wilder’s performance received a supporting actor Oscar nod.

Before starring in “The Producers,” he had a small role as the hostage of gangsters in the 1967 classic “Bonnie and Clyde.”

He peaked in the mid-1970s with the twin Brooks hits “Blazing Saddles” and “Young Frankenstein.”

Wilder went on to write several screenplays and direct five features, including “The Woman in Red” and “Haunted Honeymoon,” in which he co-starred with his third wife, Gilda Radner. The two met while making the 1982 film “Hanky-Panky” and married in 1984.

After Radner died of ovarian cancer in 1989, Wilder spent much of his time after promoting cancer research and opened a support facility for cancer patients. In 1991, he testified before Congress about the need for increased testing for cancer.

That same year, he appeared in his final film role: “Another You” with Pryor.

Wilder worked mostly in television in recent years, including appearances on “Will & Grace” — one of which earned him an Emmy Award for outstanding guest actor — and a starring role in the short-lived sitcom “Something Wilder.” In 2015, he was among the voices in the animated “The Yo Gabba Gabba! Movie 2.”

As for why he stopped appearing on the big screen, Wilder said in 2013 he was turned off by the noise and foul language in modern movies.

“I didn’t want to do the kind of junk I was seeing,” he said in an interview. “I didn’t want to do 3D for instance. I didn’t want to do ones where there’s just bombing and loud and swearing, so much swearing... can’t they just stop and talk instead of swearing?”

Wilder is survived by his wife, Karen, whom he married in 1991, and his daughter from a previous marriage, Katherine, from whom he was estranged.

Beyonce proves she’s in a lane of her own at MTV VMAs held Sunday NEW YORK (AP) — Beyonce proved once again she is the contemporary rock star, and she used the MTV Video Music Awards stage to showcase her skills and outshine her peers, from Rihanna to Britney Spears.

Beyonce won eight awards, including video of the year, and performed five songs from her visual album “Lemonade” in an epic 16-minute concert Sunday that had the audience at Madison Square Garden in awe.

She sang live, danced heavily and worked the crowd as she ran through “Pray You Catch Me,” ‘’Hold Up,” ‘’Sorry,” ‘’Don’t Hurt Yourself” and “Formation,” which won the top prize over Adele, Drake, Justin Bieber and Kanye West.

“First of all, I’d like to thank my beautiful daughter and my incredible husband for all of their support,” said Beyonce, who walked the carpet with daughter Blue Ivy and the mothers of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner and Oscar Grant — who all appeared in the singer’s “Lemonade” movie.

It was reminiscent of the 2014 VMAs, when Beyonce also performed for 16 minutes and accepted the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard award. This year it was awarded to Rihanna, who split up her per-

formances throughout the night, singing hits such as “Work,” ‘’We Found Love” and “Love on the Brain.”

But the biggest moment for Rihanna came when Drake — in a tuxedo — presented the award to his former girlfriend. He said he met Rihanna in 2005 on the set of her first music video for “Pon de Replay.”

“She’s someone I’ve been in love with since I was 22 years old,” Drake said as Rihanna blushed and the audience cheered loudly.

“She’s one of my best friends in the world.

All of my adult life I’ve looked up to her even though she’s younger than me.”

Rihanna, 28, thanked her family, friends and hometown of Saint Michael, Barbados, for helping her succeed in her 11-year-career.

“My success started as my dream, but now my success is not my own. It’s my family, my fans, my country ...it’s women, it’s black women,” she said.

Beyonce’s top-notch performance starkly contrasted with that of Spears, who returned to the VMA stage after 10 years. Not only did she lip sync, in typical fashion, but she did so badly. Spears performed her hit “Make Me...” and danced slickly, but she didn’t actually sing a word of the song live. She was joined by rap-

per G-Eazy — and she lip synched the hook to his hit song, “Me, Myself and I.” In true Kanye fashion, the rapper ranted onstage, touching on subjects from music to his beef with Taylor Swift to violence in his hometown Chicago before he debuted his music video for “Fade,” which starred Teyana Taylor. He talked about his “Famous” video, which features what appear to be naked images of himself, his wife Kim Kardashian, Swift, Donald Trump and others. He even pointed to former girlfriend Amber Rose, who was in the audience and is also in the video.

Drake won best hip hop video for “Hotline Bling” and Calvin Harris won best male video for “This is What You Came For” and electronic video for “How Deep Is Your Love.”

David Bowie — who died from cancer earlier this year — received four nominations for “Lazarus” and won best art direction. The music video, which shows him looking frail in bed with bandaged eyes, was released just days before the icon’s Jan. 10 death.

Performers included Nick Jonas, The Chainsmokers, Ty Dollar $ign and Ariana Grande, who brought spin class to the VMA stage when she sang the reggae-tinged “Side to Side” with Nicki Minaj.

In one of several odes to the recent Olympic Games, Michael Phelps said he’s been inspired by hip-hop music before introducing Future, who Phelps said he listened to before swimming and making the grimace that went viral. The rapper-singer-producer performed his hit “(Expletive) Up Some Commas.”

Jimmy Fallon, who presented video of the year, dressed as Ryan Lochte and even sported the platinum blonde hair. As Lochte — who is dealing with trouble after filing a false robbery report over an incident during the Rio Olympics — Fallon lied onstage about writing Justin Bieber’s “Sorry” and directing the clips nominated for video of the year.

Other presenters included Alicia Keys, Puff Daddy and four of the Final Five gymnasts (Gabby Douglas was hospitalized for a mouth infection).

Adele was behind Beyonce with eight nominations. Neither the British singer nor Bieber attended or won awards.

Beyonce’s wins included best female video, pop video, breakthrough long-form video, choreography, direction, cinematography and editing. Fifth Harmony was a double winner, taking home song of summer and best collaboration video.

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Horoscope For Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Silly errors and delays at work will be frustrating for the next few weeks because Mercury is retrograde. Just grin and bear it. What else can you do?

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Old flames are back in your life again, which might be fun or horrific. (It all depends on how things ended.) Creative projects will be slow to get off the ground. Past issues with children might resurface.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Because your ruler Mercury is retrograde, family might be camped on your doorstep and eating you out of house and home. This will continue for several weeks. Have courage!

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Just accept the fact that the next month will be full of mistakes, transportation delays and misplaced items. You’re not losing it, and this is only temporary. You will survive!

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Use the next few weeks to wrap up old money issues and deal with loose ends. Money that is coming to you might be late in the mail or delayed. Grrrr.

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22)Mercury is retrograde in your sign now, which hasn’t happened for a few years. This brings people from your past, especially ex-partners, back into your world.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) It is Mercury retrograde now, which is frustrating for many signs. However, for Virgos, you have a great chance to do research and find answers to old problems.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)Friends from the past are back in your life again. This could be reassuring, because it’s always nice to have history with others.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Some of you might be in touch with parents or authority figures you haven’t seen for a while. You also might be able to successfully pitch an old idea to a boss.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Travel plans might be delayed or canceled because of Mercury retrograde. If traveling, it will be easiest to go someplace you have been before.

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18) Use the next few weeks to wrap up loose ends regarding shared property, taxes, inheritances and debt issues. It will be surprisingly easy to do this.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Issues with ex-partners are back on your plate again. In fact, some of you will be running into ex-partners! Might this be an opportunity for closure?

YOU BORN TODAY You have an inquisitive mind. You are fast on your feet, but you are always a perfectionist at

work. In the next three years, you will experience a time of culmination, success and financial accumulation. That’s why it is wise to settle your debts this year. This is a social year that also deals with the results of last year’s changes.

Birthdate of: Chris Tucker, actor/comedian; Richard Gere, actor; Jean Beliveau, hockey player.

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SWCC Hall David Kragel, 1972 graduate of Corning High School and 1974 graduate of Southwestern Community College, will be inducted into Southwestern’s Athletic Hall of Fame at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept.

13, in the SWCC Student Center gymnasium.

Kragel played basketball at SWCC and Oklahoma State University before starting a coaching career of women’s basketball at Walters State Community College in Tennessee. He has surpassed 900 wins as a coach, ranking fifth all-time in the National Junior College Athletic Association.

The ceremony will precede a volleyball match between SWCC and Iowa Lakes.

Area runners compete in first meet at Guthrie Center STAFF REPORT GUTHRIE CENTER — Both the Lenox Tigers and Southwest Valley cross country teams participated at the Guthrie Center Cross Country meet last Thursday, August 25.

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SWCC cross country completes time trials in Mason City STAFF REPORT

MASON CITY — The Southwestern Community College Spartan cross country teams took part at the Region XI time trial on the campus of North Iowa Area Community College Saturday.

The Spartan men placed fifth out of seven teams, while the women’s team was incomplete.

Spartans coach Nick Ekel left the meet satisfied with where his team is at.

“I was very pleased with our collective effort today.

All students were engaged

during the race, and were responding to race flows,” Ekel said. “I was impressed with Jacob Bolinger, as he was able to navigate some very rough patches through the race, and pull through with a solid 28th place finish. Alyssa Proffitt also had a solid season debut.”

Though this is a group made up of mostly freshmen, Ekel sees improvement in where the program is compared to a year ago.

“When we look back at where we started at this point last year, our program has taken a tremendous pos-

itive step forward,” Ekel said.

“At this meet last season, our men’s team top five run- Ekel ners averaged 19 minutes, 24 seconds for the 5,000-meter race, and today they averaged 18:50. Our women’s athletes showed tremendous progress as well, running faster here today than last year.”

Southwestern will compete in Lamoni at Graceland

University Friday afternoon.

The women’s 4,000-meter race begins at 5 p.m. while the men’s 6,000-meter race starts at 5:45 p.m.

Spartan Runners Men SWCC results: 22. Nathan Hoyt, 17:41; 28. Jacob Bolinger, 17:55; 46. Jalen Two Leggins 18:38; 34. Kevin Dietrich, 19:04; 68. Dylan Lucas, 29:53.

Team Scores — 1. Iowa Central 20, 2. NIACC 48, 3. Iowa Western 82, 4. Indian Hills 122, 5.

Southwestern 148, 6. Scott 172, 7. Iowa Lakes 189.

Individual leaders — 1. Wal Khat, NIACC., 16:13; 2. Omer Almog, Iowa Central., 16:13., 3.

Karim Achengli, Iowa Central., 16:29; 4. Belesti Akalu, Iowa Central 16:35; 5. Alex Jackson, Iowa Central., 16:38; 6. Ashenafi Hatte, Iowa Central., 16:41; 7.

Joshua Jacques, Iowa Central., 16:44; 8. Zach Freund, NIACC., 16:50; 9. Mark Whalen, Iowa Central., 16:50; 10. Fabian Garcia, Iowa Western., 16:59.

Women SWCC results: 21. Alyssa Proffitt, 23:00; 42. Madison Mace, 26:25; 47. Odette Muziranenge, 32:50.

Team Scores — 1. Iowa Central 22, 2. Iowa Western 49, 3. NIACC 93, 4. indian Hills 96, DMACC 116.

Individual leaders — 1.

Shanieke Watson, Iowa Western., 19:35; 2. Agnes Mansaray, Iowa Central., 20:32; 3. Maddie Bach, Iowa Central., 20:34; 4. Aaliyah Regg Wajid, Iowa Central., 20:35; 5 Ayrica Parsons, Indian Hills., 21:07; 6. Abby Gawthorp, Iowa Central., 21:17; 7. Sierra Stucky, Iowa Central 21:19; 8. Natalie Lawton, Scott., 21:24; 9. Kendra Schmidt, NIACC., 21:30 10. Ariat Olok, Iowa Western., 21:47.

Annual Creston/Orient-Macksburg football fundraiser

CNA photos by KALEB CARTER

Above — Creston/Orient-Macksburg head coach Brian Morrison speaks to a room full of supporters at Crestmoor Golf Club on Saturday. The football team’s annual cookout and auction to raise money for the squad garnered a near full house.

The event helped the football team to raise over $11,000, which Morrison claims was at least $4,000 more than last eyar’s event, “Without the the community support and businesses that donate items, our kids would lose an opportunity to have a great experience,” Morrison said.

The money will go toward meals for the players, portions of the costs for junior high jerseys, new equipment and technology for the team’s use.

“The traditition of this event has been going for over 30 years,” Morrison said.” I want to personally thank the community and school district for continuing to promote it for the benefit of our kids that have committed themselves to the football program which represents our school district anf community in a positive matter.”

Above, right —Creston/O-M football supporters line up to get helpings of green beans, cheesy potatos and more. Southwestern Communtiy College has been a continued partner in the event, helping in numerous ways throughout the years in facilitating the cookout. Numerous organizers of the event gave credit to parents and community leaders who committed themselves to making the event a success.

Creston/Orient-Macksburg freshmen and JV football

Lenox boys: 84. Jhordan Montiel, 25:17.

Girls: 81. Hannah Brown, 36:14.

Southwest Valley “Both teams ran well and many of the boys and girls runners improved upon their time from last year,” Timberwolves coach Josh Sussman said.

Boys 20. Lyndon Bright, 20:20; 21. Connor Haggerty, 20:23; 36. Dalton Davis, 21:47; 68. Wyatt McAlpin, 23:56; 70. Jacob Kinyon, 24:06; 76.

Phillip Currin, 24:37; 78.

Daniel Kinyon, 24:45; 80. Trent Newton, 25:04; 86. Guillermo Mena, 25:20; 95. Chris Fannon, 26:44; 101. Sean McCormick, 30.15.

Girls 15. Masilyn Hummel, 24:48; 18. Elizabeth Fuller, 24:58; 41. Kaylee Jacobs, 26:45; 55. Diana Bergren, 28:07; 74.

Chloe Keefe, 33:35; 75.

Miah Hummel, 33:36; 84. Oakley Goodwin, 38:14.

CNA photo by KALEB CARTER

Creston/O-M freshman Andy Mills sprints down the left sideline in the midst of a 41-6 freshmen team stomping of Boone before the varsity game on Friday.

Pictures also are Brayton Chesnut, No. 19, Eli Hartman, No. 85, Kyle Blackburn, No. 76 and Logan Shady, No. 65. Mills scored a rushing touchdown and had a fumble recovery that ended in a score. Teammates Luke Latham, with a ouchdown reception, Rylan Luther, with an 18-yard touchdown run and Eli Loudon with a touchdown run, made their way to the endzone in the win.

“Tonight was a bit of a struggle Panthers JV football falls for us on both sides of the ball. at Boone Monday This group of sophomores and evening juniors hasn’t had much time toBOONE — The Creston/Orient-Macksburg junior varsity team fell in Boone Monday night by a score of 28-0.

gether in practice and I think that showed,” coach Kevin Cooper said. “Boone was a really good JV team, and they really put the

CNA photo by KALEB CARTER

Creston/Orient-Macksburg freshman Rylan Luther attempts to rip the ball away from a Toreador player in the second half of the Panther freshmen team’s 41-6 win over the Boone Toreadors Friday before the varsity game. Pictured also is Panther freshman Ayden Filer, No. 92)

pressure on us all night long. Their defensive line was all over us all night. It wasn’t the way we wanted to start the season, but as we get more practice time together, we feel this could be a pretty good group.”

Eli Loudon led the way for the

Panthers through the air, going 4-of-6 for 64 yards. Garrett Dahl was the leading receiving target for the Panther offense with two receptions for 50 yards. Dale Boyer led the ground attack with 33 yards on 10 carries.

Farewell to my friend and colleague Jim Sullivan Words are a way of life for any kind of journalist, whether spoken or written.

They convey what’s going on at a game, an event. They’re our way to communicate what’s going on to our respective audiences.

Most times words come easy, others difficult.

Then there’s the times they’re virtually impossible.

Especially when it comes to describing the influence a longtime friend and colleague has had on you.

Friday morning, I was awoken by a text from co-worker Larry Peterson. In it, he said he wanted to do a column on our colleague and friend Jim Sullivan of the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier.

That text caught my attention.

Immediately my eyes were wide

Kronberg’s korner Ryan Kronberg sport editor

open.

I jumped on Facebook and Twitter to see what was up.

What I saw left me a mess.

‘Sully’ as those who knew him called him had passed away early Friday morning of a heart attack.

He was 61.

It hit home.

Hard.

Sully wasn’t just another journalist.

As a kid reporter in my days in Charles City, Sully always welcomed me with a friendly hello when our paths crossed some-

where in the Cedar Valley, usually at a University of Northern Iowa event.

We always had friendly conversations.

I sat in many a postgame press conference deep in the bowels of either the McLeod Center or the UNI-Dome with Sully.

I always learned something from him, particularly from the line of questioning he took with Panther football coach Mark Farley or basketball coach Ben Jacobson.

There was a way he asked those questions that I couldn’t help from learn from Sully.

His way with words and his sense of humor is legendary up in the Waterloo and Cedar Falls area. Having worked at the Courier since 1984, he’d built up quite the rapport up there.

There were other times our paths crossed, such as at state track or the Drake Relays.

We were there putting our tape recorders in the Sullivan face of legendary Charles City middle distance ace Isaac Wendland after another one of many state championships.

I’ll never forget overhearing conversations in the press box, usually some deadpanned remark that left the Drake Stadium press box roaring.

But beyond his quips and sense of humor was a friend.

In this business, we often seen our colleagues more than our family, particularly in my case in my

days in northeast Iowa. I seldom made it home to Stromsburg more than twice a year in those days, so my colleagues at the Mason City Globe Gazette, KIMT television in Mason City and the Courier became like family members. I saw them more than my own family.

You can’t help but become friends with colleagues like that.

Especially with someone like Sully.

He always treated everyone equally. You could be a young reporter coming down for a ‘fun’ assignment, such as Northern Iowa football or basketball, and he still treated you the same if you were a beat writer from Fargo or Wichita.

I always enjoyed reading his quips on social media. He SULLY | 12A

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Associated Press prep football poll released The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2016 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

Class 4A Record Pts Prv 1. West Des Moines Dowling (13) 1-0 184 -2. West Des Moines Valley (6) 1-0 177 -3. Cedar Rapids Washington 1-0 111 -4. Ankeny Centennial 1-0 98 -5. Waukee 1-0 96 -6. Pleasant Valley 1-0 86 -7. Iowa City High 1-0 81 -8. Council Bluffs Lewis Central 1-0 44 -9. Iowa City West 1-0 42 -10. Muscatine 1-0 40 -Others receiving votes: 11, Bettendorf 24. 12, Ankeny 18.

13, Cedar Falls 13. 13, Johnston 13. 15, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 12. 16, Ames 3. 16, Urbandale 3.

Class 3A Record Pts Prv 1. Cedar Rapids Xavier (6) 1-0 167 -2. Pella (6) 1-0 159 -3. Washington (6) 1-0 158 -4. Norwalk (1) 1-0 132 -5. Spirit Lake 1-0 76 -6. Webster City 1-0 50 -(tie) Sioux City Heelan 1-0 50 -8. Manchester West Delaware 1-0 45 -9. Glenwood 1-0 43 -10. Creston-Orient-Macksburg 1-0 36 -Others receiving votes: 11, Carroll 33. 12, Solon 28. 13, Huxley Ballard 20. 14, Dallas Center-Grimes 19. 15, Davenport Assumption 16. 16, Gilbert 4. 16, Harlan 4. 16, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 4. 19, Knoxville 1.

Class 2A Record Pts Prv 1. Boyden-Hull-RV (12) 1-0 167 -2. West Union North Fayette (5) 1-0 154 -3. Mount Vernon (1) 0-1 113 -4. Dyersville Beckman 1-0 80 -5. New Hampton 1-0 73 -6. Waukon 1-0 71 -7. Dike-New Hartford 0-1 70 -8. Aplington-Parkersburg 1-0 65 -9. Carroll Kuemper 1-0 31 -10. Cascade 1-0 23 -Others receiving votes: 11, Underwood 20. 12, Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 18. 13, Clarion-Goldfield 17. 14, Union, La Porte City 13. 14, Wellman Mid-Prairie 13. 16, Central Lyon-GLR 12. 17, Gowrie Prairie Valley 9. 18, South Central Calhoun 7. 18, Monticello 7. 20, Tama South Tama 5. 20, Clear Lake 5. 22, Donnellson Central Lee 4. 23, Saydel 3. 23, Williamsburg 3. 25, Baxter CMB 2. 25, Albia 2.

25, Hampton-Dumont 2. 28, Anamosa 1.

Class 1A Record Pts Prv 1. Iowa City Regina (12) 0-1 159 -2. West Branch (1) 1-0 141 -3. Pella Christian (4) 1-0 131 -4. Hinton 1-0 113 -5. Denver (1) 1-0 102 -6. Madrid 1-0 88 -7. Van Meter 1-0 74 -8. Inwood West Lyon 1-0 72 -9. Hull Western Christian 0-1 40 -10. Jesup 1-0 33 -Others receiving votes: 11, Sigourney-Keota 10. 12, IKM/ Manning 8. 13, Wilton 5. 14, Avoca AHST 4. 15, Calmar South Winneshiek 3. 16, Logan-Magnolia 2. 16, Riverside Highland 2. 18, Mount Ayr 1. 18, Pleasantville 1. 18, Delhi Maquoketa Valley 1.

Class A Record Pts Prv 1. St. Ansgar (14) 1-0 169 -2. Lisbon (1) 1-0 116 -3. Algona Garrigan 1-0 114 — 4. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (3) 1-0 91 — 5. Akron-Westfield 0-1 79 -6. Council Bluffs St. Albert 1-0 78 -7. Hawarden West Sioux 1-0 73 -8. Lynnville-Sully 1-0 66 -9. Montezuma 1-0 53 -10. Lawton-Bronson 1-0 49 -Others receiving votes: 11, Hudson 17. 11, Mason City Newman 17. 13, Alburnett 16. 14, Grundy Center 13. 15, Le Mars Gehlen Catholic 11. 16, Britt West Hancock 8. 17, Fort Dodge St. Edmond 6. 18, Belle Plaine 5. 19, Troy Mills North Linn 4. 20, Winfield-Mount Union 2. 20, Brooklyn BGM 2. 22, Ridge View 1.

Class 8-Man Record Pts Prv 1. Gilbertville-Don Bosco (16) 1-0 178 -2. Fremont Mills, Tabor (2) 1-0 139 -3. Audubon 1-0 125 -4. Elkader Central 1-0 106 -5. Ackley AGWSR 1-0 69 -6. Jackson Junction Turkey Valley 1-0 57 -7. Coon Rapids-Bayard 1-0 55 — (tie)Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 1-0 55 -9. Lone Tree

2-0 47 -10. Remsen Saint Mary’s 1-0 35 -Others receiving votes: 11, Elk Horn-Kimballton-Exira 31. 12, Janesville 25. 13, Westside Ar-We-Va 10. 14, Harris-Lake Park 9. 15, Glidden-Ralston 8. 15, Central City 8. 17, Marengo Iowa Valley 7. 18, Afton East Union 6. 19, Lenox 4. 19, Springville 4. 19, Stanton 4. 22, Bedford 3. 22, Dunkerton 3. 24, Colo-NESCO 2.

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Friday’s scores Atlantic 16, Clarinda 14 (ND) Bondurant-Farrar 24, Winterset 21 (ND) Carroll 56, South Central Calhoun 20 (ND) Thomas Jefferson 43, Denison-Schleswig 24 (ND) Creston/Orient-Macksburg 28, Boone 7 (ND) Dallas Center-Grimes 35, ADM 12 (ND) Glenwood 41, Abraham Lincoln 0 (ND) Lewis Central 45, Harlan 7 (ND)

Friday’s scores Interstate 35 34, Martensdale-St. Marys 13 (ND) Missouri Valley 28, Griswold 0 (ND) Mount Ayr 35, Nodaway Valley 0 (ND) Southeast Warren 21, Grand View Christian 7 (ND) Southwest Valley 32, Red Oak 28 (ND) St. Albert 23, Logan-Magnolia 6 (ND) Van Meter 41, Earlham 0 (ND) West Monona 18, Riverside 0 (ND)

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Creston News Advertiser | Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Adams County Speedway

RACING Update

Water wins, dirt doesn’t at Adams County Speedway

By JACOB BEST

Adams County Speedway

CORNING — Another week that rain has made Adams County Speedway cancel its activities for a Saturday night.

With lots of rain, officials and volunteers hoped to put in a show, but Saturday morning showed that there was no way to pull it off.

Adams County Speedway put out the word early so that fans and crews could make alternate plans for their weekend, and it gave many the ability to travel around to some other local tracks for night of fun.

Lots Of Excitement In Store For ACS

This coming Saturday, Sept. 3, on O’Reil-

ly Auto Parts Night the POET Biorefining Modified King of the Hill will be made up from the rainout last week. With that the O’Reilly Auto Parts Late Model King of the Hill will be ran as well. crowning a new or defending driver of the fastest modified of the evening. Late models look to crown a champ after not running the competition last year. Also to he held will be the six regular features of the night. It will sure to be a heck of a show with only two point nights remaining.

Decisions To Be Made

Next week, Saturday Sept. 10, the Keystone Light Kompacts decide who will be the King of the Hill in their competition.

Six Adams County Speedway 2016 Track Champions will be decided. The decision

for the state of Iowa will be made with the O’Reilly Auto Parts Late Model track champion also taking home the title of NASCAR State Champion as well. The last winner of the Malvern Bank Jackpot with be decided by pairing fans with drivers and getting a shot to win. It will be the last night for drivers to make a decision as to whether or not they want to call out a driver for a grudge race. R&S Auto Sales really “Goes The Extra Mile” with the owning of the pace truck give-a-way being decided on the front stretch at intermission.

Houck with one more surprise for 2016

The friends of Ray Houck came through with a new idea for a way to give back to the drivers in memory of their lost loved one.

This year they have come together for the Ray Houck Liberty 50 for the MLRA show, the Ray Houck Memorial Dash during the second SLMR show, and now with this new race as well.

This year the friends of Ray Houck brought a new event to Adams County with the “Junkyard Dog Ray Houck’s Back 40 Bash”. They have put up $433 to go to the best finisher of three separate classes of race cars as they take to the track for the first time ever. At the end of the night at the end of the season on Saturday, Sept. 10, the top eight drivers in hobby stocks, pro-stocks and b-mods will take to the track single file at a chance for cash, glory and bragging rights.

This is set to be one of the most epic races Adams County Speedway has seen in years if not ever.

Larson earns first career win at Michigan BROOKLYN, Mich.

(AP) — During the last couple laps of his first Sprint Cup victory, Kyle Larson was emotional.

“I think with two to go, I was starting to get choked up,” he said. “We worked really, really hard to get a win, and just haven’t done it. Finally all the hard work by everybody, hundreds of people at our race shop, people who have got me through to the Cup Series, it was all paying off.”

Larson took the lead on a restart with nine laps remaining and held off Chase Elliott at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday in a duel between two of NASCAR’s up-and-coming standouts. Elliott had a comfortable lead before a tire problem on Michael Annett’s car brought out the yellow flag. Larson had the better restart and went on to win by 1.48 seconds.

Brad Keselowski finished third.

Larson’s victory in his No. 42 Chevrolet snapped a 99-race losing streak for Chip Ga- Larson nassi Racing dating to Jamie McMurray’s victory at Talladega in 2013.

Larson secured a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup with two races left in the reg-

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It was the 99th career start for the 24-year-old Larson, who had 14 top-five finishes before Sunday but hadn’t won at the Cup level. The 20-year-old Elliott is winless in 29 starts, but this was an impressive showing for him after eight consecutive races outside the top 10.

Elliott finished second at Michigan in June as well,

losing to Joey Logano.

“That’s a couple races in a row in just a few short months here at this place we had a really good car, had an opportunity,” Elliott said. “That’s one thing I try really hard to do is make the most of opportunities when they’re presented. Obviously I didn’t do a very good job of that here both trips.”

Elliott led by 2.86 seconds with 28 laps to go Sunday, and it looked as if Larson’s chance to catch him had

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The caution gave him another shot, though, and he took advantage.

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There were only four cautions in the 200-lap, 400mile race.

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Creston News Advertiser | Tuesday, August 30, 2016

AMES (AP) — Iowa State defensive end Mitchell Meyers has had a lot more on his mind than just football over the last 18 months.

Finally cancer-free, Meyers is hoping to be much more than just an inspiration to the Cyclones in 2016.

Meyers, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in February of 2015, wasn’t cleared to fully rejoin his teammates until fall camp. But Meyers’ fight to beat cancer was such a stirring tale that his fellow Cyclones recently named him a captain.

Iowa State (3-9 in 2015) is also expecting big things on the field from Meyers, a senior who on Monday officially regained his starting status for Saturday’s opener against Northern Iowa.

“I’ve actually been thinking about this...if you were to tell me I’d get cancer two years ago, I would have never believed you. And if you were to tell me that I’m in the position I’m in now six months ago, I definitely wouldn’t have believed you,” Meyers said. “Right now I’m in a really good position to succeed.”

Meyers first broke out for Iowa State as a freshman in 2013, playing in all 12 games. Meyers moved into the starting lineup as an interior lineman as a sophomore, and he was expected to be one of the key defenders for the Cyclones in 2015.

But during winter workouts that season, Meyers noticed that his neck was unusually sore. Doctors diagnosed him with cancer, and

SULLY: CONT. FROM | 7A

loved his Vikings and Twins, and Gophers too. There was always an insightful quip about the latest blunder coming out of Target Field or the Metrodome. He loved when they were winning and lamented when they were stinking up their respective buildings, which has been more the latter lately in downtown Minneapolis, especially with the Twins.

Besides being a talented journalist, he took great pride in his son Pete. He was a proud, devoted father, and that came through, whether in the Courier or on social media. Pete had just bought a house and there supporting him was a proud father.

He was also a devoted husband to his wife Kim. You could see that through various mediums how much she meant to him.

He had a great big heart, always giving whether through stories or a friendly conversation.

I recall many a conversation we had in the UNIDome or McLeod Center.

Often they weren’t about the day’s game, but about such subjects as the Twins and Vikings or what was going on in our lives.

Sully’s passing added to what’s been a joyous, but at the same time difficult summer. As exciting as things have been with my blossoming relationship with my girlfriend April, there’s been quite a bit of death as well.

Sully was the fifth person I’ve known from my days in northeast Iowa that’s died

Public notice The Board of Trustees of the Southern Iowa Trolley met in regular session on August 25th, 2016. The meeting was called to order at 12:57 p.m. by Co-Chair Linda England with the following members present: Larry Keller, Jerry Murphy, Kraig Pennington, and Steve Shelley. Also present: Leesa Lester, Transit Director.

Approval of the Agenda: Motion by Pennington; Second: Murphy. Motion carried.

Approval of the Minutes: Motion to approve the minutes of the June 2016 meeting was made by Pennington; Second: Shelley. Motion carried. Ridership and financial reports: The ridership report and financial statement were discussed.

Suggestion made by Murphy to send invoices to remaining counties for FY17 operating support. Motion was made to approve the ridership and financial reports as presented by Pennington; Second: Shelley.

Motion carried. Disbursements - Jun01Aug12, 2016 invoices: Motion to approve

Meyers was forced to put football on hold.

Though Meyers couldn’t p r a c t i c e Meyers with his teammates, he never missed a workout while battling his disease in both Iowa and his home state of Texas for most of 2015. During that time, the coach who recruited him, Paul Rhoads, was fired. Meyers wasn’t even able to meet new coach Matt Campbell until the middle of spring practice, which he sat out as part of his recovery.

Meyers earned the immediate respect of Campbell, who first got to know Meyers on the phone as he went through treatment.

“This young man that had this upbeat spirit about himself going through this, and it can put you in your place really fast. Tough days come, and are they really that tough? Here’s what this guy is going through,” Campbell said.

Meyers said Monday that, despite having to learn a new system and build his body back to where it was before he got sick, the muscle memory he built up playing football has helped.

Meyers didn’t start fall camp atop the depth chart.

But as Campbell and his coaches watched Meyers go through workouts, they realized that they not only had a starter on their hands, but one that had the toughness and character the new staff wants for its program. this summer.

He was the oldest too.

It doesn’t make sense for all this death, especially so young.

Sully’s the same age as my father, so I looked up to him as a surrogate dad. He became a father figure for me in those years when I didn’t see my own father all that often.

When the news came over, it was hard to not start crying. I did later in the afternoon a couple of times and Friday night after I finished my tasks from the first Friday night football games of the season.

Hearing of Sully’s passing was like losing my father. I hope and pray it’s a long time before I have to say goodbye to my own father.

But the impact was similar.

Whether he knew it or not, he mentored me quite a bit.

I always learned something from him when we interacted, always left our interactions knowing I was better for it.

Sully, thank you for your work, your friendship.

The press box, press row won’t be the same without you there.

God’s speed to Kim and Pete, your colleagues at the Courier.

You left an indelible impact on the Cedar Valley, your colleagues in this business and your many, many friends.

The Board of Trustees of the SouthernThanks Iowa Trolley in regular session formetthe memories on August 25th, 2016. The meeting was Sully.to order at 12:57 p.m. by Co-Chair called Linda England with the following memwon’t be bersYou present:definitely Larry Keller, Jerry Murphy, Kraig Pennington, and Steve Shelley. Also forgotten. present: Leesa Lester, Transit Director.

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Suggestion made by Murphy to send invoices to remaining counties for FY17 operating support. Motion was made to approve the ridership and financial reports as presented by Pennington; Second: Shelley.

Motion carried. Disbursements - Jun01Aug12, 2016 invoices: Motion to approve payment of invoices was made by Shelley; Second: Pennington. Motion carried.

Lester updated the board on Ragbrai events, advised the FY16 Audit is in prep, Building update that may be available, and Staff update. Lester requested to hire a full time driver in Greenfield. Motion was made by Shelley to approve hiring a fulltime driver in Greenfield. Pennington second the motion. Motion carried. Adjournment at 1:55 pm. - Next meeting will be held on October 27, 2016 in the Southern Iowa Trolley Conference Room at 1 pm.

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4 hrs. a day $10 per hr. contact Judy Johnson judy.johnson@o-mschools.org

Auction Calendar Complete sale information is published in the Wednesday edition of the Creston News Advertiser and/or the Southwest Iowa Advertiser

Saturday, Sept. 10- 11:00AM Creston, IA. Tools & Misc., Lawn Tractor, Tiller, Antiques & Collectibles, Ammo, Modern Furniture, Appliances, Household Goods for Mary Laird. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Brandon Frey, Zach Ballard.

Monday, Sept. 12- 10:00AM Creston, IA. Annual West & Frey Fall Farm Machinery Consignment Sale. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Brandon Frey.

O-M CSD, PO Box 129 Orient, IA 50858

641-337-5061

EOE

FOOD

DELIVERY DRIVERS

Advertise your auction in the CNA Classifieds and we will include it in our “Auction Calendar.”

For our Senior Nutrition Program located at the Adair County Fitness Center.

JOB DUTIES INCLUDE:

Corning Specialty Care

-Food Delivery to Senior Meal Sites in 7 county area -Some light kitchen work at the beginning and end of shift

HAS THE FOLLOWING OPENINGS:

Dietary Services Manager

WORK SCHEDULE:

experience preferred, paid training offered for qualified individual

-Monday through Friday: 5am -1:30pm -Off most major Holidays with pay after 90 days

FT/PT Cook

(6AM-1PM, 3PM-6PM)

REQUIREMENTS:

-25 years of age or older -No more than 2 moving violations in the past 12 months -Complete a satisfactory Drug Screen and Background Check

FT/PT Dietary Aide

6AM-1:30 PM, 4PM-6PM)

RN

Sign on bonus FT $2,000, PT $1,000

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Jessica Young 641-519-0544 Or visit our website to apply: www.valleyinc.com

Corning Specialty Care 1614 Northgate Drive, Corning, Iowa 50841 (641) 322-4061 SM-CP4371970831

CNA Creston Specialty Care is now hiring Full Time CNAs with a strong work ethic to join our team.

Visit our Website for full description and benefits and to apply online.

607 E. Page

Antique bedroom set, trunks, wardrobe. All furniture, household kitchen items and tools.

Newer riding lawn mower.

Sign on Bonus Full-time CNA $1000.00 Part-time CNA $500.00

Miscellaneous

INVESTING? PROMISES OF big profits often mean big risk! Before you send money call Iowa Securities Bureau 1-800-351-4665 or the Federal Trade Commission at 877-FTC-HELP for free information. Or visit their Web site at www.ftc.gov/bizop.

EFFICIENCY APARTMENTS. Spacious downtown Creston oneroom apartment furnished with refrigerator, microwave, private bath. $425/monthly includes all utilities, +deposit, srherriott@gmail.com, 641-208-0511.

DEADLINE for all Garage Sale Ads is Noon the day before publication.

GAEARLY

$50 or Less

Custodian

Wednesday, Aug. 31 1 – 7 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 1 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

For Rent

YOUR SALE

FOR SALE: NOVA WHEEL CHAIR, full size with foot rests, back pocket, lt. weight, like new, used very little, Call Bob, 515-974-9665, Afton, $49.00 OBO. HENRY GOLDEN BOY 22 RIFLE, NIB, $385.00; Browning Stalker 12 Ga pump, perfect condition, $435.00, 515-9875709.

Orient-Macksburg CSD

ESTATE TAG SALE

TO OUR READERS Creston Publishing Company does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law.

We do not knowingly accept advertising that is fraudulent or has malicious intent.

While we attempt to screen advertising with potential of fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential problems.

We strongly encourage readers to exercise caution and common sense, particularly when dealing with unfamiliar companies.

For Sale

SINGLE FURNISHED ROOM, refrigerator and microwave, WIFI, cable, laundry available, no children, no pets, $450/mo. plus deposit, 641-202-1911 VERY NICE 1 BEDROOM apartment in Lenox, IA, $525/month plus utilities, includes stove & refrigerator, non smokLARGE, 2 BEDROOM ing, no HUD, no pets. apartment in Corning, 641-333-4513 $500/mo., utilities paid, For Sale 641-202-1630.

1001 Cottonwood, Creston, IA

641-782-8511

bhodge@careinitiatives.org www.careinitiatives.org

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Cancer survivor Meyers named starter for ISU

Not for Profit

EOE/AAP Disability & Vets

For Sale By Owner 25 acres, 5 miles from Creston. With 1308 sq. ft. Ranch Style house with full, partially finished basement. 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms, 26x24 attached garage.

1- 40x50 steel Machine shed, 1-40x60 open fronted livestock shed with turnouts.

Divided pastures with 4 automatic waters, good fences. Ready to move into. $300,000 Serious enquiries only.

731-499-2386

DON’T JUST CHANGE YOUR JOB

CHANGE TOMORROW +

Tired of just putting in the hours? Looking for something more meaningful? Would you like a career with a leading company in an exciting industry that is changing the world?

Seeking a highly motivated and hard-working individual for the following position:

MATERIAL HANDLER

• 5 Day Workweek • Some OT Available • Retirement Plan

• Outstanding Benefits • Great Culture • Excellent Safety Record

To view these positions in Corning, IA and more, visit POET.com/careers.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

CLS2 $50 or Less

$50 or Less

10 BLACK PLASTIC stackable letter tray organizers, $5.00; bunch of small to medium storage containers, some with drawers, $.50 - $5.00; 4 black laundry baskets with flexible handles, 3 short - $3.00 each, 1 tall $5.00, 641-782-6144

SOLID WALNUT COFFEE TABLE, pecan finish, 60�x20�, excellent condition, $50.00, 641333-4205.

Wanted

HCI Hospice Care Services - Greater Regional Hospice Home is looking for compassionate employees to serve patients during their end of life journey:

WANTED CUSTOM HARVESTING, late model combines, grain cart with float tires, flex draper, 8 and 12 row heads and mapping.

Rates $28/acre for Wanted beans $33/acre for corn free grain cart. Trucking HOUSEKEEPER NEED- $.10/bu up to 20 miles ED for 1 time per week, over 20 miles TBD. Early booking discount. Don't THE AD that ran in this 641-202-3833. let the weather or space got RESULTS STOP LOOKING - it’s wildlife destroy your and was cancelled. all in the Want Ads. crop. Call 641-873-6876

PRN Hospice RN:

Valid Iowa RN license, 1 year home health/hospice experience preferred.

Submit a cover letter and resume or application to: hrinfo@hci-vns.org A pre-employment background check, physical and drug screen are required.

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Valley of the Moon Commercial Poults, Inc. Planning Coordinator Fillingnewlycreatedpositionwithincompany.Highschool diploma required. Detail oriented. Good communication skills. Computer skills necessary. Good understanding of Microsoft Excel and Word. Ability to learn planning software. Position will back-up logistics manager.

Competitive wage and excellent benefits offered.

Persons interested should contact Karen @ 641-223-8565.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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Fall FPU Class will be held Sunday’s Sept. 11th - Nov. 6th from 6-8:00pm.

Open to all who want to learn about managing their money better.

Salem Lutheran Church - 602 W. Townline St.

To register call 641-344-9725.

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HCI Hospice Care Services Greater Regional Hospice Home is looking for compassionate employees to serve patients during their end of life journey:

EOE

Nurse Force is accepting FT & PT applications for all day, evening and week-end shifts for private duty home care cases in the Winterset and Des Moines areas. Competitive wages. Flexible schedules.

Friendly work environments. BeneďŹ ts for FT.

Nurse Force 2900 Westown Parkway, # 200 West Des Moines, IA 50266 515-224-4566 Apply on-line at www.nurseforce.com Experienced Construction Workers: Looking for good pay, beneďŹ ts and long term employment?

Apply now at the Gleeson jobsite trailer located at the Michaels Foods plant 1009 Brooks St, Lenox, IA 50851 or call 712-212-4092 $19/hr - Concrete Finishers, Carpenters and Ironworkers $14/hr – skilled laborers

SOME PRIOR CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED

12 hour shifts, 1 year in hospice and/or home health preferred

• Shipping/Receiving Technician Pre-employment physical, drug screen, and background check are required.

Apply online at: www.chsinc.com EEO/AAP Employer

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HIRING

PART-TIME NURSE FULL-TIME CNA $2000 SIGN-ON BONUS PART-TIME CNA $1000 SIGN-ON BONUS

1000 E. Howard Creston

782-5012

EOE

Drug Free

Join the Team mylocalmcds.com Text “APPLY� to 36453

Now Hiring

32 hours per week, hours split between Mt Ayr and Greater Regional Hospice Home EOE

We have the following positions open:

(message & data rates may apply)

FT RN

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CHS Inc., a Fortune 100 Company, has exciting career opportunities at our soybean facility in Creston, IA! • Maintenance Technician

IMMEDIATE OPENINGS RN/LPN • CNA & HHA’s

PRN Hospice Aides:

Resumes can be sent to: hrinfo@hci-vns.org

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FT & PT Daytime Help Must be able to pass pre-employment physical Post Offer Pre-Employment Drug Testing & E-Verify Required AA/EEO

We offer flexible hours, competitive pay, free uniforms, employee meal plan, retirement plan and much more!

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HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY

Find the right people for the job, right here.

Computer Repair

Siding & Windows

BUILTNETWORKS, 805 Wyoming Ave, Creston, IA, 641-782-4765, Computer sales, repair, networking. Over 25 years experience. PC & Mac.

GAULE EXTERIORS Steel and vinyl siding, replacement windows and seamless guttering. Quality craftsmanship, over a decade of professional service in Southwest Iowa. 641-782-0905.

Handyman Service HANDYMAN. Carpentry, Painting, Doors, Windows, Miscellaneous Home Repairs. Creston and Surrounding Areas. 641-208-1730; 641-782-9909.

WESTMAN WINDOWS. Replacement windows tilt for easy cleaning and rebates bays, bows, sliders, etc.

Any custom size and shape, 30+ years in Creston. I sell, service and Plumber install, for no-pressure estimate call SCHROEDER PLUMBING and Charlie Westman 641-782-4590 or ELECTRICAL. Central air repair/ 641-344-5523. new installations, new breaker boxes, lighting fixtures, softeners, BOWMAN SIDING & WINDOWS. water heaters. Specialize in All major brands of vinyl and steel manufactured and mobile homes. siding, Heartland, Traco and Revere Free estimates, licensed, insured, thermal replacement windows. Re641-202-1048. Accept Visa & cipient of the Revere Premium Renovator Award. Seamless guttering and Mastercard.

Leaf Relief gutter covers. 33 years of continuous reliable service in SouthStorage west Iowa, free estimates, 641-322SHARP’S SELF-STORAGE Boats, 5160 or 1-800-245-0337. records, inventory, furniture.

You store it, lock it, take the key. Industrial Park, Creston, 641-782-6227.

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CITY ADMINISTRATOR

City of Murray

The City of Murray, IA (population 756) is seeking applications for the position of City Administrator.

The City Administrator is responsible for the supervision of 3 full time employees and reports to a Mayor and 5 member Council.

Looking for an energetic community focused candidate with strong qualities in Budgeting and Finance, Public Relations and Community Involvement and experience with attaining and processing Grant Funds. The Administrator is expected to have and demonstrate honesty, integrity and transparency while being a skilled problem solver. QualiďŹ ed applicants must possess excellent ofďŹ ce, computer and communication skills.

The salary range is $40,000 to $50,000 and will be commensurate with the experience, knowledge and qualiďŹ cations of the successful candidate. The City offers a full beneďŹ t package.

Interested applicants should send a cover letter, resume and 3 references to Denise Simmons, City Administrator, City of Murray PO Box 186 Murray, IA 50174 or email to murray. denise.simmons@gmail.com. The position will be open until ďŹ lled.

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The City of Murray is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Apply online at: www.mylocalmcd.com/creston

This independent McDonald’s Franchise is an Equal Opportunity Employer commited to a diverse and inclusive workforce.

SOW FARM TECHNICIAN This full-time position is responsible for the daily care of all animals at the worksite. Each technician is a vital member of a team of 10-12 people all dedicated to providing excellent animal care.

This entry level opportunity provides hands-on experience in many of the following areas: animal movements, breeding and gestation, farrowing, piglet care, recordkeeping and farm maintenance.

The ideal candidate will have a desire to work with pigs, a willingness to learn, a high level of dependability and a solid work history.

THIS POSITION OFFERS:

• EXECUTIVE CHEF Full- Time, Exempt – Previous Culinary Leadership and Strong Culinary Understanding Required • SOUS CHEF Full- Time, Exempt – Previous Culinary Supervision and Strong Culinary Understanding Preferred • AUDIT CLERK - $10.00/hourly Full Time, Day Shifts • SLOT ATTENDANT - Average wage is $13.00/hourly Full Time, Swing Shift • MAINTENANCE ENGINEER – $10.00/hourly $200 STAY ON BONUS Full Time, Day Shifts, Rotating Weekends Off Full Time, Second Shift – Tuesday/Wednesday’s Off • FACILITIES HOUSEKEEPER – $9.07/hourly (2) Full Time, Grave Shift, Weekends, Holidays (1) Full Time, Day Shift, Weekends, Holidays • SURVEILLANCE OPERATOR - $10/hourly & $200 STAY ON BONUS Full Time, Day Shift – Friday/Saturdays Off Full Time, Grave Shift – Days Off Varied • BARTENDER – $6.44/hourly + tips Full Time, Swing Shift, Weekends, Holidays • COOK – $10.00/hourly Full or Part Time, Days or Swing Shift, Weekends, Holidays • DISHWASHER – $9.07/hourly Full or Part Time, Day Shift (2), Swing Shift (3) Weekends, Holidays • QUICK SERVE RESTAURANT ASSOCIATE - $10.00/hour Full Time, 10:00 PM – 7:00 Thursday thru Sunday • CASHIER – $8.92+tips/hourly & $200 STAY ON BONUS Full or Part Time, Grave Shift, Weekends, Holidays • HOTEL HOUSEKEEPING - $9.07/hourly + room incentive program bonus Full Time, Day Shift, Weekends, Holidays • SECURITY OFFICER – $9.07/hourly & $200 STAY ON BONUS Full Time, Swing / Grave Shifts, Weekends, Holidays

Apply Online at www.AfďŹ nityGaming.com

Call Sondra in HR, (641) 223-8516, or Pam, (641) 223.8538, with any questions SM-CP5198450831

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Dial-AService

McDonald’s Creston 608 Wyoming Avenue Creston, IA 50801

• • Base salary starting at $28,000 with potential for quarterly bonuses • All technicians earn $31,000 after only one year • Opportunity to advance career through Production ENTRY-LEVEL Leadership Program BASE SALARY •

vision, 401(k), Flex spending • Paid holidays, sick days AFTER 1 YEAR and vacation • Adventureland and Iowa State Fair Family Days • Get hired and refer a friend — we have a $1,560 Employee Referral Bonus!

$28,000 $31,000

Apply online at

apply.iowaselect.com or give Allyson a call at 641-316-3251 today!

Iowa Select Farms is an equal opportunity employer.

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Contributed photo

Regional trap shoot: Adams County 4-H Safety and Education in Shooting Sports (SESS)

hosted a regional trap shoot Sunday, Aug. 21, at Corning Gun Club. Participants were from Decatur, Montgomery and East Pottawattamie counties. The top three intermediates were Bradley Spidle of Decatur County, Mario Houser of East Pottawattamie County and Dawson Otte of East Pottawattamie County. The top three seniors were Clayton Smith of Decatur County, Clay Jordan of Montgomery County and Ty Spidle of Decatur County.

Union County Fair static results Brielle Baker – Highland Highlights – citizenship – youth basketball coach Creston High School – blue Cassidy Standley – Horse and Riders – woodworking – mud kitchen – outstanding Cassidy Standley – Horse and Riders – photography – mountain water picture – outstanding Cassidy Standley – Horse and Riders – sewing and needle arts – quilt – blue Cassidy Standley – Horse and Riders – sewing and needle arts – hand beaded horse halter – blue Cassidy Standley – Horse and Riders – food and nutrition – monster cookies – blue Cassidy Standley – Horse and Riders – food and nutrition – puppy chow – outstanding Cassidy Standley – Horse and Riders – food and nutrition – mint chocolate swirl fudge – blue Cassondra Hoffman – Highland Highlights – visual arts – calf painted on barn board – red Cassondra Hoffman – Highland Highlights – visual arts – deer antler – blue Cassondra Hoffman – Highland Highlights – food and nutrition – banana nut muffins – blue Cassondra Hoffman – Highland Highlights – communication – The Market Woman-fiction short story – blue Chloe Larson – Highland Highlights – environmental – tire chair – state fair Chloe Larson – Highland Highlights – citizenship – scrapbook – blue Chloe Larson – Highland Highlights – environmental – bird feeder – considered Chloe Larson – Highland Highlights – home improvement – picture window – considered Chloe Larson – Highland Highlights – home improvement – rug – blue Chloe Marlin – Highland Highlights – sewing and needle arts – blue/green quilt – blue Chloe Marlin – Highland Highlights – sewing and needle arts – green polka dot pillow with blue ruffle – blue Chloe Marlin – Highland Highlights – home improvement – Christmas stockings – blue Clarissa Hoffman – Highland Highlights – clothing and fashion – summer floral dress – state fair Clarissa Hoffman – Highland Highlights – photography – dog and kitten in a boat – blue Eli Hartman – Highland Highlights – woodworking – saw buck – considered Eli Hartman – Highland Highlights – home improvement – room refresh project – considered Gage Skarda – Highland Highlights – mechanics – gokart – state fair Gage Skarda – Highland Highlights – photography – frog – blue Gage Skarda – Highland Highlights – photography – sunset – blue Hailee Schultz – Highland Highlights – beautification in a bucket – bucket project – red Hailee Schultz – Highland Highlights – sewing and needle arts – sun dress – blue Haley Plowman – Highland Highlights – beautifi-

cation in a bucket – sunset bucket – blue Haley Plowman – Highland Highlights – visual arts – travel canvas poster – red Haley Plowman – Highland Highlights – visual arts – burlap wreath – blue Haley Plowman – Highland Highlights – home improvement – family menu board – blue Haley Plowman – Highland Highlights – photography – Green Valley State Park – blue Haley Plowman – Highland Highlights – photography – icicles – blue Halle Evans – Highland Highlights – poster communications – dive to new depths – blue Halle Evans – Highland Highlights – food and nutrition – blueberry pie – blue Hannah Walsh – Highland Highlights – photography – leaf picture – blue Hannah Walsh – Highland Highlights – photography – cows on the ridge – blue Hannah Walsh – Highland Highlights – photography – hay bale – blue Jacob Zachary – Highland Highlights – visual arts – clay whistle – blue Jacob Zachary – Highland Highlights – visual arts – zen tangle – blue Jacob Zachary – Highland Highlights – visual arts – hot glue painting – blue Jake Travis – Horse and Riders – mechanics – wheel horse lawn tractor – state fair Kaden Street – Highland Highlights – engineer/welding – bucking rig – state fair Keegan Bailey – Highland Highlights – food and nutrition – pie pops – state fair Keegan Bailey – Highland Highlights – photography – barn and sunset – considered Keegan Bailey – Highland Highlights – family consumer sciences – generations of noodles – blue Keegan Bailey – Highland Highlights – citizenship – quilts (3) – blue Keegan Bailey – Highland Highlights – visual arts – calf painting on wood – blue Keegan Bailey – Highland Highlights – woodworking – feed bunk – blue Keegan Bailey – Highland Highlights – clothing and fashion – $15 challenge (cream tank top, jean capris, necklace, shoes) – blue Keegan Bailey – Highland Highlights – sewing and needle arts – pillowcase – blue Keegan Bailey – Highland Highlights – photography – sister and heifer – blue Keegan Bailey – Highland Highlights – photography – kittens in a pot – blue Kiersten Plowman – Highland Highlights – visual arts – life goals mason jar – red Kolbey Bailey – Highland Highlights – food and nutrition – turtles – outstanding Kolbey Bailey – Highland Highlights – visual arts – woodburned picture frame – blue Kolbey Bailey – Highland Highlights – photography – caterpillar – blue Kolbey Bailey – Highland Highlights – photography – feed heart – outstanding Kolbey Bailey – Highland Highlights – photography – butterfly – blue Kolbey Bailey – Highland Highlights – clothing and fashion – $15 challenge top, skirt,

heeled sandals, necklace – blue Kolbey Bailey – Highland Highlights – sewing and needle arts – pillowcase – blue Livi Hartman – Highland Highlights – woodworking – repurposed “green” doghouse – state fair Livi Hartman – Highland Highlights – visual arts – multiple technique canvases – blue Livi Hartman – Highland Highlights – photography – like father like son – considered Macy Evans – Highland Highlights – leadership – dive to new depths – state fair Macy Evans – Highland Highlights – food and nutrition – baklava – considered Mikaela Downing – Highland Highlights – food and nutrition – scotcharoos – blue Mikaela Downing – Highland Highlights – visual arts – wall hanging – blue Owen Allen – Highland Highlights – science and engineering – calf hook – blue Rakenzy Pryor – Horse and Riders – photography – series of baseball photos-larger board – state fair Rakenzy Pryor – Horse and Riders – photography – series of baseball photos-smaller board – blue Ryleigh Kelley – Pleasant Valley Explorers – visual arts – photo monogram – considered Ryleigh Kelley – Pleasant Valley Explorers – visual arts – horse drawing – blue Ryleigh Kelley – Pleasant Valley Explorers – beautification in a bucket – flowers in a bucket – red Taylor Friend – Pleasant Valley Explorers – photography – vibrant jellyfish – considered Taylor Friend – Pleasant Valley Explorers – photography – up-close giraffe – considered Taylor Friend – Pleasant Valley Explorers – photography – dew-drop butterfly – blue Tessa Powers – Highland Highlights – photography – summer sunset – blue Tessa Powers – Highland Highlights – photography – sunset from under a tree – considered Trinity Davis – Pleasant Valley Explorers – home improvement – refurnished metal chair – red Trinity Davis – Pleasant Valley Explorers – self-determined – painted pots with plants – blue Tybee Plowman – Highland Highlights – visual arts – the God poster, tape, paint, and poster – red Tybee Plowman – Highland Highlights – visual arts – God poster – blue Tyler Loudon – Highland Highlights – photography – wet nose – state fair Tyler Loudon – Highland Highlights – home improvement – decoupage dresser – state fair Tyler Loudon – Highland Highlights – sewing and needle arts – black and yellow knit stocking cap – considered Tyler Loudon – Highland Highlights – photography – Mr. White photo – blue Tyler Loudon – Highland Highlights – sewing and needle arts – blue and yellow knit scarf – blue Tyler Loudon – Highland Highlights – leadership – only boy at knitting club – blue

Contributed photo by Steve Pope Photography

Dancing duo: Kanyon Huntington, 13, and Kaeleigh Ballentine, 21, both of Afton, perform

Aug. 17 in the Bill Riley Talent Search at the Iowa State Fair. The duo performed again in the semi-final round of the talent search.

Contributed photo by Steve Pope Photography

Clogging trio: A trio of Creston residents, Macy Wiley, 12, Morgan Driskell, 12, and Nevaeh

Kuhlman, 11, perform a clog dance Aug. 16 in the Bill Riley Talent Search at the Iowa State Fair.

The trio performed again in the semi-final round of the talent search.

Creston • 782-7023 • Support the Creston Panthers with Creston Hy-Vee!

Monday, August 29 & Tuesday, August 30

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from EVERY purchase of these will be donate to the Creston Panthers Booster Club

Hy-Vee’s Kitchen 11am – 9pm Grand Buffet $9.00 Tenderloin Sandwhich with One Side $6.00 Bakery FRESH Gourmet Cinnamon Rolls 4 pk $7.99 Loaded Muffins 4 pk $4.99

GO PANTHERS - BEAT CLARINDA

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