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Creston man killed in GV Chemical explosion Explosion kills 71-year-old Eldon Ray of Creston and injures two others Thursday.

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A Creston man was killed Thursday morning following an explosion at Green Valley Chemical in Creston.

The accident happened outside the plant at approximately 11 a.m. when a 4-inch pipe exploded, killing 71-yearold Eldon Ray of Creston.

“Apparently, (a piece of piping) struck the victim,” said Creston Fire Chief Todd Jackson.

Bill Clem, plant manager of Green Valley Chemical in Creston, tells the Associated Press the explosion also

injured at least two people. He called those injuries non-life-threatening, but he did not elaborate.

Jackson does not know exactly what caused the pipe to burst. Cold weather conditions may have played a role in the explosion. Jackson did say no chemicals were released during the explosion.

Creston Fire Department and Greater Regional Medical Center paramedics both responded to the accident.

Funeral services for Ray are pending at Powers Funeral Home in Creston.

Green Valley Chemical is located north of Creston at 1284 Cherry Street Road and produces agricultural fertilizer and anhydrous ammonia.

Government considers Internet for 2020 census

grant. The rest of the money was raised through fundraising and donations.

“February 6 is when they’re supposed to have it done,” Willett said.

“They’ve got a lot of the stuff, they’ve got the tile to put in the bathroom floors, and they’ve got the kitchen cabinets and countertops to put in, but that’s stuff that doesn’t take very long.”

Currently, fire trucks and bunker gear are being stored in a Southwest Valley School bus barn, and other

WASHINGTON (AP) — The days of the census taker with clipboard in hand may be numbered. The Census Bureau plans to test digital tools in preparation for the 2020 census, a change that could save millions of dollars.

People may be asked to fill out their census forms on the Internet instead of sending them through the ■ Despite mail. Census takers may use smartphones instead outreach and of paper to complete advertising their counts. campaigns, the The once-a-decade count is used to draw share of occucongressional maps and pied homes that helps determine how the returned a cengovernment spends $400 billion on infrastructure, sus form was 74 programs and services percent in 2010. each year.

Despite outreach and advertising campaigns, the share of occupied homes that returned a form was 74 percent in 2010, unchanged from 2000 and 1990.

The majority of the money the bureau spends during a census goes to getting everyone else to fill out their forms, Census Director John H. Thompson said.

In the Savannah, Georgia, area and in Maricopa County, Arizona, census workers this year will be asking people to respond on the Internet instead of filling out the traditional forms with such questions as age,

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The new Corning fire station stands on Davis Avenue, in place of the old building.

The new building is twice the size of the former station.

Corning’s $1.5 million fire station nearly complete

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CORNING — Construction is almost complete on Corning Fire Department’s new station. Construction on the building has been happening since May 2014, but the idea for a new station has been in the works since well before then.

“The outside is 99 percent done,” said former Corning Fire Chief Don Willett. “The inside is where they’re working right now because of the weather.”

The station is twice the size of the

former Corning Fire Station, and is located where the former one was on Davis Avenue.

“I think it’s, like, three weeks from now we have a walk through, and they will, at that time, tell us when they’ll have it completely done,” Willett said.

Workers are constructing the suspended ceilings in the offices and meeting room inside the station currently.

The budget for the station was set at $1.5 million, and so far has stayed around that cost. Part of the cost, $525,000, will be paid for by a United States Department of Agriculture

Obama proposes publicly funded college WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama wants publicly funded community college available to all Americans, a sweeping proposal that would make higher education as accessible as a high school diploma to boost weak U.S. wages and skills for the modern workforce.

The initiative’s price tag has yet to be revealed, and it faces a Republican Congress averse to big new spending programs. Obama was promoting the idea in a visit Friday to Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, Ten-

nessee, and in a video message posted to Facebook Thursday evening.

“Put simply, what I’d like to do is to see the first two years Obama of community college free for everybody who is willing to work for it,” Obama said in the video. He spoke seated on the front of his desk from his office aboard Air Force One, in the midst of a three-day tour to pre-

view the agenda he’ll be outlining in his Jan. 20 in the State of the Union address.

“It’s something that we can accomplish, and it’s something that will train our work force so that we can compete with anybody in the world,” Obama said.

Administration officials on a conference call with reporters Thursday evening said the funding details would come out later with the president’s budget next month.

They estimated 9 million students could participate and save an average of $3,800 in tuition per year.

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That suggests an annual cost in the tens of billions of dollars.

Students would qualify if they attend at least half-time, maintain a 2.5 GPA and make progress toward completing a degree or certificate program. Participating schools would have to meet certain academic requirements.

The White House said the federal government would pick up 75 percent of the cost and the final quarter would come from states that opt into the program.

The idea got a chilly response from House Speaker John Boeh-

ner’s office. “With no details or information on the cost, this seems more like a talking point than a plan,” said spokesman Cory Fritz.

In his 2013 State of the Union address, Obama proposed universal preschool, which Congress did not take up because of cost.

Obama policy adviser Cecilia Munoz pointed out that even without federal action, many states are taking up the idea and expanding preschool.

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Celebration of Life Services for R o s e Christensen, age 83, of Lenox, who died Tuesday, J a n u a r y Christensen 6, 2015 at home will be held Monday, 12, 2015 at 10:30 AM at the Lenox United Methodist Church. Visitation will be held Sunday, January 11, 2015 from 1-3 PM at the Lenox American Legion.

Interment will be held at North Fairview Cemetery in Lenox. Memorials may be given in Rose’s name.

Memories can be shared with the family at www. ritchiefuneralhome.com under obituaries. Arrangements were entrusted to the Ritchie Funeral Home of Lenox.

Rose Marie (Weppler) Christensen was born on June 28, 1931 in Lewis, Iowa the oldest daughter of William & Bernice (Weaver) Weppler. She graduated from Lewis High School in 1948 and went to attend cosmetology school in Des Moines, Iowa. It was while in Des Moines that she met the love of her life on a blind date, Wayne Christensen. The couple were united in marriage on June 26, 1949 at the Fletcher Chapel Church in Cass County, Iowa.

In 1950, Wayne and Rose moved to a farm southeast of Lewis, Iowa. From there, they moved to a farm north of Fontanelle, Iowa. In 1959, they moved to Greenfield. In December of 1962, they found their permanent home in Lenox where Rose and Wayne became school custodians. They continued doing this until they purchased the sanitation business in May of 1974.

In 1991, they sold the sanitation business to their son Tom. Rose enjoyed driving the truck while Wayne and Tom rode the back.

One of Rose’s passions in life was her love of gardening and her flowers.

You could always find her in her garden hoeing, and then you would see her and Wayne in the swing on the patio admiring the flowers.

Rose loved to ride horses and enjoyed the peace it brought her. She also loved playing the piano where she spent many hours at ‘The Ivory Keys.’ She was a member of the Lenox Unit-

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And she pointed out that a Republican — Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam — last year signed into law a pioneering scholarship program called Tennessee Promise that provides free community and technical college tuition for two years. It has drawn 58,000 applicants, almost 90 percent of the state’s high school seniors. Munoz said Obama’s proposal, America’s College Promise, was inspired by the popular Tennessee plan and a similar program in Chicago.

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., a former education secretary who is set to take over the Senate committee

ed Methodist Church and the UMW Circle. She really enjoyed the social time spent at the church with all the dinners. You could always find her in the kitchen helping fix the meals. Rose also enjoyed the card clubs she was a member of until Wayne’s health declined and she became the primary caregiver until the time of his death.

Rose’s greatest love was her family. Together she and Wayne were blessed with 12 children, Gary Wayne, Lary Eugene, James Lester, Thomas Lee, Gail Edward, Teresa Marie, Lynn Alan, Daniel Ray, Lori Sue, DeeAnn, Christopher Todd and Craig Jon. Rose always put her family first. She loved to hear the stories of her families lives around the kitchen table. She continued this into the next generations as they and many of their friends spent many hours at her home. Everyone was always welcome and there was always enough food to go around!

Left to cherish the memories of being a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend are her twelve children, Gary & Suzanne Christensen; Lary and Vickie Christensen; James and Kathy Christensen; Thomas and Janis Christensen; Gail and Lana Christensen; Teresa and Gary Stoaks; Lynn and Janet Christensen; Daniel and Lori Christensen; Lori and Ron Weller; DeeAnn Brokaw; Chris and Linda Christensen; Craig and Veronica Christensen; 43 grandchildren; 65 great-grandchildren; a sister, Alice Baker; a brother and sister-in-law, Marlowe and Connie Weppler; sister-in-law, Beverly Weppler; along with numerous nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Preceding Rose in death is her husband Wayne (in January 2013), parents William and Bernice Weppler; and in-laws, Clarence and Emma Christensen; a brother, Harold Weppler; a brother-in-law, Don Baker; brothers-in-law and sistersin-law, Lester Christensen; Lyle and Georgetta Christensen; Ruby and Elmer Lager; Bernice and Jack Jones; one grandson, Jordan Brokaw; two great-grandsons, Micah Malausky & Zayden Christensen; and a great-grandaughter, Jentri Christensen.

Rose will be missed by her entire family. The memories that were made by Rose throughout the years will remain in our hearts forever.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Golden Gate Bridge will shut down to private vehicles for 52 hours starting at midnight Friday so workers can install a moveable median barrier designed to prevent head-on collisions, part of an effort to increase safety along the iconic structure.

Transit buses, emergency vehicles, pedestrians and bicyclists will be able to cross the bridge while the barrier is being installed, the Golden Gate Bridge Highway and Transportation District said.

The bridge is scheduled to reopen to all traffic Monday at 4 a.m.

The weekend closure will be the longest in the bridge’s history and the first since 1987, when the bridge closed for a few hours for a celebration of the 50th anniversary of its construction.

Thomas Sturm, who lives in Sausalito and uses the Golden Gate Bridge to commute to his job as a

Suicide barrier

The design calls for stainless-steel cable nets reaching out 20 feet from the bridge. More than 1,400 people have jumped to their deaths since the bridge opened in 1937. software engineer in San Francisco, said he changed his plans for the weekend because of the closure.

“Instead of going to the city for an event, we’re going to stay in Marin” and maybe go for a hike, he said.

Currently, small plastic tubes are all that separate vehicles traveling in opposite directions on the bridge.

They have done little to prevent crashes. Since 1970, there here have been 128 head-on collisions on the bridge, resulting in 16 deaths, Golden Gate Bridge spokeswoman Priya David Clemens said.

“The board of directors had been looking for a long time to find a way to prevent head-on collisions and enhance safety, but we didn’t have the money, and

Paris gunman: Hostages die if police storm terror brothers Two brothers linked to al-Qaida grabbed a hostage early Friday and were cornered by police inside a printing house in Dammartinen-Goele, northeast of Paris.

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Jews and tourists alike. The street is also only a kilometer (a half mile) away from Charlie Hebdo’s offices.

Two brothers linked to al-Qaida grabbed a hostage early Friday and were cornered by police inside a printing house in Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast of Paris.

They are believed responsible for the attack that decimated Charlie Hebdo’s staff and left two police officers dead.

In addition, the police official said the gunman holding at least five hostages Friday inside a kosher grocery store in eastern Paris is believed responsible for the roadside killing of a Paris policewoman on Thursday.

Authorities released a photo of him and a female accomplice.

At the store near the Porte de Vincennes neighborhood, the gunman burst in shooting just a few hours before the Jewish Sabbath began, declaring “You know who I am,” the official recounted.

The police official said several people had been wounded when the gunman opened fire in the kosher market but were able to flee and get medical care.

It was not clear whether there were other wounded inside the market, or whether the woman listed as the gunman’s accomplice in a police bulletin was inside with him.

Police SWAT squads descended on the area and France’s top security official rushed from to the scene. The attack came before sundown when the store would have been crowded with shoppers.

PARIS (AP) — A gunman holding at least five hostages in a Paris kosher market has threatened to kill them if French authorities launch an assault on two cornered al-Qaidalinked brothers suspected in a newspaper massacre, a police official said Friday.

Terrorists linked to each other seized hostages at two locations around Paris on Friday, facing off against thousands of French security forces as the city shut down a famed Jewish neighborhood and scrambled to protect residents and tourists from further attacks.

France has been high alert for more attacks since the country’s worst terror attack in decades — the massacre Wednesday in Paris at the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo that left 12 people dead.

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the technology didn’t exist,” David Clemens said.

To create a moveable barrier, 3,500 steel-clad concrete blocks attached together by steel pins will be installed through the weekend along the 1.7-mile-long bridge and on the approach portion of Highway 101 north of the Golden Gate.

To reconfigure the bridge’s six lanes during rush-hour commutes, the 32-inch-tall and 1-foot-wide barrier will be moved using trucks.

Similar barriers are used along the Coronado Bridge, Interstate 15 in San Diego and highways in several other U.S. cities.

At the Golden Gate Bridge, the speed limit will drop to 45 mph from 55 mph on the descent from Marin

County at the bridge’s northern end, officials said.

The two lanes that the barrier will touch will lose 6 inches of width, so officials are advising motorists to drive slowly.

The $30 million barrier is the latest effort by officials trying to make the Golden Gate Bridge safer.

In December, the bridge board of directors approved a design for a long-debated, $76 million suicide barrier to stop dozens of people each year from jumping to their deaths.

The design calls for stainless-steel cable nets reaching out 20 feet from the bridge. The cables will slightly collapse to absorb a person, making it difficult to get out until help arrives. Bids for the work are expected to be issued in March. Construction could take three years.

More than 1,400 people have jumped to their deaths since the bridge opened in 1937.

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race and homeownership.

During follow-up visits for those who don’t answer, census workers will forgo using paper and instead input answers directly into their smartphones for instantaneous collection and analysis.

In addition, in Savannah and nearby South Carolina, census officials will test an Internet response system that will only require a person to input a home address to answer questions, instead of using a government-generated identification number.

“All you need to have is an address where you live,” Thompson said. “If we do that, it opens up all kinds of new ways to promote the census in targeted ways. If we contact someone at a sporting event and they have a smartphone, we can get them to respond right then and there.”

The Census Bureau plans to discuss its upcoming tests in a webcast on Friday.

Americans are ready for an Internet-driven census, officials said. During 2014 tests in in Washington, D.C., and nearby Montgomery County, Maryland,

55 percent of the families who were asked to fill out their census tests on the Internet responded without major prodding, an “exceptional response,” Thompson said. Census workers used iPhones to collect information in follow-up visits.

Census workers will use Android phones during the test this year, Thompson said. “Everything will be on those smartphones. No paper,” he said.

For government officials, going digital means they can do real-time analysis on areas to figure out which households have not responded, and be able to use their workers on the ground more efficiently, he said.

“You now can electronically control the flow of information all the way, from when you get people to self-respond, hopefully by the Internet, to when you give it to the interviewers to when you get it back from the interviewers,” he said.

The Census Bureau will also test using electronic records from other government agencies to help fill in gaps in responses, Thompson said.

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equipment is being stored in a city shed nearby.

“Once they’ve got the inside done, we will be able to put our trucks and stuff in there,” Willett said.

Willett, who retired from the position of Corning fire chief Monday, and Brian

Kannas, the new fire chief, both agree the building is an improvement on the old one.

“Hopefully we’ll be in it by the end of the month,” Kannas said. “I think it looks great. It’s just like anything.

It’s a never-ending process, it seems like, but you want to do it right the first time.”

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Schedule of driver’s license examiners: Bedford: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., treasurer’s office, Taylor County Courthouse, 407 Jefferson St. Corning: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., treasurer’s office, Adams County Courthouse.

Driving tests on Wednesday mornings by appointment.

Creston: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., treasurer’s office, Union County Courthouse, 300 N. Pine St. Driving tests Wednesdays. Call 782-1710 for an appointment.

Greenfield: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., treasurer’s office, Adair County Courthouse, 400 Public Square.

Mount Ayr: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., treasurer’s office, Ringgold County Courthouse, 109 W. Madison St. Osceola: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., treasurer’s office, Clarke County Courthouse, 100 S. Main St. Winterset: Monday through Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Madison County Courthouse, 112 N. John Wayne Drive.

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Agenda includes: 9:05 a.m. open forum; 9:10 a.m.

Tim Kenyon, county attorney: claim for indigent attorney fees; 9:20 a.m. Rick Piel, county sheriff: jail discussion; 9:30 a.m. Tim Ostroski, Southern Iowa Council of Governments: draw down for the Chariton and Carlisle projects 08-DRH-216; 9:40 a.m.

Steve Akes, county engineer: maintenance activity report, discuss fiscal year five-year construction program, final payment for Cromwell Road and High and Dry Road projects and sick leave donation; 10:45 a.m. Sandy Hysell, county auditor: letter of support for the Adams Street bridge project, clerk’s report and Veteran Affairs monthly report; claims; adjourn; 4:30 p.m. LEC meeting – subcommittee of the Board of Supervisors.

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Monday, library.

Agenda includes: public forum; finance report; director’s/Friends of the Library reports; consulting agreement; soil test; building plan document; PayPal; public support; architect; photo release form.

—————— Southwestern Community College Board of Directors, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, boardroom.

Agenda includes: payables; First National Bank corporate resolution; consideration of early retirement policy; set date for public hearing for health care simulation lab; consideration of purchase of shuttle; discussion of monitoring process; president’s report: information technology, health care, utilities and manufacturing update and Iowa-Advanced Manufacturing grant update; IACCT report.

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TOPS No. 1338, 5 p.m., First United Methodist Church.

AA, 5:30 p.m., Crossroads Mental Health Center, 1003 Cottonwood Rd. Open meeting.

Cynthia Ann McIntosh, 33, of Orient and Ray Scott Davis, 33, 624 N. Maple St., were charged with fifth-degree theft 12:15 p.m. Thursday at Walmart, 806 Laurel St. According to a Creston Police report, officers were dispatched to Walmart in reference to a shoplifting.

Upon arrival, officers met with Walmart Loss Prevention employees, who said they observed a male, identified as Davis, conceal a stocking hat and intend to deprive Walmart. He was taken to the Walmart office until officers arrived. McIntosh was with Davis while all of this was taking place, and she was working with Davis during DAILY the theft.

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Greater Regional Medical Center Rachel and Matt Ramaeker of Creston are parents of a daughter born Dec. 26, 2014. Caroline Joyce Ramaeker weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce and was 20 1/2 inches long.

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Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to noon, 107 W. Howard St. Family Caregiver Support Group, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Alzheimer’s Association office, 228 N. Pine St. For more information, contact Jaleyn at 641-782-4040.

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Mount Ayr beats No. 3 Bedford girls

Panthers move closer to H-10 crown, 62-12

MOUNT AYR — Mount Ayr girls outscored third-ranked Bedford 16-4 in the third quarter and 2110 in the fourth in rallying past the third-ranked Bulldogs Thursday, 58-47.

Bedford bolted to a 22-10 lead in the first quarter and maintained a 33-21 lead at halftime.

“Our girls played with a ton of confidence tonight and when the second half came around, they knew they were going to win this game,” said Mount Ayr coach Thad Streit. “We dug a hole in the first half and we could not stop Callie Calfee.

In the second half we came out on fire. Streit It was a great team win over a huge rival.”

Sophomore Kelcie Shields had 13 points and 15 rebounds for Mount Ayr. Tess Shields had 15 points and seven rebounds.

Ashton Johnson was a third Raiderette in double figures with 11 points and a teamhigh five K. Shields assists.

Blair Glendenning had a team-best three steals and three assists while scoring five points. Another sophomore, Megan Warin, tallied eight points.

Bedford won the boys game, 62-52.

HARLAN — It’s all but packaged up with a bow around it.

Creston/O-M cleared its final serious challenge to its fourth Hawkeye 10 Conference dual title in the past five years with a convincing 62-12 triumph over Harlan here Thursday night.

The win pushes the Panthers’ record to 9-0 overall and 7-0 in conference duals. Harlan, with a chance to forge a tie for the lead going in, slips to 3-2 in league meets and 6-4 overall.

In the conference, Glenwood is 4-1 with a loss already to Creston/O-M. Atlantic also had one league loss, with a defeat to the Panthers. Everyone else has two or more losses.

The only remaining opponents for Creston/O-M are Red Oak (2-3, 6-8), Shenandoah (0-5, 4-6) and St. Albert (0-6, 1-6).

“Yeah, at this point I feel really good,” coach Darrell Frain said. “Coming into the year, without Spencer (Wray) and Chase (Shiltz) before Christmas, we really didn’t know what we had for sure. Guys filled in and stepped up for us, and now we’re looking really solid.

We just have to figure out where everybody is going to wrestle between 152 and 126, really. There could be some shifting around yet, because I know some guys are looking to move down by tournament time.”

There wasn’t any drama in Thursday’s outcome.

The meet started at 126 pounds with Brody Frain

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Creston/O-M’s Kelby Luther earns nearfall points during an 8-7 victory over 10th-ranked Wil Beach of Harlan. The Panthers scored 62 unanswered points in posting a 62-12 victory.

picking up a victory at a weight Harlan harbored hopes of getting.

Frain Frain outpointed Marshall Tucker, 9-6.

After Wray reversed into a pinning combination at 152 pounds, the team score was already up to 25-0.

Jackson Mikkelsen pushed it to 41-0 with a technical fall at 182 pounds. Two forfeits followed a pin by Seth Maitlen at 195 pounds, making it 59-0 going into the 106-pound match.

Upset victory That turned out to be the highlight of the night for the Panthers. Harlan’s Wil Beach, featured in both the Omaha World-Herald and Des Moines Register Thursday as a ranked wrestler overcoming the birth defect of being born without a left thumb, is

ranked 10th in the state in Class 2A. Luther scored an 8-7 decision over Beach, also slightly hobbled by a sprained ankle, to give the Panthers a commanding 62-0 lead.

“Kelby outwrestled him,” Frain said. “He took him down a couple of times, got a reversal. We were up 7-4, but Kelby got pancaked to his back and it was tied 7-7. He got back to his base and got away in the last 15 to 20 seconds to go ahead 8-7, then fought him off in the final seconds. It was a big win for Kelby.”

Harlan closed the meet with victories at 113 and 120 pounds.

Frain’s early win took some of the steam away from the Cyclones’ upset hopes, as the Panther 126-pounder scored the winning takedown midway through the final period.

Mitchel Swank and Wyatt Thompson were dominant in getting victories by fall, and Joey Huntington scored a 17-7 major de-

cision victory. Wray and Shiltz followed with pins.

Tayler Pettit was unable to latch onto his usual cradle hold for a pin, but used several tilts and turns to Pettit rack up a 17-2 technical fall in four minutes.

Mikkelsen and Maitlen then posted victories by technical fall and pin against good opponents at 182 and 195, Frain said.

“They moved those guys down after they had been up at 195 and 220 and beating some people there,” Frain said. “Jackson and Seth wrestled well against those guys. They were not slouches.”

Creston/O-M also outscored Harlan 27-6 in junior varsity matches.

Home tourney The Panthers’ final regular season appearance takes place Saturday in

the Panther Invitational, starting at 11 a.m. Greene County, Dallas Center-Grimes, Bedford/Lenox, Mount Ayr and East Union join the Panthers in round robin individual competition. Barring forfeits, each wrestler should get five matches.

“It will be seeded so what you’d consider the finals matches would be in the final round, but sometimes the championship matches ends up being in the fourth round or something, based on how things went during the day,” Frain said.

Creston/O-M 62, Harlan 12 126 — Brody Frain (C/O-M) dec. Marshall Tucker (Harl), 9-6.

132 — Mitchel Swank (C/OM) pinned Greg Sorensen (Harl), 1:13.

138 — Wyatt Thompson (C/O-M) pinned Cameron Jacobsen (Harl), 2:40.

145 — Joey Huntington (C/O-M) major dec. Nick Foss (Harl), 17-7.

152 — Spencer Wray (C/OM) pinned Jacob Wingert (Harl), 3:44.

160 — Chase Shiltz (C/O-M) pinned Noah Culp (Harl), 1:31.

170 — Tayler Pettit (C/O-M) tech fall Jeremy Flies (Harl), 17-2 (4:00).

182 — Jackson Mikkelsen (C/O-M) tech fall James Erlbacher (Harl), 16-1 (5:48).

195 — Seth Maitlen (C/OM) pinned Aaron Johannsen (Harl), 3:11.

220 — Kadon Hulett (C/O-M) by forfeit.

285 — Jake Gutschenritter (C/O-M) by forfeit.

106 — Kelby Luther (C/O-M) dec. Wil Beach (Harl), 8-7.

113 — Brandon Trevino (Harl) pinned Jacob Goodson (C/O-M), 1:34.

120 — Elias Shaeffer (Harl) pinned Trevor Marlin (C/O-M), 3:31.

Junior varsity 106 — Cade Vicker (C/O-M) pinned Lucas Carter (Harl).

113 — Carson Wheat (C/OM) pinned Tyler Eaves (Harl).

120 — Austin Knudsen (Harl) pinned Garrett Dahl (C/O-M).

132 — Mason Kinsella (C/OM) dec. Reagan Hansen (Harl), 7-4. Alex Fargo (C/O-M) pinned Jacob Koke (Harl). 160 — Kolten Phelps (C/O-M) pinned Nick Foss (Harl).

Breakout Buckeye star brings local ties to championship game When second-ranked Oregon and fourth-ranked Ohio State meet in Monday’s inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, history will be made.

After years of the BCS running the show in college football, and creating plenty of controversies and hypotheticals year after year, a true champion will be crowned Monday night at the conclusion of the first College Football Playoff.

Big Ten Conference champion Ohio State faces the daunting task of trying to slow down Oregon’s fast-paced no huddle offense and Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Mariota.

On the other side, Oregon must figure out a way to stop an Ohio State offense that just ran all over the 12th-ranked defense in the country in a 42-35 win over top-ranked Alabama in the semifinal game on Jan. 1 in the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

Sophomore running back Ezekiel Elliott ran the ball for 230 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries in that game, and was Elliott named Offensive MVP of the game.

It marked Elliott’s second straight game going over 200 yards rushing, after rolling up 220 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries in the Big Ten Championship game against Wisconsin on Dec. 6.

He is the first running back in Ohio State history to eclipse the 200-yard rushing mark in consecutive games.

When Elliott takes the field Monday in the CFP National Championship Game, he’ll have plenty of supporters from Mount

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Ayr cheering him on.

Elliott is the son of former Mount Ayr standout athlete Dawn (Huff) Elliott, who just this fall was a member of the inaugural Mount Ayr Community Schools Hall of Fame induction class.

Dawn placed in three events at the 1988 state track meet, helping the Raiderettes win the school’s only girls state track team title.

One year later, she won the long jump at the state meet.

She was also an all-state basketball and softball player for Mount Ayr, and was named the Des Moines Register’s 1990 female high school athlete of the year.

Dawn continued her athletic career at the University of Missouri, where she was a member of the track and field team. It was there she met her future husband, Stacy Elliott, who was an outside linebacker for the Tigers.

Athletic upbringing With parents who were both Division I athletes, it’s no surprise Ezekiel is now making a name for himself on the national scene.

His grandfather, Leon Huff, played basketball at Drake in the 1970s. So athletics is in his genes.

“He was a three-sport athlete,” Dawn said about Ezekiel.

“Football, basketball and track.

He was actually one of the top hurdlers in the country. He could have done track or football or both. He was a really good high hurdler, however, he gained like 25 pounds, so high hurdles were out of the question.”

Ezekiel was a four-star football recruit coming out of John Burroughs School in St. Louis, Mo. He garnered attention from Arkansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Northwestern, Notre Dame and countless others. Eventually, Missouri became interested in him. But Ezekiel chose Ohio State.

Dawn said when Ezekiel took his college visits, he often met with both the football and track coaches. But the weight gain caused him to choose football alone.

Turns out, it was a solid choice.

The 6-0, 225-pound sophomore torched the vaunted Alabama defense in the CFP semifinals, and flashed that track speed on his 85-yard touchdown with 3:24 left in the game that all but clinched Ohio State’s victory.

Ezekiel took a handoff from quarterback Cardale Jones and ran off left tackle, where he picked up a huge block from wide receiver Evan Spencer, who sealed off two Alabama defenders, springing Ezekiel to go untouched for the touchdown.

“I knew he was gone,” said Dawn, who was in attendance at the game with her husband and their two daughters, along with her mother and her aunt.

“When I saw Evan Spencer took out the linebacker, I knew he was gone. I felt like, at that point, it was like that sealed the deal. Lot of high fives and hugs.

Some people were crying.”

Ohio State Athletics photo

Ohio State sophomore running back Ezekiel Elliott (15) breaks away from an Indiana defender during a game earlier this season. Elliott rushed for 230 yards and two touchdowns on 20 carries in the Allstate Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1, winning Offensive MVP of the game.

He and the rest of the Buckeyes will play in the inaugural College Football Playoff National Championship Game Monday against Oregon at AT&T Stadium.

MVP Ezekiel, who has put together his two best games of his career in Ohio State’s last two games, was named the Offensive MVP of the Allstate Sugar Bowl.

“He was so excited!” Dawn said. “Just so happy. He has a permanent smile on his face. We went up to his (hotel) room and sat with him. He had his trophy

there. There was a permanent smile on his face. You could see all his teeth.”

But, just like the shirt Ezekiel wore after the game said, he and the Buckeyes “Won Not Done.”

There’s still one more game to go, and it’s the biggest game of Ezekiel’s career.

Once again, Dawn and family

will be in attendance, cheering him on.

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Area wrestling SWV quad CORNING — Southwest Valley hosted three Hawkeye 10 Conference teams here Tuesday and went 0-3 in duals.

The Timberwolves lost a close 42-38 dual to Council Bluffs St. Albert. Four straight forfeits followed by a pair of pins for St. Albert was the difference in the dual.

The Timberwolves return to action Saturday at Winterset’s Gary Christensen Invite.

Clarinda 72, Southwest Valley 6 170 — JJ Clark (Clar) pinned Sammy Richey (SWV), :45; 182 — Trey Stickler (Clar) pinned Buck Schafroth (SWV), 1:45; 195 — Christian Lauritsen (Clar) pinned Scott Palmer (SWV), 2:32; 220 — Brook Stephens (Clar) pinned Bryce Newton (SWV), 4:19;

285 — Jared DeVoe (Clar) won by forfeit; 106 — Double forfeit; 113 — Noah Donahue (Clar) won by forfeit; 120 — Dakota Foster (Clar) won by forfeit.

126 — Nathan Foster (Clar) won by forfeit; 132 — Tyler Flowers (CWV) pinned Jason Kramer (Clar), 3:27; 138 — Payton Price (Clar) pinned Taylor Kuhn (SWV), 1:08; 145 — Kollyn Buch (Clar) pinned Evan Skelton (SWV), 1:57; 152 — Luke Strong (Clar) pinned Logan Calkins (SWV), 2:24; 160 — Cain Johanns (Clar) pinned Tyler Bissell (SWV), 3:37.

Red Oak 36, Southwest Valley 18 182 — Buck Schafrtoh (SWV) pinned Jackson Welter (RO), 1:55; 195 — Colin Bruce (RO) dec. Scott Palmer (SWV), 8-2; 220 — Bryce Newton (SWV) won by forfeit; 285 — Double forfeit; 106 — Double forfeit; 113 — Double forfeit; 120 — Double forfeit; 126 — Caleb Orme (RO) won by forfeit.

132 — Alec Selberg (RO) pinned Tyler Flowers (SWV), :41; 138 — Clay Selberg (RO) pinned Taylor Kuhn (SWV), :30; 145 — Lyndon Bright (RO) pinned Evan Skelton

(SWV), 4:23; 152 — Tanner Mertz (RO) pinned Logan Calkins (SWV), 1:24; 160 — Carlos Guerra (RO) dec. Tyler Bissell (SWV), 2-1; 170 — Sammy Richey (SWV) pinned Cam Pryor (RO), 5:15.

St. Albert 42, Southwest Valley 38 195 — John Kinser (SWV) won by forfeit; 220 — Scott Palmer (SWV) won by forfeit; 285 — Bryce Newton (SWV) won by forfeit; 106 — Seth Noel (SA) won by forfeit; 113 — Charlie Doll (SW) won by forfeit; 120 — Jace Galvan (SA) won by forfeit; 126 — Brody Bradenburg (SA) won by forfeit; 132 — Martin Shudak (SA) pinned Tyler Flowers (SWV), 4:44.

138 — Garrett Martin (SA) pinned Taylor Kuhn (SWV), :50; 145 — Evan Skelton (SWV) won by forfeit; 152 — Logan Calkins (SWV) pinned Augie Kouri (SA), 2:42; 160 — Tyler Bissell (SWV) won by forfeit; 170 — Elijah Finn (SA) pinned Sammy Richey (SWV), 1:48; 182 — Buck Schafroth (SWV) dec. Wyatt Suhr (SA), 3-2.

(Unsportsmanlike conduct point deducted from Southwest Valley at 152)

Area boys basketball ACA 71, Murray 52 MURRAY — A 38-22 advantage in the second half propelled Ankeny Christian Academy to a 71-52 win over Murray here Tuesday.

“We played a great first half,” Murray head coach Darin Wookey said. “The kids played with a lot of intensity and were in the game until late in the fourth quarter. Too much foul trouble plagued us.”

Kenny Boles led Murray with 16 points to go with four rebounds and three steals. Jack Jones also reached double fig- Boles ures with 11 points and a team-high seven boards. Trey McHenry scored seven points with six

rebounds and three assists.

Braydon Held scored five points with three boards. Fisher Decker added six points.

Garrison Antoine and Bryce Keller each scored three points. Keller finished with five rebounds.

Bradley Fisher scored 25 points and Daniel Strong added 16 for Ankeny Christian Academy.

Murray, now 4-3 for the season, hosts Lamoni tonight.

Sports briefs Baseball camp Creston Baseball Little League is sponsoring a twoday baseball camp in Creston Jan. 17-18, presented by “Young Pros.”

“We have three minor league baseball players with Iowa ties coming in to lead this,” said Scott Driskell, president of Creston Baseball/ Softball Association. “It will be a great camp.”

All area baseball players from age 7 through high

school are welcome to attend any or all of the three sessions.

Cost is $29 per session for $79 for all three sessions involving six hours of instruction.

The Jan. 17 camp is for ages 7-14 at Southwestern Community College. The hitting and baserunning camp will be held from 10 a.m. to noon.

Fielding is from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m., followed by pitchers and catchers individual instruction from 3 to 5 p.m.

The Jan. 18 camp is for high school (grades 8-12) players.

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Marlin 10th in latest NJCAA rankings MASON CITY — The NIACC wrestling team is ranked fifth in the NJCAA poll released Wednesday and have wrestlers ranked in seven of the 10 weight classes, including freshman Jake Marlin of Creston.

Clackamas CC is ranked first, North Idaho is second, Iowa Central is third and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M is fourth. Ellsworth (Iowa Falls) is ranked eighth.

NIACC sophomores Nosomy Pozo (18-5 with three pins) is ranked No. 1 at 149 pounds and Yoanse Mejias (19-2 with five pins) is topranked at 157 pounds. Pozo and Mejias are both defending national champions at their respective weights.

Also for NIACC, freshman Paul Mascarenas (14-5 with three pins) is ranked third at 125 pounds, Shiquan Hall (15-5 with four pins) is ranked 12th at 133 pounds, Marlin (9-2 with three pins) is 10th at 141 pounds, freshman Ben Wallace (10-7 with eight pins) is fifth at 184 Marlin pounds and freshman Lawrence Phillips (8-4 with six pins) is 12th at 285 pounds.

NIACC returns to action Saturday at the Central College Open in Pella. Marlin,

who had been wrestling at 149 pounds prior to the holiday break, is expected to be in the lineup at 141 Saturday.

NJCAA wrestling team rankings, in order: Clackamas CC; North Idaho College; Iowa Central; Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College; NIACC; Muskegon CC; Labette CC; Ellsworth; Southwestern Oregon CC; Nassau CC; Northwest College; Western Wyoming CC; Springfield Technical CC; Harper College; Neosho County CC; Colby CC; Darton State College; Northwest Kansas Technical College; Highline College; Jamestown CC.

Bowling league scores Redding 207, 289, 279; Dan Hudson 220; Kevin Madison 222; Ted Kunz 252; Chad Drake 208; Ben Moffitt 230.

PANTHER LANES Astro Mixed League Dec. 28 Team Score Ellis Poore 53 Rhine Body Repair 42 Plentiful Harvest 40 Corner Clippers 37.5 Odd Ducks 37.5 Rookies 36 Panther Lanes 33 High team with handicap — Rhine Body Repair, 2448 pins.

High team scratch — Rhine Body Repair, 1938 pins.

High scratch individual series — Jackie Hartman 430, Dave Rhine 579 pins.

Games 200 and over — Dave Rhine 202, 208; Mike Briner 208, 203.

PINE VALLEY TGIF League Jan. 2

Team Score 3 Fingers Deep 7 WTF-O 5 Pine Valley 4 Bushwackers 4 Clausen Underground 4 TADA 4 Eagles 4 Spare Parts N Split Ends 0 High team with handicap — TADA, 2405 pins.

High team scratch — WTF-O, 2250 pins.

High scratch series — TJ Redding, 775 pins.

Series 600 and over — Jason Knight 625, TJ Redding 775.

Games 200 and over — Jeremiah Johnson 206, 221; Chad Sprague 204, 227; Travis Veatch 213; Jason Knight 221, 212; Tom Redding 203; TJ

The hitting and baserunning session from 10 a.m. to noon will be held at the Burton R. Jones (Early Childhood Center) gymnasium. Sessions for fielding from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. and pitchers/catchers Girls basketball from 3 to 5 p.m. will be held (Records as of Thursday) in the new Creston Middle Class 5A — 1. West Des Moines Valley, 9-0; 2. Waukee, School Storm Gym. 3. Dowling Catholic, 8-2; 4.

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Classic League Dec. 29 Team Score Quilts 26 Frey Construction 24 AgriVision 21 Rhine Body Repair 20 Fingers/Holes=Fun 16.5 Schroeder Plumbing 12.5 High team scratch — Quilts, 2290 pins.

High scratch individual series — Fred Franklin, 698.

Series 600 and over — Fred Franklin 698, Brian Newcomb 637, Dave Rhine 603.

Games 200 and over — Ron Pendegraft 201; Casey Willets 224; John Coleman 208; Fred Franklin 230, 245, 223; Steve Jones 236; Brian Wiegert 206; Brodie Pingree 201; Brian Newcomb 221, 203, 213; Todd Eddy 267; Ron Crigger 234; Mike Briner 246; Dave Rhine 254.

State rankings

Centennial, 5-4; 9. Johnston, 6-3; 10. Southeast Polk, 5-2.

Class 4A — 1. Harlan, 8-0; 2. Western Dubuque, 9-0; 3.

Ballard, 9-0; 4. Carlisle, 8-1; 5. Perry, 7-2; 6. Waverly-Shell Rock, 10-0; 7. Davenport North, 9-0; 8. North Scott, 8-1; 9. Sioux City Bishop Heelan, 6-1; 10.

Indianola, 8-2; 11. Cedar Rapids Xavier, 7-3; 12. Pella, 6-2; 13.

Keokuk, 7-1; 14. Lewis Central, 8-2; 15. Grinnell, 8-1.

Class 3A — 1. Pocahontas Area, 8-0; 2. Mediapolis, 9-0; 3.

Hampton-Dumont, 9-0; 4. Spirit Lake, 7-2; 5. Sioux Center, 9-1; 6.

Red Oak, 8-1; 7. Nevada, 7-1; 8.

Crestwood, 8-1; 9. Shenandoah 8-2; 10. Kuemper Catholic, 6-2; 11. Osage, 10-0; 12. Solon, 8-1; 13. PCM, 7-3; 14. Saydel, 7-2; 15.

Cherokee, 5-3.

Class 2A — 1. Western Christian, 7-1; 2. Unity Christian, 9-0; 3. North Linn, 10-0; 4.

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two parents or guardians to attend the game. It was a decision that relieved Dawn.

“Tell you what, we’ve been pushing for that,” she said. “We’ve been tweeting a lot about it. We were really pushing for it, tweeting at the NCAA, tweeting at the Big Ten. Finally, someone listened. It’s not like we were saying pay the players. It’s helping the families get there to support their players. I know coach (Urban) Meyer said, his family gets to go, but what about the players’ families?”

Dawn, who now lives in Alton, Ill., with her husband Stacy and daughters Lailah and Aaliyah, works in St. Louis for Travelers Insurance in the inland marine division. Lailah is a sophomore at John Burroughs School and Aaliyah is a third-grader.

She said she hasn’t spoken to Ezekiel much in the days leading up to Monday’s game.

“They’ve been practicing a lot,” she said. “I talked to him Friday when he got back to Columbus. He said he was very sore!”

The transition from athlete to being a fan in the stands hasn’t always been

RANKINGS: Continued from page 5A South Central Calhoun, 9-0; 5. IKM-Manning, 7-1; 6. Iowa City Regina, 7-0; 7. Dike New Hartford, 8-2; 8. Panorama, 9-2; 9. Cascade, 8-1; 10. Okoboji, 9-1; 11. Maple Valley-AnthonOto, 8-1; 12. Des Moines Christian, 8-3; 13. Fort Dodge St. Edmond, 5-2; 14. MansonNW Webster, 6-2; 15. Central Decatur, 9-0.

Class 1A — 1. Burlington Notre Dame, 10-0; 2. ColoNesco, 9-0; 3. Bedford, 9-0; 4. Grand View Christian, 8-0; 5. Kingsley-Pierson, 8-0; 6.

Fremont-Mills, 7-0; 7. Exira/ EHK, 9-0; 8. Lynnville-Sully, 10-0; 9. Newell-Fonda, 6-3; 10.

Springville, 9-0; 11. Rockford, 6-1; 12. Tripoli, 7-1; 13. Turkey Valley, 9-1; 14. George-Little Rock, 7-2; 15. Central Lyon, 6-3.

Wrestling The Predicament ratings Class 3A Tournament Team Rankings — 1. Southeast Polk, 2.

REGULAR MEETING OF THE CRESTON CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 6, 2015 The Creston City Council met in regular session at 6:00 o'clock p.m. on the above date in the Council Chambers the City Pictured is the Elliottof family.

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All voted aye. Wilson was absent.138 Resolution passed.

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— 4.wasAnthony A160 resolution offered andSherry, seconded Fr., Glenwood. to approve a Grant Agreement between the 195Watershed — 8. Chris Thomas,Review Sr., Iowa Improvement Board and the City of Creston on Lewis(WIRB) Central. behalf of the ParkClass & Recreation Board for 2A the Tournament Hurley Creek andTeam McKinley Lake WaRankings tershed Project. All voted aye. Wilson was — 1.Resolution Union,passed.

2. Mediapolis, absent.

3.A resolution Davenpoprt Assumption, was offered and seconded 4.approve Clearan Agreement Lake, 5.with Osage, 6. to C.J. Cooper & Associates for Administrative Services Central Lyon, 7. Independence, related to drug and alcohol testing. All 8. Crestwood, 9. Dubuque voted aye. Wilson was absent. Resolution Wahlert, 10. Albia. passed.

Individual rankings A resolution was offered and seconded 106 —a 10.

Beach,Surface Sr., to approve RPA Wil 14 ATURA Harlan.

Transportation Program (STP) Applica— 4.forJared Hensley, So., tion113 for funds the Adams Street Bridge Replacement Project. All voted aye. WilBedford/Lenox. son was absent. Resolution passed.

A resolution was offered and seconded to appoint Rich Flynn to the Water Board of Trustees with term expiring December 31, 2020. All voted aye. Wilson was absent. Resolution passed.

Madison moved seconded by White to go into Closed Session per Iowa Code 21.5(c) for union negotiation purposes.

Loudon, Lybarger, Koets, Levine, Madison and White voted aye. Wilson was absent. Motion declared carried. 6:30 p.m.

White moved seconded by Madison to come out of Closed Session per Iowa Code 21.5(c) for union negotiation purposes. Loudon, Lybarger, Koets, Levine, Madison and White voted aye. Wilson was absent. Motion declared carried. 6:37 p.m.

A resolution was offered and seconded to approve the tentative bargaining unit contracts for Operating Engineers Local #234 - Blue Collar Unit and Teamsters Local #238 - Police. All voted aye. Wilson was absent. Resolution passed.

Motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting. All voted aye. Wilson was absent. Council adjourned at 6:55 p.m.

Warren Woods, Mayor Attest: Lisa Williamson, City Clerk These are a condensed version of the proceedings of the regular meeting of the Creston City Council. Copies of the complete version may be obtained at the Clerk's office during normal office hours.

FUND REPORT FOR CLAIM PERIOD ENDING JANUARY 6, 2015 REVENUES, BY FUND 12/1/14-12/31/14: GENERAL FUND...................162,356.79 COMMUNITY CENTER...............642.30 HOTEL/MOTEL TAX...............41,502.72 ROAD USE TAX.......................64,755.36 PAYROLL TAX BENEFIT......39,771.11 FIRE/POLICE RETIREMENT.. .7,303.91 EMERGENCY............................ 1,615.77 LOST-PROP TAX RELIEF .....40,305.14 LOST-STR/SWR........................40,305.13 TIF-JAMES SBDV .....................9,739.34 TIF-JAMES SBDV (LMI)...........3,246.44 TIF-HWY 34 IMPROVEMENTS.......................5,719.21 RESTRICTED GIFTS-MCKINLEY PARK............................................9,125.00 RESTRICTED GIFTSLIBRARY...................................11,577.56 CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE.............................................. 224.00 SEWER OPERATING...............52,211.12 SEWER DEBT SERVICE.........25,895.87 SEWER PLANT RPLCMNT..... 4,533.60 SEWER STORMWATER...........2,068.10 ANIMAL SHELTERAGENCY......................................4,450.31 TOTAL...................................$527,348.78 CLAIMS BY VENDOR: ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES INC SERVICES...................................... 845.63 ACCO UNLIMITED CORPORATION SERVICES...................................... 449.30 AHLERS & COONEY, P.C. SERVICES................................... 1,003.00 AKIN BUILDING CENTER SUPPLIES....................................... 761.82 ALLIANT ENERGY-INT PWR&LGH SERVICES...................................... 203.58 AMAZON/SYNCHRONY BANK SUPPLIES......................................... 36.97 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES........................................ 25.76 BRUCE, MIKE REIMBURSEMENT...................... 168.00 BSN SPORTS SUPPLIES.................................... 3,959.99 CALHOUN-BURNS AND ASSOCIATES

Public notice REGULAR MEETING OF THE CRESTON CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 6, 2015 The Creston City Council met in regular session at 6:00 o'clock p.m. on the above date in the Council Chambers of the City Hall Complex with Mayor Woods presiding.

Roll call being taken with the following Council members present: Loudon, Lybarger, Koets, Levine, Madison and White. Wilson was absent.

Motion was made and seconded to approve the agenda. All voted aye. Wilson was absent. Motion carried.

Motion was made and seconded to approve the consent agenda, which included approval of minutes of December 16, 2014, regular meeting; claims of $260,879.05 and fund transfers of $256,935.32; and liquor license renewal for Dollar General. All voted aye. Wilson was absent. Motion carried.

During Public Forum, Melvin Scadden, 411 N. Vine, asked for explanation on the new proposed ordinances on the utility fees, the effect and who's idea it is to change it.

Mayor Woods announced that now is the time for a Public Hearing on the matter of the proposed gas and electric franchise ordinances. Mike Tamerius of Precision Optical Group and Brian Haines of Ferrara Candy both spoke against the franchise ordinances and there were five written correspondences received against the matter.

Keith Sherman of Alliant Energy spoke to those in attendance that had questions regarding the franchise fees. No one spoke in favor of the franchise ordinances and there was no written correspondence for the franchise ordinances. He then called the Public Hearing to a close.

A resolution was offered and seconded providing for Surety Bond/Blanket Position Bond. All voted aye. Wilson was absent. Resolution passed.

A resolution was offered and seconded to approve the modified Airport Layout Plan (ALP). All voted aye. Wilson was absent. Resolution passed.

A resolution was offered and seconded to approve a Grant Agreement between the Iowa Watershed Improvement Review Board (WIRB) and the City of Creston on behalf of the Park & Recreation Board for the Hurley Creek and McKinley Lake Watershed Project. All voted aye. Wilson was absent. Resolution passed.

A resolution was offered and seconded to approve an Agreement with C.J. Cooper & Associates for Administrative Services related to drug and alcohol testing. All voted aye. Wilson was absent. Resolution passed.

A resolution was offered and seconded to approve a RPA 14 ATURA Surface Transportation Program (STP) Application for funds for the Adams Street Bridge Replacement Project. All voted aye. Wilson was absent. Resolution passed.

A resolution was offered and seconded to appoint Rich Flynn to the Water Board of Trustees with term expiring December 31, 2020. All voted aye. Wilson was absent. Resolution passed.

Madison moved seconded by White to go into Closed Session per Iowa Code

2014, regular meeting; claims of $260,879.05 and fund transfers of $256,935.32; and liquor license renewal for Dollar General. All voted aye. Wilson was absent. Motion carried.

During Public Forum, Melvin Scadden, 411 N. Vine, asked for explanation on the new proposed ordinances on the utility fees, the effect and who's idea it is to change it.

Mayor Woods announced that now is the time for a Public Hearing on the matter of the proposed gas and electric franchise ordinances. Mike Tamerius of Precision Optical Group and Brian Haines of Ferrara Candy both spoke against the franchise ordinances and there were five written correspondences received against the matter.

Keith Sherman of Alliant Energy spoke to those in attendance that had questions regarding the franchise fees. No one spoke in favor of the franchise ordinances and there was no written correspondence for the franchise ordinances. He then called the Public Hearing to a close.

A resolution was offered and seconded providing for Surety Bond/Blanket Position Bond. All voted aye. Wilson was absent. Resolution passed.

A resolution was offered and seconded to approve the modified Airport Layout Plan (ALP). All voted aye. Wilson was absent. Resolution passed.

A resolution was offered and seconded to approve a Grant Agreement between the Iowa Watershed Improvement Review Board (WIRB) and the City of Creston on behalf of the Park & Recreation Board for the Hurley Creek and McKinley Lake Watershed Project. All voted aye. Wilson was absent. Resolution passed.

A resolution was offered and seconded to approve an Agreement with C.J. Cooper & Associates for Administrative Services related to drug and alcohol testing. All voted aye. Wilson was absent. Resolution passed.

A resolution was offered and seconded to approve a RPA 14 ATURA Surface Transportation Program (STP) Application for funds for the Adams Street Bridge Replacement Project. All voted aye. Wilson was absent. Resolution passed.

A resolution was offered and seconded to appoint Rich Flynn to the Water Board of Trustees with term expiring December 31, 2020. All voted aye. Wilson was absent. Resolution passed.

Madison moved seconded by White to go into Closed Session per Iowa Code 21.5(c) for union negotiation purposes.

Loudon, Lybarger, Koets, Levine, Madison and White voted aye. Wilson was absent. Motion declared carried. 6:30 p.m.

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FUND REPORT FOR CLAIM PERIOD ENDING JANUARY 6, 2015 REVENUES, BY FUND 12/1/14-12/31/14: GENERAL FUND...................162,356.79 COMMUNITY CENTER...............642.30 HOTEL/MOTEL TAX...............41,502.72 132USE — TAX.......................64,755.36 3. Dusten Reed, Sr., ROAD Bedford/Lenox.

PAYROLL TAX BENEFIT......39,771.11 160 — RETIREMENT..

1. Chase .7,303.91 Shiltz, FIRE/POLICE So., Creston/O-M; 10. 1,615.77 Colton EMERGENCY............................

LOST-PROP TAXCentral RELIEF .....40,305.14 Ranney, Sr., Decatur.

LOST-STR/SWR........................40,305.13 182 — 6. Trenton Wells, Sr., TIF-JAMES SBDV .....................9,739.34 Central Decatur.

TIF-JAMES SBDV (LMI)...........3,246.44 195 —344. Christian Lauritsen, TIF-HWY Sr., Clarinda; 8. Seth Maitlen, IMPROVEMENTS.......................5,719.21 Jr., Creston/O-M. RESTRICTED GIFTS-MCKINLEY PARK............................................9,125.00 220 — 10. Kadon Hulett, So., RESTRICTED GIFTSCreston/O-M. LIBRARY...................................11,577.56 Class 1A CEMETERY PERPETUAL Tournament Team Rankings CARE.............................................. 224.00 — 1. OPERATING...............52,211.12 Clarion Goldfield, 2.

SEWER Alburnett, 3.

Woodbury SEWER DEBT SERVICE.........25,895.87 Central, 4. Southeast SEWER PLANT RPLCMNT.....Warren, 4,533.60 SEWER STORMWATER...........2,068.10 5.

Lisbon, 6.

EddyvilleANIMAL SHELTERBlakesburg-Fremont, 7.

AGENCY......................................4,450.31 Sumner-Fredericksburg, 8.

TOTAL...................................$527,348.78 Don Bosco, 9. Wilton, 10. West CLAIMS

BY VENDOR: Marshall.

ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES INC Individual rankings845.63 SERVICES......................................

ACCO CORPORATION 106UNLIMITED — 10. Brayden Egli, Fr., SERVICES......................................

449.30 Interstate 35.

AHLERS & COONEY, 126 — 8. AustinP.C. Pontier, Jr., SERVICES...................................

1,003.00 Interstate 35.

AKIN BUILDING CENTER 160 — 5. Sal Arzani,761.82 Jr., SUPPLIES.......................................

Interstate 35.

PWR&LGH ALLIANT ENERGY-INT 285 — 2. Joe Ricker,203.58 Sr., SERVICES......................................

AMAZON/SYNCHRONY BANK Mount Ayr. SUPPLIES......................................... 36.97 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES........................................ 25.76 BRUCE, MIKE REIMBURSEMENT...................... 168.00 BSN SPORTS SUPPLIES.................................... 3,959.99 CALHOUN-BURNS AND ASSOCIATES SERVICES................................... 1,063.80 CENTRAL PLAINS ELECTRIC SERVICES........................................ 55.00 CENTRAL PUMP & MOTOR SERVICES................................... 1,269.78 CITY OF CARROLL SERVICES...................................... 100.00 CLAPSADDLE-GARBER ASSOCIATES SERVICES................................... 3,875.00 COPY SYSTEMS INC SERVICES........................................ 27.19 CRESTON AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES........................................ 84.46 CRESTON CITY WATER WORKS SUPPLIES....................................... 321.21 CRESTON MOTOR SUPPLY INC SUPPLIES.................................... 1,751.47 CRESTON VET CLINIC PC SERVICES...................................... 225.09 DELL SUPPLIES.................................... 4,510.08 DEMCO SUPPLIES....................................... 506.12 EASTERN IOWA TIRE, INC SERVICES...................................... 979.44 ECHO GROUP INC SUPPLIES......................................... 46.92 ED M FELD EQUIP CO INC SUPPLIES.................................... 2,321.45 FARM & HOME SUPPLY INC SUPPLIES......................................... 78.78 FASTENAL SUPPLIES......................................... 85.51 FIRE SERVICE TRAINING BURE SERVICES........................................ 50.00 GALE CENGAGE LEARNING SUPPLIES....................................... 614.92 HACH COMPANY SUPPLIES....................................... 132.97 HAWKEYE TRUCK EQUIPMENT SUPPLIES....................................... 142.75 HEARTLAND TIRE & AUTO SERVICES...................................... 155.89 INFO DOG SECURITY, LLC SERVICES........................................ 30.00 INGRAM SUPPLIES....................................... 337.88 INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIES INC SERVICES...................................... 400.00 INTERSTATE ELECTRIC SUPPLY SUPPLIES....................................... 216.87 IOWA DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION SERVICES...................................... 822.28 IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION SERVICES...................................... 275.00 IOWA MUNICIPAL FINANCE OFF SERVICES........................................ 55.00 IOWA POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION SERVICES........................................ 75.00 J&J PLUMBING SERVICES........................................ 90.00 JOHNSON, HARLEY REIMBURSEMENT...................... 500.00 K & J HARDWARE INC SUPPLIES....................................... 357.93 *KABEL...........................................200.00 KELLY TIRE & EXHAUST SUPPLIES....................................... 411.68 KONE INC SERVICES................................... 1,070.08 LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEMS INC SUPPLIES......................................... 65.00 LEON J DOROTHY SERVICES...................................... 128.00 LIED PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICES........................................ 12.00 LOGAN CONTRACTORS SUPPLY

was absent. Council adjourned at 6:55 p.m.

Warren Woods, Mayor Attest: Lisa Williamson, City Clerk These are a condensed version of the proceedings of the regular meeting of the Creston City Council. Copies of the complete version may be obtained at the Clerk's office during normal office hours.

FUND REPORT FOR CLAIM PERIOD ENDING JANUARY 6, 2015 REVENUES, BY FUND 12/1/14-12/31/14: GENERAL FUND...................162,356.79 COMMUNITY CENTER...............642.30 HOTEL/MOTEL TAX...............41,502.72 ROAD USE TAX.......................64,755.36 PAYROLL TAX BENEFIT......39,771.11 FIRE/POLICE RETIREMENT.. .7,303.91 EMERGENCY............................ 1,615.77 LOST-PROP TAX RELIEF .....40,305.14 LOST-STR/SWR........................40,305.13 TIF-JAMES SBDV .....................9,739.34 TIF-JAMES SBDV (LMI)...........3,246.44 TIF-HWY 34 IMPROVEMENTS.......................5,719.21 RESTRICTED GIFTS-MCKINLEY PARK............................................9,125.00 RESTRICTED GIFTSLIBRARY...................................11,577.56 CEMETERY PERPETUAL CARE.............................................. 224.00 SEWER OPERATING...............52,211.12 SEWER DEBT SERVICE.........25,895.87 SEWER PLANT RPLCMNT..... 4,533.60 SEWER STORMWATER...........2,068.10 ANIMAL SHELTERAGENCY......................................4,450.31 TOTAL...................................$527,348.78 CLAIMS BY VENDOR: ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES INC SERVICES...................................... 845.63 ACCO UNLIMITED CORPORATION SERVICES...................................... 449.30 AHLERS & COONEY, P.C. SERVICES................................... 1,003.00 AKIN BUILDING CENTER SUPPLIES....................................... 761.82 ALLIANT ENERGY-INT PWR&LGH SERVICES...................................... 203.58 AMAZON/SYNCHRONY BANK SUPPLIES......................................... 36.97 ARAMARK UNIFORM SERVICES........................................ 25.76 BRUCE, MIKE REIMBURSEMENT...................... 168.00 BSN SPORTS SUPPLIES.................................... 3,959.99 CALHOUN-BURNS AND ASSOCIATES SERVICES................................... 1,063.80 CENTRAL PLAINS ELECTRIC SERVICES........................................ 55.00 CENTRAL PUMP & MOTOR SERVICES...................................

1,269.78 Contributed photo CITY OF(Huff), CARROLL Dawn Aaliyah (front), SERVICES...................................... 100.00 CLAPSADDLE-GARBER ASSOCIATES SERVICES................................... 3,875.00 pretty goodINC game, as well.

COPY SYSTEMS SERVICES........................................

27.19 They’re probably going CRESTON AUTOMOTIVE to put up some numbers SERVICES........................................

84.46 CRESTON CITY WATER WORKS Monday night, both sides.”

SUPPLIES....................................... 321.21 CRESTON MOTOR••• SUPPLY INC SUPPLIES.................................... 1,751.47 Contact writer: CRESTON VET the CLINIC PC SERVICES...................................... 225.09 Twitter — @scottvicker DELL SUPPLIES....................................

4,510.08 Email — svicker@cresDEMCO SUPPLIES.......................................

506.12 tonnews.com EASTERN IOWA TIRE, INC SERVICES...................................... 979.44 ECHO GROUP INC SUPPLIES......................................... 46.92 ED M FELD EQUIP CO INC SUPPLIES.................................... 2,321.45 FARM & HOME SUPPLY INC SUPPLIES......................................... 78.78 FASTENAL SUPPLIES......................................... 85.51 Continued from page 5ABURE FIRE SERVICE TRAINING SERVICES........................................ 50.00 GALE CENGAGE LEARNING (Los Angeles Angels), SpenSUPPLIES.......................................

614.92 HACH COMPANY cer Navin (Los Angeles DodgSUPPLIES....................................... 132.97 ers) and TRUCK Jon Mussser (PhilaHAWKEYE EQUIPMENT SUPPLIES.......................................

142.75 delphia Phillies).

HEARTLAND TIRE & AUTO SERVICES...................................... 155.89 INFO DOG SECURITY, LLC SERVICES........................................

30.00 The schedule for Creston’s INGRAM boys and girls basketball SUPPLIES....................................... 337.88 INNOVATIVE INDUSTRIES games at Red Oak isINCas folSERVICES...................................... 400.00 lows: INTERSTATE ELECTRIC SUPPLY SUPPLIES.......................................

216.87 At Red Oak Middle School IOWA DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION — Junior varsity boys, 822.28 3:30 SERVICES......................................

IOWA LIBRARY ASSOCIATION p.m.; freshman girls, 5 p.m.

SERVICES...................................... 275.00 At MUNICIPAL Red OakFINANCE High School IOWA OFF SERVICES........................................ 55.00 — Junior varsity girls, 2 p.m.; IOWA POLICE CHIEFS ASSOCIATION SERVICES........................................

75.00 varsity girls, 3:30 p.m.; varsity J&J PLUMBING boys, 5 p.m.

SERVICES........................................ 90.00 JOHNSON, HARLEY Also, due to lack of healthy REIMBURSEMENT...................... 500.00 players, the ninth-grade boys K & J HARDWARE INC SUPPLIES.......................................

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COMMUNITY Club news

Catholic Daughters

Court Joan of Arc No. 428 met Dec. 9 in the parish hall following mass celebrated by the Rev. Ken Halbur. A meal was served by the committee of Teresa Weis, Pat Pokorny and Ann Moore.

The business meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and an Advent prayer read by Regent Retta.

The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Motion to approve was made by Irene Ripperger and seconded by Betty Baker. The treasurer’s report was given by Teresa Weis. Motion to approve was made by Pat Wagoner and seconded by Kathy Tapken. Motion carried. State and national dues are due.

Motion was made by Carolyn Downing to make paying these a standing rule. It was seconded by Baker. Motion carried.

Those assisting at the Bunn bake sale held Nov. 21 were Baker, Weis, June Huewe, Irene Ripperger,

Betty Bradley and Retta Ripperger. The state’s portion of these funds (1/2) is to be sent to the diocese to help with food assistance for the needy, and Catholic Daughters retains the other half. As members are in need of funds for regular expenses, the motion was made by Kathy Tapken and seconded

by Barb Thomsen to send $100 to the diocese. Motion carried.

Discussion was held about the possibility of catering food to the smaller factories of Bunn to raise money for state convention. No decision was made.

The family has been chosen for Christmas basket.

It was decided to include some toys for the children, and the Rerun will give a gift certificate. Huewe made the motion to purchase a $50 scrip card from Fareway to be used for meat. It was approved.

Discussion was held on purchasing a subscription to “Share” magazine for Fa-

ther. Teresa said she would give him hers when she is finished with it.

Jean Miller made a motion and Irene Ripperger seconded it to purchase a CD of A pin for Father. Motion was approved.

The last issue of “The Voice” has an article about the state convention speakers. It also states that hosting court members’ registration is $100 compared to $135 for everyone else. Dates are May 14-17. Teresa reserved some rooms. Reservations may be canceled if there aren’t enough women to fill them. Delegates also need to be elected. CD of A can elect one delegate plus a regent, and are entitled to four alternates. Deadline to submit the names is Feb. 1. In addition to the 10 door prizes, CD of A has been asked to donate a raffle prize valued at $50. People are needed to stuff goodie bags on May 13.

Members are down to help with two events on Friday, three on Saturday and one

on Sunday.

Retta passed around a CD of A store flyer she received detailing scholarships available for eighth graders going to a public high school next year. National CD of A Graduate Scholarship and one for CD of A members or their families for graduate school.

The education contest is coming up. It is open to anyone who wants to contribute, not just children. Winners need to be sent to the state to be judged with a postmark no later than March 15.

CD of A will plan to have installation of new members at Mass in January. Members received a list of CRHP members to invite to Catholic Daughters. Halbur has received a letter from the bishop encouraging support of CD of A. A call tree list was handed out to each member.

Ann Moore presented a program on china painting.

Items she brought for display included Christmas or-

naments for hospice house made for patients or families who have lost someone during the year. She agreed to paint some items for CD of A to be used as prizes at the state convention. Connie Fredrickson played Christmas music on the piano. A gift exchange was held.

Barb Thompson won the half and half. The membership prayer was recited to close the meeting. Irene Ripperger made the motion to adjourn. Thomsen seconded.

Meeting adjourned.

Creston Lions Club

Creston Lions met Jan. 6 at The Pizza Ranch. President Ron Dunphy opened the meeting at 6:30 p.m. by leading in the Pledge of Allegiance. Delmer Brown gave the invocation. Two guests were introduced.

Al Pokorny and Jerry Thomsen were the program committee. Thomsen introduced Brian Zachary as guest speaker. He told about his work being in charge of the farmers’ market and the

Volunteer directory Volunteerism is an important part of every community.

The following is a directory of volunteer activities and contact numbers.

Additions to this list are welcome. Please call managing editor, 641-782-2141, extension 234, to place your volunteer activity and phone number on the list.

This service is published free of charge.

• Greater Regional Medical Center. Volunteers are needed for information/escort, gift shop, bloodmobile, fund-raising, gardening and plant care and clerical support. To inquire or get involved, call 641-782-3553.

• SHIIP (Senior Health Insurance Information Program) volunteers. Training from the Iowa Insurance Commission to provide free, objective information as well as one-to-one assistance. Volunteers answer questions and provide impartial information to help seniors make well-informed decisions regarding their Medicare supplement insurance, long-term care insurance, Medicare benefits and claims or other types of health insurance. Call Greater Regional Medical Center, 641782-3848 and leave information.

A SHIIP volunteer will call you back.

• HCI Care Services providing services in Union, Taylor, Clarke, Adams, Decatur, Madison, Adair and Ringgold counties has opportunities for hospice volunteers to assist with a variety of duties. Training is provided to individuals who are interested in sitting with hospice patients who are terminally ill to give their caregivers a break or to

provide companionship to those patients who may need it. There are opportunities to assist staff with special projects, clerical duties and phone call, as well.

Call Cindy Mitchell, HCI Care Services volunteer coordinator at 641-782-3528.

• Southern Prairie YMCA has a variety of volunteer opportunities available. Volunteer assistance is welcome in general housekeeping, sports camps and other youth activities.

Committee members are also welcome for special events and membership and programing.

Please stop by the YMCA reception desk for an application or call 641-782-9622.

• Hospice of Southwest Iowa in Corning offers ongoing training for Hospice Volunteers.

Volunteers provide companionship, perform tasks and provide support to individuals who are terminally ill and their families.

Volunteers are needed for our primary service area: — Adams, Montgomery and Taylor counties. Call Mary O’Riley 641-3226283 for more information.

• Nursing homes and assisted living. Like other organizations, they have many dedicated volunteers, but more are needed. Interested volunteers may choose any local or area nursing home, including Creston Nursing and Rehab Center, 641-782-8511; Crest Haven, 641782-5012; Afton Care Center, 641-347-8416 and Prairie View Assisted Living, 641-782-3131.

• Special Olympics. Need volunteers who will encourage, cheer on and reward with a hug at the finish line these special athletes. Volunteers always

needed in this fun program. Call 641-782-4170 or 641-782-8495.

• Hearts and Hugs Daycare, Corning, 641-322-4280.

Volunteers welcome to help with children’s daily activities.

• Crest Area Breastfeeding Coalition peer counselors are available to give advice and support to expectant and nursing mothers. Call MATURA, 641202-7114.

• Creston Animal Rescue Effort (C.A.R.E.) needs volunteers to help care for animals at the city pound on weekends and holidays and for fundraising. Call 641-782-2330.

• Union County Human Services needs volunteers to provide transportation to and from appointments for children and adults, clerical assistance, payee services, friendly visits and errands for elderly people.

Call 641-782-1723 • Court Appointed Special Advocate program needs volunteers to serve as advocates for children in juvenile court. Call 866-451-3213.

• Adair County Health System is in need of volunteers for Adair County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. ACMHA raises funds through special events to purchase needed equipment for the hospital. ACMHA meets quarterly. Their main event is Tour of Trees in December. If you are interested in volunteering your time to help with Adair County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, please contact Myrna Erb-Gundel at 641-743-2123.

• Union County Historical Society is in need of volunteers for the Union County Historical Complex. Individuals are needed

Arts Council.

Dunphy presided over the business meeting. The secretary’s and treasurer’s reports were approved. Charles Chester reported on plans for the annual Spud Supper to be held Feb. 26 at First United Methodist Church.

Tickets will be $7. Several members helped deliver Christmas baskets. A policy was approved regarding requests for financial assistance for eye glasses and hearing aids. Two new members are joining Creston Lions. There being no further business the meeting adjourned.

Kiwanis

The weekly Kiwanis meeting was held 12:05 p.m. Tuesday at The Windrow with 25 members and one guest.

President Jane Lowe presided. Jim Morris did the prayer, and Bob Miller was finemaster.

The program was Dick Bergstrom who discussed his three seasons coaching and living part-time in Europe, working with different football teams.

Congregate meals to assist with the museum and lead tours of the grounds. Help is also needed for painting, shingling and light handywork. The complex is open from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Please contact Dick Anderson at 641-782-4000.

•Union County Historical Park is in need of volunteers to serve as tour guides, work the museum and do light maintenance.

Contact Dick Anderson at 641782-4000.

Creston meals Jan. 12-16 Menu subject to change.

Reservations are required the day before. Call 641-782-2447.

Monday: Hungarian goulash, cauliflower with red peppers, green beans, multigrain bread, fresh orange.

Tuesday: oven roasted turkey breast, balsamic onion jam, Brussels sprouts, whole kernel corn, multigrain bread, fresh banana.

Wednesday: BBQ rib sandwich, baked potato, California veggies, pineapple tidbits.

Thursday: pork roast with gravy, whipped potatoes, parslied carrots, wheat roll, citrus fruit cup, frosted birthday cake.

Friday: garlic rosemary chicken breast, mashed sweet potatoes, herbed green peas, multigrain bread, glazed fruit.

All meals are served with 2 percent or skim milk and coffee.

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Filing taxes for the first time? Easily conquer taxes with 3 simple tips (BPT) — Unless you majored in accounting, the thought of filing your own income tax return may evoke feelings similar to your first job interview.

Though understandable, this is an unfounded fear, given the simple taxes most individuals have in their early to mid-20s and the easy digital tax programs available.

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Belt extender is a pretender Dear Heloise: I am a large man who travels a lot. When flying, I need to use a SEATBELT EXTENDER. I purchased one online that claimed to be “FAA-approved.” I thought it would be easier to carry my own than to constantly have to ask an attendant for one on a plane.

I was told that I could not use the one I purchased. I wanted to warn other travelers so they do not waste their money on these seat-belt extenders. — Jay, via email Jay, thank you for writing and wanting to share this information with my readers, as well as saving them money on an item they cannot use.

SHAME on the websites and companies selling these supposed FAA-approved seatbelt extenders!

The reason the airline and the Federal Aviation Administration have this regulation is really for your safety. The safety-belt extenders (and all safety belts on an airplane) are checked and inspected on a regular basis to make sure they are working properly.

Who knows what the one you bought (and those many others have bought) is made from? It might or might not work correctly when it needs to. Trust

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Here’s a hint to help you and the airline: When you make your reservation and get your seat assignment, request a seat-belt extender then, and at every step along the way: Tell the agent at the gate about your request to see if it has been noted. Mention it to the flight attendant when boarding, and he or she will quietly and professionally take care of your request. Safe travels! — Heloise P.S.: Readers, have you bought a bogus seat-belt extender? If so, tell me your experience so I can spread the word.

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Horoscope Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) There might be shortages and delays at work today. Just attend to your routine duties, and avoid shopping or making important decisions.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This is a highly creative day for your sign! If you are in the arts, the entertainment world or the hospitality industry, you will come up with original ways to do things.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is a great day to cocoon and hide at home. You might want to rearrange the furniture.

However, avoid major purchases except for food and gas.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) It’s easy for you to think outside the box today, which is why this is a creative day for writers, actors and anyone in the arts. Explore your wild ideas!

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Be careful with financial matters today. This is a poor day to shop for anything other than food, gas or entertainment.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You will enjoy keeping a low profile today. It’s a perfect day for a massage or daytime TV. If possible, get comfy and watch the world go by. Take a mental health day.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Conversations with female friends will be candid and revealing today. Of course, people have a way of telling you their secrets, don’t they?

That’s because you are discreet.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You might deal with parents and authority figures today; if you do, avoid making major decisions. Do not volunteer for anything. Do not agree to anything important.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) You will adore any chance to escape from your daily routine today.

If you can take a drive or visit ethnic restaurants, museums, universities and libraries, you’ll love it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Postpone important decisions about inheritances and shared property until tomorrow. This is a poor day to discuss financial matters with anyone.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You might have a frank, heart-to-heart discussion with a partner or close friend today.

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Don’t surrender your eye to dry, learn how proper nutrition can help (BPT) - If your eyes feel as dry as the desert or you experience a stinging sensation that makes you feel like you’ve spent the last eight hours lost in a sandstorm, you might have a condition called dry eye. About 40-million Americans are affected by dry eye and ocular surface diseases, according to the Schepens Eye Research Institute, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School.

Many suffer from the symptoms without even realizing there’s treatment.

The eye depends upon a flow of tears for consistent lubrication and protection.

These tears are created from a combination of water, oil and mucus which are secreted by special glands located around the eye. An imbalance in this tear system can lead to inadequate eye lubrication, causing irritation or blurred vision.

A person with dry eye may also produce excess tears, which are caused when the eye sends a distress signal through the nervous system for more lubrication. Since these tears are mostly water, they lack the lubricat-

ing qualities or composition of normal tears, failing to properly coat the eye’s surface. Either way, a lack of quality tears can cause dry eye. If left untreated, this condition can damage the front surface of the eye and impair vision.

Inflammation is a hallmark of dry eye. Reducing the inflammation on the surface of the eye and regulating the glands that produce tears is essential to effectively manage the condition.

Most people assume these symptoms are a result of age. Dry eye is a part of the natural aging process, as a majority of people over the age 65 experience some dry eye symptoms.

But most people also assume there is no treatment for the discomfort. As a result, many sufferers reach for artificial tears or rewetting drops, hoping for immediate relief. Self-medicating, by using over-the-counter treatments, can delay diagnosis and effective therapy. The results are often temporary as eye health is a systemic process and this inflammation needs to be

addressed within the body.

There are a number of options available today for dry eye sufferers. Since diet affects eye health, some optometrists are directing patients to nutritional supplements containing omega-3 fatty acids, to manage symptoms.

Daily supplements of flaxseed oil or fish oil, when used alone or in tandem with lubricating eye drops, appear to reduce dry eye symptoms, including burning, stinging, redness and intermittent visual disturbances, according to AllAboutVision.com.

Omega -3 fatty acids are important for maintaining significant structural components of tissue cell membranes throughout the body and may help reduce inflammation that can contribute to dry eye syndrome.

Supplements containing fish oil derived from wild fish, as a source of omega-3, are thought to possess more nutritional benefits.

Other nutrients found to help dry eye conditions include vitamin A, as retinyl palmitate, and vitamin E, as

d-alpha tocopherol. Vitamin A is a fat-soluble (absorbed by the body with the help of fats) antioxidant shown to protect corneal surface health. Fat-soluble vitamin E is also thought to protect the cells of the eyes from damage caused by unstable molecules which break down healthy tissue. These compounds are found in a healthy diet and are important in stabilizing omega-3 fatty acid formulas. Green

tea extract has also been shown to contain antioxidants for systemic and ocular tissues.

Since long-term use of fish oil may cause a vitamin E deficiency in some people, fish oil supplements containing vitamin E are ideal.

Eye vitamins, such as EyePromise EZ Tears, contain nutrients including omega-3’s, vitamin A, and vitamin E, to attack the cause of dry eye by improv-

ing the quality of the tears produced and provide rapid relief by soothing inflammation.

The first step toward relief is talking to an eye care professional about your symptoms and concerns.

After conducting a comprehensive examination, including tests to evaluate for dry eye, an optometrist or ophthalmologist can recommend the best course of action.

What semen have to say about overall health “The shin bone’s connected to the knee bone. The knee bone’s connected to the thigh bone.

The thigh bone’s connected to the ...” You know the drill — and while “Dem Bones” is an amusing kids’ song, it also makes a very important point about health in general. One condition often is connected to another, and may serve as a clue to other, possibly larger, health issues.

Take male infertility: About 15 percent of all couples have fertility issues, and in half of those cases it’s because the man’s semen (the ejaculate that contains fluid and sperm) is abnormal in some way. Stanford University researchers looked at 9,000 guys 30-50 who had fertility problems and found that even in this relatively young sampling, around 44 percent of the guys also had some other significant health issue, such as hypertension, vascular disease and heart disease. In addition, they found that as the number of defects (lower semen volume, concentration, motility, total sperm count and morphology scores) in a guy’s semen increased, the more likely he was to also have an endocrine disorder or skin disease. Researchers are analyzing the data to determine which specific endocrine and skin conditions were most often associated with fertility problems.

Because the average age of study participants was 38, the researchers suggest that any younger guy with fertility challenges should get checked out for cardiovascular, endocrine and skin problems. The good news is that resolving those issues may help resolve fertility problems and dodge other

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WHEN I’M 64 ... MARRIAGE COUNSELING “Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m 64?” Paul McCartney answered his own question with a big fat “No!” Right after turning 64, he and his second wife, Heather Mills, divorced.

It’s not uncommon these days for even long-married folks to separate. The U.S. divorce rate for couples in their 50s and 60s has doubled in the past 24 years: One in 4 divorces is among couples 50 and older; it’s 1 in 10 among those over 65.

Why is this happening?

Perhaps because many people are living longer, healthier lives (at age 72, Sir Paul enjoys a third wife, great health and boundless energy) and don’t feel duty-bound to stay in a dysfunctional relationship.

They realize they’ve got a lot of life left to enjoy — that’s is, if they’ve maintained a younger RealAge by eating right, staying trim, exercising and managing stress (which a dysfunctional relationship usually causes). Plus, leaving a toxic relationship helps reduce your risk of heart disease, according to Michigan State University researchers, and lessens the risk for depression.

But divorce isn’t always the smart choice. Repairing a broken marriage deepens love and reinforces its health benefits, like longevity and happiness. Such re-

pairs often can be achieved with marriage counseling: Some studies show that it improves 70 percent of relationships.

So if your long-term relationship is rocky, consider seeing a counselor. Then you may be able to sing another 1967 tune, The Turtles’ “Happy Together”: “I can’t see me loving nobody but you for all my life!”

THE LOW-DOWN ON HIGH FRUCTOSE When Grimm’s wicked witch asked, “Who’s nibbling on my house?” Hansel and Gretel ignored the question and continued to break pieces off her tasty gingerbread cottage. We bet that house was sweetened with high fructose corn syrup — most prefab baked goods are — and, according to a new study, that may be why the kids were determined to keep eating, despite the danger.

Some folks doubt HFCS is any worse than glucose (plain table sugar), and remember, all ADDED sugars and syrups fuel body-wide inflammation contributing to obesity, heart disease and cancer, so here’s the scoop.

The sugar contained in HFCS stimulates a part of the brain called the nucleus accumbens, which is a key player in the brain’s reward system. It activates two neurotransmitters: dopamine, the “I want” hormone; and serotonin, the hormone that affects both satiety and inhibition. In other words, when you consume HFCS you feel hungry longer and crave

more food. Apparently glucose doesn’t do that, according to research presented at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology annual meeting in December 2014.

So what products contain HFCS? It’s everywhere!

Read the labels. Samples: Coca-Cola, many relishes and Miracle Whip.

You should get your fructose from fresh fruits. In addition to fructose (it’s not distilled from corn), fruit contains potassium, vitamin C, folic acid and a lot of fiber, which slows digestion and helps control high blood sugar and cholesterol. So aim for 5-9 servings of fruits and veggies a day. There’s your sweet plan!

CANCER VACCINE UPDATE Remakes are tough to pull off. Remember “Conan the Barbarian” in 2011? It made Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1982 version look like Sir John Gielgud!

Then there’s “The Longest Yard” (2005 and 1974), not to mention “Planet of the Apes” (2001 and 1968). But the remake of the Gardasil anti-cancer vaccine that’s just been made available — well, this one’s worth taking a seat for!

This powerful weapon against cervical, anal, vulvar and vaginal cancers, as well as precancerous cervical, vulvar, vaginal and anal lesions and genital warts, has been upgraded. It now works against NINE strains of cancer-causing HPV (human papilloma virus).

That’s five more strains than were covered by the earlier vaccine. These additional five strains cause about 20 percent of cervical cancers.

In a large study, Gardasil 9 was found to be 97 per-

cent effective in preventing cervical, vulvar and vaginal cancers associated with those five added strains and just as effective as the earlier Gardasil vaccine against the other four.

The vaccine is available for girls 9-26 and boys 9-15 as a shot, in three doses.

You get dose 1; then two months later, dose 2; then 4 months after that, dose 3. If your child has already had an anti-HPV vaccine, ask your doc if he or she can get this one to expand the protection.

Common side effects are injection site pain, swelling, redness and headaches. The inoculation benefits probably exceed the risks by over 4,000 to 1. But if you’re uncomfortable with any reaction to this cancer-prevention vaccine, contact your doctor.

SURPRISE! FRACKING MAY CAUSE DEVELOPMENTAL DEFECTS IN HUMANS!

As Jim Nabors used to say to Sgt. Carter in the 1960s sitcom “Gomer Pyle,” “Surprise, surprise, surprise!” Kind of like the way we felt when a study from the University of Missouri-Columbia determined that for 15 million Americans living within one mile of fracking sites, a relatively new and unconventional oil and gas drilling process, exposure to the chemicals released “may be harmful to human health” and “can result in adverse reproductive health and developmental defects.”

They conducted the largest review yet of research looking at the effects of fracking byproducts on human reproductive and developmental health. They found what they considered

“strong evidence” that exposure to air and water pollution caused by fracking decreased semen quality in men, caused higher rates of miscarriage in women and increased risk of birth defects in children. “Well gawwwleee!” They’re calling for further studies.

The governor of New York state, Andrew Cuomo, had heard enough. He banned the controversial practice citing the science as well as public health and economic issues.

So, what can you do? If you live near a gas drilling site and your water comes from a local source, the Environmental Protection Agency suggests that you have your water tested for heavy metals, organic chemicals, chloride, sodium, barium and strontium. Your local health department may test private well water for free. If you use a private testing lab, make sure they’re certified for drinking water tests. Next, speak to your local or county government representative. A law that requires anyone who profits from a fracking site to drink the local water could be effective. In fact, we bet pollution problems would magically disappear, just as Gomer said, “Shazam!” *** Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” and Mike Roizen, M.D. is Chief Wellness Officer and Chair of Wellness Institute at Cleveland Clinic. To live your healthiest, tune into “The Dr. Oz Show” or visit www.sharecare.com. (c) 2015 Michael Roizen, M.D. and Mehmet Oz, M.D. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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Learn how to combat symptoms this cold and flu season (BPT) — Nurse Barb Dehn offers tips on how to get the rest you need to stay healthy this cold, cough and flu season.

A majority (73.8 percent) of people include sleep among their primary therapies when suffering from a cold or flu, according to a survey from the makers of Vicks NyQuil and DayQuil Severe, but resting may be difficult, as more than half of the respondents said their ability to sleep well is negatively affected when suffering from a respiratory illness.

When a cold or flu strikes, Nurse Barb Dehn, R.N., M.S., N.P, practicing Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner and Vicks Spokesperson, offers these helpful tips

to get you the rest you need to fight the worst cold and flu symptoms: • Take a hot shower before bed. Steam and humidity can help sinuses to drain and relieve stuffiness from a cold. It can also help you to relax. Put your towel and/or bathrobe in the dryer so that you don’t feel chilled when you get out, and make sure the room is nice and warm.

• Elevate the head of the bed. Use a large, wedgeshaped pillow to raise the upper body from the waist up in order to allow blood to flow away from the head and reduce inflammation of the air passages. Make sure not to raise the body more than six inches to avoid sliding out of the bed.

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Vendor: Williams Release Date: 12/17/14

15 oz.

RELEASED TO VENDOR

Things we want you to know: New Retail Installment Contracts, Shared Connect Plan and $25 device act. fee required. Credit approval required. Regulatory Cost Recovery Fee applies (currently $1.82/line/month); this is not a tax or gvmt. required charge. Add. fees, taxes and terms apply and vary by svc. and eqmt. Offers valid in-store at participating locations only, may be fulfilled through direct fulfillment and cannot be combined. See store or uscellular.com for details. $130 Price Plan based on $90/mo., 10GB Shared Connect Plan plus 4 lines with discounted $10 Device Connection Charges each. Retail Installment Contract required to receive discounts; otherwise, regular Device Connection Charges apply. Other discounts available for additional Shared Connect Plans. Limited-time offer. Contract Payoff Promo: Offer valid on up to 6 consumer lines or 25 business lines. Must port in current number to U.S. Cellular and purchase new Smartphone or tablet through a Retail Installment Contract on a Shared Connect Plan with Device Protection+.

Enrollment in Device Protection+ required in all markets except North Carolina. The monthly charge for Device Protection+ is $8.99 for Smartphones. A deductible per approved claim applies. Federal Warranty Service Corporation is the Provider of the Device Protection+ ESC benefits, except in CA and OK. Submit final bill identifying early termination fee (ETF) charged by carrier within 60 days of activation date to www.uscellular.com/contractpayoff or via mail to U.S. Cellular® Contract Payoff Program 5591-61; PO Box 752257; El Paso, TX 88575-2257. Customer will be reimbursed for the ETF reflected on final bill up to $350/line. Reimbursement in form of a U.S. Cellular Prepaid Card is issued by MetaBank,® Member FDIC; additional offers are not sponsored or endorsed by MetaBank. This card does not have cash access and can be used at any merchant location that accepts MasterCard® Debit Cards within the U.S. only. Card valid through expiration date shown on front of card. Allow 12–14 weeks for processing. To be eligible, customer must register for My Account. Retail Installment Contract: Retail Installment Contract (Contract) and monthly payments according to the Payment Schedule in the Contract required. If you are in default or terminate your Contract, we may require you to immediately pay the entire unpaid Amount Financed as well as our collection costs, attorneys’ fees and court costs related to enforcing your obligations under the Contract. Upgrade your handset after 12 consecutive payments made on the Contract. Kansas Customers: In areas in which U.S. Cellular receives support from the Federal Universal Service Fund, all reasonable requests for service must be met. Unresolved questions concerning services availability can be directed to the Kansas Corporation Commission Office of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at 1-800-662-0027.

Limited-time offer. Trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners. Additional terms apply. See store or uscellular.com for details. ©2015 U.S. Cellular 1A-P-R1-1/2015

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