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Library board approves contract with Houk

By KYLE WILSON

CNA managing editor kwilson@crestonnews.com

On Monday, Creston Library Board voted unanimously to sign another contract with Mandy Houk of Marketing Kinetics — a strategic marketing firm from Lamoni.

The contract is for six months whereby Houk will provide public relations services, assistance in securing an architect for a library expansion, researching potential donors for said expansion, web development and any other assistance agreed upon between the two parties.

In the contract, Houk will bill for a minimum of 25 hours per month.

She warned, though, if the board is in a “holding pat- Houk tern” with the library expansion at Gibson Memorial, she may not be worth hiring.

“From my perspective, I certainly want to be here if you want me to be,” Houk told the board. “But if you are not in a place where you want to increase community support and move forward aggressively — so things are happening and

contract agreements This is the second contract between Mandy Houk and the board. In the first contract, Houk was hired to help the board raise funds to turn Lincoln School into a new city library. However, the city of Creston sold the old school in August to Seldin Company of Omaha, a development company who plans to transform the building into elderly housing. The first contract between Houk and the board — which lasted about seven months — has been paid in full.

community is hearing things are happening ... then I may not be offering you anything.”

The board agreed they are moving forward with a library expansion and will make arrangements this week to interview a third architectural firm.

The board has already met with

OPN Architects and Invision Architecture — both with offices in Des Moines. The board agreed to make contact this week with Neumann Monson Architects of Des Moines for their third interview.

In the past, Neumann Monson has helped construct libraries or library expansions in Fontanelle

Police chief urges precaution after recent burglaries

Farmers harvested a record 83.1 million acres in 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (CNA file photo)

Farmers harvested a record 14.2 billion bushels of corn in 2014, which is 3 percent more than the 2013 crop. Soybean production also set a record at 3.97 billion bushels.

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DES MOINES (AP) — Farmers set new corn and soybean records last year, harvesting the largest crops ever as a cool summer allowed the plants to mature under mostly favorable conditions.

The abundance has kept commodity prices low, however, meaning many farmers will struggle to make a profit this year, especially if they’re paying high rent for land.

Farmers harvested a record 14.2 billion bushels of corn, 3 percent more than the 2013 crop, which set the previous record.

The average bushel-per-

and Exira, among others. The board plans to hire one of these firms to tell them the strengths and weaknesses of the current library site on Howard Street and which direction to expand.

Once interviews with the architect firms are complete and one is hired, the board plans to present all the expansion possibility to the public.

In other library board news: • The board agreed to contact Garden & Associates and request they attend a board meeting so the board can ask questions and better understand a soil study done at Gibson Memorial more than a decade ago.

acre yield was 171, significantly better than the 158 bushels per acre in 2013, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported in its final tally of the 2014 crop year released Monday. The record crop came even though farmers harvested about 5 percent fewer acres than in 2013. Record yields were estimated in 21 states, including Illinois and Nebraska.

Soybean production also set a record at 3.97 billion bushels, up 18 percent from 2013. Farmers harvested a record 83.1 million acres in 2014.

But when farmers produce

record crops, the abundance pushes prices lower. That means as many as a third of corn and soybean acres may be unprofitable this year, according to an analysis by FarmLink, a Kansas City, Missouri, company that provides data for farmers.

It’s the farmers who have aggressively added rental land in recent years, locking in higher rents in hopes prices would remain high, who may struggle to make a profit, said Chad Hart, an agricultural economist at Iowa State University.

“Those who own their land outright are probably still

profitable today and those who have enjoyed stable long-term lower cash rental agreements are still probably profitable,” Hart said.

Corn prices hit a record high of $8 per bushel during a drought in the summer of 2012 and prices pushed farmers to increase corn acres to take advantage.

But a good crop last year and another record this year have driven prices below $4.

The price on corn for March delivery bottomed at $3.30 a bushel in early Please see HARVEST, Page 2

Creston talent:

Joey Mullin, left, sings alongside his father Bill Mullin and mother Julia WeisshaarMullin at Creston Arts annual party over the weekend.

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by SARAH BROWN

Creston Chamber of Commerce and Creston Police are encouraging area businesses to take extra precaution after two burglaries occured in Creston within the past two weeks.

The burglaries occured at Coen’s Furniture and Family Shoe Store. A brick was thrown through the front window at both businesses.

More than $400 worth of merchandise and an undetermined amount of cash was stolen at Family Shoe Store. Meanwhile, damage estimate to the door is $765. Damage and loss estimates at Coen’s Furniture are unavailable at this time.

Businesses are asked to not leave any cash on the premises after business hours unless it is in a secured, locked area or safe. Creston Police Chief Paul Ver Meer said if a business owner has any concerns about making a depoist, he or she can contact the police department for an escort.

Also, if you have any information about the burglaries, contact Ver Meer at 641-782-8402.

Romney talks about third White House bid ATLANTA (AP) — Mitt Romney and his wife reached out to former staff and supporters in key states over the weekend, making contact just hours after shocking many by signaling interest in a third run for president.

The Republican Party’s 2012 presidential nominee told a private gathering of New York-area donors on Friday that he is again seriously exploring running for the White House. The next day, Romney Romney began phoning former backers in Iowa and New Hampshire, including Jim Merrill, a top Romney staffer in New Hampshire during his 2008 and 2012 campaigns.

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Deaths Sandi Kneedler Creston

Sandi Kay Kneedler, 68, of 1354 Walnut A v e . , Creston, formerly of Ottumwa, died January 10, 2015 Kneedler at home.

She was born December 7, 1946 in Ottumwa to Willard and Leta Foy Heller. She married Ronald Kneedler on January 25, 1969.

While living in Ottumwa, Sandi worked at Standard Kollsman, and she and her husband owned and operated R&S Redemption Center in Creston.

Sandi was an avid reader and had an enormous book collection and had a great talent to play the piano. Her greatest desire was taking care of her pets, they were her children. She had many dogs over the years, Charlie, Billy, Joey, Enie Mae, Cutey Pie, Bandit, Sport, Harley, Rocky, Nicky, Spider Man, Jake and Ginger. She also had a love for horses ever since she was a little girl. She had recently purchased a POA horse named Gracie that she took joy and caring for and reminded her of when she was a young girl spending time with her cousins on the farm with the horses.

In her free time she enjoyed being outdoors and taking care of her garden and planting numerous flowers. She had a talent for baking and cooking.

She had many famous family dishes, like her seafood meals she made, her peanut brittle, butter cookies, divinity and cinnamon rolls, etc.

Sandi enjoyed taking care

Helen Terry Mount Ayr

Helen C. Terry, 85, of Mount Ayr died Jan. 11, 2015, in Des Moines, after a short battle with breast canTerry cer.

A celebration of her life will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 16, at the United Methodist Church in Mount Ayr. The Rev. Skip Rushing will officiate. Interment will be held at a later date in Fairmount Cemetery in Polo, Ill. Open visitation will noon to 8 p.m. Thursday with family present 6 to 8 p.m. at Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home, 205 W. Monroe St., Mount Ayr. Memorials may be directed to funds established at Mount Ayr United Methodist Church, Mount Ayr Public Library and HCI Care Services. Online condolences may be left at www. watsonarmstrongfh.com.

Helen C. Terry, daughter of Mary Loretta (Johnson) and Robert George Copenhaver, was born Nov. 16, 1929, in Freeport, Ill. Helen graduated from Polo (Ill.) Community High School in 1947 and from Colorado College, Colo.

Springs, Colo., in 1951.

Helen married Jack R.

of people and would bake special treats for her nurses and would help serve meals to the less fortunate during the holidays.

She had a love for traveling. Sandi and her husband Ron enjoyed their Minnesota fishing trips and being out on the dock fishing and taking in the scenery.

She took pride in her grandkids and their hobbies and sporting events such as piano, gymnastics, track, swimming, basketball, football, baseball and academics. She always enjoyed spoiling them and loved watching them grow.

Sandi had a huge heart and gave a 110 percent to everything she went to do. She worked hard each day regardless of how she felt. She was a one of kind wife, sister, aunt, greataunt (grandma) and will be deeply missed.

Surviving is her husband, Ron; two brothers, Monte (Linda) Heller of Blakesburg and Bob (Phyllis) Heller of Rapid City, SD; nephew, T.J. (Kelly) Heller of Ottumwa; niece, Jennifer (Eric) Johnston of Ottumwa; great-nieces and nephews, Kiley, Nolan and Kendall Faith Heller and Griffin and Ryder Johnston.

She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, David Heller.

Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Reece Funeral Home in Ottumwa with Pastor Richard Schlotter officiating. The casket will remain closed. Burial will be in Ottumwa Cemetery.

Visitation begins on Thursday with the family present one hour prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Heartland Humane Society, PO Box 1149, Ottumwa, IA 52501.

Terry. The family spent 15 years in Lamoni, where Jack and Helen owned the weekly newspaper, The Lamoni Chronicle.

In 1965, they purchased The Mount Ayr Record News, and in July 1966, the family moved to Mount Ayr. Helen began working at the Record News in 1968 and worked for nearly 28 years until retiring in August 1998.

Helen was an active member of Mount Ayr United Methodist Church, Chapter CK P.E.O., Ringgold Singers, Chamber of Commerce and Robert Burns Chapter of Iowa Scottish Heritage Society.

Helen is survived by her daughters, Martha Ann Terry of Pittsburgh, Pa., Barbara C. (husband Doug) McAnelly of Indianola and Sandra (husband David) Jett of Mountain Home, Idaho; grandsons, Christopher (wife Deana) Chiusano of Cranberry Township, Pa., Terrence Chiusano of Pittsburgh, Pa., Dru (wife Meredith) McAnelly of Bondurant and Wade (wife Jamie) McAnelly of Minnetonka, Minn.; five great-grandchildren; and brother James (wife Ann) Copenhaver of Lake Forest, Ill. Helen was preceded in death by her parents; brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Esther Copenhaver; and son Thomas Terry.

ROMNEY: Continued from Page 1

“We had a great conversation. He made it clear to me he is seriously considering the race,” Merrill said Monday in an interview with The Associated Press. “When you get a phone call like that at close to 9 on a Saturday night, it means something.”

Romney also called a handful of others supporters in the state, while his wife, Ann Romney, phoned Susan Duprey, her personal traveling companion during the 2012 campaign and the wife of New Hampshire’s national committeeman, Steve Duprey.

Romney also reached out to his chief Iowa strategist in 2008 and 2012, David Kochel in Des Moines.

Calls from Romney also went to several boldface names in Republican politics, including his 2012 running mate, Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, who said Mon-

“I was surprised, but not shocked.

I know how much Gov. Romney cares about the country. He has something to offer.”

— Jim Merrill

Romney staffer

day he would not run for president in 2016.

Others on Romney’s call list: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich; New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte and the state’s former governor, John Sununu; former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, who ran for president in 2012; Meg Whitman, chief executive at Hewlett-Packard Co.; Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz; and two former senators, Scott Brown of Massachusetts and Jim Talent of Missouri.

Romney’s move toward the 2016 campaign comes after months of insisting

HARVEST: Continued from Page 1

October and was trading just above $4 on Monday.

Land owners spent about $3 a bushel on average planting, growing and harvesting corn, but those renting land likely had costs above $4 per bushel, said Todd Hultman, a

grain market analyst at DTN, an Omaha-based agricultural market data provider.

Corn farmers experienced six strong years before prices began dropping last year, so it’s likely most have cash reserves and significant working capital to get through an unprofitable year, Hultman said.

Free grant writing seminar offered in Adair County GREENFIELD — Empowering Adair County Foundation (EACF) is hosting a free grant writing seminar at three different locations Jan. 28: • 9 to 10 a.m., Stuart, AmericInn meeting room, 420 SW 8th St., refreshments included.

• Noon to 1 p.m., Adair, Adair City Hall, meeting room, 320 Audubon St., light lunch will be provided.

• 3 to 4 p.m., Greenfield, Warren Cultural Center, green room, 154 Public Square, refreshments included.

Joe Sorensen, Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines, will be the featured speaker. This workshop will be informational and provide beneficial guidance for anyone to use when completing a grant application. The grant application process can be competitive, which makes it more difficult to have your application accepted for funding. Discover ways to create a more professional grant application.

EACF is an affiliate of Community Foundation

of Greater Des Moines.

Sorensen will also provide information specific to EACF’s grant program and answer questions.

Each year Empowering Adair County Foundation awards funds for projects which support economic well-being, tourism and community beautification, public services and recreation/entertainment/arts/ culture in Adair County.

“These workshops will help explain how Empowering Adair County Foundation works and provide good working knowledge regarding the expectations of quality grant proposals,” said Angie Engles, Adair County Extension/Empowering Adair County Foundation administrator.

Light snacks will be provided during the morning and afternoon sessions. A light lunch will be supplied for the noon workshop.

For more information or to register for one of the three workshops, call Engles or Deena Wells, Adair County Extension and EACF representatives, at 641-743-8412 or email dwells@iastate.edu. Registration deadline is Jan. 23.

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MidAmerican completes 3 more wind farms in energy project DES MOINES (AP) — MidAmerican Energy Company has completed work on three additional wind farms as part of an ongoing sustainable energy project.

The Iowa-based energy company announced Monday that the completion of these wind farms means four of the five farms that comprise the so-called Wind VIII project are now finished.

The development project is the largest of its kind in Iowa history.

The new wind farms are

located in Webster County, Madison County and Wellsburg County.

They account for nearly half of the project’s estimated 1,050 megawatts of wind generation capacity.

Adam Wright, MidAmerican’s vice president of wind generation and development, says the turbines will help MidAmerican produce enough energy to meet the electricity needs of about half its customers.

The project is slated for completion by the end of this year.

Pot seized, Iowan arrested in Nebraska, patrol says KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — More than 35 pounds of marijuana has been seized and an Iowa resident has been arrested after a traffic stop in south-central Nebraska.

The Nebraska State Patrol says a trooper pulled over an eastbound car around 1 p.m.

Sunday about two miles east of the Minden exit off Interstate 80.

The patrol says a search dog taken to the scene indicated that drugs were in the vehicle.

Troopers found the pot in duffel bags in the car trunk.

The driver and lone occupant, who is from Mason City, Iowa, was taken to Buffalo County Jail in Kearney.

Online court records don’t yet say whether the driver has been charged.

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that he would not seek the White House for a third time. “The reality is this, and I’ll say it the same way I have for quite some time, which is, I’m not running, I’m not planning on running,” Romney said on Fox News in November.

While Romney was the overwhelming front-runner at the beginning of the 2012 campaign, he would join a 2016 field expected to feature more than a dozen Republicans with legitimate White House resumes, including several sitting governors and U.S. senators.

With little indication that

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Romney first disclosed his intentions on Friday to a group of New York-area donors that included several Bush supporters.

Some later reported being shocked, even frustrated, that Romney made such an announcement during what they thought was a meeting of old friends.

Several members of Romney’s senior staff also reported having no idea that such an announcement was coming.

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Resources Taxes Tuition/Transportation Received Earnings on Investments Other Revenues from Local Sources State Foundation Aid Juvenile Home Tuition Aid Advance Other State Sources IDEA Grants Other Federal Sources Total Revenues Operating Transfers In & other sources Total Revenues & Other Financing Source Beginning Fund Balance Total Resource

7,015,000 360,326 1,000 3,801,190 7,520,660 420,005 2,194,725 10,390,160 564,770 32,267,836 0 32,267,836 2,290,130 34,557,966

7,019,142 360,326 950 3,503,298 7,537,660 397,357 2,217,370 10,390,163 564,767 31,991,033 271,857 32,262,890 3,050,804 35,313,694

6,943,581 343,762 852 2,460,101 7,279,033 388,634 2,145,263 10,166,220 637,138 30,364,584 304,938 30,669,522 4,037,365 34,706,887

Requirements Instruction Student Support Services Instructional Staff Support Services General Administration Building Administration Business & Central Administration Purchasing, Distributing, Printing, Duplicating Plant Operations and Maintenance Student Transportation Other Support Service Noninstructional Program Facilities Acquisition and Construction Total Expenditures Operating Transfers Out & Other Financing Uses Total Expenditures & Other Financing Uses Ending Fund Balance Total Requirements

3,285,710 14,114,128 6,314,141 757,302 2,635,847 1,592,506 304,695 937,345 7,100 540,468 115,304 0 30,604,546 1,875,304 32,479,850 2,078,116 34,557,966

3,285,710 14,114,128 6,314,141 757,302 2,635,847 1,592,506 304,695 937,345 7,100 540,468 115,304 271,857 30,876,403 2,147,161 33,023,564 2,290,130 35,313,694

2,855,043 13,677,903 6,185,929 694,930 2,408,687 1,406,315 279,963 903,436 433 610,341 100,587 304,938 29,428,505 2,227,578 31,656,083 3,050,804 34,706,887

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Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, noon to 5 p.m., 107 W. Howard St. Free community meal, 5 to 6 p.m., United Church of Christ (Congregational), 501 W. Montgomery St. VFW Post No. 1797, 6 p.m., Elks Lodge, 403 W. Montgomery St. Eagles Aerie, 7 p.m., Eagles Lodge.

Southwest Iowa Dancers, 7 to 10 p.m., the Junction (Hwys 2 and 65) east of Leon. Homemade buffet for free will offering before dance.

Eagles Auxiliary, 7:30 p.m., Eagles Lodge.

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

Wednesday

TOPS 116, 9:30 a.m., United Church of Christ (Congregational), 501 W. Montgomery St. Friends Helping Friends Bereavement Support Group, 3 to 5 p.m., Prairie View Assisted

Living private dining room, 1709 W. Prairie St. Southwest Iowa Dancers Jam Session, 6 to 9 p.m., Chicken Inn, 3 miles west of Creston on Hwy 34.

Thursday

Super 8 Club, 1 p.m., Regency Park.

Celebrate Recovery (a Christcentered 12-step program), 6 p.m., Crest Baptist Church, 1211 N. Poplar St. Gambler’s Anonymous, 7 p.m., Assembly of God Church, 801 N. Fillmore St., Osceola.

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

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

Friday

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 107 W. Howard St. CW Club, noon, congregate meal site, restored Creston Depot.

Southern Prairie YMCA 55 Plus, 11:45 a.m., Summit House.

Bring $3 for pizza and change for bingo.

Markets Grain prices quoted at 10 a.m. today: • Farmers Co-op, Creston: Corn — $3.71

Soybeans — $9.52 • Gavilon Grain: Corn — $3.72 Soybeans — $9.67

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Meetings

Afton City Council, 6:30 p.m. today, city hall.

Agenda includes: 6:30 p.m. public hearing on vacating, closing and conveying alley between lots 714-15 to Alan Austin; possible resolutions to approve: conveyance of real estate to Alan Austin (alley); authorize a form of loan and disbursement from Iowa Finance; authorize and provide for issuance and securing payment of $312,000; and sewer revenue loan notes, series 2015 and providing for a method of payment; second reading of ordinance no. 218 amending load and weigh restrictions; first reading of ordinance no.

219 adding recreational vehicle parking; first reading of ordinance no. 220 amending garbage fees (increase 5.8 percent); set time and place of regular council meetings for 2015; establish council pay when attending appointed meetings; determine date of payment for city council; authorize number, duties and compensation of employees; provide for surety bond/blanket position bond; establish city attorney fees; designate official paper for publication; designate day before or after Christmas as holiday; electric system project update from JEO Consulting Group and Casey’s offer to donate land south of proposed substation site; certificate of completion and change order no. 1 on lagoon biosolids removal project; monthly review of nuisance properties; review Chapter 121 - zoning - discuss

amount of properties half acre or more that are allowed to have farm animals; Wellmark Foundation 2015 Healthy Communities Small Grant, consider sidewalks; junior class fundraiser, request to put out can trailer; discuss ordinance chapters reviewed and next to be reviewed; adjourn; council/mayor to meet after for a workshop for the 2015-16 budget.

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Agenda includes: board awards for significant recognition; focus on student achievement; financial statements/bills; recommended hires/resignations; officials’ contracts and entry fees; open enrollments; fundraisers/outof-state trips; nominations for February board award recipients; principals’, early childhood director’s and superintendent’s reports; board work session, report on district goals; facilities discussion on bus barn; ASPIRE spring concert; first reading of board policies 800-802.5; communication/correspondence/comments; board goals addressed; meeting norms discussion.

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Miscellaneous Burglary, 3:05 p.m., Jan. 6.

—————— Talk to officer, 12:19 a.m., Ongoing criminal investiBradley Leo Ranney, 45, Monday, North Pine Street. gation, 3:25 p.m., Jan. 6. of Massena was charged with Traffic control, 10:39 a.m., Ongoing criminal investi- operating while revoked 1:55 Monday, New York Avenue. gation, 3:35 p.m., Jan. 6.

Area Cities p.m. Jan. 5 in Adair County.

City Hi a.m., Lo Cond.

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Hi Lo Cond. on Accident, 11:33 Mon- City Missing juvenile, p.m., CityRanney was released Algona 22 14 pt sunny Davenport 24 15 pt sunny Marshaltown 22 13 pt sunny day, Russell Street.

Jan. 6. $1,000 bond. 20 12 pt sunny Atlantic 28 16 mst sunny Des Moines 27 16 mst sunny Mason City Assistance, 2612:31 Information,24 3:48 p.m., Onawa — — — — Aubudon 15 mstp.m., sunny Dubuque 14 mst sunny 27 — 16 — pt sunny Monday, East Adams Street.

Cedar Rapids 27 14 mst sunny Jan. Farmington 30 16 pt sunny Oskaloosa 30 14 Solasbermst sunny 6.

David Edward Centerville 18 mstp.m., sunny Fort Dodge criminal 21 12 ptinvestisunny Ottumwa 31 16 mst sunny Traffic stop,32 1:39 Ongoing ry, 54, of Mitchellville was Clarinda North32Sumner 17 sunny Ft Madison 29 17 mst sunny Red Oak 30 18 mst sunny Monday, Av- gation, 6:47 p.m., Jan. 6. charged on an Adair CounClarion 20 12 pt sunny Guttenberg 27 15 pt sunny Sioux Center 21 15 pt sunny enue.

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Civil dispute, 3:03 p.m., gation, 10:15 p.m., Jan. 6.

Solasberry was being held Monday, National West Cities Jefferson Ongoing criminal investi- in Adair County Jail on Street.

City Hi Lo Cond.

City Hi Lo WednesCond.

City gation, 1:05 p.m., $2,000 bond. Hi Lo Cond.

Atlanta 47 32 drizzle Houston 46 41 cloudy Phoenix — — — 66 — 45 — sunny Talk to officer, 4:18 p.m., day.

— Boston 30 21 cloudy Los Angeles 69 50 sunny San Francisco 64 46 sunny Monday, North Pine Street.

Ongoing criminal investiRaymond Verl Young Jr., Chicago 18 10 pt sunny Miami 80 65 pt sunny Seattle 49 37 mst sunny Public intoxication, 4:24 gation, 2 p.m., Wednesday.

31, of Adair was charged Dallas 45 34 cloudy Minneapolis 22 15 cloudy St. Louis 30 25 cloudy on p.m., Monday, West Denver 43 20 Howard sunny New York 34 24 cloudy 33 28 snwarrant shower Ongoing criminal investi- Washington, an AdairDCCounty Street. gation, 6:40 p.m., Wednes- for first-degree harassment Information, 8:17 p.m., day.

Wednesday in Adair County.

Monday, North Pine Street.

Ongoing criminal investiYoung was being held Moon Phases UV Index Alarm, 11:09 p.m., Mon- gation, 7:55 p.m., Wednes- awaitng appearance before Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun day, West Taylor Street. day. the magistrate.

1/14 1/15 1/16 1/17 1/18 Ongoing criminal2 investi-2 2— — —2 — — —2 Afton Police gation, 8:45 p.m., Low Wednes-Low Tara AnneLowSquibbs, 30, Low Low Miscellaneous Last New First day. Full of Corning was charged on Jan 13 call, Jan12:19 20 Jan 27 Information, Feb 3 The UV Index is measured on a 0 - County warrant 11 Animal a.m., 9:08 p.m., a Union for 11 number scale, with a higher UV 0 Dec. 28.

Index showing the need for greater Wednesday. third-degree theft 6:55 p.m. skin protection.

Information, p.m., ©2010 American Profile12:26 Hometown Content Service Information, 3:31 p.m., Wednesday in Adair County.

Dec. 30.

Friday.

Squibbs was being held in Information, 5:03 p.m., Information, 3:45 p.m., Adair County Jail on $2,000 Dec. 30.

Friday. bond.

Information, 9:49 a.m., Talk to officer, 7:15 p.m., —————— Dec. 31.

Saturday.

David Bruce Carl, 32, of Information, 6:49 p.m., Violation of no contact or- Greenfield was charged on a Dec. 31. der, 8:31 p.m., Saturday.

Polk County warrant for proMissing adult, 7:45 a.m., Ongoing criminal investi- bation violation on an original Jan. 5. gation, 4:17 a.m., Sunday. charge of second-offense posBurglary, 8:10 a.m., Jan. 5. session of a controlled subInformation, 8:43 a.m., Adair County stance 10:20 p.m. Wednesday Jan. 5. in Adair County.

Sheriff Information, 9:33 a.m., Carl was being held awaitJon Steven Fox, 44, of CaJan. 5. sey was charged on a court Missing juvenile, 10:19 order 9:43 a.m. Jan. 5 in a.m., Jan. 5.

Adair County.

Burglary, 2:05 p.m., Jan. 5.

ing appearance before the magistrate.

—————— Tabitha Captolia Green, 30, of Des Moines was charged on a Polk County warrant for third-degree criminal mischief 1:39 a.m.

Thursday in Adair County.

Green was being held awaiting appearance before the magistrate.

Miscellaneous Assistance, 12:24 a.m., Jan. 5.

Accident, 1:37 p.m., Jan. 5.

Accident, 2:26 p.m., Jan. 5.

Alarm, 6:47 p.m., Jan. 5.

Assistance, 7:39 p.m., Jan. 5.

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Accident, 6:30 a.m., Jan. 6.

Accident, 2:36 p.m., Jan. 6.

Transport, 3 p.m., Jan. 6.

Assistance, 1:08 p.m., Wednesday.

Traffic complaint, 1:40 p.m., Thursday.

Assistance, 6:52 a.m., Friday.

Suspicious vehicle, 10:01 a.m., Friday.

Accident, 5:44 p.m., Friday.

Assistance, 8:32 p.m., Friday.

Traffic complaint, 2:02 a.m., Saturday.

Accident, 7:46 a.m., Saturday.

Assistance, 10:11 a.m., Saturday.

Traffic complaint, 5:20 p.m., Saturday.

Traffic complaint, 4:45 p.m., Sunday.

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OPINION Sad days for satire

I met Herbert Block, the late, great editorial cartoonist Herblock, in Washington in the early 1980s. Maybe I should say I saw him. “Met” is too strong a word. I never even shook his hand.

I was married at the time to Jimmy Johnson, a Mississippi editorial cartoonist, and, because of Jimmy, we were attending the National Society of Editorial Cartoonists convention in Washington. Herblock, a deity in the trade, made an appearance.

Jeet Heer of The New Republic wrote that Herblock “spent his long life practicing the vicious art of visual mockery, exaggerating the physiognomic peculiarity of politicians in order to call attention to their moral defects.”

“Visual mockery.” A good term. Nobody was better at it, except maybe Bill Mauldin.

King Features commentary Rheta Johnson

Herblock drew Joseph McCarthy “as a knuckle-dragging Neanderthal” and Richard Nixon as a “shifty, beady-eyed used car salesman.” Again, to quote Heer.

Herblock changed our world, peacefully, with pen and ink.

He milked sacred cows dry.

I thought of Herblock in recent days with the sickening news coming from Paris about the massacre of magazine satirists. I’m sure over the years Herblock got his share of angry letters and empty threats.

But I doubt if Herblock, like the slain cartoonist editor of Charlie Hebdo, needed a constant body-

guard. Times have changed.

I grew up on the wonderfully wacky satire of Mad magazine. I married a cartoonist. I’ve spent most of my adult life writing social and political commentary, though I noticed some years ago that satire doesn’t work well anymore in this country. I tend to avoid it. People have become too literal.

One of my lowest moments as a columnist came after reading an Associated Press story that said people claimed to like George W. Bush because he used “small” words when he spoke. I wrote an entire column using mostly threeor four-letter sentences. I like Bush. He talks plain. I understand him. Liberals wrote to complain about my conversion to conservatism. Conservatives wrote to congratulate me.

In the U.S., there were over

2,000 working editorial cartoonists at the beginning of the 20th century. At the beginning of the 21st, there were fewer than 40.

In France, where even young people are well-read and passionately interested in current events, the art of satire thrives. The role of political cartoonists remains viable.

The right to free expression is treasured. Are the cartoons always on point, in good taste, world-changing? No. But at least the possibility of changing the world with ink is intact.

The assassins picked the wrong country if they thought they were going to silence satirists. French men and women, young and old, have taken to the street to show they won’t be intimidated. “Je Suis Charlie!”

The office of Charlie Hebdo where the murders occurred is near

the Place de Bastille. One could make a legitimate claim that editorial cartooning got its start at the same place around the time of the French Revolution.

What the world needs is more irreverent humor and satire, not less. It needs more talented and informed journalists using “visual mockery” to make a point. It needs free expression. And the world needs to remember that all of us who believe in free expression are Charlie. *** Rheta Grimsley Johnson most recent book is “Hank Hung the Moon ... And Warmed Our Cold, Cold Hearts.” Comments are welcomed at rhetagrimsley@aol.com. (c) 2015 Rheta Grimsley Johnson Distributed by King Features Syndicate

Letter to the editor

Thank you for allowing me to serve From Dennis Nelson Creston

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the community for allowing me to serve 14 years on the Board of Directors of the Greater Regional Medical Center.

I had the pleasure of serving with a very dedicated board. I have seen many improvements and addition of services in my time on the board. Just to mention a few: new surgical center, new birthing center, the building of the hospice house and many others too numer-

ous to mention. These accomplishments were due to an aggressive and forward thinking administration.

It also would not have been possible without the outstanding staff we have throughout the medical center. This was evident in the way they worked together when we were struck by a tornado. Not many facilities could have handled this as well as our entire staff.

We all can be very proud of the Greater Regional Medical Center.

Again, thank you for allowing me to serve.

We like to hear from you!

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Florida State University quarterback Jameis Winston declared himself eligible HOLLYWOOD — God bless America, and how’s everybody?

The White House was slammed Thursday for refusing to refer to the Paris cartoonist murderers as radical Islamist terrorists. It’s had a chilling effect on comedy. You couldn’t help but notice that in the next day’s Washington Post editorial cartoon President Obama’s ears were a lot smaller than usual.

USA Today published a study on the political effect of cable news networks on viewers. It makes sense. The survey says watching Fox News makes you more conservative, watching MSNBC makes you more liberal and if you watch CNN you never think any airplane is going to land safely or be found.

Florida State University quarterback Jameis Winston declared himself eligible Thursday for the National Football League draft this spring. He has the three essential qualities necessary for a long career. NFL scouts rave that he has a great arm, great mobility, and he knows how to talk to the police.

The Real Housewives of New Jersey star Teresa Guidice showed up at New Jersey’s state prison on Wednesday morning to begin serving her fifteen-month sentence for her conviction for fraud. The first day in prison was really awkward for her. Everybody showed up for dinner wearing the same outfit.

Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Niete and his aides arrived in Washington D.C. Tuesday to meet with President Obama at the White House. It was just more

Topical humor Argus Hamilton

of the same. Mexico’s president wasn’t in the United States three hours before Homeland Security admitted they’ve completely lost track of him.

President Obama addressed a cheering group of Democrats in Tucson Thursday where he took credit for the success of his programs. The young people ate it up.

Billboard magazine says Dr. Dre made over six hundred million dollars last year so don’t say that Obamacare has hurt medical providers.

President Obama announced a proposal Friday to grant free community college to anyone. This would halve the cost of a fouryear degree, and all the worries afterward. Hitler blew his brains out after he tried everything he could think of to raise the money to pay off his student loan from art school.

French police pursued the al-Qaeda killers who murdered Paris cartoonists Tuesday for printing cartoons of Prophet Mohammed and they got machine-gunned for being sacrilegious. Comedians live in a precarious world. You get the same reaction if you tell an Obama joke at the Academy Awards.

NBC sold out its Super Bowl ads at four million dollars a minute of advertising time Friday. It’s

a delicate balancing act. Every Super Bowl Sunday they run public service ads calling for an end to domestic violence, for safe sex and for responsible parenting, in-between forty-six beer commercials.

Curt Schilling suggested the Baseball Writers of America refused to vote him into the Hall of Fame because he’s a GOP conservative. That’s not the language ballplayers speak. Whenever he talked to the middle infielders about dollars and taxes they thought they had been traded to the Rangers.

The Weather Channel reported a frigid air mass swept across the continental United States and sent temperatures in the Plains down to below zero. The U.S. government offered to help. It’s so cold that the Republicans want to use the Keystone pipeline to deliver hot Canadian whiskey to Nebraskans.

The People vs. O.J. Simpson is a new FX mini-series that just cast John Travolta as O.J.’s lawyer Robert Shapiro and Cuba Gooding Jr. as O.J. Simpson. It was one of the greatest escape acts anyone ever witnessed. Robert Shapiro was such a great lawyer that he even had O.J. convinced he didn’t do it.

Bill Cosby performed in Ontario Tuesday where a dozen Canadian demonstrators stood outside the theater protesting his appearance.

The sold-out audience loved him.

Bill Cosby likes performing up there because the audiences aren’t so judgmental and because pills are ten times cheaper in Canada.

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PEOPLE/NEWS

Kirkhart card shower planned

Former NFL fullback Rod Konrad talks about his ocean escape PLANTATION, Fla. (AP) — The former NFL fullback entered the room with a wobble in his walk, and needed assistance climbing a podium so he could face a media throng and discuss his death-defying 16hour swim to shore.

Rod Konrad sipped from a bottle of water, his efforts to rehydrate ongoing four days after the episode. His wife sat at his side rubbing his leg in support, and tears welled in their eyes as he spoke Monday.

“Happy to be here,” he began with a wry smile.

“I shouldn’t be here,” he said later, his voice cracking.

The 38-year-old Konrad’s escape was a testament to willpower and world-class athleticism. The first reports of his adventure last week received worldwide attention.

“It’s an incredible story,” endurance swimmer Diana Nyad said. “Taking his life in his hands and deciding he was going to save himself, I admire him.”

Konrad, who played for the Miami Dolphins from 1999 to 2004, had been around boats since his childhood on Boston’s North Shore. So he knew what it meant when he fell off his 31-foot Grady-White while fishing alone nine miles from land.

“A boater’s nightmare,”

he said.

He swam to Palm Beach, covering a distance of 27 miles before ringing the doorbell of an oceanfront home for help at 4:30 a.m.

Thursday.

The U.S. Coast Guard last week provided a brief summary of the events. Konrad, still weak after several days in the hospital for treatment of hypothermia and dehydration, held a news conference to fill in the details.

They were hard to believe, he and his wife agreed.

“It was a miracle he made it home,” Tammy Konrad said.

Her husband said he was taking his boat for servicing last Wednesday and decided to do a little fishing along the way. He had caught a large fish and was tending to the rod when a large wave hit, flipping Konrad into the ocean.

His boat was on autopilot and headed east. There were no other boats in sight. Konrad wasn’t wearing a life preserver. It was 12:30 p.m.

“I realized I was in some real trouble,” he said.

Konrad quickly decided to swim toward shore, although he figured the trip would take more than 10 hours, and feared succumbing to hypothermia or cramps after two or three hours. The ocean temperature was in the low 70s — far from frig-

id, but a lot colder than his body temperature.

So Konrad decided he’d better keep moving. He took off his shirt and began alternating between a breaststroke and backstroke.

He said he’s not much of a swimmer, but Nyad figures his football experience made a big difference.

“We’re not really talking about a swimming story.

We’re talking about a survival story,” Nyad said. “I’m sure his background as an athlete — toughness, having resolve, knowing things are going to be painful — were the saving grace for him.”

Konrad said he got bit “by a whole bunch of stuff.” A shark circled before moved along.

“There was a lot of stuff glowing at night, probably some jellyfish,” he said.

He could also see lights along the coast and pick out landmarks. As he tired, he gained emotional strength.

“Five or six hours in I realized, ‘Maybe I can do this,’” he said.

Twice he was nearly rescued. A recreational fishing boat approached to within 50 yards, but Konrad couldn’t flag it down. Then a Coast Guard helicopter searching for him flew overhead.

“They had their lights on me and kept going. They didn’t see me. That was a difficult time.”

John and Kathy Tapken

Tapken card shower planned

Don Pendegraft

Pendegraft card shower planned The family of Don “Pendy” Pendegraft is hosting a card shower in honor of his 80th birthday Jan. 17.

Cards may be sent to him at 603 W. Montgomery St., Creston, IA 50801.

The family of John and Kathy Tapken is hosting a card shower in honor of their 50th wedding anniversary Jan. 16.

Cards may be sent to them at 1835 High and Dry Rd., Creston, IA 50801.

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Vera Giza

Cook card shower planned

Giza card shower planned

The family of Donella L. (Marsh) Cook is hosting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday Jan. 22.

Cards may be sent to her at 313 Livingston Ave., Creston, IA 50801.

The family of Vera Giza is hosting a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday Jan. 16.

Cards may be sent to her at 1204 N. Cherry St., Creston, IA 50801.

WINTERSET — The family of Joann Kirkhart, formerly of Lorimor, is hosting a card shower in honor of her 90th birthday Jan. 24.

Cards may be sent to her at 715 S. Second Ave., Winterset, IA 50273.

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Buckeyes roll ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ohio State can add the newest version of the national championship trophy to a case that already has a bunch of the old ones.

Cardale Jones led Ohio State past Marcus Mariota and the Ducks 42-20 in the first College Football Playoff national championship game Monday night.

Behind their bullish backup quarterback and the relentless running of Ezekiel Elliott, the Buckeyes (14-1) completed a remarkable in-season turnaround with a dominating performance against the Ducks (13-2).

Elliott is the son of Stacy and Dawn Elliott, former Missouri athletes. Dawn (Huff) Elliott is a former standout athlete at Mount Ayr before running track at Missouri.

MURRAY — The Murray Mustangs saw an early lead evaporate, before pulling away from Lamoni again late in the third quarter of a 79-53 win on Friday.

Murray built up a 26-14 lead early in the game, as Trey McHenry scored on an up and under move late in the second quarter.

The Mustangs held a 29-21 lead at halftime after Tyler Whittom ended the half with a 3-pointer for Lamoni.

Murray had created turnovers and forced contested shots thanks to its press defense in the first half.

But, early in the third quarter, Lamoni began executing against the press and quickly cut the Murray lead to 34-31 after a quick 6-0 run capped off by a Sergio Oviendo Cardenas basket with 4:48 left in the quarter.

“We was trying to press them most of the game, because last time we played them, we really caused a lot of fits with turnovers,” Murray head coach Darin Wookey said. “Tonight, we did well early, but then they got to handling it and getting deep on us, and we didn’t handle getting back and rotating like

we were supposed to.”

During a timeout, Wookey called off the press and the Mustangs switched to a halfcourt defense.

Murray was able to clamp down on defense and slowly began inching away from the Demons.

Kenny Boles ended the third quarter with a driving basket, drawing a foul and sinking the free throw to give Murray a 49-37 lead.

Lamoni scored the first basket of the third quarter, but Murray responded with a 9-0 run to take a 58-39 lead.

Fisher Decker got a basket along the baseline and sank two free throws and then Boles made two free throws.

The run was capped off by a McHenry basket underneath and a free throw to complete the 3-point play.

Lamoni continued to foul and roll the ball to halfcourt on inbounds plays until 3:23 left in the game when both teams brought in the reserves.

Murray ended the game on a 14-5 run over the final 3:23 with the reserves in the game.

Boles led all scorers with 19 points, shooting 8-of-11 from the free throw line.

“We’re just kind of getting him back” Wookey said. “His stamina, from having mono, he’s still trying to work his

way back into the lineup a little bit. He’s playing well.

Only going to get better as he keeps playing. This is only about the fourth or fifth game he’s got to play.”

McHenry scored 16 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Mustangs. Jack Jones came up big with 14 points and eight rebounds, six of which were offensive boards.

Jones also finished with five steals. Decker scored 11 points.

“We’ve been saying that all year — Jack Jones might be the best offensive rebounder we’ve ever had go through here,” Wookey said. “He finds a way. He’s got a knack for finding the ball and he did again tonight. He was big.”

Murray improved to 5-3 for the season with the win. The Mustangs travel to Seymour tonight.

Wookey said it was nice to get a win in a rivalry game against Lamoni.

“It’s always been a rivalry game,” he said. “They’re not the team they used to be.

We’re not the team we used to be. But at the same time, it’s still a fun game to coach against (Ryan) Olson. I know he thinks the same thing about me. It’s always a competitive game it seems like. It was a competitive game there for awhile before we opened

Area girls basketball Lamoni 47, Murray 40 MURRAY — Lamoni ended the game with a 16-5 run here Friday to post a 4740 win over Murray.

Trailing 29-24 late in the third quarter, Murray senior Deena Snyder sparked an 11-2 run with a basket from the block. By the end of the run in the fourth quarter, Murray had built a 35-31 lead, as Snyder scored five points in the run.

But Lamoni seized momentum and the win with its 16-5 run to end the game.

Daryn Nowlin and Jennifer Eason led the charge for the Demons. Both Nowlin and Eason scored five points in the final five minutes of the game.

Murray started the game on a 10-0 run, but after the hot start, shots stopped falling for the Lady Mustangs.

Murray shot just 14-of-46 (30.4 percent) from the floor in the loss. Snyder scored 14 points to lead the Lady Mustangs. Jade Lecy, Madison Gonseth and Zadie Hatfield each scored six points. Lecy dished out seven assists and had five rebounds.

Alicia Alley-Baker led Lamoni with 13 points, while Eason scored 11. Senior Karli Smith left the game in the first half with a knee injury and did not return.

Murray fell to 7-2 for the

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season with the loss, while Lamoni improved to 7-4.

MSM 45, Mount Ayr 41 MARTENSDALE — One night after an impressive win over third-ranked Bedford, Mount Ayr came up just short in a 45-41 loss to Martensdale-St. Marys.

“We had an emotional letdown Friday night after a big win on Thursday,” Mount Ayr head coach Thad Streit said. “We have to continue to be ready to go and learn to finish games.”

Kelcie Shields scored 20 points on 7-of-11 shooting for the Raiderettes and grabbed a team-high nine rebounds with four blocked shots. Alyssa Johnson added six points. Ashton Johnson scored five points.

Megan Warin chipped in four points with four assists and three steals. Blair Glendenning, Allie Shields and Tess Shields each scored two points.

SW Valley 63, Wayne 46 CORNING — Southwest Valley put together a dominant third quarter to overcome a halftime deficit and cruise to a 63-46 win over Wayne here Friday.

The Timberwolves trailed 27-13 at halftime, but outscored Wayne 27-1 in the third quarter.

“We were making too many mistakes in our half-

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Murray’s Jade Lecy grabs a rebound over the reach of Lamoni’s Jennifer Eason during the first half of Murray’s 47-40 loss to the Demons on Friday. Lecy had six points, five rebounds and seven assists in the loss.

court offense and were not capitalizing on their mistakes,” Southwest Valley head coach Allen Naugle said. “We were able to go on a 27-1 run in the third quarter and take control of the game. Our defense and our press set the tone and created opportunities for us to build momentum and create easy shots.”

Marie Palmer led Southwest Valley with 18 points, eight rebounds and four steals to go with t h r e e b l o c k e d Palmer shots. Katie Taylor added eight points with six steals. Janelle Gibler scored seven points, while Regan Jessen added seven points with six assists.

Shelby Cooper and Jonnie Weeks each recorded six points with five steals. Lexi Bronner scored five points, while Kim Hults and Jade Petersen each added three points. Petersen had five rebounds.

Southwest Valley finished with 26 steals in the win, which improved the Timberwolves to 2-7 for the season.

Central Decatur 80, East Union 32 AFTON — Central Decatur’s pressure defense was too much for East Union to handle here Friday, as the Cardinals rolled to an 80-32 win over the Eagles.

Central Decatur collected 29 steals as a team.

“They were very good outside shooters and we couldn’t match up with their aggressive defense,” East Union head coach Carol McGuire said.

Kacie Ripperger led East Union with 11 points and Mara Weis added 10. Chelsea Hoyt scored six points and grabbed eight rebounds.

Danielle Riley added three points. Sidney McFee and Kendra Kirkland each scored one point.

Lydia Martin led Central Decatur with 24 points on 12-of-17 shooting, while Lily Simon added 19 points, nine steals and five assists.

Hallie Linhart, a third-team all-stater last year, scored 14 points with seven assists.

East Union hosts Southwest Valley tonight.

ACA 50, O-M 38 ANKENY

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ent-Macksburg finished with just four players here Friday in a 50-38 loss to Ankeny Christian Academy.

“Shannon Eads, Lisa Moss and Shyla Waldhauser all fouled out,” O-M head coach Kim DeJongh said. “It was a rough, physical game. Not a good sign when the officials make the comment it has become a football game.”

Eads scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Orient-Macksburg.

Moss added seven points with eight rebounds and four steals.

Waldhauser chipped in seven points Eads and seven rebounds.

Courtney Neal scored four points with five boards and three steals. Katie Walter added two points.

O-M 58, Moulton-Udell 45 MOULTON — Orient-Macksburg improved to 5-8 for the season with a 5845 win over Moulton-Udell here on Thursday.

“It was great to see the girls bounce back after a physical game the night before,” O-M head coach Kim DeJongh said. “As a team, they went 16-18 at the line, their best percentage all season. The girls came out ready to play and were making their shots.”

The Bulldogs held a 20-point lead at halftime and never let Moulton-Udell get closer than 11 points in the second half.

Lisa Moss scored 27 points and grabbed seven rebounds.

S h a n non Eads scored 17 points with eight boards.

Courtney Neal add- Moss ed eight points and a team-high 12 rebounds. Shyla Waldhauser chipped in two points and had 10 boards. Rylee Woosley and Katie Walter each scored two points.

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Murray sophomore Jack Jones (20) hauls in a high pass in the post during the second half of Murray’s 79-53 win over Lamoni on Friday. Jones finished with 14 points and eight rebounds, six of which were offensive boards.

things up in the third and fourth quarter.”

LAMONI (53) — Tyler Whittom 4 2-3 14, Austin Tull 4 4-8 12, Chase Potter 5 1-1 11, Sergio Oviendo Cardenas 3 1-2 7, William Greenwood 1 2-2 4, Jordan Lester 1 0-0 3, Tanner Rowland 1 0-0 2. Totals — 19 10-16 53. 3-point goals — 5 (Whittom 4, Lester 1).

Team fouls — 26. Fouled out — none.

MURRAY (79) — Kenny Boles 5 8-11 19, Trey McHenry 6 4-6 16, Jack Jones 6 2-4 14, Fisher

Decker 4 2-2 11, Bryce Keller 1 5-8 7, Zane Black 1 2-2 5, Dustin Teas 1 1-3 3, Braydon Held 1 1-1 3, Cody Mann 0 1-2 1. Totals — 25 26-40 79. 3-point goals — 3 (Boles 1, Decker 1, Black 1). FG shooting — 25-48 (52.1 percent). Rebounds — 33 (Jones 8, McHenry 8, Keller 6, Boles 4, Held 3, Decker 3).

Assists — 14 (McHenry 3, Boles 3, Held 3). Steals — 19 (Jones 5, Boles 3, Held 3, McHenry 2, Mann 2, Decker 2). Team fouls — 14.

Fouled out — none.

Lamoni — 7 21 37 53 Murray — 12 29 49 79

Spartans tune up with 103-point effort

By LARRY PETERSON CNA sports writer • lpeterson@crestonnews.com

Southwestern’s 10thranked men’s team had a successful final tune-up for conference play Saturday in a 103-89 victory over Wentworth Military Academy.

The Division II junior college out of Lexington, Mo., trailed 50-38 at halftime and the Spartans pushed the margin to 30 points before liberal substitution.

Jaylon Smith scored Southwestern’s first six points and went on to score 21, hitting three of six 3-point Smith attempts.

He also had a team-high eight assists. Josh Kirk had a teamhigh 24 points, going 12-of14 from the field.

“We did a better job on the defensive end after the first 10 minutes,” said SWCC coach Todd Lorensen. “To start the second half, we came out of the gates pretty good, too.”

Coming off illness, Mataika K o v a mainavure was still able to provide 16 points inside and haul in six Koyamainavure rebounds, matching Simon Joseph on the boards.

Gito St. Fort, 6-3 freshman from West Palm Beach, Fla., had a gamehigh 34 points for Wentworth.

“He was a combo guard and he was making everything, threes, getting to the rim, pull-up jumpers, you name it,” Lorensen said.

Southwestern improved to 14-3 going into to Wednesday’s 7:30 p.m. home matchup with Ellsworth to open the ICCAC Division II conference sea-

son. Ellsworth comes in 9-7 and 1-0, having defeated Iowa Central last weekend, 77-67.

Although few of the Spartan players in the main rotation have played in the league before, Lorensen feels they’re ready to compete.

“If you told me we’d be 14-3 going into the first conference game, I think all of us would have been pretty happy with that,” Lorensen said. “We’ve put ourselves in a position to do some fun things.”

Ellsworth is expected to play a lot of zone defesne, and have some athletic players not shy about launching shots in a hurry.

“They do a lot of ball screens and dribble penetrations with some really gifted athletes,” Lorensen said. “They can be tough to beat when they’re on.”

Ninth-ranked Kirkwood’s loss at NIACC and highly-regarded DMACC pushed to overtime at Iowa Lakes shows the league looks to be balanced this year.

“Certainly, anybody can beat anybody, and we know Ellsworth is a very capable team,” Lorensen said.

Wednesday’s game will be preceded by the women’s contest at 5:30 p.m.

WENTWORTH ACAD. (89) — Gito St. Fort 13 3-6 34, Donald Williams 4 0-0 11, Dillon Smith 5 0-0 11, Clyde Austin II 3 2-4 9, Gabriel Togni 4 0-1 8, Daniel McElroy 2 0-0 6, LaShun Brower 2 1-1 5, DeMarcus Edwards 1 0-0 3, Jevon Williams 0 2-2 2. Totals — 34 8-16 89.

3-point goals — 13 (St. Fort 5, Williams 3, McElroy 2, Austin II 1, Edwards 1, Smith 1). Team fouls — 15. Fouled out — None.

SOUTHWESTERN (103) — Josh Kirk 12 0-0 24, Jaylon Smith 6 6-11 21, Mataika Kovamainavure 6 4-6 16, TJ Bower 4 0-0 9, Malik Williams 3 0-0 9, Jok Kut 3 0-2 7, Simon Joseph 3 0-0 6, Ahmad Newsome 3 0-0 6, Dylan Mason 1 1-2 3, Austin Weber 0 2-2 2. Totals — 41 13-23 103. FG shooting — 41-76 (53.9 percent).

3-point goals — 8-22 (Smith 3, Williams 3, Kut 1, Bower 1). Rebounds — 42 (Joseph 6, Kovamainavure 6, Newsome 5, Kut 4, Williams 4). Assists — 24 (Smith 8, Newsome 7). Steals — 5 (Newsome 2, Smith 2).

Turnovers — 8. Team fouls — 17. Fouled out — None.

Wentworth — 38 89 SWCC — 50 103

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Area boys basketball SW Valley 79, Wayne 64 CORNING — Southwest Valley held a 44-24 lead at halftime and held on for a 79-64 win here Friday against Wayne.

“Timberwolves had their best first half of the season to jump out to a 44-24 halftime lead,” head coach Andrew Focht said. “Chance Cobb, Scott Vanderhoof, Colten Drake and Wyatt McAlpin had their best games of the season.”

Cobb scored 22 points with three assists to lead the Timberwolves. Vanderhoof added 14 points with eight rebounds.

McAlpin finished with 14 points and six rebounds, while Drake scored 12 points with seven rebounds.

Gunnar McCuen added nine points with five rebounds and four steals. Thad Bruning scored four points and Trevor Sorensen scored two points.

The Timberwolves travel to East Union tonight.

Central Decatur 63, East Union 55 AFTON — East Union played with undefeated Central Decatur here Friday night, but came up just short in a 63-55 loss.

“It’s good to see our guys respond tonight from how we played Tuesday,” East Union head coach Thad Tussey said.

“Minus the first three minutes and a couple of possessions here and there through the second half, we played up to our capability on both ends of the floor.”

Mason Gossman scored 22 points to lead the Eagles, while Cole Campbell added 15. Tyler Kelley scored 11 points. Casey Walter chipped in five points and Brandon Hulsey scored two points.

Freshman Carter Boothe dropped in five 3-pointers and scored 19 points for Central Decatur. Peyton Pedersen scored 18 points and Aaron Linhart added 16 points.

The Eagles host Southwest Valley tonight.

Moulton-Udell 62, O-M 48

ACA 73, O-M 35

GREENFIELD — Nodaway Valley extended a two-point halftime lead in the second half of a 66-54 conference win over Pleasantville here Friday.

“A quality win over a quality opponent,” Nodaway Valley head coach Darrell Burmeister said. “Rebounding was the key.”

The Wolverines hit four 3-pointers in the first 1:40 of the third quarter to turn that two-point lead into a double-digit advantage. Nodaway Valley started the fourth quarter on an 11-3 run to build a 20-point lead.

Jackson Lamb scored 32 points to go with seven rebounds and five steals. Nathan

ANKENY — A 22-6 second quarter sank Orient-Macksburg in a 73-35 loss to Ankeny Christian Academy here on Friday.

Dylan Nichols scored 16 points to lead the Bulldogs, while Seth White scored 12 points.

Bradley Fisher had 23 points to lead Ankeny Christian Academy.

“Foul trouble and poor shot selection killed us tonight,” O-M head coach Drew Dornack said. “We have to do a better job within the offense shooting the shots that we want.”

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ATLANTIC — Nodaway Valley placed eighth in the Rolling Dyer Invitational Saturday with 53 points.

Glenwood took the team title with 222.5 points.

Ben Freese captured the only individual championship for Nodaway Valley at 120 pounds. James Lyman was fourth at 126 and Dylan Cornelison was fifth at 138.

Albany, Mo. — Mount Ayr went 2-1 in the IoMo Triangular here Thursday.

The Raiders defeated Albany, Mo., 42-27 and topped Southwest (Livingston County) 48-6. Trenton, Mo. beat Mount Ayr 46-29.

Nodaway Valley placing matches follow.

Team scoring — 1. Glenwood 222.5; 2. Atlantic 195; 3. Humboldt 162; 4. Bondurant-Farrar 121.5; 5. AHSTW 94; 6. Red Oak 90.5; 7. Denison-Schleswig 82; 8.

Nodaway Valley 53; 9. Griswold 42.

120 — 1. Ben Freese (NV) pinned Hadley Ogg (Griswold), 1:28.

126 — 3. Caleb Orme (Red Oak) pinned James Lyman (NV), 3:05.

138 — 5. Dylan Cornelison (NV) dec. Tanner Mauk (Atlantic), 10-6.

152 — 7. Josh Allsup (NV) dec.

Carlos Guerra (Red Oak), 7-5.

170 — 5. Drake Roller (Atlantic) pinned Braxton Wallace (NV), 1:34.

182 — 7. Preston VanArsdol (D-S) pinned Colton Newbury (NV), 1:13.

Christensen Invite WINTERSET — Southwest Valley scored 18 points and had two placewinners in the 17-team Gary Christensen Invitational Saturday.

Scott Palmer placed seventh at 195 pounds and Tyler Bissell was eighth at 160 for the Timberwolves.

Team scoring — 1. Osage 194.5; 2. Clarinda 181; 3. Southeast Warren 151.5; 4. ADM (Adel) 148.5; 5. Waukee 147.5; 6. Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 133.5; 7.

Oskaloosa 128; 8. (tie) Urbandale and Winterset 108; 10. Central Decatur 104; 11. Interstate 35 81.5; 12. Eagle Grove 63.5; 13.

Underwood 44.5; 14. MartensdaleSt. Marys 39; 15. Van Meter 29.5; 16. Shenandoah 26.5; 17.

Southwest Valley 18.

160 — 7. Myles Russell (Waukee) dec. Tyler Bissell (SWV), 9-7 SV. 195 — 7. Scott Palmer (SWV) pinned Zach Delong (MartensdaleSt. Marys), 1:28.

Trenton 46, Mount Ayr 29 170 —Thomas Mack (Tren) by forfeit. 182 — Trey Shields (Tren) by forfeit. 195 — Nick Gass (Tren) by forfeit. 220 — Jeremiah Chipps (Tren) by forfeit. 285 — Joe Ricker (MA) by forfeit. 106 —Jordan Roberts (MA) by forfeit. 113 — Brendon Johnson (Tren) tech fall Adrian Richards (MA), 19-3 (6:00).

120 — Marcus Daughton (MA) major dec. Daniel Rodriguez (Tren), 11-0. 126 — Eric Lovett (Tren) by forfeit. 132 — Drew Rorebeck (Tren) tech fall Mitchell Jennett (MA), 22-3 (4:33). 138 — Jonathan VanBuskirk (MA) major dec. Lucas Clark (Tren), 19-9. 145 — Grant Statts (MA) by forfeit. 152 — Cal Daughton (MA) dec. Tayler Sayre (Tren), 10-5. 160 — Mason Mounce (Tren) pinned Hunter Wilson (MA), 2:45.

Mount Ayr 48, Southwest (Livingston Co.) 6 285 — Joe Ricker by forfeit. 106 — Joseph Johnson (SW) pinned Jordan Roberts (MA), 1:04.. 113 — Adrian Richards (MA) by forfeit.

120 — Marcus Daughton (MA) by forfeit.

132 — Mitchell Jennett (MA) by forfeit. 138 — Jonathan Vanbuskirk (MA) by forfeit. 145 — Grant Staats (MA) by forfeit. 152 — Cal Daughton (MA) by forfeit.

170 — Hunter Wilson (MA) pinned Colton Gatson (SW), 1:06.

Mount Ayr 42, Albany 27 106 — Will Engel (Alb) pinned Jordan Roberts (MA), 1:59. 113 — Adrian Richards (MA) by forfeit.

120 — Marcus Daughton (MA) by forfeit. 132 — Khol Bounds (Alb) dec. Mitchell Jennett (MA), 7-2.

138 — Jonathan Vanbuskirk (MA) pinned Miles Wilson (Alb), :54. 145 — Grant Staats (MA) pinned Billy Quigley (Alb), 1:25.

152 — Cal Daughton (MA) pinned Tyler Osmon (Alb), :44. 160 — Hunter Wilson (MA) by forfeit.

170 — Colton Newman (Alb) by forfeit. 195 — Duncan Payne (Alb) by forfeit. 220 — Conner Osmon (Alb) by forfeit. 285 — Joe Ricker (MA) pinned Blade Powers (Alb).

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MOULTON — Trey Stansberry scored 31 points to lead Moulton-Udell past Orient-Macksburg here on Saturday, 62-48.

“We had a horrible first half of basketball,” O-M head coach Drew Dornack said.

“We were very timid on the offensive end. We were out of sync on both ends of the court.”

Jordan Thompson scored 18 points to lead the Bulldogs, while Seth White scored 13 points.

Nodaway Valley 66, Pleasantville 54

Andrews scored 11 points with 13 rebounds and three assists. Sam Marnin added six points and six rebounds, while David Schweitzer had six points and three assists.

Nate Venteicher scored five points with three assists.

Jacob Baudler added three points.

The Wolverines outrebounded Pleasantville by a 42-26 margin. Nodaway Valley hosts Bedford tonight.

Bedford 62, Mount Ayr 52 MOUNT AYR — A drought midway through the fourth quarter deflated Mount Ayr’s upset bid of Bedford here Thursday in a 62-52 loss.

“This was a great game by both teams tonight,” Mount Ayr head coach Bret Ruggles said. “We had a scoring lapse in the middle of the fourth quarter and just couldn’t recover. Bedford has a really nice ball club and the (Noah) Thornton kid does a great job for them.”

Kyle Dolecheck scored 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting and pulled down nine rebounds to lead the Raiders. Rhett Murphy added 13 points on 6-7 shooting. Nick Wurster scored nine points with four assists.

Caleb Schnoor added eight points with three steals.

Thornton scored 17 points with 11 rebounds to lead Bedford.

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Nodaway Valley 57, Pleasantville 17 GREENFIELD — Nodaway Valley overcame a poor shooting night, especially from the free throw line, to secure a 57-42 Pride of Iowa Conference win over Pleasantville here Friday.

“Poor NV shooting kept Pleasantville in the game, but NV rebounded very well and played solid defense to get the win on a night they weren’t at their best,” head coach Tom Thompson said.

The Wolverines shot just

3-of-15 from the 3-point line and 8-23 from the free throw line.

Four Wolverine players found double digits scoring, though, led by Josie Clarke’s 15 points. Clarke added 12 rebounds with seven steals and six blocked shots.

Paige McElfish scored 14 points with 15 rebounds. Jessica Nelson added 13 points and seven rebounds with four steals. Josie Carter scored 11 points with five boards, five assists and three steals. Riley Lonsdale scored three points, while Mercedes Harter finished with one point and three assists.

Buena Vista JV stymies Spartan offense STORM LAKE — Buena Vista JV defeated the Southwestern women Monday night, 84-66.

The Beavers led 40-25 at halftime.

“The game started out slow for both teams,” SWCC coach Addae Houston said.

“We both struggled to hit some shots. Then things started to slip defensively, and we weren’t able to string stops together.”

Scoring was inconsistent against BV’s zone.

“Offensively we struggled against their matchup zone,” Houston said. “We struggled to make reads out of it, so we weren’t getting good

offensive looks.”

Sabrina Fountain got some layups and got to the free throw line in the second half to finish with a gamehigh 20 points for the Spartans.

SWCC, now 1-13 overall and 0-1 in the conference, hosts Ellsworth (3-11 and 0-1) at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the ICCAC home opener.

“They are a better team than their record,” Houston said. “If we’re not ready to play, they will look like a top team in the league.”

BUENA VISTA (84) SOUTHWESTERN (66) — Sabrina Fountain 20, Cambry Schluter 11, Olivia Reifert 10.

Buena Vista — 40 84 SWCC — 25 66

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Card of Thanks I want to thank my family and many friends who helped me celebrate my 90th birthday. I enjoyed reading the many cards and a “Memory Book” from my grandchildren. It was a wonderful day.

Thanks so much.

Leone Purdum I would like to thank everyone who called, sent text messages, cards, gave gas cards, or did anything to make my stay at UIHC a little brighter.

Sincerely, Deb Gordon John & Linda would like to thank everyone for their help this fall with the harvest before and after his hip surgery.

To those who called, sent cards, made meals, came to visit at hospital and home, trucked our grain, helped with cows & calves, ran our equipment, we truly appreciate what our friends and neighbors did for us.

John is now home and recovering.

Thank you, John & Linda Van Vleet

$50 or Less BATTERY OPERATED HELLO KITTY alarm clock, $5.00; clay flower pot, $5.00; silver metal mirror on stand, $5.00, 641-782-6144.

MCNEILL TREE SERVICE. Topping, Trimming and Removal. Free Estimates, insured. Call David at 641-344-9052.

Employment New Today FULL-TIME DIESEL MECHANIC in Bedford, Iowa. Looking for a motivated, dependable individual to work on semitrucks and trailers in an air conditioned, well maintained shop with top of the line equipment. Experience is preferred, but not required. *Competitive wages* with Health/Life Insurance, 401K.Please contact Scott Brown at 712-370-0862.

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CMA’s/ Med Managers 2 - 10 p.m.; 10 p.m. - 6 a.m.

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Cash, Cows, Corn, Cars- You’ll find them all in Classified Ads. 782-2141.

“BIOGRAPHICAL & HISTORICAL Record of Ringgold & Union Counties”, mint condition, reprinted copy, half price at $40.00, 641782-2400.

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Homestead Assisted Living and Memory Care is now hiring for

CMA/Med Manager Candidates must enjoy working with older adults in a team environment. Flexible hours with competitive salary and benefit package available.

Please apply online at www.midwest-health.com/careers For any questions please contact Gloria Rink at 641-782-3131 or grink@homesteadofcreston.com Homestead is a drug free workplace and an equal opportunity employer.

1709 W. Prairie St., Creston, IA

HELP WANTED Full-time CNA Restorative Aide day shift Part-time CNA day shift RN/MDS COORDINATOR

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ACCOUNTING CLERK

AFTON OFFICE Seeking an individual to assist with duties in A/R, A/P, data entry and other general office tasks. This motivated person must be highly organized, follow instructions well, have high attention to detail, the ability to multi-task, and possess strong written, verbal, and keyboarding skills.

Work for a solid, stable company offering competitive pay and benefits. Accounting background preferred. EOE

Amber Hayes, classified manager 641-782-2141, ext. 6441 classified@ crestonnews.com

Send resume to: Farmers Cooperative Company Attn: Kim Hardisty, 196 East Railroad, Afton, IA 50830 Deadline to submit applications is January 21, 2015.

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

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

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

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

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Job Fair is hosting a JOB FAIR

Thursday, Jan. 15 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Iowa Works

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APARTMENTS FOR RENT IN AFTON: Efficiency $375/mo.; Nice, clean, 2-bedroom, $550/mo.; stove, refrigerator, washer/dryer on premises, 641-3445478.

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1 BEDROOM APARTMENT, stove and refrigerator furnished, deposit and references required, $390/mo. +electricity, 641-344-5762.

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2 BEDROOM, 1 BATH apartment in Mt Ayr. Big and spacious, approx.

1000+ sq ft., rent $515 plus $515 deposit. For info. call April 660-2548920 or Mark at 641464-3803.

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NICE, LARGE 2 BEDROOM basement apartment, new stainless kitchen, private laundry, on-suite bath, walk-in closets. All utilities, wifi, satellite included, no pets or smoking, deposit, references required, $1,000/month, 641-782-5431.

Creston Nursing & Rehab Center

1001 Cottonwood, Creston, IA

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Seasonal Greenhouse Help Wanted

Sat. Jan. 24- 10:00AM Creston, IA. Land Auction consisting of 418.62 Acres M/L selling in 2 Parcels for Holy Spirit Catholic Church and St. Malachy School Foundation. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Steve Bergren, Tom Frey, Todd Crill, Brandon Frey.

Hilltop Gardens Call 641-768-2276 Please leave message

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

2 BEDROOM REMODELED HOME in Creston. cash or $26,000 $29,000 contract with $6,000 down and 641-344$500/mo., 3201.

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MENT in Creston, ences, 641-202-2116. $450/mo., all utilities included, no pets, 515401-6616.

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Midwest Opportunities Inc provides specialized residential and day services to individual with disabilities. We offer $9.00 per hour, complete orientation and training, casual dress code and a fun work environment. Excellent benefit package for full time (30+ hours/week) employees.

All part time and full time employees are eligible for paid time off! MOI currently has part time evening openings and substitute openings that have the potential to work into part time.

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If you would like to apply and have an interview, or just would like more information about our program, please call Tami at 641-782-5728 or email at tami.snider@midwestopportunities.org.

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Opportunity for career development for creative person with strong leadership and motivational skills.

Responsibilities include Sales • Customer Service Store Presentation Opening & Closing Duties Schweser’s offers a competitive salary and benefit package.

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has a Full-Time Clerk’s position open: Minimum Qualifications: High School graduate or GED and two years of office experience.

Applicant Abilities: Able to multi task.

Attention to detail and ability to deal tactfully with the public.

Application deadline is 4:30 pm on January 23, 2015.

Applicants should submit a Union County Employment application, cover letter and resume in person at the Union County Auditor’s Office.

The application and full job description is available at the Auditor’s Office or on our website unioncountyiowa.org. EOE

HCI Care Services, a division of HCI VNS Care Services, is searching for compassionate employees to serve patients during their end-of-life journey:

Hospice Aide, Part-Time:

1-2 years experience, able to work in patients’ homes; CNA & CHPNA preferred All employees must have a valid driver license and auto insurance EOE

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This is a full-time, salary or hourly, plus commission career opportunity.

Sales experience desirable, but will train. Must have car for outside sales in the Adair County area as well as rural accounts.

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

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

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CHI Health Mercy Corning has opening for: Cook in Dietary Services: Full time position (.8 FTE) available in the Dietary Department for a Cook. 9:30 am to 6:00 pm with some flexing hours earlier in the day if needed, rotating weekends and holidays. One year of experience in a food service institution preferred. For more information: contact Megan King, 641-322-6266 or megan.king@alegent.org Job Req # 1400034490

We offer competitive wages and an excellent benefit package for this position.

To apply, go to http://www.chihealth.com/careers, follow instructions. For application assistance, contact Sandi Lammers, CHI Health Mercy Corning, 603 Rosary Drive, Corning, IA 50841; Phone: 641-322-6279; Email: sandra.lammers@alegent.org

CHS Inc., a Fortune 100 Company, has exciting career opportunities at our soybean facility in Creston, IA! $18.50 for entry level, with experience negotiable

Instrument & Controls Technician $26.00

Boiler Operator

$24.25 for entry level, with experience negotiable

Loadout Technician $17.50

Pre-employment physical, drug screen, and background check are required.

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

QUALITY GLASS CO. Automotive, home, business and farm.

Commercial lock service and trailer sales. Hwy 34 East, in Creston 641-782-5155

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SCHROEDER PLUMBING and ELECTRICAL. Central air repair/ new installations, new breaker boxes, lighting fixtures, softeners, water heaters. Specialize in manufactured and mobile homes.

Free estimates, licensed, insured, 641-202-1048. Accept Visa & Mastercard.

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

Any custom size and shape, 30+ years in Creston. I sell, service and install, for no-pressure estimate call Charlie Westman 641-782-4590 or 641-344-5523.

BOWMAN SIDING & WINDOWS. All major brands of vinyl and steel siding, Heartland, Traco and Revere thermal replacement windows. Recipient of the Revere Premium Renovator Award. Seamless guttering and Leaf Relief gutter covers. 33 years of continuous reliable service in Southwest Iowa, free estimates, 641-3225160 or 1-800-245-0337.

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Creston News Advertiser Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Munchkins and Moolah program offered online The online workshop is a way to learn how to share money fundamentals with preschoolers through fun activities, books and everyday conversations.

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Creston Arts: Brian Zachary welcomes attendees to Creston Arts annual party 7 p.m. Saturday at The Lobby.

Tough Mudder to add tear gas obstacle to its events in 2015 LONDON (AP) — For many, just the thought of running 12 miles (19 kilometers) over mounds of mud and through pools of ice water is enough to make them cry.

Now comes something that will really make them weep.

Tough Mudder, one of several obstacle course-style distance running events gaining in popularity, announced Tuesday it is adding a tear gas-experience to its repertoire this year with a stop labeled “Cry Baby.” It’s not dangerous, according to the company’s CEO, but it can pose quite a challenge for participants.

“The idea of doing something that sounds painful, disorientating, is definitely something that’s a little scary,” said Will Dean, who came up with the business plan for Tough Mudder while studying for a master’s degree at Harvard. “It definitely will make your eyes sting

What participants can expect The tear gas that will be used was created by the people at Tough Mudder to give runners a sense of what it’s like to be faced with the chemical weapon often employed by police to disperse crowds, but the burning sensation will wear off quickly. while you’re in the smoke, but ultimately it’s safe.

“The reason we have it is because it’s intimidating.”

Dean was not the first to come up with the idea of asking people to pay money for the chance to challenge themselves in a military-style obstacle course.

Tough Guy, for one, has been around for nearly 30 years and bills itself as “The Original since 1987.” Many others have followed in a similar vein, including Spartan Race and True Grit.

“I reinvent every year.

Well, two or three times a year,” said Tough Guy organizer Billy Wilson, who took

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Tough Mudder to court in its early days but eventually settled. “I create a new obstacle for each event, sometimes two.”

Tough Mudder is a New York-based company that started in 2009 and this year is planning to stage 55 events in eight countries around the world. In addition to the main 10-12-mile (16-19-kilometer) challenge with about 20 obstacles for both men and women, the company also has Mudderella events for women and Mini Mudder runs for kids between 8 and 12.

Crawling over logs and under wooden beams through

an enclosed area filled with tear gas is the most eye-catching of the new obstacles on the slate for this year’s Tough Mudder events.

There is also “Ring of Fire,” where people slide down a fireman’s pole through a ring set alight and into a tub of muddy water, and “Birth Canal,” where participants crawl under a water-filled tarpaulin that creates a sense of claustrophobia.

The well-known “Electroshock Therapy” will also be in the mix, with participants running through wires charged with 10,000 volts of electricity.

The first chance for runners to face the new Tough Mudder challenges, including the tear gas, will be at the Gulf Coast event near Pensacola, Florida, on March 7 at a cost of nearly $200 for a standard entry.

Dean said he is expecting “Cry Baby” to be in place for all 55 editions in 2015.

“Munchkins and Moolah: Teaching Preschoolers to Share, Save and Spend” is the title of an online workshop from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.

All child care providers and interested parents can participate in the workshop from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Feb. 4.

Children’s understanding of money starts at an early age.

“You don’t have to have money to learn about it,” said Sandra McKinnon, extension family finance specialist.

This online workshop is a way to learn how to share money fundamentals with preschoolers through fun activities, books and everyday conversations. Online resources will also be highlighted.

Young children spend many hours with child care providers.

“We’ll explore participants’ understanding of and

attitude about money and why being a good role model is important,” McKinnon said.

To register for this class, use the Iowa Child Care Provider Training Registry, https://ccmis.dhs.state.ia.us/ TrainingRegistry/. Click on search trainings and select Iowa State University Extension as the training organization.

Parents and grandparents may register directly with West Pottawattamie County Extension and Outreach.

The cost is $25.

Payment must be made by Jan. 30 to West Pottawattamie County Extension and Outreach, 1705 McPherson, Suite 200, Council Bluffs, IA 51503, Attn: Sandra McKinnon.

The class is approved as a group setting and counts the same as a face-to-face class. The event URL will be emailed to registered and paid participants. An Internet connection and speakers are needed to participate.

For more information about this online course, contact McKinnon at 712-3552067 or sandram@iastate. edu.

To learn of more online classes, visit http://www.extension.iastate.edu/humansciences/el-online.

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