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Steve McDermott, superintendent at Creston Community Schools, explains the district’s possibility for an Instructional Support Program/Levy. Read his column on page 4A of today’s paper.
The Creston boys basketball team won its second game in four days over Clarinda Monday evening. They improve to 3-9 overall. More in SPORTS, page 6A. >>
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PARTY IN THE PARK By KELSEY HAUGEN CNA staff reporter
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In celebration of the 10th anniversary of Party in the Park in Creston, this year’s show will feature two nationally recognized country acts: Keith Anderson and Little Texas. “In the past, when we’ve done some of the bigger acts, they were the national act and then we put a local (band) with them,” said Gary Borcherding, Creston Park and Recreation Board member. “Since it’s the 10th anniversary show, we wanted to do a little more this year and go with two Borcherding national acts.” Party in the Park will take place Saturday, June 18, at the McKinley Park bandshell. The age 16 and older show normally starts around 4 or 5 p.m. and lasts until midnight. Food and beverages will be available for purchase, catered by Big Chris Barbecue in Creston. Tickets will be $15 in advance and $20 at the gate. Information as to where and when you may purchase tickets will be released soon. Last year, about 1,300 people attended the event, which is sponsored by the park and rec board, McKinley Park Renovation Committee and some local businesses. This will be the first year Party in the Park brings country music. “We’ve had a ton of requests, almost to the point of complaints, from people because we haven’t been able to do country in the past,” Borcherding said. “Three or four years ago, we signed a country band, and then they broke up, so it didn’t work out. Little Texas has been around a long time. Keith Anderson is still young enough that he’s an up-and-comer but has had a lot of success as
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Pictured above is country band Little Texas, one of the national acts performing at Party in the Park June 18. Pictured below is country artist Keith Anderson, who will be the other national act performing at Party in the Park.
The pretrial conference and trial for Manuel Allen Silva Jr., 44, of Creston was rescheduled for 9:30 a.m. April 1 and 9:30 a.m. April 25, respectively. S i l - Silva va was charged on a Union County warrant for two counts of third-degree sexual abuse in August at Union County Law Enforcement Center. According to a Cres-
ton Police report, on May 28, 2015, Silva gave a female victim a beverage that made her groggy and she fell asleep. He then touched her, and forced her to touch him without consent and against her will. On May 30, the events were reported to law enforcement, and a blood and urine sample were taken from the female. Urinalysis of the sample resuled in the discovery of Temazepam in the body of the victim, who was not on any prescription medication at the time of the alleged assault.
Adult coloring event set at Gibson library
EVENT INFO
What: Party in the Park, featuring country acts Keith Anderson and Little Texas When: Saturday, June 18 Where: McKinley Park bandshell Cost: $15 in advance; $20 at the gate Information about where and when you may purchase tickets will be available soon. Party in the Park is an age 16 and older show.
By BAILEY POOLMAN CNA staff reporter
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both a singer and a songwriter, so it was a good combination for us.” While the two national touring acts will be the headliners for the show, Borcherding said the board is working to secure a third act – a local band. “It’s our 10th anniversary, and we think this will be a great Kawa show,” said John Kawa, chairman of the park and rec board. “We’d just like to see a lot of people there.”
Keith Anderson
Anderson, known for his singles “Pickin’ Wildflow-
ers,” “Every Time I Hear Your Name” and “I Still Miss You,” which peaked at No. 2 on country charts, has made a name for himself with both his own music and hits he’s penned for others. Anderson co-wrote “Lost in this Moment,” a No. 1 hit for Big & Rich that earned him a Country Music Association (CMA) and Academy of Country Music (ACM) Song of the Year nomination. The Oklahoma native’s latest single, “I’ll Bring the Music,” was independently released in 2015. He is currently touring nationwide and promoting his single.
Little Texas
Originating in Nashville, Tennessee, in the late ‘80s, Little Texas is most known
for “God Blessed Texas,” which reached No. 4 on Billboard country charts, “Some Guys Have All the Love” and No. 1 single “My Love.” Little Texas disbanded in 1997 but was reestablished in 2004. Since then, the band has recorded two albums for Montage Music Group, a former Nashville label. Little Texas’ debut album earned a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America, and its album “Big Time” was certified double platinum. In 2015, the band released “Young for a Long Time,” its first album since 2007, under Cleopatra Records. Today, Little Texas continues to tour nationwide.
Have you ever wanted to be a child again, when all your responsibilities were taking naps and coloring? The Gibson Memorial Library is letting you do just that with their adult coloring event. The event, called “Crayons and Cocoa,” will be held Jan. 26 in the library’s upstairs genealogy room. “It’s the best thing that’s happened to adults,” said Merle Lee Pugh, adult programming librarian at Gibson Memorial Library. “It’s a form of therapy. It’s stressfree, relaxing and a great way to socialize.” David Hargrove, the library director, heard about adult coloring during a library directors’ meeting and thought it would be a good addition for the community. “Several of my colleagues mentioned that it was wildly popular in their communities, and I thought, ‘What a neat thing to add to our adult
programming,’ because it sounded inexpensive and fun and fresh,” Hargrove said. The adult coloring event will be held from 1 to 2 p.m., and some materials will be provided. The event is open to men and women 16 years old Hargrove and older. “We’re going to provide some of the materials, colored pencils and markers, but we do encourage people to bring their own,” Pugh said. “You can find a simple design to color any way you want. You’re not being graded. You can go out of the lines. It’s just going to be a nice time.” The event is being held because of an online program through the Iowa Library Services, a state library services program that LIBRARY | 2A
Oscars boycott grows over nominee diversity NEW YORK (AP) — ■ Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith both Amid calls for a boycott of the Academy Awards over announce they would sit out of this its all-white acting nominees year’s ceremony. and Spike Lee and Jada Pinkett Smith both announcing they would sit out this year’s Isaacs issued a statement Oscars. Noting that he was ceremony, the academy’s promising more diversity, writing on Martin Luther president said it was time and quickly, after both Lee King Jr. Day, Lee — who for major changes — and and Pinkett spoke out Mon- in November was given an soon. day. honorary Oscar at the GovAcademy of Motion PicIn a lengthy Instagram ernors Awards — said he tures Arts and Sciences post, Lee said he “cannot was fed up: “Forty white President Cheryl Boone support” the “lily white” actors in two years and no WEDNESDAY WEATHER
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flava at all,” he wrote. “We can’t act?!” In a video message on Facebook, Pinkett Smith also said she wouldn’t attend or watch the Oscars in February. Pinkett Smith, whose husband Will Smith wasn’t nominated for his performance in the NFL head trauma drama “Concussion,” said it was time for people of color to disregard the Academy Awards.
“Begging for acknowledgement, or even asking, diminishes dignity and diminishes power,” she said. “And we are a dignified people and we are powerful.” She added: “Let’s let the academy do them, with all grace and love. And let’s do us differently.” The video had amassed 4.5 million by mid-Monday afternoon. Last year’s all-white act-
ing nominees also drew calls for a boycott, though not from such prominent individuals as Lee and Pinkett Smith. Whether it had any impact or not, the audience for the broadcast, hosted by Neil Patrick Harris, was down 16 percent from the year prior, a six-year low. Isaacs has made a point of presenting a more inclusive OSCARS | 2A
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