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Murray robotics team advances to state competition

By AMY HANSEN

OST news editor ahansen@osceolaiowa.com

MURRAY — It’s time for the rise of the machines.

On Jan. 11, Murray Engineering Club’s (MEC) FIRST Tech Challenge’s (FTC) robotics team went to Sergeant Bluff for a competition and won the “Winning Alliance” and “Rockwell Collins Innovate” awards.

The team advanced to state competition Feb. 21-22 at the Marriott Hotel in Coralville.

Zac Thacker, a senior, does a lot of the computer programming for the team.

“I’m the only one that really understands it,” Thacker said with a laugh. “I did do some basic programming a couple of years ago. It kind of helped lead into this. I already kind of knew what I was doing and what I was looking for.”

The engineering club was formed four years ago and has 25 members consisting of junior-high and senior-high students.

Eight members of the club are also involved with the FTC robotics team. Their team name is “MECanism.”

The team consists of four boys and four girls.

What is FIRST Tech Challenge?

FTC is designed for students in seventh through 12th grade to compete headto-head using a sports model.

Teams are responsible for designing, building and programming their robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams.

The robot kit is reusable from year to year and is programmed using a variety of languages. Teams, including coaches, mentors and volunteers are required to develop a strategy and build robots based on sound engineering principles.

Awards are given for competition, as well as for community outreach, design and other real-world accomplish-

robotics program is really cool.”

When students were asked what first interested them in joining MEC, these were some of their responses: • “I like building things.”

• “I’m going to college for computer science, so it kind of fit.”

SAN JOSE, Calif. (MCT) — As California’s drought deepens, 17 communities across the state are in danger of running out of water within 60 to 120 days, state officials said this week.

In some communities, wells are running dry. In others, reservoirs are nearly empty.

Some have long-running problems that predate the drought.

The water systems, all in rural areas, serve from 39 to 11,000 residents. They range from the tiny Lompico County Water District in Santa Cruz County to districts that serve the cities of Healdsburg and Cloverdale in Sonoma County.

And it could get a DROUGHT lot worse.

“As the drought State officials goes on, there will be say some commore that probably show up on the list,” munities have Dave Mazzera, acting 60 to 120 days drinking-water divi- before running sion chief for the state out of water.

Department of Public Health, said Tuesday.

Most of the affected water districts have so few customers that they can’t charge enough money to pay for backup water supplies or repair failing equipment, leaving them more vulnerable to drought than large urban areas.

The state health department compiled the list after surveying the more than 3,000 water agencies in California last week. The list will be updated weekly, Mazzera said.

State health officials are in discussion with leaders of other agencies, including the state Office of Emergency Services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, to work on immediate solutions, he added. Those could include everything from trucking in water to the health department providing emergency funds for drilling new wells or connecting faltering systems to other water systems.

A similar list of vulnerable communities was compiled during California’s last drought, which lasted from 2007 to 2009. But the current drought is more severe. Less rain fell in 2013 than in any year since California became a state in 1850.

Even though some rain is forecast for

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Above, is Murray’s FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team at a competition Jan. 11 at Sergeant Bluff.

Pictured, top row, from left, are Rileigh Hiatt and Joclyn Bower.

Middle row are Kira Barr, Tony Miller, Frank Thacker and Coach Andy Hitz.

Bottom row are Sam Rockhold, Allison Peterson and Zac Thacker.

Right, the robot named MECatron Mark 3 loads blocks during a competition.

ments. College scholarships are also available through FTC.

How did MEC start?

Even though the engineering club has been around for four years, this is only the second year students have participated in a FTC robotics team.

Murray science teacher Andy Hitz helps to coach the

club. The club first originated when students in a physics class wanted to build a Tshirt shooting gun.

“That kind of started the idea that maybe we needed a club here that focused on engineering,” Hitz said. “We had a lot of interest in it. We built rockets … last year we got hooked in with the First Tech Challenge and (the)

Republicans offer alternative to Obamacare WASHINGTON (MCT) — On the eve of the president’s State of the Union speech, Republican Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina on Monday offered a plan to repeal President Barack Obama’s signature accomplishment, the Affordable Care Act, and replace it with a plan he says would lower costs and expand access to coverage.

His proposal would keep popular elements of the law, commonly known as Obamacare: the ban on limits on lifetime insurance benefits and the option for people to keep adult children on their plans until age 26.

no chance of passing as long as the Senate is controlled by Democrats.

The White House dismissed the plan as “just another repeal proposal.”

But Burr in a press statement said it addressed cost problems.

“Our nation’s health care sys— Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina tem was unsustainable before Obamacare, and the president’s health care plan made things But the rest is different, and its worse,” he said. rollout the day before the presiRepublican Sens. Orrin Hatch dent’s annual report to Congress of Utah and Tom Coburn of helped put Republican ideas on Oklahoma joined Burr in suphow to replace the law into pub- port of the plan, called the Patient lic debate, though it has virtually Choice, Affordability, Responsi-

“Our nation’s health care system was unsustainable before Obamacare, and the president’s health care plan made things worse.”

bility and Empowerment Act. It would not require Americans to buy insurance, a key element of the health law.

Insurance companies would be allowed to charge older people five times what they charge younger ones, compared to the 3-to-1 ratio allowed under Obamacare. The Republican senators say that the result would lower health care costs for many.

One major difference is how people with pre-existing conditions would be protected.

Under the Republican proposal, if they moved from one health plan to another, they could not be

denied a plan based on pre-existing conditions.

There would be a one-time open enrollment period for people who are uninsured.

The plan gives some details on how this would work, but others have not yet been spelled out, according to Joe Antos, a health policy expert at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative research group in Washington.

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Deaths Mickey Taddicken Downey Creston

Alma “Mickey” Taddicken Downey, 93, of C r e s ton died Monday, January 27, 2014, at Cres- Downey ton Nursing and Rehab in Creston.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, 2014 at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Creston.

Fr. Ken Halbur will officiate. Burial will be at the St. Edward’s Cemetery near Afton. No visitation will be held. Memorials are to the Operation Smile. Online condolences may be made under the obituary category at www.powersfh.com.

Alma Belle Downey was born May 12, 1920 in Afton, Ia. to Leta Mae (Shiflett) Owens and John Charles Owens. From birth, Alma was nicknamed “Mickey” and was known by that name her entire life. The family farmed, but her father was disabled and it fell to Mickey to do many of the farm chores, along with a myriad of aunts and uncles who lived on adjoining farms and helped the Owens’.

When Mickey was 14, a brother, Patrick, was born.

Patrick remained her shadow, her constant companion, and her Best Friend through her life. Mickey went to country school until attending Afton High School and graduating in 1937.

While visiting a friend in Creston in 1935, Mickey met Warren “Red” Taddicken. There was an immediate attraction, and the couple later married at St. Edwards Church in Afton in December, 1938. Red worked for many years as an auto mechanic in Creston, and the couple resided

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• “I liked it. It was something no other club did.”

• “I like doing things hands-on, and this was a chance to actually give it a shot and do stuff and make awesome things.”

On to state This will be the first time the Murray’s robotics team has advanced to state.

The team designed a ro-

for almost forty years on Lincoln Street, raising three daughters.

Through the years, Mickey worked at various times for several department stores in Creston and later as a telephone operator. After Red’s death in 1978, she was employed by the Creston Greater Community Hospital.

Mickey was a faithful member of St. Malachy’s Church (later known as the Holy Spirit Parish) and served on the Altar Society. She was a member of the American Legion and also did some volunteer work for the American Cancer Society.

In 1980, she renewed an old friendship with Carl Downey of Creston, and the couple married in 1981. Unfortunately Carl succumbed to a brain aneurysm a few short months later.

Even during times of misfortune and sadness, Mickey maintained a sense of humor and dry wit that amused her friends and family.

In 2008 Mickey moved to Prairie View Assisted Living in Creston, where she found several friends from childhood, and made many more.

Mickey is survived by three daughters: Patricia (Olaf) Lemon of Canada, Katherine (Robert) West of California, and Cynthia (Michael) Krystkiewicz of California. Also surviving are brother Patrick Owens, three grandchildren, Christopher West, Andrew Miller, and Emily (Paul) Hammer; two step grandchildren, Claire Krystkiewicz and Katie An; three great-grandchildren, Lola and Max Miller, Henry Hammer and many, many close friends. She was preceded in death by her sister-in-law Loretta Owens; two close cousins, Ferne Ross and Shirley Liles, two sisters-in-law, Pearl James and Mary Lou Ethington, and one brother in law, Jack Taddicken.

“That’s a frightening reply.”

Croyle cited the possibility of new pipe connections to other water systems and trucking in water.

“On the Central Coast, they have in the past looked at desalination,” he added.

“So if we lose our groundwater and surface water, we are going to go to the ocean. It is going to be expensive, but you bring in mobile plants and fire them up.”

Since California’s last major drought, which ran from 1987 to 1992, most major urban areas have spent millions of dollars to store water underground, fund conservation programs, build new reservoirs and construct wastewater recycling plants.

As a result, their residents are feeling little effect so far.

On Tuesday, the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission announced a voluntary 10 percent cutback for its 2.6 million customers in San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Alameda

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Thursday, major storms are desperately needed this winter and spring to replenish depleted reservoirs, rivers and the Sierra Nevada snowpack — which on Tuesday stood at 14 percent of normal.

“This is a statewide drought. This is a serious drought,” Bill Croyle, director of the state Drought Task Force, said Thursday. “It’s all hands on deck.”

Croyle, an official with the state Department of Water Resources, made his remarks at a meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, a state board of water experts.

Asked by board member Hank Nordhoff, a San Diego businessman, where the water will come from to bail out small systems, Croyle said he’s working on it.

“You are going to get it wherever you can get it,” he said.

Retorted Nordhoff:

according to an outline of the plan.

In addition, it would rely on high-risk pools to help people with expensive health problems who don’t have insurance.

The Republican senators also said they would not expand Medicaid, as the president’s health law does, to provide insurance to the poor who haven’t had it. Instead they would encourage state reforms of the Medicaid system.

States would receive federal grants to help lowincome children and families, elderly people and those who are disabled if

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time, he said.

The proposal also would give small businesses help with the high costs of insurance through a tax credit.

People with incomes of up to 300 percent of the federal poverty level — $34,470 for an individual — would be eligible for a refundable tax credit to buy health coverage or pay health bills.

The amount could be modest. A person age 18 to 34 who earns 200 percent of the poverty level — $22,980 for an individual — would receive $1,560,

WASHINGTON (MCT) — An Air Force investigation into alleged cheating by crews that handle nuclear missiles has broadened to include roughly twice as many officers as the Pentagon’s initial announcement last week that 34 individuals were under suspicion, two officers said Tuesday.

The Air Force Global bot to do a series of actions Strike Command confirmed and movements, which in- that the number of officers clude picking up blocks, going up ramps and dispensing the blocks in goals. Their robot’s name is MECatron Mark 3.

Programming the robot for state competition is still in the works.

“They’re looking into what types of upgrades they might do to their robot to let it do more stuff,” Hitz said.

Malmstrom had shared answers to a monthly proficiency test by text messages with 16 other officers at the base, and that 17 additional airmen apparently knew about the cheating but failed to report it.

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The two officers who said that several dozen more officers now are under investigation insisted on anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss details of the probe.

The Air Force announced Jan. 15 that an officer at

under investigation has increased, but it refused to say how many “to protect the integrity of the investigation.”

Lt. Col. John Sheets, a spokesman for Air Force Global Strike Command, said that new cases are all at Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana, where the first 34 were implicated, and involve the same test that prompted the initial investigation.

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“We believe our proposal is roughly budget neutral over a decade,” the senators said in a question and answer sheet. They said that the insurance, Medicaid and tax changes they recommend would lower costs.

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help the agency find more reliable water. The district could soon have to begin trucking in water, she said.

“I’m frankly worried,” Henry said. “I know people turn their faucet on and say, ‘Oh, everything’s fine.’ And I know it’s not.”

In Cloverdale, where 9,000 Sonoma County residents draw their water from four wells, low flows in the Russian River prompted the City Council last week to put in place mandatory 25 percent rationing, which includes a ban on lawn watering. The city raised water rates 50 percent to put in two new wells, which should be completed

by July, said City Manager Paul Caylor.

“Hopefully,” he said, “we’ll be able to get through the summer and the development of this project will pay off.”

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counties. Similarly, the Santa Clara Valley Water District has requested a 10 percent voluntary cutback. Others, such as the Contra Costa Water District and the East Bay Municipal Utility District, have not yet asked customers to meet conservation targets.

The story is different in many rural areas.

Lompico County Water District, in the Santa Cruz Mountains near Felton, has long-standing water supply issues and is exploring a possible merger, but so far has been stymied by nearly $3 million in needed upgrades — a hefty bill for the district’s 500 customers.

“We have been unable to take water out of the creek since August and well production is down, and we didn’t have that much water to begin with,” said Lois Henry, a Lompico water board member.

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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.

Wednesday

Blood pressure clinic by Crest Haven Care Centre nurses, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Lorimor City Hall.

Friends Helping Friends Bereavement Support Group, 3 to 5 p.m., Prairie View Assisted Living room 114, 1709 W. Prairie St.

Thursday

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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. open meeting, Crossroads Mental Health Center, 1003 Cottonwood Road.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) open meeting, 7:30 p.m., St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. DivorceCare, a divorce recovery seminar and support group, 6 to 9 p.m., Crest Haven Care Centre, 1000 E. Howard St. Contact person: Andrea, (641) 346-2532.

Friday

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 107 W. Howard St. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) brown baggers, noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. No smoking.

AA, Prescott Friday Night Group, 6 p.m., United Church (Disciples of Christ), 401 Sixth Ave., Prescott. Use east door.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 12 by 12 study, 7 to 8 p.m., United Church of Christ, 501 W. Montgomery St. Use east door.

Narcotics Anonymous (NA), 8 p.m. open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

Saturday

Creston Men’s Fellowship non-denominational Bible study, 7 a.m., The Windrow.

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., Boz’s Kitchen in Corning. For more information, contact Jaleyn at 641-782-4040.

Markets Grain prices quoted at 10 a.m. today: • Farmers Co-op, Creston: Corn — $4.19

Soybeans — $12.30 • Gavilon Grain: Corn — $4.20 Soybeans — $12.44

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Agenda includes: presentation to Green Hills AEA board’s proposal for the 2014-15 collective bargaining agreement.

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Lyden was released on promise to appear.

—————— Molly Schimp of Hampton reported a wallet and keys to her vehicle were taken from her vehicle while it was parked at 305 New York Ave. between 1 and 10:40 a.m. Saturday.

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Aaron Swartz: The life we lost and the day we fight back PARK CITY, Utah — A year after Internet freedom activist Aaron Swartz’s suicide at the age of 26, a film about this remarkable young man has premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The film, titled “The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz,” directed by Brian Knappenberger, follows the sadly short arc of Aaron’s life. He committed suicide while under the crushing weight of unbending, zealous federal prosecutors, who had Aaron snatched off the street near the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, accusing him of computer crimes.

At the age of 14, Aaron helped develop RSS, “Really Simple Syndication,” which changed how people get online content. He cofounded one of the Internet’s most popular websites, Reddit. In the year before his death, he helped defeat a notorious bill before Congress, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), which would have granted corporations sweeping powers of censorship over the Internet.

Now, another fight for the freedom of the Internet has begun. This one will have to be waged without Aaron.

King Features commentary Amy Goodman

A coalition of Internet activists, technologists and policy experts are joining together on Feb. 11 for “The Day We Fight Back.” As they say on their website, reflecting on the victory against SOPA, “Today we face a different threat, one that undermines the Internet, and the notion that any of us live in a genuinely free society: mass surveillance. If Aaron were alive, he’d be on the front lines, fighting against a world in which governments observe, collect, and analyze our every digital action.” Before Edward Snowden made “NSA” and “mass surveillance” household terms, Aaron was speaking out against the National Security Agency’s bulk collection programs.

His brother, Noah Swartz, told me, “I think Aaron’s message that we can all take with us is that ... we can see the change we want to see in the world by participating, rather than feeling helpless and useless.”

The legal case that was overwhelming Aaron was brought by Assistant U.S. Attorney Stephen P. Heymann and U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz. When Aaron was a fellow at Harvard University, he went to nearby MIT, which allowed members of the public to use its computer network, and to access resources on it, including the database of digitized academic research articles maintained by the nonprofit company JSTOR. He wrote a computer program that allowed a laptop to automatically download articles, and proceeded to download millions of them. JSTOR noticed and contacted MIT, and MIT in turn contacted the police.

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act was enacted in 1986 to prosecute people engaged in credit-card fraud or threatening national security. Since Aaron, like any member of the public, had permission to use MIT’s network, he was not committing fraud. Aaron felt that the academic articles represented a cultural commons that should be shared. JSTOR decided not to press charges. Yet the federal prosecutors went ahead anyway.

Aaron’s father, Bob Swartz

(who, ironically, is a consultant for the MIT Media Lab), says what followed was a “nearly sadistic prosecution.” Aaron’s defense attorney, Elliott Peters, told me, “Aaron wasn’t a thief. ... He certainly downloaded more of JSTOR than they wanted, but it wasn’t to steal anything.” Aaron refused to accept a plea bargain, which would have made him a felon. He was facing 35 years in prison and a $1 million fine.

Bob Swartz is incensed at MIT, who, he said, “cooperated with the prosecutor. They provided the prosecutor evidence without a subpoena and a warrant. They violated any number of laws. ... They also refused to cooperate with us, give us evidence, and we had very significant difficulty even getting them to respond.” Peters alleges prosecutorial misconduct, saying that Heymann withheld exculpatory evidence and more. Even now, a year after Aaron’s death, Peters and the Swartz family are still trying to get all the documentation from federal prosecutors. They are also working with Congressmember Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., to pass “Aaron’s Law,” which would

reform the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to eliminate the overbroad language that gives prosecutors a license to charge trivial computer behavior as a felony.

In the meantime, his brother, Noah, is actively organizing for the Feb. 11 Day We Fight Back against mass surveillance. In a speech after the defeat of the SOPA bill, Aaron Swartz recounted the truly grassroots, global nature of the protests.

He left the crowd with this call to action: “If we let them persuade us we didn’t actually make a difference, if we start seeing it as someone else’s responsibility to do this work ... then next time they might just win. Let’s not let that happen.” *** Denis Moynihan contributed research to this column. *** Amy Goodman is the host of “Democracy Now!,” a daily international TV/radio news hour airing on more than 1,000 stations in North America. She is the co-author of “The Silenced Majority,” a New York Times best-seller. (c) 2014 Amy Goodman Distributed by King Features Syndicate

President Obama proclaimed a Year of Action HOLLYWOOD — God bless America, and how’s everybody?

Justin Bieber didn’t appear at the Grammy Awards Sunday following his drunken and drugged driving, drag racing and egging a house. He needs to lie low. Justin Bieber’s image is so terrible that Canadians now pretend to be Americans when they’re traveling in Pakistan.

President Obama proclaimed a Year of Action in his State of the Union speech Tuesday to Congress. He had just received some unexpectedly welcome polling news. It turns out so few people have signed up for Obamacare that not that many people are angry about it.

President Obama implored the GOP Congress to work with him and pass his agenda. It was ever thus. He ended his speech by predicting a new era of bi-partisan cooperation in Washington D.C., which follows the first rule of show business, always leave them laughing.

President Obama asked Congress to help spread the Wall Street prosperity to working Americans.

His and Congress’s job approval are way down. Wall Street’s biggest concern is that the value of politicians will drop so low that

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ordinary citizens can afford to buy them too.

Mitt Romney was on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and promoted the new documentary about Mitt Romney’s home life. It reveals his wild side. In it we learn that Mitt’s favorite drink is Diet CaffeineFree Coke, which Mormons believe is a gateway drug to Mountain Dew. Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Sea returned to Miami after another cruise liner full of Americans caught a stomach virus. They suffered vomiting and diarrhea.

Cruise lines should stop promoting all the sights you’ll see and start advertising all the weight you’ll lose.

Dennis Rodman’s agent announced he checked into an alcohol and drug rehab hospital after returning from his North Korea trip. Everyone hopes he gets well. After five days of detox, the doctors examined Dennis Rodman and diagnosed that he’s addicted to dictators.

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Thank you for supporting March of Dimes From CHS Student Government, cosponsors Cara Soukup and Peg Krambeck Eblen, and Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) and advisor Shannon Smith Creston

Creston High School Student Government and Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) would like to thank everyone who supported the “Battling for Babies” fundraiser on Tuesday, Jan. 21, at the Creston Orient-Macksburg wrestling meet.

Our student leaders invested time and energy into planning and conducting this event because

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We are grateful to the CHS Peppers and art students who gave of their time to paint faces and fingernails. Your presence helped create a fun atmosphere at our event.

Finally, we want to acknowledge the help of Mr. Messerole, Mr. Bevins, CHS custodians, and Claudia Peppers. Thank you to all teachers and school employees in Creston and at O-M who assisted in the distribution and collection of T-shirt orders.

At this time, we believe the Purple Out event on Tuesday raised approximately $1,600. Thank you so much for your generous support to benefit March of Dimes.

Hospice care interferes with hospital business From Jim Stalker Creston

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many of them feel passionately about the work done by March of Dimes. However, the event would not have been successful without the involvement of many people and organizations.

Congratulations to Coach Frain, his coaching staff, and the C/O-M wrestlers for their victories over Red Oak and Shenandoah. Thank you for hosting our event.

Thank you, First National Bank and Ferrara, for purchasing sponsorships. We are also grateful for the donations from Tyler Insurance and Great Western Bank.

We appreciated the individual wrestling fans who agreed to make pledges per pin; your pledge made each match a little more exciting

“Greater Regional to exit business of hospice care.” The key word here is “business.”

For several years, my wife and I were involved with trying to develop tourism in Union County.

It all started with Lois Hunt, who worked with Iowa State Extension.

The word went out that volunteers were needed to help develop tourism. What started out as a simple foray into the possibility of pulling more people into the county to see and do all the fun things that each county had to offer, with just a few volunteers, developed into a nine county group dedicated to the promotion of such. Each month, we would meet to eat and plan our approach. This developed into a booth at the state fair,

with points of interest about each county. Eventually, we put out a newspaper annually boasting our attributes. Remember, all manned by volunteers.

At some point, money became available to hire one volunteer to oversee the nine counties. The group was becoming more sophisticated, more organized, but at that point, still controlled by volunteers. Then, Union County hired a person to handle the tourism.

All of a sudden, we were thrust into an arena we were not so comfortable with. From that point on, we became a business. We had to earn enough money to pay for stamps, miscellaneous office materials, officers were voted on, events had to pay for themselves, and eventually, decisions were made before the workers, the volunteers, had a voice in those decisions. As

volunteers, we jumped out at that point. I have no clue how its being run now, I could care less. It’s a business. They still put out a paper every year and that’s good, but I think the volunteerism that we saw in the beginning, that raw enthusiasm, is long gone. Of course, I’m always open to be pulled out onto the carpet and proven wrong.

Something similar, it appears, has happened to hospice care at Greater Regional. When it comes to be my time to have someone tell me its okay to pass on and be comforted, will I be adding a burden to the burden of the hospital’s business policies?

What started out as a hand extended to people’s last days, became, unfortunately, a business – in the eyes of the hospital. At that point, hospice took a dangerous turn in the wrong direction.

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BUSINESS/FARM Olson begins work at Natural Resources Conservation Service Josiah Olson started working for Creston Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Jan. 13.

His du- Olson ties will be to develop conservation plans to treat local resource concerns and working with farm bill programs like EQIP, CSP, WHIP and local priority wa-

tershed projects.

Olson grew up in Lake Mills and earned a bachelor’s degree in biology-ecological science at Northwestern College in Orange City in 2007 and a master’s degree in natural resource management from North Dakota State University in Fargo, N.D., in 2011.

In the past, he has worked for Iowa DNR, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, National Park Service, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other NRCS offices.

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New officers: Bluegrass Board of Realtors attend the board’s monthly meeting Jan. 16 at The Pizza Ranch. Les Sulgrove,

regional vice president of Iowa Association of Realtors was the guest speaker and gave an update on activities and meetings that are planned for 2014 at the state association. He also administered the oath of office to the new officers and board members who were at the meeting. Pictured, from left, are Roger Saxton, Stewart Realty board member; Drew Henderson, Hometown Realty secretary/treasurer; Jewel Baseley, Stewart Realty board member; Bill Callahan, Callahan Realty board member; Korina Loudon, Green Valley Realty 2014 president; and Sulgrove. Board members voted to donate $350 to CARE and Union County Ministerial Alliance.

FSA election results released Elections for the 2013 Farm Service Agency County Committee were determined Jan. 23. The following were elected to the Adams-Union County Committee.

Producers in LAA 1, consisting of Lincoln, Washington, Carl, Douglas and Quincy townships in Adams County, elected Douglas James of Prescott.

Producers in LAA 2, consisting of Prescott, Nodaway, Jasper, Mercer and Grant townships in Adams County, elected Marnie Cline of Prescott.

Producers in LAA 3, consisting of Colony and Union townships in Adams County and Spaulding and Douglas townships in Union County, elected Mary Elaine Gordon of Creston.

Producers in LAA 4, consisting of Lincoln, Dodge, New Hope, Union and Jones townships in Union County, elected Harold Dalton of Afton.

Contributed photo Producers in LAA 5, conCapitol visit: Rep. Jack Drake, R-Griswold, left, welcomes members of East Union FFA to sisting of Highland, Platte, the capitol to participate in “FFA Day” on the hill. Pictured are Kyle Seales, Katlin Weinkoetz, Rylie Grant, Sand Creek and Martinez, Taylor Friend and Marla Shifflett in the well of the Iowa State House.

Pleasant townships in Union County, elected Jean Ide of Creston.

Iowa farmers reminded CSP applications due Feb. 7 DES MOINES — USDA is reminding Iowa farmers the timeframe to receive first consideration for Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) funding is less than two weeks away. The signup deadline for CSP closes Feb. 7.

Producers interested in participating in the program can submit applications to their local NRCS office.

“We feel this year’s signup provides extraordinary conservation funding opportunities for Iowa farmers,” said Jay Mar, state conservationist for NRCS in Iowa.

“CSP is a great way for farmers to enhance conservation activities on their farms.”

CSP is offered through

a continuous sign-up, but NRCS periodically makes funding selections. Last year, Iowa NRCS obligated more than $3.8 million through 381 contracts covering 175,346 acres.

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The first cut is the smallest Dear Heloise: I have a WOODEN CUTTING BOARD that I constantly use and chop fresh garlic on.

For some reason, as much as I clean and scrub it, I can’t get the odor of the garlic out.

Should I toss it out and buy a new one? I’m afraid it’s going to be the same all over again once I start chopping garlic. — Sally F. in Texas Don’t toss it! Try this to “deodorize” that garlicky wooden board: Sprinkle with a lot of baking soda, then either pour on some lemon juice and scrub with a brush, or just use half of a lemon and scrub away. Let sit awhile, rinse well and air-dry (or use paper towels).

The other solution is a mixture of 1 tablespoon unscented, liquid chlorine bleach and a gallon of water to “sanitize” the cutting board. Let the mixture stand for 15-20 minutes, rinse and hand-dry.

If the odor just refuses to come out, then you may want to keep it as a garlic-only chopping board. Otherwise, invest in a plastic cutting board, which is not as porous as wood and should not hold that garlic odor. — Heloise

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Horoscope Thursday, Jan. 30, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is the best day of the year to study your friendships with others. Do you hang out with quality people? If you want to have more friends, be friendly!

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Today’s New Moon is your best chance of the year to think about your life’s direction in general. Are you headed where you want to go? What are your goals?

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) What further education or training can you get that will improve your job skills and your career success? What can you do that will enrich your life?

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Today is the only New Moon all year that urges you to look at your debt scene and clear up loose details with insurance matters, inheritances, taxes, bills and shared property. Just do it.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) The New Moon today is the only New Moon opposite your sign all year. That’s why you will focus on friendships and partnerships. What can you do to improve them?

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LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) What vacation plans are on the back burner for you? Today is a good day to think about how you can bring enough play into your world of work.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Think about what you can do to improve your home as well as your relationships with family members. Today is the only New Moon all year that emphasizes this.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Examine your style of communicating with others, especially siblings, relatives and neighbors. Do you listen to others? Do you listen to yourself?

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) This is a good day to think about how much you owe and how much you own.

Information is power, especially when it applies to your finances.

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Take a realistic look in the mirror, and ask yourself what you can do to improve your image in the world.

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Shooting in the last minute of games over the past two years by Creighton’s Doug McDermott.

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Panthers shake up H-10 race with win over Kuemper

By SCOTT VICKER

the knockout punch,” Hiatt said. “We finally got the right combination in, hit a couple of shots and kind of started pulling back out and went with it.”

CNA sports editor • svicker@crestonnews.com

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Overtime loss IOWA CITY — Keith Appling scored 16 points to lead 7th-ranked Michigan State to a 71-69 overtime win over 15thranked Iowa. The loss is the first at home this season for Iowa.

Matt Costello had 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Spartans (19-2, 8-1 Big Ten), who played without starters Adreian Payne and Branden Dawson.

Costello’s tip in, followed by Russell Byrd’s triple gave Michigan State a six point lead, 70-64, with 34 seconds left, but Iowa came back as Mike Gesell missed a driving layup at the buzzer that would have sent the game to a second overtime.

Devyn Marble led Iowa (16-5, 5-3) with 21 points, but missed a shot at the regulation buzzer.

The Hawkeyes went the final 10 minutes of regulation and most of overtime without a field goal.

Aaron White had 10 points for the Hawkeyes, who made 19 more free throws than the Spartans.

Jays hold on OMAHA — Doug McDermott hit a threepointer with less than three seconds left to finish with a season-high 39 points as 20th-ranked Creighton beat St. John’s 63-60 on Tuesday in Omaha.

St. John’s overcame an 18-point second half deficit and tied the game on Rysheed Jordan’s two free throws with 11 seconds remaining.

The Jays have won 13 of 14 and are now 18-3 overall and 8-1 in the Big East. St. John’s is 12-9, 2-6.

Creston sent shockwaves through the Hawkeye 10 Conference here Tuesday with what head coach Billy Hiatt said might be the biggest win of his coaching stint at Creston.

The Panthers knocked off Class 2A sixth-ranked and Hawkeye 10 leader Carroll Kuemper Catholic, 69-62.

The win improves the Panthers to 8-7 for the season and 5-3 in the Hawkeye 10 Conference. Kuemper Catholic drops to 11-3 overall and 7-1 in the Hawkeye 10.

“It’d be up there. Probably one of the top two or three. Maybe the top one,” Hiatt said about the win.

“Kuemper is really good this year. Coach is doing a great job with them. We’ve kind of been up and down this year, so this one means a lot to hopefully get us going again.”

The turning point in the game came in the third quarter — a quarter that has plagued the Panthers throughout the year.

Creston entered the third down four and quickly tied it up at 31-31, but Kuemper took a 40-33 lead on an Alex Gunnerson 3-pointer midway through the quarter.

The Panthers responded with a 7-0 run, capped off by a Brandon Phipps drive to the basket with 2:44 left in the quarter.

After a timeout, Kuemper took the lead again at 44-41.

It would be the last lead of

Big plays

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER

Creston senior Trey Benson goes up strong for a bucket in the post while being guarded

by Carroll Kuemper Catholic’s Sam Brincks in the first half of Creston’s 69-62 win over the Class 2A sixth-ranked Knights. Benson finished with eight points, including two key baskets in the fourth quarter.

the game for the Knights, as Creston finished the quarter on another 7-0 run thanks to a 3-pointer by Cole Crawford, a bucket by Jay Wolfe and then Wolfe knocking down two technical free throws.

That gave Creston a 48-44 lead at the end of the third quarter.

“We’ve been having

r o u g h t h i r d quarters throughout the year, so w e ’ v e been focusing on Wolfe working hard that third quarter,” said Wolfe, who led all scor-

ers with 25 points. “We had a good third quarter, and I’m proud of our guys.”

Hiatt said once he found the right combination of players to have on the floor, his team started to pick things up in the third quarter.

“Give Kuemper credit, they were about to put us down. They were going for

The Panthers got a handful of big plays from a number of players down the stretch in the fourth quarter.

With the score 50-46, Cole Crawford missed a 3-pointer, but McClain Haines flew in through the lane, grabbed the offensive rebound and put the ball back up and in while still in the air to give Creston a six point lead.

Wolfe then got back-toback baskets to put Creston up 56-48.

Kuemper cut the lead to 56-51 and looked to have Wolfe trapped in the backcourt with its press, but Wolfe fired the ball into the front court to a wide open Trey Benson who got a layup to make the score 58-51.

Creston’s lead stretched to as much as 11 at 63-52 when Phipps found Benson for another layup.

Kuemper cut it to 63-59 on a Sam Brincks post up, and then had a chance to draw closer with less than :30 left.

Benson had what appeared to be a clean block on Brincks, but was called for a foul and then whistled for a technical. That gave Kuemper four free throws and the ball.

But, the Knights went just 2-for-4 at the line and Please see PANTHERS, page 9A

Defense sets tone for Lenox sweeps Tussey Creston girls in win vs. Tussey matchup

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

Media day NEWARK, N.J. — Following his NFC Championship Game tirade, Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman regretted his actions, and believes the cameras shouldn’t just be focused on him on Sunday.

“I think I have the best teammates in the world,” Sherman said during Super Bowl media day Tuesday. “I think these cameras could be anywhere, they could be on all my teammates and they deserve them.”

Sherman and the Seahawks defense are looking forward to the challenge of going up against Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, who is playing in his third Super Bowl.

“I think he’s one of the best in the history of the game,” Sherman said of Manning. “He’s a living legend right now; he’s been a living legend for years.”

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll added that he isn’t worried about his team having little Super Bowl experience. “It’s a great opportunity for us and we’re very blessed to have this,” he added, Second-year quarterback Russell Wilson believes this team has a shot to take home the Lombardi Trophy.

“I expect to play at a high level and I expect to be fighting for a Super Bowl every year,” Wilson said. “Our goal is to go 1-0.”

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Creston junior Maria Mostek (24) looks for a teammate to pass the ball to while Chariton’s Allyson Showers defends her near the top of the circle. Mostek grabbed two rebounds in Creston’s 41-29 win over Chariton.

By SCOTT VICKER

CNA sports editor • svicker@crestonnews.com

The Creston girls basketball team held Chariton to three single-digit scoring quarters in a 41-29 win over the Chargers here on Tuesday.

The Panthers held Chariton to just 22.9 percent shooting from the field and forced 16 turnovers in the win, the team’s second nonconference win in as many nights.

“Defensively, we were pretty good tonight for the most part,” Creston head coach Larry McNutt said.

“When you hold a team to three points in the first quarter ... I thought we did a lot of good things. We kind of set the tone.”

Chariton managed just three points in the first quarter, scored eight in the second quarter and just six

in the third quarter.

Meanwhile, the Panthers controlled the boards early in the game, leading to easy buckets.

Sophomore post player Jenna Taylor scored the first eight points of the game, with her first six coming on offensive rebounds Taylor and putbacks. Taylor finished the game with 17 points and 10 rebounds for a doubledouble.

“We did a nice job of getting in there,” McNutt said. “You miss some shots, and it’s not a big deal if you can get some offensive rebounds and putbacks near the basket.”

Creston shot just 31.2 percent from the field, but

finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds, many of which ended in baskets for Creston.

Creston led 10-3 after the first quarter and scored 17 points in the second quarter to build a 27-11 lead by halftime. The lead grew to as much as 21 points in the third quarter after a Natalie Mostek 3-pointer and a Taylor jumper from the free throw line.

The Panthers got a balanced effort behind Taylor’s 17 points. Chelcee Downing and Camryn Somers both scored six points, while Mostek added five. Taylor Briley scored four.

“That’s kind of what we need,” McNutt said. “We can’t have one or two people doing all the scoring.

We did a good job of that Please see CRESTON, page 9A

LENOX — Sue Tussey, mother of East Union coach Thad Tussey, would normally be cheering for her son’s team.

But on Tuesday night, the Eagles happened to be playing against the Lenox Tigers, co-coached by Jesse Cox and her husband, Steve Tussey.

So, she wore neutral gray and black colors and had a strategy.

“I clap for every basket, no matter what,” she said.

For Steve Tussey, he said it’s also not easy, after the Tigers completed a season sweep with a 45-27 victory.

Earlier this season, Lenox won 44-40 at Afton.

“If I had a choice I would not do it,” Steve Tussey said.

“The first time there was a lot of hype on the outside. But it’s nice that we can go to clinics

together, do some scouting together and talk about opponents. It’s just that for two nights, it’s not so easy.”

Familiar tactics The elder Tussey, known for a defensive, controlled brand of basketball for years at Orient-Macksburg, had to counter that strategy Tuesday when his son had such an upset-minded recipe.

“We’re usually the ones controlling the tempo against other people against us,” Steve Tussey said. “He wanted to control the tempo tonight. He would have been happy to keep it really low scoring and close. Tonight we wanted to pick it up because he wanted to slow it down.

They have been in almost every game, playing good people close.”

Please see LENOX, page 9A

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON

Jesse Akers of East Union (23) rises for a jump shot in the lane as Lenox guard Dawson Tullberg watches. Akers had four points in the Eagles’ 45-27 defeat.

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Lenox girls finish sweep of Eagles

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Lenox freshman Hannah Mitchell eyes the basket on a fast break late in Tuesday’s 61-58 victory over East Union as Kacie Ripperger chases the play. Ripperger led East Union with 20 points in her first start.

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

LENOX — Just like the first time, a potential Pride of Iowa Conference win got away from the East Union girls against Lenox.

On Dec. 13, Lenox came from behind to force overtime and defeat the Eagles, 67-60.

In the return matchup Tuesday at Lenox, the game was tied 44-44 after three periods and the Eagles seized an eight-point lead (54-46) with five minutes to play.

Then the Lenox defense came up with steals leading to fast breaks, and Sydney Barker and Aurora Arevalo sank five free throws to lead the Tigers’ rally for a 61-58 victory.

Barker ran a good transition offense for Lenox that found freshman Hannah Mitchell for one layup behind the Eagle defense, and moments later Mitchell fielded a Barker pass and quickly flipped to a streaking Shantelle Brown for an open layup.

East Union coach Carol McGuire, whose team was controlling the offensive boards earlier in taking the lead, couldn’t believe it was happening again.

“We would throw up a shot or they would get a steal and they would take off and score on us,” McGuire said. “It was frustrating. Last time we played them it was back and forth every quarter by a point or two, and we went overtime. I thought it

was our turn to win.”

Freshman Kacie Ripperger scored 20 points with eight steals in her first start for the Eagles, now 0-12 in the Ripperger Pride of Iowa and 2-14 overall.

Arevalo finished with 29 points and 10 rebounds for Lenox, improving to 2-10 in the league and 4-12 overall.

Arevalo “Rory played a really good game,” coach Mandy Stoaks said. “She was skying for rebounds.

Sydney had a good sense of the court on the break there in the fourth quarter.

It was good to see our girls finish a game with intensity.”

The Tigers survived foul trouble by junior Katie Dukes, who finished with seven points and five rebounds despite sitting much of the first half.

Area boys basketball Mount Ayr 54, Wayne 44 MOUNT AYR — Mount Ayr picked up a big Pride of Iowa Conference win here on Friday, scoring a 54-44 win over Wayne.

“This was a great win for these guys,” head coach Bret Ruggles said. “We really did a great job of handling our defensive game plan, and executed extremely well. I was very proud of the effort from this entire group. I thought our run in the start of the third quarter made a huge impact on this team.”

The Raiders started the third quarter with an 11-2 run to pull away from the Falcons.

Jack Jones scored a t e a m high 19 points for the Raiders. Nick Wurster scored 10 points off the bench Jones with five rebounds. Kyle Dolecheck added nine points with six boards.

Jake Sobotka scored seven points and grabbed a team-high 12 rebounds.

EAST UNION (58) — Kacie Ripperger 10 0-3 20, Chelsea Hoyt 5 0-2 10, Mara Weis 5 0-1 10, Emily Eckels 4 0-0 8, Kelsey Hoff 2 0-0 4, Danielle Riley 1 1-4 3, Stacia Bryson 1 1-2 3. Totals — 28 2-12 58. 3-point goals — None. Rebounds — Bryson 9, Hoyt 8, Riley 7, Hoff 5. Steals — Ripperger 8.

LENOX (61) — Aurora Arevalo 13 3-4 29, Shantelle Brown 4 0-0 8, Katie Dukes 3 1-2 7, Sydney Barker 1 4-4 6, Taylor Foster 1 2-2 4, Morgan Miller 1 1-2 3, Jacy Stoaks 1 0-7 2, Hannah Mitchell 1 0-0 2. Totals — 25 11-23 61.

3-point goals — None. Rebounds — Arevalo 10, Barker 7, Dukes 5, Brown 4. Assists — Dukes 5, Barker 3. Steals — Foster 3, Barker 3.

East Union — 10 27 44 58 Lenox — 10 30 44 61

Riley Weehler was held scoreless, but dished out eight assists.

Murray 67, Moravia 37 MURRAY — Murray ran away with a 67-37 win over Moravia here Friday in the final tuneup before the Bluegrass Conference tournament.

The Mustangs held a 3214 lead at halftime.

“This was a game that we got a few more people in to tonight,” head coach Darin Wookey said. “Scott Funke got the start tonight and played pretty well.”

Funke scored six points for the Mustangs.

T r e y McHenry led the way with 21 points and four rebounds, McHenry four assists and three steals. Pat Kilmer added 16 points with six boards and four steals. Sam Rockhold scored six points with five rebounds.

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“We did not play well defensively tonight,” head coach Darin Wookey said.

“By far our worst effort of the year on that end. But, in the fourth quarter, we finally got the stops we needed. Pat Kilmer played well tonight and Sam Rockhold did a great job on the boards.”

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misfired on a 3-pointer, and Brandon Phipps knocked down two free throws with :04 left to put the game away.

“They’re a big team, they’re physical,” Hiatt said. “We had to have other guys step up.

The pressure they were giving, we got them spread out and that’s where we got some easy buckets with Benson.

I’m real happy with everybody. They came in and kind of grew up. They had to.”

Three Panthers finished in double figures. In addition to Wolfe’s 25 points, Phipps and Crawford scored 10 apiece.

Alex Nielsen and Benson each added eight.

“We’re just focusing on getting better every single day,” Wolfe said. “We’ve had a rocky year, but we continue to get better and hopefully we can peak at the right time.

We realized what we can do tonight. We can compete with anybody.”

Creston returns to action Friday at home against Shenandoah, now 10-6 overall and 4-3 in the Hawkeye 10 Conference.

KUEMPER (62) — Cole Neary 8 6-10 23, Alex Gunnerson 6 2-6 16, Sam Brincks 5 3-4 13, Alex Drees 1 2-2 4, Chase Rupiper 1 0-0 2, Ben Hicks 1 0-1 2, Josh Irlbeck 1 0-0 2. Totals — 23 13-23 62. 3-point goals — 3 (Gunnerson 2, Neary 1). Team fouls — 20. Fouled out — none.

CRESTON (69) — Jay Wolfe 6 11-14 25, Brandon Phipps 3 2-2

10, Cole Crawford 4 0-0 10, Alex Nielsen 1 6-8 8, Trey Benson 4 0-0 8, Cole Thompson 1 3-4 5, McClain Haines 1 1-2 3. Totals — 20 23-30 69. 3-point goals — 6 (Phipps 2, Crawford 2, Wolfe 2). Rebounds — Wolfe 9, Benson 3. Assists — Thompson 4, Phipps 2, Wolfe 2.

Steals — Thompson 4. Team fouls — 17. Fouled out — none.

Kuemper — 11 31 44 62 Creston — 11 27 48 69

JUNIOR VARSITY The Creston JV team fell to 7-5 for the season on Tuesday with a 59-44 loss to Kuemper Catholic.

Cooper McDermott led the way for the Panthers with 14 points, while McClain Haines added 11. Christian Groumoutis scored nine.

“It was a tough loss,” Creston JV coach Michael West said. “They’re a lot bigger

than us. The guys didn’t feel like they were in it. We came out pretty flat. For the most part, we pushed them pretty hard. We gave them a good fight, but in the end, we came up short.”

Creston (44) — Cooper McDermott 14, McClain Haines 11, Christian Groumoutis 9, Sam Hartsock 3, Brandon Jones 3, Nick Walsh 2.

Kuemper Catholic (59)

The Panther JV team picked up a 58-38 win over Winterset on Saturday.

Haines led the way with 15 points, while Groumoutis scored 13 and McDermott added 10.

“It was a great team win,” West said. “Everyone got in the game and played well.

Nice to see the guys having fun.”

Creston (58) — McClain Haines 15, Christian Groumoutis 13, Cooper McDermott 10, Jake Miller 7, Brandon Jones 6, Sam Hartsock 3, Chris Foster 2, Nick Walsh 2.

FRESHMEN The Creston freshmen dropped to 4-8 for the season with a 61-45 loss to Kuemper Catholic on Tuesday.

Cody Crawford scored 17 points to lead the Panthers, while Deaven Reese and Kyle Somers each scored eight.

Creston (45) — Cody Crawford 17, Deaven Reese 8, Kyle Somers 8, Seth Thompson 6, Brenden McDowell 3, Quinton Scadden 2, Gavin Woods 1.

Kuemper(61)

The Panther freshmen picked up a 56-45 win over

Winterset on Saturday, giving the Panthers a second straight win.

Crawford scored 21 points to lead the way. Somers and Reese each scored in double figures, scoring 12 and 10 points, respectively.

“Played four quarters of solid basketball,” Creston freshman coach Anthony Donahoo said. “Dominated the offensive glass with our bigs and got second and third chance opportunities. Was nice to get back-to-back wins, and we’ll continue to work to get better.”

Creston (56) — Cody Crawford 21, Kyle Somers 12, Deaven Reese 10, Brenden McDowell 6, Seth Thompson 5, Gavin Woods 2.

Winterset (45)

CRESTON: Continued from page 7A

tonight. A lot of the girls who got in scored.”

McNutt was able to empty his bench, giving everyone playing time in the game.

It was an opportunity for bench players Sadie Jones, Caitlin McIlravy and Maria Mostek to get valuable playing time in a varsity game.

“It’s been tough to do that this year,” McNutt said. “It

was good to build a lead and get them a chance to get in there. Tried to get them in there and reward them for working hard at practice.

They’re all good kids. They’re all team players, and so it makes it fun when you can get them in there.”

Creston improved to 7-10 for the season. The Panthers return to action Friday at Shenandoah. Chariton falls to 4-11.

CHARITON (29) — Maria Blong 3 1-1 7, Allyson Showers 2 02-6 6, Carley Arnold 2 2-2 6, Emily Seuferer 2 0-0 4, Alexis Curran 0 2-2 2, Emily Grismore 1 0-0 2, Emma Fuhs 1 0-0 2. Totals — 11 7-12 29. FG shooting — 11-48 (22.9 percent). 3-point goals — 0-1. Steals — 14. Rebounds — 22.

Turnovers — 16. Team fouls — 14.

Fouled out — none.

CRESTON (41) — Jenna Taylor 7 3-3 17, Chelcee Downing 2 2-2 6, Camryn Somers 2 2-2 6, Natalie Mostek 2 0-2 5, Taylor Briley 1 2-2 4, Olivia Nielsen 1 0-0 2, Caitlin McIlravy 0 1-2 1. Totals — 15 10-13 41. FG shooting — 15-48 (31.2 percent). 3-point goals — 1-5 (Mostek

1). Rebounds — 37 (Taylor 10, Mostek 9, Somers 5, Briley 4, Nielsen 4, Downing 2, Maria Mostek 2). Assists — 12 (Briley 3, Somers 2, Taylor 2, Nielsen 2).

Steals — 9 (Somers 2, Taylor 2, N. Mostek 2). Blocked shots — 1 (Taylor 1). Turnovers — 22. Team fouls — 15. Fouled out — none.

Chariton — 3 11 17 29 Creston — 10 27 34 41

FRESHMEN The Creston freshmen trailed through three quarters, but pulled out a 42-39 win over Chariton here on Tuesday.

The win improves the Panthers to 5-3 for the season.

Cammy Rutherford had a big game, recording a doubledouble with 22 points and 10 rebounds. Madison Callahan added 16 points.

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Rutherford 22, Madison Callahan 16, Logan Pettit 4. Free throws — 10-16. Rebounds — 23 (Rutherford 10, Pettit 6, Lexie Little 5, Callahan 2). Steals — 3 (Pettit 1, Rutherford 1, Callahan 1). Assists — 6 (Callahan 3, Rachel Shepherd 2). Team fouls — 12. Fouled out — none.

Chariton (39)

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It was working in Lenox’s favor early, taking leads of 10-2 and 28-9 after the first two periods.

“You can’t win if you can’t score,” Thad Tussey said.

“We went the first seven minutes without scoring. Another six-minute stretch. Just six made two-point baskets and 0-for-2 on free throws. These numbers show we aren’t aggressive or assertive enough on offense to get good shots within the movement of the offense. Defensively we gave them too many good opportunities.”

But East Union junior Cole Campbell put on a 3-point shooting show in the third quarter, draining four shots from behind the arc as the Eagles shaved it to single digits at 30-21 with 3:04 to go in the third period.

Held ball After Dawson Tullberg scored for Lenox to make it 32-21, the Tigers regained possession and held the ball as the final three minutes of the

period wound down, trying to draw the Eagles out of their zone defense. It was a mental tug-of-war, as Thad Tussey was content at that point to stay in his zone defense to protect the lane against the likes of Tiger post players Caleb Lange and Spencer Brown.

“We were either going to be down 11, or down by 13 or 14, at the end of the quarter,” Thad Tussey said. “We had the defense that was best suited to our personnel on the floor and how to guard them. I’d rather have more guys in the lane than not. We had some trouble fronting the post in the second quarter.”

Steve Tussey said the team in the lead is content to let time expire in that situation, rather than force a bad shot against the zone.

“He’s in a zone and we’re up 11,” Steve Tussey said.

“If he goes man, we’re back to normal. We weren’t stalling. It’s a tactic to get them to play the defense you want.

He hadn’t played man yet and we’re pretty good against a man-to-man.”

The Tigers, meanwhile, finally started containing Campbell’s 3-point shooting and extended the lead back to 13 points (38-25) with 3:20 remaining. East Union had a 12-4 advantage in the third period and prompted two Lenox timeouts.

“We went straight manto-man and had Dustin Gordon on Campbell,” Cox said.

“He’s our stopper. I like to change up defenses all the time. We’d gone 1-3-1, 2-3, then man. But we stopped matching up or got in the wrong places in the zone for awhile. In the first half we did some nice stuff on defense.”

Campbell finished with 14 points to lead East Union, which fell to 3-12 overall and 1-11 in the Pride of Iowa Conference. Steve Tussey said he can relate to his son’s experience as a rookie high school coach. Things started slowly for him at Woodbine, where he later led a team to the state tournament.

“My first year at Woodbine I won five games,” Steve Tussey said. “I had the exact same experience. I told him as long

as they’re learning and getting better, it will be fine. They’re learning and improving and hanging in there.”

Lange shot 6-of-6 at the free throw line and finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds for Lenox, now 7-5 in the league Lange and 9-6 overall.

Spencer Brown had nine points, eight rebounds and five blocked shots. Francisco Martinez used his quickness for six steals, five assists and four points.

EAST UNION (27) — Cole Campbell 5 0-0 14, Jesse Akers 2 0-0 4, Dustin Hoyt 2 0-2 4, Brandon Hulsey 1 0-0 3, Mason Gossman 1 0-0 2. Totals — 11 0-2 27. 3-point goals — 5 (Campbell 4, Hulsey 1). Team fouls — 15. Fouled out — Hoyt.

LENOX (45) — Caleb Lange 6 6-6 19, Spencer Brown 3 3-6 9, Todd Stoaks 3 1-2 7, Dawon Tullberg 3 0-0 6, Francisco Martinez 2 0-0 4. Totals — 17 10-14 45. 3-point goals — 1 (Lange 1). Rebounds — Lange 11, Brown 8. Assists — Martinez 5. Steals — Martinez 6. Team fouls — 6.

Fouled out — None.

East Union — 2 9 21 27 Lenox — 10 28 32 45

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Probate No. ESPR015473 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Anita Marie Thomas, Deceased, who died on or about June 26, 2011: You are hereby notified that on the 24th day of January, 2014, the last will Regular Session and testament of Anita Marie Thomas, deJanuary 20, 2014 The Union County Board of Supervi- ceased, bearing date of the 11th day of sors met in Regular Session on Monday, August, 2005, was admitted to probate in January 20, 2014. The meeting was called the above named court and that Angela to order at 9:00 AM with the following Marie Jaques was appointed executor of members present: Dennis Brown, Lois the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of Monday, and Ron Riley.

AGENDA: Motion by Riley and sec- said county within the later to occur of onded by Monday to approve the Agenda. four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month All voting aye, motion carried.

MINUTES: Motion by Riley and sec- from the date of mailing of this notice to onded by Monday to approve the minutes all heirs of the decedent and devisees unfrom January 13, 2014. All voting aye, der the will whose identities are reasonmotion carried. Motion by Riley and sec- ably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever onded by Monday to approve the minutes barred.

Notice is further given that all persons from January 15, 2014. All voting aye, motion carried. Motion by Monday and indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the underseconded by Riley to approve the minutes from January 16, 2014. All voting aye, signed, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the motion carried.

OPEN FORUM: Rich Paulsen ad- clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for dressed the Board.

ENGINEER: Steve Akes, Union allowance, and unless so filed by the later County Engineer, presented and discussed to occur of four months from the second the maintenance activity report. Proceed- publication of this notice or one month ing to Bid Letting: Motion by Riley and from the date of mailing of this notice (unseconded by Monday to sign the final less otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is plans for both Box Culvert and Grading thereafter forever barred.

Dated this 24th day of January, 2014.

Projects on H17 West of Lorimor and proceeding to bid letting. All voting aye, mo- Angela Marie Jaques tion carried. Resolution to hire a New Executor of estate Equipment Operator: Motion by Riley 44288 905th Rd and seconded by Monday to approve Res- Springview, NE 68778 olution # 16 for FY 2013-2014 for a New Loretta L. Harvey, Equipment Operator. WHEREAS, the ICIS PIN No: 15204 Union County Secondary Roads Depart- Attorney for executor ment has the need to hire one additional 109 W Montgomery St. P.O Box 85, employee for road maintenance and con- Creston, IA 50801 struction duties, and WHEREAS, the Date of second publication: Feb. 5, 2014 available position was advertised and applications were received and reviewed, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Union County Board of SuperviTHE IOWA DISTRICT COURT sors: The Board of Supervisors hereby acUNION COUNTY cepts the recommendation of the County IN THE MATTER OF Engineer to Hire Mike Ward as an EquipTHE ESTATE OF ment Operator II at a starting wage of RONALD LEE GOBEN, Deceased. $14.34 per hour with his first day of emProbate No. ESPR015631 ployment on February 10, 2014. Roll call NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF vote; Monday aye, Brown aye, and Riley APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR AND aye, motion carried. Fuel Agreement: NOTICE TO CREDITORS Motion by Monday and seconded by Riley To All Persons Interested in the Estate to approve the Fuel Agreement with Agri- of RONALD LEE GOBEN, Deceased on land with #2 diesel fuel at $3.25 per gal- or about January 2, 2014: lon, and lock in 70,000 gallons with zero You are hereby notified that on the down and gasohol at $2.94 per gallon and 24th day of January, 2014, the last will and lock in 12,500 gallons with zero down, testament of RONALD LEE GOBEN, deplus any applicable taxes or fees at the ceased, bearing date of the 25th day of Octime of delivery. All voting aye, motion tober, 1999, was admitted to probate in the carried. above named court and that Angela Rae HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Dick An- Kerby and Rodney S. Case was appointed derson, Historical Society, discussed the executor of the estate. Any action to set FY 14/15 Budget Request. aside the will must be brought in the disGIBSON MEMORIAL LIBRARY: trict court of said county within the later to Marilyn Ralls, Library Director and Ann occur of four months from the date of the Coulter, Chair of the Library Board, dis- second publication of this notice or one cussed the FY 14/15 Budget Request. month from the date of mailing of this noTYLER INSURANCE: Phil Tyler, tice to all heirs of the decedent and deTyler Insurance, discussed the FY 14/15 visees under the will whose identities are Budget for the County Liability/Work- reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be men's Compensation Insurance. The forever barred.

County is looking at a 5% increase on the Notice is further given that all persons real estate/liability portion and 7% on the indebted to the estate are requested to Workers Compensation portion. make immediate payment to the underRECESS FOR LUNCH @ 11:08 AM signed, and creditors having claims RECONVENED @ 1:00 PM against the estate shall file them with the BUDGET WORK SESSION clerk of the above named district court, as ADJOURNMENT: There being no provided by law, duly authenticated, for further business, the meeting was ad- allowance, and unless so filed by the later journed at 3:55 PM. to occur of four months from the second ATTEST: SANDY HYSELL, publication of this notice or one month AUDITOR from the date of mailing of this notice (unBY: DENNIS J. BROWN, less otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is CHAIRMAN, thereafter forever barred.

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Dated this 24th day of January, 2014.

Angela Rae Kerby 14210 S. 35th Street THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT Bellevue, NE 68123 UNION COUNTY Rodney S. Case IN THE MATTER OF 602 S. Maple Street, THE ESTATE OF Creston, IA 50801 Anita Marie Thomas, Deceased.

Executor of estate Probate No. ESPR015473 Todd G. Nielsen NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF ICIS PIN No. AT0005759 APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND Attorney for executor NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate KENYON & NIELSEN, P.C. of Anita Marie Thomas, Deceased, who 211 N. Maple Street, Creston, IA 50801 died on or about June 26, 2011: You are hereby notified that on the Date of second publication: Feb. 5, 2014

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Dalton Ag, Inc., located in Lenox, Iowa is a premier manufacturer of fertilizer application equipment.

Our products are sold throughout the corn belt and exported to several countries. Dalton Ag became a subsidiary of Dexter Apache Holdings, Inc. in January 2014, allowing us to become 100% employee owned.

We are looking for dedicated and career minded people to join our growing and exciting company.

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Tuesday, February 4Th Interviews being conducted from 11:00 am - 5:00 pm Michael Foods, Inc. in Lenox, Iowa, has immediate opportunities for employment on 1st, 2nd & 3rd shifts

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All positions must have solid work histories and be able to lift a minimum of 75 lbs. We offer competitive wages, benefits, and overtime. Dalton Ag, Inc is an employee owned company.

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

Sat. Feb. 15- 1:00PM Kellerton, IA. Large Farm Machinery, Caterpillar D76 Dozer, John Deere 7200 8 Row Planter for Brad West Estate. Auctioneers: Jim Smith, Curt Pierschbacher.

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Southwest Iowa REc, a member-owned electric distribution cooperative, is seeking applicants for an Accountant position at its Mount Ayr, Iowa office. This position will be

responsible for cost and general accounting functions including journal entries, account reconciliations, financial reporting and analysis, accounts payable, work orders, payroll, fixed assets and preparation for the annual financial audit. The ideal candidate should have a minimum of an Associates degree in accounting and 1-2 years experience in a related field, proficient in use of Microsoft Excel software, detail-oriented and be a team player. Southwest Iowa REC offers a competitive wage, commensurate with qualifications and experience, and an excellent benefit package.

Please submit a cover letter, resume and application on or before February 7, 2014 to: Southwest Iowa REC, 1801 Grove Avenue, Corning, IA 50841 or via email to postmaster@swiarec.coop.

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Wages based on experience & education. Starting pay ranges from trainee positions at approximately $14/hour up to mechanic & electrician positions starting at approximately $17/hour.

Please stop by your nearest Workforce Development Center to fill out an application along with a summary of qualifications and work experience. Applications can also be picked up at Osceola Foods and mailed back to Jared Lee, 1027 Warren Ave. Osceola, IA. 50213.

Osceola Foods, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Creston News Advertiser Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Obama will force federal contractors to raise minimum wage WASHINGTON (MCT) — For years, liberal groups privately — and unsuccessfully — pressed President Barack Obama to use the power of the federal government’s purse to raise the minimum wage for employees whose companies had con- Obama tracts with the federal government.

Last year, after Obama again failed to act, they changed strategies, launching a public campaign complete with employee strikes.

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On Tuesday, Obama, frustrated that Congress has refused to raise the minimum wage for all Americans, announced that he’ll use his executive power to increase salaries for hundreds of thousands of workers with the stroke of a pen.

It’s the latest example in the evolution of his use of power, from a critic of his predecessor as too prone to executive actions to an incumbent increasingly willing to do the same.

In his State of the Union address, Obama planned to say he’ll sign an executive order to raise the minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour for employees involved in future government contracts as a way to lower turnover, boost morale and increase productivity.

“The announcement today is a huge victory for every worker who took to the streets last summer demanding to be paid a wage they deserve,” said Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn.

The White House offered no estimate of how many workers the change would affect, though sup-

porters guess that the number would reach into the hundreds of thousands, including those who serve food and wash dishes, clean laundry and buildings, and manufacture military uniforms. Federal spending on contracts reached more than $500 billion in 2012.

Two million Americans work on federal contracts, according to a report by Demos, a public policy organization, though only some of them receive the minimum wage. A National Employment Law Project study found that about 75 percent of such workers earn less than $10 an hour.

Obama’s action will be more limited than advocates had hoped, affecting only future or renegotiated contracts.

Still, they cheered the decision, calling it a “first step” to Congress increasing the minimum wage for all workers, a move that most Americans support, according to recent polls.

Obama renewed his call for lawmakers to pass a proposal to raise the minimum wage for all workers to $10.10 per hour by 2015.

A legislative increase would affect 27 million workers, according to an analysis of census data by the nonpartisan Economic Policy Institute.

“The president clearly shares the frustration of working families waiting for Congress to pass an urgently needed and overdue increase in the federal minimum wage,” said Christine Owens, the executive director of the National Employment Law Project.

“I’m hopeful the president’s leadership will inspire congressional leaders to follow suit.”

Obama has known for years that he had the power

to raise the minimum wage, using as a model President Lyndon Johnson’s executive order banning gender and racial discrimination against employees whose companies had federal contracts.

Subsequent presidents have used similar actions to regulate contractors.

But Obama resisted using the power, choosing instead to push Congress to raise the minimum wage.

Obama came into office four years ago publicly skeptical of using executive powers. But he’s grown more comfortable trying to move his agenda forward, particularly after Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in 2010.

He’s used executive powers on immigration and gun control, climate change and gay rights.

Last September, his administration announced that it would extend minimum wage and overtime protections to nearly 2 million home-care workers who look after the elderly and people with disabilities by forcing their employers to abide by the Fair Labor Standards Act, the nation’s main wage and hour law.

Republican lawmakers were relatively quiet about Obama’s action, but they’ve bristled at the president’s lat- Boehner est proclamation that he’ll rely on his own power more.

“House Republicans will continue to look closely at whether the president is faithfully executing the laws, as he took an oath to do,” said Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. “Now, I think dealing with federal contracts

and the minimum wage, he probably has the authority to do that. But we’re going to watch very closely because there’s a Constitution that we all take an oath to, including him, and following that Constitution is the basis for our republic. And we shouldn’t put that in jeopardy.”

Liberal groups pushed the White House for the executive order on the minimum wage throughout Obama’s first term. After he failed to act, they decided to prod him in public, according to

some activists familiar with the lobbying who spoke anonymously in order not to criticize the president publicly for not acting sooner. Hundreds of federally contracted workers from the Smithsonian museums,

Union Station train station and the Pentagon went on strike over the last seven months.

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Planning to raise minimum wage

In his State of the Union speech, Obama said if Congress does not raise minimum wage, he will sign an executive order to raise it from $7.25 to $10.10 per hour for employees involved in future government contracts.

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The Hamilton Law Firm of Clive, Iowa is pursuing workers compensation claims for employees of Gits Manufacturing. If you believe you have a work related injury that you have not pursued or that is pending, please call our office at the toll free number 877.529.3678 and our attorneys will be happy to talk to you. If you require further assistance or are unable to travel, we can fly to Creston to meet with you.

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