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Supervisors’ budget lowers tax levy 35 cents

By JAKE WADDINGHAM CNA associate editor jwaddingham@crestonnews. com

A public hearing is slated for 10 a.m. Feb. 17. The debt service is down about 10 cents for fiscal year 2015-16.

The county’s tax levy is expected to drop 35 cents per $1,000 for fiscal year 2015-16 with the Union County Board of Supervisor’s proposed budget.

A public hearing is slated for 10 a.m. Feb. 17. Typically, the board meets weekly at 9 a.m. Monday mornings, but Feb. 16 is Presidents’ Day.

If the budget passes, the tax levy will be lowered from 13.71 to 13.35.

This would rank the county’s levy third behind the school districts and city.

Overall, the tax revenue dollars are up for the county because valuations are higher, but because the supplement and general basic funds are doing well, the board tried to

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keep “status quo” for the taxpayers by lowering the levy.

“The entire budget process went well,” Supervisor Ron Riley said.

“We are basically asking about the same amount of tax dollars while lowering the levy 35 cents.”

Debt service One area of main targets for the

county is the debt service at 2.03625 per thousand, about a 10 cent drop from the current fiscal year.

“There were some tough decisions we had to make,” Supervisor Chairman Lois Monday said. “Until we get that debt ratio down, we are Monday hanging right in there. We are working awfully hard

Kickstart to the red carpet Former SWCC instructor receives Grammy nomination for his song “All My Tomorrows.”

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time. He’s amazing.”

Grammy Fox, who attended the Grammy awards ceremony Sunday in Los Angeles, Calif., said it was a frantic, but amazing experience.

“We arrived early, but it

“Not winning the award does make me hungry to get back there and try again. So, after a bit of sleep to recover from this weekend, I will look to passionately pursue my second major project.”

By IAN RICHARDSON CNA staff reporter

irichardson@crestonnews.com

While several Radio Shacks around the nation may have “store closing” signs in their windows this week, you won’t be seeing one of those here in Creston.

Late Feb. 5, Radio Shack, a technology retail chain with more than 4,000 company-owned stores and 1,000 franchise-owned stores, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It released a list of more than 1,700 potential store closures, including 14 in Iowa, and also reached an agreement in which General Wireless Inc., an affiliate of Standard General L.P., will acquire between 1,500 and 2,400 of its stores.

However, Chat Mobility marketing director Alan DeBolt said everything at Creston’s Radio Shack and Chat Mobility store on West Taylor Street will be “business as usual.” That’s because it is a franchise store, which means it is independently owned.

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Jeremy Fox stands on the red carpet for a photo before the 57th Grammy Awards ceremony begins in Los Angeles, Calif. Fox was nominated for “best instrumental arrangement accompanying vocalist(s).”

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was still a bit frantic. I did luckily make it to the red carpet, but not with a ton of time to enjoy too much,” Fox said. “I spoke with many composers I admire, many of whom were in my same category.”

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Radio Shack bankruptcy not to affect local Radio Shack, Chat Mobility

By BAILEY POOLMAN | bpoolman@crestonnews.com

Jeremy Fox grew up surrounded by jazz, folk and rock music, which became only part of who he is today.

Fox, a former Southwestern Community College instructor, received a Grammy nomination for the 57th Grammy Awards Sunday.

Fox, 40, received a Grammy nomination in the category “best instrumental arrangement accompanying vocalist(s),” but did not win.

“I obviously wish I’d have won the award. But, as the only independent label artist in this category, I want to think I did very well, even by just being nominated,” Fox said.

Bill Taylor, vice president of instruction at SWCC, said he was not surprised to hear of Fox’s nomination.

“I was not surprised because of his en- Taylor ergy, his ability. He’s a tremendous musician, tremendous composer and his musical talent is amazing,” Taylor said.

“He’ll be nominated again.

He’ll win a Grammy some-

on it.”

The original debt total from bonding was about $12,740,000.

Union County recently paid off two bonds and is on pace to cross off the largest bond of more than $5 million that was used for the CHS bean mill plant in fiscal year 2017.

“It is getting better each day because we are paying that debt down,” Supervisor Dennis Brown said.

Fox’s category was eighth of 74, so he didn’t have to wait long for the results.

“Not winning the award does make me hungry to get back there and try again,” Fox said. “So, after a bit of sleep to recover from this weekend, I will look to passionately pursue my second major project.”

Fox also said the best part of the experience was being with family.

“Being with my family and girlfriend was the best part of the experience,” Fox said. “Since I am a product of the love and support I’ve

felt from them, this felt like a nomination for all of us, rather than just for me.”

Process The nomination was for Fox’s song “All My Tomorrows,” part of his 2014 album “With Love.” The song is an orchestral arrangement with lyrics written by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen.

Fox received money through Kickstarter, an online fundraising service, to Please see GRAMMY, Page 14

“Company-owned stores and franchise-owned stores are treated completely different,” DeBolt said.

According to a press release on the Radio Shack DeBolt website, these stores are not included in the Chapter 11 filing or the company’s restructuring plans.

All cell phone service sold through Chat Mobility, which shares the Creston Radio Shack store space, will also remain as-is.

“It won’t affect anything with cell phone service, period,” DeBolt said. “That’s totally a different portion.”

Radio Shack states on its website that, despite the bankruptcy and closures, it is continuing to do business and “continuing to serve and meet the needs of customers through our network of stores and online capabilities.”

Iowa lawmakers approve different bills on early school start The approvals mean both the full Senate and full House can now debate the bills.

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DES MOINES (AP) — Bills that differ on when Iowa school districts can start fall classes advanced Wednesday in the Legislature, a sign that lawmakers are far apart on who should have control in the issue.

A Senate education committee ap-

proved a bill 12-3 that would allow school districts to decide when to start classes.

Lawmakers on a House education committee later approved a bill 13-9 that would require classes to start on or after Aug. 23, with a stipulation that school districts cannot seek a waiver to begin sooner.

The approvals mean both the full Senate and full House can now debate the bills.

The House bill originally gave school districts control, but an amendment add-

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ed Wednesday included the Aug. 23 date, a move opposed by several lawmakers within the education committee.

“It seems to me that we should be focused on what is best for kids and what is best for our stu- Branstad dents. This is such a far cry from that,” said Rep. Mary Mascher, D-Iowa City.

Rep. Greg Forristall, R-Macedonia, who spoke in support of the amendment, said he wants local control but he is also realistic about the chances of such a bill advancing when it needs support from Gov. Terry Branstad, who has said he is in favor of a later start date.

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Deaths Leona Gourd Corning

Leona Gourd, 90, of Corning died Feb. 8, 2015, at Corning Nursing and Rehab Center.

Funeral services Gourd will be 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at Pearson Family Funeral Service, 701 Seventh St., Corning.

Matthew Novotny will officiate. Interment will be in Walnut Grove Cemetery in Corning. Visitation with family present will be one hour prior to services Friday at the funeral home. Open visitation will be 1 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be left at www.pearsonfuneralhomes.com.

Leona June (Anderson) Gourd, daughter of Merle Enid (Farris) and Guy E. Anderson, was born June 10, 1924, in Adams County.

Leona attended Corning Schools, later receiving her G.E.D. On June 15, 1940, Leona married Robert Lee Gourd in Maryville, Mo. They made their home on the Edgewood Farm north of Corning where she and Bob raised Purebred Spotted Poland China hogs. Leona prepared the animals for showing.

They later moved to Corning. She was employed at the hospital in admissions

and also as dispatcher for the police department. Leona owned and operated The Emporium, a women’s fashion store, for many years.

Leona and Bob lived at the Johnny Carson birthplace and later rented it before selling.

Leona is survived by her daughters, Shirley Scott of Placentia, Calif., and Barb James of Corning; grandchildren, Rob (Dena) Scott, Kevin (Jodi) James, Cynthia (Gary) Scott-Mabe, Kyle (Debbie) James, Kreg James and Derek Scott; great-grandchildren, Thomas and Cody Scott, Harrison and Alex Scott-Mabe and Rebecca, Emma, Alyssa and Keegan James; brother Virgil (Sylvia) Anderson of Mission, Kan.; sisters, Genevieve Robertson of Mission, Kan., and Laurena Herzberg of Las Vegas, Nev.; sisterin-law Mrs. Jack (Bessie) Gourd; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Leona was preceded in death by her parents; husband in 2013; brother William Anderson; nephew Craig Herzberg; niece Cynthia Stoaks; father- and mother-in-law, Jess and Emily Gourd; son-in-law Robert Scott; brothers-in-law, William Robertson, Leonard Herzberg and Ivan, Donald, Richard, Ronald “Red,” Russell “Bill” and Olin “Jack” Gourd; and sistersin-law, Kathryn Dixon, Annis Hayes and Neva Nelsen.

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is to enforce the law as it is currently on the books.”

Current law requires districts to start their school calendar in the week that includes Sept. 1. But for years, districts have been given automatic waivers that allowed them to start earlier. Branstad has argued the practice had a negative impact on family vacations and participation in the popular state fair.

Sen. Herman Quirmbach, D-Ames and chair of the Senate education committee, said despite major differences between the bills, the 12-3 vote in the Senate shows there’s bipartisan support for local control.

“This is one of those interesting issues that does not simply divide along party lines,” he said.

Rep. Ron Jorgensen,

R-Sioux City and chair of the House education committee, said he also supports local control but he had to vote in favor of the amended bill.

“I felt it was in everyone’s best interest to get something better than what’s in law right now,” he said.

The school start issue emerged as a top issue for the Legislature after the state education department said late last year that it would stop issuing the automatic waivers that had allowed school districts for so long to start early. District leaders say they need flexibility to cater to students preparing for Advanced Placement courses and end-of-semester exams.

Tourism officials have argued that an early school start date hurts businesses and lowers revenue that could have helped better support school districts.

Lawmakers ponder allowing catfish capture with bow and arrow DES MOINES (AP) — Capturing catfish using a bow and arrow would become legal in Iowa under a bill that is moving through the state House.

The proposal got committee-level approval from lawmakers Wednesday. The bill would let people take catfish in state parks and preserves using a bow and arrow. Cur-

rently, catfish is not on the list of approved fish for bow and arrow capture.

The bill now moves to the full House for approval. Rep. Jarad Klein, a Republican from Keota, said he expects the measure will win approval in the General Assembly. He said he looks forward to trying this fishing technique if it becomes legal.

Today is Feb. 12, the 43rd day of the year. There are 322 days left in 2015. Below are news items from the Creston News Advertiser for this week (Feb. 9-15) in history.

5 years ago Dr. Joseph Boateng, an internal medicine physician at Morning Star Internal Medicine of Creston, was featured for his work in his native country of Ghana.

Boateng founded Ghana Rural Library Project (GRLP), a nonprofit organization based on the belief that education is the key to success and provides libraries to children in rural villages throughout Ghana, in 2007. GRLP’s first library was opened in the village of Manhyia, in the Atwima-Nwabeagya district of the country’s Ashanti region. Boateng said he wanted to open the library as a way to honor his father who died in 2006. He said both of his parents grew up uneducated in Ghana.

Southwestern began plans toward renovation of the dining area in the SWCC Student Center. At the time, there was a cafeteria line system with limited choices, in which students bought 15 meals per week in their meal plan. The food-service area was to undergo construction before the 2010 fall semester. It was replaced by a modern food-court arrangement, with more options and more seating capacity. Now, individual items may be purchased rather than an “allyou-can-eat” meal. And, students purchasing a meal

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The remaining bonds — originally $4,245,000 and $3,980,000 — are slated to be paid off in 2023 and 2024 respectively. They were used for road and bridge projects.

No bonding is planned for fiscal year 2015-16.

Raises Supervisors voted 2-1 to approve two of the three sections of the compensation board’s recommendation for elected officials’ raises.

“All the department heads have been really good about watching their spending and always try to give back at the end of the year,” Brown said.

Brown made the motion and Riley seconded accepting the 2 percent wage adjustment and 1.5 percent cost-of-living increase, but scratched the comparable salary modification.

The modification would have added a stipend of $500 for the auditor, recorder, treasurer and supervisors; $2,000 for sheriff; and $3,000 for attorney.

The compensation board added the comparable wage adjustment to try to help close the gap between Union County’s population rank — 61 out of 99 counties — and the elected officials’ salary rank.

Supervisors were able to fully fund secondary roads for the upcoming fiscal year.

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After months of volunteer work, the Joyful Sparks Preschool opened in Afton in February 1995. The school was initially instructed by Linda Grandfield. Pictured here is Jennifer Rowell, 4, of Afton working on her log cabin for Abraham Lincoln’s birthday during class.

plan have a declining balance card that’s swiped each time they purchase food.

Schweser’s Stores, a Midwest fashion and apparel company headquartered in Fremont, Neb., was set to open a new store located in the old Maurice’s building, 115 N. Maple St., in Creston the middle of March 2010. The background of the business dates back to 1880 when immigrant George Schweser opened the first general store in David City, Neb. The company is still owned and managed by the same family and operates 30 stores in six states across the Midwest.

10 years ago Three Army Reserve soldiers who served in Iraq for almost one year were welcomed home in a ceremony at the U.S. Army Training Center in Creston. Staff Sgts.

Richard J. Diephuis of Osceola, Andrew R. Clark of Omaha, Neb., and George J.

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Cloke III of Winterset were part of the 475th Engineer Detachment, a team of firefighters out of Creston. The soldiers were charged with the task of providing headquarters control and operating the fire department at Camp Anaconda in Balad, Iraq.

Gina Gunsolley and Robbie Mason were crowned Homecoming queen and king at Diagonal.

Union County Board of Supervisors approved a proposed ordinance limiting the sale of off-the-shelf pseudoepehdrine, an ingredient used to produce methamphetamine. The law was set to go into effect April 1.

According to the law, customers may purchase no more than two packages or 192 dosage units per day. In liquid form, no more than 20 ounces may be purchased.

Customers are also required to show photo identification including a name, address

and telephone number.

20 years ago According to a Creston Police annual report complied by Chief Robert Kessler and Chief Dispatcher Jo Anne Duckworth, 270 thefts were reported in 1994, a 31 percent increase from 1993.

Duckworth attributed the rise to car thefts, specifically stereos, radar detectors, tapes and CDs. In the datebook, on Feb. 9, 1870, Congress established the United States Weather Bureau.

Mark Huff, 31, was named the new director of Creston Park and Recreation Department, moving up from assistant director. Huff began working for the city of Creston in 1988 as a lifeguard at McKinley Pool.

The film “Forrest Gump” received 13 nominations for the 67th annual Academy Awards, including best picture and Tom Hanks for best actor.

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

Driving tests on Wednesday mornings by appointment.

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

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

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

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Kent Dinner Club, 5:30 p.m., The Windrow.

Celebrate Recovery (a Christcentered 12-step program), 6 p.m., Crest Baptist Church, 1211 N. Poplar St. American Legion Auxiliary, 7 p.m., American Legion Post Home, 119 N. Walnut 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.

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Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 107 W. Howard St. Alegent Health At Home/ Family Home Care free blood pressure clinic, 9 to 10 a.m., Prescott City Hall. Open to the

Saturday

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

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

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

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Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

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CORNING — Southwest Valley speech students competed at state contest Feb. 7 at West Des Moines Valley.

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Annual soil health conference to be held Feb. 24 LENOX — Taylor County Soil and Water Conservation (SWCD), in conjunction with S.A.R.E., and Adams, Ringgold and Union counties SWCD will host their annual soil health conference, Rejuvenating the Soil, Feb. 24 at Lenox Community Center. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with

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Union County Board of Supervisors, 9 a.m., Union County Courthouse boardroom.

Creston Rotary Club, noon, Greater Regional Medical Center cafeteria conference room.

Narcotics Anonymous (NA), noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. No smoking.

Diabetic Support Group, 1 p.m., Greater Regional Medical Center Cafeteria Conference Room.

Cromwell Women’s Fellowship, 2:30 p.m., Crest Ridge Estates. Theme: Valentines.

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

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

Friends of the Creston Public Library Board, 6 p.m., Gibson Memorial Library, 200 W. Montgomery St. Meeting open to all members.

Southwest Iowa Dancers, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Mount Ayr American Legion.

AA, 7:30 p.m., United Church of Christ, 501 W. Montgomery St. Use east door.

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Windy with times of High around 40F. sun and clouds.

Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph.

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

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.

Markets Grain prices quoted at 10 a.m. today: • Farmers Co-op, Creston: Corn — $3.62

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OPINION Lots to do this Valentine’s weekend

Valentine’s Day falls on Saturday this year. It looks like a lot of restaurants are going to have plenty going on both on Friday and Saturday night to accommodate all the Valentines out for dinner. You better have your flowers ordered by today or you may end up delivering them yourself, with many florist being bombarded with Friday and Saturday deliveries.

It looks like there are plenty of chocolates and flowers and “bling” to go around for your Valentine. It may be a little cold on Valentine’s Day but I don’t think that will slow anybody down from making the rounds.

Friday the 13th Tomorrow is Friday the 13th.

Just another day unless you are superstitious. Always a good day for a Friday the 13th sale or two.

What’s up Rich Paulsen publisher

I don’t know that there are too many black cats out in this weather that would cross your path!

Presidents Monday is President’s Day. I would guess that a lot of federal offices and some banks will be closed for the day. Plus there is no mail delivery. Good old George Washington would have been 283 years old this year and Abe Lincoln would have been 206.

St. Malachy The annual St. Malachy Gala is coming up on Feb. 28. The annual foundation dinner, auction and

raffle event is always a fun time.

The raffling of the grade school baskets is one of the highlights of the evening.

Barnstormers The Creston News Advertiser and several other sponsors will again be hosting a night at the Iowa Barnstormers on May 2nd.

The in-expensive tickets will include a ticket to the game and a tailgate dinner. More details will be forthcoming.

Larry Peterson Larry Peterson our long time sports guru was honored with a nice award from the Iowa Press Association last Friday, the Distinguished Service Award. Larry has to be the most knowledgable person on southwest Iowa sports who I know. Larry has over 30 years in covering sports. He has attended over 3,000 games in his

career. That’s a lot of hot dogs and walking tacos consumed over the years! It was nice that all of Larry’s family was able to make the presentation and surprise him at the award ceremony. Well deserved, Larry.

Comedy Night The annual Creston Parks Board night of comedy is scheduled for March 7. There will be four comedians including Creston native Brandon Cross. Tickets are $30 which includes a nice smoked prime rib dinner. Tickets can be purchased at the Creston News Advertiser. The proceeds go to the McKinley Park Foundation.

Governor and Lt. Governor I had a chance to talk to our Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds last week at the Press meeting. Both she and the governor were just recovering from a bout with the flu. They put

the governor in the hospital and Kim headed for home and a round of Tamiflu. But both were back up and going last Friday night for the Press banquet.

Gas tax It will be interesting to see if the 10 cent a gallon gas tax goes through at the Iowa Legislature.

I talked with several lawmakers last week and there seemed to be quite a few both for and against the bill. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Congress try and get bill going for 10 cents a gallon on the fed side of things. Problem is gas won’t stay at $2.00 per gallon forever, so the tax is going to hurt folks down the line. We will just have to see what happens.

Thought for the week: To get the full value of joy you must have people to divide it with. — Mark Twain

Letter to the editor

Upset From Marsha Wilson

ing someone will take them in, or who knows what else happens to them.

At this very second I am crying, People STOP adopting, buying mad, upset and just do not under- these animals if you are not comstand people and animals. I open mitted forever. Each and every up Facebook this morning and the day on Creston Swap there is a first thing I see is a very sad picture “free animal” and funny most of of someone’s dog that was found them want a “rehoming fee” ... dead down by Diagonal. I scroll come on ... get real. on down and a picture of a dog Yes, I can be mad and say it as it in Greenfield that is starving and is. I have two boxers that were respeople are trying to catch it to feed cued from abuse and owners sick and try to find a home for it. of them, another one rescued from I knew this would happen, at the city pound and another one holiday time those cute little pup- rescued from out in the country at pies, kitten, rabbits, ducks, chicks some farm house, running with no or whatever are just so precious one caring. If my family could, we and the kids would just love them would rescue each and every one to death. So yep they go get these that needed help, but we all know animals, supposedly to give them a that isn’t possible. “forever home” and what happens Thank goodness we have peo— gee all these cute little things ple like Dog Gone Rescue and the grow up, then they require things CARE group that will try to help like taking them for walks, making these poor animals find that forevsure they get all the shots needed, er home. If you are not planning and they are not big and not able on taking these animals through all to cuddle. They grow up just like the stages of life, then don’t take people do. So then off we go. They them. They are just like a child, are either dropped off in the coun- you must be willing to go through HOLLYWOOD — God Bless try, at the pound or wherever, hop- each stage of their growing up.

America and how’s everybody?

Charles Manson broke off his engagement to his L.A. fiancee after learning she planned to claim his body when he dies, display it in a glass case and sell the public tickets to see it. You couldn’t make it up. What does it say about L.A. women when Charles Manson is the voice of reason in the relationThe CNA publishes letters to the editor Tuesdays, ship.

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had to go four days with no electricity and no television. The good news is, they got to generate their own sexual situations, graphic language, partial nudity and violence.

President Obama stated Sunday that climate change is a bigger threat to the United States than terrorism. It’s his bow to environmentalists trying to shut down coal-fired electrical plants and oil refineries. All they have to do now is figure out a way to get cars to run on beautiful pictures of Alaska.

The White House denied that last month’s al-Qaeda attack on a Paris deli was targeted at Jews Tuesday until hours later when they finally admitted it was an anti-Semitic attack. We all know the White House. Their first instinct was to blame the attack on a YouTube video making fun of corned beef.

President Obama called Vladimir Putin Tuesday and urged Russia’s president to call off the dogs of war in Eastern Ukraine.

In the last year Putin divorced his wife, annexed the Crimea, invaded Ukraine and roiled Central Europe. Most guys going through a mid-life crisis simply buy a red Corvette.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged a peaceful solution to the fighting in Ukraine without use of NATO arms or troops.

Germany’s troops are not allowed outside of Germany for the same reason you don’t send Robert Downey Jr. to get the beer. As well as they’ve been doing, it’s still too soon.

Time magazine said Monday that Michelle Obama’s healthy eating and exercise program was not lowering child obesity rates.

Nutritionists say kids are eating too much pizza. To give you an idea of how bad it is, the menu at Chuck E. Cheese Pizza now lists its sixteen ounce pizza as Individual Sized.

The White House and Congress agreed on an authorization of the use of military force Tuesday for President Obama to use against ISIS forces in the Middle East. It’s open ended. In a strange twist of fate, Jeb Bush could hold the distinction of being the first Bush we ever elected to get us out of Iraq.

Jeb Bush raised millions at a New York fundraiser thrown by Wall Street private equity mogul Henry Kravis and attended by investment bankers. These guys must have amnesia. Jeb’s brother’s administration will go down in history as the only one that began and ended with bond traders jumping out of windows.

Washington D.C. is being ordered to convert to lower wattage light bulbs in their street lamps to save energy, cut back on greenhouse gas emissions and help protect the earth’s ozone layer. The EPA is forcing the nation to convert to dimmer bulbs. Joe Biden may be an idea whose time has come.

CHURCH Afton ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH, Browning and Filmore Streets, William Richardson, pastor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bible study and youth. Saturday, 7:25 a.m. “In the Mirror” radio program on Creston Radio.

ST. EDWARD CATHOLIC CHURCH, 104 W. Union St., Rev. Ken Halbur, pastor.

Sunday, 10:45 a.m. Mass; after Mass, Confession; and Parish Council meeting. Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Mass. Wednesday, 5:15 p.m.

Ash Wednesday Mass.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship; 5:30 p.m. potluck supper, open to the public; 6:30 p.m. Sunday evening worship service. Aspire Food Pantry dropoff site.

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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 11 a.m. worship.

Beaconsfield

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Rick Hawkins, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service.

Clearfield

AREA BIBLE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, Ron Christian, pastor; 641-336-2409; website www.areabiblefellowship.org.

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship service; 11:15 a.m. Sunday school.

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. AWANA, Clearfield Community Center.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Sherry Wiley, lay speaker.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. worship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday school.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Shurmaine McAlpine, pastor.

Sunday, 8 a.m. Sunday school; 9 a.m. worship.

Corning

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 907 Grove Ave., Ken Rummer, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship services.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 901 Nodaway St., Andrew Bardole, pastor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. adult Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service.

GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH, Dan Lamgo, pastor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. worship service. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. prayer service.

MESSIANIC MISSION SEVENTH DAY, 405 11th St. Sabbath services, second and fourth Saturdays. Call 641-3223386 for time and place.

REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH, 800 17th St., Philip Ritter, pastor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school and adult Bible study; 10:45 a.m. worship with Holy Communion. Wednesday, 9 a.m.

Bible study.

ST. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 504 Grove, Ave., Lazarus Kirigia, pastor.

Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Mass.

Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Mass; 7 p.m. youth group. Wednesday, 2 to 5 p.m. religious education classes.

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ABUNDANT LIFE FAMILY CHURCH, 500 S. Birch St., Douglas R. Brunell, pastor, (641) 782-5766, email alfc@ iowatelecom.net; website www.

AbundantLifeFamilyChurch.com.

Sunday, 10:30 a.m. children’s church and worship service.

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. worship and Kid’s Club. Thursday, 6:30 a.m. Men of Honor; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Light Switch teens.

APOSTOLIC LIGHTHOUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH, 600 N. Lincoln St., Paul Vandevender, pastor, 782-5594.

Sunday, 10 a.m. Sunday school and worship service; 5:30 p.m. prayer time; 6 p.m. worship service. Wednesday, 7 p.m. worship service. Home Bible study, call 782-5594.

LIFE CHURCH, ASSEMBLY OF GOD, 417 Wyoming Ave., Karen Norton, lead pastor, 641782-4236, e-mail crestonrolag@ gmail.com, website lifechurchcreston.com.

Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Men’s breakfast at Hy-Vee. Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school for all ages; 10:35 a.m. morning worship, “The Parables of Jesus, Week 3.”

Tuesday, 7 to 10 a.m. Coffee Cafe, fellowship hall. Bring a friend for coffee and conversation. WiFi is available; 6 p.m. Vision team meeting. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. prayer time in the sanctuary; 7 p.m. Family Night Activities; adult Bible study, Romans 14, santuary; Life Youth, lower level youth room; and Kids Club, lower level fellowship hall. Thursday (2/19), 7 to 10 a.m. Coffee Cafe, fellowship hall. Bring a friend for coffee and conversation. WiFi is available.

CHURCH OF CHRIST, 510 S. Poplar St., Timothy L. Haynie and Nathan Langford, evangelists, 641-344-3201.

Thursday, 3:30 p.m. SIRF. Friday, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting.

Sunday, 10:45 a.m. worship services. Monday, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting. Tuesday, 3 p.m. Crisis fund center open, 5 p.m. Open table. Wednesday, 9:30 a.m.

TOPS. COMMUNITY OF CHRIST, Creston Congregation (RLDS), 820 N. Elm St., Elder Gary O’Daniels, pastoral coordinator.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. praise and inspiration, Darl Ferguson; 9:30 a.m. church school classes; 10:30 a.m. morning worship, Ken Mallas, presider; Dan Sherman, speaker.

CREST BAPTIST, affiliated with Southern Baptist Convention, Poplar and Townline streets, Chuck Spindler, pastor. Website: www.crestbaptistchurch.com.

Today, 6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery, GriefShare. Friday, 8:30 a.m. Operation World prayer meeting; 6 p.m. Valentine’s banquet fundraiser for Believe Together – Guatemala mission team, for reservations contact Liz at 641-202-6776. Saturday, 8 a.m. prayer meeting. Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Bible study (all ages); 10:45 a.m. worship; 6 p.m. Men’s Bible study. Tuesday, 8:15 a.m.

Women’s Bible study; 9 to 10 p.m. Creston Salt Company, SWCC room 120. Wednesday, 6:30 a.m. prayer meeting; 6:30 p.m. TeamKid, youth ministry, DivorceCare and adult Bible study.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 1001 N. Lincoln St., David Tebbenkamp, pastor; Dan Fields, youth pastor.

Today, 7 p.m. Riley Missionary Circle, welcome center. Friday, Home School Day. Saturday, 6 p.m. Valentine banquet, fellowship hall. Sunday, 8:45 a.m. worship service; 10:15 a.m.

Sunday school hour; 4 p.m.

Melody Makers choir practice; 5 p.m. family worship service.

Wednesday, 6 p.m. Triumphant Praise choir rehearsal – senior high; 6:30 p.m. AWANA clubs and junior high Trek; senior high youth group; adult Bible study and prayer meeting. Thursday (2/19), 3:15 p.m. “Embracing God’s Grace,” Ladies Bible study, welcome center.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST), 301 E. Townline St. Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship service with guest speaker Darin Dolecheck; 11 a.m. Valentine’s brunch, fellowship hall. Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. Tootles (games/crafts) in fellowship hall. Wednesday, 6 p.m. praise and worship service.

Thursday (2/19), 2 p.m. Mary Circle; 7 p.m. Rebecca Circle.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,

Lenten breakfasts, Ash Wednesday service planned Cromwell Lenten men’s breakfast series will begin 6:30 a.m. Wednesday at Cromwell Congregational Church. There will be SCIENTIST, 104 N. Oak St. Sunday, 11 a.m. church service.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 702 W. Prairie St., the Rev. Jim Woodworth, pastor; Mary O’Riley, pastoral intern.

Friday, 1:30 p.m. crafting workshop. Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school – all ages; 10:45 a.m. worship services. Tuesday, 1 p.m.

Stich, Knit and Quilt. Wednesday, 9 a.m. Pastor’s Bible study; 5:30 p.m. Joyful Noise; 6:30 p.m. youth group.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 400 N. Elm St., Gideon Gallo, pastor. Call 641-782-2427, 641-782-7267. E-mail: fumc. creston@gmail.com. Facebook: Creston First United Methodist Church. Office hours: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday; 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday and Friday.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. worship services; 9:30 a.m.

Sunday school. Tuesday, 9 a.m.

Summit House Bible study; 1:30 p.m. Crestridge Bible study.

Wednesday, 6:15 p.m. handbell rehearsal; 7 p.m. choir rehearsal. Thursday, 12:05 p.m. United Methodist Men. GOD’S OUTREACH DELIVERANCE INTERNATIONAL, 306 N. Oak St., 641-278-1173, Pastor JoAnna Davis.

Thursday, 6 p.m. Women’s Bible study, church. Friday, 7 p.m. Friday Night Fire service, church. Sunday, 9 to 10 a.m.

Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. church service; 6 p.m. church service.

Monday, 4 to 5:45 p.m. children’s ministry (preschool through 11 years old); 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. youth ministry (12 years old and up). Wednesday, first and third, 7 p.m. Men’s Bible study, Outreach Center, 124 N. Maple St. HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH, 107 W. Howard St., Rev. Ken Halbur, pastor.

Friday, 7 a.m. Mass, St. Malachy Chapel; 9 a.m. to noon ReRun shop. Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon ReRun shop; 4:30 to 5 p.m. Confession; 5:15 p.m. Mass; and ASP bake sale. Sunday, 8:15 to 8:45 a.m. Confession; 9 a.m. Mass; and ASP bake sale.

Monday, 5 to 6 p.m. Adoration, St. Malachy Chapel; 6 p.m. Mass, St. Malachy Chapel. Tuesday, noon to 5 p.m. ReRun shop; 7 p.m. Parish Council meeting, St. Malachy School. Wednesday, Ash Wednesday Masses: 9:15 a.m. St. Malachy School; noon church; 7 p.m. church. Thursday (2/19), 7 a.m. Mass, St. Malachy Chapel; 7 p.m. RCIA, hall.

JERUSALEM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 1965 REA Road, Rev. Jim W. Morris, pastor.

Sunday, 8 a.m. Bible study; 9 a.m worship.

KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES, 1000 Cottonwood St. Sunday, 10 a.m. public talk and Watchtower study. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. congregation Bible study, ministry school and service meeting.

PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD I.M. “Mana del Cielo” The Rev. Miguel Delgado, phone 515473-2527.

Saturday, noon worship.

Sunday, 1:30 p.m. worship.

PLATTE CENTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 2396 Eagle Ave., south of Creston, Rev. Delores Doench, pastor.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. coffee/fellowship time; 10:30 a.m. church service.

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breakfast and a speaker.

A service of ashes will be held 7 p.m. Wednesday at St. John’s Church, 601 S. Maple St., Creston.

602 W. Townline St., 641-7822920. Brian Jack, pastor. Website: www.salemluth.net.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school and adult education; 10 a.m. worship service; 6 p.m. Alpha Course. Tuesday, 1:30 p.m.

Quilters. Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Lenten services.

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, 104 N. Oak St., Jared Miller, pastor, 515-897-7919, email jaredandkatiem@gmail. com.

Saturday, 9 a.m. worship service; 11 a.m. Sabbath school.

SOLID ROCK MINISTRIES, 1216 N. Cherry St. (corner of Townline and Cherry streets).

Sunday, 9:45 to 10:15 a.m.

Sunday school; 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. coffee and fellowship; 10:45 a.m. worship service.

ST. JOHN’S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, 601 S. Maple St., Dan Moore, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service and Sunday School.

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS), 800 N. Sumner Ave., Creston; 111 E. South St., Mount Ayr; the Rev. Jonathan C. Watt, pastor, 641782-5095, http://TrinityCreston. org.

Transfiguration Sunday, Mount Ayr: 8 a.m. Divine Service with Holy Communion; 9:30 a.m.

Bible class and Sunday school; Creston: 9:45 a.m. Divine Service; 11 a.m. Sunday school and Bible classes. Monday, 12:30 p.m. preschool; 6:30 p.m. LifeLight Bible study. Tuesday, 6:30 a.m. Early Risers Bible study in fellowship hall; 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. preschool; 1:30 p.m. LifeLight Bible study. Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. preschool; 6 p.m. Confirmation classes; and F.L.O.C.K.; 7 p.m.

Ash Wednesday Divine Service with Holy Communion and imposition of ashes. Thursday (2/19), 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. preschool.

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST (Congregational), 501 W. Montgomery St., the Rev. Jim Woodworth, pastor; Mary O’Riley, pastoral intern.

Today, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. SIRF. Friday, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting.

Sunday, 9:15 worship services.; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. food pantry distribution. Monday, 7:30 a.m. AA meeting. Tuesday, 9 a.m. to noon pastor’s office hours; 3 to 5 p.m.

Crisis Fund Center open; 5 to 6 p.m. Open Table. Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. TOPS.

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CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, Dan Moore, pastor.

Sunday, 10 a.m. fellowship; 10:30 a.m. worship and Sunday school. Monday, 2:30 p.m.

Women’s Fellowship at Crest Ridge; 6:30 p.m. joint Council meeting, St. John’s. Wednesday, 1 p.m. Quilters; 7 p.m. Ash Wednesday, Lent services begin, St. John’s.

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UNITED CHURCH OF DIAGONAL, Ed Shields, pastor, office 641-344-0652, www.diagonalchurch.com.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. church.

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Greenfield CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH, 2158 Highway 92, Jeff Banks, pastor, office 641-743-0221.

Website: www.welcometocornerstone.org.

Thursday, 7 p.m. Men’s Fraternity; 7 to 9 p.m. “Breaking Free” Women’s Bible study.

Friday, Odds Night Out, youth group. Sunday, 9:30 a.m. worship service; after worship, fellowship and authentic Indian meal; 4 p.m. Strategic Leadership Team meeting; 6 to 8 p.m. Marriage Oneness. Wednesday, 6:20 p.m.

AWANA; 7 to 8:30 p.m. youth group.

ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 213 N. E. Elm St., Kenneth Gross, pastor. Website: www.stjohngreenfield.parishesonline.com.

Saturday, 4:30 to 5 p.m.

Reconciliation; 5:15 p.m.

Mass. Sunday, 8:15 a.m. Mass; high school Faith Formation.

Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. Ash Wednesday Mass; 6:20 to 7:30 p.m. Faith Formation (preK8 grades); 7 p.m. Liturgy of Word and distribution of ashes.

Thursday (2/19), 8:30 a.m. Mass.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 108 S.W. 5th St. Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service; 10 a.m. coffee and fellowship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday school.

Tuesday, 3:30 to 6 p.m. food bank and children’s clothes closet open; 6:30 p.m. worship service. Thursday, 12:30 p.m. worship service.

Lacelle

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Dwayne Henrichs, pastor.

Sunday, 10 a.m. children’s Sunday school; 11 a.m. worship service.

Lenox

CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST), 1007 W. Temple St. Sunday, 10 a.m. worship.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, 702 W. Ohio St. Stanley Price, branch president.

Sunday, 10 a.m. sacrament meeting; 11:15 a.m. Sunday school; 12:10 p.m. relief society, priesthood, young women and young men; 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. primary. For local information, contact Clinton Allen, (641) 3224494.

COUNTRY ROADS BAPTIST CHURCH, at 202 E. Temple (old lumber yard), Mitch Green, pastor. Website: countryroadslenox. com.

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship.

Wednesday, 6 p.m. meal and study.

MERCER CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, four miles north, four miles west of Lenox, Franklin Rogers, pastor.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. worship service.

SALEM CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN, 4 miles north, 1 mile west of Lenox.

ST. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 600 W. Michigan St., Lazarus Kirigia, pastor.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. Mass with religious education classes afterward. Wednesday, 7 p.m. CYO. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 103 W. Michigan St., Shurmaine McAlpine, pastor.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. adult Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service and Sunday school for children.

UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 401 W. Michigan St., Tim Maxa, pastor, 641-333-4214.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service. First and third Sunday, youth fellowship. Wednesday, Evening Bible study.

Ellston

Lorimor

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Bruce Giese, pastor.

Website: www.ellstonumc.org.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship.

CHURCH OF GOD, Ben Turner, pastor.

Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH,

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Lorimor, George Henriksen, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship service.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 8:45 a.m. worship.

Macksburg

HEBRON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Ben Carter-Allen, pastor.

Sunday, 10 a.m. Sunday school; 11 a.m. worship service.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Ben Carter-Allen, pastor. Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service with supervised nursery during church; 10 a.m.

Sunday school. Third Thursday, United Methodist Women.

Murray

BAPTIST CHURCH, Alex Bauman, pastor.

Sunday, 8:45 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. worship services. Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Midweek Bible study and prayer meeting. Third Thursday of the month, 7 to 9 p.m. Missionary meeting.

CHURCH OF CHRIST, 430 Third St., Brian McCracken, pastor, 641340-0474, bmac2366@yahoo. com; Dillon, associate pastor, 515-971-2066, dillonbrandt89@ gmail.com; office, 641-447-2569, office@murraychurchofchrist. org; website, www.murraychurchofchrist.org.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. worship service; 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Sunday school; 10:15 to 10:35 a.m. fellowship; 10:35 a.m. worship service; 7 p.m. high school Bible Study at the Brandt’s. Wednesday, 7 p.m. children/youth groups at church.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Sandy Smith and Brandon Campbell, pastors.

Sunday, 10 a.m. Sunday school; 11 a.m. worship.

Orient

P L Y M O U T H CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 311 W. First St., Phil Price, minister.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. brunch; 9 a.m. worship services; 10 a.m.

Sunday school and adult Bible study. Ash Wednesday, 6 p.m. light supper; 7 p.m. service.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 124 S. Maple St., Cathy Nutting, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service.

Prescott

PRESCOTT UNITED CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST), 401 6th Ave., the Rev. Steven Wainwright.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship.

Shannon City

SHANNON CITY COMMUNITY CHURCH, Lila Dell Greene, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. church service; 10 a.m. Sunday school.

Sharpsburg

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Shurmaine McAlpine, pastor.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. worship.

UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Tim Maxa, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service; 10 a.m. Sunday school.

Stringtown

STRINGTOWN COMMUNITY CHURCH, junction of Highway 34 and Sycamore Ave., the Rev. Richard Queener, pastor.

Sunday, 9:45 a.m. worship service. Wednesday, 1 to 4 p.m.

Help Center open.

Thayer

PLEASANT VALLEY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Dwayne Henrichs, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service; 10 a.m. Sunday school.

Tingley

CHRISTIAN CHURCH Sunday, 10 a.m. Sunday School; 11 a.m. worship service.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Bruce Giese, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday school.

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Should houseguests complain?

Dear Readers: Responses to Carolyn in Houston’s letter regarding GUEST BEDROOMS cluttered with pictures and knickknacks flooded my email! Carolyn had no place to put her suitcase, cosmetics and hair dryer, and there was no room to hang her belongings when she stayed at her friend’s house. I responded that she really should not complain.

You all made valid points on both sides of the issue. Ellen agreed with me: She is a guest and should make do with what is offered. George and Jean said that the family pictures can be used as a conversation starter, and reminded us that Carolyn was in a private home and not in a hotel. Marguerite said to keep in mind that guest rooms also may serve another purpose, and Liz even called Carolyn ungrateful.

However, lots of readers understood Carolyn’s frustration.

Another Carolyn wrote that the clutter in guest rooms is annoying. It looks pretty, but is not very functional. Linda stated that she used to own a bed and breakfast, and one of the first things owners were told to do is spend a night in each of the rooms, pretending to be a guest, to see where

Hints from Heloise the rooms can be made more comfortable. Is there adequate counter/flat surfaces? Is there a luggage rack so that suitcases don’t have to be on the floor? Are there hangers for clothes and a place to hang them? If homeowners would do the same thing in their guest rooms, it would make for a more comfortable experience for their guests.

Tina agreed with Linda.

Hosts should spend a night as guests in their own house to truly understand the conditions in the guest bedroom and bathroom.

The consensus was that guests should not complain, but the hosts should consider how they would like to be treated if they were guests.

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Horoscope Friday, Feb. 13, 2015 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Wonderful opportunities to travel or explore avenues in higher education, publishing, the media, medicine and the law might drop in your lap today. Keep your eyes open!

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Sudden, unexpected gifts and benefits from others will come your way today. This might be outright cash, materials or the opportunity to use something that someone else has.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Relations with partners and close friends are excellent today. The only curious thing is that you might be caught off-guard in some way. Expect a surprise.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Your work routine will be interrupted with computer crashes, canceled meetings or unexpected events today.

Nevertheless, on the whole, positive opportunities are available to you.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Grab every chance to slip away on a vacation or enjoy the theater, the arts and sports events.

Romance and playful times with children will make today a happy one.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Unexpected opportunities to improve your home or where you live might materialize suddenly today. Likewise, surprising news about a family member might please you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) This is a great day for those of you who write, act, teach or sell and market, because you are full of positive, clever ideas! Unexpected short trips and introductions to fascinating people will make this an interesting day.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Business and commerce are favored today. Look for unexpected ways to suddenly boost your income. Take note: Your window of opportunity will be brief, so be ready to act.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) This is a wonderful, upbeat day full of surprising opportunities. Do stay awake.

If something looks favorable, you will have to act quickly to take advantage of it.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) This is a feel-good day; there’s no question. Enjoy the company of others, or enjoy the privacy of solitude in beautiful surroundings. Your call.

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PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Others might be surprised to learn more about your talents today. In particular, someone in authority might be impressed with you. Great!

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Is going to college really necessary these days?

Adults tell children that going to college will make them successful and that it will make life easier. Constantly plagued with questions like, “Where are you going to college? What do you want to do with your life? What major are you planning on studying? What kind of job can you get with that field of study?”, it seems that college plans are the only thing adults want to hear about. But a look at the statistics shows that college is not for everyone.

In 2012, a Harvard study showed that nearly half of Americans will drop out of college before getting their degree.

Not only is the completion rate low, but there is also information that shows that a college education does not guarantee success. In 2013, the United States Labor Department found that 16.3% of millennials were unemployed.

Pair that with the fact that only six in ten

millennials will be hired, it seems to reason that the millennial generation can’t find jobs. It seems getting a degree does not automatically guarantee a job, does not guarantee success and does not promise a stress free life. According to an article on forbes.com, America is more than $1.2 trillion in student loan debt, and on average, students will graduate with about $26,000 in debt.

A millennial is someone who was born between 1981 and 1996 and is the next generation coming into the real world.

The millennials are often labeled lazy, in need of special treatment, and lacking work ethic. These traits are obviously red flags that can scare off potential employers. These labels derive from the fact that they believe they can accomplish anything. With visions of grandeur and the belief that whatever they go for will get done, this generation is filled with confidence.

These attributes could be a turn off to adults, but the thing is, those beliefs were instilled into this generation by the

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very adults that now criticize their ambition.

Since millennials were children, they have been told that they can do anything. They were told to follow their dreams and do what they love while also being told to go to school, follow the rules, graduate and get a good paying job. Since when did college become the mark of success?

There are many jobs out there that do not require a college education, and there is more than a college degree that can make an educated person.

The time has come for parents and adults to start exploring other options and making children aware of them.

Not going to college does not make you a bad person, yet our society has formed to look down on those who don’t go. All of a sudden, there is a standard that if you don’t go to college, you’re going to fail.

However, maybe students who go to college because it’s what’s “right” are the ones who are failing.

In 2012, 21.6 million millennials lived at home with their parents because they couldn’t

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afford to live on their own.

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Maybe not. High paying jobs (i.e. manager positions) are not likely to hire a graduate right out of college, and Shakespeare made entry level jobs will not pay up the name the bills (and trust me, the last thing someone wants Jessica for his play to do is default on their The Merchant of student loans). Another factor Venice. to consider is that unpaid internships are becoming quite the norm. However, businesses want a potential employee with previous Oxford work experience, so those University is internships are a necessary older than the evil.

The whole point Aztec Empire. of this is that college is not for everyone. There are other options to pursue after graduation: military, blue Taking a quick nap collar jobs, entrepreneurship, after learning learning job skills on site, something new apprenticeship, factory jobs or volunteering. And there is strentghens the always community college, memory. online courses, technical schools or work colleges as an alternative to a four year college.

There appears Russia has a to be an expectation for larger surface our generation and future generations that a college area than Pluto. education is absolutely necessary. However, there are so many different forms of higher education that allow people to be successful, and college is not the only answer.

In the words of Suli Breaks, “Redefine how you In the Middle Ages, view education, understand young men and its true meaning, education is women drew names not just about regurgitating from a bowl to see facts from a book, or someone who would be their else’s opinion on a subject Valentine. They to pass an exam, look at it…

There’s more than one way to would wear this name pinned onto be an educated man.” their sleeves for one week for everyone to see. This was the origin of the expression “to wear your heart on your sleeve.”

What is the Truth? By: Kelsey Donner The average person tells at least two lies everyday, sometimes without even realizing it. These people include your close friends, parents, and your teachers. The people in our lives lie to protect us, hurt us, or maybe even help us. Students speak out about a few examples of things they have heard throughout their school career that haven’t been truthful.

School has always been quite easy for Jaiden Stephens. “One thing that I was told is that high school was going to be hard, and that I needed to study a lot.” Stephens said. “It really isn’t that bad, just do your work.” Teachers made high school school sound harder than it really is.

Motivation is one answer to this fib. By telling students that high school will be outrageously rigorous they are motivated to work harder and to do better. Students are willing to exceed teachers standards, and rise above the precedent of just being average.

As high school students we have the freedom to do many things that we weren’t allowed to do before. We can sit at any table for lunch, chew gum in class, carry our cell phones, and even choose our own style of writing. “At St. Malachy we were taught to write in cursive in 2nd grade. After that we were required to write in cursive all of the time, teachers said it was a requirement for high school”, says Josie Sickels. It turns out that cursive isn’t required at all, and never was. What exactly was the point to our teachers telling us cursive writing was mandatory, and making us do countless worksheets over it if it wasn’t even needed? Cursive writing does help one write quicker and neater, but a students handwriting should be a decision they get to make on their own.

One aggravating thing as a student is to not understand the purpose of an assignment. “You’ll need to know this in the real world.” says Chris Foster, referring to the pythagorean theorem. “I don’t understand why it could help us at all, or why we even need to learn it.” Foster says.

We hear this a lot in school, in all of our classes. That somehow everything we learn will help us live a life on our own after high school. The pythagorean theorem is used in minimal occupations on a regular basis. Unless a student wants to become an engineer, architect, or go into the field of computers or construction then students might not use the pythagorean theorem outside of a math class in their entire life. Math skills like these do help students develop abstract thinking, but that can be developed in other ways too. Do teachers actually help students understand the purpose of what’s going on inside the classroom, or is there simply no purpose?

Trust is based on being direct and honest, even with the small things like whether or not we can chew gum and we listen when adults tell us these things only to find out they are not always true. So, when it comes to more important things that trust matters. If we will not necessarily apply the homework directly in the “real world” just tell us. Or if it is just an introduction to get us started, let us know. Ultimately, students said they want the truth and what to really expect so we can prepare rather than be motivated by consequences or fear. Be real with us, we can take it.

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The Numbers Game

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National Digest Time off Tiger Woods said his golf is not acceptable for the PGA Tour and he will not return until it is.

Woods shot a career-worst 82 to miss the cut in the Phoenix Open by 12 shots. He was playing poorly at Torrey Pines when he withdrew after 11 holes because of tightness in his back.

Woods said Wednesday on his website that the injury is not related to the back surgery he had last spring. He said he is having physical therapy every day and feeling better.

“Right now, I need a lot of work on my game, and to still spend time with the people that are important to me,” he said. “My play, and scores, are not acceptable for tournament golf.

Like I’ve said, I enter a tournament to compete at the highest level, and when I think I’m ready, I’ll be back.”

He said he wants to play the Honda Classic that starts Feb. 26. But he won’t play if he’s not tournament-ready.

Woods said he expects to be playing soon.

Title stripped CHICAGO — Little League Baseball has stripped the U.S. championship from Chicago-based Jackie Robinson West and suspended its coach for violating a rule prohibiting the use of players who live outside the geographic area that the team represents, it was announced Wednesday.

Jackie Robinson West must vacate wins from the 2014 Little League Baseball International Tournament — including its Great Lakes Regional and United States championships.

The team’s manager, Darold Butler, has been suspended from Little League activity, and Illinois District 4 administrator Michael Kelly has been removed from his position.

The organization found that Jackie Robinson West used a falsified boundary map and that team officials met with neighboring Little League districts in Illinois to claim players and build what amounts to a superteam.

As a result, the United States championship has been awarded to Mountain Ridge Little League from Las Vegas.

Moncada decision Prized Cuban free agent Yoan Moncada has four or five more private workouts scheduled with Major League Baseball teams in the next week and hopes to decide where he will sign by Feb. 23, his representative told ESPN on Wednesday.

Moncada expects to audition individually for about a dozen teams, according to David Hastings, the Florida-based certified public accountant who is handling the infielder’s negotiations with clubs. Several teams have requested what Hastings called “lookbacks” — or second, follow-up workouts.

Multiple media outlets have speculated that Moncada, 19, could command a signing bonus in the $30 million-50 million range.

SPORTS

Panther girls post senior day win over LC

By SCOTT VICKER

CNA sports editor • svicker@crestonnews.com

The Creston/O-M girls bowling team got back into the win column here Saturday with a win over Lewis Central on senior day.

The Panther girls posted a 2183-1764 victory over the visiting Titans at Panther Lanes. The Panther boys, bowling with just four athletes, fell to the Titans 26481734.

“Senior day was a good day for us,” Panther head coach Ron Pendegraft said.

“Lots of good scores from all the kids. Both the boys and girls started round one with some of the best scores we have shot in some time.

In fact, four of our kids threw their high game of the year in the first game.”

Darin Hatfield (186), Jonathan Seals (180), Kimberly Orr (169) and Alex Miller (154) all bowled their highest games of the season in the first game. Hatfield (347), Seals (319) and Miller (288) also shot their high series for the year.

Hatfield posted the high score of the day for the Panther boys, while junior Madison Hance led the P a n t h e r Hatfield girls with

games of 205 and 167 for a 372 series.

“It was very good to see the kids making improvements, which I think will give us a good chance of being very competitive at the Hawkeye 10 Meet,” Pendegraft said.

After Hance’s 372 and Miller’s 288 series, Charley Parcher finished with a 284 and senior Jenna Hayes Hance posted a score of 273 for the Panthers. Orr rounded out the team scoring with her 263 series.

Hatfield and Seals posted the two highest scores of the day for the Panther boys, followed by Blake Eddy’s 307 and Evan Taylor’s 207.

The Panthers honored three seniors in a senior day ceremony.

Seniors on the team are Hayes, Ashley Knipfer and Hatfield.

“We had the opportunity to pay tribute to our three graduating seniors,” Pendegraft said. “All were recognized and thanked for their commitment and support of the Panther bowling program over the past four years.

“All three kids have been a big part of our program and all have played very

important roles in our past successes, especially in our qualification and participation in several State Bowling Tournaments. I have personally enjoyed having them in our program and will miss them greatly when the season is over.”

The Panthers return to action Friday at the Hawkeye 10 Conference Tournament at Thunderbowl in Council Bluffs. They then return home on Tuesday for a Class 1A regional meet, where the top team in each division will qualify for state.

“I expect us to be at full strength on both the boys and girls teams for the tournament and am expecting a good showing by us,” Pendegraft said. “Following that, we will host the Regional Tournament on Tuesday, starting at noon at Panther Lanes. I would hope that we CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER can get a good crowd to sup- Creston/O-M freshman Jonathan Seals releases a shot port the kids that day.” during the Panther Invitational earlier this winter. Seals

Varsity Boys Varsity match totals — Creston/O-M: 1180-554—1734.

Lewis Central: 1799-849—2648.

High game — Zach Lenihan, LC, 213.

High two game — Paul Renshaw Jr., LC, 392.

Creston/O-M (1734) — Darin Hatfield 186-161—347, Jonathan Seals 180-139—319, Blake Eddy 165-142—307, Evan Taylor 101-106—207. Totals — 1180-554—1734.

Baker Rotation — 114, 91, 140, 96, 113 — 554.

Lewis Central (2648) — Jacob Drustrup 203-184—387, Paul Renshaw Jr. 187-205—392, Zach Lenihan 160-213—373, Justin Rosenbush 124-178— 302, Mitch Moen 187-158—345, Austin Quakenbush 156-129—

posted his best series of the year Saturday against Lewis Central, bowling a 319.

Spartan cross country teams receive academic honors

Hall of Fame basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian dies in Vegas

The Southwestern Community College (SWCC) men’s cross country team qualified among the top 10 academic teams in the nation following their fall 2014 season.

The Spartans ranked seventh in the national team standings released recently by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Cross Country Coaches Association.

The Spartan men had six individuals who were named Academic All Americans.

These scholars, who were carrying grade point averages (GPAs) of 3.40 or above after the fall 2014 semester, included Dave Braun (4.0 GPA), freshman from Davenport; Eddy Halbur, freshman from Guthrie Center; Dawson Knapp, freshman from Mt. Ayr; P h i l l i p Knapp Sciranko,

freshman from Harlan; Aaron Ward (4.0 GPA), sophomore from State Center; and Cassidy Warson, sophomore from Madrid.

In addition, the Spartan women’s Gabby DuBois, freshman from Des Moines, w a s named as an Aca- DuBois demic All American.

Marty and Miller sports show to be televised live on Mediacom DES MOINES — The sports radio duo who brought live sports radio to central Iowa is back on the airwaves, and announced Wednesday a new partnership that will extend the “Marty and Miller” show to a statewide television audience on Mediacom’s local channel, MC22.

Mediacom and radio personalities Ken Miller and Marty Tirrell shared details of the plan to televise the live show on a daily basis, Monday through Friday,

beginning March 2. Earlier this week, Miller and Tirrell started a new chapter in their broadcast careers with the airing of a daily sports talk show carried on The Champ (KBBG, 1700 AM).

With the addition of Mediacom, the show’s reach will expand to a nearly statewide audience, giving sports fans the ability to watch Marty and Miller in action.

The broadcast will be televised weekdays from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and will include timely video highlights, as

well as the popular listener call-in feature. The show will be produced at Mediacom’s television studio in downtown Des Moines and will be viewable on cable television lineups in more than 300 Iowa communities and in adjacent states.

The partnership between the Marty and Miller show and Mediacom is being celebrated as the first full-time, Iowa based sports radio show to be televised to a statewide audience.

285. Totals — 1799-849—2648.

Baker Rotation — 209, 130, 186, 166, 158 — 849.

Girls Varsity match totals — Creston/O-M: 1480-703—2183.

Lewis Central: 1186-578—1764.

High game — Madison Hance, Creston/O-M, 205.

High two game — Madison Hance, Creston/O-M, 372.

Creston/O-M (2183) — Madison Hance 205-167—372, Alex Miller 154-134—288, Charley Parcher 139-145—284, Jenna Hayes 154-119—273, Kimberly Orr 169-94—263.

Totals — 1480-703—2183.

Baker Rotation — 106, 135, 139, 165, 158 — 703.

By TIM DAHLBERG AP Sports Writer

LAS VEGAS (AP) — He couldn’t stop fighting the NCAA any more than he could give up chewing towels courtside. Jerry Tarkanian built a basketball dynasty in the desert, but it was his decades-long battle with the NCAA that defined him far more than the wins and losses.

The coach who won a national title at UNLV and made the school synonymous with basketball died Wednesday after several years of health issues. He was 84.

Tarkanian put the run in the Runnin’ Rebels, taking them to four Final Fours and winning a Tarkanian national championship in 1990 with one

Lewis Central (1764) — Abby Maas 95-126—221, Mickenzie Streit 134-134—268, Montana Johnson 196-107—303, Macey Verschout 99-102—201, Paige Hickey 81-112—193, Kayla Foss 89-94—183. Totals — 1186578—1764. Baker Rotation — 150, 127, 120, 108, 73 — 578.

Junior Varsity Girls High game — Leah Schuler, Creston.

High two game — Ginger Gilleland, Creston/O-M, 201.

Creston/O-M — Ginger Gilleland 100-101—201, Leah Schuler 94-105—199, Jordan Phillips 102.

of the most dominant college teams ever. His teams were as flamboyant as the city, with light shows and fireworks for pregame introductions and celebrities jockeying for position on the so-called Gucci Row courtside.

He ended up beating the NCAA, too, collecting a $2.5 million settlement after suing the organization for trying to run him out of college basketball. But he was bitter to the end about the way the NCAA treated him while coaching.

“They’ve been my tormentors my whole life,” Tarkanian said at his retirement news conference in 2002. “It will never stop.”

The night before he died, fans attending UNLV’s game against Fresno State draped towels over the statue of Tarkanian outside the campus arena that depicts Tarkanian chewing on one Please see TARKANIAN, page 10A

Area boys basketball Murray 80, Mormon Trail 59 MURRAY — Murray senior Trey McHenry lit up Mormon Trail here Tuesday, as the Mustangs cruised to an 80-59 victory.

McHenry shot 12-of-13 from the floor for 24 points to go with four rebounds in the Murray victory. Ken- McHenry ny Boles added 18 points with six rebounds, four assists and three steals.

Braydon Held scored 11

points with three assists and three steals. Thane Simmons finished with nine points, five rebounds, four assists and three steals.

Fisher Decker added seven points with four steals and three assists. Jack Jones recorded five points with eight rebounds. Bryce Keller and Cody Mann each scored two points, while Dustin Teas and Zane Black scored one point apiece.

“We continue to get better,” Murray head coach Darin Wookey said. “Our guys have been really doing a good job of finding each other. Our offensive balance the last four games has been tremendous. Tonight, the only negative was our free

throw shooting.”

Murray improved to 15-5 for the season with the victory.

East Union 61, SW Valley 50 CORNING — East Union took control by outscoring Southwest Valley 30-13 in the second and third quarters here Tuesday in a 61-50 win.

Gabe Nixon led the Eagles Nixon with 18 Please see BOYS, page 12A

Contributed photo

These two local youths are moving on to Knights of Columbus Hoop Shoot regional competition Feb. 22 in Albia after winning District 48 shooting Sunday in Osceola. McCoy Haines (left), son of Brian and Meg Haines, won the 9-year-old division by making 10 of 25 shots. Rylie Driskell (right), daughter of Greg and Merry Driskell, won the 11-year-old girls division by making 21 of 25 free throws.

All ayes, motion carried. carried.

Appoint Budget Committee - ThereCreston News Advertiser Election of Officers: was discussion. Gilbert made the Thursday, moFebruary 12, 2015 Election of chairman - Brown made tion to appoint Dennis Brown, Randy the motion to appoint Randy Wacha as Wacha, and Jeff Burger to the 2015 the chairman of PSWA board. Second budget committee. Seconded by Angel.

by Burger. All ayes, motion carried.

All ayes, motion carried.

Election of vice-chair - Brown made Insurance - There may be a conflict the motion to appoint Curt Angell as with paying for Schultes' insurance. the vice-chair of PSWA board. There There was discussion and the budget was discussion. Seconded by Wacha. committee will advise by next month.

All ayes, motion carried.

Accept/amend Release & IndemniOversee operations and compensa- fication of PSWA form - The form tion - Schultes will be gone next week. was sent out in the monthly packets.

(January 12-16) Wacha would like to Angell made the motion to accept the oversee how things are ran at both facil- release & indemnification of PSWA ities. There was discussion about what form as presented. Seconded by Gilbert. has happened in the past when Schultes All ayes, motion carried. wasSouthwestern absent. Wacha hasCommunisome ideas of ofAdopt seatbelt/restraint policy the -FFA trap team.

HeCharlie Mundy, SWCC’s what can be done to improve the recy- The policy was sent out in the monthly cling center.

There was discussion ty College (SWCC) Head packets. has been honorAngell roll head sports shooting Thereon wasthe discussion. about personnel at the recycling center. made the motion to adopt the Sports Shooting three semesters, been a coach, said Bailey will be Wacha is going to check withCoach our agent seatbelt/restraint policyhas as presented.

Dennis Carter about adding propane Seconded by Burger. All ayes, motion member of 4-H, and was a an excellent addition to added a localcenter. recruit towould his carried. heat at recycling Wacha like to get this reimbursed for his mileage varsity EMS participation There was dis- his team. “Dillon is a disroster week.

Dillon football -letter winand meals. Angell made the motion to cussion. The board tabled the EMS parapprove reimbursement Wacha for ticipation Bailey, a senior attoCreston ner. While inreceive high more school, until we infor- ciplined and hardworking mileage and meals during that week. mation.

High become hasNew been SecondedSchool,

by Burger.will All ayes, motion Bailey Approve andenrolled old claimsin- student and I would expect There was discussion on how the board nothing less from him on acarried.

Spartan with the start of SWCC’s automotive Approve/Amend December 3, 2014 could streamline this process.repair Wacha meeting minutes Gilbert made the day be- the trap field,” Mundy excould go over all Career the claims the technology Acadethe fall 2015 semester. motion to approve the presented De- fore the meeting and then advise the cember 3, 2014has meetingbeen minutes.exSec- board Bailey my. As a Career Academy if there were abnormal claims. plained. “I look forward to onded by Burger. All ayes, motion car- Schultes also prepared a form that tremely active in FFA shows student, and ried. how he muchcompeted the claims are for seeing him compete with Public Forum - No report each item the auditor throughout high - Ohrt school. was line a yearly finalist at thesubmits 2014-in the Spartan shooting team Barker Lemar report updat- PSWA's audit. ed thehas statusbeen on the ground water test- 15Old: He a four-time Iowa Automotive Deal- this fall.” ing of our closed landfill. Semi-annual- Creston Publishing wells to make publications...............................$158.78 ly Barkertop-sales Lemar tests 9 champion FFA er Association’s (IADA) Bailey is the son of Greg sure they meet state wide standards. We Chat Mobility (2011-14), an FFA officer Skills Competition in Deand Mindy Bailey of Creshave 5 wells that have high cobalt. (1, cell phone................................. $127.72 2, 9, 7, 6) Landfill gas could be causing Overhead Doors at large, and a member cember. ton. this issue. Barker Lemar installed three transfer station repairs .......... $1243.40 additional wells (18, 19, 20) and they Nordic Cooling have high levels of cobalt too. Our next recycling products ..................... $175.0 step is to do an assessment of corrective Casey's measures, which means we will need to truck fuel ....................................$15.08 have leachate or gas extractions on the Creston Municipal Utilities landfill. The proposal for the corrective recycling expense ...................... $21.22 measures will be sent out in the next New: couple of months.

MasterCard Legal/Official meals ..........................................$34.72 Present fund balance -Gilbert made Creston Chambers the motion to accept the present fund dues...........................................$115.00 balance. Seconded by Lybarger. All Agrivision ayes, motion carried. equipment maintenance............$903.93 December Transfer - Gilbert made Windstream the motion to transfer $84,577.57 to telephone...................................$171.41 Union County. Seconded by Burger. Barker Lemar All ayes, motion carried. engineering............................$3,085.00 December bank statement - Gilbert Brick Gentry PC made the motion to accept the Decem- attorney fees...........................$1,462.50 ber bank statement. Seconded by Ly- Casey's barger. All ayes, motion carried. truck fuel.....................................$48.95 Employee Discipline Form - Creston Municipal Utilities Schultes sent final draft out in monthly recycling expense..........................42.44 packet.

Guthrie Co PSWA RFB for General Liability small claim fee........................... $32.92 Insurance - Schultes has spoken with Metro Waste tipping fee ......................... $23,122.14 ICAP about the board members wanting to go out for bid. They need to Alliant electric...................................$1,000.00 have written notice 60 days prior to April 5, 2015. Schultes has spoken to Alliant with two other agents wanting to bid. electric...................................... $500.00 Wacha made the motion to go forward Alliant with the process and have bids back to recycling expense......................$300.00 the agency by February 13, 2015 @ Alliant recycling expense.....................$300.00 4:00 PM. Seconded by Gilbert. All Brain Gay ayes, motion carried. recycling expense ...............$10,000.00 PSWA RFB for Independent Auditor search - Gilbert made the motion to Union Co Auditor salary reimbursement............... $724.50 accept the RFB forms for fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, 2016, and 2017 Union Co Treasurer salary reimbursement.............. $378.00 due back to the agency by February 13, 2015 @ 4:00PM. Seconded by Burger. Fire Feld Haz Store check ...................... $100.00 All ayes, motion carried.

Appoint Budget Committee - There T&S Industries recycling expense.................... $234.67 was discussion. Gilbert made the motion to appoint Dennis Brown, Randy Union Co Auditor salary reimbursement.............. $724.50 Wacha, and Jeff Burger to the 2015 SWCC photo budget committee. Seconded by Angel. Union Co Treasurer salary reimbursement ............. $378.00 All ayes, motion carried.

Creston senior Dillon Bailey signed with the Southwestern Community College sports Insurance - There may be a conflict ISSB depositare slipsfront ............................... shooting this week.

Pictured row, from$9.63 left: Mindy, Marcey, Dillon and with paying team for Schultes' insurance.

There was discussion and the budget Office Machines Greg Bailey.

In back is Southwestern sports shooting coach Charlie Mundy. supplies................................... $414.76 committee will advise by next month.

Accept/amend Release & Indemni- Liberty tire recycling........................... $446.77 fication of PSWA form - The form was sent out in the monthly packets. Liberty tire recycling........................... $936.09 Angell made the motion to accept the release & indemnification of PSWA Fastenal recycling expense .........................$9.81 form as presented. Seconded by Gilbert. program used in the high nis shoes.

Auditor of State All ayes, motion carried. fees ................................. $175.00 Adopt - seatbelt/restraint policy - audit school program, and introFor more information free throwing/pitchTheApolicy was sent out in the monthly State of IA Treasurer tax.....................................$154.38 packets. There was discussion. Angell sales duce common pitching mecontact coach Birchard by ing middle school madecamp the for motion to adopt the True Value chanics and drills that can email at sbirchard@cresrecycling expense.................... $112.45 seatbelt/restraint policy aswill presented. baseball players be Bedford Times Seconded by Burger.

All ayes, motion be used by all pitchers. tonschools.org. carried. Monday held Feb. 16 publications................................ $25.00 EMS participation - There was dis- Wellmark “All players are considcussion. The board tabled the EMS 20 par- insurance............................... $2,457.75 through Friday, Feb. Management ticipation until we receive more infor- Waste ered Birchard hauling..................... $198.15 at Creston Middle School recycling pitchers,” mation.

Management said.

“Pitchers are not just Approve New and old claims - Waste gym.

There was discussion on how the board recycling hauling .................. $3003.70 the kids who are physicalHJC, LLC Wacha could this process.

Thestreamline camp for all players could go over all the claims the day be- operations ly more..............................$5,000.00 mature than their foresixth the meeting and then advise the HJC, LLC in and seventh grades ............................... board if there were abnormal claims. hauling peers and throw the$43,843.16 hardGilbert made the motion to approve will be also held froma 6:45 Schultes prepared form to that the claims as presented. by shows how much the claims are for est. With proper Seconded mechan7:45 p.m. each day. submits in Burger. All ayes, motion carried. each line item the auditor and control, any player report: yearly audit.

PSWA's Creston High School icsManager Update on start of sediment repairs Old: can become a pitcher.”

ORDINANCE NO. 15-159 No update Publishing Creston coach Steve Birchard said to... AMENDING AN ORDINANCE Manager Performance & Evaluapublications...............................$158.78 Participants are asked to THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF tion evaluations were handed to the the of the camp is Chat objective Mobility to further discuss with THE CITY OF CRESTON, IOWA, cell phone................................. $127.72 Chairman bring their glove and ten- 1996, BY ADDING to introduce Schultes.

AND AMENDOverhead Doors the throwing sports@crestonnews.com Transfer Station Report: ING PROVISIONS PERTAINING transfer station repairs .......... $1243.40 Tipping tonnage - 1587.37 tons for TO THE CRESTON AIRPORT Nordic Cooling ZONING REGULATIONS SUMrecycling products ..................... $175.0 December Transfer operation - no report MARY: Casey's Monthly maintenance report BE IT ENACTED by the City truck fuel ....................................$15.08 waiting on Overhead Doors to fix one Council of the City of Creston, Iowa: Creston Municipal Utilities bay door recycling expense ...................... $21.22 SECTION 1. CHAPTER MODIRecycling Center report: FIED. Chapter 169 of the Code of OrNew: Recycling operations - Wacha is go- dinances of the City of Creston, Iowa, MasterCard meals ..........................................$34.72 ing to get a couple quotes on tires for 1996, is repealed and the following the skid loader.

Creston Chambers adopted in lieu thereof Adjourn - Angell made the motion dues...........................................$115.00 The Creston Airport Zoning Ordito adjourn at 7:45 PM. Seconded by nance regulates the height of buildings, Agrivision vegetation and other structures and the equipment maintenance............$903.93 Gilbert. All ayes, motion carried.

Attest: Amy Schultes use of land around the Creston MuniciWindstream telephone...................................$171.41 pal Airport in accordance with powers LEC COMMISSION MEETING granted to the City of Creston by ChapBarker Lemar February 02, 2015 ter 329 of the Code of Iowa. All land engineering............................$3,085.00 The Law Enforcement Commission within approximately 2.5 miles of the Brick Gentry PC attorney fees...........................$1,462.50 met in regular session on Monday, airport will be affected by this ordiFebruary 02, 2015. The meeting was nance. The areas around the airport are Casey's truck fuel.....................................$48.95 called to order by Cathy Dryden at 4:30 divided into 5 zones of varying heights PM with the following members and sizes, with some zones overlapping Creston Municipal Utilities recycling expense..........................42.44 present: Lois Monday, Dennis Brown, one another. Zone A - the Runway Proand Gary Lybarger. Marsha Wilson was tection Zone - is located at runway ends Guthrie Co small claim fee........................... $32.92 absent. Also present were Paul Ver- and is intended to provide a clear area Meer and Sandy Hysell.

Metro Waste that is free of aboveground obstrucMINUTES: Motion by Brown and tions. Zone B - the Approach Surface tipping fee ......................... $23,122.14 seconded by Monday to approve the is a zoning surface that reflects the apAlliant electric...................................$1,000.00 minutes from January 12, 2015. All proach and departure areas for each voting aye, motion carried.

Alliant runway with the size of the zone being CLAIMS: Motion by Brown and predicated upon the type of approach. electric...................................... $500.00 by Monday to pay the followseconded Alliant Zone C the Transitional Surface includes those areas that are parallel to recycling expense......................$300.00 ing claims: ARAMARK.................................15.58 the runway pavement and runway cenAlliant terline up to approximately 1,050 ft. recycling expense.....................$300.00 BM SALES..................................55.00 BOB BARKER COMPANY The Zone D - Horizontal Surface - is an Brain Gay INC............................................367.90 recycling expense ...............$10,000.00 elliptical area around the airport with a UNION COUNTY AUDITOR....34.50 radius of 10,000 ft. Zone E - Conical Union Co Auditor Surface - is the outermost zone with the salary reimbursement............... $724.50 FIENHAGE....................................6.45 COUNSEL OFFICE & Union Co Treasurer least restrictive regulations and is 4,000 salary reimbursement.............. $378.00 DOCUMENT...............................10.38 ft, in width paralleling the horizontal VERIZON WIRELESS..............440.21 surface. The most restrictive zones are Fire Feld located near the airport and are typicalHaz Store check ...................... $100.00 BM SALES..................................55.00 BOB BARKER COMPANY T&S Industries ly less restrictive further away from the recycling expense.................... $234.67 INC..............................................73.52 airport.

CRESTON PUBLISHING CO....29.44 Also established with this ordinance Union Co Auditor is the Creston Municipal Airport Zone salary reimbursement.............. $724.50 WASTE MGMT OF CRESTON .81.35 OFFICE DEPOT-CATALOG Chart which identifies and sets forth Union Co Treasurer land use activities that are Compatible, salary reimbursement ............. $378.00 ORDERS....................................156.99 MEDIACOM.............................135.90 ISSB require Additional Review, or are Not Compatible in each zoning area. Height deposit slips ............................... $9.63 WINDSTREAM.......................1657.67 VALLEY PEST GREEN regulations are defined for each zone in Office Machines accordance with Department of Transsupplies................................... $414.76 CONTROL...................................36.00 IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC portation and Federal Aviation AdminLiberty tire recycling........................... $446.77 SAFETY..................................1473.00 istration regulations. In addition, an airALLIANT ENERGY...............3387.77 port specific Zoning Board of AdjustLiberty ment (BoA) and Planning & Zoning tire recycling........................... $936.09 ALLIANT ENERGY.................124.41 OFFICE MACHINES COMPANY Commission (P&Z) are established to Fastenal handle typical zoning matters exclurecycling expense .........................$9.81 INC............................................436.56 HEATING & AIR ORR sively related to this ordinance and the Auditor of State Creston Municipal Airport. The BoA audit fees ................................. $175.00 CONDITIONING......................257.50 PETZNICKS................................28.25 State of IA Treasurer and P&Z are made of individuals repreFIRST COMMUNICATIONS sales tax.....................................$154.38 senting both the City of Creston and LLC..............................................27.82 Union County.

True Value The Airport Zoning Administrator, recycling expense.................... $112.45 MASTERCARD/ISSB...............115.00 MASTERCARD/ISSB.................28.74 Bedford Times Kevin Kruse, of the City of Creston, will oversee airport zoning administrapublications................................ $25.00 COUNSEL OFFICE & DOCUMENT.............................139.87 tion and the airport zoning permit proWellmark All voting aye, motion carried. insurance............................... $2,457.75 cess. The Creston Airport Zoning OrdiOLD BUSINESS: VerMeer dis- nance functions similarly to the City's Waste Management recycling hauling..................... $198.15 cussed his Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Bud- current Zoning Ordinance regarding get with a $14,000 cut from the county nonconforming uses, variances, and Waste Management recycling hauling .................. $3003.70 and the city totaling $28,000. penalties and fines.

NEW BUSINESS: No new business.

SECTION 2. REPEALER. All ordiHJC, LLC ADJOURNMENT: There being no nances or parts of ordinances in conflict operations ..............................$5,000.00 further business, motion by Monday with the provisions of this ordinance HJC, LLC hauling ............................... $43,843.16 and seconded by Brown to adjourn the are hereby repealed.

Gilbert made the motion to approve meeting at 5:12 PM. All voting aye, SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY the claims as presented. Seconded by motion carried.

CLAUSE. If any section, provision or ATTEST: Sandy Hysell, Auditor Burger. All ayes, motion carried. part of this ordinance shall be adjudged BY: Cathy Dryden, Chair Manager report: invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudiPending Approval - Subject to cation shall not affect the validity of the Update on start of sediment repairs Change ordinance as a whole or any section, - No update Manager Performance & Evaluaprovision or part thereof not adjudged ORDINANCE NO. 15-159 tion - evaluations were handed to the AN ORDINANCE AMENDING invalid or unconstitutional.

SECTION 4. WHEN EFFECTIVE. Chairman to further discuss with THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF Schultes.

THE CITY OF CRESTON, IOWA, This ordinance shall be in effect from after its final passage, approval and and Transfer Station Report: 1996, BY ADDING AND AMENDTipping tonnage - 1587.37 tons for ING PROVISIONS PERTAINING publication of summary as provided by law.

December TO THE CRESTON AIRPORT Passed by the Council on the 18th Transfer operation - no report ZONING REGULATIONS SUM- day of November, 2014, and approved Monthly maintenance report - MARY: this 18th day of November, 2014. waiting on Overhead Doors to fix one BE IT ENACTED by the City Warren Woods, Mayor bay door Council of the City of Creston, Iowa: ATTEST: Lisa Williams, City Clerk Recycling Center report: SECTION 1. CHAPTER MODIRecycling operations - Wacha is go- FIED. Chapter 169 of the Code of Or- First Reading: October 21, 2014 ing to get a couple quotes on tires for dinances of the City of Creston, Iowa, Second Reading: November 4, 2014 Third Reading: November 18, 2014 the skid loader.

1996, is repealed and the following Adjourn - Angell made the motion adopted in lieu thereof to adjourn at 7:45 PM. Seconded by The Creston Airport Zoning Ordi-

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Area girls basketball SW Valley 48, East Union 15 CORNING — Southwest Valley jumped to a 17-5 lead after the first quarter and never looked back in a 4815 win over East Union here Tuesday.

“Right from the start we played fast and ran a very tough press,” Southwest Valley head coach Allen Naugle said. “The girls played very well on both ends of the floor and got a big lead by halftime. This game was a great game to get some confidence and momentum going before we head into our first district game vs. Earlham Saturday night.”

Marie Palmer scored 17 points with six rebounds to lead the Timberwolves.

Regan Jessen added eight Palmer points with five boards and four assists. Lexi Bronner scored six points. Janelle Gibler pitched in five points with six rebounds, while Kim Hults scored five points with five boards. Katie Taylor finished with four points and six steals. Shelby Cooper finished with three points.

Sidney McFee led East Union with four points, while Casey Allen had three

points. Danielle Riley, Cassidy Riley and Kendra Kirkland all scored two points apiece, while Mara Weis and Olivia Eckels each scored one point. Eckels grabbed nine rebounds.

The Eagles open regional play tonight at Orient.

Mount Ayr 57, Lenox 23 MOUNT AYR — Mount Ayr broke open a close game with a 17-2 second quarter run in a 57-23 win over Lenox here Tuesday on senior night.

“A nice win on senior night. We played good defense and rebounded well,” Mount Ayr head coach Thad Streit said. “But if we want to go far in postseason, we need to make better decisions with the ball. From now on, it’s a one game season. Win or stay home.”

Megan Warin scored 15 points with seven rebounds and three steals, while Tess Shields added 13 points with six boards. Senior Ashton Johnson scored 12 points with six assists and three steals, while fellow senior Allie Shields recorded a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Alyssa Johnson scored f o u r A. Shields points with four

steals and Blair Glendenning scored two points.

Katie Dukes scored six points with four rebounds, four steals and three assists for Lenox.

Red Oak 71, SW Valley 41 RED OAK — Second-chance opportunities lifted Red Oak past Southwest Valley here Monday.

“I thought our girls played hard and on paper, did a nice job,” Southwest Valley head coach Allen Naugle said. “We shot 50 percent from 3-point, shot 66.7 percent from the free throw line and kept our turnovers under 20. However, we did not do a good job of rebounding and allowed Red Oak a lot of second-chance opportuniMinutes ties.” – Prairie Sold Waste Agency Meeting Jonnie led(PWSA) the Prairie Solid Weeks Waste Agency met on Wednesday January 7, 2015 at T i m b e r 5:15 PM at PSWA office. The following w omembers l v e swere in attendance: Curt Angell (Cromwell), Randy Wacha (Lorimor), with Dennis 12 Brown (Union County), and Gary Lybarger (Creston). Others: p o iSchultes, n t s , Manager, Ron Riley, Amy Nathan Ohrt, Brain Gay, and Joe while MaCooney.

Approve/amend agenda - Amend rie Palmthe agenda to the following: Reimbursements for all PSWA board memer and bers instead reimbursements for chair D avice-chair, n i c a Add oversee operations and and compensation after Election of offiS u n d eInsurance r - Weeks cers. Add discussion under Budget committee, add discuss stream man each line process under approve old and new claims. s c o Brown r e d made the motion to accept the amended agenda. Seconded by nine All points.

Palmer Wacha. ayes, motion carried. addfor all PSWA edReimbursements five rebounds, board members - There was while discussion on what eachgrabbed board member reSunderman four ceives to attend meetings and if mileage was reimbursed.

It is each cities responboards. Kim Hults scored sibility to reimburse for meetings exsix points and Janelle penses.

Angell made the motion to reimburse expenses for board members Gibler finished with that go above and beyond for three PSWA. Seconded

by Burger. All ayes, motion points.Kelsey Means carried.

Electiontwo of Officers: scored points.

Election of chairman - Brown made the motion to appoint Randy Wacha as the chairman of PSWA board. Second

by Burger. All ayes, motion carried.

Election of vice-chair - Brown made the motion to appoint Curt Angell as the vice-chair of PSWA board. There was discussion. Seconded by Wacha.

All ayes, motion carried.

Oversee operations and compensa15-6;- Schultes Matt Borha (C/O-M) dec. tion will be gone next week.

Jonathon Owens (H),would 7-5; Brodie (January 12-16) Wacha like to oversee things areinjury ran at both facilStarlinhow (C/O-M) default ities.

There discussion about what over Isaacwas Jones (H).when has happened in the past Schultes was absent. Wacha has some ideas of what can be done to improve the recycling center. There was discussion RED OAK — Creston center. about personnel at the recycling Wacha is going to check with our agent eighth-graders pulled away Dennis Carter about adding propane heat at recycling center.

Wacha would from a 19-12 halftime lead like to get reimbursed for his mileage and the motion to meals. defeatAngell Redmade Oak Thurs-to approve reimbursement to Wacha for day, 40-16, to during conclude an mileage and meals that week.

Seconded

by Burger. All ayes, motion 8-3 season. carried.

Approve/Amend December Brielle Baker had3, 2014 16 meeting minutes - Gilbert made the pointsto and steals for motion approvesix the presented December 3, 2014 meeting minutes. SecCreston.

Megan Haley onded

by Burger.

All ayes, motionfincarried. ished with nine points.

Public Forum - No report Barker “The Lemar girls report did a- Ohrt niceupdatjob ed the status on the ground water testing of our closed landfill. Semi-annually Barker Lemar tests 9 wells to make Please see We sure they meet state wide standards. have 5 wells that have high cobalt.12A (1, MS, page 2, 9, 7, 6) Landfill gas could be causing this issue. Barker Lemar installed three additional wells (18, 19, 20) and they have high levels of cobalt too. Our next step is to do an assessment of corrective measures, which means we will need to have leachate or gas extractions on the landfill. The proposal for the corrective measures will be sent out in the next couple of months.

Legal/Official Present fund balance -Gilbert made the motion to accept the present fund balance. Seconded by Lybarger. All ayes, motion carried.

December Transfer - Gilbert made the motion to transfer $84,577.57 to Union County. Seconded by Burger.

All ayes, motion carried.

December bank statement - Gilbert made the motion to accept the December bank statement. Seconded by Lybarger. All ayes, motion carried.

Employee Discipline Form Schultes sent final draft out in monthly packet.

PSWA RFB for General Liability Insurance - Schultes has spoken with ICAP about the board members wanting to go out for bid. They need to have written notice 60 days prior to April 5, 2015. Schultes has spoken to with two other agents wanting to bid.

Wacha made the motion to go forward with the process and have bids back to the agency by February 13, 2015 @ 4:00 PM. Seconded by Gilbert. All ayes, motion carried.

PSWA RFB for Independent Auditor search - Gilbert made the motion to accept the RFB forms for fiscal years ending June 30, 2015, 2016, and 2017 due back to the agency by February 13, 2015 @ 4:00PM. Seconded by Burger.

All ayes, motion carried.

Appoint Budget Committee - There was discussion. Gilbert made the motion to appoint Dennis Brown, Randy Wacha, and Jeff Burger to the 2015 budget committee. Seconded by Angel.

All ayes, motion carried.

Insurance - There may be a conflict with paying for Schultes' insurance.

There was discussion and the budget committee will advise by next month.

Accept/amend Release & Indemnification of PSWA form - The form was sent out in the monthly packets.

Angell made the motion to accept the release & indemnification of PSWA form as presented. Seconded by Gilbert.

All ayes, motion carried.

Adopt - seatbelt/restraint policy The policy was sent out in the monthly packets. There was discussion. Angell made the motion to adopt the seatbelt/restraint policy as presented.

Seconded by Burger. All ayes, motion carried.

EMS participation - There was discussion. The board tabled the EMS participation until we receive more information.

Approve New and old claims There was discussion on how the board could streamline this process. Wacha could go over all the claims the day before the meeting and then advise the board if there were abnormal claims.

Schultes also prepared a form that shows how much the claims are for each line item the auditor submits in PSWA's yearly audit.

Old: Creston Publishing publications...............................$158.78 Chat Mobility cell phone................................. $127.72 Overhead Doors transfer station repairs .......... $1243.40 Nordic Cooling recycling products ..................... $175.0 Casey's truck fuel ....................................$15.08 Creston Municipal Utilities recycling expense ...................... $21.22 New: MasterCard meals ..........................................$34.72 Creston Chambers dues...........................................$115.00

Middle school sports Wrestling GLENWOOD — Creston/O-M middle school wrestlers competed against Glenwood and Harlan Feb. 3 at Glenwood.

Brayton Chesnut (C/O-M) pinned Max Miller (H); Devlin Barrett (G) dec. Hayden Green (C/O-M), 7-1; Nathan Rains (C/O-M) dec. Jack Finn (G), 8-2; Austin Nguyen Schnormeier (C/O-M) dec. Cole Fouss (G); Brant Looney (C/O-M) major dec.

Hunter Haggestrom (G); Ryan Luther (C/O-M) injury default over Desean McVay (G); Eli Bales (G) pinned Trevor Kinyon (C/O-M); Isaac Davis (C/O-M) major dec.

Nick Gill (G), 12-2; Brett Mower (G) pinned Sam Chapman (C/OM); Cooper Silvius (G) pinned Dylan Fisher (C/O-M); Dale Boyer

(C/O-M) pinned Logan Fornoff (G); Jacob Davis (C/O-M) pinned Greg Topete (G); John Monson (H) pinned Hayden Green (C/OM); Austin Nguyen-Schnormeier (C/O-M) pinned Jack Finn (G); Ethan Lemon (H) pinned Nathan Rains (C/O-M).

Brant Looney (C/O-M) pinned Dylan Janssen (H); Rylan Luther (C/O-M) pinned Brett Mower (G); Isaac Davis (C/O-M) dec.

Eli Bales (G), 2-0; Matt Borha (C/O-M) pinned John Palmer (G); Nick Gill (G) dec. Trevor Kinyon (C/O-M), 9-2; Parker Sell (G) pinned Dylan Fisher (C/OM); Dale Boyer (C/O-M) pinned Mason Grafenstine (G); Cole Fouss (G) pinned Nathan Rains (C/O-M); Elijah Thomas (G) def.

Jacob Davis (C/O-M); Thomas Fredrick (H) def. Hayden Green (C/O-M); Brayton Chesnut (C/OM) major dec. Jackson Goos (G),

Public notice Special Session February 05, 2015 The Union County Board of Supervisors met in Special Session on Thursday, February 05, 2015. The meeting was called to order at 1:00 PM with the following members present: Lois Monday, Ron Riley, and Dennis Brown.

BUDGET WORK SESSION: The Union County Board of Supervisors spent the afternoon working on Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Budget.

ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:15 PM. ATTEST: SANDY HYSELL, AUDITOR BY: LOIS MONDAY, CHAIRMAN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Regular Session February 02, 2015 The Union County Board of Supervisors met in Regular Session on Monday, February 02, 2015. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM with the following members present: Lois Monday, Ron Riley, and Dennis Brown.

AGENDA: Motion by Brown and seconded by Riley to approve the Agenda. All voting aye, motion carried.

MINUTES: Motion by Riley and seconded by Brown to approve the minutes from January 26, 2015 and from January 27, 2015. All voting aye, motion carried.

OPEN FORUM: No one spoke in open forum.

ENGINEER: Steve Akes, Union County Engineer, presented and discussed the weekly maintenance activity report, personnel matters, and motor grader replacement options. Partial Payment: Motion by Riley and seconded by Brown to make a partial payment in the amount of $12,480.00 to Cunningham Reis Co., in Van Meter, IA from the Farm to Market Fund on the BROS-C088(49)-5F-88 Bridge Project located on 168th St. All voting aye, motion carried. Partial Payment: Motion by Riley and seconded by Brown to make a partial payment in the amount of $14,435.15 to Gus Construction Inc., in Casey, IA from the Farm to Market Fund on the FM-C088(48)-5588 West Box Culvert project on REA Road. All voting aye, motion carried.

COMPENSATION BOARD RECOMMENDATION: Motion by Brown and seconded by Riley to approve the 1.5% cost of living raise, 2% wage adjustment and zeroed out the comparable wage adjustment for the Auditor, Treasurer, Recorder, Sheriff, Attorney, and the Board of Supervisors that was recommended by the Compensation Board last month. Roll call vote; Riley aye, Brown aye, and Monday nay, motion carried.

COURTHOUSE PHONE SYSTEM: Motion by Riley and seconded

by Brown to go with Access and Mediacom for the new phone system. Roll call vote; Riley aye, Brown aye, and Monday aye, motion carried.

BUDGET WORK SESSION: The Union County Board of Supervisors worked on the Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Budget.

ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:33 PM. ATTEST: SANDY HYSELL, AUDITOR BY: LOIS MONDAY, CHAIRMAN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

Minutes – Prairie Sold Waste Agency Meeting Prairie Solid Waste Agency (PWSA) met on Wednesday January 7, 2015 at 5:15 PM at PSWA office. The following members were in attendance: Curt Angell (Cromwell), Randy Wacha (Lorimor), Dennis Brown (Union County), and Gary Lybarger (Creston). Others: Amy Schultes, Manager, Ron Riley, Nathan Ohrt, Brain Gay, and Joe Cooney.

Approve/amend agenda - Amend the agenda to the following: Reimbursements for all PSWA board members instead reimbursements for chair and vice-chair, Add oversee operations and compensation after Election of officers. Add Insurance discussion under Budget committee, add discuss stream line process under approve old and new claims. Brown made the motion to accept the amended agenda. Seconded by Wacha. All ayes, motion carried.

Reimbursements for all PSWA board members - There was discussion on what each board member receives to attend meetings and if mileage was reimbursed. It is each cities responsibility to reimburse for meetings expenses. Angell made the motion to reimburse expenses for board members that go above and beyond for PSWA. Seconded by Burger. All ayes, motion carried.

Election of Officers: Election of chairman - Brown made the motion to appoint Randy Wacha as the chairman of PSWA board. Second

by Burger. All ayes, motion carried.

Election of vice-chair - Brown made the motion to appoint Curt Angell as the vice-chair of PSWA board. There was discussion. Seconded by Wacha.

All ayes, motion carried.

Oversee operations and compensation - Schultes will be gone next week.

(January 12-16) Wacha would like to oversee how things are ran at both facilities. There was discussion about what has happened in the past when Schultes was absent. Wacha has some ideas of what can be done to improve the recycling center. There was discussion about personnel at the recycling center.

Wacha is going to check with our agent Dennis Carter about adding propane heat at recycling center. Wacha would like to get reimbursed for his mileage and meals. Angell made the motion to approve reimbursement to Wacha for mileage and meals during that week.

Seconded by Burger. All ayes, motion carried.

Approve/Amend December 3, 2014 meeting minutes - Gilbert made the motion to approve the presented December 3, 2014 meeting minutes. Seconded by Burger. All ayes, motion carried.

Public Forum - No report Barker Lemar report - Ohrt updated the status on the ground water testing of our closed landfill. Semi-annually Barker Lemar tests 9 wells to make sure they meet state wide standards. We have 5 wells that have high cobalt. (1, 2, 9, 7, 6) Landfill gas could be causing this issue. Barker Lemar installed three additional wells (18, 19, 20) and they have high levels of cobalt too. Our next step is to do an assessment of corrective measures, which means we will need to have leachate or gas extractions on the landfill. The proposal for the corrective measures will be sent out in the next couple of months.

Legal/Official Present fund balance -Gilbert made

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of his famous towels.

Tarkanian’s wife, Lois, said her husband — hospitalized Monday with an infection and breathing difficulties — fought health problems for the last six years with the same “courage and tenacity” he showed throughout his life.

His death came just days after the death of another Hall of Fame coach, North Carolina’s Dean Smith.

“Our hearts are broken but filled with incredible memories,” Lois Tarkanian said in a family statement.

“You will be missed Tark.”

Tarkanian was an innovator who preached defense yet loved to watch his teams run. And run they did, beginning with his first Final Four team in 1976-77, which scored more than 100 points in 23 games in an era before both the shot clock and the 3-point shot.

He was a winner in a city built on losers, putting a small commuter school on the national sporting map and making UNLV sweatshirts a hot item around the country. His teams helped revolutionize the way the college game was played, with relentless defense forcing turnovers that were quickly converted into baskets at the other end.

He recruited players other coaches often wouldn’t touch, building teams with junior college transfers and kids from checkered backgrounds. His teams at UNLV were national powerhouses almost every year, yet Tarkanian never seemed to get his due when the discussion turned to the

all-time coaching greats.

That changed in 2013 when the man popularly referred to as Tark the Shark was elected to the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame, an honor his fellow coaches argued for years was long overdue. Though hospitalized in the summer for heart problems and weakened by a variety of ills, he went on stage with a walker at the induction ceremony.

“I knew right from day one I wanted to be a coach,” Tarkanian said. “Coaching has been my entire life.”

Tarkanian’s career spanned 31 years with three Division I schools, beginning at Long Beach State and ending at Fresno State, where Tarkanian himself played in 1954 and 1955.

Only twice did his teams fail to win at least 20 games in a season.

But it was at UNLV where his reputation was made, both as a coach of teams that often scored in the triple digits and as an outlaw not afraid to stand up to the powerful NCAA. He went 509-105 in 19 seasons with the Runnin’ Rebels before finally being forced out by the university after a picture was published in the Las Vegas Review-Journal showing some of his players in a hot tub with a convicted game fixer.

UNLV was already on probation at the time, just two years after winning the national title and a year after the Runnin’ Rebels — led by Larry Johnson, Stacey Augmon and Greg Anthony — went undefeated into the Final Four before being upset in the semifinals by the same

Duke team they beat by 30 points for the championship the year before. Even after losing four of his starters off that team and being on probation, Tarkanian went 26-2 in his final year at UNLV. His overall record is listed several different ways because the NCAA took away wins from some of his teams, but the family preferred to go with his on court record of 784-202.

The sad-eyed Tarkanian was born to Armenian immigrants Aug. 8, 1930, in Euclid, Ohio, and attended Pasadena City College before transferring to Fresno State, where he graduated in 1955. He coached high school basketball in Southern California before being hired at Riverside City College, where he spent five years before moving on to Pasadena City College.

He was hired at Long Beach State in 1968 and went 23-3 in his first year, then led the school to four straight NCAA tournament appearances, including the 1971 West Regional final, where Long Beach led UCLA by 12 points at halftime only to lose by two.

While at Long Beach he got into his first dispute with the NCAA, writing a newspaper column that questioned why the organization investigated Western Kentucky and not a powerful university like Kentucky.

Never shy about challenging the NCAA, Tarkanian once famously said: “The NCAA is so mad at Kentucky, it’s going to give Cleveland State two more years’ probation.”

By the time he moved

“I knew right from day one I wanted to be a coach. Coaching has been my life.”

Forever event began in 2005 and was hosted by Iowa in 2007 and 2010. The event expects to draw more than 25,000 people.

DES MOINES – The 2015 National Pheasant Fest and Quail Classic returns to Des Moines, February 20-22, at the Iowa Events Center.

The Department of Natural Resources is a proud sponsor of the event, put on by Pheasants Forever, a leading conservation organization and DNR partner in conservation efforts in Iowa. The event focuses on wildlife conservation, upland game bird hunting (pheasant and quail), dog training, and wildlife habitat management and restoration, with seminars, demonstrations, activities and vendors supporting these topics. The event promises to have something for the whole family.

DNR personnel, including wildlife biologists, foresters, conservation officers, recreational safety officers and conservation educators, will be on hand at a variety of venues throughout the weekend. DNR staff will be at the DNR booth to answer questions of the public, and at the Habitat Help Room to give one-on-one habitat advice to interested landowners.

Kids will find plenty to do in the Youth Village with continuous activities, entertainment, drawings, games and presentations.

DNR recreational safety officers and staff will be assisting various stations at the event including an air rifle range, 3D archery range, snowmobile simulator, treestand safety demonstrations, presentation on improving your shotgun shooting skills

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The DNR will also be assisting Pheasants Forever with hosting an Archery in the Schools Pheasants Forever Invitational on Sunday.

This will be a last chance qualifying event for Iowa National Archery in the Schools Program registered participants’ who wish to qualify for the state shoot slated to be held in conjunction with the Deer Classic on March 7, as an individual archer.

DNR personnel and others will give seminars and demonstrations each day on a variety of topics at a variety of stages.

For a complete schedule of events at Pheasant Fest visit www.pheasantfest.org.

Pheasant Fest hours are Friday 1 to 8:30 PM; Saturday 9 AM to 6 PM and Sunday 10 AM to 5 PM. Daily admission for adults to the show is $10 per person, ages 6-16 is $5 and children 5 and under are free. Daily admission tickets are only available for purchase at the door of the event.

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DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is hosting a public meeting over the Iowa Communications Network on February 25 from 6 to 9 p.m., to listen to the public’s thoughts on the hunting and trapping regulations for this fall.

These meetings are part of the process for making rules in state government.

“Any rule changes must be discussed with Iowa’s citizens who might be impacted by the changes before the rule changes are proposed.

The process helps ensure that rule changes serve the public’s wishes and do not impact Iowa’s economy,” said Dr. Dale Garner, chief of the wildlife bureau.

At each meeting DNR staff will facilitate a discussion about what went well last fall, what didn’t, and what changes hunters and trappers would like to see for this fall.

These discussions along with the data that the wildlife bureau collects on harvest and population numbers will be used to develop recommendations for any

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to Las Vegas in 1973, Tarkanian was considered one of the rising coaching stars in the country. He quickly built a name for what was then a small school and by his fourth season at UNLV he had the Runnin’ Rebels in the Final Four, where they lost 84-83 to North Carolina. It would be another decade before UNLV made the Final Four again, and the Runnin’ Rebels were in three in five years, including the national championship season of 1990.

In the final that year, UNLV used its pressure defense to blow out Duke 103-73 in one of the most dominant performances in championship game history.

It all happened with Tarkanian on his chair courtside, chewing on a moist towel that was always left carefully folded underneath his seat. The towel chewing, Tarkanian would later say, was something he started doing during long practices when he could not stop to go to a drinking fountain. ___ Associated Press Writer Ken Ritter contributed to this report.

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Meetings will be held in Atlantic, Boone, Chariton, Clear Lake, Council Bluffs, Creston, Davenport, Decorah, Dubuque, Marshalltown, Monroe, Ottumwa, Sac City, Sergeant Bluff, Sheldon, Spencer, Tiffin, Waverly and West Burlington.

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Ice shelters DES MOINES – Permanent ice shelters must be removed from all state-owned lands and waters by February 20. Ice shelter owners are encouraged not to wait until the last minute to get their shelter off the ice. If a shelter falls through the ice, the owner is responsible for getting it out of the lake.

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QUESTIONS & ATTITUDE Compelling questions ... and maybe a few actual answers

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SPEED FREAKS A couple questions we had to ask — ourselves

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A potential sense of fiscal urgency might help Danica Patrick find a higher gear.

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Richard Petty taught everyone how to throw a going-away party in 1992.

Why am I a tad more excited than usual as Speedweeks arrives in Daytona Beach?

Maybe it’s the Kentucky Fried Chicken sponsorship David Ragan landed for Daytona. Or the news Johnny Sauter has a ride for the 500.

Or Casey Mears loopholing his way into Saturday night’s Sprint Unlimited.

Have I hit on it yet?

On the doorstep of a new season, what’s on your mind?

GODSPEAK: I have a feeling one of these young guns, such as Kyle Larson, will take this Speedweeks by storm.

KEN’S CALL: I’m wondering if the predictable Chase dramatics from November might spill over into ratings and attendance momentum this year.

Are you ready for the constant Jeff Gordon/retirement drumbeat?

GODSPEAK: No. We blame Richard Petty and his orchestrated retirement tour in 1992. It’s a good way to pump up the retirement account, no doubt.

KEN’S CALL: I’d like a cut of the die-cast sales, of course. But other than that, I’m pulling for a throwback mustache sometime late in the year.

Brad Keselowski a father-to-be?

GODSPEAK: Hey, life happens. I’ve got a feeling the Keselowski child is going to have one exciting life. Fire up the GoPro cameras!

KEN’S CALL: It seems like only yesterday he was scouring the Twittersphere for a simple date, and now this?

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Jimmie Johnson sounds like a guy who’s ready to give it both barrels in 2015.

Jimmie’s jumpy Jimmie Johnson confirmed what many suspected about his 2014 season.

“Last year was a struggle,” the six-time Cup Series champion told NASCAR This Week in a phone interview. “We had some high spots in the year. But the consistency we were used to having week in and week out, we didn’t have it.”

Why? Unknown.

Frustrated?

You bet.

Johnson won four races last year, including three out of four in a power burst, but didn’t have the speed or handling every weekend. That first win came in his 12th start, the deepest he’s gone into a Cup season for his first victory.

Adding to the mystery was how Hendrick Motorsports teammates Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were consistent and fast all year long.

Adding to the misery was the fact Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick, who drives the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevy, was

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better than anyone on any given weekend during 2014.

Stewart-Haas gets all its engines and chassis and tech know-how from Rick Hendrick’s team.

“The No. 4 car was using our equipment, and wore us out,” Johnson said. “Getting stomped

by Kevin made us think we have ‘it,’ (but) we’re just not using our tools right. It was challenging.

“Inconsistency certainly wore on our nerves, and there was a lot of frustration.”

Johnson indicated Hendrick made offseason changes in the engineering department, and has pumped more funding into advanced technology in lieu of NASCAR’s ban on all testing.

“It’s nice to reset things and get a fresh start,” Johnson said.

“We’ve made a lot of changes with our No. 48 car as well as Hendrick Motorsports and our entire engineering staff.

“We’ve got a different program for all four Hendrick cars on the engineering side. Consistency is a big focus for us this year.”

Johnson said one bright spot

for the No. 48 last year was the team’s restrictor-plate program.

He said Hendrick cars were fast in all restrictor-plate races at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway, evidenced by Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s victory in last year’s Daytona 500.

Johnson has won the Daytona 500 two times since 2006. Both years he won the 500, he went on to capture the Cup Series championship.

He would like to join teammate Jeff Gordon as a three-time 500 winner.

It’s a tall order.

Not only do teams bring their best equipment to Daytona for Speedweeks, which starts Thursday and ends with the Feb. 22 Daytona 500, but there has been no testing this winter.

“It’s such a special race,” Johnson said. “The magnitude of a victory grows as time goes on.

“You enjoy (it), savor it and the title sticks with you for the rest of your life. I’d love to have another Daytona 500 on my resume.”

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Winner: Kevin Harvick Rest of the top five: Brad Keselowski, Denny Hamlin, Kasey Kahne, Carl Edwards Dark horse: Kyle Larson

Disappointment: Jeff Gordon First one out: Kurt Busch Don’t be surprised if: The 2014 Cup champ picks up where he left off in November.

OK, how about this theory: As you likely noticed, assuming you can notice something that’s not there, there was no preseason NASCAR testing at Daytona in January. It’s that onceannual preseason shakedown that always served to temporarily wake race fans from their winter slumber and get them back in the mood.

Without that this year, there’s been a little more buildup to Speedweeks and more anticipation, which NASCAR and Daytona marketers hope will lead to more excitement.

What are your main areas of interest entering 2015?

Tony Stewart’s ability or inability to rebound and regain championship form; the potential for intramural squabbles at Joe Gibbs Racing now the headstrong roster has added Carl Edwards; and, of course, Danica Patrick.

Danica? Isn’t she already a settled issue?

Maybe, maybe not. But her major funder (GoDaddy) is in its “walk year,” and teams and drivers have an uncanny knack for getting faster when the checkbook is leaning toward the offramp. If she doesn’t find traction this year, then yes, it’s probably a settled issue.

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WHAT’S ON TAP? SPRINT CUP: Sprint Unlimited SITE: Daytona International Speedway SCHEDULE: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.). Saturday, race (Fox, 8:15 p.m.)

SPRINT CUP: Daytona 500 qualifying SITE: Daytona International Speedway SCHEDULE: Sunday, qualifying (Fox, 1:30 p.m.

KEY SPEEDWEEKS DATES Thursday, Feb. 19 Budweiser Duel, 7 p.m.

Friday, Feb. 20 Camping World Truck Series race, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 21 XFINITY Series race, 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, Feb. 22 Daytona 500, 1 p.m.

WEEKLY DRIVER RANKINGS — BASED ON BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE KEVIN HARVICK Always give the nod to defending champ

JIMMIE JOHNSON His record kinda suggests respect

KYLE LARSON On the bandwagon early this year

JEFF GORDON Can you speed toward the sunset?

JUNIOR EARNHARDT First full season as a 40-year-old

BRAD KESELOWSKI What will be the effect of pending fatherhood?

KASEY KAHNE OK, we’re assuming last year was a misstep

KYLE BUSCH Perennial contender

CARL EDWARDS New part of that big happy Gibbs family

MATT KENSETH What’s a top-10 without Mild Matt?

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BOYS: Diagonal 61, points, while Cole Campbell Essex 38 Continued from page 8A

dropped in 15 points. Mason Gossman made it three Eagle players in double figures with 12 points. Casey Walter and Tyler Kelley each chipped in seven points.

Brandon Hulsey scored two points.

Scott Vanderhoof led Southwest Valley with 12 points. Wyatt McAlpin finished with 10 points, seven rebounds and seven steals.

Chance C o b b and Lane McAlpin Peterson each scored seven points, while Trevor Sorensen pitched in five points. Gunnar McCuen scored three points, while Tony Klocke and Jared Shires each finished with two points.

ESSEX — Diagonal junior Gerad Naill caught fire from behind the 3-point arc in a 6138 win over Essex here Monday.

Naill shot 6-of-10 from behind the 3-point arc, scoring 22 points with four rebounds to lead the Maroons in the vic- Naill tory. Jacob Taylor recorded a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds to go with six assists.

Blake Butler scored eight points with four rebounds and three assists, while Levi Jarred and Kole Paxson each scored seven points with six rebounds. Kade Means scored six points with five boards.

Diagonal improved to 15-5 for the season with the win.

The Maroons end the regular season Friday at Mormon Trail.

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and ended the season with a win!” Creston coach Sarah Stephens said. “We came out in a zone press and scored easy points off the steals. The girls really learned to be patient on offense and take the open shots against the zone defense. We struggled with rebounding in the second half, but the girls were able to keep scoring on the offensive end. These girls really love playing the game of basketball and being able to see them grow as a team throughout the season has been a blast!”

Creston also won the B game, 14-8. Grace Root had four points.

Creston (40) — Brielle Baker 16, Megan Haley 9, Taylor Buxton 6, Kesia Stewart 5, Saige Rice 4, Rebounds — Stewart 6, Buxton 6, Rice 5, Baker 5, Breanna Ross 3. Steals — Baker 6, Rice 4, Grace Root 3, Buxton 2, Jesse Vicker 2, Assists — Vicker 4, Stewart 2, Baker 2. Blocks — Haley 1.

Red Oak (16).

Creston B (14) — Grace Root 4, Breanna Ross 3, Kaitlyn Osmun 3, Kelsey Watson 2, Mary Ott 2. Rebounds — Devon Buls 3, Osmun 3, Sophia Schiuler 1, Watson 1, Rachel Wignall 1, Emma Pingree 1.

Steals — Pingree 1. Assists — Pingree 1, Wignall 1.

Red Oak B (8).

7th girls RED OAK — Red Oak’s undefeated seventh-grade team defeated the Creston girls Monday, 45-8.

Ellie Rengstorf led Red Oak with 10 points. Sydney Hartsock scored four points for Creston, which concluded a 4-7 season.

“We overmatched by bigger, faster talented team that could probably challenge some freshman teams,” Creston coach Larry Peterson said. “We tried to attack the basket when we broke the press, but a lot of contact was allowed and that didn’t work out for us, either. The girls kept battling. I was proud of their effort all season.

We had two two-point losses to Winterset and lost by four to Shenandoah on a day we made only 8-of-25 free throws, so I told them they were on the brink of a much different time of outcome this season. I look forward to watching them develop next year.”

Red Oak won a tightly-contested B game, 9-7.

Lexi Rounds scored three points for Creston.

“This game was much closer than our first meeting with Red Oak,” Peterson said. “The girls really got competitive in the B games as the season went along.”

Creston (8) — Sydney Hartsock 4, Kara Kinsella 3, Kylee LaMasters 1. Rebounds — LaMasters 5, Kinsella 5, Danika Schultes 4, Hartsock 2, Abbi Hood 2. Steals — Kinsella 2, LaMasters 2, Hartsock 1.

Red Oak (45) — Ellie Rengstorf 10, Chloe Johnson 9, Allie West 9, Hanna Smith 6, Sophie Walker 4, Haley Plembeck 3, Libby Mensen 2.

Creston B (7) — Lexi Rounds 3, Emma Hanson 2, Ashley Reynard 2. Rebounds — Schultes 2, Haley Wilson 2.

Steals — Schultes 3, Hood 2, Reynard 1, Hanson 1, Rounds 1.

Red Oak B (9) — Dayton Gregory 6.

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Park. The two-and-a-halfday event will be held April 24-26, 2015.

“We are inviting women to welcome spring with some new-found outdoor skills they can learn at our workshop,” says Julie Sparks, coordinator of the Iowa BOW program.

Participants can select from a menu of classes that include introduction to firearms, biking, fishing, kayaking, Dutch oven cooking, geocaching, archery, basic shooting, birdwatching, motorboating and landscaping for wildlife.

“We are also offering a wild game cooking class taught by Honey Creek Resort’s own Chef Bob and have two opportunities for participants to learn about wild turkeys and turkey hunting,” says Sparks. “The area has historically been an excellent location for spring turkey

hunting and participants can learn more about the sport and maybe even call in some gobblers.”

Honey Creek Resort is located on the shores of Lake Rathbun in Appanoose County and offers spacious guest rooms, scenic nature trails, an indoor waterpark and whirlpool, Rathbun Lakeshore Grille & Lounge, and other amenities associated with a quality resort experience.

Cost of the spring workshop is $250 for a single occupancy room and $200 for double occupancy. The fee includes instruction, program materials, equipment use, meals and lodging.

Registration is limited to 75 participants and women are encouraged to register as soon as possible. The deadline for registration without a late-fee penalty is April 3. Registration materials and more information can be found at www. iowadnr.gov/bow

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Card of Thanks I want to thank everyone for the cards, visits, and prayers while I was in the hospital and rehab.

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Lost & Found

Employment New Today IOWA SELECT FARMS has local openings for Sow Farm Technicians and Class A CDL drivers. Technicians are responsible for the daily care of animals. Posistart at tions $28,000/year and increase to $31,000 after just one year plus full benefits. Class A CDL drivers ideally live near Creston, Afton or Osceola and transport pigs within our production system five days a week, home EVERY DAY. Benefits, competitive salary and $1200 SIGN ON BONUS. Call Allyson at 641-3163251 for more info!

FOUND: MALE GERMAN SHEPHERD, looks approx. 1-2 yrs. old, has been found in Cromwell.

He's a friendly guy, red collar, no tags. He looks well taken care of so we're hoping his family is looking for him! If you're missing your dog or have any info that can help us reunite him with his family, please contact Robin Campbell, at 641-782-8574; 641202-2573; or contact STOP LOOKING - it’s all Janel McLain, of Dog in the Want Ads. Gone Rescue at, janel@doggonerescue.com.

Personals

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Linda Denton of Creston,

formerly of Thayer

is turning

70!

Cards with memories of the past 70 years will be enjoyed and appreciated.

Employment

Miscellaneous Autos

FULL TIME POSITION with local company. $11.00 to $14.00 per hour plus benefits. No experience necessary.

High school graduate, valid driver's license, & background check required. Duties include fertilizing, spraying, mowing, landscaping, & snow removal. Call Green Valley Pest Control & Lawn Care, 641782-4540 for an application or info.

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

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

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8 GOSPEL CDS, $3.00 each; 3 HP 60 printer ink cartridges, two black, one color, $25.00 New Today for all; pale blue kitty litHELP WANTED: Heavy ter box, $1.00; 641equipment operator with 782-6144. shop experience, 712- JVC BOOMBOX: AM/FM 542-7486. with tape player/dubber, detachable speakers, CRESTON, GREEN- super bass, $25.00 FIELD, OR ORIENT AR- 641-782-7169 EAS Caregivers needed.

Assist seniors with LOCAL HONEY FOR housekeeping, meals, SALE: 8oz. - $4.00; etc. $9.00/hour plus 12oz. - $5.00; 16oz. bonus, you choose $6.00; 3LB - $16.00; schedule. Call Caretech Brennan Apiary 6411-800-991-7006.

782-3795.

Homestead Assisted Living and Memory Care is now hiring for

1979 BUICK RIVIERA Coupe, 53K actual miles, mint condition, 641-202-1147.

Wanted WANTED: 1 OR 2 BEDROOM apartment or house in Creston, must allow service dog, 641202-5026.

WANTED: 3 OR MORE bedrooms house to rent, by March 1st, 641202-8833.

WANTED: OUTSIDE DOG Kennel, 6'x6'x8' minimum, call Renea 641-202-8036.

Pets & Animals WHO WILL BE YOUR VALENTINE? Lots of loving pets available for adoption at the Creston City Pound. See them at www.petfinder.com or call C.A.R.E. for more information, 641-782-2330.

Advanced Ag Seed

is currently looking for seasonal personal for the months of April-May-June.

Responsibilities include:

Part-time CNA

Certification preferred, but will train the right candidate 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.

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.

New Today

Servicing and promoting Pioneer Brand seed, loading and unloading of seed, seed delivery and potential crop scouting. Candidate must have a clean driving record.

Please call 641-782-0751.

Please send birthday wishes and cards this week to:

1206 N. Walnut, Creston, IA 50801

1709 W. Prairie St., Creston, IA

IMMEDIATE OPENING! Full-time Auto Technician Full-time Auto Body Technician Requirements: Experience working with 50’s & 60’s classic cars in both mechanical and body work.

Looking for a motivated individual who is very dependable with good work history.

Must be a team player with a positive attitude!

Well maintained and modern equipped shop

**Competitive Wages** Apply in person at:

R&S Auto Sales

510 Davis Ave. Corning, Iowa 641.322.4777

The family of

Lois Waltersdorf would like to thank friends and family for their remembrances at the home-going of our mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.

We are grateful for the services provided by Powers Funeral Home of Creston, Pastors David Tebbenkamp and Bob Sauser, the ladies of First Baptist Church of Creston for providing a great luncheon, and the care provided in mom’s final days by the special nurses and doctors at Creston’s Hospice House (HCI), and the Creston Hospital.

THE LEARNING CENTER OF SOUTHWEST IOWA

TEACHER NEEDED

THE LEARNING CENTER OF SOUTHWEST IOWA is a non-profit organization with a mission of providing children who learn differently with individualized, evidence based intervention and the support they need to achieve academic success.

Job requirements: • Possess a Bachelor’s degree in Education • Be available for night and weekend hours • Additional training will be required upon employment Candidate Preferences: • Prior Teacher experience • Experience working with students with learning differences • Assessment administration experience Contact: Reasa Sturm 641-782-3849 1715 W. Prairie St. Creston, IA 50801 thelearningcenter2014@gmail.com

WANTING HEALTHCARE EXPERIENCE? Universal Workers

Vintage Park Apartments, located in Lenox, Iowa is currently seeking dedicated, friendly, and caring individuals to join our team. The ideal candidates must possess good communication and written skills, the ability to work independently and as part of a team. Universal Workers are primarily responsible for assisting our residents with their daily routines but may also assist in other areas as needed. If you enjoy working with the elderly in a team atmosphere and have an outgoing personality, this is the opportunity for you!

Vintage Park Apartments offers a full benefit package including an excellent 401k match, health, vision, and dental insurance and the ability to earn paid time off. Please apply in person or contact Doug Junker by phone at 641-333-2233 or by email at manager@VintageParkApts.com.

Vintage Park Apartments 810 E. Van Buren Street • Lenox, Iowa 50851 EOE/Drug Free Workplace

Applications due by February 27, 2015

Advance Services has an exciting, new opportunity for job seekers.

We are currently looking for ASSEMBLERS/GENERAL LABORERS in Osceola.

Candidates must be motivated and able to work 50 hours a week. Must be flexible and have the willingness to learn and exceed at their job.

This position is 1st Shift, Monday-Friday 5:30 AM-4:00 PM. Previous Manufacturing and welding experience preferred but not required. $12.00 and Hour Weekly pay, Safety Incentives, Hire on Bonus and Health Insurance available!

Don’t miss out on this opportunity.

10 POSITIONS AVAILABLE!!!

Questions? Call 641.782.3300 or stop by one of our offices.

301 E. Taylor St., Creston or 101 E. McLane Ste. 100, Osceola

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

Instrument & Controls Technician $26.00

Process Tech $19.25

Boiler Operator

$24.25 for entry level, with experience negotiable

Flour Loadout Technician $17.50

Flour Process Tech $19.25

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

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

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1 BEDROOM APARTMENT for rent in Creston, $450/mo., all utilities included, 515-4016616.

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

2 BEDROOM APARTMENT appliances included, coin operated washer and dryer, no pets, no smoking, $550/mo. plus deposit, 702 S. Poplar, 515-321-8247.

For Sale BEAUTIFUL NEW ACOUSTIC BASS GUITAR with case, $150.00, 641-202-4214.

Last one to use the classifieds is a rotten egg!

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Restaurant/Bar Operator Position Available Sun Valley Lake, Ellston IA

Open House for

Diana Loomis In honor of her

Happy Birthday!

70th birthday

Saturday, February 14, 2015 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Creston Pizza Ranch

OTR O/O’S for HOPPERS, DRY VANS & FLATS

• 90% of gross revenue • Trailers available for • Fuel surcharge rent • Your authority or ours • Fuel cards • Weekly settlements & direct deposit ALSO HIRING COMPANY DRIVERS

1-800-831-5740

Hosted by Dana, Sarah, Michal and Jenny

Church Dinner

Contact: 641-464-5170 sunvalleymgr@iowatelecom.net Further information available at sunvalleylake.com/amenities_main.asp

Taygold Coop

currently has openings for fulltime and seasonal personal.

Experience operating application equipment is helpful but will train.

Clean driving record and CDL or ability to obtain is a plus.

Please send resume to PO box 69 Clearfield IA, or pick up an application at the Lenox or Clearfield locations.

Lenox 641-333-2202 or Clearfield 641-336-2311 EOE

HELP WANTED Auto Mechanic

Excellent Wages & Benefits Experience Necessary

Part-time Teller Position

“On the Corner of Savings...”

Chrysler • GMC • Dodge • Jeep • Buick • Ram

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Creston Nursing & Rehab Center is looking for a

Nurse

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$1000 Full-time • $500 Part-time If you are interested in making a difference in the lives of our residents please contact:

$

8 for Adults • $5 for Children (5-11) Free for Children under 5 OPEN TO ALL Funds for Mission Projects

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

Sun. Feb. 15- 1:00PM Shannon City, IA. Tractor, Pickup, Equipment for Bob & Patsy Arnold. Auctioneers: Tom Bradley & Scott Evans.

Mon. Mar. 23- 10:00AM Creston, IA. Annual Spring Farm Machinery Consignment Auction of Tractors, Farm Machinery, Livestock Equipment, and Misc.

Auctioneers: Darwin West, Steve Bergren, Tom Frey, Todd Crill, Brandon Frey, Zach Ballard.

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

NOW HIRING Earlham FC is currently seeking candidates for

NOW Custom HIRING Applicator Earlham FC is currently seeking candidates for **Must have or be able to obtain Class A Custom CDL and Applicator Commercial Pesticide **Must have or beLicensing** able to obtain Applicator Class A CDL and Commercial Pesticide Applicator Licensing**

Bailey Hodge, Business Manager or online at www.careinitiatives.org

Creston Nursing & Rehab Center

1001 Cottonwood, Creston, IA

641-782-8511

EOE/AAP Disability & Vets

prices, you’ll love our store.

Applicants must be fashion oriented, reliable and eager to please the public.

Responsibilities include Sales • Customer Service • Store Presentation Flexible schedule would include some daytime, weekend & evening hours.

APPLY IN PERSON

Uptown Creston

Iowa Focus

is seeking trustworthy, honest individuals for a

SITE MANAGER

Iowa Focus,

105 W. Adams Ste A, Creston IA 50801 EOE

Apply online at www.fccoop.com

Looking for great people for all shifts

FC is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

FC is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

is seeking trustworthy, honest individuals for full-time and part-time

INTERESTED APPLICANTS MAY APPLY IN PERSON AT

Iowa Focus,

105 W. Adams Ste A, Creston IA 50801 EOE

Now Hiring: • Crew People Starting at $7.50 per hour We offer flexible hours, competitive pay, free uniforms, employee meal plan and much more!

McDonald’s Creston 608 Wyoming Avenue Creston, IA 50801 Apply online at: www.mcstate.com/6077

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

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Computer Repair

Siding & Windows

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

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

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

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

Plumber

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.

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.

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.

Place your business service ad here for $40 a month.

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Storage SHARP’S SELF-STORAGE Boats, records, inventory, furniture.

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

Position in Creston Full Time Job duties include assisting individuals with disabilities in their home and community. Teamwork and strong communication skills a must.

Experience working with individuals with disabilities, CNA or nursing experience also preferred but not required. Paid training included.

Interested applicants may apply in person at

Applicants must be personable and have good communication skills, complete paperwork in a timely manner, flexible hours, and a team player.

Experience working with people with disabilities preferred, HS Diploma/GED and Drivers License is required.

Starting wage is $9.75, training included.

Dial-AService

Roast Beef or Roast Pork, Mashed Potatoes, Corn, Beans, Rolls, Variety of Salads and Desserts, Beverages included.

Associate Auction Calendar Sales If you love fashion and great

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1407 SW 7th Street - Atlantic, IA HENNINGSEN CONST. INC is an EEO/AA Employer

400 N. Elm Street • Creston

Applications available at 602 Sheldon Ave., Creston, IA 50801 Please remit applications and/or resume to: State Savings Bank PO Box 635, Creston, IA 50801

Iowa Focus

CLASS A CDL FOR ASPHALT CLASS B CDL FOR READY MIX ALSO: ASPHALT LABORERS

Sunday, Feb. 15 – 11:30 to 1:00

Apply in person to Jack or Todd or call 641-782-2107 for appointment ”

DRIVERS WANTED FOR 2015 SEASON

— Hosted by Creston United Methodist Women —

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Friday, Feb. 13th 6 - ? p.m. • $8 Plate Coffee and Tea Included

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Saturday, February 14th Jumbo Shrimp includes Choice of Potato, Salad Bar & Toast

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Award winner: CNA Information Technology Manager

Dorine Peterson, left, stands with Raquel Linch from the Southern Prairie YMCA Tuesday. The News Advertiser won a first-place award for best web advertisement at Iowa Newspaper Conference Saturday for an ad that Peterson designed for the YMCA.

SWCC vocal jazz to be featured at Warren Center GREENFIELD — Topflight vocal talent from Southwestern Community College will grace the stage at Warren Cultural Center, 154 Public Square, Greenfield, when the group Harmonic Convergence performs Feb. 23. This six-member vocal jazz ensemble is made up of students from across the country and is a showpiece of the nationally acclaimed SWCC music program.

Nodaway Valley High School vocal students will open the show, which begins at 7 p.m.

Tickets are on sale now at Ed & Eva’s store, 154 Public Square, by calling 641743-2566, and at the center’s website, warrenculturalcenter.com. The restored opera house auditorium will be set with club seating (tables

and chairs). Tickets are $10 for adults; $5 for students.

Snacks, along with wine, beer and soft drinks, will be for sale at the show.

Harmonic Convergence is a select ensemble focusing primarily on harmonically complex vocal jazz literature. The group performs extensively throughout the United States and Canada and has shared the stage with such groups as m-pact, The Four Freshman and The Real Group.

It also serves as the featured ensemble in residence at SWCC’s School for Music Vocation’s vocal jazz workshops, held each summer in Winnipeg, Manitoba, and Creston. Lucas Mattson, musical director, has performed at Carnegie Hall and the World Choral Symposium.

Senate panel gives preliminary OK to fuel tax increase DES MOINES (AP) — A bill to hike Iowa’s fuel tax to pay for road improvements got preliminary approval Wednesday in the Iowa Senate.

A Senate subcommittee signed off on the bill, which would raise the state fuel tax by 10 cents.

That would provide about $215 million annually for the state’s network of bridges and roads, many of which are in disrepair.

“We have a crumbling infrastructure, we can’t keep up,” said Sen. Tod Bowman, D-Maquoketa, who chairs the Senate Transportation Committee. He said lawmakers were “trying to address

this major problem in a bipartisan spirit.”

Similar proposals have failed to advance in past years, but Gov. Terry Branstad and legislative leaders have been vocal this year about raising money for infrastructure needs.

The Senate bill will now move to a full Committee for review and a similar proposal will also move through the House.

Iowa’s fuel tax is now 22 cents per gallon for gasoline, including fees. Diesel fuel has a slightly higher tax and ethanol blends are a bit lower.

The tax hasn’t been raised since 1989.

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“I was working with a 60-piece orchestra, many of whom were my graduate school friends at the University of Miami,” Fox said. “After recording the orchestra, I flew to Durham, N.C., to record the featured singer on this track.”

Singer Kate McGarry recorded the vocals for the song in Durham four times before Fox chose the version he liked best.

“Each take was spontaneous and different from the last,” Fox said. “Honestly, I could have used any of her versions and felt great about it. But, the version I ended up with seemed to be magical.”

After producing the track, Fox entered it and the full album into various Grammy categories. Once submitted, the entries are compiled and voted on in the first round of voting. There were 398 entries in the “best instrumental arrangement accompanying vocalist(s)” category.

Background Fox attended Northwestern University in Illinois before discovering SWCC’s professional music program.

“I attended SWCC as a student largely because of Phil Mattson (former director of the professional music program). He was, and still is, a genius at the piano and as a music arranger. He spoke about having a responsibility to always give your best effort,” Fox said.

“Jason Smith was the best jazz piano teacher I have ever had. He is a master of figuring out how to stretch each student to their fullest potential.”

He graduated from SWCC with an

DES MOINES (AP) — July 4th celebrations could get colorful in Iowa under proposed legislation that would legalize more fireworks sales in the state.

The bill received committee-level approval in the Senate Wednesday. Under the proposal, retailers could sell firecrackers, roman candles and other fireworks. Currently, the state only allows sales of sparklers or certain “novelty fireworks.”

Bill sponsor Sen. Jeff Danielson, D-Cedar Falls, said that Iowa residents are already going to neighboring states to buy fireworks. He said the current restrictions are not working and that a more permissive law could promote better safety education.

The measure will next move to the full Senate for consideration.

A similar effort failed last year, but Danielson said he thought there was bipartisan support this

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House panel turns down bill on mountain lion protection DES MOINES (AP) — A House panel on Wednesday declined to advance a bill that would have made it illegal in many instances to kill a mountain lion in Iowa.

Members of a natural resources subcommittee expressed concern over details in an exemption in the bill that would have allowed a person to kill a mountain lion if the person feared for their safety.

Rep. Clel Baudler, Baudler a Republican from Greenfield, questioned whether a person could fear a mountain lion nearby or one that was further away.

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Representatives from the fireworks industry offered support for the bill, while health care groups questioned the plan, saying it could lead to more injuries.

A 2014 Des Moines Register Poll found that 56 percent of Iowa residents favored legalizing fireworks in the state and 39 percent opposed. The poll of 703 people had a 3.7 percent margin of error.

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The following year, Fox became a full-time faculty member at SWCC. He taught music theory, jazz performance and literature, vocal arranging, instrumental arranging, recording studio production, jazz keyboard, conducting and rehearsal techniques.

In 2010, Fox left SWCC for University of Miami, where he pursued a doctorate and had a full teaching assistantship.

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associate of applied arts in professional music in 1996, then earned a bachelor’s degree in piano and jazz studies at Western Michigan University in Michigan in 1999. He continued his education at University of Miami in Florida, earning his master’s degree in studio jazz writing in 2001.

“The guy wants to be the best in the vocal jazz industry in the world,” Taylor said. “He is a tireless worker dedicated to the music industry and dedicated to producing the highest quality students possible.”

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