CNA-02-16-2016

RUMBLE TUMBLE

MOVING FORWARD

About 100 children attended the Union County Literacy Team’s children’s Rumble Tumble event held Monday in the Southern Prairie YMCA gym. See photos from the event on page 12A >>

Diagonal and East Union won opening-round games Monday night to earn spots in the Class 1A District 13 quarterfinals. More on the games in SPORTS page 6A >>

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Local couple creates endowed scholarship

By IAN RICHARDSON

CNA staff reporter irichardson@crestonnews.com

A southwest Iowa couple’s final gift will keep on giving for years to come in the form of multiple scholarships at two southwest Iowa high schools and a third in Nebraska.

This year, Creston, Mount Ayr and Lancaster County, Nebraska, schools will begin offering the Jennie (McDowell) and Harlan Layton Scholarship to graduating seniors. The scholarship stems from

an approximately $900,000 gift by the late couple, designated to be divided into funds for the scholarships and four Nebraska nonprofit organizations.

Each school this year has received $6,000 in total scholarship money, drawn off the interest from the fund. Creston has chosen to divide the gift into three $2,000 scholarships this year. Applications are now open.

“That’s probably our largest single endowed scholarship that we have,” said Creston High School

Principal Bill Messerole. “Just knowing that’s going to be there year after year — that’s going to help not just current students but generations of kids.”

Mount Ayr has divided its funds into four $1,500 scholarships.

Mount Ayr guidance counselor John Larsen said that covers a sizable portion of this year’s senior class.

“If you look at it with our graduating class this year, we’re in the

An endowment fund created by the late Jennie (McDowell) and Harlan Layton will send $6,000 each to high schools in Creston, Mount Ayr and Lancaster County, Nebraska, for scholarships for graduating seniors. This is the first year for the scholarship.

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Fairground upgrade 2016-17 plans in beginning stage calendar: fewer days, early outs CRESTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

By BAILEY POOLMAN CNA staff reporter bpoolman@crestonnews.com

AFTON — The Union County Fairgrounds in Afton will soon get a face-lift.

Plans are in the works to upgrade the fairgrounds in the next few years. Construction is tentatively planned for 2017.

“We have a great county fair, but we have a good problem. We have a lot of youth because of the great 4-H leaders we have and the great extension that we have in Union County,” said Ben Adamson, Union County Fair Board vice president.

“We have more kids wanting to do sheep and wanting to do hogs, ... and we really don’t have enough space in the current buildings to expand.”

Adamson and Union County Fair Board President Brad Van Gelder appeared before the Union County Board of Supervisors to give an update of what they want to do.

Upgrade Currently, fair board members are changing the fair’s legal status from nonprofit to 501(c)3 in order to be able to accept more and larger tax-deductible donations.

Next year’s calendar will be Creston’s first with fewer than 180 school days.

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By IAN RICHARDSON

CNA staff reporter irichardson@crestonnews.com CNA photo by BAILEY POOLMAN

The peeling paint on an animal building at the Union County Fairgrounds in Afton shows part of the reason Union County Fair Board members plan to upgrade. Building construction won’t begin until 2016, once board members change the fair’s legal status in order to accept more donations at larger amounts.

The next phase of the upgrade is to decide on a building plan.

“I think, ultimately, what we’re leaning toward is to take down the existing buildings that we have and bring in one large building that would house the hogs and sheep together,” Adamson said.

The style of building fair board members are looking into is a combined building.

A general idea would include a show arena in the center of the large structure, with

“We have a great county fair, but we have a good problem.”

— Ben Adamson

Union County Fair Board vice president

pens attached for cattle on one end and sheep and hogs on the other. This is similar to the main building at the Wright County Fairgrounds in Eagle Grove, which is a long building containing a show arena and animal pens.

“We’ve got a committee

that’s been put together to explore ideas, and they’re coming up with a plan,” Van Gelder said. “There’s a lot of different ways it could go.

But, right now, we’re still in the planning procedure.

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When the first day of school rolls around this August, weekly early dismissals will be a thing of the past at Creston Community Schools.

The one-hour early outs have been standard for the past two years, allowing teachers time for professional development each week. But in the 2016-17 Creston Community Schools calendar, approved Monday evening, the early outs are gone and, taking their place, are eight full days off from school, designated specifically for professional development.

It’s a move Superintendent Steve McDermott said will result in more time for teachers to learn.

“In the last two years, we’ve done one-hour early outs every Wednesday, which on paper looked like an hour and 15 minutes a day (for professional development), when it ended up being about 45-50 minutes a day together,” McDermott said. “It just didn’t function well.”

McDermott said the eight full days, interspersed throughout the school year, will also include many of the meetings that have been taking teachers out of their classrooms during normal school days.

“We’ve tried to move all (those meetings) off of student-contact days so our students have their teachers as often as possible and they do not have substitute teachers nearly as often,” McDermott said.

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Halftime show: Members of the Creston High School Peppers dance team perform at halftime of Friday’s boys basketball game against Clarinda.

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neighborhood of 40,” Larsen said. “That’s 10 percent of our kids. Thats a big chunk of our graduates to have a chance at a $1,500 scholarship.”

The Laytons Both Harlan and Jennie spent their early lives in southwest Iowa before marrying and moving to Nebraska. Harlan graduated from Mount Ayr High School in 1946, and Jennie graduated from Creston High School in 1952.

Harlan served in the U.S. Army at Fort Knox, Tennessee, and in Japan. He later worked as a brakeman for the Chicago-Burlington & Quincy Railroad in Mount Ayr and Lincoln, Nebraska, for 40 years. Jennie worked at the National Bank of Commerce in Lincoln for 32 years.

After Jennie died in 1995, Harlan set up an endowment with the Lincoln Community Foundation.

“I think Jennie would have been pleased, and I am happy to honor her memory,” Harlan wrote in the benefactor comment section on the foundation’s website. He died in 2015.

Rhonda Page, gift planning coordinator at the Lincoln Community Foundation, said the gift shows the couple’s desire to see area students succeed in secondary education.

“Harlan’s significant legacy gifts show his compassion and hope that the annual charitable gift from his scholarship fund would help to make an everlasting difference for students graduating from Creston and all of the schools receiving gifts from his fund,” Page said.

Messerole said he appreciates how the couple remem-

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McDermott said he consulted nearly 60 students, faculty, staff and community members for feedback while forming the new calendar, and a vast majority approved of the changes.

Next year’s calendar will also be the first not to include a full 180 total days.

The calendar instead schedules 176 days, totaling 1127 total hours. According to Iowa Code, school calendars must include at least 180 days or 1,080 hours of instruction.

The 2016-17 school year will start on Aug. 24, complying with last year’s law requiring Iowa schools to beginning no earlier than Aug. 23. It will also not conflict with this year’s Iowa State Fair, which will be Aug. 11-21.

Weather permitting, the 2016-17 school year will end May 31, 2017.

In other Creston Community Schools news: • The board recognized the large group speech team, which advanced 11 teams to state contest this year. Six of

“They were at least a generation removed but still left this gift for us. That means a lot.”

— Bill Messerole

CHS principal

bered each of their hometowns.

“The coolest thing for me is this family had fond, fond memories of Creston and Creston Community Schools,” Messerole Messerole said. “That’s kind of neat because they were at least a generation removed but still left this gift for us. That says a lot.”

Scholarship criteria Applications at all schools are now open through March 31 at www.lcf.org. Applicants at Creston High School must meet the following criteria: • Applicants must be current graduating seniors of their respected high schools.

• Applicants may attend any qualified, nonprofit twoor four-year college or university.

• Applicants must demonstrate financial need.

• Preference will be given to students with a “B” average or below.

• Applications will be online at www.lcf.org. Applicants must submit all applications and required attachments electronically by 11:59 p.m. March 31.

• An application committee at Creston will recommend recipients to the Lincoln Community Foundation. The foundation will choose the final recipients. those teams received a I rating, and the team that created the short film “Are You Chicken?” will be moving on to all-state on Saturday. The board also recognized the district and state qualifiers on the wrestling team.

• The combined Creston-Prescott School Board set a public hearing for the 2016-17 budget for April 11.

A work session for the budget will be March 9.

• Director of Educational Services Kevin Teno informed the board that the school has resubmitted its application for the Teacher Leadership and Compensation grant, which will supply the school with approximately $400,000 for the 2016-17 school year. The school fell short of receiving the grant by two points in its previous submission but has been instructed to proceed as if it has been approved. Teno said interviews for an additional three instructional coach positions have begun.

“We should know in about four to six weeks,” Teno said. “We’re in the process of interviewing for our instructional coaches at this point in time.”

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no poultry shown in 2015 because of the avian flu epidemic.

Clover Kids participants, which CONT. FROM | 1A are kids in grades kindergarten Nothing’s been decided. Nothing’s through third, have also been consistently around 100 for the past five been finalized.” years.

Numbers

A main reason for the upgrade is the number of kids active in 4-H has increased in the past few years.

There were 194 4-H participants in the 2011-12 year, 197 in the 2012-13 year, 205 in the 2013-14 year and 221 in the 2014-15 year.

Also, the number of animals kids showed increased from 2013 to 2015.

Beef cattle animals increased from 130 to 174, sheep went from 124 to 143, goats increased from 20 to 29, horses went from 48 to 54, pigs from 99 to 120 and rabbits from 41 to 91.

Poultry increased from 32 other poultry in 2013 to 62 other poultry and 105 broilers in 2014. There were

Plans Once the legal status on the fairgrounds is changed, fair board members plan to move forward and decide on a building plan.

“Once we get to that point, then we would have our fundraising committee get together and develop and fundraising campaign for it,” Adamson said, “along with the building committee reaching out to local contractors.”

Adamson said they plan to start with livestock buildings, focusing on the sheep and hog barns as they are in the most need of room.

“We don’t foresee any of the

building happening in 2016. Once we get our plan finalized, we’re going to explore funding and grants,” Van Gelder said. “I don’t think anybody’s going to see anything physical happening building-wise or anything like that. It’s going to be 2017 or beyond.”

Once the building design has been decided on, a cost will be put in place and bids will be taken for the steel frame building.

“There just hasn’t been a lot of change over there. The buildings are in need of repair, and instead of just doing those couple barns, as a group we thought it would be better to, maybe, like we talked, put the big building in and do more things all at once instead of a building at a time,” Van Gelder said. “We’ve got a lot of 4-H kids involved, and we want to make it the best experience for them and the community.”

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This graphic of a fairgrounds building was the plan for a new building at the Wright County Fair in Eagle Grove.

The building houses a show arena and stalls for animals. The building has since been completed.

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Library news The following events are at Gibson Memorial Library, located at 200 W. Howard St., in Creston.

Regular library hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The library is closed on Sunday.

Check the library out on Facebook.

Migratory birds of Iowa Hannah Kendrick, from the local Department of Natural Resources, will present the program “Migratory Birds of Iowa” from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday at the library.

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You may bring your own coloring book and supplies, but the library provides a selection of coloring pages. No registration is required. The library requests no children. The library staff thank the local

Coloring for adults Fifteen hearty souls braved the cold winds and attended the second coloring event for adults.

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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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Christ Congregational, 501 W. Montgomery St. Creston City Council, 6 p.m., Council Chambers, restored Creston Depot.

P.E.O. Chapter AZ, 7 p.m., hostess Norma Crawford and co-hostess Myrna Beving.

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

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), 7:30 p.m. closed meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. Gospel meeting, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Afton Community Center, 240 N. Douglas. For more information, call 605-660-8236.

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TOPS 116, 9:30 a.m., United Church of Christ Congregational, 501 W. Montgomery St. Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, noon to 5 p.m., 308 W. Union St. Friends Helping Friends Bereavement Support Group, 3 to 5 p.m., Homestead Assisted Living private dining room, 1709 W. Prairie St. Spotlight group routines, 5:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., halftime of SWCC basketball games inside Spartan gymnasium.

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Greater Regional Medical Center Dustin Grout and Elizabeth Eslinger of Prescott are parents of a daughter born Feb. 12, 2016. Evelynn Nicole Grout weighed 6 pounds, 7 ounces and was 19 inches long.

Grandparents are Tammy and Frank Grout of Maryville, Missouri, and Bonnie Castillo of Johnson.

Great-grandparents are Linda Castillo of Creston and Gerry and Sammy Armstrong of Creston.

Police

Ely Laramie Will, 23, of Clearfield was charged with interference with official acts, two counts of possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia 8 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of North Elm and West Montgomery streets.

According to a Creston Police report, Will was fighting with a female and attempted to drag her from her vehicle. Will fled the area and left his vehicle running in the alley. The vehicle was towed, and during an inventory of the vehicle, a glass pipe containing methamphetamine was discovered in the console and a substantial amount of marijuana was discovered. Will has two prior convictions for possession of a controlled substance, and one is a non-marijuana conviction.

Will was being held on $5,000 bond.

—————— Julian Albert Rex Allison, 28, 223 S. Lincoln St., was charged with simple domestic assault 3:20 a.m. Sunday at his residence.

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According to a Creston Police report, Percy was in possession of drug paraphernalia in her hotel room.

Percy was released on $300 bond.

—————— Jacob Lee Moore, 20, 603 S. Maple St., was charged with disorderly conduct 9:30 p.m. Sunday at the Union County Law Enforcement Center.

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For the record scene, the male, Allison, was gone. Officers spoke to the victim about the incident, and she said Allison threw a cell phone at her head and also pushed her against the wall.

Allison was released on $300 bond.

—————— Ryan Michael Weis, 29, and Chelsey Rae Kile, 26, both of 905 W. Adams St., were both charged with violation of a protection order 11:06 a.m. Sunday at the residence.

According to a Creston Police report, Weis and Kile were both present in their apartment at the same time while having a valid protective order between them.

Weis and Kile were both released on a promise to appear.

—————— Lynette Michele Deal, 38, of Altoona was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia 2 p.m. Sunday on at the Super 8 Motel on West Taylor Street.

According to a Creston Police report, Deal was in possession of drug paraphernalia in her hotel room.

Deal was released on $300 bond.

—————— Jennifer June Fannon, 34, of Corning was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia 2 p.m. Sunday at the Super 8 Motel on West Taylor Street.

According to a Creston Police report, Fannon was in possession of drug paraphernalia in her hotel room.

Fannon was released on $300 bond.

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Lansing 37 16 Cloudy Avenue.

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Information, 3:33 p.m., NewTalk York to 56 36 Showers/Wind officer, 5:17 a.m., Monday, New York Avenue.

Saturday, North Pine Street.

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Miscellaneous Medical, 4:45 p.m., Monday, West Adams Street.

Fire alarm, 11:40 p.m., Monday, South Sumner Avenue.

Medical, 12:08 a.m., today, West Adams Street.

Medical, 7:56 a.m., today, South Sumner Street.

Adair County Sheriff

Virginia Jean Keasey, 41, of Bridgewater was charged on a Cass County warrant 4:50 p.m. Wednesday in Bridgewater.

Keasey was transferred to Cass County.

—————— James Robert Sims, 35, of Bridgewater was charged with driving under suspension 11:51 p.m. Thursday in Bridgewater.

Sims was cited and released.

Miscellaneous Accident, 3:05 a.m., Feb. 7.

Welfare check, 9:28 a.m., Feb. 7.

Domestic abuse assault, 4:55 p.m., Feb. 7.

Medical, 6:26 p.m., Feb. 7.

Traffic complaint, 8:17 p.m., Feb. 7.

Accident, 10:45 p.m., Feb. 7.

Assistance, 4:25 a.m., Feb. 8.

Trespassing complaint, 7:44 a.m., Feb. 8.

Abandoned vehicle, 8:46 a.m., Feb. 8.

Traffic control, 9:04 a.m., Feb. 8.

Accident, 9:28 a.m., Feb. 8.

Medical, 10:26 a.m., Feb. 8.

Trespassing and assault, 6:29 p.m., Feb. 8.

Traffic complaint, 7:47 p.m., Feb. 8.

Traffic complaint, 12:57 p.m., Tuesday.

Animal neglect, 3:21 p.m., Tuesday.

Domestic dispute, 8:49 p.m., Tuesday.

Medical, 12:01 a.m., Wednesday.

Medical, 2:39 p.m., Wednesday.

Medical, 6:29 p.m., Wednesday.

Medical, 8:33 p.m., Wednesday.

Traffic complaint, 9:09 p.m., Wednesday.

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Creston News Advertiser | Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Iowa Assessments, you will be missed Okay, everyone, clear off your desks. Spread out around the room. Sharpen your No. 2 pencils and be sure you have a backup in case the lead breaks.

Does anyone need to use the restroom? No? Okay then, but don’t say I didn’t give you a chance.

Now open your test booklets and listen to these instructions as I read them aloud.

If you grew up in Iowa, chances are you know the drill. For generations, the machine-scored Iowa Assessments, known better as the ITBS and ITED, have been a rite of passage for Iowa students. Whether you consider it a golden age or a reign of terror, there’s some nostalgia associated with those tests, something that our students may no longer encounter.

That’s because, pending final approval, Iowa schools will begin administering the Smarter Balanced Assessments in 2016-17.

Ian’s inklings Ian Richardson staff writer

What’s the Smarter Balanced? It’s a test that’s trading in the bubbles and No. 2 pencils for computerized questions that get harder or easier depending on how you do. It’s also touted as being aligned with the Iowa Core, and thus a more fitting test for Iowa students. If you’re interested in taking a sample test for a spin, visit http://www.smarterbalanced.org/practice-test/.

These tests sound good and all, but ever since I’ve reached the ripe old age of 23, I’ve come to the realization that while technology is constantly improving our lives, it’s also hard to see the things of our past fall into oblivion.

So, in the spirit of precious

memories that all of us “old-timers” share from the ITBS exams, I thought I’d give the good ol’ paper-and-pencil tests a fitting sendoff by sharing three things about them — the good and the bad — that today’s students may never know.

1. Fill-in-the-bubble art You just weren’t an Iowa kid taking the Iowa Assessments if you never made fill-in-the-bubble art at least once. Those lines of ovals were a blank canvas to any 10-yearold’s mind, just waiting to turn into the next American masterpiece.

The Holy Grail of taking the test was when, without guessing, you could get four answers to complete a perfect diagonal: A, B, C, D. Or, even better, A, B, C, D, C, B, A, which made a pretty snazzy arrowhead. Unfortunately, if you had a perfect zigzag down the page, chances were you weren’t going to score very high.

2. The personal information section Hands down, filling in the pretest personal information section was harder than any question in the test booklet. Maybe not for John Doe and his sister Jane, but for a guy named “Richardson,” writing everything out neatly and then find the corresponding bubble underneath each letter took a lot of inner fortitude.

3. “No mistakes” The teacher would always tell you that there weren’t many words in the Spelling section that were spelled correctly. But that “no mistakes” oval, located in one of the options under every word, was as alluring as a siren’s song. At first, every word would look right. Then, every word would look wrong.

And once a word in English starts looking wrong, how can it ever look right again? So that means it must be right after all, right?

If my hair grays prematurely, I’m blaming it on the “No Mistakes” bubble.

I could write many more, like all the holes I used to poke in my pink eraser after finishing my test and waiting for the time to be up.

Or those heart-stopping moments when you realize you’ve been filling in the ovals in the wrong section of ovals, and you’re on the last question.

Yes, I’m glad I don’t need to take the Iowa Assessments anymore, but all the same, I feel a tinge of sorrow that today’s kindergarteners may never know what they were like.

Because, despite their downfalls, those tests will always fill a special bubble in my heart.

Contact the writer: Twitter: @IanCharles15 Email: irichardson@crestonnews. com

President Barack Obama plays golf all weekend HOLLYWOOD — God Bless America, and how’s everybody?

George Washington’s Birthday was celebrated on Presidents Day on Monday with a special patriotic program at his Mt. Vernon estate. That was where George brewed beer, distilled whiskey, and grew tobacco and hemp. He was honored throughout the Colonies as the Father of Spring Break.

Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton debated in Milwaukee Thursday.

They repeated two points all night.

America is a racist, sexist, inhumane country that poisons its water, jails its minorities and exploits its poor, and that it’s wrong to stop illegal immigrants from coming here to enjoy its blessings.

President Obama spent all weekend playing golf in Palm Springs. No one minded. Presidents all discover they can enjoy playing golf their entire final year in office while secular Republicans argue over who loves Jesus the most and white Democrats argue over who loves black people the most.

The Ted Cruz campaign had to pull a TV ad in South Carolina which starred porn star Amy Lindsay. They didn’t know she was a porn star when they hired her for the commercial.

When asked by reporters how it was possible to get involved with such sleazy people, the porn star had no answer.

Ted Cruz accidentally cast Amy Lindsay, the soft porn star of Carnal Wishes and Beverly Hills Bordello, in a campaign commercial. Why drop the ad? She should be made the Cruz campaign spokesperson and then say over the years only Donald Trump has taken more positions than she has.

Donald Trump swore to a huge crowd in Louisiana Thursday that he

Topical humor Argus Hamilton

will never swear again onstage. He swore twice in the next ten minutes.

Whenever you say you’re never again going to do something, you are giving the universe your coordinates so it’ll know precisely where to land on you.

Hillary Clinton gave an interview Friday where she discussed her strong Methodist faith. Her dinner ritual backs that up. When Hillary, Bill and Chelsea dine together at home, they sit down at the dinner table, they join hands, bow their heads, close their eyes, and try to get their stories straight.

Bernie Sanders stood onstage Thursday and angrily accused Bill Clinton of hitting him below the belt last week while delivering pointed criticism. Bernie’s charges drew unexpected applause and cheering. The fact that at his age, Bernie Sanders can feel anything below the belt is impressive.

PBS anchors Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill moderated Thursday’s Democratic presidential debate between Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton. They have a niche appeal. He’s seventy-four and she’s sixty-seven, which is why PBS carried the debate on Antiques Roadshow.

Donald Trump crushed the GOP field in New Hampshire Tuesday then headed off for South Carolina’s primary. Now New York former mayor Mike Bloomberg may run as an Independent. All across this great country, people are realizing that in America even a billionaire can grow up to be president

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Letter to the editor

County pay raises From Karon Finn Creston

At the Union County Supervisors’ meeting on Monday, Feb. 8, Supervisor Dennis Brown motioned to accept a recommendation from the Union County Compensation Board of a 3 percent raise increase for the Union County Attorney, Auditor, Recorder, Sheriff, Supervisors and Treasurer.

He also motioned to accept a recommendation from the Union County Compensation Board of

a comparable wage increase for Attorney Tim Kenyon of $4,000 and a comparable wage increase for Sheriff Rick Piel of $2,000.

Supervisor Chairman Ron Riley seconded the motion.

A vote was called with Brown and Riley voting yes, and Supervisor Lois Monday voting no.

Together, the wage increases and cost-of-living increases since the current board has been in office (2011 through 2016) are: • Union County Attorney 21.875 percent plus $4,000 wage increase

• Union County Sheriff 21.875 percent plus $2,000 wage increase • Union County Auditor, Recorder and Treasurer 19.125 percent • Union County Supervisors 16.625 percent • Social Security recipients’ increases (2011 through 2016) 8.5 percent Ask yourself this question about the elected officials of Union County wage increases and cost-of-living increases: “Have my wages increased by these percentages?”

Reflections on our roots As we look back on our lives, certain geographical places are a unique and inseparable part of who we are as individuals. When reflected in our mind’s eye, these places — whether hallowed or haunted — evoke sensations that inform our emotions and thoughts.

For me, it is my grandparents’ home near Athens, Georgia.

While the house and much of the property is no longer our family’s property, that home place is alive in my memory, stirring a range of good and bad associations that continue to shape my identity.

The places of our roots and how we remember them change over time, but once they inhabit our minds, how we interpret them for our psychological well-being is largely up to us.

Our Creston High School art instructor Bailey Fry-Schnormeier gave her students the task of recreating their geographical roots with recycled materials and the results, which are exhibited at the Gibson Memorial Library, are quite remarkable.

On display are fantastic depictions of places far and near that are endearing and daunting.

Don’t miss seeing how her students fleshed out their memories of place, using discarded boxes and homecoming tissue paper.

The written descriptions that accompany each piece are poignant, and when viewed together, they produce a stunning display.

David Hargrove Director

Gibson Memorial Library

Local readers who view the Roots exhibit will see two other exhibits of regional significance: two paintings by Iowa native Orr Fisher (who is best known for his depression-era post office murals), and illustrations by the Iowa Junior Duck Stamp winners.

The Federal Junior Duck Stamp program in Iowa is a conservation program that teaches students about waterfowl conservation and wetlands habitat through art, and this year’s Duck Stamp exhibit includes winners from the Ukraine.

The Iowa USA/Vinogradovsky District Ukraine Student Art Exchange Project, which began in 1999, enables Ukrainian contest winners to travel Iowa with the Iowa winners.

The Roots and Duck Stamp exhibits won’t be here long, so don’t miss them. They are part of an ambitious movement to facilitate creativity here at your public library, and while they have significantly enhanced the aesthetics of our building, our broader mission is to increase public awareness of state and local artists, past and present.

At the Gibson Memorial Library, we are working hard to create a place where you and your families can imagine, create and

forge your own roots in the Creston area.

To do so, we host relevant family programming: At 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, our good friend Hannah Kendrick of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources will give a presentation on “Migratory Birds of Iowa.” Her talk complements our current Duck Stamp exhibit, and my hope is that she will comment on the illustrations.

Hannah is an expert naturalist, and her enthusiasm is palpable, so if you or your children love nature, you will find her presence inspiring.

Not least among our recent efforts to foster self-expression is the adult coloring program led by librarian Merle Lee Pugh. After two sessions, we are pleased to report that it is our most popular adult program, garnering rave reviews. Demand for additional coloring time is such that we may add an evening session for participants unable to color in the afternoons, but for now, our next coloring date is 1 p.m. Tuesday, March 8.

As I meet more of our longtime patrons, who share their fond recollections of our library, I am inspired to think bigger about our current and future role in the community. In the weeks to come, look for the library board of trustees to share their vision for their future, and prepare to be excited!

For now, come join us at the Gibson Memorial Library and discover your roots.

A cool home for marshmallows Dear Readers: A recent column discussed how to keep MARSHMALLOWS from sticking together. Here are just a few reader responses: Sharon E., via email, wrote: “I ALWAYS freeze my marshmallows. It doesn’t take long at all for them to thaw, and when they do, they are just as fresh and soft as the day I bought them.”

Marie M., via email, wrote: “After opening a package of marshmallows, we close it tightly and put it in the freezer. When we want marshmallows for hot chocolate or any recipe, we simply get out what we want, reseal the package and put it back in the freezer until next time.”

If you live in an area that has a high humidity level, this really works well. Oh, I just love chocolate marshmallows in a mug of hot coffee. — Heloise ANTS DOA Dear Heloise: I very much enjoy reading your column in the Orange County (Calif.)

Register. Love all your hints!

Here is my hint: Recent rains have been bringing ants into my kitchen. A few squirts from my ever-ready vinegar

Hints from Heloise

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loosely wrap the bottom and sides of the dish with aluminum foil with a high collar around it. That way, if it oozes over the sides of the dish, it will flow into the foil. This is perfect for apple pie.

For baking sweet potatoes, I wrap each one in two layers of aluminum foil. Then I place the potatoes on a baking sheet with raised edges. That way, any liquid that cooks out is contained. — Margaret H., Stafford County, Va. EASY SLICE Dear Heloise: I enjoy potatoes prepared all different ways. I make several types of potato salad throughout the year, and I came up with this hint: Use an apple slicer to slice the potatoes! It makes the slicing go much faster. BEETLE BAILEY® by Greg & Mort Walker But even better, if the potato is hot, you have minimal contact with it and don’t have to worry about burning your hands! — Linda W, via email LEFTOVER EGGNOG Dear Heloise: Every year, I use leftover eggnog in lieu of buttermilk or milk to make delicious pancakes. — Jim D., Freeport, Texas

spray bottle takes care of the problem. — Annelies in Fullerton, Calif.

Yep, vinegar (full strength or with half water) will kill the little visitors. However, DO NOT use vinegar on marble counters. Also, try not to leave food out on the counters (especially if it’s sweet). Yet another reason to keep vinegar in the kitchen! I have my vinegar pamphlet that you can order by visiting www. Heloise.com, or by sending $5 and a long, self-addressed, stamped (71 cents) envelope to: Heloise/ Vinegar, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001.

Be sure to spray or wipe the “ant trails” with vinegar, too.

This obliterates the ant trail, and their little friends cannot find their way into your home! — Heloise BOIL-OVER PROTECTION Dear Heloise: Whenev(c)2016 by King Features er cooking something in the Syndicate Inc. oven that might bubble over,

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Horoscope Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Avoid domestic arguments, especially late in the day.

Power struggles with authority figures probably will cause regrets. It’s best to zip thy lip.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This is an accident-prone day, especially later in the day, so do be careful. Pay attention to everything you say and do. Avoid angry outbursts with others.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Keep an eye on your money scene, because something unexpected might affect your earnings or your money in the bank, or possibly something you own. Avoid quarrels about money.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Today the Moon is in your sign at odds with Uranus and Pluto. Yikes! This means arguments with authority figures, partners and close friends are likely, especially late in the day.

Patience is your best ally.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Something happening behind the scenes might upset you today. Whatever happens, avoid a confrontation with others, because that will make things worse.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Be patient with friends today, especially a female acquaintance, because a sudden power struggle might take place.

Don’t waste energy trying to win something that is not worth fighting about.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Do not go up against authority figures today, because you will regret it. Just bide your time.

Sometimes you have to lose the battle to win the war.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) This is an accident-prone day for your sign, so be careful. Avoid controversial subjects like politics, religion and racial issues in order to keep the peace.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Disputes about shared property, taxes, debt, insurance matters or anything that you owe to someone else might arise today. This is a poor day for these discussions.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) You will have to compromise with others today. Just accept this fact. Avoid arguments, because they will achieve nothing. Postpone important discussions until tomorrow.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Be patient with co-workers today. In particular, guard against knee-jerk reactions, which could lead to arguments.

Remember that you have to work with these people down the road.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) This is an accident-prone day for your kids, so be vigilant.

Sports events and social occasions suddenly might be canceled, rescheduled or changed.

This could be a bumpy day for romance as well.

YOU BORN TODAY You like to see the whole picture. You also like to enliven your world with bright ideas and innovations. You are sensitive and have the ability to magnetize others to you. This year others will benefit you, which is why your success lies with interacting with others. Therefore, make friends and join clubs and organizations. If you help others, you also will be helping yourself.

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SPORTS

The Numbers Game

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Straight wins at Phog Allen Fieldhouse by the Kansas Jayhawks.

National Digest

Jayhawks rise (AP) — Villanova is No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 for a second week and Kansas, coming off wins over two top 10 teams, jumps four places to second.

Duke, which had one of the longest consecutive poll streaks ever, returns at No. 20 after two weeks out of the Top 25.

Villanova (22-3) received 44 first-place votes from the 65-member national media panel on Monday with Kansas (214) getting the other 21.

Oklahoma, which lost to Kansas in their rematch, and Iowa stayed third and fourth. North Carolina jumped four places to fifth and was followed by Maryland, which had been No. 2, and Virginia. Michigan State and Xavier are tied for eighth and West Virginia, which also lost to Kansas, is 10th.

Joining Duke as newcomers are No. 19 Notre Dame and No. 22 Indiana. They replace Texas A&M, Southern Cal and Wichita State.

Jayhawks roll LAWRENCE, Kan. — The second-ranked Kansas Jayhawks grabbed control of Monday night’s home game with Oklahoma State with a 30-9 run into halftime, then finished the game on a 32-11 spurt in a 94-67 win.

Wayne Selden Jr. led the Jayhawks (22-4, 10-3 Big 12) with 18 points while Landen Lucas added 14 points and 10 rebounds. Perry Ellis added 15 points while Frank Mason III had 14 for Kansas.

Oklahoma State (1214, 3-10) led much of the first half, but fell behind by 18 early in the second.

The Cowboys got back within 62-56 with about 11 minutes left, but then Kansas went on its second big run to close out the game.

Jeff Newberry led the Cowboys with 19 points while Jeffrey Carroll added 13 as Oklahoma State played without leading scorer Jawun Evans, who hasn’t played since Feb. 3 due to a shoulder injury.

Big 12 award AMES — Iowa State junior Deonte Burton is the Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Week.

Burton averaged 15 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game as Iowa State split two games.

It’s Burton’s third honor of the season.

Burton scored 20 points on 9 of 15 shooting at Texas Tech. He added 10 points on Saturday in a win over Texas.

Clot scare MIAMI (AP) — Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat is dealing with another blood-clot scare, making this the second consecutive year that he’s spent the All-Star break facing a most uncertain future because of a health issue.

Bosh will spend “the next few days” reviewing options and no determination will be made about his playing status until he goes through more tests and evaluation, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Monday.

Creston News Advertiser | Tuesday, February 16, 2016

Diagonal, East Union advance in District 13

By SCOTT VICKER

CNA sports editor svicker@crestonnews.com

AFTON — Diagonal and East Union won their opening-round games here Monday night to earn their spots in the Class 1A District 13 quarterfinals.

Diagonal knocked off Bluegrass Conference opponent Lamoni in the first game of the night 60-39, with East Union following with a 69-55 win over Orient-Macksburg.

Diagonal missed several layups and shots at the rim in the first half, but put together runs of 10-0 and 8-0 to take a 27-12 lead into halftime over Lamoni.

“That was frustrating,” Diagonal head coach Matt Warren said. “To get those looks, you can’t give those away, especially in a district game. I don’t know if it was nerves or what. I told them to just fight through it, just keep playing good defense and that’s what they did.”

Gerad Naill hit a 3-pointer in the third quarter to put Diagonal up 36-14, but Jacob Taylor picked up his fourth foul and went to the bench with 4:22 left in the quarter.

Diagonal went scoreless for three minutes without Taylor on the floor until Colter Pickering made a layup to make the score 38-18.

Lamoni, which finshed the season 4-17, was never able to get closer than 16 points in the second half.

L e v i Jarred led three Diagonal scorers in double figures with 17 points.

K a d e Jarred

Means added 16 points and Pickering finished with 11 points.

Diagonal, now 12-9 for the season, advances to Thursday’s Class 1A District 13 quarterfinal in Greenfield against Nodaway Valley.

That game starts at 8 p.m., after Mount Ayr and Murray square off in a 6:30 p.m. contest.

“We’re excited to play a good Nodaway Valley team,” Warren said. “I expect them to press us, shoot a lot of threes. We’ve got two good days to get ready for them. It seems like we are at our best the better the competition is.”

EU wins

East Union and Orient-Macksburg battled through a back-and-forth first half that saw five lead changes and neither team lead by more than four points at any point in the half.

Orient-Macksburg lead 17-13 after one quarter and 26-25 at halftime, despite mounting foul trouble.

Dylan Nichols, Noah Nichols, Owen Hensley, A.J. Kralik and Logan Holste all had two fouls at halftime for the Bulldogs.

Noah Nichols led Orient-Macksburg with 11 points at halftime, despite the foul trouble.

Dylan Nichols’ basket off a drive N. Nichols early in the third quarter gave the Bulldogs a 30-27 lead, but East Union closed the third quarter on a 22-6 run, including 10 straight points from Gabe Nixon, to

Panther girls fifth, boys sixth at H-10 bowling

By SCOTT VICKER

CNA sports editor svicker@crestonnews.com

COUNCIL BLUFFS — The Creston/O-M girls bowling team bowled right at its average for the season in a fifth-place finish, while the boys team rolled its best score of the year in a sixthplace showing here Friday at the Hawkeye 10 Conference Tournament.

Senior Blake Eddy finished second overall in the boys competition, while teammate Zac Hague finished 12th to earn medals.

The girls finished with a team score of 2222 to finish fifth behind a close threeteam battle at the top of the standings.

Denison-Schleswig erased a 34-pin deficit with a strong Baker round to post a onepin victory (2513-2512) over Red Oak, with Shenandoah finishing just 20 pins back of the Lady Monarchs with a score of 2493.

“The girls’ score of 2222 was right about our average, but it seemed like we really struggled,” Panther head coach Ron Pendegraft said.

“It was one of those days when no one really stood out, but they all scored relatively the same.”

All five scoring members bowled within 50 pins of each other, led by Madison Hance’s two-game series of 309 and Charley Parcher’s 302. Casey Batten rolled the Hance high game of the day for the Panthers with her 178 on the way to a 295 series.

Livi Hartman finished with a 291 series and Kim Orr rounded out the team scoring with a 256 series.

“I think we could have

done much better, but it took us until the sixth frame of the first game to figure out a good line,” Pendegraft said.

“That coupled with a high number of nine-pin counts — many I think should have been strikes — and way too many opens caused us to fall to a fifth-place finish on the day.”

The Panther boys were led by Eddy, who bowled games of 223 and 229 for a two-game series of 452, finish- Eddy ing just 20 pins back of firstplace Paul Renshaw Jr., of Lewis Central.

Hague finished with games of Hague 191 and 192 for a 383 series.

“Blake had his best overall day this year with no opens on the day for a 452 series,” Pendegraft said. “The boys also started out slow, but found their stride, and by the end of the tournament, bowled their best score of the year.”

Travontay Wright (315), Reece Kramer (307) and Dylan Linch (244) rounded out the team scoring for the Panthers.

Creston/O-M travels to Pleasant Hill today for a Class 1A State Qualifying Meet.

“I think the kids are ready and am expecting us to have a very good day on Tuesday,” Pendegraft said. “I expect it to be a close match between several teams.”

Hawkeye 10 Conference Tournament Boys Team scores — 1. Lewis

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Diagonal senior Kade Means shoots over the top of Lamoni’s William Greenwood during the first quarter of Diagonals’ 60-39 win over the Demons Monday in a Class 1A District 13 opener. Means scored 16 points in the win.

take a 49-36 lead into the fourth quarter.

“That was the one stretch where we really did a nice job of settling down, penetrating and reading passing lanes and playing together as a team,” East Union head coach Matt Brown said.

“That’s what it takes for our team to be successful.”

Orient-Macksburg head

coach Drew Dornack said third quarters have plagued his team of late.

“Third quarters have been tough,” he said. “We’ve played the first half extremely well in a lot of ballgames here of late. We were trying to stall a little bit, because we were in foul trouble so much.

I wanted to slow the game down. I think it got us out

of our offensive rhythm. We weren’t necessarily getting the shots we needed and we weren’t finishing at the end.”

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Four area 1A wrestlers win state berths

By LARRY PETERSON B l a i n e CNA sports writer lpeterson@crestonnews.com

TRURO — Four area wrestlers earned berths in the 2016 State Wrestling Tournament by placing in the top two at the Class 1A District 1 tournament Saturday at Interstate 35 High School.

East Union freshman heavyweight Lane Ripperger won a district title by pinning Panorama’s Dan Jensen in the finals after defeat- Ripperger ing West Central Valley senior Tristan Lloyd in the semifinals.

Advancing to state as runners-up were Mount Ayr 106-pounder Quentin Gregg, Nodaway Valley’s Ben Freese at 126 pounds and East Union 195-pounder Mike Ward.

Gregg dropped a 4-1 decision to Guthrie Center’s

Beeler in the semifinals, but rallied to win a sudden victory d e c i s i o n Gregg over Carson Hilgenberg of Coon Rapids-Bayard to earn a wrestleback chance for second place. In that match he won an 11-5 decision over Allen Parlier of Moravia.

Nodaway Valley’s 10thranked Freese got caught in a bad position against Moravia s o p h o m o r e Freese Nicholas Martin in the semifinals and couldn’t make up the deficit before time ran out in a 9-7 loss.

After Martin won the title over Interstate-35’s Zac Willey, Freese seized the wrestleback opportunity and dominated Willey in a

13-5 major decision.

East Union’s eighthranked Ward pinned Dalton Holmes of Panorama in the semifinals before losing an 8-2 decision in the finals to fourth-ranked Nick Ross of Ogden. In the wrestleback round he defeated Delaney Harper of Interstate 35, 6-1.

Interstate 35 won the team title with 93.5 points as Ogden scored 70 points in a close battle for second with Panorama and Moravia. Advancing to state from I-35 were district champs Austin Pontier (138) and Sal Arzani (160) along with runners-up Nathan Phillips (113) and Dante Arzani (182). Pontier is a four-time state qualifier.

Class 1A state competition gets underway 9 a.m.

Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Class 1A District 1 Team scores — 1. Interstate 35 93.5; 2. Ogden 70; 3. Panorama 69; 4. Moravia 65; 5. (tie) Guthrie Center 44 and Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas 44; 7.

East Union 42; 8. Mount Ayr 41; 9. Martensdale-St. Marys 36.5; 10. West Central Valley 32; 11.

Nodaway Valley 20; 12. Wayne

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East Union 195-pounder Mike Ward pins Dalton Holes of Panorama on the way to placing second at the Class 1A District 1 Tournament Saturday in Truro, earning a spot in this week’s State Wrestling Tournament.

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Kirkwood presses past SWCC women Spartans suffer first league defeat

By SCOTT VICKER

CNA sports editor svicker@crestonnews.com

CEDAR RAPIDS — Fourth-ranked Kirkwood and its press proved to be too much for the Southwestern women to handle here Saturday, as the Spartans fell 87-42.

Southwestern committed 28 turnovers compared to just nine by Kirkwood and was outrebounded 34-20 in the loss.

“They’re a team that will press you all game,” said Southwestern assistant coach Leonard Erickson, who coached the team with head coach Addae Houston missing the game because of a death in his family.

“I think our first two possessions we turned it over in the backcourt. That was kind of an indication of how the game went.”

Julanie Carter scored 12 points for the Spartans and Cambry Schluter made

three 3-pointers for nine points. No other Spartan player scored more than four points.

Olivia Reifert, who ranks 11th in the nation at 12.1 rebounds per game and fourth nationally with 6.1 offensive boards per game, was held without an offensive rebound and to just four rebounds for the game.

“When we were able to handle their press, we got some decent shots, but with a team like that they’re just going to come at you for 40 minutes,” Erickson said.

“Eventually, I think we just ran out of juice against them.”

Southwestern trailed 4125 at halftime, but couldn’t close the gap in the second half as Kirkwood pulled away.

“They just turned it on in the second half,” Erickson said. “We weren’t able to stop them and we weren’t able to score.”

Kirkwood improved to 23-4 overall and 10-0 in IC-

CAC Division II play, while Southwestern dropped to 7-15 and 1-9. The Spartans host Ellsworth at 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday.

KIRKWOOD (87) — Mesha Wheatly 6-8 2-5 15, Madison Wood 6-11 2-3 14, Amber Lemons 4-6 3-5 11, Caitlin Sudduth 3-11 2-2 10, Deleyah Harris 3-6 0-0 8, Dominique Jennings 2-2 2-2 6, Cyerra Hutchins 3-7 0-0 6, Addie Oberman 2-6 0-0 6, Casey Miles 2-3 0-0 5, AJ Downs 2-3 0-0 4, Rylee Voss 1-3 0-0 2. Totals — 34-66 11-17 87. FG shooting — 34-66 (51.5 percent). 3-point goals — 8-21 (Harris 2, Sudduth 2, Oberman 2, Miles 1, Wheatly 1). Rebounds — 34. Assists — 20. Steals — 13. Blocked shots — 3. Turnovers — 9. Team fouls — 16. Fouled out — none.

SOUTHWESTERN (42) — Julanie Carter 4-9 1-1 12, Cambry Schluter 3-5 0-0 9, LaStella Slack 1-5 2-2 4, Khadijah Wilson 1-3 2-4 4, Demir Alford 1-4 0-0 3, Olivia Reifert 1-2 1-2 3, Chelsi Sams 1-2 0-0 3, Maleika Carter 0-4 2-4 2, Sabrina Fountain 1-3 0-2 2. Totals — 13-39 8-15 42. FG shooting — 13-39 (33.3 percent).

3-point goals — 8-19 (J. Carter 3, Schluter 3, Sams 1, Alford 1). Rebounds — 20 (J. Carter 4, Reifert 4, Slack 3, Lexi Bronner 3). Assists — 6 (M. Carter 4).

Steals — 3 (M. Carter 1, Wilson 1, Fountain 1). Blocked shots — 4 (Slack 2, M. Carter 1, Wilson 1). Turnovers — 28. Team fouls — 14. Fouled out — none.

Area boys basketball Marnin added five points 1,000-point mark for his caKuemper 81, Nodaway Valley 54 and six rebounds, while reer during a 76-38 loss to CARROLL — Kuemper Catholic took an early 21-9 lead and then outscored Nodaway Valley 31-13 in the fourth quarter of an 8154 win over the Wolverines here Friday.

Jackson Lamb led Nodaway Valley with 36 points, seven rebounds and four steals.

S a m Lamb

Spencer Lamb scored five points with three boards.

Brady Hilpipre chipped in four points and five rebounds.

Nodaway Valley finished the regular season with a 15-6 record and returns to action 8 p.m. Thursday in a Class 1A Region 13 quarterfinal against Diagonal, which defeated Lamoni 6039 Monday.

Iowa Chrisitan Academy here on Friday.

Nichols scored 29 points and shot 11-for-13 from the free throw line in the loss.

Triston Davidson s c o r e d D. Nichols f o u r points, while Noah Nichols ICA 76, O-M 38 DES MOINES — Ori- and Logan Holste each finent-Macksburg junior ished with two points.

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By LARRY PETERSON wide open looks, they made destiny. It you had told me CNA sports writer lpeterson@crestonnews.com

CEDAR RAPIDS — The ICCAC Division II men’s basketball race tightened up Saturday with No. 14 Kirkwood’s 81-55 revenge victory over fourth-ranked Southwestern.

The loss left Southwestern at 8-1 in league play with a one-game lead over both Kirkwood and Iowa Lakes, which hosts the Spartans in another big matchup this Saturday. Before then, Southwestern hosts Ellsworth (3-5, 12-12) at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Southwestern is now 23-4 overall, while Kirkwood improved to 21-4. Jacob Olson shot 4-of-5 from 3-point range in scoring 24 points for the Eagles Saturday.

The Spartans sputtered offensively, shooting 38 percent from the field overall, 9-27 (33 percent) from behind the arc and only 4-13 at the free throw line.

“They punched us early and often when we got down 11-0,” said SWCC coach Todd Lorensen. “Then after that, the first half was back and forth. It was 46-33 at the half. We missed a couple of

a quick layup at the buzzer. That’s a six-point swing.

It’s a 44-37 game at half and we’re right there if those things go the other way.”

T.J. Bower hit a 3-pointer for Southwestern early in the second half to cut it to 47-38.

“It felt like we were a stop or two away and a big shot from making it interesting,” Lorensen said. “Unfortunately, we never got the stop or made the big shot and we found ourselves down 18 or Lorensen 20.”

Terrance Smith led the Spartans with 12 points and Jordan Johnson ended with 11. Simon Joseph grabbed eight rebounds while scoring seven points.

The higher-seeded team hosts each matchup during the regional tournament, so Lorensen said the Spartans have a lot to play for in the three remaining league contests.

“At the end of the day we have a one-game lead with three to go,” Lorensen said.

“We still control our own

in early October when we got started that we’d be 8-1 with three to go, we’d take it. We’ve put ourselves in a great spot. We just need to regroup the troops.”

KIRKWOOD (86) — Jacob Olson 7 6-8 24, Cristen Wilson 4 2-2 10, Hunter Rhodes 3 0-0 9, Nick Richards 2 4-4 8, Al’Tavius Jackson 2 2-3 8, Kaliph Fagan 3 0-0 7, Da’Rion King 2 1-2 5, Byron Harp 1 2-2 4, Josh Meier 2 0-0 4, Shakur Triplett 1 2-2 4, Josh Bartlett 1 0-0 3. Totals — 28 19-23 86. FG shooting — 28-60 (46.7 percent). 3-point goals — 11-25 (Olson 4, Rhodes 3, Jackson 2, Bartlett 1, Fagan 1). Rebounds — 51 (Wilson 9, King 9, Rhodes 8).

Assists — 10 (Rhodes 2, Olson 2, King 2, Fagan 2). Steals — 8 (Rhodes 2, Richards 2, Wilson 2). Blocked shots — 2 (Wilson 1, Triplett 1). Turnovers — 17. Team fouls — 21. Fouled out — Wilson.

SOUTHWESTERN (55) — Terrance Smith 5 0-1 12, Jordan Johnson 4 0-1 11, Simon Joseph 2 3-5 7, Josh Tolbert 2 0-0 5, Calvin Chambers 2 0-4 4, Ahmad Newsome 2 0-1 4, KeShawn Wilson 1 0-0 3, TJ Bower 1 0-0 3, Dylan Mason 1 0-0 3, Jok Kut 1 0-0 2, Sergio Antelmi 0 1-1 1.

Totals — 21 4-13 55. FG shooting — 21-55 (38.2 percent). 3-point goals — 9-27 (Johnson 3, Smith 2, Mason 1, Tolbert 1Wilson 1, Bower 1). Rebounds — 22 (Joseph 8, Smith 3, Kut 3, Antelmi 3). Assists — 5 (Chambers 3).

Steals — 6 (Chambers 2, Johnson 2). Blocked shots — 2 (Joseph 1, Antelmi 1). Turnovers — 16.

Team fouls — 20. Fouled out — None.

Kirkwood — 46 86 SWCC — 33 55

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quarter and led all scorers with 33 points for the game.

But East Union was able to expand its lead in the fourth quarter.

Gabe Nixon led the Eagles with 20 points, with Mason Gossman finishing with 16 and Casey Walter scoring 14. Nixon E a s t Union travels to Lenox on Thursday to play the Pride of Iowa Conference champion Tigers in the Class 1A District 13 quarterfinals at 8 p.m., folling the 6:30 p.m.

game between Central Decatur and Mormon Trail.

“They’re very good at what they do and it will be up to us to figure out how to stop them,” Brown said.

Monday’s loss marked the final game in a Bulldog uniform for Jacob Connolly, Kralik and Holste.

“They’ve been with the program for four years,” Dornack said. “It’s always tough to say goodbye to seniors. They’ve been a great group of guys to work with over the course of their time.

I wish them the best in whatever it is they’re going to do.”

LAMONI (39) — Bryce Alley 6 1-3 15, Austin Tull 3 0-0 7, Jordan Lester 2 0-1 5, Tanner Burton 2 0-0 4, Riley Stevenson 2 0-2 4, William Greenwood 1 0-0 2, Logan Gilliland 1 0-1 2. Totals

— 17 1-8 39. 3-point goals — 4 (Alley 2, Tull 1, Lester 1). Team fouls — 21. Fouled out — None.

DIAGONAL (60) — Levi Jarred 5 5-7 17, Kade Means 5 6-10 16, Colter Pickering 4 3-6 11, Jacob Taylor 4 0-1 9, Ty Taylor 2 0-0 4, Gerad Naill 1 0-0 3. Totals — 21 14-25 60. 3-point goals — 4 (Jarred 2, Naill 1, J. Taylor 1).

Team fouls — 14. Fouled out — None.

Lamoni — 9 12 25 39 Diagonal — 14 27 43 60 ORIENT-MACKSBURG (55) — Dylan Nichols 13 7-9 33, Noah Nichols 3 3-3 11, Triston Davidson 3 1-2 7, Owen Hensley 1 0-0 2, Logan Holste 1 0-0 2.

Totals — 21 11-14 55. 3-point goals — 2 (N. Nichols 2). Team fouls — 19. Fouled out — A.J. Kralik, Holste.

EAST UNION (69) — Gabe Nixon 9 1-2 20, Mason Gossman 7 2-5 16, Casey Walter 5 2-2 14, Kyle Campbell 3 0-0 9, Tyler Kelley 2 3-5 8, Trevor Jones 1 0-0 2. Totals — 27 8-14 69. 3-point goals — 7 (Campbell 3, Walter 2, Nixon 1, Kelley 1). Team fouls — 16. Fouled out — None.

O-M — 17 26 36 55 EU — 13 25 49 69

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Orient-Macksburg junior Dylan Nichols, who scored a game-high 33 points, drives through the lane for a basket during the second half of the Bulldogs’ 69-55 loss to East Union on Monday. Also pictured are East Union players Gabe Nixon (20) and Casey Walter (10).

WRESTLING: CONT. FROM | 6A 18; 13. Coon Rapids-Bayard 0.

Final round 106 — 1. Blaine Beeler (GC) dec. Allen Parlier (Mor), 7-5.

Wrestleback: 2. Quentin Gregg (MA) dec. Parlier (Mor), 11-5.

113 — 1. Josh Tibbits (M-SM) major dec. Blake Bauer (SEW/ M-D), 17-4. Wrestleback: 2.

Nathan Phillips (I-35) dec. Bauer (SEW/M-D), 3-1.

120 — 1. Brady Kyner (SEW/M-D) major dec.

George Appleseth (Pan), 13-2.

Wrestleback: 2. Appleseth (Pan) dec. Austin Flynn (Og), 4-0.

126 — 1. Nicholas Martin (Mor) dec. Zac Willey (I-35), 3-0.

Wrestleback: 2. Ben Freese (NV) major dec. Willey (I-35), 13-5.

132 — 1. Briar Cochran (Mor)

pinned Tye Joint (WCV), 1:58.

Wrestleback: 2. Joint (WCV) pinned Noah Kirtley (Pan), 3:07.

138 — 1. Austin Pontier (I-35) dec. Logan Scheuermann (GC), 5-1. Wrestleback: 2. Scheuermann (GC) dec. Dylan Cornelison (NV), 13-7.

145 — 1. Tyler Van Houten (Pan) pinned Zach McCloud (Og), 3:40. No wrestleback. 3. Jacob Steinlage (I-35) pinned Dallas Price (Mor), 3:40.

152 — 1. Blayde Baker (Way) pinned Gunnar Grunstad (Pan), 5:03. Wrestleback: 2. Grunstad (Pan) major dec. Steven Ward (WCV), 12-4.

160 — 1. Sal Arzani (I-35) major dec. TJ Dierking (SEW/ M-D), 11-3. No wrestleback. 3.

Carson Wadle (WCV) pinned Cole Stetzel (GC), 3:18.

170 — 1. Logan Schumacher (M-SM) tech. fall Logan Sturtz (Og), 4:36 (20-5). No wrestleback.

3. Cal Daughton (MA) pinned Clayton Miller (EU), :41.

182 — 1. Austin Lentz (Og) major dec. Dante Arzani (I-35), 16-3. Wrestleback: 2. Arzani (I-35) tech. fall Justin Wehling (MA), 4:21 (16-1).

195 — 1. Nick Ross (Og) dec.

Mike Ward (EU), 8-2. Wrestleback: 2. Ward (EU) dec. Delaney Harper (I-35), 6-1.

220 — 1. Quinton Casteel (Mor) dec. Cade Suhr (GC), 5-1. No wrestleback. 3. Kessler Thomas (EU) pinned Clayton Heck (CRB), 1:01.

285 — 1. Lane Ripperger (EU) pinned Dan Jensen (Pan), 3:49.

No wrestleback. 3. Josh Cox (MA) pinned Tristan Lloyd (WCV), 3:56.

BOWLING: 191-192—383; 12. Zach Hague, COM, 192-191—383 Creston/O-M (2499) — Blake Eddy 223-229—452, Zac Hague 192-191—383, Travontay Wright 135-180—315, Reece Kramer 96-211—307, Dylan Linch 128116—244, Evan Taylor 119-104— 223. Totals — 1701-798—2499.

Baker Rotation — 166, 156, 189, 149, 138 — 798.

Girls Team scores — 1. DenisonSchleswig 1704-809—2513, 2. Red Oak 1738-774—2512, 3.

Shenandoah 1691-802—2493, 4. Harlan 1616-687—2303, 5.

Creston/O-M 1453-769—2222, 6.

Lewis Central 1426-746—769— 2172, 7. Council Bluffs St. Albert 1072-519—1591.

Individual leaders — 1. Alexa Gilleland, RO, 185-243—428; 2.

Bailey Portwood, Har, 191-212— 403; 3. Peyton Brungardt, Den, 223-177—400; 4. Nicole Dahleen, Den, 198-195—393; 5. Sarah Arbogast, LC, 228-160—388; 6.

Allie Gluck, Shen, 143-241—384; 7. Jasmine Forward, RO, 187193—380; 8. Shaely Nowels, RO, 205-160—365; 9. Jacee Hogue, Shen, 187-172—359; 10. Rylee Gehlsen, Den, 181-175—356; 11.

Montana Johnson, LC, 158-179— 337; 12. Vanessa Archer, Shen, 180-155—335.

Creston/O-M (2222) — Madison Hance 158-151—309, Charley Parcher 157-145—302, Casey Batten 117-178—295, Livi Hartman 145-146—291, Kim Orr 101-155—256, Emily Stults 94-109—203. Totals — 1453769—2222. Baker Rotation — 139, 166, 154, 134, 176 — 769.

points and Holden Anderson scored 19 points.

“At halftime we were in CONT. FROM | 7A good position and made Josh Dueker led Iowa the proper adjustments, but Christian Academy with 26 again we came out really

sluggish on the offensive end,” O-M head coach Drew Dornack said. “ICA started to get hot from behind the arc and we just couldn’t put a run together.”

CONT. FROM | 6A Central 2120-934—3054, 2. Harlan 1858-976—2834, 3. Shenandoah 1787-849—2636, 4. Red Oak 1677875—2552, 5. Denison-Schleswig 1678-873—2551, 6. Creston/O-M 1701-798—2499, 7. Council Bluffs St. Albert 1494-824—2318.

Individual leaders — 1. Paul Renshaw Jr., LC, 206-266—472; 2. Blake Eddy, COM, 223-229— 452; 3. Zach Thompson, Har, 190-244—434; 4. Zach Lenihan, LC, 211-216—427; 5. Justin Rosenbohn, LC, 206-216—422; 6. Johnathan Hemmingsen, LC, 183-227—410; 7. Tristan Piper, RO, 218-192—410; 8. Josh Martin, CBSA, 218-192—410; 9. Austin Quakenbush, LC, 211-178—389; 10. Tyler Hoyt, Shen, 188-197— 385; 11. Aaron Whitslar, Shen,

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State tourney first-round pairings set First-round pairings for area wrestlers at the State Wrestling Tournament beginning Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines follow.

(Wrestlers’ individual state rankings are noted in parentheses.)

Class 2A 6 p.m. Thursday 113 — Jacob Goodson, Creston/O-M, Jr., 33-18 vs.

Joe Vondrak, Bishop Heelan Catholic, Jr., 37-4.

120 — (5) Jared Hensley, Bedford/Lenox, Jr., 29-4 vs. (1) Josh Portillo, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, Sr., 401.

126 — Trevor Marlin, Creston/O-M, Jr., 34-20 vs.

(7) Tanner Probasco, South Tama County-Tama, So., 393.

138 — (2) Wyatt Thompson, Creston/O-M, St., 48-3 vs. (5) Kirk Mommsen, Davenport Assumption, Sr., 337.

145 — Mitchel Swank, Creston/O-M, So., 37-8 vs.

Xavier Miller, PCM-Monroe, Jr., 41-6.

160 — (7) Cameron Leith, Creston/O-M, Sr., 45-8 vs.

Kelly Clabaugh, Estherville Lincoln Central, Sr., 39-12.

170 — (1) Chase Shiltz, Creston/O-M, Jr., 39-1 vs. Eli Saemisch, Perry, Sr., 46-9.

195 — (3) Seth Maitlen, Creston/O-M, Sr., 51-3 vs.

(5) Matt McMillan, Independence, Sr.., 46-4.

220 — (3) Kadon Hulett, Creston/O-M, Jr., 46-2 vs.

Bryce Cox, Mount Bernon, Sr., 33-14.

Class 1A 9 a.m. Thursday 106 — Quentin Gregg, Mount Ayr, Fr., 31-18 vs. (9) Hunter Pfantz, West Marshall-State Center, So., 34-8.

126 — (10) Ben Freese, Nodaway Valley, Sr., 45-7 vs.

(4) Colin Schrader, Wapsie Valley-Fairbank, So., 38-4.

195 — (8) Mike Ward, East Union, Sr., 45-5 vs. (5) Drake Johnsen, Logan-Magnolia, Jr., 42-3.

285 — Lane Ripperger, East Union, Fr., 33-9 vs.

(3) Tim Butcher, Manson Northwest Webster, Sr., 401.

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER

Creston/O-M sophomore Mitchel Swank hip tosses Winterset’s Justin Smith during their 145-pound finals match at Saturday’s Class 2A District 2 Tournament.

Swank won a 7-1 decision.

Iowa prep boys basketball poll The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right: Class 4A RecordPts Prv 1. DM Hoover (13) 17-1 148 3 2. Pleasant Valley (1) 18-1 114 1 3. CB Abraham Lincoln (1) 18-1 107 5 4. WDM Valley 17-2 106 7 5. Iowa City West 15-4 96 2 6. Dowling Catholic 16-3 79 4 7. Ankeny 16-4 45 6 (tie) Ames 14-4 45 8 (tie) Cedar Falls 15-4 45 9 10. Linn-Mar 14-5 16 NR Others receiving votes: Des Moines, North 8. Sioux City, East 6. Waukee 4. Davenport, Central 1.

Class 3A RecordPts Prv 1. Pella (12) 19-1 147 1 2. Wahlert Dubuque (2) 14-5 119 2 3. Spirit Lake (1) 18-3 111 5 4. MOC-Floyd Valley 18-3 99 6 5. Harlan 16-3 93 3 6. Chariton 19-1 61 7 7. Glenwood 16-4 58 8 8. CR Xavier 13-4 51 4 9. Waverly-Shell Rock 16-5 45 9 10. Atlantic 15-4 15 10 Others receiving votes: Webster City 13.

Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 7. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 3. Benton Community 3.

Class 2A

RecordPts Prv 1. Western Christian (10) 19-2 145 1 2. Dike-New Hartford (5) 22-0 140 2 3. Northeast Goose Lake 19-2 105 5 4. Treynor 19-2 82 4 5. Anamosa 16-5 80 6 6. Cascade 17-3 68 3 7. DM Christian 18-3 49 7 8. Camanche 16-5 42 8 9. Monticello 16-5 39 NR 10. Pocahontas Area 18-3 19 10 Others receiving votes: Garner-Hayfield/ Ventura 18. Earlham 12. Aplington-Parkersburg 11. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 8. Ridge View 4. Southeast Valley-Gowrie 2. Sioux Center 1.

Class 1A RecordPts Prv 1. West Fork (14) 21-0 149 1 2. Danville (1) 20-1 112 3 3. Colo-Nesco 20-1 103 4 4. Boyden-Hull 18-3 98 2 5. West Hancock 19-2 90 5 6. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 19-2 69 7 7. IKM-Manning 18-2 49 8 8. Jesup 18-3 48 6 9. Grand View Christian 21-1 40 9 10. Lynnville-Sully 20-1 23 10 Others receiving votes: North Linn, Troy Mills 11. South O’Brien, Paullina 10. Montezuma 8. Easton Valley 4. Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 4. Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 4. St. Albert, Council Bluffs 3.

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NHL standings EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts Florida 57 33 18 6 72 Detroit 57 29 19 9 67 Boston 56 30 20 6 66 Tampa Bay 55 30 21 4 64 Montreal 57 27 26 4 58 Ottawa 57 25 26 6 56 Buffalo 57 23 28 6 52 Toronto 55 20 26 9 49 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts Washington 54 40 10 4 84 N.Y. Rangers 56 32 18 6 70 N.Y. Islanders 55 30 19 6 66 New Jersey 57 29 21 7 65 Pittsburgh 55 28 19 8 64 Carolina 56 25 21 10 60 Philadelphia 55 24 21 10 58 Columbus 57 23 28 6 52

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LEFT: Wyatt Swanson, 4, of Creston places red Play-Doh rolled into apple-shaped bits on a laminated tree Monday during the Union County Literacy Team’s children’s Rumble Tumble event held in the Southern Prairie YMCA gym. RIGHT: Adeline Austin, 1, of Creston smashes red Play-Doh with her father, Charles, during the Rumble Tumble event. About 100 children attended the 10-booth event. Rumble Tumble is one of three events sponsored by Union County Literacy Team to promote different activities with kids in Union County.

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Soup and pie: Creston boy scout Dylan Anson serves a bowl of potato soup to Tiffany Gale at Monday’s Boy Scout Troop

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BONELESS CHICKEN BREASTS 3 lb. bag

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$ 99