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USDA targets priorities in $956B Farm Bill

By JAKE WADDINGHAM

CNA associate editor jwaddingham@crestonnews.com

After about three years of debates and negotiations, the 2014 Farm Bill is now a law, but what does that mean for Iowans working in agriculture?

President Barack Obama signed the bill in early February at Michigan State University — the country’s first land grant college — about two weeks after it passed through the House and a week after it passed through the Senate.

The $956 billion Farm Bill is complex, but the United States Department of Agriculture has several priority points which USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack highlighted at the 2014 Commodity Classic in San Antonio, Texas.

Continue programs

The bill is designed to help farms of all sizes improve. For the large-scale operations, the Farm Bill continues programs to sustain profitability.

Mid-sized operations are encouraged and partially financially supported to seek out new ways to

create income.

The hope is that the increase in profits will help expand midsized farms.

“So much of it is still unknown,” said Travis Travis Crop Insurance Agent Adam Travis.

“We have received some bulletins from our providers, so we know the topics that might effect us, but a lot of it is still going through the rules process.”

The USDA’s third focal point with continuing to fund programs with the 2014 Farm Bill is supporting small-sized ranchers and farms, especially women, minority and veterans who want to farm.

Complex issues

Because of the length, wide variety of topics and the billions of dollars rolled into the 2014 Farm Bill, the USDA is developing educational programs and reading material to help answer questions on specific topics.

One of those areas is the promotion of U.S. biofuel exports to

Part of Creston’s heritage What is this large metal ring in front of Creston’s Depot, and why is it there? Read on to find out.

By BAILEY POOLMAN

CNA staff reporter bpoolman@crestonnews.com

Turntable The turntable was used in Creston’s roundhouse to move train engines into certain stalls.

Edwards managed to talk railroad employees into leaving the turntable after the roundhouse was dismantled.

(A roundhouse is a

DES MOINES (MCT) – Tax refunds enacted last year are starting to impact state revenue collections.

State lawmakers passed and Gov. Terry Branstad signed tax changes that return a share of the state’s surplus to current filers with a state income tax liability and doubles the earned income tax credit claimed by Iowa’s working poor families.

Iowans filing early state income tax returns are getting a $54 credit on a single return and $108 per house- Branstad hold, while taxpayers in lowering income brackets are eligible for an earned income tax credit that went from 7 percent to 14 percent of the federal credit.

More than $216 million in tax refunds were issued last month, an increase of $53.1 million over February 2013, according to the monthly revenue report issued by the Legislative Services Agency. For the first eight months of fiscal 2014, tax refunds had a $93.4 million impact on state revenues which contributed to a 7.3 percent drop last month and a 2.0 percent decline for the period from July through February compared to the previous fiscal year.

Both state personal income tax and sales/ use collections were good in February, up 6.4 percent and 4.8 percent respectively, according to the LSA report, but weakness in other categories and the spike in tax refunds have held overall state tax collections $84.5 million below the $4.276 billion taken in for the first eight months of fiscal 2013.

However, LSA tax analyst Jeff Robinson said this fiscal year’s tax collections are being compared to receipts in fiscal 2013 that were inflated by federal tax issues from December through May. The comparisons have resulted in a downward trend line in state receipts for the past nine months. Also, gambling tax and real estate transfer tax deposits have decreased recently, indicating some drop attributed to weather issues.

The year-to-date decline by 2 percent in state receipts is still above the negative 2.7 percent yearly projection set by the Iowa

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This turntable was placed in front of the restored Creston Depot on West Adams Street in 1994, almost 100 years after construction on the depot was finished. The turntable is a mechanism that turned train engines so the engines could be moved into one of 60 stalls in the roundhouse, formerly located south of the depot.

maintenance shed for locomotives built around a turntable. They were primarily used because during this time, trains could only move forward, so they were moved in the direction they were wanted using the turntable.)

Then, in January 1994, Edwards requested permission from Creston City Council to place the sculpture in the depot area. Permission was granted, and the turntable was positioned in front of the restored Cres-

ton Depot.

“Ralph was just very interested in Creston and the community and promoting everything,” Bradley said.

According to Bradley, Edwards was also responsible for getting the caboose on West Adams Street to remain where it is.

Dismantle The roundhouse in Creston was dismantled because of changing technology.

The first United States diesel-powered streamliner,

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A giant metal ring sits on display in front of the restored Creston Depot, and has for 20 years.

The ring, a model of a turntable used in Creston’s roundhouse, was approved to be on display by Creston City Council Jan. 18, 1994, thanks to Ralph Edwards, former member of Image Enhancement Group.

“Ralph Edwards was actually instrumental in contacting the railroad when they were going to take the turntable,” said JoAnn Bradley, former chairperson of Railroad Heritage Committee.

other countries, with trade mission focusing on China.

Another complex but important subject for area farmers are new crop insurance programs, which should be finalized this fall so farmers can reallocate their base if needed.

“From what we can see, there are no changes for 2014 on the crop insurance side,” Travis said.

“The biggest change coming with the insurance is the USDA can

called the Zephyr, came through Creston, and immediately the country turned to diesel.

Creston turned to diesel in 1958, and the city’s steam-oriented repair shop became unnecessary because of other towns’ diesel repair shops.

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Elks Lodge chili cookoff:

Creston Elks Lodge #605 held its 15th annual chili cookoff Friday in Creston.

There were a total of 33 chili entries.

Winners, from left, were: John Grossnickle (first place), Terri Koets (third place) Barb Wilmeth (fourth place), Jane Mahan (fifth place) and Lois Benoit (exalted ruler’s choice). Not pictured: Trista Grossnickle (second place).

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Deaths Mary Susan Thomas Zion

Mary Susan Thomas, 88, of Zion died March 2, 2014, at her home in Greenfield.

Services will be 10:30 a.m.

F r i d a y , Thomas March 7, at Orient United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Hill of Zion Cemetery. The Rev. Kathy Nutting will officiate.

Open visitation will be 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday with family present 5 to 7 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, junction of highways 34 and 25, Creston.

Memorials may be given to Care Initiative Hospice and Hill of Zion Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at www.powersfh.com.

Mary Susan (Lynn) Thomas, daughter of Ethel (Burns) and Lloyd Lynn, was born Aug. 13, 1925, in Union Township, Adair County.

Mary Susan attended Zion Consolidated School and graduated in 1944.

On Oct. 7, 1945, Mary Susan married Gene Thomas at Hill of Zion Church in Zion.

Mary Susan was long

Laverne McCarty Prescott

Laverne McCarty, 83, of Prescott d i e d March 3, 2014, at Corning Nursing and Rehab, after struggling McCarty with many health issues over the past few years.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 6, at Prescott Disciples of Christ Church. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Prescott. Open visitation will be 1 to 7 p.m. Wednesday with family present 5 to 7 p.m. at Pearson Family Funeral Service, 701 Seventh St., Corning. Memorials may be given to Kline Museum in Prescott or the family.

Charles Laverne “Vern” McCarty, son of Nellie Mae (Freeman) and Charles Daniel McCarty, was born April 3, 1930, in the countryside north of Prescott.

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now take away a government subsidies if the farmer is not in compliance with the farm’s conservation plan.”

In the past, if a conservation plan had a no-till practice included to prevent soil erosion, a farmer would receive a direct compensation payment. The 2014 Farm Bill eliminated the direct payments, but farmers will still be compensated for properly following their conservation plans.

“Crop insurance has always been heavily subsi-

time active member of Zion Church, where she taught Sunday school, Bible school and sang in the choir.

Mary Susan worked for many years as a CNA at the Creston Hospital and later was a caregiver in people’s homes.

Mary Susan is survived by her husband Gene; daughters, Lynn (Gary) Heinbuch of Fontanelle and Kay (Craig) Tracy of Bellevue; brother-in-law Orlo Wilmeth of Des Moines; sister-in-law Roberta Stoddard of Denver, Colo.; grandchildren, Jennifer (Chad) Garside, Kim (Joe) Heinbuch, Mathew (Marcine) Tracy, Michael (Sarah) Tracy, and Allysen (Peter) Bonifas; great-grandchildren, Katelyn Garside, Maura, Nolan, Ella, Lilliana and Elena Tracy, Hannah, Madelyn and Colin Tracy and Cal, Trace and Bryce Bonifas; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Mary Susan was preceded in death by her parents; brothers and sisters-in-law, Leonard and Margaret Lynn and Irvin and Marjorie Lynn; sister and brother-in-law, Helen and Bernie Maher; sisters-in-law, Annadell Erb and Imogene Wilmeth; and brothers-in-law, Guy Erb and Lee Stoddard.

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tracks.

The roundhouse was dismantled in the 1930s. The oldest section of the building was taken down first, then piece by piece until a tornado tore down the remaining building in 1946.

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West Adams Street that houses the model trains, city offices and local art gallery, began in 1869 when Daniel Burnham and John Wellborn Root, famed 1893 Chicago Worlds Fair architects, designed and built the depot.

Construction was finished in 1899, and was the largest engine house west of Chicago at the time.

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Revenue Estimating Conference, but Robinson noted that volatility tied to the higher tax refunds will continue into May and it would be up to the three-member REC to decide later this month whether to revise its fiscal 2014 estimate.

“Things are up in the air more than normal,” he said. Robinson said the cur-

rent year’s revenue report is mixed, given that sales and use tax receipts are performing well at 3.9 percent through February while personal income tax collections – the largest tax category – are 0.8 percent above the previous year but still about 2 percent above the REC projection.

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Empowering Adair County Foundation grant deadline March 17 GREENFIELD — Empowering Adair County Foundation is currently accepting grant applications for its third round of funding.

Applications for this round are due March 17.

Priority areas of funding include tourism/beautification, public services, economic well-being and recreation/ arts/culture/entertainment.

Projects must foster entrepreneurial activity, create jobs or provide volunteer leadership training within the priority areas to be considered for funding.

Requests for this round may be made for up to $1,000.

An application may be

picked up at Adair County Extension, 154 Public Square, Suite C (within the Warren Cultural Center on the town square) in Greenfield or online at http://www.extension. iastate.edu/adair/communityeconomic-development.

During this grant year, Empowering Adair County Foundation has approved funding for nine projects in Adair County totaling $79,663.

Funding for this grant program comes from the State of Iowa gambling revenues. The funds are used for an annual grant program to build an endowment fund and for administrative purposes.

In 2005 the foundation was formally organized in an effort by Iowa legislation to establish philanthropic activities in all 99 counties of Iowa.

This was done through a share of the state’s gambling profits.

Funds for this effort are divided among the counties that do not have a casino or gambling establishment within their borders. The local foundation is governed by a nine-member committee representing all geographic areas of Adair County.

Individuals currently serving include: Diane Weiland (chairperson) and Larry Riley, Greenfield; John Fisher

and CKay Jensen, Adair; Sharon Mensing, Orient; and Julie Shepherd, Stuart. There are currently three vacancies on the committee.

If you would be interested in serving on this committee, contact Adair County Extension at 641-743-8412.

Empowering Adair County Foundation is housed at Adair County Extension. Operating hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Fridays.

For more information, contact Angie Engles or Deena Wells by calling the Extension office at 641-743-8412 or emailing powella@iastate. edu.

Putin: Russia has right to use ‘all means’ in Ukraine

KIEV, Ukraine (MCT) — Russian President Vladimir Putin insisted in a televised interview Tuesday that he has the right to use “all means” necessary to protect Russians in Ukraine, but said he had yet to deploy additional forces to the Crimean peninsula where Russia maintains its Black Sea naval fleet and other military installations.

The Kremlin leader said he did not recognize the authority of Ukraine’s parliament and considered fugitive ex-President Viktor Yanukovich, now taking refuge in Russia, to be the legitimate leader of Ukraine.

Putin’s comments were his first since Russian troops seized strategic Crimean venues, setting off an international scandal.

Putin laid out his position on the recent tumult in Ukraine as U.S. Secretary of State John F. Kerry flew to the country to show support for its new leaders, who filled the power vacuum in Kiev after Yanukovich fled the capital city on Feb. 21.

In a small gathering with journalists from Russia’s state-controlled media, Putin said he rejected the authority of Kiev’s newly named interim government, accusing the recently emdized by the government,” powered opposition politiTravis said. “That subsidy cians of having staged “an amount is not going to anti-constitutional coup.” change.”

Putin echoed the line of Finally, the bill includes funds to further research and new agricultural innovation. This part of the 2014 Farm Bill looks to the future of all the bill’s programs, hoping to find ways to improve and advance biofuel markets or combat global climate change.

“We are trying to be forward thinking about what would be the best route for our customers to take,” Travis said. “We are farmers to and we like to be as helpful as possible.”

Vern graduated from Prescott High School in 1947.

Vern served in the Iowa National Guard after high school.

On July 26, 1959, Vern married Veda Marie Bailey in Anita.

Vern was a farmer. Shortly after graduating from high school, Vern bought the farm adjacent to his father’s.

Vern is survived by his children, Katie (husband Tim) Rhamy of Corning, Karl (wife Julie) McCarty of Prescott, Kimberly (husband Michael) Fourez of Corning and Karen (husband Mark) Finck of Rock Valley; sister Carol (husband Ken) Foster of Creston; sister-in-law Vesta Duensing of Metaire, La.; brother-in-law Varel (wife Jackie) Bailey of Anita; grandchildren, Ryan and Rusty Rhamy, Alexander and Ciara McCarty, Miaya Fourez and Lyla, Rebecca and Tyrel Finck; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Vern was preceded in death by his parents; in-laws, Thomas and Iris Bailey, and brother-in-law Loren Duensing.

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Russia’s U.N. ambassador, Vitaly Churkin, on Monday, when he said the parliamentary authorization for use of force by Russian troops on Ukrainian territory had been requested at the urging of Yanukovich. The ousted Ukrainian ex-president has been seen only once since fleeing what he contends were threats to his life 11 days ago, at a press conference in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, near the border with Ukraine.

Both Putin and Churkin indicated that the Kremlin’s support for Yanukovich is lukewarm at best. Putin said the Ukrainian’s political career was “finished” and that Moscow granted him asylum to save his life.

Yanukovich spurred the three-month rebellion that eventually drove him from power when he refused to sign an association agreement with the European Union that had been under negotiation for three years.

Ukraine’s urban and Western-oriented residents want closer ties with Europe, while the Russian-speaking east wants to maintain the country’s traditional dependence on economic integration with Russia.

Russian politicians and media have cast the protests that turned Kiev’s Independence Square into a deadly face-off with Yanukovich’s corrupt government as a

“bandits’ coup.” They say the Russian minority in the country — about 17 percent of Ukraine’s 46 million people — were exposed to reprisals by the victorious opposition forces.

No incidents of ethnic violence have been reported, but Moscow’s constant drumbeat of warnings about dangers posed by “radicals” and “fascists” now running Kiev instilled widespread fear and rebellion among Russians, who are a majority in Crimea.

Putin said in his news conference that he didn’t believe he would need to deploy troops to eastern Ukraine, where cities such as Kharkiv, Donetsk and other industrial strongholds have also been wracked by pro-Moscow demonstrators in recent days.

The Kremlin also announced Tuesday that military exercises involving 150,000 troops ordered last week had concluded and Russian forces were returning to their bases.

The announcement of an end to the military maneuvers, which had been scheduled to run only through Monday, may have been an attempt to mollify West-

ern governments that have insisted Putin take steps to de-escalate the dangerous armed face-off gripping Crimea.

On Tuesday, an Israeli journalist videoed a confrontation between Ukrainian military troops marching on a Russian armed patrol around the Ukrainians’ air force base in the town of Belbek, near Sevastopol. The troops demanded that they be allowed back in to their posts. A handful of Russian troops were standing guard at the base entrance and fired warning shots over the Ukrainians’ heads, threatening to shoot at their legs if they tried to get by the roadblock.

In a further sign of the eroding relationship between Russia and Ukraine, the Gazprom energy behemoth announced that it was cutting its 30 percent subsidy to Kiev on gas exports because the country is in arrears on payments for past shipments to the tune of $1.55 billion.

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We are committed to continuing the community’s legacy of locally-based , compassionate hospice care .

Please join us at an open house: Tuesday, March 11 3-6 p.m.

Greater Regional Hospice Home 1111 Country Club Dr., Creston Catch up with Greater Regional Hospice staff who have joined our team and meet the rest of the HCI Hospice Care Services staff.

Appetizers and refreshments will be provided.

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Driver’s license

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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Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, noon to 5 p.m., 107 W. Howard St. Free community meal, 5 to 6 p.m., United Church of Christ (Congregational), 501 W. Montgomery St. Creston City Council, 6 p.m., council chambers, restored Creston Depot.

Creston Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., The Pizza Ranch, 520 Livingston Ave. American Legion, 7 p.m., American Legion Post Home, 119 N. Walnut St. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), 7:30 p.m. closed meeting, St.

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TOPS 116, 9:30 a.m., United Church of Christ (Congregational), 501 W. Montgomery St. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) brown baggers 12x12 study, noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. No smoking.

Alzheimer’s Disease Family Caregiver Support Group, 2 p.m., Prairie View Assisted Living, 1709 W. Prairie St. Friends Helping Friends Bereavement Support Group, 3 to 5 p.m., Prairie View Assisted Living room 114, 1709 W. Prairie St. YMCA Clover Kids, 4 to 5 p.m. meeting, First Christian Church.

Thursday

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad retirees coffee, 9 a.m., The Windrow.

Alegent Health At Home/ Family Home Care free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m. to noon, Corning Community Center.

Open to the public. Donations are appreciated.

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

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

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

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Corning School Board special session, 7 a.m. Thursday, boardroom.

Agenda includes: early retirement policy.

Births

Greater Regional Medical Center Ann Abell and Michael Bishop of Cromwell are parents of a daughter born Feb. 26, 2014. Jesse Rae Bishop weighed 8 pounds, 4 ounces and was 12 1/2 inches long.

Grandparents are Fred and Sharon Abell of Cromwell and Dave and Sandra Lambertus of Baxter.

Great-grandparents are Lucille Schrodt of Afton and Carolyn Bishop of Creston.

Siblings are Trinity and Michelle.

—————— Mary Greeley Medical Center AMES — Nathan and Katie Monter of Lincoln are parents of a son born Jan. 16, 2014. Jericho Alan Monter weighed 5 pounds, 12.5 ounces and was 18 1/2 inches long.

Grandparents are Bob and Shonda Deranleau of Creston and Marc and Roberta Monter of Waterloo.

Great-grandparent is Leota Oberheu of Waterloo.

Police

Gunnar Michael Blum, 20, 305 New York Ave., was charged with consumption of alcohol 2:45 a.m. Saturday at Union County Law Enforcement Center.

According to a Creston Police report, Blum walked up to the window at the Union County dispatch center and fell against the counter. Through the window officers could see Blum had watery and bloodshot eyes.

Officers went out to talk with Blum and smelled a very strong odor of an alco-

Miscellaneous Traffic stop, 2:14 a.m., Saturday, West Mills Street.

Escort, 9:22 a.m., Saturday, West Montgomery Street.

Suspicious person, 11:34 a.m., Saturday, South Birch Street.

Accident, 11:52 a.m., Saturday, South Oak Street.

Assault, 12:03 p.m., Saturday, West Montgomery Street.

Talk to officer, 12:42 p.m., Saturday, South Stone Street.

Information, 3:54 p.m., Saturday, Wyoming Avenue.

Suspicious vehicle, 4:20 p.m., Saturday, South Cherry Street.

Traffic stop, 5:35 p.m., Saturday, South Peterson Street.

Information, 5:48 p.m., Saturday, Sheldon Street.

Traffic stop, 6:18 p.m., Saturday, West Adams Street.

Traffic stop, 6:56 p.m., Saturday, North Sumner Avenue.

Traffic stop, 7:23 p.m., Saturday, North Lincoln Street.

Reckless driving, 7:58 p.m., Saturday, North Lincoln Street.

Parking complaint, 8:09 p.m., Saturday, South Peterson Street.

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holic beverage coming from his person. Blum submitted to a preliminary breath test with a result of .202 blood alcohol content.

Blum was released on $300 bond.

—————— Nickolas Jay Wilkinson, 29, 400 S. Vine St., was charged on a Polk County warrant for failure to pay child support 4:48 p.m. Monday at Union County Law Enforcement Center.

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OPINION Not my mistakes tree

PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. — The first bottle tree I ever saw grew on the highway between my grandmother’s house near Colquitt, Ga., and the neighboring town of Blakely. I loved it. Sun shining through blue glass gets the attention of a fanciful 10-year-old every time.

The bottles were all empty Milk of Magnesia ones, cobalt in color, their former contents no doubt used up by the family that lived in the shack behind the tree. They tilted bottoms-up on a dead cedar tree with lots of knobs from vanished branches. I thought it mesmerizingly beautiful.

This was at least 50 years before bottle trees became stylish with middle-class matrons, so stylish that I recently swore off the whole idea. Nothing ruins a good thing

King Features commentary Rheta Johnson

like the Southern Living stamp of approval.

Today there are bought-readymade bottle trees, solar-lighted bottle trees, even trees shaped like peacocks with tail feathers made of bottles. People even buy trees already loaded with bottles, which seems somehow immoral.

I have what I believe was the first bottle tree in Tishomingo County, Miss., though there are plenty of others now. My friend Barbara Moore has the best-looking one, with bottles of all kinds and colors, which she buys on the cheap in

junk emporiums or digs out of the earth in ravines.

I patterned my last Tishomingo tree after a version I saw in the movie “Because of Winn-Dixie,” the one the Cicely Tyson character called her “mistake tree.” Why? Because, she said, she drank what came in every one of those bottles, and each one was a mistake.

The small, A-frame cottage I bought here on the Coast has a nice, wooded front yard, but the cruel winter has painted it drab and sad. It needed something, and quickly. So I backed off my pledge not to have another bottle tree and started trying to think outside the bottle tree box.

I settled on slumped bottles, those being wine bottles melted to a flat distorted shape in a kiln and often used as cheese trays. I also

like the name. Slumped. They look the way that sounds: tired and defeated.

You can make them yourself, if you have a kiln, or buy them on eBay. I searched online for bottles I could afford.

You’d be surprised how much a defeated blue bottle can cost.

When the bottles arrived, I dangled them with art wire from a doubletrunked tree in the yard. The effect was nice, and I congratulated myself on creating something a little different in an ultra-competitive field. Then one night we had a wind storm, and I awoke to find all my slumped bottles dead on the ground.

I almost gave up on the idea — too popular, anyhow, I reminded myself — but the brown yard and

bleak landscape gave me a second wind. I rehung them, this time on fishing line, and now they swirl in the wind as if motorized.

I’m not sure if evil spirits can be captured in slumped bottles the way the legend goes, but blue bottles twirling in the wind can sure lift your spirits. I spend hours each day admiring my novel tree.

And I congratulate myself on using recycled bottles where somebody else made the mistakes. *** To find out more about Rheta Grimsley Johnson and her books, visit www.rhetagrimsleyjohnsonbooks.com. (c) 2014 Rheta Grimsley Johnson Distributed by King Features Syndicate

Southern California was walloped by a three-day rainstorm HOLLYWOOD — God bless America, and how’s everybody?

Southern California was walloped by a three-day rainstorm last weekend which flooded the hills and prompted mudslides. It bodes well for the GOP in House races. On Friday Tom Selleck’s house beat Steven Spielberg’s house to the bottom of Malibu Canyon by three lengths.

Hillary Clinton’s health came under question Friday as reporters sought medical records of her home accident last year. She got dizzy, passed out and hit her head on Bill’s desk on the way down.

It was an oddity, most women hit their heads on Bill’s desk on the way up.

Georgia chef Paula Dean signed a deal with an investment firm Friday that will bankroll her cookbooks and new TV show. Despite being called a racist, she was given a seventy-six million dollar contract. As a result, Rachael

Topical humor Argus Hamilton

Ray declared she’s not that crazy about Mexicans Italy’s government warned Thursday its treasury may be bankrupt by Tuesday.

Their tourism industry could face a boycott. Italian scientists just announced the Leaning Tower of Pisa is getting straighter, and the gay community is already referring to Pisa as New Arizona.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been nominated by a Russian world peace group as a candidate for this fall’s Nobel Peace Prize awarded in Oslo. It could happen. Vladimir Putin’s chances of winning are good because his strategy is to have all the other nominees killed.

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In 1995 Gov. Terry Branstad and the Iowa Legislature took away local control from our local officials when it came to the approval and sitting of the large confinement buildings. There was such an uproar from the people of Iowa that the legislature passed and the governor signed a bill that gave us the Master Matrix. The Master Matrix is like a Band-Aid over a gaping wound.

The supervisors can say we did our best. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) can say we have our rules. The legislators and governor can say talk to your supervisors or your board of health.

They are ALL at fault especially our legislators and governor. The supervisors should fight for legislation to give them back their local control; the DNR environmental

head should protect our water supply or resign in protest. Our legislators and governor should pass local control legislation to protect the people they work for — the citizens of Iowa.

Iowa is divided into three groups. The first group is extremely small. It’s those people with vested interests, who profit from the concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). The second group is a little larger. They’re the locals who are against CAFOs because they’ve had personal experience with them. The third group is the huge majority. They know little about the pitfalls of CAFOs, but they’re just a whiff away from being against them. It’s just a matter of awareness.

So beware in your neighborhood. Remember the ones who thought it would never happen to them.

David E. Sykes, Fairfield, pro-

vides litigation services for individuals and communities fighting factory farms in Iowa. Increasingly, citizens are turning to the court system because federal, state and local governments are not doing enough to regulate pollution from these large-scale operations. Charlie Speer, Peter B. Bieri from the Speer Law Firm in Kansas City, Mo., and Richard H. Middleton Jr. from the Middleton Law Firm in Savannah, Ga., have have joined him. One of the key factors that will help level the field for opponents of CAFOs is that this legal team will typically represent clients on a contingency fee basis where they are only compensated if they win money damages. The CAFOs may be built next to you because of Iowa’s lax laws, but you will be able to sue for nuisance damages when your property value goes down or when your children become sick.

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ENTERTAINMENT ‘Free’ ends up being pretty costly Dear Heloise: Please do not let other people make the same mistake we did. In June of 2010, we leased a new vehicle. With that came free satellite radio for three months.

After the three months of FREE RADIO, the radio was automatically shut off.

Since November of 2010 until December of 2013, we were billed $16 a month on our credit card.

We acknowledge that we did not pay attention to our credit-card statement, as we noticed this only when we paid off our card as a New Year’s resolution. When we called the radio company, it would not reimburse us, and even the credit-card company would go back only three months to help us out. — M.O. in New York A good consumer warning!

Remember to check creditcard statements every month.

You have a much better chance of disputing charges if you notice them right away. — Heloise LEAVE NOTE Dear Heloise: I travel often with my two daughters for dance competitions requiring overnight stays in hotels. Hotels typically provide three to four bath towels, which simply are not enough for three females with long hair, who re-

Hints from Heloise quire two towels apiece.

Here is my hint: Leave a note with a small gratuity for housekeeping. I even specifically ask, in the note, for the exact amount of towels I would like to be left in the room. I have never been disappointed, and my requests have always been taken care of. — Linda W., via email Linda, you also can call housekeeping and ask for extra towels as soon as you arrive. Plus, please do always tip housekeeping — most times they are left out, and they do a very, very hard job! — Heloise PRESCRIPTION LIDS Dear Readers: Recently, I shared information about the difficulty of recycling prescription bottles. At Heloise Central, we started brainstorming all the uses for these bottles and wanted to give some hints to help keep these bottles out of the trash: • Keep one in the car to hold spare change.

• When traveling, use to hold cotton balls or cotton swabs.

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Let us know how you reuse these bottles. — Heloise P.S.: You can ask your pharmacist for “not child resistant” caps. These caps can be taken off, turned over and reattached to the same bottle.

Now the bottle can be opened with a simple turn instead of having to press down and turn.

ONLY do this in households without children.

DOG GROOMING Dear Heloise: I have come up with a great use for old rubber kitchen gloves.

When my long-haired, yellow Labrador comes outside with me, I put on old rubber gloves to give him a thorough rubdown. The dog hair comes off in sheets! He loves it be- BEETLE BAILEY® by Greg & Mort Walker cause it is a great petting session. This works on cats, also.

— Joan M. in California Send a money-saving or timesaving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX 78279-5000, or you can fax it to 1-210-HELOISE or email it to Heloise@Heloise.com. I can’t answer your letter personally but will use the best hints received in my column. (c)2014 by King Features Syndicate Inc. BLONDIE® by Dean Young

Horoscope Wednesday, March 5, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Today you can be very resourceful with whatever you own, which is why you can see new uses or applications for something. Trust your judgment.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You might figure out a new approach on how to deal with partners and close friends today. This will be easy because, by nature, you’re polite and diplomatic -- and also clever.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is an excellent day to discover secrets or do research of any kind. Something unusual might be revealed to you. (Oh my.)

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You can expect to have a powerful discussion with a female acquaintance today, probably in a group. If you join forces with this person, you will be doubly strong.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Personal details about your private life might be made public today. In fact, this is a strong likelihood. Let’s hope you have nothing to hide -- well, nothing major.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You have a strong compulsion to do something different today because you’re bored.

You want to break away from ho-hum routine. Why not go someplace you’ve never been before?

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You might see better ways to share something or divide an inheritance or deal with jointly held property today. You’re willing to dig deep to discover an improved situation.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) If you try, you can consciously see ways to improve your closest relationships today. However, if someone is intimidating, these thoughts will fly out the window. (Yikes!)

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Look for ways to make improvements where you work. You might introduce reforms or suggest something to someone. Similarly, you might think of how to improve your health.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Your creative vibes are strong today, which is why you might see new ways of doing something in the arts, sports events, the theater, or anything related to children.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) This is a good day to make repairs to bathrooms, plumbing areas and anything that has to do with garbage and recycling. Think about what you could do to clean up and streamline your home.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You have a penetrating mind today, which is excellent if you write or do scientific or investigative work.

You’re looking for answers, and you intend to find them!

YOU BORN TODAY You are secretive. Actually, you have two identities. Your outer mask is one that is urbane, witty and debonair. People love to be with you. However, privately, you are complex and complicated. When you keep these two identities separate, you are productive, creative and resourceful. This year will be a lovely, social year where all your relationships will improve. Bravo! (c) 2014 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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The Numbers Game

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The number of points scored by LeBron James on Monday, a career high.

SPORTS

No. 1 Newell-Fonda knocks out Bedford, 73-37

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

James

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LeBron scores 61 MIAMI — Best player.

Best game of his career.

LeBron James clearly isn’t ready to concede his MVP award to anyone yet.

Dazzling from inside and out, James put on the best scoring show of his NBA life Monday night, pouring in 61 points — a career high and franchise record — as theMiami Heat beat the Charlotte Bobcats 124-107. It was the eighth straight win for the two-time defending champions, who are starting to roll as the playoffs get near.

James made 22 of 33 shots from the field, including his first eight 3-point attempts.

His career best had been 56 points, on March 20, 2005, for Cleveland against Toronto. Glen Rice scored 56 to set the Heat record on April 15, 1995, against Orlando.

James had 24 points at halftime, then added 25 in the third quarter.

The record-breaker came with 5:46 left, when James spun through three defenders for a layup that fell as he tumbled to the court.

Al Jefferson had 38 points and 19 rebounds for the Bobcats, his huge night merely an afterthought.

12th straight CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina just keeps winning, even if the past two performances haven’t been what coach Roy Williams wanted to see.

For the 14th-ranked Tar Heels, the question is whether two straight close wins against teams from the bottom third of the Atlantic Coast Conference standings is a concern or just a blip headed into Saturday’s finale against their fiercest rival.

James Michael McAdoo hit the go-ahead shot in the lane with 3:09 left and Marcus Paige blocked Eric Atkins’ driving shot on the final play to seal UNC’s 63-61 victory over Notre Dame on Monday night, earning the Tar Heels their 12th straight victory in their last home game.

While the Tar Heels (23-7, 13-4 ACC) have their longest winning streak since 2008-09, it marked the second time in three days they found themselves in a fight with an underdog opponent. They won 60-56 at last-place Virginia Tech on Saturday, then blew a 14-point halftime lead and had to fight to the horn to beat the Fighting Irish (15-16, 6-12).

Still, the Tar Heels haven’t lost since Jan. 20 at No. 5 Virginia when they were just starting their climb from an 0-3 ACC start. They close the regular season this weekend at No. 4 Duke.

The Tar Heels did just enough down the stretch Monday, with Paige -one of the ACC’s best free throw shooters at 89 percent -- shaking off two missed free throws in the final 20 seconds to knock away Atkins’ final drive just before the horn.

DES MOINES — An up-and-coming Bedford girls basketball team got a first-hand look at the top tier of Class 1A girls basketball in Iowa, falling 73-37 to No. 1-ranked Newell-Fonda Monday at Wells Fargo Arena.

All-state guard Renee Maneman tied a state tournament record with 13 assists and the Mustangs showed swift ball movement all afternoon with 26 assists on 32 baskets.

Maneman and 6-1 post player Claudia Larsen are both Northwestern College recruits and had outstanding games Monday. Larsen had 16 points and four blocked shots.

Maneman finished with 13 points and seven steals to go with her record-tying 13 assists. Hailey Falline also scored 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting.

Emily Weed led Bedford with 12 points. Fallyn Beemer was 3-of-6 from 3-point range and finished with nine points.

Rough start The early going was rough for the Bulldogs (17-8). After Bedford took its only lead of 2-0, the Mustangs went on a quick 12-0 run and finished the quarter in front 18-4.

Bedford didn’t reach double figures until Madison Walston’s putback made it 43-11 with 55 seconds left in the first half.

By halftime Bedford al-

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON

Bedford guard McKenzie Jackson (23) leads a pack of Newell-Fonda players on a fast break during Monday’s Class 1A quarterfinal game at Wells Fargo Arena. Jackson had six points in the 73-37 loss to the No. 1-ranked Mustangs.

Newell-Fonda players shown, from left, are all-state guard Renee Maneman (12), Claudia Larsen (40), Jade Hess (32) and Taiyler Schrenk (22). Maneman tied a state tournament record with 13 assists in the game.

ready had 16 turnovers and was just 4-of-25 from the field in trailing the 2013 state runners-up, 44-13.

“I thought early we had some shot opportunities we didn’t get, and they got some second-shot opportunities,” said Bedford coach Kenny Weed, whose team defeated ranked teams Murray and Stanton in the final two regional rounds to reach Des Moines for the fourth time in eight years.

Newell-Fonda’s veteran team plays Bedford’s pressing, fast-break style — at another gear.

“We kind of got ourselves in a hurry and that led to some turnovers,” Weed said. “I thought we

were ready for this. Evidently we weren’t.”

Newell-Fonda advances to the semifinals for the seventh time, seeking a fifth chance to play in the finals. The Mustangs have not won a state championship.

“Bedford is a very good ballclub,” Newell-Fonda coach Dick Jungers said.

“We just had some things go for us early and often there. I know they missed some easy shots early, and once we got some shots to fall, we were able to take advantage of our press and get some turnovers.

Our kids really pass the ball well and find the open shooter.”

Jungers said his de-

fensive priority was to limit the 3-point shooting of Beemer, who got hot against Murray and Stanton in big regional wins.

She came into the game averaging 15.2 points per game, ranking third among all 1A players in the state in made 3-pointers (64).

At halftime she had managed three points on one triple.

“We were trying to not let her get too many open looks,” Jungers said. “She hit a couple bombers on us. She’s a very nice ballplayer.”

The state’s 35-point mercy rule was enacted early in the fourth period with a running clock after Newell-Fonda went ahead

64-27.

Newell-Fonda (23-2) advances to face fourthranked Colo-Nesco (24-1) in a 1A semifinal game at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Colo-Nesco beat LynnvilleSully in Monday’s opener, 38-34.

It’s not likely Wednesday’s game will be in the 30s. Newell-Fonda boasts the second-highest scoring attack in 1A at 65.9 points per game.

The Mustangs were constantly pushing the ball upcourt with long passes leading to assisted layups against one of the fastest teams in southwest Iowa.

Please see BEDFORD, page 8A

Curtain closes on Lady Spartans’ season Spartans fade late in

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

MARSHALLTOWN — It looked early like Southwestern women might be on track to finish the season on a winning note Saturday, but Marshalltown got hot on Sophomore Day in pulling away to a 69-52 victory.

Southwestern (5-24 overall, 2-14 conference) didn’t allow Marshalltown to go in front until an 8-6 lead. But quickly a 12-1 run put the Tigers up 18-7.

MCC led by as many as 16 points in the first half and took a 31-18 lead into the break.

“We started out pretty good,” said Southwestern coach Addae Houston. “But once they got it to 8-6, they stretched it to about 15-8 and then 22-11. One thing that killed us was that we just didn’t make shots. We didn’t play too bad, but good shots weren’t falling.”

The Tigers scored the first six points of the second half to lead 37-18. The largest lead was 22 points, but

Southwestern held its own in the final 20 minutes with 34 points to Marshalltown’s 38.

The Tigers scored 23 points off the Spartans’ 20 turnovers.

Marshalltown, just 11-20 a year ago, finished the regular season at 18-11 overall and 8-8 in conference play.

The Tigers enter the ICCAC playoffs as the No. 5 seed and will travel to fourth-seeded Des Moines Please see WOMEN, page 8A

Marshalltown Times Republican photo by TROY HYDE

Southwestern sophomore Kristin Klocksiem (20) battles for control of a loose ball with a Marshalltown Community College player during Saturday’s game in Marshalltown.

Spartan sophomore Morgan Knorr (13) looks on in the background. Klocksiem and Knorr were two of the three Spartan sophomores playing in their final game for Southwestern, with the other being Darian Polson.

loss to Iowa Lakes

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CNA sports editor • svicker@crestonnews.com

ESTHERVILLE — The Southwestern men competed hard for 30 minutes here on Saturday before dropping a 66-41 contest to 17th-ranked Iowa Lakes Community College.

The loss dropped the Spartans to 8-21 overall and 1-13 in the ICCAC Division II standings.

Southwestern is the seven-seed in the Region XI Tournament and makes a return trip to Estherville to face second-seeded Iowa Lakes again today in the first round.

Iowa Lakes finished the regular season with a mark of 21-8 overall and 10-4 in the ICCAC. “We hung in there about 30 minutes worth and had a real big series,” Southwestern head coach Mike Holmes said. “We tried to take a charge down six at a key moment. We got the call. Then it got overturned.

“It went from our ball down six to the bucket went in, make the free throw and we’re down nine. At the pace we’re playing, that’s significant.”

Southwestern was not able to recover from the unfortunate turn of events, and received little help from 24 percent shooting in the second half, combined with seven made 3-pointers by Iowa Lakes in the second half.

“We got a little careless with the ball,” Holmes said. “For all the good defense we played, they had a couple of runouts on turnovers. It again repre-

sented that we’re making progress at the end of the year here. But, still not good enough.”

Elliott Hamdeed led the Spartans with 12 points and three assists in the game.

Mataika K o y a - Hamdeed mainavure added eight points and 10 rebounds. Tanner Kellogg pitched in eight points.

Diamonte McKinley led Iowa Lakes with 15 points.

Holmes said that before leaving Estherville, his t e a m already knew it would be making the Holmes return trip and began looking ahead at what it can improve upon to compete for 40 minutes today.

“Now we’re looking at how to approach things and how to give us the best chance to win,” he said.

“We cannot give them any transition baskets off turnovers. None.

You can’t throw the ball away,” Holmes said. “Defensively, they’ve got a lot of weapons and it’s tough to stop them. One mistake we made is that we’ve got to make the right decision on who’s helping on penetration. We have to do Please see MEN, page 7A

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A total of nine area players were named to the Pride of Iowa boys all-conference basketball team announced Monday, with four on the first team.

Nodaway Valley leads the way with four selections, followed by Lenox with two, while Mount Ayr, East Union and Southwest Valley each had one representative.

Area first-teamers are Lenox sophomore Spencer Brown, Mount Ayr senior Jack Jones and Nodaway Valley’s TJ Bower and Jackson Lamb.

Jones, Bower and Lamb were all unanimous selections to the first team.

Bower led the Wolverines with 20.4 points per game and finished second in total rebounds with 124 Bower for a 5.0 per game average. The senior also finished with team-highs in assists (139) and steals (80), while ranking second in blocked shots with 14.

Lamb had a breakout sophom o r e campaign, averaging 18.0 points per game and shooting 44.4 per- Lamb cent from behind the 3-point line. He also averaged 4.1 rebounds

per game and ranked second on the team in assists (91) and steals (78), while leading the team in blocked shots with 15.

Jones led Mount Ayr w i t h his 13.6 points per game average.

The Raider senior finished the year Jones with 22 assists and a team-high 42 steals.

Brown averaged a double-double this season for Lenox, averaging 16.5 points per game to tie for the Brown team lead and a team-high 10.7 rebounds per game. Brown blocked 41 shots and finished with 35 assists and 32 steals.

Lenox junior Caleb L a n g e and Noda w a y Valley senior Zach Plymesser were unanimous se- Lange lections to the Pride of Iowa Conference second team. Joining them on the second team were Nodaway Valley senior Delson Grantham, East Union junior Cole Campbell and Southwest Valley senior Keegan Longabaugh.

Lange also averaged 16.5 points per game for the Ti-

gers to go with his 7.5 rebounds per game and 41 assists.

Plymesser averaged 11.2 points per game for Nodaway Valley to go with 5.2 rebounds per game.

Grantham Plymesser led the Wolverines with 6.9 rebounds per game and scored at a 9.7 per game clip.

Campbell led East Union with 9.5 points per game, 67 assists and 38 steals.

L o n g abaugh led the Campbell Timberwolves with 12.9 points per game, 7.6 rebounds per game and 27 assists.

Pride of Iowa Conference All-conference (* — unanimous) First team — Noah Thornton*, Bedford, Jr.; Peyton Pedersen, Central Decatur, So.; Jaylan White, Interstate 35, So.; Jamal White, Interstate 35, Sr.; Spencer Brown, Lenox, So.; Eddy Kraber*, MartensdaleSt. Marys, Sr.; Jack Jones*, Mount Ayr, Sr.; TJ Bower*, Nodaway Valley, Sr.; Jackson Lamb*, Nodaway Valley, So.; Dylan Lauer*, Pleasantville, Sr.; Trever Zoss, Pleasantville, Jr.; Dillon Lain, Wayne, Sr. Second team — Isaac Weed, Bedford, Jr.; Colt Scott*, Bedford, So.; Noah Simon*, Central Decatur, Jr.; Cole Campbell, East Union, Jr.; Caleb Lange*, Lenox, Jr.; Luke Anctil, Martensdale-St. Marys, Sr.; Miller Hatcher*, Martensdale-St. Marys, Sr.; Zach Plymesser*, Nodaway Valley, Sr.; Delson Grantham, Nodaway Valley, Sr.; Josh Luna*, Pleasantville, Jr.; Keegan Longabaugh, Southwest Valley, Sr.; Tyler Jamieson, Wayne, Sr.

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show held Monday morning announced the bracket for the Division III NCAA Tournament.

Central College (207) will travel to Stevens Point, Wis. to take on St. Olaf College in the first round. That game will take place 6 p.m. on Friday.

St. Olaf (22-5) is the conference tournament champion from the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, earning the conference’s automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.

Central College won the Iowa Conference regular season and conference tournament c h a m p i - Bakerink onships to earn the IIAC’s automatic bid to the national tournam e n t .

Senior Spencer Bakerink and freshman Col- Taylor

by Taylor, both of Creston, are starters for the Central Dutch.

The winner of Friday’s first-round game between Central and St. Olaf advances to take on either Wisconsin-Stevens Point (26-1) or Marian (22-6).

Wisconsin-Stevens Point is the conference tournament champion of the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, while Marian was the conference tournament champion from the Northern Athletics Conference.

The Creston boys basketball banquet will be 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25 in the Creston High School commons.

Parents are asked to bring a dish and/or a dessert. Drinks and tableware will be provided.

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MEN: Continued from page 6A

that from the weak side.”

The winner of today’s game plays in the Region XI semifinals on Thursday against the winner of third-seeded Kirkwood vs. sixth-seeded NIACC. The highest seeded team will host the semifinal game.

IOWA LAKES (66) — Diamonte McKinley 5 0-0 15,

Deondre Parks 4 1-3 12, Latrell Love 4 3-6 12, Colton Neff 3 0-0 6, Tate Harmon 2 0-0 6, Emmanuel Golong 3 0-0 6, Brandon Boggs 2 0-0 4, Justin Sloter 1 0-0 3, Jake Janssen 0 2-2 2. Totals — 24 6-11 66.

FG shooting — 24-54 (44.4 percent). 3-point goals — 12 (McKinley 5, Parks 3, Harmon 2, Sloter 1, Love 1). Rebounds — 37. Assists — 18. Steals — 6. Turnovers — 7. Team fouls — 11. Fouled out — none.

SOUTHWESTERN (41) — Elliott Hamdeed 4 2-2 12, Mataika Koyamainavure 3

2-2 8, Tanner Kellogg 2 3-4 8, Nick Lenhard 2 0-0 6, Jared Theis 2 0-0 5, Dylan Tucker 1 0-2 2. Totals — 14 7-10 41.

FG shooting — 14-47 (29.8 percent). 3-point goals — 6 (Lenhard 2, Hamdeed 2, Theis 1, Kellogg 1). Rebounds — 24 (Koyamainavure 10, Kellogg 3, Theis 3, Hamdeed 3, Lenhard 2).

Assists — 9 (Hamdeed 3, Lenhard 3). Steals — 1 (Hamdeed 1). Turnovers — 6.

Team fouls — 10. Fouled out — none.

ILCC — 28 66 SWCC — 21 41

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Conference champs CEDAR RAPIDS — The Grand View University women’s bowling team won the Midwest Collegiate Conference (MCC) championship in game six of hte match play finals here Sunday.

It marked the first MCC women’s bowling championship in school history.

Junior Taylor Hance of Creston placed seventh with a total pin c o u n t of 1110 for a 185 a v e r a g e Hance for the Vikings.

Hance sat in 20th place after her first four games, but rolled games of 208 and 219 to start her climb up the leaderboard.

Grand View defeated Clark University in a best of seven Baker format.

The Vikings won the first three games before dropping games four and five, but finished off the victory with a 179 to 163 game, claiming the conference championship.

Grand View travels to Addision, Ill., in two weeks for the Intercollegiate Team Sectionals. The top four teams at each of the four sectionals will travel to Reno, Nev., in April for the Intercollegiate Team Championships.

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Walston was the lone senior starter all season for Bedford, leading the team with 7.8 rebounds along with 11.7 points per game.

Walston was part of the state runner-up team two years ago, but last year’s four leading scorers from a 22-2 team upset by Villisca in the regional final all graduated.

“Maddie did a good job leading this young team all season long,” Weed said.

“I’m very proud of all of our seniors.”

Other seniors besides Walston were Loryn Dillon, Kara Jo Streebin and Michaela Mogler.

The matchup exposed some things Bedford needs to improve to fare better on the state tournament stage.

“We have to take care of the ball,” Weed said. “You can’t hurry. We have to be able to penetrate and kick the ball out. And we have to rebound against teams like this.”

Newell-Fonda had a 4334 rebounding advantage Monday, but the clear difference was in turnovers — 23 to the Mustangs’ 12.

Usually a ball-hawking team, Bedford collected only five steals to NewellFonda’s 15. Maneman surpassed the Bulldogs by herself with seven thefts.

The four returning starters for Bedford are Beemer, Weed, Callyn Bonde and McKenzie Jackson, all sophomores. The next leading scorer, Palen Stream, is also a sophomore.

Weed said he hopes the game was a learning experience for his youthful group.

“Newell-Fonda had the experience, they’ve been here and they have a lot of seniors,” Weed said. “I feel good that we have a young team. Hopefully this is a stepping stone for us to get back here and move our level of play up.”

NEWELL-FONDA (73) — Hailey Falline 8 0-0 16, Claudia Larsen 7 2-4 16, Renee Maneman 6 1-2 13, Brianna Wells 4 0-0 10, Taiyler Schrank 2 0-0 6, Jordan Wilken 3 0-0 6, Maddi Morenz 1 0-0 3, Mallory Sievers 1 0-0 2, Morgan Magnussen 0 1-2 1.

Totals — 32 4-8 73. FG shooting — 32-69 (46.4 percent).

3-point goals — 5-24 (Schrank 2, Wells 2, Morenz 1). Steals — 15 (Maneman 7, Schrank 4).

Rebounds — 43 (Maneman 6, Morenz 5, Falline 5). Turnovers — 12. Team fouls — 13. Fouled out — none.

BEDFORD (37) — Emily Weed 4 4-5 12, Fallyn Beemer 3 0-0 9, McKenzie Jackson 3 0-0 6, Madison Walston 1 2-2 4, Kara Jo Streebin 1 0-0 2, Rachel Armstrong 1 0-0 2, Palen Stream 1 0-1 2. Totals — 14 6-8 37. FG shooting — 14-52 (26.9 percent). 3-point goals — 3-10 (Beemer 3). Rebounds — 34 (Walston 7, Armstrong 4).

Assists — 5 (Weed 3). Steals — 5 (Beemer 3). Blocked shots — 2 (Walston 2). Turnovers — 23. Team fouls — 12. Fouled out — None.

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WOMEN: Area Community College on Tuesday. Finishing in ninth place, Southwestern will not make the eight-team bracket.

Mackenzie Gott recorded her 23rd career double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds, while fellow sophomore Ashley Salgado added 13 points, five assists, four rebounds and four assists.

Sophomore guard Morgan Knorr finished her SWCC career with 14 points, seven assists and five rebounds.

Sophomore post player Darian Polson recorded a doubledouble with 10 points and 13 rebounds.

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“It can be turned around,” Houston said. “It’s time to get out and find some players.”

MARSHALLTOWN (69) — Mackenzie Gott 9 3-4 21, Ashley Salgado 6 0-0 13, Courtney Williams-Perry 5 0-2 10, Ilsie Calles 3 0-0 9, Jasmin Howe 2 2-2 6, Rusty Henlo 2 0-0 4, Danielle Montgomery 1 2-2 4, Jamerka Martin 1 0-0 2. Totals — 29 7-10 69. FG shooting — 29-71 (40.8 percent). 3-point goals — 4-15 (Calles 3, Salgado 1).

Rebounds — 43 (Williams-Perry 13). Assists — 17 (Howe 6).

Steals — 13 (Salgado 4). Team fouls — 14. Fouled out — None.

SOUTHWESTERN (52) — Morgan Knorr 4 6-8 14, Jordan WIlliamson 3 3-4 12, Darian Polson 4 2-4 10, Peyton Russell 4 2-2 10, Jill Vanderhoof 2 0-0 4, Katie Sowers 1 0-0 2. Totals — 18 13-20 52. FG shooting — 18-47 (38.3 percent). 3-point goals — 3-13 (Williamson 3). Rebounds — 32 (Polson 13, Vanderhoof 7).

Assists — 10 (Knorr 7). Steals — 7 (Knorr 2, Russell 2, Klocksiem 2).

Blocked shots — 2 (Vanderhoof 1, Knorr 1). Turnovers — 20.

Team fouls — 11. Fouled out — None.

Marshalltown — 31 69 SWCC — 18 52

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Michael Foods is a diversified food processor and distributor with businesses in egg products, refrigerated grocery products and refrigerated potato products.

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For further information contact Human Resources at (641) 333-4700 or come to the plant (1009 S. Brooks St.) to apply Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

CHS Inc., a Fortune 100 company, is expanding in Creston!

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Perform all mechanical maintenance functions including troubleshooting and preventive maintenance. Mechanical aptitude needed.

Operate processing plant equipment. Perform general cleanup and material handling.

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Warehouse Technician • $16.50/Hr. Perform warehouse operations of finished product. Insure accountability for all products scheduled to be shipped. Forklift and material handling experience desired.

Instrument Technician • $26.00/Hr.

Install, replace, troubleshoot, repair, test and calibrate instruments and control devices. Four years combined schooling and experience desired.

Process and warehouse technician positions are on 12-hour shifts.

The plant will operate 365 days per year. Working on nights, weekends, and holidays required.

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Fabricators need to be able to read a tape measure, have experience with blueprints, be able to lift a minimum of 75 lbs, and previous experience with an iron worker or as a saw operator preferred.

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SWCC Indoor Disc Golf Tournament

CNA photos by KYLE WILSON

It’s warmer indoors: Left, Josh Borgmann releases a shot from the bleachers during the inaugural indoor disc tournament held Saturday at the

college by Southwestern Community College’s Disc Golf Club. Borgmann — an English instructor at the college — nearly records an ace on this shot. Above, Billy Graham, Borgmann and SWCC student Joey Faux react after Borgmann’s disc rattles the chains, but fails to drop into the basket. Above right, Megan DeBoer releases a mid-range disc during the tournament. Thirty people played in the 18-hole tournament. Tyler Helm placed first, carding a 42. Kevin DeBoer and Scott Helm both carded a 46 — tying for second place.

Iowa Senate bill cracks down on social hosts serving alcohol to minors DES MOINES (MCT) – Social hosts who knowingly allow people under the legal drinking age to consume alcoholic beverages on their property could face a criminal misdemeanor charge under a bill that won approval by the Iowa Senate on a 48-0 vote Monday.

“I think this is a small, modest step forward,” said Sen. Rob Hogg, D-Cedar Rapids, chairman of the Senate ■ Currently, Judiciary 22 counties Committee and 26 cities and floor in Iowa have manager ordinances of Senate that prohibit File 2310. adults from He said hosting events he hoped where alcothe bill hol is illegally would help consumed by lower the a minor. number of young people who drive while under the influence of alcohol by cracking down on adults who let minors drink illegally on their property.

A violation of the proposed social hosting law would be a simple misdemeanor punishable by 30 days in jail and a fine of up to $650.

Currently, Hogg said, 22 counties and 26 cities in Iowa have ordinances that prohibit adults from hosting events where alcohol is illegally consumed by underage persons. The proposed legislation would not preempt local ordinances, but it would provide for enforcement of violations statewide.

Sen. Mark Chelgren, R-Ottum-

New penalty for serving minors Senate File 2310 won approval in the Iowa Senate by a 48-0 margin Monday. Under the new law, social host who knowingly serve a minor an alcoholic beverage could be charged with a simple misdemeanor, which is punishable by 30 days in jail and a fine up to $650. wa, who voted for the bill, expressed concern over a “gray area” where people over the age of 18 are treated like adults for things like military service but might run afoul of the law in circumstances where communion services are held in people’s homes.

But Hogg countered that the bill did not affect things that already are illegal under Iowa law, it merely attempted to get at private drinking parties where hosts knowingly allow alcohol consumption by minors under the legal drinking age to take place on their property.

The bill now goes to the Iowa House for consideration.

House Judiciary Chairman Chip Baltimore, R-Boone, said he gets the point of the bill, “but the devil’s in the details on that one.”

There is some concern, Baltimore said, that the bill doesn’t make clear that the property owner or lessee must have knowledge of alcohol being served to minors to be charged.

He said the bill would apply if the owner or lessee “knowingly” permits underage drinking.

Officials in the hometowns of Iowa’s three public universities said they were not opposed to a state social host law, but they believe their local ordinances already accomplish

much of what it would do.

The idea of a social host ordinance in Iowa City was discussed in 2009, but only one City Council member supported it. The other members, the city attorney and the police chief said house parties were not a major concern, existing laws did the job OK and it would be too difficult to prove a host knew, or should have known, someone younger than 21 was drinking or in possession of alcohol.

Police Chief Sam Hargadine said Monday that keg registration requirements and the 2012 update of the Iowa City nuisance code that gave officers ways to cite hosts of parties who try to avoid police by not answering the door work well.

“We’ve kind of got workable solutions that are in place instead of the social host law,” he said.

Assistant Iowa City Attorney Eric Goers noted that the Senate bill contains the “knowingly” language that requires specific intent.

Saying that he was speaking for himself and not the city, he said the proposed statute may occasionally be an effective tool to combat underage drinking, but it would be difficult to prosecute.

“Oftentimes those (social host) statutes require specific intent,

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Cedar Falls police Capt. Craig Berte said the city’s longstanding disorderly house ordinance covers alcohol violations, underage consumption, disorderly conduct, loud noise, drug use and more.

Ames has a couple of city laws that hold party hosts responsible for the conduct of guests. One says the people having a party are accountable for underage drinking. Another is a nuisance party regulation that includes underage and unlawful possession of alcohol and other offenses.

In other action Monday, the Senate voted 43-5 to direct the state departments of natural resources and agriculture and land stewardship to establish an advisory committee to develop a statewide comprehensive plan to deal with problems associated with Emerald Ash Borer infestations.

Sen. Joe Bolkcom, D-Iowa City, said Senate 2248 is intended to establish a cost inventory to remove and replant trees adversely impacted by the invasive beetle potentially impacting 52 million woodland ash trees and 3 million trees in urban areas. He said the impact in Iowa likely will play out over the next 20 years and could cost “hundreds of

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The bill goes to the Iowa House for consideration.

Also, senators voted 48-0 to change an unintended consequence of a new law that took effect Jan. 1 regarding operator licenses for beginning drivers. Under Iowa law, holders of a graduated driver’s license who are cited for two or more violations face a 30-day suspension while drivers with a school permit face a suspension of driving privileges for up to one year under the same circumstances. Senate File 2288 would change the penalty to a 30-day suspension for a driver with a school permit who is cited for moving violations.

Senators also voted 48-0 to approve measures that would establish an online voter registration option and would change electronic filing provisions for campaign finance reports to boost the filing threshold from $750 to $1,000 for campaign committees, to increase the threshold for individual contributions from $10 to $25, and to require all entities to file electronically with the state Ethics and Campaign Finance Board by Jan. 1, 2015.

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