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This bridge, which divides Hurley Creek and McKinley Lake, was built in 1940 and is expected to be replaced next summer.

DECISION MADE Creston City Council and Creston Park & Recreation Board agree to place 10-foot bike/walking path on south side of new Adams Street bridge in Creston.

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By KYLE WILSON

Kawa said it’s been the park board’s plan for 10 years to continue the trail around the Kawa lake.

“They’ll be looking at a cleaned-up swamp if you put it on the north side, which makes no sense to me,” Kawa said during a council meeting last month.

This disagreement was settled Tuesday following a onehour presentation from Calhoun-Burns and Associates when Creston City Council voted 6-1 and Creston Parks Board voted 3-0 in favor of a south-side bridge path. The council’s roll call vote was Nancy Loudon, Gary Lybarger, Dave Koets, Marsha Wilson, Randy White and Ann Levine for and Rich Madison against.

No discussion occured Tuesday regarding placing a bike path on both sides of the bridge.

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orth or south?

That was the question needing answered when Creston City Council and Creston Park and Recreation Board met jointly Tuesday evening with engineers to discuss preliminary plans for a $1.7 million bridge replacement project on Adams Street in Creston.

The current preliminary plans sketched by Calhoun-Burns and Associates show a 10-foot bike/walking path on the north side of this new proposed bridge.

City officials have stated a north-side bridge path would allow the current walking trail to continue along the north side of Adams Street, walkers and runners could then cross the bridge and a new trail could continue north along Cottonwood Street or possibly wind through a future housing development in the Cottonwood Subdivision.

However, John Kawa, chairman of Creston Parks and Recreation Board, lobbied last month that the path be located on the south side of the bridge.

T-intersection Also receiving heavy discussion Tuesday with this project was the intersection at Lakeshore Drive and Adams Street.

Currently, there is a Y intersection there, but engineers have sketched plans to change that to a T-intersection per the recommendation of Iowa Department of Transportation.

Jane Brown, board member with Creston Parks and Recreation, said she’s received concerns from the community about switching from the Y setup to the T-intersection.

“I’ve visited with people about the T-intersection and folks in the community seem concerned about the flow going in and out of the park, especially during big events,” Brown said. “If we don’t have enough width to move in and out of the park, are we going to be in some kind of big log jam there with the T-intersection?”

Engineers said the T-intersection is more safe because the Brown Y setup has more conflict points with “traffic getting into each other.” Engineers said they’d make sure the radius is large enough at the T-intersection to facilitate heavy traffic and larger vehicles.

That said, the parks board voted unanimously and council voted 5-2 in favor of the T-intersection. Roll call vote for the council was Gary Lybarger, Dave Koets, Ann

“I’ve visited with people about the T-intersection and folks in the community seem concerned about the flow going in and out of the park, especially during big events.”

— Jane Brown

Park board member

Levine, Randy White and Rich Madison for and Nancy Loudon and Marsha Wilson against.

Loudon mentioned she thinks the public will have a hard time getting used to this change.

Engineers will now get to work re-drawing plans, placing the bike/walking trail on the south side of the bridge.

Construction on this bridge project is expected to begin in the summer of 2016.

This project is expected to cost $1.7 million. However, the city received an 80/20 federal grant and other funding to pay for this replacement and the city’s financial commitment for the project is estimated at $365,000, which has already been budgeted.

Unofficial results: Creston, Prescott school merger passes

By BAILEY POOLMAN

CNA staff reporter bpoolman@crestonnews.com

The consolidation of Creston and Prescott community school districts passed after a special election held Tuesday. The votes were tallied immediately after the polls closed at Union County Auditor’s Office, with several long shots and several close calls.

“I’m pleased with the results of the election, knowing the learning opportunities we can offer our area youngsters for years to come,” said Steve McDermott, Creston and Prescott superintendent. “I believe we have also offered and have public approval for a sensible solution for local property owners and tax payers in both districts.”

Totals for the vote to McDermott consolidate the two school districts were 252 votes yes and 92 no votes.

Totals for the vote to attribute the budget purpose statement to both districts were 243 votes yes and 97 votes no.

“We will finalize plans for how to utilize the Prescott teachers that had been promised positions in the new district. That work has already begun,” McDermott said. “The intention is to place those folks into positions that are open. At this point we hope that we don’t have to add positions to get that accomplished, and we’re fairly confident that we can get that accomplished.”

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These numbers were broken down into four groups based on polling type and location.

The consolidation of Prescott and Creston Please see ELECTION, Page 2

Rand Paul starts WH campaign in New Hampshire CNA photo by IAN RICHARDSON

Writers’ workshop: Alexanne Madison (left), a graduate student from the University of

Iowa Writers’ Workshop, helps sixth-grade student Mattie Riemenschneider (middle) with a poetry exercise during a visit to East Union School Friday afternoon as fellow sixth-graders Alex Riley (right) and Ansley Waigand (front middle) look on. Madison and two other Writers’ Workshop students spoke to middle and high school students about writing Friday, then later traveled to Creston to read some of their original work at Adams Street Espresso for Creston’s open mic night.

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NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — Republican Sen. Rand Paul is set to spend his first full day as a presidential candidate meeting with voters in New Hampshire.

Paul is scheduled to speak at a rally in Milford, New Hampshire, on Wednesday afternoon, one day after he announced he was in the race for the Republican

presidential nomination in 2016. As he arrived in the state late Tuesday, he made an unannounced stop for about 10 minutes at a Manchester bar that is popular among tea party activists.

During the brief stop, he walked through Murphy’s Taproom, shaking hands with voters but declining to make any formal public

remarks. Those were reserved for Wednesday on the town square in Milford and were expected to echo the combative themes he hammered as he entered the race on Tuesday.

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Deaths Lois Bradley Osceola

Lois Bradley, 97, of Osceola, formerly of Lenox, died April 6, 2015, at Southern Hills Specialty Care in Osceola. Bradley Graveside services will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 11, at Calvary Cemetery in Creston. The Rev. Kenneth Halbur Jr., Holy Spirit Catholic Church, will officiate. There will be no public viewing.

Visitation with family present will be 10 to 11 a.m.

Saturday at Pearson Family Funeral Service, 809 W. Montgomery St., Creston.

Memorials may be given in Lois’ name to be determined. Online condolences may be left at www.pearsonfuneralhomes.com.

Lois Lucille Bradley, daughter of Carrie (Jensen) and Asa Blakesley, was born March 4, 1918, in Creston.

Lois was raised on a farm in the Union and Ringgold county areas.

Lois graduated from Shannon City High School in 1936.

On Nov. 19, 1939, Lois

married Larry Thurman Bradley Sr. in Lenox.

After her marriage to Larry, the couple lived in the Lenox area. Lois was a homemaker and resided in Lenox most of her adult life. Lois hung wall paper and did interior painting in the Lenox area. Lois was also a seamstress and worked at The Green Thumb located in the neighborhood center in Lenox for 15 years. Lois moved to Creston Nursing and Rehab in 2009 and has lived in Osceola since late 2013.

Lois was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Lenox and a member of the Altar Society. She was a member of Clearfield Lions Club. Both Larry and Lois were active at the Creston Elk’s Lodge.

Lois is survived by her children, Carol McFee of Rosalie, Neb., Larry Bradley Jr. of Creston and Ed (Linda) Bradley of Lewistown, Mont.; five grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; one great-great-granddaughter; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.

Lois was preceded in death by her parents; husband in 2006; sisters, Lola Cheers and Zella Hamilton; and sons-in-law, Bob McFee and John Kessler.

IPTV’s Dan Wardell to appear at SWCC Family Fun Night Spring into Spring with Dan Wardell of Iowa Public Television at Family Fun Night 5 to 7 p.m. April 13 at Southwestern Community College Instructional Center Room 180. This is a free program for children birth to age 5. Siblings are welcome.

Come for a light supper sponsored by Gibson Memorial Library. ISSBee will hand out a free book for each child birth through second grade.

Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Educators are available to

meet after the program if parents would like.

Sponsors of the event are Southwestern Community College, SWCC Early Childhood Education and P.A.T. programs, Community Partnerships for Protecting Children, Creston Volunteer Fire Department, MATURA Head Start, Gibson Memorial Library, Southern Prairie YMCA, Green Valley AEYC, ISU Extension Union County/Y.E.A.H. and Iowa State Savings Bank, business sponsor.

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his fellow Republicans to “take our country back.” In his announcement speech, he needled Republicans and Democrats alike.

“If we nominate a candidate who is simply Democrat Lite, what’s the point?” Paul asked.

Paul’s fiery message, delivered in his home state of Kentucky before he flew to four early-nominating states, was designed to broaden his appeal outside of the typical GOP coalition as well as motivate supporters of his father’s two unsuccessful bids for the Republican presidential nomination.

In New Hampshire prima-

ries, former Rep. Ron Paul captured 8 percent of the primary vote in 2008 and 23 percent in 2012. Rand Paul’s late-Tuesday stop at the Manchester bar was a nod to what was the informal headquarters of his father’s presidential campaign in 2012.

Rand Paul’s advisers have been busy building a political machine of their own. Veteran political operative Mike Biundo, who led former Sen. Rick Santorum’s presidential bid in 2012, is organizing operations for Paul in New England.

On Thursday, Paul heads to South Carolina, which has the first presidential primary in the South. He goes Friday to Iowa and to Nevada on Saturday.

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Jurors deliberating for 2nd day in Boston Marathon trial BOSTON (AP) — Jurors in the federal death penalty trial of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev deliberated for a second day Wednesday after a judge tried to clear up some confusion about legal concepts at the heart of the case.

Judge George O’Toole Jr. began the day by answering two questions the jury sent to him in writing late Tuesday.

In its first question, the jury asked if a conspiracy pertains to a sequence of events or if it relates to a distinct event.

Tsarnaev, 21, is charged with conspiring with his nowdead brother, Tamerlan, to bomb the 2013 marathon.

Three people were killed and more than 260 were injured when twin pressure-cooker bombs exploded near the finish line.

Three charges accuse him of conspiring with his brother to use a weapon of mass destruction, to bomb a place of public use and to maliciously destroy property by means of an explosive. Within those conspiracy counts, he is charged in the deaths of the three people killed in the bombing as well as an MIT police officer killed days later as the brothers tried to flee.

The judge told jurors that the duration of a conspira-

cy is a question of fact they must determine.

Prosecutors allege that the conspiracy between the Tsarnaev brothers began in February 2013 — two months before the marathon bombings — and continued through April 19, 2013, when Dzhokhar was captured.

They say the conspiracy covered the bombings, Officer Sean Collier’s death and a firefight the Tsarnaevs had with police in Watertown.

Tamerlan was killed during the gunbattle.

Jurors also asked if they had to decide whether the conspiracy resulted in all four killings and whether they had to be unanimous on each killing. The judge told jurors they had to make unanimous findings on all four.

The jury also asked if there is a difference between “aiding” and “abetting.”

The judge said “aiding and abetting” is a single concept and means to intentionally help someone else commit a crime.

Tsarnaev’s lawyers have admitted he participated in the attack but say Tamerlan, 26, was the mastermind.

If Tsaranev is convicted, the same jury will hear evidence to decide whether he is sentenced to death or life in prison.

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Creative: Janice Queener reads her first of three poems during a Creston: Arts open mic night hosted at Adams Street Espresso, 213 W. Adams St. Queener was one of many who read poems, fiction, sang and performed instrumental pieces.

There were also three University of Iowa graduate students who attend the Iowa Writers’ Workshop who read fiction and poetry pieces.

ELECTION: Continued from Page 1

community school districts means the students in Prescott will officially become students of Creston for the 2017-18 school year because the official start cannot happen until the calendar year after the year the vote takes place. Students in Prescott will be tuitioned in to Creston for the 201617 school year. Parents of children enrolled in Prescott Community School District also have the option to open enroll to another district.

The Creston and Prescott school board members will combine and operate as one board July 1, 2016.

“I’m also very excited that the voters decided to keep the Prescott district together,” McDermott said. “Even though the merger of the districts will be a big change on the Prescott side, in my opinion this is better than slicing up and dividing the district into pieces like a pie at a family dinner.”

Numbers Consolidation vote numbers broken down are: 67

yes votes and nine no votes at Southwestern Community College polling location in Creston, 73 yes votes and five no votes at Crest Baptist Church polling location in Creston, 77 yes votes and 73 no votes at Prescott polling location and 35 yes votes and five no votes for absentee ballots.

“The budget purpose statement is actually identical to what both districts had before, and it deals with how the local options sales tax pennies can be used,” McDermott said. “That budget purpose statement is something new that came in when the local option sales tax started. And, given the fact that we will ultimately have a new district, we needed a freshly turned out statement.”

Budget purpose statement vote numbers broken down are: 65 yes votes and 10 no votes at SWCC polling location, 71 yes votes and seven no votes at Crest Baptist Church polling location, 74 yes votes and 74 no votes at Prescott polling location and 33 yes votes and six no votes

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The total number of voters at the SWCC location were 92, which is 2.96 percent of eligible voters. There were 90 voters at the Crest Baptist Church location, a total of 3.11 percent, and 162 eligible voters from Prescott, which is 5.97 percent. With all three numbers totalled, 344 voters turned out to the polls, with 3.95 percent of all eligible voters between the districts.

“The Prescott School District has operated successfully and independently for 100 years. This heritage of learning is very similar in the Creston area,” McDermott said. “I’m certain every one of those years that students and their learning were the top priorities. This will remain constant in the newly consolidated district.”

Background The consolidation of Creston and Prescott school districts has been in the works since 2013, after Prescott board members discussed consolidating with Corning, Lenox and Orient-Macks-

burg school districts. Talks with those board members fell through.

A petition to continue with the process of consolidation was approved in November by Creston and Prescott board members, which people in both school districts signed. Creston received 489 signatures out of a required 400, and Prescott received 107 signatures out of a required 90.

The petition was filed and a Green Hills Area Education Agency meeting was scheduled in February.

The petition was approved during the meeting, and the final decision was sent to voters.

There are 34 students attending Prescott Elementary School.

Each item on the ballot had to pass in each district in order for the items to pass overall. The consolidation item passed in both Creston and Prescott, but the budget purpose statement did not pass in Prescott. There will be more information on that item as it comes in.

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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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National Association of Retired and Veteran Railway Employees Inc. Unit No. 54, 9 a.m., The Windrow.

Blue Grass Optimist Club of Creston, noon, The Pizza Ranch.

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

Celebrate Recovery (a Christcentered 12-step program), 6 p.m., Crest Baptist Church, 1211 N. Poplar St. American Legion Auxiliary, 7 p.m., American Legion Post Home, 119 N. Walnut St. Gambler’s Anonymous, 7 p.m., Assembly of God Church, 801 N. Fillmore St., Osceola.

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

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

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

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

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

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Miscellaneous Talk to officer, 8:44 a.m., Tuesday, East Howard Street.

Suspicious vehicle, 10:20 a.m., Tuesday, West Townline Street.

Nuisance, 10:44 a.m., Tuesday, West Mills Street.

Nuisance, 10:45 a.m., Tuesday, North Stone Street.

Parking complaint, 12:05 p.m., Tuesday, North Elm

Street.

Reckless driving, 1:12 p.m., Tuesday, South Sumner Avenue.

Talk to officer, 2:16 p.m., Tuesday, North Vine Street.

Talk to officer, 3:01 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Domestic dispute, 3:09 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Talk to officer, 3:29 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Welfare check, 5:55 p.m., Tuesday, West Taylor Street.

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Tuesday, West Montgomery Grain prices quoted at 10 Street. a.m. today: Traffic stop. 10:12 p.m., • Farmers Co-op, Creston: Tuesday, South Elm Street.

Corn — $3.65 Traffic stop, 11:33 p.m., Tuesday, North Sumner Avenue.

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Highland Highlights will tact Louden for direc- org/.) Click on library catserve at Open Table May tions. Wear old clothes, as alog. Each library record 5. Lots of hands will be members will be out in the will show whether a book needed to serve, so plan to barns. is checked out, a picture of the cover of the book, and short summary. There’s no cost to borrow a book from and middle school winter Admission is $5. There the library. drumlines. will be an all-you-can-eat This will be the last and dessert bar, along with a pie PRINTED WITH only time for the Creston auction and other prizes. community to watch the All proceeds go towards Creston High School winter the purchase of new marchguard and winter drumline. ing band uniforms.

4-H news ley Jones will come to the farms to do the weighing and tagging. Sheep and goat weigh-in will be April 19 at the Union County Fairgrounds from 2 to 4 p.m.

FSQA training has several different dates, times and locations — check with the extension office. Be sure to notify Jones that you’ve taken the test to get credit.

Remember 4-H’ers need to have attended four meetings to be eligible to exhibit at the fair. There are four meetings left. It’s possible to attend a meeting of another club and get

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Highland Highlights The Highland Highlights Union County 4-H club met March 8 at the Southwestern Community College ag site. The meeting was called to order at 2 p.m.

The beef expo was discussed; 28 Union County youths participated. Those who placed from Highland Highlights were: Tyler Louden, Gage Skarda and Keegan Bailey.

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ALONG THE TALLAPOOSA RIVER, Ala. — They are looking, right now, for a portable potty door, preferably in pink, to use for the bathroom being added, upon demand, to the Swiss Family Robinson structure in the trees.

My friends PK and Sandy Buff have found the secret to eternal youth, and if I told you exactly where it is, I’d have to kill you.

But I can say it’s right by the river, on land subject to flooding, and a mad and merry band of friends gather there to partake almost every warm weekend of the year.

They have regular day jobs and a regulation adult house — though that is pretty fanciful, too — but this river place is something else.

Sandy thinks of it as a tree house, but when you come upon it in the

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woods it looks more like a glorified, levitated river raft, something Huck Finn would have built if he’d had more friends. Friends with odd mattresses, wardrobes, refrigerators, kitchen sinks and wagon wheels converted into giant peace signs.

“Everything was given to us, and I mean everything but some of the lumber,” Sandy says. She is a small and lively woman, the better to startle you when her frequent and full-throttle laugh draws attention even in a crowded restaurant or at

a Mardi Gras parade. She laughs each time like it might be the last laugh she’s allowed.

PK, a talented builder, has let his contracting hair down on this, his pet project, making walls from metal and odd doors placed horizontally and painted wild colors.

In places, he has used the ends of scrap lumber to form an intricate paneling, replete with wine corks and found objects to liven the pattern.

PK is more serious than Sandy, and a lot bigger, a former collegiate swimmer. But his building ideas — Frank Lloyd Wright meets Rube Goldberg — are the equivalent of Sandy’s laugh. What started as a high deck on which to rest after rafting has evolved into a labyrinth of rooms and cook spac-

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PK has been diagramming a structural sentence in the sky.

Let’s just say this amazing and functional attic is the anti-venom for those palatial retreats in Garden & Gun, the uptight rich man’s idea of getting down and dirty. If you prefer South Georgia quail plantations — do-dah, do-dah — and formal Charleston gardens, this is not your retreat. But that’s OK, because you’re not invited anyhow.

Not to say this place doesn’t belong in a magazine. It does. But, to twist a saying, you wouldn’t want to be in any magazine that would have you for a feature.

I keep thinking of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s description of Jay Gatsby’s parties, where the ticket to ad-

mission was “simplicity of heart.”

Here you need that kind of guileless heart, plus old shoes, a cooler and a canoe.

I am in awe of this place because it’s something you’d build and enjoy in your 20s, not once you’re past the mid-century mark with a mortgage and garage-door opener. I think it will keep my friends locked in that time of life when the world was your oyster and you still had the energy for shucking.

Rheta Grimsley Johnson most recent book is “Hank Hung the Moon ... And Warmed Our Cold, Cold Hearts.” Comments are welcomed at rhetagrimsley@aol.com. (c) 2015 Rheta Grimsley Johnson Distributed by King Features Syndicate

The British Medical Journal Lancet issued a warning HOLLYWOOD—Happy Wednesday and God Bless America and how’s everybody?

President Obama gave a twohour interview to the New York Times Monday in which he insisted the nuclear framework deal he struck with Iran was the best deal for the US. Then with TV cameras rolling, the president vowed he that he will be able to catch Iran if they cheat. It’s another dig at Hillary.

The British Medical Journal Lancet issued a warning about the effects of hard liquor cocktails Friday. Vodka on ice can give you kidney failure, rum over ice can give you liver failure, whiskey on ice can cause you heart problems and rum over ice rots your brain.

Apparently ice is really bad for you.

Kentucky Wildcats star Andrew Harrison said F-word that N-word when asked about white Wisconsin star Frank Kaminsky after Saturday’s loss in the NCAA. He used a racial slur and he promoted gay sex. As a result Harrison’s just been pledged by SAE but nobody in the Midwest will serve him pizza.

The Weather Channel warned that hot weather in the South and Southwest will be met by a cold front this week with tornadoes looming. Investors are scrambling.

Tornado season is the best time of the year to invest in mobile homes in Oklahoma because there’s so much money you can make in flipping houses.

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pleted his transformation recently from male to female by participating in a three-way. Unfortunately it involved two other cars.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker demanded a Senate vote on any deal that the U.S. signs with Iran. Neither side can agree on what they’ve agreed on. The White House says that Iran agreed to give up trying to make a nuclear weapon, while Iran says that was just for Lent.

President Obama in his interview with the New York Times on Monday vigorously defended the U.S.-Iran nuclear agreement and he explained his foreign policy actions in Syria, Iraq and Yemen.

During the interview, the president spelled out the Obama Doctrine. It states that you can’t win them all.

Qatar hosted a marathon and tried to make it into the Guinness Book Records for most runners by forcing slaves to leave the fields and run the race barefooted. It’s a worldwide problem. Just last week, six Americans were caught trying to escape their smart phones and were returned to Mississippi.

Jeb Bush enjoyed a good laugh Monday when Miami-Dade records showed he listed himself as Hispanic six years ago on his November voting form. It was quickly corrected. Jeb was forced to change it back to white when he wasn’t allowed into Kennebunkport to spend Christmas with his family.

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The age of the anti-christian pogrom We live in the era of the anti-Christian pogrom. The slaughter at Garissa University College in Kenya that killed nearly 150 people last week was the latest example of the bloodlust.

Usually, such mass-casualty attacks are indiscriminate, but the killers of the Somali-based alShabab terror group sought to be exacting during their all-day assault on the largely Christian university.

A student told The Associated Press, “If you were a Christian, you were shot on the spot.”

Another who escaped through a window said, “The attackers were just in the next room, I heard them ask people whether they were Christian or Muslim, then I heard gunshots and screams.”

One witness described his best friend begging for his life, pretending to be a Muslim; when he couldn’t recite a Muslim prayer, he was shot to death.

Another recalls seeing three girls praying for help: “The mistake they made was to say, ‘Jesus, please save us,’ because that is when they were immediately shot.”

Al-Shabab condemned the university, just 90 miles from Kenya’s porous border with Somalia, as being part of an alleged plan to spread Christianity and infidelity. An al-Shabab spokesman told Reuters that the group spared Muslims (although, according to reports, the killers fired randomly at times).

The administration’s reaction to this atrocity carried out by Islamic zealots for avowedly religious reasons was typically shorn of any specific reference to what had hap-

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pened, or why. The administration reverted to its core strength of tightly scripted euphemism.

In his statement, President Barack Obama said that “innocent men and women were brazenly and brutally massacred.” True enough, but he couldn’t bring himself to say who had been shot by whom. He vowed to stand with the Kenyan government and people “in their efforts to bring communities together,” the closest he dared step to the unmistakable religious dimension of the murders.

Secretary of State John Kerry urged steadfastness in the fight against “violent extremism,” the administration’s term of art for Muslim extremism.

President Obama can’t restrain his anger over Bibi Netanyahu saying that Arab voters are turning out in droves prior to the Israeli election, but if coldblooded killers gun down Christians for their faith, he turns to careful verbal gymnastics.

As a matter of sheer intellectual honesty, we should be forthright about the religious hatred that motivates attacks on Christians.

One of the Garissa gunmen was a law-school graduate and son of a Kenyan government official, who presumably wasn’t driven into the arms of al-Shabab by blighted economic prospects.

If the administration worries about playing into the Islamist

narrative of the Western “crusaders,” the 11th century wants its foreign policy back. In country after country, Christian communities are embattled and vulnerable, and obviously in no condition to crusade for anything. They don’t want to take back Jerusalem; they want to survive.

At Garissa, it was the typical depressing story of insufficient protection from the government, either out of indifference or incompetence or both. Warnings of a coming attack on a university had been ignored. Students had protested the lack of security back in November, and did get a fence, although not the protection they felt they needed. An elite police unit didn’t respond to the attack on the university until hours after it had begun.

The least we can do is to speak up forcefully about the plight of threatened Christians and urge governments to do more to protect them. It is one of the scandals of our time that the president of Egypt has been a more courageous voice on this than the president of the United States.

There will be more Garissa-like attacks to come, demonstrating with heartbreaking starkness the disparity in martyrdom between radical Islam and Christianity.

The “martyrs” of militant Islam strap on suicide vests and commit hellish acts of mass murder; Christianity’s martyrs die as innocents, often with a prayer on their lips.

Rich Lowry can be reached via e-mail: comments.lowry@nationalreview.com (c) 2015 by King Features Syndicate

BUSINESS/FARM

Northey shares tips for managing cover crops this spring DES MOINES – As the number of Iowa farmers using cover crops continues to grow, it’s important to help make sure these farmers have a successful experience. Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey shared a number of spring management tips for farmers new to growing cover crops.

“We have seen tremendous growth in the number of farmers using cover crops on their farm as they seek to reduce erosion, protect water quality and improve soil health,” Northey said. “As with any new practice there can be a significant learning curve. These tips can hopefully help farmers have a successful experience which encourages them to grow cover crops again in the future.”

This information was put together with the help of the Iowa cover crop working group, which includes representatives from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Practical Farmers of Iowa, Iowa State University, Iowa Learning Farms, and USDA Agriculture Research Service. More information about incorporating cover crops into your farming operation can be found at http://www.clean-

wateriowa.org/farm-practices.aspx or at http://www. extension.iastate.edu/ilf/.

1) Evaluate for winter kill – If the above ground cover crop is brown and near the soil surface no green plant material is present then your cover crop winter-killed.

Cover crops such as tillage radishes and oats typically winter kill and then no additional spring management is needed. Other cover crops, such as winter or cereal rye, winter wheat, triticale, and barley, consistently over-winters in Iowa. In late March, double check plant stems near soil surface to see if the plant has survived.

2) Termination options – Herbicides, tillage or a combination of the two can be used to effectively manage cover crops in the spring.

Keep in mind any tillage will reduce the effectiveness of the cover crop residue to protect against erosion and suppress weeds. Some additional considerations for both methods of termination follow: Herbicide For successful herbicide termination, make sure the plant has “greened-up” and has enough living surface area for the herbicide to work. Experienced farmers

suggest spraying during the middle of the day and, if possible, spray when air temperature is at least 45 or 50F. Unless you have experience, separate nitrogen application from a “burndown” herbicide application.

Tillage Terminating cover crops with tillage can be effective, but may take more than one tillage pass. Wet periods can delay tillage to terminate cover crops and wet conditions following tillage can allow cover crop plants to survive tillage operations.

Also, tilling a cover crop to terminate eliminates the erosion prevention benefit that the cover crop would usually provide in the early part of the growing season.

3) Consider nitrogen needs – Cover crops effectively sequester nitrogen and as the plant residue breaks down it will release its nutrients, making them available for the crop later in the season when they need them the most. However, there is the potential for lower available nitrogen early in the growing season, especially following an overwintering grass cover crop like cereal rye. To protect yield, farmers growing corn after a cereal rye cover crop may want to apply 30-

50 pounds of nitrogen at or near corn planting. This is not additional nitrogen, but within the farmer’s total fertilizer program.

4) Know crop insurance requirements – Crop insurance rules state that a cover crop in Zone 3 (western third of Iowa) must be terminated by the day of cash crop planting. A cover crop in Zone 4 (eastern 2/3rds of Iowa) must be terminated within five days of cash crop planting. If using no-till add seven days to either scenario. More information about insurance requirements can be found at http://www.rma. usda.gov/help/faq/covercrops2014.html.

5) Start planning now for cover crop needs this fall – Determine what cover crop(s) work with your current or planned crop protection program. Some residual herbicides have carryover restrictions for certain species of cover crops. Consult with your agronomist and/or cover crop seed representative to look at your specific management system with the integration of cover crops.

Additional information can be found at www.weeds. iastate.edu/mgmt/2015/ CCherbicides.pdf.

The 2015 Southwest Iowa Google Summit will be held June 22-23 at Glenwood High School, Glenwood.

This year’s summit will lead off with a keynote by Shannon Miller, teacher librarian and technology integration specialist. She encourages young people and educators to have a voice while learning, creating, collaborating and connecting to others globally.

Miller is an educational consultant for Mackin Educational Resources, Director of School and Library

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On June 23, Richard Byrne, Free Technology for Teachers, will be the keynoter. He taught for eight and a-half years at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in South Paris, Maine, where he piloted 1:1 laptop use before the program went school-wide. He coordinated a “laptop squad” to support

City of Lorimor audit released Auditor of State Mary Mosiman released an audit report April 2 on the city of Lorimor, Iowa.

The city’s receipts totaled $548,373 for the year ended June 30, 2014. The receipts included $54,626 in property tax, $264,997 from charges for service, $62,264 from operating grants, contributions and restricted interest, $34,636 from local option sales tax, $130,000 of note proceeds, $506 from unrestricted interest on investments and $1,344 from other general receipts.

Disbursements for the year ended June 30, 2014, totaled $540,611, and included $85,440 for public works, $58,628 for general government and $27,789 for public safety. Also, disbursements for business type activities totaled $360,055.

A copy of the audit report is available for review in the city clerk’s office, in the Office of Auditor of State and on the auditor of state’s web site at http://auditor. iowa.gov/reports/1422-0851B00F.pdf.

teachers’ use of laptops in their classrooms. Bryne believes that when used correctly, technology has the power to improve student engagement and student achievement. He also believes that technology gives teachers the ability to form powerful, global, professional learning communities.

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Last chance private pesticide continuing instructional course offered GREENFIELD — Adair County Extension and Outreach and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Pesticide Safety Education Program will be offering two “last chance” private pesticide applicator continuing instructional courses (CIC) for private pesticide applicators on April 15. Applicators can choose to come 9 to 11 a.m. or 7 to 9 p.m. at Adair County Extension, 154 Public Square, Greenfield.

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Hints from Heloise Sandy B., Spring, Texas Sandy, how nice, and thanks for the kind words. It always makes me smile when someone mentions a hint that was learned from my mother’s (the original Heloise, 19191977) column.

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Horoscope Thursday, April 9, 2015 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Yet again, you’re keen to express yourself with gusto! You will be very convincing today, because you’re putting everything you have into whatever you have to say.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This is a powerful day for all kinds of research and digging for secrets or answers.

You refuse to be held back by anything; you want to find what you’re looking for.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Conversations with friends or people in groups will be lively today because you are so enthusiastic. Someone will make a helpful suggestion that will affect your future goals.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You will be persuasive and powerful in discussions with parents, bosses and VIPs today. People are impressed with you because it’s obvious that you are 100 percent behind your words.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Big travel plans excite you! This is a great day to pursue further studies or explore opportunities in publishing, the media, medicine and the law.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You will vehemently defend your best interests in discussions about inheritances, shared property and insurance issues. You are not afraid to stand up for yourself today.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Discussions with partners and close friends will be lively and dynamic today. For some reason, you seem to attract powerful people to you today!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You’re so keen to make improvements on your job and talk to co-workers that your enthusiasm knows no bounds today. This is why everyone is listening to you!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Your creative skills are tops today. Enjoy the arts, sports events, playful excursions, activities with children and romantic get-togethers.

This is a party day for you!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) A family member has strong opinions about something today. This is a good time to start redecorating projects or repairs at home, because you are so pumped about your

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UConn women’s average margin of victory this year breaking its previous NCAA record of 35.4.

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10th title TAMPA, Fla. — The UConn women beat Notre Dame 63-53 on Tuesday to win their third consecutive national championship. With the program’s 10th title overall, coach Geno Auriemma matched UCLA’s men’s coach John Wooden for most titles in college basketball history.

Connecticut was the nation’s best defensive team all season and the Huskies, not at their best offensively Tuesday, relied on that defense all night to beat Notre Dame. The Irish shot 33 percent from the floor, their second worst percentage of the season. Connecticut also forced 17 Notre Dame turnovers, 13 in the first half when the Huskies built an eight-point lead at the break.

Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis scored 15 points in the game and it was when she scored them that mattered most. She had two individual 7-0 runs, one in the first half and once in the second, each time when Notre Dame seemed ready to start a comeback.

The Connecticut-Notre Dame matchup was just the second time in the history of the tournament that the same teams played in the final in consecutive years. UConn beat Tennessee in 2003 and 2004.

Closing arguments FALL RIVER, Mass.

(AP) — Jurors began deliberating Tuesday in the murder trial of former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez after his lawyer acknowledged for the first time that his client was at the scene of the killing and saw it happen but described him as a kid who simply did not know what to do.

“Did he make all the right decisions? No,” lawyer James Sultan said during his closing arguments. “He was a 23-yearold kid who witnessed something, a shocking killing, committed by somebody he knew. He really didn’t know what to do, so he just put one foot in front of the other.”

Hernandez is charged in the June 17, 2013, death of Odin Lloyd, 27, who was dating the sister of Hernandez’s fiancee.

Lloyd was shot six times in an industrial park less than a mile from Hernandez’s home. At the time, the star tight end had a $40 million contract with the Patriots.

Sultan pinned the killing on Hernandez’s co-defendants, his friends Ernest Wallace and Carlos Ortiz. Both men have pleaded not guilty and will be tried later.

But Assistant District Attorney William McCauley told jurors the evidence showed that Hernandez was the gunman, that he had a plan to kill Lloyd and that he drove Lloyd to his death in a deserted place in an undeveloped part of the industrial park.

Fast finishers Panther girls score twice in final 8:00 in 4-2 loss

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

Coming off Monday’s 8-0 defeat to Class 1A eighthranked St. Albert, Creston girls soccer coach Kim Lauffer had a modest goal for Tuesday’s home opener against unranked Harlan.

“My goal for them in this game was to put it in the net, honestly,” Lauffer said. “I was concerned with the girls proving to themselves that they can score.”

Her team doubled that goal, but it just took awhile.

Harlan appeared to be on its way to duplicating last year’s 4-0 victory over the Panthers, using two second-half goals to take a 4-0 lead with 19:23 left

in the match.

Then Creston, which had shown some offensive spark after halftime with a flurry of shots denied by the Cyclones, took charge in the final eight minutes.

With 7:38 left, Savannah Hartman took a shot from the left side and Kalan Bloodgood knocked in the carom for Creston’s first goal of the season.

In similar fashion five minutes later, Hartman punched the ball to her right in front of the net, and Becca Ross was there to knock it in from short Ross

range to cut the margin to 4-2.

Even in the two-goal defeat, the team’s strong finish left Lauffer encouraged.

“The middle of the game was our downfall tonight,” Lauffer said. “I told the girls the way we played at the end of the game, we have to move like that in the first 10 minutes and then keep that momentum. It’s progress. We’re starting to understand the positions and execute combinations. Hopefully when we go up to Nodaway Valley Thursday we can just play hard and compete like that.”

Ross played on the field as senior Taquana Williams Please see GIRLS, page 9A

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON

Creston’s Shelby Palser connects on a header after a corner kick by teammate Savannah Hartman during Tuesday’s home opener against Harlan. Palser had two shots in Creston’s 4-2 loss, and had 12 saves as goalkeeper in the JV contest.

Panther boys sail in second half

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

CHARITON — Creston boys improved to 2-0 and have allowed only one goal on a penalty kick for the season after rolling past Chariton Tuesday, 8-0.

Even with the dominance, Creston coach Jesus Rodriguez said his team started slowly with a 3-0 lead at halftime, before sophomore Ben Irr scored t h r e e times in the second half in a Irr

more wide-open attack.

“We could have been up 6-0 at halftime, but we weren’t putting them away,” Rodriguez said. “We weren’t keeping possession as well as we did at St. Albert. When we scored in the second half, the game opened up more. We had some really good individual efforts. But we also need to execute those combinations from the start against the top teams.”

Irr finished with three goals for the Panthers. McClain Haines and Conner Pals each had two and Alex Tamerius had one. Kyle Jennett, Haines, Gavin Woods, Irr and Pals each had two assists.

Goalkeeper Alex Nielsen had two saves in 65 minutes before leaving the contest with tight quads. On a cold night with a 5-0 lead, Rodriguez said he didn’t want his senior standout pulling a muscle. Sophomore Quinten Scadden finished with 15 shutout minutes in the net.

Haines, Pals and Tamerius each had goals in the first half, with Haines assisting the second one and Irr getting the assist on the other two.

Pals finished with 13 shots and Haines had 12 in the relentless Panther attack.

Creston’s first home game Please see BOYS, page 9A

Shorthanded Panthers have eight placewinners at Glenwood

By SCOTT VICKER

CNA sports editor • svicker@crestonnews.com

GLENWOOD — The Creston boys track team, missing one of its sprinting mainstays because of Tuesday’s away soccer game, featured a shuffled lineup that produced eight placewinners here at the Glenwood Ram Relays.

Host Glenwood ran away with the team title, scoring 152 points, well ahead of runner-up Atlantic’s 92 points. Harlan was third with 86 points and Lewis Central finished fourth with 80 points.

The Panthers finished 10th in the 10-team field

with 35 points.

“With the team standings, you don’t like to finish 10th out of 10 schools by any means, but we’re still coming together as a team. It’s not for lack of effort, because these guys are trying hard. They’re giving their best.”

Seniors Jay Wolfe and Bryce Briley once a g a i n finished first and second in the 800 meters, as Wolfe im- Wolfe proved his time for Drake Relays qualification

by running 1:58.48.

Briley pulled away from Harlan’s Nick Hough on the final lap for second place, running 2:05.66 to Hough’s 2:09.59.

“Jay went out strong with Bryce on his heels and the Hough kid from Harlan was right there with Bryce,” head coach Pat Schlapia said. “It was basically those three pushing through. That was a good field. That won’t be the last time we see all those boys.”

The 4x800 relay team of Briley, Dalten Bierle, Nick Walsh and Wolfe finished second to Harlan in the first Please see GLENWOOD, page 9A

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Panther girls second at Lady Cardinal Relays

By SCOTT VICKER

CNA sports editor • svicker@crestonnews.com

CLARINDA — The Creston girls track team wanted to compete for the team title here Tuesday at the Lady Cardinal Relays.

While the Panthers came up short of a team title, they did hang on for second place in a competitive Class 2A team race.

Glenwood took the team title with 165 points, with Creston finishing second with 114 points. Shenandoah took third with 95 points.

The Panthers doubled up points in eight events and also picked up four event victories along the way.

The 4x800 relay team of Jessica Beatty, Maria Mostek, Taylor Briley and Natalie Mostek cut 5 seconds off its previous best time of the season, winning with a time of 10:08.13.

“Maria ran a 2:27.65, which was her best early season split ever,” h e a d coach C l a y M. Mostek Arnold said. “TJ was out in front big time when she got the stick. She closed the gap right there at the end.”

The Panthers also scored a victory in the distance medley relay with the team of Cayla Maitlen, Jami Sickels, Raegen Smith and Maria Mostek.

Maitlen led things off with a 29.12 split, while Smith ran a 1:05.84 split on the 400-meter leg.

Natalie Mostek picked up the only individual victory for the Panthers on the night, w i n - N. Mostek ning the 400 meter dash with her time of 1:05.43. Freshman Breanna Wallace placed sixth in 1:09.78.

Creston also won the sprint medley relay with the team of Amber Castillo, Kiersten Latham, Maitlen and Natalie Mostek.

“Very exciting,” Arnold said. “We looked great all the way around. They gave it to Natalie in the perfect spot. First, second and third were all right there.

Nat ran 1:05.70. She pulled away from them in the end.”

Wallace and Natalie Mostek doubled up points in the high jump, as Wallace took third place with a clearance of 4-10 and Mostek jumped 4-6 for fourth place. Sophomore Hannah Hood threw a PR in the shot put, placing fourth with her toss of 33-11.75.

Monica Powers and Lexie Little placed third and fifth, respectively, in the 3,000 meters.

The Panther shuttle hurdle relay cut 2 seconds off its previous best time of the season, placing third coming out of the slow heat.

Castillo finished second in the 100 hurdles with her time of 17.25, w h i l e younger sister Danielle A. Castillo placed sixth in 19.00. Amber Castillo an-

chored the 4x100 relay team to a fifth-place finish with a 12.96 split on the anchor leg.

“Amber’s whole night was excellent,” Arnold said. “Ran a great leadoff in the shuttle, second in the 100 hurdles. Anywhere around here, the 100 hurdles is a big race. We haven’t had anybody run an anchor leg on that 4x1 like she did in a couple of years now.”

Briley placed third in the 800 meters, with Jami Sickels picking up a sixth-place finish. Smith and Beatty finished fourth and fifth in the 200 meter dash.

A pair of sophomores learning the 400 meter hurdles impressed Arnold by placing fifth and sixth.

Little ran 1:15.97 for fifth place in her first time ever running the race, while Rachel Shepherd cut 2 more seconds off her time in just her third time running the race, placing sixth.

“Rachel Shepherd, out of the slow heat, was blazing fast,” Arnold said. “I was ecstatic with both of our 400 hurdlers, especially Rachel. She went out there and gritted her teeth to run a heck of a race by herself.”

Maria Mostek battled with Red Oak’s Kate Walker in the 1,500 meters, with Walker pulling away for the win in the final 100 meters of the race. Mostek took second, running 5:19.00. Powers finished sixth.

“That’s the fastest early time she’s (Mostek) ran, so that was good that she was pushed,” Arnold said.”

The 4x400 relay team of Smith, Little, Wallace and Briley finished second behind Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson.

In the JV division, the Panthers won five events, led by Kristy Powers winning both the 1,500 meters and the 800 meters. Angela Drey won the 3,000 meters.

Josie Sickels won the 400 meter dash, while the sprint medley relay team of Leah Schuler, Nicole Haley, Josie Sickels and Jami Sickels also won.

“Saw a lot of promise in a lot of girls out there,” Arnold said. “We’ve got a lot of room to improve. A lot of potential. A lot of girls did what they should do and a lot of other girls stepped up when they were given the opportunity.”

Creston returns to action Thursday at Red Oak, with events beginning at 5 p.m.

Class 1A In the Class 1A division, Mount Ayr and Lenox tied for fifth place with 48 team points. Southwest Valley finished 10th with 30 points. Griswold ran away with the team title, scoring 128 points.

Lenox senior Katie Dukes won the 800 meters by a wide margin, running 2:34.92, b e s t i n g Dukes r u n ner-up Anna Tiegland of Treynor, who ran 2:47.12.

Dukes anchored the Lenox sprint medley team to victory in a time of 2:01.17.

Also running on that relay were Mika Weaver, Makinna Fitzgerald and Halee Wallace.

Dukes also took third in the long jump with a leap of 15-0.25, while Weaver finished second by jumping Please see CLARINDA, page 9A

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Spartan bats come alive after Saturday loss Whittington helps Kirkwood to runner-up finish

By SCOTT VICKER

CNA sports editor • svicker@crestonnews.com

The Southwestern Community College softball team went 3-1 on a weekend road trip to NIACC and Iowa Lakes Community College, exploding for 42 runs in the final three games of the weekend.

Southwestern dropped the opening game to NIACC 6-3, as five of the six runs were products of walks issued by Southwestern pitcher Malory Christiansen.

Head coach Lindsay Stumpff said she talked to Christiansen about limiting walks after that game, and Christiansen did a better job throughout the rest of the weekend, issuing just four walks over the next three games.

“That first game was pretty rough,” Stumpff said. “We got off the bus and just in warmups you could tell they were just not ready. Their mindset was somewhere else.”

But Southwestern bounced back in the second game of the doubleheader to post an 11-2 win, sparked by a big game at the plate from freshman Gabby DuBois of Des Moines.

D u Bois went 2-for-4 with a double, home run and six DuBois

runs batted in during the win.

“Honestly, Gabby had a pretty big weekend altogether,” Stumpff said.

“She was in a little bit of a slump there for a week, but I think she’s starting to see the ball just as well as she did in Florida.”

Freshman Riley Coates of Indianola finished the game 2-2 with her first collegiate home run, driving in Coates two runs.

Emma Ferin and Brennan Banks each drove in one run in the win.

Christiansen pitched the whole weekend for the Spartans, as Sam Strand continues to suffer from a sore shoulder.

Sunday, the Spartans traveled to Iowa Lakes Community College, where they exploded for a 24-0 win in the opening game of the doubleheader.

The Spartans racked up 27 hits with six home runs in the contest.

DuBois finished the game 5-6 at the plate with a double and a home run, driving in six more runs. Jill Vanderhoof went 3-4. Ferin hit 4-4 with home runs in Ferin

back-to-back plate appearances to go with 7 RBI. Tiernee Fichter finished 2-4 with a home run.

B a n k s also blasted a homer in the win. Nikki Tennant f i n i s h e d Fichter 3-5, while A s h ley Gibbs went 2-5 in the game. Lexi Herbert was 3-4 with a double.

“It was nice, because I got to get some of the kids in who don’t play a lot,” Stumpff said. “I think everybody in our lineup that day, even the girls that came in off the bench got hits. It was a good offensive day for us.”

The Spartan bats cooled off a little during the second game, but the Spartans still posted a 7-0 win to improve to 16-8 overall and 9-5 in third place in the ICCAC Division II. DuBois finished 2-3 with an RBI. Ferin and Tennant each hit 2-4, with Tennant hitting a double and Ferin driving in two runs. Coates drove in two runs, while Mel Stevens and Gibbs each drove in one run.

Southwestern swept Marshalltown Community College Tuesday, 17-6 and 13-1. The Spartans travel to DMACC today before hosting Graceland University’s JV team 2 p.m.

Thursday.

ANKENY — Freshman Carson Whittington of Creston helped lead Kirkwood to a second-place finish at the Iowa Central Invitational Thursday and Friday at Otter Creek.

DMACC edged the Eagles by two strokes in the final standings, 598 to 600.

Hunter VanVeen of DMACC ran away with the individual title with a 36-hole score of 2-under-par 140 with consecutive rounds of 70.

Sophomores Dylan Daxon and Ben Jones finished at 8-over-par 150 for Kirkwood.

A stroke back at 151 was Whittington (71-80). After day one, Daxon and Whittington fired even-par rounds of 71 to help Kirkwood take the lead at 288, three shots in front of DMACC. Matt Righi was the lone Southwestern participant, as Dustin Wolters had a schedule conflict.

Righi shot 77-78 — 155 as an individual scorer.

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Kirkwood freshman Carson Whittington (right) of Creston walks the course with a teammate. Whittington helped the Eagles place second in the Iowa Central Invitational at Otter Creek last weekend.

“The second day was another frostbite open as I call it, because it was very cold and windy,” said SWCC coach Larry Shimono. “Matt had three birdies on a difficult day, but some bogeys got in the way of scoring

very well. His scoring has improved and I’m very proud of the nice job he’s done in representing SWCC.” The Southwestern duo next plays at a one-day event at the Fort Dodge Country Club on April 13.

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Creston/O-M sophomore state champion Chase Shiltz (fourth from right) was a member of the championship Iowa Black team in the AAU 9-10 Grade National Duals last weekend at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines. Shiltz wrestled at 170 pounds, going 8-0 with seven falls.

Iowa Black was 8-0 and defeated Tennessee Orange 40-18 in the championship dual.

Other wins were 76-6 over Montana, 90-0 over S. Dakota Ringnecks, 57-18 over Higher Calling Wrestling Club, 67-6 over N. Dakota, 89-0 over Huskerland Orange, 42-17 over S. Dakota Brawlers and 75-9 over Pierre Governors. John Shiltz of Creston was a coach.

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made her debut as goalkeeper. She had three saves and was active in pursuing balls out of the box before the Cyclones could capitalize.

“That was the first time Taquana has played in goal for us,” Lauffer said. “She pretty well earned her stripes in this game. I encouraged her to come off her line, and on the one (goal) she probably came out too far, but she’s still learning and I thought she did a nice job.”

Sophomore Bailey Hansen had three goals for Harlan, including one after teammate Haley Arkfeld ran free on a breakaway and the shot was deflected by Creston’s Williams near the box. Hansen was quick on the rebound shot. Arkfeld had Harlan’s other goal.

Ross finished with a teamhigh four shots on goal for Creston. Hartman finished with three and Bloodgood and Shelby Palser had two each.

Palser also had a good game in the net with 12 saves as the Panthers lost a competitive 1-0 junior varsity match.

“The only goal they got was on a breakaway one-on-one situation,” coach Jerry Hartman said. “We significantly outshot them, but we just had trouble getting it in. We possessed the ball very well in the

15-3. Bedford’s Callie Calfee won the event with a jump of 16-4.50.

The Lenox 4x200 relay team of Wallace, Weaver, Ashley Lucio and Dukes finished second in 1:59.28.

Southwest Valley’s Eliza b e t h Herzberg finished as runner-up to Griswold standout Rebekah Topham Herzberg in the 400 meter hurdles, running 1:14.52.

Mount Ayr’s Katie Holmes took second place in the discus, throwing 99 feet, 3 inches.

Holmes also finHolmes ished fifth in the shot put with a heave of 30-8.75.

Mount Ayr’s 4x800 relay team of Macy Larsen, Caylie Hickman, Hannah Glendenning and Blair Glendenning placed second in 11:16.57.

Southwest Valley was third in the event.

The Raiderettes also finished second in the shuttle hurdle relay with the team of Alyssa Johnson, Megan Warin, Maddie Mobley and Laura Davison.

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON

Creston midfielder Hanna Luther (25) battles for possession against Harlan sophomore Bailey Hansen during Tuesday’s match at Panther Field. Luther had a shot on goal and was a leader in the midfield in Creston’s attack.

Hansen finished with three goals in Harlan’s 4-2 victory.

middle with good connecting passes.”

Jayonna Williams and Dakota Sleep each had two shots on goal for the Panther JV. Vicky Borha and Geneses Keller each had one shot on goal.

Harlan 4, Creston 2 Creston (2) — Kalan Bloodgood (Savannah Hartman assist), 7:38 second half; Becca Ross (Harman assist), 2:13 second half. Shots (on goal) — 13 (12 on goal). Individual

shots (on goal)— Becca Ross 4 (4 on goal), Savannah Hartman 3 (3 on goal), Kalan Bloodgood 2 (2 on goal), Shelby Palser 2 (1 on goal), Maddie Travis 1 (1 on goal), Katie Powers 1 (1 on goal), Jordan Moreland 1 (1 on goal), Hanna Luther 1 (1 on goal), Angelica Claytor 1 (1 on goal). Keeper saves — Taquana Williams 3.

Harlan (4) — Bailey Hansen 21:14 first half, Haley Arkfeld 19:17 first half; B. Hansen (Arkfeld assists), 22:42 second half; B. Hansen 19:23 second half. Shots (on goal) — 10 (7 on goal). Saves — Paige Hansen 8.

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is Thursday against West Central Valley, with varsity at 5 p.m. and JV to follow.

“I could tell we had a little fatigue tonight in our second game in two nights,” Rodriguez said. “We’ll have some recovery on Wednesday and hopefully be ready to go against West Central Valley.”

The Wildcats received votes for the 1A ratings this week after being among the top 15 on the preseason poll.

The Panthers won the JV match, 2-1. Connor Kinkade scored both Creston goals on assists by Tyler Helm and Tyler Peters. Scadden was goalkeeper for the Panthers.

Creston 8, Chariton 0 Creston (8) — McClain Haines (Ben Irr assist), 30:00 first half; Conner Pals (Haines assist), 26:00 first half; Alex Tamerius

(Irr assist), 3:00 first half; Irr (Kyle Jennett assist), 20:00 second half; Irr (Haines assist), 19:00 second half; Haines (Gavin Woods assist), 15:00 second half; Pals (Irr assist), 10:00 second half; Irr (Pals assist) 7:00 second half. Shots (on goal) — 42 (24 on goal). Individual shots (on goal)— Pals 13 (5 on goal), Haines 12 (7 on goal), Irr 9 (7 on goal), Brant Hudson 1 (1 on goal), Chase Shiltz 1, Woods 2 (1 on goal), Jake Miller 1, Tamerius 2 (2 on goal), Connor Kinkade 1 (1 on goal). Keeper saves — Alex Nielsen 2.

Chariton (0) — Shots (on goal) — 2.

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meeting between the two teams this year. The Panthers ran 8:47.17, with Walsh running a Walsh season-best split of 2:14.

“Harlan pretty much took it, but it was a good battle with us, Glenwood and Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson,” Schlapia said. “At one time, we were sitting in the fourth spot. The boys moved their way back up and took the second spot. That was a good team race by all four of those boys.”

The 4x400 relay team of Briley, Seth Maitlen, Walsh and Wolfe finished sixth in a loaded field, running a season-best time of 3:47.30.

Maitlen ran his first 400 of the season, and possibly of his career, Schlapia said, splitting a 57.75.

“We were open in the 4x100 relay, with Alex Tamerius in dual participation,” Schlapia said. “That’s why we gave Seth a shot in the 4x400.

Hats off to him stepping up and taking the challenge.”

Walsh finished seventh in the 400 meter dash, running 58.34. He also ran on the eighth-place distance medley

relay team, along with freshmen Bierle, Joe Eblen and Cody Wagner.

Freshman Trey Gift placed eighth in the 3,200 meters with a time of 13:22.04 and junior Chris Foster finished eighth in the high jump with a clearance of 5-4.

“This gave us a first look at Atlantic, Harlan and all the Council Bluffs schools,” Schlapia said. “It was good to see how we measure up with them. All those same schools will be in the same three-class meet Friday at Clarinda.”

Creston travels to Clarinda Friday for the Cardinal Relays, with events beginning at 4:30 p.m.

Glenwood Ram Relays Team standings — 1.

Glenwood 152, 2. Atlantic 92, 3.

Harlan 86, 4. Lewis Central 80, 5.

Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 65, 6. Clarinda 60, 7. Council Bluffs St. Albert 50, 8. Red Oak 41, 9. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 40, 10. Creston 35.

Discus — 1. Jackson ScottBrown, CBSA, 140-10; 17. Cody Tanner, Creston, 100-5; 23. Trevor Downing, Creston, 87-0.

Shot put — 1. Jackson ScottBrown, CBSA, 47-1.50; 12. Trevor Downing, Creston, 38-4.50; 21.

Cody Tanner, Creston, 35-1.

High jump — 1. Alec Hayes, Atl, 6-0; 8. Chris Foster, Creston, 5-4 Long jump — 1. Avery Thomas, CBAL, 20-5.

3,200 meters — 1. Josh Sunberg, RO, 10:42.09; 8. Trey Gift, Creston, 13:22.04; 10. Dylan Linch, Creston, 13:32.59.

4 x 800 relay — 1. Harlan, 8:33.82; 2. Creston (Bryce Briley, Dalten Bierle, Nick Walsh, Jay Wolfe), 8:47.17.

Shuttle hurdle relay — 1.

Glenwood, 59.24.

100 meters — 1. Mavrick Decker, Glen, 11.42; 12. Seth Maitlen, Creston, 12.40; 15. Chris

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Foster, Creston, 12.62.

400 meters — 1. James Fuller, Glen, 50.57; 7. Nick Walsh, Creston, 58.34; 18. Dalten Bierle, Creston, 1:04.87.

4 x 200 relay — 1. Glenwood, 1:34.45; 11. Creston (Cody Wagner, Joe Eblen, Chris Foster, Seth Maitlen), 1:45.54.

110 high hurdles — 1. Dane Kruse, Glen, 14.80.

1,600 meters — 1. Eldon Warner, CBTJ, 4:36.17; 12. Cole Higgins, Creston, 5:51.55; 16. Trey Gift, Creston, 6:19.01.

200 meters — 1. James Fuller, Glen, 22.90; 11. Seth Maitlen, Creston, 26.09; 14. Chris Foster, Creston, 26.83.

400 low hurdles — 1. Brendan Holmes, Atl, 56.92.

1,600 medley relay — 1.

Glenwood, 3:53.90; 8. Creston (Cody Tanner, Joe Eblen, Dalten Bierle, Cody Wagner), 4:23.57.

800 meters — 1. Jay Wolfe, Creston, 1:58.48; 2. Bryce Briley, Creston, 2:05.66.

4 x 100 relay — 1. Glenwood, 45.79.

4 x 400 relay — 1. Glenwood, 3:28.79; 6. Creston (Bryce Briley, Seth Maitlen, Nick Walsh, Jay Wolfe), 3:47.30.

Public notice REQUEST FOR CONSTRUCTION BID: Lenox Community School District at 600 South Locust Street, Lenox Iowa is seeking bids for the following projects at the address above. Each project will require a separate bid and the General Contractor may bid on as many as listed or any combination of.

Bid Opening is 4:00 pm, April 20, 2015 Send BIDS to Dave Henrichs at 600 South Locust Street, Lenox Iowa in a sealed envelope by 4:00 pm on April 20, 2015 to be considered.

Civil Engineering Documents for project #1 can be obtained from Niles and Assoc., 2525 N. Ankeny Boulevard, Suite #211, Ankeny, IA. 50023 or call 515-965-0123 Architectural Documents for Projects #2 thru #5 can be obtained from Laugerman Architects, 5646 Ponderosa Dr. West Des Moines, IA. 502667 or call 515-222-5644 PROJECT #1 Site improvements to existing track and football field. Work includes demolition of existing track and football field, grading, granular sub base, ACC track paving, synthetic track surface, PCC walk, sub drain system, seeding, fence, long jump. high jump, and other misc. work that relates to the project. Project has two separate bid packages.

PROJECT #2 16' X32' EXTERIOR ROOM, cmu walls with stick built roof.

Total 4 sinks , 5 toilets and 3 urinals.

Sewer and electrical brought to the building by GC. PROJECT #3 Interior 10' x30' men's and women's restroom remodel. Replace fixtures with 5 toilets, 3 urinals, and sink units. Add new tile to walls and new lighting.

Project #4 Four Interior shower rooms needing 6 new fixtures each, new lighting and ceilings, and new tile on the floor and walls. Women's showers are 9'x9' and men's are 10' x 11.

Project #5 Five new fans to be placed in the existing gym ceiling.

Owner has the right to except or reject all or any number of the project bids.

Lady Cardinal Relays Class 2A Team standings — 1.

Glenwood 165, 2. Creston 114, 3. Shenandoah 95, 4. Clarinda 69, 5. Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 63, 6. Red Oak 42, 7.

Atlantic 41.

Discus — 1. Serena Parker, Shen, 105-9; 7. Marie Hood, Creston, 83-11; 11. Hannah Hood, Creston, 69-5.

Shot put — 1. Jacy Embray, Glen, 40-7; 4. Hannah Hood, Creston, 33-11.75; 8. Marie Hood, Creston, 28-4.50.

High jump — 1. Molly Dean, Glen, 4-10; 3. Breanna Wallace, Creston, 4-10; 4. Natalie Mostek, Creston, 4-6.

Long jump — 1. Sydney Nielsen, Shen, 15-6.50; 9.

Danielle Castillo, Creston, 13-10.50; 10. Rachel Shepherd, Creston, 13-7.

3,000 meters — 1. Tiffany Williams, Atl, 11:21.64; 3. Monica Powers, Creston, 12:51.51; 5.

Lexie Little, Creston, 12:52.98.

4 x 800 relay — 1. Creston (Jessica Beatty, Maria Mostek, Taylor Briley, Natalie Mostek), 10:08.13.

Shuttle hurdle relay — 1.

Glenwood, 1:10.47; 3. Creston (Amber Castillo, Leah Schuler, Nicole Haley, Danielle Castillo), 1:18.54.

100 meters — 1. Jaedra Moses, Clar, 13.56; 9. Kiersten Latham, Creston, 15.26; 10. Josie Sickels, Creston, 15.40.

Distance medley relay — 1.

Creston (Cayla Maitlen, Jami Sickels, Raegen Smith, Maria Mostek), 4:41.04.

400 meters — 1. Natalie Mostek, Creston, 1:05.73; 6.

Breanna Wallace, Creston, 1:09.78.

4 x 200 relay — 1. Glenwood, 1:53.41; 6. Creston (Jessica Beatty, Rachel Shepherd, Cayla Maitlen, Kiersten Latham), 2:01.03.

100 hurdles — 1. Miranda Ruth, Glen, 17.29; 2. Amber Castillo, Creston, 17.60; 6.

Danielle Castillo, Creston, 19.29.

800 meters — 1. Kate Walker, RO, 2:33.30; 3. Taylor Briley, Creston, 2:36.18; 6. Jami Sickels, Creston, 2:47.70.

200 meters — 1. Jaedra Moses, Clar, 28.44; 4. Raegen Smith, Creston, 30.12; 5. Jessica Beatty, Creston, 30.37.

400 hurdles — 1. Sydney Nielsen, Shen, 1:08.31; 5. Lexie Little, Creston, 1:15.97; 6. Rachel Shepherd, Creston, 1:17.20.

Sprint medley relay — 1.

Creston (Amber Castillo, Kiersten Latham, Cayla Maitlen, Natalie Mostek), 2:02.83.

1,500 meters — 1. Kate Walker, RO, 5:17.53; 2. Maria Mostek, Creston, 5:19.00; 6. Monica Powers, Creston, 6:05.10.

4 x 100 relay — 1. Clarinda, 52.66; 5. Creston (Cayla Maitlen, Rachel Shepherd, Jessica Beatty, Amber Castillo), 55.64.

4 x 400 relay — 1. Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, 4:26.15; 2. Creston (Raegen Smith, Lexie Little, Breanna Wallace, Taylor Briley), 4:28.86.

Class 1A Team standings — 1. Griswold 128, 2. Treynor 62, 2. Bedford 62, 4. Sidney 55, 5. Mount Ayr 48, 5. Lenox 48, 7. Council Bluffs St. Albert 44, 8. Riverside 38, 9.

Essex 32, 10. Southwest Valley 30, 11. East Mills 25, 12. Stanton 15, 13. Clarinda Academy 1, 13.

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Discus — 1. Jackie Rush, Gris, 102-4; 2. Katie Holmes, MA, 99-3; 7. Ica Hauge, MA, 74-8; 10. Jacy Stoaks, Len, 70-10; 13. Shanna Saunders, SWV, 62-8; 16. Emily Powell, Len, 58-4.

Shot put — 1. Madelyn Deitchler, Trey, 33-0.50; 5. Katie Holmes, MA, 30-8.75; 7. Sara Winemiller, MA, 29-11; 10.

Shanna Saunders, SWV, 26-8.50; 17. Emily Powell, Len, 22-2.

High jump — 1. Sarai Waddell, EM, 5-0.

Long jump — 1. Callie Calfee, Bed, 16-4.50; 2. Mika Weaver, Len, 15-3; 3. Katie Dukes, Len, 15-0.25; 14. Renee Williams, SWV, 12-11; 15. Dani Krauth, MA, 12-10.50; 16. Dianna Berggren, SWV, 12-8.50.

3,000 meters — 1. Mackenzie Hulsing, Sid, 12:42.29.

4 x 800 relay — 1. Griswold, 10:59.36; 2. Mount Ayr (Macy Larsen, Caylie Hickman, Hannah Glendenning, Blair

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Southwest Valley (Kelsey Means, Kendra Top, Elizabeth Fuller, Dianna Berggren), 11:32.50.

Shuttle hurdle relay — 1.

Stanton, 1:14.70; 2. Mount Ayr (Alyssa Johnson, Megan Warin, Maddie Mobley, Laura Davison), 1:15.99; 5. Southwest Valley (Dezirae Archer, Shanna Saunders, Payton Thomas, Elizabeth Herzberg).

100 meters — 1. Lexy Larsen, Sid, 14.03; 5. Kaylea Weichman, SWV, 14.61; 10. Mia Hummell, SWV, 14.98; 14. Dani Krauth, MA, 15.53; 17. Makinna Fitzgerald, Len, 16.22; 22. Mercadez Birkenholz, MA, 17.55; 23. Emily Powell, Len, 20.02.

Distance medley relay — 1.

Council Bluffs St. Albert, 4:46.76; 5. Lenox (Makinna Fitzgerald, Ashley Lucio, Halee Wallace, Rebekah Kroese), 5:09.26.

400 meters — 1. Krisann Stephany, CBSA, 1:05.44; 9.

Jacy Stoaks. Len, 1:17.49; 14. Ica Hauge, MA, 1:25.23; 15. MaiLynn Taylor, MA, 1:26.12; 16. Emily Campbell, SWV, 1:27.02.

4 x 200 relay — 1. Bedford, 1:58.25; 2. Lenox (Halee Wallace, Mika Weaver, Ashley Lucio, Katie Dukes), 1:59.28; 3. Mount Ayr (Alyssa Johnson, Megan Warin, Sadie Frost, Blair Glendenning), 2:00.11; 5. Southwest Valley (Elizabeth Fuller, Kennedy Moore, Renee Wililams, Oakley Goodvin), 2:02.98.

100 hurdles — 1. Laura Hempel, Trey, 17.09; 4. Ashton Johnson, MA, 18.75; 8. Elizabeth Herzberg, SWV, 20.14; 12.

Dezirae Archer, SWV, 20.88; 16.

Maddie Mobley, MA, 22.96.

800 meters — 1. Katie Dukes, Len, 2:34.92; 9. Hannah Glendenning, MA, 2:58.72; 15.

Kieysha Chapa, Len, 3:44.81.

200 meters — 1. Callie Calfee, Bed, 29.47; 5. Oakley Goodvin, SWV, 31.19; 14. Jacy Stoaks, Len, 34.98; 17. Ica Hauge, MA, 36.63; 21. Emily Campbell, SWV, 40.48.

400 hurdles — 1. Rebekah Topham, Gris, 1:08.95; 2.

Elizabeth Herzberg, SWV, 1:14.52.

Sprint medley relay — 1.

Lenox (Mika Weaver, Makinna Fitzgerald, Halee Wallace, Katie Dukes), 2:01.17; 3. Mount Ayr (Laura Davison, Ashton Johnson, Sadie Frost, Blair Glendenning), 2:06.75; 4. Southwest Valley (Kaylea Weichman, Kennedy Moore, Mia Hummell, Kelsey Means), 2:07.78.

1,500 meters — 1. Alyx Flippin, Gris, 5:15.01; 4. Rebekah Kroese, Len, 6:07.74; 5. Kendra Top, SWV, 6:11.82; 16. Kieysha Chapa, Len, 8:05.77.

4 x 100 relay — 1. Essex, 55.55; 5. Mount Ayr (Dani Krauth, Sadie Frost, Laura Davison, Ashton Johnson), 57.37; 7. Southwest Valley (Kaylea Weichman, Kennedy Moore, Renee Williams, Mia Hummell), 57.73; 12. Lenox (Mika Weaver, Ashley Lucio, Makinna Fitzgerald, Halee Wallace), 1:00.26.

4 x 400 relay — 1. Griswold, 5:31.38; 4. Mount Ayr (Caylie Hickman, Megan Warin, Macy Larsen, Alyssa Johnson), 4:47.27; 5. Southwest Valley (Dianna Berggren, Elizabeth Herzberg, Elizabeth Fuller, Kelsey Means), 4:49.22.

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Area soccer Valley wins STUART — Madi Foster scored two goals as Nodaway Valley/West Central Valley/ Adair-Casey girls opened the season with a 3-1 victory over Missouri Valley Monday night.

The Valley girls had a 21-3 advantage in shots in the match played in cool, damp conditions.

“Missouri Valley is an improving team and has played us tough over the last few years,” said Valley coach

Michael Krawczyk said. “In the second half we crossed the ball well and took better shots. Hannah Link did a good job for us in goal.”

Valley hosts Creston Thursday.

NV/WCV/A-C 3, Missouri Valley 1 NV/WCV/A-C (3) — Madi Foster (Hailey Gross assist), 3:05 first half; Foster (Carly Renslow assist), 21:29 second half; Christina Boss (Gross assist), 2:09 second half. Shots — 21.

Keeper saves — Hannah Link 3.

Missouri Valley (0) — Eliza Martens, 16:42 second half.

Shots —3. Saves — 14.

Prep soccer ratings This week’s soccer rankings have been released by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union and the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association.

Creston is receiving votes but has not cracked the top 16 of the Class 2A boys rankings. The Valley girls (Nodaway Valley/WCV/ A-C) are ranked 14th in Class 1A. High school girls State rankings 2014 records Class 1A — 1. Nevada 211; 2. Davenport Assumption 18-4; 3. Iowa City Regina 15-5; 4. Clear Creek-Amana 15-3; 5. Sioux City Bishop Heelan 19-2; 6. Union 145; 7. Solon 14-6; 8. Council Bluffs St. Albert 12-9; 9.

Gladbrook-Reinbeck 12-6; 10. Bondurant-Farrar 12-8; 11. Center Point-Urbana 12-4; 12. Denver 12-7; 13.

Columbus Catholic 11-5; 14.

Nodaway Valley/West Central Valley/Adair-Casey 127; 15. Tri-Center 16-4.

Class 2A — 1. Pleasant Valley 12-9; 2. North Scott 18-4; 3. Cedar Rapids Xavier 11-8; 4. Waverly-Shell Rock 20-3; 5. Ankeny 7-10; 6. Dallas Center-Grimes 14-6; 7.

Pella 12-6; 8. Lewis Central 13-6; 9. Grinnell 10-8; 10. Independence/East Buchanan 12-6; 11. Newton 13-4; 12.

Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 12-7; 13. Marion 10-5; 14. Winterset 12-5; 15. ADM 15-3.

Class 3A — 1. WDM Dowling Catholic 13-7; 2. LinnMar 18-1; 3. Waukee 17-4; 4.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy 166; 5. West Des Moines Valley 14-4; 6. Johnston 17-4; 7.

Dubuque Hempstead 18-3; 8. Bettendorf 17-3; 9. Iowa City West 16-4; 10. Ankeny Centennial 12-8.

(Source: Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.)

High school boys State rankings 2015 records Class 3A — 1. Johnston (7 first-place votes) 3-0; 2.

Iowa City High (2) 2-0; 3.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy 0-0; 4. Linn-Mar 1-1; 5. WDM Valley 1-0; 6. Ankeny Centennial 3-0; 7. Ankeny 2-1; 8.Iowa City West 2-1; 9.

Waukee 3-0; 10. Dubuque Hempstead 1-0; 11. WDM Dowling Catholic 2-1; 12.

Ames 2-0; 13. Sioux City West 0-0; 14. Bettendorf 1-1; 15. Cedar Rapids Prairie 2-0; 16. Pleasant Valley 0-2.

Receiving votes — Muscatine, Urbandale, Cedar Rapids Washington, Southeast Polk.

Class 2A — 1. Norwalk (10) 1-0; 2. Cedar Rapids Xavier 0-0; 3. Perry 0-0; 4. Waverly-Shell Rock 0-0; 5. Pella 1-0; 6. Central Clinton-DeWitt 2-0; 7.

Clear Creek-Amana 0-0; 8. Glenwood 0-0; 9. Sioux City Bishop Heelan 0-0; 10. Spencer 0-0; 11. Dallas Center-Grimes 1-0; 12.

Davenport Assumption 1-1; 13. ADM 0-0; 14. Dubuque Wahlert 0-0; 15. Webster City 0-0; 16. Marion 0-0.

Receiving votes — North Scott, Hudson, Storm Lake, Clear Lake, Harlan, Creston, Decorah.

Class 1A — 1. Iowa City Regina (5) 0-0; 2. Dyersville Beckman Catholic 0-0; 3.

West Liberty 0-0; 4. Clear Lake 0-0; 5. MOC-Floyd Valley 1-0; 6. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 0-0; 7. Danville 0-0; 8. Oakland Riverside 0-0; 9.

Columbus Community 0-0; 10. Wellman Mid-Prairie 0-0; 11. (tie) Albia 0-0 and Postville 0-0; 13. Solon 1-2; 14. Council Bluffs St. Albert 0-1; 15. Hawardan West Sioux 1-0; 16. Waterloo Columbus Catholic 0-0.

Receiving votes — West Central Valley.

(Source: Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association.)

City league Creston Park & Recreation Coed volleyball April 1 results — That Bar 2, Hit or Miss 1; Wintersetien 2, CyHawk 1; Frey Construction 2, Church of Christ 1; GRMC 2, GRMC 1; H&H 2, Diggers 1.

Standings — GRMC 8-1, That Bar 5-1, Frey Construction 7-2, Chruch of Christ 6-3, H&H 6-3, CyHawks 5-4, GRMC (7) 6-6, Winterstien Construction 5-7, Hit or Miss 2-10, Diggers 2-10, GRMC (5) 1-8.

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Lost & Found

Employment

FOUND - a friendly male Boxer Mix was found North of Afton last Thursday (2nd). He has no collar or microchip.

If you're missing a dog matching this description, or know who he may belong to, please contact Janel, of Dog Gone Rescue, at 641202-6289, or janel@doggonerescue.com.

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

Special Notices OAKLAND CEMETERY, Shannon City, Annual Saturday, Clean-up, April 11th, 2:00 p.m., Bring rakes, shovels, wagons and buckets

Business Services

HELP WANTED

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

GARDEN TILLING no job too small, got both tillers, yard mowing, and yard clean up, rock and dirt hauling, junk hauling, Ron & Dora's Handyman Service, call Ron 641-782-0521 or Dora 641-782-0520.

Daytime Kitchen Staff Apply in person

The Windrow RESTAURANT AND SPORTS BAR

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For Rent

For Rent New Today 2 BEDROOM APT IN CRESTON 62+ handicapped or disabled of any age. Rent based on income, Onsite laundry, 877-959-2534. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Equal Housing Opportunity. Handicap accessible www.tlpropertiesiowa.com

New Today 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH apartment in Corning, $750/mo., all utilities paid, 641-202-1630.

COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE in Corning, IA: Newly remodeled large commercial office space on the corner of main street in Corning, IA. Highly visible, great location, $350/month +utilities, deposit and references required. For more information, leave message or text 402677-7165 or www.greatspace4u.com

PART-TIME Employment

—Summer Day Camp Staff— • Must be 18 years old and enjoy working with children.

ALAN RITCHEY INC hiring Class A CDL OTR drivers to haul US Mail out of Des Moines, IA. Must have 1 yr exp with CDL. Pay is $19.24/hr.

Please apply online at www.alanritchey.com EOE M/W/Vet/Disability

Livestock

APARTMENTS FOR RENT: furnished, all utilities paid, Studio $450, 1-bedroom $550, washer/dryer on premises, in Afton, 641-344-5478.

ANGUS BULLS, 18 TO 20 month old registered bulls born fall 2013, result of the AI program and represent leading carcass sires, many were bred for use on heifers, EPDs available, good dispositions, all shots, semen tested and poured. Mike and Carol 641-782Brentnall, 2300.

NICE CLEAN 2 BEDROOM house, appliances, AC and garage included. No smoking, no pets. Deposit and required. references 641-782-2923.

NICE CLEAN 1 BEDROOM apartment, stove, refrigerator, a/c, washer/dryer and garage stall provided, no smoking, no pets, references and deposit 641-782required, 2923.

1 BEDROOM APARTMENT in Creston, all included, utilities $450/mo. +deposit, no pets, 515-401-6616.

STOP LOOKING - it’s all in the Want Ads.

Autos 2003 FORD TAURUS. High Mileage; selling as is; for more information contact Bob Beatty 641782-4720. Bid deadline April 15, 2015. Sealed bids will be considered at the Board of Directors mtg. April 20th. The Board reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids. Send sealed bids to Billie Jo Greene, Bd. Secy., Creston CSD 801 N. Elm Creston, IA 50801

CONVERT useful but no-longer-needed items into extra spending money with a lowcost Classified Ad. 641-782LARGE 2 BEDROOM 2141. furnished apartment in Creston, washer/dryer, stove, refrigerator, TEMPORARY $750/mo, all utilities inPROGRAM TECHNICIAN cluded, 641-344-5478.

STOREFRONT AT 311 WEST ADAMS STREET, STOP LOOKING - it’s all 150 ACRES CROPLAND Toilet room, $275/mo., for rent in the Maloy Tenant pays electric. in the Want Ads. 641-788-2536, Call R Realty 641-782area, VACUUM SWEEPER msg.

9408. repair and cleaning, 706 N. Walnut, 641-782We have Opportunities for 2385.

Employment

For Rent

• Approximately 25-30 hours; Monday - Friday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• Background check required

The Adair County USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Office located in Greenfield, Iowa, is accepting applications to fill a temporary Program Technician position. Individuals who possess strong clerical and computer skills are encouraged to apply.

To obtain an application form, interested persons should contact the Adair County FSA Office at (641) 343-7033 or stop by the office at 705 NE 6th Street, Greenfield.

Pick up an application at:

The deadline for filing an application is April 24, 2015.

Southern Prairie YMCA 1201 W. Townline St. • Creston

USDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Homestead Assisted Living and Memory Care is now hiring for

• Part-Time Dietary Aide • Full-Time Cook

Please apply online at www.midwest-health.com/careers For any questions please contact Gloria Rink at 641-782-3131 or grink@homesteadofcreston.com Homestead is a drug free workplace and an equal opportunity employer.

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

Sat. April 11- 10:00AM Mount Ayr, IA. Tools, Plumbing, Electrical Equipment for Doug & Sherri Hymbaugh. Auctioneers: Jim Smith, Curt Pierschbacher.

Sat. April 18- 10:00AM Creston, IA. Tools, Misc., Lawn Mowers, Modern Furniture & Household Goods, Antiques & Collectibles for Dorothy Peak Estate.

Auctioneers: Darwin West, Todd Crill.

Sun. April 19- 12:00PM Lenox, IA. Property, Vehicles, Household Furniture for Don Douglas Estate. Auctioneers: Jack Kretzinger, Dan Kretzinger, Tony Douglas.

Sat. April 25- 10:00AM Osceola, IA. Tools & Misc. Farm Items, Antiques & Collectibles, Tractors, Farm Equip., Misc.

Livestock Equip. for Katherine Byerly & the late Don Byerly. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Steve Bergren, Brandon Frey, Todd Crill, Zach Ballard.

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

CNA

Creston Nursing & Rehab Center is now hiring caring CNAs with strong work ethic to join our team.

We are proud to invest in you by providing nurse aide membership benefits (NAHCA), online training, LPN & RN tuition assistance, a generous anniversary bonus, & much more! Visit us on the web to learn more and apply.

Sign on Bonus $1000 Full-time $500 Part-time

Creston Nursing & Rehab Center 1001 Cottonwood 641-782-8511 bhodge@careinitiatives.org www.careinitiatives.org Not for Profit

EOE/AAP Disability & Vets

Join our Health Care Team Full Time RN - Med/Surg Under general supervision, performs professional nursing services utilizing the nursing process including, but not limited to: assessing needs, developing and implementing nursing care plans, evaluating patient response to treatment, documenting patient interactions in accordance with professional nursing standards and hospital policies, and providing direction for non-professional care givers.

Full Time - 36 hours per week Apply online at www.madisonhealth.com

Full Time Night Shift - 72 hours per pay period

300 W. Hutchings St., Winterset, 50273 We provide a competitive and comprehensive compensationIowa package including PTO, MCHCS is an equal opportunity employer IPERS and a free on-site fitness facility for employees and their spouses.

Apply online at www.madisonhealth.com

300 W. Hutchings St., Winterset, Iowa 50273 MCHCS is an equal opportunity employer

MCHCS RN Med/Surg HW 3x4.75 are excited about 4/7 The Shopper;We 4/8 Madisonian Whitney our growth

Ringgold County Hospital

and career opportunities.

We are looking for the following positions:

Certified Coder Medical Records • Full-Time

Registered Nurse

Visiting Physicians Clinic • Full-Time

Registered Nurse

Circulating and Scrub, Surgery • Full-Time

Patient Care Manager

Mount Ayr Medical Clinic • Full Time Deadline to receive applications is Friday, April 10, 2015

If interested, please apply to:

Mitzi Hymbaugh, Human Resources Ringgold County Hospital 504 N. Cleveland Street, Mount Ayr, Iowa 50854 Ph. 641-464-3226 or online at rchmtayr.org 504 N. Cleveland Street Mount Ayr, IA 50854 641-464-3226 • rchmtayr.org

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Miscellaneous For Sale

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LEATHER ZIP UP GARMENT bag for suits, $5.00; nice blue purse with ruffles, $5.00, Hello Kitty shower curtain with hooks, $2.00, 641782-6144.

TO OUR READERS Creston Publishing Company does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law.

We do not knowingly accept advertising that is fraudulent or has malicious intent.

While we attempt to screen advertising with potential of fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential problems.

We strongly encourage readers to exercise caution and common sense, particularly when dealing with unfamiliar companies.

MOVING SALE: Light brown sofa, good condition; piano, needs tuning; 9 Norman Rockwell calendars; 5 ft. desk; typewriter, Brothers Singer sewing machine, 641-782-3009.

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GREEN PLASTIC LITTER box with sifter basket, $10.00; 4-track book player/recorder, $25.00; 16 flat, shallow food storage containers with green lids, $8.00; 641-782-6144.

2 TIRES 215/70 R15 Cooper Weather Master, studded, like new, $50.00 each; 2 headlights for 99 Chevy van #332-1175 R&L/AS, like new, $50.00 each; delicious apple wood for smoking, large bag, $25.00, 641-344-0870.

Get things out from underfoot with Classifieds

641-782-2141 ext. 6441

Iowa Focus is seeking trustworthy, honest individuals to fill hours every other weekend as direct support providers in Creston.

For Sale 7050 AC DIESEL TRACTOR, cab, $4,000.

Dwight Wilkins, Murray, IA 641-447-2126.

QUITING BUSINESS, JD 245 L&G 60”; JD Z850A ZeroTurn 72”, Toro 5450 ZeroTurn 54”, leafblower, seeder, leaf bags, pushmower, etc., all in good condition, D&T Mowing, 641-7826034.

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

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

Starting Wage is $9.75, Training Included.

$250 SIGN-ON BONUS Opportunity for career development for creative person with strong leadership and motivational skills.

Responsibilities include: • Sales • Store Presentation • Customer Relations • Opening & Closing Duties

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Flour Loadout Technician $17.50

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Now Hiring: • Crew People • Closers We offer flexible hours, competitive pay, free uniforms, employee meal plan and much more!

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

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

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Green Valley Realty 1016 W. Montgomery • Creston

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Join our Health Care Team Full Time Clinic LPN/CMA Duties include, but are not limited to: placing patients in examination rooms, ascertaining pertinent medical history, obtaining vitals, preparing and prepping charts, collecting pertinent testing in advance, immunizations, assisting in scheduling, and assisting provider as needed. Additional duties include backing up other nursing staff, backing up lab and other duties as assigned.

Full Time - 36 hours per week

Duties include, but are not limited to: placing patients in examination rooms, ascertaining pertinent medical history, obtaining vitals, preparing and prepping charts, collecting pertinent testing in advance, immunizations, assisting in scheduling, and assisting provider as needed. Additional duties include backing up other nursing staff, backing up lab and other duties as assigned.

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PartApply Timeonline - 55athours per pay period www.madisonhealth.com We provide a competitive and comprehensive compensation package including PTO, 300 Hutchings Winterset, Iowa 50273 IPERS and a freeW. on-site fitness facilitySt., for employees and their spouses.

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FullApply Timeonline - 80athours per pay period www.madisonhealth.com We provide a competitive and comprehensive compensation package including PTO, 300 Hutchings Winterset, Iowa 50273 IPERS and a freeW. on-site fitness facilitySt., for employees and their spouses.

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300 W. Hutchings St., Winterset, Iowa 50273 MCHCS is an equal opportunity employer

MCHCS Full Time LPN/CMA HW 3x4.75 4/7 The Shopper; 4/8 Madisonian Whitney

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300 W. Hutchings St., Winterset, Iowa 50273 MCHCS is an equal opportunity employer

MCHCS Part Time Clinic LPN/CMA HW 3x4.75 4/7 The Shopper; 4/8 Madisonian Whitney

Now accepting Applications for Second Shift

Bulk Loadout Technician

1105 N. Division • Creston

Walk-in applications welcome

PRODUCTION TEAM MEMBER

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3 bedroom, 1-1/2 bath Only $63,500

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2-10 shift & 10-6 shift

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$18.50 for entry level, with experience negotiable

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Iowa Focus, 105 W Adams – Ste B, Creston, Iowa. EOE

CHS Inc., a Fortune 100 Company, has exciting career opportunities at our soybean facility in Creston, IA!

2 bedroom, Garage, Large lot Only $33,000

1-800-831-5740

Interested applicants may apply in person at

We would like to thank everyone who helped us with the sudden loss of Amy. We appreciate all the cards, memorials, phone calls, food and visits.

Thanks to Powers Funeral Home for all they have done for us.

Special thanks to our large extended family.

God Bless each and everyone of you!

Kevin & Tanner Webb Jim & Sandy Webb, and Deb Connie Welch Travis & Dyan Welch, Madisyn and Morgyn

608 E. Filmore • Afton

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

Schweser’s offers a competitive salary and benefit package.

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Over 44 Years in Business & Still Truckin’

Assistant Manager

ENHANCED WAGE PROGRESSION (Shift differential not included) START AT $13.65 $14.65 AFTER 1 YEAR $15.15 AFTER 18 MONTHS $16.20 AFTER 36 MONTHS

Christensen Farms Job Fair We are looking for individuals to work as Animal Care Workers in the Leon area.

When: Monday, April 13th 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Location: Clark County Development Corporation 115 East Washington Street Osceola, IA 50213 On-site interviews Full-time positions starting at $11.75/hour with increase to $12.80/hour after 180 days View our current openings and apply online at www.christensenfarms.com or call 1-800-889-8531

GREAT BENEFIT PACKAGE

Equal Opportunity Employer

COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN DENTAL AND VISION PLAN 401 (k) WITH COMPANY MATCHING PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE BONUSES EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE

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

Applications will be accepted from April 6 thru April 17, 2015

HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY Find the right people for the job, right here.

Osceola Foods, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Computer Repair

Siding & Windows

Ringgold County Roads Superintendent Opening

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

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

Applications may be picked up in the Ringgold County Auditor’s office or online at www.ringgoldcounty.us and returned by April 30th.

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

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

Ringgold County currently has a full time position for a Secondary Roads Superintendent.

Job Description/Requirements: • Plans, organizes and coordinates daily operations involved in construction, repair and maintenance of the county’s secondary roads, culverts and bridges. Schedules, assigns and supervises department personnel, equipment and materials.

• Education/Training: Must have a High School diploma or GED, management training.

• Work Experience: Consideration will be given to those with country road department or road or bridge construction experience.

• Required licenses, registrations and certifications: CDL Class “A”. If not certified, training will be provided for 10 Hour OSHA, First Aid/CPR and Blood borne Pathogens, Flagging, fire extinguisher use and operation.

• Required post-offer physical examination and drug testing.

• Residency requirement: live or ability to relocate to within Ringgold County.

• Much work is performed in the cab of a truck or tractor, or outside in what can be adverse weather conditions. The work environment can involve exposure to extreme temperatures, humidity, snow, wind, and ice conditions; dirt, dust and fumes; noise due to the operation of power tools and heavy equipment; and traffic hazards at road and bridge construction sites.

• Ability to lift up to 100 lbs.

Glass

Plumber SCHROEDER PLUMBING and ELECTRICAL. Central air repair/ new installations, new breaker boxes, lighting fixtures, softeners, water heaters. Specialize in manufactured and mobile homes.

Free estimates, licensed, insured, 641-202-1048. Accept Visa & Mastercard.

WESTMAN WINDOWS. Replacement windows tilt for easy cleaning and rebates bays, bows, sliders, etc.

Any custom size and shape, 30+ years in Creston. I sell, service and install, for no-pressure estimate call Charlie Westman 641-782-4590 or 641-344-5523.

BOWMAN SIDING & WINDOWS. All major brands of vinyl and steel siding, Heartland, Traco and Revere thermal replacement windows. Recipient of the Revere Premium Renovator Award. Seamless guttering and Leaf Relief gutter covers. 33 years of continuous reliable service in Southwest Iowa, free estimates, 641-3225160 or 1-800-245-0337.

Painting / Drywall CLEEK CUSTOM PAINTING. Owner Operated, Insured. Residential, Exterior/Interior, Drywall Repair/ Texture, Steel Buildings, Grain Bins, Deck Wash & Stain. 15 years in business. Residential / New Construction. Duane Cleek, Cell 515-480-3882.

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

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

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Creston News Advertiser Wednesday, April 8, 2015

High school artists invited to participate in Congressional art competition DES MOINES — Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District Art Competition is hosted each year by the United States House of Representatives to highlight the incredible talent of young artists across the nation.

Each congressional district selects a winner and they are invited to Washing- Young ton, D.C., to attend a reception honoring their work.

“I have a great appreciation for the arts, which began when I was in school,” said Congressman David Young. “This competition is a wonderful tradition that gives a talented high school student the opportunity to be recognized. We have some exceptional schools in southwest and central Iowa, so I fully expect this to be competitive process. Good luck to everyone that participates.”

In addition to having their work dis-

played for a year in the United States Capitol, the winner will receive two round-trip tickets to Washington, D.C., to attend the awards ceremony June 24. The winner may also be eligible to receive a $1,500 art college scholarship.

High school students from all 16 counties in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District are encouraged to participate.

The judges are comprised of citizens from each county; they will judge and grade the artwork. The deadline for submission of entries is April 17.

To view the contest rules and to submit an application, visit Congressman Young’s website at www.davidyoung. house.gov/services/art-competition.

Students should digitally submit their artwork to Laura Hartman. If you have any questions, contact Laura with Congressman Young’s Creston Constituent Services office at 641- 7822495 or Laura.Hartman@mail.house. gov.

The Congressional Art Competition

“I have a great appreciation for the arts, which began when I was in school. This competition is a wonderful tradition that gives a talented high school student the opportunity to be recognized.”

DES MOINES (AP) — A former Saturday Night Live cast member is running for Congress in Iowa, and he says it isn’t a laughing matter.

Gary Kroeger said he will run in the 2016 Democratic primary for Iowa’s 1st District. The 57-year-old Iowa native says he wants to focus on progressive policies, such as investing in education and protecting the environment.

“I’m a lion of liberalism.

I truly embrace these policies of civil rights, economic equity, economic prosperity and upward mobility,” Kroeger said Tuesday.

Kroeger appeared on Saturday Night Live from 1982 through 1985, and is perhaps best known for portraying Donny Osmond in a sketch with Julia Louis-Dreyfus. After a long entertainment career, he moved back to Iowa 12 years ago to raise his two sons. He now works for an advertising agency and lives in Waterloo.

Freshman Republican Rep. Rod Blum currently represents the district, which covers the northeastern part of the state.

Two other Democrats are already in the primary race: Cedar Rapids Councilwom-

R-Iowa

began in 1982 to provide an opportunity for members of Congress to encourage and recognize the artistic talents of their young constituents. Since then, more than 650,000 high school students have participated in the nationwide competition.

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an Monica Vernon and Cedar Rapids businessman Ravi Patel.

Kroeger said he hasn’t spoken about running for Congress with a fellow SNL alumnus, Minnesota Sen. Al Franken.

Kroger said his run for office is no joke, but he hopes to enjoy the process.

“Nothing is funny about it, per se. It’s very difficult,” Kroeger said. He later added: “I am a person who is nearly 58 years old who has spent his life having a good time. Everything has to have an element of fun.

There has to be a sense of joy.”

More than 13,000 southern Iowans make us a part of their lives each weekday!

Greater Regional Medical Center celebrates National Volunteer Week, April 12-18.

Greater Regional recognizes all volunteers who assist with the gift shop, golf tournament, scholarships, jewelry sales, bloodmobiles, Safe Sitter, health education, plant care, medical center tours, information services, SHIIP counseling and a wide variety of special projects. Greater Regional Medical Center and Volunteer Services would like to thank each volunteer for their service.

GRMC volunteers will be recognized formally at an event in their honor April 14.

For more information about Volunteer Services at Greater Regional Medical Center, call 641-782-3588.

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DES MOINES (AP) — Legislation that would exempt the sale of honeybees from sales and use taxes was approved overwhelmingly by an Iowa House committee Tuesday, though one lawmaker questioned the point of the bill.

The Ways and Means Committee voted 22-1 in support of the bill. It now heads to the full House.

The rate for both the sales tax and use tax is 6 percent, and only one must be paid.

Rep. Daniel Kelly, R-Newton, supported the bill when it went through a subcommittee, noting that populations of honeybees are decreasing around the country. He said it was important that Iowa address

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United Church of Christ Congregational Church, Creston is serving a dinner on

Sunday, April 19, 2015

from 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. in the Church Mayflower Fellowship Hall, 501 W. Montgomery St. PROCEEDS WILL GO TOWARDS MISSION AND OPERATIONAL WORK OF THE CHURCH.

Menu: Pulled Pork and Brisket from Up in Smoke BBQ, Afton; baked beans, salad, dessert and drinks Price: $10.00 per plate Community is invited!

Take-outs are welcome!

Contact owner Jordan Miller at 641-344-2669 or email: jordanmillerwelds@gmail.com

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this issue, and recommended the exemption as one solution.

“A sales tax elimination is a step forward,” he said.

“Perhaps we can get more honeybee hobbyists enthused about this activity and also help those who are already in the hobby to expand their purchases.”

But Rep. Jerry Kearns, D-Keokuk, questioned if an exemption was the solution and voted against the bill.

“I’m not a honeybee hater,” he said. “But it seems to me that taking the sales tax off the sales of honeybees is not going to help them at all.”

Kearns recommended that the state invest more money in a university that can properly investigate the insect’s dwindling populations.

The bipartisan Legislative Services Agency says if the bill becomes law, Iowa’s revenue would be reduced by less than $100,000 a year.

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Former SNL cast member running for Congress in Iowa

Iowa House committee approves tax exemption bill on honeybees

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H E A LT H Y L E G S M AT T E R . C O M

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Saturday, April 11, 2015 • 8:30 a.m.

Over $20,000.00 in Merchandise Left to Sell Exact Time Items

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Fredricksen Memorials Stine Seed, Bart Cline 4 Star Seed, Ralph Lents Cook Video & Appliance Service Techs Boyd Appliance Center Fudge Town Interiors & Gifts Boyd Appliance Center Titan Machinery Stalker Chevrolet Lake Shore Golf and Country Club Twin Oaks Signs Akin Building Center Hanson Fitness Corning Meat Processing Cook Video & Appliance The Carpet Store Creston Automotive Winterstien Construction and Boulder Designs Twin Oaks Signs Weaver Meats Afton Fitness Center Upper Crust Culinary Creations Greenfield Lumber Company Lincolns Lawn Care Warren Cultural Center Creston Automotive Adams Street Country Lodge Hi Crest Auto Rhine Body Shop

Grey Granite Monument Seed Corn Seed Corn Maytag Gemini Range double oven (black) BT45 gas powered drill Amana front load washer (white – matches dryer) Brown Marshfield couch Amana front load dryer (white – matches washer) 30 gallon bulk oil or hytran (your choice) $500 certificate New family membership Hawkeye or Cyclone sign 64 X 80 Marvin Integrity french patio door Memberships and personal training sessions $50 certificate for processing Whirlpool built in dishwasher (white) $250 certificate Premium oil change 30 X 24 custom boulder Cedar log sign ½ hog processing Memberships 1 frozen meal per month for 1 year 7½ hp garage door opener Red Sunset Maple tree and River Clump Birch 1 night stay in balcony bedroom suite Transmission Service 1 night stay at the lodge Snap on 4 wheel alignment $50 certificates

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Free VEIN SCREENING!

Appointments available April 29, 9 AM–2 PM

877.413.VEIN MADISON COUNTY HOSPITAL 300 Hutchings Street, Winterset | 877.413.VEIN By appointment only. No walk-ins please.

Valid at Madison County Hospital specialty clinic only.

We will record your bid and telephone number and sell to the

Visa/Mastercard highest bidder. After you have finished bidding on the items you are interested in, your should stop by Creston Radio to pay for Cash or the items and get your CERTIFICATES OF PURCHASE. Most Good Check merchandise is located in the consignors store.

To place your bid call 641-782-2155 or 641-782-8467 or #101 on Chat Mobility phone

For a complete listing of items, go to www.ksibradio.com

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