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OTTUMWA (MCT) — Since 2002, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources has collected more than 50,000 samples of captive and wild deer in Iowa in an effort to look for cases of chronic wasting disease. On April 9, they confirmed an infected wild deer had been found in the Hawkeye State for the first time.

The deer was reported as harvested in Allamakee County, in the very northeast tip of the state, during the first shotgun season in early December.

According to Kevin Baskins of the IDNR, it came from an area where there has been extensive testing done on wild deer. He said in 2002 there was a positive test found in Wisconsin, right across the Mississippi River from Allamakee County, and that’s what initially sparked interest in doing tests on wild deer in Iowa.

“Anytime you have one in a bordering state, it raises concern,” he said.

Although this was the first instance of a wild Iowa deer with CWD in ■ The DNR Iowa, the IDNR collected more has found infectthan 50,000 ed deer in captivity before. They samples of have discovered captive and wild nine infected deer in Iowa in an captive deer in Pottawattamie effort to look for County, one in cases of chronic Cerro Gordo wasting disease.

County and three in Davis County.

However, Baskins said, the deer found in both Cerro Gordo and Davis counties were from the same herd at a Cerro Gordo County breeding facility. He said the deer in Davis County were transported to a hunting preserve there without knowing they had been infected with CWD. Even though this was the first time a wild deer has been found with CWD in Iowa, the disease has been killing deer, moose and elk in other parts of the U.S. for quite some time.

The first positive diagnosis was in Colorado in 1967, and since then it has migrated across America by the transportation of captive deer and through natural causes in the wild.

“Although it is new to Iowa, it isn’t new to the U.S.,” Baskins said.

It is a neurological disease that is caused by an abnormal protein in the brain of elk, moose and deer. Essentially, CWD eats holes in the brain of the affected animal and causes disorientation, lethargy and emaciation until the animal dies.

Thankfully, humans are not believed to be able to contract CWD by eating venison, but eating the brain, eyeballs or spinal cord of deer, elk and moose is strongly discouraged. Hunters are also told to wear protective gloves while field dressing game just to be safe.

Anyone who spots a wild or captive deer displaying the symptoms of CWD (excessive thirst, salivation, urination and drooping head and ears) is strongly encouraged to contact IDNR. —————— ©2014 the Ottumwa Courier Distributed by MCT Information Services

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More than 15,000 volunteers helped Meals from the Heartland package 5,141,070 meals to help combat world hunger during their annual Hunger Fight August 28-31 at Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines.

Think globally, act locally

By SARAH BROWN

CNA staff reporter sbrown@crestonnews.com

Local businesses, organizations and individuals are paying it forward next week in a big way.

Southwestern Community College is hosting a “mobile hunger fight” to package meals 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

April 23 in the SWCC gymnasium. This event is to help families, both locally and around the world, combat hunger through a grass-roots program called “Meals from the Heartland.”

“Meals from the Heartland is an organization that packages food Kulow to not only be distributed in our region, but in the U.S., as well as other countries that have the need or are food insecure,” said Beth Kulow, dean of student services at Southwestern Community College.

Kulow said the volunteer driven effort benefits people

Event info Who: Anyone wanting to volunteer What: Packaging meals to combat hunger and help families locally and around the world.

When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

April 23 Where: SWCC gymnasium How can I help? Form a team of 8 to 10 members and/or call Beth Kulow at 641-782-1413.

who don’t know where their next meal is coming from.

Big impact Meals from the Heartland originated from a monthlong packaging event during Lent in 2007 in West Des Moines, where more than 1 million meals were packaged. By 2012, more than 3 million meals were packaged by volunteers and continues to climb.

Kulow said their goal this year is to package 60,000 meals.

“I was slightly nervous when we decided to do such a large event,” Kulow said.

“But, we are going to be really close to that. If we have a few more teams we will certainly meet that goal.”

According to Meals from the Heartland officials, in 2013, more than 22 semitruck loads of supplies were transported to Hy-Vee Hall in Des Moines.

Each meal bag packed by volunteers is enough food to serve six people. In seven days, more than 12,000 volunteers in Iowa packaged 18,500 corrugated boxes containing more than 4 million non-perishable meals.

Call to community “This is a community wide event,” Kulow said.

Kulow said Southwestern Community College staff, students and volunteers are joined by team of volunteers from Greater Regional Medical Center, Bunn-O-Matic, Crestmoor Golf Club, Edward Jones and local banks, churches and care centers from Union and Adair counties.

“We are still accepting Please see MEALS, Page 2

Cold crowd Winter feel: Soccer may be a spring sport, but these Creston soccer fans were bundled up for winter conditions at Panther Field Tuesday for Creston’s match against Underwood. Braving temperatures in the mid-40s and wind chill dipping into the 30s, the home fans saw the Panthers emerge victorious in the second overtime period, 4-3. For more on the match see page 8A. CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON

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Deaths Dannie Fain Creston

Dannie “Dan” Fain, 71, of Creston died April 11, 2014, at Greater Regional Hospice Home in Creston.

A cel- Fain ebration of Dannie’s life will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, April 19, at the United Methodist Church in Afton. The Rev. Jim Morris will officiate. Burial will be in Greenlawn Cemetery northeast of Afton. Visitation with family present will be 10 a.m. service time Saturday at the church. Memorials may be given to HCI Care Service for the Greater Regional Hospice Home in Creston. The Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Centerville is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be left at schmidtfamilyfuneralhome.com.

Dannie Fain, son of Mary Rosella (Foland) and Newell Fain, was born April 2, 1943, near Afton.

Dan graduated from the Afton High School in 1961.

After serving for a short time with the United States Army and being honorably discharged, he went on to attend Creston Junior College, Omaha Business School and then Iowa State University in Ames, graduating with a

bachelor’s degree in agricultural business.

While attending school in Omaha, Dan worked at Union Pacific Railroad.

After graduating from college in 1966, he began working for the Farmers Home Administration (FHA) in Ames. He was later transferred to Ankeny, then on to Toledo.

In 1974, Dan left the FHA, and devoted full-time to farming with his father and brother Willard in the Afton and Lorimor area.

In 1986, Dan was asked to return to FHA and work in the Osceola office until his retirement in 2008.

In 2009, Dan moved to Camp Verde, Ariz., where he lived until August 2013, when his health began to fail, at which time, he returned to Creston.

Dan is survived by his brother Willard (his wife Janice) Fain of Afton; sister Lana Easter of Lorimor; nieces, Jackie (husband Roger) Dohlman of Hampton, Juliann (husband Kent) Sinn of Creston, Robin (husband Jon) Schmidt of Centerville, Amy (husband Rod) Mead of New Hartford, Brooke (husband Drew) Dornack of Creston and MacKenzie (husband James) Harwood of Winter Park, Fla.; and several great-nieces and -nephews.

Dan was preceded in death by his parents and sister Joan Rae Fain on May 18, 1942.

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teams,” Kulow said. “We will always make room.”

To help, Kulow invites businesses, community groups, organizations and families to form their own volunteer team of 8 to 10 members to help package meals for an hour or two.

During this time, an average of 2,000 meals per hour will be packaged.

In order to fund this event, teams are encouraged to seek donations to pay for

the meals they will be packaging. The cost per hour to package 2,000 meals is approximately $400.

Kulow said individuals wanting to help, but that don’t necessarily have a team are welcome to participate.

“We will find a place for them that is helpful,” Kulow said.

To register your team for Meals from the Heartland, contact Kulow at (641) 7821413 or kulow@swcciowa. edu.

Mississippi River may reach flood stage (MCT) — Heavy rain across Iowa Sunday is driving water levels higher in many streams and rivers.

For the most part, quick rises will be followed by justas-quick descents.

But the Mississippi River is expected to reach its 15foot flood stage at Burlington late this week and continue its ascent into next week.

Some of the heavier rainfall included 2.68 inches at Ames, 2.67 inches at Knoxville, 2.31 inches at Dubuque and 2.14 inches at Oskaloosa. Burlington received 0.94 inches, according to the National Weather Service.

The Des Moines River

will rise about 4 feet at Keosauqua, cresting near 14 feet, but nowhere near its 22-foot flood stage.

The Mississippi River at Keokuk is expected to reach 8 feet tonight on its way to 12.6 feet Saturday.

Flood stage there is 16 feet.

While 15 feet is considered flood stage at Burlington, water does not affect the Port of Burlington parking lot until it hits 17 feet. Earth Day Cleanup activities planned Saturday at the port should not be affected.

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Suspicious backpacks left near site of Boston Marathon finish (MCT) — Not a perfect finish for the anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings.

On Tuesday evening, Boston police evacuated Boylston Street near the marathon’s usual finish line and took an unidentified man into custody after two suspicious backpacks were left lying on the street.

Shortly before the evacuation, local media posted video of a barefoot male wearing a black veil and a floppy black hat marching toward the marathon’s finish line carrying a large,

“Boston strong” is the slogan popularized after last year’s April 15 bombings at the marathon, which killed three people and wounded at least 260 heavy-looking backpack while shouting, “Boston strong! Boston strong!”

“Boston strong” is, of course, the slogan popularized after last year’s April 15 bombings at the marathon, which killed three people and wounded at least 260; the two bombs used in that attack were pressure cook-

ers concealed in backpacks.

Earlier Tuesday, the finish line had been packed with mourners marking the anniversary of the attack.

But as of Tuesday evening, police had cleared the site to examine the backpacks.

The bomb squad was on

Supreme Court to consider challenge to law barring campaign falsehoods The justices will hear an antiabortion group’s free-speech challenge to an Ohio law that was invoked in 2010 by then-Rep. Steve Driehaus ■

WASHINGTON (MCT) — The Supreme Court next week will consider for the first time whether states may enforce laws that make it a crime to knowingly publish false statements about political candidates.

The justices will hear an anti-abortion group’s freespeech challenge to an Ohio law that was invoked in 2010 by then-Rep. Steve Driehaus, a Democrat. He had voted for President Barack Obama’s health care law and was facing a tough race for re-election.

The anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony List launched a campaign to unseat Driehaus, preparing to run billboard ads saying, “Shame on Steve Driehaus! Driehaus voted for taxpayer-funded abortion.”

The statement was false, Driehaus said, since under the law no federal funds can be spent to pay for abortions. He threatened to sue the billboard company, which decided against running the ad.

Then he complained to the Ohio Elections Commission, which found “probable cause” that the statement was false.

Before a hearing could be convened before the full commission, Driehaus lost his re-election bid and withdrew his complaint.

But the anti-abortion group pressed ahead and is urging the Supreme Court

to clear the way for a constitutional attack on the Ohio law as well as similar measures in 15 other states.

The justices are not expected to rule on the First Amendment issue at this time. Instead, justices are being asked to decide whether these laws can be challenged as unconstitutional even if no one is successfully prosecuted.

The case has prompted a lively debate over whether the law can separate truth from lies in election campaigns.

Washington attorney Michael Carvin, representing the anti-abortion group, said the First Amendment protects broad free speech during political campaigns and frowns on interference from the government. He calls the Ohio measure a “speech suppressive” law that “inserts state bureaucrats and judges into political debates and charges them with separating truth from oft-alleged ‘lies.’ ” He said the state commission receives several dozen complaints each year and warned that the law gives government bureaucrats the power to sway a close race simply by saying a complaint has merit.

The Ohio law says violators can be prosecuted and punished by up to six months in jail and a $5,000 fine. But Carvin and other election-law experts say they are not aware of any successful prosecutions.

He told the court that 15 other states have similar laws. They are Alaska, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Tennessee, Utah, Wisconsin and West Virginia.

He said these laws were

“almost certainly unconstitutional.” Two years ago, the high court threw out the conviction of a Southern California man, Xavier Alvarez, who falsely claimed to have been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. In a 6-3 ruling, the court said the prosecution violated the First Amendment, a decision that was largely overlooked because it was handed down on the same day Obama’s health care law was upheld.

Health care law experts say the debate over the Affordable Care Act has been hampered by many false and misleading claims, including the contention that it will fund abortions.

“That is not a true statement,” said Timothy Jost, a law professor at the Washington and Lee University in Virginia. “I hope the Supreme Court will not say that free speech protects your right to lie.

At some point, you should not able to consciously lie about your opponent.”

Since 1976, the Hyde Amendment has prohibited using federal funds to pay for abortions, except in cases of rape, incest or when the mother’s life is in danger.

Last week, the Susan B. Anthony List said it was launching a new billboard campaign to attack three Democratic senators “who voted for abortionfunding Obamacare.” The billboards will target Sens.

Kay Hagan of North Carolina, Mary L. Landrieu of Louisiana and Mark Pryor of Arkansas, each of whom faces a tough re-election this year.

Marjorie Dannenfelser, the group’s president, said its members “have fought to tell the truth about the abortion-funding problems in Obamacare.” She said

“millions of women will gain elective abortion coverage under Obamacare through the Medicaid expansion and new federal premium subsidies.”

In states such as California, women who are added to the Medicaid rolls may receive coverage for abortion that is paid for with state funds. Women who purchase subsidized private health insurance may receive coverage for abortion, but they must pay for it separately.

Alina Salganicoff, director of women’s health policy for the Kaiser Foundation, said although more women may have access to abortion coverage, it is not paid for with federal money. “It may be a complicated accounting system, but there is no federal subsidy for abortion services,” she said. “The law is very clear on this.”

The high court will hear arguments Tuesday in Susan B. Anthony List vs.

Driehaus and will decide by late June whether the free-speech claim can proceed.

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After investigating, Boston police decided to safely blow up the bags “for precautionary reasons,” according to a statement made on the police’s Twitter account.

It was not immediately clear whether the bags contained any explosives.

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

Driving tests on Wednesday mornings by appointment.

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

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

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

Wednesday

TOPS 116, 9:30 a.m., United Church of Christ (Congregational), 501 W. Montgomery St. J.C. Penney former employees coffee, 9 a.m., The Windrow.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) brown baggers 12x12 study, noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. No smoking.

Friends Helping Friends

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

Thursday

Super 8 Club, 1 p.m., Regency Park.

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

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

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

Friday

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 107 W. Howard St. Southern Prairie YMCA 55 Plus, CW Club, noon, congregate meal site, restored Creston Depot.

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.

Union Squares, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Afton Joy Building. Caller Jim Logan.

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

Saturday

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

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to noon, 107 W. Howard St. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), 7:30 p.m. open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

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Miscellaneous Incomplete 911 call, 6:59 a.m., Tuesday, South Sumner Avenue.

Traffic stop, 8:16 a.m., Tuesday, North Sumner Avenue.

Vandalism, 9:34 a.m., Tuesday, North Oak Street.

Talk to officer, 10:19 a.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Accident, 10:29 a.m., Tuesday, West Townline Street.

Talk to officer, 12:19 p.m., Tuesday, North Oak Street.

Civil dispute, 3:14 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Suspicious person, 4:57 p.m., Tuesday, South Sumner Avenue.

Civil dispute, 5:19 p.m., Tuesday, North Birch Street.

Accident, 6:36 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Civil dispute, 6:48 p.m., Tuesday, North Sycamore Street.

Information, 7:04 p.m., Tuesday, Spillway Road.

Traffic stop, 9:51 p.m., Tuesday, West Adams Street.

Information, 10:16 p.m., Tuesday, South Elm Street.

Suspicious person, 4:10 a.m., today, West Montgomery Street.

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Creston continues to be growing, vibrant community I was at the groundbreaking for the Care Initiatives new 10-bed wing at Creston Nursing and Rehab last Tuesday.

This is another fine addition, and I am delighted that businesses are investing in Creston. A member of their management team came up to me and informed me we had a fine community. He noticed a lot of good things in Creston and wanted to let me know he was impressed with the community as a whole.

We, as residents, don’t always appreciate that we live in a growing vibrant community with many good things happening. So, what is good about Creston? For starters, how about our parks.

The Parks and Recreation Board is dedicated to making the Creston

Creston Mayor Warren Woods

Parks showplaces for all of southwest Iowa. The staff they have is working to bring that about.

Graceland Cemetery is a beautiful resting place for our loved ones.

The Union County Historical Village, I believe, is second to none other in our area.

The Library Board is working to bring our library up to modern day standards with the move to expanded facilities – this is an important step in keeping good things happening in Creston.

The city has taken steps in the past six years to eliminate some of the blighted houses that were around town. Chances are that an empty lot that you see was the result of a derelict house being acquired by the city through the court system and torn down. This is not an inexpensive proposition.

One hundred thousand dollars has been budgeted annually for this improvement project.

Habitat for Humanity has built new homes on several of these lots. There is one currently being finished at Montgomery and Sycamore, and another one being planned on North Birch.

In addition to these homes, Union County Development Association is involved in a project

to improve the Elm Street corridor into Uptown Creston from the south.

One house has been built and sold. The second one is nearly finished and plans are for more to be built. When the Cottonwood subdivision is up and running, it will be another very positive impact on the Creston community.

Granted, some of our streets are in need of repair and there is a very simple solution to this. The state legislature needs to pass a fuel tax increase bill. Without increased fuel tax revenue, the Road Use Tax Fund — which funds much of our street work — will not increase.

The only way then to improve the streets is through increased property taxes. I understand this

increase is dead for this year, but hopefully next year the legislature will do something.

I wanted to keep this positive because there are so many positive things in Creston — Creston Community Schools, Greater Regional Medical Center, all of the associated health care facilities, our quality churches and other things that are too numerous to mention.

I know I have missed many positives here, so help me out – send your positives to me via email to mayor@crestoniowa.gov, or on my Facebook page Mayor Warren Woods.

One other accolade is for all of you Crestonians who serve as volunteers wherever it may be.

A valuable lesson of perspective from Princess Lacey The miles of trials we face some weeks are more of an uphill battle than others.

Since Thursday I have stressed over trying to write accurate stories and layout an attractive front page design. I was also preoccupied with trying to catch an elusive mouse that was reeking havoc in my apartment and figuring out a better budget to rebuild my depleted bank accounts.

I let my emotions get the best of me and by Monday night, I was exhausted, upset and hadn’t completed much of my work because I allowed myself to focus on all my problems instead of attacking them individually.

As I stared at my ceiling trying to urge my body to go to sleep, my mind drifted back to a news story I read earlier in the week about a little girl named Lacey Holsworth.

Lacey was an 8-year-old battling neuroblastoma, a fetal-nerve cell cancer. She wore a long, blonde wig and was a huge Michigan State Spartan basketball fan.

She built a friendship with MSU’s star forward Adreian Payne. She called him Superman and he referred to her as Princess Lacey.

Lacey and Payne’s friendship became a source of motivation for the Spartans as they made their run in the March Madness Tournament and Lacey’s situation gained national attention and support.

She joined the team in cutting down the nets to celebrate their Big 10 Conference Tournament championship and traveled to the collegiate slam dunk contest in Dallas to support Payne April 3.

That following Tuesday, April 8, Lacey lost her battle with cancer.

Social media exploded with

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prayers sent to Lacey’s family, Payne and the MSU basketball team that gave the little princess something to smile about during her final days.

I obviously didn’t know Lacey personally, but I was inspired by her story as I watched MSU in the tournament and I was also heartbroken when I learned of her passing.

I don’t know why her story came to mind as I laid awake stressing about work and money, but the result was a pretty strong paradigm shift.

It is not wrong to want to do your best, but it isn’t worth stressing so much it affects relationships and personal well-being.

“Princess Lacey has taught us all an incredible lesson about love, strength and toughness. We can all learn from her on how to handle adversity with class and dignity,” MSU basketball head coach Tom Izzo said in a statement April 9.

Thank you Lacey for sharing your brave smile with the world and reminding us to find something to enjoy every day no matter what life is challenging us with at the time.

“Don’t look back and grieve over the past, for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has yet to come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering.” Ida Scott Taylor

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Art Council seeks location for art center From Brian Zachary

Secretary for Creston:Arts

Creston:Arts is an art council for the Creston area. We operate Creston’s only public art gallery and provide art programming for children and adults in this community. We have a kids’ art camp and several adult and family workshops planned for this summer.

Our art camp will be held during the last three weeks of June (9th-

27th) at the Creston High School art room. That being said, we still do not have a location for our art center. Primarily, we need a place to store materials for our various art activities, but we would also like a place where we can hold workshops.

Ideally the space would be Uptown (but could really be anywhere), have an exterior door, electricity, sink and bathroom. We are a 501c3 non-profit, and there-

fore anyone that donates space to us can receive a tax write-off for the amount of the uncharged rent.

This donation of rent would also count as an in-kind match for any grants that we would write for equipment. A double give! Do you have an empty space and want to encourage the arts in Creston?

Please call us at 641-247-1663 to discuss the possibilities. Thank you.

Public hearing hog confinement April 14, 2014 From Karon Finn Creston

Silence is consent. Martin Luther King Jr. is quoted as saying: “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”

Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO’s) are things that matter to the neighbors who live near them.

As consolidation has risen, the contribution of the hog sector to overall economic activity in Iowa has declined. Counties with more hog sales and larger farms tend to have lower total incomes, slower income growth, fewer Main Street businesses and less retail activity.

The addition of new hog confinements reduce the property values of neighboring homes. A 2003 Iowa State University study found that a new large livestock operation could reduce nearby and downwind property values by about 10 percent.

Iowa’s agriculture property tax base formula does not permit

county revenues to benefit from more CAFO’s even though there is more stress on county infrastructure like roads and bridges. Counties do not receive more revenue from more and more confinements being built in the county.

A West Virginia quote is “Almost Heaven.” An Iowa quote is “Is this Heaven. No, it’s Iowa.”

West Virginia has opened its arms to coal and chemical factories with little regulation and inspections.

Iowa has opened its arms to agriculture corporations with little regulation and inspections.

Neither state has protected its people from the pollution of their water, air and soil. West Virginia suffered a terrible water problem and its citizens are still worried about the water supply safety.

Bill Stowe, Des Moines waterworks manager, has warned Iowa time and time again about the safety of our water.

When Gov. Terry Branstad’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reached an agreement with the Environmental Protec-

tion Agency they (the DNR) acknowledged that the expansion of hog confinements was the largest threat to the state’s water quality.

The Union County Supervisors are an autonomous group. You are a free, independent, self-governing entity answerable only to the voters of the county. No matter the score on the Matrix, you can vote no on the expansion of the hog operations.

You can vote no and protect the public health of the citizens of Union County. You can vote no and send a message that in Union County we protect our air, water and soil. You can vote no and receive the same revenue for county roads and bridges.

Hope is a thing of extraordinary power. Don’t take hope away from neighbors of CAFO’s. The governor has crushed their hopes. The Iowa Legislature has suppressed their hopes. The DNR has destroyed their hopes. You, the supervisors, are their last defense.

Do the right thing. Make yourself proud!

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Farmers engaged in Iowa Water Quality Initiative Many Iowa farm fields are turning green earlier than normal this spring as a rapidly growing number of farmers are using cover crops to help better protect the soil and water they depend on to make their living.

Farmers are always looking for new and better ways to raise crops and livestock, and cover crops is a promising tool starting to catch on as way to prevent erosion, improve soil health and limit nutrient loss.

The Iowa nutrient reduction strategy was finalized last spring and thanks to the strong support from Gov. Branstad and the Iowa Legislature, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship received $22.4 million in funding to support water quality and conservation work across the state.

The Department has worked with farmers for decades to help them install practices designed to prevent erosion and keep our precious soils in place.

These additional funds have helped jumpstart our efforts focused on water quality.

We have had a dual focus of encouraging broad adoption through statewide cost

share assistance as well as more intensive work in targeted watersheds.

We have been extremely pleased by the enthusiastic response from Iowa farmers who are interested in learning more about these practices and starting to use them on their farm.

Last fall, in just two weeks, over 1,000 farmers signed up for cost share funding to help implement new nutrient reduction practices on their farm. $2.8 million was available to help farmers try a water quality practice for the first time with Iowa farmers providing at least another $2.8 million.

Also, eight watershed demonstration projects were selected and are starting to work within the large priority watersheds identified by the Iowa Water Resources Coordinating Council. These projects will receive $4.1 million in funding through the Iowa water quality initiative over the next three years. In addition to the state funds, the eight projects will provide over $8 million in matching funds to support water quality improvement efforts.

We have received eight applications for the next round of funding for water-

shed demonstration projects and will announce the recipients this spring so they will be able to work with farmers yet this growing season.

This winter and spring hundreds of farmers attended dozens of information sessions to discuss cover crops and other practices that help protect water quality. During the Iowa Power Farming Show in January, 44 workshops focused on cover crops were attended by more than 1,000 farmers.

Nearly half of those farmers had never used cover crops before but were investing their time to learn more.

This important work is making a difference.

The Cedar Rapids Gazette last month reported “Recent analyses show declining trend lines for nitrates in both the Raccoon and Iowa rivers, and a third analysis shows declines in both nitrates and phosphorus in the Upper Iowa River.”

We still have a long way to go and a lot of work is still to be done. But we are on the right path. Iowa is a national leader in agriculture and is also leading the way in using voluntary, sciencebased practices to improve water quality.

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Adair County Health System (ACHS) announces Jessica Kennedy, DO, will begin her family practice at Kennedy the Adair County Medical Clinics.

Kennedy will begin seeing patients in mid-August 2014.

She will also be providing emergency room and inpatient services for Adair

County Memorial Hospital.

Kennedy is from Ledyard, Iowa — a small farming community of less than 200 people. She attended Buena Visa University where she played volleyball and basketball. She received her medical education from Des Moines University.

Currently Kennedy is finishing her residency training from Mercy Family Medicine Residency Program. She currently resides in Waukee with her husband and son, soon to welcome a daughter

to their family.

Kennedy has a special interest in sports medicine, pediatrics and women’s health and pregnancy care.

“I am very excited to begin my career in Adair County,” Kennedy said. “I am looking forward to returning to a small community and have truly enjoyed the time I have spent in Adair County. The people, hospital and clinics are wonderful and I can’t wait to be part of the ACHS team.”

Sign-up begins for USDA disaster assistance programs WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that starting Tuesday eligible farmers and ranchers can sign up for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) disaster assistance programs restored by passage of the 2014 Farm Bill.

“We implemented these programs in record time and kept our commitment to begin sign-up today,” Vilsack said. “To ensure enrollment goes as smoothly as possible, dedicated staff in over 2,000 Farm Service Agency offices across the country are doing everything necessary to help producers that have suffered through two and a half difficult years with no assistance because these programs were awaiting Congressional action.”

Depending on the size and type of farm or ranch operation, eligible producers can enroll in one of four programs administered by the Farm Service Agency.

The Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) will provide payments to eligible producers for livestock deaths and grazing losses that have occurred since the expiration of the livestock disaster assistance programs in 2011, and including calendar years 2012, 2013 and 2014.

The Emergency Assistance for Livestock, honey-

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Enrollment also begins today for the Tree Assistance Program (TAP), which provides financial assistance to qualifying orchardists and nursery tree growers to replant or rehabilitate trees, bushes and vines damaged by natural disasters.

Producers signing up for these programs are encouraged to contact their local FSA office for information on the types of records needed and to schedule an appointment. Taking these steps in advance will help producers ensure their application moves through the process as quickly as possible.

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A game plan for Easter eggs Dear Readers: If you plan on hiding eggs this EASTER, here are some things to think about: • Do you want to use real eggs that you dye, or plastic ones?

• If using plastic eggs, have each child pick a specific color that he or she should look for.

Fill them with candy, a little note or a coupon for a special outing.

• Keep real eggs refrigerated, because the safe time is only about two hours to hide and find all eggs at room temperature. (If they are NOT going to be eaten, longer is OK.) • Keep a count of the number of eggs you hide so you can count those collected and be sure you found them all.

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Horoscope Thursday, April 17, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is a wonderful, feel-good day! If you doubt it, just try on a smile right now. That smile will remind you how you really feel deep inside. (Seriously.)

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Relations with others, especially in groups, are so warm and cozy, a friend could become a lover. In particular, you will enjoy hanging out with artistic, creative types.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Some of you might develop a crush on your boss today or someone in a position of authority. Most of you will be asked for your advice about creative matters. People want to know your take on design, layout, furniture arrangement or something like that.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Travel for pleasure will delight you today. In either case, visit beautiful places, because your appreciation of beauty is heightened. See parks, museums, art galleries and such.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Gifts, goodies and favors from others might come your way today. Keep smiling and keep your pockets open.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept.

22) Relations with others are smooth and happy today.

People feel warmhearted and generous to each other.

Someone from another culture might take a shine to you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You shine at work today. You might get a raise or praise.

Co-workers will be pleased with you, as will everyone else. Work-related travel also is likely.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) This is a fabulous day to party, enjoy a vacation, watch sports events or delight in playful activities with children. New love could blossom. Accept all invitations for fun and pleasure.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Entertain at home today if you can. Invite everyone over for good food and drink. You will enjoy redecorating or tweaking your digs.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Those who write, teach, market, sell or act can make money from their words today.

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his year, make your Easter ham effortless by ditching the oven and using your slow cooker instead. While most people think about slow cooking for staples like chili and stew, it’s also perfect for center-of-the-plate feasts — like an Easter ham.

Using the slow cooker, you can minimize both prep time and cleanup time, leaving plenty of room in the day for church, hunting eggs and enjoying time with your loved ones.

Ham is a tradition for many families this time of year, and because it pairs well with a multitude of ingredients, you can create a unique dish every time.

For a fresh spin on the classic ham, try this Sweet Southern Slow-Cooker Ham recipe from the National Pork Board. Apple cider and bourbon (or vanilla extract, if you prefer) combine to create a rich flavor complemented by the sweetness of brown sugar.

Round out your Easter menu by pairing your ham with classic sides such as oven-roasted carrots, asparagus wrapped in bacon and mashed sweet potatoes.

You can also use leftover ham for flavor-packed recipes like Ham, Apple and Cheddar Crepes, which are ideal for a familystyle brunch.

To get inspired by more ham and Easter meal ideas, visit PorkBeinspired.com or Facebook.com/PorkBeinspired.

Sweet Southern Slow-Cooker Ham Yield: 12 servings Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 4 to 8 hours 1 bone-in fully cooked ham, about 5 1/2 pounds 1 cup apple cider 1/2 cup dark brown sugar 1/3 cup Kentucky bourbon 1/4 cup honey 1/4 cup Dijon mustard 4 fresh thyme sprigs Place ham in large slow cooker. Whisk cider with brown sugar, bourbon, honey and mustard. Slowly pour over ham. Scatter thyme sprigs into slow cooker. Cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 8 hours, or until very tender. Remove ham to rest on cutting board. Pass remaining cooking liquid through fine mesh sieve into saucepan. Simmer for 10 minutes or until slightly reduced. Carve ham into serving pieces. Brush ham pieces with cooking liquid before arranging on platter. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Note: For a non-alcoholic alternative, replace the bourbon with 1/4 cup water and 1 tablespoon vanilla extract.

Cooking Tip: Use leftover ham to make Ham, Apple and Cheddar Crepes.

Ham, Apple and Cheddar Crepes Yield: 6 servings Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 30 minutes 3 cups ham, shredded and warmed 1 3/4 cups 2% milk 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted 4 large eggs 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 Granny Smith apple, halved, cored and thinly sliced Cheese Sauce 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour 1 cup 2% milk 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 cup white cheddar cheese, shredded 2 tablespoons fresh chives, finely chopped Pour milk, butter, eggs and salt in blender. Mix until well combined. Add flour. Mix for 15 to 20 seconds or until smooth.

Let stand for 10 minutes.

Heat an 8-inch crepe pan or nonstick skillet over medium heat. Coat well with nonstick cooking spray. Pour 1/4 cup batter into pan, swirl to fully cover bottom of pan. Cook for 1 minute or until crepe begins to curl around edges. Carefully flip and cook for an additional 30 seconds or until set. Transfer to plate.

Repeat with additional cooking spray and remaining batter.

Layer cooked crepes between pieces of wax paper to prevent sticking.

Lay a crepe on clean work surface. Arrange few slices of apple on quarter of crepe; top with shredded ham. Fold crepe in half to cover filling and fold in half again to create triangular shape. Repeat with remaining crepes, apple and ham. Place on parchment-lined baking sheet and hold in warm oven until ready to serve, or up to 30 minutes.

For cheese sauce, melt butter in saucepan set over medium heat. Stir in flour until well coated. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes or until pale and smooth. Whisk in milk, a splash at a time, until smooth; stir in mustard, salt and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes or until thick enough to coat back of spoon. Remove from heat. Whisk in cheese, a small handful at a time, until melted and smooth.

Place filled crepes on each plate. Spoon cheese sauce over each crepe and sprinkle with chives.

Serving Suggestion: All the elements of the recipe can be prepared a day in advance and gently warmed before assembling.

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Panthers edge No. 14 Underwood in OT, 4-3 Irr’s second goal breaks deadlock with 3:28 left

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

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Martin hired BERKELEY, Calif.

— A more relaxed fan base, milder weather and a chance to coach at the top-rated public university in the country added up to Cuonzo Martin making the decision to leave Tennessee for California.

Cal hired Martin as the 16th men’s basketball coach in school history Tuesday, a decision that stunned Volunteers administrators and players after he had reaffirmed his commitment to Tennessee just two weeks ago. Martin said it was a difficult move but the opportunity at Cal was too much to pass up.

Martin replaces Mike Montgomery, who retired last month after six seasons in Berkeley.

Martin went 63-41 in three seasons at Tennessee, including a 24-13 mark and an appearance in the regional semifinals of the NCAA tournament this season. He also was previously the coach at Missouri State.

Tributes BOSTON — Survivors, first responders and relatives of those killed in the Boston Marathon bombing marked the anniversary Tuesday with tributes that combined sorrow over the loss of innocent victims with pride over the city’s resilience in the face of a terror attack.

“This day will always be hard, but this place will always be strong,” former Mayor Thomas Menino told an invitation-only audience of about 2,500 people at the Hynes Convention Center, not far from the finish line, where two pressure cooker bombs hidden in backpacks killed three people and injured more than 260 others a year ago.

Vice President Joe Biden, who attended the ceremony, said the courage shown by survivors and those who lost loved ones is an inspiration for other Americans dealing with loss and tragedy.

“You have become the face of America’s resolve,” he said.

Biden also praised the 36,000 runners who plan to run the marathon next week, saying they will send a message to terrorists.

“America will never, ever, ever stand down,” he said, to loud applause. He added, “We own the finish line.”

The Creston boys turned the tables on Class 1A 14thranked Underwood Tuesday night at a chilly Panther Field.

It just took awhile.

Ben Irr’s 25-yard shot to the net off a corner kick by Levi Eblen broke a 3-3 tie with just 3:28 left in the second overtime period to hand the Eagles their first loss in four matches this season.

A year ago the teams also went overtime, with Underwood prevailing, 3-2.

“It was a great game for us,” said Creston coach Jesus Rodriguez. “They are a very good team and they’re not going to lose many matches.”

Irr scored two of the Panthers’ four goals. Earlier, the freshman blasted a 35-yarder to give Creston a 3-2 lead with 11:51 left in regulation.

But the Panthers were unable to hold that lead to the finish, as Preston Jager headed in the tying goal off a corner kick with 3:34 left.

The teams were scoreless for the first 10-minute session when the Panthers had the wind advantage. It appeared to be heading toward a PK shootout as the second period was scoreless, too, until that scramble out front off of Eblen’s corner kick.

“It’s one of our set pieces,” Rodriguez said. “It’s our second option. If they’re double-teaming Pals and Pettit, he sends it to the bunch instead of those two.

I have Ben back just for what happened. The ball came out, and he can shoot it from there.”

A left-footed kicker by preference, Irr faked to set up a shot by his left before switching to his right and firing it past the keeper to end the match after more than 96 minutes of play on a cool night with a brisk wind and temperatures falling into the 40s at dusk.

Early lead Gavin Leith punched in a goal from the left side barely five minutes into the match to give the Pan- Leith thers an early advantage. Eblen’s hard free kick resulted in an assist for a goal by Conner Pals with 21:35 left in the first half.

Pals had a teamhigh nine shots, including five on goal.

Rodriguez drew Pals a yellow card for voicing displeasure at how a foul call and penalty kick was executed that resulted in Wyatt Rasmussen drawing the Eagles to within one with 14:28 left in the first half.

“The lineman mentioned both teams got inside the box before the ball was

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON

Creston’s Conner Pals (7) is congratulated by teammates Ben Irr (5) and Trevor Frain after knocking in a goal in the first half to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead over Class 1A 14th-ranked Underwood here Tuesday. Irr had two goals and Frain made his season debut as the Panthers prevailed in the second overtime period, 4-3.

kicked,” Rodriguez said, “so you have to redo it (penalty kick). But he (linesman) just walked around and finally called back the ref after the ball was in play again. I said you have to raise your flag or let the referee know right away when that happens.

“Then, our guy, Jim Hyde, who lines the field has it regulation all the way around the way it is supposed to be, except the width of the field,” Rodriguez continued.

“But he made the penalty kick by his steps, instead of the lines, and it was a yard and a half shorter. That makes a huge difference to my keeper, Alex Nielsen, in trying to stop the kick.”

Underwood was able to

“He can help us,” Rodriguez said. “As the game progressed, he was getting better and better. Defensively, he doesn’t get beat, and he can settle and pass the ball to our playmakers.”

Another tough opponent visits Creston Thursday.

Denison-Schleswig, which has received votes in the Class 2A state ratings, returns several all-conference players and takes on the Panthers at the elementary school field Thursday after the 4:30 p.m. girls contest.

The Panther Relays boys track meet is taking place Thursday at Panther Field.

Please see SOCCER, page 10A

Panthers, Raiders make strides in Drake Relays qualifying

By SCOTT VICKER

CNA sports editor • svicker@crestonnews.com

CHARITON — The Creston and Mount Ayr boys track teams both took big strides toward qualifying events to next weekend’s Drake Relays here on Tuesday at the Charger Relays, but there still might be work left to do.

Mount Ayr, which was bumped up into the largeschool class for competition purposes, finished fourth in Class AA with 95 points.

Creston finished sixth with 62 points. Pella ran away with the team title, scoring 144 points.

Full official results of the meet were not available at press time and will be published in Thursday’s edition

of the Creston News Advertiser.

The Creston boys 4x800 relay team of Bryce Briley, Cooper McDermott, Brandon Phipps and Jay Wolfe entered the meet with its sights set on dropping a Drake Relays qualifying time.

The anticipated four-team showdown of Creston, Pella, Mount Ayr and Albia didn’t materialize the way Creston head coach Pat Schlapia had hoped, however.

Pella held its top 800 meter runner out of the relay, running him fresh in the open 800 meters, while Albia also did not run its top team.

“The matchup we were hoping for wasn’t exactly there, but then again, our boys ran very well with

that,” Schlapia said.

The Panthers won the event easily, running a new season-best time of 8:12.81.

Mount Ayr finished second, 19 seconds back.

Briley opened with a 2:03 split for the Panthers, followed by a 2:09 split by McDermott, 2:03 split

by Phipps Wolfe and a 1:56 split by Wolfe.

That time, as of Tuesday night, places the Panthers 16th in Drake Relays qualifying. The top 16 times in the state qualify for the Drake Relays in the 4x800.

“That moves us up on

the charts, but then again, when we’re down to the last few days before qualifying is over on Thursday night, there’s a lot of teams trying to get that last push in for the events they’re shooting for,” Schlapia said.

“It was awesome we were able to improve that by six seconds again,” he continued. “That’s the secondfastest in school history. All four boys did an awesome job with it.”

Schlapia said for his team to be running that kind of a time at this point in the season, it shows the team is moving in the right direction.

“The last years when we’ve had this success, we weren’t even close to these times in the middle of April,” he said. “Here we’re talking about qualifying in the top 16 for Drake Relays, where these were the times we were shooting for at state qualifying in the past.”

Raiders improve

Going pro ANN ARBOR, Mich.

— Nik Stauskas and Glenn Robinson III are skipping their last two seasons at Michigan to enter the NBA draft and chase a dream they’ve had since they were kids.

Stauskas, who is from Mississauga, Ontario, set his sights on joining in the world’s best basketball league when he started playing the game in an organized way at the age of 7.

Robinson’s father nicknamed “Big Dog” - was the No. 1 overall pick in the 1994 NBA draft.

tie it 15 minutes into the second half on a quick move by sophomore Jake Dotterer. It stayed deadlocked until Irr hit in the first of his two goals, but that 3-2 lead didn’t hold up.

“We still need to work on that, not letting them drop the ball in the box,” Rodriguez said. “We need to hit the ball out from that corner kick.”

Tuesday marked the return of senior defender Trevor Frain, who underwent an arthroscopic knee procedure after the wrestling season. He was cleared to play sports and had one practice before appearing off the bench in Tuesday’s match.

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER

Cousins Bryce Briley of Creston (right) and Jack Jones of Mount Ayr (left) cut to the inside of the track during the leadoff leg of the 4x800 relay Tuesday at the Charger Relays in Chariton. Creston won the event, running 8:12.81, while Mount Ayr finished second.

Mount Ayr head coach Brad Elliott knew with his team jumping up into the large-school division, points would be more difficult to come by. Instead, he focused his team on trying to qualify several events for the Drake Relays.

Two Raider relays took big steps toward achieving that goal.

The distance medley relay, featuring a lineup of Jacob Sobotka, Erik Freed, Kyle Dolecheck and Noah Larsen, ran 3:39.3 unofficially.

“I knew with the opportunity to run against Albia, if we could get paired up with them, that would be a good team to chase,” Elliott said.

“We moved the baton really well through the sprint legs.

Kyle ran a really nice 400 leg for us to keep us in position.

I was very impressed with Noah’s finish. Looked like he ran close to a personal

best effort for his 800 leg.”

Larsen anchored the Raiders home in 2:00, closing the gap on Albia and eventually overt a k i n g Larsen Albia’s anchor runner coming out of the final turn to give the Raiders the victory.

The time, which Elliott said he believes will end up being fourth on Mount Ayr’s all-time performance list, places the Raiders in 18th place for Drake qualifying as of Tuesday night.

The top 24 in the distance medley qualify for the Drake Relays.

“Obviously, if we were able to make that big of a jump tonight, there’s other teams out there capable of doing the same thing,” Elliott said. “At this point, we have to wait and see what the weather’s going to do to us.”

The same quartet for the Raiders, in a different order, came back in the 4x400 relay with another showdown with Albia, the defending Class 2A state champion in the event, returning all four members from that team.

Elliott modified his 4x100 relay team in order to give Freed and Sobotka a chance to rest more for the 4x400, and that gamble paid off.

The Raiders ran 3:28.11 to finish second behind Albia, as Sobotka nearly ran down Albia’s anchor leg.

That time not only breaks Mount Ayr’s school record set at last year’s state track meet, but also moves the Raiders into 13th place for Drake Relays qualifying as of Tuesday night. The top 24 4x400 relay teams qualify.

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Spartans sweep Simpson JV Panther boys outshoot Winterset, Clarke Southwestern’s softball team snapped a 10-game losing streak with an impressive doubleheader sweep of Simpson College JV here Tuesday, 12-3 and 9-1, both in five innings.

“We needed this,” said Spartan coach Lindsay Stumpff. “We got on base and executed in bringing them home, which has been our downfall in our last five games or so. It was nice to see people driving in runs.

Our pitchers were more confident and we played good defense behind them.”

SWCC, which was 11-6

on March 31, improved to 13-16 for the season going into today’s trip to Marshalltown. Pitchers Sam Strand and Danielle McIntosh issued only one walk on the day. The end result was a sharper defense.

Strand allowed seven hits with one strikeout and no walks in the opener. Katrina DeVore was 3-of-4 with a double, triple and RBI. Emma Ferrin was 3-3 in the Spartans’ 16-hit attack, and Hannah Murphy drove in two runs with a double.

McIntosh took the circle in game two and finished

with two strikeouts, one walk and only five hits allowed. She helped the cause with a pair of doubles and two runs batted in.

SWCC had six doubles among 12 hits in the game.

Strand had a double and RBI, Murphy stroked a single and double with two RBI and Jordan Williamson, returning from a concussion last week, pounded two doubles with an RBI. After today’s action at Marshalltown, Southwestern travels to Ellsworth Saturday before returning home to host Graceland JV Sunday afternoon.

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON

Southwestern sophomore Brooke Wolf conects with a pitch during doubleheader action against Simpson College JV here Tuesday. The Spartans broke their recent slump and got back on track with two victories, 12-3 and 9-1.

Kuemper holds off Creston challenge, 1-0

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

CARROLL — The Carroll Kuemper girls remained undefeated by holding off visiting Creston Tuesday night, 1-0.

The Knights improved to 3-0 overall and 2-0 in Hawkeye 10 Conference play, while dropping the Panthers to 0-4 and 0-3.

But, coach Kim Lauffer said it was an evenly played match, with Kuemper’s outstanding forward duo of junior Katie Tigges and senior Melissa Wagner the difference. Tigges scored the only goal of the match at the 38:29 mark near the end of the first half.

Tigges and Wagner accounted for 17 of the team’s 24 shots. Creston had 17 total shots, including five on goal.

Creston senior goalkeeper Sadie Jones suffered a blow to the head on Tigges’ goal. When she was cleared of concussion concerns, she only returned to action on the field as sophomore Becca Ross handled goalkeeping duties.

“She took a foot to the face on that goal and we thought maybe she had a concussion,” Creston coach Kim Lauffer said.

“She was up against their player, the ball went past her and went in after she got hit. She was cleared, but she had a headache when she went back out there so I pulled her back and we’ll have her checked by our trainer.”

On the bright side, Lauffer said the team was energized

by Jones’ play as a midfielder and she saw Jones a lineup possibility to employ at times, since she also feels Ross is a capable goalie.

“We will definitely try some of that against a good Denison team Thursday night,” Lauffer said. “I really thought we played well tonight. They did have a couple of really good shooters, but otherwise those were two very

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even teams. We were connecting passes and playing good soccer.”

Kuemper won the JV match, 4-0. Ross and Olivia Hartman shared goalkeeper duties and each had five saves.

Thursday’s match is scheduled to start at 4:30 at the field south of Creston Elementary/Middle School as the leadoff to a girlboy doubleheader against Denison-Schleswig. It’s an earlier start because the field is not lit. A boys track meet will be held that night at Panther Field.

Kuemper Catholic 1, Creston 0 Creston (0) — Total shots — 17 (5 on goal). Individual shots — Toni VanScoy 4 (2 on goal), Sadie Jones 3 (1 on goal), Angelica Claytor 3 (1 on goal), Savannah Hartman 2, Itzayanna Rubio 2 (1 on goal), Abbie Cook 1, Ashley Knipfer 1. Keeper saves — Sadie Jones 14, Becca Ross 6. Cards — None.

Kuemper Catholic (1) — Katie Tigges 38:29. Total shots — 24.

Individual shots — Tigges 12 (5 on goal), Melissa Wagner 5, Hannah Dentlinger 3. Saves — Kiersten Bauer 1.

By SCOTT VICKER

WINTERSET — The Creston/Orient-Macksburg boys golf team had another strong outing here Tuesday, beating Winterset and Clarke in triangular action at Lakeview Country Club.

The Panther boys posted a team score of 150, besting Winterset’s 171 and Clarke’s 188.

Senior Carson Whittington, the defending Class 2A individual state champion, won medalist Whittington honors by shooting a 1-under par round of 34. Senior teammate Hunter Sickels took runner-up honors with an even-par round of 35.

Junior Christian Groumoutis recorded a score of 3-over par 38.

With those scores, three of the four scoring members of the Creston/OM boys golf team scored better than the top golfer for both Winterset and Clarke.

Winterset was led by Rob Clifton’s round of 41, while Seth Audlehelm and Garrett Nelson both shot a 43 to lead the Indians.

“Our team played very

Girls The Panther girls did not have enough team members to register a team score, but competed well against Winterset and Clarke.

Winterset posted a team score of 228 to defeat Clarke, which shot a 241 as a team.

Clarke’s Courtney Clark won medalist honors with her round of 51, just ahead of runner-up Jordan Jackson of Winterset, who shot a 52.

Senior Sarah Waigand led the Panthers with her s c o r e of 54.

Junior Hannah Hagle recorded a round of 56 and C a m r y n Waigand Somers carded a 58.

“Once again, our girls competed hard tonight,” Hayes said. “They are finding more and more consistency in their games and the scores as of late are a reflection of that. All three that played today gave it their all and each did some nice things on the course. They are aware that improvement is taking place and are excited for the next opportunity.”

The Panther girls return to action at home against Clarinda next Tuesday, with tee times scheduled for 4:30 p.m.

Lakeview Country Club GIRLS Creston/O-M — Sarah Waigand 54, Hannah Hagle 56, Camryn Somers 58.

Winterset (228) Clarke (241) Medalist — Courtney Clark, Clarke, 51. Runner-up — Jordan Jackson, Winterset, 52.

BOYS Creston/O-M (150) — Carson Whittington 34, Hunter Sickels 35, Christian Groumoutis 38, Kyle Somers 43, Jaaron Kautz 44, Evan Nielsen 47.

Winterset (171) Clarke (188) Medalist — Carson Whittington, Creston/O-M, 34.

Runner-up — Hunter Sickels, Creston/O-M, 35.

Sports briefs lays meet record broken by Creston junior Jay Wolfe, former record-holder Jerome Howe was incorrectly said to have attended Kan-

Howe correction In Monday’s boys track article referencing the 46-year-old Cardinal Re-

sas University.

Howe ran track and field collegiately for Kansas State University.

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Public notice THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT UNION COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Patricia J. Schlapia, Deceased.

Probate No. ESPR015649 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OR APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons in the Estate of Patricia J. Schlapia, Deceased, who died on or about February 26, 2014: You are hereby notified that on the 2nd day of April, 2014, the last will and testament of Patricia J. Schlapia, deceased, bearing date of the 27th day of February, 1997, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Mary Lynn Baker and John P. Schlapia were appointed executors of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated this 3rd day of April, 2014.

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well tonight,” Creston/OM assistant coach Kristopher “Kritter” Hayes said.

“The guys are having fun playing golf right now and expect success each time out. I was impressed with the aggressive shots Carson, Hunter and Christian took around the greens, which allowed for close putts.”

Freshman Kyle Somers was the final scoring member for the Panthers, shooting a score of 43.

Jaaron Kautz finished with a round of 44 and Evan Nielsen carded a 47.

“We know we can keep improving and shoot even better scores,” Whittington said. “We will not allow ourselves to become satisfied with where we are at. We want daily improvement.”

The Panther boys return to action next Tuesday at Clarinda, with tee times scheduled for 4:30 p.m.

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RELAYS: keepers.

Continued from page 8A

Creston’s JV remained unbeaten in a 2-2 tie with Underwood Tuesday. Connor Kinkade scored both Panther goals with assists

by Tyler Helm and Zack Peppmeier. Jake Miller and Caleb Cramer were goal-

Creston 4, Underwood 3 (2 OT) Creston (4) — Gavin Leith, 34:16 first half; Conner Pals (Levi Eblen assist), 21:35 first half; Ben Irr, 11:51 second half; Irr, 3:28 second overtime. Total shots — 32 (18 on goal). Individual shots — Pals 9 (5 on goal), Irr 6 (4 on goal), McClain Haines 5 (3 on goal), Eblen 4 (2 on goal), Gavin Woods 4, Chase Shiltz 2

(1 on goal), Kaleb Cook 1, Brant Hudson 1. Keeper saves — Alex Nielsen 10. Cards — Irr (Y), Leith (Y), coach Rodriguez (Y).

Underwood (3) — Wyatt Rasmussen penalty kick, 14:28 first half; Jake Dotterer (Rasmussen assist), 25:20 second half; Preston Jager (Dotterer assist), 3:34 second half. Total shots — 23. Saves — Chase Brandt 25. Cards — Preston Jager (Y).

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“We knew going into that race if we had the opportunity to chase Albia, we could follow them to a qualifying time,” Elliott said. “We were consistently running 51s across the board. To be running a time this early in the season with a pretty similar group, that’s definitely an awesome time for us there. Hopefully that’s good enough to get in.”

Both Creston and Mount Ayr return to action Thursday at the Panther Relays hosted by Creston. Events begin at 5 p.m. on Thursday.

“Thursday is also the last night for Drake qualifying,” Schlapia said. “We’re going to have some fine competition at our meet with a scattering of conference teams, but we’ll also have Earlham and Mount Ayr. There’s going to be some hot competition on Thursday.”

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER

Creston senior Maxx Walters comes out of the blocks, being held by teammate Brandon Phipps, during the 100 meter dash at Tuesday’s Charger Relays in Chariton.

Walters placed eighth in the event. Full results from the meet will be published in Thursday’s CNA sports section.

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON

Underwood’s Josh Meyer (22) takes a tumble after colliding with Creston defender Tayler Pettit (right) as Trevor Frain (9) looks on.

Cardinals one of three teams without American-born black players

By RICK HUMMEL

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

MILWAUKEE — The St. Louis Cardinals were singled out Tuesday in a USA Today article as one of three teams in the majors — San Francisco and Arizona are the others — not to have an Americanborn black player on their 25-man roster as Major League Baseball celebrates Jackie Robinson Day. “It is something we do think about,” general manager John Mozeliak said by telephone from St. Louis.

“Unfortunately, you look at the balance of what we have currently from our 40-man roster and we don’t have quite the influx of talent that is close.

“It is something you see in the game of baseball — that the number of African-American players is not as high as it once was.

“Certainly it is something we do think about, but we still have to go with

the best available talent.”

The Cardinals had several African-American players in spring training, including lefthander Sam Freeman and outfielder Joey Butler, who are on the 40-man roster and are playing at Class AAA Memphis.

Infielder Jermaine Curtis, who was with the Cardinals briefly last season, also is at Memphis along with first baseman Xavier Scruggs.

And outfielder Adron Chambers finished the previous three seasons with the Cardinals before signing with Houston in the offseason.

Since 1954, when first baseman Tom Alston made his big-league debut, the Cardinals have had at least one African-American player on their roster each season.

Every player on every team will wear No. 42 in tribute to former Brooklyn Dodgers star Robinson,

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While having no American-born black players, the Cardinals do have a number of Hispanic players on their club, including catcher Yadier Molina, shortstop Jhonny Peralta and reliever Carlos Martinez. Center fielder Jon Jay, who was born and grew up in Miami, is a Cuban American.

A USA Today survey of players on 25-man rosters shows that 7.8 percent are African Americans, about the same percentage as last year.

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New study shows Quirmbach preschool bill clears Senate wine industry Preschool participation surging in Iowa The wine industry had a 79 percent increase in economic impact from 2008 to 2012 n

“Now, it’s not going out for ice cream. There’s other things to do, and more and more people are looking at wineries as a place to relax, go eat a meal, have weddings and all that kind of stuff.”

Introduced by state Sen. Herman Quirmbach, D-Ames, the bill would increase preschool participation to 85 percent by offering school districts incentives to eliminate waiting lists and expand classroom space.

R-Vail, voting in favor.

The preschool expansion program would cost an estimated $51 million over three years, Quirmbach said, up from a rough “guesstimate” of about $38 million he provided the Ames Tribune in February.

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Quirmbach said he hadn’t spoken with House Republicans about his bill but said its reception from Democrats in the lower chamber had been “generally favorable.”

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destinations, White said consumers are developing a new taste palette.

“More and more people go to these wineries and they start to understand more and taste different wines, and they move into these cold climate hybrid wine grapes,” he said.

As more hybrid grapes could be coming in, Dharmadhikari predicts that grape varieties may decrease as Iowa winemakers begin to understand which grapes work best in their climate.

“Right now, everybody is making different kinds of wine, just to find out what we do better,” he said. “So we will not have as many, but they will be better quality.”

While Iowa wineries currently hold six percent of the state market right now, White said he would like to see the number increase to eight percent in the next few years. White predicted that Iowa may see a few more wineries built in the future, but the size of the wineries will be the part that sees the most expansion.

“If you think the wine business is all about wine, that’s not true,” he said.

“You’ve got to make it a good time, a place to relax, for the customers and they’ll come back and it’ll continue to get bigger.”

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(MCT) — The Iowa wine industry has seen jumps in production and consumption in recent years, and the success may soon lead to expansion in the market.

A recent study by Frank, Rimerman + Co. reported several increases in the wine industry, such as a 79 percent increase in economic impact, from 2008 to 2012.

While Iowa has seen an increase in open wineries and gallons produced, Iowa State Extension viticulture specialist Mike White said the success also has to do with the culture change in the Midwest.

“Now, it’s not going out for ice cream. There’s other things to do, and more and more people are looking at wineries as a place to relax, go eat a meal, have weddings and all that kind of stuff,” he said. “It becomes a destination, and that’s where the growth is.”

The full economic impact of Iowa wine and grapes reached $420 million in 2012, compared to $234 million in 2008. That success mirrored several other increases in categories like full-time jobs, gallon production, number of wineries and acres, and winerelated tourism.

Gallons of wine produced increased from 186,700 to 296,900, a 59 percent increase, while the number of wineries in the state jumped from 74 to 99. The industry also saw an increase in tourism. Expenditures increased from $27 million to $41 million, and the number of tourists jumped from 237,000 to 358,000.

For Matt Nissen, manager and winemaker at Prairie Moon Winery, events like weddings and summer concerts have been crucial to his success. Since opening in 2006, Nissen said the winery and vineyard has continued to expand, and the business currently uses 11 to 12 grape-bearing acres, complete with 11 varieties of grapes.

“Wineries have doubled in Iowa, so there’s a lot more competition,” Nissen said. “So events are huge for us. Events drive our success in the summer, and then we do a lot of Christmas sales.”

Murli Dharmadhikari, director at Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute and Iowa State associate assistant professor in food science and human nutrition, said the survey results are not surprising, especially with many consumers looking for a local business like Prairie Moon Winery.

“People have that sense of place on the quality of

fruit and quality of wine,” he said.

Along with the developments over the last few years, White said Iowa has started using a larger variety of grapes. Around 1995, local grapes were combined with types specifically grown for wine to create “cold climate hybrid” grapes. White said Iowa started using more hybrids around 2000, and now about 20 types of grapes are used specifically for wine, while an addition 20 types are still used to make juices and jams. But as wineries become more popular

(MCT) — A bill to expand access to preschool in Iowa for 4-year-olds has been approved by the state Senate.

Introduced by state Sen. Herman Quirmbach, D-Ames, the bill would increase preschool participation to 85 percent by offering school districts incentives to eliminate waiting lists and expand classroom space.

“We’re also giving them more flexibility on how to use those funds, so to deal with transportation and other issues that have been identified as barriers to increasing capacity,” Quirmbach said.

“The research clearly shows … that kids who have gone through preschool are significantly ahead of kids who have not,” he said.

The bill passed Monday by a 2822 vote, with all 26 Democrats as well as state Sens. Rick Bertrand, R-Sioux City, and Mark Segebart,

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