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Council requests speed reduction on Old 34

By JAKE WADDINGHAM

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AFTON — An increase in pedestrian traffic along Old Highway 34 on their way to Afton Lake has forced the Afton City Council and Union County Board of Supervisors to consider lowering the speed limit.

“We are hoping to have the ordinance drawn up to look at next city council meeting so we can have the speed limit Coulter lowered by June or early July,” said Afton Police Chief John Coulter.

Coulter said the increase in pedestrian traffic is mostly 11- to 15-year-olds walking or riding their bikes to Afton

Lake to use the playground equipment or go fishing.

Afton City Council is considering lowering the speed limit on West Jefferson Street to the city corporate line from 45 mph to 35 mph.

The council asked that supervisors decrease the speed from the city corporate line to the east side of the Afton Lake dam from 45 mph to 35 mph.

They also suggested lowering the speed along the dam to Calvary Road from 55 mph to 45 mph.

“I drive that road a lot and even I have noticed the increase in traffic since work has been done on that little fishing jetty and the playground equipment,” said Union County Board of Supervisor Chairman Dennis Brown. “It seems like a good idea to me.”

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Afton City Council has asked Union County Board of Supervisors to consider lowering the speed limit on Old Highway 34 (pictured above) because of increased pedestrian traffic.

Iowa CCI discusses concerns with expanding swine facilities

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Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement met with Iowa Department of Natural Resource representatives Monday night in Greenfield to discuss the proposed expansions of three swine facilities in Union and Adair counties.

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Mark Merritt with Hatfield Lakes voices concern with smell of proposed swine facilities near his 1,500 acre retreat north of Creston. n

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GREENFIELD — More than 30 concerned individuals and members of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement (CCI) met with Iowa Department of Natural Resource (DNR) officials for an emotional discussion of proposed expansions to swine facilities in Union and Adair counties Monday night.

The meeting was called

by Iowa CCI to meet with and encourage the DNR to deny the construction applications of three 2,480 head deep pit swine finisher barns.

Union County Board of Supervisors voted 2-1 to approve the recommendation to allow construction that would expand an existing hog confinement Rockin’ G Ranch Site owned by Justin Geidel in section 6 of the Spaulding Township.

Adair County Board of Supervisors split 3-2 in

their vote to recommend that the Iowa Department of Natural Resources deny the construction of another swine facility at Circle G Pork Site owned by Brady Geidel in section 34 of the Orient Township.

The third site is also in Adair County and owned

by Galen Geidel, but the master matrix application has not been turned into supervisors yet.

“I think there were a couple of conversations tonight that we can take back and utilize,” said DNR Environmental Protection Division Director Bill Ehm. “As far as solving all the problems that people feel they have, we are pretty limited on that. I think it is always good when you have a conversation where people can sit down and listen to each other.”

Opposing views Several speakers addressed Ehm and DNR Field Office 5 Supervisor Ted Petersen with questions and concerns about the proposed buildings in Union and Adair counties and the process of approval for any type of swine facility.

Mark Merritt with Hatfield Lakes described the impact the smell from nearby facilities had on his business. He also voiced concerns with water quality and manure runoff.

Other neighbors addressed the issues of the air quality being a health hazard and the procedure of spreading the liquid manure.

“We rely on people contacting us so we can do a follow up on any complaints,” Ehm said. “Those are the type of things we

can respond to.”

Another point of emphasis was the scoring on the master matrix.

“I think there are a lot of places where the DNR is not consistent,” said Iowa CCI Farm and Environment Organizer Jess Mazour. “I think it is important to show people these inconsistency so they lose faith in the DNR and are more like to take action.”

Rockin’ G Ranch Site scored 520, surpassing the minimum passing score of 440. Circle G Pork Site did not pass the master matrix the first time, but did go back and improve the site before resubmitting the application to the DNR. “We simply administer the law that the legislature has passed,” Ehm said.

The main goal of Iowa CCI is to encourage the DNR to use the Director Discretion Rule that went into effect in 2006. This allows the DNR to deny a new

Panelists discuss problems with mental health system CEDAR RAPIDS (MCT) — Mental health funding in Iowa always has been shortchanged, experts said at a recent panel discussion, and while the state’s mental health redesign hopefully will solve some problems, many remain in a broken and fragmented system.

“We as a state have never adequately funded it, and we won’t when the transition is over,” said Jim Ernst, president and CEO of Four Oaks. “It is a real challenge.”

Ernst was one of four panelists Saturday at Mercy Medical Center.

Kent Jackson, director of behavioral health at UnityPoint Health- St. Luke’s Hopsital; Linda Langston, a Linn County supervisor; and Stacie Mitchell, director of clinical services at Tanager Place, joined Ernst at the youth and adolescent mental health panel hosted by the Linn County League of Women Voters.

Funding was at the center of the discussion as Langston described how — under the state’s mental health redesign — counties have transitioned from funding and deciding what services to provide on an individual basis to making these decisions as a region.

The Eastern Iowa region stretches from Dubuque to Johnson counties, she said, and the mixture of rural and urban areas means counties have different needs and opinions about what should be funded.

“I am hopeful,” Langston said. “This region has done a great deal of work and they are working collaboratively.”

“We have to talk about what kind of community we want and what we are willing to do to support that,” she added.

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Deaths Jo Ann Turner Corning

Jo Ann Turner, 83, of Corning, died April 19, 2014, at Alegent Creighton Health M e r c y Hospital in Turner Corning.

Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, at the First Presbyterian Church in Corning. Visitation with family present will be 6 to 8 p.m.

Tuesday at Pearson Family Funeral Service, 701 Seventh St., Corning. Memorials may be given to the First Presbyterian Church, Corning Public Library or Adams Community Foundation Jo Ann G. Turner Animal Welfare Fund.

Jo Ann Gustafson Turner, daughter of Billie F. and Roy H. Gustafson, was born Oct. 9, 1930, in Des Moines.

Jo Ann graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in Des Moines in 1948. She attended Colorado Women’s College in Denver for her freshman year and graduated from the University of Iowa in 1952.

On Aug. 11, 1951, Jo Ann married Austin B. Turner III at Plymouth Congregational Church in Des Moines. Austin died in 2002.

After their graduation from college and Austin’s

Edmund Smith Creston

Edmund Smith, 91, of Creston, formerly of Afton, died April 21, 2014, at Greater Regional Medical Smith Center.

M a s s of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 24, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church. The Rev. Ken Halbur will officiate. Burial will be in St. Edward’s Catholic Cemetery near Afton. Open visitation will be 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday with family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a 7:30 p.m. Christian Wake Service at Powers Funeral Home, junction of highways 34 and 25, Creston. Memorials will be determined at a later date.

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

Edmund Thomas Smith, son of Anna (Curran), born in Ireland, and Michael Lawrence Smith, was born Feb. 25, 1923, in Lincoln, Neb. He lived for a time in Elm Creek, Neb., before moving to the Afton area, and graduating from Afton High School in 1941. He

Jo Levine Creston

Jo Levine, 84, of Creston died April 21, 2014, at

military service in Korea, they returned to Corning, where Austin assumed management of the family business, A.B. Turner and Son. Jo Ann was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority at the University of Iowa.

She was involved in numerous community and regional organizations, including president of the Board of Trustees of Corning Public Library, leading its major building expansion; board member of Southwest Iowa Regional Library; board member of Mercy Health Care Foundation; Corning Woman’s Club; P.E.O. Chapter CV; and was actively involved in the successful bond issue for the Corning Elementary School building. She was a lifelong member of the First Presbyterian Church of Corning, serving as an elder, as well as an active participant in Presbyterian Women.

Jo Ann is survived by her children, Austin Beecher Turner IV (Dianna) of Des Moines, Eric F. Turner (Lisa) of Des Moines, Alec H. Turner (Nancy) of Corning and Betsy F. Akin (Scott) of Corning; grandchildren, Daniel, William (Alaina), Drew, Connor, Ross, Ella, Sarah, Austin and Ned; and sister Jean Crandall of Mount Pleasant, Mich.

In addition to her husband, Jo Ann was preceded in death by her parents. then studied at a business school in Omaha.

On Jan. 15, 1948, Edmund married Iris Mae Shannon in Afton. They settled and farmed north of Afton for the next 41 years.

In 1989, they moved into Creston.

Ed was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church of Creston, Creston Eagles Club No. 1398 and was a part of the Hy-Vee afternoon coffee club.

Edmund is survived by his wife Iris Smith of Creston; daughters, Kristine (husband Raymond) Clark of Creston and Theresa (husband Steve) Snyder of Adel; sons, Willie (wife Kathy) Smith and Gary Smith, all of Afton; grandchildren, Nancy (John) Connelly, April Clark (Josh Whetzell), Shannon (Jason) Doege, Lindsey (Lance) Millsap, Wade Snyder (Julie Morris), Jennifer (Andy) Jackson, Jessica (Clinton) Haight and Samantha and Shelby Smith; 15 greatgrandchildren; one greatgreat-grandson; sister-inlaw Pat Smith of Afton and several nieces, nephews and other family.

Edmund was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Owen, Gerald and Mike; and sister Anna Ford.

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number of psychiatrists and services already in place, St. Luke’s Jackson said, noting that two-thirds of Iowa’s 99 counties don’t have a single psychiatrist.

St. Luke’s has the largest children and adolescent facility in Iowa with 24 inpatient beds, while the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is close behind with 14 inpatient beds, he said.

But even with the large concentration of services, challenges still abound, including the rising number of immigrants and refugees who have language and cultural barriers as well as the increasing number of patients who now are able to seek help after the Medicaid expansion under the

Affordable Care Act. Jackson said that before the expansion, about 14 percent of adult patients didn’t have insurance.

“That’s dropped significantly and it’s only April,” he said. “And they need a lot of health care that they weren’t getting when they were uninsured. They’re going to consume a lot of health care dollars in the short term to get caught up.”

This, of course, also has advantages, Tanager Place’s Mitchell said, explaining how she’s seen a decrease in hospitalizations because patients are able to come to therapy more regularly.

The community also must focus on helping children successfully transition into adulthood and con-

CCI: Continued from Page 1

or expanding swine facility because of issues not included on the master matrix score, such as quality of life or community outrage.

No timeline was discussed on when the DNR would be making a decision on the expanding sites, but both sides agreed the opportunity to have a dialogue between

both groups is beneficial.

“We can’t not bite a little,” Barb Kalbach said during Monday’s meeting. “Especially living in southwest Iowa, we have to fight for our rural area.”

“It is a chance for us to share our side of the story,” Petersen said. “Sometimes people don’t fully understand what we do or the reasons why we do it.”

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tinue to receive adequate care, the panelists said.

Ernst pointed out that if a child reaches 18 and has not received proper care and services, studies have shown that it will take $1.7 million to support him or her throughout adulthood.

“Transitioning from a child to adult is always a challenge, especially with young people who are in fairly intense situations,

who need a structured living situation,” he said. “I hope one of the things to come out of (the) state plan is to figure out ways to help older children and young adults.”

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Union County Engineer Steve Akes said pedestrian traffic is one of the major reasons for reducing the speed limit on a road.

Afton City Council does not meet again until May 13, but wanted to make the supervisors aware of the discussion so if Afton decides to lower the speed

limit, the county can make a decision during the same time frame.

“We are pretty much on board with it unless something comes up during the city of Afton’s research or Steve Akes’ research that would suggest against change the speed limit,” Brown said. “We are going to let Afton act first.”

Regents agenda includes parking fees, scoreboard

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AMES (MCT) — Parking graduates averaged roughly fees, a review of student fi- $29,500 in student debt, nancial aid and a new video University of Iowa graduscoreboard for Iowa State ates averaged about $27,300 University’s Jack Trice Sta- and University of Northern dium are on the agenda of Iowa graduates averaged this week’s Iowa Board of just over $23,100 in student Regents meeting. debt.

The state board that overAlso at the meeting, ISU sees Iowa’s three public is requesting board permisuniversities and the Iowa sion to plan an estimated School for the Deaf and $4 million expansion to the Iowa Braille and Sight the Hach Hall basement to Saving School will meet create more space for the Wednesday and Thursday chemistry department. in Council Bluffs.

The roughly At the meeting, the board 10,500-square-foot expanwill vote to approve a raise sion would be used “to in parking fees at the three house research laboratory universities. space for new faculty hires,” At ISU, illegal parking and according to the project would rise from $30 to $40, summary, would be paid for and parking without an ap- by private funds. propriate permit in a reISU is also asking the served space or lot would go board to approve purchasup from $25 to $30. ing a new video scoreboard Additional revenue and various sound system brought in from the pro- enhancements for Jack posed increases would be Trice Stadium as part of the used to upgrade the con- university’s plans for exdition of existing parking panding the stadium. lots and bolster reserves The Regents gave ISU earmarked for additional approval in February to parking or office space, ac- continue planning the projcording to the request for ect, which will bowl in the approval. south end zone and expand The Regents will review the stadium’s seating capacan annual student financial ity to 60,000, will not exceed aid report that shows ISU $60 million and is expected graduates have the high- to be completed by the 2015 est average indebtedness season. ISU has already reof Iowa’s three universities. ceived a $25 million donaHCI Care Services Hospice For the 2012-2013 year, ISU tion from Roy and Bobbi Home.

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The university would purchase the new video scoreboard and “other enhancements, such as a ribbon-board and improvements to the sound system,” from Daktronics, Inc., the same company the current scoreboards in Jack Trice and Hilton Coliseum are from, according to regents documents.

The video board and sound system improvements will cost approximately $2.3 million, and will have “technology and interface capabilities similar to the north end zone scoreboard installed in 2011,” the proposal shows.

If approved, ISU won’t purchase the scoreboard until after schematic designs and the budget for the entire expansion project are have received board approval.

The board will hear faculty promotion and tenure actions from each of the universities, and review

an annual faculty tenure report for the 2013-2014 school year. The report shows ISU’s tenure rate is 62-percent of full-time faculty, compared to a roughly 65-percent mean for faculty tenure at peer institutions.

ISU is submitting 76 promotion and tenure actions for the 2014-2015 year.

Also at the meeting, ISU is seeking to create a new masters program in Energy Systems Engineering beginning in fall 2014, and to phase-out its Masters of Public Administration program over the next three years, ending it completely in spring 2016.

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Creston City Council, Creston Planning and Zoning and Creston Board of Adjustment will be in attendance at Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s presentation of a Planning and Zoning for Local Officials workshop 5:30 to 8:45 p.m. today at Supertel Inn and Conference Center. There is potential for possible quorums of each commission. This is not a meeting, and no business will be conducted.

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Greater Regional Medical Center Jesse and Jessica Shade of Shannon City are parents of a daughter born April 17, 2014. Adrianna Kaye Shade weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces and was 19 inches long.

Grandparents are Larry and Kim Overholser of Benton and Brenda Shade of Afton.

Great-grandparents are Pat Adams of Saint Joseph, Mo., Donny Adams of Kellerton and Murry and Deloris Shade and Dean Paxson, all of Creston.

Sibling is Kayli Shade, 6.

—————— Michael and Brandi Thomas of Winterset are parents of a daughter born April 17, 2014. Adilyn Kay Thomas weighed 8 pounds, 13 ounces and was 20 inches long.

Grandparents are Kevin and Diane Thomas of Menlo and JacQuaeline and Garth Willimams of Dallas, Texas.

Great-grandparent is Virginia Thomas of Altoona.

Siblings are Zalina, 7, and Jazabella, 4.

—————— Methodist Medical Center DES MOINES — Amber and Derek Fluckey of Creston are parents of a son born April 11, 2014. Austin Wayne Fluckey weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces and was 20 inches long.

Grandparents are Steve and Leanne Fluckey of Stanton and Chris and Jeff Neely and Brad Stonehocker, all of Afton.

Great-grandparents are Carol Holste of Afton, Cathrine Fluckey of Creston and Pat Green of Osceola.

Great-great-grandparent is Vivian Wisniewski of Posen, Ill.

of North Spruce Street.

According to a Creston Police report, Schwieters was reported to be at 307 N. Spruce St. banging on the back door.

When officers arrived, Schwieters left the scene and hid behind a garage in the 300 block of North Sycamore Street.

When officers approached Schwieters, he smelled of alcohol, had slurred speech and bloodshot, watery eyes.

Schwieters was transported to Union County Law Enforcement Center and consented to a Data Master test with a result of .206 blood alcohol content.

Schwieters was released on $300 bond.

—————— Robert Owen Hiatt III, 37, 1003 S. Sumner Ave., was charged on three Union County warrants for violation of a protective order, operating while intoxicated, harassment and false imprisonment.

According to a Creston Police report, a protective order was issued against Hiatt Aug. 2, 2013, to restrain him from having contact with Amy Sue Thompson. Hiatt went to Thompson’s residence, 800 N. Spruce St., 8:41 p.m. Aug. 3 rang the doorbell and spoke with Thompson after she came to the door. Thompson advised Hiatt that he wasn’t supposed to be there, so he left the residence driving a white Dodge pickup.

Hiatt was being held on $1,000 bond.

—————— Tyler Mood, 613 N. Elm St., reported a rock came through a window of his residence 12:41 a.m. Sunday.

Damage estimate is $120.

—————— Joe Alan Johnson, 107 N. Division St., reported a lock was cut and a hasp was damaged at a residence owned by him at 404 S. Mulberry St. Damage estimate is unavailable.

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Onawa 73 50 rain also refused to59 take Oskaloosa 50 any rain chemical tests for operating Ottumwa 60 50 rain while Red Oak 70 54 rain intoxicated.

Further charges Sioux Center 71 49 rain are pending.

Sioux City 74 48 rain Vicker was64 48 being Spencer rain held awaiting a magistrate.

Waterloo 59 49 rain

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Accidents

N. Cherry St., was cited for failure to maintain control after an accident 4:01 p.m. Saturday on North Cherry Street.

According to a Creston Police report, Fry, driving a 1999 Dodge north in the alley between the 300 blocks of North Cherry and North Vine streets, lost control and struck a legally parked 2006 Saturn and legally parked 2002 Ford.

The Saturn was side swiped and the Ford was rear ended.

Damage estimates are $1,000 to Fry’s vehicle, $2,000 to the Saturn and $2,000 to the Ford.

—————— No citations were issued after an accident 3:41 p.m.

Monday at Early Childhood Center, 901 N. Elm St. According to a Creston Police report, Brandy Jo Wheatley, 29, of Adair, driving a 2012 Jeep, was parked facing west

Police

Michael Lee Schwieters, 24, of Des Moines was charged with public intoxication 4:30 a.m. Saturday in the 300 block

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Assistance, 1:40 Friday, North Pine Street. 59 48 rain Algona Traffic stop, 7:57 Atlantic 67 a.m., 52 rainFriday, North Sycamore Street.

Aubudon 68 52 rain Welfare check,61 8 a.m., Cedar Rapids 48 rainFriday, North Pine Street.

Centerville 62 51 rain Accident, 8:55 a.m., Friday, East Clarinda 70 55 rain Adams Street.

Clarion 48 rainFriday, Medical, 11:1458 a.m., Clinton 60 46 rain North Division Street.

Council 71 p.m., 54 rain Traffic Bluffs stop, 12:12 Friday, North Lincoln Street.

Creston 66 54 rain Domestic dispute, 1:44 p.m., Friday, Sheldon Avenue.

Drug offense, 2:03 p.m., Friday, Russell Simmons, 53, of Sheldon Avenue. Hi Lo Cond.

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Dallas 85 634:35 sunny St. 70 51Tuesday mst sunny Parking complaint, p.m., to Louis appear 6 p.m. in DenverNorth Spruce 70 Street.

37 mst sunny Washington, DC 63 41 windy Friday, Lenox.

Talk to officer, 5:08 p.m., Friday, According to a Lenox PoNorth Pine Street.

Talk to officer, 5:23 p.m., Friday, lice report, officers were adNorth Pine Street. vised employees at Casey’s Shoplifting, 6:09 p.m., Friday, Laurel Street. video Wed Thu General Fri Store reviewed Sat Sun Traffic hazard, 6:44 p.m., Friday, 2 p.m. and observed a man 4/23 4/24 4/25 4/26 4/27 New York Avenue.

5 7 shoplifting 7 5 from7 the store a Public intoxication, 8:22 p.m., Friday, North Sumner Avenue.

Moderate High High High Moderate short time earlier.

The man Last check, New11:22 p.m., First Medical, Full 11:14 a.m., Friday, Welfare North Division Street. was later identified as SimFriday, Drive.

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Medical, 5:55 p.m., Saturday, 6 p.m. at a residence on South skin protection.

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Main Street. It was also deterWest Mills Street.

Public assistance, 6:54 p.m., mined Simmons had a Clarke Saturday, North Oak Street.

Medical, 5:12 a.m., today, Laurel County warrant for failure to Danny Alan Fry Jr., 26, 304 Street.

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Afton Police Miscellaneous

Animal call, 4:49 p.m., April 14.

Gas drive off, 12:39 p.m., Tuesday.

Talk to officer, 5:05 p.m., Tuesday.

Talk to officer, 5:09 p.m., Wednesday.

Suspicious vehicle, 5:15 p.m., Wednesday.

Assistance, 9:30 p.m., Wednesday.

Motorist assist, 5:19 p.m., Friday.

Motorist assist, 5:52 p.m., Friday.

Assistance, 5:53 p.m., Friday.

Harassing communication, 6:15 p.m., Saturday.

Welfare check, 6:15 p.m., Saturday.

Animal call, 10:22 p.m., Saturday.

Trespass, 11:12 p.m., Saturday.

Adams County Sheriff

Nathan Vicker, 23, of Creston was charged with interference with official acts and refusal to submit to chemical

appear. Simmons was transported to Taylor County Jail.

Simmons served his sentence for Taylor County and was transported to Clarke County Sheriff’s office.

—————— Kyle Grindstaff, 49, of Clearfield was charged on a Clarke County warrant for second-offense operating while intoxicated 5:30 p.m.

Thursday.

According to a Lenox Police report, officers stopped a vehicle for failure to have license plates. The driver was identified as Grindstaff. A check showed he was wanted on a Clarke County warrant.

Grindstaff was transported to Taylor County Jail for booking and was turned over to Clarke County Sheriff.

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OPINION

The Grand American Tradition of Violent White Supremacy Another U.S. shooting spree has left bullet-riddled bodies in its wake, and refocused attention on violent, right-wing extremists. Frazier Glenn Miller, a former leader of a wing of the Ku Klux Klan, is accused of killing three people outside two Jewish community centers outside Kansas City, Kan. As he was hauled away in a police car, he shouted “Heil Hitler!” Unlike Islamic groups that U.S. agencies spend tens of billions of dollars targeting, domestic white supremacist groups enjoy relative freedom to spew their hatred and promote racist ideology. Too often, their murderous rampages are viewed as acts of deranged “lone wolf” attackers. These seemingly fringe groups are actually well-organized, interconnected and are enjoying renewed popularity.

In April 2009, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released a study on right-wing extremists in the United States. The 10-page report included findings like “The economic downturn and the election of the first African American president present unique drivers for rightwing radicalization and recruitment.” It controversially suggested military veterans returning from Iraq and

King Features commentary Amy Goodman

Afghanistan could potentially be recruited to join hate groups. The report provoked a firestorm of criticism, especially from veterans groups. The Obama administration was just months old, and newly appointed Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano withdrew the report, apologizing for it during a congressional budget hearing.

Mark Potok is a senior fellow at the Southern Poverty Law Center, which has been tracking right-wing hate groups and Frazier Glenn Miller for years. Potok said, about that report, “a real problem with the Department of Homeland Security ... ever since a particular report on the right wing was leaked to the press in April of 2009, DHS has sort of cowered. They essentially gutted their non-Islamic domestic terrorism unit.”

The SPLC was co-founded in 1971 by civil-rights lawyer Morris Dees. It began suing white supremacist groups in the 1980s, rep-

resenting clients that the groups threatened, beat and harassed. Potok described Frazier Glenn Miller as “one of the best-known white supremacist activists in the country for a very long time ... active for more than 40 years in the movement. He joined, as a very young teenager, things like the National States’ Rights Party, a descendent of the American Nazi Party.”

Miller formed his own wing of the Klan, which marched publicly in military fatigues. He had dealings with another supremacist group, The Order, that gave him $200,000 from the more than $4 million stolen through bank robberies and armored-car holdups.

After being sued by the SPLC, Frazier Glenn Miller agreed to a settlement in one case, but violated the terms of the agreement and was found guilty of criminal contempt.

While out on bond, he disappeared, issuing a crudely typed “Declaration of War,” specifically targeting Morris Dees for murder. He was eventually arrested. Potok told me, “He was initially charged with conspiracy, very serious charges, in 1987 that could have sent him to prison for 20 or 30 years. But he cut a deal with the federal government and agreed to testify ... against his

comrades. That wound up meaning a mere five-year sentence for him, and he served only three years.”

Miller cooperated with federal prosecutors, testifying against 13 white supremacist leaders. He was released from prison and was assisted, it is believed, by the Federal Witness Protection Program as he relocated to Nebraska and changed his last name to “Cross.” Frazier Glenn Miller, also known as Frazier Glenn Cross, lost credibility with other white supremacists and faded into relative obscurity. He occasionally ran for office in Missouri, after running virulently racist campaign ads on radio. Then he went on his murderous rampage this week. “Perhaps if he had been in prison all those years rather than a witness in this trial,” Potok reflected, “we wouldn’t have experienced what we saw in Kansas City the other day.”

Potok and the SPLC track the recent rise of right-wing hate groups. When I asked him about the FBI’s focus on animal rights and environmental groups, he replied, “The idea that eco-terrorists, so-called, are the major domestic terror threat, which was in fact said to Congress a couple of times by FBI leaders during the Bush years,

I think is just patently ludicrous ... no one has been killed by anyone in the radical animal-rights movement or the radical environmentalist movement.” The SPLC will soon release a report that links registered members of two prominent white supremacist online forums to more than 100 murders in the United States — in just the past five years.

While law-abiding Muslims are forced to hide in their homes, and animal-rights activists are labeled as terrorists for undercover filming of abusive treatment at factory farms, right-wing hate groups are free to organize, parade, arm themselves to the hilt and murder with chilling regularity. It’s time for our society to confront this very real threat. *** Denis Moynihan contributed research to this column.

Amy Goodman is the host of “Democracy Now!,” a daily international TV/radio news hour airing on more than 1,200 stations in North America. She is the co-author of “The Silenced Majority,” a New York Times best-seller. (c) 2014 Amy Goodman Distributed by King Features Syndicate

Letters to the editor

Appel will work for gender equality From Nancy Aleccia Des Moines

The struggling economic recovery in America can be laid at the feet of the pay disparity between men and women. Mothers are the breadwinners of more households than ever before. Equal pay for

the same work as men is crucial to Iowa families and children.

Now, women make 77 cents for every dollar a man makes. At that rate, only this week does a woman’s pay for the last 15 months catch up with what a man made for the same work in just 12.

This discrimination cripples out

country. It’s not 1958. It’s 2014.

Women make up half our workforce. American families will do better when women have a fair shot. The economy, too.

Iowa women need US House candidate Staci Appel to stand up for equal pay in Washington.

Support U.S. Senate House candidate Appel From Garrett Carty Des Moines

READER POLL RESULTS Should the Veishea celebrations in Ames be cancelled indefinitely?

Today represents how far into women would need to work to earn as much as men did in 2013.

Although progress has been made in regard to gender equality, there is still much work to be done.

Despite representing over half

of the workforce, women working full-time jobs are paid only 77 cents for every dollar paid to men.

This pay disparity will cost women anywhere from $400,000 to $2 million in lost wages over a lifetime.

This absurdity needs to end, and it needs to end now. We must elect politicians who will work to end the pay gap.

That’s why I support U.S. House candidate Staci Appel. As a senator, Staci proved her commitment to gender equality by making Iowa the first state to require equal pay for equal work. I know that if we send Staci to Washington she will continue to fight for the rights of all Iowans.

Responding to Mike Miller and Karon Finn From Evonne Jennett Bedford

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We do not have a “factory hog farm.” You may call it a CAFO, a hog confinement, a hog facility, or a hog unit. A factory makes inanimate products. We produce and interact with living, breathing animals for human consumption and we are not a factory.

I don’t know where you live, but I am jealous! You only pay taxes on the lot where your house is? I have never heard of a hog facility paying “minimal taxes on a couple acres of ag ground.” Counties do receive more revenue from more confinements being built. I don’t know where you got the idea that hog units are not taxed. That makes no sense and is a dishonest statement.

Since the 1980s, ICCI, and the protesters, the rhetoric is still the same. Hog units will: affect prop-

erty values of neighbors; degrade roads and bridges; affect water quality (and you forgot, makes everyone who smells a hog gets sick or dies). Land prices keep going up, roads and bridges are still pretty good, water quality is improving, and there hasn’t been an epidemic.

You really need to find some new material.

In the 1980s when this hog versus protester battle started, there were figures on the dollars per acre return in counties with hogs and those without many hogs. The dollars for counties with hogs was 2 to 4 times higher than counties with hogs. Those extra dollars buy houses, cars, carpeting, new countertops, tractors, etc. and keep businesses thriving. In the 1980s I had a paint, carpeting and flooring business owner tell me that her business was supported by the

farmers, not the town.

You say we have no regulations!

EACH year we send a check to the DNR with our yearly manure plan, that we pay someone to prepare for us (like income tax, it’s too complicated not to have it done professionally.) The DNR then tells us how much manure we can spread, where we can spread it, when we can spread it, and how we can spread it. For new construction, we have a master matrix that must be met before DNR approves a building site. We jump through all these hoops, meet or beat the matrix criteria — things you wanted to impose on us, and you still whine.

Well, I like hogs. They are the livelihood for our family; our choice of the way to support our family. And I am going to send a letter to help fill your supervisors mailboxes.

We like to hear from you!

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ENTERTAINMENT Bagging broken glass Dear Heloise: I read the hint about DISPOSING OF BROKEN GLASS and realized that I have a hint I could share: I buy lots of pet food and save the empty bags (making sure there are no lingering pieces of kibble, then folding and storing in a kitchen cabinet). When there is an accident, I sweep up the broken glass and pour it directly from the dustpan into a pet-food bag, roll it shut and secure it with a bit of tape. Because of the wide mouth, it all pours in, and the multithickness of the bag prevents cuts. — Pam Z. in Texas A cleanup and recycle hint all in one! What could be better? Thanks for writing. — Heloise MAIL ORDERS Dear Heloise: I haven’t seen this situation addressed, yet we who process mail orders encounter this problem daily.

Possibly your readers can benefit from this bit of advice: When sending in a check, money order or any type of payment with an order, DO NOT use staples, tape or glue.

This oftentimes destroys the payment, plus the order, as we attempt to take it apart.

I don’t know if this has been given any thought by readers sending in mail orders, but it

Hints from Heloise is very important. — Julie B. in Indiana RECYCLE BULBS Dear Readers: Recently, a column about compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) explained how to clean up after one breaks. However, many of you wrote regarding how to dispose of the burned-out ones.

• Lyman and Rachel A. in Louisiana wrote: “Perhaps you should remind folks that burned-out bulbs cannot be put into regular household garbage or recycling, as they are considered hazardous materials. CFLs may be recycled at community hazmat recycling events. Also, bigbox hardware stores offer recycling for bulbs of all shapes and sizes.”

• Jennifer M. in California wrote: “The CFL (broken or not) ... needs to go to a hazardous-material collection site. And while the readers are at it, they can take their batteries, old paint and chemicals there also.”

Both good hints! — Heloise

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FIRST WARNING Dear Heloise: I hung a small wind chime on the inside doorknob of my back door, and hung a small bell on a string from the doorknob inside my front door. I know from the sound which door someone is coming through — or for that matter, when my kids come in late at night. — A Reader in Virginia I, too, have a bell on each door in our home, and I can hear which door my husband, David, is coming in. A cheap alarm! — Heloise PRODUCE BAG Dear Heloise: When shopping for produce, I find it easy to slip a hand into a produce bag provided, then grab lettuce, radishes, etc. I then pull the produce bag over my hand and the produce. This keeps BEETLE BAILEY® by Greg & Mort Walker my hand dry, and it’s so much easier than trying to push items, especially lettuce, into the bag. — Liz G., via email Send a money-saving or timesaving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX 78279-5000, or you can fax it to 1-210-HELOISE or email it to Heloise@Heloise.com. I can’t answer your letter personally but will use the best hints received in my column. (c)2014 by King Features Syndicate Inc. BLONDIE® by Dean Young

Horoscope Wednesday, April 23, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Use patience and tolerance in dealing with partners and close friends today, because this is a challenging day. People are quick to argue, because they are frazzled or upset.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This is a challenging day for many people.

Upsets at work and unexpected changes of plans will catch too many people off-guard. Be supportive and observant.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) This is an accident-prone day for your kids or children in your care. Remove them from all hazardous situations.

Be patient in romantic involvements as well. (It’s definitely a stressful day.)

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Guard against accidents in the home. Also, be careful about domestic arguments getting out of hand in a sudden, intense, nasty way. Sidestep any difficulties if you can.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) This is an accident-prone day for your sign, so pay attention to everything you say and do.

Be careful! Equipment breakdowns are likely.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Keep an eye on your money and your possessions. You might find money; you might lose money. Guard what you own against loss or theft.

Everything is unpredictable today.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Arguments with family members or partners could take place today because of the tension in the air. Detours and unexpected situations can cause your routine to fly out the window. Stay flexible.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Computer crashes, power outages, canceled meetings and staff shortages are some reasons your day can go sideways at work today. Allow extra time for wiggle room.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Be careful when working with groups of people today, whether in sports or at work. Accidents can occur, and emotional outbursts are likely.

Stay chill.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Despite your ambition to achieve something today, you will face interruptions. This could be unexpected situations

at home or interference from a powerful person.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) This is an accident-prone day, so be careful. Allow extra time for everything, and watch what you’re doing. Be mindful.

Expect the unexpected.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Stay in touch with your bank account and your assets, because unpredictable things are occurring today. Make sure you know what others expect of you, especially if you are responsible for their property

or their welfare.

YOU BORN TODAY Security is important to you, which is why you align yourself with others. You want a base that you can depend on. You are observant and quick to share your opinions. You have excellent money savvy, and you know how to save. Your year ahead is one of learning.

You are like a bud opening up before it blossoms. Take courses; talk to others. (c) 2014 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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Years since an American male last won the Boston Marathon before Meb Keflezighi did so Monday.

SPORTS

Creston basketball coaches Hiatt, McNutt resign

By LARRY PETERSON

CNA sports writer • lpeterson@ crestonnews.com

Keflezighi

National Digest

American winner BOSTON — The Star-Spangled Banner played over Boylston Street in honor of an American winner of the Boston Marathon.

One year after a bombing there killed three people and left more than 260 injured, Meb Keflezighi added Boston to a resume that includes the New York City Marathon title in 2009 and a silver medal in the 2004 Olympics.

Running just two weeks before his 39th birthday, he had the names of the 2013 bombing victims on his bib.

“At the end, I just kept thinking, `Boston Strong. Boston Strong,’” he said. “I was thinking `Give everything you have. If you get beat, that’s it.’”

Keflezighi completed the 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to the finish on Boylston Street in Boston’s Back Bay on Monday in a personalbest 2 hours, 8 minutes, 37 seconds. He held off Kenya’s Wilson Chebet, who finished 11 seconds behind.

Sports briefs Shiltz 8-0 CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — Creston freshman state runner-up Chase Shiltz was 8-0 wrestling for first-place Team Iowa Black in the AAU Freshman-Sophomore Duals last weekend.

Competing at 152 pounds, Shiltz defeated Parker Simington, Colorado’s Class 4A state champion, twice during the tournament by scores of 12-8 and 5-3, and had five victories by fall.

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They came in together, and now they’re leaving together.

Creston High School varsity boys basketball coach Billy Hiatt and girls coach Larry McNutt both resigned their teaching and coaching positions during the past 48 hours.

Hiatt and McNutt each coached three seasons of varsity basketball, succeeding Jim Calkins and Todd Jacobson, respectively.

Hiatt has been success coordinator at Creston High School, and McNutt is a special education teacher at CHS. McNutt has accepted a similar academic position and will become head boys basketball coach at BCLUW (Conrad) near Marshalltown. Hiatt and his family are moving back to Yukon, Okla., where they still own a house in the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.

Hiatt met with the boys basketball team Friday to inform them of his plans, while McNutt held a team meeting during Monday’s seminar period at the high school. Both said they had good relationships with the CHS squad members, which made

leaving a difficult decision.

“I told the guys it has nothing to do with them or basketball,” Hiatt said Monday. “I just think it’s best for our family.

My wife and I will both be looking for teaching jobs there, and I have another option out of education, Hiatt too. As for basketball, I also have an AAU connection there that I’ve already talked to someone about.”

With all-stater Jay Wolfe and others with varsity experience returning, Hiatt said next season should be another strong one for the Panthers under a new coach.

Hiatt’s teams were 39-28. The first team in 2011-12 was 9-13 and tied for fifth in the Hawkeye 10 at 7-6. The senior-laden 2012-13 team went 19-4 and took second behind Atlantic in the Hawkeye 10 with an 11-2 record. With a new lineup last season, the Panthers went 11-11 and placed fourth in the league at 6-4.

“That second year was really special with the success we had,” Hiatt said. “Those guys really pulled together. This year, getting fourth in

the conference after graduating everybody, that was a big accomplishment for these guys.”

Moving east While wearing an Iowa Hawkeyes jacket Monday, McNutt admitted his new home will be half the distance to Iowa City (90 miles) as well as 45 minutes from the University of Northern Iowa campus and a 40-minute drive to Ames.

“It’s a good opportunity for me, not just for basketball,” McNutt said. “It’s a nice area of the state to live in. Financially, it was a better move for me, with the benefits and everything.”

Before joining the CHS staff, McNutt McNutt served as head boys basketball coach at his alma mater, Diagonal High School, in the 201011 school year while completing student-teaching assignments in Diagonal and Bedford schools for an education degree awarded by Buena Vista University.

For several years, McNutt served as a special education teacher asso-

ciate while holding head-coaching positions at Alta (seven years), Boyer Valley (two years) and Audubon (two years). He was also men’s basketball assistant at Mount Marty College in Yankton, S.D., for one year.

He’ll be taking over a BCLUW Comets squad that went 9-14 last season.

“They’ve been competitive and they have nice facilities,” McNutt said. “It’s a large 1A school, with about 200 kids in high school. They are in the NICL with teams like Wapsie Valley, Jesup and West Marshall. It’s a good conference.”

McNutt said it was hard to break the news to his Panther players, however.

“I knew they had heard, and I just wanted to tell them that it was a good opportunity for me,” McNutt said. “It’s a good group of girls.”

McNutt’s first team in 2011-12 tied for fourth in the Hawkeye 10 at 7-6 while going 9-14 overall. That was followed by a 6-17 season and eighth in the conference at 3-10.

Last year’s team, relying heavily on juniors and sophomores, went 9-13 and placed ninth in the league at 2-8.

Both vacancies were posted Monday in the district’s email network.

Panthers, Clarinda Panther golfers split with Clarinda split tennis duals

By SCOTT VICKER

CNA sports editor • svicker@crestonnews.com

By LARRY PETERSON

CNA sports writer • lpeterson@crestonnews. com

Creston/O-M and Clarinda split a pair of 7-2 tennis dual victories Monday.

The Cardinals won the boys action at home, and the Panther girls opened their home season by winning seven of nine matches.

Creston/O-M assistant coach Amanda Plymale was pleased with the Panthers’ turnaround from their 2013 encounter with Clarinda.

“Our team was a little intimidated to face Clarinda as we went 0-9 with them last year,” Plymale said.

“Tonight’s turnout shows how strong our team is this year. After singles we only had to clinch one doubles and we ended up sweeping the doubles again!”

Battling their opponent and a strong wind at the SWCC courts, Creston/OM’s Audrey Fyock, Jenna Taylor, Ashley Harris and Caitlin McIlravy won singles matches before the Panthers swept all three doubles matches.

At Clarinda, No. 1 singles player Garret Taylor cruised to a 10-1 victory.

The only other Panther win was by Ryan Kucera at No. 3 singles, 10-7.

LAS VEGAS — Iowa freshman Jake Marlin of Creston was 3-2 at 66 kg (145.5 pounds) at the 2014 FILA Junior National Freestyle Tournament over the weekend.

Marlin was defeated by Robbie Mathers of Missouri, 17-6; won 13-3 over Jon Townsend of Sooner Wrestling Club; won 14-8 over unattached Edgar Bright; won 10-0 over Colin Heffernan of Central Michigan; and lost by fall in 2:27 to Luke Zilverberg of Northern Plains. He did not place in the top eight.

Iowa teammate Topher

By LARRY PETERSON Carton was second at 139 CNA sports writer • lpeterpounds, and Brandon So- son@crestonnews.com rensen was third at 154. Alex Meyer was seventh at 185.

Junior forward Conner The tournament was for young collegians and top high school wrestlers.

At the U.S. Senior Open in Las Vegas, former Iowa national champion Brent Metcalf was champion at 143 pounds and Matt McDonough was fourth at 134. Full results are available online at www. trackwrestling.com.

“It was nice to get a meet in today after having our only meet last week rained out,” coach Kevin Cooper said. “I saw some improvement in some areas, but we are still too inconsistent.

Garret Taylor played a nice match at number one singles and it was great for Ryan Kucera to get his Taylor first varsity singles win.”

On Thursday the boys travel to Audubon and the Creston/O-M girls host the Wheelers.

BOYS Clarinda 7, Creston/O-M 2 Singles — Garret Taylor (Cr) def. Dedric Kettwick (Clar), 10-1; Austin Smith (Clar) def.

Chantz Davidson (Cr), 19-7; Ryan Kucera (Cr) def. Nate Jones (Clar), 10-7; Nick Clement (Clar) def. Daniel Scott (Cr), 10-1; Jacob Brooks (Clar) def.

Tyler Waddingham (Cr), 10-2; Trey Stickler (Clar) def. Triston Davidson (Cr), 10-2.

Doubles — Kettwick-Smith (Clar) def. Taylor-C. Davidson (Cr), 10-7; Jones-Clement (Clar) def. Kucera-Waddingham (Cr), 10-2; Brooks-Stickler (Clar) def.

Scott-T. Davidson (Cr), 10-6.

GIRLS Creston/O-M 7, Clarinda 2 Singles — Audrey Fyock (Cr) def. Kayla Rogers (Clar), 8-5; Jenna Taylor (Cr) def. Sarah Cabeen (Clar), 8-6; Emma Pullen (Clar) def. Alli Thomsen

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The Creston/OrientMacksburg golf teams split with Clarinda on Monday, as the girls fell at home 199212 and the boys picked up a road win against the Cardinals 155-163.

The Panther boys found themselves in a tight battle with Clarinda.

Clarinda freshman Carlton Rahn set the tone for the Cardinal by winning medalist honors with his round of 2-over par 35.

Coleton Hoepker led the way for the Panthers with his round of 3-over par 36 to take runner-up honors.

Hunter Sickels carded a 37 and Carson Whittington finished with a round of 38.

Senior Maxx Walters rounded out the scoring for the Panthers with a round of 39. Kyle Somers shot a 41 and Christian Groumoutis finished with a 42.

“We didn’t play our best golf, but it was enough for the team win,” Creston/OM assistant coach Kristopher “Kritter” Hayes said.

“The consensus was that the conditions were tough out there tonight. The wind was blowing and the greens were tough to gauge speed.

“We were able to experience playing the ball down for the first time this year,

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER

Creston/O-M sophomore Madison Hance connects on a drive at the par-4 fifth hole at Crestmoor Golf Club on Please see Monday. The Panther girls lost to Clarinda, but Hance GOLF, page 7A earned runner-up honors with her round of 48.

Record night Pals scores six goals in 10-0 Panther win Pals set a school record as the Creston soccer team sent a message Monday night at Panther Field.

Pals scored six goals and

McClain Haines and Ben Irr each scored two as the Panthers defeated Nodaway Valley, 10-0.

Pals broke the record of

SWCC splits Southwestern’s softball team defeated William Penn JV here Monday, 9-6, before losing the second game, 8-6.

Southwestern (15-20) hosts DMACC in conference play Wednesday with the doubleheader starting at 3 p.m.

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON Sophomore shortstop KatiValley goalkeeper Jacob Baudler (5) reaches to stop a header by Creston’s lin Briley of Creston is on the Nodaway McClain Haines (3) off a corner kick by Levi Eblen during Monday’s match at Panther DMACC squad.

Field. Although this shot was stopped, Haines scored twice in the Panthers’ 10-0 victory.

four goals scored in a match held in part by his brother, Seth, during the 2010 season when he scored 23 goals.

(Conner Pals currently has 12). Angel Perez also scored four goals in a match for Creston in 2005.

Pals and Haines each scored two goals and Irr added one as the Panthers took a 5-0 halftime lead.

Irr tallied another less than two minutes into the second half. Pals then weaved through the defense for his third goal five minutes into the half, and followed quickly two minutes later off a centering pass by Irr to make it 8-0.

With 30:48 left in the second half Pals made it 9-0, and he capped the night by punching in his sixth off the back side of his right foot with 25:26 left.

“That is hard to do,” Cres-

ton coach Jesus Rodriguez said of Pals’ performance.

“I know the team wasn’t as strong as some, but that is tough to score two hat tricks in one game. On one goal, he pretty much took it all the way from midfield on his own, through the defense.”

Pals had scored three goals in a match this season, and admitted he had his sights set on the r e c o r d Pals shared by his brother and Perez.

“Yeah, it’s been one of my goals ever since I was a little kid watching Seth Please see SOCCER, page 7A

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Area golf NV fourth COUNCIL BLUFFS — Nodaway Valley overcame a slow start here Thursday to post a better score than it shot at Tuesday’s tournament to finish fourth overall out of 14 teams, behind a pair of Class 3A teams at Fox Run Country Club.

“Wes Davis had a spectacular round of 4-over par 75, but hard luck once again on handicap holes earned him fourth place,” Nodaway Valley head coach Steve Shantz said. “Wes had the same score as the second place and third place golfers.

Fox Run Country Club Team standings — 1. Atlantic 303, 2. East Mills 319, 3.

Shenandoah 321, 4. Nodaway Valley 328, 5. Omaha Roncalli 330, 6. Glenwood 335, 7. Lewis Central 339, 8. Bellevue East 358, 9. Red Oak 368, 10. Council Bluffs St. Albert 374, 11. BrownwellTalbot 378, 12. Omaha Central 406; 13. Heartland Christian 424; 14. Omaha Bryan 429.

Individual standings — 1.

Evan Schuler, Atl, 70; 2. Dylan O’Connor, LC, 75; 3. Jake Olsen, Atl, 75; 4. Wes Davis, NV, 75; 5.

Logan Currin, EM, 76; 6. Kobe Rhodes, Glen, 76; 7. Jackson Baker, Shen, 77; 8. Jake Schafer, EM, 77; 9. Cooper Zablocki, Atl, 78; 10. Collin Griffith, OR, 78.

Nodaway Valley (328) — Wes Davis 75, Delson Grantham 82, Jackson Lamb 82, Sam Marnin 89, Colton Garside 101, Noah Cooper 124.

Fillie Invite SHENANDOAH — Southwest Valley placed two golfers in the individual top 10 on its way to a sec-

ond-place finish here Thursday at the Fillie Invitational at American Legion Country Club.

Clarinda won the team title with a score of 379, ahead of Southwest Valley’s 423.

Taylor Damewood placed seventh for the Timberwolves with her score of 101, while Kelsie Kinman finished eighth at 102. Gentry Johannes placed 12th with a round of 106.

“This was a great team effort from top to bottom,” Southwest Valley head coach Kent Bass said. “Our kids really showed up and competed against some very good competition. The future is bright for this squad.”

Nodaway Valley did not figure into the team standings, but was led by Rachel Hight’s round of 115, which placed her 20th.

American Legion Country Club Team standings — 1. Clarinda 379, 2. Southwest Valley 423, 3. Shenandoah 439, 4. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 463, 5.

Red Oak 500, 6. Southwest Iowa 512, 7. Glenwood 580.

Individual standings — 1.

Maddy Davidson, Clarinda, 89; 2. Lexie Brown, Clarinda, 95; 3.

Samantha Swanson, Clarinda, 97; 4. Sabrina Hernandez, Southwest Iowa, 97; 5. Heather Auffert, Clarinda, 98; 6. Adrian Rusick, Shenandoah, 100; 7.

Taylor Damewood, Southwest Valley, 101; 8. Kelsie Kinman, Southwest Valley, 102; 9. Ellen Fellers, Red Oak, 104; 10. Grace Davidson, Clarinda, 104.

Southwest Valley (423) — Taylor Damewood 101, Kelsie Kinman 102, Gentry Johannes 106, Bellamy Heaton 114, Janelle

Gibler 118, Kim Hults 124.

Nodaway Valley — Rachel Hight 117, Lizz Hansen 123, Josie Clarke 147.

Tight loss LEON — Mount Ayr went toe to toe with the Central Decatur boys golf team here on Thursday, but came up just short in a 183185 loss.

Central Decatur’s Noah Simon, a state qualifier last year, won medalist honors with his round of 2-under par 34.

Mount Ayr was led by Quency Vos, with his round of 45. Connor Giles and Jake Ricker each carded scores of 46.

The loss drops the Raider boys to 3-2 for the season.

In the girls competition, Central Decatur posted a team score of 191 and was led by medalist Kate Havens with her round of 38. Mount Ayr was led by Holly Karr’s 55.

Leon Golf & Country Club GIRLS Mount Ayr — Holly Karr 55, Tessa Shields 56, Allison Wallace 61.

Central Decatur (191) Medalist — Kate Havens, Central Decatur, 38. Runner-up — Lydia Martin, Central Decatur, 50.

BOYS Mount Ayr (185) — Quency Vos 45, Connor Giles 46, Jake Ricker 46, Casey Paxson 48, Nathan Roberts 54.

Central Decatur (183) Medalist — Noah Simon, Central Decatur, 34. Runnerup — Dalton Rhum, Central Decatur, 43.

Area boys track Clarke Invite OSCEOLA — Nodaway Valley set a new school record and finished third out of eight teams here Thursday at the Clarke Invitational.

The Wolverine 4x200 relay team of Zach Eblen, Nate Andrews, TJ Bower and Baley Shantz ran 1:36.32, eclipsing the 2009 school record of 1:37.76.

Nodaway Valley scored 73 points to finish third in Class A behind Knoxville and Clarke. Southwest Valley placed sixth with 49 points.

In Class B, East Union finished second behind Wayne with 94 points. Diagonal finished sixth with eight points.

Clarke Invite Class A Team standings — 1.

Knoxville 147.50, 2. Clarke 86.50, 3. Nodaway Valley 74, 4.

Chariton 61, 5. Van Meter 60, 6.

Southwest Valley 49, 7. Central Decatur 40, 8. Interstate 35 39.

Discus — 1. Nathan Winters, Knox, 152-0; 2.

Keegan Longabaugh, SWV, 138-9; 6.

Caleb Mueller, NV, 117-2; Clint Mullen, SWV, 91-0.

Shot put — 1. Nathan Winters, Knox, 51-6.25; 2.

Keegan Longabaugh, SWV, 42-10.25.

High jump — 1. Colten Drake, SWV, 6-0; 3. Scott Vanderhoof, SWV, 5-8 Long jump — 1. Briar Vogel, I-35, 19-9.50; Colten Drake, SWV, 17-0; Quenton Oldenkamp, SWV, 14-11.

3,200 meters — 1. Shane Breheny, NV, 10:41.99; 3.

Brayten Funke, NV, 11:02.05; Lane Peterson, SWV, 11:34.29; Connor Haggerty, SWV, 12:46.64.

4 x 800 relay — 1. Chariton, 8:44.54; 3. Nodaway Valley (Jared Corder, Heath Downing, Tanner Armstrong, TJ Bower), 9:00.95; 6. Southwest Valley (Wyatt McAlpin, Bryan Pearson, Quenton Oldenkamp, Tyler Means), 9:56.20.

Shuttle hurdle relay — 1.

Central Decatur, 1:01.71; 3.

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Abby Brown (Clar), 8-5; Ashley Nordhues (Clar) def. Angela Sorensen (Cr), 8-5; Caitlin McIlravy (Cr) def. Emma Steeve (Clar), 8-1.

Doubles — Fyock-Harris (Cr) def.

Rogers-Brown (Clar), 8-5; TaylorMcIlravy (Cr) def. Cabeen-Pullen

Southwest Valley (Trevor Sorensen, Tony Klocke, Scott Vanderhoof, Colten Drake), 1:09.72.

100 meters — 1. Tanner Dunkin, Knox, 10.77; 6. Nate Andrews, NV, 11.72; 10. Garrett Seals, SWV, 12.26; Blake Haidsiak, SWV, 13.4.

400 meters — 1. Brennan Dostal, VM, 52.43; 4. Tanner Armstrong, NV, 55.04; 7. Trevor Sorensen, SWV, 56.36; 9. Jared Corder, NV, 57.04; 10. Bryan Pearson, SWV, 1:00.21.

4 x 200 relay — 1. Knoxville, 1:34.01; 2. Nodaway Valley (Zach Eblen, Nate Andrews, TJ Bower, Baley Shantz), 1:36.32; Southwest Valley (Tony Klocke, Gunnar McCuen, Tyler Bissell, Wyatt McAlpin), 1:44.25.

110 high hurdles — 1. Jerry Nichols, Knox, 16.11; 5. Blake Haidsiak, SWV, 19.84.

1,600 meters — 1. Heath Downing, NV, 4:59.47; Lane Peterson, SWV, 5:29.64; Jacob Kinyon, SWV, 6:28.04.

200 meters — 1. Tanner Dunkin, Knox, 22.82; 3. Baley Shantz, NV, 24.14; 6. Zach Eblen, NV, 24.39; 11. Tony Klocke, SWV, 26.46.

400 low hurdles — 1. Jerry Nichols, Knox, 58.75; 2. Trevor Sorensen, SWV, 58.97; 6. Jared Corder, NV, 1:05.85; 11. Blake Haidsiak, SWV, 1:13.46.

1,600 medley relay — 1.

Knoxville, 3:55.17; 4.

Nodaway Valley (Zach Eblen, Nate Andrews, Tanner Armstrong, Heath Downing), 4:06.10; Southwest Valley (Garrett Seals, Quenton Oldenkamp, Tyler Means, Scott Vanderhoof), 4:25.33.

800 meters — 1. Christian Bengston, Char, 2:03.52.

4 x 100 relay — 1. Knoxville, 45.95; 5. Nodaway Valley (Zach Eblen, Zach Brewer, Nate Andrews, Baley Shantz), 48.42; Southwest Valley (Tony Klocke, Keegan Longabaugh, Tyler Bissell, Colten Drake), 48.91.

4 x 400 relay — 1. Knoxville, 3:37.25; 3. Nodaway Valley (Jared Corder, Tanner Armstrong, Baley Shantz, TJ Bower), 3:49.02; Southwest Valley (Tyler Bissell, Gunnar McCuen, Lane Peterson, Bryan Pearson), 1:08.82.

Class B Team standings — 1. Wayne 210, 2. East Union 94, 3. Twin Cedars 89.50, 4. MartensdaleSt. Marys 76.50, 5. Southeast Warren 47, 6. Diagonal 8.

Discus — 1. Tate VanDyne, Wayne, 111-1; 2. Brandon

(Clar), 8-5; Sorensen-Thomsen (Cr) def. Nordhues-Steeve (Clar), 8-6.

JV doubles — Gracie RussellSydney Dunphy (Cr) def. Kayla Farwell-Nicole Hoyt (Clar), 6-0; Cassandra Anderson-Ann Waigand (Cr) def. Farwell-Hannah Sunderman (Clar), 6-1; HoytSunderman (Clar) def. Morgan Shawler-Mattie Wheeler (Cr), 6-4; Farwell-Hoyt (Clar) def.

Leah Stow-Macy Evans (Cr), 6-2; Farwell-Sunderman (Clar) def. Erin Hanson-Allison Norton (Cr), 6-0.

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Shot put — 1. Corey Harrell, TC, 41-5.50; 3. Tyler Kelley, EU, 37-1; 4. Brandon Wittstock, EU, 33-3.50; 6. Kade Means, Diag, 32-5.50.

High jump — 1. Dillon Lain, Wayne, 5-10.

Long jump — 1. Trevor Wilson, Wayne, 18-4.50; 4.

Gabe Nixon, EU, 17-7; Tyree Thomas, EU, 14-9.50.

3,200 meters — 1. Lorenzo Baker-Martinez, Wayne, 11:32.95; 3. Kyle Seales, EU, 13:08.94; 4. Casey Walter, EU, 13:09.85.

4 x 800 relay — 1. Wayne, 9:22.05; 4. East Union (Brogan Kinyon, Brandon Hulsey, Lucas Cuquejo, Beau Boswell), 10:17.71.

Shuttle hurdle relay — 1.

Wayne, 1:08.23; 3. East Union (Tyree Thomas, Sean Schmitz, Brandon Hulsey, Brogan Kinyon), 1:13.89.

100 meters — 1. Blake Sweet, MSM, 11.43; 5. Ismail Omar, Diag, 11.90; 7. Kade Means, Diag, 11.97; 9. Mike Ward, EU, 12.64; 14. Jacob Walter, EU, 16.95.

400 meters — 1. Gabe Nixon, EU, 56.38; 7. Lucas Martinez, EU, 1:03.16; 9. Gerad Naill, Diag, 1:06.48.

4 x 200 relay — 1.

Martensdale-St. Marys, 1:35.93; 5. East Union (Brandon Wittstock, Beau Boswell, Tyler Kelley, Mike Ward), 1:49.23.

110 high hurdles — 1. Ridge Downard, Wayne, 17.08; 3.

Brogan Kinyon, EU, 19.77.

1,600 meters — 1. Lorenzo Baker-Martinez, Wayne, 5:13.14; 4. Blake Butler, Diag, 5:37.60; Casey Walter, EU, 6:15.

200 meters — 1. Clayton Kiefer, Wayne, 23.93; 7.

Johnathan Weis, EU, 26.29; Brandon Lee, EU, 29.25.

400 low hurdles — 1. Sean Schmitz, EU, 1:00.87; 5. Brogan Kinyon, EU, 1:14.15.

1,600 medley relay — 1. East Union (Jonathan Weis, Sean Schmitz, Gabe Nixon, Brandon Hulsey), 4:00.27; 6. Diagonal, 4:29.10.

800 meters — 1. Cameron Hertzler, SEW, 2:16.16; 5. Kyle Seales, EU, 2:39.15; 6. Tyree Thomas, EU, 2:41.23.

4 x 100 relay — 1. Wayne, 45.94; 5. East Union (Jonathan Weis, Brandon Lee, Tyler Kelley, Mike Ward), 50.82.

4 x 400 relay — 1. Wayne, 3:51.69; 2. East Union (Sean Schmitz, Brandon Lee, Gabe Nixon, Brandon Hulsey), 4:01.69.

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which was a positive moving forward. It is a good feeling coaching a team that is out on the practice green as soon as their round ends, always looking for a way to improve for the next time.”

Senior Evan Nielsen recorded the best junior varsity score of the day with a round of 41.

The Panther boys travel to Ballard today for an 18hole tournament.

Girls The Panther girls battled a strong wind out of the north during the home match with a Clarinda team that won Thursday’s Fillie Invitational at Shenandoah.

Sophomore Madison Hance took runner-up honors for the Panthers, carding a round of 48. Sarah Waigand shot a 54, while Camryn Somers and Shelby Palser each finished with rounds of 55 to round out the team scoring. Hannah Hagle recorded a 59.

“Great night for golf and we had a team,” Creston/OM head coach Jan Lesan said. “The Creston/O-M girls were very consistent in their scores. Coach Hayes and I are very proud of these kids. They just keep getting better.”

The Panthers return to action Thursday at home as both the boys and the girls host Southwest Valley at

Pine Valley.

Crestmoor Golf Club GIRLS Creston/O-M (212) — Sarah Waigand 54, Madison Hance 48, Hannah Hagle 59, Camryn Somers 55, Shelby Palser 55.

Clarinda (199) Medalist — Maddy Davidson, Clarinda, 45. Runner-up — Madison Hance , Creston, 48.

Clarinda Country Club BOYS Creston/O-M (155) — Coleton Hoepker 36, Hunter Sickels 37, Carson Whittington 38, Maxx Walters 39, Kyle Somers 41, Christian Groumoutis 42.

Clarinda (163) Medalist — Carlton Rahn, Clarinda, 35. Runner-up — Coleton Hoepker, Creston/O-M, 36.

JV Creston/O-M (170) — Evan Nielsen 41, Sam Hartsock 43, Michael Stults 43, Jaaron Kautz 43, Nick Noecker 46, Tyson Tucker 46, Jake Routh 55, Dillon Bailey 58, Blake Eddy 58.

Clarinda (209)

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play,” Pals said. “I remember the game when he got his fourth. (Tonight) I had good passes from my teammates and things just started falling in place.”

Pals scored what appeared to be his seventh goal late in the first half on a rebound, but it was nullified by an offsides call.

Nodaway Valley came in with a 2-3 record, but was overmatched on this night against a team on a mission.

The Wolverines owned victories of 3-2 over AvoHa and 3-0 over Clarinda Academy.

“Nothing against Nodaway Valley, but this was one of those games that I wanted to win by a big margin,” Rodriguez said. “I told

the guys, this sends a mesage to the people who rank the teams. Honestly, I want the guys to be recognized for the work they put in, beating good teams. Plus, getting ranked could mean putting us in a separate (substate) bracket where we get home games. That’s our goal.”

Three of last week’s five matches were overtime, so the Panthers now have a much-needed break until a series of road matches next week against Atlantic, Lewis Central and Glenwood.

“Tomorrow we’re kind of recuperating with an easy practice,” Rodriguez said.

“Then starting Wednesday we need to work on some fitness for a tough week ahead. We have to prepare mentally and physically for those games. Our ultimate

goal is to win all three and be in good shape for the conference championship.”

Glenwood, one of the preseason favorites, recently edged Harlan, 2-1, to start its conference season. The Rams face Atlantic tonight.

Creston 10, Nodaway Valley 0 Creston (10) — McClain Haines 37:15 first half; Haines 28:50 first half; Conner Pals 20:11 first half; Ben Irr 16:05 first half; Pals 14:01 first half; Irr 38:32 second half; Pals 35:50 second half; Pals 33:26 second half; Pals 30:48 second half; Pals 25:26 second half. Shots (on goal) — 43 (28 on goal). Assists — Irr 4, Gavin Leith 3, Haines 2, Woods 2. Individual shots (on goal)— Haines 11 (5 on goal), Pals 9 (7 on goal), Irr 9 (6 on goal), Chase Shiltz 2 (1 on goal), Levi Eblen 2 (1 on goal), Gavin Woods 2 (1 on goal), Skylar Cook 2 (2 on goal), Jake Miller 2 (2 on goal), Connor Kinkade 1 (1 on goal), Trevor Frain 1 (1 on goal). Keeper saves — Alex Nielsen 2. Cards — None.

Nodaway Valley (0) — Shots (on goal) — 2. Individual shots — Brennen Weiland 1, Zach Brewer 1. Saves — Jacob Baudler 10.

Area girls track Tigerette Relays GUTHRIE CENTER — Lenox finished ninth out of 17 teams with 27 team points, while Southwest Valley placed 11th with 19 points here Thursday at the Tigerette Relays.

All teams were together in one class.

Tigerette Relays Team standings — 1. PCM 140, 2. Earlham 105, 3. DSM Christian 102, 4. Panorama 95, 5. Interstate 35 67, 6. Audubon 49.50, 7.

Woodward-Granger 33, 8. West Central Valley 28.50, 9. Lenox 27, 10. Exira/EHK 20, 11. Southwest Valley 19, 12. Glidden-Ralston 15, 13. Adair-Casey 11, 14. Guthrie Center 10, 14. CAM 10, 16. PatonChurdan 5, 17. Iowa Christian Academy 3.

Discus — 1. Abbi Gilson, PCM, 116-6; 7. Marie Palmer, SWV, 94-10; 15. Jacy Stoaks, Len, 76-6; 21. Danica Sunderman, SWV, 70-4; 23. Megan Brown, Len, 67-6.

Shot put — 1. Dezirae Klinkefus, Pan, 34-9.50; 9.

Aurora Arevalo, Len, 30-9.50; 19.

Shantelle Brown, Len, 27-0.50; 21. Danica Sunderman, SWV, 26-7; 31. Megan Pearson, SWV, 18-9.

High jump — 1. Addie Herman, Earl, 5-4.

Long jump — 1. Olivia McAtee, WCV, 15-6.50; 4. Mika Weaver, Len, 15-1.50; 18. Makinna Fitzgerald, Len, 12-5.

3,000 meters — 1. Holly McKinney, I-35, 11:17.40.

4 x 800 relay — 1. Panorama, 10:32.32; 6. Southwest Valley (Kendra Top, Kara Gillespie, Diana Berggren, Christine Shipley), 11:54.72.

Shuttle hurdle relay — 1.

Panorama, 1:13.87.

100 meters — 1. Oksana Covey, DMC, 13.08; 9. Sydney Maynes, SWV, 13.93; 27. Sydney Barker, Len, 15.53; 32. Ashley Lucio, Len, 16.18; 36. Bailey Schmitz, Len, 16.79; 41. Makinna Fitzgerald, Len, 17.23.

Distance medley relay — 1. PCM, 4:42.05; 3. Lenox (Mika Weaver, Madalyne Green, Jacy Stoaks, Shantelle Brown), 4:56.63; 11. Southwest Valley (Shelby Nelson, Danica Sunderman, Marissa Drake, Christine Shipley), 5:32.05.

400 meters — 1. Oksana Covey, DMC, 58.86; 16. Rebekah Kroese, Len, 1:10.79; 20. Diana Berggren, SWV, 1:15.63; 27.

Hannah Bennett, Len, 1:22.31.

4 x 200 relay — 1. PCM, 1:48.43; 4. Southwest Valley (Taylor Gaule, Kelsey Means, Renee Williams, Sydney Maynes), 1:57.38; 11. Lenox (Madalyne Green, Bailey Schmitz, Jacy Stoaks, Shantelle Brown), 2:06.00; 18. Lenox (Sydney Barker, Hannah Bennett, Ashley Lucio, Rebekah Kroese), 2:18.34.

100 hurdles — 1. Abby Musser, W-G, 16.14; 20. Elizabeth Herzberg, SWV, 20.83.

800 meters — 1. Holly McKinney, I-35, 2:32.98; 13.

Kelsey Means, SWV, 2:49.30; 14.

Kendra Top, SWV, 2:52.65; 23.

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THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT UNION COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Darline F. Kissell, Deceased.

Probate No. ESPR015658 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Darline F. Kissell, Deceased, who died on or about April 10, 2014: You are hereby notified that on the 15th day of April, 2014, the last will and testament of Darline F. Kissell, deceased, bearing date of the 21st day of July, 1998 was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Mary Saxton was appointed executor 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 15th day of April, 2014.

Mary Saxton Executor of estate 1008 N. Mulberry Street Creston, IA 50801 Loretta L. Harvey, ICIS PIN No: 15204 Attorney for executor Harvey Law Office 109 W. Montgomery St. P.O. Box 85,

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200 meters — 1. Oksana Covey, DMC, 26.49; 3. Aurora Arevalo, Len, 27.68; 6. Sydney Maynes, SWV, 28.37; 29. Marissa Drake, SWV, 31.86; 34. Bailey Schmitz, Len, 32.20; 40. Sydney Barker, Len, 33.61; 47. Hannah Bennett, Len,DISTRICT 36.43.

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OFElizabeth Murphy, ESTATE1:16.14; OF Herzberg,THESWV, 16.

Darline F. Kissell, Deceased.

Diana Probate Berggren, SWV, 1:22.35.

No. ESPR015658 SprintOF medley relay 1. PCM, NOTICE PROBATE OF— WILL, OF 1:54.37; 3. Lenox (Mika Weaver, APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS Makinna Fitzgerald, Madalyne To All Aurora Persons Interested in the Estate Green, Arevalo), 2:03.49; of Darline F. Kissell, Deceased, who died 14.

Southwest Valley (Shelby on or about April 10, 2014: Nelson, You areRenee hereby Williams, notified thatKaylea on the Wiechman, Danica 15th day of April, 2014, Sunderman), the last will and testament 2:18.80.of Darline F. Kissell, deceased, bearing date of the 21st day 1998 1,500 meters — of1.July,Holly was admitted toI-35, probate5:13.64; in the above McKinney, 17. named court and that Mary Saxton was apKara Gillespie, 6:19.77; 19. pointed executor of SWV, the estate.

Any action Christine Shipley, 6:39.69. to set aside the will mustSWV, be brought in the 4 xcourt 100 of relay 1. PCM, district said — county within 51.67; the later of four months from the date of 9.to occur Southwest Valley (Taylor the second Kelsey publicationMeans, of this notice or Gaule, Renee one month from the date of mailing of this Williams, Sydney Maynes), notice to all heirs of the decedent and de56.37;under 12. the Lenox (Mikaidentities Weaver, visees will whose are Sydney Barker, Madalyne Green, reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.Fitzgerald), 58.05; 18.

Makinna Notice is further given that all persons Southwest Valley (Shelby Nelson, indebted to the estate are requested to Marie Palmer, Rachel Herzberg, make immediate payment to the underMegan Schubert), 1:02.25; 22. signed, and creditors having claims Lenoxthe(Bailey Schmitz, against estate shall file them Ashley with the Lucio, Brown, clerk of theMegan above named districtHannah court, as provided by 1:05.66. law, duly authenticated, for Bennett), allowance, unless filed by4:16.20; the later 4 x 400and relay — so 1. PCM, to of four months from Rebekah the second 5.occur Lenox (Jacy Stoaks, publication of this notice or one month Kroese, Shantelle Aurora from the date of mailingBrown, of this notice (unArevalo), Southwest less otherwise4:36.38; allowed or7.paid) a claim is thereafter barred.

Valley forever (Taylor Gaule, Kelsey Dated this 15th day of April, 2014.

Means, Diana Berggren, Marissa Mary Saxton Drake), 4:51.09.

Executor of estate 1008 N. Mulberry Street Creston, IA 50801 Loretta L. Harvey, ICIS PIN No: 15204 Attorney for executor Harvey Law Office 109 W. Montgomery St. P.O. Box 85, Creston, IA 50801 Date of second publication: April 29, 2014

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE In the Iowa District Court for Union County State of Iowa Union County Court No.: EQCV017331 SPECIAL EXECUTION Plaintiff: Bank of America NA vs.

Defendant: Shinn, Ryan - In Rem Defendant: McCabe, Brittany L - In Rem As a result of the judgment rendered in the above referenced court case, an execution was issued by the court to the Sheriff of this county. The execution ordered the sale of defendant(s) rights, title, and interest in Real Estate Property to satisfy the judgment. The property to be sold is: Lot Numbered One Hundred TwentyFour (124) in West Creston, Section “C”, In Creston, Union County, Iowa Street Address: 907 W. Jefferson St., Creston, Iowa 50801 The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Date of Sale: 05/20/2014 Time of Sale: 10:00 AM Place of Sale: East Steps Inside the Union County Courthouse, Creston, Iowa.

X This sale not subject to redemption.

Property exemption: Certain money or property may be exempt. Contact your attorney promptly to review specific provisions of the law and file appropriate notice, if applicable.

Judgment Amount: $90,673.63 Costs: $335.00 Accruing Costs: $23,143.07 Interest: 6.5% per annum of $90,673.63 from 09/01/2013 until satisfied.

Attorney: Benjamin W. Hopkins (515) 222-9400 Sheriff: Rick L. Piel Date: 04/08/2014

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Creston News Advertiser Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Adams County Speedway

RACING Update

Speedway season starts sunny

By BURTON HEATON

eral years racing in touring series and only occasionally racing in Corning.

On this opening night, Peckham’s Poet Biorefining modified had the field covered. Starting on the pole, he was never challenged, eventually winning the race by a margin exceeding 12 seconds, or nearly half a lap. Creston’s Todd Van Eaton followed in second with Jesse Dennis of Corning, Brian Foote and Blain Petersen, both from Essex, close behind.

The Northland Oil prostocks are notoriously the most hard charging, competitive group of drivers to take the track at ACS, and 2014 looks to be no different than the past years.

Perennially strong drivers, including eight-time track champion Greg Miller, defending champion Tony Hardisty and past champion Joe Zadina were all on hand to battle for the 18lap feature event.

At the drop of the green flag by new flagman Jim Tull, defending champion Tony Hardisty used his outside row front row starting spot to lead the first lap,

Adams Co. Speedway

CORNING — For the first time in a number of years the weather cooperated, making for a magnificent night of racing at the Adams County Speedway.

Ninety cars signed in at the pit gate in five classes of NASCAR Whelen AllAmerican Series action.

Coors Light Silver Bullet late mode defending track and state champion Jason O’Brien started his title defense with a bang, coming from his starting position inside of row four to capture the win. Omaha’s Leon Zeitner led the first 10 laps with Massena’s Chris Spieker battling for the lead until O’Brien muscled his way through traffic to take the lead. O’Brien never looked back dominating the 16-car field for the win. Leon Zeitner finished second, followed by Justin Zeitner, Spieker, and John Hampel.

A long five years had passed since Corning’s Ryan Peckham had visited victory lane at ACS. Peckham had spent the last sev-

but Bedford’s Brad Derry needed just one more circuit to pass Hardisty and take the lead. Two laps later, Corning’s Joe Zadina got around Hardisty for second. While Zadina was able to post the fastest single lap of the race, he was never able to take the lead from Derry.

At the checkers it was Derry, Zadina and Miller, with Creston’s Kevin Sharp fourth and Hardisty in fifth.

A full field of 24 Stalker Chevrolet b-mods made the call for their feature event and 15 laps of mayhem. As ACS photo multiple drivers struggled Pictured is Andy Davison of Bedford, the winner of the Chat Mobility hobby stock feato negotiate the turns, the ture event on the opening night of racing at Adams County Speedway on Saturday. caution flag was thrown Pictured with Davison is new flagman for ACS, Jim Tull. three times before the first never made a serious play track and national cham- with a full night of NASthree completed laps were for the lead. A hard-charg- pion Jeremy Purdy was on CAR action. Gates open on the books. By the end, ing Josh Sink managed to Davison’s rear bumper for at 5 p.m., with hot laps at it was seven total caution move from starting eighth most of the race. A final 6:30 and racing to follow. periods with only14 of the to finish third, followed margin of just a half sec- A family pass is $25, letting 24 cars still on the lead lap.

by Cody Werner and Matt ond separated the two at two adults and all the chilRed Oak’s Jerod Weston the finish. Bedford drivers dren living in the home into Webb in the top five. took his black and green The Chat Mobility hobby took the top three posi- the grandstands, number 86J to the lead by stocks had 21 entries for tions with Luke Ramsey the end of the second lap their feature event with finishing third, followed by and was able to stay ahead Bedford’s Andy Davison Waukee’s Matt McAtee in E-mail the CNA’s of the mayhem for the duleading from flag to flag fourth and Walnut’s Kurt LARRY ration. Defending class in the feature event. But Hansen in fifth.

PETERSON champion Jon Plowman Racing will resume at the victory was not withlpeterson@ was able to move up to secout its battles, as defending the speedway on April 26 crestonnews.com ond early in the race, but

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CHAT MOBILITY HOBBY STOCKS Pos.

No.

Driver

9

3

Kenny Champ

20

Pts.

10

92

David Schafroth

18

33R

DJ Robinson

16

1

21d

Andy Davison

39

11

2

4

Jeremy Purdy

34

12

33

Ron Thompson

14

3

17

Luke Ramsey

32

13

0

Shawn Kralik

12

4

72

Matt McAtee

30

14

16A

Bryce Allen

10

13

Troy Fudge

8

5

75

Kurt Hansen

28

15

6

40x

David Weeda

26

16

3C

Andrew Clark

6

7

20

Jeremy Auten

24

17

98

Bret Sheppard

4

8

7

Thomas Myers

22

18

68+1

Blain Petersen

2

23

Dusti Carlisle

2

9

92

Buck Schafroth

20

18

10

33VH

Dusty Van Horn

18

18

38R

Ralph Risius

2

11

71

Patrick Pellman

16

18

88

Dustin Sheppard

2

12

29

Kiel Brittain

14

18

14

Christine Jarillo

2

76

David Orr

2

16X

Nate Lewis

2

13

53

John Sandbothe

12

18

14

104

Chris Bates

10

18

15

9

Curtis Gaunt

8

16

32

Dillon Carlisle

6

17

52

Jerry Richards

4

18

15

Adkins Joshua

2

Pos.

No.

Driver

18

33

Tim McCollum

2

1

37d

Brad Derry

31

18

54

Cade Oglesbee

2

2

3

Joe Zadina

26

2

3

83

Greg Miller

24

4

2

Kevin Sharp

22

5

0

Tony Hardisty

20

6

42

David Nail, Jr

18

Pts.

7

38

Craig Garner

16

18

12G

Jeremy Ribbey

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NORTHLAND OIL PRO STOCKS Pts.

Pos.

No.

Driver

1

11

Ryan Peckham

33

8

55

Steve Churchill

14

2

V31

Todd Van Eaton

28

9

35

Blake Henry

12

3

70

Jesse Dennis

26

10

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Jake Christensen

10

7

Tom Steinbach

8

4

43

Brian Foote

24

11

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22

12

10

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6

6

33

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20

13

14

Chad Helvie

4

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7

2

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18

14

68

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2

8

71

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16

9

22

Keven Parman

14

10

36t

Jeff Wiggins

12

11

13h

Eric Hanna

10

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COORS LIGHT LATE MODELS Pos.

No.

Driver

15

Jason OBrien

Pts. 35

12

43D

Daniel Foote

8

1

13

14J

Jeffrey Jones

6

2

62

Leon Zeitner

30

14

1

Brian Perdue

4

3

Z62

Justin Zeitner

28

15

73

Cody Bristow

2

4

56

Chris Spieker

26

5

2h

John Hampel

24

6

33

Paul Glendenning

22

7

26

Mel Zeitner

20

Pts.

8

12

Trenton Jackson

18

53

Andrew Kosiski

16

STALKER CHEVROLET B MODS Pos.

No.

Driver

1

86j

Jerod Weston

39

9

2

17

Jon Plowman

34

10

9F

Fred Miller III

14

3

5

Josh Sink

32

11

8D

Daulton Maassen

12

4

21X

Cody Werner

30

12

32

Dave Carlisle

10

8

Sterling Perkins

8

5

51X

Matt Webb

28

13

6

10J

Josh Cooper

26

14

13jr

Colton Leal

6

7

11

Matt Herring

24

15

13

Michael Leal

4

8

11J

Darrin Hardisty

22

16

26JR

Corey Zeitner

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Creston News Advertiser Tuesday, April 22, 2014

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PLUMBERS & HELPERS, New Construction & Service Cook Plumbing Corporation, 1425 Fuller Road, West Des Moines CLARK'S TREE & EEO STUMP Removal. Free Estimates, Insured. Call Autos 641-782-4907 or 641342-1940.

2002 CHEVY MALIBU, HOUSECLEANING WANTED: $12.50 per 113k miles, brand new hour, weekly or bi- tires, blown head gasmonthly, references, call ket, $600, 641-202Teresa, 641-278-0595. 9818.

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

WANTED: SMALL AND Medium Yards to mow, For Rent 20 years experience, reasonable rates, 641EFFIENCY APARTMENT 782-4113. in Afton, $375/mo., inHome & Farm cludes stove, refrigeraImprovement tor, A/C, washer/dryer -------on premises, 641-344PAINTING 5478. commercial & residential NICE CLEAN EFFICIENCertified Lead Safety Renovator CY apartment, stove, refrigerator, A/C, washBARN REPAIR er/dryer provided, no all types smoking, no pets, referSIDING AND ences and deposit reWINDOWS quired, 641-782-2923.

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Miscellaneous Livestock 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.

ANGUS BULLS, 18 TO 20 month old registered bulls born fall 2012, result of the AI program and represent leading carcass sires, several were bred for use on heifers, EPDs available, good dispositions, all shots, semen tested and poured. Mike and Carol Brentnall, 641-7822300.

Livestock New Today FOR SALE: YEARLING Charolais Bulls Calving Ease, Performance, and Excellent Disposition.

EPDs and Carcass Data Available. Sara Shepherd Charolais, Stuart, IA. 515-321-6870.

FOR SALE: PUREBRED registered black Angus bulls, freeze branded, semen checked, good Wanted disposition. Also purebred open heifers.

TRADE TOMATO plants Bradley Angus Farms, for strawberry plants, 641-344-3875.

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For Sale FOR SALE: HEDGE POSTS, Circle T Ranch, Kellerton, 641-2230826.

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HOVERROUND TYPE Fully Insured SCOOTER for sale, needs key, $50.00, call Employment 641-344-9048.

RHUBARB PLANTS, IT IN THE CRESTON, CORNING, $5.00 each, 641-202CLASSIFIEDS or Orient Caregivers 1560. needed. Assist senior with housekeeping, 510 hours per week, Complete sale information is published in the $8.75/hr. + bonus Call Caretech 1-800-991- Wednesday edition of the Creston News Advertiser and/or the Southwest Iowa Advertiser 7006.

OTR DRIVERS, home Sun. April 27- 12:30PM Creston, IA. weekends and/or week- Furniture, Glassware and Household Items days, Midwest freight, for Pete’s Used Furniture. Auctioneer: Pete Ken Pratt Trucking, 816- Petersen.

Tue. April 29- 10:00AM New Virginia, IA. 858-3816.

Farm Machinery, Semis for Gary & Jason Johnston. Auctioneers: Daugherty Auction, Help Wanted Kelly & Chad Daugherty.

– Wait Staff – Sat. May 3- 10:00AM Creston, IA. Apply in person Modern Furniture, Household Goods, Creston Family Tools & Misc., Madame Alexander, Shirley Temple and Other Dolls on Stands for Louise Restaurant Hwy. 34 • Creston Wenzig, Evelyn Chapman, Marjo Brown, Harlan Brown and Others. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Todd Crill, Steve Looking Bergren. for Work?

Sun. May 4- 10:30AM Creston, IA. Read the 450+ Knives, Straight Razor Collection, Classifieds!

Antiques, Collectibles, Barbies, Coins, 641-782-2141 Tools & Misc. for Sharon Johns and the late Ext. 239 David Johns. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Todd Crill, Steve Bergren.

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HAVE A GARAGE SALE CALL CLASSIFIED 641-782-2141 EXT. 239

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“The little red house across from the fire station” Hours 1 PM to 5 PM M-F (other times by appointment)

READY FOR A CHANGE? Midwest Opportunities Inc provides specialized residential and day services to individuals with disabilities.

We offer a competitive wage, complete orientation and training, casual dress and a fun work environment.

MOI currently has all shifts available for part-time and sub openings at our Corning location and full-time evenings, part-time evenings and sub positions that can work into part and full time at our Creston location.

To find out more about our opportunities call Melody at 641-322-4280 ext 1 for Corning and Tami at 641-782-5728 for our Creston location.

Applications are also available at 724 Davis Avenue in Corning or check out our website at www.midwestopportunities.org. EOE

Call 712-210-2099

Due to relocation, Prairie View Assisted Living And Memory Care is now seeking an Assisted Living Administrator.

Prairie View is a State Certified Assisted Living Community owned by Midwest Health, Inc. Administrator is responsible for all aspects of operations including nursing, housekeeping, maintenance, dining, and activity staff.

Must possess ability to multi-task.

Must be strong in the area of customer service and teamwork/ leadership.

Experience in health care is a plus.

Please submit resume and cover letter to

Ferrara Candy Co. has immediate openings for experienced maintenance mechanics to join our 2nd and 3rd shift teams. Minimum of a two year degree and/or 2-4 years maintenance mechanic experience required. Mechanical troubleshooting and problem solving skills required including ability to read schematics and use test equipment. Must have pneumatic/hydraulic knowledge plus strong electrical experience. Prior computer experience required. Welding experience preferred. PLC experience a plus. Must be willing and able to work OT as required. Excellent wage and benefit package.

Send resume or apply in person to:

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POET Biorefining - Corning, IA, an ethanol biorefinery, is currently looking for an Operator.

The Operator is responsible for operating all plant process areas including computer control system. Additional duties include:  Accurate documentation of process information  Plant cleanliness  Observe all safety guidelines Qualified candidates must have at least a High School Diploma or equivalent.

Production/manufacturing experience is preferred. Must be able to work 12 hour shift work.

We offer highly competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits & tremendous opportunity for growth.

Apply online at poet.com/careers POET is an equal opportunity employer.

CHEM-SULT, INC

has a full-time position open for a warehouse worker / delivery driver.

CHEM-SULT is a local, family owned business which supplies water treatment chemicals to municipal and industrial water treatment facilities. Must have, or be able to obtain, a (minimum) Class C CDL with hazmat endorsement. We WILL TRAIN the right person!

Competitive salary with excellent benefits.

Day shift M-F, home nights. Company application & detailed job description available at the Creston IowaWORKS office or call 641-782-9157.

EOE

CDL DRIVER Iowa Select Farms has positions open for CDL Drivers responsible for transporting hogs between farm sites and to packer locations.

Drivers operate company-owned late model Peterbilt trucks and haul five days a week, home every day.

This position requires a Class A CDL with a clean driving record. Candidates must be dependable, detail-oriented and follow all regulatory, safety, biosecurity and record keeping protocols. Previous livestock hauling experience desired.

Drivers receive competitive compensation and an excellent benefits package that includes single/family health, vision and dental coverage, 401(k), life insurance, flex plan and vacation, holiday and sick pay with sick day payout. Get hired and refer a friend to any position within the company — employees receive a $1,560 referral bonus.

Apply online at www.iowaselect.com, contact Domingo Pedro at 641-347-5065 or stop by 101 North Douglas in Afton to complete an application.

Ferrara Candy Company

Attention: Human Resources 500 Industrial Parkway, Creston, Iowa 50801

Prairie View is a drug free workplace and an equal opportunity employer. *Compassion* Integrity *Teamwork* Respect*

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Part Time Registered Nurse position available.

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Must have customer service skills and enjoy working in a team environment.

Apply online at www.midwest-health.com/careers

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Prairie View is seeking FULL TIME dining services cook.

Prairie View is a drug free workplace and an equal opportunity employer. *Compassion* Integrity *Teamwork* Respect*

Greater Regional Hospice Home in Creston, served by HCI Hospice of Southern Iowa has a

Visit www.hcicareservices.org to download an application or submit a cover letter and resume to

Cook

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69k on engine O/H. Series 60 Detroit, 430 hp.

Engine brake. Air lift 3rd axle. Air trip tailgates.

9 spd.w/ deep reduction. Full Lockers.

Road Ready. Asking $28500.00 for pair.

EOE

located in Adair County is in need of Nursery Laborers and a Nursery Supervisor. Full and part-time positions available. Competitive wages. Call 515-210-2399 or e-mail sales@nvtrees.com.

641-782-9934

’92 Ford L9000 w/17’ Alum.

Ravens dump body & ’01 14’ Mickey Alum. Pup Trailer.

— Requirements— Current Iowa RN license, 2-yrs previous clinical exp. in endof-life, med./surg. or oncology, electronic charting exp., ability to travel between locations, strong interpersonal skills; current driver license and auto insurance.

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Applicants will be considered until May 5th.

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Iowa Select Farms is an equal opportunity employer.

has a Full-time Support Staff Opening Mon-Thursday. Must be able to multi-task, have excellent communication skills, knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, answer multiple phone lines, secretary to multiple therapists, some travel involved.Excellent benefits.

EOE

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Creston News Advertiser Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Proposed ordinance provides strict oversight of frac sand mining WAUKON (MCT) — The mining of frac sand in Allamakee County would be strictly regulated under a proposed zoning ordinance approved Monday night at a public hearing of the Planning and Zoning Commission.

“Overall, the commission did a tremendous job,” said Ric Zarwell of Lansing, president of the Allamakee County Protectors, an organization that formed two years ago to oppose frac sand mining in Allamakee County.

“You came up with a more restrictive and better ordinance than I ever thought we’d get,” said Doug Weymiller, who farms southwest of New Albin in an area that had been targeted for frac sand mines.

What is frac sand mining?

The round, crush-resistant quartz particles are well suited for hydraulic fracturing, the process by which water, silica sand and chemicals are injected under high pressure into underground shale deposits to release otherwise inaccessible oil and natural gas.

in Clayton County, parts of northeast Iowa and southeast Minnesota have deposits of the high quality silica sand that has been heavily mined in western Wisconsin.

The round, crush-resistant quartz particles are well suited for hydraulic fracturing, the process by which water, silica sand and chemicals are injected under high pressure into underground shale deposits to release otherwise inaccessible oil and natural gas.

Commission members “You came up “toured frac sand mines and with a more did a lot of homework,” said Nancy Everman, the group’s restrictive and The ordinance better ordinance chairwoman. will be sent to the supervithan we ever sors for two readings and a public hearing before it can thought we’d take effect. get.”

Mining interests did not attend any of the public in— Doug Weymiller put meetings for the ordiNew Albin farmer nance, Everman said.

The ordinance would reThe commission drafted quire frac sand miners to the ordinance during a mor- secure a conditional use peratorium on frac sand mining mit, which would be issued enacted by the county su- only after the applicant met pervisors 14 months ago at exacting standards.

The application itself the urging of residents who would include the results feared the practice of mining of several required surveys, silica sand could harm the environment, degrade natu- studies and plans covering ral beauty and impair their road impact, geological factors, wildlife habitat, soil quality of life.

Although Iowa has just types and depths, wetlands, one operating frac sand mine archaeological and cultural

resources erosion, dust and site reclamation.

All property owners and residents within two miles of the proposed site would be notified and given a chance to comment on the proposal, and the Board of Adjustment would hold a public hearing on it.

The ordinance would require reclamation efforts to begin during, not after, mining operations, and it would require the posting of reclamation assurance bonds.

The ordinance also lays out specific requirements for assuring air and water quality.

For example, mining would not be allowed within 1,000 feet of a sinkhole or other karst landscape feature, within a mile of a stream or river or within 40 feet of the ground water table.

Mining sites cannot exceed 40 acres and must be at least five miles apart and at least 2,000 feet from churches, schools or residences, according to the proposed ordinance.

Mining would be limited to daylight hours Monday through Friday.

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GRMC Auxiliary awards $5,000 in scholarships Greater Regional Medical Center Auxiliary recently awarded five $1,000 scholarships to area applicants pursuing careers in health care. Recipients include: Jill Johnson, Creston, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb., physical therapy Lucas Neitzel, Creston, Simpson College, Indianola, health care administration Brian Zaragoza, Lenox, University of Iowa, Iowa City, pre-medicine

Ben Landers, Creston, Graceland University, Lamoni, biology and chemistry Brittany Bunker, Creston, University of Iowa, Iowa City, physical therapy GRMC Auxiliary annual membership dues and other fundraisers support the funding of these scholarships. Any student in the surrounding communities who pursue a career in the health care field is eligible to apply. Call 641-7823553 for further information about the scholarship program or other auxiliarysupported services.

Habitat for Humanity raises money at tip night On April 10, Habitat for Humanity of Union County and The Pizza Ranch partnered to help provide safe, affordable housing in Union County by having a tip night at The Pizza Ranch.

More than $500 was raised, which will be used to help match grants needed to build

the sixth Habitat house, beginning this summer after completion of house No. 5, which is being built at 600 W. Montgomery St. Thanks to all the volunteers who helped bus tables and clean up, as well as to all of the people who contributed to this cause.

Ladies May Day afternoon tea to be held at the French Icarian Village CORNING — The French Icarian Colony Foundation is presenting a Ladies May Day Afternoon Tea at the Refectory in the French Icarian Village at 12:30 p.m. May 3, 2014.

The tea will include three courses typically served at an English Afternoon Tea. The tea is in recognition of Icaria’s neighbors of English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh ancestry who pioneered in Adams

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Seating will begin at 12:15 pm.

Tickets may be purchased from any of the following committee members by April 28: Dolores Parcher at 641-3224862 or Saundra at the Foundation Office at 641-322-4717.

Proceeds from the event will support the additional educational programming at the French Icarian Village in 2014-15.

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HOG FACTORIES FOR ADAIR COUNTY?

Livestock Factories Impact County Residents Wherever We Live.

Reasons for YOU to be Concerned

ENVIRONMENT Iowa Water Pollution Nutrients, including nitrates and bacteria from over-concentrated animal production, has caused Iowa to be ranked 49th in the nation for impaired waters. Who is 50th?

Mississippi. In 2002, the Department of Natural Resources reported 238 impaired waterways in Iowa. By 2008, that number had grown to 542 impaired waterways and, today, that number stands at 630. As those numbers have grown, so have the costs for cities to make water safe for drinking.

Who pays that cost? You, the consumer. Bill Stowe of the Des Moines Waterworks is outspoken about the difficulty and expense of removing nitrates from the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers to make drinking water safe. Hog numbers in our state have risen to well over 20-million head in the past 10 years with no sign of decreasing. Manure spills from CAFOs (confined animal feeding operations) have doubled in that time. Manure spills into our lakes and rivers are often a result of operator negligence---pit overflows, transport leakage and sometimes plain negligence. USDA studies show that factory farmers often intentionally saturate manure on nearby fields to cut transportation costs, or simply because pits are full and they must be emptied. Only 18% apply manure at agronomic rates.

Air Pollution Toxic gaseshydrogen sulfide, ammonia, and particulate matter—can severely impact the health of neighbors. Especially if those neighbors are very young, very old, or have an impaired respiratory system. University of Iowa research indicates increased levels of respiratory allergies and asthma in children living near CAFOs or attending nearby schools. Neighbors often spend days at a time indoors when nearby CAFO emissions are at high levels or the wind is from a certain direction, or if there is no wind and emissions settle in low areas in the surrounding terrain.

Protection Iowa’s DNR is often underfunded and does not have staff to properly monitor and control pollution from CAFOs. Sincere and concerned DNR staff are hamstrung by weakened rules and political interference. Iowa has over 8,000 confined livestock operations and a DNR staff of less than 20 to see that regulations are properly enforced for the health of all Iowans.

ECOMOMIC IMPACT Devalued Homes Homes within 2 miles of a CAFO can lose up to 50% of their resale value according to Midwest appraisal studies. Some owners cannot sell their homes at all! Older Adair Countians often depend on the sale of their homes or acreages to help fund a move to town or to a care facility. Young people and retirees may think twice about coming “back home.” Residences that lose value will pay fewer taxes into county coffers. And those eventually abandoned will result in lost county revenues.

Tourists, visitors and campers visit local attractions, spending their dollars Local Businesses in county stores, businesses and other venues. Per capita income and main street retail sales rise.

Those dollars circulate throughout our communities, as well as sales taxes going into county revenues. But research shows local tourism is impacted and poverty levels rise where CAFOs proliferate. Campers often can’t swim in polluted Iowa lakes, or eat the fish they catch.

Keep in mind that - because ag taxes are based on productivity of the County Tax Revenue land - new building sites for CAFOs produce no added tax revenue for the county. Yet CAFO owners receive tax breaks for manure pits! Paradoxically, new commercial businesses will generate new commercial tax revenues for the county as do newly built homes.

Public Roads/Bridges Manure tankers pulled by tractors do not have load limits as do trucks and trailers. So Adair County roads and bridges are subject to increased wear and tear with no new tax revenue to help pay for higher maintenance. In addition, if there is a serious manure spill on roads or in ditches, the county must clean it up---at taxpayer expense, of course.

When all is taken into account, the Factory Farm industry creates many losses for citizens versus financial gain for a very few owners. Take a hard look at this “industry” and speak up for quality of life, for families, for farms, for neighborhoods and communities.

Board of Supervisors, Steve Shelly, David Homan, John Twombly, Matt Wedemeyer, Cliff Sheriff, vote recommendations on pending CAFO applications to Iowa DNR. They represent you.

Adair County Courthouse, 400 Public Square, Greenfield, 641-743-2546, adairaud@iowatelecom.net A public service notice sponsored by Adair-Madison IACCI members. iowacci.org or call 515-282-0484