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Ten years ago, Creston City Council unanimously approved the first reading of an ordinance that would ban skateboarders from the business district. Read more Throwback news on page 2A. >>
Slow start sinks Panther boys golf team at The Harvester in Rhodes Tuesday. Coleton Hoepker led the Panthers with a 87, placing eighth overall. Read more about the tournament in SPORTS, page 7A.
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McKinley Park cleanup day slated Saturday The Creston Peppers perform a halftime routine at the June 14, 2014, Barnstormers game. The Peppers will perform again at this year’s event.
$10 Barnstormer tickets on sale Southwest Iowa Night will be May 2. Iowa Barnstormers play Sioux Falls Storm. Get tickets at the CNA office. ■
By IAN RICHARDSON CNA staff reporter
irichardson@crestonnews.com
A pie-eating contest, flying pork chops, a Creston High School Peppers performance and overtime Barnstormers football — these were just a few of the highlights of last year’s Southwest Iowa Night at Wells Fargo Arena. This year, more fun is on the way. A limited number of $10 tickets are now on sale for the event, which will take place May 2 as Iowa Barnstormers face the Sioux Falls Storm. In addition to lower bowl seats for the game’s action, tickets also include a pregame pulled pork tailgate dinner. Rich Paulsen, Creston News Advertiser publisher and the event’s organizer, said he expects to sell about 300 tickets this year. He said it’s a good event for families to get out and enjoy a game
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Iowa Barnstormers wide receiver Julian Williams celebrates during the June 14, 2014, Barnstomers game. Williams had 11 catches for 96 yards and one touchdown in the game. The Barnstormers lost 62-56 in overtime.
at a low price. “It’s just a nice evening out. It affords people the opportunity to take in a Barnstormers game for cheap price, and last year we had lots of families who went,” he said. “You can’t go to a game and get fed for $10 anymore that I know of.” This is the second year Paulsen has organized this event. Last year, more than 200 area residents attended. In addition to the game, in which the Barnstormers fell to the Tampa Bay Storm 6256 in overtime, spectators saw the Peppers perform at halftime, Mayor War-
ren Woods compete in the halftime pork chop toss and Mitch Graham participate in the pie-eating contest. This year, the Creston Salt and Peppers team and the Lenox cheerleaders will perform. The St. Malachy Singers will also sing before the national anthem. Paulsen said he is working on slotting some local representatives to participate in the games. Meg Haines, Creston Salts and Peppers coach, said her team enjoyed being invited by Please see BARNSTORMERS, Page 2A
EVENT INFO Date: May 2 Time: 5 p.m. (tailgate) 7:05 p.m. (kickoff) Location: Wells Fargo Arena Who’s Playing: Iowa Barnstormers vs. Sioux Falls Storm Entertainment: Creston Salts and Peppers, Lenox Cheerleaders, St. Malachy Singers Tickets: $10 at Creston News Advertiser or Lenox school office
Crestonians and their families are invited to join Creston Park and Recreation Department for the annual McKinley Park cleanup day Saturday. Those interested should meet 8 a.m. at the McKinley Park pool parking lot. “Just wear boots and old clothes,” said Mark Huff, Creston parks director. “We will provide the garbage bags and rubber gloves. This is something we do every year, and the goal is to get rid of the pollutants before they make it to our waterway.” Huff said the cleanup Saturday will be solely inside McKinley Park because High Lakes Outdoor Alliance already trolled the lake for pollutants this week and students from Creston High School and Southwestern Community College have cleaned up the Hurley Creek areas. Huff expects cleanup Saturday inside the park will take a couple hours.
CDC eyeing bird flu vaccine for humans MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal officials said Wednesday they’re taking steps to create a human vaccine for the bird flu virus that’s slammed the Midwest poultry industry, though they still consider the danger to be low and the food supply not at risk. Dr. Alicia Fry, an influenza expert with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said officials are hopeful there won’t be any human cases of the H5N2 strain — which has cost chicken and turkey producers more than 7 million birds since early March — but the country must be prepared. “We’re really at the beginning of this and so are monitoring very closely. And we’re cautiously optimistic that we will not see any human cases,” Fry said on a conference call. Most humans who have come down with other bird flu viruses had close, prolonged contact with infected birds, Fry said, so officials are monitoring at least 100 farm workers who’ve been exposed Please see BIRD FLU, Page 2A
Donation:
Brett Cheers of Creston attempts to solve a rubik’s cube while he waits to donate blood at Southwestern Community College’s Pay It Forward week blood drive Wednesday in the instructional center. There were 51 units of blood donated, eight units more than the goal.
Contributed photo by TOM ROBINSON/KS95.7 Radio
Crash: Cars sit on the road and pieces of debris scatter everywhere after an accident 6:01 p.m. Wednesday in Adair
County. According to an Iowa State Patrol report, Brian Jorge Ford, 34, of Creston, driving a 2004 Buick, Todd Nothwehr, 43, of Clarinda, driving a 2013 Ford, Danielle Buresh, 31, of Bridgewater, driving a 2012 Ford, and Lara Nothwehr, 42, of Clarinda, vehicle unknown, all eastbound on Highway 92 near the county line of Adair and Cass counties, were stopped in a construction zone waiting for a pilot car to return to their location, and while waiting, Ford rear-ended Todd’s vehicle, which caused Todd to rear-end Buresh’s vehicle, which then caused Buresh to rear-end Lara’s vehicle. Ford’s vehicle came to rest on the south shoulder facing west. Todd’s vehicle came to rest in the westbound lane facing south. Buresh and Lara’s vehicles came to rest in the eastbound lane facing east. All vehicles remained upright. Lara was transported by Cumberland Rescue to a hospital in Cass County. Damage estimates are unavailable. More information will be given as it is released.
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