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Trumpeter swans to be released May 6 at Summit Lake Four trumpeter swans will be released on Summit Lake at the boat ramp on the south side of Highway 25, one mile west of Creston, at 1 p.m. May 6.

The release is open to the public and includes a 20-minute swan/wetland presentation, a unique opportunity to touch and view the swans up close, and a historic photo opportunity with the kids.

As the largest North American wa-

terfowl, these magnificent all-white birds can weigh up to 32 pounds with an 8-foot wingspan. Trumpeter swans were once common in Iowa, but were gone from the state by the late 1880s.

By the early 1930s, only 69 trumpeter swans remained in the lower 48 states.

The trumpeter swans being released are part of the DNR’s statewide trumpeter swan restoration effort, with hopes that they will help restore a wild free flying population to Iowa.

In 2014, Iowa DNR Wildlife Technician Dave Hoffman released four trumpeter swans — two males and two females — at Summit Lake. The program has released 1,132 swans that have been reported in 17 states as far west as Colorado and as far east as Virginia. All of the birds have metal bands on their leg to signify they were released by the Iowa DNR. One swan in each release is given a bright red collar to give Hoffman and the DNR a sample population on how the trumpeter swans that are released are surviving, migrating and eventually mating. — CNA file photo

East Union Board of Directors selects search team to aid superintendent hunt of a connection with the East Union Leadership picks Leadership two-person Associates team.

Associates over “I think Leadership Associates are just going to 24-year veteran be a little bit more on a McPherson & personal level for EU for Jacobson. This what we’re looking for in will be Leadership a superintendent,” Weis said.

Associates’ first Leadership superintendent Associates search.

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AFTON — With a search team now in place, East Union’s hunt for a new superintendent is about to begin.

The EU Board of Directors unanimously voted to give the two-person search team Leadership Associates the job Wednesday night after hearing presentations by it and McPherson & Jacobson, the 24-year-old firm the school used seven years ago to find current superintendent Pam Vogel.

This will be Leade r s h i p Vogel Associates’ first superintendent search.

Both firms presented and fielded questions for 45 minutes apiece Wednesday. After the firms left, the board compared the two and unanimously voted for Leadership Associates.

Both teams projected a $5,000 price tag for basic services. Both also suggested a 60-day timeline from start to finish.

Despite the comparative services, board president Brett Weis said the board seemed to feel more

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Art pieces hang on the walls of the Creston: Arts gallery at the restored Creston Depot ready to be shown off at the artist reception Friday. The pieces were made by Benjamin Jeavons Beeson and Amanda Leibee, two print-making educators from Cedar Rapids.

The reception will be from 6 to 8 p.m. in the gallery at the depot.

Transformation: Chad and Amy Hammons’ residence on South Peterson is one of 25 homes that has received free paint through the Paint Creston Program since it began five years ago.

The Hammons applied and were selected to receive free paint last year, which they used to renew the look of their home using shades of blue and gray. Applications for this year’s program are available online at www.crestoniowachamber.com or at the chamber, located at 208 W. Taylor St. The chamber must receive applications by 5 p.m.

May 8. Applicants can mail them to the chamber office at P.O. Box 471, Creston, IA 50801.

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Associates has not officially taken on a superintendent search, the team, comprised of current administrators Jim Verlengia and Becky Durand, brings over seven decades of administrative experience to the table.

Verlengia is former superintendent of Lewis Central and current superintendent at Colo-Nesco. He also works with Heartland Area Education Agency 11. Verlengia has consulted with several school boards in the past, including Ogden, Boone, West Central Valley, Urbandale and East Union.

Colo-Nesco and East Union both have an enrollment of approximately 520.

Durand has 30 years education experience — 10 with elementary and 20 as central adminsitrator.

She currently works in the Bondurant-Farrar school district.

Verlengia said that the lack of experience in superintendent searches makes the duo determined to get East Union’s search right.

“We understand the risk that you would be placing in us,” Verlengia said.

“This is an important time.

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Deaths Norma Sammons Creston

Norma Sammons, 82, of Creston died April 28, 2015, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Sammons Moines.

Graveside services will be 10 a.m.

Saturday, May 2, at Maple Hill Cemetery in Cromwell.

The Rev. Phil Price will officiate. Visitation will be 2 to 7 p.m. Friday with family present 5 to 7 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, junction of highways 34 and 25. Memorials may be given to Creston Animal Rescue Effort. Online condolences may be left at www.powersfh.com.

Norma Jean Sammons, daughter of Mary (Speed) and Bert Linthicum, was born April 19, 1933, in Adair County.

Norma graduated from Zion High School in 1952.

Jenine Vice Mount Ayr

Jenine Vice, 55, of Mount Ayr died April 27, 2015, at M e r c y Medical Center in Des Moines, after a sud- Vice den illness.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home, 205 W. Monroe St., Mount Ayr. The Rev. Al Rusk will officiate. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Mount Ayr. Visitation will be 2 to 8 p.m. Friday with family present 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorials may be given in her name. Online condolences may be left at www.watsonarmstrongfh.com.

Helen Jenine Vice, daughter of Shirley (Scott) and George Vice, was born Sept.

19, 1959, in Burlington.

Jenine started elementary

On May 31, 1952, Norma married Edwin Keith Sammons in Zion. They lived on the family farm southwest of Creston, until moving to Creston in the 1980s, where Norma sold insurance and real estate. Norma also managed the American Legion for 25 years and owned and operated the Montgomery Street Pub for 10 years.

Norma was a member of Cromwell Congregational Church, served on the Union County Republicans Central Committee and Republican Women and was a member of the Red Hat Society.

Norma is survived by her daughter Roxanne (husband Mike) Lamb of Red Oak; grandchildren, Sydney (husband CK) Smith of Blue Springs, Mo., and Nolan Lamb of Cedar Falls; great-grandchildren, Hawk and Stella Smith; brother Marvin Linthicum of Lee’s Summitt, Mo.; special friend Randy Scarberry; and many nieces, nephews and friends.

Norma was preceded in death by her parents, husband in 1999 and son Roderick J. Sammons. school in Blakesburg.

In 1970, the family moved to Mount Ayr, and Jenine graduated from Mount Ayr High School in 1981.

Jenine worked at Mount Ayr Health Care and Dollar General.

Jenine is survived by her mother Shirley and sister Peggy (Larry) Drake, all of Mount Ayr; nieces and nephews, Tracy (Shannon) Barnes of Tingley, Terry (Michelle) Henry of Creston, Troy (Jennifer) Henry of Davis City and Trisha (Aaron) Stevens of Salisbury, Mo.; great-nieces and -nephews, Halsie, Linsie and Kensie Barnes, Trevor, Johnathon, Shayla and Andrew Henry, Addy, Maggie and Jessalyn Frank, Myrie and Kathan Henry and Riley and Savannah Stevens; as well as extended family and many friends.

Jenine was preceded in death by her father; and grandparents, Sam and Verdie Vice and Alton and Helen Scott.

Today is April 30, the 120th day of the year.

There are 245 days left in 2015. Below are news items from the Creston News Advertiser for this week (April 27-May 2) in history.

5 years ago

Iowa State hired former Cyclones star Fred Hoiberg as its coach. He was a prep star in Ames before becoming one of the top players in Cyclones history. Hoiberg played 10 seasons in the NBA and was the vice president of basketball operations for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Hoiberg replaced Greg McDermott.

Hoiberg was one of the most popular players in Iowa State history, scoring nearly 2,000 points from 1991 through 1995 while earning the nickname “The Mayor.”

A heart condition forced him to retire from the NBA in 2006.

Judy and Dale Eklund had a 12-foot tall wooden carving of an ear of corn in their yard near the intersection of 205th Street and Kingfisher Avenue southeast of Creston. The remnants of a large, but dead, American elm tree Southwest Iowa Rural Electric Cooperative cut down about two years ago after concerns developed about its probability of falling on power lines was transformed into this unique creation. The ear was a present for Dale’s 80th birthday. For the corn’s creation, Gary Keenan, a chainsaw artist from Des Moines, was called in to complete the two-day project. The Eklunds had seen Keenan at the Iowa State Fair.

Ending three straight days of solid opposition, Senate Republicans agreed to start a full-scale debate on the most far-reaching proposals to toughen regulation of financial institutions since the Great Depression. The Republicans’ decision cleared the way for a pitched battle over important details of

Bird flu not suspected SEARCH: in waterfowl deaths Continued from Page 1

DES MOINES (AP) — Officials say bird flu isn’t suspected in the deaths of hundreds of waterfowl collected in the Mississippi River near northeastern Iowa.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources said Wednesday that four types of waterfowl are being tested to determine cause of death, but that officials don’t suspect the virus is to blame.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awaits the test results from the National Wildlife

Health Center in Madison, Wisconsin, after the waterfowl were collected in the Upper Mississippi River last week.

A DNR news release says the majority of birds were American coot and lesser scaup. Bluewing teal and canvasbacks were also found.

The DNR says this is the sixth time since 2001 that waterfowl have died in droves.

Trematodes, a parasitic flatworm, were responsible each time prior.

4 more Iowa farms considered probable bird flu cases DES MOINES (AP) — State agriculture officials say the deadly bird flu virus is suspected on two more Iowa chicken farms and two more turkey operations.

Officials say initial tests indicate the virus on two turkey farms in Buena Vista County. One has 50,000 birds and the count on the other farm is still pending. A chicken farm in that county with 63,000 laying hens also tested

positive.

Tests also returned positive on a chicken breeder farm with 19,000 birds in Kossuth County.

A U.S. Department of Agriculture laboratory in Ames will run additional tests to confirm.

That lab Wednesday confirmed the virus on farms in Sioux, O’Brien and Osceola counties with nearly 6 million chickens.

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hunger on our part to not mess this up.”

What happens next The board has tentatively scheduled a meeting with Leadership Associates for the middle of next week.

At that time, the board and principals Mark Weis and Joan Gordon will meet with Verlengia and Durand to begin developing selection criteria and a timeline to plan the rest of the search. Vogel has opted to

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Mount Ayr’s Mitch Gilliland, left, receives the baton from Dustin Larsen in the 4x800-meter relay at the Raider Relays. Mount Ayr won the race and finished third as a team.

the Democrats’ proposed overhaul. It also marked a milestone that substantially increases the odds of approving the sweeping legislation in the weeks ahead.

Two factors apparently led to breaking the legislative logjam: Republicans’ growing awareness of deep-seated public anger over Wall Street’s role in triggering the financial crisis, and a concession by key Democrats to change some controversial provisions.

10 years ago

Tyrone Marshall was named Southwestern Community College’s Male Athlete of the Year for his contributions to the men’s basketball team. Female Athlete of the Year was Darcy Gross, awarded for her achievements on the volleyball and women’s basketball teams.

Thousands of dollars worth of first-responder equipment purchased through Homeland Security arrived in Union County.

Emergency personnel were able to pick up the equipment, requested under 2003 funding of a Homeland Security grant program, at Union County Emergency

not be involved.

Not wanting to rush to find the right candidate, Weis said he is open to considering an interim, as well, if that becomes the most viable option.

“We have thrown out the thought of an interim,” Weis said to Leadership Associates during the meeting. “We’re going to try to go the big route first, but we’re not going to just rush it and get somebody in a five-year contract or something right off the bat.”

Management. The county was waiting on another round of equipment totaling $93,936 in federal dollars.

Henry A. Wallace Country Life Center near Orient unveiled Fenecrow Trail, a 1,056 foot addition to its walking trail. The grass trail leads visitors through several different sections of the farm, and with the addition, is nearly a mile long.

The new extension connected to the existing trail, and runs across a pond dam and alongside an old fence on the northwest corner of the farm.

In the datebook, on May 2, 1945, the Soviet Union announced the fall of Berlin, and the Allies announced the surrender of Nazi troops in Italy and parts of Austria.

A stamp bearing former President Nixon’s portrait went on sale April 27 exactly one year after he was buried and nearly 21 years after he became the first U.S. president to resign. The 32 cent stamp displayed a portrait of a smiling, ruddy Nixon in a business suit and recalled the warm statesman who reopened the door to China and improved relations with

the Soviet Union.

In the datebook, on May 2, 1863, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson was fatally wounded by Confederate soldiers who mistook the Confederate general for a Yankee scout when he failed to give the password.

The Iowa Legislature gave itself a 19 percent pay raise and Gov. Branstad a 23 percent raise. Under the approved bill, total legislative compensation would be $31,976. Branstad’s pay increased from $79,800 to $98,200.

Ron “Fox” Clinton, longtime coach at Southwestern Community College (SWCC) and Creston High School, resigned as SWCC women’s basketball and soft- Clinton ball coach, stating his athletic director, teaching and coaching duties had become too great of a burden for him. Clinton retained his teaching and athletic director duties.

Clinton had been at SWCC since its inception.

Vogel has been superintendent at East Union since fall of 2008 and will be leaving June 30 to take an assistant superintendent

position at Regional School District No. 1 in Connecticut. The board received and approved Vogel’s written resignation Monday.

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

Driving tests on Wednesday mornings by appointment.

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

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

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

Thursday

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

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

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) open meeting, 7:30 p.m., St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. DivorceCare, a divorce recovery seminar and support group, 6 to 9 p.m., Crest Haven Care Centre, 1000 E. Howard St. Contact person: Andrea, (641) 346-2532.

Friday

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun

Shop, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 107 W. Howard St. Southern Prairie YMCA 55 Plus, 11:45 a.m., Summit House.

Pizza and bingo. Bring $3 and some change.

CW Club, noon, congregate meal site, restored Creston Depot.

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

Southwest Iowa Dancers, 6 to 9 p.m., Tingley, featuring Jimmy Georges’ Band, with a potluck.

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

Union Squares, 7:30 p.m., Creston First United Methodist Church. Call Bob Cooper at 7824403 for more information.

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

Saturday

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

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to noon, 107 W. Howard St. Family Caregiver Support Group, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Alzheimer’s Association office, 228 N. Pine St. For more information, contact Jaleyn at 641782-4040.

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

Sunday

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. Southwest Iowa Dancers, 2 to 5 p.m., Osceola Eagles Lodge, featuring Marylins Country Band.

Monday

Union County Board of Supervisors, 9 a.m., Union County Courthouse boardroom.

Woolworth Coffee Club, 9 a.m., Hy-Vee deli.

Creston Rotary Club, noon, Greater Regional Medical Center cafeteria conference room.

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Prairie Solid Waste Agency, 5:15 p.m. Wednesday, 1774 Lark Ave. Agenda includes: public forum; Bob Marquart Sr.: sediment project; update on Iowa Department of Natural Resources on site visit April 24; recycling update; transfer station tonnage; fund balances; April bank statement and transfer; bills.

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American Profilewe Hometown to©2010 come by, and wantContent to Service test-drives will last approxi- care programs in southwest Iowa have the capacity do our part to help make sure mately 7 to 10 minutes. to care for over fourteen thousand children. This does not include children GREENFIELD — The Adair County Fairgrounds in who are in school or with deadline for identifying all Greenfield. Youths planning family, friends or neigh4-H and FFA livestock proj- to exhibit lambs or meat goats bors. The children, parents ects for the Adair County in the 4-H department at the and employers of southFair and other 4-H shows is Iowa State Fair will have ret- west Iowa depend on child May 15. inal images taken on the ani- care providers to take care of children’s needs.”

All members with breed- mals at the tagging.

“For working parents, ing heifers, cow-calf pairs, May 15 is also the deadchild care is an important feeder calves, bucket/bottle line for youths to sign up for part of their life,” said Jencalves, dogs, horses, dairy, 4-H and still be eligible to sen.

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ty Fair. The 4-H program is open to all youths in grades four through 12. Youths can select to join one of 11 clubs or become an independent member.

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Trespassing, 4:56 a.m., Wednesday, West Taylor Street.

Assistance, 10:14 a.m., Wednesday, North Oak Street.

Nuisance, 11:38 a.m., Wednesday, South Maple Street.

Reckless driving, 3:36 p.m., Wednesday, North Division Street.

Domestic dispute, 3:44 p.m., Wednesday, North Cherry Street.

Vehicle theft, 3:58 p.m., Wednesday, South Walnut Street.

Missing juvenile, 4:13 p.m., Wednesday, Sheldon Street.

Assistance, 4:38 p.m., Wednesday, Wyoming Avenue.

Talk to officer, 4:57 p.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Missing juvenile, 6:07 p.m., Wednesday, North Cherry Street.

Alarm, 7:19 p.m., Wednesday, West Taylor Street.

Harassing communication, 8:19 p.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Welfare check, 9:09 p.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Assistance, 1:19 a.m., to- or breeding sheep must complete an official identifiday, South Elm Street. cation form and submit it to Fire Adair County Extension by May 15. No late forms can Miscellaneous Assistance, 12:10 p.m., be accepted.

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Alexandria Catherine Herbert, 18, of King City, Mo., was charged with third-degree criminal mischief 10:46 a.m. Tuesday at Union County Law Enforcement Center.

According to a Creston Police report, on Tuesday, officers received a phone call from Robert Tennant, who said a vehicle registered to him was damaged with a sharp object in the parking lot of Southwestern Community College, 1501\ W. Townline St. Tennant’s daughter attends SWCC, and at 12:14 p.m. April 23, a female who was identified as Herbert damaged the vehicle on the driver’s side with a sharp object. It was caught on video. Herbert plays softball with Tennant’s daughter Nicki. The softball coaches spoke with Herbert, and she admitted she damaged the car. Herbert came to the law enforcement center, and was read her Miranda rights.

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OPINION Tea for three and three for tea

CALABASH, N.C. — The two teenage girls pick their hats carefully, as if we are going to Buckingham Palace, not a corner table in a converted cottage in a bustling beach village. They try on different styles, morphing from Anne of Green Gables to Garbo. Finally, a millinery match.

Worn regally above shorts and sandals, the hats create an illusion.

We are ready for tea.

I’ll admit to surprise. Who would guess two beautiful young girls at the beach on a fine spring day would choose to take tea for entertainment? These two, Darcy and Mary Drue, do.

I would have thought they might prefer the bikini shop or the beach itself, where cool temperatures aren’t stopping the annual rush to be near the sea. At their ages, I would

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have slathered myself with baby oil and worshipped the sun despite the chill and wind. But these days, nothing is that simple — or unhealthy.

The Calabash Garden Tea Room is informal from the neck down. But once you don your borrowed hat, and a boa if you wish, everything changes.

Mary Drue illustrates for her younger sister the proper way to pour tea. She remembers because she was here yesterday with her mother. I watch her, too, because

tea etiquette is not something I practice every day. I have chosen a tea flavor called “Paris,” and we all use the lemon squeezers shaped like birds. There are real flowers and cloth napkins.

The finger food arrives on a tier.

From the salmon puffs to the petit fours, the delicious tidbits leave you longing for more. I’m guessing this is how Audrey Hepburn ate.

I’m not sure how the conversation begins. One minute we are whispering, as if consulting in a library. Next thing I know, the sisters are chattering nonstop in normal voices, describing their respective future weddings.

“Are you going to wear Mother’s dress?” Darcy asks.

“Yes, but I’m going to cut off the sleeves,” Mary Drue says. It’s something she’s thought out.

Now, Mary Drue is a serious scholar, wants to be a lawyer and attends a prestigious boarding school. Darcy, the younger sister, is a dedicated swimmer, a champion in the state.

Yet something about the tea is conducive to planning weddings.

And so they do, from the time of day when theirs will be held to the number of bridesmaids. It’s a little disconcerting at first for this old feminist, but soon I get caught up in the nuptials game.

Everything is decided but the prospective groom. Like the petit four at the tier’s top, he’s the last choice they will make. And there’s plenty of time for that incidental.

We meet Kathy Cody, proprietor, who had vision enough to start the tea room when everyone told her it wouldn’t fly. She tells us

of tea room websites and tea room popularity all over the country.

I compliment her on this place, a bed of Victorian roses and porcelain in a landscape of beach towels, rubber rafts and consignment beachwear.

It doesn’t hurt to remember good manners and crook a finger every now and again, even if, as I, you prefer your tea with ice and barbecue to asparagus finger sandwiches. Young girls, it would seem, still dream of being brides.

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

Letter to the editor

Salute to our veterans From Marion E. Chubick, U.S. Army veteran Creston

Our area veterans deserve recognition for their sacrifice and great service to our country. I will be submitting names periodically to be published in my letters to the editor. If you would like your name or a loved ones name listed please send to me at: Marion Chubick, 600 N. Mulberry, Creston, IA 50801. Please help me salute and thank these service men and women.

Larry E. Barton Dick Bruce Earl Burkhalter

Gail Dibel Herman Fry Wayne Gidley Gale Hammans Willis U. Hoakison G.R. (Bob) Hopkins Robert A. Jones Joe L. Kessler Christopher Allen McDonald Forest Wayne McDonald LeRay McDonald LaVern McDonald Amy Lou Parson Richard H. Pierce Donavon Schweers Alfred V. Shafar Roger Summy Gale Webb

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The Baltimore Orioles hosted the Chicago White Sox HOLLYWOOD — God Bless America, and how’s everybody?

Bruce Jenner was a big hit with ABC viewers Friday when he revealed he was transitioning into a woman. The offers are pouring in. Next week he’s been invited to Washington D.C., where he’s now eligible to receive America’s second-highest honor, a shoulder massage from Vice President Joe Biden.

Baltimore calmed down Tuesday after pleas by city leaders, clergy and Baltimore Ravens legend Ray Lewis. He released an angry video ordering young people to stop the burning and looting, and it stopped. As a result Ray Lewis could become the first murder suspect ever to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

The Baltimore Orioles hosted the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday but nobody was allowed into Camden Yard to see the baseball game. The team’s folklore just doesn’t fit the situation. Cal Ripken never took a night off, and that’s the wrong message to send to the young people in Baltimore this week.

Maryland’s governor and Baltimore’s mayor called for citywide unity and calm Tuesday. There were hopeful signs of healing. Late on Monday night, the TV cameras showed a white guy, a black guy and a Hispanic guy who were running down Monroe Avenue, and they were carrying a TV set together.

The USA Today cover photo Tuesday showed a Baltimore looter with an armful of stolen goods who was running past two burning

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police cars. The squad cars were completely torched. It seemed a little bit short-sighted of the rioters, destroying two of their methods of public transportation like that.

Ferguson protestors went on Twitter and urged residents in every U.S. city to riot and loot as they did during the Baltimore protests on Monday. They would be hard to identify here in L.A. In Los Angeles, no one’s sure if they’re looters or if they didn’t want to pay the ten cents for the shopping bag.

President Obama ripped the looting in Baltimore and called looting counterproductive to solving problems of race, poverty and policing. It’s a real conundrum. At what point do you stop standing up for everything you believe in, and decide that your life would be better with a free radio alarm clock?

President Obama held a press conference with Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Tuesday. The Japanese prime minister offered to try to help calm the situation in Baltimore. He said Sony would glad to provide free technical support to looters who don’t know how to set up their new big screen TVs. The White House used its new china for the state dinner for Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Monday in the East Room. At state dinners during the last fifteen

years, our presidents have had to use the china introduced during the Clinton Administration. The dishes all look glued back together.

Hillary Clinton was photographed going for a walk in Chappaqua with Bill Clinton last weekend where she recharged for the campaign trail. Early this week, she enjoyed her best day in months. The alternator went out on the car of the guy who delivers congressional subpoenas in Washington D.C. New York City gay hotel owner Ian Reisman apologized on social media Monday after he hosted Ted Cruz for a conference at his NYC hotel. The protestors vowed to boycott his hotels. Ted Cruz could go down in history as the first handsome Cuban ever rejected out of hand by the gay community.

The NFL holds its annual rookie draft in Chicago Thursday airing live on ESPN. Every young man selected will attend a symposium on alcohol and domestic violence.

If NFL owners had their way, players would be required to stay out of relationships, bars and elevators until they were thirty years old.

Mattel toymakers announced Friday it’s halted production of Sea World Trainer Barbie dolls in respect for the animal rights community. They have a much better idea. Sea World Trainer Barbie will be replaced by what’s sure to become the best-selling doll in the world, Ken Transitions into Barbie.

CHURCH Afton ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH, Browning and Filmore Streets, William Richardson, pastor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bible study and youth. Saturday, 7:25 a.m. “In the Mirror” radio program on Creston Radio.

ST. EDWARD CATHOLIC CHURCH, 104 W. Union St., Rev. Ken Halbur, pastor.

Sunday, 10:45 a.m. Mass; after Mass, Confession. Tuesday, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Adoration; 8:30 a.m.

Mass. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. devotions.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship; 5:30 p.m. potluck supper, open to the public; 6:30 p.m. Sunday evening worship service. Aspire Food Pantry dropoff site.

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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 11 a.m. worship.

Beaconsfield

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Rick Hawkins, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service.

Clearfield

AREA BIBLE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, Ron Christian, pastor; 641-336-2409; website www.areabiblefellowship.org.

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship service; 11:15 a.m. Sunday school.

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. AWANA, Clearfield Community Center.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Sherry Wiley, lay speaker.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. worship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday school.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Shurmaine McAlpine, pastor.

Sunday, 8 a.m. Sunday school; 9 a.m. worship.

Corning

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 907 Grove Ave., Ken Rummer, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship services.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 901 Nodaway St., Andrew Bardole, pastor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. adult Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service.

GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH, Dan Lamgo, pastor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. worship service. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. prayer service.

MESSIANIC MISSION SEVENTH DAY, 405 11th St. Sabbath services, second and fourth Saturdays. Call 641-3223386 for time and place.

REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH, 800 17th St., Philip Ritter, pastor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school and adult Bible study; 10:45 a.m. worship with Holy Communion. Wednesday, 9 a.m.

Bible study.

ST. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 504 Grove, Ave., Lazarus Kirigia, pastor.

Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Mass.

Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Mass; 7 p.m. youth group. Wednesday, 2 to 5 p.m. religious education classes.

Creston

ABUNDANT LIFE FAMILY CHURCH, 500 S. Birch St., Douglas R. Brunell, pastor, (641) 782-5766, email alfc@ iowatelecom.net; website www.

AbundantLifeFamilyChurch.com.

Sunday, 10:30 a.m. children’s church and worship service.

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. worship and Kid’s Club. Thursday, 6:30 a.m. Men of Honor; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Light Switch teens.

APOSTOLIC LIGHTHOUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH, 600 N. Lincoln St., Paul Vandevender, pastor, 782-5594.

Sunday, 10 a.m. Sunday school and worship service; 5:30 p.m. prayer time; 6 p.m. worship service. Wednesday, 7 p.m. wor-

ship service. Home Bible study, call 782-5594.

LIFE CHURCH, ASSEMBLY OF GOD, 417 Wyoming Ave., Karen Norton, lead pastor, 641782-4236, e-mail crestonrolag@ gmail.com, website lifechurchcreston.com.

Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Shoebox Missions for the youth/ children. Meet at St. John’s UCC. Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school for all ages; 10:35 a.m. morning worship, Missions Sunday, “Building Momentum,” Remember your faith promises.

Tuesday, 7 to 10 a.m. Coffee Cafe, fellowship hall. Bring a friend for coffee and conversation. WiFi is available; 7 p.m. Embrace meeting for ladies at the church.

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. prayer time in the sanctuary; 7 p.m.

Family Night Activities; adult Bible study, AD series, sanctuary; Life Youth, lower level youth room; and Kids Club, lower level fellowship hall. Thursday (5/7), 7 to 10 a.m. Coffee Cafe, fellowship hall. Bring a friend for coffee and conversation. WiFi is available.

CHURCH OF CHRIST, 510 S. Poplar St., Timothy L. Haynie and Nathan Langford, evangelists, 641-344-3201.

Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Bible school; 11 a.m. worship; 6:30 p.m. worship. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Bible study; and youth meeting.

COMMUNITY OF CHRIST, Creston Congregation (RLDS), 820 N. Elm St., Elder Gary O’Daniels, pastoral coordinator.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. praise and inspiration, O’Daniels; 9:30 a.m. church school class; 10:30 a.m. morning worship, Ken Mallas, presider; Daron Lily, speaker.

CREST BAPTIST, affiliated with Southern Baptist Convention, Poplar and Townline streets, Chuck Spindler, pastor. Website: www.crestbaptistchurch.com.

Today, 6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery. Saturday, 8 a.m. prayer meeting. Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Bible study (all ages); 10:45 a.m. worship service. Tuesday, 8:15 a.m.

Women’s Bible study; 6:30 p.m.

GriefShare. Wednesday, 6:30 a.m. prayer meeting; 6:30 p.m.

TeamKid, youth ministry and adult Bible study: Secret Church (part 1).

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 1001 N. Lincoln St., David Tebbenkamp, pastor; Dan Fields, youth pastor.

Saturday, 6:30 p.m.

Homeschool graduation. Sunday, 8:45 a.m. worship service; 10:15 a.m. Sunday school hour; 3 p.m.

Deacons meeting; 5 p.m. Melody Makers choir practice; 6 p.m. family worship service and Lord’s table; 7:30 p.m. senior high committee meetings. Wednesday, 6 p.m. Triumphant Praise choir rehearsal – senior high; 5:30 p.m.

AWANA clubs and junior high Trek Fun Fair. Thursday (5/7), 3:15 p.m. “Embracing God’s Grace,” Ladies Bible study, welcome center.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST), 301 E. Townline St. Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship service with Tony Thurston. Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. Tootles (games/crafts) in fellowship hall. Wednesday, 6 p.m. praise and worship service. Thursday (5/7), 10 a.m. DWF Ladies May breakfast.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, 104 N. Oak St. Sunday, 11 a.m. church service.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 702 W. Prairie St., the Rev. Jim Woodworth, pastor; Mary O’Riley, pastoral intern.

Friday, 1:30 p.m. crafting workshop. Sunday, 9:15 a.m. adult Sunday school; 9:30 a.m. youth Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service. Tuesday, 1 p.m.

Stich, Knit and Quilt. Wednesday, 9 a.m. pastor’s Bible study; 5:30 p.m. Joyful Noise; 7 p.m. choir.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 400 N. Elm St., Gideon Gallo, pastor. Call 641-782-2427,

Faith Sound to perform Sunday Faith Sound, an interdenominational contemporary musical group from Harlan, will perform during the 10:30 a.m. worship service Sunday at First Presbyterian Church, 702 W. Prairie St., Creston. Musical selections will include songs by Michael W. Smith, Sandi Patti and more. The public is welcome to attend.

Now in its 40th year, members of Faith Sound are students, grades seven through 12, who represent eight churches from the area. Each member is chosen through a tryout 641-782-7267. E-mail: fumc. creston@gmail.com. Facebook: Creston First United Methodist Church. Office hours: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday; 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday and Friday.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. worship services; 9:30 a.m.

Sunday school. Tuesday, 9 a.m.

Summit House Bible study; 1:30 p.m. Crestridge Bible study.

Wednesday, 6:15 p.m. handbell rehearsal; 7 p.m. choir rehearsal. Thursday, 12:05 p.m. United Methodist Men. GOD’S OUTREACH DELIVERANCE INTERNATIONAL, 124 N. Maple St., 641-278-1173, Apostle JoAnna King.

Thursday, 6 p.m. Women’s Bible study. Friday, 7 p.m. Friday Night Fire service at new location, 124 N. Maple St. Sunday, 9 to 10 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. church service; 6 p.m. church service. Monday, 4 to 5:45 p.m. children’s ministry (preschool through 11 years old); 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. youth ministry (12 years old and up). Wednesday, first and third, 7 p.m. Men’s Bible study.

HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH, 107 W. Howard St., Rev. Ken Halbur, pastor.

Friday, 7 a.m. Mass, St. Malachy Chapel; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ReRun shop. Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon ReRun shop; 4:30 to 5 p.m. Confession; 5:15 p.m.

Mass. Sunday, 8:15 to 8:45 a.m.

Confession; 9 a.m. Mass and First Eucharist. Monday, 5 to 6 p.m.

Adoration, St. Malachy Chapel; 6 p.m. Mass, St. Malachy Chapel; 8 p.m. CRHP Ladies meeting, hall.

Tuesday, noon to 5 p.m. ReRun shop; 1 p.m. Assisted Living Mass. Wednesday, 9:15 a.m.

Mass, St. Malachy School; 7 p.m.

Knights of Columbus meeting, hall. Thursday (5/7), 10:30 a.m.

Crest Haven Mass.

JERUSALEM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 1965 REA Road, Rev. Jim W. Morris, pastor.

Sunday, 8 a.m. Bible study; 9 a.m worship.

KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES, 1000 Cottonwood St. Sunday, 10 a.m. public talk and Watchtower study. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. congregation Bible study, ministry school and service meeting.

PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD I.M. “Mana del Cielo” The Rev. Miguel Delgado, phone 515473-2527.

Saturday, noon worship.

Sunday, 1:30 p.m. worship.

PLATTE CENTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 2396 Eagle Ave., south of Creston, Rev. Delores Doench, pastor.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. coffee/fellowship time; 10:30 a.m. church service.

SALEM LUTHERAN CHURCH, 602 W. Townline St., 641-7822920. Brian Jack, pastor. Website: www.salemluth.net.

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process. This year, they are directed by Roger VanDoselaar, former Corning instrumental music instructor and current employee of Reiman Music.

Faith Sound is supported by free-will offerings taken at concerts and is a qualified 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Three-hundred and nineteen high school students have been members of the Faith Sound ministry.

The purpose of Faith Sound is simple ... God’s Word through the ministry of music. cheon. Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school and adult education; 10 a.m. worship service, quilt dedication and graduates honored.

Monday, 6 p.m. Finance meeting. Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. Quilters; 4:45 p.m. Outreach. Wednesday, 7 p.m. choir; and confirmation.

Thursday (5/7), 6 p.m. Council.

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, 104 N. Oak St., Jared Miller, pastor, 515-897-7919, email jaredandkatiem@gmail. com.

Saturday, 9 a.m. worship service; 11 a.m. Sabbath school.

SOLID ROCK MINISTRIES, 1216 N. Cherry St. (corner of Townline and Cherry streets).

Sunday, 9:45 to 10:15 a.m.

Sunday school; 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. coffee and fellowship; 10:45 a.m. worship service.

ST. JOHN’S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, 601 S. Maple St., Dan Moore, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service and Sunday School.

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS), 800 N. Sumner Ave., Creston; 111 E. South St., Mount Ayr; the Rev. Jonathan C. Watt, pastor, 641782-5095, http://TrinityCreston. org.

Mount Ayr: Sunday, 8 a.m.

Divine service with Holy Communion; 9:30 a.m. Bible class and Sunday school. Creston: Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Divine service with youth confirmation; 11 a.m.

Sunday school and Bible classes.

Monday, 12:30 p.m. preschool.

Tuesday, 6:30 a.m. Early Risers Bible study in fellowship hall; 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. preschool. Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. preschool. Thursday (5/7), 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. preschool.

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST (Congregational), 501 W. Montgomery St., the Rev. Jim Woodworth, pastor; Mary O’Riley, pastoral intern.

Friday, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. worship services.; 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. food pantry distribution. Monday, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting. Tuesday, 9 a.m. to noon pastor’s office hours; 3 to 5 p.m. Crisis Fund Center open; 5 to 6 p.m. Open Table.

Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. TOPS.

Cromwell

CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, Dan Moore, pastor.

Sunday, 10 a.m. fellowship; 10:30 a.m. worship and Sunday school. Monday, 12:30 p.m. prayer group, sanctuary; 1 p.m. quilting. Wednesday, 1 p.m. quilting.

Diagonal

UNITED CHURCH OF DIAGONAL, Ed Shields, pastor, office 641-344-0652, www.diagonalchurch.com.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. church.

Ellston UNITED

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CHURCH, Bruce Giese, pastor.

Website: www.ellstonumc.org.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship.

Greenfield

CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH, 2158 Highway 92, Jeff Banks, pastor, office 641-743-0221.

Website: www.welcometocornerstone.org.

Friday, 11 a.m. JOY (Just Older Youth). Sunday, 7 a.m.

MP3: Men’s Praise, Prayer and Pancakes; 9:30 a.m. worship service; 10:45 a.m. Connection Sunday; noon Elders and Deacons meetings; 5 p.m.

Elder-led corporate prayer time.

Wednesday, 7 to 8:30 p.m. youth group.

ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 213 N. E. Elm St., Kenneth Gross, pastor. Website: www.stjohngreenfield.parishesonline.com.

Saturday, 4:30 to 5 p.m.

Reconciliation; 5:15 p.m. Mass.

Sunday, 10:15 a.m. Mass.

Thursday (5/7), 8:30 a.m. Mass.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 108 S.W. 5th St. Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service; 10 a.m. coffee and fellowship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday school.

Tuesday, 3:30 to 6 p.m. food bank and children’s clothes closet open; 6:30 p.m. worship service. Thursday, 12:30 p.m. worship service.

Lacelle UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Dwayne Henrichs, pastor.

Sunday, 10 a.m. children’s Sunday school; 11 a.m. worship service.

Lenox

CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST), 1007 W. Temple St. Sunday, 10 a.m. worship.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, 702 W. Ohio St. Stanley Price, branch president.

Sunday, 10 a.m. sacrament meeting; 11:15 a.m. Sunday school; 12:10 p.m. relief society, priesthood, young women and young men; 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. primary. For local information, contact Clinton Allen, (641) 3224494.

COUNTRY ROADS BAPTIST CHURCH, at 202 E. Temple (old lumber yard), Mitch Green, pastor. Website: countryroadslenox. com.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship. Wednesday, 6 p.m. meal and study.

MERCER CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, four miles north, four miles west of Lenox, Franklin Rogers, pastor.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. worship service.

SALEM CHURCH OF THE BRETHREN, 4 miles north, 1 mile west of Lenox.

ST. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 600 W. Michigan St., Lazarus Kirigia, pastor.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. Mass with religious education classes afterward. Wednesday, 7 p.m. CYO. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 103 W. Michigan St., Shurmaine McAlpine, pastor.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. adult Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service and Sunday school for children.

UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 401 W. Michigan St., Tim Maxa, pastor, 641-333-4214.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service. First and third Sunday, youth fellowship. Wednesday, Evening Bible study.

Lorimor CHURCH OF GOD, Ben Turner, pastor.

Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship ser-

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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Lorimor, George Henriksen, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship service.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 8:45 a.m. worship.

Macksburg

HEBRON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Ben Carter-Allen, pastor.

Sunday, 10 a.m. Sunday school; 11 a.m. worship service.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Ben Carter-Allen, pastor. Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service with supervised nursery during church; 10 a.m.

Sunday school. Third Thursday, United Methodist Women.

Murray

BAPTIST CHURCH, Alex Bauman, pastor.

Sunday, 8:45 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. worship services. Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Midweek Bible study and prayer meeting. Third Thursday of the month, 7 to 9 p.m. Missionary meeting.

CHURCH OF CHRIST, 430 Third St., Brian McCracken, pastor, 641340-0474, bmac2366@yahoo. com; Dillon, associate pastor, 515-971-2066, dillonbrandt89@ gmail.com; office, 641-447-2569, office@murraychurchofchrist. org; website, www.murraychurchofchrist.org.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. worship service; 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Sunday school; 10:15 to 10:35 a.m. fellowship; 10:35 a.m. worship service; 7 p.m. high school Bible Study at the Brandt’s. Wednesday, 7 p.m. children/youth groups at church.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Sandy Smith and Brandon Campbell, pastors.

Sunday, 10 a.m. Sunday school; 11 a.m. worship.

Orient

P L Y M O U T H CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 311 W. First St., Phil Price, minister.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship services and Sunday school; 10 a.m. adult Bible study.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 124 S. Maple St., Cathy Nutting, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service.

Prescott

PRESCOTT UNITED CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST), 401 6th Ave., the Rev. Steven Wainwright.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship.

Shannon City

SHANNON CITY COMMUNITY CHURCH, Lila Dell Greene, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. church service; 10 a.m. Sunday school.

Sharpsburg

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Shurmaine McAlpine, pastor.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. worship.

UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Tim Maxa, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service; 10 a.m. Sunday school.

Stringtown

STRINGTOWN COMMUNITY CHURCH, junction of Highway 34 and Sycamore Ave., the Rev. Richard Queener, pastor.

Sunday, 9:45 a.m. worship service. Wednesday, 1 to 4 p.m.

Help Center open.

Thayer

PLEASANT VALLEY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Dwayne Henrichs, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service; 10 a.m. Sunday school.

Tingley

CHRISTIAN CHURCH Sunday, 10 a.m. Sunday School; 11 a.m. worship service.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Bruce Giese, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday school.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Tire in the hole!

Dear Readers: If you own an automobile and drive more than just a few miles daily, when was the last time you checked the TIRES? Many readers know that the tires on a vehicle are important for getting to and from places, but may not know how important tires are into keeping you safe.

A favorite topic to gritch about is potholes. I know, boring! I agree. However, there probably are millions of these devilish little (and very BIG) holes in roads all over the United States. The odds of you encountering a few are, well, let’s just say it’s a good bet you will bump, bump and trump on most drives. Here are some things to keep in mind to limit damage to tires and vehicle: * Tires need to be inflated to the correct pressure in order to perform safely. * Keep an eye on the road ahead of you so you can try to avoid a pothole, or at least do your best to minimize the damage caused by having to drive over one. * A wet road can hide a pothole, small or large, so don’t just zip along. If you can’t avoid driving over one, slowing down will help prevent major damage.

FAMILY CIRCUS® by Bill Keane

Hints from Heloise Oh yes, and lastly, your tires will last longer! Saves money!

— Heloise CRIME NUMBERS Dear Heloise: Remind your readers to check the Internet for crime statistics in the area if they are looking for a new home. Also check the statistics for your current home. — Caroline in Santa Ana, Calif.

There is a lot of information on the Internet that is useful!

When looking for a home, check out the area. Feel safe where you live now? Check statistic for the amount of crime that happens where you live. Can’t get to a computer?

Call your police station, or the reference desk at your library, and they can help you. Think safe, play safe, be safe. — Heloise DONE IN THE SUN Dear Heloise: A surefire way to get food spots and stains out of fabrics is simple: Wet the item and lay it out in bright sunshine for two hours.

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— Bon in Omaha, Neb. Bon, this is a good “older” hint that may or may not work today. Many white fabrics today are manufactured with an optical brightener that can turn yellow with too much exposure to bright light.

And Mother Nature, with her bright sunlight, can fade colors also. Just ask anyone who has a home near a beach. Blue cushions on chairs that sit outside fade over time. BIGTIME, too! — Heloise ZIPPER TIP Dear Heloise: The zipper on my pants is difficult to pull up.

I fasten a small, stainless-steel pin to the pull tab. This makes it easier to pull up. Also, with cosmetics bags, I fasten a key ring to the zipper tab. Easier BEETLE BAILEY® by Greg & Mort Walker to open and close. — Barbara in Bluefield, W.Va. 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)2015 by King Features Syndicate Inc.

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by Dean Young

Horoscope Friday, May 1, 2015 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Relationships are upsetting today, both personal relationships as well as relationships with bosses. Stay chill, because you will be tempted to mouth off at someone.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Be patient with co-workers today.

Something that has to do with your work routine will go sideways in a New York minute.

Computer crashes, canceled meetings, staff shortages, whatever.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Parents should be extra vigilant today, because this is an accident-prone day for your kids. However, they also should be patient, because conflict with children is likely.

Conflict in romance is likely as well. (Ouch.)

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Small appliances might break down today, or minor breakages could occur. Domestic arguments might take place. Yes, it’s that kinda day. Keep calm and carry on.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) This is an accident-prone day for you, so pay attention to everything you say and do. Be mindful before you speak and act. Drive defensively.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You might find money today; you might lose money today.

Something to do with your money or your possessions will create either an argument or a minor crisis. Guard what you own.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Power struggles with others are likely today. Be patient, because any difference of opinion can erupt quickly into an argument. (You need this like a fish needs a bicycle.)

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You feel vaguely bothered by something today, because something going on behind the scenes doesn’t fit. Try to postpone important decisions until Monday.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Arguments with a female friend or a member of a group might take place today. However, it takes two to make a fight, so you have the power of choice. Use that choice wisely.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Difficulties with authority figures are likely today. These

probably are power struggles that will not serve your best interests. Stay chill.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Travel plans will be canceled or changed today. Allow extra time for all your travel plans. Meanwhile, avoid controversial subjects like politics, religion and race issues.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Power struggles about shared property, inheritances and shared responsibilities are likely today. Don’t even go there, if you can, because it’s not worth

it. Things will get ugly quickly.

YOU BORN TODAY You are a realist with a sardonic sense of humor. You like to communicate your observations to others. You love the good life.

This year holds much promise for you! A major change will take place, perhaps as significant as something that occurred around 2006. Take advantage of opportunities. It’s time to test the waters and discover new territory. (c) 2015 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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How Much is Too Much?

Many high schoolers struggle daily with hectic schedules. Students are often

By Ericka Abell busy with work, extracurricular activities, homework and helping their families around the house or with younger siblings. There are many positives and negatives to being busy in high school.

One positive of students being involved is that students learn time management. Often students have a full schedule from when they wake up to late at night. They also learn to prioritize things in their life. Another positive is that students learn how important it is to be committed to their obligations. It has also been proven that being involved in extracurricular activities can raise teen’s self esteem. Often students will feel worthless or that there is nothing they are good at.

Being involved in extracurricular activities changes that and provides students with a way to be involved and really shine, creating a boost in self esteem. Lastly, students can build relationships with others outside of the school day. There are many positives to being involved, but some negatives can also arise from being too busy.

Academic problems often arise from students being too busy with work, helping their family or extracurricular activities.

Psychologist Tiffany Sanders said students being too involved can overwhelm children and cause problems such as anxiety, depression and even attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Some students may not get a chance to do homework until late at night because they have been so busy after school. They then have to decide if they want to stay up late to do their homework or try to get some sleep and relaxation.

Students not getting the proper amount of sleep is often seen with teenagers who are too busy. According to Dr. Judith Owens, teenagers need 8 ½ to 9 ½ hours of sleep. Owens also said that if teens do not get the proper amount of sleep it can lead to many problems such as depression, lack of focus and, in some cases, suicidal thoughts. Health issues such as obesity and diabetes can also be affected from lack of sleep. Driving sleep-deprived is also dangerous to teenagers Owens pointed out. Inexperienced drivers who are sleep-deprived can be just as bad as driving moderately intoxicated. It is very important for students to get the proper amount of sleep.

Parents need to watch closely to see if their kids are involved in too much and feeling overwhelmed. This can be hard for parents to see at times because their intentions are good. Some kids can feel pressure from their parents to be involved even if they do not want to be in that activity. Sometimes they need to ask themselves if their child wants to be doing this or is it something they are forcing them to do. Author Joseph Ruzich feels a reason a child may not mention that they do not want to be involved in a specific activity is because they feel obligated to be overachiever like their parents once were. If their parents were star athletes when they were in school they may feel they need to do the same.

Some tips for parents would be to keep in mind about your child being involved in extracurricular activities is that you are doing this for your childs well being and success. Set priorities, school should come first. If their grades start slipping they may be involved in too much. If your child has to work to bring in income for your family maybe try to find another source of income so they can take less hours. This can be a difficult position for parents. Another tip for extracurricular activities is to know when to say no. If it seems your child is already doing a lot and wants to add something else you may want to have a talk with them and have them pick out a few of their favorites instead. Keep in mind everyone needs a downtime to relax and have fun. Lastly, make sure your child is getting enough sleep every night.

God Provides

CrestonCreston High School High School 601 W. Townline - Creston,- IA 50801IA 50801 601 W. Townline Creston, chsprowler@yahoo.com chsprowler@yahoo.com Head Editor: Bree Daggett Publications Staff Editor-in-Chief: Diane Walsh Adviser: Edanne Qualseth Raegan Smith, Ericka Abell, Brandon Robertson, Hannah Hagle, Staff Writers: CassieTanna Abbott, Clay Daggett, Danielle Price,Garrett Dana Howe, Smallwood, Brittney Minson, Geary, Dominik Allison Walker,McAnly, Jordan Foreman, Bethany Hanson, Skyler Reed, Morrison, Kristin Alyssa Mariah Harlan, Kelsey Donner, Shastin Shaw, Samantha Weese, Tina Little Higgins, Josie Sickels, Camryn Somers

STRESS

& ITS AFFECTS ON THE BODY Headaches, Dizziness, ADD/ ADHD, Anxiety, Irritability& Anger, Panic Disorders Grinding Teeth and Jaw Tension

Increased Heart Rate, Strokes, Heart Disease, Hypertension. Diabetes I&II

Digestive Disorders, Upset Stomach, Irritable Bowel Weight Gain & Obesity

Muscle Tension, Fibromyalgia

replicated from “How Stress Affects the Body” published in the Huffington Post

One Student’s Schedule

Many students are involved in multiple activities that often overlap and can become overwhelming. Here is an example of one’s students schedule (for just one season) who represents many of our active students.

Sunday: 2:00 - 3:30pm Dance in DM 5:00- 8:00 pm Dance Monday: 6:00- 7:45am Drumline 8:10- 3:15pm School 3:30- 5:00pm Cheerleading 5:00- 6:00pm Guard 6:00- 8:45pm Dance Tuesday: 6:00- 7:45am Drumline 8:10- 3:15pm School 2:30- 3:15pm Student Govt. Meeting During School 3:30- 5:00pm Cheerleading 5:00- 5:30pm Dance 5:00- 6:00pm Guard 6:00- 8:00pm Peppers

Wednesday: 6:00- 7:45am Drumline 8:10- 2:15pm School 2:15- 3:00pm Peppers 3:30- 5:00pm Cheerleading 5:00- 9:15pm Dance Thursday: 6:00- 7:45am Drumline 8:10- 3:15pm School 3:30- 5:00pm Cheerleading 3:40- 4:15pm Voice Lesson 4:45- 6:30pm Dance 6:00- 9:00pm Guard Friday: 6:00- 7:45am Drumline 8:10- 3:15pm School 4:00- 4:30pm Dance 5:00- 8:30pm Cheer at Game Saturday: 7:00am- 11:00pm Drumline Guard Competition

Instead of preparing for prom all week,

By Josie Sickels a group of teenagers spent time participating in a mission trip to Guatemala. Monica, Kristy, and Katie Powers, Maddie Travis, Seth Maitlen, Chase Shiltz, and Emily Gravlin, all students at Creston High School, traveled to Guatemala with Believe Guatemala, an organization based from local church, Crest Baptist Church.

Guatemala is a country that is overwhelmed with poverty, and lack the tools for healthy living, such as access to clean water. “The purpose of the trip was to help people in the community spiritually and physically,” said Katie Powers. Some of the things they did to achieve these things were painting, putting in cement floors, and delivering food baskets and water filters.

“We were sharing God’s love,” Kristy Powers stated. She continues,“We had Bible studies and we sang Christian songs in Spanish.” The Guatemalan children were very involved in the Bible studies or testimonies that were held. They were able to learn more about God and sharing His love. “It was amazing how selfless and willing the kids were to open up to us and want to learn about God,” Katie Powers said.

“The whole experience made me realize how much we take for granted.

Kristy and Monica Powers spent time with Guatemalan children.

It also made me realize that God provides,” stated Maddie Travis. Seeing the community in Guatemala and comparing it to the one we live in, there is a The group also got to have some fun while on the trip. “We climbed major difference. “Being there made me grateful for everything that I have,” a volcano and had a water fight with all the kids. We were all completely said Chase Shiltz. It was sometimes difficult to communicate with some of the drenched,” says Maddie Travis. children because they spoke Spanish. “I could show God’s love to the children Overall the trip was a huge success for the group. Every member agrees without knowing how to speak much Spanish,” said Kristy Powers. that this is something they could never forget and has left a lasting impact on “Being able to see the improvement and growth in the community their personal lives. Trips to return to Guatemala are in the works. throughout the week and knowing we were apart of it and being able to sing songs in Spanish were the most memorable parts for me.” said Kristy Powers. go online to jostens.com to “I loved watching all the kids become interested in what we were teaching them order your yearbooks about God,” remarks Katie Powers. Maddie Travis agrees with Katie and adds, “I loved playing with all the kids.”

Yearbooks are $75 each.

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The announced attendance for Wednesday’s Orioles home game against the White Sox.

National Digest

Grizzlies advance MEMPHIS, Tenn.

(AP) — Marc Gasol had 26 points and 14 rebounds as the Memphis Grizzlies advanced to the Western Conference semifinals by beating the Portland Trail Blazers 99-93 on Wednesday night.

The Grizzlies reached the West semifinals for the third time in five years.

They will play Game 1 on Sunday at Golden State.

Memphis closed out Portland in five games despite not having point guard Mike Conley for a second straight game as he recovers from surgery to repair broken bones near his left eye.

Courtney Lee added 20 points for Memphis, Zach Randolph had 16 and Jeff Green added 10 off the bench.

Surgery for Love CLEVELAND (AP) — Kevin Love had surgery on his badly damaged left shoulder that could require six months of recovery, officially ending any remote chance he had of returning during Cleveland’s playoff run.

Love, whose arm was yanked from the socket on Sunday by Boston’s Kelly Olynyk during Game 4, had the operation at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York on Wednesday.

The team released a brief statement saying the forward had the procedure and that his projected recovery time is 4-to-6 months.

On Tuesday, Cavs general manager David Griffin said it was “highly unlikely” Love would return during the postseason.

That distant possibility was erased by the surgery to a shoulder Griffin said sustained “extensive” damage. Love had ligaments in his shoulder torn on a play that has shaken Cleveland’s championship hopes.

Love was battling for a loose ball when his arm got tangled with Olynyk midway through the first quarter of Cleveland’s series-sweeping win over the Celtics. Olynyk pulled on Love’s arm, causing the dislocation. Following the game, Love called the play “bush league” and said he was convinced Olynyk tried to hurt him intentionally.

Hawks in lead ATLANTA (AP) — Al Horford banged his dislocated finger and spent much of the game fiddling with it. Jeff Teague twisted his right ankle and hobbled to the locker room for a quick tape job.

By the end of the night, they were both feeling just fine.

Horford and Teague scored 20 points apiece, helping the top-seeded Atlanta Hawks hold off the Brooklyn Nets 107-97 Wednesday night in an NBA playoff series that’s closer than anyone envisioned.

Down by 17 at the end of the first quarter, Brooklyn might have returned home with an improbable lead if not for Horford and Teague.

SPORTS

Spartans finish as ICSSC champions SWCC also claims individual titles AFTON — The Southwestern Community College sports shooting team dominated the Iowa Collegiate Shooting Sports Conference (ICSSC) championships it hosted Saturday at the High Lakes Outdoor Alliance range.

The Spartans battled through cold temperatures, rain, fog and high winds to win the event in challenging conditions.

As a team, the Spartans won the championship by more than 90 targets, and claimed individual titles in the male division by Dvorsky Brandon Dvorsky and female division by Shelby Woods.

Heading into the competition, the Spartans led the ICSSC by 30 points. At the end of the day, they distanced themselves in the

SWCC photo by JOEL WIRES

Southwestern won the team trophy in winning the Iowa Collegiate Shooting Sports Conference (ICSSC) championship Saturday at the High Lakes Outdoor Alliance range near Three Mile Lake. Individually, Brandon Dvorsky and Shelby Woods were male and female conference champions.

conference and expanded their lead to 94.

In addition to their first place ICSSC season finish, the Spartans also had seven men in the top 10 including Dvorsky, Ethan Jolliff, Cody Bruggemeyer, Easton Ressler, Tren-

ton Cheers, Jonathan Cox and Justin Woods.

Also, the Spartan women had four top 10 finishers, including conference champion Woods, Katie Fuller, Cami Feehan, and Amanda Spencer.

That concludes a batter

Spartan shooting team season that included: • Iowa Colleg i a t e Shooting

S. Woods

Sports Conference champions.

• Undefeated in all conference competitions.

• Iowa DNR state champion.

• Sixth place finish at nationals, missing the title by just 12 targets.

Money the big thing as Mayweather, Pacquiao ready for fight

By TIM DAHLBERG AP Boxing Writer

LAS VEGAS (AP) — His middle name is Money, or at least it used to be before Floyd Mayweather Jr. stopped flashing $100,000 wads of cash every time he saw a camera.

That doesn’t mean money is ever very far from his mind. Certainly not now, when he’s the richest man in the richest fight ever.

Mayweather has spent as much time this week talking about the mansion in Las Vegas, the home in Miami Mayweather and the private jet that seats 14 than he has about Manny Pacquiao. He even figured out the math when it comes to dividing it up among his kids.

“Let’s say I make $200 million,” Mayweather said.

“That means my kids for this fight will get $50 million apiece. I think I made a

smart move.”

Indeed, Mayweather proved a smart businessman in signing for a fight that will likely earn him $180 million or more. But the smartest thing he may have done was delay the fight five years so it would be must-see TV, even at a record price of $99.95.

“Five years ago this was a $50 million fight for me,” Mayweather said, “and a $20 million fight for him.”

The frenzy for the boxing’s biggest event of the century continued to build Wednesday, even if the two fighters themselves were very subdued. They appeared at a final prefight press conference with nothing bad to say about each other, and couldn’t even bring themselves to scowl for pictures.

If the past five years were personal, with the two camps trading barbs, the fight itself is not. Pacquiao will be fighting for his legacy and a country desperate for him to win, while Mayweather will be fighting to add to his already substantial bank accounts.

That was apparent when Mayweather was asked if being undefeated was the biggest motivation for him.

“At the end of the day my daughter can’t eat no zero,” Mayweather said of his unbeaten mark. “She can’t spend a boxing ring.”

Money shouldn’t be a problem for the Mayweather family after this fight. Not with total revenue of some $300 million — and possibly more if the pay-per-view is the hit that network executives privately think it will be.

Mayweather won’t be the only one getting rich. Pacquiao will also share in the $120 million or so his side will pocket for the fight, beginning with a $25 million check from promoter Bob Arum the night of the fight.

“I don’t like to write checks of an amount I don’t have in the bank,” Arum said. “I can cover 25 so that’s the amount he will get fight night.”

Pacquiao said he couldn’t even conceive of the kind of money he makes now to fight.

“I used to sleep in the

street starving and hungry,” the Filipino congressman said.

“I can’t i m a g i n e Pacquiao the boy who slept in the streets was raised to this level where I am today.”

Both fighters finished their major preparation earlier in the week, with both facing challenges unlike they have seen before.

In Mayweather’s case it’s a southpaw who fights in spurts and comes from different angles, a style he will have to figure out early in the fight. For Pacquiao, it’s a defensive wizard who has fought 47 fighters and beaten every one of them.

“I think we can outpoint this guy,” trainer Freddie Roach said. “If a knockout comes it will be a bonus.”

Mayweather has been rather quiet about his strategy, preferring instead to talk about how he became the highest paid athlete in the world or promoting his

websites. But he said his father, Floyd Sr., has crafted a game plan that will help him remain unbeaten after 19 years in the sport.

He said critics of the way he fights don’t really understand boxing, and that he doesn’t need to be great defensively to beat Pacquiao.

“I’m pretty sure it’s going to be a very exciting fight,” Mayweather said. “But sometimes I shut guys out and they call it a split decision or majority decision. My hands are always tied behind my back. The standards are always set higher for me.”

The two fighters did disagree on which man was the one to actually get the fight to happen five years after it should have happened.

Mayweather said he kept calling his adviser, Al Haymon, telling him to make the fight because he wanted it so much. But Pacquiao said it was the pressure he put on since beating Chris Algieri in Macau last November that finally forced Mayweather’s hand.

“I feel I’m the one who really wanted this fight to happen,” Pacquiao said.

Armstrong, Ryan Jensen, Heath Downing), 8:50.51; 6. Southwest Valley (Wyatt McAlpin, Quenten Oldenkamp, Bryan Pearson, Lane Peterson), 9:19.09.

Shuttle hurdle relay — 1.

Earlham, 1:02.70; 2. Southwest Valley (Trevor Sorensen, Colten Drake, Brett Schafroth, Tony Klocke), 1:03.42; 6. Mount Ayr (John Young, Marcus Daughton, Cal Daughton, Ethan McGill), 1:11.24.

100 meters — 1. JJ Clark, Clar, 11.70; 7. John Young, MA, 12.40; 9. Chance Cobb, SWV, 12.55; 12. Garrett Seals, SWV, 12.69; 13. Caleb Schnoor, MA, 12.88; 14. Thomas Britten, NV, 13.13; 15. Logan Stark, MA, 13.24; 16.

Merik Gaule, SWV, 13.35; 21.

Lew Knapp, MA, 15.42.

400 meters — 1. Kyle Dolecheck, MA, 50.92; 9. Evan Skelton, SWV, 58.89; 10. Nick Wurster, MA, 59.16; 11. Tyler Bissell, SWV, 59.36; 13. Brayten Funke, NV, 1:00.22; 18. Devin Russo, MA, 1:05.55; 19. Dakota Ernst, NV, 1:06.04.

4 x 200 relay — 1. Earlham, 1:34.42; 4. Mount Ayr (Cal Daughton, Bradley Phelps, Rhett Murphy, Ethan McGill), 1:39.07; 5. Southwest Valley (Chance Cobb, Wyatt McAlpin, Trevor Sorensen, Scott Vanderhoof), 1:40.27; 9. Nodaway Valley (Thomas Britten, Heath Downing, Ryan Jensen, Tanner Armstrong), 1:43.66.

110 high hurdles — 1. Tony Klocke, SWV, 15.90; 4. Grant Staats, MA, 16.86; 6. Brett Schafroth, SWV, 17.18; 7. Colten Drake, SWV, 17.52; 9. Grant Maurer, SWV, 18.42; 10. Marcus Daughton, MA, 18.87.

1,600 meters — 1. Andrew LeRette, RO, 4:44.29; 2. Jared Corder, NV, 4:44.93; 3. Trevor Anderson, MA, 4:53.12; 5.

Brayten Funke, NV, 5:00.33; 9.

Justin Wehling, MA, 5:19.11; 10.

Phillip Currin, SWV, 5:22.02; 11.

Skyler Rawlings, NV, 5:24.18; 16.

Matthew Dickinson, NV, 5:36.83; 21. Connor Haggerty, SWV, 6:03.49.

200 meters — 1. Kirk Wicks, Pleas, 23.06; 3. Kyle Dolecheck, MA, 23.60; 9. Tony Klocke, SWV, 25.17; 10. Ethan McGill, MA, 25.73; 14. Merik Gaule, SWV, 26.98; 16. Thomas Britten, NV, 27.23; 19. Heath Andresen, MA, 30.63; 20. Dylan McAlexander, MA, 32.72.

400 low hurdles — 1. Grant Staats, MA, 56.71; 2. Trevor Sorensen, SWV, 58.70; 10. Cal Daughton, MA, 1:03.15; 12.

Grant Maurer, SWV, 1:06.64; 13.

Marcus Daughton, MA, 1:07.21; 14. Brayten Funke, NV, 1:08.34; 23. Dakota Ernst, NV, 1:21.00.

1,600 medley relay — 1.

Earlham, 3:50.49; 3. Mount Ayr (Mitchell Jennett, Trevor Anderson, Nick Wurster, Rhett Murphy), 3:55.35; 4. Nodaway Valley (Thomas Britten, Heath Downing, Ryan Jensen, Tanner Armstrong), 3:56.30; 8.

Southwest Valley (Garrett Seals, Tyler Bissell, Bryan Pearson, Quenten Oldenkamp), 4:06.76.

800 meters — 1. Kyle Dolecheck, MA, 2:00.95; 2.

Jared Corder, NV, 2:05.89; 4.

Wyatt McAlpin, SWV< 2:10.34; 10. Shane Breheny, NV, 2:21.37; 12. Brycen Wallace, NV, 2:26.20; 14. Will Young, MA, 2:28.21; 15.

Skyler Rawlings, NV, 2:29.15; 24.

Bradley Wurster, MA, 2:38.09; 27. Jacob Kinyon, SWV, 2:46.06; 28. Will Hunt, MA, 2:47.91.

4 x 100 relay — 1. Pleasantville, 45.54; 5. Mount Ayr (Caleb Schnoor, Nick Wurster, Cal Daughton, John Young), 48.36.

Area boys track Raider Relays MOUNT AYR — Mount Ayr won six events here Tuesday in racking up 117 team points to hold off Earlham for the Class A team title at its home Raider Relays.

Earlham scored 100 points. Southwest Valley scored 54 points for fifth place, while Nodaway Valley scored 47 points for six points.

In Class B, Murray finished fourth with 61 points, followed by Lenox with 57 points. East Union was seventh with 39 points and Orient-Macksburg finished 11th with one point.

Mount Ayr senior Joe Ricker doubled up in the throws o n c e again, winning the shot put and Ricker the discus competition. Junior Kyle Dolecheck was a double winner in the 400 meter dash and the 800 meters.

Dolecheck also anchored

Mount Ayr’s winning 4x400 relay, which also included Rhett Murphy, Trevor Anderson and Grant Staats.

That quartet ran 3:31.87, which ranks as the second-best time in Class 1A this year.

Staats won the 400 meter hurdles for the Raiders.

Southwest Valley picked up a pair of wins in Class A, as Scott Vanderhoof won the high j u m p competition with a clearance of 5-10. Tony Klocke won the Klocke 110 meter high hurdles in 15.90.

In Class B, Lenox’s Jacob Bolinger won the 800 meters with his time of 2:08.91.

Murray had two event victories, with Jack Jones winning the long jump with his leap of 19-3.50.

Matt Rockhold picked up the other Mustang victory, clocking 1:00.57 in the 400 meter hurdles.

Raider Relays Class A Team standings — 1. Mount Ayr 117, 2 Earlham 100, 3.

Clarinda 74, 4. Pleasantville 59, 5. Southwest Valley 54, 6. Nodaway Valley 47, 7. Des Moines Christian 40, 8. Red Oak 30, 9. Interstate 35 16, 10.

Martensdale-St. Marys 13, 11.

Central Decatur 8.

Discus — 1. Joe Ricker, MA, 137-4; 3. Jed McCreary, MA, 1258; 4. Colten Drake, SWV, 121-6; 9. Lincoln Lutrick, MA, 104-4; 10. Clint Mullen, SWV, 102-9; 12. Hayden Bayles, SWV, 96-8; 18. Mitchell Lutrick, MA, 90-3; 19. Ryan Baudler, NV, 87-0; 25.

Jacob McCreary, MA, 73-4; 26.

Max Kuhns, NV, 71-9; 28. Jesse Christensen, NV, 70-10; 29. Cauy Bickel, MA, 69-7.

Shot put — 1. Joe Ricker, MA, 47-5.50; 3. Colten Drake, SWV, 43-8.75; 5. Jed McCreary, MA, 42-4; 14. Jacob McCreary, MA, 33-3.50; 15. Hayden Bayles, SWV, 32-5; 16. Clint Mullen, SWV, 32-3.50; 17. Ryan Baudler, NV, 31-9; 18. Cauy Bickel, MA, 30-8; 19. Max Kuhns, NV, 28-3.25; 20. Mitchell Lutrick, MA, 27-5; 22. Duncan Roberts, SWV, 26-8; 23. Jesse Christensen, NV, 26-7.

High jump — 1. Scott Vanderhoof, SWV, 5-10.

Long jump — 1. Joey Harkins, Earl, 19-5.50; 2. Nick Wurster, MA, 18-7.50; 12. Trevor Gooding, MA, 15-1.25.

3,200 meters — 1. Shane Breheny, NV, 10:25.00; 2. Brycen Wallace, NV, 10:47.80; 4. Justin Wehling, MA, 11:37.77; 6.

Skyler Rawlings, NV, 11:48.22; 9. Matthew Dickinson, NV, 11:59.76; 12. Bradley Wurster, MA, 12:33.04; 13. Connor Haggerty, SWV, 12:39.48.

4 x 800 relay — 1. Des Moines Christian, 8:35.10; 2. Mount Ayr (Trevor Anderson, Mitchell Jennett, Grant Staats, Rhett Murphy), 8:43.24; 3. Nodaway Valley (Jared Corder, Tanner

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Area golf Mount Ayr sweep MOUNT AYR — Mount Ayr golf teams defeated Clarke in action at home Monday.

Connor Giles of the Raiders was medalist with a 43 and Jake Ricker runner-up with a 46 as the M o u n t Giles Ayr boys defeated the Indians 196-233 to improve to 6-4.

The Raiderettes improved to 4-5 on the season with a one-stroke win over Clarke, 235-236. Tying for medalist honors were Mount Ayr’s

Tessa Shields and Courtney Clark of the Indians, each with a 50. Shields was named medalist on a card-off to the fifth handicap hole.

Mt. Ayr Golf & Country Club GIRLS Mount Ayr (235) — Tessa Shields 50, Abby Schafer 54, Hallie Still 62, Cheyenne Haveman 69.

Clarke (236) — Courtney Clark 50, Breana Lowry 54, Samantha Stickels 59, Shelby Kentner 73, Alex Stine 75, Alexxa Blair 85.

Medalist — Tessa Shields, Mt. Ayr, 50. Runner-up — Courtney Clark, Clarke, 50.

BOYS Mount Ayr (196) — Connor Giles 43, Jake Ricker 46, Lucas Wurster 52, Mason Smith 55, Nathan Roberts 55, Russell Holmes 56.

Clarke (233) — Weston Brokaw 52, Damon Helgevold 56, Nick Johnston 60, Adam Smith 65, John Cutshell 72, Carter Smith 74.

Medalist — Connor Giles, Mt. Ayr, 43. Runner-up — Jake Ricker, Mt. Ayr, 46.

POI split MOUNT AYR — Mount Ayr boys and Southwest Valley girls won in dual action Tuesday at Mount Ayr Golf and Country Club.

In the boys match the Raiders had a 191-217 advantage. Connor Giles was medalist with a 44 and runner-up was a tie between Russell Holmes and Jake Ricker at 48. Holmes won it on a card-off.

Southwest Valley girls won 224229. Tessa Shields of Mount Ayr was medalShields ist with a

41 and Southwest Valley’s Taylor Damewood was runner-up with a 52.

Mt. Ayr Golf & Country Club GIRLS SW Valley (224) — Taylor Damewood 52, Janelle Gibler 57, Kiara Roberts 57, Kim Hults 58, Bellamy Heaton 59, Allie Bronner 59.

Mount Ayr (229) — Tessa Shields 41, Abby Schafer 59, Cheyenne Haveman 59, Hallie Still 70.

Medalist — Tessa Shields, Mt. Ayr, 41. Runner-up — Taylor Damewood, SW Valley, 52.

BOYS Mount Ayr (191) — Connor Giles 44, Jake Ricker 48, Russell Holmes 48, Lucas Wurster 51, Nathan Roberts 54, Mason Smith 61.

Southwest Valley (217) — Ryan Carlson 49, Cole Swenson 49, Joe Kernon 59, Jaren Shires 60, Cody McMann 61, Cody Birt 62.

Medalist — Connor Giles, Mt. Ayr, 44. Runner-up — Russell Holmes, Mt. Ayr, 48.

SWCC photo

Klarissa McElroy of Clarinda is shown signing a National Letter of Intent to play basketball at Southwestern Community College with SWCC head coach Addae Houston (left) and assistant coach Leonard Erickson. McElroy, senior at Clarinda High School, was named her team’s offensive player of the year last season. She also participates in track and was a 4x100 relay state qualifier in 2014. Houston said the daughter of Justin McElroy and Jennifer and Matt Degase will bring 3-point shooting ability to the Spartans.

Area girls track Mohawk Relays MORAVIA — After trailing Seymour 60-12 following the conclusion of the field events, Murray rallied for a two-point win over Seymour here Monday at the Mohawk Relays.

The Lady Mustangs won the 4x400 relay in 5:06.22, which gave Murray the win.

Members of that relay were Zoie Lecy, Becca Decker, Hallee Ashby and Kayla Siefkas.

Murray won three o t h e r events for the night, with freshman Kylie Shields in Shields

the 3,000 meters and sophomore Brandi Gilbert winning the 200 meter dash and 400 meter dash.

Diagonal’s Maddie Lohmann won the 1,500 meters, as the Maroonettes finished fifth in the team standings with 50 points.

Mohawk Relays Team standings — 1.

Murray 128, 2. Seymour 126, 3. Moravia 89, 4. Mormon Trail 77, 5. Diagonal 50, 6. MelcherDallas 15, 7. Moulton-Udell 7.

Discus — 1. Ashtin Glenn, Sey, 76-9; 4. Chellsea Jones, Murr, 71-10.

Shot put — 1. Quinn Jellison, Sey, 30-7; 5. Cassie Lohmann, Diag, 26-6; 6. Shelby Comer, Diag, 25-11.

High jump — 1. Shanay Sloan, Sey, 4-4; 3. Bailey Brummel, Murr, 4-2.

Long jump — 1. BreAnn Rhodes, MT, 12-9; 3. Brandi

Gilbert, Murr, 11-8.50.

3,000 meters — 1. Kylie Shields, Murr, 12:30.83; 2.

Maddie Lohmann, Diag, 12:34.94.

4 x 800 relay — 1. Mormon Trail, 12:55.5; 2. Murray (Hallee Ashby, Bailey Brumel, Autumn Ashby, Kayla Siefkas), 13:10.80.

Shuttle hurdle relay — 1.

Moravia, 1:32.40.

100 meters — 1. Payton Gwinn, MT, 13.78; 2. Brandi Gilbert, Murr, 14.47; 3. Zoie Lecy, Murr, 14.47.

Distance medley relay — 1.

Seymour, 5:29.76; 3. Murray (Alicia Vanderflught, Becca Decker, Bailey Brummel, Kylie Shields), 5:43.80.

400 meters — 1. Brandi Gilbert, Murr, 1:09.54; 2. Kayla Siefkas, Murr, 1:12.34; 6. Katie Sobotka, Diag, 1:17.00.

4 x 200 relay — 1. Moravia, 2:07.52; 3. Murray (Alicia Vanderflught, Courtney Titus, Chellsea Jones, Autumn Ashby), 2:22.62; 4. Diagonal, 2:26.62.

100 hurdles — 1. Shanay

Bowling league scores PANTHER LANES Astro Mixed League April 19 Final standings

Team Score Ellis Poore 87 Rhine Body Repair 81 Corner Clippers 79.5 Panther Lanes 72 Rookies 68 Plentiful Harvest 65 Odd Ducks 63.5 High team with handicap — Rhine

Body Repair, 2357 pins.

High team scratch — Corner Clippers, 1933 pins.

High scratch individual series — Sue Davis 473, Kelly Shives 553.

Games 200 and over — Kelly Shives 212; Mike Briner 214.

Woodpickers League April 22 Team Score Rhine Body Repair 82 Elm’s Club 70 Green Valley Chemical 68

Sloan, Sey, 19.03; 5. Kasydi Klommhaus, Diag, 20.46.

800 meters — 1. Cassie Graham, Sey, 3:02.14; 3. Hallee Ashby, Murr, 3:04.55; 4. Kasydi Klommhaus, Diag, 3:06.00; 5.

Katie Sobotka, Diag, 3:06.22.

200 meters — 1. Brandi Gilbert, Murr, 30.25; 2. Zoie Lecy, Murr, 30.47.

400 hurdles — 1. Autumn McDanel, Mor, 1:17.19; 4. Kayla Siefkas, Murr, 1:27.78.

Sprint medley relay — 1.

Seymour, 2:18.89; 2. Murray (Alicia Vanderflught, Bailey Brummel, Zoie Lecy, Becca Decker), 2:23.41; 3. Diagonal, 2:23.82.

1,500 meters — 1. Maddie Lohmann, Diag, 5:58.45; 2.

Kylie Shields, Murr, 6:01.44; 3.

Katie Sobotka, Diag, 6:16.57; 5. Hallee Ashby, Murr, 6:41.02.

4 x 100 relay — 1. Mormon Trail, 1:01.16; 4. Diagonal, 1:07.12.

4 x 400 relay — 1. Murray (Zoie Lecy, Becca Decker, Hallee Ashby, Kayla Siefkas), 5:06.22.

SWCC photo

Des Moines Roosevelt’s Demir Alford committed to the Southwestern women’s basketball team earlier this month.

Shown in front are Demir Alford with parents Janiece and Sean Alford of Urbandale. In back are SWCC assistant coach Leonard Erickson, head coach Addae Houston and Roosevelt coach Chris Cundiff. Alford received all-conference honorable mention in the Central Iowa Metropolitan Creston Mobile Homes 62 League and was named Roosevelt’s Defensive Player of Pink Panthers 61 the Year as a senior. Off the court, she received Roosevelt’s M&M Motors 58 Silver Cord for Community Service. “Demir’s addition to Wellmans 53 the team will change the way we play defense this year,” 2 Rivers Pool 42 Houston said. “She is an athletic and defensive-minded High team with handicap — M&M guard who will give you everything she’s got.”

Motors, 2647 pins.

High team scratch — Rhine Body Repair, 2106 pins.

High scratch individual series — Stacey Graham, 524 pins.

Games 190 and over women — Stacey Graham 207, 191; Carla Millard 215.

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Area soccer Valley edged NEOLA — Samantha Britch scored the only goal of the night with 4:39 remaining as Tri-Center defeated the Valley girls Tuesday night, 1-0.

“This was a defensive game,” Valley coach Michael Krawczyk said. “We had some chances but couldn’t find the net. Our defense of Jessica Allsup, Emmy Godfroy, Emily Schildberg and Rachel Ur-

quhart and keeper Hannah Link played a great game.

The girls fought hard in a tough loss.”

Valley (5-2) plays in Greenfield tonight against Winterset.

Tri-Center 1, NV/WCV/A-C 0 NV/WCV/A-C (0) — Shots — 9.

Keeper saves — Hannah Link 7.

Tri-Center (1) — Samantha Britch, 4:39 second half. Shots — 11. Saves — 6.

Carroll wins GREENFIELD — Spencer Drumheller scored eight

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minutes into overtime to lift Spencer to a 2-1 victory over the Nodaway Valley boys Continued from page 8A Tuesday.

4 x 400 relay — 1. Mount Nathan Andrews assist- Ayr (Trevor Anderson, Grant ed a Kasey Miller goal for Staats, Rhett Murphy, Kyle 3:31.87; 6. Nodaway Nodaway Valley that tied Dolecheck), Valley (Tanner Armstrong, Heath the match 1-1 with less than Downing, Ryan Jensen, Jared 3:49.56; 13. Southwest eight minutes to play in reg- Corder), Valley (Brett Schafroth, Evan ulation.

Skelton, Tyler Flowers, Merik

Carroll 2, Nodaway Valley 1 (OT) Nodaway Valley (1) — Kasey Miller (Nathan Andrews assist), 72:38.

Carroll (2) — Cody Wardell 57:05, Spencer Drumheller 88:06.

Sports briefs Makeup date The Creston/O-M girls tennis team will make up the Knoxville tournament on Friday, starting at 9 a.m.

The tourney was rained out last week.

Therefore, Creston/O-M girls will not play the scheduled Clarke dual on Friday.

The Creston/O-M boys will

play at Osceola Clarke on Friday as scheduled.

Wildfire scores Results from Creston Wildfire Soccer Club matches last weekend: Urbandale 8, Wildfire U10A 5. Goals: Jack Walter 3, Austin Evans 1, McCoy Haines 1.

Urbandale 5, Wildfire

U12A 4. Goals: Patrick Varner 2, Nolan Pryor 1, Lauren Qualseth 1.

Stuart 7, Wildfire 0. (Age Div. not reported).

Altoona 3, Wildfire U14B 1. Goals: Taylor Buxton 1.

Wildfire U14D 5, West Des Moines 0. Goals: Colby Burg 3, Clayton Stafford 1, Devin Baker 1.

Right call? Orioles take the field in riot-torn Baltimore

By DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer

BALTIMORE (AP) — With tempers still smoldering in riot-torn Baltimore and nearby neighborhoods clearing out rubble and debris, the Orioles played a baseball game Wednesday.

This wasn’t for the fans, because there weren’t any at Camden Yards.

The game was held behind closed doors, and the Orioles and Chicago White Sox played because it was considered to be the best way to fill out the schedule for both teams.

The timing worked for baseball, not so much for Baltimore. It was an unusual move by Major League Baseball, which usually errs on the side of caution in the wake of tragedy.

Baseball games were canceled after riots ignited in Los Angeles and terrorists attacked New York and Washington. Baseball put off the World Series in 1989 after an earthquake hit San Francisco.

In Baltimore, after a drug store was set on fire about four miles from the ballpark and the National Guard was summoned to restore order, they played a game because this was the only planned visit by this season by the White Sox. The postponed games Monday and Tuesday

were to be made up as part of a doubleheader on May 28, but there was seemingly nowhere to go on the schedule with Wednesday’s game.

So they moved up the starting time by five hours to 2:05 p.m. to beat the 10 o’clock curfew and had the teams go at it before 47,000 empty seats. Baltimore won 8-2.

“We have a schedule so we’ve got to get games in,” Chicago second baseman Gordon Beckham said.

“We can’t just miss all three games and expect to make them up down the line.

I Beckham mean we’ll have no off days for the rest of the year.

“So, we at least have to get this one in.”

Just about everyone who put on a uniform understood the circumstances. Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man, died of spinal cord and other injuries while in police custody. The protests that followed included looting, violence and rioting.

Though no property around the ballpark was damaged, the city was hurting and here they were, playing a baseball game to

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“It is strange. The commissioner of baseball made a decision,” said Gov. Larry Hogan. “I’m glad that we don’t have tens of thousands of fans down there. Even though things appear to be calm, having tens of thousands of people in that part of the city, that’s where our command center is operating.”

On a scale of what was significant to Baltimore on this day, the Orioles’ 20th game of the season wasn’t exactly at the top of the list.

“It makes you realize how unimportant really in a lot of ways this is compared to some things that are going on,” Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. “You try to keep that mind and look at things realistically, where this fits in the scheme of things. You prioritize what’s important and we tried to do that.”

Athletes are paid well to play when they’re told, no matter what the sport.

“There’s nothing those guys can do about it. They’re a team,” said 49ers tight end Vernon Davis, who played in college at Maryland.

“They have no control over what just happened. This is just how the world is. It has

Mohawk Relays MORAVIA — Murray won nine events here Monday at the Mohawk Relays, winning the team title with 154 points.

Host Moravia finished a close second place with 142 points.

Senior Matt Rockhold had a hand in four gold medals, winning the 110 meter high hurdles, the 400 meter

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Mohawk Relays Team standings — 1. Murray 154, 2. Moravia 142, 3. MelcherDallas 75, 4. Mormon Trail 52, 5.

Moulton-Udell 27, 6. Seymour 14.

Discus — 1. Tony Miller, Murr, 109-9.

Shot put — 1. Austin Wilson, Mor, 35-3.50.

High jump — 1. Caleb Harrington, Mor, 5-8.

Long jump — 1. Jack Jones, Murr, 18-6; 5. Zane Black, Murr, 14-3.

3,200 meters — 1. Zabe Hatfield, Murr, 13:01.82; 4. Quentin Siefkas, Murr, 15:30.53.

4 x 800 relay — 1. Moravia, 10:20.07; 2. Murray (Caleb Kerwin, Dustin Miller, Bryce Keller, Tony Miller), 10:53.34.

Shuttle hurdle relay — 1.

Murray (Matt Rockhold, Tyler McMillen, Fisher Decker, Seth Shannon), 1:24.51.

100 meters — 1. Chase Wetterling, MD, 11.75; 4. Dustin Teas, Murr, 12.65.

400 meters — 1. Chase Wetterling, MD, 55.20; 3. Jack Jones, Murr, 1:00.37.

4 x 200 relay — 1. Murray (Dustin Miller, Tyler McMillen, Fisher Decker, Dustin Teas), 1:47.37.

110 high hurdles — 1. Matt Rockhold, Murr, 18.75.

1,600 meters — 1. Tony Miller, Murr, 5:52.46; 4. Seth Baumfalk, Murr, 6:23.66.

200 meters — 1. Chase Wetterling, MD, 25.90; 2. Dustin Teas, Murr, 26.05.

400 low hurdles — 1. Matt Rockhold, Murr, 1:03.75; 4. Seth Shannon, Murr, 1:19.10.

1,600 medley relay — 1.

Moravia, 4:32.97; 2. Murray (Caleb Miller, Caleb Kerwin, Bryce Keller, Zane Hatfield), 4:45.28.

800 meters — 1. Caleb Harrington, Mor, 2:20.46; 2. Tony Miller, Murr, 2:33.12; 5. Layne Richey, Murr, 2:59.82.

4 x 100 relay — 1. Murray (Matt Rockhold, Dustin Miller, Dustin Teas, Jack Jones), 50.52.

4 x 400 relay — 1. Moravia, 4:19.47; 3. Murray (Payton Flaherty, Carson Hart, Kris Davis, Zane Black), 4:37.778.

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Class B Team standings — 1. Wayne 135, 2. Lamoni 93, 3. Bedford 88, 4. Murray 61, 5. Lenox 57, 6. Southeast Warren 42, 7. East Union 39, 8. Essex 23, 9. Sidney 9, 10. Mormon Trail 3, 11. OrientMacksburg 1.

Discus — 1. Tyler Whittom, Lam, 119-5; 3. Tony Miller, Murr, 105-4; 6. Kyle Seales, EU, 96-7; 7. Brandon Wittstock, EU, 96-5; 8. Bryce Keller, Murr, 95-1; 9.

Blake Sevier, O-M, 89-10; 15.

Aaron Schmitz, Len, 75-8; 16.

Keaton Eslinger, O-M, 74-6; 23.

Levi Snyder, Murr, 58-10.

Shot put — 1. Kody Parrott, Bed, 40-9; 6. Jackson Mikkelsen, O-M, 35-0; 8. Beau Boswell, EU, 34-10.50; 10. Brandon Wittstock, EU, 33-11.25; 11. Blake Sevier, O-M, 33-4.50; 14. Caleb Miller, Murr, 29-8.50; 19. Mike Briggs, Len, 27-4.50; 20. Carson Hart, Murr, 26-9.50; 22. Quentin Siefkas, Murr, 24-3.50.

High jump — 1. Colt Scott, Bed, 6-2.

Long jump — 1. Jack Jones, Murr, 19-3.50; 5. Chris Kingery, Len, 16-9; 6. Gabe Nixon, EU, 16-9; 8. Treyg Webb, O-M, 16-0.75; 10. Bryce Keller, Murr, 15-2.75; 12. Keaton Wambold, O-M, 14-4.25; 13. Tyler McMillen, Murr, 13-10.25; 14. Zane Black, Murr, 13-2.50.

3,200 meters — 1. Alex Chapman, Wayne, 12:18.05.

4 x 800 relay — 1. Wayne, 9:30.23; 3. Lenox (Jacob Bolinger, Dillon Bennett, Allen Hoffman, Chris Kingery), 9:36.39; 6. Murray (Caleb Kerwin, Dustin Miller, Bryce Keller, Tony Miller), 10:06.40; 7. East Union (Kyle Seales, Garrett Skarda, Beau Boswell, Brandon Hulsey), 10:07.22.

Shuttle hurdle relay — 1.

Wayne, 1:10.94; 2. Lenox (Frank Hoffman, Colton Hogan, Brenden Christensen, Dawson Tullberg), 1:11.47; 6. Murray (Matt Rockhold, Tyler McMillen, Fisher Decker, Seth Shannon), 1:16.90; 7. East Union (Matthew Wittstock, Bobby Hepner, Levi Parrott, Brandon Lee), 1:20.54.

100 meters — 1. Chey Homann, Wayne, 12.18; 3. Zac Carlo, EU, 12.33; 7. Sam Donaldson, Len, 12.60; 9. Dustin Teas, Murr, 12.84; 10. Caleb Kerwin, Murr, 13.05; 15. Mike Ward, EU, 13.93; 16. Payton Flaherty, Murr, 13.96; 18. Carson Hart, Murr, 14.29; 19. Keaton Eslinger, O-M, 14.36; 20. Ed Estrella, Len, 14.39; 21.

Layne Richey, Murr, 14.52; 22.

Quincey Davis, O-M, 14.84; 24.

Blake Sevier, O-M, 15.93; 27.

Levi Snyder, Murr, 16.51.

400 meters — 1. Justin Folkerts, Bed, 53.39; 2. Gabe Nixon, EU, 55.40; 3. Jack Jones, Murr, 56.94; 7. Carson Cline, Len, 1:00.56; 11. Zane Hatfield, Murr, 1:04.93; 12. Garrett Skarda, EU, 1:07.71; 14. Bailey Webb, O-M, 1:10.35.

4 x 200 relay — 1. Wayne, 1:38.10; 2. Lenox (Jacob Bolinger, Frank Hoffman, Dawson Tullberg, Sam Donaldson), 1:40.22; 3. Murray (Dustin Miller, Tyler McMillen, Fisher Decker, Dustin Teas), 1:42.94; 8. Orient-Macksburg (Jackson Mikkelsen, Owen Hensley, Keaton Wambold, Treyg Webb), 1:49.56; 9. East Union (Brandon Wittstock, Kyle Seales, Mike Ward, Garrett Skarda), 1:51.79.

110 high hurdles — 1.

Blayde Baker, Wayne, 16.23; 3.

Matt Rockhold, Murr, 18.88; 5.

Brenden Christensen, Len, 20.57.

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McClintock, Essex, 4:52.27; 8.

Tony Miller, Murr, 5:55.56; 10.

Seth Baumfalk, Murr, 6:05.37; 11. Ed Estrella, Len, 6:18.80; 12.

Quentin Siefkas, Murr, 6:19.72; 13. Jacob Walter, EU, 7:00.28.

200 meters — 1. Clayton Kiefer, Wayne, 24.06; 2. Jack Jones, Murr, 24.73; 3. Zac Carlo, EU, 25.04; 4. Dawson Tullberg, Len, 25.11; 5. Frank Hoffman, Len, 25.59; 6. Dustin Teas, Murr, 26.10; 11. Jackson Mikkelsen, O-M, 27.07; 13. Treyg Webb, O-M, 27.21; 15. Zane Black, Murr, 27.50; 17. Owen Hensley, O-M, 28.33; 18. Mike Ward, EU, 28.50; 19. Payton Flaherty, EU, 28.67; 24. Layne Richey, Murr, 32.94.

400 low hurdles — 1. Matt Rockhold, Murr, 1:00.57; 5.

Matthew Wittstock, EU, 1:10.99; 6. Seth Shannon, Murr, 1:11.25; 8. Levi Parrott, EU, 1:13.34.

1,600 medley relay — 1.

Southeast Warren, 4:04.90; 2. East Union (Brandon Lee, Beau Boswell, Zac Carlo, Gabe Nixon), 4:12.93; 6. Murray (Zane Hatfield, Caleb Miller, Fisher Decker, Bryce Keller), 4:26.83; 7.

Lenox (Colton Hogan, Brenden Christensen, Aaron Schmitz, Allen Hoffman), 4:31.90; 8.

Orient-Macksburg (Treyg Webb, Jackson Mikkelsen, Owen Hensley, Keaton Wambold), 4:33.53.

800 meters — 1. Jacob Bolinger, Len, 2:08.91; 3.

Brandon Hulsey, EU, 2:17.45; 11.

Zane Hatfield, Murr, 2:45.03; 12.

Seth Baumfalk, Murr, 2:47.38; 13.

Tony Miller, Murr, 2:53.59; 15.

Jacob Walter, EU, 3:12.71.

4 x 100 relay — 1. Wayne, 46.53; 3. Lenox (Carson Cline, Frank Hoffman, Dawson Tullberg, Sam Donaldson), 48.44; 4. Murray (Matt Rockhold, Dustin Miller, Dustin Teas, Jack Jones), 48.62; 7. East Union (Brandon Wittstock, Kyle Seales, Mike Ward, Beau Boswell), 52.84; 9. Orient-Macksburg (Keaton Eslinger, Quincey Davis, Blake Sevier, Bailey Webb), 58.64.

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QUESTIONS & ATTITUDE Compelling questions ... and maybe a few actual answers

SPEED FREAKS

3 questions we had to ask — ourselves How long will the Kurt Busch honeymoon last?

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THINGS WE LEARNED AT RICHMOND Associated Press/STEVE HELBER

Tony was relatively happy at the start of Richmond’s weekend. The “after” pictures weren’t as nice.

GODSPEAK: Until his No. 41 Chevrolet goes sideways at Talladega this weekend.

KEN’S CALL: He’ll glow for a while. But as we’ve learned by now, it’s always just a matter of time ...

Is Tony Stewart ticking?

If not Tony, it definitely appears his “evil twin” — we call him “Anthony” — is reaching the point where his kettle will soon start whistling. Two weeks ago it was mild-mannered Kasey Kahne who drew Anthony’s ire. This past weekend it was Junior Earnhardt, another tame type. And now it’s Talladega week — yikes.

These things can happen when you’re a three-time champ and currently behind Justin Allgaier and Brett Moffitt in the standings.

A fourth of the way into the season, your biggest surprise?

GODSPEAK: Toyota lagging behind Chevy and Ford like a teenager out with his parents. Has anybody seen Carl Edwards?

KEN’S CALL: That Tony Stewart has been so horrible. The hop in his step from February must’ve been due to a rock in his shoe.

Talladega this week.

Does the Big One come early or late?

GODSPEAK: Early, late and in the middle.

KEN’S CALL: The easy answer is both. But if forced to choose, I go late.

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Did you say Talladega?

Yep, buckle up. At least NASCAR had the good sense to suspend the group-qualifying format for the rest of this year’s plate races. Now, if it would find a way to lose the plates ...

A Kenny Schrader sighting?

Clint Bowyer goes low-tech to explain a racer’s dive-bombing technique.

1. Playing nice

2. Big Mac attack

3. ‘Kez’ quest

Clint Bowyer and Martin Truex Jr. were fighting for position at the end of the race, then had a tense-but-civil discussion on pit road. “We were racing hard there with 20 to go, and he comes from the outside and crosses over, and he kind of dive-bombed me,” Bowyer said. “It really kind of scared me.”

Keep an eye on the No. 1 Ganassi Racing Chevrolet of Jamie McMurray. It sprang to life and took McMurray to a fourth-place finish. McMurray is a solid restrictor-plate racer, and with this newfound confidence, he will be the sneaky favorite at Talladega.

He just needs an assist from teammate Kyle Larson.

Brad Keselowski managed to nab a top-20 finish on seven cylinders. It’s that kind of battling spirit that makes him so good at Talladega.

Since 2009, Keselowski has won more races at Talladega (three) than any other Sprint Cup driver. His 2009 ’Dega victory launched his Cup career.

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CUP POINTS 1. Kevin Harvick 2. Joey Logano 3. Martin Truex Jr. 4. Jimmie Johnson 5. Brad Keselowski 6. Kasey Kahne 7. Matt Kenseth 8. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 9. Jamie McMurray 10. Jeff Gordon 11. Aric Almirola 12. Denny Hamlin 13. Paul Menard 14. Clint Bowyer 15. Ryan Newman 16. Danica Patrick 17. Carl Edwards 18. Kurt Busch 19. David Ragan 20. Kyle Larson 21. Greg Biffle 22. AJ Allmendinger 23. Casey Mears 24. Austin Dillon 25. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 26. David Gilliland 27. Trevor Bayne 28. Justin Allgaier 29. Brett Moffitt 30. Tony Stewart 31. Sam Hornish Jr. 32. Cole Whitt 33. Alex Bowman 34. Michael Annett 35. Michael McDowell 36. Josh Wise

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Yes, and it was in Victory Lane in Salem, Indiana, where one of stockcar racing’s all-time favorites won the ARCA race Sunday. Kenny turns 60 in late May, but still travels the short-track circuits and runs some ARCA races. He still does this, we’re guessing, because he’s had a lifelong aversion to golf. “I’d rather take a beating,” is how he often described that aversion.

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FEUD OF THE WEEK

THINGS TO WATCH FOR AT TALLADEGA

1. Super sub Michael Waltrip will abandon the Fox broadcast booth and grab the wheel of the No. 55 Waltrip Racing Toyota. His older brother, Darrell, will stay latched to his TV microphone.

DALE EARNHARDT JR.

DALE EARNHARDT JR. VS. TONY STEWART: Earnhardt and Stewart clanged fenders in the closing laps Sunday at Richmond. It looked like a “racing deal,” but Stewart stormed off angrily.

GODWIN KELLY’S TAKE: “If I know these two, they’ll work together at Talladega.”

2. Junkyard dogs Any of the 43 drivers who start the race can win the 500-miler. The draft will keep the cars linked like a string of sausage. You never know who will pop out of the grinder with the win.

3. One-car qualifying Because of the shenanigans played during Daytona 500 qualifying, we’ll go back to single-car qualifying this weekend. It’s dull, yes, but at least it’s workable.

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Michael Waltrip is all smiles when he gets around a stock car with his name on the driver’s side window.

SPRINT CUP: Geico 500 SITE: Talladega Superspeedway SCHEDULE: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.). Saturday, qualifying (Fox, 1 p.m.). Sunday, race (Fox, coverage begins at 12:30 p.m.; green flag at 1:20 p.m.)

GODWIN’S TALLADEGA PICKS Godwin Kelly is the Daytona Beach News-Journal’s motorsports editor and has covered NASCAR for more than 30 years. Reach him at godwin.kelly@news-jrnl.com

TONY STEWART

WINNER: Jamie McMurray REST OF THE TOP FIVE: Kyle Larson, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick DARK HORSE: Martin Truex Jr.

XFINITY: Winn-Dixie 300 SITE: Talladega Superspeedway SCHEDULE: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 11:30 a.m.). Saturday, qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 11 a.m.), race (Fox, 3 p.m.)

FIRST ONE OUT: Carl Edwards DON’T BE SURPRISED IF: McMurray, coming off a strong run at Richmond, takes the No. 1 Ganassi Racing Chevy to Victory Lane.

WEEKLY DRIVER RANKINGS — BASED ON BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE KEVIN HARVICK Shares hometown (Bakersfield) with Leonard Williams

JOEY LOGANO Turns 25 in May, can we call him Joe?

JIMMIE JOHNSON 40 in five months, time for Jim?

KURT BUSCH In February, who saw this rebirth coming?

MATT KENSETH Finishes second at Talladega

BRAD KESELOWSKI Quietly approaching 570K Twitter followers

JUNIOR EARNHARDT Met Tony’s evil twin, Anthony

MARTIN TRUEX JR. Has made every Top 10 but Letterman’s

KASEY KAHNE Also knows Anthony

JEFF GORDON Checks off one more plate race this week

SPRINT CUP SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

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to be like this. They’re going to have to play no matter what.”

Showalter hopes this game can serve as the first step toward getting Baltimore back on its feet.

“We’ve made quite a statement as a city, some good and some bad,” he said.

“Now, let’s get on with taking the statements w e ’ v e made and create a positive. I want to be Showalter a rallying force for

our city.”

Their intentions may have been in the right place, but seemingly not much else.

Playing the game without any fans in attendance was both a good and a bad thing.

The team didn’t divert any police from doing their job around the city, but the people of Baltimore didn’t get a chance to turn the page by watching the home team play at Camden Yards.

“Sports brings people together — black, white, or any different,” Orioles center fielder Adam Jones said.

“For those three hours, you can have beers, nachos and some Boog’s (barbecue) and forget about our daily lives.

“But today, we’re just going to have to play a Major League Baseball game without fans. I think that’s first time in history.”

Must the game go on?

“We’re doing the right thing,” Orioles first baseman Chris Davis said. “I’m not real h a p p y a b o u t playing in an empty stadium.

That’s one of the reasons that Davis we look forward to coming home so much, playing in front of our fans.

But we also understand that

there’s a bigger picture here.”

That’s true, but the bigger question is whether they should have been playing at all.

“There are a lot more important issues going on outside the stadium,” Orioles left-hander Zach Britton said. “It kind of makes you realize how small baseball is compared to some of the other issues in the U.S. and around the world.” ___ Associated Press Writer Brian Witte in Baltimore and AP Sports Writer Janie McCauley in San Francisco contributed to this report.

Bowlsby says Big 12 will probably move toward champ game

By RALPH D. RUSSO

AP College Football Writer

IRVING, Texas (AP) — There is a good chance the Big 12 championship game will be making a comeback as soon as 2016.

Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said he believes the conference will move toward having a championship football game again because not having one puts the league at a disadvantage when it comes placing teams in the College Football Playoff.

“Having 13 (games) is superior to having 12,” Bowlsby said Wednesday after speaking with selection committee chairman Jeff Long at the College Football Playoff meetings in North Texas.

Bowlsby said he came away from his conversation with Long convinced that not having a conference championship game was a problem for the Big 12 last season and that it will continue to be an issue for the league.

“What we heard was that if we don’t go to a championship game, we’re at a disadvantage,” Bowlsby said.

“It kind of gives us guidance to what we need to be doing in the future.”

The Big 12 holds its

league meetings next week in Phoenix and Bowlsby said he anticipates plenty of conversation about where the conference wants to go with a championship game.

“If it gives us an opportunity to be on equal ground (with the other conferences), if we are not now, then that’s what we have to do,” Bay- Briles lor coach Art Briles said.

But first it needs to be allowed to hold one.

NCAA rules do not allow a conference to have championship football game unless it has 12 teams split into two divisions. The Big 12 is the lone Big Five conference that has only 10 teams.

The Big 12, along with the Atlantic Coast Conference, is sponsoring a proposal to deregulate championship game rules, which would allow a conference to hold a championship game with any number of teams. If the proposal passes, the Big 12 could implement a championship game as soon as 2016.

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making the proposal because it planned to hold a title game, but simply wanted the option to do so.

“Now it’s incumbent upon us to make the necessary changes that minimize that disadvantage,” he said. “I surmise we will probably move in that direction, knowing what we know now.”

Baylor and TCU tied for the Big 12 title last season with 11-1 records, but both finished behind Ohio State (12-1) in the final playoff committee rankings. The Buckeyes earned the fourth semifinal spot with a 59-0 victory against Wisconsin the day before selection Sunday. On that same day, the Horned Frogs and Bears were completing their regular seasons with victories.

The Big 12 decided to name them co-champions instead of using a tiebreaker to designate one as the champion.

Baylor beat TCU 61-58 in the regular season. The Bears finished fifth in the final playoff rankings and the Horned Frogs were sixth.

Going into the final weekend of the regular season, TCU was third, Ohio State was

fifth and Baylor was sixth.

When the Big 12 had 12 teams, it played 15 conference championship games.

But when realignment cut the conference to 10 teams, it decided to play a nine-game conference schedule with all the teams playing each other. No other Big Five conference could make that claim and going into the first season of the playoff the Big 12 touted its way of crowning a champion as best.

Now, a year after slapping its “One True Championship” slogan on everything related to Big 12 football, the conference is moving toward holding a championship game that would be guaranteed to be a rematch of a regular-season game.

“I do think it’s tough to beat the same team twice in one season,” Briles said.

The Big 12 could conceivably expand to 12 teams, but there seems to be no desire to do that within the conference because it would mean dividing revenues with two more schools that wouldn’t increase what the conference brings in.

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GARAGE SALE

Garage Sale Northeast BOOKS & EVERYTHING SALE

1428 165th St.,

811 N. Spruce Creston Friday, May 1 Inside Regency Center ½ mile S. of Hospital, 1 – 5 p.m.

612 Grand Ave. go West ¼ mile Saturday, May 2 Friday, May 1 Friday, May 1 8 – 2 p.m.

3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Tools & garden items; 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 2 books & record alums; Saturday, May 2 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. shelving; holiday items; 8 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Indoors, rain or shine misc. household items Recumbent exercise bike; Variety of books, puzgalore! large Globe Gun cabinet; zles, Avon sale, purses, small microwave; oak women's clothGARAGE SALE school chair; headboard; jewelry, ing to 3X, ladies jeans, men, women, children 1103 Orchard Drive tops & capris size 12 to misc. home clothing; Friday, May 1 goods/decor; shoes; purs- 16, 2 brown recliners, Noon – 6:00 p.m. es; mirrors; window; vac- camping stove, air conSaturday, May 2 uum; toys; books; blan- ditioner, kitchen cabi9:00 a.m. - Noon kets; towels; rhubarb jam; nets, loveseat, much Baked goods, office rhubarb pies. miscellaneous. chair, air stepper, cake pans, puzzles, houseHUGE ESTATE Garage Sale hold items, dresser, end GARAGE SALE Southeast tables, kitchen table, 909 W. Adair baby clothes, toys, bedThursday, April 30 ding, Harlequin books, MOVING SALE 2 p.m. - 8 p.m. small chest freezer, Friday, May 1 YARD SALE dishes & pans, baby fur8 a.m. - 6 p.m. niture, girls clothes, 207 S. Birch Saturday, May 2 DVDs, cordless drills, Thursday, April 30 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. much more, don't miss 12 Noon – 6 p.m.

Clothes sizes large – this one!

Friday, May 1 5XL; kitchen items, 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. cookbooks, toys, board Maytag dryer; desk; GARAGE SALE games, blankets, sheets, storage cabinets, end 1605 Dogwood Ave. curtains, snow tubes, tables; crafting supplies: 1 mile west of hospital small furniture items, lace, ribbon; country Saturday, May 2 dressers, jewelry boxes, 33 1/3 records; cas7 a.m. - 2 p.m. knick knacks, much settes-CDs; lots of Everything you need for more misc; Singer sewing your baby boy's first year! Boy clothes 0-24 DEADLINE for all Garage machine, typewriter, pimonths, shoes and size Sale Ads is Noon the day ano-Kincaid - Free 3-8 boy clothes, breast before publication.

STOP pump all supplies, bottles, infant carseat, exerCLOWNING Multi-Family saucer, tools, household AROUND! goods.

GARAGE SPRING SALE SALE

Salem Lutheran Church (across from the high school) 602 W. Townline Fri., May 1 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Bake sale, homemade rolls and pies, sloppy joes, adjustable quilt rack with stand, hand painted wooden crafts, sewing machine and sewing supplies, lots of misc. items including clothes. 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Fill a sack for 50 cents.

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1110 Sunrise Dr. Friday, May 1 2 -6 p.m.

Saturday, May 2 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Surround sound with 5 speakers; boys clothes: toddler to size 6; home décor; blankets; kids toys; women's clothes: med to 1x; girls clothes: toddler to size 10; women's shoes; kids shoes (boys & girls); Home Inpicture; terior purses/wallets.

P.E.O. AZ & LG 2nd Annual

TRUNK SALE Creston Depot West Parking Lot Saturday, May 2nd 8 a.m. - Noon

Antiques; Plants; Books; Household; Baked Goods and other great items!

Fundraiser for Projects & Scholarships

$50 or Less For Rent Garage Sale Out Of Town BEDROOM APT IN GREEN CAT LITTER GARAGE SALE 2CRESTON 62+ handi- BOX with sifter, $10.00; 2025 High & Dry Road

(2 miles south of Creston)

Friday, May 1 12 noon – 6 p.m.

Great place to buy your Mother's Day presents!

Some new and slightly used items; paper shredder; wood dining room chairs; vases; cow items; stuffed animals; footstool; Coke TV trays; curtains; womens clothes size 12 and up; mens clothes size L and XL; hubcaps; milk glass goblets, & misc.

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CONVERT useful but no-longer-needed items into extra spending money with a lowcost Classified Ad. 641-7822141.

FT/PT Certified Nursing Assistants Base rate is $10.85 also add for experience

Flexible PT, Shift Differentials for 2-10PM and 10pm 6AM • Weekend Differentials for all shifts

411 E. Lane St., Winterset, IA 50273 515-462-1571

QHC Winterset North LLC is looking for

MINI STORAGE FOR RENT, 8'x20', $55/mo., Creston True Value, 641-782-2882 or 641745-0568.

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MOVE-IN SPECIAL! First months rent ½ off, plus deposit! 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment in Mt Ayr. Big and spacious, approx. 1000+ sq ft. For info. call April 660-254-8920.

$50 or Less BROWN EGGS from Free Range Hens, $2.00/dozen, 641-3405116

SMITH CORONA PORTABLE sterling typewriter with case, $12.00 OBO; Smith Corona electric 250CT Office typewriter with cover, $27.00 OBO; 30 cup stainless steel electric coffee maker, $12.00 OBO; 641-7828180.

STACKABLE GARAGE cabinets with doors, pressed wood with veneer top, (7) 81 x 16¾ x 18 and (6) 54 x 16¾ x 18, $10.00 each; PowerKraft 2” wood jointer, 1½ hp table model, $50.00 OBO; 641-3477058.

A number of our rural readers receive the Creston News Advertiser (through the mail) the day after publication.

Plan to run your ad early to allow these readers to see your ad in time.

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

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

Starting Wage is $9.75, Training Included.

Interested applicants may apply in person at

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

Looking for great people for all shifts

Run your Garage Sale ad two days for only $18.00

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

McDonald’s Creston 608 Wyoming Avenue Creston, IA 50801

To place your ad, call 641-782-2141 ext. 6441

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

Michael Foods in Lenox is looking for a

2nd Shift Lead person to join our warehouse team.

411 E. Lane St., Winterset, IA 50273 515-462-1571 EOE/Mandatory Physical and Drug Screen Prior to Hire

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

A pre-employment background check, physical and drug screen are required.

HCI Care Services and VNS of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. Employment practices are implemented without regard to race, creed, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, national origin, religion, veteran status, genetic information or on the basis of age or physical or mental disability unrelated to ability to perform the work required.

EOE/Mandatory Physical and Drug Screen Prior to Hire

QHC WINTERSET NORTH, LLC

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Part-Time Housekeeping/Laundry Come Work for a Bronze Award Winning Facility

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Submit a cover letter and resume or application to: hrinfo@hci-vns.org

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Experience Factor If interested, please come in and fill out an application at

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

PRN Hospice Aide: 1-2 years experience, CNA, CHPNA preferred

If interested please contact Tammy Emerson-Wheeler at (515)462-1571

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HCI Hospice Care Services - Greater Regional Hospice House is looking for compassionate employees to serve patients during their end of life journey:

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PT Dietary Cook FT/PT Dietary Aide & Dishwasher FT Housekeeping Aide PT Laundry Aide

set of 3 zebra colored cat bowls, $2.00; set of 16 flat food storage containers with green lids, great for lunch boxes, $8.00; 641-7826144.

DEADLINE for all Classified Line Ads is Noon the day before publication.

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.

QHC Winterset North LLC

capped or disabled of any age. Rental Assistance and Utility AlAvailable, lowance Onsite laundry, 877959-2534. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Equal Housing Opportunity. Handicap accessible

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Candidates would ideally have previous forklift experience, as well as excellent problem solving skills, high level of self- motivation, and demonstrated leadership skills. Some warehouse experience would be a plus.

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and Southwest Iowa Advertiser Classified Email us your ad to classified@crestonnews.com include your name, address and phone number

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In order to apply for this exciting opportunity, please contact Human Resources at Michael Foods at (641) 333-4700 or come by the plant and fill out an application.

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Midwest Opportunities Inc provides specialized residential and day services to individuals with disabilities. We offer $9.00 per hour, complete orientation and training, casual dress code and a fun work environment! Excellent benefit package for full time (30+ hours/week) employees and all part time and full time employees are eligible for paid time off.

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

We are hiring NOW for the following positions:

$18.50 for entry level, with experience negotiable

CRESTON LOCATION: Part-time openings on 2nd and 3rd shifts and substitute openings on all shifts

Instrument & Controls Technician

Contact info: Tami at 641-782-5728 or email: tami.snider@midwestopportunities.org

Bulk Loadout Technician

CORNING LOCATION: Full-time 2nd and 3rd shifts; part-time 2nd shift and substitute openings on all shifts

Flour Loadout Technician

Contact info: Melody at 641-322-3520 x 151 or email: melody.zadina@midwestopportunities.org

Process Technician

www.midwestopportunities.org

$26.00 $17.50 $17.50 $19.25

Boiler Operator $24.25

Pre-employment physical, drug screen, and background check are required.

EOE

Computer Repair

Siding & Windows

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

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

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Apply online at: www.chsinc.com EEO/AAP Employer

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Creston News Advertiser Thursday, April 30, 2015

Long earns second at FFA career development event

Library News The following are titles at Gibson Memorial Library, 200 W. Howard St. Regular library hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays; and closed Sundays. Check the library out on Facebook.

New CDs “The Stranger” Harlan Coben; “NYPD Red 3” James Patterson; “A Heart’s Disguise” Colleen Coble; “Last One Home” Debbie Macomber; “The Assassin” Clive Cussler; “Cold Betrayal” J.A. Jance.

New Large Print “Miss Julia Lays Down the Law” Ann B. Ross; “Hot Pursuit” Stuart Woods; “Heaven Help Heidi” Sally John; “Bad Country” C.B. McKenzie; “Inspector of the Dead” David Morrell; “Emma” Alexander McCall Smith; “Miracle at Augusta” James Patterson; “The Bone Tree” Greg Iles; “Cold Betrayal” J.A. Jance; “The Soul of Discretion” Susan Hill; “Thief” Mark Sullivan; “Someone is Watching” Joy Fielding; “Last One Home” Debbie Macomber; “The Precious One” Marisa de Los Santos; “NYPD Red 3” James Patterson; “The Patriot Threat” Steve Berry; “The Stranger” Harlan Coben; “Chasing Sunsets” Karen Kingsbury; “A Dangerous Place” Jacqueline Winspear; “The Love Letters” Beverly Lewis; “Miracle at the Higher Grounds Café” Max Lucado.

AMES — The Iowa FFA Ag Sales Leadership Event was held April 20 at Iowa State University, Ames. Twelve individuals participated in this year’s Career Development Event (CDE).

Cody Long of Orient won second place with a gold rating.

Cody is the son of Rob and Regina Long and a sophomore at Orient-Macksburg. His FFA adviser is McKenzie Wallace.

Participants in the Ag Sales Leadership Event were required to sell an agricultural product to one of the event judges.

The purpose of this event is to prepare FFA members in developing skills and techniques important toward becoming successful salespersons of agricultural products.

The Iowa FFA Ag Sales individual CDE was made possible with support from Energy Panel Structures through the Iowa FFA Foundation.

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Cody Long of Orient is second-place winner in the FFA career development event individual contest. He was one of 12 participants in the category.

Iowa Beef Bash to be hosted in Creston The event, which will be May 29-31 in Creston, is an opportunity for youth grades 9-12 to learn about beef cattle production.

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AMES — The state Beef Bash is back.

The Iowa Cattlemen’s Foundation is offering a fun and educational weekend opportunity for youth grades nine through 12 who are interested in a weekend learning experience about beef cattle production.

The event will be held May 29-31 in Creston. It will include a busy schedule from Friday evening through Sunday morning as the attendees tour a feedlot, a cow/calf oper-

ation, a fitting and showmanship demonstration, and even make time for some pasture golf.

“There will also be sessions to help these youth become skilled beef advocates by providing training and information on the hot topics facing the cattle industry,” said Mary Greiman, youth and outreach coordinator for Iowa Cattlemen’s Foundation (ICF).

The cost for the event is $30, and covers lodging, food, all transporta-

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tion during the event, and all educational materials.

The event is limited to 40 participants; register by calling the ICF offices at 515-296-2266, or going to the ICF website, www.iowacattlemensfoundation. org. Registration deadline is May 15.

The program starts with registration and check in 4 p.m. May 29 at the Supertel Inn & Conference Center. That evening, the group will tour Glenn and Bev Rowe’s farm near Lorimor. The Rowes are ICA Environmental Stewardship Award Program winners for 2015. Attendees will also participate in a session about ag professionalism led by trainer

Jodi Beech.

On Saturday, the group will travel to Hawkeye Breeders, Adel; Nichols Farm, Bridgewater; Nodaway Feeders, Nodaway; and the Holmes’ Angus Farm near Benton.

They’ll participate in a Stock Show U demonstration, and end the day with a round of pasture golf.

The group will meet in the morning on Sunday to get some communications tips from KSIB Radio broadcaster Chad Rieck, Beef Quality Assurance training from Doug Bear of the Iowa Beef Industry Council, and discussion about ag careers before the program ends at 11:30 a.m.

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

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Those We Remember A Tribute to the loved ones we’ve lost...

Deadline is by Noon on Friday, May 15.

This Special Section will publish Friday, May 22.

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