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Planned Parenthood closes Summer Creston, Red Oak clinics construction under way in SW Iowa county road projects

By KYLE WILSON

CNA managing editor kwilson@crestonnews.com

Planned Parenthood of the Heartland has announced the closure of two clinics in southwest Iowa.

Creston and Red Oak satellite clinics offered limited health services by appointment only for sexually

transmitted infection testing, birth control method changes and telemedicine abortions.

Angie Remington, public relations manager at Planned Parenthood, said this morning the closures comes because of “a shift in needs and resources.”

“Both Creston and Red Oak (clinics) have had de-

clining patient numbers in recent years,” Remington said. “Since December, when we went to appointment only in Creston, we are averaging about one patient per month. The cost of sending a clinician there was not fiscally responsible.

So, we will be closing that clinic and shifting our resources to more densely

populated areas.”

Creston’s office used to serve patients in all or parts of eight counties in southwest and central Iowa. With this closure, local patients will be referred to clinics in either Des Moines, Urbandale or Council Bluffs.

For questions or more information, patients can call 1-877-811-7526.

By JAKE WADDINGHAM

CNA associate editor jwaddingham@crestonnews.com

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Construction season is in full force as crews work to repave roads, replace bridges and culverts or improve the quality of area highways.

In order to avoid the headache of being stuck in delays, plan detours now for these major road construction projects going on in and around Union County.

REA Road Portions of REA Road in Union County will be closed effective today through approximately Oct. 1, 2014, while construction crews work to replace two box culverts.

For eastbound traffic, the detour heads south on Quail Avenue before heading back east on 130th Street. The road curves back north and becomes Grandriver Drive. The detour curves onto 120th Street and continues north on Strawberry Lane.

The final leg of the detour goes east on 110th Street, officially ending at Warbler Avenue north of Lorimor.

Crews added more gravel on 130th Street to allow easier access in case their is a need for ■ Avoid the headache emergency services.

A TEST of the OLD WEST

Motorists have been navigat- tion delays ing around another construction by avoidproject that has closed down a ing these section of Highway 34.

Iowa Department of Trans- projects in portation (IDOT) reported the southwest bridge carrying Highway 34 over the Platte River — 1.3 miles west Iowa. of Iowa 25 — closed while crews work to replace it.

“I would say they are between 15 to 20 percent complete on the bridge and about 15 percent through their total working days. said Scott Nixon, IDOT resident construction engineer. “We are still working on getting ready to pour the pier and the bottom of the pier is below the stream Akes bed.”

See more info Weather is always a major fac- on county tor for crews being able to work, road projects but when heavy rainfall made on page 2A. the stream rise, it can cause problems and force the workers to wait longer before resuming construction.

“It totally shuts them down,” Nixon said. “Once the water comes back down, then they have to dig out the silt that washed in, wash off silt and make sure everything is still in place.”

This project detours traffic on a paved route. It sends westbound traffic south on Highway 25, west on Taylor County Road J-13 (110th Street) and north on Taylor/ Adams County Road N-64 to Highway 34.

Eastbound traffic will be directed south on Adams/ Taylor County Road N-64, east on Taylor County Road J-13 (110th Street) and north on Iowa 25 to U.S. 34.

Nixon said the bridge is traveled by more than 2,000 motorists and will reopen as late as early September.

Construction crews from Cunningham-Reis Company of Van Meter will also grade and pave approximately 1,500 feet of approach pavement as part of the $2 million bridge replacement.

Tristan Travis competes against grandfather and father in SW Iowa Shootout Saturday & Sunday in Afton ■

By SARAH BROWN

CNA staff reporter sbrown@crestonnews.com

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his weekend, three generations of the Travis Family will compete against one another in a mounted shooting competition at Union County Fairgrounds in Afton.

During this weekend’s Southwest Iowa Shootout, Bruce Travis, his sons Clint and Jamie Travis and Jamie’s son, 14-year-old Tristan Travis will complete four courses, which combine the speed of barrel racing and the challenge of target shooting.

Mounted shooting Each of the four courses, which are unknown to participants in advance, have 10 balloons that competitors must shoot with either a single action, 45 caliber revolver or a lever action revolver.

Bruce said it is a requirement for both guns to be of the late 1800s with little or no modifications.

“You’re shooting (the balloons) as you ride by (on a horse),” Bruce said. “A lot of the time, with the shotgun or rifle, you’re dropping the reigns and firing as you go. It’s kind of a fun course.”

To burst each balloon, powder

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Top, Bruce Travis, left, talks with grandson Tristan Travis during a family ride. Also pictured are Clint Travis and Jamie Travis. Above, 14-year-old Tristan Travis grits his teeth as he races his 5-year-old horse Oakey through a mounted shooting course in May during the John Wayne Birthday Celebration in Winterset.

blanks of coarse cannon powder are fired, which travel about 15 feet with a spread of one to two feet.

“It’s a bit of a shotgun effect,” Bruce said. “It’s very easy to miss.”

The average course takes anywhere from 10 to 30 seconds to complete.

Scoring and classifications Scoring is based on number of balloons hit and elapsed time,

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which includes time added for penalties, such as five seconds for each missed target or 60 seconds for dropping a gun.

“That’s another trick in itself ... to get quick at your gun changes,” Bruce said.

To even the playing field, competitors are placed into classes,

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SHOOTING: Continued from Page 1

which include mens, senior mens, ladies, senior ladies, juniors and wranglers.

Bruce, who is entering his third year of mounted shooting, is a level two competitor, which he earned after winning against at least 12 other competitors over the course of four competitions.

Bruce said all riders begin at level one and can advance as far as level six. As each rider makes his or her way through the levels, the number of competitors increase, as does their level of skill.

Additionally, participants can earn “buckles” for scoring this highest amoung a group of classes. Two buckles are awarded at each competition for the rider who scores the best amount levels one through three (the “limited), and the rider who scores the best amount all of the participants in level four and above (the “overall”).

Participants who shoot all 10 balloons in each of the four courses of a competition earn a silver bullet.

Creating competition Bruce said he became involved in mounted shooting at the nudging of his friend Carl Watson of Creston — a world-class mounted shooter, who has placed fifth in the world this year.

“I mostly did it to get Carl to stop bothering me,” Bruce said. “But, I went to a clinic and I was hooked.”

Bruce said, between Watson and another seasoned mounted shooter Todd Jackson of Creston, he has had a lot of support.

“Todd is always coaching

us and telling us the best way to do it,” Bruce said. “Getting to beat him is a lot of fun.”

It wasn’t long after Bruce got his start, when he decided to involve his boys. He decided to get his grandson Tristan involved, who he describes as a “good little cowboy” and “a great shot.”

“He loves guns and loves to hunt, and I thought, ... he would really enjoy it,” Bruce said.

At his first competition in 2013, Tristan was already displaying a knack for the sport.

“I got pretty close to beating my grandpa,” Tristan said.

This year, Clint and Jamie started to compete, as well.

Jamie won his first competition at the John Wayne Memorial Shootout in May in Winterset.

For Tristan, his only goal during the shootouts is to beat his grandfather, uncle and dad.

“If I can beat them, it’s a good day,” Tristan said.

“But, if you lose to grandpa, it’s a long ride home.”

Shootout details Southern Iowa Shootout takes place Saturday and Sunday at Union County Fairgrounds, 211 S. Grace St., in Afton.

For individuals interested in learning about mounted shooting, a clinic will be offered 10 a.m. 3 p.m. and the competition will begin at 4 p.m. Saturday.

More information about the event can be obtained at www.cmsaevents.com or by contacting Jim Gates at 319415-8725.

Today is June 5, the 156th day of the year. There are 209 days left in 2014. Below are news items from the Creston News Advertiser for this week (June 2-8) in history.

5 years ago Cheri Davis and Matt Schultz served as honorary survivors at Creston’s Relay for Life June 5. Davis fought a rare form of brain cancer, anaplastic hemangiopericytoma. Schultz survived a seminoma strain of testicular cancer, the same affliction of Tour de France bicycle champion Lance Armstrong.

10 years Members of Creston High School’s Foods II class had a chocolate chip cookie recipe listed as a finalist on Reader’s Digest’s website.

The class submitted the recipe after trying one listed in Reader’s Digest’s 100 best things in the country and not thinking it was the “best.” Lois Houghtaling was family and consumer sciences teacher.

The plan is to patch the roads, then grind the concrete to get ready to place stabilizing dowel bars. The dowel bars interlock the joints of each concrete slab to make the road more vertically stable.

Crews will be working on the Cromwell Road and High and Dry Road simultaneously. The late start date for the project is Aug. 18, but Akes is hopefully they will start the project in July.

Both roads should be completed within the 40day contract.

“At night people will be able to use the whole road,” Akes said. “There will be delays (during the day), so people may end up going a

different way because it will be a little quicker.”

The dowel bars retrofit design still allows the concrete to expand and contrast with temperature, but will prevent the small bumps between each slab as vehicles drive across.

Akes said installing the dowel bars should make the road smoother and extend the life of both roads.

Both projects are being paid for with farm-tomarket road funds from the IDOT and through a federally funded program.

Caring for

Iowa ranked third in the nation among other states in installed wind energy capacity at 423 megawatts behind California with 1,822 and Texas at 1,096. Neighboring states and capacity include Minnesota 336, Nebraska 14, Illinois 0 and Missouri 0.

N. Fred Collings, a former Union County Sheriff, was killed by rifle shot while on duty in 1926. His name was added to the

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington, D.C.

20 years ago

Opal Gordon, 71, retired after 40 years with Creston School District.

Her tenure included 24 years as fulltime principal, five years as teaching principal and 11 years as an elementary teacher.

Woodcarvers Keith Jones and Ron Cain, with the help of Ed Jungst and

Bill Steele, began work on carving a black bear from a Cottonwood tree in preparation for Creston’s quasquicecentinnel celebration in July. The bear was displayed at McKinley Park for Art in the Park June 4.

Orient-Macksburg dedicated the new, privately funded Dazzy Vance Baseball Field June 4.

“Renaissance Man” starring Danny DeVito was playing at Strand Theatre.

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Kindergarten year: Members of Salina Chesnut’s kindergarten class at Creston Early Childhood Center show off a book they wrote, “Our Kindergarten Year.” Each of the 23 students illustrated and wrote about something they learned in kindergarten. There was a book signing May 27 with the students’ families in attendance. Each child read their page to the audience. At the end, students signed each others books.

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CONSTRUCTION: Continued from Page 1

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Union County Democratic Supervisor JoAnn Bradley, left, and Judy Bierkamp, Democratic Party chairwoman, discuss the totals as the primary votes are tallied in June 1994 at the Union County Courthouse. That year, voter turnout in the county for the primary election was 36 percent.

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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., Crossroads Mental Health Center, 1003 Cottonwood Road.

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

Friday

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

Members will be going out for treats.

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.

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

Saturday

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

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to noon, 107 W. Howard St. Family Caregiver Support Group, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Boz’s Kitchen in Corning. For more information, contact Jaleyn at 641-782-4040.

Caregiver Support Group, 1 p.m., Crest Haven Care Centre.

Southwest Iowa Dancers, 7 to 10 p.m., Chicken Inn, 3 miles west of Creston on Hwy. 34, featuring Coon Ridge Country.

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

Markets Grain prices quoted at 10 a.m. today: • Farmers Co-op, Creston: Corn — $4.36

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Travis Ahrens, 39, 412 N. Maple St., was charged on a Union County warrant for failure to appear on child support matters 4:14 p.m. Wednesday at his residence.

Ahrens was being held on $2,000 bond.

—————— An employee of R Realty, 114 N. Elm St., reported the door and lock of a vacant residence at 805 E. Howard St., was damaged between 9 a.m. Monday and 11 a.m.

Wednesday.

Damage estimate is $100.

Miscellaneous Alarm, 12:31 a.m., Wednesday, West Taylor Street.

Suspicious vehicle, 6:05 a.m., Wednesday, North Walnut Street.

Nuisance, 8:48 a.m., Wednesday, North Maple Street.

Talk to officer, 8:51 a.m., Wednesday, New York Avenue.

Traffic stop, 10:15 a.m., Wednesday, North Lincoln Street.

Vandalism, 11:32 a.m., Wednesday, East Howard Street.

Accident, 12:39 p.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Escort, 2:08 p.m., Wednesday, West Howard Street.

Talk to officer, 2:48 p.m., Wednesday, North Park Street.

Warrant, 4:12 p.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Alarm, 5:47 p.m., Wednesday, West Adams Street.

Talk to officer, 5:56 p.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Accident, 6:33 p.m., Wednesday, Harsh Street.

Harassing communication, 6:44 p.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Talk to officer, 6:56 p.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Talk to officer, 7:18 p.m., Wednesday, North Cedar Street.

Disorderly conduct, 8:40 p.m., Wednesday, West Montgomery Street.

Disturbing the peace, 8:54 p.m., Wednesday, Grand Avenue.

Accident, 9:24 p.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Burglary, 1:37 a.m.,

Wednesday, South Maple Street.

Traffic stop, 2:17 a.m., Wednesday, Laurel Street.

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Day’s Record From Creston Official Weather Station: high past 24 hours (77), low past 24 hours (63) and precipitation ending 7 a.m. today (.93)

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50th anniversary of crownInterested individuals for Sheriff ing the Union County Fair the queen contest must nevArea Cities Ashley Norae Fogle, City Hi Lo Cond. 25, Queen City Hi eighth Lo Cond.an- City Lo Cond. nor and the er have beenHimarried Algona 62 charged pt sunny nual Davenport 84 63 mst sunny have Marshaltown 63 pt sunny 404 S. Oak St.,83was Little Princess contest children.83 Candidates Atlantic 84 64 warrant pt sunny Des Moines 84 64 pt sunny Mason City 82 62 pt sunny on a Union County toDubuque recognize the exceptional must reside in85 Union CounAubudon 84 62 pt sunny 83 61 pt sunny Onawa 62 pt sunny for possession with62intent to young women 84in 65ourpt sunny com- ty or an adjoining Cedar Rapids 83 mst sunny Farmington Oskaloosa 83 64county pt sunnyif manufacture methamphetCenterville 82 64 pt sunny Fort Dodge 83 62 for pt sunny Ottumwa 83 64 sunny munity.

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The queen will also represent Union County in the 2014 Iowa State Fair with judging dates Aug. 5-9 in Des Moines.

Miss Union County Little Princess will assist the queen in reigning over the events at the 2014 Union County Fair.

Young women and girls interested in entering the contests are encouraged to email or mail the application and sponsor fee by June 30 to: Francine Ide, 2632 Iris Avenue, Shannon City, IA 50861. For more information or to access the application online, visit http://www. ucfair.com. Copies of the application are also available at the Union County Extension Office. Questions may be directed to Ide at 641-344-2225 or ide@swcciowa.edu.

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Local 5-Day Forecast

No citations were issued after an accident 12:42 p.m.

Wednesday on North Pine Street.

According to a Creston Police report, Mackenzie Joy Norton, 16, 607 College Dr., driving a 2003 Ford, and Madeline Marie Lorentzen, 59, 301 New York Ave., driving a 2007 Chevrolet, each backed out of a parking space at the same time and collided in the middle of the road. The passenger in Norton’s vehicle said Lorentzen had made a u-turn into the parking space and started backing out.

Damage estimates are $2,000 to Norton’s vehicle and $2,000 to Lorentzen’s vehicle.

—————— Kimberly Ann Delong, 18, 221 S. Lincoln St., was cited for failure to yield to the right of way after an accident 6:34 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of North Vine and Harsh streets.

According to a Creston Police report, Delong, driving a 2002 Pontiac north on North Vine, came to an uncontrolled intersection, proceeded and struck the front driver’s side of a 2011 Jeep driven west on Harsh by Kasey Marie Stuart, 19, 1803 Iris Ave. Stuart’s vehicle was towed from the scene. No injuries were reported.

Gavin Sickels, eighth-gradDamage estimates are er at Creston Middle School, $400 to Delong’s vehicle and is a recipient of a Presidential $1,100 to Stuart’s vehicle.

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OPINION Challenge accepted

Recently, Kate Padilla, a friend of mine who is also a staff reporter for Spencer’s newspaper Spencer Daily Reporter, started an allthings blog (www.katepadilla.net) that includes do-it-yourself projects, recipes and notes about her life with her husband in Iowa.

I was perusing the site, looking at the yummy food photos and interesting book reviews she was posting when I came across a post about her drowning in books from publishers and having less and less space to store them. In the post she posted a photo of herself standing

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in front of a giant bookcase.

The bookcase stood taller than Kate, with nearly every cubicle jam-packed with novels. The shelving is slanted, making each cubicle diamond-shaped, and the bookcase is squeezed between two short walls jutting out from the wall behind, the darkened wood fitting

cozily.

As soon as I saw that blog with the attached photo, I decided I want to build a bookcase.

When I was younger, my grandfather built me a bookshelf, like he would do for all his grandchildren.

It has four shelves and embellishment at the top. While I imagine I don’t have nearly as many books as Kate has, over the years my books have been overflowing so much I’ve had to stack them doubly on the shelves, even stuffing small ones on top of the others if there was space.

As well as Kate’s blog, this was reason enough to need more shelf space. So, why not? Building one myself would be cheaper than purchasing one. I will gain the experience of building something for myself that I know I will use until I can’t anymore. And, it will be a fun experience for me.

After reading Kate’s blog, I began a Google search for interesting bookcases. Needless to say, I have found so many that I would absolutely love to own, but might be a bit out of my creative and technical skill sets.

So, my new challenge is this: build an easy, but not plain, bookcase to brighten things up and help the clutter in my living space.

Will I be able to complete it?

Probably. I may be borrowing tools from friends, as I have none of my own, but the obstacles will make it more fun. Will it stand the test of the hundreds of books I plan to shelve? I hope so. But, there’s nothing like testing your project when it’s done and seeing it actually worked.

So, what do I say to this new goal of mine? Challenge accepted.

Rio de Janeiro ready to host the World Cup soccer matches HOLLYWOOD — God Bless America, and how’s everybody?

Rio de Janeiro declared itself ready to host the World Cup soccer matches Monday slated to begin next Thursday. The national teams are now arriving in Rio and reviewing strategy. The Russian team knows what it’s got to do to avoid elimination, be very nice to Vladimir Putin.

Justin Bieber apologized Monday for telling a racist joke on video three years ago which featured the repeated use of racist language. He can expect the same punishment Donald Sterling received. Any day now, a white guy is going to drop by and give him two billion dollars.

The Los Angeles Kings play the New York Rangers for the Stanley Cup. It’s two cities and two cultures. No one wants to say L.A. isn’t a hockey town, but they’ve moved Game Three to Monday so it won’t have to compete with the twentieth anniversary of the O.J. Simpson car chase.

The White House proposed rules to cut greenhouse gases by thirty percent via harsh new penalties on coal. It’ll cause heat and air conditioning and light bills to soar. Survivor on CBS should get record-high TV ratings this fall just from the number of Americans taking notes.

President Obama flew to Poland Tuesday to reassure NATO allies of his commitment to defend Eastern Europe . The president thinks he’s on a roll. He wasn’t in Eastern Europe for two hours before he offered to trade five Southern states to Russia in exchange for Ed Snowden.

The White House traded five Taliban commanders for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl even though he went AWOL in Afghanistan and lived with the Taliban. UCLA just dropped Jane Fonda as its graduation speaker in favor of the young-

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er hotter traitor. It’s the oldest story in Los Angeles.

Washington lawmakers expressed anger the president didn’t consult Congress about the Taliban prisoner swap. The idea of a trade is to make each side stronger. The Taliban just offered to trade a suicide bomber, a numberone draft pick and two terrorists for Justin Bieber.

Susan Rice said Sunday that Sgt. Bergdahl served with honor and distinction and was captured in battle, two years after she blamed Benghazi attacks on an anti-Muslim video. No one dares confront her due to her religious stature. She’s the patron saint of Nigerian e-mailers.

President Obama defended his trading five Taliban commanders for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Monday despite his AWOL status. It looks bad. Whatever danger Sgt. Bergdahl was in with the Taliban can’t be any worse that the danger he faces when he returns--a trip to a VA Hospital.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid introduced a constitutional amendment altering the First Amendment to limit campaign financing. As a boy he was raised in a Nevada brothel and today he runs the Senate. It proves that Thomas Wolfe was wrong, you can go home again.

Phi Gamma Delta fraternity got cited for wearing coconut bras and grass skirts at their traditional Fiji Island Party at UC Irvine. The school accused them of cultural appropriation. The trap worked, now the Fiji’s are just one transgender lawsuit away from owning the campus.

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June happenings in Creston The month of June is the kickoff to what will be a very busy summer in Creston. The following is a partial list of some of the events that will be taking place in our great community.

Saturday starts out the activities with the KSIB Tractor Drive and the CARE Doggie 5K Run/Walk.

On June 14, the Creston Citywide Garage Sale will take place from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. The Friends of the Library Garden Walk will be held on the 14th, as well, from 9 a.m. to noon.

On June 20-21, the Relay for Life will be held. On June 21, the gates at McKinley Park open at 5 p.m. with music to begin at 6 p.m. for the Creston Park & Rec Party in the Park. The Ultimate Eagles Experience will be the featured artists. Change of Heart – a tribute to the music of Heart and Revelation – and a tribute to Journey will play, as well.

The 6th Annual Elm’s Club Bike Night will take place June 27, and on June 28, the Southwest Iowa Homebuilders Alliance Parade of Homes will be held along with the Creston K9 fundraiser.

For more information, please visit the Creston Chamber of Commerce website at www.crestoniowachamber.com, and review the calendar on our home page.

In addition to all of these activities in June, the Creston Farmers Market is now open on Mondays from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at McKinley Park through Sept. 29. You can also visit the Union County Historical Complex on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The complex is open through Labor Day, 1 to 4:30 p.m.

Also in June we will begin the Image Enhancement Committee’s ninth year of honoring yards/ homes in Creston. During June,

Creston Chamber Ellen Gerharz Executive Director

July, August, September and October, three houses each month will be honored. Each home selected will receive a gift from either Creston True Value, Creston Super Walmart or Green Valley Pest Control and Lawn Care.

During this same time, the committee will again recognize and acknowledge an area of Creston that has worked together to maintain and enhance their corner of Creston, as well as the flower pots found at the various businesses throughout the community.

Please nominate a yard, an area and or a flowerpot to be considered by the committee. Please call the chamber with the address or location.

10,000 Crestonians Foruth of July Celebration I know that it is still early in June, but the Fourth of July Committee – 10,000 Crestonians – is busy making plans for the upcoming celebration. This hardworking group of individuals deserves a great deal of credit for what they do, since this is one of our largest tourist attractions of the year and makes a wonderful day and or weekend for your family and friends.

The theme for this year’s parade and celebration is “Salute to Freedom.” The parade will begin at 10 a.m. on the 4th. If you would like to be in the parade, please call the chamber office at 641-782-7021 to sign up. I would also like to pass along that if you know of a child who would like to decorate their bike and be in the bicycle division

of the parade, there is a chance for two boys and two girls to win bicycles.

The fireworks show will be held July 4th beginning at 9:30 p.m. out at McKinley Park.

If you would like to make a donation to the 10,000 Crestonians, you can drop it off at the chamber office located at 208 W. Taylor, or mail it to the 10,000 Crestonians at P.O. Box 471, Creston, IA, 50801.

For a complete listing of times and activities for the Fourth of July 10,000 Crestonians event, please go to the chamber website at www. crestoniowachamber.com or stop by the chamber office and pick up a flyer.

The 10,000 Crestonians Fourth of July Celebration offers something for most everyone.

Hi-Five The following individuals and businesses received the Hi-Five Honor in June. Congratulations to Rick Pettegrew, Creston Hy-Vee Food Store; Ryan Hoyt, Green Valley Pest Control and Lawn Care; Nick Jannings, Stalker Chevrolet, Inc.; Office Machines and J & A Flooring.

The Hi-Five for Service allows us to recognize those who make shopping and doing business in Creston a rewarding and positive experience.

Gold Star Business Honored: The chamber honored Ben Adamson, State Farm Insurance, this month as the June Gold Star Business.

To acknowledge a business or an individual for either the Hi-Five or the Gold Star just call the chamber and tell us why you wish to nominate them. Our number is 641-7827021.

Have a great month and enjoy all that is happening in Creston.

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. Sunday through Thursday, 8 to 9:30 p.m. Totus Tuus for high school, St. Malachy School. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Totus Tuus for grades 1-8, St. Malachy School. Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Mass; Catholic Daughters of the Americas Our Night Out. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Devotions.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 9:45 a.m. worship; 5:30 p.m. worship.

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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 8:45 a.m. worship. Monday, 1 p.m. Quilters.

Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. breakfast; 1 p.m. Quilters. Thursday (6/12), 2 p.m. WCF, hostess Shirley Staver.

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.

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; 6:30 p.m. evening 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. worship 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.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school for all ages; 10:35 a.m. morning worship, Communion and Pentecost Sunday, message “Flock: Soar Together”; 6 p.m. small group at the Norton home, “Defining Moments.” Tuesday, 7 to 10 a.m. Coffee café, fellowship hall. Invite a friend and bring a coffee mug. WiFi and mini muffins included. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. prayer time in the sanctuary; 7 p.m. Family Night activities: adult Bible study (Romans), sanctuary; Life Youth, lower level youth room; Kids Klub, lower level fellowship hall. Thursday (6/12), 7 to 10 a.m. Coffee café, fellowship hall. Invite a friend and bring a coffee mug. WiFi and mini muffins included.

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

Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Sunday school; 6:30 p.m. adult study hour. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. youth and adult groups at the church.

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

Sunday, No local services; Lamoni Heartland Reunion No. 1.

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

Today, 4 to 6 p.m. Young Adult Ministry training, speaker Geoff Safford, teaching pastor and Salt Company director at Simpson College, all young adults are invited; 6 p.m. Celebrate Recovery; 6:30 p.m. GriefShare; and Women’s Bible study, (Spindler’s, 1017 N. Poplar).

Friday, 8:30 a.m. Operation World prayer meeting; 9:30 a.m.

Women’s Bible Study. Saturday, 8 a.m. prayer meeting. Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Bible study (for all ages); 10:45 a.m. worship; 7 p.m.

Men’s Bible study. Wednesday, 6:30 a.m. prayer meeting; 6:30 p.m. children VBS music practice/ Youth group/adult Bible study.

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

Today, 6 p.m. Vacation Bible School (VBS) visitation. Friday, 9 a.m. VBS; 7 p.m. VBS program and cookie fellowship. Sunday, 8:45 a.m. worship service; 10:15 a.m. Sunday school hour; 6 p.m. family worship service; 7 p.m.

Members meeting. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Kids of Character; junior and senior high youth group; prayer meeting and adult summer electives. Thursday (6/12), 7 p.m. Riley Missionary Circle.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST), 301 E. Townline St., Dianna Clark, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. adult and children’s Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship service.

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, interim pastor; Mary O’Riley, pastoral intern.

Friday, 1:30 p.m. crafting workshop. Sunday, 8:30 a.m.

Meeting with Communicates with Session; 9:15 a.m. worship, Communion, Pastor Jim Woodworth, Confirmation of Communicates. Monday, 5:30 p.m. Mission. Tuesday, 1 p.m.

Stitch, Knit and Quilt; 7 p.m.

Musically Inclined at Greenfield Manor. Wednesday, 9 a.m. Bible study; 5:30 p.m. Joyful Noise; 7 p.m. Session.

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

AFTON CARE CENTER “Adding Quality to Life” 508 W. Pearl • Afton 641-347-8416

CARTER AGENCY, INC. Insurance & Real Estate 208 N. Maple St. • Creston 641-782-8516

CHARLIE BROWN AUTO, LTD. Recycled Domestic Car & Truck Parts Hwy. 34 West • Creston 641-782-6561 • 1-888-886-7811

Prime Time Connection luncheon planned Creston Prime Time Connection invites all women to a luncheon 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, 400 N. Elm St. Andrew Hribal of Orient will tell about his experience going to Canada with the “People to People” ambassador program.

Patty Blakstad Parker of St. James, Minn., will share how she was set free from abuse in her talk titled “From Wreckage to Restoration.”

Cost is $7.50. For reservations call 782-8478 or 743-2877 by Sunday.

Prime Time Connection is affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries.

Tent revivals continue June, July God’s Tent Revival will be held Fridays at 6 p.m. and Saturdays at 4 p.m. in June and July. There will be no services July 4 and 5. The tent is locat-

ed on the corner of Highway 34 and Sumner Ave. Everyone is welcome.

Come and experience God’s fire.

Totus Tuus to begin next week Holy Spirit Parish will be holding Totus Tuus, a summer Catholic youth program dedicated to sharing the Gospel and promoting the Catholic faith through evangelization, catechesis, Christian witness and Eucharistic worship.

Totus Tuus is open to students entering grades first through 12th grades next school year. For those entering grades first through eighth, the sessions will be held 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 9-13 at St. Malachy School.

Students bring a sack lunch and clothes for Mass every day. High school students meet 8 to 9:30 p.m. June DELIVERANCE INTERNATIONAL, 306 N. Oak St., 641-278-1173, Pastor JoAnna and Tyrone Davis, 515-249-3364.

Today, 6 p.m. Women’s service. Friday, 7 p.m. Friday Night Fire Service. Saturday, first and third, 9:30 a.m. Men of Christ breakfast, 124 N. Maple St. Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service; 6 p.m. evening service. Monday through Friday, 8 to 9 a.m. prayer and worship. Monday Night Live Youth Ministry (after school), 4 p.m. ages 4-11; 6:30 p.m. ages 12 and up. Monday and Wednesday, 5 p.m. Community meals, 124 N. Maple St. Tuesday, 5 to 6 p.m.

Intercessory prayer.

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.

Sunday through Thursday, 8 to 9:30 p.m. Totus Tuus for high school, St. Malachy School.

Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Totus Tuus for grades 1-8, St. Malachy School. Monday, 11:15 a.m. Mass, St. Malachy School. Tuesday, noon to 5 p.m.

ReRun Shop; 11:15 a.m. Mass, St. Malachy School; Catholic Daughters of the Americas Our Night Out. Wednesday, 11:15 a.m. Mass, St. Malachy School; 5:30 p.m. gather for Parish Picnic, 6 p.m. eat at McKinley Park.

Thursday (6/12), 11:15 a.m. Mass, St. Malachy School.

JERUSALEM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 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

8-12 at St. Malachy School.

Totus Tuus is led by a team of four college students, two men and two women. The team will include a seminarian. The daytime session includes Mass at 11:15 a.m. each day (which is open to everyone). There will be time for confession both during the day and the night session.

Cost is $25 for grade school, and no charge for high school. Registration forms are available at the church or the parish office, 406 W. Clark St. Call Barb Hudson at 641-348-2343 with questions. This is open to everyone.

Rev. Miguel Delgado, phone 515473-2527.

Saturday, noon worship.

Sunday, 1:30 p.m. worship.

PLATTE CENTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 6 miles south on P27 (High and Dry Road), 1 mile west, one-fourth mile south, Delores Doench, pastor.

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

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

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship service. Monday, 6 p.m. Finance.

Wednesday, 8 p.m. Worship and Music. Thursday (6/12), 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.

Sunday, Mount Ayr: 8 a.m.

Divine Service; 9:30 a.m. Bible class and Sunday school; Creston: 9:45 a.m. Divine Service with Holy Communion; 11 a.m.

Bible classes and Sunday school.

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

Today, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. SIRF. Friday, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting.

Sunday, 10:45 a.m. worship ser-

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CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, Dan Moore, pastor.

Sunday, 10 a.m. fellowship; 10:30 a.m. worship and Sunday school. Wednesday, 1 p.m.

Quilters.

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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 METHODIST CHURCH, Robin Thomas, 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.

Today, 7 p.m. Women’s Bible study at Lake Greenfield. Friday, 5 p.m. J.O.Y. (Just Older Youth) at McWhorter’s home. Saturday, 1 p.m. Katelyn Ehrsam’s baby shower at Hotel Greenfield; 6:30 p.m. Gideons meeting. Sunday, 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. worship service; 11:10 a.m. Christian living classes; 4:30 p.m. Elders and Deacons budget meeting.

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, 8:15 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, 10 a.m. worship.

Wednesday, 6 p.m. meal and study.

MERCER CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 4 miles north, 4 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

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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 service.

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, 11 a.m. worship with Communion.

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, 9:45 a.m. Sunday school; 11 a.m. and 7 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.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship services; 7 p.m. Bible Study. Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.

JAM for elementary ages; 7 p.m. junior and senior high youth groups.

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

Sunday school and 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, Robin Thomas, pastor.

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

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I had seen 35 doctors in one year and gone to the emergency room so many times that I couldn’t keep count. I was told I had anxiety and that was why my heart was racing out of nowhere. I finally tried alternative medicine, and I was told that I had too much gas in my body. This convinced me that I was being poisoned by something in the air, but I couldn’t figure it out.

I finally bought a carbonmonoxide detector and tied it around me. It went off in my car! I had an exhaust leak from a broken bolt in my high-end SUV, which caused the detector to go off like crazy! I made one final trip to the emergency room because I was so dizzy and thin. I asked them to do a blood-gas test (that was never done on me), which came back positive for carbon-monoxide poisoning!

I think the message needs to be out there that carbon-monoxide poisoning is very real, and it can be in your home or

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Horoscope Friday, June 6, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is a tricky day, so be careful. You are full of bright, clever, original ideas; however, wait until tomorrow to make your pitch. (Today is not the day.)

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Keep an eye on your money, because you might find money or you might lose money.

Everything having to do with your finances and your possessions is a crapshoot today.

(Gulp.)

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Your challenge today will be to contain yourself.

Why? You feel excited, impulsive and full of original ideas; however, this is not a good day to act on these ideas.

Wait until tomorrow.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) You feel restless today. You have that feeling like you’re waiting for the other shoe to drop. Whatever the case, postpone important decisions and purchases until tomorrow.

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Nevertheless, agree to nothing important until tomorrow.

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BUILDING A DYNASTY Redettes strike early in How Mount Ayr achieved its first boys state team title

each half for 2-0 victory

By LARRY PETERSON

CNA sports writer • lpeterson@crestonnews.com

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER

Mount Ayr assistant boys track coach Kurt Wallace (left) and head coach Brad Elliott (center) share an emotional embrace while volunteer assistant coach Daniel Showalter (right) looks on after the Raiders won the Class 1A boys state track team title last month.

Not pictured is volunteer assistant coach Sam Pitt.

By SCOTT VICKER

CNA sports editor • svicker@crestonnews.com

MOUNT AYR — Four straight Pride of Iowa Conference team titles. Fifteen conference titles since 1989.

And one Class 1A state team title.

The Mount Ayr boys track team has built itself into a dynasty.

Since head coach Brad Elliott and assistant coach Kurt Wallace took control of the program in 2009, the Raiders have continually improved, culminating in this year’s state championship — the first in school history.

How have Elliott and Wallace transformed the Mount Ayr program into the dynasty it has become?

The first step is recruiting athletes.

“Track is a numbers game if you’re going to be successful as a team,” Mount Ayr athletic director Delwyn Showalter said. “He (Elliott) does a great job of getting the average kids to come out and then making them believe that they can perform way over their ca-

victory isn’t necessarily the

“Track is a num- end goal. Setting a new personal best is a big achievebers game if ment, but as athletes conyou’re going to tinue to improve, there are be successful as loftier goals to shoot for.

Top 10 a team.”

— Delwyn Showalter

Mount Ayr athletic director

pabilities.”

Elliott, who described himself as part scientist, part psychologist and part salesman, has certainly mastered his sales pitch.

One of Elliott’s biggest sales pitches is that participating in track will make athletes better in whatever their primary sport is.

“Getting kids to buy into your track program, more as a combine sport,” he said.

“Track success is, I would consider, secondary. The main thing is that competitive success that they feel like they can improve on their own bests. The first victory is the one against yourself, and that’s committing.”

But achieving that first

INDIANOLA — For the final 38 minutes of each half, the Creston girls played Centerville to a 0-0 standoff in Class 1A regional soccer here Wednesday night.

But, Centerville junior Cassidy Schacher converted a goal early in each half, which stood up as enough for a 2-0 Redettes victory that ended the Panthers’ season.

Centerville (4-10) advances to Friday’s regional semifinals at Bondurant-Farrar. Creston’s season ends at 1-15. The match was postponed Tuesday because of thunderstorms that developed throughout much of the state.

Schacher took an assist from Ann Anderson

with 38:33 left in the first half and knocked in the match’s first goal, which stood in a 1-0 halftime score.

Then, just 15 seconds into the second half, Schacher converted again on a short-range shot for the last scoring of the night.

Creston mounted several scoring threats midway through the second half.

Sadie Jones sent a hard shot just wide of the net at the 26:24 mark, and a shot

by Abbie Cook was wide with 22:43 left. A minute later, Jones curled a corner kick that struck the post, and Shelby Palser headed the carom a little too high over the cross bar.

“Number three for them knew how to be aggressive and got it done for them,” Creston coach Kim Lauffer said. “It wasn’t until they scored that second goal that I realized

Instead of recognizing just the school record holder in each event, Mount Ayr has a Top 10 Performance List that Elliott believes has been key in generating the level of success his program has seen.

“I think the biggest thing ... is compiling a top 10 of your school’s best performances as the key way to get young people involved,” Elliott said. “It obviously helps to have upperclassmen to use as examples, but when you can kind of dangle a top 10 time out in front of someone as opposed to a school record, when they see they’re close to the top 10, that’s the first step. Get on the top 10.

“Then, time will tell whether or not you’re able to go after a record and put your name at the top of that Please see DYNASTY, page 8A

how low our energy had b e e n .

Suddenly t h e r e was energy and Lauffer intensity. We started winning 50-50 balls, started stepping in front of them and playing aggressively. We have to play with that aggression more consistently next year.”

The Panthers were missing three starters because of a vacation and the school’s band trip to Disney World in Florida — forward Savannah Hartman and midfielders Itzyanna Rubio and Jenna Hayes.

During the match, Megan Wilker, Shelby Palser Please see PANTHERS, page 10A

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON

Creston senior Sadie Jones (center) sends the ball upfield against Centerville’s Kirsten Brauman during Wednesday’s regional match in Indianola. Jones had a team-high five shots in the 2-0 loss.

Public notice Regular Session May 27, 2014 The Union County Board of Supervisors met in Regular Session on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM with the following members present: Dennis Brown and Ron Riley. Lois Monday was absent AGENDA: Motion by Riley and seconded by Brown to approve the Agenda. All voting aye, motion carried.

MINUTES: Motion by Riley and seconded by Brown to approve the minutes from May 19, 2014. All voting aye, motion carried.

OPEN FORUM: No one spoke during open forum.

ENGINEER: Steve Akes, Union County Engineer, presented and discussed the weekly maintenance activity report. Horizontal Curve Sign Program Funding: Motion by Riley and seconded by Brown for Union County Engineer, Steve Akes, to apply for state funding with the horizontal curve sign program. All voting aye, motion carried. Bids for Lease of Hay Ground beside Union County Engineers Office: One bid was received. Motion by Riley and seconded by Brown to accept the bid from Scott Schultz for an annual lease of $154.00 per year for a three year lease totaling $462.00. All voting aye, motion carried.

PUBLIC HEARING FOR COUNTY BUDGET AMENDMENT: Motion by Riley and seconded by Brown to open the Public Hearing at 10:00 am. Roll call vote; Brown aye, Riley aye, and Monday absent, motion carried. No oral or written comments were presented from the public to the Auditor’s Office or Board of Supervisors. Present for the public hearing were: Jake Waddingham, Melvin Scadden, Karon Finn, Jordan Armstrong, and Amanda Husband. No comments were received from those in attendance.

Public Hearing Closed at 10:04 am. Motion by Riley and seconded by Brown to approve the County Budget Amendment for FY 13/14. Roll call vote; Brown aye, Riley aye, and Monday absent, motion carried.

KENT PROPERTY UPDATE: Amanda Husband, Union County Environmental Specialist, presented pictures and updated the progress on the clean-up of a property in Kent that has had a public nuisance complaint. The home owners were given 45 days to clean up the property and the pictures showed that no clean-up has been done. Husband will provide the information to the Union County Attorney and will report back to the board as to the next step in the procedure.

EMS GRANT: Motion by Riley and seconded by Brown for the chair to sign the EMS System Development Grant for FY 2015.

All voting aye, motion carried.

FIREWORKS DISPLAY PERMIT: Motion by Riley and seconded by Brown to approve the permit in accordance with the laws of the State of Iowa, to the Creston Pyrotechnics Assn. and J&M Displays, Inc. to have a professional level fireworks display at Three Mile Lodge, 1575 Creamery Rd. in the County of Union, State of Iowa, to be shown on June 21, 2014. The competent person authorized to conduct the display is Garey Woollums, a PGI certified member in good standing of the Creston Pyrotechnics Association, ATFE license number 5-IA-175-50-5E-00120. A certificate of insurance will be delivered to the Auditor’s Office prior to the show date. The Afton Fire Department will stand-by during the show. The permit has been granted this 27th day of May, 2014 pending on the delivery of the certified copy of insurance. All voting aye, motion carried.

EASEMENT FOR 12 MILE WATER SHED: Wayde Ross, Soil Conservation Service, discussed the Easement for 12 Mile Water Shed Structure Site 68-2. Motion by Riley and seconded by Brown for the chair to sign the easement stating that the Board is in favor of proceeding with putting in a livestock water kit in the existing water shed structure site 68-2, pending NRCS approval.

All voting aye, motion carried.

APPROPRIATIONS RESOLUTION: Motion by Riley and seconded by Brown to approve Resolution # 27 FY 2013-2014 Appropriations. NOW on this 27th day of May, 2014, the matter of amending the fiscal year 2013-2014 appropriations comes before the Union County Board of Supervisors. WHEREAS it is now necessary to amend the fiscal year 2013-2014 appropriations for these changes, in accordance with section 331.434(6) of the Code of Iowa.BE AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the appropriations for the Approved 13-14 Budget Amendment dated March 27, 2014 for the following departments are: PRIOR INCREASE AMENDED DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATION DECREASE APPROPRIATION General Services 1,747,387 1,527,500 3,274,887

Clerk of Court 79,750 12,000 80,950 Vegetation Mgmt 218,785 54,700 273,485 Debit Services 1,421,000 60,300 1,481,300 These changes are approved and signed on the 27th day of May 2014. Roll call vote; Brown aye, Riley aye, and Monday absent, motion carried.

CONSERVATION REAP RESOLUTION: Motion by Riley and seconded by Brown to approve Resolution # 25 FY 20132014 Operating Transfer to REAP Fund. Now on this 27th day of May 2014, the matter of an operating transfer comes before the Union County Board of Supervisors. WHEREAS it is desired to transfer monies from the Conservation REAP Fund (0023) to the Conservation Capital Project Fund (1510), and WHEREAS said operating transfer is in accordance with Section 331.432 of the Code of Iowa. BE AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the sum of $810.36 is ordered to be transferred from the Conservation REAP Fund (0023) to the Conservation Capital Project Fund(1510), effective this 27th day of May, 2014. The Auditor is directed to correct the books accordingly, and to notify the Treasurer of this operating transfer accompanying the notification with a copy of this resolution and the record of its adoption. Roll call vote; Brown aye, Riley aye, and Monday absent, motion carried.

CASS COUNTY CONTRACT: Motion by Riley and seconded by Brown for the chair to sign the Cass County Contract pending the County Attorney’s approval. This Amendment to Contract Number BOC-13-001 is effective as of July 1, 2014, between the Iowa Department of Human Services, Bureau of Collection (“Bureau”) and the Political Subdivision, consisting of Cass County as the Host County, and Adair, Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Ringgold, and Union Counties. (collectively the “political Subdivision”). Section 1: Amendment to Agreement Language: The Agreement is amended as follows: Revision 1. Section 4(a)(iii)(3) and subsection (a) of the Agreement are hereby deleted and replaced as follows: 3) Confidentiality. Safeguard the confidentiality of information concerning applicants of recipients of child support enforcement services according to 45 CFR Parts 301-307; 42 U.S.C. §§ 653, 654, and 663; Iowa Code §§ 252B.9 and 252B.9A; and other applicable federal and state laws regarding confidentiality of information. Some of these statutes carry criminal penalty or civil liability for statute violation. For example, see Iowa Code § 252B.10; 42 U.S.C. §§ 653(l)(2) and 654a(d)(5). Exhibit A contains confidential information safeguarding provisions pertaining to Internal Revenue Service information. (a) No Dissemination of Confidential Data. The POLITICAL SUBDIVISION’s employees may have access to confidential data maintained by the Bureau to the extent necessary to carry out its responsibilities under this Agreement. The POLITICAL SUBDIVISION shall presume that all individual case information received pursuant to this Agreement is confidential unless otherwise designated by the Bureau. Confidential data includes but is not limited to an individual’s social security number, residential and mailing addresses, employment information and financial information. No confidential data collected, maintained, or used in the course of performance of this Agreement shall be disseminated except as authorized by law and with the written consent of the Bureau, either during the period of the Agreement or thereafter. Any data supplied to or created by the POLITICAL SUBDIVISON shall be considered the property of the Bureau. The POLITICAL SUBDIVISON must return any and all data collected, maintained, created, or used in the course of the performance of this Agreement, in whatever form it is maintained, promptly at the request of the Bureau. Revision 2. Section 7(c) is hereby amended to incorporate the Program Budget for State Fiscal Year 2015, attached hereto and made part hereof by reference. Section 2: Ratification & Authorization Except as expressly amended and supplemented herein, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, and the parties hereby ratify and confirm the terms and conditions thereof. Each party to this Amendment represents and warrants to the other that it has the right, power, and authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Amendment, and it has taken all requisite actions (corporate, statutory, or otherwise) to approve execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment, and this Amendment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation upon itself in accordance with its terms. All voting aye, motion carried.

CLAIMS: Motion by Riley and seconded by Brown to pay claims 120795-120884 and to approve hand written claims 120789120794 to Windstream for replacement of a lost payment in the amount of $3114.72 and a hand written claim to Kelly Busch, for mileage reimbursements in the amount of $231.84. All voting aye, motion carried.

0001 GENERAL BASIC FUND ABEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.96 ACS GOVERNMENT. . . . . . . 1,100.00 ALLIANT ENERGY. . . . . . . . . . 18.73 ARAMARK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.34 BUILT NETWORKS . . . . . . . . 120.00 CARPENTER UNIFORM CO . . 99.98 CENTURY LINK . . . . . . . . . . . . 47.98 ED ROEHR SAFETY PRODUCTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82.91 GREATAMERICA FINANCIAL SVCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118.00 GREEN VALLEY PEST CONTROL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78.40 HEARTLAND TIRE & AUTO. 333.78 HENRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280.40 HOYT DO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.00 HY-VEE INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,536.00 J&A FLOORING. . . . . . . . . . . . 390.04 KRANTZ PLUMBING & HEATING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,181.20 L-TRON CORPORATION . . . . 339.00 MEYER LABORATORY INC . 385.66 OFFICE MACHINES COMPANY INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282.47 ORR HEATING & AIR CONDITNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . 807.70 PETERSN COURT REPORTERS INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531.52 PITNEY BOWES INC . . . . . . . 122.38 POWERS FUNERAL

ARNOLD MOTOR SUPPLY . . . 67.33 EAGAN ELECTRIC . . . . . . . . 1,286.37 FASTENAL COMPANY . . . . . . 81.36 FREIGHTLINER OF DSM INC 158.42 G&K SERVICES. . . . . . . . . . . . . 36.00 GATR TRUCK CENTER . . . . . . 18.13 GREATAMERICA FINANCIAL SVCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120.00 GREATR REGIONAL MEDICL CNTR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90.00 HEARTLAND TIRE & AUTO. 350.00 HOTSY CLEANING SYSTEMS INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284.64 JERICO SERVICES INC . . . . 3,900.00 JIM’S TRUCK REP & SANITATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150.00 NEOPOST USA INC . . . . . . . . . 34.43 OFFICE MACHINES COMPANY INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.81 WINDSTREAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.64 ZEE MEDICAL INC. . . . . . . . . . 36.95 0020 SECONDRY ROAD FUND TTL: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,453.72 1510 CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND FARMERS COOPERATIVE COMP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 810.36 1510 CAPITL PROJECTS FND TTL: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 810.36 4000 EMRGNCY MANAGEMNT FND ALLIANT ENERGY. . . . . . . . . 300.00

HOMES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,000.00 RICHARD L WILSON PC . . . . . 66.65 RINGGOLD COUNTY SHERIFF OFFICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,800.00 RUSSELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152.85 SAFE COALITION. . . . . . . . . 1,031.28 SOUTHERN IA COUNCIL OF GVR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359,634.00 THATCHER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89.60 UNION COUNTY LEC FUND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,848.08 UNION COUNTY SHERIFF . . 421.60 VAN WYNGARDEN & ABRAHAMSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85.60 WATCHGUARD VIDEO . . . . 4,820.00 WINDSTREAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46.93 0001 GENERAL BASIC FUND TTL: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389,106.04 0002 GENERAL SUPPLEMENTAL CITY OF CRESTON. . . . . . . . 9,554.02 HYSELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419.60 ISACA - TREASURER. . . . . . . . 70.00 MASTERCARD . . . . . . . . . . . . 171.26 NEW LORIMORIAN . . . . . . . . 120.00 0002 GENERAL SUPPLMNTAL TTL: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,334.88 0010 MH-DD SERVICES FUND ADAMS COUNTY AUDITOR5,775.14 COMMUNITY CARE INC. . . 2,799.30 IOWA FOCUS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.00 JENNIE EDMUNDSON

HOSPITAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,528.00 MARY GREELEY MEDICAL CENTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,293.00 MCFARLAND CLINIC . . . . . . 527.00 RICHARD L WILSON PC . . . . 107.20 RUSSELL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152.85 SOUTHERN IOWA TROLLEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237.36 SWANSON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169.37 TREASURER STATE OF IA (MH) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50,849.66 UNION COUNTY SHERIFF . . 914.76 0010 MH-DD SERVICES FUND TTL: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78,388.64 0011 RURAL SERVICES BASIC ALLIANT ENERGY. . . . . . . . . . 34.20 GREATAMERICA FINANCIAL SVCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.00 HUSBAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120.40 IA DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300.00 IOWA WATER WELL ASSOCIATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65.00 NEOPOST USA INC . . . . . . . . . 34.42 OFFICE MACHINES COMPANY INC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25.88 0011 RURAL SERVICES BASIC TTL: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603.90 0020 SECONDARY ROAD FUND ALLIANT ENERGY. . . . . . . . . . 62.93 AMERICAN CONCRETE . . . . 664.71

CLARK REYNOLD & CO. . . 1,990.00 DUCKWORTH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.94 GRAPHIC DISPLAYS . . . . . . . 441.00 IA EMERGENCY MANGEMNT ASSO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125.00 IOWA STATE SAVINGS BANK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390.23 MEDIACOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133.30 4000 EMRGNC MNGMNT FND TTL: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,460.47 4003 EMPOWERMENT ADAMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.00 BIRCHARD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800.00 DISCOVERY KIDS PRESCHOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393.50 DONEHOO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.00 HAGEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 500.00 JOYFUL SPARKS PRESCHOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,930.00 LOPEZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 800.00 MATURA ACTION CORP . . 1,586.89 PRECIOUS PEOPLE PRESCHOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 990.00 TAYLOR COUNTY AG EXTENSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,013.16 TRINITY LUTHERAN PRESCHOOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 658.00 4003 EMPOWERMENT TOTAL: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,671.55 4004 LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTR ARAMARK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31.16

BM SALES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184.50 COUNSEL OFFICE & DOCUMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.00 CRESTON FIRE DEPARTMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.00 OFFICE DEPOT-CATALG ORDERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.78 VERIZON WIRELESS . . . . . . . 360.39 WINDSTREAM . . . . . . . . . . . . 811.96 4004 LAW ENFRCEMNT CNTR TTL: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,472.79 4100 CNTY ASSESSMENT EXPENS LOUDON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.56 4100 CNTY ASSMNT EXPNS TTL: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.56 8500 CNTY HEALTH INSURANCE EMPLOYEE BENEFIT SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,661.27 8500 CNTY HLTH INSURNCE TTL: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82,661.27 GRAND TOTAL: . . . . . . . 586,978.18 ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:18 PM. ATTEST: SANDY HYSELL, AUDITOR BY: DENNIS J. BROWN, CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

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THE NUMBERS GAME

14

The number of multigoal comebacks in the 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs after the Kings’ two-goal comeback Wednesday night, an NHL record.

NATIONAL DIGEST

Zimmer dies ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Don Zimmer wasn’t a fixture in baseball forever. It just seemed that way.

He played alongside Jackie Robinson on the only Brooklyn Dodgers team to win the World Series. He coached Derek Jeter on the New York Yankees’ latest dynasty.

And his manager once was the illustrious Casey Stengel.

For 66 years, Zimmer was a most popular presence at ballparks all over, a huge chaw often filling his cheek. Everyone in the game seemed to know him, and love him.

Zimmer was still working for the Tampa Bay Rays as a senior adviser when he died Wednesday at a hospital in nearby Dunedin. He had been in a rehabilitation center since having seven hours of heart surgery in midApril.

Kings win LOS ANGELES — Just more than 15 minutes into the Stanley Cup finals, the Los Angeles Kings had fallen into yet another two-goal hole against the speedy New York Rangers.

Justin Williams scored 4:36 into overtime after a turnover byDan Girardi, and Los Angeles beat New York 3-2 on Wednesday night in the Stanley Cup finals opener.

Kyle Clifford had a goal and an assist for Los Angeles, and Drew Doughty made up for an early mistake by scoring the tying goal in the second period as the Kings came charging back from yet another early deficit in a postseason full of comebacks. Jonathan Quick made 25 saves as the Kings moved one victory closer to their second Stanley Cup title in three years.

Game 2 is Saturday at Staples Center.

Cards rebound KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Matt Carpenter had a career-high five hits for St. Louis on Wednesday night.

The last of them was arguably the most important.

Carpenter delivered a go-ahead double in the 11th inning, and the Cardinals added two more runs on a single by Allen Craig, sending them to a 5-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals and ending a frustrating threegame losing streak.

The Royals rallied with two runs in the ninth, and the game remained tied until the 11th, when Peter Bourjosworked a one-out walk off Royals reliever Kelvin Herrera (1-2).

Carpenter then rapped his double to center field, drawing a roar from a crowd comprised mostly of Cardinals fans.

Craig added his single off Tim Collins later in the inning, and Pat Neshek breezed through the bottom half to end the Royals’ six-game winning streak against National League clubs.

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list.”

Elliott said with the Top 10 Performance List dating back to the early 60s, athletes can see uncles, fathers, grandfathers and brothers on the list, helping to motivate them to etch their own name onto the list.

“It really gets the kids fired up when they’re in the same company as those people,” he said. “It’s a shot in the arm when you crack into that top 10. It is a competitive top 10. Elliott We make it a really big deal when someone cracks the top 10.”

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“I look at some of the kids that are performing well for us and to look at where they were a year or two years ago is amazing,” he said. “The kids do work tremendous- Showalter ly hard.

Some of it is for him. They think so highly of him. They don’t want to disappoint him.”

But Elliott is quick to note that his athletes also do not want to let each other down.

“You’ve learned, if track is a 200 percent sport, it’s 100 percent physical and 100 percent mental,” Elliott said. “To do what we have been able to do with our kids, there’s a certain sense of accountability. They feel the want to and desire to pull through for their teammates.”

Part of it, Elliott said, is that his athletes hate losing.

The level of desire his athletes has shown is a big part of his program’s success.

“We’ve been harping state title on these kids for years,” Elliott said. “You want to come out for track and by all means, throw a lofty goal out there and see if the kids buy into it. I think we were able to cultivate an environment — kids, coaches and community — that made them want it. That’s the key.”

Atmosphere Another key to Mount Ayr’s success has been creating the atmosphere of a bigtime program — whether it be in preparing for a meet or in race-day operations.

Big meets are treated just as they should be — they’re a big deal.

“I’m always making high-

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER

This Pride of Iowa Conference championship banner hangs in the Mount Ayr gymnasium. Mount Ayr’s 2014 conference championship has yet to be added to the banner. The Raiders have won the last four conference championships in boys track.

“We’ve made it cool to run 800s again.”

— Brad Elliott

Mount Ayr boys track coach

light movies,” Elliott said.

“We’ll have a motivational session before big meets.

Conference, districts, any one of those meets. It’s a playoff football game atmosphere.”

While his athletes are still having fun, Elliott said his team treats competition day as a business trip.

Elliott credits strength and conditioning coach Derek Lambert for helping to not only the work he’s done with the athletes in the weight room, but also what he’s done to help the athletes with recovery and nutrition.

At the state meet, the Mount Ayr coaching staff strictly laid out plans for warmups, recovery, nutrition and sleeping patterns.

Elliott said he knows it sounds extreme, but by doing that, it eliminated chances for error.

Breaking barriers In previous seasons, Elliott said he could sense a hint of doubt as far as what was possible.

He credits former Raider athlete and current University of Northern Iowa high jumper Braydee Poore for opening eyes within the program.

“Just seeing the amount of success he had and what he worked for, seeing that winning the Drake Relays was a possibility, winning a state championship as a sophomore,” Elliott said.

“All the things Braydee was able to do really broke down the barriers I think some of these kids assumed previously. Leading up to this year’s state meet, we’d only had one state title in a running event since 1970.”

The Raiders had also never won a state championship in a relay event.

And yet, at last month’s Co-ed State Track Meet, the Raiders won six running events, including three relay titles on their way to winning the school’s first boys team title.

Work ethic Seeing the success that someone like Poore had has created a strong work ethic among Elliott’s athletes.

Mount Ayr specialized in the middle distances, which Elliott noted involves a great deal of work ethic.

“The distances we focus on are very work-oriented — 800, mile, 400 — that range,” he said. “You have to be a hard worker to be successful at those. So many coaches will come up to you and for a school our size, ask how you get kids to want to run it (800).

“We’ve just emphasized it and we’ve made it cool to run 800s again. It’s so easy for kids to get wrapped up in wanting to be a sprinter.

The true salt is in the kids that develop the aerobic capacity, mental drive and the work ethic from 400 to a mile. That depth alone is what won us a state title.”

It’s that philosophy that Elliott, Wallace and volunteer assistant coaches Daniel Showalter and Sam Pitt have made their athletes buy in to.

And that’s how Elliott and his coaching staff have built their dynasty.

Southwest Valley names new football coach CORNING — Southwest Valley athletic director Mat Beu announced Wednesday the school has hired a new head football coach.

“It is my pleasure to announce Mr. Bob Casagrande as the next head football coach of the Southwest Valley Timberwolves,” Beu said in a press release. “Coach Casagrande is a former Dakota State University football player and was recently inducted into their Hall of Fame.”

Casagrande has also

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embark on a career in the private sector. He is the president of BCA Financial.

Casagrande coached the Southwest Valley junior high team last year.

He resides in rural Corning with his wife Taj and two children, Chloe and Kyle.

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

HOT TOPICS: 3 ISSUES GENERATING A BUZZ

SPEED FREAKS

Monster smash

A couple questions we had to ask — ourselves

AP/MOLLY RILEY

Yes, he’ll lose again.

Some day.

TNT takes over this week. Good news or bad?

GODSPEAK: I’m sorry to the see the Fox boys go, but the good news is Larry McReynolds continues on with TNT. KEN’S CALL: I think we’re all in favor of a boogity-free zone now and then.

And now we’re asking, will Jimmie ever LOSE a race?

GODSPEAK: Jimmie may win three or four in a row just to make sure everybody knows who’s the boss.

KEN’S CALL: I was fairly sure he’d eventually win one; downright convinced he’ll eventually lose one.

A strange Sprint Cup season continued with yet another oddball occurrence Sunday when a chunk of Dover International Speedway’s concrete came loose and busted the front bumper of Jamie McMurray’s No. 1 Chevrolet.

Since Dover is called the “Monster Mile,” this incident could be best described as McMurray’s monster smash.

It happened in Turn 2 and produced a red flag to allow for track surface repair.

“When I came off of the corner, it just felt like I hit something, obviously, heavy,” McMurray said.

“Initially, I thought I’d blown a tire out.

“I didn’t see anything. It just hit the front end and ripped the splitter off, and it pushed the car to the right.”

Clint Bowyer, driving the No. 15 Toyota, was right behind McMurray during the hit-and-run episode.

“He couldn’t hit it any worse,” Bowyer said. “I was right behind him, and as soon as he hit it, boy, that thing took off and flew up in the air and ruined his day. What a day.”

McMurray’s Chevy hit the concrete chunk so hard that pieces of debris cracked the windows of Dover’s pedestrian walkover bridge, which connects the grandstands to the infield.

NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton said the chunk was from a previous patch that had come loose.

“It was two or three inches deep, and it was six or eight inches by maybe 10 inches or something

like that (long), so it was pretty substantial,” he said.

He said Dover’s operations crew used “an epoxytype filler” to make repairs. “It’s basically the same filler that’s used any time we make a repair at the track, whether it be asphalt or concrete,” Pemberton said.

Why did Dover go to a concrete racing surface?

Because its asphalt turns would come apart after a few years of wear and tear. Back to the drawing board at Dover.

WALKING WOUNDED Jeff Gordon has been fighting back spasms, and Tony Stewart’s right leg has not completely healed from a fracture nine months ago. This is the way of life for drivers entering their golden years of racing. Both are in their early 40s. The difference? Gordon said he would consider retirement if he can’t shake his ailment, while Stewart is secretly plotting a full-throttle return to sprintcar racing sometime this summer. Stewart was hurt in a sprint-car race last year.

YES, ADJUST YOUR SETS Darrell Waltrip said it best during Sunday’s broadcast. “It’s over at Dover,” he said. Fox Sports has finished its Cup Series broadcast schedule and turns stock-car racing duties over to TNT this weekend. TNT has the next six races, then is completely out of the game since NBC and Fox have all NASCAR races starting in 2015.

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Matt has found the ultimate loophole in the supposed “win and you’re in” Chase format.

Thirteen races into the season, who should be worried?

Yes, we’re halfway through the regular season, with 13 down and 13 to go before the Chase cutoff. By my calculation, here are some drivers who would miss the Chase if that cutoff came today: Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer, Kasey Kahne and Tony Stewart. Yes, Danica Patrick would also miss it, but it’s safe to assume those first four guys were on everyone’s list of definites to go Chasin’ this fall.

So, they’re worried?

Probably not quite yet, though their individual thermostats will be dialed northward with each passing week through a potentially winless summer. It didn’t help their cause to have Jimmie Johnson remember the way to Victory Lane. When he’s in tune, it cuts down on the winning percentages of everyone else.

How did Matt Kenseth get to the points lead?

The way he does everything: Quietly.

Kinda funny, but the new rules were designed to put a greater emphasis on winning races, and here’s Kenseth, the only guy in the top nine who’s winless.

Given how the Chase was born during Matt’s numbing championship run of 2003, it would be funny to see him carry a points lead to the Chase cutoff without a win. Matt would rather not arrive unadorned, of course.

Ken Willis has been covering NASCAR for The Daytona Beach News-Journal for 27 years. Reach him at ken.willis@news-jrnl.com

FEEDBACK Do you have questions or comments about NASCAR This Week? Contact Godwin Kelly at godwin.kelly@newsjrnl.com or Ken Willis at ken. willis@news-jrnl.com

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MILES THE MONSTER

Jamie McMurray vs. Dover Speedway: McMurray smashed into a chunk of concrete, which smashed the front end of his No. 1 Chevy.

Godwin Kelly gives his take: “This is payback for McMurray winning the 2010 Daytona 500 when the race was stopped for pothole repair.”

AP/MOLLY RILEY

The Monster Mile doesn’t take a liking to many racers and teams, but Jimmie Johnson’s No. 48 is an apparent favorite.

WHAT’S ON TAP?

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

Winner: Jimmie Johnson Rest of the top five: Kasey Kahne, Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano Dark horse: Danica Patrick

Disappointment: Jeff Gordon First one out: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Don’t be surprised if: Johnson continues his winning ways now that the slump is over.

SPRINT CUP: Pocono 400 SITE: Pocono Raceway SCHEDULE: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, Noon). Qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 4:40 p.m.). Saturday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 9-10 a.m., 11:30 a.m.). Sunday, race (TNT, 1 p.m.)

CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS: WinStar World Casino 400K SITE: Texas Motor Speedway SCHEDULE: Friday, race (Fox Sports 1, 9 p.m.)

WEEKLY DRIVER RANKINGS — BASED ON BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE JIMMIE JOHNSON Back in the saddle again

JEFF GORDON

Hates strumming Hendrick’s second fiddle

MATT KENSETH Finds the Poconos oddly exciting

KEVIN HARVICK Hey, look, it’s this week’s winner

CARL EDWARDS Turns 35 this summer

JUNIOR EARNHARDT Will finish fourth at Pocono

KYLE BUSCH No fan of Bowyer’s spotter

BRAD KESELOWSKI Middle name is Aaron

JOEY LOGANO

Shares hometown (Middletown, Conn.) with Willie Pep

KYLE LARSON Ready to improve on “decency”

DOVER REWIND

34 &found S. Vine Creston Warning: Chad suggests the No.Hwy 48 hasn’t its•stride yet www.hicrestauto.us

Chad Knaus, crew chief for Jimmie Johnson’s No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, toughed it out through an 11-race losing streak and now enjoys a two-race winning streak. Johnson has won NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Charlotte and Dover on back-to-back weekends. After Dover, Knaus talked to the media about what turned the team around.

Talk a little bit about the team’s recent performance.

“Gosh, I don’t really even know where

to begin. We had come in here with high car was going to be going to Indianapolis.

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PANTHERS: Continued from page 7A

and Michelle Powers were temporarily lost with injuries, taxing the team’s depth.

Still, Centerville was limited to those two scoring plays early in each half.

“Our defense played well tonight,” Lauffer said.

“They were winning the ball, showing good triangular passing. We just lost it too many times up top.”

Playing her final match as a Panther, Jones finished with a team-high five shots and three on goal.

Another senior, Michelle Powers, had three shots on goal.

Other seniors on this year’s team were Ryan Vasquez and Rubio.

“We will miss our seniors a lot next year,” Lauffer said.

With Jones on the field, sophomore Becca Ross played goalkeeper and had 11 saves against the two goals allowed.

The team’s postseason banquet will be held at 6 p.m. June 10 at Lauffer’s residence, 1011 N. Poplar St.

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Centerville 2, Creston 0 Creston (0) — Shots (on goal) — 12 (8 on goal). Individual shots (on goal)— Sadie Jones 5 (3 on goal), Michelle Powers 3 (3 on goal), Shelby Palser 1 (1 on goal), Abbie Cook 1, Toni VanScoy 1. Keeper saves — Becca Ross 11. Cards — None.

Centerville (2) — Cassidy Schacher (Ann Henderson assist), 38:33 first half; Schacher 39:45 second half.

Shots (on goal) — 10 (6 on goal). Saves — Marissa Rupalo 4. Cards — None.

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Sports briefs Panther reunion Creston baseball teams that won five consecutive conference championships under coach Vic Belger will be honored when the Southeast Polk team, coached by former Panthers Scott Belger and Dave Hartman, plays Creston Wednesday night at Panther

Field.

Vic Belger will throw out the first pitch for the game involving his son’s team against the team he coached for many years. It has been 25 years since the 1989 team began the run of five consecutive conference championships. The era included a state runnerup finish in 1990.

There will be no admission to the game for all former Creston Panther players. A pregame cookout will be held during the JV game, beginning at 5:30 p.m. Introductions will be held after the JV game.

Fun facts/trivia contests will be conducted during the game between innings.

Golf league scores PINE VALLEY Men’s Thursday League May 29 Team Points Calvin-Willets 46 Schneider-Schneider 44 Knuth-Lett 44 Pine Valley 44 Madison-Steele 44 BM Sales 40 Whiskey Dixx 40 Graham-McNichols 38 Webb Roofing 38 Peavler-Poore 38

Drake-Parsons 36 4 The Beer!

36 Freeman-Schulte 32 Shallenberger-Walters 28 Crow’s 28 Low score — T.J. Redding 28.

Low score with handicap — Kevin Kinman 28.4.

Low team score — Pine Valley 59.

Low team score with handicap — 61.4.

Pine Valley Ladies May 20 Carroll Family Chiropractic 10

Crowettes 10 High Plains Taxidermy 9 Twilight Zone 8 Roger Roberts Construction 8 Elms Club 6 Sandy’s Creations & Gifts 6 Here We Are Again 5 Bogiemeisters 4 Low score — Roxanne Carroll 42.

Low score with handicap — Roxanne Carroll 34.8.

Low team score — Crowettes 92.

Low team score with handicap — Crowettes 71.3.

Area baseball Lenox 14, Murray 5 ted in for the Tigers. Jared Jones went 2-for-3 at the 6-4 margin.

LENOX — Lenox used an eight-run fourth inning to overcome a 4-0 deficit on its way to defeating Murray 14-5 here on Wednesday.

Todd Stoaks and Spencer Brown combined for 13 strikeouts and nine walks on the mound, giving up just three earned runs combined in the win.

Dustin Gordon w e n t 4-for-4 with two doubles and five runs batGordon

Hensley finished 3-5 with two RBI. Kaleb Anderson was 2-3 with one RBI and Stoaks hit a double.

Daulton Winship pitched 3 1/3 innings for Murray, giving up five hits and three walks, while yielding just two earned urns. Braydon Held pitched 1/3 of an inning before giving way to Trey McHenry, who gave up three earned runs in 2 2/3 innings.

J u s t i n Ju. Jones

plate with one RBI for Murray. McHenry, Winship and Jack Jones each drove in one run for the Mustangs.

Lenox improved to 4-1 with the win.

Atlantic 6, Nodaway Valley 4 GREENFIELD — Nodaway Valley fell to 0-5 for the season with a tough 6-4 loss to Atlantic here on Wednesday.

Nodaway Valley led 4-3 going into the seventh inning, but three Wolverine errors led to three runs for Atlantic, creating the final

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Jackson Lamb had a strong outing on the mound, going six innings and allowing just four Lamb hits while striking out five.

Lamb also went 2-for4 at the plate with a double and one RBI. Trevor Jameson finished 2-2 with an RBI. Baley Shantz went 2-4 and Zack Eblen was 1-3 with a double.

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HONOR ROLL FOR FOURTH QUARTER

HIGH HONOR ROLL 12th Grade Cheyanne Ashby Jose Mozqueda Michaela O’Grady Megan Oswald Kate Patton Allison Peterson Sam Rockhold Courtney Siefkas Collin Titus 11th Grade Seth Baumfalk Katie Booth Chellsea Jones Carley Kerwin Trey McHenry Ki Neal Sami Prescott Ben Rockhold Matt Rockhold Deena Snyder Austin West 10th Grade Garrison Antoine Guadalupe Carranza Kenzie Johnson Shelby Myers 9th Grade Joclyn Bower Alicia Carranza

Brandi Gilbert Alyssa Staudt 8th Grade Autumn Ashby Kaden Hewlett Madison Newton Kylie Shields 7th Grade Kendra Boles Britta Callstrom Hailey Chew Leia Decker Kahlan Hollinger Breianna Klein Delia Mozqueda Cooper Tracy Regular Honor Roll 12th Grade Tyler Cashman Kayla Hagle Pat Kilmer Dakota Matlage Andrew Rider 11th Grade Scott Funke Justin Jones Seth Nerness Mark Snyder 10th Grade Dylan Callstrom Madison Gonseth

Gavin Jones Jade Lecy McKenzie McIntosh Courtney Titus 9th Grade Zane Black Tricia Cena Dillon Hightshoe Jack Jones Bryce Keller Katie Otto Vicki Palma Kayla Siefkas Dustin Teas Owen Tracy 8th Grade Hallee Ashby Zadie Hatfield Zoie Lecy Hunter McIntosh Levi Snyder 7th Grade Kia Eriksen Cindy Gard Kennedy Hildebrand Megan Johnston Mackenzie Keller Alyssa Martin Chelsea Mendez Hunter Paschke Kayla Wookey

HONOR ROLL FOR SECOND SEMESTER

HIGH HONOR ROLL 12th Grade Cheyanne Ashby Jose Mozqueda Michaela O’Grady Megan Oswald Kate Patton Allison Peterson Sam Rockhold Courtney Siefkas Collin Titus 11th Grade Seth Baumfalk Katie Booth Chellsea Jones Carley Kerwin Trey McHenry Ki Neal Sami Prescott Ben Rockhold Matt Rockhold Deena Snyder 10th Grade Garrison Antoine Guadalupe Carranza Kenzie Johnson Shelby Myers 9th Grade Joclyn Bower Alicia Carranza Brandi Gilbert Alyssa Staudt

8th Grade Autumn Ashby Hallee Ashby Kaden Hewlett Madison Newton Kylie Shields 7th Grade Kendra Boles Britta Callstrom Hailey Chew Leia Decker Kahlan Hollinger Breianna Klein Alyssa Martin Delia Mozqueda Cooper Tracy Regular Honor Roll 12th Grade Tyler Cashman Kayla Hagle Pat Kilmer Maddy Martin Dakota Matlage Andrew Rider 11th Grade Scott Funke Justin Jones Seth Nerness Mark Snyder Austin West 10th Grade Dylan Callstrom

Madison Gonseth Gavin Jones Jade Lecy McKenzie McIntosh Courtney Titus 9th Grade Zane Black Tricia Cena Dillon Hightshoe Jack Jones Bryce Keller Katie Otto Vicki Palma Kayla Siefkas Dustin Teas Owen Tracy 8th Grade Zadie Hatfield Zoie Lecy Hunter McIntosh Levi Snyder 7th Grade Kia Eriksen Cindy Gard Kennedy Hildebrand Megan Johnston Mackenzie Keller Chelsea Mendez Hunter Paschke Kayla Wookey

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

Sat. June 7- 10:30AM Lenox, IA. Real Estate sells at 1PM; Acreage, Farm and Household Goods for Jamie and Lori Kinyon. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Todd Crill, Steve Bergren.

Sun. June 8- 9:00AM Corning, IA. Very Large Multi-Party Auction consisting of Furniture, Collectibles, Vehicles, Boat, Mower, Motorcycle, Golf Cart, Machinery.

Auctioneers: Jack Kretzinger, Dan Kretzinger, Tony Douglas.

Sun. June 8- 10:30AM Afton, IA. Real Estate consisting of 6.84 acres M/L sells at 1:30PM. Modern Furniture, Appliances, Household Goods, Tools, Pickup, 1/16th Scale Farm Toys, Heston & others Belt Buckles, Farm Machinery and Misc. for the Jack Shiflett Estate.

Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Todd Crill, Steve Bergren.

Sat. June 14- 10:00AM Bridgewater, IA. Real Estate sells at 1PM; Tools, Snowblower, Modern Furniture, Appliances, Household Goods, Antiques, Collectibles for Madelene McCall. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Todd Crill.

Sat. June 21- 10:00AM Villisca, IA. Hull Pottery, Pink Depression Glass & Other Glassware, Antique & Modern Furniture for Phyllis Shapcott Estate. Auctioneers: Steve Bergren, Darwin West, Tom Frey, Todd Crill.

Sat. June 21- 1:00PM Arispe, IA. 320 acres MOL in Sandcreek Township, Union County, Iowa with ranch style home for Lyle Fluckey Estate. Auctioneers: Bob Crittenden, Tom Frey.

Sun. June 22- 11:00AM Creston, IA. High Quality Modern Furniture, Appliances, Household Goods, Shop & Hand Tools, Antiques & Collectibles, 2012 12’ RNR alum Motorcycle Trailer for Roger Frey Estate. Auctioneers: Todd Crill, Darwin West, Tom Frey, Steve Bergren, Brandon Frey, Zach Ballard.

Sat. June 28- 10:00AM Rural Nevinville, IA. Tools & Shop Items; Antiques & Collectibles; Auto & Other Vehicles; IH Tractors, Loader, Accessories; Farm Machinery for Sue McIlravy & the late Gerald McIlravy. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Todd Crill, Steve Bergren, Brandon Frey, Zach Ballard.

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918 W. Howard Friday, June 6th 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 7th 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Hostas, gazing balls, small patio table, dehumidifier, steel fence post driver, 15" Dell flat screen monitor & keyboard, Scosche earphones, black walnut meats, antique record cabinet, home decor, new shop & household items, crocheted-top hand towels, kid's books & chairs, women's & men's clothing, women's shoes & accessories, and lots of misc.

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612 Grand Ave. Inside Regency Center Friday, June 6 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Saturday, June 7 8 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Indoors rain or shine All kinds of books, puzzles, Avon sale, purses, jewelry, womens clothing to 3X, cookbooks, JD front blade, 3 sets of 4 tires, Radio Flyer tricycle, air conditioners, twin bed frame & headboard, much, much miscellaneous.

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ENHANCED WAGE PROGRESSION (Shift differential not included) START AT $13.25 $14.25 AFTER 1 YEAR $14.75 AFTER 18 MONTHS $15.80 AFTER 36 MONTHS GREAT BENEFIT PACKAGE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN DENTAL AND VISION PLAN 401 (k) WITH COMPANY MATCHING PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE BONUSES EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE Please stop by your nearest Workforce Development Center to fill out an application. Applications can also be picked up at Osceola Foods and mailed back to Jared Lee, 1027 Warren Ave. Osceola, IA 50213 Applications will be accepted from May 20 thru June 22, 2014

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

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

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

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

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HOME Real Estate Report SMALL PLACES To make a small home work, your family’s needs should be analyzed.

Does each person retreat to his own space or does everyone congregate around the TV or in the kitchen? A 10X10 bedroom would be sufficient for bunk beds or a lofted bed, especially with under-bed storage. Do you need a special room just for guests? Could it also be an office? An open design with kitchen and living space and no hallways is less square footage. Storage space is a must in small homes, especially.

LISTED PROPERTIES 5/19/2014-6/2/2014

1001 N. Sycamore • Creston • $85,600 1008 N. Spruce • Creston • $136,450

SOLD PROPERTIES 5/19/2014-6/2/2014 428 Wyoming • Creston • $47,000 209 W. Filmore • Afton • $61,750 301 W. Kansas • Afton • $54,000 303 N. Walnut • Creston • $31,500

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very household has its honey-do list, but inevitably you’re not always going to have time to cross off every project on the list. Rather than setting lofty goals that make it easy to procrastinate, the key to a productive and effective list is to be realistic. Start with the projects that will have an immediate effect on creating and maintaining a safer and healthier home.

“Keep your ‘honey-do’ list manageable. Move long-term projects to the end and bump up the jobs that will help make your home healthier,” said Mike Holmes, renowned and trusted contractor on HGTV and healthy home expert. “When you know you’re making a positive impact on your family’s health and safety, doing those jobs is easy.”

The Four C’s Holmes also recommends following the four “C’s” for a healthier honey-do list:

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Exhaust Fans Bathroom and kitchen exhaust fans play an important role in reducing moisture in the home. Conduct a simple test by turning on the exhaust fan and placing a tissue up to the vent to check the strength of your vent fans. The fan should be strong enough to hold the tissue in place. Fans not working properly are ineffective at controlling smoke and humidity, and allow fumes, moisture and pollutants to circulate and settle throughout the home.

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Air Filters Use a Filtrete Ultra Allergen Reduction Filter to help clean the air in the home by removing airborne particles, such as mold spores, dust mite debris, bacteria and viruses from the air passing through the filter. Remember to change it at least every three months or more frequently if you have pets, burn candles often or are doing home improvement projects. The American Lung Association says that, poor indoor air quality in the home can cause headaches, dry eyes, nasal congestion, nausea and fatigue.

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Batteries Test your carbon monoxide and smoke detectors every month, and change the batteries at least twice a year. Don’t wait until the detectors are chirping, as that sound usually means the batteries are about to die and your family will no longer be protected. Remember, you can sometimes see smoke in the home but you can’t see or smell carbon monoxide.

Unwanted Guests Install weatherstripping around doors to seal gaps and repair or replace damaged window frames to protect the home from rodents, insects and other unwanted guests. Rodents and cockroaches, for example, may trigger allergy symptoms and even asthma attacks in those that are sensitive to them, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The bonus is that by getting rid of gaps you will also improve the energy efficiency of your home.

Inspect flue pipes — also known as stove pipes, smoke pipes and chimney connectors — on a quarterly basis for cracks or holes. Cracks in the pipes allow fumes and gases like carbon monoxide to enter the home rather than be funneled outdoors. If the pipes are cracked or corroded, call a professional to inspect them and possibly replace the pipes, as it may be a sign of a larger problem.

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Roof Gutters Regularly check gutters for leaves, pests and other excess debris and clean them out using a rake and hose at least twice a year. (Be careful not to push water underneath your shingles.) Neglected gutters may not drain properly and pose a risk of detaching and leaking water into the home. In addition to structural damage, the leaks provide breeding grounds for mold to grow in areas like ceilings and basements.

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Radon tests identify traces of radon in the home that may have entered from cracks in the floors and walls, water supply or pipes.

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Carbon monoxide tests check for signs that the gas may have been emitted by fireplaces, wood, coal, gas stoves or heaters and not properly removed from the home.

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Water tests assess the water quality in your home and determine if there are high levels of contaminants in your drinking water.

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Visual septic dye tests inspect your septic tanks for signs of slow-drainage or back up.

Moisture Inspect your home using a moisture meter to locate hidden areas containing moisture that you can’t see with the naked eye. Mold thrives in areas of the home where moisture is present and can cause hay fever-type symptoms, such as sneezing, runny nose, red eyes and skin rashes, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

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Mike Holmes

CONTROL CONTROL

Flue Pipes

CHANGE CHANGE

Four Professional Tests Every Home Should Pass

Garage and Basement Clutter Remove trash and clutter from around the home and be sure not to let it build up for more than a few days.

Unattended trash can be a breeding ground for pests and parasites that carry bacteria and viruses into the home.

For more tips and information on maintaining a safer and healthier home, visit www.Filtrete.com.