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SWCC GRADUATION

More than 150 Southwestern Community College graduates accepted their diplomas Friday night at SWCC’s summer commencement ceremony. See photos on page 8A.

PITCHERS’ DUEL

A squeeze bunt by Orient-Macksburg’s Joey Huntington led to the only run in a 1-0 conference victory against Murray Friday night. More on SPORTS, Page 1S.

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Ernst brings awareness for bird flu in Washington By KYLE WILSON

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About 25 people attended a town hall meeting with U.S. Senator Joni Ernst Saturday evening in Creston. The meeting — held at Southwestern Community College’s multi-purpose room — focused on budget balancing, avian influenza and an overview of her first six months in Washington, D.C. Ernst said the biggest accomplishment in Washington, D.C., so far is Congress approving a budget that will balance in 10 years. It’s the first balanced budget approved by both the House of Representatives and Senate

since 2011. “It’s a major accomplishment,” Ernst said. “I don’t think 10 years is nearly fast enough, but this does move us in the right direction to balance our budget and begin to whittle down our debt.” Ernst The current U.S. debt stands at more than $18 trillion. Additionally, Ernst said she’s made it her mission in D.C. to make other legislators and the media there aware of the avian influenza and its affects on Iowans. The flu infected more than

30 million birds this spring. Ernst said northwest Iowa operations were hit the hardest. “One in five eggs consumed comes from Iowa,” Ernst said. “And, we have poultry operations across Iowa that have been completely wiped out. We are ground zero for this flu, but many — even some in the Midwest states not affected — have no idea about the avian influenza. But, egg prices are already on the rise and people will soon ask why the prices are going up.” A public hearing bringing more awareness about the bird flu is CNA photo by KYLE WILSON slated July 7 in Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Joni Ernst greets Deb Schendt of Creston and her grand-

daughter Morgan Link of North Liberty before her town hall meeting at Please see the Southwestern Community College’s multi-purpose room Saturday ERNST, Page 2A evening in Creston.

Trump talks trade, border at Pensioners Madison County GOP Dinner queue outside

Greek banks amid limits on withdrawal

CNA photo by IAN RICHARDSON

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to a packed cafeteria during the Madison County GOP Dinner Saturday at Winterset High School. Trump is one of more than a dozen candidates vying for the Republican nomination, with more expected to enter the race in the coming weeks.

By IAN RICHARDSON CNA staff reporter

irichardson@crestonnews.com

WINTERSET — With the smell of Smokehaus Stockade barbecue lingering in the air and the campaign slogan “Make America Great Again” in large letters behind him, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump highlighted his stances on immigration and

trade in front of a packed Winterset High School cafeteria Saturday night at the Madison County GOP Dinner. Trump, a real-estate mogul and host of the NBC television show “The Apprentice,” announced his decision to run June 16. Trump ranks second among Republican candidates in the latest New Hampshire poll, with 11 percent.

Trump’s 50-minute speech focused primarily on border control and trade. The main targets of the night were the Obama administration and the only Republican candidate who ranks higher than he does in the most recent poll: Jeb Bush. “The last thing we need is another Bush,” Trump said to reporters during a preevent press conference. “I don’t see how Bush is in the

position that he’s in ... Can you imagine Bush negotiating with China? Negotiating with Ikea?” During the press conference, Trump said Obama’s health care reform was a “disaster” and the Supreme Court decision on samesex marriage should have instead given power to the Please see TRUMP, Page 2A

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Anxious Greek pensioners swarmed closed bank branches Monday in the hope of getting their pensions, while queues formed at ATMs as they gradually began dispensing cash again following the imposition of strict controls on capital. As global markets plunged following one of the most dramatic weekends in Greece’s five-year financial saga, the country woke up to a changed financial landscape that many in the markets fear could be a prelude to a messy debt default and a damaging Greek exit from the euro. The banks and the country’s stock market have been closed for the week after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ surprise call for a referendum next Sunday on budget and reform propos-

als creditors are demanding Greece should take to gain access to blocked bailout funds. Tsipras is advocating Greeks reject the proposals in the popular vote, which increasingly has the look of a vote on euro membership itself. The sense of unease was evident in the number of pensioners lining up at bank branches hoping they might open. Many elderly Greeks don’t have bank cards and make withdrawals in person at the till, and so find themselves completely cut off from their money. One of the most onerous controls is a daily limit of 60 euros ($67) on cash withdrawals from ATMs. “I came here at 4 a.m. because I have to get my pension,” said 74-year-old Anastasios Gevelidis, one Please see GREECE, Page 2A

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Butterfly garden: Toni Landers paints Nolan Rains’ hands to make hand art following

Afton’s splash pad dedication Sunday morning. The hand art will hang on the privacy fence between the basketball court and Kylie’s Butterfly Garden at the splash pad. Kylie’s Butterfly Garden is named in memory of Kylie Hunter. The splash pad dedication took place during Afton’s Pre-Fourth celebration. See page 5A for more action from Afton’s Pre-Fourth.

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Specs: Tim McIntosh, left, and Steve Colburn, both of Creston, discuss motorcycle specs during the early hours of Elm’s Club Bike Night, an event held Friday night on North Elm Street.

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