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he severe weather the second half of June has left a sour memory for those hit hardest by the heavy rain, large hail and strong winds that recently was confirmed as an EF 1 tornado in Adair County.

But the rainfall has helped Iowa recover from an extended dry spell and returned much needed moisture to the subsoil.

“I would say we are on the way to recovery, if not completely recovered in some areas,” said Wayde Ross, district conservationist for National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS). “In this part of Iowa, we were already moving toward less drought conditions this spring.”

This June is the third wettest on record according to data at the National Weather Service retrieved by state climatologist Harry Hillaker. It could have bumped into second, but the readings occur at 7 a.m., so all the rain on June 30 carries over into July.

“June averaged 9.61 inches of rain across the state,” Hillaker said. “The normal for the month of June is 5.02 inches, so nearly double the amount. It was a wet month indeed.”

In the last 141 years of record keeping, June 2010 was the wettest average at 10.39 inches. In 1947, June averaged 10.33 inches of rainfall across Iowa.

Hillaker said a majority of that average came in the second half of June. During the heavy flooding in 2008, June averaged more rainfall during the first half of the month.

“The difference from 2008 has been the much cooler spring and cooler summer

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The areas in white are free of drought, areas in yellow are in slight drought and areas in tan are in moderate drought.

“I would say we are on the way to recovery, if not completely recovered in some areas. In this part of Iowa, we were already moving toward less drought conditions this spring.”— Wayde Ross, district conservationist for National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) overall, making it more difficult for some areas to dry out,” Hillaker said.

B u t , Hillaker the end of May and beginning of June stayed relatively dry in 2014, allowing the soil a chance to handle the recent rainfall.

“There have been some spotty heavy showers where the rain came down so fast it just rain off,” Ross said.

“Some places have gotten more rain and the soil is very saturated.”

The northwest corner of Iowa is experiencing record flooding and the water is moving south toward the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City area, which experienced extensive damage from the 2008 flooding.

The Iowa River flood

stage is 12 feet and it is currently at 15 feet. It is expected to crest at 17 feet later this week, well below 2008 flood levels.

“The forecast is not showing any more rain before the water reaches its peak,” Hillaker said.

Iowa’s drought monitor map (shown right) has parts of southwest Iowa listed as abnormally dry and eastern Iowa in moderate drought conditions. Those rankings are expected to change when the U.S Department of Agriculture releases an updated map Thursday.

Ross said the NRCS plans to start some terrace work during July, which will be telling of the subsoil conditions in southwest Iowa.

While more rain is not what most farmers and homeowners want to hear as they try to restore their property to a sense of normalicy after the string of severe

storms, Ross said mother nature cannot turn off the water works yet.

“There are a lot of guys that are almost a cutting behind on hay,” Ross said. “So we could you a couple of dry days to get the hay mowed and up.”

Ross But, he added the critical point for corn and soybeans to get moisture is during the pollination period.

This year corn is expected to start in late July and soybeans will pollinate in early August.

“If the water spigot gets shut off right now, we could be in trouble,” Ross said.

“We could use some nice half inch to three-quarter inch gentle rains in that time frame.”

National Weather Service (NWS) in Des Moines confirmed three tornadoes hit Iowa Monday. They were in Adair, Madison and Tama counties.

In Adair County, a damage survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado touched down 12:42 p.m. Monday near Casey and traveled 7.5 miles southeast to a location 5.4 miles south of Stuart.

The event lasted eight minutes and had an estimated peak wind speed of 100 mph. No injuries or deaths were reported with this tornado.

Shane Searcy of the NWS in Des Moines confirmed the worst damage was southwest of Stuart at the property of Arnold Lewis where a house and several buildings were heavily damaged or destroyed. It was at Lewis’s property where the tornado was rated an EF-1.

The scale for tornados are as follows: EF-0 (65-85 mph), EF-1 (86 to 110 mph), EF-2 (111135 mph), EF-3 (136-165 mph), EF-4 (166-200 mph), EF5 (200+ mph).

Fire damages Creston home this morning A small fire damaged a home 12:43 a.m. this morning at 306 S. Division St. Also, according to the call log from Creston Police Department, a death was reported at the residence at 12:43 a.m. this morning. It’s still unknown at this time if these two incidents are directly related.

Creston Fire Chief Todd Jackson and state fire marshal were at the home this morning investigating the cause of the fire and damage to the house.

They were unavailable for comment.

Creston News Advertiser will have more details on this story at www.crestonnews.com and in Thursday’s print edition as they become available.

Welcome to July: Members

of the Southwest Valley softball team sit huddled in the dugout, wrapped in blankets Tuesday night in Greenfield.

Temperatures dropped as low as 60 degrees in Greenfield.

For more on Southwest Valley’s softball game against Nodaway Valley, see Thursday’s CNA sports section.

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CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER

Chalk the town: Audrey Fyock and Bailey Fry-Schnormeier create an Art Nouveau styled mural today on the sidewalk in front of House of Pain. The sponsored mural is one of 14 to be featured during Creston Arts Chalk the Town event Friday. Visit www.crestonarts.com for a map of mural locations and businesses that provided free chalk.

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Without even running, Hillary Clinton achieves an Iowa victory LOS ANGELES (MCT) — Hillary Rodham Clinton has yet to announce her intentions regarding 2016, much less whether she would compete in Iowa, which traditionally votes first in the presidential campaign. But she can already claim a victory of sorts, as Iowa Democrats weigh changes in their balloting to address concerns Clinton raised in losing the state in 2008.

Spurred in part by pressure from the party’s national leadership — which includes a number of Clinton allies — the Iowa party is considering ways to expand participation in its caucuses, which have been structured in ways that prevent many voters from taking part.

Possible changes include the use of absentee ballots and online voting, allowing those physically absent to participate in the caucuses, which typically occur on a cold winter night and last for hours.

“As Democrats, we’re always looking for ways to expand the electorate,” Scott Brennan, chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party, said in an interview Tuesday. He described the review as the sort of evaluation that takes place after every election cycle, asking, “Is there something else we can do to make (the caucuses) better?”

But others believe the effort is driven in significant part by supporters of Clinton, who want to coax her into the 2016 race and ensure a better Iowa performance than in 2008, when she finished an embarrassing third, behind Barack Obama and John Edwards. Clinton, once the prohibitive front-runner for the Democratic nomination, never fully recovered from her Iowa setback.

David Nagle, a former Iowa congressman and state Democratic chairman, suggested Clinton and her supporters were still bitter over that loss and “want to get her in the ideal position” to run again.

“I have not heard that from anybody,” responded Don Fowler, an ardent Clinton supporter from South Carolina and a longstanding member of the Democratic Party’s rulemaking committee. “Not to say some people don’t think that.”

Voting in the caucuses is different than casting a ballot in a primary election, in which polling places are typically open from the early-morning hours until at least the early evening.

Consisting of more than 1,700 precinct-level meetings across Iowa, the caucuses start in the early evening and begin with a number of organizational and party housekeeping measures that can take considerable time to resolve.

Only then do participants get to vote for their presidential preference, which they do openly, often amid spirited discussion. Success requires not only organizational skill on the part of a campaign but a great deal of patience on the part of a candidate’s supporters and — not least — their ability to show up and remain throughout the evening.

Even before her 2008 defeat, Clinton and her political allies were critical of the caucuses, saying the restricted hours and long duration prevented many of her backers — especially blue-collar workers — from participating. At one point, her campaign considered avoiding Iowa entirely.

“You know, there were a lot of people who couldn’t caucus tonight, despite the large turnout,” Clinton said in her concession speech. “They are in Iraq or Afghanistan or somewhere else serving our country.”

She went on: “There are a lot of people who work at night, people who are on their feet, people who are taking care of patients in a hospital, or waiting on a table in a restaurant, or maybe in a patrol car keeping our streets safe.”

Iowa’s political leaders have long been sensitive to outside criticism of the caucuses, which shower the state with extraordinary attention from presidential candidates and the media that cover them. Any challenge to its first-inthe-nation franchise is treated with the utmost concern. (By agreement, Iowa holds the first caucuses and New Hampshire holds the first primary, usually a little over week later.)

In a move led by Republican Gov. Terry Branstad, the Iowa GOP recently reconstituted its state party leadership to put the establishment in charge and encourage the broadest possible field of Republican presidential candidates.

For their part, Iowa Democrats have undertaken what Brennan called “a listening tour” to gather thoughts on proposed reforms, such as proxy votes and a way to allow members of the military to participate from afar. Recommendations are due to be presented to national party leaders at a rules committee meeting in Washington starting Aug. 1.

Some, like Nagle, are dubious of changes, seeing no good reason. Spurred by the fierce 2008 presidential competition, a record 240,000 Democrats turned out on that Jan. 3 evening. “People forget the principal purpose of the caucuses is to build the party, and that’s worked just fine,” said Nagle, who has been involved in the caucuses from their beginning in the early 1970s. “They’re a source of financing, a source of recruiting volunteers, recruiting candidates, building party structure. The presidential preference ballot, which the national media seized upon, is just a byproduct.”

In fact, the precinct-level caucuses are the first step in a prolonged process that ends with Iowa awarding its national convention delegates several months later, long after most of the national media has stopped paying attention.

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Branstad announces appointees to Iowa boards, commissions DES MOINES (MCT) — Gov. Terry Branstad announced the appointment of several Corridor residents to state boards and commissions July 1.

Among his appointees are: Michael Hall, Coralville, to the Council on Brain Injuries; Clara Pearson, Iowa City, Development Disabilities Council; Barbara Khal, Iowa City, Council for Early ACCESS; Karen Woltman, Swisher, Board of Health; Timothy Walch, Iowa City, Historical Records Advisory Board; Kristine Harris, Cedar Rapids, and Allan Axeen, Coralville, Council on Homelessness; Jeffrey Henderson, Cedar Rapids, Non-Public School Advisory Committee; James Smith, Coralville, Vocational Rehabilitation Council; and Marcia Hughes, Cedar Rapids, and Sue Driscoll, Marion, Volunteer Service Commission.

Kenneth Morris, Jr., Cedar Rapids, Commission on the Status of African Americans. Appointments to the commission are subject to Iowa Senate confirmation.

Branstad’s other appointments were: Council on Agricultural Education: Kala Miller, Ottumwa, Susan Benning, Fredericksburg, Dale Gruis, Indianola; Arts Council: Heidi Pierson, Marshalltown, Carmen Darland, Eldridge, Sean O’Harrow, Davenport, Randall Lengeling, Dubuque, Paul Den-

nison, Mount Pleasant, Janine Calsbeek, Orange City; Building Code Advisory Council: Scott Webster, Bettendorf, David Kuhn, Huxley, Don Beal, Clive; Advisory Council on Brain Injuries: Lora Wall, Blockton, Justin Johnston, Sioux City, Jennifer Durfey, Council Bluffs, Roxanne Cogil, Jamaica, Thomas Brown, Madrid, Kendalyn Powell Huff, Greenfield, Barbara Murphy, Waterloo, Dennis Byrnes, Atalissa; Centennial Memorial Foundation: Elaine Estes, Des Moines: College Student Aid Commission: Janet Adams, Webster City, Elizabeth Sullivan, Peosta, Karolyn Wells, Altoona; Criminal Justice Information Advisory Committee: Darrel Mullins, Urbandale, Julie Miller, Des Moines; Developmental Disabilities Council: Lisa Rockhill, Rock Rapids, Trinette Winn, Keokuk, Brian Wines, Norwalk, Steven Slye, Des Moines, Meghan Wolfe, Ankeny, Marcy Davis, Ankeny; Iowa Council for Early ACCESS; Kim Thomas, Urbandale; Angela Hance, Creston, Janet Stauss, Okoboji, Laurie Jeans, Davenport, Stacy Kramer, Hawarden, Kasey Vermillion, Clive, Martha (Marti) Andera, Cresco; Fire Service and Emergency Response Council: Lynn Washburn-Livingston, Davenport, Marion Valero-Lehman, Adel; State Board of Health: Tonya

Gray, Mason City; Historical Records Advisory Board: Daniel Rittel, Stuart; Historical Society of Iowa Board of Trustees: William Bartine, Des Moines, John Mickelson, West Des Moines; Council on Homelessness: Nancy Schulze, Council Bluffs, David Boss, New Hampton, Zebulon BeilkeMcCallum, Urbandale, Blair Avitt, Des Moines, David Binner, Johnston, Carrie Dunnwald, Waterloo, Rhonda Jordal, Forest City, Roberta Wahl, Des Moines, Dennis Lauterbach, West Des Moines; Humanities Board: Mark Felderman, Chariton, Jack Wertzberger, Dubuque, Marina Sandquist, Johnston; Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children: Martha Kester, Des Moines; Juvenile Justice Advisory Council: Christina Burkhart, Urbandale, Wayne Ford, Des Moines, Joel Illian, University Park, Judge Stephen Clarke, Waterloo, Douglas Wolfe, Des Moines, Roy Klobnak, Lorimor; Nonpublic School Advisory Committee: Merrilee Sump, Clarinda, Wayne Dykstra, Orange City, Julie Delaney, Davenport, Jerry Deegan, Clive; Preserves Advisory Board: Loren Christensen, Elk Horn, Wayne Phipps, Jefferson; Public Broadcasting Board: Courtney Greene, West Des Moines, Kelli Grubbs, Davenport; Rural Health and Prima-

ry Care Advisory Committee: Patrick Pucelik, Harlan, Greg Randolph, Gladbrook, Debora Hinnah, Harper, Jim Atty, Humboldt; Statewide Independent Living Council: Emmanuel Smith, West Des Moines, Deb Philpot, Oskaloosa, Tomoko Yajima, Des Moines, Carrie England, La Vista, Paul Krupko, Urbandale, Rebecca Shafer, Council Bluffs; Student Loan Liquidity Corporation: Christine Hensley, Des Moines, Laurie Hempen, New London, Robert Denson, Ankeny; Terrace Hill Commission: Jerry Mathiasen, Council Bluffs, Christine Branstad, Des Moines, William Dikis, Clive; Vocational Rehabilitation Council: Page Eastin, West Des Moines, Randall Davis, Oskaloosa, Michele Meadors, Des Moines, Gary McDermott, Clinton, Deb Samson, Nevada, Jeanne Sorenson, Johnston: Volunteer Service Commission: Charles Minnick, Clinton, Bernie Van Roekel, Spirit Lake, Traci Kirtley, Huxley, Gina Schochenmaier, Council Bluffs, Barbara Finch, West Des Moines, Nancy Franz, Ames.

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Saved: The Rev. Jonathan Watt of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church stops traffic Monday to rescue two small kittens he observed stranded near the intersection of Sumner Avenue and Taylor Street.

Author Karen Weir-Jimerson to visit Orient ORIENT — Garden writer Karen Weir-Jimerson will be talking about her book, “So Much Sky: Essays on the fun and folly of living in the country,” 6:30 p.m. July 15 at the Henry A. Wallace Country Life Center, 2773 290th St., Orient.

Her presentation will focus on the four seasons of living on her 19th century farm, where she and her husband grow their own food and have numerous flower and herb gardens.

Animals such as donkeys, sheep, dogs and horses are a big part of their life, also.

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HOPEVILLE RURAL MUSIC REUNION

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2014 HOPEVILLE SQUARE COUNTY PARK Sponsored by: Clarke County Conservation Board Hopeville United Methodist Church Hopeville Community

Contact Number: 515-205-6754

Weir-Jimerson is a master gardener and has written several books. Two of her more recent are: “Better Homes and Gardens Herb Gardening” and “Gardening Made Easy.”

She writes a column for Country Gardens magazine and articles for various gardening and lifestyle magazines.

Everyone from surrounding communities is

invited to attend. Cost of $5 includes appetizers and beverages.

This event is co-sponsored by the Orient Public Library and The Wallace

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

Driving tests on Wednesday mornings by appointment.

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

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

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

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Thursday

Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad retirees coffee, 9 a.m., The Windrow.

Alegent Health At Home/ Family Home Care free blood pressure clinic, 11 a.m. to noon, Corning Community Center.

Open to public. Donations are appreciated.

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

Fourth of July.

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.

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Prairie Solid Waste Agency, 5:15 p.m. July 9, office meeting room.

Agenda includes: public forum; Barker Lemar report; present finances; completion of wellness return to work policy and vaccination forms; employment practices policy; Mount Ayr recycling contract; Waste Management lease; PSWA business plan; annual audit follow up per Iowa Code 28E6(3); job descriptions for noncontract employees; MOU with Union County Sanitarian; claims; manager report: update on supervisors meeting/Marquart sediment repairs, bad debt collections update and yearly landfill leachate lagoon sample (letter from Jim Bristow June 18, 2013); transfer station report: tipping tonnage, transfer operation, trailer floors and tarp repairs update and monthly maintenance report; recycling center report: recycling operation.

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Theft, 10 a.m., Tuesday, West Taylor Street.

Traffic stop, 10:40 a.m., Tuesday, Cottonwood Street.

Traffic stop, 10:53 a.m., Tuesday, West Spencer Street.

Fire Traffic stop, 11:10 a.m., Miscellaneous Tuesday, West Jefferson Medical, 5:35 p.m., TuesStreet. day, Flagship Circle.

Animal call, 11:56 a.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Marriages Harassing communication, Marriage licenses filed in 12:36 p.m., Tuesday, West Union County as of May 1 Prairie Street.

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Vandalism, 1:07 p.m., Tuesday, Spillway Road.

Nuisance, 1:23 p.m., Tuesday, South Walnut Street.

Harassing communication, 1:42 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Warrant, 1:57 p.m., Tuesday, North Birch Street.

Traffic stop, 2:37 p.m., Tuesday, West Taylor Street.

Information, 4:44 p.m., Tuesday, West Taylor Street.

Traffic stop, 5:12 p.m., Tuesday, Highway 34.

Traffic stop, 5:21 p.m., Tuesday, South Elm Street.

Traffic stop, 5:24 p.m., Tuesday, West Townline Street.

Traffic stop, 5:28 p.m., Tuesday, West Taylor Street.

Harassing communication, 6:01 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Civil dispute, 7:50 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Assistance, 8:37 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Assistance, 8:59 p.m., Tuesday, South Cherry Street.

Vandalism, 10:27 p.m., Tuesday, Lake Shore Drive.

Disturbing the peace, 11:27 p.m., Tuesday, North Street.

Traffic stop, 12:08 a.m., today, West Howard Street.

Death, 12:42 a.m., today, South Division Street.

Smoke, 12:42 a.m., today, South Division Street.

Talk to officer, 2:06 a.m., today, North Birch Street.

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OPINION

Slowly learning to feel OK about taking a short vacation My girlfriend leaves for Europe on a three-week vacation with the Iowa Bandmasters Association. Their group will tour the continent playing in some of the most historic venues.

She is an adviser for the “yellow” bus and is playing trumpet for some of the performance pieces. I couldn’t be more proud of her for going on this journey.

I will also be taking my first major vacaction - starting today - from the Creston News Advertiser. But instead of touring the globe, I will be taking two days off playing slow pitch softball, sleeping in, eating Chick-Fil-A and preparing for Creston inaugural half marathon Thursday.

Miles of trials Jake Waddingham associate editor

When I started at the Farmers Cooperative feedmill in Creston after my high school graduation in 2008, I was reluctant to take days off. I never knew what to do on a weekday that I didn’t have to work.

If memory serves me correctly, I called in sick once during my two years of working there with my father, who I believe only took one day off himself.

There were many, many more

days I wish I would have taken off, but the work experience taught me valuable lessons about myself and improved my relationship with my father.

The struggle for me is having to tell someone a simple, two-letter word: no.

By not being at work, I feel like I am letting my coworkers down and neglecting and event or story that could have been covered.

But I am slowly learning the value of time management which, sometimes, requires a day off to recharge and spend time with loved ones.

I have not been dedicated to running like I wish I was during my junior and senior year

of college. I want to get back to that level of fitness and self confidence, but again, having to tell someone or something no for a personal reason is a difficult pill to swallow.

I also want to spend more time with my girlfriend and help improve our relationship. We had a great, but short trip to Texas to visit my college friends about a month ago, but I hope we can take more trips in the near future.

I look up to more experienced journalist like Larry Peterson and I wonder when he ever finds time to sleep. Not only does he put in countless hours covering area athletics, he is constantly posting updates about spending time with

his wife and sons.

But I know those experiences have come with some sacrifice.

Being a sports reporter, I know Larry is tied up covering stories until late at night, forcing him to miss some events along the way.

And I am sure there are moments he has to say no and walk away from it all for a brief moment to make it all work.

Hopefully this minivacation will be exactly what I need to revamp my motivation for work, my personal life and my running.

I can’t wait to see all the runners, walkers and supporters out there July 3 for a great kick off to the Fourth of July celebrations and my vacation.

Kim Jung Un threatened to attack L.A. over the movie comedy BEVERLY HILLS —Happy Wednesday, everybody, and God bless America.

Kim Jung Un threatened to attack L.A. over the movie comedy The Interview about killing North Korea’s leader. A CIA profile says that Kim snorts coke, drinks cognac, sleeps with teenage girls and loves the NBA. You’d think he’d spare Los Angeles out of professional courtesy.

The Supreme Court ruled cops must get a warrant before they can go through a suspect’s smartphone.

Cops could be looking through your phone list of lovers, nude photos of lovers and ex-lovers and even sex videos. In Los Angeles that’s all considered the property of YouTube.

Gary Oldman apologized on Jimmy Kimmel for defending Mel Gibson’s anti-Semitic rants as normal human language. It’s time to move on. Gary Oldman has just started work on his new movie directed by Oliver Stone that tells the true story of how the Jews bombed Pearl Harbor — the name of the movie is Torah, Torah, Torah.

Iraq was aided by Syrian attacks on Sunni insurgents Thursday and

by Iran who rushed supplies to Baghdad. Iraqi morale is very low.

Iraq’s dream of winning the World Cup ended during the first match of the qualifying round when the team threw off their uniforms and fled.

The U.S.-Germany World Cup soccer game drew big ratings for ESPN Thursday. The game is soaring here. Democrats say it’s the sport of the future, while Republicans say now that America is becoming a Third World Country, it’s only natural that we’re getting good at soccer.

Germany’s soccer team narrowly defeated the U.S. in World Cup

Topical humor Argus Hamilton

action in Brazil Thursday but both teams advanced to the next round.

It’s clearly their national sport and not ours. If Germany doesn’t win the World Cup, expect many of them to stay in Brazil and go into hiding.

The Hunt for Hitler’s Billions is a TV documentary that aired in Britain which shows how the German dictator died a billionaire. It wasn’t just book sales and speaking fees. He came into some money late in life when a giant reward was offered to the person who could kill Hitler.

Domino’s Pizza’s plans to deliver pizzas to your doorstep by drone aircraft was shelved Tuesday by the FAA ruling against the commercial use of drones. It was the danger factor. No one wants to see something that kills innocent civilians being delivered by a drone aircraft.

The White House vowed faster deportation of illegal immigrants Thursday in the wake of the invasion of Central American kids.

Nothing works. Last year, the U.S. began flying illegal aliens to Mexico, then they used their frequent flyer miles to get a free flight back to San Diego.

President Obama in an interview last week claimed the U.S. needs the immigrant children pouring across the border from Central America. He said they’re needed for the future. Right now the U.S. birth rate is so low that the Maury Povich Show may have to cut back to half an hour.

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Letters to the editor

Reminder: Keep grass clippings off of the street From Barb Filer Creston

I usually do not write a letter to the editor, but I felt that the people in Creston need to know that it’s illegal to mow grass clippings into the street, even a couple cupfuls.

I was mowing yesterday, and I went down the side of my curb, as usual and was up by the house mowing when I looked up and a cop was standing there. I turned off the mower, and he said, “I need you to clean up the clippings in the street.”

I said, “What?”

“You need to clean the grass clippings off the street.”

Okay, why? He said that a neighbor had called and turned me in. I will not repeat my response on here, but I was shocked. No neighbor could of even seen them, there was just a couple cups of clippings out there sprinkled over the whole length of my property, two cups. I don’t mow the whole yard into the street, just one swipe down the side and that’s it. I was so shocked, and as I was sweeping the street, I noticed two more neighbors mowing ... yes, clippings in the street. No visit for them.

If this is an ordinance, it needs to be known to every person that mows in this town. I work hard to keep my lawn nice and have no idea

why I was chosen to be “turned in.”

I have always gotten along with my ‘’neighbors’’ and have for 43 years.

I am a 67-year-old widow and don’t get around very well, that works hard to keep things clean and weed free. Look around. Not so with a lot of residents. Go pick on them.

Clean things up a bit elsewhere. I can sit right here in my window and show you a lot of things that need cleaned up. But I am not a cop caller or do I rarely complain.

So, just wanted to let people and especially my “neighbors” know that it is illegal. If it isn’t, then I should not have the cops called on me and they should explain. By the way, what is the fine?

Economic Impact: Another way our hospital makes a difference From Angela Mortoza, RN, BSN, MHA CEO of Adair County Health System

Adair County Health System is a good example of something that is a vital part of our immediate environment that it is easy to take for granted. Yet, its excellence is enormously important to our community and region.

Having a first-rate medical center close at hand is essential to the quality of life of every Adair County resident. The presence in our community of a superb medical facility also makes Adair County more competitive as it seeks the economic growth that is so important to the future of the city and region. It’s no secret that two of the factors of critical importance in corporate decision-making about site selection are the quality of a town’s schools and the ready availability of comprehensive, topquality health care.

Consequently, it is no exaggeration to assert that Adair County Health System’s excellence helps Adair County achieve its dreams for tomorrow.

But there’s more to the story.

A 2013 survey by the Iowa Hos-

pital Association documented that the Hawkeye State’s 118 community hospitals have an enormous economic impact. According to IHA, Iowa’s hospitals provide more than 71,000 jobs and pay in excess of $4 billion in salaries and benefits annually. This puts hospitals collectively among the largest nonagricultural employers. And that’s only direct employment.

When one adds in the additional jobs in communities across the state that exist because of hospital spending and the dollars spent by their employees, the IHA estimates that almost 130,000 jobs are tied directly or indirectly to the hospital industry. The overall economic impact on the state’s economy is calculated to be approximately $6 billion a year.

Here in Adair County, Adair County Health System generates about 98 jobs and adds nearly $5,128,921 in direct worker income to Adair County’s economy, also according to the IHA report.

But, the impact is even greater than that. Adair County Health System employees support Adair County businesses to the tune of $1,135,742 in taxable retail sales being spent on Main Street. Hospital employees pay taxes that

support schools, roads, parks and other vital infrastructure.

Adair County Health System is more than jobs, income, retail sales and tax revenue. And it’s even more than the high quality health care that it provides every hour of every day.

Think of the 98 employees who work at the hospital and what they bring to the community at our schools, churches and volunteer groups. Think of the many young professionals who come here to start a career at the hospital and stay because in a rural community, hospitals are still one of the best places to grow a career.

Think of how they build homes, start families, strengthen neighborhoods and put down roots. Think of how important – and challenging – that is for any community in Iowa in this time of rural “brain drain.”

There are many reasons to take pride in Adair County Health System. It’s no exaggeration to assert that its success contributes mightily to the ability of our town and region to thrive. Not only is it vital to the health of people who live here and in surrounding counties, but it also contributes to the ability of Adair County and nearby towns to prosper economically.

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ENTERTAINMENT Chop, freeze, use when you please Dear Heloise: I just finished finely CHOPPING ONIONS for food I was preparing.

Could I chop some in advance, place in a plastic freezer bag and store it in the freezer for future use?

How about doing the same with garlic? — Ernst G., via email Yes to freezing both of these items! After chopping, wrap tightly in plastic wrap or a plastic freezer bag. Just be sure you will be adding the onions or garlic to something you are cooking in the future.

After these foods have been frozen, the texture changes, so you don’t want to use them raw after freezing. — Heloise SEND A GREAT HINT TO: Heloise P.O. Box 795000 San Antonio, TX 782795000 Fax: 210-HELOISE Email: Heloise@Heloise. com FOOD DEMONSTRATIONS Dear Heloise: Many grocery stores have people they pay to demonstrate food items. There are some problems with this, so some of us in the industry have hints to help out:

Hints from Heloise • These foods are samples, not snacks.

• Do not allow your kids to roam the store in search of these samples, and be aware that many stores do not let kids have samples unless parents are present.

• Always ask what the food is first. Do not eat the food and then ask, “What is it?” and then tell the demo person that you are allergic.

• Do not touch something and then put it back.

Thank you for helping to educate the public. — Food Demonstrators in the Midwest These samples are a great way to try new foods, and these are some good rules for all to remember before approaching a demonstration.

— Heloise SAVING GRAPES Dear Heloise: I have two young kids who enjoy grapes as a healthy snack (me too).

We like to buy them in bulk, but have the problem of them shriveling up and drying out

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To counter that, I simply pluck them off the stem and then store them in a bowl, covered with water. It keeps them hydrated so they last lots of extra days, and it doubles as a great way to wash them off, too. — Paul M., via email This is the same storage method many readers use for keeping celery and carrots lasting longer. However, experts state that grapes are to be stored, unwashed, in the refrigerator, loosely wrapped in paper towels or a plastic bag. — Heloise CONVENIENT CHICKEN Dear Heloise: Rotisserie chickens are very convenient and can be used in many ways.

I buy two and chill them in the BEETLE BAILEY® by Greg & Mort Walker refrigerator for a few hours to cool them off. It is very easy, at this point, to rip the carcass in half with your hands or a knife, and cut off the meat for use in future meals. I wrap enough for one meal in a foil packet and stack these packets in a large, freezable container.

You can then take out one packet at a time, while keeping the rest frozen. — Rose R. in Florida (c)2014 by King Features Syndicate Inc. BLONDIE® by Dean Young

Horoscope Thursday, July 3, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Focus on your health needs today and how to improve your health through exercise or diet. In fact, today you want to improve every aspect of your life!

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This is a flirtatious, funloving day. Enjoy a long lunch, sports events, playful times with children and opportunities to express your creative talents.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Family discussions, especially with a female relative, will be your focus today. You also might want to cocoon at home and seek some peace and quiet for yourself.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) In all your communication with others today, you will be emotional and concerned about your own welfare. A sibling, relative or neighbor might be helpful.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) If shopping today, you will be more inclined to buy what you want instead of what you need.

In fact, this could be a shopping therapy day for you!

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Today the Moon is in your sign, which makes you a bit more emotional than usual.

However, it also improves your luck ever so slightly. (Every bit helps.)

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You want to travel for pleasure now. Look for ways to do this even if it’s in your own back yard. You just need a change of scenery!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Talk to a female friend about your hopes and dreams for the future, because feedback from someone else can help you today. Issues about publishing, the media, medicine and the law are on your mind.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Discussions about how to divide or share something will go well today. With Venus opposite your sign, it’s easy to reach an agreement with someone.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Your ambition is aroused; nevertheless, you need the cooperation of someone at this time. Perhaps someone at work will help you, especially with ways to make where you work look more attractive.

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18) At this time, you want to play hard and work hard.

Others are impressed with your effectiveness and productivity. Nevertheless, take some time out to party!

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Continue to work on redecorating projects at home as well as home repairs, because you are keen to make improvements here. This will pave the way for some fun entertaining.

YOU BORN TODAY You like to chronicle and keep track of things. You are sensitive,

which is why you hide behind a protective shell. Many of you are philosophical truth-seekers. You need the support of your loved ones. Good news!

This year might be one of the most powerful years of your life. It’s a time of accumulation and also a good time to liquidate assets. Dream big!

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Creston News Advertiser Wednesday, July 2, 2014

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Stars sidelined LONDON — Serena and Venus Williams pulled out of their doubles match at Wimbledon on Wednesday against Kristina Barrois and Stefanie Voegele, after Serena was diagnosed with a viral illness.

“I am heartbroken I’m not able to continue in the tournament,” Serena said in a statement.

“I thought I could rally this morning, because I really wanted to compete, but this bug just got the best of me.”

In women’s singles competition, Maria Sharapova was ousted from the fourth round in three sets by Angelique Kerber, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4.

On the men’s side, 14time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal fell to 19-year-old Nick Kyrgios of Australia in four sets, 7-6, 5-7, 7-6, 6-3.

Argentina wins SAO PAULO — Argentina’s theme at this World Cup seems to be scrappy wins with Lionel Messi pulling through at the last minute to save the day.

This time he didn’t score on his own, but set the stage for Angel Di Maria to score an extra-time winner against Switzerland.

“It doesn’t matter if it’s beautiful or ugly,” Di Maria said. “Only that Argentina won and will play another game in the tournament.”

Argentina will play Belgium in the quarterfinals.

Except for its final group-stage win over Nigeria, Argentina has won its matches in Brazil in the same manner - grinding down its opponents rather than dazzling them with brilliant football.

Another gem DETROIT — The Detroit Tigers aren’t just winning games this week. They are making history.

One night after Rajai Davis hit Detroit’s first game-ending grand slam in 10 years, Rick Porcello significantly raised the bar.

In a 3-0 win over Oakland, Porcello became just the fourth pitcher in franchise history to throw a shutout without walking or striking out a batter, and the first since Dizzy Trout in 1944.

Porcello recorded 17 groundball outs and 10 in the air while becoming the first major-leaguer to accomplish the feat since Baltimore’s Jeff Ballard on Aug. 21, 1989. Porcello was eight months old when Ballard did it against Milwaukee.

Bulls’ pitch CHICAGO — The Chicago Bulls made the hard sell for Carmelo Anthony and brought their stars along for the presentation on Tuesday. That included Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah and Taj Gibson, all trying to convince the New York Knicks’ free agent to choose the Bulls.

ORIENT — CAM’s nine-run first inning proved too much to overcome in a 17-7 Cougar victory over Orient-Macksburg here Tuesday night.

CAM, now 8-10, sent 14 batters to the plate in the top of the first against O-M starter Dylan Nichols. The long inning included six CAM hits, two O-M errors, two walks and two batters hit by pitches.

It looked like coach Tyler Peterson’s Bulldogs might respond enough to make it competitive, closing it to 10-5 in the second inning.

Keaton Eslinger hit one of his two RBI doubles and first baseman Chantz Davidson added an RBI dou- Eslinger ble in the second inning. In the third, Eslinger added another run-scoring

double and Nichols ripped a run-scoring single down the left field line.

In the third inning, however, CAM unleashed another rally. After two runs on wild pitches and No. 9 batter Thomas Hensley was hit by a pitch, Davidson was brought in to pitch with the Bulldogs trailing 14-5.

Three more runs charged to Nichols crossed the plate. But, Davidson, honored as a five-year Bulldog player during senior night recognition before the game, completed 2 2/3 shutout innings with no hits allowed, two strikeouts and just one walk.

But the damage had been done, and the Bulldogs (6-9) couldn’t mount another comeback against CAM lefty Trace Ticknor.

Eslinger got his third hit of the game in the bottom of the fifth, but he was the only baserunner as the game ended on the 10-run rule.

The Bulldogs host Murray today in conference play.

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON

Orient-Macksburg first baseman Chantz Davidson receives a pickoff throw from pitcher Dylan Nichols as CAM’s Thomas Hensley dives back into the base. Davidson, the lone honoree on O-M senior recognition night, had two hits with an RBI and pitched 2 2/3 innings of hitless relief in the Bulldogs’ 17-7 loss.

CAM 17, O-M 7 R H E CAM 917 00 — 17 9 0 O-M 232 00 — 7 11 3 C: Trace Ticknor 6K 3BB and Drew Ticknor.

OM: Dylan Nichols 2K 8BB 3 HBP, Chantz Davidson (3) 2K 1BB

and Jackson Mikkelsen. W — Ticknor. L— Nichols. HR — none. 3B — none. 2B — OM: Keaton Eslinger 2, Davidson 1, Cameron Walker 1. RBI — C: Michael Holste 4, Jarod McKee 2, Drew Ticknor 2, Marcus Daugherty 2, Austin Chesler

1, T. Ticknor 1; OM: Eslinger 2, Jordan Thompson 1, Jackson Mikkelsen 1, Chantz Davidson 1. Multiple hitters — C: Holste 2, T. Ticknor 2, D. Ticknor 2; OM: Keaton Eslinger 3, Jordan Thompson 2, Davidson 2.

Panther girls cruise Panthers pad lead late in 12-3 win in three innings

By SCOTT VICKER

CNA sports editor • svicker@crestonnews.com

RED OAK — Class 4A No. 15 Creston made quick work here Tuesday night of a Red Oak team that entered the game with a record of 1-24 overall and 1-16 in the Hawkeye 10 Conference.

Creston took an early 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning, and then put the game away for good with a 13-run second inning, beating Red Oak 16-0 in three innings.

Panther head coach Mike McCabe saw an early indication it could be a short night for his club.

“We scored our first two runs without a hit,” he said.

Leadoff batter Josie Sickels was hit by a pitch and then Taylor Briley hit a ground ball to third base.

The throw to first base was overthrown, and then in an attempt to throw Sickels out at third base, the ball went all the way down the left field line, allowing both Briley and Sickels to score.

Late in the inning, Lexie Little delivered an RBI single for the Panthers.

By LARRY PETERSON

Explosion Creston put its foot down on Red Oak in the second inning, scoring 13 runs.

The inning started off with three straight walks, then Haylee LaMasters smacked a two-run double. After Natalie Mostek reached base on an error, Brenna Baker hit a tworun double of her own.

Josie Sickels and Briley each hit RBI singles later in the inning. In LaMasters’ second at-bat of the inning, she hit another two-run double. Mostek got in on the act with an RBI double of her own.

Little drove in another run on a base hit into right field.

LaMasters finished the game 3-for-3 at the plate with two doubles and four RBI. Little went 2-3 with two RBI. Baker, who started at second base in place of Shelby Palser, drove in LaMasters two runs. Palser missed the game Please see SOFTBALL, page 8A

CNA sports writer • lpeterson@ crestonnews.com

RED OAK — Creston broke open a 6-3 game with six runs in the top of the seventh inning in defeating the Red Oak baseball team Tuesday night, 12-3.

Chase Shiltz struck out 11 Tiger batters in pitching a three-hit victory.

An early 5-0 lead shrank to 5-3 in the fourth inning. The Panthers made it 6-3 in the fifth. Then came the explosion.

“Two guys were hit by pitches, then Kadon Hulett singled to load the bases with one out,” coach Steve Birchard said. “Conner Pals cleared the bases with a triple.

Then Cole Crawford hit a flyball to center that was missed. Nate Haley doubled and Shiltz hit a single, so we kept Pals scoring.”

Creston improved to 10-9 overall and 8-7 in the Hawkeye 10. Red Oak, suffering from four errors in the first two innings and seven in

the game, fell to 1-15 overall and 0-14 in league play.

The Panthers had more than enough offense. Hulett finished with four hits, including two doubles. Shiltz had a double and two singles to drive in three runs. Pals had three RBI on his triple and also hit a single.

Hulett The Panthers travel to Atlantic Thursday with Brandon Phipps getting the starting pitching assignment. Creston hosts St. Albert Monday to make up a suspended game that was halted in fifth inning by inclement weather last week.

That game will resume at 3 p.m.

Other Hawkeye 10 scores Tuesday included Harlan 5, St. Albert 4; and Lewis Central 5, Atlantic 0.

Others were not available at press time.

Junior varsity The Creston junior varsity made the most of its one hit by Please see BASEBALL, page 8A

Area baseball Nodaway Valley 9, giving up just three SW Valley 1 GREENFIELD — Tuesday’s Pride of Iowa Conference matchup here between Nodaway Valley and Southwest Valley was a classic pitcher’s duel through five innings.

And then host Nodaway Valley struck for eight runs in the bottom of the sixth, pulling away for a 9-1 win.

The big blows in the sixth inning for Nodaway Valley came on a two-run triple by Trevor Jameson and a two- Grantham run home run by Delson Grantham.

Zach Eblen went 1-for-2 with two RBI for the Wolverines, while Casey Ladd finished 1-3 with a double.

Colton Garside was 1-3 with one RBI. Nathan Andrews and Joe Herr each CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER finished with one hit.

Southwest Valley junior pitcher Colten Drake goes home with a pitch during Southwest Ladd picked up the win Valley’s 9-1 loss to Nodaway Valley on Tuesday. Drake and Nodaway Valley pitcher for the Wolverines, pitchCasey Ladd battled through a pitcher’s duel through four innings before the Wolverines ing a complete game and struck for eight runs in the bottom of the sixth inning.

hits. He walked two batters and struck out 11.

Ladd “Casey did an awesome job on the mound,” Nodaway Valley head coach Dan Jameson said.

Colten Drake pitched four innings, giving up just one hit and walking one, while striking out 11.

Bryan Pearson pitched two innings of relief, taking the loss, giving up eight earned runs on seven hits with four walks and one strikeout.

Lane Peterson hit an RBI single in the second inning, driving home Southwest Valley’s only run of the game. Drake doubled and Ryan Carlson added a single.

“The final score doesn’t really reflect how close the game was,” Southwest Valley head coach Pete Nett Please see AREA, page 7A

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Howard can’t save U.S. at World Cup AREA: maine Jones, missed a wide- and into the net.

By KEVIN BAXTER Los Angeles Times

SALVADOR, Brazil — When the final whistle sounded after 120 minutes, some players bent at the waist, gasping for air. Others knelt in the middle of field and some lay in the grass.

But Tim Howard, as he had all night, stood tall in front of the goal.

The U.S. soccer team’s Cinderella run through the World Cup had come to a disappointing end Tuesday in a 2-1 overtime loss to Belgium. But that result won’t be remembered nearly as long as Howard’s performance in goal.

“I will never forget this night,” Howard said.

Nor should he since he had arguably one of the best performances by a goalkeeper in World Cup his- Howard tory. Howard made 16 saves — many of them in spectacular fashion — to keep the U.S. from wilting under a withering Belgium attack that produced 38 shots, 27 of them on goal.

“Tim played tonight just phenomenal, outstanding,” U.S. coach Juergen Klinsmann said. “This was definitely an amazing goalkeeper performance.”

Historic, in fact. His 16 saves were the most recorded in a World Cup since FIFA began tracking that statistic.

In the end, though, it was the one that didn’t go in and the two that got away that made the difference.

The first came in the waning seconds of regulation stoppage time in a scoreless game when U.S. forward Chris Wondolowski, after taking a header from Jer-

open net to send the game into overtime.

“This is part of the game and that’s the way it goes,” Jones said. “At the end of the day we’re out.”

The two that got away came from Belgium’s Kevin De Bruyne and Romelu Lukaku, who scored 12 minutes apart in extra time to send Belgium on to the quarterfinals against Argentina while sending the U.S. home.

“Of course it’s bittersweet,” defender Matt Besler said. “We’re going to hold our heads high and hold our chests out because we are proud of what we did. We are proud of how we fought and left everything on the field.

“But we feel like we could be playing in the quarterfinals. And it’s going to be on my mind a little bit here.”

The first goal was sent up

by Lukaku, who had come on with fresh legs in secondhalf stoppage time. Early in the first of two 15-minute extra periods, Lukaku fought his way past Besler along the right touchline, giving him an open run into the penalty area. Once there he laid the ball off to De Bruyne, who dribbled to his right to create some space, then blasted the ball by a sprawling Howard and into the net at the far post.

With the U.S. pushing hard for the equalizer, Lukaku doubled the lead seconds before the end of the first extra period, this time taking a pass from De Bruyne and beating Howard from the edge of the sixyard box.

But what looked to be an insurance goal eventually proved to be the winner when teenager Julian Green, seconds after stepping onto a World Cup field for the first time, volleyed a chip from Michael Bradley off the glove of Belgian keeper Thibaut Courtois

That was as close as the U.S. would get, though, ending an unlikely run through the World Cup. Drawn into the tournament’s “Group of Death” alongside Germany, Portugal and Ghana, the U.S. was outshot 2 to 1 and lost the possession battle in all three first-round games — yet it went through to the knockout stage after finishing second in the group.

The U.S. traveled a tournament-record 11,000 miles through four games, playing in the heat and humidity of the Amazon and in torrential rain along Brazil’s Atlantic coast. Its gutsy underdog effort drew more than 200,000 fans from the U.S. to Brazil to watch it play, led to record TV ratings and inspired public “watch parties” that drew tens of thousands of people nationwide.

But though that all ended Tuesday, Klinsmann insisted the disappointment will be only temporary.

“It’s a bummer for us ending on the losing side,” he said. “It was a game that just went to the extreme.

We all are very, very, very Klinsmann proud of our team.

Every player stepping on the field today gave everything they had.

“I think they made their country proud with this performance and also with their entire performance in this World Cup. You have to swallow this for a second, but after a little bit of a break you have to move on.”

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Cubs rally in 9th, survive replay challenge in win over Red Sox

By MARK GONZALES Chicago Tribune

BOSTON — A tense pitchers’ duel didn’t provide nearly as much suspense for the Chicago Cubs as a game-ending replay that validated their 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox. “It was nerve-wracking, especially with Papi (David Ortiz) coming up,” Anthony Rizzo said.

A challenge by Red Sox manager John Farrell confirmed that third baseman Luis Valbuena threw out Dustin Pedroia with the tying run on base to clinch the Cubs’ first regular-season series victory at Fenway Park since a four-game sweep of the Boston Braves in 1915.

Aside from the final play, the Cubs collectively provided contributions that fueled their confidence.

“It’s just nice to come (and win) in this atmosphere,” said Rizzo, who started a ninthinning rally with a single off Koji Uehara to snap an 0-for13 skid. “We know we can compete with anyone. This is

a big confidence builder for everyone on our team.”

For Edwin Jackson, it was a marked difference from his previous starts as he worked out of a bases-loaded jam in the fifth and left after six innings of one-run ball with help from his defense to post his first quality start since May 17.

Hector Rondon earned his second save in as many nights. And the threesome of Rizzo, Starlin Castro (who hit a double that moved Rizzo to third) and Valbuena (who hit a game-winning sacrifice fly off Uehara) continued to carry the offense, which has scored only six runs in its last four games.

“Go give those guys some love,” manager Rick Renteria said and smiled.

Jackson, who made his major league debut at 20 in 2003 with the same type of hype as Rizzo and Castro, sees plenty of progress in his teammates.

“They’re just coming into their own,” Jackson said.

“Experience comes into play.

The more they get a chance to

play, the more they get to discover themselves and realize what they’re able to do.

“They’re All-Star-caliber players, and (when) they realize that and take the field with that kind of attitude, it shows in their play.”

The continued struggles of Junior Lake didn’t dampen Renteria’s spirits. Lake was summoned to hit for Nate Schierholtz to face left-handed reliever Andrew Miller with the go-ahead run in scoring position but struck out on three pitches.

Lake is 1-for-14 as a pinch hitter, and he is hitless in his last 15 at-bats with six consecutive strikeouts.

Renteria said pinch hitting in the majors as a 24-year-old is understandably difficult for Lake.

“I give him credit because he doesn’t get down,” Renteria said. “He stays positive, and he keeps working.”

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said. “It was tied at 1-1 in the sixth, and then we didn’t field a soft linier out near second and then lost a fly ball in the lights with two on base and the wheels kind of came off.

“Outside of the bottom of the sixth, it was actually one of our better played games of the year,” Nett continued. “We only made one error in the field, we threw lots of strikes and the bottom of the order put the ball in play against a pretty tough pitcher.”

Lenox 2, Mount Ayr 1 LENOX — The Lenox vs. Mount Ayr baseball game on Tuesday also featured a pitcher’s duel, as Lenox came out on top 2-1.

Both teams were scoreless through four innings, before Mount Ayr finally broke the scoreless tie in the top of the fifth inning.

Levi Jarred drew his third walk of the game and then courtesy runner Kyle Dolecheck stole second base, Jarred before moving to third base on a sacrifice fly by Jacob Taylor. Dolecheck scored on a passed ball.

Lenox answered back in the sixth inning, as Spencer Brown reached base on an error and scored on a passed ball.

Mount Ayr threatened in the seventh inning, but stranded runners at first and second.

Area softball MSM 15, Nodaway Valley 5 MARTENSDALE — Class 1A fifth-ranked Martensdale St. Marys had 10 hits and took advantage of four Nodaway Valley errors and 11 bases on balls in a 15-5 victory Friday night.

The Blue Devils broke open the game with eight runs in the fifth inning.

Vicki Kordick hit a double and single and drove in two runs for Martensdale-St. Marys. Kaitlyn Schad also doubled. Riley Coates, Riley Verwers and Kordick each had two RBI. Josie Carter hit her second home run of the season in the fourth inning.

P a i g e McElfish and Rachel Hight Carter each had two hits for Nodaway Valley, and Josie Carter drove in a run.

McElfish took the loss, allowing 10 hits and 11 Please see NV, page 8A

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER

Nodaway Valley left fielder Nathan Andrews catches a fly ball off the bat of Southwest Valley’s Keegan Longabaugh to end the third inning on Tuesday. Nodaway Valley won 9-1.

Dawson Tullberg got things started in the bottom of the seventh inning for the Tigers, reaching base on a fielder’s choice.

He moved to second base on a Jared Hensley walk and then stole third base.

Dustin Gordon delivered the deciding blow, as he roped a ball down the third base line, scoring Tullberg for the walkoff win.

Brown picked up the win for the Tigers, giving up just three hits with nine strikeouts and seven walks.

J a r r e d Brown took the loss for

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Mount Ayr, pitching 6 1/3 innings with five strikeouts and three walks, giving up seven hits.

Gordon finished 2-for-3 at the plate with the winning RBI for Mount Ayr, while Gordon Dusten NOTICE TO BIDDERS Reed went Community School DisThe Creston trict is receiving bids for the 2014-15 2-3. school year on the following items: 1.Weston Price per gallon regular gasoline.

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Items #4 through #13, inclusive, must meet specifications as set forth by the Department of Education - Food Service Department. Successful bidders must submit a copy of their HACCP plan, and nutrient analysis or nutrition label, to the food service office.

All bids are to be submitted in accordance with the conditions on the bid form, which may be picked up at the Board of Directors Office, 801 North Elm Street, Creston, Iowa 50801.

Bids are due at 12 o'clock Noon, Monday, July 14, 2014, and should be mailed or delivered to: Billie Jo Greene - Board Secretary Creston Community School District 801 North Elm Street Creston, Iowa 50801

NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Creston Community School District is receiving bids for the 2014-15 school year on the following items: 1. Price per gallon regular gasoline.

2. Price per gallon diesel fuel.

3. Removal of garbage and waste paper.

4. One and one-half pound loaves sandwich bread - whole grain/20 slice.

5. One and one-half pound loaves sandwich bread - wheat/24 slice.

6. 4" hamburger buns - wheat (pkg of 12) 7. 4" hamburger buns - wheat (30 ct. bulk) 8. 6" coney buns - wheat (pkg of 8) 9. Price per 1/2 pint of grade A Skim Milk 10. Price per 1/2 pint Grade A 1% Milk 11. Price per 1/2 pint of Grade A 2% Milk 12. Price per 1/2 pint of Grade A Skim Chocolate Milk 13. Price per 4 oz. container of 100% orange juice Clean and lock-ready coolers for all locations are to be provided by the successful bidder: Two 16-case, One 12-case and One 8-case coolers at Early Childhood Notice coolers of Availability of Environmental Assessment – Center; Two16-case at ElemenSouthern tary/Middle School (milk also Iowa to beRural Water Project Theinto USDA Rural Utilities Service placed one 16-case cooler and reach has received an application for financial assistance fromthat thebelongs Southern Iowa Rural Water Association (SIRWA). As required in refrigerators to the school); by Act, the Rural Utilities Service has prepared andthe OneNational 12-case Environmental and Two 8-casePolicy coolers an Environmental at the High School.Assessment that evaluated the potential environmental effects and consequences of the #13, proposed project.

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with a headache after being struck in the head by a ball Saturday.

LaMasters had a solid night in the pitching circle, as well. She struck out six and walked two, giving up only one hit in the contest.

“Only hit they got was a little flare into short rightcenter field, over the outstretched arms of Brenna,” McCabe said. “It was just one of those games you want to get done and get out of there. I thought we hit the ball OK.” The Panthers improved to 17-9 overall and 13-3 in the Hawkeye 10 Conference with the win. Harlan defeated Council Bluffs St. Albert 11-1 on Tuesday, keeping the Panthers and Cyclones in a tie atop the Hawkeye 10 Conference standings.

Creston resumed its suspended game with Clarinda this morning. For information on that game, see Thursday’s edition of the Creston News Advertiser.

The Panthers travel to Atlantic on Thursday for a varsity doubleheader. The Panthers then host Council Bluffs St. Albert in a

makeup game on Monday at 1 p.m.

Junior varsity The Creston JV team also made quick work of Red Oak on Tuesday, rolling to a 15-3 win.

Cammy Rutherford hit a home run in the first inning to put Creston up 4-0, and then the Panthers scored eight runs in the second inning.

Chloe Hagle went 1-for1 with an RBI and a triple, Rutherford was 2-2 with four RBI and the home run. Mattie Wheeler was 1-3 with three RBI and a triple.

Josie Sickels go the win, striking out three and walking three, while giving up just one hit.

The Panthers conclude the JV season with a record of 9-2.

Creston 16, Red Oak 0 R H E Creston 3(13)0 — 16 14 0 Red Oak 000 — 0 1 5 Cr: Haylee LaMasters 2BB 6K and Natalie Mostek. RO: Sarah Behrens 1K 7BB and Kendra Hardy. W — LaMasters. L— Loser. HR — none. 3B — none.

2B — Cr: LaMasters 2, Mostek 1, Brenna Baker 1. RBI — Cr: LaMasters 4, Baker 2, Lexie Little 2, Josie Sickels 1, Taylor Briley 1, Mostek 1. Multiple hitters — Cr: LaMasters 3, Little 2, Jami Sickels 2.

BASEBALL: Continued from page 6A

Kolby Tomas.

Thanks to 11 bases on balls and three Red Oak errors, the Panther JV won 4-3 in six innings. Cody Crawford was the winning pitcher with six hits allowed, five walks and five strikeouts.

“We scored our runs on passed balls,” coach Ben Landers said. “They were walking us a lot, and we were lunging at the plate and grounding out a lot. Crawford pitched pretty well. We didn’t hit great, but a win’s

a win.”

Creston (8-5) plays at Atlantic Thursday. The Panthers won the first meeting on a walk-off hit by Crawford.

Creston 12, Red Oak 3 R HE Creston 230 010 6 —12 11 2 Red Oak 001 200 0 — 3 3 7 Cr: Chase Shiltz 11K 3BB 1 HBP and Jaden Driskell. RO: Jess Taylor 2K 1BB 2 HBP and Collin Bruce. W — Shiltz. L— Taylor. 3B — Cr: Conner Pals; RO: Schon.

2B — Cr: Shiltz, Kadon Hulett 2. RBI — Cr: Pals 3, Shiltz 3, Cole Crawford 1, Trevor Luther 1, Nate Haley 1, Hulett 1; RO: Taylor 1, Bruce 1. Multiple hitters — Cr: Hulett 4, Shiltz 3, Pals 2.

NV: Continued from page 7A

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Verwers was the winner, yielding six hits and three walks with two strikeouts.

“It was a 5-4 ballgame into the bottom of the fifth

when Paige had a little trouble finding the plate,” NV coach Ray Stewart said. “She walked four and gave up four hits and we picked up one more run on the night.”

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is accepting applications for a MUSIC TEACHER position and a LIBRARIAN. The music position is an 8/10 position for vocal and instrumental music.

The library position is a 4/10 position.

Appropriate Iowa teaching license and certification required.

Apply online at www.teachiowa.gov Job ID #6783 for music, #6818 for library or you may contact Principal John Walsh via e-mail at jwalsh@crestonstmalachy.org or call 641-782-7125.

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Creston Chamber of Commerce Creston Walmart Supercenter Iowa Workforce Development

WILL BE CLOSED Friday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day

Position Open For

Part time Jailer

Hours mainly nights, weekends, and holidays, must be 18 and a high school graduate or equivalent.

Good moral character a must.

Starting pay is $12.00/hour.

Apply at: Union County Sheriff Office, 302 N. Pine, Creston Accepting applications through July 18, 2014. EOE

Saturday, July 12, 2014 • 11:00 AM Union County Fairgrounds Afton, IA GRAIN CARTS, Semis, Trucks, Pickups, Hopper Bottoms, Flatbeds, Livestock Trailers, Tractor, Forklift, Front End Loader, Track Loader Auctioneer’s Note: This will be about a 2-hour auction with no hayrack items, so be sure to be on time. This is a clean line of older equipment.

See full listing at www.bestauctionservices.com

Rosalyn & the Late Jerry Blakesley Tom • 515-202-7687 Scott • 515-669-1768 Restrooms on Grounds. Lunch available by UP IN SMOKE BBQ LLC

Americana Companies a leading shopping cart manufacturing company has multiple positions available!

All positions are located in our manufacturing facility located in Shenandoah, IA. The following open positions will have work hours from 7:00 am to 3:30 pm Monday through Friday. (overtime as needed) GenerAl ProduCtIon PoSItIonS….. six months general production/manufacturing experience required. High school diploma preferred. Starting pay is $9.50 an hour for first 90 days, and then pay goes up to $10.00 an hour.

MAChInISt/tool And dIe PoSItIon….. seeking experienced machinist with CNC, running mills, and programming equipment.

Experience with Tube and Bending machines would be beneficial.

Salary based on experience.

GenerAl MAIntenAnCe/eleCtrICAl MAIntenAnCe PoSItIon…. seeking experience maintenance person that has a background in Electrical work. Experience with welding, fabrication, plc control, hydraulics, and pneumatics is also a plus for this position. Salary based on experience.

When applying for the Maintenance and Machinist positions please include any degrees and/or certifications.

Applications can be submitted to Keri Fort at kfort@americanacompanies.com or by fax to 712-246-3180. Applications can also be picked up at 415 N Burnett St, Shenandoah, IA 51601.

NOTICE the following banks

WILL BE CLOSED Friday, July 4th in observance of Independence Day

PPPPP All Locations

Creston • Lenox Corning • Diagonal

Serving Biscuits & Gravy and Donuts

SOMEONE TO DO some minor repair work to a 1989 Chevy Caprice, call 641-202-4652.

(including Engineer’s Office)

For Sale

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Iowa State Savings Bank

Thursday, July 3

TO OUR READERS Creston Publishing Company does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law.

We do not knowingly accept advertising that is fraudulent or has malicious intent.

While we attempt to screen advertising with potential of fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential problems.

We strongly encourage readers to exercise caution and common sense, particularly when dealing with unfamiliar companies.

Garage Doors

CARPENTRY

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Miscellaneous

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All Locations

First National Bank Creston and Afton All Locations

PCSB Bank Creston • Lenox Corning • Mt. Ayr PCSB Bank will also be CLOSED Sat. July 5th.

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

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

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

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

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

Iowa Select Farms is an equal opportunity employer.

Creston News Advertiser Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Employment GOT SKILLS? ELECTRICAL? Heating & Cooling? Plumbing? We very possibly may be the company you want to work for! Hardworking?

Dependable?

Loyal?

Self Motivated? You may just be the employee we are looking for!

Interested? Send a resume to Curtis Heating & Cooling, PO Box 132, Lenox, IA 50851.

HIRING -WELDER FABRICATORS at ALMACO in Nevada, IA. Competitive salary, benefits, flexible scheduling, variety. Apply at www.almaco.com, EOE women, minorities, disability and veteran status.

Help Wanted

– Wait Staff – Apply in person

Creston Family Restaurant Hwy. 34 • Creston

Employment

$50 or Less

$50 or Less

For Rent

Roll up the “cash” when you use the classifieds!

Classified Line Ad Dateline

New Today

FOR SALE: WINDOW MOTORCYCLE HELMET 2 BEDROOM APARTAIR conditioner, pow- with face mask, like MENT, no smoking, no CRESTON CAREGIVERS ered by 110 volt $50.00; new, size small to medi- pets, references and deneeded. Assist seniors set of car ramps $8.00; um, $25.00; 2 tents (1) post required, call 641with housekeeping and call 641-782-5264. small, (1) large $20.00 782-9537. errands, 10-20 hours each or $35.00 for both; per week, flexible sched- KODAK all in one print- set of sturdy wood bunk NEWLY REMODELED ules, $8.75/hour plus er, works good, $25.00, beds, $40.00; 641-782- house in Creston. Rent bonus, great permanent 641-782-2109. by bedroom w/commu5779. part-time position. Call LOCAL RAW HONEY: 8 nal kitchen/living room, Caretech 1-800-991- oz. $3.50; 12 oz. $4.00; perfect for students, 7006.

16 oz. $5.00; 24 oz. SMALL EXCERSIZE 816-262-8068. $9.00; 1 lb. Wax $7.50; trampoline, never used, $30K-$50K -RENEW ex- 641-782-3795 $10.00 cash only; M OUR BUSINESS IS FINDisting advertising acH2O steam cleaner ING YOU NEW BUSINESS! Place counts. Experience not ONE HEAVY PLASTIC mop, never used, a Classified Ad in the CNA. required but a depend- child splash time pool, $25.00; 641-347-8791. 782-2141. able car is. Some same as new, $8.00; raovernight travel. Oppor- dios: 1 GE tabletop, tunity fits all. No reloca- $15.00, 3 portables, Get things out tion necessary. 515- $10.00 each, all works, very good condition; 2 from underfoot 276-4010. large round braided with Classifieds 641-782-2141 ACCOUNTABILITY: If throw rugs, 1 – 48 inch, you know the definition $15.00, 1 – 42 inch, ext. 239 and have the ability to $10.00; OBO on all perform as an assistant items, 641-782-8180. manager, please bring a resume with references A Better Life for Patients. to Lenox Hardware, 104 A Better Career for You! N. Main St., Lenox, IA 50851 or send to PO Universal Pediatrics has Box 132, Lenox, IA RN/LPN openings for PT/PRN 50851.

Noon-One (1) Day Prior to Publication

Located at 202 North Grant Street, Afton on a double lot with barn.

It is 3 bed 2 bath, over 1,800 sq ft, with over sized 2 car garage.

Loan approved buyers only. $92,000.00

Call #641-344-0565 email: whhall61@gmail.com

BARTENDER NEEDED

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, saTurday Pick up application after 4PM Tuesday-Saturday

Elk’s Lodge

403 W. Montgomery, Creston No phone calls please

Mary Cochran on your retirement!

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Clearfield Manor Apartments

After many years at Afton Care Center and the last 16 years at Walmart, everyone will miss your friendly smile!!

407 4th Street Clearfield, Iowa 50840

1 bedroom vacant unit with modification off-street parking & appliances furnished Property for person(s) age 62 or older OR handicapped/disabled, regardless of age

Enjoy your fun times with family and friends!!

Call Knudson Management 712-328-2222, ext. 13 1-800-IARelay

Best Wishes!

“This institution is an equal opportunity provider & employer”

EVENING MULTI-PARTY PUBLIC AUCTION

Wednesday Evening July 9, 2014 • 5PM 631 New York Ave, Hwy. 34, Creston, IA (enter from the rear on Sherman Ave. by trailer court)

weekend days & nights.

HOME FOR SALE

MODERN FURNITURE, HOUSEHOLD GOODS, ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES, TOOLS AND MISC

We offer case-specific training, excellent wages, and flexible hours.

Auction conducted by: West & Frey Auctioneers LLC, Creston, Iowa & Creston Livestock Auction Services Darwin West 641-344-1958; Todd Crill 712-621-1453; Brandon Frey; Zach Ballard Sale Clerks: June West, Leisa Frey. Ringman: Vern Blazek www.crestonlivestock.com

APPLY TODAY at www.universalpediatrics.com 1-800-333-5185 EOE

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

Wed. July 9- 5:00PM Creston, IA. Multi-Party Auction with Modern Furniture, Household Goods, Antiques & Collectibles, Tools and Misc. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Todd Crill, Brandon Frey, Zach Ballard.

Sat. July 1211:00AM Afton, IA Machinery Auction, Semis, Front End Loader and more for Rosalyn and the late Jerry Blakesley. Auctioneers: Tom Bradley & Scott Evans.

Sun. July 13- 9:00AM Corning, IA. Furniture, Tools, Misc., Guns and Fishing Poles for Valrie (& the late Dale) Hansen and Akin Building Center. Auctioneers: Kretzinger Auction Service.

Sat. July 19- 10:00AM Rural Villisca, IA. Oak & Modern Furniture, Appliances, Vehicles, 1/16 Scale & Other Farm Toys, Antiques & Collectibles, Guns for Dean Gourley Estate & Joyce Gourley. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Todd Crill, Steve Bergren, Brandon Frey, Zach Ballard.

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

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

Check us out at: www.chsinc.com Apply in person or send resumes to:

Iowa Works 215 N. Elm Creston, IA 50801

(641) 782-2119

Advertise your auction in the CNA Classifieds and we will include it in our “Auction Calendar.”

If you are unable to apply in person contact Iowa Works for an application.

EEO/AAP Employer

Changing Pockets will be open July 4th!

Dial-AService

Stop in for FREE popcorn and lemonade

HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY

Check out our new inventory!

Find the right people for the job, right here.

114 N. Maple St. • Creston, IA

Elementary 1:1 Special Education Paraeducator

Send letter of interest, references, and credentials to: Joan Gordon East Union Schools 1916 High School Drive Afton, Iowa 50830 (641) 347-5411

jgordon@eastunionschools.org

Bee Removal

Siding & Windows

HONEY BEE REMOVAL AND RESCUE SERVICE. Also selling honey and beeswax. John Brennan, 641-782-3795.

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

Computer Repair

East Union CSD Anticipated Opening for 2014-2015:

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

HELP WANTED

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

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

Michael Foods, Inc. in Lenox, Iowa, has immediate opportunities for employment on 1st, 2nd and 3rd shifts.

Michael Foods is a diversified food processor and distributor with businesses in egg products, refrigerated grocery products and refrigerated potato products.

Previous experience in food manufacturing is not required.

We will train people with a solid work history!

For further information contact Human Resources at (641) 333-4700 or come to the plant to apply Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

EOE/AAP

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

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

BOWMAN SIDING & WINDOWS. All major brands of vinyl and steel siding, Heartland, Traco and Revere thermal replacement windows. Recipient of the Revere Premium Renovator Award. Seamless guttering and Leaf Relief gutter covers. 33 years of Plumber continuous reliable service in SouthSCHROEDER PLUMBING and west Iowa, free estimates, 641-322ELECTRICAL. Central air repair/ 5160 or 1-800-245-0337. new installations, new breaker Storage boxes, lighting fixtures, softeners, water heaters. Specialize in SHARP’S SELF-STORAGE Boats, manufactured and mobile homes. records, inventory, furniture.

Free estimates, licensed, insured, You store it, lock it, take the 641-202-1048. Accept Visa & key. Industrial Park, Creston, Mastercard.

641-782-6227.

CLASSIFIEDS WORK CARS

HOMES

JOBS

To advertise call 641-782-2141 ext. 239

SERVICES MERCHANDISE

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BUSINESS/FARM

Adair County 4-H to host farmers’ market July 10 GREENFIELD — During Greenfield Farmers’ Market July 10, Adair County Extension will be hosting a supper to be served 5 to 7 p.m. (or until food is gone) featuring hamburgers and pork burgers grilled

by Adair County Cattlemen and Adair County Pork Producers, along with baked beans, watermelon, bars and drink. Free-will donations will be accepted to support the Adair County 4-H program. The 4-H program reaches more than 400 Adair County youths annually through 4-H community

clubs, Clover Kids and outof-school enrichment programs, including summer day camps.

Face painting, 4-H tattoos, duck pond and Plinko will also be available from 5 to 7 p.m. The audience may get a glimpse of some of the talent that will be appearing as part of the county fair Share the Fun program.

A number of members will perform their talent beginning at 6 p.m. The Adair County 4-H Youth Council pie-in-the-face fundraiser contestants will also be introduced.

Adair County Fair Queen candidates will be introduced to the public at the farmers’ market. Candidates are set to take the stage at 7 p.m. The introduction of the candidates and on-stage interviews will cap off a night of pre-fair fun and food.

The actual crowning of the Adair County Fair Queen will be the opening night of the fair 8 p.m. July 16 in the fairgrounds courtyard.

Several items will be available at the Extension office during the July 10 farmers’ market. 4-H families who pre-ordered county fair

4-H shirts may pick these up. 4-H’ers wishing to enter the new cupcake decorating challenge may register and pick up their cupcake boxes and information.

4-H exhibitor’s fair passes must be picked up at the Extension by July 15. This year, 4-H’ers will need their fair pass for admission to the fairgrounds beginning July 16. To help with this process, Extension staff will have passes available for pick-up during the farmers’ market. The general public may also purchase five-day fair passes that evening.

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Green Valley Employers’ Council of Iowa will host Judge James Timberland to help employers learn proactive steps regarding unemployment insurance claims.

The meeting will be 9 a.m. to noon July 15 at Southwestern Community College, 1501 W. Townline, Tech Center Room 103.

Timberland earned his bachelors, masters and law degrees at the University of Iowa. He became an administrative law judge in the Unemployment Insurance Appeals Bureau at Iowa Workforce Development in 2004 and has heard and de-

cided 8,000 to 9,000 unemployment insurance appeals.

The session will cover the following topics: • Steps to adjudicating an unemployment insurance claim • Preparing for the appeal hearing • Appeal letter • Written statements • Definition of misconduct • Presenting evidence • Online resources Cost is $15 per company.

Space is limited. Registration is requested by July 10. Call IowaWorks at 641-782-2119 ext. 41 or email elizabeth. waigand@iwd.iowa.gov.

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The school will combine hands-on training, lecture and discussion and problem-solving examples.

Participants will learn subsurface drainage concepts, how to plan and lay out drainage systems, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) program requirements and drainage system troubleshooting.

“Last year’s drainage school was popular with drainage contractors, professional engineers and consultants, NRCS professionals, county administrators, landowners, IDDA officials and others interested in subsurface drainage design and maintenance,” said Kapil Arora, extension agricultural engineering specialist.

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