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STATE CHAMPS: Members of the Clarke softball team rush to grab their Class 3A state softball championship trophy on Friday after a 7-6 win over Bondurant-Farrar in the title game. For more on the game, see page 5A. CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER
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Hatch makes stop in Creston Saturday
The finals of the 69th annual Lenox Rodeo were held Saturday evening. The event featured more than 300 participants. ■
By KYLE WILSON
CNA managing editor kwilson@crestonnews.com
CNA photos by JAKE WADDINGHAM
Josey Miller bails off his horse after successfully roping his calf in the calf roping competition at the Lenox Rodeo Saturday. Miller finished second in the event with a time of 9.7 seconds. Right, Joshua Stigall prepares to wrestle his steer to the ground during the bulldogging competition at the Lenox Rodeo Saturday night.
See full results from the Lenox Rodeo on page 2A of today’s newspaper. See all photos taken at www.crestonnews.com by clicking on the photos tab. ■
Dalton Breckinridge tries to hold on for the eightsecond whistle as his horse goes airborne during the saddle bronc riding competition Saturday at the Lenox Rodeo.
Jack Hatch, Democratic candidate for Iowa governor, made a stop in Creston Saturday afternoon speaking to about 30 voters at the Union County Democrats office on Elm Street and later taking a tour with Creston Mayor Warren Woods. Polls released last week show Hatch is eight points behind Republican incumbent Gov. Terry Branstad with about three months to go before Election Day. “He’s put a million (dollars) in attack ads and then came on with a million and two in advertising in how good he is — which you can ex- Hatch pect — and we’re still only 8 points behind the governor. He’s not moving the needle,” Hatch said. Hatch has selected Cedar Rapids city councilwoman Monica Vernon as his running mate. Hatch said — because of her background — she will be a friend to local governments and his campaign. After a quick tour of Creston with Woods, Hatch also made stops in Corning and Shenandoah Saturday afternoon. You can see Hatch and Branstad in three televised debates this summer and fall including Aug. 14 at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Iowa Public Television, Sept. 20 in Burlington and Oct. 14 in Sioux City.
Melon research at ISU to benefit children AMES (MCT) — A new event on Iowa State University’s campus is promising “copious amounts of melon” to raise money for nutrition and education in Uganda. Melon Mania, a new club on campus, will hold its first fundraising event on Sept. 11 on ISU’s Central Campus. The group will be providing melons leftover from ISU research to either purchase or use in a variety of games. Victor Theng, junior in nutritional science and global resource systems, was approached to do something with the research leftovers during the recent school year. Theng said ISU grew roughly Please see RESEARCH, Page 2
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