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BNSF agreement fails, two-man crews stay

By JAKE WADDINGHAM

CNA associate editor jwaddingham@crestonnews.com

An agreement between Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) and the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers General Committee 001 known as SMART-TD failed to pass ratification from union members Wednesday.

About 70 percent of union members returned the ballots.

They were divided by the three crafts — conductors, trainman (brakeman) and switchman — and tallied. Each craft had to reject the agreement by 50 percent of the vote.

“It was encouraging they had that many turnout,” Jim Garrett, a BNSF engineer from Creston, said. “They had to open each envelope one at a time and verify

each vote was valid. It was not just a simple yes, no, yes, no count.”

According to a press release from BNSF, the agreement would have allowed for locomotive engineers to operate freight trains with the remote support of a new master conductor, instead of a conventional on-board conductor on BNSF routes were Positive Train Control (PTC) was in use.

PTC is a satellite-guided system of sensors and computers mandat-

ed by Congress in 2008. It helps stop, slow and reroute trains.

Auxiliary member Tessa Hull described the outcome as a “huge victory” but the work to ensure that two-man crews remains the standard is not finished.

“We are going to keep getting the word out for HR 3040,” Hull said. “That will make it so the federal government is in control of how many people are on board.”

Hull added the community sup-

remembering 9/11 Creston Fire Department drapes an American flag over Sumner Avenue this morning to commemorate Sept.

11. This is the 13th anniversary of the attacks on the United States.

CNA photo by JAKE WADDINGHAM

9/11 commemoration begins with bell toll NEW YORK (AP) — With the toll of a bell and a solemn moment of silence, the nation paused this morning to mark the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attack.

Stephen Albert, whose father Jon died during the attacks, kicked off reading the names of the nearly

3,000 people killed in New York, at the Pentagon and near Shanksville, Pennsylvania.

He said his dad was a dedicated father, husband and respected colleague.

“He will be sorely missed,” he said.

The sad roll call was to pause only four times: to mark the times when

the first plane struck the World Trade Center, when the second plane struck, when the first tower fell and when the second tower fell.

Thelma Stuart, whose husband Walwyn Wellington Stuart, Jr., 28, was a Port Authority Police Department officer, said the nation should pray for its lead-

ers, “that God will grant them wisdom, knowledge and understanding on directing them on moving forward.”

Little about the annual ceremony at ground zero has changed. But so much around it has.

For the first time, the Please see 9/11, Page 2

port helped keep the union and auxiliary members motivated to get the word out and fail the BNSF and SMART-TD agreement.

Union members will continue to work with their representatives as negotiations continue with BNSF to determine the future of how the railways operate.

“We were founded by the railroad and if we lose that, we lose a big part of our history,” Hull said.

Sorensen agrees on another Freedom Rock CEDAR FALLS (AP) — A Greenfield artist known for painting patriotic scenes on large boulders has agreed to create another freedom rock in Cedar Falls.

Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II has completed 20 such rocks and hopes to paint freedom rocks in all of Iowa’s 99 counties, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reported. He said he has accepted a proposal from the Cedar Falls American Legion Post 237 to paint one in Black Hawk County.

“There’s a lot of rich veteran history in the county,” Sorensen said. “I’m excited to explore the options of what they will want to Sorensen portray.”

■ He has Sid Morris and Tom Hagarty, completed both veterans and members of 20 freedom the organization, said they will rocks in try to raise about $5,000 to cover Iowa the artist’s expenses. They said a committee will be formed to propose themes or ideas for the rock’s design to Sorensen.

“Bubba Sorensen is quite good, and it’s been very popular,” Morris said. “A large number of counties have applied to be recipients of the rock. I admire his work.”

Morris said the rocks offer an opportunity for veterans to be recognized in each Iowa county.

While the rock’s location hasn’t been finalized, Please see FREEDOM, Page 2

Professional recommended for city mural

By KYLE WILSON

CNA managing editor kwilson@crestonnews.com

The bare, white retaining walls along South Elm Street in Creston are like an open canvas for Creston: Arts Council.

What do they have planned for this canvas?

Last week, Brian Zachary with Creston: Arts proposed to Creston City Council hiring a professional painter to complete a mural on the white walls. This mural would be a historical timeline with about 10-14 images from Creston’s history.

“UCDA and Southwestern have been building and improving this main approach into Uptown and we wanted to help,” Zachary said. “Murals really enhance the environment and make citizens proud of their city.”

Brian Mullin is the painter rec-

ommended by Creston: Arts for this project. The 57-year-old Mullin is a 1975 graduate of Creston High School who now owns a commercial and fine arts business in Corning called Mullin Graphic Communications.

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ABOVE: Creston: Arts is proposing a mural be painted on this white retaining wall along South Elm Street in Creston. This mural would be a historical timeline with about 10-14 images from Creston’s history. See a list of possible images on page 2A.

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Deaths Nada Gronert Des Moines

Nada Franklin Gronert, 89, passed away September 6, 2014, at Calvin C o m munity in Des Gronert Moines.

Nada was born April 17, 1925, in Union County, Iowa, the daughter of Floyd and Nellie McGinnis Franklin. She graduated from Creston High School in 1942. She and Norbert Allen (Nub) Gronert married in Boca Raton, Florida, on February 23, 1944. They lived in Creston and Burlington before making their home in Centerville where Nada worked in the financial industry for thirty years; she

retired as a manager for IT & T Financial Corporation.

Nada and Nub traveled extensively, especially enjoying trips to England, Switzerland, and Greece.

In addition to wintering in Destin, Florida, for twentythree years, they enjoyed visiting family and friends from Oregon to Texas, Minnesota to Florida. In 2002 they moved to Indianola, Iowa.

Nada was preceded in death by Norbert; she is survived by her son Steve and wife Anna; her daughter Jean and husband Jim Ellerhoff; her grandchildren, Lori, Nick, Toni, Amy, Steve, and Kathryn; and her great grandchildren Emma, Simon, Caleb, and Malena.

Memorial services are pending; memorial contributions may be made to the Indianola Public Library.

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National Sept. 11 Memorial Museum — which includes gut-wrenching artifacts and graphic photos of the attacks — will be open on the anniversary. Fences around the memorial plaza have come down, integrating the sacred site more fully with the streets of Manhattan while completely opening it up to the public and camera-wielding tourists.

A new mayor is in office, Bill de Blasio, one far less linked to the attacks and their aftermath than his immediate predecessors. And finally, a nearly completed One World Trade Center has risen 1,776 feet above ground zero and will be filled with office workers by this date in 2015, another sign that a page in the city’s history may be turning.

On Thursday, New Yorkers went about their morning routines along sidewalks that were once cordoned off. Inside the plaza, families milled quietly.

Franklin Murray of New York wore a shirt with a photo of his brother, Harry Glen, and the words “our angel” above the photo and “the wind beneath our wings” below. Glen worked at Cantor Fitzgerald, one of the companies most decimated.

He said he wanted to see the memorial for the first time, and it gave him a “funny feeling” to know there was now a memorial. He has come to the ceremony before but “before it was getting harder, so I forced myself to get down here.”

For some who lost loved ones in the attacks, the increasing feel of a return to normalcy in the area threatens to obscure the tragedy that took place there and interfere with their grief.

“Instead of a quiet place of reflection, it’s where kids are running around,” said Nancy Nee, whose firefighter brother, George Cain, was killed in the attacks. “Some people forget this is a cemetery. I would

never go to the Holocaust museum and take a selfie.”

But for others, the changes are an important part of the healing process.

“When I first saw (One World Trade Center), it really made my heart sing,” said Debra Burlingame, whose brother Charles Burlingame was the pilot of the plane that crashed into the Pentagon. “It does every time I see it because it’s so symbolic of what the country went through.”

“I want to see it bustling,” she said. “I want to see more housing down there; I want to see it alive and bursting with businesses.”

The memorial plaza will be closed to the public for most of the day and available only to family members. It will reopen at 6 p.m., at which point thousands of New Yorkers are expected to mark the anniversary at the twin reflecting pools where the towers once stood.

In May, when the museum opened in a ceremony attended by President Barack Obama, the fences that had surrounded the plaza for years disappeared, as did the need for visitors to obtain a timed ticket. Now, thousands of people freely visit every day, from cellphone-toting travelers to workers on a lunch break, and those crowds will only swell further this year when One World Trade Center finally opens.

The first ceremony at the site was held six months after the Twin Towers fell and was organized by then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his aides. Bloomberg, who took office just three months after the attacks, remained in charge, acting as the master of ceremonies for the next decade.

After other elected officials attempted to gain a larger role at the solemn event, in 2012, all politicians — including Bloomberg — were prohibited from speaking at the event.

That remains the case now.

Today is Sept. 11, 2014, the 254th day of the year.

There are 111 days left in 2014. Below are news items from the Creston News Advertiser for this week (Sept. 8-14) in history.

that can be scanned. The purpose of the new cardreading process was to make sign-in easier, increase security and assure staff and members everyone using the facility has paid for the privilege.

Mary Cusack, 102, of Creston had her birthday announced during the weather forecast on NBC’s Today Show by weatherman Willard Scott. Her picture also appeared on TV.

5 years ago

Southern Iowa Rural Water Association (SIRWA) and Creston Water Works joined together to make approximately $12.7 million in renovations to the 12 Mile Water Treatment Plant. Because of stricter drinking water regulations established by the Safe Drinking Water Act and SIRWA’s expanding supply needs, a new membrane filtration system was to be installed at the plant.

To accompany the filtration system were larger piping, new intake and chemical feed buildings, a laboratory, chemical feed system and modifications to the clarification system and post-disinfection. A completion was tentatively set for spring 2011.

A $4.06 million bond issue for the East Union School District passed with a 562-310 vote. Unofficial totals showed 64 percent of the votes were in favor of issuing the general obligation bonds to go toward an addition to the middle/high school building. The proposition needed 60 percent of the vote to pass. About 43 percent of the East Union School District’s 2,031 registered voters cast their ballot on the proposi-

20 years ago

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Jeff Wood of Lenox shows off his pride (2-year-old granddaughter Cullen) and joy (garden cabbage) in a Shutterbug’s photo published in the Creston News Advertiser in September 2004.

tion.

Preliminary enrollment for the fall 2009 semester at Southwestern Community College showed 1,678 students taking 17,009 credits, a 14 percent increase from the previous year. In 2008, official enrollment at Southwestern was 1,468 students taking 14,379 credit hours.

10 years ago

Lesa Downing and her eighth grade history class were given copies of the book “’Round the Com-

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has been a professional artist for the past 35 years.

“I know this hasn’t been approved yet so I have one foot on the brake and one on the gas,” M u l lin said.

“But, I’m excited for this project as I spent Mullin one summer working in the Creston railyard replacing ties and rails, driving spikes and a whole gamut of other maintenance work. I’m intrigued by several other of the images proposed, too.”

Mullin’s fee to complete this project is $6,500 and includes primer, paint and labor. The mural would survive 7 to 10 years.

Zachary requested paying for Mullin’s services with the city’s hotel/motel funds. The council is expected to approve or deny these funds Tuesday when they discuss Creston: Arts Council’s budget.

If approved, Mullin could get started this fall and possibly complete the mural this year. See

a list of proposed images for this mural, right. Mullin has been instructed to keep these images simple so they’ll be easier to view when driving.

——————— Below is a proposed list of images for a historical timeline mural to be painted on the retaining walls on South Elm Street in Creston.

These images are in chronological order: 1. Prairie with Native Americans and bison 2. Mormon Trail 3. A steam train 4. Old windmill and farm 5. Summit House 6. Bluegrass Palace 7. Fountain from Rainbow Park 8. Depot

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That location still requires approval from city officials, he said.

Morris and Hagarty said work on the rock could start next year, depending on what city officials decide.

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The YMCA changed to using membership cards

Kmart Corporation decided to close the store in Creston. Three management and 33 hourly employees were affected.

“The Little Rascals” was playing at Strand Theatre.

Actress Jessica Tandy, 85, died of ovarian cancer.

Her role in “Driving Miss Daisy” won her an Oscar at age 80.

Greater Community Hospital Board of Trustees, Creston City Council and Union County Board of Supervisors had a meeting to discuss a possible 28E agreement in which the city and county would commit funds to offset alleged losses in ambulance service at Greater Community Hospital. After two hours and 40 minutes, it was decided not to go through with the agreement. The city and county didn’t change their previous positions. The hospital’s ambulance service was fine.

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

Driving tests on Wednesday mornings by appointment.

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

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

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

Thursday

Kent Dinner Club, 5:30 p.m., The Windrow.

Celebrate Recovery (a Christcentered 12-step program), 6 p.m., Crest Baptist Church, 1211 N. Poplar St. American Legion Auxiliary, 7 p.m., American Legion Post Home, 119 N. Walnut 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

Alegent Health At Home/ Family Home Care free blood pressure clinic, 9 to 10 a.m., Prescott City Hall. Open to the public. Donations appreciated.

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 107 W. Howard St. Creston High School Alumni Association, 11:30 a.m., The Pizza Ranch, 520 Livingston Ave. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

brown baggers, noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. No smoking.

Ladies Literary Circle, 1:30 p.m., hostess Vanita Moberg.

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., Alzheimer’s Association office, 228 N. Pine St. For more information, contact Jaleyn at 641782-4040.

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

Sunday

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

Monday

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

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

Narcotics Anonymous (NA), noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. No smoking.

Diabetic Support Group, 1 p.m., Greater Regional Medical Center Cafeteria Conference Room.

TOPS No. 1338, 5 p.m., First United Methodist Church.

AA, 5:30 p.m., Crossroads Mental Health Center, 1003 Cottonwood Rd. Open meeting.

Friends of the Creston Public Library Board, 6 p.m., Gibson Memorial Library, 200 W. Montgomery St. Meeting open to all members.

Southwest Iowa Dancers, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Mount Ayr American Legion.

AA, 7:30 p.m., United Church of Christ, 501 W. Montgomery St. Use east door.

For the record Police

Joseph Baze-Gaiser, 31, 231 Lincoln St., was charged on a Madison County warrant for third-degree burglary 3:30 p.m. Wednesday at Union County Law Enforcement Center.

Baze-Gaiser was transported to Madison County Jail.

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Wednesday, North Mulberry Street.

Accident, 2:53 p.m., Wednesday, North Spruce Street.

Animal call, 7:16 p.m., Wednesday, South Cherry Street.

Assistance, 8:40 p.m., Wednesday, Spillway Road.

Traffic stop, 10:38 p.m., Wednesday, Wyoming Avenue.

Traffic stop, 1:38 a.m., today, West Jefferson Street.

Traffic stop, 2:25 a.m., today, South Elm Street.

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OPINION I think the ponds are full again

The rain this past week along with what we have received over the past four months has made last year’s drought condition a thing of the past. I seem to remember earlier this year that a lot of organizations were predicting it may be another drought-type year — this year.

I think that got disproved pretty fast. It will be interesting to see if the cool and wet summer continues into fall and winter. I’m hoping the “polar vortex” that caused all of last winter’s coldness takes the winter off or stays up in Canada!

Phoenix I have several friends and relatives who live in the Phoenix area.

One of my buddies goes to work at 3:30 in the morning and didn’t see all the water going onto the

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freeway and turned his car into a floating boat. My uncle reported four inches of standing water in his backyard, which is about a year’s worth of rain down in Phoenix.

My rain gauge here in Creston said we got 5 1/2 inches by Wednesday morning. It looked like a number of buildings received water damage or had some good leaks with all the rain and high winds.

Balloons Balloon Days is coming up September 19-21. I understand we will be down a few balloons this year

due to several of the balloonists retiring or having other events to attend. But, it will still be a great show.

If the extended forecast is in the ball park, we should be in for some nice weather the weekend the balloons take off. There is a full slate of other events going on that will be listed in next week’s Creston News Advertiser.

Iowa/ISU This weekend is the big interstate rivalry between Iowa and Iowa State on the football field. Both teams have kind of under achieved early in the season, so this should be a pretty close game. The odds makers have Iowa as a 10-point favorite. My guess is that it will come down to the fourth quarter with someone winning the game late.

Traffic The traffic in downtown Creston is pretty tough this week with two of the railroad crossings closed down due to construction. It has really funneled the traffic down Adams Street and has made the underpass on Cedar Street even tougher to get through. With Balloon Days coming up next week, it should make for a real big mess with everyone trying to get around town.

Pork chops Next Thursday is the annual pork chop dinner put on by the community clubs of Creston. They always have great chops and with the drive-up service you can get dinner on the run. The proceeds go to help with community activities the Kiwanis, Lions and Rotary

clubs put on throughout the year.

Tickets are $8 from any of the club members.

Wildlife I have heard a lot of shots from duck hunters this past weekend.

The teal season started Sept. 6.

There seem to be lots of ducks hanging around this year. I’m sure all the water and good food sources have something to do with it. I have also seen more pheasants out on the roads this year than I have in a long time.

Plus, the deer seem to be as populous as ever. It could be a good year for the local hunters.

Thought for the week: “You can get more with a kind word and a gun than your can with a kind word alone.” — Al Capone

Mel Brooks appeared at Hollywood’s Chinese Theatre HOLLYWOOD — God bless America, and how’s everybody?

The London Daily Mail published the account of an investigative author who used DNA to prove Jack the Ripper was a Polish immigrant named Aaron Kosminsky. He butchered five women in Victorian London. The NFL heard the news and suspended Kosminsky for two games.

Mel Brooks appeared at Hollywood’s Chinese Theatre to publicize the DVD Blu-ray release of Young Frankenstein. It was the fortieth anniversary of the monster spoof. Young Frankenstein was released on Monday, but there’s no word yet on who Frankenstein punched in the elevator.

The NFL faced outrage Monday after a new video surfaced of Ray Rice hitting his fiancee in an elevator and knocking her to the ground. The league looked just a bit insensitive. When NFL officials reviewed the video, they said she appeared to be a half-yard short of the first down.

Apple held a press conference Tuesday and introduced the Apple Watch along with a new iPhone that boasts a much larger screen. They are determined to improve everything. Every six months, the people at Apple rebury Steve Jobs in a nicer, thinner and more expensive casket.

Bill Clinton and George W. Bush launched their Presidential Scholars Program Tuesday in D.C.. It gives college scholarships to kids with political ambitions who exhibit Clinton’s and Bush’s leadership traits. It’s one way of

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Prince William revealed he and Kate are expecting their second child on Monday. It’s bad news for every comedian’s favorite Royal. This new baby would knock Prince Harry down to fifth in line for the throne, and already he’s having to sleep with models instead of supermodels.

President Obama unveiled his strategy to destroy ISIS Wednesday. He was fast losing his audience. In this era of elevator beatings, nude photos hacked from smartphones and online beheadings, you have to bomb the hell out of someone just to be fourth on the news every night.

President Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron said the U.S. and Britain will not be cowed

by ISIS Friday. Cow’s a hot metaphor. Bobby Knight hit a cow on a Wyoming highway last week and no one knows why Bobby Knight was throwing folding chairs on a Wyoming highway.

President Obama vowed to degrade and defeat the ISIS movement Wednesday. How fast is it spreading? If President Obama doesn’t completely obliterate ISIS, his last mistake will be hearing an angry mob outside the White House gate and assuming it’s just Hispanic protesters.

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Deadly virus supported by fattest cats When I see things falling apart for the ravenous fat cats of our culture, the ones hiding behind well-financed lies and distortions of what might be misinterpreted as serious conservative thought, it is delightful, because it speaks so well to our national wit, using facts to make a shambles of what is so consistently injurious to the interests of the public. But facts are very rough things to keep down; they tend to hurl visible and invisible bananas on the most glistening floors, the shining present supposedly guaranteed to move all people past blemishes. The only difference between this era and earlier ones is that the technology is so powerful, we are in danger of changes that are truly revolutionary in their shortsightedness.

An Eric Cantor might get by and disgust an Elizabeth Warren with his duplicity by leaving Congress for Wall Street, but a Mitch McConnell could fall before the sharp sword of Alison Lundergan Grimes, a Kentucky woman who wants to rebuild that state’s crumbling infrastructure, give women equal pay for equal work and put health at the top of the list. Grimes is ready for old Mitch. She is ready to go shooting with him or go jogging with the old guy who can only brag about selling out to the Koch brothers’ interests and those of other greasy big cats, all ready to leap on profits and treat the public as pesky rodents.

As with Mitt Romney, the same technology that is abused by farright dealers in paranoia seemed to nail Sen. McConnell to the wall, secretly recording his submission to the wealthy at a Koch-organized gathering in California, no press allowed. Old Mitch dropped to his knees, symbolically, by promising to fight the dirty fight against regulation, against wage increases, against what is clumsily called “the war on women,” and so on.

I am heartened by events such as this. They can only last so long in our democracy. Before the people lose all faith in irrational paranoia or truly false news, neither fair nor balanced, and insipid supposed

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opinions, the cynical doomsday boys and girls need to calm down.

They need not become gleeful over what they see as the inevitable collapse of the country, wrought and held in dooming place by the vicious tricks of capitalism.

During World War II, Adolf Hitler lost 1 million men in Russia. He had been advised by the high command not to go in after a certain point, but he dismissed it, too blinded by his facing down of the European leadership as he had nervously annexed land masses that the high command advised him against. Those academic generals were assuming that military force would be sent Germany’s way before it was fully prepared to take on all comers. Beyond that, racism had become a virus in the invading German army. It led the troops to hang and slaughter men, women and children, reversing a hatred had by the peasantry for Josef Stalin. They hated “the tiger with the yellow eyes,” as one Russian politician called him, who had purged too many innocent followers in the show trials of the 1930s.

Big Joe felt they threatened his totalitarian wishes.

Such slaughter worked against the German army, as well as the dreaded winter that froze the Aryan troops in sleeping bags to await their throat being cut by grimly enthusiastic men they considered innately inferior. They had ventured too far into Russia.

Betting on or following those who are mentally disabled by racism is always dangerous. The Ku Klux Klan learned that when it had become disastrously popular. One of its leaders kidnapped, molested and tortured a woman, an action that turned the KKK into a big rotten egg that could be smelled in high heaven. That version of the Confederate narrative never re-

gained its national popularity.

Richard Cohen understands what he considers the most formidable damage done to the GOP and wrote about it very clearly in The Washington Post. He pushed aside Watergate and saw what remained as part of the legacy: “The damage Nixon did to his own party, not to mention the rights of African Americans and the cause of racial comity, has lasted long after the stench of Watergate dispersed. It not only persuaded blacks that the Republican Party was inhospitable to them, but it, in effect, welcomed racists to the GOP fold. Dixiecrats moved to the right.

“Excuse me for extrapolating, but segregationists are not meritscholarship winners. Racism is dumb and so are racists. The Democratic Party showed racists the door. The GOP welcomed them and, of course, their fellow travelers — creationists, gun nuts, antiabortion zealots, immigrant haters of all sorts and homophobes. Increasingly, the Republican Party has come to be defined by what it opposes and not what it proposes.

Its abiding enemy is modernity.

“Along with some others, the GOP has managed to aggregate bigots and fools. (Of course, there are exceptions.) But its current hostility to immigrants, its repugnant rage against children who have crossed the border often running for their very lives, is an ember that still glows from the civil rights era. The worst thing Richard Nixon ever did was tell racists they had a point and welcome them into the party of Lincoln. The best thing he ever did for the Democratic Party is give its racists a place to go.”

What Nixon actually did for racists is remove the acceptance of racist epithets. However he did it, those terms became verboten.

That is quite an achievement — a lethal tack in a swivel chair.

Stanley Crouch can be reached by email at crouch.stanley@gmail. com. (c) 2014 Stanley Crouch Distributed by King Features Syndicate Inc.

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

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

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

Sunday, 10:45 a.m. Mass; after Mass, Confession. Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Mass. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. devotions; and religious education meeting. Thursday (9/18), 7 p.m. RCIA, Holy Spirit hall.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 10 a.m. combined service; Pastor Appreciation worship and potluck after worship.

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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 10 a.m. combined service at Afton; Pastor Appreciation worship and potluck after worship.

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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Rick Hawkins, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service.

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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.

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

AbundantLifeFamilyChurch.com.

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

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

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

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

Today, 6 p.m. Vision Team meeting. Friday, 8:30 p.m. Fifth

Quarter for teens after the home football game. Saturday, 8:30 a.m. Men’s breakfast at Hy-Vee. Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school for all ages; 10:35 a.m. morning worship, Communion Sunday, “Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff”; 6 p.m. small group study meeting at the Norton home, “Principles of Perseverance.” 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 (9/18), 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.

Thursday, 3:30 p.m. SIRF. Friday, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting.

Sunday, 10:45 a.m. worship services; scripture lesson: psalm 139: 13-16 and sermon: “And so it begins.” Monday, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting. Tuesday, 3 p.m. Crisis fund center open, 5 p.m. Open table (Union County Board of Supervisors). Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. TOPS. COMMUNITY OF CHRIST, Creston Congregation (RLDS), 820 N. Elm St., Elder Gary O’Daniels, pastoral coordinator.

Sunday, Outreach International offering; 9:15 a.m. praise and inspiration, Mallas; 9:30 a.m. prayer service, Gary O’Daniels; 10:30 a.m. morning worship, Gary O’Daniels, presider; Dan Sherman, speaker.

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

Today, 6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery; GriefShare; and Women’s Bible study (Spindler’s home).

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. Tuesday, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. Women’s Bible study; 6:30 p.m. new women’s step study; 9 to 10 p.m. Creston Salt Company for college students/young adults, Room 120, SWCC. Wednesday, 6:30 a.m. prayer meeting; 6:30 p.m. Team Kid, youth ministry; DivorceCare; and new adult Bible study.

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

Today, 7 p.m. Riley Missionary Circle, fellowship hall. Friday, Home School Day, 5 p.m.

Christian Fellowship Sunday School class fellowship, fellowship hall. Saturday, 7 a.m. Guys Trap Shoot, Corning. Sunday, 8:45 a.m. worship service and Lord’s Table; 10:15 a.m. Sunday school; 11:30 a.m. Lunch and Learn/youth committee meetings, senior high and their families; 4:45 p.m. Melody Makers choir practice; 6 p.m. family worship service; 7 p.m. Members meeting. Monday, 1 p.m. Ladies Bible study at Deloris Barnett’s.

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. AWANA clubs and Trek; senior high youth group; and adult Bible study and prayer meeting. Thursday (9/18), 3:15 p.m. Ladies Bible study, welcome center.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST), 301 E. Townline St. Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship service with speaker Scott Johnston. Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. Tootles (games/crafts).

Wednesday, 6 p.m. praise and worship service.

Thursday (9/18), 2 p.m. Mary Circle; 7 p.m.

Rebecca Circle.

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, 9:15 a.m. worship services; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School Rally Day with brunch and games. Monday, 6 p.m.

Membership and Evangelism meeting; 7:30 p.m. Worship and Music. Tuesday, 1 p.m. Stich, Knit and Quilt; 6:30 p.m. Christian Education meeting. Wednesday,

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

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

Quilters. Wednesday, 1 p.m.

Quilters.

Prescott United Church to host fish fry PRESCOTT — Prescott United Church will be serving a meal in the park Saturday after the SeptemberFest parade. The parade begins at 10:30 a.m.

Menu includes fresh deep fat fried fish or sloppy joe, coleslaw, baked beans, chips and fruit pies.

Cost is $7 for adults, $4

for children ages 5-12 and children younger than 5, free.

Proceeds from the meal will go toward defraying the cost of replacing the church roof in fall 2013 and other upcoming expenses needed to keep the church and parsonage in good condition.

Harbour Lights in concert at Orient church ORIENT — Harbour Lights, a southern gospel quartet, will appear in concert 5 p.m. Sunday at Orient Plymouth Congregational Church, 311 W. First St., Orient.

Based out of the Winterset area, this quartet comes 9 a.m. Bible study; 5:30 p.m.

Joyful Noise; 7 p.m. choir practice.

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 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, 6 p.m. anniversary celebration service, church.

Saturday, first and third, 9:30 a.m. Men of Christ breakfast, 124 N. Maple St.; 4 p.m. anniversary celebration service, revival tent, Highway 34 and Sumner.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. anniversary celebration service, church; 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; 4 to 7 p.m. Food Fair, St. Malachy School grounds. Monday, 5 to 6 p.m. Adoration, St. Malachy Chapel; 6 p.m. Mass, St. Malachy Chapel; 6:30 p.m. CRHP Ladies meeting, St. Malachy library; 7 p.m. Town Hall meeting.

Tuesday, noon to 5 p.m. ReRun Shop; 7 p.m. Parish Council meeting, St. Malachy School.

Wednesday, 9:15 a.m. Mass, St. Malachy School; 6:30 p.m. high school youth group, St. Malachy School; 7 p.m. religious education classes for grades 1-8 and registration, St. Malachy School.

Thursday (9/18), 7 a.m. Mass, St. Malachy Chapel; 7 p.m. RCIA, hall.

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

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

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

with the desire to present Jesus Christ through music. They will share their hearts through testimony and song.

A light supper will take place after the concert.

All are invited to attend.

vice meeting.

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

Saturday, noon worship.

Sunday, 1:30 p.m. worship.

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

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

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

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school and adult education; 10 a.m. worship service with communion; 6 p.m. Financial Peace. Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. Quilters. Wednesday, 7 p.m. confirmation class; and choir practice.

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.

Sunday school and Bible classes.

Monday, 12:30 p.m. preschool; 6:30 p.m. LifeLight Bible study.

Tuesday, 6:30 a.m. Early Risers Bible study in fellowship hall; 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. preschool; 1:30 p.m. LifeLight Bible study. Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. preschool; 6:30 p.m. confirmation classes. Thursday (9/18), 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. preschool.

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 services. Monday, 7:30 a.m.

AA meeting. Tuesday, 3 to 5 p.m. Crisis Fund Center open; 5 to 6 p.m. Open Table (First Presbyterian). Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. TOPS; 5:30 p.m. Church Council meeting.

Cromwell

CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, Dan Moore, pastor.

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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, Bruce Giese, pastor.

Website: www.ellstonumc.org.

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

Greenfield

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

Website: www.welcometocornerstone.org.

Friday, Women’s retreat at Hidden Acres. Saturday, Women’s retreat at Hidden Acres; 8 a.m. to noon church facility reserved. Sunday, 9:30 a.m. worship service; 11:10 a.m. Christian living classes; noon Elders and Deacons meetings; 6 to 8 p.m.

Second Half; 20s/30s; Multiply and Truth Matters. Wednesday, 6:20 p.m. AWANA; 7 to 8:15 p.m.

Youth Discipleship group.

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

Saturday, 4:30 to 5 p.m.

Reconciliation; 5:15 p.m.

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

Wednesday, 6:20 to 7:30 p.m. preK through eighth grades Faith Formation. Thursday (9/18), 8:30 a.m. Mass.

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

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

Thursday, 12:30 p.m. worship service.

Lacelle

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Dwayne Henrichs, pastor.

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

Lenox

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

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

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

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

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship.

Wednesday, 6 p.m. meal and study.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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, 10 a.m. combined worship at Afton; Pastor Appreciation worship and potluck after worship.

Macksburg

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

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

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

Sunday school. Third Thursday, United Methodist Women.

Murray

BAPTIST CHURCH, Alex Bauman, pastor.

Sunday, 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/adult Bible study; 5 p.m. Harbour Lights, light supper following. Wednesday, 2:15 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday school, church.

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

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service.

Prescott

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

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

Shannon City SHANNON CITY COMMUNITY CHURCH, Lila Dell Greene, pastor.

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

Sharpsburg

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Shurmaine McAlpine, pastor.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. worship.

UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Tim Maxa, pastor.

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

Stringtown

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

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

Help Center open.

Thayer

PLEASANT VALLEY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Dwayne Henrichs, pastor.

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

Tingley

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Bruce Giese, pastor.

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

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What does HE do with my delicates?

Dear Heloise: I read your column in The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger. I just bought a high-efficiency (HE), low-water WASHING MACHINE. The instructions state to use only HE detergents. My issue is that I want to wash delicates, including silks and woolens, for which I always used a mild soap. But the instructions state: “Using regular detergent will likely result in longer cycle times and reduced rinsing performance. It may also result in component failures and noticeable mold and mildew.” What do you recommend? — Richard L. in New Jersey My mantra? Follow the instructions FIRST! The HE machine does not have an agitator. So, delicate items can be washed, and there is no worry about items being damaged.

Think of it as hand-washing, without your hands!

However, you should use the recommended HE detergent, just a very small amount (especially if it is a small load).

Because HE machines use less water, they use much less “soap.” Using regular detergent can cause too many suds, which over time may lead to problems. — Heloise READY TO TRAVEL Dear Heloise: My daughter lives across town, and she and

Hints from Heloise her husband both work full time. Sometimes they call on Sunday and say that a grandchild is sick and I need to go be a nurse. I now keep a small bag packed and ready for travel! — Grandma in Tennessee BLANKET BYE-BYE Dear Heloise: When I was ready for my 2-year-old son to “give up” his beloved blanket that he dragged everywhere, I devised a plan that would allow him to be the one to relinquish it.

Every week, I would cut off an inch on all four sides of the blanket. The beauty is that he never realized it was getting smaller. Once it was as small as a washcloth, he lost interest and stopped carrying it around. It worked like a charm! We don’t have a keepsake, but we treasure the story and retell it often.

My son is now 22 years old and a Marine in the United States Marine Corps. — Judy in Virginia Give your son a big Heloise Hug and thanks from all of us for serving our country. —

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Heloise DRESSING ROOMS Dear Heloise: There are many times when I have gone into a dressing room and could not figure out which rooms were occupied and which were empty. I place my shoes against the open bottom of the door so others can see that the stall is occupied. — Heather D. in Pennsylvania Heather, hope someone does not turn into Dorothy of Oz and walk off with your shoes! — Heloise READING RECIPES Dear Heloise: Having macular degeneration, I have a hard time reading recipes when I want to cook or bake.

I have now printed, in extralarge print, my favorite, mostused recipes. I can have them on the counter next to what I BEETLE BAILEY® by Greg & Mort Walker am preparing instead of across the room under my magnified screen. It saves time and footsteps. — Barb S., via email Send a money-saving or timesaving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX 78279-5000, or you can fax it to 1-210-HELOISE or email it to Heloise@Heloise.com. I can’t answer your letter personally but will use the best hints received in my column. (c)2014 by King Features Syndicate Inc. BLONDIE® by Dean Young

Horoscope Friday, Sept. 12, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You are interested in business matters today, especially money, cash flow and banking.

You see ways to improve your job or your standing in the community.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Today the Moon is in your sign, dancing nicely with other planets. This empowers you and makes all your dealings with others diplomatic and effective.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Work behind the scenes today to get the most for your efforts.

You might help someone at home or, vice versa, they might help you.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Discussions with a female friend or acquaintance will be powerful today, but they will also be pleasant. Discuss future plans to get the input of others.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Personal details about your private life are made public today, but in a positive way.

Others might see how effective you are at getting the beautiful things that you own.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Make plans for a pleasure trip!

Fortunately, there might be more than one approach to doing this.

Some of you will develop an attraction for someone from another country or a different culture.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) This is a good day to discuss shared property and details related to insurance matters, inheritances, taxes and debt.

Someone behind the scenes will help you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Be prepared to go more than halfway when dealing with others today because the Moon is opposite your sign.

But things will go well for you, because it’s an easygoing day.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) This can be a productive day at work, in part because someone in a position of power will help you or endorse your ideas. You might see ways to cut costs and introduce improvements.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) This is a good day for a vacation or anything that helps you get away from it all. Enjoy sports events, the theater, a matinee or playful times with

children.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Family discussions, especially with a female relative, will be positive today. Don’t be afraid to ask for financial or practical support, because it could be forthcoming.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You will do well writing, selling, marketing, teaching and acting today. You feel confident in your style of communicating because you know you have something positive to offer.

YOU BORN TODAY You are interested in words, their use and their origin. Ethical issues are important to you.

You are witty and fearless, and you tackle big projects.

Nevertheless, you do your homework first so you know what to expect. This year is the beginning of a fresh, new nine-year cycle for you. Open any door! Start a new business venture.

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reparing for an unexpected emergency, especially one brought on by severe weather, is one of the most important ways you can protect your home and family.

Proactively addressing storm-related issues ranging from property damage to power outages can minimize a potentially disastrous situation.

Step 1: Verify Your Homeowners Insurance Covers Storm Damage Nearly all homeowners carry some form of insurance on their home, as required by their mortgage lender. But policies can vary, and the aftermath of a powerful storm is no time to find out you’re underinsured.

To ensure your homeowners policy adequately covers your needs, take time to review the policy every year at renewal time, and any time you make any significant improvements to your home.

Check that the coverage amount for your main residence accurately reflects the finished square footage of your home, including any upgrades or changes such as a newly renovated bathroom or expanded deck structure. Also confirm that the replacement cost your homeowners insurance agent has determined is consistent with what you would expect to pay to rebuild your home.

In addition, take time to understand any exclusions, especially those for weather-related incidents. For example, many homeowners insurance policies do not automatically include flood protection.

Finally, take time to thoroughly document your personal possessions with video or still images and record their value.

Store the documentation in a safe place, such as a safety deposit box or remote-access electronic file, that you will be able to access in the event of an emergency. Not only will this help expedite your claim if you need to replace items, but you’ll have a list ready when you face the daunting task of replacing your belongings.

Greg Inwood, vice president for Briggs & Stratton Standby Power. “An unexpected power loss can result in a number of inconveniences if the outage requires special arrangements such as meals out and overnight hotel stays.”

The easiest way to prepare for a weather-related power outage is by installing a standby generator in advance of the storm season. Fortunately, attaining the safety and comfort provided by a standby generator during a storm event has become more reasonable thanks to emerging technology that has made generators smaller, smarter and, therefore, more affordable.

“In the past, having a generator was cost-prohibitive for many households,” said Amanda Grandy, marketing manager for Briggs & Stratton Standby Power, which is the exclusive licensee of GE Generator Systems. “Today, technology has advanced to make owning a standby generator far more affordable for the average family.”

Improved technology features such as GE’s Symphony® II power management system, which manages a home’s power demands automatically and electronically during an outage, allow more of a home’s lights and appliances — up to two AC units — to be powered with a smaller standby generator. A home that would typically need a larger 20 kW home generator to power all of the home’s power demands could now be powered with GE’s 10 kW unit paired with Symphony® II technology. The smaller, more affordable 10 kW home generators also boast the smallest footprint on the market, making it ideal for homes with tight lot lines.

Learn more about the home standby generators available to homeowners at www.gegenerators.com.

Common Types of Backup Generators A power outage is a common result of weatherrelated emergencies, but it’s also one of the easiest to correct by using a generator. There are two common generator types: portable generators and standby generators.

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A portable generator is an immediate but temporary solution. Typically powered by gasoline, it is lower in cost and doesn’t require installation time, but it can only power a few items for a few hours.

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A standby generator is an automatic, permanent backup power solution. It requires professional installation outside the home.

It is powered by natural gas or liquid propane and turns on automatically during a utility power outage to keep a home’s lights, furnace, AC units and other appliances on while the power is out.

Keep Up on Home Maintenance

Emergency Preparedness Kit

Stepping outside after a significant storm is no time to remember that you forgot to trim the tree or secure a loose section of fencing. Making time to provide ongoing home maintenance for exterior features of your home, such as landscaping, decking, siding, roofing and shutters, will ensure they are in good function when bad weather strikes.

While little can be done to prevent damage from highimpact storms, routinely checking that everything is in good repair will minimize the chances of preventable destruction.

As you assess your home and yard, ask yourself: Are the trees and shrubs properly trimmed and set far enough away from structures that they are unlikely to topple in high winds? Are shutters affixed securely to the house? Are there any cracked or otherwise weakened windows that should be replaced to prevent shattering during a storm?

Having an emergency preparedness kit of items that your household may need in an emergency situation is critical.

Basic utilities such as electricity, gas, water, sewage and phone service may be unavailable after a storm strikes, so the kit should contain food, water, any necessary medications, lighting and backup battery supplies.

Prepare for Backup Power During an Outage Loss of power is one of the most common occurrences in severe weather. And the financial impact of outage-related expenses (e.g. spoiled food replacement, supply purchases or home repair) can add up quickly.

“Storm-related power loss can be costly for a family,” said

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SPORTS

Soggy week of preparation for district opener Huskies visit Panther Field Friday

By LARRY PETERSON CNA sports writer • lpeterson@crestonnews.com

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Bowling class DES MOINES — The sport of high school bowling in the state of Iowa is expanding to three classes.

The action was approved by the Iowa High School Athletic Association Board of Control in August and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Board of Directors at its September meeting on Tuesday. The expansion goes into effect this winter.

The new three-class format accounts for the growth of the sport, which has increased from 84 schools in 2010, the first year of the state meet, to an expected 102 this winter. Each class will have its state tournament staged separately as well.

The biggest 28 schools in enrollment will form Class 3A, the next 28 will be in Class 2A and the remaining schools in 1A. Each class will have seven state qualifying tournaments with the champion in each class qualifying for the State Tournament. Each individual champion at the state qualifying tournament will also qualify plus five at-large qualifiers from around the state.

At the State Tournament, the top three teams in each class will receive trophies and medals while the top 10 individuals will also medal.

Starr ill GREEN BAY, Wis. — Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr is recovering from a mild stroke.

Starr’s family said Wednesday in a statement released by the Green Bay Packers that the 80-year-old Starr had the stroke last week.

Starr “is very functional and making progress every day ... and will be released as soon as he regains his full strength,” the family said. “Bart’s doctors are confident for a full recovery. We remain grateful for your love and concern.”

Starr led the Packers to five NFL titles and two Super Bowl championships. He was Green Bay’s head coach from 1975-83.

Starr, who lives in the Birmingham, Alabama area, was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1977. He has typically attended teamrelated events and at least one Packers game at Lambeau Field each year.

The Creston/OrientMacksburg football team has been battling Mother Nature as well as trying to fine-tune its game in preparation for Friday’s district opener here against Winterset.

Rainfall in excess of 4 inches in an hour that caused flash flooding throughout the area also interrupted the Panthers’ defensive practice Tuesday and caused a change in venue for Wednesday’s offensive preparations.

“We had to cut Tuesday’s defensive practice short, with the heavy rain that was coming,” coach Brian Morrison said. “We made up that part (Wednesday). It’s a swamp at our practice field, so we’ll be on the game field. I hate to say that, but we have no other place to go. The game field will be fine.”

The forecast is more favorable for game night, with with highs in the mid-to-upper 60s and chances of more rain decreasing after Thursday into Friday evening.

“I’m just hoping for a clean game Friday,” Morrison said, and he wasn’t talking about mud on the uniforms.

One week after being penalized 18 times for 155 yards, the Panthers once again struggled with penalties last week in a 36-27 loss at Clarinda.

Creston/O-M was flagged 14 times for 83 yards, including four false start penalties.

Despite cutting down on the penalty yardage, many of the penalties came at inoppor-

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON

Creston/O-M players run through a kick return drill at Panther Field Wednesday afternoon. Heavy rains this week have left the practice field too wet to practice on, coach Brian Morrison said. The Panthers host Winterset Friday to open Class 3A District 8 play.

tune times.

“The offensive penalties stopped drives and put us in first-and-long situations, or second-and-long,” Morrison said. “We have to eliminate that.”

Morrison said the difficulties, particularly in delay-ofgame calls or false starts off the snap count, have been addressed this week.

“It was a combination of things,” Morrison said.

“Getting the play called in Morrison

the huddle, making sure the cadence was loud enough for the offensive linemen to hear it. The play was brought in before the 25-second clock started. It’s the procedure in getting the play communicated in the huddle and making sure we are efficient at the line of scrimmage. I think we have it figured out. Monday we went through it and cleaned some things up.”

Creston/O-M has scored 27 points in each game in starting off the 2014 campaign 1-1. It was more than enough in the solid 27-17 win over Norwalk, but not enough against Clarinda’s big-play scenario in allowing 36 points last week.

Backfield returns Winterset also opens Dis-

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Spartans challenge No. 7 Eagles East Union, Murray

By LARRY PETERSON

CNA sports writer • lpeterson@crestonnews.com

It was the second 3-0 loss to a nationally-ranked team in as many matches at home early this season for the Southwestern Spartans, but the feeling afterward was like night and day.

Unlike the home opener against DMACC, the Spartans played on even terms in each set as seventhranked Kirkwood escaped with a 25-21, 25-20, 25-18 victory here Wednesday.

In the process, the Eagles

improved to 13-1 overall and 3-0 in Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Division II play.

Southwestern fell to 2-10 and 1-2, but earned some respect along the way.

Kirkwood coach Jill Williams said part of her frustration afterward originated with the Spartans’ spunky play.

“It’s their home court, they have fans here, and they had energy,” Williams said. “Nobody has to bow down to the big dog, so to speak. They made some mistakes that I was grateful for, because that was a

poorly played match by the Kirkwood Eagles.”

Freshman outside hitter Carmen Subbert of Stanton led the Spartans with 10 kills, and middle hitter Madison Walston of Bedford provided six kills along with three solo blocks, and two assisted blocks.

Those two, and five kills from freshman outside hitter Erin Coker, helped neutralize some of the net power of 6-1 outside hitter Erin Wenzel, 6-1 middle blocker Becca Bell and 5-10 outside Please see SWCC, page 10A

Royals win DETROIT — James Shields allowed two hits over seven innings in another terrific performance, and the Kansas City Royals edged Detroit 3-0 on Wednesday night to take a one-game lead over the Tigers atop the AL Central.

Shields (14-7) gave up a single to Ian Kinsler leading off the first. Then he picked off Kinsler — and retired every other batter he faced until another Detroit single in the seventh. The Tigers put two on that inning, but Shields worked out of the jam.

Kelvin Herrera pitched the eighth and Wade Davis finished for his third save.

“They had three big plays — a wing counter and two traps up the middle,” Morrison said. “Defensively we played hard and besides those three miscues where we had people out of position, we played well. We should have had three layers of our defense in position to make the play, but we had linebackers and safeties overrunning the play. The first play they busted on the wing counter, we had three missed tackles.

That kind of started things off for them after we were up 14-0.”

trict 8 play at 1-1, having squeezed out a 15-14 win over Oskaloosa before falling last week at Norwalk, 35-14.

Like Creston/O-M, Winterset looks to be in the playoff hunt this year with some key returnees leading the way.

Quarterback Jacob Larson is back after throwing for 1,220 yards and seven touchdowns as a junior.

Also back is last year’s top rusher, Brandson Ryerson, who had 519 yards on the ground as a fill-in for the injured starter.

Two of Larson’s top receivers return in seniors Patrick McNamara and Brandon Herr. They combined for 10 catches for 114 yards and two touchdowns last week. With the Huskies playing from behind, Larson went to the air and finished 17-of-28 for 149 yards.

Ryerson has carried 29 times for 115 yards this season, averaging 4.0 yards per carry.

“He’s a physical runner for them, and their quarterback is athletic,” Morrison said. “Offensively they do the stuff they’ve been doing since I’ve been here. They’re an Iformation team, but they will line up in the wishbone with three backs, and go out of the shotgun in passing situations.”

Senior quarterback Alex Nielsen had a big game at Clarinda for the Panthers, completing 18 of 32 passes for 228 yards and one TD. He also had a 28-yard touchdown scamper in the fourth quarter

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON

Southwestern freshman Carmen Subbert of Stanton (13) hits an attack from the back row against seventh-ranked Kirkwood. Subbert had a team-high 10 kills in the 3-0 loss.

meet in district opener NV hosts Earlham in homecoming game

By SCOTT VICKER

CNA sports editor • svicker@crestonnews.com

Week three of the Iowa high school football season marks the opening week of district play, and it features only one game that pits two area teams against each other.

That game takes place in Afton at 7 p.m. on Friday, as the 1-1 East Union Eagles host the 0-2 Murray Mustangs.

East Union and Murray are no strangers on the football field. It’s a matchup that in recent years, has been dominated by Murray.

Over the past three years, Murray has defeated East Union by an average score of 66-9.

But East Union, riding momentum after a 64-10 win at Essex last week, looks to flip the script this year.

“I think our kids have a lot of momentum off of last week’s good win,” East Union co-coach James Hardy said. “Playing on the road, the good thing is we’re back here at home now. I think that’s important for us.”

The Eagles have so far featured a balanced rushing attack, led by senior Jonathan Weis.

Weis has been the workhorse for the Eagle offense, carrying the ball 33 times for 127 yards and three t o u c h - Weis downs.

C o l e Campbell and Mike Ward each have 18 carries, for 118 and 74 yards, respectively.

Campbell has also made good decisions in the passing game, so far. Through two games, he is 10-of-22 passing for 332 yards and seven touchdowns to zero interceptions. Brandon Hulsey has been the main target for Campbell, catching six passes for 221 yards and five touchdowns — averaging 36.8 yards per catch.

“The balance is nice,” Hardy said about the Eagle offense. “A lot of it is to keep teams off balance. We really try to focus on ... getting the running game going and sprinkle in enough passing that it’s a nice, balanced offense. Just enough to keep the defense on its heels and question what’s going to be coming next.”

Murray head coach Taylor Fulton said his team is prepared to get started in district play, after testing itself with tough non-district opponents.

“I think the team is in a good mindset,” he said. “I know playing tough nondistrict competition has really helped out. I think they understand their roles better and are ready for district play. We’re ready to face off against another team that is fighting for something just like we are within the same district.”

In his return to the Murray lineup, senior captain Matt Barnes passed for 152 yards and two touchdowns on nine com- Barnes pletions against Wayne. He also ran Please see AREA, page 10A

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MURRAY — Murray improved to 2-0 for the season here on Tuesday, surviving a scare against a scrappy Lamoni squad, 25-22, 22-25, 25-8, 28-30, 15-12.

“We met up against another very scrappy team that didn’t want to go away,” Murray head coach Jerry

at key times on our serves and struggled at times hitting. I give all the credit to a young Lamoni squad for keeping us behind most of the night, with the exception of the third game.”

Jade Lecy had a big night for the Lady Mustangs, finishing with 17 kills and six blocks. Hannah Barber re-

team-high 21 kills.

Madison Gonseth added four blocks and Courtney Titus fin- Lecy ished with two. Shelby Myers had nine kills.

Gonseth was 25-26 at the service line with three aces, while Myers was 21-22 with one ace. Chellsea Jones served 23-25. Brandi Gilbert set 47 assists, while Lecy recorded a team-high 11 digs.

McKenzie McIntosh finished wtih eight digs.

The Lady Mustangs host Diagonal tonight.

Iowa’s pheasant population highest since 2008

By MICK KLEMESRUD Iowa DNR

Iowa’s annual August roadside pheasant count recorded the highest number of birds since 2008, with a statewide average of 17.4 birds per 30 mile route.

This is good news for Iowa’s beleaguered game bird and better news for small town businesses selling gas, food and hunting supplies.

“I thought the western third of the state would do well because it had below average snowfall, but based on the weather model, the rest of the state should have been status quo. Obviously it did much better than that,” said Todd Bogenschutz, upland wildlife biologist for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and coordinator of the pheasant count. “The weather model is right 80 percent of the time, but not this time.”

The routes are driven at sunrise on gravel roads preferably on mornings with heavy dew and little wind.

Surveyors watch for hens moving their broods to the road edges to dry off before starting to look for insects.

For purposes of the roadside count, the state is di-

vided into nine climate regions and most regions had numerous routes with really good counts, most often near the best pheasant habitat. A map showing the distribution of the better pheasant counts is available at www.iowadnr.gov/pheasantsurvey.

“We most likely had more birds in 2012 and 2013 but they were missed on our roadside counts due to drought conditions not providing an accurate picture.

Northeast Iowa is still dry and likely has more birds than the 2.7 birds per route recorded this year,” he said.

Last year, a record low 40,000 hunters pursued pheasants and based on this year’s roadside index, they could harvest more than 250,000 birds.

“We will definitely have some good hunting near the best habitat,” Bogenschutz said. “It’s not the good old days but it’s the best we’ve seen in six years. Is this enough to bring some hunters back? Success usually spreads quickly by word of mouth and that may bring others out. We’ll have to see.”

Iowa’s youth pheasant season is Oct. 18-19. Regular pheasant season is Oct.

25-Jan. 10.

Pheasant weren’t the only species to do well, quail, partridge and rabbits also showed increases. To find the complete roadside report visit: www.iowadnr. gov/pheasantsurvey “Everything did well this year,” Bogenschutz said.

Pheasants respond with good habitat Well managed habitat is critical for a recovery.

The DNR used a $1.5 million U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant to develop pheasant and quail habitat on private land. The DNR was just awarded an additional $3 million grant to expand the program called Iowa Habitat Access Program (IHAP) that allows public hunting access to private land. Information is available online athttp://www.iowadnr. gov/IHAP. The DNR has also entered into a partnership with Pheasants Forever to provide more staff to help landowners with habitat and available programs.

Visit the DNR’s website and click the link for private lands biologists at the top of the page www.iowadnr.gov/privatelands.

DNR wildlife staff and

Pheasant Forever chapters have identified more than 40 public wildlife areas to serve as Gamebird Restoration Areas to enhance habitat management for pheasant and quail. Goals are to enhance habitat on public land for pheasant and quail as well as private land in township sized area around each restoration area.

The DNR has worked with the USDA to develop a new continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) targeted at pheasants and their habitat called Iowa Pheasant Recovery SAFE (CP38). This $100 million program promotes winter and spring pheasant habitat as well as food on CRP lands, up to 50,000 acres may be enrolled.

USDA also has a program beneficial to bobwhite quail called Upland Habitat Buffers (CP33). Information on both programs can be found at www.iowadnr.gov/ habitat.

The CRP is critical for pheasants to recover in Iowa www.iowadnr.gov/ crp. “Since we no longer have hay or small grain fields to raise pheasants, CRP is the only habitat we have for the birds on private lands,” said Bogenschutz.

Outdoor news Teal season Busy Saturday; slower on Sunday. With the best yet to come?

That pretty well describes the opening weekend of Iowa’s early teal season and a peek into the next few days.

“Some hunters had their limit in 15 minutes…others did not do as well,” reviewed Orrin Jones, DNR waterfowl biologist. “That cold front just ahead of the Saturday opener brought a big push of migrating birds.”

With cooler weather moving across Iowa this week, Jones sees the best teal hunting in the days ahead.

“This should be the leading edge of the migration.”

In east central Iowa, conservation officer Aric Sloterdyk ran into similar results, in the Chain of Lakes area along the Cedar River.

“No limits, but people had ducks. A group of four guys I checked had 15,” said Sloterdyk.

This 16-day teal only season is in addition to Iowa’s regular, 60-day split duck season, which gets underway in a few weeks. Iowa has begun a three year experiment, to see if hunters prefer and can identify the early migrating teal….many of which have migrated, by the traditional duck opener.

Reports, though, from law enforcement officers

and wildlife workers in the field during the teal opener, indicate there is room for improvement.

“Hunters have to identify that duck coming in as a teal. This is a teal only season,” stressed Jones. “Also, shooting starts at sunrise.

That is different from the regular duck season…and other fall hunting seasons.

Early teal hunters need to be familiar with the regulations of this new season” “Overall, I had a couple issues. I wrote four tickets, including one, after a mallard was shot in front of me,” agreed Sloterdyk. He also heard early shooting, noting it could not all have come from dove hunters

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Public notice Regular Session September 03, 2014 The Union County Board of Supervisors met in Regular Session on Wednesday, September 03, 2014. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM with the following members present: Lois Monday, Ron Riley and Dennis Brown AGENDA: Motion by Monday and seconded by Riley to approve the Agenda. All voting aye, motion carried.

MINUTES: Motion by Monday and seconded by Riley to approve the minutes from August 25, 2014. All voting aye, motion carried.

OPEN FORUM: Wayne Hill reported back on the insurance that the City of Afton will have in place to cover the bike route established for the Afton Fall Festival on October 4th, 2014.

VETERAN AFFAIRS DIRECTOR: Motion by Brown and seconded

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as he scrambled away from the Cardinals’ pass rush.

McClain Haines had seven catches for 123 yards.

Last year, in a 32-20 Panther victory, quarterback Brandon Phipps was 11-of14 passing for 157 yards and running back Adam Baker amassed 269 yards rushing to surpass the 1,000-yard mark on the eighth week of the season.

The Panthers are hoping for similar success against the Huskies on Friday, but it will have to come against a different look.

Defensive change Former Panther all-state player Dennis Shaw is an assistant coach involved with the defensive line of

the Huskies, and that’s where Morrison has detected a change in philosophy.

“They had always been a four-down defensive front,” Morrison said, “but they’ve gone to a 3-4, cover three scheme. You’ll see blitzing.

They show different looks and you have to account for those people at the point of attack if you want to be successful running the ball.”

The only expected personnel change involves free safety and wide receiver Bryce Briley, who suffered a concussion while making a tackle early in the Clarinda game. He’s still going through the concussion protocol and is uncertain, probably doubtful, for any action Friday, Morrison said.

That also affects the kick return game.

This week, Haines moves to free safety on defense and Colton Bolinger becomes the newcomer in the starting unit at outside linebacker.

Senior Cory Rathe, one of the team’s top defensive linemen last year, returned to practice Wednesday after Rathe recovering from a foot injury. But his status for any game action Friday is uncertain, the Panther coach said.

“There’s no reason to rush him along, since we

still have a non-district game after this one before the heart of our season,” Morrison said. “We want to make sure the ligaments are good and he’s ready to go.”

For those who are healthy and ready to go, it’s time to step things up, Morrison said. Contention for playoff football begins this week.

“Our kids understand it’s a big week,” Morrison said. “It’s our first district game. We have to be as good as we can in week three. Winterset is a team that can beat us. We have to be prepared. You never want to lose the first district game. A lot of people in our district are vying for those four spots, and Winterset is one of them.”

233 yards.

Defensively, senior Tanner Armstrong has 16 total tackles, including five solo tackles for loss.

Armstrong and the rest of the defense will have to stop an Earlham team that leans heavily on the run. The Cardinals have run for 535 yards this year, compared to just 91 yards passing on seven completions.

Five Cardinal players have 12 or more carries this year, led by senior Zach Schrek with 155 yards on 22 carries. Will Poffenberger has 144 yards on 36 carries and Derek Hensley has 12 carries for 114 yards.

Also in Class A District 8, Mount Ayr plays its first home game of the season, as the Raiders (1-1) host 0-2 Clarinda Academy.

Junior quarterback Jacob Taylor has been efficient running M o u n t A y r ’ s option ground game, carrying 15 times for 65 yards Taylor with two touchdowns. Junior Kyle Dolecheck leads the Raiders with 149 yards and three touch-

downs. Nick Wurster has 64 yards on 12 carries.

Defensively, two-time allstate defensive lineman Joe Ricker has 13.5 tackles to lead the Raiders, including five solo tackles for loss.

Bissell has run for 115 yards on 19 carries.

Freshman quarterback C h a n c e Bissell Cobb has completed 81.5 percent of his passes for 193 yards.

Lenox opens Eight-Man District 8 play at home against Essex, which lost to East Union last week, 64-10.

The Tigers (2-0) made a lineup change last week that saw senior Caleb Lange move to fullback, giving Lenox a powerful backfield combination between Lange and Dustyn Rauch.

Lange ran for 93 yards on nine carries, while Rauch has racked up 275 yards for the season on 36 carries.

Defensively, sophomore J a r e d Hensley leads the way for the Tigers with 20 total tackles, followed

by Lange Hensley with 18 and Josh Mitchell with 16.5. Spencer Brown has recorded three solo sacks.

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the ball 14 times for 54 yards.

Jack Jones is the leading rusher through two games with 80 yards on 21 carries.

Fisher Decker leads a balanced receiving corps with three catches for 83 yards and one touchdown.

Fulton said the key to victory for his team on Friday will be taking care of the ball and sustaining drives.

Homecoming Nodaway Valley opens Class A District 8 action 7 p.m. at home on Friday in its homecoming game.

The Wolverines (1-1) play host to 1-1 Earlham, which owns a 28-23 win over Woodward Academy and lost 19-6 to Van Meter on Friday.

Jackson Lamb has completed 50 percent of his passes this season for 237 yards and four touchdowns with zero interceptions for the Wolverines.

M e a n w h i l e , Brennen W e i l a n d Weiland has been a workhorse, carrying the ball 48 times for

Tough test Southwest Valley (1-1) opens Class 1A District 8 play at home against 0-2 Panorama.

Despite coming in with an 0-2 record, the Panthers will be a tough test for Southwest Valley.

Gavin and Gabe Richey provide a potent punch for the Panthers on the ground, mixed with Gavin Richey’s ability to throw the ball.

“I watched a few hours of film on them,” Southwest Valley head coach Bob Casagrande said. “They’re going to be a good football team. It’s going to be a real test for us. They throw the ball well. They spread the field. It’s going to be a real challenge for our defensive backs.”

The Timberwolves, meanwhile, will look to get their ground game back on track after having it shut down by Bedford last week.

Through two weeks, Gunnar McCuen leads the Timberwolves with 178 yards on 28 carries, while Tyler

Panther lineup Creston/O-M (1-1, 0-0) OFFENSE WR Christian Groumoutis 6-0 160 TE Colton Bolinger 6-3 185 T Jordan Thompson 6-3 215 G Tayler Pettit 6-0 180 C Cole Tanner 6-2 240 G Kadon Hulett 6-3 215 T Jake Gutschenritter 6-1 275 WR McClain Haines 5-11 155 QB Alex Nielsen 6-2 195 RB Conner Pals 5-8 163 or Chase Shiltz 5-10 175 FB Seth Maitlen 6-3 225 PK Conner Pals 5-8 163 DEFENSE DE Kadon Hulett 6-3 215 DT Jordan Thompson 6-3 215 NG Trevor Downing 6-3 265 DE Taylor Pettit 6-0 180 OLB Chase Shiltz 5-10 175 OLB Colton Bolinger 6-3 185 ILB Alex Tamerius 5-10 190 ILB Seth Maitlen 6-3 225 CB Sam Hartsock 5-8 155 CB Conner Pals 5-8 163 S McClain Haines 5-11 155 P Alex Nielsen 6-2 185

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hitter Heather Poula on the Kirkwood side.

Wenzel had a match-high 14 kills for the Eagles and Bell finished with eight.

From the start, Southwestern met the taller Eagles head-on and tried to match them blow-for-blow.

Walston’s slam to cut the margin to 17-15 appeared to put the Spartans on the verge of an upset in the opening set, but the Eagles finished on an 8-6 spurt that was just enough for the victory.

Likewise, when Subbert and Mikayla Prott blocked on Brusha Cobbs’ service point, the Eagles were only in front by a 15-13 margin in set two.

Walston kept it a two-point margin at 20-18 with a wideangled kill.

Again, a 5-2 run at the finish put Kirkwood over the hump for a 2-0 lead.

Prott’s tip put Southwestern in front, 9-8, in the third set.

But then a string of mistakes — a communication mix-up on a pass, a long serve and service receive error, opened the door for a Kirkwood spurt that opened up a 17-12 lead

on Audrey Richards’ service run.

At 19-13, Subbert had an ace serve and another point on Walston’s block, but 19-15 was the last time it was that close in Kirkwood’s clinching 25-18.

“We don’t like those mistakes, and we’ve been working a lot on our communication,” said SWCC coach Ting Liu. “That’s why they are such a good team. They don’t have unforced errors and give away points.”

Still, it was encouraging as the Spartans prepare for this weekend’s tournament at Marshalltown, starting with a match against Allen County, Kan. “Tonight, even though we lost, we showed what we have been doing in practice,” Liu said. “We did very well on defense. We had a lot of energy on the court.”

Kirkwood 3, SWCC 0 Attacks (kills) — Carmen Subbert 10, Madison Walston 6, Erin Coker 5.

Blocks (solo-assists) — Walston 3-2.

Serving (aces) — Subbert (1).

Digs — Natali Donahue 10, Subbert 10.

Setting (assists) — Bailey Preston 17.

High school football standings CLASS 3A District 8

Team ADM Atlantic Creston/O-M Dallas Center-Grimes Glenwood Harlan Winterset CLASS 1A District 8 Team Central Decatur Des Moines Christian Interstate 35 Southwest Valley

Dist. Ovr. 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 Dist. Ovr. 0-0 2-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-1

Van Meter 0-0 1-1 Woodward-Granger 0-0 1-1 Panorama 0-0 0-2 CLASS A District 8 Team Dist. Ovr. Bedford 0-0 2-0 Earlham 0-0 1-1 Mount Ayr 0-0 1-1 Nodaway Valley 0-0 1-1 Pleasantville 0-0 1-1 Southeast Warren 0-0 1-1 Martensdale-St. Marys 0-0 0-2 EIGHT-MAN District 7 Team Dist. Ovr. Coon Rapids-Bayard 0-0 2-0

Glidden-Ralston 0-0 2-0 Guthrie Center 0-0 2-0 Adair-Casey 0-0 1-1 Ankeny Christian Acad. 0-0 1-1 East Union 0-0 1-1 Northeast Hamilton 0-0 1-1 Murray 0-0 0-2 District 8 Team Dist. Ovr. East Mills 0-0 2-0 Fremont-Mills 0-0 2-0 Lenox 0-0 2-0 Sidney 0-0 2-0 CAM 0-0 1-1 Essex 0-0 0-2 Nishnabotna 0-0 0-2 CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON Stanton 0-0 0-2 Southwestern freshman Brusha Cobbs receives a serve against Kirkwood Wednesday night.

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

HOT TOPICS: 3 ISSUES GENERATING A BUZZ

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A couple questions we had to ask — ourselves

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Would the King have been as happy under a Chase format?

Can you remind us again how and why we now go Chasin’?

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Should we get used to seeing this?

Who’s your pre-Chase pick to win it all?

Since it’s now been a full decade since this Chase deal came to life, it’s probably a good time for a mini history lesson. Once upon a time, there were memorable and downright historic championship battles that went right down to the final Sunday of the season (Petty-Parsons, Petty-Waltrip, Earnhardt-Martin, Kulwicki-Elliott-Allison), but they were rare. So in an effort to guarantee championship drama, NASCAR birthed the Chase in 2004.

GODSPEAK: I’m going with the top seed, Brad Keselowski.

KEN’S CALL: My cynical side wants Kenseth to win a title without winning a race, but I have a strong Jeff Gordon hunch.

Guaranteed drama followed and all lived happily ever after?

How long will Allmendinger and Almirola stay in the Chase?

GODSPEAK: Both make it to the second round.

One of them qualifies for the title race at Homestead.

KEN’S CALL: One of them will make it through the first cut, but that’s as far as it goes.

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(Back row, from left) Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman, Joey Logano, Kurt Busch, Matt Kenseth and Aric Almirola (Front row, from left) Brad Keselowski, Greg Biffle, AJ Allmendinger, Kasey Kahne, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kevin Harvick.

Jimmie Johnson was not present for the photo.

The Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup field was decided Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway, with Brad Keselowski emerging with the top seed by winning the most races (four) of any driver.

This is what the grid looks like for the playoffs, which start Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway, with driver, make of car, number of wins and a quick comment:

Kevin Harvick

will advance.

Chevy, 2: Consistently the fastest car this season, but the team found ways to lose races. Must move foot, then shoot gun.

AJ Allmendinger

Brad Keselowski

Kyle Busch

Carl Edwards

Chevy, 1: The “little team that could” needs a little more speed to keep chugging along.

Matt Kenseth

Ford, 2: Lame-duck driver with a team that has struggled through- Toyota, 0: Could be the bracket buster — the guy who wins the out stretches of 2014. Easy call crown without winning a race, a here. bit like his 2003 title run.

Jeff Gordon Chevy, 3: The “drive for five” is still alive for this 43-year-old, who won his last championship in 2001.

Toyota, 1: Frustrated and unhappy, Hamlin probably won’t make it out of the Challenger Round.

Denny Hamlin

Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Kurt Busch

Chevy, 3: After starting the season with a Daytona 500 win, can Earnhardt bookend 2014 with a title?

Chevy, 1: He used the last five races of the regular season as a mock playoff run and did pretty darn well.

Joey Logano

Kasey Kahne

Ford, 3: Logano? Championship? Anything can happen in the Chase, but this is an unlikely scenario.

Chevy, 1: Just barely squeaked in with a late regular-season victory, then was flat awful at Richmond.

Jimmie Johnson

Aric Almirola

Chevy, 3: Just when you start doubting J.J., he flips on the thrusters of his No. 48 entry.

Ford, 1: Richard Petty Motorsports is going to throw everything it has into this playoff. He

Since everyone is playing by the same rules, sure it’s fair. The only problem is how it distorts championship history. If this had always been in place, Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt might have 15 championships … or they might have none.

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

Winner: Jamie McMurray Rest of the top five: Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Greg Biffle, Kurt Busch Dark horse: AJ Allmendinger

FEUD OF THE WEEK

Ryan Newman Chevy, 0: Richard Childress owns three teams. This is his only car in the Chase. This could happen.

PRETZELITIS Jimmie Johnson’s body was dry as a pretzel after the race at Richmond. He got out of his stock car and collapsed, and was taken to the care center, where he got five liters of fluid. “Just got dehydrated in the car,” he said.

MAGIC 400TH When Brad Keselowski won Richmond, it was Roger Penske’s 400th career victory as a car owner. “Wow, what a night!”

Keselowski said.

GODWIN’S CHICAGO 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

Is it fair?

Greg Biffle

Toyota, 1: Keep an eye on Busch.

He has a solid game plan for the Ford, 0: Limped into the playoffs with a two-lap-down perforChase. Winning races is not a mance at Richmond. You won’t priority. see him in Round 2.

Ford, 4 wins: He ended the regular season with a walk-off victory and a ton of momentum.

Yeah, right. It’s a new world, changing by the second, and you can’t risk a moment of tedium.

We used to joke (we thought) that NASCAR will eventually reach a point where the top three points leaders are stopped on the final lap of the final race, set side by side just off Turn 4, and told to drag-race to the checkers for the championship.

We’re getting closer and closer to that.

Disappointment: Ryan Newman First one out: Kyle Larson Don’t be surprised if: McMurray takes out his postseason failure by winning the first playoff race.

MATT KENSETH

MATT KENSETH

Matt Kenseth vs. Matt Kenseth: The good Matt got into the Chase, while the bad Matt drove his car into the wall and said his race “was terrible.”

Godwin Kelly gives his take: “Focus on the view through the windshield and don’t look in the mirror.”

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NATIONWIDE: Jimmy John’s Freaky Fast 300 SITE: Chicagoland Speedway SCHEDULE: Saturday, qualifying (Fox Sports 2, 12:10 p.m.), race (ESPN2, 3:30 p.m.)

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WEEKLY DRIVER RANKINGS — BASED ON BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE BRAD KESELOWSKI Ol’ Man Momentum doing a ride-along

JIMMIE JOHNSON Thirsty for No. 7

JOEY LOGANO Chicagoland?

He prefers Legoland

JEFF GORDON Wants seat at head table one more time

JUNIOR EARNHARDT Needs to pick up the pace a bit

KEVIN HARVICK A run of good luck would be welcomed

CARL EDWARDS Finishes seventh at Chicagoland

MATT KENSETH 0-for-34

KASEY KAHNE Could finish anywhere in Chase

RYAN NEWMAN 0-for-42

RICHMOND REWIND

Clint Bowyer discusses missing the playoffs and moving forward Clint Bowyer looked like somebody sent his pet goldfish down the drain after finishing third at Richmond and missing the Chase by seven points. Bowyer, who wheels the No. 15 Waltrip Racing Toyota, talked with the media about missing the 2014 playoffs.

What’s going through your mind just missing the Chase after running so well?

“If you make the Chase you want to compete for a championship, and truth be told, we’re not there right now. A lot of work to do. We’ve got to continue to build on momentum like we had here tonight.You know,

and the damn thing broke. It’s just the way body at MWR. The No. 2 (Brad Keselowski) it’s definitely frustrating not making that Air Conditioning Furnaces our luck has•been this year. It would’ve been Chase, but like I said, when you do make the and the No. 24 (Jeff Gordon) have pretty nice to come here the same situation he season Chase, you want it to be for a championship, much been the class of the field all Plumbing • Geothermal •inRadiant (Biffle) was in and ride around back there long. That was our best effort. That’s all I not just ride around in it. We still haven’t Heat Pumps Water Heater and not•have to do anything, but unfortuhad, that’s all we had as a race team. We won a race, and everybody on this 15 team nately just that’s the way our luck has been deserves a win by the end of the year, and I’ll put it all out there, and still, we were just Sales, Service & Installation this year. Like I said earlier, when you make third-best. Got some work to do, but a lot of see to it they get it.”& Heather Orr - Owners Glenn Residential Lightyou Commercial that&Chase want to be able to compete racing left.”

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The future of the early teal season will depend on hunter compliance, overall preference, and on their duck identification skills.

“If I could reinforce anything…it would be ‘know your duck, before you shoot,’ emphasizes Sloterdyk. “Also, be aware of local sunrise.”

Video and other information which details the new teal regulations can be found on the DNR website; www.iowadnr.gov.

Sedlmayr promoted Mark Sedlmayr, 53, of rural U n i o n County, was promoted to chief of the Iowa Department of Sedlmayr Natural Resources’ Law Enforcement Bureau, on Sept. 5, succeeding Robert Garrison who retired June 30.

Garrison had been bureau chief since 2010.

Sedlmayr began his career with the Iowa Conservation Commission in 1980 as a summer worker at Gull Point State Park. He worked in the State Parks Bureau rising to the position of park ranger until 2004 when he was hired as the Law Enforcement Bureau’s southwest district supervisor.

He will oversee 90 officers who enforce Iowa’s hunting and fishing laws, assist with hunter education classes, provide water patrol and ATV and snowmobile enforcement.

Sedlmayr, a Reinbeck native who grew up hunting, fishing and trapping in Grundy County, is a graduate of Vermillion College, in Ely, Minn. He and his wife Brenda have two sons; Zac, 28, a game warden with Idaho Fish and Game and Isaac, 21, a student at Upper Iowa University in Fayette.

Dove season Iowa’s dove hunting season continues to increase in popularity as judged by busy wildlife areas with full parking lots and empty store shelves where dove loads were once on display.

Reports from the field found hunter use of food plots on public land nearly all positive with the only complaints that there weren’t more opportunities on more land.

The Department of Nat-

ural Resources has developed more than 400 food plots on 114 public areas across the state. The food plots range in size from only a few acres on up to 10 acres to accommodate growing hunter interest.

“Dove hunting is very much catching on in the area and the number of hunters and the excitement show it,” said Matthew Washburn, conservation officer for Cerro Gordo County. “All the hunters I contacted were very happy, only complaint I heard was that they wished more plots existed to help distribute the hunters and provide more opportunity.”

That sentiment was shared from wildlife biologists and officers from across the state: more hunters were out, bagging limits of doves and enjoying the experience.

“At one time there were at least 13 vehicles in the parking lot and along the road. There actually could have been more-we saw several vehicles drive to the parking lot and then keep going,” said Pete Hildreth, southwest Iowa district supervisor for the DNR’s Wildlife Bureau.

“Hunter comments combined with the empty store shelves before the dove opener tell me that the word is out on Iowa’s dove season,” said Ken Lonneman, conservation officer in Wright and Hancock counties.

“We probably had three times the number of hunters than we’ve had in the last few years,” said Matt Dollison, wildlife biologist for the DNR in southwest Iowa.

“We had areas in Muscatine, Lee and Scott counties that had a lot of hunters and a lot of doves shot,” said Bill Ohde, southeast Iowa district supervisor for the DNR’s Wildlife Bureau.

In the Maquoketa Wildlife Unit, one five acre plot had 70 hunters on it, and at Lost Grove Lake, an estimated 100 vehicles were parked with hunters spread among the area’s nine food plots.

“We had a great dove opener,” said Curt Kemmerer, wildlife biologist for the DNR in east central Iowa. “Muskrat Slough, Buffalo Creek, Whitewater and Lost Grove Lake were extremely busy and most hunters shot limits or close to it.”

Iowa’s dove season is open through Nov. 9.

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Personals

Card of Thanks We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their words of comfort and encouragement, food, visits, cards, flowers and memorial gifts at this time of loss of our mother/grandmother/ great-grandmother.

We would especially like to thank Pastors Shurmaine McAlpine, Tim Maxa and Al Rusk for providing beautiful services for mom.

Thank you to Greater Regional Medical center and Clearview Nursing Home for the great care extended to her.

Also thanks to each of you who visited, called and prayed for mom while she was in the hospital and nursing home.

The family of Norma Beggs Greg Beggs and family Markeeta Baker and family Reeta England and family Jeff Beggs and family Jack Beggs and family

The family of

Spencer Sandeman is hosting a card shower in honor of his 80th birthday on Sept. 13th.

Cards may be sent to him at 906 Glenview Dr., Creston, IA 50801.

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RN Healthcare Coordinator Vintage Park Apartments, Lenox, Iowa is pleased to announce that we are seeking a dedicated, committed and experienced RN to join our new team for our Assisted Living and newly designed Memory Care Community. This position requires a team-oriented and hands-on leader to be responsible for Nursing Services. The ideal candidate must possess a current Iowa RN License and 3-5 years of supervisory experience, as well as experience in Assisted Living or Long Term Care. Must have excellent assessment and communication skills.

If you enjoy working with the elderly in a team atmosphere and have an outgoing personality, this is the opportunity for you! Come join us and “Embrace Every Moment” at Vintage Park Apartments in Lenox.

We offer a full benefits package and an exciting, supportive work environment. Please email your resume to the contact below: Senior Housing Management 208 35th St. Drive SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 Email: pluciano@seniorhousingcompanies.com Or manager@vintageparkapts.com Fax: 319-363-6145 EOE Drug Free

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Homestead Assisted Living and Memory Care is now hiring for a

Part-time Maintenance Position with full-time potential with sister community in Osceola.

Please apply online at www.midwest-health.com/careers For any questions please contact Gloria at 641-782-3131.

Homestead is a drug free workplace and an equal opportunity employer.

Holy Spirit Parish’s

International Food Fair Sunday, September 14, 2014 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. at St. Malachy School Grounds 403 W. Clark Street • Creston $7.00 per ticket for 5 portions 15 Food Booths to Choose From New Booths - Moldova & BBQ Kids Carnival • Bake Sale Silent Auction Entertainment by Dustin Baird

1709 W. Prairie St., Creston, IA

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

Thurs. Sept. 11-10:00AM 16 miles South of Des Moines, IA. Farm Machinery, Shop Equipment, Grain Trucks for Bill O’Riley. Auctioneers: Kelly & Chad Daugherty.

Sat. Sept. 13- 12:00PM Mt. Ayr, IA Machinery, Antiques & Miscellaneous for Cecil & Betty Davenport. Auctioneers: Jim Smith, Curt Pierschbacher.

Sat. Sept. 13- 10:00AM Lenox, IA. Collectibles, Household, Trailers, Tractor, Pickup and More for Ron & Janice Rogers.

Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Todd Crill, Zach Ballard.

Sun. Sept. 14- 11:00AM Creston, IA. Modern Furniture, Household Goods, Snowglobes, Animal and other Glass Fig., Beer Stein, Toys & Misc. for Rosalie McComb, Bill & Sarah Bolinger & others.

Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Todd Crill, Brandon Frey, Zach Ballard.

Sun. Sept. 21- 11:00AM Creston, IA. Modern Furniture, Household Goods, Antiques & Collectibles, Tools & Misc. for Lorraine Stream and the late Dr. Jack Stream.

Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Todd Crill, Brandon Frey, Zach Ballard.

Mon. Sept. 22- 10:00AM Creston, IA. CLA Annual Fall Consignment Auction of Tractors, Farm Machinery, Vehicles, Livestock Equipment and more.

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

Sun. Sept. 28- 11:00AM Creston, IA. Modern Furniture, Household Goods, Antiques & Collectibles, Tools & Misc. for Dorothy Carlson. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Todd Crill, Brandon Frey, Zach Ballard.

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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.

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.

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Employment New Today WANTED: FULL-TIME Diesel Mechanic in Bedford, IA. Knowledge or training of Cummins, CAT, and Paccar engines preferred. Competitive wage with 401K, Insurances, and other benefits available. Call 712-370-0862 to talk to Scott for details or call the office at 712-5232875.

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FRIGIDAIRE AFFINITY high efficiency, front loading washer and dryer, $1,000 OBO, paid $1,800 new, contact Clay Pettit at 641-2029469 day or evening.

DARK WOOD END TABLE with drawer and space underneath, $40.00; Motorola cell phone with charger $15.00; boom box with CD player and AM/FM radio, $15.00, 641-7826144.

NICE INSIDE WOODEN door, 36x80, frame and threshold included, $25.00; 641-202-1011.

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

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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.

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

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Pass background check and drug screen Excellent pay Eligible to work in the U.S. Paid time off Health insurance, dental, vision and Have reliable transportation 401K available to eligible employees.

Relocation packages available for eligible employees.

Interested in a career with AMVC?

Apply online at www.amvcms.com or call Human Resources at 712.563.2080 with questions.

AMVC is an equal opportunity employer.

Adams-Taylor-Union County Case Management Job Announcement

HELP WANTED: Adams-Taylor-Union County Case Management based in Corning has a Full Time opening for a Case Manager to coordinate and monitor consumer services.

Duties include intake and eligibility for persons with diagnosis of Intellectual disability (Mental Retardation) Developmental Disability and Brain Injury.

Facilitates development of Case Plan, obtains and monitors services, completes reports, prior authorization, computer billing entries and funding requests.

Education Requirements: Bachelor’s degree with 30 semester hours in a human services field from an accredited college or university, (including but not limited to, behavioral science, education, healthcare, human services administration, nursing, mental health counseling, marriage and family therapy, psychology, occupational therapy, social sciences, social work, and recreational therapy) and at least one year of experience in the delivering of services to all the population groups OR have Iowa license to practice as a RN and at least three years of experience in the delivery of services to the four population groups.

Other Requirements: Must be able to uphold confidentially, type, competent with computer skills, complete paperwork in a timely manner. Need to have reliable transportation and be able to travel throughout SW Iowa. Salary range is $33,000 to $36,000 depending on experience.

To apply send letter of application with resume to George Hoerman, Case Management Supervisor, ghoerman@adamscountyia.com or PO Box 423, Corning IA 50841 by 9/22/14.

Ext. 6441

Iowa Focus is seeking trustworthy, honest individuals for full time & casual employment as

Direct Support proviDerS in the Creston and Corning area.

Job duties include assisting disabled individuals in their home and community. Experience working with people with disabilities preferred, HS Diploma/GED and drivers license is required. Every other weekend included. Starting wage is $9.25, training included.

Homestead Assisted Living and Memory Care is now hiring for

Full Time Day Shift Cook Part Time Dietary Aide Please apply online at www.midwest-health.com/careers For any questions please contact Gloria at 641-782-3131.

Homestead is a drug free workplace and an equal opportunity employer.

Iowa Focus, EOE

Full time opening available in the Respiratory Therapy Department for a Registered or Certified Respiratory Therapist. Rotating weekends, holidays and on call schedule. Must be a graduate of an AMA approved school of Respiratory Therapy, registered or certified by the National Board for Respiratory Care. Must be licensed by the State of Iowa Department of Health with a Respiratory Care Practitioner license. BLS required. Req. 1400026268 More Information: Sandy Marn, 641-322-6286, Sandra.marn@alegent.org

• Hospital Staff RN: PRN position available in Med/Surg for a Registered Nurse. Iowa RN license and BLS required. Experience preferred. Req. 1400026274 More information: Linda Jenkins, 641-322-6275, linda.jenkins@alegent.org • Maintenance Technician: Full-time position available in the Facility Maintenance/Grounds Dept.

Previous experience in building maintenance preferred. Req. 1400026362 More information: Tim Weeks 641-322-6248, tim.weeks@alegent.org

• Maintenance Technician: PRN position available for a Maintenance Technician responsible for snow removal after hours – late in the evening or early in the morning to include weekends & holidays.

Req. 1400004416 More information: Tim Weeks 641-322-6248, tim.weeks@alegent.org

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First lady will campaign in Iowa for Bruce Braley

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Showing support: Staff at Adair County Health System (ACHS) meet with State Rep. Clel Baudler on Wednesday.

The Iowa Hospital Association’s Political Action Committee supports candidates who have indicated they understand policy challenges in the health care community and who support initiatives aimed at preserving Iowa’s high quality health care system. Pictured, from left, are Emily Simmons, ACHS clinic manager; Angela Mortoza, ACHS CEO; Baudler; and Kevin Heinzeroth, ACHS CFO.

Witness describes shooting at Iowa courthouse Francis Glaser pulled a gun on Jackson County supervisors after the meeting adjourned ■

DES MOINES (AP) — An Iowa man who was killed during a public meeting shot at a county official despite numerous pleas from a group to put the gun down, a witness said Wednesday.

Francis Glaser pulled a small handgun from a briefcase Tuesday as a group prepared to leave a recently adjourned county supervisors meeting at the Jackson County Courthouse in Maquoketa, a town about 150 miles northeast of Des Moines.

Glaser demanded the meeting resume so officials could discuss his rising property taxes, said county Supervisor Jack Willey.

“All of us said, ‘Gus, no, this isn’t the way to deal with this. Put the gun down.

Put the gun down,’” he said while referencing Glaser’s nickname.

Officials had decided to end the meeting after Glaser, 71, a former city manager for Maquoketa, became more agitated.

“We noticed as the meeting was going on that the coloring that Gus had, usually when people get mad, they turn red. But he didn’t turn red. It was like the blood was draining from him. He was just turning white as a ghost,” he said.

As the supervisors ended the meeting and County Assessor Deb Lane headed for the door, Glaser pulled out the gun. Despite the pleas, he shot once at Lane.

The bullet missed and hit the glass door. He started heading toward Lane

when Larry Koos, another county supervisor, tackled Glaser to the floor.

Others helped keep him down.

“What I was telling myself to do was drive my legs forward, drive, drive, drive him into the wall,” Koos told the Dubuque Telegraph Herald.

During the scuffle, a second shot was fired, hitting Glaser. Authorities arrived and pronounced him dead.

Koos, who suffered minor injuries from the broken glass, was treated at a hospital and released.

Willey, who returned to the courthouse Wednesday along with the other supervisors, said he keeps reliving the scene.

“Deb was obviously his target,” he said. “When you think back, if he had got her on the first shot, he wasn’t happy with us either. Who knows where the gun would have been pointed next.”

DES MOINES (AP) — First Lady Michelle Obama will campaign in Iowa next month for Democratic Senate candidate Bruce Braley, his campaign said Wednesday.

Obama will appear at an event in October, but the Braley campaign said details on the date and location have not been worked out.

Obama Braley, a four-term congressman from Waterloo, is locked in a tight race with Republican Joni Ernst. They are vying for retiring Sen. Tom Harkin’s seat. Harkin, a Democrat, has held the office for 30 years.

Republicans are hoping to win in Iowa in their drive for the six-seat gain they need to grab the Senate majority.

The popular first lady appeared for the first time on the 2014 campaign trail earlier this week in Georgia on behalf of Democratic Senate candidate Michelle Nunn. That seat is also considered critical in

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