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A group of Southwestern Community College (SWCC) students volunteered to be hypnotized by Jim Wand Wednesday in the college’s gymnasium. See a photo from the event on page 12A of today’s newspaper. >>

It’s time for the 38th annual Southwest Iowa Balloon Days in Creston. The event kicks off Friday with a fun flight. See full schedule of events in the CNA’s special Balloon Days section inserted in today’s paper. >>

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Construction on Afton’s Fiorina substation to begin Sept. 28 shines in GOP debate Wednesday

By IAN RICHARDSON

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AFTON — When construction begins on the north side of Afton later this month, the city will be one step closer to completing a $2.7 million substation and distribution project.

IES Commercial Inc. will begin construction on Afton’s future 60-by-113-foot substation Sept. 28. The substation will eventually transfer power to all of Afton’s approximately 520 customers. The project’s estimated completion is the end of 2015.

Work on the city’s distribution system will then begin the week of Oct. 19.

Watts Electric Company will replace the city’s power distribution equipment and hardware, as well as many of the power poles. Estimated completion is December 2016 or sooner.

To pay for the project, the city is using funds raised from its 7-percent electricity rate increase, which began this year, to cover loan payments. That increase will generate nearly $55,000 in revenue for the city this year. “ W e took out s o m e loans, but the rate Landers increase that happened back in February was enough to help us pay for our yearly payment,” Afton City Clerk Toni Landers said.

Landers said the city will review its electricity rates annually and adjust them when needed to ensure loan payments continue to be covered.

The city of Afton had

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This plot of land, located on the east side of U.S. Highway 169 entering Afton, will be the site for Afton’s new substation. Afton’s Casey’s General Store donated the land for the project. Estimated completion for the substation is the end of 2015. The city will fully switch over to the new substation following a distribution upgrade, estimated to finish in December 2016.

In the past, the city of Afton has had a rent agreement with Alliant Energy to use this substation, located on the west side of U.S. Highway 169 coming into Afton. The city will continue to use this substation until the new one, located on the other side of the highway, is complete.

previously had a rent agreement to use the Alliant substation on the north side of town. Afton City Council decided to build a new substation for the city following Alliant Energy’s decision to build its own new substation in 2014. Landers said the city would have faced a rate increase to move to Alliant’s new substation, and it made more sense for the

city to build its own.

Casey’s General Store in Afton donated a parcel of land to be used for the project at no charge to the city.

The land was graded in August. Afton continues to use the old substation during the construction process.

As the project continues, the city will experience at least two major citywide power outages of two to

Forget the homemade butterfly net. Willie Baker, 9, guides a small butterfly into his milk-jug insectarium after catching it in his hand Wednesday night during Creston Schools’ annual fourth grade Bug Hunt. Fourth graders and their families scoured Green Valley State Park Wednesday evening to find live specimens to study as part of their science unit on insect habitats, characteristics and lifestyles. Also pictured is Baker’s mom, Wendy Lowe.

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four hours each. Matt Kalin, project engineer with JEO Consulting Group Inc., who has been working alongside the city council on the project, said one outage will occur when the line from the old substation is extended and attached to the new substation.

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(AP) — Celebrity real estate mogul Donald Trump and 10 more Republican candidates for president met at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library for the party’s second primetime debate. Takeaways from Wednesday night’s debate: Carly Fiorina wasn’t even supposed to be on stage and yet in many ways she dominated it — especially in the debate’s first hour. CNN revised its rules and added an 11th podium so that the former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard could take part in the main event after her strong performance during the first undercard debate last month.

Fiorina made her mark as one of the strongest foils to Trump, who has led Republican presidential preference polls throughout the summer.

She sharply outlined her approach to foreign policy and engagement with Russia, citing the importance of knowing the name of General Qassem Suleimani, the commander of the Quds Force, an elite military unit in Iran.

Trump hadn’t known his name in an interview a few weeks ago.

In another exchange, she turned Trump’s own words into a retort of his insult about her personal appearance, after he called out former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush for trying to walk back comments he’d made about not needing to fund women’s

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“You know, it’s interesting to me,” Fiorina said. Trump “ M r .

Trump said that he heard Mr. Bush very clearly in what Mr. Bush said. I think women all over this country heard very clearly what Mr. Trump said.”

It was a quip that drew the night’s first loud ovation from the audience at the Reagan library.

Fiorina’s impact faded during the debate, which went on for three hours, but she commanded the first half — when the television audience was likely the most engaged.

Trump-thumping Bush led the crowd on stage when it came to the Trump-thumping. Early in the debate, Trump looked at Bush and said, “More energy tonight, I like that.” It was a jab at a candidate he’s repeatedly called “low energy.”

Trump has contended that Bush and others are “puppets” of their big donors. Bush said on stage that only one donor had ever sought favors from him: Trump. He said the billionaire real-estate mogul once followed up his political donations with a request for help to expand casino gambling in Florida.

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Lenox royalty: Lenox High School Homecoming Queen Bethany Christensen is all smiles as

she hugs Bailey Schmitz, 2014 Lenox homecoming queen, after being coronated alongside King Dillon Bennett Wednesday at Lenox High School. Carson Cline, king candidate, smiles in the background.

Other queen candidates were Haley Bals, Kenzie Cole and Hannah Bennett. Other king candidates were Spencer Brown and Josh Mitchell.

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Deaths Thomas Woodin Creston

The Rev. Thomas Woodin, 81, of Creston died Wednesday, Sept.

16, 2015, at his home in Creston.

Memorial services Woodin will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at First United Methodist Church, 400 N. Elm St., in Creston. The Rev. Gideon Gallo will officiate. There will be no public viewing. Family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at the church, prior to the service. Pearson Family Funeral Service, 809 W. Montgomery St., in Creston is in charge of the arrangements.

Memorials may be directed to the family in Tom’s name, to be determined. Online condolences may be left at www. pearsonfuneralhomes.com.

Thomas William Woodin, son of Freeman Albert and Bertha Lillian (Saunders) Woodin, was born Oct. 7, 1933 in Framingham, Mass. Tom graduated from Framingham High School in 1951. On Sept.

21, 1952, he married Roberta “Bobi” Forsyth at First United Methodist Church, in Saxonville, Mass.

Tom and Bobi moved to Iowa, near Carroll, in 1953 to begin house painting and wall paper hanging. Tom answered his call to ministry in January 1955 serving the Pilot Mound and Mineral Ridge Methodist churches as a student pastor.

His second appointment was at Collins while attending Simpson College where he received a bachelor degree in sociology. He received his Master of Divinity from Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C. While attending the seminary, he lived and served three churches in Whitesville, Del. They returned to Iowa where Tom was ordained and served Nodaway, Brooks and Carbon

Methodist churches. Tom was next appointed to Moravia where he served the Wesley, Fairview, Grace and Salem United Methodist Churches.

In 1973, Tom served the Odebolt First United Methodist Church until 1977 and then served the churches in Farragut, Riverton, Locust Grove and Summit. In June 1980, Tom was appointed to serve in Cresco serving the Cresco, Zion and Bonair United Methodist churches. They moved to Columbus Junction in 1987 and served Columbus Junction and Columbus City United Methodist churches. In 1990, Tom was appointed to serve the First United Methodist Church in Creston and retired in November 1995.

After retirement, Tom served as the interim pastor at Fontanelle and Highland United Methodist churches.

Also in retirement, Tom started house painting again and was an associate of Pearson Family Funeral Service for many years.

Tom was a former member of several different civic organizations and ran for a seat on the Union County Board of Supervisors. Tom was instrumental in establishing the Northeast Iowa Mental Health Center. He served on the board from 1981 to 1987 and was past president from 1984 to 1987.

Tom is survived by his wife of nearly 63 years, Roberta “Bobi” Woodin of Creston; children, Tom (Sue) Woodin of Red Oak, Stephen (Paula) Woodin of Des Moines, Kathy Woodin of Creston, Jim (Kim) Woodin, Rainsville, Ala. and Dean (Susan) McDanel of Pleasant Hill; 16 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; brother Albert (Linda) Woodin of Durham, N.C.; sisters-in-law, Marty Woodin of Milford, Mass. and Jeanne Woodin of Mass. and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Tom was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Clara Selent and Lillian Hildreth and brother Robert Woodin.

Today is Sept. 17, the 260th day of the year. There are 105 days left in 2015.

Below are news items from the Creston News Advertiser for this week (Sept. 1421) in history.

5 years ago Creston had four veterans who flew to Washington, D.C., to see the nation’s war monuments, Arlington National Cemetery and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The veterans were Phil Kenealy, 85, Franklin Kinkade, 88, Bob Hopkins, 90, and Al Gates, 86. While many of the veterans had wonderful things to say about each monument, two that kept coming up were the World War II memorial and the changing of the guard at Arlington National Cemetery. One thing all of the veterans from Creston agreed on was the excellent service from the volunteers and the sponsorship and recognition from Hy-Vee and Casey’s.

Mother Nature wasn’t on the side of hot air balloons over Balloon Days weekend. The Friday night’s fun flight went off without a hitch. More than 45 balloonists were able to go up. Thunderstorms came in late Friday night, dampening hopes for the Saturday morning race. The race was called off early, but the rest of the planned weekend activities were held including the parade, flea market, craft fair, model trains in the restored depot, firefighter’s water fights, pet show and pedal pull competitions.

Chilly temperatures and high winds canceled the Saturday evening balloon race and popular night glow activities. Heavy rains moved in after midnight Satur-

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Benji Clemons of Des Moines, middle, puts his crew to work during Southwest Iowa Balloon Days in September 2005.

day causing flash flooding throughout the area, and Sunday the balloons didn’t get to go up either.

A well-attended forum held in the lecture hall inside Southwestern Community College was sponsored by the Creston News Advertiser and KSIB. The gathering was for a debate of the seven candiates running for Union County board of supervisors. The SWCC hall had seating for 245 people, SWCC business director Kim Oaks said, but 25 additional chairs had to be added to the back of the hall. The candidates were: Ron Riley, Lois Monday, Mike King, Dennis Brown, Shorty Adamson, Leslie Wurster and Tom Woodin.

The audience listened for two hours as each candidate first gave an introduction, then answered five questions by moderator Ben Walter concerning issues in Union County and concluded with a closing statement

from each one.

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The 2005 Creston High School homecoming queen candidates were Karla Fisher, Jenny Hoepker, Cally Springer, Kaylee Harris and Brittany Riley. A full week was planned for CHS with the Powder Puff football game, coronation ceremonies, parade, pep rally, football game and dance.

Jan Sutton was given a plaque at her retirement party for “28 years of care, love and dedication” to the residents of the Afton Care Center. Sutton wasn’t exactly ready to leave where she had worked since 1977—the last 20 as activity coordinator. She had been having difficulty since breaking her leg after falling on ice the winter before. After having surgery, Sutton stayed at the care center for four months saying, “If I thought it was a good place for residents, why wouldn’t it be a

A ribbon cutting was held at the new home of All-Staff at 319 W. Adams St. Co-owners were Susan Dunphy and Sherri Kramer.

Another ribbon cutting was held at Creston Area Arts and Wellness Center’s grand opening. The community, city, SWCC and county and local schools were thanked for their financial contributions and support. Respect was paid to E.J. VanNostrand, Joe Knock and Dr. Dan Harris, who were no longer around, but were instrumental in making the YMCA a reality.

The Creston Panther football team was on a roll with a shutout against Winterset. This was their seventh in the last 12 games. Junior quarterback Kyle McCann scored two touchdowns winning the game 21-0.

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Jennifer Lillie Creston

Jennifer Lillie, 35, of Creston died Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, at Greater Regional Medical Center in Lillie Creston.

Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at Lenox Park in Lenox. No visitation will be held. Memorials are to be established. The Powers Funeral Home, junction of highways 34 and 25, is assisting with arrangements. Online condolences can be given at www. powersfh.com.

Jennifer Colleen Lillie, daughter of Susan Kay Lillie, was born on Sept. 20, 1979, in

Lenox. She graduated from Corning High School and had completed some classes for certified nursing assistant training at Southwestern Community College. Jennifer held a variety of jobs and had recently worked as a custodian at the Holiday Motel in Creston and for Southern Iowa Resources for Families (SIRF) part-time.

Jennifer is survived by her children, Sam, November and Henry; brother Jason Lillie of Creston, aunts, Pamela Lillie of Corning and Virginia Serber of Chillicothe, Mo.; boyfriend Zachary Keller; roommate Zak Kent; her SIRF family and other family and friends.

Jennifer was preceded in death by her mother Susan Lillie; brother David in infancy and grandparents, Earl and Bessie Lillie.

Bush also called on Trump to apologize for attacking the b a c k ground of his w i f e . Bush Columba Bush is an American citizen born in Mexico.

Trump has suggested that Bush is too soft toward immigrants because of his marriage.

And late in the debate, when Trump said he was

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Kindergartners Laney Stoaks, left, and Dani Evans, right, shout “v-i-c-t-o-r-y” during a junior cheerleader presentation Wednesday at the Lenox High School homecoming event in the high school gym.

The second will be at the end of the project, when the city fully switches to the new substation.

Other localized power outages will take place as the distribution project moves along. Kalin said the contractor will inform all Afton residents who will be affected at least 24 hours in advance.

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the only one on the stage to oppose the 2003 war on Iraq, Bush seized the opportunity to outline some of his foreign policy plans — and defend his brother, former President George W. Bush.

“Your brother and your brother’s administration gave us Barack Obama,” Trump said.

Bush stopped cold and looked directly at Trump, saying, “You know what?

As it relates to my brother, he kept us safe.”

It’s not a new line for Bush, but it earned him some of his biggest applause of the event.

Kalin said JEO Consulting has in the past helped several nearby towns build similar substations, including Corning, Lenox, Greenfield and Stuart.

“I think everything’s coming together well from the project standpoint,” he said.

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Driver’s license

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

Celebrate Recovery (a Christcentered 12-step program), 6 p.m., Crest Baptist Church, 1211 N. Poplar St. Gambler’s Anonymous, 7 p.m., Assembly of God Church, 801 N. Fillmore St., Osceola.

Al-Anon, 7:30 p.m., Crossroads Mental Health Center, 1003 Cottonwood Road.

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

Friday

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 308 W. Union St.

Saturday

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

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to noon, 308 W. Union St. Friends of the Library used book sale, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 800 N Sumner St. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), 7:30 p.m. open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

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Green Hills AEA Board of Directors, 6 p.m. Tuesday, Avoca Regional Office, 919 N. Chestnut, Avoca.

Agenda includes: Open forum; board presentation – tour of Avoca Regional Office; Green Hills AEA annual financial report for 2014-15; Green Hills AEA budget amendment for 2015-16; financial reports; personnel matters; approval of agreements and contracts; administrator’s goals for 2015-16; administrative reports; GHAEA service reports; board reports; IASB Convention in Des Moines on Nov. 18-19; other business.

—————— Graceland Cemetery Board, 5 p.m. Monday, Graceland Cemetery Chapel.

Agenda includes: Talk about bench; talk about stone; other items.

Police

Ryan Horvat, 608 N. Chestnut St., reported an iPhone was taken from his vehicle between 3 and 3:30 p.m. Wednesday while it was parked at Fareway, 105 E. Adams St. Loss estimate is $300.

Miscellaneous Reckless driving, 7:43 a.m., Wednesday, Highway 34.

Talk to officer, 8:09 a.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Information, 9:41 a.m., Wednesday, North Lincoln Street.

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Welfare check, 1:07 p.m., Wednesday, North Mulberry Street.

Alarm, 2:31 p.m., Wednesday, North Cherry Street.

Talk to officer, 2:52 p.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Traffic stop, 4:11 p.m., Wednesday, West Prairie Street.

Talk to officer, 4:46 p.m., Wednesday, South Maple Street.

Talk to officer, 5:43 p.m., Wednesday, North Maple Street.

Theft, 6:22 p.m., Wednesday, East Adams Street.

Talk to officer, 6:58 p.m., Wednesday, West Adams Street.

Traffic hazard, 8:56 p.m., Wednesday, South Elm Street.

Disturbing the peace, 11:51 p.m., Wednesday, North Division Street.

Accidents

No citations were issued after an accident 4:51 p.m.

Wednesday on Highway 34.

According to a Union County Sheriff report, Zachary Adam Carlo, 18, of Afton, driving a 1993 Chevrolet west on Highway 34, was pulling a trailer loaded with an unregistered compact pickup when the trailer began fishtailing and caused Carlo to lose control and enter the north-side ditch, where the vehicle rolled.

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

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.

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Southern Prairie YMCA 55 Plus, 11:30 a.m. potluck, Southern Prairie YMCA. CW Club, noon, congregate meal site, restored Creston Depot.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) brown baggers, noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. No smoking.

Friends of the Library used book sale, 3 to 7 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, 800 N Sumner St. 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.

Union Squares, 7:30 p.m., Creston First United Methodist Church. Call Bob Cooper at 7824403 for more information.

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I walked into the hospital, unsure where the conference room was. There were two men leaning against the wall, and one asked if I was with the class. I said yes, and he led me down a long hallway and pointed at a door with frosted glass. I thanked him and walked inside.

Inside the room, sitting around tables set up conference style, was a small group of people mostly around my age with giant yellow books in front of them. I took a seat and waited.

OPINION Back in the classroom Girl on fire Bailey Poolman staff writer

I am one of nine students taking an emergency medical technician (EMT) course in Corning through Southwestern Community College this fall and winter, and Tuesday night was the first official face-toface, I-can’t-believe-I-decided-to-

go-through-with-this-because-I’mso-nervous class.

Turns out, it wasn’t all bad.

During the four-hour class, which will be held twice a week for all of time (or until early February), our instructor Randy Crum went through several chapters from our textbook and gave real-world examples of situations mentioned.

It was a regular, old lecture class, which is something I’d forgotten all about in the four years I’ve been out of college.

I suppose I should give a little

background at this point. I decided to attend the EMT course a while ago when Cheryl Blazek, who’s the EMT for the Creston Fire Department and works at SWCC’s adult and continuing education department, put up some flyers at the station. I got some information on it and took the plunge.

I mentioned in some previous columns about considering continuing my education, and chose to take firefighter II over a master’s degree program. Unfortunately, I admit to putting that on the back

burner before coming across the EMT class. But, now that I’m back in the swing of things, maybe I’ll continue with my firefighter II and get certified at some point.

Based on that one class, my opinion of the EMT class is already pretty high. I can tell I’ll learn so much from Randy, and even today we will be doing some hands-on work. I really am excited to see how the class goes and eventually go out and put my learned skills to the test.

New England Patriots were rated the best team in the NFL HOLLYWOOD — God Bless America, and how’s everybody?

Jerry Lewis agreed to donate his movies, his TV variety shows and rare footage of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis’ nightclub act to the Library of Congress in the nation’s capital Monday. The library curator is thrilled with the donation.

Over the years only the voters have sent more jokes to Washington.

The New England Patriots were rated the best team in the NFL by the L.A. Times after the NFL’s first weekend of play. The team’s equipment managers have been re-instated following Deflate-gate with no disciplinary action. However they won’t be getting any back pay because they’re on a flat salary.

The Salt Lake City Tribune says a breakaway group of Mormons in Utah have been storing food and supplies and drinking water in shelters. They think the end is near. They see signs of impending doom in the current world chaos, a locust infestation in Utah, and Donald Trump leading in California.

NBC made headlines Monday by hiring Arnold Schwarzenegger to host NBC’s Apprentice next spring in place of Donald Trump, who left the show to run for president. The network is completely shameless. It’s just another example of hiring an immigrant to do the jobs that Americans refuse to do.

GOP presidential candidate Bobby Jindal unleashed a campaign video where he ripped Donald Trump, calling him a clueless narcissist and egomaniac. It’s easy to assert. Speaking to a group of rabbis last weekend, Donald Trump quoted the words God said to Moses, and added that God was right.

Rick Perry stood before a packed audience Friday and laid out specific proposals to halt illegal immigration, revive the economy and defeat terrorism. He then announced he’s dropping out of the

Topical humor Argus Hamilton

presidential race. We need more candidates like Rick Perry--men who’ll drop out of the presidential race.

Hillary Clinton released a video expressing support to all women who have ever been victims of sexual assault. She declared they have a right to have their voices heard.

Hillary’s heard those voices many times herself, sometimes in the next room, sometimes in the study and sometimes in the driveway.

Tim Tebow returned to the ESPN college football game day broadcasting studio Saturday where he’ll be analyzing teams and games in the SEC after he got cut by the Philadelphia Eagles last weekend. It seems we go through this every year. Tim Tebow’s been cut more times than Julius Caesar.

A World Trade Center security guard was arrested Tuesday after he fought with a McDonald’s counter person who’d forgotten his French fries and finally stabbed him. The fast food worker is listed in stable condition by the hospital.

However, to be fair to the security guard, the guy did forget his fries.

The University of Texas fired its athletic director Tuesday even though they lead all colleges in athletic revenue. The problem is, the Longhorns just lost badly to Notre Dame. Pope Francis could see the firing as a sign for God to stay north of the thirty-seventh parallel during his U.S. visit next week.

Pope Francis said the refugees pouring into Italy may contain ISIS terrorists. ISIS threatened Rome and vowed to plant the black flag of ISIS on the roof of St Peter’s dome. ISIS stole the idea of the black flag symbolizing terror after the Raiders disgraced it by losing games and doing charity work.

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Where to write U.S. Congress The Honorable Sen. Joni Ernst 111 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: (202) 224-3254 Email: Message Ernst by visiting her contact page at www.ernst.senate.gov —————— The Honorable Rep. David Young 515 Cannon House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone: (202) 225-5476 Email: Message Young by visiting his contact page at www.davidyoung.house.gov ——————

The Honorable Sen. Charles Grassley 135 Hart Senate Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone: (202) 224-3744 Email: Message Grassley by visiting his contact page at www.grassley.senate.gov —————— Iowa Legislature Iowa House The Honorable Rep. Jack Drake State Capitol Building Des Moines, IA 50319 House switchboard (515) 281-3221 Email: jack.drake@legis.state.ia.us ——————

Union County Board of Supervisors Lois Monday, Chairwoman 609 McKinley St.Creston, IA 50801 Phone: 641-782-7281 Email: lois.monday@mchsi.com ——————— Ron Riley, vice chairperson 1345 190th St. Creston, IA 50801 Phone: 641-782-0758 Email: fiverileys@iowatelecom.net ——————— Dennis Brown 2021 240th St. Shannon City, IA 50861 Phone: 641-346-2502 Email: djb1@mchsi.com

Big rig democrat is stunning The New York Times says that the choice of a bona fide working man as the Democratic nominee for Mississippi governor “illustrates to some degree the forlorn state of affairs for Democrats in the South.”

State Democratic Party officials were “stunned.” The news media were “stunned.” The other candidates for the Democratic slot, both women, were angry -- and, I assume, stunned -- because they spent money and time campaigning, which Robert Gray, the winner, did not.

Boy, oh, boy. What an exclusive club public service has become. I think the reaction to a truck driver’s victory in a Democratic primary says more about “the forlorn state” of politics in general than it does about Democrats in the South.

Like almost everyone else in Mississippi, I’d never heard of long-haul truck driver Robert Gray before his victory. I didn’t vote for him.

But I will.

And I believe a smart working man can learn the mechanics of governing a lot faster than most smarmy professional politicians could learn how to earn an honest day’s wages.

So, maybe Gray’s victory was as much an accident of ballot place-

King Features commentary Rheta Johnson

ment -- his name was listed first -as anything else. I call it a happy accident. I like his manner. I like his positions. I like his humility.

“People complain about our governor,” Gray told The Times.

“I’m basically going to do the opposite of what he’s doing.” I can support that.

Gray wants to expand Medicaid and spend more on infrastructure and education. Incumbent Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant does not.

It’s a no-brainer.

Gray is keeping his pitch simple, and there’s nothing like plain talk to confuse politicians and political commentators. In this day and age it’s, well, stunning.

Gray is black, but he doesn’t talk that much about race. He talks about the poor and working class, whatever color they may be.

After giving some interviews about his unexpected victory, Gray got in his big rig with a truck full of sweet potatoes and drove to a potato-chip factory in Pennsylvania. Wonder what Phil Bryant did the same day? Raised another million dollars? Ate a fancy dinner

with big donors? Cussed the feds?

Robert Gray won’t win in Mississippi unless voters change overnight, and I don’t see that happening. But his candidacy already has won a major victory, and I don’t mean the nomination.

Gray’s unexpected win has illustrated vividly how far this country has strayed from government of the people, by the people and for the people: not for the rich people.

Not for the status quo. Not for the big lobbies and big business. He has stunned all the right folks.

If only lawyers, professional politicians or the rich or infamous — remember Lester Maddox?

Remember Jesse Ventura? — are considered legitimate candidates for public office, what does that say about us, the voters?

I, for one, wish Robert Gray could drive that truck right into the driveway of the fancy governor’s mansion in Jackson and park it for four years. *** Rheta Grimsley Johnson’s most recent book is “Hank Hug the Moon ... And Warmed Our Cold, Cold Hearts.” Comments are welcomed at rhetagrimsley@aol.com. (c) 2015 Rheta Grimsley Johnson Distributed by King Features Syndicate

Creston News Advertiser Thursday, September 17, 2015

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. Monday, 6 p.m. CLADD meeting-church basement. Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.

Mass. Wednesday, 6:15 p.m. religious education class; 6:30 p.m. devotions.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship; 5:30 p.m. potluck supper, open to the public; 6:30 p.m. Sunday evening worship service. Aspire Food Pantry dropoff site.

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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 8:45 a.m. worship.

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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Rick Hawkins, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service.

Clearfield

AREA BIBLE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, Ron Christian, pastor; 641-336-2409; website www.areabiblefellowship.org.

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship service; 11:15 a.m. Sunday school.

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. AWANA, Clearfield Community Center.

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.

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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.

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

Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Bible school; 11 a.m. worship; 6:30 p.m. worship. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Bible study; and youth meeting.

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

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. Praise and Inspiration, Darl Ferguson, leader; 9:30 a.m. church school classes; 10:30 a.m. morning worship, Ken Mallas, presider; Ron Dunsdon, speaker. Outreach International offering.

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; 9 to 10 p.m. C-Salt college ministry (SWCC, Rm. #120, IC bld., www.crestonsalt.com).

Saturday, 8 a.m. prayer meeting.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Bible study (all ages); 10:45 a.m. worship service; 6 p.m. cancer care ministry training. Tuesday, 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. women’s Bible study.

Wednesday, 7 a.m. prayer meeting; 6:30 p.m. Team-Kid, youth ministry, divorce care, adult Bible study.

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

Friday, 10:30 a.m. Helen Riedel’s memorial service - FBC; 6 p.m. Balloon Days preparation - Fellowship Hall. Saturday, 10 a.m. Balloon Days parade.

Sunday, 8:45 a.m. worship service with Dr. David Little; 10:15 a.m. Sunday school hour; 11:30 a.m. triumphant praise; 5 p.m. melody maker choir and bells practice; 6 p.m. family worship service with Dr. David Little.

Monday, 9:30 a.m. ladies’ Bible study at Tammy Reeves; 1 p.m. ladies’ Bible study at Deloris Barnett. Tuesday, 9 a.m. ladies’ Bible study at FBC welcome center; 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. ladies’ Bible study at Loy Christensen.

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. AWANA clubs and junior high TREK, senior high youth group; adult prayer meeting and Bible study.

Friday, 6 p.m. senior high sixth quarter.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST), 301 E. Townline St., Tony Thurston, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship; 11 a.m. coffee fellowship. Monday, 1:30 p.m.

Tootles (games/crafts) in fellowship hall. Wednesday, 6 p.m. praise and worship service.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, 104 N. Oak St. Sunday, 11 a.m. church service.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 702 W. Prairie St., the Rev. Jim Woodworth, pastor; Mary O’Riley, pastoral intern.

Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Ida Scudder Circle-Judy Gale hostess. Friday, 1:30 p.m. crafting workshop. Sunday, 9:15 a.m. adult Sunday school; 9:30 a.m. youth Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service. Monday, 6 p.m. membership and evengelism meeting; 7 p.m. worship and music meeting. Tuesday, 1 p.m. Stitch, Knit and Quilt.

Wednesday, 9 a.m. pastor’s Bible study; 5:30 p.m. Joyful Noise; 7 p.m. special session meeting.

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:

school; 10:30 a.m. worship.

Prescott United Church of Christ Greenfield CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP to hold fish fry EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH, PRESCOTT — Prescott United Church of Christ would like to invite you to a fish fry or sloppy joe meal at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 20 following their church service. Church begins at 10 a.m. and you are welcome to join us.

The menu includes your choice of deep fried fish or sloppy joe, coleslaw, baked 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, Apostle JoAnna King. www.godsoutreachdeliveranceintl.com.

Thursday, 6 p.m. Women’s Bible study. Friday, 7 p.m. Friday Night Fire service at 306 N Oak St. Sunday, 9 to 10 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service. Monday, 4 to 5:45 p.m. children’s ministry (preschool through 11 years old); 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. youth ministry (12 years old and up). Wednesday, first and third, 7 p.m. Men’s Bible study.

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 on St. Malachy school grounds. Monday, 1:30 p.m. council of Catholic women - Holy Spirit Hall; 5 to 6 p.m.

Adoration - St. Malachy Chapel; 6 p.m. Mass - St. Malachy Chapel; 6:30 p.m. CRHP ladies group hall. 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; noon to 5 p.m.

ReRun shop; 7 p.m. religious education class for grades 1 to 8 and registration - St. Malachy School. Thursday 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 service 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, Rev. Delores Doench, pastor.

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

SALEM LUTHERAN CHURCH, 602 W. Townline St., 641-782-

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beans, chips and fruit pie.

Price is $8 for adults, $4 for children ages five to 12 and under five will be free.

The proceeds from this meal will go toward defraying the cost of repairs and painting of the church parsonage, as well as other upcoming expenses needed to keep the buildings in good condition.

2920. Brian Jack, pastor. Website: www.salemluth.net.

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship service.

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, 104 N. Oak St., Jared Miller, pastor, 515-897-7919, email jaredandkatiem@gmail. com.

Saturday, 10 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.

Mount Ayr: Sunday, 8 a.m.

Divine service with Holy Communion.

Creston: Sunday, 9:45 a.m.

Divine service; 11 a.m. Bible classes and Sunday school.

Monday, 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. preschool; 6:30 p.m.

LifeLight Bible study. Tuesday, 6:30 a.m. early risers Bible study; 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. preschool; 1 p.m. LifeLight Bible study. Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. preschool; 6 p.m. confirmation class. Thursday, 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. preschool.

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

Friday, Food pantry pickup in Des Moines in the morning, 1 to 3 p.m. food pantry delivery to UCC, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting. Sunday, 9:15 a.m. worship service; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. food pantry distribution. Monday, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting. Tuesday, 9 a.m. to noon pastor’s office hours; 3 to 5 p.m.

Crisis Fund Center open; 5 to 6 p.m. Open Table (Platte Center Presbyterian). Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. TOPS; 7 p.m. parish council at FPC.

Cromwell CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, Dan Moore, pastor.

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

Diagonal

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

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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., Karla Lyddon, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. adult Sunday school; 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, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship. Wednesday, 6 p.m. meal and study.

MERCER CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, four miles north, four miles west of Lenox, Marcia Cline, pastor.

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

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

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Bible studies, 10:30 a.m. worship service.

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.

Lorimor

CHURCH OF GOD, Ben Turner, pastor.

Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Lorimor, George Henriksen, pastor.

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 11 a.m. worship.

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, 8:45 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. and 6 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, 641340-0474, bmac2366@yahoo. com; Dillon, associate pastor, 515-971-2066, dillonbrandt89@ gmail.com; office, 641-447-2569, office@murraychurchofchrist. org; website, www.murraychurchofchrist.org.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. worship service; 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Sunday school; 10:15 to 10:35 a.m. fellowship; 10:35 a.m. worship service; 7 p.m. high school Bible Study at the Brandt’s. Wednesday, 7 p.m. children/youth groups at church.

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 brunch; 9 a.m. worship services and Sunday school; 10 a.m. adult Bible study.

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

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service.

Prescott

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

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

Shannon City

SHANNON CITY COMMUNITY CHURCH, Lila Dell Greene, pastor.

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

Sharpsburg

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Shurmaine McAlpine, pastor.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. worship.

UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Tim Maxa, pastor.

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

Stringtown

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

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

Help Center open.

Thayer

PLEASANT VALLEY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Dwayne Henrichs, pastor.

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

Tingley

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Bruce Giese, pastor.

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

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Friday, 11 a.m. J.O.Y. (Just Older Youth). Saturday, youth group outing. Sunday, 9:30 a.m.worship service; 11 a.m. pastoral search team meeting; 11:10 a.m. to noon Christian living classes Care Center service; 6 p.m. strategic leadership team meeting. Tuesday, 1 to 2 p.m. women’s prayer gathering at Cornerstone. Wednesday, 6:20 to 8 p.m. AWANA; 6:30 to 8 p.m. youth group at Greenfield City hall.

ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 303 N. E. Elm St., 641343-7065, Kenneth Gross, pastor.

Website: www.stjohngreenfield. parishesonline.com.

Friday, 10:15 a.m. Mass - Good Samaritan, Fontanelle. Saturday, 5:15 p.m. Mass - St. John’s.

Sunday, 8:15 a.m. Mass - St. John’s. Thursday 8:30 a.m. Mass - St. John’s.

Massena—Sunday, 10:15 a.m.

Mass - St. Patrick’s. Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. Mass - St. Patrick’s.

Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. Mass - St. Patrick’s.

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.

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Horoscope Friday, Sept. 18, 2015 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Disputes with others might arise today about shared property, shared expenses for a vacation or a social engagement, or someone’s birthday — it could be anything. Be civil.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You will have challenges dealing with partners and close friends today. It might be difficult dealing with someone who is older and more experienced, like a boss or a parent.

Knowing this, maintain your cool.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A squabble about something that is work-related is likely today. Perhaps this is happening because you’re in a bad mood? If you’re happy, you’re easy-going, right?

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A lover’s quarrel might take place today. Others might have a dispute about spending money for a social occasion, a vacation or a sports event.

Stay chill.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Family disagreements might occur today. Be careful, because you might be coming on like gangbusters since Mars is in your sign. Be kind to the little people.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You’re worried about something. And when you’re worried, you tend to be in a negative state of mind, which, in turn, makes you short-tempered with others. Patience.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Disputes about money, cash flow or how something is handled, especially within a group, might arise today. Be patient in listening to what others have to say.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You are a bit emotionally explosive today. Quite likely, this is because you are concerned about cash flow, or to be more specific, the lack of it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Avoid controversial subjects like politics, religion and racial issues today. People are ready to fight over anything because it’s just that kinda day.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) A friend or a member of a group might be at odds with you over spending a special amount of money or a shared property. There are so many

sides to every question.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Squabbles might arise today with partners, close friends, parents and partners.

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Spartans battle in sweep

By SCOTT VICKER

CNA sports editor • svicker@crestonnews.com

The Southwestern Community College volleyball team pushed DMACC in the second and third sets here Wednesday, but ultimately fell in a 25-16, 25-20, 25-22 sweep to the fourthranked Bears.

The Spartans held a 1714 lead midway through the second set and led 15-11 in the third set, but errors down the stretch in each set cost Southwestern.

“I think we just need to cut down our errors,” Southwestern head coach Ting Liu said. “We gave them a lot of points that were mistakes, like touching the net, those doubles, hitting errors. I think we can definitely control ourselves better.”

After DMACC cruised through the first set with a 25-16 victory, the Bears got out to an early 9-4 lead on Southwestern in set two, before the Spartans cut it to

9-8.

Southwestern took the lead at 13-12 after a Carmen Subbert slam and Xuntong Zhang followed with an ace serve to make it 14-12. The Subbert lead grew to 17-14 on another Subbert kill, but DMACC quickly forced an 18-18 tie.

DMACC built a 22-19 lead on an ace serve from Jordyn Rittman, before Southwestern cut the lead to 22-20 on a Zhang tip. But the Bears closed out the set with the final three points.

Zhang had a strong start to set three with a pair of kills and an ace serve in helping Southw e s t e r n Zhang build a

10-7 lead. Subbert’s tip made it 11-7.

Subbert led the Spartans with 15 kills and had eight digs, while Zhang recorded 12 kills with 10 digs and four ace serves.

Southwestern eventually built a 15-11 lead and held onto a 16-14 lead when Brooke Decker recorded a block.

But DMACC scored the next five points to take a 19-16 lead and never looked back, finishing off the sweep.

“Even though we lost, I think we played a good game tonight,” Liu said.

“Our outside hitters hit pretty well and my middles CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER got some good blocks. My Southwestern freshman libero Krechele Brown of Council Bluffs lunges forward to defense, on the left side, receive a serve during the Spartans’ 3-0 loss to fourth-ranked DMACC on Wednesday. played pretty well. We Brown finished with a team-high 11 digs. have much better communication right now, but we nine digs and two block as- ern Community College in Subbert 15, Zhang 12, Brooke Decker 4, Marie Palmer 4, should still keep improv- sists. Krechele Brown had Burlington.

Madison Walston 1. ing on that part and that a team-high 11 digs.

DMACC improved to Blocks (solo-assists) — will help us play together Southwestern, now 8-7 9-1 overall and 3-0 in IC- Walston 1-2, Hanna Luther 0-2, Decker 1-1. even better.” overall and 0-2 in ICCAC CAC play.

Setting (assists) — Luther Southwestern statistics Freshman setter Hanna league play, returns to ac33, Krechele Brown 1.

Serving (aces) — Xuntong Digs — Brown 11, Zhang 10, Luther of Creston set 33 tion Sept. 23 at Southeast- Zhang 4.

Luther 9, Subbert 8. assists and finished with Attacks (kills) — Carmen

Run-oriented teams collide in Lenox looks to buck the trend against Sidney final non-district game

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

The Creston/O-M Panthers get one more chance to fine-tune things in non-district play this week, and it comes against a familiar opponent.

Greene County’s season ended last year in a 31-7 playoff loss at Panther Field, after falling to the Panthers at home, 23-7, during the fourth week of the regular season. In that game kicker Conner Pals, now the kicker at Concordia-St. Paul, put himself in the Panther record books with a 52-yard field goal.

Creston/O-M sits 2-1 overall and 1-0 in Class 3A District 8 after defeating Winterset last week, 34-12.

In that game the Panthers rushed for 342 yards.

This will be the final non-district game before Creston/O-M hosts undefeated Glenwood in a homecoming tilt next week.

Greene County is also 2-1 in all games, falling in the District 2 opener last week to undefeated Algona, 3528.

Dual threat

Daric Whipple returns at quarterback for the Rams and is not only the team’s leading passer (27-of-61 for 455 yards and seven touch-

downs) but also the leading-ground gainer at 394 yards on 55 carries.

It’s a different look than last year, when Dylan Hamilton nearly gained 1,000 yards in a power running attack.

“Last year they were a two-back power team,” Creston/O-M coach Brian Morrison said. “Now they run the p o w e r flow we had with (Luke) Neitzel.

He (Whipple) reads the end Morrison and has options based on what you do defensively. He’ll be the fastest kid on the field Friday night and we have to play smart.”

Containing Whipple from freelancing and making plays in the open field is a key to slowing the Rams.

“We have to keep him in front of us on the run, and keep him contained in the pocket and make him throw the football on passing plays,” Morrison said. “We can’t let him release outside and get big yards. Thirdand-15 is not a comfortable down and distance against these guys. He can throw it, and number 5 (Reid Lamoureaux) is a nice receiver.

He’s a big, rangy kid with good hands.”

The scheme of the Greene County defense, meanwhile, makes Friday’s game a situation of strength against strength. The Panthers have established a running game the past two weeks against Clarinda and Winterset, which has opened up play-action passing gains for German exchange quarterback Moritz Johannknecht.

Greene County’s defense, meanwhile, is stacked to stop the run.

Known as “Mojo,” Johannknecht has completed 31 of 47 passes (66 percent) for 431 yards with two TDs and two i n t e r ceptions.

B a c k s Kolby Tomas and Jackson Mikkelsen have the Tomas most reception yardage (90 and 82 yards), although wideout Chris Foster has picked up 78 yards on three catches.

Seth Maitlen, Evan Jacobson and Chase Shiltz have also been frequent targets in the passing game. Shiltz has been the Please see PANTHERS, page 10A

By SCOTT VICKER

CNA sports editor • svicker@crestonnews.com

Each of the past three years, Lenox has entered its game with Sidney with a 3-0 record.

Sidney was 2-1 going into the game last year and 3-0 the previous two years.

Sidney has won all three of those meetings by an average score of 39-9.

Things aren’t much different this year, as Lenox enters Friday’s 7 p.m. homecoming game with a 3-0 mark, with Sidney coming in at 2-1 after last week’s 48-0 loss to Fremont-Mills.

The Tigers hope to buck the trend against the Cowboys this year.

“We think this is going to be one of our biggest tests to see where we are,” Lenox head coach Allen Dukes said. “The last three years we played t h e m , we were 3-0. They beat us all three years. We want to Dukes change that.

I think it’s going to be a dogfight for awhile until someone establishes the line and goes from there.”

Friday’s game will be a

true homecoming for the Tigers, who have played on the road each of the first three weeks of the season while construction has been done on the football field and track.

The football field is finally ready to go, while there is still work to be done on the track.

“The kids are ready to play a home game,” Dukes said. “It’s big for us. Kids are excited to play on the home field for a change.

It’s going to be nice for everyone. And with it being homecoming weekend and all the pageantry that goes along with that, it’s going to be exciting.”

Lenox will need to stop Sidney’s balanced offensive attack. Quarterback Cameron Whitehead is 22of-44 passing for 234 yards with two touchdowns, while Mica Graham leads the team with 239 rushing yards and five touchdowns on 34 carries.

“The big thing is we have to control the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball,” Dukes said. “Mica Graham, he runs the ball hard, so we have to slow him down. But they also move him around. He may line up as a wideout. Their quarterback, Whitehead, he’s a big kid. He runs the ball hard. We just have to control the line and get ev-

eryone to gang tackle.”

With Spencer Brown and Sam Donaldson both playing well at their defensive end spots, Dukes said teams have been unable to run away from Brown. The Tigers will start Jordan David at nose guard this week, hoping to take advantage of his quickness against Sidney’s 300-pound center.

On the other side, Lenox’s balance on offense has made the Tigers tough for opposing defenses to stop.

Senior quarterback Carson Cline is completing 65.5 percent of his passes for 451 yards with nine touchdowns and no interceptions.

Junior Jared Hensley averages 32.2 yards per reception on six catches for four touchd o w n s . Hensley Dillon Bennett also has six catches, while Brown has four catches and two touchdowns. Donaldson and Dawson Tullberg also have touchdown receptions.

“Carson is having a really good year,” Dukes said.

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Provisional Challenge draws 53 cars

By TREVOR MAEDER Adams Co. Speedway

CORNING — The regular season at Adams County Speedway might have ended the previous Saturday night, but that doesn’t mean the action at ACS was done for the season as 53 cars showed up through four classes for the first annual Arnold Motor Supply Provisional Challenge.

The winner of each feature received a provisional into this Saturday’s 18th annual NAPA Tradition.

B-Modified

Glenn Gladson, Jr. came into Saturday night with the hopes of fine tuning his #71 Gladson Family Racing Modified in for the Stalker Chevrolet B-Mod-

ified Feature, he not only tuned his car in for next week, he locked his car in.

Gladson Jr. drew a fifth place starting position, but benefitted from an early race accident that collected polesitter Devyn Peterson as well as front runners Craig Garner and Ryan Jenkins. Wiota’s Kody Havens ended the regular season by winning three of the last four features.

It looked early on as if Havens might have his No. 99 Wiota Express car tuned in, working his way up from 10th to find himself battling with Gladson for the lead. Misfortune however would strike Havens when he attempted to pass Gladson on the inside of turn three and

lost control of his car spinning sideways and collecting Josh Sink to bring out another yellow. Gladson took complete control of the following restart as the race stayed green the rest of way and Gladson coasted to victory.

Shawn Kralik finished in second followed by 2015 ACS Track Champion Jerod Weston in third, Gunnar Pike in fourth while Austin Paul recovered from an early race spin finishing fifth.

Hobby stocks

There was plenty of experience in Saturday night’s Chat Mobility Hobby Stock feature. Atlantic’s Jeff Anderson reigned supreme amongst all of that experience, col-

lecting the feature win.

Anderson started on the pole position and battled fiercely throughout most of the race with wiley veterans Tom Myers and David Weeda.

Anderson led the race from start to finish, collecting the checkered flag.

Myers came home in second, followed by Ryan Sutter in third. David Weeda in fourth and Andy Davison in fifth.

A-Modified

Eight times this year Jake Neal had found himself not finishing a race that he had led at one point, including the previous weekend at Adams County Speedway when motor problems forced Neal to retire from the race while leading at the

halfway point. That would not be the case on Saturday night as Neal was able to take advantage of starting pole position.

Neal quickly separated from the field in a race that went green-white-checkered. Corning’s Ryan Peckham and Woodbine’s Jon Plowman engaged in an entertaining battle for second that resulted in Peckham winning that position. 2015 ACS Track Champion Jesse Dennis finished in fourth, followed by Jeff Joldersma in fifth.

Pro stocks

2014 Tradition Champion Jason Rold finished the 2015 season by picking up a feature win in dominating fashion as well being named the 2015 Northland

Oil Pro Stock King of The Hill. Rold continued his run of dominance by holding off Joe Zadina for the feature win, giving him some effort going into his title defense of tradition champion. Joe Zadina finished in second followed

by Greg Miller in third, 2015 Track Champion Brad Derry in fourth and Kevin Sharp in fifth.

The Tradition

This week at Adams County Speedway brings us the 18th annual NAPA Auto Parts Tradition Race. Increased purses will be in play for all classes as well as lap bonuses for the lap leaders of the 30-lap Northland Oil Pro Stock Feature. Hot laps will start at 5:30 p.m. followed by racing at 6 p.m.

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YMCA news Balloon Days race

Southern Prairie YMCA is sponsoring a 5K run/ walk on Saturday during Balloon Days at 8 a.m. beginning at McKinley Park.

Registration after Sept.

11 is $25. A children’s fun run follows the race. For more information or to register, contact the Southern Prairie YMCA at 782-9622.

Registrations can also be completed online at www. southernprairieymca.com.

Prayer gathering

Southern Prairie YMCA Christian Emphasis Committee invites the community to the Y on Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 7:30 a.m. for “See You at the Pole.”

This is an annual gathering of Christians of all ages at a flagpole for prayer, scripture-reading during the early morning. Meet at the Y, rain or shine. This morning gives everyone the opportunity to take a moment to pray for our nation and community.

Healthy walk

Southern Prairie YMCA is participating in the State of Iowa’s Healthiest State Walk “Walk at the Whistle” on Wednesday, Oct. 7 at noon.

The walk will start at the Y and head north on the bike trail toward Green Valley Lake and return to the YMCA for a 1 kilometer loop. The Creston Fire Department will whistle at noon to signal the race start.

A potluck at the YMCA will follow the 1K walk.

Bring a healthy dish to share. Water, plates and silverware provided by the Y. The Healthiest State Initiative is combining efforts with the State Fire Marshal Division to keep Iowans healthy and safe. This year, celebrate the fifth annual Healthiest State Walk and National Fire Prevention Week by planning a fire drill at the same time as your 1-kilometer walk.

Sports intro

Southern Prairie YMCA has a sports program coming up for the young child called Sporties for Shorties.

This program is great for the youngster who wants an introduction to some of their favorite sports while developing gross motor skills and coordination.

Kids will also be learning the concepts of team play, sharing and taking turns with a focus on fun.

This program will include the basics of Soccer, T-ball, flag football, and basketball with a different one each week. Sporties for Shorties is for boys and girls age 3 to 6. Cost is $30 for members and $50 for other participants.

The program runs Saturdays, Sept. 26, Oct. 3, 10 and 17 from 9 to 10 a.m. in the Southern Prairie YMCA gym or outdoor space surrounding the Y. Registration deadline is Friday, Sept. 18. For information, contact Youth Sports Coordinator Cody Hudson at 782-9622.

Totercise

Totercise is uniquely designed for kids and their parents, grandparents or caregivers. Children will get the chance to run, play, climb, tumble and giggle.

Tumbling and games will teach your child new ways to move. Activities are geared for you and your child to do together, supporting your healthy family.

It is open for boys and girls ages 2 to 5 along with their parent/caregiver. Totercise is Thursdays at 9:15 to 10 a.m. with instructor Kalian Smith. It is free for members, and $5 per child per time with an additional $1 for every child for other participants.

Break days

The Y has an option for parents needing care on the scheduled no school days and winter break.

Led by caring staff, parents can have peace of mind that their child is in good hands. Children will swim, play sports and games, plus try their hands at art projects and more.

It is open for students in junior kindergarten

through fifth grade from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The first no school day is Friday, Oct. 2. Cost for members is $30/ day and $40/day for other participants. Registration deadline is Sept. 25.

Swimming

For children who enjoy swimming and may be interested in swimming competitively, the YMCA offers the Stingray swim team. This program creates a competitive, but fun environment that will challenge all levels of swimmers.

Stroke development, starts, turns endurance and speed will all be emphasized and practiced. The official season starts Oct. 19 with the season running through early March.

Swim team is open for girls and boys ages 6-21 years.

Practices are Tuesdays and Thursdays 6-7:30 p.m.; Monday and Wednesdays 6-7 p.m.

There are two fees based on age and number of practices per week.

GROUP 1: $150 (two practices on Tuesdays/ Thursdays per week; kids 8 & under.)

GROUP 2: $200 (This group will commit to three to four practices per week.)

Fee covers team competitive swimsuit, team T-shirt, team swim cap, program cost, and championship meet entry fees.

For more information, contact Aquatics Coordinator Cody Hudson at 641-7829622 or email yaquatics@ southernprairieymca.com.

For those who are still unsure about joining the Southern Prairie YMCA Swim Team, the Y offers a stroke clinic to introduce correct swim strokes and what the swim team has to offer. The stroke clinic is not required for swim team participation. The first clinic is Saturday, Sept. 26 from 4 to 6 p.m. The Stroke and Turns Clinic is Saturday, Oct. 3 from 4 to 6 p.m.

Cost for the stroke clinic is $15 for one day or $25 for both.

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“But we don’t have to rely on Spencer Brown catching the ball. We have five kids ... we have all the faith in the world they can catch the ball.”

In addition, Donaldson, Cline and Hensley each have more than 143 rushing yards, with Donaldson leading the way with 176 yards.

Cline has six touchdowns.

Donaldson averages 6.1 yards per carry, with Cline and Hensley each averaging 6.8 yards per carry.

District 7

In other Eight-Man action, East Union (2-1, 1-0) hosts third-ranked Glidden-Ralston in a huge test for the Eagles.

Christopher Brown leads the Wildcats with 209 rushing yards and four touchdowns on 15 carries, averaging 13.9 yards per carry.

Mitchell Danzer adds 108 yards on 11 carries (9.8 average), while Oliver Conner averages 7.8 yards per carry on 11 carries with three touchdowns.

Clayton Christian has completed 61.5 percent of his passes for 165 yards and two touchdowns. Conner has both touchdown receptions, averaging 27.7 yards per reception on three catches.

East Union is led by Mike Ward, who has 608 rushing yards and six touchdowns on

75 carries.

Murray (1-3, 0-1) travels to Guthrie Center (1-2, 0-1) on Friday.

Guthrie Center’s leading passer and rusher TJ Wickland did not play in last week’s 79-20 loss to Coon Rapids-Bayard. Wickland has accounted for 198 passing yards and 106 rushing yards, with six total touchdowns.

Caden Wardyn ranks second in both of those categories with 128 passing yards, 79 rushing yards and five total touchdowns. Jacob Joliet is the leading receiver with nine catches for 214 yards and four touchdowns.

11-man

In Class A District 8 action, Mount Ayr (1-2, 1-0) travels Martensdale-St. Marys (0-3, 0-1) at 7 p.m.

Friday.

The game is Martensdale-St. Marys’ annual “Pink Out” game. Mount Ayr football manager Mady Henson will be recognized prior to kickoff as a cancer fighter/survivor.

Martensdale-St. Marys is led by quarterback Trevor Dooley who has thrown for 122 yards this year and rushed for 52 yards. Kolton Fisk has 76 rushing yards and the team’s lone touchdown on 14 carries.

Mount Ayr features a balanced rushing attack with three players running for more than 110 yards so

far. Kyle Dolecheck leads the team with 240 yards and three touchdowns, while Cal Dolecheck Daughton has 178 yards and two scores and Jacob Taylor has 113 yards with two touchdowns.

Nodaway Valley (1-2, 0-1) hosts Pleasantville (3-0, 1-0) at 7 p.m. Friday.

The Trojans feature a high-powered rushing attack with five players rushing for more than 120 yards so far this year. Sawyer Phillips leads the team with 185 yards, while Zeb Adreon accounts for 166 yards and Hunter Tyree has 162 yards.

Adreon has also thrown for 192 yards and three touchdowns.

In Class 1A, Southwest Valley (1-2) hosts seventh-ranked Underwood at 7 p.m. in the Timberwolves’ homecoming game.

It is a non-district matchup for Southwest Valley.

Underwood is led by quarterback Nick Pedersen, who has completed 66.1 percent of his passes for 710 yards with 10 touchdowns compared to just one interception. Tyler Conn has 21 receptions for 429 yards and seven TDs. John Schnack is the leading rusher with 247 yards and five touchdowns.

Area volleyball Nodaway Valley 3, senheimer and Josie Clarke led the team with nine kills each finished with six kills and Weis added six.

East Union 1 AFTON — Nodaway Valley won a hard-fought 25-22, 17-25, 25-20, 25-18 match over East Union here Tuesday.

“East Union was very scrappy, causing lots of long rallies,” NV head coach Hannah West said. “My girls played and moved really well as one unit allowing us to get the win. It was a fun battle to watch.”

Emily Schildberg led the Wolverines with 10 kills and five total blocks in the win, while Mackenzie Mei-

and two blocks. Kenna Lundy added four blocks and set 31 assists for the Wolverines.

Clarke served four aces on 18-19 serving, while Lundy served 14-15 with two aces. Meisenheimer also served two aces. Paige McElfish finished with a team-high 27 digs, while Sadie Marnin added 11 digs.

For East Union, Reagan Brown recorded a teamhigh 19 digs, with Kali Mertens finishing with 18, Mara Weis with 17 and McKayle Dudney with 13. Dudney

Mertens had 10 solo blocks with four block assists, while Dudney had six solo blocks. Katlin Weinkoetz had three block assists. Dudney and Rylee Mitchell each served three aces, with Mertens and Olivia Eckels serving two aces apiece. Mitchell set 18 assists.

“Our defense really worked hard tonight,” East Union head coach Gail Thatcher said. “The defensive team really kept us in the ballgame.”

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

SPEED FREAKS A couple questions we had to ask — ourselves Biggest surprise in the Chase field?

KEN'S CALL: Given how he started the year, I'll go with Kyle Busch.

ROB'S RAMBLINGS: Have to agree it's Kyle Busch. Figured NASCAR would allow him to be Chase-eligible even if he hadn't cracked top 30 in points. Come on, four wins?

Biggest surprise among those who missed?

KEN'S CALL: Either Kyle Larson or Kasey Kahne; I'll say Kahne.

ROB'S RAMBLINGS: I kept waiting for Tony Stewart to sneak in a win. No repeat of his great 2011 story.

Which Gibbs driver wins this week?

KEN'S CALL: I'm going backto-back with Matt Kenseth.

ROB'S RAMBLINGS: You're insane not to go with Kenseth. I mean, really, three wins in the past six races?

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3 THINGS WE LEARNED AT RICHMOND 1. Dominance with a capital 'D'

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Why the nervous looks from NASCAR?

Joe Gibbs Racing has been so dominant in the regular season, there's chatter of a possible four-driver JGR final for the Chase championship.

Including Matt Kenseth's win at Richmond, JGR won eight of the past 11 races and 11 of the 26 regular-season events. Two drivers (Kenseth, Kyle Busch) go into the Chase with four wins apiece.

Last year, following Week 26, three drivers entered the Chase without a victory.

One of them, Ryan Newman, was still winless nine weeks later and came very close to winning the championship. After all the talk about putting a premium on victories, that would've been hard to celebrate.

And now… ?

This time, five winless drivers enter the Chase, which increases the chance of a Newman-style repeat, which might not be a near-miss this time. Nobody wants a winless champ, regardless of what people say publicly, but it can happen.

2. Winning is everything Aric Almirola was left out of the party, just 17 points behind the final Chase spot.

He actually had a chance — albeit a slight chance — to win at Richmond on the last restart, but wound up fourth, which was not good enough to leapfrog Paul Menard in the standings.

3. Lost in the shuffle Needing a win to get in, here

But will it?

Matt Kenseth’s fourth win, not to mention a healthy hug from wife Katie, made him a happy man in Richmond.

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Biffle (31st, 20th), three-time Cup champ Tony Stewart (29th, 26th) and ... well, let's just throw her in ... Danica Patrick (19th, 24th).

are some drivers that missed the Chase and we just kind of stopped caring about midway through the Richmond race: Kasey Kahne (18th at Richmond, 18th in points), Greg

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SPRINT CUP POINTS 1. Jimmie Johnson 1. Kyle Busch 1. Matt Kenseth 2. Joey Logano 3. Kevin Harvick 3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3. Kurt Busch 3. Carl Edwards 4. Brad Keselowski 4. Martin Truex Jr. 4. Denny Hamlin 5. Jamie McMurray 5. Jeff Gordon 5. Ryan Newman 5. Paul Menard 5. Clint Bowyer 6. Aric Almirola 7. Kasey Kahne 8. Kyle Larson 9. Greg Biffle 10. Austin Dillon 11. AJ Allmendinger 12. Casey Mears 13. Danica Patrick 14. David Ragan 15. Tony Stewart 16. Sam Hornish Jr. 17. Trevor Bayne 18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 19. Justin Allgaier

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1. Gordon, Gordon and Gordon Jeff Gordon's swan-song season has had fans sitting on the edge of their seats waiting for him to win. Well, good news, now you don't have to root for just a win. As Ryan Newman has shown us, you don't have to win to be in the Chase final. While a win would still be a great ending to his NASCAR story, wouldn't a Chase championship be even better?

2. Harvick's chip Think reigning champ Kevin Harvick is tired of the Gibbs drivers getting all the attention? Maybe, maybe not, but you can be sure he's tired of them winning all the time.

Jeff Gordon is still without a win, but he’s in the Chase. After Ryan Newman’s winless Chase run last season, there’s hope for Gordon, even if he doesn’t win, to make the playoff final.

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Chicagoland could be the track where Harvick makes a statement — as he was fifth here last year after leading a race-high 79 laps.

missing the first part of the season due to injury, his run to the Chase has been amazing.

In the past 11 races he has four wins, two seconds and eight top-10s. And he has had success at Chicagoland (one win, four top-5s, five top-10s, two poles in 10 races). He was seventh last year after leading a second-best 46 laps.

3. Rooting for Kyle Come on, admit it: You find yourself actually caught up in Kyle Busch's story. After

— Rob Ullery, robert.ullery@news-jrnl.com KEN WILLIS’ PICKS FOR CHICAGOLAND WINNER: Matt Kenseth REST OF TOP 5: Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Kyle Busch.

FIRST ONE OUT: Jeff Gordon

DARK HORSE: Ryan Newman DON'T BE SURPRISED IF: Gordon's farewell season, never in high gear, starts limping to the exit.

Doubtful, because right now it looks like a battle between the Penske and Gibbs teams, along with Kevin Harvick. But with five winless drivers at the start line, it's reasonable to assume a couple might survive the first two cuts and enter the final four races in the hunt, and anything can happen after that.

— Ken Willis, ken.willis@news-jrnl. com.

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ROGER PENSKE VS. MATT KENSETH: Penske said NASCAR allowed Kenseth to get away with an illegal restart late at Richmond.

KEN WILLIS' TAKE: It's always a hard judgment call, but we love Penske's line about the NASCAR official up in the booth: "The last restart, the guy must have closed the window and pulled the blind down."

WHAT’S ON TAP? SPRINT CUP: myAFibRisk.com 400 SITE: Chicagoland Speedway TV SCHEDULE: Friday qualifying (NBC Sports Network, 6:45 ET); Saturday Happy Hour (NBCSN, 4:30 ET); Sunday race (NBCSN, 3 p.m. ET).

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WEEKLY DRIVER RANKINGS — BASED ON BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE JOEY LOGANO

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MATT KENSETH

BRAD KESELOWSKI

DENNY HAMLIN

JUNIOR EARNHARDT

JIMMIE JOHNSON

CARL EDWARDS

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Can’t remember his last bad weekend

Has no pity for Hamlin’s knee

The race to repeat begins at Chicagoland

Mild Matt will likely avoid State Street

High-voice Peyton Manning creeps him out

Between third and sixth past four starts

His Redskins won’t make anyone’s Chase

Odd fact: Never won at Chicagoland

Cousin Carl remains a bit of a sleeper

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rushing workhorse with 521 yards in three games (7.3 per carry) and nine touchdowns. Tomas and Mitchel Swank have contributed 174 and 99 yards.

Physical approach

“Greene County brings a four-man front with three linebackers and four in the secondary,” Morrison said.

“They keep their guys in the box and man up the receivers with their DBs and say, ‘come at us. We’ll stop you.’

They are as physical up front on both offense and defense as we’ll see.

“Our play-action has been good so far,” Morrison added. “When you can line up and run the football effectively, it takes a lot out of those guys on defense. When you play-action, they’re going to be a step behind.

Mojo’s percentage has been good, and he’s understanding what we’re trying to do.”

Since this isn’t a district game, returning starting center Cody Tanner’s 2015 debut will be delayed one more week as his sprained ankle heals. He suffered the injury two days before the opener at Norwalk.

Last week, his replacement, Kaden Wilson, also went down with an ankle injury and junior Keaton Eslinger took over. Eslinger will get the start Friday as Wilson will be held out.

Defensive back Kole Lovely was diagnosed with a mild case of mononucleosis and will also miss this week’s game, Morrison said. Foster, a safety in some Panther defensive alignments, will move to cornerback Friday.

“We should be full strength next week,” Morrison said. “A lot of guys have been getting experience now, with the injury situation or just concerns about building depth, and that is good for our program. These kids understand if they stay with the system long enough, they’ll get their shot if they continue to work. Just look at a kid like Eslinger.”

Action starts Friday at Panther Field with the freshman matchup at 4:45 p.m., followed by varsity kickoff at 7:30 p.m.

Elswhere in the district, Harlan hosts Dallas Center-Grimes in a key matchup of rated teams, Atlantic at ADM, and unbeaten Glenwood hosts Winterset.

Panther lineup Creston/O-M (2-1, 1-0) OFFENSE WR Kylan Smallwood 6-0 TE Colton Bolinger 6-4 T Kadon Hulett 6-4 G Devon Petersen 6-0 C Keaton Eslinger 5-7 G Blake Sevier 6-2 T Trevor Downing 6-5 WR Chris Foster 5-9 QB Moritz Johannknecht 6-2 RB Chase Shiltz 5-11 FB Seth Maitlen 6-2 PK Evan Jacobson 5-6 DEFENSE DE Trevor Downing 6-5 DT Blake Sevier 6-2 NG Ryan Brown 6-0 DE Kadon Hulett 6-4 OLB Cody Crawford 5-10 ILB Seth Maitlen 6-2 ILB Cameron Leith 5-10 OLB Kolby Tomas 5-8 CB Kylan Smallwood 6-0 CB Chris Foster 5-9 FS Chase Shiltz 5-11 P Colton Bolinger 6-4

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Public notice PUBLIC NOTICE OF STORM WATER DISCHARGE Blue Ribbon Builders plans to submit a Notice of Intent to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to be covered under NPDES General Permit No. 2 “Storm Water Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity for Construction Activities”. The storm water discharge will be from construction activities located in the NE 1/4 of Section 23 Township 73N, Range 31W in Union County. Storm water will be discharged from 2 point sources and will be discharged to Green Valley Lake.

Comments may be submitted to the Storm Water Discharge Coordinator, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Environmental Protection Division, 502 E. 9th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319-0034. The public may review the Notice of Intent from 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday through Friday, at the above address after it has been received by the department. Published in Creston News Advertiser, September 17, 2015 Special Session September 11, 2015 The Union County Board of Supervisors met in Special Session on Friday, September 11, 2015. The meeting was called to order at 1:00 PM with the following members present: Ron Riley, Dennis Brown, and Lois Monday.

AGENDA: Motion by Riley and seconded by Brown to approve the Agenda. All voting aye, motion carried.

SCHOOL ELECTION: Motion by Brown and seconded by Riley to approve the Canvass for the School Election held on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Roll call vote: Brown, aye; Riley, aye; Monday, aye; motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 1:45 PM. ATTEST SANDY HYSELL, AUDITOR LOIS MONDAY, CHAIRMAN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Regular Session September 8, 2015 The Union County Board of Supervisors met in Regular Session on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM with the following members present: Ron Riley, Dennis Brown, and Lois Monday.

AGENDA: Motion by Brown and seconded by Riley to approve the

Regular Session September 8, 2015 The Union County Board of Supervisors met in Regular Session on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM with the following members present: Ron Riley, Dennis Brown, and Lois Monday.

AGENDA: Motion by Brown and seconded by Riley to approve the Agenda. All voting aye, motion carried.

MINUTES: Motion by Riley and seconded by Brown to approve the minutes from August 31, 2015. All voting aye, motion carried.

OPEN FORUM: No one spoke in open forum.

ENGINEER: Steve Akes, Union County Engineer, presented and discussed the weekly maintenance activity report. Personnel Matters: Motion by Brown and seconded by Riley to give Brenda Mahan, Secondary Roads' Office Manager, a step wage increase of 3%. All voting aye, motion carried.

HANDWRITTEN CLAIM: Motion by Riley and seconded by Brown to approve handwritten claim #124942 to Seldin Company in the amount of $350.00. All voting aye, motion carried.

RESOLUTION #5 FY15/16: Motion by Riley and seconded by Brown to approve Resolution #5 FY15/16: Now on this 8th day of September 2015, the matter of an operating transfer comes before the Union County Board of Supervisors. WHEREAS it is desired to transfer monies from the Conservation TRUST Fund (0027) to the Conservation Capital Project Fund (1510), and WHEREAS said operating transfer is in accordance with Section 331.432 of the Code of Iowa. BE AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the sum of $7,684.24 is ordered to be transferred from the Conservation TRUST Fund (0027) to the Conservation Capital Project Fund(1500), effective this 8th day of September 2015. The Auditor is directed to correct the books accordingly, and to notify the Treasurer of this operating transfer accompanying the notification with a copy of this resolution and the record of its adoption.

Roll Call Vote: Riley, aye; Brown, aye; Monday, aye; motion carried. The change is effective this 8th day of September 2015.

CLERK'S REPORT: Motion by Brown and seconded by Riley to accept the Clerk's Report. All voting aye, motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 11:15 AM. ATTEST: SANDY HYSELL, AUDITOR BY: LOIS MONDAY, CHAIRMAN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

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Wed. Afternoon Sept. 16 - 4:00PM Creston, IA. Modern Furniture, Household, Antiques & Collectibles, Tools, & Misc. for Gene Obbink Estate. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Todd Crill.

Sat. Sept. 19- 9:00AM Creston, IA. Guns, Ammunition, Hunting/Fishing Gear, Indian Artifacts, Household & Collectibles, Tools for Lynn Provost and the late Richard Provost.

Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Todd Crill.

Sun. Sept. 20- 11:00AM Creston, IA. Real Estate, Household & Collectibles for Ruth (LaVonne) Cimburek. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Todd Crill.

Mon. Sept. 21- 10:00AM Creston, IA. Annual Fall Consignment Auction: Farm Machinery, Vehicles, and Livestock Equipment at Creston Livestock Auction.

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

Sat. Sept. 26- 10:00AM Rural Mt. Ayr, IA. AC Tractors, Dozer, Machinery, Boom Truck, Ford Flatbed, Guns, Coins, Shop and Hand Tools, Antiques & Collectibles for Kenny & Sherry Hebensperger. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Todd Crill, Steve Bergren, Brandon Frey, Zach Ballard.

Sun. Sept. 27- 11:00AM Orient, IA. Large Variety of Coke Memorabilia, Antiques and Collectibles, Guns, Ammo, Modern Furniture, Household Goods, Lots of Christmas and Seasonal Decorations for Jim Orr. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Todd Crill, Brandon Frey, Zach Ballard.

Sat. Oct. 3- 10:00AM Creston, IA. Shop and Hand Tools, Large Variety of Antiques and Collectibles, New Old Stock Items, Modern Furniture and Household Goods for David Ekblad Estate. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Todd Crill, Brandon Frey, Zach Ballard.

Sun. Oct. 4- 10:00AM Creston, IA. Modern Furniture and Household Goods, Lawn Ornaments, Crockery, Antiques and Collectibles for Hyatt and Darlene Rice.

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

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

Creston News Advertiser Thursday, September 17, 2015

Garage Sale Garage Sale Garage Sale For Rent Northwest Northeast Southwest GARAGE SALE GARAGE SALE GARAGE SALE EFFICIENCY MENTS. 106 N. Bureau Friday, Sept. 18 1 p.m.- 6 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 19 8 a.m. - 12 Noon

UP, UP & AWAY...with the JUNK in my garage! A little bit of everything. Lots of name brand teen girl clothing sizes S-L, toddler girl clothes size 12 months – 24 months, rectangular table & chairs for daycare, Columbia youth coat size 18/20, Ronco Rotisserie (used only a few times), sofa, recliner, small kitchen table & chairs, TV stand, coffee table & end table, sports biography books, holiday décor, LOTS of misc housewares.

GARAGE SALE

1203 N. Vine Friday, Sept. 18 8 a.m. - 6 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 19 8 a.m. - 12 Noon Wooden boxes, cast iron bank, dinnerware, rolling pins, dishes, dolls/clothes & parts, kitchen items, 1920's childs 3 drawer desk, white mountain 6 quart ice cream freezer, community cookbooks and other antique items.

Newer: outside LED xmas house lights/ hangers, paper backhard cover books, xmas crafts, garden wrought iron canes, hanger pots and flower pots, lots of collectible items not mentioned.

508 W. Mills - in alley Friday, Sept. 17 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.

STOP LOOKING - it’s all Saturday, Sept. 18 in the Want Ads. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Antiques, golf equipment, electronics, Garage Sale housewares, seasonal decorations, antique Southeast furniture, no clothes.

Turner / Bruce YOU WILL BE SURPRISED at Multi-Family what a low-cost Classified Ad can do for you! Call 782- GARAGE SALE 2141.

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Directions: Adams Street/ 170th West (past Summit Lake Avenue) to Summit Park Lane or Highway 25 West to Dogwood; Dogwood to 170th Street; 170th to Summit Park Lane - Look for THE ROCK!

Friday, Sept. 18 8 a.m. - 5 pm Saturday, Sept. 19 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Kitchen items, crystal stemware, Candlewick antique glassware, rocking chair; rod iron patio set; dining room cherry table/chairs; cake decorating supplies; Red Wing 2-man saw, crocks, weights, boy/girl baby/toddler clothes to size 8; baby bath tub; nursery quilt/bumper/ lamp; wooden book shelves, park bench, King/queen sheets & duvet sets; quilt; pillows; garment bags; towels, toys, CDs/DVDs, paperback/text/ cook books; jigsaw puzzles, men's dress shirts (size XL or XXL) & winter coats, Carhartt men's jacket, waders, women's blazers (L, XL/XXL); jewelry; lots of items too numerous to mention.

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Tuesday, Sept. 15, Wednesday, Sept. 16, & Friday, Sept. 18 5 – 7 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 19 Noon – 5 p.m.

Seasonal & household decor, kitchen & household goods, bikes, toys, Halloween costumes, Squier electric guitar, bedding, furniture, collectibles, exercise equip, dance shoes & lots of misc. Kids clothes Sat only.

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APARTSpacious 503 S. Park downtown Creston oneFriday, Sept. 18 room apartment fur12 Noon – 7 p.m. nished with refrigerator, Saturday, Sept. 19 microwave, private bath.

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23x27, fall and winter clothes and shoes, com- 3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH puter table, picture mobile home near frames, costume jewel- Greenfield. 3 acres set ry, kitchen utensils & up for horses. $750/mo. pans, work table, crystal plus utilities, $750/deglassware, HP color posit, no smoking, refprinter, rugs, towels, erences required, 402LOTS of misc.

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NICE, 2 BEDROOM HOUSE, double attached garage, full basement, dual garage openers, windows, drapes, 803 S. Park new carpet, nice appliances, Big white house south no pets, no smoking, of railroad underpass $700/mo., must have Friday, Sept. 18 good references, 64110 a.m. - 7 p.m.

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Saturday, Sept. 19 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.

We have FILLED the tables AGAIN! Tons of kitchen items; big roaster; new purses and clutches; garden items; tools; cookbooks; cookie jars; clothes – ladies M-2XL; plant stands; tables; china. We are still pulling out tubs!

For Rent FOR RENT:

500,000 bushels of grain storage, 14¢ /Bu. Greenfield, IA 641-521-0869

(5) WHITE LAUNDRY baskets, three are small for $2.00 each, two tallone for $3.00 and one $2.00; Lime green size small raincoat $5.00; Herky drawstring backpack, $5.00; 641-7826144.

JACK LALANNE POWER JUICER, $50.00; nice rollaway, $35.00; 641202-2036.

KOHLER WHITE pedestal sink, complete, $45.00, 641-414-2814.

SMALL DECORATED Christmas tree, $5.00; of women's pair Amethyst jeans, size 9, $10.00; several plus size character cartoon sweaters, $5.00 each; 641-202-7047.

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Commercial Space Available at Prime Location on Hwy. 34

3 HOUSES FOR SALE 502 N. Elm - 2 bedroom, stove, refrigerator, washer/dryer, 220 window A/C, detached garage with opener, $24,900. Taxes: $674/year.

Iowa Cagefree, LLP - Clearfield

Now accepting applications for the following positions:

Approx. 1100 sq. ft., Handicap Accessible Restroom and Parking.

Contact 641-782-4857 or cell 641-340-2911.

Housewalkers/Layer Houses Production Dept. - 1st Shift Packaging for Processing/ Packaging Department -1st Shift Farm Techs/By-Product Dept.

1st Shift Night Sanitation Processing Department, 3rd Shift

JUST LISTED: $149,900

Iowa Cagefree, LLP-Clearfield has many great benefits after 30 days!!

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, Flex Plan plus many other benefit options!

2956 ~ 210th Street, Prescott:

This 5 acre property offers a 2 bedroom 1 bath home close to Lenox, Corning, Creston & Prescott. If you are looking for the country life you will want to see this property. Kitchen was remodeled 2004 and new LG stainless steel kitchen appliances in 2015. Geothermal Heating & Cooling make this property economical to heat & cool. New metal roof on house in 2014. Property includes traditional barn with newer metal roof and 2 roll up doors, pole shed with garage/ shop area & a 2nd outbuilding. All three outbuildings have water & electrical. New 3 bedroom septic system in 2013. The beautiful 5 acres is well kept and has a grove.

For employment consideration please contact the office at 641-336-2292 Iowa Cagefree, LLP - Clearfield 1641 Yellowstone Avenue Clearfield, Iowa 50840 641-336-2292 EOE

Call today to schedule your private showing today.

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Nicki L. Trost Broker 641-344-5732

HAVE A GARAGE SALE CALL CLASSIFIED 641-782-2141 EXT. 6441

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Atlantic Coca-Cola Bottling Company seeks a dependable part-time employee for in- store merchandising of products and retail displays in the Creston/Greenfield market area.

Approximately 20-25 hours per week.

Send resume to Sales Manager, P.O. Box 110, Atlantic, IA 50022 or go on line at www.atlanticbottling.com, click on JOIN OUR TEAM.

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503 W. Mills - 2 apartments, one 4 room and one 3 room apartment, needs porch repair, $24,900. Taxes: $778/year.

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1100 W. Jefferson - 9 room house with 4 bedrooms, 220 & 110 A/C, $44,900. Taxes: $1206/year.

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Application Deadline: September 30, 2015 EOE

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those pesky Adult Education Adult Basic Basic Education Adult Basic Education Flies, Boxelder Bugs and Lady Beetles Adult Basic Education Now accepting applications the following positions: Instructor High School Equivalency Instructor High School Equivalency Instructor Highfor School Equivalency High School Equivalency Instructor that visited you last winter? (in Creston) (in (in Creston) Creston) Admissions Representative Now is the time to treat, call today to prevent them from coming back.

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HCI Hospice Care Services - Greater Regional Hospice House is looking for compassionate employees to serve patients during their end of life journey: PRN Hospice Aide: 1-2 years experience, CNA, CHPNA preferred PRN/RN Submit a cover letter and resume or application to: hrinfo@hci-vns.org A pre-employment background check, physical and drug screen are required.

HCI Care Services and VNS of Iowa is an equal opportunity employer. Employment practices are implemented without regard to race, creed, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, national origin, religion, veteran status, genetic information or on the basis of age or physical or mental disability unrelated to ability to perform the work required.

CHS Inc., a Fortune 100 Company, Maintenance Technicians has exciting career opportunities at Please visit the website for more information: Please visit the website for more information: our soybean facility in Creston, IA! the website more information: PleasePlease visit thevisit website for more information: www.swcciowa.edu/HR www.swcciowa.edu/HR www.swcciowa.edu/HR www.swcciowa.edu/HR We have the following positions open: Southwestern Community College (in Creston)

Southwestern Community College Southwestern Community College1501 Southwestern Community College W. Townline St. 1501 W. Townline St. 1501 W. Townline St. Creston, IA 50801 1501 W. Townline St. Creston,Creston, IA 50801IA AA; 50801 Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer

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HCI Hospice Care Services - Osceola, is searching for compassionate employees to serve patients during their end of life journey:

Maintenance Technician Instrument & Controls Technician Loadout Technician Pre-employment physical, drug screen, and background check are required.

Apply online at: www.chsinc.com EEO/AAP Employer

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QUALITY CONTROL AUDITOR NEEDED Osceola Foods is seeking a Quality Control Auditor for our second shift. Successful applicants must have excellent communication skills, the ability to read and speak English, and have good math skills. Successful completion of a math examination is required. Prior experience is not required. Successful candidates will work in our modern facility located in Osceola, Iowa and enjoy competitive wages. Osceola Food’s comprehensive benefit package includes medical, prescription drug, dental and vision plans. Additional benefits include 401K with company matching and quarterly Pay for Performance Bonuses.

Please stop by your nearest Workforce Development Center to fill out an application. Applications can also be picked up at Osceola Foods and mailed back to Jared Lee, 1027 Warren Ave. Osceola, IA. 50213.

Applications will be accepted from August 24 thru September 19, 2015 Osceola Foods, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Computer Repair

Siding & Windows

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

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

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

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

Plumber SCHROEDER PLUMBING and ELECTRICAL. Central air repair/ new installations, new breaker boxes, lighting fixtures, softeners, water heaters. Specialize in manufactured and mobile homes.

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

Roofing ROOF-TECH INC., Residential -metal and asphalt roofing. Commercial seamless fluid applied membranes.

FREE estimates, call 800-289-6895 or 641-782-5554 or go online at www.rooftech.us.

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

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

BOWMAN SIDING & WINDOWS. All major brands of vinyl and steel siding, Heartland, Traco and Revere thermal replacement windows. Recipient of the Revere Premium Renovator Award. Seamless guttering and Leaf Relief gutter covers. 33 years of continuous reliable service in Southwest Iowa, free estimates, 641-3225160 or 1-800-245-0337.

Storage SHARP’S SELF-STORAGE Boats, records, inventory, furniture.

You store it, lock it, take the key. Industrial Park, Creston, 641-782-6227.

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Northwest Missouri State to host family weekend activities

CNA photo by BAILEY POOLMAN

But first, let me take a selfie: Lenox homecoming king and queen candidates Josh Mitchell and Hannah Bennett pause to take a selfie during the Lenox homecoming candidate introductions Wednesday in the high school gym.

CNA photo by KELSEY HAUGEN

Hypnosis: A group of Southwestern Community College (SWCC) students volunteered to be hypnotized by Jim Wand (standing) at noon Wednesday in the SWCC gym. Wand said it was the students’ state of hypnosis that led them to complete his odd requests. In the photo, Wand tells the students they are at the beach and need to apply sunscreen.

Scholarships available to children of injured Iowa workers DES MOINES — For the first time, the SFM Foundation will offer scholarships to students whose parents were killed or seriously injured in workplace accidents while working for Iowa employers.

“When someone is badly injured in a workplace accident, it affects the whole family,” said Shawn Miner, Iowa/Nebraska business manager for SFM Companies. “We want to make life a little easier for these families, and help ensure a bright future for their kids.”

The SFM Foundation will provide post-secondary scholarships of up to $10,000 per year for up to five years to students whose parents were killed or seriously injured in workplace accidents. In addition to Iowa, the Foundation also provides scholarships to students whose parents were injured while working for Minnesota and Wisconsin employers. Scholarships are awarded based on merit and financial need.

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Mission IMPROVable, an improvisational comedy team of agents on an exciting mission, performs Saturday evening. Audience members are the co-agents and participate in hilarious games or “missions” by shouting answers to questions for the team to perform.

Alumni awards banquet Seven distinguished members of the Northwest family will be honored during the annual alumni awards banquet, sponsored by the Northwest Alumni Association. The event begins with a 6 p.m. social Friday, Sept. 25, in the J.W. Jones Student Union Ballroom. A dinner begins at 6:45 p.m. and the awards presentation starts at 8 p.m.

For more information about the alumni awards banquet, call the Office of University Advancement at 660-562-1248 or email alumni@nwmissouri.edu. Reservations are required.

Athletics Kickoff for the Bearcats’ football game against Central Oklahoma is set for 2:30 p.m. at Bearcat Stadium. The Hy-Vee Bearcat Zone, Northwest’s tailgate area prior to all home football games, gets underway at 11 a.m. at the Raymond J. Courter College Park Pavilion.

Additionally, the Bearcat volleyball team hosts two games during the weekend.

Northwest faces Southwest Baptist University at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, and Missouri Southern at 6 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 26. Both games are in Bearcat Arena.

A complete schedule for Family Weekend, along with detailed information for specific events, is available at www.nwmissouri. edu/getinvolved/familyweekend/index.htm. For more information, contact the office of student involvement at 660-562-1226 or email osi@nwmissouri. edu.

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The SFM Foundation was started by employees at Bloomington, Minn.-based SFM Companies, a regional workers’ compensation insurer. It is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization. For more information on the SFM Foundation, visit sfmfoundation.com.

MARYVILLE, Mo. – Parents and families of Northwest Missouri State University students will gather for a weekend of entertainment, athletic events and family fun as the university celebrates its annual family weekend Sept. 25-27.

The weekend’s highlights will include free evening entertainment, the annual alumni awards banquet and a Saturday afternoon football game against the University of Central Oklahoma. Festivities surrounding the football game will include the Hy-Vee Bearcat Zone tailgate and the halftime introduction of Northwest’s family of the year.

Families may reserve tickets for family weekend events, excluding Saturday’s football game, in advance by registering online at www.nwmissouri.edu/getinvolved/familyweekend/regform.htm.

Registration forms should be completed by 11:59 p.m. Sept. 23. Students may charge tickets to their Bearcat Cards or use a credit or debit card.

Football tickets may be purchased online at http://bearcatsports. com/sports/2014/5/7/ GEN_0507143611.aspx.

All family weekend events are open to the public unless otherwise noted. Times are subject to change.

Free entertainment Northwest’s student activities council sponsors two nights of free entertainment at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, and Saturday, Sept. 26, in the Charles Johnson Theater at the Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building. Tickets are not required for these events.

Hypnotist Jim Wand will perform Friday evening. Wand received his doctorate in psychology and has been involved in the field of hypnosis for more than 30 years, performing more than 9,000 shows. He is one of the top hypnotic entertainers in the world today and has worked alongside Jay Leno, Conan O’Brien, Chris Rock, Larry the Cable Guy and more.

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