22ND CROP WALK
More than 40 people participated in the CROP walk held Sunday afternoon in Creston, which raised money to feed the hungry. Want to donate? See photo on 10A.
FRIDAY SHOWDOWN
The Lenox Tigers football victory Friday night sets up a District 8 showdown this week with undefeated Fremont-Mills. Read more from the game in SPORTS, page 5A. >>
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healthiest state walk
Walk when the whistle blows By BAILEY POOLMAN
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CNA photo by KELSEY HAUGEN
Jordan Bloodgood marches in the Creston High School marching band Saturday morning during the 60th Annual Southwest Iowa Band Jamboree parade held in Clarinda. Creston was one of 58 middle and high school bands that participated in the parade. Creston Middle School’s band also marched.
Creston drumline takes first, band fifth overall at Clarinda By IAN RICHARDSON CNA staff reporter
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CLARINDA — Saturday was a first for the Creston Panther Marching Band drumline, as the group took first place out of all classes at the Southwest Iowa Band Jamboree in Clarinda. The band as a whole also scored well, placing second in its class in the field show competition and third in its class in the parade. Director Mike Peters said the band took fifth place of 58 bands overall. “We had a great day,” Peters said. “We’ve won best guard before, we’ve won best color guard, we’ve won best brass line before — we’ve never won best drumline.” Peters said the drumline, which has only two seniors, was the only band in all classes to receive a score from the judges higher than 90 on a
100-point scale. It scored a 91. Peters also said the band — which has 105 Peters members, 35 of them new, and is the largest he has coached in his 21 years at Creston — has come a long way so far this season. “I always tell them our main goal every year is to get a division-I rating at the state contest, and we use this to try to prepare ourselves for state,” he said. “For our first competition out, to take the competition on ... I felt pretty good about it.” Peters said looking ahead, the band has plenty to work on in anticipation of next week’s Valleyfest and Showdown competitions in West
decorate the house and make it look really nice.” The band will be looking for its 27th consecutive I rating at state this year. Peters said the hard work of his students and the support of the band “family” has made the band’s success possible. “With that many kids there’s no way in the world — Mike Peters my wife and I could possibly CHS band director pull this off. No way,” Peters said. “What a great day not Des Moines and the Oct. 17 just for me and my wife and state competition at Glen- the kids, but really for the whole band family.” wood. Also at Clarinda, the Pan“Our biggest thing now is to make it clean,” Peters said. ther middle school band “Eliminate mistakes. Elimi- took third in class II parade. nate all the little things that Around the area, Bedford we’re doing incorrectly. Add took second in class 1A field some more nuances. Make show and fifth in class 1A everything tighter, make ev- parade. erything cleaner. Play with Lenox took eighth in class more musicality, march with 1A parade. Mount Ayr Midmore definition. That’s our dle School tied with Essex biggest thing. We’ve got the for third place in the class I foundation built, now let’s parade.
“I always tell them (students) our main goal every year is to get a division-I rating at the state contest.”
Creston Fire Chief Todd Jackson is one of many people who plans to participate in the “Walk at the Whistle,” an event coinciding with Fire Prevention Week. “It’s a part of the Healthiest State initiative,” Jackson said. “The state fire marshal wanted involved with this because it falls in Fire P r e vention Week, a n d thought w e c o u l d Jackson merge resources and look at healthier living choices.” In Creston, there are three scheduled walks Wednesday: one at Greater Regional Medical Center, one at Fareway and one at Southern Prairie YMCA. The walks start at the noon whistle, and walkers can follow paths already set up. “Healthy activity and healthier eating can greatly increase one’s well-bei n g when paired together,” said Irr Lynn I r r , Southern Prairie YMCA wellness coordinator. “In
2014, Iowa ranked as the 16th healthiest state in the nation. Our ranking has moved higher since the initiative was announced, but we still have work to do to claim the No. 1 spot.” For those participating in the Fareway walk, meet in the parking lot. The path goes down Adams Street to the Creston News Advertiser, then one block north and back to Fareway. For those participating in the Greater Regional walk, meet at the gazebo behind the hospital and walk down the walking trail until you reach the bridge, then walk back. For those participating in the YMCA walk, meet in the parking lot. The path goes north on the walking trail toward Green Valley Park and then return, totaling one kilometer. Creston firefighters will also have a fire truck at YMCA, where they will sound the sirens at noon to coincide with the noon whistle. There will also be a healthy potluck following the walk at the YMCA, where walkers can bring a food item. HyVee and Fareway are providing a healthy recipe for the potluck. “We are encouraging local grocery stores to submit a healthy recipe to kick off our potluck that day because what we’re finding is putting together exercise and healthy eating, they go hand in hand,” Irr said. “At least there is something to get the community together to promote health.”
Boy Scout project: Chas
Parsons, 8, of Creston was one of 15 local Boy/Cub Scouts who picked up blue bags full of donated food items in Creston Saturday morning as part of the organization’s Scouting for Food program. Chas received some help from his father TJ, mother Mandy and 5-year-old brother Cooper. Troy Peterson, one of the organizers, said this morning that more than 3,000 food items were collected by these scouts over the weekend. Much of the food collected will be used in Christmas baskets for local families in need. The rest will be donated to the MATURA food bank.
Royalty:
Shyla Waldhauser, left, and Joey Huntington smile after their crowning as Orient-Macksburg homecoming queen and king Saturday in the Orient-Macksburg School gymnasium. (CNA photo by IAN RICHARDSON)
CNA photo by KYLE WILSON
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