CNA-10-17-2017

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WORKPLACE HONOR

HCI Care Services and Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa was recently awarded a 2017 Top Workplaces honor. For more information on the honor, see page 3A. >>

SENIOR NIGHT LOSS The Creston volleyball team fell on senior night Monday to Class 3A 10th-ranked Red Oak. For more on the Panthers’ senior night loss, see SPORTS, page 7A. >>

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District leaders McDermott updates board back band on major projects, health members’ national anthem protest CRESTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS

AMES (AP) — School district leaders have declared their support for members of a central Iowa high school marching band who protested inequality in the nation by leaving the football field during the national anthem. The incident happened before Ames High School’s home football game against Des Moines Abraham Lincoln Friday night. Some other band members reportedly did not play their instruments during the per-

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Pictured is Panther Field at Creston Community High School. Panther Field is the site of one of several potential major construction upgrades within the Creston Community School District. Superintendent Steve McDermott is in the process of compiling a public survey so CCSD Board of Directors members can get feedback on how the public prioritizes potential major construction projects.

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Creston Community School District Superintendent Steve McDermott continues to work on a survey that will be sent out to the public regarding a list of potential major construction projects within the school district. McDermott updated the CCSD Board of Directors on the progress of that survey during Monday’s regular meeting. “There are some very, very preliminary estimates associated with those (projects),” McDermott said via video conference. “What I’m attempting to do is get a little tighter information, a little closer estimates for those projects before we ask the

public what their opinions are.” One hangup in the process is that, in some cases, to get more accurate price estimates, the school district would need to commit money toward architect fees or engineering fees. McDermott is attempting to gather more accurate information without spending money on those fees. “You can get $10,000 wrapped up in projections in a hurry in a project,” McDermott said. “And, until I k n o w w e ’ r e going to go ahead and do that project, I kind of McDermott hate to s p e n d

that money. We may have to in a couple of spots. I’ve been trying to be thrifty so far.”

Projects The potential major projects were broken down into four categories – Early Childhood Center; stadium, fields and courts; Elementary/Middle School and other projects. At the Early Childhood Center, potential projects include repairing the storm sewer under the large gym, creating a new bus pick-up and drop-off area away from North Elm Street, reconstructing the concrete, curb and fencing along North Elm Street and an upgrade to the playground. Additional parking has been discussed at the Elementary/Middle School. Under stadium, fields

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Costume night: Creston Community High School students dress up in costumes for the Panthers’ final home volleyball match Monday night. For more on the senior night match against Red Oak, see page 7A.

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and courts, potential projects discussed were upgrading bleachers and concession areas at the football stadium, along with installing field turf on the football field and improving fencing around the entire area. Other projects include re-sodding the baseball field, constructing new tennis courts and track and field upgrades, including safer throwing areas and making the track able to host collegiate meets. Other projects are constructing an adaptive playground accessible to students of all abilities, constructing an adaptive ball field with a surface conducive to wheelchairs and building a new, larger competition gym. “We feel like, long term, SCHOOLS | 2A

formance. A statement from school district leaders Monday praises the students, saying they protested “the right way” and “didn’t resort to violence, and they didn’t resort to one-sided arguments.” Athletes, primarily National Football League players, have been protesting police brutality in recent weeks by either kneeling or linking arms during the national anthem. Others have stayed in their locker rooms.

Trump’s claim about predecessors, fallen troops disputed WASHINGTON (AP) — For U.S. presidents, meeting the families of military personnel killed in war is about as wrenching as the presidency gets. President Donald Trump’s suggestion Monday that his predecessors fell short in that duty brought a visceral reaction from those who witnessed those grieving encounters. “He’s a deranged animal,” Alyssa Mastromonaco, a former deputy chief of staff to President Barack Obama, tweeted about Trump. With an expletive, she called Trump’s statement in the

Rose Garden a lie. Trump said in a news conference he had written letters to the families of four soldiers killed in an Oct. 4 ambush in Niger and planned to Trump call them, crediting himself with taking extra steps in honoring the dead properly. “Most of them TRUMP | 2A

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Auditions: Pictured, at right, is Haley Simmons, 13, of Creston, delivering a line during a Crest Area Theatre audition held Monday evening at the SWCC Performing Arts Center. Auditions were held for two one-act plays, “The Living Nativity,” and “Wenceslas.” Auditions continue tonight at 7 p.m., and production dates are Dec. 1 and Dec. 2.

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