CNA-10-31-2013

Thursday October 31, 2013

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By SARAH BROWN

CNA staff reporter sbrown@crestonnews.com

team of eight paranormal investigators confirm what some staff and contractors at Corning Opera House have suspected all along — they may not be alone.

On Friday, members of the Iowa Paranormal Activity Research Team (IPART) lead a paranormal investigation for a few curious attendees after an hour and a-half long presentation. During the presentation, lead investigator Dan Berger from Waukee explained possible causes of suspected supernatural activity, how the various equipment used in an investigation works and presented findings from past investigations in the form of photographs, video and electronic voice phenomena or EVPS from around the state.

Back story Since the beginning of Corning Opera House’s renovation in the early 2000s, some visitors and staff have experienced events they cannot explain.

“There has been at least one death in the opera house,” said Corning Opera House board member George Hoerman.

Hoerman said an old issue of the Adams County Free Press newspaper said F.C. Reese, who owned the opera house building in the early 1900s, had a heart attack while installing a new heating system in the basement.

“Another story going around is that it was an explosion that killed him,” said Hoerman. “But we’ll probably go with what the paper says.”

Hoerman said, the owners of a neighboring bar, The Pub, have also experienced paranormal activity.

CNA photo by SARAH BROWN

Based on written accounts, this is believed to be the spot in the basement where F.C. Reese, former owner of Corning Opera House, died from a heart attack while installing a new furnace.

The Pub and Corning Opera House are separate buildings, but share a joint wall.

The opera house, located on the second floor of the building, once had a storefront, in

which a furniture worker, also the town undertaker, built caskets. A door on the second floor that was once used “possibly to move patients from the doctor’s office to the

undertaker” has since been sealed shut.

The Pub Diana and Kirk Hollander of Brooks, who currently own The Pub, purchased the bar in 2001.

Diana, who doesn’t believe in ghosts, said she doesn’t work late because of her paranormal experience in the pub.

According to Diana, she was behind the bar alone one day when the bathroom door started swinging open and closed. She immediately called her son Jeff Hansom, who, at the time, lived in the apartment above the bar.

“I said, ‘get down here RIGHT now!’” said Diana.

“I swear, I was stone-cold sober.”

Hansom and his roommate also witnessed the door swinging before it stopped and cocked itself half open.

“That door was on a spring,” said Diana. “There’s no way it could have stayed open like that.”

Jeff took a plastic baseball bat and closed the door with it.

“I don’t care what anyone thinks because I know what I saw,” said Diana.

handheld audio recorders, digital cameras and laptops.

The equipment helps research identify electronic voice phenomena (EVPs), cold spots, photographic anomalies and changes in electromagnectic fields.

Please see PARANORMAL, Page 2

Audio/visual software is used by the Iowa Paranormal Activity Research Team (IPART).

Creston/O-M falls to Sioux City Heelan

Contributed photo by TERRY FREEMAN

Final walk: Creston/O-M Panther seniors from the 2013 season leave Olsen Stadium together in Sioux City Wednesday night after a 45-7 playoff loss to top-ranked Sioux City Bishop Heelan. Shown from left are Alex Chapman (60), Trey Benson (68), Adam Baker (34), Jesse Rathe (85), Nate Haley (64), Gavin Leith (8), Brandon Phipps (3), Maxx Walters (11), Trevor Frain (9) and Levi Eblen (89). Not pictured, Alec Shields and John Gravlin. For more on the game, see page 7A.

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Appel to challenge incumbent Latham for Congress

By JAKE WADDINGHAM

CNA staff reporter jwaddingham@crestonnews.com

Iowa has never elected a woman to represent the state in the United States House of Representatives or Senate.

Staci Appel, a democratic-nominee from Ackworth, is building momentum to set Iowa history and challenge incumbent Republican Tom Latham for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional House seat.

A former member of the Iowa Senate in 2006, Appel has experience in leadership roles passing legislation as a freshman legislator. She fought for Iowa’s statewide smoking Appel ban, preschool for every 4-year-old and led the charge to make Iowa the first state in the nation to require equal pay for equal work.

“My service in the Iowa Senate definitely stands for itself,” Appel said. “It shows where I worked across the aisle to pass bills.”

In light of the recent government shutdown, she believes in keeping an open dialogue to help find a middle ground.

Please see PHANTOM, Page 2

Paranormal investigators collect data at Corning Opera House CORNING — During Iowa Paranormal Activity Research Team’s investigation Friday, members collected data using inferred cameras, electromagnetic field (EMF) meters, digital thermometers, motion sensors, parabolic microphones, multi-cameras set up recording to hard-drives,

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Christmas Basket Fund now taking nominations The 2013 Union County Christmas Basket Fund campaign is calling for nominations.

This year’s fund goal is $19,000 and organizers are gearing up for another successful campaign.

Nominations for those who should receive a Christmas basket may be made using the Christmas bas- THE GOAL ket nominations form appearing for this year’s in the Creston Christmas News Advertiser Basket Fund is and Southwest $19,000 Iowa Adversiter at various times.

Nomination does not imply or guarantee a basket will be received. All nominations are carefully screened to determine need, avoid duplication and other discrepancies.

Nomination deadline is Nov. 26. Follow-up forms will go out Nov. 29, with a return deadline of Dec. 6.

The pick-up/delivery cards will go out Dec. 11 and Christmas Baskets may be picked up 9 to 10:30 a.m. Dec. 21.

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PHANTOM: Continued from Page 1

According to Diana, she has also observed a brief “fog” in the storage room and the televisions in the bar go static.

Kirk said he has never had any paranormal experiences in the building. When asked what he thought of his wife’s experience, he said, “I have no choice but to believe them.

Three of them saw it.”

Opera house activity Clark Jones and Josh Reich, both of Corning, who were electrical contractors at the opera house in 2008 experienced something they “couldn’t explain.”

According to Jones, Riech and he took a coffee break from working on a project when a burnt cigarette butt “came out of nowhere” and flicked Riech in the shoulder.

“We were both a little weirded out,” said Jones.

“There was nowhere for it to have fallen from.”

But, when odd activity continued, they felt a bit spooked.

“The elevator would go up and down constantly,” said Jones. “We’ve heard voices and footsteps above and below us even though we were the only ones in the building.”

Andrew Heaton of Corning, who works as the audio technician at the Corning Opera House, said he gets a little uneasy at times in the building.

“The later it is, the weirder it gets,” said Heaton.

Heaton said, he has heard sounds and seen figures out of the corner of his eye he couldn’t explain.

Heaton said some of the noise is from the lights, which emit a soft buzz and the geothermal units make quite a bit of noise.

“It’s really weird when the noise goes away,” said Heaton. “Just silence.”

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people and nursing home baskets were distributed.

Residents of care centers in Creston and Afton received fruit and Kleenex.

Baskets include meat, canned goods donated through efforts of Boy Scouts and school and community projects and certificates redeemable at local supermarkets for perishable foods.

Each child 18 and younger will also receive a gift certificate for clothing items.

The Christmas Basket Fund board is assisted in packing and distributing baskets by local service club volunteers, Boy Scouts and FFA students from Creston Schools.

Present board officers are; Bob Jungst, president; Ellen Gerharz, vice president; Steve Crittenden, treasurer, and Rose Henry, secretary. Additional board members are: Dean and Twila Brant, Todd Nielson, Rich Paulsen, Brad Baker, Chuck Spindler, Don Damewood, Margaret Wilkins and Troy Peterson.

Contributions may be sent to: Christmas Basket Fund, P.O. Box 126, Creston, IA 50801; or dropped off at the Creston News Advertiser, 503 W. Adams St. All contributions will be published in the Creston News Advertiser weekly progress report listed by name or “friend,” as desired.

to go off, but was able to rule out any wiring within Berger said, at one point, the walls and nearby elecwhen he entered the dresstronic devices. An EMF ing room, located behind meter detects unexplained the stage, he heard a loud fluctuations in electromagboom coming from an empnectic fields. One theory ty shelf a foot from his head. is that ghosts require large He observed the same noise amounts of energy to mania-half hour later, which he fest or interact with people could not explain and also and draw that energy from their surroundings.

The team collected “several” EVPS. On one recorder, which was placed on the theater’s balcony section, a voice, which was not one of the investigators, can be heard saying “Dylan” and “It’s your birthday.”

On a recorder that was placed near the dressing room, two different voices can be heard saying, “What’s in there?” and “Oh, nice.”

Of the voices on the audio, Berger said he’s been investigating long enough that he knows when an EVP is not one belonging to his fellow investigators.

“It’s just something that doesn’t match what is going on at the time,” he said.

“They just sound off — off key, off pitch, off freqency.

“We know our own voice and the people we are with, so I can rule out any of our people.”

Additional data is being reviewed and will be presented to the Corning OpCNA photo by SARAH BROWN Members of Iowa Paranormal Activity Research Team era House staff in the com(IPART) set up infrared cameras, audio equipment and ing week.

IPART laptops to collect evidence of paranormal activity Friday night at Corning Opera House, which some people Berger said the main misbelieve to be haunted. sion of IPART, which origiContinued from Page 1

recorded.

“That definitely got my attention,” said Berger.

An EMF meter, which was placed on the theater’s balcony in front of the stage went off after about an hour.

Berger, who is an experienced contractor, said he couldn’t explain what was causing the EMF meter

APPEL: Continued from Page 1

“We’ve got to keep American moving forward, and we need to keep Iowa moving forward,” Appel said. “We are not always going to agree, but there is some middle ground in some of these issues.”

One of Appel’s first goals in Congress would be to help get the farm bill passed and ensure farmers have equal access to the market.

“It should have been passed a long time ago,” Appel said.

She also wants to continue

to fund alternative energy to reduce dependence on oil.

As a wife of 16 years and mother of six children ranging from high school to preschool in age, Appel also advocates the women’s right to accessible and necessary health care.

She also wants to use her experience in the Iowa Senate to help create a national preschool program with quality standards.

“They are coming into kindergarten and they are ready to learn,” Appel said in reference to Iowa’s 4-year-old preschool programs.

Appel has been named a jumpstart candidate by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and endorsed by Emily’s List — an organization that helps pro-choice women get elected to office.

“It was a democratic-leaning district, and Obama won the district (in 2012),” Appel said. “National money, national support comes in to the Staci

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Appel is planning a return trip to Creston Saturday for the Iowa Democratic Party 3rd Congressional District Fall Fundraiser at the restored Creston Depot. She is planning on making a homemade apple pie to contribute to the pie auction.

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nated as the Des Moines Iowa Extreme Paranormal Activity Research Team (DIEPART), is to help people understand what they are experiencing.

“We want to help people feel comfortable being in their own home,” said Berger. “We don’t set out to prove a ghosts exists. It’s about helping people.”

Berger said, part of helping people feel comfortable in their homes is sometimes debunking the presence of ghosts and sometimes it’s about helping people be at peace with a paranormal activity.

According to Berger, paranormal activity is defined as activity that cannot be explained by mainstream scientific methods.

“My goal is just to help,” said Berger. “That can come in many different forms.”

Aside from investigations and paranormal investigative training, IPART offers other services such as smudgings and blessings. A smudging is a ceremony performed to bless people and places, and to ward off evil and negative energy using, what some consider to be “sacred” herbs such as white sage, sweet grass, lavender and cedar. All services provided by IPART are free of charge.

For more information about IPART or the Corning Opera House, visit their websites at www.diepart. com and www.corningoperahouse.com.

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Narcotics Anonymous (NA), 8 p.m. open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

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.

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

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to noon, 107 W. Howard St. Family Caregiver Support Group, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Boz’s Kitchen in Corning. For more information, contact Jaleyn at 641-782-4040.

Caregiver Support Group, 1 p.m., Crest Haven Care Centre.

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

Driver’s license Saturday

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. open meeting, Crossroads Mental Health Center, 1003 Cottonwood Road.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) open meeting, 7:30 p.m., St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. DivorceCare, a divorce recovery seminar and support group, 6 to 9 p.m., Crest Haven Care Centre, 1000 E. Howard St. Contact person: Andrea, (641) 346-2532.

Friday

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 107 W. Howard St. Southern Prairie YMCA 55 Plus, 11:45 a.m., Summit House.

Bring $2 for pizza and change for bingo.

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.

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 to 10 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 400 N. Elm St. Theme: Red, White and Blue. Caller: Jerry Wright.

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

Woolworth Coffee Club, 9 a.m., Hy-Vee deli.

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.

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

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Union County Conservation Board, 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Three Mile Lake office.

Agenda includes: shooting complex; update on projects; ranger residence improvements; routine county business.

Births

Greater Regional Medical Center Tiffany Hose and Brandon O’Neil of Mount Ayr are parents of a daughter born Oct. 30, 2013. Leslie Jeanne O’Neil weighed 7 pounds, 7 ounces and was 19 inches long.

Grandparents are Paula Johnston of Mount Ayr, Tim O’Neil of Lorimor and Darrell and Ruth Hose of Denison.

Sibling is Kaelyn, 1 1/2.

—————— EMMETSBURG — Matthew and Kelsey Buck of Emmetsburg are parents of a daughter born Oct. 28, 2013.

Ada Leigh Buck weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces and was 20 Grain prices quoted at 10 inches long. a.m. today: • Farmers Co-op, Creston: Police Corn — $4.15 Jackie Ann Reipe, 30, and Soybeans — $12.29 Tara Anne Squibbs, 29, both • Gavilon Grain: of Corning, were charged Corn — $4.16 5 p.m. Wednesday at WalSoybeans — $12.38 Mart, 806 Laurel St., for second-degree theft.

According to a Creston Police report, officers were Veterans breakfast dispatched to Wal-Mart to be held Nov. 8 to investigate a report of two shoplifters. Upon arA veterans appreciation rival, officers were advised breakfast will be held 7 to Reipe and Squibbs entered 8:30 a.m. Nov. 8 at the re- the store and gathered nustored Creston Depot meal merous merchandise in two site. Spouses are welcome. shopping carts. Reipe and The breakfast is spon- Squibbs were observed by sored by Creston Chamber of Commerce, Walmart and IowaWorks.

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To register for the seminar, or for more information, call the Legal Hotline for Older Iowans at 1-800992-8161, or email btharp@ iowalaw.org.

The mission of the Iowa Department on Aging is to provide advocacy, educational and prevention services to older Iowans so they can find Iowa a healthy, safe, productive and enjoyable place to live and work.

The Legal Hotline for Older Iowans provides free legal advice and other legal services to Iowans who are 60 or older. The legal hotline also conducts free educational presentations to organizations and community groups about legal issues of interest to older Iowans. The legal hotline is a special project of Iowa Legal Aid.

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SURVIVORS of SUICIDE CONFERENCE If you have lost someone to suicide, please join us.

Saturday, November 23 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

(check-in at 9:30 a.m.)

Des Moines University Student Education Center Auditorium 3300 Grand Avenue, Des Moines

Register online: www.dmu.edu/event/survivor Questions/More info: 515-323-3205 or D.Higdon@pchsia.org

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Elder law seminar planned

Wal-Mart employees attempting to leave the store without paying for the items.

Merchandise in the carts was valued at $1,333.14.

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Creston News Advertiser Thursday, October 31, 2013

OPINION Yellow Brick Road, here I come

In six months, I will be finishing my first half marathon.

I caught the marathon bug from my mom, who has been doing half marathons for a couple of years now. Her next one is the Monumental Half Marathon in Indianapolis, Ind., Saturday.

I wish all the best to her and her running mates!

My mom finally talked my sister and me into doing a trek much longer than three miles, and signed us up for Garmin’s Wickedly Fast Half Marathon in Olathe, Kan., April 26.

Girl on fire Bailey Poolman staff writer

Immediately, I found a sixmonth training schedule.

I’ve been running, somewhat consistently, since 2011. However, I’ve never attempted a challenge as daunting as 13 miles of grueling exercise, with your feet pounding pavement and a brisk breeze in your face. I want to be prepared,

and not have an injury or a hatred of running by the end.

Luckily, the race will be fun.

The theme is “In the Land of Oz,” and the half-marathon medals are of the Wicked Witch of the West that even glow in the dark. Right there is one reason this half marathon is worth it.

I’m also excited I’ll get to spend the weekend with family. In addition to my mom and sister, my aunt and cousin are participating, with the possibility of a few others. I can’t wait to cheer everyone on as they cross the finish line,

and be cheered on as I do.

Now, as it is nearing blizzard weather, I need to get my butt in gear and get some long miles in on my shoes. I predict the hardest part for me will be sticking to my training schedule’s long runs during the cold winter months already looming ahead.

However, I am lucky I have plenty of people who are willing to push me to get where I will be the fittest I’ve ever been for the run and as ready as I could ever be.

My schedule consists of a short

run, a long run and a couple of days of optional cross training, as well as some time off. I have a feeling I’m going to be more and more thankful for that time off as the months fly by.

With the glow-in-the-dark medal as a bonus, what I’m looking forward to the most is to be able to say I finished. I want to accomplish something that historically has always been respected for many reasons, including health and happiness.

Yellow Brick Road, here I come!

Letters to the editor

Why not a trucking mall?

From Joe Henry Creston

After reading results of the restaurant poll (on the opinion page) in the Tuesday paper, I thought of something else.

Why not make use of the “old

Walmart” building by making it into a “trucking mall” similar to that on I-80 at Walcott. The trucks are already at old Walmart parking lot anyhow. It could include some of the restaurants in the poll, as well as others, maybe showers, movies, barber shops, etc.

Stop racism in this community From Mojisola Ukabi Creston

The level of discrimination and racism I have experienced in this community has just been outstanding. No matter what I have experienced, it pales in comparison to what my kids have experienced.

My daughter has been denied of her TAG placement because her teacher at the time did not think she could qualify for TAG despite the fact that she came here with a gifted program from another state.

On the other hand, my son who came with a special education was instantly placed in special education. Why the disparity. So, the one

with special education had to need it, but the one who is gifted cannot possibly be gifted?

It has even gotten worse since my son has been in high school.

Some kids even have the guts to call him a “NIGGER” to his face. I believe they are just trying to taunt him and get him into a fight. Of course the big bad black kid.

If this community does not stop their racism, it will be difficult for them to keep a black person professional in this community. I am not the only one who feels this way, most colored people in this community do, I just happen to have the choice to leave.

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The White House was attacked by Democrats and Republicans HOLLYWOOD — God bless America, and how’s everybody?

Penn State paid sixty million dollars to Coach Jerry Sandusky’s sexual abuse victims Monday.

He’s in prison now. The Vatican issued a statement saying it’s appalled by what happened and cannot understand why Jerry Sandusky wasn’t transferred to another school.

Dr. Conrad Murray was released from prison after serving two years for accidentally killing Michael Jackson with a propofol overdose.

It was an honest mistake. Michael Jackson’s appearance changed so often Doctor Murray thought he was killing someone else.

Barry Bonds asked a federal appeals court to overturn his conviction on obstruction of justice in his steroid case Monday. The slugger still wants to play. He said he’d like to end his career where it began, playing for the Pirates, if not in Pittsburgh then in Somalia.

Nevada GOP Assemblyman Jim Wheeler told voters he’d vote to restore slavery if that’s what they wanted. It’s a sign of the times.

Slavery is a touchy subject but if that’s the only way that we can get doctors to work for ObamaCare wages, then it’s got to be done.

The White House was attacked

by Democrats and Republicans over the ObamaCare website chaos Tuesday. The administra-

Topical humor Argus Hamilton

tion is also getting clobbered over NSA spying. President Obama just called Hillary Clinton and asked if she wouldn’t mind starting early.

Kathleen Sibelius went before Congress after more Americans got cancelled by their current policies than signed up for ObamaCare. This can only get worse.

ObamaCare is starting took like a Carnival Cruise fifteen minutes before somebody flushes the first toilet.

ObamaCare officials testified in Congress Tuesday on the disastrous website rollout. They passed the blame onto the software engineers. Millions of Americans have logged onto the ObamaCare website and now most of them are absolutley hooked on Video Poker.

The White House warned Sunday the Internet has sprouted over seven hundred fake ObamaCare websites. It’s great news. Now if everybody will just purchase a fake policy from the fake website we’ll have the same thing President Obama has, plausible deniability.

President Obama said he didn’t know the NSA spied on allies Sunday. He also said he didn’t know of

ObamaCare problems, IRS targeting and what caused Benghazi. It won’t work, there is not a person in America who’s going to believe Joe Biden is the mastermind.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel blasted the U.S. Tuesday for using the NSA to listen to her private phone calls for ten years.

She really shouldn’t worry. If NSA agents are like most men are, they were probably just pretending to listen to what she was saying anyway.

NSA spying on Germany was revealed by former NSA monitor Edward Snowden who fled his post in June and went into hiding. He decided to go to Russia in order to escape government supervision and oppression.

That’s like going to Ireland to avoid getting drunk.

Intelligence officials defended domestic spying in Senate testimony Tuesday. If the government is storing our Internet and cell phone data, then the U.S. government has the world’s largest porn collection.

The IRS uses it to get in the mood for Tea Party applications.

The U.S. Capitol started undergoing a sixty million dollar renovation to refurbish the Capitol Dome Tue day. They deserve a good cover. Forbes magazine said there are two hu dred and forty-nine millionaires serving in the U.S. Congress, so you see, crime does pay.

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.

Saturday, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m.

Confession. Sunday, 10:45 a.m.

Mass; after Mass, Confession.

Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Mass.

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Saturday, In Gathering, Greenfield. Sunday, 9:45 a.m. worship/Communion, 2 p.m. nursing home service; 6 p.m. charge conference. Monday, preschool. Wednesday, Supper and auction.

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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Saturday, In Gathering, Greenfield. Sunday, 8:45 a.m. worship/Communion; 6 p.m.

Charge conference. Monday, 1 p.m. Quilters. Thursday (11/7), 9 a.m. Quilters.

Beaconsfield

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Rick Hawkins, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service.

Clearfield

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

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

Weednesday, 6:30 p.m. AWANA. CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Sherry Wiley, lay speaker.

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Shurmaine McAlpine, pastor.

Sunday, 8 a.m. Sunday school; 9 a.m. worship.

Corning

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 907 Grove Ave., Ken Rummer, pastor.

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

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 901 Nodaway St., Andrew Bardole, pastor.

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

GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH, Dan Lamgo, pastor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. worship service. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. prayer service.

MESSIANIC MISSION SEVENTH DAY, 405 11th St. Sabbath services, second and fourth Saturdays. Call 641-3223386 for time and place.

REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH, 800 17th St., Philip Ritter, pastor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school and adult Bible study; 10:45 a.m. worship with Holy Communion. Wednesday, 9 a.m.

Bible study.

ST. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 504 Grove, Ave., Lazarus Kirigia, pastor.

Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Mass.

Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Mass; 7 p.m. youth group. Wednesday, 2 to 5 p.m. religious education classes.

Creston

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; 6:30 p.m. evening 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. wor-

ship service. Home Bible study, call 782-5594.

RIVER OF LIFE ASSEMBLY OF GOD, 417 Wyoming Ave., Karen Norton, lead pastor, 641782-4236, e-mail crestonrolag@ gmail.com.

Today, 5 to 7 p.m. Trunk or Treat, church parking lot, public is invited. Sunday, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday school classes for all ages; 10:35 a.m. morning worship, Mission Sunday, remember your faith promises, “Touching, Planting, Reaching, Training”; children’s church ages 5-12, nursery available upon request; 5 p.m.

Church Workers Appreciation Dinner at the Norton home, 607 College Dr. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. prayer time in the sanctuary; 7 p.m. Family Night Activities; Kids Klub (ages 4-12), fellowship hall; CYOF, youth room; adult Bible study (Ephesians), sanctuary. Thursday (11/7), 7 to 10 a.m.

Coffee Cafe. Bring a coffee mug and hang out in fellowship hall.

Mini muffins included.

CHURCH OF CHRIST, 510 S. Poplar St., Timothy L. Haynie, evangelist.

Sunday, 10 a.m. Sunday school; 11 a.m. worship service; 7 p.m. J.O.Y. class adult study hour. Wednesday, 7 p.m. youth group at 216 N. Walnut St., adult group at the church.

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

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. praise and inspiration, Mallas’; 9:30 a.m. church school class; 10:30 a.m. morning worship, Gary O’Daniels, presider; Darl Ferguson, speaker.

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

Today, 5 to 7 p.m. “Trunk or Treat”, south parking lot will be set up with candy stations, families will be able to get a free picture taken, public is welcome to bring their children; 5 p.m.

Celebrate Recovery (earlier time); 6:30 p.m. Women’s Bible study at the home of Peggy Stroburg.

Friday, 8:30 a.m. “Operation World” prayer meeting; 9:30 a.m.

Women’s Bible study at church.

Saturday, 6 p.m. South African mission trip fundraising dinner with music by John Carter and friends. Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Bible study (all ages); 10:45 a.m. worship; 6 p.m. Legacy Journey.

Wednesday, 6:30 a.m. prayer meeting; 6 p.m. Youth Ministry “My Hope” event; 6:30 p.m.

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

Today, 6:30 p.m. “Light the Darkness” Treat ‘N Trunk.

Saturday, noon A.W.O.L. and Capture the Flag, senior high event. Sunday, 8:45 a.m. worship service; 10:15 a.m.

Sunday school hour; 3:45 p.m. adult choir cantata practice; Melody Makers (grades 1-6) and Faithful Followers (grades 7-9) choir practices; 5 p.m. family worship service with special speaker Bob Sauser; 6 p.m. Senior High committee meetings. Monday, 1 p.m. Ladies’ Bible study, Deloris Barnett’s, 3037 Indian Ave., Orient.

Wednesday, 6 p.m. Triumphant Praise choir rehearsal (senior high); 6:30 p.m. AWANA clubs and junior high trek; senior high youth group; adult prayer meeting and Bible study. Thursday (11/7), 1:30 p.m. Ladies Bible study, “A Women’s Walk with God” by Elizabeth George, welcome center.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST), 301 E. Townline St., Dianna Clark, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. adult and children’s Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship service. Tuesday, 9 a.m. parish nurses in; 1:30 p.m.

Tuesday’s Tootles. 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, interim pastor.

Friday, 1:30 p.m. craft workshop. Sunday, All Saints Sunday/ Communion, 9:15 a.m. worship, “The Bright Morning Star,” Revelation 14:12-13; 10:30 a.m.

Sunday school. Monday, 6 p.m.

Deacons; 7:30 p.m. Property.

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Cromwell United Church of Christ serving noon public dinners The community is invited to the first of four public dinners noon Nov. 7 at Cromwell United Church of Christ, 1101 Broadway St., in Cromwell.

The meal will include beef and homemade noo-

dles with “all the fixings,” salad bar and dessert bar.

Additional meals at Cromwell United Church of Christ will take place in December, February and March. Cost is $7 at the door.

St. John’s Church to host soup supper St. John’s United Church of Christ, 601 S. Maple St., is having an allyou-can-eat soup supper 4:30 to 7 p.m. Monday.

Menu includes: ham and beans, vegetable beef, Tuesday, 1 p.m. Stitch, Knit and Quilt; 3:30 p.m. Deacons Open Table; 6 p.m. special Finance meeting. Wednesday, 9 a.m.

Revelation Bible study; 5:30 p.m.

Joyful Noise; 6:30 p.m. Youth Group (Zachary family).

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 400 N. Elm St., Gideon Gallo, pastor, Jim W. Morris, associate pastor. Call 641-7822427 for a ride.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. worship services; 9:15 a.m.

Sunday school. Tuesday, 9 a.m.

Summit House Bible study.

Thursday, 12:05 p.m. United Methodist Men. GOD’S OUTREACH DELIVERANCE, 306 N. Oak St., 641-278-1173, Pastor JoAnna and Tyrone Davis, 515-249-3364.

Monday through Saturday, 8 to 10 a.m. prayer and worship.

Today, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Women’s service. Friday, 7 p.m. Friday Night Fire service. Saturday, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Men of Christ breakfast (first and third of month); noon Saturday Sack Lunch for Kids; 2 to 3:30 p.m. drama/ dance practice for youth; 5:30 to 7 p.m. Saturday Night Live for youth. Sunday, 10:30 a.m. worship service; 6:30 p.m. evening service. Monday, 5 p.m. Monday Night Meal. Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. evening service. Wednesday, 5 to 6 p.m. Intercessory prayer.

HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH, 107 W. Howard St., Rev. Ken Halbur, pastor.

Friday, 7 a.m. All Saints Day Mass, Holy Spirit Church; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ReRun shop; 9:15 a.m. All Saints Day Mass, St. Malachy Chapel; 7 p.m. All Saints Day Mass, Holy Spirit Church.

Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon ReRun shop; 4 to 5 p.m. Confession; 5:15 p.m. Mass/Blest Art/Food Pantry drive; 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. St. Malachy PTO spaghetti supper, St. Malachy School. Sunday, 8:15 to 8:45 a.m. Confession; 9 a.m.

Mass/Blest Art/Food Pantry drive; after Mass, Knights of Columbus breakfast, hall. Monday, 5 to 6 p.m. Adoration, St. Malachy Chapel; 6 p.m. Mass, St. Malachy Chapel; 6:30 p.m. Scripture study, St. Malachy School library.

Tuesday, noon to 5 p.m. ReRun shop; 1 p.m. Assisted Living Mass.

Wednesday, 9:15 a.m. St. Malachy School Mass; 7 p.m. religious education classes (grades 1-8), St. Malachy School; 7 p.m.

Knights of Columbus meeting, hall. Thursday (11/7), 10:30 a.m.

Mass, Crest Haven Care Centre; 3 p.m. Creston Nursing and Rehab Mass; 7 p.m. RCIA, hall.

JERUSALEM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Gideon Gallo, pastor, Jim W. Morris, associate pastor.

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

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,” 417 Wyoming Ave. The Rev. Miguel Delgado, phone 515-473-2527.

Saturday, noon worship.

Sunday, 1:30 p.m. worship.

PLATTE CENTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 6

corn bread, relish tray, pie and drink.

Cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children and children younger than 5, free.

There will be drawings for door prizes. miles south on P27 (High and Dry Road), 1 mile west, one-fourth mile south, Delores Doench, pastor.

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

SALEM LUTHERAN CHURCH, 602 W. Townline St., 641-7822920, Ben McIntire, pastor.

Website: www.salemluth.net.

Blog: www.benmcintire.wordpress.com.

Saturday, 9 a.m.

First Communion class. Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school and adult education; 10 a.m. worship service with Holy Communion; 11 a.m. Mission trip meeting.

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.

Confirmation class; 7 p.m. choir practice. Thursday (11/7), 6:30 p.m. Financial Peace; 7 p.m.

Miriam Circle.

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

Saturday, 9 a.m. worship service; 11 a.m. Sabbath school.

SOLID ROCK MINISTRIES, 1216 N. Cherry St. (corner of Townline and Cherry streets).

Sunday, 9:45 to 10:15 a.m.

Sunday school; 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. coffee and fellowship; 10:45 a.m. worship service.

ST. JOHN’S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, 601 S. Maple St., Dan Moore, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service and Sunday School.

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS), 800 N. Sumner Ave., the Rev. Jonathan C. Watt, pastor, 641782-5095, www.TrinityCreston. org.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Divine Service; 11 a.m. Sunday school and Bible classes. Monday, 12:30 p.m. preschool; 6:30 p.m.

LifeLight Bible study. Tuesday, 6:30 a.m. Early Risers Bible study at fellowship hall; 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. preschool; 1:30 p.m.

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

Confirmation classes.

Thursday (11/7), 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. preschool.

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST (Congregational), 501 W. Montgomery St., the Rev. Jim Woodworth, interim pastor.

Friday, 7 p.m. AA. Sunday, All Saints Day/Communion, 9:30 a.m. adult Sunday school; 10:45 a.m. worship, “The Bright Morning Star,” Revelation 14:1213; 11:45 a.m. Congregation meeting. Monday, 1 to 3 p.m. clothing store open; 7:30 p.m.

AA. Tuesday, 9 a.m. to noon Pastor Jim’s office hours; 5 to 6 p.m. Open Table. Wednesday, 8 a.m. TOPS. Thursday (11/7), 5 p.m. SIRF.

Cromwell

CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, Dan Moore, pastor.

Sunday, 10 a.m. fellowship; 10:30 a.m. worship and Sunday school; Neighbors in Need offering; Harvest party after worship. Monday, 12:30 p.m. prayer group, sanctuary; 1 p.m. Quilters; 4:30 to 7 p.m. St. John’s soup supper. Wednesday, 1 p.m.

Quilters. Thursday (11/7), noon, public dinner.

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UNITED CHURCH OF DIAGONAL, Ed Shields, pastor, office 641-734-5704, www.diagonalchurch.com.

Sunday, 10 a.m. church.

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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Robin Thomas, pastor.

Website: www.ellstonumc.org.

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

Greenfield

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

Website: www.welcometocornerstone.org.

Today, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Men’s Fraternity: “The Quest for Authentic Manhood” and “Chase” Women’s Bible study.

Saturday, 6:30 a.m. Men’s Bible study on Philippians at The Corner on the square.

Sunday, 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. worship service; 6 to 8 p.m. 20s/30s group, Banks/Thompsons group, Homebuilders and The Truth Project. Wednesday, 5:30 to 6:15 p.m. Cornerstone Youth Choir; 6:20 to 8 p.m. AWANA; 7 to 8:45 p.m. youth group Harvest party.

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

Saturday, 4:30 to 5 p.m.

Reconciliation; 5:15 p.m. Mass.

Sunday, 8 a.m. Faith Formation (high school); 8:15 a.m. Mass.

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Faith Formation (preK-eighth).

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

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

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

Lacelle

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Dwayne Henrichs, pastor.

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

Lenox

CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST), 107 W. Temple St., Brian Kleinschrodt, pastor.

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

Wednesday, 6 p.m. meal and study.

MERCER CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 4 miles north, 4 miles west of Lenox, Franklin Rogers, pastor.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Saturday, In Gathering, Greenfield. Sunday, 11 a.m. worship/Communion; 6 p.m. Charge conference. Thursday (11/7), 1:30 p.m. UMW, Bonnie Adams hostess.

Macksburg

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

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Ben Carter-Allen, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service with supervised nursery during church; 10 a.m. Sunday school. Third Thursday, United Methodist Women.

Murray

BAPTIST CHURCH, Alex Bauman, pastor.

Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Sunday school; 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. worship services. Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Midweek Bible study and prayer meeting. Third Thursday of the month, 7 to 9 p.m. Missionary meeting.

CHURCH OF CHRIST, 430 Third St., Brian McCracken, pastor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship services; 7 p.m. Bible Study.

Wednesday, 3:30 p.m. JAM for elementary ages; 7 p.m. junior and senior high youth groups.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Sandy Smith and Brandon Campbell, pastors.

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

Orient

P L Y M O U T H CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 311 W. First St., Phil Price, minister.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. brunch; 9 a.m. worship services; 10 a.m.

Sunday School.

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, Robin Thomas, pastor.

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

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SPORTS No. 1 Heelan bounces Creston/O-M

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

SIOUX CITY — Creston/O-M cornerback Maxx Walters stepped in front of a Trent Solsma pass intended for a running back in the right flat, and Walters raced 57 yards for a Panther touchdown on the eighth play of Wednesday’s Class 3A playoff game at Morningside College.

The early 7-0 Panther lead

accomplished two things — 1) Some much needed momentum against the state’s top-ranked team; and 2) A wake-up call for the 9-0 Crusaders.

“Trent just made a bad decision,” said Heelan coach Roger Jansen. “He’s human.

I think it did open our eyes a little bit.”

But highlights thereafter were few and far between for the Panthers as Heelan went on to roll to a 45-7 victory in the Class 3A opener.

The game site was changed after two days of rain in the Sioux City area.

Preserving the natural turf at Heelan’s Memorial Field for two additional games the

Crusaders could possibly host, coach Jansen’s speedy set of receivers and Solsma’s accurate arm helped the team account for 504 yards in total offense on the artificial field turf of Morningside’s Olsen Stadium. The Crusaders’ first punt came with 5:41 remaining in the game.

Solsma finished the night 20-of-24 for 285 yards and three touchdowns. It was the eighth time this season that Heelan (10-0) has reached Iowa’s mercy rule with a running clock by building a lead of 35 points or more.

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Contributed photo by TERRY FREEMAN

The wrapping around a protective cast on the left hand of McClain Haines (15) becomes unraveled as teammate Jesse Rathe (85) makes a tackle late in Wednesday’s 45-7 playoff loss against Sioux City Bishop Heelan. Haines was making his first appearance since suffering multiple fractures in a finger Sept. 2.

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BACK TO BLACK Mount Ayr powers past Panorama

By SCOTT VICKER

CNA sports editor • svicker@crestonnews.com

PANORA — Mount Ayr seems to have gotten back to “Raider football” the past two weeks.

The Raiders demonstrated their power game in a 30-7 win over the twoseed from Class 1A District 8 here Wednesday in the first round of the Class 1A playoffs.

“I thought we played a very physical game,” Mount Ayr co-head coach Delwyn Showalter said.

“We got stronger as the game went on. We did a nice job of taking advantage of some opportunities.

We created some opportunities and then took advantage of them.”

The Raiders started the game with a three-and-out, but Panorama muffed the punt and Kyle Dolecheck recovered for the Raiders on the Panorama 26-yard line.

After a fumbled snap, Jacob Sobotka hit Jacob Taylor on a quick slant for 24 yards, setting up a Sobotka 2-yard touchdown run.

Panorama’s ensuing drive ended quickly as Dolecheck made a highlight-reel one-handed interception.

But the Mount Ayr drive stalled out and Casey Paxton’s punt was returned 91 yards for a touchdown by Gabe Richey.

That would be the final highlight of the game for the Panthers, though.

Mount Ayr outscored Panorama 23-0 from that point on. The Raiders scored on two safeties, touchdown runs by Riley

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER

Mount Ayr sophomore Kyle Dolecheck leaps to make a one-handed interception over Panorama’s Gabe Richey during the first quarter of Mount Ayr’s 30-7 win over the Panthers in the Class 1A playoff opener Wednesday. It was Dolecheck’s eighth interception of the season, adding to his single season school record total.

Weehler and Sobotka, and a touchdown pass from Sobotka to Dolecheck.

It was Mount Ayr’s power running game between the tackles that gave Panorama’s defense fits. Mount Ayr finished with 194 rushing yards on 50 carries, led

by Sobotka’s 132 yards.

“Our guys have really bought into being a power football team right now,” Mount Ayr co-head coach Derek Lambert said.

“Even though we’ve got all this athleticism and speed, Please see RAIDERS, page 9A

Boyer Valley upsets top-seeded T’Wolves Murray stunned in state playoff opener

By JAKE WADDINGHAM

CNA staff writer • jwaddingham@crestonnews. com

CORNING — Top-seeded Southwest Valley found themselves on the wrong end of momentum-building plays throughout the second half, falling to Boyer Valley 44-25 in Eight-Man playoff action Wednesday night.

“I felt we did a lot of good things early,” said SWV head coach Kent Bass. “We had some breakdowns up front and didn’t make the right adjustments to start the second half.”

Boyer Valley’s Nathan Rudd took the first play from scrimmage in the second half all the way to cut into the Timberwolves’ halftime lead, 25-22.

“We have been a secondhalf team all season,” said Boyer Valley head coach Jay Petersen. “I wasn’t sure if that was going to work against a good team like Southwest Valley.”

Tyler Bissell forced a fumble and SWV recovered near midfield with 6:00 remaining in the third quarter. The Timberwolves drove down to the 5 yard line, but Boyer Valley’s Calvan Wood ended the scoring threat with an interception in the endzone.

Going into the fourth quarter, SWV held its 3-point lead and tried to drain time off the clock.

On a run to the outside, senior quarterback Jordan Stuart took a hard hit from the Boyer Valley defense and was forced to leave the game.

“We didn’t really have a

CNA photo by JAKE WADDINGHAM

Tyler Bissell breaks away from everyone en route to his first touchdown Wednesday night against Boyer Valley in Eight-Man playoff action. The Southwest Valley Timberwolves fell 44-25 in their first playoff game.

backup quarterback,” Bass said. “We could still run our base stuff, but it limited what we could do offensively.”

After forcing a SWV punt, Rudd stepped up for the Bulldogs with his third rushing touchdown to give Boyer Valley the lead, 2825.

“Our yards are about 50/50 for running and passing,” Petersen said. “Sometimes we have to use the run to get the passing going, other times we use the passing to open up the run.”

Stuart came back in for the Timberwolves, but the Boyer Valley defense forced a quick Stuart threeand-out with only about 6:00 remaining.

Boyer Valley lost control of the football on an option play and Southwest Valley recovered, but the momentum was short lived as the Timberwolves returned the favor on the next play with a lost fumble of their own.

Bulldog quarterback Cody Thoreson connected with Reed Block on a thirdand-long and after breaking a tackle, Block added some cushion to the Bulldog’s lead, 36-25.

With 2:36 remaining, SWV faced a fourth-and-9 and an 11-point deficit.

Trying to keep the play alive, Stuart fumbled and Boyer Valley recovered and carried it in for another fourth quarter touchdown, 44-25.

Please see T’WOLVES, page 8A

By KYLE WILSON

CNA assistant managing editor • kwilson@crestonnews.com

MURRAY — In the middle of Mustang Field Wednesday, Wayne’s running back Clayton Kiefer could be seen posing for pictures with his proud parents.

He smiled big — his white jersey and signature handtowel both soiled with dark mud.

He had reason to smile.

Kiefer had just led the Wayne Falcons to an 82-

57 victory over the Murray Mustangs in the first round of the Eight-Man state football playoffs. He carried the ball 29 times for 292 yards and five touchdowns in Kiefer the victory.

“He’s as tough of a runner as we faced all year,” said Murray head coach Keith Shields. “At times tonight,

we thought we had him stopped and he’d make a great cutback, or we thought we had him and he’d carry us three or four more yards upfield.”

On paper, Kiefer doesn’t look that dangerous at 5-7, 160 pounds.

“It’s not his size that gets you,” said Wayne head caoch Bart Elliot. “It’s his toughness. He is just a hardnosed kid who refuses to go to the ground. He deserves Please see MURRAY, page 8A

CNA photo by KYLE WILSON

Murray running back Andrew Rider (28) lays a stiff arm on a Wayne linebacker Wednesday evening. Wayne defeated Murray 82-57 in the first round of the state playoffs.

Ogden survives scare from Nodaway Valley

By SCOTT VICKER

CNA sports editor • svicker@crestonnews.com

OGDEN — Nodaway Valley took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter, but Ogden steadily climbed back into the game on its way to a 32-16 win over the Wolverines in first round action of the Class 1A playoffs here Wednesday.

After Ogden fumbled the

opening kickoff, Nodaway Valley sophomore quarterback Jackson Lamb hit senior TJ Bower for a 17-yard touchdown, putting the Wolverines up 6-0 after a missed extra point.

The Wolverine defense played well in the first quarter, as Ogden was battling a strong headwind during the quarter.

Senior running back Zach

Brewer scampered in from 29 yards out to give the Wolverines a 14-0 lead with 2:04 left in the first quarter after a Brennen Weiland 2-point conversion.

“It was a battle of field position,” Nodaway Valley head coach Steve Shantz said. “We switched sides and that wind Please see NV, page 8A

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was going pretty good, and we never could get past our 15yard line and kept punting to them.”

Ogden capitalized, finally getting on the scoreboard with a 19-yard touchdown pass from Caleb Frye to Jake West with 2:10 to go in the first half.

Once the second half started, Ogden kept the Wolverines pinned in their own territory.

“They did some nice things up front,” Shantz said. “We got stuffed a few times and ended up punting. We wore down a little bit. Penalties also hurt — 12 penalties for 100 yards. They kind of got on a roll and we got on our heels.

They did a nice job defending our offense.”

Nodaway Valley played the game shorthanded, suiting only 20 players for the game, one of which — Zach Plymesser — had a broken rib and was relegated to just punting duties. With Plymesser not

playing receiver, that left the Wolverines with only two receivers — Bower and Baley Shantz.

“He (Plymesser) did a phenomenal job,” Shantz said. “He kicked one 50-yarder into the w i n d .

Kicked one down Plymesser to their 1-yard line, which we got our safety on. I thought Zach did a heck of a job on that end.”

Ogden (9-1) advances to the second round, where the Bulldogs will take on (10-0) Council Bluffs St. Albert on Monday in Council Bluffs.

Nodaway Valley finishes the season 5-5. The Wolverines exceeded expectations after coming into the season low on numbers.

“I can’t say enough about the team,” Shantz said. “None of these kids were looking for individual things. They were all worried about the guy next to them. Unbelievable how they got better and better

each game. Just a fun group to work with. It was a satisfying year.”

Ogden 32, Nodaway Valley 16 NV 14 0 0 2 - 16 Ogden 0 7 15 10 - 32 1st quarter NV — TJ Bower 17 pass from Jackson Lamb (Kick failed), 10:29 NV — Zach Brewer 29 run (Brennen Weiland run), 2:04 2nd quarter O — Jake West 19 pass from Caleb Frye (Kolton Christle kick), 2:10 3rd quarter O — Frye 14 run (Austin Lentz run), 8:54 O — Lentz 7 run (Christle kick), 6:35 4th quarter O — Lentz 1 run (Christle kick), 11:56 NV — Safety, 8:25 O — Christle 26 field goal, 5:06 Individual leaders Rushing: NV - Zach Brewer 25-100, Josh Allsup 5-29, Brennen Weiland 4-11. O - Caleb Frye 9-79, Austin Lentz 22-63, Kolton Christle 4-21, Zane Satre 1-6, Luke West 1-4, Jonathon Thompson 3-4.

Passing: NV - Jackson Lamb 5-11-1 for 59 yards. O - Caleb Frye 10-18-1 for 151 yards.

Receiving: NV - TJ Bower 3-27, Baley Shantz 1-17, Jaydn Erlandson 1-15, Zach Brewer 1-0. O - Luke West 6-1109, Jake West 1-19, Grant Heineman 1-9, Austin Lentz 2-14.

Tackles (solo-assists): NV Michael Stender 5-7, Caleb Mueller 4-4, TJ Bower 5-3, Josh Allsup 3-5, Jackson Lamb 5-1, Baley Shantz 5-0, Zach Brewer 3-1, Brennen Weiland 1-2, Mason Clarke 1-2, Tanner Armstrong 1-2, Ryan Jensen 1-1.

Fumble recoveries: NV - Josh Allsup 2, Jackson Lamb 1.

Interceptions: NV - Jackson Lamb 1.

MURRAY: Continued from page 7A

all the praise and pats on the back he will get tonight. He works his butt off.”

Game summary Neither team led by more than 10 points in the opening half as the two teams went back and forth trading touchdowns.

Wayne led 36-31 at halftime thanks to a 50-yard touchdown reception by Trent Carpenter with 15.3 seconds remaining in the second quarter.

The two teams continued to trade touchdowns through the third quarter until Wayne freshman Nick Mattly recovered an onside kick with 2:15 remaining in the third quarter.

“We didn’t want to kick

it to their returnmen (Andrew Rider and Seth Nerness),” E l l i o t said. “So we called an onside kick and if we got the football, great.

If Nerness we didn’t — because they are such good returnmen — we still wouldn’t be giving up a lot of field position.”

Less than two minutes after Mattly’s fumble recovery, Kiefer capitalized on the turnover, barreling into the endzone for a 2-yard touchdown, making the score 68-57 with :36 remaining in the third quarter.

“That fumble recovery gave them the momentum,” Shields said. “And credit them, they

took that momentum and finished the game.”

Murray was held scoreless the entire fourth quarter.

Murray finishes the season with a record of 8-3 overall.

They will lose seven seniors including Alex Shaw, Tyler Cashman, Collin Titus, Cole Weir, Sam Rockhold, George Barber and Andrew Rider.

“These seniors have 39 career victories, which if I counted right, is by far the most victories of any senior class at Murray,” Shields said. “The things they’ve done on and off the field have been incredible.”

This is the only class in Murray history to make the state playoffs in all four of their seasons.

Wayne (7-3) now moves to the second round of the state playoffs playing against H-LV 7 p.m. Monday.

scheme,” said Petersen. “It was more about matching up with certain players and certain formations.”

Then it was SWV’s turn to utilize their offensive weapons in the passing game. Stuart targeted Nick Spring and Hunter Pontius for a total of three passing touchdowns late in the second quarter.

Pontius’ second touchdown grab came with just :07 remaining in the half to build the Timberwolve’s halftime lead, 25-14.

combined program, Corning and Villisca built a squad that finished 7-3 and earned the top seed in Eight-Man District 8.

Next season Bass and SWV will make the transition to 11-man football, but Bass said the mentality set by the first group of seniors will allow the program to continue to grow.

“They set the bar high,” Bass said. “I have to thank my seniors. In high school, we don’t have the luxury of recruiting, we have to find a scheme that fits the athletes we have. I am confident our coaching staff can do that.”

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Early lead The Timberwolves struck first on a run up the middle

by Bissell, but failed to complete the 2-point conversion, 6-0.

Boyer Valley responded with a 3 0 - y a r d Bissell touchdown pass from Thoreson to Block to move ahead 8-6.

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Heelan advances to a second-round home game Monday against Spencer, a rematch of the regular season finale won by the Crusaders, 42-17. Spencer led 17-7 in that game and ran for 346 yards.

Jansen said his team will need a better mental performance than Wednesday’s game to attain a second victory over the Tigers. Two turnovers and six penalties for 58 yards left him less than satisfied.

“We have to be more focused and play with more of a sense of urgency,” Jansen said. “We have to quit turning the ball over. And we had four or five holding penalties.”

Walters’ early interception provided Creston/O-M an emotional boost. Heelan held just a 14-7 lead after one period, which grew to 24-7 with 2:17 left in the half.

Crusader flurry But field position, a problem for Creston/O-M all night, gave Heelan one last chance for another score when Gavin Leith punted out of his own end zone with 1:03 remaining.

The Crusaders took over at the Panther 45-yard line, and Solsma hit slot back Phillip Jacobson on two quick strikes, the second for another touchdown from 22 yards with 47 seconds left.

That made it 31-7 heading into intermission.

“In a couple of situations, we had bad field position, and against that team if you have bad field position, like giving them 30 yards, that’s two plays,” Morrison said.

“They’re explosive. I wanted to keep it at a two-possession game, or two and a half. We almost did that.”

A second fake punt by the Panthers later in the third didn’t work out as well as the first one in the opening half, when up-back Alex Nielsen took the snap and ran 9 yards for a first down on fourthand-three This time, a pass by Nielsen

out of the same formation was picked off by Heelan linebacker Tyler Smith, who romped 23 yards for a touchdown. That made it 45-7, and started the mercy rule running clock with 5:41 remaining in the third quarter.

At halftime, Heelan had 260 yards passing and 116 on the ground, including a 53yard scoring run on a sweep

by Tyler Cropley. Junior running back Tony Tobin complemented the Heelan passing game with 114 yards on 12 carries, giving him 951 yards for the season.

Meanwhile, Creston/O-M (6-4) was limited to 15 yards rushing and 1 yard passing at halftime. The Panthers finished with just four first downs, 45 net yards rushing and 42 yards passing.

Quarterback Brandon Phipps, under pressure all night by a Crusader pass rush led by defensive end Christian Brobst — who lost to Panther state champion Keaton Hulett in last year’s quarterfinals — finished 1-of5 for 1 yard. Trevor Frain completed a 41-yard halfback pass to Walters.

The active Heelan defense limited Panther senior running back Adam Baker to 34 yards, giving him a season total of 1,159 yards.

Defensive pressure While the team is known for its offense that scores 45 points per game, Jansen said his defense again answered the bell. Frequent blitzes kept consistent pressure on Phipps, who rarely had time to survey the field for open receivers.

“Our defense has been steady all year,” Jansen said. “We like playing running teams. We have some schemes that allow us to bring a lot of people from a lot of different places. We live and die with pressure. These kids love the style that we play.

They’re a special group.”

“I hope Heelan wins it all,” Morrison said. “They’re good, there’s no doubt about it. They are deserving of the number one ranking in the state.”

Panther summary Bishop Heelan 45, Creston/O-M 7 Points by quarter Creston/O-M 7 0 0 0 — 7 Heelan 14 17 14 0 — 45 SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter C — Maxx Walters 57 interception return (Conner Pals kick), 9:17 H — Tony Tobin 2 run (Jason Sloniker kick), 7:24 H — Tyler Cropley 53 run (Sloniker kick), 3:26 Second Quarter H — Tucker Spears 4 pass from Trent Solsma (Sloniker kick), 8:04 H — Sloniker 25 FG, 2:12 H — Philip Jacobson 23 pass from Solsma (Sloniker kick), :47 Third Quarter H — Connor Niles 25 pass from Solsma (Sloniker kick), 7:20 H — Tyler Smith 23 interception return (Sloniker kick), 5:41 ————— TEAM STATISTICS C/O-M Heelan First downs 4 24 Rushes-yards 45 219 Passing yards 42 285 Total yards 87 504 Punts-avg.

7-35.3 1-34.0 Return yards 202 52 Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties-yards 5-45 6-58 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — C/O-M: Adam Baker 16-34, Trevor Frain 10-24, Alex Nielsen 1-7, Brandon Phipps 6-(-24). H: Tony Tobin 12-114, Tyler Cropley 2-58, Nick Bousquet 7-27, Trent Solsma 4-24, Phillip Jacobson 2-7, Jesse Pease 1-3, Drew Kasperbauer 1-(-3).

PASSING — C/O-M: Brandon Phipps 1-5-0 for 1 yard; Trevor Frain 1-1-0 for 41 yards; Alex Nielsen 0-1-1. H: Trent Solsma 20-241 for 285 yards.

RECEIVING — C/O-M: Maxx Walters 1-41, Frain 1-1. H: Philip Jacobson 10-160, Connor Niles 6-64, Tyler Cropley 3-44, Tony Tobin 1-11, Tucker Spears 1-4.

PUNTS-AVG. — C/O-M: Gavin Leith 7-35.3. H: Keaton Slaughter 1-34.0.

TACKLE LEADERS (solo-assists) — C/O-M: Trevor Frain 3-13, Levi Eblen 1-12, Jesse Rathe 3-9, Gavin Leith 1-9, Alex Nielsen 0-8, Conner Pals 1-4, Jordan Thompson 0-4, Adam Baker 2-2, Maxx Walters 1-3, Cory Rathe 0-3, Alex Chapman 0-2 INTERCEPTIONS — C/O-M: Walters. H: Tyler Smith.

FUMBLE RECOVERIES — C/O-M: J. Rathe.

TACKLES FOR LOSS (YARDS) — Eblen 1-2, J. Rathe 1-2, Baker 1-1.

Nielsen, coming off an ankle injury, played safety all night as Bryce Briley was ruled out with concussion symptoms from Friday’s Lewis Central game. However, receiver/defensive back McClain Haines, wearing a protective cast over his left hand, made his first appearance since suffering multiple fractures in a finger Sept. 2.

Morrison met with his 12 seniors on the field after speaking to the entire squad.

They were freshmen when he succeeded Dick Bergstrom Morrison as head coach.

They were part of three playoff teams.

“That group really set the foundation of what we’re trying to do here,” Morrison said. “Not to take away anything from coach Bergstrom, who set the program for what it is. But this group of freshmen from that first year, they’ve stayed together and they’ve been the glue of our team. You can’t replace their athletic ability, but hopefully their leadership will stay with us through the underclassmen.”

District goes 1-3 District 1 went 1-3 on the opening night of postseason.

Harlan rallied to beat Le Mars, 20-14, setting up a rematch with Carroll, after losing to the Tigers 14-13 early in the season. Carroll advanced with a 27-7 win over ADM. At Council Bluffs, Spencer defeated Lewis Central 35-25.

we’ve still got size and strength as well. And we were able to show that tonight. We were able to handle the line of scrimmage well on both sides of the ball.”

The Raider defense played stout all night long, holding Panorama to just 59 total yards of offense — including only 1 yard rushing.

The Panthers entered Wednesday’s contest averaging 232 rushing yards per game. Mount Ayr also forced six turnovers.

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“Riley, I thought he did an outstanding job, and our whole defense did an outstanding job,” Showalter said. “We rotated people on our defensive line, they did a nice job. I thought our guys communicated really well and worked together well tonight.”

With the win, Mount Ayr improved to 8-2 for the season, while Panorama finishes its season at 7-3.

The win also gives the Raiders a rematch with District 8 top seed Van Meter, which defeated Mount Ayr 14-0 on Oct. 4.

“We’re excited about the opportunity to play them

again,” Showalter said. “We left the field up there that night, that was the thing we said, we wanted to get another shot at them.”

“We’re going to be the road warriors now,” Lambert said.

“We’re going to be on the road quite a bit now. That’s what we’ve got to buy in to.

We’re going to go to Van Meter and give them everything we’ve got.”

Mount Ayr travels to Van Meter on Monday. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Mount Ayr 30, Panorama 7 MA 9 15 6 0 - 30 Pan 7 0 0 0 - 7 1st quarter MA — Jacob Sobotka 2 run (Zach Vanderflught kick), 9:39 P — Gabe Richey 91 punt return (Kick successful), 6:36 MA — Gavin Richey sacked by Caleb Schnoor for safety, 4:38 2nd quarter MA — Kyle Dolecheck 14 pass from Sobotka (2-pt. failed), 5:48 MA — Riley Weehler 1 run (Vanderflught kick), 1:30

High school playoff scores Class 3A Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 45, Creston-OrientMacksburg 7 Carroll 27, ADM, Adel 7 Harlan 20, LeMars 14 Oskaloosa 21, Centerville 14 Pella 56, Fairfield 14 Spencer 35, Lewis Central 25 Washington 49, Carlisle 15 Waverly-Shell Rock 33, Boone 7 Williamsburg 24, Norwalk 17, OT Class 2A Albia 29, Louisa-Muscatine 6

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MA — Safety, :46 3rd quarter MA — Sobotka 4 run (Kick failed), 5:28 Individual leaders Rushing: MA - Jacob Sobotka 28-132, Erik Freed 8-16, Riley Weehler 5-15, Grant Staats 5-14, Cody Stackhouse 2-12, Caleb Schnoor 2-5. P - Alex Llanes 10-27, Chase Hennen 4-14, Luke Webner 2-1, Gavin Richey 14-(-41).

Passing: MA - Jacob Sobotka 3-14-0 for 42 yards. P - Gavin Richey 7-19-3 for 52 yards, Chase Hennen 1-1-0 for 6 yards.

Receiving: MA - Jacob Taylor 1-24, Kyle Dolecheck 1-14, Erik Freed 1-4. P - Alex Llanes 4-23, Luke Webner 3-30, Chase Hennen 1-5.

Tackles (solo-assists): MA Riley Weehler 5-3, Caleb Schnoor 2-5, Mason Mercer 1-5, Kyle Dolecheck 5-0, Cody Stackhouse 2-2, Joe Ricker 1-3, Jake Ricker 1-2, Casey Paxson 0-2, Grant Staats 0-2.

Sacks: MA - Mason Mercer 3, Caleb Schnoor 1, Jake Ricker 1.

Fumble recoveries: MA - Kyle Dolecheck 1, Riley Weehler 1, Ryan Parrott 1.

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

HOT TOPICS: 3 ISSUES GENERATING A BUZZ

SPEED FREAKS

LAME, DUCK!

A couple questions we had to ask — ourselves

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If Kevin and Richard take off the shades, run for cover.

Harvick vs. Childress: Who ya like?

GODSPEAK: If Childress is looking at you funny, then hands somebody his wristwatch, run faster than a Ford Prototype at Daytona.

KEN’S CALL: Harvick in the short term, but Childress by sundown.

Does Darrell Wallace move the needle?

GODSPEAK: When Wallace and Danica Patrick are fighting for the lead on the last lap of the Daytona 500, the needle will pop the balloon.

KEN’S CALL: Nope, not yet. As Billy Graham would tell you, nobody cares about Saturday; you gotta eventually do it on Sunday.

It looks like we now know the real reason Kevin Harvick decided to abandon Richard Childress Racing at the end of the 2013 season.

Apparently, he doesn’t like the fact that Childress is giving his two grandsons, Austin and Ty Dillon, the chance to work their way through the organization.

Harvick has been Childress’ flagship driver for 13 years in the Sprint Cup Series. He took over for Dale Earnhardt, who died from injuries suffered in the 2001 Daytona 500. Harvick has his bags packed for Stewart-Haas Racing in 2014.

Harvick and Ty Dillon crashed out of Saturday’s Camping World Truck Series race, and that exposed Harvick’s displeasure with the Dillon boys.

Dillon showed his disgust of Harvick by banging into Harvick’s truck several times during the yellow flag, apparently at the request of Grandpa Childress. “(Dillon) just dumped me,” Harvick said about the crash. “Exactly the reason why I’m leaving RCR because you’ve got those kids coming up, and they’ve got no respect for what they do in this sport, and they’ve had everything fed to them with a spoon.”

Dillon had a few things to say about the matter, too, after he dropped to third in the Truck Series points.

“I’m pretty disappointed in the things that went down,” Dillon told USAToday.com. “I used to look up to that guy.”

This was a teethgrinding moment for Childress, who said

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Keep the helmet on, Brad, and you increase your chances of knowing the capital of North Carolina.

Can’t we all just get along?

Harvick will continue to get outstanding Cup equipment for the last three races of the season.

“I’ve got too much class to say what I want to say right now,” Childress told Sporting News. “When I say it, I will say it to his face.”

Harvick, who issued an apology to Childress & Co. on Sunday, finished sixth in the Martinsville Cup race.

JUST WIN, BABY Matt Kenseth and Jimmie Johnson are tied in the points with three races left. Kenseth has seven wins to Johnson’s five. This is feeling a lot like 2011, when Tony Stewart beat Carl Edwards on the tiebreaker — number of wins. “It’s going to be a dogfight to the end,” Johnson said. Johnson has six career wins at the last three tracks (but none at Homestead). Kenseth has won races at all the remaining tracks.

PLAYOFF AWARENESS When Clint Bowyer was battling with Matt Kenseth for position at Martinsville, he knew he could not push the issue. “As a fellow Toyota driver, we owe it to each other to do that, and certainly it wasn’t for the win,” Bowyer said. “If it was for the win, he would have probably got out of the way because I’m pretty hungry. But that wasn’t a big deal. (Not wrecking Kenseth) was certainly on my mind, yeah.”

Thankfully, no. NASCAR’s modernera success was built largely on confrontation, and while Talladega was abnormally calm, little ol’ Martinsville became a promoter’s dream. The biggest news — in a long-term sense — was Darrell Wallace’s win Saturday in the Truck Series, but for pure entertainment, there was Kevin Harvick’s going-away gift (in the form of a long-awaited detonation) for Richard Childress and his beloved grandsons, there was Greg Biffle threatening Jimmie Johnson and, in medical news, Brad Keselowski going old-school and trying to shoo away the doctors.

Is Kez thinking clearly?

He believes he is, and that’s the point. NASCAR has announced it’ll institute baseline testing for potential concussion syndromes, but Keselowski doesn’t like the possibility of a doctor telling him he can’t race if he’s had his egg scrambled. Junior Earnhardt, who had a double dose of concussion last year, is in favor of testing and tells Kez not to be afraid. “It’s a test that really gives you an image of how someone thinks, how quickly they make decisions. It’s not really a test of ‘What’s the capital of North Carolina?’ ” Really?

No, Raleigh.

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

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After playing nice all year, Kevin Harvick is tossing haymakers on his way toward RCR’s exit ramp.

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Greg Biffle vs. Jimmie Johnson: Biffle accused Johnson of ripping off his rear bumper at Martinsville and sought out “Five Time.”

Godwin Kelly gives his take: “It’s refreshing to see two new faces square off in the bad-boy corner.

Sadly, if they would ever come to blows, it would look like a pillow fight.”

CUP POINTS 1. Matt Kenseth 2,294 1. Jimmie Johnson 2,294 3. Jeff Gordon -27 4. Kevin Harvick -28 5. Kyle Busch -36 6. Clint Bowyer -55 7. Dale Earnhardt Jr. -56 8. Greg Biffle -58 9. Kurt Busch -75 10. Carl Edwards -76 11. Joey Logano -85 12. Ryan Newman -106 13. Kasey Kahne -124 14. Jamie McMurray -1,341 15. Brad Keselowski -1,365 16. Martin Truex Jr. -1,402 17. Paul Menard -1,407 18. Aric Almirola -1,451 19. Jeff Burton -1,456 20. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -1,467 21. Marcos Ambrose -1,481 22. Juan Montoya -1,488 23. Casey Mears -1,619 24. Denny Hamlin -1,642 25. David Ragan -1,689 26. Tony Stewart -1,700 27. David Gilliland -1,702 27. Danica Patrick -1,702 29. Mark Martin -1,732 30. Dave Blaney -1,797 31. Travis Kvapil -1,820 32. JJ Yeley -1,863 32. David Reutimann -1,863 34. AJ Allmendinger -1,892 35. Bobby Labonte -1908

JIMMIE JOHNSON

WHAT’S ON TAP?

“They’ve had everything fed to them with a spoon. … It’s a shame you’ve got to get taken out by some rich kid like that.”

SPRINT CUP: AAA Texas 500 SITE: Fort Worth, Texas SCHEDULE: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 12:30 p.m.), qualifying (ESPN2, 4:40 p.m.). Saturday, practice (Fox Sports 2, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.). Sunday, race (ESPN, coverage starts at 2 p.m., green flag at 3:16 p.m.)

Kevin Harvick

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Winner: Jeff Gordon Rest of the top five: Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Matt Kenseth Dark horse: Jeff Burton

Disappointment: Denny Hamlin First one out: Michael McDowell Don’t be surprised if: Gordon has found his groove and continues to press Johnson.

CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS: WinStar World Casino 350 SITE: Fort Worth, Texas SCHEDULE: Friday, race (Fox Sports 1, 8:30 p.m.)

WEEKLY DRIVER RANKINGS — BASED ON BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE JIMMIE JOHNSON Beware of the Biff

MATT KENSETH Will finish third at Texas

JEFF GORDON Needed GPS to find Victory Lane

KEVIN HARVICK You just knew he’d burn bridges, right?

KYLE BUSCH Wins this week, looks awkward in Stetson

GREG BIFFLE Doesn’t fit the tough-guy mold

JUNIOR EARNHARDT Pop. of hometown (Kannapolis, N.C.): 42,625

CLINT BOWYER Pondering parting gift for Truex

CARL EDWARDS Has lost touch with the lead pack

KURT BUSCH Busch Cup basically out of reach

MARTINSVILLE REWIND

Brian Vickers explains his medical condition, status There is no queston Brian Vickers is the Sprint Cup Series’ hard-luck driver. Vickers had to sit out most of the 2010 season when doctors found a hole in his heart and blood clots in his system. He came back in 2011 only to find out his team, Red Bull Racing, would be closing at the end of that season.

He raced a part-time Cup schedule the past two years until signing on with Michael Waltrip Racing for a full schedule beginning in 2014. Doctors recently found another clot in his leg, which has knocked him out of competition for the rest of this season.

He talked about his bad luck at Martinsville Speedway last weekend.

How are you feeling?

“I feel like I could drive a race car, I just can’t. I feel great. Still training, still exercising — I miss being here, I wish I was here today. All in all, I feel good. I’ve told many people this since everything happened. I can’t complain. I’ve got a great life and family and friends.”

Do you ever wonder why these things happen to you?

“I think I look at it more like ‘that’s life.’

That’s just part of life. Everyone in this room probably has some type of setback at some point in their life. I’ve had a lot of them, but I’ve also had a lot of good things happen. I try to really focus on those.

What caused you to get checked?

“I was actually having a little bit of pain in my right calf, like a knot so to speak, and then I just noticed it wasn’t going away, and I already had the boot off for a while. At first, I thought maybe I just bruised my calf or

something wearing the boot and that was a bit optimistic. It didn’t go away, so I went to get it checked out, and I had a slight swelling in my right calf.”

What keeps you out of the car?

“It’s not the clot and it’s not that I can’t race on blood thinners, it’s just that I can’t crash. As long as I can promise my doctors that I won’t crash, then they’re fine with me racing. Unfortunately, there’s a lot of moving parts in a car that I can’t control and 42 competitors that I can’t control.”

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Truck Driver WanTeD Redding, Iowa CDL required • Full-time • Competitive wages Home every night • Must be reliable

contact Luke at 563-543-4175

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Join our Health Care Team Clinic RN/LPN/CMA

Duties include, but are not limited to: placing patients in examination rooms, ascertaining pertinent medical history, obtaining vitals, preparing and prepping charts, collecting pertinent testing in advance, assisting in scheduling, and assisting provider as needed.

Additional duties include backing up other nursing staff, backing up lab and other duties as assigned. We provide a competitive and Full Time - 36package hours perincluding week PTO, IPERS and comprehensive compensation Apply online at www.madisonhealth.com on-site fitness facility.

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Accountant

Roofing

MCHCS is an equal opportunity employer

Ruth R. Long, CPA-CFP. Complete accounting, financial planning, consulting, electronic filing and tax services for business or individuals.

Reasonable fees. 620 1/2 New York Ave. 641-782-7CPA (7272)

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.

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300 W.Apply Hutchings St., Winterset, Iowa 50273 online at www.madisonhealth.com

300 W. Hutchings St., Winterset, Iowa 50273

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Ferrara Candy Company

Responsibilities include: Cleans and preserves designated spaces, equipment, etc. in assigned buildings so health standards are met. The ability to prioritize, organize and accomplish assigned work.

forestry products

MAINTENANCE MECHANIC

is currently accepting applications for MAINTENANCE MECHANICS for our 2nd and 3rd shift operations. Employee will be responsible for performing equipment repairs, inspections, information research, and general plant maintenance.

Must have a minimum of 2 years previous maintenance experience in a manufacturing facility. Experience with baggers and scales is a plus. Familiarity with computers and strong electrical and mechanical knowledge/experience is required. Welding and fabrication experience a plus. Must be able to read schematics and have the ability to use test equipment including voltmeters and ampmeters.

Candidates with PLC knowledge preferred. Must be willing and able to work overtime as needed including weekends. Excellent wage and benefit package.

Full-time custodian person needed.

Apply at www.workatfocus.com or call 660-562-4600

Sat. Nov. 2- 9:00AM Osceola, IA. Remaining Store Merchandise and Office Misc. for Shoes N’ Shirts. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey 641-782-2141 Ext. 239

EOE

• Pay: up to $10.90 per hour • 1st shift, 2nd shift, 3rd shift • Hours: 1st shift: 7am to 3pm 2nd shift: 3pm to 11pm 3rd shift: 11pm to 7am • Overtime: scheduled Saturdays

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

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Application deadline November 8th, 2013

Local manufacturing company is seeking skilled machine operators and machine tenders to work in Maryville, Missouri.

Must have an eye for quality. Also seeking general production workers to perform a variety of jobs including shipping, receiving, Q/A, Q/C and improvements. Must be able work 8 hours daily, 6 days a week.

Creston Nursing & Rehab Center

is seeking trustworthy, honest individuals for casual employment as

Direct Support proviDerS

Apply at www.workatfocus.com or call 660-562-4600

Machine Operators & General Production Workers

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Send Letter of interest and references to East Union CSD; Attention: Mark Weis, Secondary Principal; 1916 High School Drive, Afton, IA 50830

• Pay: up to $10.75 per hour • 1st shift • Hours: Monday – Friday: 7am – 3pm • Overtime: 1-2 hours daily & scheduled Saturdays

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SecondarySpecial Education Paraeducator

Local manufacturing company is looking for skilled, motivated and fast pace individuals to work in Maryville, Missouri. Must be able to work 8-10 hour days, 6 days a week

EOE

Amber Hayes, classified manager 641-782-2141, ext. 239

EAST UNION CSD

Assembly Workers

Responsibilities include: Morning and evening route. Must be able to obtain a CDL and pass mandatory Drug test.

...just 10 miles North of Creston on Cherry Street

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

Michael Foods is a diversified food processor and distributor with businesses in egg products, refrigerated grocery products and refrigerated potato products. Previous experience in food manufacturing is not required. We will train people with a solid work history!

For further information contact Human Resources at (641) 333-4700 or come to the plant to apply Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

EOE/AAP

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Home winterizing checklist:

Ways to stay warm and save energy this winter (BPT) — Fall means colorful leaves, apple cider and cooler temperatures. It also means winter’s on its way, so now is the time to winterize your home.

Improve your home’s comfort and energy efficiency with a home energy audit. Making energy efficiency upgrades identified in a home energy audit can save 5 to 30 percent on your monthly energy bill, according to Energy.gov.

If you would rather perform your own walkthrough, this checklist can help you prepare your home for colder weather: Exterior home maintenance tips • Clean those gutters.

Remove leaves and debris, then flush your gutters with water. This will help prevent clogged drains and reduce the potential formation of ice dams, which can cause excess water to get backed up and seep back into the house.

• Clean your window and patio door screens and put them into storage. Better yet, consider investing in Pella Rolscreen products that roll out of sight when not in use, keeping them cleaner and eliminating the need for seasonal storage.

• Install storm doors.

Storm doors help insulate

your home against drafts and strong winds.

• Clean the tracks of patio doors and windows. Use a dry paintbrush to loosen dirt and debris and then vacuum to remove.

• Wash windows.

• Touch up exterior paint where needed.

• If you live in a coastal region, hose off exterior windows and doors to remove damaging salt from ocean spray. If you live in a hurricane-prone area, consider installing Pella windows and patio doors with impact-resistant glass, to help provide year-round protection.

Indoor home maintenance tips • Schedule a furnace check-up by a professional to prepare it for the season.

Also check to see if the filter needs changing.

• Add insulation. The amount of money you’ll end up saving in heating costs is likely well worth the investment of adding additional insulation to the attic.

• Check with your utility company to see if they offer rebates for energy-efficient home improvements including replacing windows or adding insulation.

• Clean and repair air ducts.

• Wrap pipes. Freez-

ing temperatures can cause pipes to freeze and burst. To help prevent this, insulate pipes with a pre-molded, foam rubber sleeve, available at most local home improvement or hardware stores.

• Reverse fans. Adjust your ceiling fan to rotate clockwise to push rising warm air down.

• Check for leaks and drafts. Stand next to window and door openings to feel if cool air is blowing through. Leaky windows or drafty doors may need to be replaced. If you find a small leak around a window, seal it from the outside with weather-resistant caulk. Also apply weather stripping to exterior doors as needed.

Replace energy-inefficient windows For a more long-term fix, replace old, drafty windows with a more energy-efficient option, like Pella’s 350 Series vinyl windows. Upgrading from single-pane to double-pane windows can also reduce energy costs, according to Energy Star.

Visit Pella.com/news to connect with a local Pella representative and discuss your replacement project plans, or shop online at PellaatLowes.com.

Fun ways to add a splash of color this holiday season (BPT) — The holidays are that special time of year when we reunite with our family and friends; in some cases we may not have seen these loved ones since the previous holiday. If you’re in charge of hosting this year’s event, you may think you don’t have the time and the money to give your home a new look.

You do. Not all home improvement projects have to involve costly renovations or remodeling - sometimes a fresh coat of paint can give your home the rejuvenated feeling you are looking for.

Erika Woelfel, director of color at Behr Paints shares three unique painting projects you can tackle that will astound your guests and keep them talking all year long: • Add a pop of color with an accent wall. It’s easy to understand why so many people use accent walls in their family rooms. This simple painting project provides a bold statement to the space. If your family room already has an accent wall, you can create an exciting new look by adding a fresh coat of paint and horizontal lines. Challenge the norm that accent walls have to be one bold, flat color and add some fun contrast. You will also find that the horizontal lines make the room look and feel wider. For this project divide the wall into two

hues with Behr Paint’s Jungle Trail 400D-7 and Dark Granite 780F-6. Then create two horizontal lines in the middle using Wild Grapes S-G-660 and Rain Washed 500E-3. You can see an example of the finished result at colorfullybehr.com.

• Breathe new life into that old piece of furniture.

If you’re hosting a holiday dinner this year, chances are every seat in your house is going to be needed - even that old chair you’d rather forget you have. Well worry no longer. This year, turn that old chair into a focal point with a fresh coat of paint. You can give it that color you’ve always wanted, display it prominently and proudly and it’s sure to be a conversation starter when your guests arrive. Looking for a more traditional color?

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T14-10 offers you a more classic color while Amaryllis T14-20 will give the chair a bold look. Repainting a piece of furniture can also be a fun project to do with your kids while they are home for the holiday break.

• Don’t forget the ceiling.

When people think about painting a room in their home, many of them forget the ceiling. Instead, think of the ceiling as your room’s fifth wall and use it to showcase your own sense of style and creativity. Behr’s Premium Plus Ultra Interior Stain-Blocking Ceiling Paint is the perfect choice. This paint is spatter and drip resistant and it is specifically designed for ceilings. Set the mood with a cool color like Behr’s Sky Blue T14-5 or create a vibrant with a bold color like Citrus 360B-5.

Home remodeling for the long haul:

Making your space work for you (BPT) — As more people choose to stay in their current homes longer, Americans are diving into large remodel projects. Forty percent of homeowners plan to remodel or build an addition to their existing home within the next two years, with kitchen and bathroom projects remaining the most popular remodeling jobs, according to the 2013 Houzz and Home Survey.

Home remodeling for the long term can be challenging, as newer designs may clash with the existing style of the home. The key to a successful remodel is to choose elements that will create a cohesive design throughout, yet remain fashionable and functional well into the future.

“Whether it’s upgrading their existing home or renovating a newly purchased one to fit their long-term needs, homeowners are settling in and want quality products that will look great, provide design flexibility and perform well over time,” says Andy Wells, vice president of product design, MasterBrand Cabinets, Inc. Here are a few tips to help make your remodel work for the long haul: Keep your space flexible with neutral color choices As homeowners stay

in one place longer, they are passing on bright, bold colors, especially in the kitchen and instead choosing neutral colors and clean styles that work well with a variety of design elements.

Many new earthy, neutral color palettes provide visual warmth while seamlessly blending with the rest of a house. Moreover, neutral hues can increase dramatic impact when carried throughout the kitchen in various textures, such as flooring, a backsplash or cabinets.

Decora Cabinets recently partnered with SherwinWilliams to create a custom color-matching program for cabinets, which offers more than 2,000 shades of color to choose from, including a wide range of neutrals that can be easily adapted to specific design tastes. Give your kitchen a warm, cozy feel with Decora’s Down to Earth series of soft browns or create a trendy, elegant feel with the Quiet Sophistication line of blacks and greys in your cabinetry.

Complement existing design elements with transitional styles Modern cabinets can clash with traditional elements in other rooms, especially when remodeling older homes. Choose cabinets with design elements that easily transition across

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differing styles and bridge the gap between your desire for a contemporary kitchen and the traditional reality of an older home.

Cabinetry manufacturers are offering many new styles that help create flow between old and new spaces within your home. Consider the new Aristokraft VanWyke Thermofoil cabinets or Omega Perrini cabinet door styles. These simple cabinet doors can adopt a contemporary feel in a kitchen or complement a traditional style in the bathroom, all while maintaining a continuous, polished look across your home.

Create a functional, organized space Functionality is essential to a kitchen or bath that will continue to meet the changing needs of your family over time, whether it’s ensuring there’s enough storage space for a growing family or making the home more accessible for family members of all ages and abilities. Remodeling for the long haul also means creating a planned, practical space and many new products are available that can help improve the organization in your home.

Diamond Cabinet’s Logix product line offers a wide variety of innovative organizational cabinet solutions for the kitchen.

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