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Brian Clair Smith, Cody Lee Vandel, Lonny Ray Brown and Anthony Michael Atkins were arrested on various narcotics charges Thursday in Creston. Atkins “They all initiat- Smith ed from a traffic stop that was conducted,” said Paul Ver Meer, Creston police chief. “It went from the initial traffic stop to additional information being gathered.” Vandel Smith, 34, 807 N. Brown Vine St., was charged with possession with the or, 1:55 p.m. Thursday at intent to deliver more than the intersection of West five grams of methamphet- Mills and North streets. According to a Creston amine, a class B felony, and Police report, at 1:25 p.m., obstruction of prosecution Smith had two small bags by destruction of evidence, an aggravated misdemeanBUST | 2A
Creston Veterinary Clinic on Townline Street builds insulated, safer large-animal facility ■
By KELSEY HAUGEN CNA staff reporter
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reston Veterinary Clinic staff, clients and cattle will be much warmer this winter as a new, fully insulated facility for working with large animals has been built. “Ultimately, the whole plan was to have a safe facility – both for livestock and people – that’s more efficient, environmentally-controlled and that Nelson would hopefully allow us to provide better service to clients,” said Dr. Tim Nelson, one of the veterinarians at the clinic. On July 1, the old facility was torn down and completely rebuilt. The new, $250,000-plus facility is 65 by 80 feet and completely enclosed. It has been paid for by the clinic. The facility features custom-made gates by Langhoff Log & Lumber in Marion, a chute, tilt table, alleyways, pens, spray foam insulation, LED lights and bathroom with a shower. “We should actually be able to hold 40 or 50 cows and still flow fairly easily, in terms of penning them, working them and reloading them,” Nelson said. “The problem with our
CNA photo by KELSEY HAUGEN
Top, the new facility at Creston Veterinary Clinic features custom-made red gates and a tilt table, pictured right, which will be used to work with large animals. Above, the new large-animal facility at Creston Veterinary Clinic, 509 W. Townline St., is fully enclosed, insulated and will provide a safe, clean environment for both people and livestock.
old facility was it had only one alleyway to get in and out.” One of the other veterinarians, Dr. Carl Schuler, said the main perk of the facility will be the ability to work on cattle indoors when there’s bad weather or freezing temperatures. “Every once in a while, we do C-sections on heifers, and a lot of those occur in February,” Schuler said. “Last winter, I did two of them in one night in 10-degree temperatures. I’ve grown accustomed to that because I’ve done it for 23 years, so I’m not going to know what to do with a building that’s warm to operate on cows.” Schuler said the warm environment will be better for the livestock, too.
Before, during calving season, a client would have to put their newborn Schuler calf in a trailer or truck and ride home in 10-degree weather. Now, the clinic has a pen to keep the mother and calf overnight, which also helps the two bond. “Anytime you have to interrupt the calving process, you increase the risk of that heifer not wanting to claim her calf,” Schuler said. “After you deliver the calf, if you can put them in the pen immediately and leave them alone, everything seems to
work better.” Another benefit of an insulated facility is it’s safer. The old facility wasn’t as safe because snow could come in and freeze, and then people or cattle would slip on the ice. The new building will also be cleaner, have better lighting and will be easier to sort cattle. Now, the veterinarians will be able to sort cattle in different ways, such as pregnant versus not pregnant or steers versus heifers. “I think our clients will appreciate coming here now,” Nelson said. “Before, they brought (livestock) in, but it wasn’t always pleasant for them either. We’re excited about it, and I think they’ll be excited about it, too.”
City’s snow-removal parking ordinance starts Nov. 15 The city of Creston’s snow-removal parking ordinance goes into effect Nov. 15, meaning parking is prohibited on all odd-numbered days on
the south and west sides of all streets from 1 to 7 a.m. And, parking is prohibited on all even numbered days on the north and east
sides of all streets (odd numbered address) from 1 to 7 a.m. The purpose of the ordinance is to facilitate snow removal. The ordi-
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nance stays in effect until March 31, 2016. Fines for the ordinance are $25 if paid within the first 30 days. After 30 days, the fine increases to $30.
Christmas basket donations for 2015 underway The 2015 Union County Christmas Basket Fund campaign is underway. This year’s fund goal is $19,000 and organizers are gearing up for another successful campaign. To date, $190 has been contributed. Last year, 550 baskets serving more than 1,200 people 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. Nominations for Union County residents will be taken until Nov. 24. Each child 18 and younger will also receive a gift certificate for clothing items. Along with providing food baskets and certificates to those in need at Christmas, monetary and food donations are used by The Christmas Basket Fund to provide assistance throughout the year. Those organizations are MATURA, Food for Life, Ministerial Alliance, open table and BASKET | 2A
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