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Creston/O-M’s state playoff football game against Sioux City can be viewed on channel 23 on Dish and Direct TV, channel 9 (KCWI) on Mediacom and channel 23.1 on digital HD. You can also follow Scott Vicker on Twitter, @scottvicker. Game time is 5:36 p.m.

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he finish line for the 2014 harvest is in sight for Doug Wallace and other area farmers, but questions still remain about how long farmers will be holding out for favorable market conditions.

Wallace finished harvesting beans a couple of weeks ago and as of this morning, only has 20 acres of corn left.

“There is definitely a push with guys running as long and hard as they can,” Wallace said. “With temperatures below normal for this time of year and snow to the north, guys are just a little bit nervous.”

While the current conditions do not negatively impact the harvest, the colder weather does slow everything down as machinery takes more time to warm up and work properly.

“Mother nature has been kind to us the month of October and early November,” said Aaron Saeugling, Iowa State University extension field agronomist for 14 counties in southwest Iowa.

“Farmers are hard at work combining corn now that the ground has dried out.”

The United States Department of Agriculture reported 82 percent of Iowa’s corn and 96

Area farmers make the final push to finish the 2014 harvest. At Gavilon, the large, yellow mountain to the west of the main office is full and will be tarped later this week.

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percent of the soybean crop has been harvested. Both are a day or two behind the 2013 harvest, but maintaining a normal pace.

Saeugling said southwest Iowa farmers are reporting above average yields for corn and soybeans. He added there has not been much movement in the way of fall fertilizer, so that may be Saeugling a concern for next spring to get all the fertilizer applied.

“Corn is drying down in the field with the average moisture coming in around 16 percent,” said Gavilon Manager Dean Michaelson. “A month ago we were worried it would be real- Michaelson ly wet, but the test weight is coming up and we are seeing a better quality crop that will store

better.”

Farmers took advantage of a full week of suitable days for fieldwork, advancing harvest numbers by 21 percent. This is the most harvested during the second week in November since 1993.

The colder temperatures are helping farmers combine some areas in fields where the soil was still soggy.

Mark O’Riley, who does a majority of his farming in Union County, finished with his beans and is working on harvesting his corn. He said most of his fields are averaging about 30 percent higher yields.

“Everybody has been in pretty good humor except when they have to sit in town (to unload) and wait,” O’Riley said.

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Southwestern Community College Board of Directors met for a regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday at the college, and were presented with a slide show of college student demographics by SWCC Dean of Students Beth Kulow.

New data Kulow included in the presentation, alongside the traditional demographics that include average age and gender percentages, came from a student survey done at the end of the 2013-14 school year.

“It is important to understand the demographics of our students that move above and beyond specific application or student record information,” Kulow said. “Once we grasp the understanding of our demographics, we are empowered Kulow to truly serve the student.”

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Wallace said he has everything on his farm packed full and plans to carry out his harvest and wait for market prices to recover.

“You are seeing harvest pressure on the market prices right now,” Wallace said. “There is a

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Vivienne Kensington (Maddie Travis) and Warner Huntington III (Jake Hitz) seal their engagement with a kiss Wednesday evening during a dress rehearsal for Creston High School’s musical “Legally Blonde.” Not impressed by the kiss, from left, are Aaron Schultz (Dylan Linch) and Enid Hoopes (Emma Saylor). The musical runs 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $5 at the door or $7 for reserved seating.

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Information gathered from the student survey started with the basics. The data is based on 903 students, which is more than half of students currently attending the college The majority of students are full-time attending SWCC’s Creston campus. The next most common student is one still in high school, followed by part-time students.

Looking at finances and work, 67.4 percent of all students surveyed are employed while at SWCC. Of that percentage, most work between 11 and 20 hours per week, while the smallest group of students works over 40 hours.

“The results of the survey were not necessarily surprising to me,” Kulow said. “The number of our students that are working directly reflects the information

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we know regarding students who are eligible for financial aid.”

Of the 544 full-time students who completed the survey, 25.67 percent are employed more than 20 hours.

That’s followed by 13.6 percent who are employed 21 to 30 hours, then 8.5 percent who are employed 31 to 40 hours and 3.7 percent who are employed more than 40 hours.

Other interesting statistics include technology.

Students were asked which social networking tools they used and how often they used them.

The least used social media site was Twitter, where the most used tool was text message. Also included were Facebook, e-mail and instant messaging.

Another question students were asked was which were the preferred methods of communication with college personnel.

Of all surveyed students, 597 preferred communicating via e-mail with faculty, and 585 with administration and staff. Those numbers were followed by text message at 474 and 415, respectively.

Also included, but with numbers less than 100, and some even less than 10, included traditional mail, instant messaging and Twitter.

“The technology questions essentially prove that we must move towards electronic communication in more departments of the college,” Kulow said. “Several departments already utilize text messaging services to communicate in mass to students or with personal conversations.”

Kulow said the text messaging services are used in several different ways, as are e-mail and online services.

“Classroom instruction is provided in a variety of methods to reach every student.

It simply makes sense that non-faculty provide a variety of communication methods to reach every student,” Kulow said. “We are not only utilizing text messages to communicate mass messages to the campus but to also remind individual students of deadlines, answer enrollment questions and to simply have a communication outlet available that students are comfortable using. ... We have provided

email communication and online request methods for students to report maintenance issues in the residence halls.”

Traditional statistics Kulow’s presentation began with basic information.

Fall enrollment increased from 1,573 students in 2013 to 1,606. Credit hours also increased from 15,303.5 taken by enrolled students to 16,006.

Students are primarily female, enrolled in arts and sciences programs and are full-time.

Within Area 14, the centralized area of the college, most students are from Union County, followed, by percentage, by Montgomery, Clarke, Adair, Ringgold, Taylor, Adams, Decatur and Madison counties. 24.2 percent of students are from outside the Area 14 location.

Also included were ethnic percentages.

Of all students enrolled at SWCC, 1,451 are of white or non-Hispanic descent.

“Several departments already utilize text messaging services to communicate in mass to students or with personal conversations.”

— Beth Kulow

SWCC Dean of Students

That’s followed by 50 of African-American descent, 38 of Hispanic descent, 31 are biracial, 11 of Asian descent, five of Hawaiian or Pacific Island descent, three of Native American descent and three were unknown.

“We’ve targeted minority populations. We’ve been growing our minority populations,” Kulow said. “In our ethnic backgrounds, we’ve become more diverse. We are actually more diverse here at Southwestern than we are in Region 14. So, we’ve overcome that barrier.”

Alongside the diverse students with ethnic backgrounds, the percentage of white or Caucasian students has decreased from 92 percent in 2013 to 91 percent in 2014.

This is a five percent decrease from 2005.

Clarification

Information about The Learning Center of Southwest Iowa may be found by viewing www.tlciowa.com,

From left, Elizabeth Kenyon, Kyle Bochart, Michael Krejci, Elizabeth Walsh and Kate Coenen act out a scene during a rehearsal for “The Dining Room.”

Today is November 13, the 317 day of the year.

There are 48 days left in 2014.

Below are news items from the Creston News Advertiser for this week (Nov. 10-16) in history.

manufacturing industry has driven the plan.

Bishop Richard Pates of the Des Moines Diocese met with students from St. Malachy School after a mass and dedication at the school for the new school addition. Students moved into the new addition the previous week. The new building included classrooms, a science lab, computer lab in a new library and a chapel.

A poll for The Des Moines Register showed Gov. Chet Culver’s job approval rating had fallen to 40 percent, a 20 percentage point decline since January 2009. The poll, also showed Culver losing by 24 percentage points in a matchup with former Republican Gov. Terry Branstad, who is edging toward seeking the GOP nomination. Culver also trailed Sioux City businessman Bob Vander Plaats by eight points.

5 years ago The Southwestern Board of Directors unanimously approved a recommendation to begin offering a one-year diploma program in welding technology in the fall of 2010.

Darwin Wetzel, current SWCC welding instructor for adult education classes and classes associated with the college’s auto technology and construction programs, was lined up to direct the welding technology sequence of courses over two 16-week semesters. Bill Taylor, Southwestern vice president of instruction, said the college advisory committee supported the plan as a possible prelude to offering a two-year applied science degree in the future. An ongoing demand for skilled welders in the

10 years ago Creston Chamber of Commerce named Don Mosman Citizen of the Year, Bob Jungst Volun-

teer of the Year and Tiffany Murphy Youth of the Year.

Corning coach Mike R e a gan and Nodaway Valley c o a c h Darrell Burmeister both had their Burmeister girls cross country teams finish in the top three at state meet.

The coaches were awarded Southwest Iowa Coach of the Year. Combined, they had nine regional awards and one coach of the year honor. Burmeister was awarded in class 2A and Reagan in Class 1A. Yassar Arafat died Nov. 11 at age 75. A beacon of Palestinian statehood, he was reviled as a sponsor of terrorism. His death marked the end of an era in modern Middle East history and prompted President Bush and other world leaders to seize the moment to spur new efforts at Israeli-Palestinian

peacemaking.

20 years ago VoicesIowa, a six member vocal ensemble from School of Music Vocations at Southwestern Community College, had selections recorded on CD. The 12 selections from the 1993-94 sextet featured jazz and classical arrangements on the CD titled “You Must Believe in Spring.” The group was under the direction of Phil Mattson. The ensemble included Mike Ide of Creston, Paige Moore of San Francisco, Calif., Jim Techau of Silver City, Iowa, Michelle Mailhot of New Hampshire, David Scott of Kearney, Neb., and Ellen Wingertzahn of Milwaukee. The CD was recorded at SWCC’s studio.

Tropical Storm Gordon stirred turbulent seas and horizontal rain driven by 50 mph winds in Florida Nov. 14 after killing 25 people in Haiti and two in Jamaica.

Wind gusts of 120 mph were reported in Cuba.

School was canceled for 9,200 students in the Florida Keys and more than 16,000 homes and businesses lost power.

HARVEST: surplus. On-farm storage age capacity, the highest in was 81 percent adequate to the nation. It includes all surplus. bins, cribs, sheds and othAt Gavilon, the large, er structures used to hold yellow mountain to the crops. west of the main office is “You will have the exfull and will be tarped later tra cost of handling it and this week. moving it twice, but with Michaelson said they this abundant supply, it will are still expecting a couple pay to have your bins full,” weeks of heavy traffic.

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sizable profit margin if you can store it.”

Local storage appears to be handling the bin-buster crop between on-farm storage and hauling it in to the co-ops.

“In general, storage has been adequate,” Saeugling said. “I look for storage concerns as we finish the last 20 to 30 percent of the corn as bins fill up.”

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Gavilon’s market price for corn this morning was $3.27 and $10 for soybeans.

Farmers Cooperative had $3.25 for corn and $9.80 for soybeans.

“They are paying you to hang on to it,” Wallace said. “The further you can carry it out, the better.”

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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.

Saturday

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

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to noon, 107 W. Howard St. Southwest Iowa Dancers, 6 to 9 p.m., Chicken Inn, 3 miles west of Creston on Hwy. 34, featuring Jim Georges’ Band.

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

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Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

Monday

Kent Dinner Club, 5:30 p.m., The Windrow.

Celebrate Recovery (a Christcentered 12-step program), 6 p.m., Crest Baptist Church, 1211 N. Poplar St. American Legion Auxiliary, 7 p.m., American Legion Post Home, 119 N. Walnut St. Gambler’s Anonymous, 7 p.m., Assembly of God Church, 801 N. Fillmore St., Osceola.

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

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

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 107 W. Howard St. Alegent Health At Home/ Family Home Care free blood pressure clinic, 9 to 10 a.m., Prescott City Hall. Open to the public. Donations appreciated.

ODO Club, 11:30 a.m. luncheon, Creston Family Restaurant, 802 W. Taylor St. Creston Lions Club, noon luncheon, The Pizza Ranch, 520 Livingston Ave. Creston Kiwanis Club, noon, The Windrow, 102 W. Taylor St.

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Henry A. Wallace Country Life Center to host candy sale, holiday boutique ORIENT — Mark your calendars for the Holiday Boutique: Handcrafted in Iowa Nov. 20-22 at Henry A. Wallace Country Life Center, 2773 290th St., Orient. There are several new vendors. Reservations are required for all meals.

Friends of the Orient Public Library will again be selling homemade candy. Fudge, divinity, caramels, peanut brittle, Con’s bonbons, peanut clusters, chocolate cherry candies, chocolate almonds, popcorn balls and coconut almond drops are some of the candies available in half and one pound packages. Some mixed candy boxes will also

be available.

Holiday boutique items for sale will be: new pottery, table runners, wood burned decorated gourds, Ghana baskets, decorative signs, knitted and crocheted items, wood bowls and jars, felted slippers, cloth napkins, china painting, Iowa wine, jewelry, jams and more.

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Nov. 20 and dinner 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Nov. 21, lunch 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and dinner 5:30 to 8 p.m.; and 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 22.

To contact the public library, call 641-337-5061 Ext. 124 or visit orient.lib. ia.us.

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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.

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

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

Creston Rotary Club, noon, Greater Regional Medical Center cafeteria conference room.

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OPINION

Football continues for Creston and Mount Ayr The football season is extending a little longer this year for both Creston and Mount Ayr with both teams making the trip to “The Dome” today and tomorrow. A nice problem to have.

Here’s hoping that either one or both of the teams make it to the finals next week. $2.74 a gallon I was on my way to a funeral in Nebraska last weekend and I saw the price of unleaded gas in Clarinda was $2.74 a gallon at the Cenex station on Highway 2. The other stations in town were sporting $2.79 per gallon. That’s the lowest I’ve seen it in a while. I saw a report on TV that it is as low as $2.25 a gallon in Texas.

SWCC The annual SWCC Athletic Auction Fundraiser and Dinner will be Friday at the Elks Lodge.

What’s up Rich Paulsen publisher

The event is a nice fundraiser for the athletic department of the college. It’s always a good dinner followed by a wonderful auction of local merchandise.

Glad I’m glad to see that Highway 34 is back open between Creston and Corning. That project took a lot longer than expected. Even with some wet weather along the way, it shouldn’t have taken near that long. Hope the contractor for that project doesn’t get many more bids in the area.

Savings Moody’s Analytics put out some

information this week that shows a lot of folks under the age of 35 are not saving any money. The rate for adults under 35 is a minus 2 percent savings rate, which means they are either burning up assets or going further into debt to pay bills. Folks 35-44 are saving 3 percent while folks 45-54 are saving 6 percent. The 55+ crowd is saving over 13 percent under the current conditions. The recession has not been kind to the younger crowd.

The story blamed part of the problem for the under 35 crowd with the buy it now, pay later attitude philosophy.

Tickets I see the tickets for the Taylor Swift concert that will be next Oct. 8 (that’s 2015!), go on sale next week. You better hurry. It looks like it will be a sell out in pretty short order. I’ve never seen a con-

cert sell tickets that far out in front of the event.

New Rock The new Freedom Rock at the Phillips 66 station on the west side of town looks good. Congrats to all the folks who helped make the project come together. I’m sure there will be lots of folks stop and look the rock over.

Christmas Lots of stores have got a good jump on Black Friday this year.

There seems to be lots of bargains going on even before the Black Friday event. Everyone wants you to spend your Christmas money now. It looks like toys and electronics will again be the main draws for many at Christmas this year.

Blood The quarterly blood mobile drive here in Creston will take

place again Monday. The event runs from noon to 6 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church on Sumner Avenue. Stop by if you are able to give a pint. Someone is always in need of blood. It’s one of the nicest Christmas gifts you can give!

Thanksgiving We are only two weeks away from Thanksgiving. It seems like the year sure has melted away quickly this year. It seems like we just got rid of the cold weather and now it is back already. I just hope this winter is not near as cold as last winter was. Seems like a lot of the “snow birds” left early this year.

Thought for the week: “The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.” — Fred Astaire

Letter to the editor

Veterans Day program was excellent From Jim Morris Creston

Just a word of appreciation and gratitude to Lesa Downing and the students at Creston High School, who blessed our community with a moving and excellent Veterans Day program on Tuesday. From beginning to end it was

well-planned and an appropriate salute to our veterans who have done so much to preserve the freedoms we enjoy in this great land.

At a time when we hear so many bemoan our younger generation and all their supposed faults, it was heartwarming to be part of such a wonderful program.

We like to hear from you!

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President Obama attended the state dinner for the APEC leaders HOLLYWOOD—Happy Thursday, everybody, and God bless America.

The Pepsi-Cola Company announced Tuesday that its chemists in its upstate New York lab have created a Doritos-flavored Mountain Dew. The U.S. has invented a drink that tastes half-cola and half taco chips. The message to the world from America is, we’ll get to an Ebola vaccine when we get to it.

A Gallup Poll religious survey shows fifty percent of Americans identify as Protestant. Twenty-six percent are Catholic. Forty percent of Americans believe God influences the outcome of sporting events, meaning forty percent of Americans believe God has completely forsaken the Oakland Raiders.

The Washington Post complained Tuesday that the crashing oil prices have resulted in a spike in sales of Hummers, Lincoln Navigators and Escalades this fall. The paper bemoaned the ecological incorrectness of the vehicles. The new Hummer doesn’t run on gasoline, it runs on ground-up Priuses.

Marie Claire’s dating site listed five new dating tips for women to help them navigate today’s singles scene and help them find a compatible mate. There’s a real double-standard out there. If a girl sleeps with a bunch of guys, she’s a slut, but if a guy sleeps with a bunch of guys, he’s a homosexual.

The London Mail says NATO generals have been warned not to have sex with attractive women from Russia or China for fear they’re spies who would blackmail them for secrets. It puts U.S. gen-

Topical humor Argus Hamilton

erals in a real bind. If they comply, they could be kicked out of the U.S. military for judging women on their looks.

The White House issued a statement to Democrats Monday saying President Obama is looking forward to ruling by executive order. Has Obama considered what Congress might do? The last time a black king was surrounded by this many white pieces, Boris Spassky was conceding to Bobby Fischer.

President Obama attended the state dinner for the APEC leaders in Beijing’s government palace Monday, where he was introduced for the first time to the members of China’s ruling Politburo. It’s only right. Barack Obama has been the president for six years, it’s about time he met with the owners.

President Obama was ripped in China’s media for chewing Nicorette gum as he stepped off Air Force One and throughout his Beijing APEC meetings. The gum is the best way help soothe his craving for nicotine. The Nicorette patches are absolutely useless because they melt every time you light them.

Vladimir Putin wrapped a shawl around the shoulders of the Chinese president’s wife at a chilly outdoor banquet for APEC leaders Monday. The Chinese media hailed Putin’s chivalry. Just last spring he spread his coat over a

river so the Russian Army could invade Ukraine without their feet getting wet.

George W. Bush released a loving biography about his father George H.W. Bush Tuesday which raises the specter of their joint legacies as U.S. presidents. You get wistful. It’d be nice if the U.S. had a CIA-installed dictator in Iraq who would happily crush ISIS and stand up to Iran, but we hanged him.

New York’s Ebola infected Dr. Craig Spencer was released Tuesday with a clean bill of health.

His decision to go bowling after he arrived from Africa may have saved his life. He stuck his fingers in a New York public bowling ball and if the germs in those finger holes didn’t kill the Ebola, nothing will.

The Weather Channel reports the fall’s first Arctic front swept the nation’s mid-section Tuesday, sending the temperatures in the Dakotas to forty below zero.

It’s unbearable at night. It was so cold in Minneapolis on Monday that the fire marshal urged people to burn down their houses to stay warm.

Led Zeppelin secured an eight hundred million dollar contract offer from Sir Richard Branson to perform thirty-five concert dates next year in London, Berlin and New Jersey. At the signing ceremony Zeppelin lead singer Robert Plant tore the up the contract. It makes every comedian who ever got sober wish we could do something to help Andy Dick and our side defeat the rock stars in Who’s Crazier.

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Autograph time: Senior Bryce Briley signs a helmet that will be part of the Creston/

O-M football basket at the Southwestern Community College athletic fundraiser dinner and auction Friday at Creston Elks Lodge. The signing, team meal and “Dome” T-shirt sale took place in the high school commons Wednesday evening. The shirts sold out, but orders were taken for additional shirts to be picked up this morning at the school.

Autopsy report completed on ISU student AMES (AP) — A medical examiner’s office says an autopsy report has been completed on an Iowa State University student found dead in her car in September.

Mike Hensch, administrator of the Johnson County Medical Examiner Department, says an autopsy report on the body of

20-year-old Tong Shao was submitted Oct. 31 to the Iowa City Police Department and the Johnson County Attorney’s Office.

Hensch tells the Iowa City Press-Citizen that his office is complying with a request by the Iowa City Police Department to not release information about the cause of

death.

Shao’s body was found on Sept. 26 in the trunk of her car. Authorities say they’re looking for 23-yearold Xiangnan Li (zi-ON’nan Lee), a friend of Shao’s.

Authorities say he may have information about the circumstance surrounding her death.

Creston High School students compete in DMACC/IADA auto skills contest

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Creston High School students take a written exam as part of the Des Moines Area Community College/Iowa Automobile Dealers Association Automotive Skills Contest.

Fourteen Creston High School students competed in the 23rd annual Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC)/Iowa Automobile Dealers Association (IADA) Automotive Skills Contest recently at the DMACC Ankeny Campus.

These students competed against nearly 300 students representing 18 high schools from across Iowa in the written portion of the contest.

Eight two-member teams of Iowa high school automotive students qualified for the hands-on portion of the automotive skills contest by having the highest average scores on the written test. Two

Creston High School students, to be chosen by their high school automotive instructor, will compete in the hands-on portion of the skills contest. The contest will include eight skill-based stations in the following automotive areas: engine mechanical, automatic transmission, manual transmission and drive trains, steering and suspension, brakes, electrical diagnosis, heating and air conditioning and engine performance.

The teams which will take part in the hands-on portion on Dec. 12 include: LeMars, Ankeny DMACC Career Academy, Des Moines Central Campus, Newton DMACC Career

Academy, Warren County DMACC Career Academy, Clarke Community High School, Creston High School and Mount Pleasant High School. The alternate school is Algona High School.

DMACC Automotive Technology Program Chairperson Jerry Burns said the winning teams of students will receive tools and equipment donated by the Iowa Automobile Dealers Association and their respective schools will receive automotive components to be used for training purposes. The DMACC Foundation will also be providing scholarships for each member of the winning team.

Southern Prairie YMCA has joined Giving Tuesday, a first of its kind effort that will harness the collective power of a unique blend of partners — charities, families, businesses and individuals to transform how people think about, talk about and participate in the giving season.

Coinciding with the Thanksgiving holiday and the kickoff of the holiday shopping season, Giving Tuesday will inspire people to take collaborative action to improve their local communities, give back in better, smarter ways to the charities and causes they support and help create a better world.

Taking place Dec. 2, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, Giving Tuesday will harness the power of social media to create a national moment around the holidays dedicated to giving, similar to how Black Friday and Cyber Monday have become days that are, today, synonymous with holiday shopping.

“Throughout Union County countless people know ‘the Y.’ But there’s so much more to our Y than one m i g h t think,” said Jacki Steffen, Southern Steffen Prairie Y M C A executive director. “The Y is more than a gym. It’s a cause.”

The Southern Prairie YMCA hopes to raise $30,000 in its annual campaign.

Funds raised will support the scholarship program in the following ways: $50 will help one child participate in afterschool for one week; $170 will allow a student to have a safe place to come after school and participate in youth programs; $250 will give a senior one year of functional fitness classes and $550 will give a family a membership for a year.

Giving Tuesday is a chance to remind people about the Y and our efforts as they consider a charitable contribution before the end of the year.

Seeing an opportunity to channel the generous spirit of the holiday season to inspire action around charitable giving, a group of friends and partners, led by the 92nd Street Y (92Y), came together to

find ways to promote and celebrate the great American tradition of giving.

Thought leaders in philanthropy, social media and grassroots organizing joined with 92Y to explore what is working in modern philanthropy and how to expand these innovations throughout the philanthropic sector.

The concept gained steam, and with the help of the United Nations Foundation and other founding partners, more than 10,000 organizations have joined the movement and are providing creative ways people can embrace Giving Tuesday and collaborate in their giving efforts to create more meaningful results.

“It’s been a privilege to work with remarkable leaders all over the country building a movement around Giving Tuesday,” said Henry Timms, 92Y’s executive director. “This initiative has truly been crowd-sourced by some of the smartest and most connected minds among the

next generation of philanthropists and entrepreneurs.”

Those who are interested in joining Southern Prairie YMCA’s Giving Tuesday initiative may visit www. southernprairieymca.com.

“Giving Tuesday is a counter narrative to Black Friday and Cyber Monday because it reminds us that the spirit of the holiday giving season should be about community and not just consumerism,” said Kathy Calvin, CEO of the UN Foundation.

“The most meaningful gift we can give our children, loved ones, friends and neighbors is the commitment to work together to help build a better world.”

For more details about the Giving Tuesday movement, visit the Giving Tuesday website www.givingtuesday.org, Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/GivingTuesday or follow #GivingTuesday https://twitter.com/GivingTues and the #GivingTuesday hashtag on Twitter.

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Start with a regular ladder or stepladder for the body.

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Horoscope Friday, Nov. 14, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Bummer! It’s Friday, and this is a difficult day, especially for romantic partners, dates and social occasions. Even dealing with kids is challenging.

Patience is your best friend.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Family relations are stiff and uncomfortable today, particularly with older relatives or authority figures. Just glide through this day, knowing that tomorrow is much better.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You might feel gloomy, discouraged or even angry. Don’t let this get you down, because this is a fleeting emotion that will be gone by tomorrow.

Courage!

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Why is there always so much month left at the end of the money? Isn’t that the truth? Today you feel broke and discouraged. Don’t worry, because things are better tomorrow.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Today the Moon is still in your sign but at odds with Saturn.

This creates a stiff feeling with others. You might wonder if people are critical of you. (They aren’t.)

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You might feel lonely or cut off from others today. Don’t let this get you down, because this is a brief dark cloud on your horizon. Tomorrow is a better day.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Discussions with an older female might make you nervous. Perhaps this person is critical of you. Don’t worry; don’t take it personally.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) This is a poor day to ask for favors or approval from people in authority. People are not receptive today. Their response probably will be, “Talk to the hand.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Travel plans might be canceled or delayed. Or perhaps you are feeling discouraged about legal matters or something pertaining to further education and training.

This bleak feeling is temporary.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Don’t expect too much from others today. In fact, this is a poor day to divide an inheritance or discuss how to share something.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Be prepared to go more than halfway when dealing with others today, because the Moon is opposite your sign.

Plus, this is a hard day for everyone.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Be patient with co-workers and customers, because people are a bit tense and discouraged about life today. Therefore, be sympathetic. What could be more generous?

YOU BORN TODAY You are observant and intense about

the details of your environment, how others live and how society functions. This is why you like to embrace an important cause. Meanwhile, this is the year you have been waiting for! It’s a time of expansion and great activity. Take advantage of opportunities. A major change might take place, perhaps as significant as what occurred around 2005. It’s time to try your wings!

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CHURCH Afton ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH, Browning and Filmore Streets, William Richardson, pastor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bible study and youth. Saturday, 7:25 a.m. “In the Mirror” radio program on Creston Radio.

ST. EDWARD CATHOLIC CHURCH, 104 W. Union St., Rev. Ken Halbur, pastor.

Sunday, 10:45 a.m. Mass; Confession and Parish Council meeting following Mass.

Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Mass.

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Devotions; and Confirmation class, St. Malachy Chapel.

Thursday (11/20), 7 p.m. RCIA, Holy Spirit hall.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 9:45 a.m. worship.

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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 11 a.m. worship.

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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Rick Hawkins, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service.

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

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

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

CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Sherry Wiley, lay speaker.

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Shurmaine McAlpine, pastor.

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

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

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

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

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

GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH, Dan Lamgo, pastor.

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

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

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

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

Bible study.

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

Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Mass.

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

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ABUNDANT LIFE FAMILY CHURCH, 500 S. Birch St., Douglas R. Brunell, pastor, (641) 782-5766, email alfc@ iowatelecom.net; website www.

AbundantLifeFamilyChurch.com.

Sunday, 10:30 a.m. children’s church and worship service.

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. worship and Kid’s Club. Thursday, 6:30 a.m. Men of Honor; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Light Switch teens.

APOSTOLIC LIGHTHOUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH, 600 N. Lincoln St., Paul Vandevender, pastor, 782-5594.

Sunday, 10 a.m. Sunday school and worship service; 5:30 p.m. prayer time; 6 p.m. worship service. Wednesday, 7 p.m. worship service. Home Bible study, call 782-5594.

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

Saturday, Leave 7:30 a.m. for “A Man Thing” men’s retreat at

Sunstream Retreat Center, return in the evening. Sunday, 9:30 a.m.

Sunday school for all ages; 10:35 a.m. morning worship, Pastor Karen begins new sermon series, “The Vitamin B Attitudes”; 6 p.m. small group study at the Norton home, “Principles of Perseverance.” Tuesday, 7 to 10 a.m. Coffee café, fellowship hall. Invite a friend and bring a coffee mug. WiFi and mini muffins included; 6 p.m. Vision Team meeting. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. prayer time in the sanctuary; 7 p.m. Family Night activities: adult Bible study (Romans), sanctuary; Life Youth, lower level youth room; and Kids’ Klub, lower level fellowship hall. Thursday (11/20), 7 to 10 a.m. Coffee café, fellowship hall. Invite a friend and bring a coffee mug. WiFi and mini muffins included.

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

Thursday, 3:30 p.m. SIRF. Friday, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting.

Sunday, 10:45 a.m. worship services; scripture lesson: psalm 139: 13-16 and sermon: “And so it begins.” Monday, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting. Tuesday, 3 p.m. Crisis fund center open, 5 p.m. Open table (Union County Board of Supervisors). Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. TOPS. COMMUNITY OF CHRIST, Creston Congregation (RLDS), 820 N. Elm St., Elder Gary O’Daniels, pastoral coordinator.

Sunday, 10 a.m. morning worship, Ray Powell, presider; Wim van Klinken, speaker.

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

Today, 6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery; and Women’s Bible study at the Spindler home.

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

Women’s Bible study. Saturday, 8 a.m. prayer meeting. Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Bible study (for all ages); 10:45 a.m. worship; 6 p.m.

Men’s Bible study. Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Women’s Bible study; 9 to 10 p.m. Creston Salt Company for college students/young adults, Room 120, SWCC, open to all. Wednesday, 6:30 a.m. prayer meeting; 6:30 p.m. Team Kid; youth ministry; DivorceCare; and adult Bible study.

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

Today, 7 p.m. Riley Missionary Circle, welcome center. Friday, Home School Day. Sunday, 8:45 a.m. worship service; 10:15 a.m.

Sunday school hour and baptism class; 11:30 a.m. Lunch and Learn, senior high and families; 5 p.m. family worship service.

Monday, 6:30 p.m. “Children of the Day” Ladies Bible study, Tammy Reeves’. Wednesday, 6 p.m. Triumphant Praise choir rehearsal, senior high; 6:30 p.m.

AWANA clubs and junior high Trek; senior high youth group; and adult Bible study and prayer meeting. Thursday (11/20), 11:30 a.m. Care and Share fellowship, fellowship hall; 3:15 p.m.

“Embracing God’s Grace” Ladies Bible study, welcome center.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST), 301 E. Townline St. Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship service with guest speaker Darin Dolecheck; 11 a.m. Stewardship Thanksgiving meal in fellowship hal, bring a side dish or dessert. Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. Tootles (games/crafts) in fellowship hall. Wednesday, 6 p.m. praise and worship service. Thursday (11/20), 2 p.m. Mary Circle; 7 p.m.

Rebecca Circle.

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

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

Friday, 1:30 p.m. crafting workshop. Sunday, 9:15 a.m. worship services; Deacon harvest dinner, all parishoners welcome; 10:30 a.m. Sunday School – all ages and grades. Monday, 6 p.m.

Membership and Evangelism meeting; 7 p.m. Worship/Music meeting. Tuesday, 1 p.m. Stich, Knit and Quilt; 6:30 p.m. Christian education meeting; 7:30 p.m.

Personnel meeting. Wednesday, 9 a.m. Bible study; 5:30 p.m.

Joyful Noise; 6:30 p.m. youth

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U.S. Catholic bishops try to calm anxiety over pope BALTIMORE (AP) — America’s Catholic bishops came together Monday to project an image of unity, after a Vatican meeting on the family unleashed an uproar over the direction of the church.

Last month’s gathering in Rome on more compassionately ministering to families featured open debate — alarming many traditional Catholics, who argued it would undermine public understanding of church teaching. Pope Francis encouraged a free exchange of ideas at the assembly, or synod, in contrast to previous years, when such events were tightly scripted.

At a meeting Monday in Baltimore, Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, signaled there was no conflict between a gentler approach and upholding church orthodoxy. Kurtz cited his home visits to parishioners, where he wouldn’t give them “a list of rules to group; 8 p.m. ASP. FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 400 N. Elm St., Gideon Gallo, pastor. Call 641-782-2427, 641-782-7267. E-mail: fumc. creston@gmail.com. Facebook: Creston First United Methodist Church. Office hours: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday; 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday and Friday.

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

Sunday school. Tuesday, 9 a.m.

Summit House Bible study; 1:30 p.m. Crestridge Bible study.

Wednesday, 6:15 p.m. handbell rehearsal; 7 p.m. choir rehearsal. Thursday, 12:05 p.m. United Methodist Men. GOD’S OUTREACH DELIVERANCE INTERNATIONAL, 306 N. Oak St., 641-278-1173, Pastor JoAnna Davis.

Thursday, 6 p.m. Women’s Bible study, church. Friday, 7 p.m. Friday Night Fire service, church. Saturday, first and third, 9:30 a.m. Men’s Bible study, 124 N. Maple St. Sunday, 9 to 10 a.m.

Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. church service; 6 p.m. church service.

Monday, 4 to 5:45 p.m. children’s ministry (preschool through 11 years old); 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. youth ministry (12 years old and up).

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

Friday, 7 a.m. Mass, St. Malachy Chapel; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ReRun shop. Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon ReRun shop; 4:30 to 5 p.m. Confession; 5:15 p.m.

Mass. Sunday, 8:15 to 8:45 a.m.

Confession; 7:30 a.m. and 9 a.m.

Mass; 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus Thanksgiving dinner, St. Malachy School. Monday, 5 to 6 p.m. Adoration, St. Malachy Chapel; 6 p.m. Mass, St. Malachy Chapel; 6 p.m. Mass, St. Malachy Chapel; 6:30 p.m. CRHP Ladies meeting, St. Malachy library; 7 p.m. Finance Council meeting, parish office. Tuesday, noon to 5 p.m. ReRun shop; 7 p.m. Parish Council meeting, St. Malachy Chapel. Wednesday, 9:15 a.m.

Mass, St. Malachy School; 6:30 p.m. Confirmation class, St. Malachy Chapel; 7 p.m. religious education classes for grades 1-8, St. Malachy School. Thursday (11/20), 7 p.m. RCIA, hall.

JERUSALEM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 1965 REA Road, Rev. Jim W. Morris, pastor.

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

KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES, 1000 Cottonwood St. Sunday, 10 a.m. public talk and Watchtower study. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. congregation Bible study, ministry school and service meeting.

follow firsthand,” but would instead “spend time with them trying to appreciate the good that I saw in their hearts,” before inviting them to follow Christ.

“Such an approach isn’t in opposition to church teachings. It’s an affirmation of them,” said Kurtz, who attended the Vatican gathering.

Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington, who also participated in the Vatican gathering, emphasized that last month’s meeting was only the start of a discussion before a larger gathering on the family next year, where bishops will more concretely advise the pope on developing any new church practices.

New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan said the divisiveness he read in media accounts did not reflect the collegial discussion inside the event.

“It was a synod of consensus,” Dolan said. The pope, he said, has a God-given gift “for attentive listening.”

PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD I.M. “Mana del Cielo” The Rev. Miguel Delgado, phone 515473-2527.

Saturday, noon worship.

Sunday, 1:30 p.m. worship.

PLATTE CENTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 2396 Eagle Ave., south of Creston, Delores Doench, pastor.

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

SALEM LUTHERAN CHURCH, 602 W. Townline St., 641-7822920. Brian Jack, pastor. Website: www.salemluth.net.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school and adult education; 10 a.m. worship service with Communion.

Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. Quilters.

Wednesday, 7 p.m. confirmation class.

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., Creston; 111 E. South St., Mount Ayr; the Rev. Jonathan C. Watt, pastor, 641782-5095, http://TrinityCreston. org.

Sunday, Mount Ayr: 8 a.m.

Divine Service with Holy Communion; 9:30 a.m. Bible class and Sunday school; Creston: 9:45 a.m. Divine Service; 11 a.m.

Sunday school and Bible classes.

Monday, 12:30 p.m. preschool.

Tuesday, 6:30 a.m. Early Risers Bible study in fellowship hall; 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. preschool. Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. preschool; 6 p.m. confirmation classes; and F.L.O.C.K. Thursday (11/20), 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. preschool.

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

Today, 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. SIRF. Friday, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting.

Sunday, 10:45 a.m. worship services. Monday, 7:30 a.m. AA meeting. Tuesday, 9 a.m. to noon pastor’s office hours; 3 to 5 p.m.

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CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, Dan Moore, pastor.

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

Quilters.

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UNITED CHURCH OF DIAGONAL, Ed Shields, pastor, office 641-344-0652, www.diagonalchurch.com.

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

Ellston

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Bruce Giese, pastor.

Website: www.ellstonumc.org.

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

Greenfield

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

Website: www.welcometocornerstone.org.

Today, 7 p.m. Men’s Fraternity.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. worship service; 11:10 a.m. Christian living classes; 2 to 4 p.m. family celebration; 6 to 8 p.m. youth group. Wednesday, 6:20 to 8 p.m.

AWANA Food Pantry Night; 7 to 8:15 p.m. youth discipleship group.

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, 8:15 a.m. Mass.

Wednesday, 6:20 to 7:30 p.m. preK through eighth grade Faith Formation. Thursday (11/20), 8:30 a.m. Mass.

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), 1007 W. Temple St. Sunday, 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, four miles north, four 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.

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

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CHURCH OF GOD, Ben Turner, pastor.

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

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Lorimor, George Henriksen, pastor.

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 8:45 a.m. worship.

Macksburg

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

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Ben Carter-Allen, pastor. Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service with supervised nursery during church; 10 a.m.

Sunday school. Third Thursday, United Methodist Women.

Murray

BAPTIST CHURCH, Alex Bauman, pastor.

Sunday, 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.

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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. congregational meeting after church. Wednesday, 2:15 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday 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.

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PLEASANT VALLEY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Dwayne Henrichs, pastor.

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

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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Bruce Giese, pastor.

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

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Clayton Kershaw is the 9th pitcher to win the Cy Young Award at least 3 times.

SPORTS Here comes the BOOM

Raiders face top-ranked Logan-Magnolia Friday in semifinals

By SCOTT VICKER Kershaw

National Digest

Unanimous Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw won the National League Cy Young Award for the third time.

Kershaw, who also won the award in 2011 and 2013, went 21-3 with a 1.77 ERA this past season, leading the Dodgers (94-68) to their second straight NL West title.

Kershaw was baseball’s most dominant pitcher despite missing over a month with a back injury.

He led the majors in wins and ERA and had 239 strikeouts in just 198 1/3 innings.

Kershaw also threw his first career no-hitter on June 18, when he had 15 strikeouts and did not walk a batter against the Colorado Rockies.

The Dodgers’ ace received all 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. Reds’ Johnny Cueto finished second and the Cardinals’ Adam Wainwright finished third.

Despite being just 26 years old, Kershaw is only the ninth pitcher in baseball history to win at least three Cy Young awards, joining Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson, Steve Carlton, Greg Maddux, Sandy Koufax, Pedro Martinez, Jim Palmer and Tom Seaver.

Cy Kluber Corey Kluber of the Cleveland Indians was named the American League’s top pitcher, winning his first Cy Young Award.

Kluber captured 17 first-place votes and 169 points, narrowly edging out Felix Hernandez of the Mariners who earned the other 13 first-place votes and 159 points.

White Sox LHP Chris Sale finished third with 78 points.

“I think I’m definitely surprised,” Kluber said.

Kluber enjoyed a breakthrough 2014 season, his second full year as a starter, going 18-9 with a 2.44 ERA and 269 strikeouts in 235 2/3 innings.

The right-hander led the league in wins, finished second in strikeouts, third in innings pitched and was third in ERA. The 28-year-old Kluber was dominant down the stretch this season with the Indians (85-77), who fell just short of a postseason berth despite posting a winning record for the second straight year. He posted a 1.73 ERA after the All-Star break and won his last five starts, recording 54 strikeouts and a 1.12 ERA over that stretch.

Kluber became the fourth Indians pitcher to win the award, joining Cliff Lee (2008), CC Sabathia (2007) and Gaylord Perry.

CNA sports editor • svicker@crestonnews.com

CEDAR FALLS — The Mount Ayr football team might be making its first trip to the UNI-Dome here Friday in a Class A quarterfinal against top-ranked and undefeated Logan-Magnolia, but that doesn’t mean the Raiders won’t be ready for the pressure of playing in the Dome.

Many of the players on this year’s football team were part of last year’s track team that won both the Pride of Iowa Conference and State Qualifying Meets, as well as a Class 1A state championship.

That experience of performing in high-pressure situations has helped the Raider football team.

“Aside from the physical improvement track gives you, winning that championship showed our guys they’re just as good as anybody else,” Mount Ayr cohead coach Delwyn Showalter said. “I think we all have a little bit of a question mark in our minds. Are we really that good? They knew after track season they were that good, and it gave them a lot of confidence.”

It was the school’s first boys state track team title.

Now, the quest for the first state football championship begins 1:06 p.m. Friday in the semifinals. Third-ranked Gladbrook-Reinbeck plays unranked Denver in the other Class A semifinal on Friday.

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER

Mount Ayr junior outside linebacker Rhett Murphy (83) drags down Earlham ballcarrier Derek Hensley (5) by the back of his jersey for a tackle during the Raiders’ 52-8 win over Earlham last Friday in the Class A quarterfinals. Mount Ayr plays top-ranked and undefeated Logan-Magnolia at 1:06 p.m. Friday in the Class A semifinals in the UNI-Dome.

Dome prep Not only have the eighthranked Raiders been preparing for the top-ranked Panthers, they’ve also been preparing for playing in the UNI-Dome for the first time.

Mount Ayr coaches have reached out to Lenox head coach Allen Dukes, who has taken Lenox to the Dome multiple times and coached Mount Ayr co-head coach Derek Lambert in high

school, as well as Van Meter head coach Eric Trudo.

“We’ve talked to a number of coaches that have played in the Dome,” Showalter said. “They said you’re going to have to get adjusted to the heat of playing in the Dome. They suggested practicing in the gym and turning the heat up high.”

Also helpful for the Raiders is that preparing for Logan-Magnolia has been much the same as preparing

SWCC harriers cap off season at national meet in Texas Spartan women set three personal bests

By JAKE WADDINGHAM

CNA associate editor • jwaddingham@crestonnews.com

LUBBOCK, Texas — The culmination of months of work together came to fruition as the Southwestern Community College cross country teams competed at the National Junior College Athletic Association National Championship here Saturday.

“It is hard to put into words how I feel about our performance at the national championship meet,” head coach Bill Huntington said.

“The effort, the teamwork and the execution was phenomenal.”

The SWCC men finished 26th in the nation and the women were 35th with three personal best times at the 5K distance.

The men’s squad was dealt a blow when sophomore Ovan Garcia was diagnosed with a stress fracture on his fibula after the regional meet at Iowa Lakes Community College.

“I wish I would have ran with the team at nationals, it would have been a great experience,” Garcia said.

“The guys did an awesome job running and proved they can give their all running.”

No. 1 South Plains Community College hosted the meet at Shadow Hills Golf Course in Lubbock, Texas.

The flat course looped the perimeter of the course.

“I thought it was a nice, fast course and it was a great day to run,” Ben Friederichs said.

Iowa Central Community College claimed the program’s first national title for the men’s team. North Iowa Area Community College

finished eighth and Iowa Western was 16th.

Friederichs paced the Spartans with a 27:33 for the 8K distance in his final cross country race in a Spartan uniform.

He was followed by Eric Ikundiro in 28:32.

Freshman Philip Sciranko and East Union’s Sean Schmitz followed in 29:18 and 29:22 respectively.

The final scorer for the SWCC men was sophomore Aaron Ward, who went 29:29.

Also running for the Spartans was Cassidy Warson and Mount Ayr’s Dawson Knapp.

“I tried to give what I had,” Warson said. “I enjoyed running at SWCC and it was a good experience to run at the college level.”

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By SCOTT VICKER

CNA sports editor • svicker@crestonnews.com

Southwestern’s men got off to a sluggish start, but still managed to hold a 5033 lead at halftime over Graceland’s JV team here Wednesday.

“First half, they really came out and played well,” Southwestern head men’s coach Todd Lorensen said about Graceland. “I thought a part of it was they did a good job coming out with energy. I thought the other part of it was we did a really poor job of executing some of the things we wanted to do.

“So we kind of struggled through that first half, but still managed to have a 17-point lead at half. I guess when you play poorly and still have a chance

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to have that kind of lead, that’s a good thing.”

Southwestern went on to post a resounding 10964 victory over the Yellow Jackets, improving to 4-0 for the season.

Lorensen cited better sharing of the basketball and more disciplined defense in the second half as keys to pulling away for the big victory.

“Really, the main adjustment was let’s get back to what we preach, which is sprinting back on defense, getting in the gaps and sharing the basketball offensively,” he said. “Doing a better job defensively led into some easy opportunities for us on the offensive end, as well.”

One such example was a Please see MEN, page 12A

Lead slips away from Spartan women CNA sports editor • svicker@crestonnews.com

The Southwestern Community College men and women smile for a team photo after their races at the National Junior College Athletic Association National Championship Meet in Lubbock, Texas on Saturday. The men finished 26th overall and the Spartan women had three runners set personal best times in the 5K.

yards per carry.

Riley Wohlers has 17 touchdowns and 901 yards on 93 carries. Austin Haner adds 626 yards and 11 TDs on 74 carries. Morgan Melby has run for 412 yards and six touchdowns on 71 carries and quarterback Colton Fisher has 400 yards with 9 TDs on 72 carries.

“You can’t get caught up

Spartan men run away from Graceland in second half

By SCOTT VICKER

V-Mart agrees The Detroit Tigers and veteran Victor Martinez have agreed to a fouryear deal, a team source told ESPN’s Jim Bowden.

The deal will be worth around $70 million, sources told ESPN Deportes’ Enrique Rojas, and will carry an annual average salary of $17 million, a league source told Bowden.

for Earlham, as both teams feature heavy running attacks.

The top-ranked Panthers, 12-0 for the season, are making their fourth appearance in the semifinals.

They feature a rushing attack in which five players have rushed for more than 400 yards in their wishbone offense, led by Brady Charbonneau’s 1,278 yards and 16 touchdowns on 129 carries for an average of 9.9

Forty minutes of execution.

That’s what Southwestern head women’s basketball coach Addae Houston wants to see from his team.

The Spartan women saw a 48-39 halftime lead slip away in the opening 10 minutes of the second half here Wednesday in an 85-82 loss to Graceland’s JV team.

“We still just cannot put a full 40 minute game together,” Houston said. “That’s part of the problem right now. We have to find a way to lock in, stay focused. The first 10 minutes of that half, we didn’t play defense like we wanted to play defense.

Maybe we got worn out. I don’t know. We have to find a way to put 40 minutes to-

gether.”

After seeing the halftime lead evaporate, the Spartans found themselves trailing the Yellow Jackets 71-60 with 8:05 remaining in the game.

Jazzlyn Wimbush dished to Jill Vanderhoof for a layup in transition. Vanderhoof drew a foul on the play and knocked down the free throw to cut the lead to 71-63 with 7:24 remaining.

That sparked a Spartan run, as Wimbush found Peyton Russell for a 3-pointer, cutting the lead to 71-66 with 5:50 left.

Over the course of the next two minutes, the Yellow Jackets increased the lead back to nine points at 77-68.

Olivia Reifert snagged an offensive rebound and her Please see WOMEN, page 9A

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putback made it 77-70 with 3:25 to go. Vanderhoof knocked down a pull-up jumper along the wing to make it 81-74 with 2:02 remaining.

Inside of 1:00 left, Russell went to the line for two free throws. She sank the first shot, but missed the second shot. The ball bounced out of bounds off a Yellow Jacket to give the Spartans the ball.

Vanderhoof took the inbound pass and drilled a 3-pointer from the wing to make it Vanderhoof 83-78 with :28.8 left in the game.

“We executed an out-ofbounds play to get a look for one of our shooters and she knocked it down,” Houston said. “That’s what we need to understand. We need that execution for 40 minutes.

That’s something we have to grow as a team and learn.”

After Graceland missed the front end of a one and one, Wimbush hit a runner in the lane to cut the lead to three points at 83-80.

But Graceland was able to ice the game away with a pair of free throws with :16.8 left in the game. Southwestern would make the final score 85-82 on a Russell basket in the closing seconds.

“First half was pretty solid for us,” Houston said. “We struggled a little bit early on.

A couple of adjustments we made allowed us to get some offense going. We tried to go with that same kind of thing in the second half, but it just didn’t work out like it did in the first half. We just couldn’t finish what we started.”

The loss drops the Spartans to 0-5 for the season.

Still, signs of improvement are there after the Spartans lost to this same team by 21 points just nine days ago.

“To be honest, I don’t think that (previous) game should have went the way it did,” Houston said. “I did see some areas of improvement for us. But we were away from what we wanted to do in that game, so that caused us to lose that game. I think it’s the same team, it’s just we started to execute some things better.

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Iowa Western dropped one spot to No. 2 in the final regular-season junior college poll released Monday by the NJCAA.

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keying in on one person,” Showalter said. “You have to read your keys and have to be disciplined on the defensive side. We think we present that same problem for our opponents. In many ways, it’s like preparing to play ourselves.

This is as close to our offense as anybody we play.”

Fisher has only thrown the ball 46 times, completing 21 passes for 584 yards with eight touchdowns and four interceptions. Gabe Holben and Jim Lake each have five receptions, with Holben recording 206 yards and two touchdowns.

Lake adds 163 yards, while Wohlers has 164 yards receiving.

“I don’t want to say they’re one dimensional, because they’re pretty effective when they throw it,” Showalter said. “But they’re a run first team.

They’re going to pound us inside. When they think they’ve got us tuned to the inside, they’re going to pop us outside. I would anticipate we’ll maybe see a little more passing from them than they’ve shown this season. But they’re going to want to run the ball.”

Challenges One of the biggest challenges facing the Raiders, Showalter said, will be the quickness of Logan-Magnolia’s offensive and defensive lines.

“That’s the number one attribute I see out of them is their quickness on the offensive and defensive line,” Showalter said.

“They don’t have a lot of size, but they get off the line so quickly. That’s going to cause a problem for us.”

Logan-Magnolia sophomore defensive tackle Haner creates problems for opposing offensive lines despite his 5-7, 147-pound frame, because of his quickness.

“That guy moves,” Showalter said. “He gets off the ball in a hurry. It’s tough for a big offensive tackle to block a guy like that. We’re going to have our hands full with their defense. They’re aggressive and they’re fundamentally sound.”

Drake Cohrs leads the team in tackles with 82 total stops, including six solo tackles for loss and three solo sacks. Wohlers has 62 total tackles with 11 solo tackles for loss and six solo sacks.

Keys Showalter said the two biggest keys to victory for the Raiders will be stopping the run and having success running the ball on the offensive side.

Mount Ayr also features five players with more than 400 rushing yards, but will be without junior Nick Wurster, who has 483 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns on the season.

Wurster suffered a sprained MCL in the quarterfinal win over Earlham.

He also Wurster served as

the team’s kicker and free safety.

The Raiders still have Grant Staats, who leads the team with 991 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns, and Kyle Dolecheck, who Staats has run for 614 yards and 11 TDs. Cal Daughton adds 474 rushing yards and five touchdowns, while quarterback Jacob Taylor has run for 12 touchdowns and 403 yards.

“I think whichever team is successful at consistently moving the ball and whichever team can get the other offense off the field, that’s a huge factor in this game,” Showalter said.

“I think it’s important, too, Showalter that you don’t get off schedule. If you get second-and-long, thirdand-long, that gets you in trouble against Logan-Magnolia.”

Both teams have been adept at forcing turnovers this year. Logan-Magnolia has forced 22 turnovers this year, while the Raiders have forced 30 turnovers.

Craven Martin replaces Wurster Mount Ayr’s kicker. Field position will play an important role in

Friday’s game, Showalter said.

One advantage Mount Ayr will have on the topranked Panthers is physical size.

“Physically, we’re bigger than they are, and I feel like we match their speed,” Showalter said. “If we can catch them, I think our physical size will be an advantage. But we’re going to have to make sure we extend the game.

We’re going to have to get it into the second half. We can’t let them jump out on us early. We want to make sure we extend the game into the second half and allow that (size and depth) to become a factor. Hang with them and wear them down.”

First trip The Mount Ayr community has come out in a big way to support the Raiders as they make their first trip to the UNI-Dome.

As of Wednesday afternoon, more than 900 tickets had already been presold for Friday’s semifinal game.

“I know Creston has had a tremendous presale, as well,” Showalter said.

“People are excited and they should be. It’s a tremendously exciting thing, not just for our teams, but both the Creston and Mount Ayr communities, as well. Making the final four in any sport is huge.

The fact that both of us are doing it for the first time makes it a little more special, although I think both of us would like to make a habit of it.”

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Penn State has dominated college wrestling since the day Cael Sanderson arrived in Happy Valley.

This might finally be the year that someone other than the Nittany Lions wins the national title.

Iowa, Minnesota and Cornell are among the teams poised to break Penn State’s four-year stranglehold on the NCAA championship. The Nittany Lions lost a pair of national champions in David Taylor and Ed Ruth and are redshirting two All-Americans in Nico Megaludis and Zain Retherford.

Penn State was ranked fifth in the first regular-season USA Today/NWCA Division I Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.

The Hawkeyes and Gophers lead the rankings, followed by Cornell and Ohio State.

“Overall our program has a strong foundation, strongest it has ever been,” Sanderson said. “Obviously we lost Ruth and Taylor...you don’t replace guys like that. You just have to find new attitude, new talent and guys that want to be successful.”

Coach Tom Brands brought Iowa back into national prominence with three straight NCAA titles from 2008-10.

The resurgent Hawkeyes could end up being the biggest beneficiary of Penn State’s rebuilding efforts.

Iowa returns four All-Americans: Cory Clark (125 pounds), Mike Evans (174), Nathan Burak (197) and heavyweight Bobby Telford. The Hawkeyes also bring back Nick Moore, who stumbled late last season but could be considered a dark

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“The one thing you see with him is that he’s training this year angry and alone, and there’s a lot to that,” Brands said of Moore. “There were days where it’s the dog days of summer and you’d be driving (on campus) and here he is pulling that hill in full sweats and a stocking cap and it’s 95 degrees. That’s things that you don’t coach into guys.”

Iowa opens its season Saturday, but its first major test will

come on Nov. 29 against rival Iowa State.

Minnesota will likely be Iowa’s biggest challenger for Big Ten and national supremacy. The Gophers return star brothers Nick and Chris Dardanes and three top-ranked individuals in Dylan Ness (157), Logan Storley (174) and Scott Schiller (197), according to WIN magazine.

Gabe Dean headlines a talented roster at Cornell, which finished seventh at last year’s NCAA meet. Dean, a sophomore, is No. 1 at 184

pounds, while Nashshon Garrett is poised for another shot at Illinois star Jesse Delgado after losing to him 3-2 in the national championship match in March.

Ohio State’s Logan Steiber is the heavy favorite at 141 pounds and could become the first four-time NCAA champion in Buckeyes history. Logan’s little brother, Hunter, is also a serious contender at 149 pounds. But Ohio State doesn’t appear to have the depth to match Iowa or Minnesota.

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Mount Ayr (11-1) OFFENSE WR Lincoln Martin 5-10 T Tyler Triggs 6-6 G Lincoln Lutrick 5-10 C Jake Ricker 6-2 G Tucker Winemiller 6-1 T Joe Ricker 6-0 WR Connor Giles 6-2 QB Jacob Taylor 6-1 RB Grant Staats 5-7 RB Kyle Dolecheck 6-0 FB Riley Weehler 5-11 PK Craven Martin 5-9 DEFENSE DE Joe Ricker 6-0 DT Lincoln Lutrick 5-10 DT Jed McCreary 6-4 DE Jake Ricker 6-2 LB Riley Weehler 5-11 LB Caleb Schnoor 5-10 LB Logan Stark 5-8 LB Rhett Murphy 5-11 CB Kyle Dolecheck 6-0 CB Blake Butler 5-11 S Lincoln Martin 5-10 P Levi Jarred 5-10 Logan-Magnolia (12-0) OFFENSE E Jarek Richardson 6-1 OL Ty Pitt 5-10 OL Jameson Muxfeldt 5-11 OL Jacob Stueve 5-7 OL Jason Yost 5-8 OL Dillon Bonham 5-10 E Jim Lake 6-1 QB Colton Fisher 5-10 RB Brady Charbonneau 5-5 RB Riley Wohlers 5-11 FB Austin Haner 5-7 PK Nic Hiller 5-9 DEFENSE DL Ty Pitt 5-10 DL Jason Yost 5-8 DL Jacob Stueve 5-7 DL Brady Charbonneau 5-5 LB Riley Wohlers 5-11 LB Austin Haner 5-7 LB Drake Cohrs 5-11 CB Gabe Holben 5-8 CB Jarek Richardson 6-1 S Colton Fisher 5-10 S Cole Royer 5-10 P Brady Charbonneau 5-5 THE SEASONS Mount Ayr (11-1)

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

HOT TOPICS: 3 ISSUES GENERATING A BUZZ

SPEED FREAKS

The Final 4

A couple questions we had to ask — ourselves

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Celebrations are old hat for Harvick’s sponsor.

Is Harvick the favorite entering the final at Homestead?

GODSPEAK: As Lee Corso says, “Not so fast my friend!” This is a four-horse race, and I don’t see any Triple Crown threats.

KEN’S CALL: Of course, but with his spotty luck this year, look out for falling meteors.

Can a winless Ryan Newman be champ?

GODSPEAK: “Flyin’ Ryan” is my top pick going into Homestead because he just keeps finding a way.

KEN’S CALL: It would make NASCAR very uncomfortable, but it can happen, and if Kyle Larson is in his way …

ONLINE EXTRAS news-journalonline. com/nascar facebook.com/ nascardaytona @nascardaytona

FEEDBACK Do you have questions or comments about NASCAR This Week? Contact Godwin Kelly at godwin.kelly@newsjrnl.com or Ken Willis at ken. willis@news-jrnl.com

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Kevin Harvick 5,000 Ryan Newman 5,000 Joey Logano 5,000 Denny Hamlin 5,000 Brad Keselowski 2,320 Jeff Gordon 2,312 Matt Kenseth 2,296 Kyle Busch 2,280 Carl Edwards 2,278 Dale Earnhardt Jr. 2,271 AJ Allmendinger 2,256 Greg Biffle 2,244 Jimmie Johnson 2,239 Kurt Busch 2,229 Kasey Kahne 2,202 Aric Almirola 2,170 Kyle Larson 1,049 Jamie McMurray 975 Clint Bowyer 943 Austin Dillon 939 Paul Menard 904 Brian Vickers 900 Marcos Ambrose 853 Martin Truex Jr. 830 Tony Stewart 798 Casey Mears 758 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 735 Danica Patrick 709 Justin Allgaier 607 David Gilliland 541 Michael Annett 522 David Ragan 517 Cole Whitt 514 Reed Sorenson 496 Alex Bowman 401 Josh Wise 393 Michael McDowell 232 Travis Kvapil 214 Ryan Truex 193 Terry Labonte 88 Jeff Burton 87 Michael Waltrip 76 David Stremme 75

The Eliminator Round was good for Kevin Harvick, the last driver to ride the “win and you’re in” theme to the Championship Round at HomesteadMiami Speedway.

The theme this week will be “survive and thrive” as Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Ryan Newman and Harvick go into the season finale looking to best their playoff rivals.

No win needed in South Florida. The highest-finishing driver among the Final Four will be crowned as the 2014 Sprint Cup champion.

Harvick is the de facto favorite because of his dominating performance at Phoenix, where he led 264 of 312 laps. He gapped second-place Jeff Gordon by 1.636 seconds after the last restart with 12 laps left.

Gordon joined Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski and Carl Edwards in the close-but-no-cigar club.

With Gordon out, it means that NASCAR’s top superteam, Hendrick Motorsports, will not be racing for title honors despite winning 13 Cup races this season.

But that also means NASCAR is guaranteed to have a fresh-faced champion.

Hamlin must be considered the secondfavorite driver, since he won Homestead in 2013. He lost the championship there to Jimmie Johnson in 2010, so he fits into the old racing adage of “you must lose a championship before winning one.”

Logano posted the best numbers throughout the Chase, but at 24, has never been this close to the trophy.

The dark horse is Newman, who has defied the “win and you’re in” standard for 35 races. He got in and didn’t win.

He hopes to extend that streak one more race for car owner Richard Childress, whose last title came in 1994 with Dale Earnhardt.

In order to make the Final Four, Newman had to elbow his way past rookie Kyle Larson on the last lap at Phoenix.

“It is unbelievable,” Childress said.

“Ryan drove with his heart, and that is what he did.

That is what it took to get in.”

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Joey Logano’s season of good work has paid off so far.

Bill Elliott captured the Nationwide Series title with a second-place finish at Phoenix. Chase became the youngest Nationwide champ in history, and that youth showed Saturday. “I didn’t know if I was OK to do a burnout, so I went ahead and did one,” he said sheepishly.

SWAN SONG ESPN’s eight-year run as a NASCAR television partner comes to end at Homestead. NBC Sports won NASCAR TV rights for the next 10 years, joining Fox at the broadcasting table. Fox got into NASCAR in 2001 and has never left. While some of ESPN’s crew will hook up with NBC, this will be the cable network’s last NASCAR race for at least the next decade.

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It wasn’t artistic, but for some, Ryan Newman’s “bull in a china shop” pass of Kyle Larson was the type of all-out effort envisioned when the new Chase format was unveiled before this season.

How do you like the new Chase format now?

Given the overriding reasoning behind the new playoff-style format, you have to hang up a big “Mission Accomplished” label. In the end, the new format was designed and OK’d in an effort to help NASCAR capture (or recapture) some attention from the sporting public at a time of year when football dominates.

Is there a “However” coming?

Of course. However, what the new system does, much more dramatically than the original Chase system, is force us to change how we view a champion driver and his championship season. Before the Chase was born 10 years ago, if a driver won a championship, you knew he was very good from February through November. Under the former Chase, you knew he’d been good or great into September, then excellent the final 10 weeks.

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A lot of happenstance is involved now, particularly in the case of Jeff Gordon. His Texas issue with Brad Keselowski was followed by losing a Final Four berth at Phoenix when Ryan Newman bulldozed Kyle Larson. Newman and Denny Hamlin are fortunate finalists. It’s not perfect, but competitive perfection wasn’t the aim.

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

FEUD OF THE WEEK

KYLE LARSON

RYAN NEWMAN

Kyle Larson vs. Ryan Newman: On the last lap of Sunday’s race, Newman got into the rookie, who pancaked the wall while Newman made the Chase Championship field.

Godwin Kelly gives his take: “Unlike Texas, there was no action on pit road after this encounter, probably because Newman is twice Larson’s size.”

WHAT’S ON TAP?

BILL’S KID Chase Elliott didn’t wait for Homestead to earn championship honors. The 18-year-old son of 1988 Cup champ

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Winner: Jeff Gordon Rest of the top five: Dale Earnhardt Jr., Brad Keselowski, Carl Edwards, Ryan Newman Dark horse: Marcos Ambrose

Disappointment: Denny Hamlin First one out: Alex Bowman Don’t be surprised if: Newman is the highest-finishing Chase driver and wins the title.

SPRINT CUP: Ford EcoBoost 400 SITE: Homestead-Miami Speedway SCHEDULE: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 12:30 p.m.), qualifying (ESPN2, 6:15 p.m.). Saturday, practice (Fox Sports 1, noon; Fox Sports 2, 3 p.m.). Sunday, race (ESPN, coverage starts at 1 p.m., green flag at 3:16 p.m.)

NATIONWIDE: Ford EcoBoost 300 SITE: Homestead-Miami Speedway SCHEDULE: Saturday, qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 1 p.m.), race (ESPN2, 4 p.m.)

CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS: Ford EcoBoost 200 SITE: Homestead-Miami Speedway SCHEDULE: Friday, qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 2:30 p.m.), race (Fox Sports 1, 8 p.m.)

WEEKLY DRIVER RANKINGS — BASED ON BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE KEVIN HARVICK Destined to find a pothole, right?

JOEY LOGANO Wow, 16 top-fives this year

JEFF GORDON Texas and Kez will haunt him for a while

DENNY HAMLIN No one had him in the Final Four

RYAN NEWMAN Willing to do what it takes

BRAD KESELOWSKI Leads league in wins, but no Cup chance

JIMMIE JOHNSON Will win at Homestead, trust us

MATT KENSETH Went out quietly, go figure

JUNIOR EARNHARDT

More wins than his Redskins this year

KYLE LARSON Wouldn’t dare confront Newman

PHOENIX REWIND

Jeff Gordon eliminated: ‘We did everything that we could’ Jeff Gordon finished second behind Kevin Harvick at Phoenix, but was considered Sunday’s biggest loser. On the last lap, Ryan Newman muscled past rookie Kyle Larson for 11th place, good enough to nip Gordon for the last position in the Sprint Cup Championship Race, scheduled this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Gordon spoke about the disappointment after the Phoenix race.

On that last lap, things happened that kept you from advancing to the champi-

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onship. Your thoughts?

“Well, I’m really proud of the effort, not just today but throughout this whole season and the Chase. I couldn’t be more proud of this team and the effort that they put out. Today was another one of those; I mean, Kevin was in another ZIP code.

There was no touching him.

“We did everything that we could, other than have a faster race car than Kevin.

That was near impossible. But yeah, it’s disappointing. It makes last week that much tougher to swallow, but that’s all

right, we put in a great effort at Martinsville, great effort here, and it just wasn’t enough.

“Some things are out of our control, and I felt like we did a great job putting all the effort into the things that we could control.”

Creston, Iowa What’s the feeling when you’re kind of

helpless like that?

Serving Southwest Iowa 1956 “I knew prior tosince that last restart, (crew

chief) Alan Gustafson told me that we weren’t in at that time, and then he said,

‘Give it everything you’ve got,’ and I did. And we come home second, and I just was hoping that it was going to be enough. When you hear those words that it wasn’t, it’s disappointing.”

Is it acceptable that somebody moves somebody for a spot in that situation?

“It was acceptable last week, it’s acceptable this week. I mean, don’t think that’s not going to come back to you, you know. I mean, I could have taken out Harvick, too, to make it in, but I didn’t.”

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This was the first year of cross country for Schmitz and Knapp, earning valuable experience as runners at the national meet to help the Spartans continue their tradition next season.

“All season, I describe what we are doing as another floor on a house of cards,” Huntington said.

“Each year, the next team has to build off of what the previous Spartan teams have accomplished. This group met that challenge.”

Women While the SWCC wom-

en knew scoring high as a team would be difficult, each runner ran close to or surpassed her best time ever at the 5K distance.

“You want to end your season running your best, especially at the national stage,” Huntington said.

“All the ladies did that and as a coach, it was great to see happen.”

Brooke Lindgren led the Spartans with a personal best time in 22:54.

She was followed by freshmen Charley Buddenhagen and Kylie Bidrowski in 23:31 and 23:33 respectively.

Bidrowski’s time was her best of the season.

“The Spartan girls finished off the season in a great way,” Garcia said.

Gabby DuBois, who originally came to SWCC to just play softball, aided the Spartans with her finish in 25 minutes.

But the highlight of the day came as former Interstate 35 runner Rachel Flickinger rounded the final turn and sprinted to the finish. While she wasn’t the fastest athlete on the course, she crushed her best individual performance by more than two

minutes, crossing the finish line in 27:57.

“When I crossed the finish line, I was relieved that I was finished and ecstatic because I knew I ran my personal best,” Flickinger said.

Flickinger’s mom was able to make the 16-hour trip to watch her set the new personal best time.

“The sophomores set some strong examples and the freshmen gained some valuable race experience to help keep our tradition at the national meet strong,” Huntington said.

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steal that led to sophomore Josh Kirk throwing down a slam dunk over a Graceland defender.

K i r k and 6-7 freshman Jok Kut each finished the game with 20 points to lead a Kirk Spartan attack that had five players in double figures.

“Jok Kut did a great job on the offensive boards to give us some energy in the first half when we were re- Kut ally struggling as a group,” Lorensen said.

“Josh Kirk had great energy, got some easy baskets for us. So those two, their energy was really good.

Both of our bigs (Mataika Koyamainavure and Simon Joseph) gave us solid minutes.”

Koyamainavure finished

with 11 points, as did Josh Tolbert. Sophomore Tanner Kellogg netted 14 points, all of which came in the second half, including four 3-pointers.

“We’ve got a lot of depth and a lot of guys that are working hard every single day,” Lorensen said.

“They’re worthy of the opportunity and the chance to play. Right now, they haven’t quite gotten into our top mix. But they’ve done a great job and earned those minutes, so I was proud to see them respond in a positive fashion.”

Despite the improved play in the second half, Lorensen knows his team still has plenty to work on as the season continues.

“I was a lot happier with the second half,” he said.

“But we do have a lot of things to work on, even though we did play better in the second half.”

The Spartans return to action Tuesday at home against Wartburg College’s JV team. That game tips off at 6:30 p.m.

GRACELAND JV (64) SOUTHWESTERN (109) — Jok Kut 9 1-3 20, Josh Kirk 6 7-10 20, Tanner Kellogg 5 0-0 14, Josh Tolbert 3 3-4 11, Mataika Koyamainavure 5 1-4 11, Ahmad Newsome 3 2-2 9, Richard Desvarieux 3 0-2 6, Marquise

SWCC photo by JENNA RICE

Southwestern sophomore Mataika Koyamainavure (20) follows through on a jump shot over the top of a Graceland University player during Wednesday’s 109-64 victory. Koyamainavure finished with 11 points in the win.

Yarborough 2 1-2 5, Simon Joseph 2 0-2 4, Jaylon Smith 1 0-0 2, Malik Williams 1 0-0 2, TJ Bower 1 0-1 2, Nikola Drobnjak 1

0-0 2. Totals — 42 16-34 109.

Graceland — 33 64 SWCC — 50 109

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