ALL-DISTRICT LIST
‘ON THEIR OWN AND OK’
The Creston/O-M football team placed 14 players on the Class 3A District 7 all-district team. To find out who received all-district honors, see SPORTS, page 5A. >>
Twelve Union County youth participated in the “On Their Own and OK” program presented by ISU Extension and Outreach of Union County. For more on the program, see page 2A. >>
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Dolecheck wins truck Adair County from Creston Hy-Vee Sheriff’s Office
is drop-off point for Toys for Tots By BAILEY POOLMAN nity a better place.” CNA staff reporter bpoolman@crestonnews.com
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Creston Hy-Vee Store Director Jeremy Odem, left, hugs Eula Dolecheck of Creston in front of the 2016 Ford F-150 she won from Hy-Vee. Also pictured, at right, is Eula’s husband, Duane. Eula won the truck in a drawing of customers who swiped their Fuel Saver Plus Perks card at the Creston Hy-Vee during the contest period from Aug. 29 through Nov. 13.
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Nov. 13. “We’re really excited and very surprised,” Eula said. “You want it to be you, but you never dream that it will happen. I’m sure there’s many, many customers at the store and everyone wants to win it.” Eula shed a few tears when she heard the news. Odem had tried calling Eula but did not get an answer, so he drove to the Dolechecks’ house to deliver the news. “I drove to Eula’s house Tuesday morning to congratulate them,” Odem said. “(They’re) awesome people and it was a fun morning. They’re awesome customers of ours. It was good to see the smiles on their faces.” Eula said she and Duane are “dedicated” Hy-Vee customers. “We didn’t change our
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When Creston Hy-Vee Store Director Jeremy Odem showed up at Duane and Eula Dolecheck’s door last week, Duane nearly turned him away. “I actually thought he was an insurance salesman,” Duane said with a laugh. “I did not recognize him. He said, ‘Is this Eula Dolecheck’s residence?’ I said, ‘Who wants to know?’ He said, ‘I’m Jeremy, the manager at Hy-Vee and she just won the truck.’ I said, ‘Well, come right on in, then!’” Eula, 68, won the 2016 Ford F-150 in a drawing of Hy-Vee customers who had used their Fuel Saver Plus Perks cards at the Creston location during the contest period from Aug. 29 through
habits at all,” she said about going to the store during the contest period. “But, we did use the pharmacy and we’re there at least two times a week, it seems like.” According to Odem, Creston Hy-Vee saw a dramatic increase in the number of people signing up for the Fuel Saver Plus Perks card. In addition to the truck giveaway, Creston Hy-Vee also gave away five Weber cast grills and 10 Hy-Vee $100 gift cards to random customers who swiped their card. “I thought it went really well for Hy-Vee as far as getting folks signed up,” Odem said. “It was a great way to introduce the card to new customers and show them what they can do with the card. The buzz about it was incredible. The entire community, not just Creston but
“YOU WANT it to be you, but you never dream that it will happen.”
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EULA DOLECHECK
Winner of Hy-Vee’s truck giveaway
surrounding towns, people were excited about the possibility of winning a truck.” Odem said he’s looking forward to doing something else in the future that will be just as exciting for the store and its customers. As for Eula, she’s excited to be driving her brand new Ford F-150 truck. “I just retired from Bunn in July. We’ve done some traveling but didn’t really have a reliable vehicle,” she said. “We intend to vacation Iowa and this will be fun to travel in.
GREENFIELD — For James Paup, helping people is a mission, which is why Adair County Sheriff’s Office is now a drop-off point for Toys for Tots. Paup, who was in the United States Marines for four years, is attempting to characterize the Marines’ mission to help by promoting Toys for Tots, a Marines charity. “Right around 1995, actually, the Secretary of Defense for the United States approved Toys for Tots as an official activity for the United States Marine Corps,” Paup said. “From day one, the reason I got into law enforcement was because I wanted to make the commu-
After receiving approval from Adair County Sheriff Jeff Vandewater, contacting the head of the Des Moines office and completing paperwork in a three-week time frame, a donation box was set up in the lobby of the Adair County Law Enforcement Center, where it will stay until Dec. 15. The toys will then be transported to Des Moines and donated to any Iowa child who is registered to receive a toy. “The children are so blind to what’s going on in the world, and that’s how it should be, but sometimes kids see things,” Paup said. “I think it’s important that the people that truly need help, their parents can do something.” TOYS | 2A
Authorities say Texas, Missouri officers shot in ambushes (AP) – A police officer has been fatally shot in Texas, and another in Missouri was shot in the face but is expected to survive, in what authorities are calling the latest in a series of targeted attacks on law enforcement. The detective in San Antonio, Texas, was writing out a traffic ticket when he was shot to death in his squad car late Sunday morning outside police headquarters, authorities said. In St. Louis, Missouri, a police sergeant was hospitalized in critical condition Sunday evening after he
was shot twice while he sat in traffic in a marked police vehicle. The attacks come less than five months after a gunman killed five officers at a protest in Dallas — the deadliest day for American law enforcement since Sept. 11, 2001. San Antonio police Chief William McManus identified the officer killed Sunday as Benjamin Marconi, 50, a 20-year veteran of the force. AMBUSH | 2A
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an inflatable slide during the annual Panther Pride Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) carnival Friday evening at Creston Elementary/Middle School. Money raised will be divided among grade levels for teachers to use as they wish for educational tools, technology improvements or school events.
SAVE THE DATE Joyful Noise Presents:
STAR OF WONDER STAR OF LIGHT Christmas Concert
Sunday, December 4 – 1:30 PM Creston High School Auditorium
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Holiday fair: Vendor Robin McDonnell, left, introduces Sarah Dinham, right, to a line of
PTO carnival: Lianna Means, 8, left, and Lincoln Means, 3, both of Creston, land at the bottom of