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The Chicago Cubs ended a 108-year World Series drought with Wednesday’s 8-7 win over the Cleveland Indians. For more on the Cubs, see SPORTS, page 8A. >>

Fifty years ago, the new Greater Community Hospital planned an open house. To see what else happened 10, 20 and 50 years ago, see THROWBACK THURSDAY, page 2A. >>

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5 vie for 2 Ringgold County supervisor positions 1 also running against incumbent for Ringgold County Sheriff position ■

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Carver: Gary Keenan, chainsaw artist and carver, slices chunks of wood from a tree stump Tuesday afternoon on the south

lawn of the Union County Courthouse. Keenan, who has carved at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines in the past, will be carving an eagle in honor of local veterans. Dennis Brown, Union County supervisor, contacted Keenan to create the eagle, and the county is in the process of raising $1,500 in donations to pay for the eagle. A plaque will also be created and placed with the eagle.

Head-on collision in Adair County kills 1, injures 4 ORIENT – KSIB Radio in Creston reports one person is dead and four are injured following a fatal accident that happened in Adair County at approximately 9:30 p.m. Wednesday.

According to an Iowa State Patrol crash report, the crash happened 1 mile north of the Adair-Union County line at the intersection of Highway 25 and 330th St.

Around 9:30 p.m., a vehicle driven by 30-year-old Derek Ueligger of Creston was traveling southbound in the northbound lane on Highway 25. At the same time, 82-year-old Betty

Schultz of Greenfield was traveling northbound in the same lane. The two vehicles had a head-on collision within the northbound lane.

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CITY COUNCIL

Creston Fire earns new rating from ISO

By ALLISON TRETINA rates in insurance premiums ance companies with evalua- partment has improved its CNA staff reporter atretina@crestonnews.com

Creston residents and business owners may see reduced

thanks to Creston Fire Department’s new class ranking from the Insurance Service Office Inc. (ISO), the leading source for providing insur-

tions and reviews of fire department protection efforts nationwide.

Creston Fire Chief Todd Jackson announced the de-

ISO rating from Class 5 to Class 4 Tuesday at the Creston City Council regular CITY | 2A

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MOUNT AYR — In Ringgold County, five people are running for two positions on the Ringgold County Board of Supervisors in the upcoming general election Nov. 8.

Incumbents Kraig Pennington and Royce A. Dredge are running against Kurt Shaha, Lyle E. Minnick and Lizzie Jeanes Hanawalt.

Ringgold County Sheriff Mike Sobotka is also running contested against Jamie Miller for the position of sheriff.

County Board of Supervisors Kraig Pennington Pennington, 52, lives in Mount Ayr. He graduated in 1982 from Abraham Lincoln High School in Des Moines before attending college.

In 1984, he joined the National Guard, and in 1986, he joined the United States Army active service. When he retired in 2006, he was first sergeant.

Pennington, a Republican, is a farmer, works for Sickels Dozing in Mount Ayr and has been a Ringgold County

supervisor since 2013.

“Four years ago, our county road infrastructure, I felt, needed some work.

We’ve done a lot these four years for improving our infrastructure,” Pennington said about running in his first supervisors election. “I want to continue seeing our infrastructure improve.”

Pennington said the current board has done well to improve the county budget and wants to see Ringgold County get to the point of having a balanced budget without raising taxes.

“I believe that right now we just need to continue where we’re at and spend our money more efficiently,” Pennington said. “Every decision I make, I try to keep everyone in the county in mind.”

Kurt Shaha Shaha, 59, lives in rural Mount Ayr. He’s a 1975 graduate of Mount Ayr High School and earned an associate’s degree from Southwestern Community College in 1977. In 1979, he earned a bachelor’s degree in business management and electronics from Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri.

Shaha has farmed his whole life. He was a volunteer firefighter with Union Township, which covered Ellston and Sun Valley areas, for 15 years. Shaha is RINGGOLD | 5A

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Sparty’s Amazing Race: Southwestern Community College

student Abby Davis of Carlisle, center, throws her hands up after helping her teammate guess the name of a SWCC instructor during the Heads Up-style charades portion of Sparty’s Amazing Race Wednesday evening in the library. Also pictured are SWCC students MacKenzie Miller of Altoona, right, and Sarah Kelley of Allerton, back. The event, held as part of SWCC Week, involved teams of students racing to complete games and athletic feats at six stations spread throughout campus.

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Giving blood: Creston High School senior Kylee Williams donates blood during the American Red Cross blood drive hosted by Creston iJAG (Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates) Wednesday in the CHS gymnasium. During the drive, 73 whole-blood units and four power-red units were collected, for a total of 81 units. There were 82 presenting donors and nine deferrals.

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Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, at his home in Afton.

Afton Services are pending at Harlow Hall, 89, of Afton, Powers Funeral Home, 612 formerly of Colorado, died N. Dodge St., in Afton.

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The vehicle Schultz was driving came to rest in the ditch, and Ueligger’s vehicle came to rest in the middle of the roadway.

A passenger, 88-year-old Dawn Christensen of Adair, was transported by ambulance to Greater Regional Medical Center where she died.

Schultz and 89-year-old Marilyn Ehrsam were transported by ambulance to Adair County Memorial

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meeting.

“I think it is a good value to the community,” Jackson said. “They are getting improved services and hopefully im- Jackson proved insurance rates.”

The ISO uses a Public Protection Classification (PPC) to evaluate each municipal fire department on a one to 10 scale, Class 1 being the best. According to ISO’s 2015 report, of the 47,696 departments ranked nationwide, 6,829 are ranked as Class 4. In Iowa, of the 2,301 departments ranked statewide, 121 received a Class 4.

The new rating reflects the fire department’s significant improvements in providing the municipal with more protection. Since the last ranking in the early 2000s, the depart-

Hospital in Greenfield with injuries. Norma Caltrider, 85, of Adair was flown by air to Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.

Ueligger, the other driver, was transported by ambulance to Greater Regional Medical Center with injuries as well.

It is unknown at this time whether seat belts were used or not.

The Iowa State Patrol was assisted by medics and Adair County and Union County sheriff’s offices.

The accident remains under investigation. ment added company-specific training for its firefighters, weekly training session for its officers, equipment carried on the truck and more detailed mappings of the municipal, Jackson said. The dispatch center was also updated and the water distribution center upgraded its main line and fire hydrants.

Jackson said he encourages both residential and business customers to reach out to their respective insurance agencies about the department’s change of ranking to see how their rates may be changed upon renewal.

The department is only a few points away from reaching the next ranking. Jackson said the department plans to replace a quick-attack truck in the next few years with a credited fire engine. In addition to replacing the truck, securing the U.S. Army Reserve Training Center in Creston and flow testing the fire hydrants in the community are some of the next goals for the fire department.

“Hopefully, the new ranking shows the community that we are improving,” Jackson said.

Iowa Youth Straw Poll results released DES MOINES – Secretary of State Paul Pate’s Iowa Youth Straw Poll was a success with more than 57,000 students from more than 250 schools across the state participating. Most of the schools cast their ballots Nov. 1.

“I think it was a great opportunity for them to see first-hand how the process works,” Pate said. “It also gives them a running start for the next election cycle and also receive a little tutoring at the same time, so they’ll have a good base of knowledge for Iowa’s elections process. I hope this fired them up and will also spur them to encourage their parents, neighbors and friends to get out and vote.”

Here are the statewide results as of 6:45 p.m.

Tuesday night, listing only candidates that received at least five percent of the vote total: U.S. president: Donald Trump – 46 percent; Hillary Clinton – 36 percent; Gary Johnson – 7 percent U.S. Senate: Charles Grassley – 62 percent; Patty Judge – 25 percent;

Charles Aldrich – 5 percent; Jim Hennager – 5 percent Here are the results from each congressional district: U.S. House - District 1: Rod Blum – 59 percent; Monica Vernon – 41 percent; more than 12,200 votes cast U.S. House - District 2: Dave Loebsack – 50 percent; Christopher Peters – 50 percent; Loebsack leads 3,234 to 3,230 U.S. House - District 3: David Young – 56 percent; Jim Mowrer – 31 percent; Bryan Jack Holder – 6 percent; more than 13,750 votes cast U.S. House - District 4: Steve King – 75 percent; Kim Weaver – 25 percent; more than 11,950 votes cast Complete live results are available at https://sos. iowa.gov/youth/poll/results.aspx.

A Facebook live video that included interviews with more than two dozen teachers and students from around the state is available on the Iowa Secretary of State’s Facebook page at facebook.com/IASecretaryofState.

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Today is Nov. 3, the 308th day of the year. It’s a leap year. So, there are 58 days left in 2016. Below are news items from the Creston News Advertiser for this week (Oct. 31 - Nov. 6) in history:

10 years ago Creston Fire Chief Todd Jackson awarded Gary Thompson with a white helmet and shield commemorating his promotion to captain with the Creston Fire Department. Thompson had served the department since 2000 and would be responsible for training future firefighters.

Auctioneer Tom Frey qualified for the 2007 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship in Springfield, Missouri, scheduled for June 2008 after placing high at the eastern regional portion of the contest in Wytheville, Virginia.

Jill Breach joined Dr. Karen Krogstad’s practice as a certified nurse midwife. “I know this is what I’m supposed to do,” she said. “I really do love it. Deliveries are my favorite part of midwifery – it’s a new life, and it’s really a little miracle.”

20 years ago Creston High School students Sara Harris and Todd Stalker, along with their instructor Galen Zumbach, accepted a check for $1,000 from Gerald McLain of Union County Landfill Commission. The check was in appreciation for student volunteers who helped sort trash at the Union County landfill in August, along with Barker Environmental Services who was hired by the landfill commission to determine the amount of recycled material still going into the landfill.

Lenox High School drama department were performing “The Wizard of Oz,” with a dinner theater and two evening performances. Dorothy was played by Suzanne Butler, Brandy Bryant was the scarecrow, Colin Riley was the cowardly lion and Justin Brown was the tin man.

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Sisters Jan Ford and Marilyn Werner wait for the costume judging October 2006 at Tingley’s ballfield. Later, Ford and Werner literally galloped down Main Street as part of the Halloween parade.

Dr. Richard Byerly resigned as president of Southwestern Community College after 12 years. Following a five-hour closed session discussing personnel issues – the second such meeting in two weeks – the SWCC board accepted his resignation and appointed Barb Crittenden as acting president.

50 years ago Creston senior boys saw the last football action of their high school career as they hosted the Mount Ayr Raiders. They were Fred Calvin, Charles Lee, Jack Lynn, Don Ulm, Dick Hanson, Harold Holiday, Rod Chase, Dave Thompson, Keats Gaiser, Bill Wimmer and Bill Hayes.

After successfully completing a 16-week superviso-

ry training course, a second group of six supervisors of Hill-McCanna Co. in Creston received their award certificates from the divisional president Edgar C. Hummel and divisional vice president Norman Singer.

The group included Frank Jurek, William Robinson, Calvin Brown, Joe Kieltyka, Benny Sanchez and Clifford Contreras.

The new Greater Community Hospital planned an open house Dec. 4 according to Alfred Henry, chairman of the hospital board. The new hospital had a capacity of 83 beds and was constructed with funds raised by a $600,000 bond issue approved in 1963, a grant of $587,000 from the federal government under the

Hill-Burton program and a number of gifts including a bequest from the George Bowerbank estate.

Creston Junior High students selected “Bubble Trouble” for their musical program. Leading roles were played by Bob Dodge, Grant Lemaster, Melody Rissler, Jane Petznick, Chris Mueller, Alaire Reed, Allan Roberts, Cynthia Kinkade, Patricia Klingensmith, Susan Lischer, Mary Walters, Ruby Misner and Bell Ehm. James Kimmel, vocal music instructor, was the director.

Creston United Fund surpassed its goal of $18,800.

The thermometer in front of the Burlington depot showed the amount of $18,809.91 bursting through the top.

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Celebrate Recovery (a Christcentered 12-step program), 6 p.m., Crest Baptist Church, 1211 N. Poplar St. Southwest dance jam and pot luck, 6 to 9 p.m., Villisca Community Center.

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.

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Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 308 W. Union St. CW Club, noon, congregate meal site, restored Creston Depot.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) brown baggers, noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. No smoking.

Ladies Literary Circle, 1:30 p.m., hosted by Marcia Fulton.

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Union Squares patriotic dance, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Creston First United Methodist Church.

Call Bob Cooper at 782-4403 for more information.

Narcotics Anonymous (NA), 8 p.m. open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. Open Mic night, 8 to 9 p.m., Adams Street Espresso, 213 W. Adams St.

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

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to noon, 308 W. Union St. Family Caregiver Support Group, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Boz’s Kitchen in Corning. For more information, contact Jaleyn at 641-782-4040.

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

Southwest Iowa Dancers with Coon Ridge Country band, 6 to 9 p.m., Chicken Inn, 3 miles west of Creston on Hwy. 34.

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

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Police say a gun found by a search dog in a wooded area is believed to be weapon used in the fatal ambush shootings of 2 Iowa police officers.

Des Moines police spokesman Sgt. Paul Parizek said Thursday that the weapon was found a day earlier “where no person probably could have found it.”

He declined to provide further details.

Police say the suspect, Scott Greene, turned himself in just hours after the two officers were shot in separate attacks early Wednesday.

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An Iowa construction company says the man suspected of killing two Iowa police officers was hired last month but quit days later.

Police say Scott Greene turned himself in just hours after the two officers were fatally shot in separate ambush attacks early Wednesday.

Sara Nicklin, the office manager for Central Iowa Fencing in Ankeny, said Greene “was pretty desperate” to find work and told the company he had a teenage daughter to support.

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OPINION

Creston News Advertiser | Thursday, November 3, 2016

Decisions, decisions HOLLYWOOD – God bless America, and how’s everybody?

Donald Trump found himself leading Hillary Clinton in three presidential polls Thursday. In just four days, Americans must choose for president either a billionaire womanizer or the first Methodist ever to head a crime family. As the pilot of the Hindenburg once shouted, this is not a drill.

USA Today ran an article bemoaning the choice of Hillary and Trump Monday. They’re likely the best we can do. Perhaps the reason Hillary and Trump are our choice is because in this era of push-button liquidity and cyber-sex, they’re the two Americans with the leastbad background checks.

Rachel Dolezol wrote a memoir about her life as a white woman made up to look black so she could be a civil rights leader in the Pacific Northwest. Her legacy lives.

This week Donald Trump wore so

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much spray tan it looked like he’s running for president of the Seattle chapter of the NAACP. The London Sun said a home in London was pelted by bugs called Harlequin Ladybirds that are infected by STD. So much for safe sex. Last night Anthony Weiner felt a burning sensation while urinating, and never in history did somebody switch faster from the Samsung Galaxy to the iPhone.

The FBI reportedly found evidence Friday of Hillary Clinton’s e-mail in her assistant Huma’s husband Anthony Weiner’s laptop.

It’s time to gather all the suspects in one room. Federal law enforcement officials have concluded

that Hillary did it, with Anthony’s Weiner, in the conservatory.

The FBI accidentally found Hillary e-mail evidence in Anthony Weiner’s phone while agents were investigating his lewd sexting.

It’s crazy but it could change the election. We’ve reached the point where photos of Anthony Weiner’s penis is the determining factor in the future of our Republic.

Anthony Weiner checked into a sex rehab clinic after getting busted a third time texting nude pictures of himself to women and sexting a 14-year-old girl. He sought help after he got the scare of his life. Anthony Weiner sent a picture of his penis to Caitlyn Jenner and she sent one back.

Donald Trump warned that Hillary’s open borders policy will lead to terrorist infiltration and ISIS attacks on U.S. schools.

It’s a legitimate concern for most parents. However ISIS would

never be stupid enough to attack a Los Angeles high school, they know they would be completely outgunned.

UN climate official Ottmar Edenhoffer admitted the goal of UN climate change policy is not to repair any environmental damage but to redistribute the world’s wealth. Media concern is way over the top. It’s now widely accepted that global warming is the number one cause of documentaries.

A University of Wisconsin professor gave freshmen his annual test on basic U.S. history Friday which found that today’s college freshmen are history illiterates. All they know is from leftist PC text books. Ninety-six percent identified George Washington as a slave owner and the father of the blues.

WWF legend Hulk Hogan agreed Wednesday to a $31 mil-

lion settlement with the gossip site Gawker for posting video of Hulk having sex with his best friend’s wife. He can retire in comfort. Hulk Hogan hasn’t wrestled in public in 25 years, if you don’t count the sex tape.

West Hollywood’s Halloween Parade drew 100,000 people to the city Monday. The gays party every night on Santa Monica Boulevard while the straight people party on Sunset. The welcome sign at West Hollywood’s city limits warns that you are now entering a work-free drug place.

West Hollywood and Beverly Hills recovery groups celebrated my 30 years of sobriety with me today. What a life. In joke terms, I’d like to thank the University of Oklahoma for giving me my direction in life and I’d like to thank the Betty Ford Center for turning that direction around.

Gearing up for the holidays

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November is a special month for the Creston Chamber of Commerce. It is our anniversary month. This year we will celebrate our 77th year. We have certainly come a long way. The chamber could not have done it without the continued support of our members, friends and the Creston community. It is only through this support that the chamber can continue to grow and continue our mission of “promoting and showcasing the community,” and at the same time be a “leadership organization which helps to unify the community,” as we “map a course for Creston’s future development.” Thank you to everyone.

This time of year also finds the chamber busy finalizing plans for the upcoming holiday season. I will apologize to you now for doing this so early in the month, but this is when the chamber column appears in the paper, and doing it this way will give all of you time to make your plans for this fun time.

It does seem hard to believe, but in less than a month we will be celebrating Thanksgiving and then a week later we will be celebrating “No Place Like Creston for the Holidays.” Below is a partial listing of what will be happening Dec. 1 through Dec. 4 in Creston. For a complete listing, stop by the chamber office for a calendar of events or visit our website at www.crestoniowachamber.com.

Creston Holiday Giveaway 2016 (the ticket promotion) will begin Nov. 25 at participating Chamber Businesses.

This year’s Lighted Christmas Parade will be held on the evening of Dec. 1 beginning at 7 p.m.

This is a fun and spectacular event that any business, group, family or individual can be part of; the only stipulation is that your entry needs to be lighted and have a Christmas theme. If you would like to be involved, begin lining up on Mills Street at Walnut Street by 6:40 p.m. If you have any questions, call the chamber office at 641-782-7021. We would love to have you involved.

The parade will begin at the corner of Pine and Mills streets and head west on Mills Street

Creston Chamber Ellen Gerharz Executive Director

to Elm Street. At Elm, it will go south to Montgomery and at Montgomery it will turn west.

At Montgomery and Division streets, it will head south on Division to Adams Street where it will turn east on Adams Street going to Walnut Street.

Santa and Mrs. Claus will also be visiting the Christmas Castle at the restored Depot the day of the Lighted Christmas Parade, from 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 1. The Friends of the Library will have their elves on hand to help Santa as well as serving free hot cider and donut holes. The Appalachian Service Project group will be serving a soup supper starting at 5 p.m.

Dec. 1 in the mealsite.

Plans are also underway for the 14th Annual Comfort and Joy Quilt Show, sponsored by the Patches and Pieces Quilt Guild, Quilts and Other Notions and American Home Design Center.

The exhibit will be on display at Quilts and other Notions Creative Center, 201 N. Elm Street. The Quilt Show will open at 9 a.m.

Dec. 1 and be available to the public through Dec. 3. Admission to the show is $2 or two canned food items which will be donated to the food pantry. A quilt raffle will also be taking place.

During the “No Place Like Creston for the Holidays,” the Festival of Trees will be going on at American Home Design Center from Dec. 1 through Dec. 3. This is a great venue to walk through and view all of the wonderfully decorated trees. Silent bids will be taken during the event for individuals to purchase the trees. The Festival of Trees is sponsored by the Crisis Intervention and Advocacy Center.

Santa will again be at the restored Depot from 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 10, and pictures with Santa are available for a fee. Also on the 10th, the CARE Craft and Goodie Boutique will be taking place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the mealsite area.

There truly is “No Place Like Creston for the Holidays.”

Hi-Five Honors The following individuals received the Hi-Five Honor in November.

Congratulations to Chris Fredricksen of Fredricksen Memorials and Dave Carlisle of Carlisle Automotive Repair.

The Hi-Five for Service allows us to recognize those who make shopping and doing business in Creston a rewarding and positive experience.

Gold Star Business honored The Chamber honored American Home Design Center, 101 N. Walnut St., this month as the November Gold Star Business in Creston. They were nominated by a fellow Crestonian because of the appearance both inside and out of their building and property. Congratulations.

Remember to call the Chamber with your Hi-Five or Gold Star Honoree.

October yards of the month The Image Enhancement Committee would like to acknowledge and congratulate the following yards that were honored as the October yards of the month: 1015 N. Spruce St., 618 S. Park St. and 805 W. Montgomery St. These yards join the September honorees at 1015 N. Spruce St., 1403 Kirby St. and 604 N. Birch St.; August honorees at 604 S. Mulberry St., 1109 N. Oak St. and 401 W. Monroe St.; and the July honorees at 601 W. Mills St., 701 E. Howard St. and 917 W. Adair St. along with the June honorees at 810 N. Sycamore St., 511 Wyoming Ave. and 1009 W. Adams St. Keep up the good work everyone.

Thank you to Creston True Value, Creston Super Wal-Mart and Green Valley Pest and Lawn Care for again co-sponsoring the Yards of the Month with the chamber this year. Your support is appreciated.

Have a great month and though it is a bit early, we want to wish you and your’s a safe and happy Thanksgiving.

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also in dirt contracting. He was a member of the Ringgold County Board of Supervisors from 2009 to 2013, serving two years as chair and two as vice chair.

“With my experience in the dirt-contracting business, I think I could help them. I know I can help the county out with getting the roads in better shape,” Shaha said. “I was very good at budgeting when I was in. I actually lowered taxes when I was in. When was the last time a politician actually lowered taxes?”

Shaha, a Republican, worked with several county boards, such as Sun Valley Lake and Ringgold County Health boards, to obtain grants and improve quality of life.

“I would say experience with government and professional businesses is my asset,” Shaha said, “my education in business management, also, and just having a lot of common sense.”

Lyle E. Minnick Minnick is running for his second elected position in Ringgold County.

Minnick, 82, lives in rural Kellerton. He graduated from Tingley High School in 1952 before attending the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy in Johnston.

He started working as a truck driver before becoming a Ringgold County sheriff’s deputy in 1976. In 1984, he was elected Ringgold County Sheriff and stayed on before retiring in 1999. He then got back into truck driving part time.

“I’ve been around local government for about 24 years,” Minnick, a Democrat, said.

“So, I’ve kind of got a little experience in government. I just like to keep everything as good as I can and get along with ev-

eryone as good as I can.”

As supervisor, Minnick hopes to control the spending of money by watching how much is spent and what it’s spent on. He also hopes to keep an open mind and ear to the public.

“I think the communication among the people is not as good as it should be,” Minnick said. “I think I can make some changes for the good of the county.”

Lizzie Jeanes Hanawalt Hanawalt, 36, of rural Mount Ayr, is running on the Independent ticket.

After graduating from Mount Ayr High School in 1998, Hanawalt earned an associate’s degree in business administration in 2001 from Southwestern Community College.

She was an office manager for Ringgold County Secondary Roads from 2007 to 2015, has helped on the family farm and has been a large-equipment operator for Jeanes Construction, the family business in Mount Ayr. She is also part of the Old Towne Cafe wait staff in Allendale, Missouri.

“I feel like I understand that the money that we are spending is not our own, that it is the county’s money, that it is everybody’s money and that we need to spend it wisely,” Hanawalt said. “I have experience with the budgets and how the county structure functions.”

Hanawalt said she wants to prevent cuts in funding in several different areas, such as county conservation and economic development, so the county will “have better priorities so our money helps everybody in the county and not just certain areas.”

She also said she wants to balance the budget, bring jobs to the county and get center lines on county roads.

“I want to have a Ringgold County where my kids

can grow up, and, if we spend our money unwisely, then we won’t have a Ringgold County,” Hanawalt said. “I care about all the people in this county.”

Royce A. Dredge Dredge, 71, lives in Mount Ayr. He is a 1963 graduate of Mount Ayr High School and has been a business owner in the county for more than 40 years. Dredge, a Democrat, has been on the Board of Supervisors since 2013, when he came into office.

“We’ve got a lot of bridges turned back into culverts,” Dredge said about what he has accomplished with the current board. “Right now, we’re getting our gravel roads up in better shape than they’ve ever been. ... Now, what I’d like to accomplish in the next four years is to attract some wind energy into the county to increase our tax base to have more money to work with.”

Dredge hopes to get more funding in different areas in the future to keep the communities thriving, including helping the elderly population and improving county and gravel-road safety.

“I lived in this county all my life and I want the best for it.

And, what little I can do will help the county, I hope. I make decisions that help all of Ringgold County,” Dredge said.

“I’m proud to call Ringgold County home, and I want everybody to come see our fine county.”

Sheriff Jamie Miller Miller, 53, was educated at Mount Ayr High School before graduating from Monroe High School in 1980 in Monroe, Louisiana. She then attended the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy.

In 1999, Miller became a sheriff’s deputy in Ringgold County. She was part of the Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office until 2006, when she

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opened Jamie’s Coffee Mill in Mount Ayr, where she currently works. She has also been a reserve officer with the sheriff’s office since 2006.

“I treat everyone equally, no matter what spectrum of life you are from,” Miller said.

“I don’t show favoritism with individuals’ friends and treat others disrespectfully. That’s my main goal, to treat everyone fairly.”

Miller said Ringgold County has the lowest usage in the state of the DataMaster breath test machine with nine uses in 2016, down from 37 uses in 2011. She wants to prevent officers “stalking” bars, but also prevent drinking and driving.

Miller also wants to promote use of tools available to the officers, such as the K9. She said the county’s newest K9, Heky, was purchased in November 2015 and has only recently began being used, compared to the previous K9, Murphy, which had more than 300 arrests and assists in four years of service.

“I do not have a hidden agenda for my reason for applying for the sheriff’s position.

I want to do what I feel is best for Ringgold County by keeping it a safe place for everyone to live,” Miller said. “I know I can do the job.”

Mike Sobotka Sobotka, 40, of Tingley, is a 1995 graduate of Mount Ayr High School. He earned an associate’s degree in 1997 from Southwestern Community College and attended North-

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west Missouri State University.

In 1998, Sobotka joined the Ringgold County Sheriff’s Office as a sheriff’s deputy. In 2005, he was elected sheriff, where he remains. Sobotka also farms.

“I think I bring stability to the office. I think I got the experience, the leadership that it takes to run the sheriff’s office,” Sobotka said. “I’m very conscious with every taxpayer dollar. I’ve returned money back to the budget every year I’ve been sheriff.”

Sobotka said since becoming sheriff, the office has implemented the K9 program, which has been successful, and has assisted several other agencies with the K9. He has also worked with the Ringgold County Board of Supervisors to get a tax passed to help pay for the new jail facility the department began using in late 2011.

He also hopes to work with the mental health system so those with illnesses or other problems can get help, which could decrease the time officers spend finding that help, and continue working on drug prevention in the county.

“I have worked hard to keep a positive campaign for me, and I have discouraged people supporting me to get into negative comments and the rumor mills. All that does at the end of the day is hurt individuals,” Sobotka said. “I have worked hard from the very first day I started employment here. I’ve dedicated my entire law en-

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forcement career to Ringgold County. ... I want to keep Ringgold County a safe place for people to raise their families and conduct their business.”

Auditor Amanda Waske Age: 34 Of: Tingley Work history: Waske worked in Student Life at Graceland University in Lamoni from 2005 to 2010. She then was the Ringgold County deputy auditor from 2010 to 2013. Waske has been auditor since 2013.

Why do you want to remain auditor? “I enjoy working with the public, and I like all of the job duties that I currently have: working with the budget and the finances of the county and the election process. ... I enjoy the variety the auditor position brings. While I have been in the office for nearly six years, I do still learn new things every day.”

What do you think you can bring to the position that someone else can’t? “I feel I bring experience to the job, having been in the office for nearly six years now. Any chance I am able to learn something new, I take full advantage.

Components of this position change continually, it seems.

I feel I have a great working relationship with the other offices, which is very important.

I work closely with all department heads on a daily basis through human resources and budgetary items.”

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Some answers for Alzheimer’s Dear Readers: November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. What is ALZHEIMER’SDISEASE (AD)?

There’s a lot to know.

It’s common to occasionally forget something or misplace objects. But not remembering normal routines, getting flummoxed in public and repeating phrases over and over can be problematic.

AD affects the brain in older folks by slowly stamping out memory, reasoning and the ability to accomplish small tasks. What’s going on in the brain? Research is ongoing, but basically the brain is changing. These bad changes can begin in the portion of the brain responsible for memory.

There is no known cure for Alzheimer’s disease, but you can train your brain to be healthier and active – at any age. Alzheimer’s Awareness month provides an opportunity to talk about AD. Here are some easy ways to keep your brain engaged: * Take part in regular physical activity (with proper safety gear – helmets, etc.). * Be involved in the community. * Take a class at a junior college. * Eat lots of fresh fruits and vegetables. * Play games – crossword puzzles and strategy games with the family. * Quit smoking. * Get enough sleep.

Hints from Heloise Go to the Alzheimer’s Association website, www. alz.org, for more information. – Heloise

NO SALE Dear Heloise: Buying clothes is tricky for me, and the stores don’t help with big sales and coupons where you have to spend so many dollars before you save a percentage.

I have sworn off sales. I instead look for QUALITY pieces that are well-made and manufactured to last.

I look at the stitching, the seams and the weight of the fabric, and I’m not so caught up in binge-buying a multitude of sweaters, for example. This is a better value in the long run.

Clothing is an investment. I want timeless pieces I can build a wardrobe around: * a great jacket * a wrap dress * a well-fitting pair of jeans * a nonpilling turtleneck * a classic slingback pump.

I can work with these, and occasionally if there’s a T-shirt I like, I may buy more than one, but I’m more

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Horoscope For Friday, Nov. 4, 2016 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Surprise opportunities to travel will fall in your lap today. Act fast, because this window of opportunity is brief.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)Today you can benefit from the wealth and resources of others. If someone offers you something like a gift or a favor - take it. You deserve it.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Someone close to you might make an unusual suggestion to do something different. Why not say “yes”? You are a curious sign and love to learn anything new and unusual.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22)Unexpected praise or a raise might delight you at work today. Something positive will happen. Be prepared to act on it.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Surprise invitations to social events will please you today.

Likewise, an unexpected flirtation could make your heart go pitter-patter.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Surprise company might drop by today. Or you might spontaneously decide to entertain at home. Be on the lookout for unexpected real-estate opportunities.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Spontaneous short trips and chances to see new places and meet new faces will please you today. One thing is certain - it’s not a boring day!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Unexpected opportunities to boost your income exist today.

This might be a new job or ways to make money on the side. You also might buy something for yourself that is artistic, modern or high-tech.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Because this is a good time to shop for wardrobe items, you might suddenly discover something you really like. Likewise, a social invitation will please you. Today is full of pleasant surprises!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Something hidden or behind the scenes will please you today. It will be like a treat that you did not expect to encounter. Whatever happens today will make you feel younger and excited.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) A friend will do or say something that catches you

off guard today, but you will like it. Some of you will meet someone new - someone who is different and unusual!

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) You might develop a crush on your boss today. Or possibly, someone in authority (like your boss) will say something positive about you. This is a good day to ask for permission for something unusual.

YOU BORN TODAY You are determined, resilient and quick-witted.

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you are viewed as eccentric; but you are always seen as immensely hard-working and capable. You are heading for 2017, a time when you will be a student and a teacher. You will be excited as you start to see the fruits of your efforts for the past six years. Expect your well-earned rewards soon!

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Prep volleyball Tuesday Class 2A Region 5 St. Albert 3, Pella Christian 1 Class 1A Region 3 Audubon 3, Grand View Christian 2 State tournament Tuesday, Nov. 8 Class 5A Cedar Falls (38-3) vs WDM Dowling (27-15), Noon, Court One Linn-Mar (33-8) vs Ankeny (37-5), 2 p.m.

Court One Ankeny Centennial (32-3) Vs Iowa City West (23-14), Noon, Court Two WDM Valley (40-4) vs Dubuque Hempstead (23-10), 2 p.m., Court Two Class 4A Pella (36-4) vs Nevada (29-13), 4 p.m., Court One Bishop Heelan (34-8) vs Charles City (37-5), 6 p.m., Court One Dubuque Wahlert (25-6) vs Lewis Central (30-8), 4 p.m., Court Two Marion (34-9) vs CR Xavier (31-9), 6 p.m., Court Two Wednesday, Nov. 9 Class 3A Union (38-4) vs Osage (23-11), 10 a.m., Court One Mount Vernon (33-7) vs Sioux Center (34-4), Noon, Court One Dike-New Hartford (45-5) vs North Polk (37-9), 10 a.m., Court Two Kuemper Catholic (28-1) vs Dav. Assumption (28-8), Noon, Court Two Class 2A Western Christian (38-6) vs Grundy Center (25-16), 2 p.m., Court One Central Lyon (30-4) vs St. Albert, 4 p.m., Court One Unity Christian (34-4) vs Mediapolis (33-7), 2 p.m.

Court Two Sumner-F’Burg (33-5) vs.

Wat. Columbus (27-13), 4 p.m., Court Two Janesville (32-8) vs Starmont (32-8), 6 p.m.

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The drought is over!

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Cubs break 108 year drought, win World Series

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kris Bryant started to smile even before he fielded the ball. And with his throw to first for the final out, the agonizing wait ‘til next year was over at last.

No more Billy Goat, no more Bartman, no more black-cat curses.

For a legion of fans who waited a lifetime, fly that W: Your Chicago Bryant Cubs are World Series champions.

Ending more than a century of flops, futility and frustration, the Cubs won their first title since 1908, outlasting the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in 10 innings of a Game 7 thriller early Thursday.

They even had to wait out an extra-inning rain delay to end the drought.

“It happened. It happened. Chicago, it happened,” first baseman Anthony Rizzo said after gloving the ball for the final out. “We did it. We’re world champions. I tell ya, we’re world champions. I can’t believe it.”

Rizzo put that final ball in his pocket , David Ross got carried off the field by his teammates and Bill Murray partied in the clubhouse.

And the whole time, blue-clad fans who traveled from Wrigley Field filled nearly the entire lower deck behind the Chicago dugout at Progressive Field, singing “Go, Cubs, Go!” in rain. They held up those white flags with the large blue “W’’ on a night many of their forebears had waited for in vain.

Lovable losers for generations, the Cubs nearly let this one get away, too. All-Star closer Aroldis Chapman blew a 6-3 lead with two outs in the eighth when Rajai Davis hit a tying, tworun homer.

But the Cubs, after tormenting their fans one more time, came right back after a 17-minute rain delay before the top of the 10th.

Ben Zobrist hit an RBI double and Miguel Montero singled home a run to make it 8-6. Davis delivered an RBI single with two outs in the bottom half, but Mike Montgomery closed it out at 12:47 a.m., and the celebration was on.

“I think about so many millions of people giving so much love and support to this team for so many years,” said owner Tom Ricketts, who family bought the team in 2009.

Manager Joe Maddon’s team halted the longest title drought in baseball, becoming the first club to overcome a 3-1 Series deficit since

the 1985 Kansas City Royals.

“This is an epic game. It’s epic. I can’t believe we were able to do it — 108 years in the making,” Zobrist said. “We did it.”

“They never quit, either,” Zobrist said. “They kept coming at us.”

Cleveland was trying to win its first crown since 1948, but manager Terry Francona’s club lost the last two games at home.

World Series favorites since spring training, Chicago led the majors with 103 wins this season.

The Cubs then ended more than a century of misery for their loyal fans — barely. Bryant, one of Chicago’s young stars, began to celebrate even before fielding a grounder by Michael Martinez to third base and throwing it across to Rizzo for the last out.

“It’s the best rain delay of alltime,” Rizzo said.

Zobrist was chosen as the World Series MVP, a year after he helped the Royals win the championship. Zobrist was among the players brought to Maddon the Cubs by Theo Epstein, the baseball guru who added another crown to his collection. He also assembled the Red Sox team that broke Boston’s 86-year drought with the 2004 championship.

From Curse of the Bambino to the Billy Goat Curse, he ended another jinx.

“We don’t need a plane to fly home,” Epstein said. “It’s fitting it’s got to be done with one of the best games of all time.”

Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward had called a meeting during the rain delay, talking to his teammates in the weight room.

“I just had to remind everybody who we are, what we’ve overcome to get here,” he said.

While Cubs fans hugged with delight, there was only despair for the Indians, who now have gone longer than anyone without a crown. In the Indians’ previous World Series appearance, they were a double-play grounder from winning the 1997 title before losing Game 7 in 11 innings to the Marlins.

“It’s going to hurt. It hurts because we care, but they need to walk with their head held high because they left nothing on the field,” Francona said.

Earlier this year, LeBron James and the Cavaliers ended Cleveland’s 52-year championship drought by

overcoming a 3-1 deficit to beat Golden State for the NBA title.

James and teammates were in a suite, rooting hard, as the Indians absorbed the same blow as the Warriors.

After defeating San Francisco and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the playoffs, Chicago became the first team to earn a title by winning Games 6 and 7 on the road since the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates.

Dexter Fowler homered on Corey Kluber’s fourth pitch of the game, 23-year-old Javier Baez and the 39-year-old Ross — set to now retire — also went deep for the Cubs, who led 5-1 in the fifth inning and 6-3 in the eighth.

Chapman wound up with the win, and Montgomery got one out for his first save in the majors.

Bryan Shaw, who gave up a leadoff single to Kyle Schwarber in the 10th, took the loss in just the fourth Game 7 that went to extra innings.

Albert Almora Jr., pinch-running for Schwarber, alertly took second on Bryant’s long Rizzo fly to center. Rizzo was intentionally walked, and Zobrist slapped an opposite-field double past a diving third baseman Jose Ramirez. Montero singled to make it a two-run lead.

Then in the bottom half, Carl Edwards Jr. struck out Mike Napoli, Ramirez grounded out, Brandon Guyer walked and Davis hit an RBI single. Montgomery took over, and helped set off a wild celebration on

Chicago’s North Side.

Cubs jumped on each other between the mound and second base, and their fans in the stands kept cheering.

Twenty-one other teams had won the World Series since Cubs last were champions. They reached the top again on the 39,466th day after Orval Overall’s three-hit shutout won the 1908 finale at Detroit in a game that took 1 hour, 24 minutes — this latest Epstein Game 7 lasted 4:24, not including the rain delay.

Back then, Theodore Roosevelt was president, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska and Hawaii were not yet states, and the first Ford Model T car was two weeks old.

The Cubs were last champions when Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers and Frank Chance won consecutive titles in 1907-08, until now the only ones in team history. The Cubbies had not even reached the Series since 1945.

This one was for Ernie Banks, Ferguson Jenkins, Ron Santo and Billy Williams, who never reached the postseason.

For Gabby Hartnett, Ryne Sandberg and Greg Maddux, whose October runs fell short.

For Lee Elia and the “nickle-dime people” who spent so many windswept afternoons in the Friendly Confines watching loss after loss.

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Things that happened since the Cubs last won the World Series

The Cubs won the World Series Wednesday for the first time since 1908, snapping the longest title drought in North American professional sports.

Here’s a few things that happened since the Cubs last won the World Series: 39,466: days eclipsed between Cubs’ World Championships.

Five: scates were added to the United States: Arizona, Oklahoma,

New Mexico, Alaska and Hawaii 27: years before the first night game in Major League Baseball, held in 1935 in Cincinnati. Wrigley Field became the last ballpark in Major League Baseball to install lights, which came in 1988.

Two: years before the first Drake Relays was held in Des Moines.

The first Drake Relays were held in 1910.

Radio and television: were both invented Wrigley Field: became the home ballpark of the Cubs, which happened in 1914. It’s now the oldest park in the National League. It was originally home to the Chicago Whales of the Federal League. The Cubs didn’t move in until 1916.

Senators: were elected by state legislators. That was changed in 1913.

Penn: won the national championship in college football in 1908.

3: major professional sports leagues were created: the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League and the National Football League. The NHL came about in 1917; the NBA in 1946 and the NFL in 1920.

A season with Panthers football Ohiowa musings Kaleb Carter sports writer

The last week of July turned into the start of August and Creston/Orient-Macksburg football was right around the corner.

I had consistently heard big things about the fall 2016 Panthers since arriving in Creston.

Coming in, it was easy to see they were big as a group, full of some of the larger linemen I had ever seen on a high school team.

They were talented. Two years ago they had been the first team in the program’s history to go to the UNI-Dome. They had a guy who was ready to re-write much of the record books at the program and state level.

The excitement surrounding the program was something to behold.

After having spent two years while in college as a volunteer football coach at rural Alexander

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Creston/Orient-Macksburg’s football players walk out before the team’s game against A-D-M earlier this season. The Panthers provided a memorable season for their patrons and the Creston News-Advertiser sports department.

High School in Albany, Ohio, I was chomping at the bit to get into

football again.

When week one hit, rain tried to

soil the parade. I traveled to Clarinda week two for a stomping. I

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

Did Jimmie Johnson fool you?

SPEED FREAKS A couple questions we had to ask — ourselves Weren’t you guys writing off Jimmie Johnson’s chances several weeks ago?

GODSPEAK: And I thought the Cubs wouldn’t make the World Series and FSU was championship quality. Got nothing going for me.

KEN’S CALL: How was I supposed to know Chad Knaus would discover where he hid the gray pages of his playbook?

Can Carl Edwards recover?

GODSPEAK: A win cures all ills in the Chase, but he won’t make the Championship Round.

KEN’S CALL: Cousin Carl needs a win. Hasn’t had one since April. Done, I’m guessing.

Who joins Jimmie in the final?

GODSPEAK: Give me Joey Logano, Matt Kenseth and Kyle Busch.

KEN’S CALL: Three Toyotas — Kenseth, Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin.

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A little bit, yep. His recent return to six-championship form isn’t a total shocker to all, considering he’s still young by racing standards (41) and driving for a Hendrick team that knows how and where to spend resources. But the trend line was troubling, so in that sense, mildly surprised by this.

3 THINGS WE LEARNED FROM MARTINSVILLE

You trust trend lines?

In auto racing, you can only write off so much to bad luck or misfires on setup. Jimmie won two of the first five races this year, but in the 20 races between late March (Fontana) and early September (Darlington), there was this trend: No wins, 11 finishes of 15th or worse, eight finishes off the lead lap, and a drop from second to 11th in points. That’s a trend line you usually trust — right up until you can’t, of course.

Junior ready for 2017?

He told the media this past weekend he’s going through all the motions as if he’ll be ready to roll. “We’re doing all our photo shoots and everything with anticipation of our sponsors marketing me as the driver of the 88 car,” said Junior, not only offering good news to his fans but showing us how far in advance the marketing side of racing must hit the track.

Kurt Busch climbed into his No. 41 Chevy in good shape, but climbed out after finishing 22nd at Martinsville Sunday. GETTY IMAGES/DANIEL SHIREY

1. Trouble in paradise

2. Fast-lane driving

3. Bad belts

Both Stewart-Haas Racing drivers in the Chase had a horrible day at Martinsville. Kevin Harvick finished 20th, and Kurt Busch was 22nd. They are now sixth and seventh, respectively, in Chase points.

“Slow all weekend. We could just never get the handle on it,” Harvick said.

Brad Keselowski says the heck with Chase drivers, he is being paid to win races.

Keselowski, who was bumped from the playoffs at Talladega, finished second at Martinsville. “I don’t care about this format, so I’ll just go out there and try to win,” he said. “You should be here to win.”

Carl Edwards committed one of NASCAR’s cardinal sins by telling the media he had suffered a tire failure instead of the standard “cut tire” explanation. “Goodyear came down here and looked at the tire and said it was a belt failure,” said Edwards, who finished 36th.

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

— Godwin Kelly, godwin.kelly@news-jrnl.com facebook.com/ nascardaytona

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@nascardaytona Questions? Contact Godwin Kelly at godwin.kelly@newsjrnl.com or Ken Willis at ken. willis@news-jrnl.com

SPRINT CUP POINTS 1. Jimmie Johnson 2. Denny Hamlin 2. Matt Kenseth 4. Kyle Busch 5. Joey Logano 6. Kevin Harvick 7. Kurt Busch 8. Carl Edwards 9. Martin Truex Jr. 10. Brad Keselowski 11. Austin Dillon 12. Chase Elliott 13. Kyle Larson 14. Tony Stewart 15. Jamie McMurray 16. Chris Buescher 17. Kasey Kahne 18. Ryan Newman 19. AJ Allmendinger 20. Ryan Blaney 21. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 22. Trevor Bayne 23. Danica Patrick 24. Greg Biffle 25. Paul Menard 26. Aric Almirola 27. Clint Bowyer 28. Casey Mears 29. Landon Cassill 30. Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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1. Gordon gone?

Jeff Gordon, who retired from full-time NASCAR Cup Series racing after the 2015 season, made his eighth start of 2016, subbing for ailing Dale Earnhardt Jr. Asked if Martinsville was his last race, Gordon sideswiped the question. “Very proud of this team, proud of my performance,” he said. “Best finish I’ve had in this car. Good way to finish my run this year in the No. 88 Chevy.”

2. JGR final finished Jimmie Johnson’s victory at Martinsville means at least one Joe Gibbs Racing driver won’t run for Cup Series championship honors at Homestead in three weeks. Johnson, who drives a Chevy, earned a place in the

KYLE BUSCH VS. DENNY HAMLIN: Busch said Joe Gibbs Racing handed Martinsville to Jimmie Johnson by not working together. He specifically mentioned teammate Hamlin holding him up from a pass.

GODWIN KELLY’S TAKE: Gibbs’ all-for-one philosophy has a Liberty Bell-sized crack because Hamlin held up Busch near the end of the race. “Didn’t have anybody pressing my rear bumper,” Hamlin said.

Jeff Gordon, left, seemed pretty happy subbing for Dale Earnhardt Jr. for eight Cup races this season. GETTY IMAGES/CHRIS TROTMAN Championship Round. Denny Hamlin spoke of behalf of all JGR drivers: “I think that we each still have a shot, there’s just one spot taken, so three of us would still be a good number to get in that final group.”

3. Junior audition It sure looks like Dale Earnhardt Jr. is auditioning for a broadcasting job now

that he’s in the twilight of his racing career. He helped call the Martinsville race for NBC. There was this exchange between Jeff Burton and Earnhardt: “You have done a great job of watching,” Burton said.

Junior’s response: “I didn’t know whether I would like it or not, but I can’t stay away. So I obviously want to be here.”

— Godwin Kelly, godwin. kelly@news-jrnl.com

GODWIN’S PICKS FOR TEXAS WINNER: Jimmie Johnson REST OF TOP 5: Kyle Busch, Joey Logano, Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin FIRST ONE OUT: Kyle Larson

Godwin Kelly is the Daytona Beach News-Journal’s motorsports editor and has covered NASCAR for 30 years. Reach him at godwin. kelly@news-jrnl.com

DARK HORSE: Chase Elliott DON’T BE SURPRISED IF: Johnson wins back-toback races, since he has won four of the past six at Texas.

Hamlin

WHAT’S ON TAP? SPRINT CUP: AAA Texas 500 SITE: Texas Motor Speedway (1.5-mile, quad-oval) TV SCHEDULE: Friday, practice (NBC Sports Network, 12:30 p.m.), qualifying (NBCSN, 10:30 p.m.). Saturday, practice (CNBC, 10:30 a.m.; NBCSN, 1:30 p.m.).

Sunday, race (NBC, coverage begins at 1:30 p.m., green flag at 2:15 p.m.)

XFINITY: O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge SITE: Texas Motor Speedway TV SCHEDULE: Friday, practice (NBCSN, 2:30 p.m. and 12 a.m.). Saturday, qualifying (CNBC, 11:45 a.m.), race, (NBC, 3:30 p.m.)

CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS: Longhorn 350 SITE: Texas Motor Speedway TV SCHEDULE: Friday, qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 3:30 p.m.), race (Fox Sports 1, 8:30 p.m.)

KEN WILLIS’ TOP 10 NASCAR DRIVER RANKINGS JIMMIE JOHNSON Guess who’s focused solely on Homestead

KEVIN HARVICK Has ’em right where he wants ’em

DENNY HAMLIN Good time to get back in form

MATT KENSETH Pop. of hometown (Cambridge, Wisc.): 1,457

JOEY LOGANO Will finish third at Texas

KYLE BUSCH Swept Texas in April

MARTIN TRUEX JR. Not chasin’ but still racin’

CARL EDWARDS Needs a trophy, and soon

KURT BUSCH Not as desperate as Carl, but close

JEFF GORDON To the horizon, we think

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2016 SPRINT CUP SCHEDULE AND RESULTS Feb. 13: Sprint Unlimited at Daytona (Denny Hamlin) Feb. 21: Daytona 500 (Denny Hamlin) Feb. 28: Folds of Honor 500 at Atlanta (Jimmie Johnson) March 6: Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas (Brad Keselowski) March 13: Good Sam 500k at Phoenix (Kevin Harvick) March 20: Auto Club 400 at Fontana (Jimmie Johnson) April 3: STP 500 at Martinsville (Kyle Busch) April 9: Duck Commander 500 at Texas (Kyle Busch) April 17: Food City 500 at Bristol (Carl Edwards) April 24: Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond (Carl Edwards) May 1: Geico 500 at Talladega (Brad Keselowski) May 7: GoBowling.com 400 at Kansas (Kyle Busch) May 15: Dover 400, 1 p.m. (Matt Kenseth) May 21: Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte (Joey Logano) May 29: Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte (Martin Truex) June 6: Axalta 400 at Pocono (Kurt Busch) SM-CP3380301103

June 12: FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan (Joey Logano) June 26: Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma (Tony Stewart) July 2: Coke Zero 400 at Daytona (Brad Keselowski) July 9: Quaker State 400 at Kentucky (Brad Keselowski) July 17: New Hampshire 301 (Matt Kenseth) July 24: Crown Royal 400 at Indianapolis (Kyle Busch) Aug. 1: Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono (Chris Buescher) Aug. 7: Cheez-It 355 at Watkins Glen (Denny Hamlin) Aug. 20: Night Race at Bristol (Kevin Harvick) Aug. 28: Pure Michigan 400 (Kyle Larson) Sept. 4: Southern 500 at Darlington (Martin Truex) Sept. 10: Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond (Denny Hamlin) Sept. 18: Chicago 400 (Martin Truex) Sept. 25: New England 300 (Kevin Harvick) Oct. 2: AAA 400 at Dover (Martin Truex)

Oct. 9: Bank of America 500 at Charlotte (Jimmie Johnson) Oct. 16: Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas (Kevin Harvick) Oct. 23: Alabama 500 at Talladega (Joey Logano) Oct. 30: Goody’s 500 at Martinsville (Jimmie Johnson) Nov. 6: AAA 500 at Texas, 2 p.m., NBC Nov. 13: Can-Am 500k at Phoenix, 2:30 p.m., NBC Nov. 20: Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami, 2:30 p.m., NBC

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came back to more rain, more delays and one of the more bizarre athletic contests I’ve ever paid witness to in the Panthers’ 70-49 home victory over Harlan. I saw five more victories in a row after that, including one of the more heart-wrenching games I’ve ever witnessed in Creston/O-M’s 27-24 road victory at playoff qualifier (and first-round winner) Glenwood.

I watched the pain of coming up short of a district title in Carroll, and even worse when a group of 19 seniors and their nearly 60-plus teammates had their hearts ripped out by a Boone bunch they had defeated less than three months prior.

As a left bench superstar on my high school basketball team in the playoffs and as a coach in a conference championship game and then two weeks later, a second round playoff game at the previously-mentioned Alexander High School, I know the pains of something taken away from you that you fought so hard for.

It’s why I empathize so much with this senior class that ends its football career before November even got into full swing. “7:06” didn’t even come to fruition.

But high school sports, and sports in general will leave us with a bitter taste in our mouths. The vision of what could have been, overrides what we experienced in the short term.

In the long term, it still stings that I was never able to be a part of a successful high school football program.

The experiences that these players and fans have lived outweigh any such pain. If they don’t yet, they will.

What Creston/O-M has in its current state, is something to be proud of. Every week, I was able to watch a group of

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outfield walls.

For William Sianis, the Billy Goat Tavern owner said to have proclaimed when he was asked to leave Wrigley with his pet during the ‘45 Series: “Them Cubs, they ain’t gonna win no more.”

For Steve Bartman, whose life was upended when he tried to catch a foul ball as the Cubs came apart in the 2003 playoffs.

And for Harry Caray, who promised viewers after the 1991 finale that “sure as God made green apples, someday the Chicago Cubs are going to be in the World Series.”

Maddon, hired before the 2015 season, won his first Series title after establish-

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young men on the field that excited me as a reporter.

The talent on this team left other teams, coaches and observers marveling. Trust me players, parents, fans, I heard so much awe from people who saw this team.

Things stick out to me vividly. Just going down a list: The unstoppable play of one of the better high school running backs I have seen in Chase Shiltz.

The leadership on both sides of the ball from Kadon Hulett.

The outright dominance on the offensive line from a group that averaged 275 pounds across the board, and an especially physical Trevor Downing, who much to the chagrin of opposing defensive coordinators, will be back on the Panther offensive line next year.

The goofiness of guys like Colton Bolinger and Kylan Smallwood.

The emergence of players like Evan Jacobson, Dale Boyer and Dustin Merritt as players with important roles.

Seeing guys like Seth Thompson showing up to everything despite an injury before the season even began.

The play-making abilities of Zach Carlson.

The “Time to go to work” attitude of the team.

It all ended up short of where the guys wanted it. It hurts.

This group sure did entertain some people though.

The 19 seniors go down as one of the more successful senior classes in school history, if not the most successful overall.

To watch this group perform as it has was truly a pleasure every single week.

This group made every second running up to Friday evening full of avid anticipation.

Now it’s over, and we all get to revel in the memories.

I sure do feel lucky for having gotten to see it all.

ing a loose clubhouse that featured at times Warren the pink flamingo, Simon the magician and the motto: “Try not to suck.”

“It was just an epic battle,” Zobrist said. “Just blow for blow, everybody playing their heart out. The Indians never gave up, either, and I can’t believe we’re finally standing, after 108 years, finally able to hoist the trophy.”

PEN PALS This was the first World Series in which no starting pitcher got at least one out in the seventh inning, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The only other in which no starter finished at least seven innings was in 2002, when San Francisco’s Russ Ortiz threw 6 1/3 innings in Game 6.

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612 Grand Ave., Creston, IA Call 641-782-5166 9 a.m. - Noon Monday-Friday Relay Iowa: 1-800-735-2942 (TT) 1-800-735-2943 (Voice)

The Lenox Community School District will be accepting bids on a 1999 Chevy Express van with 117,000 miles.

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SOUTHWEST IOWA FAMILY ACCESS CENTER is hiring a full-time Family Consultant to provide in-home services to at-risk children and families in Red Oak, Shenandoah, Clarinda and surrounding areas.

B.A./B.S. in Human Services or related field+ one year of Child Welfare experience or an Associate's degree in a Human Services or related field +four years of full-time Child Welfare experience required.

Please send resume to: kris.steed@swiafac.com.

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ELECTION DAY DINNER TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2016 5:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. MENU Hot Beef Sandwiches OR

Roast Beef/Hot Dogs Gravy Mashed Potatoes Corn/Green Beans Salads Pie

Price Adults $8.00

Age: 5-12: $4.00

Under 5 free!

Clean Out Your Attic ...with an ad in the Classifieds!

Lets face it, when it comes to cleaning out that closet, attic or garage...everybody’s got something to hide!

But, why hide them when you could sell those unwanted items in the Classifieds? Not only will you gain valuable storage space, but with the dollars you make, you can hunt through the Classifieds to uncover someone else’s hidden treasures.

To clean up with the classifieds call:

Boxed Ads Mon.-Fri. 3 p.m.

(2 days prior to publication)

Amber Hayes, classified manager 641-782-2141, ext. 6441 classified@ crestonnews.com

503 W. Adams Street • Creston 641-782-2141; Ext. 6441 Office Hours: 8-5 Monday thru Friday • e-mail: classified@crestonnews.com

New Today 1 BEDROOM APARTMENT with stove, refrigerator. Heat/water paid, $380/mo. +electric, deposit and references required, 641-247-1482.

3 BEDROOM HOUSE in Cromwell, $600/mo., 641-782-3763.

NICE CLEAN 2-BEDROOM house, central air, garage included. No smoking, no pets. Deposit and references required. 641-782-2923.

Up to $30.75/Hr!

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

We are looking for experienced and dedicated professionals to assume key full-time positions on our nursing team from 6p-6a. If you are committed to teamoriented outcomes we can offer: • New Wage Program! • Quarterly Pay Increases! • Shift Differentials! • Major Medical $119/Month! • Dental and Vision! • Vacation, Sick & Holiday! • Advancement Opps! • And Much More!

Saturday, Nov. 12- 10:00AM Lenox, IA. Inventory Reduction Items including Bins, Doors, Small Appliances, Misc., Vehicles, 4 Wheelers, Horse Trailers for Mark & Misha Curtis, Lenox Hardware/Curtis Heating and Cooling. Auctioneer: Todd Crill.

Saturday, Nov. 12- 10:00AM Redding, IA. Machinery Items, Buildings, Harness & Buggy Realted Items, Shop Items, Household Items, Antiques, Misc. for Samuel & Vera Miller; Levi Jr. & Rosa Miller.

Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Brandon Frey.

Saturday, Nov. 19- 9:00AM Rural Clearfield, IA. Motors, Parts, Car Accessories, Misc.

Farm Machinery, Restorable & Salvage Vehicles for the Gerry Wurster Estate.

Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Brandon Frey.

1 BEDROOM APARTMENT in Lenox, no HUD, no pets, 641-3334513.

EFFICIENCY APARTMENTS. Spacious downtown Creston oneroom apartment furnished with refrigerator, microwave, private bath. $440/monthly includes all utilities, +deposit, srherriott@gmail.com, 641-208-0511.

For an immediate and conďŹ dential interview, apply in person or call Nancy at (641) 743-6131. You may also fax your resume in conďŹ dence to (641) 743-2501 or email greenďŹ eld@tutera.com GreenďŹ eld Rehab & HCC 615 SE Kent Street, GreenďŹ eld IA

FREE STRAW BALES for dog bedding, limit one. Call C.A.R.E 641782-2330 for more information. Straw paid for by Linda Deacon Memorials.

LOVESEAT, NICE AND clean, $50; 3 straight back lounge chairs, choice, $30; 2 La-Z-Boy rocker recliners, $50 each; 782-8041

Join us at Westar Foods, Inc.!

807 W. Taylor Creston, 50801

$50 or Less

PAIR OF MEN'S REEBOK tennis shoes, size 10, brand new, $30.00, 641-278-6161.

3 CERAMIC PLANT pots, 2 have philodendron plants, 1 has dirt, $10 each; light wood storage cart with drop leaf, drawer with metal handle, 2 shelves underneath, $25; hammock cat bed, brand new, $20; 641-782-6144

TACO JOHN’S

Auction Calendar

Now Hiring Shift Leaders!

We offer excellent pay and beneďŹ ts, exible schedule, and promotional opportunities.

Pay up to $12 per hour BOE! Ideal candidates will be team players who possess the desire to succeed through hard work with at least 6 months of previous restaurant management experience.

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ExtraCare Services a division of HCI Care Services and VNS of Iowa is looking to hire Home Health Aides in the Creston area.

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Summary Of Essential Functions:

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Skills/QualiďŹ cations:

• Organized, punctual and reliable • Professional; courteous manners with the public • Strong writing and editing skills • Excellent oral communication skills • Careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks • Cooperative attitude • Must be able to work in a multi-task environment • Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel

Employment Requirements:

Estimated 20 hours per week with some exibility Preference will be given to applicants living and/or working in Union County

TO APPLY: Please mail a cover letter, resume and the names of three references to:

Creston Chamber of Commerce Attn: Ellen Gerharz PO Box 471 208 W. Taylor • Creston, IA 50801 or email Ellen Gerharz at chamber@crestoniowachamber.com Position open until ďŹ lled. EOE SM-CP3383221104

Responsibilities: • Safe & efďŹ cient repair, maintenance and cleaning of all equipment associated with plant processes. • Perform preventative & proactive maintenance tasks • Learn methods & procedures for boiler & cooling tower maintenance and water chemistry QualiďŹ ed candidates must have at least a High School Diploma or equivalent.

Experience with fabrication, welding, cutting, & maintenance practices helpful.

Must be able to work nights.

We offer highly competitive compensation, comprehensive beneďŹ ts & tremendous opportunity for growth.

1709 W. Prairie St., Creston, IA

To apply now, visit poet.com/careers.

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Computer Repair

Siding & Windows

BUILTNETWORKS, 805 Wyoming Ave, Creston, IA, 641-782-4765, Computer sales, repair, networking. Over 25 years experience. PC & Mac.

Emerald Ash Borer?

GAULE EXTERIORS Steel and vinyl siding, replacement windows and seamless guttering. Quality craftsmanship, over a decade of professional service in Southwest Iowa. 641-782-0905.

STOP EMERALD ASH BORER! WILKEY TREE & TURF can provide trunk injections to protect your tree from emerald ash borer.

EAB is currently killing ash trees across southwest Iowa. Call Jason at 641-344-0264 for more information or to schedule your treatment. Licensed and insured.

WESTMAN WINDOWS. Replacement windows tilt for easy cleaning and rebates bays, bows, sliders, etc.

Any custom size and shape, 30+ years in Creston. I sell, service and install, for no-pressure estimate call Charlie Westman 641-782-4590 or 641-344-5523.

Handyman Service HANDYMAN. Carpentry, Painting, Doors, Windows, Miscellaneous Home Repairs. Creston and Surrounding Areas. 641-208-1730; 641-782-9909.

Plumber SCHROEDER PLUMBING and ELECTRICAL. Central air repair/ new installations, new breaker boxes, lighting fixtures, softeners, water heaters. Specialize in manufactured and mobile homes.

Free estimates, licensed, insured, 641-202-1048. Accept Visa & Mastercard.

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Immediate Openings Maintenance Janitorial $10 - $12/hr All Shifts • $8.50 -$11/hr Pay based on availability & experience

We offer flexible hours, competitive pay, free uniforms, employee meal plan, retirement plan and much more!

Friday, Nov. 4th

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Creston Chamber of Commerce

POET BioreďŹ ning – Corning, IA, an ethanol bioreďŹ nery, is currently looking for a Maintenance Technician.

Join the Team

These positions are PAID TRAINING positions.

OPENINGS IN RINGGOLD, CLARK & UNION COUNTIES

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Homestead offers a full beneďŹ t package including health, dental, and vision insurance, 401K, Earned Time Off, Flex Spending, Health Savings Account, Life Insurance & More!

If you enjoy working with older adults in a team environment, Please apply online at

AARP FOUNDATION SCSEP Senior Community Service Employment Program

For further information, contact Pam Thompson, AARP Foundation SCSEP Employment Coordinator 844-562-2917 Toll Free OR 641-782-2119 Ext 31 Email: pethompson@aarp.org

David Henrichs, Superintendent, Lenox CSD, 600 S. Locust, Lenox, IA 5085.

Homestead Assisted Living and Memory Care is now hiring for

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Program Eligibility Requirements: • Must be age 55 or older • Must reside in the county in which you are applying • Must meet Federal Poverty Income Guidelines and provide proof of income • Must be willing to seek permanent full or part-time employment • Must be unemployed

Application materials should be sent to

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(as needed, exible schedule) certiďŹ cation preferred Interested candidates can submit resumes to hrinfo@hci-vns.org or visit our career site at www.hciextracareservices.org

ANTICIPATED HOURS ARE 10 A.M. - 6 P.M.

TacoJohnsJobs.com or visit our store 708 S Walnut St, Creston

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We are looking for experienced and dedicated professionals to assume key full-time positions on our nursing team.

If you are committed to team-oriented outcomes and quality care, we can offer a comprehensive beneďŹ t and compensation package that includes: new wage program; pay for experience; medical; time-off beneďŹ ts; and, much more!

Apply in person, call Nancy at (641) 743-6131 for immediate interview, or submit your resume in conďŹ dence to greenďŹ eld@tutera.com.

GreenďŹ eld Rehab & HCC 615 SE Kent Street, GreenďŹ eld, IA 50849

is accepting applications for a

BOWMAN SIDING & WINDOWS. All major brands of vinyl and steel siding, Heartland, Traco and Revere thermal replacement windows. Recipient of the Revere Premium Renovator Award. Seamless guttering and Leaf Relief gutter covers. 33 years of continuous reliable service in Southwest Iowa, free estimates, 641-3225160 or 1-800-245-0337.

Storage SHARP’S SELF-STORAGE Boats, records, inventory, furniture.

You store it, lock it, take the key. Industrial Park, Creston, 641-782-6227.

McDonald’s Creston 608 Wyoming Avenue Creston, IA 50801 Apply online at: www.mylocalmcd.com/creston

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This independent McDonald’s Franchise is an Equal Opportunity Employer commited to a diverse and inclusive workforce.

SOW FARM TECHNICIAN This full-time position is responsible for the daily care of all animals at the worksite. Each technician is a vital member of a team of 10-12 people all dedicated to providing excellent animal care.

This entry level opportunity provides hands-on experience in many of the following areas: animal movements, breeding and gestation, farrowing, piglet care, recordkeeping and farm maintenance.

The ideal candidate will have a desire to work with pigs, a willingness to learn, a high level of dependability and a solid work history.

THIS POSITION OFFERS:

• • Base salary starting at $28,000 with potential for quarterly bonuses • All technicians earn $31,000 after only one year • Opportunity to advance career through Production ENTRY-LEVEL Leadership Program BASE SALARY •

vision, 401(k), Flex spending • Paid holidays, sick days AFTER 1 YEAR and vacation • Adventureland and Iowa State Fair Family Days • Get hired and refer a friend — we have a $1,560 Employee Referral Bonus!

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apply.iowaselect.com or give Allyson a call at 641-316-3251 today!

Iowa Select Farms is an equal opportunity employer.

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2 get suspended prison time for exposing child to drugs MUSCATINE (AP) — A man and woman have been given probation and suspended prison sentences for exposing a child to drugs.

The Muscatine Journal reports 37-year-old Joshua Bartenhagen of Atalissa was sentenced Tuesday to

30 years in prison, suspended, and six years of probation. He’d pleaded guilty to neglect or abandonment of a dependent person and one count of a controlled substance violation.

Authorities say a child in his care was exposed to methamphetamine in No-

vember last year. The child tested positive for meth and for amphetamine.

A woman charged in the case, 34-year-old Amy Pace, has received similar sentences on similar convictions. She also pleaded guilty.

Kittleson to read historical fiction at Ed & Eva’s CNA photo by KELSEY HAUGEN

Blood donation: Mark Engstrand, 18, of Creston gives blood during the American Red

Cross blood drive hosted by Creston iJAG (Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates) Wednesday in the Creston High School gymnasium.

GREENFIELD – Au- Vintage Imprint), was rethor Gail Kittleson will leased in 2015, beginning hold a her World War II series, book talk which “Times Like These� and signcontinues. “With Each New ing 12:30 Dawn� releases in February p . m . with Lighthouse Publishing Tuesday, of the Carolinas. Several other sequels or spin-offs Nov. 8, at Ed & wait in the wings. In the seEva’s, 154 Kittleson ries, each young Iowa womPublic an contributes to the war Square, in Greenfield. She will be sharing from her latest book, “In Times Like These,� released in May. Her debut women’s historical fiction, “In This To- FREE Video Answers to gether� (Wild Rose Press/

effort in a unique way. A late-but-sincere writing bloomer, Kittleson instructed college expository writing and ESL. She also facilitates writing workshops and women’s retreats. She and her husband enjoy family in northern Iowa and the Arizona Ponderosa forest in winter.Â

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Ben Sandquist of Adel, front, tries to keep water in a sponge while running toward a bucket to be filled up during the sponge race portion of Sparty’s Amazing Race Wednesday evening at SWCC. Also pictured, back, is student Herewini Hohepa of Hamilton, New Zealand. The event was held as part of SWCC Week.

Saturday, November 5, 2016 Pack 12 & 129 along with Troop 129 will distribute sacks on Sat., Oct. 29, 2016

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Real Estate Report REMODELING Boosted by rising home prices, homeowners are expected to spend more remodeling their homes this year than in any of the past 10 years. It’s the highest level of spending since 2006 and is a 7.6% increase over last year. The continued recovery of the housing market is behind the increase. Sellers are making improvements prior to putting their homes on the market.

Rising sale prices are bringing more homes to the market. Homeowners are incorporating larger, more discretionary projects into their home improvement priorities. If you plan to sell, call R Realty for a free walk-through inspection so you know where to put your money. Buyers tend to discount problems $3,0005,000 when a fix is much cheaper.

LISTINGS 10/14-30/2016 309 ½ S ELM, CRESTON $40,000 300 W NEBRASKA, AFTON $92,500 404 N SYCAMORE, CRESTON $70,000 1806 LUTHER CIRCLE, CRESTON $10,000 1000 ADAMS AVE, CROMWELL $110,000

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Go big for less: 4 simple ways to make a small kitchen feel bigger (BPT) – Kitchen renovation is a common theme of home improvement shows, and it’s typical for the host and designer to talk about removing interior walls and “bumping out” exterior ones in order to gain more space.

Everyone wants a big, beautiful kitchen, but changing the footprint of yours isn’t always practical, especially if you lack the budget of a home improvement show!

You can make your snug kitchen feel bigger and fresher with a few smart improvements that don’t involve wads of cash and tearing out walls. Here are four ways to create a brighter, more expansive feeling in any kitchen, no matter how small the square footage:

and better in the daylight, but if your kitchen has just one small window over the sink or no windows at all, it can look dark and feel even smaller. Adding windows isn’t always possible in a kitchen where you need to reserve wall space for cabinets and appliances. Skylights can be a cost-effective and quick way to bring more natural light into a kitchen - even if it doesn’t have direct roof access.

By adding Energy Star-qualified, solar-powered, fresh-air skylights, like those from Velux America, you can greatly increase the amount of natural light while keeping functional wall space.

For times when you want less light, the addition of solar-powered blinds, available in designer colIncrease natural light ors and patterns, allow Everything looks bigger you to attractively shade

your skylights. Operated with a programmable touchpad remote control, today’s skylights also feature a sensor that will automatically close them in case of rain. And there’s a 30 percent federal tax credit available to the homeowner on solar powered skylights, blinds and installation costs.

As a cost-effective and easily installed alternative to traditional skylights, Sun Tunnel tubular skylights deliver natural light to spaces that don’t have direct roof access.

Optional light kits make them functional both day and night. To learn more, visit www.whyskylights. com.

Take control of cabinets Who doesn’t want more cabinet space? Storage is essential in a kitchen, but too many cabinets or too

dark cabinetry can make an already small kitchen feel downright miniscule.

Take a long, hard look at your kitchen cabinets.

Do you really need all of them? If you decide you can make more efficient use of fewer cabinets, consider removing some to make the kitchen feel larger.

If you just can’t give up any cabinet space, you can still make your kitchen feel brighter by painting or staining them a lighter hue and using bright, reflective hardware in modern styles. Glass cabinet doors can also visually open up a kitchen - and inspire you to greater organization so that the inside of your cabinets always look guest-ready.

fessional range or a massive built-in refrigerator, but appliances that are too big for a room fail on multiple levels. They not only make the room look smaller by virtue of their dominating size, they can hinder usability by obstructing other work areas like cabinets, counters and other appliances when the doors are open.

Fortunately, appliance makers offer products in multiple sizes and finishes to fit any space and design preference. Before you appliance shop, be sure to measure the spaces where the new pieces will reside in your kitchen. Further, keep in mind the overall scale of the room, too. If your kitchen is small, a massive refrigerator will overwhelm the Right-size appliances space, even if designated You may fantasize cutout for the fridge is big about a six-burner pro- enough to accommodate a

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Brighten up Choosing lighter colors and finishes is the easiest, most cost-effective way to make any space look bigger. If you’ve already addressed the cabinets, you can further expand the visual feel of the kitchen by painting walls a light color. Replace dark floors and counters with brighter colors and upgrade faucets, cabinet hardware and light fixtures to be brighter and more reflective.

Finally, try adding under-cabinet lighting above work spaces. Not only will task lighting put more illumination where you need it most when working in the kitchen, but when combined with abundant natural light from skylights it will enhance the overall effect of a lighter, brighter and bigger space.

Winterizing is key to better lawns (BPT) – As September closes the door on summer with falling temperatures and leaves, many homeowners mistakenly slip into hibernation from yard work. However, this timeframe is crucial for prepping your yard for the coming winter- and positioning it to look its best the following spring.

The typical yard goes through a lot in a given year: natural wear and tear, rainstorms, dry spells, blankets of leaves, weeds and so on. Properly managing the inevitability before the season changes requires simple planning and a little elbow grease.

The following tips will help even the novice homeowner stay on top of things.

Fertilizing Your yard is like a bear - it stores the most nutrients as possible to survive lean months. Fertilizer is the easiest route. Apply nitrogen fertilizer - at a lower dosage than your

spring application - to promote growth and help roots prepare for the harsh winter months.

the soil to allow for air, nutrients and water to flow down to the roots of the grass. The rejuvenated roots grow deeper, Raking producing a stronger and While it seems obvious, richer looking lawn. it is deceptively easy to let leaves and debris pile Tree Therapy up to the point where a Trimming and pruning homeowner gives up for trees are a heavy dose the season. Regular rak- of risk management for ing is one of the simplest homeowners. ways to protect your lawn.

Pruning branches alFallen leaves during the lows new growth and wintertime smother grass can stop diseases from and can prevent new grass spreading to the rest of from sprouting. More- the tree. Troubleshoot over, getting the job done your trees each fall for in the fall makes for a weak branches that may much drier chore come become weighed down by spring. the weather. Having these trimmed will save you Aerating from the misfortunes of a Aeration is less common broken window or hole in than raking and fertilizing your roof. but is just as important.

Yard care should take Tools like the Strongway a rightful place on homeTow-Behind Plug Aera- owners’ winterization tor by Northern Tool + checklist, right next to Equipment penetrate and installing storm doors extract plugs from lawns and checking the furnace. to loosen compacted soil As with many things, an and break up thatch. In ounce of prevention is turn, aerating frees up worth a pound of cure.

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Fast fixes to boost curb appeal for a quick home sale sellers. If you want to sell your home fast and for a premium price, you can’t afford botching the first impression.

Fortunately, revamping the facade doesn’t have to cost a small fortune. In just one weekend you can boost your curb appeal with a few simple updates.

(BPT) – It takes just seven seconds to form a first impression after meeting someone new. The same psychology applies to the first impression people get when

shopping for a new home.

Within seconds of arrival, home buyers are forming positive and negative opinions about the property.

This is invaluable to home

Enhance the garage door A garage door accounts for up to 40 percent of a house’s facade. Often ignored, a bland or ugly garage door is a turnoff to home buyers. However, there’s no need to buy a costly new one. Instead, upgrade your current door with simulated window overlays and decorative handles and hinges from Coach House Accents for upscale appeal at a frac-

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help your landscape features pop and makes any property look instantly fresh again.

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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; after Mass, confession. Tuesday, 9 a.m. Care Center Mass; 6 p.m.

CD of A Mass plus dinner meeting following - Holy Spirit Hall.

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship; 5:30 p.m. potluck supper, open to the public; 6:30 p.m. Sunday evening worship service. Aspire Food Pantry dropoff site.

Arispe

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 11 a.m. worship.

Beaconsfield

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, June Nolte Davis, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service; 10:30 a.m. worship service in Kellerton.

Clearfield

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, Michael Shaffer, pastor.

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

Corning

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

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

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

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

GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH, Dan Lamgo, pastor.

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

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

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

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

Bible study.

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

Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Mass.

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

Creston

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

AbundantLifeFamilyChurch.com.

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

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.

CHURCH OF CHRIST, 510 S. Poplar St., Timothy Haynie, evangelist, 641-344-3201.

Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Sunday school and donuts; 11 a.m. worship and Lord’s Supper; 6:30 p.m. Sunday night service.

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Bible study for all ages.

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

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. Praise and Inspiration, Judy Hoakison, leader; 9:30 a.m. church school classes; 10:30 a.m. morning worship, Gary O’Daniels, presider; Ray Powell, speaker.

CREST BAPTIST, affiliated with Southern Baptist Convention, Poplar and Townline streets,

Chuck Spindler, pastor. Website: www.crestbaptistchurch.com.

Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery; 9 p.m. Light Company - SWCC, Room 120. Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Bible study for all ages; 10:45 a.m. worship service; 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. men’s step studies; 6 p.m. cancer support ministry; 6 p.m. Financial Peace University. Monday, 7 p.m. election eve prayer service. Tuesday, 9 to 10:30 a.m. women’s Bible study; 6:30 p.m. GriefShare.

Wednesday, 7 a.m. prayer meeting; 6:30 p.m. TeamKID, youth group, adult Bible study.

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

Saturday, noon A.W.O.L. and Ride with a Twist - youth meet at the church. Sunday, 8:45 a.m. worship service; 10:15 a.m.

Sunday school hour and ABF hour; 2 p.m. deacons’ meeting; 4 p.m. Melody Makers choir practice; 5 p.m. family worship service and Lord’s table. Monday, 6:30 p.m. “Steps: Gospel-centered Recovery” ladies’ Bible study at Carmen Dahl’s - 1105 N. Vine, Creston.

Tuesday, 1 p.m. ladies’ Bible study “The Book of Acts” at Deloris Barnett’s - 3037 Indian Ave., Orient. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. AWANA Clubs and junior high TREK, senior high youth group, college/career group at Earldean Miller’s - 1405 Elm Drive, Creston, adult prayer and Bible study - Genuine Faith: James; 8 p.m. Triumphant Praise choir rehearsal. Thursday(10), 7 p.m. Riley Missionary Circle - Julie Crill’s - 1428 165th St., Creston. Friday (11), 5:30 p.m.

“God’s Masterpiece” ladies’ fellowship - Fellowship Hall.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST), 301 E. Townline St., Tony Thurston, pastor. Email: fcccreston@gmail. com.

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

Monday, 1:30 p.m. “Tootles” (games/crafts) in Fellowship Hall.

Wednesday, 6 p.m. praise and worship service; 7 p.m. choir practice.

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.

Friday, 1:30 p.m. crafting workshop. Saturday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

PW’s Fall Connection - Johnston.

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

Monday, 6 p.m. M&E; 7 p.m. worship and music. Tuesday, 1 p.m. Stitch, Knit and Quilt.

Wednesday, 9 to 10:30 a.m. Bible study; 5:30 p.m. Joyful Noise; 6 p.m. Christian ed; 8 p.m. ASP. FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 400 N. Elm St., Jodi Rushing, pastor. Call 641-7822427, 641-782-7267. Email: fumc. creston@gmail.com. Facebook: Creston First United Methodist Church. Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to noon Friday.

Thursday, 6:30 p.m. prayer meeting. Friday, 5 to 8 p.m.

SIRF dance. Saturday, 4:30 p.m.

Hispanic Bible study. Sunday, 8:30 a.m. Disciples Sunday school; 9:30 a.m. worship service; 10 a.m. Hispanic worship in education building; 10:30 a.m.

Sunday school. Monday, 5 p.m.

TOPS; 6:30 p.m. Cub Scouts.

Tuesday, 9 a.m. Summit House Bible study; 1:30 a.m. Crest Ridge Bible study; 6:30 p.m. Cub Scouts; 7 p.m. Boy Scouts. Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. ACTS Bible study; 5 p.m. trustees meeting; 6:15 p.m. handbells; 6:30 p.m. Cub Scouts.

Thursday(3), 12:05 p.m. UMM. GOD’S OUTREACH DELIVERANCE INTERNATIONAL, 306 N. Oak St., 641-278-1173, Pastor JoAnna Davis. www.godsoutreachdeliveranceintl.com.

Thursday, 7 p.m. women’s group (first and third Thursdays); 7 p.m. men’s group (second and fourth Thursdays). Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service with children’s church. Monday, 4 to 5:30 p.m. children’s ministry (preschool through 11 years old); 4 to 5:30 p.m. youth ministry (12 years old and up); 5:15 p.m. free community meal. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. mid-week service.

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; 9 a.m. Mass; 1 p.m. first reconciliation meeting - St. Malachy School. Monday, 5 p.m. Adoration; 6 p.m. Mass Church; 6:30 p.m. CRHP meeting -Hall. Tuesday, noon to 5 p.m.

ReRun shop; 6 p.m. CD of A Mass plus dinner meeting following - Hall. Wednesday, 9:15 a.m. Mass - St. Malachy School; noon to 5 p.m. ReRun shop; 6:45 p.m. religious education class for grades 1-8 - St. Malachy School.

Creston Prime Time Connection Creston Prime Time Connection, affiliated with Stonecroft Ministries, invites all ladies to its November luncheon, which will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 9 at First United Methodist Church, 400 N. Elm St. A special Christmas offering will be taken for Stonecroft Ministries.

Penny Brown of Ankeny is a trained beauty consultant, giving tips to hundreds of women until discovering

The public is invited 7 p.m. Monday to Crest Baptist Church, 1211 N. Poplar St., in Creston for a time of prayer for the country as it faces a critical election Tuesday.

PRESCOTT – The Prescott United Church of Christ, located at 405 Sixth St., is holding an Election Day dinner from 5 to 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 8.

The menu includes hot beef sandwiches, roast

Creston News Advertiser will publish the annual “Christmas in the Churches” section on Wednesday, Nov. 23. An additional “Christmas in Churches” section will be published Thursday, Dec. 15, highlighting any special proThursday(10), 7 a.m. Mass - St. Malachy Chapel; 6 p.m. liturgy committee meeting - 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. Christian Life and ministry meeting.

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, Rev. Delores Doench, pastor.

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

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

Thursday, 7 p.m. Miriam Circle.

Sunday, All Saints Sunday; 9 a.m.

Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship and communion; 11 a.m. choir practice; 6 p.m. Financial Peace University; 7 p.m. ALPHA youth.

Tuesday, Election Day; 7:15 p.m. confirmation.

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

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This is a non-partisan event and one in which prayer will be about the significant issues facing the country and for God’s guidance of its leaders. Call 641-782-2018 for more information.

beef, hot dogs, gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, salads and pie.

The cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children ages 5 to 12 and free for children under age 5.

grams for the Christmas week.

If your church would like to be included, submit information to classified@ crestonnews.com or call 641-782-2141 Ext. 6441 with questions by the deadline Friday, Nov. 18.

Saturday, 10 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; 1111 E. South St., Mount Ayr; the Rev. John B. Rutz, pastor, 641782-5095, http://TrinityCreston. org.

Mount Ayr: Sunday, 8 a.m.

Divine service with Holy Communion; 9:30 a.m. Sunday school and Bible classes.

Creston: Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Divine service with Holy Communion; 11 a.m. Bible classes and Sunday school.

Monday, 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. preschool. Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. preschool.

Wednesday. 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. preschool; 6 p.m. confirmation classes. Thursday, 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. preschool.

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST CONGREGATIONAL, 501 W. Montgomery St., the Rev. Jim Woodworth, pastor.

Friday, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. worship services. Tuesday, 3 to 5 p.m. Crisis Fund Center open; 5 to 6 p.m.

Open Table - Salem Lutheran.

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Diagonal

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.

CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH, 2158 Highway 92, Andrew Hanna, pastor, office 641-7430221. Website: www.welcometocornerstone.org.

Thursday, 9 to 11 a.m. women’s Bible study on Romans; 6 to 8 p.m. women’s Bible study on Romans. Friday, 11 a.m. J.O.Y. (Just Older Youth); 2 p.m. bingo at Greenfield Rehabilitation Center. Sunday, 9 to 9:45 a.m.

Sunday school classes; 9:4010:05 a.m. children’s worship; 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. worship service - Awana Sunday; 11:30 a.m.

Connection Sunday; 11:30 a.m.

Adore! subcommittee meeting.

Tuesday, 1 to 2 p.m. women’s prayer gathering; 6 to 8 p.m. life group. Wednesday, noon to 1 p.m. prayer time; 6:20 to 8 p.m.

Awana; 6:30 p.m. youth group at The Corner.

ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 303 N. E. Elm St., 641343-7065, Kenneth Gross, pastor.

Website: www.stjohngreenfield. parishesonline.com.

St. John’s — Friday, 8:30 a.m.

Mass; 10:15 a.m. Mass at Good Samaritan - Fontanelle. Saturday, 5:15 p.m. Mass. Sunday, 8:15 a.m. Mass. Tuesday, 8:30 a.m.

Mass. Wednesday, 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Faith Formation youth program. Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Mass.

St. Patrick’s — Massena— Sunday, 10:15 a.m. Mass.

Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. Mass.

Wednesday, 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.

Hopeville

HOPEVILLE COMMUNITY CHURCH, Dwayne Henrichs, pastor, 641-338-2248.

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship service.

Lenox

CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST), 1007 W. Temple St., Karla Lyddon, pastor.

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

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, 702 W. Ohio St. Stanley Price, branch president.

Sunday, 10 a.m. sacrament meeting; 11:15 a.m. Sunday school; 12:10 p.m. relief society, priesthood, young women and young men; 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. primary. For local information, contact Clinton Allen, (641) 3224494.

COUNTRY ROADS BAPTIST CHURCH, at 202 E. Temple (old lumber yard), Mitch Green, pastor. Website: countryroadslenox. com.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship. Wednesday, 6 p.m. meal and study.

MERCER CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, four miles north, four miles west of Lenox, Marcia Cline, pastor.

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

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., Michael Shaffer, pastor.

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

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

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday

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

Lorimor

CHURCH OF GOD, Ben Turner, pastor.

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

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Lorimor, George Henriksen, pastor.

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

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, 8:45 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. and 6 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, 641-340-0474, bmac2366@ yahoo.com; Tyler Schultz, associate pastor, 720-670-7319, tschultz3324@gmail.com; office, 641447-2569, office@murraychurchofchrist.org; website, www. murraychurchofchrist.org.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. worship service; 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Sunday school; 10:15 to 10:35 a.m. fellowship; 10:35 a.m. worship service. Wednesday, 7 p.m. youth group. Thursday, 6 p.m. food pantry open.

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

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

Orient

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

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

Sunday school; 10 a.m. adult Bible study.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 124 S. Maple St., Cathy Nutting, pastor.

Sunday, 8:45 a.m. worship service.

Prescott

PRESCOTT UNITED CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST), 401 6th Ave., Mary O’Riley, pastor.

Friday, 6 to 8 p.m. Alpha retreat. Saturday, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Alpha retreat. Sunday, 9 a.m. adult Sunday school; 10 a.m. children’s Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship with remembrance service; 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Alpha session - Lenox. Tuesday, 5 to 7 p.m. church Election Day dinner Fellowship Hall. Thursday, 10:30 a.m. CHI Health chapel service - Corning.

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, Michael Shaffer, 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. Sunday, 9:45 a.m. worship service. Wednesday, 1 to 4 p.m.

Help Center open.

Thayer

PLEASANT VALLEY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Dwayne Henrichs, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service.

Tingley

CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Al Rusk, pastor.

Sunday, 10:30 a.m. worship service.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Bruce Giese, pastor.

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

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CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, Karen Norton, pastor.

Sunday, 10 a.m. fellowship; 10:30 a.m. worship; 10:30 a.m.

Sunday school; 5 p.m. Acts 2 team. Wednesday, 1 p.m. quilting; 5 p.m. prayer group; 6 p.m. adult Bible study; 7 p.m. council meeting.

Greenfield

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the true essence of beauty after going through many trials. Her talk is entitled, “From Merely Surviving to Truly Living.”

Terry Madison, local genealogy and reference librarian, will give an informative, special feature.

Cost is $7.50. For reservations, call 641-782-4268 or 641-782-4083 by Sunday. Reservations are to be used, given to a friend or canceled.

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