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Santa Fe Cafe,
New Mexico-inspired restaurant,
opens in Mount Ayr
CNA photos by KELSEY HAUGEN
Mark Roybal of Mount Ayr, formerly of Santa Fe, New Mexico, stands at the bar in his family’s new breakfast and dinner restaurant, Santa Fe Cafe, Thursday afternoon. The restaurant, which has regular breakfast items and a New Mexican dinner menu, opened last week at 115 N. Taylor St. in Mount Ayr.
By KELSEY HAUGEN CNA associate editor khaugen@crestonnews.com
MOUNT AYR – A new restaurant has opened in Mount Ayr with a style of cuisine stemming from co-owner Mark Roybal’s roots: New Mexico. After spending much of his life in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and later building a career in plumbing and electrical work, including working in Leon, Roybal and his family moved back to Mount Ayr, where his wife, Amy, is from. The couple opened Santa Fe Cafe last week at 115 N. Taylor St. in Mount Ayr. “I love to cook. I watched my mom and grandma cook as a young child,” said Roybal, 41. “I, myself, have been cooking since I was a teenager. No training or anything like that, just watching Mom and Grandma.” The location was previously a breakfast-only restaurant called The Early Bird, owned and run by Jamie
Pictured is the exterior of New Mexican restaurant Santa Fe Cafe, located at 115 N. Taylor St. in Mount Ayr, which opened last week. The restaurant sign is an imitation of New Mexico’s state flag.
Miller of Jamie’s Coffee Mill and Deli in Mount Ayr. Her restaurant recently closed so she could focus solely on her coffee, food, and gift business, but she and her husband, Keith, continue
to own the building that now houses Santa Fe Cafe. “Jamie’s closed in September, and ROYBAL | 14A
GRMC construction to begin in January By BAILEY POOLMAN approved several packages CNA staff reporter bpoolman@crestonnews.com
New construction within Greater Regional Medical Center is scheduled to begin in January, after Greater Regional Medical Center Board members approved bids on various construction items. “We’ve added several service lines recently, most notably the urgent care clinic, OB-GYN c l i n i c and ENT McCutchan (ears, nose and throat) and allergy clinic, all in this building,” said Matt McCutchan, GRMC chief financial officer, “and we are running out of room.” During the December meeting, board members
for the construction. During the November meeting, the board members approved no more than $2.2 million for the total project cost, with $1.7 million of that specifically for construction. “The renovation that’s going to take place is all within the original footprint that we have currently,” Buck said Matt B u c k , GRMC facilities director.
Construction Phase one of the construction will be initiated mid-January. This is when the old surgery department will be turned into an office setting for business administration. GRMC | 2A
Obama grants commutations for 2 Iowa men in drug cases DES MOINES (AP) — Two Iowa men will serve shorter prison terms after President Barack Obama commuted their sentences. The names of Anthony Dodd, of Davenport, and Aaron Rees, of Pleasantville, were on a list of those who received the commutations Monday. Both men’s life sentences were shortened to 20 years. The Des Moines Register reports Rees was sentenced
in 2005 following his convictions on conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine and using a minor to manufacture meth. Dodd was convicted of conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine and received his sentence in 2006. White House officials say Obama has shortened the sentences of 1,176 people during his presidency, including 395 serving life sentences.
State report says slaying suspect competent to stand trial DUBUQUE (AP) — A report from state experts says a man charged with sexually assaulting and killing a woman in Dubuque is competent to stand trial. Helmon Betwell has been under treatment at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center in Coralville since August. In June a judge declared Betwell was incompetent and ordered him to undergo treatment. Betwell has pleaded not
guilty to charges of first-degree murder, sexual abuse and burglary. Prosecutors say he attacked 66-year-old Nancy Krapfl on Sept. 1 last year as she was walking in Dubuque. A Betwell attorney said at a hearing Monday that the defense team is arranging an independent competency evaluation for January. The judge said she’ll set a hearing on whether to resume criminal proceedings after she receives the defense expert’s report.
Hannah Kendrick of Creston, left, crochets alongside Anna Weisshaar of Creston during Kendrick’s free “Crochet with Hannah” event Monday afternoon at Gibson Memorial Library in Creston. This week, Kendrick taught attendees how to crochet a ponytail hat. The event is for beginners to experts, and the next session will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 27, at the library.
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