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By BAILEY POOLMAN because of private health CNA staff reporter bpoolman@crestonnews.com

Terry Freeman of Creston was appointed to the at-large position on Creston City Council Tuesday evening during the regularly scheduled meeting at the restored Creston Depot.

Freeman was chosen among seven candidates to fill the position vacated by Christine Nielsen in October

This flow chart explains the Instructional Support Levy and how it works.

By SCOTT VICKER

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Residents in the Creston Community School District will have their chance to ask questions about the Instructional Support Program CCSD Board of Directors are considering participating in.

The public hearingwill be held 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16 prior to the regularly sched-

uled board meeting.

The board unanimously approved consideration for participation in the Instructional Support Program during Monday’s meeting.

Following the public hearing, the board will vote on whether or not to participate in the Instructional Support Program, which includes the Instructional Support Levy.

What is ISL? School spending is limit-

and financial concerns.

“The city administrator, Mike (Taylor), and I did a bunch of interviews with people, and after speaking to everyone, he (Freeman) kind of fit the whole scenario,” said Creston Mayor Gary Lybarger. “He was the best one, so that’s why I picked him. I was impressed and he seemed to be really CITY | 2A

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ed to a maximum amount of authorized spending per child. The base amount for fiscal year 2017 is $6,457 per child.

ISL allows a school district to increase its spending authority by a maxiumum of 10 percent.

Instructional Support is a levy that can be generated from property taxes, income surtax or a combination of both.

Once passed, school dis-

tricts are then able to annually review the ISL and determine what formula it uses for each fiscal year.

For example, a school district could use the maximum of 10 percent one year and choose to use only 6 percent the following year.

Or, it could elect not to use ISL at all in a given year.

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Terry Freeman, left, shakes Creston Mayor Gary Lybarger’s hand after taking his oath of office and becoming the Creston City Council at-large member during the regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday evening at the restored Creston Depot. Freeman replaces Christine Nielsen, who vacated her position in October.

Germany launches Europe-wide manhunt for Tunisian suspect

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Festive band: The Nodaway Valley High School pep band donned festive holiday hats and played several Christmas-themed songs in between the girls and boys basketball games between the Wolverines and East Union Tuesday in Greenfield.

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BERLIN (AP) — German authorities have launched a Europe-wide manhunt for a Tunisian man with ties to Islamic extremists who has been identified as a suspect in the Berlin Christmas market attack, lawmakers said Wednesday.

The man is being sought in Germany and across Europe’s border-free travel zone, Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said after briefing Parliament’s domestic affairs committee. He stressed “this is a

suspect, not necessarily the perpetrator. We are still investigating in all directions.”

Twelve people were killed and 48 others injured when a truck plowed into a popular Berlin market Monday evening. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility.

De Maiziere wouldn’t give details on the new suspect, but committee members said he’s believed to be Tunisian.

The man is in his early 20s and apparently has used var-

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ious identities, said Stephan Mayer, a senior lawmaker with Germany’s governing conservatives. He said the man was considered part of the “Salafist-Islamist scene” by authorities and apparently had previously spent time in pre-deportation detention in Germany after his asylum application was rejected.

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DEATHS Lorene Brezo Maryville, Mo.

Lorene Kay Brezo, age 68, formerly of Corning, Bedford and Lenox, passed away Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, at Village Care Center in Maryville, Missouri.

N o services a r e scheduled.

Memories may be s h a r e d Brezo with the family at www.ritchiefuneralhome. com under obituaries. Arrangements were entrusted to the Ritchie Funeral Home, 1406 Madison Ave., in Bedford.

Lorene Kay (Carr) Brezo was born Oct. 6, 1948, in Creston, the daughter of Dale Carr and Erma Blanche (Bayman) Carr. She grew up in the Corning area, graduating from Corning High School with the class of 1967. As a student, Lorene always maintained good grades.

After graduation, she attended a one year business course at the CE School of Commerce in Omaha,

Charles ‘Chuck’ Clark III Creston

Charles “Chuck” Clark III, 43, of Creston died Sunday, Dec. 18, 2016, at his home in Creston.

Memorial services will be 10 a.m.

Saturday, Jan. 7, at Open B i b l e Church in Winfield.

The Rev. A s h e r Clark III Smale will officiate.

Inurnment will be in Winfield Scott Cemetery in Winfield. Memorials may be directed to the family for his children. Pearson Family Funeral Service and Cremation Center, 809 W. Montgomery St., in Creston is in charge of local arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www. pearsonfuneralhomes.com.

Charles “Chuck” Gerard Clark III, son of Charles Gerard Clark Jr. and Patricia Louise (Heinzel) Clark, was born Oct. 20, 1973, in Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland. Chuck began working at age 14 at a local restaurant in WinPRINTED WITH

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Nebraska, graduating in 1968.

Lorene worked as a medical secretary at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Omaha.

In 1984, she was united in marriage to Bill Brezo.

In 1996, Bill passed away.

Lorene possessed a photographic memory with the ability to remember dates and past events with remarkable ease. She also had a tremendous vocabulary and loved writing and reading books. She was fortunate to have some of her short stories published in magazines while she was in high school.

Left to cherish Lorene’s memory are her four siblings, sister Nadine Bradway and husband Lawrence of Lindale, Texas; brother Jerry Carr of Corning; sister Janice Jennings and husband Roy of Bedford, Texas; and sister Avis Curphey and husband Lloyd of Maryville, Missouri; along with many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Preceding Lorene in death are her parents, Dale and Erma Carr, and her husband Bill Brezo.

May Lorene be at peace in God’s loving care. field. Chuck also babysat for family friends. He then worked construction and worked for Blue Bird, assembling school buses.

As a boy, Chuck was a member of the Cub Scouts and participated in church youth group. He participated in football and baseball while in school.

Chuck is survived by his children, Kaitlynn of Muscatine, MaCayla of Grandview, Stavros of Winfield and Savannah of New London; granddaughter Allison of Muscatine; parents, Charles and Patricia Clark of Winfield; sister Jeannie (Clint) Jaeger of Keota; brother Danny Clark of West Virginia; grandfathers, James Heinzel of West Burlington and Charles Clark of Akron, Ohio; nieces, Julie, Carly and Claire, all of Keota; nephew Cason and several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Chuck was preceded in death by his grandmothers, Jean Heinzel and Loretta Adams-Clark; step-grandmother Betty Clark; uncles, Bobby, Frank and L.J. Clark and great-grandparents.

Leona Kester Lenox

Leona Kester, age 97, died peacefully at Vintage Park in Lenox on Dec. 20, 2016.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m.

Friday, D e c .

23, at Pearson Family Funeral Service a n d Kester Cremation Center, 701 Seventh St., in Corning. Rev. Ken Rummer and Pastor Tony Johnson will officiate.

Burial will be in Methodist Grove Cemetery in rural Adams County. Open visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. with family receiving friends from 6 to 7 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 22, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Stringtown Church and/or Vintage Park in Lenox. Pearson Family Funeral Service and Cremation Center of Corning is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.pearsonfuneralhomes.com.

Leona Georgia (Stalder) Kester, the daughter of Georgia (Roberts) and Fred Stalder, was born June 2, 1919, on the family farm. She grew up attending country school along with her many siblings.

On Feb. 1, 1945, Leona married her soulmate Dean Kester. They started their life together as a military couple, and then came home to farm in Adams County. Born to bless their lives were two sons, Ed and Larry. Dean and Leona raised crops, hay, chickens, cattle and pigs. Leona’s life revolved around her farmlife, family and church. She enjoyed the harvest from her garden, the beautiful flower beds she raised and shared, camping and fishing. She and Dean spent many evenings playing

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the cab of the truck, but that it’s not clear that he was also the perpetrator,” said Burkhard Lischka of the Social Democrats, the junior governing party.

A Tunisian official said German investigators are

cards with their siblings and families. She was well known for her extensive owl collection throughout the whole house. Leona was a member of the Neighborly Neighbor card club and a lifetime member of Stringtown Community Church where she and Dean were honored and recognized September 2014 for their dedication, service, and leadership to God and the church family.

Leona’s family was her pride and joy. She kept busy embroidering tea towels and pillowcases, and creating beautiful patchwork quilts for each of the grandchildren. Her homemade cinnamon rolls and macaroni and cheese were known to cause a fight amongst the grandkids for the “last” one. She and Dean spent countless hours, over the years, playing rummikub.

She was always ready for another game with visitors.

The legacy Leona leaves is the devotion, commitment and love that her and Dean shared together for 72 years. They had a true lovestory and remained together until the end.

Left to cherish her memory are her husband and love of her life, Dean Kester; two sons, Ed (Jan) and Larry (Denise) Kester; six grandchildren, Bret, Brennan and Curtis (Erin) Kester, Kami (Sam) DeAlejandro, Rod Kester and Darcy (Brad) Matheny; seven great-grandchildren, Ryan and Zach Kester, Seth, Ethan and Daxton DeAlejandro, and Evelyn and Nora Kester; one great-great grandchild JoLee DeAlejandro; twin brother Leo (Dixie) Stalder; several nieces and nephews; other special relatives and friends and the caring staff at Vintage Park.

Welcoming her into heaven are her parents Fred and Georgia Stalder; brothers, Melvin, Alvin and Edgar Stalder and sisters, Clarrisa Wallace, Evelyn Hardisty and a baby sister who died at birth.

trying to determine the role of the man, who he said was named Anis Amri. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because the German government hasn’t publicly commented on the potential suspect, said Tunisian authorities are requesting more information on the German probe into the suspect. He declined to comment further.

Al Hoepker Creston

Al Hoepker, 91, of Creston died Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, at his home near Creston.

Services will be 1 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 23, at First United Metho d i s t Church in Creston. The Hoepker Rev. Jodi Rushing will officiate.

Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery in Creston with flag presentation by Theodore J. Martens, Creston VFW Post No. 1797. Open visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22, at Powers Funeral Home, junction of highways 34 and 25, in Creston with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Memorials are to First United Methodist Church in Creston.

Online condolences may be left at www.powersfh. com.

Allison Arthur Hoepker, son of Edwin H. Hoepker and Ella Brammier, was born April 2, 1925, in Syracuse, Nebraska. He attended school in Syracuse Community Schools.

Al served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1948, where he served in Hawaii. After returning home, he

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Freeman read an oath in front of the American flag before taking his position at the end of the council table next to Council Member Ron Higgins.

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“Being a member of the community my whole life, I guess I hit a point in my life where it was time to give back,” Freeman said. “I guess this is just one way I can do that.”

Freeman submitted a letter of interest for the position and met with Lybarger and Taylor for a lengthy discussion before he was chosen as the new council member. The at-large term will be up for election in November 2017 and will end Dec. 31, 2017.

Freeman also said he plans to meet with Taylor after Jan. 1 to discuss the various departments within the city and the projects the city has undertaken.

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worked for Raymond Frances as a hired hand.

In 1952, Al married Alma Jane Gehrke in Creston and they settled on a farm where he worked with Harold Symonds in Union County. He continued to farm there throughout his life.

He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Creston, Creston VFW Post No. 1797, American Legion and bowled for several years.

Al is survived by his wife Alma Hoepker of Creston; daughter Debra (Dick) Linderman of Sedalia, Missouri; sons, John Hoepker and William (Teresa) Hoepker, both of Creston; sister Laverna (Harold) Wesack of Bloomington, Illinois; sister-in-law Maxine Hoepker of Creston; grandchildren, Amanda (Jarett) Phillippe of Sedalia, Missouri, Josh Linderman of Sedalia, Missouri, Coleton Hoepker of Winterset, Jacob (Jessica) Hoepker, Joey Hoepker and Jenny (Casey) Purdum, all of Creston and great-grandchildren, Chase Phillippe, Gretchen and Daphne Hoepker and Jace, Hadley, Ryleigh and Jolie Purdum.

Al was preceded in death by his parents and brothers, Elton (Evelyn), Orville (Fern), Kenneth and Robert Hoepker.

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Last year, more than 55,000 people participated on guided hikes that covered more than 133,000 miles on 1,100 hikes across the country.

The Green Valley State Park First Day hike will begin at 10 a.m. and, depending on the weather, will consist of either the 2-mile east trail from the Green Valley Lake dam to the park office or the 1.5-mile trail from the campground back to the park office. “The first year we had 10 hikers, last year we had 34, we are hoping to increase our numbers yet again this year,� said Alan Carr, Green Valley Park Ranger.

This year, participants will gather at the Green Valley State Park Office and staff will shuttle hikers to the either the parking lot on the east side of the Green Valley Lake Dam or the Green Valley Campground to begin. Hikers will

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35, 206 N. Division St., was charged with fifth-degree theft 6:21 p.m. Monday at Union County Law Enforcement Center.

According to a Creston Police report, at 11:28 a.m. and 3:39 p.m. Dec. 11, Bell took items from Casey’s General Store, 200 S. Elm St., and left without paying for them.

Bell was released on promise to appear. —————— Jason Ray Herbel, 34, of Lenox was charged with possession of a controlled substance 3:22 a.m. Tuesday at Wal-Mart.

According to a Creston Police report, Herbel was parked in the parking lot of Wal-Mart, 806 Laurel St., and was fixing a tire that had been damaged by hitting a curb. During the investigation, officers could smell the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle and a container with marijuana was discovered in the vehicle.

Herbel admitted it was his.

Herbel was released on $1,000 bond. —————— Steven Ryan Patterson Jr., 23, of Hampton was charged with second-offense possession of a controlled substance 3:22 a.m. Tuesday

Joseph Oliver Smizer Jr., 38, 217 N. Maple St. Apt. 6, was charged with simple domestic assault 1:49 p.m.

Friday at Union County Law Enforcement Center.

According to a Creston Police report, Smizer and a female victim were arguing in an apartment and the argument became physical.

Smizer was pulling back on the female’s arm so she bit him to make him let go.

Smizer was released on $300 bond. —————— Jami Marie Michael, 23, of Lenox was charged with fifth-degree theft 2:30 p.m.

Saturday at 218 S. Peterson St. According to a Creston Police report, Michael took a curling iron from 218 S. Peterson St., the residence of Brittany Taylor, and took it with her back to Lenox with the intent to deprive Taylor of her property.

Michael was released on promise to appear. —————— Jordan Lee Hibbs, 23, of Pilot Mound was charged with public intoxication 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of South Elm and West Clark streets.

According to a Creston Police report, officers observed a male subject identified as Hibbs walking east on West Clark Street with a large vodka bottle in his hand.

Officers approached Hibbs, who had tossed the bottle to Grain prices quoted at 10 the ground. Hibbs did make a.m. today: admissions to drinking the • United Farmers Co-op, vodka. The bottle was open. Creston: Hibbs consented to a preCorn — $3.08 liminary breath test, which indicated a blood-alcohol content of .05.

Hibbs was released on promise to appear. —————— Christopher Julian Bell,

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According to a Creston Police report, officers conducted a traffic stop in the parking lot at Wal-Mart, 806 Laurel St. Upon further investigation, Patterson was found in possession of a marijuana grinder which contained marijuana.

Patterson was being held on $1,000 bond.

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Looking at next school year’s budget How did December get here so quickly? Wow! This school year is flying by! Christmas is nearly here and the end of our first semester is only a month away. Our students have been presenting their winter music programs and our winter season athletic activities (wrestling, basketball and bowling) are well underway, the FFA crew is delivering fruit and our FBLA group is raising money for the next honor flight for our Union County veterans. Our kindergarten students are enjoying learning on new portable interactive Smart Boards and our high school students have been taking our school drone out to farms to scout fields. Our middle and high school students also continue to live-stream school activities and their broadcasting and technical skills are growing exponentially. Yes, we still work very hard to teach the traditional basics – reading, writing and arithmetic – in our schools, but today’s “basics” involve much more.

On the business side of school, the board and administration continue to plan next school year’s

From the desk of Steve McDermott CCSD Superintendent

budget. District spending has not increased in recent years. However, our student enrollment numbers have declined and our state aid has diminished the past few years, so revenues coming into the district have decreased. Therefore budget alignment measures are necessary. “Budget alignment measures” sounds fairly harmless, but for us, it will include the reduction of a few staff positions. More than 80 percent of most Iowa schools’ total budgets involve staff salaries and benefits, and ours is no different. Therefore, any significant reductions must include staff position cuts.

Last year we actually reduced the district’s budget by more than $350,000 and we plan to reduce the budget by at least that amount again for each of the next two years. While any efficiencies, great

or small, can accumulate and can help us out, our primary focus is on reductions that last and repeat themselves. For example, a position that is cut and is not refilled later down the road is a reduction that repeats itself. Of course, it is less painful when positions can be reduced through attrition, when folks retire or leave for various reasons and their vacated positions are not refilled.

We continue to do our best to capture efficiencies in our facilities as well. For instance, our lights in the Creston Community High School gym have been replaced with new LED fixtures. These produce 10 times the amount of light for one third the cost. Gary Briley and his crew have also installed a high-efficiency heating system in the CCHS wrestling room that will significantly lower the cost of heat in that space. This replaces a system that simply did not function well and was certainly not efficient by today’s standards. Many parking lot lights have also been replaced with new LED fixtures.

Another strategy for budget

alignment is to adjust certain specific parts of our school funding streams. Certain tax levies can be adjusted to allow more flexibility or to stabilize our total school levy rate. One levy program the board continues to consider is the Instructional Support Program. This Instructional Support Levy (ISL) is exactly what its name implies; its funds support instruction and can be used for general fund purposes. An ISL may be established by a board resolution up to five years or approved by the voters up to 10 years. The total program may not exceed 10 percent of the district’s regular program district cost. This program can be funded by property tax, income surtax or a combination of both.

If the board ultimately decides to utilize the ISL and to include property tax as part of the formula, another levy that uses property tax, such as the Cash Reserve Levy, could then be reduced.

Therefore the total school property tax rate would not be raised.

So no, the district does not intend to raise property taxes with such

a program. While it is our duty to do the most we possibly can for our local girls and boys and their learning, we understand our community can only afford so much.

Income surtax can also be included in an ISL formula. Income surtax is often misunderstood.

This is not a direct tax on a person’s total income. It is a small percentage tax on a person’s total Iowa income tax liability in a given year. For example, if a person pays $2,000 in state income tax for a given year and an income surtax of 2 percent is applied, their income surtax for that year would be $2,000 x .02 = $40. This would apply only to individual state income tax and not to corporate income tax. More information is included in the Iowa Code - Sections 257.18 - 257.26.

No matter what challenges we face, we will continue to do whatever it takes to serve our local kids’ learning needs while doing our best to stay within our means.

We hope you enjoy Christmas and this special time of year! Happy Holidays!

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

The College Football Playoffs semifinals occur on New Year’s Eve between Alabama, Ohio State, Clemson and Washington.

There is an astounding total of 41 bowl games between 82 teams in December. The Electoral College is the only college not playing in a bowl game this year.

Dr. Henry J. Heimlich who entered the medical history books by devising the famous anti-choking hold known as the Heimlich Maneuver, died in Cincinnati Sunday.

He was 96. Sadly, Heimlich died before he could save any of the members of the Democratic National Committee.

Democrats staged a final effort to persuade GOP Electoral College voters to abandon Trump Monday. They needn’t worry.

Trump’s will be like any other presidency: the generals won’t let him do anything that hurts the country and Congress won’t let him do anything that helps the country.

Donald Trump was elected president by the Electoral College Monday. It’s placed the crow on the endangered species list because Democrats and pundits are eating so much crow it’s threatening the bird’s population. Thank goodness that someone’s doing something to get rid of those noisy crows.

The Treasury Department is now faced with housing Secret Service agents in Trump Tower to keep the president safe there. He

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takes lots of meeting there. Last week Jim Brown said he fell in love with Trump after meeting him, but then the last person Jim Brown loved he threw out a window.

Donald Trump officially became president-elect this week with his Electoral College win. Let the comedy begin. Trump introduced Dr. Ben Carson to reporters as his pick for HUD Secretary last week in the Trump Tower lobby, and then reporters pointed out to Trump that it was Kanye West.

Bill Clinton was shown on camera Monday leading New York’s slate of faithful electors to the state capitol in Albany to vote for Hillary Clinton. You can’t make it up.

The year that began with Hillary Clinton being called America’s next president is ending with Bill Clinton being called faithful.

“I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas” was voted America’s favorite Christmas song Monday in a nationwide poll by Billboard magazine. Everyone loves the song because it’s so quaint and nostalgic. They play it at all the Trump Thank-You rallies and no one knows it used to refer to snow.

Donald Trump’s election in the Electoral College only galvanized his opponents in Hollywood to

step up their resistance to his presidency. One producer is threatening to make a documentary covering Trump’s entire sexual history.

There are bankers in New York who can’t sit down to this day.

The Federal Election Commission reported that campaign expenditures reveal Donald Trump spent $66 million of his own money on his election, which was onetenth of the total cash spent. He just laughed it off. It’ll be nice having a president with more money than the country.

President Obama handed out 75 pardons and 150 commuted sentences for federal prisoners Monday. He’s issued about 1,200 commutations, most of them life sentences. On release, each prisoner receives a suit, some cash and an Oakland Raiders season ticket.

Poland’s High Court refused an extradition request to bring director Roman Polanski back to L.A. to face old charges. He slept with an underage girl, won the Oscar for Best Picture and Charles Manson murdered his wife. Most directors in Hollywood would be happy with just one of those things.

Donald Trump filled a stadium in Mobile, Alabama on his ThankYou Tour Saturday, where he thanked the evangelical community for their support. He said he loves Southern evangelicals and their traditions. Whenever two or more Southern Baptists are gathered in His name, a chicken must die.

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strategy for us at this time is because money generated through the Instructional Support Levy tool is accompanied by spending authority from the state,” CCSD Superintendent Steve McDermott said at Monday’s meeting.

Currently, a portion of property taxes paid by residents in the school district fall under the cash reserve levy. The cash reserve levy, however, does not provide the school district with any

spending authority.

If the board were to approve participation in the ISL, it would not be in addition to the cash reserve levy.

The board would be trading the ISL for a substantial amount of the cash reserve levy, gaining spending authority by doing so.

“There’s no reason to have cash if you don’t have the authority to utilize it,” M c D e r - McDermott mott said.

“That’s one reason we’ve looked at Instructional Support with the idea that our total school property tax levy will be stabilized and remain the same so we’re not raising that property tax level.”

Funding the ISL The ISL can be funded by property taxes, income surtax or a combination of the two.

Income surtax refers to a small percentage tax applied to the total Iowa income tax owed by a taxpayer.

In the example given by McDermott in his letter to the editor published on page 4A of today’s Creston News

Trump meeting security adviser after attacks abroad PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is planning to meet with his incoming national security adviser in the aftermath of violence abroad as the process of filling top jobs in his administration presses on, marked by some infighting among advisers.

Trump opened his day Wednesday by boasting anew about his Nov. 8 election victory, t w e e t i n g Trump that his win in the Electoral College was more difficult to pull off than winning the popular vote would have been if he had tried. Democrat Hillary Clinton won at least 2.6 million more votes than Trump, an apparent sore point for the president-elect. “I would have done even better in the election, if that is possible, if the winner was based on popular vote but would campaign differently,” he tweeted.

Trump’s meeting with retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, his choice for national security adviser, will come a day after Flynn and several other members of the incoming national security team met with Vice President-elect Mike Pence in Washington.

Aides said the meeting was planned before the acts of violence In Germany and Turkey, though they were discussed. The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the truck attack in Berlin that killed 12 people and injured 48. As well, investigators searched for clues on whether the gunman who assassinated the Russian ambassador to Turkey planned the attack alone.

The gathering with Pence on Tuesday included retired Gen. John Kelly, Trump’s nominee for head of the Department of Homeland Security; retired Gen. James Mattis, the pick for defense secretary; and Rex Tillerson, the head of Exxon Mobil and the intended nominee for secretary of state.

While Trump has assembled his Cabinet at a

quick pace, the process to fill out top White House jobs has been slowed by pushback among some advisers. Some of Trump’s earliest advisers have expressed concern to the president-elect himself that they are getting boxed out in favor of those more closely aligned with incoming chief of staff Reince Priebus, who has chaired the Republican National Committee.

Among those whose future is still in flux is Corey Lewandowski, Trump’s first campaign manager, who was fired after clashing with the president-elect’s family. On Monday, Lewandowski met with Jared Kushner, Trump’s influential son-in-law, and could still be offered a job in the administration, though potentially one that would keep him out of the West Wing — and away from the president.

The president-elect’s transition team has said it expects to announce some White House positions in the coming days.

Trump met Tuesday with candidates for his unfilled Cabinet positions, including prospective hires to run the Department of Veterans Affairs, a beleaguered agency that the Republican businessman has vowed to overhaul.

At Mar-a-Lago, Trump’s palatial Florida estate, the president-elect met with Luis Quinonez, who runs a company with military and health care ties and is said to be under consideration for VA secretary.

He also interviewed Toby Cosgrove, the CEO of the Cleveland Clinic, who was a top contender to replace Eric Shinseki when he resigned from the VA in 2014. Cosgrove later withdrew from consideration.

Trump repeatedly pledged during the campaign to fix the woes at the department and said he would “take care of great veterans.” But he also came under scrutiny for being slow in paying out money raised for veterans groups and for suggesting that “strong” veterans don’t need treatment for mental health problems.

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Trump is also considering Jovita Carranza, who worked in President George W. Bush’s administration, as his choice for U.S. trade representative.

She served as deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration under Bush.

With just a handful of Cabinet posts to fill, Trump is facing some criticism for a lack of diversity in his senior team, which currently includes no Hispanics.

Advertiser, if a person pays $2,000 in state income tax for a given year and an income surtax of 2 percent is applied, the income surtax for that year would be $2,000 x .02 = $40.

CCSD administrators reported 327 out of 333 districts statewide have some form of the ISL for FY 2017, leaving CCSD as one of only six districts in the state not utilizing ISL. Participating in the ISL would be another step in administration’s efforts to realign the budget for CCSD. McDermott said more than $350,000 was cut out

of the budget last year, with plans to cut that much and more for this coming year and to cut at least that much again the following year.

“Keep in mind, there are different pieces to this budget puzzle,” McDermott said. “Some of those involve reductions in spending. Others involve promoting our school so we can increase our enrollment. Others involve strategic budgeting moves or changes in funding when planning the total budget. Potentially implementing the Instructional Support Program is one of those moves.”

CCSD Business Manager Billie Jo Greene suggested the board pass the maximum 10 percent at the January board meeting and then adjust from there.

“Then, each April or whenever we have our budget workshop and budget meeting, the board can decide what percentage, if any, it chooses to implement,” Greene said. “We can go clear up to 10 (percent).

What we’re projecting right now for this coming fiscal year is to start off at 6 percent Instructional Support to offset the cash reserve we’ve used in the past.”

Final round of Aleppo evacuations underway BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian rebels resumed their evacuation from Aleppo on Wednesday, paving the way for the government to reassume control of the war-torn city.

The Syrian opposition agreed to surrender their last foothold in the city last week, marking the most significant victory for President Bashar Assad since an uprising against his family’s four-decade rule swept the country in 2011.

It followed a punishing offensive by the government and its regional allies that drove out tens of thousands of civilians from the east of the city.

The government agreed

to allow the remaining residents — fighters and civilians — to leave as part of the agreement brokered by Russia and Turkey in Ankara last week.

An Associated Press TV crew said four buses from the opposition’s last foothold in the city arrived to the western Aleppo countryside Wednesday, marking the first successful evacuation in over 24 hours.

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 60 buses are expected to evacuate some 3,000 fighters and civilians from the opposition’s last foothold in the city. It is the last convoy set to leave Aleppo before the govern-

ment is expected to declare it has reassumed full control of the city for the first time since rebels carved out an enclave for the opposition in 2012.

Syrian state TV said the evacuations resumed after rebels handed over prisoners taken in previous rounds of fighting.

A dispute delayed the final round of evacuations for over 24 hours after some 20,000 civilians and fighters were bused out of the city.

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HOROSCOPE For Thursday, Dec. 22, 2016 ARIES (March 21 to April 19)This is a wonderful day to enjoy the company of others, especially partners and close friends. You also will enjoy dealing with members of the general public.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)Work-related travel is likely today. Fortunately, you feel upbeat and happy, especially relating to co-workers and customers. People will be honest and candid with you today.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20)This is a fun-loving day!

You will enjoy social outings, sports events and playful activities with children. Seek out opportunities to express your creative talents.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22)Family conversations will go well today, especially with female relatives, moms and aunts. Explore real-estate opportunities; however, wait until tomorrow to act with purpose.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Today you feel quite content with your world. This is why you will enjoy chatting with siblings, neighbors and relatives. It feels good to be upbeat and optimistic.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept.

22)This is an excellent day for business and commerce.

Work-related travel also is likely. Nevertheless, postpone important financial decisions until tomorrow.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Today it’s easy to feel sympathetic and generous to others.

In part, this is because you feel fortunate, but you also have a concern for the welfare of those who are less fortunate.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)You feel content today, which is why you are happy to work behind the scenes. Your busy pace lately has been a bit exhausting, and you know it!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) A conversation with a friend or a member of a group might encourage you to be more ambitious about your future goals. Consider these today; however, wait until tomorrow to finalize anything.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) People notice you today. They might even learn information about you. Just be aware of this in case you want to guard your privacy. Be aware

of your reputation.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)Do something different today, because you are upbeat and eager to explore new situations. In particular, you want to learn something new that interests you. Travel if you can.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) In many ways, you will benefit from others today. Someone might do you a favor or make a promise. Wait until tomorrow to find out if this promise will ring true.

YOU BORN TODAY You approach your goals with

determination. You are hardworking and ambitious. You see the big picture. As this year winds up, start to get ready for 2017, which will be one of the most powerful years of your life - a time of accumulation.

Whatever you have done in the past will now ripen. (2017 also is a good year to buy and sell.)

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Dear Heloise: Is there a recipe to make TARRAGON RED-WINE VINEGAR? I cannot find it anymore, and I find it adds a great touch to my Caesar salad. – Fran P., via email Fran, I have a recipe that starts with a bottle of your favorite red vinegar. For every pint of vinegar, you will want three to four sprigs of fresh tarragon (if you can find it) or 3 tablespoons of dried herbs. Place the herbs in the vinegar bottle and re-cap it. Now all you have to do is let it sit for three to four weeks, strain the herbs, and the vinegar is ready to use. This recipe and others are available in my Heloise’s Seasonings, Sauces and Substitutes pamphlet, which you can order online at www.

Heloise.com, or by sending $3 and a long, self-addressed, stamped (68 cents) envelope to: Heloise/SSS, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. Can’t wait three to four weeks for the vinegar? Speed up the process by coarsely chopping the fresh herbs before adding to the vinegar. – Heloise

REFRIGERATOR ROOM Dear Heloise: With the holiday season in full swing, I end up preparing food for several days before the actual holiday, and refrigerator space becomes quite limited.

To make more room, I make “shelves” using cardboard that I cover in aluminum foil.

I use these foil-covered pieces to stack plates and dishes that otherwise would not be stackable. Makes a little space go a long way! – Lucy P. in Tennessee BASTE ON BARBECUE Dear Heloise: We enjoy barbecuing and tailgating when football season arrives.

Here are a couple of hints we think others would like: First, we like a special barbecue sauce, so we put it in a squeeze bottle and take it with us to be enjoyed like ketchup on french fries and onion rings.

Second, we use a turkey baster to add sauce to foods.

It allows you to place it exactly where you need it, and this way it doesn’t make a mess by dripping all over the

grill. – Jim D. in Chicago CLEANER CUTS Dear Heloise: When slicing into cake, particularly cheesecake or frosted cake, it can get messy. Take a long, sharp knife and run the blade under hot water to warm the metal so that it easily slices through any cake. Wipe the blade dry and use it to cut the cake. If making multiple cuts, wipe the blade each time while running it under hot water again. – Jane D. in New Jersey NEWSPAPER SCRUB Dear Heloise: I recently discovered new uses for old newspapers. I cleaned my ceramic cooktop with a product. It left a film on the cooktop. I used an old newspaper that I had rumpled up to clean it. It works just like old newspaper works on mirrors. It made the cooktop shine like new.

Additionally, I found that old, rumpled newspaper makes the exterior of stainless-steel cookware shine, and eliminates smudges. – Dennis W., via email (c)2016 by King Features Syndicate Inc.

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Beef checkoff referendum results certified by Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship A 50 cents per head assessment will go into effect March 1 n

DES MOINES – The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship certified the results from the referendum held Nov. 30 to reinstate the 50 cents per head Iowa beef

checkoff. Collection of the checkoff will begin March 1.

The certified results show the referendum passed with 56 percent of the more than 1,700 pro-

per head remains in place and will not be affected by the Iowa vote.

A petition to vote on the state beef checkoff was delivered to the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Sept. 2 by the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association. The petition

ducers who voted in favor of reinstatement of the assessment. A simple majority was needed to pass the referendum.

The Iowa beef checkoff will be mandatory, but refunds will be available to interested producers. The federal beef checkoff of $1

contained more than 500 signatures of cattle producers in the state of Iowa who are interested in a referendum.

For information about the beef checkoff and beef checkoff programs, contact the Iowa Beef Industry Council at 515-296-2305 or

email beef@iabeef.org.

In accordance with Chapter 181 of the Iowa code, the department is responsible for holding beef checkoff referendum votes. All costs incurred by the department will be reimbursed by the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association.

Stalker joins UCDA staff The Union County Development (UCDA) announced its recent hire of Mindy Stalker, who has joined the UCDA staff as marketing coordinator.

Within this role, Stalker will coordinate the marketing activities of the organization for the purpose of informing internal and external customers of the activities and successes of the organization and the opportunities in Union County.

“I feel like this career opportunity came at the ideal

time for me, both personally and professionally,” Stalker said. “I am p a s s i o n - Stalker ate about marketing and love being involved with our community. I value the role of UCDA and look forward to executing a campaign that will highlight the positive impact of this organization.”

“I am excited to have Mindy as part of the organization,” said Wayne Pantini, UCDA executive director.

“It is no secret that we have had the challenge of demonstrating the impact UCDA has had for our public and private investors. UCDA has been involved with several good projects and developed strong programs over the years and have not had the staff time and resources to properly show the impact that they have for Union County.”

Stalker officially started her position Dec. 1. She comes to UCDA with years of experience in sales, marketing and management skills. Her background in small business ownership will also provide a unique insight to the challenges rural businesses have.

She also has experience in program development, community outreach, creating marketing materials and event planning. This background will help Stalker to make an easy transition into her position with UCDA.

4-H and FFA to weigh beef Dec. 28 GREENFIELD – Market beef weigh-in for Adair County 4-H and FFA members has been set for Wednesday, Dec. 28, at Adair County Fairgrounds in Greenfield.

All market steers and market heifers must be tagged and weighed to be eligible to exhibit at the 2017 Adair County Fair slated July 19-23.

Each youth may weigh and identify up to six head of market beef for the lead competition. The lead competition includes separate classes for market steers, market heifers and returning market bucket/ bottle calves. Youth planning to exhibit in the junior feeder pen division can weigh up to six head. If a youth is a member of both 4-H and FFA, they may identify that many head for each organization.

4-H’ers planning to show market beef at the Iowa State Fair or AKSARBEN must bring their animals to the weigh-in between 9 and 9:30 a.m. Youth wishing to nominate for either of these shows need to notify the extension office by Dec. 27. FFA members and 4-H’ers planning to exhibit at the county fair only will be able to weigh animals between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m.

There is a $1.50 charge to pay for the ear tag for each market beef animal. Market beef nominated for the Iowa State Fair and AKSARBEN must have a retinal image taken. Nomination fee for Iowa State Fair and AKSARBEN will be $10 per head, which includes ear tag. DNA hair samples are no longer required for AKSARBEN nomination.

of the major factors in determining profitability in a beef enterprise.

For more information about the 4-H market beef project, the Live Beef Performance – No Fit Class or the weigh-in, call the Adair County Extension office at 641-7438412 or 1-800-ISUE399.

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The 4-H beef project provides an opportunity for youth to learn basic animal care and management and recordkeeping skills. All animals are weighed in December so rate of gain can be calculated at the county fair. Rate of gain is one

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AFTON — Interstate 35 wrestling is back-to-back Pride of Iowa Tournament champions.

The Roadrunners earned the team title Saturday in Afton thanks to a team-high of 229 points.

Class 1A ninth-ranked Southeast Warren took home second place with 185.5 points, narrowly edging East Union, which finished third with 181.5.

Bedford/Lenox earned 134.5 points for fourth,

Southwest Valley was seventh with 105 points, Mount Ayr was ninth with 52 and Nodaway Valley was 10th with 13.

East Union had higher expectations coming into the tournament.

“Third place in POI isn’t bad,” East Union coach Justin Staver said. “We just had higher hopes. Last year, two years ago, five years ago we would have been ecstatic.

This year we’re not.”

The Eagles had two champions, Sanden Cheers (160) and Lane Ripperger (285).

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East Union sophomore Lane Ripperger tosses Interstate 35 junior Jake Hutton to the mat during the championship match at 285 pounds during Saturday’s Pride of Iowa Conference Tournament in Afton. Ripperger won by a 4-3 decision for the title.

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Creston News Advertiser | Wednesday, December 21, 2016

PRIDE OF IOWA BOYS BASKETBALL

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Last second shot sends Nodaway Valley past East Union

By RYAN KRONBERG CNA sports editor rkronberg@crestonnews.com

GREENFIELD — Nodaway Valley senior Beau Weinheimer had been quite successful with drives to the basket during Tuesday’s Pride of Iowa Conference boys basketball game against East Union.

With the ball in his hands and the game on the line, Weinheimer changed tactics.

It paid off big time for the Wolverines.

Weinheimer’s pull-up jumper from 15 feet gave the Wolverines the goahead points in a 56-53 win over the Eagles.

F o r m o s t of the Weinheimer game, Weinheimer had been effectively driving to the basket. He was 6-of-9 shooting and had eight total field goals.

East Union’s defense sealed off the lane on the final play. Weinheimer countered with a mid-range jump shot.

“That’s just a play we run, isolation one-on-one,” Weinheimer said. “They’d been guarding me well down low, so I thought I’d pull up for my jumper and it went in.”

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Nodaway Valley sophomore Spencer Lamb drives in for a layup as East Union senior Mason Gossman defends during the second half of Tuesday’s Pride of Iowa Conference boys basketball game in Greenfield.

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Creston JV boys hoops fall STAFF REPORT

C H A R I T O N — Creston’s JV boys basketball team fell at Chariton 43-29 Monday.

The Chargers jumped out to a 23-8 lead at halftime.

“We did not come out focused and playing with any intensity in the first half,” said Creston coach Todd Jacobson. “We let Chariton dictate the tempo in the first half and we did not react well to the physical play.”

The Panthers played better in the second 16 minutes.

“The team came out and played with more energy on both ends of the floor in the second half,” Jacobson said.

Creston was only 1-of-6 at the free throw line, an area the team will work on over the holiday break, Jacobson said.

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Chariton leaders: Noah Weaver 12, Nathan Weaver 11.

GREENFIELD — The good thing of Nodaway Valley’s girls basketball team according to coach Tom Thompson is their best basketball is still to come.

The Wolverines saw a few improvements Tuesday in a 49-14 route of East Union in Pride of Iowa Conference play.

Consistent outside shooting has been a weak spot.

Better shooting from long range will help open up the inside game for the talented duo of Paige McElfish and Josie Clarke.

“We’ve been looking for somebody to make some threes for us,” Thompson said. “We’ve got to be able to spread the floor so those two (Clarke and McElfish) can have more space inside..”

Reagan Weinheimer gave the Wolverines a spark from long range, making 3-of-4 from 3-point range.

“We got some good minutes off the bench from Reagan Weinheimer,” Thompson said.

East Union’s defense collapsed in on McElfish and Clarke relatively effectively.

Clarke was held to one of her lower point totals of the season with only six points.

McElfish had some success in finishing with a gamehigh 13 points.

“East Union did a great job of jamming up the middle,” Thompson said. “That made it really hard on Paige and Josie to get shots.”

That’s where having a quality shooter from downtown can make life easier

CNA photo by RYAN KRONBERG

Nodaway Valley senior Paige McElfish drives past East Union senior Ashley Malone during the second half of Tuesday’s Pride of Iowa Conference girls basketball game. McElfish scored a game-high 13 points in the Wolverines’ 49-14 win.

for Clarke and McElfish.

“If we can get somebody to spread the floor a little bit so teams have to be honest, it’s going to open it up more for those two,” Thompson said.

The Eagles accomplished one of their main goals in keeping Clarke and McElfish in check.

“We tried to limit McElfish some,” said East Union coach Mike Cooley.

“We knew they were going to be a handful.”

East Union’s defense played one of its better games of the season. The Eagles held the Wolverines to 11 points in the first quarter. Nodaway Valley led 11-4 after eight minutes.

The Wolverines did score 15 points in the second quarter.

“The first half, we did a real nice job on the defensive end. We did what we wanted,” Cooley said. “We got Clarke in foul trouble.”

East Union’s offense struggled mightily all game long though. The Eagles were 6-of-25 shooting and missed all five free throws.

The Eagles did not score in the second quarter and only two in the third.

“For some reason, we could not buy a bucket,” Cooley said. “We had some good looks. We just couldn’t get the ball in the basket.

Not scoring any points in the second quarter, it takes the wind out of your sails.”

Even though the offense was struggling, Cooley liked the team’s effort.

“Our girls don’t ever give up. They go full boar the

whole time,” Cooley said.

Playing hard for 32 minutes will lead to good things going forward, he added.

“The whole time, they never quit on me,” Cooley said. “As long as they do that, they’ll get better.”

Nodaway Valley’s defense was strong the whole game.

“Defense is a big part of what we talk about,” Thompson said. “My whole goal is defense. I tell all of my kids that I don’t take you out if you miss a shot, but Ill take you out if you’re out of position defensively or you don’t do your job. We did some good things.”

UP NEXT — Nodaway Valley (6-1, 4-1) is back on the court on Jan. 6 against Pleasantville in Pride of Iowa Conference play.

East Union (1-7, 1-4) returns to action on Jan. 6 against Class 2A fourthranked Central Decatur in Afton.

EAST UNION (14) — Olivia Eckels 1 0-2 2. Sidney McFee 1 0-2 2. Kendra Kirkland 2 0-0 4.

Mara Weis 2 0-0 4. Totals — 6 0-6 14. 3-point goals — 0 (Casey Walter 2, Ryan Collins 2, Mason Gossman 1, Kyle Campbell 2). FG shooting — 6-35 (43.2 percent).

Assists — none. Steals — none.

Rebounds — 25. Turnovers 29.

Team Fouls 14.

NODAWAY VALLEY (49) — Paige McElfish 3 4-6 13. Reagan Weinheimer 0 0-2 9. Annie Herr 3 0-0 6. Josie Clarke 3 0-1 6. Alyssa Davis 1 3-3 5. Riley Lonsdale 2 0-0 4. Jodi Baudler 0 0-2 3. Addie Lamb 1 1-1 3.. Totals — 13 8-15 49. 3-point goals — 5 (Paige McElfish 1, Reagan Weinheimer 3, Jodi Baudler 1). FG shooting — 18-47 (38 percent). Rebounds — 38 (Paige McElifsh 11, Annie Herr 6, Josie Clarke 5). Steals — 13 (Paige McElfish 4, Annie Herr 3). Blocked shots — 1 (Josie Clarke 1) Turnovers — 18. Team fouls — 9. Fouled out — None.

EU — 4 4 6 14 NV — 11 26 39 49

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Nodaway Valley coach Darrell Burmeister was amazed at Weinheimer’s shots around the basket. “They were almost NBA layups,� Burmeister said. “I don’t know how they go in. He’s got a nice touch on that.�

The Wolverines had a steal on the ensuing inbounds pass.

Nodaway Valley earned its second thrilling win over East Union this month. The Wolverines won 69-68 on an overtime buzzer-beater in Afton on Dec. 2.

Nodaway Valley added one free throw from Brady Hilpipre with less than a second left for the final margin.

Weinheimer’s shot and Hilpipre’s free throw capped a 8-0 run to end the game.

Weinheimer started the

run with a 3-point basket, cutting the East Union lead to 53-51 with one minute to go. Nodaway Valley picked up a steal. Spencer Lamb’s layup tied the score. East Union missed on the ensuing possession and Nodaway Valley grabbed the rebound. It set up Weinheimer’s big shot. “It’s crazy,� Weinheimer said. “We’re lucky to come out on top of them. That’s a good team there.�

Weinheimer’s consistently worked on his shooting.

Those extra shots in the practice gym paid off. “Beau’s the last kid in the gym usually,� Burmeister said. “Sometimes I say I’m going to work in my room to get ready for school. He’s the guy that’s going to lock up the practice gym. Our guards have shot a lot of threes in the practice gym. This is a continuation of that.�

CNA photo by RYAN KRONBERG

East Union senior Gabe Nixon shoots over Nodaway Valley senior Beau Weinheimer with time winding down at the end of the third quarter of Tuesday’s Pride of Iowa Conference boys basketball game in Greenfield. Nixon made the shot to give the Eagles a 38-34 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

For East Union, it was another heartbreaking loss to Nodaway Valley.

As well as the Eagles started, the finish wasn’t what they needed. “We’ve got to put together 32 minutes of what East Union basketball has come to expect,� said East Union coach Matt Brown. “We haven’t done that his year and we didn’t do that tonight.�

It was all East Union in the opening eight minutes.

Behind the red-hot shooting from senior Casey Walter and senior Ryan Collins, the Eagles stormed out to a 22-8 lead.

Collins had 12 points in the first eight minutes, while Walter added eight.

Collins buried a bucket to start the second, giving the Eagles their largest lead of the game, 24-8. “We played calm,� Brown said. “We expect certain shots out of certain people and we were getting them.�

Walter and Collins led the way. “Casey Walter has worked very hard to get to where he is as a senior and it’s paying off,� Brown said. “Ryan Collins was out last year with a torn ACL. He’s getting back into things. We’re working him in and increasing his role.�

Nodaway Valley’s defense clamped down on East Union. The Wolverines outscored the Eagles 12-1 over the final seven minutes of the quarter. East Union’s lead was only 25-20 at halftime.

The Wolverine defense gave the Eagles top two scorers fits. Gabe Nixon and Mason Gossman were held scoreless in the first half. The two only had eight points each. Gossman came in averaging 18.1 points per game, while Nixon was averaging 17 points a contest. “Our guys did a nice job of collapsing on Nixon and Gossman,� Burmeister said. UP NEXT — Nodaway

CNA photo by RYAN KRONBERG

Nodaway Valley’s bench celebrates after Beau Weinheimer hit the go-ahead shot with five seconds left in Tuesday’s Pride of Iowa Conference boys basketball game against East Union in Greenfield. Nodaway Valley held on for a 56-63 win.

Valley (5-1, 4-1) is back on the court on Jan. 6 hosting Pleasantville.

The Wolverines stand right in the middle of a logjam a top the league standings. Martensdale-St. Marys is also 4-1 in the league. Central Decatur and Interstate 35 are 3-1. “There hasn’t been an easy one,� Burmeister said. “We could easily be 1-5.

We’ve got a lot of games left.

The guys know they have to be ready to play every night out.�

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EAST UNION (53) — Casey Walker 2 1-2 14. Ryan Collins 2 2-4 12. Dillon Weis 1 0-1 2. Gabe Nixon 2 1-1 8. Mason Gossman 3 2-3 8. Kyle Campbell 0 1-1 7.

Matt McGuire 1 0-0 2. Totals — 11

7-13 53. 3-point goals — 7 (Casey Walter 2, Ryan Collins 2, Mason Gossman 1, Kyle Campbell 2). FG shooting — 19-44 (43.2 percent).

Rebounds — 15.

NODAWAY VALLEY (56) — Beau Weinheimer 6 1-2 19, Spencer Thompson 2 0-0 10, Spencer Lamb 3 7-9 13, Dallas Kreager 0 0-0 9. Brady Hilpipre 1 1-2 3. Ryan Baudler 1 0-0 2. Totals — 13 9-13 56. 3-point goals — 7 (Beau Weinheimer 2, Spencer Thompson 2, Dallas Kreager 3).

FG shooting — 20-48 (41.7 percent). Rebounds — 22 (Brady Hilpipre 8, Beau Weinheimer 6).

Steals — 4 (Beau Weinheimer 1, Spencer Lamb 1, Dallas Kreager 1, Brady Hilpipre 1). Blocked shots — 4 (Brady Hilpipre 3).

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Burmeister said. “That’s only the second loss for East Union. They could win out the rest of the way. “It’s going to be a fun conference this year. You can’t take any night off.�

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Cheers wrestled down in weight against Southwest Valley’s Logan Calkins, who was wrestling up from his earlier weight of 152.

“We had some kids step up really well,” Staver said.

“Sanden Cheers got his first tournament victory. It’s great as a junior. He’s been wrestling outstanding, we finally just got him down to weight.”

Overall, the Eagles need to see continued progress to be satisfied with where they’re headed.

“We can’t lose to kids we’re beating in the past,” assistant coach Adam Tallman said. “We’ve got to keep getting better and not only beat those kids but we want to gain on that. If we beat them on points we want to pin them next time.”

Sherman Hayes (126), Memphis Ripperger (138), Matthew Wittstock (145) all took home second-place finishes for East Union. The Eagles had 10 finishers place in the top five in their weight class.

For Bedford/Lenox, Jared Hensley (120) and Drew Venteicher (138) took home individual titles. Hensley scored a pin in his title match win over Southeast Warren’s Bryce Hall in 3:51. Bedford/ Lenox had 10 top-five finishers.

Southwest Valley had eight top-five finishers, and was led by Calkins’ second place performance.

“We couldn’t have practice last night, so instead of trying to make weight, Logan decided he’d wrestle at 160 and he made the finals,”

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East Union freshman Sherman Hayes controls the action from the top position against Bedford/Lenox junior Dylan Heideman during the semifinal match at 126 pounds during Saturday’s Pride of Iowa Conference wrestling tournament in Afton. Hayes went on to win by pin in 3:31.

Southwest Valley coach Jason Wetzel said.

The Timberwolves nearly reached the expectations of Wetzel, despite leaving home several sick wrestlers.

Bryce Newton (220) and Trey Dixon (106) ended the day by grabbing third-place finishes.

“It was a pretty good day for us,” Wetzel said.

Mount Ayr only had five wrestlers, but did secure third-place finishes from Marcus (152) and Cal (170) Duaghton.

For Interstate 35, the team’s second consecutive POI tournament team title was satisfying.

“Our schedule is pretty tough,” Interstate 35 coach Ryan Snyder said. “So when we’re coming back to the POI’s it’s about the first time we’ve seen 1A schools.”

A win over rival Southeast Warren is always welcome in

Truro. Now, the focus turns forward.

“After Christmas we’ll still turn it up,” Synder said.

We’ll see what happens in February, that’s what really matters.”

The Roadrunners were led by first-place finishers Nathan Phillips (113), Class 1A’s fourth-ranked wrestler, and Ethan Elliot. The Roadrunners snatched up 10 top three finishes. Phillips alone racked up 26 team points and Ethan Elliot had 25.5.

Team scores — 1. Interstate 35 229; 2. Southeast Warren 185.5; 3. East Union 181; 4. Bedford/ Lenox 134.5; 5. Martensdale St. Marys 120.5; 6. Wayne 117; 7.

Southwest Valley 105; 8. Central Decatur 103; 9. Mount Ayr 53; 10.

Nodaway Valley 11.

Championship matches 106 — Cole Cassady (MSM) pinned Davin Veach (W) 17-1, 4:00; 3. Trey Dixon (SWV) dec.

Cole Wimber (EU) 9-3.

113 — Nathan Phillips (I35) pinned Wyatt Dale (CD) 12-3 3:25; 3. Levi Parrott (EU) won by pinned Tallon Riedel (B-L) 1:47; 5.

Kolton Schutt (SWV), Bye.

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Southwest Valley junior Merik Gaule, left, and Mount Ayr senior Cal Daughton size each other up during the consolation semifinal match at 170 pounds during Saturday’s Pride of Iowa Conference wrestling tournament in Afton. Daughton won by pin in 50 seconds.

120 —Jared Hensley (BL) pinned Bryce Hall (SEW) 3:51.

3. Casey Baker (I35) maj. dec.

Dominick DiCesare (MSM) 11-3.

5. Tay Vandyne (W) dec. David Walker (CD) 4-3.

126 — Brady Kyner (SEW) pinned Sherman Hayes (EU) 20-5, 4:59. 3. Brody Nelson (I35) pinned Vincent Girardi (MSM) 4:45. 5. Dylan Heideman (B-L) Bye. 132 — Joshua Tibbits (MSM) maj. dec. Blake Bauer (SEW) 9-1.

3. Zac Willey (I35) pinned Hunter clarke (W) 4:51. 5. Nate Briggs (BL) pinned Brett Powers (CD) 0:13.

138 — Drew Venteicher (BL) dec. Memphis Ripperger (EU) 1-0. 3. Brayden Egli (I35) maj. dec. Stetson Baker (W). 5. Austin Wilson (NV) dec. Elliot Ness (CD) 3-0.

145 — Ethan Elliot (I35) dec.

Matthew Wittstock (EU) 10-4. 3.

Colby Page (SEW) maj. dec Luke Jones (CD) 13-2. 5. Dylan Dalton (SWV) pinned Brady Langloss (W) 1:49.

152 — Kade Kelso (CD) maj. dec. Jacob Steinlage (I35) 11-3. 3.

Marcus Daughton (MA) won by forfeit Alec Henderson (SEW). 5.

Hunter Cobb (W) pinned Jacob Walter (EU) 1:57.

160 — Sanden Cheers (EU) pinned Logan Calkins (SWV) 0:52. 3. Mason Woosley (I35) pinned Brian Boggs (W) 1:01.

5. Adam Walker pinned Trevor Flettre 5:40.

170 — TJ Dierking (SEW) dec. Derek Venteicher (BL) 4-3.

3. Cal Daughton pinned Drew Kirkpatrick (I35) 2:00. 5. Merik Gaule (SWV) pinned Ben Saunders (W) 2:17.

182 — Logan Schumacher (MSM) dec. Dante Arzani (I35) 8-6. 3. Bryce Vanderlunen (SEW) dec. Lyndon Bright (SWV) 13-7. 5.

Brenden Christensen (BL) pinned Logan Smith (W) 1:28.

195 — Alex Hommer (SEW) dec. Connor Runyon (W) 10-4. 3.

Beau Boswell (EU) pinned Bryson Rhamy (SWV) 1:15. 5. Cody Sleep (BL) pinned Brock Thompson (I35) 2:20.

220 —Trace Carson (CD) dec. Elijah Williams (SEW) 7-4.

3. Bryce Newton (SWV) pinned Kessler Tomas (EU) 1:56. 5.

Spencer Buban (W) pinned Riley Riedel (BL) 2:22.

285 — Lane Ripperger (EU) dec. Jake Hutton (I35) 4-3. 3. Josh Cox (MA) pinned Dillon Srange (MSM) 2:00. 5. Kyler Christensen (BL) pinned Conner Breger (SEW) 2:33.

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Thank you.

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My grandma is writing this letter for me. I can’t write yet as I am only 5 1/2 months old.

Dad, Mom said I’ve been a good boy this year so far, but I can be naughty sometimes.

But oh well, here is my list for Christmas this year. I need clothes and some nice toys.

For my cousin Braxton, bring something nice for Christmas, too. My cousin Bryce wants a Santa Claus suit so he can look like Santa, too. Also, bring the rest of cousins something nice for Christmas.

By the way, bring my mom and dad something nice, too.

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—————— Dear Santa, My name is Dakota Buchanan. My grandma is writing this letter for me. i can’t write yet as I’m only 17 months old. Dad, Mom said

I’ve been a good boy this year so far, but I can be naughty sometimes. But okay, here is my list – I need clothes and some nice toys. For my brother Braxton, bring something nice for Christmas. Also my brother Bryce wants a Santa Claus suit so he can look like Santa. Bring the rest of my brother and sister something nice for Christmas, too.

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The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the conflict through a network of activists on the ground, said 60 buses were waiting to leave.

Rebels and the government traded blame for the delay.

Syrian state media said on Tuesday evening that “differences among terrorist groups” were holding up the evacuations from Aleppo and from

two rebel-besieged Shiite villages in the country’s north, Foua and Kfarya. The government calls all armed opposition fighters terrorists.

The rebels are supposed to allow the evacuation of the sick and wounded from the two villages as part of a ceasefire deal reached last week to ensure the evacuation of eastern, rebel-held part of the city of Aleppo.

The International Committee of the Red Cross said it was prepared to facilitate the evacuations when they resume.

Spokeswoman Ingy Sedky said the ICRC had already evacuated 750 people from the twin villages. This would leave some 1,500 more requiring evacuation, according to the deal reached by rebels and the government Monday.

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By midday, temperatures in the city hovered around freezing.

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Things we want you to know: Full applicable data speeds apply for the high-speed allotment defined by your Simple Connect Prepaid Plan and data speeds shall be slowed to 1X thereafter for the remainder of the billing cycle. No High-Speed Data applies for Basic Phone Plans. Up to 400MB of your data usage/month/ line may be used while roaming. $10 Unlimited Talk & Text to Mexico and Canada: Simple Connect Prepaid Plan required, plus $10 available funds over plan cost before due date. Unlimited calling to Mexico and Canada only applies to calls placed from U.S. Cellular’s licensed market areas. Roaming calls may incur additional charges based on rates and availability of local wireless carrier. Other restrictions and limitations may apply. Offers valid at participating locations only and cannot be combined. See store or uscellular.com for details. 4G LTE not available in all areas. See uscellular.com/4G for complete coverage details. 4G LTE service may be provided through King Street Wireless, a partner of U.S. Cellular.® LTE is a trademark of ETSI. Limited-time offer. ©2016 U.S. Cellular

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