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Dozens of Creston elementary students have written letters to Santa Claus. Read their letters on pages 2A and 5A of today’s newspaper.

The Creston boys basketball team nearly came up with a huge win Monday. The game against ADM had two overtime periods. More in SPORTS, page 7A. >>

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Three vie for YMCA’s director vacancy

By KYLE WILSON CNA managing editor

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The search for the next executive director at the Southern Prairie YMCA in Creston has been narrowed to three candidates.

They are Fay Parkins of Creston, Keith Worland of Decatur, Illinois, and Ken Sidey of Greenfield. The selection committee, in charge of hiring the next director, interviewed each candidate today.

“We have three qualified candidates,” s a i d Valerie White, president of the YMCA Board of White Directors. “ T h e y each have good qualities, and they each have areas of expertise.”

Parkins is currently a senior financial/actuarial analyst at American Enterprise Group in Des Moines. She has a bachelor’s degree in accounting/management from Simpson College in Indianola, where she was a four-time NCAA qualifier on the golf team.

Worland has served as youth and family director at Decatur YMCA in Illi-

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2015

Danny Jensen’s first, last job with Mustangs

By BAILEY POOLMAN CNA staff reporter

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nois since 2008. He oversees four departments with 40+ employees and three budgets totaling more than $700,000. He has a bachelor of science degree in early childhood education and development from Fontbonne University in St. Louis, Missouri.

Sidey currently serves as executive director of the Warren Cultural Center in Greenfield. He provides daily management of a multi-faceted venue including entertainment programming, building management and a facility rental. He has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Iowa State University in Ames.

Moving forward, White said the selection committee will deliberate after interviews today, make a decision and then offer the job to a candidate early next week. White said the hope is to have a new director in place by late January or early February.

“This has been a long process,” White said, “but this process has allowed us to get the right candidate that will be a success for our Y.” The executive director vacancy was left by Jacki Steffen, who made the decision to retire after holding the position since 2006.

Steffen’s official last day is Dec. 31.

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n a few short weeks, Danny Jensen, Murray Elementary School principal, will

retire.

Jensen, 61, taught in the school district for 22 years before leaving and being rehired as principal, a position he has loved for the past 14 years.

“This has been a very great place to work, great facilities. But, the reason I’ve put all these years in is because of the people,” Jensen said. “I’ve made hundreds, I mean literally hundreds, of lifelong friendships as a result of being in Contributed photo Danny Jensen, Murray Elementary School principal, tenses up for a silly string attack Murray.”

after his students raised money for Hoops for Heart. Jensen is retiring Dec. 31 from his position at the elementary school, but will still coach softball in the summers. Tara Jensen graduated from Page, middle and high school principal, will take over Jensen’s duties.

Education

Audobon High School in Audobon in 1973. He took a year off to work, then attended Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri, where he graduated in 1979 with a degree in business education and minors in physical education, business management and athletic coaching.

Jensen’s first job, after an interview with former high school principal Jerry Brown between high school baseball and softball games, was at Murray as the business education and junior high physical education teacher in 1979. Eventually, he added classes in computers and the like.

He went back to school while he was working and finished a Master of Science in education at Northwest Missouri State University in 1991.

Murray After 22 years of teaching Mustang students, Jensen said he thought he was going to get out of education.

“It’s kind of an odd thing.

I worked one year for my brother at the Harvester Golf Club,” Jensen said.

Jensen worked a full-time position at Harvester Golf Club in Rhodes, which is north of Des Moines, while he maintained his coaching positions as assistant boys basketball and head softball coach.

“My family did not like the move, and we moved back shortly, within two months,” Jensen said. “So, I commuted for that year. It was brutal.”

Jensen said he put 42,000 miles on his vehicle during his year off before accepting a position back at Murray as

principal.

“The principal before me here retired the summer before 2002, and so they hired me back as the principal in the fall of 2002,” Jensen said. “I really enjoyed the golf thing, and I really thought that would go, but the family was more important. So, at the time, I made the decision to give up my personal thing for the betterment of the family. And, as it turned out, it was a great thing.”

Principal Since bringing technology to Murray 30 years ago, Jensen became the technology coordinator for the school district.

“When technology hit the scene in the late ‘90s, education really changed,” Jensen said. “Before, we were all books, paper and pencils,

that kind of thing. And then technology came along. ...

When I first started, I had to teach kindergartners what a mouse was on a computer. They’d never seen one.

Now, I give them an iPad, and they teach me.”

Murray received a HyVee grant 30 years ago to get six new computers.

Now, there are more than 400 computers in the school building.

As a principal, Jensen spends more time in the classrooms than in his office. Every year on March 2, he dresses up in a Cat in the Hat outfit and reads to first graders for Dr. Seuss’ birthday.

In 2009, Jensen had a heart attack, and in honor of his recovery, the students held a Jump Rope for Heart JENSEN | 2A

CNA photo by IAN RICHARDSON

New board, new president:

Tom Eagan, left, takes his oath of office as president of the Creston Community Schools combined board. The board, which includes four current Creston board members and Prescott board member Don Gee, held its first meeting Monday and will become the official board when the districts consolidate in July 2016. The board is currently making decisions affecting the 2016-17 school year.

Galen Zumbach was also sworn in as the combined board’s vice president. Lane Plugge, chief administrator of the Green Hills Area Education Agency, administered the oaths to all new members via video conference. Also pictured is Creston and Prescott Superintendent Steve McDermott.

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INSIDE Deaths

Mervin Husband Bedford

Mervin Husband, age 88, of Bedford entered i n t o p e a c e Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, at G r e e n - Husband f i e l d Manor in Greenfield.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 26, at Ritchie Funeral Home, 222 E. Washington St., in Clarinda with Jeff Cummings officiating.

Visitation with the family will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 26, at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to C.A.R.E. of Creston.

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Patricia Scott Braby Mount Ayr

Patricia Scott Braby, 78, of Mount Ayr died Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, at Ringgold County Hospital in Mount Braby Ayr. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 28, at Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home, 205 W. Monroe St., in Mount Ayr. The Rev. Barron Geiger and the Rev. Wayne Heffner will officiate the service. Burial will be at a later date. Memorials may be directed to Hope Ministries. Online condolences may be left at www. watsonarmstrongfh.com.

Patricia Lee Rusk, daugh-

family on our website at www.ritchiefuneralhome. com under obituaries. Arrangements were entrusted to the Ritchie Funeral Home of Clarinda.

Mervin Leroy Husband was born Nov. 19, 1927, in Delta to John Husband and Veva Muriel (Griggs) Husband. Mervin was a farmer and auctioneer.

On Aug. 8, 1956, he married Alice Eden and they lived on a farm near Bedford.

Mervin was preceded in death by his parents; wife Alice Husband; sister Veva and brothers, Kenny, Dale and Clarence.

Survivors include his daughter, Kathy (Marvin) Umphrey of Creston; son Cecil (Lori) Green of Manor, Texas; granddaughter Amanda Husband of Creston and sisters, Margaret Herr and Dorothy Gibson. ter of Earl and Opal (Ceciel) Rusk, was born July 31, 1937, in Mount Ayr. Pat grew up in Mount Ayr and graduated from Mount Ayr High School.

On Dec. 30, 1956, Pat married Kenny Scott. They later divorced.

Pat worked many years for Casey’s General Store as a district manager.

Pat is survived by her sons, Jackson (Tammy) Scott, James (Nancy Thomas) Scott, Jeffrey (Virnita) Scott and John Scott; sister Jean (Keith) Walters; sister-in-law Thelma Rusk; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; lifelong friend Shirley Thornton; many nieces, nephews and friends.

Pat was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Glendoris Mackerman and Mary Ann Brown and brother Bill Rusk.

4-H and FFA to weigh beef Dec. 30 All market steers and market heifers must be tagged and weighed to be eligible to exhibit at the 2016 Adair County Fair slated July 20-24.

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GREENFIELD — Market beef weigh-in for Adair County 4-H and FFA members has been set for Wednesday, Dec. 30, at the Adair County Fairgrounds in Greenfield. All market steers and market heifers must be tagged and weighed to be eligible to exhibit at the 2016 Adair County Fair slated July 20 – 24.

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.

The weigh-in will take place at the Adair County Fairgrounds in Greenfield.

4-H’ers planning to show market beef at the Iowa State Fair or AK-SARBEN must bring their animals to the weigh-in between 9:00 and 9:30 a.m.

Youth wishing to nominate for either of these shows need to notify the Extension office by December 28th. FFA members and 4-H’ers that plan to exhibit at the county fair only will be able to weigh animals between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.

There is a $1.50 charge to pay for the ear tag for each market beef animal. Nomination fee for Iowa State Fair will be $10 per head (includes ear tag). Nomination fee for AK-SAR-BEN will be $5 per head.

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 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 641-743-8412 or 1-800ISUE399.

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US high school graduation rate hits record 82 percent U.S. students are graduating from high school at a higher rate than ever before, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics. The nation’s high school graduation rate hit 82 percent in 2013-14, the highest level since states adopted a new uniform way of calculating graduation rates five years ago.

What’s more, the gap between white students and black and Hispanic students receiving high school diplomas continues to narrow, and traditionally underserved populations like English language learners and students with disabilities continue to make gains, the data show.

“America’s students

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have achieved another record milestone by improving graduation rates for a fourth year,” said Arne Duncan, U.S. secretary of education. “The hard work of teachers, administrators, students and their families has made these gains possible, and as a result, many more students will have a better chance of going to college, getting a good job, owning their own home and supporting a family. We can take pride as a nation in knowing that we’re seeing promising gains, including for students of color.”

“A high school diploma is absolutely critical, absolutely attainable and key to

future success in college, in the workforce and in life,” said John King, delegated deputy secretary. “It is encouraging to see our graduation rate on the rise, and I applaud the hard work we know it takes to see this increase. But too many students never get their diploma, never walk across the graduation stage, and while our dropout numbers are also decreasing, we remain committed to urgently closing the gaps that still exist in too many schools and in too many communities.”

Since 2010, states, districts and schools have been using a new, common metric, the adjusted cohort

graduation rate, to promote greater accountability and develop strategies that will help reduce dropout rates and increase graduation rates in schools nationwide.

For four consecutive years, graduation rates have continued to climb, which reflects continued progress among America’s high school students.

The department has invested more than $1.5 billion in early learning; implemented strategies that improve achievement and close opportunity gaps and awarded billions of dollars through such grant programs as Race to the Top, Investing in Innovation and School Improvement Grants; and expanded college access and affordability for families.

“The current bunch of students here, I just want to tell them to press on.

Learn as much as they can and become successful.”

event. Jensen said if they raised a set amount of money, each class could cover him in silly string. Each class ended up with 60 seconds, and Jensen was covered with the stuff by the end of the event.

“The current bunch of students here, I want to tell them to press on,” Jensen — Danny Jensen said. “Learn as much as they Murray Elementary can and become successSchool principal ful. That’s been my goal for the past 30-some years, that to be in the kids’ lives anythey become successful.” more,” Jensen said. “Every Retirement team I’ve ever coached, Jensen’s retirement, offi- I’ve considered those girls cially set for Dec. 31, comes my daughters while they’re at an odd time of the year. playing for me. I’m still goHe and the Murray admin- ing to do that part of it, but istration discussed proceed- I’m going to miss out on the ing with one principal for young learning.” the whole district, so Jensen Jensen was head football will not have a replacement. coach for 14 seasons, head Tara Page, Murray sixth junior high football for through 12th grade princi- three, head softball for 35, pal, will add the elementary assistant boy’s basketball school to her resume. for 13, head baseball for sev“During the discussions en and junior high volleyball last spring, I was semi-ready for two. to retire last year. But, when “I’m not going to totalthey made that announce- ly retire. I’m still going to ment, they wanted to kind of coach softball. I’ll still hang have a semester of planning, around the sports program,” transitioning, to get duties Jensen said. “I just realized assigned and that type of I wanted to finish while I thing,” Jensen said. “They still felt good, while I still gave me the opportunity of felt like I was doing the job one semester to see whether correctly. And so, I do. I or not that’s how they want- feel that. Some retirees go ed to continue.” too long. I didn’t want that Page, who taught in the to be me.” district for 10 years and is in Jensen also said he felt her second year as a Murray education has become a principal, was mentored by younger person’s ballgame, Jensen during the past year and so passing the torch and a half. to Page was a good fit. He “I think the hardest part thanked Murray Superinis just knowing I’m not go- tendent Alan Miller, as well ing to influence as many as the Murray School Board kids anymore. I’m not going members, for their contin-

Contributed photo

Murray Elementary School Principal Danny Jensen poses for a photo with a student as Cat in the Hat to celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss. Jensen, who has been principal in Murray for 14 years, is retiring Dec. 31.

ued support and leadership at the school.

“I’ve been blessed with great teachers,” Jensen said.

“I got to say, you don’t stay in as principal for 14 years without having great teachers.”

After retirement Jensen said once he officially retires, he plans to do a lot more things he wasn’t able to before, like golf and travel.

“I’m going to play some golf,” he said. “I’m a lifelong golfer. My softball kind of keeps me from doing that in the summer, but maybe now I might get some off season golf in.”

Jensen’s wife Dorothy retired this past year after 36 years as the kindergarten teacher in Murray, and the two plan to make road trips

to Ames for Cyclone events, as well as other traveling trips.

Jensen has been the adult Sunday school teacher at Murray Baptist Church and plans to continue being active in his church community. He is also part of the Little League Recreation Board in the area.

He and his wife have three daughters: Julianna, a kindergarten teacher in Missouri; Jocelyn, a pre-kindergarten teacher in Ballard; and Jennifer, a stay-at-home mother of two daughters, Aubri, a first grader, and Alexa, 2 years old, in Chariton.

“I’ve been very grateful of the experience that I’ve had,” Jensen said. “Murray’s done a lot more for me than I’ve done for Murray.

It’s just been a great place.”

Letters to Santa Dear Santa, Please may I have a treasure Wixn, a Barbie and Barbie house!

Love Lydia W. —————— to Santa from Lilly James Lilly’s wish list! a tennis racket, a phone, a art studio, a pig and a American girl doll.

Love, Lilly James to Santa Clause: —————— Dear Santa, I might have been good this year but you can bring me whatever. But I am going to ask you a few questions.

Here are your questions.

Could you bring me a Barbie

doll dreamhouse for Christmas? And I would like a new Barbie horse. And I would like a Mrs. Claus and Santa Claus please for Chrsistmas.

And I would like a real Barbie and real Ken please make it a wedding set with it too for Christmas.

Do you have Rudolf the red nosed reindeer? And does he guide your sleigh? Do you have Prancer and Dixon and all of the reindeers that were in the Christmas movie? Can I please have a new high chair for babies? Can I please have a bouquet of flowers to give to my mom for Christmas?

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Dear Santa, My name is Rogan and I am 4 years old so my mommy is helping me write this letter to you. How have you and Mrs. Claus been doing this year? I really like my Elf on the Shelf Red that you send to me. He hides in lots of silly

places. I have tried to be good but being 4 is hard sometimes!

Could you please bring me some more shopkins and a new baby doll?

Love, Your friend Rogan P.S. Tell Rudolph and the other reinderr hi!

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Driver’s license

Schedule of driver’s license examiners: Bedford: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., treasurer’s office, Taylor County Courthouse, 407 Jefferson St. Corning: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., treasurer’s office, Adams County Courthouse.

Driving tests on Wednesday mornings by appointment.

Creston: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., treasurer’s office, Union County Courthouse, 300 N. Pine St. Driving tests Wednesdays. Call 782-1710 for an appointment.

Greenfield: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., treasurer’s office, Adair County Courthouse, 400 Public Square.

Mount Ayr: Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., treasurer’s office, Ringgold County Courthouse, 109 W. Madison St. Osceola: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., treasurer’s office, Clarke County Courthouse, 100 S. Main St. Winterset: Monday through Friday, 8:15 a.m. to 3:45 p.m., Madison County Courthouse, 112 N. John Wayne Drive.

Tuesday

WIC clinic, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 3:30 p.m., Alegent Creighton Health at Home in Corning. For more information, call 641-3224096.

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun

Shop, noon to 5 p.m., 308 W. Union St. Free community meal, 5 to 6 p.m., United Church of Christ (Congregational), 501 W. Montgomery St. I Think I Can Child Care Center Board of Directors, 5:30 p.m., I Think I Can Child Care Center.

Eagles Aerie, 7 p.m., Eagles Lodge.

Southwest Iowa Dancers, 7 to 10 p.m., the Junction (Hwys 2 and 65) east of Leon. Homemade buffet for free will offering before dance.

Eagles Auxiliary, 7:30 p.m., Eagles Lodge.

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

Wednesday

TOPS 116, 9:30 a.m., United Church of Christ (Congregational), 501 W. Montgomery St. Southwest Iowa Dancers Jam Session, 6 to 9 p.m., Chicken Inn, 3 miles west of Creston on Hwy 34.

Thursday

Blue Grass Optimist Club of Creston, noon, The Pizza Ranch.

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

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

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

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Greater Regional Medical Center Alex Weaver and Maggie Chapa of Lenox are parents of a son born Dec. 18, 2015. Hunter James Weaver weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long.

Grandparents are Margarita Pena of Lenox, James and Heidi Weaver of Lenox, Jason and Margaret Climie of Smithville, Missouri, and Robert Chapa of Texas.

Great-grandparents are Ramon and Maria Quintanilla of Lenox, Bill and Sharon Parrish of St. Augustine, Florida, and Dale and Treasa Weaver of Lenox.

Police

Randall Romesburg, 906 W. Adams St., reported he received several pieces of mail indicating numerous credit cards and store accounts had been opened in his name without his permission or knowledge. Some of the accounts had been used to make purchases.

Loss estimate is unknown.

Miscellaneous Reckless driving, 7:54 a.m., Monday, New York Avenue.

Fraud, 9:09 a.m., Monday, West Adams Street.

Talk to officer, 11:03 a.m., Monday, North Poplar Street.

Information, 11:09 a.m., Monday, North Pine Street.

Traffic control, 11:56 a.m., Monday, West Taylor Street.

Talk to officer, 12:56 p.m., Monday, North Pine Street.

Welfare check, 1:11 p.m., Monday, Laurel Street.

Assault, 1:59 p.m., Monday, North Cherry Street.

Information, 2:40 p.m., Monday, Russell Street.

Talk to officer, 2:58 p.m., Monday, South Poplar Street.

Welfare check, 3:35 p.m., Monday, North Cedar Street.

Vandalism, 5:06 p.m., Monday, West Lucas Street.

Traffic stop, 5:24 p.m., Monday, North Pine Street.

Domestic dispute, 7:01 p.m., Monday, South Maple Street.

Theft, 7:19 p.m., Monday, North Pine Street.

Accidents

No citations were issued after an accident 9:20 p.m.

Friday on Highway 25.

According to a Union County Sheriff report, Rebecca Adeline Holbrook, 22, of Lenox, driving a 2000 Dodge north on Highway 25, said a deer ran onto the road, she swerved to avoid the deer and drove into the ditch on the east side of the road.

Holbrook was transported by ambulance to Greater Regional Medical Center, where her condition is currently unknown.

Damage estimate is $100 to Holbrook’s vehicle.

—————— No citations were issued after an accident 11:45 a.m.

Saturday in Cass County.

According to an Iowa State Patrol report, Matthew H. Paulson, 20, of Adair, driving a 2000 Buick east on Highway 83 entering Wiota, crossed the center line for unknown reasons, entered the westbound lane, where Donna J. Kopaska, 75, of Adair, driving a 2000 Dodge, attempted to avoid the collision by braking and steering to the right shoulder, and Paulson struck Donna Kopaska’s vehicle. Donna Kopaska’s vehicle came to rest, and Paulson’s vehicle continued approximately 100 feet and came to rest in the roadway.

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Need to get a grip One of the hardest things to do when we feel afraid and anxious is to keep things in perspective.

And it’s times like this that we really need perspective. The dangers of terrorism, of course, are real, but we really need to get a grip. There are those now who refuse to go to a movie, or they avoid restaurants, or swear off ballgames, all out of fear. The problem is our fear plays right into the hands of those who wish to harm us.

Certainly, the Middle East is chaotic and dangerous, plus our own nation is beset with mass shootings, so it’s natural to be disturbed by these circumstances.

Then, when you combine a dangerous world with today’s 24/7 news coverage, universal social media and a frenzied presidential campaign, why wouldn’t we feel anxious?

Never mind that the world has

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always been dangerous, that mankind has relentlessly engaged in warfare, that killers have always lived among us and man’s inhumanity to man has been a constant.

Today’s Americans seem to think ISIS threatens our nation like never before, but that’s ridiculous. It seems worse than previous threats because with social media, we all learn about attacks immediately, and each event dominates the news for days and weeks. The difference is also in our politics where candidates can’t wait to get before a camera and pontificate about how it wouldn’t happen if they were in charge.

To develop perspective, it helps to have lived during many worldwide crises. It helps to look back at the history of our nation and realize there’s hardly been a time when we weren’t under some kind of threat.

It was agonizing for the United States during World War II to watch the Nazis take over Europe, and it was a horrible shock when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. But we responded differently then.

Yes, with force naturally, but the American people were united and responded with courage, sacrifice and determination, and most refused to be terrorized. It seems Americans were just tougher then than we are today.

To know what fear is, you had to have lived during the time when there was a very real possibility of nuclear war with Russia. We understood that the massive numbers of nuclear bombs on each side

wouldn’t just hurt a few hundred people; we knew they could destroy our world.

That’s why I can’t accept the premise that the United States is going to be conquered by less than 50,000 fanatical jihadists as many politicians would have us believe.

Have we forgotten the words of President Franklin Roosevelt: “We have nothing to fear but fear itself?”

We’re getting ourselves all worked up about terrorism and don’t stop to think that as scary as ISIS is, we are a nation with immense resources and we should not be cowering in fear of them.

Plus, our fear is their most powerful weapon against us, and our hateful reaction to Muslims in general is their second most powerful weapon against us.

In our political climate, everyone has a theory about what should be done to fight ISIS.

Never mind that most of the calls for action by candidates and pundits are already being carried out now by our military. Just because our political and military leaders and security officials don’t publicize everything they’re doing, it doesn’t mean there’s nothing being done. In fact, it’s smart not to warn enemies about our strategies and, frankly, we are safer when blabbermouth critics are kept in the dark.

Some of this fear and insecurity of the American people can be blamed on cable news. Its wall-towall coverage of tragic events simply compounds our fears, making it appear as if we all live in constant jeopardy. We do not live in constant jeopardy, despite the fact there’s always war and killing going on somewhere in this world.

We should remember we are humans, and living in peace has never been our strong suit.

Letter to the editor

An idea for a skating rink From Jim Stalker Creston

I brought this up last year, but nobody picked up on it. Some of my ideas aren’t worth the space they’re printed on, but once in awhile, a good one slips through.

I’d like this one to be one of those.

In days gone by, McKinley Lake, when it had frozen over, was a good place to ice skate. That is, when conditions were right, when there wasn’t snow drifting over it in uneven spaces and the ice was level enough. I spent most of my time on my back seeing stars, but there were people who could stand up and enjoyed skating.

I probably waited too long to mention it, but imagine this — on a perfect site where the old AEA building was, now owned by Creston School District and used for nothing at all, this would be the

perfect location for an ice rink. I think it would be relatively easy to build.

First, lay down the boundaries with two-by-four boards touching end to end. Then screw a second layer on top to secure it. Next, cover the surface with plastic and just add water. Try to pick a non-windy day to fill it, for a smooth surface.

The fire department might bring their water truck to fill it. The FFA might clear the cement surface, add the boundary and the second layer and spread the plastic. It would make a good project for them. The park department could round up some benches and scatter them around the edges. There is plenty of parking.

The only problem? The cost of materials. Donations always help.

It would make a nice Christmas present for the community to give itself. Just a thought.

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Happy holidays What a year it has been. I want to thank you for taking the time throughout this year to help me.

A representative democracy is a two-way-street. And so your ideas and your thoughts, they help me better represent you. As I travel around the Third Congressional District, this is the most important part about my job, hearing what is on your mind.

But with the holidays upon us, I wanted to take a moment to say a few things. I hope you all get to spend time with your family and friends. There are only a few times a year where this happens and I love taking advantage of the opportunity to be with loved ones.

In the Young house we put away our phone-devices (or at least we

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try to), we turn off the television and radio and we spend time together. We play cards or games.

We tell stories around the table or in the living room. Passing down family stories from one generation to the next is so important. I cherish these times. And we make new memories so the next generation can carry on the tradition.

We also make sure we go to Christmas church service together and focus on the true meaning of Christmas. We listen to the Christ-

mas story. We sing songs of praise.

And we pray.

I am also thankful for the honor of representing the Third District of Iowa in the United States Congress. I love the Third District and her people – thank you for the privilege to serve you.

I am truly blessed to be an Iowan and to be an American. Freedom is not free and so this holiday season and truly each day we must remember the sacrifice and service of our men and women in uniform. Thank you to all our veterans and all those in the Armed Forces and their families for their service.

I wish you all a very joyous and safe holiday season – Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! And God bless you and yours.

Disney began cashing in on Star Wars merchandise HOLLYWOOD — God Bless America, and how’s everybody?

Star Wars: The Force Awakens opened in Hollywood at Mann’s Chinese Theater Friday.

Ten thousand people in space costumes stood in line to be first to see the movie. There are two types of people living on the Planet Earth, those who absolutely love Star Wars and those who have had sex.

Disney began cashing in on Star Wars merchandise Friday as Star Wars: The Force Awakens looked to be the biggest movie of all time.

They licensed everything. By Saturday, the gift shop at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles was completely sold out of its Darth Vader Hemorrhoid Pillows.

Topical humor Argus Hamilton

West Wing’s star Martin Sheen is doing fine after having quadruple bypass heart surgery on Thursday.

He posed for pictures in bed holding a heart-shaped pillow over his mouth. He likes to show off the fact that there is one member of the Sheen family who can still breathe through his nose.

The New Orleans City Council voted to remove statues of Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis and General Beauregard from public squares in the Crescent city. It was inevitable. Statues of Confederate he-

roes belong in yesterday’s America and they have no place in today’s Greater Mexico.

The National Weather Service reported that a record-low twenty-three Americans were killed by lightning strikes during the last year. It’s just science. Every year in America the rubber waist bands in our underwear are getting so much bigger that they keep us grounded during thunderstorms.

Disney World, Sea World and Universal Studios Tours installed metal detectors Friday at their theme parks in Florida and California. So far it’s working just fine..

The metal detectors aren’t for the people entering the park, it’s to make sure they got every last nickel from people leaving the park.

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Letters to Santa

Colleen Figgins

Figgins birthday card shower planned CORNING — The family of Colleen Figgins is hosting a card shower in honor of her 80th birthday Dec. 16.

Colleen’s husband Glen and children Karen, Karla, Glade and Beverly invite friends and family to participate.

Cards may be sent to them at 1306 Eighth St., Corning, IA 50841.

Iowa climbs two spots in national health rankings The 26th annual America’s Health Rankings report, compiled by the United Health Foundation, came out Dec. 10 and shows Iowa has climbed two places in the overall rankings to 22nd in the nation.

While the report represents a snapshot in time, it does give an indication of some of the public health successes Iowa has seen in the last year, along with remaining challenges.

According to the report, Iowa’s rank has improved in several areas, including: • Adults who smoke (ranking has improved from 28th in 2014 to 26th in 2015) • Obesity (ranking has improved from 39th in 2014 to 35th in 2015) • Physical inactivity (ranking has improved from 39th in 2014 to 25th in 2015) Challenges include: • Excessive drinking (48th in the nation) • Low immunization coverage among adolescents (44th in the nation) America’s Health Rankings are built upon the World Health Organization’s definition of health: “Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.”

It is based on the premise that determinants of health directly influence health outcomes.

The model has evolved over the last 25 years, but its emphasis on health determinants remains, and today the determinants account for three-quarters of each state’s final ranking.

The determinants are divided into four categories: behavior, community and environment, policy and clinical care.

To see the 2015 America’s Health Rankings report and Iowa’s rankings, visit www.americashealthrankings.org.

Dear Santa, My name is Stryder Lee Seaton and I just turned 3 on Dec. 10. I have been a very good boy except for those random terrible two moments for which I have already said I am sorry for and served my time outs :-) (so those don’t count right?)

This year for Christmas I would like: Ooze (the kind that makes sounds when you squish it), a paw patrol trailer and last but not least for everyone in the world to have a Merry Christmas!!!!! I love you very much even though I still cry why my mom makes me sit on your lap for pictures....next year I’ll try to do better!!! Please have a safe trip and feed all the reindeer fruit snacks and twizzlers before you leave so their bellies wont be hungry!!!

P.S. Ill leave you some hot chocolate and marshmellows, because its my favorite, that way you can warm up before going back out in the cold!!!

Your favorite believer, Stryder —————— Dear Santa, My name is Hunter and I have been a very good boy this year. For Christmas I would like anything to due with Mickey Mouse. My clothes size is 24 months to 2T. I will leave some milk and cookies under the tree.

Love your Friend, Hunter Spencer - 1 —————— Dear Santa, Hi my name is Amiya.

I have been a good girl all year. For Christmas this year I would like anything to due with Doc McStuffins. My clothes size is 4+ or 5+. I will leave some milk and cookies under the tre.

Love your Friend, Amiya Bunner - 3 —————— Dear Santa, Hi my name is Heaven Marie and I have been a good girl this year. For Christmas this year I would an Elsa Doll or anything to do with Frozen. My clothes size is 10/12.

I l will leave some milk and cookies under the tree.

Love you Friend, Heaven Spencer - 6 —————— Dear Santa Claus, I have been a good girl. My mom said so! This year I want

Kitty Zoomer. That would be the best present ever! I’ll have cookies and milk For you. I’ll have carrots for your reindeer. Have an amazing flight. Have a merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Love, Shelby Schroeder - age 8 =) —————— Dear Santa, I want a fake Elephant, puzzles, & movies. I want a big momma kitty. I want a little kittly. I want a coloring book. I want a book about kittens.

From, Krome —————— Dear Santa, I want snow. Just snow.

From Jayze —————— Dear Santa, I want an Elsa bike, a helmet, a broom, and a bucket.

From, Karalynn —————— Dear Santa, I want candy bars, 8 bucks, 9 toys. I want games and an airplane.

From, Liam —————— Dear Santa, I want presents. A new car. A buzz lightyear toy.

Wizards. A spiderman car. A batman car. Batman & Spiderman stand up toys.

From, Killian —————— Dear Santa, I want a lot of instruments, I want alot of presents, & a lot of Christmas trees in my room. I do not want any more flying fairies going around my head. I want Santa to be in my room. I want alot of shoes and alot of toys & a new doc mobile. And some bows.

From, Betty —————— Dear Santa, I have been a good boy.

Bring me a train and some sand. I want some blocks.

From, Harley —————— Dear Santa, I want a ninja turtle.

Leonardo. I want spongebob & patrick. Patrick is funny. A tornado book. A fire truck. Ironman. I have been good. I want Batman.

A truck. And a book.

From, Tristen —————— Dear Santa, I like presents. I want a lot of toys. I want a baby doll & bath toys. I want a mirror with a chair & a light. I love Santa so much. I want a dress like Elsa so I can have some powers.

From, Jynna —————— Dear Santa, I want candy. I want Ninja turtles. I want toys.

From, Andrew —————— Dear Santa, Hi, and give me a present. I want a police toy with a handcuff. I want keys & a phone. I want cars & tanks. I want cop cars, ambulance & a police station. A cop car I can get in.

From, Caleb —————— Dear Santa, I want toy kitties, presents, and a robot kitty. I want puzzles and a bee toy.

From, Skylan —————— Dear Santa, I want a Christmas box. I want a monster toy. I want cars. A big dinosaur. A big bear. I like Santa toys. And a train toy. A toy cat. A cowboy. I like cowboy toys. I like santas mustache. H’s big, and big, & bigger!

From, Adrian —————— Dear Santa, I want presents. I want paw patrol and a tree with a star on it. Maybe sophia. Maybe a minnie mouse.

From, Brooklynn

—————— Dear Santa, I hope you and Mrs. Claus and all of the reindeer are doing well. How is Rudolf getting along these days? We saw him last year at Merle Hay Mall in Des Moines.

I’ve been good and I want a lot of presents. I want a control robot and a Thomas set. I want a super hero doll as well. I would also like a toy cowboy with a horse and a cow. i also want a toy semi truck and trailer. I also would like a car that is really awesome, A collection of football stuff would also be nice! i expecially would like to have a football helmet. I also like monster trucks, perhaps with a Hulk figure in it. A farm set would also be great! An Olaf stuffed snowman would be wonderful also. I also like toy puppies, and toy talking birds in a cage.

Hunter Ray —————— Dear Santa, This year I have been a very good boy. i am in three year old preschool and have lots of friends. My mommy has been telling me all about the North Pole and how all the elves are busy making toys for all the good boys and girls. I hope I have been good enough for a couple of presents. I would like kinetic sand, star wars action figure and a light saber. Hope you have time to bring me presents.We will leave cookies and milk for you on the table.

Your Friend, Johnny —————— Dear Santa, I hop I been good this year.

This year I would like a Elsa toddler doll also I would like a Barbie Anna doll also I would like a baby Elsa doll also I would like a medium Anna castle also I would like

American girl doll wheel Cheir also a cast also some crutches also shopkins 12 pack also a 5 pack also baskat also a mirror this is all I want. Think you Santa. Merry Christms santa From Maylee Riley to Santa —————— Dear Santa, How are you and rudof doing? Is Mrs. Claws still backing cookies now. For Christmas can you bring me a drum Set and enythang whith mine craft involfd. I have tried very hard to be good this yere.

Love Ryer parker age 8 PS. I will leve you melk and cookies.

—————— Dear Santa!

I want a wii a cargo helicoptor Lego set and a big remote control car! You have the best name in the worled/ North Pole!

Love, Lucas Waske —————— Dear Santa, for Chrristmae I would like some lege, cars, trans, trackters, and sume papper.

Thank youTyler Riley —————— Dear Santa, This year I have been a very good boy. I am in four year old preschool and have lots of friends. I share toys, listen to my teachers, and follow directions very well.

My mommy has been telling me all about the North Pole. I hope I have been good enough for a couple of presents. I would like kinetic sand, Star Wars action figure, and a light saber. Hope you have time to bring me presents. We will leave milk and cookies for you on the table.

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Candle in glass can be a hot issue Dear Heloise: I have BURNED CANDLES for years and never had a problem until last week. I had a candle in a glass container and wanted to finish burning it. It was sitting on a lace runner. The candle burned out, scorched the runner and also the wood beneath the runner. It was not unattended, but I wasn’t watching it at all times. A warning to others: Even though it is in a glass container, if it burns out, the glass can become hot enough to do damage. You probably should blow them out before they burn to the bottom of the glass.

Another hint is if you tie a raffia bow around a candleholder, be sure the bow is well below the burn line of the candle. I had one tied too high, and it burned the raffia. I was close by and caught it immediately. — Joan, via email Joan, you are lucky it did not do major damage. My friends at the National Candle Association (I spoke to them a few years back and learned a lot from them) say DO NOT burn candles all the way down.

When there is approximately 1/2 inch of candle wax left in a container, it should be extinguished and not lit again.

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Hints from Heloise oise LAUNDRY HANGER Dear Heloise: I installed a spring-tension shower rod lengthwise and above the shower head over my bathtub. Now I hang my drip-dry and hand-wash laundry on it to dry without water dripping down the side of the tub and onto the floor. — Diane V., Columbus, Ohio Smart indeed. Here’s what I do, especially when on the road and doing a little hand laundry: Place the items on a coat hanger, and hang that on the shower head or inside the shower curtain. No drip, no mess. — Heloise CONDIMENT CUPS Dear Heloise: When my family eats at our favorite burger joint, we get our own condiments. The little white paper cups are sometimes too small for how much ketchup, mayo, etc., we use. Another table with teens had unraveled the top of the cups to make them flat and had more dipping area. Smart, huh? —

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Horoscope Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You might be worried about something today. Don’t fret, because this will be short-lived.

And remember that most of the things we worry about never happen.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Money discussions might not go well today, because someone in authority will oppose your plans or tell you why you can’t do something.

Stay positive.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Today the Moon is in your sign opposite stern Saturn. This means people are easily judgmental and tough to deal with.

Yes, life can be hard, but just for today. Courage!

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Don’t let latent worries and fears bring you down today.

Many people feel this way today, and most of these fears have no basis in reality at all.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Someone older or in a position of authority might squelch your plans today or discourage you in some way. Don’t let this get you down.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Don’t ask an older family member or someone in authority for permission or approval today.

Ditto for asking your boss, because the reply will be, “Talk to the hand.”

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You might be discouraged if you have a study project or if you have to finish a paper or do anything related to the law, medicine and publishing. Life seems hard today.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Don’t be too disappointed that the resources of others are not available to you today, because this is just a temporary setback. Keep the faith!

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Drew Brees became the 4th NFL quarterback to eclipse 60,000 career yards passing.

Panthers falter late in 2 OT loss to ADM

By SCOTT VICKER

CNA sports editor svicker@crestonnews.com

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Beckham suspended New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. has been suspended for one game for his actions during Sunday’s game against the Panthers in which he drew three personal foul penalties.

The NFL announced the suspension late Monday afternoon.

Beckham has appealed the decision. For now, his appeal won’t be heard until Wednesday, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Beckham’s case will be heard by either James Thrash or Derrick Brooks, the hearing officers jointly appointed by the NFL and the players’ union.

The NFL sent an official release with a detailed explanation later Monday afternoon, saying that NFL vice president of football operations Merton Hanks ruled that Beckham’s actions put his opponents at unnecessary risk of injury.

Beckham was flagged three times for personal fouls Sunday as he grappled with Panthers cornerbacks Josh Normanand Cortland Finnegan throughout the game. The Panthers’ defensive backs were also flagged, but Beckham’s actions seemed more excessive, particularly when he rushed across the field to deliver a helmet-to-helmet hit on Norman at the end of a run play in which neither was involved.

Brees milestone NEW ORLEANS — Drew Brees on Monday night became the fourth quarterback in NFL history to throw for 60,000 yards.

He did it in style, with a 27-yard touchdown pass to receiver Brandin Cooks in the third quarter of a 35-27 loss.

Unfortunately, it was the first thing that went right for the New Orleans Saints’ offense all night, and they still trailed the Detroit Lions 28-10 after the score.

Brees also suffered a right foot injury in the first half that left him a bit hobbled. Brees finished the game 34-for-52 with 341 yards and three touchdown passes and no turnovers.

Brees is still more than 1,000 yards behind Dan Marino, who is third on the career yardage list.

Ahead of Marino on the list are Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning at 71,871 yards and Brett Favre at 71,838.

The Creston boys basketball team nearly came up with a huge win here Monday in the final game before the holiday break.

But the Panthers couldn’t capitalize on several opportunities to put away ADM, losing 85-77 in double overtime.

“We’ve been building toward a complete-game effort like this,” Creston head coach Taylor Phipps said. “Obviously, parts of the game, we kind of faded out for awhile.

But as a w h o l e , Phipps that was as close to a complete game as we’ve put together this year, so I was proud of our effort on that end.”

The Panthers twice led by 18 points in the second half, but a late 8-0 ADM run aided by several Panther turnovers pulled the Tigers back into the game.

Cole Knoll’s driving basket gave the Tigers a 71-69 lead, their first of the game, with 14 seconds left.

But Cody Crawford sank two free throws with 8.8 seconds left to tie the game.

ADM tried to take the last shot, but Cooper McDermott stole a Tiger pass with :03 left and raced down the court, pulling up for a jumper in the lane that bounced off the rim to the right as time expired.

“It definitely hurt us not having Evan (Jacobson) out there,” Phipps said.

“He’s our best ballhandler and helps us keep the ball moving and gets us going, but that’s something over break we need to work on and different guys need to be able to step up and make plays. A lot of those (turnovers) were simple, fundamental plays of protecting the ball and coming to a pass or cutting the right way. Those are things we can emphasize and try to get cleaned up.”

Jacobson had fouled out with 6:02 left in the fourth quarter.

Creston had another chance to put the game away in the first overtime period.

Clinging to a 74-73 lead after Cody Crawford made two free throws off an intentional foul, Creston went on to miss six free throws in Crawford the final minute of overtime.

Knoll made one of two free throws with :00.4 left on the clock, as McDermott’s fullcourt heave off the rebound was right on line, but sailed over the basket.

For the game, Creston shot 17 of 34 from the free throw line, compared to 32 of 40 by ADM. “When it comes down to it in basketball, it’s always about fundamentals, turnovers, free throws,” Phipps said. “Those free throws that we missed definitely hurt. Those are tough.

Some of those guys haven’t shot very many game free throws this year, so they’re

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Creston freshman Kylan Smallwood drives past ADM’s Cole Knoll for a layup.

Smallwood drew a foul on the play. Smallwood finished with 19 points and 14 rebounds in Creston’s 85-77 loss in two overtimes.

put in a tough spot. That’s who bolted to an 18-2 lead what athletics is all about. in the opening minutes, exYou have to be able to step tending that lead to 24-4. up and make plays.”

ADM did not get its first made field goal until Tajen Fast start Creston came out firing Ross sank a 3-pointer with on all cylinders against the :03 left in the first quarter, tough ADM team, whose making the score 24-7.

“ADM is a solid team. only losses this year were to Pella Christian and Dal- We knew they’d be solid coming in and we’d have to las Center-Grimes.

The Tigers came into the put together a full game,” game ranked 16th in Class Phipps said. “It definite3A in the BCMoore com- ly started on the defenputer rankings, with Cres- sive end. That’s something we’ve really been working ton ranked 60th.

But it was the Panthers on in practice and emphasizing. For about 25 of the

Thunder’s threes sink Maroons, 81-32

By LARRY PETERSON tempts from 3-point range.

CNA sports writer lpeterson@crestonnews.com

ANKENY — Trailing 28-17 at halftime, Diagonal boys basketball coach Matt Warren thought his team was poised to make a run at host Grand View Christian Friday night at the Faith Baptist College gym.

Instead, the Thunder quickly surged even farther ahead in an outburst of 3-pointers in routing the Maroons, 81-32.

Grand View Christian outscored Diagonal 27-9 in the third quarter and 26-6 in the fourth to enact the mercy rule running clock during the fourth period.

The Thunder shot 12-of31 from behind the arc while Diagonal missed all eight at-

“We hung in there in the first half OK,” Warren said.

“We withstood a big run of theirs and we were only down 11, so we were within striking distance. We hadn’t played that well in the first half, so I thought if we improved on that, we could be right back in it.”

By the time senior guard Noah Burt made the Thunder’s fourth 3-pointer of the third period, the lead had been stretched to 30 points at 51-21. Grand View Christian was scoring almost every possession either on a quick outlet and fast break, or a pull-up three. The Thunder had 22 assists on 32 field goals.

“We knew they could shoot,” Warren said. “Give credit to them, they shot the

ball well. But we have to make the adjustment and get out on them better.”

Tyler Crabb led Grand View Christian with 22 points. Burt finished with 18 points and five assists. Stephen Glenn made a teamhigh four 3-pointers and grabbed seven rebounds in finishing with 15 points.

Diagonal senior Jacob Taylor struggled to find openings in the Thunder zone much of the night, but managed a team-high 13 points with 10 rebounds and a pair of steals. Levi Jarred matched Taylor with 10 rebounds and scored six points. Colter Pickering had seven points and four assists.

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32 minutes, we played really solid defense.”

The Tigers put together an 11-0 run to draw to within 11 and eventually cut the Panther lead down to six points in the second quarter, but McDermott’s b u z z er-beating 3-pointer gave Cres- McDermott ton a 44-32 PANTHERS | 9A

High school wrestler dies after collapsing at a tournament SPENCER (AP) — A Spencer High School wrestler has died after collapsing at a tournament in northwest Iowa.

Austin Roberts died Saturday night at Spencer Hospital, hospital spokeswoman Tia Manwarren said.

Roberts collapsed earlier in the day during a tournament at his high school and was taken to the hospital.

It wasn’t immediately clear why he collapsed.

The 18-year-old Roberts wrestled at the 220-pound weight class, and he was ranked sixth in the state’s Class 3A division. Last year, he placed eighth in

the state tournament.

Roberts was wrestling a student from Sioux Center on Saturday before he collapsed. Sioux Center coach Aaron Schmidt said Roberts took an injury timeout but couldn’t continue the match and had to forfeit.

“It seemed like he was not quite able to catch his breath ... it wasn’t anything that was alarming or anything serious at that point,” Schmidt said.

Spencer football coach Jim Tighe said a large group of students and community members were gathered at the hospital Saturday night when Roberts died.

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Area girls basketball Interstate 35 43, Mount Ayr 37

Woodson done Christmas Eve in Oakland, Calif., is going to be a night of farewell.

What could be the final home game for the Raiders in Oakland will definitely be the final home game for superstar safety Charles Woodson.

Woodson, who turned 39 in October, announced Monday that he will retire at the end of this season. The Raiders host San Diego on Thursday in their final home game of the season.

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Diagonal’s Jacob Taylor looks to slip a pass to a teammate from the middle of the lane during Friday’s game against Grand View Christian in Ankeny. Taylor had 13 points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two steals for the Maroons in an 81-32 loss.

TRURO — Class 2A ninth-ranked Interstate 35 defeated Mount Ayr here Friday, 43-37.

“I thought both teams had a good game plan and it was very low scoring,” Mount Ayr head coach Thad Streit said. “We couldn’t get much going offensively until the second half and our girls picked up the pace and got things going a bit.”

Kelcie Shields led Mount Ayr with 16 points to go with five rebounds.

Megan Warin added e i g h t K. Shields points, w h i l e Tess Shields chipped in six points with a team-high

seven rebounds. Macy Larsen scored three points, while Blair Glendenning and Sara Winemiller each scored two points.

Larsen and Glendenning each dished out three assists.

Interstate 35 was led by junior Creighton commit Gracey Griglione, who scored 19 points with 15 rebounds and three blocked shots. Riley Morris added 14 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots. Haley Schaffer netted seven points.

“We did a nice job of responding in the second half, but it took us awhile to create stuff on the offensive end,” Streit said. “We got out-rebounded and didn’t get to the line as much as we needed. But we are taking care of the ball a lot better.”

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Area boys basketball Lenox 57, Central Decatur 56 LENOX — Spencer Brown’s basket and free throw with 1.5 seconds left on the clock gave Lenox a 57-56 win here Friday over Central Decatur.

The Tigers led by six with 3 minutes to go and by three with 1 minute to go.

But Peyton Pedersen’s two free throws with 3.5 seconds left in the game put Central Decatur up by two.

After a timeout, Carson Cline passed a fullcourt strike to Brown, who made a move and scored the basket while drawing the foul.

Pedersen’s three-quarter court shot drew iron as time expired.

Brown finished with 20 points, 15 rebounds and five blocked shots in the win.

Dawson Tullberg added 12 Brown points with six assists. Kaleb Anderson made four 3-pointers for 12 points.

Sam Donaldson finished with eight points and three rebounds, while Carson Cline recorded three points, four assists and three boards. Leevi Marshall finished with two points and two rebounds.

Interstate 35 57, Mount Ayr 50 TRURO — Interstate 35 ended the game on a 9-2 run after Mount Ayr had tied the game at 47-47 and 48-48, pulling away for a 57-50 win here on Friday.

Brennon McCuddin scored the first 12 points of the game for Interstate 35, as the Roadrunners busted out an early 21-4 lead at the end of the first quarter. Mount Ayr limited Interstate 35 all-state point guard Jaylan White to just 10 points in the game.

Jed McCreary gave the Raiders a lift off the bench with 10 points, six rebounds and two blocked shots. Kyle McCreary Dolecheck led the Raiders with 15 points to go with nine rebounds, while Rhett Murphy added 12 points with a team-high 10 rebounds.

Nick Wurster added six points and Caleb Schnoor scored four points. Tristan Holmes hit the only 3-pointer of the game for the Raiders, tying the game at 47-47.

“After the opening three minutes, we did a much better job,” Mount Ayr head coach Bret Ruggles said.

“Man to man hasn’t really been our strongest defense this year, but we real-

ly stepped up tonight. I was proud of our guys.”

Murray 56, Melcher-Dallas 25 MURRAY — Murray bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 5625 win over Melcher-Dallas here on Friday.

The Mustangs cruised to a 39-12 halftime lead.

Kenny Boles led the Mustangs with 14 points to go with seven rebounds, five steals and four assists.

Payton Boles Flaherty added nine points, while Garrison Antoine scored eight points with four assists. Thane Simmons also scored eight points, while Bryce Keller added seven.

Dustin Teas and Hunter Paschke scored four points apiece.

“Tonight we rested Jack Jones and Fisher Decker, allowing Garrison Antoine and Dustin Teas to start,” Murray head coach Darin Wookey said. “It was a great game to play the JV. They played around half of the game, gaining some valuable experience. It’s great to have a group of kids that are not worried about stats.”

Murray improved to 5-1 for the season with the win.

Iowa prep basketball poll The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right: Class 4A

Record Pts Prv 1. Iowa City, West (7) 5-1 120 2 2. Valley, West Des Moines (5) 6-0 119 1 3. Pleasant Valley (1) 7-0 109 3 4. Des Moines, Hoover 6-1 77 5 5. Ankeny 6-0 70 6 6. CB Abraham Lincoln 5-0 50 9 7. Dowling Catholic 4-1 45 10 8. North Scott, Eldridge 5-1 21 NR 9. Ankeny Centennial 4-2 16 8 10. Linn-Mar, Marion 4-2 15 NR Others receiving votes: Davenport, Central 14.

Ames 14. Waukee 12. Cedar Falls 10. Sioux City, East 8. Muscatine 7. Des Moines, North 6. Norwalk 1. Fort Dodge 1.

Class 3A Record Pts Prv 1. Pella (6) 7-0 122 2 2. Wahlert, Dubuque (7) 6-1 119 1 3. Harlan 5-0 102 3 4. Xavier, Cedar Rapids 4-1 65 6 5. Chariton 6-0 48 10 6. Atlantic 6-0 43 NR 7. Bishop Heelan 5-2 36 5 8. Algona 7-0 32 NR 9. Maquoketa 6-1 31 NR (tie) MOC-Floyd Valley 6-1 31 9 Others receiving votes: Gilbert 23. Waverly-Shell Rock 21. Solon 16. Spirit Lake 7. Webster City 7.

Glenwood 6. Spencer 5. Grinnell 1.

Class 2A Record Pts Prv 1. Western Christian, Hull (13) 4-0 130 1

2. Cascade,Western Dubuque 6-0 106 3 3. Dike-New Hartford 7-0 95 5 4. Treynor 6-0 89 2 5. Northeast, Goose Lake 9-0 79 6 6. Pella Christian 5-1 58 4 7. Durant 8-0 31 NR 8. Beckman Catholic, Dyersville5-2 30 NR 9. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 5-1 26 7 10. Pocahontas Area 7-1 25 NR Others receiving votes: Ridge View 12. Anamosa 8. Aplington-Parkersburg 7. Sioux Center 7.

MFL-Mar-Mac 3. PCM, Monroe 2. Monticello 2.

Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 2. Des Moines Christian 1.

Shenandoah 1. Interstate 35, Truro 1.

Class 1A Record Pts Prv 1. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (5) 5-0 114 1 2. West Hancock, Britt (3) 7-0 102 2 3. Danville (3) 6-0 89 4 4. IKM-Manning 7-0 78 6 5. West Fork, Sheffield 7-0 67 T7 6. Boyden-Hull (2) 5-1 64 3 7. Colo-Nesco 7-1 46 5 8. South O’Brien, Paullina 7-0 38 9 9. Montezuma 7-0 32 NR 10. Meskwaki Settlement 7-0 23 NR Others receiving votes: Jesup 22. Grand View Christian 10. Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 10. Ankeny Christian Academy 7. Lynnville-Sully 7.

Ar-We-Va, Westside 3. Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 3.

——— All Associated Press members in Iowa are eligible to participate in the high school basketball poll. Those who voted for this week’s poll are: Burlington Hawk Eye; Daily Times Herald; The Daily Nonpareil; Creston News Advertiser; QuadCity Times; Fort Dodge Messenger; Mason City Globe Gazette; Mount Pleasant News; Newton Daily News; Sioux City Journal; Waterloo Courier; KGYM; KIMT.

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with the loss, while Interstate 35 improved to 7-1.

Murray 59, Melcher-Dallas 17 MURRAY — Murray cruised to a 59-17 Bluegrass Conference win here Friday over Melcher-Dallas.

Katie Otto led a balanced Lady Mustang attack with 14 points and six steals.

Madison Gonseth a d d e d 11 points Otto with five rebounds.

Bre Klein scored eight points, while McKenzie McIntosh and Ally Waske each scored six points with five rebounds.

Kayla Wookey scored five points with three assists, while Kayla Siefkas scored four points with six assists and four steals. Brandi Gilbert added four points with seven assists and three steals.

“Another god evening where everyone got lots of playing time,” Murray head coach Jerry Shields said.

“We have been able to get some valuable experience lately that will hopefully pay off down the road for us.”

Murray enters the holiday break with a record of 6-1.

The Lady Mustangs return to action Jan. 5 at Ankeny Christian Academy.

SW Valley 46, SE Warren 31 CORNING — Southwest Valley put together its best shooting night of the season here Friday in a 46-31 Pride

GVC 75, Diagonal 38

ANKENY — A hot start (16-5) in the first quarter and a devastating fourth quarter (26-3) carried the unbeaten Grand View Christian girls past Diagonal Friday, 75-38, at Faith Baptist College.

Grand View Christian held only a three-point advantage over the middle two quarters, including a 15-15 standoff in the third period after the Thunder went into halftime with a 34-20 advantage.

Junior Began Stubbs poured in 28 points on 13-of18 shooting from the field for Grand View Christian (6-0), along with five assists and five steals. Katie Hall added 14 points and Emily Hurley finished with 11.

Diagonal was led by junior Jaci Haidsiak’s 13 points, including three 3-pointers.

Wayne 68, Freshman East Union 36 E m i l y AFTON — East Union N e w t o n lost its final game before the tallied 10 holiday break here Friday, p o i n t s .

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Scoop slam: Mount Ayr junior 170-pounder Cal Daughton slams Interstate 35’s Drew Kirkpatrick to the mat during their quarterfinal match at Saturday’s Pride of Iowa Conference Tournament in Corning.

Daughton won by fall in 1:03 on his way to placing third. The Raiders finished fifth as a team.

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with 14 points to go with four rebounds. Callie Gossman added eight points and two assists. Olivia Eckels scored five points with a team-high 11 rebounds.

Kali Mertens also scored five points and had four rebounds. Shaylee Cooper scored four points for East Union, which fell to 0-9 for the season with the loss.

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The Timberwolves shot 36 percent from the floor in the win.

“Our field goal percentage has been a major concern for us so far this season and the girls took a very positive step forward,” Southwest Valley head coach Allen Naugle said. “Defensively, we played a nice game limiting them to contested shots and creating a lot of turnovers.”

Danica Sunderman led the Timberwolves with 16 points to go with 10 rebounds, w h i l e freshman Morgan S h u e y scored 15 p o i n t s . Sunderman M i a h Hummel added eight points. Katie Taylor scored four points with seven steals. Kaitlyn Schad scored two points and Sydney Damewood added one point.

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lead going into halftime.

Four Panthers finished in double figures scoring, led by Cody Crawford’s 25 points. Kylan Smallwood recorded a double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds. McDermott added 13 points and Jacobson finished with 12.

Ross led ADM with 21 points and Payton Conrad added 20. Jacob Hardy chipped in 11 points.

Creston fell to 1-6 overall with the loss, while ADM improved to 5-2. The Panthers return to the court Jan. 5 at Lewis Central.

ADM (85) — Tajen Ross 6 6-8 21, Payton Conrad 6 6-6 20, Jacob Hardy 2 7-9 11, Blake Crannell 3 2-2 9, Cole Knoll 2 4-5 8, Matthew Larson 1 5-6 7, Samuel McCartney 2 0-2 4, Jared Sapp 1 0-0 3, Carter Nordman 0 2-2 2. Totals — 23 32-40 85. 3-point goals — 7 (Ross 3, Conrad 2, Sapp 1, Crannell 1).

Team fouls — 29. Fouled out — Larson, Hardy.

CRESTON (77) — Cody Crawford 7 6-8 25, Kylan Smallwood 7 3-5 19, Cooper McDermott 5 0-2 13, Evan Jacobson 3 6-9 12, Kyle Somers 1 1-2 3, Dustin Merritt 1 0-0 2, Deaven Reese 1 0-0 2, Tucker Flynn 0 1-5 1. Totals — 25 17-34 77. 3-point goals — 10 (Crawford 5, McDermott 3, Smallwood 2).

Rebounds — 42 (Smallwood 14, McDermott 8, Crawford 7, Flynn 5, Jacobson 4). Steals — 6 (Crawford 3, McDermott 2).Team fouls — 30. Fouled out — Jacobson, Reese, Crawford, Flynn.

ADM — 7 32 48 71 74 85 Creston — 24 44 60 71 74 77

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JUNIOR VARSITY The Creston JV team dropped to 0-7 for the season with a 62-46 loss to ADM on Monday.

Ian Burns led the Panthers with 14 points, while Joe Eblen chipped in 11 points.

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FRESHMEN The Creston freshmen fell CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER to 0-4 for the season with 5438 loss to ADM on Monday. Creston sophomore center Tucker Flynn shoots over the Bryce Fitzgerald paced top of ADM’s Jacob Hardy during Monday’s 85-77 loss in double overtime. the Panthers with 11 points and Lee Normandeau scored ADM (54) — Jake Larson 4 nine points. Jake Larson and 9, Tanner Burchett 3 0-0 7, Payton 2 0-0 5, Jeff Dillenburg 1 2-2 13, Nick Bradshaw 5 3-4 13, Nick Bradshaw led ADM Pryor 0-0 3, Walker Patterson 1 0-0 2, Logan Crannell 4 0-0 9, Wesley with 13 points apiece.

Michael Sherer 0 1-2 1. 3-point Evers 3 0-2 6, Lucas Heitz 3 0-0

Creston (38) — Bryce Fitzgerald 5 0-2 11, Lee Normandeau 4 1-2

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GRAND VIEW CHRISTIAN (81) — Tyler Crabb 9 2-3 22, Noah Burt 7 2-2 18, Stephen Glenn 5 1-2 15, Sam Glenn 3 0-0 6, Robbie Seyler 2 0-0 6, Bryce Crabb 2 0-0 5, Artuiro Montes 2 0-0 4, Dylan Baker 1 0-0 3, Nathan Long 1 0-0 2. Totals — 32 5-7 81. 3-point Prescott goals — Community 12-31 (St. School Glenn District 4, Burt

Board of Directors December 16, 2015 Regular Board Meeting The Board of Directors of the Prescott Community School District met on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 in the Board Room at 6:02 PM. President Cooper presided and the following answered roll call: Gee, Cline and Wainwright. said.

“You couldn’t help but Administrators present were: Superintendent Steve Everyone McDermott andliked Busilike him. ness Manager Billie Jo Greene. him.”

Gee moved and Cline seconded that the agenda be approved as presented.

Roberts told carried the 4-0 Sioux Roll Call Vote-Motion Gee moved and Cline secondedthis that City Journal earlier the minutes of the November 18, 2015 regular meeting and was Financial Report month that he thinking and bills are approved as presented. about Iowa4-0CenRoll Call attending Vote-Motion carried Gee moved and Cline seconded that tral Community College the January regular board meeting will be moved to January 13, 2015 at 6PM. next year to continue wresRoll Call Vote-Motion carried 4-0 Wainwright and Gee secondtling and moved playing football. ed approval SBRC modified supplemental amount for the 2015-16 school year of $78,448 for the Daycare and Lunch program negative balance transfer to General Fund. Roll Call VoteMotion carried 4-0 Superintendent Steve McDermott report: more We directed have Alarm consistent. is operational board Greene to look into Tycoeffort contract on for to give the same the next board meeting.

Abstract update. end Mid-State the defensive as we(Greg do Shawler) updated the legal descriptions for the schoolend.” property that on thePrescott offensive wasCreston missing all records; Title A (56) — Corning Cael Kralik Co is working on updating/creating the 28, Brance Baker 11, Colby Burg abstracts. moved and6,Cline 6, Gee James Kunz Coleseconded Striderthe 4, sale of district real 3, property be sold Daniel Merritt Evanwill Bruce 2, by auction February 17, 2016 at 10AM Keagan SmithGym. 2. Kretzinger Aucin the Prescott tionShenandoah will handle the sale commission B for (25) — M. of Braden the sale, the district is rerate of 5% Blake 6, T. 5. sponsible for adverting and closing Creston B Vote-Motion (26) — Evan Bruce cost.

Roll Call carried 40 Daniel Merritt 7, Keagan 9, Wainwright moved and Gee secondSmith 6, Kaden ed that the meetingBriggs adjourn.4.Roll Call Shenandoah (9).

Vote-Motion carriedB4-0 Next Regular Board Meeting has been moved to, Wednesday, January 13, 2015 at 6:00 PM in the Board The Creston sevRoom.

Meeting adjourned at 6:56 PM Checking - GENERAL FUND Ahlers & Cooney PC LEGAL FEES...........................$104.50 AKIN (CRESTON) SUPPLIES..................................$14.49 ALLIANT UTILITIES ELECTRICITY.........................$335.82 CITY OF LENOX GAS BILL...................................$47.30 CRESTON PUBLISHING CO MINUTES/BILLS.......................$36.69 NAPA-CRESTON PARTS........................................$60.31 SIRWA WATER......................................$37.00 WINDSTREAM TELEPHONE............................$945.79 Fund Total:...........................$1,581.90 Checking - LOCAL OPT SALES TAX FUND CITY OF LENOX NATURAL GAS LINE.............$475.38 Eagan Electric LLC ELECT FOR HVAC..............$4,823.00 Mid-State Surveying & consulting, Inc SURVEYING........................$2,500.00 Fund Total:...........................$7,798.38 Checking - PPEL FUND DE LAGE LANDEN COPIER LEASE.......................$417.18 McCall Communications, Inc. BUS CAMERA SYSTEM.....$2,276.80 Fund Total:...........................$2,693.98

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Creston (46) — Ian Burns 6 2-2 14, Joe Eblen 4 3-3 11, Kyle Somers 1 2-4 5, Cole Higgins 2 0-0 5, Dustin Merritt 1 2-4 4, Curtis Palmer 2 0-0 4, Patrick Normandeau 1 0-0 3. 3-point goals — Higgins 1, Normandeau 1, Somers 1. Free throws — 9-13.

ADM (62) — Zach Ferguson 7 1-2 20, Jacob Kenry 5 0-1 11.

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2, T. Crabb 2, Seyler 2, B. Crabb 1, Baker 1). FG shooting — 32-66 (48.5 percent). Rebounds — 24 (St. Glenn 7, Montes 6). Assists — 22 (Burt 5, St. Glenn 4, Sa. Glenn 4, Seyler 3). Steals — 20 (St. Glenn 4, Seyler 4, Baker 3).

Team fouls — 14. Fouled out — None.

DIAGONAL (32) — Jacob Taylor 5 3-7 13, Colter Pickering 2 3-4 7, Levi Jarred 3 0-1 6, Gerad

Naill 1 0-0 2, Ty Taylor 1 0-0 2, Kade Means 1 0-2 2. Totals — 13 6-14 32 3-point goals — 0-8.

FG shooting — 13-45 (28.9 percent). Rebounds — 30 (Jarred 10, Taylor 10, Means 4, Naill 3).

Assists — 7 (Pickering 4, J. Taylor 2, Jarred 1). Steals — 4 (J. Taylor 2). Team fouls — 10. Fouled out — None.

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He also had hoped to return to the state tournament in wrestling and compete for a title this year.

One of Roberts’ coaches, Ryan Pratt, said earlier this month that Roberts set a strong example for younger wrestlers.

TRUST NOTICE IN MATTER OF THE “It THE is never a question of

how hard he is working,” Pratt told the Sioux City Journal.

School officials opened up the high school Sunday to offer grief counseling. A youth wrestling tournament that had been scheduled in Spencer on Sunday was cancelled.

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The 6-foot-4 senior also played on the offensive and defensive line for the football team. Tighe said Roberts was a nice young man who was always willing to help a teammate.

“He was engaging,” Tighe

TRUST: Kenneth Abel Revocable Trust To all persons regarding Kenneth Abel, deceased, who died on or about 23rd day of November, 2015: You are hereby notified that Dennis Abel, Dianna Schieffer and Debra Rutledge is the trustee of the Kenneth Abel enth-grade boysthe 4finished Revocable Trust, dated May 1993, amended May 7, 2008. portion Any actionof to the pre-holiday contest the validity of the trust must be brought in the District Court of Union the season unbeaten with a County, Iowa, within the later to occur 53-25 victory over of four (4) months from the Atlantic date of second publication of this notice or thirty in (30)the daysfirst from game the date Thursday. of mailing this notice to all heirs of the decedent settlor Atlantic won B game, and the spouse of thethe decedent settlor whose identities are reasonably ascer39-12. tainable. Any suit not filed within this period shall beStrider forever barred.

Cole had 18 Notice is further given that any person or entity a claim points forpossessing Creston inagainst the the trust must mail proof of the claim to first game and Cael Kralik the trustee at the address listed below via certified mail, return receipt readded 14thepoints andof11 quested, by later to occur fourre(4) months from the second publication of bounds. this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice required or “We played as ifwell dethe claim shall be forever barred unless paid or otherwise fensively assatisfied. we have all Dated this 8th day of December, year 2015. in the first half against Kenneth Abel Revocable Trust Dennis Abel, Dianna Schieffer and Debra Rutledge Creston, IA 50801 Loretta L. Harvey, ICIS PIN#: ATAT0003351 Attorney for Trustee Harvest Law Office, 109 W. Montgomery Street, P.O. Box 85, Creston, IA 50801 Date of second publication: December 22, 2015

Middle school basketball

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Creston seventh-grade boys defeated Shenandoah Dec. 15, 56-25. Creston also won the B game, 26-9.

Cael Kralik scored 28 points for Creston and Brace Baker added 11.

Evan Bruce led Creston in the second game with nine points.

“We played really good in spurts,” said Creston coach Mike McCabe. “I hope we can be able to be

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Public notice Prescott Community School District Board of Directors December 16, 2015 Regular Board Meeting The Board of Directors of the Prescott Community School District met on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 in the Board Room at 6:02 PM. President Cooper presided and the following answered roll call: Gee, Cline and Wainwright.

Administrators present were: Superintendent Steve McDermott and Business Manager Billie Jo Greene.

Gee moved and Cline seconded that the agenda be approved as presented.

Roll Call Vote-Motion carried 4-0 Gee moved and Cline seconded that the minutes of the November 18, 2015 regular meeting and Financial Report and bills are approved as presented.

Roll Call Vote-Motion carried 4-0 Gee moved and Cline seconded that the January regular board meeting will be moved to January 13, 2015 at 6PM. Roll Call Vote-Motion carried 4-0 Wainwright moved and Gee seconded approval SBRC modified supplemental amount for the 2015-16 school year of $78,448 for the Daycare and Lunch program negative balance transfer to General Fund. Roll Call VoteMotion carried 4-0 Superintendent Steve McDermott report: Alarm is operational board directed Greene to look into Tyco contract for the next board meeting.

Abstract update. Mid-State (Greg Shawler) updated the legal descriptions for the Prescott school property that was missing all records; Corning Title Co is working on updating/creating the abstracts.

Gee moved and Cline seconded the sale of district real property will be sold by auction February 17, 2016 at 10AM in the Prescott Gym. Kretzinger Auction will handle the sale for commission rate of 5% of the sale, the district is responsible for adverting and closing cost. Roll Call Vote-Motion carried 40 Wainwright moved and Gee seconded that the meeting adjourn. Roll Call Vote-Motion carried 4-0 Next Regular Board Meeting has been moved to, Wednesday, January 13, 2015 at 6:00 PM in the Board Room.

Meeting adjourned at 6:56 PM Checking - GENERAL FUND Ahlers & Cooney PC LEGAL FEES...........................$104.50 AKIN (CRESTON) SUPPLIES..................................$14.49 ALLIANT UTILITIES ELECTRICITY.........................$335.82 CITY OF LENOX GAS BILL...................................$47.30 CRESTON PUBLISHING CO

TRUST NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST: Kenneth Abel Revocable Trust To all persons regarding Kenneth Abel, deceased, who died on or about 23rd day of November, 2015: You are hereby notified that Dennis Abel, Dianna Schieffer and Debra Rutledge is the trustee of the Kenneth Abel Revocable Trust, dated the 4 May 1993, amended May 7, 2008. Any action to contest the validity of the trust must be brought in the District Court of Union County, Iowa, within the later to occur of four (4) months from the date of second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice to all heirs of the decedent settlor and the spouse of the decedent settlor whose identities are reasonably ascertainable. Any suit not filed within this period shall be forever barred.

Notice is further given that any person or entity possessing a claim against the trust must mail proof of the claim to the trustee at the address listed below via certified mail, return receipt requested, by the later to occur of four (4) months from the second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice if required or the claim shall be forever barred unless paid or otherwise satisfied.

Dated this 8th day of December, 2015.

Kenneth Abel Revocable Trust Dennis Abel, Dianna Schieffer and Debra Rutledge Creston, IA 50801 Loretta L. Harvey, ICIS PIN#: ATAT0003351 Attorney for Trustee Harvest Law Office, 109 W. Montgomery Street,

TRUST NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST: Darlene Abel Revocable Trust To all persons regarding Darlene Abel, deceased, who died on or about 11th day of August, 2015: You are hereby notified that Dennis Abel, Dianna Schieffer and Debra Rutledge is the trustee of the Darlene Abel Revocable Trust, dated the 4 May 1993, amended May 7, 2008. Any action to contest the validity of the trust must be brought in the District Court of Union County, Iowa, within the later to occur of four (4) months from the date of second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice to all heirs of the decedent settlor and the spouse of the decedent settlor whose identities are reasonably ascertainable. Any suit not filed within this period shall be forever barred.

Notice is further given that any person or entity possessing a claim against the trust must mail proof of the claim to the trustee at the address listed below via certified mail, return receipt requested, by the later to occur of four (4) months from the second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice if required or the claim shall be forever barred unless paid or otherwise satisfied.

Dated this 8th day of December, 2015.

Darlene Abel Revocable Trust Dennis Abel, Dianna Schieffer and Debra Rutledge Creston, IA, 50801 Loretta L. Harvey, ICIS PIN#: ATAT0003351 Attorney for Trustee Harvest Law Office, 109 W. Montgomery Street, P.O. Box 85, Creston, IA 50801 Date of second publication: December 22, 2015 PUBLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO FILL COUNCIL VACANCY BY APPOINTMENT City Council Member- at Large, Gary Lybarger announced his resignation effective January 1, 2016. The Creston City Council proposes to fill this vacancy by appointment as provided by the Code of Iowa, Section 372.13 (2)(a) at the January 19, 2016, City Council Meeting at 6:00 p.m. The term of this appointment will expire December 31, 2017, following the next regular November 2017 city election.

Any Creston resident that is an eligible elector and is interested in filling this vacancy is encouraged to submit a "letter of interest" to the City Clerk,

a pretty good Atlantic team,” said Creston coach Mike McCabe.

Kaden Briggs had five points for Creston in the second game.

Creston A (53) — Cole Strider 18, Cael Kralik 14, Keagan Smith 8, Brance Baker 6, Colby Burg 3, James Kunz 2, Evan Bruce 2.

Rebounds — Kralik 11, Baker 7.

Assists — Baker 4.

PUBLIC Atlantic A (25)NOTICE — C. Becker 9.

OF INTENT TO FILL COUNCIL Creston BY B (12) — Kaden VACANCY APPOINTMENT Briggs 5, Brodie 4, City Council Member- Wallace at Large, Gary Lybarger announced2, hisBritain resignation efBryce Fitzgerald Miller fective January 1, 2016.

The Creston 1.

City Council proposes to fill this vacancy Atlantic by appointment B (39).as provided by the Code of Iowa, Section 372.13 (2)(a) at the January 19, 2016, City Council Meeting at 6:00 p.m. The term of this appointment will expire December 31, 2017, following the next regular November 2017 city election.

Any Creston resident that is an eligible elector and is interested in filling this vacancy is encouraged to submit a "letter of interest" to the City Clerk, City of Creston, PO Box 449, Creston, IA 50801-0449 by Thursday, January 14, 2016, at 12:00 p.m., expressing your desire to be appointed to this position and why you feel you would be a good city council representative for our community.

You are further notified that the electors of the City of Creston have the right to file a petition requiring the vacancy be filled by a "special election" as provided by the Code of Iowa, Section 372.13 (2)(a). This petition must be filed with the City Clerk within fourteen (14) days of this Notice or the appointment, whichever is later.

If you have any questions regarding the duties and responsibilities of this position or any other questions in general, please contact Mayor-elect Gary Lybarger at 641-782-7353, City Administrator Mike Taylor at 641-7822000, ext. 4 or City Clerk Lisa Williamson at 641-782-2000, ext. 3.

CITY OF CRESTON Lisa Williamson City Clerk THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT UNION COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Jackson G. Cothron, Deceased Probate No. ESPR015765 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Jackson G. Cothron, Deceased, who died on or about December 6, 2015: You are hereby notified that on the 11th day of December, 2015, the undersigned was appointed administrator of the estate.

Notice is hereby given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated this 17th day of December, 2015.

Judy Funk 14364 State Highway Z Coatsville, MO 63535 Administrator of the Estate Douglas D. Daggett Attorney for the Administrator 100 E. Montgomery Creston, IA 50801 Date of second publication: December 29, 2015

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

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.

Glass QUALITY GLASS CO. Automotive, home, business and farm.

Commercial lock service and trailer sales. Hwy 34 East, in Creston 641-782-5155

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.

Roofing ROOF-TECH INC., Residential -metal and asphalt roofing. Commercial seamless fluid applied membranes.

FREE estimates, call 800-289-6895 or 641-782-5554 or go online at www.rooftech.us.

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.

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.

Altec Osceola Body Plant manufacturers fiberglass truck bodies and is growing rapidly.

We are seeking qualified candidates for Welders/ Fabricators, Associate Designers (Drafters), Body Painters, and General Production Positions!

New wage scale with opportunities for frequent increases AND Excellent Benefit package.

The ideal candidate will have experience in a manufacturing environment, mechanical aptitude, and maintenance equipment assembly skills.

These are key positions on our team and we are seeking self-starters with a positive attitude and strong work ethic.

Please complete an application online at www.altec.com or stop in the office.

Altec 1001 Furnas Drive Osceola, IA 50213 EOE

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Creston News Advertiser | Tuesday, December 22, 2015

To Our Good Friends & Neighbors at Christmas…

We’ve made a list, checked it twice, and you top the bunch of good people we want to thank. Your support has helped us so much, and we’re grateful for all the nice times we’ve shared this past year. We couldn’t ask for better customers than all of you!

We hope this Christmas delivers everything you’ve been hoping for, and may the coming year be filled with all kinds of goodies, including friendship, love, joy, peace and contentment.

Rick Les Jeff Terry Charlie

Eric Chris Sebastian Adam Andrew

Brian Dennis Katie Dee Debbie

CHRISTMAS HOURS: Dec 24: Parts & Service Departments 8am-Noon Sales 8am-2pm Dec 25 & 26: CLOSED

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Stop by or shop online at www.crestonautomotive.com