CNA-12-22-2016

THROWBACK NEWS

Ten years ago, seven Creston High School students were selected to perform in the Southwest Iowa Bandmasters Association Band Festival. To see what else happened 10, 20 and 50 years ago, see THROWBACK THURSDAY, page 2A. >>

FIRST VICTORY

The Mount Ayr boys basketball team picked up its first win of the season Tuesday against Southwest Valley. For more on the Raiders and other area recaps, see SPORTS, page 8A. >>

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Bevins tells students to Gunsolley ‘adapt and overcome’ named Union County engineer

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Collin Bevins, All-American defensive end for national champion Northwest Missouri State University, talks about current Creston Community Middle School science teacher Dick Clark being his first football coach during a character rally at the school Wednesday afternoon. Bevins spoke to the students about the importance of handling adversity while working toward goals during his appearance four days after the Bearcats won their second consecutive NCAA Division II title in a 29-3 victory over North Alabama.

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Improvise, adapt and overcome.

Creston native Collin Bevins told an audience of local students here Wednesday that the mantra repeatedly told to him by his head football coach at Northwest Missouri State University has served him well over an injury-plagued career as a Bearcat All-American player.

Bevins overcame the un-

certainty of his college future after deciding to transfer as a freshman on scholarship at Iowa State University. Then, he dealt with a series of injuries during his four-year career in Maryville, including a painful sprained foot that limited his playing time Saturday in Northwest’s second consecutive national championship game victory. (He limped across the Creston Community Middle School gym Wednesday, wearing an orthopedic walking boot.)

As a Bearcat football player, Bevins finished with more national championships than losses, with a 55-2 overall record and three national titles during those four years.

Now, he’s projected to be the second Creston native to be asked to an NFL training camp next summer. The first was former Iowa quarter-

back Kyle McCann, who participated in a New York Jets training camp and played in the NFL Europe league.

As the featured speaker at Wednesday’s character rally at Creston Community Middle School, Bevins delivered a message about overcoming obstacles and staying persistent on the path toward a goal.

On his journey to All-American status and the owner of three NCAA Division II national championship rings, Bevins spent a lot of time in the training room dealing with injuries.

Injury history Last year, Bevins suffered a torn hip labrum in the first game of the season. He missed two games before returning with a constricting brace, but still set Northwest Missouri State records for

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Snowbirds: A gaggle of geese moves across Green Valley Lake Wednesday afternoon.

Hundreds of geese have inhabited the lake and can be seen from the campground at Green Valley State Park.

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quarterback sacks and tackles for losses in a season from his defensive end position.

He underwent surgery on Jan. 8 and missed all of spring drills.

Bevins also had a hyperextended elbow his junior season and played several games with a bulky brace on his left arm.

As a sophomore, Bevins was sidelined for a brief time near the end of the regular season with a concussion. It was his only season as a Bearcat the team didn’t go on to win a national championship.

His freshman year, he was inured in the first round of the playoffs with a partial MCL tear in his knee and had arthroscopic surgery the following April.

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Zachary Gunsolley was named the next Union County engineer after being offered the position during a Union County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday.

Gunsolley comes from Ringgold County, w h e r e he is currently the Ringgold County engineer, to replace Gunsolley S t e v e A k e s , whose contract with Union County as engineer was not renewed.

“I felt Zach had the most experience as a county engineer, and he was kind of

Union County as the engineer,” said Union County Board of Supervisors President Ron Riley.

Gunsolley was one of six who applied for the position, and one of four who were interviewed. Riley said he brings good county engineer experience and leadership skills with him to Creston and the surrounding communities.

“He’s involved in the community, so I believe he’s got good leadership skills,” Riley said. “I think he’s a level-headed person that will be a good listener.”

Gunsolley, 37, lives in Diagonal. He is a 1998 graduate of Diagonal High School and 2003 graduate of Iowa State University in Ames with a Bachelor of Science GUNSOLLEY | 2A

US economy grew at strong 3.5 percent annual rate last quarter WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy grew at a 3.5 percent annual rate in the July-September quarter, the fastest pace in two years and more than the government had previously estimated. But the growth spurt isn’t expected to last.

The gain in the gross domestic product, the economy’s total output of goods and services, came from added strength in consumer

spending, business investment and the government sector, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

The government had previously estimated last quarter’s annual growth rate at 3.2 percent.

Michael Gapen of Barclays said that the new report “paints a picture of a healthy consumer, likely ECONOMY | 2A

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Holiday cheer: Martha McAuley of Creston, standing in the doorway, listens Wednesday

night as carolers from Crest Baptist Church in Creston sing “Joy to the World” to her. Carolers are, from left, Malachi Webber, Ariah Phipps, Trindon Phipps, Scott Sawtelle, Lisa Sawtelle and Maddie Travis.

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DEATHS James Siegmann Sanford, N.C.

James R. Siegmann, 69, of Sanford, North Carolina, died Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, in Sanford, North Carolina.

Private family services are planned for a later date with burial in Graceland Cemetery in Creston.

Memorials may be Siegmann given to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in memory of James. Arrangements were handled by O’Quinn, Peebles and Phillips Funeral Home and Crematory in Lillington, North Carolina.

James R. Siegmann, son of Clyde W. Siegmann and Gwen Walker, was born Nov. 7, 1947, in Creston. He

graduated from Littleton High School in Colorado.

He graduated from Colorado College in 1969 and Colorado Medical School in 1973.

James completed his residency at St. Lukes in Denver, Colorado, and another in Switzerland to become a medical doctor. He served in the Navy from 1975 to 1979 as Lt. Commander.

James was a member of Assembly of God Church, and then Lutheran Church in North Carolina.

James is survived by his mother and step-father, Gwen and Harry Eriksen of Apache Junction, Arizona; brother Patrick Siegmann of Ferndale, Washington; nephew David Siegmann of Ferndale, Washington; and niece Katherine Siegmann of Bellingham, Washington.

James was preceded in death by his father Clyde Siegmann and grandparents, Pete and Ione Walker.

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fueled by ongoing gains in employment, modest increases in wages, and solid balance sheets.”

The economy’s acceleration last quarter marked a sharp pickup from the tepid annual growth of 0.8 percent in the first quarter and 1.4 percent in the second. Still, growth is expected to slow to a roughly 1.5 percent annual rate in the October-December quarter, reflecting in part less consumer spending and less business stockpiling.

Growth for the entire year, economists say, is likely to be around 1.5 percent. That would be down from 2.6 percent in 2015 and would be the weakest performance since the economy shrank 2.8 percent in 2009 at the depths of the worst economic downturn since the 1930s.

The recovery began in mid2009, but growth has averaged just over 2 percent, the weakest expansion in the post-World War II period.

President-elect Donald Trump had criticized the sluggish pace of growth during the campaign and said his economic p o l i c i e s Trump w o u l d accelerate annual GDP growth to 4 percent or better. To do that, Trump said he would eliminate many government regulations, boost spending on the nation’s aging infrastructure and slash taxes.

Most economists don’t think 4 percent growth is realistic, given a chronic slowdown in worker productivity and a slower-growing U.S. workforce due in part to retiring baby

boomers.

Most forecasters expect growth of around 2.5 percent next year, though they say those estimates could rise if Trump wins congressional support for much of his economic program.

Stock markets have risen sharply since Trump’s election, partly a reflection of optimism that his proposals would boost growth and corporate profits.

Thursday’s report was the government’s third and final estimate of GDP growth for the July-September quarter. The upward revision mainly reflected stronger consumer spending, which grew at a 3 percent annual rate, more than the 2.8 percent pace that was estimated a month ago. Consumer spending is closely watched because it accounts for about 70 percent of economic activity.

The government also revised up its estimate for business investment: It showed an increase at a 1.4 percent annual rate, up from a much smaller 0.1 percent rate in the previous estimate.

Government spending was also revised up to show growth at a 0.8 percent annual rate, an increase that reflected a smaller drag from cutbacks at the state and local level.

The Federal Reserve last week boosted a key interest rate by a quarter-point, just the second increase in the past decade. Fed officials say they think they can begin to gradually interest rates as they near their goals for full employment, and inflation increases by about 2 percent a year.

In public comments last week, Chair Janet Yellen made no predictions about Trump’s economic program. But Fed officials forecast that they would raise rates three times in 2017, up from their previous forecast of two hikes.

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10 years ago Funeral services for Bill Riley, a longtime central Iowa personality, was postponed indefinitely because his wife was ill. Riley, 86, had died Dec. 15, 2006, in Arizona from complications of leukemia. He was credited with starting the Bill Riley State Fair Talent Search, which had seen more than 100,000 young people participate during the show’s 47-year history along with helping raise thousands of dollars for many other causes including Iowa Public Television, Blank Park Zoo and the fair.

Seven Creston High School students were selected to perform in the Southwest Iowa Bandmasters Association Band Festival. They were Sarah Finehout and Liz Kenyon, both on French horn, Nathan Marx on tuba, Betsy Johnson on oboe, Nicole Stoll on tenor saxophone and Meghann Kosman and Ellen Walker, both on clarinet.

20 years ago The family of Gladys Hammer established an endowment of more than $50,000 in the South Central Iowa Community Foundation to be self-sustaining with earnings for

GUNSOLLEY: CONT. FROM | 1A

in civil engineering.

After college graduation, Gunsolley began as an engineer intern at Garden and Associates in Oskaloosa, a consulting firm with a branch in Creston, as well. There, Gunsolley said he gleaned experience from the private consulting side of engineering.

In 2008, Gunsolley moved to Creston to be office manager of Garden and Associate’s Creston office.

“During that time, I got licensed as a professional engineer,” Gunsolley said, “so, now I am a licensed engineer in the state of Iowa.”

He remained there until 2010, when he took the position as Ringgold County engineer, his current position. He will remain in that position until his contractual obligations are complete and will take his position as Union County engineer in mid-February.

“The position, when it came open, attracted me,” Gunsolley said. “I can tell you what I said in the interview, that the Union County road funding is in a little bit better shape than Ringgold County road funding. You can do more with more money, and that’s attractive. It’s a better chance of sustaining the system.”

Gunsolley continued by saying the Union County position gave him more project opportunities, but that Ringgold County also gave him experience from a public per-

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These strands of homemade luminaries lead viewers to a batch of inflatables and other Christmas fare in December 2006 on Adams Street.

the first five years that went into equal shares to Lamoni First Responders, Rose Hill Cemetery and Lamoni Public Library. The foundation’s mission was to contribute a better life for the people of south-central Iowa by helping donors carry out their charitable intent by providing responsible stewardship of gifts.

Orient-Macksburg High School crowned Tonika Orr and Larry Mathlews as its 1996 homecoming queen and king. Kaitlyn Thompson and Galen Geidel were named princess and prince.

Creston News Advertiser Reporter Larry Peterson was selected as one of the recipients of the News Media Award presented annually by the Board of Control of the Iowa High School Athletic Association. The award was presented to members of the media who contributed greatly through the years to

the success of high school interscholastic athletic programs.

50 years ago New heads of Creston Chamber of Commerce were announced. Deane E. Smith, as incoming president, appointed Darrell E. Reed as chairman of industrial bureau, Don Jones succeeded Chuck Ehm as chairman of agricultural bureau, Lou Palm succeeded Don Hammers as chairman of retail bureau, Frank Bladon succeeded Wallace McLaughlin as chairman of civic bureau and Mrs. Emil (June) Orth succeeded Mrs. Wes (Joan) Freemyer as chairman of women’s bureau.

As a new state office building was under construction in Des Moines, the present state office building was finally named after 15 years, the “Robert Lucas Building.” It was

named after Lucas, the first territorial governor of Iowa. Although it was built in 1951, it remained nameless because there was just one state office building.

However, after approval of the new $3 million building, the decision to name both was made to avoid confusion.

A nuclear blast, perhaps the most powerful ever detonated in the United States, was touched off early Dec. 20 in an underground chamber 195 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

Observers atop the 24-story Mint Hotel, tallest building in Nevada, felt the shock wave 30 seconds later as a rolling motion lasting about a minute. Chandeliers swung about two inches. The Atomic Energy Commission said the device yielded energy comparable to anywhere from 200,000 to 1 million tons of TNT.

make it (the county) run will be looking forward to his spective.

“It gave me the public side fine,” Riley said. “But, we (Gunsolley’s) start date, too.” of the profession, some experience where I had already had private side professional experience, which, ultimately, in my career, I believe makes me a more well-rounded engineer,” Gunsolley said.

The position pays $91,000 per year, and is currently a non-contractual position.

The supervisors also agreed to waive the requirement of living in Union County at this time, but Gunsolley said that does not mean he won’t consider moving to the area.

“I bring almost seven years of county experience from Ringgold County. It is not the richest county in the state, so you have to be frugal in the county. I have had to prioritize and watch every dollar in Ringgold County, and I think that will help me in Union County with the county budget,” Gunsolley said. “I’m looking forward to the new opportunity in Union County.”

Until Gunsolley takes his position in February, Adair County Engineer Nick Kauffman is being utilized as interim for any projects or documents.

“We have our interim from Adair County that will be able to sign all the documents that need to be signed, and we h a v e things in place that will Riley

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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.

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Gambler’s Anonymous, 7 p.m., Assembly of God Church, 801 N. Fillmore St., Osceola.

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Narcotics Anonymous (NA), 8 p.m. open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

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

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Narcotics Anonymous (NA), noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. No smoking.

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Dear Santa, I want a football, watch dogs, 17 Madin, drone, toy truck, nerf guns and candy.

Love, Jameson M. - Creston —————— Dear Santa, My name is Karabella. I am 5 years old. I have been a very good girl this year.

Some of the things I would like for Christmas are: new baby horse, new baby stuff, 2 pounds of candy, secret life of pets DVD, paw patrol DVD, stamp pads, shoes, boots, new pants and baby swing.

If you can’t get it all, I understand. There’s always next year!

Thank you Santa.

—————— to Santa, Dere Sata, I want to have a Lego set. frum, Nate Wallace - Creston —————— Dear Santa, This is Becca. I am 2 years old. How old are you, Santa?

My big brother, Wyatt, thinks you’re 40 years old. Thank you for the apple, peanuts, candy cane and chocolate.

I want to show you the pink bunny rabbit that I got when I went dancing at the Chicken Inn. I would like a Barbie in a present for Christmas please.

I want to open it. Thank you.

Love, Rebecca Swanson - Creston P.S. We had fun playing paper airplanes with you at the fire station.

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Dear Santa, I want a Foxy costum and a Fredy mask and chica mask from five nihts at Fredys. I whant all of the Hex bug battlebots and 2 nerf teri scouts. I also whant all of the fhaf regular and nigthmare and imatronics and lshootpble bowl from minecraft.

Lucas Waske - Creston —————— Carson’s Christmas list: John Deer dumptruck, grain bin with auger and baby with baby bed.

Carson Weaver - Prescott —————— Dear Santa, I would like a Hatchimal, puppy toy and a princess carriage.

Sincerely, Taelyn Pokorny - Creston —————— There is a picture that you can’t see at the north pole.

Hope you like it!

My Xmas list is there to!

Alainah Galanakis - Creston —————— Dear Santa, My name is Heaven Lee Lin and I would like for Christmas a Blue Bike and baby with stroller, and carseat, and candy, Piggy bank, and a pillow pet, and a T.V. Thank you Heaven Williams, age 4 Creston —————— How old are you Dear Santa, I want for Crismas a millon dollars of reall money,

TV and X box 360 Gta+5 Eli Beckett, age 9 - Creston —————— Dear santa, My name is Stryder Lee Seaton and i am going to be 4 on Dec. 10. This year has been a very trying year for my mom (terrible twos.... who knew threes would/ could be worse). I am more curious than ever so I like to get in to everything. And everywhere I go, I leave a trail of major disaster. I’m like the Tazmanian devil but worse. I also started preschool this year! I can count to 10 in English and Spanish and I know half of my alphabet.

This year for Christmas I would like: Anything ghostbusters Monster jam remote control truck (the biggest hugest one) Monster jam tickets And last but not least, for everyone in the world to have a merry Christmas!L!!!

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 twlzzlers before you leave, so their bellies won’t be hungry!I! P.S. I’ll leave you some hot chocolate and marshmellows, because it’s my favorite, that way you can warm up before going back out in the cold!!

Your favorite believer, Stryder - Creston ——————

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Christopher Adam Fannon, 28, 310 N. Oak St. Apt. 1, was charged on a Union County warrant for driving while revoked 4:26 p.m.

Wednesday at Union County Law Enforcement Center.

According to a Creston Police report, on Monday officers observed Fannon operating a motor vehicle at the intersection of West Taylor Street and South Sumner Avenue. Officers conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle being driven by Fannon because of his license being revoked because of operating while intoxicated test refusal.

Fannon was released on $1,000 bond.

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Loss estimate is $5,000.

Vandalism, 10:07 a.m., Wednesday, Cottonwood Street.

Alarm, 11:53 a.m., Wednesday, West Townline Street.

Parking complaint, 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, East Taylor Street.

Assault, 12:44 p.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Theft, 1:16 p.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Theft, 1:46 p.m., Wednesday, Laurel Street.

Information, 2:44 p.m., Wednesday, Manor Drive.

Welfare check, 3:52 p.m., Wednesday, West Taylor Street.

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My sister and I will leaf you cookies and milk.

PS.S. Can you please bring our dogs lexie and bella treats Love, Miley Andreasen Prescott —————— Dear Santa, How are you? I hope you like the cookies we made.

For Christmas I would like a Galaxy-Style Nintendo 3ds xl and nintendo 3ds xl games animal crossing: new leaf and My Baby Pet Hotel 3D Love, Avery Bunkofske - Creston —————— Dear Santa Claus, This is Jesse from Creston Iowa, and I am writing to you to ask for a big truck for christmas. I also would like a polar express train, I would like for you to also bring me spider man things.

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All you want for Christmas is ... rain?

It looks like we may have more spring-like weather for Christmas Day than winter weather. A good chance of rain and temperatures in the 50-degree range if the weather people are anywhere close to their predictions. Of course, we got that nice blast of winter last weekend for those of you who like cold for the Christmas season. I’m sure we are in for some more winter coming up in the next couple of months.

Long holiday It’s kind of nice having Christmas on the weekend. The threeday holiday for most people will be a welcome timeout. You get Christmas eve on Saturday so you can finish up your shopping.

Christmas Day you get to celebrate. Then on Monday, you can hit all the after-Christmas sales.

Kind of like the usual Monday holiday setup.

What’s up Rich Paulsen publisher

Drake The Southwest Iowa Night at the Drake basketball games is coming up Jan. 8. There will be dance squads from Creston, Lenox and Mount Ayr, plus Livi Hartman doing the national anthem.

Tickets are available in Creston, Lenox and Mount Ayr. They are $10 and get you into both games and provide a concession voucher that gets you a meal at the game. A family of four can do a nice outing for only $40. Tickets are available here at the CNA.

Scrapbooking The annual CNA scrapbook event is coming up Jan. 13-15 at

the Supertel Hotel Inn and Conference Center. The group of scrapbookers always have a good time. I cannot believe how some of those people can stay up for about 20 hours straight working on their scrapbooks. Sign-up sheets are available in the newspaper.

Hospital It’s good to see Greater Regional Medical Center doing some internal expansion. All the services added over the last couple of years have made the improvements a must to keep up with all the new patients. Hospitals will become more important over the next few years with many of the “baby boomers” starting to get up there in years.

New president The country is in for a change with a new president taking charge on Jan. 20. The pendulum was probably due for some change.

When things go too far left, sometimes there has to be a correction and get things going the other way. And vice versa.

Like all presidents, some things that were promised will happen and some will not. Maybe both the mainstream Republicans and Democrats can now take to heart that a lot of the American people are fed up with politics as usual.

The stock market sure seems to like what it sees so far with the market heading for 20,000. But I don’t know how long that will continue. Seems like we have some kind of recession every 10 years or so and that time is probably coming unless something really drastic happens. I think the whole country has outspent the amount of income that it brings in. Since 2008, our national debt has gone from $11 trillion to more than $20 trillion just after the first of the coming year. Not a good thing over

time.

Employment The November figures are out this week and unemployment in Iowa is really starting to get down there. The national average is 4.6 percent while it is 3.8 percent in Iowa. Our area around Union County looks to be averaging about 2.8 percent. That is getting really low.

If you want a job, you should be able to find one! It just makes it a lot tougher on businesses to find people. A lot of baby boomers are retiring and there are not as many college kids coming through to take their place. It will be interesting to see if the Iowa population can keep up with the businesses it trying to attract.

Thought for the week: “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” – Mahatma Gandhi

In North Carolina, hope amidst political chaos

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North Carolina Republicans have provoked a political firestorm. First, Gov. Pat McCrory refused to concede his loss for close to a month.

Then, under the guise of providing Hurricane Matthew relief money, they convened several back-to-back special sessions, all geared at stripping power from Democratic Gov.elect Roy Cooper before he takes office. The North Carolina General Assembly has seen mass protests and civil disobedience in defiance of the assembly’s middle-of-thenight proceedings. Whereas President Barack Obama is honoring the tradition of the peaceful transfer of power, a fundamental pillar of American democracy, North Carolina Republicans are taking a different path.

Among the changes imposed by the Republican majority, they have reduced the number of political appointments Gov. Cooper can make from 1,500 to about 425, essentially forcing him to keep close to 1,000 people loyal to the man he defeated. They have stripped the incoming governor of his ability to name members of the boards of state universities, and denied future governors the power to appoint a majority to the state Board of Elections.

The North Carolina legislature – both the Senate and the House of Representatives – has been in the hands of Republicans since the anti-Obama tea party electoral backlash of 2010. When Gov. McCrory took office in 2013, after controversial statewide redistricting, he enjoyed an even stronger Republican legislative majority. Then the U.S. Supreme Court, in a narrow 5-4 partisan decision in the case of Shelby County v. Holder, threw out key provisions of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The floodgates were opened for the disenfranchisement of peo-

King Features commentary Amy Goodman

ple of color across the South, and North Carolina didn’t disappoint.

“We have seen, since Shelby, the worst coordinated attack in this country,” the Rev. Dr. William Barber told us on the “Democracy Now!” news hour last April. He is the president of the North Carolina NAACP. He continued: “At the very time that African-Americans are voting at 70 percent and we’re building fusion with progressive whites and Latinos, we’ve seen an extremist governor and legislature vote to put in place apartheid voting districts. We’ve seen them shorten the early-voting period by a full week, because 70 percent of those that use the first week are African-American. We’ve seen them eliminate same-day registration, because 43 percent of those that use same-day registration are African-American. And we’ve seen them pass a strict form of photo ID that negatively impacts 300,000 voters. This is a racial and class attack on our democracy.”

Ultimately, a U.S. Court of Appeals agreed that North Carolina’s omnibus electoral law was unconstitutional. “The new provisions target African-Americans with almost surgical precision,” the opinion stated.

North Carolina’s appeal of this decision to the U.S. Supreme Court lost in a 4-4 tie, as it came after the death of Justice Antonin Scalia.

In another loss to the modern-day segregationists in North Carolina, a federal court struck down the state’s gerrymandered legislative districts.

The justices allowed the imminent

2016 election to proceed, but ordered the North Carolina General Assembly to redraw the districts to be more representative, and to hold new elections in the fall of 2017.

The North Carolina General Assembly also battled in special session over whether to rescind the controversial state law known as HB2, aka “the bathroom bill.” HB2 was passed to override a Charlotte, N.C., anti-discrimination ordinance that, among other provisions, allowed people use of the bathroom, changing room or locker room that matches their gender identity. North Carolina Republicans passed the sweeping, discriminatory HB2 last March.

The law was met with protests, grass-roots boycotts and corporate decisions to move events and jobs from North Carolina. The NBA is moving its All-Star Game from Charlotte, costing the state an estimated $100 million in lost revenue.

The NCAA and the Atlantic Coast Conference also moved championship games out of state, and scores of industry conferences and conventions have pulled out. PayPal canceled plans to create 400 jobs there, and Deutsche Bank shifted a 250-job facility to Florida. Bruce Springsteen and other musicians canceled concerts. The overall economic damage to North Carolina is estimated at over $500 million.

Desperate to bring business back to the state, the Republicans agreed to repeal HB2 on the condition that Charlotte first repeal the nondiscrimination ordinance in question.

On Wednesday, Charlotte’s city council fully repealed the ordinance.

At the time of this writing, the Republican-controlled legislature adjourned the special session convened solely to repeal HB2, leaving the discriminatory law intact.

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This year, Bevins was sailing along injury-free for the Bearcats on their way to extending their winning streak to 30 games, until the final minute of the 35-20 semifinal victory at home over Ferris State University. A 315-pound offensive tackle from Ferris State fell on his right ankle and foot while being penalized for holding against Bevins on a pass rush.

While his teammates were running onto the field in celebration about a return to the championship game in Kansas City, Kansas, Bevins was on crutches hoping to be able to play one week later.

He gave it a shot in brutal weather conditions Saturday — 12 degrees at kickoff with -5 wind chill and heavy snowfall during the game. But the combination of severe pain and being unable to get solid footing in the snow led to a mutual decision between Bevins and his coaches to only substitute occasionally during the game to give other defensive ends a rest, rather than play full-time as he had all season.

At 6-foot-6 and 280 pounds, Bevins became the team’s biggest cheerleader that day.

He still relished in the team’s third championship during his career, and sixth overall in school history, but he had hoped to make more of a contribution on the field.

Life sometimes throws you a curveball, Bevins told the young students Wednesday.

Overcoming adversity “When I was asked to speak today about what it takes to be successful, I wanted to say it’s not a road map where you always know it will take you,” Bevins said. “Everything does not happen as you would plan it out and imagine it to be now as an eighth-grader.

“Coach (Adam) Dorrel always told us, ‘Improvise, adapt and overcome.’ I had to improvise on the fly several times.

It made me stronger as a person.

All those t h i n g s made me Bevins push myself mentally to come out stronger.

You have to overcome and make the best of your opportunities.”

Any of those injuries could have discouraged him from continuing his football journey, Bevins said. But if he gave up, he wouldn’t be the NFL prospect that he is today.

“I always went to my coaches for guidance on what I should be doing,” he said.

“Nothing worthwhile comes easy. Over time, more and more of my dreams became a reality.”

Bevins was a state-champion wrestler, all-state football player and standout in track and soccer for the Panthers in high school. He was named the 2012 Creston High School Outstanding Male Athlete.

But, he said something was missing from his high school career when he looks back.

Bevins admitted that he did not take school seriously enough in middle school and high school, which made college more difficult than it would have been with better preparation.

“I was one of those kids who would just get by,” Bevins said.

“I was not in school for school; I was in school for athletics.

That’s really not the way to go about it. Once I got to college it was a shock at first, getting used to the academics. If you learn how to apply yourself now and really focus on your academics, it will be much easier in college than it was for me in the beginning.”

souri State career leader in quarterback sacks and tackles for losses, Bevins looks to follow in the footsteps of the former Bearcat defensive end who previously held those records. Former Bearcat Matt Longacre is a defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams.

Bevins, a senior at Northwest, will take the spring semester off to train full-time for a possible professional opportunity at the Bommarito Performance System facility in Miami, Florida.

“Right now I’ll rehab my foot and fly down to Miami around the first of January,” Bevins said. “I’ll be there eight to 12 weeks, depending on whether I get an invite to the NFL Combine in Indianapolis in February. They invite 56 defensive linemen, and some of the agents I’ve been talking to said it’s pretty likely I’ll be invited.”

Bevins also plans to sign with an agent soon, likely from the MBK Sports agency.

“Hopefully I’ll get a chance in a (NFL) camp and I can always come back in the offseason to finish school,” said Bevins, an education major who has been preparing to be a teacher and coach. “Matt Longacre comes back in the summers to work on his degree.”

On Wednesday, Bevins spoke of playing in seventh grade for coach Dick Clark, who still holds that position while also teaching science at Creston Community Middle School. He said that was the start of his football career that may culminate in his childhood dream of being an NFL player.

He reflected on the 11year journey from that seventh-grade season as students lined up to get his autograph and have their picture taken with him Wednesday afternoon.

Next step “Now this game turns into a Now, as the Northwest Mis- business,” he said.

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HINTS FROM HELOISE Alone on the holidays

HOROSCOPE For Friday, Dec. 23, 2016 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You might spend money to improve your home or help a family member today. This is a good day to discuss inheritances and shared property.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A lively debate with friends and partners will take place today.

Fortunately, people in power will favor you. Nevertheless, everyone has an opinion!

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You can accomplish a lot at work today because you are motivated and energetic. This is a good day to ask for support from bosses and VIPs. CANCER (June 21 to July 22)This is a playful, fun-loving day. In particular, you will enjoy making vacation plans and exploring sports events, the arts and social outings. It’s a great date day!

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) This is an excellent day for family discussions, especially about how to improve your home or help a family member. You want to do something.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Your interactions with others will be powerful today, because you won’t hesitate to speak your mind. This is a strong day for those of you who write or communicate for a living.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Business and commerce are favored today. You might see ways to earn money to explore real-estate opportunities. At least, you will want to use money to improve your home.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)Today the Moon is in your sign, which makes you more emotional than usual.

However, it also can bring you a bit of good luck!

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Work alone or behind the scenes today, because this is what will feel best. You need to keep a low profile. By Monday, you will be out there on center stage!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Your interaction with friends and groups will be lively today! This is a great day for group sports or any kind of group discussion, because others will listen to you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)Because you make a strong impression on bosses

and VIPs, people will notice you today. They might even discuss personal details about your private life.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Do something different today so that you can satisfy your urge for a little adventure. If you can take a short trip or travel, do so. Do something different!

YOU BORN TODAY You have great verbal skills and powers of concentration. You are interested in everything

and everyone around you. This year is strong. In 2017, something you’ve been involved with for nine years will end to make room for something new. It also will be a year of service to others, plus a wonderful year to travel. Get ready for a new cycle in your future!

Birthdate of: Carla Bruni, model/singer; Eddie Vedder, musician; Susan Lucci, actress. (c) 2016 King Syndicate, Inc.

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Dear Readers: The end of the year brings holiday cheer, but not for everyone.

Some people are ALONE, whether widowed, homebound by illness or injury, or for any number of other reasons. Many like to be alone, but some may not.

What can you do? Check on your neighbors. Reach out and make sure they have what they need in terms of food, water, clothing, etc.

Share a plate of food.

Ask them if they’d like to spend some time with your family. Be prepared – most likely they will resist, so don’t insist. But they will appreciate that you made an effort to reach out to them.

Just listen, if they’d like to talk. Time is a precious gift you can share, at the holidays and throughout the year. – Heloise PICKY EATERS Dear Heloise: One of our favorite games (to encourage children to not be picky eaters – Heloise) was selecting a country on the globe and learning about its culture and the people who live there, and the foods they eat. France was one of their favorites.

Another simple hint is to set the dining room or kitchen table as one would for a candlelit dinner at a nice restaurant. Children love to

play imagination games, plus they also will learn fine-dining manners, without even realizing it!

Food always tastes better when served with elegance, style and imagination. With these hints, there’s no need for lectures or fights over food, just common sense and an ability to tell a story to children! – A Reader, Cripple Creek, Colo.

LEFTOVER SOAP SUDS Dear Heloise: I did an experiment. I took just a few pieces of clothing and tossed them in the wash, with NO detergent. I let the washer fill and agitate for two minutes. Whoa – there were soap suds in the water! The clothes aren’t clean if soap is left behind. Now I use the tiniest amount of detergent, and I never stuff the washer full. – A.R., via email MAY I SEE SOME ID, PLEASE? Dear Heloise: Could you please remind people to write, clearly in pencil, on the backs of photos who the people are?

I’ve inherited some wonderful pictures from the 1890s and older, and they mean next to nothing to me because we don’t know who the subjects are. – Carol F., McKinney, Texas PACK YOUR BAGS Dear Readers: Winter

weather is here, so pack the trunk of your car with some emergency essentials: blankets, boots, ice scraper, bottled water, granola bars and matches. Check with your auto club to see what it recommends. – Heloise EASY RENTAL Dear Readers: When on vacation, you probably will need to rent a car at some point. Here are some hints to make the process painless: * Make your reservations early. The most fuel-efficient and in-demand cars go the quickest. * Shop around. You may be eligible for discounts through your car-insurance company, wholesale-club membership or other avenues. * Fill up the gas tank before you return the vehicle.

The prices to refill at the car-rental place can be astronomical!

– Heloise Send a money-saving or timesaving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX 78279-5000, or you can fax it to 1-210-HELOISE or email it to Heloise@Heloise.com. I can’t answer your letter personally but will use the best hints received in my column. (c)2016 by King Features Syndicate Inc.

Afton ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH, Browning and Filmore Streets, William Richardson, pastor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bible study and youth. Saturday, 7:25 a.m. “In the Mirror” radio program on Creston Radio.

ST. EDWARD CATHOLIC CHURCH, 104 W. Union St., Rev. Ken Halbur, pastor.

Saturday, 7 p.m. Christmas Eve Mass. Sunday, no Mass.

Tuesday, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.

Adoration; 8:30 a.m. Mass.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

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

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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 11 a.m. worship.

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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, June Nolte Davis, pastor.

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

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AREA BIBLE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, Ron Christian, pastor; 641-336-2409; website www.areabiblefellowship.org.

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship service; 11:15 a.m. Sunday school.

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. AWANA, Clearfield Community Center.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Sherry Wiley, lay speaker.

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Michael Shaffer, pastor.

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

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

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

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

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

GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH, Dan Lamgo, pastor.

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

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

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

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

Bible study.

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

Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Mass.

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

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

AbundantLifeFamilyChurch.com.

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

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. worship and Kid’s Club. Thursday, 6:30 a.m. Men of Honor; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Light Switch teens.

APOSTOLIC LIGHTHOUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH, 600 N. Lincoln St., Paul Vandevender, pastor, 782-5594.

Sunday, 10 a.m. Sunday school and worship service; 5:30 p.m. prayer time; 6 p.m. worship service. Wednesday, 7 p.m. worship service. Home Bible study, call 782-5594.

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

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

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Bible

study for all ages.

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

Sunday, no local services.

CREST BAPTIST, affiliated with Southern Baptist Convention, Poplar and Townline streets, Chuck Spindler, pastor. Website: www.crestbaptistchurch.com.

Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery. Saturday, 6 p.m.

Christmas Eve Candlelight service. Sunday, 10:45 a.m.

Christmas morning worship.

Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. GriefShare.

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

Sunday, 10 a.m. Christmas worship service. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. senior high youth group, adult prayer meeting and Bible study. Saturday(31), 6 p.m.

New Year’s blow out - meet at the youth house.

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

Saturday, 7 and 11:30 p.m.

Christmas Eve candlelight services. Sunday, no service.

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

Wednesday, 6 p.m. praise and worship service.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, 104 N. Oak St. Sunday, 11 a.m. church service.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 702 W. Prairie St., the Rev. Jim Woodworth, pastor.

Friday, 1:30 p.m. crafting workshop. Saturday, 6 p.m. Christmas Eve services with Communion.

Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Christmas morning worship. Monday, church office will be closed for the week. Tuesday, 1 p.m. Stitch, Knit and Quilt.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 400 N. Elm St., Jodi Rushing, pastor. Call 641-7822427, 641-782-7267. Email: fumc. creston@gmail.com. Facebook: Creston First United Methodist Church. Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to noon Friday.

Thursday, 6:30 p.m. prayer meeting. Friday, 5 p.m. youth group lock in. Saturday, 4:30 p.m. Hispanic Bible study; 7 p.m.

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

Sunday school. Monday through Friday(26-30), church closed for radon testing.

GOD’S OUTREACH DELIVERANCE INTERNATIONAL, 306 N. Oak St., 641-278-1173, Pastor JoAnna Davis. www.godsoutreachdeliveranceintl.com.

Thursday, 7 p.m. women’s group (first and third Thursdays); 7 p.m. men’s fellowship at 901 E. Irving St. (second and fourth Thursdays). Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service with children’s church; 6 p.m. Christmas church service. Monday, 4 to 5:15 p.m. after school children’s ministry (ages 5 to 12 years old); 5:15 to 5:30 p.m. children’s choir; 5:15 p.m. free community meal; 6:15 to 7 p.m. “Let’s Talk” ministry for young men ages 13 and older.

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. mid-week service.

HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH, 107 W. Howard St., Rev. Ken Halbur, pastor.

Friday, 7 a.m. Mass - St. Malachy Chapel; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

ReRun shop. Saturday, ReRun shop closed; 4 p.m. Christmas Mass; 10 p.m. Christmas Mass.

Sunday, 8:15 to 8:45 a.m. confession; 9 a.m. Christmas Mass.

Tuesday, noon to 5 p.m. ReRun shop. Wednesday, 7 a.m. Mass - St. Malachy Chapel; noon to 5 p.m. ReRun shop; 7 p.m. K.C. officer’s meeting - hall. Thursday(29), 7 a.m. Mass - St. Malachy Chapel.

JERUSALEM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 1965 REA Road, Rev. Jim W. Morris, pastor.

Sunday, 8 a.m. Bible study; 9 a.m worship.

KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES, 1000 Cottonwood St. Sunday, 10 a.m. public talk and Watchtower study. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Christian Life and ministry meeting.

PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD I.M. “Mana del Cielo” The

Food pantry adjusts holiday hours Due to the upcoming holidays, Creston Area Food Pantry Inc., 417 Wyoming Ave., in Creston has adjusted its distribution hours to ensure recipients are food secure over the holidays.

For the next two weeks, food distribution will be held at the food pantry from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday,

At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria. All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census.

And, because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. He took with him Mary, to whom he was engaged, who was now expecting a child.

And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her firstborn son.

She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them.

That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them.

They were terrified, but the angel reassured them.

“Don’t be afraid!” he said.

“I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior – yes, the Messiah, the Lord Rev. Miguel Delgado, phone 515473-2527.

Saturday, noon worship.

Sunday, 1:30 p.m. worship.

PLATTE CENTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 2396 Eagle Ave., south of Creston, Rev. Delores Doench, pastor.

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

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

Satudray, 5 p.m. Christmas Eve service; 10 p.m. Christmas Eve service. Sunday, 10 a.m. worship. Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. quilting.

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

Saturday, 10 a.m. worship service; 11 a.m. Sabbath school.

SOLID ROCK MINISTRIES, 1216 N. Cherry St. (corner of Townline and Cherry streets).

Sunday, 9:45 to 10:15 a.m.

Sunday school; 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. coffee and fellowship; 10:45 a.m. worship service.

ST. JOHN’S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, 601 S. Maple St. Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service and Sunday School.

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– has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.”

Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others – the armies of heaven – praising God and saying, “Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”

When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem!

Let’s see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger.

After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child. All who heard the shepherds’ story were astonished, but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often. The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. It was just as the angel had told them. (Luke 2: 1-20 New Living Translation) 1111 E. South St., Mount Ayr; the Rev. John B. Rutz, pastor, 641782-5095, http://TrinityCreston. org.

Mount Ayr: Saturday, 5 p.m. Divine service. Sunday, 8 a.m. Divine service with Holy Communion.

Creston: Saturday, 7 p.m.

Divine service. Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Divine service with Holy Communion. Tuesday, 6:30 a.m.

Early Risers. Saturday(31), 7 p.m. Divine service with Holy Communion.

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

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

Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Christmas Eve services with Communion.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. Christmas morning worship services.

Tuesday, 3 to 5 p.m. Crisis Fund Center open; 5 to 6 p.m.

Open Table - Methodist Church.

Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. TOPS.

Cromwell

CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, Karen Norton, pastor.

Saturday, 6 p.m. Christmas Eve candlelight services. Sunday, 10 a.m. fellowship; 10:30 a.m. worship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday school. Monday, 1 p.m. quilting.

Wednesday, 1 p.m. quilting.

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Ellston

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Bruce Giese, pastor.

Website: www.ellstonumc.org.

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

Greenfield

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

Friday, 7 p.m. Christmas Eve Eve service. Sunday, 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. worship service.

Tuesday, 1 to 2 p.m. women’s prayer gathering. Wednesday, noon to 1 p.m. prayer time (everyone welcome).

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

Website: www.stjohngreenfield. parishesonline.com.

St. John’s — Thursday, 7:15 p.m. Mass for the Immaculate Conception. Friday, 8:30 a.m.

Mass; 10:15 a.m. Mass at Greenfield Rehab. Saturday, 5:15 p.m. Mass. Sunday, 8:15 a.m.

Mass. Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Mass.

Wednesday, 6:30 to 7:30 pm.

Faith Formation youth program.

St. Patrick’s — Massena— Thursday, 5:30 p.m. Mass for the Immaculate Conception. Sunday, 10:15 a.m. Mass. Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. Mass. Wednesday, 8:30 a.m.

Mass.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 108 S.W. 5th St. Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service; 10 a.m. coffee and fellowship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday school.

Tuesday, 3:30 to 6 p.m. food bank and children’s clothes closet open; 6:30 p.m. worship service. Thursday, 12:30 p.m. worship service.

Hopeville

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

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship service.

Lenox

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ST. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 600 W. Michigan St., Lazarus Kirigia, pastor.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. Mass with religious education classes afterward. Wednesday, 7 p.m. CYO. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 103 W. Michigan St., Michael Shaffer, pastor.

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

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

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service. First and third Sunday, youth fellowship. Wednesday, Evening Bible study.

Lorimor

CHURCH OF GOD, Ben Turner, pastor.

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

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Lorimor, George Henriksen, pas-

tor.

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 8:45 a.m. worship.

Macksburg

HEBRON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Ben Carter-Allen, pastor.

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Ben Carter-Allen, pastor. Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service with supervised nursery during church; 10 a.m.

Sunday school. Third Thursday, United Methodist Women.

Murray

BAPTIST CHURCH, Alex Bauman, pastor.

Sunday, 8:45 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. worship services. Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Midweek Bible study and prayer meeting. Third Thursday of the month, 7 to 9 p.m. Missionary meeting.

CHURCH OF CHRIST, 430 Third St., Brian McCracken, pastor, 641-340-0474, bmac2366@ yahoo.com; Tyler Schultz, associate pastor, 720-670-7319, tschultz3324@gmail.com; office, 641447-2569, office@murraychurchofchrist.org; website, www. murraychurchofchrist.org.

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

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

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

Orient

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

Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Christmas candlelight service. Sunday, 8:30 a.m. coffee and rolls; 9 a.m. worship services; 9 a.m. Sunday school.

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

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

Prescott

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

Saturday, 11 p.m. Christmas Eve Candlelight and Communion service. Sunday, no Sunday school or worship service.

Tuesday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. pastor’s office hours; 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. quilting in fellowship hall. Thursday, 10:30 a.m. CHI Mercy Hospital Chapel service.

Dec. 25-31; pastor on call for CHI Mercy Hospital.

Shannon City

SHANNON CITY COMMUNITY CHURCH, Lila Dell Greene, pastor.

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

Sharpsburg

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Michael Shaffer, pastor.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. worship.

UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Tim Maxa, pastor.

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

Stringtown

STRINGTOWN COMMUNITY CHURCH, junction of Highway 34 and Sycamore Ave. Sunday, 9:45 a.m. worship service. Wednesday, 1 to 4 p.m.

Help Center open.

Thayer

PLEASANT VALLEY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Dwayne Henrichs, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service.

Tingley

CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Al Rusk, pastor.

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

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Bruce Giese, pastor.

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

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Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. church.

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THE NUMBERS GAME

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Straight wins for the Creighton University men’s basketball team, the program’s best start in 74 seasons. The Bluejays moved to 12-0 with a 96-85 win at Arizona State Tuesday. The 1942-43 team started out 16-0. Creighton opens Big East play on Dec. 28 against Seton Hall at CenturyLink Center Omaha.

LOCAL BRIEFS

Reunion event The Creston boys basketball team of 1997 that won the Class 3A state championship will be honored during halftime of the boys game during the Jan. 7 varsity doubleheader against Red Oak. The boys game is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. after the 3:30 p.m. girls game.

An informal reception for 1997 team alumni will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. in the school library. Team members and their families planning to attend are asked to RSVP at tphipps@ crestonschools.org or phone 641-782-2116 (ext. 2320).

The team will also be inducted into the KMA Radio Sports Hall of Fame that evening.

Southwestern men’s basketball coach Todd Lorensen and Creston coach Taylor Phipps said it will be a “Red Out” night for local basketball fans at both the Creston varsity doubleheader and Southwestern’s men’s home game at 7 p.m. against Indian Hills Community College.

Jennett named IFCA Academic All-State MOUNT AYR — Mount Ayr senior Mitchell Jennett was recently named to the Class 1A academic all-state football Jennett t e a m by the Iowa Football Coaches Association.

Those considered for the team must be a senior starter, have a minimum 3.7 grade point average and be involved in other extracurricular activities.

Jennett played wide receiver and defensive back for the Raiders.

Besides football, he’s a key member of the boys track and field team. Jennett is also involved in band, drama and student council as well as working as an intern with the Raider Education Foundation.

Jennett is the eighth Raider to be named the the academic allstate football team.

Other recipients were: Clint Walters in 1990, Russ Hensley in 1991, Michael Inloes in 2004, Brian Inloes in 2006, Brandon Werner in 2007, Alex Sobotka in 2011 and Jacob Sobotka in 2013.

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PREP BASKETBALL Area roundup: Murray, Mount Ayr girls roll to easy wins STAFF REPORT GIRLS Murray 62, Melcher-Dallas 5 MELCHER-DALLAS — The Murray girls won convincingly at Melcher-Dallas Friday 62-5.

Katie Otto scored 14 and Zadie Hatfield netted 10.

The Lady Mustangs recorded 21 assists on 27 made buckets.

Kayla Wookey tallied eight of those assists to go along with six points. Brandi Gilbert had for assists and four steals to go along with eight points.

Gilbert UP NEXT — Murray (6-1) plays Ankeny Christian Academy Jan. 3 at 6 p.m.

Mount Ayr 60, Worth Co. (Mo.) 14 GRANT CITY, Mo. — Mount Ayr held hosts Worth County to just a point in the first quarter and scoreless in the fourth on its way to a 60-14 win Monday.

“Our second half was much better than our first,” Mount Ayr coach Thad Streit said. “We started the game kind of flat and not much intensity. But the second half we played with a purpose and with a little more fire.”

Kelcie Shields scored 16 points and Sam Stewart had 11.

Mount Ayr 65, SW Valley 39 CORNING — Kelcie Shields scored a season-high 28 points and the Mount Ayr Raiderettes defeated Southwest Valley in Corning Tuesday.

“We were able to limit our turnovers in the first half and played solid defense,” Southwest Valley coach Allen Naugle said. “We were just unable to stay consistent throughout the entire game.”

Southwest Valley led 11-9 at the end of the first quarter, but couldn’t hold on. Morgan Shuey scored 16 points for the Timberwolves.

“I am proud of our defense in the second half,” Mount Ayr coach Thad Streit said. “It was a total team effort. Morgan Shuey is a very nice player and we held her to just two points in the second half.”

UP NEXT — Southwest Valley (3-6) hosts Wayne Jan. 6 at 6:15 p.m.

Mount Ayr (8-0) heads to Murray (6-1) Jan. 5 at 6:15 p.m.

Bedford 38, Lenox 33 BEDFORD — Jessica Anderson’s 20-point effort at Bedford Tuesday wasn’t enough to win as the Lenox Tigers fell 38-33 Tuesday.

Katelyn Belding had 10 rebounds and two points.

Kayla Yzaguirre and Camryn Douglas both had four steals in the loss.

UP NEXT — Lenox (2-6) plays at

Diagonal Jan. 2 at 6 p.m.

BOYS Worth Co. (Mo.) 59 Mount Ayr 36 GARDEN CITY, Mo. — Mount Ayr struggled to score until late in the game as it fell 59-36 Monday to Worth County (Mo.).

Dawson Frost scored 12 to lead the Raiders, but Mount Ayr had just 10 points going into halftime.

Mount Ayr 57 SW Valley 45 CORNING — Mount Ayr went into Corning and decidedly grabbed its first win of the year 57-45 against Southwest Valley.

The Raiders shot 9-of-17 from beyond the arc and were led by Luke Wurster’s 18 points, Dawson Frost’s 11 and Tristan Holmes’ 10.

“I can’t begin to tell you how proud I am of these guys and their resolve,” Mount Ayr coach Bret Ruggles said. “It’s been a tough start and we are a young team, but to come in to this place tonight and beat a very talented Southwest Valley team shows a lot about their progress and their Ruggles development in the past few weeks. We are really starting to understand the offense and defensive schemes, but most importantly we are starting to believe that we can beat anyone in this league.’

Scott Palmer scored 16 points and added eight rebounds and Wyatt McAlpin scored 13, but no other Timberwolf scored more than four points.

UP NEXT — Mount Ayr (1-7) heads to Murray Jan 5 for a 7:30 p.m contest. Southwest Valley (5-4) hosts Wayne (4-4) Jan. 6 at 7:45 p.m.

East Union 51, Lamoni 48 AFTON — East Union’s short fourth-quarter comeback sealed a 51-48 win over Lamoni Monday.

Gabe Nixon’s 20 points led the way. Casey Walter scored 13, Mason Gossman tossed in 10 and Kyle Campbell added Walter eight.

UP NEXT — After Tuesday’s loss to Nodaway Valley, East Union (6-2) hosts Central Decatur (4-2) Jan 6 at 7:45 p.m.

Lenox 64, Bedford 62 BEDFORD — Lenox pulled a potential home win from Bedford’s grip Tuesday as the Tigers went on the road and won 64-62 in overtime.

Sam Donaldson scored 24 points, Kaleb Anderson kicked in 18, Cole Johnston had a double-double with 12 points and 10 boards, and Dawson Tullberg scored eight, had nine assists and six rebounds.

UP NEXT — Lenox (3-5) travels to Diagonall (0-6) Jan. 2 for a 7:30 p.m. game.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL North Carolina races past Northern Iowa in second half CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) — Once Kennedy Meeks got going for No. 8 North Carolina, nothing could stop him. Northern Iowa certainly couldn’t.

Meeks scored 10 of his 18 points during the Tar Heels’ dominant second half, leading them past the Panthers 85-42 on Wednesday night.

“He was the difference in the game,” Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams Williams said.

Justin Jackson added 12 points while Joel Berry II and Isaiah Hicks finished with 11 apiece for the Tar Heels (11-2).

They shot 52 percent — hitting 62 percent of their shots in the second half while outscoring Northern Iowa 52-16 — and established a 4224 rebounding advantage to bounce back from a 103-100 loss to No. 6 Kentucky last weekend. North Carolina scored 20 points off Northern Iowa’s 17 turnovers while giving it away only five times.

Bennett Koch scored 10 points before fouling out with 7:19 left for

the Panthers (56), who have lost two straight and six of eight.

Hitting the offensive glass simply isn’t in Northern Iowa’s makeup — the Panthers rank 337th in Division I with just 7.3 offensive rebounds per game. The Tar Heels — who rank ninth nationally in that stat — took full advantage, turning 11 offensive boards into 13 second-chance points.

A big reason for that was Meeks, who said he caught an earful from Williams after Klint Carlson reeled off five consecutive points and it “woke me up a little bit.”

BIG PICTURE Northern Iowa: The Panthers returned only one starter from the team that knocked off the thentop-ranked Tar Heels 13 months ago, but they kept the script the same — relying on 3-point shooting, and all but ignoring the offensive glass. Northern Iowa made 11 3s and grabbed only four offensive rebounds last year, but this time the Panthers were just 1 of 15 from 3-point range in the second half

and didn’t grab their first offensive board until about 12 1/2 minutes remained.

“Just gave up too many offensive rebounds,” said Jeremy Morgan, the team’s lone returning starter.

“You’ve got a good team like this, you can only afford to give them one opportunity, and we gave them too many second chances.”

North Carolina: Meeks controlled the paint all night long for the Tar Heels, and wound up with his highest-scoring game against a Division I opponent this season. His season high of 20 points came against Division II Chaminade last month in the Maui Invitational.

“That was just me definitely trying to be more assertive, trying to come out on the defensive end first — not worrying about scoring or getting rebounds or anything like that,” Meeks said. “Just flat-out trying to defend the best way I could, and I think I definitely did that in the second half.”

INJURY REPORT North Carolina’s Theo Pinson was in uniform but was not available to play — and was even wearing glasses with his warmups — as he con-

tinues his recovery after breaking his foot in October. Williams said a CT scan “looked good” and he has been approved for “basketball-type activities.” Williams says he doesn’t have a date in mind for his return but added that “I think it’s going to be closer to 12 weeks” — Morgan which would be in mid-January.

STAT SHEET Northern Iowa shot 33 percent.

The Panthers are 5-0 when shooting 40 percent or better, and 0-6 when they’re at 39 percent or worse.

UP NEXT Northern Iowa: Returns home to face Missouri State on Dec. 28 in its Missouri Valley Conference opener.

North Carolina: Plays host to Monmouth on Dec. 28 in its final nonconference game.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL Iowa, McCaffery walk off court without handshake for North Dakota IOWA CITY (AP) — Iowa coach Fran McCaffery walked off the court after the win and waved for his team to follow him to the locker room without shaking hands with North Dakota’s players and coaches.

It was a jarring ending to an otherwise vanilla game that the Hawkeyes won 84-73 on Tuesday night.

McCaffery was McCaffery irritated with what he considered a few unnecessary and chippy plays in the closing moments of a game that Iowa led by 16 points with three minutes to go. North Dakota’s Corey Baldwin tried for a steal and score with only three seconds left when Nicholas Baer was holding the ball to run out the clock and end the game.

“I wasn’t pleased with how the

game ended and the things that happened,” McCaffery said. “I don’t think they teach that kind of stuff, but I was not having it. That’s not the way to play.”

McCaffery didn’t give a direct answer when asked what specific plays bothered him.

“Were you at the game?” he said.

“Well, then you should know what I didn’t like.”

North Dakota’s players and coaches lined up for the postgame handshake, then looked surprised that Iowa wasn’t there to meet them. Several Fighting Hawks players threw their hands up in frustration.

This was the second game in a row that ended in controversy for the Fighting Hawks. Drick Bernstine and Geno Crandall were ejected with 18 seconds left in an 87-70 loss to rival North Dakota State on Dec. 16 after a tussle under the basket.

“They’re not malicious kids,

they’re good kids,” North Dakota coach Brian Jones, a former assistant at Iowa under Steve Alford, said after Tuesday’s game. “They’re just trying to compete until the final horn goes off. That’s all.”

Iowa spokesman Matt Weitzel told The Associated Press in an email on Wednesday that while McCaffery “stands by his concerns regarding some of the unsportsmanlike actions that led to his decision, he has since expressed regret publicly and has apologized to head coach Brian Jones and his team.”

Weitzel said the team considers the issue closed.

North Dakota spokesman Ryan Powell said Wednesday in an email that Jones, when asked for further comment, was “ready to move on.”

Peter Jok and Jordan Bohannon each scored 18 points to help the Hawkeyes (7-5) win their fourth straight. Cordell Pemsl had nine points and a career-high 11 rebounds.

Iowa pulled away with a 16-0 run in the middle of the first half when North Dakota went six minutes without scoring. The Hawkeyes forced eight turnovers on nine possessions during that stretch. Quinton Hooker scored 18 points to lead North Dakota (5-5). Conner Avants added 17 points and Drick Bernstine had 10 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists.

BIG PICTURE Iowa: The inconsistent Hawkeyes did enough to win, but they still have plenty to clean up with the Big Ten opener a week away. Iowa made a season-low five 3-pointers and shot only 68 percent from the foul line.

North Dakota: It’s been a tough month for the Fighting Hawks.

They’ve lost three straight and their 17-point loss to North Dakota State last week was their only home game during a 45-day stretch. But North Dakota is expected to be competitive in the Big Sky in its fifth year in the league.

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COMMENTARY A wonderfully amazing moment in time at a beautiful park KANSAS CITY, Kan — Sure it was a bit of a wild adventure making my way to the greater Kansas City area this past weekend.

An arduous, almost dangerous trek Friday on snowy, icy roads took two and a half times longer than it would on a normal, dry day trying to make my way east on Highway 34, then south on Interstate 35.

Several wrecks on I-35 in northern Missouri between Bethany and Cameron held traffic up for several hours.

Fortunately I finally reached Kansas City around 1 a.m. Saturday morning.

I’ve never been so happy to be off the road and safely tucked in for the night by the time I arrived at my brother’s house in central Kansas City, Mo. Roughly 12 hours later, there I was inside Children’s Mercy Park Saturday night covering the Northwest Missouri State and North Alabama Division II national championship game.

The anticipation grew as I made my way over from the American Royal Complex after watching the Creston/ Orient-Macksburg wrestling team compete at the Kansas City Stampede tournament during the morning and ear-

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ly afternoon.

Snow was falling as I made my way west on Interstate 70 toward the part of Kansas City, Kan., known as Village West.

By the time I parked behind center field at CommunityAmerica Ballpark, the snow was definitely picking up. Once I checked in, dropped off my computer and camera bag in the press box and made my way down to the field, snow was covering the field.

While the temperature was dropping during the game, the field sitting roughly 20-30 feet below street level and the large grandstand/club and suite and press box level on the north side of the stadium effectively blocked the gusty wind enough to take the chill out of the air somewhat.

As the sun set and the lights took full effect, the snow became gloriously pretty.

By the third quarter rolled around, it was all the

grounds crew could do to keep where the sidelines were supposed to be relatively snow free.

Trying to judge where the yard lines were was an almost impossible task. It was so tricky, the public address announcer was having to correct himself multiple times of what yard line the ball was on.

And even then, that was almost a guess.

From field level, you could hardly tell what yard line the ball was on, only a vague guess if it was outside the 20s.

I’ve watched many a Broncos or Packers game over the years when snowstorms have come through Denver or Green Bay. Watching those games on television is almost romantic.

Seeing a snow game up close and personal only confirmed those feelings.

Imagine shaking up a snow globe and seeing how pretty it looks.

Then picture yourself being inside that snow globe.

That’s what it was like at Children’s Mercy Park.

It was romantically beautiful.

I fired up my phone, snapped a few images to

save the memory, the moment.

It’s now my background picture on my Facebook and

Twitter pages, on the background of my personal and work laptops.

One of the final pictures

of 2016, and up there among my favorite pictures taken of both 2016 and ever.

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KRONS: CONT. FROM | 9A

The way the snow swirled in the lights, covered the field was beautiful.

Sure it was chilly, but the way the snow enveloped Children’s Mercy Park was glorious.

Eventually Northwest Missouri State finished off a dominating 29-3 win.

As the last minute wound down, players and coaches celebrated on the sideline. I kept my eye on Creston native Collin Bevins, trying to capture his reactions.

The Bearcats completed their second straight national title, second straight perfect 15-0 season, won their third national title in four years, a modern dynasty.

The postgame festivities began.

I lost track of Bevins for a few seconds, snapping a few images of Kuemper Catholic product Cass Weitl for my friends at Carroll Broadcasting and the Carroll Daily Times-Herald and North Scott product Randy Schmidt for another friend

CNA photo by RYAN KRONBERG

Snow flies through the air during the third quarter of Saturday’s NCAA Division II national championship football game between Northwest Missouri State and North Alabama at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kan. Snow covered the field throughout the game and illuminated beautifully in the lights of the stadium as darkness descended over eastern Kansas.

at the North Scott Press in Eldridge.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw Bevins out near midfield.

He’d found the trophy. It was securely in his posses-

sion and he wasn’t letting go.

Arguably Northwest’s best, most impactful defensive lineman, if not defensive player ever, was relishing a third championship moment.

I fired the camera, holding

down on the shutter.

The way Bevins face glistened in the lights and snow, the way the trophy beamed together in the lights and snow amidst the celebration was spectacular.

I was hoping for some type of image with Bevins with the trophy if Northwest won.

I couldn’t have dreamt of a better picture to accent my centerpiece feature on his illustrious career.

The stage was rolled out for the presentation. The trophy was handed to Bearcats coach Adam Dorrel.

Fireworks went off, confetti burst in a glorious blue

and silver blur.

It was simply breathtaking the way that all blended in with the snow in the air, on the field, a photographer’s dream.

Soon enough, it was time to head inside for the press conference, a one-on-one interview with the former Panther.

I dawdled around after, staring out on the field.

Francesca Battistelli’s Christmas song “Be Born In Me (Mary)” hummed in my mind, a fitting song to this picture-perfect landscape some 10 days before Christmas.

A few tears streaked down my face.

After a fall and early winter that’s been nothing short of an emotional nightmare away from work, all because of stupid mistakes I made and own that cost me so much, cost me a special person for good, has taken a brutally heavy emotional toll, standing there at midfield brought with it a needed sense of peace.

While the storm was going on around Children’s Mercy Park, the lights, the snow in the air, on the field, provided breathtaking beauty.

As nutty as it was reaching Kansas City, as silly as the drive home Sunday afternoon would be, it was all so worth it.

In that moment standing there inside a humble, empty stadium in the heart of eastern Kansas, my heart was warmed like it hasn’t been since early June.

As much as I wish I could’ve shared that moment with a few people, it was there to comfort a shattered heart, a beaten soul.

A moment, a game that was simply perfect in every single way.

Congratulations to Mr. Bevins and the Bearcats for an amazing ride this season.

It was a privilege and an honor to help document your journey toward another title.

And thank you for providing a game, a night I needed in the worst possible way, more than you all will ever begin to know.

Merry Christmas!

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Northwest Missouri State senior quarterback Kyle Zimmerman flips head over heels at the end of a long run in the third quarter of Saturday’s NCAA Division II national championship game against North Alabama at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kan. Zimmerman’s run set up Phil Jackson’s 2-yard touchdown run on the next play that extended the Bearcats’ lead to 14-3. Northwest Missouri State went on to pull out a 29-3 win. The victory gave the Bearcats’ their second straight national championship, third since 2013 and sixth since 1998. The Bearcats also won their 30th consecutive game, the longest current active winning streak in college football.

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Iowa City has made a name for itself on the international wrestling circuit by drawing huge crowds for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in both 2012 and 2016, drawing over 50,000 fans for the twoday event four years ago.

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Creston News Advertiser | Thursday, December 22, 2016

PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL STAFF REPORT

The latest set of prep girls basketball rankings courtesy of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.

Central Decatur is ranked fourth in Class 2A, Mount Ayr fifth and Interstate 35 ninth.

Grand View Christian is 12th in Class 1A. Shenandoah is ranked 12th in Class 3A. Lewis Central is rankeed eighth in Class 4A. Springville (1A), Iowa City Regina (2A), Pocahontas Area (3A), Pella (4A) and Indianola (5A) are the top-rated teams.

All records are current as of Dec. 15.

Class 1A School Record LW 1. Springville 6-0 1 2. Turkey Valley 6-0 2 3. Exira/EH-K 7-0 3 4. Colo-Nesco 6-1 6 5. Kee, Lansing 4-1 5 6. AGWSR 5-0 6 7. Bellevue Marquette 6-1 7 8. Newell-Fonda 5-2 8 9. Glidden-Ralston 6-1 9 10. Easton Valley 5-1 10 11. Burlington ND 6-1 11 12. GV Christian 4-2 12 13. Kingsley-Pierson 7-0 13 14. Sidney 6-0 14 15. Lynnville-Sully 7-0 NR Dropped Out: Audubon (15)

Class 2A School Record LW 1. Iowa City Regina 6-0 1 2. Treynor 6-0 2 3. Western Christian 4-1 3 4. Central Decatur 7-0 4 5. Mount Ayr 6-0 5 6. Panorama 8-0 6 7. North Linn 7-0 7 8. Pella Christian 6-1 8 9. Interstate 35 4-1 9 10. Van Meter 5-1 10 11. Rockford 6-0 11 12. Cascade 6-0 12 13. IKM-Manning 3-2 14 14. Mediapolis 5-0 15 15. Bellevue 6-2 NR Dropped Out: Montezuma (13) Class 3A School Record LW 1, Pocahontas Area 7-0 1 2. Sioux Center 7-0 2 3. Union 5-0 3 4. Cherokee 4-0 4 5. Center Point-Urbana 7-0 5 6. Crestwood 6-0 6 7. Mount Vernon 4-2 7 8. Clear Lake 6-1 8 9. Dav. Assumption 4-2 NR 10. West Marshall 6-0 12 11. Monticello 5-1 9 12. Shenandoah 6-1 10 13. Central Lee 5-0 13 14. Osage 5-0 14 15. PCM 6-1 15

Dropped Out: Camanche (11) Class 4A School Record LW 1. Pella 5-0 1 2. Marion 7-0 2 3. Keokuk 3-1 3 4. Grinnell 5-1 5 5. Carlisle 6-0 7 6. Boone 5-1 6 7. Nevada 5-1 9 8. Lewis Central 5-1 4 9. Western Dubuque 6-0 10 10. North Scott 3-2 8 11. Cedar Rapids Xavier 4-3 NR 12. Ballard 4-2 11 13. Bishop Heelan 3-1 NR 14. Le Mars 4-2 NR 15. SB-Luton 4-1 13 Dropped Out: Dallas Center-Grimes (12), Fairfield (13), Denison-Schleswig (15) Class 5A School Record LW 1. Indianola 6-0 1 2. Iowa City High 6-0 2 3. Iowa City West 5-1 5 4. Davenport North 4-1 7 5. Cedar Falls 4-1 3

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Creston News Advertiser | Thursday, December 22, 2016

PREP BOYS BASKETBALL The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and win-loss record, total points and position last week at right.

Lewis Central is ranked eighth ln Class 4A. Atlantic is ranked fifth in Class 3A. Grand View Christian and St. Albert are receiving votes in Class 1A. Class 4A Record Pts Prv 1. Iowa City, West (14) 5-0 140 1 2. Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 5-0 121 4 3. Sioux City, East 5-0 101 5 4. CB. Abraham Lincoln 5-0 79 8 5. Ames 5-1 72 3 6. WDM Dowling Catholic 4-1 64 NR 7. Dubuque Senior 4-1 61 6 8. Lewis Central 6-0 53 9 9. North Scott, Eldridge 4-2 23 2 10. West Des Moines Valley 5-2 17 NR (tie) Waukee 4-2 17 NR Others receiving votes: Davenport Central 11.

Cedar Falls 7. Ankeny Centennial 2. Johnston 1.

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Record Pts Prv 1. Western Christian, Hull (7) 3-1 125 1 2. Pella Christian (3) 3-1 109 2 3. Hinton (1) 6-0 97 4 4. West Lyon, Inwood (1) 6-0 91 5 5. Des Moines Christian (2) 6-0 83 7 6. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 4-1 71 6 7. Cascade 6-0 38 9 8. Rock Valley 4-0 32 8 9. South Hamilton, Jewell 5-0 27 T10 10. Osage 6-0 26 T10 Others receiving votes: Northeast, Goose Lake 17. Camanche 15. Southeast Valley-Gowrie 13.

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Christmas Day, December 25 3:00-5:00pm St. Malachy School 403 W. Clark (By the Post Office)

Open to everyone in Creston or surrounding communities free of charge. If you or your family would like to share a Christmas meal with others, please join us.

Free transportation - Deliver to shut-ins Call Anita at: 641-344-1435 Walk-ins welcome Sponsored by Holy Spirit Parish and many friends!

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Employment Opportunity Combined Position: Iowa Educational Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired has an immediate need for a Teacher of the Visually Impaired or Special Ed Teacher to serve students with visual impairments in the Creston, Osceola and surrounding area.

Main Street Corning Director

Competitive salary and benefits. Visual Impairment endorsement required within three years of employment. Tuition assistance available.

40+ hours per week Salary based on experience Good organizational skills, accounting, communication skills, self-starter, Microsoft software experience.

Contact Justin Ruegg at (319) 472-5221, ext. 1226.

Email jruegg@iowa-braille.k12.ia.us SM-CP4213681223

AA/EOE

Adams Community Economic Development Corporation

Executive Director

Adams Community Chamber of Commerce

This position could be filled by 1 full-time or 2 part-time candidates, based on qualifications

LENOX

CARE CENTER

Send resume to: ACEDC; 710 Davis Ave.; Corning, IA 50841 Applications are due in the office by 3 p.m. January 6, 2017

IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR

Full-Time RN DAYS AND WEEKENDS 12 HOUR SHIFTS

Excellent Wages and BeneďŹ ts For more information or to apply contact Julie at

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Miscellaneous

641-333-2226 RN / MDS COORDINATOR Great MDS opportunity at Creston Specialty Care, a reputable skilled nursing facility in Creston.

The MDS Coordinator assures accurate and timely assessments / reassessments of resident care and is pivotal to ensuring that residents receive appropriate, quality care and that information in quality measures, indicators, and billing is accurate.

RN license + long-term care experience is required; experience with MDS 3.0 is preferred. Visit our web site for full details and beneďŹ ts provided. Apply online or in person.

Creston Specialty Care (641) 782-8511 bhodge@careinitiatives.org www.careinitiatives.org

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EOE / AAP Veterans & Disabled

Seeking versatile reporter!—

southwest Iowa The Creston News Advertiser — located in room staff. This news our join to rter repo is seeking a full-time reporting, page reporter will cover meetings, conduct enterpris paper with a news daily inate and do some photography for our a self-motivator with circulation of 4,000. This reporter should be also field assignand ideas story own their the ability to generate ments from editors. are required, as is Solid knowledge of AP style and grammar phy skills are a ogra Phot . copy ise the ability to write clear, conc s required. plus. Some evening and weekend work hour and maintain a valid ess poss must idate cand l essfu The succ portation and actrans le driver’s license, proof of insurance, reliab ceptable motor vehicle record. package.

Shaw Media offers a comprehensive benefit a cover Interested candidates should send to: ples sam ing writ and me letter, resu m ia.co med shaw ent@ ruitm lRec oria Edit ia.com Or apply now at: www.shawmed all Visit www.shawmedia.com to views! nitie ortu opp er care ia Med w Sha Shaw Media is a Drug Free Employer and drug screen required Pre-employment background check duties of the position all de inclu not may ng posti This yer Emplo Equal Opportunity

$$$ SIGN ON BONUS $$$

certiďŹ cation preferred Interested candidates can submit resumes to hrinfo@hci-vns.org or visit our career site at www.hciextracareservices.org

Great for: kitchen gadgets, EOE baby stroller, coats, tools, baby carriers, small furniture, wall decorations, toys, clocks, household items and miscellaneous.

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If you want to sell it for $50 or less...it’s easy!

Call 641-782-2141

Ext. 6441 or e-mail: classified@crestonnews.com to schedule your ad in the

Creston News Advertiser

We will close for the holidays Monday, December 26 and re-open Tuesday January 3rd.

We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

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IMMEDIATE OPENINGS RN/LPN • CNA & HHA’s Nurse Force is accepting FT & PT applications for all day, evening and week-end shifts for private duty home care cases in the Winterset and Des Moines areas. Competitive wages. Flexible schedules.

Friendly work environments. BeneďŹ ts for FT.

Nurse Force 2900 Westown Parkway, # 200 West Des Moines, IA 50266 515-224-4566 Apply on-line at www.nurseforce.com

Dial-AService

HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY

Find the right people for the job, right here.

Plumber

Siding & Windows

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.

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.

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

Any custom size and shape, 30+ Storage years in Creston. I sell, service and install, for no-pressure estimate call SHARP’S SELF-STORAGE Boats, Charlie Westman 641-782-4590 or records, inventory, furniture. 641-344-5523.

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

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.

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

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

THIS POSITION OFFERS:

PRN

CLEAR THE CNA CLUTTER it’s FREE & FAST!

205-1/2 N. Elm • Creston

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

ExtraCare Services a division of HCI Care Services and VNS of Iowa is looking to hire Home Health Aides in the Creston area. (as needed, exible schedule)

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CLASSIFIEDS

Creston News Advertiser | Thursday, December 22, 2016

Mailroom Position Opening Creston Publishing Company has a part-time inserter position available in our mailroom. Hours: 20 hours per week, Monday through Friday, off most days by 1PM. Job responsibilities include putting printed advertising materials into our papers using an insert machine, stacking papers, bundling papers, helping package all products for delivery and distribution. We are looking for a reliable team player.

Must be able to move/lift 35-pound bundles of newspapers/preprints for extended periods of time.

Position requires repetitive lifting, bending, and standing for extended periods. Position also requires the ability to work under deadline pressure and to follow detailed instructions.

Driving/delivery required. Must have a valid driver’s license and clean driving record. Must pass a physical, drug screen and background check.

Interested candidates can please stop in and fill out an application or send their resume to:

Creston Publishing Company Attention: Kevin Lindley P.O. Box 126 503 W. Adams Street Creston, IA 50801 Creston Publishing Company is a Drug Free Employer.

Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen, background check and physical. EOE.

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

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

$28,000 $31,000

Apply online at

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

Iowa Select Farms is an equal opportunity employer.

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Creston News Advertiser | Thursday, December 22, 2016

Marathon

Come Scrap!

Scrap-A-Thon CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON

Faculty contest: Casey Tanner shows his approval with a thumbs up as students applaud

for him during a contest for best faculty holiday outfit during Wednesday’s character rally at Creston Community Middle School.

Friday, Jan. 13th thru Sunday, Jan. 15th, 2017 Friday 6 P.M. to 3 P.M. Sunday

Supertel Conference Center ~ Creston, IA

• Scrap All Night!

• Door Prizes • Music • and much, much more fun!

only $4000

For 2 Days

($45.00 after January 1)

$25.00 for 1 Day

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON

Limbo: Science Teacher Dick Clark participates in the limbo dance contest during Wednesday’s character rally at Creston Community Middle School. Clark was the seventh-grade football coach for guest speaker Collin Bevins of Northwest Missouri State University.

Need a hotel room?

Supertel Inn and Conference Center 641-782-7873 Mention “Scrapbook” to receive a special rate.

Name: ______________________________________ Address: ____________________________________ Phone: ______________________________________ E-mail: ______________________________________ CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON

Jazz band:

The Creston Community Middle School jazz band performs “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” during an assembly Wednesday in the school gymnasium. Students and teachers sang along as the band performed the popular holiday song.

Return form and $40 to:

Creston News Advertiser P.O. Box 126 Creston, IA 50801 Forms due by January 1, 2017

Questions? Call Rich Paulsen 641-782-2141 x6410 or publisher@crestonnews.com

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