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QUICK NEWS Postage stamp increase The Postal Regulation Committee voted to approve a temporary increase in postage stamp prices from 46 to 49 cents as well as a 6 percent increase on all firstclass mail.

The price hike will take effect Jan. 26 and is expected to last approximately two years to help make up part of the $2.8 billion in lost revenue from the 2008-09 economic downturn.

The 6 percent increase in January will represent the biggest hike in postage stamp prices in 11 years. The Postal Regulation Committee did not make the hike permanent, but said it was justified with the severe decrease in mail volume since 2008.

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This house — appraised at $112,000 — was recently donated to the Creston Library Board by Edwin and the late Virginia (Stamper) Van Surksum. The home is located in a residential neighborhood on the west side of Omaha.

The revenue from the sale of the home will go directly toward the Lincoln-to-Library project.

Six-figure donation Lincoln-toLibrary project gets $112,000 donation from Edwin and the late Virginia (Stamper) Van Surksum ■

By KYLE WILSON

CNA asst. managing editor kwilson@crestonnews.com

C

reston Library Board recently received a six-figure donation to be used toward their Lincoln-toLibrary project.

But, the large donation wasn’t in the form of cash or check.

Instead, the board was given a house located in a residential neighborhood on the west side of Omaha.

The house — donated by Edwin and the late Virginia (Stamper) Van Surksum — appraises at $112,000.

“I’ve made two substantial donations to this library project — one being this house,” Edwin said, “because my wife both attended and taught at Lincoln School and when she learned it may

become a library she became rather excited. However, she didn’t live long enough to make her wishes known so I’m trying to follow through with those wishes.”

Virginia Van Surksum — daugh- ■ The late ter of Vir- Virginia gil Eugene (Stamper) and Lena Van Surksum C a r r i e attended and taught ( A l l e n ) at Lincoln S t a m p e r School — was born in Creston in 1930. She graduated from Creston High School, then attended Creston Junior College and completed her education at Drake University. She began her teaching career in Creston in 1952.

She married Edwin in 1961. They moved to Omaha and she continued teaching at District 66 Schools in Omaha.

“She came to Omaha with me,” Edwin said, “but she never forgot her roots. She loved Creston. Look in your records. She was a subscriber

of the Creston newspaper for 50 years. This library at Lincoln School was important to her and I’m going to do what I can to make it come to fruition.”

The library board plans to put the house up for sale once the title transfer between the two parties is finalized. All revenue from the sale will go directly toward the Lincolnto-Library project.

Ann Coulter, president of Creston Library Board, said the donation was a “wonderful surprise” and hopes the large donation will stimulate fundCoulter raising for the Lincoln-to-Library project.

“They had donated toward our project before,” Coulter said, “and did again because they truly believe in the value this new library would add to the Creston community.”

Project details

The Lincoln-to-Library project is estimated to cost $1.8 million. Project details include moving the library

from its current location on West Howard Street to the Lincoln School building on West Jefferson Street.

The current library has 7,800 square feet.

Meanwhile, Lincoln School has an estimated 17,000 square feet of space — which Coulter said — will allow the library to expand its collection with new materials, expand current programs and implement new programs.

“The library has always been a center of knowledge for our community,” Coulter said. “We just do not have the space to do it anymore at our current location.”

The $1.8 million raised would go toward renovating the old school building to include space for a cultural center, social networking areas, technology training centers, conference and community rooms, children area, teen zones, quiet study and group study area.

The board began fundraising in 2010.

To date, Coulter said the library board has raised just more than $400,000. Coulter said the board voted last

Customers at First National Bank in Creston were also affected by a security breach at Target stores whereby thieves stole data on 40 million debit and credit cards.

“As of Monday, about 5 percent of our customer base was affected by this breach,” said Sarah Young, electronic banking officer at FNB. FNB has worked Young diligently to identify cardholders who were at risk. Those at-risk cardholders were notified of the breach this week via letter.

All affected cardholders have since been reissued new card numbers and the compromised card will be closed out upon receiving their new card.

Experts are recommending all consumers whose cards were swiped at Target sales terminals between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15 continue to monitor the account they used on a daily basis.

Who will be the next mayor of Arispe ?

Michael Fry — the Arispe mayor charged with fourth-degree theft in October after allegedly compromising a credit card from Southern Prairie Solid Waste — resigned from his elected office Dec. 19.

Fry’s term was not set to expire until 2015.

Arispe City Council now has the option of filling the mayor vacancy either by appointment or by holding a special election. That decision is expected to be made by the council during their regularly-scheduled meeting slated Jan. 13.

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Data suggests ‘men are stuck’ in gender roles LOS ANGELES (MCT) — Brent Kroeger pores over nasty online comments about stayat-home dads, wondering if his friends think those things about him. The father from Rowland Heights, east of Los Angeles, remembers high school classmates laughing when he said he wanted to be a “house husband.”

He avoids mentioning it on Facebook.

“I don’t want other men to look at me like less of a man,” Kroeger said.

His fears are tied to a bigger phenomenon: The gender revolution has been lopsided. Even as American society has seen

A recent survey shows 51 percent of Americans told the Pew Research Center that children were better off if their mother was at home. Only 8 percent said the same about fathers.

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sweeping transformations — expanding roles for women, surging tolerance for homosexuality — popular ideas about masculinity seem to have stagnated.

While women have broken into fields once dominated by men, such as business, medicine and law, men have been slower to pursue nursing, teach preschool, or take jobs as administrative assistants. Census data and surveys

show that men remain rare in stereotypically feminine positions.

When it comes to gender progress, said Ronald F. Levant, editor of the journal Psychology of Men and Masculinity, “men are stuck.”

The imbalance appears at work and at home: Working mothers have become ordinary, but stayat-home fathers exist in only 1 percent of married couples with

kids under age 15, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.

In a recent survey, 51 percent of Americans told the Pew Research Center that children were better off if their mother was at home. Only 8 percent said the same about fathers. Even seeking time off can be troublesome for men: One University of South Florida study found that college students rated hypothetical employees wanting flexible schedules as less masculine.

Other research points to an enduring stigma for boys whose behavior is seen as feminine. “If girls call themselves tomboys, it’s with a sense of pride,” said Uni-

versity of Illinois at Chicago sociology professor Barbara Risman.

“But boys make fun of other boys if they step just a little outside the rigid masculine stereotype.”

Two years ago, for instance, a Global Toy Experts survey found that more than half of mothers wouldn’t give a doll to someone else’s son, while only 32 percent said the same about giving cars or trucks to a girl. Several studies have found that bending gender stereotypes in childhood is tied to worse anxiety for men than women in adulthood.

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Deaths Marian Stewart Creston

Marian Stewart, 82, of Creston died Dec. 26, 2013, at Creston Nursing and Rehab.

Funeral s e r v i c e s Stewart will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 30, at the First Christian Church.

The Rev. Ed Shields and the Rev. Gary Freeland will officiate. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday with family present 5 to 7 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, junction of highways 34 and 25. Memorials may be directed to First Christian Church. Online condolences may be left at www.powersfh.com.

Marian Stewart, daughter of Gladys (Johnson) and Fred Rasmussen, was born Oct. 20, 1931, in Axtell, Neb. Marian graduated from Minden High School and worked for Warp’s Publishing Company in Minden, Neb. On Aug. 6, 1950, Marian married Lores “Stew” Stewart in Minden, Neb. Marian and Stew started their married life in Minden, Neb. During their early years together, Marian was a homemaker. Later she

Sheila Zellweger Macksburg

Sheila Zellweger, 66, of Macksburg died Dec. 25, 2013, at Greater Regional Hospice Home in Creston.

G r a v e - Zellweger side services will be noon Saturday, Dec. 28, at Hill of Zion Cemetery in Zion. The Rev. Cathy Nutting will officiate.

Visitation with family present will be 10 to 11:30 a.m.

Saturday at Powers Funeral Home, junction of highways 34 & 25, Creston. Memorials will be established in Sheila’s

worked for St. Joseph’s Hospital as a secretary, while they lived in Ottumwa.

In November 1968, Stew and Marian moved their family to Creston, where Stew managed Easters Super Valu, and later they became the owners of Creston Shopper and Stewart Realty.

Marian played organ and piano for church, wedding and funeral services, while in Minden, Neb., Ottumwa and Creston. She was a lifetime member of the First Christian Church and active in Women’s Fellowship and P.E.O. Chapter L.G. Marian is survived by her husband Stew Stewart of Creston; sons, Fred (wife Linda) Stewart of Louisburg, N.C., and Jim (wife Joyce) Stewart of Mitchell, S.D.; daughters, Val (husband Gary) Bailey and Shari (husband John) Walters, all of Creston; sister Marie Bell of Purcellville, Va.; grandchildren, Kevin (wife Meg) Stewart of Hoover, Ala., Maggie (husband Mike) Rintala of Solana Beach, Calif., Kyle (wife Cameron) Stewart of Damascus, Md., Cory Bailey of Omaha, Neb., Cody Bailey of Baton Rouge, La., Taylor Walters of Culver City, Calif., and Maxx Walters of Creston; and greatgrandchildren, Stella and Michael Stewart, Mollie and Rowan Rintala and Jackson and Brady Stewart.

Marian was preceded in death by her parents and brother Calvin. name. Online condolences may be left at www.powersfh.com.

Sheila Zellweger, daughter of Reva Darlene (Abbott) and Charles “Pete” Earnest Zellweger, was born Nov. 24, 1947, in Creston.

Sheila attended Zion High School and graduated in 1965.

She was an active farmer, living in the Zion and Macksburg area her entire life.

Sheila was a former member of Zion Church and Adair County Cattle Producers.

Sheila is survived by her mother Reva Zellweger of Winterset, significant other Roy Crenshaw; grandchildren, Chloe, Chaz and Gavin; and many cousins.

Sheila was preceded in death by her father.

Vicki Ludwig

Creston Nursing and Rehab.

Services are pending at Creston Pearson Family Funeral SerVicki Ludwig, 59, of Creston died Dec. 27, 2013, at vice, 809 W. Montgomery St.

Charles J. Wirth Hendricks, MN

Born in Creston, la, July 18, 1926, to Charles and Josephine (Derauf) Wirth.

Charles died October 27, Wirth 2013 in the Hendricks Mn Nursing Home at the age of 87.

Charles graduated from Creston High School in 1944. Upon graduation, he entered the Air Force and was discharged in 1946.

Charles began his financial career at the Iowa State Savings Bank in Creston. In 1948, he accepted a position with the FBI in Chicago, handling technical assignments. He worked there until the Korean War began which at that time he was called back into the military service. Upon his discharge, Charles returned to Chicago and entered Northwestern University receiving his B.S. degree in finance and banking. Later he entered the MBA Program in accounting and statistics.

He accepted employment with the Auditing Department at the Federal Reserve Bank in Chicago. He later moved to the Pullman Banking Group as its’ auditor. In 1962, he accepted the position of CEO at the First Bank and Trust in Palatine, IL. He moved to the Colonial Bank in Rockford, IL as CEO. In 1977, accepted the position as Executive Vice President at the First

State Bank at Harvard, IL. He held the position as President at the Community Bank in Bad Axe, Ml and at the Citizen’s Bank in Lawton, OK. In 1982, he retired to Arizona and in 1990 moved to Hendricks, MN. Mr. Wirth was a member of the First Methodist Church of Hendricks and active in many service organizations including the Lions Club, Kiwanis International and Rotary Club.

He was a Life Member of the Masons and the VFW. He held officer positions during his participation in all these organizations.

He married Helen White in 1952. There were no children from this union. Preceding him in death were his wife, Helen, his sister, Betty (Wirth) Fogle, his brother, Ben Wirth, brother-in-law, Ray Fogle, and nephew, Larry Fogle all of Creston.

His brother-in-law, Donald L. White of Hendricks, MN and sister-in-law, Ila Mae (White) Klingberg of California also preceded him in death.

Charles is survived by a brother and his brother’s wife, Wallace and Jane Wirth of Georgetown, TX. He is also survived by a niece, Ann (Fogle) Levine (husband Kirk Levine) of Creston, Sharon White, sister-in-law of Watertown, S.D., and many nieces and nephews including Charles E. Wirth of Fenton, MI and Todd L. Wirth of Atlanta, GA. Charles will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, DC. Any contributions should be made to the Paralyzed Veterans of America.

Faye Townsend

at Alegent Health Mercy Hospital in Corning.

Arrangements are pending at Pearson Family FuCorning neral Service, 701 Seventh Faye Townsend, 95, of St., Corning.

Corning died Dec. 26, 2013,

QUICK NEWS: Continued from Page 1

Late season muzzleloader underway The shotgun seasons are closed for the 2013 deer hunting season, but hunters still have another chance to harvest a buck during late season muzzleloader and late split for bow hunters. The seasons kicked off Monday and run through Jan. 10.

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week to hire Marketing Kinetics — a marketing and businesses consultant company from Lamoni — to help with fundraising efforts in the future.

“The contract has not been signed yet,” Coulter said, “but this company has good reviews locally and nationally. They will review what we’ve done so far and help us with the

next steps in the fundraising process.”

Coulter said all donations to the project are taxdeductible.

Coulter reiterated the goal of the library board is to raise all funds privately.

To make a donation, stop at the library’s current location on West Howard Street.

For more information, call the library at 641-7822277.

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In the southern end of Orange County, Calif., former friends have stopped talking to Lori Duron and her husband. Slurs and threats arrive by email. Their son calls himself a boy, but has gravitated toward Barbies, Disney princesses and pink since he was a toddler. In a blog and a book she wrote, Duron chronicles worries that would seem trivial if her child were a girl: Whether he would be teased for his rainbow backpack. Whether a Santa would look askance at him for wanting a doll.

“If a little girl is running around on the baseball team with her mitt, people think, ‘That’s a strong girl,’” said her husband, Matt Duron, who, like his wife, uses a pen name to shield the boy’s identity. “When my 6-yearold is running around in a dress, people think there’s something wrong with him.”

Beyond childhood, the gender imbalance remains stark when students choose college majors: Between 1971 and 2011, a growing share of degrees in biology, business and other historically male majors went to women, an analysis by University of Maryland, College Park, sociologist Philip N. Cohen shows. Yet fields like education and the arts remained heavily female,

as few men moved the opposite way. Federal data show that last year less than 2 percent of preschool and kindergarten teachers were men.

As the Durons and other families have discovered, messages of gender norms trickle down early. In Oregon, Griffin Bates was stunned when the little boy she was raising with her lesbian partner at the time came back from a visit with Grandma and Grandpa without his beloved tutu and tiara.

But while attitudes may have shifted, Rosky said, “nothing changes until men are willing to act.”

Familiar measures of progress toward gender equality, such as women working in management or men picking up housework, began to plateau in the 1990s. Cohen found that in the first decade of the millennium jobs stayed similarly segregated by gender — the first time since 1960 that gender integration in the workplace had slowed to a virtual halt.

“If men don’t feel free to go into women’s jobs,” said Risman, a scholar at the Council on Contemporary Families, “women are not really free.”

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An antlerless season will wrap up deer hunting season for residents and nonresidents Jan. 11-19. This season has been one of the key factors in helping control the deer population.

“Our sportsmen have started to shoot a lot more does, and reproduction numbers are going down,” said Union and Ringgold County Game Warden Corey Carlton.

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Driver’s license

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

Driving tests on Wednesday mornings by appointment.

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

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

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

Friday

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 107 W. Howard St. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

12 by 12 study, 7 to 8 p.m., United Church of Christ, 501 W. Montgomery St. Use east door.

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

Saturday

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

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to noon, 107 W. Howard St. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), 7:30 p.m. open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

Sunday

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

Monday

Union County Board of Supervisors, 9 a.m., Union County Courthouse boardroom.

Creston Rotary Club, noon, Greater Regional Medical Center cafeteria conference room.

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

TOPS No. 1338, 5 p.m., First United Methodist Church.

Overcomers Outreach, 7:30 p.m., Lighthouse Church, west of Mount Ayr. AA, 7:30 p.m., United Church of Christ, 501 W. Montgomery St. Use east door.

CHS calendar Dec. 30-Jan. 4 Monday Winter break.

Gym closed for refinishing.

Tuesday Winter break.

Wednesday Winter break.

Thursday Classes resume.

Friday 5:45 p.m. boys JV basketball at Denison-Schleswig

Middle School (Denison).

6 p.m. girls varsity basketball at Denison-Schleswig High School (Denison).

7:30 p.m. boys varsity basketball at DenisonSchleswig High School (Denison).

Saturday Express wrestling.

1 p.m. JV/varsity boys and girls bowling at Denison Lucky Lanes.

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Supervisors, 9 a.m. Monday, Miscellaneous Union County Courthouse Welfare check, 1:37 p.m., boardroom.

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Warrant, 3:41 p.m., Thursopen forum; 9:10 a.m. Steve day, North Pine Street.

Akes, county engineer: Traffic stop, 6:48 p.m., maintenance activity report Thursday, West Howard and consider approval of Street. contracts for Cromwell Road Reckless driving, 7:17 and High and Dry Road p.m., Thursday, North Cherprojects; 10 a.m. public hear- ry Street. ing/county budget; 10:15 a.m.

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TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) This is a lovely day to schmooze, especially with friends and members of the general public. A difference of opinion might be a mild speed bump late this evening.

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Club news The Book Club

The December meeting of The Book Club was hosted

by Barbara Thomsen Dec. 2 at her home with 11 members present. President Donna Haag called the meeting to order with a reading titled “Every Good Gift.”

Roll call was taken, during which everyone shared their readings of the past month.

Minutes were read and approved with the following corrections: October’s book report was given by Deb Richardson, the December meeting date in the November minutes should have been Dec. 2 rather than Dec. 3.

Under old business, Pat Pokorny volunteered to host the meeting Feb. 3 at her home. There was no new business.

The meeting closed with each member sharing a Christmas reading or memory.

Thomsen set a table at which members ate broccoli cheese and/or turkey wild rice soup, along with other goodies members brought to share. Dorothy McNaught assisted Thomsen with the preparations.

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met Dec. 13 at St. John’s parish hall with Mary Burg as hostess. A salad luncheon was eaten by those present at a table decorated with candles, snowmen and other holiday items.

President Terry Ammon called the meeting to order by reading “Christmas Wishes for a Friend” by Grace E. Easley. Roll call was answered by seven members and one honorary member with each telling of a favorite thing about Christmas.

The secretary’s report was read by Linda Topliff in the absence of Secretary Carol Brentnall. The minutes were approved as read. The treasurer’s report was given by Mary Burg. Correspondence was read from Sherry Taylor thanking the group for the moving gift given to her at the last meeting.

In unfinished business, scholarship information from the guidance counselor was read by Ammon.

Discussion was held regarding giving to the Christmas Basket and library. Beth Ferguson moved to give to both of these groups. The motion seconded by Angela Pullen.

The group thanked Mary Burg for hosting the meeting. The meeting closed with all repeating the Mary Stewart Collect.

Mary reviewed the book “On Strike for Christmas.”

Members exchanged gifts of books, either new or previously read.

The next meeting will be an anniversary dinner at Kay Ritter’s house.

Mary Circle

Mary Circle of First Christian Church met Dec. 19 at the home of Margaret Wilkins with 14 present.

President Fils opend the meeting with the Disciple Women’s prayer and a favorite Christmas carol.

The secretary’s report was read and approved as read.

Wilkins gave the treasurer’s report which was also approved as read.

New business was discussed. It will be decided if the donated fabric will be used to sew dresses or shorts and send them to an orphanage.

Mary Circle is in charge of coffee fellowship Jan. 19.

Bulletin delivery is as follows: • Jan. 10: Averil Lyman • Jan. 17: Barb Lightner • Jan. 24: Margaret Wilkins Wilkins was in charge of the program and lesson was of Mary and the birth of Jesus.

The next meeting will be Jan. 16 at the church with

serving Union, Taylor, Clarke, Adams, Decatur, Madison, Adair and Ringgold counties has opportunities for hospice volunteers to assist with a variety of duties.

Training is provided to individuals who are interested in sitting with hospice patients who are terminally ill to give their caregivers a break or to provide companionship to those patients who may need it. There are opportunities to assist staff with special projects, clerical duties and phone call, as well. Call Tabitha Reasland, Greater Regional Hospice volunteer coordinator at 641-782-3831.

• Southern Prairie YMCA has a variety of volunteer opportunities available. Volunteer assistance is welcome in the Before and After School programs, general housekeeping, child care, the aquatics program, sports camps and other children’s activities and reception desk duties. Please stop by the YMCA reception desk for an application packet or call 641782-9622.

• Hospice of Southwest Iowa in Corning offers ongoing training for Hospice Volunteers.

Volunteers provide companionship, perform tasks and provide support to individuals who are terminally ill and their families.

Volunteers are needed for our primary service area: — Adams,

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Super 8 Club met Dec. 18 at Regency Park with Lee Fresh as hostess.

Winners were first place Lottie Riley, second place Donna Swanson and third place Leta Larkin.

After the card game and while eating treats, there was discussion about holiday plans. It was decided Jean Green would be hostess at the next meting in January.

Creston UMW Circles

The circles of Creston United Methodist Women met Dec. 19.

Morning Circle met at 9:30 a.m. at the church with 12 members present. Ellen Rinner was hostess. Susan Weight, chairperson, opened the meeting by leading in the “Prayer for Today” and membership pledge. She also presided over the business meeting.

The collections for Penny a Day for Mission and World Thank Offering were taken.

The minutes of the November meeting and treasur-

It was decided the theme of April’s guest night will be “Fruits of the Spirit.” Ritter will report this at the January meeting.

Ritter read a meditation called “A Big God for Little People.”

Nine members of Evening Circle met at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Kay Ritter for a salad supper. Those attending helped furnish the meal.

Rosalie Denton, chairperson, presided over the meeting. She also gave the program “Thanking God for What We See,” which had been postponed from the November meeting. The topic was the World Thank Offering.

The next circle meetings will be Jan. 16.

Congregate meals Creston meals Dec. 30-Jan. 3 Menu subject to change.

Reservations are required the day before. Call 641-782-2447.

Monday: diced chicken with California blend vegetables in cheese sauce, baked potato, wheat bread/ margarine, applesauce.

Tuesday: roast beef in gravy, mashed potatoes, Japanese vegetable blend,

wheat berry roll, banana.

Wednesday: Closed for New Year’s Day. Thursday: hearty ham shanks in Northern beans, broccoli, wheat bread/margarine, plums.

Friday: tuna noodle casserole with cheese, peas, dinner roll/margarine, pineapple.

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Call Mary O’Riley 641-322-6283 for more information.

• Nursing homes and assisted living. Like other organizations, they have many dedicated volunteers, but more are needed.

Interested volunteers may choose any local or area nursing home, including Creston Nursing and Rehab Center, 641-782-8511; Crest Haven, 641-782-5012; Afton Care Center, 641-347-8416 and Prairie View Assisted Living, 641782-3131.

• Special Olympics. Need volunteers who will encourage, cheer on and reward with a hug at the finish line these special athletes. Volunteers always needed in this fun program. Call 641-7824170 or 641-782-8495.

• Hearts and Hugs Daycare, Corning, 641-322-4280.

Volunteers welcome to help with children’s daily activities.

• Crest Area Breastfeeding Coalition peer counselors are available to give advice and support to expectant and nursing mothers. Call MATURA, 641-7828431.

• Creston Animal Rescue Effort (C.A.R.E.) needs volunteers to help care for animals at the city pound on weekends and holidays and for fundraising. Call 641-7822330.

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er’s reports were reviewed and approved.

Plans for future events were discussed.

Rinner led the program with a story “Forever Rely on God,” the initials of which spell FROG. The main thought was “To the world you might be one person; but to one person you might be the world.”

Rinner handed out a small handmade canvas and yarn frog to each member. Other members shared Christmas thoughts and memories.

The meeting adjourned with the unison reading of the December Bible verse.

Three members of Young Women’s Circle met at 5 p.m. at Kay Ritter’s home for a light supper.

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Volunteer directory Volunteerism is an important part of every community.

The following is a directory of volunteer activities and contact numbers.

Additions to this list are welcome. Please call managing editor, 641-782-2141, extension 234, to place your volunteer activity and phone number on the list.

This service is published free of charge.

• Greater Regional Medical Center. Volunteers are needed for information/escort, gift shop, bloodmobile, fund-raising, gardening and plant care and clerical support. To inquire or get involved, call 641-782-3553.

• SHIIP (Senior Health Insurance Information Program) volunteers. Training from the Iowa Insurance Commission to provide free, objective information as well as one-to-one assistance. Volunteers answer questions and provide impartial information to help seniors make well-informed decisions regarding their Medicare supplement insurance, long-term care insurance, Medicare benefits and claims or other types of health insurance. Call Greater Regional Medical Center, 641-782-3848 and leave information. A SHIIP volunteer will call you back.

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Lee County has Iowa’s highest unemployment rate

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DES MOINES (MCT) — Lee County continues to have Iowa’s greatest rate of joblessness. In November, 6 percent of the county’s residents were out of work, according to data released Monday.

While it consistently has had one of the state’s higher unemployment rates, the jobless number had been on the decline.

November’s unemployment rate in Lee County is down from 6.4 percent in October, the highest local rate for that month, and 7.5 percent a year ago.

The local unemployment data is from Iowa Workforce Development and is not seasonally adjusted.

The state’s unemployment rate has been following a similar downward trend.

Last week, Workforce Development announced Iowa’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 4.4 percent in November, down from 4.6 percent in October and 4.9 percent a year ago.

In Des Moines County, 5.2 percent of the population was without work; a year ago, that number was 6.0.

In other southeast Iowa counties, unemployment rates were 4.3 percent in

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Henry County, compared to 5.5 percent a year ago; 4.7 percent in Louisa County, compared to 4.8 a year ago; and 4.6 percent in Van Buren County, compared to 6.0 a year ago.

In November, Lyon County in extreme northwest Iowa had the state’s lowest county unemployment rate at 1.9 percent.

Nearby Sioux County had the second lowest at 2.3 percent. Appanoose County, in south-central Iowa, had the second highest rate at 5.9 percent.

Unemployment rates for Iowa metropolitan areas (not seasonally adjusted): * The Cedar Rapids metro area’s unemployment rate remained unchanged in November from October at 4.2 percent. * The Des Moines-West Des Moines unemployment rate ticked up slightly to 4.1 percent in November, up from 4 percent in October. * The Iowa City metro area unemployment rate dropped to 2.8 percent in November, down from 3 percent in October. *The Sioux City metro area also had a slight drop to a 4 percent unemployment rate, down from 4.1 percent last month. * The Waterloo-Cedar

November unemployment rates Illinois, 8.7 percent Iowa, 4.4 percent Missouri, 6.1 percent

Nebraska, 3.7 percent Minnesota, 4.6 percent Wisconsin, 6.3 percent

Falls area saw a slight increase to 3.9 percent in November, up from 3.8 percent in October.

As for the state’s cities, Ames had the lowest non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate at 2.3 percent in November, followed by Iowa City at 2.6 percent. Davenport had the highest city unemployment rate at 6.2 percent, followed by Ottumwa at 5.9 percent.

Benefits extension possible Meanwhile in Washington, a three-month extension of emergency unemployment benefits is gaining momentum.

The Senate is scheduled to take a key procedural vote on that extension when it returns Jan. 6, and the plan has White House as well as some bipartisan support.

Democrats plan to spend the holidays pushing hard to get an extension. While regular unemployment benefits will continue, emergency aid for 1.3 million long-term jobless will expire Dec. 28.

The cutoff is “particu-

larly poignant and nearly devastating as we go into the Christmas holidays,” House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California told reporters Monday.

Some Republicans agreed. Sens. Dean Heller, R-Nev., and Jack Reed, DR.I., are chief sponsors of the three-month extension, which would be retroactive.

“Providing a safety net for those in need is one of the most important functions of the federal government,” Heller said.

A one-year extension would cost about $25.2 billion, while three months would cost an estimated $6.5 billion, which would not currently be offset with cuts.

The White House is firmly behind the three-month plan. “They should pass it, and I’ll sign it right away,” President Barack Obama told a news conference Friday. Pelosi also said she’d go along with three months.

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LA airport shooting suspect pleads not guilty LOS ANGELES — In a raspy voice that barely registered above a whisper, the man accused of opening fire in a terminal at Los Angeles International Airport pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges connected to the attack that left a security officer dead.

Paul Anthony Ciancia, 23, was arraigned on 11 federal counts stemming from the Nov. 1 shooting rampage including murder, attempted murder and charges related to committing violence and using a firearm in an international airport.

Three of the charges — including the killing of Transportation Security Administration screener Gerardo I. Hernandez — make Ciancia eligible for the death penalty if convicted. Prosecutors said they have not determined if they will pursue it, and that

the final decision rests with U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder.

Ciancia was indicted by a federal grand jury last week.

The brief arraignment hearing was held at West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga, where Ciancia is recovering from injuries sustained when airport police apprehended him. Ciancia had scrapes and bruises on his face and wore a large bandage over his throat.

Observers in the small jailhouse courtroom said Ciancia appeared young for his age and occasionally looked nervous. He declined to have the indictment read in court, acknowledging he had already read it.

Officials said he was still being held at the Rancho Cucamonga jail, east of Los Angeles, because it had the medical facilities he needed.

He was shot in the head and leg, and was hospitalized for two weeks before being sent to jail. Officials declined to elaborate on his medical condition, citing federal privacy laws.

At a Dec. 4 hearing U.S. Magistrate Judge David Bristow ordered Ciancia be held without bond.

Authorities said Ciancia, a New Jersey native living in Los Angeles, had a documented hatred of TSA agents and targeted them during the attack. He is accused of fatally shooting Hernandez, 39, who was the first TSA officer to die in the line of duty since the agency was formed in the months after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Two other officers were wounded and Ciancia faces attempted murder charges related to their injuries. A civilian was also injured

in the attack, but federal prosecutors did not file attempted murder charges in that person’s case because, unlike the federal officers’, it falls outside their jurisdiction, prosecutors said.

At the hearing Thursday a trial date was set for Feb. 11 in Los Angeles, although prosecutors said there was a high likelihood the date could be pushed back.

Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the U.S. attorney’s office, said the investigation is still underway to get “a complete picture of what happened.”

Ciancia’s next court appearance is a pretrial hearing set for Jan. 27 in Los Angeles.

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LOST a Samsung Galaxy S4 with a purple Otter cover. Last had at WalMart on Thursday 12/19/13. If found Please return to WalMart or the Creston US Cellular Store. It is not so much the importance of the phone to my family and I as much as the photos on the phone.

See we lost my father in-law two weeks ago and those photos are the last taken of him.

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TOP QUALITY 4TH CUTTING Alfalfa Small Square Bales for sale.

Baled dry with no rain, stored in a shed. Approximately 60-70 pounds, approx. 325 left $7 a bale, can deliver for a small fee depending on the distance.

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The land is located north and north east of the Creston Municipal Airport. Sealed bids in an envelope marked “Airport Farm Lease” are due to the attention of

Creston City Clerk, P. O. Box 449, 116 W. Adams St., Creston, IA 50801 by 4 PM on January 9, 2014.

Site map and lease are available to view at the airport terminal building or Creston City Hall.

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Creston News Advertiser Friday, December 27, 2013

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Wednesday, January 1st

New Today SMALL 3 BEDROOM home in Creston, $500/month, references and deposit required.

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To My Mama Angel in Heaven, who looks down on us and guides us through life, forever in our hearts and souls.

One day we will meet again and be with each other forever.

We always love and miss you dear Mama.

Happy Birthday to our angel.

I love you with a Special Love...

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641-782-9408

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Cryogenic Transportation LLC, a highway subsidiary of the Kenan Advantage Group, is seeking Class A CDL Drivers out of Creston, IA.

December 29

Iowa Focus

in observance of the New Year CONVERT useful but nolonger-needed items into extra spending money with a low-cost Classified Ad. 641782-2141.

In Memory of my Mom, Vicki Connelly ...on her birthday

Job Duties include assisting disabled individuals in their home and community. Experience working with people with disabilities preferred, HS Diploma/GED and drivers license is required. Starting wage is $9.00, training included. Includes nights and every other weekend.

Interested applicants may apply in person at

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Reserved Bid $17,500 407 S. Birch St. • Creston 3 Bedroom • 1 Bath Call for private viewing.

Come join our team of caring, committed caregivers!

Direct Care Positions

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Substitutes – Variety of Flexible shifts • Can work into part or full time or remain as subs Our employees provide daily living support and training to individuals with disabilities in a residential setting. No experience necessary.

Comprehensive on the job and classroom training is provided.

We offer flexible schedule – great for students!, casual dress code, generous paid time off for full and part time employees, full time benefits with lots of options.

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PLANT MANAGER Dalton Ag Products, a first-class, fast growing manufacturing company in Northeast Taylor County is seeking an experienced Plant Manager. Our company is highly regarded in both the industry and community.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management or Engineering and at least 5 years of experience managing complex manufacturing operations. In addition, excellent leadership, communication and organization skills are required.

We offer a competitive salary, benefits package, relocation, and opportunities for growth.

For immediate consideration, send a current resume and salary requirements to: sgroves@daltonag.com. Put “Plant Manager” in the subject line of the email.

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Wednesday, January 1 in observance of of the New Year

Look at it, Like it, Buy it Unpack and enjoy... all the updates have been done.

This 3BR ranch home has a fenced in back yard and is close to Rainbow Park. Kitchen was completely remodeled in 2009 and all new appliances stay. Asking $91,500.

Contact me today for your showing... Marie Chapman, REALTOR®

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Come Ring in 2014 Tues., Dec. 31 Live Band

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If you want to work in a fun and casual environment where you can make a difference in the lives of others every day, please contact us.

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138 Acres Cash Rent — Five Year Lease Ferrara Candy Company, a leading confectionary manufacturer, has an immediate opening for a First Line Production Supervisor in Creston, Iowa.

You will manage the production operations of our 2nd shift with direct accountability for employees involved in processing or packaging areas. Must have min of 3-5 years previous supervisory experience; one year working knowledge of manufacturing operations; prior experience in lean mfg preferred; BA/BS in related field or a combination of educ and exp. Excellent wage and benefit package. Qualified applicants can find more information and apply online at:

Sealed bids will be accepted until 3:00 P.M. January 31, 2014.

Bid opening will be at 3:15 P.M. January 31, 2014.

For an appointment and/or information, please contact:

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Ruth R. Long, CPA-CFP. Complete accounting, financial planning, consulting, electronic filing and tax services for business or individuals.

Reasonable fees. 620 1/2 New York Ave. 641-782-7CPA (7272)

RooF-TECh INC., Residential -metal and asphalt roofing. Commercial seamless fluid applied membranes.

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Tuesday, JaN. 7Th

Interviews being conducted from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Michael Foods, Inc. in Lenox, Iowa, has immediate opportunities for employment on 1st, 2nd & 3rd shifts Michael Foods is a diversified food processor and distributor with businesses in egg products, refrigerated grocery products and refrigerated potato products.

Previous experience in food manufacturing is not required.

We will train people with a solid work history!

For further information contact Human Resources at (641) 333-4700 or come to the plant (1009 S. Brooks St.) to apply Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Announcing e recent plant wid pay rate increases!

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Obama praises steps toward closing Guantanamo Bay prison

Contributed photo

Kevin Eblen’s parents, sisters and wife accept the Honorary American FFA Degree on his behalf. Pictured, from left, are Donald Eblen, Carolyn Eblen, Joedy Wynn, Pam Gray and Jacquie Eblen.

Eblen of Monsanto Company honored posthumously with American FFA Degree Kevin Eblen of Creston was recently recognized posthumously as a 2013 Honorary American FFA Degree recipient by the National FFA Organization. Eblen was honored with this degree in recognition of his exceptional service and dedication to the agriculture industry and for his outstanding contributions to the National FFA Organization.

Eblen was a self-described “Iowa farm kid” and was active in Creston High School FFA. He rose through the ranks to earn his American FFA degree at the 59th National FFA Convention, where he was also recognized as Iowa’s candidate for Star Agribusinessman of America.

While studying at Iowa State University, Eblen served as National FFA president from 1986-87, after serving the Iowa FFA Association as secretary and president the prior two years. At the time of

his election, Eblen was only the fourth Iowan to be elected National FFA president, and only the 10th Iowan to serve as a National FFA officer.

“The Honorary American Degree is awarded to individuals who provide exceptional support to ag education and FFA, and who have made a true commitment to make an extraordinary difference in the lives of students,” said Ryan Tate, National FFA Foundation strategic accounts director. “Kevin was not only a longtime supporter of FFA, but he was also an amazing person who had a huge impact on everyone he worked with.

He exemplified our motto of ‘living to serve’ and embodied everything we would want to honor with this award.”

During his 20 years at Monsanto, Eblen lead the merger with Delta and Pine Land, and initiated the company’s sustainability efforts, before taking a post in Beijing. Most recently, Eblen was the presi-

dent of Monsanto Greater China and an advocate for fighting world hunger.

His widow Jacquie, parents Donald and Carolyn, and sisters Joedy Wynn and Pam Gray all traveled to Louisville, Ky., for the award ceremony at National FFA Convention, as did Dean Harder and Darren Coppeck, who were on the national officer team with Eblen.

“It was a privilege to walk across the stage to receive Kevin’s Honorary American Degree on his behalf, and to know he was appreciated for his time and dedication to an organization he dearly loved and believed in,” Jacquie Eblen said. “Kevin credited much of his success in life to the firm foundation FFA provided him, and he often spoke of his advisors with sincere gratitude and appreciation.

As FFA advisors, you give young adults the courage and wisdom to become the best they can be.”

KAILUA, Hawaii (MCT) — President Barack Obama praised Congress on Thursday for loosening regulations that will make it easier to transfer detainees from the Guantanamo Bay prison to other foreign countries, but noted that lawmakers’ actions fell short of the flexibility he would need to achieve his goal of closing the prison.

In a statement after signing the National Defense Authorization Act for the 2014 fiscal year, Obama cited his repeated requests for cooperation from Obama Congress in closing the detention center at the U.S. base in Cuba, which he promised to do during his presidential campaign.

“The continued operation of the facility weakens our national security by draining resources, damaging our relationships with key allies and partners, and emboldening violent extremists,” Obama said in a statement from Hawaii, where he is spending his Christmas vacation.

The new provisions in the defense authorization bill, which sets spending and other policies for the department over the next year, could smooth the way for as many as half of the 158 detainees at Guantanamo Bay to be transferred to their home countries.

When the bill was passed

by Congress last week, Human Rights First, a civil advocacy group that has closely monitored the situation at the prison, said lawmakers had laid a “new foundation for bring the number of Guantanamo detainees down to zero” and shuttering the prison, which was set up after the terrorist attacks of Sept.

11, 2001.

But in Thursday’s statement, Obama faulted Congress for enacting “unwarranted and burdensome restrictions” in recent years that have impeded his ability to transfer detainees to U.S. soil where they could be tried.

“For decades, Republican and Democratic administrations have successfully prosecuted hundreds of terrorists in federal court. Those prosecutions are a legitimate, effective, and powerful tool in our efforts to protect the nation,” Obama said. “Removing that tool from the executive branch does not serve our national security interests.”

The new defense authorization bill includes measures that ease what Obama called “rigid restrictions” that have interfered with his ability to negotiate with foreign countries about where detainees could be sent.

But he argued that the relaxation of the rules did not go far enough, because it did not “eliminate all of the unwarranted limitations” on transfers to foreign countries, asserting that his office must

have the flexibility to “act swiftly” when negotiating with other countries about how and where detainees would be transferred.

Obama noted that “in certain circumstances” the rules Congress has put in place could “violate constitutional separation of powers principles” — language leaving open the possibility that the administration could argue that it is not bound by the restrictions because in its view they are unconstitutional.

The president also cited his objections to several sections of the bill that place restrictions of the use of U.S. funds to transfer Guantanamo detainees to U.S. facilities or house them on U.S. soil — arguing that his administration must have that authority.

Still, Obama called the move by Congress “an improvement over current law” and “a welcome step” toward closing Guantanamo.

Before setting out for a rainforest hike with his wife and two daughters to Manoa Falls on the Hawaiian island of Oahu, the president signed a series of other bills.

Among them was the bipartisan two-year budget agreement that was negotiated earlier this month by House Budget Committee Chairman Paul D. Ryan, R-Wis., and Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash.

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Members of the Creston boys basketball junior varsity squad this season are, from left in front, Ryan Kucera, Sam Hartsock, McClain Haines, Cooper McDermott, Travis Purdy and Michael Phelps. Back row, coach Michael West, Sam Eagan, Christian Groumoutis, Jake Miller, Nick Walsh, Brandon Jones and coach Billy Hiatt.

Aggies top Huskies SAN DIEGO — Safety Brian Suite intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble by Heisman Trophy finalistJordan Lynch to help Utah State beat No. 24 Northern Illinois 21-14 on Thursday night in the Poinsettia Bowl.

Joey DeMartino, who went to high school and junior college in San Diego, carried 23 times for 143 yards and a touchdown for Utah State (95). He was the offensive MVP. Lynch, who was third in the Heisman Trophy voting and made The Associated Press All-America team as an all-purpose player, had a rough end to his college career. Besides the two turnovers, he was held to just 39 yards rushing, keeping him from becoming the first major college player to rush for 2,000 yards and pass for 2,000 yards in the same season.

He extended his extended his major college record for yards rushing for a quarterback in a season to 1,920. He completed 20 of 35 passes for 216 yards.

Lynch ran for a touchdown and passed for another for NIU (12-2), which ended the season with two straight losses.

Lynch’s pass was intercepted on the first play of the third quarter by Suite, setting up a go-ahead, 5-yard touchdown pass from Darrel Garretson to Brandon Swindall.

The Aggies put it away when DeMartino scored on a 1-yard TD run with 4:14 to go for a 21-7 lead.

It capped a 16-play, 80yard drive that consumed 7:19.

Pitt wins DETROIT — The way James Conner and Tyler Boyd played in their first postseason game, it’s no wonder Pittsburgh coach Paul Chryst is excited about next season.

With a pair of freshmen leading the way -and breaking some longstanding school records in the process -- the Panthers edged Bowling Green 3027 on Thursday night in the Little Caesars Pizza Bowl. Conner rushed for 229 yards. Boyd caught eight passes for 173 yards and scored on a punt return.

“We obviously have some great young talent, and that’s why we are so confident about the future of this program,” Chryst said. “We think we’re in great shape going forward.”

Conner broke a Pittsburgh bowl record for yards rushing held by Tony Dorsett, and Chris Blewitt kicked a tiebreaking field goal with 1:17 remaining.

Conner even played a handful of snaps on the defensive line. Boyd gave Pitt (7-6) a boost with his versatility as well.

Hawkeyes think they’re ready for the Big Ten Warriors and Clippers still upset Big Ten play proved to be There is no talk of what

By JOHN after Christmas Night scrums BOHNENKAMP a major setback, and a late might have been. The The Hawk Eye

IOWA CITY — The players and coaches on the Iowa basketball team will get back together on Friday after a break for Christmas.

The nonconference season will be behind them, and ahead will be a Big Ten schedule that is expected to be as grueling as it always has been.

The Hawkeyes say they’re ready.

“I think there’s more intensity, the pressure of the game,” senior guard Devyn Marble said. “Every game has a certain importance to it.”

“I think this year, more so than my first two years, this is probably our best schedule going into the Big Ten season,” junior forward Aaron White said. “We’ve been ready for the Big Ten in my first two years, so I’m sure we will be this year.”

The Hawkeyes made it through the first two months of the season with an 11-2 record, just like they did last season. But a threegame losing streak to start

scramble couldn’t get them into the NCAA tournament.

This time, Iowa seems to be in a better position to make a run at its first NCAA bid since 2006.

Iowa is ranked 22nd in the Associated Press poll and 23rd in the USA Today rankings, fourth best among Big Ten teams.

The Hawkeyes’ nonconference resume is a little better than it was this season. The official NCAA RPI, a ratings system used by the tournament selection committee, won’t be out until late January, but RPI rankings by various college basketball sites have Iowa anywhere from 23rd to 39th.

The Sagarin computer rankings, which take into account scores of games, have Iowa at No. 7. The Hawkeyes are also 13th in the rankings of basketball statistical guru Ken Pomeroy.

The numbers, of course, don’t mean much right now.

What matters to the Hawkeyes is they feel like they’re in good position heading into conference play.

Hawkeyes have lamented their two losses— they had a double-digit second-half lead against Villanova in the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game and lost in overtime, and led in the closing minute at Iowa State before losing.

“I think the thing that you have to do now is just look ahead,” Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said. “You don’t want to look back and say, we could have won this or if I could have done — we’re 11- McCaffery 2, that’s what we are, and it wasn’t easy to get there, and we don’t know what these next 18 are, every one. And I’ve got enough experience in that locker room to know and understand what that means in terms of preparation and execution, and Please see HAWKEYES, page 3S

Sunday’s game against Packers really could be Jay Cutler’s final exam

By DAN WIEDERER Chicago Tribune

CHICAGO — Jay Cutler wants to come at this the right way — with the proper measure of perspective and calm.

The Bears quarterback is facing a pressure-packed test Sunday at Soldier Field as the game with the Packers will decide the NFC North.

So when it came time to face reporters Thursday at Halas Hall, Cutler attempted to downplay things.

“The pressure to win is there every week,” he insisted. “We can’t make this game more than it is.”

Fair aim? Possibly.

But the game is the Bears’ final chance to get into the playoffs. It’s Cutler’s opportunity to prove he can be a big-game difference-maker for a franchise wanting to believe he’s it’s long-term answer.

And no one at Halas Hall is naive enough to believe Cutler’s performance Sunday — in a clash for the division title, in the final regular-season game of a contract year — won’t draw intense scrutiny.

Even coach Marc Trestman, who correctly asserts Cutler won’t be solely responsible for Sunday’s final result, eventually conceded

the undeniable reality that his starting quarterback can’t sidestep the widespread judgment.

“The quarterback is the focal point,” Trestman said.

“He’s the guy who really flies the plane. It’s not on autopilot. He has to fly it in all different kinds of weather. That’s what the quarterback has to do. So it’s extremely important he plays efficiently from a standpoint of all 10 of the other guys.”

Just like that, the discussion boomeranged back to where everyone expected: a demand for Cutler to prove his worth with a crisp performance that pushes the Bears into the postseason.

There was, of course, the obligatory reminder that the Packers have had Cutler’s number over the years with the quarterback just 1-7 as the Bears starter against them with eight touchdown passes, 17 interceptions, 30 sacks and a woeful rating of 54.8.

That history, Cutler declared, a u t o matically shouldn’t give this final exam of 2013 some sort of added Cutler incentive.

“This isn’t a personal game for anybody in that locker room,” he said. “It’s all of us together.”

So maybe it’s only fair to also listen to Cutler’s offensive linemen, who affirmed Thursday that they trust their quarterback to deliver.

“To me, with the pressure that comes at him and the way he takes it in and handles it has shown me that he’s a great leader,” rookie right tackle Jordan Mills said. “So much has been coming his way all year. And I’ve seen how mature he is as a leader.”

Added 13-year veteran Robert Garza: “Jay has what it takes. So you can’t get sidetracked by any of the talk on the outside. As a group, we have to elevate each other and give ourselves an opportunity to win.”

Trestman was asked what he might learn about Cutler on a brightly lit stage with so much at stake. The Bears coach responded he already had learned plenty about Cutler’s mental toughness and competitive tenacity in the way he aided a 3831 road victory over the Browns two weeks ago — in Please see CUTLER, page 3S

By JIMMY DURKIN The Oakland Tribune

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors are looking forward to another crack at the Phoenix Suns on Friday, but Thursday they were still sounding off about their Christmas night win over the Los Angeles Clippers.

In particular, Golden State took some time to respond to the Clippers’ accusations of “cowardly” play.

“We’re just trying to win the game,” said Warriors center Andrew Bogut, one of the central figures of a Warriors’ 105103 victory that featured s e v e r a l Bogut scrums.

“We did whatever it took to win the game. We made the big plays toward the end. Everyone’s entitled to their opinions and comments, and we’re not really affected by that. We’d rather be called cowards and come out with the win.”

Bogut tangled with Clippers star Blake Griffin early in the fourth quarter, leading to Griffin’s second technical foul of the game and his ejection. He picked up his first technical at the end of Griffin the third quarter for reacting to taking an elbow from the Warriors’ Draymond Green, who was slapped with a flagrant 2 foul and ejected as a result.

Griffin said he did nothing wrong, that the Warriors played “cowardly basketball” and that the referees “fell for it.” The league office said Thursday that Griffin shouldn’t have been ejected.

“A common foul should have been called on Griffin for initially attempting to dislodge ... Bogut, and a technical foul should have been assessed to Bogut for grabbing Griffin by the shirt and wrestling with him,” NBA president of basketball operations Rod Thorn said in a statement.

Bogut also briefly tangled with Chris Paul after the final buzzer when Paul tried to steal the ball away from the Warriors center, who was then shoved by the Clippers’ Matt Barnes.

Barnes told ESPNLosAngeles.com after the game that he was protecting his

point guard.

“You can’t let your point guard get picked on by a center,” Barnes said. “Everyone tried to split them up.

Bogut was talking trash all game. He can talk it on the court, but he knows better than to talk it off the court.”

Bogut denied those trashtalking claims.

“I don’t talk trash,” he said. “To the contrary of certain comments, I didn’t say a word last night to anybody.

If there’s physicality needed, I’m happy to bring it, but I never look for the altercations but unfortunately last night there were a couple little scrums.

“It’s playoff-style basketball. We’re both fighting for the same thing. We both want to get to the playoffs and make noise, and that’s what you’ve got to do in those games.”

Green wouldn’t say if there was anything that led to his elbow to Griffin.

“It was a tough division game,” Green said Thursday. “That’s one of the big things that happens in a tough division game when you’ve got two good teams playing against each other.

We were able to come out with the win. We did the necessary things, made the necessary plays we needed to make to come out with the win.”

All that said, the Warriors were still in the mode of trying to look ahead to Friday’s meeting with the Suns. It’s the last home game before a seven-game trip and a chance to redeem themselves after a poor effort in a 106-102 loss in Phoenix on Dec. 15.

“We went on a little bit of a lull when we were on the road in Phoenix,” Bogut said. “I think the last three games we’ve stepped up our effort and played much better basketball. Hopefully we’ll continue to carry it and turn this three-game win streak into a four-game win streak.”

— Green was fined $15,000 by the NBA for failing to leave the court in a timely manner after his ejection, Thorn also announced.

— Stephen Curry remains in third place in the Western Conference backcourt voting after the second round of results was released Thursday.

Lakers’ star Kobe Bryant, out with a knee injury, leads the voting and is followed by Paul. Curry is about 52,000 votes behind Paul. The top two backcourt vote-getters will start the All-Star game Feb. 16 in New Orleans.

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Quarterback Aaron Rodgers set to start for Packers in showdown with Bears

By TOM SILVERSTEIN Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

GREEN BAY, Wis. — All is right in the Green Bay Packers universe now.

After a month of teeth gnashing, hand-wringing and fist-biting that left many a follower of the green and gold unable to take it anymore, word came down Thursday afternoon that Aaron Rodgers is back.

Back as in medically cleared. As in practicing with the No. 1 offense. As in penciled in at starting quarterback for the winner-take-all NFC North meeting with the Chicago Bears at 3:25 p.m. CST on Sunday at Soldier Field.

Rodgers got the good n e w s Tuesday that general manager Ted Thompson and t e a m physician Rodgers Patrick McKenzie had signed off on his return from a broken left collarbone. Coach Mike McCarthy then held onto the news through the day off Wednesday and broke

it to the team Thursday morning.

“It’s been a difficult process for me, thinking I was going to have a chance every week and then obviously the medical decision based on what we saw, and then the organization with the ultimate call,” Rodgers said after practice Thursday. “I was hopeful that this opportunity would come up, but I know there’s no guarantees in this business.”

Indeed, there aren’t.

So, while the fan base raises its expectations for the Packers season, McCarthy has to make sure that his team doesn’t adopt an attitude that Rodgers’ return guarantees a victory over the Bears and entrance into the post-season. He was encouraged that his announcement of Rodgers’ return during a team meeting didn’t break into a Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration.

“It was business as usual,” McCarthy said.

“We’re focused on, this is a football game — we’re not putting this all on Aaron’s shoulders.”

The Packers went 2-5-1 in Rodgers’ absence, falling from 5-2 to 7-7-1. Only a Bears loss to the Philadelphia Eagles last Sun-

day prevented the Packers from being eliminated before Rodgers had a chance to have a final say in the division.

As Rodgers took the snaps with the No. 1 offense Thursday wearing what appeared to be added padding on his left shoulder, those around him accepted the challenge that they have to keep him from getting hit and turn whatever misfires occur into spectacular catches.

They need those things to happen organically.

“We’re not just going to be handed the game because he’s playing,” guard T.J. Lang said. “It’s a tough game no matter who’s back there. Obviously, he’s a playmaker, a difference-maker, but that doesn’t mean the rest of us can slide.

“Everybody has to do their part. He’s a leader, the best player we’ve got.

But it’s not time to relax.

It’s a playoff game for us.”

McCarthy and Rodgers offered no detail as to why the organization changed its mind five days after the quarterback was informed he would not be cleared to play against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Rodgers said on Tuesday that he underwent a scan on his col-

larbone and it’s possible enough healing took place to appease Thompson and McKenzie.

Or it’s possible the reward part of the riskreward equation finally swung to a place where everyone was comfortable.

McCarthy said Rodgers has accepted the risk part — landing on the shoulder and suffering a displaced fracture is one — ever since he started practicing three weeks ago.

“Every football player that plays in this game Sunday will have risk, and I think we all understand that,” he said. “We’ve done our due diligence, we’ve gone through all the evaluations, and we feel it’s time for Aaron is ready to play.”

McCarthy said that the coaches did not know whether they had a chance for the playoffs, or if Rodgers was going to play when they drew up the game plan on Monday. It wasn’t until Tuesday, after the Bears lost to set up the showdown Sunday and Rodgers was given clearance, that they began making alterations.

Aside from the physical attributes, the biggest difference between Rodgers and backup Matt Flynn is

the play-calling ability at the line of scrimmage. The offense was designed for Rodgers to get the Packers into the best possible play based on what the defense is playing and this season he had more control than ever before.

As a midseason addition, Flynn did not have the experience to handle that load.

“Aaron just knows everything so well; he can get us into the best situation possible,” guard Josh Sitton said. “He can make plays with his feet. He can make throws that most quarterbacks in this league can’t make.

“If you look at some of his throws, it’s like, ‘Where the hell is he throwing the ball?’ and it’s a catch somehow. He’s a special player and we’re happy to have him back.”

The emergence of running back Eddie Lacy has kept the offense churning, but the trio of Flynn, Seneca Wallace and Scott Lacy Tolzien combined for just eight touchdown

passes in eight games, roughly half of what Rodgers (15) had thrown in the first eight. The team had dropped from No. 3 in scoring to No. 9.

What’s more, Flynn could not stretch the field with deep throws because of a lack of arm strength and teams were making it tougher for Lacy to find holes.

Flynn did enough against Atlanta and Dallas — two teams with defenses ranked in the bottom five — to keep the Packers alive, but when it came to beating the Steelers and their 14th-ranked defense, he struggled.

In comes Rodgers to face the Bears’ 29th-ranked defense (32nd against the run) and the expectation is that he can make them pay for whatever attention they plan to pay to Lacy. The only question is whether Rodgers can return to form after two months of game inactivity.

“I’d like to think so,” Rodgers said. “But, you know, I’m sure if I miss a pass, that it’s because I’m rusty, or if I hit one it’s going to be a big deal or something.

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we’ll be ready.”

“We definitely had some tests,” Marble said. “I think we’re ready (for the Big Ten season).”

Some of the things to watch between next Tuesday’s Big Ten opener against Nebraska and the conference tournament in March in Indianapolis.

• The rotation. The Hawkeyes have gone 10 deep all through the nonconference season, and the rotation grew to 11 with the return of injured guard Josh Oglesby in last Sunday’s win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

McCaffery has been able

to find minutes for everyone during nonconference play, but the Hawkeyes had plenty of blowouts in which to try different lineup combinations.

There aren’t going to be many easy games in Big Ten play, so it will be interesting to see if McCaffery stays with a deep rotation.

But, as the coach pointed out last week, there’s no guarantee that everyone will make it through the next three months healthy. So it’s important to be as deep as possible.

• The schedule. Last season the Hawkeyes opened Big Ten play against three ranked teams, and lost all

three games.

This year, the slate seems a little easier in the first couple of weeks.

The Hawkeyes have three home games in their first five games — against Nebraska (8-3), Northwestern (7-5) and Minnesota (10-2), and only Minnesota seems to have a shot at making the NCAA tournament. The two road games are against No. 3 Ohio State and No. 4 Wisconsin.

Stiil, Iowa will face plenty of challenges. The Hawkeyes will play the Buckeyes and Badgers twice this season, as well as two games against No. 5 Michigan State.

• The veterans. Iowa has one of the more experienced teams in the Big Ten. Of the current rotation, the only players who haven’t played in a conference game yet are freshman guard Peter Jok and third-year sophomore forward Jarrod Uthoff.

Everyone else knows what it takes in the Big Ten play, and that could be key, especially if Iowa is in contention for a conference title in late February.

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the quarterback’s first game in more than a month — after two early turnovers and with so many on the outside questioning whether he deserved to be the starter.

“He was able to find the inner strength to move for-

“But it’s about preparation for me and going through the practice reps like I did today and tomorrow, and getting ready to play.”

The practice time Rodgers was able to get and McCarthy squeezed in while trying to get Flynn ready

ward,” Trestman said.

But Sunday’s moment, with a division title on the line, will be far bigger than that trip to Cleveland and ultimately weighted as such.

Inevitably, there should be something more to learn about Cutler’s evolution as a quarterback and his abil-

ity to respond to another defining moment.

“We always learn more about each other and about ourselves with each opportunity to compete and play,” Trestman said.

“That’s why we do it. Part of it is to stand on the edge and be able to make the

plays.

“But he’s just one guy.

We have a whole team around him.”

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the past three weeks may pay off. If Rodgers were coming into this game with just two days of work and none of the individual drills aimed to improving footwork and timing, odds are he would have struggled early.

He still might struggle, but that is all part of coming back from an injury.

“It’s kind of like riding a bike,” offensive coordinator Tom Clements said.

“He’s been out awhile and he has a lot of experience to draw on practicing. It’s not like he hasn’t been doing anything. He’s been practicing.

“Obviously, a game is different from practice, but I’m sure he’ll adjust

accordingly.”

Just like expectations now that he’s back.

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Memories of Lions-Vikings

By MARK CRAIG Star Tribune

MINNEAPOLIS — The Metrodome’s Monday Night Football debut was supposed to feature the Lions and Vikings on Nov. 1, 1982. But that game never took place, thanks to a 57-day NFL players strike.

Unfortunately for Detroit, the next 30 meetings were played as scheduled. The Lions went 7-23, including a current 1-14 stretch heading into what will be the final game in the Metrodome’s 31-year history on Sunday.

“I know what an emotional experience that will be, and our players will be ready,” Lions coach Jim Schwartz said.

“We want our last experience there to be a Lions win.”

That would be rare, to say the least. In fact, even at 4-101, the Vikings are three-point favorites against an even more disappointing Lions team that’s 7-8 and out of the playoff picture after losing three in a row and five of their past six games.

“Hopefully,” said Vikings fullback Jerome Felton, “we send them home 7-24. I know what that trip feels like.”

Felton was 0-3 at the Metrodome as a member of the Lions. The first loss, in 2008, was the doozy, a 12-10 decision in which the difference was a safety that came when quarterback Dan Orlovsky accidentally ran three feet through the back of the end zone while rolling out.

“Yeah, that one I know for sure made the football follies,” Felton said. “But we

weren’t mad at him. Quite honestly, we had five quarterbacks that year, and Dan was the best one we had.”

The Lions still led 10-9 when cornerback Leigh Bodden was hit with a phantom 42-yard pass interference penalty with 2 minutes, 22 seconds left. That set up Ryan Longwell’s game-winning 26yard field goal with nine seconds left.

“Obviously,” said Felton, “that was a case of the Vikings getting some home cooking at the right time.”

The Lions, meanwhile, fell to 0-5 en route to becoming the only team in NFL history to finish 0-16.

Paper Lions The Lions lost their Metrodome debut 20-17 in 1983.

They came back in 1984 and won 16-14. But even in victory, the Lions couldn’t celebrate because Billy Sims, their electrifying running back, suffered a serious knee injury that he blamed on the Metrodome’s notoriously bad turf at the time.

“I tried to plant — I saw the linebacker coming — and I tried to get my right leg out from under me,” Sims said in 1984. “But I just got caught in the turf. I couldn’t move.”

Sims, the No. 1 overall draft pick in 1980, had 103 yards on 22 carries in that game. When he left the field, he had played 60 NFL games and recorded 5,106 yards rushing, 7,178 yards from scrimmage and 47 touchdowns.

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seconded by Brown to approve the Agenda. All voting aye, motion carried.

MINUTES: Motion by Brown and seconded by Monday to approve Decem2013 minutes. voting aye, moMore than 13,000 southern Iowans makeber us a09, part of their livesAll each weekday! tion carried.

OPEN FORUM: No one spoke during open forum.

TREASURER: Motion by Monday and seconded by Brown to accept the EOM Treasurer Report as presented by Union County Treasurer Kelly Busch.

Busch also informed the Board that the Treasurer's office will not be doing the CDL drives starting December 27th. Reasoning behind this decision is the cost that IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN the county had to bear for the number of people requesting this service and the reAND FOR UNION COUNTY tirement of Denny Abel as of December IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF DEREK 27th, 2013. Contracted Employment: MoFOGLE and ASHLEY FOGLE UPON THE PETITION OF DEREK tion by Brown and seconded by Monday for the chair to sign a contract of employFOGLE, Petitioner, AND CONCERNING ASHLEY ment with Denny Abel for 30 days to help train on car and motorcycle drives. All FOGLE, Respondent. voting aye, motion carried.

DM NO: CDDM301126 PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES: ORIGINAL NOTICE THE ABOVE NAMED RESPON- Robin Sevier, RN Public Health and LuAnn Snodgrass GRMC Executive Director DENT: You are hereby notified that there is discussed Public Health Services that have now on file in the office of the Clerk of been provided to the residents of Union the above Court a Petition in the above- County for 2013.

SICOG: Motion by Brown and secentitled action, a copy of which petition is attached hereto. The Petitioner's attorney onded by Monday for the chair to sign a letter to Iowa Economic Development Auis Patrick W. Greenwood whose address is 117 S. Linden P.O Box 36, Lamoni Iowa thority to request an extension of its contract with the Economic Development Au50140.

You are further notified that unless, thority until September 30, 2014 for the within 20 days after service of this Origi- DRH-Project 08-DRH-006-Chariton Upnal Notice upon you, you serve, and with- per Story. All voting aye, motion carried.

ENGINEER: Larry Latham, Assistant in a reasonable time thereafter file a written Special Appearance, Motion or An- to the Union County Engineer, presented swer, in the Iowa District Court for Union and discussed the weekly maintenance acCounty at the courthouse in Creston, Iowa, tivity report. New Grading Agreement: judgment by default may be rendered Motion by Brown and seconded by Monday to approve a new grading agreement against you for the relief in the petition. between Union County and Jim Nelson for Allison Danilovich ditching, along with dozing the fence line, CLERK OF THE ABOVE COURT with tree and brush removal on the east Union County Courthouse side of the road in Section 10 (Jaguar Ave) Creston, Iowa 50801 NOTE: The attorney who is expected in Grant Township. All voting aye, motion to represent the Respondent should be carried. Right-of-Way Contracts: Motion promptly advised by Respondent of the by Brown and seconded by Monday for the Board to sign right-of-way contracts service of this notice. for project FM-CO88(48)-55-88 in the amount of $45,946.74. Right-of-Way REGULAR SESSION Contracts: Motion by Monday and secDecember 16, 2013 The Union County Board of Supervi- onded by Brown for the Board to sign sors met in regular session on Monday, right-of-way contracts for project FMDecember 16, 2013. The meeting was CO88(45)-55-88 in the amount of called to order at 9:00 AM with the fol- $77,776.99.

SET PUBLIC HEARING: Motion by lowing members present: Dennis Brown, Monday and seconded by Brown for the Lois Monday, and Ron Riley.

AGENDA: Motion by Monday and chair to set a public hearing for a Union seconded by Brown to approve the Agen- County Budget Amendment set for December 30, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in the da. All voting aye, motion carried.

MINUTES: Motion by Brown and Union County Board of Supervisors Ofseconded by Monday to approve Decem- fice. Roll call vote; Monday aye, Brown ber 09, 2013 minutes. All voting aye, mo- aye, and Riley aye, motion carried.

HANDWRITTEN CLAIM: Motion tion carried.

OPEN FORUM: No one spoke during by Monday and seconded by Brown to approve a handwritten claim to Elizabeth open forum.

TREASURER: Motion by Monday Kenyon in the amount of $1,000.00 for and seconded by Brown to accept the temporary assistance to the Union County EOM Treasurer Report as presented by Attorney. All voting aye, motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT: There being no Union County Treasurer Kelly Busch.

Busch also informed the Board that the further business, meeting was adjourned at Treasurer's office will not be doing the 11:20 AM. CDL drives starting December 27th. Rea- ATTEST: SANDY HYSELL, AUDITOR soning behind this decision is the cost that BY: RONALD J RILEY, CHAIR the county had to bear for the number of Form JDS1 Iowa Department of Management people requesting this service and the reNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - PROPOSED BUDGET EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMISSION NAME: tirement Denny as of30,December Fiscalof Year July 1, Abel 2014 - June 2015 Union County Emergency Management Commission The Emergency Management Commission of the above-named County will conduct a public hearing on the 27th, 2013. Contracted Employment: Moproposed fiscal year 2014/2015 budget as follows: tion byMeeting BrownDate: and seconded

by Monday Meeting Time: Meeting Location: 01-15-2014 208 W. Taylor Street, Creston, IA 50801 for the chair to sign a contract5:15 of PM employAt the public hearing any resident or taxpayer may present objections to, or arguments in favor of, any part of ment with Denny Abel forrepresents 30 daysato help of the supporting detail of receipts and expenditures the proposed budget. This notice summary on file with the County Coordinator.

Copies of the supplemental budget detail will be furnished upon request. train on car and motorcycle drives. All County Coordinator Telephone Number: County Coordinator Name: voting aye, motion carried.

641-782-1622 Jo Anne Duckworth PROPOSED BUDGET SUMMARY PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES: Actual Estimated Proposed Robin Sevier, RN Public Health and LuFYE FYE FYE June 30, 2013 June 30, 2014 June 30, 2015 Director Ann Snodgrass GRMC Executive BEGINNING FUND BALANCE: 1 53,539 67,274 101,631 discussed REVENUES: Public Health Services that have County Contribution 2 72,715 92,715 88,000 been provided to the residents of Union Other Revenues 3 25,943 63,893 15,000 County for 2013.

Total Revenues (2+3) 4 98,658 156,608 103,000 EXPENDITURES: SICOG: Motion by Brown and secAdministration and Operations 5 84,923 115,251 90,359 onded Monday for the chair to sign 6a Capitalby Outlays 0 7,000 0 Total to Expenditures (5+6) 7 84,923 122,251 90,359 letter Iowa Economic Development AuTotal Ending Fund Balance 8 67,274 101,631 114,272 thority to request an extension of its contract with the Economic Development AuForm 653A Miscellaneous 1999) Iowa Department of thority until (revised September 30, 2014 for the Management DRH-Project 08-DRH-006-Chariton UpNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING -- AMENDMENT OF CURRENT BUDGET per Story. All voting aye, motion carried.

The Union County Emergency Management Agency Commission _of Union County Emergency Management Commission of Union County, Iowa will meet at: ENGINEER: Larry Latham, Assistant (Municipality) to the Union(Board) County Engineer, presented 208W. Taylor Street, Creston, IA, on January 15, 2014, at 5:15 p. m. for the purpose of amending the current Union County Emergency Management Commission and discussed the weekly maintenance ac(Place of Meeting) (Date) (Hour) (Municipality) tivity report. New Grading Agreement: budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014, by increasing expenditures in the following funds: Motion

by Brown and seconded by Monday to approveHazard a Mitigation new grading Planning Grant agreement Fund from $_____0_______________ to $ 26,471.50 Co General Basic_________. between Union County and Jim Nelson for Union County EMA Reserve/Hazard Mitigation Planning Fund from $_____0_______________ to $ 2,028.50 Co General Basic______. ditching, along with dozing the fence line, Emergencyon Planning with tree and Hazardous brushMaterials removal theGranteastFund from $_____0_______________ to $____3,800 (HMEP Exp.)________. side the road (Jaguar Reasonsof for increases: Movein grantSection receipts from 10 the revenue accountsAve) to the expense accounts to pay for services rendered through grant funds. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. in Grant Township. All voting aye, motion carried.

Motion The increase inRight-of-Way expenditures set out above Contracts: will be met from increased receipts and/or cash balances not budgeted or considered in the current budget.

by Brown and seconded by Monday for There will be no increase in taxes to be paid in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014. Any residents or taxpayers will be heard for or against the proposed amendment the Board sign at the time and placeto specified above.right-of-way A detailed statement of:contracts additional receipts (other than taxes), cash balances on hand at the close of the preceding fiscal year, and proposed disbursements, both past and anticipated, will be available the hearing. for project FM-CO88(48)-55-88 in atthe Jo Anne Duckworth ___________________________________________________ amount of $45,946.74. Right-of-Way Contracts: Motion by Monday and sec(Clerk, Secretary)

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SWEAT: THE FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH Five hundred years ago, Ponce de Leon landed in Florida, searching for the Fountain of Youth. (Spoiler alert: Scholars say that’s a myth; the tale was invented by rivals to make the explorer look foolish, and by the 17th century the myth became accepted fact.) However, hundreds of water sources (including a magnesium-and-radium-rich fountain in Punta Gorda, Fla., and “liquid Viagra” that bubbles up in Fiuggi, Italy) are said to deliver perpetual youthfulness.

But we know the real Fountain of Youth is inside YOU: It’s the sweat that comes from physical activity. A new eight-year study looked at 3,500 folks around age 65: Those who’d always gotten moderate or vigorous exercise were seven times more likely to have healthy aging; even those who didn’t exercise until they were already old tripled their chances of a healthy old age. When you’re sweatin’ and smilin’, dementia and depression, as well as heart disease, cancer and Type 2 diabetes, just happen less often.

The two keys to keeping active — or to getting movin’ — as you age: Having a group or partner to do it with, and finding an activity you enjoy. So sign up for a group class at the gym or get

a workout buddy or online coach to support you. And experiment with walking, jogging, cycling, swimming, yoga and strength-building or flexibility exercises to see what sustains your interest.

Then sweat it out for at least 30 minutes daily! P.S. You cut the risk of stroke 20 percent by sweating four times a week.

3-D MAMMOGRAMS The first 3-D motion pictures — called plasticons — were created in 1889. Now Hollywood studios crank out dozens of super-dynamic 3-D films a year (“Despicable Me 2,” “Iron Man 3,” “Man of Steel”).

But nothing about 3-D ever has been as life-changing as the way 3-D in mammograms can “see” breast tissue. Digital breast tomosynthesis, the name for these high-tech troublespotters, can identify 22 percent more cancers and avoid many false-positives (and unnecessary biopsies, particularly among women with dense breast tissue and younger women) that result from use of conventional digital mammogram machines. And they’re potentially life-saving for people with a family history of BRCA-2 breast cancer.

New information reveals that family members who test BRCA-2-free are still at a much-increased risk of breast cancer, compared with folks with who have no family history of BRCA-2.

For them, mammograms need to be as accurate as possible, every time, and

3-D images are just that.

Other people who might be grateful for the imaging power of tomosynthesis?

Anyone with high LDL cholesterol is at increased risk for estrogen-dependent breast cancer (about 75 percent of breast cancers).

That’s because a byproduct of cholesterol acts like estrogen in the body, making folks with high cholesterol more vulnerable. Regular 3-D screenings can catch breast cancer at its earliest and most curable stage.

Bonus tip: If you have elevated LDL, taking a cholesterol-lowering statin and aspirin are smart ways to reduce breast-cancer risk; statins reduce the estrogenlike powers of that cholesterol byproduct, and a daily aspirin cuts the risk by 40 percent!

9 LITTLE NEW YEAR’S GIFTS OF GOODNESS Want to bring a little good cheer into a friend’s life for various occasions scattered over the New Year? (Not a bad resolution.) Here’s our list of nine mini-gifts that will make everyone healthier and happier (including you, because giving is a great feeling).

1. A half-pound of walnuts. Eating 12 halves daily may increase lifespan 20 percent! And munching six halves 30 minutes before mealtime is an effective way to control appetite.

2. A half-pound of (70 percent cacao) chocolate.

One ounce daily may cut heart attack and stroke risk 30 percent while preventing some cancers. And, oh yeah, it tastes great!

3. A pound of coffee (320 ounces of java).. Your daily dose (three cups) can cut stroke risk by 30 percent and may help prevent some

cancers, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and Type 2 diabetes.

4. One bottle of wine.

Provides 5-7 glasses; onea-day for women, two for men. Boosts good HDL and reduces lousy LDL, keeping everything from the brain to sexual functions up and running.

5. Garlic goodies. Garlicinfused olive oil and a garlic press deliver an immuneboosting, heart-healthy flavor!

6. Jump rope, pedometer and exercise bands. Nothing relieves stress, lowers heart disease risk and protects against diabetes like exercise; cool “toys” are a great incentive to get going!

7. Lavender aromatherapy oil. Give the gift of sleep; sniff the scent for 20 minutes before bedtime. Then, sweet dreams!

8. Thank-you notes. Expressing gratitude improves everyone’s happiness quotient.

9. Our newly revised “YOU: The Owner’s Manual” (also available at the library). Your friends can discover all our secrets for a long, happy, healthy life.

SUGAR AND SPICE? SOME, BUT NOT ALL, NICE Mary Poppins claimed that a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down, but clearly she was unaware added sugar makes you sick — so you need even more medicine and medical intervention.

A recent study of postmenopausal women found that those who drink a lot of sweetened beverages have a 78 percent greater risk of estrogen-dependent type I endometrial cancer (the most common form) compared with women who

don’t consume such liquid sugar bombs. And we’ve known for a long time that anyone who drinks a lot of sweetened beverages is at increased risk of obesity, heart disease and Type 2 diabetes. Drinking one can of sugary soda a day can up your diabetes risk 18 percent, and added sugars fuel the growth and spread of prostate and breast cancers.

So what’s our trick for giving beverages a flavor boost and a touch of sweetness, so they’re part of your healthy choices for a younger RealAge? Cinnamon. It tastes and smells great, and one study found taking a 500 mg capsule of cinnamon twice a day for 90 days significantly lowers A1C levels (a measure of your blood sugar levels for the past three months).

Cinnamon also lowers lousy LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, increases good HDL cholesterol, and decreases BMI and weight.

Try it in coffee or tea, on cereal and whole-grain toast, and add it to casseroles, stir fries and roasted veggies. For a healthy winter dessert, check out our Cinnamon Apple Saute a la Mode at www.doctoroz. com/videos/cinnamon-apple-la-mode. It’s a sweet taste with no downside. Bon appetite! *** Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” and Mike Roizen, M.D. is Chief Wellness Officer and Chair of Wellness Institute at Cleveland Clinic. To live your healthiest, tune into “The Dr. Oz Show” or visit www.sharecare.com. (c) 2013 Michael Roizen, M.D. and Mehmet Oz, M.D. Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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Eating well at any age: How to fuel your mind, body and soul (BPT) — It’s common knowledge that children should eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, consuming all the nutrients needed to grow up strong. Many adults don’t know that it’s just as crucial to continue those healthy habits throughout adulthood and well into the “golden years.” Regardless of age, we should all make nutritious and sensible choices to promote peak physical and mental performance.

Build strong bones Experts say the human body begins to lose bone mass at about age 30. That’s why it’s important to get plenty of calcium to keep bones strong, along with vitamin D, to help your body absorb calcium. Good sources of calcium include green leafy vegetables such as spinach, kale, okra and collard greens. A convenient and delicious way to take in more calcium is to incorporate an Emerald Smoothie into your daily routine. Simply blend pineapple, celery and spinach with soy milk and ice in a Vitamix 7500.

This quick and easy concoction will give your diet an extra boost of essential nutrients.

Sharpen the mind Making wholesome choices helps keep your brain fit.

Omega-3 fatty acids, found in oily fish like sardines and salmon, as well as flaxseed and walnuts, have been linked to improved cognitive function and reduced risk for certain diseases.

Eating fish regularly is one way to get enough omega3s. If you’re not a seafood fan, numerous types of fish oil capsules are available at drug stores. Avocados also boast omega-3s, as well as monounsaturated fat, which can help lower cholesterol and improve circulation.

Avocado provides a rich flavor and texture perfect for nearly any sandwich, as well as dips, smoothies and even desserts.

Antioxidant-rich blueberries are another mind-

boosting addition to any diet. Considered a “super food,” these berries contain properties that have been linked to better brain health, improved motor skills and a sharper memory. To increase your berry intake, try a fruit salad for lunch or whip up a fresh berry sorbet for dessert.

Nourish your nervous system Vitamin B12 is vital to your well-being. It can aid your body in producing red blood cells, properly developing nerve cells and preventing anemia. This vitamin can be found naturally in animal products, such as fish, meat and eggs. Steamed clams and lean beef are some of the best sources of Vitamin B12. Those maintaining a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle should consider a supplement or foods specially fortified with B12, including certain breakfast cereals or soy products.

Stay hydrated Water is essential for your body. It keeps you hydrated, regulates body temperature and flushes waste. As we age, our sense of thirst may not be as effective, causing some older adults to be dehydrated but not feel thirsty.

The average adult requires six to eight glasses of water each day, so a good rule of thumb is to have one glass at each meal and at least one glass in between meals.

Almond milk, soy milk and whole-food juices, made by blending whole fruits and vegetables in a highperformance blender like a Vitamix, can also keep you hydrated and satiated.

When reaching for a thirst quencher, try to avoid sugary drinks such as soda and processed fruit juice, which add calories without much nutritional value.

Aging is inevitable, however, you can build a stronger body, mind and soul at any phase in life. All it takes is knowledge, motivation and follow-through to keep yourself healthy and full of energy for years to come.

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