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Polls are open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. today in Iowa’s 12th district to elect a state senator to fill the seat vacated by Joni Ernst. The district includes Mills, Montgomery, Fremont, Page, Taylor and Ringgold counties. On the ballot are Rep. Mark Costello, Dem. Steve Adams and Libertarian Donald Brantz.

There are still two unclaimed ticket prizes in the Creston Holiday Giveaway drawing. They are: $500 - 328716 (red) and $100 - 784467 (white). These prizes must be claimed at the Chamber office by 4 p.m. Jan. 5. A second drawing will be held Jan. 5 for prizes unclaimed.

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NEW YEAR’S ADVICE Creston Police Department gives advice to those who plan to consume alcohol this New Year’s Eve. ■

By BAILEY POOLMAN

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t’s the time of year again when everyone starts imagining their lists of resolutions and preparing for one last holiday.

With New Year’s Eve tomorrow, and the year 2015 being rung in midnight Thursday, Creston Police officers advise party-goers to be prepared for anything.

“Law enforcement has specifically targeted the holidays, specifically that one (New Year’s), for increased enforcement,” said Creston Police Chief Paul Ver Meer.

Iowa Department of Transportation statistics show, despite the assumption that Ver Meer there are more traffic accidents on New Year’s Eve, two traffic fatalities were recorded for the holiday in 2013, and neither were alcohol related. That is compared to 2013 data showing six traffic fatalities during the July 4 holiday, with three being alcohol related.

“I think more people are aware that New Year’s is specifically associated with parties and things like that,” Ver Meer said.

Ver Meer said Creston Police officers have seen an increase in operating while intoxicated charges in the past six months.

“I think it’s just more directed enforcement and proactive enforcement by officers,” Ver Meer said.

Even with the increase in charges, officers will view the holiday as any regular business day.

By KYLE WILSON

CNA managing editor kwilson@crestonnews.com

Last Monday was his last meeting on the Greater Regional Medical Center (GRMC) Board of Trustees. Dennis Nelson of Creston is leaving the board after 14 years of service.

Monte Neitzel, CEO at Greater Regional, gave Nelson a certificate, parting gift and thanked him for his service following adjournment from the meeting last week.

“Dennis did an outstanding job, was very dedicated to our community and we appreciate all his efforts,” Neitzel said.

Nelson Nelson said — with him being gone two months out of the year in Texas — he felt it would be better to resign from the board and allow key staff to replace him with someone who could be more available throughout the year.

Nelson served on the board’s finance committee and was the board representative for the hospital’s foundation for all 14 years. He also served a stint as vice chairman of the board.

“I’ve served on a lot of boards over the years and this is probably one of the most

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Carla Granstrom, education coordinator of the REAP (Reality Education Alcohol Prevention) program, holds a pamphlet and napkin at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. She plans to distribute 36,000 bright yellow napkins with anti-drunk driving messages to Sioux City-area bars.

Group using bar napkins to combat drunken driving SIOUX CITY (AP) — A group in Sioux City plans to distribute 36,000 bright yellow bar napkins that encourage people to avoid driving after drinking in the nights leading up to New Year’s Eve. It’s the latest campaign launched through Mercy Medical Center’s Reality Education Alcohol Prevention Program. The napkins say, “Friends do whatever it takes to stop friends from driving drunk,” the Sioux City Journal reported.

“We’re not going to have any special enforcement project going,” Ver Meer said.

“It’ll be like we normally conduct business.”

Ver Meer suggests those who plan to attend parties and drink alcohol to prepare ahead of time.

“The best advice is have a designated driver,” Ver Meer said. “For people who are

10,100 people were killed last year in alcohol-impaired driving crashes.

Those deaths accounted for 31 percent of all traffic-related deaths in the U.S. More than 2,700 of the people who died in accidents last year were passengers and nearly 850 weren’t in a vehicle.

“It’s not only the people that are driving that are at risk,” Granstrom said.

Carla Granstrom, the center’s education coordinator, is spearheading the bar napkin distribution effort. She also passes out fliers urging people to use a designated driver or call a cab around St. Patrick’s Day. “I’ve just seen, over the years, a lot of suffering that’s happened. And it’s preventable,” Granstrom said.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety and Administration, nearly

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hosting parties, get the keys from people who arrive, and if they are intoxicated, find someone to drive them home.”

Nicole Shope, 22, and her boyfriend Hunter Root, also 22, both of Creston, have taken Ver Meer’s advice and prepared for their New Year’s action.

“We are visiting some friends in Kansas City, and

Officials: Influenza spreading in Iowa

will most likely be using a designated driver,” Shope said.

“It’s not quite as fun, but it’s important to be safe over the holidays.”

Ver Meer heeds one last piece of advice for party-goers.

“If you’re afraid you’re intoxicated, stay where you’re at,” Ver Meer said. “You can always drive home in the morning.”

DES MOINES (AP) — Health officials say cases of influenza are spreading across Iowa.

The Iowa Department of Public Health said Monday that its hygienic lab has confirmed cases of the flu in every region of the state. ■ There The disease has been have been categorized as “widespread,’” the state’s 130 influenhighest level, following za-related weeks of low to moder- hospitalizaate levels.

Officials say there tions this have been at least 130 winter. influenza-related hospitalizations, mostly among elderly people.

Several flu outbreaks also have been reported in long-term care facilities.

The flu is a respiratory illness caused by viruses. Symptoms may include fever, headache, tiredness, cough, sore throat, nasal congestion and body aches.

Doctors are not required to notify Iowa health officials of cases of influenza. State officials rely on a year-round influenza surveillance system to track the disease.

Morning fire: Creston

Fire Department responds to a corn dryer on fire just after 9 a.m. today at Downing Farms — approximately a mile and a-half north of Townline Street — on Cherry Street. Creston Fire Chief Todd Jackson said firefighters worked to remove grain from the dryer to avoid it from spreading to neighboring bins. Damage and loss estimates are unknown at this time.

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Deaths Verna Bailey Creston

Verna Bailey, 84, of Creston died Dec. 29, 2014, at Greater Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 2, at Cromwell Congregational United Church of Christ.

The Rev. Delores Doench will officiate. Interment will be in Summit Cemetery, rural Prescott.

Open visitation will be 1 to 8 p.m.

W e d n e s - Bailey day at Pearson Family Funeral Service, 809 W. Montgomery St. Visitation with family present will be 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. service time Friday at the church. Memorials may be given to Cromwell Congregational United Church of Christ and/or Union County Friends of 4-H. Online condolences may be left at www.pearsonfuneralhomes. com.

Verna Mae Bailey, daughter of Daisy Mae (Hogenkamp) and George Louis Reasland, was born Feb. 15, 1930, in Cromwell.

Verna attended school in Cromwell and graduated from Cromwell High School in 1947.

After graduation, she began working at the telephone office in Creston and worked there for a short time before she was married.

On April 3, 1949, Verna married Paul V. Bailey at the church in Cromwell.

Verna became a homemaker. Later, when her

children were older, Verna returned to work at the Creston Shopper and Family Shoe Store for a few years.

Verna also was a sales lady for Stanley Home Products, working from home for a number of years.

Verna was a life-long resident of the Creston and Cromwell areas.

Verna was a member of the Cromwell Congregational Church of Christ and was active in the Church Women’s Fellowship, helping prepare and serve many church dinners. Verna was a member of the Happy Hour Club and was also an Election Day poll worker for Union County. Verna and Paul served as leaders of the Douglas Boosters 4-H Club and were recently inducted into the 2014 4-H Hall of Fame. Along with being active in the 4-H community, they were also the first couple to be honorary members of the FFA. Verna is survived by her children, Carol (Ken) Sharp of Creston, Chris Bailey of Des Moines and Gary (Val) Bailey, Greg (Mindy) Bailey and Larry (Kelsey) Bailey, all of Creston; grandchildren: Amy (Chris) Kralik, Kevin (Amy) Sharp, Kurtis (Naomi) Sharp, Cory and Cody Bailey, Cooper, Dillon and Marcey Bailey, and Keegan, Kolbey and Kadley Bailey; great-grandchildren, Cael and Jacy Kralik, Sterling and Adrianna Sharp and Ryder and Easton Sharp; and several cousins and many friends.

Verna was preceded in death by her parents; husband on April 15, 2011; daughter Marcena Bailey; and father- and mother-inlaw, Gale and Neva Bailey.

Marjorie “Jean” Mosman Parker, Colo.

Marjorie “Jean” Mosman (Penwell) passed away Dec. 23, 2014, in Parker, Colo.

She was 93.

Jean was born July 31, 1921, to parents David and Eva Penwell, of Grant, Iowa.

Jean was raised on a farm in rural Iowa where she was the youngest of seven siblings, including six brothers and one sister. She was preceded in death by each member of her immediate family.

A real-life Rosie the Riveter, Jean moved to Oakland, Calif., during WWII and worked in a munitions plant. Immediately following the war, in November 1945, Jean married Howard Mosman of Corning, Iowa.

The couple lived for a short time in Wenatchee, Washington. They then returned to Iowa, and over the next two decades raised two daughters: Linda (Garrity) and Vicki (Benson).

In 1971, Jean and Howard moved to Fort Collins, CO. Until Howard’s death in 2005, the couple lived on Whedbee Street, just north of Spring Creek. It was in this home that family gathered for countless holiday meals, grandchildren came for sum-

mer sleepovers, and Howard and Jean made friends and enjoyed their retirement years together. Jean was an avid gardener and loved her flowers. Jean was a longtime Election Day poll worker for Larimer County. Until recent health concerns forced her move to Parker, Jean had been an active member of Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, and especially enjoyed time spent with the ladies of the church quilting group.

Jean loved the outdoors.

She loved her husband and family. And she was loved in return. She will be missed by friends and family alike.

Jean is survived by her daughters – Linda (Pat), of Highlands Ranch, and Vicki (Wayne), of Lone Tree, as well as four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, 2000 S. Lemay Ave., in Fort Collins. Interment will follow at Grandview Cemetery. Viewing will be held at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church 30 minutes preceding the services. Donations may be made to the charity of your choice. Friends may send condolences to the family at bohlenderfuneralchapel.com.

Report: Police gun deaths up, still below average WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of law enforcement officers killed by firearms jumped by 56 percent this year and included 15 ambush deaths.

But gun-related police deaths still remain far below historic highs and lower than the average annual figures in the past decade, according to a report released Tuesday.

The annual report by the nonprofit National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund found that 50 officers were killed by guns this year.

That’s far higher than the 32 such deaths last year but the same as 2012 figures.

In 2011, 73 officers were killed in gunfire, the most in any year in the past decade. The average since 2004 is 55 police deaths annually.

In all, the report found that 126 federal, local, tribal and territorial officers were killed in the line of duty in 2014.

That’s a 24 percent jump from last year’s 102 on-duty deaths, though below the average annual figures since 2004 and the all-time high of 156

in 1973, said Steve Groeninger, a spokesman for the memorial fund.

Of the 126 officer deaths this year, shootings were the leading cause, followed by traffic-related fatalities, at 49.

This year’s increase in gun-related deaths among officers followed a dramatic dip in 2013, when the figure fell to levels not seen since the 19th century.

This year’s uptick comes amid increased tension between police and the public following the high-profile deaths of unarmed black men by white police officers, including that of Eric Garner in New York and Mike Brown in Ferguson, Missouri.

The states that saw the most officer deaths were California, at 14, Texas, at 11, and New York, at nine. Florida followed with six deaths, and Georgia had five, according to the report.

The 15 ambush assaults on police officers this year compares to just five in 2013, but matched 2012 for the highest total since 1995, the report said.

NELSON: Continued from Page 1

enjoyable,” Nelson said. “I just felt with me being gone part of the year, it was time for them to bring in some new blood.”

Dr. Ken Stults, optometrist at Creston Vision

Clinic, will replace Nelson beginning in January and fulfill Nelson’s term through December 2018.

Stults joins a board that includes Dave Driskell, Jack Davis, Sherry McKie, Tom Lesan, Carolyn Dillenburg and Tom Dunphy.

DRUNK DRIVING: Continued from Page 1

“You have pedestrians.

You have people in their own cars, minding their own business, that can be affected.”

Granstrom, who began working at Mercy in 1973 as an emergency room nurse, played a key role in the establishment of the program about 20 years ago.

“At one point, they estimated that alcohol was a

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

Driving tests on Wednesday mornings by appointment.

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

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

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

Tuesday

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, noon to 5 p.m., 107 W. Howard St. Free community meal, 5 to 6 p.m., United Church of Christ (Congregational), 501 W. Montgomery St. Southwest Iowa Dancers, 7 to 10 p.m., the Junction (Hwys 2 and 65) east of Leon. Homemade buffet for free will offering before dance.

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TOPS 116, 9:30 a.m., United Church of Christ (Congregational), 501 W. Montgomery St.

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Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 107 W. Howard St. CW Club, noon, congregate meal site, restored Creston Depot.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) brown baggers, noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. No smoking.

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

Union Squares, 7:30 p.m., Creston First United Methodist Church. Call Bob Cooper at 7824403 for more information.

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 Restaurant.

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to noon, 107 W. Howard St. Family Caregiver Support Group, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Boz’s Kitchen in Corning. For more information, contact Jaleyn at 641-782-4040.

Caregiver Support Group, 1 p.m., Crest Haven Care Centre.

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Greater Regional Medical Center Greg and Crystal Still of Creston are parents of a son born Dec. 22, 2014. Logan Matthew Chad Still weighed 4 pounds, 8 ounces and was 17 1/2 inches long.

Grandparents are Margo Davenport and Jim Luther, both of Creston, Kathryn Still of Kellerton and Ed Still of Mount Ayr. Great-grandparent is Virginia Hilman of Clearfield.

Siblings are Bryce, 19, Austin, 18, and Alexis, 12.

—————— Kristell and Cody Day of Nodaway are parents of a daughter born Dec. 25, 2014.

Fallon Taylor Day weighed 8 pounds, 11 ounces and was 20 inches long.

Grandparents are Jesse and Patty James of Lenox, Jack and Shelley Day of Greenfield and Candi Day. Great-grandparents are Roger and Donna James of Lenox and Terry and Darlene Shoff of Livingston, Mont.

Sister is Alba, 3.

Police

Marlana Marie Reed, 22, 623 N. Birch St., was charged with fifth-degree theft 4:29 p.m. Saturday at Walmart, 806 Laurel St. According to a Creston Police report, Reed did take items from Walmart with a friend. They walked past the register with unpaid items.

The items were eyeliner and T-shirts. The total amount taken was $29.91.

Reed was released on a citation to appear.

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For the record 54, 311 S. Maple St., was charged with second-offense public intoxication 3:20 p.m.

Sunday at Casey’s General Store, 200 S. Elm St. According to a Creston Police report, officers were dispatched 3:11 p.m. to Casey’s in reference to an intoxicated male. Upon arrival, officers spoke with Mullin in the Casey’s parking lot. Mullins appeared intoxicated and was unbalanced on his feet. Mullins had an odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his person and admitted to drinking earlier. Mullins consented to a preliminary breath test at Union County Law Enforcement Center, and provided a sample above the .08 standard.

Mullins has prior convictions.

Mullins was being held on $1,000 bond.

—————— Kenneth William Killen, 19, Zachary Trenton Holder, 19, and Jordan Dean Smith, 18, all of Winterset, were charged with possession of a controlled substance 4:49 a.m. today at Union County Law Enforcement Center.

According to a Creston Police report, officers conducted a traffic stop on a silver Grand Prix 1:52 a.m.

Officers observed an odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. Killen, Holder and Smith were identified as passengers in the vehicle. In speaking with the passengers, it was concluded all had been smoking marijuana in the vehicle. A search of the vehicle found a bag containing a green leafy substance consistent with marijuana. In speak-

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OPINION

Checking off a bucket list item to start the new year Halfway through Sunday’s football games, I was worried my final fantasy football update of the year wouldn’t include a league championship.

I played in the championship game in all three of my leagues, which may be the most impressive accomplishment in my entire sports history. The first two championships slipped out of reach during the Seattle Seahawk and Arizona Cardinal match up Dec. 15.

I finally got my day in the spotlight Sunday, aided by a nice performance by Dallas and San Francisco. This is the same league I finished last place in the previous

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year, so victory was even sweeter.

Next year will be a tough test to have a repeat performance. I was teasing Pam that she should have been voted the most valuable player for having to put up with me checking three different leagues each week.

Now I can shift my attention to college basketball and gear up for my March Madness bracket.

In the mountains I will be kicking off the New Year by crossing off an item on my bucket list — skiing in Colorado.

Pam and I will be driving out to visit my cousin in Berthoud, Colo., today before making our way over to Keystone Resort. The snow reports look decent and the weather forecast shows mostly sunny skies with temperatures in the mid 20s.

Everyone I have talked to has encouraged me to take a short lesson before heading up the mountain. I’m probably going to play it safe so I don’t start off the year with a broken leg.

I am also hoping to do some more tourist stops as we travel

across the state. I would like to stop by the University of Colorado to go for a run near the campus, check out a local brewery and make a stop in Denver.

I hope this exciting trip to start the year is the first of a long list of enjoyable events for 2015.

In memoriam Since I won’t be here to give my condolences in person, I want to let the Kuyper family know they are in my thoughts and prayers.

Barb — or Mrs. Kuyper as I knew her best — was my fifth grade teacher at Orient-Macksburg.

I remember her giving me a hard time about some of my tests

being “boring” to check because I had received a perfect score. She always made sure my desk didn’t have the higher chair so I could sit with my feet touching the ground.

When I started working at the paper, I had the privilege of getting to know her husband Dennis and watch both of them light up when they came into the office to share stories about their grandchildren.

A lot of my classmates have sent texts or shared posts on social media sharing other happy memories of the Kuyper family. I know she will be missed, but her impact on the lives of her former students and family will not be forgotten.

Letter to the editor

Railroad crossings nonfunctional From Larry Hicks Creston

It was refreshing to read the letter from Council Member Marsha Wilson regarding our new railroad crossings. They are the most ill-conceived, nonfunctional designs by someone who was getting even with our city for complaining about train whistles. Surely it was a practical joke that the railroad managed to get Creston to buy into. Osceola has a minimum of three crossings and they have nothing like these. Reno, Nev., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Grand Island, Neb., have tracks running through the center of town with multiple crossing and seem to get along fine with the usual crossing gates even with a much greater flow of traffic.

The crossings are now traps for vehicles once one enters the “traffic chutes.” Access to our west city hall parking is now restricted and exiting to the west is precarious

at best. Left turning vehicles from the south on Elm onto Adams can back up a whole line of traffic onto the tracks, not to mention the absurd change in Russell Avenue at New York Avenue.

Chief Ver Meer probably needs to take only a moment to resolve the solution – about an hour with a bulldozer, a front end loader, and a couple of dump trucks should do the trick.

I have lived in Creston over seventy years and cannot remember a fatality at either crossing other than those unfortunately intended by the victim. I am oblivious to the whistles just as I became immune to the rumble of the elevated trains outside my dorm in Chicago. Train whistles are simply an adjustment we should be happy to accept and thankful they are not the sounds of cannon fire, mortar shells, or bombs. After all, our lifestyle demands the luxuries often delivered by trains.

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North Korea suffered an unprecedented Internet outage HOLLYWOOD—Happy Tuesday, everybody, and God bless America.

Bill Cosby was accused by supermodel Beverly Johnson of mixing her a drink spiked with drugs forty years ago in order to try to rape her. He now has two dozen accusers. Bill Cosby released a statement asking everyone to take the allegations with a grain of salt, along with four muscle relaxers.

Roman Polanski’s lawyer filed papers in L.A. seeking to get his statutory rape charge tossed after forty years. He slept with an underaged girl, won an Oscar for Best Picture, and his wife was brutally murdered by Charles Manson.

Most Hollywood producers would be happy with just one of those things.

North Korea suffered an unprecedented Internet outage on Tuesday which carried into Christmas Eve. This could result in war.

If you think Kim Jung Un was furious about the way he was depicted in The Interview, he’s been on the phone with Time Warner tech support for twelve hours, and counting.

Sony released The Interview to three hundred movie theaters Christmas Day where thousands of people showed up to defy Kim Jung Un’s terror threats. The dictator takes his image very seriously. Kim puts rubber suction cups on the back of all his military medals so he can wear them in the bathtub.

President Obama played golf in Hawaii Wednesday as he tried to unwind from the pressures of his

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job. In the midst of rising U.S. national debt, urban unrest and foreign cyber-attacks, the president got some great news. The IRS just ruled he can write off the first half of his second term as a total loss.

President Obama told reporters he may be wiling to negotiate with the Taliban as U.S. and British troops prepare to leave Afganistan by the New Year. He’s likely to get the better of them. President Obama has plenty of experience negotiating with the enemy, he lives with his mother-in-law you know.

Ebola researchers in Atlanta allowed the virus to be handled in an unsecured lab and possibly infected a technician. U.S. authorities have been resolute in intercepting, isolating and attacking Ebola since it came to the U.S. from Africa.

It’s just a matter of time before Al Sharpton is fighting for its rights.

Al Sharpton blamed opposition to President Obama on racism, saying he doesn’t look like most Americans. That’s so easily fixable. If the Environmental Protection Agency would simply require that all refigerator light bulbs be replaced with tanning bulbs we would all be the same color within a week.

Arizona’s outgoing Governor Jan Brewer conducted press interviews Tuesday where she blasted

President Obama for his open-border policy and called him a failed president. She governs a real frontier state. Arizona doesn’t believe in Daylight Savings Time because you can’t shoot it or deport it.

President Obama is enjoying vacation in Hawaii away from the hectic pace of the White House all this week. The DVR in the Living Quarters is driving him out of his mind. President Obama always sets his DVR to record The Biggest Loser every week and all he gets is Johnny Manziel’s highlight reel.

Japan’s Conservative Party slammed the movie Unbroken and director Angelina Jolie about U.S. Olympic hero and World War II POW Louis Zamperini. The political party called it racist propaganda. The Japanese attack came as a surprise to the movie studio, they never announce when they’re coming.

The White House admitted that President Obama’s outreach to Cuba was brought about thanks to Pope Francis acting as an intermediary between the U.S. and the Castro brothers. Although he did a great thing with the Cuba deal, we can’t overuse the Pope. It’s like running too many trick plays.

Pope Francis delivered a Christmas Day message from Vatican Square Thursday to millions of Catholics around the globe. He called for Christian unity, but that’s a long way off. In Oklahoma we used to say that an atheist is anybody who watches SMU play Notre Dame and doesn’t care who wins.

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PEOPLE/NEWS Poll: Most feeling good about 2015 WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans are closing out 2014 on an optimistic note, according to a new Associated Press-Times Square Alliance poll. Nearly half predict that 2015 will be a better year for them than 2014 was, while only 1 in 10 think it will be worse.

There’s room for improvement: Americans give the year gone by a resounding ‘meh.’

What Americans thought of 2014: GAINS AT HOME, SLIPS ABROAD On a personal level, about a third (34 percent) think 2014 was better than 2013, while 15 percent say 2014 was worse and half see little difference. Slightly fewer feel their year was a step down from the previous one than said so in 2013, when an AP-Times Square poll found 20 percent thought 2013 was worse than 2012.

Americans are slightly more likely than they were a year ago to believe that the current year was better than the last for the United States— 30 percent say so this year, while 25 percent said so in 2013. On the other hand, Americans are more likely than in the 2013 poll to say this year was worse than last for the world as a whole, with 38 percent saying so now after 30 percent said so a year ago.

THREE STORIES SHARE TOP SPOT Americans are divided on the most important news

event of 2014, with the rise of the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, protests over the killings of black men including Michael Brown and Eric Garner by police officers, and the Ebola outbreak each named by about 1 in 10 Americans. In a separate Associated Press survey of news directors and editors, the killings of unarmed men by police stand out more clearly as the top story, with 22 of 85 respondents choosing it as the top news, about twice as many as the Islamaic State or Ebola stories.

Among the public, Democrats are most likely to name the unrest over Brown and Garner’s deaths as most important (14 percent), while Republicans are most likely to list the rise of the Islamic State (16 percent). Nonwhites are more apt to cite the protests around Brown and Garner’s deaths than whites (14 percent among non-whites, 8 percent among whites). The poll was conducted before the shooting deaths of two New York City police officers by a man who threatened retaliation for the police killings of unarmed black men.

Asked separately to rate the importance of 10 key stories, majorities call the expansion of the Islamic State militant group, the Ebola outbreak and the U.S. midterm elections extremely or very important stories. Nearly half rate immigration as that important,

while 43 percent say so of the Michael Brown and Eric Garner stories. Only a third think the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, the situation between Russia and Ukraine, or the rising number of states with legal same-sex marriage were deeply important stories.

THE YEAR IN POP CULTURE Few Americans rate this year’s crop of pop culture events as memorable, with one big exception: The death of Robin Williams, and the ensuing discussion of mental health issues.

About two-thirds call that a memorable event.

Slightly more say it was more memorable (39 percent) than forgettable (34 percent) that CVS stopped selling cigarettes, and they’re divided equally on whether the ubiquitous ice bucket challenge was memorable (37 percent) or forgettable (37 percent). Thirty percent say the pitching performance of Mo’ne Davis, the first female pitcher to win a Little League World Series game, was memorable, while 41 percent say it was forgettable. Women are more likely than men to

see Davis’s performance as memorable, 33 percent of women say so versus 26 percent of men.

Another sports first: Michael Sam becoming the first openly gay player drafted into the NFL, is rated forgettable by about half.

Events rating as forgettable by a majority of Americans include the leak of hacked celebrity photos on Reddit, Ellen DeGeneres’s selfie at the Oscars, Taylor Swift going pop, and the marriages of George and Amal Clooney and Kim Kardashian and Kanye

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Six in 10 Americans plan to watch the televised New Year’s Eve events in Times Square, including two-thirds of women and over half of men.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Put the squeeze on recyclables Dear Heloise: Before plastic water bottles go in the recycling bin, I loosen the cap and SQUEEZE all the air I can out of them and then tighten the cap. This can be done with milk cartons and other items as well. — John P., via email John, thanks for recycling.

Every little bit helps. Some recycling centers want you to leave the caps on; others don’t. It can get confusing for the consumer, can’t it?

Readers, please call to find out what your recycling center wants you to do. The bottles and caps are made from different plastics, and some centers are able to process them both; others are unable to, and the tops should be separated from the bottle.

If you are doing this to compact items and save space in the recycling bin, here’s a hint from me: Take the tops off, be sure there’s no liquid left, and stomp on it. This works on cans, also. You’ll be happy with how much more you can stuff into the bin! — Heloise RENTERS INSURANCE Dear Readers: Are you a renter of a home or apartment? If so, do you have renters insurance to protect valuable belongings? If not, you should — and it’s not as expensive as you think. Here

Hints from Heloise are some important hints: * There are two types of renters insurance. One pays the cash value of belongings (minus depreciation). The other pays replacement cost, which means today’s actual cost of the belongings. Check the policy closely for the monetary limits. * Not everyone needs renters insurance. College students and some other dependents may be covered under a parent’s policy. Check with your policy. * Renters insurance can cover expenses if you can’t live in the home or apartment because the damage is extensive. It can cover hotel bills, another rental and meals while displaced. * If you have an expensive collection or jewelry, you should add a floater to the policy to cover these specific items. Do check the limit on your policy for jewelry or artwork. It might be a blanket amount, like $500 or so. * Landlords insurance cov-

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Horoscope Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Disputes about money might arise today. There’s a strong likelihood that these disagreements could relate to children or some kind of social extravagance.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Today the Moon is in your sign, at odds with both Mars and Jupiter. Mars, of course, will create tension and irritability. But Jupiter will make you want to eat too much and laugh it up.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You have a choice of two directions to go in today. Either you can be irritable with others, or you can be lighthearted and friendly. Surely, the choice is yours.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Discussions with a female friend or acquaintance might go sour if you touch on controversial subjects. Instead, keep things light. Talk about the weather.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Tread carefully when dealing with bosses and authority figures today, because you could incur their wrath. Ironically, it’s just as easy to make them laugh and approve of you. (Use skillful means.)

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22) Avoid controversial subjects like politics, religion and racial issues with others today, because arguments might easily break out. Look for common ground instead of differences.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Disputes about shared property, taxes, inheritances and jointly held possessions are likely today. But this doesn’t have to be the case. Instead, enjoy a warm camaraderie with friends.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Be patient with partners and close friends today, especially about family matters or something having to do with your home. Listen to the advice of someone older or wiser.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Be extra patient with co-workers and customers on the job today, because you might get emotionally volatile.

Naturally, this is not productive. Look on the bright side, and this energy will disappear.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Be patient with children today, and also be patient with romantic

partners. Your emotions can run either way. You can be prickly with others or lighthearted.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Guard against irritable knee-jerk reactions to family members today. It’s just as easy to be lighthearted and cheerful. This is not always the case, but today you have a choice.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Your financial judgment is not the best today because it’s easy for you to go overboard.

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YOU BORN TODAY You have excellent taste and appreciate beauty in your surroundings. Naturally, you take care with your own appearance.

Essentially, harmony and stability give you peace of mind.

This is the year you have been waiting for. It’s a time of expansion and great activity. Take advantage of opportunities. A major change might take place, perhaps as significant as what occurred around 2005. It’s time to test your wings!

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Will Clinton run? She needs to decide in 2015 WASHINGTON (AP) — A still undeclared candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton sits atop the prospective field of Democratic presidential candidates for 2016. But as Clinton has said before, if she runs again, she’ll work as hard as any underdog.

Clinton’s 2008 presidential bid stumbled, undermined by anti-war activists who opposed her vote to authorize the Iraq war, infighting among her staff and a large entourage that made it difficult for her to connect with voters on a one-on-one basis.

How she attempts to address those deficiencies — assuming she runs for president, as expected — will be a big part of Clinton’s efforts next year. Here’s a look at five things to watch from Clinton in 2015.

ANNOUNCEMENT: Speculation about the timing of Clinton’s announcement has been rampant.

Some Democrats wanted her to make it official after the party’s dreadful midterm elections. Clinton has scheduled some paid speeches into March, raising the possibility that she will hold off until spring.

Democratic insiders expect a different approach this time — recall her January 2007 video declaring, “I’m in to win” — that harnesses the grassroots activists sowed by outside super PACs and allows her to make a big splash in online fundraising. “All of these supporters are a readymade asset, eager to help promote her message and to stand by her in what we can safely expect to be a relentless, even unprece-

dented, swamp of negativity from her opponents,” said Tracy Sefl, an adviser to Ready for Hillary.

RATIONALE: Clinton has said anyone who runs for president needs to have a specific agenda and have a reason to run. She offered hints at what her rationale might be during the fall campaign, advocating for middle-class economic prosperity, paid leave for working mothers and a hike in the minimum wage.

The party’s liberal wing will look for signs that she might offer a brand of economic populism that has made them gravitate to Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who says she’s not running in 2016.

OBAMA: Where Clinton embraces the president’s agenda, and where she seeks to separate

herself from him, will be closely scrutinized. Obama was a liability for many Democrats during the 2014 midterm elections and saw his approval ratings sink during the year. Clinton will need to remain loyal enough to the president to maintain his voting coalition while displaying enough independence to appeal to those who have grown weary of Obama.

Succeeding a two-term president in your own party is never easy.

TEAM: How Clinton assembles a campaign team could be instructive of what she’s learned since 2008. Back then, her campaign was beset by internal tensions and fights over strategy. This time, Clinton will have her pick of the party’s top talent and Democrats expect her to

build upon the technical know-how of the Obama campaigns. White House adviser John Podesta, a former Bill Clinton chief of staff, could serve in a senior role. Her team could include Clinton veterans like Robby Mook, who ran Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s 2013 race; Ace Smith, who advised California Gov. Jerry Brown’s re-election this year; and Stephanie Schriock, the president of Democratic fundraising power EMILY’s List. Guy Cecil, who led the Senate Democrats’ campaign arm, said in a statement first reported by Politico last week that he was taking himself out of the running for a top campaign job.

GETTING OUT OF THE BUBBLE: Clinton often faced criticism in

2007 and 2008 that her large entourage and Secret Service protection made her unapproachable. Some of her campaign trips this fall included off-schedule stops at restaurants and coffee shops. But Clinton has yet to interact with voters in a personal way that remains common in early states like Iowa and New Hampshire.

“That is now her greatest challenge: to get into the field and be with the people who form the storyline of her narrative about women and America’s economy,” wrote California Democratic strategist Karen Skelton, a former political aide in Bill Clinton’s White House. She suggested the former first lady’s team “figure out how to use this time to allow her to go back to a stripped-down version of her life.”

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Oklahoma’s 34-point loss to Clemson is tied for the 2nd worst loss in Bob Stoops era and is the team’s 2nd 34-point loss this season.

National Digest

Clemson rolls ORLANDO, Fla. — Clemson quarterback Cole Stoudt has had several moments during the 2014 season he tried hard to forget.

The senior ended his career with a performance worth savoring.

Stoudt threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, and 17th-ranked Clemson routed Oklahoma 40-6 in the Russell Athletic Bowl on Monday.

The Tigers (10-3) reached double-digit victories for the fourth consecutive season. Clemson was 10-4 in 2011, 11-2 in 2012 and 11-2 in 2013.

Oklahoma (8-5) had five turnovers, including three interceptions by sophomore quarterback Trevor Knight.

Stoudt was a different presence against the Sooners on Monday, completing 26 of 36 attempts for a season-high 319 yards. He was sacked four times, but Clemson never turned the ball over.

The Tigers, which came in ranked No. 1 in the nation in total defense, held the Sooners’ offense to just 275 yards.

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Morris blossoms into star for No. 9 Iowa State

By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State’s Monte Morris showed so much promise as a freshman that it looked like he might become one of the nation’s best point guards someday.

That day has arrived.

Morris has forced his way into the discussion about the country’s top floor generals with a brilliant start to his sophomore season.

Morris has 56 assists against just nine turnovers through 10 games — a pace that tops the national assist-to-turnover ratio mark Morris set last season. He’s also averaging 11.3 points per game on 50.6 percent shooting.

“The kid plays with an unbelievable amount of swagger. He gets his teammates involved. He does whatever it takes to win basketball

games, and he’s a two-way player. It’s just such a luxury to have that guy running your offense because you know he’s going to make plays,” Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg said as the ninth-ranked Cyclones (9-1) prepared to host Mississippi Valley State on Wednesday.

Though Morris was a consensus top-100 recruit with a host of high-major offers, Iowa State wasn’t planning on leaning heavily on him as a freshman. But he developed so quickly that by the end of last January, Hoiberg had Morris playing alongside first-team All-Big 12 pick DeAndre Kane, who was also a natural point guard.

Morris set a new NCAA record with nearly five assists for every turnover in 2013-14.

But Kane’s departure meant that Morris would be the lynchpin for Iowa

State’s aggressive offense in 2014-15. With the ball in his hands more than ever, the turnovers figured to spike as well.

Morris has instead proven to be one of the nation’s most efficient point guards.

Morris hasn’t had more than two turnovers in a game all year, despite playing a team-high 32.8 minutes per outing. Morris has nearly twice as many steals as giveaways, and in back-to-back wins over Georgia State and Alabama he had 21 assists without a turnover.

“I feel like I’m more active,” Morris said. “Knowing what to expect night in and night out, and knowing how the game is going to go (has been key). We know some teams are going to have runs here or there. I know we’re going to have a Please see MORRIS, page 10A

Suh suspended DETROIT — The Detroit Lions and Ndamukong Suh have been informed that the defensive tackle will be suspended for Sunday’s wild-card playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys.

Suh’s punishment comes a day after he stepped on the leg of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Suh “unnecessarily stepped on [the] opponent’s unprotected leg as he lay on the ground unable to protect himself,” according to a statement released by the NFL. Suh is appealing the suspension, and his appeal will be heard by Ted Cottrell.

Lions center Dominic Raiola, who himself returned from a one-game suspension Monday, defended Suh’s actions.

Sideline action MEMPHIS, Tenn.

— Texas A&M student assistant coach Michael Richardson was sent home early from the Aggies’ appearance in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl after hitting West Virginia players in the first half of Texas A&M’s 45-37 win on Monday at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.

Cameras showed Richardson striking West Virginia players who ventured out of bounds during the first half on two separate occasions.

He used his elbow to strike Mountaineer cornerback Daryl Worley in the back of the head and shoved running back Andrew Buie in another incident.

Sumlin was made aware of Richardson’s actions at halftime and told Richardson to remain in the locker room for the second half of the game, according to school officials. After the game, Sumlin said Richardson was sent home and he’ll decide on further action when the Aggies return to College Station, Texas.

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Iowa State guard Monte Morris (11) tries to knock the ball away from Drake point guard Reed Timmer during the first half of Iowa State’s 83-54 win over the Bulldogs in the Big Four Classic. Iowa State is now ranked ninth in the nation.

Frank Kaminsky-led Badgers are Big Ten favorites

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer

After the way the non-conference season played out, a lot of Big Ten teams are glad to get a fresh start as the new year arrives.

The conference had a dozen embarrassing losses in November and December, notably New Jersey Institute of Technology’s upset at Michigan and Incarnate Word’s stunner at Nebraska.

Is the league in a bit of a funk? Only Wisconsin (No. 4), Maryland (No. 12) and Contributed photo by SHANTELLE RICE

Members of the Creston/ O-M middle school wrestling team are, from left in front, managers Morgan Kilgore and Tessi VanScoy. Second row, Sam Chapman, Brant Looney, Nathan Rains, Brayton Chesnut, Brodie Starlin, Beau Thompson, Isaac Davis and Dylan Fisher. Back row, Hayden Green, Austin NguyenSchnormeier, Rylan Luther, Dale Boyer, Jacob Davis, Matt Borha, Trevor Kinyon, Tristan Travis and manager Jackson Kinsella. Not pictured, Matthew Rouh, head coach Jeff Sand and assistant coaches Casey Tanner and Dannie Stephens.

Ohio State (No. 20) are in the Top 25 this week. A year ago, three of the top five teams were from the Big Ten, and six teams appeared in the Top 25 at least one week in 2013-14.

Preseason favorite Wisconsin (12-1) is right on track as Big Ten play begins Tuesday. The fourth-ranked Badgers have beaten everybody they should — their only loss was to No. 2 Duke — and they’re allowing just 52 points a game.

Ohio State (11-2) is beating opponents by an average of 26.8 points, the

second-best mark in the nation, but the Buckeyes’ wins have come against undistinguished competition.

Michigan State (9-4), picked third in the preseason media poll behind the Badgers and Buckeyes, need not be ashamed of losses to nationally ranked Duke, Notre Dame and Kansas.

The Spartans, however, will have a hard time living down a seven-point loss to Texas Southern.

A look around the Big Please see BIG TEN, page 10A

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Davis wins AP Female Athlete of the Year honors

By ROB MAADDI AP Sports Writer

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — No one in the sports world had heard of the 2014 Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year until August.

That’s when 13-yearold Mo’ne Davis became an instant celebrity as she took the mound in the Little League World Series and mowed down batter after batter, giving “throw like a girl” a whole new meaning.

She was the first girl to win a Little League World Series game, and her performance dazzled fans young and old. Her steely gaze and demeanor on the mound were intimidating, while off-the-field, she shined in interviews.

She told admirers that if they thought she was good at baseball, they should see her play hoops.

Only in eighth grade, Davis already plays for her school’s high school varsity basketball team.

Davis appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated, has her jersey displayed in baseball’s Hall of Fame and was named Sports Kid of the Year by Sports Illustrated Kids.

She met the Obamas at the White House, starred in a Spike Lee-directed car commercial (the NCAA said it wouldn’t hurt her eligibility), marched in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade along with her Taney Dragons teammates and presented Pharrell Williams with Soul Train’s “Song of the Year” award.

The talented threesport star — she also plays soccer — and honor student from South Philadelphia handled all the attention with poise, modesty and maturity.

“A lot of adults around me help out, taught me to be respectful, to be calm during everything and not let anything get to you,” Davis said after learning of her latest honor.

A vote by U.S. editors and news directors selected Davis as The As-

sociated Press 2014 Female Athlete of the Year. The youngest winner in history, Davis beat out Mt. St. Joseph freshman Lauren Hill — who played her first college basketball game while battling terminal brain cancer — and three-time winner Serena Williams. The selection was announced Monday.

Davis tossed a two-hitter to help Philadelphia beat Nashville 4-0 in the Little League World Series opener for both teams. Davis, the first girl to appear for a U.S. team in South Williamsport since 2 0 0 4 , had eight Davis strikeouts and didn’t walk a batter.

Her team was eventually eliminated after losing to teams from Las Vegas and Chicago. Davis gave up three runs in the Las Vegas game, and could not take the mound against Chicago because of pitch limits.

After the tournament, Davis was everywhere.

She threw whiffle balls to Jimmy Fallon on NBC’s Tonight Show, threw out the first pitch at Game 4 of the World Series and signed a book deal.

“It’s been really fun, got to do a lot of things, meet a lot of cool people,” Davis said. “My favorite thing to do was playing in Williamsport or going to the White House. (The Obamas) just seemed like a regular couple, no different from anyone else.”

While others are still talking about her Little League performance, Davis, a point guard, is concentrating on basketball.

“It’s making me a lot better, helping me make decisions,” Davis said of playing varsity. “In middle school, I can get away with small things. The girls now are a lot taller so I’m working on my jump shot and ball handling a lot.”

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AP source: Michigan lands Harbaugh as new coach

By ERIC OLSON and NOAH TRISTER

baugh told The Michigan Daily, the student newspaper in Ann Arbor.

The 51-year-old Harbaugh coached the 49ers to three straight NFC championship games and San Francisco lost the 2013 Super Bowl to a Baltimore Ravens team coached by his brother, John. After the 49ers slipped to 8-8 this season and missed the playoffs, he parted ways with the team Sunday in what both sides called a mutual decision.

A day later, his name was the buzz of the Big Ten. The idea of the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry spiced up with Harbaugh vs. Urban Meyer harkens to the league’s glory days, when Bo Schembechler and Woody Hayes ruled the conference.

“He’s basically Michigan royalty right now,” said for-

AP Sports Writers

Former San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh has signed a deal to become the new coach at Michigan, a person with knowledge of the discussions told The Associated Press on Monday.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because there was no formal announcement from the school or Harbaugh, who did not return calls or text messages.

But not long after Harbaugh arrived at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport on Monday night, Michigan scheduled a Tuesday news conference for a “major” football announcement.

“I think we’ll have some comments tomorrow,” Har-

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mer Wolverines quarterback Denard Robinson, now a Jacksonville Jaguars running back. “He’s the man right now. I think he’s going to do a great job and help out recruiting. He’s had success at every school he went to. I think it’s a great fit for Michigan.”

Big Ten Network analyst and former college coach Gerry DiNardo said Michigan, the only school with more than 900 all-time wins, would be bringing in a “rock star” capable of returning the Wolverines to elite status in a short time.

“This gives Michigan a chance to catch up,” DiNardo said.

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BIG TEN: Continued from page 8A

Ten as league play arrives: BIGGEST SURPRISES Maryland (12-1) and Penn State (12-1) are off to better-than-expected starts for a couple teams picked to finish in the lower half of the conference.

Maryland freshman Melo Trimble is fast becoming one of the Big Ten’s best all-around players, and forward Jake Layman has posted 13 straight double-figure scoring games to alleviate the absence of the injured Dez Wells.

The Terps’ win over Iowa State was their first over a ranked non-conference opponent since 2008, and they have won 21 of 25 December games since coach Mark Turgeon arrived in 2011-12. But Maryland, about to embark on its first Big Ten campaign, hasn’t had an above-.500 conference record since 2009-10.

Penn State set a program record with 12 non-conference wins and is off to its best start since 1995-96.

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BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT Michigan (7-5), off to its worst start since 200910, lost three underclassmen to the NBA draft and has been hit by a spate of injuries. The Wolverines were picked fifth in the Big Ten, but an upper-half finish is hard to fathom if Zak Irvin, Caris LeVert and Derrick Walton Jr. aren’t healthy and if there isn’t more production from their big men.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR, SO FAR Big Ten preseason player of the year Frank Kaminsky of Wisconsin might end up as national player

MORRIS: of the year come April.

The 7-foot, 242-pounder is almost as dangerous on the perimeter as he is near the basket. The guy is a near-impossible matchup.

FANTASTIC FRESHMEN James Blackmon Jr. is everything Indiana coach Tom Crean hoped he would be when he recruited him away from Kentucky, where his dad, James Sr., was a three-year starter in the mid-1980s.

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Purdue’s Isaac Haas and Vince Edwards are among two freshmen tandems in the nation to average 10 points and five rebounds apiece.

BEST WIN WORST LOSS Maryland built a big lead and held on to upset thenNo. 13 Iowa State 72-63 in the CBE Classic championship game in Kansas City, Missouri, on Nov. 26.

For shock value, nothing beats NJIT’s 72-70 win over then-No. 17 Michigan in Crisler Arena on Dec. 6.

GAMES TO WATCH Maryland at Michigan State, Tuesday; Nebraska at Wisconsin, Jan. 15; Michigan at Michigan State, Feb. 1; Michigan State at Wisconsin, March 1; Wisconsin at Ohio State, March 8.

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run. So I just try to stay composed.”

Though Morris is just fifth on the Cyclones in scoring, he’s averaging nearly five points more per game than he did as a freshman. Many of those points have come on drives to the basket, as Morris has become more creative and forceful in the paint.

Morris put on close to 10 pounds while adding some muscle in the offseason, and he believes it’s helped him become better at attacking the rim. Morris is 33 of 55 on twopoint shots so far.

“I feel like I’m a threat going in there now instead of last year, when I was getting hit and couldn’t finish,” Morris said.

Perhaps the best indicator of Morris’s growth is the overall success of Iowa State’s offense.

Under his guidance, the Cyclones are 10th in the country with 84.6 points per game — and one of just six teams to shoot at least 50 percent from the field and average at least 80 points.

“He really has proven that he can do without DeAndre.

I mean, we’ve all known that in this circle. I really do think he’s the best point guard in the country, and I’m blessed enough to play alongside him,” forward Georges Niang said. ___ Follow Luke Meredith on Twitter: www.twitter.com/ LukeMeredithAP

Davis aspires to play for the University of Connecticut and reach the WNBA. She plays midfielder on her soccer team and hopes to play three sports in high school, though she’s not sure about baseball.

“I know the boys will be much stronger so that depends,” she said. “Hopefully, I can continue playing as long as I can.”

Davis isn’t just a jock. She excels academically despite such a great demand for her time.

“It’s all about time management, how you plan your projects and not waiting until the last minute,” she said.

Steve Bandura, a recreation leader for the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department and director of the Anderson Monarchs sports programs, has helped coach

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Davis since she started playing sports. His son, Scott, was the catcher for Taney. Bandura said Davis has maintained her “natural personality” no matter how many cameras or microphones are in her face.

“She’s still the same person, still a kid who wants to do kid things,” Bandura said. “She has fun meeting celebrities and all that but the bottom line is she loves to play sports, go to school and have fun.

The adults make a bigger deal out of it. Her teammates understand she’s breaking down barriers and they’re proud of her. They’ve been together so long, it’s like she’s their sister.”

Davis knows she has become a role model.

Her message to everyone, especially girls: “Always follow your dreams. If there’s something people tell you that you can’t do it, go for it.”

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Public notice The Board of Trustees of the Southern Iowa Trolley met in regular session on December 11, 2014. The meeting was called to order at 1:00 p.m. by Chair Myron Manley with the following members present: Linda England, Steve Shelley, and Jerry Murphy. Also present: Leesa Lester, Transit Director and Kristine Kautz, S.I.T. Fiscal Assistant.

Approval of the Agenda: Motion by England; Second: Murphy. Motion carried.

Approval of the Minutes: Motion to approve the minutes of the November 20th meeting. Motion by England; Second: Murphy. Motion carried.

Ridership and financial reports: The ridership report and financial statement were discussed. Motion to approve the ridership and financial reports as presented. Motion by Shelly; Second: England. Motion carried.

Disbursements - November invoices: Motion to approve payment of current invoices. Motion by Shelly; Second: England. Motion carried.

FY16 County Funding Request: Motion to approve S.I.T. FY16 County Funding. This motion has been carried over to January 2015.

Affordable Care Act Discussion: Recommend change to full time employee's wage to eliminate “Gross-Up” due to Affordable Care Act Law. Revise S.I.T. employee handbook to show same. New employee handbooks will be distributed first of next year. Approved: England; Second by Shelly.

Motion carried.

Selection of FY15-17 Auditor Shull and Co. P.C. and Community CPA & Associates, Inc. submitted proposals for the audits. Board of Trustee's elected to carry over to January 2015, with Leesa obtaining additional information reference the proposal.

Adjournment at 2:13. - Next meeting: January 22nd. Motion by Shelly; Second by England. Motion carried.

NOTICE AND CALL OF PUBLIC MEETING Governmental Body: Creston City Council Date of Meeting: January 6, 2015 Time of Meeting: 6:00 o'clock p.m.

Place of Meeting: City Council Chambers 116 W. Adams Street Creston, Iowa 50801 PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above mentioned governmental body is meeting at the time and place listed above for the following purpose.

The meeting is for the purpose of accepting public comment on proposed gas and electric franchise ordinances.

Full text of the ordinances are available for public inspection during regular business hours in the Clerk's office. ___ Public Hearing on the issuance. ___ Resolution instituting proceedings to take additional action.

This notice is given at the direction of the Mayor pursuant to Chapter 21, Code of Iowa, and local rules of said governmental body.

Lisa Williamson Clerk, City of Creston

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While we attempt to screen advertising with potential of fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential problems.

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Mon. Jan. 5- 10:00AM Creston, IA. Country Hay Auction offering 450+ large round bales of grass, some mix, oat hay & new seeding hay string tied. Jim & Marlene Wyer. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Brandon Frey.

Sat. Jan. 24- 10:00AM Creston, IA. Land Auction consisting of 418.62 Acres M/L selling in 2 Parcels for Holy Spirit Catholic Church and St. Malachy School Foundation. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Steve Bergren, Tom Frey, Todd Crill, Brandon Frey.

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QUALITY CONTROL AUDITOR NEEDED Osceola Foods is seeking a Quality Control Auditor for our second shift. Successful applicants must have excellent communication skills, the ability to read and speak English, and have good math skills. Successful completion of a math examination is required. Prior experience is not required. Successful candidates will work in our modern facility located in Osceola, Iowa and enjoy competitive wages. Osceola Food’s comprehensive benefit package includes medical, prescription drug, dental and vision plans.

Additional benefits include 401K with company matching and quarterly Pay for Performance Bonuses.

Please stop by your nearest Workforce Development Center to fill out an application. Applications can also be picked up at Osceola Foods and mailed back to

Jared Lee, 1027 Warren Ave. Osceola, IA. 50213.

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Applications will be accepted from Dec. 22, 2014 thru Jan. 2, 2015

Osceola Foods, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Altec is a leading provider of products and services to the electric utility, telecommunications, tree care, lights and signs, and contractor markets. We deliver products and services in more than 100 countries throughout the world. We manufacture fiberglass truck bodies in our Osceola, IA facility and are growing rapidly.

We are seeking candidates for production positions, welders, technical jobs such as Design Engineers and Drafters.

The ideal candidate will have experience in a manufacturing environment, mechanical aptitude, and maintenance equipment assembly skills. This is a key position on our team and we are seeking a self-starter with a positive attitude and strong work ethic. Starting pay for the production jobs is $12.00/per hour, and compensation for technical positions is compensable with experience. Altec offers excellent benefits.

Please complete application online at www.altec.com/careers.php.

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

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

Plumber SCHROEDER PLUMBING and ELECTRICAL. Central air repair/ new installations, new breaker boxes, lighting fixtures, softeners, water heaters. Specialize in manufactured and mobile homes.

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Storage SHARP’S SELF-STORAGE Boats, records, inventory, furniture.

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Manager-In-Training This is a full-time management trainee position available for individuals with swine experience. The Manager-In-Training program is a 16 month program that offers trainees the opportunity to gain experience in all phases of production and ultimately be placed as a sow, nursery or finishing manager within the Iowa Select Farms system.

Nursery Technician As a Nursery Technician, you will work as a team in the process of caring for newly weaned piglets to assure optimum productivity throughout the nursery phase. The candidate will monitor and evaluate the overall health of pigs and help with light facility repair and maintenance as needed.

Sow Technician Sow Technicians work as a team to provide daily care of sows and piglets at the worksite.

This job will provide hands-on experience in many of the following areas: animal movements, breeding and gestation, farrowing, record keeping and farm maintenance.

Starting salary of $28,000 and increases to $31,000 after just one year!

COMPETITIVE SALARY AND EXCELLENT BENEFITS! Apply online at apply.iowaselect.com, call Human Resources at 641-316-3251, or stop by 101 North Douglas in Afton to complete an application.

Iowa Select Farms is an equal opportunity employer.

108 N. Elm • Creston • 782-2615

New Years Eve Special New York Strip & Shrimp Buffet Soup and Salad Bar Closed New Years Day Thank you for your patronage and have a Happy 2015!

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Creston News Advertiser Tuesday, December 30, 2014

No health insurance?

Penalties to rise in 2015 WASHINGTON (AP) — The cost of being uninsured in America is going up significantly next year for millions of people.

It’s the first year all taxpayers have to report to the Internal Revenue Service whether they had health insurance for the previous year, as required under President Barack Obama’s law. Those who were uninsured face fines, unless they qualify for one of about 30 exemptions, most of which involve financial hardships.

Dayna Dayson of Phoenix estimates that she’ll have to pay the tax man $290 when she files her federal return.

Dayson, who’s in her early 30s, works in marketing and doesn’t have a lot left over each month after housing, transportation and other fixed costs. She’d like health insurance but she couldn’t afford it in 2014, as required by the law.

“It’s touted as this amazing thing, but right now, for me, it doesn’t fit into my budget,” she said.

Ryan Moon of Des Moines graduated from college in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in political science and is still hunting for a permanent job with benefits. He expects to pay a fine of $95. A supporter of the health care law, he feels conflicted about its insurance mandate and fines.

“I hate the idea that you have to pay a penalty, but at the same time, it helps other people,” said Moon, who’s in his early 20s. “It really helps society, but society has to be forced to help society.”

Going without health insurance has always involved financial risks. You could have an accident and end up with thousands of dollars in medical bills.

Now, you may also get fined. In a decision that allowed Obama’s law to advance, the Supreme Court ruled in 2012 that the coverage requirement and its accompanying fines were a constitutionally valid exercise of Congress’ authority to tax.

In 2015, all taxpayers have to report to the IRS on their health insurance status the previous year. Most will check a box. It’s also when the IRS starts collecting fines from some uninsured people, and deciding if others qualify for exemptions.

What many people don’t realize is that the penalties go up significantly in 2015.

Only 3 percent of uninsured people know what the fine for 2015 will be, according to a recent poll by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation.

Figuring out your potential exposure if you’re uninsured isn’t simple.

For 2014, the fine is the greater of $95 per person or 1 percent of household income above the threshold for filing taxes. It will jump

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in 2015 to the greater of 2 percent of income or $325.

By 2016, the average fine will be about $1,100, based on government figures.

People can get a sense of the potential hit by going online and using the Tax Policy Center’s Affordable Care Act penalty calculator.

Many taxpayers may be able to get a pass. Based on congressional analysis, tax preparation giant H&R Block says roughly 4 million uninsured people will pay penalties and 26 million will qualify for exemptions from the list of more than 30 waivers.

But it’s unclear whether taxpayers are aware of the exemptions.

Deciding what kind of waiver to seek could be crucial. Some can be claimed directly on a tax return, but others involve mailing paperwork to the Health and Human Services Department. Tax preparation companies say the IRS has told them it’s taking steps to make sure taxpayers’ returns don’t languish in bureaucratic limbo while HHS rules on their waivers.

TurboTax has created a free online tool called “Exemption Check” for people to see if they may qualify for a waiver. Charges apply later if the taxpayer files through TurboTax. Timing will be critical for uninsured people who want to avoid the rising penalties for 2015.

That’s because Feb. 15 is

Parts of Iowa in winter’s grip OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The National Weather Service is warning of dangerously low temperatures in most of Nebraska and in northwest and northern Iowa.

The service says in its advisory for western Nebraska that the air temperature

the last day of open enrollment under the health law.

After that, only people with special circumstances can sign up. But just 5 percent of uninsured people know the correct deadline, according to the Kaiser poll.

“We could be looking at a real train wreck after Feb. 15,” said Stan Dorn, a health policy expert at the nonpartisan Urban Institute. “People will file their tax returns and learn they are subject to a much larger penalty for 2015, and they can do absolutely nothing to avoid that.”

The insurance requirement and penalties remain the most unpopular part of the health care law. They were intended to serve a broader purpose by nudging healthy people into the insurance pool, helping to keep premiums more affordable.

Sensitive to political backlash, supporters of the health care law have played down the penalties in their sign-up campaigns.

But stressing the positive — such as the availability of financial help and the fact that insurers can no longer turn away people with health problems — may be contributing to the information gap about the penalties.

Dayson, the Phoenix resident, says she’s hoping her employer will offer a health plan she can fit into her budget, allowing her to avoid higher fines for 2015.

in Scottsbluff likely won’t reach above 2 degrees on Tuesday and is expected to dip to minus 24 overnight, with a wind chill of minus 40.

To the east in Sioux City, Iowa, a high of 3 is expected on Tuesday, with a wind chill of minus 24. In Oma-

ha to the south, a Tuesday high of 7 is expected, with a wind child of minus 14 during the day and minus 17 overnight.

The Tuesday morning temperature of minus 7 in Mason City, Iowa, could reach 3 above later in the day.

Share-A-Toy Shop in Nodaway gives to 854 children this year The toy drive ran Dec. 13-24, allowing parents to choose toys for their children.

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NODAWAY — ShareA-Toy gave toys to 854 children this year. The toy drive ran Dec. 13-24.

A Share-A-Toy Shop was set up in Nodaway.

Parents choose toys that fit their children. On the first several days of the giveaway, parents choose up to 10 items, including toys and books for each child. On the last two days,

grandparents were allowed to choose a couple of toys and books to give to each grandchild.

Through the donation of fruit from the FFA organizations from Red Oak, Stanton and Southwest Valley Schools and Red Oak Hy-Vee, Shenandoah Hy-Vee, Villisca Foods and Sidney Foods, each parent received an apple, orange or pear for each child.

Ferrara in Creston also donated packages of gummy bears to also be given to parents for their children.

Many people donated

time, toys, money and even 5-cent pop cans to help prepare for the giveaway this and many years.

This winter parents received a note sharing that outdoor toys such as wagons and bikes will be available beginning June 1.

Anyone wanting to make selections of outdoor toys may call 712-785-3311 and make arrangements to pick out bikes with Vince and Judy Else.

If you have outdoor toys to donate, wait until March and between March and May the toys will be processed to be selected after June 1.

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