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Upper Crust will close retail store Feb. 27

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The Upper Crust Culinary Creations retail store will close its doors Feb. 27.

However, it’s not the end of Upper Crust. Owners Cynthia Wolf and Christy Nielsen-Whit- Nielsened will con- Whited tinue the business by filling orders and baking from home and Adams Street

Espresso, where some Upper Crust treats will be available for purchase.

Wolf and Nielsen-Whited have been Wolf in the retail space, located at 201 W. Adams St., for five years.

“We want to focus more on special orders,” Wolf said. “We will be essentially baking from home. We love this spot ... and we’re not losing money by any means; we had a profit every year. But we just decided we

should probably get out while we’re on top of things.”

Dennis and Connie Purdum, who own the building Upper Crust is currently in, do not yet know who will rent the space next.

More than anything else, the decision to work mostly from home was because of life changes for both Wolf and Nielsen-Whited.

“We want to get more involved in the community,” Wolf said. “Christy, just two weeks ago, accepted the councilman at-large position for the city.

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VIEW OF A LIFETIME CHS graduate Trent Bartling, manager of ticket operations at Levi’s Stadium, gets an up-close view of Super Bowl 50.

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Perhaps the most noticeable thing about walking into Alta May’s Treasure Shoppe is its sheer ornateness.

The store’s white walls, black tables and pink pedestals play blank canvas to the store’s rainbows of bracelets, watches, necklaces and earrings. Then there’s the variety of collectibles, among them a brown porcelain puppy

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ANTA CLARA, Calif. — As players and press stormed the field following the Denver Broncos’ 24-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50, one Creston High School graduate was taking it all in from the stands.

And he didn’t even need a ticket.

Trent Bartling, a 2001 CHS graduate, manages ticket operations at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the home field of the San Francisco 49ers and ground zero for this year’s Super Bowl. While he may have been working most of the game, he said the experience was likely the favorite of his professional career.

“The environment was amazing,” Bartling said.

“From the pregame festivities, the flyover to the buildup of the game itself, it really did have a very unique and one-of-a-kind feel.”

Bartling has been on staff at the stadium since May 2014, two months before the first offices moved into the new facility. The 68,500seat stadium boasts some of the most advanced technology in the sports world, including strong wireless Internet and an app that provides mobile ticketing and parking, in-stadium navigation and seatside delivery of concession stand orders. Sports Business Journal named it “Sports Facility of the Year” in May

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Prior to moving to California, Bartling had studied business at Arizona State University, co-founded a social media news website in Springfield, Missouri, and worked as assistant athletic director for ticket operations at the University of Delaware. He currently lives in San Francisco with his wife, Laurel, who teaches kindergarten and first grade special education in San Carlos.

As manager of ticket operations, Bartling is the stadium’s primary contact for

ticket-related needs during non-NFL events. He meets with event promoters, sets up sales and ensures that everything runs smoothly.

During events, his associates are on the ground handling customer issues.

Although Bartling wasn’t personally responsible for Super Bowl ticket sales, he did take a peek at this year’s prices. He said the market really dictates the cost in high-demand events like the Super Bowl. And this year’s Super Bowl was in high demand — a few hours before gametime Sunday,

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showcased in a cabinet and a set of vintage silverware spread in an orderly line across a table. On the walls hang a selection of old paintings, watercolors and a portrait of Abraham Lincoln on a red background spotted with blue fleur-delis.

Carla Lawson describes her cozy shop, which she opened Feb. 1 at 218 W. Montgomery St. in Creston, as a place offering things you wouldn’t find at

Confetti flies as players and media storm the field following the final play of Super Bowl 50. Trent Bartling, a 2001 Creston High School graduate, worked the Super Bowl and witnessed the game’s final moments from the stands.

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he said the average resale ticket price was $4,639.

“Tickets for the Super Bowl are hard to get, and therefore it pushes everything to the secondary market on sites such as StubHub and other resale ticket sites, which really gives the power to the ticketholder,” he said. “Each year you see prices increase within a few weeks of the game and then flatten out and start to come back down a little bit a few days prior to the game.”

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Carla Lawson, owner of Alta May’s Treasure Shoppe in Creston, sits at her desk near a large portrait of Abraham Lincoln painted by local artist Blake FrySchnormeier. Lawson plans to display a variety of local artwork for sale at her store.

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Deaths Rita Brzozowski Creston

Rita Brzozowski, 86, of Creston died Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.

Celebration of life services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, at Crest Baptist Church, 1211 N. Poplar St., in Creston. The Rev. Charles Spindler will officiate. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery, west of Creston.

Open visi- Brzozowski tation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15, with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. at Powers Funeral Home, junction of highways 34 and 25, in Creston.

Memorials may be directed to Crest Baptist Church in Creston. Online condolences may be left at www.powersfh.com.

Rita S. (Holm) Brzozowski, daughter of Theodore Holm and Hulda (Johanson) Holm, was born Dec. 11, 1929, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She graduated from Bassick High School in Bridgeport in 1948.

She also studied at Booth and Bayliss Business School in Bridgeport.

On July 14, 1951, Rita married Wesley A. Brzozowski in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

They first lived and worked in Bridgeport. In 1960, they moved and worked in Huntington, Connecticut, until moving to Lansdale, Pennsylvania, in 1969. Next they lived and worked briefly in Bay City, Michigan, before moving to Creston in 1972.

Rita was a homemaker and housewife.

Rita attended Crest Baptist Church and Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Creston.

She was involved in bridge clubs over the years and was an active member of Southern Prairie YMCA in Creston.

Rita is survived by her husband Wesley of Creston; sons, Wesley (wife Sue Haddad) Brzozowski of Johnson City, New York, and Gary (Margery) Brzozowski of Sierra Vista, Arizona; grandchildren, David, Sara, Abigail, Rachel and Diane Brzozowski and Holly Murphy; and great-granddaughter Harper Brzozowski.

Rita was preceded in death by her parents and brotherin-law John Brzozowski.

Iowa artists present workshop at Warren Cultural Center GREENFIELD – The Iowa Arts Council is inviting Iowans to “Meet the Artist” in a new series of statewide programs featuring artist talks and workshops led by Iowa’s 2015 Artist Fellowship recipients.

The artists’ tour will make a stop in Greenfield on Saturday, March 5, at the Warren Cultural Center (WCC), 154 Public Square.

Artists attending will be Rachel Buse, who makes sculptures and drawings; Matt Drissell, who creates visual art that addresses themes of sustainability; Larassa Kabel, a visual artist who uses photorealistic drawings, paintings and prints; Lisa Schlesinger, a playwright/writer/theatre activist; and Rob Stephens, a printmaker who uses paint, silkscreen, comic book sequences and woodcut prints.

The event begins at 2 p.m. with a Zine-making workshop led by visual Buse and Stephens. Zine-making is a self-publishing art form printed on photocopy ma-

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Pictured, from left, are Rob Stephens, Larassa Kabel, Matt Drissell, Rachel Buse and Lisa Schlesinger.

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At 4 p.m., all the artists will talk about their work, describing some of the pieces they are displaying in a pop-up exhibit in the WCC’s gallery.

A reception at 5 p.m. will allow attendees more time to visit with the artists. Artist talks and workshops are free and open to the public.

The Iowa Arts Council created the multi-discipline

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders battled for the crucial backing of black and Hispanic voters in Thursday night’s Democratic debate and clashed heatedly over their support for Barack Obama as the presidential race shifted toward states with more minority voters.

Sanders Clinton, who has cast herself as the rightful heir to Obama’s legacy, accused Sanders of diminishing the president’s record and short-changing his leadership.

“The kind of criticism I hear from Senator Sanders, I expect from Republicans. I do not expect it from someone seeking the Democratic

nomination,” Clinton said in a sharp exchange at the close of the two-hour debate in Milwaukee. Her biting comments followed an interview in which Sanders suggested Obama hadn’t succeeded in closing the gap between Congress and the American people — something Obama himself has acknowledged.

Sanders responded: “Madam Secretary, that is a low blow.” And he noted that Clinton was the only one on the stage who ran against Obama in the 2008 presidential race. Long viewed as the overwhelming front-runner in the Democratic race, Clinton has been caught off guard by Sanders’ strength, particularly his visceral connection with Americans frustrated by the current political and economic systems. Clinton’s own campaign message has looked muddled compared to his ringing call for a “political revolution.”

The day of the biggest game of the season, Bartling and his associates assisted the NFL with ticket-related issues and answering ticketholders’ questions.

At halftime, Bartling had the opportunity to duck inside and watch the Coldplay, Beyonce and Bruno Mars halftime show. He also watched the final 10 minutes of the game. That, he said, was a special experience.

“It isn’t that often that we actually get inside of

the stadium and get to enjoy it as a fan would,” Bartling said. “Seeing the joy from the crowd and the players on the field as the confetti fell was a great moment.”

Bartling said the event was a positive one for the entire Bay Area. He said events preceding the game within the city of San Francisco featuring entertainment, NFL memorabilia and interactive games also received positive reviews and high turnouts.

“I think the Super Bowl being back in the Bay Area was a great for the region, the NFL and obviously the

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RAGBRAI, and we just want some time to do more of that stuff and spend more time with our families.”

Upper Crust will continue taking orders for baked goods like cakes, pies, cookies and dinner rolls. Customers can visit the Upper Crust Facebook page, email

uppercrustculinary@ gmail.com or call 641278-1043 to place orders.

Single servings of a few baked goods will be sold at Adams Street Espresso by the end of February.

“We’ll have, to start with, our donut holes, which everybody knows about, and our chocolate-chip Butterfinger cookie, which is one of our top sellers,” Wolf said. “We’ll do some bak-

Artist Fellowship Program in 2014 to support professional, active Iowa artists who are at a pivotal point in their careers and who demonstrate creativity and capacity to contribute to excellence and innovation of the arts in Iowa.

“The Iowa Arts Council is sending our Artist Fellows on tour across the state to engage Iowans and connect with them by sharing

49ers organization,” Bartling said. “The game itself was played in Santa Clara, but it really was the entire Bay Area that was part of the experience.”

But the work doesn’t stop there for Bartling. So far, 10 non-NFL events are announced for 2016 at the facilities. Those events include concerts, college football games, Supercross and Monster Jam. “Within our profession, the planning and work for an event or show starts far in advance of the event itself,” Bartling said. “Last week we went on sale with Coldplay, and Beyonce will go on sale Feb. 22.” ing there, and we have more ideas in the works for working together with them.”

Upper Crust will no longer do catering, but Wolf said they will still fill orders for parties and holidays. For frozen meals, she said it depends what the need is. For now, Upper Crust will continue making Paleo meals for CrossFit. “If you’ve placed an order with us, we will fill it, and for any future orders,

their creative process,” said Matt Harris, administrator of the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs. “This is an opportunity to raise awareness of the exceptional artists who are living and making their careers in Iowa.”

Visit www.iowaartscouncil.org or call 515-281-5111 for more information about Iowa Arts Council.

“It isn’t that often that we actually get inside of the stadium and get to enjoy it as a fan would. Seeing the joy from the crowd and the players on the field as the confetti fell was a great moment.”

— Trent Bartling

Creston High School graduate

we’ll definitely do our best,” Nielsen-Whited said.

Anyone wondering what Upper Crust is doing around holidays will need to check social media or call.

“What we’re going to miss is the people coming in (to the store),” Wolf said. “We love when people come in, have a cup of coffee and éclair and just sit and chat.

It’s been a great five years, but it’s time to move on and take the next step.”

Lenox HS to participate in future leaders competiton Buzzers, not bells, will ring in the new year for thousands of middle and high school students all across the United States.

That’s because they’ll soon be pitting their math and science knowledge — and their reflexes — against one another in regional competitions of the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) 26th National Science Bowl (NSB). A team of students from Lenox High School is participating in an upcoming competition to determine the team to represent Iowa.

The competitions start this month, with four students from each team facing off in a fast-paced, question-and-answer format.

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The winning team from each of the 48 middle school and 68 high school regions will compete in the national finals held in Washington, D.C., from April 28 to May 2.

At the finals, winning teams can score exciting adventure trips to Alaska and national parks across the country to learn first hand about science in the field, as well as trophies, medals and supplies for their schools’ science departments. But to many, the ultimate prize simply would be the prestige of winning the national championship.

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Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 308 W. Union 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., Windrow Restaurant.

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to noon, 308 W. Union St. Family Caregiver Support Group, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Alzheimer’s Association office, 228 N. Pine St. For more information, contact Jaleyn at 641782-4040.

Habitat Benefit dance with Coon Ridge Country band, 6 to 9 p.m., Chicken Inn, three miles west of Creston on Highway 34.

Elvis, 7 p.m., Warren Opry House in Greenfield.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), 7:30 p.m. open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. Pony Express Dance, 8 p.m. to 12 a.m., Elks Lodge.

Sunday

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

Monday

Free cholesterol screenings, 7 to 10 a.m., Ringgold County Hospital lobby, Mount Ayr. Union County Board of Supervisors, 9 a.m., Union County Courthouse Board Room.

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.

Diabetic Support Group, 1

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p.m., Greater Regional Medical Center Cafeteria Conference Room.

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

AA, 5:30 p.m., Crossroads Mental Health Center, 1003 Cottonwood Rd. Open meeting.

Friends of the Creston Public Library Board, 6 p.m., Gibson Memorial Library, 200 W. Montgomery St. Meeting open to all members.

Southwest Iowa Dancers, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Mount Ayr American Legion.

AA, 7:30 p.m., United Church of Christ, 501 W. Montgomery St. Use east door.

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Tuesday: pork patty with bun, baked beans, peaches.

Wednesday: no school.

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Friday: macaroni and cheese, lil’ smokies, peas, fruit cocktail.

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5:45 p.m. 9th boys basketball against Harlan, here at Creston MS. 6 p.m. JV boys basketball against Harlan, here at CHS. 7:30 p.m. varsity boys basketball against Harlan, here at CHS. Wednesday No school - professional development.

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P.E.O. Chapter AZ, 7 p.m., hostess Norma Crawford and co-hostess Myrna Beving.

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Club news Chautauqua Circle

The GFWC Progressive Chautauqua Circle met Jan. 26 at the home of Linda Hughes, with Polly McCoy as the co-hostess.

The meeting was opened with Judy Woods introducing Brian Zachary from the Creston: Arts program. He explained the six new programs added to the arts program in 2015. Brian also told of many new programs that may become available in the future.

The members recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Betty Wallace led devotions from a book named “Christmas Blessings.” The meeting was called to order. Roll call was taken by members answering the question of “Favorite music class, musician or music?” Sixteen members were in attendance. The secretary and treasurer’s reports were read, accepted and approved.

New business: Judy Weese handed out the new volunteer reporting forms for 2016. She then reviewed the differences in the new form with the members. Weese then read the volunteer summary report. Donations were collected for Crisis Intervention by Jerri Henderson.

Linda Huffman reported that the application due date for the music scholarship is coming up in March.

Wallace reminded members the bloodmobile is going to be held on Feb. 22, and stated the need for callers.

Old business: Hughes reported that 100 percent of the members participated in the reading program in 2015. Henderson brought up a question of when the large donation given to the club will be given to the recipient.

It had been discussed at a previous meeting, and will be discussed again in the future.

Sharon Skarda thanked the hostesses. She then led the members in “A Collect for Club Women” in unison and the meeting was adjourned.

The next meeting will be Feb. 23 at Pat Butcher’s home.

Ladies Lakeshore Auxiliary

Ladies Lakeshore Auxiliary met Feb. 10.

Canasta winners were Joan Chubick, first; Mary Kline, second; and Wanda Nash, third.

Chubick won the door prize.

Joy Seeley will host cards and chatter Wednesday, Feb. 17.

Alpha Delta Kappa

The Iowa Alpha Gamma chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa met Feb. 8 in the home of Colleen Gangestad. Staff from the Crisis

Intervention and Advocacy Center shared valuable information about their support of victims and survivors of domestic abuse and sexual assault. Talli Ramey, a sexual abuse specialist, talked about her prevention work with pre-kindergarten through 12th-grade students. Victims of sexual assault and abuse receive advocacy, counseling and support groups, and legal advocacy at no charge. The 24-hour crisis line for sexual assault victims is 1-800550-0004.

Stephanie Fluckey, a domestic abuse specialist, talked about support systems available to victims of domestic abuse, dating violence and intimate partner sexual violence. The local office is located in the Hometown Insurance building, 501 E. Taylor St., in Creston. The 24-hour crisis line for victims of domestic abuse is 1-800400-4884. Volunteers are always needed. To staff the crisis line, volunteers take part in a 30-hour training course. For many other volunteer opportunities, call the Crisis Intervention and Advocacy Center in Adel at 515-993-4095.

President Marilyn Bohnker conducted the business meeting. Bohnker shared information concerning membership retention she received from State President Susan Jacob.

Pam Dunham assisted the hostess in providing refreshments. The next meeting will be March 14 in the home of Tina Morrison, with Kiley Sherwood and Lori Peppmeier co-hostessing.

Green Hills Produce & Craft Association

The Green Hills Produce and Craft Association will hold their annual organizational meeting 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 29, at the Adams County Extension Office.

All who are interested in participating in the 2016 farmers’ market are invited to attend. Items to be discussed will be market day and hours, general organization and nutrition assistance programs. The association is always looking for new vendors to participate either for the season or for part-time. If interested, call Nancy Turner at 641-3224861 or the Adams County Extension Office at 641322-3184.

Creston Lions

Due to inclement weather, the Creston Lions were unable to hold their monthly meeting on Feb. 2. The next regular meeting will be 6:30 p.m. March 1 at the Pizza Ranch.

The club will hold their annual spud supper on Thursday, Feb. 25, at Creston United Methodist Church, 400 N. Elm St. Tickets are available from members now and are $7 each. Serving will start at

4:30 p.m. Profits from the supper are used for community projects. Creston HyVee will be helping sponsor the event.

Donations of used eyeglasses and hearing aids will be accepted. They are refurbished and provided for persons who need them.

Creston Lions appreciate the support given by the community to projects.

Creston United Methodist Women

The executive committee of United Methodist Women (UMW) of Creston met on Thursday, Jan. 7, with officers and the special events chairman present.

Susan Weight presided and called the meeting to order with everyone reciting the UMW purpose in unison. Devotions were from the Response magazine entitled “Give” with scripture from Isaiah 6:8 and a prayer.

Minutes of the December meeting were reviewed and approved. The treasurer’s report was presented and approved. Vice President Ann Driskell told of a district retreat at Wesley Woods on March 18-19. For Mission coordinators, there were reports given for social action, education and interpretation and membership. Legislative day was Jan. 28 in Des Moines which Jerrie Henderson attended. Henderson noted that the standing rules will be reviewed at March executive and any revisions will go before unit in May. “Women at the Well” will be June 2 with Henderson making the arrangements. The group voted to give $250 to “Women at the Well.”

There are two roasters that do not work properly.

The group voted to buy two new roasters. Installation of officers was Jan. 17 at the 10:30 service. The January Bible verse John 15:11 was recited together and the meeting was adjourned.

The unit meeting convened at 10 a.m. with Weight presiding. She then turned it over to Judy Kading who led the mission study on “Latin America: People and Faith.” The study was a broad picture of Latin America which covered the life, culture and colonization of the area. It considers the progress of women in the arts, society and politics, and examines belief, faith and religion, and their role in Latin America today. Scriptures from Exodus, Ruth and Psalms were scattered throughout the study.

Halfway through they broke for lunch and conducted the unit meeting.

The minutes of the December meeting were read and approved and the treasurer’s report was given and approved. All other business was the same as executive except for two dates.

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dinner will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Feb. 21.

Henderson also handed out information for the April invitational, which is April 7 and will focus on “Women at the Well.” After this meeting, the mission study was completed.

Morning Circle met 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 21 in Fellowship Hall with nine members present. Kading was hostess, and she also presided. Beth Perry gave the devotions and combined it with the January Response magazine article on leadership. Weight gave a book report on “The Underground Girls of Kabul.”

Kading gave the program, which was the pledge service. Information for the February fundraiser was distributed. They closed with the John 15:11 verse.

Evening Circle met 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, in Fellowship Hall with nine members present.

Rosalie Denton presided. The group discussed the upcoming fundraiser dinner and the April invitational for which they have the program.

A committee was formed to get the invitations out to surrounding church women. Driskell presented the program, which was the pledge service.

Kiwanis

The weekly Kiwanis meeting was held 12:05 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, at the Windrow meeting room with 20 members and two guests. President Craig Mittag presided, Joe Powers gave the prayer and Dennis Carter was the finemaster.

David Hargrove, library director of Matilda Gibson Memorial Library, gave the program. He discussed the formation of the library, the beginning history and future plans for expansion.

Kiwanis presented him with a check for $250.

Kiwanis pancake fundraiser has been set from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 29, at First United Methodist Church in Creston.

Bancroft History Assembly Bancroft History Assem-

bly celebrated their 121st anniversary Feb. 1 with a delicious luncheon at Kay Ritter’s. Seven members, five life members and one honorary member were in attendance.

President JoAnn Nurnberg called the meeting to order. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. The theme thought for the day was “Living is like licking honey off a thorn.” The inspirational thought was “People who are busy rowing seldom rock the boat.”

Roll call was answered by naming your favorite book.

Minutes from January were read by Sandy Oswald and approved as read. Joan Chubick presented the treasurer’s report. The report was placed on file for audit.

Committee reports: It was reported that we had 117 volunteer hours, 17 projects and donated $623.

We discussed adding to our volunteer hours.

A new nominating committee was appointed by Nurnberg. The committee is the program committee and is comprised of Nurnberg, Marisue Lewis and Kay Raymond.

The life members were honored. These included Dora Coen with 66 years, Beth Perry with 47 years, Barb Bjorn with 42 years, Bobi Woodin with 41 years and Leone Purdum with 22 years.

The Club Collect was recited and meeting adjourned.

Lewis presented the program on Julie Adams. Adams was born Betty Mae Adams on Oct. 17, 1926.

At age eight, she had her first stage experience in her school’s production of

“Hansel and Gretel.” Her dream of becoming a movie star started when she was involved with her high school’s dramatic club. Her biggest claim to fame was a 1954 horror movie titled “Creature from the Black Lagoon.” It was rated one of the top 13 classic horror films in 2012 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. On television, she played Perry Mason’s only convicted client. In the “Rifleman,” she was the romantic interest of Chuck Connors. Adams guest-starred in many other shows, even appearing in “CSI: New York” in 2010 at the age of 84. She is still touring and making appearances at the age of 89.

CARSPA Creston Area Retired School Personnel Association (CARSPA) held its meeting Feb. 9 at the Del Richardson conference room at Greater Regional Medical Center. Following breakfast, seven members enjoyed a presentation by Don and Kathy Cross on their trip to the Amazon River and Lima, Peru. A business meeting followed.

Contributions totaling $11 from members will be given to MATURA in Creston for use in their local food bank.

Members shared their joys and concerns. The next meeting will be March 8 at Crest Ridge Estates.

To learn more about CARSPA, or if you are retired school personnel and are interested in joining our group, please call Diane Burgmaier at 641-337-5771 or Angie Ford at 641-3375594.

Congregate meals Creston meals Feb. 15 to 19 Menu subject to change.

Reservations are required the day before. Call 641782-2447.

Monday: closed for Presidents Day. Tuesday: cranberry dijon chicken, oven roasted potatoes, baby carrots, multigrain bread, tropical fruit.

Wednesday: beef with

peppers, onions and gravy, baked sweet potato, cabbage, multigrain bread, “birthday cake.”

Thursday: Italian pork, rice florentine, broccoli and cauliflower, wheat bread, strawberry cheesecake pudding.

Friday: fish on a bun or hamburger, parslied potatoes, mixed beans, wheat bun, apricot halves.

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Iowa’s loss to Indiana Thursday is the 28th loss by a team ranked in the AP top 5 this year.

National Digest

Hawks lose BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Indiana’s Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell wanted the ball Thursday night.

After taking blow after blow in the second half from No. 4 Iowa, Ferrell finally found a way to punch back.

The senior point guard beat the defensive pressure, found open teammates and finished the game by making four straight free throws to help the Hoosiers rally for an 85-78 upset victory — after they had blown a 16-point lead.

“I felt like they hit us in the mouth a little bit tonight,” Ferrell said. “But against a great team like Iowa, you can’t get down and crumble, you’ve basically got to get up and keep fighting.”

He made sure none of the Hoosiers let their guard down after blowing a 16-point lead.

Instead, Indiana (20-5, 10-2) used a 14-2 run to erase a four-point deficit, seized control and moved into a share of the conference lead with the Hawkeyes and No. 2 Maryland.

Ferrell finished with 14 points and went 8 of 8 from the free-throw line, including two after he took an inadvertent shot to the face.

He also had plenty of help. Four other Indiana players reached double figures including Troy Williams, who had 13 points and seven rebounds, and Robert Johnson, who had 13 points and four rebounds.

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Panthers spoil Harris homecoming Former Panther’s team nipped at Creston, 62-59

By LARRY PETERSON coach here Thursday, as the the arc in the game. Senior CNA sports writer lpeterson@crestonnews.com

When G.G. Harris was a player at Creston High School, he was known for his 3-point shooting prowess.

In fact, he and Scott Belger shared the single-game 3-point record until current junior Cody Crawford beat it this year with nine triples at Harlan.

Ironically, it was the 3-point scoring by this Creston team that spoiled his homecoming as the AHSTW (Avoca) head

Panthers held on for a 62-59 nonconference victory over the 9-10 Class 2A Vikings.

Harris’s younger brother, RJ, came up short with two would-be tying 3-pointers in the closing seconds. Rhett Welsh rebounded the second miss, kicked it out to Viking guard Preslyn Grobe, whose 3-point swish was ruled a fraction of a second after the buzzer sounded, keeping the game from going into overtime.

The Panthers outscored AHSTW 24-3 from behind

Cooper McDermott made four triples, while point guard Evan Jacobson and Crawford each sank two.

“When two or three kids start hitting threes for them, that opens up everything else,” said Harris, a 2006 CHS graduate and member of two state tournament teams coached by Jim Calkins. “In the second half we tried to slow them down in transition and we rebounded the ball better. We were missing bunnies and free throws (8-of-18) and yet we still had a shot at the end.”

McDermott ended with a team-high 16 points for the Panthers, while Kylan Smallwood had 14 points and 13 rebounds and Crawford finished with a productive overall Smallwood game with 14 points, nine rebounds, four steals and three assists.

Vital free throws

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AHSTW sophomore RJ Harris, former Creston student and younger brother of Vikings coach G.G. Harris, launches a 3-point shot in front of the Creston student section during Thursday’s game. Harris had a game-high 19 points in the Vikings’ 62-59 loss.

The Panthers, now 5-14 overall, made all 10 free throw attempts including two big ones by Crawford to create the final margin with 16 seconds left.

“That’s huge,” Creston coach Taylor Phipps said of the perfect free throw shooting. “I thought we kept our composure. It was kind of a scrappy type of game. I was proud of our effort in that we kind of grinded it out and won a close game like that.”

It was a game of swings through the first three quarters, as the Panthers started

strong with a 7-2 lead in the first four minutes. By the end of the period, however, AHSTW was ahead 13-9.

A 19-6 second quarter turned out to be just enough cushion as the Panthers took a 28-19 halftime lead before holding on in the second half.

“It seems like sometimes in the second quarter we get tired and our tempo slows down,” Harris said. “The timing is off on our passes and we’re turning it over. Then when they’re scoring like that, it leads to big runs. They went on a 9-0 run.”

Crawford, McDermott and Jacobson each hit 3-pointers in the first three minutes of the third quarter as the Panthers opened up a 34-23 lead.

But it was shaved to five by

the end of the third period and with 2:32 left in the game RJ Harris tied it at 56 with a pair of free throws.

“They had some good defensive pressure on us and we had to work to get open and get good looks at the basket,” Phipps said. “It was good to see us work together and get it done down the stretch.”

Harris, a sophomore who played for Creston youth travel teams and is still a summer club teammate with Jacobson and center Tucker Flynn, ended up with a gamehigh 19 points. Blaine Lees and Welsh each had 18.

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Defense lifts Panther girls to victory

By SCOTT VICKER

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Oregon upset BERKELEY, Calif.

(AP) — Dwayne Benjamin sensed early on that No. 11 Oregon was in for a long night, almost from the moment California’s Jabari Bird made his first 3-pointer less than 90 seconds into the game Ducks coach Dana Altman felt it, too, all the way through his team’s worst loss of the season.

Bird scored 16 of his season-high 24 points in the first half and punctuated his big night with a reverse dunk in the final seconds, leading California to an 83-63 victory over No. 11 Oregon on Thursday night.

“We came out with no energy, no effort on defense,” Benjamin said. “(We) just let them get a lot of confidence. Once a good team gets confidence it’s hard to stop them.”

The Ducks (20-5, 9-3) went into the game riding a six-game winning streak that helped them match their best start since 200607. They had also beaten the Bears this season at home.

None of that mattered this time.

Bird got the Bears going early, Jaylen Brown kept them rolling through a mid-game slump and Tyrone Wallace helped close things out in his first game in nearly a month.

The Golden Bears (16-8, 6-5 Pac-12) never trailed and led by as much as 25 while remaining unbeaten at Haas Pavilion this season.

It’s Cal’s third win over a ranked team this season and second in less than three weeks.

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Creston point guard Evan Jacobson drives into the lane against AHSTW’s Rudy Herrera during Thursday’s game.

Jacobson scored 12 points and had four assists in the 62-59 Panther victory.

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER

Signing day: Creston senior Madison Hance signs with Simpson College on Thursday to

continue her golf career next fall. Pictured with Hance (front, center) are parents Denny and Angie Hance, with Creston/O-M head golf coach Jan Lesan in back. Hance, who also received a music scholarship to Simpson, said she has not decided on a major yet, but is interested in photography and art.

CLARINDA — The Creston girls basketball team finished in a fourthplace tie in the Hawkeye 10 Conference thanks to its 47-27 win over Clarinda here Thursday.

The Panthers and Atlantic finish knotted at 6-4 for fourth place, one game behind Council Bluffs St. Albert (7-3) in third place.

Harlan won the conference title at 10-0, one game ahead of Lewis Central (91).

Overall, Creston improved to 13-7 for the season with the win.

Defense was instrumental in Thursday’s win, as the Panthers shot just 28.8 percent from the floor.

Still, Creston led 17-3 at

the end of the first quarter.

“First quarter we really played well, jumped on them,” Creston head coach Brent Douma said.

“Played pretty good defense and we actually were offensively getting good movement.”

Allison Fast caught fire in the second quarter for Clarinda, as the Cardinals closed the gap to 25-12 by halftime and to within 3120 at the end of the third quarter.

Fast made five 3-pointers and scored 17 of Clarinda’s 20 points through three quarters.

But the Panthers went to a 1-3 zone defense with a chaser on Fast in the fourth quarter, holding her scoreless, as Creston was able to put together another run to DEFENSE | 10A

Spartans roll at NIACC, 81-55

By LARRY PETERSON ter Simon CNA sports writer lpeterson@crestonnews.com

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Mount Ayr senior Logan Stark signs his National Letter of Intent to play football for William Penn University next fall. Stark, second from left in front, was named the Class A District 8 Defensive Player of the Year this past fall. Pictured are front row, from left: William Penn wide receivers coach Aaron Hinnah, Stark, Tammy Stark and Joe Stark.

Back row, from left: Mount Ayr co-head coaches Derek Lambert and Delwyn Showalter and Levi Stark.

MASON CITY — After two successive conference wins that went down to the final possessions, the league-leading Southwestern men had some breathing room in Wednesday’s 81-55 victory over North Iowa Area.

Southwestern, ranked fourth nationally, dominated the inside play and the Spartan bench scored 41 points in cruising to the 26-point victory.

Freshman KeShawn Wilson shot 8-of-13 from 3-point range in scoring 27 points and sophomore cen-

Joseph grabbed four offensive rebounds (eight total) while scoring 16 Joseph points.

“We got it up to 38-18, then they went on a 14-1 run to cut it to 39-32 at halftime,” said SWCC coach Todd Lorensen. “Within the first two or three minutes of the second half, we got it back into double digits, and from there we were in control.”

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First-quarter drought sinks Spartans

By SCOTT VICKER

CNA sports editor svicker@crestonnews.com

MASON CITY — The Southwestern Community College women’s basketball team had one stretch at the end of the first quarter here Wednesday that cost the Spartans in a 69-57 loss to NIACC. The Spartans competed much better with the Trojans than they did in a 97-53 home loss on Jan. 13.

Both teams got out to a slow start, with the score stuck on 4-2 for several minutes in the first quarter.

But Southwestern had a drought at the end of the first quarter, that allowed NIACC to stretch its lead to 14-5.

“I think we were pretty solid defensively to start the game,” Southwestern head coach Addae Houston said.

“Unfortunately right at the tail end of that first quarter, they went on a run. We did battle back in the second quarter.”

Southwestern trailed by just seven points (32-25) at halftime and kept the deficit within about 10 points for much of the second half.

“We never could do enough to get over the hump,” Houston said. “We never could force enough turnovers. We tried to mix some things up defensively to keep them off balance.

They had a lot of good shooters. They lead the nation in 3-pointers made and attempted, so it was going to be difficult. They made some good, tough shots. We didn’t make enough stops and score enough on our own end to close the gap.”

Julanie Carter led three Spartans in double figures with 16 points, while LaStella Slack scored 11 points and Olivia Reifert ended with a doub l e - d o u - Reifert ble of 10 points and 12 rebounds.

The drought in the first quarter proved to be the difference.

“We can’t have those stretches,” Houston said.

“It’s like we’re constantly battling and fighting to get the score back to a tie.

That’s just taxing. We’re battling from behind all the time. That’s not productive for us. We need to be able to get some stops in a close game.”

Southwestern, 7-14 overall and 1-8 in the ICCAC Division II, travels to Kirkwood on Saturday for a 1 p.m. game, before hosting Ellsworth at 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday.

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big spurts to create separation. With the game tied at 13 in the first half, Southwestern bolted to a 20-2 run.

After NIACC closed to within 39-34 early in the second half, the Spartans delivered the knockout blow with a 25-9 spurt.

NIACC’s Boy Van Vliet scored 17 points in the opening 20 minutes to keep the Trojans close. Van Vliet was held to 1-of-7 shooting and three points in the second half.

While he didn’t score 25 points as he did against DMACC in being named ICCAC Player of the Week last week, Spartan freshman Jordan J o h n son had a good overall game with nine Johnson points, nine assists and six steals.

“In addition to all of that, Jordan was guarding their best perimeter player and helped force him into eight turnovers,” Lorensen said.

NIACC (69) — Trudy Peterson 4-14 2-2 14, Savannah Lentz 4-13 2-2 13, Sammie Sproul 4-8 2-4 12, Courtney Larson 4-6 1-2 11, Anna Eckert 3-8 2-2 8, Sam Adamich 3-8 0-0 6, Mary Evans 1-2 0-0 2. Totals — 24-68 9-12 69. FG shooting — 24-68 (35.3 percent). 3-point goals — 12-42 (Peterson 4, Lentz 3, Sproul 2, Larson 2, Galvin 1). Rebounds — 35. Assists — 17. Steals — 10.

Blocked shots — 1. Turnovers — 20. Team fouls — 20. Fouled out — none.

SOUTHWESTERN (57) — Julanie Carter 5-17 2-2 16, LaStella Slack 4-6 3-4 11, Olivia Reifert 3-6 4-7 10, Cambry Schluter 2-7 0-0 6, Khadijah Wilson 2-3 0-0 4, Sabrina Fountain 0-2 4-6 4, Maleika Carter 2-2 0-0 4, Chelsi Sams 1-3 0-0 2. Totals — 19-49 13-19 57. FG shooting — 19-49 (38.8 percent). 3-point goals — 6-21 (J. Carter 4, Schluter 2). Rebounds — 41 (Reifert 12, J. Carter 5, Fountain 5, Slack 3, Lexi Bronner 3). Assists — 12 (M. Carter 4, J. Carter 2, Slack 2, Wilson 2, Fountain 2). Steals — 8 (J. Carter 2, Reifert 2). Blocked shots — 1 (Slack 1). Turnovers — 30. Team fouls — 14. Fouled out — M. Carter.

Area girls basketball Murray 44, Mormon Trail 33 MURRAY — Murray overcame a slow start here Thursday to post a 44-33 win over Mormon Trail in a Class 1A Region 6 opener.

Murray trailed 9-4 after the first quarter, but outscored Mormon Trail 3118 in the second and third quarters to pull away.

Katie Otto scored 10 points with five rebounds, four assists and four steals in the win, while M a d i s o n Otto Gonseth a d d e d nine points with 11 rebounds. Kayla Wookey finished with seven points and four rebounds, as Shelby Myers recorded six points and four boards.

Brandi Gilbert scored four points with five steals and Bre Klein had four points.

“We had a big third quarter (19-9),” Murray head coach Jerry Shields said. “Katie Otto had a really good game this evening. We still have to do a better job of making free throws. Colo-Nesco will be

a tough opponent on their court at 19-3.”

Murray travels to Colo-Nesco on Tuesday.

Mount Ayr 72, East Union 23 MOUNT AYR — Mount Ayr advanced in its Class 1A Region 6 opener thanks to a 72-23 win over East Union here on Thursday.

“We shot the ball pretty well tonight,” Mount Ayr head coach Thad Streit said. “But our pregame preparation was not very good. But this time of the year, it is all about survive and advance, and we did that tonight.”

Kelcie Shields finished with 23 points on 8-of10 shooting to go with 10 rebounds. Macy Larsen added 16 points, five assists and four steals.

Caylie Hickman scored e i g h t Larsen points off the bench with four assists.

Sara Winemiller added six points and Tess Shields had five points with six rebounds. Keirston Klommhaus, Megan Warin and Kirsten Dolecheck all scored four points apiece.

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NISHNABOTNA — Lenox’s season came to an end here Thursday with a 55-19 loss to Nishnabotna in a Class 1A Region 7 opener.

Nishnabotna outscored Lenox 30-7 in the first half and never looked back.

Brooke Miller scored 12 of Lenox’s 19 points in the loss.

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“Both teams are talented and each has five guys you have to defend,” Lorensen said. “At our place we shared the ball and guys made shots.

Defensively we executed the game plan consistently.

All the games are big, but certainly our two toughest remaining games are on the road.”

NORTH IOWA AREA (55) — Boy Van Vliet 7 2-4 20, Trei Mitchell 4 1-2 11, Luke MascallWright 2 1-1 5, Angus Fischer 1 2-6 4, Lachlan Anthony 2 0-0 4, James Wanjara 1 0-2 2, Nasir Shabazz 1 0-0 2, Chase Lester 0 2-2 2, Jaevon McClain 0 1-2 1. Totals — 19 11-21 55. FG shooting — 19-60 (31.7 percent).

3-point goals — 6-29 (Van Vliet 4, Mitchell 2). Rebounds — 31 (Mitchell 6, Van Vliet 5, Baker 5).

Assists — 8 (Mitchell 2, Van Vliet 2, Christianson 2). Steals — 11 (Shabazz 3). Blocked shots — 1 (Fischer 1). Turnovers — 13.

Team fouls — 15. Fouled out — None.

SOUTHWESTERN (81) — KeShawn Wilson 9 1-2 27, Simon Joseph 8 0-2 16, TJ Bower 4 0-0 11, Jordan Johnson 4 0-0 9, Terrance Smith 2 2-4 7, Josh Tolbert 2 0-0 5, Calvin Chambers 2 0-0 4, Jok Kut 1 0-0 2. Totals — 32 3-10 81. FG shooting — 32-61 (52.5 percent). 3-point goals — 14-28 (Wilson 8, Bower 3, Tolbert 1, Smith 1, Johnson 1). Rebounds — 48 (Joseph 8, Bower 6, Ahmad Newsome 5, Sergio Antelmi 5). Assists — 16 (Johnson 9, Newsome 4). Steals — 8 (Johnson 6). Blocked shots — 4 (Kut 3). Turnovers — 16.

Team fouls — 19. Fouled out — None.

NIACC — 32 55 SWCC — 37 81

19-2; 6. Kingsley-Pierson 18-2; 7. Newell-Fonda 156; 8. Grand View Christian 20-0; 9. Montezuma 20-1; 10.

Glidden-Ralston 18-3; 11.

Adair-Casey 18-3; 12. Northwood-Kensett 17-4; 13. Bedford 17-4; 14. Lynnville-Sully 19-2; 15. Algona Bishop Garrigan 15-6. Dropped out: Westwood (13).

Class 2A — 1. Western Christian 19-2; 2. Iowa City Regina 21-0; 3. Unity Christian 19-1; 4. Pekin 211; 5. Okoboji 20-1; 6. West Branch 18-3; 7. Manson-NW Webster 16-4; 8. Central Decatur 20-1; 9. Interstate 35 19-2; 10. Treynor 18-1;

11. Van Meter 19-2; 12. Des Moines Christian 18-2; 13.

Lawton-Bronson 16-4; 14.

Grundy Center 20-1; 15. Durant 16-5.

Class 3A — 1. Pocahontas Area 21-0; 2. Center Point-Urbana 20-1; 3. Nevada 18-3; 4. Cherokee 19-2; 5.

Hampton-Dumont 16-2; 6.

Osage 17-3; 7. Sioux Center 16-4; 8. Spirit Lake 14-7; 9.

Union 19-2; 10. Monticello 16-5; 11. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 13-7; 12. West Marshall 17-2; 13. Forest City 14-5; 14.

Mid-Prairie 13-8; 15. Davenport Assumption 8-12.

Dropped out: MOC-Floyd Valley (13), Camanche (14).

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“He really had a nice game.”

“To me, they play the best defense and do a lot of good things,” said NIACC coach Mark Mohl. “You have to give them credit, they are 8-0. I think there are teams that can beat them, but we aren’t one of them right now.

But when the tournament comes around you never know.”

Spartan sophomore TJ Bower had 11 points (including 3-5 shooting behind the arc) and six rebounds in the victory.

NIACC fell to 1-7 in league play and 13-11 going into Saturday’s game at Ellsworth.

Southwestern, now 23-3 overall with a two-game lead in the conference at 8-0, plays one of the 6-2 second-place teams on Saturday. The Spartans travel to Kirkwood, which fell 85-74 in Creston on Jan. 16. Kirkwood edged DMACC Wednesday, 83-80, to stay within two games of the Spartans.

The other second-place team, Iowa Lakes, hosts Southwestern the following Saturday. In between, SWCC plays host to Ellsworth on Wednesday.

Lorensen said Saturday’s game is a good matchup.

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Mount Ayr hosts Diagonal at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Region 6 quarterfinals.

Prep basketball scores GIRLS BASKETBALL Bedford 49, South Page 24 Colo-Nesco 59, Ankeny Christian Academy 21 Creston 47, Clarinda 27 Diagonal 64, Orient-Macksburg 30 Iowa Christian Academy 42, Lamoni 33 Moravia 49, Moulton-Udell 36 Mount Ayr 72, East Union 23 Murray 44, Mormon Trail, Garden Grove 33 Nishnabotna 55, Lenox 19 Sigourney 60, Twin Cedars 15

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HOMECOMING: Harris said coaching in the gym Thursday where he played in high school was a surreal experience.

“I got chills, actually,” Harris said. “It’s different being in a different locker room and different bench. But the smell is the same, hearing Jack (Davis) give the lineups, little things like that. It’s a little darker. The rims, honestly, I think they are the same rims.

It was weird to hear the ‘Go Vikings’, things I’m not used to hearing in this place. It was nice. Would have been better leaving with a win, though.”

G.G.’s father, former Creston Elementary/Middle School assistant principal Jan Harris, was official scorer for the Vikings. His wife, Susan, is a former Creston volleyball coach.

Creston, meanwhile, plays at home again tonight, hosting winless Clarinda for senior night.

“Our guys will be excited,” Phipps said. “Hopefully we get a good crowd out for us.”

AHSTW (59) — RJ Harris 7 4-6 19, Blaine Lees 8 2-4 18, Rhett Welsh 8 2-6 18, Jake Martin 2 0-0 4, Rudy Herrera 0 1-2 1. Totals — 25 8-18 59. 3-point goals — 1 (Harris 1). Team fouls — 11. Fouled out — None.

CRESTON (62) — Cooper McDermott 6 0-0 16, Kylan Smallwood 5 4-4 14, Cody Crawford 4 4-4 14, Evan Jacobson 4 2-2 12, Ian Burns 2 0-0 4, Tucker Flynn 1 0-0 2. Totals — 22 10-10 62.

3-point goals — 8 (McDermott 4, Jacobson 2, Crawford 2). Rebounds — Smallwood 13, Crawford 9, McDermott 5. Assists — Jacobson 4, Crawford 3. Steals — Crawford 4, Jacobson 3. Blocked shots — Flynn 2. Team fouls — 14. Fouled out — None.

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Creston junior Cody Crawford (right) broke Creston’s single-game 3-point record when he made nine triples on Dec. 15. The former record holders were current AHSTW coach G.G. Harris (left) and Scott Belger at eight 3-pointers in a game. Crawford and the Panthers edged the AHSTW Vikings Thursday, 62-59.

AHSTW — 13 19 38 59 Creston — 9 28 43 62

Allen 2. 3-point goals — Osbahr 2, Jorgensen 1. Free throws — 12-25.

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The Creston JV fell behind by 10 points in the first quarter and couldn’t make up the difference in a 57-46 defeat against AHSTW here Thursday.

The Vikings held a 16-point lead before Creston outscored AHSTW 14-9 in the fourth quarter as the rally fell short.

Cole Higgins made two 3-pointers and scored 12 points for Creston (3-16). Joe Eblen had 10 points.

Jack Paulson scored 20 points for AHSTW.

The AHSTW freshmen overcame a 17-13 halftime deficit in beating the Creston freshmen Thursday, 40-32.

We came out strong in the first half,” said Creston coach Anthony Donahoo. “I thought we had three quarters of solid basketball but credit to AHSTW, who came out in the third quarter playing physical.

We’ll be ready for tomorrow’s game against Clarinda.”

Bryce Fitzgerald scored 20 points for Creston (2-8).

Creston (46) — Cole Higgins 12, Joe Eblen 10, Curtis Palmer 7, Seth Thompson 5, Ian Burns 4, Deaven Reese 3, Travis Purdy 3, Brenden McDowell 2. 3-point goals — Higgins 2, Purdy 1. Free throws — 12-23. Halftime score — AHSTW 27, Creston 17.

AHSTW (57) — Jack Paulson 20, Brandon Osbahr 13, AJ Sieh 9, Kevin Jorgensen 7, Adam Madsen 4, Brayton Tuma 2, Eric

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Creston (32) — Bryce Fitzgerald 20, Lee Normandeau 5, Jeff Dillenburg 4, Michael Scherer 1, Payton Pryor 1, Mark Rounds 1.

3-point goals — Fitzgerald 1. Free throws — 9-17. Halftime score — Creston 17, AHSTW 13.

AHSTW (40) — Kyle Branan 14, Blake Osbahr 8, Adrian Herrera 6, Cody Roskens 3, Brayton Tuma 3, Jordan Jacobsen 3, Dalton Fischer 2, Gabe Madsen 1. Free throws — 4-10.

R u t h e r - Taylor ford had six points and six boards.

Creston hosts Glenwood Saturday in a game that is rescheduled from Feb. 2.

The varsity game is scheduled to begin at 5 p.m.

It’s a preview of Wednesday’s Class 4A Region 8 opener, which Creston hosts at 7 p.m.

“It’ll be a tough game,” Douma said. “We had a good battle with them that first game, won by two.

They’ve been playing well.

They have a little size, some good athletes. It’ll be a good test. We’re going to have to bring our best game both nights to beat them.”

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Creston’s JV team improved to 18-3 with a comefrom-behind 50-45 win over Clarinda on Thursday.

The Panthers trailed at halftime, 22-17.

“An ugly win is better than an ugly loss,” Creston JV coach Ryan McKim said. “Kesia Stewart came up big for us in the second half when we needed offense.”

Stewart finished with nine points to tie for the team lead. Madison Callahan made three 3-pointers for nine points and Breanna Wallace also scored nine points.

Creston (50) — Madison Callahan 9, Breanna Wallace 9,

Creston (41) — Megan Haley 14, Bre Ross 10, Cayla Maitlen 6, Kesia Stewart 4, Grace Root 4, Jesse Vicker 3.

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Glenwood finished one Kesia Stewart 9, Saige Rice 7, Megan Haley 6, Taylor Buxton game behind Creston and 3, Bre Ross 2. close out the 47-27 win.

Clarinda (45) Atlantic in the conference “We went a little flat standings at 5-5 and is 10-9 FRESHMEN offensively in the second for the season.

The Creston freshmen quarter and they had the CLARINDA (27) — Allison improved to 4-3 for the seaFast 6 0-0 17, Rachael Bair 2 Fast girl hit some threes,” 0-0 5, Maddie Hartley 1 1-2 3, son with a 41-35 win over Douma said. “We said Aliyah St. Roman 0 2-2 2. Totals Clarinda on Thursday.

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3-point goals — 6 we’re not going to let her (Fast 5, Bair 1). Team fouls — “It’s been awhile since score anymore and they 17. Fouled out — none. we’ve had everyone healthy CRESTON (47) — Taylor really had trouble scoring.

Briley 4 7-10 17, Jenna Taylor on the freshman team. That We pulled away in that 4 3-4 11, Brielle Baker 2 2-4 helped us,” Creston fresh8, Cammy Rutherford 3 0-2 fourth quarter.”

6, Caitlyn McIlravy 1 1-2 3, man coach Mallory PeterTaylor Briley led the Pan- Camryn Somers 1 0-0 2. Totals thers with 17 points, while — 15 13-22 47. FG shooting son said. “We were finally 15-52 (28.8 percent). 3-point able to get things going inJenna Taylor chipped in — goals — 4-13 (Briley 2, Baker side. We’ve struggled with 11 points 2). Rebounds —42 (Taylor 10, Lexie Little 7, Rutherford 6, that at times. Megan Haley with 10 Baker 5, Somers 5). Assists — 9 had a great game. We got rebounds (Briley 2, Somers 2). Steals — 5 (Briley 2, Baker 2). Blocked the ball in to her and she and Brishots — 2 (Taylor 1, Somers 1). finished well.” elle BakTurnovers — 8. Team fouls — 9.

Haley scored 14 points Fouled out — none. er scored Clarinda — 3 12 20 27 to lead the Panthers, while e i g h t .

Creston — 17 25 31 47 Bre Ross added 10.

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Maximize your student loan grace period Many students must take on loans to finance their college educations. While such loans make it possible for students to further their educations, many of those students ultimately graduate with substantial amounts of debt.

According to a study by the Institute for College Access & Success, an independent nonprofit organization working to make higher education more available and affordable for people of all backgrounds, 70 percent of students in the class of 2012 graduated with student loan debt. The average amount of debt those students carried was $29,400, and many financial analysts say there is no relief in sight. In fact, the Federal Reserve of New York indicated that, by the end of 2013, American student loan debt had ballooned to $1.08 trillion, an increase of over 300 percent from 2003.

Substantial student loan debt can make life difficult for recent graduates, especially when the job market for recent grads is far from robust. Many student loans come with a six-month grace period that gives grades time to work out a repayment plan, and there are ways for new grads to maximize this grace period to their advantage.

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Apprentice/First Class Lineworker Southwest Iowa REC, an electric distribution cooperative, is seeking qualified applicants for an Apprentice/First Class Lineworker position at our Mt. Ayr facility.

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Wed. Feb. 17- 10:30AM Prescott, IA. School Building and Land for Prescott Community School. Auctioneers: Jack Kretzinger; Dan Kretzinger.

Advertise your auction in the CNA Classifieds and we will include it in our “Auction Calendar.”

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Work hours mostly nights and weekends Wage $16-$17 per hour Please submit resume and complete application at the Creston Police Station, 302 N. Pine St., Creston, IA 50801 or call 641-782-8402 for additional information.

Job descriptions, qualifications and other requirements are posted on the City website: www.crestoniowa.gov and at www.iowajobs.org EOE

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The family of Noreen Hoffman would like to thank everyone for the prayers, kind words, hugs, food, calls, and cards at this difficult time.

To Creston Specialty Care, Care Initiative Hospice, Mary O’Riley and Powers Funeral Home, our deepest thanks go out to you for taking such extra special care for Noreen. There are not enough words to express the warmth we feel in our hearts.

CNA Creston Specialty Care is now hiring caring CNAs with strong work ethic to join our team.

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• AS ACCOUNTING MANAGER, WHAT DO YOU

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Other than that, it would be online shopping.

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your typical store.

“That’s what I pick, different things,” she said. “I did a lot of research, and I wanted to bring all of the things that I love plus what isn’t here (in Creston).”

The store offers a variety of vintage and handmade jewelry — much of the latter made by Lawson herself — as well as gift baskets, antiques and collectibles. Lawson will also buy items from and trade with customers.

Lawson began collecting jewelry when she was 15, a collection that now includes items dating back at least 100 years. Her favorite styles are from the art nouveau movement at the turn of the century and the art deco movement of the 1920s and 1930s.

While Lawson’s career background is in nursing, she said her aspiration has always been to own a “treasure shoppe” of her own where she can share her love of jewelry making.

“It’s always been my dream to have a treasure shop and affordable antiques, collectibles (and) jewelry,” she said. “I also want to teach classes. I’d like to have that added in.”

The store, she said, is named after her late mother, Alta May Lawson, who gave

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CNA photo by IAN RICHARDSON

A table at Alta May’s Treasure Shoppe in Creston features vintage silverware, vases, jewelry and other collectibles. At the shop, which opened Feb. 1, owner Carla Lawson will buy, sell or trade antiques, collectibles and jewelry.

her some of her first jewelry.

“She loved all of these girly things,” Lawson said.

“It’s just kind of a tribute to her.”

Lawson grew up in Clarinda and studied nursing at Southwestern Community College. She moved to Creston from Red Oak in July of last year. Her son, Trevor Goodpasture, is in his final year studying computer engineering at Iowa State University.

In addition to offering jewelry-making classes in the future, Lawson also plans to feature local artwork, which will be for sale throughout her store. Currently, the store features watercolors by Jim Stalker and the Lincoln painting “I wanted to

by Blake Fry-Schnormeibring all of the er.

Overall, she said, she tries things that I to keep the store’s prices aflove plus what fordable.

“I would say probably a isn’t here (in couple dollars to $50,” she Creston).” said. “There might be a couple higher than that, but — Carla Lawson ... most everything’s under Alta May’s Treasure $50.”

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Pictured is Alta May, the late mother of store owner Carla Lawson, in 1949. Lawson named the store as a tribute to her mother, who Lawson said enjoyed “girly” things and gave her some of her first jewelry.

Lawson said she has sever- as several gift items. She al Valentine’s gift baskets said a ribbon cutting will be available for sale, as well scheduled soon.

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