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Creston Community eighth-grader Marie Mullin will sing in the National Junior High/Middle School Honor Choir March 7-11 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For more on Mullin, see page 3A. >>

Central senior Colby Taylor’s career came to an end Saturday in a loss to Wartburg. For more on Taylor’s record-breaking Dutch career, see SPORTS, page 7A. >>

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‘What to do When Your Child Gets Sick’ MATURA Head Start is offering an informational program 6-8 p.m. Thursday in Creston.

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MATURA Head Start is hosting a program to train families what to do when their child gets sick.

The program, “A Minion Ways to Stay Healthy,” will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Creston. The goal is to train 100 head-start families on the program.

“The premise of it really is we would make sure famCNA photo by SCOTT VICKER

Pictured is the Southwestern Community College instructional center. A proposed plan calls for the replacement of the air-conditioning system in the instructional center, which could cost between $300,000-$350,000.

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Southwestern Community College will install a new air-conditioning system in the 100,000-plus-squarefoot instructional center, according to a proposed plan.

SWCC’s Board of Directors will hold a public hearing on the proposed plans, specifications and form of contract for the instructional center chiller improvement project 8 a.m. Thursday in the president’s office at SWCC. The proposed project will replace the air-conditioning unit that cools the entire instructional center from a single location.

According to SWCC Vice President of Economic Development Tom Lesan, the

unit that air-conditioned the instructional center began having problems in July 2006.

At that time, SWCC purchased a portable condenser unit and hooked it into the air-conditioning system in order to maintain air conditioning while the unit was being worked on.

“Once we tore into that old system, we found it was not going to be repairable,” Lesan said. “It was going to be more cost effective to do something new.”

So, the college purchased the portable unit that had been temporarily hooked into the system for $37,000.

“It was a 1993 unit. We thought we’d use it for a couple of years while we develop a plan,” Lesan said. “Here it is 2017 and, up until last summer, we’ve used that portable unit. It

worked fantastic. It was a great deal for us. I see them for sale right now for $810,000. We’ll get the new one in and have this one for sale and really only have $27,000 in multiple years of service to us.”

Lesan said the reason for replacing that 1993 portable unit is its efficiency isn’t great and the college knows it’s running on borrowed time. A more permanent solution is needed.

At a pre-bid meeting last week, four companies showed interest in bidding on the project, so Lesan hopes to get a good price on the installation of the new system.

The estimated cost from the engineer came in at approximately $350,000, but Lesan said he’s hoping it’s closer to $300,000.

According to Lesan, the

“IT WAS a great deal for us. ... We’ll get the new one in and have this one for sale and really only have $27,000 in multiple years of service to us.”

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new unit will be bigger than what the college needs, which means it won’t have to run constantly to keep the 100,000-plus-squarefoot instructional center cooled. Plus, the new unit will be 93 percent efficient, whereas the 1993 portable SWCC | 2A

ilies have in their hands a resource to tell them about lots of different illnesses so they could use that resource before they run to the ER or doctor,” said Julie Lang, MATURA Head Start director.

“A Minion Ways to Stay Healthy” is MATURA’s spin on a program that incorporates a book titled “What to do When Your Child Gets Sick.”

Everyone who attends the program Thursday will receive the book, along with a thermometer and measuring spoons. The goal is to give families a resource to consult anytime their child is sick.

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Report: Iowa licensing boards are ‘unaccountable’ to public IOWA CITY (AP) — Iowa’s licensing boards operate in a culture of secrecy that has made them unaccountable to citizens they are supposed to protect from incompetent and unscrupulous professionals, according to a state report issued Monday.

The secrecy fuels “lackadaisical investigations, apathetic board members, poor

documentation of deliberations, and questionable outcomes” to complaints, the Office of Ombudsman concluded after a lengthy investigation.

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Bangin’ the boards: Sam Henry, left, of the Creston Red team grabs a rebound in a fifthgrade game against Earlham Saturday at Creston Community High School. Teammate Quinton Fuller is at right. Creston Basketball Association organized tournaments at the high school, middle school and elementary school gyms involving teams in third through eighth grades.

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unit was 80 percent efficient or less.

“We should see some savings in energy use and should see some more comfort,” Lesan said. “We have it in to Alliant Energy to look at possible rebates.

I believe we’ll get a nice rebate check on Lesan that. It’ll be using less power, so it won’t cost us as much and they won’t have to produce as much power.

That’s a win-win for everybody.”

Installation The plan, if the SWCC Board of Directors chooses to approve it Thursday, calls for the piping for the air-conditioning system to be installed the week of spring break.

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that goes along with the book has proven to decrease unnecessary emergency room visits by 58 percent, decrease school days missed by 29 percent and decrease work days missed by parents by 42 percent.

“We have health providers who know families are coming to the ER when they didn’t have to,” Lang said.

“That can be an issue for insurance companies. We want people to know we’re trying to work with everybody together to provide this. From the standpoint of a business, they have employees who have kids who get sick. If they can take care of these things at home, the goal would be to decrease those kinds of ER doctor visits, as well as kids and parents would miss fewer days of school and work.”

In addition to receiving the book, there are health care-related door prizes.

The program is part of a research project to help the Health Care Institute determine statistics on emergency room visits. Lang said MATURA Head Start will be collecting data to see if there

Installation of the piping is the only part of the project that would disrupt instruction. The piping will run to the boiler room, which is located on the backside of the auto mechanics lab.

“We don’t want workers in there disrupting student learning, because that program goes through the end of June,” Lesan said. “All the other work is in the boiler room or at the condenser outside.”

Deadline for completion of the project is May 12.

SWCC normally switches over from heat to air conditioning May 10 each year.

“We keep track of that so we know when we do it every year,” Lesan said. “This year may be a little earlier than that. Last year was earlier.

Even with as warm as it was last year, it was after May 1. We’re hoping to be done, ready to go to switch into the new system May 12. Then all we have to do is sell the old unit. This will be one of the quicker projects we’ve been involved with.”

was a decrease in ER visits in the area served by MATURA Head Start.

She noted that when MATURA Head Start previously participated in this program, a decrease in ER visits was shown.

“The biggest thing to expect is to really know how to address a variety of illnesses at your fingertips. You’re going to have that resource. It has everything from a cough to a fever. Anything you can think of, you can look it up,” Lang said. “Some of those things aren’t common things we are born knowing or once you’re a parent you know how to handle those things.

We want to help them make health care decisions for their kids to enable them to be a better parent when it comes time to take care of their kids when they’re sick.”

“SOME of those things aren’t common things we are born knowing or once you’re a parent you know how to handle those things.”

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Iowa group launches plan to help save monarch butterflies AMES (AP) — An Iowa group has devised a strategy to keep monarch butterflies off the national endangered species list.

The Des Moines Register reports that the 135-page plan issued Monday is aimed at helping farmers, backyard gardeners and others boost monarch butterfly habitat in Iowa. Nearly 40 agriculture, conservation, business, utility and government groups, calling themselves the Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium, pulled together

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is considering protecting monarch butterflies under the Endangered Species Act. Supporters of the protection say farming in the Midwest is among the reasons for monarch’s decline.

Steve Bradbury is an Iowa State University entomologist, and he says it’s unclear exactly how many habitat acres Iowa should add to help keep monarch butterflies off the national endangered species list.

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outcomes. Some boards even stopped issuing letters to complainants to inCONT. FROM | 1A form them their cases were boards responsible for regu- closed, with one saying they lating trained workers, from took time to write and would doctors to social workers to only anger the recipients. barbers.

The boards, which set “THIS culture of standards for credentials secrecy breeds puband ethics governing their professions, investigate lic distrust, resentcomplaints and can disciment and a lack pline or even revoke licensof confidence in a es of those who commit misconduct. But complaint files system intended to and reports are considered assure the public confidential under Iowa law, that professionals in part to protect the reputations of licensees who are are being held to a falsely accused of wrongdohigh standard.” ing.

Investigators with the OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN ombudsman’s office found report that the boards often fail to adequately investigate allegations lodged against professionals before voting in “For years, no one has closed-session meetings to been in a position to evaldismiss them. uate their work. In short, The boards then fail to it has been a system unacprovide their findings or countable,” the report says. any rationale for their deci- “This culture of secrecy sions to complainants, many breeds public distrust, reof whom do not accept the sentment and a lack of con-

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fidence in a system intended to assure the public that professionals are being held to a high standard.”

The boards should do more to document their decisions and explain them to complainants, the report says, praising the Attorney Disciplinary Board for doing just that.

The boards are comprised mostly of industry professionals but typically have some public representatives.

Members are appointed by the governor. While having expertise is necessary to be effective, “it also exposes boards to public accusations of self-dealing or protectionism when the target of a complaint is not disciplined,” the report said.

Iowa lawmakers were considering a bill that would have removed licensing requirements from several professions, including those for social workers, funeral directors and mental health counselors, and replace them with registration systems. The bill failed in a committee Monday, pleasing some who noted it

didn’t address the secrecy criticized in the report and could have further weakened oversight.

The ombudsman’s investigation was made possible by a 2015 law change that gave the office access to recordings and minutes from closed meetings where complaints are discussed. Investigators had been blocked from obtaining those records by the attorney general’s office, which argued the ombudsman couldn’t access them without a court order.

Investigators used the law to obtain files from cases involving four boards and were alarmed by what they found. During two closed meetings, board members made “derogatory, inappropriate, and quite frankly, appalling” remarks that suggested bias against complainants and certain licensees, the report said.

Two boards failed to adequately address conflicts of interest, with one member failing to recuse herself in a case against a licensee she worked for.

Divided Republicans await clarity from Trump on key issues WASHINGTON (AP) — Flailing and divided, congressional Republicans are hoping for clarity from President Donald Trump on key issues like health care when he delivers his first speech to a joint meeting of Congress.

It comes as Republicans are discovering, a month into Trump’s administration, how difficult it will be to make good on their many promises now that they control Washington in full.

The GOP’s long-stated plans to repeal former President Barack Obama’s health care law and replace it with something better are running into major difficulties even before legislation is officially released. After a week of raucous town hall meetings, Republicans are back in Washington and key conservatives have begun to denounce House leadership plans based on a leaked draft and reports that the bill would cost more than expected while covering fewer people than the Affordable Care Act. “That dog doesn’t hunt,” GOP Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina, head of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, declared flatly of a central element of the plan, tax credits extended regardless of income.

Asked whether Republicans were nearing consensus on the overall legislation, Meadows said: “I think we’re a long way from that.”

Another influential conservative, GOP Rep. Mark Walker of North Carolina, who chairs the Republican Study Committee, released a statement warning that “There are serious problems with what appears to be our current path to repeal and replace Obamacare.”

And three key conservative senators, Mike Lee of Utah, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Ted Cruz of Texas, added their voices in opposition, too, announcing that they will oppose “Obamacare Lite” and “accept nothing less than full repeal of Obamacare.”

House Speaker Paul Ryan downplayed the divisions, insisting in an interview Tuesday that Congress is on track with a plan that will lower costs and improve quality.

Ryan says the nation doesn’t need Trump to come up with

all the specifics.

“I see him as more of a chairman, as a president, much like many successful presidents have been, where he gets people around him who are detailed people who can execute those Ryan plans,” Ryan told NBC’s “Today” show on Tuesday.

But several other House Republicans said they would like to hear Trump sketch a clear vision, or better yet an endorsement of their plan, when he addresses Congress Tuesday night. Ahead of the speech, Republicans had little clarity about what Trump was going to say on the topic. Trump himself remarked Monday that “Nobody knew that health care could be so complicated.”

“What the president can say is that the plan that gets presented to the conference is the one you need to vote ‘yes’ on,” said GOP Rep. Bill Flores of Texas. “That’s how he can be helpful.”

Unlike the inauguration, Democrats plan to attend the speech, with women in the House wearing white to honor the suffrage movement and also to “stand in solidarity with the women of our nation.”

Health care is far from the only issue dividing Republicans. Plans to overhaul the tax code have Republicans tied in knots, while Trump’s promised increases in infrastructure spending promise to provoke major clashes with deficit hawks. A government funding deadline looms two months away and must be met to keep the government from shutting down. And, senior lawmakers were busy throwing cold water on Trump’s budget proposal, which was made public in broad outlines on Monday. The budget envisions a huge $54 billion surge in U.S. military spending while slashing domestic programs and foreign aid.

GOP Rep. Mike Simpson of Idaho, a senior member of the Appropriations Com-

mittee, said that the budget as presented could not possibly pass the House.

“No, no. There’s a lot of members that have a lot of interest in a lot of these programs,” Simpson said.

“There’s more to our government than just defense.”

Yet for defense hawks, Trump’s Pentagon spending didn’t go far enough. Sen. John McCain of Arizona complained that Trump’s plans represented just a small increase over Obama’s recent Pentagon wish list.

And, Trump’s budget would leave large deficits intact while sparing Social Security and Medicare, the entitlements that make up an enormous and growing

share of the federal budget.

That puts Trump in direct conflict with Ryan and other leading Republicans who’ve long advocated reforming entitlement programs to put them on a more sustainable footing and get deficits under control.

It’s unclear how that conflict will get resolved, but several Republicans said Trump would have to address Medicare and even Social Security despite campaign promises to spare them.

“If you want to balance the budget, if you want to increase defense spending, at some point in time you’ve got to touch entitlements,” Simpson said. “All you’ve got to do is look at the numbers.

This is not rocket science.”

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Marie Mullin, eighth grader at Creston Community Schools, will sing in the National Junior High/Middle School Honor Choir, rehearsing and performing at the 2017 American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) National Conference held March 7-11 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

More than 4,200 singers from all over the United States submitted auditions in September for one of three honor choirs: children’s, middle school and high school. Students were notified of their selection and have been preparing their music since November.

Marie’s choir will rehearse and perform under the direction of Lynnel Jenkins, director of the Princeton Girl choir and choral teacher at the Timberlane Middle School in Pennington, New Jersey. Marie is the daughter of Bill Mullin and Julia Weisshaar-Mullin of Creston.

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A Sunday afternoon trip to Carlisle Editor’s note: This is the second guest column by Kyle Wilson. His columns publish in the Creston News Advertiser on the fourth Tuesday of every month.

We only watch one TV show at our house these days.

It’s called “This Is Us” and, since the show began in September, it’s taken off like a rocket to the top of television ratings, even recently dethroning “The Big Bang Theory” for weekly viewership.

There’s been several Fridays my wife Stormy and I have made a date out of paper-plating some fresh A&G pizza and watching this NBC drama together.

The show, nominated for three Golden Globes last year, has so many storylines — a twin sister in her 30s struggling with issues of self-esteem and obesity, a father losing his battle with cancer, a “pretty boy” brother trying to

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reignite a relationship with his ex-wife.

But, it’s a husband, Jack (Milo Ventimiglia), and wife, Rebecca (Mandy Moore), that keeps our family coming back for more each week. The show follows the everyday smiles and struggles this couple encounters while raising three young kids and trying to maintain a strong marriage.

Sound like anybody you know?

I’m sure it does.

There are some days I’d like to call the writers and give them a tip for a Jack/Rebecca scene.

One of those moments came two Sundays ago when our fam-

ily was preparing to travel to a birthday party for my two nieces in Carlisle.

Our 4-month-old son Bronx is not the best traveler and when he gets mad, things can quickly escalate into a George Brett, pine-tar kind of situation in the back seat of our car. (Baseball fans: You’ll get that reference.)

And, there’s almost nothing you can do to calm him down outside of removing him from his Graco carseat, which is not a real good option, obviously, in a moving vehicle.

Luckily, on this Sunday, Bronx had fallen asleep when I packed him and our daughter Harper into the car. So, we three drove around Creston to keep him calm while Stormy put the final touches on her hair and makeup.

Stormy gave me the call when she was ready.

But, was she really ready when

I rolled into the driveway? No, no, no she wasn’t.

So, I decided to try a new rocka-bye baby move in our driveway, reversing the car to the end of the driveway, then strolling to the front. We rocked back and forth like that in her Prius for a couple of minutes.

Stormy came out laughing and any neighbors watching had to think I’d gone crazy.

In the end, our trip to Carlisle came with a happy ending.

Bronx basically hibernated the entire 80 minutes there and, the birthday party must have worn him out, because he slept all the way home, too.

Harper has always loved playing with her cousins. At the party, they played “keep the balloon up” and chatted often about their favorite Disney princesses.

Bonus: Harper also fell asleep on the commute back to Creston,

which gave Stormy and I the very rare opportunity to actually have uninterrupted conversation.

So far, parenthood has certainly been “the ride” that everyone warned us about in the hospital rooms when Harper and Bronx were born. I’m doing better about “being present” each day with family and kids.

And, I think that’s the genius of “This Is Us.” It reminds us each week that memories aren’t just made on extravagant vacations. They’re made most of the time during “normal” everyday life – dinner at the table together, soccer on Saturday mornings, long family walks.

And sometimes they’re made on a Sunday afternoon trip to Carlisle.

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HOLLYWOOD – God bless America, and how’s everybody?

Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway were selected to give out the Oscar for Best Picture to mark the 50th anniversary of their classic “Bonnie and Clyde.” Five decades later, they’re still thrilling movie fans. In their final heist on Sunday, Bonnie and Clyde tried to rob a black director of his Oscar.

Warren Beatty misread his card and called out “La La Land” as Best Picture winner Sunday and it turned out he announced the wrong movie as the winner. Everybody’s just mortified. Trust us here in Hollywood on this one, it’s not the first time Warren Beatty called out the wrong name late at night.

The “La La Land” producers quickly pointed out Beatty’s error and said “Moonlight” was the winner not “La La Land.” It’s best. Hollywood would look pretty stupid if they spent all night calling Trump a racist then gave the Oscar to a movie in which a beautiful young white couple saves jazz in America.

Academy Awards host Jimmy Kimmel drew praise from the Hollywood crowd for his skewering of President Trump. There are always a lot of hurt feelings during the ceremony. For instance, every time a slave movie wins an Oscar, the winner never thanks the Confederacy for making it all possible.

Oklahoma Sooners star quarterback Baker Mayfield was arrested in Arkansas late Friday for public intoxication and for fleeing

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arrest. However, the police officer chased him down, tackled him and handcuffed him. Mayfield is out on bond and the officer has been offered a scholarship at Texas.

Muhammed Ali’s 44-year-old son Muhammed Ali Jr. said Saturday he was detained at a Florida airport because his name is Muslim. It was an honest mistake.

Fifteen years ago, Teddy Kennedy was placed on the No-Fly List when everybody understood he belonged on the No-Drive List.

The White House held an off-camera press gaggle in the press secretary’s office Thursday in which the New York Times, Washington Post and CNN were not invited to attend. They were infuriated. If President Trump isn’t careful, this could start to have an effect on how they cover him.

President Trump will speak to a joint session of Congress tonight but he’s not calling it a State of the Union speech. California, Oregon, Washington, New England and Texas are threatening to secede. If he even mentions the word Union, the Washington Post will give Trump five Pinocchios.

The White House announced President Trump won’t attend the White House Correspondents Dinner. Five years ago, Obama

got such big laughs making fun of Trump to his face that Trump decided to run for president. In my work, that’s called the tag line being funnier than the punch line.

Mexico was embarrassed Sunday when sewage pipes exploded into the Tijuana River, sending raw sewage upstream into the United States. Reaction was swift.

President Trump announced he’s going to build a toilet on the border and make Mexico pay for it, and it’s going to be a beautiful toilet.

The NFL announced this year’s season opener in September will be hosted by the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots on the Thursday after Labor Day. It’s a tricky month. Last year, the season opener fell on Rosh Hashanah, and the players had to play without their defense lawyers.

Denver federal Judge Brooke Jackson ruled a Fort Collins law banning female toplessness to be unconstitutional so now women can show off their boobs in public. It didn’t go unnoticed in Washington. If Neal Gorsuch isn’t confirmed to the Supreme Court, guess who’s in the on-deck circle.

President Trump told CPAC the media tells lies they lay on anonymous sources. Anonymous sources just told me that their anonymous sources were told by anonymous sources that nobody should believe that the mainstream media has anonymous sources. Remember, you heard it here, first.

Sequestered jury from outside area to decide Bill Cosby case NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A sequestered jury from an outside county will decide the sexual assault case against Bill Cosby, a suburban Philadelphia judge ruled Monday, rejecting a defense request to move the trial because of worldwide media reports that the actor’s lawyers say brand him a “serial rapist.”

Montgomery County Judge Steven O’Neill will oversee a June 5 trial over charges Cosby drugged and molested a former Temple University employee in 2004.

The judge’s ruling came after lawyers for the 79-yearold TV star argued his trial should be moved to Philadelphia or the Pittsburgh area.

The larger, more diverse population would make it easier to find unbiased jurors, lawyer Brian McMonagle argued, but even then, he said, there was no guarantee Cosby could get a fair hearing.

“Unless you’ve been living under a rock, the message that has been promoted, in insidious fashion, is that Bill Cosby is guilty and that Bill Cosby is a serial rapist,” McMonagle said. “I do not believe that there’s a place anywhere in this country now where he can receive a fair trial. Not here, not anywhere.

I hope I’m wrong.”

In a court filing, District Attorney Kevin Steele called the pretrial publicity argument “a red herring.” He said Cosby couldn’t expect to find a jury anywhere that is “oblivious” to the dozens of sex assault accusations lodged against him by Andrea Constand and other accusers.

“He’s not entitled to a jury that is ignorant of the facts surrounding his case,” Steele wrote. “The publicity that necessarily follows the rich and famous cannot insulate them from prosecution.”

Prosecutors didn’t object

to bringing an outside jury to the courthouse in Norristown but fought the bid to move the trial.

They told the judge they could surely find a dozen unbiased jurors in counties with fewer than 1 million people, the size sought by the defense.

Cosby has pleaded not guilty to charges he sexually assaulted Constand at his suburban Philadelphia home. The Associated Press doesn’t typically identify people who say they are victims of sexual assault unless they have come forward publicly, as Constand has done.

With the judge’s decision to import an out-of-county jury, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court must now decide where in Pennsylvania the jurors will be selected.

Monday’s hearing came after the judge dealt a blow to the prosecution by limiting the number of accusers who can testify at the trial.

Prosecutors wanted to put

13 more women on the stand to bolster charges Cosby had drugged and molested women before the 2004 encounter with Constand.

The judge ruled Friday only one of those accusers may testify. She worked for Cosby’s agent at the William Morris agency and said Cosby drugged and molested her during a lunch meeting in Los Angeles in 1996.

In a setback for the defense, the judge previously ruled Cosby’s damaging deposition from Constand’s 2005 lawsuit can be aired in court. Cosby, over four days, described a string of extramarital affairs and liaisons with young women, often after he gave them drugs or alcohol. He called them consensual.

He has been married to Camille Cosby for more than 50 years and has four surviving children. Their only son, Ennis Cosby, was killed in an attempted robbery in 1997.

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takes and breaches of established protocols during last night’s Oscars,” PwC wrote.

It said its partner, Brian Cullinan, mistakenly handed presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway an envelope containing the winner of the best actress award.

“Once the error occurred, protocols for correcting it were not followed through quickly enough by Mr. Cullinan or his partner,” the statement read.

It did not address in detail which protocols were violated, or say whether a tweet Cullinan sent about best actress winner Emma Stone before the best picture announcement contributed to the mistake.

The firm, which has handled Oscar winner announcements for eight decades, apologized to Beatty, Dunaway, the cast and crew of “La La Land” and “Moonlight,” the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and host Jimmy Kimmel.

“We wish to extend our deepest gratitude to each of them for the graciousness they displayed during such a difficult moment,” the statement said. “For the past 83 years, the academy has entrusted PwC with the integrity of the awards process during the ceremony, and last night we failed the academy.”

The statement came after nearly a day of speculation about how the worst gaffe in Oscars history unfolded.

The fiasco launched countless punchlines, memes and a probe of what went wrong.

The mystery deepened Monday afternoon after the Wall Street Journal reported that Cullinan tweeted a behind-the-scenes photo of Stone holding her statuette.

“Best Actress Emma Stone backstage!” the tweet read.

The tweet, sent moments before the best picture announcement, raised the question of whether the accountant was distracted from the task at hand. Although the tweet was deleted from the social media site, a copy of it was kept by Google and available through a cache page.

The mistaken announcement altered the usual celebration that follows the coronation of a best picture winner. The only Oscars mistake that came close occurred in 1964, when Sammy Davis was given the wrong envelope for best music score winner but made a quick correction.

The “La La Land”-’’Moonlight” mix-up, in contrast, took a painfully long time to be announced, with two-plus minutes elapsing before it was announced to the moviemakers and the world at large.

The embarrassing episode stepped squarely on what should have been a night of high-fiving for the academy. After last year’s awards were clouded by the #OscarsSoWhite protests, diversity ruled Sunday as actors Viola Davis (“Fences”) and Mahershala Ali (“Moonlight”) were among the people of color claiming trophies, while “Moonlight” focused on African-American characters.

PwC, which originated in London over a century ago, was quick to apologize to the movies involved.

On paper, the process for announcing Oscars winners seems straight-forward. As per protocol, Cullinan and PwC colleague Martha Ruiz toted briefcases to the awards via the red carpet, each holding an identical set of envelopes for the show’s 24 categories. The accountants also memorize the winners.

During the telecast, the ac-

countants were stationed in the Dolby Theatre wings, one stage left and one stage right, to give presenters their category’s envelope before they went on stage. Most presenters entered stage right, where Cullinan was posted and where he handed Beatty and Dunaway the errant envelope.

Yet the previous award, best actress, had been presented by Leonardo DiCaprio, who entered stage left and received the envelope from Ruiz. That left a duplicate, unopened envelope for best actress at stage right.

“It’s a simple process, if a painstaking one,” said Dan Lyle, who had Oscar duties for Price Waterhouse for 11 years in the 1980s and ‘90s.

Accountants attended rehearsals to learn whether presenters would enter from the right or left. But given the possibility of last-minute changes, both accountants had a full set of envelopes.

When Lyle ended up with a redundant envelope for a category handled by his colleague, he said, he got it out of the way

by stuffing it in a pocket or otherwise discarding it before moving on to the next award.

Lyle said there were always nerves no matter how much care was taken. Each time an envelope was dispensed, he said, he hoped that “I handed over the right one.”

If the wrong winner was announced, a PwC accountant was to quickly dash to the stage to correct the error.

Such a rapid response should have occurred Sunday but didn’t, as confusion reigned onstage. Backstage, however, people were working calmly to right the ship, said Matt Sayles, a freelance photographer for The Associated Press.

“It was more crazy onstage.

I feel like backstage knew that something was wrong and they handled it,” Sayles said. “They clearly knew that something was wrong.”

Sayles, who has shot five Academy Awards from a backstage position just out of the sight of television cameras, said the result of the mix-up was a more subdued celebration from winners in-

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“They had a pretty simple job to do and messed it up spectacularly,” he said.

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The Academy’s apology comes after the accounting firm responsible for the integrity of the Academy Awards, PwC, said mistakes were made and its staffers did not move quickly enough to correct the biggest error in Oscars history.

“We deeply regret the mistakes that were made during the presentation of the Best Picture category during last night’s Oscar ceremony,” the Academy said in a Monday statement. “We apologize to the entire cast and crew of ‘La La Land’ and ‘Moonlight’ whose experience was profoundly altered by this error.”

The Academy also apologized to presenters Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway and to fans watching around the world.

The Academy’s statement noted that PwC, formerly Price Waterhouse Coopers, has been entrusted with handling Oscar votes for 83 years but said the Academy “will determine what actions are appropriate going forward.”

PwC wrote in its own statement that several mistakes were made and two of its partners assigned to the prestigious awards show did not act quickly enough when “La La Land” was mistakenly announced as the best picture winner. Three of the film’s producers spoke before the actual winner, the coming-ofage drama “Moonlight,” was announced.

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HINTS FROM HELOISE Don’t mangle the message

HOROSCOPE For Wednesday, March 1, 2017 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Be careful, because today you are tempted to do something rash. Heads up! Get centered and get a hold of yourself so you don’t do something you later regret.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)You feel restless today. The important thing to know is that this is just a temporary vibe that will grab you by the throat.

Don’t worry about it, because this will be gone by tomorrow.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Quite likely, a friend will say or do something that surprises you or catches you off guard.

Be ready for this. Remember: Count to five before you react.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) A discussion with a boss or parent will be unusual today.

He or she might throw you a curveball or do something you don’t expect. (Don’t quit your day job.)

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Travel plans will change today, or they might be canceled or delayed. On the other hand, you might suddenly have to travel even if you didn’t expect to do so. Stay flexible today.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Double-check all details concerning inheritances, shared property, taxes, debt and insurance issues, because something might change suddenly.

Be sure you know what’s happening.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) A partner or close friend might act weird or unusual today, or perhaps he or she will have a strange request. Don’t overreact - whatever happens will be history in a few days.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Your work routine will change today because of something unexpected. Staff shortages, computer crashes, equipment breakdowns and canceled appointments are just some examples. Steady as she goes.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) This is a mildly accident-prone day for your kids, so be vigilant. Likewise, romantic couples might have a spat. This is a minor influence, but it’s there. Keep your eyes open.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Your home routine will be interrupted today. Small appliances might break down, or minor breakages could occur.

Someone unexpected might knock on your door.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)Surprise news might reach you today, or someone close to you might do something unexpected. On the upside, you can think outside of the box and

dream up good ideas.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20)Watch your money and cash flow today, because you might find money or you might lose money.

Similarly, guard your possessions against loss or theft.

YOU BORN TODAY You are artistic, hard-working and ambitious. Challenges simply make you want to excel. You have lots of energy and power.

Take advantage of opportunities that present themselves this year, because this is the year you’ve been waiting for.

Expect a major change, perhaps as significant as what occurred around 2006. It’s time to test your future!

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Dear Readers: Sorry, what number did you leave on my voicemail? Here’s the Heloise Hint when leaving a VOICE MESSAGE on a recorded phone line (could be landline or cellphone): Speak clearly, slowly and succinctly.

State your name and callback number at the BEGINNING of your message and again at the END. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to replay the message to get that information.

Try to be brief and get to the point! This is especially true for business-related messages. – Heloise PLAY IT SAFE Dear Heloise: To make certain my kids can find the information necessary for my health care or my life insurance, I send them copies of each policy.

That should save a lot of time in case of an emergency or in the event of my passing.

– Maggie D., via email LEASING A VEHICLE Dear Readers: It can be difficult to decide if you want to buy or lease your next car or truck.

If you are interested in

leasing a vehicle, do your homework! A lower monthly payment is one reason some people lease. Or they may want a new car every year or so. They may want to see what it drives like for a year before actually buying one. Today’s lease is not the lease of old!

You must read all the information on leasing, because there are a lot of rules.

These rules may vary from state to state. Read the fine print! Don’t sign on the dotted line just because the sales person tells you what the contract says! If you still have questions, ask a trusted adviser, such as your lawyer, accountant, etc. – Heloise WRAP IT UP Dear Heloise: We had a morning low of 19 degrees in San Antonio a while back.

(HELOISE HERE: Readers, I live in San Antonio also, and we very seldom have freezing temperatures that last for too long.) I thought about what would work best to protect the pipes. Elastic stretchable bandages I had accumulated came to mind.

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Taylor’s stellar career comes to an end Saturday ■

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By LARRY PETERSON

Briar Cliff to stream Tuesday’s basketball game

PELLA — With a protective boot on his right foot, Colby Taylor shifted his weight off his sore ankle as he stood and talked Saturday night about his record-setting career at Central College.

Thirty minutes earlier his final season did not end as he had hoped, in an 89-85 loss to Wartburg College in the Iowa Conference Tournament championship. The game determined the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament.

As the fifth seed in the Iowa Conference Tournament, Central had unexpectedly gotten an opportunity to play at home in the title game after sixth-seeded Wartburg knocked off regular-season co-champion Loras College in the semifinals Thursday night.

On that night, Central dominated the other cochamp, Nebraska Wesleyan, by 85-63 score. But with nine minutes left, after he’d collected 16 points and 10 rebounds, Taylor went down when he reinjured an ankle originally sprained late in the regular season.

“I had shot a shot and was back-pedaling on defense,” Taylor said in recounting the injury that left him limping in a bulky ankle brace Saturday night. “The ball got tipped out, so I was going back to get it and my foot got stuck and turned over. It was pretty sore (Saturday), but nothing was going to keep me out of playing this last conference championship game.”

Taylor played more minutes (32) than coach Craig Douma expected, and made a significant contribution with 19 points and eight rebounds. He was 4-of-7 from 3-point range but the rest of the team struggled behind the arc at 9-of-35.

Second-half swoon An extended cold spell by the Dutch in the second half after leading by 14 points quieted the raucous home crowd and gave the Knights some momentum down the stretch. Wartburg scored 55 points in the second half after trailing 43-34 at halftime.

“They made a bunch of tough shots,” Taylor said.

“The ball got a little stagnant on offense for us, but you have to credit them.

They did a lot of good things and played good defense down the stretch.”

Getting one last home game was special for Taylor, who thought he’d played at the Kuyper Athletic Complex gym for the final time in 80-78 victory over Buena Vista on Feb. 15, when he was honored at center court prior to the game as being Central’s all-time leading

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SIOUX CITY —For those interested in online streaming of Tuesday’s Briar Cliff men’s basketball game, visit the Briar Cliff athletics website at www.bcuchargers.com. Click on the basketball icon — second from the left on the top. The stream central button is second from the top on the far left side of the page, where it will direct you where to watch the game.

Briar Cliff and Northwestern are matching up in the Great Plains Athletic Conference men’s college basketball tournament championship game from the Newman-Flanagan Center in Sioux City, Tip off is set for 7 p.m.

Creston native Jay Wolfe, Nodaway Valley product Jackson Lamb and the Chargers are in search of their second consecutive GPAC Tournament title. To do so, they’ll have to get past their northwest Iowa rival from Orange City.

The Chargers and Raiders split their two meetings this season, each winning on the others home court. Northwestern won 80-65 on Nov. 16 in Sioux City.

Briar Cliff won 103-77 on Jan. 18 in Orange City.

Both teams are assured berths at the NAIA Division II national tournament, to be held on March 8-14 at Keeter Gymnasium on the campus of College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Mo. Briar Cliff earned the league’s automatic berth for winning the regular season crown. Northwestern earned the other bid by reaching the league title game, and with Briar Cliff also in the title game.

CNA sports editor Ryan Kronberg will be in Sioux City for the game. Follow him on twitter @ryankronberg and look for a recap and profiles on the two local products later this week in the News-Advertiser.

Monday’s boys basketball scores Class 1A Substate final:

Remsen St. Mary’s 56, Boyden-Hull 51

Class 3A Substate finals:

Atlantic 69, Glenwood 68 Dallas Center-Grimes 54, Boone 43 Mount Pleasant 70, Oskaloosa 40 Pella 55, Grinnell 53 Sergeant Bluff-Luton 53, Bishop Heelan 51 Waverly-Shell Rock 71, Forest City 55 West Delaware, Manchester 54, Center Point-Urbana 51 Xavier, Cedar Rapids 58, Wahlert, Dubuque 39

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CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON

Central’s Colby Taylor of Creston (34) takes the ball upcourt during Saturday’s 89-85 loss to Wartburg College in the Iowa Conference Tournament championship game in Pella. Playing with a sprained right ankle, Taylor had 19 points and eight rebounds in his final college game. He finished as Central’s career scoring leader with 1,856 points and is the school’s second-leading all-time rebounder with 890.

scorer.

“It was awesome here tonight,” Taylor said. “There were so many fans here. It was everything I could have hoped for in having a home conference championship game. They did everything they could to try to will us a victory.”

By winning three road games in a week to claim the tournament title, Wartburg duplicated Central’s feat from a year ago, when the same matchup occurred in the finals. In Taylor’s career he experienced a league regular season championship his freshman year and conference tournament crowns two of the next three years.

He was part of Douma’s first recruiting class at Central, joined a year later Taylor by former Hawkeye 10 rival Pete Walker of Red Oak, who had played tennis at Northwest Missouri State University as a freshman.

Walker averaged 24.6 points per game in his final five games for the Dutch, after overcoming an elbow injury earlier in the season.

Impact player Taylor’s impact on the Central program will be held for many years to come.

Taylor led Central to two NCAA Tournament berths — in 2013-14 and 2015-16.

The Dutch won the Iowa Conference Tournament last season and won the league title outright as a freshman.

“He hates to lose,” Douma said. “The success we’ve had in this program in the last three years is largely due to Colby Taylor.”

Taylor fits the model of an athlete and a student at the Division III level.{ “He’s a great student,”

Douma said. “He epitomizes what a Division III student is all about. He’s a dedicated student. He’s dedicated to basketball.”

Walker was looking into his options three years ago.

He’d completed his freshman year as a member of the men’s tennis team at Northwest Missouri State, but Walker’s heart was on the hardwood.

He took visits to Simpson and Central.

Taylor was there to help Walker on his visit to Pella.

Walker chose Central.

“Colby meant a ton,” Walker said. “Part of the reason why I came here — when I got here, came to visit, he was really good to me. I didn’t know anybody here. He was super welcoming.”

“He’s a big reason why I cam here.”

Taylor always had an encouraging word for his former Hawkeye 10 Conference rival, now teammate.

“He’s been a great teammate for me, for my confidence,” Walker said. “He was always in my ear telling me to shoot more. He was huge for my confidence.”

Teammate Kyle Smith spoke glowingly about Taylor.

“He’s made my life a lot easier,” Smith said. “He’s tough. He works hard. He puts a ton of time in and out of practice, in the gym. He works hard.

“It’s been fun playing with him.”

Career records Taylor leaves his mark on the Central program in so many ways. He finishes his career with the Dutch as the all-time leader in points (1,856), field goals made (633), field goals attempted (1,304), 3-pointers attempted (587), 3-pointers made (233), games played (111), games started (98) and minutes played (3,320). Taylor also set the all-time free

throw percentage in a season record (.925). A streak of 32 consecutive made free throws is also a Central record.

The 6-foot-6, 210-pound forward was not only an outside shooting threat, but operated effectively inside, finishing as the school’s second-leading all-time rebounder with 890.

Relatively unheralded coming out of high school, Taylor said he never dreamed of such feats as a collegian. He just kept working on his game and hoped to contribute.

“Those kind of things were not even on my radar,” Taylor said, managing a smile through eyes still misty from a tough farewell in the dressing room with fellow seniors Tate Handsaker, Austin Glawe, Ryan Kunkel and Walker. “I just wanted to play a little bit as a freshman. Then, as time went on I saw some of those (records) were in my sights.”

The all-district academic selection majors in actuarial science — a discipline that applies mathematical and statistical methods to assess risk in insurance, finance and other industries — and will graduate in May. He looks back at his decision to attend Central with no regrets.

“It was the best decision of my life to come to Central,” Taylor said. “It’s been awesome. Coaches, teammates, fans, family — everything people have done for me to allow me to have the opportunity to play college basketball for four years has meant so much to me. It’s been so amazing I can’t put it into words.”

It’s possible that Colby, the son of Bill and Joni Taylor of Creston, has not finished his competitive basketball career. As a freshman he saw Central star Matt Greenfield graduate and earn a chance to play

Colby Taylor: By the numbers

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Career points for Colby Taylor, most in Central history

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Career three-point field goals made, most in Central history.

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Rebounds, second in Dutch history.

Only former Miami Dolphins great Vern Den Herder has more rebounds. overseas in Spain for a couple of years.

Taylor has designs on playing professionally, too.

Douma said as a 6-foot-6 stretch four player in college with 3-point shooting range and an inside game, Taylor has the skill set valued in the European game.

“I will try to get with an agent and see about opportunities for tryouts,” Taylor said. “It would be fun. I never got the chance to study abroad since we play in both semesters here.”

“Why not take an opportunity to see the world and get paid for it playing basketball for a few more years?” Douma said. “Colby is very capable of playing at that level. You can work the rest of your life.”

—CNA sports editor Ryan Kronberg contributed to this story

DRAKE MEN’S BASKETBALL Bulldogs to open coaching search, interim coach Rutter on list

By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer

DES MOINES (AP) — Drake stopped short of handing interim coach Jeff Rutter the job permanently on Monday, saying in a statement that it’ll conduct a nationwide search and that Rutter is “a strong candidate.”

Athletic director Sandy Hatfield-Clubb says the Bulldogs are seeking a coach who will develop the program into one that competes for Missouri

Valley Conference championships and NCAA Tournament appearances.

Drake has made just one NCAA Tournament since 1971.

Rutter took over in December after coach Ray Giacoletti abruptly resigned. The Bulldogs initially got a lift from Rutter, starting Valley play at 5-4, but they’ve since lost nine straight.

The Bulldogs (7-23, 5-13) will face Bradley on Thursday in the opening round of the league tournament.

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REGULAR MEETING OF THE CRESTON CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 21, 2017 The Creston City Council met in regular session at 6:00 o'clock p.m. on the above date in the Council Chambers of the City Hall Complex with Mayor Lybarger presiding.

Roll call being taken with the following Council members present: Wintermute, Wilson, Carroll, Higgins Freeman.

Waukee (18-4), 6:45and p.m.

Xavier, Cedar Rapids Crestwood, Cresco Koets and Madison were absent. winner, 10 a.m.

(22-1) vs Cherokee (20-3), Thursday, March 2 Motion was made and seconded to apMarion/Boone winner vs 1:30 p.m. prove the agenda. All voted aye. Koets 1Aabsent.

SEMIS Pella/Lewis Central Center Point-Urbana All games played at Wells and CLASS Madison were Motion carried.

Springville (23-2) vs winner, 11:45 a.m.

(21-3) vs. Assumption, Fargo Arena, Des Moines Motion was made and seconded to apKingsley-Pierson (24-1), prove the consent agenda, which included Davenport (16-7), CLASS 5A SEMIS Monday, Feb. 27 approval of minutes of February 7, 2017 10 a.m.

3:15 p.m.

Indianola/Johnston regular meeting; claims of $144,259.16 Turkey Valley (22-2) vs CLASS 1A QUARTERS Pocahontas Area (24-1) vs winner vs Iowa City High/ and Exira/Elk fund transfers of $750.00; liquor liHorn-Kimbalton Springville 59, Clear Lake (21-3), 5 p.m. cense renewal11:45 for Walmart; Cedar Falls winner, (24-1), a.m. and reappointBurlington Notre Dame 16 Nevada (22-1) vs North ment of Jane Briley to the Historic Preser1:30 p.m.

Marquette Catholic, Scott, Eldridge (18-5) vation Committee with term expiring CLASS 2A SEMIS WDM Valley/Dowling Kingsley-Pierson 65, All voted(26-0) aye. Koets and March 3, 2020.

6:45 p.m.

Iowa City Regina Catholic winner vs Iowa Marquette Catholic 61 Madison were absent.

Motion carried.

Grinnell (19-4) vs Xavier, vs Western Christian (23-2), City West/Waukee During Public Forum, Wayne Pantini, Turkey Valley 60, Cedar Rapids (17-6), 1:30gave p.m.Council an update on their winner, 3:15 p.m.

UCDA, Janesville 58 8:30 p.m.

Treynor (26-0) vs Central business-related activities from October CLASS 1A TITLE GAME Exira/Elk Horn-Kimbalton 58, winner, 2016Decatur/Cascade - February 2017. They will also be Wednesday, March 1 Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.

Sidney 43 holding SMARTStart Class on March 3:15ap.m.

CLASS 4A 6th and 13th from 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m.

CLASS 2A TITLE GAME CLASS 2A QUARTERS CLASS 3A SEMIS Marion (22-1) vs for anyone interested in honing their busiSemifinal winners, 8 p.m.

Iowa City Regina 67, Center/PCM nessSioux leadership skills.

Boone (19-5), 10 a.m.

Logan-Magnolia 54 winner vs Crestwood/ SATURDAY, MARCH 4 Mayor Lybarger announced that now is Pella (19-4) vs Lewis Western Christian, Hull 58, the time for a Public Hearing on the matter Cherokee winner, 5 p.m.

Central (22-1), 11:45 a.m.

CLASS 3A TITLE GAME North Linn, Troy Mills 48 of Center the City Point-Urbana/ making application for a Semifinal winners, 4 p.m.

CLASS 5A Treynor 60, Van Meter 54.

USDA Rural Development Grant for fiAssumption, Davenport nancial assistance to purchase a police paIndianola (23-0) vs Saturday, March 4 winner vs Pocahontas Tuesday, Feb. 28 trol car. No one spoke in favor of, or Johnston (19-4) 1:30 p.m.

Area/Clear Lake and winner, CLASS 4A TITLE GAME there was no against the application, CLASS 2A Iowa City High (22-1) vs 6:45correspondence p.m. written in favor of, or Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.

Central Decatur (24-0) vs Cedar Falls (21-2), against the application. He then called the Friday, March 3 Cascade (22-2), 10 a.m.

3:15 p.m.

CLASS 5A TITLE GAME Public Hearing to a close.

WDM Valley (21-2) vs Semifinal winners, 8 p.m.

ACLASS resolution 4A was offered and seconded SEMIS CLASS 3A to approve the City making Dowling Catholic (19-4), Nevada/North Scottapplication for Sioux Center (24-0) vs a USDA Rural Development Grant for fi5 p.m. winner vs Grinnell/ PCM (20-4), 11:45 a.m. nancial assistance to purchase a police paIowa City West (20-3) vs trol car. All voted aye. Koets and Madison were absent. Resolution passed.

Mayor Lybarger announced that now is the time for a Public Hearing on the matter of an easement request to expand a parking space on City right-of-way at 408 N. Pine Street. No one spoke in favor of, or against the request, and there was no written correspondence in favor of, or against the application. He then called the Public Hearing to a close.

A resolution was offered and seconded to approve an easement request to expand a parking space on City right-of-way at 408 N. Pine Street with the stipulation that either asphalt or concrete cover the entire parking space. All voted aye. Koets and Madison were absent. Resolution passed.

Mayor Lybarger announced that now is the time for a Public Hearing on the matter of amending Ordinance 17-174 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CRESTON, IOWA, 1996, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 167 PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO ZONING CODE FLOOD PLAIN DISTRICT REGULATIONS. No one spoke in favor of, or against the amendment, and there was no written correspondence in favor of, or against the amendment. He then called the Public Hearing to a close.

Wilson moved seconded by Carroll to Establish the First Reading of Ordinance 17-174 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CRESTON, IOWA, 1996, BY AMENDING CHAPTER 167 PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO ZONING CODE FLOOD PLAIN DISTRICT REGULATIONS. Higgins, Freeman, Wintermute, Wilson and Carroll voted aye.

Koets and Madison were absent. First REGULAR MEETING OF THE Reading declared Established.

A resolution was offered and seconded CRESTON CITY COUNCIL FEBRUARY 21, 2017 to adopt the Proposed Budget for FY 2018 The Creston City Council met in regu- and set a Public Hearing on March 7, lar session at 6:00 o'clock p.m. on the 2017, at 6:00 p.m., for the Adoption of the above date in the Council Chambers of the Final Budget for FY 2018. All voted aye.

City Hall Complex with Mayor Lybarger Koets and Madison were absent. Resolution passed. presiding.

There was a request for installation of a Roll call being taken with the following Council members present: Wintermute, street light in front of 807 E. Montgomery, Wilson, Carroll, Higgins and Freeman. but died for lack of a motion.

A resolution was offered and seconded Koets and Madison were absent.

Motion was made and seconded to ap- to amend Manatt's, Inc., price to seal coat prove the agenda. All voted aye. Koets streets from $70,297.20 to $75,388.40. All voted aye. Koets and Madison were aband Madison were absent. Motion carried.

Motion was made and seconded to ap- sent. Resolution passed.

Motion was made and seconded to adprove the consent agenda, which included approval of minutes of February 7, 2017 journ the meeting. All voted aye. Koets regular meeting; claims of $144,259.16 and Madison were absent. Council adand fund transfers of $750.00; liquor li- journed at 6:15 p.m.

Gary Lybarger, Mayor cense renewal for Walmart; and reappointContributed photo by SCOTT DRISKELL ment of Jane Briley to the Historic Preser- Attest: Three St. Malachy students participated in the of Columbus Regional vation Committee withKnights term expiring Lisa Williamson, City ClerkCompetition on Sunday, Feb. 26 at Albia are a second condensed in version of divisions. the voted aye. Koets andbothThese March 3,Long 2020. All Community High School. Marshall and Keely Coen placed their Rylie Driskell won the proceedings of the regular meeting of the Madison were absent. Motion carried.

13 year old girls division making 22-of-25 free throws.

She advances to the state championship to be held April 1 at Creston City Council.

Copies of the comDuring Public Forum, Wayne Pantini, IOWA COURT FOR plete may Long, be obtained at Driskell the UCDA, gave Council from an update Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Pictured leftontotheir right is version Marshall Rylie and DISTRICT Keely Coen.

UNION COUNTY business-related activities from October Clerk's office during normal office hours.

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF 2016 - February 2017. They will also be CITY OF CRESTON LORENE ELIZABETH MEANS, holding a SMARTStart Class on March FUND REPORT FOR CLAIM PERIOD Deceased.

6th and 13th from 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. ENDING FEBRUARY 21, 2017: CASE NO. ESPR015836 for anyone interested in honing their busi- CLAIMS, BY TYPE: NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, ness leadership skills.

SERVICE: Mayor Lybarger announced that now is ACCESS.......................................... 371.02 OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS the time for a Public Hearing on the matter ACCESS.......................................... 734.42 of the City making application for a ACCO.............................................. 355.30 To All Persons Interested in the Estate NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S of Lorene Elizabeth Means, Deceased, USDA Rural Development Grant for fi- ALLIANT.................................... 1,001.45 LEVY AND SALE nancial assistance to purchase a police pa- ARAMARK.................................... 140.43 who died on or about February 16, 2017: In the Iowa District Court trol car. No one spoke in favor of, or COPY SYSTEMS............................. 24.72 You are hereby notified that on Februfor Union County against the application, and there was no CRESTON CITY WATER ary 21, 2017, the last will and testament of State of Iowa Lorene Elizabeth Means, deceased, bearwritten correspondence in favor of, or WORKS.......................................... 122.18 Union County against the application. He then called the CRESTON VET............................. 276.45 ing date of September 18, 2013, was adDocket No. (Sale No.) 17-0198(1) Public Hearing to a close. mitted to probate in the above named court DISH.................................................. 58.41 Court No.: EQCV018116 A resolution was offered and seconded ESRI................................................ 900.00 and that Linda Marie Linch was appointed SPECIAL EXECUTION to approve the City making application for F&M BODY SHOP..................... 1,146.78 executor of the estate. Any action to set Plaintiff: Wells Fargo Bank NA aside the will must be brought in the disa USDA Rural Development Grant for fi- IOWA DEPT OF vs. trict court of said county within the later to Defendant: KELLEY, BRANIGAN S - nancial assistance to purchase a police pa- AGRICULTURE.............................. 75.00 trol car. All voted aye. Koets and Madison JAMES LAW OFFICE.................. 760.00 occur of four months from the date of the IN REM second publication of this notice or one *KABEL............................................ 45.00 Defendant: KELLEY, TIFFANY L - IN were absent. Resolution passed.

Mayor Lybarger announced that now is NEW LORIMORIAN.......................

24.50 month from the date of mailing of this noREM tice to all heirs of the decedent and deDefendant: STATE OF IOWA - IN the time for a Public Hearing on the matter NEWCOM................................... 3,597.50 of an easement request to expand a park- NORTHLAND................................ 221.90 visees under the will whose identities are REM reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be DEFENDANT: HAUGE ASSO- ing space on City right-of-way at 408 N. *PENNAU, LISA........................... 750.00 Pine Street. No one spoke in favor of, or PINE VALLEY GOLF................... 285.00 forever barred.

CIATES INC - IN REM Notice is further given that all persons As a result of the judgment rendered in against the request, and there was no writ- *SISCO...................................... 62,762.05 indebted to the estate are requested to the above referenced court case, an execu- ten correspondence in favor of, or against SOUTHERN HILLS VET............. 260.00 make immediate payment to the undertion was issued by the court to the Sheriff the application. He then called the Public SUPERTEL..................................... 276.00 signed, and creditors having claims SUPREME CLEANERS.................. 38.25 of this county. The execution ordered the Hearing to a close.

A resolution was offered and seconded TESTAMERICA......................... 1,733.00 against the estate shall file them with the sale of defendant(s) rights, title, and interclerk of the above named district court, as est in Real Estate Property to satisfy the to approve an easement request to expand UNION CO AUDITOR............... 8,497.25 provided by law, duly authenticated, for a parking space on City right-of-way at US CELLULAR............................. 102.66 judgment. The property to be sold is: allowance, and unless so filed by the later LOTS NUMBERED THREE HUN- 408 N. Pine Street with the stipulation that WASTE MANAGEMENT....... 42,115.27 to occur of four months from the date of DRED NINETY-FIVE (395) AND either asphalt or concrete cover the entire WOODS, WARREN...................... 150.00 parking space.

All voted aye.

Koets and SUPPLIES: the second publication of this notice or THREE HUNDRED NINETY-SIX (396) one month from the date of mailing of this AGRILAND................................. 4,620.40 IN THE ORIGINAL TOWN OF CRE- Madison were absent. Resolution passed.

Mayor Lybarger announced that now is AGRIVISION................................. 183.94 notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a STON, UNION COUNTY, IOWA claim is thereafter forever barred.

Street Address: 501 S. Pine St., Cre- the time for a Public Hearing on the matter AMERICA'S BEST APPAREL..... 376.20 of amending Ordinance 17-174 AN OR- CARPENTER UNIFORM............... 66.46 Dated February 21, 2017 ston, Iowa DINANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF Linda Marie Linch CINTAS.............................................

57.15 The described property will be offered Executor of the Estate for sale at public auction for cash only as ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CRE- CRESTON PROF STON, IOWA, 1996, BY AMENDING FIREFIGHTERS............................. 649.52 1203 N. Vine Street follows: CHAPTER 167 PROVISIONS PER- DEMCO.......................................... 223.21 Creston, Iowa 50801 Date of Sale: 04/04/2017 TAINING TO ZONING CODE FLOOD FARM & HOME.............................. 91.99 Marion E. James #AT0003922 Time of Sale: 10:00 AM Attorney for the Executor Place of Sale: East Steps Inside the PLAIN DISTRICT REGULATIONS. No *FARNER-BOCKEN................. 1,712.30 James Law Office, P.C., one spoke in favor of, or against the FASTENAL.................................... 155.35 Union County Courthouse, Creston, Iowa. amendment, and there was no written cor- GALE CENGAGE.......................... 250.16 205 1/2 N Elm Street, X This sale not subject to redemption.

Creston, Iowa 50801 Property exemption: Certain money or respondence in favor of, or against the GRIMES ASPHALT................... 1,946.18 amendment.

He then called the Public INGRAM......................................... 209.89 Date of second publication: March 7, 2017 property may be exempt. Contact your atHearing to a close.

MICHAEL TODD..........................

101.46 torney promptly to review specific proviTRUST NOTICE Wilson moved seconded by Carroll to MICROMARKETING................... 105.48 sions of the law and file appropriate noIN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST: Establish the First Reading of Ordinance NORTHERN TOOL....................... 185.97 tice, if applicable.

RONALD A. LEVINE AND JOAN P. 17-174 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING O'HALLORAN................................. 59.64 Judgment Amount: $18,672.12 LEVINE LIVING TRUST Costs: $649 Plus interest 6% per annum THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE OFFICE DEPOT............................. 215.45 To all persons regarding Ronald A. CITY OF CRESTON, IOWA, 1996, BY OFFICE MACHINES.................... 123.23 on $15,300.27 from 12/02/2016 until satLevine, deceased, who died on or about AMENDING CHAPTER 167 PROVI- SCHILDBERG............................ 2,357.70 isfied.

January 11, 2017. You are hereby notiAttorney: David M Erickson SIONS PERTAINING TO ZONING TROPHY SHOP............................. 295.20 fied that Roger H. Levine is the trustee of FLOOD PLAIN DISTRICT WITMER......................................... 208.87 (515) 288-2500 CODE the RONALD A. LEVINE AND JOAN P. REGULATIONS. Higgins, Freeman, Win- WONDER WORKSHOP............... 674.89 Sheriff: Rick L. Piel LEVINE LIVING TRUST dated on Jantermute, Wilson and Carroll voted aye. ZIEGLER........................................ 128.52 Date: 02/14/2017 uary 16, 2012. Any action to contest the Koets and Madison were absent. First PETTY CASH: validity of the trust must be brought in the REGULAR MEETING OF THE Reading declared Established.

PETTY CASH District Court of Union County, Iowa, CRESTON CITY COUNCIL A resolution was offered and seconded MAINTENANCE........................... 166.61 within the later to occur of four (4) months FEBRUARY 21, 2017 to adopt the Proposed Budget for FY 2018 PER FBO CONTRACT: from the date of second publication of this The Creston City Council met in regu- and set a Public Hearing on March 7, WEST AVIATION...................... 2,126.65 notice or thirty (30) days from the date of lar session at 6:00 o'clock p.m. on the 2017, at 6:00 p.m., for the Adoption of the REIMBURSEMENTS: mailing this notice to all heirs of the deceabove date in the Council Chambers of the Final Budget for FY 2018. All voted aye. TAYLOR, MICHAEL...................... 73.72 dent settlor and the spouse of the decedent City Hall Complex with Mayor Lybarger Koets and Madison were absent. Resolu- PAYROLL: settlor whose identities are reasonably aspresiding. tion passed.

GROSS, INCLD certainable. Any suit not filed within this Roll call being taken with the following There was a request for installation of a BNFTS (2/24/17):................... 110,391.70 period shall be forever barred.

Council members present: Wintermute, street light in front of 807 E. Montgomery, TOTAL:................................ $254,582.38 Notice is further given that any person Wilson, Carroll, Higgins and Freeman. but died for lack of a motion. *MANUAL CHECKS/DEBITS or entity possessing a claim against the Koets and Madison were absent.

A resolution was offered and seconded CLAIMS, BY FUND: trust must mail proof of the claim to the Motion was made and seconded to ap- to amend Manatt's, Inc., price to seal coat GENERAL FUND.................. 137,293.42 trustee at the address listed below via cerprove the agenda. All voted aye. Koets streets from $70,297.20 to $75,388.40. All ROAD USE TAX...................... 25,857.25 tified mail, return receipt requested, by the and Madison were absent. Motion carried. voted aye. Koets and Madison were ab- PAYROLL TAX BENEFIT..... 66,152.41 later to occur of four (4) months from the Motion was made and seconded to ap- sent. Resolution passed.

FIRE/POLICE RETIREMENT.. .8,577.07 second publication of this notice or thirty prove the consent agenda, which included Motion was made and seconded to ad- POLICE FORFEITURE................... 16.47 (30) days from the date of mailing this noapproval of minutes of February 7, 2017 journ the meeting. All voted aye. Koets RESTRICTED GIFTS-MCKINLEY tice if required or the claim shall be forevregular meeting; claims of $144,259.16 and Madison were absent. Council ad- PARK........................................... 1,997.30 er barred unless paid or otherwise satisand fund transfers of $750.00; liquor li- journed at 6:15 p.m.

RESTRICTED fied. cense renewal for Walmart; and reappointGary Lybarger, Mayor GIFTS-LIBRARY...........................674.89 Dated on February 17, 2017. ment of Jane Briley to the Historic Preser- Attest: SEWER OPERATING FUND. .13,477.12 Roger H. Levine, Trustee vation Committee with term expiring Lisa Williamson, City Clerk ANIMAL SHELTER AGENCY 816 S. Thurlow Street, March 3, 2020. All voted aye. Koets and These are a condensed version of the FUND.............................................. 536.45 Hinsdale, IL 60521 Madison were absent. Motion carried. proceedings of the regular meeting of the TOTAL:................................ $254,582.38 Todd G. Nielsen, #AT0005759, During Public Forum, Wayne Pantini, Creston City Council. Copies of the comAttorney for Trustee IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR UCDA, gave Council an update on their plete version may be obtained at the Kenyon & Nielsen, P.C., UNION COUNTY business-related activities from October Clerk's office during normal office hours.

211 N. Maple Street, IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF 2016 - February 2017. They will also be CITY OF CRESTON Creston, IA 50801 LORENE ELIZABETH MEANS, holding a SMARTStart Class on March FUND REPORT FOR CLAIM PERIOD Date of second publication: February Deceased.

6th and 13th from 5:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. ENDING FEBRUARY 21, 2017: 28, 2017 CASE NO. ESPR015836 for anyone interested in honing their busi- CLAIMS, BY TYPE: ness leadership skills.

NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, SERVICE: Mayor Lybarger announced that now is ACCESS.......................................... 371.02 OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, the time for a Public Hearing on the matter ACCESS.......................................... 734.42 AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS of the City making application for a ACCO.............................................. 355.30 To All Persons Interested in the Estate USDA Rural Development Grant for fi- ALLIANT.................................... 1,001.45 of Lorene Elizabeth Means, Deceased, nancial assistance to purchase a police pa- ARAMARK.................................... 140.43 who died on or about February 16, 2017:

We have Opportunities for PART-TIME Employment

Lifeguard—

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Requirements: Must be at least 15 years of age.

Part-time hours vary.

Lifeguard certification required. Upon conditional hire, YMCA will pay for lifeguard training course. Fill out a job application, available at the YMCA front desk.

Southern Prairie YMCA 1201 W. Townline St. • Creston EOE

DIRECTOR OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Union County is now taking applications for a Director of Veterans Affairs.

This position is 20 hours per week.

Applicant must have excellent communication skills, organizational skills, computer skills, and be customer oriented. Applications must be a resident of Union County. Veterans are encouraged to apply. Applications will be accepted until March 10, 2017.

Applications can be obtained from the Union County Auditor’s Office, 300 North Pine, Creston, IA 50801 or at the Union County website www.unioncountyiowa.org SM-CP4215450313

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2 BEDROOM APT. IN AFTON, all utilities paid, appliances furnished, washer/dryer on premises, $750/mo., 641-344-5478.

TOTALLY REMODELED 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment. It's all new!

Stainless appliances, fridge, stove, dishwasher, microwave range hood. Includes laundry, water, sewer & trash.

You pay electric & gas. $650/mo., $500 deposit, no pets, no smoking. On-site mini storage available. Located at 813 N. Lincoln St., Creston. 4 blocks south of YMCA. See pics on Java J's Facebook page. Call Kent 641-745-0568.

This unit won't last long! It's nice!

$50 or Less 86” COUCH IN GOOD condition, $50.00 or best offer; oak computer desk, $25.00 or best offer, 641-782-4041.

DELL PRINTER CARTRIDGES, Series 9, for Models 926, V305, V305W. 2 color and 1 black cartridge, $10.00 each, 641-782-3791.

TWO BLACK CD tower/ Bookcases, 8 shelves, approx. 4ft. 10” high, very narrow, $10.00 each; Back to the Future trilogy DVDs, $10.00; 3 black laundry baskets, 2 small $2.00 each, 1 tall $3.00, 641-7826144.

We are currently seeking an experienced and dynamic professional to assume this key position with our administrative management team. The qualified candidate must have billing/collection experience in a health care environment. Long-term care experience strongly preferred. We offer: excellent starting wage; vacation, sick & holiday; advancement opportunities, and much more!

You may call Nancy, Admin at (641) 743-6131 or email your resume in confidence to ronc@tutera.com

To Our Readers:

Creston News Advertiser does not knowingly accept advertising which is violation of the law.

Likewise, we do not knowingly accept advertising which is fraudulent or has malicious intent.

While we attempt to screen advertising with potential of fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential problems. We strongly encourage our readers to exercise caution and common sense, particularly when dealing with companies with which you are not familiar.

% 20 off all picture framing & lamp repairs

NEEDED IMMEDIATELY: Elementary Paraeducator

“The little red house across from the fire station” Hours 1 PM to 5 PM M-F (other times by appointment)

Please send letter of interest, credentials, and references to Joan Gordon, East Union Community School District, 1916 High School Drive, Afton, Iowa 50830. jgordon@eastunionschools.org

WE’RE HIRING!

607 E. Page Street • Creston

Price $119,500

Relationship Specialist The successful candidate will be a customer service and solution oriented team member.

Essential responsibilities include, but are not limited to, handling routine financial transactions and assisting customers with new and ongoing account support. Monday - Friday, 37.5 - 40 hrs/wk.

Stampers Treasure Trove Studio

Hand painted china & framed artwork

641-782-9934

This 3 bedroom home has a full basement, attached garage and has been extensively remodeled. Schedule your showing today.

Adam R Ad Ross • Ag Agent/Realtor t/Real Office 782-4626 • Cell 344-1198

Obtain employment application in branch or online at WeArePCSB.com and forward resume and completed application via mail or email to:

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ATTN: Dawn Loudon PCSB Bank PO Box 409 Creston, Iowa 50801

Bruce Jamie Travis, Broker

501 East Taylor • Creston 641-782-4626

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dawn.loudon@WeArePCSB.com Equal Opportunity Employer

SOUTHERN PRAIRIE YMCA AQUATICS COORDINATOR

Member FDIC

Duties/Responsibilities:

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Auction Calendar Complete sale information is published in the Wednesday edition of the Creston News Advertiser and/or the Southwest Iowa Advertiser

Saturday, March 4- 11:00AM Corning, IA. Tools & Misc., Lawn Tractor, Polaris 4 Wheeler, Tractors, Combine & Heads, Grain Handling Equip., Grain Truck, Farm Misc. for Don & Phyllis Reineke.

Auctioneers: Tom Frey, Darwin West, Steve Bergren, John Shuler, Brandon Frey.

Saturday, April 29- 9:00AM Afton, IA. Tools, Shop items, Antique Tractors, Horse Drawn Machinery, Buggies, Carriages, Farm Primitives for Alice Austin & the late Gary Austin. Auctioneers: Todd Crill, Matt Johnston, Nathan Ramsey.

Sunday, April 30- 10:00AM Afton, IA. (9) Model T Automobiles, Ford Model T Tractor, Model A Tudor, Model T Parts, Frames, Wheels & Accessories for Alice Austin & the late Gary Austin. Auctioneers: Todd Crill, Matt Johnston, Nathan Ramsey.

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

Seeking a trustworthy and honest individual for a casual registered nurse position in the Creston office.

Some travel is required. Experience working with individuals with disabilities preferred but not required.

Duties include training direct support provider’s on medical conditions, agency medications policies, reviewing all medical and medication paperwork, and consumer home visits.

Position will be approximately 5 to 10 hours per month on day shift and will pay $20/hr. Employer is flexible in scheduling hours.

apply at iowafocus.com or in person at

Iowa Focus, 105 W Adams – Ste B, Creston, Iowa. EOE

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•Directs and supervises program activities to meet YMCA objectives, establishes new program activities and expand program within the community in accordance with strategic and operating plans.

•Recruits, hires, trains, develops, schedules and directs personnel.

•Monitors the daily operations of the pool ensuring adherence to state, local and YMCA health and safety regulations.

•Creates and schedules swim classes, water fitness classes, swim team practices and meets.

•Develops and monitors program budget to meet fiscal objectives.

This position is part time and requires nights and weekends. The rate of pay is based on experience and will range from $9.00-$11.00 an hour.

Iowa Focus is seeking trustworthy, honest individuals for full and part-time direct support providers in Creston.

Applicants must be personable and have good communication skills, complete paperwork in a timely manner, flexible hours, and a team player.

Experience working with people with disabilities preferred, HS Diploma/GED and Drivers License is required. Starting Wage is $10.00, Training Included.

To Apply fill out a job application, available at the YMCA front desk or email a resume to

Interested applicants may apply online at iowafocus.com or in person at

kworland@southernprairieymca.com.

Southern Prairie YMCA

Iowa Focus, 105 W Adams – Ste B, Creston, Iowa. EOE

1201 W. Townline St. • Creston EOE SM-CP4215420301

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATORS AND LABORERS Iowa Cagefree, LLP

Heavy Highway Contractor looking for experienced Heavy Equipment Operators and Laborers.

is Now Hiring for Many Positions at our egg laying facility.

Our company is quickly growing and our facility is offering MANY available positions. We will be conducting immediate interviews to all applicants upon completion of an application!

Production Dept. – Layer Houses Housewalkers: 1st Shift Maintenance Techs – Layer Houses 1st Shift Pullet Site Dept. – Housewalkers 1st Shift

Competitive pay based on experience for Equipment Operators and $17.00/hr for Laborers.

Benefits include health/dental/life insurance and 401k.!

Must have valid driver license (CDL preferred).

Some travel may be required, but we pay motel cost!

To request application call 641-746-2229, apply in person at 606 McPherson Street, Casey IA, or send email to guscon@netins.net.

Gus Construction Co., Inc. SM-CP4215320302

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Iowa Cagefree, LLP offers many benefits to all employees, such as Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, Flex Plan, plus other benefit options.

Iowa Cagefree, LLP – Clearfield 1641 Yellowstone Avenue Clearfield, Iowa 50840 (641) 336-2292 EOE

HCI Hospice Care Services - Osceola is looking for compassionate employees to serve patients during their end of life journey:

If interested, please apply to:

CHS Inc., a Fortune 100 Company, has exciting career opportunities at our soybean facility in Creston, IA!

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Pre-employment physical, drug screen, and background check are required.

Active Iowa RN license, 1 year professional nursing experience preferred. 30 hours per week.

Interested candidates can submit resume to hrinfo@hci-vns.org or can apply via our career site www.hcicareservices.org

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Competitive starting wage Full time has an awesome benefit package Complete orientation and training Casual dress Great work environment For more information or to schedule an interview for direct support professionals contact: Tami @712-581-0307 or email tami.snider@midwestopportunities.org and For LPN position and certified medication aides contact Katie @ 712-581-2008 x 2008 or email katie.zimmerman@midwestopportunities.org.

We are an equal opportunity employer.

General Repairs

Siding & Windows

FOR MOST OF YOUR HOME AND FARM REPAIR NEEDS, inside and out. Quality service, fair price, 20+ years local service. Fully Insured.

DAVE SCHAEFER, 641-348-2260, leave a message.

GAULE EXTERIORS Steel and vinyl siding, replacement windows and seamless guttering. Quality craftsmanship, over a decade of professional service in Southwest Iowa. 641-782-0905.

Handyman Service

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

Doors and Windows, Repairs and Any custom size and shape, 30+ Painting, Light Hauling, 641-208- years in Creston. I sell, service and install, for no-pressure estimate call 1730.

Charlie Westman 641-782-4590 or 641-344-5523.

Plumber

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

Free estimates, licensed, insured, 641-202-1048. Accept Visa & Mastercard.

BOWMAN SIDING & WINDOWS. All major brands of vinyl and steel siding, Heartland, Traco and Revere thermal replacement windows. Recipient of the Revere Premium Renovator Award. Seamless guttering and Leaf Relief gutter covers. 33 years of continuous reliable service in Southwest Iowa, free estimates, 641-3225160 or 1-800-245-0337.

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

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

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Senate confirms billionaire investor as commerce secretary WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Monday confirmed billionaire investor Wilbur Ross as commerce secretary as President Donald Trump adds to his economic team.

The vote was 72-27.

Breaking with Republican orthodoxy, Ross said the Trump administration will work quickly to re-do the North American Free Trade Agreement. That’s the massive trade pact with Canada

and Mexico that has boosted trade but still stings laid-off workers across the Midwest.

Senators from both political parties were deferential to Ross at his nearly four-hour confirmation hearing, which was much more subdued than the confirmation hearings of other Trump nominees. Former commerce secretaries have praised him, including one who served under former President Barack Obama.

“Mr. Ross will bring de-

cades of business, entrepreneurial and civic experience to this important position,” said Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., chairman of the Commerce Committee. “I believe his extensive management experience in the private sector, and his understanding of the challenges faced by workers and businesses alike, will equip him well for the job of leading the Department of Commerce.”

Sen. Elizabeth Warren

of Massachusetts criticized Ross’ business ties to Russia and the way he ran a mortgage lender during the housing crisis.

“Mr. Ross has extensive ties to Russia. He plans to keep making money from his major oil shipping companies while working as Commerce Secretary. He’s made billions off the backs of struggling home owners,” Warren said Monday. “He is practically a cartoon stereotype of a Wall

business ties to Russia or his work as a mortgage lender, and he did not address the issues.

Senators did note that Ross is divesting from much of his business empire.

Worth an estimated $2.9 billion, Ross has extensive business ties around the globe. In 2000, he founded WL Ross & Co., a private equity firm. As part of his ethics agreement, Ross will divest from the firm.

Street fat cat.”

As part of his ethics agreement, Ross is giving up his position at Diamond S. Shipping, but he will retain a stake in the company, which ships petroleum and other products. As part of the agreement, Ross has promised not to take any action as commerce secretary that would benefit any company in which he has a financial interest.

At his confirmation hearing, Ross was not asked about

CNA photos by SCOTT VICKER

Little Pitbulls: Pictured, ABOVE, are members of the Little Pitbulls Wrestling Club at the team’s postseason awards banquet

Thursday evening at Henry’s Martial Arts in Creston. Pictured, TOP RIGHT, is Lincoln Keeler, who won the wrestling club’s award for best tournament finish. Keeler is shown with coaches, from left, Tyler Linderman, Joe Anson and Josh Henry. Pictured, MIDDLE RIGHT, is Logan Anson, who won the wrestling club’s award for most improved wrestler. Anson is shown with coaches, from left, Tyler Linderman, Joe Anson and Josh Henry. Pictured, BOTTOM RIGHT, is Ryer Parker, who won the wrestling club’s wrestler of the year award. Parker is shown with coaches, from left, Tyler Linderman, Joe Anson and Josh Henry.

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