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CCSD Board approves Instructional Support Program participation

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Badge ceremony: Cassie Berry pins a volunteer firefighter’s badge onto her husband Austin’s shirt during a badge

ceremony Saturday evening at Supertel Inn and Conference Center during the Creston Fire Department banquet. Also pictured, in background, is Lee Freeman pinning a badge onto Zack Carstensen’s shirt. The banquet was part of the first-annual Creston Fire Department appreciation event.

State, federal lawyers in court to argue Trump travel ban SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — State and federal lawyers will argue before a panel of federal appellate court judges Tuesday in the pitched fight over President Donald Trump’s travel and refugee ban that could reach the Supreme Court.

The legal dispute involves two divergent views of the role of the executive branch and the court system.

The federal government maintains the president alone has the power to decide who can enter or stay in the United States, while states suing Trump say his

executive order is unconstitutional.

Seattle U.S. District Judge James Robart, who on Friday temporarily blocked Trump’s order, has said a judge’s job is to ensure that an action taken by Robart the government “comports with our country’s laws.”

The Justice Department filed a new defense of

Trump’s ban on travelers from seven predominantly Muslim nations as a federal appeals court weighs whether to restore the administration’s executive order. The lawyers said Monday the travel ban was a “lawful exercise” of the president’s authority to protect national security and said Robart’s order that put the policy on hold should be overruled.

The filing with the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was the latest salvo in a high-stakes legal fight sur-

rounding Trump’s order.

Washington state, Minnesota and other states say the appellate court should allow a temporary restraining order blocking the travel ban to stand as their lawsuit moves through the legal system.

The judges hearing the arguments — two Democrat-appointed judges and one Republican appointee — are from a randomly assigned panel.

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Creston Community School District will implement an Instructional Support Levy after the Board of Directors voted 4-1 in favor of participating in the Instructional Support Program during Monday’s public hearing and board meeting.

The board received no written comment for or against participation in the Instructional Support Program and the public hearing drew no attendants from the public.

Prior to voting, board members discussed concerns about rate and tax increases looming for several other entities.

“Obviously, with the ag economy where it’s at today, it’s not the best time to be squeezing everything together,” Board President Dr. Brad James J a m e s said.

Creston Community School District was one of

only five districts in the state of Iowa not utilizing an Instructional Support Levy, after another district recently approved one.

ISL allows a school district to increase its spending authority by a maximum of 10 percent.

Instructional Support is a levy that can be generated from property taxes, income surtax or a combination of both.

Currently, a portion of property taxes paid by residents in the school district fall under the cash reserve levy. The cash reserve levy, however, does not provide the school district with any spending authority.

“You’ve talked to other superintendents who have an Instructional Support Levy,” Board Member Galen Zumbach said. “ W h a t have they shared with you?

Why did they do it and Zumbach why has it benefited their district?”

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Iowa House OKs K-12 budget amid claims it will hurt schools DES MOINES (AP) — The Iowa House has approved a bill increasing K-12 education spending by 1.1 percent, a move school officials say will result in larger classroom sizes and school district shortfalls.

T h e H o u s e Branstad

approved the measure late Monday. The Senate already has passed the bill, which now goes to Gov. Terry Branstad.

Before the vote a group that included school board members, parents and students gathered at the Capitol in opposition to the legislation, which adds about $40 million to a roughly $3 billion education budget. Republican lawmakers say the small increase is all the state can afford.

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DEATHS Miriam Olive Corning

Miriam Olive, 63, of Corning passed away Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, at her home.

Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m. Thursd a y , Feb. 9, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Corning with F a t h e r Olive Lazarus Kirigia as Celebrant. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery in Corning. Open visitation is from 1 to 8 p.m. with family receiving friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Pearson Family Funeral Service and Cremation Center, 701 Seventh St., in Corning. There will be a prayer service at 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Calvary Cemetery and Corning Public Library. Pearson Family Funeral Service and Cremation Center is in charge of arrangements.

Online condolences may be left at www.pearsonfuneralhomes.com.

Miriam Eleanor Olive, the daughter of Orlo Francis Olive and Mary Maxine (Miller) Olive, was born Oct. 29, 1953, at Mercy Hospital in Corning. Miriam attended Corning Public Schools.

She enjoyed attending

Dennis Gardner Creston

Dennis Gardner, 58, of Creston died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, at Greater Regional Hospice Home - HCI in Creston.

Celebration of life memorial services will be 11 a.m.

Thursday, Feb. 9, at Powers Funeral Home, junction of Gardner highways 34 and 25, in Creston. The Rev. Jerry White will officiate. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery in Cromwell. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family. Online condolences may be left at www.powersfh.com.

Dennis Eugene Gardner, son of Jaquilene Charlene (Beardsley) Gardner and Eldon Leroy Gardner, was born June 19, 1958, in Creston. He was educated in Creston Schools.

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the class of 1972 reunions throughout the years. We were blessed to have Mary Peckham in our lives. She taught Miriam braille and many life skills for the blind. Mary was an inspiration to Miriam.

Miriam loved her horses. She was able to ride and care for them, and had a strong connection with each one and even raised three foals. Miriam greatly enjoyed reading her braille books and listened to scores of talking books.

She also loved to crochet and made afghans for her brothers and sisters.

Miriam enjoyed playing cards and cribbage. Her memory for what cards were played enabled her to win most games, to the disappointment of many opponents. Also, she enjoyed her many nieces and nephews, and then, great-nieces and great-nephews. She taught them many things.

Survivors include her mother Mary Olive; sisters, Madeline Urwin of Corning, Marsha Sortino of Omaha, Nebraska, and Mary Lynn (husband Richard) Saniuk of Austin, Texas; brothers, Martin Olive and Matthew Olive, both of Corning; four nieces and seven nephews; and three great-nieces and five great-nephews.

She was preceded in death by her father Orlo Olive, brother Mark Olive, brother-in-law Bob Urwin and niece Nicole Sortino.

Dennis has been a life long Creston resident. Over the years, he worked as a truck driver for Henningsen Construction on a road construction crew and later worked for Gary Peterson on a farm.

He worked for a time with Dekko in Afton making wire harnesses.

On June 25, 2003, Dennis married Debbie Buchanan in Thayer. They made their home in Creston. Most recently he had been doing iron and metal recycling and scrapping for work.

Dennis is survived by his wife Debbie Gardner; daughter Brandy Lynn (Harley) Majors of Clearfield; grandsons, Cameron, Cody and Ethan Morgan; brother Jeff Walling (significant other Jackie Foster) of Leon; sisters-in-law, Teresa Buchanan of Diagonal and Karen (Keith) Nichols of Perry; brother-in-law Mike (Kathy) Buchanan of Diagonal; nephew Timmy and niece Stormy.

Dennis was preceded in death by his grandparents, parents, other family and friends.

Alice D. Hoakison

7, 2017, at Greater Regional Hospice Home in Creston.

Funeral services are pending at Pearson Family FuCreston neral Service and Cremation Alice D. Hoakison, 97, of Center, 809 W. Montgomery Creston died Tuesday, Feb. St., in Creston.

Lebanese man arrested in Iowa-based gun smuggling scheme CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) — A man from Lebanon has been arrested in connection with a scheme to smuggle guns purchased in Iowa to his country.

Federal authorities arrested 42-year-old Fadi Yassine this week as he got off a flight in New York City.

He made a court appearance Monday in Brooklyn, New York and will be transferred to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to face charges of conspiring to violate the Arms Export Control act.

Four Cedar Rapids residents with ties to Lebanon

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were sentenced to prison for their role in the conspiracy last year.

Investigators say that Yassine purchased guns in Lebanon that the Iowa residents had shipped there, and told one of the conspirators which guns to purchase. Yassine is also accused of giving one of the conspirators $30,000 cash to buy more guns.

“There’s a variety of reasons that different individual districts have approved this,” CCSD Superintendent Steve McDermott said.

“Some have simply done it to bolster their general fund. Of course, in our case, McDermott it’s to wok on our spending authority, which is unique to Iowa education financing. As we talked, we would trade, more or less, a significant portion of our cash reserve levy for Instructional Support Levy.”

Some cash reserve would be maintained for things like special education deficit, which the district would have to watch closely.

The Instructional Support Levy could replace

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lawyers for Washington and Minnesota argued anew on Monday that any resumption would “unleash chaos again,” separating families and stranding university students.

The Justice Department responded that the president has clear authority to “suspend the entry of any class of aliens” to the U.S. in the name of national security. It said the travel ban, which temporarily suspends the country’s refugee program and immigration from seven countries with terrorism concerns, was intended “to permit an orderly review and revision of screening procedures to ensure that adequate standards are in place to protect against terrorist attacks.”

The challengers of the ban were asking “courts to take the extraordinary step of second-guessing a for-

ing streams but you also make reductions at the same time.”

Following the discussion, the board voted 4-1 in favor of participating in the Instructional Support Program, with Board Member Sharon Snodgrass casting the only vote against it.

“I would just add that my vote is based on the fact I received no major negative input from the community in regards to whether or not we pass this,” Zumbach said. “Had I received a lot of negative input, my vote probably would have been different.

At the same time, for this district to move forward, we need some flexibility in our spending authority.”

James encouraged board members and administrators to discuss with community members what the best formula will be to fund the ISL as the board moves forward in budget workshops before the budget certification in April.

“I really think, as a

board, we can sit down and look at the property tax and the (income) surtax and come up with something that is fair to the community, that is not going to be that detrimental and yet will benefit our district,” Zumbach said.

“Where, if we do nothing, we have set ourselves up for some real problems.”

mal national security judgment made by the president himself pursuant to broad grants of statutory authority,” the Justice Department wrote.

The Seattle judge’s ruling triggered a Twitter rant by the president.

On Sunday, Trump tweeted, “Just cannot believe a judge would put our country in such peril. If something happens b l a m e him and Trump court system. People pouring in. Bad!” Whatever the appeals court decides, either side could ask the Supreme Court to intervene.

It could prove difficult, though, to find the necessary five votes at the high court to undo a lower court order; the Supreme Court

has been at less than full strength since Justice Antonin Scalia’s death a year ago. The last immigration case that reached the justices ended in a 4-4 tie.

How and when a case might get to the Supreme Court is unclear. The travel ban itself is to expire in 90 days, meaning it could run its course before a higher court takes up the issue. Or the administration could change it in any number of ways that would keep the issue alive.

After Robart’s ruling, the State Department quickly said people from the seven countries — Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen — could travel to the U.S. if they had valid visas.

On Monday, a graduate student who had traveled to Libya with her 1-year-old son to visit her sick mother and attend her father’s funeral was back in Fort Collins, Colorado, after having

been stopped in Jordan on her return trip. She was welcomed with flowers and balloons by her husband and other children.

Syrian immigrant Mathyo Asali said he thought his life was “ruined” when he landed at Philadelphia International Airport on Jan. 28 only to be denied entry to the United States. Asali, who returned to Damascus, said he figured he’d be inducted into the Syrian military. He was back on U.S. soil Monday.

“It’s really nice to know that there’s a lot of people supporting us,” Asali told Gov. Tom Wolf, who greeted the family at a relative’s house in Allentown.

States challenging the ban have been joined by technology companies, who have said it makes it more difficult to recruit employees. National security officials under President Barack Obama have also come out against it.

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Amnesty: Up to 13,000 hanged in Syria’s ‘slaughterhouse’ BEIRUT (AP) — The ried out by military poprison north of Damascus lice. Amnesty has also was known to detainees as recorded at least 35 dif“the slaughterhouse” and ferent methods of torin it, as many of 13,000 ture in Syria since the people were hanged in late 1980s, practices that only four years after a se- only increased since 2011, ries of sham trials, accord- Maalouf said.

Other rights groups ing to a new report issued

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The report, issued on death in Syrian detention Tuesday, said that 20-50 facilities. In a report last people were hanged each year, Amnesty found that week at the Saydnaya more than 17,000 people prison in what the organi- have died of torture and zation called a “calculated ill-treatment in custody campaign of extrajudicial across Syria since 2011, an average rate of more than execution.”

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“I REALLY think, as a board, we can sit down and look at the property tax and the (income) surtax and come up with something that is fair to the community, that is not going to be that detrimental and yet will benefit our district.”

some property tax paid by residents living within the Creston Community School District area. That would be decided by the board and is renewed annually.

Participation in the Instructional Support Program is for five years. Each year, the board has to determine what the formula will be for funding the ISL. “This is only part of the total budget solution,” McDermott said. “We’re making cuts. We made them last year. We’re making them this coming year. We’re looking at significant staff cuts this year and over the next two years. It’s not all just about funding.”

By not participating in the Instructional Support Program, it was possible CCSD would have to make even more staff cuts.

“I’ve never promoted that idea along the way here because I never wanted it to sound threatening,” McDermott said. “But, your alternatives are limited. So, our approach has been you work on some of the fund-

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The chilling accounts in Tuesday’s report came from interviews with 31 former detainees and over 50 other officials and experts, including former guards and judges.

According to the findings, detainees were told they would be transferred to civilian detention centers but were taken instead to another building in the facility and hanged.

“They walked in the ‘train,’ so they had their heads down and were trying to catch the shirt of the person in front of them. The first time I saw them, I was horrified.

They were being taken to the slaughterhouse,” Hamid, a former detainee, told Amnesty.

Another former detainee, Omar Alshogre, told The Associated Press the guards would come to his cell, sometimes three times a week, and call out

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Alshogre said a torture session would begin before midnight in nearby chambers that he could hear.

“Then the sound would stop, and we would hear a big vehicle come and take them away,” said Alshogre, who spent nine months in Saydnaya. Now 21, he lives in Sweden.

Speaking in an interview from Stockholm via Skype, Alshogre described how he was forced to keep his eyes closed and his back to the guards while they abused or suffocated a cellmate.

The body often would be left behind, or there would be a pool of blood in the cell for other prisoners to clean up.

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

Driving tests on Wednesday mornings by appointment.

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

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

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

Tuesday

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, noon to 5 p.m., 308 W. Union St. Free community meal, 5 to 6 p.m., United Church of Christ Congregational, 501 W. Montgomery St. Creston City Council, 6 p.m., Council Chambers, restored Creston Depot.

Creston Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., The Pizza Ranch, 520 Livingston Ave. American Legion, 7 p.m., American Legion Post Home, 119 N. Walnut St. P.E.O. Chapter AZ, 7 p.m., hostess Sharon Bennett and co-hostess Carol Brentnall.

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

Wednesday

TOPS 116, 9:30 a.m., United Church of Christ Congregational, 501 W. Montgomery St. Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, noon to 5 p.m., 308 W. Union St. Friends Helping Friends Bereavement Support Group, 3 to 5 p.m., Homestead Assisted Living private dining room, 1709 W. Prairie St. AA, 5:30 p.m., Crossroads

Mental Health Center, 1003 Cottonwood Rd. Open meeting.

Southwest Iowa Dancers Jam Session, 6 to 9 p.m., Chicken Inn, 3 miles west of Creston on Hwy 34.

Thursday

National Association of Retired and Veteran Railway Employees Inc. Unit No. 54, 9 a.m., The Windrow.

Southern Prairie YMCA 55 Plus, 11:30 a.m., Southern Prairie YMCA. Blue Grass Optimist Club of Creston, noon, The Pizza Ranch.

Celebrate Recovery (a Christcentered 12-step program), 6 p.m., Crest Baptist Church, 1211 N. Poplar St. Southwest dance jam and pot luck, 6 to 9 p.m., Villisca Community Center.

American Legion Auxiliary, 7 p.m., American Legion Post Home, 119 N. Walnut St. Gambler’s Anonymous, 7 p.m., Assembly of God Church, 801 N. Fillmore St., Osceola.

Al-Anon, 7:30 p.m., Crossroads Mental Health Center, 1003 Cottonwood Road.

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

Friday

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 308 W. Union St. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) brown baggers, noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. No smoking.

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

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, call 641-782-4040.

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

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Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. Creston Area Food Pantry, noon to 2 p.m., lower level 417 Wyoming Ave.

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Lenox School Board, 6 p.m. Wednesday, high school building.

Agenda includes: Old business - consider approval of second reading to amend policy 605.46; new business - consider approval of resignations, consider approval of new hires, consider approval of new stage curtain and track work, presentation of the Iowa report card, consider approval of the 2017-18 capital outlay expenses, consider approval of fundraisers, discussion and possible approval of Capturing Kids’ Hearts program, consider approval to continue shared wrestling program with Bedford, consider review of policies 604.1 - 606.9, consider first reading to amend policy 605.4; administration and board reports.

——————— Union County Board of Supervisors special session, 9 a.m. Thursday, Board Room, Union County Courthouse.

Agenda includes: 9:05 a.m. Zach Gunsolley, Union County Engineer - discuss FY18 budget.

—————— Union Country Demo-

cratic Central Committee, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Gibson Memorial Library, second floor conference room, Creston.

Agenda includes: Preparation for March 11 “Off Year Caucus;” issue contract with both state and congressional contact. Call Carol Smith at 641-202-6192 or Marcia Fulton at 641-745-9594 with questions.

Police

Patrick McDonald, 1010 W. Montgomery St., reported between Oct. 1 and 31, items were taken from his garage at his residence.

Items taken were a large number of tools, hunting gear and other miscellaneous items, including several Snap-On socket sets, wrenches, ratchets and extension sets, Under Armour bibs and jacket, Nikon Monarch laser 1200 rangefinder, RedHead Primal bow and rifle pack, DeWalt six-tool, 18-volt combo kit, Hunter Safety System harness and TruFire Edge Buckle fold-back release.

Loss estimate is $8,500.

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That’s why the American Lung Association of Iowa, in partnership with the Iowa Department of Public Health, is launching its annual radon poster contest this month for National Radon Action Month to spread awareness of the dangerous gas radon. Students between the ages of 9 and 14 can submit a self-made poster that

will increase public awareness of radon and encourage others to test their homes.

Winners will receive cash prizes of up to $300. Posters are due March 2. Guidelines and an entry form are available at healthhouse.org/radon/ia_poster.cfm.

In addition, the Lung Association launched the 2017 Iowa high school radon video contest. Iowa high school students and classes can create a one-minute public service announcement or commercial to also raise awareness and encourage testing. Cash prizes reach up

to $800.

The top 10 video contestants will also have an opportunity to win a “most views contest.” To develop students’ marketing and outreach skills, contestants will be provided a link to share with their friends and family. The contestant with the most-viewed video will receive $300.

Videos must be submitted via YouTube by 5 p.m. March 9. Rules and information are available at healthhouse.org/ radon/ia_vidcontest.cfm.

For more information about the contest, contact

Stephanie Huber, environmental programs manager for the Lung Association, at 217-718-6692.

The mission of American Lung Association is to save lives by improving lung health and preventing lung disease. With generous support, the American Lung Association is “fighting for air” through research, education and advocacy. For more information about the American Lung Association or to support the work it does, call 1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800586-4872) or visit www.lung. org.

a.m., Monday, North Pine Street.

Accident, 11:44 a.m., Monday, West Townline Street.

Assistance, 2:24 p.m., Monday, Highway 34.

Alarm, 2:55 p.m., Monday, South Stone Street.

Burglary, 3:17 p.m., Monday, North Jarvis Street.

Theft, 4 p.m., Monday, North Walnut Street.

Theft, 9:03 p.m., Monday, New York Avenue.

Traffic stop, 11:47 p.m., Monday, North Sumner Avenue.

Suspicious activity, 12:55 a.m., today, South Sumner Avenue.

Jan. 17.

Court, 2:03 p.m., Jan. 17.

Information, 3 p.m., Jan. 17.

Ongoing criminal investigation, 3:40 p.m., Jan. 17.

Assistance, 3:43 p.m., Jan. 17.

Parking complaint, 5 p.m., Jan. 17.

Ongoing criminal investigation, 6:30 p.m., Jan. 17.

Ongoing criminal investigation, 1:55 p.m., Jan. 18.

Parking complaint, 4:45 p.m., Jan. 18.

Ongoing criminal investigation, 6:15 p.m., Jan. 20.

Talk to officer, 1:30 p.m., Jan. 20.

Domestic dispute, 6 p.m., Jan. 20.

Domestic dispute, 6:15 p.m., Jan. 20.

Animal call, 6:28 p.m., Jan. 21.

Juvenile matter, 9:50 p.m., Jan. 21.

Information, 3:20 p.m., Jan. 24.

Animal call, 3:49 p.m., Jan. 24.

Information, 3:59 p.m., Jan. 24.

Ongoing criminal investigation, 5:10 p.m., Jan. 24.

Violation of protection order, 7:31 p.m., Jan. 24.

Animal call, 11:59 a.m.,

Jan. 26.

Background check, 2:15 p.m., Jan. 26.

Traffic stop, 9:35 p.m., Jan. 27.

Theft, 6:53 p.m., Jan. 28.

Assistance, 9:02 p.m., Jan. 28.

Traffic stop, 10:09 p.m., Jan. 28.

Fraud, 10:43 a.m., Jan. 30.

Talk to officer, 3:03 p.m., Jan. 31.

Traffic stop, 4:02 p.m., Jan. 31.

Parking complaint, 6:27 p.m., Jan. 31.

Suspicious vehicle, 7:55 p.m., Jan. 31.

Traffic stop, 8:09 p.m., Jan. 31.

Ongoing criminal investigation, 2:35 p.m., Wednesday.

Ongoing criminal investigation, 3:45 p.m., Wednesday.

Theft, 4:25 p.m., Wednesday.

Ongoing criminal investigation, 4:40 p.m., Wednesday.

Talk to officer, 8:26 p.m., Wednesday.

Ongoing criminal investigation, 8:28 p.m., Wednesday.

Ongoing criminal investigation, 1:04 p.m., Thursday.

Information, 8:44 p.m., Friday.

Miscellaneous Talk to officer, 7:52

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Miscellaneous Medical, 10:57 a.m., Friday, North Sycamore Street.

Medical, 5:59 p.m., Sunday, West Montgomery Street.

Medical, 9:06 p.m., Sunday, South Division Street.

Afton Police

Jamie Giles, 30, of Afton was cited for allowing an animal to run at large 4:30 p.m.

Jan. 18 in Afton.

Miscellaneous Talk to officer, 1:15 p.m.,

Juveniles charged after Council Bluffs robbery Knicolas Lewis, 17, of Council Bluffs and Jacob Strimple, 16, of Omaha were both charged with first-degree robbery, a forcible felony, after Council Bluffs police officers responded to a call about an ATM theft.

According to a Council Bluffs Police report, officers responded to the police station 12:03 a.m. Sunday for a report of a robbery.

Upon arrival, officers located the victim, Tony Shively of Council Bluffs. Shively told officers that while using a U.S. Bank ATM near the intersection of Pearl Street and First Avenue, he was

approached by two black males who asked him for a cigarette.

When Shively told the subjects that he did not smoke, one of the subjects pulled out what appeared to be a handgun and pointed it at Shively, instructing him to hand over everything he had. When Shively refused, the suspect struck Shively in the head with the handgun, resulting in a serious injury.

Shively was transported to CHI Health Mercy Hospital in Council Bluffs for treatment of his injuries.

This information was broadcast to other officers,

who located two juvenile subjects matching the descriptions of both suspects near South Eighth and West Broadway streets. While checking the area, officers

also located a pellet pistol under a vehicle.

Both juveniles are currently in custody. Shively was treated and released from the hospital.

Sheriff

Gary Lynn Woollums, 2241 S. Cherry St., reported between 6 and 11:46 a.m.

Thursday, someone entered his residence. No items were reported taken.

Damage estimate is $350.

—————— Ryan Douglas Pierce of Orient reported while his wife’s vehicle was broken down during an unknown time on Highway 34, the spare tire and rim were taken.

Loss estimate is $200.

Adams County Sheriff

Cheyenne Goodnight, 18, of Corning was charged with possession of a controlled substance, marijuana, 11:48 a.m. Wednesday in Adams County.

According to an Adams County Sheriff report, Adams County Sheriff’s deputies conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Corning Carl Road and Nodaway River roads. Upon further investigation, Goodnight was charged.

Goodnight was being held on $1,000 bond.

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Biggest takeaway from awards day A couple of weeks ago, I was just about to leave my office at the Creston News Advertiser in the midst of a busy afternoon to go take a photo.

Just as I was about to rise from my chair and put on my hat and coat, my office phone rang.

“Kansas City” the caller ID read. Intrigued, I picked up the phone and said, “Newsroom, this is Scott.”

On the other end of the phone was Kia Breaux of the Associated Press, calling to let me know I had won the Iowa Associated Press Media Editor contest’s photo sweepstakes award for my photo of Seth Maitlen’s celebration after his semifinal victory at last year’s State Wrestling Tournament.

(Ironically enough, it’s a photo that under the new media guidelines in place for this year’s state tournament, I would likely not be able to get. But, that’s another story for another time.)

CNA Sports Reporter Kaleb Carter was the only other person in the newsroom when I took that call. He got a kick out of it as I fum-

Vick-tory lap Scott Vicker managing editor

bled for words throughout the rest of the phone call, saying, “I don’t know what to say. I’m speechless.”

The news came as a shock to me.

When I submitted entries for the CNA in the contest, I read the description of the photo sweepstakes award. I thought there was no way I’d win it and completely forgot about it until the phone rang that day.

Friday, I accepted the award at the Iowa Newspaper Association convention in Des Moines. Later that night, as I sat at the INA Better Newspaper Contest awards banquet, I noticed how winners of some of the bigger, achievement awards were surprised with their family members being in attendance.

That’s when I had the following thought: “What if my family

surprised me here? How would I feel?”

And then, it really sunk in how much my family means to me. It’s not a new feeling. I’ve known how much my family means to me for a long time. But, it’s one of those things we don’t always think about.

My parents have been amazing and have supported me in everything I have done. I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to thank them enough for everything they’ve done for me and all the opportunities they’ve given me in life.

When it comes to siblings, I have the two best in the world.

There’s no question about it. My sister, Sarah, has given me some of the greatest experiences of my life – from being in attendance at a St. Louis Cardinals World Series game and then being there to see the Cardinals clinch the World Series in Game 7 in 2011 to visiting London.

My brother, Clint, has always been more than willing to help me anytime I’ve had an issue around the house or with a vehicle.

Having that kind of love and

support from my siblings has been one of the biggest blessings in my life.

Speaking of blessings, the biggest blessings in my life have been my niece and nephews.

Cade and Corbyn were my biggest fans in high school and college when I competed on the cross country course or on the track.

Now, I’m one of their biggest fans when they’re on the wrestling mat or in the rodeo arena. I’m incredibly proud of the young men they’ve grown into and can’t wait to see what they accomplish in the future.

Then there’s Maddie and Henry.

As I sat there Friday and thought about what it would mean to me to have my family surprise me at the awards banquet, I couldn’t help but think about how overcome with joy I would be to see Maddie and Henry.

After having lived with my sister for several months after graduating from college in St. Louis, I grew so close to Maddie and Henry, who happens to be my godson. With them living in London

now, taking full advantage of any chance I get to see them is a must.

Maddie recently had the honor of performing the French and English national anthems at the 6 Nations Rugby match between England and France with her choir group, after auditioning for that opportunity.

Henry has apparently taken up martial arts classes, which I’m sure he’ll put to good use the next time he sees me. I guess I better try to learn a thing or two before I see him again!

I’m not sure what I’d do without my family. I know I wouldn’t be the person I am today without them. I don’t thank them enough for everything they’ve done for me, but I hope they all know how much I appreciate them.

Knowing I get to call my parents, siblings, niece and nephew my family is the best award I could receive.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Tread lightly on economy issues From Jim Stalker Creston

Most of us in this area of Iowa are living in a far different world than those living in the rest of the state. When we use the calculation tables of justifying salaries in comparison to similar-sized towns in all of Iowa, well ... I’m not so sure we’re using the right approach.

Surely there are other ways to arrive at that end? Because of high taxes and not so high wages, it’s a concern and we should tread lightly on all tax-funded salary and other tax related matters.

Upon our return from retirement, again into the book business, these are some of the things

we’ve kept on our minds. We have taken a new look at our old pricing schedule with a heavy regard to the economy today and determined that we need to revise our thinking.

As some of you may know already, the Thompson’s, Ed and Anna, have given us a space inside their Dollar Store at 109 N. Maple St., for our bookstore. Due to the influence of the merchandise they offer at low prices, we have revised our schedule to $1 for mass-market (regular) paperbacks and $1 and $2 for oversized books. Trading is allowed at half off regular prices and donations are always welcome. Prepare to be surprised at their selection of merchandise and our selection of books.

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

The Toronto Sun ran a Super Bowl Sunday article saying the Canadian Football League rules make it a superior sport to the NFL. They have only three downs and a 20-yard-deep end zone. That threedown rule in Canadian football is the French influence, it causes you to surrender sooner.

The New England Patriots roared back to defeat the Atlanta Falcons in the Super Bowl Sunday in a thrilling game that went into overtime.

The Falcons fans shouldn’t worry.

There’s still over a month until the Final Electoral College Super Bowl vote, and maybe the refs will change their mind.

President Trump saluted the Super Bowl-winning New England Patriots and owner Bob Kraft, Bill Belichek, and Tom Brady Sunday.

Trump added that the three men are backers and personal friends.

Now for their personal safety, they must move the victory parade to either Oklahoma or Texas.

Roger Goodell was booed mercilessly by New England fans as he gave the Vince Lombardi Trophy to the Patriots. The booing completely drowned him out. Trump immediately made up his mind to have somebody else conduct the annual swearing-in ceremony for new U.S. citizens on July Fourth.

Fox News star Bill O’Reilly interviewed President Trump before the Super Bowl Sunday and got Trump to admit that he’s pondering serious

Topical humor Argus Hamilton

action in the Persian Gulf. All signs are grim. Punxatawney Phil came out and saw his shadow Thursday, and that means Iran has six more weeks.

Fox News ran a report Friday detailing Hollywood’s hatred for President Trump. It said the only stars who’ve urged cooperation with Trump are Harrison Ford, Matthew McConaughey, Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman. In other words, every star who gets a percentage of the gross.

Iran vowed defiance of the U.S. following the new sanctions on Friday. Not wise. If 21 executive orders that infuriate Hollywood, roil the EU, alarm Mexico, challenge China, puzzle Australia, not to mention the Billy Bush tape, says anything to Iran, it’s that Trump isn’t big on foreplay.

The White House officially put Iran on notice Wednesday after Iranian-trained Yemeni rebels attacked a Saudi ship and Iran conducted missile tests. It doesn’t look good. I think the reason there were no Iranians in the crew on the Starship Enterprise is because “Star Trek” is set in the future.

The Cheesecake Factory in Pasadena was attacked by a lone suspect who lobbed a bomb into the restau-

rant and fled Thursday night. Luckily, nobody was hurt. Police suspect that Australian secret agents working out of the Outback restaurant across the street were responsible for the attack.

Cal Berkeley drew rioters and arsonists Wednesday, who succeeded in canceling a free speech advocate from addressing the Young Republicans Club. The campus police only arrested one kid. It was a Young Republican who didn’t know that calling someone a firebug is a micro-aggression.

The New York Post said Hollywood hates President Trump because he’s completely taken over the media from the stars. Trust in the power of gossip about stars to prevail. Just this week, it was announced that Beyonce is pregnant with twins, and Jay-Z is reported to be the father of one of them.

Saudi Arabia imposed taxes on its subjects for the first time, including a tax on tobacco, sodas and value-added taxes. Some things will never change. In Saudi Arabia’s hotel room On Demand movies, “Thelma and Louise” is only eight minutes long because Saudis refuse to show women driving.

The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that Hooters restaurant chain would soon be hiring male table servers for the first time. This will result in a dramatic change in the job interview. Up until now, the manager at Hooters would simply toss a D-cup bra at the girl and tell her to fill this out.

Expect political Academy Awards ceremony BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — If anyone was wondering if the Academy Awards will get political this year, film academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs all but confirmed it Monday at the annual Oscar nominees’ luncheon.

Boone Isaacs opened the private gathering at the Beverly Hilton Hotel with a galvanizing speech that promised the academy will “stand up in support of artists around the world.”

“We stand up to those who would try and limit our free-

dom of expression,” she said.

“And we stand up for this fundamental principle: That all creative artists around the world are connected by that unbreakable bond and more powerful and permanent than nationality and politics.

Just as work does not stop at borders, borders cannot be allowed to stop any of us.”

Her remarks were received with raucous applause.

Traditionally a warm and friendly affair, there’s little on the luncheon agenda other than celebrity mingling and posing for photos.

Viola Davis shared a moment with Lin-Manuel Miranda, who brought his mother as his date. Davis was also part of a reunion of “The Help” cast, posing for a photo with fellow nominees Emma Stone and Octavia Spencer.

Show producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd briefly addressed the nominees, urging them to speak from the heart should they become winners on Oscar night.

Laura Dern, a governor of the Academy of Motion

Picture Arts and Sciences’ actors’ branch, read aloud the name of each nominee as they took their place on photo risers in the center of hotel’s International Ballroom.

The graduation-like procession took about 30 minutes.

Each nominee received a certificate, an official Oscar sweatshirt and a bottle of special-issue Oscars Champagne as they left.

The 89th Academy Awards will be presented Feb. 26 at Hollywood & Highland’s Dolby Theatre and broadcast live on ABC.

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Creston News Advertiser | Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Eblen birthday card shower planned The family of Arnold Eblen is hosting a card shower in honor of his 80th birthday Feb. 20.

Cards may be sent to him at 3043 150th St., Creston, IA 50801.

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Japanese engineer shapes sound through concert hall production TOKYO (AP) — Behind some of the world’s most reputed concert halls is a Japanese engineer whose finesse in shaping sound is so perfectly unobtrusive that all listeners hear is the music — in all its subtlety, texture and fullness.

Yasuhisa Toyota’s talents are coveted as classical music venues are increasingly designed in “vineyard style,” where audiences surround the stage to hear the performers up close and enjoy an almost-interactive experience, feeling more like a part of the music and being able to be seen and respond to it.

Toyota’s Nagata Acoustics has just 20 employees globally, but it dominates acoustics work for halls in Japan and is expanding abroad. He’s designed the acoustics for orchestras in Los Angeles, Helsinki, Paris and Shanghai. Another of his projects, the Elbephilharmonie concert hall in Hamburg, opened Jan. 11.

Still, when asked to summarize the reason for success, Toyota hesitates. So many factors are involved in fine-tuning acoustics, and each hall has a different design, creating fresh challenges.

“No one can explain in one word why a Stradivarius violin sounds so beautiful, or how the way it was made may have shaped that beautiful sound,” Toyota said in a recent interview at his Tokyo

home.

“Whether sound is beautiful, clear or pleasant is extremely complex,” he said.

“So when we’re talking about acoustics in a concert hall, there is basically that space itself.”

Toyota, 64, is not a musician but was raised listening to and loving classical music.

He founded his company in 1971. It has headquarters in Tokyo and Los Angeles, which is his main home these days as he oversees Nagata’s projects outside Japan Toyota coined the expression “psycho-acoustics” to describe the importance of emotions and other senses in sound. Would a pink violin, for instance, sound as good as a brown one, he asks?

“There is discussion about a formula for acoustics because sound is invisible. People don’t ask those questions about visual design,” said Toyota, whose carefree flair, quick wit and laugh are unusual among Japanese of his usually staid generation.

At times sounding like a Zen monk when he talks about the art of sound, Toyota says crafting acoustics requires a thorough knowledge of building materials, close collaboration with architects, comprehension of musicians’ needs, computerized simulations, use of scale models of the halls and analysis of reverberating sound.

The thickness of a wall, its

shape, material and curves, the fixtures hanging from the ceiling, and the musicians themselves all affect acoustics. In the old-style shoebox design of concert halls, where the audience sits in rows facing the stage, the sound is easier to control. The vineyard format is trickier.

David Howard, a bass clarinetist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, has played in several halls Toyota has worked on and says he appreciates the direct, clear and full, and intimate nature of their sound.

“In that sense, Mr. Toyota hit a home run,” he said.

Apart from the just opened Elbephilharmonie, Toyota has done the acoustics for Stanford University’s Bing Concert Hall, Helzberg Hall at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri, and the Chamber Hall at the Museo Del Violino in Cremona, Italy. His first major overseas project was the Walt Disney Concert Hall, which opened in 2003, for the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

The acoustics of the hall the Los Angeles orchestra used before were so bad that musicians overplayed to compensate, and that carried over to other venues.

“The ideal environment,” Howard said, “is one where I can feel unencumbered in terms of being concerned about my individual sound,

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and I can just play, so that the ingredients are such that I don’t have to worry about it being beautiful enough, or loud enough, or clear enough, that those things are more or less taken care of for me, so that I can just make music.”

Toyota’s fame started with Tokyo’s majestic Suntory Hall, but its 1986 opening was a nightmare, he recalls.

It took time for the musicians to adjust to its finely tuned acoustics. That process can take several years. But these days, musical experts agree the acoustics in Suntory Hall are impeccable.

Toyota said he asks all musicians to play more softly while adjusting to a new venue where he’s worked.

“When all 80 people are nervous and playing in all directions, then there is utter chaos on stage,” he said.

Japan’s love for classical music and Toyota’s talent were evident at a recent Japan Philharmonic Orchestra performance at Suntory Hall of Bruckner’s “Symphony No. 8 in C minor.”

Kikue Sugimito, a longtime Japan Philharmonic season-ticket holder, remembers being awed by the sound quality when the orchestra moved from its previous venue to Suntory Hall.

“There is a transparence about the sound here,” she said.

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close to perfect any kind of piece could be played, inspiring the performers because listeners can feel the symphony “in their stomachs.”

“This is really one of the best halls in the world,” he said. “You can play unbelievably softly and it carries to the last row.”

The architect Frank Gehry, who worked with Toyota on Disney Hall, says the aim in designing a concert hall is to make the space comfortable and interactive for all in the room.

Gehry and Toyota donated their work to build a hall, opening in March, for Berlin’s Barenboim-Said Akademie, which was founded by conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim and the American-Palestinian scholar Edward W. Said to educate and bring together young musicians, including Arabs and Israelis.

“In music, you’re taking sounds and putting them together to create beauty and a feeling. When you do a building, you’re taking inert materials and putting them together to create beauty and a feeling,” said Gehry, who admires Japanese culture, including gagaku music and

architecture, and, especially, Toyota.

“You make the space comfortable, interactive and humane so that people feel together in the room and people feel together with the orchestra. The orchestra feels the relationship with the people. And it makes it better. That was what we tried to do. We could talk about it that way,” said Gehry in a telephone interview from Los Angeles.

“I love working with him — an enriching treat beyond belief,” he said.

Although architects and acousticians sometimes don’t get along, as they infringe by definition on each other’s turf, Toyota told a story about the cross-cultural collaborative relationship he has with Gehry, joking about sharing blame equally if Disney Hall were to fail.

“So he tells me, ‘Yasu, if things don’t go well, let’s commit harakiri together. But you have to do it first, and I’m following because I have no idea how to do it.’ My response was, ‘Frank, you have to do it first. If I did, there will be no one who can help you. I can help you. You should go first.

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Bracket Winner B7 Champion

Shenandoah B3 - Sat 2/11 7:00PM Shenandoah Bracket Winner B3

Clarinda B6 - Wed 2/15 7:00PM Shenandoah Bracket Winner B6

Red Oak B4 - Sat 2/11 7:00PM Red Oak

Bracket Winner B4

Creston

Springville

Class 1A • Region 7

Class 1A • Region 8

Glidden-Ralston

Class 2A • Region 3 Mount Ayr

B6 - Tue 2/14 7:00PM Springville

HLV B1 - Thu 2/9 7:00PM Victor

B7 - Tue 2/14 7:00PM Glidden

Bracket Winner B6 Coon Rapids-Bayard B1 - Thu 2/9 7:00PM Coon Rapids

Bracket Winner B1

Bracket Winner B5

Bracket Winner B7

B5 - Tue 2/14 7:00PM Mount Ayr

Southwest Valley

Bracket Winner B1

B1 - Sat 2/11 7:00PM Corning Bracket Winner B1

Iowa Mennonite

B10 - Fri 2/17 7:00PM Springville

Paton-Churdan

Bracket Winner B10

B11 - Fri 2/17 7:00PM Coon Rapids

CAM

GMG

B2 - Thu 2/9 7:00PM Anita

Bracket Winner B11

ACGC

B9 - Fri 2/17 7:00PM Mount Ayr

Bracket Winner B9

Bracket Winner B2 Nodaway Valley

Orient-Macksburg B8 - Tue 2/14 7:00PM Anita

B7 - Tue 2/14 7:00PM Garwin Bracket Winner B7

Meskwaki Settlement

Diagonal

B2 - Thu 2/9 7:00PM Tama, Meskwaki

B3 - Thu 2/9 7:00PM Diagonal Bracket Winner B3

Bracket Winner B2

BGM

B12 - Mon 2/20 7:00PM Grinnell

Bracket Winner B12

B13 - Mon 2/20 7:00PM Neola

Regional Champion

B9 - Tue 2/14 7:00PM Sidney

Bracket Winner B8

Bracket Winner B13 Regional Champion

Griswold B11 - Mon 2/20 7:00PM Stuart

Bracket Winner B11

Logan-Magnolia

Bracket Winner B9

B7 - Tue 2/14 7:00PM Logan

Fremont-Mills

Bracket Winner B7

IKM-Manning B4 - Thu 2/9 7:00PM Tabor

Bracket Winner B3

Bracket Winner B4

B3 - Sat 2/11 7:00PM Manning

East Mills

Iowa Christian

Bracket Winner B12

Bracket Winner B11

B12 - Fri 2/17 7:00PM Sidney

B11 - Fri 2/17 7:00PM Saydel

Bracket Winner B3

Tri-Center

B10 - Fri 2/17 7:00PM Logan

Essex

Murray B4 - Thu 2/9 7:00PM Murray

B2 - Sat 2/11 7:00PM Avoca Bracket Winner B2

Sidney

Ankeny Christian B3 - Thu 2/9 7:00PM Ankeny, Christian Academy

B6 - Tue 2/14 7:00PM Greenfield Bracket Winner B6

AHSTW

Lenox

Grand View Christian

B8 - Tue 2/14 7:00PM Ankeny, Christian Academy

Bracket Winner B8

B5 - Thu 2/9 7:00PM Essex

Bracket Winner B4

Bracket Winner B5

Bracket Winner B10

Manson-Northwest Webster

South Page

East Union

B10 - Tue 2/14 7:00PM Essex Bracket Winner B10

B9 - Tue 2/14 7:00PM Murray Bracket Winner B9

Stanton

B5 - Thu 2/9 7:00PM Lamoni

B6 - Thu 2/9 7:00PM Stanton

Bracket Winner B8

South Central Calhoun

Lamoni Bracket Winner B5

B8 - Tue 2/14 7:00PM Manson

Bracket Winner B6

B4 - Sat 2/11 7:00PM Rockwell City

Bracket Winner B4

OA-BCIG

Bedford

Regional Admission: $6.00

Southeast Warren

Regional Champion Advances to the STATE TOURNAMENT February 27 - March 4, Wells Fargo Area, Des Moines, Iowa Sponsored by these supporting businesses: A&G Restaurant & Lounge Adams Mutual Insurance Association Adams Street Espresso Afton Care Center AgriVision Eqipment Group American Home Design Center Applegate Tax & Accounting Ben Applegate & David Negley B&K Comm Agri LTD Ben Adamson, State Farm Insurance Bender Reynolds Agency Big Boyz Toyz Boyd Appliance Center, Inc. Bunn-O-Matic Corporation Callahan Real Estate Carter Agency, Inc. Central Plains Electric/The Wishing Well

CHI Health Clarke County State Bank Clearview Estates Coen’s Furniture Cook Video & Appliance Cornerstone Financial Creston Automotive Creston Chamber of Commerce Creston Chiropractic, P.C. Creston Farm and Home Supply Creston News Advertiser Creston Specialty Care Creston Vision Clinic Crop Production Services Dalton Ag Products, Inc Di Miller @ 3’s Company Diagonal Building Products

Don’s Body Shop Dr. Todd Scott Draper, Snodgrass, Mikkelsen & Co. Drs. Dave & Michael Buck Edward Jones – Randy Gregg Eighmy Monuments F&M Body Shop Family Shoe Store Family Vision Center – Drs. John & Linda Thomsen Fareway Stores, Inc. Farm Bureau – Julie Davison & Jason Butler Farm Bureau Financial Services/Ashley Stewart Farmer’s All Risk – Vince Taylor Ferrara Candy Company First National Bank Creston – Afton FNB Bank Fontanelle • Greenfield • Massena • Anita • Correctionville

Glendenning Motor Co. Inc. Goob’s Repair Hi-Crest Auto/United Super Wash Homestead Assisted Living Hy-Vee Food Store ISSB Katie Turner – American Family Insurance Kelly’s Korner Knot Just Boards Lone Arranger M&M Motors Maple Street Memories McDonald’s Medicap Pharmacy Michael Foods, Inc Mid-State Surveying Monday Realty

Mount Ayr Inn New Life Family Medicine P.C. Office Machines Company PCSB Bank (Creston-Lenox-Corning-Mt. Ayr-Clarinda) Pearson Funeral Service (Creston & Corning) Pizza Ranch POET Biorefining Powers Funeral Homes Creston & Afton Precision Pulley and Idler/ Corning and Lenox Quality Glass Company R Realty, Retta Ripperger, Broker R.E. Lewis Refrigeration Rhine Body Repair Schroeder Plumbing and Electrical Southwestern Community College Stalker Chevrolet State Savings Bank

Stewart Realty Subway (Creston) Sur-Gro Plant Food Co. T&S Industries, Inc. Taygold Coop Taylor Fiberglass The Trophy Shop The Windrow Restaurant and Sports Bar TS Bank Tyler Insurance Services, Inc. United Farmers Cooperative Wilbur Ellis Wm. H. French Agency

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Tournament Time!

Creston News Advertiser |Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Creston News Advertiser |Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Follow your favorite local girls basketball team down the 2017 tournament trail.

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Class 3A • Region 2

Cherokee

B1 - Sat 2/11 7:00PM Cherokee

Bracket Winner B1

Southeast Valley B5 - Wed 2/15 7:00PM Cherokee

Bracket Winner B5

East Sac County B2 - Sat 2/11 7:00PM Sac City

Bracket Winner B2

Atlantic B7 - Sat 2/18 7:00PM Denison

Bracket Winner B7 Champion

Shenandoah B3 - Sat 2/11 7:00PM Shenandoah Bracket Winner B3

Clarinda B6 - Wed 2/15 7:00PM Shenandoah Bracket Winner B6

Red Oak B4 - Sat 2/11 7:00PM Red Oak

Bracket Winner B4

Creston

Springville

Class 1A • Region 7

Class 1A • Region 8

Glidden-Ralston

Class 2A • Region 3 Mount Ayr

B6 - Tue 2/14 7:00PM Springville

HLV B1 - Thu 2/9 7:00PM Victor

B7 - Tue 2/14 7:00PM Glidden

Bracket Winner B6 Coon Rapids-Bayard B1 - Thu 2/9 7:00PM Coon Rapids

Bracket Winner B1

Bracket Winner B5

Bracket Winner B7

B5 - Tue 2/14 7:00PM Mount Ayr

Southwest Valley

Bracket Winner B1

B1 - Sat 2/11 7:00PM Corning Bracket Winner B1

Iowa Mennonite

B10 - Fri 2/17 7:00PM Springville

Paton-Churdan

Bracket Winner B10

B11 - Fri 2/17 7:00PM Coon Rapids

CAM

GMG

B2 - Thu 2/9 7:00PM Anita

Bracket Winner B11

ACGC

B9 - Fri 2/17 7:00PM Mount Ayr

Bracket Winner B9

Bracket Winner B2 Nodaway Valley

Orient-Macksburg B8 - Tue 2/14 7:00PM Anita

B7 - Tue 2/14 7:00PM Garwin Bracket Winner B7

Meskwaki Settlement

Diagonal

B2 - Thu 2/9 7:00PM Tama, Meskwaki

B3 - Thu 2/9 7:00PM Diagonal Bracket Winner B3

Bracket Winner B2

BGM

B12 - Mon 2/20 7:00PM Grinnell

Bracket Winner B12

B13 - Mon 2/20 7:00PM Neola

Regional Champion

B9 - Tue 2/14 7:00PM Sidney

Bracket Winner B8

Bracket Winner B13 Regional Champion

Griswold B11 - Mon 2/20 7:00PM Stuart

Bracket Winner B11

Logan-Magnolia

Bracket Winner B9

B7 - Tue 2/14 7:00PM Logan

Fremont-Mills

Bracket Winner B7

IKM-Manning B4 - Thu 2/9 7:00PM Tabor

Bracket Winner B3

Bracket Winner B4

B3 - Sat 2/11 7:00PM Manning

East Mills

Iowa Christian

Bracket Winner B12

Bracket Winner B11

B12 - Fri 2/17 7:00PM Sidney

B11 - Fri 2/17 7:00PM Saydel

Bracket Winner B3

Tri-Center

B10 - Fri 2/17 7:00PM Logan

Essex

Murray B4 - Thu 2/9 7:00PM Murray

B2 - Sat 2/11 7:00PM Avoca Bracket Winner B2

Sidney

Ankeny Christian B3 - Thu 2/9 7:00PM Ankeny, Christian Academy

B6 - Tue 2/14 7:00PM Greenfield Bracket Winner B6

AHSTW

Lenox

Grand View Christian

B8 - Tue 2/14 7:00PM Ankeny, Christian Academy

Bracket Winner B8

B5 - Thu 2/9 7:00PM Essex

Bracket Winner B4

Bracket Winner B5

Bracket Winner B10

Manson-Northwest Webster

South Page

East Union

B10 - Tue 2/14 7:00PM Essex Bracket Winner B10

B9 - Tue 2/14 7:00PM Murray Bracket Winner B9

Stanton

B5 - Thu 2/9 7:00PM Lamoni

B6 - Thu 2/9 7:00PM Stanton

Bracket Winner B8

South Central Calhoun

Lamoni Bracket Winner B5

B8 - Tue 2/14 7:00PM Manson

Bracket Winner B6

B4 - Sat 2/11 7:00PM Rockwell City

Bracket Winner B4

OA-BCIG

Bedford

Regional Admission: $6.00

Southeast Warren

Regional Champion Advances to the STATE TOURNAMENT February 27 - March 4, Wells Fargo Area, Des Moines, Iowa Sponsored by these supporting businesses: A&G Restaurant & Lounge Adams Mutual Insurance Association Adams Street Espresso Afton Care Center AgriVision Eqipment Group American Home Design Center Applegate Tax & Accounting Ben Applegate & David Negley B&K Comm Agri LTD Ben Adamson, State Farm Insurance Bender Reynolds Agency Big Boyz Toyz Boyd Appliance Center, Inc. Bunn-O-Matic Corporation Callahan Real Estate Carter Agency, Inc. Central Plains Electric/The Wishing Well

CHI Health Clarke County State Bank Clearview Estates Coen’s Furniture Cook Video & Appliance Cornerstone Financial Creston Automotive Creston Chamber of Commerce Creston Chiropractic, P.C. Creston Farm and Home Supply Creston News Advertiser Creston Specialty Care Creston Vision Clinic Crop Production Services Dalton Ag Products, Inc Di Miller @ 3’s Company Diagonal Building Products

Don’s Body Shop Dr. Todd Scott Draper, Snodgrass, Mikkelsen & Co. Drs. Dave & Michael Buck Edward Jones – Randy Gregg Eighmy Monuments F&M Body Shop Family Shoe Store Family Vision Center – Drs. John & Linda Thomsen Fareway Stores, Inc. Farm Bureau – Julie Davison & Jason Butler Farm Bureau Financial Services/Ashley Stewart Farmer’s All Risk – Vince Taylor Ferrara Candy Company First National Bank Creston – Afton FNB Bank Fontanelle • Greenfield • Massena • Anita • Correctionville

Glendenning Motor Co. Inc. Goob’s Repair Hi-Crest Auto/United Super Wash Homestead Assisted Living Hy-Vee Food Store ISSB Katie Turner – American Family Insurance Kelly’s Korner Knot Just Boards Lone Arranger M&M Motors Maple Street Memories McDonald’s Medicap Pharmacy Michael Foods, Inc Mid-State Surveying Monday Realty

Mount Ayr Inn New Life Family Medicine P.C. Office Machines Company PCSB Bank (Creston-Lenox-Corning-Mt. Ayr-Clarinda) Pearson Funeral Service (Creston & Corning) Pizza Ranch POET Biorefining Powers Funeral Homes Creston & Afton Precision Pulley and Idler/ Corning and Lenox Quality Glass Company R Realty, Retta Ripperger, Broker R.E. Lewis Refrigeration Rhine Body Repair Schroeder Plumbing and Electrical Southwestern Community College Stalker Chevrolet State Savings Bank

Stewart Realty Subway (Creston) Sur-Gro Plant Food Co. T&S Industries, Inc. Taygold Coop Taylor Fiberglass The Trophy Shop The Windrow Restaurant and Sports Bar TS Bank Tyler Insurance Services, Inc. United Farmers Cooperative Wilbur Ellis Wm. H. French Agency

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ENTERTAINMENT

FAMILY CIRCUS®

by Bil Keane

LOCKHORNS® by Hoest & Reiner

Creston News Advertiser | Tuesday, February 7, 2017

BABY BLUES®

by Rick Kikman & Jerry Scott

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE® by Chris Browne

PAJAMA DIARIES® by Terri Libenson

ZITS® by Scott & Borgman

BLONDIE®

by Dean Young

CRANKSHAFT® by Batiuk & Ayers

DUSTIN® by Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker

HINTS FROM HELOISE Where to put the passwords?

HOROSCOPE

For Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017 ARIES (March 21 to April 19)This is the second day in a row where things are volatile at home or with spouses and partners. Do what you can to keep the peace, because tomorrow is a much easier day.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Something will create detours and delays in your daily routine today. Therefore, allow extra time for everything so that you have wiggle room for dealing with the unexpected.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Something unexpected will affect your cash flow or finances today. You might find money, or you might lose money. Guard your possessions against loss or theft.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Once again, the Moon is in your sign, at odds with another planet! You are too impulsive and trigger-happy. Just calm down and do not overreact, especially when talking to bosses.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) This is a restless day for you. Because of this, you could make an error in judgment. You also might say something you’ll later regret. Be cool - who wants egg on his or

her face?

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) During discussions with friends or groups, something regarding shared property might blow you out of the water. Do not be hasty; do not shoot from the hip. Think before you speak.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Once again, your relations with parents and bosses are subject to surprises and interruptions.

These interruptions might even include arguments. Don’t say anything you will regret.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Travel plans will be interrupted, delayed or changed today.

Likewise, school schedules, especially for colleges, universities and technical schools, might be unreliable.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Double-check your bank accounts and anything to do with inheritances and shared property, because something might throw you for a loop. Something you least expect might happen.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) People are impulsive and emotional today, which is why you have to maintain your cool.

Avoid arguments with family members, partners and spouses.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)Equipment breakdowns, computer glitches and interruptions to your work routine will be frustrating today. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) Parents should be vigilant about their kids today, because this is an accident-prone day for them.

Likewise, social events and anything related to sports might have sudden changes. Think before you speak or act.

YOU BORN TODAY Friendship is important to you. Honesty is a strong value for you. You are realistic about your future and careful to consider all options.

It’s important to know that you will benefit from dealing with others this year. In other words, your success lies in interacting with other people. Make friends.

Join clubs and organizations.

Your social activities will be mutually beneficial.

Birthdate of: Bethany Hamilton, surfer/author; Seth Green, actor; Mary McCormack, actress. (c) 2017 King Syndicate, Inc.

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Dear Heloise: I am constantly dismayed by the “experts” who insist we should NEVER WRITE DOWN OUR PASSWORDS. As you noted in a past column, we all have lots of passwords.

I keep an encrypted list of mine, and I just checked the list – I have more than 300 accounts with passwords. I would ask these “experts” how anyone could remember them without recording them someplace. I know there are programs that automate the process, but with hacking as prevalent as it is, I don’t trust those firms to protect my passwords. – Jim V., via email You’re right that 300 passwords are hard for anyone to remember, but you need to keep track of them somehow, and writing them down is not the answer. Make sure your computer has an anti-virus program on it, and use a different password for every website you use. A password manager can help securely store all those passwords (encrypted), and only you can access them by logging in. If you still are concerned about using a program like a password manager, set up a two-step login, which acts as

a double password system. – Heloise STEAM IRON Dear Heloise: Regarding water and steam irons: Instructions that came with my steam iron said not to use distilled water. Read the instructions carefully so you won’t ruin your new iron. – Janet S., via email Good advice for all! It’s a myth that you need to use only distilled water in a steam iron. Always take time to read the manual, because you may void the iron’s warranty by using distilled water.

Tap water is fine to use in most irons, but you may need to mix it with distilled if the water is hard in your area, or alternate using tap and distilled. – Heloise STICKY SITUATION Dear Heloise: In doing a craft project, I used a lot of spray adhesive, and I was left with gummy adhesive on my hands. I tried acetone and rubbing alcohol. Then I remembered that to remove paint primer, I rub the area down with lotion, and a few minutes later it all washes right off. Voilá! This works for spray adhesive as well.

Simply rub a generous

amount of lotion into your hands for a minute or two, then wash with soap and water. Mine took a second application before the glue was completely gone, but it worked beautifully and is not as harsh as other methods. – Jeanie T., Lexington, Ky. TOWEL RACK Dear Heloise: We have a towel rack attached to our kitchen island at waist height. When walking past it, we often would brush against the towels and knock them onto the floor. However, by adding several small fabric hook-and-loop fastener straps to the towel rack, we provided a surface with just enough friction to prevent the towels from sliding off.

Now we don’t waste time washing clean towels. – Alan and Jeffrey, Colorado Springs, Colo.

Send a money-saving or timesaving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX 78279-5000, or you can fax it to 1-210-HELOISE or email it to Heloise(at) Heloise.com. I can’t answer your letter personally but will use the best hints received in my column. (c) 2017 by King Features Syndicate Inc.

SUDOKU Puzzle 1 (Medium, difficulty rating 0.55) Answer to previous puzzle Down Across

1. Mill output 6. Bad day for Caesar 10. Dwell 14. Plunder 15. “General Hospital,” e.g.

16. ___ Minor 17. Doubtful 19. French Sudan, today 20. An error in naming 21. Truck-like popup trailer 23. “Comprende?”

24. Affranchise 25. 1/500 of the Indianapolis 500 26. “Star Trek” rank: Abbr.

27. Sway 31. Stringed, fretted instruments 35. “___ we having fun yet?”

36. Drawn tight 37. Epic poetry

38. Eucharistic plate 40. Sundae topper, perhaps 41. Above 42. A pint, maybe 43. Atlanta-based airline 44. Some deodorant sticks 46. Pandowdy, e.g.

48. Camera setting 49. “Aladdin” prince 50. Chi follower 53. Sharp ends 56. Chirping bugs 58. Boat in “Jaws” 59. Having only one side 61. Lentil, e.g.

62. Bit 63. ____ rock 64. “___ quam videri” (North Carolina’s motto) 65. Deuce topper 66. Matter

1. Privets 2. Cliffside dwelling 3. Analyze, in a way 4. 20-20, e.g.

5. Replaces shoe bottom 6. Specks in the sea 7. Forbidding 8. “Dig in!”

9. Sample of a substance 10. Deformed toe condition 11. “By yesterday!”

12. Anger, with “up” 13. Au ___ 18. Black cat, maybe 22. Matterhorn, e.g.

25. Bog 28. Benjamin Disraeli, e.g.

29. Cooking fat 30. Ancient colonnade 31. “Laughable Lyrics”

writer 32. “What’ve you been ___?”

33. Plane, e.g.

34. Open space for walking 35. Absorbed, as a cost 38. Women‚Äôs suit with slacks 39. “Not to mention ...”

43. Proving directly 45. Away 46. Exploit successfully 47. Hip bones 50. Concealed 51. Soil 52. ___ of Langerhans 53. Ask 54. Assayers’ stuff 55. Frosts, as a cake 56. Commend 57. Atlantic City attraction 60. “___ any drop to drink”: Coleridge

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THE NUMBERS GAME

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Consecutive home wins the Wizards had before falling 140-135 in overtime to the Cavs Monday. The streak was second longest in Wizards franchise history.

LOCAL

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Baker, Rutherford lead Panthers to road win

Creston closes out regular season Thursday at Clarinda ■

BRIEFS

Graceland wrestling SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. — Graceland University wrest l e r Kruz Adamson of Creston was o n e of two Adamson Y e l l o w jackets to place in the top six at the Dave Edmonds Open Saturday.

Adamson went 3-2 n the 125-pound weight class, earning three pins on the day. He fell in the consolation bracket to Kris Williams (University of Nebraska) by a 15-8 decision.

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SPORTS

Creston News Advertiser | Tuesday, February 7, 2017

By RYAN KRONBERG CNA sports editor rkronberg@crestonnews.com

ATLANTIC — Atlantic’s girls basketball team had no answer for a pair of Creston players during Monday’s Hawkeye 10 Conference matchup.

Sophomore Brielle Baker scored a game-high 24 points, while senior Cammy Rutherford added 20 points as the Panthers earned a Baker 62-53 road win.

Baker made five shots from the

floor and was 8-of-9 at the free throw line. Rutherford was 7-of-10 from the floor and 6-of-8 at the free throw line.

“Brielle and Cammy did a good job of going to the basket strong, getting to the free throw line and knocking down free throws,” said Creston coach Ryan McKim. The Panthers Rutherford kept possessions alive on the glass. Creston had nine offensive rebounds.

“Early on, we did a great job of extending possessions with offensive rebounds when shots weren’t falling,” McKim said. “Offensive boards allowed us to continue scoring.”

The Panthers had 11 assists on 22

baskets. Saige Rice had six dimes.

“We moved the ball well and got in scoring positions,” McKim said.

Creston took much better care of the basketball against Atlantic than it did in Friday’s loss at Red Oak. Against the Tigers, the Panthers turned the ball over 27 times.

Against the Trojans, the Panthers had only 11 turnovers.

“We did a much better job of taking care of the ball, which leads to more offensive possessions and a better offensive night,” McKim said.

Creston led 13-2 after one quarter. The Panthers took command in the second quarter, outscoring the Trojans 17-9 to take a 30-21 lead at halftime. Creston led 54-45 after three quarters.

Rice added nine points. Cayla Maitlen had five rebounds, while Rice added three steals.

UP NEXT — Creston (8-11, 3-7)

wraps up the regular season Thursday at Clarinda (3-15, 1-9).

“The biggest focus has been and will continue to be ball security and limiting turnovers,” McKim said.

CR (62)—13 17 24 8 ATL (53)—12 9 24 8 Creston — Cayla Maitlen 2 0-1 4. Saige Rice 4 0-0 9. Lexie Little 1 1-1 3. Brielle Baker 7 8-9 24.

Madison Callahan 0 0-0 0. Kesia Stewart 1 0-0 2. Cammy Rutherford 7 6-7 20. Totals —22 14-18 62. 3-point goals (4) — Saige Rice 1, Lexie Little 1, Brielle Baker 2. Team fouls — 15. Fouled out — None.

JV In the JV game, Atlantic picked up a 36-27 wn.

The Trojans led 9-7 after one quarter, 18-10 at halftime and 24-16 after three quarters.

Kara Kinsella led Creston with 12 points. Megan Hailey had nine points. Sydney Hartsock scored three points, Heylee Shields chipped in two points and Grace Root added one point.

PREP WRESTLING

Winning streak SIOUX CITY — Sophomore Jay Wolfe of Crest o n scored 1 7 points a s Briar Cliff w o n Wolfe i t s sixth straight game last Wednesday, 96-84, over Dordt.

On Jan. 18 Wolfe scored a career-high 25 points in a 103-77 victory over No. 4-ranked Northwestern College.

In that game he shot 9-of-10 from the field including 6-7 from 3-point range and also grabbed five rebounds. Freshman Jackson Lamb of Nodaway Valley finished with five points, including a 3-pointer. Lamb had four rebounds and three points in the win over Dordt.

Teammate Erich Erdman scored 41 points in the victory at Northwestern.

The 25th-ranked Chargers (20-6 overall, 10-4 GPAC) are back in action Wednesday at home against No. 9 Dakota Wesleyan.

Central wins PELLA — The Central College men’s basketball team rallied for a 91-86 victory over Iowa Conference rival Wartburg College Saturday.

Central (12-9 overall, 6-6 Iowa Conference) trailed 74-64 with 9:19 remaining and was playing without senior leader Colby Taylor of Creston, out with an ankle sprain. Senior guard Pete Walker of Red Oak scored 23 points. Taylor has resumed practicing and is expected to play in Wednesday’s game at Loras College.

Phipps third LINCOLN, Neb. — Northwestern M i s souri State junior Brand o n Phipps Phipps of Creston ran the 5,000 meters at the BRIEFS | 10A

CNA photo by RYAN KRONBERG

Creston/Orient-Macksburg wrestling patrons fill the home stands during the Panthers’ home double dual against Harlan and Lewis Central on Jan. 23. Creston/Orient-Macksburg’s wrestling team will look to benefit from a large home crowd tonight when it hosts a Class 2A regional team dual.

The Panthers open against Winterset at 6 p.m. The winner between the Panthers and Huskies takes on the winner of Ballard and Webster City later in the evening.

Home sweet home advantage Panthers ready to benefit from home mat edge

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By RYAN KRONBERG CNA sports editor rkronberg@crestonnews.com

The home mat or court advantage can be very beneficial to teams in any sport during the postseason.

Athletes and coaches are familiar with a specific venue. Hometown fans can more easily make their way

to the game to support the local athletes.

It gives comfort to the local athletes and coaches.

Creston/Orient-Macksburg’s wrestling team certainly hopes the home mat advantage can come into play tonight (Tuesday) when it hosts a Class 2A regional dual meet.

The Panthers will look to earn another trip to the state dual meet with two wins.

Creston/Orient-Macksburg takes on Winterset in the semifinal round starting at 6 p.m. The winner between the Panthers and Huskies takes on the winner of Webster City and Ballard,

Huxley, later in the evening with a trip to the state dual meet tournament at stake.

The state dual meet tournament will be held on Feb. 15 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Due to a bit of a scheduling quirk this season, Creston/Orient-Macksburg had only one home dual, coming on Jan. 23 against Lewis Central and Harlan.

That night, the Panther faithful packed into the bleachers to cheer on the home team, creating a boisterous atmosphere.

Panther coach Darrell Frain and the team are hoping for the same tonight.

“That’s part of it,” Frain said. “We know the crowd will be standing on their feet for every close match, every victory. Hopefully we get on a run.”

The louder the Panther faithful, the more it can help the home team.

“Wrestling at home, it gets an at- Frain mosphere that some teams don’t normally see,” Frain said.

The crowd could be that extra person on the mat in

close matches.

“That could easily be that way,” Frain said. “The crowd could propel us to a win in some matches we might not normally win.”

Creston/Orient-Macksburg is back in a familiar spot with a trip to the state duals at stake.

That experience is beneficial for the younger wrestlers.

“For the seniors, this is their fourth time, even the juniors it’s their third time,” Frain said. “They know what to expect. They’re wrestling at a different level. They’ll be prepared. Hopefully they COM | 10A

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By KALEB CARTER

CNA sports reporter kacarter@crestonnews.com

ATLANTIC — Creston boys basketball coach Taylor Phipps was particularly hard on himself after Monday’s 81-54 loss at Atlantic.

“I need to do a better job of making sure that we’re focused on de-

fense,” Phipps said.

The Trojans edged out to a 37-22 halftime lead.

Missed shots and execution troubles plagued the Panthers.

“We just weren’t in the right spots defensively and we missed some open looks on the offensive end,” Phipps said.

Kylan Smallwood led the way with 19 points, doing most of his damage in the first half.

Cody Crawford hit two shots from beyond the arc in each half and ended the night with 13 points.

Atlantic came out strong on the

offensive end in a quick-hitting third quarter in which the Trojans outscored the Panthers 30-18.

“They have some good players and they made their open looks when they had them,” Phipps said.

“They were the aggressors tonight. That was a big part of the game.”

UP NEXT — Creston (10-9, 8-6) will host senior night ceremonies in between the JV and varsity games Friday against Clarinda (3-15, 1-8).

Atl (81) — 23 14 30 14 Crest (54) — 15 7 18 14 Totals — 20 8-7 54. Scoring — Smallwood 19, Crawford 13, Trevor Downing 7, Evan Jacobson

4, Tucker Flynn 4, Seth Thompson 3, Brenden McDowell 3, Cole Higgins 1.

Junior varsity (Feb. 3) The Panther junior varsity boys fell in a close affair Friday to Red Oak, 49-44.

The game was low-scoring to start, as Creston scored just 13 points in the first half.

“Our tempo on offense and our intensity on defense was not adequate to start the game,” coach Todd Jacobson said. “We really did not get going offensively until the BOYS | 10A

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ORIENT — Murray fed its bigs early, and shot out to an insurmountable lead on its way to an 81-39 victory in Bluegrass Conference play Friday at Orient-Macksburg on Senior Night.

Thane Simmons’ play around the bucket got the Mustangs going, but it was Bryce Keller who really fueled the fire, using his long frame to score 23 points.

The Mustangs scored 21plus points in each of the game’s first three quarters and found themselves playing at a faster pace than they were accustomed too. That didn’t seem to bother Murray coach Darin Wookey’s squad.

“I thought we shot the ball well. I thought our defense was pretty solid for the most part,” Wookey said.

The Mustang bigs scored early and often, with Keller, Jack Jones and Thane Simmons combining for 51 points. Kenny Boles and Dustin Teas were effective in getting the ball to their bigs in good spots and combined for 11 assists.

Orient-Macksburg didn’t get out in transition as much as it usually does and found scoring difficult against the

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can get the younger kids to follow.”

Finding wins and avoiding bonus points will be key, Frain noted.

“Kids that haven’t had to step up are going to have to really step up and get some wins,” Frain said.

The Panthers own a 45-24 win over Winterset.

Frain expects the lineup to be a bit different from when they met on Jan. 12.

“I know people have already moved their lineup around for sectionals,” Frain said. “It will be interesting to

Mustangs.

“We didn’t execute as well as we should have on offense to make that 1-31 work a little harder. We didn’t do as much driving and kicking as we should have,” Orient-Macksburg coach Michael West said.

The Bulldogs celebrated the careers of seniors Dylan Nichols, Owen Hensley, Triston Davidson and Keaton Wambold with a Senior Night celebration before Friday’s game.

“It’s weird watching them. This is their last home game,” West said.

Dylan Nichols ended the night one point short of 1,500 points for his career by scoring 23 points.

“My coach (West), he’s one of those top guys and I think it’s nice I get to be up there with him and say I’m one of those guys,” Nichols said. “But the older I get the more I realize I don’t care about the numbers, I would rather have a win at the end of the night.”

Noah Nichols, finished the evening with 14 points.

UP NEXT — Orient-Macksburg (7-13, 4-8) travels to Iowa Christian Academy (7-12, 3-8) Tuesday, and is slated to open up Class 1A District 13 play against Earlham (13-4) at Nodaway Valley Thursday, Feb 16 at 6:30 p.m. see what weight kids they’re at. Are the kids going to be back at the weight class they competed at for most of the year? It will be interesting to see.”

All three teams pose matchup problems for the Panthers.

“It’s going to be a huge challenge,” Frain said.

“Looking at all three of the teams, we don’t match up really great against any of them.”

Frain is confident his veteran team will be ready to go.

“They step up when they need too,” Frain said.

“Hopefully it will be nothing different.”

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did not stop them in transition,” Creston coach Todd Jacobson said. “They played CONT. FROM | 9A at a faster tempo offensively second half and we made a than we were playing defense and it game them drives and run but ran out of time. “ Scoring — Eli Loudon 14, Jeffrey open looks. We did a better Dillenburg 10, Camden Peterson 5, Trey job in the second half but by Cheers 5, Michael Scherer 3, Yongjun Yun 3 Lee Normandeau 2, Kendall then it was too late to mount any comeback.”

Crawford 1, Eli Loudon led Creston JV (Feb. 6) with 15 points.

The Creston boys junior Logan Reily added 16 for varsity team was outscored Atlantic.

by Atlantic 39-12 in the first Scoring — Loudon 15, Jeffrey half of a 63-41 loss Monday. Dillenburg 9, Michael Scherer 7.

Yun 2, Mark Waigand 2, Peres “We did not shoot the ball Yongyun Reed 2, Walker Patterson 2, James well to start the game and McDonald 2.

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Sevigne Husker Invitational Friday at the University of Nebraska and finished third overall with an NCAA provisional time of 14:38.46.

The majority of the Bearcat team will head to Manato, Minn., on Saturday for the Ted Nelson Classic.

All-American MARYVILLE — Northwest Missouri State’s Collin Bevins of Creston and Jacob Vollstedt were named to the D2Football.com All-American first team. The publication also n a m e d S i m o n Bevins Mathiesen on the second team. Kyle Zimmerman and Kevin Berg received honorable mention.

Vollstedt had a team-high 140 tackles for the national champion Bearcats includ-

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The Northwest Missouri State University football team will host an autograph session on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 12, in Bearcat Arena.

Doors will open starting at 1:30 p.m. This free event will give fans the opportunity to interact with members of the 2016 NCAA Division II National Championship team and coaching staff. The team will be available to sign autographs for approximately 90 minutes.

Fans will receive Northwest’s exclusive Bearcat football 2016 national championship poster. Fans will be limited to two items to be signed, including the free championship poster. This is a courtesy to the student-athletes and other celebration attendees.

The 2016 NCAA and AFCA Division II National Championship trophies also will be on display.

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Pooches and Smooches: AT LEFT,

Emma Brown, 7, of Creston holds onto her dog, Mindy, Saturday morning at Tractor Supply Company in Creston during Dog Gone Rescue’s “Pooches and Smooches� fundraising event. AT RIGHT, Sofia Brown, 7, of Creston holds onto her cat, Issy, while having their photo taken Saturday morning at Tractor Supply Company in Creston during Dog Gone Rescue’s “Pooches and Smooches� fundraising event.

East Union School District joins ‘The Promise of Iowa’ campaign to support public schools

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER

Swearing in: Creston firefighters, from left, Jen Worisek, TJ Parsons, Mark Huff, Casey Carpenter, Zack Cartsensen, Austin

Berry and Jordan Armstrong are sworn in by Mayor Gary Lybarger Saturday evening during the Creston Fire Department banquet at Supertel Inn and Conference Center. The banquet was part of the first-annual Creston Fire Department appreciation event.

AFTON – East Union School District Board of Directors has passed a resolution in support of “The Promise of Iowa� campaign. The goal of the statewide campaign is to focus attention on the future of Iowa public school students and to rally support for public education in Iowa.

The campaign’s focus is on building public understanding about the work of public schools today, which are innovating to ensure students are positioned for success in their futures.

Iowa’s future leaders, innovators and citizens are its children. They are “The Promise of Iowa.� Their future is created every day by Iowa public schools. Iowa public schools develop their potential, strengthen communities and contribute to a strong economy.

Another goal is to encourage Iowans to show their support for the invest-

ments needed to keep public schools strong.

Board President Kenneth Hagen said the board’s support of “The Promise of Iowa� campaign is an important step in raising awareness statewide about the value of public education in shaping the next generation of Iowa leaders, workers and citizens. The district will share information on public schools statewide, and encourage local residents to take part as well.

The campaign website at www.promiseiowa.org provides more information about how to become involved.

The “Promise� campaign is being coordinated statewide by the Iowa Association of School Boards, a nonprofit organization representing the more than 1,900 Iowa citizens serving on locally elected school boards.

Red Cross critically needs donors after winter weather adds to severe blood shortage

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of food and so weak he was unable to walk to the bathroom on his own.

Still, Alshogre said nothing could have prepared him for Saydnaya.

At one point, Alshogre was called out by his guards “for execution,� he said.

He was brought before a military trial and told not to raise his gaze at the judge, who asked him how many soldiers he had killed.

When he said none, the judge spared him.

Death in Saydnaya was always present, “like the air,� Alshogre said.

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taken to Saydnaya.

Alshogre survived nine months in the prison, paying his way out in 2015 — a common practice. He suffered from tuberculosis and his weight fell to 35 kilograms (77 pounds).

Two cousins detained with him in western Syria didn’t survive, dying a year apart in a military intelligence detention facility.

The younger one died in Alshogre’s arms, deprived

Wednesday, Feb. 22, Southwest Valley High School - Corning Campus, 904 Eighth St., in Corning, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 22, American Legion Hall, 301 Main St. in Bedford, and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 23, East Union High School, 1916 High School Dr., in Afton.

How to help Simply download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood. org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) to make an appointment or for more information.

All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at

check-in. Individuals who are 17 years of age in most states (16 with parental consent where allowed by state law), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood.

High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

Blood donors can now save time at their next donation by using RapidPass to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, prior to arriving at the blood drive. To get started and learn more, visit redcrossblood.org/rapidpass and follow the instructions on the site.

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experience that what they are saying is somewhere there is a father waiting on the donation that will save his son’s life. When the Red Cross asks for help, what that means is a new dad is praying for a miracle.�

To make an appointment to give blood, download the Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood. org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

Donors are encouraged to make appointments and complete the RapidPass online health history questionnaire at redcrossblood. org/rapidpass to save time when donating.

Upcoming blood donation opportunities include: from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 8, at Lenox High School, 600 S. Locust St., in Lenox, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 15, at Nodaway Valley High School, 410 NW Second St., in Greenfield, from noon to 6 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 20, Trinity Lutheran Church, 800 N. Sumner Ave., in Creston, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

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After several rounds of severe winter weather in many parts of the country, the American Red Cross urges eligible blood and platelet donors to help restock its shelves to overcome a shortage.

Since Dec. 1, about 300 blood drives across 27 states have been forced to cancel due to inclement winter weather, resulting in more than 10,500 blood and platelet donations going uncollected. The past week, icy roads forced blood drives to cancel in southwest Iowa. Despite the weather, hospital patients still rely on transfusions.

Blood donor Jim Taylor knows how it feels to have a loved one waiting for a transfusion. His son Aaron was born with a rare liver condition. In the short two months of his life, he received 115 blood products.

Taylor said each transfusion gave his family more time with Aaron, so he encourages others to give. “When the Red Cross says there is a shortage, they are not exaggerating,� said Taylor. “I now know from

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