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Creston/O-M wrestling fans erupt as senior Jackson Mikkelsen pins Webster City’s Brandon Peck during their match at 182 pounds Tuesday night during the regional team duals. Creston/O-M earned its eighth straight trip to the State Dual Team Tournament with a 45-30 win over the Lynx.

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Council moves forward with West Adams Street improvements

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The city of Creston will accept bids from contractors for the West Adams Street improvement project after the Creston City Council unanimously resolved to set a deadline for bids during Tuesday’s regular meeting.

Austin Smith, professional engineer with Garden and Associates, updated the city council on the project during the meeting.

“We’ll send this thing out to bidders next week,” Smith said. “Final plans and specs will be reviewed internally. Usually, we try to get it in the contractor’s hands four to five weeks in advance so contractors can take a look at the plans and specs, get quotes, ask any questions that need to be asked and hopefully we’ll have some competitive bids come in.”

The project Stemming from the bridge replacement project, the West Adams Street im-

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Pictured is the section of West Adams Street that will be worked on as a part of the West Adams Street improvement project. The affected area includes West Adams Street from Lake Shore Drive to Park Street.

provement project picks up where the bridge replacement leaves off.

The affected area is Lake Shore Drive on the northeast side of McKinley Park.

Currently, Lake Shore Drive comes to a Y-intersection with West Adams Street. As part of the bridge replacement project, that

intersection will be changed to a T-intersection.

“We’re picking up at that T-intersection after the bridge and carrying it to Park Street,” Smith said.

The section of West Adams Street between Lake Shore Drive and McKinley Street will be 24-feet-wide pavement with 2-feet-wide

shoulders, carrying on the proposed pavement section from the T-intersection.

Then, West Adams Street from McKinley Street to Park Street will be 31-feetwide pavement with curb and gutter.

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Dakota Access opponents urge action as Army consent looms BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Opponents of the Dakota Access oil pipeline called for protests around the world Wednesday as the Army prepared to greenlight the final stage of the $3.8 billion project’s construction.

The Army said Tuesday that it will allow the fourstate pipeline to cross under a Missouri River reservoir in

North Dakota, the last big chunk of construction. The Standing Rock Sioux, which has led the battle against the project for months, promised to fight the development in court. The Army’s permission could come as early as Wednesday.

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Senate GOP silences Warren over criticism of Sessions WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans silenced Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren for criticizing colleague and Attorney General-nominee Jeff Sessions with the words of Coretta Scott King from three decades ago challenging his record on race.

Warren, whose name has

been prominent in speculation about the 2020 presidential race, was given a rare Senate rebuke Tuesday night for impugning a fellow senator and she was barred from saying anything more on the Senate floor about Sessions, R-Ala. SENATE | 2A

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Taking flight: A gaggle of geese takes flight Tuesday afternoon after floating atop Green Valley Lake north of Creston. Wildlife enthusiasts can still see hundreds of geese at Green Valley Lake.

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DEATHS Alice D. Hoakison Creston

Alice Dean Hoakison, 97, of Creston died Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, at Greater Regional Hospice Home in Creston.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 11, at Pearson Family Funeral Service and Cremation C e n t e r , Hoakison 809 W. Montgomery St., in Creston with the Rev. Jim Morris officiating.

Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Union County. Open visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at the funeral home.

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

Saturday. Memorials may be directed to Jerusalem United Methodist Church or Evergreen Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at www.pearsonfuneralhomes. com.

Alice Dean Hoakison, daughter of Peter and Daisy (Mobley) Hower, was born Oct. 26, 1919, at home in Adair County. She attended school for 12 years at Zion School and went on to attend junior college at Creston Community College. She completed her education

Marilyn Everman Creston

Marilyn Everman, 90, of Creston died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, at Greater Regional Hospice Home in Creston.

Marilyn requested her body be donated to University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine in Iowa City. There are no services planned. Online condolences may be left at www.powersfh.com.

Marilyn Rose (Miller) Everman was born March 29,

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said in court documents filed Tuesday that the Army intends to cancel further environmental study and allow the Lake Oahe crossing. The Army is involved in pipeline approval under the river because the Army Corps of Engineers branch manages the river and its system of hydroelectric dams, which is owned by the federal government.

The 1,200-mile pipeline would carry North Dakota oil through the Dakotas and Iowa to a shipping point in Illinois. Dallas-based developer Energy Transfer Partners had hoped to have the pipeline operating by the end of 2016, but construction has been stalled while the Corps and the company battled in court over the crossing.

Tribal members dubbed Wednesday “#NODAPL Last Stand” day, and urged “emergency actions” via social media. Protesters posted a list online of about two dozen events planned for Wednesday in the U.S. and Canada.

The Standing Rock Sioux, whose reservation is just downstream from the crossing, fears a pipeline leak would pollute its drinking water. The tribe has led protests that drew at times thousands of people who dubbed themselves “water protectors” to an encampment near the

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The intersection between the recreation trail and the roadway will also be reconfigured as part of the project.

Currently, the trail intersection crosses both McKinley Street and West Adams Street. Once it is realigned, the trail will only cross West Adams Street on the west side of McKinley Street.

Once completed, the project will mark a drastic improvement for that stretch of West Adams Street.

“I don’t know if you’ve ever walked through that section of Adams, but it’s fairly narrow and it’s open ditch on both sides,” Smith said. “There’s no real good place to walk or bike.”

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after graduating teachers college in Cedar Falls. After graduation, she taught first and second grades at Zion.

On Feb. 16, 1945, she married Willis V. Hoakison after his return from four years of service in New Guinea and Leyte in the home of her parents in Adair County. After she was married, she became a homemaker and worked alongside her husband on the farm raising cattle and pigs. After Willis’ death, Alice Dean continued farming with her son. She lived on the family farm for 92 years before moving to Homestead Assisted Living in 2011.

Alice Dean was a member of Jerusalem United Methodist Church and a past Sunday school teacher. She was a 50-year member of Lincoln Neighbor’s Club from the time it was originated and 50-year member of the VFW Auxiliary and past president.

She was a Union County 4-H leader.

Alice Dean is survived by her son David Lee (Kris) Hoakison of Creston; grandchildren, Caleb (Jill) Hoakison and Kelsey (Matt) Buck; and great-grandchildren, Brantley and Theodore Hoakison and Ada and Elias Buck, all of Creston.

Alice Dean was preceded in death by her husband Willis; sisters, Nada Bennett and Mamie Kline; and brothers, Eldon “Mike” Hower and Freddy Hower in infancy.

1926, in Kansas City, Missouri. She was adopted at the age of three months by Merton and Bernice (Borland) Miller.

Marilyn married Barton Everman, who preceded her in death. Marilyn worked as a telephone operator while residing in Creston. She has many family members on the west coast.

Marilyn is survived by many cousins.

Marilyn was preceded in death by her parents and son John. crossing. ETP has said the pipeline will be safe.

The camp’s population has recently thinned to fewer than 300, and the Corps has notified the remaining protesters that the government-owned land will be closed Feb. 22.

Protesters and police have at times clashed, leading to nearly 700 arrests.

An assessment conducted last year determined the crossing would not have a significant impact on the environment. However, then-Assistant Army Secretary for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy on Dec. 4 declined to issue permission for the crossing, saying a broader environmental study was warranted.

The Corps launched a study of the crossing on Jan. 18. President Donald Trump signed an executive action Jan. 24 telling the Corps to quickly reconsider Darcy’s decision.

The court documents filed Tuesday include a proposed Federal Register notice terminating the study.

“I have determined that there is no cause for completing any additional environmental analysis,” Acting Assistant Army Secretary Douglas Lamont said in a memo.

The Standing Rock Sioux argues that under the Fort Laramie Treaties of 1851 and 1888, the federal government is obliged to consider a tribe’s welfare when making decisions that affect the tribe.

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will be added on the north side of West Adams Street, which will connect current the current sidewalk to the recreational trail system.

“It’s kind of an odd configuration right now. It’s the only section of town between the trail and city that has no sidewalk,” Smith said. “The sidewalk goes from c l e a r downtown and ends right now (at Park S t r e e t ) . Smith That’s always kind of been a bottleneck for pedestrian traffic.”

thing I’ve worked at keeping the appearance of the shop, inside and outside, clean.

It’s a sizable shop, so there’s not a need to use anything outside for working.”

Creston City Council members also unanimously approved a conditional-use permit for 201 N. Cedar St., in Creston based on the

Planning and Zoning Commission’s recommendation.

The request for the conditional-use permit was filed

by Jeff Seeger, who is looking to purchase the property contingent on the ability to use the garage as a commercial repair garage.

The property is zoned as I-1 Light Industrial and he needed the permit to operate as a commercial repair garage.

Seeger plans to provide a service for autos, forklifts and fleet diagnostics for surrounding businesses.

“We’re trying to clean up the whole town,” said Steve Wintermute, at-large councilmember. “I hope this doesn’t turn into a junkyard.”

“It is a small-volume shop, so I don’t expect to have many cars out front,” Seeger said. “I’ve had this business

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publicans have defended Trump’s choice to be the top law enforcement officer as a man of integrity who will be an independent voice in the new administration.

A vote on Sessions was expected Wednesday evening.

The incident underscored that the partisan divide in the Senate has devolved into nearly unchecked rancor, with majority Republicans muscling through Cabinet nominees in committee by changing the rules. Democrats are under intense pressure from their liberal base to challenge the entire Trump agenda, especially his nominees.

Warren produced a three-decade-old letter in w h i c h Mrs. King w r o t e that Sessions, as an acting Warren federal prosecutor in Alabama, used his power to “chill the free exercise of the vote by black citizens.”

“Mr. Sessions has used the awesome power of his office to chill the free exercise of the vote by black citizens in the district he

now seeks to serve as a federal judge,” Mrs. King wrote.

Mrs. King died in 2006.

Quoting King technically put Warren in violation of an arcane Senate rule for “impugning the motives” of Sessions, though senators have said far worse. And Warren was reading from a letter that was written 10 years before Sessions was even elected to the Senate.

Still, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., invoked Senate Rule 19, which says “a senator in debate, who, in the opinion of the presiding officer, refers offensively to any state of the union, or who impugns the motives or integrity of any senator, or reflects on other senators, may be called to order under Rule XIX.” The Senate voted 49-43 along party lines to sustain the decision to rebuke Warren.

Democrats seized on the flap to charge that Republicans were muzzling Warren, sparking liberals to take to Twitter to post the King letter in its entirety.

McConnell’s words to Warren turned into a rallying cry for the left.

“Senator Warren was giving a lengthy speech,” McConnell said. “She had appeared to violate

the rule.

She was warned.

She was given an explanation. Nevertheless, she per- McConnell sisted.”

Warren had argued: “I’m reading a letter from Coretta Scott King to the Judiciary Committee from 1986 that was admitted into the record. I’m simply reading what she wrote about what the nomination of Jeff Sessions to be a federal court judge meant and what it would mean in history for her.”

Warren was originally warned after reading from a statement by the late Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., that labeled Sessions a disgrace.

Democrats pointed out that McConnell didn’t object when Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, called him a liar in a 2015 dustup.

The episode was followed by lamentations by Senate veterans, including its most senior Republican, Orrin Hatch of Utah, about how the Senate is too partisan.

Online: Coretta Scott King letter:https://www. documentcloud.org/documents/3456928-Coretta-Scott-King-Letter.html

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The late-night dustup quickly spawned the hashtag #LetLizSpeak that was trending on Twitter early Wednesday.

The Senate has been working around the clock since Monday as Democrats challenge President Donald Trump’s nominees, although the party lacks the votes to derail the picks. Despite the rebuke of Trump Warren, D-Mass., other Senate Democrats quoted from the King letter in speeches, among them Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., and Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio on Wednesday morning.

In the 1986 letter , Martin Luther King Jr.’s widow said Sessions’ actions as a federal prosecutor were “reprehensible” and that he used his office “in a shabby attempt to intimidate and frighten elderly black voters.”

Democrats are portraying Sessions as a threat to civil rights, voting rights and immigration. Re-

In other city council news: • The council awarded lease agreements to Jared Johnson for hay ground located at properties near the Waste Water Treatment Plant, South Cottonwood and the airport.

• The council awarded a three-year airport agricultural land lease to Colton Dunphy.

• The council approved a temporary street-closing request by Nellie Kretz, closing North Maple Street from West Adams Street to the alley north of The Old Market for Sunday, Feb. 26, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for a public auction.

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Shoplifting, 8:32 a.m., Tuesday, Sheldon Street.

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Fraud, 10:13 a.m., Tuesday, South Stone Street.

Warrant, 10:27 a.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Violation of court order, 12:33 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Harassing communication, 2:17 p.m., Tuesday, North Sumner Avenue.

Found property, 2:23 p.m., Tuesday, North Street.

Assault, 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, North Jarvis Street.

Incomplete 911 call, South Cherry Street.

Welfare check, 3:48 p.m., Tuesday, South Elm Street.

Alarm, 5:02 p.m., Tuesday, West Townline Street.

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Talk to officer, 6:04 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Traffic stop, 6:37 p.m., Tuesday, East Howard Street.

Talk to officer, 6:45 p.m., Tuesday, West Adams Street.

Traffic stop, 8:09 p.m., Tuesday, North Sumner Avenue.

Harassing communication, 11:20 p.m., Tuesday, South Lincoln Street.

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James Robert Lyman, 30, of Greenfield was charged with driving while barred 8:34 p.m. Jan. 29 in Adair County.

Lyman was being held on $2,000 bond.

—————— Shannon Corene McElwee, 28, of Des Moines was charged on an Adair County warrant for assault causing bodily injury or mental illness 11 a.m. Jan. 31 in Adair County.

McElwee was released on her own recognizance.

—————— Brian Keith Cunningham, 28, of Greenfield was charged on two Adair County warrants for domestic abuse assault and obstruction of emergency communications 1:05 a.m. Thursday in Adair County.

Cunningham was sentenced to time served.

—————— Donna Marie Vanderpluym, 36, of Greenfield was charged on an Adair County warrant for possession of a controlled substance, methamphetamine, 6:27 p.m.

Thursday in Adair County.

Vanderpluym was released on $1,000 bond.

—————— Joshua James Kimmel, 34, of Des Moines was charged

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Accident, 4:04 p.m., Jan. 29.

Gas leak, 5:35 p.m., Jan. 29.

Assistance, 11:59 p.m., Jan. 29.

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Assistance, 5:58 p.m., Jan. 30.

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Civil papers, 7:45 p.m., Jan. 30.

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Traffic hazard, 2:22 a.m., Traffic complaint, 4:48 Jan. 29. on an Adair County warrant for malicious prosecution 10:42 p.m. Thursday in Adair County.

Kimmel was being held on $1,000 bond.

—————— John Lyle Vanscoy, 31, of Creston was charged with driving while barred 8:24 p.m. Friday in Adair County.

According to an Adair County Sheriff report, officers witnessed Vanscoy operating a motor vehicle on the roadway at the intersection of NW Third and NW Walnut streets in Bridgewater. Vanscoy had a barred driving status.

Vanscoy was released on $2,000 bond.

—————— Patrick Russell Darling, 53, of Greenfield was charged with violation of a temporary restraining order 9:51 a.m. Saturday in Adair County.

According to an Adair County Sheriff report, Darling was in the same apartment as a female, which is a violation of a no-contact order where the female was the protected party.

Darling was sentenced to time served.

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Assistance, 5:13 p.m., Feb. 1.

Grass fire, 7:02 p.m., Feb. 1.

Compliance check, 8:38 p.m., Feb. 1.

Suspicious vehicle, 9:06 p.m., Feb. 1.

Traffic complaint, 3:30 a.m., Thursday.

Medical, 8:58 a.m., Thursday.

Traffic complaint, 9:53 a.m., Thursday.

Assistance, 11:46 a.m., Thursday.

Medical, 12:43 p.m., Thursday.

Traffic hazard, 12:58 p.m., Thursday, Traffic control, 1:13 p.m., Thursday.

Court order, 1:51 p.m., Thursday.

Medical, 4 p.m., Thursday.

Transport, 8:09 p.m., Thursday.

Medical, 8:44 p.m., Thursday.

Medical, 8:50 p.m., Thursday.

Traffic hazard, 3:58 a.m., Friday.

Criminal mischief, 10:19 a.m., Friday.

Traffic control, 11 a.m., Friday.

Traffic complaint, 12:08 p.m., Friday.

Theft, 1:50 p.m., Friday.

Suspicious vehicle, 1:54 p.m., Friday.

Traffic complaint, 2:42 p.m., Friday.

Civil papers, 5:31 p.m., Friday.

Assistance, 8:20 p.m., Friday.

Medical, 12:20 a.m., Saturday.

Assistance, 2:09 a.m., Saturday.

Traffic complaint, 7:09 a.m., Saturday.

Traffic complaint, 12:37 p.m., Saturday.

Harassing communication, 1:04 p.m., Saturday.

Accident, 1:24 p.m., Saturday.

Traffic complaint, 9:20 p.m., Saturday.

MARKETS Grain prices quoted at 10 a.m. today: • United Farmers Co-op, Creston: Corn — $3.31

Soybeans — $9.62 • Gavilon Grain: Corn — $3.28 Soybeans — $9.69

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Next step a big one for SWCC team eyeing national championship When you log on to the National Junior College Athletic Association website and the first thing you see is a picture of people you know from Creston watching a Southwestern Community College basketball game, you realize this group of young men is doing something quite remarkable.

The SWCC men’s basketball team has a strong hold on the No. 1 ranking in NJCAA Division II basketball, sitting at 23-0 overall and 6-0 in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference.

The players I talked to Saturday after a win over North Iowa Area Community College are thinking nothing short of a national championship. That would be a huge thing for SWCC as an institution and the community of Creston.

But, one step at a time. And, the next step is a big one. The Spartans travel to Cedar Rapids Saturday for a big test. Kirkwood is 18-4, 5-1 in league play, and ranked 12th in the nation.

Last year Kirkwood, Southwestern and Iowa Lakes tied for the regional title — SWCC’s first such accomplishment since Bill Taylor’s team in 1997 — and Kirkwood went on to win the national championship over Triton College to finish a 31-4 season. SWCC (25-6) was upset by seventh-seeded NIACC in the regional opener.

The architect of this tremendous assembly of talent is third-year coach Todd Lorensen, son of veteran Prairie City-Monroe coach Fred Lorensen. Despite not being hired until August prior to the 2014-15 season, his Spartan teams have gone 71-16 overall and 22-8 in league play. They are no longer the “little brother” to traditional powerhouses Kirkwood and DMACC. This team is a terrific mix of returning veterans — Jordan Johnson, KeShawn Wilson and Calvin Chambers earned all-league honors last year — with new recruits and several key transfers.

Jamil Maddred started for Marshalltown Community College as a freshman and played against the Spartans. But the native of Cam-

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den, New Jersey, decided to come to SWCC with friend and teammate Terence Shelby. Lorensen had a relationship with Shelby’s high school coach and when Shelby decided to switch to SWCC, Maddred came along.

Maddred and Brodric Thomas, a transfer from Truman State — where Lorensen once served as an assistant — are the tallest of the starters at 6-foot-5. But, like the rest of the starting five, they’re listed as guards.

All five starting players for SWCC are perimeter type players, but those two and the athletic 6-2 Wilson are all capable rebounders and defenders around the basket. And, they’re matchup nightmares for teams with more traditional post players.

“Usually teams start two bigs, so if we have a mismatch we use it that night,” Thomas said. “When they have to come out and guard guys like me and Jamil, it’s tough for them.”

happened to be my night.”

Lorensen said the scoring balance creates difficulties for teams preparing for Southwestern. There are weapons all over the court, and they come in and out at a rate that wears down teams with rotations of fewer players.

“We have a very deep team,” Lorensen said. “They have all bought into the process of being part of a winning team and program.”

Opponent impressed NIACC coach Mark Mohl saw his team get run over by the Spartans NJCAA graphic Saturday, 91-55. He came away im- Pictured is Southwestern Community College freshman Brodric Thomas. The Spartans rare ranked No. 1 in the nation for NJCAA pressed.

“The basketball really moves,” he Division II. said. “They just keep running them and Feb. 25. Regional tourney dates ing short of spectacular,” Looff the bench and they can all shoot are March 7, 9 and 11 and the higher rensen said. “I never would have it. We were down 20 before we knew seed hosts each game. If the com- imagined something this exciting what hit us. Somebody will have to munity came out and packed the could have happened to our proplay really, really well to beat South- SWCC gym it could become a signif- gram. I’m very proud of our sucwestern.” icant home court advantage. cess and I’m excited for the rest of The SWCC women (12-9) are It’s a show worth seeing. the season.” also having one of their best seasons “The support we have received Contact the writer: in many years under coach Addae on campus, the community of Twitter: @larrypeterson Houston. Remaining women-men Creston, southwest Iowa and alEmail: lpeterson@crestonnews. doubleheaders are Feb. 15, Feb. 18 ums from all over has been noth- com

Balanced attack Southwestern averages 94.8 points per game and has made 262 3-pointers in 23 games. All five starters average between 9.1 and 14.8 points per game.

Depth is a big part of Southwestern’s success. Khalid Edwards, Lavon Hightower, Alijah Thomas, Malachi Canada and Bennie Curtis all log major minutes and could start for other teams in the league. In fact, Canada did have some big games for Iowa Central as a freshman before transferring.

“It all starts in practice,” Thomas said. “Our bench is so deep that we can really battle each other. It makes us better every single day, and really prepares us for tough competition.”

Maddred, who led the team Saturday with 20 points and four 3-pointers, echoed those sentiments.

“We play a strong 10 people and any of those could have a great night,” Maddred said. “Tonight just

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If the law means anything, the Trump administration will succeed in overturning the so-called court ruling against its travel ban.

The nationwide stay of the ban issued by Judge James Robart, a Washington state-based federal district judge, is tissue-thin. It doesn’t bother to engage on the substance, presumably because facts, logic and the law don’t support Robart’s sweeping assertion of judicial authority in an area where judicial power is inherently quite limited.

This doesn’t justify President Donald Trump tweeting that Robart is a “so-called judge.”

That slam earned Trump bipartisan blowback and may encourage other judges to tilt against Trump’s ban in response to a perceived threat to the independence of the judiciary. But Robart’s handiwork is shoddy and usurpatory, despite the fact that he is indeed a literal judge.

Even if you assume that the states of Washington and Minnesota have standing to pursue the litigation (Robart asserts implausibly that they “face immediate and irreparable injury” from the executive order, the heart of which is a three-month pause on most travel from seven countries), the stay falls down. It ignores our constitutional scheme and Supreme Court precedent, as the Justice Department brief seeking to reverse it persuasively argues.

First, Judge Robart is trespassing on a core executive responsibility. “The exclusion of aliens is

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a fundamental act of sovereignty,” the Supreme Court held in the 1950 Knauff case, “inherent in the executive power to control the foreign affairs of the nation.”

The courts are not meant to second guess the executive’s conduct of foreign affairs, or intrude on its plenary power in this area. “It is not within the province of any court,” the court noted in that decision, “unless expressly authorized by law, to review the determination of the political branch of the Government to exclude a given alien.”

Second, it’s hard to get around the relevant federal immigration law, which says, “Whenever the President finds that the entry of any aliens or of any class of aliens into the United States would be detrimental to the interests of the United States, he may by proclamation, and for such period as he shall deem necessary, suspend the entry of all aliens or any class of aliens as immigrants or nonimmigrants, or impose on the entry of aliens any restrictions he may deem to be appropriate.”

This is as explicit and wide-ranging as it gets. When the president has such authorization from Congress, the Supreme Court held in the Youngstown Steel case in 1952, his “authority

is at its maximum, for it includes all that he possesses in his own right plus all that Congress can delegate.”

Finally, aliens residing outside the United States have no right to come here. The Supreme Court held in the 1982 Landon case, “an alien seeking initial admission to the United States requests a privilege and has no constitutional rights regarding his application, for the power to admit or exclude aliens is a sovereign prerogative.”

It’s not clear how Judge Robart expects opponents of the Trump ban to overcome these substantial and well-established obstacles. A more extensive and carefully reasoned decision by a Massachusetts-based district judge reached the opposite conclusion of his.

It is true that the ultimate source of the Trump executive order is his ill-advised call for a Muslim ban during the campaign.

But the executive order, focusing on seven war-torn or hostile countries that had already been singled out for special scrutiny during the Obama administration, is manifestly not a Muslim ban.

Judge Robart may not like the Trump policy, but that doesn’t mean that it is illegal or unconstitutional. His ruling is worthy of the generally unhinged opposition to President Trump. If the judge doesn’t deserve the abuse that Trump heaped on him on Twitter, he produced what should rightly be considered so-called jurisprudence.

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‘Iowans Helping Iowans’ needs support This year’s Iowa Student Council State Project is “Iowans Helping Iowans.�  The Native Fund was started by Ashton Kutcher and Dallas Clark, both Iowa natives with a desire to create a financial reserve to help Iowans in need. Creston High School graduate Kyle McCann is providing legal advice to the nonprofit organization, as well.

The goal of The Native Fund is to provide financial assistance to Iowans suffering because of a natural disaster such as tornado, flooding, etc., and to children in Iowa suffering with life-threatening illnesses or disease. The Native Fund will also provide support for Iowa veterans of the armed services in need of medical or other help.

Kutcher and Clark also

have proposed building a database of volunteers to be readily available when various types of assistance are needed for storm clean up, sand bagging during floods and other activities.

What does The Native Fund need from the community?

First, people need to visit The Native Fund website and sign up as a volunteer. There will be a drop down menu that identifies volunteers with Creston Community High School, so Iowa Association of Student Councils can track the community’s progress at recruiting volunteers in the local zip code. The website is www.thenativefund.org.

At the Panther boys basketball game versus Clarinda Friday, Feb. 10, CCHS

will conduct a raffle for a free-throw contest at half time. Interested participants can pay $1 to enter the drawing for a chance to go head-to-head with someone else shooting free throws during half time.

CCHS is also collecting pledges from individuals and businesses for 3-point baskets made during the varsity game, JV game or both. Pledge forms can be found at https://goo. gl/forms/3X6iFX4qXnt8tU042 or on the counter in the high school office.

CCHS will also collect pledges Friday night before the game.

The Native Fund “Iowans Helping Iowansâ€? is an on-going project, but just this year’s student council focus is across the state of Iowa.  Â

Adair County Health System welcomes new provider GREENFIELD – Adair County Health System (ACHS) announces Jenna Creger, PA, will begin her family practice at Adair County Medical Clinics.

Creger will begin s e e i n g Creger patients in March 2017 at Greenfield Adair County Medical Clinic. She will also be providing emergency room and inpatient services for Adair County

Memorial Hospital.  Creger grew up in Winterset. She graduated from Northwest Missouri State University (NWMSU) in Maryville, Missouri, with a Bachelor of Science in biology and a minor in biochemistry. While attending NWMSU, she was a pitcher on the softball team for four years. She went on to receive her master’s degree in physician assistant studies (PA) at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Manchester, New Hampshire.

Creger is engaged to

marry Kalab Evans in September 2017. He is a family farmer in the southwest Iowa area. In her free time, she enjoys attending concerts, working out and watching athletics.  “I’m looking forward to being back in Iowa and working in a rural community,� Creger said. “I enjoyed my experiences on the East Coast, but Iowa will always be ‘home’ to me. The providers and staff at ACHS seem exceptional, and I am looking forward to starting my PA career with them.�

Dekko Foundation steps back to understand the impact of its 35th birthday celebration One year ago Dekko Foundation leaders sent 35 people presents on the foundation’s birthday.

These people had one thing in common. They each had something to do with the positive growth and development of children and young people.  Thirty-five pairs of shoes and 35 grants for $3,500 went out to people who exemplify what foundation’s leaders hope everyone will do soon: step back before they act and consider what children need to grow and develop.

This month the foundation surveyed the recipients, hoping to learn where

they’d worn their shoes and how they’d invested their grant.  Honored in the foundation’s Iowa grantmaking areas was Abby Elliott, counselor at Mount Ayr Community Schools. “I used my 35th birthday grant to support ‘Respectful Raiders,’ the culmination of an effort with our seventh- through 12thgrade staff to step back and consider the needs of our youth,� Elliott said. “We did a S.W.O.T. analysis of ourselves and our school environment and identified the need to be intentional about teaching our kids the soft skills.�

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Stalcup Farms Charolais of Prescott exhibited the National Grand Champion Charolais bull, WC Everest 4048, at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo Jan. 28 in Fort Worth, Texas. Included in the photo are local owners Craig, Amy and Makayla Stalcup of Prescott.

Century and heritage farm owners encouraged to apply Applications must be postmarked by June 1 to be recognized at Iowa State Fair n

DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey encourages eligible farm owners to apply for the 2017 Century and Heritage Farm Program. The program is sponsored by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation and recognizes families that have owned their farm for 100 years in the case of century farms and 150 years for heritage farms. “These awards are an opportunity to recognize the hard work and commitment by these families that is necessary to keep a farm in the same family for 100 or 150 years,� Northey said. “If you consider all the challenges and unexpected obstacles each of them would have had to overcome during their life on the farm, it gives you a greater appreciation of the dedication and perseverance of each of the families

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Applications may also be requested from Becky Lorenz, coordinator of the Century and Heritage Farm Program via phone at 515-281-3645, email at becky.lorenz@iowaagriculture.gov or by writing to Century or Heritage Farm Program, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, Henry A. Wallace Building, 502 E. Ninth St., Des Moines, IA 50319.

Farm families seeking to qualify for the Century or Heritage Farm Program must submit an application to the department no later than June 1.

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HOROSCOPE For Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) A friend will surprise you today. Alternatively, you might meet someone new who is a real character. Even your relations with clubs, groups and organizations will be unpredictable.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Something might suddenly throw you into the spotlight today, because people notice you. Perhaps a discussion with a boss ultimately will give you more freedom.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Unexpected opportunities to travel or learn something new today will fall into your lap.

Stay light on your feet so that you can react fast, because your window of opportunity will be brief.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Double-check everything to do with shared property, inheritances and bank accounts today, because something unexpected will occur.

Hopefully, it will be good news.

Do not be caught off guard.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) A discussion with a partner or close friend will be enlightening today, and you might even put a new spin on your relationship. It’s possible that someone will throw you a curveball.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Something different will occur during your daily work routine today. New high-tech equipment might arrive, or someone unusual might suddenly join your ranks. Be ready.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) A surprise invitation to a social event might delight you today.

Sports events will be exciting.

This also is a classic day for love at first sight.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) A parent might say or do something today that you least expect. Something will happen within your family or at home that is exciting. You might bring home something new and high-tech.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Today you’re full of bright and clever ideas, because you easily can think outside the box. One thing is certain: Your daily routine will change. Be prepared.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) You’re full of clever moneymaking ideas today. However, something unexpected also might affect your earnings or finances. Keep your eyes open.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Today you feel restless and rebellious. Your free-

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This is why you have to do your own thing today.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20)Something hidden might catch you off guard today, but it might make you feel liberated. This also is a classic day for secrets to be revealed.

YOU BORN TODAY You are a free thinker with eclectic ideas. You know how to clearly express yourself. You seek out advice from others

but ultimately follow your own rules. You likely will make an important decision or choice this year. Reduce your overhead expenses during the first half of the year so that you are financially strong later. It’s true: Happiness is having alternatives.

Birthdate of: Charlie Day, actor; Mia Farrow, actress; Judith Light, actress. (c) 2017 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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Dear Heloise: What is the difference between CONDENSED MILK AND EVAPORATED MILK? Can I use one in place of the other? – Shirley in Fullerton, Calif.

It can be confusing, but here’s the scoop: Sweetened condensed milk is whole milk that has 60 percent of the water removed when heated and then has sugar added. It’s used to make desserts and candies.

Evaporated milk is whole milk that has 50 percent of the water removed and NO sugar added. It’s usually added to sauces, puddings and custards.

You CANNOT substitute condensed for evaporated milk, or vice versa. – Heloise INDOOR GRILL Dear Heloise: We have an indoor, countertop electric grill with cooking plates that can’t be taken off to clean.

But I have found an easy way to clean it. Wipe it as much as possible with paper towels. Dip enough paper towels in hot, soapy water to thoroughly (and thickly) cover the bottom plate.

Then dampen with vinegar.

Close the lid and let sit for 20 to 30 minutes. After that, you should be able to wipe it off and rinse with a cloth.

– Sherrill S., Jacksonville, Texas Paper towels and vinegar are a great cleaning combination to keep in your home, especially for easy cleanup on items like an indoor grill that have a nonremovable part. I always keep plenty of vinegar in my home and use it so much that I wrote a sixpage pamphlet on ways to use and cook with it. Order one online at www.Heloise. com, or send $5 and a long, self-addressed, stamped (70 cents) envelope to: Heloise/ Vinegar, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 782795001. For a stubborn ring around the toilet bowl, use the same paper-towel-and-vinegar method of cleaning. CAUTION: Be sure to remove the paper towels before flushing the toilet! – Heloise DICING ONIONS Dear Heloise: I discovered several years ago that if I use a small fan beside me on the kitchen counter while dicing onions, I will not have one

tear rolling down my cheek, or any stinging in my eyes.

Yesterday, I diced six large onions, and even with that many onions, I was tear- and sting-free.

The first time I did that, my husband was sitting “downwind” in the family room and he said: “What in the world are you doing up there? My eyes are burning.” So, one may need to warn others who are sitting “downwind.” – Rita V., Gresham, Ore. FULL FREEZER Dear Heloise: I like to keep my freezers full. I think it conserves energy and takes longer for things to thaw out if the electricity goes out for an extended period of time.

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GIRLS Mount Ayr rolls past Lenox

By KALEB CARTER CNA sports reporter kacarter@crestonnews. com

MOUNT AYR —The Mount Ayr girls quickly stormed to a 24-0 lead and never looked back in an 84-19 romp over visiting Lenox Tuesday in POI play.

Seniors Kelcie Shields, Macy Larsen, Tessa Shields, Megan Warin and Blair Glendenning were among those recognized in between the girls and boys games.

“They’re a special group,” Mount Ayr coach Thad Streit said.

Kelcie Shields’ 19 points, led the way. Easy transition buckets were the story throughout the first half, and the Raiderettes went deep into their bench early.

Sam Stewart added 12, Tessa Shields scored 11, Megan Warin had 10 and Macy Larsen added nine.

“What makes us better is our younger kids are pretty good,” Streit said. “Our JV is pretty good. Our scout teams makes us better. They really push us in practice and that’s something we haven’t had for a while, that quality of depth.”

Jacy Stoaks and Niki Sparks both scored six apiece for the Tigers.

“It’s nice with those freshman girls, Taylor and Niki coming in and stepping up when we need them to step up,” assistant coach and acting head coach for the night Maddison Haines said.

Head coach Clay Nelson was absent for unspecified reasons, but is expected to coach in Lenox’s tournament opener against Diagonal Thursday.

UP NEXT — Mount Ayr (19-2, 14-2) will play the winner of Southwest Valley and A-C/GC on Tuesday, Feb 14 in Mount Ayr at 7 p.m. in Class 2A Region 3 play.

Lenox (3-17, 2-13) will play Diagonal to open Class 1A Region 8 play in Diagonal.

Len — Scorers — Niki Sparks 6, Jacy Stoaks 6, Katelyn Belding 4, Jessica Anderson 3.

MA — Scorers — Kelcie Shields 19, Sam Stewart 12, Tess Shields 11, Megan Warin 10, Macy Larsen 9, Keirston Klommhaus 7, Caylie Hickman 2, Hayley Whittington 2, Paige Lynch 2, Abbey Schafer 2, Jaycee Knight 1, Blair Glendenning 1.

CNA photo by KALEB CARTER

Mount Ayr senior Macy Larsen goes up for a layup in what resulted in two of her nine points in Tuesday’s 84-19 win for the Raiderettes on Senior Night over Lenox in Pride of Iowa play.

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Creston News Advertiser | Wednesday, February 8, 2017

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Panthers advance to state state duals for eighth straight season

By RYAN KRONBERG CNA sports editor rkronberg@crestonnews.com

Sam Chapman wrestled a match he will long remember Tuesday.

It could not have come at a better time for the Creston/Orient-Macksburg wrestling team.

Chapman’s 10-5 decision win over Webster City’s Zane Carter was the turning point of the Panthers’ 45-30 win.

Creston/Orient-Macksburg advanced to the State Dual Team Tournament for the eighth consecutive year.

The Panthers, seeded fourth, will wrestle Assumption, Davenport, seeded fifth on mat six at 9 a.m. at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday, Feb. 15.

The winner takes on either top-seed New Hampton or eighth seed Denver-Tripoli in the semifinals at 1 p.m. on mat five.

The final is set for 6:30 p.m. on mat four.

“I wanted to win it for the team and I wanted to go to state,” Chapman said.

Chapman bumped up from his normal 152 to 160 pounds against Carter.

Chapman entered the second period trailing 2-1.

Carter picked up another takedown to lead 4-1.

Chapman took control from there. He recorded an escape and then a takedown to tie the match at 4-4.

The Panthers freshman took over from there.

He put Carter to his back near the edge of the mat with time winding down in the period.

The move sent Creston/ Orient-Macksburg coach

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER

Creston/Orient-Macksburg freshman Sam Chapman earns back points at the end of the second period during his match at 170 pounds with Webster City’s Zane Carter during Tuesday’s Class 2A regional dual team meet in Creston.

Chapman won a 10-5 decision.

Darrell Frain, the team and the Panther patrons who filled the gym to near capacity roaring to ear-splitting levels.

“I really pushed myself there so I could come back and win it for the team,” Chapman said.

Time ran out just before Chapman could complete the fall, but it gave him all of the momentum.

Chapman picked up an escape and then added another takedown to hold a commanding 10-4 lead. Carter scored a late escape for the final margin.

Chapman overcame his share of struggles this season to contribute at the right

time.

“When the year started, I bet he would tell you he probably didn’t know if he should wrestle,” said Creston/Orient-Macksburg coach Darrell Frain. “He kept fighting, got better every day.”

Chapman’s heart and desire, like the rest of the team, showed.

“He kept battling,” Frain said. “We tell everybody to keep fighting to the end.

That’s what we ask.”

Chapman and the Panthers proved their doubters wrong.

“Some people didn’t think we were going to make it,” Chapman said. “Some peo-

ple were doubting us because we had a lot of underclassmen. They didn’t think we could do it, but we did.”

Even Frain had his doubts about this season’s team.

His squad found a way back to Wells Fargo Arena for the duals.

“When the year started, I didn’t know where we fit into the whole picture,” Frain said. “People gave us a lot more credit. I didn’t know if we belonged.

“We do now.”

Chapman was just one of the unsung heroes for the Panthers.

Frain moved the lineup around, bumping Trevor Marlin and Mitchel Swank

from 138 and 145 to 145 and 152 respectively.

Sophomore Tristan Travis stepped in at 138.

With the dual hanging in the balance, Travis needed to stay off his back and avoid giving up the fall to give the Panthers an opportunity to win.

Travis executed his role to perfection in his match against Luke Rohmiller.

Rohmiller scored a reversal and two takedowns, but was never able to turn Travis over for near fall points in a 6-1 win.

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POI BOYS BASKETBALL Third time does the trick for Mount Ayr in win over Lenox Holmes hits game winner at buzzer for Raiders

By KALEB CARTER ■

CNA sports reporter kacarter@crestonnews.com

MOUNT AYR — Tristan Holmes had three chances to win Tuesday’s game with under 15 seconds remaining.

On the first attempt after Holmes received the ball from out of bounds, the shot was blocked by Lenox senior Cole Johnston. On the second shot the ball bounced off the backboard and glanced off the hands of several players.

The ball came back to Holmes around the left block, he scooped it up, immediately went up with it, and willed the ball over Johnston, off the glass and into the basket as the buzzer sounded to hand Mount Ayr a 48-46 home win over Lenox Tuesday in POI action.

“We knew going in that it was going to be tough because that kid (Johnston) is really tall,” Holmes said. “When I first got the bucket to make it, I turned and he was right there. He’s a tall kid so all I did was get the rebound and put it back in for the win.”

Mount Ayr coach Bret Ruggles noted the importance of John Shields remaining calm after the first shot was blocked, and how he got it back to Holmes rather than force a bad shot.

The bucket capped an exhilarating win for the Raiders on a night of Senior Night festivities that did not include a Mount Ayr boys basketball player.

CNA photo by KALEB CARTER

Mount Ayr junior Tristan Holmes reacts with teammates to his game-winning bucket to secure a 48-46 win for Mount Ayr at home over Lenox Tuesday.

The emergence of a respectable basketball team has been the story of Mount Ayr’s season. Gut-wrenching losses in close games litter the Raiders schedule.

A handful of single-digit POI losses, even after a recent three-game win streak, pulled at the young Raiders’ heart strings, and perhaps added fuel to the collective fire.

Mount Ayr trailed 22-16 at halftime after a ferocious first quarter from Kaleb Anderson in which the Lenox senior sharpshooter hit four 3-pointers and scored 14 points.

Anderson finished with just 16, as the Raiders face-guarded him late in the first quarter.

Ruggles addressed his team with more intensity than they were accustomed to in the locker room before the third quarter.

He was satisfied with the defense

he saw on display from the Raiders’ young squad in the second half.

“Now finally, we’re not nervous in that third or fourth quarter,” Ruggles said. “I think early in the season, third quarter, you saw that time starting to go away, we got nervous.

Now our guys, they stay calm, they stay motivated.”

After the Raiders had pulled within three with a Dawson Frost 3-pointer, Lenox’s Colton Gordon, whose primary responsibility on the night was to face-guard Mount Ayr’s Luke Wurster, sank a trey from right in front of the end of the Lenox bench to give the Tigers a 4034 lead.

Johnston scored on an inbound play under the hoop.

That eight-point lead quickly evaporated.

A Shields deuce, another Frost triple and another Holmes take to the hoop had Mount Ayr down 4241.

Lenox’s Dawson Tullberg countered with two of his game-high 17 points.

With just under two minutes remaining in the game, Isaac Grose nailed a triple to tie it up.

Mount Ayr grabbed the lead after a Myles Greene steal led to a foul and two Holmes free throws.

“If Myles stays with Kaleb (Anderson), that play never happens,” Ruggles said. “He read it perfectly, and he picked that pass off.”

After two Tullberg free throws tied the game, the contest went to its final possession where Holmes got to end the night a hero.

Holmes finished with eight points, and the Raiders were paced by 12

CNA photo by KALEB CARTER

Mount Ayr freshman Dawson Frost soars toward the hoop to finish off a layup. He scored 12 points, as both he and sophomore teammate John Shields had 12 apiece. Lenox senior Cole Johnson attempts to block his shot from behind.

points each by both John Shields and Isaac Grose.

UP NEXT — Mount Ayr (6-15, 5-11) opens up Class 1A District 13 play against Ankeny Christian Academy at ACA (15-5, 9-3) Thursday, Feb 16 at 8 p.m. Lenox (7-12, 5-9) plays at Southwest Valley Friday at 7:45 p.m.

Len — Scoring — Dawson Tullberg 17, Kaleb Anderson 16, Cole Johnston 8, Colton Gordon 3, Aaron Schmitz 2, MA — Scoring — John Shields 12, Isaac Grose 12, Dawson Frost 8, Tristan Holmes 8, Myles Greene 4, John Young 2, Luke Wurster 2.

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Creston News Advertiser | Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Murray picks up road win at O-M

By KALEB CARTER

CNA sports reporter kacarter@crestonnews.com

ORIENT — Playing some of their best offensive basketball of the season, the Orient-Macksburg girls basketball team still came up short of the Murray Lady Mustangs Friday in Bluegrass Conference action, 55-31.

It was Senior Night for the Bulldogs, who celebrated the career of lone senior Katie Walter.

Walter was nostalgic after the game, noting that her teammates should “Enjoy your senior year because it goes by fast.”

Orient-Macksburg coach Kim DeJongh had positives to share about Walter after the game.

“Katie has really grown and improved over the years,” DeJongh said.

“When she was a freshman she didn’t want to be out there and didn’t want to touch the ball and was very timid. As she’s become a senior she has become aggressive and she’s not afraid to get in there and mix it up with the bigs.”

In the early going, Orient-Macksburg’s Hailey Johnson scored four of the team’s first six points as the Bulldogs and Lady Mustangs sat tied at 6-6 several minutes into the game.

Johnson was high-scorer for the Bulldogs, accumulating 11 points total.

“She’s stepped up the last three games. She’s gotten the confidence back in her,” DeJongh said.

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knew I couldn’t go to my back. I fought as hard as I could.”

Travis was in a spot to score points of his own.

“I wasn’t planning on losing the match,” Travis said.

“I was planning on going out there and winning it.”

Travis’ effort earned him a standing ovation from the Panther faithful.

“It was pretty cool. Even though I lost the whole crowd erupted after the match,” Travis said. “That was pretty awesome.”

Instead of going up 30-24, the Lynx only led 27-24.

It set the Panthers up well the rest of the way.

Travis understood his name might be called.

“He (Frain) wants us to both (he and Trevor Marlin) be ready no matter what, get a good sweat going,” Travis said. “I’m pretty used to it with either Marlin or Swank.

Whoever Frain tells us to go out there, he does what’s best for the team.”

Travis beamed knowing

CNA photo by KALEB CARTER

Orient-Macksburg freshman Hailey Johnson looks for an option to get the ball away from Murray defenders (from left to right) junior Zadie Hatfield, sophomore Kayla Wookey, sophomore Bre Klein and senior Brandi Gilbert.

Murray stepped up the pressure defensively and scored the next 11 points after the 6-6 tie.

“The start was what we intended to do,” O-M coach Kim DeJongh said. “We had started out slow the last two Walter games so our goal was to come out, play tight, not get lazy on defense. We moved the ball well and made some smart passes until we got into foul trouble.”

The defensive success continued into the second quarter for the Lady Mustangs.

Zadie Hatfield sparked the offense in the first half

Blazek; Kristine M. Kautz; Unknown spouse, if any, of Kristine M. Kautz; Tammy Jo Gabel; Unknown spouse, if any, of Tammy Jo Gabel; State of Iowa - Department of Revenue; State of Iowa - Department of Revenue; Discover Bank, et al.

Defendants.

You are notified that a petition has been filed in the office of this court naming you as a defendant in this action. The petition was filed on November 29, 2016, and prays for foreclosure of Plaintiffs mortgage in favor of the Plaintiff on the property described in this notice and judgment for the unpaid principal amount of $136,287.89, with 4.12% per annum interest thereon from January 1, 2015, together with late charges, advances and the costs of the action including (but not limited to) title costs and reasonable attorney's fees, as well as a request that said sums be declared a lien upon the following described premises from April 23, 2004, located in Union CNAcounty, photoIowa:

by RYAN KRONBERG The East Half of the Southeast QuarIN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT OFcoach Creston/Orient-Macksburg Frain andofthe ter of Darrell the Northeast Quarter the UNION COUNTY Northeast QuarterSwank (E1/2 SE1/4 NE1/4 Panther fans celebrate after junior Mitchel won by EQUITY NO: EQCV018151 NE1/4) City. of Section Eleven (11), Townpin at 152 pounds against Webster More photos can ORIGINAL NOTICE FOR ship Seventy-one (71) North, Range be foundPUBLICATION online at www.crestonnews.com Thirty-one (31), West of the 5th P.M., in The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Union County, Iowa, commonly known Company, National Association fka The 2321 Hi and Dry Road, Creston, IA Bank of New he did his York job.Trust Company, N.A. as Winterset.

50801 (the "Property") as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, as petition further prays that thewere mort“I’mfor really glad be a The Frain and company Trustee Residential AssettoSecurities gage on the above described real estate be Corporation, Home Equity Mortgage Aspart of this,” Travis said.

“I expecting stiff test from foreclosed, that aa special execution issue set-Backed Pass Through Certificates Sethe Huskies. sale of as muchCreston/Oriof the mortgaged can2004-KS6 look at the score at the for the ries premises as is necessary to satisfy the Plaintiff, and for other had relief as the Court end and know I did my part judgment ent-Macksburg won 45vs. deems just and equitable. For further dePossession; toParties be a inpart of it.”Estate of Eldon tails, 24 earlier this the season, the please review petition but on file in Ray; Unknown spouse, if any, of Eldon the clerk's office. The Plaintiffs attorney is If Jr.; it came down it, the Ray, Laura Lynn Lee;toKristal M. dual featured a number of Emily Bartekoske, of SouthLaw, P.C.; Feldhacker; spouse,ultimate if any, of closely contested matches.

PanthersUnknown had the whose address is 1401 50th Street, Suite Kristal M. Feldhacker; Brenda L. Blazek; 100, West Des Moines, IA 50266. trump card in the WintersetNOTICE limped into Unknown spouse, awaiting if any, of Brenda L. Blazek; Kristine M. Kautz; Unknown THE PLAINTIFF HAS A ELECTED final match of the night of the regional duals. handspouse, if any, of Kristine M. Kautz; TamWITHOUT REmy Gabel; that Unknown spouse, if of FORECLOSURE theJodual started atany, 195 ful were out with an illness, Tammy Jo Gabel; State of Iowa - Depart- DEMPTION. THIS MEANS THAT OF THE MORTGAGED pounds. whileSALE another was out with ment of Revenue; State of Iowa - Depart- THE PROPERTY WILL OCCUR ment of needed, Revenue; Discover Bank, et al.

If the Panthers a skin condition.

In all, the AFTER ENTRY OF PROMPTLY Defendants.

UNLESS six YOU FILE You arecall notified a petition has been JUDGMENT could onthat two-time state Huskies forfeited weight filed in the office of this court naming you WITH THE COURT A WRITTEN DEchampion Chase Shiltz in a MAND classes.TO DELAY THE SALE. IF as a defendant in this action.

The petition FILE A WRITTEN DEMAND, was filedspot. on November 29, 2016, and YOU clutch Frain believes the PanTHE SALE WILL BE DELAYED UNprays for foreclosure of Plaintiffs mortTIL TWELVE SIX It didn’t matter. thers picked MONTHS up a big(OR boost gage in favor of the Plaintiff on the property described in this notice and judgment MONTHS IF THE PETITION INCreston/Orient-Mackswhen Webster City toppled for the unpaid principal amount of CLUDES A WAIVER OF DEFICIENJUDGMENT) $136,287.89, with 4.12% per annum interburg opened the night with a CY Ballard 39-30.FROM THE ENTRY est thereon from January 1, 2015, together OF JUDGMENT IF THE MORTsurprising 72-12 thumping of “Ballard scared me more GAGED PROPERTY IS YOUR RESIwith late charges, advances and the costs of the action including (but not limited to) DENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR title costs and reasonable attorney's fees, TWO-FAMILY DWELLING OR UNas well as a request that said sums be de- TIL TWO MONTHS FROM ENTRY clared a lien upon the following described OF JUDGMENT IF THE MORTpremises from April 23, 2004, located in GAGED PROPERTY IS NOT YOUR RESIDENCE OR IS YOUR RESIUnion county, Iowa: The East Half of the Southeast Quar- DENCE BUT NOT A ONE-FAMILY ter of the Northeast Quarter of the OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING. Northeast Quarter (E1/2 SE1/4 NE1/4 YOU WILL HAVE NO RIGHT OF RENE1/4) of Section Eleven (11), Town- DEMPTION AFTER THE SALE. THE ship Seventy-one (71) North, Range PURCHASER AT THE SALE WILL Thirty-one (31), West of the 5th P.M., in BE ENTITLED TO IMMEDIATE Union County, Iowa, commonly known POSSESSION OF THE MORTGAGED as 2321 Hi and Dry Road, Creston, IA PROPERTY. YOU MAY PURCHASE 50801 (the "Property") AT THE SALE. The petition further prays that the mortYou must serve a motion or answer on gage on the above described real estate be or before 15th day of March, 2017, and foreclosed, that a special execution issue within a reasonable time thereafter file for the sale of as much of the mortgaged your motion or answer with the Clerk of premises as is necessary to satisfy the Court for Union County, at the county judgment and for other relief as the Court courthouse in Creston, Iowa. If you do deems just and equitable. For further de- not, judgment by default may be rendered tails, please review the petition on file in against you for the relief demanded in the the clerk's office. The Plaintiffs attorney is petition.

Emily Bartekoske, of SouthLaw, P.C.; If you require the assistance of auxiliary whose address is 1401 50th Street, Suite aids or services to participate in a court ac100, West Des Moines, IA 50266. tion because of a disability, immediately NOTICE call your District ADA Coordinator at THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTED 515-286-3394. If you are hearing imFORECLOSURE WITHOUT RE- paired, call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735DEMPTION. THIS MEANS THAT 2942.

This case has been filed in a county that THE SALE OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY WILL OCCUR utilizes electronic filing. You may find PROMPTLY AFTER ENTRY OF more information and general rules govJUDGMENT UNLESS YOU FILE erning electronic filing in Iowa Court WITH THE COURT A WRITTEN DE- Rules Chapter 16. You may find informaMAND TO DELAY THE SALE. IF tion concerning protection of personal inYOU FILE A WRITTEN DEMAND, formation in court filings in Iowa Court THE SALE WILL BE DELAYED UN- Rules Chapter 16, Division VI. By: CLERK OF THE ABOVE COURT TIL TWELVE MONTHS (OR SIX Union County Courthouse MONTHS IF THE PETITION IN300 North Pine Street, CLUDES A WAIVER OF DEFICIENCreston, IA 50801 CY JUDGMENT) FROM THE ENTRY IMPORTANT: OF JUDGMENT IF THE MORTYOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL GAGED PROPERTY IS YOUR RESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT TWO-FAMILY DWELLING OR UN- YOUR INTERESTS. TIL TWO MONTHS FROM ENTRY IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR OF JUDGMENT IF THE MORTUNION COUNTY GAGED PROPERTY IS NOT YOUR IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RESIDENCE OR IS YOUR RESIAGNES MARIE EKLUND, Deceased.

DENCE BUT NOT A ONE-FAMILY CASE NO. ESPR015830 OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING. NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, YOU WILL HAVE NO RIGHT OF RE- OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, DEMPTION AFTER THE SALE. THE

PUBLIC NOTICE IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT OF UNION COUNTY EQUITY NO: EQCV018151 ORIGINAL NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association fka The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Trustee for Residential Asset Securities Corporation, Home Equity Mortgage Asset-Backed Pass Through Certificates Series 2004-KS6 Plaintiff, vs.

Parties in Possession; Estate of Eldon Ray; Unknown spouse, if any, of Eldon Ray, Jr.; Laura Lynn Lee; Kristal M. Feldhacker; Unknown spouse, if any, of Kristal M. Feldhacker; Brenda L. Blazek; Unknown spouse, if any, of Brenda L. Blazek; Kristine M. Kautz; Unknown spouse, if any, of Kristine M. Kautz; Tammy Jo Gabel; Unknown spouse, if any, of Tammy Jo Gabel; State of Iowa - Department of Revenue; State of Iowa - Department of Revenue; Discover Bank, et al.

Defendants.

You are notified that a petition has been filed in the office of this court naming you as a defendant in this action. The petition was filed on November 29, 2016, and prays for foreclosure of Plaintiffs mortgage in favor of the Plaintiff on the property described in this notice and judgment for the unpaid principal amount of $136,287.89, with 4.12% per annum interest thereon from January 1, 2015, together with late charges, advances and the costs of the action including (but not limited to) title costs and reasonable attorney's fees, as well as a request that said sums be declared a lien upon the following described premises from April 23, 2004, located in Union county, Iowa: The East Half of the Southeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (E1/2 SE1/4 NE1/4

with eight points as a 27-11 halftime lead stretched to 43-19. The Lady Mustangs scored the last eight points of the third, and got as high as 26 before the Bulldogs began trading buckets with the Murray second-stringers.

“I thought they (Orient-Macksburg) did a really nice job tonight,” Murray coach Jerry Shields said.

“They made some really IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT OF nice shots from about 14-15 UNION COUNTY NO: EQCV018151 feet EQUITY that surprised us from ORIGINAL NOTICE FOR the very PUBLICATION beginning.

The O rBank i e noft -New M aYork c k sMellon b u r gTrust ’s Company, National Association fka The Bank of Newteam York Trust Company, N.A. young showed an as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, as abilityfortoResidential connectAsset onSecurities open Trustee Corporation, Home12Equity Mortgage Asshots with fourth-quarset-Backed Pass Through Certificates Seter2004-KS6 points, just getting those ries Plaintiff, open looks late in the first vs.

Parties in and Possession; Estate of Eldon quarter throughout the Ray; Unknown spouse, if any, of Eldon second quarter Ray, Jr.; Laura Lynn proved Lee; KristaldifM. Feldhacker; Unknown spouse, if any, of ficult.

Kristal M. Feldhacker; Brenda L. Blazek; Unknown spouse, if any, ofteam, Brendaso L. “We’re a young

it was great to see the other girls step up,” Walter said.

Ally Waske scored several of her game-high 12 points.

Kendra Boles also added 10 for the Lady Mustangs.

“That’s definitely something we’re trying to do, we’re trying to use our height on the inside,” Shields said.

UP NEXT — Murray (175, 10-3) defeated Mormon Trail 50-45 Tuesday. Thursday the Mustangs open up Class 1A Region 7 postseason play at home against East Union (4-16, 3-12) Thursday at 7 p.m.

Orient-Macksburg (4-16, 3-11) defeated Iowa Christian 48-41 in overtime Tuesday to conclude the regular season. The Bulldogs start Class 1A Region 8 postseason play at CAM (15-6) on Thursday at 7 p.m. than Webster City,” Frain said.

Creston/Orient-Macksburg 45, Webster City 30 195 — Jackson Mikkelsen (C/O-M) pinned Caleb Olson (WC) 4:35; 220 — Kadon Hulett (C/O-M) pinned James Cherry (WC) 1:10; 285 — Bryer McCoy (WC) pinned Cody Tanner (C/O-M) 2:22; 106 — Trey Nelson (WC) pinned Brody Starlin (C/O-M) :46; 113 — Drake Doolittle (WC) pinned Luke Latham (C/OM) :49; 120 — Jacob Goodson (C/O-M) pinned Hank Ambrose (WC) 2:45; 126 — Cade Vicker (C/O-M) Brady Auderer (WC) :26; 132 — Carson Hartnett (WC) pinned Kelby Luther (C/O-M) 5:41; 138 — Luke Rohmiller (WC) dec. Tristan Travis (C/O-M) 6-1; 145 — Trevor Marlin (C/O-M) pinned Cade Felts (WC) 2:14; 152 — Mitchel Swank (C/O-M) pinned Harrison Hayes (WC) :17; 160 — Sam Chapman (C/O-M) dec. Zane Carter (WC) 10-5; 170 — Zane Williams (WC) dec. Kolby Tomas (C/O-M) 9-5; 182 — Chase Schiltz (C/O-M) pinned Brandon Peck (WC) 1:39.

Creston/Orient-Macksburg 72, Winterset 12 182 — Chase Shiltz (C/O-M) won by forfeit; 195 — Jackson Mikkelsen (C/OM) pinned Parker Maynes (W) 3:54; 220 — Kadon Hulett (C/O-M) pinned Tanner Marquadt (W) :46; 285 — Cody Tanner (C/O-M) pinned Bradley Tolley (W) 1:07; 106 — Brodie Starlin (C/O-M) won by forfeit; 113— Jacob Goodson (C/O-M) won by forfeit; 120 — Carson Wheat (C/O-M) won by forfeit; 126 — Kruise Klburz (W) pinned Cade Vicker (C/OM) 4:16; 132 — Kelby Luther (C/O-M) pinned Trenton Cook (W) 1:37; 138 — Trevor Marlin (C/O-M) won by forfeit; 145 — Mitchel Swank (C/O-M) won by forfeit; 152 — Brant Looney (C/O-M) pinned Cole Brown (W) :11; 160 — Justin Smith (W) pinned Samp Chapman (C/O-M) 3:04; 170 — Kolby Tomas (C/O-M) pinned Elijah Nuzum (W) 1:00.

IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR UNION COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF AGNES MARIE EKLUND, Deceased.

CASE NO. ESPR015830 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Agnes Marie Eklund, Deceased, who died on or about January 2, 2017: You are hereby notified that on January 23, 2017, the last will and testament of Agnes Marie Eklund, deceased, bearing date of May 3, 2007, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Robert L. Eklund was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated January 23, 2017.

Robert L. Eklund Executor of the Estate 2240 Kingfisher Ave Afton, IA 50830 Todd G. Nielsen, #AT0005759 Attorney for the Executor Kenyon & Nielsen, P.C., 211 N. Maple Street, Creston, IA 50801 Date of second publication: Feb. 8, 2017

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

Overnight and every other weekend hours available 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.

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

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Iowa Cagefree, LLP is Now Hiring for Many Positions at our egg laying facility.

Our company is quickly growing and is looking to immediately hire for additional positions available in Clearfield.

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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. All Benefits are Available after 30 days of Employment!!

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CLS2 Livestock FOR SALE: PUREBRED registered black Angus bulls, freeze branded, semen checked, good disposition. Also purebred open heifers and bred heifers. Bradley Angus Farms. Farm location: 3-1/2 miles south of Kent, 641-3443875

We have Opportunities for PART-TIME Employment

• Cook • Dietary Aide

EVENING CLEANING STAFF

Creston Specialty Care is hiring a Cook & Dietary Aide with strong work ethic to join our team.

Part time, flexible evening hours. Approximately 3-4 hours a night. Responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of all areas assigned.

Must have familiarity with custodial practices.

Must be mature, responsible, have initiative and be able to work independently.

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TO OUR READERS Creston Publishing Company does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law.

We do not knowingly accept advertising that 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 readers to exercise caution and common sense, particularly when dealing with unfamiliar companies.

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

Sunday, Feb. 19- 11:00AM Creston, IA. Downsizing Public Auction of Antiques, Collectibles, Primitives & Misc. for Andy & Chris Fredrickson. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Brandon Frey.

Sunday, Feb. 26- 10:00AM Creston, IA. Antiques/Primitives, Seasonal Items, Furniture, Misc. for Nellie Kretz.

Auctioneers: Tom Frey, Darwin West, Brandon Frey.

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.

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

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Ferrara Candy Company currently has openings on our afternoon & overnight shifts for Maintenance Mechanics at our Creston, IA facility.

Candidates preferred to have working knowledge or experience working with hydraulics, pneumatics, welding, power transmissions, lubrication, pumps, pipe rigging, mechanical maintenance, operation of shop machines, use of work-related tools, combustion, motors, schematics and print reading, basic AC and DC theory. Applicants must pass Ferrara Candy Company mechanical skills test.

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THE OLD BOOKSTORE is back and looking for customers. Hiding inside the Shop & Save Dollar Store at 109 N. Maple St., Wed. Thurs.- Friday, 10AM to 5PM.

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.

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

For Sale FOR SALE: LARGE black electric lift chair; one hospital bed; 641782-5327.

southwest Iowa The Creston News Advertiser — located in room staff. This news is seeking a full-time reporter to join our reporting, page rpris ente uct reporter will cover meetings, cond paper with a news daily our for phy inate and do some photogra a self-motivator with circulation of 4,000. This reporter should be also field assignand the ability to generate their own story ideas ments from editors. are required, as is Solid knowledge of AP style and grammar ography skills are a the ability to write clear, concise copy. Phot required. s plus. Some evening and weekend work hour maintain a valid and ess poss The successful candidate must tion and acporta trans le reliab , ance driver’s license, proof of insur ceptable motor vehicle record. package.

Shaw Media offers a comprehensive benefit a cover Interested candidates should send to: ples letter, resume and writing sam m ia.co med shaw EditorialRecruitment@ ia.com Or apply now at: www.shawmed all Visit www.shawmedia.com to views! nitie ortu opp Shaw Media career

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2-BEDROOM, 1 BATH mobile home in Shannon City. Appliances included except washer/dryer, $450/mo. plus deposit and utilities, no smoking, no pets, available March 1, 641-414-2760.

2 BLACK CD STORAGE towers, $10.00 each; women's size 16/18 black, down filled coat, $25.00; Back to the Future trilogy, $10.00; 641-782-6144.

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For Rent EFFICIENCY APARTMENTS. Spacious downtown Creston oneroom apartment furnished with refrigerator, microwave, private bath. $440/monthly includes all utilities, +deposit, srherriott@gmail.com, 641-208-0511.

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is currently looking for seasonal personnel for the months of AprilMay-June.

Responsibilities include:

Servicing and promoting Pioneer Brand seed, loading and unloading of seed, seed delivery and potential crop scouting. Candidate must have a clean driving record.

Feb. 18 and Feb. 25, 2017 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Southern Prairie YMCA

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Green Hills AEA is offering a 20-hour course designed to meet requirements for the Iowa Substute Authorizaon Program.

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Any custom size and shape, 30+ years in Creston. I sell, service and install, for no-pressure estimate call Charlie Westman 641-782-4590 or 641-344-5523.

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 Plumber continuous reliable service in SouthSCHROEDER PLUMBING and west Iowa, free estimates, 641-322ELECTRICAL. Central air repair/ 5160 or 1-800-245-0337. new installations, new breaker Storage boxes, lighting fixtures, softeners, water heaters. Specialize in SHARP’S SELF-STORAGE Boats, manufactured and mobile homes. records, inventory, furniture.

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Political scandal overshadows South Korea 2018 Olympic prep

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER

Quick pin: Creston/O-M Head Wrestling Coach Darrell Frain celebrates after junior Mitchel

Swank made quick work of Webster City’s Harrison Hayes during their match at 152 pounds Tuesday in the regional team duals. Swank pinned Hayes in 17 seconds. The Panthers won the dual 45-30 to earn their eighth straight trip to the State Dual Team Tournament Wednesday, Feb. 15, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Women landowners in or near Taylor County are invited to a free CRP meeting in Lenox

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Nearly half of the farmland in Iowa is currently owned or co-owned by women. “Women Caring for the Land” offers a peer-to-peer, informal discussion format to allow women landowners to talk about their individual farm management goals, facilitated by women conservationists.

This response from one recent attendee is typical of our landowners’ experiences: “This has given me some understanding of what my husband talks about. I came to this meeting with no understanding – I am excited about the projects possible to protect the soil and feel this meeting has helped me in beginning to learn about farming.”

RSVP by 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, to Erin Ogle, 712523-2118 or Erin.Ogle@

compared with the recent games in Rio de Janeiro and Sochi, Russia, which saw swirling human rights, environmental and political crises.

Still, the upheaval in government will likely dominate headlines throughout the year and add to worries about Pyeongchang’s preparations, enormous costs and a lack of public buzz.

A look at some of the major issues facing the country, and the state of its Olympic dreams, a year ahead of the Pyeongchang Games, which are set for Feb. 9-25, 2018:

“An advanced nation” Even with the political mess, there are still high hopes for the second Olympics to be held in South Korea, whose capital, Seoul, hosted the 1988 Summer Games.

South Korea used the Seoul Olympics to highlight its economic rise from the rubble of the 1950-53 Korean War. The country has since staged two Asian Games, co-hosted the soccer World Cup in 2002 with Japan and held other high-profile international events, including the 2010 Group of 20 economic summit.

“The Winter Olympics will let us show that we have reached the level of an advanced nation,” said Choi Kwang-shik, a former minister of culture, sports and tourism who teaches at Korea University.

Pyeongchang supporters say the 2018 Games will boost South Korea’s image because only advanced, rich countries usually host Winter Olympics.

Critics, however, question the need to host costly international events and waste taxpayers’ money when many South Koreans are struggling economically.

Scandal The Pyeongchang Olympics, like much else in South Korea, have been drawn into the country’s biggest political scandal in decades.

Prosecutors say President Park Geun-hye and her longtime friend Choi Soon-sil plotted to pressure businesses to donate tens of millions of dollars to two nonprofit foundations controlled by Choi, one of them sports-related.

As investigations widened over the scandal, officials arrested and indicted several top sports and culture ministry officials, including Cho Yoon-sun, who resigned as minister after her arrest. Media have speculated that a jailed senior sports official aided Choi — who is jailed and currently on trial — in alleged attempts to land Olympic construction deals.

Lee Hee-beom, head of the Pyeongchang organizing committee, told reporters recently that comprehensive reviews of all Olympic-related contracts found that none has been found “contaminated.”

Some of the companies implicated in the political scandal were reluctant to sponsor the Olympics, according to local media reports. Still, organizers say they collected about 90 percent of their domestic sponsorship target of 940 billion won ($826 million) by the end of last year.

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This meeting is made possible with funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Service Agency and Commodity Credit Corporation, under Federal Award Identification No. CCCDAFP-6-058. If you need physical accommodations, please let Ogle know when registering.

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AMES – Women who own or manage farmland in Taylor and surrounding counties are invited to participate in a free discussion focused on conservation reserve program (CRP) Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the Lenox Community Center, 210 E. Dallas St., in Lenox.

The program, sponsored

by Women, Food and Agriculture Network and the Taylor County Water Quality Initiative Program is called, “Women Caring for the Land.”

The morning will start with registration, coffee and resource sharing at 8:30 a.m., and the meeting will begin promptly at 9 a.m. Lunch will be provided, and during the afternoon, field trip participants will tour surrounding countryside to view CRP plantings and other stewardship practices. The meeting will end with dessert and wrapup at the community center by 3 p.m.

Maintaining healthy soil is the key to productivity and environmental health for local farmland. Women landowners who attend this meeting will learn to improve and protect their soils and water through the use of targeted CRP practices. Special maps will be used to show how protecting soil can be profitable and how variable rate technology can play a role will be introduced. Local agency staff will help everyone understand the CRP program and the application process.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — When Pyeongchang was awarded the 2018 Olympics six years ago, many South Koreans felt that the first Winter Games on home snow would herald their entry into the top tier of rich nations.

One year before the Olympics, however, the country is in political disarray, and winter sports are the last thing on many people’s minds. To say that South Koreans are distracted from what had been billed as a crowning sports achievement is an understatement.

After protests that saw millions take to the streets, South Korea’s president, toppled from power, languishes in her mountainside palace as a court ponders whether to approve her impeachment and trigger early elections. A toothless prime minister, thrust into leadership by the country’s biggest corruption scandal in recent memory, struggles with huge economic, social and diplomatic tensions.

And then there’s rival North Korea, which relishes the chance to insert itself into the picture — often with missile tests and threats of annihilation — whenever global attention turns to its southern rival.

This is not the atmosphere jubilant organizers thought they’d face when Pyeongchang, an alpine ski resort town of 43,000 people about 180 kilometers (110 miles) east of Seoul, closed in on its moment of glory.

Despite the political turmoil, the Pyeongchang Olympics will likely be well-organized and ready to go, especially when

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