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Lenox senior Kaleb Anderson was named to the INA’s all-state basketball teams. For more on Anderson, see SPORTS, page 7A. >>

The Union County 4-H Youth Council spent time volunteering at Bingo games at Creston Specialty Care. For more information on the Union County 4-H Youth Council, see page 10A.

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Tony Jensen, left, and Mike Bruce place hanging baskets in the uptown Creston area in June. The hanging baskets, which were filled with flowers, were provided by CWC, Inc. The baskets were hung from 12 light poles along Adams Street for the beautification of uptown Creston. Creston City Council approved CWC, Inc. hanging 24 baskets again this year.

By SCOTT VICKER

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Uptown Creston will once again be adorned with hanging flower baskets this summer after Creston City Council unanimously approved CWC Inc.’s proposal to hang the baskets during last week’s city council meeting.

Last year, CWC Inc. provided 24 hanging flower baskets that the city of Creston hung in the uptown business district.

CWC Inc. received pos-

itive feedback from the community on the hanging baskets, and when the group voted on which projects to support this year, the hanging baskets won a close vote.

“I can’t tell you how m a n y phone calls I had saying, ‘Where’d this come from and can I add it to my Driskell pole?’” said Me-

lissa Driskell, member of CWC Inc. CWC Inc., a not-for-profit group, will once again provide 24 hanging flower baskets filled with petunias, which will be hung by the city of Creston.

Driskell said the group voted on projects earlier this year than it did last year, which has allowed it to start growing the flowers in the greenhouse earlier, so the flowers will be bigger when they are hung in uptown Creston later this year.

“Can I just say how

nice they looked last year.

Thank you so much for what you’ve done,” said Steve Wintermute, atlarge city councilmember.

“There were no problems, right?”

Driskell noted several hanging baskets blew off the poles last year, but city employees put them right back up.

CWC Inc. also paid for someone to water the flowers in the hanging baskets last year and plans to do the same this year.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Critics of GOP health care legislation got fresh ammunition from a report that estimates the bill would increase the ranks of the uninsured by 14 million people next year alone, and 24 million over a decade.

The findings from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office could make prospects for the legislation backed by President Donald Trump even tougher, with a few House and Senate conservatives already in open revolt and moderate Republicans queasy about big cuts to the Medicaid safety net for the poor.

But with the legislation headed for votes in the House Budget Committee within days and floor action next week, its supporters at the White House and on Capitol Hill showed no sign of retreat.

Instead, they attacked the parts of the CBO report they didn’t like, while touting the more favorable findings, including smaller deficits from their bill and lower premiums over time.

“I’m pretty encouraged by it, it actually exceeded my expectations,” House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin said on Fox News Channel shortly after the report was released Mon-

day evening.

Ryan said the CBO findings about millions losing coverage were to be expected, because the GOP legislation removes the penalty in former President Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act aimed at coercing people into buying coverage. “ I f we’re not g o i n g to force someone to buy something they don’t w a n t Ryan to buy they’re not going to buy it, and that’s kind of obvious,” Ryan said.

The GOP legislation would use tax credits to help consumers buy health coverage, expand health savings accounts, phase out an expansion of Medicaid and cap that program for the future, end some requirements for health plans under Obama’s law, and scrap a number of taxes.

Ryan pointed to other CBO figures, including that the GOP bill reduces federal deficits by $337 billion over a decade, and begins to bring down insurance premiums by around 10 percent starting in 2020, HEALTH | 10A

Iowa congressman criticized for racially charged comments Geert Wilders “understands that culture and demographics are our destiny. We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies.”

In an interview Monday on CNN, King King said he stood by his remarks, “I meant exactly what I said,” and noted that he delivers the same KING | 2A

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Rollover: A vehicle sits on its top after an accident Monday afternoon on Green Valley Road. According to a Union County

Sheriff report, Richard Leslie Cook, 66, of Creston, driving a 2008 Toyota south on Green Valley Road, lost control on the icy roadway, entered the east ditch and rolled the vehicle on its top. Cook was not injured, but Greater Regional Medical Center EMS personnel evaluated him after being extricated by law enforcement. Damage estimate is $5,000 to Cook’s vehicle.

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On Twitter Sunday, Rep. Steve King of Iowa paid tribute to a Dutch politician who opposes immigration and has spoken against Islam. It came as the Dutch prepared for an election for prime minister.

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DEATHS Earl Baudler Fontanelle

Earl John Baudler was born Sept. 14, 1931, the son of John “Jake� Christian Ludwig and Margaret Agnes (Cunningham) Baudler, at the family farm north and west of Fontanelle.

H e p a s s e d Baudler a w a y Saturday, March 11, 2017, at Greenfield Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Greenfield at the age of 85.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 17, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fontanelle with burial in Fontanelle Cemetery with full military graveside rites conducted

by Fontanelle American Legion Carlson Post No. 247. A luncheon will follow at the church. Pastor Steven Broers will officiate the service. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the church with family present from 6 to 8 p.m.

Thursday. Memorials may be made to the Earl Baudler memorial fund to be established by the family.

Steen Funeral Home, 525 Maple St., in Fontanelle is in charge of arrangements.

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

Earl was a lifelong member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fontanelle. He was baptized Oct. 4, 1931, and confirmed in his faith on March 25, 1945. He at-

Phillip Spriggs Columbia, Mo.

Phillip Ronald Spriggs, 76, passed away Saturday, March 11, 2017, in Columbia, Missouri. He was born Aug. 4, 1940, in Creston to Carl and Berna Spriggs. Private family services will be held.

Phil attended Drake University in Des Moines, where he received a Masters degree in music. He was a professor of music

Pat Schaefer Greenfield

Pat Schaefer, 83, of Greenfield died Friday, March 10, 2017, at Greenfield Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Greenfield.

Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 15, at St. John’s Catholic Church in Greenfield with burial in Greenfield Cemetery. A luncheon will be Schaefer held at the church following the committal services at the cemetery. The Rev. James Ahenkora will officiate the service. Visitation with family present will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Steen

tended country school Summerset No. 3 and then Fontanelle High School, graduating with the class of 1949. After graduation, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. After completing his basic training in Oklahoma, he served as Airman First Class in the Philippines from January 1951 until he was honorably released during an early release program in June 1953. He continued to serve in the Air Force working in Washington, D.C., until his discharge in December 1953. He was very proud of his service to his country. After returning home, he worked for his uncle, Albert Baudler.

On Oct. 24, 1954, he was united in marriage to Charlene Ruth at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fontanelle. To this union six children were born: Earlene Marie, Mickey Lee, Roxanne Kay, Craig Alan, John Cl. and Timothy Earl.

They farmed in the Fontanelle area, eventually starting their own dairy farm.

They worked hard and raised their family with the same values of faith and hard work.

Earl sang in the church choir and at many weddings. He was also active on many community boards. He served as president on the Adair County Farm Bureau board and various terms on Emmanuel Lutheran Church council. He was active in the dairy industry, serving on the AMPI (Associated Milk Producers Inc.) corporate board, president of the Iowa Dairy Association Board and on the

at Lincoln University for 13 years and was musical director at the Jefferson City Little T h e a t r e Spriggs Group.

His last 26 years he was the webmaster for the family business. He had a passion for classic cars, computers and music.

Phil is survived by his son Carl (Jody) of Rocheport,

Funeral Home, 101 SE Fourth St., in Greenfield. A prayer service will be 5 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be directed to the Pat Schaefer memorial fund to be established by the family at a later date. Online condolences may be left at www.steenfunerals.com.

Patricia Ann Schaefer, daughter of Wendeline Vincent and Helen Irene (May) Miller, was born Sept. 13, 1933, in Creston. Pat was raised in Creston, attended St. Malachy through eighth grade and then attended Creston High School.

On Oct. 29, 1949, she married Earl Schaefer at St. John’s Catholic Church in Greenfield.

Pat was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church and the Sunshine Club in her neighborhood. She volunteered at church functions and

Dairy Council of Central States Inc. He also was very proud to have worked part-time for Steen Funeral Homes after he and Charlene moved to town in 1996.

Earl loved farming, dairy cattle and especially loved running machinery such as the chopper and big tractor. He worked as long as his health would allow, even after he could no longer operate machinery, he drove to the farm almost daily checking the crops and “talking� to the cattle.

Earl was preceded in death by his parents, sister Marjorie Wheatley, niece Sharon (Wheatley) Turner and grandson-in-law Courtney Johnston.

Earl is survived by his wife Charlene; children, Earlene (Rollie) Purdy of Greenfield, Mickey (Cindy) Baudler of Fontanelle, Roxanne (Jerry) Purdy of Adel, Craig (Lisa) Baudler of Fontanelle, John (Darla) Baudler of Fontanelle and Timothy Baudler of West Hollywood, California; grandchildren, Teresa (Chip) Boston, Bridget (Brent) Rauch, Kathy Johnston, Stacey (Drew) Van Laar, Lindsay Ludwig, T.J. (Lyndsey) Purdy, Sandi (Ross) Haan, Beth Purdy (fiancĂŠ Brian Honnold), Jessica (John) Klebba, Aaron Baudler, Ryan Baudler, Jacob Baudler, Jodi Baudler and Josh Baudler; great-grandchildren, Gwen, Brooke, Sydney and Zachary Boston, Lane Johnston, Adah, Lydia and Hannah Purdy, and Isla Haan, Jacey and Alivia (Ali) Klebba; other relatives and friends.

Missouri; daughter Rebecca (Eric) Oliger of Columbia, Missouri; brother Steve (Deidre) of Columbia, Missouri; sister Janet (Jim) Thomlinson of Bondurant; grandchildren, Ben, Jesse, Vincent, Maxwell and Charlie; nieces and nephews; and mother of his children, Carol Leigh Brack-Kaiser.

Phil was preceded in death by his parents.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Post-Polio Healthcare International.

blood drives in Orient.

Pat is survived by her children, Margaret Schaefer of Des Moines, Joe Schaefer (Janel) of Creston, Richard Schaefer (Lynne) of Indianola and Philip Schaefer (fiancĂŠe Chris) of Mesa, Arizona; five grandchildren; brother David Miller (Mary) of Creston; sister-in-law Susie Miller; other relatives and friends.

Pat was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Earl Schaefer in 2003; son Michael Paul; granddaughter Allison Freihage; sisters, Doris Young, Ethel Carson, Helen Jackson, Lucille Ossian and Maie Jensen and brothers, Vincent, Tom and Clyde Miller.

Kenneth James Ankeny

Kenneth James, 83, of Ankeny passed away Sunday, March 12, 2017, in Ankeny.

M e morial services will be 11 a.m.

Thursd a y , M a r c h James 16, at Ankeny Funeral Home, 1510 W. First St., in Ankeny. Burial will follow at Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter. Memorials may be made to the Amer-

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However, the group’s goals down the road include funding more and different projects. “The next step this year is to put a call out to the community. If this is something the community enjoys, appreciates, wants to expand and grow, we’re willing to put a price per pot out there and open it up to individuals to possibly expand this in our uptown area,� said Mindy Stalker, member of CWC Inc. “Our group wasn’t formed to fund the same

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message to countries in Europe. “We need to get our birth rates up or Europe will be entirely transformed within a half a century or a little more,� King said.

King is known for making racially charged commentary. Last year, at the Republican National Convention, King questioned contributions to civilization by nonwhites. In 2013, he described children in the country illegally as having “calves the size of cantaloupes because they’ve been hauling 75 pounds of marijuana across the desert.�

King said his comments aren’t focused on race, but critics disagreed.

A spokesman for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., called on GOP leadership to condemn King’s statements. “Republican congressman Steve King’s vile racism has no place in decent society, much less in the U.S. Congress,� said spokesman Drew Hammill.

Pressed on the issue Monday night, House Speaker Paul Ryan told Fox News that he disagreed with the statement. “We’re a melting pot. My family’s here because the potatoes stopped growing in Ireland,� he said. “The

ican Heart Association or Iowa Veterans Cemetery.

Kenneth Paul James was born May 10, 1933, to Kenneth and Ruth (Smith) James in Prescott. He graduated from Prescott High School. Kenneth served in the Army from 1953 and was honorably discharged in 1955. He went on to graduate from A.I.B. with his Bachelor’s of Communications degree.

He was united in marriage to Lois Mosier on June 7, 1964, in Carbon. He worked at Look Magazine where he met his wife. They then moved to Prescott and farmed, then to Des Moines where he worked for many years at Macmillan Oil and final-

four projects every year. So, we’d like to see maybe some participation in our community in adding to this and taking over.�

Driskell added the price per pot will include the cost of watering the flowers.

By keeping the hanging baskets in the uptown area, Driskell believes they can keep the cost of watering the flowers reasonable. “We’re growing as a group and we’d like to fund more and new projects to continue to do good things for the city,� Driskell said. “It was a really close vote. So I think there would have been a lot of disappointed people in the community if it did not win

again. We do have a concern that if we stop funding it, we want it to exist.� “With the way our committee is set up, we are at the mercy of what projects get brought to us, and it’s a voting-based system,� Stalker said. “So our ballot could have five projects on it or it could have 10 projects on it. If this community appreciates this project, then we would encourage members of the community to get involved as opposed to relying on this being the winning vote. It just so happened the first two years this was the winning vote, but that may not always be the case.�

American idea is this beautiful idea which is there for everyone, which is that the condition of your birth doesn’t determine your outcome in life.�

Ryan said he hasn’t spoken with King. “I’d like to think he misspoke and it wasn’t really meant the way it sounds and hopefully he’s clarified that,� Ryan said.

In defending his remarks, King told CNN that he wants to see Americans “bonded together.� “If you go down the road a few generations or maybe centuries with the intermarriage, I’d like to see an America that (is) so homogenous that we look a lot the same from that perspective.

I think there’s far too much focus on race, especially in the last eight years. I want to see that put behind us,� King said.

Iowa Republicans, including Gov. Terry Branstad; Jeff Kaufmann, chairman of the Iowa Republican Party; and Rep. David Young, said they disagreed with King.

Most members of the House were still back in their home districts Mon-

day, muting reaction from King’s colleagues. But two Florida Republicans took to Twitter to voice their displeasure. “Get a clue, @ SteveKingIA. Diversity is our strength. All looking alike is such a waste. A travesty. I wanna be me. All others are taken,� said Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.

Rep. Carlos Curbelo, who was born to Cuban exiles who fled Fidel Castro’s regime in the 1960s, asked King via Twitter: “What exactly do you mean? Do I qualify as “somebody else’s baby?� #concernedGOPcolleague�

Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., a civil rights leader in the 1960s, said the United States is a melting pot of cultures, traditions, appearance and languages. “Rep. King’s statement is bigoted and racist. It suggests there is one cultural tradition and one appearance that all of humanity should conform to,� Lewis said. “These ideas have given rise to some of the worst atrocities in human history, and they must be condemned.�

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Kenneth enjoyed camping, baseball and collecting cars. He and his wife enjoyed camping at the Iowa State Fair for 41 years. He is a member of the American Legion and Ankeny Christian Church.

Kenneth is survived by his wife of 53 years, Lois; children, Doug James of Ankeny and Darla James of Ames; two grandchildren, Cody and Chase James of Wichita, Kansas; only sister, Phyllis (Gwendell) Holste of Santa Maria, California; along with many nieces and nephews.

Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents.

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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.

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Eagles Auxiliary, 7:30 p.m., Eagles Lodge.

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

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TOPS 116, 9:30 a.m., United Church of Christ Congregational, 501 W. Montgomery St. Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun

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by Greater Regional Auxiliary The Greater Regional Auxiliary will host a $5 masquerade jewelry sale from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16, in the Medical Arts Plaza Board and Conference Room at the Greater Regional Medical Center (GRMC) in Creston.

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This auxiliary-sponsored fundraiser is an opportunity to purchase a wide variety of jewelry and gift items, all priced at only $5 each, while supporting the auxiliary’s efforts to contribute to the quality of care and services at GRMC.

The following events are at the Gibson Memorial Library, located at 200 W. Howard St., in Creston.

Regular library hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The library is closed on Sunday. Check the library out on Facebook.

Bob and Joyce Cooper of of .231. Kinkade was also Creston and Bill and Betty found in possession of a Lemon of Osceola. controlled substance, marijuana. A partial marijuaPolice na cigarette was found in Jeremy Craig Hiatt, 42, Kinkade’s wallet.

926 W. Mills St., was charged Kinkade was released on on a Union County warrant $1,000 bond. for interference with correc—————— tions officials 2:37 p.m. FriShawn Jason Parmenter, day at Union County Law 40, 500 N. Cherry St., was Enforcement Center.

According to a Creston charged on a Union CounPolice report, on Feb. 21, ty warrant for unauthorized Hiatt reported to the local possession of offensive office of the Fifth Judicial weapons 10:40 p.m. Friday in District Department of the 500 block of North CherCorrections for a parole ap- ry Street.

According to a Creston pointment. At that time, the supervising parole officer Police report, Parmenter requested Hiatt produce a knowingly possessed a urine sample for purposes shotgun with a barrel shortof urinalysis screening to er than 18 inches, making determine if Hiatt had been it an offensive weapon. using any prohibited con- The shotgun was found in trolled substances. When Parmenter’s garage. ParHiatt attempted to produce menter made statements a specimen for testing, a indicating he knew the concealed device malfunc- weapon was in his garage. tioned and released urine Witness statements later on Hiatt’s hands. Upon be- indicated Parmenter was ing confronted, Hiatt pro- involved in the act of cutduced a homemade device ting off the barrel of the which had been concealed shotgun.

Parmenter was released on his person. The device contained “clean” urine on $5,000 bond.

—————— obtained from another inKenneth Roy Scott, 46, dividual. Hiatt admitted he had been using a controlled of Denver, Colorado, was charged with possession of substance, marijuana.

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Both pipes were found in the passenger’s side door next to where Scott was sitting.

Scott was released on $1,000 bond.

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Creston News Advertiser | Tuesday, March 14, 2017

‘Computers, crochet and chess’ Q: What do computers, crochet, chess and Creston have in common?

A: The Gibson Memorial Library.

My favorite part of working at the Gibson Memorial Library is helping to plan the programming that we bring to the community. Our Children’s Librarian Sue Teutsch and our Young Adult’s Librarian Donna Walsh deliver up-to-date programs for kids of all ages, and I am steadily impressed by their efforts to be informed about what activities are available for our young readers.

Adult Librarian Merle Lee Pugh has scored big successes with her winter reading program, adult coloring and “Crochet with Hannah.” The latter, who we know fondly as the Gibson Girls, have crocheted a beautiful afghan for a 6 p.m. March 31 raffle at the library, and have donated knitted caps for Greater Regional Medical Center newborns. If you would

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like a chance to win this unique afghan, or would like information about any of our activities, please call or stop by the library.

I am very proud to announce that the library is teaming with Iowa State University extension and outreach to host “Dash into Robotics,” a three-part workshop using iPads, algorithms, debugging and programming to help Dash, the robot, complete tasks.

On Thursdays, from 4 to 6 p.m.

March 23, 30 and April 6, Union County Youth and Outreach (4H) Coordinator Haley Jones and I will lead groups of area K through third graders in problem-solving activities that teach teamwork and introduce technological thinking.

Sign up for Dash into Robotics

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Gibson Memorial Library Executive Director David Hargrove, right, explains chess strategy to Sarah Stone, left, and Caleb Schwab, 13, both of Creston, Feb. 16 during the first meeting of the Creston Chess Club at the library. The group will meet 4 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month at the library.

donations of used books, which will make this year’s Creston Friends of the Library book sale an exceptional opportunity to acquire literature of all types at

pennies on the dollar. Stay tuned for details about this annual event coinciding with Balloon Days, and your Christmas shopping can be done before the snow falls.

O.J.’s reality show

Which is your favorite spring sporting event?

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by contacting Haley at the Union County Extension Office by emailing hjones@iastate.edu or calling 641-782-8426. The deadline to register for this free program is Tuesday, March 21. We look forward to more programming partnerships with Haley and the folks at ISU Extension that prepare area youth to think critically and communicate effectively.

Next is a reminder that our Creston Area Chess Club was not a one-time event. We meet every third Thursday, which means 4 p.m. Thursday, March 16, is chess club! We had great turnout at the inaugural meeting, as pictured in the Creston News Advertiser, and my hope is that after meeting for several months, we can hold a Creston City Chess Championship, open to players of all ages from Creston and Union County. Wouldn’t you like to be city champ?

Last of all, I’ll mention that we are receiving some high-quality

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

Robert Blake was in the news Friday, announcing his engagement to a character witness at his trial 12 years ago when he was acquitted of murdering his wife. Their ground rules are all laid out. Their pre-nuptial agreement states that if they separate, he keeps the gun and she gets the bullets.

The Hollywood Reporter confirmed reports that O.J. Simpson may be released from the Nevada State Prison in July. TMZ reports that in anticipation of his release, O.J. is already being courted to star in his own reality TV series.

It’s being pitched as a cross between “The Bachelor” and “Survivor.”

The NFL rookie combine included lectures from marital counselors to help them avoid trouble and find the right mate.

The players were urged to find a woman who loves you, a woman you’re crazy about, a woman who loves sex with you. And then make sure that these three women never meet.

Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman was nominated by the president last week to be the next United States ambassador to Russia. It’s a dangerous career move in today’s climate.

He knows it’s only a matter of time before House Democrats move to impeach him for talking with the Russians.

The Gallup poll Friday

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showed low approval for Congress. House Democrats think a billionaire Baby Boomer raised in the Cold War would collude with Russians and House Republicans think they’ll craft health care for the poor. A House photo would look like A Day without Idiots protest rally.

North Korea’s Kim Jung Un fired four missiles at Japan, stoking war tension Friday.

He’s just not happy unless he’s being provocative. Sometimes Kim leaves a cup of water next to one of his house plants and lets it die, that way the other house plants know that Kim doesn’t screw around.

The Daily Star said women in China are flooding plastic surgeons with requests to make them look like Ivanka Trump.

Copying celebrities is risky. A young woman asked her plastic surgeon in LA to make her just like Kim Kardashian, so he gave her a boob job, butt implants and a lobotomy.

Ivanka Trump’s clothing line sales soared online despite retail boycotts in February. Political issues dot the retail wars.

The Federal Trade Commission just banned an ad campaign by Bayer aspirin that advertises

Bayer as the GOP health care plan, not for being false but for being premature.

The White House ordered 40 U.S. attorneys fired who’d been appointed by Obama Friday.

The administration feels undermined by all the Democratic holdovers. An intruder broke into the White House Saturday but the White House usher told him he was too late, the intruder is already in charge.

The White House said Pentagon spending increases will be offset by President Trump’s plans to cut in other areas. He’ll cut over a billion dollars from the Coast Guard. You figure if you’re the president, the easier it is to get cocaine into this country, the nicer “Saturday Night Live” will be to you.

The Statue of Liberty went dark Wednesday night when an unexpected power outage shorted all the lights on the famed landmark for more than an hour. It caused a ruckus.

When President Trump heard a dark lady from France was looming at New York’s port of entry, he ordered her deported.

Pope Francis faced a priest sex scandal last week that involved an Italian priest who engaged in orgies, sex videos and accompanying his lovers to wife-swapping parties. The priest explained that he got several confessions ahead of his sinning, and he’s working diligently to clear up the deficit.

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Meow Madness: The Purrfect mix of kittens and basketball Schlapia birthday card NEW YORK (AP) — Watch out Villanova and Kentucky (and Arizona and Northwestern), there’s a new set of cats going wild for March Madness.

Time for Meow Madness , coming in April.

Buoyed by the success of the Kitten Bowl, the Hallmark Channel is debuting a new show hosted by Beth Stern that will air on Monday, April 3 — the same day

as the NCAA men’s basketball national championship game. “Meow Madness is sure to be purrfect,� Stern deadpanned.

Stern, the wife of radio shock jock Howard Stern, is a huge cat ambassador who works year-round with the North Shore Animal League of America, urging people to spay, neuter and release and adopt pets.

The Sterns are foster parents to kittens — a few hundred in all over the last couple years. Beth tries to find permanent homes, but letting go is never easy. “It’s the hardest thing in the world to see them go,� she said. “I think I’ve cried over 300 times.�

The show is staged on a mini basketball court on a midtown Manhattan soundstage. Kittens, with cute

names like Meow Ming, Lonso Fur-Ball, Stephen Furry and Meow-Tumbo roamed over the court as well as a faux-Vegas casino area where they could “make bets.� “I played basketball when I was younger and love the sport,� Stern said. “What could be better than putting together the sport I love with all of these adorable kittens.�

shower planned The family of Larry Schlapia is hosting a card shower in honor of his 80th birthday March 19.

Cards may be sent to him at 915 W. Mills St., Creston, IA 50801.

‘Kong’ outmuscles ‘Logan’ to become king of the box office LOS ANGELES (AP) — It was a battle of the beasts at the box office this weekend, and King Kong emerged as the definitive victor over Wolverine.

According to studio estimates Sunday, “Kong: Skull Island� amassed $61 million in its first weekend in theaters, surpassing expectations and easily beating out “Logan,� which is now in its second weekend.

Warner Bros. and Legendary’s “Kong: Skull Island� stars Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson and Samuel L. Jackson. It’s the second in the planned “monster universe� following the latest “Godzilla,� which grossed $529.1 million worldwide in 2014.

Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros.’ head of domestic distribution, said the weekend “far exceeded everyone’s expectations,� and he predicts Monday actuals might come in higher than the estimated $61 million. The film, which earned a B CinemaScore overall, was graded stronger by younger audiences, many of whom will have extra days off soon for spring break.

“The word of mouth is really kicking in,� Goldstein said.

Costing a reported $185 million to produce, “Kong� still has work to be done, however, to reach profitability, and much of that will depend on international earnings. This weekend it topped international charts as well with $81.6 million from 66 territories. “They had a solid weekend. But they’re going to be looking for a half-billion worldwide to make it a certifiable hit,� said Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for box office tracker comScore.

Fox’s “Logan� took second place, down around 58 percent from its first weekend with $37.9 million. The R-rated pic, which sees Hugh Jackman reprising his role as the X-Men character Wolverine, has earned $152.7 million in total.

In third place, “Get Out,� the buzzy horror film directed by Jordan Peele, added $21.1 million, pushing its sum to $111 million in just three weeks.

With a price tag of only $4.5 million, the movie is a certifiable hit for Blumhouse and Universal and continues to remain prominently in the conversation up against films with much larger production and marketing budgets behind them.

Rounding out the top five were the faith-based movie “The Shack,� with $10.1 million, and “The Lego Batman Movie� with $7.8 million.

The strong weekend nudged the year to date out of the red, too, and even at this early date, Dergarabedian thinks the box office might be headed for yet another record year based on the number of releases.

Next week shows no sign of slowing, either, with Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast� poised to earn well over $100 million out of the gate. “It’s a March of beasts for sure,� said Dergarabedian.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to comScore.

Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are

‘Bridges of Madison County’ author Robert James Waller dies NEW YORK (AP) — Robert James Waller, whose best-selling, bittersweet 1992 romance novel “The Bridges of Madison County� was turned into a movie starring Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood and later into a soaring Broadway musical, has died in Texas, according to a longtime friend. He was 77.

Scott Cawelti, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, told The Associated Press that Waller died early Friday at his home in Fredericksburg, Texas. He had been fighting multiple myeloma, a form of cancer.

In “Bridges,� a literary phenomenon which Waller famously wrote in 11 days, the roving National Geographic photographer Robert Kincaid spends four days taking pictures of bridges and also romancing Francesca Johnson, a war bride from Italy married to a no-nonsense Iowa farmer. One famous line from the book reads: “The old dreams were good dreams; they didn’t work out but I’m glad I had them.�

Waller’s novel reached No. 1 on The New York Times best-seller list and stayed on it for over three years, longer than any work of fiction since “The Robe,� a novel about Jesus’ cruci-

fixion published in the early 1950s. The Eastwood-directed 1995 movie grossed $182 million worldwide.

Many critics made fun of “Bridges,� calling it sappy and cliche-ridden. The Independent newspaper said of the central romantic pair “it is hard to believe in, or to like, either of them.� (Publishers Weekly was more charitable, calling the book, “quietly powerful and thoroughly credible.�)

Readers, however, bought more than 12 million copies in 40 languages. “Bridges� turned the unknown writer into a multimillionaire and made Madison County, Iowa, an international tourist attraction. “I really do have a small ego,� Waller told The New York Times in 2002. “I am open to rational discussion.

If you don’t like the book and can say why, I am willing to listen. But the criticism turned to nastiness. ... I was stunned.�

The novel prompted couples across the world to marry on Madison County’s covered bridges. Around the town of Winterset, population 4,200, tourists arrived by the busloads, buying “Bridges�

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1.�Kong: Skull Island,� $61 million ($81.6 million international).

2.�Logan,� $37.9 million ($70 million international).

3.�Get Out,� $21.1 million.

4.�The Shack,� $10.1 million.

5.�The Lego Batman Movie,� $7.8 million ($5.1 million international).

6.�Before I Fall,� $3.1 million ($265,000 international).

7.�Hidden Figures,� $2.8 million ($5.1 million international).

8.�John Wick: Chapter Two,� $2.7 million ($2.5 million international).

9.�MET Opera: La Traviata,� $1.8 million ($1.8 million international).

10.�La La Land,� $1.8 million ($6.8 million international).

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at international theaters (excluding the U.S. and Canada), according to comScore:

1. “Kong: Skull Island,� $81.6 million.

2. “Logan,� $70 million.

3. “A Dog’s Purpose,� $22.4 million.

4. “Badrinath Ki Dulhania,� $9.6 million.

5. “Moana,� $7 million.

6. “La La Land,� $6.8 million.

7. “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter,� $6.5 million.

8. “Sing,� $5.7 million.

9. “Fifty Shades Darker,� $5.2 million.

10. “Hidden Figures,� $5.1 million.

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Waller told The Des Moines Register in 1992 that “Bridges� was “written� in his mind as he drove from Des Moines to Cedar Falls after photographing the covered bridges in Madison County.

After the novel’s success, Waller left Iowa, where he had grown up, and moved to a ranch in Alpine, Texas, 50 miles from the nearest town.

He also divorced his wife of 36 years, Georgia, with whom he had a daughter, and found a new partner in Linda Bow, who worked as a landscaper.

Waller grew up in Rockford, Iowa, and he was educated at the University of Northern Iowa and Indiana University, where he received his doctorate. He taught management, economics, and applied mathematics at the University of Northern Iowa from 1968 to 1991. Waller’s seven books include “Slow Waltz in Cedar Bend,� which unseated “Bridges� on the best-seller list, “Border Music,� ‘’Puerto Vallarta Squeeze� and “A Thousand County Roads: An Epilogue to The Bridges of Madison County.�

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HOROSCOPE For Wednesday, March 15, 2017 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Avoid squabbles about money and shared property today, because they quite likely will be nonproductive. Who wants to get involved with this? Not you.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)For most of this day, the Moon is opposite your sign, which means you have to go more than halfway when dealing with others. This simply requires a little patience and cooperation.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Do what you can to clean up your act and get better organized today. However, don’t be too pushy about it, or you might get into an argument with someone at work. Oops!

CANCER (June 21 to July 22)Romantic partners will have to be patient with each other today. Likewise, parents will have to be patient with their kids, because there will be moments of tension. Oh dear.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You might want to hide or cocoon at home today. This is just fine. Nevertheless, avoid squabbles with a female family member. Keep a low profile.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You are highly charged with energy today, especially when dealing with siblings and daily contacts. Remember to listen to others. Take it easy.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22)You have strong feelings about your money, your cash flow and your possessions today, which is why you might get into an argument with someone. Don’t get your belly in a rash.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) Today the Moon is in your sign, which brings you a little bit of extra good luck.

However, this can create arguments with partners and close friends. Stay chill.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You feel restless today. And because you feel restless, you might be mildly short-tempered with someone. Maintain your cool today.

(You’ll be glad you did.)

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) A conversation with a female acquaintance or friend will be significant today. What you want to do is avoid an argument, because that’s no fun. Be cool.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Disagreements with bosses and parents might break out at some point today. Don’t

say anything you will later regret. Be smart.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) This is an argumentative day for many people, because the Moon is opposite Mars. Don’t get sucked in by this. Be your cool, sweet and charming self.

YOU BORN TODAY You have strong personal ethics.

You admire people who have a sense of right and wrong.

You are creative, original and highly inventive! A new nineyear cycle is beginning this year for you. Naturally, this opens up many possibilities!

For example, you might start a new job or change residences.

Open any door, because the future is in your hands!

Birthdate of: Eva Longoria, actress; Alan Bean, astronaut; Renny Harlan, filmmaker. (c) 2017 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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I even saw one woman trying to “bull” her way through a school crossing by pointing to her placard and saying it allows her to do whatever she wants!

1) The placard is meant only for the disabled person, who must be physically in the vehicle.

2) The vehicle must be properly parked within the lines of the parking space.

3) RE: the blue hatched lines: A) These spaces are designed to allow the disabled to open car doors completely to ease entrance and exits when using walkers/wheelchairs.

B) Also, these spaces allow equipped vans to lower a wheelchair lift.

C) These are not “waiting areas” when dropping someone off.

D) These are not motorcycle parking spots.

Please do us all a favor and print these common-sense guidelines. – Pat in Fort Wayne, Ind. Pat, happy to help! Some people abuse use of the plac-

ards. Maybe they should think twice about doing so, because if they need to use a space, it may be blocked by someone trying to cheat.

Also, someone may LOOK healthy, but may have a condition that is not visible, which warrants parking close to an entrance. – Hugs, Heloise P.S. Readers, visit www. ada.gov or call the Americans with Disabilities Act phone line, 800-514-0301, for more information.

ZIPPER TRIP Dear Heloise: I have some clothing that has a zipper in the back. I have a difficult time moving the zippers all the way up. Do you have a solution? – Beatrice M., Ashburn, Va. Beatrice, give these a try: * Take a strand of thin ribbon and make a loop through the zipper-pull “eye,” then pull up. * A key ring can be attached to the zipper, making it easier to hold. – Heloise ORGANIZED GREETINGS Dear Heloise: I buy greeting cards year-round, and address them every four months or so. I store them in a bill-paying organizer.

The cards will be ready to go at the beginning of the month! – Esther M., Hammond, Ind.

CLEAN KEYBOARD Dear Heloise: I have cats who wander on everything.

To keep the computer keyboard clean, when I’m not working, I slip the keyboard into the plastic bag that the Sunday newspaper comes in.

– Kevin C. in Houston Kevin, smart guy! When I’m done recording radio vignettes in my studio, I cover the keyboard with a microfiber cloth, cover the other equipment with the same and slip a soft felt bag over the mic. When I pop in next time, it’s all dust-free! – Heloise NO-STREAK WINDOWS Dear Readers: Here’s a time-tested, timesaving hint: Want to know which side of a window is streaked?

After washing, dry one side with horizontal strokes, and the other side with vertical strokes.

This is helpful if you use a squeegee, too! – Heloise 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.

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THE NUMBERS GAME

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Times in the past 11 seasons the Iowa State women’s basketball team has made the NCAA Tournament. The Cyclones are the nine seed and will face eighth-seeded Syracuse Saturday at 12:30 p.m. in Storrs, Connecticut.

The winner likely faces top overall seed UConn, who opens with 16-seeded University of Albany, on Monday in Connecticut.

REGIONAL DIGEST

First team allregion D3hoops honors for Central’s Taylor PELLA — After being on the third team for two years, Central College men’s basketball forward Colby Taylor landed on the D3hoops. com All-West Region first team Monday.

The Iowa Conference leader in scoring (21.0 ppg) and rebounds (7.8 rpg), Taylor guided the Dutch through an injury-riddled 16-12 campaign. The school’s alltime leading scorer with 1,856 points, Taylor is 39th nationally with 560 points and fifth with a 92.5 percent mark from the charity stripe.

Taylor was also the D3hoops.com All-West Region Rookie of the Year in 2013-14. He’s one of six Iowa Conference players on the three all-region teams and is joined by Nebraska Wesleyan sophomore Cooper Cook on the first team.

SWCC ALL-REGION BASKETBALL Spartan men and women players earn all-region honors STAFF REPORT

A handful of players from both the Southwestern Community College men’s and women’s basketball teams have earned all-NJCAA Region XI honors for their play this season.

On the men’s side, the national-tournament bound Spartans had six honorees, with three on the first team.

On the first team was freshman Brodric Thomas, and sophomores Jordan Johnson and KeShawn Wilson.

Thomas, from Bolingbrook, Ilinois led the Spartans in scoring, averaging 14.3 per game. He had 34-point performance in a game at Wilbur Wright on Dec. 17. During the regular season, Thomas had seven games shooting 70 percent or better from the floor and reached double-digits in scoring 22 times.

Wilson, a Lincoln, Nebraska native, averaged 11.5 points per game. The sophomore has started

60 games over the last two seasons for the Spartans. Wilson is shooting nearly 46 percent from the field and averaged 3.2 rebounds per game.

Johnson, a Des Moines product is averaging a healthy 3.3 assist-to-turnover ratio this season.

On top of that, Johnson is averaging 13.3 points per game and reached double-digits 24 times over the course of the regular season.

The Spartans had two on the second team in sophomores Jamil Maddred and Lavon Highower. Maddred, from Camden, New Jersey, SWCC | 8A CNA photo by RYAN KRONBERG

AT RIGHT — Southwestern Community College freshman Brodric Thomas, left, blocks a shot of Kirkwood sophomore Da’Rion King as Spartan sophomore Lavon Hightower also defends during Saturday’s NCJAA Division II Region XI title game. Thomas was a first team All-Region XI selection while Hightower was a second team pick.

BOYS ALL-STATE BASKETBALL

Hard work pays off for Lenox’s Anderson ■

Tigers senior earns

Class 1A all-state honors

By RYAN KRONBERG CNA sports editor rkronberg@crestonnews.com

Drake, Iowa State, Northern Iowa women earn NCAA berths Drake’s women’s basketball team already knew its NCAA Tournament fate was secure by virtue of its win Sunday over Northern Iowa in the Missouri Valley Conference championship game, giving the Bulldogs’ the league’s automatic bid.

The fates of Iowa State and Northern Iowa were not as secure.

But on Selection Monday, there was rejoicing in Ames and Cedar Falls.

Both the Cyclones and Panthers earned atlarge bids to the NCAA Tournament.

Drake, 28-4, is a 10 seed in the Lexington, Kentucky region. The Bulldogs will face seventh-seeded Kansas State, 22-10, Saturday at 3 p.m. in Manhattan, Kansas in a game that can be seen on ESPN2.

The winner faces either second seed Stanford or 15 seed New Mexico State on Monday, March 20, also in Kansas.

Northern Iowa, the MVC regular season and conference tournament runner up, drew a 10 seed in the Oklahoma City region. The Panthers, back in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2011, face seventh-seeded DePaul Friday in Starkville, Miss. The game will tip at 11 a.m. and be shown on ESPN2.

Iowa State, 18-12, is a nine seed in the Bridgeport, Connecticut region. The Cyclones will face eighth-seeded Syracuse on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. in Storrs, Connecticut.

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SPORTS

Creston News Advertiser | Tuesday, March 14, 2017

CNA file photo

Lenox senior Kaleb Anderson puts up a shot over Creston senior Zach Carlson during their Dec. 3 game at Wells Fargo Arena. Anderson was named to the Class 1A all-state second team by the Iowa Newspaper Association.

DES MOINES — Lenox senior Kaleb Anderson has put up shot, after shot, after shot after shot for many years in the machine shed behind his parents’ house in Lenox.

The repetition in and out of season helped the Tigers sharpshooter become one of the most lethal marksmen in all of Class 1A and the state of Iowa on the basketball court.

Anderson’s hard work paid off as he was part of some successful Lenox teams over the course of his career.

His efforts have garnered state-wide notice.

Anderson was named second team allstate in Class 1A by the Iowa Newspaper Association.

“I don’t know how many shots he’s shot in that machine shed behind his parents’ house,” said Lenox coach Jesse Cox. “It just comes from constant repetition.”

Anderson carried the load offensively for Lenox this season, leading the Tigers with 18.9 points per game in 23 contests.

He also led the team with 2.3 steals per game and grabbed 3.5 rebounds.

Anderson poured in a career-high 46 points on 9-of-12 shooting from 3-point range in the Tigers’ 89-81 win over Creston on Dec. 3 at Wells Fargo Arena.

Later in the season, Anderson became a better distributor.

“The last one we had against Bedford, he got the other kids involved,” Cox said.

While Anderson certainly is not the most imposing physically at 5-foot-9 inches and approximately 140 pounds, he was able to develop quite a range from downtown.

“I don’t know how gets it from back there, but that just comes from repetition,” Cox said. “He has unlimited range.

He wasn’t the biggest kid when he was younger, now he’s a good-sized kid that can penetrate. He has unlimited range.”

Anderson, along with fellow seniors Dawson Tullberg and Cole Johnston, led

the way for the Tigers on and off the court.

“He was the one that drug the kids to all the summer camps,” Cox said. “He did a good job setting the path.”

Cox touted Anderson as one player future Tigers can look up too, along with the likes of former Tiger great Spencer Brown, Tullberg, Carson Cline and Caleb Lange.

“Those are all kids that showed the other kids you’ve got to put in the extra time, whether it be for basketball or football or even baseball,” Cox said. “You can’t just show up the first day or practice and make yourself a team. You’ve got to do it in the offseason.”

Anderson was fifth in the state, regardless of class, with 80 made triples. He was 80-of-204 from behind the arc this season, 39.2 percent.

As a junior, he was a lethal outside weapon, a perfect counter for the inside play of Brown, now at Northern Iowa playing football. He made 82 triples, fifth in the state overall, and averaged 12.3 points per game.

“He’s a special shooter,” Cox said. “When we had Spencer last year, it was a tough combination. He’d make them expand whatever they were doing.”

Anderson helped lead the Tigers to their first-ever Pride of Iowa Conference title last season, along with several wins over perennial power Nodaway Valley.

“He’s had a great career,” Cox said.

Gladbrook-Reinbeck senior Joe Smoldt, who will play college basketball at Upper Iowa University in Fayette, was name Mr. Basketball.

Class 1A First Team Name Height Nicholas Ruden 6-4 Riley Van Wyhe 6-3 Brady Gavin 6-7 **Joe Smoldt 6-1 Jake Hilmer 5-11 Grant DeMeulenaer 5-11 Jovonte Squires 6-1 Jesse Van Wyk 6-3 ** Mr. Basketball Second team Seth Weiland 6-7 Seth Moeller 6-3 Nathan Karsjens 6-7 Christian Kyles 6-0 Mason Porter 6-2 Dakota Strong 6-1 Kaleb Anderson 5-9 Zach Martinek 6-4 Third team Colby Seuntjens 6-3 Jared Nichols 6-4 Niko Gonsell 6-4 Paul Rundquist 5-10 Ryan Miller 5-10 Dylan Eckels 6-0 Brett Kelting 6-3 Stephen Glenn 6-2

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BOYS BASKETBALL

All-Pride of Iowa teams announced STAFF REPORT

The Pride of Iowa Conference has released its all-conference selections as determined by the coaches.

The unanimous first-team selections are highlighted by local athletes Kaleb Anderson of Lenox, and Spencer Lamb of Nodaway Valley. Mason Gossman of East Union is also a first teamer.

Anderson, one of the top 3-point shooters in Class 1A, averaged 18.9 points per game. He nailed 80 triples and stole the ball 55 times.

Lamb averaged 18 points per game and grabbed 8.4 rebounds per contest.

Gossman’s 16 points per game led the Eagles and his 9.1 rebounds a game were second in the conference.

The second team includes the likes of Beau Weinheimer of Nodaway Valley, Gabe Nixon of East Union, Dawson Tullberg of Lenox, Wyatt McAlpin and Chance Cobb of Southwest Valley and Isaac Grose of Mount Ayr. Weinheimer was not only a second teamer but also an academic all-state selection. He averaged 9.9 points per game and tallied 105 assists.

Nixon’s versatility was a key reason for his sec-

ond-team selection. He averaged 14.8 points per game, led the team with 125 assists and 11 blocks and also grabbed 5.6 rebounds per contest.

Tiger point guard Tullberg scored 15 points per game and dished out 107 assists.

McAlpin’s ever-present motor helped him garner a second-team spot. He was second on the Timberwolves in scoring, rebounding and steals.

Cobb led the team in scoring at 13.2 points per game and 69 assists.

Mount Ayr’s Isaac Grose was one of four freshmen selected. He scored 9.7 points per game to lead the Raiders.

Also making the team from Interstate 35 were Brennan McCuddin and Chris Godfrey on the first team and Richie Griglione on the second team. For Central Decatur were Carter Boothe (unanimous) and Kyle Guill on the first team and Grant Atwood on the second team.

First team Name School Grade **Brady Gavin Martensdale-St. Marys Jr. **Brett Barnett Martensdale-St. Marys Sr. **Spencer Lamb Nodaway Valley So. **Carter Boothe Central Decatur Jr. **Brady Elder Pleasantville Sr. **Brennan McCuddin Interstate 35 Sr.

**Kaleb Anderson Lenox Sr. **Brennan Sefrit Bedford Fr. Kyle Guill Central Decatur Sr. Mason Gossman East Union Sr. Chris Godfrey Interstate 35, Jr. Bronson Carpenter Wayne, Jr. ** Unanmious selection Second team Name School Grade Gabe Nixon East Union Sr. Beau Weinheimer Nodaway Valley Sr. Dakota Gibson Martensdale-St. Marys, Sr. Gauge Van Haalen Pleasantville Jr. Dawson Tullberg Lenox Sr. Wyatt McAlpin Southwest Valley Sr. Chance Cobb Southwest Valley Jr. Grant Atwood Central Decatur Jr. Richie Griglione Interstate 35 So. Isaac Grose Mount Ayr Fr. Cole Pedersen Central Decatur Fr. Cooper Nally Bedford Fr. Standings Overall Conference Central Decatur 17-5 14-2 Martensdale-St.Marys 18-7 13-3 Interstate 35 15-9 12-4 Pleasantville 13-8 11-5 Nodaway Valley 12-10 10-6 Southwest Valley 13-8 8-8 East Union 12-11 7-9 Bedford 10-12 7-9 Lenox 8-15 5-11 Mount Ayr 6-16 5-11 Wayne 9-13 3-13 Southeast Warren 4-19 0-16

The financial and activity reports were Wintermute moved seconded by Wilreviewed. Motion by Russell to approve son to Establish the Third and Final Readthe reports as presented. Second by Hening of Ordinance 17-174 - AN ORDIry. All ayes.

NANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CREThe bills were reviewed by the Board.

Motion by Henry to pay the bills except STON, IOWA, 1996, BY AMENDING the Sleuth bill for Madison Co. Second by CHAPTER 167 - PROVISIONS PERShelley. All ayes. Clarke Co. and Sefrit TAINING TO ZONING CODE - FLOOD reported that they have not heard anything PLAIN DISTRICT REGULATIONS. Carfrom Harris Computers concerning the roll, Madison, Higgins, Freeman, Wintercertified letter sent to them regarding mute, Koets and Wilson voted aye. Third Sleuth. and Final Reading declared Established.

Hansen presented her written report.

Mayor Lybarger declared CONT. FROM | 7Athat now is There were no updates done in January. the time for a Public Hearing on the matter Geocomm has started the mapping upof Adopting the Final Budget for FY averaged 10.7if points game grade and updates were sent to Geocomm 2018. He asked there was per anyone wishbefore December 26, 2016. A status reing to speak in favor of56.5 the budget; no one while shooting percent port from Geocomm was reviewed and did. He asked if there was any written corfrom the field. averHansen shared that with Hanna Lord from respondence in favorHe of thealso budget; there Geocomm who wanted to see if the anwas none. He asked if there was anyone aged 5.1 rebounds per game. swers to the questions could be done by wishing to speak against the budget; no the end of February. Hansen explained one did. He asked if there any written Hightower, a was Charlotte, that she did not receive the list from Geocorrespondence against the budget; there North Carolina native, comm until January 11 so she did not want Hearwas none. He then called the Publicaverto commit to a date at this time. ing to9.2 a close. aged points per game while Hansen reported on statistics from the A resolution was offered and seconded shooting percent State showing progress of the State system to adopt the61 Final Budget for from FY 2018.the All voted aye. Resolution passed. being developed. Fifty-eight counties field, along with 4.8 rebounds have submitted data to IA911 NGGIS and A resolution was offered and seconded many have submitted multiple times. to approve placement ofin a "Slow Children a game primarily a reserve Twenty-three counties have greater than at Play" sign on Elm Drive. Higgins, Freerole.

98% accuracy. Statewide GIS data accuman, Koets, Wilson, Carroll and Madison racy is 94.48%, statewide MSAG to road voted aye. Wintermute voted nay.

ResoluSophomore Calvin Chamcenterline accuracy is only 21.15% tion passed. statewide ALI to road center line accuracy resolution was offered bersA was named to and theseconded honis 63.74% and statewide ALI to site structo approve tile roof repairs being done to orable mention list. Roofing The ture address point accuracy is 55.54%. the Restored Depot by Wood The road placement accuracy is not very Company. All voted aye. Resolution Memphis, Tennessee, native passed. good yet. A lot of locations are not propaveraged 9.6 points per erly positioned which will need adjustA resolution was offered andcontest seconded ment. to approve theout purchase of a new Ford Exand dished 3.2 assists a conplorer from Creston Automotive for the There was some discussion of two walking trail systems in Union County at Police Department to be paid for from the test.

FY 2018 Budget. Carroll, Madison, HigCreston to Green Valley Lake. These On the women’s the trails will have mile markers established to gins, Wintermute, Koets and side, Wilson voted be entered into the SCI mapping. One is a aye.

Freeman abstained due to being an Spartans had four players earn employee of Creston Automotive. Resoluprimitive trail which is around the Lake all-region area and the other more developed trails tion passed. honors. Sophomores are showing from Creston to the Lake. At A resolution was offered and seconded Julanie and Chelsi Sams this time it has not been decided on the CWC, Inc., a local not-for-profit to allowCarter markers. At the present time the mapping group in Creston, toFallyn provide and care for and freshmen Beemer 24 hanging flower baskets that will hang does show the trails in Creston north to and made Green Valley Lake. No trail information on Eriayana 12 light poles Frazier along Adams Street.the All for around the Lake is available currently. voted aye. Resolution passed. team.

At 7:15 p.m. it was time for the public A resolution was offered and seconded hearing on the proposed 2017-2018 budto set a Public Hearing on March 21, Carter, a Des Moines prod2017, at 6:00 p.m., to reconfirm vacation get. Motion by Shelley to open the public uct, earned first-team honors. hearing for the 2017-2018 budget proposof an alley and conveyance of a portion of al. Second by Duckworth. All ayes. the led alley the to Troy Schroeder. in All scoring voted aye.

She Spartans There was no one present from the public Resolution passed. withA17.3 points per game.

Her and no one had contacted Sefrit with comresolution was offered and seconded to approve entering into a 2017 British ments. Motion by Shelley to close the 519 points are 24th in the counpublic hearing. Second by Russell. All Soccer Camp Agreement on behalf of the ayes. & Recreation Department.

All voted tryPark and her average is 31st in Motion by Russell to approve the proaye. Resolution passed. the country. alsoseconded averaged posed 2017-2018 budget as presented.

Motion was She made and to apthe NLCper Service Line Warranty Second by Henry. All ayes.

3.9prove rebounds game.

At 7:20 p.m. it was the time for the pubProgram marketing materials for the next Beemer, Bedford product, lic hearing on the proposed budget amendcampaign. Allavoted aye. Motion carried. ment to the current year budget. Motion Jack Pope and Austin Smith, of Garden averaged 11.9 points per REGULAR MEETING OF

by Duckworth to open the public hearing & Associates, met with Council togame discuss THE CRESTON CITY COUNCIL and for the proposed 2016-2017 budget the2.4 Street Improvement Program. Previrebounds a contest. amendment. Second by Welch. All ayes.

MARCH 7, 2017 ously, the City had provided them with a from streets Dearborn, MisThere was no one from the public present The Creston City Council met in regu- Sams, list of proposed for repairs/reconand no one had commented to Sefrit. Se- lar session at 6:00 o'clock p.m. on thesouri, struction.

Garden & Associates then drove was named to the honorfrit indicated that this budget amendment above date in the Council Chambers of the and evaluated those streets, as well as the was to show the grant funds that had been City Hall Complex with Mayor Lybargerable other streets in the City, to determine the mention list.

She averaged received from the State for various PSAP presiding. current conditions of each one. They gave pointstheand 4.5conditions rebounds projects. Several of these were unknown Roll call being taken with the following8.6Council existing and per proprior to the beginning of the fiscal year Council members present: Wintermute,game. posed repairs/reconstruction of their top and thus funds received need to be shown Koets, Wilson, Carroll, Madison, Higgins five picks of streets from the list the City Frazier, averpresent for disbursement. This accounts and Freeman. provided thatfrom needs Omaha, immediate attention CNA photo bywas LARRY for the full amendment and it does not inand also provided cost estimates of the reMotion made PETERSON and seconded to ap-aged 10.0 points a game.

She volve regular SCI sur-chargehis funds.

Mo- proveAll-State the agenda. All voted aye. Motion pairs/reconstruction of each. Council will Beau Weinheimer of Nodaway Valley receives Academic certificate tion by Welch to close the public hearing. carried. need to make the decision of how the Spartans with 4.9 much refrom the Iowa Basketball Coaches the was Class boys to ap-ledmoney to bond for, as well as the decision Second byAssociation Shelley. All ayes.at halftime of Motion made 2A and seconded bounds a game and was second Motion

by Duckworth to approve the of prove the consent agenda, which included of which streets to have repaired/reconstate championship game Friday night.

This year’s group academic all-staters proposed 2016-2017 budget amendment approval of minutes of February 21, 2017in structed first. assists at 2.5 per game, along had a composite ACT test score of 29.6 and average grade point of 3.98 while averas presented. Second by Shelley. All - regular meeting; claims of $84,483.04; Motion was made and seconded to adaging 15.7 points per game. Also Cheek offorHarlan team-best per aye. Council ayes. named to the team were Joshua journa the meeting. All 1.9 votedsteals liquor license renewal Elm's Club; andwith Denton brought up his idea of a com- appointment of Ed Ritter to the Historic adjourned at 6:48 p.m. and Matt Dentlinger of Carroll Kuemper Catholic. mittee to look to the future for thoughts Preservation Committee with term expir-game.

Gary Lybarger, Mayor and ideas. Williams, Duckworth, and ing March 3, 2020. All voted aye. Motion Attest: Lisa Williamson, City Clerk Denton are agreeable to start as an infor- carried.

These are a condensed version of the mal group and will bring it up again next Madison moved seconded by Wilson to proceedings of the regular meeting of the month for discussion. Denton felt it Establish the Second Reading of Ordi- Creston City Council. Copies of the comwould just be prudent for SCI to try to nance 17-174 - AN ORDINANCE plete version may be obtained at the think ahead and see what new ideas, etc. AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDI- Clerk's office during normal office hours. might be worth SCI's consid-eration as the NANCES OF THE CITY OF CRESTON, CITY OF CRESTON years progress and times change.

IOWA, 1996, BY AMENDING CHAP- FUND REPORT FOR CLAIM PERIOD Denton also stressed members might TER 167 - PROVISIONS PERTAINING ENDING MARCH 7, 2017: want to read the legislative 911 report to TO ZONING CODE - FLOOD PLAIN REVENUES, BY FUND (02/01/17South Central E911 Service Board see what the State is thinking.

DISTRICT REGULATIONS. Carroll, 02/28/17): Minutes The Board then had a conference call Madison, Higgins, Freeman, Wintermute, GENERAL FUND...................149,731.79 January 25, 2017 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 with Harris Computers. On the phone Koets and Wilson voted aye. Second COMMUNITY CENTER.................63.31 ROAD USE TAX.......................91,663.79 p.m. by Denny Denton, Chair. Other were Jerry Morris, Tammy Andresen, and Reading declared Established.

Wintermute moved seconded by Carroll PAYROLL TAX BENEFIT......20,604.76 members present were Bill Black, Shirley Leslie Webb. The purpose of this conferJackson, Mark Williams, Angela Henry, ence call was to try to work out issues to Waive the Third and Final Reading of FIRE/POLICE RETIREMENT......712.93 Paul Welch, Steve Shelley, Merlin Dick- with Harris' poor performance with main- Ordinance 17-174 - AN ORDINANCE EMERGENCY.................................185.81 son, Dani Gray, Nate Bucher, Ronda Rus- taining the Sleuth CAD program and try- AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDI- LOST-PROP TAX NANCES OF THE CITY OF CRESTON, RELIEF (50%)............................39,208.56 sell, Alan Johannes, Jo Duckworth, and ing to bill for services not provided.

Henry dealt with Morris primarily as IOWA, 1996, BY AMENDING CHAP- LOST-STR/SWR/RPR/RPLC Stephen Patterson. Also present were Lyn Hansen (Hansen's M & M Services) and Madison Co. has experienced poor coop- TER 167 - PROVISIONS PERTAINING (50%)...........................................39,208.57 eration. It was stressed that no updates TO ZONING CODE - FLOOD PLAIN TIF-HWY 34 Diane Sefrit (SCI Administrator).

The minutes of the December meeting had been done since 2012 although bills DISTRICT REGULATIONS. Madison, IMPROVEMENTS..........................107.22 GIFTS-MCKINLEY were reviewed. Motion by Welch to ap- have been received. Even maintenance Higgins, Freeman, Wintermute, Koets, RESTRICTED prove the December minutes as presented. calls are handled poorly with poor results. Wilson and Carroll voted aye. Third and PARK..........................................11,448.00 Henry felt the $6510 billing should not be Final Reading declared Waived.

RESTRICTED Second by Duckworth. All ayes.

Wintermute moved seconded by Wil- GIFTS-LIBRARY...........................408.79 The financial and activity reports were paid for services not rendered.

Morris promised that updates would be son to Establish the Third and Final Read- CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND.....8,701.37 reviewed. Motion by Russell to approve the reports as presented. Second by Hen- provided. An attempt had been done to do ing of Ordinance 17-174 - AN ORDI- CAPITAL IMPRVMTS updates but it failed. Another attempt will NANCE AMENDING THE CODE OF LIBRARY.....................................2,420.00 ry. All ayes.

The bills were reviewed by the Board. be made tomorrow. Harris agreed that ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF CRE- SEWER OPERATING...............84,463.20 Motion by Henry to pay the bills except Sleuth is a legacy program meaning it is STON, IOWA, 1996, BY AMENDING SEWER DEBT SERVICE.........26,327.32 the Sleuth bill for Madison Co. Second by supported but no new material is devel- CHAPTER 167 - PROVISIONS PER- SEWER PLANT RPLCMNT......6,119.44 Shelley. All ayes. Clarke Co. and Sefrit oped and when no one wants it then it will TAINING TO ZONING CODE - FLOOD SEWER STORMWATER...........2,785.72 reported that they have not heard anything be discontinued. Adams and Clarke indi- PLAIN DISTRICT REGULATIONS. Car- ANIMAL SHELTER-AGENCY....281.73 from Harris Computers concerning the cated that those two counties have refused roll, Madison, Higgins, Freeman, Winter- TOTAL ................................. $484,442.31 certified letter sent to them regarding to pay for Sleuth CAD and are moving on mute, Koets and Wilson voted aye. Third CLAIMS, BY TYPE: to other vendors for CAD. Harris indicat- and Final Reading declared Established.

SERVICE: Sleuth.

Mayor Lybarger declared that now is AHLERS & COONEY................... 107.50 Hansen presented her written report. ed that data can be transferred from Sleuth There were no updates done in January. to a new vendor at no charge as the data is the time for a Public Hearing on the matter ALLIANT.................................. 23,957.91 Geocomm has started the mapping up- the PSAP's information. But if the new of Adopting the Final Budget for FY ARAMARK.................................... 278.99 grade and updates were sent to Geocomm vendor needs it in some different format, 2018. He asked if there was anyone wish- CALHOUN-BURNS................... 2,425.79 before December 26, 2016. A status re- then Harris would charge for putting it ing to speak in favor of the budget; no one CLAPSADDLE-GARBER............ 228.50 did. He asked if there was any written cor- CRESTON CITY port from Geocomm was reviewed and into the new format.

Harris requested that a representative respondence in favor of the budget; there WATER WORKS........................... 400.64 Hansen shared that with Hanna Lord from Geocomm who wanted to see if the an- from the company could come to the next was none. He asked if there was anyone CRESTON PUBLISHING............. 637.72 Denton agreed to this but wishing to speak against the budget; no CRESTON VET............................. 623.00 swers to the questions could be done by meeting. the end of February. Hansen explained stressed that whoever comes should be fa- one did. He asked if there was any written ENVIRONMENTAL that she did not receive the list from Geo- miliar with the background, procedure, correspondence against the budget; there RESOURCE.................................... 289.64 comm until January 11 so she did not want and relationship with SCI so a good con- was none. He then called the Public Hear- FRATERNAL ORDER OF versation can occur. Denton also stressed ing to a close.

EAGLES......................................... 230.00 to commit to a date at this time.

A resolution was offered and seconded GARDEN & ASSOCIATES..... 25,780.42 Hansen reported on statistics from the that SCI's contract with companies is for a State showing progress of the State system one-point of contact which is Racom so to adopt the Final Budget for FY 2018. All GRMC BUSINESS HEALTH.... 1,090.00 HEARTLAND.................................. 20.00 being developed. Fifty-eight counties Harris should be aware of that with all ac- voted aye. Resolution passed.

A resolution was offered and seconded INFO DOG SECURITY................... 34.95 have submitted data to IA911 NGGIS and tions involving SCI. Sefrit attended the E911 Council meet- to approve placement of a "Slow Children IOWA DEPT OF PUBL many have submitted multiple times.

Twenty-three counties have greater than ing on January 12th. Most of the discus- at Play" sign on Elm Drive. Higgins, Free- HEALTH......................................... 105.00 98% accuracy. Statewide GIS data accu- sion was about the L.R. Kimball consoli- man, Koets, Wilson, Carroll and Madison IOWA FIRE CHIEFS....................... 25.00 racy is 94.48%, statewide MSAG to road dation report. DeRouchey with State voted aye. Wintermute voted nay. Resolu- IOWA MUNICIPAL FINANCE... 175.00 LYNCH DALLAS.......................... 115.50 centerline accuracy is only 21.15% E911 shared that the State is wanting to tion passed.

A resolution was offered and seconded MIDWEST BREATHING............. 127.80 statewide ALI to road center line accuracy combine the wire line and wireless netis 63.74% and statewide ALI to site struc- work. The State is looking at placing six to approve tile roof repairs being done to SICOG.......................................... 1,500.00 ture address point accuracy is 55.54%. CPE's across the State for local PSAPs to the Restored Depot by Wood Roofing SIRWA.............................................. 66.00 The road placement accuracy is not very access if they choose. Koppert (Cass Co.) Company. All voted aye. Resolution *SISCO........................................ 2,537.54 SOUTHERN HILLS VET............. 732.00 good yet. A lot of locations are not prop- asked if the wire line surcharge would still passed.

A resolution was offered and seconded STALKER CHEVROLET............... 73.01 erly positioned which will need adjust- go to the PSAP and DeRouchey indicated it would. DeRouchey also said that the to approve the purchase of a new Ford Ex- SUPREME CLEANERS.................. 59.50 ment.

There was some discussion of two pass thru amount wasn't supposed to be plorer from Creston Automotive for the THE HARTFORD.......................... 410.40 walking trail systems in Union County at touched and they are not intending on Police Department to be paid for from the *UNION CO RECORDER.............. 63.00 FY 2018 Budget. Carroll, Madison, Hig- UNITED FARMERS COOP............ 62.50 Creston to Green Valley Lake. These closing any doors.

Iowa NENA and APCO will be held on gins, Wintermute, Koets and Wilson voted VEENSTRA & KIMM................ 3,485.00 trails will have mile markers established to be entered into the SCI mapping. One is a March 13 and 14. Some of the State funds aye. Freeman abstained due to being an WINDSTREAM.......................... 1,978.19 primitive trail which is around the Lake are being used to support the meeting's ed- employee of Creston Automotive. Resolu- WOODS, WARREN...................... 150.00 SUPPLIES: area and the other more developed trails ucational/training time. She also reported tion passed.

A resolution was offered and seconded AGRIVISION................................. 588.27 are showing from Creston to the Lake. At that all seven PSAPs had the required this time it has not been decided on the State financial forms in to her so that is to allow CWC, Inc., a local not-for-profit AKIN................................................. 85.35 markers. At the present time the mapping completed to comply with the State re- group in Creston, to provide and care for ASPEN EQUIPMENT................... 290.83 24 hanging flower baskets that will hang CRESTON MOTOR SUPPLY........ 40.87 does show the trails in Creston north to quirement.

Racom did not attend the meeting so on 12 light poles along Adams Street. All CRESTON PROF Green Valley Lake. No trail information no report.

Sefrit indicated she there was voted aye. Resolution passed. for around the Lake is available currently.

FIREFIGHTERS............................. 853.00 A resolution was offered and seconded D J GONGOL................................. 309.55 At 7:15 p.m. it was time for the public did not get the critical spares list from hearing on the proposed 2017-2018 bud- Cochran. They will look into them for the to set a Public Hearing on March 21, DEMCO.......................................... 766.00 2017, at 6:00 p.m., to reconfirm vacation ECHO................................................ 48.82 get. Motion by Shelley to open the public next meeting.

Johannes stated that only half the Mo- of an alley and conveyance of a portion of ED M FELD EQUIP....................... 524.50 hearing for the 2017-2018 budget proposal. Second by Duckworth. All ayes. torola bill should be paid by SCI. The the alley to Troy Schroeder. All voted aye. FARM & HOME............................ 130.47 Resolution passed.

FASTENAL...................................... 93.44 There was no one present from the public amount to be paid would be $7020.75.

Patterson indicated that the certified letA resolution was offered and seconded FIRE SERVICE TRAINING......... 199.00 and no one had contacted Sefrit with comments. Motion by Shelley to close the ter sent to Sheriff Arganbright and to the to approve entering into a 2017 British GALE CENGAGE.......................... 418.63 public hearing. Second by Russell. All Guthrie Co. Board of Supervisors was dis- Soccer Camp Agreement on behalf of the GRIMES ASPHALT................... 2,489.30 cussed at a Supervisor's meeting. All par- Park & Recreation Department. All voted INGRAM LIBRARY ayes.

SERVICES................................... 1,152.88 Motion by Russell to approve the pro- ties were thus aware of the issue of aye. Resolution passed.

Motion was made and seconded to ap- K & J HARDWARE....................... 835.99 posed 2017-2018 budget as presented. Guthrie Co. spending its own funds on the CAD program. prove the NLC Service Line Warranty MICROMARKETING................... 155.93 Second by Henry. All ayes.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:15 p.m. Program marketing materials for the next OFFICE DEPOT............................. 154.79 At 7:20 p.m. it was the time for the pubStephen Patterson campaign. All voted aye. Motion carried. lic hearing on the proposed budget amendOFFICE MACHINES.................... 277.78 Secretary Jack Pope and Austin Smith, of Garden SCHILDBERG............................ 3,980.41 ment to the current year budget. Motion & Associates, met with Council to discuss SERVICE TECHS.......................... 139.85

by Duckworth to open the public hearing REGULAR MEETING OF the Street Improvement Program. Previ- VANCE BROS............................... 975.00 for the proposed 2016-2017 budget THE CRESTON CITY COUNCIL ously, the City had provided them with a WAL-MART..................................... 80.96 amendment. Second by Welch. All ayes.

MARCH 7, 2017 list of proposed streets for repairs/recon- PER FBO CONTRACT: There was no one from the public present The Creston City Council met in regustruction. Garden & Associates then drove WEST AVIATION INC.............. 1,354.17 and no one had commented to Sefrit. Selar session at 6:00 o'clock p.m. on the and evaluated those streets, as well as the PETTY CASH: frit indicated that this budget amendment above date in the Council Chambers of the other streets in the City, to determine the PETTY CASH - FINANCE............. 74.00 was to show the grant funds that had been received from the State for various PSAP City Hall Complex with Mayor Lybarger current conditions of each one. They gave PETTY CASH - POLICE................. 52.75 Council the existing conditions and pro- REIMBURSEMENT: projects. Several of these were unknown presiding.

Roll call being taken with the following posed repairs/reconstruction of their top prior to the beginning of the fiscal year MISCELLANEOUS VENDOR..... 640.00 Council members present: Wintermute, five picks of streets from the list the City PAYROLL: and thus funds received need to be shown Koets, Wilson, Carroll, Madison, Higgins provided that needs immediate attention GROSS, INCLD present for disbursement. This accounts and also provided cost estimates of the re- BNFTS (3/10/17):................... 100,671.53 for the full amendment and it does not in- and Freeman.

Motion was made and seconded to ap- pairs/reconstruction of each. Council will volve regular SCI sur-charge funds. MoTOTAL.................................. $185,154.57 prove the agenda.

All voted aye.

Motion need to make the decision of how much *MANUAL CHECKS/DEBITS tion by Welch to close the public hearing. carried. money to bond for, as well as the decision CLAIMS, BY FUND: Second by Shelley. All ayes.

Motion was made and seconded to ap- of which streets to have repaired/reconMotion by Duckworth to approve the GENERAL FUND..................... 86,602.80 proposed 2016-2017 budget amendment prove the consent agenda, which included structed first.

ROAD USE TAX...................... 51,709.98 Motion was made and seconded to ad- PAYROLL TAX BENEFIT........ 8,291.67 as presented. Second by Shelley. All approval of minutes of February 21, 2017 regular meeting; claims of $84,483.04; journ the meeting. All voted aye. Council FIRE/POLICE RETIREMENT.. .7,755.35 ayes.

Denton brought up his idea of a com- liquor license renewal for Elm's Club; and adjourned at 6:48 p.m.

RESTRICTED GIFTSappointment of Ed Ritter to the Historic Gary Lybarger, Mayor mittee to look to the future for thoughts MCKNLY PARK........................ 1,730.00 and ideas. Williams, Duckworth, and Preservation Committee with term expir- Attest: Lisa Williamson, City Clerk RESTRICTED GIFTSThese are a condensed version of the LIBRARY.................................... 1,198.50 Denton are agreeable to start as an infor- ing March 3, 2020. All voted aye. Motion carried. proceedings of the regular meeting of the mal group and will bring it up again next Madison moved seconded by Wilson to Creston City Council. Copies of the com- CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND.... 2,425.79 month for discussion. Denton felt it SEWER OPERATING would just be prudent for SCI to try to Establish the Second Reading of Ordi- plete version may be obtained at the FUND......................................... 23,992.29 think ahead and see what new ideas, etc. nance 17-174 - AN ORDINANCE Clerk's office during normal office hours.

ANIMAL SHELTER might be worth SCI's consid-eration as the AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDI- CITY OF CRESTON AGENCY FUND......................... 1,448.19 NANCES OF THE CITY OF CRESTON, FUND REPORT FOR CLAIM PERIOD TOTAL.................................. $185,154.57 years progress and times change.

IOWA, 1996, BY AMENDING CHAPENDING MARCH 7, 2017: Denton also stressed members might want to read the legislative 911 report to TER 167 - PROVISIONS PERTAINING REVENUES, BY FUND (02/01/17TO ZONING CODE - FLOOD PLAIN 02/28/17): see what the State is thinking.

The Board then had a conference call DISTRICT REGULATIONS. Carroll, GENERAL FUND...................149,731.79

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though that comes only after premiums sharply rise in 2018 and 2019.

Democrats scoffed at Ryan’s positive take, calling the CBO analysis damning evidence that Republicans are interested only in giving hundreds of billions of dollars in tax breaks to the rich, which their bill would accomplish, while yanking health coverage from the poor.

“I hope they would pull the bill. It’s really the only decent thing to do,” House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi said. “How can they look their constituents in the eye when they say to them ‘24 million of you will no longer have covPelosi erage.’”

At the White House, Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price rejected portions of the CBO’s findings, in comments that seemed to contradict Speaker Ryan.

“We believe that the plan that we’re putting in place is going to insure more individuals than currently are insured. So we think the CBO simply has it wrong,” Price said It was unclear exactly what impact the CBO news would have on the debate.

Republicans were already

planning to move forward with no Democratic votes, aiming for action by the full House next week and the Senate the week after that.

Senate prospects look particularly dicey, given the GOP’s slim 52-48 majority and vociferous objections from several Republicans including Rand Paul of Kentucky and Tom Cotton of Arkansas.

Senators were just beginning to absorb the CBO findings Monday night. The approaching winter storm had delayed the arrival of House members to the Capitol.

“It’s awful. It has to be a concern,” Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said of the budget office findings. “President Trump said he wanted as many people covered as under Obamacare.”

“At the end of the day, we should pause and try to improve the product in light of the CBO analysis rather than just rejecting it,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. Price planned to meet with GOP senators Tuesday to discuss the issue.

All along Republican leaders have assumed that once it comes time to vote, few if any Republicans will dare vote “no” on the repeal and replacement of “Obamacare” that their party has been promising for seven years. They are relying on Trump’s popularity with conservative voters to close the deal, and Trump on Monday announced he would be trav-

eling to Kentucky for a rally early next week.

But the Congressional Budget report seemed likely to increase some Republicans’ discomfort with their approach, especially those representing states that expanded Medicaid coverage under Obama’s law. Roughly 14 million fewer people would have Medicaid coverage over a decade as the GOP bill cuts $880 billion from the federal-state health program for the poor and disabled, the CBO said.

Trump pledged during the presidential campaign that he would not cut Medicaid, but the bill would vi- Trump olate that pledge, as well as fail to meet Trump’s stated goal of “insurance for everybody.”

The CBO report also undercuts a central argument that Trump and other Republicans have cited for swiftly rolling back Obama’s health care overhaul: that the health insurance markets created under the 2010 law are unstable and about to implode. The congressional experts said that largely would not be the case and the market for individual health insurance policies “would probably be stable in most areas either under current law or the (GOP) legislation.”

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4-H Youth Council volunteers at Bingo games

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Sanden Cheers interacts with a Creston Specialty Care resident during the Feb. 25 Bingo games planned by Union County 4-H Youth Council at Creston Specialty Care.

The Union County 4-H Youth Council spent time Saturday. Feb. 25, playing and running the Bingo games at Creston Specialty Care.

This was a community service project chosen by the group that they wanted to fulfill during the year. Members of the youth council took on the responsibility of setting up Bingo, calling the numbers, helping the residents with the games and handing out prizes to those who won.

Taylor Sorrells, a Horse and Rider club member and member of the youth council, volunteered as the caller for the Bingo games.

“It was a fun experience, as I had never called a Bingo game before. The residents at the table really helped me and showed me the ropes as we went through the different Bingo rounds,” Sorrells said.

This community service opportunity also allowed the 4-H’ers to interact with the residents and share their

4-H stories.

The Youth Council is made up of ninth- through 12th-grade 4-H’ers from the 10 different 4-H clubs in the county. They work together to plan county-wide events for all of the 4-H’ers in the county, such as the annual recognition ceremony, county fair grill out and activities, leader appreciation supper and project day. Members also come up with and participate in several community service projects throughout the year.

“The youth council is made

up of some of my strongest 4-H’ers in the county and it’s neat to have them involved with the community in a variety of ways,” said Haley Jones, Union County youth and outreach coordinator. “Any opportunity where they can try something new and enhance their leadership skills is a plus.”

For more information about the Union County 4-H program, check out the website at www.extension.iastate. edu/union and Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ unioncounty4hia.

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