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AUTISM 5K RUN/WALK The Autism Society of Iowa’s fourth annual Puzzle Walk and 5K Run is scheduled for 2:45 p.m. April 2 at Creston High School. To register, visit www.autismia.com. Proceeds will fund local programming.

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Sherzan officially files for Iowa’s 3rd district CNA photo by KELSEY HAUGEN

Rep. Tom Moore, R-Griswold, listens to a concern from a Creston citizen during the final legislative coffee of the year held Saturday morning at the restored Creston Depot. Also pictured is Ellen Gerharz, Creston Chamber of Commerce executive director.

Moore talks coupling bill at legislative coffee Saturday

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“I think we ran somewhere between 25 and 30 bills through the House this week and sent them over to the Senate,” Moore said. “The one really important bill that passed this week was the coupling and consumables.”

With less than two months remaining until Iowans must file their state taxes, there has been ongoing debate among lawmakers about fixing disparities between the state and federal tax code that has some of Iowa’s business owners, accountants and others concerned.

The major issue is whether Iowa will adjust its tax code to mirror changes at the federal level.

These changes include “extending a provision – Section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code – that would allow

Rep. Tom Moore, R-Griswold, said Saturday the Iowa House and Senate both approved major tax policy legislation last week, and the measure is now on Gov. Terry Branstad’s desk awaiting approval.

With Iowa’s legislative session more than two months underway, Moore visited Creston for an hour-long coffee – the last of three legislative coffees this year – Saturday morning at the restored Creston Depot. Moore provided updates on the tax “coupling” legislation passed

by Iowa Legislature recently and answered questions from Creston residents regarding the hearing protection bill and water quality.

farmers and business owners to expense up to $500,000 of purchased assets, such as equipment, all at once, instead of over several years.”

Since 2010, Iowa has matched, or “coupled,” its tax code with Section 179’s $500,000 limit. But this year, signing off on tax coupling has been delayed. The bill has now been approved by both the House and Senate and is awaiting approval from Branstad.

“All of us in the House wanted the coupling bill to go through, and most people in the state wanted the bill, which was $95 million tax levels returned to the people for a number of different things, (including) advanced depreciation on farm implements and business products,” Moore said. “Over the last three weeks we, the House,

have been encouraging constituents to ... talk to their Democratic senators about getting off their hands and getting something done as far as coupling is concerned because it was the Senate that was holding it up.”

Moore said Branstad extended the filing period, which put more pressure on the Senate.

“Finally, they came to us and said, ‘We don’t want just coupling; we want a concession from you somewhere.’

Their concession was to give us, the House of Republicans, our 2014 consumable bill that we had drafted that they had not passed in 2014,” Moore said.

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DES MOINES – Des Moines businessman Mike Sherzan submitted over 4,000 signatures last week from all 16 counties that make up Iowa’s third congressional district in order to run as a candidate for the Iowa Congress.

This was nearly four times the required number of signatures. The Secretary of State’s Office accepted the signatures for the June 7 primary.

“I am honored to have so much grassroots support from across the district that helped us collect so many signatures,” ■ Mike Sherzan said. “It is truly humbling Sherzan is a to see Iowans Des Moines from Des Moines businessman to Council Bluffs stand with me, as who currentwe begin the fight ly employs 60 to take back Iowa’s people. The third congressional district. For too primary for long, our country’s the third dispolitics have been trict will be rigged by special interests and driven June 7. by a cynicism that our greatest days are behind us. I am excited to be on the ballot this June so that together, we can help restore optimism in our communities and our future.”

Sherzan, a Des Moines native, grew up on the east side and for 25 years ran his own business in central Iowa that currently employs 60 people.

A father of three and a grandfather of six, Sherzan is running to make sure all children have the same opportunities of a quality education that doesn’t leave a family riddled with debt and a tax system that rewards the hard work of main street and not just the deals of wall street.

Sherzan currently lives in West Des Moines with his wife Susan.

Easter egg hunts set locally There are several Easter egg hunts locally this coming Saturday. Some of those include: Afton – 10 a.m., Afton City Park.

Clearfield – 10 a.m., Oriole Hall playground (formerly the school playground). Hosted by Clearfield Lions Club and will have a bake sale.

Corning – 10 a.m., Central Park.

Creston – 10 a.m., McKinley Park.

Sponsored by Creston Volunteer Fire Department.

Greenfield – 11 a.m., Public Square.

Lenox – 10 a.m., Lenox Community School. Will move inside elementary school if raining.

Mount Ayr – 10 a.m., courtyard.

Orient – 10 a.m., Orient-Macksburg baseball field. Ages toddler to 11 years old.

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Elks officers: Creston Elks Lodge #605 officers for 2016-17 were installed Saturday evening at the lodge. From front left, they are Terri

Koets (esquire), Donna Stringham (inner guard), Dale Kessler (tiler), Dick Hammond (secretary), Barb Wilmeth (trustee) and Cassie Wilmeth (chaplain). Back row: Dave Neeley (trustee), John Cook (treasurer), Lee Freeman (leading knight), Dave Koets (exalted ruler), Tyler Wolf (loyal knight) and Sean Jolly (lecturing knight).

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Deaths Roxie Fletcher Diagonal

Roxie Kaye Fletcher, 62, of Diagonal died Friday, March 18, 2016, at Greater Regional Medical Center in Fletcher Creston.

A celebration of life service will be held 5 p.m.

Monday, March 21, at Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home, 205 W. Monroe St., in Mount Ayr with the Rev. Bill Armstrong officiating.

A memorial fund has been established in her name. Online condolences may be left at www.watsonarmstrongfh. com.

Roxie, daughter of Cecil Joseph and Vesta Maxine (Keller) Smith, was born March 8, 1954, at home near Diagonal. Roxie graduated from Diagonal High School in 1972.

On July 21, 1976, Roxie married Charles Phillip Fletcher. They made their home in Diagonal. After raising her children, Roxie worked at the Cap Factory for a few years, cooked at Diagonal schools, Diagonal café, Fireside Bar and Grill and most recently, Back 40 Bar and Grill in Diagonal.

In addition to being a homemaker, Roxie was Charlie’s right-hand man on the farm.

Roxie is survived by

Randy Hagle Creston

Randy L. Hagle, 57, of C r e s ton died Friday, March 18, 2016, at his brother’s home in Creston.

C e l e - Hagle bration of life services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, March 24, at Powers Funeral Home, junction of highways 34 and 25, in Creston. Mary O’Riley will officiate. Burial will be private at Maple Hill Cemetery in Cromwell. Open visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with family receiving friends from 7 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are to ABATE, McKinley Restoration Project or a charity of your choice. Online condolences may be left at www.powersfh.com.

Randy Lee Hagle, son of Roy L. Hagle and E. Lucille (Johnson) Hagle, was born May 27, 1958, in Red Oak.

her husband Charlie of Diagonal; children Robert Fletcher of Diagonal, Charlotte (Casey Barber) Fletcher of Creston and Danny (Heather) Fletcher of Corning; grandchildren Brenton Barber of Creston, Hanna Hartman of Creston, Baylee Fletcher of Corning, Megan Reese of Corning and Jezzi Wynn of Corning; siblings, Betty Jean Schnackenberg of Diagonal, Irene Ayres of Mount Ayr, Phyllis (Dale) Cregeen of Rockford, Illinois, Jock (Robin) Smith of Utica, Missouri, Barb (Bob) Strange of Mount Ayr, Gary (Brenda) Smith of Diagonal and John Smith of Arizona; in-laws, Dorothy Smith of Clearfield, Peggy (Ted) Olson of Mitchellville, Richard Fletcher of Corning, Karen (Dale) Magee of Creston, Bonnie Fletcher of Diagonal, Tom Fletcher of Diagonal, Larry Fletcher of Creston, Steve (significant other Jolene) Fletcher of Mount Ayr and Patti (Ronnie) Bird of Creston; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Roxie was preceded in death by her parents; siblings, Cecil Edward Smith, Richard Wayne Smith and twin brothers Lee and Dee Smith; parents-in-law, Everett and Alice Fletcher and in-laws, Myron Schnackenberg, Bud Ayres, John Fletcher, David Fletcher and Edward Fletcher.

He graduated from Creston High School in 1976. In his early years, Randy worked in construction for five years operating a Caterpillar for LeClearns Construction in Shenandoah.

In 1987, Randy and Deb Weisshaar opened and began operating Sidetracked tavern, having celebrated 29 years of business. Randy was a member of ABATE of Iowa, Eagles Club No. 1898 of Creston and Whitetail Unlimited. Randy was part of the team involved in the current effort to restore McKinley Park and Lake Project.

Randy is survived by his brother, Lowell (Shirley) Hagle of Creston; nephews, Jeff Hagle of Grandview, Missouri, Jared Hagle of Creston and Jason (Lisa) Hagle of Creston; nieces and nephews, Hannah, Chloe, Gracie and Sophie Hagle and Christal, Joe, Ciara, Cody and Kala Hagle; many other great-nieces, great-nephews, cousins and a host of friends.

Randy was preceded in death by his parents.

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19, 2016, at Country House Residence in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Funeral services are pendLincoln, Neb. Sarah Falconer, 94, of Lin- ing at Pearson Family Funercoln, Nebraska, formerly of al Service, 809 W. MontgomAfton, died Saturday, March ery St., in Creston.

John Rooker Creston

John Rooker, 66, of Creston died Sunday, March 20, 2016, at Iowa Method-

ist Medical Center in Des Moines.

Services are pending at Powers Funeral Home, junction of highways 34 and 25, in Creston.

Powers Funeral Homes

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Mark Silence Creston

Mark Silence, 52, of Creston died Saturday, March 19, 2016, at Greater Regional Hospice Home in Creston.

Silence Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 22, at Pearson Family Funeral Service, 809 W. Montgomery St., in Creston. The Rev. JoAnna Davis will officiate. Interment will be at Oakland Cemetery at Quincy in Adams County.

Open visitation with family present will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 22, one hour prior to the service.

Memorials may be directed to the family. Online condolences may be left at www. pearsonfuneralhomes.com.

Mark Dwayne Silence, son of Richard and Shirley (Shinkle) Silence-Jackson, was born Oct. 25, 1963, in Shenandoah. Mark was only 3 days old when he was life-flighted to Iowa City due to spinal bifida. He had

Barbara Deardorff Clearfield

Barbara Jean Deardorff, 83, of Clearfield died Thursday, March 17, 2016, at Mount Ayr Health Care Center in Mount Ayr. Funeral services were held 2 p.m. Sunday, March 20, at Watson-Armstrong Funeral Home, 200 Broadway St., in Clearfield with the Rev. Al Rusk officiating. Burial was in Athelstan Cemetery in Athelstan. A memorial fund has been established in her name. Online condolences may be left at www.watsonarmstrongfh.com.

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surgery on his back when he was only 1 week old and spent the first three years of his life in the hospital in Iowa City. When he turned 4 years old, Mark received his first set of leg braces and crutches so he could be more mobile. Even though Mark was unable to walk, his wheelchair enabled him to go everywhere he needed.

Mark was able to get his driver’s permit and drive a car a few times, using hand controls. In 1983, Mark graduated from Corning High School and was involved in Special Olympics, winning many medals.

Mark is survived by his mother Shirley Jackson of Creston; sister Becky Hall (special friend Todd Brown) of Creston; brothers, Richard “Dick” and Danny Silence, both of Corning; niece Amber Hall of Eagleville, Missouri, and nephew Cody Hall of Creston.

Mark was preceded in death by his father Richard Silence Sr., paternal and maternal grandparents, Earl and Selma Silence and Earl and Ruth Shinkle; many other aunts, uncles and cousins.

Barbara, daughter of Pearl (Bower) and Virgil Deardorff Sr., was born March 18, 1932, at home. Barbara graduated from high school and began a long career as a nurse’s aid at Clearview Home in Clearfield.

Barbara is survived by her sisters, Bonnie (Jerry) Fletchall and Connie Asher; brother Phillip Deardorff; sister-in-law Joanie Deardorff and several nieces and nephews.

Barbara was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Keith and Virgil Deardorff Jr.; sister Verna Fletchall; twins, Bennie Lou and Betty Sue and infant brother Charles Myles.

Hazardous species program scheduled for March 24 MOUNT AYR – Ringgold Conservation Foundation and Ringgold County Conservation Board are hosting a program on hazardous plants and animals 5:30 p.m. March 24 at the Ringgold County Courthouse.

Conservation director Kate Zimmerman will present a program about hazardous plants and animals your family may come into contact with this summer and how to avoid or treat for those situations. Learn how to identify poisonous plants to prevent contact and respect wildlife that may transmit disease or present aggressive behavior when threatened.

After the presentation, a demonstration by Sandy Armstrong with Young Living Essential Oils will be set up for participants to make and take their own natural remedies for common outdoor recreation hazards.

Participants can choose to make one, two or all three

choices that include bug spray, sunscreen or poison ivy treatment samples.

Cost for registration is: $15 for one sample $30 for two samples $40 for all three samples There will also be door prizes for all participants.

Pre-register with the Conservation Board by calling 641-464-2787 or emailing ringgoldccb@ringgoldcounty.us. All proceeds from this event, after cost of materials, will be donated to the nature center project.

somewhere in that process, manufacturers are double-taxed. The consumable bill seeks to relieve this double-taxing on manufacturers.

“It didn’t pass in 2014 … so, the governor wrote into rules his plan for taking care of the consumables to the tune of $35 million returned to business,” Moore said. “Our plan provides for about $21.5 million worth of returned revenue to those in the consumable bill. It was kind of a step down from the governor’s plan, but for the House, we saw it as a win-win. We got our coupling bill and our consumable bill. I don’t believe (Branstad) has signed the coupling/consumable bill yet, but it has passed both (House and Senate) and is on his desk.”

Moore said farmers looking to buy machinery next year should think twice about it as far as whether the coupling will be there because the Senate has said approving this bill is a one-time thing.

“From the Republican side, I would say count on it, because that’s been our practice the last seven years, and we want to maintain that consistency,” Moore said. “We would like to couple permanently.”

Protection bill During the coffee, Tom Lesan, Southwestern Community College vice president of economic development, asked about the status of the Hearing Protection Act 46-4.

The act removes suppressors from the state’s list of “offensive weapons” and legalizes civilian ownership of firearm suppressors in Iowa. A suppressor is a device attached to the barrel of a firearm that reduces the amount of noise and visible muzzle flash generated by firing.

“I understand the hearing protection bill came b a c k to the House.

Did the Senate a c t u a l l y Lesan pass it?”

Lesan asked Moore.

Moore said the bill has been passed by the Senate, and the House will discuss it soon.

“But I see that as probably moving forward,” Moore said. “These suppressors are not silencers.

They just suppress the

noise … and make for more accurate shooting of those longer-range weapons because it reduces the kickback and reduces the sound about the same as normal hearing protection would.

But it is an excellent thing for hearing protection for those who are target shooters or (shoot) on a regular basis.”

Sen. Tom Shipley, R-Nodaway, said in an interview recently that for years, the Senate has hit a dead-end for most firearm bills introduced in the Iowa Legislature. With this bill, Shipley said not a single senator spoke against the legalization of suppressors in Iowa.

Water quality Another attendee, Tom Henderson of Lenox, asked Moore about water quality in Iowa.

“Water is still being looked at by the ways and means committee in both the House and the Senate,” Moore said.

Moore said the Iowa Legislature is looking for ways to fund work in the area of water quality.

“We’re hoping for more voluntary funding and voluntary work in that area, as opposed to having to mandate,” Moore said. “Especially us, as Republicans, we don’t like to put mandates out there. We really feel that the farmer has been doing a great job with soil conservation, and we’re just looking at more improvements ... to get reductions in the nitrates and phosphorus in the water.”

“Have you completely dumped the governor’s plan (and) what he had in mind?” Henderson asked Moore.

Moore said they have not completely dumped Branstad’s plan, but Moore doesn’t see it getting very far in the House. Branstad’s plan involves committing $4.7 billion to water quality efforts and extending a sales tax designated for school infrastructure improvements, while redirecting billions over the next 30 years to address water pollution caused by farm runoff.

“We’re running into bonding issues for schools, not being able to bond beyond the 15 years out of 2029,” Moore said. “We’re needing an extension there, and we’re not sure where that’s going, but I don’t believe we’re going to scoop the money from that safe fund, that penny sales tax, to pay for water quality. We’re going to try to find that water quality money somewhere else, and the House (is) going to try to keep that safe money for education, where you voted for it to be in the first place.”

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

Driving tests on Wednesday mornings by appointment.

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

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

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

Monday

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

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

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

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

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

Tuesday

Shannon City Breakfast Club, 9 a.m., The Windrow, 102 W. Taylor St. Creston Kiwanis Club, noon, The Windrow, 102 W. Taylor St. OLE Club, noon, congregate mealsite, restored Creston Depot.

Postscript Club, 12:30 p.m., congregate mealsite, restored Creston Depot.

Breastfeeding 101, 4:30 to 6 p.m., WIC office, 210 Russell St., in Creston.

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, noon to 5 p.m., 308 W. Union St. Free community meal, 5 to 6 p.m., United Church of Christ Congregational, 501 W. Montgomery St. I Think I Can Child Care Center Board of Directors, 5:30

p.m., I Think I Can Child Care Center.

Eagles Aerie, 7 p.m., Eagles Lodge.

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

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

Wednesday

TOPS 116, 9:30 a.m., United Church of Christ Congregational, 501 W. Montgomery St. Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, noon to 5 p.m., 308 W. Union St. Friends Helping Friends Bereavement Support Group, 3 to 5 p.m., Homestead Assisted Living private dining room, 1709 W. Prairie St. Women’s Narcotics Anonymous (NA), 6 p.m. open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. Southwest Iowa Dancers Jam Session, 6 to 9 p.m., Chicken Inn, 3 miles west of Creston on Hwy 34.

Thursday

Blue Grass Optimist Club of Creston, noon, The Pizza Ranch.

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

Gambler’s Anonymous, 7 p.m., Assembly of God Church, 801 N. Fillmore St., Osceola.

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

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

Friday

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

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

Narcotics Anonymous (NA), 8 p.m. open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

Saturday

Creston Men’s Fellowship non-denominational Bible study, 7 a.m., Windrow Restaurant.

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to noon, 308 W. Union St. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), 7:30 p.m. open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

Markets Grain prices quoted at 10 a.m. today: • Farmers Co-op, Creston: Corn — $3.43

Soybeans — $8.37 • Gavilon Grain: Corn — $3.43 Soybeans — $8.47

Moore supports tax relief for Iowans and small businesses

DES MOINES – Wednesday morning, Rep. Tom Moore (R-Griswold) supported House File 2433, a bill that provides direct and immediate tax relief to thousands of Iowans and also provides permanent tax clarity for Iowa businesses.

“Iowans know how to invest their own money and don’t need the government telling them how to spend it,” said Moore. “With more money left in the pockets of Iowans, this is a huge win for the taxpayers.”

House File 2433 prevents a $95 million tax increase on Iowans by coupling with the federal tax code. Coupling benefitted more than 177,000 taxpayers in 2014 including small businesses,

farmers, teachers, homeowners and college students.

House File 2433 also includes provisions to codify the sales tax exemption for supplies used in manufacturing. Known as “consumables,” this provision ensures that the state is not unfairly taxing supplies and replacement parts during the manufacturing process. Under the current law, this often amounts to a double taxation on manufacturers. For too long, ambiguity in the code led to inconsistent interpretations by the Department of Revenue based on the state’s revenue needs. By codifying this exemption, manufacturers are given a clear and consistent definition of what is subject to sales tax.

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7 consider Apr approval of Ave. Unit X1, was charged sharing agreement with Villisca UV Index Mount Ayr City Council, 6 p.m. to share agriculture teacher for with fifth-degree criminal mistoday, 200 S. Taylor St., Mount the 2016-17 school year, consider chief 7:40 p.m. Sunday at his Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Ayr. 3/22 the 2016-17 textbook / 3/23 3/24approval of3/25 3/26 residence.

Agenda includes: Public 5 workbook requests, discussion on 5 4 5 2 forum; public hearing According to a Creston equipment breakdown insurance Moderate Moderate on proModerate Moderate Low posed plans and specifications, renewal, consider approval of edu- Police report, Giles went to The UV Index is measured on a 0 - 11 number scale, with a proposed form of contract services 0 contracts with higher UV Index showing the need forand greater cational skin protection. estimate of costs for the con- Southwestern Community 11 College a residence located on S. Pestruction of FY16 wastewater for 2016-17, consider approval terson St., and attempted to improvements Henderson of the 2016-17 budget, consider ©2016 AMG | Parade – Street Extension for the city of adoption of the resolution to par- talk to Shawn Giles and TonMount Ayr, Iowa and the taking ticipate in the instructional support ya Tindle. While outside the of bids for such construction; levy for the next five years starting residence, an altercation occonsider resolution approvCity Hi Lo Cond.

City Hi Lo Cond. with FY 18, consider changing date ing plans and specifications, of April board meeting, discus- curred and Giles intentionally Algona 55 37 Sunny Fort Madison 55 43 Sunny proposed form of contract and sion on meeting with coaches con- used a knife to slice a vehicle estimate Atlantic of costs for the 61 con44 Sunny Guttenberg 53 40 Sunny cerning sportsmanship, consider struction of FY16 wastewater review of the 100 series policies, tire belonging to Tonya TinAudubon 59 43 Sunny Keokuk 57 45 Sunny improvements – Henderson consider approval of first reading dle, which was observed by Cedar Rapids 55 city 40 Sunny 52 39 Sunny Street Extension for the to amend policyLansing 100.2, consider witnesses.

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Henderson Street Extension; reports; consider entering Clarion 55 38 Sunny Mason City into 53 37estimate Sunny to the tire Damage consider resolution awarding closed session under Iowa code Clinton 41 Sunny 64 42 Sunny bid for construction of52FY16 $200.

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Creston resolution awarding 60 45 Sunny Ottumwa 58 44and Sunny $300 bond two warrants consider —————— bid for construction of55FY15 Davenport 43 Sunny Oakspecial from other 64 45counties.

M Cloudy Creston City Red Council wastewater improvements – meeting, 5:15 Sioux p.m. Center Tuesday, Des Moines project; consider 59 47 Sunny 58 37 Sunny disinfection council chambers, city hall, engineering Dubuque change order52 con40 Sunny Sioux City 63 stop, 39 Sunny Traffic 8:29 a.m. Friday, restored Creston Depot. struction services for Synder and Road and Devoe Agenda includes: New busi- Cottonwood Farmington 57 45 Sunny Spencer 56 36 P Cloudy Associates, Inc.; Fire Chief Mike ness - resolution to set a public Street.

Wimerconsider dive team Fort Dodge 56insur40 P Cloudy Waterloo 54 9:07 40 Sunny Escort, a.m. Friday, New hearing at 6 p.m.

April 5 for the ance matters; Fire Chief Mike purpose of accepting public com- York Avenue.

Wimer- consider fire department Escort, 10:37 a.m. Friday, ment concerning a conditional budget matters; consider park amendment to the zoning ordi- Howard Street. board recommendation for recreTraffic 11:41 a.m. Friday, nance.

Citydirector for 2016 season; Hi Lo City Histop, Lo Cond. ation con-Cond.

East Adams Street.

— — —Miami ——— sider GIS Utility mapping59system Atlanta 36 Clear 7011:48 57 M Cloudy Fraud, a.m.

Friday, North Union County Board of Pine Street. proposals from – GIS Workshop Boston 43 30 Snow Minneapolis 50 35 M Cloudy and Schneider Corp.; consider res- Health, 8 a.m. Thursday, 1610 W. Assistance, 1:02 p.m. Friday, Townline Ste. 105, Creston. olution authorizing change Chicago 47 draw42 Clear New York 52 35 Cloudy West Taylor Street.

Agenda includes: Departmental er and petty cash funds; considTraffic stop, 1:38 p.m. Friday, Dallas 67 47 Clear Phoenix 90 62 Clear agency reports: Union Elm and Prairie streets. er data compromise and cyber / County Public Health - LouAnn Denver coverage; 74 41 P Cloudy San Francisco 61 54 Cloudy insurance consider Reckless driving, 1:46 p.m.

Snodgrass, director - annual Friday, Cromwell Road and liquor license renewal application Houston 68 49 Clear Seattle 55 45 Showers review of policies; Union County for Greggo’s and Smith Oil Co.; Highway 34.

Los Angeles 72 54 Cloudy Saint Louis 59 442:02 Clearp.m. Friday, Public Health Robin Sevier, discuss RAGBRAI route; discuss Accident, old hospital parking lot; consider public health nurse - outreach West Taylor Street. city attorney appointment pro- / public health services monthly Parking complaint, 6:09 p.m. posals; superintendent report; report; VHS - homemaker services Friday, North Maple Street.

- homemaker transition report with approve claims.

Disturbing the peace, 9:23 p.m.

Stephanie Bishop director of Extra Friday, Mills and Vine streets.

—————— Care, home health care update Welfare check, 10:38 p.m.

Lenox School Board, 6:30 p.m.

Creston office implementation proj- Friday, North Maple Street. today, high school building. ect - Tammy Stapp; Union County Traffic stop, 11:49 p.m. Friday, Agenda includes: Ms. environmental health - Amanda Taylor and Division streets.

Williamson - FFA activities and Husband - monthly report; Union Suspicious vehicle, garden plot presentation; old busiFirst Full Emergency Management Last New 2:09 a.m.

County Saturday, North Pine Street. ness: consider second reading Jo Duckworth, director; correa.m.

Mar 15 605.4, consider Mar 23 Mar 31 Traffic stop, 9:22 Apr 7 Saturday, to amend policy spondence; announcement of date Howard and Lincoln streets. second reading to delete policy / time of next meeting: 8 a.m.

Alarm, 10:12 a.m. Saturday, 802.6, reconsideration of LED lightThursday, April 28.

East Taylor Street. ing proposal; new business: budEscort, 10:26 p.m. Saturday, get hearing, instructional support West Montgomery Street. levy hearing, consider approval communication, of resignations, Tue consider approval Wed Lucas Perrigo, Thu 312 W. 1:01 FriHarassing Sat p.m. Saturday, Laurel Street. of transfer for the 2016-17 school Montgomery St., reported Burglary, 2:19 p.m.

Saturday, 3/22 approval of 3/23 3/24 3/25 3/26 year, consider new hires, consider approval of shar- someone broke into his truck West Montgomery Street.

5 5 5Domestic dispute, 24:29 p.m. ing agreements with Creston 4to while it was parked at his res- Saturday, West Mills Street. share physical education teachers Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Low Information only, 6:17 p.m for the 2016-17 school year, con- idence between March 17-19 sider approval of sharing agree- and took a black 12-gauge Saturday, North Pine Street.

Harassing communication, The UV is measuredtoon a 0 - 11 number scale, with a ment withIndex Orient-Macksburg shotgun with shell catcher.

8:07 p.m. share art UV teacher forshowing the 2016-17 0 Saturday, North Pine higher Index the need for greater skin protection.

Street.

Estimated loss is $550. school year, consider approval of 11stop, 8:41 p.m. Saturday, Traffic sharing agreement with Orient—————— Division and Adams streets.

Macksburg to share guidance Dustin Giles, 27, 612 Grand Violation of court order, 8:58 counselor services for the 2016-17

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p.m. Saturday, North Pine Street.

Alarm, 9:36 p.m. Saturday, Livingston Avenue.

Traffic stop, 1:49 a.m. Sunday, Highway 34 and Poplar Street.

Assistance, 7:49 a.m. Sunday, West Townline Street.

Reckless, 9:50 a.m. Sunday, Highway 34 and Chestnut Street.

Alarm, 12:33 p.m. Sunday, North Pine Street.

Animal call, 3:08 p.m. Sunday, North Birch Street.

Information only, 4:15 p.m.

Sunday, North Walnut Street.

Talk to officer, 6:16 p.m. Sunday, South Peterson Street.

Vandalism, 8:51 p.m. Sunday, Wyoming Street.

Accident

No citations were issued after an accident 5:07 a.m. today at 301 W. Taylor St. According to a Creston Police report, Eddy Joe Reynolds, 63, of Prescott was backing up a 1991 Chevrolet from a parking space in the Casey’s General Store parking lot and did not see a 1998 Chevrolet driven by Robert Brandon Brumfield, 31, of Shannon City, behind him and struck the driver’s side of Brumfield’s vehicle.

Damage estimates are $2,500 to Brumsfield’s vehicle.

Fire

Miscellaneous Accident, 2:07 p.m. Friday, West Taylor Street.

Medical, 7:10 p.m. Friday, North Maple Street.

Medical, 1:26 a.m. today, North Maple Street.

Adams County Sheriff

Garrett Jeffrey Bazzell, 21, of La Vista, Neb., was charged with possession of marijuana 9:39 p.m. Saturday.

According to an Adams County Sheriff’s report, deputies conducted a traffic stop on a red Nissan Altima.

During the stop, a deputy detected the odor of marijuana and asked the driver for the narcotics. The driver handed over a small amount of marijuana.

Bazzell was being held on $1,000 bond.

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‘Who is this?’ Is all wrong Dear Readers: This week’s SOUND OFF is about people who dial the wrong phone number and are rude. Read on and see what you think: “Dear Heloise: I am tired of people calling me by mistake and then asking who they are talking to. I try to ask, ‘Who are you trying to reach?’ and they keep asking me, ‘What number is this? Who is this?’

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Horoscope Tuesday, March 22, 2016 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Tomorrow, the only Full Moon opposite your sign all year will occur. This is why you might feel tension when dealing with partners and close friends. Stay chill.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Problems get worse just before every Full Moon. Then after the Full Moon peaks, they diminish. This is why you might feel tension on the job today before tomorrow’s Full Moon.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Parents need to be patient with children today, because they can feel the tension building up before tomorrow’s Full Moon.

Similarly, romantic relationships might suffer.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Because the Moon is your ruler, you naturally feel tension building up today before tomorrow’s Full Moon. You feel pulled between the demands of home and family versus the demands of your job or career.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Be careful today. Mental and emotional distractions that build up today (before tomorrow’s Full Moon) could make you accident-prone. Be aware!

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Avoid financial squabbles with others or arguments about something you own. If you wait until after the Full Moon peaks tomorrow, these matters will be less important. They might even disappear!

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Tomorrow, the only Full Moon in your sign all year will take place. That’s why today, you feel tension with partners and close friends. Be patient and tolerant.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) It’s important to know that difficulties with others, especially at work today, might be gone in 24 hours. That’s because after tomorrow’s Full Moon, things relax.

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You feel like you can’t please both your private world and

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The deficit overcome in the final 35 seconds of regulation by Texas A&M before beating UNI in double overtime.

National Digest

Buzzer beater ST. LOUIS — Bronson Koenig hit two 3-pointers in the closing seconds, the last of them as the buzzer sounded, and Wisconsin edged Xavier 66-63 on Sunday night in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

The talented sharpshooter who failed to hit from beyond the arc in a first-round win over Pittsburgh connected from well beyond the 3-point line to tie it at 63 with 11.7 seconds remaining.

E d m o n d Sumner brought the ball up court for second-seeded Xavier (28-6), and then drove to the basket, running over the Badgers’ Zak Showalter and getting called for an offensive foul with 4.3 seconds to go.

No. 7 seed Wisconsin (22-12) called timeout after crossing half court and coach Greg Gard drew up a play for his best outside shooter. Koenig got the inbound pass in front of his own bench and buried the fallaway shot, sending the jubilant Badgers streaming onto the court and into another Sweet 16.

Hood opens season with shot put victory

By SCOTT VICKER

CNA sports editor svicker@crestonnews.com

PELLA — The Creston girls track team hit the 200-meter indoor oval at Central College here Saturday in its second indoor meet of the spring.

After the Panthers had what head coach Clay Arnold called their best starting point of the past several years at the ISU Indoor Classic last Monday, a different group of Panther athletes continued the strong preseason performances.

“It was mostly a different crew,” Arnold said after Saturday’s meet. “We had Hannah (Hood) and (Taylor) Briley back and a couple of other freshmen. A lot of the girls that were there on Monday weren’t here Saturday. I thought the girls that were there ran hard, competed well. That’s really what I’m looking for in these indoor meets, is who can be counted on when they’re given the opportunity.”

Hood, the school record holder in the shot put at 41

feet, 9.50 inches, and who was coming off of offseason shoulder surgery, wasted little time making a big impact for the Panthers.

The Panther junior won the shot put competition with her h e a v e of 38-3.

T e a m mate Faith Wilson, a sophomore, posted a Hood new PR in the event for the second indoor meet in a row, finishing 19th with a throw of 29-9.

“Exceptionally happy with our throwers,” Arnold said. “Hannah’s first throw of the year. We weren’t real sure what we were gonna get. We knew afterward she was good to go. She won it pretty easily, by at least a foot. Faith improved 4.5 inches from Monday. Both of those girls, we’re going to need them when it comes to scoring team points in a few weeks.”

Briley also made her sea-

son debut for the Panthers and took third place in a competitive field in the 800 meters.

The Panther senior ran 2:36.59, finishing behind ADM’s Brianna Mueller (2:26.89) a n d Southeast Briley Polk’s Allyssa Fluit (2:35.07). Teammate Jessica Beatty finished 10th with her clocking of 2:45.86.

“We knew the Mueller girl from ADM was really good in her heat of the open 8,” Arnold said. “Briley hung right in there, ran a really decent open 8 for her first one of the year. Third place was all right.”

Senior Amber Castillo qualified for finals of the 60 meter hurdles. The top 16 qualified to finals, with Castillo taking the seventh qualifying spot with her time of 10.26 seconds.

In finals, Castillo had a solid run going, before

Late tip NEW YORK — Notre Dame and Stephen F. Austin went shot-for-shot in an NCAA tournament game that was about as good as it gets. The power school against the unflinching underdog. The lead never was more than seven for either team.

That it came down to the last shot was no surprise. The hero, though, might have been the most unlikely player on the floor to make a game-winner.

Rex Pflueger tapped in a rebound with 1.5 seconds left and Notre Dame survived 14th-seeded Stephen F. Austin 76-75 on Sunday to reach the NCAA round of 16 for the second consecutive season.

Down one with 17.5 seconds left, sixth-seed Notre Dame grabbed an SFA rebound and put the ball in the hands of Demetrius Jackson. The point guard drove to the basket and missed. Zach Auguste followed for the Irish (23-11) but could not convert. The ball slipped off the rim and with one hand Pflueger flipped it in.

stumbling after gliding over the fifth hurdle. She finished 11th overall in 10.27.

“Ran a really smooth race over the first hurdles,” Arnold said. “The fifth one, she stumbled on her first step over the hurdle. Otherwise ran real smooth. Very promising.”

The Panther 4x800 relay team of Stephanie Hemsworth, Briley, Beatty and Kristy Powers finished eighth overall with its time of 11:05.65. Briley led the team with a 2:35.69 split.

Arnold said Hemsworth, a sophomore, did a good job in stepping up for her first 800 of her career, filling a spot in the relay. She also posted a solid time in the 200 meter dash at 29.72 seconds.

“Stephanie ran very well.

Very few times have we had anybody run under 30 seconds on the tight curves of an indoor track in the 200,” Arnold said. “Looked really solid there. She had to step up, we had to fill a 4x8 spot.

She ran her first ever 800.”

The Panther girls return to the track Saturday at

Graceland’s indoor meet.

Southwest Valley’s top finisher was Renee Williams in the 400 meter dash, taking 24th place in 1:10.52.

Teammate Oakley Goodvin was 49th in 1:15.14.

Central College Indoor Meet Long jump — 25. Stephanie Hemsworth, Crest, 13-9.

Shot put — 1. Hannah Hood, Crest, 38-8; 19. Faith Wilson, Crest, 29-9.

60 meter dash — 46. Amber Castillo, Crest, 8.85; 87. Renee Williams, SWV, 9.14; 103. Oakley Goodvin, SWV, 9.27; 187. Alayna Wagner, Crest, 10.31; 189.

Stephanie Hemsworth, Crest, 10.35; 202. Emma Berning, Crest, 10.93.

200 meter dash — 30. Stephanie Hemsworth, Crest, 29.72; 44.

Amber Castillo, Crest, 30.19; 90.

Renee Williams, SWV, 31.61; 111.

Oakley Goodvin, SWV, 32.27; 189.

Emma Berning, Crest, 37.39; 190.

Alayna Wagner, Crest, 37.39.

400 meter dash — 24. Renee Williams, SWV, 1:10.52; 49. Oakley Goodvin, SWV, 1:15.14.

800 meters — 3. Taylor Briley, Crest, 2:36.59; 10. Jessica Beatty, Crest, 2:45.86; 30. Kristy Powers, Crest, 2:57.11.

60 meter hurdles — 11. Amber Castillo, Crest, 10.27.

4x200 relay — 15. Creston (Amber Castillo, Jessica Beatty, Taylor Briley, Stephanie Hemsworth), 1:59.43; 55. Creston B (Cammy Rutherford, Kristy Powers, Alayna Wagner, Emma Berning), 2:23.72.

4x800 relay — 8. Creston (Jessica Beatty, Taylor Briley, Stephanie Hemsworth, Kristy Powers), 11:05.65.

Texas A&M uses furious comeback to down UNI

By KURT VOIGT AP Sports Writer

Ducks hold on SPOKANE, Wash.

— Oregon watched the rest of its conference get kicked out of the NCAA tournament and faced a seven-point deficit with five minutes to play with the rest of the country watching to see if the Ducks were about to be the first No. 1 seed to be sent home.

Dillon Brooks and Tyler Dorsey refused to see the Ducks, and to a lesser degree the Pac-12 Conference, wiped out from the NCAAs on the opening weekend.

Brooks carried Oregon with 25 points, Dorsey hit key shots in the closing minutes and the Ducks advanced to the regional semifinals with a 69-64 win over No. 8 seed Saint Joseph’s in the second round of the West Regional on Sunday night.

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CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER

Homer: Southwestern Community College sophomore outfielder Alexander Rios is greeted at

home plate by teammates Samuel Vega (2) and Angel Morales (3) after blasting a two-run home run just inside the right field foul pole in the bottom of the seventh inning in Sunday’s 10-3 game one loss to Marshalltown Community College. Marshalltown finished off the twinbill sweep with a 10-0 win in game two, after Saturday’s doubleheader in Marshalltown was cancelled because of weather. For more on Sunday’s games, see Tuesday’s CNA sports section.

Villanova back into Sweet 16 with 87-68 rout of Iowa

By JIM O’CONNELL AP Basketball Writer

NEW YORK (AP) — Finally, a Sweet 16 run for Villanova.

It had been seven years since the Wildcats advanced to the NCAA Tournament’s second weekend, and led by their seniors, they moved on easily.

Ryan Arcidiacono scored 16 points, Daniel Ochefu had 11 rebounds, and second-seeded Vil- Arcidiacono lanova beat seventh-seeded Iowa 87-68 on Sunday in the South Regional, the Wildcats’ first Sweet 16 appearance since they went to the Final Four in 2009.

Arcidiacono, Ochefu and the rest of Villanova’s seniors made it to the tournament’s second weekend for the first time. They were upset in the round of 32 the last two seasons and didn’t make it that far as freshmen.

“Great leadership by Ryan Arcidiacono and Daniel Ochefu,” coach Jay Wright said. “I’m thrilled for that senior class that

they get to play in a Sweet 16.”

So are those seniors.

“It was definitely a bigtime sigh of relief,” Arcidiacono said. “I was ecstatic that we won our game against Iowa because we know how good of a team they are. But I’m just happy for our senior class to be able to get to experience it.”

Ochefu, who said he heard the first question about the Sweet 16 last summer, was thinking of a lot of Villanova players.

“It means a lot for us and just for this program,” he said. “And for all the seniors that were here before us and molding us into the guys we are today, this one’s for them.”

The Wildcats (31-5) will meet third-seeded Miami on Thursday in Louisville, Kentucky.

“I just think the biggest thing is I’m honestly just done answering the questions about getting past the (first) weekend,” Arcidiacono said. “I know it was always in the back of our senior minds and our team.

But we definitely can go all the way as long as we stick to what we do.”

Villanova lost in the round of 32 as a No. 1 seed last season and as a No. 2 seed in 2014. But there was

no doubt in this one. The Wildcats led 54-29 at halftime and by as many as 34 points in the second half.

The closest Iowa (22-11) got was 16 points in the final minutes.

Josh Hart scored 19 points, Kris Jenkins 15 and Jalen Brunson 12.

Jarrod Uthoff led Iowa with 16 points. Nicolas Baer had 15 and Peter Jok 11.

The Wildcats took command about 12 minutes in. While Villanova was hitting almost every shot — the Wildcats made seven of their first 10 3-point attempts — Iowa couldn’t come up with a basket to stem the tide.

The Hawkeyes went five minutes with a field goal, and Villanova took a 39-21 lead. It didn’t get any better for Iowa, and it couldn’t have remained any better for the Wildcats against the Hawkeyes’ zone.

Villanova, which wasn’t fazed in the least by Iowa’s midcourt trap, closed the half on an 8-0 run. The 54 points were the most the Wildcats have ever scored in a half in the NCAA Tournament.

“We were just hitting on all cylinders,” Wright said.

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Northern Iowa appeared all but ready to book its plane tickets to California for next week’s Sweet 16.

That was before Texas A&M put together one of the most remarkable and memorable last-minute comebacks in NCAA Tournament history.

Led by Alex Caruso’s 25 points and 22 more from Danuel House in the second half and overtimes, the third-seeded Aggies (28-8) rallied from 12 points d o w n with 44 House seconds remaining in regulation — 10 down with less than 30 seconds — to defeat the Panthers 92-88 in double overtime on Sunday night.

“Craziest game I’ve been a part of from beginning to end,” Caruso said. “Just an amazing game. This is what March is about.”

Crazy is a mild way to put the finish, something the Panthers (23-13) were accustomed to after reaching Sunday’s second-round matchup thanks to Paul Jesperson’s buzzer-beating halfcourt winner against Texas two nights earlier.

However, this time around it was Texas A&M putting together the last-second heroics on its way to reaching the Sweet 16 for the third time in school history — the first since 2007.

More precisely, it was a last 44 seconds in which the Aggies were able to atone for what had been a dismal previous 39 minutes and 16 seconds.

Down 69-57 after Jeremy Morgan hit two free throws with 44 seconds remaining in regulation, Texas A&M proceeded to outscore the 11th-seeded Panthers 14-2 from there — capped by Admon Gilder’s steal and layup with 1.9 seconds remaining that tied the game at 71-71 and sent it to the first overtime.

That 44 seconds included four turnovers by Northern Iowa, which was without its main inbounds passer

Matt Bohannon because of a left knee injury, and a resurgence by House — who missed his first nine shots of the game and was scoreless until 5:14 remaining in regulation.

“We knew it was kind of impossible, man, but we just said that we were going to fight until the end,” House said.

Once into overtime, it was Caruso who sent the game to a second with a drive and layup with 5.9 seconds left in the first extra period, tying the game at 83-83.

And in the second, the surging Aggies finally wore down a hobbled and short-handed Northern Iowa team missing two of its starters after fouling out. It was House who capped the scoring with a free throw with 12.6 seconds remaining to give Texas A&M a 92-88 lead, with a most unexpected and euphoric celebration following moments later on the Chesapeake Arena court.

The Aggies have now won 10 of their last 11 games entering next week’s Sweet 16, but few — if any — will top Sunday night.

“I’ve never been a part of a game like that, never saw one,” Aggies coach Billy Kennedy said. “(I) still really don’t know what happened.”

For Northern Iowa, the dramatic turn of fortunes in the final minute was a difficult blow to handle after Friday night’s last-second miracle against the Longhorns.

Morgan had career highs of 36 points and 12 rebounds, w h i l e K l i n t Carlson matched his career Morgan high with 17 points, but all of the positives of the first 39 minutes of the game were lost amid the postgame tears.

“It’s just tough,” Bohannon said. “It’s the NCAA Tournament, though, that’s what happens.”

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Sports briefs National qualifier Rylie Driskell of Creston, representing Iowa, won the regional Elks Hoop Shoot Saturday in Iowa City by mak- Driskell ing 22-of25 free throws.

The Illinois qualifier placed second at 21-25.

Shooters from Wisconsin and Minnesota were third and fourth, respectively.

Driskell, daughter of Greg and Merry Driskell, is now one of 12 girls nation-

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players — Jenkins, Hart and Brunson — had already reached double figures. Villanova had just four turnovers, none of which Iowa scored off, and it turned the Hawkeyes’ eight turnovers into 12 points. The Wildcats outrebounded Iowa 19-12.

Wright said he told Iowa coach Fran McCaffery when they shook hands: “Hey, I’m sorry. We haven’t played a first half like that in a long time.”

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in school history, led by as many as 15 points in the second half. However, they were unable to overtime the series of last-minute miscues that left them on the opposite end of emotion compared to their opening-round win.

“It shouldn’t have ended tonight,” said Northern

wide to compete in her age division at the Elks Hoop Shoot National Finals April 16 at Goodman Center of Roosevelt University in downtown Chicago.

sophomore Maegan Holt and Harlan senior Taylor Frederick.

The Des Moines Register’s All-Iowa Girls Basketball Team was announced Sunday.

An elite team of five players was selected from all classes — Linn-Mar senior forward Amanda Ollinger, West Des Moines Dowling Catholic senior forward Becca Hittner, Western Dubuque senior center Megan Maahs, Mason City senior guard Makenzie Meyer and Pocahontas Area junior

guard Elle Ruffridge.

A first team was also selected in each class, and Mount Ayr junior center Kelcie Shields was announced on the C l a s s 1A team a l o n g with So- Shields phia Peppers of Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton. Named to the 2A team was Interstate 35 junior Gracey Griglione.

The Class 4A team includes two Hawkeye 10 players in Lewis Central

And the Hawkeyes couldn’t make a run in the second half.

“It’s hard to come back.

You’ve got to make 3s,”McCaffery said. “We had good looks at it from 3. If we could have made a few, m a y b e it would have been a little bit McCaffery different.”

The Wildcats had advanced to the second round with an 86-56 thrashing of UNC-Asheville while Iowa needed overtime to beat

Temple 72-70 on a tip-in at the buzzer.

“I really think they can go a long way,” McCaffery said of Villanova. “They’re a really difficult team to guard. A lot of times, really talented offensive teams plays defense in spurts, and they don’t. They play defense equally as well as they play offense.”

TIP-INS Iowa: The Hawkeyes last reached the Sweet 16 in 1999. ... They were 7 of 24 from 3-point range with Jok going 2 of 7. ... Iowa did not have one fast break point while Villanova had 18. ... The Hawkeyes also

lost in the round of 32 last year.

Villanova: The Wildcats finished 10 of 19 from 3-point range. ... Hart was 7 of 11 from the field. ...

Jenkins led Villanova with six assists and three others had four each. ... The Wildcats won the only previous NCAA Tournament meeting between the schools, 55-54 in the second round in 1983. ... Villanova is 6-0 at Barclays Center.

UP NEXT Iowa: Season over.

Villanova: South Regional semifinals against third-seeded Miami.

Iowa coach Ben Jacobson, who added the loss was “no question” the toughest to handle of his career.

TIP-INS Northern Iowa: Morgan’s previous career high for points was 21 against Missouri State on Feb. 10, while his previous best rebounding effort was 10 against Dubuque last November.

Texas A&M: Caruso was 10 of 20 from the field for

the Aggies, who recovered from their slow start — shooting 6 of 27 (22.2 percent) in the first half — to shoot 62.1 percent (18 of 29) in the second half and 7 of 15 (46.7 percent) in the overtimes.

TRIPLE THREAT Before fouling out in the first overtime, Washpun did a little of everything for the Panthers. The point guard was a primary reason for House’s offensive

struggles for Texas A&M, and he finished with nine points, 10 assists and six rebounds.

SURGING CARLSON Carlson scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half and overtimes, including a stretch of 10 straight points during one stretch in the second half.

UP NEXT Texas A&M faces second-seeded Oklahoma in the Sweet 16 next week.

All-Iowa

Meet champs SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Kirkwood Community College won the University of Illinois-Springfield tournament last weekend at Panther Creek Golf Course.

Sophomore Carson Whittington of Creston shot 1-under par 74-69 — 143 for the Eagles, who shot 289 as a team the first day and 584 for the tournament. Teammate Charlie Hartwig, freshman from Australia, shot 6-under 72-66 to lead 10th-ranked Kirkwood.

NBA standings All Times CDT EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

W L Pct GB x-Toronto 48 21 .696 — Boston 40 30 .571 8½ New York 28 43 .394 21 Brooklyn 19 50 .275 29 Philadelphia 9 61 .129 39½ Southeast Division

W L Pct GB Atlanta 41 29 .586 — Miami 40 29 .580 ½ Charlotte 39 30 .565 1½ Washington 34 35 .493 6½ Orlando 29 40 .420 11½ Central Division

W L Pct GB x-Cleveland 49 20 .710 — Indiana 36 33 .522 13 Chicago 35 33 .515 13½ Detroit 36 34 .514 13½ Milwaukee 30 40 .429 19½ WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

W L Pct GB y-San Antonio 59 10 .855 — Memphis 40 30 .571 19½ Houston 35 35 .500 24½ Dallas 35 35 .500 24½ New Orleans 26 43 .377 33

Northwest Division

W L Pct GB y-Oklahoma City 48 22 .686 — Portland 36 35 .507 12½ Utah 34 36 .486 14 Denver 29 41 .414 19 Minnesota 22 47 .319 25½ Pacific Division

W L Pct GB y-Golden State 62 7 .899 — L.A. Clippers 43 26 .623 19 Sacramento 27 42 .391 35 Phoenix 19 50 .275 43 L.A. Lakers 14 55 .203 48 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division ___

Saturday’s Games Denver 101, Charlotte 93 Oklahoma City 115, Indiana 111 Detroit 115, Brooklyn 103 Washington 99, New York 89 Miami 122, Cleveland 101 Atlanta 109, Houston 97 Chicago 92, Utah 85 Memphis 113, L.A. Clippers 102 San Antonio 87, Golden State 79 Sunday’s Games Dallas 132, Portland 120, OT Toronto 105, Orlando 100 New Orleans 109, L.A. Clippers 105 Boston 120, Philadelphia 105 Utah 94, Milwaukee 85 Sacramento 88, New York 80

Public notice PUBLIC NOTICE OF STORM WATER DISCHARGE The City of Creston, Iowa plans to submit a Notice of Intent to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to be covered under NPDES General Permit No. 2 “Storm Water Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity for Construction Activities”.

The storm water discharge will be from grading and stream stabilization located in the SE 1/4 of Section 2, Township 72N, Range 31W, Union County.

Storm water will be discharged from 1 point source(s) and will be discharged to Hurley Creek.

Comments may be submitted to the Storm Water Discharge Coordinator, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES, Environmental Protection Division, 900 E. Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50319-0034. The public may review the Notice of Intent from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, at the above address after it has been received by the department.

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Todd G. Nielsen TRUST NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST: Halcyon O. Looney Third and Restated Trust Agreement To all persons regarding Halcyon O. Looney, deceased, who died on or about 26th day of December, 2015. You are hereby notified that Iowa State Savings Bank, Creston, Iowa is the trustee of the Halcyon O. Looney Third and Restated Trust Agreement dated the 9th day of August, 2004. Any action to contest the validity of the trust must be brought in the District Court of Union County, Iowa,

Monday’s Games Denver at Cleveland, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at Indiana, 6 p.m.

San Antonio at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Orlando at Boston, 6:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Golden State at Minnesota, 7 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Charlotte at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.

Miami at New Orleans, 7 p.m.

Nielsen HoustonTodd at G. Oklahoma City, 7 TRUST NOTICE p.m.

IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST: Memphis at L.A. 9:30 Halcyon O. Looney ThirdLakers, and Restated p.m.

Trust Agreement

To all persons regarding Halcyon O. Looney, deceased, who died on or about 26th day of December, 2015. You are hereby notified that Iowa State Savings Bank, Creston, Iowa is the trustee of the Halcyon O. Looney Third and Restated Trust Agreement dated the 9th day of August, 2004. Any action to contest the validity of the trust must be brought in the District Court of Union County, Iowa, within the later to occur of four (4) months from the date of second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice to all heirs of the decedent settlor whose identities are reasonably ascertainable. Any suit not filed within this period shall be forever barred.

Notice is further given that any person or entity possessing a claim against the trust must mail proof of the claim to the trustee at the address listed below via certified mail, return receipt requested, by the later to occur of four (4) months from the second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice if required or the claim shall be forever barred unless paid or otherwise satisfied.

Dated this March 10, 2016.

Halcyon O. Looney Third and Restated Trust Agreement Dated August 9, 2004 Iowa State Savings Bank, Creston, Iowa c/o Adam Snodgrass, Trust Officer 401 W. Adams Street Creston, IA 50801 Todd G. Nielsen, ICIS PIN#: AT0005759, Attorney for Trustee Kenyon & Nielsen, P.C., 211 N. Maple Street, Creston, IA 50801 Date of second publication: March 21, 2016

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

Sat. March 26- 10:00AM Carbon, IA. Combines, Tractors, Trucks and Farm Machinery for Schaffer Farms. Auctioneers: Jack Kretzinger, Dan Kretzinger, Steve Bergren, Tony Douglas.

Sun. April 3- 9:30AM Corning, IA. Furniture, Collectibles, Golf Carts and 4 Wheelers for Haddadin Family & 2 Lenox Estates. Auctioneers: Jack Kretzinger, Dan Kretzinger, Tony Douglas.

Sun. April 3- 1:30PM Rural Orient, IA. Farm Machinery, Tractors, Combine & Heads, Farm Related Equipment for Kramer Land and Cattle. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Brandon Frey, Steve Bergren.

Mon. April 11- 10:00AM Creston, IA. Annual Spring Consignment Auction at Creston Livestock Auction. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Todd Crill, Brandon Frey, Zack Ballad, Steve Bergren.

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

GREEN VALLEY PEST & LAWN CARE is seeking

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a full-time Pest Management Professional. We are a local, family owned company serving southwest Iowa for the past 28 years looking for the right person to be part of our team. No experience necessary, we will train.

BENEFITS INCLUDE: $12.00 - $15.00/hour, vacation/sick paid time off, paid holidays & retirement. Job responsibilities include: mix and apply insecticides in and around structures, apply fertilizer and herbicides, mowing, snow removal.

Hours are usually from 7AM-5PM but will flex with weather conditions, occasional weekends.

REQUIREMENTS: High school diploma or GED; valid driver’s license with a good driving record; successfully pass a drug screen, background check, and driving record check; able to lift 50 pounds above shoulders and walk 2 miles per day, able to pass commercial pesticide applicator test (employer will provide study material).

For questions or an application, contact employer at 782-4540 or gvpc2@iowatelecom.net.

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Employment

MCNEILL TREE SERVICE. Topping, Trimming and Removal. Free Estimates, insured. Call David at 641-344-9052.

CRESTON or Orient CAREGIVERS NEEDED to assist senior with housekeeping, meals, etc., 5-20 hours per week $9.00/hour plus hiring bonus! Great permanent part-time position! Caretech 1-800991-7006.

Employment POWER EQUIPMENT REPAIR TECH. Lawn mowers, chain saws, gas trimmers, ATVs, UTVs, salary based on experience. Will train the right person. Stop in an apply at Creston True Value, 641-782-2882 ask for Zeke or Kent.

RN'S UP TO $45/HR LPN's up to $37.50/hr CNA's up to 22.50/hr Free gas/weekly pay $2000 Bonus AACO Nursing Agency 1-800656-4414 Ext. 12 Cash, Cows, Corn, Cars- You’ll find them all in Classified Ads. 782-2141.

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New Today

PART-TIME LIBRARY DIRECTOR in Orient. Experience preferred or willing to obtain certification. Responsible for administration of all library services and functions in a combined school/public library.

Send letter of application: Donna Miller, Board President, 1101 Walnut Ave., Creston, IA 50801 by April 1st.

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EFFICIENCY APARTMENTS. Spacious downtown Creston oneroom apartment furnished with refrigerator, microwave, private bath. $425/monthly includes all utilities, +deposit, srherriott@gmail.com, 641-208-0511.

AUCTION

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FOOSBALL TABLE, $50.00 OBO, 641-344- Wanted 9047.

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Nurse Force is accepting FT & PT applications for all day, evening and week-end shifts for private duty home care cases in the Winterset and Des Moines areas. Competitive wages. Flexible schedules.

Friendly work environments. Benefits for FT.

Nurse Force 2900 Westown Parkway, # 200 West Des Moines, IA 50266 515-224-4566 Apply on-line at www.nurseforce.com

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Advanced Ag Seed

• NOTICE • City of Creston

is taking bids to sell a 2013 JD 2720 diesel tractor, 31 hp with 377 hours, includes a 62 inch drive over deck.

See the city website: www.crestoniowa.gov for additional information and to see photos.

Bid deadline March 31, 2016 at 4PM

Maintenance Technician

Mornings and Days Up to $9.50 per hour

We offer flexible hours, competitive pay, free uniforms, employee meal plan, retirement plan and much more!

McDonald’s Creston 608 Wyoming Avenue Creston, IA 50801 This independent McDonald’s Franchise is an Equal Opportunity Employer commited to a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Full-Time Dietician

An exciting, full-time career opportunity is available for the right person as a dietician (licensed or registered) with MATURA’s WIC program. Flexible hours, generous benefit package including IPERS, competitive salary, amazing co-workers.

Resumes and applications should be directed to:

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A career where you make a difference!

Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant Health Trust Physicians Clinic and Emergency Department Under physician supervision, performs professional medical services to Emergency Department and Health Trust Physicians Clinic patients in accordance with professional medical standards and Clinic and Hospital policies including, but not limited to outpatient assessments, and providing, monitoring, and reviewing all aspects of the patient’s care.

Performs recertification for nursing home patients and makes rounds to ill or injured residents as needed. Completes documentation accurately and in a timely manner. Serves on hospital and clinic committees as assigned.

Current ARNP or PA license in the State of Iowa. Certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).

Full Time We provide a competitive and comprehensive compensation package including PTO (Paid Time Off ), IPERS (Iowa Public Employees Retirement System), and a free on-site fitness facility for employees and their spouses.

We look forward to meeting dedicated professionals seeking career opportunities.

Apply online at www.madisonhealth.com 300 W. Hutchings St., Winterset, Iowa 50273 Madison County Health Care System is an Equal Opportunity Employer

207B N. Elm Street Creston, Iowa 50801

or postmarked by 4:00 p.m. on March 23, 2016.

E.O.E.

Submit a cover letter and resume or application to: hrinfo@hci-vns.org A pre-employment background check, physical and drug screen are required.

EOE

PRN Hospice RN: Valid Iowa RN license, 1 year home health/hospice experience preferred.

FTR-3 Hospice RN: 12 hour shifts, 6pm-6am Hospice Aide PTR-2: (12 hour shifts, 24 hours per week); 1 year in nursing home or home health preferred Submit a cover letter and resume or application to: hrinfo@hci-vns.org A pre-employment background check, physical and drug screen are required.

EOE

EEO/AAP Employer

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MATURA

Now Hiring CNA’s Are you a compassionate care giver looking for a new opportunity? Our program is growing fast and we are looking to hire CNA’s in the Creston and surrounding communities. Flexible scheduling! The ideal candidate must have their CNA certification and be able to successfully complete the pre-employment screenings.

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on 1st, 2nd and 3rd shift at Ferrara Candy Company Pay up to $12.20 per hour

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

CHS Inc., a Fortune 100 Company, has an exciting career opportunity at our soybean facility in Creston, IA! We have the following position open:

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Michael Foods is looking for qualified candidates to fill the position of

Production Scheduler.

This person will report directly to the Purchasing Manager. This position requires a Bachelor’s Degree in Business/Supply Chain Management or related experience. 1-3 years previous planning/inventory/ purchasing experience and leadership skills.

Please send all resumes to:

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Creston News Advertiser | Monday, March 21, 2016

More colleges now hand-deliver acceptances FRANKLIN, Mass. (AP) — The visitors walking up her family’s driveway mystified Maya Wolf. Four wore blue jackets. One was in a lion mascot costume. Then, as it clicked, she reached to her mouth in surprise.

“Congratulations on your acceptance,” said one of the men, who introduced himself as Grant Gosselin, the admissions dean for Wheaton College. He handed Wolf an oversize white envelope.

“We’ve heard great things about you.”

Instead of mailing an acceptance letter, Wheaton College had sent its president, admissions chief, the school mascot and others to surprise the 17-year-old Wolf on Tuesday. At the same time, nine other teams of employees from the Massachusetts school were scattered across New England delivering letters to a total of 75 students. After wiping away tears and catching her breath, Wolf thanked her visitors and beamed for a

Iowa State University sends customized videos to accepted students, starring a news anchor who congratulates them in a mock TV broadcast.

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group photo.

Wheaton’s blitz was remarkable in scope, but it joins a wave of colleges that have started to deliver small batches of acceptance letters in the style of a surprise television sweepstakes.

For the first time last year, the University of Maryland sent a bus of employees to surprise six students. A month later, the University at Albany in New York brought members of the marching band to one student’s home, while the president of Rowan University in New Jersey visited five students. The California Institute of Technology made its first personal delivery this year.

In most cases, the unexpected visits ended up in flashy online videos pro-

duced by the schools.

“The message we’re trying to send is that Wheaton is a place that’s intensely personal,” Gosselin said. “We certainly won’t shy away from any exposure it brings, but the No. 1 goal is to help those students.”

Experts say the idea is spreading as schools face tougher competition for students. By adding a personal touch, colleges hope to boost the share of students who pick them, known as the yield.

Some schools choose a random sample of students to visit, or limit it by geographic area. Others try to curry favor with top students who are also likely to get attention from competing institutions.

“If a hand-delivered ac-

ceptance letter gets a college a leg up on the chance of being able to enroll that student and capture the yield, they’re going to do it,” said Phillip Trout, president of the National Association for College Admission Counseling.

The vast majority of letters are still dispatched by mail or email, but in the era of social media, even visits to one or two students can be shared with many more. Online videos capturing scenes of shocked and overjoyed students have attracted thousands of views.

“They’re the most popular thing that we do in our social media effort,” said Kirk Brennan, director of admission at the University of Southern California, which has made personal deliveries since 2012. “We’ve now made it a regular part of our social media strategy.”

Amid the scramble to attract more students, other aspects of the admission process are changing, too. Even

Grassley submits for GOP ballot DES MOINES – Sen. Chuck Grassley qualified for this year’s June 7 Republican primary Friday by submitting to the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office 20,476 signatures from Iowans who support his re-election.

“The extraordinary number of signatures reflects Iowans’ recognition that

Chuck Grassley w o r k s hard on the issues that are important to them,” said Eric Grassley Woolson, campaign spokesman.

Candidates are required

to secure signatures equal to 0.5 percent of the total votes received by their party’s candidate in the previous gubernatorial contest.

In addition, they must secure signatures equal to at least 1 percent of the votes cast for their party’s gubernatorial candidate in at least 10 counties.

Due to Gov. Terry Brans-

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And even though Cook has been outspoken about his opposition to a judge’s order compelling Apple to write software that overrides iPhone security features, tech analysts say he probably won’t risk overshadowing the company’s products by discussing the case at Monday’s event.

While Apple has been mum about its plans, several analysts expect the company will introduce an upgrade to its older, four-inch iPhone 5S — aimed at consumers who haven’t sprung for the bigger-screen iPhone 6 models that Apple introduced over

the last two years. The new phone may come with features like Apple Pay and the company’s fastest processor, which have previously been offered only on versions of the iPhone 6.

Analysts and tech blogs say Apple also may unveil a new model of the iPad Pro, which the company introduced last year with several features — like a detachable keyboard and stylus — designed for business users.

A four-inch iPhone isn’t likely to see the kind of blockbuster demand that Apple enjoyed with its large-screen iPhone 6 and 6S models, according to several financial analysts, but it could help

“The message we’re trying to send is that Wheaton is a place that’s intensely personal.

We certainly won’t shy away from any exposure it brings, but the No. 1 goal is to help those students.”

— Grant Gosselin

Dean of admissions for Wheaton College

Louisiana prides itself on a no-frills acceptance message.

“We’re not all about the crazy bells and whistles,” said Jeff Schiffman, interim director of admission at Tulane.

“It becomes an arms race over which school can do the most over-the-top stuff.”

“At the end of the day, just getting admitted to the institution is special,” he added.

College news Iowa Lakes Community College ESTHERVILLE – Iowa Lakes Community College has released the fall honors list of full-time students who have demonstrated academic excellence by earning at least a GPA of 3.25 based on a 4.00 or higher.

Fall semester students who have achieved a 3.25 grade point average or better are recognized by inclusion on the dean’s list. Those with a 4.00 (A) average are on the president’s list.

Colton Garside of Greenfield was named to the president’s list.

Students attending the college have a wide choice

tad’s sweeping 2014 victory, Grassley was required to collect at least 3,331 signatures statewide, while Democratic candidates are only required to gather 2,104 signatures.

Grassley presented the signatures representing all 99 Iowa counties to Secretary of State Paul Pate Friday morning.

Apple to launch new iPhone SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is kicking off a busy week: Today the giant tech company will host reporters and analysts at its Silicon Valley headquarters for a product launch event.

On Tuesday, its lawyers will square off with authorities in federal court over the FBI’s demand for help unlocking a San Bernardino killer’s encrypted iPhone.

The tech giant’s dispute with the government has commanded headlines for weeks, but it may get scant mention at the company’s product event. Instead, CEO Tim Cook is expected to show off some new additions to the current family of iPhone and iPad devices at Monday’s gathering.

Apple could use a lift. IPhone sales are levelling off, after surging last year to record levels that made Apple the world’s biggest company, by stock market value. And many are wondering if Cook can come up with another big hit.

So far, however, there have been no hints of any dramatic announcements, such as last year’s highly anticipated Apple Watch debut, or major initiatives like the company’s long-rumored but yet-to-ma-

the standardized letter, once a simple finale to an anxious wait, has gotten a glitzy update at many colleges.

Iowa State University sends customized videos to accepted students, starring a news anchor who congratulates them in a mock TV broadcast. Others send boxes of merchandise, or mail out letters weeks earlier than in the past, hoping to reach the best students first.

Alongside the hard currency of scholarship money, some experts say, personal attention has become a soft currency that colleges wield to show they have big character, if not big coffers.

“Some schools are trying to lure students with extra money, which resonates, but I think sometimes students and families pick a school for the wrong reason,” said Tim Lee, director of admissions for the University at Albany.

But not all schools are interested in making the admission process a grand production. Tulane University in

Apple boost overall sales.

The smaller phone might also draw some additional users into the market for Apple’s online services, including Apple Music, Apple Pay and the highly profitable mobile App Store.

While shoppers bought a record 74.8 million iPhones in the final three months of 2015, Apple has signaled demand in the current threemonth period will fall short of the 61 million iPhones sold in the January-March quarter last year.

of programs including the first two years of a baccalaureate degree. Career students preparing for immediate job entry may work toward a diploma or an associate’s degree. Iowa Lakes Community College, with accreditation by the North Central Association, Iowa Department of Education, Iowa Board of Nursing and Veterans Administration, has campuses in Algona, Emmetsburg, Estherville, Spencer and Spirit Lake.

Individuals who would like to know more about Iowa Lakes may visit the college website at www.iowalakes.edu or call 1-866-IALAKES.

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