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Sisters Julanie and Maleika Carter have been instrumental in the turnaround of the Southwestern women’s basketball program. For more on the Carters, see SPORTS, page 7A. >>

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Pictured is Accent, an international jazz a cappella group that will headline tonight’s Fox Fest at the SWCC Performing Arts Center. Accent includes members from five different countries.

Personhood bill fails deadline to move ahead in Iowa DES MOINES (AP) — An effort by Iowa Republicans to outlaw abortion in the state failed Thursday to advance past a legislative procedural deadline, indicating the so-called personhood bill lacked enough support in the new GOP-controlled Legislature.

Anti-abortion rights groups had rallied for weeks around the legislation, which would have declared that life begins at conception. Other states have considered sim-

ilar measures, though none have been successful. If enacted, critics said it would have violated longtime U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

A separate bill that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy remains in play this session, after a procedural vote Thursday in a Senate health committee.

Still, it’s unclear if that bill has enough overall support to become law.

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Accent, an international jazz a cappella group, headlines tonight’s public performances of the 19th-annual Southwestern Community College vocal jazz festival known as Fox Fest.

Fox Fest is a daylong vocal jazz festival featuring 17 different ensembles from 12 different schools in the Midwest.

The day is capped by two public performances 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. in the SWCC Performing Arts Center at Southern Prairie YMCA. Each public performance is highlighted by Accent’s performances and will be

The Learning Center of Southwest Iowa is holding its first-annual fundraiser Saturday, March 11, with “Mad as a March Hare Trivia Night” at Creston Elks Lodge.

A social hour begins at 6 p.m. with the trivia challenge taking place 7-10 p.m.

Teams of six will compete in the trivia challenge.

Corporate tables, which include six seats, are available for $350, while individuals may purchase tickets for $35. All ticket purchases are 100 percent tax deductible and 100 percent of the proceeds will go toward supplementing the cost of services provided by The Learning Center of Southwest Iowa.

“We invite the entire community to come out and have fun and support these valuable resources,” said Kathy Ralston, director of operations for The Learning Center. “We’re hoping to establish an annual fundraiser that we work into our budget to help us generate funds for our services.”

Ralston said the idea of a trivia night seemed to fit with The Learning Center.

After discussing the idea for almost a year, board members saw other trivia nights pop up and have success.

So, board members decided to finally dive into the idea of a fundraiser.

Since it is March hare themed, participants are encouraged to wear their “maddest” hat. A contest will be held to determine the maddest hat, and Ralston said there may be a table set up for participants to create a hat, as well.

In addition to the trivia challenge, there will be several raffles throughout the night, plus a heads and tails game, similar to “Simon says,” with the last person standing winning half of the pot generated from participants.

“We’ll have some fun games in between trivia sessions,” Ralston said. “We hope it’s frolicy and frenzied and that everyone can enjoy themselves.”

The Learning Center board members and auxiliary volunteers have been working on forming the questions for the trivia challenge and Ralston said she’s been told the questions are difficult.

“I know several teams are studying up, because there’s going to be some competition that night,” Ralston said. “The questions will be of a varied assortment.

There will be many different subjects. And, I hear there might be a Creston local-specific section, where if you are a longtime Crestonian, you might just do really well in that session.”

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opened by Southwestern ensembles Harmonic Convergence and Audio Radiance.

Tickets are $25 each.

SWCC students and area high school students with student IDs can purchase tickets for $10. Tickets can be reserved by calling SWCC instructor Ryan Howe at 641-782-1454 before 3 p.m. and leaving a name and number of tickets needed in a message or by emailing Howe at howe. ryanf@gmail.com before 3 p.m.

Tickets may still be available to those who arrive at the Performing Arts Center at least 30 minutes in advance of each show.

Group rates are also available by contacting Howe.

No death notices were submitted for publication today.

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Southwest Iowa is a nonprofit learning center that provides intervention services to children who learn differently and children with learning gaps, while also providing support for their families.

“Under that umbrella, we work to provide students who learn differently with evidence-based interventions and supports needed to achieve academic success,” Ralston said. “Our vision is that children, their families and the schools that educate them will have access to these intervention services.”

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Jenifer Bowen, spokeswoman for Iowa Right to Life, called the decision over the personhood bill “disappointing.” She said it meant that lawmakers still had a lot of concerns about how the proposal would impact issues like contraception and in vitro fertilization.

“As much as we’re working on getting those answers, those answers are not completely solid yet,” she said. “And so I take that as a takeaway for us as a pro-life movement to continue to work toward getting all of those concerns abated.”

Rachel Lopez, spokeswoman for Planned Parenthood of the Heartland in Iowa, said in a statement that the personhood bill “was a thinly veiled, unconstitutional attempt” to ban abortion in Iowa.

“Efforts to redefine personhood are extreme, ideologically motivated attempts to ban vital reproductive health services for women,” she added.

The legislation came to an end quietly, by being kept off the agenda of a judiciary committee meeting in the Senate. The committee needed to vote on the measure for it to survive an early March deadline that required certain legislative action on policy bills.

Republican Sen. Brad Zaun, committee chairman and co-sponsor of the bill, made the final decision about the calendar. “I Zaun didn’t have the votes,”

night will go toward covering the cost of providing those services to children in the area.

According to Ralston, The Learning Center of Southwest Iowa provides those services at a much lower price than a family would find in Des Moines or Omaha.

“We have found through some market research that we’ve got ourselves priced just about as high as we can and it’s not quite as much as we need to provide that service,” she said. “It’s absolutely necessary for us to seek community support and donations in order to keep our doors open and grow resources here in the community.”

Headliner Accent began in 2011 as a one-time Internet collabora-

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Jeff Sessions may not have been clear about his contacts with Russian officials during the 2016 election, but this much is evident: The controversy over any Kremlin involvement in American politics is not going to fade away anytime soon.

Sessions on Thursday became the second high-ranking member of the Trump administration to take a hit over conversations with Russia’s envoy to the U.S., Sessions recusing himself from any probe that examines communications between Trump aides and Moscow. An early backer and key adviser for Trump’s campaign, Sessions said his staff recommended that he step aside from a probe.

“I feel I should not be involved in investigating a campaign I had a role in,” he said.

Sessions’ action followed revelations that he twice spoke with the Russian ambassador and didn’t say so when pressed, under oath,

by Congress. Though he rejected any suggestion that he tried to mislead anyone, he did allow that he should have been more careful in his testimony.

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“Their musical style could be described as jazz-inflected gospel, R&B and pop music,” said Howe, in his fifth year of organizing Fox Fest. “Accent has been making waves in the vocal jazz community for the past several years. They have an enormous online following and a strong YouTube presence as an ensemble.

They’re breaking out as a live touring ensemble.”

The two SWCC ensembles – Harmonic Convergence and Audio Radiance – include 13 SWCC students.

Fox Fest includes several events throughout the day for festival participants only, with just the evening performances open to the public.

“It’s regularly been one of the larger festivals in the Midwest area in springtime for vocal jazz,” Howe said.

“What sets us apart from other festivals is we are a non-competitive festival.

We don’t rank the ensem-

“IN OUR shows, we like to drape our jazz sound over many song styles, covering modern and classic pop, as well as standards.”

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bles.”

Sanders said Accent is excited for the opportunity to perform at Fox Fest.

“It’s always a great opportunity to participate in a festival with enthusiastic music students from many communities,” Sanders said. “This festival has such a great reputation, judging by the heavy-hitter groups that have performed in past years, many of whom are musical heroes of ours.

We are excited to be in Iowa for the first time.”

Pressure mounts as Sessions backs off from Russia probe

“EFFORTS to redefine personhood are extreme, ideologically motivated attempts to ban vital reproductive health services for women.”

he said.

Republicans control both legislative chambers and the governor’s office after the Nov. 8 election, a win that knocked Democrats from any power for the first time in nearly 20 years. The dynamics have translated into more conservative-leaning bills this session, and anti-abortion rights groups had hoped it meant a chance at a flat-out ban on abortion.

Attention will now shift toward the 20-week bill. Nineteen states have laws that ban abortion at about 20 weeks after fertilization, according to the nonprofit Guttmacher Institute, a research group that supports abortion rights. Most laws are in effect, though some have been challenged in court.

The legislation is based on the disputed premise that a fetus can feel pain at that stage.

The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has gathered evidence that fetal pain is unlikely until weeks later.

The bill in Iowa would have some exemptions, including for a pregnant woman with a medical emergency. A new amendment to the bill would also allow a pregnancy between 20 and 24 weeks to be terminated if the fetus had a fatal condition.

Bowen said she feels strongly that lawmakers can get the bill to the governor’s desk but added, “I can’t obviously guarantee that.”

tion among a cappella vocalists from five different countries. The musicians found each other on YouTube through a common love of close harmony vocal groups.

After producing a collaborative video from their respective homes, the group continued to work together and, in 2014, the group was invited to meet and perform live for the first time in Sweden. The group released its debut EP titled “Here We Are” in 2015.

“Since we are a vocal jazz group, we will fit right into the lineup for today,” said Evan Sanders, bass vocalist for Accent. “However, we are also an a cappella group, which means we won’t have a band or rhythm section.

Our harmonies are full and complex, but our repertoire is familiar and accessible. In our shows, we like to drape our jazz sound over many song styles, covering modern and classic pop, as well as standards.”

a couple of times,’” he said.

The recusal, despite White House support for him, followed a chorus of demands that Sessions resolve the seeming contradiction between his two conversations with Moscow’s U.S. envoy, Sergey Kislyak, and his statements to Congress in January that he had not communicated with Russians during the campaign. It carried echoes of a similar controversy involving retired Gen. Michael Flynn, who two weeks ago resigned as national security adviser after misleading White House officials about his own discussions with Kislyak.

Additional communication was revealed Thursday between Kislyak and Flynn and Trump’s sonin-law, Jared Kushner, at New York’s Trump Tower.

In addition, Carter Page, a former foreign policy adviser to Trump’s presidential campaign, spoke with the ambassador last summer, according to a person with knowledge of the meeting.

In Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said contacts with officials and lawmakers are part of any ambassa-

dor’s duties and that pressure on Sessions “strongly resembles a witch hunt or the times of McCarthyism, which we thought were long over in the United States as a civilized country.”

Republican Sen. Joseph McCarthy in the 1950s led a hunt for communist traitors he believed worked in the government and the army.

The recusal means the attorney general should not receive any briefings on it and have no information to provide to Congress or the public. But Sessions’ decision to leave the matter in the hands of a top deputy may not cool demands that someone from outside the department provide a fully independent set of eyes.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said a special prosecutor should be appointed to examine whether the federal investigation had been compromised by Sessions. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who had accused Sessions of “lying under oath,” repeated her call for his resignation after he recused himself and assailed his integrity.

“There must be an independent, bipartisan, outside

commission to investigate the full extent of the Trump political, personal and financial connections to the Russians,” she said.

Trump laid the controversy at the feet of Democrats, saying they were just trying to save face. “ T h e Trump Democrats are overplaying their hand,” the president said in a statement. “They lost the election and now, they have lost their grip on reality. The real story is all of the illegal leaks of classified and other information. It is a total witch hunt!”

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

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to noon, 308 W. Union St. Family Caregiver Support Group, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Boz’s Kitchen in Corning. For more

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Union County Board of Supervisors, 9 a.m. Monday, Board Room, Union County Courthouse.

Agenda includes: 9:05 a.m. open forum; 9:10 a.m. Rick Piel, Union County Sheriff and Steve Maitlen, Union County Sheriff Deputy - open bids for new patrol vehicle; 9:20 a.m.

Kelly Busch, Union County Treasurer - tax sale assignment; 9:35 a.m. Sandy Hysell, Union County Auditor - public funding resolution No. 18, SICOG resolution No. 19, handwritten claim, Alliant Energy lighting resolution No. 20, D.O.T correspondence on 34 right-of-way; 9:50 a.m. Dick Anderson - discuss Dogwood Avenue; 10 a.m. public hearing - resolution No. 21 approving FY17/18 Union County budget; 10:10 a.m. Zach Gunsolley, Union County Engineer - maintenance activity report, utility permit.

5 p.m. LEC meeting - subcommittee of the board of supervisors.

—————— Creston Community School District Board of Directors special meeting and workshop, 6 p.m. Monday, board room, 801 N. Elm St., Creston.

Agenda includes: New business - budget work session.

—————— Green Hills AEA Teacher Quality Committee, 3:15 p.m.

Tuesday, AEA Creston regional office, 257 Swan St., Creston.

Agenda includes: Internal PD 2016-17; teacher quality 2016-17; mentors 2016-17; evaluation; recommendations; future meeting and agenda items.

—————— Union County Conservation Board, 5 p.m. Tuesday, office at Three Mile Lake.

Agenda includes: Memorandum of understanding with High Lakes Outdoor Alliance; Three Mile Lake hay contract; equipment purchase; routine county business.

—————— Prairie Solid Waste Agency, 5:15 p.m. Wednesday,

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Southwest Iowa Dancers with Coon Ridge Country band, 6 to 9 p.m., Chicken Inn, 3 miles west of Creston on Hwy. 34.

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

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Agenda includes: Regular business - sediment project, Barker Lemar update – Nathan Ohrt - proposal for assessment of corrective measures, PSWA manager update ISOSWO spring conference - April 6, home and garden show - April 8, Lenox clean up - April 29, transfer station update; new business - document retention policy, annual audit report, renewal notice to Metro Waste Authority; approve financials - fund balances, February transfer, February bank statement, claims.

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Julian Albert Rex Allison, 29, 306 N. Elm St., was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell or manufacture, methamphetamine, more than 5 grams 4:47 p.m. Tuesday at 1100 W. Adair St. According to a Creston Police report, Allison was in possession of more than 5 grams of methamphetamine in the 1100 block of West Adair Street. Allison was in possession of several bags used for packaging. The substance was field tested by officers and returned positive for methamphetamine.

Allison was being held on $25,000 bond.

—————— Rebecca Holbrook, 23, 406 S. Birch St., was charged on a Decatur County warrant for false information for citation 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Union County Law Enforcement Center.

Holbrook was released on $1,000 bond.

—————— Danny Eltino Guzman, 22, 1000 W. Montgomery St., and Norskuski Philanda Rivers Jr., 19, 304 W. Lucas St., were charged with failure to affix a drug tax stamp, possession with intent to sell, marijuana, under 50 kilograms, and possession of paraphernalia, and Guzman was additionally charged with interference with official acts 10:22 p.m.

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According to a Creston Police report, officers received a report from the owner of 304 W. Lucas St., saying there was possible drug activity going on in her rental apartments.

Officers arrived at the residence with the owner and obtained permission to enter the residence from another subject who lived in the upstairs apartment. The subject was a roommate to Rivers. While inside the residence, officers observed in plain view a duffle bag on the floor next to a house guest by the name of Guzman while he sat on the couch. The duffle bag was unzipped, the flap was open and the contents of the bag were revealed, which was several bags of marijuana. Also on the couch next to Guzman was a stack of bills.

In two bedrooms adjacent to the living room, also in plain view, were individual bags of marijuana, a scale and a smoking bong. Rivers was in control of the apartment and was aware of the activity going on in his apartment area but denied any of the marijuana and money to be his. Because of the availability of immediate control and no confessed ownership, Rivers was charged. All activity happened within 1,000 feet of a school or playground.

Guzman had possession of 264 grams of a green leafy substance believed to be marijuana without affixing the appropriate stamp and possessed a glass bong. He also had a large amount of cash on his person and a box of small bags in the same location as the green leafy substance. Guzman resisted a uniformed police officer by running while in handcuffs.

Guzman and Rivers were each being held on $5,000 bond.

—————— Tabatha Phelps, 703 Hickory St. Apt. 7, reported cash was taken from her purse between 8 and 8:30 p.m. Saturday while she was at her place of employment, located at 807 W. Taylor St. Loss estimate is $60.

Miscellaneous Alarm, 8:38 a.m., Wednesday, McKinley Street.

Assistance, 11:09 a.m., Wednesday, West Jefferson Street.

Information, 12:26 p.m., Wednesday, Wyoming Avenue.

Harassing communication, 1:08 p.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Accident, 2:31 p.m., Wednesday, West Taylor Street.

Talk to officer, 2:44 p.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Suspicious person, 2:46 p.m., Wednesday, North Elm Street.

Reckless driving, 5:22 p.m., Wednesday, South Maple Street.

Theft, 5:56 p.m., Wednesday, West Taylor Street.

Warrant, 6:17 p.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Talk to officer, 6:25 p.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Suspicious person, 10:34 p.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Talk to officer, 11:16 p.m., Wednesday, North Division Street.

Information, 1 a.m., Thursday, North Pine Street.

Accident, 10:25 a.m., Thursday, North Sumner Avenue.

Talk to officer, 11:09 a.m., Thursday, North Division Street.

Escort, 1:34 p.m., Thursday, North Division Street.

Assistance, 2:21 p.m., Thursday, North Elm Street.

Accident, 2:52 p.m., Thursday, Wyoming Avenue.

Suspicious activity, 3:53 p.m., Thursday, North Birch Street.

Escort, 4:14 p.m., Thursday, North Pine Street.

Talk to officer, 5:55 p.m., Thursday, Academic Avenue.

Talk to officer, 6:06 p.m., Thursday, West Lucas Street.

Fraud, 6:33 p.m., Thursday, Elm Drive.

Talk to officer, 6:53 p.m., Thursday, North Pine Street.

Animal call, 8:59 p.m., Thursday, Clayton Road.

Reckless driving, 9:45 p.m., Thursday, South Sumner Avenue.

Traffic stop, 1:31 a.m., today, South Sumner Avenue.

Traffic stop, 2:03 a.m., today, South Division Street.

Alarm, 3 a.m., today, East Townline Road.

Incomplete 911 call, 5:54 a.m., today, Southwestern Boulevard.

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Tuesday: grilled chicken sandwich, potato rounds, mandarin oranges.

Wednesday: meaty goulash, green beans, pineapple, homemade French bread.

Thursday: ham and cheese on cibatta, Sunchips, carrots with dip, cinnamon-sugar apple slices.

Friday: no school - professional development.

All meals are served with skim, 1 percent or chocolate milk.

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Orient-Macksburg Monday: mac and cheese, savory carrots, celery stick, mandarin oranges, cookie.

Tuesday: chicken fajita, lettuce, refried beans, cheese cup.

Wednesday: lasagna, fresh spinach, peas, applesauce, bread and butter.

Thursday: chicken nuggets, french fries, baby carrots, strawberries and banana, bread and butter.

Friday: no school - professional development.

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Southwest Valley Monday: country fried steak with gravy, mashed potatoes, corn, spinach dip.

Tuesday: BBQ beef sandwich, baked beans, coleslaw, pickle, onion.

Wednesday: soup bar, crackers, broccoli, carrot sticks.

Thursday: breaded chicken sandwich, tator tots, tomatoes, pickle, onion.

Friday: cheesy lasagna rollup, green beans, bread stick.

All meals are served with lettuce, fruit, fresh fruit and milk.

CHS CALENDAR Monday 5:30 p.m. boys basketball banquet at Creston MS. 7 p.m. CHS spring band concert.

Tuesday 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. girls basketball banquet Wednesday 6 p.m. bowling banquet.

Thursday 5:30 p.m. fourth-grade concert at E-MS Commons.

7 p.m. CHS vocal concert.

Friday No school – professional development.

6 p.m. Jam the Gym at CHS. 9 to 11 p.m. Twirp Birp dance at CHS. Saturday State individual speech contest at Des Moines North HS. Winterguard/drumline at Blue Spring, Missouri.

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HOROSCOPE For Saturday, March 4, 2017 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Today you are concerned with mystical subjects and hidden secrets. However, do not jump to conclusions until you have all the facts. Be careful not to fall for something false.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)You might be attracted to someone today because he or she says powerful, enticing, exotic things. Or maybe this person has a fascinating story to tell? Keep your wits about you.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Conversations with bosses, parents and VIPs are subject to confusion today. People are inclined to avoid confrontation by hiding behind lies.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22)Don’t let anyone talk you into anything today, especially regarding politics, race relations or religion. Mercury is lined up with Neptune, which makes things fuzzy and confusing for everyone.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Although you feel sympathetic to someone today, this really isn’t a good day to decide how to divide shared property or an inheritance. Protect your own self-interest as well.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Someone might try to reach out to you today in an almost mystical, extrasensory way.

You also might try to do this when talking to someone else.

This likely will likely lead to confusion or misunderstandings.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Be very clear in your expectations of others at work today.

This is because Mercury is lined up with fuzzy Neptune, making it easy to misunderstand each other.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)Your imagination is strong today, which is why this could be a productive day for those who work in the arts. Romantic conversations probably will be confusing, because people expect too much from each other.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) If you are involved in house repairs and such, do your best to remain practical.

Resist pie-in-the-sky ideas that are not feasible in the long run.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Your imagination is in overdrive today, which is why you might spend time daydreaming or being lost in fantasy.

Keep your feet on the ground.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) If shopping today, you might be tempted to spend too much money on something luxurious and too expensive.

Today it’s hard to differentiate between needs and wants.

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Genealogical —————— Society GFWC/IOWA President Jane Briley called the 6 pm. Feb. 27 Progressive meeting of Union County Chautauqua Genealogical Society to order. Roll call was answered Circle by 16 members who reported on a brick wall they have encountered in their genealogical research. Three guests were present.

Guest Dennis Allen, aided by members Roger Nurnberg and Saundra Leininger, presented details of the new website. Color choices were displayed to the group. A selected layout design was also shown, along with other available options. The website home page will offer a menu, a mission statement and an events calendar and plans to be operational by July. Enhanced information will be available for paid members. Eleven hours of mandatory training for up to five members will begin in May. Leininger, Nurnberg and Kathy Parmenter offered to participate in the training.

Bernard Shea was named an honorary life member of the society with deferred dues and full membership rights.

“A History of the Union County Genealogy Society 1992-2016” compiled by Dorothy Eyeberg was placed in the grey file cabinet for public use. Newspaper articles and information pertaining to the society are included in the history.

This year’s five-minute tidbits will be short overviews of specific resources available in the genealogy room at the library.

The next meeting will be 6 p.m. March 27 at Gibson Memorial Library. The roll call will be “What artifact should you have kept, but didn’t?” Briley will present the program on “What ancestral artifacts should the family keep?” The five-minute tidbit will be presented

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The GFWC/IOWA Progressive Chautauqua Circle Study Club met at 1:30 p.m.

Feb. 28 at the home of Carolyn Biere for its February meeting. The meeting was opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Jessica Duncan of Greater Regional Medical Center presented an informative program on the history of the medical center. She detailed the previous names and locations of the medical center and talked about the program additions including the cancer and chemo center, psychiatry, ENT, OB and urgent care. She also talked about the relocation of some offices at the hospital to move the doctors in the specialty clinic. She stressed the importance and need for volunteers.

For devotions, Mary Morris read “A Morning Prayer.”

Roll call was taken with the members responding with their volunteer experiences.

Fifteen members were in attendance.

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and were approved as corrected.

The treasurer reported the checking account balance. A report on the attendance at the bloodmobile was given with 111 pints collected. Judy Weese distributed and explained the hourly volunteer reporting sheet. After discussion, Beverly Butler moved and Judy Woods seconded that a change be made to the reporting sheet to include “legislative contact.”

Kay Ritter is the greeting card person and said to let her know when there was a need. Peg Anderson reported on the library fundraising.

Biere gave an informative report on food safety, especial-

ly food poisoning and illness in older adults. She stressed the importance of washing your hands and washing fresh fruits and vegetables.

Jerri Henderson reported on domestic violence.

The next meeting will be 1 p.m. March 14 at Pizza Ranch for a pizza buffet luncheon. The members read the Collect and adjourned at 3:25 p.m.

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Friends of the Library

The Friends of the Library met Feb. 20 at the library.

Members present were Emily Cook, Starr Cure, Jessica Duncan, Judy Hoakison, Marisue Lewis, Kay Raymond, Julie Schieffer, Karen Walter and Library Director David Hargrove. The agenda was approved and the minutes were accepted as corrected.

Hargrove mentioned the periodicals have been pulled out and he is shifting fiction books to make reading the shelves and selecting books more comfortable. Ten people participated in the first chess club meeting. The club meets 4 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.

Anyone is welcome to attend. The crotchet members are making baby blankets and baby hats to donate them to the hospital. Hargrove is accepting bids for scraping, calking and painting of the library windows. There may be trim that has to be replaced.

Walter suggested having art programs, not to interfere with Creston: Arts and beginning scrapbooking for children and adults.

Thirty people have signed up for our scrapbooking event. We reviewed our responsibilities for the event.

The FBLA students will help with carrying in supplies and helping take down at the end of the event.

We will review the by-laws at the next meeting. National Library Week is April

9-15. Duncan will prepare a summary of our projects.

The next meeting will be 6 p.m. March 20 at the library.

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The Book Club

The Book Club met Feb. 6 at the home of Pat Pokorny.

The December minutes were read and approved. Roll call was answered by the title of books read by members.

Velma Riegal presented a delightful book review of “Anne of Green Gables” by L. M. Montgomery. Written in 1908, “Anne of Greene Gables” has never been out of print and has sold over 50 million copies. Mark Twain said, “Anne was the dearest and most lovable child in fiction since the immortal Alice.”

Eleven-year-old Anne leaves an orphanage in Nova Scotia for Avonlea, Prince Edward Island. For the first time, she finds at Green Gables the healing power of nature, friends and the love of Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert. Excelling in school, she completes her teacher’s training. As the book ends, 16-year-old Anne is to be the teacher of the Avonlea School.

Books read by members are: “Tell A Tale of lowa” by Don Brown, “The German Girl” by Armando Correa, “Blue” by Danielle Steel, “A Dog’s Purpose” by Bruce Cameron, “Priceless” by Sherryl Woods, “Billy Diet”

by Travis Stork M.D., “Mayflower” by Nathaniel Philbrick, “The Divide” by Nicholas Evans, “The Great Day”

by James Hamilton Paterson, “The Cat, The Snead and Secret” by Leann Sweeney, “Killing the Rising Sun” by Bill O’Reilly, “A Daughter’s Biography” by Victoria Price, “Home” by Harlan Coben, “The Carousel” by Richard Paul Evans, “The Approval Fix” by Joyce Meyers and “Harlequin Intrigue” ——————

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Chapter LG P.E.O. met Feb. 21 at the home of Kay Ritter with Dianne Huffman assisting as co-hostess.

Twelve members responded to roll call.

Ritter reported on the progress of plans for the annual P.E.O. omelet buffet to be held Tuesday, March 7, at Creston First United Methodist Church. Ticket sales have commenced, and they can be purchased in advance from any member of Chapter AZ or LG. She circulated the work sheet for members to record their available time for a shift.

Linda Linch brought up the proposed amendments to Parts I, II and IIl and bylaws of the P.E.O. Constitution that will be presented at the state convention in June. After much reading and discussion of each proposal, a vote was taken on each one and will be submitted with the required data from this survey to the president of the Iowa State Chapter.

Rosalie Denton presented the program on the state and international project funds.

She gave a brief history and current fact about the P.E.O. educational loan fund that was established in 1885. This revolving fund has loaned more than $130,000,000 and assisted more than 43,000 women in the U.S. and Canada in attaining their higher education goals. The interest rate is 2 percent. Maximum

loan amounts range from $12,000 for associate and bachelor degree programs, and up to $20,000 for doctoral degree candidates.

The P.E.O. International Peace Scholarship Fund assists international students pursuing graduate study in the U.S. and Canada. Last year, 187 scholarships for women from 69 countries provided aid amounting to $1,728,500. These are only two of the six projects about which she shared information.

The next regular meeting will be March 21 at the home of Sandy Harris with Carolyn Downing assisting as co-hostess. At this time, new officers will be installed.

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Ladies Lakeshore Auxiliary

Ladies Lakeshore Auxiliary met Feb. 22.

Canasta winners were Barb Bills, first; Joy Seeley, second; and Maxine May, third.

Wanda Nash won the door prize.

Gwen Sandeman hosted cards and chatter Wednesday, March 1.

Canasta winners were Linda Clark, first; Maxine May, second; and Barb Bills, third.

Bills won the door prize.

Cheri Lilly will host cards and chatter Wednesday, March 8.

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What you should know about audits The prospect of an audit can be frightening, but the reality is that the IRS audits around 1 percent or fewer taxpayers each year. Due in part to its shrinking budget, the IRS reports it audited 1.2 million returns in fiscal year 2014 — about 12 percent fewer audits than in the previous year and the lowest number since 2005.

It’s unlikely that you’ll be audited, but if you are, it’s a big deal. Here’s what you need to know about how the IRS decides to audit you and what to do if it does.

AUDIT RED FLAGS

Your chance of an audit It’s tempting to think only your current year’s return can be audited, but the IRS can audit your past three years of returns. If returns look especially suspicious, the agency could go back as far as six years.

The IRS uses the Discriminant Information Function system to determine which returns get audit-level attention. This system compares your return with others filed by people with similar professions and incomes and assigns it a DIF score. If the financial information in your return varies significantly from the information provided by your peers, your return gets a high DIF score, which increases the chances you’ll be audited.

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The audit process If the IRS decides to audit you, it will notify you by letter or telephone. The agency will never contact you by email.

While an IRS audit is certainly not a welcome outcome for any taxpayer, the reality may be less dramatic than most taxpayers imagine. Many audits consist of only a letter from the IRS, asking the taxpayer for verification or correction of specific information. This is called a correspondence audit. If you’ve made a math error on your return, you’ll have to pay any additional tax you owe.

That’s it. Case closed.

But if the IRS has serious questions about your return, you’ll get a request for a more daunting in-person audit.

An in-person audit can be triggered by relatively minor issues that are easy to resolve, but reporting all of your income and following the rules around deductions and credits is the best way to avoid an audit altogether.

Either way, an audit is a serious matter. If you are audited, consider consulting a tax professional. Some online tax programs offer an audit-protection service to help you navigate the process.

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Making math errors When the IRS starts investigating, “oops” isn’t going to cut it. Don’t accidentally write a 3 instead of an 8. Don’t get distracted and forget to include that final zero. Mistakes happen, but you’ll be hit with fines regardless of whether your mistake was intentional. If your math is a little shaky, using good tax preparation software or a tax preparer near you can help you avoid unfortunate errors.

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You may be tempted to submit only the W-2 form from your herding job and keep the freelance writing income on your Form 1099 under wraps. (Form 1099 reports the nonwage income you get from things like freelancing, stock dividends and interest.) Well, guess what? The IRS already knows about income listed on your 1099, so it’s only a matter of time before it discovers your omission.

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Your legal rights If you receive an audit notice, you should know your rights. These include: • Your right to professional and courteous treatment

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• Your right to privacy regarding your tax matters.

• Your right to know why the IRS is asking for information, the purpose of the information and the consequences of not providing the information.

• Your right to representation.

• Your right to appeal disagreements within the IRS and before the courts.

The IRS lays out details about your rights during an audit in Publication 1, Your Rights as a Taxpayer, found at https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p1.pdf.

Using nice, neat, round numbers In all likelihood, the numbers on your 1040 form and supporting documents will not be in simple, clean intervals of $100. When making your calculations, be precise and avoid making estimations. Round to the nearest dollar, not the nearest hundred. Say you’re a photographer claiming a $495.25 lens as a business expense; round that to $495, not to $500. An even $500 is somewhat unlikely, and the IRS may ask for proof.

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Straight road wins over ranked teams for Iowa.

The Hawkeyes upset No. 22 Wisconsin 59-57 Thursday in Madison. Iowa improved to 17-13 overall and 9-8 in the Big 10.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

Spartan baseball building good early momentum STAFF REPORT

Southwestern Community College’s baseball team has been in almost every one of its first eight games this season.

While the Spartans could not come up on the right end in any of the first four at Northern Oklahoma Enid, Southwestern bounced back to win three of four last weekend.

The Spartans dropped games of 6-3, 5-3, 3-2 and 8-1 in Oklahoma the weekend of Feb. 18-19.

Last weekend, the Spartans took two-ofthree at Hesston College in Hesston, Kan. The Spartans completed the weekend with a 7-6 win over Cloud County at Hesston.

Southwestern competed well against Northern Olkahoma Enid, ranked 16th in NJCAA Division II. “We knew we were coming into a tough weekend,” said Southwestern coach Pedro Hernandez. “We played well.”

Spartan pitching threw well for the most part in the seven inning games, and the defense was solid.

The Spartans could not find the timely hits to edge ahead.

“Our pitching gave us a chance,” Hernandez said. “Our defense was sharp. We were on base, but we didn’t take advantage.”

Southwestern came back from Oklahoma with a good base to build on.

“Knowing that your guys are competing against those types of guys gives you a good evaluation of your team, where it’s at,” Hernandez said. “It gives you confidence knowing they can play against good teams.”

The Spartans took the first two by scores of 4-0 and 10-7, but dropped the third game 9-5.

Southwestern capped the weekend with a 7-6 win over Cloud.

The Spartans played well over the four games, showing how far they came in a week’s time.

“Last weekend was a really good weekend for us,” Hernandez said.

‘The guys hit better. Defensively we were sharp.

Our pitching was good.

For the most part, it was a good weekend for the guys.”

Southwestern’s bats came more alive in the games against Hesston.

The Spartans trailed Cloud 5-0 through five, but rallied with a seven-run sixth inning.

“It was good to see their resilience and fight, how they’re developing in the first eight games,” Hernandez said.

Southwestern (3-5) is back on the road this weekend for four games at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M for doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday.

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Successful adjustment to the next level Lamb develops into key role player for Briar Cliff ■

By RYAN KRONBERG CNA sports editor rkronberg@crestonnews.com

SIOUX CITY — Jackson Lamb has taken his share of lumps as a freshman at Briar Cliff University.

This basketball season has challenged the Nodaway Valley product in new ways.

But the former Wolverines standout has quickly adapted and molded his game to the college level.

Lamb’s ability to adapt has allowed him to become a key role player for the NAIA Division II 12thranked Chargers.

Lamb has played in all 33 games, all off the bench.

He’s averaging 6 points per game and 1.7 rebounds a contest.

“It was an adjustment playing here,” Lamb said.

At first, the mental part of

his game struggled.

As the season has progressed, h e ’ s grown, b e c o m e Lamb more confident in his skills.

“It’s all confidence,” Lamb said. “At the beginning of the season I got in my own head.”

A veteran core, including former Creston product Jay Wolfe, have nurtured Lamb along this season.

“These are good guys that help you out, do all the hard stuff,” Lamb said. “It makes it easier.”

Lamb has developed to the point where he’s playing regular minutes off the bench for coach Nic Nelson’s team.

Lamb is the only freshman on the Chargers roster who sees regular minutes for a team that went 26-7 and won the Great Plains Athletic Conference regular season title and was second in the league tournament.

“It means a lot tot play as a true freshman,” Nelson said. “On a really good team, that’s not easy to do.”

While Lamb brought with him a strong offensive game from high school to college, it’s the intangibles that are Lamb’s strongest suits.

“He’s a tremendous shooter, but what we really love about Jackson is he’s a really tough guy,” Nelson said. “He has a way of making plays, coming up with loose balls.

“He’s got no fear.”

Lamb’s teammates have noticed his growth.

“Jack has been doing really well,” said Wolfe.

“It’s hard to adjust from high school to college. He stepped in. He’s a good player. He’s developed nicely.”

Often Lamb substitutes in for Wolfe.

Lamb works to emulate his fellow southwest Iowan.

“I watch Jay,” Lamb said.

“He’s a great defender.”

Lamb hasn’t let the bright lights of the college game intimidate him.

“I don’t really think about

CNA photo by RYAN KRONBERG

Briar Cliff University freshman Jackson Lamb, a Nodaway Valley product, fires a three-point shot over Northwestern (Iowa) junior Riley Francis during the first half of Tuesday’s Great Plains Athletic Conference men’s basketball championship game at the Newman Flanagan Center in Sioux City. Lamb had eight points for the Chargers.

it too much,” Lamb said. “I go in there and do my job. I try not to get it in my head, do it for my teammates.”

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Carter’s Court

Carter sisters play key role in changing culture at Southwestern ■

By KALEB CARTER

CNA sports reporter kacarter@crestonnews.com

The playing styles alone of Julanie and Maleika Carter would not lend an observer any reason to believe the two are sisters.

Julanie is the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference’s leading scorer, prone to erupt from beyond the arc or slash her way to driving buckets and leaners off the glass.

Maleika is the pass-first defensive stalwart who earns her time on the hardwood directing traffic and performing with a gritty demeanor. She’ll work her way to the rack from timeto-time.

It has basically always been this way.

Ever since starting in Upward church league basketball growing up in Des Moines, the two have played ball together, with few exceptions.

“We always outshined the other players,” Maleika said.

Spartan sophomore Demir Alford has played with the girls in some capacity almost every year since fourth grade.

“It’s always been like that. Lanie’s a shooter, Leika’s always been a point guard,” Alford said. “She’s always been the leading

CNA photo by RYAN KRONBERG

Celebrating Sophomore Day, from left to right are: Southwestern coach Addae Houston, Julanie Carter, Tina Carter-Shields, Maleika Carter, Makayla Carter-Shields, Rosalind Carter-Shields and Denise Carter-Shields.

point guard for every team that we’ve played with. Lanie’s always been the leading scorer for every team that we’ve played with.”

Julanie has always been a scorer, but didn’t really start filling up the basket from deep until high school.

“I kind of always have been a shooter, but before my freshman year I only took one three,” Julanie said. “Before that I didn’t really shoot threes. It kind of came out of nowhere.”

Maleika has always taken a different approach to the game than her sister.

“I just never really liked shooting,” Maleika said.

“Usually everybody’s taller than me; I don’t really have a clear view. So I’m kind of quick, I always just dribble. She (Lanie) just started

practicing shooting one time and she got really good at it.”

Alford went to a different middle school, but with the three still fast friends, the trio’s parents came together to decide to send them to Roosevelt High School in Des Moines together.

The three garnered their fair share of attention as athletes at Roosevelt, but even with Julanie being the de facto star of the current roster of Spartans, she wasn’t who Southwestern coach Addae Houston was originally after.

Making the trek southwest Houston originally had his sights set on Maleika.

She fit the mold that Houston had in mind for a point guard to help quicken the turnaround underway at Southwestern.

The Spartans went winless the year before Houston became coach. His first year at the helm was the 2012-2013 season.

With Houston in the mold, the program made slow progress.

Houston saw Maleika and CNA photo KALEB CARTER

AT LEFT — Maleika Carter drives to the basket as sister Julanie looks on from the corner. The sisters have been major parts in the Spartans’ climb back to relevance in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference the past two seasons.

Alford play for Roosevelt in a game at Ottumwa their senior season and began recruiting them, thinking them both good fits for his system.

Who he didn’t see was Julanie. A falling out with former Roosevelt coach Chris Cundiff, who has since resigned, led Julanie to quit basketball her senior year.

For the Carters, the only other option they considered was Marshalltown.

Their brother of the same age, Jamel Carter — yes, they’re triplets — was for a short time a part of men’s basketball team at Southeastern Community College in West Burlington.

Once Houston saw Julanie play pick-up basketball, he knew he also had to have her on his team.

“We needed somebody who was a point guard who could manage and execute our offense, play tough defense, and then have somebody on the outside like Lanie who could really help us and build up our scoring,” Houston said.

Alford was on board first.

A visit to campus helped confirm the selection for the Carters.

“The biggest attraction was the dorms. They’re really nice,” Maleika said with a laugh. “We like Addae.

He’s really cool. He knows what he’s talking about.”

Couple that reasoning with the ability of family to

come to games throughout ICCAC play — an opportunity family members have taken full advantage of — and the Carters were set to go.

“I don’t think they have missed many of our games,” Julanie said.

Spartan success In the two years that the Carters have been in Creston, the improvement of the Spartans has been immediate.

The duo combined to play 45-plus minutes per game last season, and Alford was on the court for about half of the action.

In Houston’s first year as head coach, Southwestern scored 48.9 points per game in a five-win season. Two years later in the Carters’ first season, the Spartans won 10 games and averaged 61.1 per game.

“They were both helping each other build their stats,” Houston said. “They’re two different types of players.

Leika brings a lot of fire and grit to the team from a defensive standpoint and then just a leadership standpoint and running and executing our offense and trying to be a point guard on the floor.

Lanie, obviously being a threat from the outside, driving, etc., those things that she can do, she brings a big-time scoring threat. So they both have fit well.”

In the 2016-2017 season, Southwestern has its best record going back to 20022003 (16-13 as of March 2).

The team is scoring 64.9 per game, and is connecting on 9.6 3-pointers per game, fourth best in NJCAA Division II, and is led by Julanie’s 83 made treys, good for fifth in NJCAA Division II. Julanie’s 18.0 points per game leads the ICCAC. Maleika’s 2.9 assists per game lead the team.

The two push one another on the court constantly.

When Julanie and Maleika came to SWCC, Houston wondered if the two pushed each other too much.

“I do try to tell them ‘Hey, we can’t take it too far,’” Houston said. “We still have to make sure we have a level of respect for one another, SISTERS | 8A

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95-89 loss to Northwestern in the GPAC Tournament championship game, both southwest Iowans were on the floor together. Lamb finished with eight points, including a key basket late to help the Chargers in their comeback attempt.

“We don’t typically do that a lot, but we decided to go small,” Nelson said. “That was something we needed to do.”

Nelson expects Lamb and Wolfe together much more over the next two seasons.

“They’ll be out there together all the time,” Nelson said. “It’s going to be fun having him and Jay together for a couple of more seasons.”

Briar Cliff enters next Thursday’s opening round game of the NAIA Division II National Tournament in

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“We set big goals at the beginning of the season,” Lamb said. “We knew from day one we could do this.”

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but the things that they can say to each other is different from the things that other people can say to each other because they‘ve always said those things and talk to each other.”

Their “sisterly love” never gets in the way, whereas other teams might be shocked by the things the Carters say to each other on the court.

“So if one of them starts to get on the other one, I do know at the end of the day, at the least, that there will not be problems with those two,” Houston said. “I can respect that if they do get on one another, at the end of the day it’ll be over.”

Houston noted that sometimes, the sisters need to give each other a swift “kick in the butt.” The two know it can be an issue, but they hold each other accountable.

Time nearing an end?

“It’s going to be weird if we ever play separate,” Julanie said. “We’ve never really done that except for like one or two years.”

Julanie knows that she definitely sees more basketball in her future.

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“It’s definitely a motivator,” Alford said. “That’s why I’m waiting until after the season to get surgery because I’m not sure if I want this to be my last year or if I’m going to continue on.

“Definitely want to finish out playing with these two.”

It’s fair to say, the Spartans have taken the next step largely due to the play of the trio.

“It’s definitely encouraging for our program,” Houston said. “It’s encouraging for future recruits that we talk to about how far we’ve come and then just overall just a little respect in the league from other teams and coaches from what we’re doing here right now. It’s pretty tremendous in my eyes, and my opinion, how far we’ve come.”

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

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

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

at the Afton Community Center 240 North Douglas, Afton, Iowa

641-782-2826 Union County is now taking applications for a Director of Veterans Affairs.

Relationship Specialist

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Starting Hourly Wages $10-$11 per hour plus Bonus Program

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Imagine the Possibilities is now hiring for full and part time positions for direct support professionals and certified medication aides at our Creston and Corning locations.

This is for a variety of shifts. We are also taking resumes for an LPN position at our Creston location.

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

We are an equal opportunity employer.

General Repairs

Siding & Windows

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

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

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

Handyman Service

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

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

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

Plumber

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

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

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

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

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

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Creston News Advertiser | Friday, March 3, 2017

BLOODMOBILE REPORT people gave double-red cells for 10 units.

Joining gallon clubs were: Bobby Dahl – one gallon Sandra Maxa – two gallons Kelsy Starlin – four gallons Jami Chafa, Michael Kempton and Kim Higgins – five gallons Jan Krantz and June Baker – six gallons Ron Walter and Gordon Crawford – seven gallons Lila Wickham – eight gallons

ORIENT LIBRARY NEWS bring knitting needles or crochet hook and some yarn according to instructor Connie Nielsen. “Growing Tomatoes� with master gardener Jim Nelson from Winterset will be 10 a.m. Saturday, March 11.

Nelson is an expert on growing better tomatoes.

A library coffee will be 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 18. Homemade treats will be served along with coffee and time to visit with friends and neighbors. “Viva Las Veggies!� will be offered 10 a.m. Saturday, April 1, with Barb Fuller from ISU Extension. Participants will learn the potential health benefits of including more vegetables in the diet and discuss barriers to increasing vegetable intake.

Preregistration is required.

The public library is located at the east entrance of the Orient-Macksburg School. Contact the library with questions or to register for a program. by calling 641337-5061 ext. 124 or emailing OMpubliclib@yahoo.com.

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came after cybersecurity firms had concluded that Russian intelligence agencies were behind the hacking of the Democratic National Committee.

The first occurred after a Heritage Foundation event during the Republican National Convention in July, when the department says a group of envoys — including the Russian ambassador — approached Sessions. The second was a September conversation, which the department likened to the more than 25 discussions Sessions had with foreign ambassadors last year as a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee.

But Sessions did not disclose his discussions with Kislyak at his Senate confirmation hearing in January when asked by Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., what he would do if “anyone affiliated� with the campaign had been in contact with officials of the Russian government.

Sessions said, “I have been called a surrogate at a time or two in that campaign and I didn’t have, did not have communications with the Russians, and I’m unable to comment on it.�

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than a half-dozen Republican lawmakers, including some who consider themselves personally close to Sessions, to urge him to recuse himself.

Republican Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma, who said that though he found it impossible to believe that Sessions could have colluded with Russia, “if there is an investigation, he probably shouldn’t be the person leading it.�

While there is nothing necessarily nefarious or even unusual about a member of Congress meeting with a foreign ambassador, typically members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee meet with foreign ambassadors, not Armed Services Committee lawmakers, whose responsibility is oversight of the military and the Pentagon. Congressional contact with Russian officials was limited after the invasion of Crimea and due to Moscow’s close relationship with Syria.

The Justice Department acknowledged two separate interactions Sessions had with Kislyak. Both interactions

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held April 24 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Creston.

Anyone wishing to help at the Bloodmobile can call Betty Wallace at 641782-2677 or Kay Ritter at 641-782-7765. Groups or individuals wishing to contribute money to support the bloodmobile may contact Betty Jungst at 641-7826015.

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and Sandy Krauth.

Kitchen workers were Bonnie Pelke, Joyce Bulkhead, Twila Brandt, Dorothy Jackson, Nancy Taylor, Phllis Huff and Carolyn Abel.

Loaders and unloaders were Bob Jungst, Ed Ritter, Dean Wallace, Dennis Carter, Dave Abilditrup and Kyle Wilson.

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Nurses were Jerrie Henderson and Ann Moore. Helping with publicity was David Godwin.

Callers were Judy Weese, Mike Wolfe, Sandy Oswald, Carolyn Biere, Kathy Tapkin, Dyan Huffman, Marcia Stewart, Helen Mosman, Vaughn Seckington, Peg Anderson, Mary Morris, Linda Hughes, Sharon Skarda, Pat Butcher

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ORIENT – Several adult programs and classes are planned for March and April at the Orient Public Library. “Learn about Tatting� will be 10 a.m. Saturday, March 4, with Angie Wortman from Stitches and Bows in Orient.

Wortman will give a tatting demonstration and allow time for attendees to have a hands-on experience. Tatting is a kind of knotted lace made by hand with a small shuttle.

A three-session class of “Knit and Crochet Upgrade� will begin 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 7, and will continue 4 p.m. Monday, March 13, and 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, in the library. Attendees will upgrade their beginner skills by learning to read patterns, practicing on a few samples and then choosing a simple project such as slippers, hats, Christmas ornaments, placemats, stuffed animals or baby items. Anyone who wants to learn how to knit or crochet, or refresh their skills is welcome to attend. Preregistration is encouraged. Attendees should

Paul Tull – nine gallons Robert McKee – 14 gallons Jeanette Lang – 21 gallons Andrew Ide and Scott Pettit were first time donors.

Workers at the bloodmobile were Barb Jennings, Linda Hughes, Ilene Carter, Ann Ferguson, Barbara Thomsen, Marisue Lewis, Mary Burg, Darlene Stamps, Alma Hoepker and Ann Wenzig.

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First, Creston Area Bloodmobile volunteers would like to thank everyone who came to help or donate, and for their patience.

Creston Area Bloodmobile was held Feb. 20 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Creston with a goal was 120 pints.

119 people presented to give blood.

While 111 pints were collected, 11 people were deferred, 101 pints of whole blood were collected and five

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