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Elm’s Club named top 10 finalist for Iowa’s Best Burger

Adams and Cottonwood streets intersection remains closed According to Creston Public Works Director Kevin Kruse, the intersection of Adams Street (170th Street) and Cottonwood Street will remain closed until Monday, April 10.

Originally the intersection was scheduled to open on Monday, April 3, but due to weather delays and other circumstances the intersection will remain closed for an additional week.

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Pictured are three burgers ready to go out to customers Wednesday afternoon at Elm’s Club in Creston. The popular local eatery was named a top 10 finalist in Iowa’s Best Burger contest for the fifth straight year.

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and March 13, with the 10 restaurants receiving the most nominations being named finalists.

More than 9,200 nominations were submitted via paper ballots, online and text.

So what makes the Elm’s Club burger so special it’s been named a top 10 finalist five years in a row?

“I think probably because it’s handmade,” said Elm’s Club co-owner Donna King. “It’s not a frozen product. It’s never frozen.

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Elm’s Club in Creston has turned into a dynasty.

The popular local eatery has been named a top 10 finalist in the Iowa’s Best Burger contest for the fifth straight year.

The contest, put on by the Iowa Beef Industry Council and Iowa Cattlemen’s Association, tabulated nominations between Feb. 13

We make them fresh every day. We have our secret spices we put on them.

Whoever is cooking tries to pay attention to putting out a good product. We really want it to look good and taste good.”

King said other comments she’s received about the burger include it’s juicy, it’s fresh and it’s enough to fill a person up.

Elm’s Club has become a staple among the top 10 finalists.

“To us, it’s a pretty big deal only because we are such a small unit compared to some of the other restaurants we’re competing against,” King said. “We like to think it’s a pretty big deal. There’s like 487 restaurants statewide that are entered into this thing.”

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BUCKNER, Kentucky (AP) — One of the House Republican rebels, Kentucky Rep. Tom Massie, wasn’t just “no” on the GOP health care bill to replace Barack Obama’s Affordable Care Act. Massie was “hell no.”

That won over Mary Broecker, president of the Oldham County Republican Women’s Club and a strong proponent of a full-blown repeal of the 2010 law.

“When he came out against this bill, I thought, ‘I trust him so this must be the right way,’” the 76-yearold retired teacher said of Massie this week as she sat at a coffee shop near her La-

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Defying President Donald Trump on the seven-year Republican Party promise to repeal and replace “Obamacare” sounds like political suicide, especially in the congressional districts Trump won handily. Yet in Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and Iowa in the bitter aftermath of the GOP’s epic failure, Republicans who blocked the legislation have won praise from constituents for stopping what many saw as a flawed plan, either in the legislation’s substance or strategy.

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SHANNON CITY – On a chilly March afternoon, Tony Allen and his son, James, along with help from Buxton Custom LLC employees, loaded about 30 bales of hay onto a trailer near Shannon City.

With wildfires running rampant through parts of Oklahoma and Kansas, many farmers in those areas are in dire need of help.

So Tony and Jake decided to help out by donating hay.

“I just know how it is when you’re short of feed,” Tony said.

“They’re completely broke when this happens.

When you lose cows and lose Allen all your feed, it’s pretty tough to get

going again. I know down in Oklahoma, they still haven’t got rain on some of that ground. It’s going to take some moisture to get any grass to grow on it. So, it’s going to be a long summer down there.”

Tony has heard reports of more than 650,000 acres being burned in certain areas and said more than 100,000 miles of fence, at about $10,000 to $12,000 per mile of fence, has been lost, as well.

The 30 bales Tony and James donated could provide a week’s worth of hay for some farmers. For others, it might only last a day.

“This is some pretty decent hay we kept back for us,” Tony said. “We had sold a little hay early and we weren’t going to sell this.

When you send hay that far, you want to send the best you’ve got.”

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Chris Baker, right, directs James Allen as James loads bales of hay onto a trailer Tuesday afternoon near Shannon City. James and his father, Tony, donated approximately 30 bales of hay to those affected by the recent wildfires in Kansas and Oklahoma.

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DEATHS Noah Caplinger Afton

Noah Caplinger, 11 days old, of Afton died Monday, March 27, 2017, at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City.

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

Mond a y , Caplinger April 3, at Powers Funeral Home, 612 N. Dodge St., in Afton.

The Rev. Joel Sutton will officiate. Memorial visitation will be from 1 to 4 p.m.

Sunday, April 2, with family present from 2 to 4 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorials are to the family for a later

Julie Stewart Lorimor

Julie Stewart, 58, of Lorimor died Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at Greater Regional Medical Center in Creston.

A celebration of life gathering will be from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, April 2, at Colburn’s Corner Saloon, 119 Stewart N. Walnut St., in Creston. Memorials may be directed to the family. Online condolences may be left at www.pearsonfuneralhomes.com.

Julie Ann Stewart, daughter of Walter Alen England and Joyce Lillian (Buzzard) England, was born March 27, 1959, in Red Oak. She was raised in Red Oak until her family moved to Creston when Julie was 12 years old.

She was educated in both Red Oak and Creston public schools.

Julie married Rodney Wayne Abell and the couple later divorced. Having lived the majority of her life in

contribution to University of Iowa research program on bilateral renal agenesis.

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

Noah Aaron Caplinger, son of Amanda Grace Ayers and Aubrey Ray Caplinger, was born March 16, 2017, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.

Noah is survived by his parents, Amanda Ayers and Aubrey Caplinger of Afton; siblings, Ethan and Shawn Ayers, Jaelynn and Jasmine Caplinger, all of Afton, Justin Caplinger of Norwalk, Eryka, Isabella and Ryan Caplinger all of Manistique, Michigan; grandparents, Betty Hagen of Afton, Richard Tucker of Creston and Ray (Elizabeth) Caplinger of Melcher; many aunts, uncles, cousins and other family.

Creston, Julie has resided in Lorimor since May 1998.

Julie worked at Ferrara Candy Company and Wellman Dynamics in Creston for several years. Due to her declining health, she was unable to work and became a homemaker.

Julie is survived by her husband, Larry Smith of Lorimor; daughter Hidie (William) Lemon of Osceola; son, Adam (Tonya) Abell of Creston; step-daughter Elizabeth McCall (significant other Ray Lewis) of West Virginia; step-son Charles (Desiree) Abell of Orient; grandchildren, Dakota Brown, Brittany Kuhn, Wyatt Brown, Gavyn Abell, Logan Abell and Addison Abell; great-grandchildren, Sophia Kuhn, Kadon Kuhn, Bentley Kuhn, Camdyn Gibson and Lilly Brown; sisters, Rainee England of Lorimor, Susan (Matt) Miller of Des Moines and Shelly England of Creston; brother-in-law Michael Mark of Creston; many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Julie was preceded in death by her parents and sisters, Lori Stone and Sara Mark.

2017, at Creston Specialty Damian Baker 29, Care in Creston.

Creston Services are pending at PowDamian Baker, 78, of Cres- ers Funeral Home, junction of ton died Wednesday, March highways 34 and 25, in Creston.

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on Tony’s part when it came to donating hay.

“Somebody has to help them or they’re not going to be able to go,” he said. “It’s a bad deal. I know if it was us, we’d be in a world of hurt.”

Tony relayed a story about three women running their family ranch who had lost 500 cows and calves, and all three of their houses burned down in the fires.

So although the weather hasn’t been perfect here in Union County, Tony counts his blessings.

“You don’t have to look very far,” Tony said. “You don’t like it raining and muddy and cold while you’re calving, but you don’t have to look very far to find people in worse shape than you are.”

Buxton Custom LLC of Cromwell donated the truck, trailer and driver to transport the donated hay to Kansas. Tony said that would likely cost more than the hay would.

Tony encourages anyone wishing to donate hay call Ashland Feed and Seed at 620-635-2856 or Kansas Livestock Association at 785-273-5115.

SWCC Drama Club performing ‘God’s Favorite’ this weekend available at www.swcciowa. edu/godsfavorite.

10 years ago Creston City Council approved a contract with Henningsen Construction for $103,000 for the final phase of the Park-to-Park Trail from Spartan Drive, north on Green Valley Road, to 150th Street, at Mitchell Marsh.

The Creston Panther AAU volleyball team qualified in the 11th- and 12th-grade division for the AAU State Gold Volleyball Tournament in Forest City. Team members were Jill Johnson, Shallie Noecker, Taylor Geary, Maria Krejci, Cassie Abbott, Bailey Sprague, Nicole Hunter, Anna Clark, Meghin Krambeck and Tessa Wardenburg, and were coached by Polly Luther and Emily Ide. After 25 years in business as Knits and Other Notions, owner Joyce Franklin reopened the doors as Quilts and Other Notions after a renovation and offered 25th-anniversary celebration specials.

20 years ago Capt. Marion Manley patrolled his last day as one of Creston’s police force and retired. Manley had turned 55 on March 20 with more than the required 22 years of service that qualified him for retirement under the state’s police pension system. His retirement was the latest in a series of recent retirements from a department that had no turnover on the force of nine for

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more than a decade. Assistant Chief Dean Jarman retired July 1, 1993, Capt.

Dick Teply retired April 1, 1995, and Chief Robert Kessler retired Nov. 1, 1995.

Beginning April 1, the Union County Law Enforcement Center became tobacco free. It was no coincidence the day the policy took effect was the first day after Manley’s retirement, one of the longtime smokers in the department.

The policy had been in the works since Creston was one of the few LECs in the state that was not already tobacco free.

Jury selection was beginning in the trial for Timothy McVeigh. It had been nearly two years since the Oklahoma City bombing.

Authorities said McVeigh went from a model soldier to a hateful, paranoid loner

and would possibly face the death penalty if convicted of murder and conspiracy in the bombing.

50 years ago An Iowa dairy official warned the public that if the price of milk would get much higher, people would turn to imitation products.

He said it was already being sold in other states, and was not a powdered milk, but rather a fluid made out of vegetable oils. Vegetable-fat frozen dessert was already being sold throughout Iowa.

Construction of a new Burlington Railroad passenger depot in Creston was approved by the board of directors of the railroad system and work planned to be started in the spring.

Plans called for the new depot to be constructed east of the present depot with a one-story building

just south and east of Pine Street.

Franklin Kinkade of Creston was granted a patent by the U.S. Patent Office on one portion of the trench-tractor excavating and tile-laying machine he had developed. The patent was on the leveling scraper assembly. Two other patents were pending on the tile-laying portion and the box portion which expands the metal sides to prevent ditch cave-ins.

A garage and home were destroyed when a fire that started with fumes from a punctured gasoline tank were ignited by a heating stove. The Martin and Son garage at 301 E. Montgomery St. had fire spread through the building by explosions and spread to the adjoining residence occupied by the Raymond Brown family.

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judged by a panel.

For contest purposes, burgers are judged 50 percent on taste, 30 percent on appearance and presentation, 10 percent on proper cooking temperature and degree of doneness, and 10 percent overall.

Elm’s Club has never won the contest, despite being named a finalist five years in a row.

That’s not all bad, however. King notes winners are no longer eligible to enter the contest.

“I guess it’s a blessing in disguise we keep getting nominated back in,” King said.

“Each year it kind of refreshes everybody’s memory that the Elm’s Club is there in Creston and let’s go see it. It’s a fun contest.”

Since the contest began in 2010, Elm’s Club is tied for the second most appearances in the finals. Elm’s Club and The Ritz in Arnold’s Park have each been named top 10 finalists five times. Ankeny Diner in Ankeny holds the honor of most finals appearances with six.

The number of nominations for each restaurant is not disclosed, but King said more than 700 paper nominations were filled out at Elm’s Club.

Being named a finalist often creates a boost in business.

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In a feature story for Progress 2007, Ron “Fox” and Ruth Clinton share a conversation during a men’s basketball game at Southwestern Community College. The couple came to Creston in 1959. Ruth spent 35 years teaching at Creston Elementary School, while Fox spent 42 years coaching and teaching at SWCC and Creston High School.

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Donna King, co-owner of Elm’s Club in Creston, prepares a burger during the Wednesday afternoon lunch rush at Elm’s Club. The Creston restaurant was named a top 10 finalist in Iowa’s Best Burger contest for the fifth straight year.

ahead of time we made it to top 10, they warn us to make extra burgers because you’ll see an influx of new people or business,” King said. “There’s a group of foodies that goes to the top 10 places just to make the rounds. We’ll get a few of those that pass through.”

King said it’s not uncommon to prepare 20 to 30 pounds of hamburger for a normal day. Once the restaurant is named a top 10 finalist, however, King estimated that number increases by at least 50 percent.

Elm’s Club employees begin preparing for the lunch rush at 8 a.m. every morning,

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“Celebrating Iowa’s best burgers is a subtle way to say ‘thank you’ to our hardworking cattlemen and women across the state,” said Katie Olthoff, director of communications for the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association.

King said she’s proud to have Elm’s Club be part of the contest.

“I want to thank the Beef Industry Council, Cattlemen’s Association and the Union County Cattlemen to sponsor the contest,” King said. “We can’t do it without our staff and we can’t do it without our customers. We’re very lucky to have a good business and very appreciative to have a good business. Win, lose or draw, we just want a good product.”

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The Southwestern Community College Drama Club will be performing Neil Simon’s hilarious comedy,”God’s Favorite,” 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the SWCC Performing Arts Center, 1501 W. Townline St., in Creston.

Tickets are $5 for students and $7 for the general public, and may be purchased at the door.

The play is directed by Kelly Franklin, SWCC Drama Club sponsor and college English instructor.

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Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) open meeting, 7:30 p.m., St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. DivorceCare, a divorce recovery seminar and support group, 6 to 9 p.m., Crest Haven Care Centre, 1000 E. Howard St. Contact person: Andrea, (641) 346-2532.

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

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FOR THE RECORD James Jeffrey Reese, 62, of Bridgewater and Matthew Ryan Johnson, 27, of Fontanelle were each charged with trespassing and fifth-degree criminal mischief 7:35 p.m. March 17 in Adair County.

According to an Adair County Sheriff report, officers were dispatched to the west edge of Bridgewater for two people trespassing on a victim’s land and cutting down a tree. Upon arrival to the property, owned

by Dennis Paul Lundy of Fontanelle, at the intersection of 280th and West First streets in Bridgewater, the two people were gone. Officers went to 402 N. Main St., in Bridgewater and made contact with individuals who were seen by a witness as being on the property. Reese and Johnson both said they thought they could walk through creeks and cut down trees on the creek banks without trespassing.

Reese and Johnson were each cited and released.

—————— Ashley Mae Fees, 29, of Orient was charged with domestic abuse assault and Robert Wayne Long, 42, also of Orient was charged with obstruction of emergency communication and domestic abuse assault 6:27 p.m. March 19 in Adair County.

According to an Adair County Sheriff report, Fees committed domestic abuse upon Long, whom she resides with and has a child with, causing minor visible injury.

Long prevented 911 communication by Fees by taking the phone away from her to prevent her calling 911 for assistance. Long also committed domestic abuse upon Fees, causing minor visible injury.

Fees and Long were each released on their own recognizance.

—————— Dakota Nicholas Runde-Leto, 19, of Stuart was charged with unlawful possession of a prescription

drug, drug tax stamp violations, possession of a controlled substance and keeping a premises or vehicle for a controlled substance 5:14 p.m. March 19 in Adair County.

According to an Adair County Sheriff report, officers stopped a silver, fourdoor sedan for a speeding violation near 130th Street on Highway 25. Officers turned around and the vehicle immediately turned west onto 130th Street.

Officers caught the vehicle near the intersection of 130th Street and Marion Avenue. Officers made a driver’s side approach.

Once at the window, officers detected an overwhelming odor of raw marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. Officers asked the driver back to the patrol vehicle and began issuing a citation for the speed violation. While speaking to the driver, officers asked him about marijuana because of the odor coming from the vehicle. The driver admitted to possessing a large bag of marijuana in the vehicle. Officers executed a probable cause search on the vehicle and found a gray bag containing two heat-sealed bags of marijuana, a bag containing 49 pills labeled Adderall and a yellow rubber containing THC wax.

Officers interviewed the subject, who admitted to selling marijuana and said he bought the marijuana from a subject in Des Moines with the intent of selling it for monetary gains.

Runde-Leto was released on $5,000 bond.

—————— John Michael Burgoyne, 39, of Greenfield was charged on an Adair County warrant for fourth-degree theft 9:31 p.m. March 19 in Adair County.

Burgoyne was released on $1,000 bond.

—————— Jesse Andrew Queener, 20, of Stuart was charged with carrying weapons and possession with intent to deliver 8:54 p.m. March 20 in Adair County.

According to an Adair County Sheriff report, Queener knowingly possessed a loaded handgun without the right to do so.

Queener also knowingly possessed less than 50 kilograms of marijuana with the intent to deliver.

Queener was being held on $5,000 bond.

—————— James Jeffrey Reese, 62, of Bridgewater was charged with driving while suspended 5:21 p.m. March 22 in Adair County.

Reese was cited and released.

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Accident, 5:14 a.m., March 19.

Assistance, 8:24 a.m., March 19.

Grass fire, 11:52 a.m., March 19.

Grass fire, 12:04 p.m., March 19.

Traffic complaint, 1:08 p.m., March 19.

Domestic dispute, 1:19 p.m., March 19.

Accident, 1:57 p.m., March 19.

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Traffic complaint, 5:56 p.m., March 19.

Medical, 6:34 p.m., March 19.

Medical, 8:31 p.m., March 19.

Noise complaint, 12:53 a.m., March 20.

Medical, 11:16 a.m., March 20.

Dump complaint, 11:30 a.m., March 20.

Court order, 4:45 p.m., March 20.

Court order, 4:55 p.m., March 20.

Traffic complaint, 7:17 p.m., March 20.

Medical, 7:35 p.m., March 20.

Assistance, 7:47 p.m., March 20.

Medical, 7:49 p.m., March 20.

Medical, 8:19 p.m., March 20.

Medical, 9:43 p.m., March 20.

Accident, 10:42 a.m., March 21.

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Burglary, 1:14 p.m., March 21.

Assistance, 1:56 p.m., March 21.

Assistance, 6:48 p.m., March 21.

Grass fire, 2:29 p.m., March 22.

Suspicious vehicle, 6:12 p.m., March 22.

Civil papers, 7:47 p.m., March 22.

Domestic disturbance, 9:13 p.m., March 22.

Suspicious vehicle, 7:36 a.m., March 23.

Suspicious vehicle, 9:11 a.m., March 23.

Traffic complaint, 11:19 a.m., March 23.

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Medical, 2:40 p.m., March 23.

Suspicious activity, 3:50 p.m., March 23.

Traffic hazard, 3:58 p.m., March 23.

Court order, 5:25 p.m., March 23.

Assistance, 7:19 p.m., March 23.

Medical, 8:15 p.m., March 23.

Grass fire, 9:34 p.m., March 23.

Assistance, 12:25 a.m., Friday.

Accident, 2:12 a.m., Friday.

Assistance, 7:12 a.m., Friday.

Medical, 8:13 a.m., Friday.

Grass fire, 9:19 a.m., Friday.

Traffic complaint, 9:46 a.m., Friday.

Court-ordered transport, 10:45 a.m., Friday.

Assistance, 12:24 p.m., Friday.

Medical, 3:32 p.m., Friday.

Court-ordered exchange, 3:38 p.m., Friday.

Medical, 8:07 p.m., Friday.

Assistance, 2:11 a.m., Saturday.

Welfare check, 2:20 a.m., Saturday.

Property dispute, 11:36 a.m., Saturday.

Assistance, 1:52 p.m., Saturday.

Traffic complaint, 2:45 p.m., Saturday.

Suspicious individuals, 6:16 p.m., Saturday.

Assistance, 6:32 p.m., Saturday.

Civil papers, 8:06 p.m., Saturday.

Traffic hazard, 8:55 p.m., Saturday.

Civil papers, 9:42 p.m., Saturday.

Medical, 9:53 p.m., Saturday.

Traffic complaint, 10:21 p.m., Saturday.

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OPINION

Creston News Advertiser | Thursday, March 30, 2017

Making progress on Progress And breathe.

After a long three months of wondering when, or even if, our annual Progress edition was going to come together with us being short of staff, I can finally breathe.

As I write this column, the final story has been finished and page design on the final section for Friday is all but complete.

Finally, I can breathe.

It has been quite the adventure getting to this point. I cannot even begin to quantify the number of times I felt certain it wasn’t going to come together.

The past month, especially, has been spent cranking out as many Progress stories as possible, with me often squeezing in three to four interviews per week and desperately trying to get stories written over the weekends.

But, the good news is it is all but finished now. And, I’m proud of what we have put together.

For the longest time, I won-

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dered what our readers would think of this year’s Progress edition.

So far, through the first three days, I have heard nothing but positive comments about our Progress sections.

That has been a huge relief to me, since so much time was put into making these special sections come together while we have been short of staff.

They certainly would not have come together had it not been for Kelsey Haugen working diligently to get as many Progress stories done prior to her departure at the end of December.

For a long time, her stories were the only ones that were complete, as various other proj-

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ects kept popping up that would delay my start on Progress. But, I always felt like I was in a good position thanks to the number of stories she finished before she left.

Along the way, we’ve received help from our former employee and good friend of mine, Jake Waddingham. He has always been a valuable asset for us when it comes to the Southwest Iowa Ag Mag, or just when I’m in a pinch and need help with a random story.

Having Jake being willing to step up and take on several Progress stories helped immensely.

Our sports guys – Ryan Kronberg and Kaleb Carter – also each stepped up to write a few stories. I tried to avoid resorting to having them write Progress stories for us since they’re so busy throughout the course of the entire year.

But, given our staffing situation, I finally had to give in and

ask. But they were also asking if they could help. That speaks to their character that they would volunteer to help out even though they’re constantly busy.

Of course, Larry Peterson chipped in with a few stories, as well. Larry, as always, has been a valuable resource during the Progress season.

And, I cannot thank Bailey Poolman enough for the work she’s done on Progress and for putting up with me during the Progress season.

Between being short of staff and trying to get all of the Progress stories and sections finished, I have been more than a little stressed. At times, I’m sure I’ve been very demanding of Bailey.

But, through it all, she has handled it well and put in the work needed to make it become a reality.

I’m sure it hasn’t been easy to work for me during this stretch, but Bailey has done a wonder-

ful job of putting her nose to the grindstone.

To everyone who has helped out with Progress, I can’t thank you enough. And, to all the people who allowed us to write a story about you, I can’t thank you enough, either.

I’ve greatly enjoyed making new connections with the stories I have written and learning more about people I already knew with other stories.

I hope everyone enjoys the final few Progress sections as much as you’ve enjoyed the first few.

I’m ecstatic to finally be done with Progress and able to move on to the next project.

Now, just do me a favor and don’t say the word “Progress” to me until next year.

••• Contact the writer: Twitter – @scottvicker Email – svicker@crestonnews. com

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

NFL owners voted to allow the Oakland Raiders to move to Las Vegas, which has 24-hour gambling, bars, strip clubs, and brothels. They’ll be lucky if they can field two teams by the time Sundays roll round. The sign at the city limits reads, “Welcome to Las Vegas – A Work-Free Drug Place.”

Rap star Wiz Khalifa drew a rebuke from police in Colombia Saturday for smoking marijuana at the tomb of Pablo Escobar. It also offended a lot of Baby Boomers in Los Angeles. Marijuana’s fine as far as it goes but it has no place at this sacred monument to cocaine back when it was cocaine.

North Korea’s dictator Kim Jung Un issued more warnings Tuesday while his nation prepared for a nuclear bomb test.

It’s chilling. Kim recently gave a warlike speech while standing beneath the three symbols of North Korean communism, the hammer, the sickle and the Super Cuts electric razor.

London Muslim women locked arms in solidarity Sunday to protest Islamic extremism under which some of them must live worldwide. They get no respect.

If there’s one advantage to being in the Taliban it’s that you can divorce and remarry without having to change the photo on your desk.

Democratic National Party Chairman Tom Perez took over the party this week with a mission to overhaul the party’s direction

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and energy and give it new life.

This guy’s not kidding around.

On Tuesday, Tom Perez ordered all DNC staffers to resign, causing four network newscasts to go dark.

President Trump decided not to throw out the first pitch at the Nationals home opener Monday in Washington, D.C. That’s probably not in his best interest. However, before the game, the president will take a fungo bat and hit long fly balls to the outfielders to find out how high the wall needs to be.

Russia’s government lodged a protest with the Trump administration charging that President Trump was provoking hostilities by sending U.S. warships into the Black Sea Tuesday. U.S.-Russia tensions heated up quickly. Democrats charged President Trump with violating his oath of collusion.

White House adviser Steve Bannon was spotted on Capitol Hill working with GOP factions to create a health care bill that can pass. Last week’s health care bill was unpopular with insurers, conservatives, seniors, doctors and poor people. Polls said it was the most unpopular bill since Cosby.

Congress launched a new at-

tempt to repeal Obamacare Tuesday after repealing it nine times under Obama and failing to end it two weeks ago. If it’s killed one more time, it gets its own series on the Sci Fi Channel. Obamacare has been killed more times than Jason on “Friday the 13th.”

President Trump deputized his son-in-law Jared Kushner to head a panel to try to find a way to make the federal government run like a business. It won’t take long.

What Jared will find out is that the federal government already runs like a business, it’s just that Enron is the business model.

The White House sparked debate by assigning Jared Kushner to make the U.S. government run like a business. The debate goes back to 1793, when Hamilton argued for a government run like a business while Jefferson wanted a government run like a plantation.

It’s the same argument as today.

The Federal Reserve warned interest rates may rise as the U.S. economy continues to surge into overdrive this summer. There are signs that inflation is starting to hit people in the pocket book. The grand prize in this year’s Powerball Lottery is an all-expense-paid trip to your local supermarket.

The White House is reviewing its security procedures for whenever President Trump is in the the Executive Mansion or the West Wing. Last week, the Secret Service caught the same woman scaling the White House fence for a second time in a week. Hillary has got to stop watching MSNBC.

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ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH, Browning and Filmore Streets, William Richardson, pastor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service.

Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bible study and youth. Saturday, 7:25 a.m. “In the Mirror” radio program on Creston Radio.

ST. EDWARD CATHOLIC CHURCH, 104 W. Union St., Rev. Ken Halbur, pastor.

Friday, 6 p.m. Stations of the Cross; fish fry follows. Saturday, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. confession; 9:30 a.m. Mass. Sunday, 10:45 a.m.

Mass; after Mass, confession; 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. sacrament meditation. Tuesday, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. adoration; 8:30 a.m. Mass.

Wednesday, 6 p.m. Stations of the Cross; 6:15 p.m. religious education class.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship; 5:30 p.m. potluck supper, open to the public; 6:30 p.m. Sunday evening worship service. Aspire Food Pantry dropoff site.

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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 11 a.m. worship.

Beaconsfield

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, June Nolte Davis, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service; 10:30 a.m. worship service in Kellerton.

Clearfield

AREA BIBLE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, Ron Christian, pastor; 641-336-2409; website www.areabiblefellowship.org.

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship service; 11:15 a.m. Sunday school.

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. AWANA, Clearfield Community Center.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Sherry Wiley, lay speaker.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. worship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday school.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Michael Shaffer, pastor.

Sunday, 8 a.m. Sunday school; 9 a.m. worship.

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FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 907 Grove Ave., Ken Rummer, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship services.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 901 Nodaway St., Andrew Bardole, pastor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. adult Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service.

GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH, Dan Lamgo, pastor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. worship service. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. prayer service.

MESSIANIC MISSION SEVENTH DAY, 405 11th St. Sabbath services, second and fourth Saturdays. Call 641-322-3386 for time and place.

REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH, 800 17th St., Philip Ritter, pastor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school and adult Bible study; 10:45 a.m. worship with Holy Communion.

Wednesday, 9 a.m. Bible study.

ST. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 504 Grove, Ave., Lazarus Kirigia, pastor.

Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Mass.

Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Mass; 7 p.m. youth group. Wednesday, 2 to 5 p.m. religious education classes.

Creston

ABUNDANT LIFE FAMILY CHURCH, 500 S. Birch St., Douglas R. Brunell, pastor, (641) 782-5766, email alfc@iowatelecom.net; website www.

AbundantLifeFamilyChurch.com.

Sunday, 10:30 a.m. children’s church and worship service.

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. worship and Kid’s Club. Thursday, 6:30 a.m.

Men of Honor; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Light Switch teens.

APOSTOLIC LIGHTHOUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH, 600 N. Lincoln St., Paul Vandevender, pastor, 782-5594.

Sunday, 10 a.m. Sunday school and worship service; 5:30 p.m. prayer time; 6 p.m. worship service. Wednesday, 7 p.m. worship service. Home Bible study, call 7825594.

CHURCH OF CHRIST, 510 S. Poplar St., Timothy Haynie, evangelist, 641-344-3201.

Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Sunday school and donuts; 11 a.m. worship and Lord’s Supper; 6:30 p.m.

Sunday night service. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Bible study for all ages.

COMMUNITY OF CHRIST, Creston Congregation (RLDS), 820 N. Elm St., Elder Gary O’Daniels, pastoral coordinator.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. Praise and Inspiration, O’Daniels, leaders; 9:30 a.m. church school classes; 10:30 a.m. morning worship, Ray Powell, presider; Gary O’Daniels, speaker.

CREST BAPTIST, affiliated with Southern Baptist Convention, Poplar and Townline streets, Chuck Spindler, pastor. Website: www. crestbaptistchurch.com.

Thursday, 6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery; 9 p.m. Light Company at SWCC, Room IC120. Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Bible study for all ages; 10:45 a.m. worship. Tuesday, 9 to 10:30 a.m. women’s Bible study; 6:30 p.m. GriefShare, DivorceCare.

Wednesday, 7 a.m. prayer meeting;

6:30 p.m. TeamKID, youth group and adult Bible study.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 1001 N. Lincoln St., David Tebbenkamp, pastor; Dan Fields, youth pastor.

Saturday, 7 a.m. Talents for Christ at FBBC & TS in Ankeny – youth meet at the church. Sunday, 8:45 a.m. worship service; 10:15 a.m. Sunday school/ABF hour; 3 p.m. deacons’ meeting - South Room; 5 p.m. Melody Makers choir practice; 6 p.m. family worship service and Lord’s table. Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. AWANA clubs and Jr. High TREK, senior high youth group, college/career group at Earldean Miller’s, adult prayer meeting and Bible study; 8 p.m.

Triumphant Praise choir rehearsal. Friday-Saturday(7-8), 3:30 p.m.

A.L.I.V.E. - meet at the church.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST), 301 E. Townline St., Tony Thurston, pastor. Email: fcccreston@gmail.com.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school, 10 a.m. worship service; 11 a.m. baseball opening day celebration lunch in Fellowship Hall; 5 p.m. community Lenten service; 6 p.m. light supper. Monday, 1:30 p.m. “Tootles” (games/crafts) in Fellowship Hall. Wednesday, 6 p.m. praise and worship service; 7 p.m. choir practice.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, 104 N. Oak St. Sunday, 11 a.m. church service.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 702 W. Prairie St., the Rev. Jim Woodworth, pastor.

Thursday, 7 p.m. mission.

Friday, 1:30 p.m. crafting workshop. Sunday, Daylight Savings; 9:15 a.m. adult Sunday school; 9:30 a.m. youth Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship. Monday, 6 p.m. finance. Tuesday, 1 p.m. Stitch, Knit and Quilt; 6:30 p.m. Lenten Bible study. Wednesday, 9 a.m.

Lenten Bible study; 5:30 p.m. Joyful Noise; 6 p.m. Christian education; 8 p.m. ASP. FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 400 N. Elm St., Jodi Rushing, pastor. Call 641-782-2427, 641-782-7267. Email: fumc.creston@gmail.com. Facebook: Creston First United Methodist Church.

Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to noon Friday.

Thursday, 6:30 p.m. prayer meeting. Saturday, 4:30 p.m. Hispanic Bible study. Sunday, 8:30 a.m.

Disciple Sunday school; 9:30 a.m. worship service; 10 a.m. Hispanic worship service - education building; 10:30 a.m. Sunday school; 11:30 a.m. confirmation. Monday, 5 p.m. TOPS; 6:30 p.m. Cub Scouts; 7 p.m. Emmaus. Tuesday, 9 a.m. Summit House Bible study; 1:30 p.m. Crest Ridge; 6:30 p.m.

Cub Scouts; 7 p.m. Boy Scouts.

Wednesday, 1:30 p.m. ACTS; 6 p.m.

Jews for Jesus Passover meal; 6 p.m. handbell rehearsal; 6:30 p.m.

Cub Scouts. Thursday(6), 12:05 p.m. UMM; 1 p.m. UMW executive meeting.

GOD’S OUTREACH DELIVERANCE INTERNATIONAL, 306 N. Oak St., 641-278-1173, Pastor JoAnna Davis. www.godsoutreachdeliveranceintl.com.

Thursday, 7 p.m. women’s group (first and third Thursdays); 7 p.m. men’s fellowship at 901 E. Irving St. (second and fourth Thursdays).

Friday, 6:30 p.m. Friday Night Fire service. Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service with children’s church. Monday, 4 to 5:15 p.m. after school children’s ministry (ages 5 to 12 years old); 5:15 to 5:30 p.m. children’s choir; 5:15 p.m. free community meal; 6:15 to 7 p.m. “Let’s Talk” ministry for young men ages 13 and older.

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. mid-week service.

HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH, 107 W. Howard St., Rev. Ken Halbur, pastor.

Friday, 7 a.m. Mass - St. Malachy Chapel; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ReRun shop. Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon ReRun shop; 4:30 to 5 p.m. confession; 5:15 p.m. Mass. Sunday, 8:15 to 8:45 a.m. confession; 9 a.m.

Mass; jewelry sale follows; 1 p.m. first eucharist parent/student session - St. Malachy School. Monday, 5 to 6 p.m. adoration; 6 p.m. Mass with stations of the cross; after Mass, soup supper - hall. Tuesday, noon to 5 p.m. ReRun shop.

Wednesday, 9:15 a.m. Mass - St. Malachy School; noon to 5 p.m.

ReRun shop; 6:45 p.m. religious education classes - St. Malachy School; 7 p.m. Knights of Columbus meeting - Hall. Thursday(6), 7 a.m.

Mass - St. Malachy Chapel; 5 to 8 p.m. confession.

JERUSALEM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 1965 REA Road, Rev. Jim W. Morris, pastor.

Sunday, 8 a.m. Bible study; 9 a.m worship; 6 p.m. “24 Hours that Changed the World” Lenten study (through April 16).

KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES, 1000 Cottonwood St. Sunday, 10 a.m. public talk and Watchtower study. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Christian Life and ministry meeting.

PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD I.M. “Mana del Cielo” The Rev. Miguel Delgado, phone 515473-2527.

Saturday, noon worship.

Sunday, 1:30 p.m. worship.

PLATTE CENTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 2396 Eagle Ave., south of Creston, Rev. Delores Doench, pastor.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. coffee/fellowship time; 10:30 a.m. church service.

SALEM LUTHERAN CHURCH, 602 W. Townline St., 641-782-2920.

Brian Jack, pastor. Website: www. salemluth.net.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship and communion;

Chosen People Ministries to hold service FONTANELLE – Trevor Rubenstein, a representative of Chosen People Ministries, will be speaking during the worship service 6 p.m. Sunday, April 2, at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Fontanelle.

The program being presented is “Messiah in the Passover.”

Chosen People Ministries is a more than 100-year-old mission that was founded in 1894 by Leopold Cohn, a Hungarian rabbi who came to believe that Jesus was the Messiah of Israel. From humble beginnings in Brooklyn, New York, Chosen People Ministries has grown into a worldwide ministry with outreach centers in Argentina, Australia, Canada, England, France, Germany, Israel, Mexico, Ukraine and the United States.

Throughout its long history, Chosen People Ministries has been unwavering in its commitment to bring the Gospel message of salvation in Jesus “to the Jew first and to the gentile” throughout the world. In stressing the Jewish roots of Christian faith, Chosen People Ministries hopes to make the message of the Messiah more accessible to Jewish people and also to help Christian believers achieve a greater appreciation of the Jewish basis of their own faith traditions.

This meeting is open to the public and Emmanuel Lutheran Church would like to invite the Christian and Jewish community to attend.

For more information, call 641-745-7648.

A love offering will be received.

7 p.m. youth group. Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. quilting. Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Lenten service. Thursday(6), 7 p.m.

Miriam Circle.

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, 104 N. Oak St. Saturday, 10 a.m. worship service; 11 a.m. Sabbath school.

Townline St., in Creston with the Rev. Mary O’Riley as guest speaker.

Lenox Ministerial Association will hold their ecumenical Lenten services at 7 p.m. Sunday evenings. The service this week will be at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 600 W. Michigan St., with the Rev. Karla Lyddon giving the message.

in the Passover,” with his wife, Ceil. This seminal work includes a look at Passover in ancient times and how it is practiced today. It will be available after the presentation. Also available will be a DVD of the “Christ in the Passover” presentation officiated by David Brickner, the executive director of Jews for Jesus.

Brickner, a fifth-generation Jewish believer in Jesus, succeeded Rosen as executive director in 1996. Brickner has kept Jews for Jesus on the cutting edge as the ministry has expanded and established branches in 11 countries, including the United States, Brazil, Israel, Russia, France and South Africa.

“We exist to make the Messiahship of Jesus an unavoidable issue to our Jewish people worldwide,” Brickner said. “There are still a few that haven’t heard of us.”

Snyder will answer questions after the presentation.

Call 641-782-2427 for more information. There is no admission charge.

SOLID ROCK MINISTRIES, 1216 N. Cherry St. (corner of Townline and Cherry streets).

Sunday, 9:45 to 10:15 a.m.

Sunday school; 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. coffee and fellowship; 10:45 a.m. worship service.

ST. JOHN’S UNITED CHURCH

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Greenfield

CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH, 2158 Highway 92, Andrew Hanna, pastor, office 641-743-0221.

Website: www.welcometocornerstone.org.

Friday, 7 to 8:30 p.m. bacon blitz.

Sunday, 9 to 9:45 a.m. Sunday school classes and Discovering Cornerstone class; 9:40 to 10:05 a.m. children’s worship; 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. worship service; 11:30 a.m. Connection Sunday.

Wednesday, noon to 1 p.m. prayer time (everyone welcome); 6:20 to 8 p.m. Awana; 6:30 to 8 p.m. youth group at The Corner.

ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 303 N. E. Elm St., 641343-7065, Kenneth Gross, pastor.

Website: www.stjohngreenfield. parishesonline.com.

St. John’s — Friday, 8:30 a.m.

Mass. Saturday, 5:15 p.m. Mass.

Sunday, 8:15 a.m. Mass. Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Mass. Wednesday, 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Faith Formation youth program. Thursday, 8:30 a.m.

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St. Patrick’s — Massena— Sunday, 10:15 a.m. Mass. Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. Mass. Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. Mass.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 108 S.W. 5th St. Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service; 10 a.m. coffee and fellowship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday school. Tuesday, 3:30 to 6 p.m. food bank and children’s clothes closet open; 6:30 p.m. worship service. Thursday, 12:30 p.m. worship service.

Hopeville

HOPEVILLE COMMUNITY CHURCH, Dwayne Henrichs, pastor, 641-338-2248.

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship service.

Lenox

CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST), 1007 W. Temple St., Karla Lyddon, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. adult Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, 702 W. Ohio St. Stanley Price, branch president.

Sunday, 10 a.m. sacrament meeting; 11:15 a.m. Sunday school; 12:10 p.m. relief society, priesthood, young women and young men; 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. primary. For local information, contact Clinton Allen, (641) 3224494.

COUNTRY ROADS BAPTIST CHURCH, at 202 E. Temple (old lumber yard), Mitch Green, pastor.

Website: countryroadslenox.com.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship. Wednesday, 6 p.m. meal and study.

MERCER CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, four miles north, four miles west of Lenox, Marcia Cline, pastor.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. worship service.

ST. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 600 W. Michigan St., Lazarus Kirigia, pastor.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. Mass with religious education classes afterward. Wednesday, 7 p.m. CYO. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH,

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UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Bruce Giese, pastor. Website: www.ellstonumc.org.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship.

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103 W. Michigan St., Michael Shaffer, pastor.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. adult Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service and Sunday school for children.

UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 401 W. Michigan St., Tim Maxa, pastor, 641-333-4214.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service. First and third Sunday, youth fellowship. Wednesday, Evening Bible study.

Lorimor

CHURCH OF GOD, Ben Turner, pastor.

Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Lorimor, George Henriksen, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship service.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 8:45 a.m. worship.

Macksburg

HEBRON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Ben Carter-Allen, pastor.

Sunday, 10 a.m. Sunday school; 11 a.m. worship service.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Ben Carter-Allen, pastor. Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service with supervised nursery during church; 10 a.m.

Sunday school. Third Thursday, United Methodist Women.

Murray

BAPTIST CHURCH, Alex Bauman, pastor.

Sunday, 8:45 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. worship services. Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Midweek Bible study and prayer meeting. Third Thursday of the month, 7 to 9 p.m. Missionary meeting.

CHURCH OF CHRIST, 430 Third St., Brian McCracken, pastor, 641340-0474, bmac2366@yahoo.com; Tyler Schultz, associate pastor, 720-670-7319, tschultz3324@gmail. com; office, 641-447-2569, office@ murraychurchofchrist.org; website, www.murraychurchofchrist.org.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. early worship service; 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:35 a.m. worship service.

Wednesday, 3:30 p.m. JAM for K-5; 6:30 p.m. meal; 7 p.m. adult Bible study and youth groups K-12.

Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. food pantry (by appointment other days, call the office).

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Sandy Smith and Brandon Campbell, pastors.

Sunday, 10 a.m. Sunday school; 11 a.m. worship.

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PLYMOUTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 311 W. First St., Phil Price, minister.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. brunch; 9 a.m. worship services; 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. adult Bible study.

Monday, 7 p.m. council meeting.

Wednesday, 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday school.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 124 S. Maple St., Cathy Nutting, pastor.

Sunday, 8:45 a.m. worship service.

Prescott

PRESCOTT UNITED CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST), 401 6th Ave., Mary O’Riley, pastor.

Friday, 9:30 a.m. Crest Haven services; 10:30 a.m. Creston Specialty Care; 1 p.m. Homestead Memory Care; 1:30 p.m. Homestead Assisted Living. Sunday, 9 a.m. adult Sunday School; 10 a.m. children’s Sunday School; 10 a.m. worship; 11 a.m. congregational light lunch and slide presentation of Holy Land; 5 p.m. Lenten service at First Christian Church in Creston with the Rev. Mary O’Riley.

Tuesday, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. quilting - Fellowship Hall. Wedndesday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. pastor’s office hours; 2 p.m. Clearview service at Clearfield.

Shannon City

SHANNON CITY COMMUNITY CHURCH, Lila Dell Greene, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. church service; 10 a.m. Sunday school.

Sharpsburg

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Michael Shaffer, pastor.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. worship.

UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Tim Maxa, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service; 10 a.m. Sunday school.

Stringtown

STRINGTOWN COMMUNITY CHURCH, junction of Highway 34 and Sycamore Ave., Tony Johnson, pastor.

Sunday, 9:45 a.m. worship service.

Thayer

PLEASANT VALLEY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Dwayne Henrichs, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service.

Tingley

CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Al Rusk, pastor.

Sunday, 10:30 a.m. worship service.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Bruce Giese, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday school.

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CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, Karen Norton, pastor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. fellowship; 10 a.m. worship; 10 a.m. Sunday school; 5 p.m. host Lenten service. Monday, 1 p.m. quilting.

Wednesday, 1 p.m. quilting; 5 p.m. prayer group.

Ellston

Passover service to be held April 5 Jesus’ Last Supper was actually a Jewish Passover. Avi Snyder of Jews for Jesus will recreate the traditional Passover service and explain how it foreshadowed Jesus’ death and resurrection in a presentation called “Christ in the Passover” 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 5, at Creston First United Methodist Church, 400 N. Elm St. Snyder will set a table with items traditionally used at the Passover meal and detail their spiritual significance.

He will also explain the connection between the events of the first Passover in Egypt and the redemption that Jesus accomplished, as well as the deep bond between the ancient Passover feast and the Christian communion celebration today.

Jews for Jesus has presented “Christ in the Passover” at more than 38,000 churches. It has been enthusiastically received by Christians who appreciate learning more about the Jewish backgrounds of their faith. Moishe Rosen, who founded Jews for Jesus in 1973, also co-wrote the book, “Christ

Cromwell

UNITED CHURCH OF DIAGONAL, Ed Shields, pastor, office 641-344-0652, www.diagonalchurch.com.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. church.

Ecumenical Lenten services continue Area churches in Union and Taylor counties are joining together in each county again to host ecumenical Lenten services.

The Union County worship services begin at 5 p.m. each Sunday. The service this Sunday will be “Kindness and Generosity,” at First Christian Church Disciples of Christ, 301 E.

OF CHRIST, 601 S. Maple St., Rick Titus, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service and Sunday School.

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS), 800 N. Sumner Ave., Creston; 1111 E. South St., Mount Ayr; the Rev. John B. Rutz, pastor, 641-782-5095, http://TrinityCreston.org.

Mount Ayr: Sunday, 10:45 a.m. Divine service with Holy Communion.

Creston: Sunday, 8 a.m. adult Bible classes; 9 a.m. Divine service; 10 a.m. Sunday school and high school Bible class. Monday, 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. preschool; 6:30 p.m. LifeLight Bible study.

Tuesday, 6:30 a.m. Early Risers Bible study; 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. preschool; 1 p.m. LifeLight Bible study. Wednesday. 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. preschool; 6 p.m. confirmation classes; 7 p.m. Lenten midweek service. Thursday, 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. preschool.

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST CONGREGATIONAL, 501 W. Montgomery St., the Rev. Jim Woodworth, pastor.

Friday, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting.

Sunday, Daylight Savings; 9:15 a.m. worship services. Tuesday, 3 to 5 p.m. Crisis Fund Center open; 5 to 6 p.m. Open Table - Christian Church. Wednesday, 9:30 a.m.

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HINTS FROM HELOISE A healthy kitchen

HOROSCOPE For Friday, March 31, 2017 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Until mid-July, you will be thinking and talking more about money and earnings.

In fact, you might come up with some good moneymaking ideas. (Write them down.)

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)Mercury will be in your sign off and on until mid-July.

This is most unusual because normally, Mercury is in your sign for just three weeks. This will make you talkative!

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20)Your ability to do research and work alone or behind the scenes will be excellent for the next three months. Roll up your sleeves and get busy!

CANCER (June 21 to July 22)Your interaction with younger people, especially in groups, will increase during the next few months. You might become a leader. You also might help others shape their future goals.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Discussions with parents, authority figures and bosses will be significant during the next several months. You have something to say, and people are willing to listen to you.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) You will find it easy to study, write and explore new ideas in the next few months. Many of you will adore travel and making travel plans as well.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You can make great headway in discussions about wills, inheritances and shared property in the next few months.

Respect your own ideas and share them with others.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)For most of the time, the planet Mercury will be opposite your sign until July. This means conversations with partners and close friends will be significant. You also might attract chatty people.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You will be very hands-on at your job during the next few months. You have energy, ideas and expectations about what you want to achieve.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Trust your creative ideas during the next few months, because you will be resourceful and imaginative. You will also enjoy playful activities with younger people.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)Go forward with home repairs during the next few months, because they will succeed. Expect busy family get-

togethers and planning discussions as well.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20)The next few months will be very busy! Short trips, ideas, increased reading and writing, and studying will keep you on your toes.

YOU BORN TODAY You are charming, likable and entertaining. You love adventure and travel. You make snap decisions that others find funny. Great news! You

are now heading into one of the most powerful years of your life - a time of accumulation. Whatever you have done in the past will now ripen, because it’s your time of fruition. (This is a good year to buy and sell.)

Birthdate of: Al Gore, politician/environmentalist; Ewan McGregor, actor/humanitarian; Shirley Jones, actress. c) 2017 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Dear Heloise: I have three hints that will make your KITCHEN healthier and safer: * Keep on hand two cutting boards, one for meat (colored red) and one for fruits and veggies (colored green). * Hang a solid-colored towel in the kitchen for drying hands, and a patterned one for drying dishes. * When putting fresh eggs in your egg tray, put a small dot with a marker on any older eggs so you will use them first.

I hope this helps everyone!

Thanks for all the years of great hints! – LAF, Temple, Texas Readers, at first I thought the reader was making a funny comment with “her” name, but indeed, “L.A.F.” are her initials! One note: If using an egg tray, be sure to place it in the coldest part of the refrigerator – on a shelf, NOT in the door. – Heloise CABINET CLEANERS Dear Heloise: My husband and I would like to ask you a question. I hope you can tell us what we can use to clean

our kitchen cabinets. They have buildup on them.

Do you know what kind of cleaner we can buy or mix together to clean them? Thank you. – A Daily Reader from Nebraska Grease and kitchen grime certainly can build up over the years. I have an easy way to get rid of the grease, though, and it involves my old standby, vinegar!

Mix one part vinegar (apple cider or white) with two parts water. Dip a clean towel or microfiber cloth (really works well) into the solution, wring out excess and wipe the surfaces of the cabinets, doing one small area at a time.

Dry and polish with a fresh cloth. This may take several attempts if it’s a bad buildup.

I have put together my favorite homemade cleaning solutions in a handy pamphlet. If you would like to order one, visit my website, www. Heloise.com, or you can send $5, along with a long, stamped (70 cents), self-addressed envelope, to: Heloise’s Homemade Cleaning Solutions, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. You

also can use a teaspoon of household ammonia to 1 quart of water. This solution helps remove oily, greasy buildup. Wipe with fresh water and buff dry. – Heloise BLUSH COLOR Dear Readers: How do you know which shade of blush is right for you? Here are some guidelines: Fair skin with pink undertones looks pretty with pink blush with a bluish or lilac undertone.

Olive and darker-toned skin glows with brownish, peach and taupe shades.

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Playoff series win for the Knicks since 2000-01, tied for worst with the Pelicans. The Knicks were elminated from playoff contention Wednesday.

NATIONAL DIGEST

On Football: A look at what got done at NFL meetings PHOENIX (AP) — NFL owners got plenty done in their meetings, including approving the Raiders’ relocation from Oakland to Las Vegas, and addressing a variety of rules changes.

So what does it all mean?

VIVA LAS VEGAS The Raiders’ move to America’s gambling capital was a slam dunk once Bank of America came aboard with a $650 million loan that followed Nevada putting up $750 million in public funding for a $1.7 billion stadium.

Oakland never really had a plan that enticed Raiders owner Mark Davis nor other NFL team bosses.

This relocation is unlike the Rams moving to Los Angeles, then the Chargers following them there; yes, three teams switching homes in about one year’s time.

This is the NFL following much of America — at least the part that is enamored of sports — in changing its perception of Sin City, the gambling capital of this nation.

Commissioner Roger Goodell said as much this week.

“I would probably tell you that I think society has probably had a little bit of a change with respect to gambling in general,” Goodell said.

“I think we still strongly oppose it in that room, and otherwise, legalized sports gambling. The integrity of our game is No. 1. We will not compromise on that.

“But I also believe that Las Vegas is not the same city it was 10 years ago or 20 years ago. It’s a much more diverse city.

It has become an entertainment mecca. It’s the fastest-growing city in the country.

“So I think when you look at it today versus what it was a decade or two ago, I think it’s a much different city. And they made a very compelling proposal, which the owners obviously approved overwhelmingly.”

Also look for the Raiders, perhaps with some help from the league, to find a way to play home games outside of Oakland in 2019. They have lease options for the Coliseum for the next two years, and the Las Vegas stadium won’t be ready until 2020.

CENTRALIZED VIDEO REVIEWS This is not as major a step as some might think.

Yes, the referee no longer will make the final decision, which will come from officiating chief Dean Blandino and his staff in New York. He will have input, but it makes sense for the crew at NFL headquarters to be the ultimate arbiter.

There is one person monitoring every game, and supervisors and overseers in the room. They have the opportunity to view replays even before the referee gets involved.

They also are removed from the scene, if you will, bringing a more measured approach to the review. No cacophony from the stands. No players screaming their approval or disapproval. No coaches throwing fits.

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SPARTAN MEN’S BASKETBALL

Title means much to many

By RYAN KRONBERG

CNA sports editor rkronberg@ crestonnews.com

DANVILLE, Ill. — For a number of people associated with the Southwestern Community College men’s basketball team, this run to the NJCAA Division II national championship took on different meanings.

Members of the 199899 national tournament team, and their coach, who made the trip to Danville Area Community College beamed with pride at the accomplishments of this team.

The leader of this team was able to share this moment with his father, a championship coach at the high school level in Iowa.

A long time Spartans coach soaked it all up, appreciating what this team meant to the school and athletic department.

For a longtime successful Iowa prep basketball coach, it had a different view of it all, but was quite special.

For the person sitting on the end of the bench, helping the players stay at their peak, she was able to share in this ride.

Each have their own perspective on what this title means to them.

Family moment There was a special moment for Southwestern Community College men’s basketball coach Todd Lorensen Saturday night.

Him, his son Hudson and his father Fred stood near half court for a picture after the Spartans’ win in the NJCAA Division II national championship game over Louisburg College, of North Carolina.

Three generations of Lorensens celebrating Todd’s special night.

For Todd, the moment was even more special, joined by his father, a state championship winning coach at PCM. “He’s my number one fan. He’s my mentor,” Todd said.

The feeling of pride Todd had as he shared an embrace with his top fan sitting in the stands of the Mary Miller Center at Danville Area Community College could not be measured.

“It’s an immeasurable feeling,” Todd said. “I know he’s got a ton of pride in what we did.”

CNA photo by RYAN KRONBERG

Southwestern Community College men’s basketball coach Todd Lorensen, right, celebrates the NJCAA Division II national championship win with his father Fred, a longtime coach at PCM, left, and son Hudson, front, Saturday night at Danville Area Community College in Danville, Illinois.

As excited as Todd was, he knew his father was beaming.

“He’s probably more excited about this than I am and I’m really, really excited about it,” Todd said.

Having his father alongside for this special journey made it that much sweeter for Todd.

“It’s a great honor,” Todd said. “I’m glad we got the opportunity to make this run.”

Saturday’s championship game presented Todd’s team a rare opportunity.

They certainly took advantage of it.

“I was thinking all day Saturday, we better do this because you may never get a chance to do it again,” Fred said. “There’s no guarantees about any of it.”

Sitting in the stands was a proud father.

“To be there and get it

done at the same time is just an awesome feeling to see him do it.” Fred said.

Fred arrived in Danville just ahead of Tuesday’s first round game against College of Southern Maryland, having held the season-ending banquet for the PCM boys basketball team the night before in central Iowa.

The game against Hawks scared Fred more than any of them.

“The first game was the hardest on me,” Fred said.

“They’re playing the number 16 seed. They’re supposed to win.”

Fred, Todd’s sister Gina and two of her boys were in Danville for the final three games, wins over Pima, Richard Bland and Louisburg.

Fred was amazed at how well Todd stayed poised and under control on the sideline throughout the week.

“He did a great job of himself being under control,” Fred said. “He might have been really nervous, but he didn’t show that.”

In turn, that kept the players calm.

“That’s important when you’re around your players,” Fred said.

Sitting in the bleachers with Gina, Todd’s mom, just to the right of half court, was a bit different for the longtime Mustangs coach.

“You just feel like when you’re in the stands that you have no control,” Fred said. “Sometimes as a coach, you’re not sure how much have either, but at least you can make some decisions that might help the way the game comes out. You’re just sitting there and you’re like everyone else.”

Being their all week was a special moment for one of Iowa’s more successful prep

coaches.

“Sitting there and watching and enjoying it, trying to enjoy the whole week was phenomenal,” Fred said.

After the game, Hudson, Todd and Fred stood together.

Two generations of championship coaches.

Three generations of Lorensen’s.

“That was pretty cool,” Fred said.

The basketball traits are now being passed on from Todd to Hudson.

“Like Todd was when he was growing up, he’s been around the game a lot,” Fred said. “It’s neat to see the path he has for him.

“It’s been passed down from generation to generation. It’s a pretty cool deal.”

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Several members of the 1998-99 Southwestern Community College men’s basketball team, including coach Bill Taylor, right, reunited to watch the current team win the NJCAA Division II national championship last week at Danville Area Community College in Ndaville, Illinois.

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Longtime Spartan coach savors journey

Ron ‘Fox’ Clinton has Last Spartan nation- seen many basketball games al team reunites to in Spartan Gym over the cheer this team on years.

Several members of the 1998-99 team, the last Southwestern team to reach the national tournament, were in the stands for the several games.

As proud former players, they were their providing vocal support as part of Spartan Nation.

“It was really cool. We got into it even,” said T.J. Tassell.

For the former players, it made the road trip worth it.

“We drove all the way way out here. We were hoping to see this,” Tassell said.

“It made the road trip worth it.”

There were plenty of conversations of old times, old games.

“Even more, it was a good time talking about the old days here,” Tassell.

Sitting together in the stands, the players reminisced about those games they shared back in Creston, “It was really great to catch up with old teammates, that was my favorite part,” said Brian Werner.

The players beamed at what this season’s team did.

“It’s great to see success from your alma mater,” Werner said.

This season’s team reaching Danville provided an opportunity to catch up like they had not in some time.

“It was great to come back and see old faces that you haven’t seen in quite some time,” Werner said. “This team gave us that opportunity.”

They sat with their coach, now current Southwestern administrator Bill Taylor.

Taylor caught a first hand glimpse of this season’s team shortly after the players arrived in Creston at the beginning of the season.

“When they first set foot on campus, I didn’t know if we’d be able to jell as a team,” Taylor said. “I watched open gym that first night. They got a lot of talent. I don’t know if we can pull it all together.”

Taylor credited the work Lorensen and assistant coach Scott Davis in creating this championship team.

“Todd and Scottie have done a masterful job in blending this team, getting them in rhythm.”

Southwestern’s defense carried it throughout the week.

All the way to the title.

“Their defense is unbelievable,” Taylor said. “I’ve never seen a team play defense like this.”

What this title meant for Southwestern, Creston and others can not be properly stated.

“It’s so fun. It’s so exciting for the school, community, Todd and his family,” Taylor said.

“It’s unbelievable.”

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What this season’s Spartan team did on the court left an impression on one of the longest tenured Spartans.

“This is fabulous,” Clinton said. “They were well played, well coached, well everything. Everything was top drawer. They showed it all the way through.”

“It was marvelous.”

Clinton marveled at the job Lorensen did in putting this team together.

“He’s a marvelous coach,” Clinton said.

Clinton was there most of the week, sitting in the same seat courtside throughout.

He enjoyed his time so much, he plans to be back there again..

“I told my wife I said I think I’ll go back next year even if we’re not there,” Clinton said. “It’s that good of a time. Everything, the show, the crazy little guy running round. The whole thing was marvelous. They know how to put a show together.”

The week left a lasting impression on Clinton.

“It’s really something,” Clinton said. “When it was over, wow, our guys did a great job.”

Trusted face, ready to help when needed Every day at practice, every home game, there’s a face at the end of the bench.

Some times she’s there to hand out towels or water.

But when a player goes down with an injury, she’s there right away to help them in those critical first moments.

Athletic trainer Kelsi Huseman played a key role in keeping this season’s team at the top of their physical game.

“It was super fun,” Huseman said. “With my job, I get to be with them every day, every practice, all the games.”

She’s been able to develop a relationship with the players and coaches, build their trust.

“I get to know them,” she said. “One of their mottos was family. It was nice to be included in the family.”

Seeing them daily allowed the players to know Huseman has their best interests at heart.

“They text me all the time if they have aches and pains, what to do with injuries, helping them get better,” Huseman said.

The success this team had was an extra special perk for Huseman.

“I didn’t get into the profession to win rings and tro-

CNA photo by RYAN KRONBERG

Southwestern Community College athletic trainer Kelsi Huseman celebrates after cutting down a piece of the net after the Spartans 77-53 win over Louisburg College, of North Carolina, in the NJCAA Division II national championship game Saturday at Danville Area Community College in Danville, Illinois.

phies,” Huseman said. “It’s a nice benefit. You don’t pick jobs based on a school’s success.”

At first, it wasn’t certain she was going to be able to travel with the basketball team. The Spartan baseball team had home games while the basketball team was in Danville.

Fortunately, Creston High School was on spring break that week, making it easier for the baseball team to have a trainer there, in the form of Creston High School athletic trainer Chris Leonard.

“I don’t work for the school, I work for Greater Regional. I had to cover games. The baseball kids deserve the same treatment as the national champions,” Huseman said. ‘Chris Leonard said he’d help out. He had practice too, he helped me cover games.”

Once that was approved, Huseman approached Lorensen if she could go.

“When he said I could go, it was awesome,” Huseman said. “It was exciting I could be there. I was really glad I could be there.”

The work assistant coach Rand Hazelton has done with strength and conditioning, Huseman’s duties in athletic training helped provide a dynamic combination that kept the players at the top of their game.

“Rand has been awesome with strength and conditioning,” Huseman said. “Todd has been awesome buying into how I want to limit them, not practice, rehab them.”

At times, she noted the players can be skeptical of a

trainer because they want to keep playing.

They’ve built up a relationship with Huseman where they know she has their best at heart.

“They put their trust in me because I have their best interest at heart,” Huseman said. “It’s pretty awesome getting that trust. It helps that I’m there every day talking to them. They know me. It’s good.”

When she can’t be there — she doubles as an athletic trainer at Southwest Valley High School — the people in the orthopedic department at Greater Regional Medical Center have been there to help.

“We have an awesome orthopaedic department,” Huseman said. “If I get a little busy, I refer them to therapy. Dr. (William) Rolston, Jake Davis, Dr. (Ronald) Charles have been super awesome. Any time I need to get a kid in, I can call, text a handful of guys to get them in and see the doctor.”

Sunday morning, Monday came as a bit relief, but was also much more quiet in her office, with both the women’s and men’s basketball teams done for the season.

“Sunday was a weird feeling. They’ve been going since school started. They’ve had practices, strength and conditioning. It was weird Monday. It was a ghost town.”

Still, she was able to be part of the ride. She even has a part of the net from regionals, nationals, a national championship hat.

“It was a super fun ride,” Huseman said. “I hope they have really good success in

the next few years.”

Title starting to sink in for players, coaches Now that a few days have passed since the championship game, the players and coaches are starting to realize what they did.

“It has,” said freshman Brodric Thomas. “It has taken a couple of days. I went home (to Bolingbrook, Illinois), got to celebrate with my family, got to settle in after all of the emotions.”

“I’m just happy we got to bring one back.”

Relationships built during this championship season will carry on for years to come.

“I’m glad I got to do it with these guys,” said Jordan Johnson. “These guys are my brothers. I will remember them forever. At our next school, I’ll stay in contact with them, check in on each other. See how everyone’s doing.”

This season will have a lasting legacy for the players long after they leave Southwestern.

“A lot of it will carry over, the hard work we put in will carry over with me to my next school,” said KeShawn Wilson.

This season allowed Thomas an opportunity to mature as a person, as a basketball player as he heads back to Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri.

“Over this whole year, I’ve matured as a player and as a person,” Thomas said. “Going back to Truman is going to be something.”

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For Lorensen, the title game marked the end of a season he wanted to keep going.

“It’s one of those teams where you never wanted the season to end,” Lorensen said. “Obviously I’m ecstatic about the fact that we won a national championship, there’s no better way to go out, there’s a piece of me that’s just brokenhearted that I don’t get to strap it on with those guys one more time, to get that game plan ready and try to execute at the highest level.”

Monday was a bit of a different feeling for Lorensen, with the season completely finished.

“The fact that there wasn’t a practice, wasn’t another game to prepare for, that’s really starting to sink in.”

Now the focus for Lorensen, Davis shifts to recruiting.

“We’re preparing for the recruiting process, get some guys in here that can helps do this down the road,” Lorensen said.

What this team did will carry with Lorensen forever.

“Now that it’s really starting to sink in, as I’ve been able to have some time to myself and think about what this team has meant to me, I certainly look back with some great memories,” Lorensen.

The full grasp of what happened in Danville, though, will take more time to sink in for Lorensen.

“It’s starting too, but I’m not sure it will completely for many, many years, at least not the true depth of it,” Lorensen said.

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NASCAR THIS WEEK

The Daytona Beach News-Journal’s Godwin Kelly & Ken Willis have covered NASCAR for nearly 60 years combined. godwin.kelly@news-jrnl.com ken.willis@news-jrnl.com

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SPEED FREAKS A couple questions we had to ask — ourselves How many wins for Kyle Larson this season?

GODSPEAK: Can he maintain this pace? No. He is good for four, at least.

KEN’S CALL: At least one.

That was easy. OK, he seems to be in top gear, so I’ll go with five.

QUESTIONS & AT T I T U D E Compelling questions ... and maybe a few actual answers

Kyle Larson, contender?

The real question should be this: Chip Ganassi, contender? While Kyle has now delivered a run of finishes befitting his early-career hype, the only debate is whether the Ganassi team is finally ready to go the distance and put a driver in the lead pack from February through November. For all the ultimate success Chip has had in other forms of racing, it’s been 15 years since his NASCAR team had a serious championship threat deep into the year.

Whose poor start to 2017 surprises you most?

GODSPEAK: Matt Kenseth has three Did Not Finish results in five races. He had four in all of 2016.

KEN’S CALL: If Jimmie Johnson’s one top-10 through five weeks isn’t surprising, what is?

A Sterling Marlin reference?

Junior reached 600 Cup starts last week. Does he make it to 700?

GODSPEAK: Guessing Junior continues to race until 2019, when he turns 45. That gets him to 700.

KEN’S CALL: Yep, but I wouldn’t bet on 750.

Kyle Larson burns down the tires of his No. 42 Chevrolet after scoring his first win of the season and improving his average finishing position this year. [CHEVY RACING/GARRY ELLER]

THREE THINGS WE LEARNED

C U P S TA N D I N G S 1. Kyle Larson 243 2. Chase Elliott 214 3. Martin Truex Jr. 205 4. Brad Keselowski 179 5. Joey Logano 174 6. Jamie McMurray 162 7. Ryan Blaney 157 8. Clint Bowyer 143 9. Kevin Harvick 137 10. Kyle Busch 136 11. Ryan Newman 123 11. Denny Hamlin 123 13. Kasey Kahne 122 14. Kurt Busch 118 15. Erik Jones 116 16. Trevor Bayne 114 17. Jimmie Johnson 109 18. Aric Almirola 108 19. Daniel Suarez 102 20. Austin Dillon 92

1. Average finish

2. Moral victory

3. 40-something

Kyle Larson’s average finish in his past four starts is 1.75. How is that possible? Going into California, the 24-year-old driver had scored three consecutive second-place finishes. After you add and divide, it comes up 1.75. Both of his career wins have come on 2-mile ovals. Go figure.

Brad Keselowski proved once again it’s not the first lap, but the last that counts. Kez and his No. 2 Ford were pingponged on Lap 1, yet he finished second. “I got ran into the back of, and it did a lot of damage to the car,” he said. “To get that kind of finish is respectable.”

The 40-something crowd is having a difficult start. Jamie McMurray (age 40) tops the group in points, sitting sixth.

We all know about the sluggish comeback so far for Dale Earnhardt Jr. (42), but Jimmie Johnson (41) is 17th in points and Matt Kenseth (45) is 25th with three DNFs in the first five races. He had four total in 2016.

Yep. Sterling won two of the first five races in 2002 and had the points lead from Week 2 through all of summer until he was detoured by a pair of wrecks, the second of which sidelined him with a cracked vertebra in his neck.

Poor ol’ Sterling was never the same, and to look at the stats, neither was the Ganassi team. But right now, in six of Larson’s past seven starts, he’s been third or better.

That’s a roll, and maybe it’ll last a while.

FEUD OF THE WEEK

— Godwin Kelly, godwin.kelly@news-jrnl.com Hamlin

THREE THINGS TO WATCH

W H AT ’ S O N TA P

1. Whisker watch

CUP SERIES: STP 500 SITE: Martinsville Speedway (.526-mile oval) TV SCHEDULE: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 11:30 a.m.), qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 4:30 p.m.).

Saturday, practice (Fox Sports 1, 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.). Sunday, race (Fox Sports 1, coverage begins at 12:30 p.m., green flag at 2:15 p.m.)

Jimmie Johnson looks like he has an upcoming audition as the frontman for ZZ Top. The seven-time Cup Series champ started the 2017 season with that modern three-day-beard look, but the 41-year-old driver is quickly morphing into Grizzly Adams. Maybe a coincidence, but he’s scored only one top-10 in 2017. “I think we used up all the good luck in the season finale last season,” he said.

Maybe all his razors, too.

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2. Mr. Roboto NASCAR has turned part of its inspection process over to a robot — the laser inspection station — and that led to an extreme backup during qualifying day at Auto Club Speedway

2 0 1 7 C U P S C H E D U L E A N D R E S U LT S Feb. 18: The Clash at Daytona (Joey Logano) Feb. 23: Can-Am Duels at Daytona (Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin) Feb. 26: Daytona 500 (Kurt Busch) March 5: Folds of Honor Quick Trip 500 at Atlanta (Brad Keselowski) March 12: Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas (Martin Truex Jr.) March 19: Good Sam 500k at Phoenix (Ryan Newman) March 26: Auto Club 400 at Fontana (Kyle Larson) April 2: STP 500 at Martinsville April 9: O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas April 23: Food City 500 at Bristol April 30: Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond

through and got strapped in and got the car ready to go on the track, we just ran out of time,” said Logano, who started 35th.

3. Short-trackin’

It may be a coincidence, but as Jimmie Johnson’s beard has gotten longer, his performance has dropped this season. [CHEVY RACING/HAROLD HINSON]

last Friday. Several drivers, such as Joey Logano, didn’t make it out to the track for first-round time trials. “By the time we got

After five straight big-track races, NASCAR Cup Series drivers get to do some short-trackin’ at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday. The half-mile oval has not favored any one driver recently. Since 2013, there have been six different winners. “It's old-school racing at its finest,” driver Clint Bowyer said. “I've been close so many times there. It's one that I want to win more than anything.”

— Godwin Kelly, godwin. kelly@news-jrnl.com

May 7: Geico 500 at Talladega May 13: GoBowling.com 400 at Kansas May 20: All-Star Race at Charlotte May 28: Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte June 4: AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover June 11: Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 at Pocono June 18: FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan June 25: Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma July 1: Coke Zero 400 at Daytona July 8: Quaker State 400 at Kentucky July 16: New Hampshire 301 at Loudon July 23: Crown Royal 400 at Indianapolis July 30: Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono Aug. 6: TBA at Watkins Glen

DENNY HAMLIN VS. AUSTIN DILLON: On the last restart, Hamlin said Dillon used his No. 3 Chevy to push his No. 11 Toyota into the wall, costing Hamlin a top-10 finish. Hamlin was not happy about it.

GODWIN KELLY’S TAKE: Hamlin was on older tires, and a batch of cars on newer rubber were all trying to pass in the frantic last two laps of shoving and elbowing.

Everybody was fighting for position.

GODWIN’S PICKS FOR MARTINSVILLE WINNER: Denny Hamlin REST OF TOP 5: Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Joey Logano FIRST ONE OUT: Derrike Cope DARK HORSE: Clint Bowyer DON’T BE SURPRISED IF: The frustrations of the first five races go on display in this short-track event.

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Baseball’s new trend: Saying ‘NO’ to ground balls Josh Donaldson and Reggie Jackson stood off to the third base side of the batting cage, a pair of former American League MVPs discussing their craft in spring training.

When the Blue Jays star hopped in to take his swings, Mr. October pulled out his phone to shoot video, a visual aid for his job as a special adviser to the Yankees.

“Josh’s swing, it’s something new and different,” the 70-year-old Jackson said. “I wanted him to interpret it for me.”

Donaldson is an early adopter to a growing big league trend — hitters fixated on producing fly balls. Or, as Donaldson put it recently on Twitter: “Just say NO.... to ground balls.”

Donaldson put his career on the upswing by, well, swinging up, and he’s not alone. Toronto teammate Jose Bautista achieved stardom by adding some loft, and Chicago Cubs slugger Kris Bryant has prioritized hitting the ball in the air his entire career. Detroit’s J.D. Martinez and the Dodgers’ Justin Turner have made millions since deciding to shoot for the sky.

It doesn’t take an aerospace degree to see why.

On ground balls in 2016, big league hitters had a .239 average and .258 slugging percentage. On line

drives and fly balls combined, they hit .411 with a .785 slugging percentage.

For those that want to dig deeper, there’s never been more to explore.

Over the past two seasons, MLB.com posted data provided by Statcast, a tracking system that records the distance, speed and trajectory of batted balls.

The numbers make one thing clear — it’s good to hit the ball hard, but it’s better to hit it hard and high.

“I’ve done a lot of research,” Donaldson said.

“I’m confident in what I do and I believe in it.”

Before the 2013 season, Donaldson re-engineered his swingwith the help of Bobby Tewksbary, a hitting instructor whose playing career topped out in the independent CanAm Association. The 33-year-old works out of a facility in Nashua, New Hampshire, and has helped a number of major leaguers, including Chris Colabello, A.J. Pollock and Matt Joyce.

Tewksbary is on a mission to make hitters better by debunking the axiom against swinging up. He felt his own career was hindered by the hitting instruction he got as a young player — he was always told to “swing down” on the ball.

“Johnny Little League coach says to swing down,

get on top, and hitters will literally swing down,” he said.

Tewksbary thinks the terminology does more harm than good — and he’s not nearly the most famous dissenter of that baseball adage.

In his book The Science of Hitting, Ted Williams bemoaned that hitters “always heard that the ideal swing is level or ‘down.’”

The Hall of Famer advocated a “slight upswing” because it “puts the bat flush in line with the path of the ball for a longer period.” That is, if the ball is traveling down from the pitcher’s hand to the catcher’s glove, the best chance at solid contact is to swing the bat on the same plane — up toward the pitcher’s release point.

“For years and years, people have disagreed with the greatest hitter of all-time,” Tewksbary said.

He’s studied video of Williams, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig and Joe DiMaggio, and Albert Pujols was “very influential” in helping him develop his hitting principles.

None of those hitters swung like they were hunting for well-placed ground balls.

Which isn’t to say the answer is a full-blown upper cut. The adjustment for players like Donaldson is more subtle than just selling out for air balls.

PUBLIC NOTICE THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT UNION COUNTY YAGAIRA DELAROSA, Petitioner, vs.

TOMAS DELAROSA, Respondent.

CASE NO. CDDM301299 ORIGINAL NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT(S): You are notified that a petition has been filed in the office of the clerk of this court naming you as a Respondent in this action, which petition prays for a Dissolution of a Marriage entered into between the parties in 2007.

The name and address of the attorney for the Petitioner is Eric M. Green, 211 North Maple St, Creston, IA 50801. His phone number is (641)782-7007; facsimile number: (641)782-6795.

You must serve a motion or answer on or before May 3, 2017, and within a reasonable time thereafter, file your motion or answer with the Clerk of Court for Union County, at the courthouse in Creston, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

You are further notified that the above case has been filed in a county that utilizes electronic filing. Please see Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16 for information on electronic filing and Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16, division VI regarding the protection of personal information in court filings.

If you require the assistance of auxiliary aids or services to participate in court because of a disability, immediately call your district ADA coordinator at (515) 286-3394. (If you are hearing impaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735-2942) IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS Regular Session March 20, 2017 The Union County Board of Supervisors met in Regular Session on Monday, March 20, 2017. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM with the following members present: Lois Monday, Ron Riley and Dennis Brown.

AGENDA: Motion by Monday and seconded by Riley to approve the Agenda.

All voting aye, motion carried.

MINUTES: Motion by Riley and seconded by Monday to approve the minutes from March 13, 2017. All voting aye, motion carried.

OPEN FORUM: No one spoke in open forum.

RECOMMENDATION FOR VETERAN'S AFFAIRS DIRECTOR: Motion by Monday and seconded by Riley to approve Kevin Provost as Union County Veteran's Affairs Director starting April 3, 2017 at $15.00/hr., as recommended by Gary O'Daniels, Veteran's Affairs Chairman and Tom Hawks, Current Veteran's Affairs Director. All voting aye, motion carried.

COUNTY CONSERVATION BOARD RESIGNATION LETTER: Motion by Riley and seconded by Monday to accept with regret the resignation letter from Steve Maltzahn as a member of the Union County Conservation Board. All voting aye, motion carried.

ENGINEER: Union County Engineer, Zach Gunsolley, presented and discussed the weekly maintenance activity report.

Road Superintendent Position Consideration for approval: Motion by Riley and seconded by Monday to accept the Union County Engineers' recommendation for hiring Al Hysell as Union County Roads Superintendent starting March 21, 2017 at a salary of $54,000. All voting aye, motion carried.

CLERK'S REPORT: Motion by Monday and seconded by Riley to accept the February 2017 Clerk's Report. All voting aye, motion carried.

VETERAN'S AFFAIRS MONTHLY REPORT: Motion by Riley and seconded by Monday to accept the February 2017 Veteran's Affairs Report. All voting aye, motion carried.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF DHS COST ALLOCATION PLAN: Motion

by Monday and seconded by Riley for acknowledgement of receipt of the DHS Cost Allocation Plan as received from Cost Advisory Services, Inc. All voting aye, motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 12:35 PM. ATTEST: SANDY HYSELL, AUDITOR BY: DENNIS BROWN, CHAIRMAN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS PUBLIC NOTICE OF STORM WATER DISCHARGE Union County Conservation Board plans to submit a Notice of Intent to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to

“I’m going up there to drive the ball, which means get the ball in the air,” said hulking Phillies catcher Cameron Rupp, who hit 16 homers in 105 games last season.

“I want to be on plane with the ball as early as I can and stay through it as long as I can,” he added.

“That creates backspin.

That creates the ball getting in the air. That’s kind of what I’m looking to do.”

For generations, hitters have been instructed to drive the knob of the bat toward the ball. Instead, Donaldson keeps his hands close to his back shoulder longer, letting his barrel first tip slightly toward the catcher. That allows him to get the bat on plane with the pitch sooner and swing through the ball on a slight upward trajectory.

The science can get technical, and that’s a concern when taking information from the lab to the diamond.

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Dated this 21st day of March, 2017.

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THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT UNION COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PATRICIA D. POWERS, Deceased.

PROBATE NO. ESPR015827 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Patricia D. Powers, Deceased, who died on or about March 26, 2015: You are hereby notified that on the 22nd day of December, 2016, the Last Will and Testament of Patricia D. Powers, deceased, bearing the date of March 7, 2014, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that HAROLD C. POWERS was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the Will must be brought in the District Court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this Notice or one month from the date of mailing of this Notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the Will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT barred.

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Mescher Law Offices, P.C. publication of thiswill Notice or one upon month from the date of mailing of this Notice to 108 S. Wood St. Avg %16all heirs of the decedent and devisees un- Washington, IL 61571 Budget 2018March 30, Re-est. 2017 Actual 2016 18 der the Will whose identities are reason- Date of second publication: ably ascertainable, Taxes Levied or onthereafter Property be forever 2017 1 6,808,864 6,465,602 5,899,045 7.4% barred.Utility Replacement Excise Tax 2 343,795 354,071 343,706 0.0% Notice is further given that all persons Income Surtaxes 3 153,000 152,283 145,788 2.4% indebted to the estate are requested to make Tuition\Transportation immediate payment to the underReceived 4 950,300 932,841 864,623 signed, and creditors having claims on Investments 5 4,581 4,567 6,061 againstEarnings the estate shall file them with the Program Sales 6 275,000 274,347 274,362 Clerk Nutrition of the above named District Court, as provided byActivities law, dulyand authenticated, for Student Sales 7 351,000 341,139 341,127 allowance, and unless so filed by the later Other Revenues from Local Sources 8 1,911,400 1,710,676 496,028 to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this Notice Revenue from Intermediary Sourcesor 9 0 0 0 one month from the date of mailing of this Foundation Aid 10 10,041,471 9,455,060 9,549,516 NoticeState (unless otherwise allowed or paid) Aid 11 36,271 0 0 a claimInstructional is thereafterSupport foreverState barred.

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF STORM WATER DISCHARGE Union County Conservation Board plans to submit a Notice of Intent to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to be covered under the NPDES General Permit General Permit No. 2 - General Permit No. 2 "Storm Water Discharge Associated with Industrial Activity for Construction Activities.

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Democrats for rejecting the bill, but on several occasions since then, including Thursday morning, he lashed out at the hardline conservatives of the House Freedom Caucus.

“The Freedom Caucus will hurt the entire Republican agenda if they don’t get on the team, & fast. We must fight them, & Dems, in 2018!” Trump tweeted.

Conservatives opposed the bill because it didn’t go far enough in getting the government out of health care while moderates worried that tens of millions of Americans might be left without insurance. Trump’s famed deal-making and power of persuasion faltered with his own party, a remarkable turn at a time when the GOP controls the White House, Senate and House.

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of the way Trump is handling health care, his worst rating among seven issues the poll tested, including the economy, foreign policy and immigration.

The same poll found negative views of five of the six changes Republicans envisioned for the bill, including allowing insurers to charge older customers higher premiums than is now allowed, reduced funds for Medicaid and denying federal dollars to Planned Parenthood.

Yet the same voters who backed their local lawmaker for opposing the bill showed patience with Trump.

“I think he’s going to be a great president,” Broecker said. “I think he’ll figure it out.”

In the districts of the bill’s foes, Republican voters and activists faulted Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin. Some argue he was too willing to accept pieces of “Obamacare.”.

“We’ve been hearing repeal-and-replace for seven years and finally we get control, and they say, let’s just kind of fix it,” said 31-year-

old Justin Wasson of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, who runs a small business. “We gave them everything. Now, I want this thing gutted.”

Shea Cox, a 21-year-old computer science major from Shelbyville, Tennessee, said the bill failed because Ryan rushed what Cox called a “complete hack job” that “looked almost exactly like “Obamacare” with a couple of things taken out.”

That’s why he was happy to see Tennessee Rep. Scott DesJarlais oppose it.

With midterm elections coming next year, Wasson said he planned to vote again for his congressman, Rep. Rod Blum of Dubuque — a sentiment echoed by other voters whose representatives opposed the bill.

Gary French, a minister from Buckner in Massie’s district, said it was a “piecemeal” bill and his representative was right in opposing it. “The issue’s not dead, they’ll return to it. Absolutely. I think they’re going to have to do what the constituents want,” he said.

Kelly Stanger of Lowell,

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“He has no problem taking heat,” the 50-year-old cafe waitress said. “I don’t think just because you belong to a party that you have to agree.”

She said she voted for Trump because “there needed to be change,” adding, “It’s not going to be easy.”

The failure of the health bill in the House may have spared a couple GOP senators a tough vote as the legislation grew increasingly unpopular with the public. The two most vulnerable GOP senators in next year’s midterms, Dean Heller of Nevada and Jeff Flake of Arizona, both represent states with large populations of older voters who would have been disproportionately impacted by higher premiums under the bill.

Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, far from dwelling on the bill’s defeat or weighing

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The House bill had already divided GOP senators and would have required major changes to pass.

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DES MOINES (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Iowa on Wednesday scrapped legislation that would ban abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected, retreating just one day after announcing the proposal.

The move marked a blow for conservatives in the state seeking to enact among the nation’s toughest abortion restrictions after new GOP majorities in the statehouse and the governor’s office.

The heartbeat provision had been one of several restrictions added to a bill that separately would ban most abortions around 20 weeks of pregnancy. The new amendment included requirements that a woman wait 72 hours before she could have an abortion. She would also need to sign documentation acknowledging

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