DAY ON THE HILL
LADY PANTHER RELAYS
The SWCC welding program was featured at Community College Day on the Hill in February. For more information on the SWCC welding program, see page 2A. >>
The Creston girls track team fell just short of repeating as champion of the home Lady Panther Relays Monday. For more on the Panther girls, see SPORTS, page 7A. >>
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New equipment installed, CCSD board aquatics director hired approves at SPYMCA CRESTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
FY18 budget with ISL By SCOTT VICKER
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From left, Greater Regional Medical Center Facilities Director Matt Buck, GRMC Board Member Sherry McKie, GRMC Board Vice Chair Jack Davis, Southern Prairie YMCA Executive Director Keith Worland, YMCA Board President Chris Eaton and YMCA Wellness Coordinator Emi O’Neall pose for a photo with a large check in March at Southern Prairie YMCA. The check depicts the amount of money Greater Regional administrators donated toward new equipment for the Y, such as new elliptical machines and treadmills.
By BAILEY POOLMAN Equipment CNA staff reporter bpoolman@crestonnews.com
Southern Prairie YMCA has seen several changes in the past few weeks, including new staff and new ways to work out. Keith Worland, SPYMCA executive director, said new equipment in the cardio and weight rooms was installed on or before March 21, and a new aquatics coordinator was hired.
New weight equipment totalled about $7,500, an amount donated by First National Bank, and installed several weeks prior to the new cardio equipment. “It’s called a crossover machine, and then a leg extension curl machine. It will give us a little bit more room and it’ll be a little more up-to-date,” Worland said. The new cardio equipment totalled about $53,000, which was donat-
ed by Greater Regional Medical Center, and installed March 21. The cardio room was also painted a sunny orange instead of the traditional aqua, with the hospital logo in dark blue. “We got some treadmills, three of them, and they have TVs on them. They have the ability where you can run on a trail,” Worland said. “We have a step mill, which is like, almost like an escalator.” They also have a low-im-
pact machine called a Zero Runner which gives the feeling of running without the pounding which occurs when the feet hit the ground. Also, there are two new elliptical machines and a LateralX, which gives the participant a cross-country skiing-type motion. “It’s been really exciting to see, especially the new pieces that we didn’t have before. The LateralX has been very popular,” YMCA | 2A
Creston Community School District’s Board of Education unanimously approved the fiscal year 2018 (FY18) budget during a special meeting Monday night. Included in the FY18 budget is an Instructional Support Levy. Previously, CCSD was one of just six school districts in the state of Iowa not using some form of an Instructional Support Levy. ISL allows a school district to increase its spending authority by a maximum of 10 percent. The FY18 budget approved by the board Mon-
day night includes an ISL of 8 percent, which includes a .59277 property tax and a .04 income surtax. By adopting an ISL, the board replaced a portion of the cash reserve levy with the ISL. “It increases (spending authority) by that total ISL of $570,478,” s a i d C C S D Business Manager Billie Jo Greene. “ W e d i d n ’ t Greene have that spending authority if we’d have kept SCHOOLS | 2A
Bill that toughens texting and driving law sent to Branstad DES MOINES (AP) — The Legislature has sent the governor a bill that would let police officers stop and ticket drivers who were texting while driving. The legislation approved Monday by the House would take effect July 1 if Gov. Terry Branstad were
to sign it as expected. He’s already expressed support for tougher regulations. The Senate passed the measure last month. The bill would allow officers to pull over drivers specifically for texting. It’s BILL | 2A
Iowa may absorb $3M cost of cutting Planned Parenthood DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa Republican lawmakers said Monday they want the state to foot the bill for a new family planning program that excludes funding for Planned Parenthood, a move that would mean forgoing millions in federal Medicaid funding for the state. Key GOP lawmakers confirmed they plan to use state money to fund the estimated $3 million state-run
program, which would allow Iowa to remove state funding for Planned Parenthood, the state’s leading provider of abortions as well as other family planning services. The decision to replace the federal money with state funding follows a mid-year budget shortfall of $117 million with additional reductions expected for state departments in the 2018 fiscal IOWA | 2A
Pictured are employees of Greater Regional Medical Center, along with Stalker Chevrolet co-owner Todd Stalker, after Stalker Chevrolet donated a set of manikins to GRMC Thursday for use in CPR training courses. Pictured are, from left, Carol Eckels, Rachel Cline, Christy Thornburg, Patricia Pedrick, Nancy Anthony, Christina Cook and Todd Stalker.
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