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A motorcade for Creston Assistant Fire Chief Mick Landers spans the length of Sumner Avenue Tuesday afternoon following Landers’ funeral at Crest Baptist Church in Creston.

Fire trucks from more than 10 different fire departments across Iowa drove in the motorcade.

Creston Assistant Fire Chief Mick Landers is remembered as being observant, humble and dedicated in all aspects of his life.

Mick as many have: quiet, observant and dedicated.

“He was just a quiet individual, but somebody that, even though you never knew him, would strike up a conversation with you,” Whitsell said. “He completed tasks, but he completed them professionally, ... and I don’t think I ever heard him complain about anything.”

Mick left West Des Moines Fire in May 2012 when he was unable to commit enough time to the department, but still, Whitsell worked with Mick on and off.

“We were sad to see him go,” Whitsell said. “He’d always have a smile on his face, but there were times when he was listening to your conversation, he’d just kind of pop his shoulders a little bit, smile, laugh. Just a very good, genuine guy.”

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t was like the city stood still.

Vehicles sat in the northbound lane of North Sumner Avenue as a procession of bright red and blue lights made its way south. The line of fire trucks, including Le Mars, Red Oak, Afton and Clearfield, Creston Police and Union County Sheriff patrol vehicles and Greater Regional Medical Center ambulances slowly made the journey from Crest Baptist Church to the street alongside Creston Fire Department.

Then, after a short prayer by the Rev. Chuck Spindler and a flag presentation to his wife, tones dropped and the dispatcher’s voice rang over the loud speaker to initiate the last call of Creston Assistant Fire Chief Mick Landers.

At the age of 51, Mick died Thursday after a battle with ampullary cancer l a s t i n g Landers more than a year.

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Members of the Creston Fire Department lower Assistant Fire Chief Mick Landers’ casket from Rescue 3 during a “Last Call” ceremony Tuesday afternoon at Creston Fire Department for Landers, who died Thursday from cancer.

“HE WOULD HAVE thought there was too much fuss made over him today, that he was only doing his job.”

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LINDA LANDERS Mick Landers’ wife

“He would have thought there was too much fuss made over him today (Tuesday), that he was only doing his job,” Mick’s wife, Linda Landers, said. “He didn’t think he was doing anything different than anyone else would have.”

Background Mick was born to Michael Eugene and Linda Catherine (Ripperger) Landers in Des Moines. He graduat-

ed from East Union High School in 1983 and attended Pikes Peak Community College in Colorado Springs, Colorado, online.

Mick joined the Afton Volunteer Fire Department in 1984, where he served for four years while working for the city of Afton. He has three children: Amber Landers of Kansas City, Missouri, Jessica Landers of Des Moines and Ben Land-

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“Most of my memories would be him coming to sporting events, so most of my memories are of him with a big grin on his face after each and every game,” Ben said. “Especially my senior year, which would have been 2011-12, the football season that year. He loved it more than I did, and I was the one playing. He just loved watching us kids play sports.”

Fire service In 1992, Mick worked as a volunteer firefighter for Winterset Fire Department, then came his first year

of career service when he joined Fort Dodge Fire Department full time.

In 1993, Mick began his 24-year stint under the roof of Creston Fire Department, and in 1997, he earned an Associate of Arts in fire science from Southwestern Community College. He also worked in West Des Moines as a part-time firefighter.

“I used to be on the truck.

I can tell you that whenever Mick was in the station, you could never ask for a more dedicated firefighter,” said Mike Whitsell, West Des Moines fire marshal.

Whitsell, who knew Mick since he joined the department in 2005, described

After being hired onto Creston Fire Department in 1993 by former Fire Chief Melford Johnson, Mick learned all there was to know about the various trucks and different pieces of equipment.

“He (Mick) was a firefighter, too, when I started,” said Creston Fire Chief Todd Jackson. “They put me with him that first month, too. He trained with me.

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Iowa Legislature OKs firework sales, sends bill to Branstad DES MOINES (AP) — Expect a few more pops and flashes this July Fourth thanks to a final vote Tuesday on legislation allowing fireworks sales in Iowa.

The bill approved 56-41 by the Iowa House would legalize consumer-grade fireworks, including bottle rockets, firecrackers and roman candles. The explosives could be sold from June 1 through July 8 and from Dec. 10 through Jan. 3 in permanent structures or tents, though the nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency said that the majority of licenses issued will be for temporary retailers.

Gov. Terry Branstad is expected to sign the bill. After the Iowa Senate approved the legislation, Branstad noted that Branstad few states remain so restrictive about fireworks.

Republican Rep. Matt Windschitl, the bill’s floor manager, declared the legislative approval of firework sales as an enhancement of Iowa’s freedoms, but some Democrats and Republicans were hesitant when discussing the possible consequences of the move, noting safety concerns and added hardships for individuals suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Emergency medical responders have expressed concern that widespread firework use will increase related injuries. Rep. Timothy Kacena, a Sioux City Democrat, spoke as a retired firefighter about his experience treating hand injuries, eye injuries and burns. “You cannot control fireworks,� he said during House debate. “They have a mind of their own. Once it’s lit, you can’t pull it back.�

Under the bill, local governments could forbid the

use of fireworks, but not the sale of them. The bill would generate an estimated $1.5 million in sales tax revenue for the 2018 fiscal year, according to the nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency.

Rep. Dave Maxwell, a Vietnam veteran, said he would vote no on the bill because of the impact explosive noises can have on veterans with PTSD. “I don’t think the freedom to shoot fireworks and a few tax dollars are worth what we expect our veterans to pay,� the Gibson Republican said.

Rep. Mary Mascher, an Iowa City Democrat, asked lawmakers to support “common sense� provisions to keep people safe. All proposed amendments failed, including bans on using fireworks while inebriated and allowing local governments to ban the sale of fireworks. “We should make it as safe as possible,� Mascher said. “What we legislate against is stupid ideas and stupid people who make bad choices and bad decisions.�

Iowa has prohibited the use of certain fireworks in the state since 1938, a ban that Mascher said was sparked by a 1931 fire in Spencer. According to Clay County Heritage, a history museum in Spencer, the fire occurred when someone holding a sparkler dropped it into a pile of fireworks, which exploded and caused the town to burn.

Ryan Odor, the executive director for the center, said the historic Spencer fire was part of the conversation when fireworks were originally banned in Iowa, but that it has become a legend over time in the state. For Iowa legislators, the infamous tale was not enough to outweigh the step toward expanding firework legalization. “The Fourth of July — what do you think about?

Fun, freedom and fireworks,� Windschitl said.

Nonprofit group commits $30M for new Omaha VA facility OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A nonprofit corporation has signed an agreement with federal officials to raise $30 million for a new veterans outpatient clinic in Omaha.

The corporation was created by Heritage Services, a nonprofit civic group that was instrumental in creating such projects as the Holland Performing Arts Center and TD Ameritrade Park. The agreement was announced Wednesday.

In December President Barack Obama signed a

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measure allowing a public-private partnership to build the clinic on the campus of Omaha’s Department of Veterans Medical Center. The $30 million from the local group will be added to $56 million already appropriated for the Nebraska/Western Iowa Health Care System clinic.

VA officials have said what will be called the Veterans Affairs Ambulatory Center will offer primary, specialty and ambulatory care and operate radiological and surgical facilities.

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WINTERSET (AP) — Officials say a West Des Moines teenager has been charged with first-degree arson in a fire that destroyed an iconic covered bridge featured in the best-selling novel “The Bridges of Madison County.�

Des Moines television station KCCI reports that Alex Hoff, 17, faces up to 25 years in prison if he’s convicted.

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office believes the teen set the covered bridge on fire early Saturday morning.

Hoff recently posted a photo of one of Madison County’s covered bridges to his Instagram account with a caption reading “The hardest part of life is knowing which bridges to burn, and which to cross.�

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Pictured are the charred remains of the Cedar Bridge in Winterset after 17-year-old Alex Hoff of West Des Moines set the bridge on fire early Saturday morning.

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AP Explains: Behind the visa program targeted by Trump NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is targeting a visa program cherished by tech companies for bringing in programmers and other specialized workers from other countries.

Although these visas, known as H-1B, aren’t supposed to displace American workers, critics say the program mostly benefits consulting firms that let tech companies save money by contracting out their jobs to foreign workers.

Trump signed an order Tuesday to direct the departments of Homeland Security, Justice, Labor and State to propose new rules to prevent i m m i - Trump gration fraud and abuse. Those departments would also be asked to offer changes so that H-1B visas are awarded to the “mostskilled or highest-paid applicants.�

Here’s a look at how the H-1B visa program works.

Is this a tech visa program?

The H-1B program is open to a broad range of occupations, including architects, professors and even fashion models. It’s meant for jobs requiring specialty skills that cannot be filled by a U.S. worker.

Many of these jobs happen to be in tech. According to the Labor Department, the top three H-1B occupations are computer systems analysts, application software developers and computer programmers — and those three account for roughly half of the department’s H-1B certifications.

The tech industry says that companies have trou-

ble filling positions with American workers and must turn to other countries through this program. Supporters have sought to expand the number of visas allowed each year, something unlikely to happen.

By the numbers Although the program is capped at 85,000 new H-1B visas each year, more than 100,000 workers are allowed in annually because of exemptions for university-related positions. Recipients can stay up to six years. Demand is usually higher than the cap, so the government holds an annual lottery.

This year, the government received nearly 200,000 applications for the available spots in less than a week.

What about American jobs?

By law, companies are required to pay at least the prevailing wage for that occupation. In practice, critics say companies can pay less by classifying jobs at the lowest skill levels, even if the specific workers hired have more experience. Many of the overseas workers are willing to work for as little as $60,000 annually, far less than $100,000-plus salaries typically paid to U.S. technology workers.

As a result, many U.S. companies find it cheaper simply to contract out help desks, programming and other basic tasks to consulting companies such as Wipro, Infosys, HCL Technologies and Tata in India and IBM and Cognizant in the U.S. These consulting companies hire foreign workers, often from India, and contract them out to U.S. employers looking to save money. Tech workers losing their jobs sometimes have sometimes been required to

train their foreign replacements to qualify for severance packages.

In some cases, companies must make a good faith effort to hire a U.S. worker before turning to an H-1B worker, but there are many exceptions to this requirement.

Trump’s cards The Trump administration can do a few things on its own.

A few weeks ago, the Trump administration issued a stern warning to U.S. companies that it would investigate and prosecute those who overlook qualified American workers for jobs. An official with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services also circulated a memo intended to reserve approvals for computer programming to more senior positions. Although the memo doesn’t have the force of law and is merely intended as guidance for employees reviewing individual cases, it could make it more difficult for entry-level workers to get approved.

Beyond that, the administration could scrap the current lottery approach and give priority to higher-paying jobs, thereby weeding out lower-paying, entry-level positions.

Trump wants individual departments in his administration to come up with proposals.

Sens. Dick Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, and Charles Grassley, a Republican from Iowa, would require companies seeking H-1B visas to first make a good-faith effort to hire Americans, a requirement that applies to only some companies under the current system. It would also give the Labor Department more power to investigate and sanction H-1B abuses and give “the best and brightest� foreign students studying in the U.S. priority in getting H-1B visas.

Reps. Darrell Issa and Scott Peters — a Republican and a Democrat, both from California— propose raising the minimum annual salary for certain exemptions to $100,000, from $60,000. The change could make even more companies subject to the requirement to try to hire U.S. workers first.

Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat and former immigration lawyer whose district includes the heart of Silicon Valley, has proposed raising the minimum salary even higher, to $130,000. Her bill also would give priority to higher-paying jobs, while setting aside 20 percent of spots to smaller businesses, which might not be able to pay as much.

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Driving tests on Wednesday mornings by appointment.

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

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

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

Wednesday

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, noon to 5 p.m., 308 W. Union St. Friends Helping Friends Bereavement Support Group, 3 to 5 p.m., Homestead Assisted Living private dining room, 1709 W. Prairie St. AA, 5:30 p.m., Crossroads Mental Health Center, 1003 Cottonwood Rd. Open meeting.

Southwest Iowa Dancers Jam Session, 6 to 9 p.m., Chicken Inn, 3 miles west of Creston on Hwy 34.

Thursday

Super 8 Club, 1 p.m., Regency Park.

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

Sunday

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. Creston Area Food Pantry, noon to 2 p.m., lower level 417 Wyoming Ave. Southwest Iowa Dance, 2 to 4 p.m., Corning Opera House, features “Paul Faye Band.”

Monday

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

Creston Rotary Club, noon, Greater Regional Medical Center cafeteria conference room.

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Terry Sprague, 310 N. Cedar St., reported miscellaneous tools were taken between 5 p.m. Monday and 5 p.m. Tuesday from a garage on property he owns at 604 N. Poplar St. Loss estimate is $100.

Miscellaneous Talk to officer, 11:03 a.m., Tuesday, Glenview Drive.

Talk to officer, 11:49 a.m., Tuesday, Laurel Street.

Talk to officer, 1:01 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Harassing communication, 3:22 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Violation of court order, 3:55 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

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Harassing communication, 4:40 p.m., Tuesday, North Pine Street.

Theft, 4:49 p.m., Tuesday, North Poplar Street.

Traffic stop, 5:46 p.m., Tuesday, Cromwell Road.

Disturbing the peace, 6:02 p.m., Tuesday, Manor Drive.

Traffic stop, 6:09 p.m., Tuesday, North Sycamore Street.

Traffic stop, 6:27 p.m., Tuesday, West Prairie Street.

Welfare check, 6:41 p.m., Tuesday, Manor Drive.

Domestic dispute, 8:17 p.m., Tuesday, North Mulberry Street.

Welfare check, 8:59 p.m., Tuesday, West Montgomery Street.

Traffic stop, 10:40 p.m., Tuesday, Wyoming Avenue.

Reckless driving, 11:23 p.m., Tuesday, South Lincoln Street.

Assistance, 11:26 p.m., Tuesday, Manor Drive.

Alarm, 2:46 a.m., today, West Taylor Street.

Welfare check, 2:57 a.m., today, West Montgomery Street.

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Free admission this weekend to all national parks WASHINGTON - This week is National Park Week, which means admission is free to all 417 parks and cultural sites this weekend.

The National Park Service celebrated its 100th birthday last fall, and advocates for the parks are pressing Congress to pass a bill to start working down a massive maintenance backlog.

Alan Spears, director of cultural resources and government affairs for the National Parks Conservation

Association (NPCA), says the parks need to roll into their second century in the best shape possible.

“We’ve got a backlog at $12 billion,” Spears said.

“Half of that is transportation, so, that’s paved roads, bridges, tunnels and parking lots in national parks, and then, the rest of that would be structures.”

Senate Bill 751, the National Park Service Legacy Act, was introduced two weeks ago in Congress. The bipartisan bill would use existing revenues to tackle

the backlog over the next 30 years. Spears said NPCA is encouraging additional senators to sign on as co-sponsors.

The parks will have a full complement of staff and programs this weekend. For more information on parks and events by location, visit www.NPS.gov.

Spears notes the maintenance backlog could get worse if Congress follows through on President Donald Trump’s budget proposal. It would trim funding for the National Park

Service’s parent agency, U.S. Interior Department, by 12 percent.

“Well, I mean those cuts would be extreme, very extreme,” Spears said. “And they would have an adverse impact on all operations for the Department of the Interior, and it would have an adverse impact on national parks.”

The president has expressed support for large infrastructure programs.

However, Congress will determine the final budget this fall.

Bring your own Nerf guns, darts and bullets. Only bullets composed of foam or a similar soft material are permitted. The Y is not responsible for lost or damaged Nerf guns or ammo. It will be wise to identify what you bring with tape or a marker. The Y will provide cardboard boxes and tape for kids and families to create forts and shields. Family Fun Night is free for members and day pass rates for non-members.

features an inflatable obstacle course, scavenger hunt, bubble balls, Major League baseball pitch, hit and run competition, healthy snacks and a bike rodeo with free helmets for the first 25 kids.

Healthy Kids Day is a free day for everyone. In the afternoon, there will be free open swim from 1 to 3 p.m. Area businesses and organizations are welcome to set up a table with an activity and information for children and families.

For more information on any Southern Prairie YMCA program, call 641782-9622, check for updates on the Southern Prairie YMCA Facebook page or visit the YMCA website at www.southernprairieymca. com.

YMCA NEWS Lifeguard class The Southern Prairie YMCA is offering a lifeguard certification class starting Saturday, April 22.

Classes will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays April 22 and 29 and May 6. The class is $120 for members and $160 for participants.

Class is limited to 10. Registration will be open at the Y until the class starts or is full.

Registration fee must be paid to the YMCA before starting class. The lifeguard class prerequisites are the individual must be 15 by the last day of class, swim 600 meters, retrieve a 10 pound brick off bottom of the deep end starting in the water and then swim on your back with brick using both hands in

1:40 and tread water for two minutes with legs only.

The YMCA is currently hiring lifeguards. Class completion does not guarantee employment.

Interested individuals need to fill out an employment application. For questions, contact aquatics coordinator Dana Dodge at 641-782-9622 or email aquatics@southernprairieymca.com.

Family Fun Night The third Friday of every month is Family Fun Night at the Y. On April 21, it’s Nerf Wars. Open swim is from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the pool. Then bring out the Nerf guns for a fun Nerf War in the gym. Test your skills and play against your friends. Open to all ages.

Healthy Kids Day Healthy Kids Day is coming from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 29, to the YMCA. Healthy Kids Day is the Y’s national initiative to improve health and well-being for kids and families. The local event

Free car seat check planned for Saturday, hosted by Stalker’s Protect your most precious cargo by attending a free car seat check from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Stalker Chevrolet’s service bay, 601 S. Sumner Ave., in Creston.

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

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

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

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 308 W. Union St. CW Club, noon, congregate meal site, restored Creston Depot.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) brown baggers, noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. No smoking.

Ladies Literary Circle, 1:30 p.m., hosted by Connie Rhine.

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

Union Squares crazy hat dance, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Creston First United Methodist Church.

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What’s developing? they ask, “What is UCDA?” desirable location to conduct Our objective is to be a key mutual benefit.

From Mindy Stalker UCDA is made up of a board business. player in advocating for investHousing development: Our viUnion County Development of trustees and is governed by an Our objective is that we are ments in existing and future sion is Union County has a vaAssociation executive board. Wayne Pantini, committed to developing a busi- infrastructure developments, riety of housing opportunities Creston As we celebrate the 20th anniversary of Union County Development Association, we would like to invite you to take a closer look at our mission, goals and strategy on making a difference in Union County. Many of you may already know all about the information we would like to share, but as I visit with many community members, I am finding that to be the minority. I am hoping that this will act as a tool for you to share with others when

CEcD, serves as the executive director. The most recent addition is me, Mindy Stalker, as marketing coordinator. A three-year strategic plan was put into place for 2016-18 focusing on four areas of development. Each board member chooses to join a committee focusing on one of these pillars and dedicates their time, knowledge and energy towards their respective pillar. Here is our vision and objective for each of these pillars.

Business development: Our vision is Union County is the most

ness-friendly climate. The defining characteristic of a successful economic development plan is its ability to support the efforts of the private sector to sustain and expand an existing business or start up a new one.

Asset marketing: Our vision is Union County has made significant upgrades to all areas of infrastructure improving the quality of life for area residents and businesses. Union County has a good portfolio of available sites and buildings to attract new investments.

in addition to maintaining and promoting inventory of available sites and building assets.

Workforce development: Our vision is Union County has an ample supply of skilled workers to meet the needs of area employers.

Our objective it to be the connection between K-12, SWCC and other training providers that help to create a skilled workforce that is needed to advance local employers. UCDA will nurture relationships between private and public sectors for

to meet the needs of all existing and new residents.

The objective is to reinvest into older neighborhoods as well as invest into new housing sub-divisions, creating new opportunities to increase the livability standards of residents in our communities in Union County.

In future articles, we will dig a bit deeper in these four areas so we can continue to keep our public informed of the progress of Union County Development Association.

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2016

OKLAHOMA CITY – God bless America, and how’s everybody?

The U.S. Navy Seals were reportedly planning a raid to take out Kim Jung Un and remove him from North Korea. It’ll make quite a splash. The plan is to kidnap Kim, helicopter him to Seoul, escort him on a United flight to Tokyo then discover halfway there that once again we’re overbooked.

United Airlines bounced back big time Monday after United management announced a series of reform that ensures United employees treat passenger with utmost respect. Yesterday I flew to Oklahoma City on United in the first class cabin.

That’s where they punch you with boxing gloves on.

Astronomy News reports NASA launched a rocket carrying 8,000 pounds of supplies to the International Space Station on Tuesday. It fought a lot of gravity to get airborne. The earth is rotating at 1,000 miles per hour, however humans don’t feel it until the eighth or ninth beer.

The L.A. Times reports all porn production in Los Angeles was halted for two days Monday due to a virus scare. It’s easy if you’re a woman to tell if your new boyfriend is a porn addict.

As you undress in front of him for the very first time, he pulls out his credit card and gives you his birth date.

The NFL is planning a rookie seminar for players taken in the NFL draft about how to handle money, fame and problems with women. You grow wiser as you

Topical humor Argus Hamilton

grow older. When one NFL veteran threatened to kill his wife, she told him that he needed to get professional help, so he hired a hit man.

The Coachella Rock Festival draws the biggest stars in rock and pop to the California Desert Friday. The crowd consists of 150,000 L.A. trust fund babies and their party tents. What bothers me about getting nuked

by North Korea is that it won’t kill anybody at Coachella.

President Trump’s job approval rating hit 50 percent Monday. Last week, he fired 59 missiles into Syria, dropped a Mother of All Bombs on Afghanistan, Trump and hacked a North Korean missile and sent it crashing to earth. When Trump celebrates Holy Week, he leaves holes everywhere.

North Korean dictator Kim Jung Un vowed to fire a missile a week as long as President Trump maintains a U.S. Naval carrier task force in the region.

No one’s blinking. The Book of Revelation never could have foreseen the end of the world could be started by two men furious at Super Cuts.

President Trump drew protestors Sunday for spending an-

other weekend at Mar a Lago, which is his habit. They fear his Florida weekends are affecting his judgment. Maybe President Trump wouldn’t be so trigger happy with North Korea if we convinced him to do his golfing on the west coast.

European Union delegates meeting in Brussels expressed their alarm over the growing tension between North Korea and United States on Monday.

The Europeans are worried that either side might miscalculate, resulting in a nuclear war.

France just raised their threat level from Run to Hide.

White House Security Advisor K.T. McFarland was coy Monday when asked if the U.S. hacked into Kim Jung Un’s missile system and caused his North Korean missile test to misfire Saturday. Kim may have met his match. President Trump just threatened to kill Kim Jung Un live on Facebook.

President Trump and Melania and the extended First Family hosted the annual White House Easter Egg Roll Monday. He also hosted an Easter Egg Hunt at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday, but the kids couldn’t find the Easter eggs. President Trump hid them the same place he keeps his tax returns.

The Boston Marathon was run Monday before a million spectators. A college kid watching the race fell out of a third-story dorm window and landed safely on top of a huge pile of leaves.

Later that day a Kenyan fell out of the same window and beat his time to ground by three-fifths of a second.

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Creston News Advertiser | Wednesday, April 19, 2017

MICK: CONT. FROM | 1A

ardous materials technician.

Mike Burton, Creston firefighter, remembers Mick working with him when he started in 2002.

“It was training day every day. Most of the time he made it fun, though,” Burton said. “I took all his ‘technically’s’ in, I absorbed them.

I wanted to know why he did this in the fire service, and he would explain it.”

He said the first fatality accident he was on was with Mick. He was 18 years old and asked Mick, “Who takes care of all this?”

Mick replied: “You do.

We do as firefighters.” Mick then guided Burton through the process of one of the uglier sides of the fire service.

He also talked with Burton afterward, explaining various ways to deal with seeing this kind of incident and responding to it as a firefighter.

Burton, who became a father in 2006, said Mick gave him all sorts of advice relating to being a parent to being a firefighter or just “as a man.”

“I would tell him thank you and how much I appreciated everything he taught me and prepared me for in the fire service,” Burton said.

“I know I will pass it on in a way he did and be the best I can be for our community.”

everything.”

Jackson began working with Mick when he came onto the department in 1999.

Jackson said Mick always knew what his job was and “wasn’t afraid to get in there and do it.”

“He liked firefighting more than he liked being a supervisor,” Jackson said.

“One thing about him is he would think a lot about things. We would have discussions about stuff, like strategy and tactics, and how we wanted to do things. He’d go away and come back with ideas and options.”

Todd said Mick enjoyed the strategic side of firefighting, reveling in the what if’s and forming preplans to prepare the department for fires in different settings and buildings.

After seven years of continuing his firefighting education, Mick was promoted to assistant fire chief.

“I thought he was dedicated as can be,” Linda said.

“When that pager went off, he was out the door. He wanted to help whoever he could help.”

Mick was certified in firefighter II, officer I, inspector I, instructor I and EMT-B, as Family well as being trained as hazLinda and Mick knew each

Remembering Mick

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Mick Landers smiles for a professional photo taken around spring of 2000, before he became Creston assistant fire chief. Mick served in Creston since 1993, becoming assistant fire chief in 2000.

other before they began dating and, eventually, marrying May 25, 2013.

“He was just a very kind, compassionate person, and honest to a fault,” Linda said. “He had a great love of dancing. We used to love to go dancing together.”

Mick and Linda would attend the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, where they enjoyed listening to the music and dancing. Mick also enjoyed camping and golfing, even serving on the Crestmoor Golf Club Board of Directors for a time.

Linda said faith was very important to Mick, who was an active member of Crest Baptist Church. He also served on a committee there and was part of the Cancer Support Ministry.

“He genuinely cared for CNA file photo the people and wanted to Ed Rose is assisted with his air tank by Stacy Hightshoe help people,” Linda said. and firefighter Mick Landers. The two Creston High School juniors were taking part in youth week at the “I’m going to say love (deCreston Fire Department in May 1994. scribes him). I mean, he

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loved his kids tremendously and he was an amazing husband.”

Mick’s eldest daughter, Amber, who wrote a poem the day her father died and read it during the service Monday, said the song “Daddy’s Hands” by Holly Dunn described her father to a T. “The fire station was just a giant family for us,” Amber said. “He was strict, but he had a kindness about him to go along with the strictness.”

Amber said one of her strongest memories with her family was evenings at home, music turned up, and her father teaching her and her siblings to two-step.

“I wouldn’t ask for a different father,” Jessica, Mick’s youngest daughter, said. “He guided us in any possible way he could. He was right by our side. He was a rock.”

Following are comments made from various family, friends and co-workers about Creston Assistant Fire Chief Mick Landers, who died Thursday.

• “He was a man of extremely high integrity and of very strong faith. You would not find anyone more honest than him.” — Linda Landers, Mick’s wife • “I remember going to shovel snow for some elderly at the church and he did it, not expecting thanks, not expecting payment. He tried to be sneaky about it, actually.”

— Ben Landers, Mick’s son • “There’s so many (words to describe him). Definitely all of the love, protection and happiness that he brought to our family. And he passed that along to his kids. Each and every day we live through him.” — Jessica Landers, Mick’s youngest daughter • “I can tell you everybody appreciated Mick. We knew he was going through this battle. ... We are all very, very saddened about this loss, about his passing. And, I can tell you, everyone said it was an honor to work with him. He was a member of this department and we appreciate his dedication and service to our civilians. Mick will always be a West Des Moines firefighter.” — Mike Whitsell, West Des Moines fire marshal • “Mick was a great guy. He’s going to be missed.” — Rick Piel, Union County sheriff • “Everybody knew he was the guy to go to. He knew what to do in every situation.” — Mike Burton, Creston firefighter • “Mick made me the fireman I am because of his dedication and love for the service.” — Kevin Webb, Creston firefighter • “Mick’s passion for this community and the fire service was incredible. No one will ever be able to compare to him.” — Jen Worisek, Greater Regional Medical Center paramedic and Creston firefighter • “‘It’s better to assume you know nothing and train and practice that way, so you sharpen your skills you already have obtained.’ I remember him telling this to me when I became a part-timer. Mick was a great teacher and truly had the passion for it.” — Adam Leith, Creston firefighter • “He was the definition of an American firefighter.

Whenever people would stop us and thank us for our service he would tell them thanks but he was just doing his duty to the people of Creston and Union County. One of his main goals was to serve the people.” — Tyler Mahan, Creston firefighter • “When 7 p.m. rolled around for shift to start, Mick would normally meet me in the bay ready to teach me something. The topic normally was something that I probably should have known, but messed up on with a recent call. Needless to say, I never forgot how to properly do that job or task ever again. ... When I was a kid and playing baseball, I always thought it was neat that, I knew him as ‘Ben’s dad’ at the time, he was able to be at work and still be able to attend his kids’ games and events and thought that would be a cool career. Ten years later, I was working alongside him and learning from a great example.” — Tony Henry, Creston firefighter

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ENTERTAINMENT

FAMILY CIRCUS®

by Bil Keane

LOCKHORNS® by Hoest & Reiner

Creston News Advertiser | Wednesday, April 19, 2017

BABY BLUES®

by Rick Kikman & Jerry Scott

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE® by Chris Browne

PAJAMA DIARIES® by Terri Libenson

ZITS® by Scott & Borgman

BLONDIE®

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CRANKSHAFT® by Batiuk & Ayers

DUSTIN® by Steve Kelley and Jeff Parker

HINTS FROM HELOISE Zucchini is a bread winner!

HOROSCOPE For Thursday, April 20, 2017 ARIES (March 21 to April 19)This is a wonderful day for enjoying the company of friends, as well as the company of groups to which you belong. People are in a happy mood, and they are glad to see you.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You will be briefly high-viz today, but this attention will be favorable - so no worries. Enjoy your good press, because bosses, parents and VIPs will support you today.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You’re excited about big travel plans. Similarly, some of you are just as excited about big plans for further training or education. Yes, you are going to expand your world!

CANCER (June 21 to July 22)This is an excellent day to discuss shared property, taxes, debt and inheritances, because all parties will be fair and generous to each other.

(And you likely will come out smelling like a rose.)

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) This is an excellent day to deal with partners and close friends. It’s also a good day for business and working with members of the general public.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Work-related travel is likely today. Co-workers are supportive; plus, meetings, classes and groups will be positive experiences for you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) This is a lovely day to enjoy the company of others - especially children - because you are in a warm, loving and playful mood. Expect to meet someone from another culture.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)Matters related to home and family will be positive today. This also is a good day for a family business. A gathering at your home will be a success.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) It’s easy for you to be upbeat and positive today, because you believe in yourself! This is important because for Sagittarians, optimism is a survival issue.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Business and commerce are favored today.

Any financial arrangements you initiate will lead to future profits.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Today the Moon is in your sign, dancing with Jupiter, which is why you feel joyful

and content. People will be happy to meet you and listen to your positive views.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20)You are content today. You realize that appreciating what you have is the key to happiness. (Negativity is wanting things to be different from the way they are.)

YOU BORN TODAY You are an adventurous, confident leader. However, you also are helpful to and supportive of

others. Your life often has an air of mystery about it.

This year you will be excited as you start to see the fruits of your efforts for the past six years. Expect your wellearned rewards soon! Many of you will be a student and a teacher at some point.

Birthdate of: Jessica Lange, actress; George Takei, actor; Carlos Valdes, actor. (c) 2017 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Dear Heloise: My two “loves” are gardening and baking. Every year, I seem to grow an overabundance of ZUCCHINI. I don’t want to let it go to waste, so I shred it in my food processor and freeze it in freezer bags.

When I get in the mood to bake zucchini bread, I just thaw out a freezer bag of zucchini and start baking! – Violet C., Ponca City, Okla.

No waste and no wanting. Let the zucchini thaw and put it in a fresh green salad. – Heloise TOP WITH VINEGAR Dear Heloise: If you want to improve the flavor of homemade bread and give it a nice, crisp, crunchy top, brush the top of the loaf with vinegar just before baking. I use apple-cider vinegar or sometimes balsamic for a little different taste. – Beth W., Martinsville, Ind. Beth, what a great hint!

And vinegar has so many wonderful uses! I make sure to never run out. If you’d like to know more about vinegar’s many uses in my pamphlet Heloise’s Fantabulous Vinegar Hints and More, visit my website, www. Heloise.com, to order.

Or you can send a stamped (70 cents), self-addressed, business-size envelope, along with $5, to: Heloise/ Vinegar, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 782795001. Place a bowl or two of vinegar in a freshly painted room to dispel the paint odor. – Heloise BATTLING BARBECUE BACTERIA Dear Heloise: We love to barbecue in the hot summer months, but it’s important to never place cooked meats, fish or chicken on the same plate you used to carry the raw meat. Bacteria from the raw, uncooked food can easily contaminate the plate and new utensils. – Casey G., Emmaus, Pa. DINNERWARE DIFFERENCES Dear Heloise: I’m looking at new dinnerware for 12 to use when we entertain. Since this will be a considerable expense, I want to select the right type, something that will last for years. Which is a better investment, porcelain china or bone china? – April T., Cranston, R.I. April, both porcelain and bone chinas are known for their strength and chip-resistance. Quality porcelain

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dinnerware is as durable as bone china. The main differences are: * Porcelain china often is thicker than bone china. * Some porcelain china brands can go from oven to table, whereas bone china cannot be used in the oven. * Bone china must contain 25 percent bone ash, except in England, where it is required to contain 50 percent bone ash. This typically helps strengthen the china. * Bone china is considered a stronger material, but both porcelain and bone chinas will hold up well over time if proper care is given.

They both are excellent choices. Dinnerware can be handed down for generations if well cared for and protected. – Heloise P.S. I still use some of my grandmother’s Blue Willow china.

AN OLD WIVES’ TALE Dear Readers: The old saying is to plant rosemary by the doorstep to keep evil away, and plant sage in your garden if you would have peace and order in your home. Sounds good to me!

– Heloise (c)2017 by King Features Syndicate Inc.

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THE NUMBERS GAME

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The age of Reds starting pitcher Bronson Arroyo.

Arroyo became Arroyo the first 40-year-old Reds starting pitcher to win a game since Boom-Boom Beck did in 1945. The Reds moved to 9-5, tops in the National League Central, with a 9-3 win over the Orioles Tuesday at Great American Ballpark.

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Seavula crosses personal milestone Spartans heating up on the track STAFF REPORT LIBERTY, Mo. —On Saturday, April 15, the Southwestern Spartans traveled to the 2017 Darrel Gourley Open, hosted by William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri.

The Spartans had their best performance of the season so far, finishing competition with 18 personal-best performances. Only 17 athletes were competing. Nearly every athlete achieved a new personal best, with some competitors reaching new marks in multiple events. Running, jumping, or throwing the best in their athletic careers.

Among those attaining personal bests was Fijian native and 2016 Olympic competitor, Sisilia Seavula. Seavula managed to run the 100 meter dash in under 12 seconds (11.98), for the first time in her career. “ A feat that a small percentage of females have accomplished,” Southwestern coach Jordan Strofaci said. “It has been her goal for a very long time.”

Another personal best came from high jumper Ronald Henderson.

Henderson leaped into first place at the competition, executing a jump of 6 feet and 10 inches, ever closer to his goal of seven feet.

“Ronald’s goal has always been seven feet, and it seems as though he is getting closer and closer to attaining that,” Strofaci said. Ronald also finished seventh place in the long jump with a mark of 6.30 meters (20 feet 8 inches). Other top finishers who scored points at the competition for the Spartans includes freshman hurdler Tony Klocke. Klocke reached personal best marks in both the 110 and 400 meter hurdles, finishing second in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 15.17 and finishing ninth in the 400 meter hurdles with a time of 59.75 seconds.

The men’s 4x100 and 4x800 meter relays also placed well. The 4x100 meter relay team consisting of Jeremy Newton, Dylan Lucas, Malik McClellon, and Andrew Conover finished seventh place with a personal best time of 44.62 seconds.

The 4x800 meter relay team of Jalen Two Leggins, Gabe Esser, Richard Wilkins, and Kevin Dietrich finished second place with a personal best time of 8:32.

For team scores, the men finished 11th of 17 teams.

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SPORTS

Creston News Advertiser | Wednesday, April 19, 2017

SPARTAN MEN’S BASKETBALL

Developing on and off the court Lorensen named NJCAA Division II coach of the year ■

By RYAN KRONBERG CNA sports editor rkronberg@crestonnews.com

Southwestern Community College men’s basketball coach Todd Lorensen has taught many lessons to his players and staff the past three seasons.

The on-court lessons this season translated into a season the student-athletes, assistants Rand Hazelton and Scott Davis, the program and school will never forget.

The off-the-court lessons will carry over to them as well, far beyond their time in Creston.

Lorensen was recently honored as the Spalding NJCAA coach of the year by the NJCAA Division II men’s basketball committee.

Lorensen led the Spartans to their first regional championship since 1999 and second appearance overall at

the national tournament. As the tournament’s top seed, the Spartans averaged 84 points and won by an average of 15.7 points.

Under Lorensen’s leadership, Southwestern has an overall mark of 84-17 over the past three seasons, including a 27-9 record against Region 11 opponents.

Sophomore Jordan Johnson, a first-team All-American selection, took Lorensen’s words to heart on the court this season.

It paid off with an All-American campaign.

“He’s taught me a lot how SWCC | 9A CNA photo by RYAN KRONBERG

Southwestern Community College men’s basketball coach Todd Lorensen looks to his team after accepting several awards following the Spartans 77-53 win over Louisburg in the NJCAA Division II national championship game on March 25 at the Mary Miller Center on the campus of Danville Area Community College in Danville, Illinois.

Lorensen was named the NJCAA Division II coach of the year recently.

BOYS TRACK AND FIELD

Schedule testing Nodaway Valley Wolverines fare well in second meet in as many nights

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By RYAN KRONBERG CNA sports editor rkronberg@crestonnews.com

TRURO — Nodaway Valley’s boys track and field team is in the most challenging week of its season.

Coming off a meet Monday in Van Meter, the Wolverines juggled the lineup a bit during Tuesday’s meet at Interstate 35.

Coach Darrell Burmeister liked what he saw from his team as the Wolverines placed second behind Des Moines North.

The Polar Bears won with 131.75 points. Nodaway Valley was second with 116 points. Central Decatur was third with 80.75 points. Interstate 35 was fourth with 77.75 points. East Union was fifth with 47 points, CNA photo by RYAN KRONBERG while Lenox was seventh Nodaway Valley senior Jared Corder easily outpaces teammate senior Brayten Funke and Interstate 35 senior with 31 points.

Dominic Cresta during Tuesday’s Interstate 35 boys track and field meet in Truro. Corder won in a time of 2:08.12.

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Panther boys throttle Nodaway Valley Multiple Panthers account for four goals in boys’ fourth win ■

By KALEB CARTER

CNA sports reporter kacarter@crestonnews.com

GREENFIELD — Creston’s boys soccer team rode into Greenfield knowing they were better than their hosts Nodaway Valley, and it showed from the first minutes as the Panthers put a thorough thrashing on the Wolverines in a 10-0 varsity win.

Gavin Woods put home four goals to give him seven

this season.

M a t thew Borha and Ben Irr scored t w i c e , Evan Jac o b s o n Woods added a goal, as did Kelby Luther. Irr assisted twice to help account for four goals. Borha “Number one what we worked in was possession,” Creston coach Lucian Diaconu said.

The Panthers were able to

control the ball on Nodaway Valley’s side of the pitch and work on some offensive sets. Creston played plenty of balls to Woods and distributed to their wings well according to Diaconu.

Diaconu noted the damage could have been worse had Nodaway Valley keeper Austin Lundy not made several impressive saves.

“We definitely put him to work but he was good as well,” Diaconu said.

The Panther junior varsity team won 3-0, with Borha scoring twice, once on an assist by Lee Normandeau.

Yongjun Yun scored on an assist by Landen Guhse.

Diaconu was pleased to see Borha see meaningful

time on the field in both contests.

“When he goes on the field, his work rate is pretty high and he plays physical game,” Diaconu said.

UP NEXT — Creston (42) plays host to Indianola on Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

Varsity stats Creston (10) — Goals — Gavin Woods 34:14 left first half, Matthew Borha 22:48 left first half, Borha 15:45 left first half, Ben Irr 14:46, Irr 12:50, Kelby Luther 3:46 left first half, Woods 37:12, Woods 28:55, Evan Jacobson 18:17, Woods 9:25. Shots (on goal) — 49 (24 on goal). Individual shots (on goal)— Irr 18 (11), Woods 7 (3), Jacobson 10 (5), Luther 4 (3), McDowell 3, Higgins 2, Tyler Peters 2 (1), Assists — Irr 2, Keeper Saves — None

Chariton girls too much for Creston to overcome CHARITON — Two

early goals by Grace Root proved not enough for the Creston girls soccer team in Chariton Tuesday at the Chargers scored four straight goals, two each from Ivy Swarthout and Carlie Schaeffer and ultimately prevailed 4-3.

Root scored the second on a penalty kick, the first on a “meticulously practiced” shot.

“She (Root) had one really nice shot from the left side that curved and hit the right outside of the net,” Creston coach Kim Lauffer said. “It was beautiful.”

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PANTHER GIRLS TRACK AND FIELD

Panthers left wanting more in tight meet CNA sports reporter kacarter@crestonnews.com

GRIMES — Coming off a string of successes a week ago, Creston’s girls track and field squad found itself in the thick of a tight team race at the Fillie Invitational in Grimes Tuesday.

While there were several bright spots, Creston coach Clay Arnold made note of being a tad unhappy with the attitude of some of his athletes at Monday’s meet.

Handoffs came as an issue at times on the relays and the girls had issues being tuned in at the beginning of the meet.

“Our season is getting short here,” Arnold said. “There’s no margin for error. We saw large error tonight.”

The Panthers finished fifth out of 10 teams with 94.5 points, but hardly far back of meet winner Dallas Center-Grimes with 110 points.

Quality finishes came from Rachel Shepherd with a strong 1:12.55 in the 400 hurdles for first place and a personal record in the

second leg of Creston’s third-place 4x400.

“She ran away with it (400 hurdles),” coach Clay Arnold said.

“Didn’t really have much competition there.”

Another strong junior varsity participant was MaKenna Hudson, who most notably won the open 800 JV portion with a time of 2:38.52.

For comparison, Brielle Baker Hudson ran in 2:34.56 for second place among the varsity runners and Breanna Wallace ran it in 2:41.64 for eighth.

“I was very proud of MaKenna,” Arnold said. “Tonight was her night. She had a lot of great races.”

Hudson ran a personal record first leg in the varsity 4x400.

The junior varsity 4x400 and sprint medleys took second for the Panthers.

Hannah Hood and Abbi Hood took first in the shot put in the

varsity and junior varsity shot put events respectively as Faith Wilson earned team points in both the discus and shot, as did Hannah.

Creston’s third-place 4x800 team featured two particularly strong legs in Arnold’s mind from Jesse Vicker and Brittany Linch.

Danielle Castillo took fifth in the 100 hurdles in 17.77 seconds.

Stephanie Hemsworth, a multiple-event state qualifier a year ago finally returned from injury and competed effectively in multiple junior varsity relays as she tries to get conditioned.

UP NEXT — Creston will head to Carroll for competition Thursday at 4:30 p.m.

Team results varsity girls — 1. DCG 110, 2. Grinnell 108, 3. Indianola 103, 4.

Carlisle 101, 5. Creston 94.5, 6. Norwalk 88.5, 7. Ballard 49, 8. Earlham 45, 9.

Saydel 21, 10. ADM 9.

Discus — 1. Kennedy Morris, Earl, 116-3; 3. Hannah Hood, Crest, 105-3, 8.

Faith Wilson, Crest, 91-5.

High Jump — 1. Kylee Neighbors, Gri, 5-1; 5. Breanna Wallace, Crest, 4-8; 9. Saige Rice, Crest, 4-6.

Long Jump — 1. Sienna Durr, Gri, 17-5; 10. Danielle Castillo, Crest, 14-9.75; 14. MaKenna Hudson, Crest, 13-4.

Shot put — 1. Hannah Hood, Crest, 41-10.5; 4. Faith Wilson, Crest, 32-4.

800 sprint medley — 1. Norwalk, 1:51.83; 7. Creston, (Rachel Shepherd,

PANTHER BOYS T&F

Not good enough yet

By KALEB CARTER

CNA sports reporter kacarter@crestonnews.com

HUXLEY — Seven meets into the season for Creston’s small boys track and field team and coach Pat Schlapia wants to be seeing improvement, or at least more drive, each time out.

Zac Hague picked up a fifth-place finish in the discus with a throw of 117 feet and 10 inches, Ashton Wills’ personal record throw of 34 feet and 4 inches in the shot put and Hank Looney’s personal record 100 meter dash of 13.31 were all things to be pleased with.

Across the board, it all was not enough to be content with at the end of the evening.

“This was our seventh meet of the season,” Schlapia said. “Even with our

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enough for victory.

The nature of the game was physical and the officials let the girls play for the most part according to Lauffer.

“It’s games like tonight

young team, we have to step up and improve, mature, and show better results. Anything less is unsatisfactory.”

Where the Panthers might have improved, differing events for the throwers, the sprint medley, the open 100, 200 and 400, they did not show the results of strength gained in practice.

The Panthers did see plenty that will qualify as individuals.

“The other six teams that were in our class, are state-quality teams,” Schlapia said. “These six, along with our H10 teams, show us where we need to get to.”

Shot put — 1. Jacob Comer, DCG, 47-5; Ashton Wills, Crest, 34-4; Zac Hague, 30-11-5.

800 sprint medley — 1.

Grinnell, 1:37.50; Creston, (Hank Looney, Ashton Wills, Jared Moreland, Camden Peterson), 1:57.54.

3200 meter run — 1. Trent O’Halloran, Grin, 10:20.31.

4x800 — 1. Gilbert, 8:29.77.

Shuttle hurdle relay — 1.

Carlisle, 1:01.30.

100 meter dash — 1. Hunter Wright, Bal, 10.84; Hank Looney, Crest, 13.31; Ashton Wills, 14.01.

1600 distance medley — 1.

Carlisle, 3:36.92.

400 meter dash — 1. Sam Allen, Grin, 51.79; Camden Peterson, Crest, 63.04; Jared Moreland, Crest, 69.55.

4x200 meter relay — 1.

Gilbert, 1:33.42.

110 meter hurdles — 1. Alex Sharp, Gil, 15.23.

800 meter run — 1. Steve Borneman, DCG, 2:05.25.

200 meter dash — 1. Dallas Wright, Carl, 22.11; Camden Peterson, Crest, 28.18; Hank Looney, Crest, 28.60.

400 meter hurdles — 1. Alex Sharp, Gil, 55.20.

1600 meter run — 1. Noah Kohut-Jackson, Bal, 4:43.53.

4x100 relay — 1. Gilbert, 44.58.

4x400 relay — 1. Carlisle, 3:35.16.

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Wallace), 4:22.78. *** Discus — 1. Amber Fistier, DCG, 96-2; 8. Abbi Hood, Crest, 62-7.

High Jump — 1. Maddison Jones, Grinn, 4-6.

Long Jump — 1. Natalie Jones, Nor, 13-7.

Shot put — 1. Abbi Hood, Crets, 29-9.5.

800 sprint medley — 1. Indianola, 2:03.62; 2. Creston, (Sydney Pantini, Aubrianna Woody, Allivea Skardy, Stephanie Hemsworth), 2:04.77.

3000 meter run — 1. Hailey Cole, Bal, 11:53.86.

4x800 — 1. Indianola, 11:00.52.

Shuttle hurdle relay — 1. Norwalk, 1:19.51.

100 meter dash — 1. Tristine Viers, Car, 6. Aubrianna Woody, Crest, 15.34; 8. Sydney Pantini, 15.94.

1600 distance medley — N/A. 400 meter dash — 1. N/A. 4x200 meter relay — 1. Indianola, 2:02.40.

100 meter hurdles — 1. Lexi Hart, Grin, 18.51.

800 meter run — 1. MaKenna Hudson, Crest, 2:38.52; 4. Jesse Vicker, Crest, 2:49.20.

200 meter dash — 1. N/A. 400 meter hurdles — 1. N/A. 1500 meter run — 1. Elizabeth Belling, DCG, 5:51.42; 4. Allivea Skarda, 6:13.37.

4x100 relay — 1. Carlisle, 55.37; 6. Creston, (Jesse Vicker, Stephanie Hemsowrth, Sydney Pantini, Aubrianna Woody), 59.00.

4x400 relay — 1. Indianola, 4:26.81; 2. Creston, (Saige Rice, Brittany Linch, Kiersten Latham, Kesia Stewart), 4:42.86.

PANTHER GOLF Somers turns it around, leads to win

By RYAN KRONBERG CNA sports editor rkronberg@crestonnews.com

Monday’s round was a grind for Creston/Orient-Macksburg senior Kyle Somers.

He struggled early on a near perfect day for golf at Crestmoor Golf Club.

Somers found his touch late, leading to his third consecutive win.

Somers and Clarinda’s Connor Pirtle tied with a 37, with Somers winning on the second handicap card countback — where players scores on the hardest hole are compared, then compared until a lower score wins.

TEAM STANDINGS CLASS A Somers used a wedge 1. Gilbert 145, 2. Carlisle 120, 3.DCG 112, 4. ADM 72, 5. from the fairway to two feet Ballard-Huxley 71, 6. Grinnell on the seventh that led to a 65, 7. Creston 2.

Discus — 1. Nick Claman, birdie and a chip to about DCG, 125-5; 5. Zac Hague, Crest, two feet that led to another 117-10. birdie on the eighth. He got High Jump — 1. Jacob West, ADM, 5-10. up and down from off the Long Jump — 1. Reece green for par on the ninth to McLaughlin, ADM, 20-4.25. salvage the round. when we love our brick Full stats from the girls “I buckled down and finwalls that are immovable,” game were not available as of ished well,” said Somers.

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Kiersten Latham, Kesia Stewart, Brielle Baker), 2:01.52.

3000 meter run — 1. Ellie Twedt, Ball, 11:26.30.

4x800 — 1. Indianola, 9:43.62; 3.

Creston, (Emma Hanson, Jesse Vicker, Allivea Skarda, Brittany Linch), 11:05.37.

Shuttle hurdle relay — 1. Carlisle, 1:07.98.

100 meter dash — 1. Taylor DuBois, Carl, 13.05; 4. Cayla Maitlen, Crest, 13.65; 8. Kesia Stewart, Crest, 14.01; 1600 distance medley —1. Creston, (MaKenna Hudson, Breanna Wallace, Saige Rice, Brielle Baker), 4:34.79; 400 meter dash — 1. Tatum Jorgensen, DCG, 59.77.

4x200 meter relay — 1. Carlisle, 1:50.29; 6. Creston, (Allivea Skarda, Emma Hanson, Jesse Vicker, Stephanie Hemsworth), 1:58.38.

100 meter hurdles — 1. Jocelyn Haack, Carl, 16.14; 5. Danielle Castillo, Crest, 17.77.

800 meter run — 1. Jadyn Frobes, Ind, 2:28.90; 2. Brielle Baker, Crest, 2:34.56; 8. Breanna Wallace, Crest, 2:41.64.

200 meter dash — 1. Taylor Vanderholt, Nor, 26.99; 12. Saige Rice, Crest, 30.20; 18. Sydney Pantini, Crest, 34.75.

400 meter hurdles — 1. Rachel Shepherd, Crest, 1:12.55; 7. Brittany Linch, Crest, 1:22.80.

1500 meter run — 1. Megan Sievers, Carl, 4:59.23; 7. Brielle Baker, Crest, 5:31.20; 8. Emma Hanson, Crest, 5:43.01.

4x100 relay — 1. DCG, 52.21; 2.

Creston, (Rachel Shepherd, Kiersten Latham, Kesia Stewart Cayla Maitlen), 53.28.

4x400 relay — 1. Indianola, 4:11.96; 3. Creston, (MaKenna Hudson, Rachel Shepherd, Cayla Maitlen, Breanna

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ing, but he battled through it.

“It’s not as fun, but good for me,” Somers said. “If I’m not playing well, it’s good to make sure I can buckle down and finish well.”

Somers is able to work his way out of difficult moments quickly.

“He can scramble with the best of them,” said Creston/ Orient-Macksburg coach Jon Thomson. “He gets out of trouble pretty fast.”

Michael Stults was the next Panther in with a 41.

Somers and Stults were pushed by their playing companions Carlton Rahn and Bryce Neal.

“That was pretty good competition for Michael and Kyle,” Thomson said. “That was really good for Michael and Kyle to see.”

Creston’s other golfers struggled to score well.

“Chalk that up to a fourday weekend,” Thomson said. “It was one of those Mondays where we didn’t have school today.”

Clarinda won the match 154-190.

“They’ve got some quality boys,” Thomson said.

“That’s some pretty good competition there.”

In the girls meet at Clarinda, the Panthers edged Clarinda 202-203.

Creston/Orient-Macksburg took the top two individual spots. Ashton Carter had a 42 and Sophia Groumoutis carded a 43.

UP NEXT — The Panther boys are at Southwest Valley Thursday along with Shenandoah.

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to simply the basketball into things the right way, playing together,” Johnson said. “He’s matured my game a lot. I like it.”

Johnson grew much on both ends of the court, as well as how to impact the team.

“I learned a lot about defense, never taking a play on offense, sharing the rock, letting the game come to me, being a good teammate, all around just the daily grind of going hard every day,” Johnson said.

Lorensen’s meticulous detail in practice drove the Spartans every day.

“He wants things done the right way,” Johnson said. “We’ll be in a drill. If we do it, we’re in and out.

We won’t be out of until we do it right. He’s very competitive and hard working.”

Lorensen has made KeShawn Wilson a more complete player.

“He really focused on getting any open looks and shooting. My shooting’s got better. I’ve got better as a passer. My overall game has improved a lot since I’ve been here,” Wilson said.

Lorensen makes sure his players’ voices are heard, and listened

too.

“He’s a players coach,” Davis said. “He’ll do anything for his players. If it’s something a player feels important to do on and off the court, they need to voice concerns, he’s willing to listen within reason.”

Building relationships with the players is something Lorensen takes seriously. It has rubbed off on Davis.

“At the end of the day ultimately the relationship with players is really important on and off the court,” Davis said. “They have to trust you or you’re not going to go anywhere. They have a good relationship with us. That’s why we were so successful this year.”

Lorensen has helped develop Davis as a coach and person.

“He’s been a really good mentor to have,” Davis said. “I’ve learned a lot through basketball coaching and in life. It’s been really great working for him.”

Lorensen’s drive for excellence has taken the program to heights it never has been too before.

Capped off with the national championship.

“He definitely deserves it,” Davis said. “He puts in a lot of work all year to get the program where it needs to be. Before he got here to now, a couple years ago the

team was not even ranked and in the third year we’re number one most of the season. That speaks for itself, the hard work he’s put in and definitely the type of coach he is.”

Lorensen’s attention to detail helped Davis in work away from games.

“I knew that coming into the college level, scouting, knowing what opponents are going to do,” Davis said. “Not too many things change from week to week, it’s being prepared for things. That’s one thing I’ll take into the future.”

Lorensen sold the players on the idea if they could be more than themselves, success would follow.

It translated into the national championship.

“He really focuses on everybody playing together as a team,” Wilson said. “He gets the job done. It’s fun.”

Lorensen took a diverse group of players, from eight different states, and turned them into a cohesive unit.

“He really helped us come together as a team and got it done,” Wilson said. “He’s been preaching it ever since I got here. It’s been fun.”

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“We’ll get through it,” said Burmeister of this week’s schedule, which includes a meet Thursday at Martensdale-St. Marys. “It moves some kids around. Maybe not everybody’s in three, four events.”

The moves worked well.

“We got some kids new experiences. We’re happy with tonight’s performances,” Burmeister said.

After a night where he qualified for the Drake Relays with an impressive effort of 1:56.68 at Van Meter, Corder backed it up with a time of 2:08.04.

A few minutes later, he finished third in the 200.

The combination was made Tuesday in exploration of what to do with Corder for later in the season.

“We tried Jared in new opens,” Burmeister said. “Jared had in the beginning of the year wanted qualify in the 200. With the sprint medley, it’s hard to qualify both the 800 and 200. We’ll have to make a determination on that.”

Burmeister noted the thought right now is to have Corder run the 400 and 800, along with two relays.

Corder was also second in the 400-meter run and fourth in the 100-meter dash.

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The 4x800-meter relay continued with its strong performance, led by Josh Baudler.

“We put Josh Baudler in there and he responded pretty well,” Burmeister said.

Brayten Funke had a rough start to the night in the sprint medley relay.

He responded well later with a win in 1,600 and a second in the 800 to Corder.

“We challenged him a little bit,” Burmeister said. “That was big for him bouncing back off the sprint medley.”

The Wolverines took advantage of unlimited entries in the 1,600-meter race. Seven of the top eight finishers were Nodaway Valley runners, led

by Funke’s winning time of 4:50.86.

Shane Breheny was third, followed

by Brycen Wallace and Matthew Dickinson.The average time of the seven was 5:04.

“That’s better than what they ran at state cross country the last two years,” Burmeister said. “We’re really happy with that. Several of the kids are underclassmen. They’ll come back for cross country.”

Wallace and Breheny went second and third in the 3,200. The shuttle hurdle relay was second, along with the distance medley relay. Beau Weinheimer took second in the 400 hurdles, while Aryll Shantz was third in the 110 high hurdles.

TRACK & FIELD

Results from the Lenox Co-Ed Invitational Monday Team results boys — 1.

Griswold 186, 2. Southwest Valley 124, 3. Lenox 89, 4.

Stanton 88, 5. Murray 88, 6.

Orient-Macksburg 20, 7.

Diagonal 5.

Discus — 1. Alex How, Gris, 121-1.25; 2. Blake Sevier, O-M, 112-10; 3. Bryce Keller, Mur, 108-00; 4. Brenden Christensen, Len, 104-6.75; 5. Jacob Webb, SWV, 102-11; 6. Hayden Bayles, SWV, 102-9.25; 8. James Lamgo, SWV, 99-7.5; 9. Zane Black, Mur, 96-2.25; 10. Trey Whiiple, Len, 96-0; 11. Wyatt Myers, Mur, 91-3; 13. Hunter Poston, SWV, 84-7.5; 15. Isaias Ramos, Len, 71-7; William Sevier, OM, 68-3.

High Jump — 1. Jadon Jahnke, Gris, 6-1; 2. Christian McCuen, SWV, 5-8.

Long Jump — 1. Drake Johnson, Stanton, 19-5.5; 3.

Jack Jones, Mur, 18-5; 4. Aaron Schmitz, Len, 18-4.5; 6. Aaron Armstrong, SWV, 18-0.75; 7.

Treyg Webb, OM, 17-0.25; 8.

Hunter Pachske, Mur, 16-9; 10.

Dustin Teas, Mur, 16-3.25; 11.

Wyatt Hewlett, Mur, 14-5.5; 11.

Ethan Sheley, Len, 14-5.5.

Shot put — 1. Dillon Rocha, Stan, 41-1; 2. Blake Sevier, OM, 39-4.5; 3. Hunter Poston, SWV, 38-8; 4. Brett Schafroth, SWV, 38-8; 4. Jacob Webb, SWV, 38-8; 6. Sam Donaldson, Len, 35-8; 8. Levi Snyder, Mur, 34-5.5; 12.

Edwin Moreno, Len, 32-8; 13.

Andy Seals, SWV, 31-5; 15. Kris Davis, Mur, 29-7; 16. William Sevier, OM, 29-4; 17. Jeran Cosner, Mur, 28-9; 18. Cauy

Miller, Len, 28-8.5; 19. Isaias Ramos, Len, 27-8.

800 sprint medley — 1. Lenox, (Jeremy Daye, Jared Hensley, Dawson Tullberg, Bret Myers), 1:41.30; 2. Southwest Valley, (NA), 1:42.01; 5. Murray, (Wyatt Myers, Layne Richey, Jeran Cosner, Josh Webb), 1:57.03.

3000 meter run — 1. Ayden Rossell, Gris, 11:33.06; 3. Connor Haggerty, SWV, 11:48.12; 4.

Gabe Gard, Mur, 13.23.40; 7.

Blake Rychnovsky, Len, 13:54.23.

4x800 — 1. Griswold, 9.29.74; 3. Southwest Valley, (NA), 10:12.01; 4. Murray, (Wyatt Hewlett, Damien Kitner, Jeran Cosner, Josh Webb), 10:42.00; 5. Lenox, (Ismael Cortez, Connor Bendik, Trey Whipple, Ivan Robles), 11:23.21.

Shuttle hurdle relay — 1.

Griswold, 1:03.63; 2. Lenox, (Jared Hensley, Trenton Barnette, Brenden Christensen, Dawson Tullberg), 1:08.77; 3.

Southwest Valley, (NA), 1:12.25; 4. Murray, (Gabe Gard, Tyler McMillen, Damien Kitner, Quentin Siefkas), 1:16.78.

100 meter dash — 1. AJ Hartman, Gris, 11.67; 2. Aaron Armstrong, SWV, 11.78; 3.

Jeremy Daye, Len, 11.84; 4.

Aaron Schmitz, Len, 12.00; 5.

Chance Cobb, SWV, 12.07; 6.

Dustin Teas, Mur, 12.19; 7. Jack Jones, Mur, 12.43; 7. Treyg Webb, OM, 12.43; 11. Carter Still, Len, 13.16; 13. Clayton Hansen, Diag, 13.29; 14. Hunter Poston, SWV, 13.40; 15. Andrew Hribal, OM, 13.55; 17. Stephen Buckman, OM, 14.26; 18. Folk, Sangwanwarawut, Diag, 14.28; 19. Levi Snyder, Mur, 15.04; 20.

Dillon Mendez, Len, 15.16; 21.

Kris Davis, Mur, 15.19; 22. Andy Seals, SWV, 15.22; 23. Vinh Nguyen, OM, 16.73.

1600 distance medley —1.

Griswold, 4:09.46; 2. Lenox, (Colton Hogan, Colton gordon, Sam Donaldson, Kory Eggert), 4:18.43; 3. Southwest Valley, (NA), 4:21.26; 5. Murray, Wyatt Myers, Laynce Richey, Jeran

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400 meter dash — 1. David Thompson, Gris, 54.02; 2. Wyatt McAlpin, SWV, 56.23; 4. Bryce Keller, Mur, 58.63; 5. Blake Alden, Diag, 1:00.73; 6. Hunter Pachske, Diag, 1:00.87; 7. Drew Venteicher, Len, 1:01.03; Kade Klommhaus, Diag, 1:03.60.

4x200 meter relay — 1. Stanton, 1;43.25; 2. Lenox, (Colton Hogan, Colton Gordon, Trey Whipple), 1:43.99; Murray, (Zane Black, Tyler McMillen, Payton Flaherty, Quentin Siefkas), 1:49.43; 5.

Orient-Macksburg, (Andrew Hribal, Stephen Buckman, Quincey Davis, Treyg Webb), 1:54.87; 6. Southwest Valley, (NA), 1:56.23.

110 meter hurdles — 1. Grant Maurer, SWV, 16.88; 2. Brenden Christensen, Len, 17.84; 4. Brett Schafroth, SWV, 18.63; 5. Gabe Gard, Mur, 19.34; 6. Clayton Hansen, Diag, 20.43; 7. Kade Klommhaus, 22.19.

800 meter run — 1. Davis Thompson, Gris, 2:23.06; 4.

Jacob Kinyon, 2:25.32; 5. Owen Hensley, OM, 2:27.47; 6. Blake Alden, Diag, 2:31.04; 8. Jeran Cosner, 2:43.66; 9. Connor Bendik, Len, 2:46.04.

200 meter dash — 1. AJ Hartman, Gris, 23.94; 2. Aaron Armstrong, SWV, 24.05; 3. Aaron Schmitz, Len, 24.35; 4. Jeremy Daye, Len, 24.51; 5. Chance Cobb, SWV, 24.70; 6. Jack Jones, Mur, 25.36; 7. Dustin Teas, Mur, 25.44; 8. Treyg Webb, OM, 25.63; 9. Joey Kernen, SWV, 26.73; 12.

Clayton Hansen, Diag, 27.49.

400 meter hurdles — 1. Grant Maurer, SWV, 58.69; 3. Bryce Keller, Mur, 1:03.81; 5. Hunter Paschke, Mur, 1:10.07; 7. Kade Klommhaus, 1:11.62; 8. Frank Cruz, Len, 1:16.40.

1600 meter run — 1. Josh Brownlee, Gris, 5:16.51; 5. Josh Webb, Mur, 5:32.35; 6. Connor Haggerty, SWV, 5:33.75; 7. Blake Alden, Diag, 5:51.70; 8. Daniel Kinyon, SWV, 6:00.95; 9. Gabe Gard, Mur, 6:08.91; 10. Jhordan Montiel, Len, 6:10.07; 12. Blake Rychnovsky, Len, 6:11.63.

4x100 relay — 1. Griswold, 47.12; 2. Southwest Valley, (NA), 3. Lenox, (Jeremy Daye, Jared Hensley, Aaron Schmitz, Sam Donaldson), 47.84; 4.

Murray, (Tyler McMillen, Bryce Keller, Jack Jones, Dustin Teas), 49.07; 7. Diagonal, (Kade Klommhaus, Clayton Hansen, Folk Sangwanwarawut, Blake Alden), 55.92; 8. Lenox, (Edwin Moreno, Carter Stil, Isaias Ramos, Dillon Mendez), 58.75; 9.

Orient-Macksburg, (NA), 1:02.62.

4x400 relay — 1. Lenox, (Bret Myers, Trenton Barnette, Brenden Christensen, Dawson Tullberg), 3:43.31; 4. Southwest Valley, (NA), 4:27.16; 5. Murray, (Quentin Siefkas, Damien Kitner, Wyatt Hewlett, Payton Flaherty), 4:36.27.

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Mount Ayr 171, 2. Southwest Valley 90, 3. East Union 85, 4.

Bedford 69, 5. Stanton 46, 6.

Lenox 40, Murray 37, 8. Diagonal 36, Orient-Macksburg 6.

Discus — 1. Lexie Haer, SWV, 92-1; 2. Danica Sunderman, SWV, 88-5; 5. Kendra Boles, Mur, 82-9; 6. Mercadez Birkenholz, Ma, 82-7; 7. Jentry Schafer, SWV, 79-10.5; 8. Zadie Hatfield, Mur, 78-5.25; 9. Jacy Stoaks, Len, 78-3; 10. Kayla Yzaguirre, Len, 74-1.25; 11. Hannah Jackson, MA, 71-8.5; 12. Emily Powell, Len, 70-6; 13.

Kaela Eslinger, OM, 70-5.5; 14.

Rakenzy Pryor, EU, 70-0.25; 15.

Ashley Malone, EU, 67-8; 16.

Gracie Mobley, MA, 67-3.25; 17.

Cassie Lohmann, Diag, 66-9.5; 19. Allison Norris, Diag, 54-11; 20. Lanie Shell, MA, 50-1.5; 21.

Morgan Johnston, Len, 49-2.5.

High Jump — 1. MacKenzie Shields, MA, 5-1; 2. Bella Johnson, SWV, 4-6; 3. Samantha Trost, Len, 4-6.

Long Jump — 1. Ryann Martin, MA, 14-9; 3. Hailey Chew, Mur, 14-0.25; 4. Miah Hummel, SWV, 13-9.25; 5. Niki Sparks, Len, 13-7.25; 7. Kelli Romero, Mur, 13-3.75; 8. Bella Johnson, SWV, 13-0.25; 9. Macy McFee, EU, 11-7.75; 10. Taylor Miller, EU, 11-4; 11. Becca Decker, Mur, 10-6.25.

Shot put — 1. Sara Winemiller, MA, 35-5; 2. Danica Sunderman, SWV, 31-7; 3. Hannah Jackson, MA, 30-3; 4. Delaney Dalton, SWV, 29-11.5; 5. Kayla Yzaguirre, Len, 28-2; 6. Kaela Eslinger, OM, 28-1; 7. Cassie Lohmann, Diag, 27-8; 9. Ally Waske, Mur, 26-4; 11. Zadie Hatfield, Murr, 25-3; 12.

Megan Johnston, Mur, 24-9.5; 13. Kendra Boles, Mur, 24-8; 14.

Gracie Mobley, MA, 24-7; 15.

Hadlie Sickels, MA, 24-4; 17.

Morgan Johnston, Len, 24-3; 18.

Allison Norris, Diag, 23-10; 20.

Lauren Mitchell, EU, 23-1; 21.

Emily Powell, Len, 22-8.5; 22.

Amy Lamgo, SWV, 20-1.

800 sprint medley — 1. Mount Ayr, (Alyssa Johnson, Caylie Hickman, Bailey Anderson, Keirston Klommhaus), 1:58.06; 2.

East Union, (Alissa Weinkoetz, Cassidy Riley, Emma Harper, Sidney McFee), 2:02.43; 4.

Southwest Valley, Shelby Nelson, Miah Hummel, Lexie Haer, Kayley Myers), 2:05.45; 5. Lenox, (Makinna Fitzgerald, Morgan Johnston, Samantha Trost), 2:14.75; 7. Kelli Romero, Becca Decker, Brandi Gilbert, Alyssa Martin), 2:24.13; 8.

Diagonal, Allison Norris, Emily Newton, Kayla Bentley, Grace Hall), 2:26.05; 9. Murray, (NA), 2:41.68.

3000 meter run — 1. Emma Lucas, Bed, 11:33.44; 2. Maddie Lohmann, Diag, 11:58.99; 3.

Jena Proffitt, EU, 12:39.17; 4.

Erin Sobotka, Diag, 13:04.62; 5.

Kylie Shields, Murr, 13.14.90; 6.

Kaylee Jacobs, SWV, 14:00.38; 7.

Elizabeth Sobtoka, MA, 14:22.50; 8. Haylee Gardner, OM, 14:28.03.

4x800 — 1. Mount Ayr, (Blair Glendenning, Rachel Gregg, Breanne Haley, Ryann Martin), 11:14.36; 2. Southwest Valley, (Hailey Thomas, Jillian Simmons, Olivia Jacobs, Elizabeth Fuller), 11:47.84; 3. Lenox, (Shantelle Brown, Camryn Douglas, Niki Sparks, Stephanie Davidson), 11:48.95; 4. East Union, (Jayden Welcher, Kylie Tate, Molly

McNeill, Taylor Miller), 12:01.42.

5. Murray, (Kayla Siefkas, Britta Callstrom, Autumn Ashby, Kyle Shields), 12:25.35.

Shuttle hurdle relay — 1.

East Union, (Mara Weis, Sidney McFee, Callie Gossman, Olivia Eckels), 1:12.10; 2. Mount Ayr, (Halea England, Samantha Stewart, Megan Warin, Alyssa Johnson), 1:13.14; 4. Southwest Valley, (Desirae Archer, Morgan Jones, Payton Thomas, Bella Johnson), 1:18.08; 5. Murray, (Bre Klein, Alyssa Martin, Becca Decker, Cindy Gard), 1:31.11.

100 meter dash — 1. Charissa Mogler, Bed, 13.49; 2. Keirston Klommhaus, MA, 13.69; 3.

Caylie Hickman, MA, 13.98; 4.

Hailey Chew, Mur, 14.31; 5.

Cortney Gross, OM, 14.50; 6.

Kayley Myers, SWV, 14.66; 7.

Beth McKnight, EU, 14.70; 8.

Kaela Eslinger, OM, 14.76; 9.

Cassidy Riley, EU, 14.91; 10.

Brandi Gilbert, Mur, 14.92; 13.

Makinna Fitzgerald, Len, 15.27; 14. Macy McFee, EU, 15.56; 15.

Katie Walter, OM, 15.67; 16.

Zadie Hatfield, Mur, 15.68; 17.

Jentry Schafer, SWV, 15.77; 18. Lanie Sheil, MA, 15.80; 20.

Ashley Malone, EU, 16.28; 21.

Kayla Yzaguirre, Len, 16.33; 22.

Makayla Kirsch, SWV, 16.42; 23.

Caemo Walker, OM, 16.85; 24.

Destiny Jackson, Mur, 17.64.

1600 distance medley —1.

East Union, (Alissa Wenkoetz, Mara Weis, Olivia Eckels, Emma Harper), 4:38. 27; 2. Lenox, (Niki Sparks, Jacy Stoaks, Shantelle Brown, Stephanie Davidson), 5:11.67; 3. Mount Ayr, (Megan Warin, Jaycee Knight, Sammmy McGilll, Kamyron Semler), 5:13.09; 4. Southwest Valley, (Emily Lauer, Oakley Goodvin, Olivia Jacobs, Diana Berggren), 5:16.70; 6. Murray, (Delia Mozqueda, Becca Decker, Kennedy Hildebrand, Hailee Ashby), 6:03.47.

400 meter dash — 1. Bailey Anderson, MA, 1:03.43; 3. Zoie Lecy, Mur, 1:08.08; 4. Breanne Haley, MA, 1:09.72; 5. Kayley Myers, SWV, 1:09.93; 6. Elizabeth Fuller, SWV, 1:11.49; 8. Rachel Gregg, MA, 1:13.72; 9. Macy Greif, Mur, 1:15.38; 10. Olivia Cheers, EU, 1:17.04; 11. Kylie Tate, EU, 1:20.56.

4x200 meter relay — 1.

Mount Ayr, (Ryann Martin, Sadie Frost, Blair Glendenning, Keirston Klommhaus), 1:57.91; 3. Lenox, (Makinna Fitzgerlad, Ashton Larson, Camryn Douglas, Samantha Trost), 2:05.22; 4.

East Union, (Beth McKnight, Jayden Welcher, Cassidy Riley, Callie Gossman), 2:06.04; 5.

Orient-Macksburg, (Kaela Eslinger, Cameo Walker, Katie Walter, Cortney Gross), 2:06.12; 6. Southwest Valley, (Emily Lauer, Hailey Thomas, Desirae Archer, Shelby Nelson), 2:07.60; 7. Murray, (Cierra Mastin, Kellii Romero, Kendra Boles, Brandi Gilbert), 2:10.97; 8. Mount Ayr, (NA), 2:13.32; 9. Murray (NA), 2:22.68.

100 meter hurdles — 1.

Charissa Mogler, Bed, 16.55; 2. Olivia Eckels, EU, 17.18; 3.

Alyssa Johnson, MA, 17.24; 4.

Sidney McFee, EU, 17.28; 5.

Samantha Stewart, MA, 18.25; 6. Bella Johnson, SWV, 18.61; 7. Mara Weis, EU, 18.88; 8.

Callie Gossman, EU, 18.96; 10.

Shantelle Brown, Len, 19.15; 11.

Morgan Jones, SWV, 19.16; 12.

Emma Mobley, Ma, 19.86; 14.

Bre Klein, Mur, 20.16; 15. Katie Walter, OM, 20.51.

800 meter run — 1. Emma Harper, EU, 2:32.95; 2. Maddie Lohmann, Diag, 2:51.34; 3.

Rachel Gregg, MA, 2:56.18; 4.

Kamy Smelser, MA, 2:57.68; 5.

Erin Sobotka, Diag, 2:57.72; 6.

Kayla Siefkas, Mur, 2:59.86; 7.

Breanne Haley, MA, 3:01.60; 8.

Diana Berggren, SWV, 3:04.04; 9.

Jillian Simmons, SWV, 3:05.72; 10. Taylor Miller, EU, 3:06.49; 11.

Haylee Gardner, OM, 3:08.42; 12.

Cameo Walker, OM, 3:22.29; 13.

Cindy Gard, Mur, 3:41.55.

200 meter dash — 1. Bailey Anderson, MA, 27.73; 3. Caylie Hickman, MA, 28.80; 4. Zoie Lecy, Mur, 28.92; 5. Miah Hummel, SWV, 29.81; 6. Cortney Gross, OM, 30.29; 7. Beth McKnight, EU, 30.55; 8. Hailey Chew, Mur, 30.87; 10. Camryn Douglas, Len, 31.23; 11. Morgan Johnston, Len, 31.79; 12. Oakley Goodvin, SWV, 32.23; 13. Cassidy Riley, EU, 32.33; 14. Katie Walter, OM, 32.52; 15.

Macy McFee, EU, 33.89; 16. Delia Mozqueda, Mur, 34.38.

400 meter hurdles — 1.

Charissa Mogler, Bed, 1:14.19; 2. Samantha Stewart, 1:14.25; 3. Kayley Myers, SWV, 1:16.99; 5. Molly McNeil, EU, 1:19.74; 6.

Jayden Welcher, EU, 1:20.07; 8.

Morgan Jones, SWV, 1:26.13.

1500 meter run — 1. Emma Lucas, Bed, 5:19.92; 2. Maddie Lohmann, Diag, 5:41.24; 3.

Erin Sobotka, Diag, 5:54.34; 5.

Kylie Shields, Mur, 13:14.90; 6.

Kaylee Jacobs, SWV, 14:00.38; 7.

Elizabeth Sobotka, MA, 14.22.50; 8. Haylee Gardner, OM, 14:28.03.

4x100 relay — 1. Mount Ayr, (Alyssa Johnson, Sadie Frost, Blair Glendenning, Keirston Klommhaus), 53.53; 2. East Union, (Alissa Weinkoetz, Mara Weis, Emma Harper, Olivia Eckels), 56.70; 3. Southwest Valley, Shelby Nelson, Payton Thomas, Lexie Haer, Miah Hummel), 57.29; 4. Lenox, (Niki Sparks, Camryn Douglas, Ashton Larson, Jacy Stoaks), 57.60; 6. Murray, Hailey Chew, Britta Callstrom, Brandi Gilbert, Zoie Lecy), 57.83; 8. Mount Ayr, (Cassie Brand, Amber Davison, Emma Mobley, Madison Birkenholz), 1:03.32; 9. Murray, (NA), 1:06.72; 10. Diagonal,( Allison Norris, Emily Newton, Kayla Bentley, Grace Hall), 1:06.75; 11. Mount Ayr, (Hannah Jackson, Sara Winemiller, Gracie Mobley, Mercadez Birkenholz), 1:07.13.

4x400 relay — 1. Mount Ayr, (Blair Glendenning, Rachel Gregg, Breanne Haley, Ryann Martin), 11:14.36; 2. Southwest Valley, (Hailey Thomas, Jillian Simmons, Olivia Jacobs, Elizabeth Fuller), 11:47.84; 3. Lenox, (Shantelle Brown, Camryn Douglas, Niki Sparks, Stephanie Davidson), 11:48.95; 4. East Union, (Jayden Welcher, Kylie Tate, Molly McNeill, Taylor Milller), 12:01.42; 5. Murray, (Kayla Siefkas, Britta Callstrom, Autumn Ashby, Kylie Shields), 12:25.35.

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FOUND: HEAVY DUTY hand sprayer on Crest Drive, call 641-2786077.

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

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CHEESECAKE CHARITY offers 9” cheesecakes.

Choose vanilla/cherry topping or vanilla/red spiced apple. Order at 103 N. Sycamore St., Creston, Iowa. $12.00 minimum donation. DiEFFICIENCY APART- rector: Y. Rochelle MENTS. Spacious Porter 641-202-8156 downtown Creston oneroom apartment furnished with refrigerator, Real Estate microwave, private bath. $440/monthly includes all utilities, +deposit, New Today srherriott@gmail.com, 641-208-0511.

VERY NICE, CLEAN, 1-bedroom apartment, appliances & A/C, no smoking, no pets, deposit and references required, 641-782-2923.

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Employment New Today OTR DRIVERS, Full/Part-time, flexibility to drive miles and be home, Ken Pratt Trucking, 816-858-3816.

Garage Sale Southeast Donna Tillman

ESTATE SALE / GARAGE SALE 219 S. Pine Thursday, April 20 4 – 6 p.m.

Friday, April 21 12 – 6 p.m.

Saturday, April 22 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Lots of household items, furniture and some clothing.

Livestock (4) Musgrave 3D bulls, virgins, 2 yrs. old, purebred angus, 641-3440739.

FOR SALE: PUREBRED registered black Angus bulls, freeze branded, semen checked, good disposition. Also purebred open heifers and bred heifers. Bradley Angus Farms. Farm location: 3-1/2 miles south of Kent, 641-3443875

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Creston Automotive is currently hiring a Full-Time Service Manager.

Cook’s Contact: Kristy Knutson “Specializing in Person Centered Care”

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Sunday, April 23- 9:00AM Lenox, IA. Furniture & Collectables, Wildlife Mounts, Guns, Traps, Tools, Lawn Tractor, Boat/Trailer for Jack & Millie Smith. Auctioneers: Jack Kretzinger, Dan Kretzinger, Tony Douglas.

Saturday, April 29- 9:00AM Afton, IA. Tools, Shop items, Antique Tractors, Horse Drawn Machinery, Buggies, Carriages, Farm Primitives for Alice Austin & the late Gary Austin. Auctioneers: Todd Crill, Matt Johnston, Nathan Ramsey.

Sunday, April 30- 10:00AM Afton, IA. (9) Model T Automobiles, Ford Model T Tractor, Model A Tudor, Model T Parts, Frames, Wheels & Accessories for Alice Austin & the late Gary Austin. Auctioneers: Todd Crill, Matt Johnston, Nathan Ramsey.

Saturday, May 13- 10:00AM Creston, IA. Tools/Shop Items, Appliances, Housewares, Furniture, Antiques, Collectibles, Rock Collection, Lapidary Items, 2000 Buick LeSabre for Shirley Henry and the late John Henry Estate and Al and Clarine Abramowitz. Auctioneer: Todd Crill.

Saturday, May 13- 10:00AM Creston, IA. Real Estate & Personal Property for Holy Spirit Catholic Church & Calvary Cemetery and former assets of the late Roberta Ambrose, sellers. Auctioneers: Tom Frey, Darwin West, Steve Bergren.

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Microchips ....... $25 Rabies Vacc. .... $15 Nail Trims ......... $5

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Creston News Advertiser | Wednesday, April 19, 2017

CENTRAL IOWA POWER COOPERATIVE (CIPCO) is currently searching for an Information Technology Analyst to join the IT Team. The Information Technology Analyst supports the information technology environment ensuring that it is secure, meets the needs of the business and gives team members the tools and training they need to be effective and proficient in their area of responsibility. This position can be located in either our Creston or Des Moines locations. Successful candidates will have completed a Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology or related discipline with a minimum of three years of related experience or have an equivalent combination of education and experience.

To view the full job description and complete an online application please visit www.cipco.net and click Career Opportunities.

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HIRING IMMEDIATELY National Management Corporation is seeking to hire a professional, organized, and skilled person as a Full-Time Floating Maintenance Technician. This position will be responsible for filling in for Maintenance Technicians and/or assisting them in times of need when large workloads arise across Western Iowa. Our current portfolio includes properties as far North as Boone, Eastward to Toledo, as far South as Mystic, and as far West as Harlan. A large majority of the units are located in or near Winterset, Creston, and the Des Moines Metro areas, but travel to the other sites throughout the week will be necessary with mileage compensation in addition to base salary. We are seeking to hire immediately.

Maintenance Technician job duties include, but are not limited to: Making ready apartment homes for new tenants after move out (including painting and cleaning), preventative maintenance, outdoor work in all weather conditions, general caretaking of multi-family housing, and responding to emergency maintenance issues. Previous property maintenance experience is great, but we are willing to train the right candidate. If you are often repairing items for others and consider yourself ‘handy’, we want to hear from you!

The ideal candidate will have great attention to detail, work well independently as well as with a team, have a drive for meeting deadlines and goals set by their supervisor, and the natural ability to work well under pressure. All applicants for this job posting must have a valid driver's license, means of transportation, and a set of basic tools to perform the job’s tasks. As mentioned, some travel will be required each week, compensation for this is included in the base salary.

This is an immediate full-time opening. All candidates will need to be open to 24/7 on-call availability. Benefits include PTO, Health and Dental, 401k, paid Holidays, and much more!

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Creston News Advertiser | Wednesday, April 19, 2017

ISSB donates $75,000 to Union County Fair youth development and create educational, social, cultural and economic opportunities for Union County. As a leading sponsor, the new show pavilion will be called the Iowa State Savings Bank Show Pavilion.

ISSB has a mission to act with others to sustain and enhance the quality of life and opportunity locally.

Adam Snodgrass, bank CEO and CFO, said, “I commend the Union County Fair Board on their vision and for all the time and effort the fair board members have put forth so their vision can become a reality. ISSB is proud to support local causes, especially causes such as this project that have a significant benefit to a wide range of community members.”

“Growing up on a farm, 4-H and FFA were a big part of my childhood,” bank President Kevin Stewart said. “I was able to learn many lifelong skills that I still use today. The bank and I are very supportive of the Union County Fair and all of the work they do for the kids in the local 4-H and FFA programs. When approached by the fair board, we recognized this as a great opportunity to support the achievements and commitments of our youth, volunteers and fair board.”

The Union County Fair Contributed photo Board thanks ISSB for A major contribution to the Building on Tradition fundraiser for the Union County Fair Building Fund was given by ISSB. Pictured, from left, are Adam Snodgrass, CEO/CFO their generosity towards of ISSB; Kevin Stewart, president of ISSB; and Chad Rieck, Union County Fair Board. the Building on Tradition

4-H Spotlight

Foglesong of the people you meet through 4-H are great people and will be willing to help you.

What are your plans after graduation?

After graduation I will be going to Graceland University to continue my softball career and major in elementary education to become a special education teacher.

AMES – Three Iowa high school seniors are receiving scholarships from the Iowa Cattlemen’s Foundation.

Winners Macy Evans of Creston, Madelynn Green of State Center and Megan Pansegrau from Gilman, each receive $1,000 from the Youth Beef Team program for their knowledge of beef and cattle production, as well as their communication skills.

All three will also receive an additional $500 because they completed an online course called Masters of Beef Advocacy, a program that provides additional training on communications and beef production.

Each scholarship candidate provided a written application, took part in a personal interview and made a presentation on a beef industry issue during the final judging process April 1 in Ames. There was an excellent group of applicants for these scholarships and they are great representatives of the beef industry.

Macy is the daughter of Rob and April Evans. She plans to attend Iowa State University in Ames where she will major in agricultural education. She chose this field of study because she wants to inspire students to achieve and promote agriculture and make an impact on the industry. It will also allow Macy to continue her passion, her cow herd. Her presentation focused on using social media to reach out to people about what is really done to care for livestock and how important that personal connection can be to eliminate false information.

With these awards, the Iowa Cattlemen’s Foundation has provided more than $81,000 in scholarship support to Iowa youth since 1994. The public can show their support for the industry and its future by making a tax-deductible donation to the Iowa Cattlemen’s Foundation to ensure the continuation of these youth programs.

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Name: Cali Foglesong Club: Sandcreek Pioneers School and grade: Creston Community High School, 12th grade What has been the highlight of your 4-H career so far?

The highlight of my 4-H career so far has to be meeting all the new people. Especially at the state fair, I really enjoy getting to know the people there and learning more about their animals and what they do with them. Also, everyone up there is willing to jump in and help out even if you have no clue who they are.

Share one skill, experience or opportunity from 4-H that you will take with you after high school graduation?

When I think of an experience that I will take with me after high school graduation, I think of the time when my photo was selected to go to state. I remember the feeling I got when I found out that it was going, being proud of what I had done and the moment I captured within it.

What piece of advice would you give to a younger 4-H’er?

One piece of advice I would give a younger 4-H’er is to not be afraid to ask questions. I say this because at one point everyone has to be taught about what they are doing and learn new things.

Therefore, be outgoing about it because most

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