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GRADUATION DAY
Armed Forces Day Creston Baseball Jamboree to honor veterans By SCOTT VICKER
CNA managing editor svicker@crestonnews.com
CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON
Southwestern Community College graduates move their cap tassels from right to left at the conclusion of Friday’s commencement program, signifying the completion of their degree program.
What started out as Josh Riley trying to find a weekend to host a travel baseball tournament for fourth-graders turned into Creston hosting the first Armed Forces Day Creston Baseball Jamboree. The jamboree is scheduled for Saturday at VFW Field in Creston on Armed Forces Day. It will be a three-team round-robin format, featuring fourth-grade teams from Creston, Earlham and Cumberland-Ani-
ta-Massena (CAM). Games begin at 8:45 a.m. with Earlham vs. Creston, followed by an Armed Forces Day ceremony at 10:30 a.m. CAM plays Earlham at 11 a.m. and the day comes to a close with Creston meeting CAM at 1 p.m. “To make a long story short, there’s not very many weekends you can set up travel baseball and have field availability,” said Riley. “We started looking at dates and one of the dates, we were looking at the calendar, and it said Armed BALL | 2A
3 injured in tire explosion
CNA photos by LARRY PETERSON
AT LEFT, Anna Horn, who received an associate of applied arts degree in professional music, sings the national anthem prior to Friday’s commencement program at Southwestern Community College. Horn also performed in SWCC’s vocal jazz group, Audio Radiance, during the program in the Student Center gymnasium. AT RIGHT, retiring history instructor Randy Hughes delivers the main address to Southwestern Community College graduates duiring Friday’s commencement program in the Student Center gymnasium. Hughes concluded an 11-year career at SWCC after teaching 36 years at Creston High School.
BEDFORD — Three employees of Taylor County Secondary Roads were injured Thursday morning after a tire exploded at the Secondary Roads shop in Bedford. According to a Taylor County Sheriff release, emergency crews were dispatched around 11:45 a.m. Thursday to Taylor County Secondary Roads shop, 505 State St., in Bedford. Three employees were injured when a large tire exploded as they were making repairs.
Those injured in the incident were Jim Rowe of Bedford, Jason McMillin of Bedford and Randy Peterman of Gravity. All three men were transported to area hospitals for medical treatment, where their conditions are currently unknown. Assisting Taylor County Sheriff’s Office on scene was Taylor County Ambulance. The cause of the explosion is still under investigation. More information will be released as it becomes available.
CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER
Soloist: Creston Community sixth-grader Mikaela Downing
performs “Loch Lomond” Friday evening during Creston Community Middle School’s vocal program in the Creston Community High School auditorium. Downing received a I rating at contest with her solo.
Honored:
The late Mick Landers, the longtime Creston Fire Department assistant chief, was honored by the Iowa Barnstormers indoor football team during Saturday’s game against the Cedar Rapids Titans at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. The Landers family was given a jersey in Mick’s honor. Pictured are, from left, Max Kilgore, Morgan Kilgore, Toni Landers, Erin Millslagle, Jessica Landers, Allan Landers, Linda Landers and Amber Landers.
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