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Crest Area Theatre is holding auditions for “Godspell” 7 p.m. May 30 and June 1. For more information on “Godspell” and the auditions, see page 2A. >>

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By LARRY PETERSON Source of pride CNA senior feature writer lpeterson@crestonnews.com

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Jim McCracken asks students for an answer during a recent chemistry class at Creston Community High School.

McCracken is retiring as chemistry and physics instructor at the end of this school year after working 13 years in the district. He was previously high school principal in Earlham.

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By LARRY PETERSON CNA senior feature writer lpeterson@crestonnews.com

For most of the past decade, Jim McCracken has worked in his “dream job” at Creston Community High School.

He was patient in arriving in that position, just like he was in making a career choice at age 26.

But, in the end, it worked out so well that as he retires from education later this month, he said he’s far from burned out after 42 years as a teacher and administrator.

“I love being here with the students every day,” said the longtime science

teacher at CCHS. “I just think it’s time. (Wife) Pam has been retired for three years from the county engineer’s office. Our kids are living in California, Grays Lake, Illinois, and West Des Moines. We have grandchildren living seven hours away north of Chicago. My health is good and I enjoy things like boating, skiing and snow skiing. I don’t want to teach so long that I don’t have my health and can’t do anything.”

McCracken and custodian Larry Means (see separate story) are the only retirees in the local school district this year. Students in the higher science disciplines of physics and chemistry will miss his meticulous lesson plans and labs that made learning fun, with a few “corny jokes” mixed in for good measure.

“He’s always funny, cracking jokes,” said junior Breanna Wallace. “But he’s very thorough, too. I’m interested in going into the medical field, and he makes chemistry easy to get. He takes an interest in us. He puts newspaper clippings on his cabinet about things students have done.”

Students inspired Kyle Jennett recently completed his sophomore year at Iowa State University and said his decision to major in aerospace engineering was triggered by something he looked at one day on the wall of “Mr. Mac’s” classroom.

“We were learning about astrodynamics and he had the chart of Kepler’s three laws of planetary motion,” Jennett said. “It’s the space aspect of physics and I de-

cided to pursue that at Iowa State.”

Jennett hopes to someday work for NASA or Spacex, a private company in the aerospace industry.

“I took chemistry and physics and Mr. McCracken always makes the material interesting and gets students involved,” Jennett said.

Alli Thomsen recently completed her freshman year at Grand View University as a biochemistry major in the university’s pre-dentistry program. She said McCracken inspired her to go deeper into scientific studies.

“He always found fun and creative ways for us to learn,” Thomsen said. “He came in with a lot of energy and was really positive. I MAC | 2A

Larry Means, head custodian at Creston Community Elementary/Middle School, was once asked by a young student why his nickname is “Lucky Larry.”

“I said, ‘Because I get to work with you guys!’”

Means said.

Means has developed a close-knit relationship with students and staff as he finishes nearly a decade as head custodian when he retires on June 30. He has worked for the school district since 1996, first as a bus driver and then as a custodian at the Burton R. Jones complex and Creston Community High School before moving to the elementary/middle school when it opened 12 years ago.

Means often fields compliments on the clean appearance of the school. Administrators say that’s an important part of the educational system.

“It’s the first impression people get when they walk in,” said Callie Anderson, principal for pre-kindergarten through second grade.

“We have 800 kiddos coming in here every day, and over 150 staff members,” said Brad Baker, middle school principal. “And the (custodial) staff has to understand the cleanliness goes away and it has to come back fast!”

Baker said Means has set the tone for a crisp appearance of the building and for MEANS | 2A

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Larry Means is retiring June 30 as head custodian at Creston Community Elementary/Middle School. Prior to working as a custodian, Means was a bus driver for the school district.

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handling maintenance issues as they come along. “Larry was trained under Jerry White, and Jerry White was awesome,� Baker said. “Jerry’s philosophy was that if teachers don’t have to deal with those things, then they can do their jobs. Larry has tried to be the same way. His staff knows how to do what needs to be done so they can keep it off the teachers’ plates, as well as the administrators. If the teachers have an issue and you have a strong head custodian that they believe in, they’ll just contact him. He’ll get it taken care of.�

Means has a variety of work experiences that led to his common-sense approach to solving problems and keeping the school in tip-top shape.

Bus driver He worked for Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway for 12 years after graduating from Creston High School in 1973. Later, as an employee at Wellman Dynamics, he started driving bus for the school district on a part-time basis. Later, he became fulltime in that capacity as well as substituting for custodians.

Means eventually became a full-time custodian, subbing as a bus driver as needed. He now oversees a staff of five other custodians at the elementary/middle school building.

In retirement, Means looks forward to more time to visit children Chad in New York and Cody in Raleigh, North Carolina, and three grandchildren. He may also cross off a “bucket list� item by seeing his beloved Green Bay Packers in a home game at Lambeau Field. “One thing I won’t miss is Larry coming to school in those awful green Packer shirts!� said Baker, a devoted Minnesota Vikings fan. “But they’ve kind of had our number the past few years, so he’s had it pretty good.

I’ll tell you what, when they lose a game, it takes him until about Tuesday to get over it.�

Means Student interactions Interacting with the students every day is something Means will miss from school custodial work. “Oh yeah, especially the younger kids, they like the custodians,� Means said. “They high-five you and fist bump you in the hallway. I’ll miss the kids. I’ve gotten to know them well since they are here as first and second graders and they stay through eighth grade. I get along with the teachers and co-workers, too. We have a pretty good crew here.�

One of those teachers, success coordinator Jim Hyde, joined Means’ crew as a substitute custodian after school hours after having summer work in mowing and painting for the school district. “If somebody needs something, Larry gets it taken care of,� Hyde said. “If something breaks, it gets fixed.

He’s a good one for knowing the reason why something doesn’t work as well as it should, and for finding a solution and not just complaining about it.�

Means, 62, said he intends to find a part-time job. But, it would be a challenge to find one as satisfying as interacting with those eager, friendly children every day as he went about his duties. “He’s had such a great relationship with the kids,� Anderson said. “They like joking around with him. I know they will miss him. Someone asked to have lunch with him when they found out he was retiring. The custodial staff is a big part of life here in the school.�

Clair Lane will succeed Means. They worked together for several years. “Clair will be great in this job,� Means said.

Crest Area Theatre holding auditions for ‘Godspell’ Crest Area Theatre in Creston will be holding auditions 7 p.m. May 30 and June 1 for its upcoming production of the musical “Godspell� at the Performing Arts Center in the YMCA on the SWCC campus.

CAT is seeking versatile actors and actresses around the ages of 16-30 for 10 roles. Ages are suggested, but not exclusive.

Auditioners should prepare a short 16-bar selection from musical theatre or pop repertoire to sing.

There will also be an improvisation portion, as well as a short dance excerpt.

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Career decision It was during that stint, when he was assigned teaching assistant duties, that McCracken suddenly found his calling at age 26. “I got a teaching assistantship for two quarters,� McCracken said. “The first was a general zoology course and the next was physiology and anatomy. I realized that’s what I wanted to do, so I went and talked to an education teacher and asked what I needed to do to become a teacher.�

He had education classes to complete and a student-teaching stint at Ames High School a year later. In the fall of 1975, McCracken began his teaching career at Baxter High School northwest of Newton.

In 1988, after getting his master’s degree at Drake University, McCracken got into administration as high school principal at Earlham. “I didn’t think I wanted to be a principal to begin with, because I loved the classroom,� McCracken said. “But, when you’re teaching several different classes and you have five preps for 45-minute periods, it wears on you. I thought being a principal would be a new challenge, and I ended up doing it for 15 years.�

At Earlham he worked with Tim Hood, who became superintendent of Creston Community Schools, and current special education teacher and football coach Brian Morrison. When McCracken thought about returning to classroom work, an opening for a shared science teacher in Creston and East Union for the 2003-04 school year caught his attention. “I did that for five years and it was the best decision I ever made,� McCracken said. “I knew I would be

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McCracken happier teaching every day again. When Sherri Huff left to take a job in Des Moines, her job and her classroom came open. I took Sherri’s chemistry classes and kept my physics classes and got this nice, big room to work in with a nice area for lab preps. It’s been my dream job.�

McCracken said he tries to incorporate hands on learning in labs and student activities, and asks students to call on each other for answers to keep them engaged. “I think that helps pique their interest,� McCracken said. “I try to mix in a little humor, tell some stupid jokes. I’m hoping some of the stuff that we do in physics or chemistry sticks with them, or at least maybe they are not afraid of science as

Bill Messerole, Creston Community High School principal, said McCracken’s presence at nearly every home school activity is noticed by students, and appreciated. “Regardless of whether it’s athletics or fine arts, he rarely misses a home event,�

Messerole said. “He does that so he can see a kid in the hallway the next day and remark about the performance. He builds relationships with those kids.�

Having another former administrator in the building can be an asset as well, Messerole said. “He’s incredibly detail-oriented and, in that regard, a great example for the teaching staff,� Messerole said. “In an 84-minute block, he has things planned out right down until the bell rings. Jim has a vast toolbox of teaching materials and ways to help students.

We’ve had a lot of good discussions over the years about things. He’s the consummate professional.�

A public retirement ceremony for McCracken will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. June 11 at Crest Baptist Church. All former students and staff members are welcome.

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had Chem 101 my first semester at Grand View and a lot of what we had in class he had taught me in high school.�

Gracie Russell is a student at Iowa State University majoring in agricultural business. Even though she’s not in a science field as a career choice, McCracken’s classes were among her favorites in high school. “He always had a key line, like ‘Attention K-Mart Shoppers!’ You knew that was something important to know,� Russell said. “You could tell he really cares about you, no matter what your background is or where you’re headed in life.

It was easy to joke back and forth with him. When we were studying the galaxy he’d bring in Milky Way bars or those Dove chocolate bars with little sayings in the wrappers, and he’d pass those out for answering questions correctly.�

It’s ironic that someone with that much passion for connecting with students never gave teaching a second thought when he took his only education class as an Iowa State University student — the history of education. “I thought it was boring,� he said with a smile. “My dad was a veterinarian in Denison and I got interested in science after following him around. I majored in zoology and minored in chemistry and psychology. I did not know what I wanted to do with it.�

As a college graduate in 1970, McCracken suddenly found himself in 1A draft status during the Vietnam War and was drafted in June. He served two years in the U.S. Army in Berlin, Germany, and returned to

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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.

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Southwest Iowa Dancers, 6 to 9 p.m., Tingley, featuring Jimmy Georges’ Band, with a potluck.

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Soybeans — $8.75 • Gavilon Grain: Corn — $3.35 Soybeans — $8.82

Damage estimates are $4,000 to Trichel’s vehicle and $500 to Bolinger’s fence.

—————— No citations were issued after an accident 8 a.m. May 2 on Highway 34.

According to a Creston Police report, Katherine Darlene Steinbach, 26, of Lenox, driving a 2002 Chevrolet north on Highway 34, lost control of the vehicle and went into a ditch causing damage to the vehicle.

Damage estimates are $2,000 to Steinbach’s vehicle.

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May 11 at Wal-Mart.

According to a Creston Police report, Jerome Louis Snell, 38, of Creston, driving a 1994 Ford, backed out of a parking spot in the parking lot at Wal-Mart at 806 Laurel Street. Jennifer Grace Lacey, 40, of Creston also backed out of a parking spot in the Wal-Mart parking lot.

Both Snell and Lacey did not see each other and the two vehicles backed up into each other causing damage to both vehicles.

Damage estimates are $1,000 to Snell’s vehicle and $800 to Lacey’s vehicle.

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According to a Creston Police report, Arends, driving a 1989 Chevrolet, backed out of a parking spot in the parking lot at First National Bank at 101 W. Adams St. and struck the driver’s side rear of a legally parked 2002 Chevrolet, causing damage to both vehicles.

Damage estimates are $200 to Arends’ vehicle and $500 to the Chevrolet.

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According to an Adams County Sheriff’s report, deputies conducted a traffic stop on Highway 25. Fizer was found to be driving on a suspended license with nine withdraws in effect.

Fizer was charged with driving while license suspended.

Upon further investigation, Fizer was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and unlawful possession of prescription drugs.

Fizer was being held on a $1,300 bond.

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Local athletes hold event to honor veterans MATURA Action Corporation, in partnership with CrossFit TYL, announced it will host a community veterans appreciation event Memorial Day, May 29, at CrossFit TYL, 500 S. Oak St., former Franklin Elementary School, in Creston.

Each year, athletes from around the world come together on Memorial Day to honor veterans by participating in the Hero Workout of the Day, “Murph.”

The “Murph” workout is in memory of Navy Lieutenant Michael Murphy of Patchogue, New York, who was killed June 28, 2005, in Afghanistan.

CrossFit TYL owner and head coach Chris Doster said, “‘Murph’ is a great way to honor our veterans.

Our gym, CrossFit TYL, is excited to partner with MATURA to raise funds for our local veterans. It is a particularly grueling workout, but our members suffer through it every year to pay their respects to ‘Murph’ and other veterans who have lost their lives in the line of duty.”

The event is open to community members of all fitness levels. Three time slots are available at 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Groups are encouraged to partner to complete the workout. Registrations are limited to 15 participants per heat.

The workout consists of a one-mile run, 100 pullups, 200 push-ups and

300 air squats, culminating in another one-mile run. Many modifications are available for those of varying fitness and ability levels. Participants will wear personalized bibs in honor or memory of local veterans.

“I always tell our athletes when they’re out there running that last mile and they want to quit because they hurt, or it’s hot or whatever, at least we don’t have bullets whizzing by our head wondering if we’ll live or ever see our family again like ‘Murph,’” Doster said.

Minimum donation of $10 per person is requested and veterans participate free of charge. All proceeds from the event will be donated to Union County Veterans Affairs to help serve local veterans. RSVP by calling 641-782-2119, ext. 42 or ext.

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OPINION

Creston News Advertiser | Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Life of a broken mind: my journey with mental illness Editor’s note: This is the second in a three-part series on CNA Sports Editor Ryan Kronberg’s battle with depression.

Physical, emotional scars

Post suicide attempt Kronberg’s korner Ryan Kronberg sports editor

I see reminders every day of what happened on May 26, 2013.

There’s the scars left on my chest, from the puncture wounds. I see those when I get dressed, shower.

There’s emotional wounds I’ve had to recover from.

I see the reminders when I make the turn down Interstate 180 into downtown Lincoln or drive by on Interstate 80 just west of the 180 intersection.

The apartment complex is visible from both roads.

When I’m at Memorial Stadium, home of my beloved Cornhuskers football team and see the statue of Coach Tom Osborne and the late Brook Berringer, it’s a reminder.

The statue was the last place I was before things fell apart that night.

That night in Lincoln is one I’ve tried to forget, forgive myself for.

It took the better part of three and a half years to finally truly forgive myself for everything that happened — finally happening for good last August on a perfect summer’s night standing near the statue of Coach and Brook at Memorial Stadium.

There’s been many prayers of forgiveness asked, even though I knew it was granted the first time.

I’ve tried to apologize to my ex-girlfriend with the sincerest of heart-felt apologies about what happened that night and the weeks leading up to it.

Even with all that said, it’s never far from my mind.

•••

Self-medication One of the things that happens when you’re not on the proper doctor-prescribed medication, when one is not properly diagnosed by a trained medical professional, is self-medication.

Self-medication has taken on different forms over the years for me.

In high school, I was the class clown, the one who always did the wild, crazy, dumb, weird things, too many to recall or want to recall.

Even after I was officially diagnosed as bipolar during my junior year of college at Northwestern College in Orange City, I was less than receptive to the idea of proper medication.

At that point, I was partying regularly, drinking alcohol heavily. If I wasn’t an alcoholic, I was really close.

After college, somehow I quit drinking for the most part. But self-medication took on new forms.

For awhile it was eating — to the

point where I was morbidly obese.

My career, with hopes and dreams for the future, was another form of self-medication.

In early 2009, self-medication came through a rigorous workout regiment and strict diet. I lost the nearly 140 pounds I’d put on.

Self-medication took on a whole new aspect in 2011.

This time, it was a relationship.

The relationship took off that summer and flourished. I loved every second of it, even with the ups and downs.

After many years of wondering if I would ever finally get married, I was convinced this young lady was the one, my soulmate forever.

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Faith, and the bedrock it has been Faith has always been an important part of my life.

Ever since I was little, Sundays have been spent in church.

I accepted Christ when I was 7.

Faith became real in high school.

We had a strong Fellowship of Christian Athletes group back in Stromsburg, a wonderful church family at Stromsburg Baptist — to this day I’m still close with my old pastor. In high school, I went to a couple of FCA camps near Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado where I had the “rocky mountain high” spiritual feeling.

Faith crashed and burned in college, but those first couple years post-college in the Lake Okoboji area, it was rejuvinated, reborn at Faith E-Free church. It grew, became much stronger.

The same happened when I moved to Charles City. I found a church, Bethany Alliance, and lifelong friends there that helped nuture it, strengthen it. Pastor Kent, Andy and Bill, and others challenged me, pushed me in it. It grew quite a bit in those days.

When I moved to Muscatine, it did not take long to connect at Calvary Church. I quickly bonded with the staff — pastor Dan, pastor Ty, pastor Bruce, pastor Nate. All awesome brothers in Christ. They helped mold it, guide it.

Little did I know when I moved to Muscatine, how much more real it would become.

Little would I know how much those times of strengthening the past seven, eight years would become the foundation I would rely on in those dark, awful days in the summer of 2013 and beyond.

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The summer of 2013, I went on medication for the first time.

It took the better part of the summer to get adjusted, get used to this new reality.

There were many counseling sessions in Rock Valley, near where I lived in Hull, where I was working as the news editor at the paper there.

My counselor and I developed a strong bond. God bless him, he helped me work through the struggles I’d blown off for years.

Life was finally starting to come back together. Slowly, but surely, I began picking up the pieces of my life. There were a lot of tears that summer, wondering what had all happened, why.

There was also a lot of grace and a lot of mercy too, which I needed much of that fateful summer.

That fall I’d moved back to Charles City, started another chapter in the healing process. I was around friends who loved and cared about me.

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The first big step in truly emotional healing There was a major step to do in the healing process, symbolically, if not emotionally.

On Jan. 9, 2014, I went “home” for the first time, to Lincoln for a Nebraska sporting event.

Sure, Lincoln may not be “home,” but it’s “home” in the sense it’s where my heart truly is.

And my heart’s passion beyond faith and family is Nebraska sports.

One of my closest college friends, who lives in a suburb near Omaha, and I met to watch Nebraska and Michigan play in men’s basketball at the brand new Pinnacle Bank Arena.

The game, though, was a mere side note of what was to come afterward.

Late that night, we made our way

WARNING SIGNS In a manic episode, those with bipolar may: • Feel very “up,” “high,” or elated • Have a lot of energy • Have increased activity levels • Feel ‘jumpy’ or ‘wired’ • Have trouble sleeping, • Become more active than usual • Talk really fast about a lot of different things • Be agitated, irritable, or “touchy” • Feel like their thoughts are going very fast • Think they can do a lot of things at once • Do risky things, like spend a lot of money In a depressive state: • Feel very sad, down, empty, or hopeless • Have very little energy • Have decreased activity levels • Have trouble sleeping, they may sleep too little or too much • Feel like they can’t enjoy anything • Feel worried and empty • Have trouble concentrating • Forget things a lot • Eat too much or too little • Feel tired or “slowed down” • Think about death or suicide Every one of those systems, both good and bad, I go through regularly, if not all in the same day.

Source — National Alliance on Mental Illness to the statue of Coach and Brook outside Memorial Stadium.

At this hallowed place, I prayed for my former love, prayed for forgiveness for what happened that awful day, sobbing as hard as I ever have.

It was an emotional return to my favorite spot at my favorite place in my favorite city on the planet.

Jeff prayed that the event of that day would not define me, that I’d be able to heal and move on, that a spirit of peace and love would come over me even that night.

A huge weight was lifted off my shoulder on that cold, dark January night.

It was the hardest day since May 26, and a day I needed more than any other.

••• Tomorrow, in day three of the se-

ries, I talk about the mental health crisis ongoing in Iowa, a major life change, the longest winter, dealing with medication and the end game in my battle with mental illness.

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If you need help The National Sucide Prevention Lifeline is here for anyone struggling with difficult emotions – one does not have to be thinking about suicide to call. The number is 1-800273-TALK (8255). If you or someone you love or care about is contemplating suicide, seek immediate help. Contact the nearest medical facility or dial 911 if necessary.

••• Contact the writer: Twitter – @ryankronberg Email – rkronberg@crestonnews. com

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

President Trump met with Israeli officials Monday before he flew to Bethlehem to meet with the Palestinians. He’s trying to bring peace in the Middle East. I don’t know about the Middle East, but the United States is enjoying our most peaceful week since he started running for president.

President Trump enjoyed his trip to Israel Monday where Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu took Trump on a gudied tour of Jerusalem to check out the ancient religious sites.

The president was deeply impressed by the Wailing Wall. He didn’t see one Mexican the whole time he was in Jerusalem.

Topical humor Argus Hamilton

President Trump wound up his five-day religious tour Tuesday with a trip to Rome. He flew to Saudi Arabia on Friday, then he flew to Israel on Sunday and then he traveled to the Vatican on Tuesday. He was visiting the cradle of America’s three great religions—Christianity, Judaism and Oil. The Jerusalem Post took a touching photograph of President Trump in prayer at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem. He wore a yarmulke skullcap. God so wisely made Isra-

el the land of milk and honey, and absolutely no oil. That way America would always have to love her for her beauty and her brains.

President Trump was applauded in the Arab press Tuesday for calling on the Saudis to clamp down hard on ISIS fighters. One commentator said their main problem is unemployment. They have been unable to find work beheading people in the private sector ever since the recession ended.

Barack Obama arrived in a private jet in Milan Monday escorted by six Italian air force jets and then escorted on the ground to his villa in a 13-SUV motorcade. He’s there to warn about global warming. Just more proof that the planet is Sweet Apple, Ohio, and America is Conrad Birdie.

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FOOD

Creston News Advertiser | Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Cover your nutrition bases with this popular vegetable her potato dishes interesting Carbohydrates: 23 g, Fiber: brown. Serve immediately.

10. Place the balls on a cooking spray as well. with recipes like Smoky Ma- baking sheet coating with ol11. Bake for 15 minutes Per serving (2 bites): Calo- 2 g, Potassium: 386 mg, Prople Potato Bites, combining ive oil cooking spray. Spray and then, if needed, broil ries: 136, Fat: 3 g, Cholester- tein: 5 g, Vitamin C: 9% a crunchy panko crust with the tops of the balls with them for 2 to 3 minutes to ol: 35 mg, Sodium: 273 mg, a creamy and satisfying potato center to create an easy make-ahead, post-workout (or in between inning) snack.

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Smoky Maple Potato Bites Created Exclusively for Potatoes USA by Katie Cavuto, MS, RD Yield: 16 servings (2 bites per serving) INGREDIENTS 2 pounds russet potatoes, washed and cut into 2-inch cubes 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon sea salt, plus extra as needed 3/4 cup diced leeks, white part only (one medium leek) 1/2 cup low-fat plain strained yogurt 1 1/2 tablespoons mild smoked paprika 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano 3 tablespoons real maple syrup 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 3 large eggs, divided 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper, plus extra as needed 1 1/2 cups panko (regular or gluten-free) Olive oil cooking spray DIRECTIONS 1. Add potatoes to a large pot of water and bring them to a boil. Cook uncovered at medium-high heat for 15 minutes, or until the potatoes are fork tender. Drain the potatoes and place them in a large bowl.

2. While the potatoes are cooking, heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the olive oil, leeks and 1/8 teaspoon of the salt. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes, stirring regularly, to soften. Place the cooked leeks in the bowl with the potatoes.

3. Add the yogurt, paprika, oregano, maple syrup, mustard, 1 egg, the pepper, and remaining salt to the bowl with the potatoes and leeks.

Mash the potatoes, stirring periodically, until smooth.

4. Place the potato mixture in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

5. Preheat the oven to 425 F. 6. Crack the remaining 2 eggs in a small bowl and whisk.

7. Add the panko to another small bowl. Season with salt and pepper.

8. Make 2-tablespoon portions of the potato mixture and roll them into balls.

9. Working one at a time, dip the balls into the eggs, then dredge in the panko, pressing it to coat.

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Distribute ham over the bottom half of the rolls. Next layer the turkey, then swiss cheese. Top with the top halves of the rolls.

In a bowl, whisk together melted butter, egg, and dijon mustard. Pour mixture over rolls. Cover loosely with foil (tent the foil so that it does not touch the tops of the rolls) and bake for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake for 10-15 minutes longer.

Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve with raspberry preserves. The raspberry perserves are a must.

BAKED FUDGE 2 whole eggs 1 cup sugar 2 Tbsp. (heaping) cocoa 2 Tbsp. flour 1/2 cup butter, melted 1 tsp. vanilla extract Preheat oven to 300 to 325°.

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Up to bat and gearing up for a grand slam? Here’s how potatoes can get you there.

First Base: Carbohydrate Did you know that carbohydrate is the primary fuel for your brain and a key source of energy for muscles? Because your body’s own stores of carbohydrate are limited and may be depleted even in a single session of intense and/or prolonged exercise it’s important to replenish them for optimal mental and physical performance. With a medium (5.3 ounce) skin-on potato containing 26 grams of carbohydrate, potatoes are a nutrient-dense carb, containing as much, if not more, of several essential vitamins and minerals than spaghetti, brown rice or whole wheat bread (compared on a per-serving basis).

Second Base: Potassium A medium (5.3 ounce) skin-on potato also contains 620 milligrams of potassium. That’s more potassium than a banana! Potassium is an important electrolyte that aids in muscle, cardiovascular and nervous system function. The 2015 Dietary Guidelines mention potassium as an under-consumed nutrient of concern and recommends consuming foods with high levels of potassium, such as white potatoes.

Third Base: Energy As we know, adequate energy supports optimal body functions, and it’s critical to take in the appropriate number of calories to match the demands of your day. Potatoes are more energy-packed than any other popular vegetable, with a medium (5.3 ounce) skin-on potato containing 110 calories.

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HINTS FROM HELOISE Using your noodle to get on a roll

HOROSCOPE For Thursday, May 25, 2017 ARIES (March 21 to April 19)Examine your relationship with others today to see what needs to be changed.

Relationships are never static and unchanging - it’s quite the opposite.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)Something going on behind the scenes concerns you today. You might have an urge to improve things, or at least stop something from getting worse.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) You want to improve your relationships with a friend or a group today, but you might not be sure how to do this. Why not start by being friendly?

CANCER (June 21 to July 22)You want improve the appearance of something that matters to you. This is why you want people to listen to your ideas.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) You want a change of scenery, and will move heaven and earth to make this happen, because you are so restless for a change. Even a short trip will please you.

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22)Romantic relationships are passionate and intense today. Because the intensity is so strong, the relationships actually are quite fragile.

Something might make your feelings snap. (They are not stable.)

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Tread carefully when dealing with partners and close friends today, because people are feeling intense. They might go off the deep end and do or say something they will later regret. This includes you as well.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)You have strong ideas about how to make improvements where you work. You also have strong ideas about how to improve your health.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) You’re determined to have fun today, and you want everyone to join you. Lighten up so that things can develop naturally.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) A discussion with someone about how to improve your home will please you today.

You have specific ideas you want to put into action, and you want to do that now.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Look around you and see what you can do to improve your daily environment. Any

improvement is a step in the right direction.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20)It’s possible that you will think of new ways to earn money, or perhaps you’ll get a better-paying job. You might even see ways to make money on the side. Yay! YOU BORN TODAY You are talkative, witty and bright.

People admire you. This is a year of growth, construction and building. It is a time to

get organized in a practical way. Your responsibilities will increase, magnifying the effort and hard work needed to maintain your life. Do what you can to reduce your debt and strengthen your financial position, because you are building for your future!

Birthdate of: Cillian Murphy, actor; Octavia Spencer, actress; Frank Oz, puppeteer. (c) 2017 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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Dear Heloise: I read your column in my paper, the Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gazette.

Recently, I found myself in the middle of making CHICKEN AND NOODLES without my roller to make the noodles. I don’t know where the thought came from, but I got out my new roll of aluminum foil and used it. I turned it so that I rolled the same direction as the foil so it didn’t unroll, and when done, I cut off the soiled section and put the foil away. It saved my day, and the noodles were great. – Richard S., Jamestown, Ohio Richard, what a clever idea! Now that’s what I call ingenuity. If you like chicken and noodles, you also might like my recipe for “Golden” Chicken Noodle Soup. To get this and other delicious recipes, go to my website, www.Heloise.com, to order my pamphlet, Heloise’s Spectacular Soups. Or send a stamped, (70 cents), self-addressed, business-size envelope, along with $5, to: Heloise/ Soups, P.O. Box 795001, San Antonio, TX 78279-5001. So many times, the only thing that will satisfy our hunger is a nice, hot

soup, especially on a chilly or windy day. – Heloise POWDERED FROSTING Dear Heloise: My kids lover the frosting on my cakes.

I sprinkle a bit of cherry, strawberry or other powdered drink mix into plain white or buttercream frosting for cakes or cookies. It adds just the right amount of tartness and coloring to keep my creations from being ordinary. – Karen T., Norman, Okla.

CURE FOR A MESSY SITUATION Dear Heloise: To get tomato paste out of the can without making a mess, simply remove both the top and the bottom of the can! The contents will slide right out.

– Donna S., Trenton, N.J. SAY ‘ADIOS’ TO SMELLY ONIONS Dear Heloise: After peeling or slicing onions, sprinkle a bit of salt on your damp hands and rub the salt over them. Rinse and dry to remove odor. – Myra M., Pine Bluff, Ark. GET IT RIGHT WITH RICE Dear Readers: * Never add salt to rice un-

til fully cooked; it will toughen the rice. * To remove a burnt taste from rice, place a piece of very fresh white bread on top of the rice, then cover the pot. It will take only a few minutes to remove the burned flavor. * To keep rice white while cooking, add a few drops of lemon juice to the water. * Rice is the staple grain of over 60 percent of the world’s population. * Rice was first cultivated in Thailand about 3500 B.C. – Heloise DID YOU KNOW? Dear Readers: * You know those little silica packets that come with your shoeboxes? Throw them into your toolbox to prevent your tools from rusting. * You’re allowed to call the police if you see an animal locked in a hot car. In most states, it’s illegal to leave a dog or cat in a car, even if the windows are open a crack. * Put dry tea bags in your shoes to absorb any foot odors lurking inside the shoes. – Heloise (c)2017 by King Features Syndicate Inc.

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PANTHER BASEBALL

Rams take control late, top Panthers

LOCAL

Creston hosts Nodaway Valley Thursday

CHS track get-together

By RYAN KRONBERG

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The Creston boys track and field team members will celebrate the past season at Pizza Ranch Wednesday (today) at 6:30 p.m. Meal price for the players is taken care of by the coaches.

Creston boys soccer The Class 1A Substate 7 soccer game between Creston and Gilbert at Gilbert tonight, (Wednesday), has been moved to 6:30 p.m.

Creston High School graduate Michael Hyde is an assistant coach with the Gilbert boys soccer team.

Preaseason prep baseball poll STAFF REPORT

The preseason baseball poll has been released by the Iowa Baseball Coaches Association.

Top ranked teams are Dowling Catholic in Class 4A, Harlan in Class 3A, Clear Lake in Class 2A and Remsen St. Marys in Class 1A. Teams ranked of note include Lewis Central, rated ninth in Class 4A, Martensdale-St. Marys, ranked eighth in Class 1A and Moravia, ranked 10th in Class 1A. The prep baseball season all across Iowa kicked off Monday night.

Class 4A (2016 Record) 1. Dowling Catholic (30-11) 2. Iowa City West (35-7) 3. Johnston (29-11) 4. Des Moines Roosevelt (33-11) 5. Urbandale (29-11) 6. Cedar Falls (22-19) 7. Mason City (25-17) 8. Cedar Rapids Jefferson (28-12) 9. Lewis Central (32-6) 10. Cedar Rapids Prairie (38-6) Others: North Scott (27-13); West Des Moines Valley (25-11); Waukee (31-12); Iowa City High (18-22); and Davenport West (22-12) Class 3A (2016 Record) 1. Harlan (30-5) 2. Davenport Assumption (31-8) 3. Wahlert, Dubuque (29-15) 4. Bishop Heelan (27-16) 5. Pella (31-9) 6. Fairfield (27-8) 7. Oskaloosa (24-11) 8. Vinton-Shellsburg (25-17) 9. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (31-8) 10. Carlisle (33-7) Others Solon (22-20); Saydel; Marion (25-16); Oskaloosa (24-11); Bondurant-Farrar (27-11); LeMars (16-21) Class 2A (2016 Record) 1. Clear Lake (31-7) 2. Wilton (29-4) 3. Beckman, Dyersville (24-18) 4. New Hampton (29-5) 5. Kuemper Catholic, (26-12) 6. Treynor (28-7) 7. Cascade, (28-10) 8. Estherville Lincoln Central (24-6) 9. Dike-New Hartford (30-4) 10. Iowa City Regina (22-17) Others Alta/Aurelia (20-7); Hinton (24-6); Northeast, Goose Lake (28-8); Roland-Story (29-11); Van Meter (27-5) Class 1A (2016 Record) 1. Remsen St. Mary’s, (33-5) 2. West Sioux (27-3) 3. Newman Catholic, (33-5) 4. North Linn (34-10) 5. Highland (24-7) 6. Don Bosco, (35-5) 7. Akron-Westfield (25-5) 8. Martensdale-St. Mary’s (28-13) 9. Lisbon (24-13) 10. Moravia (25-5) Others AR-WE-VA,(16-6); Audubon (21-9); CalamusWheatland (22-14); CAM, Anita (23-6); New London (17-9); West Fork (21-9)

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Through four innings of Tuesday’s Hawkeye 10 baseball opener for Creston and Glenwood, both teams stared each other down.

It would be a matter of who would blink first, allowing the other team to take control of the game.

Creston was the one that blinked first.

Glenwood scored eight runs over the final three innings to earn an 8-2 league victory.

The Rams did their damage first in the fifth with three runs. They added four more in the sixth and one more in the seventh.

“We were the ones that blinked first,” said Creston coach Steve Birchard.

Panther starting pitcher Brenden McDowell had worked his way out of a number of jams early on as he fought with his control.

McDowell walked two, but hit five batters.

In the second, McDowell uncorked a wild pitch with Cade Van Ness on third.

Catcher Beau Barncastle retrieved the ball quickly and flipped to McDowell in time for the out.

The Rams later had the bases loaded, but McDowell induced a groundout to end the inning.

The Panthers had an early opportunity to change momentum.

Eli Loudon singled, took second on Luke Latham’s sacrifice, then moved to third on a passed ball.

Loudon was left stranded as Rams pitcher A.J. Slaughter induced a flyout to short right and a groundout to end the inning.

“Hopefully we could break the ice there, get in on them, but that didn’t happen,” Birchard said.

It was all Glenwood from there.

In the fifth, Ethan Fish-

er had an RBI single. Cole Loeffelbein added an RBI double in the inning. Jake King also had an RBI single, leading Birchard to pull McDowell for Loudon.

The Rams were able to find success in the sixth against Loudon, scoring four more runs. Fisher and Loeffelbein each drove in a run. Another run scored on a fielders’ choice ground ball, while another scored on a King sacrifice fly.

Slaughter dominated the Panther batters. He tossed a one-hit shutout through six, striking out 12 and throwing 91 pitches before being lifted.

Slaughter’s speed raced the ball past Panther hitters.

“That’s one of the harder throwers we’ll see in the conference,” Birchard said.

CNA photos by RYAN KRONBERG

ABOVE —Creston sophomore catcher Beau Barncastle makes an acrobatic catch in the third inning of Tuesday’s Hawkeye 10 Conference baseball game against Glenwood in Creston.

AT RIGHT —Creston senior Brenden McDowell pitches during Tuesday’s Hawkeye 10 Conference baseball game against Glenwood in Creston.

“We haven’t seen anybody like that. We see live-arm batting practice, but getting timing down on stuff like that takes time.”

The offense must do more to help out the pitching staff, Birchard noted.

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Panthers handily defeated in home opener Rams finish strong ■

By KALEB CARTER

CNA sports reporter kacarter@crestonnews.com

Creston softball coach Mike McCabe doesn’t want his team to let Tuesday’s game determine the direction this season goes.

Glenwood picked up some small measure of a revenge for Creston’s Substate home victory last summer that kept the Rams from the state softball tournament.

Tuesday, the Rams knocked off the Panthers 19-1. Glenwood scored 11 runs in the seventh inning to put an emphatic exclamation mark on a game that was close in the early going.

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Creston junior Cayla Maitlen fires on to freshman first baseman Kylee LaMasters for an out during Creston’s 19-1 loss to Glenwood on Monday. The loss was the most lopsided since Creston fell to Harlan 15-3 in 2014.

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Creston News Advertiser | Wednesday, May 24, 2017

STATE TRACK & FIELD

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Mount Ayr sophomore Hunter Haveman was on each of the three boys relays that the Raiders brought to Drake Stadium for state track, the 4x200, 4x400 and sprint medley relays.

CNA photo by KALEB CARTER

Nodaway Valley senior Jared Corder is shown leading the pack in the 800 meter run during Saturday’s first heat of the race. Corder finished first in the heat in 1:57.98, but took third overall. It was his third top three placing in the race over the last three years at the state meet.

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Mount Ayr junior Alyssa Johnson, seen her in 100 meter hurdle prelims, improved upon her previous mark at state, qualifing for the 100 hurdle finals and taking seventh in a time of 16.60.

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Southwest Valley junior Chance Cobb hands off to Timberwolves junior Aaron Armstrong for the third leg of the 4x200 relay. Senior Cal Daughton of Mount Ayr receives the handoff from teammate, junior John Young in the background.

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AT LEFT — Nodaway Valley senior Paige McElfish hands off to junior Sadie Marnin as part of the Wolverines’ sixth-place finishing distance medley relay event. The Wolverines ran the race in a time of 4:24.80.

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East Union junior Olivia Eckels, who also competed at state as part of the shuttle hurdle relay group and the 100 hurdles, hands off to senior Mara Weis, another member of the shuttle hurdle unit, as part of the Eagles’ fourth-place finishing distance medley relay, which finished in a time of 4:21.65.

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Mount Ayr sophomore MacKenzie Shields attempts a jump during her eighthplace performance in the Class 1A girls high jump.

Shields’ best leap was 5 feet.

At middle, right of photo above: Lenox senior Dawson Tullberg comes around the final turn of the Class 1A boys 400 meter hurdles.

Tullberg took 16th place in a time of 58.40.

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AREA BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL Area baseball and softball: Lenox baseball earns road win STAFF REPORT BASEBALL Lenox 9, Orient-Macksburg 5 ORIENT — A five-run sixth inning helped Lenox secure win number one on the year, as the Tigers defeated Orient-Macksburg 9-5 Monday in Tyler Peterson’s first game back as the Lenox baseball coach.

Multiple walks and errors by Orient-Macksburg allowed Lenox to run wild on the bases in the sixth to turn a 4-4 game into a 9-4 advantag.

Aaron Schmitz, Dawson Tullberg and Drew Vente-

icher scored two runs each in the Tiger victory.

Schmitz recorded two doubles to lead Lenox at the plate.

The Tigers missed several more scoring opportunities, leaving nine runners on base.

Blake Sevier flexed his muscles at the plate, getting on base three times and driving in a two-RBI double in the first to give the Bulldogs an early lead.

Triston Davidson and Owen Hensley both singled in the loss.

“It was a good first game against quality competition,” Orient-Macksburg

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The Rams’ Sara Ingoldsby, with a triple, three doubles, a single and four RBIs, led the way at the dish for Glenwood.

“Sara is kind of our leader and then our other seniors following behind her,” Glenwood coach Kylee Stanton said. “But I’ll say there’s not one person on the field that doesn’t lead the team.”

Those words rang true on a night when most of the lineup recorded a multi-hit game and pitcher Sydney Biermann was on top of her game with 11 strikeouts in the circle in a complete game victory.

The long seventh inning took its toll on the Panthers’ psyche.

“You never want that to happen but it does happen. You can’t get a dang out, you can’t get somebody to hit a ball at anybody, you can’t make a play when you need to,” McCabe said. “You get what you deserve and up to that point. I just think there was lot of things that I

coach Drew Dornack said.

“Unfortunately we had a little trouble late in the game and left too many runners stranded.”

Davidson took the loss for the Bulldogs on the hill.

Norwalk 9, Nodaway Valley 0 NV shut out at Norwalk NORWALK — Nodaway Valley went on the road and fell at the hands of Norwalk Tuesday, 9-0.

Beau Weinheimer posted a two-hit day, as Spencer Lamb and Thomas Brittan each added a base knock.

Ryan Baudler and Corbin Bond pitched three innings.

Bond took the loss while

thought we were sloppy, very careless on, not executing some things.

It was kind of a weird deal.”

Creston fell behind in the first two innings as Glenwood posted a run in each of the first two frames.

The Panthers got a run back when Kylee LaMasters, starting in place of Cammy Rutherford, who will be out several weeks with an injured knee, blasted a double to the fence in dead center to score Brielle Baker all the way from first base. That represented Creston’s only score on the evening.

McCabe was happy with the defensive effort of Cayla Maitlen who handled third base duties on Tuesday. Maitlen recorded five assists on groundball outs and also picked up a single at the plate.

Cali Foglesong pitched into the seventh inning with two outs, before being pulled during the Glenwood rally. LaMasters allowed a handful more runs before retiring the side in the 11-run inning.

“We’ll learn a lot about themselves after tonight. There’s no doubt about that,” McCabe said.

giving up seven runs, four of which were earned.

Other scores East Union 16, Orient-Macksburg 7

scored two runs and recorded five RBIs in the win.

Brandi Gilbert ripped a triple, scored a run and registered an RBI. Emma Decker scored two runs in her first varsity game.

Kayla Wookey earned the win in the circle in seven innings of work, allowing one earned run and striking out 12.

Lenox 3, Sidney 2 Lenox inches past Sidney SIDNEY — Eighth-grader TJ Stoaks took to the circle and pitched her way to a 3-2 victory as Lenox started out its season at Sidney Tuesday with a win.

Softball Murray 7, Southeast Warren 3 Lady Mustangs cut down Warhawks MILO — Kelli Romero chose a great time for her first varsity home run.

Romero walloped a grand slam in the top of the seventh, her first varsity home run, to hand Murray a 7-3 lead, and opening night win on the road to start the Lady Mustangs’ season.

She also hit a double,

Stoaks overcame control issues, she walked eight, to strike out seven and allow five hits.

Makinna Fitzgerald, Kayla Yzaguirre and Cassidy Nelson all had two hits each, while Yzaguirre and Nelson each had an RBI. “We had a good start to the season against a good Sidney team,” coach Mandy Stoaks said. “We hit the ball hard all the way through the line up.”

Other scores: Orient-Macksburg 9, East Union 7 Mount Ayr 12, East Mills 0

started off its season hot with a 13-2 win over Southwest Valley Monday.

LaMasters struck out seven and walked two in picking up the win.

She also bashed two hits at the plate.

A seven-run third inning was the highlight of the game, as Creston also scored two in the first inning, three in the second and one in the fourth.

Samantha Dunphy, Braelyn Baker and Peyton Rice each had two hits for the Panthers.

Southwest Valley scored both of its runs in the first.

Kayley Myers struck out four and walked seven in the loss for the Timberwolves.

Rams up one, Creston tied the game on a Peyton Rice single that scored Rachel Boyer.

With Braelyn Baker on third base, a wild pitch allowed Baker to score the game-winning run.

“We got the runs we needed to when we needed to,” Creston coach Teri Keeler said. “It was ugly, but it was a win.”

LaMasters was the winning Glenwood 110 402 (11) — 19 25 0 pitcher.

She struck out five and did Creston 020 000 0 — 1 5 4 not issue a walk.

Visitor pitchers Sydney Biermann 11K 3BB and Sara Ingoldsby. Home pitcher Sara Keeler recorded three hits Cali Foglesong 6K 3BB, Kylee LaMasters and Peyton Rice had two.

(7) and Chloe Hagle. W — Biermann.

L— Foglesong. HR — None. 3B — G: LaMasters contributed three Sara Ingoldsby 1. 2B — G: Ingoldsby RBIs, MaKenna Hudson had two, 3, Erin Stanley 1, Sydney Biermann 1, while Peyton Rice and Samantha Maddie Liddell 1, Brielle Smith 1. C: Kylee LaMasters. RBI — G: Biermann 5, Dunphy both added one.

Ingoldsby 4, Bailey Rumery 3, Stanley Both teams had 10 hits, while 3, Liddell 2, Brielle Smith 2, Cameron Rounds 1, C: LaMasters 1. Multiple hitCreston had a few issues in the field ters — G: Ingoldsby 6, Biermann 3, Panthers walk it off vs. Rams with four errors.

Brooklyn Taylor 3, Smith 3, Rounds 2, Creston and Glenwood’s junior “We’ve got to learn from our Rumery 2, Stanley 2, Haley Palmer 2. varsity teams jostled for five in- mistakes,” Keeler said.

JV starts season with nings before the Panthers came Creston is now 2-0. consecutive wins through with a 12-11 victory TuesCORNING — Kylee LaMasters day. allowed just one hit and four PanAfter Glenwood scored a run in thers registered multi-hit games the top half of the fifth to put the at the Creston junior varsity team

“Your season isn’t determined by your first two games, your first week of games, but your identity can be. There were some things that I saw that aren’t going to be our identity, so we’ll have to get that straightened away tomorrow.”

UP NEXT — Creston (1-1, 0-1) will travel to Glenwood Thursday for a doubleheader starting at 5:30 p.m.

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said. “Our pitching is not going to be able to keep people down to 1-2 runs. We better be able to score more runs.”

Creston scored twice in the seventh. Kadon Hulett and Dustin Merritt drew walks.

Hulett’s pinch runner Rylan Luther scored on a Luke Latham single. McDowell drove in the other run with a groundout.

UP NEXT — Creston (11, 0-1) hosts Nodaway Valley Thursday in nonconference play.

Glen 000 034 1 — 8 7 0 Crest 000 000 2 — 2 5 0 Glenwood pitchers A.J. Slaughter 12K 2BB and Cade Van Ness, Jake King (7) 0K 2BB. Creston pitchers Brenden McDowell 2K 2BB and Beau Barncastle; Eli Loudon (5) 1K 2BB; Jack Frey (7) 0K 1BB. W — Slaughter. L— McDowell.

HR — None.. 3B — none. 2B — G: Cole Loeffelbein. RBI — G: Ethan Fisher, 2, Cole Loeffelbein, Jake King, 2. C: Nathan Pudenz, Brenden McDowell. Multiple hitters — G: Ethan Fisher, 2; Cole Loeffelbein, 2. C: none.

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Valley girls soccer racking up wins Postseason starts Thursday ■

STAFF REPORT

Valley girls mount comeback against Cyclones HARLAN — Tuesday, the Valley girls soccer team ended the regular season with a 3-2 overtime win at Harlan, as Josi Ocheltree buried three goals into the net, including the game-winner in overtime.

Harlan led 2-0 at intermission on goals by Haley Arkfeld and Kylee Hinz. The first goal came off a deflection of a Valley defender.

Ocheltree dominated the second half offensively.

Her first goal came in the 56th minute off a pass from Hope Link.

Ocheltree tied the game in the 71st minute off a pass from Michaela Jeager.

“The girls worked hard in

the second half as we tied the game,” Krawczyk said.

Ocheltree was set up well.

“The midfielders and forwards played hard all night,” Krawczyk said.

Ocheltree buried the game winner seven minutes into the first overtime on a cross from Livy Green.

Burris had four saves.

Valley outshot Harlan 226.

“Our defense played a good game for us again,” Krawczyk said.

Valley ends the regular season 9-5.

“The coaches are proud of the girls on their comefrom-behind win,” Krawczyk said.

The Valley girls soccer team enters the postseason with plenty of positive momentum.

The Wolverines enter Board of Directors Meeting Thursday’s Class 2A ReCreston Community School District

May 15, 2017 The Board of Directors of the Creston Community School District met on Monday, May 15, 2017, in the Board Room at 6:00 p.m. Dr. Brad James, President, presided and the following answered role call: Tom Eagan, Dr. Brad James, Sharon Snodgrass, Don Gee, and Galen Zumbach.

Administrators preset were: Callie Anderson, Jeff Bevins, Billie Jo Greene, Steve McDermott, Bill Messerole, and Kevin Teno.

The news media and visitors were present.

Gee moved, Eagan seconded, the agenda be approved as presented. Motion carried 5-0.

Gee moved, Snodgrass seconded, to approve the minutes of April 17, 2017, the financial reports, bills, resignations of Britt Roberts - Junior Class Co-Sponsor, Polly Luther - Head Volleyball Coach, Karinna Voinea - Special Education Teacher, Lucian Diaconu - Head Boys Soccer Coach, Lakyn Mathews - 3rd Grade Teacher, Courtney Kammerer - MS 7th Grade Girls' Track Coach, Sheri McNamara - HS Sp. Ed. Teacher, Dorothy Knox - Cook, and Deanna Hurt - 7th Grade Language Arts Teacher, contracts with Jerry Hartman - ½ Junior Class Sponsor, Julia Roberts - ½ Junior Class Sponsor, Larry McNutt - 8th Girls' Head Basketball Coach, Grant Plowman - Bus Driver, Lisa Chapin - Elem/MS Administrative Assistant, Patricia Buttler - Special Education Teacher, and Martha Boehlke - National Honor Society Coach. Motion carried 5-0.

The Board recognized the following students: *MS Band Contest performance: 6th grade received a 1- rating; 7th/8th grade received a 1 rating *High School Vocal/Band Contest: Band received a 1 rating; Vocal received a 1 rating *Senior Athletic Awards: Bernie Saggau Award - Kadon Hulett; Kim Bishop Award - Hanna Hood *Senior Outstanding Athletes: Chase Shiltz, Lexie Little, and Rachel Shepherd *Senior Citizenship Awards: Cora Green, Katie Powers, Mattie Wheeler, Ben Irr, Isaac Wignall, Cody Crawford, and Tyler Peters *Senior Sportsmanship Awards: Hayley Osmun, Brody Frain, Brenden McDowell, and Gavin Woods State Girls' Track: *Shot and Discus - Hannah Hood *High Jump - Breanna Wallace *4x800 - Jessie Vicker, Rachel Shepherd, MaKenna Hudson, Brielle Baker *Distance Med. Relay - Cayla Maitlen, Kiersten Latham, MaKenna Hudson, Brielle Baker *4x400 Relay: Brielle Baker, Breanna Wallace, Cayla Maitlen, McKenna Hudson *4x200 Relay - Kiersten Latham, Stephanie Hemsworth, Kesia Stewart, Cayla Maitlen *Alternative Runners not listed on a relay: Brittany Linch and Allivea Skarda *Boys Tennis State Qualifiers in Doubles: Jaden Driskell and Jacob Cook Snodgrass moved, Eagan seconded, the Board approve the Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program Contracts: Trinity Lutheran Preschool, St. Malachy Preschool, Head Start Preschool, Discovery Kids Preschool, Creative Beginnings Preschool LLC, and Southwestern Community College. Motion carried 5-0.

Zumbach moved, Gee seconded, the Board approve the following fundraisers and donations: *Fundraiser of the Creston Football selling team football posters *Fundraiser of the Boys' Basketball - 3point shootout *Steven and Tammy Weers donated to the 3rd grade to help fund their field trip to Living History Farms *South Central Iowa Community Foundation donated to the Creston FLBA to help fund members' expenses to attend the National Leadership Conference *Creston Basketball Association donated to help fund the Girls' Basketball Program Motion carried 5-0.

Gee moved, Eagan seconded, the Board approved the AEA Cooperative Food purchasing Agreement. Motion carried 5-0.

There were no bids presented for the sale of lathes.

Board policy 53 Student Wellness plannutrition guidelines was reviewed.

Snodgrass moved, Gee seconded, the Board approve the first reading and waive the second reading of the Food Service Negative Meal Account Policy. Motion carried 5-0.

Gee moved, Eagan seconded, the Board approve to increase the middle school activity admission fees of adults from $2 to $3 and the fees of students from $1 to $2.

Motion carried 5-0.

Zumbach moved, Gee seconded, the Board approve to to increase the student activity fees from $25 to $35 per students.

Motion carried 5-0.

Gee moved, Eagan seconded, the Board approve the Certified Master Contract for 2017-2018. Motion carried 5-0.

Eagan moved, Zumbach seconded, the Board approve the Classified Master Contract for 2017-2018. Motion carried 5-0.

Gee moved, Snodgrass seconded, the Board approve the copier contract with Council Office and Documents for 20172018. Motion carried 4-1 (nay Zumbach).

Callie Anderson's and Scott Driskell's staff presented information to the Board on using technology in the classroom.

The Board was also informed 90 students attended the kindergarten kickoff.

Bill Messerole presented the Board with graduation plans.

Kevin Teno presented the Board with the SIAC Report.

Billie Jo Greene presented the Board with information concerning the Years of Service and Retirement Ceremony that is being planned.

Steve McDermott presented the Board with an update of the 2017-2018 staffing.

Gee moved, Eagan seconded, the Board go into closed session at 7:34 p.m. for a negotiations meeting. Motion carried 5-0.

Snodgrass moved, Gee seconded, the Board come out of the closed session at 8:25 p.m. Motion carried 5-0.

PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE SUMMONS IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF IOWA Civil No. 4:16-CV-00544 United States of America, Plaintiff, V. Teki L. Jacques n/k/a Teki L. Pierce; Adrian A. Jacques; State of Iowa; State of Iowa, Department of Human Services; Ryan D. Pierce; and Unknown Spouse of Adrian A. Jacques, Defendants.

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: Unknown Spouse of Adrian A. Jacques.

You are hereby notified that the Complaint, Amended Complaint and Second Amended Complaint of the above-named plaintiff is now on file in the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. In said Complaint, Amended Complaint and Second Amended Complaint the plaintiff prays for a judgment in rem against the real estate described as follows, to-wit: The West Ninety (90) feet of Lot Numbered Three (3) in Stone and Elliott's Lake View Addition to Creston, Union County, Iowa. for the sum of $142,894.91 which includes principal, advances, and any other recoverable costs; $32,301.62 interest as of January 22, 2015, plus interest accruing thereafter at the daily rate of $22.0171; and $8,293.60 interest credit or subsidy subject to recapture.

This action is based upon the promissory note and mortgage as recorded in the office of the Union County Recorder on February 21, 2008, in Book 918, at Page 315 as Document Number 394, executed or assumed by the defendants and delivered to the plaintiff who is the sole and absolute owner thereof. Said note, together with the mortgage given to secure same are due and payable by reason of the failure of the defendants, Teki L. Jacques n/k/a Teki L. Pierce and Adrian A. Jacques, to pay the installments of principal and interest when due. Plaintiff prays in said complaint for the foreclosure of said note and mortgage on the above-described real estate and that said mortgage be declared a prior and paramount lien to the interest and rights of each of the above-named defendants. Plaintiff further asks that a judicial sale issue for the sale of said real estate to satisfy said judgment, interest, costs and advancements for taxes, special assessments, title fees, insurance and such other expenses as are necessary to protect the security during the pendency of proceeding and for such further relief as may be just and equitable. No deficiency judgment is asked against Teki L. Jacques n/k/a Teki L. Pierce and no period of redemption is provided pursuant to Federal law.

FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS, SEE COPY OF COMPLAINT NOW ON FILE. You are hereby summoned and required to serve upon William C. Purdy, Assistant United States Attorney, plaintiff's attorney, whose address is United States Courthouse Annex, Second Floor, 110 East Court Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa 50309, an answer to the Complaint which is now on file on or before July 5, 2017. Unless you so answer, judgment by default will be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

JOHN COUTER, CLERK United States District Court Southern District of Iowa U.S. Courthouse East 1st and Walnut Des Moines, Iowa 50309 Note: The attorney who is expected to represent you should be promptly advised of this notice.

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IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR UNION COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MERRITT ALVIN EBLEN, Deceased CASE NO. ESPR015829 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Merritt Alvin Eblen, Deceased, who died on or about November 7, 2016: You are hereby notified that on January 23, 2017, the undersigned was appointed administrator of the estate.

Notice is hereby given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of the mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated May 22, 2017 Michael A. Eblen and Mauxie J. King Administrator of the Estate 1806 Eblen Lane/507 McKinley Street Creston, IA 50801/Creston, IA 50801 Todd G. Nielsen, ICIS PIN: AT0005759 Attorney for the Administrator Kenyon & Nielsen, P.C., 211 N. Maple Street Creston IA 50801 Date of second publication: May 31, 2017 Board of Directors Meeting Creston Community School District May 15, 2017 The Board of Directors of the Creston Community School District met on Monday, May 15, 2017, in the Board Room at 6:00 p.m. Dr. Brad James, President, presided and the following answered role call: Tom Eagan, Dr. Brad James, Sharon Snodgrass, Don Gee, and Galen Zumbach.

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Preschool Program Contracts: Trinity Lutheran Preschool, St. Malachy Preschool, Head Start Preschool, Discovery Kids Preschool, Creative Beginnings Preschool LLC, and Southwestern Community College. Motion carried 5-0.

Zumbach moved, Gee seconded, the Board approve the following fundraisers and donations: *Fundraiser of the Creston Football selling team football posters *Fundraiser of the Boys' Basketball - 3point shootout *Steven and Tammy Weers donated to the 3rd grade to help fund their field trip to Living History Farms *South Central Iowa Community Foundation donated to the Creston FLBA to help fund members' expenses to attend the National Leadership Conference *Creston Basketball Association donatProed to help fund the6 Girls' gion Three p.m.Basketball matchup gram against Carroll Motion carried 5-0. the winners Gee moved, Eagan seconded, the Board of four straight. approved the AEA Cooperative Food purchasing 5-0.

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Snodgrass moved, Gee seconded, the Board come out of the closed session at 8:25 p.m. Motion carried 5-0.

Gee moved, Zumbach seconded, the Board approve the Administrative contracts for 2017-2018 with an average increase of 1.6%. Motion carried 5-0.

Gee moved, Zumbach seconded, the Board go into closed session at 8:28 p.m. regarding the Superintendent's evaluation.

Motion carried 5-0.

Gee moved, Zumbach seconded, the Board come out of the closed session at 8:51 p.m. Motion carried 5-0.

Snodgrass moved, Gee seconded, to adjourn the meeting at 9:00 p.m. Motion carried 5-0 Future meetings: Regular Board Meeting June 20, 2017, at 6:00 p.m.

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Sunday, May 28- 9:00AM Corning, IA. Dump Truck, Steel Frame Building, Camper, Machinery, Collectibles for Gordon & Sylvia Mullinix, Linda Kemery, Adams Co. Secondary Roads, Courthouse.

Auctioneers: Jack Kretzinger, Dan Kretzinger & Tony Douglas.

Wednesday, May 31- 4:00PM Creston, IA. Contents of storage units #10, #28, #30 & #31 for Downing Mini Storage. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Brandon Frey.

Wednesday, May 31- 6:00PM Corning, IA. 5 Acres & Home for Norma Jean Goldsmith.

Auctioneer: Todd Crill Sunday, June 4- 11:00AM Creston, IA. Large Coin & Currency Public Auction, 416 lots. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Brandon Frey.

Sat., June 10- 10:00AM rural Cromwell, IA. Household, Furniture, many Collectibles, Firearms, Old Radios, Victrola, Jukebox, Die Cast Cars & Trucks, Rolltop Desk, Cast Iron Banks, Tools & Misc., Beer and Other Adv. Items, Crockery; Much more for the late James Wilson, Ginny Fett, owner.

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ADAMS COUNTY FARM - SECONDARY ROADS - COURTHOUSE: 91 IH 10 wheel dump truck, d, 85p, front-wing & center scraper blades; 2 1000 gal propane tanks; Richey Cattle water; 13 white base cupboards; 9 white top cupboards; water fountain; commercial gas water heater; 88 gal. like new; approx. 30x100 ft. steel frame shed to be dismantled & moved in 30 days located at Adams County Farm; Building sells at Auction Bldg 12:00 Noon followed by dump truck, loader, camper, pickup, machinery.

GORDON AND SYLVIA MULLINIX: 87 Dodge Dakota pickup; Snapper self propelled mower; 2 window AC’s 110; curved glass china hutch.

LINDA KEMERY: JD 145E self propelled mower; gas cook stove; 50’s car collector plates; 8 pint jars marbles; 027 Marx Steam Engine train and track CAMPER: 96 Winnebago Adventurer motor home, 30 ft, generator, 49k miles, nice; Hot Springs 6 person hot tub w/cover; cement deer lawn ornaments; horse drawn bob sled.

MACHINERY: Dresser 512 Payloader, bucket & forks; Vermeer PT-18 pull type PTO tile machine, shedded, good; large tile trailer; 500 gal fuel barrel & AC 110 pump; 2 wood flarebox wagons; 72’x10” auger; hay ring; 3 pt post digger www.kretzingerauction.com Auctioneers: Jack Kretzinger 712-621-0135; Dan Kretzinger 712-621-9400; Tony Douglas 712-621-0958

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EARNEST DEPOSIT: Buying as is where is, 10% earnest money day of sale. PROPERTY TAXES: $1384 CLOSING: APPROX. 30 DAYS AFTER AUCTION HOME DESCRIPTION: Very spacious 2 room living space, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath on main level. Full unfinished basement. The gas furnace 2 years old with new central air at same time, 3 year old elec water heater.

Home is on septic system which will need updated within 1 year at new owners expense. 2 car attached garage. This very unique property, as it is a 3 sided pie shaped property with hard-surfaced roads on 2 sides. Plenty of potential for individual home owner, investor. Property is outside city limits, but does have city water, elec, and gas.

CONTRACT AND TITLE: Immediately upon conclusion of the auction the high bidder(s) will enter into a real estate contract and deposit with DreamDirt Farm and Ranch Real Estate LLC the proper earnest deposit. The Seller(s) will provide a current abstract at their own expense. Sale is not contingent upon buyer financing, all bids are cash bids. This sale is subject to all easements, covenants, leases and restrictions of record. Buyers must do their due diligence prior to bidding. All property is sold on an “As is – Where is” basis with no warranties or guarantees, expressed or implied, made by the Auctioneer or Seller. DreamDirt Farm and Ranch Real Estate LLC and its representatives are agents of the Seller. Winning bidder(s) acknowledges that they are representing themselves in completing the auction sales transaction. Any announcements made auction day by the Auctioneer will take precedence over any previous material or oral statements. Bidding increments are at the sole discretion of the Auctioneer. The Auctioneer may accept absentee or phone bids from bidders who can not attend the auction. All decisions of the Auctioneer are final.

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Creston FFA Chapter named one of Iowa’s best Twenty-four Creston FFA members, along with advisor Kelsey Bailey, were among 5,800 members and guests who attended the 89th-annual State FFA Leadership Conference April 10-11 in Ames.

The Creston FFA Chapter’s tradition of excellence continued when they were again recognized as one of the elite programs in the state of Iowa during the proceedings held in Hilton Coliseum on Iowa State University campus. The chapter placed in the state’s Supreme National Chapter Award competition, earning a gold emblem award and recognized with the Supreme National Chapter award and were ranked 14th out of the top 25 chapters. The chapter’s application will advance to national competition this fall.

Creston FFA was busy with leadership contest while attending the conference.

The parliamentary procedures team participated at the state level earning a bronze emblem with members Macy Evans, Mattie

Wheeler, Logan Pettit, Morgan Shawler and Taylor Sorrells. The agriculture issues and perceptions team consisting of Will Gordon, Laura Weis, Hailey Walter, Allivea Skarda, Ian Burns, Danika Schultes and Hank Looney earned a bronze emblem.

Two freshman members, Ellie Starlin and Gavin Gillam, earned a silver emblem for the greenhand quiz contest.

The team agriculture sales CDE earned a bronze emblem with members Tristan Travis, Cody Tanner, Kaden Wilson and Nathan Pudenz.

The chapter display, created by Paige Parsons, Kayla Luther, Alexis Baker and Dalten Bierle, earned a silver emblem.

Creston FFA sophomore member and recently elected south central district FFA vice president, Devon Buls, served on the state conference courtesy corps. As a district officer, one of her duties is to assist at state-level activities as needed. Throughout the year, Devon, along with the south central district officer team, will be responsible

for hosting and implementing district wide FFA contests and activities.

Eight local FFA members were awarded the coveted Iowa FFA Degree during the convention proceedings. This degree is the highest honor the Iowa FFA Association bestows upon its membership. Recipients of this honor must put forth great effort through involvement in course work, leadership and SAE achievement. Those earning the degrees were Alexis Baker, Dalten Bierle, Kayla Luther, Paige Parsons, Taylor Sorrells, Cody Tanner, Cade Vicker and Kaden Wilson.

Recognition for outstanding Supervised Agricultural Experiences (SAE) comes in the form of proficiency awards. Members complete a lengthy application process that analyzes and reports all aspects of that member’s project. At the 2017 Iowa FFA State Conference, three members were recognized as having outstanding SAE proficiencies. They include Mattie Wheeler in goat pro-

duction (second gold), Macy Evans in diversified livestock production (gold) and Dalten Bierle in sheep production (silver).

A special Teach Ag signing ceremony was held recognizing graduating seniors who have plans to attend college and major in agriculture education. This year, Macy Evans, was recognized for her plans to attend Iowa State University, majoring in agriculture education.

Many of the members participated in the Iowa FFA’s state philanthropy project while attending the convention. Meals from the Heartland set up packaging tables on the floor of Hilton Coliseum, where thousands of FFA members packaged more than 204,000 meals to give to the food insecure. Such meals will be shipped throughout the world and domestically to aid in fighting the global food-insecurity epidemic.

Other member involvement saw Trevor Marlin and Paige Parsons serve as state delegates, voting on all official business and state officer elections.

ISU College of Agriculture hosted a barbecue for all members attending the conference at the Jeff and Deb Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center. At the barbecue, many student organizations and current ISU students were present to visit with members about college life and how to get involved in clubs and organizations that fit their interests. Following the barbecue was a fun night at the ISU Memorial Union with dancing, bowling, games and networking.

To end yet another successful state conference, Contributed photo Creston FFA was proud to Eight Creston FFA members earned the highest award the Iowa FFA Association bestows upon its members, the State Farmer Degree or Iowa Degree. Pictured from left support Creston FFA alumin front, are Kayla Luther, Alexis Baker, Paige Parsons and Taylor Sorrells, and, in back, nus, Zach Hoffman, as he gave his retiring address from are Dalten Bierle, Cody Tanner, Kaden Wilson and Cade Vicker.

serving the Iowa FFA State Association as the state’s South Central District Vice President. Hoffman had many duties over the year, including visiting chapters from all over the state of Iowa, meeting with dignitaries, planning and imple-

menting state and district leadership contests and conventions and being the president of the south central FFA district. His time in office provided for many travels in and out of the state, including a lengthy study trip to South Africa.

45 outstanding students awarded 2017 AKSARBEN AG Leaders Scholarship OMAHA, Neb. – On May 11, the AKSARBEN Foundation announced 45 students from a six-state region as the 2017 recipients of an AKSARBEN AG Leaders Scholarship. Together, the students will receive $90,000 in recognition of their contributions to the agricultural tradition of the heartland.

“The AG Leaders Scholarship program is designed to provide scholarships annually to youth who have participated in the stock show but never had the opportunity to participate in the Purple Ribbon Auction,” said Kevin Kock, executive director of AKSARBEN Agriculture Initiatives. “These students are leaders and by supporting their passion we hope to keep as many of them as possible leading our rural communities.”

Nearly 1,200 4-H Exhibitors from a 10-state region take part in the AKSARBEN 4-H Stock Show each year.

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The scholars plan to attend a two- or four-year college or university and have expressed interest in pursuing a career related to agriculture or a non-agriculture career within a rural community.

Scholarships are the core of AKSARBEN Foundation’s mission. Founded in 1895, the nonprofit organization, based in Omaha, Nebraska, funds needs-based scholarship programs for heartland youth, awarding more than $1 million annually.

AKSARBEN Foundation President Sandra Reding said, “We are proud of these young people and very grateful to the donors who make this scholarship program possible.

AG Leaders not only exemplifies the foundation’s commitment to scholarships and agriculture, it further demonstrates our mission of giving back to the community.”

The 2017 AKSARBEN AG Leaders Scholarship recipients from Iowa are Caleb Clemon of Soldier, Andrew

Dornbier of Garner, Macy Evans of Creston, Cody Long of Creston, Kaleb Miller of Lacona, Kassi Rice of Parkersburg, Cale Smith of Indianola, Faith Spencer of Woodbine, Morgan Strief of Bernard, Alex Still of Moville, Dillon Weaver of Moville and Tyler Wellman of West Point.

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