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A subsidiary of Green Valley will be moving a small quantity of rail cars on the train tracks near Bunn-O-Matic on Townline Road this afternoon, which may cause traffic.

A dedication ceremony naming athletic facilities after the “Mount Rushmore” of Murray coaches was held Saturday.

For more on the coaches who were honored, see SPORTS page 7A. >>

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Summer art camp scheduled Former officer gets suspended for June and July

sentence in Iowa teen sex case DUBUQUE (AP) — A former Dubuque police officer who had sex with a 14-year-old he met online has been given a suspended prison sentence of 10 years.

Kyle Cross also faces lifetime state supervision as a sex offender. He’d pleaded guilty in March to sexual abuse after prosecutors dropped a second charge.

He was sentenced Monday in Dubuque.

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These neon ceramic looms and birds are examples of what kids can create at the Creston: Arts art camp in June and July.

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This summer, give kids a more creative way to spend time off from school. Creston: Arts is hosting a kids’ art camp in June and July.

“Art camp is a threeweek program,” said Bailey Fry-Schnormeier, president of Creston: Arts. “It’s broken into one-week sessions, and we have it in the morning and afternoon.”

The sessions will be June 13-17, June 20-24 and June 27-July 1 at Creston High School. The cost is $50 per student per week. Morning sessions will be for first- through third-grade students, and the afternoon sessions will be for fourth- through eighthgrade students.

Projects the kids will

weaving, acrylic painting and printmaking.

“They’re also going to be working with tie-dye, which is one of my favorites, so they’ll get to explore a Frybunch of Schnormeier different folds,” Fry-Schnormeier said. “The older kids will do the same sort of things, just at a more excelled level.

With the printmaking, instead of doing foam prints, they’ll work with linoleum cuts, and with the clay projects they’ll get to do something a little more in-depth and complex.”

This is the third year Creston: Arts has hosted

the second year it’s run for three weeks. About 150 students attended the different classes in summer 2015.

“It’s a great opportunity for them to explore their creativity and explore different mediums that they might not get a chance to take on during the school year,” Fry-Schnormeier said.

Classes are capped at 25 to make teaching manageable, and high school students are volunteering their time again this summer to help teach the younger children different art techniques.

“We’ll have new projects, new ways of using the different materials,” Fry-Schnormeier said. “I’m super excited. I love working with the younger kids, so this is my big opportunity

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Running hot laps: St. Malachy student Merrick Weiland, left, 6, of Creston smiles as he

runs laps Monday afternoon at the St. Malachy Lap-a-thon. Also pictured are Claire Ralston, 5, of Creston in the foreground and Whisper Leeps, 5, of Creston at right. The St. Malachy Lapa-thon is a fundraiser by the Parent Teacher Organization, in which students raise money for how many laps they run.

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“It’s a great opportunity for them to explore their creativity and explore different mediums that they might not get a chance to take on during the school year.”

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to work with the youth each year. They’re just so creative and they don’t try to fit inside of a box. It’s like their imagination just runs wild. It’s always fun to see.”

Dental school apologizes for laughing gas mix-up IOWA CITY (AP) — More than 120 children may have received too much laughing gas during recent procedures at a University of Iowa clinic, the school said Monday.

Patients who received treatment at the school’s pediatric dentistry clinic in Iowa City between March 1 and April 20 have an “extremely small risk” of suffering any long-term health effects, the school said.

Associate dean for patient care Michael Kanellis said the university is unaware of what any long-term effects would be but wanted to be “very cautious and proactive” in the interest of patient safety. To that end, the dental school said that it was notifying affected families so that they could seek the appropriate evaluation and treatment, if necessary.

The university said the patients were given higher than intended amounts of nitrous oxide, which is known as laughing gas and is commonly used in dentistry as an anesthetic. The chemical is mixed with oxygen in an automated machine and then inhaled by patients, quickly sedating them.

During a recent remodeling of the clinic, a contract worker installing the nitrous oxide system accidentally switched the tubes carrying nitrous oxide and oxygen, the university said. A supervisor who inspected the installation didn’t catch the error.

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Bailey Hopkins perform a medley of tunes from the musical “Les Miserables” for Creston music teacher Deb Fischer Monday at Creston Nursing and Rehab. Fischer had been recovering from health issues and is retiring at the end of this school year, and the high school choir students wanted to serenade her with music, flowers and cards.

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A woman contacted Dubuque police in February 2015 to report her 14-yearold daughter had run away.

Police say they found her at Cross’ residence. According to a criminal complaint, Cross and the girl acknowledged having sexual contact.

He says she lied about her age.

Cross worked as a Dubuque police officer from 2007 to 2012.

Deaths Tom Staples Corning

Celebration of life services for Tom Staples, 89, of Corning, who passed away Monday, May 1, 2016, at Corning Hospital will be held 11 a.m.

W e d n e s - Staples day, May 4, at Ritchie Funeral Home, 124 S. Main St., in Lenox.

Visitation will be held one hour prior to services with the family greeting friends.

Interment will be held at a later date in Corning at Oak Grove Cemetery. Memorials may be given in Tom’s name. Memories can be shared at www.ritchiefuneralhome.com.

Alvah Thomas (Tom) Staples was born Dec. 15, 1926, in Adams County, son of Alvah (Bud) Staples and Della (Thomas) Staples. He grew up attending

Russell Ambrose Kent

Russell Ambrose, 87, of Kent died Sunday, May 1, 2016, at Corning Nursing and Rehab Center in Corning.

Ambrose Celebration of life services will be 1 p.m. Friday, May 6, at Powers Funeral Home, junction of highways 34 and 25, in Creston. The Rev. Howard Towns will officiate. Burial will be in West Fairview Cemetery in Lenox. Open visitation will be from 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 5, with family present from 6 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Military honors will be provided by Parkinson American Legion Post No. 250 of

Thelma Jones Winterset

Thelma Jones, 89, of Winterset, formerly of Corning, died April 30, 2016, at Westbridge Care and R e h a b Center in Winterset.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Jones Thursday, May 5, at Powers Funeral Home, junction of highways 34 and 25, in Creston. The Rev. Mary O’Riley will officiate. Family will receive friends from noon to 1 p.m. at the funeral home prior to the service. Burial will be in Maple Hill Cemetery in Cromwell.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Central Iowa or a charity of your choice. Online condolences may be left at www.powersfh.com.

Thelma Jeane Jones, daughter of Fern (Nidey) and Vern Hubert Dix, was born April 7, 1927, in Grand Junction. Thelma graduated from Cromwell High School in 1945.

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call with any questions and promised to “arrange for follow-up care if needed.”

“We regret that any patient within our care could possibly be affected by this situation and we apologize for any concern it causes you and your family,” the letter said. “We are absolutely committed to making sure you have the information and care you and your child need.”

The clinic opened March 1 and then discovered the problem April 20, halting the use of nitrous oxide and taking steps to correct it.

The system has since been certified as safe and no other university dental clinics were affected.

school in Corning and on Feb. 22, 1945, he was united in marriage to Rowena Hess at the Methodist parsonage in Clarinda. Tom and Rowena later divorced.

Tom was a farmer ... and he loved it. He enjoyed tending his crops and reaping the harvest each year.

Over they years he also did a lot of mechanic work and auto body work. Fixing and repairing fenders was a specialty of his. To say Tom loved his dogs is an understatement ... to Tom, his dogs were like his “second bunch of kids.”

Left to cherish Tom’s memory is his son Richard (Joan) Staples of Corning; grandson Michael Staples of Corning and grandchildren, Ian Staples and Brittany Staples, both of Denver, Colorado; along with other family members and friends.

Preceding Tom in death are his parents, Bud and Della Staples; sister Joy Staples and half-sister Alice Shaw.

lengthy procedures. Most patients can achieve ideal sedation with a solution containing 30 to 40 percent nitrous oxide. All should be given 100 percent oxygen for five minutes once the flow is terminated to help flush the gas from the lungs and return the patient to an alert state, its guidelines say.

The most common side effects are nausea, vomiting and headaches.

In letters sent to affected families last week, the university urged them to

Lenox. Memorials are to be determined. Online condolences may be left at www. powersfh.com.

Russell “Pete” Edgar Ambrose, son of Myrtle (Barker) Ambrose and Clarence Ambrose, was born Aug. 1, 1928, near Kent. He went to Country School Platte No. 2 and to Cromwell High School, graduating in 1948.

He was drafted in the United States Army in 1950 and served in the Korean War. Some of the battles he was in were the Battle of Bloody Ridge, Battle of Heartbreak Ridge, Battle of Old Baldy and Battle of Pork Chop Hill.

Following his military discharge, Pete returned to the Kent area and farmed. He took over his family farm and continued to farm the land for more than 50 years.

Pete was preceded in death by his parents; brother Lyle; an infant brother and sisters, Fern Jackson, Delma Bittner and Helen Rydell.

The CCC boys of Creston program scheduled

In 1946, Thelma married Rex Sammons in Shreveport, Louisiana. They settled on a farm south of Cromwell, where she was a mother and farmwife. They later divorced, and she moved to Creston in 1952 and began cleaning houses, which she did until she retired in 2007.

In October 1988, Thelma married Leland Firm Jones at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. They settled in Strawberry, Arizona, for a short time before returning to Corning in 2000. She moved to Winterset in 2016.

Thelma is survived by a daughter, Janet Elquest, of Des Moines; brothers, Gerald (Ruth) Dix of Council Bluffs and Hubert Dix, Jr. of Pontiac, Illinois; sisters, Shirley (Merrill) Davenport of Adel and Karen (Mick) Ripperger of Grinnell; sister-in-law Connie Dix of Phoenix, Arizona and many nieces and nephews.

Thelma was preceded in death by her parents; husband Leland Jones; son Ronnie Sammons; brothers, Robert Dix, Richard Dix and Forrest Dix and sister Frances Winship.

Beginner basics of beekeeping offered Beekeeping: Beginner Basics will be offered from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, at Union County Extension Office, 811 N. Sumner Ave., in Creston.

The course will be led by Carol LaFaver, master of science in horticulture, who

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RSVP to the extension office by Monday, May 9, by calling 641-782-8426 or emailing hjones@iastate.edu.

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Police: Iowa teacher drunk while chaperoning prom MILFORD (AP) — A northwest Iowa school board has scheduled a special meeting Tuesday to discuss what to do about a teacher who failed alcohol tests while chaperoning the high school prom.

Milford police say officers were sent Saturday night to Boji Bay Fun House & Event Center, where the Okoboji High School prom was being held. Sioux City television station KTIV reports 33-year-old Royce Van

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(AP) — An airplane powered only by sunlight has arrived in a Phoenix suburb after completing the latest leg of its global trip.

The Swiss-made Solar Impulse 2 landed shortly before 9 p.m. PDT Monday at Phoenix Goodyear Airport after a 16-hour flight from Mountain View, California, south of San Francisco.

It began the 10th leg of the trek — that’s now over a year old — just after 5 a.m.

The Southern Prairie speaker sharing his story.

YMCA Christian emphaNational Day of Prayer sis committee is hosting a is an annual observance prayer breakfast 7:30 a.m. held on the first Thursday Thursday in the YMCA gym of May, inviting people of on National Day of Prayer. all faiths to pray for the naTake time for reflection and tion. It was created in 1952 prayer, and gather with oth- by a joint resolution of the ers as we pray for our com- United States Congress and munity, nation and world. signed into law by PresiJoe Owens will the guest dent Harry S. Truman.

Michigan-based author Bill Jamerson will present a music and storytelling program about the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) 6 p.m.

Thursday, May 19, at Gibson Memorial Library. The program is free and open to the public and refreshments will be served.

CCC constructed Green Valley State Park, where many of the structures are still in use today. CCC also worked on dozens of farms in Union County on soil conservation projects. Farmers will especially enjoy this program.

Dressed in uniform, Jamerson shares stories about the CCC, reads excerpts from his book and sings original songs, accompanied by his guitar.

It’s a nostalgic program with songs, laughter and many heartfelt stories. He has performed at CCC reunions around the country and at dozens of CCC-built national and state parks. The program is about people both ordinary and extraordinary, with stories of strength, wit and charm.

The CCC was a federal works program created by President Franklin Roosevelt in the heart of The Great Depression. During its nineyear run beginning in 1933, more than 49,000 men served in Iowa. The men were 17 to 25 years of age. The camps were run by the Army, with an average of 29 camps in operation in Iowa for each year. More than $48 million was spent in Iowa operating the camps over their nineyear existence. The enrollees were paid $1 a day with $25 sent home to their families each month. The money sent home provided relief for their families who were desperate for food and basic necessities.

The CCC worked on hundreds of Iowa farms doing soil erosion control projects, such as building earthen dams, terracing hills, digging ponds, repairing gullies and planting trees for wind breaks. They also constructed more than 1,000 miles of roads, erected hundreds of miles of telephone poles and assisted in emergencies, from forest fires to floods. They also constructed many state

parks, including Backbone, Lake Keomah, Mauqoketa, Black Hawk, Clear Lake, Stone, Lake McBride, Lake Wapello and Lake Ahquabi.

Camp Creston opened May 31, 1933, outside of town. The men came into Creston on weekends and patronized stores, bowling alleys, movie theaters, billiard rooms, saloons, dance halls and churches. Many enrollees met their wives while in camp. The enrollees spent approximately $5,000 a month in nearby communities, helping the local economy during the depths of The Great Depression.

Jamerson’s book, “Big Shoulders,” is a historical novel that follows a year in the life of a 17-year-old from Detroit who enlisted in the CCC in 1937. He joins 200 other young men at a work camp in a remote part of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

It is a coming-of-age story of an angry teenager who faces the rigors of hard work, learning to cope with a difficult sergeant and fending off a bully.

Some of the songs Jamerson performs with his guitar include “Franklin D.” written by an appreciative enrollee, “Chowtime” is a fun look at the camp food, “City Slicker” is about the mischief the men found in the woods and “Tree Plantin’, Fire Fightin’ Blues” tells the hardships of work out in the woods. “Wood Tick” is a lament over the nicknames the locals gave them. The folk songs range from heartwarming ballads to foot-stomping jigs.

Along with a novel and CD of songs, Jamerson produced the film “Camp Forgotten-The CCC in Michigan,” which aired on 58 PBS stations in 1994. In the program, Jamerson will talk about many of the interesting enrollees he has met over the years. A question-and-answer period and book signing will follow the presentation.

People are encouraged to bring CCC photos or memorabilia to the program. For more information, call the library at 641-782-2277 or visit Jamerson’s website at billjamerson.com.

Slow going Flying without fossil fuel makes for a long trip.

The plane’s solar power is captured by 17,000 cells mounted on its wings, which are larger than those of a 747 jetliner. Some of the solar energy is stored in batteries, allowing the plane to fly at night.

Ideal flight speed is about 28 mph, though that can double during the day when the sun’s rays are strongest.

The carbon-fiber aircraft weighs over 5,000 pounds, about as much as a midsize truck.

Maybe slow going isn’t so bad when you’re flying over some of the most scenic places in the U.S., including the Hawaiian islands and the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco.

Latest stop After arriving in the Phoenix area Monday night, pilot Andre Borschberg called the trip from California “a beautiful flight.”

For several minutes after arriving, Borschberg remained aboard as powerful winds buffeted the aircraft, forcing the ground crew to hold it down with straps.

“Sometimes it is more difficult to handle the airplane on the ground than in flight,” he told reporters later.

Video from cameras aboard the plane as well as on the ground at the Goodyear airport showed the Solar Impulse as it flew through the night sky en route to its safe touch down.

Co-pilot Bertrand Piccard, also of Switzerland, flew the previous leg, a

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three-day flight to from Hawaii to California.

Why a solar plane?

Inventors wanted to highlight the importance of renewable energy and the spirit of innovation.

Pilots have used layovers to engage with people along the way to explain the project, and project officials said Monday in a statement released to The Associated Press that they will decide in the next few days whether public view of the plane would be possible while it is in Arizona.

The overall project is estimated to cost more than $100 million and began in 2002.

The single-seat aircraft began its voyage in March 2015 from Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. It stopped in Oman, Myanmar, China and Japan en route to the United States.

The crew was forced to stay on the island of Oahu in Hawaii for nine months after the plane’s battery system sustained heat damage on its flight from Japan.

Where next?

After Phoenix, the plane will make two more stops in the United States before crossing the Atlantic Ocean to Europe or northern Africa, according to the website documenting the journey.

But project officials say it hasn’t yet been decided exactly where the plane will go next in the United States.

“The team is examining a wide range of potential destinations in the mainland to leave a maximum flexibility for route planning,” project officials said in a statement.

The team has flexibility in choosing destinations because it uses an inflatable mobile hangar and because of “the support and openness of the various airports.”

It also isn’t known yet known when the plane will take flight again.

On its previous layover, the plane landed late the night of April 23 in Mountain View, and departed a little more than eight days later.

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Roekel (van ROO’-kuhl) failed a field sobriety test and his breath tested out at more than twice the legal limit.

Online court records say Van Roekel pleaded guilty Monday to a charge of public intoxication.

The school board agenda for Tuesday’s meeting mentions a staff resignation, but Superintendent Gary Janssen would not comment about the agenda item or about what happened at the prom.

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Driver’s license

Schedule of driver’s license examiners: Bedford: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., treasurer’s office, Taylor County Courthouse, 407 Jefferson St. Corning: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., treasurer’s office, Adams County Courthouse.

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.

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Creston Lions Club, 6:30 p.m., The Pizza Ranch, 520 Livingston Ave. P.E.O. Chapter AZ, 7 p.m., hostess Dora Coen and co-hostess Vaughn Seckington.

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Women’s Narcotics Anonymous (NA), 6 p.m. open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. Southwest Iowa Dancers Jam Session, 6 to 9 p.m., Chicken Inn, 3 miles west of Creston on Hwy 34.

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Police

Noah Gordon Coleman, 20, 909 N. Lincoln St., was charged with with simple assault 6:40 p.m. Friday at Union County Law Enforcement Center.

According to a Creston Police report on Friday at approximately 4:40 p.m.

Coleman was at the Five Star Fitness Center at 314 W. Montgomery St. when he got into a verbal argument with Jordan Holle.

During this time Holle approached Coleman and Coleman struck him in the face with his fist causing a mark on Holle’s face. This act was witnessed by several others in the fitness center. Holle contacted the police to report this incident. On this same date officers contacted Coleman and he admitted that he struck Holle. Coleman was then arrested for simple assault.

Coleman was released on promise to appear.

—————— Ryan Rinehart, 36, 315 W. Montgomery St., was charged on an Adams County warrant for fifth-degreen theft 11:30 p.m., Monday at the intersection of New York and Sumner avenues.

Rinehart was released from the law enforcement center on $300 bond.

—————— Ronald Lee Griffin III, 51, 315 N. Sycamore St., was charged with possession of a controlled substance 11:59 p.m. Monday at the intersection of New York and Sumner avenues.

According to a Creston Police report Griffin was in possession of three oxycodone pills without a valid prescription. The pills were discovered inside a pill grinder in his pocket. Griffin has two prior narcotics convictions.

Griffin was being held in the Union County Jail on

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Assistance, 6:43 p.m., Monday, West Clark Street.

Harassing communication, 7:37 p.m., Monday, South Poplar Street.

Animal call, 8:28 p.m., Monday, South Walnut Street.

Disorderly conduct, 8:35 p.m., Monday, West Montgomery Street.

Vandalism, 8:46 p.m., Monday, Laurel Street.

Traffic stop, 9:15 p.m., Monday, North Sumner Avenue.

Traffic stop, 9:24 p.m., Monday, Highway 34 and Taylor Street.

Traffic stop, 11 p.m., Monday, New York Avenue.

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Timothy Allen Culpepper, 22, of Creston was cited for failure to reduce speed to a reasonable and proper rate after an accident 3:25 p.m., Saturday at the intersection of Highway 34 and Creamery Road.

According to a Union County Sheriff report, Gaylord John Henriksen, 79, of Afton, driving a 2016 Ford east on Highway 34, slowed to turn north onto Creamery Road when Culpepper, driving a 1996 Chevrolet east on Highway 34, failed to slow down and struck the rear of Henriksen’s vehicle. Henriksen’s vehicle was spun around by the impact and came to a stop facing west in the westbound lane. Culpepper continued to drive east and stopped along the shoulder.

Damage estimates are $3,000 to Culpepper’s vehicle and $5,000 to Henriksen’s vehicle.

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Structure fire, 6:45 p.m., April 24.

Assistance, 10:17 p.m., April 24.

Medical, 12:37 p.m., April 25.

Criminal mischief, 1:19 p.m., April 25.

Traffic complaint, 9:31 p.m., April 25.

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Trump vs. Cruz: winner take all HOLLYWOOD — God bless America, and how’s everybody?

Indiana stages a winner-takeall GOP primary today which may determine if there’s a winner before the GOP National Convention in July. Little things tell you which way it’s trending.

The Never Trump movement just changed its name to the How Much Are Flights to Canada?

Movement.

Donald Trump evaded protesters trying to block his entrance to the Hyatt at a California GOP convention Friday. On live TV, Trump had to run across the freeway, wade through a gully, climb over a barbed wire fence, then slip into the service entrance.

That’s how everyone comes to California.

Donald Trump’s speech in Costa Mesa Thursday was marred by rioters outside the arena. It’s backfired in his favor. Trump may send all the illegal aliens down to Mexico and drive the celebrities

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up to Canada, but if it gets the San Diego Freeway moving, he could carry Los Angeles in a landslide.

The Los Angeles Times praised the rioters who jumped on police cars prompting blood to shed outside a Trump rally in Costa Mesa on Friday, calling them a revitalized Latino rights movement.

These protesters have one message for the GOP candidate. They want to make America Mexico again.

The Maury Povich Show aired its three thousandth episode featuring a woman who is a dead ringer for Ted Cruz in drag. After the show aired she agreed to star in an adult sex film. Ted Cruz isn’t going to win the GOP nomination, but he’ll go down in history for inspiring a new genre of

porn.

Ted Cruz’s father told in an interviewer Friday that his son decided to run for president of the United States after God spoke to his wife, who works for Goldman Sachs. People doubt his claim.

In this election cycle, even God knows it’d ruin his reputation if the voters found out that he was socializing with a Wall Street banker.

The California GOP convention featured fiery candidate speeches and vicious infighting for delegates this past weekend.

The campaign is literally heating up. John Boehner told a Stanford forum that Ted Cruz is Lucifer in the flesh, and now Satan is suing him for defamation of character.

Ted Cruz decided to name Carly Fiorina to be his VP run- Cruz

ning mate on Wednesday just a day after he has been mathematically eliminated from winning the GOP nomination. It made no sense at all. That’s like someone with a terminal lung disease announcing they’ve decided to start smoking.

Bernie Sanders vowed Friday to keep campaigning for president all the way to California.

His idea of debt-free colleges has really caught on with young people. It now costs college kids forty thousand dollars a year for four years to learn that the best way to avoid a hangover is to stay drunk.

The Pentagon leaked a defense intelligence report warning about China’s increasing ability to wage war from satellites orbiting the earth. They say China has a new laser so powerful it can create an artificial star. That’s nothing, here in Southern California, Kris Jenner created six of them.

The National Football League held its annual college player

draft in Chicago Thursday before millions of fans watching the player selections. The NFL commissioner has done a great job of target-marketing the sport.

For the first time ever, the NFL draft was simulcast on ESPN and COPS. Miami Marlins star and NL batting champ Dee Gordon was suspended eighty games for using PEDS. It just ruins a great athlete’s legacy. Jack Kennedy’s Addison Disease required him to take steroids, so his record for most adultery in the White House will always be accompanied by an asterisk.

National Public Radio suffered a full minute of silence Thursday after kids started playing in the control room during Take Your Children to Work Day. It could have been a lot worse. Take Your Children to Work Day is easily the most uncomfortable day of the year in the adult film industry.

A little more leg, Bill It’s not enough that this has been one of the strangest years in presidential politics ever when you consider the candidates — a former first lady, a reality television star, a native Canadian and a 75-year-old curmudgeon who appeals most to young voters.

We have an equally interesting mix of would-be, front-runner first mates — a former president, an R-rated model who designs jewelry, a Heidi and a former college president.

It’s coming down to Bill Clinton versus Melania Trump in the First Mate race, which sounds more America’s Cup than political. Perhaps now would be the time to use the one bit of nautical language I memorized to impress sailing friends: heaving to puts great strain on the rudder.

All this excitement makes one yearn for plain Bess Truman. She looks good in contrast, considering the possibility of a rounder or a nude GQ cover girl. Either way, the use of “lady” in a title might be inappropriate.

Not that we haven’t had playboys and lookers on the premises before.

But the most famous glamour puss first lady, Jackie Kennedy, was fluent in several languages, knew art history and had a bumper crop of class. Melania hasn’t yet grasped subject-verb agreement in English.

And Bill, well, imagine him knocking about the White House with time on his hands. He got into enough trouble while there busy leading the free world.

If nothing else, in the past eight

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years we have grown used to dignity in the White House. We have had a president who speaks the King’s English and in complete sentences. We have boasted a first lady who is a lawyer and equally articulate, not to mention stylish without being scandalous about it. Their marriage seems solid, the children are seen but not heard. You might not have agreed with Obama’s politics and policies, but the decorum was flawless.

In the future, whatever the election outcome, social media no doubt will devote a lot of time to debating whether Melania has had recent Botox injections or Bill extramarital sex.

In either case it will be a distraction from major issues like the economy and war. But, hey, that’s the way the world works now. It’s a sexy, plastic age. The Age of Lift.

My preference for First Mate among the top four contenders would be Jane Sanders, the former college president, but unless a Tarzan swings by on a vine and transports her to the White House, I don’t see it happening.

If Bill wins, he’ll become Mister Grandmom and perhaps host photo opportunities baking the cookies that Hillary once eschewed. If it’s Melania, the Lincoln Bedroom may never be the same.

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Saying good-bye with style From Janna Tull Steed Creston

Kyle Wilson’s farewell letter to CNA readers was a class act.

He told us how he gravitated toward his career in journalism, which is a great lesson for young readers. He gave credit to his mentors, Stephani Finley and Larry Peterson, and to his publisher.

I worked briefly at CNA 15 years ago when they were short of staff and I was waiting for a liver transplant. Ever since then, I have been an admirer of Larry Peterson. Whatever title he holds, he remains the center of that newsroom and one of the best journalists I have known.

Generally I don’t read sports, but I read anything that Larry writes. He’s in the stratosphere of sports writers with Roger Angel and Red. Kyle also gave a vote of confidence to the young reporters and writers who passed through the CNA newsroom on their way to bigger venues. And he thanked his readers.

One day Kyle may be drawn back to the intense pressure and sounds and smells of a newsroom and print shop. For now, it’s no surprise that he wants more time

with his wife and young family.

Journalists share some of the demands of emergency responders, police, firefighters, ministers and doctors: they are always on call and their nights and days are taken up with meetings and conferences. So in Kyle’s life, this is a season for employment that has more predictable and regular demands, even as it still uses his training and experience.

Print journalism is in danger of becoming an anachronism in this age of smartphones, news websites, social media, subscriber television and the fragmentation of news coverage tailored to narrowly defined audiences and interest groups. The small town local newspaper, weekly or daily, is a bulwark against that fate.

So hurrah for the men and women who cover the county fairs, proms and graduation, births and deaths, local sports of every variety, local government, education, business, disasters, traffic accidents and tributes to the lives of ordinary people.

None of this would be possible without good business management, so hurrah also for media groups like Shaw and publishers like Rick Paulsen.

Early on in his stint as managing editor, Kyle and I became

acquainted. I liked changes he was introducing, but I also began sending him some of my copy-editor critiques of various things. He received these missives with a great spirit. Eventually we met and found we could talk about many things, in spite of our age difference. Then he paid me the favor of asking me to write an occasional guest column. I needed that nudge to realize that I still had something to say although I hadn’t written professionally for a long time.

My first real job, not counting working in my father’s shoe store, was given to me by Robert Fisher, editor and publisher of The News Observer in my hometown of Crossett, Arkansas, when I was home the summer between my freshman and sophomore years at college. I read copy and proofs for the paper. Some 10 years later, after several moves and other work, I joined the staff of The Berkshire Eagle and was asked to write a weekly column.

In retirement, I’ve come full circle.

So, my friend Kyle, you never know where the path may lead.

I’m glad that, for now, you’re still here among us, even in a different capacity. Stay in touch, y’hear?

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Creston News Advertiser | Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Annual FFA banquet held, members given awards Community College in the Creston High School FFA mem- fall.

Special awards bers hosted parThe Chapter’s FFA Pride ents and guests at Award was presented to the 65th-annual Shelly Parsons. Parsons was cited for her support of awards banquet. the Creston FFA chapter Congressman through her many volunDavid Young was a teer hours traveling with the chapter to various conferspecial guest. n

The Creston High School FFA 65th-annual parent and member awards banquet was held Sunday evening at Creston High School.

Kelsey Bailey, FFA advisor, thanked the parents and community for all of their support of the Creston FFA Chapter and its members. Bailey also addressed the members, expressing her appreciation for their hard work, dedication and leadership they have shown over the past year.

After the program concluded, the chapter distributed more than $500 in door prizes that were donated by local businesses. Approximately 150 parents, members and guests attended the banquet including a special guest, Congressman David Young.

Gracie Russell and Zach Hoffman, FFA senior members, were awarded the Kevin Eblen Memorial scholarship. Caitlin McIlravy was awarded the Paul and Verna Bailey Memorial scholarship, senior member. Wyatt Thompson was awarded the Terry Taylor Memorial scholarship. Russell will pursue a degree in agriculture business at Iowa State University in Ames in the fall.

McIlravy, Thompson and Hoffman will continue their education at Southwestern

ences and events. Parsons’s daughter, Paige, is an active member of the Creston FFA Chapter.

McIlravy was named the chapter’s 2015-16 DeKalb Agricultural Accomplishment Award winner. Monsanto gives the annual award to a student who not only has an outstanding SAE program but also exhibits good leadership and citizenship qualities.

The FFA Distinguished Service Award was presented to Creston Police Department for their involvement in assisting with the chapter’s annual spring bike safety program. The chapter’s Honorary Chapter FFA Degree was awarded to Steve Schieffer for the effort he puts forth in supporting and assisting the chapter.

Contest Awards Members receiving contest award pins and plaques in their respective areas were: Maddie Travis — extemporaneous speaking; Gracie Russell — job interview; Kayla Luther — ag broadcasting; Jordan Moreland, Paige Parsons and Taylor Sorrells — program of activities; Devon Buls — freshman creed speaker; Shelby Huntsman, Grace Root, Laura Weis, Kelsey Watson, Bre Ross, Micha Stephens, Clarissa Hoffman and Hank Looney

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Congressman David Young, left, eats a meal with Creston FFA Chapter members Gracie Russell, middle, and Zach Hoffman Sunday evening at Creston High School. Russell and Hoffman were given awards during the annual FFA banquet, as well as the rest of the FFA members.

— freshman conduct of meetings; Caitlin McIlravy, Macy Evans, Mattie Wheeler, Morgan Shawler and Logan Pettit — parliamentary procedures; Shelby Huntsman, Hank Looney, Tessa Powers and Billie Fogle — freshmen quiz; Cali Foglesong, Alexis Baker, Kelsi Kautz and Gavin Sickles — chapter quiz competition; Seth Steinbach, Will Gordon, Dakota Burgmaier, Brenden McDowell, Trevor Marlin, Ian Burns and Tom Steinbach — ag issues and perceptions; Laura Weis, Maura Kinsella, Hailey Walter, Kolten Phelps, Billie Fogle, Kelsey Watson, Shelby Huntsman and Hank Looney — experience the action; Trevor Marlin, Nathan Pudenz, Ian Burns and Will Gordon — farm business

management; Tristan Travis, Hank Looney, Seth Steinbach and Trevor Kinyon — team ag sales; Macy Evans – secretary’s book; Mattie Wheeler — treasurer’s book; Morgan Shawler and Paige Parsons — reporter’s scrapbook; Alexis Baker, Kelsi Kautz and Kayla Luther — chapter display; Rebecca Watson, Kelsey Watson, Taylor Sorrells and Jordan Moreland — horse judging; Morgan Shawler, Jessica Beatty, Kayla Luther and Paige Parsons — floriculture; Devon Buls and Billie Fogle — state greenhand quiz.

the chapter for their outstanding supervised agriculture experiences (SAE) and received a proficiency pin.

Iowa Degree recipients recognized included Macy Evans, Mattie Wheeler, Logan Pettit, Morgan Shawler, Cali Foglesong, Olivia Hartman, Maddie Travis, Trevor Marlin and Will Gordon.

The Iowa Degree recipients received their gold charms during the 88th State FFA Leadership Conference held in Ames.

Wheeler and Zach Hoffman. Macy Evans received the SAE-FFA Member Point Award. Other award recipients included Gracie Russell, Salesmanship Award; Mattie Wheeler, Chapter Leadership Award; Paige Parsons, Star Farmer Degree; Devon Buls and Hank Looney, Star Greenhand; and Macy Evans, Star Chapter Agribusiness. Scholarship recognition was awarded to Taylor Buxton, Megan Haley, Shelby Huntsman, Local Chapter Tessa Powers, Jesse VickProficiency and Recognition er, Bre Ross, Laura Weis, degree recognition Record-keeping awards Paige Parsons, Logan PetMattie Wheeler and Macy went to Tristan Travis, tit, Mattie Wheeler and Evans were recognized by Dalten Bierle, Mattie Gracie Russell.

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I am sure this will not work for everybody’s freezer problem, but it doesn’t cost anything to try it, and who knows, perhaps it will save someone else from having to purchase a new refrigerator.

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Demonstrate grace under pressure. Wait until tomorrow, which is a smooth day.

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It only makes everyone miserable. Wait a day to address any important issue, because tomorrow is just fine.

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I now attach a “dog tag,” with name and phone number, to my key ring, like the ID tags purchased at any pet store. It cost me $5 and can save you hundreds. Caution, though: Do not put an address on the tag, only first name and telephone number, so it cannot be used to enter your home. – Ilona T. in Florida As an added precaution, type the phone number into an Internet search engine to see if an address comes up.

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Dedication honors Murray athletic icons Murray honorees

Leicester City secured its first Premier League title in its 132-year history of English soccer.

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First title LONDON — For the first time ever in its 132year history, underdog Leicester City is champion of England.

The football club secured its Premier League title when Tottenham and Chelsea tied 2-2 on Monday. Leicester now has an insurmountable seven-point lead over Tottenham as two games remain.

The Foxes started off the season with a longshot 5,000-to-1 odds of winning the league. The football club joined the Premier League only two years ago for the 2014-2015 season, when it was the first time Leicester had participated in 10 years.

Five homers ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright pitched six innings and hit a threerun home run as the St. Louis Cardinals snapped a four game losing streak with a 10-3 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday.

Matt Adams, Aledmys Diaz and Randal Grichuk added solo home runs while Kolten Wong hit a two-run home run as the Cardinals scored the game’s final 10 runs.

Wainwright went six innings, giving up three runs and five hits in his second straight win.

Phillies starter Jeremy Hellickson went 5 1/3 innings. He gave up six runs on seven hits and four walks as the Phillies saw their six game winning streak end.

Wainwright’s fourth inning home run tied the game. Diaz and Adams hit back-to-back home runs in the sixth while Stephen Piscotty added an RBI single.

Wong and Grichuk added home runs in the eighth while Brandon Moss added an RBI single.

Series even SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Russell Westbrook had 29 points and 10 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder held on to beat San Antonio 98-97 on Monday night, evening the series at one game apiece when the Spurs failed to score on a wild sequence in the final seconds.

Kevin Durant added 28 points as the Thunder handed the Spurs just their second home loss of the season, rebounding from a 32-point beating in Game 1.

San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich complained to officials after the game that Dion Waiters went over the allotted five seconds to inbound the ball on Oklahoma City’s final possession.

Replays showed Waiters elbowed Manu Ginobili to get the space needed to pass the ball to Durant, who was immediately stripped

by Danny Green. Patty Mills missed an open 3-pointer, LaMarcus Aldridge lost the ball after grabbing the airball and Kawhi Leonard was unable to gather the ball before the buzzer sounded.

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From left, Jerry Shields, Danny Jensen and Keith Shields of the Murray coaching staff share a laugh during dedication of athletic facilities in their names in a ceremony at Murray High School Saturday afternoon.

By LARRY PETERSON casion in a “rededication” CNA senior sports writer lpeterson@crestonnews.com

M

URRAY — Most schools in Iowa have the six pillars of character from the Character Counts program posted on a wall, or hanging from the rafters.

In Murray, pillars of character are walking the sidelines and the bench areas of the school’s athletic facilities, and those local icons were honored Saturday in a ceremony dedicating those facilities in their names.

Danny Jensen, Jerry Shields, Keith Shields and Jerry Brown — the Mount Rushmore of Murray Mustangs athletics — were the guests of honor in a ceremony Saturday organized by Superintendent Alan Miller and the Murray Community School Board.

The event was held in the Jerry Brown Gymnasium in Murray High School, which was dedicated 10 years ago.

Miller said Brown was invited to be a part of the oc-

because his history in service to the school is so closely aligned to those gaining the new honors.

The newly-named facilities are the Danny Jensen Softball Field, the Keith Shields Football Field and the Jerry Shields Middle School Gym, which is the multipurpose room within the new school addition. Among other uses, it serves as a middle school practice gym and is available for games. Shields serves as the school’s athletic director as well as the head girls basketball and head volleyball coach.

Keith Shields retired as head football coach two years ago, but has served as an assistant for coach Taylor Fulton since then.

Jensen will begin his 36th year as head softball coach at Murray this summer, and retired this year after more than three decades as a teacher and administrator in the district. He and former player Tessa Otto will continue as the softball coaching staff.

Dominant wins for Panther tennis over Red Oak

By LARRY PETERSON tage of some of those good CNA senior sports writer lpeterson@crestonnews.com

There have been many years the tables were turned, but in 2016 Creston/O-M tennis showed its dominance over Red Oak in a 9-0 boys shutout victory at Red Oak and 8-1 girls win at the SWCC courts on Monday.

The Panther boys moved to 6-1 for the season in sweeping all nine matches including a 7-3 tiebreaker triumph by Jaden Driskell at No. 3 singles. Coming off a loss against Clarke Friday, No. 1 singles player Ryan Kucera scored a 10-0 victory.

“It was great to get things rolling this week by beating Red Oak,” Panther head coach Kevin Cooper said.

“I thought the boys really served well and took advan-

serves. Hopefully we can continue to improve and build our way to the postseason.”

At home, the Creston/O-M girls went 5-1 in singles and rolled to three doubles victories by a combined 24-7 score.

“All of our girls played very well,” said Panther assistant coach Amanda Plymale. “We continue to be aggressive and dictate play with our opponent. We can place our shots and attack the net with confidence.

Another win tonight up and down our lineup shows how strong we are. I can’t believe our last home meet is tomorrow already.”

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Sydney Dunphy of Creston returns a shot against Red Oak’s Jordyn Cornelison during their No. 4 singles match in dual action here Monday. Dunphy won, 8-4, and teamed with Caitlin McIlravy for an 8-3 victory at No. 2 doubles as the Panthers defeated the Tigers, 8-1. The girls will have senior night today at the SWCC courts.

Miller and Denny Jeter, board president, were the primary speakers at Saturday’s event, with introductions by local pastor Brian McCracken, a school board member. Miller and Jeter lauded the many years of service and consistent excellence of the honorees’ programs (see related story). Miller noted that Jerry Shields was inducted into the Girls Basketball Hall of Fame this year, Jensen joined the Softball Hall of Fame last summer and Brown became a member of the Basketball Hall of Fame in Iowa in 2002.

“To have three coaches before you who are in the Hall of Fame of their respective sport,” Miller told the audience, “well, I don’t know if there is another school our size in Iowa that can say that!

This is a special time in our community, and a special time for the people sitting up here, and their families. You cannot be a successful coach without the support of their MURRAY | 8A

Newly-named athletic facilities in Murray during dedication ceremonies Saturday were held for the following longtime coaches for the Mustangs: Keith Shields Football Field — Started as junior high football coach and high school assistant in 1997.

Served as head coach for 15 seasons starting in 1999, compiling a record of 95-52. Served as assistant coach the past two years.

Five playoff appearances — 2000, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. Runner-up Shields in 2011, named 8-Player Coach of the Year by the Iowa Football Coaches Association.

State semifinalist in 2012. District Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2012 after winning district championships.

Danny Jensen Softball Field — Began as softball coach in 1979.

Record of 723-439 in 35 seasons, including state tournament in 2005 and three other regional final appearances in 1997 2006 and 2015.

Named all-star coach in 2005 and inducted into Iowa Girls Coaches Association Softball Hall of Fame Jensen in 2015.

Named District Coach of the Year in 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006 and 2013. Earned conference championships for nine straight seasons ending in 1991, and went 36-0 in regular season in 2000, earning a No. 1 ranking in Class 1A. Jerry Shields Middle School Gym — Record of 308-134 in 20 years as head girls basketball coach, and 294-144 in 16 years as head volleyball coach. In basketball reached the regional finals twice, losing in overtime in 2002 and in triple overtime in 2006. Mustangs have won five Bluegrass Conference championships.

Shields In volleyball, the Mustangs played in the regional finals in 2003 and 2013 with eight Bluegrass Conference titles.

Shields was inducted in the Iowa Girls Coaches Association Basketball Hall of Fame this year, and also named Iowa’s Middle School Athletic Director of the Year. He has coached the Class 1A Select Senior All-Stars twice in basketball. He has represented the IGCA as a basketball district representative for 14 years and has been on the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Basketball Advisory Committee for the past two years.

Panthers tie for third in final H-10 tuneup

By SCOTT VICKER

CNA managing editor svicker@crestonnews.com

ATLANTIC — Creston head girls track coach Clay Arnold found out a lot about his team in its final tuneup before Thursday’s Hawkeye 10 Conference Meet here on Monday.

The Panthers tied with Denison-Schleswig for third with 77 points, while Glenwood won the team title with 104 points at the Trojan Relays.

“Great competition, just like it always is over here,” Arnold said. “Everybody is just trying to do the last couple of things before conference and districts. I was able to learn a lot of things about our team tonight — some good, some not so good.”

The race of the night for the Panthers came in the 800 meters, where Arnold set up a s h o w d o w n between his senior superstar Taylor Briley and his Briley freshman phenom Brielle Baker.

Briley outkicked B a k e r down the stretch to win in a new PR of 2:27.79, with Bak- Baker er taking second in 2:28.56.

“Briley got back to being her superstar self,” Arnold said. “Exactly what I wanted to have happen. I didn’t care who won. I wanted them to go at it hard against each other and wanted them

to take it to a new notch.

She (Briley) came out and really refused to lose to the freshman, which was great to see. Going to help our team in the long run.”

Arnold had several seniors run PRs Monday night, noting that it’s not that common to have that happen.

Seniors Jessica Beatty and Jami Sickels each ran PRs in the 1,500 meters. Neither runner scored points in Beatty the event, but Beatty ran a PR of 5:31.88, while Sickels ran a 17-second PR of 5:46.54.

Beatty also ran a PR split of 2:31.53 in the 4x800 relay, which finished second. Jesse Vicker ran a PR split of 2:30.98 on that relay, which also included Sickels and Lexie Little.

“Beatty led off, ran a great race. Beatty’s really figuring that out,” Arnold said.

“Vicker ran a PR, which we needed to have. Glenwood took us in the last lap. I was really proud of those girls competing hard. That’s not our usual lineup in the 4x8, but we still went out and got second, ran solid times.”

The distance medley relay team of Amber Castillo, Stephanie Hemsworth, Briley and Baker ran 4:24.75 for a season’s best time and a gold medal.

Vicker ran 1:03.73 for fourth place in a tough 400-meter field. Rachel Shep- Vicker

herd and Little each ran well in the 400 meter hurdles, as Shepherd ran a PR of 1:12.97 for fifth place and Little ran a season’s best of 1:13.56 out of the slow heat for sixth place.

The Panther 4x400 relay team took second place behind a strong Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln team that competed at the Drake Relays on Friday.

Creston’s team of Vicker, Saige Rice, Hemsworth and Baker ran 4:18.68, with Vicker running another 1:03.70 and Rice running 1:04.66.

“Jesse Vicker had a huge night, which she needed to,” Arnold said. “The 4x400 came up against a juggernaut. Abe Lincoln, we watched them run at Drake the other night. They had two girls run under 60.”

The Panther sprint medley relay team of Cayla Maitlen, Briley, Castillo and Hemsworth also finished second.

Kristy Powers ran a season-best in the 3,000 meters for the third straight meet, dipping below the 13-minute mark with her time of 12:59.13.

Junior Hannah Hood uncorked a season’s best throw of 40 feet, 1 0 . 5 0 inches in the shot put, moving herself Hood into the top spot on the season performance list among Hawkeye 10 and State Qualifying Meet teams.

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families.�

Each of the three new honorees spoke of their admiration for Brown and his guidance as they were new staff members in Murray.

Likewise, Brown credited them for their dedication and loyalty to the Mustangs over the years. “I’ll let others do most of the talking today,� Brown said, “but I do appreciate the three men being honored here today. I don’t think I could have worked with a better crew than when I was working with them here.

I certainly couldn’t have worked in a better community.�

Danny Jensen

Jensen drew some laughter from the audience when he related the story of his parents helping him move to Murray in 1979, and remarks by his mother, who was in the audience Saturday. “She said, ‘Danny Ray, are you sure you want to move to this little town? There’s no stores, and the streets aren’t very good.’ I said don’t worry, in three years I’ll be in the big time, and I won’t be here anymore. “Well, mom, not a lot has changed in the town, but three and a half decades later we’re still here, and we love it!� Jensen said, smiling.

Jensen’s first coaching job was for both baseball and softball in Murray, in addition to assistant basketball and junior high football. He eventually settled on just softball in the summer, but became head football coach for several years and assistant boys basketball coach for Brown and successor Darin Wookey.

Jensen’s softball teams have won more than 700 games with a state tournament appearance in 2005 and three other regional finals, including last year.

Daughters Jennifer, Jocelyn and Julianna were with Jensen Saturday, as well as wife Dorothy, who has served as scorekeeper for more than 2,000 games at various levels in Murray softball.

While his daughters were

members of the softball teams from 1997 through 2008, Murray went 353-110, averaging 29 wins a year.

Jensen offered a few humorous antecdotes when “maybe we didn’t always see eye to eye.� Yet, they had fun being a part of Mustang softball together and look back fondly at the memories.

Jensen noted that he is coaching “second-generation Mustangs� now, as daughters of players from his early years. He’s proud that during Murray’s state tournament appearance in 2005, the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union reported that day’s crowd set an attendance record for a Class 1A session at the state tournament. Likewise, the largest 8-Man football session to date at the UNI-Dome was recorded at Murray’s first semifinal appearance in 2011.

Jensen had to take a moment to compose his emotions as he spoke of that support and his love of the program. “Our people love to support our teams,� Jensen said, pausing. “I hope the next person takes pride in Murray softball and will continue the tradition that Murray softball is fun. Thank you.�

Miller said visions of Jensen running from third to home, windmilling his arm to wave a runner home, are etched in his memory. “Danny has coached about everything here, he’s officiated volleyball, driven the bus, been a teacher and principal and mentor to the students,� Miller said. “He has endured the tough seasons and the great seasons with the same amount of enthusiasm and respect for his players. He’s built a successful program based on what’s given to him, in a positive, meaningful way.�

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reminding us all that it’s a game. He always brought excitement and enthusiasm to the team. The friendships and relationships in our coaching fraternity in Murray has always been special.�

Shields recounted many special memories of Murray football, highlighted by the playoff runs of 2011 and 2012 that resulted in a state runner-up finish and semifinal appearance that included a 78-76 overtime loss to Gilbertville Don Bosco — the highest scoring playoff game in Iowa high school history.

Those were the first trips to the UNI-Dome for Murray football, and Shields said the fan following to Cedar Falls was unforgettable.

Many of those players were in attendance Saturday as Shields spoke of their accomplishments, including a revenge victory at Adair-Casey in the playoffs to earn a semifinal berth.

“You don’t get recognition like this without the players, so thank you to them and all the families who had a part in it. This honor today, it is only happening because of the hard work of the coaches, players and families and the support of Mustang Nation.� — Keith Shields

Former Murray football coach

Keith Shields

Likewise, Keith Shields spoke of the many years that Steve Baker served as defensive coordinator and Jensen was special teams coordinator as he was beginning his tenure as Mustang football coach. Jensen’s personality was a healthy presence. “Coach Jensen likes to win as much as anyone,� Shields said. “But he also has a way of keeping things light and

He said that run started with a disappointing 50-0 playoff loss at Grandview Park Baptist in 2010. “After that game, our guys said next season starts on Monday,� Shields said. “I think it set the motivation for our next three years.�

In 2013, he said the rest of the team was all proud as Andrew Rider set a nation-

al record with his 12th punt return for a touchdown that season in a late-season game at Lamoni, his hometown. “His teammates were all a part of it, and probably more excited about it than Andrew,� Shields said.

The son of a high school football coach, Shields retired as head coach when he was just five wins shy of 100 career victories. Miller noted Shields’ integrity in deciding to devote more time to his family, which includes daughters busy in school activities. “As coaches you don’t get into the profession for this type of recognition,�

Shields said Saturday. “And, it doesn’t happen unless you’ve had good people around you. You don’t get recognition like this without the players, so thank you to them and all the families who had a part in it. This honor today, it is only happening because of the hard work of the coaches, players and families and the support of Mustang Nation.�

Jerry Shields

Jerry Shields is literally a jack-of-all-trades for Murray athletics. Besides serving as head coach for two varsity sports — with 308 wins in basketball and 294 in volleyball with four total regional final appearances — Shields is athletic director for the high school and the middle school sports, has driven the bus to many of those games, organizes team transportation and paints the lines on the football field before home games. He also serves as public address announcer to introduce teams in the gym, and serves as volunteer statistician for the football team.

Miller said he collaborated closely with Shields in the design of the new multipurpose room, which will serve athletics at various levels. A former coach as well as an administrator, Miller said he admires the work Shields does behind the scenes to make Murray athletics successful.

Jeter concurred, saying he often hears positive feedback from officials who have been hired by Shields to work at Murray home games. “Jerry and I have worked together as administrator

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON

Murray Superintendent Alan Miller (right) speaks about longtime Murray boys basketball coach and principal Jerry Brown (left), accompanied by wife Alice, during ceremonies Saturday that included a “rededication� of the high school gym in Brown’s name.

and athletic director, and I’ve seen how he works with all of the coaches,� Miller said. “Jerry does so many things for our programs. It’s a great honor for me to name that new addition after Jerry, because he’s been vital to our success on so many levels.�

Like the others, Shields spoke fondly of memories of his Mustang teams, highlighted by coaching experiences with his daughters.

Tori Braby is now head coach at Mount Ayr, coming off its most successful season in school history, and Kristin will join her father for a second season in volleyball this fall. Shields also noted the contributions of longtime volleyball and basketball assistant coach Chris Robins, who is also an active photographer of Mustang events.

For many years, Shields was girls basketball coach on team trips along with the boys team coached by Brown. Years earlier, he coached against his future mentor as boys coach at Grand Valley, noting that he was able to beat Brown’s teams “only once.� “Coach Brown has given me a lot of good suggestions on bus rides, going to games,� Shields said. “Or, talking after games. He’s been a great inspiration to me.�

Shields also turned toward the other honorees Saturday, noting their close relationship as a staff. “Great bunch of guys to be around,� Shields said. “All the coaches we have, they’re great people, willing to do anything for the kids. “Likewise for the former players, many that I see here today,� Shields continued.

“They are the ones that made the difference, with the hard work they put out on the floor. It’s not just about the wins and losses. It’s about working to become a better person. I hope coach Robins and I have been able to provide them with that, especially those who have gone on to be coaches themselves.�

All of the recipients were presented custom plaques from the old gym bleachers that included inscriptions on designs of the Murray facility in their name. “It’s an honor, and I want to express my appreciation to coach Miller and the school board,�

Jerry Shields said. “These plaques are just absolutely tremendous. Being from the old gymnasium bleachers, that just makes it that much more special. We have one of the best 1A schools in southern Iowa as far as facilities go, and that goes back to the support we get from the community.

This (ceremony) was more than any of us could have ever expected.� “I told my wife shortly after being hired here, the culture and climate of this community is among the best in the state of Iowa,�

Miller said. “Why is Murray so successful? Just look at the coaches and how long they’ve been here, and how they’ve trained others who are coming up. They’ve passed on their knowledge, wisdom and expertise. So many people today become successful and then move on to bigger things. We’re very fortunate to have had the people we are honoring here today.�

An inside look at the other draft, as free agents find spots

By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer

WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — Gary Shipman was at his desk at noon Saturday, thumbing through depth charts and occasionally looking across the room at the wall-mounted TV trumpeting the start of the NFL draft’s final day.

Shipman, who represents four college football players eligible to play in the NFL this season, didn’t expect to hear

any of their names called, even when teams are willing to take chances in the sixth or seventh round. Shipman and his staff were busily studying NFL rosters, trying to find the right fit for their players, keeping tabs on how franchises are using picks and trying to sell teams on his list of undrafted free agents well before the 253rd and final selection was made in Chicago.

This is the draft TV viewers don’t see, and it is still going on. Players with multiple of-

fers can decide where to try out based on signing bonuses, systems that fit their skills, coaches they may know, geography and, most importantly, where they have the best chance to make the final roster of 53 players or a 10-man practice squad. Others are just happy to get an invite to a rookie minicamp, and hope it leads to a chance to play. “There are teams out there that we’re going to hear from today that we’ve never spoken to,� Shipman told The Asso-

ciated Press as his staff gathered around a table near the TV early Saturday afternoon. “We’re going to sort of make an on-the-spot judgment as to whether those places are a good fit as some of the teams we think are a good fit have moved on. . It’s a day where your mind definitely has to be alert as to what’s going on.� ___ Teams began calling around 9 a.m. Saturday, just letting Shipman know some of his clients were on their radar. But

by 1 p.m., the phones were largely quiet in Shipman’s law office — which blends into Wilmington, a city near the North Carolina coast. Shipman and five staffers — including agent James Moore — were immersed in what was happening more than 900 miles away on the main stage in Chicago.

Entering his fourth season as a certified agent, Shipman is seeking opportunities for three players from the University of North Carolina — line-

backers Shakeel Rashad and Jeff Schoettmer , and tailback Romar Morris — and North Carolina State offensive lineman Alex Barr .

While picks were still being made, teams were thinking about who else to invite to training camp. The Atlanta Falcons even sent a YouTube video to NFL agents touting opportunities they provide to undrafted players.

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By JACOB BEST

Adams Co. Speedway

CORNING — Wet conditions on and off the track made for an early decision by Adams County Speedway to cancel the evening of events this past Saturday. With the cancellation being the down side there is an outstanding upside from what all thought to be a gloomy evening.

The bright side is that KSOM 96.5 FM has now partnered up with Coor’s LIght for the July 2 “Light Up The Sky” event at Adams County Speedway. Coor’s Light, country music and the fastest night on dirt … there’s no telling what might happen.

This week a great night of action will be brought to the fans, drivers and crews by Whelen and Ramsey Grinding. May 7 brings the second night of competition in the new, highly anticipated Keystone Light Kompacts. This Saturday puts six classes on the half-mile in Corning, and there is sure to be lots of door-to-door dirt track racing.

This week brings questions to many classes as the O’Reilly Auto Parts Late Models look to see if the No. 26JR Corey Zeitner will return to go for two in a row.

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A promotion at Adams County Speedway is the “Always Here” Gail and Karen Hampel Memorial Series. The Hampels helped form ACS into one of the respected dirt tracks in the United States.

The same question is brought up with the POET Biorefining Modified No. 17 of Jon Plowman and the Chat Mobility Hobby Stock No. 92 of “Buckwild” Buck Schafroth.

Northland Oil Pro-stocks No. 3 “Smokin” Joe Zadina and Stalker Chevrolet B-Mods No. 6 “Racin” Ryan Jenkins are set to put on a good show as they defend their number one spots as well.

There has been lots of talk around the pits, grandstands and the internet with the anticipation of some drivers possibly returning to the track. Many legends, beloved

weekly racers and rookies are the talk of possibly having cars ready to return or come to the track for the first time.

Some of the names that have been buzzing around are Tony Hardisty, James Carroll Racing, John Davis, Amber Bates, “Sharpshooter” Kevin Sharp, TJ Patterson, Dave Carlisle, Troy Fudge, Jeremy Auten, Jim Tull, Tim McCollum, Blain Petersen, Jason Rold, AJ Miller, Brian Foote, Keven Parman and Ryan Peckham just to name a few. Now nothings is for sure, so we’ll have to wait and see if this is a biography or just plain fiction.

Lots of things happening at ACS throughout the entire season and you can see all about it on www.acspeedway. com or on the ACS facebook.

One of the biggest things that we’d like to bring up is the “Always Here” Gail and Karen Hampel Memorial Series.

Gail and Karen helped form ACS into one of the greatest dirt tracks in the United States. So we know they will be looking down on everyone this year with a big smile as with the support of the Hampel family and friends we show them that we know they’re “Always Here.”

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TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Brad Keselowski’s victory in Sunday’s Geico 500 came at a cost to many of his fellow drivers that only Talladega Superspeedway can exact.

As Keselowski’s No. 2 Ford approached the finish line, yet another violent, grinding multi-car accident was unfolding behind him.

It was the third such wreck over the race’s final 36 laps.

And it again brought questions about how safe it is to race at Talladega, NASCAR’s biggest and fastest track.

“I hate it,” said runner-up Kyle Busch, who, like Keselowski, finished the race relatively unscathed. “I’d much rather sit at home. I don’t need to be here.”

Said Austin Dillon, who finished a career-high third: “We all have to do it. I don’t know how many really love it.”

While Keselowski was winning for a second time this season and a fourth time on Talladega’s 2.66mile layout, 35 of the field’s 40 cars were involved in accidents.

Included was a seven-car wreck on the backstretch of Lap 97, which saw rookie Chris Buescher’s Ford roll three times after Dillon and

Jamie McMurray made contact behind him.

Another scary moment came on Lap 161, when 21 cars — more than half the field — were caught up in a wreck in Turn 1.

Then, 20 laps later, Clint Bowyer bumped Danica Patrick from behind on the backstretch, sending Patrick into Matt Kenseth. That caused Kenseth’s Toyota to flip as Patrick smashed into the inside wall — lined with a SAFER barrier — in what she later called the hardest hit of her career. Finally, there was a seven-car wreck on the backstretch of the final lap, which included Kevin Harvick’s No. 4 Chevy tipping over and sliding on its side.

Thanks to NASCAR’s safety improvements in the cars and the SAFER barriers, none of the involved drivers was seriously injured. In fact, it appeared that a few bumps and bruises were the worst of it.

But the high-speed, highrisk, high-reward nature of restrictor-plate racing at Talladega — as well as at sister-track Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway — continues to produce sometimes horrifying accidents.

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132

No.

Driver

Pts.

12

57S

David Schwartz

130

1

75

Kurt Hansen

191

13

16A

Bryce Allen

128

2

92

Buck Schafroth

181

14

77

Dustin Jarillo

128

3

17

Luke Ramsey

173

15

21

Cody Werner

125

4

29X

Kiel Brittain

168

16

88

Dustin Sheppard

122

5

7

Thomas Myers

165

17

6B

Daniel Baudler

116

6

14

Jesse Lund

163

18

37

Tyler Fudge

112

7

40x

David Weeda

157

19

71

Bobby Bopp

107

8

71

Patrick Pellman

153

20

24

Dustin Thompson

106

9

95

Jerid Lund

150

21

29V

Brett Vanderheiden

103

10

104

Chris Bates

142

22

3L

Clint Luellen

95

11

26

Derrick Dredge

113

23

272

Ed Hamilton

68

12

3

Kenny Champ

95

24

64

Nick Hermsen

56

13

29

Anthony Fletchall

72

25

38R

Ralph Risius

55

14

52

Jerry Richards

70

26

9

Adam Smith

50

15

01B

kevin Bruck

70

16

72X

Billy Formaro

64

17

24T

Tony Miesner

62

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Pts.

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77

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182

Pos.

No.

Driver

Pts.

3

69c

Cody Clark

178

1

71

Jeff James

182

4

83

Greg Miller

178

2

17

Jon Plowman

172

5

42

David Nail, Jr

165

3

70

Jesse Dennis

167

6

26K

Butch Bass

165

4

36t

Jeff Wiggins

165

7

32

Dillon Carlisle

154

5

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Todd Van Eaton

163

8

68

Jeremy Swanson

91

6

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9

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Curtis Gaunt

74

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38

Brad Bergren

160

8

21

Ryan Schaffer

159

9

51X

Matt Webb

144

Pos.

No.

Driver

Pts.

10

14J

Jake Neal

100

1

17

Jase Kaser

187

11

Z62

Justin Zeitner

91

2

24

Billy Leighton Jr.

182

12

1M

Mike Johnson

78

3

26JR

Corey Zeitner

181

13

83

Ben Wolverton

74

4

33

Paul Glendenning

169

5

3

Sterling Perkins

168

6

24X

Michah Brown

163

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Dillon — consternation.

Others accept it as just another challenging aspect of a risky occupation.

“Racing has always been that balance of daredevils and chess players,” said Keselowski, who led a race-high 46 laps. “Some weekends we’re chess players, some weekends we’re daredevils.

(Talladega) has always been the more daredevil-style of track, which probably offsets some of the tracks that we go to where we’re the chess player.”

Dillon, who is in only his third full-time year as a Cup driver, has a unique perspective. At the end of last July’s summer race at Daytona, he lost control of his car as the race ended, slamming into the catch fence near the start-finish line. He walked away from the accident.

“I’ve been on the wild side, if you remember my wreck last year,” Dillon said. “I know what it is.

(Sunday) it didn’t happen to me. I don’t know personally how to fix it. If we need to put something on the back of the car to keep them on the ground, I’m all for it. I’m all for keeping all four tires on the ground.

“Hopefully we can have a solution by July.”

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No.

Driver

Pts.

7

2H

John Hampel

150

1

99K

Kody Havens

187

8

2V

Vic Lovejoy

149

2

5

Josh Sink

186

9

14J

Jake Neal

95

3

6

Ryan Jenkins

181

10

53

Andrew Kosiski

78

4

86j

Jerod Weston

172

11

82

Robbie Andersen

76

5

18

Colton Leal

162

12

24M

Josh Most

74

6

98

Bret Sheppard

162

13

76

Al Zeitner

70

7

10J

Josh Cooper

159

14

62

Leon Zeitner

45

8

1

Jacob Hobscheidt

142

15

65

Tim Cooney

45

9

38

Craig Garner

140

10

3C

Andrew Clark

134

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there.”

Creston travels to Clarinda for Thursday’s Hawkeye 10 Conference Meet, which begins at 4:30 p.m.

“Answered the last couple of questions we had for the last two meets of the season and got things squared away for conference,” Arnold said. “I switched a few things around (on the bus ride home) and I think it’s pretty much set now.”

Trojan Relays Team standings — 1.

Glenwood 104, 2. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 81, 3. Creston 77, 3. Denison-Schleswig 77, 5. Harlan 55, 6. Atlantic 47, 6.

Shenandoah 47, 8. Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 42, 9. Lewis Central 32, 10. Clarinda 17, 11.

Council Bluffs St. Albert 6, 12.

Kuemper Catholic 4.

Discus — 1. Linnaea Konfrst, Glen, 128-7; 7. Hannah Hood, Creston, 104-0; 15. Faith Wilson, Creston, 86-4.

Shot put — 1. Hannah Hood, Creston, 40-10; 10. Cammy Rutherford, Creston, 31-10.

High jump — 1. Sunday Faya, Den, 5-4; 6. Breanna Wallace, Creston, 4-8.

Long jump — 1. Darby Thomas, CBAL, 17-1.25; 11.

Danielle Castillo, Creston, 13-4.

3,000 meters — 1. Tiffany Williams, Atl, 11:00.98; 12. Kristy Powers, Creston, 12:59.13.

4 x 800 relay — 1. Glenwood, 10:14.99; 2. Creston (Jessica

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night shortly after 4 p.m. today prior to the home meet against Chariton at 4:30 p.m.

The boys travel to Chariton today.

BOYS Creston/O-M 9, Red Oak 0 Singles — Ryan Kucera (C/OM) def. Weston Rolenc (RO), 10-0; Jacob Cook (C/O-M) def. Keatis Kunze (RO), 10-3; Jaden Driskell (C/O-M) def. Jesse Taylor (RO), 11-10 (7-3); Triston Davidson (C/O-M) def. Garrett Rolenc (RO), 10-1; Sam Eagan (C/O-M) def.

Sean Griffen (RO), 10-2; Dustin Merritt (C/O-M) def. Collin Bruce (RO), 10-6.

Doubles — Cook-Driskell (C/O-M) def. Rolenc-Kunze (RO),

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analyzed what it could mean for their clients. Shipman and Moore sent a steady stream of text messages to teams, as much to keep the players in the discussion as to get information.

“I think we get more nervous than the players,” Moore said with a chuckle. ___ Both Rashad and Schoettmer, who started every game in UNC’s 11-win season, knew they were going to have to wait most of the day.

The Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Rams appeared interested in Rashad, who was at his parents’ home in Jacksonville, Florida. The Falcons seemed intrigued by Schoettmer, who was at his home in Dallas.

Well into the fourth round, neither was watching.

Schoettmer switched between golf and hockey, while Rashad took in a marathon of “Criminal Minds” while monitoring the draft on his laptop.

“I feel if I keep watching it, I’ll keep getting stressed about it,” Rashad said.

Some players worry that no call will come, and their lifelong dream will end anti-climactically without ever getting to even work out with an NFL team.

Shipman kept checking in with his clients to see how they were holding up.

“That’s one of the things I try to do with all these guys: stay in their head, keep them thinking positive, keep them

Public notice THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT UNION COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Naomi LaVonne Welcher, Deceased Probate No. ESPR015770 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Naomi LaVonne Welcher, Deceased, who died on or about December 9, 2015: You are hereby notified that on the 25th day of March, 2016, the undersigned was appointed administrator of the estate.

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10-2; Kucera-Eagan (C/O-M) def. Taylor-Griffen (RO), 10-6; Davidson-Merritt (C/O-M) def.

Rolenc-Carlos Guerra (RO), 10-5.

JV singles — Dylan Nichols (C/O-M) def. Guerra (RO), 8-6; Nichols (C/O-M) def. Colin Bruce (RO), 6-2.

GIRLS Creston/O-M 8, Red Oak 1 Singles — Jenna Taylor (C/OM) def. Sarah Behrens (RO), 8-2; Alli Thomsen (C/O-M) def. Macy Baker (RO), 8-5; Caitlin McIlravy (C/O-M) def. Bailey Bruce (RO), 8-1; Sydney Dunphy (C/O-M) def.

Jordyn Cornelison (RO), 8-4; Syd Streicher (RO) def. Gracie Russell (C/O-M), 8-6; Ann Waigand (C/OM) def. Dana Marsden (RO), 8-5.

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JV singles — Megan Haley (C/O-M) def. Perla Hernandez (RO), 8-2.

worried about the things they can control, not worried about the things they can’t control,” Shipman said. “And there’s nothing they can do to control this process at all.” ___ That helplessness was evident as more calls started coming in.

The Falcons appeared to move on from Schoettmer after drafting another linebacker. And while Shipman let teams know Rashad had interest in them, he hadn’t been able to secure a deal nor a commitment from anyone to use a seventh-round pick on him.

There was no panic, only an uptick in the tension and concern in the conversations across the table — and some pacing.

Yet as Shipman and Moore called the linebackers, two new potential suitors phoned: New Orleans for Schoettmer, Houston for Rashad.

The Saints offered Schoettmer a three-year deal and a $5,600 signing bonus — an offer that sparked high-fives around the room — but told Shipman they plan to bring in another undrafted linebacker to compete with him.

“I ain’t worried about that,” Shipman responds with a grin.

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Shuttle hurdle relay — 1.

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100 meters — 1. Merzedes Hart, CBAL, 12.79; 10. Kiersten Latham, Creston, 14.07; 15. Josie Sickels, Creston, 14.45.

Distance medley relay — 1. Creston (Amber Castillo, Stephanie Hemsworth, Taylor Briley, Brielle Baker), 4:24.75.

400 meters — 1. Darby Thomas, CBAL, 57.96; 4. Jesse Vicker, Creston, 1:03.73; 9. Breanna Wallace, Creston, 1:08.16.

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100 hurdles — 1. Molly Dean, Glen, 16.17; 5. Amber Castillo, Creston, 17.23; 10. Danielle Castillo, Creston, 18.15.

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GAULE EXTERIORS Steel and vinyl siding, replacement windows and seamless guttering. Quality craftsmanship, over a decade of professional service in Southwest Iowa. 641-782-0905.

HANDYMAN. Carpentry, Painting, Doors, Windows, Miscellaneous Home Repairs. Creston and Surrounding Areas. 641-208-1730; 641-782-9909.

WESTMAN WINDOWS. Replacement windows tilt for easy cleaning and rebates bays, bows, sliders, etc.

Any custom size and shape, 30+ years in Creston. I sell, service and Plumber install, for no-pressure estimate call SCHROEDER PLUMBING and Charlie Westman 641-782-4590 or ELECTRICAL. Central air repair/ 641-344-5523. new installations, new breaker BOWMAN SIDING & WINDOWS. boxes, lighting fixtures, softeners, All major brands of vinyl and steel water heaters. Specialize in siding, Heartland, Traco and Revere manufactured and mobile homes. thermal replacement windows. ReFree estimates, licensed, insured, cipient of the Revere Premium Reno641-202-1048. Accept Visa & vator Award. Seamless guttering and Mastercard.

Leaf Relief gutter covers. 33 years of continuous reliable service in SouthStorage west Iowa, free estimates, 641-322SHARP’S SELF-STORAGE Boats, 5160 or 1-800-245-0337. records, inventory, furniture.

You store it, lock it, take the key. Industrial Park, Creston, 641-782-6227.

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LPN – 10 hour days Monday through Friday with an occasional Saturday.

(Job ID 5447) To further review the positions, Please visit www.unitypoint.org/careers and search by Job ID # For questions, please contact the Recruitment Team at 515-241-6313

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Unity Point at Home is seeing the following roles in the Afton, IA area: Registered Nurse – 10 hour days Monday through Friday with an occasional Saturday.

(Job ID 5785)

We have the following positions open.

Pre-employment physical, drug screen, and background check are required.

Handyman Service

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When you need to know what’s going on in Creston and our area, you need to turn to the Creston News Advertiser.

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Human Resources Representative The Bunn team is looking for a customer service driven HR Representative with an eagerness to learn and grow for our Creston, IA location.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide Human Resource expertise and support to employees, supervisors and managers. • Primary duties will be processing payroll including time veriďŹ cations and adjustments, processing requests for personnel information such as direct deposits, tax withholdings, garnishments. • Assist with employee beneďŹ ts, FMLA, STD, LTD, Military, and other leaves of absence to ensure compliance with applicable federal and state law. • Facilitate and assist with new hire orientation, payroll and beneďŹ ts enrollment. • Administer HRIS records and maintain employee payroll, medical and personnel ďŹ les. • Facilitate compliance of company policies and procedures. • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of legal requirements and government reporting regulations related to human resources functions

QualiďŹ cations Include:

• HR experience or demonstrated capability to perform the job responsibilities and maintain conďŹ dentiality. • Positive attitude with strong relationship building, communication and organization skills. • Excellent attention to detail and demonstrated ability to be a team player. • High level of professionalism, curiosity and eagerness to learn/grow. • Degree in Human Resources or related ďŹ eld or HR certiďŹ cation (PHR, SPHR, or SHRM-CP) preferred. • Strong Microsoft OfďŹ ce (Word and Excel) skills. • Valid driver’s license and must be able to travel. • HRIS experience preferred.

Send resume and cover letter to: jenny.robinson@bunn.com Pre-employment drug screen required.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

SOW FARM TECHNICIAN This full-time position is responsible for the daily care of all animals at the worksite. Each technician is a vital member of a team of 10-12 people all dedicated to providing excellent animal care.

This entry level opportunity provides hands-on experience in many of the following areas: animal movements, breeding and gestation, farrowing, piglet care, recordkeeping and farm maintenance.

The ideal candidate will have a desire to work with pigs, a willingness to learn, a high level of dependability and a solid work history.

THIS POSITION OFFERS: • • Base salary starting at $28,000 with potential for quarterly bonuses • All technicians earn $31,000 after only one year • Eligibility to apply for the ENTRY-LEVEL Manager In Training BASE SALARY program after six months employment •

AFTER 1 YEAR vision, 401(k), Flex spending • Paid holidays, sick days and vacation • Adventureland and Iowa State Fair Family Days • Get hired and refer a friend — we have a $1,560 Employee Referral Bonus!

$28,000 $31,000

Apply online at

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Hurley Creek in Creston undergoing flood analyses The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is currently undergoing an effort to update flood analyses along Hurley Creek within the city of Creston.

The DNR has contracted with Stantec Consulting Services to provide the engineering services. In addition to Stantec, Snyder and Associates will provide the surveying support to the DNR by collecting stream and hydraulic structure information at various locations along Hurley Creek.

Work is expected to begin the week of May 2 and may extend through July.

The scope of work will involve survey that extends approximately 50 feet on both sides of Hurley Creek.

Residents along Hurley Creek may see employees of either Stantec or Snyder and Associates in yards and around bridges along the creek, and may contact the Creston Public Works office at 641-782-2000 with any questions.

Bald eagles find home in refuge around northeast Iowa nest in the big, old cottonwood trees lining the bank.

The agency manages the 240,000-acre Upper Mississippi Wildlife and Fish Refuge over 261 river miles Eagles’ staple food is fish, but they also eat waterfowl, snakes, turtles or carrion. With numerous interior rivers bordered by two of the nation’s largest rivers, Iowa became a magnet for the species.

Bald eagles were listed as an endangered species from 1967 until 2007. In 1963, just more than 400 nesting pairs of bald eagles remained in the country. The pesticide DDT was found to weaken the eagle’s egg shells. DDT was banned in 1972, but the damage had already been done.

“I remember coming out in the 1970s, and it was a huge deal if you saw an eagle,” Janett said.

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Lap-a-thon: St. Malachy students Charlie Anderson, right, 6, of Creston and Savannah Ossian, left, 6, of Creston run down the straightaway on the grass track set up for St. Malachy’s Lap-a-thon Monday afternoon. The St. Malachy Lap-a-thon is a Parent Teacher Organization fundraiser in which students raise money for how many laps they run.

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LANSING (AP) — An area in northeast Iowa has become a home for bald eagles as numbers of the predatory bird continue to grow around Lansing.

A nonprofit conservation group, Friends of Pool 9, found 91 active bald eagles’ nests, a number that has gradually grown in eight years, near Pool 9 on the Mississippi River, the Des Moines Register reported.

“We have more eagles here by accident than most places have on purpose,” said Jim Janett, executive director of the Allamakee County Conservation Board.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Drew Becker said that the habitat is welcoming to bald eagles.

Thousands of wild acres provide plenty of food, and the birds like to perch and

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