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Twenty years ago, Darwin West and Mary Lou Judd received the “I Make A Difference Award” from Creston Community Schools. To see what else happened 10, 20 and 50 years ago, see THROWBACK THURSDAY, page 2A. >>

Former Mount Ayr all-stater Jacob Sobotka is rehabbing a torn ACL and will likely miss all of Iowa’s football season.

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High summer temps stress livestock, not just humans

YMCA Summer Fest scheduled for Saturday

By BAILEY POOLMAN CNA staff reporter bpoolman@crestonnews.com

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Pictured is the Creston Livestock Auction yard. The Creston Livestock Auction sells all classes of cattle, with regular sale days on Fridays in addition to special winter sale days on Wednesdays. Start time is 11:00 a.m.

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Heat induced stress in cattle and other livestock during the summer months has long been a recognized problem.

A measured heat index — which accounts for temperature, humidity, wind speed and solar radiation — of above 120 degrees can cause serious health risks or even death for animals left neglected too long in the summer heat.

“They can only take about so much heat,” said ISU Extension and Outreach Beef Specialist Joe Sellers. “They’re just like us. They have to have lots of water, and they have to stay cool to be healthy and to grow well in high humidity and high temperatures.”

Reduced feed intake,

“THEY’RE just like us. They have to have lots of water, and they have to stay cool to be healthy and to grow well in high humidity and high temperatures.”

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reduced weight gain, poor breeding efficiency and increased disease susceptibility are some of the more common effects of heat stress in livestock.

Signs to look out for include animals bunching in the shade excessively, excessive slobbering or sali-

vation, foaming around the mouth, lack of coordination and trembling. Beef cattle, dairy cattle and pigs are among the livestock most hard-hit by heat stress.

“With cattle, a lot of the issues can be that they have to shed off that winter hair coat,” said Sellers. “And hopefully they all done that, but it makes them hotter if not, which is an issue.”

“Pigs,” continued Sellers, “rely completely on the producer to provide a cool enough environment, because they’re very sensitive to heat. They need to be either kept well ventilated, or they have to have some misters or something like that to keep them cool.

“But really, it’s quite different for each animal.

Sheep and goats would be different yet — they can handle a little bit more heat, but then they still have the

same need for shade to be able to cool down.”

At 90 degrees, healthy water consumption for animals will be nearly twice that at 70 degrees. In addition, livestock require at least intermittent cool shade to regulate their internal temperatures.

“One thing that’s for sure,” said Sellers, “you need to make sure they have plenty of cool water available to drink. They drink a lot more water than they would in a normal day.

“And some pastures might not have shade, and so even though they may have a rotational system and move them (the animals) from pasture to pasture, they may need to bypass some pastures to get them to an area that does have shade during really LIVESTOCK | 2A

Southern Prairie YMCA is hosting an aquatics department fundraiser in the upcoming YMCA Summer Fest. The fundraiser is scheduled from 1 to 6 p.m.

Saturday at the Y, and includes various games and smaller events.

“Summer Fest is a fundraiser for the YMCA aquatics department to purchase fun toys and improvem e n t s for the pool,” said Linch Raquel Linch, YMCA office manager.

There will be live music, kids’ carnival games, hobby horse races, inflatable obstacle course and bounce house, bubble ball battle and games and concessions.

There will also be open swim from 2 to 3:30 p.m., pool games including a hot dog battle from 3 to 3:30 p.m. and $5 pool battleship from 3:30 to 4 p.m.

“We did something similar a few years back for our birthday bash. This is a new event and we wanted to do a fun community event,” Linch said. “We wanted to do something fun and we had needs in the pool, so that’s how this event developed.”

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Reports say Mueller probe now examining possible obstruction WASHINGTON (AP) — The special counsel appointed to investigate Russian influence in the 2016 presidential campaign is now examining whether President Donald Trump tried to obstruct justice, it has been reported.

Accusations of obstruction arose last month when Trump fired FBI Director

James Comey. Last week, Comey testified in a Senate hearing that he believed he was fired “because of the Russia investigation.” Comey also testified he had told Trump he was not under investigation.

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Bicycle accident: Creston Police Officer Jayrd Merritt investigates the scene of an accident CNA photo by BAILEY POOLMAN

Essay winner: Keaton England, a sixth-grade Lenox Elementary School student, reads

his essay themed “What the flag means to me” during a Flag Day ceremony Wednesday at Creston Elks Lodge. The essay was for the Elks patriotic essay contest. Ella Hoffman, a sixthgrade Creston Community Middle School student, also read her essay.

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involving a bicycle Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of North Sycamore and West Adams streets. No citations were issued after the accident, which occurred 2:08 p.m. Tuesday. According to a Creston Police report, Harold Lee Petersen, 60, of Creston was driving a 2015 Dodge passenger van west on West Adams Street when Jesetta Miller went to cross West Adams Street on her bicycle and ran into the side of Petersen’s vehicle. Jesetta was transported to Greater Regional Medical Center for minor injuries. Damage estimate to Petersen’s vehicle was $1,600.

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get. If $1,000 is raised, purchases will include pool noodle caddy, pool basketball hoop and basketballs.

If $2,500 is raised, purchases will expand to include flat water rolls, a deep-end basketball hoop and two Corcl boats and paddles.

At the $5,000 mark, a Wibit hurdle will be included in purchases, and at the $8,000 mark a Wibit bridge will be purchased. The Wibit items are obstacle-course-like items used in pools for activities. At the $10,000 mark, two more water rolls and two more Corcl boats and paddles will be purchased.

“Also in the pool is the duck regatta. Ducks are for sale for $20 or three for $50,” Linch said. “(We haven’t sold) as many as we would like, but we’re still hoping to sell more up until the event.”

The regatta will start at 4:30 p.m., when all the ducks are poured into one end of the pool. The ducks will float down to the opposite end of the pool, and the first 12

ducks to touch the wall, in order, will win a one-year Y membership and pool party, one-year Y membership, six-month Y membership, three-month Y membership, Y pool party, Y bubble ball party, Y basket, Southwestern Community College basket, Studio 101 tanning certificate, Twin Nails reflexology session and $20 Quilts and Other Notions gift card.

There is also a chuck-aduck game, where people can purchase rubber ducks for $1 each and throw it toward a target. The duck closest to the center wins 50 percent of the pot. The game begins at 1:30 p.m. and goes every half hour.

“We just want to remind people this is a fundraiser, so the more money we raise, the more we can purchase,” Linch said.

Linch said all ages are welcome, and the admission is $5 per person. Children 5 years old and younger are free.

“We are hoping to get a lot of people,” Linch said. “It really should be a fun family-oriented event, a great time spend the afternoon together with the family.”

UPS employees return to work at warehouse after 3 killed SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — United Parcel Service trucks started rolling again Thursday at a warehouse in San Francisco where an employee a day earlier shot and killed three colleagues and wounded two others before he killed himself in front of police officers.

Investigators were trying to determine what prompted Jimmy Lam, 38, to open fire during a meeting with co-workers.

Lam, a UPS driver, had filed a grievance claiming that he was working excessive overtime and appeared to specifically go after the three drivers he killed before fatally shooting himself.

He filed the grievance in March complaining of too much overtime and requesting that the package delivery company relieve him of working extra hours going forward, Joseph Cilia, an official with a Teamsters Union local that represents UPS workers in San Francisco, told The Associated Press.

During a Wednesday morning meeting, Lam walked up to driver Benson Louie and shot him. As his

co-workers frantically fled the room, he shot Wayne Chan in the back, and then walked up to him and “finished him.” Mike Lefiti was fleeing from the building when Lam went out onto the street and shot him, Cilia said witnesses told him.

“It’s senseless. I can’t think of anything. Why him?

Why them?” Cilia asked. “I can’t put it together.”

Officials late Wednesday confirmed San Francisco residents Louie, 50, and Chan, 56, and 46-year-old Lefiti, of Hercules, were killed in the shooting.

Two other UPS employees were wounded, but Cilia said both were released from the hospital.

Amid a barrage of gunfire, some workers sought refuge on the roof of the four-story facility, while others ran outside and pounded on the windows of a public bus, witnesses said.

“They were screaming, ‘Go! Go! Go!’” said Jessica Franklin, 30, who was riding to work when the bus made a regular stop in front of the UPS facility. “As they got on the bus, they were all ducking.”

Today is June 15, the 166th day of the year. So, there are 199 days left in 2017. Below are news items from the Creston News Advertiser for this week (June 12-18) in history:

10 years ago The Party at McKinley Park featured AXIS, The Josh Davis Band and The Nada’s beginning at 1 p.m.

June 23. Tickets were available for $10.

Panther soccer seniors were honored at their spring banquets. The boys were part of four winning seasons and the best winning percentage (.687) in the program’s history at 11-5 for the season. They included Curtis Bird, Keith Peterson, Ben Weis, Caleb Brus, Greg Irr, Michael Hyde, Jason Lents, Jud Goldsmith, Sean Giza and Han Wang. The senior girls honored for the 2007 season were Elizabeth Walsh, Ellen Walker, Nicole Stoll, Erica Price, Kim McFee and Jessica Riley.

Creston mourned the loss of three young lives after an accident on Highway 34. Kalita Moore, 17, Chris Lowe, 21, and Jolynn Kimball, 15, were killed in the tragic accident. A fourth occupant in the car, Lisa McIntosh, survived.

In an overwhelming majority vote, Afton City Council severed ties with UCDA in order to spend its $3,000 annual dues on other projects like signage and banners to promote Afton.

20 years ago A piece of Creston’s history was headed to the restored Depot. A large

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severe weather.”

ISU Extension and Outreach advises farmers to ensure — during the hot summer months — that each animal has 3 inches of linear water space per head, and 20 to 40 square feet of shade per animal. Additional water tanks and shade structures should be introduced to animals prior to extreme heat events so they can become accustomed to them.

But why should farmers and producers be so concerned about these types of heat events? Creston Live-

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John Tapken and neighbor Sue McCoy put final touches on the newly remodeled kitchen in the Tapkins’ home. The remodeled home was one of seven homes featured in the 2007 Parade of Homes tour.

bas-relief (sculpture) was removed from the home of Fred Haag. The piece commemorated Lewis and Clark’s expedition and had been presented by the 1922 eighth-grade class to the former Franklin School, in the 400 block of South Elm Street. Haag, a member of the class, purchased the bas-relief in 1970 when the school was demolished.

Lucille Vogel was to restore the artwork to be displayed in the hallway on the second floor of the Depot.

Creston Community School District selected bus driver Darwin West in 1996 and high school counselor Mary Lou Judd as winners of “I Make a Difference Award.” A letter from Ty and Peggy Rogers about their appreciation of West’s concern during the extended absence of their

first-grade daughter, Bailey, triggered the beginning of this new award. West had called and expressed his concern and Peggy was touched by his kindness. Judd was selected for spending extra time over two years assisting 1997 graduate Clint Vicker even though he wasn’t one of her assigned students. Clint’s mother, Anne, had nominated Judd after she had assisted her son through a difficult period and kept him on track to graduate.

Lois Monday of Monday Realty and Carol John and Nancy Cottrell of First Realty received Iowa Association of Realtors Individual Achievement awards. Monday and John earned gold, listings and sales totaling more than $3 million, and Cottrell earned silver, more than $2 million.

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stock Auction Yard Manager Cody Frey explains the importance.

“The less stress that you have on your animals — especially as far as feedlot cattle — you’ll have a lot better gain, and you’ll get to market a lot quicker,” said Frey.

“And you don’t see cows out grazing as much when it’s real hot like this, in the 90 degree weather,” Frey continued. “They’ll look for shade, they’ll look for a pond, they’ll look for a creek to stand in or something like that. And then they’ll graze at night, when it’s cooler — so most of your grazing and your breeding will go on towards the evening and night.”

Frey also cites the neccessity of shade in keeping livestock cool.

“As far as options to keep them cool, the absolute best thing is that Mother Nature made the trees for you. And the second option would be that temporary kind of shade with a cloth fabric in a framed-up deal — and making sure that wherever they’re at (the animals), they have plenty of air flow.”

Similarly, Frey stresses the importance of access to fresh water.

“In the heat of the summer, you just want to make sure you have readily available water in a bigger area for the cows; because when a cow comes up, it won’t just

be one cow,” said Frey, “it’ll be 20 cows. And you don’t want them to have to stand there grouped up forever, which is what a cow will do when it gets as hot as it is out now.”

In any case, ISU Beef Specialist Sellers recommends a bit of common sense to farmers in periods of severe heat.

“But really, you just can’t avoid watching them (the animals) closely, and keeping a good eye on them,” said Sellers. “Make sure they’re behaving like they should.”

Sellers may be contacted by phone at 641-203-1270, or email at sellers@iastate.edu where he urges those with questions to ask his advice.

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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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Celebrate Recovery (a Christcentered 12-step program), 6 p.m., Crest Baptist Church, 1211 N. Poplar St. Southwest dance jam and

pot luck, 6 to 9 p.m., Villisca Community Center.

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

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

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

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

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

Union County Historical Complex open, 1 to 4:30 p.m., McKinley Park.

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

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

Union Squares, 7:30 to 10 p.m., Creston First United Methodist Church. Call Bob Cooper at 7824403 for more information.

Narcotics Anonymous (NA), 8 p.m. open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

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Daniel Wesley Harden, 51, 613 W. Mills St., was charged with allowing an animal to run at large at his residence 7:45 a.m. Wednesday.

Harden was released on a promise to appear.

Miscellaneous Civil dispute, 7:12 a.m., Wednesday, North Park Street.

Talk to officer, 7:43 a.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Animal call, 11:51 a.m., Wednesday, West Mills Street.

Theft, 12:15 a.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Talk to officer, 3:07 p.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Harassing communication, 3:42 p.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Traffic stop, 4:10 p.m., Wednesday, Cromwell Road.

Found property, 4:18 p.m., Wednesday, Laurel Street.

Traffic stop, 4:25 p.m., Wednesday, Laurel Street.

Traffic stop, 4:44 p.m., Wednesday, High and Dry Road.

Animal call, 4:55 p.m., Wednesday, North Oak Street.

Suspicious vehicle, 4:59 p.m., Wednesday, Sheldon Street.

Traffic stop, 5:23 p.m., Wednesday, South Sumner Avenue.

Reckless driving, 5:51 p.m., Wednesday, New York Avenue.

Suspicious activity, 6:06 p.m., Wednesday, South Oak Street.

Information, 6:19 p.m., Wednesday, West Taylor Street.

Information, 7:50 p.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Suspicious vehicle, 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Domestic dispute, 8:16 p.m., Wednesday, Manor Drive.

Traffic stop, 8:33 p.m., Wednesday, South Elm Street.

Traffic stop, 9:24 p.m., Wednesday, North Maple Street.

Domestic dispute, 10:33 p.m., Wednesday, North Elm Street.

Attempt to locate, 10:59 p.m., Wednesday, North Pine Street.

Assistance, 11:06 p.m., Wednesday, North Maple Street.

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Teresa Rae Thompson, 54, of Greenfield was charged with driving under suspension 8:15 p.m. May 24 in Adair County.

Thompson was cited and released. — — — — — — David John Schroeder, 24, of Urbandale was charged with violating of a no-contact order 1:25 a.m., Thursday in Adair County.

According to an Adair County Sheriff report, Schroeder sent a female a message through Facebook Messenger 10:59 p.m. Jan. 22 in an attempt to make contact with the protected female party. The message said “You no it would be nice to see (juvenile male). He is 5 months and I’m missing a lot.

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Schroeder was released on $300 bond. — — — — — — Marrell Curtis Beaman, 28, 301 E. Clark St., and Zachary Vincent Clark Dixon, 22, 321 S. Walnut St., were both charged with possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia 10:11 p.m. Thursday in Adair County.

According to an Adair County Sheriff’s report, deputies were patrolling on Henry A. Wallace Road when they met a Red Chevy traveling at a speed of 64 mph in a 55 mph zone. Deputies initiated a traffic stop. When deputies approached the driver’s side window they could smell the odor of marijuana coming from inside the car. Deputies identified the driver as Dixon. Deputies asked Dixon to exit the vehicle.

Deputies then asked Dixon if there was any marijuana in the vehicle and Dixon stated that there was. Dixon handed deputies a plastic bag with a green leafy substance he identified as marijuana. Deputies placed Dixon in handcuffs. Deputies then advised passenger, Marrell Beaman, to exit the vehicle. Deputies asked Beaman if there was anything else illegal in the vehicle. Beaman stated that he had a pipe, a grinder, and empty bags that once contained marijuana in his bag. Marrell was then placed in handcuffs.

During a search of the vehicle deputies located marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Beaman and Dixon were each released on their own recognizance. — — — — — — Marcus Anthony Terrell was charged on two counts

of violation of a no-contact order 9:52 p.m. May 31 in Adair County.

According to an Adair County Sheriff report, at 7:47 p.m. May 28, a female victim called the Adair County Sheriff’s Office and left a voicemail on an officer’s desk phone. In the voicemail, the female said Terrell was calling her work from Adair County Jail and that there is a no-contact order in place between them.

She asked if the office could block her work number so he couldn’t call. Officers confirmed the female victim and Terrell have a valid no-contact order out of Guthrie County.

Officers went into the phone records of inmates calling out of the jail and discovered the order had been violated numerous times by Terrell. Terrell violated the order by either asking people to make third-party contact for him or by actually speaking to the victim on the phone.

It was discovered Terrell was calling a different phone number than what the office was aware of to get ahold of the victim. Terrell had been in Adair County Jail on criminal charges between May 19 and 28, when he had called the number 72 times.

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Quintana is also being charged with a traffic violation.

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At 2:37 p.m. May 31, Terrell was let out of his cell to make phone calls. Terrell said he needed his cell phone to get numbers off it. While Terrell was getting numbers off his phone, he sent two text messages to the female victim and she had an active protection order against him out of Guthrie county. The female called the sheriff’s office to report she had received the two text messages from Terrell’s cell phone number.

Terrell was being held on $300 bond. — — — — — — Morgan Lawrence Powell, 18, of Adair was charged with driving under suspension 11:16 p.m. May 31 in Adair County.

Powell was cited and released. — — — — — — Tyler James Hicks, 28, of Creston was charged on an Adair County warrant for violation of probation 1:49 p.m. June 1 in Adair County.

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News and textbooks have been my life The past 10 months have been a whirlwind.

Ever since I decided to actually continue my education beyond my emergency medical technician (EMT) certification, it feels like everything I do now is eat, sleep, work and study.

It seems surreal I’ve only got about two months left in my paramedic program at Iowa Western Community College in Council Bluffs.

Recently, we’ve covered OB and special populations, and will soon start pre-hospital trauma.

It feels like the next two months will go even faster than the past months have, and around the corner will be the moment my 12 classmates and I take our fi-

Girl on fire Bailey Poolman staff writer

nal exam and discover if we pass or fail.

I haven’t really been thinking about what I want to do after I’m done; I’ve been so focused on just passing my quizzes and exams it’s just been sitting on the back burner. However, I’m sure I’ll have to start really thinking about my life, where I want to be in the next few years, what I want to be doing and how I’m going to get there.

But, until then, all my energy

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Here at the office, like Scott has said previously, Carter Eckl and Alex Felker have both been huge reliefs for us. Now that the blistering sun is out all the time (even when it feels it should be below the horizon), the July Fourth event and county fairs will be incomparably easier with both of them.

I know it’s been awhile since writing to you all. It feels so good having the opportunity again to write something more low-key, less newsy, more fun for the newspaper, and now that I have the time to do it, I plan to be more consistent and give various updates on life and

the world more thoroughly than I have in (jeez!) the past six months.

Here are a few more updates: • I’ve been running again, and plan to participate in the IMT half marathon in October. My sister and her boyfriend are running it together, and I’m hoping my boyfriend, Chris Clark, will be joining me. If I feel ready for it, I will also participate in a July Fourth running event.

• I haven’t been as active with the fire department as I wish I was. I know I’ve been slacking in that area of my life. But, we’ve got some new faces coming on, and some familiar ones in new positions there also. We’ve also lost friends, both in retirement

and death. It has been a roller-coaster year for us all.

• It’s only June, and I’m already missing the wonderful ladies of the Ladies Literary Circle. The annual luncheon was in May, but it’s not the same spending every Friday afternoon away from the literary minds of these Union County women.

Come September, I’m going to be whooping in happiness.

I hope everyone keeps an eye out for more updates from me, and I hope to hear what everyone else has been up to.

••• Contact the writer: Twitter – @iowafiregirl13 Email – bpoolman@crestonnews.com

Calling for unity HOLLYWOOD – God bless America, and how’s everybody?

The Washington Post reported that Special Counsel Bob Mueller will probe President Trump for obstructing the investigation of a crime that never occurred. Anti-Trump gunfire at GOP House members buried the story. If America died tonight, the police would say there were signs of a struggle.

House Speaker Paul Ryan and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi gave stirring speeches in Congress Wednesday calling for unity. Everyone was in shock over the morning news. It appears the Democrats have a real shot at taking back Congress, especially if the game goes into extra innings.

Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill joined to condemn Wednesday’s baseball practice shooting. The press reaction was predictable. Fox News blamed social media hysteria, CNN called for gun control, while the New York Times described the shooting of Republicans as Performance Art. Democrat Jim Hodgkinson was killed by Capitol Police while he fired upon a baseball field of GOP lawmakers. He’d posted it was time to destroy Trump and company. Considering how well we all behaved for America’s first black president, we aren’t reacting very well to our first orange one.

The House Republican baseball practice attack by a deranged Democrat shocked the world on Wednesday. The

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shooter stereotyped the fierce independence of thought and action so prevalent in the DNA of Americans. Who needs ISIS when we can terrorize the U.S. government all by ourselves?

Capitol Hill Police killed a deranged Democrat who shot at GOP congressmen during baseball practice Wednesday.

The warning was on the calendar. They’re so much more civilized in London where Britons celebrated President Trump’s birthday by lighting a 27 story building on fire.

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti warned Monday that LA citizens might riot if Trump tries to build a wall or deports illegal immigrants from the city.

That’s just silly. Los Angeles already has a wall around it to keep people out, it’s called $2,000-a-month rent for a studio apartment.

NBA legend Dennis Rodman arrived in North Korea for a round of basketball diplomacy with his good buddy, the country’s dictator Kim Jung Un. Rodman’s arrival is a message from the U.S. military. As a first warning to North Korea, we are sending in a drone strike with a dummy warhead.

Dennis Rodman was accompanied in North Korea by reporters from every nation. They have a stake in his success. You

know the world has gone nuts when Kim Jung Un and Donald Trump are set to start a nuclear war, and Dennis Rodman is the only one who can talk some sense into them.

Melania Trump moved into the White House Saturday after she’d spent the last five months in New York getting their son through the school year. The survival of mankind could depend on her keeping her husband too busy to tweet at 3 in the morning. It’s called taking one for the team.

The Journal of the American Medical Association reported the number of body donations to medical schools is rising rapidly this year. Three cheers for ingenuity. This can only mean that Medicare patients have finally figured out a way to get a doctor to look at them to see what’s wrong.

Bell Gardens cops in Southern California said a restaurant lobby vending machine dispensed a 25 cent putty ball that was filled with cocaine. There must be a logical explanation.

Most likely, the vendor was out of Mountain Dew and he wanted his customers to enjoy the next best thing.

USA Today reported serious concerns by high school English teachers that today’s kids are not receiving any education in classic literature. Just look at the kids’ role models. The mahogany bookcase in the den at the Kardashian family home contains The Complete Works of William Shatner.

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Real Estate Report SUMMER SALES

If your home is on the market, make it summer friendly. Mow and trim your lawn weekly. Plant or put pots of bright flowers in front of the house. Is your address large enough for people driving by to see?

Remove bikes, toys, pet dishes, the hose and garbage cans from door areas. Invent an outside seating area. Is the doorknob clean? Turn on the air conditioning and lights and open the curtains when showings are scheduled. Are your fan blades clean?

Put away portable fans. Place fresh flowers on the table, in bedrooms and baths. Pack away throw rugs, sofa pillows and throws.

Place a pitcher of ice water and glasses on the counter. Remove all refrigerator magnets. Call Retta to sell your home.

LISTINGS 05/28/2017-06/12/2017 1389 165th • Creston • $15,000 3318 170th • Clearfield • $225,000 300 Carter • Maloy • $75,000 214 S. Peterson • Creston • $125,000 411 N. Pine • Creston • $10,000 1013 N. Spruce • Creston • $179,000 319 N. Sycamore • Creston • 92,400 410 N. Walnut • Creston • $20,000 1014 W. Adams • Creston • $125,000

SALES 05/28/2017-06/12/2017 1313 Miller • Creston • $46,000 410 S. Maple • Creston • $129,950 1407 SE Poplar • Leon • $163,900 103 W. Elm • Mt. Ayr • $4,000 101 W. Taylor • Creston • $550,000

Engage kids’ love of nature through bird feeding, ditch their devices and get them outdoors (BPT) – Is it difficult to pry your kids away from their electronic devices to get them outdoors? From tots to teens, today’s kids love their electronics. After all, where could you find anything to compete with the bright sights and sounds of their favorite video game?

The answer may be no farther than your backyard and the brightly colored songbirds visiting during warm weather.

Interacting with nature helps kids in many ways, from helping them understand science concepts and care for the environment, to lifelong physical and mental health benefits. One of the easiest, most enjoyable ways for children to interact with nature is to feed wild birds right in their backyard.

“Feeding birds, planting gardens, anything you do with children that’s nature-oriented helps them

understand their connection to the natural world,” says Elaine Cole, president of Cole’s Wild Bird Products. Cole learned her own love of wild birds by feeding them with her father, company founder and birding expert, Richard Cole.

Cole’s offers some tips to help engage kids’ love of nature through bird feeding: * Get kids off the couch, ditch their devices and introduce them to their backyard! Tell children what type of location is best for a birdfeeder, then let them hunt for the spot. Choose a location where a feeder can be seen from indoors (so they can enjoy watching their feathered friends), yet is safe from predators.

Let math and critical thinking skills come into play by measuring the distance from the door to the feeder and from the feeder to the near-

est shrubs where predators of birds will visit a bowl could hide and trees where feeder, and its open shape birds can shelter. makes it quick and easy for kids to fill with any type of * Take the opportuni- feed and clean. Giving chilty to teach the importance dren the task of filling and of good nutrition - for the cleaning feeders can teach child and the bird! Explain them responsibility and bahow good nutrition helps sic life skills, plus they’ll take living creatures stay healthy ownership of the feeder and and energized. Help them nurturing backyard birds. understand the nutritional value of food they eat by * You can also use bird explaining what birds like feeding to help kids underto eat and how birds need stand concepts of finance, a healthy diet of nutritious including spending their food options like Cole’s money wisely. Try an experWild Bird Feed to support iment with them; buy a bag their health and well-being. of cheap birdseed, fill the feeder and watch what hap* Help kids understand pens. Fewer birds will visit wild birds have food prefer- and a mound of waste - the ences just as they do. Talk filler in cheap feed - will pile about how some birds like to up under the feeder. Then eat bugs, grubs and worms, replace the cheap feed with a while others prefer berries Cole’s seed mix and observe and some like seed. results. Kids will see plenty * The feeder you choose more birds visiting and less will influence the kind of waste under the feeder. The birds that visit. Many types experiment can help teach

kids that not everything low priced is a good deal.

Ultimately, feeding wild birds should be fun for families. Here are some types of bird feed that should appeal to children’s interests: * Suet - While today’s high-energy suet comes in different, convenient forms, like Cole’s Nutberry Suet, and Suet Kibbles, kids will love the idea of serving up a big hunk of fat in the form of a Suet cake. Kids can stick it directly on tree bark and branches, which they’ll find fun! * Seeds - Many songbirds prefer seeds. Serving high-quality seed, like black oil sunflower, can help attract songbirds. Learn more about seed mixes and birds who love them. * Dried mealworms - The early bird may get the worm,

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but birds, such as bluebirds, flickers and nuthatches, prefer a tasty treat like dried mealworms. Kids will get a kick out of filling up feeders with something yucky-looking for their feathered friends.

“My dad got me hooked on bird feeding by challenging me to identify as many birds at the feeder as possible,” Cole says. “I did the same thing with my kids. My dad recently gave my 10-year-old daughter a birding journal. She loves to identify all the birds she knows and anything interesting about them.

“Kids taking part in attracting birds to their backyard is great fun; they’ll love getting out of the house, taking charge of their new feathered friends and they’ll learn a lot of good lessons through the process.”

How to get the best-looking lawn for your time and money reduce exposure to weed-induced allergies and help purify the air in communities.”

Of the 94 percent of people with landscaping around their homes, 44 percent hired professionals to help over the past year. Working with lawn care professionals can help ensure your lawn remains healthy and attractive all year round.

NALP offers some advice for getting the most for your money when you work with a lawn care professional:

(BPT) – If grubs overtake your lawn this spring, will you know how to get rid of them? Do you have the time and skill to effectively patch those ugly bare spots that developed over the winter?

A lush lawn and beautiful landscape are on virtually every homeowner’s wish list, but a lack of time and knowledge commonly keep people from effectively caring for their own lawns.

Americans spend an average of just 20 minutes a day on lawn care, according to the American Time Use Survey. What’s more, many homeowners don’t know how to properly care for their lawn and landscape, a Harris Poll reveals.

Conducted on behalf of the National Association of Landscape Professionals (NALP), the survey found that while nearly seven in 10

Americans said their lawn could be better, nearly one in three didn’t know how often to water their lawns and nearly a third admitted to not knowing how to grow a healthy lawn.

“A healthy lawn isn’t just for cosmetic appeal,” says Missy Henriksen, vice president of public affairs for NALP. “Properly maintained lawns can not only elevate home value but also

* Put some thought and research into the hiring process. Look for lawn care companies that are members of an industry association, and ask friends and neighbors for recommendations.

When you’re interviewing companies, find out how long they’ve been in business and the experience level of staff. If you live in a state that requires lawn care professionals to be licensed, make sure the one you’re considering has a valid license. Ask for a written, detailed contract that specifies what work the company will

be doing in your yard. * Talk with your lawn care professional about your long-term vision for your yard so you can develop a master plan together. For example, if you envision large planting beds in front of your house or a shade garden in the backyard, they can help suggest how to progress in phases that will fit your budget. * Be clear about your budget and expectations before hiring a lawn care professional. Will you want the company to aerate and seed the grass? Manage weeds and troubleshoot problem areas? Your lawn care professional can work with you to include specific tasks in a contract that sets expectations for both parties. * Be open to your lawn care professional’s suggestion about types of grass seed for your landscape.

Often, professionals prefer working with grasses and plants that are native to your region since they’re

most likely to thrive in your landscape. * Follow your lawn care professional’s guidance for watering and any other lawn care tasks that you’ll be handling yourself. Ideally, your DIY efforts should complement the work your professional is doing, rather than undermine it. For example, if your lawn care professional seeds your lawn to fill in some bare spots, follow his or her instructions for watering the seed to ensure the best possible results.

Seventy-five percent of Realtors have suggested home sellers do a standard lawn care program before putting their homes on the market, according to the 2016 Remodeling Impact Report by the National Association of Realtors and the NALP. What’s more, 14 percent say professional lawn care helped close a sale for them, and the project recovers 303 percent of its investment value at the time of sale, the report found. To find a lawn care professional near you, visit www.loveyourlandscape.org.

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HOROSCOPE For Friday, June 16, 2017 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is the best year in over a decade for you to get married or enter any kind of partnership - intimate or professional.

Get with the program!

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)Remember: This is your best year to improve your job or get a better one. You can improve your health, too!

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) All Geminis should take a vacation this year. It’s a wonderful year for sports, romance, the arts and playful activities with children. Enjoy!

CANCER (June 21 to July 22)This is the year for Cancers to create their dream home.

You might have to move, you might build or you might buy whatever it takes.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) The reason you are so powerful this year is because you are optimistic. Optimism opens all doors.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Do not lose sight of the possibility that you can boost your income this year, because you really can. This is your best chance in over a decade to earn more money.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Life is fortunate for you this year, because lucky Jupiter is in your sign. This is why you will more feel content. Good things are coming your way.

Alphabetize your blessings!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) This year has been more spiritual than other years. Unusual conditions have ripened your awareness. In October, lucky Jupiter will enter your sign for the first time since 2006. Yay! SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Enjoy this time of increased popularity. Not only do others want to see you, they actually will benefit you.

Therefore, be friendly with others this year!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Your good fortune this year is that you are boosting your reputation in the eyes of others. Yes, this is the year for you to put your name up in lights!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) Grab every opportunity to travel this year, because these opportunities will not come your way so easily during the next few years. This also is a great year for further education and training.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20)You are on the receiving

end of gifts, goodies and favors from others this year.

Continue to practice generosity in order to keep this formula working, because what goes around comes around, right?

YOU BORN TODAY You are quick-witted and verbally clever. You also are cautious about others. This year will bring more excitement, adventure and freedom than you have experienced in recent years.

It’s a time to move away from old routines and feel loose and free! For many, a major change will occur, perhaps as significant as what occurred around 2008. It’s time to test your future!

Birthdate of: Daniel Bruhl, actor; Missy Peregrym, actress; Tupac Shakur, rapper. (c) 2017 King Syndicate, Inc.

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Dear Heloise: I have several antique NEEDLEPOINT chairs and wall hangings. They are beautiful, but I was nervous about cleaning them. Then I tried the following hints, which work great: * Vacuum on low power.

Gently wand the chairs and hangings with the vacuum to pick up dust. Don’t touch the nozzle to the fabric. * Washing by hand with gentle, fragrance- and dyefree suds is preferred over harsher chemical formulas. * For tougher staining, test for color bleeding and transfer in a hidden spot, then dab a professional cleaning solvent on any heavily soiled areas. Use a light hand. * When in doubt, hire a professional. Use online sites to get good references and referrals. – Bernice N. in New York A professional may recommend that cleaning is the absolute last resort. Cleaning vintage/antique pieces could damage them or greatly reduce their value. – Heloise PLASTIC STRAPS Dear Heloise: I have several blouses that have those clear plastic strips for hanging sewn in.

I can’t keep the plastic from coming out of my

blouse. I’ve tried tying it to my bra. Help me, please. – Leana J., Riley, Kan. Leana, manufacturers lightly stitch these plastic hanger straps into garments.

They are used to keep apparel, especially women’s shirts and blouses, from falling onto the sales floor when on display in the store.

After you purchase the article of clothing, gently pull or snip the hanger straps off.

They are no longer needed.

– Heloise

CART PARK Dear Heloise: I think it’s great that grocery stores have designated spots in parking lots for carts. It would be helpful if they could be striped with an “X” or something similar so they don’t look like parking spaces from a distance. – Sherry in Stafford, Texas

ROLL ON Dear Heloise: My pet peeve is not being able to find single sheets of wrapping paper. All seem to be on rolls or gift bags.

While gift bags are great if you will be giving the gift in person, when mailing, they really don’t work well, and buying a roll of wrapping paper for a single gift is wasteful and expensive. – Ann L., via email

CLEANING SUPPLIES Dear Heloise: I live in a small town house. To keep cleaning supplies handy, and to see what I have on hand or need to buy, I hang clear shoe bags with pockets on the backs of laundry doors.

They hold cleaning items, brushes, rags and dusters.

Everything is in one place and easy to find. – Harriet B., via email SINUS HELPER Dear Heloise: It’s that time of year when stores sell live flowers in pots, such as tulips, lilies, etc. I love having them in my house, but the pollen bothers my sinuses, especially at night.

So I started very gently opening the flowers, pinching off the part with the pollen on it (called stamen) and throwing it out. It makes it a lot easier to breathe! – Kathy in Winchester, Va. Send a money-saving or timesaving hint to Heloise, P.O. Box 795000, San Antonio, TX 78279-5000, or you can fax it to 1-210-HELOISE or email it to Heloise(at) Heloise.com. I can’t answer your letter personally but will use the best hints received in my column. (c)2017 by King Features Syndicate Inc.

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Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service. Wednesday, 7 p.m. Bible study and youth. Saturday, 7:25 a.m. “In the Mirror” radio program on Creston Radio.

ST. EDWARD CATHOLIC CHURCH, 104 W. Union St., Rev. Ken Halbur, pastor.

Sunday, 10:45 a.m. Mass; after Mass, confession and parish council meeting. Tuesday, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. adoration, 8:30 a.m.

Mass. Wednesday, 6 to 7 p.m. adoration and confession.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship; 5:30 p.m. potluck supper, open to the public; 6:30 p.m. Sunday evening worship service. Aspire Food Pantry dropoff site.

Arispe

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 11 a.m. worship.

Beaconsfield

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, June Nolte Davis, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service; 10:30 a.m. worship service in Kellerton.

Clearfield

AREA BIBLE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, Ron Christian, pastor; 641-336-2409; website www.areabiblefellowship.org.

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship service; 11:15 a.m. Sunday school.

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. AWANA, Clearfield Community Center.

CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Sherry Wiley, lay speaker.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. worship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday school.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Michael Shaffer, pastor.

Sunday, 8 a.m. Sunday school; 9 a.m. worship.

Corning

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 907 Grove Ave. Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship services.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 901 Nodaway St., Andrew Bardole, pastor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. adult Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service.

GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH, Dan Lamgo, pastor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. worship service. Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. prayer service.

MESSIANIC MISSION SEVENTH DAY, 405 11th St. Sabbath services, second and fourth Saturdays. Call 641-3223386 for time and place.

REDEEMER LUTHERAN CHURCH, 800 17th St., Philip Ritter, pastor.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school and adult Bible study; 10:45 a.m. worship with Holy Communion. Wednesday, 9 a.m.

Bible study.

ST. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 504 Grove, Ave., Lazarus Kirigia, pastor.

Saturday, 5:30 p.m. Mass.

Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Mass; 7 p.m. youth group. Wednesday, 2 to 5 p.m. religious education classes.

Creston

ABUNDANT LIFE FAMILY CHURCH, 500 S. Birch St., Douglas R. Brunell, pastor, (641) 782-5766, email alfc@ iowatelecom.net; website www.

AbundantLifeFamilyChurch.com.

Sunday, 10:30 a.m. children’s church and worship service.

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. worship and Kid’s Club. Thursday, 6:30 a.m. Men of Honor; 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Light Switch teens.

APOSTOLIC LIGHTHOUSE UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH, 600 N. Lincoln St., Paul Vandevender, pastor, 782-5594.

Sunday, 10 a.m. Sunday school and worship service; 5:30 p.m. prayer time; 6 p.m. worship service. Wednesday, 7 p.m. worship service. Home Bible study, call 782-5594.

CHURCH OF CHRIST, 510 S. Poplar St., Timothy Haynie, evangelist, 641-344-3201.

Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Sunday school and donuts; 11 a.m.

worship and Lord’s Supper; 6:30 p.m. Sunday night service.

Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Bible study for all ages.

COMMUNITY OF CHRIST, Creston Congregation (RLDS), 820 N. Elm St., Elder Gary O’Daniels, pastoral coordinator.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. Praise and Inspiration, Judy Hoakison, leader; 9:30 a.m. church school classes; 10:30 a.m. morning worship, Ray Powell, presider; Les Gardner, speaker.

CREST BAPTIST, affiliated with Southern Baptist Convention, Poplar and Townline streets, Chuck Spindler, pastor. Website: www.crestbaptistchurch.com.

Thursday, 6 to 7:30 p.m. adult Bible study at Jennett’s - 1418 150th St.; 6:30 p.m. Celebrate Recovery. Friday, 6 p.m. to midnight Relay For Life at CHS. Sunday, 9 a.m. Bible study; 10:15 a.m. worship. Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. GriefShare. Wednesday, 7 a.m. prayer group; 6:30 p.m. youth ministry, men’s study.

Thursday(22), 9:30 a.m. senior prayer/praise group.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, 1001 N. Lincoln St., David Tebbenkamp, pastor; Dan Fields, youth pastor.

Thursday, 7 p.m. Riley Missionary Circle at Loy Christensen’s. Sunday, 8:45 a.m. worship service; 10:15 a.m. Sunday school/adult Bible fellowships; 6 p.m. family worship service. Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. junior girls’ camp - IRB Camp. Wednesday, 7 p.m. kids of character (ages 4 through sixth-grade); junior high and senior high youth group; adult summer Bible studies.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST), 301 E. Townline St., Tony Thurston, pastor. Email: fcccreston@gmail. com.

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship service. Monday, 1:30 p.m. “Tootles” (games/crafts) in Fellowship Hall.

Wednesday, 6 p.m. praise and worship service.

FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, 104 N. Oak St. Sunday, 11 a.m. church service.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 702 W. Prairie St., the Rev. Jim Woodworth, pastor.

Friday, 1:30 p.m. crafting workshop. Sunday, 9:15 a.m. adult Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. Trinity Sunday worship; 6 to 8:30 p.m.

Vacation Bible School (VBS).

Monday, 6 to 8:30 p.m. VBS. Tuesday, 1 p.m. Stitch, Knit and Quilt; 6 to 8:30 p.m. VBS. Wednesday, 9 a.m. Bible study; 6 to 8:30 p.m. VBS - final night.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 400 N. Elm St., Jodi Rushing, pastor. Call 641-7822427, 641-782-7267. Email: fumc. creston@gmail.com. Facebook: Creston First United Methodist Church. Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to noon Friday.

Thursday, 6:30 p.m. prayer meeting. Sunday, 8:30 a.m.

Disciple Sunday school; 9:30 a.m.

Father’s Day worship service; 10:30 p.m. Brosis Sunday school.

Monday, 9 a.m. to noon Vacation Bible school (VBS); 5 p.m. TOPS. Tuesday, 9 a.m. to noon VBS. Wednesday, 9 a.m. to noon VBS; 5:15 p.m. finance committee; 6:30 p.m. family night; 7 p.m. choir rehearsal. Thursday(22), 9 a.m. to noon VBS; 12:05 p.m. UMM. GOD’S OUTREACH DELIVERANCE INTERNATIONAL, 306 N. Oak St., 641-278-1173, Pastor JoAnna Davis. www.godsoutreachdeliveranceintl.com.

Thursday, 7 p.m. women’s group (first and third Thursdays); 7 p.m. men’s fellowship at 901 E. Irving St. (second and fourth Thursdays). Friday, 6:30 p.m. Friday night fire prayer service. Sunday, 9 a.m.

Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service with children’s church.

HOLY SPIRIT CATHOLIC CHURCH, 107 W. Howard St., Rev. Ken Halbur, pastor.

Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ReRun shop; 11:30 a.m. Mass - St. Malachy School. Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon ReRun shop; 4:30 to 5 p.m. confession; 5:15 p.m. Mass.

Sunday, 8:15 to 8:45 a.m. confession; 9 a.m. Mass; after Mass, coffee and rolls - hall. Monday, 5 to 6 p.m. adoration; 6 p.m. Mass.

Methodist Church to hold VBS First United Methodist Church, 400 N. Elm St., in Creston is holding Vacation Bible School, “Hero Central: Discover your strength in God!” for all children ages five years to fifth grade.

VBS is from 9 a.m. to noon Monday through Thursday, June 19-22, with

Start with a brownie A number of years ago, in a mental institution outside Boston, a young girl known as Little Annie was locked in the dungeon.

The dungeon was the only place, said the doctors, for those who were hopelessly insane. In Little Annie’s case, they saw no hope for her, so she was consigned to a living death in that small cage which received little light and even less hope.

About that time, an elderly nurse was nearing retirement. She felt there was hope for all of God’s children, so she started taking her lunch into the dungeon and eating outside Little Annie’s cage. She felt perhaps she should communicate some love and hope to the little girl.

In many ways, Little Annie was like an animal.

On occasions, she would violently attack the person who came into her cage.

At other times, she would completely ignore them.

When the elderly nurse Tuesday, noon to 5 p.m. ReRun shop. Wednesday, 7 a.m. Mass - St. Malachy Chapel; noon to 5 p.m. ReRun shop. Thursday(22), 7 a.m. Mass - St. Malachy Chapel.

JERUSALEM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 1965 REA Road, Rev. Jim W. Morris, pastor.

Sunday, 8 a.m. Bible study; 9 a.m worship.

KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES, 1000 Cottonwood St. Sunday, 10 a.m. public talk and Watchtower study. Thursday, 7:30 p.m. Christian Life and ministry meeting.

PENTECOSTAL CHURCH OF GOD I.M. “Mana del Cielo” The Rev. Miguel Delgado, phone 515473-2527.

Saturday, noon worship.

Sunday, 1:30 p.m. worship.

PLATTE CENTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 2396 Eagle Ave., south of Creston, Rev. Delores Doench, pastor.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. coffee/fellowship time; 10:30 a.m. church service.

SALEM LUTHERAN CHURCH, 602 W. Townline St., 641-7822920. Brian Jack, pastor. Website: www.salemluth.net.

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship and communion. Pastor will be out of the office all week.

SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH, 104 N. Oak St. Saturday, 10 a.m. worship service; 11 a.m. Sabbath school.

SOLID ROCK MINISTRIES, 1216 N. Cherry St. (corner of Townline and Cherry streets).

Sunday, 9:45 to 10:15 a.m.

Sunday school; 10:15 to 10:45 a.m. coffee and fellowship; 10:45 a.m. worship service.

ST. JOHN’S UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, 601 S. Maple St., Rick Titus, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship ser-

started visiting her, Little Annie gave no indication she was even aware of her presence.

One day, the elderly nurse brought some brownies to the dungeon and left them outside the cage. Little Annie gave no hint she knew they were there, but when the nurse returned the next day, the brownies were gone. From that time on, the nurse would bring brownies when she made her Thursday visit. Soon after, the doctors in the institution noticed a change was taking place. After a period of time they decided to move Little Annie upstairs. Finally, the day came when the “hopeless case” was told she could return home. But Little Annie did not wish to leave. She chose to stay, to help others.

It was she who cared for, taught and nurtured Helen Keller, for Little Annie’s full name was Anne Sullivan. ~ from www.vscoc.org/ Bulletinfdr/bulletin_fodder.htm vice and Sunday School.

TRINITY EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS), 800 N. Sumner Ave., Creston; 1111 E. South St., Mount Ayr; the Rev. John B. Rutz, pastor, 641782-5095, http://TrinityCreston. org.

Mount Ayr: Sunday, 10:45 a.m.

Divine service.

Creston: Sunday, 8 a.m. adult Bible classes; 9 a.m. Divine service with Holy Communion; 10 a.m. Sunday school and high school Bible class. Wednesday, 7 p.m. adult inquiry class.

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST CONGREGATIONAL, 501 W. Montgomery St., the Rev. Jim Woodworth, pastor.

Friday, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. worship services; after worship, coffee fellowship. Monday, 7:30 p.m. AA meeting. Tuesday, 5 to 6 p.m.

Open Table - Rotary. Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. TOPS.

Cromwell

CONGREGATIONAL UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, Karen Norton, pastor.

Friday, pastor’s day off.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. fellowship; 10 a.m. worship; Father’s Day. Monday, 1 p.m. quilting; pastor’s day off. Tuesday, newsletter information due. Wednesday, 1 p.m. quilting.

Diagonal

UNITED CHURCH OF DIAGONAL, Ed Shields, pastor, office 641-344-0652, www.diagonalchurch.com.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. church.

Ellston

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Bruce Giese, pastor.

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HOPEVILLE COMMUNITY CHURCH, Dwayne Henrichs, pastor, 641-338-2248.

Sunday, 10 a.m. worship service.

Lenox

CHRISTIAN CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST), 1007 W. Temple St., Karla Lyddon, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. adult Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship.

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS, 702 W. Ohio St. Stanley Price, branch president.

Sunday, 10 a.m. sacrament meeting; 11:15 a.m. Sunday school; 12:10 p.m. relief society, priesthood, young women and young men; 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. primary. For local information, contact Clinton Allen, (641) 3224494.

COUNTRY ROADS BAPTIST CHURCH, at 202 E. Temple (old lumber yard), Mitch Green, pastor. Website: countryroadslenox. com.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship. Wednesday, 6 p.m. meal and study.

MERCER CENTER UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, four miles north, four miles west of Lenox, Marcia Cline, pastor.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. worship service.

ST. PATRICK’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 600 W. Michigan St., Lazarus Kirigia, pastor.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. Mass with religious education classes afterward. Wednesday, 7 p.m. CYO. UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 103 W. Michigan St., Michael Shaffer, pastor.

Sunday, 9:15 a.m. adult Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service and Sunday school for children.

UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 401 W. Michigan St., Tim Maxa, pastor, 641-333-4214.

Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service. First and third Sunday, youth fellowship. Wednesday, Evening Bible study.

Lorimor

CHURCH OF GOD, Ben Turner, pastor.

Sunday, 9:45 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship service.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Lorimor, George Henriksen, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship service.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Joel Sutton, pastor.

Sunday, 8:45 a.m. worship.

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CORNERSTONE FELLOWSHIP EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH, 2158 Highway 92, Andrew Hanna, pastor, office 641-7430221. Website: www.welcometocornerstone.org.

Friday, 11 a.m. J.O.Y. (Just Older Youth). Saturday, 9 a.m. women’s ministry team meeting. Sunday, 9 to 9:45 a.m.

Sunday school classes; 10:15 to 11:30 a.m. worship service; 2 and 3 p.m. care center services.

Wednesday, 11 a.m. prayer time (everyone welcome).

ST. JOHN’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, 303 N. E. Elm St., 641343-7065, Kenneth Gross, pastor.

Website: www.stjohngreenfield. parishesonline.com.

St. John’s — Friday, 8:30 a.m. Mass; 10:15 a.m. Mass at Good Samaritan in Fontanelle.

Saturday, 5:15 p.m. Mass.

Sunday, 8:15 a.m. Mass. Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. Mass. Wednesday, 6:30 to 7:30 pm. Faith Formation youth program. Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Mass.

St. Patrick’s — Massena— Sunday, 10:15 a.m. Mass.

Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. Mass.

Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. Mass.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 108 S.W. 5th St. Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service; 10 a.m. coffee and fellowship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday school.

Tuesday, 3:30 to 6 p.m. food bank and children’s clothes closet open; 6:30 p.m. worship service. Thursday, 12:30 p.m. worship service.

Macksburg HEBRON UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Ben Carter-Allen, pastor.

Sunday, 10 a.m. Sunday school; 11 a.m. worship service.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Ben Carter-Allen, pastor. Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service with supervised nursery during church; 10 a.m.

Sunday school. Third Thursday, United Methodist Women.

Murray

BAPTIST CHURCH, Alex Bauman, pastor.

Sunday, 8:45 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. worship services. Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Midweek Bible study and prayer meeting. Third Thursday of the month, 7 to 9 p.m. Missionary meeting.

CHURCH OF CHRIST, 430 Third St., Brian McCracken, pastor, 641-340-0474, bmac2366@ yahoo.com; Tyler Schultz, associate pastor, 720-670-7319, tschultz3324@gmail.com; office, 641447-2569, office@murraychurchofchrist.org; website, www. murraychurchofchrist.org.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. early worship service; 9:30 a.m. Sunday school; 10:35 a.m. worship service. Wednesday, 3:30 p.m.

JAM for K-5; 6:30 p.m. meal; 7 p.m. adult Bible study and youth groups K-12. Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. food pantry (by appointment other days, call the office).

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Sandy Smith and Brandon Campbell, pastors.

Sunday, 10 a.m. Sunday school; 11 a.m. worship.

Orient

P L Y M O U T H CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH, 311 W. First St., Phil Price, minister.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. coffee; 9 a.m. worship services; 9 a.m.

Sunday school; 10 a.m. Father’s Day brunch. Monday, 7 p.m. council meeting.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 124 S. Maple St., Cathy Nutting, pastor.

Sunday, 8:45 a.m. worship service.

Prescott

PRESCOTT UNITED CHURCH (DISCIPLES OF CHRIST), 401 6th Ave., Mary O’Riley, pastor.

Thursday, 6 to 8 p.m. Alpha at Prescott Eagles Nest with food, discussions. Friday, 9 a.m. Lenox Ministerial Association meeting at bowling alley. Sunday, 9 a.m. adult Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship - Father’s Day observance. Monday, 5 p.m. VBS planning meeting - fellowship hall.

Tuesday, 1 p.m. and 7 p.m. quilting in Fellowship Hall.

Shannon City

SHANNON CITY COMMUNITY CHURCH, Lila Dell Greene, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. church service; 10 a.m. Sunday school.

Sharpsburg

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Michael Shaffer, pastor.

Sunday, 8:30 a.m. worship.

UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Tim Maxa, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service; 10 a.m. Sunday school.

Stringtown

STRINGTOWN COMMUNITY CHURCH, junction of Highway 34 and Sycamore Ave., Tony Johnson, pastor.

Sunday, 9:45 a.m. worship service.

Thayer

PLEASANT VALLEY CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Dwayne Henrichs, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship service.

Tingley

CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Al Rusk, pastor.

Sunday, 10:30 a.m. worship service.

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, Bruce Giese, pastor.

Sunday, 9 a.m. worship; 10:30 a.m. Sunday school.

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a light lunch following from noon to 12:30 p.m. each day. Children are welcome to invite friends to come to VBS. The children’s family and friends are invited to the Celebration Sunday program 9:30 a.m. Sunday, June 25.

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Sunday, 9:15 a.m. Sunday school; 10:30 a.m. worship.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Regular Session June 5, 2017 The Union County Board of Supervisors met in Regular Session on Monday, June 5, 2017. The meeting was called to order at 9:00 AM with the following members present: Ron Riley, Dale Cline and Dennis Brown.

AGENDA: Motion by Cline and seconded by Riley to approve the Agenda.

All voting aye, motion carried.

MINUTES: Motion by Riley and seconded by Cline to approve the minutes from May 30, 2017. All voting aye, motion carried.

OPEN FORUM: Mary and Charles Watkins expressed concerns of a bridge located on 210th Street which is approximately 1.3 miles West of High and Dry Road.

RECORDER: Paula White, Union County Recorder, and Katie Carlton, Union County Deputy Recorder, discussed office staffing status per 331.603(2).

ENGINEER: Union County Engineer, Zach Gunsolley, presented and discussed the weekly maintenance activity report.

Final Contract Voucher: Motion by Riley and seconded by Cline to approve payment and for the chair to sign the Final Contract Construction Progress Voucher for Project BROS-C088(50)-5F-88, (Primrose Drive P64 Farm to Market Road). All voting aye, motion carried. Utility Permit: Motion by Cline and seconded by Riley to approve the Utility Permit for Southern Iowa Rural Water Association to install a rural water line in Section 18 of New Hope Township. All voting aye, motion carried. Utility Permit: Motion by Riley and seconded by Cline to approve Southern Iowa Rural Water Association to install a rural water line in Section 28 of New Hope Township. All voting aye, motion carried.

PUBLIC HEARING: Motion by Cline and seconded by Riley to open the Public Hearing at 10:37 AM for the 2017 Amendment to Union County Road and Bridge Improvement Urban Renewal Plan.

Present were as follows: TJ Dunphy, Maddie Travis, Wayne Hill and Union County Engineer, Zach Gunsolley. Gunsolley gave a presentation of the roads that are to be included into the Urban Renewal Plan.

There being no comments given to the Board of Supervisors or to the Auditor's Office the Public Hearing closed at 11:29 AM. Resolution #29: Resolution to approve 2017 Amendment to the Union County Road and Bridge Improvements Urban Renewal Area WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Union County, Iowa (the "County") has created the Union County Road and Bridge Improvements Urban Renewal Area (the "Urban Renewal Area") and has approved an urban renewal plan for the Urban Renewal Area; and WHEREAS, Chapter 403 of the Code of Iowa requires that, before a county adds property or approves any new urban renewal project, a county must amend the existing urban renewal plan to include that property and that new project; and WHEREAS, an amendment to the urban renewal plan for the Urban Renewal Area has been prepared which describes certain road and culvert projects that would be designated as urban renewal projects; and WHEREAS, notice of a public hearing by the Board of Supervisors on the proposed urban renewal plan amendment for the Urban Renewal Area was heretofore given in strict compliance with the provisions of Chapter 403 of the Code of Iowa, and the Board has conducted said hearing; NOW, THEREFORE, It Is Resolved by the Board of Supervisors of Union County, Iowa, as follows: Section 1. It is hereby determined by this Board of Supervisors as follows: A. The 2017 Amendment to the Urban Renewal Plan for the Union County Road and Bridge Improvements Urban Renewal Area conforms to the general plan of the County; B. The proposed projects described in the 2017 Amendment to the Urban Renewal Plan for the Union County Road and Bridge Improvements Urban Renewal Area are necessary and appropriate to facilitate the proper growth and development of the County in accordance with sound planning standards and local community objectives.

Section 2. The 2017 Amendment to the Urban Renewal Plan for the Union County Road and Bridge Improvements Urban Renewal Area, attached hereto and made a part hereof, is hereby in all respects approved.

Section 3. All resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed, to the extent of such conflict.

Passed and approved June 5, 2017. Roll Call Vote: Riley, aye; Cline, aye; Brown, aye; motion carried.

VETERAN'S AFFAIRS CREDIT CARD APPLICATION: Motion by Cline and seconded by Riley to approve the Credit Card Application for Veteran's Affairs Director, Kevin Provost. All voting aye, motion carried.

SET PUBLIC HEARING RESOLUTION #30: Resolution to fix a date for a public hearing on General Obligation Urban Renewal and Refunding Loan Agreement in an amount not to exceed WHEREAS, Sections $3,000,000 331.402, 331.441 and 331.442 of the Code of Iowa authorize counties to enter into loan agreements and borrow money for the purpose of paying the cost of planning, undertaking and carrying out urban renewal projects under the authority of Chapter 403, provided notice is published, including notice of the right of petition for an election; and WHEREAS, those sections also authorize counties to refund outstanding general obligation debt; and WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors (the "Board") of Union County, Iowa (the "County") approved the 2017 Amendment to the urban renewal plan for the Union County Road and Bridge Improvements Urban Renewal Area, pursuant to Chapter 403 of the Code of Iowa, and has also designated new road and culvert urban renewal projects (the "Urban Renewal Projects"); and WHEREAS, the County previously issued its General Obligation Solid Waste Disposal Notes, Series 2007B (the "Series 2007B Notes"); and WHEREAS, in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the Series 2007B Notes, the County reserved the right to call for redemption on June 1, 2017 or any date thereafter, part or all of the Series 2007B Notes maturing on or after June 1, 2018 (the "Callable 2007B Notes"); and WHEREAS, the Board proposes to enter into a loan agreement (the "Urban Renewal and Refunding Loan Agreement") in a principal amount not to exceed $3,000,000, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 331.402 and 331.441 and 331.442 of the Code of Iowa, for the purpose of paying the costs, to that extent, of financing the Urban Renewal Projects and refunding the Callable 2007B Notes; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to fix a date of meeting of the Board at which it is proposed to take action to enter into the Urban Renewal and Refunding Loan Agreement and to give notice thereof; NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the Board of Supervisors of Union County, Iowa, as follows: Section 1. This Board shall meet on the 26th day of June, 2017, at the Union County Board of Supervisors Room, Creston, Iowa, at 10:00 o'clock a.m., at which time and place a public hearing will be held on the proposal to enter into the Urban Renewal and Refunding Loan Agreement.

Section 2. The County Auditor is hereby directed to give notice of the proposed action on the Urban Renewal and Refunding Loan Agreement, setting forth the amount and purpose thereof, the time when and place where the said meeting will be held, by publication at least once and not less than 10 nor more than 20 days before the meeting, in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the County.

Section 3. The Urban Renewal and Refunding Loan Agreement notice shall be substantially as follows: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON LOAN AGREEMENT IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,000,000 (GENERAL OBLIGATION URBAN RENEWAL AND REFUNDING) The Board of Supervisors of Union County, Iowa, will meet on the 26th day of June, 2017, at the Union County Board of Supervisors

Notice of Intent to Fill Vacancy

by Appointment Pursuant to Iowa Code 279.6, the Orient-Macksburg Community School Board publishes this notice of its intent to appoint a person to fill a vacancy on the Board at its regular board meeting, Monday, July 10, 2017. If you would like to be considered for appointment to this position, you must submit your written request for consideration to the board secretary prior to the July 10, 2017 board meeting.

Eligible electors of the Orient-Macksburg School District have the right to file a petition requiring that this vacancy be filled by special election. Petitions for a special election must be received by the board secretary at the Orient-Macksburg Administrative Offices at 201 S. School Street, Orient, Iowa, within 14 days after publication of this notice; no later than Thursday, June 29, 2017, at 5:00pm. Petitions must have the signatures of at least 100 eligible electors. For additional information, contact the board secretary at Orient-Macksburg Community School District, Julia Frederick, 641-337-5061 ext. 143.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON LOAN AGREEMENT IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,000,000 (GENERAL OBLIGATION URBAN RENEWAL AND REFUNDING) The Board of Supervisors of Union County, Iowa, will meet on the 26th day of June, 2017, at the Union County Board of Supervisors Room, Creston, Iowa, at 10:00 o'clock a.m. For the purpose of holding a public hearing and taking action to enter into a loan agreement (the "Urban Renewal and Refunding Loan Agreement") in a principal amount not to exceed $3,000,000, for the purpose of financing road and culvert projects in the Union County Road and Bridge Improvements Urban Renewal Area and refunding the outstanding balance of the County's General Obligation Solid Waste Disposal Notes, Series 2007B. The Urban Renewal and Refunding Loan Agreement is proposed to be entered into pursuant to authority contained in Sections 331.402, 331.441 and 331.442 of the Code of Iowa and will constitute a general obligation of the County.

At that time and place, oral or written objections may be filed or made to the proposal to enter into the Urban Renewal and Refunding Loan Agreement. After receiving objections, the Board of Supervisors may determine to enter into the Urban Renewal and Refunding Loan Agreement, in which case, the decision will be final unless appealed to the District Court within fifteen (15) days thereafter.

At any time before the date fixed for taking action to enter into the Urban Renewal and Refunding Loan Agreement, a petition may be filed with the County Auditor asking that the question of entering into the Urban Renewal and Refunding Loan Agreement be submitted to the registered voters of the County, pursuant to the provisions of Section 331.442 of the Code of Iowa.

By order of the Board of Supervisors of Union County, Iowa.

Sandy Hysell County Auditor

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Our heartfelt thanks goes out to our friends and relatives for the prayers, cards, calls, visits, food, flowers, and memorials.

We especially want to thank the staff at Homestead and Greater Regional Medical Center, Father Ken Halbur and Pearson Funeral Home.

Mary Ann had the greatest neighbors everywhere she lived. God bless all of you.

Amy Patterson Family David Johnson Harold & Pam Johnson Family Paul & Ann Johnson Family

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Lost & Found 2 BLACK ANGUS BULLS missing Friday, north of Creston, East of Orient.

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FOUND ON N. MULBERRY ST.: Small white dog with no collar.

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The following positions are available for immediate hire: Housewalkers – 1st Shift starting pay $12.50/hr.

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AS, in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the Series 2007B Notes, the County reserved the right to call for redemption on June 1, 2017 or any date thereafter, part or all of the Series 2007B Notes maturing on or after June 1, 2018 (the "Callable 2007B Notes"); and WHEREAS, the Board proposes to enter into a loan agreement (the "Urban Renewal and Refunding Loan Agreement") in a principal amount not to exceed $3,000,000, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 331.402 and 331.441 and 331.442 of the Code of Iowa, for the purpose of paying the costs, to that extent, of financing the Urban Renewal Projects and refunding the Callable 2007B Notes; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to fix a date of meeting of the Board at which it is proposed to take action to enter into the Urban Renewal and Refunding Loan Agreement and to give notice thereof; NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Resolved by the Board of Supervisors of Union County, Iowa, as follows: Section 1. This Board shall meet on the 26th day of June, 2017, at the Union County Board of Supervisors Room, Creston, Iowa, at 10:00 o'clock a.m., at which time and place a public hearing will be held on the proposal to enter into the Urban Renewal and Refunding Loan Agreement.

Section 2. The County Auditor is hereby directed to give notice of the proposed action on the Urban Renewal and Refunding Loan Agreement, setting forth the amount and purpose thereof, the time when and place where the said meeting will be held, by publication at least once and not less than 10 nor more than 20 days before the meeting, in a legal newspaper of general circulation in the County.

Section 3. The Urban Renewal and Refunding Loan Agreement notice shall be substantially as follows: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON LOAN AGREEMENT IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,000,000 (GENERAL OBLIGATION URBAN RENEWAL AND REFUNDING) The Board of Supervisors of Union County, Iowa, will meet on the 26th day of June, 2017, at the Union County Board of Supervisors Room, Creston, Iowa, at 10:00 o'clock a.m. for the purpose of holding a public hearing and taking action to enter into a loan agreement (the "Urban Renewal and Refunding Loan Agreement") in a principal amount not to exceed $3,000,000, for the purpose of financing road and culvert projects in the Union County Road and Bridge Improvements Urban Renewal Area and refunding the outstanding balance of the County's General Obligation Solid Waste Disposal Notes, Series 2007B. The Urban Renewal and Refunding Loan Agreement is proposed to be entered into pursuant to authority contained in Sections 331.402, 331.441 and 331.442 of the Code of Iowa and will constitute a general obligation of the County. At that time and place, oral or written objections may be filed or made to the proposal to enter into the Urban Renewal and Refunding Loan Agreement. After receiving objections, the Board of Supervisors may determine to enter into the Urban Renewal and Refunding Loan Agreement, in which case, the decision will be final unless appealed to the District Court within fifteen (15) days thereafter. At any time before the date fixed for taking action to enter into the Urban Renewal and Refunding Loan Agreement, a petition may be filed with the County Auditor asking that the question of entering into the Urban Renewal and Refunding Loan Agreement be submitted to the registered voters of the County, pursuant to the provisions of Section 331.442 of the Code of Iowa. By order of the Board of Supervisors of Union County, Iowa. Roll Call Vote: Riley, aye; Cline, aye; Brown, aye; motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:03 PM. ATTEST: SANDY HYSELL, AUDITOR BY: DENNIS BROWN, CHAIRMAN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

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Saturday, June 17- 12:30PM Creston, IA. Home, Dodge Caravan, Appliances, Furniture for Lois Paxton Estate.

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Sunday, June 18- 9:00AM Corning, IA. Huge Collectors Auction of Baseball & Nascar Collectibles, Coins/Money, Plaques, Pictures, Misc. for Jim Collins.

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Sat., July 1- 9:30AM Rural Diagonal, IA. Tractors, Cars, Horse Drawn Equipment, Antique Furniture for Ron Abbott Estate.

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special counsel Robert Mueller was seeking interviews with three T r u m p administration officials who weren’t involved in T r u m p ’ s Mueller campaign: Dan Coats, the director of national intelligence; Michael Rogers, the head of the National Security Agency; and Richard Ledgett, the former NSA deputy director.

Trump took to his Twitter account Thursday morning to denounce the report.

“They made up a phony collusion with the Russians story, found zero proof, so now they go for obstruction of justice on the phony story. Nice,” the president tweeted.

Mark Corallo, a spokesman for Trump’s personal lawyer, had responded Wednesday evening to the Post report by saying: “The FBI leak of information regarding the president is outrageous, inexcusable and illegal.”

The Post report cited anonymous sources who were briefed on requests made by investigators. It was not known whether the FBI was the source of the information. The New York Times also reported the story.

Mueller met Wednesday with the leaders of the Senate Intelligence Committee in an effort to ensure their investigations don’t conflict.

The leaders of the Senate Intelligence committee said in a statement issued Wednesday that they “look forward to future engagements” with Robert Mueller.

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., and Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the panel’s top Democrat, didn’t provide any other details regarding the meeting. An aide familiar with the meeting said it was held to discuss the investigations, including ways that the parallel inquiries don’t interfere with or overlap one another. The aide spoke on condition of an-

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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who appointed Mueller last month, testified Tuesday he has seen no evidence of good cause to fire Mueller.

Also Wednesday, Senate Judiciary Chairman Charles Grassley said his panel will investigate the removal of former FBI Director James Comey and “any alleged improper partisan interference in law enforcement investigations.”

Grassley announced the investigation in a letter

to California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the panel’s top Democrat. Grassley’s office said the letter is in response to a recent letter from Feinstein requesting that the committee seek details from senior FBI leadership about Comey’s interactions with President Donald Trump before he was fired.

The letter said the investigation will also probe Comey’s testimony that Loretta Lynch, as President Barack Obama’s attorney general, had directed him to describe an FBI probe into Hillary Clinton’s email practices as merely a “matter” and to avoid calling it an investigation.

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impartial administration of justice ... It is my view that fully investigating the facts, circumstances, and rationale for Mr. Comey’s removal will provide us the opportunity to do that on a cooperative, bipartisan basis,” according to the letter.

Feinstein has said the Judiciary Committee should investigate, but had asked Grassley to keep the investigations separate. Grassley said Comey’s dismissal and Comey’s testimony on Lynch should be looked at together, noting that Comey “took the opportunity in his testimony to clear his own name by denouncing as false the administration’s claims that the FBI rankand-file had lost confidence in Mr. Comey’s leadership in the wake of the Clinton email investigation.”

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Mount Ayr 11, East Union 1 MOUNT AYR — The middle of Mount Ayr’s lineup was productive throughout Tuesday’s 111, five-inning win over East Union.

Sara Winemiller reached base four times and scored each time. She went 2-for-3 at the plate.

Tessa Shields hit a twoRBI double in the third in the midst of a six-run trip to the plate.

Samantha Schaefer pitched the complete game and allowed just three hits Kacie Ripperger went 2-for-3 for the Eagles with a triple, as Cassidy Riley drove Ripperger in during the first inning.

Southwest Valley 10, East Union 2 CORNING — The Timberwolf bats were loud, to the tune of 16 hits, in a convincing 10-2 win for Southwest Valley over East Union in Corning Friday.

Lexie Haer bashed a home run and went 2-for-4 at the dish.

Kennedy Moore and Jordyn Figgins each tallied three RBIs apiece.

Kiara Roberts struck out two and walked one to get the win.

Kacie Ripperger and Cassidy Riley had the lone RBIs for East Union. Ripperger, Rylee Mitchell and Molly McNeill had two hits each.

Megan Mitchell took the loss in the circle.

Martensdale-St. Marys 6, Southwest Valley 0 CORNING — Danica Sunderman and Hailey Thomas had the lone hits for the Southwest Valley in its 6-0 home loss to Martensdale-St. Marys Friday.

The Timberwolves allowed two runs in the first, three in the second, and then held off the Blue Devils for the most part the rest of the way.

Shelby Nelson picked up the pitching loss.

Lenox 5, Nodaway Valley 0 GREENFIELD — Early offense and precise pitching paved the way for Lenox’s 5-0 home win over Nodaway Valley Tuesday.

Shant e l l e Brown hit a threerun home run in Brown the first, which gave TJ Stoaks a lead to work with. Stoaks struck out nine, walked two and allowed two hits in the win.

Makinna Fitzgerald and Morgan Parrish each batted 2-for-3 on the day.

Paige McElfish was the losing pitcher. She struck out six, walked four and surrendered six hits.

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State repeat season celebrated n Panther

golfers honored

By KALEB CARTER

CNA sports reporter kacarter@crestonnews.com

The Creston/Orient-Macksburg boys and girls golf teams had plenty to celebrate Wednesday at the team’s banquet at the Crestmoor Golf Club.

First-year head coach Jon Thomson thanked a litany of people, including families in attendance.

The 2017 season represented a change in leadership after longtime coach Jan Lesan moved to an assistant role, where she continued to work heavily with the Panther girls.

Thomson was grateful for Lesan’s guidance.

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CNA photo by KALEB CARTER

Pictured are the 2017 Creston/O-M Panther golfers. In the front row, left to right are: Hayley Osmun, Taylor Buxton, Sophia Groumoutis, Sydney Hartsock, Ashton Carter and Sadie Green. In the back row are, from left: Beau Thompson, Kyle Somers and Michael Stults. Not pictured are: Trey Cheers, Brayton Chesnut, Paul Johnston and Cole Smith.

Sobotka faces another hurdle

By LARRY PETERSON locked on the guy, started to goal, which is near the end CNA senior feature writer lpeterson@crestonnews.com

IOWA CITY — Jacob Sobotka showed versatility in several events for coach Brad Elliott on Mount Ayr’s state championship track and field team in 2014.

But, he didn’t have much experience in the hurdles.

However, since then the University of Iowa football player has become an expert at overcoming obstacles.

Once again, the former Raider multisport star finds himself mired in the daily grind of injury rehabilitation, likely sidelined for the entire 2017 season.

Just as he was moving up the depth chart at “Leo” (field side outside) linebacker and starting on the punt team as the protection signal caller during spring practice, Sobotka suffered a serious knee injury in a practice just two days before the April 21 spring game in Kinnick Stadium.

“It was the Wednesday before the spring game, our last padded practice,” Sobotka said. “We were doing a special teams drill at the end of practice, simulating being a blocker on kick return and gunner on kickoff team. I was the blocker. I

turn and run with him, and my left foot came down funny and I felt it in my knee. I tore my left ACL.” Sobotka had surgery on April 27. Standard rehabilitation time is six to nine months.

November goal “Early November is the

of the season,” he said.

The Hawkeyes have four Big Ten games in November against Ohio State, Wisconsin, Purdue and Nebraska.

But, Sobotka will not have any practice time leading into that month and isn’t expecting to appear in any games.

However, he would like to get a head start on practice time in preparation for his final season as a Hawkeye in 2018. Sobotka, who redshirted his freshman season (2014) as a preferred walkon, doesn’t plan to pursue a medical redshirt for 2017.

“Probably not because I don’t plan to be here for six

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Jacob Sobotka (50) prepares for a block-shedding drill with a teammate during Iowa’s spring game in April 2014 at Valley Stadium in West Des Moines. Sobotka, a 2014 Mount Ayr graduate and a redshirt junior for the Hawkeyes, is currently rehabbing his second torn ACL in the past two years and hopes to see the field in his senior season in 2018.

years,” Sobotka said. “I’m running out of classes to take!”

The son of Darwin and Michele Sobotka of Clearfield plans to graduate in December 2018 from the Tippie School of Business at Iowa, majoring in economics and finance. He’s been on the Dean’s List each semester he’s been enrolled at Iowa.

“There are a lot of directions you can go (in business) with that major,” he said. “The plan is to graduate as soon as my senior football season is done.”

Even if he’s too far behind to move back up the ranks at outside linebacker as a senior to earn significant playing time, there remains a strong possibility of contributing in special teams. The former Mount Ayr quarterback was enjoying his role on the “shield” unit of three players in front of the punter.

“I read the defense and call out the protection that puts ourselves in the best situation to get guys downfield to cover while still having adequate protection for the punter,” Sobotka said. “I’ll just do whatever I can to get back on the field and help SOBOTKA | 3S

Large senior class honored at soccer banquet

By KALEB CARTER

CNA sports reporter kacarter@crestonnews.com

With 10 senior soccer players and a coaching crew who has been around the game for some time, the Creston boys soccer program surged in a measurable way this spring.

A year removed for a three-win campaign, Creston went 8-9 and found itself in tight matchups with several strong Hawkeye 10 and non-conference opponents.

On a level of playing competitive ball against good competition, Creston was a step ahead of 2017.

“We definitely had a great one (season), head coach Lucian Diaconu said at Wednesday’s soccer banquet in the Creston High School Commons. “A lot

of progress when compared with last season.”

The 10 Creston seniors were Landon Guhse, Ben Irr, Patrick Normandeau, Trevor Marlin, Brenden McDowell, Tyler Peters, Peres Reed, Dawson Smith, Isaac Wignall and Gavin Woods.

Gavin Woods and Ben Irr were two of the consistent athletes in the program over their varsity careers.

The two combined to account for 172 points over their careers and both will play soccer for Wartburg College in Waverly in the fall.

Fellow senior Reed will play collegiate soccer at Graceland University.

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CNA photo by KALEB CARTER

Pictured are the 2017 Creston boys soccer seniors and their coaches. Front row from left to right are: coach Lucian Diaconu, Trevor Marlin, Brenden McDowell, Peres Reed and coach Bob Irr. Back row: Landon Guhse, Dawson Smith, Tyler Peters, Isaac Wignall and Ben Irr.

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Creston’s improvement this spring.

Both coach Lucian Diaconu, who will depart the program, and assistant coach Bob Irr, whose time with CHS soccer has come to a close as well, lauded the work ethic of this year’s team.

Irr has been a staple of Creston soccer over the years and had a large hand in the creation and advancement of Wildfire youth soccer in Creston.

The attitude surrounding the team was better in years past.

“We’ve been through goods and bads. We’ve stayed together as a team and also as a family,” Diaconu said.

Creston’s goal margin this season was plus-10 at 42-32.

That comes after scoring only 18 and surrendering 60 in 2016.

The Panthers defeated several teams that had beaten them in 2016.

Close games against strong foes impressed the coaches.

“We played three teams

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putting in your time and your efforts out there on the golf course to better yourselves as golfers and people too,” Thomson said.

The highlight of the season included a repeat Class 4A state trip for the Panthers girls, where they took sixth place with a two-day team score of 806.

Ashton Carter and Sophia Groumoutis qualified as ind i v i d u a l s Carter for state.

Carter finished seventh in the state, shooting a 194.

The work the Panthers put in all season long, and in the offseason before it, paid dividends not only for the Panther girls, but for the likes of Somers and Stults, who consistently were in contention for medalist honors at meets. Somers six consecutive scheduled meets during his senior season.

The Panther boys finished sixth as a team at the Hawkeye 10 meet, Somers while the girls took fourth and went 5-2 in conference meets this season.

that went to state this year (St. Albert, Winterset and Gilbert) and we were competitive against all of them,” Bob Irr said.

Another highlight this season was the team winning its home tournament in which Creston defeated Clarinda Academy and Riverside.

Despite losing 10 seniors, Creston returns a core of players with varsity experience. A total of 25 players earned varsity experience this season.

Diaconu thanked parents, and the players for the opportunity to work with them.

Diaconu will move on to the Ames area with his family.

“Lucian is a great person,” Bob Irr said. “The community is losing a really special part of the community and a great teacher, and we’re going to miss you.”

The seniors pre- Diaconu sented the coaching staff with a picture from when the team won its home tournament.

Letterwinners — Seniors — Ben Irr 4, Gavin Woods 4, Isaac Wignall 3, Trevor Marlin

Somers advanced to districts in postseason play and took medalist honors this season at the Lewis Central meet, in the home meet against Red Oak. In that same home meet, Michael Stults finished second and Trey Cheers took third.

Kyle Somers, Ashton Carter and Sophia Groumoutis consistently performed well enough to compete for medalist honors in their meets.

Carter, Groumoutis and Hayley Osmun took first, second and fourth respectively, in their home matchup with Red Oak. Carter was a medalist at Chariton, where Groumoutis took second.

Groumoutis was the medalist at Clarke’s meet and Carter took second at that meet.

Creston/O-M’s boys went 3-4 at Hawkeye 10 meets this year.

Groumoutis took second at the Hawkeye 10 tournament, Carter took third, and Stults earned 11th for all-conference honors and tied for fourth in the Atlantic tournament by shooting a 74.

At home against Southwest Valley, Carter was medalist and Groumoutis took second.

In the Winterset Osmun meet, Carter dominated with an 85 to take medalist honors.

Pine Valley golf leagues Pine Valley Ladies Golf League May 30 results Team Pts High Plains Taxidermy 10 Roger Roberts Const.

8 Elms Club 8 Crowettes 8 Eagles Auxiliary 6 John’s Custom Shads 6 Bogiemeisters 6 Carroll Family Chiro.

0 Low score — Lori Quam 42.

Low score handicap — Darla Shallenberger 29.2. Low team score — Elms Club 85. Low team score handicap — Roger Roberts

Construction 63.2.

Ladies Golf League June 9 results Team Pts High Plains Taxidermy 18 Elms Club 16 Crowettes 16 Roger Roberts Const.

14 John’s Custom Sheds 12 Bogiemeisters 12 Carroll Family Chiro.

8 Eagles Auxiliary 6 Low score — Lori Quam 37.

Low score handicap — Lori Quam 28. Low team score — Elms Club 82. Low team score handicap — Elms Club 62.2.

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Hawkeye 10 All-Academic — Ben Irr, Brenden McDowell, Dawson Smith, Isaac Wignall, Gavin Woods.

All-Hawkeye 10 Conference — 1st team: Ben Irr, 2nd team: Gavin Woods, Honorable Mention: Evan Jacobson.

Conditioning award — Kelby Luther Defender of the year — Cole Higgins

Outdoor news

This week’s report on outdoor news from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources: Father’s Day fishing Give dad something he will always treasure this Father’s Day – quality time together. Take dad fishing and create memories that you can relive every time you’re together.

“Fishing is a fun way to celebrate special family events,” said Joe Larscheid, chief of the Iowa DepartMost versatile player — Evan ment of Natural Resources Jacobson Determination award — Trevor Fisheries Bureau. “Enjoy Marlin your time together in Iowa’s Ambidexterity award — Patrick great outdoors without the Normandeau Leadership award — Isaac stress of busy schedules and Wignall interruptions from mobile Dedication award — Dawson devices.”

Smith 2014-2017 MVP — Ben Irr Snap a picture of you and Top goal scorers — Gavin your dad fishing and enWoods 16, Ben Irr 7, Evan Jacobson 6, Brenden McDowell ter it in the 2017 #Mission4, Matthew Borham 3, Cole Fishin Photo Contest. Find Higgins 2, Peres Reed 2, Kelby the complete contest rules Luther 1, Lee Normandeau 1. www.iowadnr.gov/misTop assists — Ben Irr 10, at Gavin Woods 4, Evan Jacobson sionfishin.

4, Isaac Wignall 2, Kelby Luther 2, Visit the Iowa DNR webBrenden McDowell 2, Peres Reed 2, Trevor Marlin 1, Tyler Peters 1, site at www.iowadnr.gov/ Patrick Normandeau 1.

Fishing for tips on making Most saves — Payton Pryor 64, the most of your fishing trip Ayden Filer 25. this Father’s Day including what’s biting where, fishing maps and great places to fish Somers also medaled at close to home. the Winterset meet.

Cabins available In the Shenendoah meet, The following state parks Carter and Groumoutis took have one or more cabins available to rent for this GOLF | 3S

coming weekend beginning June 16: • Lacey-Keosauqua 319293-3502 • Lake of Three Fires 712523-2700 • Pine Lakes 641-858-5832 • Union Grove 641-4732556 • Waubonsie 712-3822786 These cabins, which normally rent for one-week minimums, are available for two-night minimum stays, however they must be reserved through the individual park’s office.

Red dye study U.S. Geological Survey scientists will inject a harmless, bright red fluorescent dye into the auxiliary lock at Locks and Dam 14 on the Mississippi River near Pleasant Valley, June 13, weather permitting. If needed, a backup date is scheduled for June 27.

The goal of the dye study is to understand how well water mixes within the lock chamber, to quantify the amount of leakage into and out of the lock through the gates, and to determine how quickly the dye becomes diluted downstream once released from the lock. Such information is used by federal, state, and local agen-

cies for various engineering applications.

The red dye — known as Rhodamine WT — will be injected into the filling system of the auxiliary lock and may be visible for about a mile downstream along the Iowa shoreline. More dye will be added periodically throughout the day.

Rhodamine WT, which has been used in hydrologic studies for decades, is approved for use as a water tracer by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and is harmless to people, fish, and plants at the concentration being used for this study.

No impact to boats in the river is expected during or after the dye injection.

During the study, dye concentrations will be measured at several points in the lock chamber and downstream of the lock by bank and boat-mounted equipment.

Researchers will measure the distribution of the dye in the auxiliary lock and map the dyed water downstream after the dyed water in the lock is released. This study is not expected to impact the operation of the main lock at Locks and Dam 14 or cause any navigation delays in the area.

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help the team next year.”

First injury This is the second heartbreaking injury Sobotka has sustained as a Hawkeye.

As the team was preparing for the Rose Bowl in December 2015, coming off a 12-0 regular season and appearance in the Big Ten championship game, Sobotka injured his right knee.

“That time I tore my right ACL the day before we left for California,” Sobotka said.

“They delayed the surgery until after the Rose Bowl so I could still go along. So I waited until January 2016 and I missed spring ball. I was out until mid-July. Then I tweaked it again and set myself back a couple of weeks.

I wasn’t running yet when camp started last year. I was cleared to practice about a week or two into the season.

I didn’t get in any games. Actually, I retore my meniscus during the bye week just before the Penn State game.”

A minor arthroscopic surgical procedure repaired the meniscus injury in January 2017 and, after a month of rehabilitation, he was going full speed in conditioning and lifting regimens heading

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surrendered six hits.

Mount Ayr 7, Nodaway Valley 1 GREENFIELD — The Sams were the big boppers for Mount Ayr Thursday and Samantha Schaefer and Sam Stewart both drove in two runs during the Raiderettes’ 7-1 win over Nodaway Valley in Greenfield.

Schaefer allowed a run in the first but kept the Wolverine baserunners to a minimum the rest of the way

into spring practice.

Sobotka was 6-2 and 215 pounds as an all-state quarterback and linebacker for the Mount Ayr Raiders, who went 19-4 his final two seasons. He holds school records for career rushing yards (3,649 yards) and single-season passing yards (1,668 yards) and career passing (3,893 yards and 42 touchdowns).

Yet, the runner of 400 meters, 200 meters and 100 meters on state meet relays for Mount Ayr’s state champion track team was projected as a defensive recruit in college and was named the Defensive MVP of the 2014 Iowa Shrine Bowl for the South squad.

Before his latest injury, Sobotka had grown to 235 pounds. His maximum bench press was 285 pounds, his squat was 500 pounds, dead lift was 585 pounds and hang clean was 370 pounds. He still had a vertical jump over 30 inches. He entered Iowa with a best 40-yard dash time of 4.55 seconds as a 215-pounder.

“Coach (Chris) Doyle really stresses the mindset and how you approach things in getting stronger,” Sobotka said. “They know what they’re doing.”

With a senior corps of linebackers, Sobotka realizes he

Jacob Sobotka participates in pregame warm-ups prior to the 2015 home game vs. Minnesota during the team’s 12-0 regular season and Rose Bowl appearance. Sobotka is recovering from his second knee injury and will miss the upcoming 2017 season. He will be a senior in 2018.

wouldn’t have been in the starting lineup as a junior this fall, before suffering the injury. But, he likely would have been on the travel roster and a contributor on the punt team, if not other special teams.

“Punt team is really the only one we work on much in the spring, because we have so many formations and protections to learn,” Sobotka said. “I assume I would have been on one or two other ones, probably kickoff or kick return.”

No regrets

Now, Sobotka spends his summer days taking one class and following the rehabilitation regimen for his knee. He hasn’t let the setbacks deter his optimism about finishing strong as a Hawkeye, both in the classroom and on the field.

“You really have to balance the two,” he said. “You have to pay attention to both or you will get lost in one of them. I’ve done well. I’ve had great experiences here, even though I’ve had some hard luck. It’s been worth it.”

in earning the win.

Lenox 10, Stanton 0 Interstate 35 2, Lenox 0 LENOX — The Lenox Tigers picked up a victory and a defeat in their home tournament Saturday.

Lenox defeated Stanton 10-0 and lost to Class 2A second-ranked Interstate 35 2-0.

Jacy Stoaks and Shantelle Brown both drove in two runs apiece in the Stanton win.

Makinna Fitzgerald went 3-for-4 batting, Brown went 2-for-4 and TJ Stoaks was 2-for 3.

TJ Stoaks pitched all five innings, struck out seven and

allowed two hits in the loss.

In the Interstate 35 loss, the Tigers did crack six hits, including two from both Brown and Jacy Stoaks, but could not squeeze across a run.

West Central Valley 11, Orient-Macksburg 3 ORIENT — Orient-Macksburg couldn’t slow down West Central Valley in an 11-3 loss Friday in Orient.

Cortney Gross was the lone Bulldog with multiple hits.

Sammi Long, Brooklyn Sammons and Haylee Gardner each had an RBI. Murray 8, Seymour 2 MURRAY — Six runs

in the sixth inning brought Murray’s night to a smashing conclusion as the Lady Mustangs earned an 8-2 home win over Seymour Tuesday.

Bre Klein hit a three-run home run in that big inning and Kayla Wookey struck out 14 batters and allowed one hit in the win.

K e n d r a Klein Boles had two hits and Zadie Hatfield scored two runs.

GOLF:

Varsity letterwinners — Seniors — Kyle Somers 4, Hayley Osmun 3, Michael Stults 3, Trey Cheers 2. Juniors — Ashton Carter 3, Sophia Groumoutis 3. Sophomores — Sadie Green 2, Taylor Buxton 1. Freshman — Brayton Chesnut 1, Hayden Green 1, Sydney Hartsock 1, Beau Thompson 1.

All-state — 1st team: Ashton Carter, 2nd team: Sophia Groumoutis. 2nd team: Kyle Somers.

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Hawkeye 10 All-Academic — Hayley Osmun.

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NASCAR THIS WEEK

The Daytona Beach News-Journal’s Godwin Kelly & Ken Willis have covered NASCAR for nearly 60 years combined. godwin.kelly@news-jrnl.com ken.willis@news-jrnl.com

POCONO

SPEED FREAKS A few questions we had to ask ourselves Dillon, then Blaney. Will Chase Elliott ever get his first win?

GODSPEAK: Don’t forget Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ouch!

Elliott digs extra hard at Michigan and Daytona.

KEN’S CALL: I’ll be the buzz-kill and say it doesn’t come until next season.

QUESTIONS & AT T I T U D E Compelling questions ... and maybe a few actual answers

Ryan Blaney, Bubba Wallace … what does it all mean?

Frankly, unless you’re in one of the upper-tier cars for an upper-tier team, it’s all about overachieving.

For Blaney, what better way to overachieve than make that swerve into Victory Lane at a place like Pocono? He had already beaten expectations well enough to ticket himself for an upper-tier ride in the future (Team Penske, the Wood Brothers’ bigleague benefactor, is the obvious promotion that’s coming, barring business hurdles).

Junior missed a shift? Is this how the exit plays out?

GODSPEAK: This is all playing out for an emotional redemption run at Daytona.

KEN’S CALL: Hope not, and really hope he gets that shifting deal straightened out before the road-course races.

C U P S TA N D I N G S 1. Martin Truex Jr. 2. Kyle Larson 3. Kevin Harvick 4. Kyle Busch 5. Brad Keselowski 6. Chase Elliott 7. Jimmie Johnson 8. Jamie McMurray 9. Denny Hamlin 10. Clint Bowyer 11. Joey Logano 12. Ryan Blaney 13. Matt Kenseth 14. Kurt Busch 15. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 16. Ryan Newman 16. Erik Jones 18. Trevor Bayne 19. Daniel Suarez 20. Austin Dillon

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W H AT ’ S O N TA P CUP SERIES: FireKeepers Casino 400 SITE: Michigan International Speedway (2-mile, oval) TV SCHEDULE: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 2, 11 a.m.), qualifying (Fox Sports 2, 4 p.m.). Saturday, practice (Fox Sports 2, 9 a.m. and noon). Sunday, race (pre-race coverage begins on Fox Sports 1, 2 p.m.; green flag, Fox Sports 1, 3:15 p.m.)

XFINITY: Xfinity 250 SITE: Michigan International Speedway TV SCHEDULE: Friday, practice (Fox Sports 2, 12:30 and 3 p.m.). Saturday, qualifying (Fox Sports 2, 10 a.m.), race (Fox Sports 1, 1:30 p.m.)

CAMPING WORLD TRUCKS: Drivin' for Linemen 200 SITE: Gateway Motorsports Park (1.25-mile oval) TV SCHEDULE: Saturday, qualifying (Fox Sports 1, 7 p.m.), race (Fox Sports 1, 8:30 p.m.)

And Bubba?

Ryan Blaney, shown here celebrating with his team in Pocono’s Victory Lane, became the fifth 20-something driver to win a Cup Series race this season. [NASCAR GETTY IMAGES/JEFF ZELEVANSKY]

THREE THINGS WE LEARNED 1. Millennial march

2. 2000 flashback

3. Shifting and sitting

The young drivers are pushing through to victory this season, and there’s no stopping them.

Five drivers under 30 have scored Cup Series wins in 2017, the latest Ryan Blaney. “I think it exceeds the dream a little bit,” said Blaney, 23. “I grew up watching my dad race on this track.”

Jimmie Johnson said he flashed back to his horrifying Xfinity Series wreck at Watkins Glen in 2000 after crashing hard (no brakes) at Pocono on Sunday.

“I haven’t had a scare like that since,” he said. “I will go change my underwear and get ready to go home.”

Say “sitting and shifting, shifting and sitting” three times fast and you likely get a word that describes the Dale Earnhardt Jr. Pocono experience. He missed a shift, blew his engine, finished 38th. “I wish I could blame it on something else, because this is awful,” he said.

— Godwin Kelly, godwin.kelly@news-jrnl.com

THREE THINGS TO WATCH 1. Funny thing

road three times. “I'm so used to analog tachs and everything, and this digital stuff I've got to figure out,” he said. “I'm not a fan of it right now.” On to Michigan!

If you told somebody who had been out of touch with NASCAR world for six months that there were three first-time Cup Series winners this season, they would likely ask, “Where did Chase Elliott win?” The driver everyone said was a win waiting to happen is, well, still waiting. He was eighth at Pocono. “We just kind of needed things to go our way,” he said. “The way guys played their strategy was really smart there.”

2. Bubba’s debut Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. made his NASCAR Cup Series debut in the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Ford, finished 26th, and the competitor in him was not happy with the result. Wallace is subbing for

2017 SCHEDULE AND WINNERS Feb. 18: The Clash at Daytona (Joey Logano) Feb. 23: Can-Am Duels at Daytona (Chase Elliott and Denny Hamlin) Feb. 26: Daytona 500 (Kurt Busch) March 5: Folds of Honor Quick Trip 500 at Atlanta (Brad Keselowski) March 12: Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas (Martin Truex Jr.) March 19: Good Sam 500k at Phoenix (Ryan Newman) March 26: Auto Club 400 at Fontana (Kyle Larson) April 2: STP 500 at Martinsville (Brad Keselowski) April 9: O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Texas (Jimmie Johnson) April 23: Food City 500 at Bristol (Jimmie Johnson)

3. Irish Hills calling

GARDNER]

The Cup Series calls on Michigan International Speedway this weekend, and the guys in the engine shop will be working overtime for motor prep. Stock cars will be reaching over 200 mph before the cars have to “whoa down” for Turn 1. Drivers won’t need to use their brakes nearly as much as they did at Pocono, so this track demands all the horses a team can muster under the hood. Chevy and Ford have dominated MIS.

injured Aric Almirola. He was penalized for speeding on pit

— Godwin Kelly, godwin. kelly@news-jrnl.com

Everybody out there thought they would see plenty more of this by now, Chase Elliott in Victory Lane. But it hasn’t happened in a Cup Series race yet. [NASCAR GETTY IMAGES/SEAN

April 30: Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond (Joey Logano) May 7: Geico 500 at Talladega (Ricky Stenhouse) May 13: GoBowling.com 400 at Kansas (Martin Truex Jr.) May 20: All-Star Race at Charlotte (Kyle Busch) May 28: Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte (Austin Dillon) June 4: AAA 400 Drive for Autism at Dover (Jimmie Johnson) June 11: Axalta 400 at Pocono (Ryan Blaney) June 18: FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan June 25: Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma July 1: Coke Zero 400 at Daytona July 8: Quaker State 400 at Kentucky July 16: New Hampshire 301 at Loudon July 23: Crown Royal 400 at Indianapolis July 30: Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono

Sooner or later, he’ll have to take a 20th-place car and finish 10th or 12th instead of 26th. That didn’t happen at Pocono, but he has more chances. Aside from the two plate races so far this year, the No. 43 has just one top-10 (a ninth at Richmond), so Bubba doesn’t have to reinvent the wheel, just turn some heads and sniff the lead pack here and there.

FEUD OF THE WEEK DARRELL WALLACE JR. VS. BUBBA WALLACE: Wallace was mad at Wallace himself for not doing better in his Cup Series debut.

GODWIN KELLY’S TAKE: Wallace was so mad at Wallace that he passed out. “It's happened three times now where I'm very hard on myself and I'm just so mad I just pass out,” he said.

“Competitive.”

GODWIN’S PICKS FOR MICHIGAN WINNER: Brad Keselowski REST OF TOP 5: Kyle Larson, Kevin Harvick, Chase Elliott, Kyle Busch FIRST ONE OUT: Gray Gaulding DARK HORSE: Danica Patrick DON’T BE SURPRISED IF: After its horsepower showing in Pocono, Keselowski leads a Ford charge to victory.

Aug. 6: Watkins Glen Aug. 13: Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan Aug. 19: Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Sept. 3: Southern 500 at Darlington Sept. 9: Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond Sept. 17: Chicagoland 400 Sept. 24: New England 300 at New Hampshire Oct. 1: Delaware 400 at Dover Oct. 7: Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Oct. 15: Alabama 500 at Talladega Oct. 22: Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Oct. 29: Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Nov. 5: AAA Texas 500 at Texas Nov. 12: Can-Am 500k at Phoenix Nov. 19: Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead

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JIMMIE JOHNSON Bad break, and bad brake

KYLE LARSON Always close

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KEVIN HARVICK Mr. Hunch likes him at Michigan

KYLE BUSCH 0-for-30

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BRAD KESELOWSKI Mr. Penske loves to win Michigan

RYAN BLANEY Now has one more Cup win than Dad

JAMIE MCMURRAY Finishes eighth at Michigan

DENNY HAMLIN Has two wins at Michigan (none recently)

CLINT BOWYER Yikes, never better than fifth at Michigan

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