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The Creston softball team notched its fifth straight Hawkeye 10 Conference victory Tuesday against Red Oak. For more on the Panthers, see SPORTS, page 8A. >>

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Gearing up for Bike Night ‘Farm boy’ from Iowa tasked with bridging US-China divisions

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Paul Stover of Creston pops a wheelie on his Yamaha FZ-09 as he arrives at the eighth-annual Elm’s Club Bike Night in uptown Creston in June 2016. About 150 motorcycles were on display at Bike Night last year.

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Elms Club hosts its ninth annual Bike Night Friday in uptown Creston.

Elm Street will be blocked off from West Adams Street to West Montgomery Street for the event, which begins at 4:30 p.m. and lasts into the morning hours.

In its ninth year of existence, Elms Club Bike Night is still going strong.

“I think we were just trying to find somet h i n g different to do,” Donna King K i n g ,

Elms Club co-owner, said about starting the event.

“Obviously, it’s a good way to kick off the Fourth.

That’s why we chose that weekend.”

According to King, the Elms Club will stop serving food from its grill at 2:30 p.m. Friday in order to start setting up for Bike Night.

At 4:30 p.m., Burnt Reynolds barbecue team will begin serving food outside on North Elm Street.

“They’re going to do barbecue pork and potato salad,” King said.

“They’ve been in a bunch of area contests and done pretty well. We’ll also have pop and lemonade, water.”

Motorcycles will park up and down North Elm

Street and, with permission from Creston City Council, the Elms Club was able to close the parking lot to the south of the restaurant for motorcycles to park there, as well.

About 150 motorcycles participated in last year’s event. King said a good year sees about 200 to 250 motorcycles.

King said it’s not uncommon for bikers to come from the Clarinda, Indianola and Osceola areas for the event.

“We always have a good turnout, especially if the weather is nice,” she said.

As of press time, the forecast calls for a high of 79 degrees Friday with sunshine.

Kamikaze will be playing background music during the food hours

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Demolition: Twenty-five minutes into the demolition of this East Montgomery Street residence and detached garage Tuesday afternoon, the Caterpillar excavator operator pauses and allows the dust to settle.

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BEIJING (AP) — A self-described “farm boy from Iowa” who befriended China’s president three decades ago is tasked with smoothing relations between the world’s two largest economies amid increased unpredictability in American foreign diplomacy under President Donald Trump.

Terry Branstad, 70, a former six-term governor of Iowa, made his d e b u t Wednesday as the new U.S. Branstad ambassador in Beijing. He’s known China’s president since Xi Jinping visited Iowa as a county-level Communist Party cadre

on a 1985 trade trip.

The two struck up a lasting friendship that’s expected to be a major asset as Branstad seeks to ease strains over the U.S.-China trade imbalance, China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea and North Korea’s nuclear weapons ambitions.

Less certain is how much influence Branstad will have with Trump.

The two first met during the 2016 election campaign.

Their dynamic will be closely watched by China as it seeks to make sense of the new administration’s sometimes volatile shifts in policy, said professor Shi Yinhong with Beijing’s Renmin University.

“His task is going to be complicated,” Shi said. “The ambassador is a good choice, CHINA | 2A

“OBVIOUSLY, it’s a good way to kick off the Fourth.”

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from 4:30 until about 8 or 8:30 p.m., when St. Joseph, Missouri, band Swift Kik takes the stage. Swift Kik, an Eagles tribute band, will play from 8:30 p.m. until 11.

The second featured band is local product Roulette, which plays classic rock including Black Sabbath and ZZ Top. Roulette will be on stage until 1 a.m.

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Walkoff: Mount Ayr’s Sara Winemiller (24) and Tessa Shields

celebrate the winning run scored by teammate Macy Larsen on Sam Stewart’s eighth-inning single for a 2-1 Raiderette victory over Lenox Tuesday night. Lenox catcher Shantelle Brown is at left. For more on the game, see page 8A.

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Blood drive: Jody Nedley-Newcomb of Creston participates in Southwestern Community College’s (SWCC) Red Cross blood drive Tuesday afternoon. The drive ran 9 a.m. through 3 p.m. in the Instructional Center at SWCC’s Creston campus. Twenty donors participated in the drive, donating 22 total units of blood.

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during the evening food hours, but an age limit will be enforced once music begins at 8:30 p.m., King said.

Beer, water and soda will be sold outside on North Elm Street, while additional drinks will be available at the full bar inside Elms Club.

Bike Night once again includes a bikini contest that will take place at midnight.

Contestants can sign up Friday night at Elms Club and the winner, selected

vices will be 10 a.m. Friday, June 30, at Graceland Cemetery. Flag presentation will be done by Theodore J. Martens Post No. 1797. Memorials can be made to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Powers Funeral Home, junction of highways 34 and 25, in Creston is assisting with arrangements. graduated from Clearfield High School in 1975. Duane enlisted in the United States Army in 1978 and was honorably discharged after serving three years active duty.

During his time of serving, he spent a foreign tour in Germany as a truck mechanic.

Duane moved to Fairfield Bay and later Hot Springs, Arkansas, from Iowa. He worked at various jobs including Vee’S BBQ and Harps Grocery in Hot Springs for many years. He was a drummer for many years with various local bands.

Duane was a member of First Christian Church of Clearfield.

Duane is survived by his mother Venita Schmidt of Hot Springs, Arkansas; sisters, Connie Cooper of Bedford and Karen (Mike) Schaefer of Maloy; four nieces; three nephews; nine great-nieces; six great-nephews; one great-great-niece; one great-great-nephew and a host of family and friends.

Duane was preceded in death by his father Leonard Sobotka; step-father Ernest Schmidt; brother-in-law Dennis Cooper and paternal and maternal grandparents. by a crowd vote, receives $100.

Elms Club Bike Night T-shirts are available for $10 while supplies last.

King said Elms Club Bike Night is a good way to start what will be a five-day weekend for many people with the Fourth of July falling on Tuesday.

“It’s a good mix of people and people you don’t always see every day of the week,” she said. “It’s cool to see the bikes. I don’t know much about motorcycles, but they’re fun to look at. And the music – I love music – so the street dance is always fun.”

3 Chicago officers accused of lying about teen’s shooting signed off on a report that claimed the other two officers were, in fact, victims of an attack by McDonald.

“The co-conspirators created police reports in the critical early hours and days following the killing of Laquan McDonald that contained important false information,” says the indictment in which the three are charged with felony counts of obstruction of justice, official misconduct and conspiracy.

The indictments mark the latest chapter in what has been one of the most troubling events in the history of a police force dogged by allegations of racism, brutality and the protection of officers who brutalize African-Americans. The video sparked massive protests, cost the police superintendent his job and left the city scrambling to implement reforms to regain shattered public trust.

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Jacobsen will serve the remainder of Greg Forristall’s term, through 2019.

Greg Forristall, a Republican, had represented District 22 in the House since 2007. The district covers much of Pottawattamie County.

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from the Paris climate accord.

China’s leaders also have criticized the U.S. withdrawal. During his confirmation hearing, which took place before Trump’s withdrawal announcement, Branstad emphasized future opportunities to collaborate with China on renewable energy projects “in a way that can benefit air quality and the whole world.”

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CHICAGO (AP) — Three Chicago police officers have been indicted on charges that they conspired to cover up and lie about what happened when a white police officer shot a black teenager 16 times — which prompted outrage when a video of the killing was finally released.

The indictment handed down Tuesday alleges that one current and two former officers lied about the events of Oct. 20, 2014, when Officer Jason Van Dyke killed Laquan McDonald.

The officers’ version of events contradicts what can be seen on police dashcam video, in which the teenager spins after he was shot and falls to the ground — seemingly incapacitated — as the officer continues to fire shot after shot into his body. The indictment further alleges that officers lied when they said McDonald ignored Van Dyke’s verbal commands and that one of the officers

but he does not decide Sino-U.S. relations. Everything depends on Trump and his policy toward China.”

In a video greeting to the Chinese public, Branstad said he will focus on resolving the trade imbalance and neutralizing the North Korea threat. Both areas have proven fertile ground for disagreement between Washington and Beijing, North Korea’s biggest trade partner and source of diplomatic and economic assistance.

U.S. lawmakers have long complained Beijing’s protectionism disadvantages foreign companies and helps drive America’s multi-billion dollar trade deficit with China.

On North Korea, China strongly opposed U.S. sponsorship of a missile defense system in South Korea in part because it has a radar system that Beijing said could be used for spying on China’s military.

Trump has said he hoped C h i n a could use its influence with N o r t h Korea to convince Pyongyang to Trump cease its nuclear and missiles tests. However, this week he tweeted that Xi and China’s efforts to help with North Korea have “not worked out.”

Trump has also seemed to toy with dropping Washington’s decades-old commitment not to recognize Taiwan by accepting a congratulatory phone call from the island’s president. However, shortly afterward he reaffirmed the “One China” policy that recognizes only Beijing.

Against that background and amid Trump’s “bombastic and erratic statements about China,” Branstad’s appointment gives Beijing some assurance that the U.S. remains interested in stability, said Paul Haenle, director of the Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy.

Immediately upon his arrival, Branstad was forced to confront another area of disagreement between the two nations — China’s human rights record.

Controversy over the authoritarian nation’s treatment of dissidents resurfaced this week with news that imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo had been hospitalized and diagnosed with late-stage liver cancer. Branstad said Liu should have the chance to seek medical treatment outside China if it

tered politics with a successful run for the Iowa House of Representatives. He never lost an election and by the time he resigned to become ambassador, Branstad was the longest-serving governor in U.S. history.

His arrival in China came just weeks after the top-ranking career U.S. diplomat in Beijing, David Rank, resigned after criticizing Trump’s withdrawal

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Duane Lee Sobotka, 60, of Hot Springs, Arkansas, died Friday, June 23, 2017, in Hot Springs, Arkansas.

Memorial services will be 11 a.m.

Saturday, July 1, at Christian Church in Clearfield with the Rev. Sherry Wiley Sobotka officiating the service. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the church. There will be military honors at the church conducted by Woodside Post No. 97, American Legion of Clearfield. Burial will be held at a later date in Diagonal Cemetery. Armstrong Funeral Home of Mount Ayr and Clearfield is in charge of the arrangements. Memorials are to Clearfield Christian Church. Online condolences may be left at www. armstrongfh.com.

Duane, son of Leonard Andrew and Venita Shirlene (Kirby) Sobotka, was born Dec. 9, 1956, in Corning. He

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How hard he pushes Beijing on the matter remains to be seen, but he’s already signaled a willingness to confront Xi. During a May confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Branstad expressed disappointment on the slow pace of political reforms in China since he first visited in 1984. He told lawmakers that the problem has continued under Xi and that he would be willing to challenge his “old friend” on the issue.

“He has not done what I’d hoped would happen, and that is become more open and more willing to accept freedom of press and stop the repression of minorities,” Branstad testified. “He’s got to recognize that some of the things that are being done in China today are very much against what I think (are) the right policies for a world leader.”

Early in the 2016 campaign, Branstad expressed doubts Trump would last after the candidate arrived at the Iowa State fairgrounds aboard a private plane. He later said he’d been wrong about the New York billionaire and appeared unfazed by the many controversies that erupted around Trump in the lead-up to the election.

On Wednesday, Branstad remarked that he’s developed “a lot of personal relationship” with the Trumps and recently had dinner at one of the family’s namesake hotels with the president’s daughter, Ivanka, and her husband, Jared Kushner.

Branstad grew up on a farm in Leland, Iowa, and predicted when he was still in elementary school that he would one day become the state’s governor, according to his former law partner, Richard Schwarm.

Schwarm said he’d first heard that story from Branstad’s mother and it had been repeated so many times that it “was taken as gospel.”

After earning a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Iowa, Branstad was drafted and served as a military policeman in the U.S. Army at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

Branstad was quoted by the website togovern.com as saying he arrested actress and activist Jane Fonda during a 1969 protest against the Vietnam War. He’s clarified that in recent interviews and said that while he compiled a dossier on why Fonda should have been arrested, he did not do it himself.

Several years after his military stint and while still attending law school at Drake University, he en-

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

Driving tests on Wednesday mornings by appointment.

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

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

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

Wednesday

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, noon to 5 p.m., 308 W. Union St. Blood pressure clinic by Crest Haven Care Centre nurses, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Lorimor City Hall.

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

Summer lunch program helper training, 6 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 400 N. Elm St. Southwest Iowa Dancers Jam Session, 6 to 9 p.m., Chicken

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Sandy Hysell, Union County Auditor - certifying tax credits, transfer resolutions, appropriations resolution.

FY 17/18 salaries, empowerment fiscal agent agreement; claims.

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Nathan and Kayla Brown of Creston are parents of a daughter born June 17, 2017. Collins Elyse weighed 8 pounds, 3.5 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches long.

Grandparents are Doug and Kristie Davidson of Orient, Chuck and Julie Lang of Creston and Jane and Kenny King of Creston.

Great-grandparents are Shirley Lett of Lady Lake, Florida, and Dean Conley of Creston.

The infant will be welcomed home by Makenna, 11.

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Thursday

Creston High School class of 1946 alumni, 12:30 p.m. luncheon, The Windrow.

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. open meeting, Crossroads Mental Health Center, 1003 Cottonwood Road.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) open meeting, 7:30 p.m., St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. DivorceCare, a divorce recovery seminar and support group, 6 to 9 p.m., Crest Haven Care Centre, 1000 E. Howard St. Contact person: Andrea, 641-3462532.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) regional directors will hold traveling office hours throughout the month of July in all 99 counties in Iowa. Representatives from Ernst’s office will be available in counties throughout the state to assist Iowans with problems or questions about eligibility involving issues like Social Security, veterans’ benefits, military affairs, passports, immigration issues and other federal programs. Ernst will not be at the traveling office hours.

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From 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 20, at Adair County Courthouse, Jury Room, 400 Public Square, in Greenfield,

Adams County

From 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, July 20, at Corning Public Library, 603 Ninth St., in Corning,

Ringgold County

From 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, July 20, at Ringgold County Courthouse meeting room, 109 W. Madison St., in Mount Ayr,

Taylor County

From 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 13, at Bedford Public Library, 507 Jefferson St., in Bedford and

Union County

From 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, July 20, at Union County Courthouse, Law Enforcement Center Room, 300 N. Pine St., in Creston.

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Creston News Advertiser | Wednesday, June 28, 2017

School honors Belger as he ‘reshuffles the deck’ Since I covered him as a player in his father’s baseball program at Creston High School in the late 1980s, it was kind of surreal to be at the “retirement” ceremony Monday night for Scott Belger in his final year as head coach of the Southeast Polk Rams.

Between games of the doubleheader against CIML rival Waukee, the Rams Baseball Club presented an engraved wooden bat to Belger as a gesture of their appreciation for his contributions to the youth club and high school program the past 10 years. That tenure included back-to-back Class 4A state championships in 2014 and 2015.

Several extended family members and a large group of former players were on hand for the ceremony at the Rams ballpark in Pleasant Hill.

The coach described by players during the ceremony as “a straight shooter who doesn’t sugarcoat anything” had a few tears in his eyes after greeting several former Rams players.

Even though the sting of losing the first game 2-1 in eight innings was still fresh, Belger’s relationship with those players was obviously a lasting one as he greeted them.

“State championships are great,” Belger said. “But what I really like is the day-to-day interaction with the players, and the practices. We have a good practice environment for learning the game. That is what I will miss the most.”

Belger is only 46 years old.

That’s young in the coaching profession. But, as of July 1 he is assistant high school principal.

He oversees English language arts, world languages, the alternative school and at-risk programming. He also is responsible for any necessary disciplinary action for a designated group of nearly 1,000 students.

Those are a lot of responsibilities. Too many to have your attention divided by being a head coach.

“I think it’s kind of an unwritten rule,” Belger said. “I can’t be head coach. I’d love to still volunteer and help out in some way, but it would never be a paid position again.”

Longtime assistant Among those under consideration as his successor is another Creston native, longtime assistant coach Dave Hartman. When Scott and his brother Kurt were playing for the Panthers, Hartman, now 51, was an assistant for their father, Vic Belger.

Hartman had more than 200 wins as a varsity head coach

Straight shots Larry Peterson sports writer

when he joined Belger at Des Moines Hoover High School in 2003, after Belger had coached Adel-DeSoto-Minburn for three seasons. Among those they coached at Hoover was current Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jeremy Hellickson.

The duo moved together to the Southeast Polk program in 2007 and have been together since.

They started the Rams Baseball Club for area youths in 2011.

It’s like a college program, with 31 players in the JV-varsity program and four total coaches, plus two coaches for the sophomore team and two more for the freshman team. This year’s varsity has “only” eight seniors. Last year’s team had 17 seniors.

Hartman handles all of the pitching duties, including when pitchers are replaced in games and who gets the start on a given night. He also serves as third base coach.

“We exchange texts to make sure we’re on the same page for the game, but I leave it all up to him,” Belger said. “Dave has a knack for getting the most out of his players. He coached me in dad’s program. He’s a teacher in our social studies department here at Southeast Polk.”

Since graduating from Culver-Stockton College in 1995 and starting as coach at Savannah, Missouri — where former Creston athletic standout Dave Long was also on staff — Belger has always been a head coach.

He has more than 560 wins. After the end of this season, he says it will probably hit him that he’s no longer in charge of a baseball program.

“When you’re in the midst of a season you’re thinking about nothing but the next pitch, or the next game,” Belger said. “It will probably take a month or so for it to sink in. Just like when we won state, we were so focused on the task at hand, it took awhile to sink in.”

His family and parents Vic and Pat, now of Waukee, were on the field with Scott during the ceremony, with the former players off to the side waiting to reconnect with their coach. His wife, Margi (Stephens), is a Mount Ayr native. She is a former Southwestern Community College staff member, but they did not meet until working together at Southeast Polk 10 years ago.

They are raising two children,

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Shown after Monday’s home doubleheader against Waukee and a ceremony honoring outgoing head coach Scott Belger are, from left, Scott’s wife Margi and children Luke and Alexis, Scott Belger, his parents Pat and Vic Belger and longtime assistant coach Dave Hartman, also a Creston native. Vic Belger was Creston head coach and Hartman was an assistant coach when Scott Belger was a player for the Creston Panthers.

Luke Boord and Alexis Boord.

“The ceremony was really nice,” Scott said after the games.

“I don’t really like the attention, but it’s a great gesture and I’m a little overwhelmed by it.”

New challenge Now, after 22 years of teaching physical education and coaching, Belger is ready to “reshuffle the deck.” He already served as interim assistant principal and got a feel for his new job during the past school year.

“Bells don’t mean as much to me anymore,” Belger said. “The

pace of the day is different. You do not know what is coming next.

It’s not the same old routine. I’m still interacting with the kids, it’s just a little different. This will allow me to expand my umbrella and leadership, school-wide.”

After Monday’s doubleheader split with Waukee, the Rams were 20-10 and in a position for a top seed (and home field) in a tough eastern Iowa substate that includes defending state champion Cedar Rapids Prairie. Prairie, Southeast Polk, Ottumwa and Cedar Falls all entered the final week of the seeding period with

similar records.

Ironically, another 4A ranked team with hopes of competing in the state tourney is Western Dubuque, coached by another Creston graduate, Casey Bryant.

I told Scott on my way out of the stadium Monday night that I hope we do one more interview together in his role as Rams coach — on the field in Principal Park during another state tournament run.

Contact the writer: Twitter: @larrypeterson Email: lpeterson@crestonnews. com

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Keep your pets safe From Marsha A. Wilson Creston

Every year I seem to write the same letter about animals.

Please, if it is 100 degrees out or hot enough that if an animal is left in a car or place that is not suitable, do something about it.

In the last week or so, we have had at least two incidents of dogs being left in a car with the window cracked about an inch, a bowl of water for them and the temperature outside at 90 plus.

Come on folks ... you try to do that for 30 minutes or so and you would be dead. Thankfully, in one of the incidents, a couple took the dogs home with them,

found the owners and learned they were homeless. So the couple is looking after the 16-year old dog and a young dog until they can get back on their feet.

The other incident, a lady was told by the owner he had just ran in the store for 10 minutes, but she had been standing there for 25 minutes or more. Seriously?

Under Iowa code 717B.3 on animal neglect – it states and I quote: • A person who impounds or confines, in any place, an animal is guilty of animal neglect, if the person does any of the following: Fails to supply the animal during confinement with a suffi-

cient quantity of food or water.

Fails to provide a confined dog or cat with adequate shelter.

Tortures, deprives of necessary sustenance, mutilates, beats or kills an animal by any means which causes unjustified pain, distress or suffering • A person who negligently or intentionally commits the offense of animal neglect is guilty of a simple misdemeanor. A person who intentionally commits the offense of animal neglect which results in serious injury to or the death of an animal is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.

So folks, you are committing a crime! But as the saying goes, “You can’t fix stupid!”

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FOOD

Creston News Advertiser | Wednesday, June 28, 2017

5 ways to make your staycation feel like an actual getaway (BPT) – No stringent schedule. Eating new, exotic foods. Getting lost in a page-turning novel.

Trying a new activity that takes you outside your comfort zone.

These are the types of things that make for a memorable vacation. The problem is, you’re not traveling this year and instead are opting for the increasingly popular staycation.

Yes, you’re taking PTO and staying put, but that doesn’t mean you can’t have an incredible time. In fact, many of the activities that make a traditional vacation so wonderful can be emulated while at home.

To help make your staycation feel like a real getaway, follow these five steps. You’ll have just as much fun as leaving town, but you’ll save tons of money, plus get to sleep in your own bed.

Limit technology: When you travel to a faraway location, you probably have limited-to-no access to your cell phone and email.

That disconnection helps you unwind. Mimic that feeling by limiting your technology use during your staycation.

Leave your phone upstairs, turn the computer off and resist grabbing the tablet. You should consider changing your email and phone message to say you’ll have limited access over the time you’re off, so people who contact you know it might be awhile until you get back to them.

Escape with a destination-specific book: Want to feel like you’re leaving town without leaving the house? Historical fiction can transport you to a different time and place, no matter how short or long your time off. For example, New York Times best-selling author Anita Shreve’s newest novel, “The Stars Are Fire,” vividly brings 1947 New England to life. Based on a real event - “the year Maine burned,” when more than 200 fires raged across the state - the book introduces us to Grace Holland, five months pregnant and the mother to two toddlers. As flames rip through the town, Grace must flee into the ocean to survive, spending the night in the frigid sea as the fire sends debris and smoke onto the beach. In the morning, she discovers

her husband missing and her home completely destroyed. Amid devastating loss, Grace must rebuild her family’s life, and find strength she didn’t know she had. The novel asks her, and its readers: What would you do if you could begin again?

People Magazine called the book “original and gripping,” the perfect recipe for a staycation.

And USA Today gave the book three and a half out of four stars: “Shreve is masterful at creating compelling characters whose inner conversations about love and intimacy are both heartfelt and heartrending ... [this] quiet novel about marriage, duty and passion lingers long after the last page is turned, like the smoke from a wildfire.”

Eat exotic and amazing fare: Every corner of the world offers cuisine that represents the culture of the people who live there.

When you travel, eating these types of foods enhances the vacation experience. During your staycation, skip standard weekly meals and try new destination-inspired recipes and make a few at home.

Try your hand at a New England clam bake, the Midwest-famous Watergate Salad or chili rellenos from the southern U.S. states. Or, for a more exotic taste adventure, explore ethnic recipes from around the world. Whatever you choose, you’re sure to have fun making and eating the unique dishes.

Drink and be merry: While you’re expanding your staycation experience with new cuisine, why not drink that way too? Complement your meals with a traditional location-inspired libation, such as a Manhattan from New York, Mai Tai from Hawaii or Vieux Carre from New Orleans.

Of course there are plenty of non-alcoholic beverages to wet your whistle, too. Feel the southern charm with a traditional sweet tea, or sit down with your book and instead of a classic cup of joe, indulge in an Italian espresso or an iced coffee.

Break routine with a daily adventure: You may be home, but that doesn’t mean you can’t explore areas of your city that you rarely venture to. By doing

new things, you’ll feel like you’re really on vacation!

Visit that museum. Go to that quiet park. Take a hike down by the river. Go

to a movie in the middle of the afternoon. Try something new, such as paddle boarding or rock climbing. Just because you’re

“home” doesn’t mean you can’t have unique adventures that make for unforgettable memories.

Staycations continue to

grow in popularity, and with these tips, it will truly feel like a getaway rather than just bland days off at home.

what’s cookin’ in DESSERTS FROM TEXAS While on a recent trip to Texas I attended a church potluck at my sister’s church after the Sunday morning service. There was a variety of food (meats, vegetables, salads, breads) and desserts. I’m always a sucker for desserts and below are two of the many desserts that were enjoyed by all, and of course me. I was able to have my sister get the recipes for me so that I could share with you. Smakelijk eten!

APPLE CHERRY CRISP 6 large red delicious apples cored, peeled, sliced thin 1/8th or so 2 cans cherry pie filling 1 cup brown sugar packed 1/2 cup all purpose flour 2 generous cups old fashioned rolled oats

1 cup chopped walnuts 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp or more cinnamon 3/4 generous cup butter softened

Grease 9 X 13 pan. Put in apples. Spread pie filling on top of apples. Mix other ingredients until crumbly and put on top of fruit .

Bake at 350° for 45 minutes or until apples are tender and topping is golden and crunchy. Serve warm or cold with cool whip or ice cream or not.

HUMMINGBIRD CAKE 3 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1 tsp. salt 1 tsp. soda 1 tsp. cinnamon 3 eggs, beaten

1 1/2 cups oil 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 1 - 8 oz. crushed pineapple, undrained 2 cups chopped pecans (1 cup goes in frosting) 2 cups chopped bananas

Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add eggs and oil, stirring until moistened. (Do not beat) Stir in vanilla, pineapple, 1 cup pecans and all bananas. Spoon batter into 9x13 pan. Bake at 350° for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely. Frost (see recipe below) and spread pecans over frosting.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING 1 - 8 oz. cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 - 8 oz. box powdered sugar 1 tsp. vanilla Cream butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add powdered sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Stir in vanilla. Frost cake.

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HINTS FROM HELOISE ‘Angel Biscuits’ are a heavenly treat

HOROSCOPE For Thursday, June 29, 2017 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) This is a poor day for important family discussions, because they will quickly become power struggles. Postpone these discussions for another day. (Run and hide.)

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20)This is a good day to get to the bottom of something.

Nevertheless, don’t be too pushy if you want to persuade others to agree with you.

Everyone has a right to their own opinion.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Squabbles about money, cash flow or possessions are likely today. You might have to account for yourself or show someone where the money has gone.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Today Mercury is in your sign, opposite Pluto. This means that you will be determined to get to the bottom of things and find out whatever it is you want to know.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Secrets might come out today, whether people want them to come out or not. Yes, this includes you. It’s a tricky day.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Avoid arguments with friends or members of groups, especially if people are trying to get you to agree about something.

People are very opinionated today!

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) Steer clear of heavy-duty discussions with parents and bosses today, because they might become unpleasant and pushy. Many people are downright aggressive today.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21)Don’t let anyone talk you into anything today, especially regarding politics, religion and racial issues. This is a classic day for a pushy person to get on his or her soapbox.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) Power struggles about shared property and inheritances might take place today.

This is a poor day for these kind of discussions, because they could turn nasty in a New York minute.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Your best option for keeping the peace today is to be patient with partners and close friends. People are just too aggressive! Patience is your best ally.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18) At work today, you want to get to the bottom of things.

This might even be literal - you will want to strip something down so that you can refinish

or reupholster it.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20)Do not be overbearing with children today. Remember to give every person a little space to have his or her own ideas, because it’s the kind thing to do. Kindness is important.

YOU BORN TODAY You are sensitive, and your moods can change quickly. Home and family are important to you. This year, something you’ve been involved with for about nine

years will end. You will begin to weigh old values and ideas that you once thought were important. This definitely is a year to be more involved with others. Giving may be important. Get ready for a fresh, new cycle waiting in your future!

Birthdate of: Lily Rabe, actress; Camila Mendes, actress; Fred Grandy, TV actor/ politician. (c) 2017 King Features Syndicate, Inc.

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Dear Heloise: You had a recipe for something called “ANGEL BISCUITS,” which my mother used to make. Since my future inlaws are coming for dinner, I wanted to impress them with my cooking skills. Could you reprint that recipe for me and probably many others who love good biscuits? – Rosemary H., Tuscaloosa, Ala. Rosemary, of course!

These have always been a big hit with my readers.

You’ll need: 1 package dry yeast 1/4 cup warm water 2 1/2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 2 tablespoons sugar 1/2 cup shortening 1 cup buttermilk Dissolve the yeast in the warm water; set aside. Mix the dry ingredients in the order given, cutting in the shortening as you normally do for biscuits or pie dough.

Stir in the buttermilk and yeast mixture, and mix thoroughly. The dough is ready to refrigerate.

When it’s time to make the biscuits, turn the dough out onto a floured board and knead lightly. Roll out and cut with a biscuit cutter, placing them in a greased pan.

Let the dough rise slightly before baking in a 400-degree oven for about 12 to 15 minutes. – Heloise STRAWBERRY FACTS Dear Readers: * Strawberries were cultivated in ancient Rome. * They are not really a fruit or a berry but the enlarged receptacle of the flower. * Strawberries are a member of the rose family. * They’re high in Vitamin C, potassium and antioxidants. * They were used for medicinal purposes in the 13th century. – Heloise MICROFIBER CLOTHS Dear Readers: I’ve been asked how to clean microfiber cleaning cloths, so here are the instructions: * First, separate the microfiber cloths from the rest of your laundry, because these will be washed separately. * If stains on your microfiber cloths bother you, pretreat them with whatever you use to pre-treat your regular laundry. * Use your regular laundry soap, but DO NOT use a fabric softener on microfiber. * You can use your dryer to dry the microfiber, but use medium heat, or better yet,

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dry on a line outside, weather permitting. – Heloise EASY POTATO DINNER Dear Heloise: Here is an easy and quick one-pot dinner using leftovers that tastes delicious and can serve 4 to 6 adults. You’ll need: 4-5 average-size white potatoes 1 large yellow or white onion, sliced 6-8 mushrooms, sliced Salt and pepper to taste Optional: leftover chicken, pork or beef, peas, carrots, zucchini. The meat should be cooked, but the vegetables don’t have to be.

Boil the potatoes with the skins on until done. Let them cool completely. Then cut potatoes into medium-size pieces, keeping their skins on, and put into a large skillet with about 3 tablespoons of butter. Add the onion slices and mushroom slices to the potatoes over a medium heat, and cook for about 12 to 15 minutes. Add any leftovers you’d like to, and cook until everything is heated thoroughly, or just serve the potato-onion-mushroom mixture as a side dish. Add the salt and pepper, and serve. – Shauna M., Tustin, Calif. (c)2017 by King Features Syndicate Inc.

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I Think I Can Childcare Center announces sponsorship of food program I Think I Can Childcare Center announces sponsorship of food program. Meals are provided without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.

Child care participants who are members of FIP or Food Assistance households or who are Head Start participants are automatically eligible to receive free meals.

Adult care participants who are members of food assistance households or who are SSI or Medicaid participants are automatically eligible to receive free meal benefits.

Meals are available at no separate charge to enrolled children/adults at I Think I Can Childcare and I Think I Can Childcare Before and After School Program.

Income Eligibility Guidelines for Free and Reduced Price Meals Effective 7-12016 to 6-30-2017 USDA nondiscrimination statement:Â

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices and employees and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Â Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape and American sign language) should contact the agency (state or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at 800-877-

8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda. gov/complaint_filing_cust. html, at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call 866-6329992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by mail to U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; by fax at 202690-7442; or by email to program.intake@usda.gov. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Adair County Historical Society Tractor Ride is July 8 GREENFIELD – The Adair County Historical Society’s eighth-annual Heritage Tractor Ride is scheduled for Saturday, July 8. This year’s ride will be themed “For the Fun of It� and will start 7 a.m. with breakfast at the Heritage Center on the west edge of Greenfield. Tractors will depart at 8 a.m. and head across country to Casey, taking in

the fun of a good old-fashioned drive on little-traveled country roads.

They will arrive in Casey for a short break before driving through the Casey Fun Days parade. From there, they will travel to Adair for lunch in the Adair City Park. Riders and the public can purchase lunch at Adair Lion’s Club Snack Shack. Folks are encouraged

to join the riders on the noon break to view the tractors and support the Lions.

Riders can register in advance by picking up a form at various locations in the community, or they can register the morning of the ride.

Registration fee is $10 and includes breakfast.

Contact the historical society at 641-743-2232 for more information.

Dragoon Trace Nature Center operating hours MOUNT AYR – Dragoon Trace Nature Center will open for regular hours beginning July 5.  Dragoon Trace Nature Center at Poe Hollow Park in Mount Ayr is owned and operated by Ringgold County Conservation Board (RCCB) for the following purpose: “To provide an inviting place, with educational programming, that encourages visitors to make a personal connection with nature and offers opportunities to discover, experience and enjoy our local natural resources.�

Normal building hours are: • Summer (April – October) – closed Monday - Tuesday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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The Nature Center will be closed on county holidays unless otherwise noted. The center is an educational facility, not an event center, and is free to the public. A fee may be assessed to specific programming or fundraisers. Groups larger than 10 should schedule a visit to the nature center to avoid interfering with other large groups such as a school field trip. The nature center has one conference room that may be rented for use for business-type meetings.

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The number of colleges to win Division I national championships in baseball, football and men’s basketball. Florida became the fourth Tuesday by defeating LSU 6-1 and in turn, winning its first CWS.

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rankings Baseball rankings This week’s ranking of Iowa high school baseball teams by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association/ Radio Iowa:

Class 4A — 1. Johnston 21-2; 2. WDM Dowling Catholic 25-3; 3. Iowa City West 21-6; 4. Iowa City High 21-6; 5. Southeast Polk 19-9; 6. Ankeny Centennial 17-9; 7. Cedar Rapids Washington 16-8; 8. Indianola 21-6; 9.

Western Dubuque 20-4; 10. Cedar Rapids Prairie 17-10.

Class 3A — 1.

Davenport Assumption 26-2; 2. Harlan 20-1; 3.

Vinton-Shellsburg 21-3; 4. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 20-5; 5. Carlisle 18-5; 6.

Marion 18-6; 7. Saydel 21-3; 8. Waverly-Shell Rock 16-4; 9. Dubuque Wahlert Catholic 17-9; 10.

Gilbert 19-6.

Class 2A — 1. New Hampton 22-1; 2. Treynor 24-1; 3. Wilton 18-4; 4.

Woodward-Granger 24-0; 5. Dike-New Hartford 20-3; 6. Cascade 20-4; 7.

Beckman Catholic 18-8; 8. Van Meter 21-2; 9.

Iowa City Regina 17-6; 10. Estherville Lincoln Central 17-5.

Class 1A — 1. North Linn 29-2; 2. Mason City Newman Catholic 21-2; 3. Martensdale-St. Marys 28-2; 4. Akron-Westfield 21-1; 5. Exira/Elk HornKimballton 17-0; 6. Lisbon 22-3; 7. Gilbertville Don Bosco 20-3; 8. CAM 16-4; 9. West Sioux 15-4; 10.

Calamus-Wheatland 18-8.

Softball rankings Iowa high school softball rankings by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released June 22:

Class 1A — 1. Lansing Kee 22-1; 2. AkronWestfield 19-2; 3.

Martensdale-St. Marys 23-1; 4. AGWSR 19-5; 5. Newell-Fonda 20-8; 6. West Sioux 17-6; 7.

Clarksville 18-2; 8. North Butler 17-4; 9. Westwood 18-9; 10.

Woodbury Central 18-8; 11. ColfaxMingo 16-8; 12. Belle Plaine 15-4; 13. Murray 19-5; 14. Remsen St. Marys 16-7; 15. CalamusWheatland 18-6.

Class 2A — 1. Interstate 35 17-2; 2. North Union 22-3; 3. CMB 21-5; 4.

Durant 18-5; 5. Beckman Catholic 22-8; 6. Waterloo Columbus Catholic 21-3; 7. Iowa City Regina 17-9; 8. Pella Christian 17-4; 9. Eddyville-BlakesburgFremont 23-6; 10. Central Springs 19-3; 11. LoganMagnolia 22-2; 12. Lisbon 22-4; 13. BCLUW 19-7; 14.

Alta-Aurelia 20-3; 15. IKMManning 16-4.

Class 3A — 1.

Davenport Assumption 25-1; 2. Sioux Center 16-3; 3. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 22-2; 4. Humboldt 20-2; 5. Atlantic 23-6; 6.

Mount Vernon 22-9; 7.

Solon 19-8; 8. Center Point-Urbana 18-6; 9.

West Marshall 22-2; 10.

Algona 14-4; 11. Albia 20-5; 12. Cherokee 18-5; 13. West Delaware 22-10; 14. Spirit Lake 18-6; 15.

Southeast Valley 17-6.

Class 4A — 1. Benton 25-4; 2. Fairfield 24-4; 3. Winterset 22-5; 4.

Oskaloosa 21-7; 5. Ballard 24-4; 6. Bishop Heelan 23-3; 7. Perry 20-7; 8.

Mount Pleasant 22-5; 9.

Carlisle 15-9; 10. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 19-7; 11.

Burlington 13-13; 12. ADM 17-12; 13. Boone 19-8; 14.

Denison-Schleswig 21-2; 15. Charles City 21-3.

Class 5A — 1. Waukee 24-2; 2.

West Des Moines Valley 23-4; 3.

Johnston 28-3; 4. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 24-3; 5. Pleasant Valley 19-6; 6. Urbandale 20-6; 7.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy 19-5; 8. Indianola 20-5; 9.

Davenport West 19-6; 10.

WDM Dowling Catholic 18-7; 11.

Bettendorf 21-6; 12. Muscatine 17-8; 13. Linn-Mar 19-8; 14.

Dubuque Hempstead 17-9; 15. Southeast Polk 19-10.

Creston News Advertiser | Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Creston bounces back twice to top Red Oak n Kadon

Hulett homers, finishes with four RBIs

By CARTER ECKL CNA staff reporter ceckl@crestonnews.com

Two big offensive innings helped Creston climb back from a three-run deficit to get an 11-9 home victory over Red Oak Tuesday.

Creston initially broke the game open in the third inning. Kadon Hulett muscled a two-run home run over the left-center field fence to start the Panthers’ scoring barrage.

“That was big to get us right back into it,” said Creston head coach Steve Birchard post game.

“Kadon’s got the capability to get it out, whether the wind is blowing or not.”

Two batters later, Luke Latham dropped down a sacrifice bunt to move an additional two runners into scoring position. Both runners came around to score after Michael Scherer reached base on an error by the Tiger shortstop.

The scoring didn’t stop there as Cody Crawford lined a single into the out-

field, scoring two more runs, extending the Panthers lead to 6-2 at the end of the third inning.

Red Oak closed the gap in the fourth inning after three runners reached base via walks. Two of those three runners came in to score.

Cam Vanderhoof, who singled, came around to score on a wild pitch, cutting the Panther lead to one run at 6-5.

The Tigers’ fifth inning was of similar fashion as they quickly loaded bases.

Vanderhoof knocked in a run with an RBI single. That was followed up with a bases clearing double by Carter Bruce pushing Red Oak’s lead to 9-6 at the end of the top half of the fifth.

The Panthers quickly retaliated scoring five runs in the bottom of the fifth after bringing 11 batters to the plate. Scherer and Brenden McDowell led off the inning with back-to-back singles.

Jaden Driskell plated Scherer on an RBI groundout before Hulett’s big bat came back to the plate, knocking in another two RBIs on a single to center. Hulett finished 2-for-5 with a home run and 4 RBIs. BASEBALL| 10A

CNA photo by CARTER ECKL

Kadon Hulett crosses the plate in the fifth inning in Creston’s game against Red Oak in an 11-9 home victory Tuesday. Hulett went 2-for-5 with a home run, four RBIs and two runs scored.

Confidence keys Panther beatdown of Tigers n Creston

scores in double-digits in fifth straight conference win

By KALEB CARTER

CNA sports editor kacarter@crestonnews.com

Creston’s 18 hits in Tuesday’s 14-6 softball win over Red Oak came from all over the lineup in what was the Panthers’ most consistent night at the plate this season.

For the fifth consecutive conference game, and fifth CNA photo by KALEB CARTER Hawkeye 10 win in a row, Creston eighth-grader Samantha Dunphy comes around to score one of her two runs in the Panthers scored 12 runs Creston’s 14-6 victory over Red Oak Tuesday. Dunphy also picked up the pitching win in the JV game. or more.

After falling behind 4-0 third by causing some havoc Singles by Kiersten runs. due to several errors, Cres- on the base paths and rat- Latham, Chloe Hagle and Brielle Baker’s double to ton got two runs back in the tling the Tigers.

Lexie Little resulted in two the right-center gap in the

fourth inning plated Mattie Wheeler and Cayla Maitlen to tie the game 4-4.

The fifth inning is where the Panthers busted everything open.

Hagle and Little singled to start the fifth, and Kylee LaMasters doubled to the gap in left center to plate a run. Saige Rice followed that with an RBI-single of her own to give Creston a 6-4 lead.

Two more Panthers came around to score on a ball to left off the bat of Cammy Rutherford that bounced off left fielder Kamryn Wendt’s glove for an 8-4 lead.

But Creston was not done.

Baker singled and KierSOFTBALL | 10A

Raiderettes rally late Larsen scores on Stewart’s single in eighth n

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

MOUNT AYR — In stark contrast to their previous meeting this season, Mount Ayr edged Lenox 2-1 in a crisply-played softball game Tuesday night.

After Macy Larsen scored on Caroline McAlexander’s groundout to pull Mount Ayr into a 1-1 tie in the sixth inning, she raced home again in the eighth on a single up the middle by Sam Stewart.

McAlexander picked up the pitching win in a good duel with Lenox eighth-grader TJ Stoaks.

Both hurlers gave up five hits and just one walk.

“We were hoping to get this one,” said Mount Ayr coach Bret Ruggles. “We lost 12-9 over there. We had six errors and they had five.

Tonight, both teams played a very clean game. This felt like a softball game.”

Lenox took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth and that held up until Mount Ayr tied it in the sixth. Morgan Parrish had a triple and RBI for Lenox and Emily

Powell finished with a pair of doubles.

Stewart finished with a double, single and game-winning RBI for the Raiderettes. In the sixth, Larsen singled, moved to second on a wild pitch and got to third on a sacrifice bunt by Stewart. That allowed Larsen to score on McAlexander’s groundout to shortstop.

Larsen started Mount Ayr’s eighth inning with another single, and advanced to scoring position on a pickoff throwing error by Lenox. Larsen scored on Stewart’s single up the middle.

Stewart was also instrumental in a stellar Raiderette defensive play that kept it a 1-0 game in the sixth inning. Megan Warin fielded Powell’s hit in center field and threw to Stewart in the cutoff position. Stewart then completed the relay on a strike to catcher Abbigail Barnes.

“That play was huge for us,” Ruggles said, “and they threw out a runner we tried to advance to third. Both defenses were sharp tonight.”

“This was two evenly-matched teams playing a much better game than that crazy game at our place,” Lenox coach Mandy Stoaks said. “This was a well-played game and both pitchers did

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON

Mount Ayr’s Macy Larsen rounds third base in front of coach Bret Ruggles on her way to scoring the winning run on Sam Stewart’s eighth-inning single as the Raiderettes defeated Lenox, 2-1.

a great job.”

Both teams came into the game with 9-4 records in the Pride of Iowa Conference and both resume play today in the Mount Ayr Classic.

Lenox, 14-12 overall, takes on Murray at 6 p.m. Mount Ayr (13-10) plays Essex ear-

ly in the day and concludes the Wednesday schedule against West Central Valley.

Mount Ayr 2, Lenox 1 R H E Len 000 100 00 — 1 5 3 MA 000 001 01 — 2 5 2 L: TJ Stoaks 7K 1BB

and Shantelle Brown. MA: Caroline McAlexander 3K 1BB and Abbigail Barnes. W — McAlexander (3-6). L— Stoaks (14-12). HR — none. 3B — none.

2B — L: Emily Powell 2, Jessica Anderson. MA: Sam Stewart.

RBI — L: Morgan Parrish 1.

MA: Stewart 1, McAlexander 1.

Multiple hitters — L: Powell 2.

MA: Macy Larsen 2, Stewart 2.

Raiders hold off Tigers, 5-4 Freshman Klommhaus tosses five no-hit innings n

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

MOUNT AYR — Lenox outscored Mount Ayr 4-1 over the final four innings, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the Raiders’ early lead Tuesday night.

Mount Ayr held on for a 5-4 win with freshman Isaac Grose getting the save for another freshman starter Keelan Klommhaus.

Klommhaus, now 7-0 for the season, pitched five nohit innings before leaving upon reaching the ninthgrade pitch limit of 90 in one game. Coach Chris Elwood also called on relievers Erik Masoner and Kole Paxson before Grose got the final three outs.

The Raiders achieved a season split in the series after falling 10-4 to the Tigers on June 6 in Lenox.

Mount Ayr’s three-run third inning proved to be the difference. Grose hit a tworun double with two outs, followed by Lucas Wurster’s run-scoring single. Grose, Wurster and Zach Murphy each had two hits against Lenox pitchers Kaleb Anderson and Dawson Tullberg.

Tullberg’s seventh-inning single was Lenox’s only hit in the game. He scored to make it 5-4 as Derek Venteicher was caught in a rundown play between first and

second on a pickoff throw from Grose.

“You can’t win too many games on one hit,” said Lenox coach Tyler Peterson.

“The last five or six games we’d been hitting the ball really well. They were mixing their pitches a lttle better tonight and we just weren’t putting good swings on it.

We didn’t take advantage of their mistakes.”

Despite six errors in the field, Mount Ayr improved to 10-4 in the Pride of Iowa Conference and 14-5 overall. Lenox slipped to 8-5 in league play and 15-5 overall.

“This was a big one for us,” Mount Ayr coach Chris Elwood said. “I told the boys, we have beaten everyone on our side of the conference now, 7-1 on our side, and 10-4 in all conference games. We feel good about that.”

The challenges continue this week for the Raiders, hosting Nodaway Valley Thursday before traveling to Class 1A third-ranked Martensale-St. Marys on Friday. Lenox plays Bedford at home Thursday and travels to Central Decatur Friday.

Mount Ayr 5, Lenox 4

R H E Len 000 102 1 — 4 1 3 MA 013 010 x — 5 6 6 L: Kaleb Anderson 4K 0BB 1 HBP, Dawson Tullberg (5) 0K 2BB and Tullberg, Colton Gordon (2). MA: Keelan Klommhaus 2K 6BB 2 HBP, Erik Masoner (6) 0K 2BB, Kole Paxson (6) 0K 0BB 1 HBP, Isaac Grose (7) 1K 1BB and Kolben Klommhaus. W — Keelan Klommhaus (7-0). L— Anderson.

HR — none. 3B — none. 2B — MA: Grose. RBI — MA: Grose 2, Lucas Wurster 1. Multiple hitters — MA: Wurster 2, Grose 2, Zach Murphy 2.

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Creston News Advertiser | Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Major League baseball standings National League East Division

W L Pct GB Wash 46 31 .597 — Atlanta 37 39 .487 8½ Miami 35 40 .467 10 New York 34 42 .447 11½ Phila 25 51 .329 20½

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON

Mount Ayr catcher Abbigail Barnes sets to make the tag as Brooke Miller of Lenox tries to score on Emily Powell’s hit in the sixth inning Tuesday. Shortstop Sam Stewart made the relay throw to the plate after receiving a throw from center fielder Megan Warin. C

Central Division

W L Pct GB Milwaukee 41 38 .519 — Chicago 39 38 .506 1 St. Louis 35 41 .461 4½ Pittsburgh 35 42 .455 5 Cincinnati 32 44 .421 7½ West Division W L Pct GB Los Ang 52 27 .658 — Arizona 50 28 .641 1½ Colorado 47 33 .588 5½ San Diego 31 46 .403 20 San Fran 29 51 .363 23 1/2

American League East Division

W L Pct GB Boston 43 34 .558 — New York 41 34 .547 1 Tampa Bay 41 38 .519 3 Baltimore 38 38 .500 4½ Toronto 36 40 .474 6½

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON

Lenox right fielder Zach Schmitz (9) converges with center fielder Brenden Christensen (21) to catch a flyball in the gap Tuesday night in Mount Ayr.

Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland 40 36 .526 — Minnesota 39 36 .520 ½ Kansas City 37 38 .493 2½ Detroit 34 42 .447 6 Chicago 33 43 .434 7 West Division

W L Pct GB Houston 52 26 .667 — Los Ang 41 40 .506 12½ Texas 39 38 .506 12½ Seattle 39 40 .494 13½ Oakland 35 42 .455 16½

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Kiersten Latham doubled down the line to left to score a run with each hit and go up 10-4 after five innings.

“It’s good that we came out like that because earlier in the season we didn’t come out strong after people scored on us,” Little said. “I think that showed how different we are now at the end of the season.”

A big play came in the sixth with runners on base and a single by Red Oak’s Kamryn Buntrock scored two runs, but on the throw from Rutherford in left field, LaMasters cut the ball off, caught a runner between second and third, and got the out at third to eliminate the threat and keep the score at 10-6.

“Cammy made a great throw, the girl kind of bit on it and Kylee cut it and we got her in a rundown and got her coming to third others they’re still set up and they got their big kids coming up,” Creston coach Mike McCabe said.

LaMasters’ heads up play came on a night when just one of her six runs surrendered were earned, and she did not walk a batter in earning her fourth win of the season.

The Panthers added four more against Red Oak pitcher Zoey Welter in the sixth to pad its lead and reach the final scoring tally.

Creston’s six, seven and nine hitters were just as productive as the top of the lineup.

Maitlen hit three singles, Baker roped two triples to the gaps in a 3-for-4, three-RBI performance and Latham went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI. “Cayla had a good night,” McCabe said. I’m really happy for her. Really happy. She stuck with it and had some good at-bats. Same for Brielle.”

Other Panthers with multiple hits were Little with three, Rutherford with two, Rice with two and Hagle with two.

CNA photo by KALEB CARTER

Creston eighth-grader Peyton Rice high-fives Creston sophomore Brielle Baker. Rice’s sister Saige Rice trails behind. Baker batted 3-for-4 with two triples and Saige Rice hit 2-for-4 with a triple.

“You’ve got to pat yourselves back for going and playing the kind of opponents we played this past weekend,” McCabe said.

“This is the payback. I was pleased with the way we rebounded after falling behind 4-0.”

Junior varsity Creston’s junior varsity easily outperformed its guests in a 5-3 victory before the varsity contest.

The Panthers had 10 hits to the Tigers’ one.

Sara Keeler and Emma Hanson each drove in two runs, while Keeler had three base hits and Danika Schultes knocked two.

Paige Busch also drove in a run.

Dunphy and Rachel Boyer combined to strike out six batters in the win, as Boyer picked up the save.

“Good win, our pitchers didn’t necessarily have their best today, but we made some defensive plays behind them,” coach Teri Keeler said. “Got out of the first inning bases loaded and no outs without giving up a run, getting a big double play defensively. We got some nice timely hits to drive in our runs.”

The JV is now 6-4 overall and finishes its season at the Guthrie Center tournament

Friday.

UP NEXT —Creston (9-20 overall, 7-10 in the Hawkeye 10). Creston hosts Atlantic (26-7 overall, 15-2 in Hawkeye 10 play) for a doubleheader Thursday that will begin at 5:30 p.m. Little League night is being held Thursday as well.

“They obviously didn’t see the best of us because that was at the beginning of the season, but we can battle with them I think. We’ve seen that pitcher enough,” Maitlen said about Atlantic.

Friday will be a makeup game with Denison-Schleswig (25-6 overall, 16-1 in Hawkeye 10 play), with senior night coming before the game. The varsity contest will be at 6 p.m.

Creston 14, Red Oak 6

R H E RO 202 002 0 — 6 10 3 Cr 002 264 x — 14 18 5 RO: Zoey Welter 1K 1BB and Chloe Johnson. Cr: Kylee LaMasters 1K 0BB and Chloe Hagle. W — LaMasters (4-9).

L— Welter. HR — Cr: None. 3B — Brielle Baker 2, Saige Rice 1. 2B — RO: Chloe Johnson 1.

Cr: LaMasters 1, Kiersten Latham 1. RBI — RO: Maddie Wendt 1, Chloe Johnson 1, Sarah Behrens 1. Cr: Brielle Baker 3, LaMasters 1, Rice 1, Cammy Rutherford 1, Mattie Wheeler 1, Latham 1.

Multiple hitters — RO: Sydney Streicher 2, Wendt 2, Behrens 2, Alexa McCunn 2. Cr: Lexie Little 3, Cayla Maitlen 3, Baker 3, Rice 2, Latham 2, Hagle 2, Rutherford 2.

Batting for the second time in the fifth, Scherer picked up his second RBI by drawing a walk with the bases loaded extending the Panthers lead to two runs.

Scherer was perfect at the plate, going 2-for-2 with 2 RBIs. Even with the 11 runs, the Panthers struggled to take advantage of all their opportunities. Creston left 14 runners on base stranding the bases loaded on three separate occasions.

The Panthers stranded five runners in the first two innings at the plate.

Dustin Merritt pitched the final 2 and 1/3 innings facing eight batters, striking out four and closing the door on Red Oak’s chances of a comeback. Merritt hit the first batter he faced in the seventh inning before striking out the side and picking up the save.

“Dustin has been doing a nice job for us. Dustin’s trying to show a lot of confidence and he did a nice job, giving us two innings,” said Birchard.

Cody Crawford got the starting nod for the Panthers. He allowed five earned runs in 3.1 innings pitched including five hits and four walks allowed on 68 pitches.

CNA photo by CARTER ECKL

Luke Latham follows through after lining a pitch foul against Red Oak in an 11-9 victory Tuesday. The Panthers bounced back from two deficits before pulling out the win.

Creston 11, Red Oak 9

Junior Varsity Creston’s Nathan Pudenz roped a two-run single in the bottom of the fourth to tie the game against Red Oak. Pudenz advanced to second on an error by the Tigers’ left fielder. The next pitched sailed over the catcher’s head allowing Pudenz to reach third.

On the very next pitch, Pudenz scored on a ball that bounced to the backstop, giving the Panthers a walkoff victory.

RH E RO 101 340 0 — 9 8 1 Cr 006 050 x — 1114 2 RO: Asher Hinshaw 3K 5BB, Ryan Messinger (3) 0K 0BB, Dillon Burns 0K 4BB and Isaac Bower.

Cr: Cody Crawford 4K 4BB, Jack Frey (4) 1K 0BB, Dustin Merritt 4K 0BB and Jaden Driskell. W — Merritt (2-0). L— Messinger.

HR — Cr: Kadon Hulett 1. 3B — none. 2B — RO: Carter Bruce 1, Carlos Guerra 1. Cr: Crawford 1, Driskell 1. RBI — RO: Bruce 4, Isaac Bower 1, Guera 1, Messinger 1, Cam Vanderhoof 1. Cr: Hulett 4, Michael Scherer 2, Brenden McDowell 1, Crawford 1, Driskell 1. Multiple hitters — RO: Bruce 2, Messinger 2, Vanderhoof 2. Cr: Merritt 3, Scherer 2, McDowell 2, Driskell 2, Hulett 2.

COLLEGE WORLD SERIES

Florida beats LSU for first national championship Associated Press

OMAHA — Maybe this wasn’t Florida coach Kevin O’Sullivan’s best team. It is, however, his first national championship team.

A year after the Gators went two games and out at the College World Series with a team seeded No. 1 and loaded with high draft picks, they won five of six in Omaha and completed a sweep of Southeastern

Conference rival LSU in the finals with a 6-1 victory Tuesday night.

The Gators scored four runs in the eighth inning to pull away and now, for the first time in the program’s 103-year history, the championship trophy will be with the team when it travels back to Gainesville.

“Just a gritty group, that’s all I can say,” said O’Sullivan, the 10th-year

coach who had brought the Gators to Omaha six of the last eight years. “There are other teams that may be bigger and stronger, our starting pitching has carried us the whole year, but we got some timely hits.”

Florida was in the CWS for the 11th time and previously had made it to the finals in 2005 and 2011, getting swept each time.

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GOLD /JEWELRY / RINGS: Mens 14 kt gold, .33 carat diamond and 2 – 2.5 mm emeralds; ladies 14 kt gold. 56 carat diamond and 2 – 2.2 (matching rings); mans unmarked kt gold w/Tiger eye; small ladies 10kt w/2 diamond and man-made sapphire; ladies unmarked kt gold feathered and garnet ring; mans 10kt gold ring with black onyx; mans sterling ring w/ large pc jade; 14 kt mans size 10 w/ .25 carat diamond; ladies 10kt white gold w/cultured pearl; sterling agate thunderbird mans ring; 14kt gold band with 3 small birthstones; 10kt ladies class ring; older 10kt ladies class ring; ladies 10kt eastern star ring; 14kt yellow gold band; 10 mm wide flat gold wedding band; (4) 10kt gold baby rings as a family; Krementz gold filled cameo; 10kt gold plated eastern star; ladies Citizen watch; ladies Elgin; woman’s gold Elgin pocket watch; mens Elgin pocket watch; other misc rings, costume jewelry, watchers; man’s sterling .925 tiger eye; sterling spoon ring; Rolex 8 stone day/date oyster perpetual mans watch- older. Auctioneers Note on Jewelry: This is one outstanding, personal collection of gold jewelry. Over the years much of this jewelry had been appraised and insured and very well take care of. Come prepared to buy! It all sells! No Reserves!

COINS: 1944 Liberty Standing half dollar; (9) Barber quarters; (1) 1944 Mercury Dime; (2) Buffalo Nickels; bag of Kennedy halves; bag of presidential dollars (5) 1979 Susan B. Anthony dollars; 1 bag of centennial quarters; 1 bag of state quarters; several lots of foreign coins; (2) .999 Silver pesos; (1) Philippines Victory E Series 5 Pesos; 1 New Zealand pound; Misc lots of WWII Japanese currency.

ANTIQUES AND COLLECTIBLES: Lone Ranger Texan Jr. 2 guns, belt and holsters outfit; leather horse collar w/mirror; original sleighbells on strap; 7-10 misc belt buckles; John Deere items to include: Precision Classic John Deere 4020 diesel tractor, NIB; John Deere History of the Tractor by Randy Leffingwell book, other JD items thermometer, toothpick holder, night light, dust pan, caps, license plate holder, pocket knife; patch work quilt; chenille bedding; table top globe; 2’x2’x3’ Alpine lock & safe Co., Cincinnati Ohio, cast iron safe; oil lamps; cedar chests; 2 gal western crock, chip; 3 gal Monmouth churn, crack; P. Buckley Moss (Recess Picture); Old Pepsi Cola Cooler, light blue; croquet set; ice cream freezer; small double ox yoke; 2 Beam collectors whiskeys, full; antique mirrors; 2 old runner sleds; Schwinn Suburban bicycle and 2 others; old painted wood bench; many pieces of John Wayne collectibles including knives, picture, books; Hundreds of old books- titles to include The Virginian, The Yearling, Treasure Island, Zane Greys, Polly Anna, The Grapes of Wrath and much more; old tables; lots of already boxed up glassware. Come expecting some very fancy surprises.

BUILDING: Portable building to be moved. Near new condition, 10Wx12L, vinyl sided, new roof, gutters, 4x4 skids, real nice building.

GUNS / SPORTING GOODS: Winchester Model 94, 30-30 lever auction Ser #2879-- (very nice); US Springfield Model 1863 musket, matching #’s 19,971, very nice condition; handcuffs; binoculars; tackle box of lures.

MODERN FURNITURE: 2 chairs; 2 end tables; wicker trunk; antique glass door square curio (very different); small buffet; small oak drop door desk w/pigeon holes; full size bedroom maple bed set; several dressers; corner curio w/glass shelves; normal large amounts of general housewares.

TOOLS / LAWN GARDEN: Coleman power mate 4hp 11 gal portable air compressor; Dewalt 4 ½ grinder in box w/acc.; Dewalt XRP cordless drill; Karcher pressure washer; Craftsman tool chest top and roller bottom; Craftsman 1/3 hp 10” band saw; Craftsman 13” scroll saw; Skil scroll saw; Buffalo 5 sp heavy duty drill press; Craftsman 10” compound mitre saw; 3 ton HD floor jack; an assortment of 10 tool boxes of misc hand tools; lots of misc long handled garden tools; drop cords; hedge trimmers; log chains; hedge trimmers; log chains; 16’ alum ext ladder; 8’ Stanley fiberglass; other misc ladders; Westway comb ladder; new large live trap; picnic table; Homelite vac attack II blower 200 mph; 14” Remington elec chain saw; handi man jack; Craftsman 4 hp rear tine tiller excellent condition; round patio table 4 chairs; misc plywood and concrete blocks; Ames easy power yard cart JANNA STEED CONSIGNMENT: Small settee and resting chair; dark walnut, 2 pc., lions head, 2 door cabinet/hutch, East Coast primitive; East Lake 6 drawer chest; small claw foot rocking chair; Queene Anne loveseat; antique wooden single bed w/head and side boards; antique carpenters chest; Levengers library step; rectangular draw leaf table; Staffordshire vases; Alabama Alkaline pottery; Limoges Cocoa pot; odd pcs Nippon china; Haeger vases.

Auctioneers Comments: This is one huge auction. Come for the day. Bring lawnchairs, lots of shade, all items from both parties are very, very clean. A lot of these items were already boxes up when we wrote up sale bill, so expect lots of surprises especially in glassware collectibles – 6 hr auction, Todd.

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Sweep: Creston Firefighter Tony Henry sweeps vehicle debris into a pile after an accident 9:50 a.m. Friday at the intersection of South Sumner Avenue and West Taylor Street. According to a Creston Police report, Robert Dean Surrell, 35, of Corning, driving a 2000 Chrysler south on South Sumner Avenue, ran a red light at the intersection and collided with a 2016 Buick driven east on West Taylor Street by Ethyl Jean Mikkelsen, 89, of Creston. Witnesses and Mikkelsen said she had a green light and went through the intersection while Surrell had a red light. Surrell was cited for failure to provide proof of financial liability, failure to have a valid driver’s license and failure to obey a traffic control device. Damage estimates are $3,000 to Surrell’s vehicle and $6,600 to Mikkelsen’s vehicle.

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Levine memorial: The Creston Kiwanis Club presents a check for $1,638, donated by the Levine family, to Scott Driskell at the

Ron Levine Memorial Bench installed last week at the Bill Sears Sports Complex. Money from the Ron Levine Memorial Fund was used

by Creston Kiwanis Club to purchase the bench, with the remainder of the money being donated to Creston Little League. Pictured, in front from left, are Peyton, Carter, Hayden and Rebecca Levine, Ron’s great-grandchildren. Middle row, from left, are Jeff and Amy Levine; Scott Driskell, president of Creston Little League; Korina Loudon, president-elect of Creston Kiwanis; Ann Levine and Melissa Levine. Back row, from left, are Kiwanis members Jim Nelson, Chris Eaton, Victoria Brammer, Terry Freeman, Ed Ritter, Craig Mittag, Jennifer Bruce, Dave Abildtrup and Sam Beaty.

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In January, the Department of Justice issued a scathing report that found the department had violated the constitutional rights of residents for years, including by too often using excessive force and killing suspects who posed no threat.

Around the country, there are renewed questions whether the legal system is willing to punish officers, particularly after two police officers — one in in Milwaukee and the other in Minnesota — were acquitted and a mistrial was declared in Cincinnati in the shootings of blacks that were captured by video.

Patricia Brown Holmes — appointed special prosecutor last July to investigate officers at the scene and involved in the investigation of

the shooting — said in a news release that the three — David March, Joseph Walsh and Thomas Gaffney — “coordinated their activities to protect each other and other members of the Chicago Police Department,” including by filing false police reports, ignoring contrary evidence and not even attempting to interview keys witnesses.

“The indictment makes clear that these defendants did more than merely obey an unofficial ‘code of silence,” Holmes said in the statement. “It alleges that they lied about what occurred to prevent independent criminal investigators from learning the truth.”

The officers allegedly began to conspire almost immediately on the day of the shooting, “to conceal the true facts of the events surrounding the killing of Laquan McDonald” and “to shield their fellow officer

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