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Retiring Lenox head football coach Allen Dukes reflects on his 21-year coaching career in Lenox that included 13 state playoff appearances and a state championship. For more on Dukes, see SPORTS, page 6A. >>
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Adaptive Sports Day coming to Creston By SCOTT VICKER
CNA managing editor svicker@crestonnews.com
CNA photo by KELSEY HAUGEN
Opening week: Tyler Riley, 9, of Creston creates a splash as he exits the slide at Creston City Pool in 80-degree weather
Wednesday afternoon. The pool opened for the season Monday. High temperatures are expected today through the weekend, with highs of 90 degrees today, 94 Friday and 97 Saturday and Sunday.
CITY COUNCIL
Hit the lights
By JOEL LAMB
CNA staff reporter jlamb@crestonnews.com
The Creston Municipal Airport will receive another update this fall with the replacement of its approach lighting system. Joe Roenfeldt, design engineer for Clapsaddle-Garber Associates, Inc., said of the project, “This is to replace the lights that shine off of the airport that tell the pilots how to come to the airport and how to safely get there. We will be replacing equipment that is outdated and old with new equipment.” City Council members voted unanimously for Clapsaddle-Garber to move forward with a final grant application to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to receive funding for the project. Clapsaddle-Garber (CGA) is a civil engineering and land surveying firm based in Marshalltown that has been working for nearly a year to facilitate a grant from the FAA that will contribute 90 percent of the funding for the nearly $140,000 project. “We’re getting close to the final steps,” City Administrator Mike Taylor s a i d . “ T h i s has been in our plans for years. It Taylor just takes time to go through all the paperwork.” The project, which is slated to commence in early fall, will update the approach lighting at the airport that is crucial to the
CNA photo by JOEL LAMB
Pictured is the entrance sign to the Creston Municipal Airport, where improvements to the lighting approach system will soon be underway.
approach and landing of incoming pilots. The current visual approach slope indicator (VASI) lighting will be replaced with a precision approach path indicator (PAPI) system, comprised of more visible and efficient LED lights as well as runway end identifier lights (REIL) . According to an FAA report, “the VASI system is no longer installed by the FAA as a new facility. “The equipment out there is ancient. One of the equipment types out there, which is the VASI, they don’t even make parts for anymore. It’s an antiquated piece of equipment,” Roenfeldt said. “PAPI primarily assists by providing visual glide slope guidance in non-precision approach environments. These systems have an effective visual range of at least three miles during the day and up to 20 miles at night,” according to the FAA report. “The benefit of the comparison (be-
tween VASI and PAPI) is to see and understand the superior clarity of LED light systems over the more traditional incandescent systems.” CGA has also been instrumental in selecting Voltmer Inc., an electrical and utility contracting firm out of Decorah, to perform the actual installation of the new approach lighting system. “Creston has a long history of keeping their airport up to good, modern standards and Clappsaddle-Garber has been a good part of that,” former Creston Mayor Warren Woods said. “This is just another step in making sure that it’s current with all FAA regulations.” In other Creston City Council news: • The council approved a resolution to award contract to Herberger Constrution Co., Inc., for the Adams Street bridge over Lake McKinley project for $1,469,169.67.
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“THIS has been in our plans for years. It just takes time to go through all the paperwork.”
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The Learning Center of Southwest Iowa (TLC) is partnering with Courage League Sports of Urbandale to bring a new event to the Creston area. TLC provides reading and math interventions for children who have proven learning gaps or special needs. Courage League Sports is a nonprofit adaptive sports and recreational facility that offers year-round programming for children and adults who aren’t able to go full speed because of a physical, cognitive or emotional disability. Together, the two nonprofit organizations will host Adaptive Sports Day in the Creston Middle School gymnasium Saturday, June 18. “Courage League was looking for satellite areas to bring their programs. We said, ‘Absolutely!’” said Kathy Ralston, family enrichment coordinator for TLC. The Adaptive Sports Day will engage participants and their family members in athletic events. Three sessions are being offered, with a session for ages 2-6 from 9-10 a.m., ages 7-17 from 10:30 a.m.-noon and a session for 18-and-older from 12:30-2 p.m. The cost is $2 per person or $5 per family and will be paid the day of the event. “I would say really you need to come out and try this and understand we’ll adapt to any ability,” Courage League Sports Founder Melissa Clarke-Wharff said. “I think some folks think if they have a more severe and profound child with their disability that it’s not for them. But it really is because of the adaptations we do to make sure everybody is participating and having a good time. We will adapt to any ability level, whether it’s a physical, emotional or cogni-
“WE WILL adapt to any ability level, whether it’s a physical, emotional or cognitive need.”
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MELISSA CLARKE-WHARFF Courage League Sports founder
tive need.” Activities will include noodle ball, aerobic drumming and volleyball, among others. Ralston said she is excited for southwest Iowa to have an event like this coming to the area. “I think it’s a great opportunity for families to take advantage of,” Ralston said. “I hope they will so we can show Courage League Sports and other resources from out of town that we have a population here that is really wanting these programs to visit.” Ralston also iterated the event is for the whole family and encourages those thinking about attending to sign up. “As a mother of a child who has special needs and working with a lot of other parents in that same situation, one thing that seems to transcend the special need is social functions become a difficulty for the entire family,” she said. “Having opportunities within your community where you can go as a family and take your child or family member and know it is going to be welcoming, no judgments, that it’s set up with individuals trained to work with individuals who have disabilities, I just would like to encourage everyone to take this opportunity and not feel scared or hesitant. Give yourselves, give your child this opportunity.” Adaptive Sports Day can serve as a networking event for individuals and families. Clarke-Wharff said the TLC | 2A
MIKE TAYLOR
Creston city administrator
• The council approved a resolution for Payment Request No.1 of $31,503.90 to Larry Elwood Construction, Inc., for work completed on the Creston City Hall exterior opening restoration project. • The council approved a resolution to set a Public Hearing on June 21, 2016, at 6 p.m. for the purpose of receiving public comment on adding Ordinance 16 - 167 - An ordinance amending the code of ordinances of the city of Creston, Iowa, 1996, by amending chapter 55 and adding a new section 55.06 - Provisions pertaining to livestock.
CNA photo by JOEL LAMB
Burnin’ down the house: Afton firefighters Jamie Stonehocker, left, Monte Parrott, right, and Jeff Welch, background, assist Creston Fired Department with the controlled burn of a nuisance house at 701 W. Adams St. in Creston Wednesday evening.
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