ALL-STATE HONORS
UNION COUNTY FAIR
A number of area softball players received all-state honors from the Iowa Girls Coaches Association. To find out who was named to the all-state teams, see SPORTS, page 1S. >>
The Union County Fair ended Thursday. For photos from Sunday’s Union County Fair parade, see page 5A. >>
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Pedaling for Parkinson’s
CNA photo by KELSEY HAUGEN
Vocal solo: Megan Beaman, 15, of Hopkinton performs a
solo in front of fellow campers during SMV Vocal Jazz Camp Tuesday evening at Adams Street Espresso in Creston. The camp is affiliated with Southwestern Community College and run by Jeremy Fox, former SWCC music instructor.
CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER
Dr. Jay Alberts of The Cleveland Clinic, left, poses for a photo with his children Grant, 10, and Abby, 13, after arriving in Creston Monday afternoon on RAGBRAI. Alberts is riding RAGBRAI this week on a tandem bike with his children. His experience on a tandem bike in 2003 led to a an exercise study on the effects of rigorous exercise on Parkinson’s symptoms.
RAGBRAI experience leads to research study ■
By SCOTT VICKER
CNA managing editor svicker@crestonnews.com
Imagine not being able to control your muscles and the movements of your body. That is what it’s like living with Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s disease is a chronic, neurodegenerative disorder in which the loss of cells in various parts of the brain leaves people less able to control their movement. That can make everyday life difficult. But, Jay Alberts’ RAGBRAI experience in 2003 revealed a link between exercise and improved symptoms. Alberts was riding a tandem bike in 2003 with Cathy Frazier of Atlanta. Frazier,
a Parkinson’s patient, mentioned to Alberts that it didn’t feel like she had Parkinson’s when she was on the bike with him. “At first, I thought that was because we’re eating pie and ice cream and the beautiful scenery of Iowa as opposed to Atlanta,” Alberts said. “Then other people started to comment on the same thing in terms of when they rode with me on the tandem, they didn’t feel these symptoms.” What started as a RAGBRAI trip to raise awareness for Parkinson’s disease quickly turned into a learning experience for Alberts. After that first RAGBRAI trip in 2003, Alberts began looking at the differences between regular cycling and riding on a tandem bike. “What we see is on a tandem bike, the front and back person have to pedal at the
• ONE BULL YOU’D LIKE TO TRY RIDING
AGAIN: Pretty Ugly. I’ve gotten real close – 7.7 and 7.8 seconds – on that one a couple of times.
• THE WORST YOU’VE BEEN HURT WHILE BULL RIDING: One time, I got three fractures, a chipped bone and sprained ankle.
• ALL-TIME BEST BULL-RIDING SCORE: 88
same rate, because they’re mechanically linked,” Alberts said. “What we were finding is I’m pedaling 80 to 90 RPM, whereas a patient is usually pedaling 40 to 50 RPM. I was forcing them to pedal at a faster rate.” Alberts, now with The Cleveland Clinic, is currently working on a randomized clinical trial involving 100 subjects — one of the largest exercise studies ever done. “An interesting aspect is Parkinson’s disease is a disease that robs you of control. And really, what we’re doing with the exercise is trying to give patients some level of control back. That’s a really powerful thing for many of the patients,” Alberts said. “We came here in 2003 ... to let individuals know even when you’re diagnosed with this disease, it’s not a death sentence. It’s just the cards you’ve been dealt, and now you need to
When Alberts and his group pedaled into Creston Monday, his team included seven Parkinson’s patients participating in this year’s RAGBRAI event. PARKINSON’S | 2A
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• ONE THING YOU LEARNED AT LANE FROST MEMORIAL
CHRISTIAN BULL RIDING SCHOOL: I learned everything better. I was doing a lot of stuff wrong, and I learned how to do it right. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP? World champion bull rider or join the Army
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• OTHER ACTIVITIES
YOU’RE INVOLVED IN: Saddle-bronc riding, chute dogging, showing cattle through 4-H, wrestling and football
• ALL-TIME BEST
• FAMILY: Parents,
SADDLE-BRONC RIDING SCORE: 80
• AGE: 13
Riding with Parkinson’s
• MOST CHALLENGING PART OF BULL RIDING FOR YOU: Using
• HOMETOWN: Creston
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best figure out how to play that hand.”
world finals in Oklahoma City this coming January
horses named Apache and Casey
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The Cleveland Clinic
• FAVORITE RODEO ACCOMPLISHMENT SO FAR: Qualifying for
• DO YOU OWN ANY ANIMALS? Two
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“WHEN you’re diagnosed with this disease, it’s not a death sentence. It’s just the cards you’ve been dealt, and now you need to best figure out how to play that hand.”
• FAVORITE BRAND OF RIDING GEAR: Phoenix
Larry and Emma Key and Brett and Lindsay Street; brothers, Caden and Colt; and sister, Lydia CNA graphic by KELSEY HAUGEN
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Powerball weekend jackpot climbs to $478 million DES MOINES (AP) — Powerball players will have a shot at the nation’s eighth-largest lottery jackpot this weekend, but they’ll face long odds that have led to nearly three months without a winner. Anyone who matches all five balls and red Powerball on Saturday night could win $478 million paid over 29 years or opt for a $330.6 million lumpsum cash prize. Here are details about Powerball and the latest giant jackpot:
including the current jackpot, have occurred in 2016 — a tally that could grow with five months left in the year.
How does the drawing work?
The drawing is held Wednesday and Saturday at 10:59 p.m. Eastern time, usually in Tallahassee, Florida. One tumbler contains 69 white balls and another holds 26 red balls. In about 30 seconds, the machines select five of the white numbered balls and one How did we get here? red ball. No one has matched all What are the prize the numbers since the May 7 drawing, when a New Jer- options? Jackpot winners can choose sey family won a $429.6 million prize. Drawings are held between an annuity paid out twice a week, and every one over 29 years or a cash opthat passes without a winner tion. The big jackpot prize that means the prize grows larger, gets most attention refers to fed by the purchase of more $2 the annuity, but most winners tickets. choose the cash option. To the How does the prize lottery, the payout is the same. The difference is whether compare? the winner takes the cash or It’s big but less than a third agrees to have that money the size of the record $1.6 bilplaced in a low-risk investlion Powerball jackpot won in ment with a guaranteed payJanuary by players in California, Florida and Tennessee. At ment made annually. Annu$478 million, the prize would ities have tax advantages and be the fifth-largest in Power- lessens the risk a winner will ball history and the nation’s blow through the money, but eighth largest overall, just be- many people think they can hind a $536 million Mega Mil- earn more money by investing the winning themselves. lions prize won July 8. What about those taxes? Are big jackpots State and federal taxes vary more frequent? by state, but in general, winYes, and for a simple rea- ners pay about half the cash son: math. Last year, officials amount. So, if someone wins at the Multi-State Lottery Saturday and opts for the Association, a group of state $330.6 million cash option, lotteries that oversees Power- they’ll need to scrape by with ball, changed the odds of win- roughly $165 million after taxning from 1 in 175 million to 1 es. in 292.2 million. They wanted The odds again? to generate bigger jackpots It’s hard to comprehend — that would increase sales and one in 292.2 million. One way produce even larger prizes. to think about it: When there Thanks to the change, three finally is a winner, it almost of the largest Powerball prizes, undoubtedly won’t be you.
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