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A scrapbooking class for children will be held Thursday at Gibson Memorial Library. For more information on the scrapbooking class, see page 2A. >>

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MANAGER OF THE YEAR Russia urges US to fix ties as it cuts US diplomatic staff MOSCOW (AP) — Russia urged the United States Monday to show “political will” to mend ties even as it ordered sweeping cuts of U.S. embassy personnel unseen since Cold War times.

President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, said it will take time for the U.S. to recover from what he called “political schizophrenia,” but added that Russia remains interested in constructive cooperation with the U.S. “We are interested in a

steady development of our ties and are sorry to note that we are still far from that,” he said.

Peskov’s statement followed Sunday’s televised comments by Putin, who said the U.S. would have to cut 755 of its embassy and consulate staff in Russia, a massive reduction he described as a response to new U.S. sanctions.

The Russian Foreign Ministry had previously said that RUSSIA | 2A

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Tammy Smith, general manager of the Creston Taco John’s location, shows off the plaque she received after being named one of three manager of the year recipients by Taco John’s International during the biannual National Managers’ Conference July 10 in Minnesota. Smith has been manager of the Creston Taco John’s for about seven years.

Tammy Smith named one of three manager of the year recipients

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When Taco John’s of Iowa told Tammy Smith they were nominating her for Taco John’s International’s manager of the year award, she was honored they had thought of her.

But, with Taco John’s International operating nearly 400 restaurants in 24 states, Smith never imagined she’d actually win the award.

So when she heard her name called at the biannual

National Managers’ Conference July 10 in Minnesota, Smith was shocked.

“It was nice they even thought of me,” Smith said.

“We went to Minnesota, a big conference up there.

That’s where they do it at.

When they announced it, I was pretty dumbfounded.

It’s been nice.”

Taco John’s of Iowa owns 24 Taco John’s restaurants in central Iowa and selected two managers to nominate for the award – one of which was Smith.

Smith, 55, was one of three Taco John’s managers to win the manager of the year award during the July conference.

“For me, I’m proud for Taco John’s of Iowa that we won,” Smith said. “Immediately when I won, I went back to my room and I let

people know that we won. It isn’t just me. It’s everybody in this store that makes something like that happen. You have to be doing everything right. There’s no way I could come in and do it myself.”

“IT’S EVERYBODY in this store that makes something like that happen.

You have to be doing everything right.”

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TAMMY SMITH

Creston Taco John’s General Manager

According to a press release from Taco John’s of Iowa, Tammy’s leadership

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Tuff-N-Nuff: Keaton Street of Creston rides a bull Saturday during the Tuff-N-Nuff miniature

rodeo held in Afton at the Union County Fairgrounds. Youth up to 19 years of age participated in the rodeo, which featured bull riding, saddle bronc and barrel racing.

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has helped the team at the Creston Taco John’s location achieve record-setting sales levels by providing quick, friendly service and great foot quality in a clean, comfortable restaurant.

“The Creston Taco John’s consistently achieves high scores in the corporate operations evaluations and regularly tops the region in speed-of-service in the drive-thru,” said Joey Velez, vice president of operations for Taco John’s of Iowa. “Tammy Smith is a huge part of the success that Taco John’s has had in Creston over many years.

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Chase Heitland, 8-year-old son of Dallas Center-Grimes football coach Scott Heitland, gets his shirt autographed by South team running back Chase Shiltz of Creston after the Iowa Shrine Bowl Saturday evening in the UNIDome in Cedar Falls. For more on the Shrine Bowl, see page 5A.

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Talent Show: Anna Bolinger, 9, pauses briefly in a pose during her dance rendition to

“The Trolley Song” while competing at the Bill Riley Talent Competition Saturday at McKinley Park. The Bill Riley Talent Competition was held during the 13th annual McKinley Park Festival.

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DEATHS Dorothy Rectenbaugh Creston

Dorothy Rectenbaugh, 87, of Creston died Thursday, July 27, 2017, at Creston Specialty Care in Creston.

A celebration of life prayer service will be 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Aug. 1, at Powers Funeral Home, junction of h i g h w a y s Rectenbaugh 34 and 25, in Creston. The Rev. Jodi Rushing will officiate. Burial will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 2, in Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van Meter.

Open visitation will be from 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday with family present from 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Creston First United Methodist Church. Online condolences may be left at www.powersfh.com.

Dorothy Margaret Rectenbaugh, daughter of Anna Mildred (Agnew) and

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John Leo Craft, was born Oct. 30, 1929, in Stringtown.

Dorothy graduated from Creston High School in 1947.

On May 6, 1948, Dorothy married Robert Rectenbaugh in Lorimor. They settled on a farm near Orient.

While Bob was in the military, they lived in Florida and Norfolk, Virginia, where Dorothy worked as a social worker for Catholic Charities at DePaul Medical Center. In 1991 following her retirement, she moved back to Creston. Dorothy was an active member of Creston First United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Lincoln Neighbors, Eastern Star and Chautauqua.

Dorothy is survived her daughter Leisa (Ellsworth) Rectenbaugh-Spicher of Chesapeake, Virginia; grandson Jared Rectenbaugh of Chesapeake, Virginia; sister Joanne (Ronald) Piercy of Lenox and many nieces and nephews.

Dorothy is preceded in death by her parents, husband Bob in 2015 and daughter Cathryn J. Rectenbaugh in 2006.

Audit report released for area schools Nolte, Cornman and Johnson P.C. released an audit report May 1 on Creston Community School District in Creston.

The district’s revenues totaled $19,525,735 for the year ended June 30, 2016, a 0.66 percent increase from the prior year. Revenues included property tax of $5,741,909, income surtax of $146,890, statewide sales, services and use tax of $1,334,933, charges for service of $1,631,761, operating grants, contributions and restricted interest of $2,408,976, capital grants, contributions and restricted interest of $23,990, unrestricted state grants of $8,077,981, unrestricted interest of $4,618 and other general revenues of $154,677.

Expenses for district operations for the year ended June 30, 2016, totaled $19,549,336, a 7.04 percent increase from the prior year. Expenses included $6,636,563 for regular instruction, $2,802,587 for other instruction and $2,074,025 for special instruction.

—————— Nolte, Cornman and Johnson P .C. released an audit report May 1 on East Union Community School District in Afton.

The district’s revenue totaled $8,193,179 for the year ended June 30, 2016, a 6.53 percent increase from the prior year. Revenues included $2,364,425 in property tax, $228,686 in income surtax, $498,772 in statewide sales, services and use tax, $3,092,666 in unrestricted state grants, $893,660 in charges for service, $1,050,457 in operating grants, contributions and restricted interest, $26,033 in capital grants, contributions and restricted interest, $1,819 in unrestricted interest and $36,661 in other general revenues.

Expenses for district operations totaled $7,806,529, a 5.46 percent increase from the prior year. Expenses included $2,959,199 for regular instruction, $970,827 for other instruction and $779,060 for special instruction.

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son P.C. released an audit report June 8 on Orient-Macksburg Community School District in Orient.

The district’s revenues totaled $3,282,145 for the year ended June 30, 2016, an 6.95 percent increase from the prior year. Revenues included $1,449,780 of property tax, income surtax of $108,581, statewide sales, services and use tax of $191,795, charges for service of $413,223, operating grants, contributions and restricted interest of $268,782, unrestricted state grants of$818,546, unrestricted interest of$840 in and other general revenues of $30,598.

Expenses for district operations for the year ended June 30, 2016, totaled $3,053,805, a 3.97 percent decrease from the prior year. Expenses included $1,210,510 for regular instruction, $335,259 for other instruction and $325,484 for administration support services.

—————— Nolte, Cornman and Johnson P.C. released an audit report May 25 on Prescott Community School District in Prescott.

The district’s revenues totaled $1,114,302 for the year ended June 30, 2016, a 12.80 percent decrease from the prior year. Revenues included $509,533 in property tax, $85,125 in statewide sales, operating grants, contributions and restricted interest of $41,888, unrestricted state grants of $472,391, unrestricted interest of $1,462 and other general revenues of $3,903.

Expenses for district operations for the year ended June 30, 2016, totaled $998,196, a 25.44 percent decrease from the prior year. Expenses included $507,644 for regular instruction, $170,186 for special instruction and $100,669 for administration support services.

A copy of any school’s district audit report is available for review in the district secretary’s office, office of the Auditor of State and on the Auditor of State’s website at www.auditor.iowa.gov/audit-reports.

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national recognition and award.”

Team success Smith said news of the award m a d e everyone at the Creston Taco John’s l o c a tion feel Smith great.

When she returned to work, her team of 22 employees greeted her with cake and flowers.

“That shows what these

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the U.S. should cut its embassy and consular employees to 455, the number that Russia has in the United States. Along with the caps on embassy personnel announced Friday, it also declared the closure of a U.S. recreational retreat on the outskirts of Moscow and warehouse facilities.

Moscow’s action is the long-expected tit-for-tat response to former U.S. President Barack Obama’s move to expel 35 Russian diplomats and shut down two Russian recreational retreats in the U.S. over reports of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.

Putin had refrained from an immediate quid-pro-quo until now in the hope that

people are like,” she said.

“I think it makes everybody feel like all their hard work is for something.”

Smith, who had retired and become a stay-athome mom when her family moved to Creston with two young boys, returned to work when her children were older.

She decided on Taco John’s because she liked the food, and started working part time.

“Now I live here a lot,” she joked.

Since she started at Taco John’s and worked her way up to manager, Smith has improved the appearance of the store.

She and her husband, Doug, were recognized by

the city of Creston for improving the landscaping around the restaurant. Taco John’s has also been honored by the Creston Chamber of Commerce as a Gold Star Business.

About a month ago, Taco John’s International performed a routine inspection of Smith’s restaurant.

During that inspection, as representatives from Taco John’s International walked around with Smith, two different customers stopped Smith to tell her how great they thought the store was.

“One person actually said it was the cleanest restaurant in Creston,” Smith said. “I think in order for any restaurant to work, it has to be clean and it has

to be good customer service. That’s what I always tell the associates in here – if you’re not treating a customer right, they’re not going to come back here to eat. I know what I expect when I go into a restaurant and that’s what I expect here, too.”

Tammy and Doug have two sons, Trevor and Tyler.

She said winning the award set an example for her two sons.

“It actually made me proud, as a mom, for my boys to show them you can do anything,” Smith said.

“The drive to say all things are possible, you just have to work at it and expect the best.”

President Donald Trump would follow on his campaign promises to improve ties with Moscow and roll back Trump the steps taken by Obama.

The Russian leader hailed his first meeting with Trump at the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in Germany earlier this month, saying that the talks offered a model for rebuilding Russia-U.S. ties.

But the Congressional and FBI investigations into links between Trump’s campaign and Russia have weighed heavily over the White House, derailing Moscow’s hopes for an improvement in ties.

The overwhelming endorsement of a new package of stiff financial sanctions that passed Congress with veto-proof numbers last week dealt a new blow to Moscow’s aspirations.

The White House said that Trump will sign the package, and Putin decided to fire back without waiting for that to happen.

“We had hoped that the situation will somehow change, but apparently if it changes, it won’t be soon,” Putin said in remarks broadcast by state television late Sunday. “I thought it was the time to show that we’re not going to leave it without an answer.”

The diplomatic personnel reductions are the harshest such move since 1986, when Moscow and Washington expelled dozens of diplomats.

The U.S. State Depart-

ment called Putin’s move “a regrettable and uncalled-for act.”

Putin described the cuts in the U.S. embassy and consulate personnel as “painful” and said that Russia has other levers to hurt the U.S. He added, however, that he currently sees no need for further action.

The State Department declined to give an exact number of American diplomats or other U.S. officials in Russia, but the figure is believed to be about 400, some of whom have families accompanying them on diplomatic passports.

The vast majority of the more than 1,000 employees at the various U.S. diplomatic missions in Russia, including the embassy in Moscow and consulates in St. Petersburg, Vladivostok and Yekaterinburg, are local employees.

Beginning scrapbooking class offered for kids A beginning scrapbooking class for children is planned from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3, in the genealogy room at

Gibson Memorial Library in Creston.

Class size is limited to 10 for ages 10-18. Register at the library. Plan to

bring six to eight pictures to scrapbook and all other materials will be furnished.

The class will be taught

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ple Street Memories. For any questions, call Karen Walter at 641-782-4357 or the library at 641-7822277.

Iowa student spends summer training horse for adoption CEDAR FALLS (AP) — You may not be able to teach an old dog new tricks, but Lisbon native Morganne Reinboldt hopes to prove horses are a different story.

She had less than six months — with seven weeks remaining — to take 15-year-old male pinto horse Radin from unwanted and untrained to being a serious candidate for adoption.

There have been some bumps along the way. Literally, when Radin tried to join Reinboldt in exiting the straight-loading trailer through an escape door.

And figuratively, when she struggled to get him to lope or to even accept getting sprayed with fly repellent.

But Radin has made amazing progress since he was acquired by the Minnesota Hooved Animal Rescue Foundation in April. The nonprofit has challenged nine trainers to groom neglected horses for adoption.

“There are a lot of horses out there that this is a problem for; they don’t have a purpose in their life, and maybe they’re not treated right,” Reinboldt told the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier.

Reinboldt, a 20-year-old University of Northern Iowa student majoring in religious studies, wanted to spend the summer working with horses. She has loved equines since riding her

first pony at 6 years old, but sold her horse before entering college.

When she came across the Minnesota nonprofit, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Reinboldt thought it was a great way to volunteer.

“We’ve found that an untrained horse is an unwanted horse,” said Drew Fitzpatrick, founder and director of the Minnesota Hooved Animal Rescue Foundation.

“We’re trying to give trainers a leg up to make a job of it, to support themselves

by being horse trainers. The more trainers that are out there, the more horses that get trained, the less horses I’m going to find in humane cases.”

Reinboldt picked up Radin in early April after securing free boarding thanks to rural Cedar Falls family Nate and Lisa Wetzel, who asked only that Reinboldt help train their girls on the family’s horses. Reinboldt also worked to secure riding locations so Radin doesn’t get bored circling the same arena regularly.

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

Driving tests on Wednesday mornings by appointment.

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

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

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

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Creston Farmers’ Market, 4 to 6:30 p.m., McKinley Park.

TOPS No. 1338, 5 p.m., First United Methodist Church.

Southwest Iowa Dancers, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Mount Ayr American Legion, no walk-ons, band only.

Overcomers Outreach, 7:30 p.m., Lighthouse Church, west of Mount Ayr. AA, 7:30 p.m., United Church of Christ, 501 W. Montgomery St. Use east door.

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Bingo, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., mealsite, restored Creston Depot.

Retired Greater Community Hospital employees coffee, 9:30 a.m., Hy-Vee. Creston Kiwanis Club, noon, The Windrow, 102 W. Taylor St. Achievers Club, noon potluck, First Christian Church.

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, noon to 5 p.m., 308 W. Union St. Free community meal,

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Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railroad retirees coffee, 9 a.m., The Windrow Restaurant.

Bingo, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., mealsite, restored Creston Depot.

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.

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Creston City Council, 6 p.m. Tuesday, council chambers, city hall, restored Creston Depot.

Agenda includes: Public forum; new business - resolution to approve agreement with Iowa Telecommunications and Technology Commission for internet services for Gibson Memorial Library; resolution to approve USDA Rural Development grant application for a police K-9 patrol car and authorize the mayor to sign application forms; resolution to set a public hearing 6 p.m. Aug. 15 for the purpose of accepting public comment on the city making application for a USDA Rural Development grant for financial assistance to purchase a police K-9 patrol car; resolution to special assess nuisance abatement charges due to non-payment by property owners; resolution to set a public hearing 6 p.m. Aug. 15 for the purpose of accepting public comment on the city making application for a community development block grant for the waste water treatment facility improvements project; resolution to accept assistance to firefighters (ATF) grant of $118,096 on behalf of the Creston Fire Department; resolution to approve partial payment estimate No. 11 of $43,205.43 to Herberger Construction Company for work completed on the Adams Street bridge replacement project and submit a reimbursement request of $34,564.34 to the Iowa Department of Transportation; other.

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Players see rewards despite loss in Shrine Bowl Shiltz, Arzani grateful for opportunity to participate in charity event

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Harlan, Kuemper finish second at state tourney Assumption rolls DES MOINES — Davenport Assumption defeated defending champion Harlan 10-1 to capture the Class 3A state title Saturday at Principal Park. The title is the all-time state record 10th in history for the Knights.

The Knights scored at least one run in all six innings they came up to bat. Nolan Melchert led the offensive attack for Assumption. Melchert went 2-for-3 with a run scored, a double, a tworun home run and a sacrifice fly to give him four RBIs on the day.

Trenton Wallace was dominant on the mound for Assumption, hurling a complete game and allowing three hits and one unearned run. He also struck out 13 en route to finishing the season with a perfect 11-0 record.

Brett Sears took the loss for the Cyclones, his first of the season.

He finished his season with a record of 9-1 after throwing 3 1/3 innings and allowing six earned runs on seven hits.

Dillon Sears, Brett Sears and Kyle Schmitz had Harlan’s three hits.

Harlan finished its season with a record of 36-3. Assumption finished its championship season with a record of 41-5.

Assumption’s previous championships were in 2014, 2008, 2006, 2004, 1999, 1995, 1993, 1992 and 1982. The 10 state championships is an all-time record and the Knights also have three runner-up finishes.

At 34-5 in state tournament play, Assumption as the all-time record for most wins.

CNA senior feature writer lpeterson@crestonnews.com

CEDAR FALLS — The highlight for Creston’s alltime leading rusher didn’t come until the final two minutes of the game, but the week-long experience of the Iowa Shrine Bowl was the true reward, according to Chase Shiltz.

Shiltz a 5-foot-10, 210-pound running back for the South team in Iowa’s 45th annual all-star football game, played the second and fourth quarters for Norwalk coach Paul Patterson in the Shrine’s platoon system.

With the South trailing 30-6 after an early 16-0 deficit before Shiltz had even run a play from scrimmage, Shiltz became the South’s workhorse on a late scoring drive.

He carried 8 yards down to the North’s 1-yard line and then punched in a 1-yard TD with 1:34 left in the 30-13 loss. He finished with 29 yards on 11 carries, and totaled 22 yards on two pass receptions in the flat from former Panther nemesis Brady Brandsfield of Norwalk.

Shiltz said the late South drive was a fun way to punctuate his high school football career before reporting to Northwest Missouri State University football training camp Aug. 7 with Panther teammates Kadon Hulett and Cody Tanner.

“Going out scoring in a big game like this is always awesome,” Shiltz said after the game. “But there was a lot of effort put into that by a lot of people, so I give credit to those guys as well.”

Shiltz was originally paired in the backfield with Pella Christian quarterback David Kacmarynski, but Kacmarynski suffered a

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South running back Chase Shiltz of Creston/O-M (24) is pursued by North defender Dylan Holst of Spencer (36) as he heads upfield on a 14-yard pass reception during Saturday’s Iowa Shrine Bowl in the Cedar Falls UNI-Dome. Shiltz had 22 yards on two receptions and ran 11 times for 29 yards and a touchdown as the South was defeated, 30-13.

sprained elbow while being tackled early in the second period and was held out the rest of the game.

The starting running back with Brandsfield in the first and third quarters was the speedy Avery Moore of Sigourney, where he played for former Creston Panther quarterback Jared Jensen.

The North, which won a 49-35 shootout last year, went ahead 6-0 midway through the first quarter on a 3-yard rumbling run by 270-pound Ben Lingenfelter of Cherokee Washington.

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Beckman wins DES MOINES — The Beckman Catholic Trailblazers defeated the Kuemper Catholic Knights 9-6 Saturday at Principal Park to win the Class 2A championship.

Beckman won its sixth state championship and its first since back-toback titles in 2012 and 2013.

The Trailblazers tagged Kuemper pitching for nine runs in the bottom of the first inning. Beckman sent 13 batters to the plate in the inning, drawing six walks, recording three hits and one hit by pitch.

That’s all Beckman would need, with starting pitcher Jackson Bennett holding Kuemper to one run in four innings of work. He gave up just two hits, walking four and striking out nine before leaving the game due to a pitch count restriction.

Kuemper clawed its way back into the game, scoring one in the fourth and five runs in the sixth to get within three runs.

Six straight baserunners reached for the Knights to start the sixth inning, with the first five coming across to score. Leadoff hitter Izak Baumhover reached base in four of five plate appearances, going 2-for-3 with a double, RBI, walk and hit by pitch.

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON

Area members of the South team in the 2017 Iowa Shrine bowl are, from left, Dante Arzani of Interstate 35 (10) and Chase Shiltz of Creston (24). Arzani played inside linebacker and Shiltz was a running back. In two quarters, Shiltz had 29 yards and a touchdown rushing and 22 yards in pass receptions for the South.

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tral Calhoun, who ended up as the North’s Offensive MVP, got free on a 12-yard carry with 3:23 left in the first period. Ben Palmer’s kick made it a 13-0 deficit, and the South’s predicament worsened when a punt snap went through Adam Rademacher’s hands and landed on the South’s 3-yard line.

However, the South defense stiffened and held the North to a 24-yard field goal by Palmer to make it 16-0 before Shiltz and South linebacker Dante Arzani of Interstate 35 had been on the field for a play from scrimmage. (Both saw some special teams duty as well.)

Jeran Proctor of Johnston injected some life into the South sideline when he intercepted a North pass at the North 27-yard line with 6:11 left in the half. But, a lost fumble on a shotgun snap killed the momentum and led another TD by the North late in the half on a

22-yard pass from Devon Moore of Waterloo West to Case.

That sent the North into intermission with a 23-0 lead.

The South owned a 13-7 advantage in the second half, including Shiltz’s touchdown, but it wasn’t enough to overcome the early ball-control issues.

Fun experience Arzani played inside linebacker in the second and fourth quarters for the South. He was in on three tackles that either resulted in a loss or a stop at the line of scrimmage. Arzani said he enjoyed the experience.

“I’ve never been in a game this big before,” Arzani said. “It was pretty awesome playing with a bunch of guys who are elite athletes and care about the game so much and care about this organization enough to be here.”

Coaches said this year’s game raised more than $100,000 for Shriner’s Hospitals for Children. A group of hospitalized children and their parents attended a mini-camp with the players Friday in the UNI-Dome.

Also, staff from the Shriner’s Hospital in Minneapolis spoke to the all-star participants.

“Hanging out with the kids yesterday and seeing why we came here and why we raised all that money for the hospital was a highlight for me,” Arzani said.

Arzani said he is applying for a two-year mission trip for the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints. After that he hopes to attend college and play football.

“I haven’t committed anywhere yet, because I didn’t want my viewpoint to change,” Arzani said.

Likewise, Shiltz said participating in the Shrine Bowl was much more than a football game.

“Just overall, the whole week has been an amazing experience,” Shiltz said.

“I really didn’t know what to expect coming into the week. I’ve talked to former people about it, and the coaches talked to us about it, but you don’t really know until you experience it. It’s a really fun week and I would definitely do it all over again.”

There were several group activities that brought both teams together during the week after their practice sessions.

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DES MOINES — It all happened so fast.

Pride of Iowa Conference champion Martensdale-St. Marys was cruising along, looking for its fifth state baseball championship and first since a three-year run ending in 2012.

Kevin Duncan, a transfer pitcher from West Des Moines Valley, set the first nine Mason City Newman Catholic batters down in order in the Class 1A state championship game Saturday at Principal Park. Six Newman batters were reCNA photo by LARRY PETERSON tired on strikes as the Blue Martensdale-St. Marys third baseman Esa Johanson (13) gets in position to catch a Devils established a 3-0 lead foul popup near his team’s dugout during Saturday’s Class 1A championship game. in the top of the fourth.

Johanson had a hit and drove in two of his team’s three runs in an 8-3 loss to Mason Then the Knights explodCity Newman Catholic.

hits and an error — against three Blue Devils pitchers — and took control in an 8-3 victory.

Newman won its third state championship in the last five years and sixth overall in 21 summer state tournament appearances, an Iowa record.

Tide turned Martensdale-St. Marys, ending at 41-5, was never able to respond with a matching rally against Newman all-state pitcher Evan Paulus, who went the distance with five hits allowed and five strikeouts. He also went 1-for-2 at the plate, driving in a run during the fourth-inning uprising.

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coaches and the rest of my teammates, and even the North team guys,” Shiltz said. “The relationships I built this week, they are going to be friends I keep for a long time now. People I never would have met if I didn’t get invited to experience this game.”

Working with the kids and their families on Friday left an impression on Shiltz.

“It’s learning that there’s more to life,” Shiltz said.

“Being able to play in this game, we’re all very grateful for that, especially after experiencing some of that (hospital youth) stuff. They would dream to have a chance to play football like this.”

Schedule change Shrine Bowl officials said the game is scheduled to be one week earlier next year.

With NCAA teams not allowed to have two-a-day preseason practices anymore, many universities opened their training camps over the weekend. Several invitees to the Shrine Bowl declined this year after being encouraged to skip the game and report to fall camp if they have a chance to play as true freshmen.

Saturday’s event was the first game played on the new turf field in the UNI-Dome.

It’s much thicker with more cushion than the former playing surface. It took time or players to adjust.

“I didn’t like it at first,” Shiltz said. “It doesn’t have the rubber material in it for a grip, and I had my cleats on

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at the first practice and was slipping all over the place. I wore tennis shoes all week after that and it was a lot better.”

Shiltz is not likely to carry the ball in a game in the near future. He said the Northwest Missouri State coaching staff plans to redshirt all three incoming freshmen from Creston. Eventually, Shiltz is projected to play a running back that serves as a receiver out of the backfield in the mold of current Bearcat starter Jordan Grove of ADM. Like Shiltz, Grove is a hard-nosed former wrestler and Tiger running back who has found his niche in the Bearcats’ Division II championship scheme.

“I’m excited,” Shiltz said.

“It’s getting close for sure!”

CNA photo by LARRY PETERSON

Members of the Martensdale-St. Marys baseball team hold the Class 1A state runner-up trophy aloft after Saturday’s 8-3 loss to Mason City Newman Catholic at the State Baseball Tournament at Principal Park.

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South linebacker Dante Arzani of Interstate 35, right, tackles Maliki Wilson of the North team during Saturday’s Shrine Bowl at the UNI-Dome.

do, they adjust,” said Martensdale-St. Marys coach Jon Fitzpatrick. “Our plan all along was let Duncan go one time through the order and then make a change.

We didn’t have one guy (Brady Gavin) available today, but we have several guys who are capable. We just didn’t get it done today and give their guys credit.

They hit the ball really, really well today.”

The first six batters for Newman Catholic (35-3) reached base in the fourth inning as the Knights went on to take a 7-3 lead after trailing 3-0. Duncan was pulled after facing four batters in the fourth.

Alex Bohl, in his first year as head coach of the Knights, said the game

changed when leadoff batter Peyton Scott singled to start the inning and Josh Fitzgerald was hit by a pitch.

“Duncan was grooving,” Bohl said. “We just had to find a way to get on base and break up a little of the rhythm. Once we were able to do that, it gave our guys some confidence. He was lights out in the first three innings.”

Newman Catholic batters adjusted to Duncan’s breaking pitches.

“He was painting that outside corner really well with his off-speed stuff and we were kind of trying to pull everything there in the first three innings,” Bohl said. “Credit to our guys, we just had to stay up the middle and let the ball travel a little so we could hit up the middle or to right field.

Peyton got one and Josh followed up by getting on base.

Paulus had a big hit. That’s

all it takes, one guy to get the train going and let the others jump on.”

Paulus did not allow a hit in his last three innings of work.

“We were able to kind of get out of a jam there in the second inning and hold them to two runs,” Bohl said. “Then Evan got control of the game. Sometimes it just takes him a little bit to get going.”

Duncan took the loss, falling to 10-1 for the season.

Aaron Allsup and Kolton Fisk also pitched. Duncan had seven strikeouts in 4 1/3 innings, eventually brought in to finish the game.

Fisk was the only Blue Devils player with two hits in the game, and third baseman Esa Johanson drove in two runs.

“We didn’t get it done today, but I’m proud of the season our guys put together,” Fitzpatrick said.

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Pictured, from left, are Angela Pettit, Tara Luther, Autumn Hoadley, Robin McNutt and Christie Brown at East Union School after their participation in the I-Smile at School program. Hoadley’s and McNutt’s classes had 100 percent consent-return rate and Luther’s class had 95 percent.

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Caught: Trent Newton of Corning poses with a fish he caught Saturday during free fish day at

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Creston firefighters, from left, Lee Freeman, Sal Moinuddin and Selena Sampson walk down a set of porch steps after getting called for a house fire 5:07 p.m. Saturday at 307 W. Mills St. According to a Creston Fire report, firefighters were dispatched to a fire caused by a malfunctioning stove in a kitchen. Upon arrival, firefighters put the fire out and removed smoke from the house. Damage estimate is $7,500.

AFTON – Three East Union teachers and their classrooms received prizes and incentive gifts for returning the most consent forms for the dental sealant program provided through MATURA Action Corporation’s I-Smile at School program this school year.

The sealant program is available to all second- through sixth-grade students in Nodaway Valley, Creston, Southwest Valley and Orient-Macksburg schools through MATURA’s maternal, child and adolescent (MCAH) program.

Autumn Hoadley’s fifth-grade class and Robin McNutt’s fourth-grade class had 100 percent of the consents returned.

Next was Tara Luther’s fifth-grade class with 95 percent returned. These winning classrooms received board games as a prize and a special gift bag was created for the teachers that included

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According to I-Smile coordinator, Angela Pettit, RDH, the contest was for returned consents, whether or not permission was granted for the agency to see the student.

“On the consent form, the parents either give permission for our services or refused these services. The services include dental screening, oral hygiene instruction, fluoride varnish and, if indicated, placement of sealants,” Pettit said. “By having a returned form, we are assured that the parent has had a chance to make the decision for the child to receive our service and the information didn’t get lost on the way home.”

Even if a child does not need a sealant, parent are still encouraged to give permission to be seen.

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Spencer said he did not remember the accident. Spencer said he fell asleep on the way home, pulled over to the side of the road and didn’t remember “two blocks prior to driving.” Both Spencer and Sheren were transported by ground ambulance to Greater Regional Medical Center, where their conditions are currently unknown. Damage estimates are $3,000 to Spencer’s vehicle and $5,000 to Sheren’s vehicle.

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A total of 95 children were seen in East Union School District this school year and 192 sealants placed on healthy teeth through the I-Smile at school program.

The benefits of the I-Smile at School program, like most prevention programs, will be realized years down the road, according to Karla Hynes, program director for MATURA’s MCAH program.

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