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■ Election: Eagan, Snodgrass, Zumbach win Creston school board terms; SWCC levy passes
By BAILEY POOLMAN
CNA staff reporter bpoolman@crestonnews.com
School board election results are in, and Creston School Board incumbents Sharon Snodgrass and Galen Zumbach will continue in their position, along with newcomer Tom Eagan. Incum-
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bent Rich Flynn was defeated. In the contention for three available board positions, Eagan received the most votes with 624. Snodgrass received 580 votes, and Zumbach received 506 votes. Flynn, who was up for re-election, re-
ceived 275 votes. “I’d just like to thank everybody for their support. And, Zumbach I do look forward to a chance of helping out the board and working with them, and getting started,” Eagan said this morning. “This is all very new to me. I’m glad to be here.” Eagan is a self-employed electrician, and has previously
worked for Central Iowa Power Cooperative and Bunn-OMatic. During an interview this morning, Sharon Snodgrass thanked the Creston community for the support. “I appreciate the support, and that folks in the Creston community have shared in the voting process,” Snodgrass said. “It is my charge to continue to do all the things that are best for kids, and all the while being cognizant of the
not guilty to sexual abuse charge Stoney Avery Stuart — who allegedly sexually abused a 17-year-old female in July — has entered a plea of not guilty for the thirddegree sexual abuse charge against him. According to a Creston Police report, evidence collected does indicate the 20-year-old Stuart of Creston engaged in a sex act with the female who was incapacitated, disabled or deprived the ability to control conduct be- Stuart cause of the influence of an intoxicating substance, and/or unable to communicate unwillingness to act because of being unconscious, asleep or otherwise physically limited. A pretrial conference in Stuart’s case is scheduled 9:30 a.m. Nov. 15 at the Union County Courthouse. A trial is slated for 9:30 a.m. Jan. 27, 2014. Meanwhile, Evin Lawrence Scadden — who allegedly sexually abused a female on the same day Stuart allegedly did — has not entered a plea yet. Scadden’s arraignment is slated 9 a.m. Sept. 20.
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Creston couples package meals to help nourish thousands
By JAKE WADDINGHAM CNA staff reporter
jwaddingham@crestonnews.com
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hat can you accomplish in only two hours? Watching a televised NFL game takes a little more than three hours. Cooking a rack of ribs takes a minimum of two and a half to three hours. The average time to paint a 15x15 room is four to six hours. But what Dennis Kuyper, his wife Barb and three other Crestonian couples chose to do for two hours changed the lives of 5,400 people. The group volunteered for a shift at Meals from the Heartland, boxing food packages to help combat world hunger. “I saw it on TV about five years ago and thought it was a really good idea,” Dennis Kuyper said. “Then three years ago, I told my wife we have to get involved Kuyper with this.” This is the third year the Kuypers have attended the annual Hunger Fight, recruiting more couples to join them each year. Joining the effort this year
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Sealed packages are prepped for packaging at the annual Hunger Fight in Des Moines. Meals from the Heartland volunteers packaged 5,171,040 meals during the four-day event.
9/11 anniversary was Weldon and Sharon Sander, Jim and Judy Oshel, and Roger and Sharon Sorensen. More than 15,000 volunteers flooded the four-day event Aug. 28-31 at HyVee Hall in Des Moines and packaged more than 5 million meals. Kuyper’s group completed
25 boxes. Each box contains 36 packages and each package can feed six people. “We packaged meals for two hours as a way to help pay it forward,” Kuyper said. “We have so much, and so much to be thankful for. It was a simple, but effective way to give back.” Kuyper said the process
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Today marks the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 Americans on Sept. 11, 2001. That day, two hijacked commercial airliners slammed into World Trade Center’s Twin Towers, another crashed the Pentagon near Washington, D.C., and a fourth plunged into the ground near Shanksville, Pa. Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad is ordering all flags fly at half-staff today in honor of 9/11 — now being recognized at Patriot Day. Meanwhile, in New York, Sept. 11 victims’ loved ones will gather at ground zero today to commemorate the anniversary of the terrorist attacks with the reading of names, moments of silence and serene music that have become tradition.
moves like an assembly line. The food is added to a plastic package, passed on to be weighed and once it meets the weight requirement, the package is sealed and boxed.
How it started In 2007, a West Des Moines church organized a food drive during the Lent season. The success of the event encouraged leaders to organize a communitywide event. At the first Fight Hunger event, more than 12,000 volunteers banned together to send out four million meals. Each package contains rice, soy protein, vitamin powder and dried vegetables — carrot, onion, tomato, celery, cabbage and bell pepper. In order to ship, each package is restricted to a specific weight — 390-393 grams — before it can be boxed. The meals are prepared in boiling water for 20 minutes. “There are volunteers that come in from other states, and
More than 15,000 volunteers helped Meals from the Heartland package 5,141,070 meals to help combat world hunger during their annual Hunger Fight at HyVee Hall in Des Moines Aug. 28-31.
Obama addresses nation; Syria to hand over weapons WASHINGTON (MCT) — During a primetime national address Tuesday, President Barack Obama asked Congress to postpone
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