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Four vie for school board
Eagan
Flynn
Snodgrass
Tom Eagan has been a self-employed electrician for seven years. Before that, he worked at Central Iowa Power Cooperative for six years as a dispatcher, and as an electrician at Bunn-O-Matic for 12 years before that. Q: What will you do to make Creston School District better? A: “I’d like to see if there’s some way to maybe speed up the process,” Eagan said. “One example is how long it’s taking for the bus barn. There’s got to be a better way to maybe speed up, get information faster on the bus barn.” Q: How will you go about achieving that goal? A: “Hopefully, try to get the board to work together a little bit more,” said Eagan. “It seems they go off on tangents a little bit to me. As a person of the public, it’s hard to get the information if I’m not at every meeting. ... What I’d like to see them do is have a website, and record the meeting and have them put it on there for the public.” Q: Why do you think you’re the right one for the job? A: “As a parent, I’m more all about the kids, giving all the kids all the opportunities for them to succeed.”
Rich Flynn served on Creston School Board from 1999 to 2001. He then filled an empty position in 2003, and stayed on the board until 2006. Q: What will you do to make Creston School District better? A: “Continue working on the education of our students. We need to improve things for our younger children, not only in school, but at home, too. I wouldn’t have a problem with starting a student earlier. We’ve had the preschool grants. That helps with more class time with a teacher, which means you’d have to add either more hours to the day or days to the year. But then, you’ve got to be careful with that because that raises the cost to the taxpayer. And, half of my job is making sure the taxpayer gets their fair share.” Q: How will you go about achieving that goal? A: “We have to make the decision amongst our community that we are going to add more classroom time, maybe smaller classes, to get our students to have more time on task so that they can
Sharon Snodgrass, Creston School Board president, has been on the board since May 2012 when she replaced Kevin Scadden after he resigned from the board April 2012. Snodgrass was associate to the prekindergarten program at Creston Schools in 1970, and superintendent secretary in 1971-72. She then taught from 1972 to 2001. In 2001, she became curriculum director and school improvement coordinator 2001-2004 for Early Childhood Center, 20042011 principal kindergarten level, retired in 2011. Q: What will you do to make Creston School District better? A: “I think one of the things that we have to keep foremost in our minds is what is best for kids. All the while, we have to be cognizant of our fiscal responsibilties. I think improving student achievement is foremost among the priorities on our board, and for me, but we have a board that has that priority.” Q: How will you go about achieving that goal? A: “We have to keep communication lines open between administrators and the teachers
Galen Zumbach has been on Creston School Board for approximately two years. He replaced former board member Tammy Kavanaugh, who did not run for re-election. Zumbach graduated from Iowa State University with bachelor’s and master’s degrees. He retired after 33 years of teaching ag science and FFA advising in 2010. Q: What will you do to make Creston School District better? A: “It’s kind of like what Yogi Bear once said, ‘You’ve got to be very careful where you’re going because you might not get there.’ I think we have in place an administration group and teachers that are working well together in accepting our student needs. ... I want to continue forward with the direction our school district is heading. I want to be accessible to the public. I want to work extremely hard to make our school a safe and orderly environment.” Q: How will you go about achieving that goal? A: “It’s hard to say what will you do. We’ve done a lot of things. ...
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Please see ZUMBACH, Page 2
Runaway tractor results in only minor injuries
DIAGONAL — A mechanical malfunction at the Diagonal tractor pull sent a runaway tractor and sled off the track and near spectators on Sunday afternoon. No one was seriously injured, but one spectator was taken to the hospital to check on minor injuries and was released. Jim Norris, a member of the Diagonal Lions Club, said the momentum of the weight box on the sled pushed the tractor up the embankment at the end of the 350-foot track. “The transmission under the weight box broke,” Norris said. “When they realized the sled malfunctioned, they were already a ways down the track. In the process of getting everything stopped, the box (on the sled) free rode, and the momentum of the box sent the tractor forward.” The malfunction ended the pulls for the day, but organizers were able to fix the transmission and finish the competition Monday afternoon. Norris said organizers have already discussed preliminary plans to make the event safer next year like extending the end of the track and putting up cement barriers. He said the details will be finalized at a future meeting. “You can’t control mechanical failures, but you can take precautions to make sure people are safe, and that’s what we are going to do,” Norris said.
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QUICK NEWS Near record high in Creston
KSIB Radio in Creston reported a high temperature in Creston of 97 degrees Friday. This morning Harry Hillaker, state climatologist, said that high temperature is the second highest ever recorded in Creston by the National Weather Service. The record for Aug. 30 is 99 degrees set in 1947.
Moss condition update
The Prescott man seriously injured last week when he crossed the centerline and collided with an Adams County ambulance is recovering at Mercy Medical Center. Roger Moss sustained at least one broken leg and several large lacerations during the crash. He initially was listed in serious, but stable condition. This morning, Mercy staff said Moss is
n Four candidates are challenging for three spots on the Creston School Board. Newcomer Tom Eagan is challenging
current board members Rich Flynn, Sharon Snodgrass and Galen Zumbach. Absentee ballots are available until Sept. 6. The election is slated for Sept. 10. The information above was compiled by CNA Reporter Bailey Poolman.
Please see QUICK NEWS, Page 2
See more photos of the Diagonal Labor Day celebration on page 2A.
CNA photos by LARRY PETERSON
Smashed: A 1989 Dodge, above left, and unoccupied house are damaged after
CNA photo by KYLE WILSON
Big attendance: Dale Juergens, 90, of Clearfield strolls down Broadway Street in Diagonal on his
1970 Allis Chalmers 160 Model tractor. Several hundred people attended the Diagonal Lions Club parade held Monday morning. This year’s Labor Day celebration included a parade, fishing derby, tractor pull, fireworks and more.
an accident Monday night. Christopher Scott Keller, 21, 508 N. Oak St., was cited for failure to maintain control and driving while revoked after an accident 10:45 p.m. Monday on West Jefferson Street. According to a Creston Police report, Keller lost control of his 1989 Dodge on the railroad tracks and ran the vehicle into an unoccupied house owned by Terry Lee Kinder of Eagleville, Mo. Damage estimates are $1,500 to Keller’s vehicle and $5,000 to Kinder’s house.
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