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IUB continues oil pipeline town halls with stop in Newton

By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News Hundreds of Jasper County landowners had their opportunity to ask questions of representatives from the Iowa Utilities Board and Texas-based oil company Energy Transfer Partners Thursday during a public meeting at DMACC Newton Campus, detailing a proposed oil pipeline which —if approved — will be laid through 18 Iowa

counties.

The series of town hall-style events began Monday and are required

by Iowa law to be held in each affected county before the company can apply for a building permit to begin construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Officials also met with landowners Thursday at the Ankeny Parks and Recreation Lakeside Center. The underground pipeline will ship crude oil from the Bakken oil fields in North

Dakota, to connecting pipelines and refineries in Patoka, Ill. To a standing-room only crowd, IUB and pipeline officials explained the construction and land reclamation process, time line for approval and completion and took questions from citizens on a range of topics from the use of local labor and construction resources to environmental impact.

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Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Members of the Iowa City-based group 100 Grannies for a Livable Future demonstrate Thursday outside DMACC Newton Campus auditorium before a Iowa Utilities Board community meeting on the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline. The 1,134 mile pipeline would carry up to 570,000 barrels of Bakken crude oil per day from North Dakota oil fields to Patoka, Ill.

Two arrested in Colfax during burglary investigation Two suspects still at large

By Mike Mendehall Newton Daily News

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Aaron Groves, left, and Robbie Robinson have formed a unique partnership as founders of a faith-based support group in Newton for addiction recovery. Groves, a Jasper County Sheriff’s Office lieutenant, and Robinson, a former drug user who was in and out of correctional facilities for years, joined together on the project.

From dope to hope Newton church has been home to a faith-based recovery group for the past six months

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News When Robbie Robinson and Aaron Groves first met each other, they weren’t exactly on the same page.

Robinson was about 11 years clean at the time — trying to move further and further away from a lifestyle he left behind.

Groves was and is a member of the law enforcement com-

munity — someone who had his doubts about those who claimed to be beyond a life of drugs and crime.

Not only did the two become friends after meeting in a leadership class at The Way church in Newton, but they ended up as partners in founding a faith-based substance abuse support group. The Discover Hope Ministry has been meeting on Tuesday nights for

about six months.

“I think we were both skeptical of each other at first,” Groves said. “I used to get some enjoyment out of throwing guys in jail and getting them off the street, but I got sick of seeing the same things happen again and again. Robbie and I started talking more often, and started talking about a support group SUPPORT | 3A

COLFAX — Two suspects were arrested Monday after the Jasper County Sheriff ’s Department executed a search warrant at a residence in Colfax under suspicion the male subject was involved in a November home burglary in rural Colfax. Police are still searching for two additional men believed to be connected with the burglary.

According to a report from the Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office, 39-yearold Bart Crise and 38-yearold Nadeana Fields were arrested by deputies with assistance from the Colfax Police Department. Crise was charged with third degree burglary and second degree theft. The items allegedly taken during the burglary were not released as of Friday.

While executing the search warrant, officers discovered Fields had an outstanding warrant for failure to appear for a $2,500 bond suppression hearing. Both suspects were transported to the Jasper County Jail and were still being held

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Friday. Online court records do not list a current bond amount for either suspect.

Fields also has outstanding charges of forgery and possession of a controlled substance in unrelated cases. Crise is scheduled for an preliminary hearing in Jasper County District Court Monday. Fields’ next appearance is slated for Wednesday.

Sheriff ’s office investigators are still looking to two men believed to be connected with the November burglary and is asking for the public’s assistance. The department posted surveillance footage of the two suspects Wednesday on its Facebook page.

If you have any information or know the identities of the two suspects contact the Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office at 641-792-5912.

Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@newtondailynews.com

Skiff, City of Newton win ‘Christmas In Comfort’ big at Chamber awards

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Skiff Medical Center and the City of Newton were the big winners at the 3rd Annual Newton Chamber of Commerce Business Awards and Christmas Party Thursday. Hosted by the Iowa Speedway, Newton Chamber Director Craig Light presented the awards sponsored by several businesses in the community.

“There are so many well deserving business and organizations in our community. The awards selection committee really struggled and had a hard time because there were so many good candidates,” Light said.

Skiff Medical Center won both the NonProfit Achievement Award and the Community Champion Award.

The City of Newton won the Social Media and Marketing Awards

for its work on the Get to Know Newton campaign. City Management Analyst Natalie Umsted accepted the award on behalf of the city.

“As business owners in the Newton community, you have just seen an onslaught of Facebook and all sorts of social media things that have been going on with the city of Newton and AWARDS | 3A

Submitted Photo Sheppard Sam (Connor Fudge), Angel Laura (Ellen Schumann) along with little angels in a scene from the Newton Community Theatre production of “Christmas In Comfort.” The show opens at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Other show times include 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11-13. Tickets are $12, $10 for youth. For more information, call the box office at 641-792-1230.

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School Calendar Dec. 8 - 12 Newton Schools Breakfast Menu Monday: Cereal, toast, raisin box, 100% juice and milk. Tuesday: Egg and cheese croissant, pears, 100% juice and milk. Wednesday: UBR, mixed fruit, 100% juice and milk. Thursday: Egg omelet, toast, Clementines, 100% juice and milk. Friday: BB Muffin, yogurt, applesauce, 100% juice and milk.

Newton Schools Lunch Menu Monday: Chicken fried steak with mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, mixed fruit and a homemade roll. Tuesday: Ham, bacon and cheese wrap with lettuce and dip, black bean salad, a banana and Tortilla Scoops. Wednesday: Beef burger, sweet potato tater tots, red peppers and califlower with dip and Clementines. Thursday: Chicken sandwich, baked fries, baby carrots and raisins. Friday: Softshell taco with lettuce, cheese and salsa, steamed corn, orange slices and apple crisp.

Jason Brooks/Daily News Karen Hoffmeier was one of six people to speak at Tuesday’s Newton Community School District board reconfiguration forum. The board will hold a reconfiguration work session at 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 18 at Emerson Hough, open to the public.

No staffing cuts proposed during SIAC recommendations, survey

By Jason Brooks Newton Daily News Several of the speakers at this week’s two Newton Community School District forums about possible reconfiguration mentioned staffing cuts — specifically, cuts to special education and other support staff.

However, nothing in the School Improvement Advisory Committee’s September recommendation from the facilities subcommittee includes staff cuts — and none of the questions on the recent surveys mention layoffs or staff reductions.

The Newton school board remained silent during both of Monday’s teacher forum and Tuesday’s public forum about reconfiguration, although the board did individually thank the public for input at the end of each session.

After Tuesday’s forum, board member Donna Cook cleared up at least one part of the discussion about possible staffing changes as a planned part of reconfiguration. Cook said that even though reducing class sizes was a main goal of the facilities subcommittee’s goals — the means to get to any of the goals are not necessarily a part of the ongoing discussion about possibly reconfiguring the elementary grades.

“We’ve discussed none of that,” Cook said, when asked if specialeducation teachers and other personnel might be re-assigned or spread across more campuses.

“We’ve had all this talk of how we have more lower socio-economic families and kids in the district than we used to. We’re not about

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to start planning to move specialists around or taking them out of their best situations.”

The subcommittee’s report, as discussed in the Sept. 8 board meeting, recommended reopening the Emerson Hough building as a regular school. There is no mention in the minutes of the Sept. 8 meeting to cut staffing in any way.

Since the beginning of the 2011-12 school year, Emerson Hough was a part of a massive district reconfiguration, as it went from being one of the neighborhood schools to housing district administration, the Basics & Beyond alternative school, the pre-K program, the Disciplinary Alternative program and more.

The district recently purchased property at 1302 First Ave. W., which features the 20,000 building formerly occupied by a HyVee grocery.

District Superintendent Bob Callaghan recently told a Newton Rotary Club audience that one objective is to educate the highschool-age students from the Hough building at a different site from the pre-K students, and the administration offices could move with Basics & Beyond and DAP to the former Hy-Vee building.

Cook said no matter how Emerson Hough is used, or how many teachers are needed to achieve manageable class sizes, there is no concession that changing the number of support personnel is an essential sacrifice.

“Lower class sizes does not mean the elimination of anyone,” Cook said. “We’re having these forums so that professionals can tell us what they think is the best thing for the kids. “It’s not like

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there are only two options.”

The arrangement of K through fourth grade campuses, along with a grades fifth through eighth middle school, was strongly discouraged in a recent district survey of teachers. Sixty-six of the 95 teachers who answered the question said they were not in favor of this reconfiguration idea.

The costs and condition of the Berg elementary and middle school complex is not a direct factor in reconfiguration, but it’s certainly a large and relevant issue, as it will soon need millions of dollars of either major renovations or a complete replacement.

The board is set to hold a special work session at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 18 in the Emerson Hough conference room. The next regularly scheduled board meeting is Dec. 22.

Cook and fellow board member Travis Padget both said they wished the 28 or so attendees at Tuesday’s 40-minute forum had been more vocal, as only six people signed up to speak. However, the entire board both thanked everyone for attending, and encouraged those who wish to communicate privately with the board about reconfiguration issues to utilize the email addresses listed online at www.newton.k12.ia.us/district_ sb.aspx.

Cook said the board will look for all types of ideas for the board’s bigger decisions.

“No rock will be left unturned when we look at what’s next,” she said.

Contact Jason Brooks at 641-792-3121 ext. 6532 or jbrooks@newtondailynews.com

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Dec. 8 - 12 Newton Community School District Monday: 4:30 p.m., eighth grade boys basketball against Oskaloosa at Berg Middle School; 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Boy Scouts at Woodrow Wilson Elementary; 6 p.m., Literacy Night at Berg Elementary School; 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Boy Scouts at Aurora Heights Elementary; 7 to 8:30 p.m., NHS vocal music winter concert at Newton High School. Tuesday: 3:30 p.m., high school faculty meeting at Newton High School; 4 p.m., varsity boys and girls bowling match against Marshalltown at Cardinal Lanes in Newton; 4:30 p.m., eighth grade girls basketball against Boone at Berg Middle School; 5:30 p.m., varsity boys swimming meet against Des Moines East at the Newton YMCA. Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., NHS blood drive at Newton High School; 9:45 a.m., Advisory Freshman Prevention with Iowa State Trooper Doug Cutts at Newton High School; 7 p.m., Booster Club meeting at Newton High School. Thursday: 9 a.m. to noon, NHS group picture day at Newton High School; 4:30 p.m., eighth grade girls basketball against Oskaloosa at Berg Middle School; 4:45 p.m., junior varsity boys and girls basketball against Marshalltown at Newton High School; 5:30 p.m., Boy Scouts at Woodrow Wilson Elementary; 6 p.m., Thomas Jefferson Elementary music concert at Newton High School; 6:15 p.m., varsity girls basketball game against Marshalltown at Newton High School; 7:30 p.m., varsity boys basketball game against Marshalltown at Newton High School. Friday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., NHS guidance party at Newton High School; 7 to 9 p.m., Jasper County Concert at Newton High School. Saturday: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Boys Youth Basketball tournament at Newton High School; 1:30 to 6 p.m., Polar Express Experience; 9 p.m. to midnight, Winter Formal at Newton High School.

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The Way Cafe will be the site for Saturday’s Soup Supper and Service. The 7 p.m. event is a fundraiser where the public can make at-will donations to the ministry and hear testimonials from adults who “have overcome addiction,” according to a church announcement.

Groves is a lieutenant with the Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office, and a native of Newton.

Robinson’s story is as dark as any, and he credits divine intervention for simply being alive.

Born in Mississippi, he grew up in Waterloo, and was in and out of correctional facilities leading up to a longer prison sentence.

After paroling in 2005, Robinson ended up at a transition house in Newton. He works for the Vermeer Manufacturing Company in Pella and still

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lives in Newton with his wife, Emily, and three children.

Robinson also has a daughter who doesn’t live in the area, but Robinson said his relationship with her has grown by leaps and bounds during his sobriety.

“Our group isn’t really to push guys in a different direction, it’s to help people who are already trying to go there,” Robinson said. “I didn’t have a lot of social skills before. I sold dope, did some (gang) banging, and smoked weed.”

Groves said the group differs from 12-step programs not only in how it uses the Bible as a guiding point, but also in that there aren’t steps or phases or a structured regiment or program.

Anyone age 18 or older can attend the group in an effort to use Bible passages to relate to the day’s or week’s events, with other members on hand to lend support and encouragement.

Groves said the attendees, which have been as few as six and as many as 16 over the first

six months, each leave with a mediation or concept to focus on for the week ahead.

A grant application with Vermeer Charitable Foundation is pending. Groves said the ministry would hopefully involve ways to connect former drug users and convicts with specialists that can help with issues like employment, transportation and dealing with the courts.

Robinson said his calling is to not only help others move away from what he calls “the bondage of addiction” and toward a positive Christian lifestyle, but to develop good habits. For example, he doesn’t keep the numbers of former street buddies or drug-trade cohorts in his phone.

“All the names in my phone are people who love the Lord, or who are a part of my life today,” Robinson said.

Groves said Robbie is so positive and focused, he can hardly picture his friend living such a different life when he

was younger.

“He’s a huge inspiration to me,” Groves said. “I hear the same old song and dance all the time about how people are going to clean up and change.

You tend to lose hope completely. Where Robbie has come from shows us all that lives can change.”

Robinson said he still has his rough days, but going to his support network is an important part of his daily routine.

“I just try to think about what I can do to help others develop positive habits, and that gets me out of myself,” he said. The Way pastor Steve Heerema said he was glad to be able to support Groves and Robinson when they wanted to be a more active part of the solution in the world of addiction.

“We encourage people to step out in faith, and both Aaron and Robbie were regular attendees here,” Heerema said.

“Not everyone is ready for something like this. But we

told them there will be some peaks and valleys, support them by providing meeting space and help them formulate plans, and we don’t micro-manage — it’s still their vision.”

Groves said he hopes his partnership with Robinson can provide an example on many fronts.

“We’ve got tensions between cops and citizens as high as ever — especially, as we’ve seen with the Ferguson protests, between white cops and African-Americans,” Groves said. “So while living positively is our primary aim, we want to promote unity on all levels, including racial.”

Robinson said he can feel the pain of addiction every time a new person walks into the group.

“There’s a real brokenness to a person,” Robinson said. “But if they stick around, we all get to see each other grow.”

Contact Jason W. Brooks at 641-792-3121 ext. 6532 or jbrooks@newtondailynews.com

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Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Iowa Speedway President Jimmy Small presents Natalie Umsted, Management Analyst for the city of Newton the Social Media Award at the Newton Chamber of Commerce Business Awards Thursday.

Awards Continued from Page 1A from the Get to Know Newton Facebook page,” Light said. “The City of Newton has been doing advertising throughout the region not just in our community. They are marketing their best for our betterment for our

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PajamaJeans obsession

By Katiedid Langrock

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The first time I saw an ad for PajamaJeans, I was vegging out on the couch with one of my best friends. When the commercial ended, she looked at me incredulously and said, “That was a joke, right?”

I placed my hand over my heart and said, “I certainly hope not!”

Never before had I seen a product designed with me specifically in mind. It was as if someone had hired a private investigator to leaf through my diaries and rifle through my closets. Then that PI married a psychotherapist, who unraveled the innermost workings of my subconscious desires, fears and motivations. And when the private investigator and psychotherapist made sweet love, they gave birth to my beloved PajamaJeans.

The PajamaJeans were my new must-have. I thought about them constantly. Thought about the adventures we would go on — trips to the park, maybe a game of basketball followed by some much-deserved sprawling out on the couch or snuggling under the

covers. I thought about taking them for a ride on my imaginary motorcycle, taking them camping, sleeping under the stars and then having a nice tumble at the laundromat. These weren’t just pajamas. They weren’t just jeans. They were PajamaJeans, damn it. Soul mate pants, if you ask me.

Sure, I’d had PajamaJeansesque experiences in my past.

There was a time when I wore pajama bottoms out of the house nearly every day. Those years were called high school. And yeah, I also went through a phase in which I passed out regularly in my jeans. Those years were called college. But in neither of those instances did I have permission to be so unabashedly lazy and slovenly and simultaneously socially acceptable. PajamaJeans had a national commercial, for goodness’ sake! Twelve million buyers can’t be wrong! OK, I have no idea how many people have bought PajamaJeans, but it must be enough to keep those commercials on my television nightly, taunting me, seducing me.

So when my guy surprised me with a baby-blue package, I was over the moon. It was more beautiful than a Tiffany-blue box. It was PajamaJeans-blue! Inside were a pair of medium PajamaJeans and a complimentary T-shirt.

I ran to try them on, ready to wear them for the day. Ready to wear them for life! I could have cried; I was brimming with so much excitement.

As one can assume, given such joyful anticipation, the pain that welled up in my heart and at the back of my throat when the pants of my dreams did not fit is too hard to put into words.

I always have been tall and slender. I’m not a giant, but my body basically goes head, shoulders, legs, feet. I skip the torso altogether. My junior-high years were spent in high-water pants, long before they were popular. And the PajamaJeans brought back a flood of painful childhood memories. The PajamaJeans that had stolen my heart could barely cover my butt, snagged at the crotch and ending mid-shin.

I could almost hear the kids calling

out, “Katiedid Long Legs. Spider Girl.”

My dreams of a mutual tumble at the laundromat came to an abrupt and devastating halt. I never would get to wear the PajamaJeans shopping or become that mom-onthe-go as the commercial advertised. Now I know how people who finish in fourth place at the Olympics feel: You come so close to the dream you can taste it, and then cruelly, unfairly, it is taken from you.

I sent my would-be soul mate pants back to their manufacturer. I thought about trying a bigger size, but my fear of a second round of disappointment was too great.

Maybe I will use the money I was refunded to buy a Forever Lazy. The folks in those commercials always look pretty happy, tailgating before the game or reading a book by the fire. A sleeved blanket that zips couldn’t possibly let me down like the PajamaJeans, could it? Then again, maybe I need to give my heart a moment to heal before looking for a replacement to my first love. Everything in its time. Everything in its time.

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Voters call for clarity; IRS should listen

By Bill Schambra and Lisa Gilbert Nonprofit political activity is at a crossroads. Nonprofits have come under criticism from some on the left for spending too much dark money to influence politics, while some on the right critique the IRS for subjecting certain groups applying for nonprofit status to increased scrutiny based on their names.

In the face of this hyper-partisanship, the conservative Hudson Institute’s Bradley Center for Philanthropy & Civic Renewal and progressive Public Citizen are joining to discuss new ways to reform the IRS’ treatment of nonprofit political activity and to hear from a vital voice that has so far been silent — that of the voter.

A new bipartisan poll, released at an event co-hosted by the Hudson Institute and Public Citizen, shows that more than 8 out of 10 voters think it is important to have clear rules concerning political activities of nonprofit organizations. This is in stark contrast to the rules as they stand, which are so vague and difficult to administer that they’ve been partially blamed for last year’s targeting scandal, in which in which some applications for nonprofit status were selected for more intensive review based on key words in their names.

The poll indicates that 80 percent of voters think that organizations taking advantage of unclear regulations is a problem, showing that they are rightly concerned with the consequences of the absence of clear rules. Among voters who had an opinion, a majority favored changing the way nonprofit activities are regulated to establish clearer and fairer rules for what counts as political activity. Voters also overwhelmingly favored disclosure of political spending by nonprofits.

This poll comes out at an important time for the future of nonprofits.

In November 2013, the IRS proposed a new definition of political activity that would have applied to 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations. The proposed rule was criticized for its potential to restrict activities that nonprofits had traditionally been allowed to engage in — such as host candidate forums and conduct voter registration campaigns. The IRS is currently revising those rules and will publish a new draft in early 2015. We hope that the new draft will protect those valuable nonprofit activities.

The poll was conducted by Lake Research Partners, a Democratic polling firm, and Chesapeake Beach Consulting, a Republican

polling firm. The firms conducted a live telephone survey of 800 likely voters between July 26 and July 29.

The numbers of Democrats, Republicans and Independents polled reflected the proportions of projected likely national 2014 voters from each of those parties.

The poll results show that nonprofit political activity isn’t an issue that matters only to tax lawyers.

The integrity of nonprofits must be protected so they can continue to fulfill their mission to serve the public. Naturally, groups as diverse as ours do not agree on everything that the new rules from the IRS should include. However, we think the IRS should listen to conversations like those taking place between our groups, as well as to the resounding agreement among disparate members of the public, to inform their decisions on what the next draft of their rules should contain.

The impact of these regulations on our election system (and public trust in it) will be substantial. Now that the public’s voice is part of the conversation, we think these discussions will be even more valuable.

Bill Schambra is director of the Hudson Institute’s Bradley Center for Philanthropy & Civic Renewal. Lisa Gilbert is director of Public Citizen’s Congress Watch division.

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Hundreds showed up Wednesday morning for the funeral of 12-yearold Tamir Rice.

Tamir was black, and all but a handful of his mourners in the pews w e r e black, too.

A group of white p e o p l e By Connie was in Schultz the balcony, armed with cameras and media credentials.

I point out the lack of white mourners at Tamir’s funeral because it illustrates a willful disconnect, here in Cleveland and across the country. We white people, even the goodhearted liberals among us, tend to view shooting deaths of black children as a black problem.

We don’t say that. Most of us don’t even think it.

But how else to explain why virtually none of us thinks we should show up at such a child’s funeral? How better to telegraph that we, too, have suffered a loss than to disrupt our day and walk through the door of that church?

I do not mean to suggest I was one of those few “good” white people.

I sat with my reporter’s notepad throughout Tamir’s service. Halfway through, I left the balcony to sit among the mourners, but only because I was feeling so uncomfortable with the voluntary segregation.

By now, if you are even a casual consumer of news, you’ve heard about Tamir Rice. You may not know his name — I’ve already discovered that too many times in recent days right here in Cleveland — but you probably know how he died. On Nov. 22, Tamir was playing alone in a Cleveland city park with an air pellet gun missing the telltale orange tip identifying it

as a toy. A 911 caller told the dispatcher that Tamir was waving a gun but stressed that it was probably a toy. This detail was not conveyed to the two policemen, both of them white, who answered the call.

The police car zoomed up only feet away from Tamir, and within two seconds, maybe three seconds at most, the child had fallen to the ground after rookie cop Timothy Loehmann leapt out and shot him twice.

We know these details not because of the original police account, which cast Tamir as a young man waving a gun into a frightened crowd and ignoring three warnings from police to drop his weapon. We know what happened because of a grainy video later released by police, which captured the last few viable minutes of Tamir’s life. It is a silent, haunting depiction of an innocent boy who had no idea his life was almost over.

Tamir’s death and too much of the local coverage since have sparked outrage here and across the country. A low point for the Northeast Ohio Media Group was to post online a story not of this young boy’s short life but of his parents’ past criminal records.

As if their misdeeds led to — what exactly, their son’s being alone at that park? Their son’s playing with a toy gun? Their son’s inevitable death?

This is what happens when you prize clicks over context and you sideline veteran Guild journalists who’ve been covering Cleveland’s neighborhoods for decades. To his everlasting credit, the editor in charge of visuals at The Plain Dealer, NEOMG’s partner, insisted publicly that he would do everything in his power to keep the story out of the print edition. In a small victory for journalism, he prevailed.

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Obituaries Maxine R. Phillips Dec. 3, 2014 Maxine R. (Robertson) Phillips, 88, of N e w ton, died Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014, at the Newton Health C a r e Center in Newton.

A funeral service will be at 11 a.m., Monday, Dec. 8 at the First Christian Church, 314 E. Second St. N. in Newton. The family will greet friends from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 7 at the church.

Memorials to the First Christian Church may be left at the church at the time of the visitation and funeral service or at the Wallace Family Funeral Home.

Memorials may also be

Pop-up art show extended

The Centre of Arts and Artist extended the pop-up art show from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at the former Pappy’s Antique Mall, 103 First Ave. W. More than 20 artists will display their work and have items for sale.

mailed to the funeral home please add, Attn: Phillips Family on the envelope.

Survivors include her children, Deanna Schafer of Newton, Glenna (Dallas) Bunger of Jackson, Tenn., and Craig (Nancy) Phillips of Newton; seven grandchildren, Kevin ( Jennifer) Schafer of Baxter, Jodi (Dusty) Albertson of Newton, Scott (Meghan) Mather

of Des Moines, Justin (Randi) Mather of Newton, Tim Phillips of Des Moines, Kendra Harlow of Council Bluffs and Joe Phillips of Newton; and her 11 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Walter in 1996; and her brother, Morris Robertson.

Arrangements are being handled by the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton.

Sacred Heart Church receives grant

Knee-High Naturalists Dec. 17 Jasper County Conservation has a special program of educational sessions for 3-5 year olds that includes a story, an activity and group directed exploration with a naturalist.

The group will meet from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Dec. 17 at the Newton Public Library. The program topic will be “Starry Night.” Children will learn about stars and other objects in the night sky.

This program is free and open to the public. Call 641-792-9780 for more information.

Submitted Photo Carolyn Sullivan (left) and the Rev. William Reynolds, of Sacred Heart Church (right) accept a grant check from Dawn Prellwitz, Newton Theisen’s store manager. Sacred Heart Church Community Meal Ministry received a grant check for $2,000 as part of Theisen’s More for Your Community Grant program. In its sixth year of helping lowans, the Theisen’s More for Your Community Grant program announced $203,588 in awards to 143 agencies serving children and their families.

Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Eric P. McDowell, 24, of Newton, is charged with driving while license suspended and no insurance after authorities pulled him over in the 200 block of West Eighth Street North at 10:50 a.m. Tuesday. He was cited and released to appear.

• Mackenzie L. Carter, 20, of Newton, was arrested on a Jasper County warrant for probation violation after authorities were called to 509 E. 25th St. N. at 8:40 p.m. Nov. 26. She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Richard R. Marsh, 45, of Newton, was arrested on a Poweshiek County warrant for failure to appear after authorities pulled him over in the 100 block of First Street North at 2 a.m.

Sunday. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Richard R. Wilson, 28, of Eldora, is charged with operating while under the influence, assault on persons in certain occupations, possession of controlled substance and interfere with official acts inflicts bodily injury after authorities were called to the 300 block of East Four-and-a-half Street South at 7:01 p.m. Saturday. Officers found Wilson in his van

which was running. He appeared disoriented and was mumbling.

There was a smell of alcohol on him and he had bloodshot, watery eyes. During sobriety testing, Wilson became uncooperative and resisted arrest. While trying to restrain his feet, he kicked and assaulted an officer. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Danny L. Atwood, 34, of Newton, is charged with thirddegree theft after authorities were called to West End Laundry at 5:05 a.m. Nov. 28. Employees told the officers they found the coin machine broken into and quarters scattered on the floor.

More than $600 was taken. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Angela J. Henderson, 37, of Kellogg, is charged with fifthdegree theft and trespassing after authorities were called to Walmart at 4:13 p.m. Nov. 25.

Employees told the officers they saw Henderson along with another man take several items and put them in her purse. They attempted to leave the store and when confronted, she handed the purse to the man and ran away. She got into a bystander’s car saying she was being chased

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when officers found her. The items totaled $53.79. She was banned from entering Walmart after a previous shoplifting incident. She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• A 15-year-old juvenile is charged with possession of drug paraphernalia after authorities saw him walking in the 300 block of East Fifth Street North at 2:35 a.m. Sunday. After initially saying he was 18, he admitted to being 15. While being searched, officers found a glass marijuana pipe in his pocket. He was taken to the police station and released to appear.

• Romana L. Barker, 52, of Newton, is charged with unsafe backing and failure to provide insurance after authorities were called to South Sixth Avenue East at 6:42 p.m. Nov. 26. Briana Bathke said she was looking out her window when she saw Barker hit her vehicle while backing out, leaving without leaving any information. Barker initially denied the incident but later admitted to hitting the vehicle. Bathke had approximately $1,000 in damage while Barker had approximately $200. She was cited and released to appear.

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• A Community Blood Drive will begin at 7:15 a.m. Saturday at Colfax-Mingo Elementary School, 20 W. Broadway in Colfax.

• The North Pole Craft and Vendor Show will open at 9 a.m. Saturday at Adventureland Inn, 3200 Adventureland Drive in Altoona. Admission is one non-perishable food item to be donated to St. Vincent de Paul Society.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m.

Saturday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.

• Peer Support for those living with mental illness will meet at 11 a.m. Saturday at Optimae Life Services, 1730 First Ave. E. in Newton.

• Newton Church of The Way, 2306 S. Third Ave. E. in Newton, will host a supper and service beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday. A free soup supper will be served at 6 p.m. Free-will donations are welcomed. At 7 p.m., a Discover Hope Service will begin in the Worship Center, which will include testimonies on overcoming addictions, a message on hope and worship.

• Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Sunday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• One Month to Live women’s study will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hephzibah House, 721 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon and 7 p.m. Monday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.

• Newton Rotary Club will meet at noon Tuesday at DMACC Newton Campus upstairs banquet room. The program will be presented by Bev Rossow and her guest speak will be Nathan Unsworth of Newton Parks Department. Anyone interested in attending and learning more about the Newton Rotary Club is welcome. For more information, or to make reservations for lunch, call Craig Armstrong at 641-521-5455 or Brendan Lamont at 641-792-5252.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon and 8 p.m. Tuesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.

• Women’s Bible Study will meet at 1 p.m.

Tuesday at Hephzibah House, 721 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Discover Hope 517 will meet at 6 p.m.

Tuesday at Newton Church of The Way, 2306 S. Third Ave. E. in Newton. Discover Hope 517 is offered for any adults (18+) who have struggled with addiction and are ready to make changes in their life. This ministry meets each Tuesday in The Way Cafe.

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Mom questions renting a room to her ex-husband

DEAR ABBY: My husband and I divorced because of another woman. I took it hard, but after a year or so, I was OK. Fast forward to 2013: He shows up on my doorstep, needing food and shelter, so I took him in (he’s still the father of my children). Now I can’t get rid of him!

He’s trying to show me he’s changed.

If I didn’t know him, I’d think he wasn’t the same man at all. I need to know if this is an OK situation for me to be in, because well-meaning friends and family tell me he won’t change; he’ll leave again. (I say, “As long as he abides by the terms of the divorce, so what!”)

I don’t care if he sees other people; he’s my EX. As far as I’m concerned, he’s just renting a room in my house.

But I need to know — am I hurting the kids by letting him stay? He seems to get along better with them now than he ever did, and I’d be renting that room to someone else if it wasn’t him. As far as I’m concerned, better the devil you know than the one you don’t.

Am I doing the right thing? And if so, how do I get well-meaning people to stop lecturing me? — LANDLADY IN CALIFORNIA DEAR LANDLADY: I can’t see how your ex living in the house would hurt the children — unless he suddenly disappears from their lives again. His presence there, even as “only a renter,” may lessen your chances of finding a serious romance again, because few if any men welcome courting a woman under these circumstances.

However, if you are happy with things just as they are, then when the unwelcome lectures start, all you have to do is tell the well-meaning lecturers that you know what you’re doing and to please pipe down. The arrangement you have with your ex may work better for both of you than the marriage did because it appears he is always on his best

behavior.

DEAR ABBY: I’m pregnant with my first baby. I use Facebook to update my family in another country about my pregnancy and the little milestones that have happened. But when I do, my cousin “Rita” takes it upon herself to turn every status I post into something about her and her daughter. I feel like she’s trying to one-up me or divert attention away from my child. We come from a big, tight-knit family and until now, her daughter was the baby of the family.

Rita has been doing this for months now, and I’m starting to get annoyed.

How can I tell her politely to please stop stealing my thunder and turning everything into something about her?

— ANNOYED IN THE WEST DEAR ANNOYED: Whether she’s doing it consciously or not, it does appear that Cousin Rita is competitive with you. It would be interesting to know if she has always been this way.

You can’t stop her from competing, but you can develop a sense of humor where she’s concerned. Her bids for attention are really rather sad, and once your baby arrives, he or she will be the baby of the family — until Rita becomes pregnant again, that is. (I’m tempted to start the countdown now.)

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Flags at half-staff over weekend for Pearl Harbor DES MOINES — Gov. Terry Branstad has ordered that flags in Iowa be flown at half-staff to mark Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day weekend.

Branstad announced Thursday that the flags will be set at half-staff from 5 p.m.

Friday through 8 a.m. Monday at the State Capitol Complex and other public buildings throughout the state. The state is encouraging businesses, schools and other public buildings to also fly the flag at half-staff during that time period.

2 Des Moines activates water nitrate removal system

DES MOINES — High nitrate levels in the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers have forced Des Moines Water Works to turn on an expensive nitrate removal system. Water Works CEO Bill Stowe says he had no choice but to run the system, which costs about $7,000 a day to operate.

The system was last used in the spring and summer of 2013. Stowe says it cost about $900,000 in treatment expenses.

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CLEAR LAKE — The mother of an Iowa woman killed in a vehicle wreck said she’s “eternally grateful” that she could say goodbye to her daughter at a service in Hawaii thanks to the help of northern Iowa residents. Last month, 31-year-old Melissa Alford of Sheffield died after state troopers say she pulled into a truck’s path near Burchinal.

Her mother, Deborah Mertens, said family members didn’t have the money to return Alford’s body home. Mertens started an online fundraiser, hoping to raise $4,000. In five days, people donated almost $5,500.

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LE MARS — The city of Le Mars plans to buy a downtown movie theater from a bank that acquired it at a sheriff ’s auction. The city council voted 3-1 Tuesday to approve the use of city dollars to buy the Royal 3 Cinema to ensure it remains open. It will offer Northwest Bank $350,000 on the condition it donates $100,000 to a city program.

The bank bought the business after it was put on sale because its previous owner didn’t pay his debt.

DES MOINES — A new actuarial report shows that Iowa’s largest public pension fund has seen investment gains over the past year. The Iowa Public Employees’ Retirement System says in a Wednesday news release the fund had $28 billion as of the end of June. Actuaries for Cavanaugh MacDonald Consulting say the plan was funded at nearly 83 percent of the present value of future retirement payments.,

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Library hosting holiday music by Tintinnabulation Bell Ensemble Join us at the library on at 6 p.m. Monday for holiday music by Tintinnabulation Bell Ensemble. This program is free and open to the public.

Get your free new library card We are proud to announce we have a new library card with a bold Get To Know Newton Public Library design and a key fob! To celebrate we are giving out our new card for free through Jan. 1 and giving away prizes. Upload a photo of you and your card to social media with #KnowNewton and be entered for a prize! Anyone wishing to get a library card or wanting to replace their current library card can do so for free. The new design allows patrons to put a card on their key chain and carry one in their wallet/purse! All old library cards will still be usable

and no one will be required to get a new card.

Homebound Reader Service Available The library offers access to library materiBy Nicole als to people Lindstrom unable to visit Newton Public the library in Library Public person because Services Librarian of illness, injury, mobility or disability. The library will match the homebound individual with a volunteer who will deliver books for patrons within city limits of Newton, or a family member may be designated for those outside of Newton city limits. Homebound readers will be able to check out books, audiobooks

and magazines. If you would like to apply for Homebound Reader service call the Information Desk at 641-792-4108 to request an application be mailed to you. Questions or want to volunteer? Contact Nicole Lindstrom, Public Services Librarian, at the number listed above.

Card Game Night Learn a new game, challenge a new friend, or socialize and enjoy the snacks on Card Game Night from 5:30 to 7p.m. Dec. 15. We will teach a new card game each card game night for those who are interested. Others can play games with their friends at various tables.

Display Case Reservations The library is now taking reservations for our display cases for the year of 2015 (res-

ervations are for one month’s time). The library has two display cases, the lobby and the memorial display case located inside the library. The lobby is open to nonprofit groups and organizations to share their information. The Memorial Display case is for individuals wishing to showcase their collections.

To reserve a display case, call Nicole Lindstrom at 641-7924108.

2012 World Book Silent Auction The library is holding a silent auction for our discarded (slightly used) 2012 World Book Encyclopedias. Stop in to see the display of the set at the Circulation Desk and place your private at the Information Desk. Auction closes at 5 p.m. Dec.19. This set is a great gift for the holidays.

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You can also get the app for your mobile device. Need help? Call the Information Desk, 641-7924108.

Update your Library Cards Before the holidays, it may be smart to update your library cards and pay off any fines you have accrued. Updating your card will ensure your use of Wilbor, Freegal and other offsite library services. The last thing you want is to try to download a book over holiday breaks and be unable to do so.

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Continued from Page 1A With the local meeting complete, IUB Manager of Safety and Engineering Don Stursma informed the crowd ET now has the ability to survey potentially affected properties in Jasper County, but Dakota Access officials expressed their intent to contact landowners before proceeding on private property.

Approximately 33.73 miles of the proposed 343.43 miles of piping to be laid in Iowa will go through Jasper County’s boundaries. According to documents provided by ET, Jasper County will be home to the most piping in the Iowa segment.

A market analysis provided by the pipeline company shows the median per acre market price of Jasper County land to be $8,592.50 with a maximum market price of $16,000 per acre, but ET Vice President of Engineering Chuck Frey told landowners in the auditorium easement offers would be calculated on the basis of the individual property. ET will commission land agents to meet with the affected property owners at a time of the residents’ choosing to asses properties.

Frey said the pipeline would be covered by a minimum of 36 inches of soil and an increased amount at road and waterway crossings. A minimum of 48 inches of soil will cover the proposed pipeline on agricultural lands. If construction is approved, ET officials said workers would be on individual properties for three to six weeks, and all top soil would be segregated from the construction area. A minimum of 12 inches of top soil would be restored according to state requirements.

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expected to see a total of $60 million in easement and damages if the pipeline construction progresses. Landowners will be offered 100 percent of the value of the affected area of their property for permanent 50-foot easements and 50 percent for temporary easements. Frey said 100 percent of crop losses would be paid the first year of construction, 80 percent the second and 60 percent the third year, but ET officials expect to only have construction affects last one growing season.

Frey also told the town hall crowd that valves would be in place under both banks of major waterways crossings. Pressure and temperature of the pipeline is observed by a live monitoring center, and according to Iowa law, an emergency responder has to be within 60 minutes of any pipeline point.

Iowa law does not require ET to file an environmental impact study with the state, but prior to construction the oil company is required to file an emergency response plan with federal regulators before the line goes into service.

Harold Winnie is in charge of technical services outreach for the U.S Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration for the Midwest region and spoke at Thursday’s meeting. He said the specific number of emergency response personnel able to respond to a spill, leakage or other issues should be spelled out in the required plan. When asked by a member of the audience, Frey did not give a specifics about response staffing, but said ET would meet or exceed all state and federally mandated regulations.

Rob Hillesland is an information specialist with the IUB

Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Jerry Sawin, of Newton, asks a question of the Iowa Utilities Board and Energy Transfer Partners representatives Thursday during a town hall meeting at DMACC Newton Campus. Sawin is an unaffected land owner. Questions asked ranged from oil pipeline PSI to the proposed project’s steel grade to oil spill containment.

and has attended meetings on the northern leg of the pipeline.

He said it would be premature to say the IUB is leaning one way or another on the project, since ET cannot file a permit until 30 days after the community meetings. The representative said it has been many years since the board has weighed a request like the DAP. “The board is neutral at this point,” he said. “There hasn’t been a hazardous liquid pipeline permit request in Iowa since the late 1980s or early 1990s. And it’s important to note that hazardous liquid pipelines, unlike natural gas pipelines, the board jurisdiction is only over the construction and not the safety and maintenance. That would fall to the Federal Emergency Management Safety Association.”

ET plans to apply for a building permit in January. If the IUB approves the project, construction is slated to begin in the third quarter 2015 with pipeline service projected to start in the fourth quarter 2016.

Through a commissioned economic impact assessment, ET states $390 million in labor income will enter the state through the two-year process.

Richie Schmidt is a member of the Laborers’ Union Local 353 and a filed representative for Laborers’ International. He said the unions support the pipeline project.

“We whole heartily support the construction of the pipeline,” he said. “It’s going to be build safe. We have training programs in place. These pipelines are highly regulated, as far

as the type of people who can work on these.

ET estimates 2,000 to 4,000 temporary construction jobs will be created by the project with 12 to 14 permanent jobs following completion. Frey said ET will hire most of the labor in local union halls. Schmidt said he is not concerned about outside labor dominating the construction process and said Iowa “has the manpower to do this.”

ET estimates Iowa counties will see a total of $27.4 million per year in property taxes from the pipeline. The money is given to the state and distributed based on pipeline mileage in each affected county.

Roughly a dozen demonstrators from the Iowa City-based organization 100 Grannies for a Livable Future held signs in the lobby outside the event and sat near the front of the auditorium during the presentation.

Miriam Kashia, of North Liberty, has represented the 100 Grannies group at three Dakota Access community meetings in Iowa and traveled for eight months as part of the Climate March from Los Angeles to Washington D.C. She is part of a vocal contingent concerned the DAP will further stall a switch to more sustainable forms of energy generation.

“The bottom line to this is our planet is in big trouble and it’s an urgent crisis, and we need to stop putting resources into developing more carbon extraction out of the ground,” she said.

“We need to be putting more research into building renewable.”

IUB has five additional community meetings scheduled.

The town halls are scheduled to wrap up Dec. 16.

Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@newtondailynews.com

Local handbell ensemble announce December performances Newton Daily News “Tintinnabulation,” a local handbell ensemble, invites the public to come and enjoy some of its holiday concerts.

Hear the group from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday in the meeting room at the Newton Public Li-

brary.

In addition they will perform during a three-hour fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 16 at Culver’s Restaurant. A third public performance will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Dec. 20 at Uncle Nancy’s Coffee Shop. “ Tintinnabulation”

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Taking flight is junior Isaak Webb of Newton during the 100-meter butterfly race Thursday in Newton’s home opener. Webb broke a 27-year-old NHS record in winning the race in 1:00.97 in the Newton YMCA pool. He now owns both individual butterfly records — meters and yards — for Newton. The Cardinals won two out of three duals at home Thursday, defeating Oskaloosa and Atlanic and losing to Boone. Newton holds its invitational swim meet Saturday. Competition begins at 10 a.m. at the YMCA.

Webb breaks long-standing Newton butterfly record Newton wins two of three duals in home opener

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Isaak Webb knew the record was up on the wall. He knew it was something he was

aiming for every time he took to the water in a Newton High swim meet.

“It was a goal of mine to get that record, but I really didn’t set out to

break it tonight,” Webb said of his record-setting win in the 100-meter butterfly race Thursday in Newton’s home opening swim meet at the Newton YMCA.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Jake Lensing churns the water with a commanding lead in the 100-meter breaststroke race for Newton in Thursday’s home meet at the Newton YMCA.

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And away we go It was boys’ night out Thursday for Newton High.

Newton’s wrestling team went right to the wire to win its season-opening dual on the road against Knoxville. Newton’s swim team made a strong showing at home for the first time in the young 2014-15 ByJocelyn season, winning Sheets two of three du- Newton Daiily als.

News The New- Sports Editor ton boys’ junior varsity won on a last-second shot at Pella Christian. The freshman boys’ basketball team also defeated Pella Christian.

And away we go.

Newton is going to be hopping this weekend with high school sports.

Friday night Newton High’s girls and boys host Pella Christian’s Eagle basketball squads to begin Little Hawkeye Conference play.

On Saturday, the NHS swim team and the NHS wrestling team hold invitational competitions at the Newton YMCA and the high school.

Both events begin at 10 a.m.

Also Saturday, the Newton High bowling teams get rolling in a dual at Knoxville.

Andy away we go.

“I just went out and was swimming smoothly tonight in all my races. I wanted it, but didn’t think about it happening in the first home meet of the season.”

Webb, who holds the NHS 100-yard butterfly record, dropped a 27-year-old mark in the 100-meter butterfly. Webb won the race in 1 minute, 00.97 seconds, which bettered the old standard of 1:01.18 set by Chris Shaffer in 1987.

Newton’s Cardinals captured two team wins out of three duals conducted Thursday. The Cardinals decked Oskaloosa 77-14 and rolled past Atlantic 68-25.

Boone defeated Newton 56-38 plus had wins over Oskaloosa (82-10) and Atlantic (72-21).

“The meet went great tonight,” said Dave Hook, Newton head coach. “The kids swam well and we had a lot of good times. We had a lot of good competition with

these three teams here. I was really pleased with the way our kids swam.”

The Cardinals opened the meet with a win in the 200 medley relay race. The foursome of Webb, Jake Lensing, Reese Rosenquist and Jeff Fitzgerald combined to win in 1:57.13.

Clay Trotter, Karl Recknagel, Zach Theis and Paul Maharry turned in a third-place finish in the race in 2:13.60.

Webb notched the win in the 200 freestyle in 2:07.25 with Theis taking fifth in 2:33.06.

Lensing captured first in the 100 breaststroke near the end of the meet in 1:12.54, beating Brayden Biersner of Boone by more than six seconds.

Lensing took second in the 200 individual medley in 2:31.47 and Maharry was sixth in 3:05.75. Maharry placed third in the 100 breaststroke in 1:28.07.

Fitzgerald and Clay Trotter went 3-4 in the

50 freestyle in 27.35 seconds and 28.18 seconds, respectively. Fitzgerald also placed third in the 100 freestyle in 1:01.90 with Trotter finishing fifth in 1:06.74.

Aaron King competed in four of the final five events at the meet. It all started with the 400 freestyle, which King led early, but finished second in 5:02.82.

Logan Heisdorffer was fifth in 5:54.43. Then King swam on the 200 freestyle relay team, the 100 backstroke and had a quick break for the breaststroke races then up again in the 400 freestyle relay.

“I started out well in the 400 then toward the end I started losing my kick and had less energy,” King said. “It took a lot of energy to swim those four events down the stretch and a lot focus to do. I felt as as a team we gave it our all tonight and did SWIM | 3B

Cardinals claim dramatic win over Knoxville on the mat

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News KNOXVILLE — One match. It came down to one match for Newton High’s Cardinals in their 2014-15 season opening wrestling dual. They faced a five-point deficit on the home mat of Knoxville’s Panthers.

The Cardinals fate was in the hands of senior J.T. Thongvanh, who is seventhranked in Class 3A 170 pounds going into the season. It didn’t take long for Thongvanh to give Newton the dual victory — 27 seconds.

In those 27 seconds, Thongvanh took down

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Knoxville’s Cody Shives and pinned his shoulders to the mat. The win by pin gave the Cardinals six points, which put them over the top for a 31-30 victory.

“The entire team wrestled hard,” said Andy Swedenhjelm, Newton head coach.

“The kids battled well and competed well. I think a few kids were able to work through some first meet jitters, and we should see some big improvement over the course of the year.

“Individually, Peyton Patterson had a big win to start us off against a quality opponent, and J.T. was able to give us the dual clinching pin in our last match.”

Patterson used an escape and takedown to score three points in the second period of his 182-pound match. He held on for a 3-0 win over Jac Agan to start the dual. Duncan Lee pushed Newton’s lead to 6-0 with a 5-2 deci-

sion over Jordan Beal at 195.

Knoxville scored nine points winning the next two matches. Newton’s Jordan Henning lost 6-4 to Travis Poffenbarger in the 220 match. Knoxville’s Brock Caviness pinned Lucas Montgomery in 26 seconds at 285.

Newton’s Ross Hull scored 10 points, eight came from three near falls. Hull finally got the pin of Knoxville’s Blake Lee in the 106-pound match. Hunter Versteegh added six points to the team total for Newton with a forfeit win at 113.

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Mustangs grapplers go 3-0 at West Central Valley

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News STUART — Chace Palm, Xavier Miller and Ron Marshall all went 3-0 while Tristen Clark, Leevi Telfer and Lane Raske also went undefeated Thursday during the Prairie City-Monroe wrestling team’s quadrangular at West Central Valley.

Marshall won all three of his matches by pin, while Palm and Miller were both given a pair of forfeits as the Mus-

tangs went 3-0 on the night.

PCM improved to 4-1 on the season following wins over Guthrie Center, Nodaway Valley Marshall and West Central Valley. The Mustangs beat the Tigers 48-36, bested the Wolverines 58-23 and downed the host Wildcats 48-

30.

Jaret Maggard, Mike Fagg and Trent Malone all went 2-1 on the night, while Telfer was given two forfeits at 220.

The Mustangs opened their dual with Guthrie Center with four straight forfeit wins. The Tigers rallied to win the next four matches — one by fall and three by forfeit — to even the score at 24-all and then Marshall and Austin Laabs traded falls at 170 and 182, respectively, to keep the score tied.

It remained even at 36all following a forfeit win by each team and then the Mustangs pulled ahead for good with back-to-back pins

by Malone and Palm at 285 and 106, respectively.

The Mustangs jumped out to an 18-0 lead on Nodaway Valley after three straight forfeits. Miller pushed the margin to 22-0 following a major decision at 126 and then PCM won the final five PCM | 2B

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SPORTS CALENDAR Friday Basketball Pella Christian at Newton, girls 6:15 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Montezuma at Lynnville-Sully girls, 6 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo at South Hamilton, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Greene County at CMB, Baxter, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

PCM at Roland-Story, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Saturday Boys’ Swimming Grinnell, Oskaloosa, Decorah, Vinton-Shellsburg, Indianola at Newton Invitational, 10 a.m.

Wrestling Knoxville, Johnston, Sioux City North, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson, Indianola at Newton Invitational, 10 a.m.

Lynnville-Sully at Montezuma, 10 a.m.

Colfax-Mingo at Woodard-Granger tournament, 9 a.m.

CMB, PCM at Bondurant-Farrar Invitational, 9 a.m.

Bowling Newton boys, girls at Knoxville, 11 a.m.

Basketball Lynnville-Sully girls, boys at Eddyville-Blakesburg, 4 p.m.

CMB at Colo-Nesco, girls 4 p.m., boys 5:30 p.m.

Monday Basketball PCM at Pella Christian, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Oskaloosa at Newton 8th boys, 4:30 p.m.

Newton 7th boys at Oskaloosa, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday Bowling Marshalltown at Newton, 4 p.m.

Boys’ Swimming Des Moines East at Newton, 5:30 p.m.

Basketball Newton boys at Adel-DeSotoMinburn, 7:30 p.m.

BGM at Lynnville-Sully, 6 p.m.

CMB at North Polk, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

PCM at Colfax-Mingo, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Boone at Newton 8th girls, 4:30 p.m.

Newton 7th girls at Boone, 4:30 p.m.

Wrestling Newton 7th, 8th at Pella, 4:30 p.m.

No. 22 Iowa can’t keep up with No. 7 Louisville LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Sara Hammond scored a seasonhigh 19 points, Myisha Hines-Allen added 16 and No. 7 Louisville ran away quickly from No. 22 Iowa for an 86-52 rout Thursday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

Seeking a good tuneup before Sunday’s Bluegrass battle against No. 13 Kentucky, the Cardinals (8-0) never trailed in racing to an impressive first win over a ranked team this season.

Hammond’s 9-of-13 shooting led Louisville’s 35-of-66 performance from the field, its fifth 50-percent shooting effort this season; the Cardinals held the Hawkeyes (6-2) to 30 percent.

Freshman Mariya Moore had 12 points and six assists, and senior guard Bria Smith added 10 points and seven rebounds for the Cardinals, who dominated the Hawkeyes 5832 in the paint and outrebounded them 50-38.

Bethany Doolittle scored 12 points for Iowa, which fell to 0-2 against Louisville, with both meetings coming in 2014.

And like the Cardinals’ 83-53 drubbing of the Hawkeyes in the second round of last spring’s NCAA tournament, Louisville succeeded in taking the Hawkeyes’ scorers out of the game.

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No. 20 ISU routs 18th-ranked Arkansas AMES (AP) — Iowa State transfer Bryce Dejean-Jones appears poised to become m o r e than just Georges Ni a n g ’s sidekick this season.

D e jeanJones had 27 Dejean-Jones points, Niang added 26 with eight assists and 20th-ranked Iowa State never trailed in rolling past No. 18 Arkansas 95-77 on Thursday night.

Dustin Hogue scored 14 for the Cyclones (51), who led by as many

as 23 points in extending their non-conference home winning streak to 24 games.

Iowa State’s fastbreak offense overwhelmed the Razorbacks (6-1) from the opening tip.

The Cyclones took their first double-digit lead less than six minutes in and led 52-32 at the break.

Dejean-Jones led the way, shooting 8-of-8 from the floor and 4-of4 from 3-point range.

“That’s a pretty good line. I can’t believe he missed a free throw.

But it was everything,” Iowa State coach Fred Hoiberg said.

“He had to play good defense. He was out

there the whole second half without a rest. ..

It was great to see him get it going from the 3-point line.”

Bobby Portis scored 19 to lead the Razorbacks, who haven’t won a road game as a ranked team since 1999.

This was billed as potentially one of the highest-scoring games of the season.

Arkansas entered ranked fourth nationally at 90 points per game, and Iowa State was averaging 83.4 points through five games.

The Razorbacks knew they were in trouble once they found themselves down 15 after 12 minutes — even though they were

shooting 50 percent from the field.

Iowa State pushed the tempo better than it had all season, and the Arkansas defense appeared powerless to stop the Cyclones.

Iowa State went on a 13-0 run midway through the first half to go up 39-20, and Niang’s layup made it 48-26 with 2:26 left.

The Cyclones hit 18 of their first 28 shots — with assists on 13 of their made baskets — and nailed seven 3-pointers in the first 20 minutes. “(Hoiberg) was preaching before the game that we really need to get out and step on these guys from the

beginning,” Niang said.

Portis hit a few shots early to keep Arkansas briefly within striking distance, and its press defense caused Iowa State some issues in the second half.

But it was clear from the early stages that the Razorbacks were headed to their first loss of the season.

Alandise Harris had 15 points for Arkansas, which never got within single digits after halftime.

“We were a half-step slow. I thought they came out and they attacked us and they put us on our heels,” Arkansas coach Mike Anderson said. ‘We got stagnant offensively.”

Murray, Romo help Cowboys get back on track CHICAGO (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys look like a team that’s ready for another firstplace showdown.

D e Marco Murray ran for a s e a s on Romo high 179 yards and a touchdown, Tony Romo threw for three scores and the Cowboys beat the Chicago Bears 41-28 on Thursday night.

The Cowboys (9-4) made it look easy for most of the night against a struggling team that lost star receiver Brandon Marshall to a rib injury. Dallas clinched its first winning season since 2009, but is look-

ing for more, with an NFC East title and first playoff appearance in five years in sight.

Led by Romo and Murray, Dallas rebounded from a blowout loss to the Eagles on Thanksgiving and pulled within a halfgame of them with another meeting in Philadelphia next week.

The Cowboys took a 14-7 halftime lead and scored 21 unanswered in the third quarter before the Bears (5-8) rallied in the fourth.

With that, the Cowboys improved to a league-best 6-0 on the road, where they have won seven straight since a blowout loss at Soldier Field on a bone-chilling night last December.

Romo, who has been bothered by a bad back, kept checking down and completed 21 of

26 passes for 205 after struggling against the Eagles.

Murray, the league’s leading rusher, carried 32 times. He also had 49 yards receiving. Dez Bryant had six receptions for 82 yards and Cole Beasley caught two touchdowns.

For the Bears, Marshall’s injury was another low in a disappointing season that will likely end with them missing the playoffs for the seventh time in eight years.

He was hurt taking a knee to the right side from the Cowboys’ Barry Church following a reception in the second quarter. That happened moments after he made a spectacular 42-yard catch that helped set up a touchdown.

He stayed down for several minutes and

gingerly walked off the field before heading to the locker room. TV cameras showed him leaving Soldier Field in an ambulance, and Marshall later posted on Twitter, “Thanks for the Prayers. .. I’m Good.”

Jay Cutler was 32of-46 for 341 yards and two touchdowns, but the Bears had trouble sustaining any drives or stopping the Cowboys.

They also did not get much from the run game, although they made a little more of an effort after managing just eight attempts in the loss at Detroit a week earlier.

Matt Forte had 13 carries for 26 yards after tying a career low with five rushes last week.

Murray accounted for 105 yards during a busy half for Dallas, running for 65 and a

Huskers work quick, tab Oregon State’s Riley as new coach

Florida names Colorado State’s McElwain as new football coach

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Oregon State coach Mike Riley is leaving for Nebraska in a surprise to perhaps everybody except the man who did the hiring.

Athletic director Shawn Eichorst ended his one-man search with the announcement Thursday that the 61-year-old Riley would replace Bo Pelini, who was fired Sunday.

Riley will be introduced at a news conference in Lincoln on Friday.

Riley has spent 14 seasons over two tenures at Oregon State, leading the Beavers to a 93-80 record and wins in six of Riley eight bowl games.

“It is truly an honor to join the University of Nebraska family,” Riley said in a statement. “Though we love Corvallis and Oregon State, this is a once-in-alifetime opportunity to coach at one of the nation’s most storied football programs and I can’t wait to get started.”

Riley’s name never appeared on the radar of college football pundits who speculated about Pelini’s successor. Oregon offensive coordinator Scott Frost, a Nebraska native who quarterbacked the Cornhuskers’ 1997 national championship team, and Arkansas coach Bret Bielema were among those believed to be under consideration.

“Definitely out of left field,” Fox Sports analyst Charles Davis said. “I had no idea he would be interested in leaving Oregon State. He has one big run left in him as a head football coach, and Nebraska is a great place to try to have that final run. I’m a big believer that you’ve got everything you need at Nebraska, and if you do the job, rewards can be big-time.”

Rivals.com national recruiting director Mike Farrell tweeted that the hiring is a “home run.”

“I don’t think Huskers fans realize what a well-respected game coach Riley is and how hard it is to win in Corvallis,” Farrell wrote.

Nebraska, with no natural recruiting base, always has had to look far and wide for its players, and Riley has strong ties in talent-rich California. He also built a reputation for doing more with less at Oregon State.

G A I N E S V I LLE , Fla. (AP) — Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley wanted a coach with an offensive track record of success.

Foley e v e n agreed to pay extra to get him.

After McElwain working though a sticky buyout issue, Jim McElwain left Colorado State on Thursday to become Florida’s next head coach.

“It’s an honor to be a part of the one of most powerful brands in college athletics in the Florida Gators,” McElwain said in a statement. “I’m humbled, yet very excited about the tremendous opportunity. I can’t tell you how eager I am to get to Gainesville to set a course for who we are going to be and what we will be all about.”

The Gators announced the hiring at the same time McElwain started a team meeting with players and assistants. Reporters heard a loud ovation before McElwain exited the room in tears.

McElwain agreed to

a six-year deal at Florida that will average $3.5 million annually.

He made $1.5 million this season at Colorado State.

“Coach McElwain was someone we targeted from the beginning of the search,” Foley said. “The more we worked through the process and did our due diligence, coupled with our meeting and conversations with him and those around him, it was obvious he is the right person to lead the Florida Gator football program.”

McElwain accepted the job after working with Colorado State to reduce his $7.5 million buyout. Florida will pay the Rams $3 million over six years.

McElwain will pay $2 million over time. The Gators also guaranteed Colorado State $2 million for a game in Gainesville between 2017 and 2020.

The Gators traveled to Colorado with the belief that the buyout could and would be whittled down. But Colorado State President Tony Frank initially stood firm on $7.5 million, and the financial roadblock prompted Foley to leave Colorado without an agreement Wednesday.

touchdown and adding 40 receiving. Romo kept checking down and completed 17-of21 passes for 123 yards, including a 13-yarder to Beasley in the closing seconds.

That sent the Cowboys to the locker room with a 14-7 lead and they added to it in the third quarter.

Romo connected with a leaping Beasley for a 24-yard TD early in the quarter after Anthony Spencer stripped Forte near midfield following a screen pass, making it 21-7.

The Cowboys increased their lead to 21 minutes later when Romo found Gavin Escobar in the back of the end zone.

Joseph Randle added a 17-yard TD run late in the quarter to make it 35-7.

PCM Continued from Page 1B matches of the dual to win going away.

Marshall and Fagg both recorded pins, w h i l e Te l f e r a n d Malone w e r e e a c h handed forfeits.

Just like the Miller first two duals, the Mustangs got a quick s t a r t against the host school.

P C M won four of the Palm first five bouts.

Included in that stretch was a pin from Clark, who starts the season ranked No. 7 at 126 by the Predicament.

James Maggard, Marshall, Jaret Maggard and Telfer all won bonus points later to help the Mustangs cruise. James Maggard and Telfer won by forfeit and Marshall and Jaret Maggard claimed back-to-back falls at 170 and 182, respectively.

PCM wrestles at the Bondurant-Farrar Invitate at 9 a.m. Saturday.

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Newton boys’ JV, freshmen defeat Pella Christian

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News PELLA — Newton High’s junior varsity and freshman boys’ basketball teams started out right against Little Hawkeye Conference competition.

The Cardinal squads swept a doubleheader at Pella Christian Thursday night.

Josh Ventling drained a shot from the top of the lane with no time left to lift the Cardinal junior varsity to a 38-36 win over the Eagles. The Cardinals trailed 19-14 at halftime, but faced a 29-20 deficit heading into the fourth quarter.

Ventling led the Cardinal junior varsity with 18 points and Trey Vanderlaan added

12 points. Each one hit two 3-pointers on the night.

Also scoring for the junior varsity were Garrett Sturtz with three points, Keith Steinbach and Justin Fischer with two points each and Brennen Dodd with one point.

Newton’s freshmen wiped out an 11-10 halftime deficit to win 29-23. Grayson Graham fired in 12 points to top the scoring list.

Grant Garvis scored seven points followed

by Jaron Roush’s five.

Dalton Pauley and Benny Cheng each had two points. Gavin Aalbers scored one point.

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Lynnville-Sully girls’ JV wins MARENGO — Lynnville-Sully’s junior varsity girls defeated host Iowa Vally 42-24 Thursday night.

McKinley Conover fired in 10 points to lead the Hawks.

Other scoring: Lizzy Van Manen 8; Jelissa Rozendaal 7; Haley James 6; Makenzy Rozendaal 5; Maraih Vos 3; Camryn Russell 3.

In an extra two-quarters, Lynnville-Sully outscored Iowa Valley 22-6. Jataya Meyer led the Hawks with nine points. Other scoring: Madison Johnson 6; Vos 4; Christina Nikkel 2; Skyler Young 1.

Cardinals Continued from Page 1B The Panthers won three straight matches to go up 21-18. Ben Wooldridge pinned Newton’s Jonathon Lawton at 120, Joe Hollinrake scored a 5-0 decision over Newton’s Alex Bentley at 126 and Knoxville Landsberger won 7-1 over Reece Thurmond in the 132-pound match.

Dakota Dawson, who is eighth in the preseason rankings at 138, put Newton back up with a 13-4 major decision over CodyRay Smith. Bryce Tish won a wild 145-pound match against Knoxville’s Michael Ullestad.

Tish scored the winning point on an escape taking a 16-15 decision.

Newton was up 25-21 when Knoxville Nolan Crossett defeated Brett Wolf 8-2 at 152 and Jake Kindley pinned Brady Smith at 160 pounds.

Those two wins pushed the Panthers back on top, 30-25.

Then Thongvanh set everything right for the Cardinals.

Newton won four of the seven junior varsity matches contested. Tanner Petro, Justice Borger, Jacob Smith and Caleb Kite got victories. Jace Lukefahr wrestled twice, losing both matches, and Blayden Rhone dropped a match.

Swedenhjelm said Cole Peters suffered a season-ending injury so Thurmond, a freshman, will be Newton’s regular 132-pound wrestler this season.

“We are looking forward to Satur-

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton’s Jacob Knoll is right in the middle of the junior varsity sprint race — the 50-meter freestyle — in Thursday’s home swim meet for the Cardinls. Knoll won the race, then later claimed first place in the 100 freestyle.

Swim Continued from Page 1B our best. We had some good competition here to push us.”

In the backstroke, King was just outtouched by Oskaloosa’s Jack Miller (1:12.03) and took third in 1:12.62. Theis was seventh in 1:30.67. King combined with Fitzgerald, Trotter and Rosenquist for third in the 200 freestyle relay in 1:54.65. Brock Southern, Heisdorffer, Jacob Knoll and Maharry finished in fifth at 2:01.64.

The 400 relay team of King, Webb, Theis and Lensing was second in 4:11.84. Newton’s other foursome of Heisdorffer,

day’s Cardinal Classic, where we can compete against some good teams,” Swedenhjelm said.

The Newton Cardinal Classic begins at 10 a.m. Saturday at NHS. Teams competing with Newton are Knoxville, Johnston, Sioux City North, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson and Indianola.

Rosenquist, Southern and Knoll placed fifth in 4:41.95.

Knoll had two wins in junior varsity races. He won the 50 freestyle in 29.33 and the 100 freestyle in 1:09.85. Recknagel took first in the junior varsity 100 breaststroke in 1:32.85 and was third in the 200 freestyle in 3:14.50. Chet Adams was second in the 100 backstroke in 1:51.08.

Newton hosts the Newton Invitational Saturday starting at 10 a.m. at the Newton YMCA. Teams joining Newton are Grinnell, Oskaloosa, Decorah, Vinton-Shellsburg and Indianola.

Contact Jocelyn Sheets at 641-792-3121 ext. 6535 or jsheets@newtondailynews.com

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Isaak Webb was all smiles following Newton’s home swim meet Thursday. The junior set a new NHS record in the 100-meter butterfly. He also has the school’s 100yard butterfly record.

Lynnville-Sully wrestlers hit the mat in dual action

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News

Peters

Varsity Newton 31, Knoxville 30 182: Peyton Patterson (NEWT) over Jac Agan (KNOX) (Dec 3-0) 195: Duncan Lee (NEWT) over Jordan Beal (KNOX) (Dec 5-2) 220: Travis Poffenbarger (KNOX) over Jordan Henning (NEWT) (Dec 6-4) 285: Brock Caviness (KNOX) over Lucas Montgomery (NEWT) (Fall 0:26) 106: Ross Hull (NEWT) over Blake Lee (KNOX) (Fall) 113: Hunter Versteegh (NEWT) over (KNOX) (For.) 120: Ben Wooldridge (KNOX) over Jonathon Lawton (NEWT) (Fall 0:42) 126: Joe Hollinrake (KNOX) over Alex Bentley (NEWT) (Dec 5-0) 132: Mathew Landsberger (KNOX) over Reece Thurmond (NEWT) (Dec 7-1) 138: Dakota Dawson (NEWT) over CodyRay Smith (KNOX) (MD 13-4) 145: Bryce Tish (NEWT) over Michael Ullestad (KNOX) (Dec 16-15) 152: Nolan Crossett (KNOX) over Brett Wolf (NEWT) (Dec 8-2) 160: Jake Kindley (KNOX) over Brady Smith (NEWT) (Fall 3:08) 170: Jeff Thongvanh (NEWT) over Cody Shives (KNOX) (Fall 0:27) Junior Varsity Newton 21, Knoxville 18 145: Tanner Petro (NEWT) over Riley Spaur (KNOX) (Fall) 145: Cameron Brown (KNOX) over Blayden Rhone (NEWT) (Fall) 152: Justice Borger (NEWT) over Riley Spaur (KNOX) (Dec 8-4) 182: Chase Bellon (KNOX) over Jace Lukefahr (NEWT) (Fall) 220: Jacob Smith (NEWT) over Ben Arkma (KNOX) (Fall) 220: Cameron Brown (KNOX) over Jace Lukefahr (NEWT) (Fall) 220: Caleb Kite (NEWT) over Ben Arkma (KNOX) (Fall)

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MONTEZUMA — It was six points or no points for LynnvilleSully’s wrestlers taking on the host team Thursday night. The Hawks came up just shy of beating Tri County/Montezuma.

The combined team of Tri County/ Montezuma hosted the duals meet in Montezuma.

Lynnville-Sully lost 3330 to its host. The Hawks droppped a 43-21 decision to Pella.

N. Zylstra Ly n n v i l l e - S u l l y also went up against English Valleys. There were no results available on that dual.

Noah Zylstra, Caden Dunsbergen and Shannon Dunsbergen recorded wins by pin against Tri-County/ Montezuma in the 182-pound, the 138-pound and 285-pound matches, respectively. Cayden Johnson and Aaron Van De Korl won by forfeits.

Up against Pella, N. Zylstra won by a 6-2 decision at 182 and S Dunsbergen claimed a 5-1 decision at 285. Caden Dunsbergen pinned his opponent in the 132-pound match. Sage Zylstra came out with a 6-2 win at 126.

The Hawks return to Montezuma Saturday for a tournament.

Tri-County/Montezuma 33, Lynnville-Sully 30 106: 113: Double Forfeit 120: Kale Latcham (TCM) over Cole Nickell (LYSU) (TB-1 9-6) 126: Mason Garber (TCM) over Sage Zylstra (LYSU) (Fall 2:44) 132: Benjamin Edmundson (TCM) over Carson Dunsbergen (LYSU) (Fall 1:06) 138: Caden Dunsbergen (LYSU) over Jude Teumer (TCM) (Fall 0:24) 145: Cayden Johnson (LYSU) over (TCM) (For.) 152: Ryan Maschmann (TCM) over Kyle Kramer (LYSU) (Fall 1:21) 160: 170: Jacob Weber (TCM) over Jackson Hardin (LYSU) (Fall 3:18) 182: Noah Zylstra (LYSU) over Clay Harper (TCM) (Fall 3:00) 195: Aaron Van De Krol (LYSU) over (TCM) (For.) 220: Hunter Foubert (TCM) over (LYSU) (For.) 285: Shannon Dunsburgen (LYSU) over Tyler Thompson (TCM) (Fall 4:57) Pella 43, Lynnville-Sully 21 106: Double Forfeit 113: Cole Nickell (LYSU) over (PELL) (For.) 120: Aaron Born (PELL) over (LYSU) (For.) 126: Sage Zylstra (LYSU) over Ethan Speltz (PELL) (Dec 6-2) 132: Caden Dunsbergen (LYSU) over Sabastian Sikora (PELL) (Fall 4:40) 138: Chase Petty (PELL) over Caden Dunsbergen (LYSU) (Fall 3:29) 145: jacob diehl (PELL) over Cayden Johnson (LYSU) (Dec 10-4) 152: Austin Bragg (PELL) over Kyle Kramer (LYSU) (MD 15-5) 160: james van gorp (PELL) over (LYSU) (For.) 170: Jake Speltz (PELL) over Jackson Hardin (LYSU) (Fall 1:24) 182: Noah Zylstra (LYSU) over Ashton Messer (PELL) (Dec 6-2) 195: Dylan Larson (PELL) over Aaron Van De Krol (LYSU) (Fall 0:31) 220: Keegn Poole (PELL) over (LYSU) (For.) 285: Shannon Dunsburgen (LYSU) over Carter Terpstra (PELL) (Dec 5-1)

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Woods has a tough start in his latest comeback in golf WINDERMERE, Fla. (AP) — Starting with the click of a camera before he could even hit his opening tee shot, Tiger Woods received a rude reminder of what his golf has been like during a lost year due to back troubles.

He didn’t hit it close enough. When he finally did, he couldn’t make putts. He failed to break par for the Woods 10th time in the 12 rounds he has completed since he first returned from back surgery in June.

He was closer to the bottom of the pack than the top.

There was one surprise that was hardly pleasant: Woods returned to golf on Thursday, but his short game did not.

Nothing illustrated his frustration more than the par-5 13th hole, when

Woods thought he was on the verge of having a short eagle putt and instead made bogey. His roll turned back from going to the top ridge near the flag and rolled off the green into a collection area. It took him three chips just to reach the green.

One was too soft, didn’t quite reach the green and rolled back toward his feet.

The next one was the ugliest one of the day, a stubbed chip from a steep swing that moved the ball only a few feet.

And when he repeated his error on the par-5 17th — only once this time — that cost him another easy birdie, he was resigned to rough start in the Hero World Challenge. Woods wound up with a 5-over 77, his worst score ever in his unofficial event, his second-highest score of the year, and a spot in last place among 18 players at Isleworth.

Welcome back, Tiger.

“One of those days where nothing went my way,” Woods said.

Alas, he still has his health, and that was the lone bright side. Woods took on any shot, perhaps the best example on the par-5 seventh when he took a powerful lash with a long iron from a severe slope on the back end of a bunker. He finished about pin-high, although in a bunker.

It took two shots to get out of the sand. And he missed the putt. Bogey.

Woods was 11 shots behind Jordan Spieth, who looked just as good in central Florida on Thursday as he did in Australia on Sunday. Spieth, coming off a six-shot win in the Australian Open, ran off five straight birdies around the turn and made sure he left Isleworth with a smile by saving par with a 12-foot putt.

“I’m excited about how last week went and I’m kind of riding the momentum,” Spieth said. “I’m going to give it my all these last few days.”

Zach Johnson was one shot behind.

He won last year at Sherwood, so maybe it’s the calendar instead of the golf course. Henrik Stenson also shot 67. He won in Dubai two weeks ago in the season-ender on the European Tour. Rickie Fowler shot 67. He narrowly missed a playoff in the World Golf Championship in Shanghai last month.

The other guy with a 67 was Steve Stricker. He hasn’t played since the PGA Championship, which if nothing else shoots a big hole in the theory that he was rusty. So was Stricker. And then there was Jason Day, who hasn’t played since the Tour Championship.

He played with Woods and shot 71.

“Today was weird,” Woods said. “I didn’t feel like I hit it that bad. My short game was awful. Didn’t make anything. ... Bad chips, bad putts and a couple of missed shots on the front nine on the wrong side compounded the problem.”

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Public Notices 1IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR JASPER COUNTY SMALL CLAIM DIVISION ORIGINAL NOTICE Action for money Judgment Case No. SCSC053346 Filed May 13, 2014 West Glen Apartments, Plaintiff vs. Jordan Graham, Defendant You are notified that a petition has been filed in the office of the Clerk of this Court naming you as a Defendant in this action, which petition prays for judgment against the Defendant for an amount due West Glen plus court costs, Apartments interest and statutory attorney fees. UNLESS YOU APPEAR by completing and filing an appearance and answer through the Iowa Judicial Branch website at https://www.iowacourts.state.ia.u s/EFile within 20 days after service of this Original Notice upon you, judgment shall be rendered against you upon Plaintiff's claim together with interest and court costs. IF YOU THE CLAIM AND DENY APPEAR by filing an appearance and answer within 20 days after service of the Original Notice upon you, you will then receive electronic notification through the Iowa Electronic Document Management System of the place and time assigned for hearing.

McCORMICK & Associates, P.C. Curtis G. McCormick, By: AT0005112 Attorney for Plaintiff 808 13th Street, West Des Moines, IA 50265 Telephone (515) 279-4400 IF YOU REQUIRE THE ASSISTANCE OF AUXILIARY OR SERVICES TO AIDS PARTICIPATE IN COURT BECAUSE OF A DISABILITY, IMMEDIATELY CALL YOUR DISTRICT ADA COORDINATOR AT 515-286-3754. IF YOU ARE HEARING IMPAIRED, CALL RELAY IOWA TTY AT 1-800735-2942.

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If the Gemini full moon were a movie, today would be the opening credits that tease, inform and intrigue us as to what’s next. Settle in with a treat — whatever your life-equivalent is to popcorn and a soda — and then sit back, relax and enjoy the pre-roll. Some movies don’t live up to the promise of their exciting credit sequences, but this one will.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 5). Good fortune rains on you when you show up and do what you said you would do.

Children and creative types will inspire you, and this changes your plan.

Financially, February and August bring the funds to make a substantial investment by your next birthday.

Benevolent action will attract kindred souls. Libra and Leo people adore you.

Your lucky numbers are: 9, 30, 28, 12 and 18.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). While doing things you love, you will find people to love, and by finding people to love, you start doing things you

love. Sometimes the people come first, sometimes the activities. So be open to both.

understand the difference between true love, which is inside you and can never leave, and codependency.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). You sense something is not meant for you, and yet you still may have a tough time letting go of it.

That’s because you haven’t seen the way-better gift coming your way. You will see it soon, but you have to let go first.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Though you’re not entirely comfortable in your skin right now, don’t be too quick to force things in another direction. Maybe it’s not about changing yourself so much as creating a hospitable space for change to happen.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Finding out what the heart wants isn’t always so easy, because the heart doesn’t speak your native verbal language. In order to understand it, close your eyes and feel.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Just when you’re about to go solo, a small group begins to form around you.

Your enthusiasm will attract offbeat people who are up for the kind of quirky adventures you’ve been known to dream up.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You must admit that jealousy, as unpleasant as it may be, has an invigorating energy to it. Jealousy can be a positive emotion, too, if you let it help you claim your unclaimed desire.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). It hurts when so-called “supporters” disappoint you instead. However, this pain may also lead you to

CANCER (June 22-July 22). This morning, be early and be ready. You’ll be the quiet leader who sets the tone for the rest. Tonight is an ideal night for making a romantic connection — a low-key group setting is the ideal.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).

Being happy will trump trying to make others happy,

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VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22). Instead of looking to relationships to make you happy, look to them to make you conscious of what has been weighing heavily inside you at an unconscious level.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

Some of your relationships seem defined by stereotypical role-play. This would work if it weren’t for the fact that you no longer believe in certain stereotypical roles.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There’s a phenomenon that will happen. It will happen while reading articles, tasting food, witnessing interactions, living daily life. Something inside you simply says, “Blech.”

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Worship Together Ashton Chapel Next to Ashton Park, near intersection of Hwy 330 and F17 (8887 W. 122nd St. N., Mingo, IA) Sunday School 9:00am; Worship 10:00am. Pastors: Larry Craig and Mark Eddy Bar None Cowboy Church Building next to Culver’s Newton, David Rex, Pastor, 641-521-4354, 7pm Thursdays. Music featured each week. www.barnonecowboy churchofiowa.com Baxter Evangelical Free Church East Avenue, Eugene Bucklin, Pastor. Church service every sunday at 10:00am. Children’s church during regular services.

AWANAS every Wednesday night 6:30 – 8:00.

Bethany United Church of Christ 5627 N. 95th Ave. W., Baxter, (1 mi. E. of Baxter on Station St.) Pastor Wanda Seydel. Sunday after Labor Day through Memorial Day: 8:45 Junior Choir; 9:00am Adult Class, 9:15am Sunday School; & 10:30am Worship 4th & 5th Tuesday: Chapel Service at Baxter Care Center Wednesday: 6:30pm Choir Practice; Sunday after Memorial Day: 9:30am Worship.

Bible Missionary Church 909 N. 6th Ave. E. 641-840-2093 Pastor Lucas. Sunday School 9:45am, Morning Worship 10:45, Evening Service 6:00pm.

Mid-week Service 7:00pm Center Friends Northeast of Newton, Karen Mendenhall, pastor, Dallas Gilreath, pastor, Cheri Doane, assistant pastor; 9:30am Sunday school, 10:30am Worship.

Call 641-792-2473.

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Prairie City, 9:00am Sunday school, 10:00am Worship.

Christian Life Church 421 S. 2nd Ave. W., Pastor James Miller; Phone Number: 641521-9294. Coffeetime 9:30am, Worship 10:00am. Lunch Served last Sunday of the month at noon.

Bible Study: Tuesday 10:00am.

Christian Reformed Church Prairie City, Matthew McClure, pastor; 9:30am Worship, 10:45am Sunday school, 6:30pm Worship. E-mail:pcrc@dwx.com Jasper County Church of Christ 1100 N. 3rd Ave. E., 9:30am Bible classes, 10:30am & 1:30pm Worship; Thursday evening 7:00pm Bible Study.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 1405 N. 11th Ave. E., Branch President-Gregory O. Rivers, 316 E. 8th St. S., Newton, IA 50208.

9:30am Sacrament meeting, 10:40am Sunday School & Primary, 11:45am Priesthood, Relief Society & Young Women.

Colfax United Methodist Church S. Locust St. & Division St., 515-674-3782. 10:00am Sunday School, 10:00am Family Worship.

Rev. R.D. Streeter Community of Christ 1805 S. 8th Ave. E., 791-7834, Bill Conklin, pastor, Church School Classes 9:30am; Worship Service 10:30am; Wednesday Prayer Service 6:30pm.

Community Heights Alliance Pastor Cory Stout, Senior Pastor; Pastor John Patterson, Associate Pastor; Jason Fazel, Youth Pastor; Mike Osterbauer, Pastor of Worship and Young Adults. Sunday Worship Services 8:15am, 10:30am & 5pm; Sunday School 9:30am; Sr. High Youth Group Wednesday 7:45pm; Wednesday Prayer Meetings noon & 6:30pm; Jr. High Youth Group 6:30pm; Awana 6:30pm; Nursery available for most events.

Handicapped accessible.

2500 S. 13th Ave. E. 792-1620. www.communityheights.org.

Congregational United Church of Christ-Baxter 218 S. Main Baxter, Nate Klug, pastor, Sunday School 9:30am, Regular worship service, 10:30am

Congregational United Church of Christ-Newton 308 E. 2nd St. N., Newton, Rev. Jessica Petersen, Pastor; Sunday Worship 10:00am, Nursery provided; Fellowship Time 11:00am.

Accessible to all. Bible Study Wednesdays 10:00am. Christian Education for children of all ages Wed. 6:00pm(infant-8th grade).

1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month 7:00pm - Adult Christian Education. No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here! facebook.com/NewtonUCC Cornerstone Bible Fellowship 1000 E. 12th St. S., Newton; Pastor Steve Bundy, Associate Pastor Brian Keeton. Sunday School 9am, Sunday Worship 10:15am, 6:00pm youth group on Sunday, 7pm Wed Bible study, Faith Baptist Prairie City, 9:30am Bible School, 10:30am Worship, 6:00pm Gospel service, 7:00pm Wed., Bible study.

First Assembly of God 1029 E. 19th St. N., Newton, www. newtonassembly.com; Pastor Don Hayes, senior pastor; Pastor Lori Eilers - Children’s Pastor; 9am Sunday School, 10am Worship, 7pm Wed. mid-week service.

First Baptist Church Colfax, Rev. Phil Butler, pastor.

Randy Shideler, Youth paster. 6743752. Family Fellowship 9:00 am; Sun. School 9:15 am; Morning Worship 10:25 am; PM Connections Service 6:00 pm. Wed.; 9:00 am Fresh Encounter Prayer.

During school year: 6:55pm Wed nights AWANA

Foursquare Church 1510 S. 8th Ave. E., Pastor Dottie Black and Associate Pastor Dustin Black, 9:45 a.m. Sunday morning worship service, 6:30 p.m. Sunday night Sunday School and prayer meetings 10 a.m. Tuesdays and Fridays, 7 p.m. Wednesday and 9:15 a.m.

Sunday until service time.

Grace Church “A Family Of Friends”, 1620 N. 11th Ave E., Newton; Pastor Dan Hayton; Sunday Morning Refreshments 9:30 am, Worship Service with nursery care 10:00 am. The Edge: 5 yr olds to 5th grade & The Kids Community Pre School age, Sunday at 10:00am. Experience God Bible Study Wed. at 7am; Life Student Ministries Wed. 6:45-8pm 641-792-1793 www.gracenewton.com

Iron Sharpens Iron Church 1305 E. 10th St. S. Newton Proverbs 27:17 New International Version (NIV) A iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. Sunday Services: 10AM Worship Services 10:30AM Children’s Church 11:30AM Bible Study Speakers: Doug Cupples & Cheryl Palmer. Wednesday Services: 5PM Bible Study, Tyler Dunsbergen.

Kellogg Christian (Disciples of Christ) 321 Bolton St., Kellogg, Rev. Brian Kleinschrodt 10:30 am Worship.

Kellogg United Methodist 417 2nd St., Kellogg, Pastor Tim Morgan, Sunday School 9:30am - for kids, young adults and adults.

Worship 10:30am; nursery available.

Free supper, 1st and 3rd Saturday at 6pm followed by Worship “Lite” at 7pm.

Killduff United Methodist Rev. Randall McNeer, Worship 8:45am Communion first Sunday of each month.

Grinnell Church of Christ 1402 3rd Ave., Grinnell, Iowa 50112, Bible study Sunday 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 7:00 p.m., Worship services Sunday 1030 a.m. grinnellcoc@netins.net or www.grinnellcoc.com

Least of Saints Ministry 2900 1st Ave. E. 641-521-0156 5:00-6:00pm Saturday

Haven Vineyard Church 207 1st Ave. E, Newton; Pastor Caz & Jane Cibula; 641-526-3157; 10 am Sunday Service.

First Baptist Church (Newton) 620 S. 8th Ave. E., phone: 792-7113.

Web:www.NewtonFirstBaptist.com and on facebook.

Pastor Aaron Loree, Family Education Time 9:00a.m., Powerkidz infants - 5th grade 9:00 a.m.; Sunday School for teens 9:00a.m.; Worship Service 10:15a.m. Men’s group meets on the first Sat. of every month at 7:30am.

First Church of Christ Scientist 616 6th Ave., Grinnell, 10:30 am Services.

First Lutheran Church - ELCA 309 E. 3rd St. N., Newton. Pastor Zachary Bey. Sunday Worship at 9:30 am; Fellowship to follow at 10:45 am; High School Youth Group every other Wednesday evening. 641-792-3934.

All are welcome! http://www.newtonfirstlutheran.org/ First Presbyterian 220 N 2nd Ave E Newton Rev. Meghan Davis 9:00 am Adult Sunday School, 10:00 am Fellowship, 10:30 am Worship, 11:30 am Fellowship, Nursery Provided. Handicap Accessible. Everyone Welcome!

6:30 & 9 am Men’s Group 1st & 3rd Thursday, Women’s Bible Study 9:30am Wednesday, Yoga Flow Class 6:15pm Mondays, 6am Wed 10am Saturday - yoga Gentle Class 11am Tuesday Yoga Chair Class 3pm Thursday.

Like us on Facebook! 792-2790 www.newton1stpresbyterian.org First United Methodist Church 210 N 2nd Ave E 792-4648 Rev Gary Marzolf Worship 8:45 AM Fellowship 10:15 AM Sunday School 10:15 AM Youth Group 6 PM Handicapped Accessible Nursery Provided 9 AM “First Church on the Air” – KCOB www.newtonfirst.org

Newton Christian Reformed Church 511 S. 5th Ave. E., Aaron Gunsaulus, Pastor, 9:30 am Morning worship, 10:50 am Church school, 6:00 pm Sunday Evening worship.

New Life Community Church of the Nazarene 605 W. 8th St. N., P.O. Box 1021, Rev. Lauris Meek, Sunday School 9:30 am, Morning Worship 10:30 am, Sunday Evening 6:00 pm, Wed. Children’s Night & TNT (Teen) 7:00 pm, Junior quizzing 7:00 pm, Thurs. Youth 7:00 pm , Thurs. Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 pm, Fellowship Hall. Nursery for all services.

Parsonage 792-6171 or Church 792-5363.

Newton Church of The Way 2306 S. 3rd Ave E., 792-7300 Pastor Steve Heerema. Sunday Morning: 7:45 Classic; 9:00 and 10:30 Ignite, Nursery during both Ignite Services (for newborn through 2 years old). Journey 252 Children’s Ministry 10:30am (for children 3 years through 6th Grade) The Way Café 8:30 to 10:30am, 5:00-7:00pm Prayer of Blessing, Wednesday 6:30 – 8:30pm Route 146 Youth, Saturday Nite Ignite 7:00-8:00pm Everyone Welcome! Other various group studies and classes are offered. Check out our Facebook page, our weekly bulletin on our website, or call/email the office for more information. Email: info@theway146.com Web: www.newtonway.org Our Savior Lutheran Missouri Synod 1900 N. 4th Ave. E., Rev. John M. Moore, Pastor, Sunday Worship 9:00 am; Adult Bible Study Sundays 10:30 am; Sunday School Kingdom Quest 10:30 am; High School Youth Group Sunday 10:30 am & Wednesdays 7:00 pm; www.oursavlutheran. com (641( 792-1084.

First Baptist 810 S. Commerce, Monroe, Senior Pastor Shank. 9:30 am Sun. School, 10:30 am Worship, 6:00 pm Evening service, 6 p.m. Wed. Bible Study & Prayer 8:15 pm during school year & 8 p.m. during summer.

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 314 E. 2nd St. N. Pastor Mark Young.

Sunday: 10:15 a.m. Worship.

11:30 a.m. coffee fellowship.

Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.

F.U.N. Wednesdays at 5:45 p.m. www.fccnewton.org 641-792-5850, Nursery provided

Newton Baptist Temple (A Fundamental Independent Church) 621 E. 12th St. N., Clayton Pickering, pastor. 10:00 am Sunday School, 11:00 am Worship, Wednesday and Sunday 6:00 pm Worship, Bus transportation available, 6:00 pm Wednesday Bible study.

Heart of Worship 14283 Hwy F62, Lynnville Pastor Tom Pool, Worship: 9 a.m., Children’s Church: 9:45 a.m.

Fellowship: 10:15 a.m., Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, ELCA 1409 S. 8th Ave. E., Pastor Ken Ahntholz, 9:00 am Sunday School; 10:15 am Worship, easy access - no steps.

Hope Assembly of God 126 W. State St., Colfax, Sunday school 10 am, Worship service 11 am, Sunday Evening Prayer Service 6:30 pm. 641-674-3700.

Howard Street Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Rev. Tom Burns, pastor. 10:30 am Morning worship. Sunday school 9-10am all ages; K-5 Wed after school; Jr. High & High School 7-8pm; Howard and Locust Colfax.

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 305 E. Howard St., Colfax, 515674-3711; Decaon Joe Dvorak; 11:00am Sunday Mass, 9:00am Wednesday Communion Service; www.immaculateconceptioncolfax.org

Immanuel Baptist (GARB) 1300 N. 4th Ave. E., Ken Van Loon, Pastor, 9:30 am Sunday school, 10:45 am Worship, 6:00 pm Worship, Wed 6:30-8:00 pm Youth, 6:30 pm Wednesday Awana Clubs (during school year), 7:00 pm Wednesday Prayer Fellowship.

Call 792-4470.

Ira United Church Karen Fausch, pastor, 9:00 am Worship, 10:15 am Sunday School.

Living Word Fellowship Doug Bradey, Pastor, 321 E. Robinson St., Knoxville 641-828-7119, Wed. Night Service: 6pm prayer, 7pm worship, 6:15pm Fuzion Youth Service; Sun. Morning Service: 8:30 am prayer, 9 am Life Groups, 10 am Worship Service, Nursery and Children’s Ministry available.

Lynnville Friends Mark Porter, Pastor, 9:00 am Morning Worship, 10:30 am Sunday School, 6:30 pm Bible Study Hour.

Metz Community 3253 W. 62nd St. S., Newton, 791-9568, Pastor David Rex; Sunday School 9:00 am.

10:10 am service.

Mingo United Methodist 202 W. Main, Mingo, Rev. Kurt DeVance, 515-339-8819; Children’s Sunday School - 9:30 am and Adult Sunday School - 9:45 am. Church time is 10:45 am.

Monroe Presbyterian Church 115 So. Main, Monroe, Rev. Ann Johnson, Sonlight Service 8:00 am; 9:00 am church school, 10:00 am Traditional Worship, communion on 1st Sunday of month, 6:00 pm Session Committees 2nd Sunday of month, 7:00 pm Session Meeting 2nd Sunday of month.

Monroe United Methodist 407 N. Monroe St., Monroe, 641259-2822; Pastor Kim Crummer; Jubilee Service 8:15 am; Sunday School 9:00 am; Worship 10:15 am; Office Hours: Mon. Thurs. 8-Noon; monroeum@iowatelecom.net New Life Baptist Church 124 E. Howard St., Colfax, 515-674-3103, Sunday School 9:45 am, Worship Service 10:45, Evening Service 6 pm, midweek service 7 pm Wednesdays.

Independent Fundamental Baptist Church.

Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church 151 60th Ave, Prairie City Rev. Medea Saunders Sunday 9:00 a.m. Worship Service;10:00 a.m. Sunday School pcumc@q.com 515-994-2354

Pleasantview United Methodist 8454 S. 28th Ave. E., Newton, Pastor Tim Morgan; 9:00 am worship; 10:15 am Sunday School.

Prairie City Church of the Brethren 12015 Hwy S 6G, Corner of S 6G & F70 W, 5 miles south of Prairie City on S6G, 515-9942940; Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 8:15-11:15 am; Pastor Timothy Peter; Sunday: 9:30am Worship Service/Adult Sunday School.

10:45am Worship/Children’s Church. Nursery provided.

Prairie City First Reformed Church 300 E. 5th St., P. O. Box 178, 515-994-2250, frcprairiecity@ aol.com; 9:30 am Worship, 10:50 am Sunday School.

Prairie City United Methodist Church 706 W. McMurray, Prairie City Rev. Medea Saunders Sunday 9:30 a.m. Fellowship Coffee; 9:45 a.m. Power Praise;10:00 a.m. Worship Office hours 8:30 a.m. 2:00 p.m. M-TH pcumc@q.com 515-994-2354 Rock Creek Hickory Grove Church 3 1/2 miles north of Rock Creek Lake, 9:15 am fellowship, 9:30 am Sunday School, 10:30 am worship.

Reasnor United Methodist Rev. Randall McNeer, Worship 10:45am. Communion first Sunday of each month.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church 1115 S. 8th Ave. E., Rev. William Reynolds, pastor, Saturday: 5:30 pm Mass, Sunday: 9:00 am Mass.

Salvation Army 301 N. 2nd Ave. E., Captains Jeff and Mikey Carter, Sunday - 9:45 am Sunday school, 10:45 am Worship.

Seventh Day Adventist 1409 S. 8th Ave E., Newton Pastor Joshua Plhocky Saturday Services 9:00 am; Worship 11 am Sabbath school, Prayer Meeting Thursday Eve at 7:00 pm Solid Rock Church 115 Main St., Reasnor; Pastor John Hlad 641-842-2440; Sunday Bible study all ages 9:30 a.m.; 10:30 a.m. worship; Wednesday Bible study all ages 7 p.m.

St. Aidan’s Anglican Church 4900 Meredith Dr., (NW 46th Ave.), Des Moines, The Bishop L.W. Faulk, 9:10 am Morning prayer, 9:30 am Holy communion.

St. Luke United Methodist 501 E. 19th St. N., Pastor Rev. Audrey Young, 8:00 am worship followed by Coffee time. 9:15 am Sunday School for all ages, including two adult classes.

10:30 am Worship followed by Coffeetime. 641-792-5736 St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church 5 mi. west of Sully, Pastor Nancy J. Pick, Worship 9:30 am; Adult Forum 10:15 am; Women of the ELCA meet 1:30 pm on the 2nd Wednesday of the month; Church Council meets 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7 pm.; Contact Parish office 641-798-4651.

St. Stephen’s Episcopal 223 E. 4th St. N., Newton, ph.

792-6971. Rev. Merle Smith, Deacon; Rev. Karen Crawford Supply Priest; Sunday 8:00 am Holy Eucharist & 10:00 am Holy Eucharist; Wednesday 5:00 pm Evening Prayer.

Sully Community Church Pastor Jerry Morningstar, 9:30 am Sunday school, 10:30 am Worship, 5:00 pm Quiz team practice; 6:00 pm Worship, Thursday night adults, youth 7:00 pm.

Sully Christian Reformed Pastor Brian Ochsner. 9:30 am Morning worship, 6:00 pm Evening worship, 10:45 am Sunday School. 9:30 am Tues. Coffee Break for women, Nursery and preschool classes provided. 7:15 pm Wed - Gems, Cadets and High School Youth, Prayer for Country - everyone welcome.

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Sully First Reformed Church Rev. Wayne Sneller, senior pastor, Diana Scandridge, Youth & Education Director. 9:30 am Worship, 11:00 am Sunday school, 6:00 pm Worship; Thursday Night Family Night 7:00 pm Sept. - March. www.sullyfrc.org United Pentecostal 813 E. 7th St. N., Rev. Robert A. Shaw, pastor, 10:00 am Sunday Worship, 6:00 pm Sunday Worship, Prayer and Bible study Tuesday 6:30, Super & Youth Church Wednesday starts 7:00-8:00.

United Presbyterian 209 N. 2nd Ave. E., Rev. Donald Freeman, 9:30 am Sunday School, 10:30 - 11:30 am worship service (broadcasted live on KCOB radio); 11:30 am Fellowship; Wednesday choir rehearsal 6:00 p.m.; Nursery provided on Sundays.

Westfield Community Church 4164 20th St., Grinnell, Pastor Jann Braaksma, Sunday, 9:30 a.m. Sunday School; Sunday 10:30 a.m. Worship; Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. Youth Group; www.westfieldwitness.org

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