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Redevelopment of Sunset Park moving forward

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

Submitted Image The Newton Community School District Board of Education reviewed the Berg Middle School construction timeline at its regular Monday meeting. FRK Architects and Engineers are working on the design of the project. The construction contract will be up for bid in April.

School board reviews Berg construction

Newton Community Preschool procedures also discussed

Justin Jagler/Daily News Newton High School business teacher Karla Cazett addresses the school board on Monday to request out-of-state travel for DECA students who may qualify for a national competition in April.

construction document approval,” Callaghan said. “On March 27, we plan to take the documents to the printer.”

The construction contract will be up for bidding in late April,

and the contract will be awarded in May. Construction is set to start in June of this year and continue into early 2019.

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Trial date set in Medicaid fraud case Two charged in incident

By Kayla Langmaid Newton Daily News

By Justin Jagler Newton Daily News Monday night’s Newton Community School District Board of Education meeting covered a wide range of topics. The new Berg Middle School construction timeline was reviewed, the board approved a request for out of state travel for Newton High School DECA members and preschool procedures were discussed.

Berg construction is still going according to schedule, Superintendent of Schools Bob Callaghan said.

“On March 13 we plan to do

Creating a cohesive design is often the first step in developing a plan for future construction. That is the case for the redevelopment of Sunset Park.

Newton City Council started the process of the redevelopment by approving Iowa City-based HBK Engineering for $12,940 in funding to create a master plan for the park.

“The master plans tells us what is going to go where and helps utilize the park the best we can,” Public Works Director Keith Laube said.

T h e process started several years ago with the Newton Park Board setting Laube a series of goals for the park system. One goal identified was to redevelop Sunset Park, which it found was an underutilized park in the downtown area adjacent to senior living centers. It is hoped that by increasing park accessibility, it

A trial date is set for a pair charged with creating false Medicaid records and tampering with records two years ago.

Steven A. Sholley, 52, of Newton, and Shelly D. Sholley, 53, of Des Moines, were charged with second-degree fraudulent practice, a Class D felony, and tampering with records, an aggravated misdemeanor, they allegedly committed between February and September 2015.

The Sholleys are both set to appear in court for a jury trial July 31.

The pair is accused of working together to submit false documentations

for services not provided.

Those records w e r e used in billing the state of Iowa Sholley nearly $4,500 for false CDAC/ Medicaid services.

T h e Sholleys were investigated by Sholley the State of Iowa, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and they were arrested and charged in February 2016.

Contact Kayla Langmaid at 641-792-3121 ext. 6513 or klangmaid@newtondailynews.com

Nominations open for Iowa’s Best Burger Newton Daily News Iowa’s cattle producers are asking their fellow Iowans to help find Iowa’s Best Burger in 2017. In this year’s quest, the Iowa Beef Industry Council and the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association are encouraging you to nominate your favorite burger, whether it’s gourmet or down-home style.

This is the eighth year the two groups are holding the annual Iowa’s Best Burger contest, which officially kicked off Monday. All nominations must be in the IBIC office by 5 p.m. on March 13.

“We are in search of Iowa’s Best Burger,” said Brooke German, director of marketing for the IBIC. “To qualify to be named Iowa’s Best Burger, the burger must be a 100 percent beef burger and served on a bun or bread product. Although burgers are often standard fare, we know from experience that the winners of this contest serve outstanding burgers.”

In order to recognize these great burgers, IBIC and ICA are asking Iowans to nominate their favorite burger for the award, and those nominations can be made by mail, text or online. De-

tails about the contest, rules, and nomination forms are available on the Iowa Beef Industry Council’s website, www. iabeef.org. Burger lovers can also find a link to the online nomination form at the Iowa Beef Council Facebook page; or by texting BEEF to 313131.

Photos of your favorite burger can be shared socially using #IABestBurger.

The top 10 restaurants with the most votes are eligible for the title of Iowa’s Best Burger. The top ten finalists will be announced on March 20.

Finalists will receive a certificate and will be el-

igible for the secret tastetest of contest judges.

The 2017 Best Burger in Iowa will be announced on May 1 and will kickoff May Beef Month.

In 2016, more than 6,200 nominations for 311 restaurants were received in the contest. The final winners in previous years are: 2016 – The Chuckwagon Restaurant, Adair; 2015 – The Cider House, Fairfield; 2014 – Brick City Grill, Ames; 2013 – 61 Chop House Grille, Mediapolis; 2012 – Coon Bowl III, Coon Rapids; 2011 – Rusty Duck, Dexter; 2010 – Sac County Cattle Company, Sac City.

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In Brief Altoona workshop on farmland values, ownership is Friday

Submitted Photo Through scientific research and the implementation of technology, the Water Quality Initiative is designed to bring public and private resources together to improve the quality of Iowa’s water. Agriculture advances to prevent farm runoff are an important part of the plan, and cost-share measures with farmers are being implemented.

Department of Ag releases Water Quality Initiative scale-up plan

By Justin Jagler Newton Daily News Iowa House and Senate committees were presented with a review of water quality coordination efforts last week. The Iowa Department of Agriculture, the Department of Natural Resources and Iowa State University collaborated in highlighting the Water Quality Initiative scale-up efforts before the Legislature.

The Water Quality Initiative was established in 2013 and aims to use science and technology in both the public and private sectors to reduce nutrient loss in water and improve water quality. Municipal wastewater treatment plants, industrial facilities, farms fields and urban storm water runoff are all addressed with the plan.

Last Tuesday’s scale-up document goes over the approach the Department of Agriculture would take as additional funds are made available.

“This scale-up plan identifies how our department will prioritize additional funding on scientifically proven practices around land use, edge-

of-field practices, cover crops and nutrient management to achieve our water quality goals,” said Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey.

According the agriculture department, more than $325 million in state and federal funds were directed to programs with water quality benefits in Iowa last year. Additional funds were provided by the state’s farmers, who pay to match state and federal programs through cost-share practices. Last fall, 1,800 farmers committed $3.8 million in cost-share funds to install nutrient reduction practices, Northey said.

The Water Quality Initiative depends on a research-based approach, and it is led by Iowa State University.

ISU Associate Dean John Lawrence took part in the presentation to the Legislature.

“There is a high level of collaboration between the Iowa Department of Agriculture and the ISU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences,” Lawrence said. “It started with the development of the Science Assessment of the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy (NRS). That collaboration continues on farmer education

about the NRS and water quality in general.”

Iowa Department of Agriculture Communications Director Dustin Vande Hoef said farmers have to understand and become more comfortable with addressing water quality issues.

“I think a lot of our focus has been sharing the word, reaching out to farmers about practices and what they can do on their farm to address water quality,” Vande Hoef said. “We have a statewide cost-share program, so farmers all across the state can participate to try one of these practices focused on water quality on the farm.”

With more than 20 million acres of corn and soybeans in Iowa and more than 90,000 farmers, Vande Hoef said it will take some time to turn the ship around and make changes across all of agriculture.

“We’re excited about it, but we recognize the scale of the challenge,” Vane Hoef said.

Contact Justin Jagler at 641-792-3121 ext 6532 or jjagler@newtondailynews.com

ALTOONA — The value of an average acre of good Iowa farmland has fallen for the third consecutive year, the first time that has happened since the 1980s farm crisis.

The 2016 Iowa State University Land Value Survey estimated the value of an average acre of crop land at $7,183 — $450, or 5.9 percent, lower than November 2015. Farmland values hit a historic high of $8,716 an acre in 2013, but have declined 17.5 percent since then.

“The golden era of phenomenal, yet abnormal, growth in farm income and land values, as we saw from 2006 to 2013, is already behind us,” said Wendong Zhang, assistant professor of economics at Iowa State University.

“The land market is going through an orderly adjustment while the agricultural sector, a competitive industry, is trying to adjust to the old normal of zero industry-wise net profits.”

Farmland owners will learn about farmland values and ownership at an upcoming workshop at the Polk County ISU Extension office Friday, in Altoona.

The workshop starts at 9 a.m. with doors opening at 8:30 a.m. at the Polk County ISU Extension Office, 1625 Adventureland Drive, Suite A, in Altoona. The workshop will last until 3 p.m. with a catered lunch.

Pre-registration is required by Tuesday, at $35 per individual or $50 per couple, payable at the door. Contact the Polk County Extension office at 515-957-5760 or sfessler@iastate. edu to pre-register or to get more details.

2017 Iowa Soybean Asso. Research Conference Tues. and Wed. The 2017 Iowa Soybean Association Research Conference is set for Tuesday and Wednesday at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.

The annual conference featuring the Iowa Soybean Association Research Teams —Analytics, Environmental Programs and Services (EPS) and On-Farm Network — will help farmers discover there is “More to your field than yield.”

This year, day one will focus on mega issues — digital agriculture, landowner-operator conversations, weed resistance and monarch and pollinator habitat — followed by a social and dinner. Day two presentations will feature on-farm research results, soil and water quality, conservation drainage and much more.

Speakers will include ISA Research staff along with university, agency and industry experts.

TechAccel and Iowa Corn Opportunities invest in Agrivida KANSAS CITY, Mo. — TechAccel and Iowa Corn Opportunities announced separate investments in Agrivida Inc., a St. Louis-based agriculture technology company focused on animal nutrition.

These strategic investments come on the heels of Agrivida’s announcement of a $20.4M Series E financing round completed in September 2016.

Terms of TechAccel and Iowa Corn Opportunities investments were not disclosed.

“We see Agrivida and its technology as a great new platform for using corn as a cost-competitive factory for a wide variety of products,” said Brian Jones,

Chief Operating Officer of the Iowa Corn Growers Association, parent company of Iowa Corn Opportunities.

“Agrivida is poised to create a disruption across enzyme manufacturing and animal nutrition,” said Michael Helmstetter, Ph.D., president and CEO of TechAccel, a venture and technology development firm. “We are excited to take a key role in developing the science to expand the potential of Agrivida’s technology.”

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Local & State News NCSD Continued from Page 1A To provide the public with a visual of the construction progress, the district is working on installing a camera to monitor Berg construction from the first day through the end of the project. “It would be a live feed that people could watch every day,� said Callaghan. “Also we’re going to do timelapse photography that takes pictures in all different di-

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Also on Monday night, NHS business teacher Karla Cazett requested out-of-state travel for any students who may qualify for the national DECA competition in April.

The board approved the measure unanimously. “We have our state event in Des Moines Feb. 26 and 27. I’m taking 16 students to this competition,� Cazett said. “If they get first or second in their events, then they qualify to go to the national DECA conference in

Anaheim, Calif.�

Director of Special Programs Tina Ross presented the board with the Newton Community Preschool application and registration details. Preschool applications for 2017-18 will be accepted starting on March 27.

Newton Community Preschool has two different levels — a 3-year-old program and a 4-year-old program.

The 3-year-old program has very limited space and includes students with disabilities. The 4-year-old pro-

gram is funded by the state, and eligibility is based on income. Both programs serve preschoolers four days per week, with Mondays are reserved for teacher planning.

The superintendent’s report included updates from Food Service Supervisor Cristy Croson and Transportation Supervisor Curt Roorda. Due to messy conditions, bus routes were shifted to hard surfaces only for some of the winter. Roorda said conditions have improved recently.

“(The gravel roads) are coming around,� Roorda said. “They’re not as bad as they were. They’re actually starting to dry up pretty good and firm up for the buses.�

An inclement weather update was also part of the report. Feb. 20 will be used as a snow make-up date, following the ice storm that shut down schools in January.

Contact Justin Jagler at 641-792-3121 ext 6532 or jjagler@newtondailynews.com

DMACC releases its fall semester dean’s list Newton Daily News

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News HBK Engineering of Iowa City has been tasked with developing a master plan for Sunset Park, the first step in the renovation process.

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Continued from Page 1A would enable senior citizens living in the area to access and enjoy its amenities. “The park board has discussed this at numerous meetings and it is a challenge because there is a hill, so trying to figure out what fits in and what makes sense while making sure Newton Village and Park Centre residents are able to enjoy it as well, as a larger goal,� councilwoman Evelyn George said.

The creation of a master plan will show the city how to utilize the park effec-

tively and provide a guide to sequence the improvements throughout several years. HBK was selected to perform the work following a recommendation from Jeff Davidson, Jasper County Community Coach for Hometown Pride. “For this project we have been working with Jeff Davidson and he had good things to say about HBK, he has worked with them before,� Laube said. “They’ve done work in Tiffin, West Branch, Iowa City, a number of cities that are doing park planning.�

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community organizations and businesses have shown interest in the project including the Newton Wellness Coalition, Friends of Newton Parks, Newton Village and Park Centre. “I think it is really interesting to see the other groups that are really interested in participating and partner on this once we do have a better idea and design moving forward,� councilwoman Miranda Kulis said.

The master plan costs will be paid for utilizing 2015 bond proceeds.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-792-3121 ext. 6534 or jpierson@newtondailynews.com

Des Moines Area Community College President Rob Denson recently released the names of students eligible for the fall semester dean’s list. To be eligible, a student must have earned a 3.5 to 3.99 grade point average.

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I’m only 32

Keeping me on my toes Jamee A. Pierson

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don’t think of myself as old. I shouldn’t since my 30th birthday was just a couple of years ago.

I’m not sure my body has got the memo that just a decade ago I was taking my first legal drinks of alcohol or only a few years removed from daily competitive dancing.

It started before I even turned 30.

I can remember the precise moment I felt the first pains of aging. My oldest was taking a bath and, unlike every piece of lifting advice I had received, I lifted her out of the tub with my back and not my legs, and I immediately felt it.

For about as long as I have known him, my husband has had back is-

sues. It will hurt, ache and even “go out” on occasion. I never really understood what that meant until it happened to me.

Thankfully, it was brief and cured with a couple of ibuprofen and some heat — but that incident served as notice that more was to come.

Since then, I think I have been pretty lucky. A time or two I slept wrong, usually because a little girly climbed into bed with me during the middle of the night, and I started twisting and turning to get my little spot in the bed, once again putting a wrench in my back.

The latest occurrence to remind me I’m not in the 20s anymore hap-

pened last week. Of all things, I had sat down to help my oldest daughter get her shoes on to leave dance class and when I stood up something terrible happened to my left knee.

Standing up did me in.

I always get a little nervous with my knees. When I was 16, I tore my ACL in the left knee while playing basketball and went on to have surgery to repair the completed torn ligament.

So when I felt a stabbing pain in my knee, I tried not to panic. It hurt to put any weight on it but I could still walk with a limp. I wasn’t going to rush to the doctor without giving it a couple of days to, hopefully, heal itself.

I think I might know why it happened. The day before was the first snow of the year that my girls could actually go out and sled a little. When I got home for the day I

joined them, pushing and pulling their sleds around the hills.

During one adventurous ride down the hill, I decided it would be fun to crash, which ended up with me slamming my knees on the notas-soft-as-I-thought snow. It hurt, but I had no lasting effects other than some aches so I thought I got by unscathed.

Fast-forward to the next day, and I can barely walk. Thankfully, the pain started to subside as each day passed and after three or so days I was good as new.

I know my body is not the same as when I was in my 20s, I mean I have had two pregnancies since then. But I think I’ll start paying a little closer attention to the aches and pains to keep it healthy for many, many years to come.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at jpierson@newtondailynews.com

Living and Dion Marc Dion

Donald Trump’s ghost dance In 1890, in the American West, out there where the streams are fast and clear and the rivers are slow and muddy, a Native American named Wovoka started preaching the Ghost Dance.

It wasn’t a good time to be Native American, as it hasn’t been since. The buffalo were gone. Ravaged by disease, hungry, drunk and preyed upon, the remainder of the people squatted forlornly on pieces of land the white people didn’t need for a pipeline yet. There was no longer any way to live the way they used to live just a generation ago. In this manner, they were much like people in the Midwest whose fathers worked in the auto plant, but the plant’s gone, so they clerk at the 7-Eleven.

Wovoka’s theology was pretty simple, as is the theology of many right-wing Christians.

If you danced the Ghost Dance, if you integrated that way of prayer into your life, things would get better. Things would get hugely better.

Did they listen to Wovoka? Sure they did. They didn’t have much left to do but dance, the way unemployed white people now don’t have much to do but read Breitbart. It’s better than nothing.

If you danced the Ghost Dance, Wovoka said, the white people would go away and the buffalo would return. Things would be the way they once were, back when things made sense.

In America, where it’s lonely at the top and crowded at the bottom, Donald Trump preached the Ghost Dance.

It wasn’t a good time to be white in America, or so people said. You had to go to college or trade school or junior college to get almost any kind of good job. You couldn’t just step out of high school and into a unionized factory that made toasters or cars or curling irons.

Ravaged by painkillers, pension-less and working jobs that didn’t include health insurance, the people worried that the government would encourage flag burning and kill you for praying, instead of the other way around.

Trump’s theology was simple, as was the theology of Wovoka.

If you danced the Ghost Dance, Trump said, the black people would go away and the factories would return. Also, the Muslims would go away, and most of the Mexicans and the gays. Things would be the way they once were, back when things made sense.

If you danced, and if you chanted, “libtard sheeple,” and posted Facebook memes showing a pistol and the words, “THIS is my president,” the Chinese would quit making iPads, or at least they’d open an iPad factory in your town, out of respect for how sincerely you danced.

It was a beautiful thing to believe, and you rose to your feet and danced in the glow of the television or the computer screen, as the Native Americans danced in the light of the fires.

The beauty of Wovoka’s theology was that it was just for Native Americans. The white people wouldn’t get anything good out of it, and they weren’t meant to get anything good. They would go away. They would be destroyed. The Native American culture would be the only culture left. And the buffalo would come back. It was a theology that promised good things only to some people.

Wovoka’s Ghost Dance didn’t work. The white people didn’t go away. The buffalo did not return. It was just a dancing dream in the firelight.

Wovoka’s theology wasn’t a theology. It was just a dream of living the old ways in the old days. Trump’s theology isn’t a theology, either. It’s just a denial that there is anything out there, out beyond the weak light of a small fire and a clumsy dance.

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Challenging times for educators, public workers It was another frustrating week at the Capitol where we saw inadequate funding pushed through both Republican controlled chambers for K-12 public education. We also saw Iowa public workers being attacked by proposed legislation gutting collective bargaining.

Iowa lawmakers last Monday gave final approval to a bill increasing public school funding by 1.11 percent following a crowded public hearing and a heated floor debate that lasted well into the evening. The bill, Senate File 166, was approved on a party line vote and signed by Gov. Terry Branstad.

According to the state’s nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency, that equals an increase of about $73 for each student across the state. Legislators held a public hearing on the bill Monday morning, drawing dozens of school administrators, teachers, parents, students and other concerned Iowans who flooded a meeting room at the Capitol and spilled into an overflow gallery in the rotunda. Nearly all of them called on legislators to increase funding to schools, citing growing pressure on teachers and parents to pay for supplies out of their own pockets and on administrators seeking to balance their budgets by cutting teachers and increasing class size.

Branstad previously recommended increasing per-pupil funding by 2 percent, and he has long been a vocal advocate for setting those funding levels within the first 30 days of session and two budget years in advance.

That’s currently mandated under state law. But with the passage of Senate File 166, Republicans voted to repeal those funding dead-

State View Rep. Wes Breckenridge lines. In the future, they will be required to set per-pupil funding levels within the first 30 days of session but only one budget year in advance.

Collective Bargaining: Last Tuesday, House Study Bill 84 and Senate File 213, bills AFSCME President Danny Homan called “purely a political attack on unions” were simultaneously released. Labor activists’ anger overflowed at the Iowa Capitol Tuesday as majority Republicans unveiled legislation they described as tweaking Iowa’s 43-year-old collective bargaining law. This tweaking consisted of going from 16 pages to about 68 pages for the law. The bills seek to limit the subjects that non-public safety workers can bring to the bargaining table, change arbitration rules, alter how unions are certified and eliminate the longtime practice of gathering dues through payroll deductions.

The legislation appears to except public safety employees, such as firefighters and police officers, who will maintain most of their bargaining rights. However, for non-public safety workers, the Republican proposal limits them to just “base wages and other matters mutually agreed upon.” The law currently lists a range of items that are subjects of bargaining, including wages, hours, vacations, insurance, holidays, leaves of absence, shift differentials, overtime, supplemental pay and transfer procedures.

“Sanctuary” Cities: Another bill drawing lots of citizens to the Capitol this week is HSB 67. I was assigned to the Public Safety subcommittee concerning this bill in which Republican lawmakers sought to advance a bill seeking to limit cities, counties and public universities from enacting so-called “sanctuary” policies that create “safe havens” for undocumented immigrants.

Several dozen people attended the Public Safety Committee when this bill was under discussion and vocally opposed it. HSB 67 is attempting to address a situation that is not clearly defined.

We need to bring all players to the table, including colleges, law enforcement, faith groups and community members and leaders, among others, to discuss the implications that such a law would have. In subcommittee, I recommended this bill be tabled until a full discussion could be had, but ultimately the Republican Chair and Co-Chair voted to move the bill forward. Our goal is to make our communities safer and we need to involve parties to insure we don’t make them less safe through lack of information sharing.

YMCA: Last week, I met Rhonda Robson with the Iowa Alliance of YMCAs, who came to the Capitol to advocate on behalf of their organization. YMCAs are a cornerstone of many rural Iowa communities, and serve as a community center, day care, pool and many other functions. I want to thank Rhonda Robson and the staff at our Newton YMCA for all the work they do to improve the quality of life for all residents.

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Obituaries Esther L. Beyer Feb. 12, 2017 Esther L. Beyer, 80, of Newton, died Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017, at Skiff Medical C e n t e r.

A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m.

Thursday, Feb. 16 at the United Presbyterian Church in Newton. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Jasper County Fair Board or the Jasper County Historical Society may be left at the funeral home or the church the morning of

the service.

Esther, the daughter of Frank and Hazel (Myer) Neasham, was born July 17, 1936, in Newton.

She grew up in Newton, where she was active in 4-H and Girl Scouts and graduated from Newton High School in 1954. After high school, Esther attended Airline School in Omaha, and then got a job working for the Department of the Navy for a couple of years in Washington D.C. In 1957, Esther’s parents, along with her high school sweetheart, Roger Beyer, went to Washington to move Esther back home to Newton.

Shortly after on May 4, 1958, Roger and Esther were united in marriage at the Methodist Church in Newton. On June 23, 1967, they were blessed with the adoption

Patrick Wray Holland Feb. 9, 2017 Patrick Wray Holland, 50, of Prairie City, died Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at his home. A memorial visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 15 at Coburn Funeral Home in Prairie City. There will be no other services.

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of their daughter, Candace Ann, who was six days old. Esther worked at Hawkeye Chevrolet, owned Candy Cane Beauty Lane and later at the Vernon Company for 27 years, retiring in 1998.

Esther was a member of the United Presbyterian Church where she was a youth group leader and volunteered at Bible school. She was also a member of the Jasper Sheep Producers. Esther loved being outdoors — pheasant hunting with her family, riding snowmobiles and motorcycles and camping.

Esther and Roger were charter members of the Washer City Good Sams Club and camped for many years at the Jasper County and Iowa State Fairs. She also enjoyed helping Candace raise

and groom lambs to show. Esther and Roger enjoyed vacationing and spent many winters in Harlington, Texas. She was also known for her cooking and her tendency to change each recipe just a bit to add her loving touch. One of Esther’s greatest joys in life was her granddaughter, Madilyn, who she loved to spend time with.

Those left to honor Esther’s memory are her husband, Roger of Newton; daughter, Candace (Kent) De Goey of Newton; granddaughter, Madilyn De Goey of Newton; two step-grandchildren, Jamie De Goey and Jordan De Goey; three nieces; two nephews; her cousins; and many friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister, Mary Eleanor Johnson.

Photo Hike at the Refuge Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge will host its February Photo Hike from 7 to 9 a.m.

Saturday. This program is free and open to the public.

Participants will meet inside the Prairie Learning Center at 7 a.m. for a brief orientation, including an overview of some common wildlife that might be seen. Pho-

tographers will then be guided on a walk through the winter prairie.

Amateur and professional photographers of all ages and skill levels are welcome. These hikes will be off the trails, so come prepared.

Bring your own camera equipment, comfortable shoes/ boots, long pants, wa-

ter and your sense of wonder. Photographers will have the opportunity to participate in a photography exhibit at the Prairie Learning Center in November and December.

Registration is encouraged. Sign-up in advance by contacting Doreen Van Ryswyk at 515-994-3400 or Doreen_vanryswyk@fws. gov.

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• Dinners on Tuesday, a free meal, will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Christian Life Church, 421 S. Second Ave W. in Newton. Everyone welcome.

Dinner will be in the basement of the church. • Discover Hope, a faith-based addiction support group, will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at 219 N. Second Ave. W., in Newton. • Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m.

Tuesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton. • A Free Community Meal will begin at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, 210 N. Second Ave. E. in Newton.

Those interested may enter the church through the glass/elevator doors on the Second Avenue East side or through the single glass door off the north parking lot. The meals are open to the public and everyone is welcome. • Alcoholics Anonymous Beginner’s Support Group will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton. • Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Masonic Temple in Prairie City. • Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon Thursday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton. • Newton Community Blood Drive will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday at DMACC Newton Conference Center, 600 N. Second Ave. W. in Newton.

Schedule a blood donation appointment online at lifeservebloodcenter.org or call 800-287-4903. • Pink Ribbon Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Skiff Medical Center, 204 N. 4th Ave. E. in Newton. Note new location of meeting. Deb Nilles, dietician speaking on Heart Healthy Choices. • Newton Piecemakers will meet at 7 p.m.

Thursday at St. Luke United Methodist, 501 E. 19th St. S. in Newton.

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Lt. Gov. Reynolds, Iowa Art Council call for Iowa Women’s Art Exhibition artwork submissions Newton Daily News DES MOINES — Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Arts Council have announced an open call for female artists to submit art for the Iowa Women’s Art Exhibition, which showcases works from female Iowa artists and celebrates their contributions to the vitality of the arts and quality of life in Iowa. “All across Iowa, business leaders tell me our state’s quality of life is one of the top considerations when they’re looking to expand or recruit new employees,� Reynolds said. “Iowa’s female artists have played a significant role in improving our quality of life in Iowa, and they’ve done it in a way that improves our economic vitality, too.

So I am pleased to highlight their

works in my formal office and encourage them to apply to be in the exhibit.�

The new round of art will rotate semi-annually at the State Capitol in the formal office of the Lt. Governor with a Fall Exhibit July through December 2017 and a Spring Exhibit January-June 2018.

The submission deadline is May 1 and artists must apply at www.iowaartscouncil.slideroom.com.

Applicants must be a current Iowa resident, female, 21 years of age or older and not enrolled in a degree-granting program. Submissions must be original pieces in 2D or 3D media completed within the past five years. Film, video or installation work will not be accepted. Works also must be display-ready including frames, fas-

tening/installation material, and stand-alone without set up needs.

Selected artists will receive $250 stipends to underwrite transportation and display costs.

Currently, works from Jody Boyer of Council Bluffs, Jane Gilmor of Cedar Rapids and Rachel Merrill of Des Moines are on display in the exhibit through June 30, 2017.

The exhibit series was created in 2014 by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Iowa Arts Council. The public is welcome to visit the exhibit 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday through Friday at the State Capitol.

The Iowa Arts Council is a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs. More information is available at www.iowaculture.gov or 515-281-5111.

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Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Latasha R. Harris-Pearson, 18, of Newton, was charged with possession of controlled substance, marijuana and Shea H. Bucklin, 19, of Newton, was charged with operating while under the influence at 9:40 p.m.

Feb. 8. Police were called in reference to a possible intoxicated driver in the 1600 block

of First Avenue East. The vehicle was described as being all over the road and driving down the wrong side of the road. Police saw the vehicle drift to the outside fog line and then drift to the center line. Police made a traffic stop in the 5600 block of Highway 6 East. Bucklin appeared to be disoriented and lethargic and failed the field

sobriety test. Bucklin was arrested. Harris-Pearson, the passenger, was seen spraying perfume and removing items from the vehicle. Police took the driver’s purse and found a clear plastic bag containing 1.6 grams of marijuana.

Bucklin said the substance belonged to Harris-Pearson.

Harris-Pearson told police she owned the substance.

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Less is more than enough when mom walks in the nude DEAR ABBY: I am 26 years old, and my mother still walks around naked in front of me with no warning. I’ve told her several times that it makes me uncomfortable, but she seems not to take me seriously. In her culture (she’s not from the U.S.), walking around naked is no problem.

But I’m tired of seeing her breasts unexpectedly.

I’m all about positive body image, but it’s strange to me to see a 62-yearold woman’s breasts. Am I the one who has an issue? I’m open to any advice or recommendations. — ‘NUDIE’S’ DAUGHTER IN HOUSTON DEAR DAUGHTER: It appears you are, indeed, the one who has the issue. If you’re seeing your mother walk around in a state of undress, I’m guessing that, although you are an adult, you are still living under her roof. In her house, she has the privilege of making the rules, not you. If she is comfortable walking around au naturel, you will either have to accept it or move out. The choice is yours.

DEAR ABBY: A while ago I noticed that my fiance had been hiding empty cans of beer from me. After I go to sleep (he is a night owl and I usually end up going to sleep first), he goes to the store and buys a can or two of beer. But instead of throwing the empty cans out, he hides them. When I accidentally discovered his hiding place, I told him he didn’t have to hide them from me. Now, every once in a while I check the same spot, and I have noticed that he has been hiding them again.

A beer or two is OK with me, Abby, considering the stresses he deals with at work. What worries me is that he feels the need to hide the cans from me after I told him he doesn’t have to.

Does this mean he has a bigger problem that needs to be addressed? Please

help! — UNSURE IN VIRGINIA DEAR UNSURE: Yes, he does.

Your fiance apparently feels guilty about his nightly beer drinking, which is why he hides the evidence. The two of you need to have a serious conversation about it, preferably BEFORE the wedding.

DEAR ABBY: There is a reaction that sometimes happens when my daughter and I meet someone new that really frosts me. When someone says, “You look like sisters,” I want to say, “Baloney!” In the first place, we do NOT look like sisters — our 22-year difference is very obvious. I know the speakers think they are flattering me, but what they are really doing is making my daughter think she looks older. Please ask your readers to stop and think before making such fake-flattery comparisons. — BALONEY IN COLORADO DEAR BALONEY: I can ask my readers to refrain from saying it, but please explain to your daughter that the compliment is meant for you, indicating that you look young for your age — not that she looks old for hers.

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Man killed wife and slit own throat before crash, police say DES MOINES — Authorities say a man killed his wife at her Des Moines home and then slit his throat before crashing into the back of a semitrailer on Interstate 80.

Officers and medics sent to the home about 2:30 a.m. Monday to check a stabbing report found the body of a woman later identified by police as 51-year-old Rasema Keco. Police say investigators found evidence and information that led them to suspect her throat had been slit by her husband, 58-year-old Ekrem Keco.

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Police injure gunman who took over convenience store WATERLOO — Waterloo Police shot and wounded a gunman who took over a convenience store over the weekend.

The incident happened Sunday afternoon at a Kwik Star convenience store. A man with a gun entered the store around 2:45 p.m. and ordered everyone out. Police surrounded the store with the gunman inside. When the suspect exited the store, he fired his gun, and officers returned fire.

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Man fatally shot at hotel during concert DAVENPORT — Iowa authorities say an Illinois man has been fatally shot during a concert at a Davenport hotel. Davenport police were sent to the Hotel Davenport and Conference Center around 12:50 a.m.

Sunday to investigate a report of shots fired. Officers found two wounded men, and both were taken to a hospital. Police say one of them was pronounced dead at the hospital. He was identified as 29-yearold Marques Cotton, of Peoria, Illin. The other man was treated and released.

Man, son died in fire, but man’s daughter escaped KEYSTONE — Authorities say a man and his son have died and his daughter has been injured in a Benton County house fire.

The fire was reported around 2 a.m.

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Nonprofit considers future in senior housing CLEAR LAKE — Officials at an organization that provides services to those with disabilities are considering turning the nonprofit’s 80-acre Clear Lake campus into a senior living community. The campus once housed 200 people, but has just more than 40 residents today. Officials proposed turning the campus into senior living after considering the property’s assets and discussing community needs with city leaders.

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blocked it claiming it violated the school’s trademark policy after getting pressure from conservative lawmakers and an appointee of Republican Gov. Terry Branstad who saw a story about the group’s planned T-shirt in a Des Moines Register article.

The students sued in July 2014 and early last year U.S. District Judge James Gritzner ruled the school’s policy violated the students’ free speech rights and barred the university from prohibiting printing the T-shirt.

Leath and the other ISU administrators appealed.

The appeals court agreed with Gritzner’s ruling.

“The defendants’ rejection of NORML ISU’s designs discriminated against that group on the basis of the group’s viewpoint,” the justices wrote.

The court concluded that the ISU administrators’ unusual trademark approval process for the NORML group was motivated at least in part by pressure from Iowa politicians.

The case, even though it centers on NORML, a group favoring marijuana legalization, drew support from several conservative organizations including the anti-abortion group Students for Life of America and the Christian Legal Society.

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Sen. Grassley tweets to get Trump’s attention WASHINGTON (AP) — To get Donald Trump’s attention, Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley is turning to the president’s favorite method of communication — Twitter.

Grassley, 83, is already a frequent user and is known for packing a lot of shortened words into his allotted 140 characters. Last weekend he tried speaking to Trump directly through tweets, starting his messages with versions of “Whoever monitors twitter at the WH 4PresTrump....”

Over a 48-hour period, Grassley asked Trump to honor whistleblowers, to declassify government information and to ask Russian President Vladimir Putin: “What do u hv agst ElectionOpponents” who are “killed/ imprisoned/poisoned.”

He also asked when Trump’s White House will be open for public tours, because “Mrs G wants to know.”

In a brief interview in the Capitol on Monday, Grassley said he’s simply “trying to promote discussion” in the tweets.

The themes of transparency are familiar for the seven-term senator.

Grassley spokeswoman Beth Levine says the whistleblower tweets are referring to a letter Grassley has sent every new president since Ronald Reagan asking them to honor government whistleblowers with a ceremony at the White House Rose Garden. No one has ever taken him up on it.

Trump will “DRAIN THE SWAMP IF HE ALSO WII PROTECT WHISTLEBLOWERS,” Grassley tweeted.

He also asked Trump to declassify an Obama-era agreement with Australia. Late last year, President Barack Obama’s administration agreed to review the cases of about 1,300 asylum seekers and the refuge requests of about 370 other people who came to Australia seeking medical treatment but then refused to leave for possible resettlement in the U.S. “Secret agreement between Obama&Australia 4US to take Aussie refugees shld b declassified/ If can’t be tell me why/WH:ANSWER MY LETTER.” Levine said Grassley has not yet heard back from the president.

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Hundreds of people signed up to speak at what was expected to be a two-hour hearing Monday night.

They gave their views on a 68-page bill that would remove most issues other than wages from Iowa’s collective bargain rules for public employee unions. The bill also would require unions to manually collect dues from members instead of automatic paycheck deductions.

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DES MOINES (AP) — In a case that free speech advocates are calling a victory for college students everywhere regardless of their political views, a federal appeals court on Monday ruled that Iowa State University cannot prevent a marijuana law reform advocacy group from distributing a T-shirt with the Iowa State University mascot on one side and a marijuana leaf on the other.

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said ISU administrators including President Steven Leath, Senior Vice President Warren Madden and two others violated First Amendment rights of two students who were top officers of the ISU chapter of the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws.

The students, Paul Gerlich and Erin Furleigh, planned in 2012 to print T-shirts depicting “NORML ISU” on the front with the “O’’ represented by Cy the Cardinal, the university’ mascot. On the back the shirt read, “Freedom is NORML at ISU” with a small cannabis leaf above NORML. Even though the university approved the group’s original design that incorporated the mascot and a marijuana leaf, Leath and the others

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10 things to know for Tuesday Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Tuesday: 1. HOW TRUMP SAYS HE’S DEALING WITH EMBATTLED NSA CHIEF The president is “evaluating the situation” regarding Michael Flynn’s conversations before the U.S. election with Russia’s ambassador to the U.S. 2. N. KOREA MISSILE TEST DRAWS UN CONDEMNATION The Security Council warns of “further significant measures” if Pyongyang doesn’t stop nuclear and missile testing — but doesn’t say what they could be.

3. TRUMP, TRUDEAU VOW TO BUILD ON HISTORIC TIES The U.S. president hosts Canada’s prime minister and both note the special bond between the neighbors.

4. STORM DUMPS SNOW ACROSS NORTHEAST Parts of northern Maine get 30 inches of powder as heavy winds and blowing snow cause whiteouts throughout the region.

5. SANDUSKY’S SON FACES SEX CRIMES CHARGES Jeffrey S. Sandusky, 41 — adopted son of the ex-Penn State coach convicted of sex abuse — stands accused of

soliciting naked photos from a minor girl and seeking oral sex from her sister.

6. THOUSANDS EVACUATE OVER FEARS AT TALLEST DAM IN US High water erodes a hole in the earthen secondary spillway at northern California’s Oroville Dam, leading to safety concerns.

7. COMPANY PAUSES ROLLOUT OF NEW DRUG The move comes as U.S. lawmakers express outrage that Marathon Pharmaceuticals planned to charge $89,000 a year for the drug. It’s widely available abroad for about $1,000 a year.

8. PLAYBOY DOES AN ABOUT-FACE Naked women are back in the magazine, ending a year-old ban on the nudity that made Playboy famous.

9. GRAMMYS DRAW BIGGEST AUDIENCE IN THREE YEARS Around 26 million TV viewers watched the show — up from last year but down from 28.5 million in 2014.

10. WHY MEXICAN ‘LUCHE LIBRE’ FANS LOVE TO HATE US WRESTLER “Sam Adonis” becomes a sensation in Mexico City by adopting the ring persona of a flamboyant Donald Trump supporter.

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Judge denies request to halt Dakota Access pipeline work WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday refused to stop construction on the last stretch of the Dakota Access pipeline, which is progressing much faster than expected and could be operational in as little as 30 days.

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled after an hourlong hearing that as long as oil isn’t flowing through the pipeline, there is no imminent harm to the Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Sioux tribes, which are suing to stop the project. But he said he’d consider the arguments more thoroughly at another hearing on Feb. 27.

That gives the tribes hope that they still might prevail, Cheyenne River Chairman Harold Frazier said.

“To put that pipeline in the ground would be irreparable harm for us in our culture,” he said.

The tribes requested the temporary injunction last week after Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners got federal permission to lay pipe under a Missouri River reservoir in North Dakota. That’s the last big section of the $3.8 billion pipeline, which would carry oil from North Dakota to Illinois.

The tribes say the pipeline would endanger their cultural sites and water supply. They added a religious freedom component to their case last week by arguing that clean water is necessary to practice the Sioux religion.

“The mere presence of the oil in the pipeline renders the water spiritually impure,” said Nicole Ducheneaux, lawyer for the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe.

But Boasberg said any immediate harm to the tribe “comes from when the spigots are turned on and the oil flows through the

AP Photo This aerial photo shows a site where the final phase of the Dakota Access Pipeline will take place with boring equipment routing the pipeline underground and across Lake Oahe to connect with the existing pipeline in Emmons County Monday in Cannon Ball, N.D. It is the last big section of the $3.8 billion pipeline, which would carry oil from North Dakota to Illinois. A federal judge on Monday refused to stop construction on the last stretch of the pipeline, which is progressing much faster than expected.

pipeline.”

Despite the setback, American Indian activist Chase Iron Eyes said pipeline opponents will continue fighting the project in the courts and maintaining an on-the-ground presence in the drilling area, “in peaceful prayer and in dignity as we assert our rights to protect our environment, our economy and our sovereignty.”

ETP spokeswoman Vicki Granado said last week that the drilling work would take about two months and that the full pipeline system would be operational within three months. But David Debold, a lawyer for Dakota Access, said work is going more quickly and suggested the pipeline could be ready for oil in as soon as 30 days.

“We’re not in a position where

we can agree to any kind of stopping of the pipeline,” Debold said.

Granado did not immediate respond to a request for details Monday on why the work is proceeding more quickly than expected.

Energy Transfer Partners received final approval from the Army last week to lay pipe under the reservoir and complete the 1,200-mile pipeline. Drilling work began immediately under Lake Oahe, which is the water source for both tribes.

The company’s attorneys filed court documents early Monday urging Boasberg to reject the tribes’ request, calling the new religious freedom argument “exceedingly tardy,” ‘’not construction-related” and a “last-minute delay tactic.”

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By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News WINTERSET — Newton High’s Cardinals methodically dismantled their hosts, the Winterset Huskies, in Monday’s non-conference basketball game. Newton improved to 15-5 with a 75-52 win over the Huskies (6-15).

Newton shared the basketball with 21 assists led by senior Trey Vanderlaan’s eight assists and senior Josh Ventling dishing out six assists.

“We did a great job of sharing the basketball, which was the key to it tonight,” Newton head coach Bill Liley said.

“Trey and Josh really set the tone for how we were going to play tonight. They got everyone the ball in great position to score.”

After a 21-14 first-quarter run, the Cardinals outscored Winterset 20-11 in the second period. Newton held a 41-25 halftime advantage.

By the end of the third quarter, the Cardinals had opened a 20-point lead, 6040. They closed it out on a 1512 scoring surge in the fourth period.

Senior Connor Gholson had the hot hand for the Cardinals, draining seven 3-pointers. He scored a gamehigh 30 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Junior Garrett Sturtz had 15 points and two steals.

The Cardinals went 12-of23 from behind the 3-point arc in the game for 52 percent.

Vanderlaan hit three treys on his way to 11 points.

Overall, Newton shot 50 percent, 26-of-52, from the field compared to 40 percent, 20-of-50, by the Huskies. At the free-throw line, the Cardinals cashed in on 11-of-15 attempts and the Huskies went 3-of-4.

Ventling made two steals, grabbed five rebounds and scored nine points. Senior Morgan Maher had two steals.

“Winterset is a good, young basketball team. They’re going to be a really good team next year,” Liley said. “I think our older guys showed them how they need to play next year. It was fun because we showed them how to share the basketball.”

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Newton High freshman Gage Linahon will be competing in the 2017 Iowa Class 3A State Wrestling Tournament, which opens Thursday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Cardinal head coach Andy Swedenhjelm said the Iowa State High School Athletic Association informed Newton late Monday afternoon Linahon will be competing. He said the state told them Dowling Catholic senior Jacob Zachary was unable to wrestle at the state tournament, but gave no reasons.

Zachary pinned Linahon in the second-place match at Saturday’s Class 3A District 7 tournament. Linahon (10-6) finished third in the district tournament. The 3A state Linahon 220-pound bracket has eight seniors and seven juniors in it.

Linahon faces Boone senior Jacob Melton (26-5) in the opening round Thursday, which begins at 9 a.m. The first round of consolation follows, and the 3A quarterfinals and second round of consolation begins at 9 a.m. Friday.

A opening-round win puts Linahon in the quarterfinals against the winner of 3A third-ranked senior Zach Haggstrom (33-8) of Glenwood and Xavier senior Alex Francois (22-16).

The losing wrestlers in each opener face off in consolation.

Contact Jocelyn Sheets at 641-792-3121 ext. 6535 or jsheets@newtondailynews.com Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton senior Josh Ventling grabs a rebound in an earlier season game at home. On Monday, Ventling dished out six assists and had five rebounds in Newton’s 75-52 win over host Winterset.

Easton Darling fired in five of the Huskies’ nine 3-pointers as he scored 23 points.

Casey Kleemeier added 13 points, which included three 3-pointers.

Newton won the junior varsity game, 65-56. Grant Garvis fired in 18 points, had six rebounds, dished out four assists and had two steals. Aaron Bartels scored 15 points and pulled down six rebounds.

Kyle Long had 13 points, and Cody Satterfield scored 11 points. Scoring two points each were Jerome Harris, McKenna Davis, Taylor Greiner and Matt Moran.

Winterset edged the Newton freshmen, 60-58. Blake Sevenbergen connected on five 3-pointers on his way to 18 points for the Cardinals.

William Cheng had 13 points.

Kaleb Dydell added eight

points. Dalton Altemeier and Cody Hamilton each had seven points. Constance Grigsby scored three points and Antonio Usry had two points.

Newton’s boys play their final games of the regular season Thursday at Adel. The Cardinals take on host ADM with the freshman game at 4:30 p.m. followed by the junior varsity at 6 p.m. and the varsity at 7:30 p.m.

Newton 21-20-19-15—75 Winterset 14-11-15-12—52 Newton (FG/3-pt): Sturtz 5/1-2-2-15, Graham 0-1-0-1, Gholson 1/7-7-0-30, Vanderlaan 1/3-0-1-11, Garvis 1-0-0-2, Ventling 3/1-0-3-9, Maher 3-1-3-7. TOTALS: 14/1211-9-75.

Winterset (FG/3-pt): Gilliland 0-0-3-0, Darling 4/5-0-0-23, Mortoza 3-1-0-7, Nicholl 0-0-1-0, Carney 0-0-2-0, Kleemeier 1/3-24-13, Henry 1/1-0-0-5, Brockway 0-0-2-0, Baur 2-0-2-4. TOTALS: 11/9-3-14-52.

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Newton High boys to host Urbandale in 4A substate opener

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Newton High’s Cardinal boys learned officially on Friday they are in the Class 4A Substate 7 tournament.

Postseason action for Iowa’s Class 4A boys begins Feb. 20.

Newton (14-5) hosts Urbandale (7-12) at 7 p.m. on Feb. 20 in Substate 7 quarterfinal action. The other quarterfinal that night has Johnston (14-5) hosted Des Moines Lincoln (1-17).

The top seeds in the Sub-

state 7 bracket are 10thranked Dowling Catholic (15-4) and Ames (13-6).

Each will host a semifinal game at 7 p.m. on Feb. 24.

The winner of the Newton vs. Urbandale game will play at Dowling Catholic. The winner of the Johnston vs. Des Moines Lincoln contest plays at Ames.

The Substate 7 championship game is at 7 p.m. on Feb. 28 at Ankeny.

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PCM withstands strong effort from CMB to advance

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News

Troy Hyde/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe junior Elijah Sperfslage led the Mustangs with 16 points Monday during a 57-47 win over Collins-Maxwell/Baxter in Pleasantville.

PLEASANTVILLE — Mistakes plagued the Prairie City-Monroe boys basketball team in the first half of its Class 2A District 11 quarterfinal game against rival Collins-Maxwell/Baxter on Monday night.

The Mustangs committed 14 firsthalf turnovers but only trailed CMB by one at the break.

But once the Mustangs cleaned up their miscues and weathered the Raiders’ hot shooting from outside, the game turned in their favor.

A 17-4 run in the third quarter turned a four-point deficit into a ninepoint lead, and Mustangs withstood one last Raider punch in the fourth quarter during a 57-47 victory.

CMB got within two on a Cole Damman 3-pointer with 2:04 to play in the game, but PCM pulled away with six free throws in the final 43 seconds.

“We just didn’t play very well,” PCM coach Fred Lorensen said of the Mustangs’ first-half effort. “It wasn’t really turnovers off pressure or anything. We just were careless with the ball and let them take the ball away from us.”

CMB can sometimes live by the 3-pointer and die by the 3-pointer. In the first half, the Raiders were living, connecting on six treys. The Raiders added three 3-pointers in the second half, but the Mustangs turned the misses into quick transition points

during the deciding 17-4 spurt.

“That little amount of time hurt us.

We can’t seem to avoid those kind of runs,” CMB coach Zach Hasselbrink said. “We didn’t give up. We had it down to two with a minute to go. We had a chance to win and then we committed two turnovers.”

The win moves PCM into the District 11 semifinals where it will take on second-seeded East Marshall at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Des Moines Christian. The host and top-seeded Lions face fifth-seeded West Marshall at 8 p.m. Thursday.

West Marshall defeated fourth-seeded and host Pleasantville, 59-49, in Monday’s nightcap.

CMB led throughout the entire first half. Sophomore Will Clapper scored eight of his 14 points in the first quarter, and CMB’s guards were connecting from long range against PCM’s 2-3 zone.

A Noah Galloway 3-pointer helped the Raiders lead 14-10 after one quarter.

PCM grabbed a brief lead early in the second after freshman Derek Brown nailed a 3-pointer and then hit another bucket. Junior Dayton Boell’s 3-point play put the Mustangs up 18-14.

CMB came right back with back-toback triples from Damman, a freshman, and senior Hunter McWhirter.

Boell answered to tie it at 20-all, but another 3-pointer from McWhirter pushed the Raiders back in front.

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SPORTS CALENDAR Tuesday Bowling Newton at 2A district meet, Ottumwa, 10 a.m.

Basketball Girls Regionals Class 1A Region 5 English Valleys at Lynnville-Sully, 7 p.m.

Wednesday Basketball Girls Regionals Class 4A Region 3 Waterloo East at Newton, 7 p.m.

Class 3A Region 8 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont at PCM, 7 p.m.

Thursday Basketball Newton boys at ADM, 9th 4:30 p.m., JV 6 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

Boys Districts Class 1A District 11 At Sully Colfax-Mingo vs. BGM, 6:30 p.m.

Sigourney vs. Lynnville-Sully, 8 p.m.

Class 2A District 11 At Des Moines Christian PCM vs. East Marshall, 6:30 p.m.

Wrestling Newton, PCM at 3A, 2A State tournament, Des Moines Friday Wrestling Newton, PCM at 3A, 2A State tournament, Des Moines Basketball Girls Regionals Class 1A Region 5 Lynnville-Sully, TBD Saturday Wrestling Newton, PCM at 3A, 2A State tournament, Des Moines, TBA Basketball Girls Regional Class 3A Region 8 Final PCM, TBD

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Drake women’s basketball is having season to remember The Associated Press Drake’s Bulldogs (20-4) have won 14 straight games. The Bulldog women are off to the best start in Missouri Valley Conference history, winning their first 13 league games.

Until this season, the best start for any team in the conference was 12 straight victories, accomplished three times.

Buoyed by that strong start, they are back in the AP women’s basketball poll for the first time since 2001 — entering the poll at No. 25 on Monday.

“It’s been a long time. Drake is a special place and this is a special team,” coach Jennie Baranczyk said. “Does it mean anything, yes, you know you got to get a lot better, the target’s a little bit bigger — especially in our league. It’s quite an honor for us and really fun for our program.”

Drake is led by senior Lizzy Wendell, who has scored in double figures in 102 consecutive games.

That’s the longest streak in conference history, surpassing Jackie

Stiles mark of 92 when she starred at Missouri State. Wendell’s streak is up there in the college record book, too, though still short of Jantel Lavender’s record 136 set from 2008-11 when she played at Ohio State.

The Bulldogs have five games left in the regular season, with the toughest against Northern Iowa at home on Feb. 24.

The two teams played on Jan. 27 and Drake came away with an 88-79 double-overtime victory.

No other conference team has come within 10 points this season.

“We have some pretty good teams at the top and that’s who we have left on our schedule,” Barancyzk said. “Lot of games we need to circle and we are being circled the same as well.”

Drake was last ranked on Dec. 3, 2001. The Bulldogs lasted one week that year. They hope for a longer run this time.

“It’s different when you’re ranked for a week or two then being a top 25 program,” the coach continued.

“Something we understand and get.”

UConn women win 100th straight game STORRS, Conn.

(AP) — Gabby Williams scored a career-high 26 points and Napheesa Collier added 18 to help top-ranked UConn to its 100th consecutive victory with a 66-55 win over No. 6 South Carolina on Monday.

Coach Geno Au-

riemma never thought his team would come close to reaching the century mark, let alone break the previous NCAA record set by the Huskies from 2008-10.

The Hall of Fame coach set up the most difficult non-conference schedule in the

country, playing five of the top eight teams in the AP women’s basketball poll.

They came away victorious in each one. The Huskies (25-0) last lost on Nov. 17, 2014, at Stanford.

Trailing 29-28 late in the first half, the

Huskies scored seven straight to take a sixpoint halftime lead.

South Carolina (21-3) cut its deficit to 40-37 midway through the third quarter, but Williams had consecutive layups to start an 11-2 run to close the period and put the game away.

K-State coach Bill Snyder diagnosed with throat cancer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hall of Fame coach Bill Snyder has been diagnosed with throat cancer, though treatments are going well and he expects to be on the field when Kansas State begins spring practice next month.

The 77-year-old Snyder addressed his health in a statement Monday, shortly after rumors began to circulate that he was seeking treatment for an undisclosed illness. Snyder said he has been receiving outpatient treatment for about three weeks at The University of Kansas Hospital with consultation from the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

He said specialists at both medical centers “projected a positive outcome.”

“I feel bad having to release this information about my health in this manner prior to sharing it in person with so many personal friends, distant family, players and their families, past and present, and many of the Kansas State football family so close to our program,” he said.

“But with so much talk presently out there, I certainly owe it to everyone to make them aware of my condition.”

Snyder did not describe the severity of the cancer, nor did he discuss what types of treatments he has been receiving. But he did say that treatments are scheduled so that he can be in the office on a reg-

PCM-CMB Continued from Page 1B Junior Travis Lindemoen answered a bucket by PCM sophomore Andrew Van Ryswyk with another trey. That gave CMB a four-point lead, but PCM scored the final three points of the half to get within one.

“We have shooters. We have had shooters all year,” Hasselbrink said.

“We knew we would double our attempts from last year. That’s what we want though. When we are on, we can be really good.”

McWhirter started the second half with another 3-pointer. Van Ryswyk nailed a pair of free throws at the other end, but Clapper got the Raider lead at four with a putback inside the lane.

That’s when PCM took control.

Mustang junior Elijah Sperfslage scored a game-high 16 points — nine of those came in the 17-4 run.

Suddenly, the shots were no longer going in from outside for CMB, and PCM got easy buckets off those misses in transition at the other end.

Sperfslage bookended the run with layups and added a runner in the lane and a 3-pointer of his own during that stretch.

“You just have to keep believing in yourself and keep playing hard,” Sperfslage said. “We can’t let up because those guys can score points in a hurry. They have some guys who can shoot.”

Sophomore Reed Worth also canned two treys during that 17-4 run.

He finished with 10 points and five assists, helping the Mustangs win despite leading scorer Jackson Thomas being held to just four. PCM also committed five turnovers in the second half.

“We have other guys who can step up,” Sperfslage said. “(Thomas) will get his game going. This was just a tough night. We are all pretty confident that we can get the job done if someone else’s shot isn’t falling.”

The Mustangs led 44-37 after three quarters.

Junior Braydon Aker hit a hook shot and then Sperfslage and Damman traded 3-pointers to keep the Raider deficit at five with 4:40 to play.

Damman got a steal at the other end

Troy Hyde/Daily News Collins-Maxwell/Baxter junior Braydon Aker, left, scores two points inside the lane in front of Prairie City-Monroe’s Mark Bruxvoort on Monday in Pleasantville. The Raiders lost to the Mustangs, 57-47, to end their season at 5-17.

but couldn’t convert the layup to get CMB even closer. Damman’s 3-pointer with 2:04 to go inched CMB to within 49-47.

That’s when Thomas hit his only field goal of the game — a pull up jumper in the lane. That gave the Mustangs a four-point lead, and PCM did the rest of the damage from the line in the final minute.

“Elijah and Reed hit a couple of big shots. Jackson’s only basket was a big one, too,” Lorensen said. “We were able to make some free throws late to

extend it. That’s what you need to do in the postseason. Free throws are big.”

Hasselbrink is OK with his team taking a lot of 3-pointers, especially against a 2-3 zone like the one PCM played Monday. The Mustangs’ first priority defensively was to take away Clapper inside, so that opened things up outside for Damman, McWhirter and others.

“They sat in their 2-3 zone and if you work the ball around, the open shots will usually be from outside,” Hasselbrink said. “We still need to get

ular schedule through the first week of March.

Snyder said that his son Sean, his associate head coach, has been working with the rest of his assistants to ensure the offseason program runs smoothly. Most of his staff has been with him for several years, and some of them have been with him for decades.

“I’m very grateful to those who have responded over the past 24 hours via calls, texts, emails, etcetera with such kind thoughts and words,” he said.

Snyder was hired by Kansas State in 1988 to take over one of the worst programs in major college football, and in a span of a few years had the Wildcats regularly contending for league titles.

He briefly retired in November 2005, announcing at the time that he wanted to spend more time with his family.

But the pull of coaching only kept him away for three years, and he returned to the sideline after the program that he had built had begun to fall on hard times.

His second go-around has been nearly as successful as his first.

The Wildcats have been to seven consecutive bowl games, beating Texas A&M in the Texas Bowl this past season, and earned a piece of the Big 12 title following a 2012 season that included a No. 1 ranking and Fiesta Bowl appearance.

Will Clapper the ball inside. If they collapse on Will, the best option is to kick it out and take a three.”

Lorensen said he thought about switching to a man-to-man defense at halftime.

“We did a little bit better job on their shooters. We got closer to them and bothered the shots more,” Lorensen said. “We probably should have played man-to-man in the second half, maybe the lead would have been more. But we had a nice run there, got a few steals that we converted into points and ran off their missed shots.”

CMB did not have the services of sophomore shooting guard Ian Thomson, who missed the game because of an illness. Thomson may have helped beat the 2-3 zone even more.

“He would have had plenty of chances against that zone,” Hasselbrink said. “He helps us with depth, too. His absence definitely hurt us, but I am proud of the guys. They deserved this one and did everything they could. That one run was the difference, unfortunately.”

Senior Mark Bruxvoort scored eight points, grabbed four rebounds and handed out four assists for PCM. Van Ryswyk scored six points and collected 14 rebounds. Boell scored seven points. Thomas was held to four points, but he also had eight rebounds, five steals and four assists.

Clapper and McWhirter both scored 14 points for CMB, which ended its season at 5-17. Clapper grabbed 10 rebounds. McWhirter collected eight. Damman finished with nine points, four steals and three assists and Lindemoen chipped in five points, four assists and three steals.

Collins-Maxwell/Baxter 14-12-11-10 — 47 Prairie City-Monroe 10-15-19-13 — 57 CMB (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP) — Lindemoen 2/1-0-3-5, McWhirter 5/4-0-2-14, Damman 3/3-0-5-9, Aker 1-0-5-2, Clapper 6-2-0-14, Cheville 0-0-0-0, Galloway 1/1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 18/9-2-15-47.

PCM (FG/3pt-FT-F-TP) — Sperfslage 6/2-2-1-16, Bruxvoort 4-0-3-8, Worth 3/2-2-0-10, Thomas 1-20-4, Van Ryswyk 2-2-2-6, Stafford 0-0-0-0, Boell 3-1-0-7, Dredge 0-0-0-0, Lanphier 0-0-0-0, Brown 2/1-0-0-5, Van Dyke 0-1-0-1. TOTALS: 21/5-10-7-57.

Contact Troy Hyde at 641-792-3121 ext. 6536 or thyde@newtondailynews.com

NOTICE AND CALL OF PUBLIC MEETING SPECIAL SESSION GOVERNMENTAL BODY: THE CITY COUNCIL OF BAXTER, IOWA DATE OF MEETING: FEBRUARY 16, 2017 TIME OF MEETING: 6:00 P.M. PLACE OF MEETING: BAXTER CITY HALL PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above mentioned governmental body will meet at the date, time, and place above set out. The tentative agenda for said meeting is as follows: Call to Order Approval of Agenda Work Session for Fiscal Year 2017/18 City Budget Adjournment This notice is hereby given at the direction of the Mayor pursuant to Chapter 21.4, Code of Iowa, and the local rules of said governmental body.

Peg Kimberley, City Clerk February 14 NOTICE AND CALL OF PUBLIC MEETING SPECIAL SESSION GOVERNMENTAL BODY: THE CITY COUNCIL OF BAXTER, IOWA DATE OF MEETING: FEBRUARY 15, 2017 TIME OF MEETING: 6:00 P.M. PLACE OF MEETING: BAXTER CITY HALL PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above mentioned governmental body will meet at the date, time, and place above set out. The tentative agenda for said meeting is as follows: Call to Order Approval of Agenda Work Session for Fiscal Year 2017/18 City Budget Adjournment This notice is hereby given at the direction of the Mayor pursuant to Chapter 21.4, Code of Iowa, and the local rules of said governmental body.

Peg Kimberley, City Clerk February 16 THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY CASE NO. ESPR036978 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DALE ARTHUR MILLER, DECEASED NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of DALE ARTHUR MILLER, Deceased, who died on or about October 3, 2016: You are hereby notified that on January 31, 2017, the undersigned was appointed administrator of the estate.

Notice is hereby given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of the mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated on February 1, 2017.

Timothy Miller, Administrator of the Estate 119 W. Division St. Colfax, IA 50054 Randal B. Caldwell, ICIS PIN No: AT0001375 Attorney for the Administrator Caldwell, Brierly, Chalupa & Nuzum, PLLC Address: 211 1st Ave. W. Newton, IA 50208 Date of second publication February 14, 2017 February 7 & 14 TRUST NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST: EDWARD MORGAN AND ARDIS E. MORGAN REVOCABLE TRUST To all persons regarding Edward Morgan, deceased, who died on or about December 28, 2016. You are hereby notified that Ardis E. Morgan is the trustee of the Edward Morgan and Ardis E. Morgan Revocable Trust dated on November 20, 2007. Any action to contest the validity of the trust must be brought in the District Court of Jasper County, Iowa, within the later to occur of four (4) months from the date of second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice to all heirs of the decedent settlor and the spouse of the decedent settlor whose identities are reasonably ascertainable. Any suit not filed within this period shall be forever barred.

Notice is further given that any person or entity possessing a claim against the trust must mail proof of the claim to the trustee at the address listed below via certified mail, return receipt requested, by the later to occur of four (4) months from the second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice if required or the claim shall be forever barred unless paid or otherwise satisfied.

Dated on January 31, 2017.

Edward Morgan and Ardis E. Morgan Revocable Trust Ardis E. Morgan 1005 S 11th Ave W, Newton, IA 50208 Name and address of Trustee Mark A. Otto, ICIS PIN#: AT0005939 OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC Attorney for Trustee 123 W 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 mark@ottolawyers.com Address Date of second publication 14th day of February, 2017.

February 7 & 14 CITY OF LAMBS GROVE COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 2, 2017 Public hearing was called to order by Mayor Patrick Edwards at 7:01 p.m. Roll call: Tom Clark and Cathi Fouts present. Absent: Cindy Humke, Kent DeGoey, and Steve Thomassen.

Guests: Ron Grandia and Maggie Vincent There were no written or oral objections to the proposed Ordinance No. 2017-001 and Ordinance No. 2017-002.

Public hearing was adjourned at 7:04 p.m.

Regular meeting was called to order by Mayor Patrick Edwards at 7:05 p.m. Roll call: Tom Clark and Cathi Fouts present. Absent: Cindy Humke, Kent DeGoey, and Steve Thomassen.

Guests: Ron Grandia and Maggie Vincent Grandia inquired if the new ordinances would help with some of the parking issues in the City.

The Council assured him that they have recognized the need to

CITY OF LAMBS GROVE COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 2, 2017 Public hearing was called to order by Mayor Patrick Edwards at 7:01 p.m. Roll call: Tom Clark and Cathi Fouts present. Absent: Cindy Humke, Kent DeGoey, and Steve Thomassen.

Guests: Ron Grandia and Maggie Vincent There were no written or oral objections to the proposed Ordinance No. 2017-001 and Ordinance No. 2017-002.

Public hearing was adjourned at 7:04 p.m.

Regular meeting was called to order by Mayor Patrick Edwards at 7:05 p.m. Roll call: Tom Clark and Cathi Fouts present. Absent: Cindy Humke, Kent DeGoey, and Steve Thomassen.

Guests: Ron Grandia and Maggie Vincent Grandia inquired if the new ordinances would help with some of the parking issues in the City.

The Council assured him that they have recognized the need to start enforcing some of our ordinances, with parking being one of them, and are taking the appropriate steps to do so.

Grandia also asked for an update on the sewer project at the end of Walnut Dr. The Council share in his frustrations and are looking at options to facilitate the completion of the project.

Vincent shared several concerns with the Council. These included a culvert at the south end of her property that goes under Emerson Hough that is not letting water flow. Edwards offered to look at the culvert when we get some rain and water is flowing through it. She also reported that she had a dead tree removed.

Vincent inquired about a fence and the Council agreed that she did not need a permit to build the fence. She raised a concern with the Council regarding dogs in the City running loose and defecating in other resident's yards. Pets running at large is against the City's ordinances and will be enforced. Finally, Vincent voiced her concern regarding standing water in tubs, etc. that she saw especially last summer.

Her concern is that standing water attracts mosquitos and the risk of mosquito-related illnesses.

New Business: a. First reading of Ordinance No. 2017-001 was tabled until next month due to lack of quorum. b. First reading of Ordinance No. 2017-002 was tabled until next month due to lack of quorum. c. Edwards will reach out to Erin Chambers with the City of Newton in response to communication from her regarding the opportunity to partner with the City of Newton on certain Planning and Zoning services. d. Fouts moved and was seconded by Thomassen by email to approve the attorney employment agreement between the City of Lambs Grove and Caldwell, Brierly, Chalupa & Nuzum, PLLC for legal services for 2017. Ayes: Fouts (2/5/17), Thomassen (2/5/17), DeGoey (2/5/17), Humke (2/6/17), and Clark (2/6/17).

Nays: None.

Motion carried 5-0. e. Machin reviewed the proposed FY 2018 budget with the Council. f. Fouts moved and was seconded by Thomassen by email to set the date for the public hearing on the FY 2018 budget for Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. Ayes: Fouts (2/5/17), Thomassen (2/5/17), DeGoey (2/5/17), Humke (2/6/17), and Clark (2/6/17).

Nays: None. Motion carried 5-0.

Consent Agenda: Fouts moved and was seconded

by Thomassen by email to approve all the items on the consent agenda including the minutes from the January 5, 2017 meeting, list of bills, and reconciliation report for January.

Ayes: Fouts (2/5/17), Thomassen (2/5/17), DeGoey (2/5/17), Humke (2/6/17), and Clark (2/6/17).

Nays: None.

Motion carried 5-0.

JCARL Participation Fee...............$21.25 News Printing Company Publications.......................$78.68 Dodd's Sanitation Contract..........$670.00 Christina Machin Salary..............................$392.64 Ryan Dannen Salary..............................$110.59 Iowa One Call Locates..............................$12.60 Office of Auditor of State Periodic Exam Fee..........$475.00 Postmaster PO Box Fee.....................$116.00 IPERS Retirement.........................$67.62 Machin Lawn Works Snow Removal.............$2,050.00 Alliant Energy Utilities...............................$25.43 Alliant Energy Utilities.............................$352.56 Total February Bills......$4,372.37 General Fund...............$2,282.21 Charges for Fee...........$2,734.38 Local Option Sales Tax................ .....................................$1,015.33 Emergency........................$22.29 Capital Projects............$5,000.00 Road Use Fund............$1,703.44 Debt Service....................$237.12 Total January Revenue................ ...................................$12,994.77 General Fund...............$2,244.75 Charges for Fee..................$0.00 Road Use Fund............$2,427.66 Capital Projects...................$0.00 Debt Service........................$0.00 Total January Expenses............... .....................................$4,672.41 Staff and commissions reports Mayor: Edwards reported that he had attended the Emergency Management Meeting in which they approved the budget. He also attended the Annual Landfill Meeting in which they announced the landfill costs would not be going up.

Finally, Edwards reported he had attended the Assessor's Compensation Board Meeting in which they agreed on the same amount of increase that the rest of the county employees received.

Streets: No report Sewers: No report Parks: No report Tree Steward: No report Storm Sewers: Clark reported that the nuisance notice forms had been completed and will be printed early next week.

City Clerk: Machin shared with the Council an email she had received from Alliant Energy detailing work they would be doing this spring consisting of installing underground power lines in the City.

Old Business: None Meeting was adjourned at 8:03 p.m.

Next City Council meeting to be held March 2, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.

Minutes submitted by Christina Machin, City Clerk Mayor Patrick Edwards City Clerk Christina Machin February 14 City of Newton Disbursements 2-7-17 Vendor Description Amount Acushnet Company Merchandise......................$36.95 Alliant Energy/IPL Utility............................$6,237.59 Allied Oil & Tire Company Supplies............................$58.00 Animal Rescue League Service.........................$2,675.05 Audio Editions Books..............................$322.81 Baker & Taylor Books...........................$2,084.08 Baker & Taylor Entertainment DVD...................................$22.19 Barney's Wrecker & Crane Service............................$148.70 Bibliotheca LLC Service.........................$1,987.52 Black Hills Energy Utility..........................$16,129.44

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Service.......................$10,735.00 Brooker Corporation Service.........................$2,012.15 Brookwood Inc Service..............................$45.00 Caldwell Brierly Chalupa Nuzum PLLC Service.........................$6,658.00 Cappy's Tire & Auto Service Service............................$100.98 Cardinal Trophies Service..............................$42.00 Carl's Window Service Service............................$180.00 Carolina Software Service............................$500.00 Carpenter Uniform Supplies..........................$333.60 CCP Industries Supplies..........................$115.40 Cengage Learning Books..............................$186.08 Center Point Large Print Books................................$86.71 Central Iowa Distributing Inc Supplies..........................$171.80 Chamber of Commerce Service............................$850.00 Chamness Technology Inc Service.......................$19,300.00 Cintas Supplies............................$60.96 Civic Systems LLC Service.........................$5,454.00 Civil Design Advantage LLC Service.........................$1,587.50 Clapsaddle-Garber Assoc Service.........................$8,680.80 Classic Car Wash Service............................$588.50 Coen, Joe Reimb................................$10.80 CompToday Disability..........................$394.97 Computer Resource Specialists Service.........................$3,360.00 Continental Safety Equipment Supplies..........................$149.15 Danko Emergency Equipment Equipment.......................$193.97 Davis Equipment Corp Supplies............................$36.12 Davis, Katrina Reimb..............................$170.64 Demco Inc Supplies............................$88.08 DePenning & Associates Service............................$246.42 Des Moines Register Service............................$252.02 Diamond Products Co Supplies............................$80.36 Digital Ally Supplies..........................$410.00 DMACC - Ankeny Campus Training...........................$159.00 Dodd Trash Hauling & Recycling Service.......................$54,913.22 EMSAR Midwest Repair..............................$254.98 Fastenal Supplies............................$27.89 Financial Forms & Supplies Supplies..........................$148.30 Forbes Office Solutions Supplies..........................$799.06 Fortres Grand Corp Service............................$171.22 Foth Infrastructure & Environment Service............................$377.50 G&K Services Service............................$856.12 Gary Ryther Garage Doors Service............................$180.00 Goodwin Tucker Group Supplies..........................$276.60 Grainger Inc Supplies..........................$252.90 Grinnell Safe & Lock Service..............................$28.50 H W Wilson Books..............................$191.60 Hammer Medical Supply Supplies..........................$280.25 Hawkeye Exterminators Service............................$200.00 Hawkins Water Treatment Supplies.......................$1,482.00 Henderson Products Inc Supplies..........................$207.86 Hewitt Service Center Service............................$470.00 Holland, Ike Reimb..............................$172.26 Hornung's Merchandise....................$369.00 Hutchinson, Samuel & Mildred Refund.............................$880.00 Hy-Vee Inc Supplies..........................$623.00 Image Trend Inc Service.........................$1,664.00 IMFOA Membership.....................$150.00 IMWCA Insurance....................$87,751.00 International Assoc of Electrical Inspec Supplies............................$23.00 Interstate Battery - 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Supplies..........................$625.88 Marlow White -Military Supplies..........................$188.00 Marsden Bldg Maintenance Service.........................$4,061.00 Martin Marietta Materials Supplies.......................$4,811.47 Maxim Advertising Supplies..........................$130.00 McCall Monument Service............................$280.00 MCM Electronics Supplies..........................$245.11 McMaster-Carr Supplies..........................$433.47 Medicap Pharmacy Supplies..........................$329.18 Mercy College of Health Sciences Training...........................$490.00 Mercy Hospice Refund.............................$252.70 Meredith Books Books................................$87.81 MG Laundry Corporation Service..............................$29.20 Michelson, Jason Refund...............................$50.00 Mid-American Research Chemical Supplies..........................$124.59 Midland Scientific Supplies..........................$512.70 Mid-States Organized Crime Inf Service............................$150.00 Miller Mechanical Specialties Supplies.......................$1,464.28 Minitex Supplies..........................$720.00 Mitchell, Ruth Refund.............................$645.40 Mobotrex Supplies..........................$210.00 NAPA Auto Parts Supplies.......................$1,499.27 National Assoc of School Resource Membership......................$40.00 News Printing Company Service..............................$74.65 Newton Clinic Service.........................$1,110.00 Newton Correctional Facility Service..............................$85.00 Noble Ford of Newton Inc Service.........................$1,734.38 Nord, David Reimb..............................$290.90 Norrish, Rick Reimb..............................$116.97 Northern Safety Co Inc Supplies............................$51.88 NSI Lab Solutions Service............................$404.55 Office Depot Supplies..........................$136.26 O'Halloran International Supplies............................$45.00 O'Keefe Elevator Co Inc Service............................$194.82 OnMedia Advertising Sales Advertising......................$185.00 O'Reilly Auto Parts Supplies..........................$245.45 Peter, Phyllis Supplies............................$14.97 Pitney Bowes Purchase Power Service............................$520.99 Power Process Equipment Inc Supplies.......................$2,068.25 Premier Office Equipment Service............................$110.00 Prime Point Polygraph Service............................$525.00 Quick Lane Tire & Auto Service..............................$40.39 Quill Corporation Supplies..........................$750.13 Recorded Books Books..................................$6.95 Roger McDonald Service............................$480.00 Savage Dirt Works LLC Service.......................$31,369.61 Schakel, Brandon Reimb................................$30.00 SirsiDynix Service............................$792.50 Skinner-McKinney, Lisa Refund...............................$17.95 Spahn & Rose Lumber Co Supplies..........................$235.49 Springer Professional Home Services Service............................$214.00 Staples Credit Plan Supplies..........................$138.57 Stiles, Mark & Jody Grant..........................$10,000.00 Sumner Tree Service Service............................$100.00 Theisen's Supplies..........................$651.43 Theisen's Grinnell Supplies..........................$128.97 Tim Hildreth Company Inc Service............................$332.50 True Value Hardware Supplies..........................$631.24 Unique Management Services Service..............................$89.55 United Healthcare Community Plan Refund.............................$202.56 UnityPoint Clinic-Occupational Membership.....................$100.00 UnityPoint Health-Des Moines Training.............................$75.00 Upstart Supplies............................$59.85 Value Line Publishing Subscription....................$950.00 Van Meter Inc Supplies..........................$119.14 Van Wall Equipment Supplies..............................$7.84 Ver Ploeg, Carrie Refund...............................$24.35 Verizon Service..............................$50.03 Wal-Mart Supplies..........................$190.76 Walsh Door & Hardware Supplies............................$43.00 Warnick & Reeves Mechanical Service.........................$7,041.96 Water Department Utility............................$1,131.20 Watts Family Monuments Inc Service............................$500.00 Windstream Utility...............................$301.72 Wing, Chris Reimb................................$15.00 WPS GHA Refund.............................$595.24 WRH Inc Service.......................$12,894.43 Zero Waste USA Supplies..........................$136.00 Ziegler Inc Supplies..........................$213.41 Zoll Supplies............................$24.57 TOTAL:.....................$383,232.52 Pre-Authorized Payments Black Hills Energy Utility...............................$643.01 Chalupa, Caldwell, Brierly, Nuzum Trust Acquisition................$133,722.00 Manatt's Final Pay....................$35,173.07 Mediacom Utility...............................$205.90 United States Cellular Utility...............................$329.34 ACH Payments from Great Southern Bank Lincoln National Life Insurance.....................$3,885.21 Wellmark BC/BS Insurance..................$140,870.73 Delta Dental Insurance....................$10,106.87 Bank Iowa Insurance....................$14,955.35 Payroll 1-13-17 Payroll......................$402,160.30 Payroll 1-31-17 Payroll......................$362,904.61 State of Iowa Liquor License.................$120.00 State Of Iowa Sales Tax.....................$2,763.39 February 14

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IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR JASPER COUNTY U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER OF U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ND, Plaintiff, v.

VICKIE BUEHRER; SPOUSE OF VICKIE BUEHRER, IF ANY; MELISSA DAFT and DAVID DAFT, Wife and Husband, AS HEIRS OF DAVID L. BUEHRER; CHUCK BUEHRER and SUE BUEHRER, Husband and Wife, AS HEIRS OF DAVID L. BUEHRER; MOLLY TIMMONS and DEAN TIMMONS, Wife and Husband, AS HEIRS OF DAVID L. BUEHRER; MIKE BUEHRER; SPOUSE OF MIKE BUEHRER, IF ANY; JOE BUEHRER; SPOUSE OF JOE BUEHRER, IF ANY; UNKNOWN HEIRS OF DAVID L. BUEHRER; CREDITORS OF DAVID L. BUEHRER; STATE OF IOWA by and through the Iowa Department of Revenue; INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, an Agency of the United States ofAmerica; ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND ALL PERSONS KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST AND ALL OF THEIR HEIRS, SPOUSES, ASSIGNS, GRANTEES, LEGATEES, DEVISEES AND ALL BENEFICIARIES OF EACH AND ALL THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS; and PARTIES IN POSSESSION, Defendants.

CASE NO. EQCV120312 ORIGINAL NOTICE BY PUBLICATION TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: UNKNOWN HEIRS OF DAVID L. BUEHRER; CREDITORS OF DAVID L. BUEHRER; ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND ALL PERSONS KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST AND ALL OF THEIR HEIRS, SPOUSES, ASSIGNS, GRANTEES, LEGATEES, DEVISEES AND ALL BENEFICIARIES OF EACH AND ALL OF THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS You are hereby notified that there is now on file in the office of the Clerk of the District Court in and for Jasper County, Iowa, a Foreclosure Petition (Equity) in the above-entitled action which prays for an in rem judgment in the amount of $77,930.43, plus interest as it accrues, the costs of this action, and that said sums be declared a first lien upon the following described premises located in Jasper County, Iowa, to wit: Situated in the County of Jasper and State of Iowa: Lot 5 in Block 3 in Jordan's East Addition to the Town of Colfax, Jasper County, Iowa.

That the Mortgage on the abovedescribed real estate be foreclosed, that a Special Execution issue for the sale of as much of the mortgaged premises as is necessary to satisfy the judgment and for such other relief as the Court may deem just and equitable.

The attorney for Plaintiff is Donald J. Pavelka, Jr., whose address is Suite 401, 421 West Broadway, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503, Telephone: (712) 256-5566.

You are further notified that unless you serve and within a reasonable time thereafter file a Motion or Answer on or before March 20, 2017, in the Iowa District Court for Jasper County at the courthouse located at 101 1st St. N, Newton, Iowa 50208. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.

This case has been filed in a county that utilizes electronic filing. You should refer to (i) Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16 for general rules and information on electronic filing; and (ii) Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16, division VI regarding protection of personal information in court filings.

If you require the assistance of auxiliary aids or services to participate in Court because of a disability immediately call your district ADA coordinator at 515286-3394. (If you are hearing impaired call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735-2942.)

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1997 FORD Conversion van, low miles, very well cared for, tow pkg, tow brakes, new brakes, leather interior, tv/dvd, very comfortable ride $4200.

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Jasper County Highway Dept

Applications and a job description can be found at www.co.jasper.ia.us or picked up at the Human Resources Office located in the lower level of the County Annex Building at: 115 N. 2nd Ave. E. Newton.

Applications must be received no later than 4:30 PM on Friday, February 17, 2017 EOE

immediate openings in Wellsburg & Des Moines terminals for

FULL OR PART-TIME ROUTE DRIVER $2,000 SIGN-ON BONUS CDL REQUIRED

City of Newton Temporary Seasonal Help Wanted Seasonal Parks and Grounds worker – $9.00/hr Approx 40 hrs/week • Must have valid drivers license

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The Jasper County Engineer is seeking qualified applicants to fill the full-time position of Skilled Laborer with the Secondary Roads Dept. Duties will vary with focus on road/bridge maintenance.

Candidates are required to have a valid Iowa CDL.

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Seasonal Westwood Golf Course worker – $9.00/hr Approx 40 hrs/week • Must have valid drivers license Westwood Golf Course Pro Shop – $8.00/hr Approx 40 hrs/week Maytag Pool Lifeguard – $8.00/hr Up to 40 hrs/week • Must be at least 15 years of age

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Seasonal Maytag Pool Concession Worker-$7.25 Up to 40 hrs/week • Must be 15 years of age

QHC Mitchellville, LLC is recruiting full-time Certified Nursing Aides for all shifts.

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We are excited to announce new CNA wages!

New starting wage is $13.00 hours with sliding scale for years of experience and we offer a sign on bonus.

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As a Certified Nursing Aide in our facility, you may be eligible for the following benefits:

First review of applications will take place on Monday, February 27th.

• Pay based on years of C.N.A. experience • Sign On Bonus • PTO available after 90 days of employment • 2 Uniforms provided per year full time and part time staff • Health Insurance for full time staff- Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance

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If you are looking for an exciting career that allows you to enhance the lives of others and be part of a winning team, we invite you to apply for one of our open positions and discover what sets QHC Mitchellville, LLC apart from the rest.

Please contact Cyndi Gentz, Administrator, or call (515) 967-3726 or apply in person at: 114 Carter Street SW, Mitchellville, lA 50169.

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Astrograph

Cupid is a baby with a weapon who shouldn’t be expected to have the aiming accuracy of an archer with fully developed motor skills. This explains a lot. The French author Andre Maurois suggested, “In literature, as in love, we are astounded by what is chosen by others.” Anything goes under the zany air-sign astral influences.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 14). It takes a truly sophisticated intellect to hold opposing views in mind simultaneously: That’s you. You’ve also a profound wisdom that prevents you from wasting time with meaninglessness. Fresh inspiration and love comes your way in March. Hard work and

study will start to pay off in May, and the trend will continue. Pisces and Scorpio adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 10, 2, 24, 38 and 16.

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

The nature of love cannot be defined in one way that suits every person. Due to its intangible and mysterious qualities, it is impossible to love accurately. Strive instead to love fully.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

Love cannot be taught on a chalkboard or in a video series.

Sure, one can pick up a few tips here and there, but the only true teacher is experience, as filtered through the heart.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

It’s not (SET ITAL) that (END ITAL) you love but (SET ITAL) how (END ITAL) you love that matters today. Your living example will kindle warmth and joy as well as inspire others to show love in action.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

It’s easy to pour water from a pitcher to a jar. Filling a jar from an open fire hydrant is hard. Quantity and force come with containment challenges, just as your more passionate feelings do.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your sincere curiosity and pure desire to focus on others has you utterly unselfconscious, thereby confident -- and, it follows, completely irresistible (though oblivious to the fact).

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

When you love someone, you want that person to have every good opportunity you’ve ever had and more. That’s why you’ll show affection by opening doors for another, literally and figuratively.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You may not be entirely sure what you’re getting into, but there’s no question that you’re surely getting into it. As author and illustrator Lynda Barry observed, “Love is an exploding cigar we willingly smoke.”

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

The heart’s logic is multidimensional math, impossible to understand from but one plane of existence. It can’t be checked with a calculator, but don’t worry; if you feel that it adds up, it does.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Laughter is a form of love you revel in now. It signals agreement. It signals an understanding of another person’s intelligence that goes deeper than usual. Your favorite people are the ones you laugh with.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Taking love slowly isn’t just for the very young and the very old. It’s also for those who care to soak in every detail, savor moments and weave a magical experience.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

There’s much you could do independently (with great ease) that you will instead choose to do with another (with great challenge) because it’s an interesting and fun bonding experience.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

For you, love is not about perfect agreement, or even occasional agreement. The best relationships won’t duplicate your qualities, opinions and skills so much as complement them.

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