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Council to consider $1.5M tax rebate for DMACC former Maytag campus.

The agreement included a series of partial property tax rebates if certain development performance standards were met.

When the ownership changed due to the property being donated, the agreement did not transfer and was formally canceled in November. At that time, there were more than $1.5 million in potential property tax rebates for future years that were foregone.

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By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News A $1.5 million tax rebate to DMACC for the former Maytag headquarters will be discussed at the city council meeting on Monday.

The new rebate comes as an extension of a former rebate that expired when the headquarters were donated to DMACC in October.

In 2012, the city approved a redevelopment agreement with Newton Enterprises, helping the company acquire the

ing for assistance as it pursues new tenants and maintains the facility. The assistance will not be used for operational expenses, DMACC specified.

Also on the agenda is a public hearing for the potential sale of the property at 224 N. Third Ave. W. and 224 W. Third St. N., the land on where the former Newton Seed Store was located. In September, city council approved a preliminary COUNCIL | 3A

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News The Newton City Council will consider a $1.5 million tax rebate for the DMACC Maytag campus at its Monday meeting.

Buzzed Bee Meadery brings homemade mead to Jasper County

Jasper County historical records now available online

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

the mead. The Spohnheimers use raw honey from their hives. Other ingredients include fruits,

The citizens of Jasper County and beyond now have the county’s historical records at their fingertips. Jasper County Recorder Denise Allan and Jasper County Auditor Dennis Parrott introduced the new online record tool Cott Systems Online Index Books Systems during an open house Thursday at the courthouse.

“We’re hoping people can walk away from here knowing how to navigate Allan the easiest way that can be done, not have to struggle too much to get it,” Allan said. “It is an awesome thing to have, and I think people will really like it.”

All records dating back to 1847 are now digitized and kept in a secure facility that is housed by Cott. The facility is heavily secured against any cyber attacks with around the clock monitoring.

The company started work in October digitizing records and when work was completed at the first of the year, 566,754 images were captured. Those images fell into two categories with 34,372 index images and 532,382 record book images now available online.

Digitizing the records helps with the wear and tear on the hard copies of the records that are housed at the courthouse.

Following the completion of the digitization, all records were redacted to protect personal identifiable information such as social security numbers and bank records.

Allan said that is ready done on all public records place online by the county and it is standard practice.

Having the records in digital form also helps with disaster preparedness. In the event any of the books would get damaged, the information is all available online, as

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Kayla Langmaid/Daily News Michelle Spohnheimer pours a mead for a tasting during the Buzzed Bee Meadery ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday night.

The mead is made from the Spohnheimer’s bee hives.

By Kayla Langmaid Newton Daily News MELBOURNE — Imagine tasting a wine that is carefully blended and blissfully sweet without grapes as the prime ingredient. At Buzzed Bee Meadery, a winery in Melbourne, owners Wayne and Michelle Spohnheimer have made at least 10 different wine flavors with just one special element — honey.

The Newton Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday night to officially announce the meadery’s grand opening. Located on top of

Kayla Langmaid/Daily News The Newton Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday night at the Buzzed Bee Meadery in Melbourne. The meadery makes their own wine from honey hives.

a hill and on a few acres of farmland, where the Spohnheimers bought a house in 2014, has now been transformed into a part-time business.

Mead is an ancient alcoholic beverage that uses honey as the primary fermentable ingredient. The honey is also mixed with water and yeast to create

Personhood bill fails deadline to move ahead in Iowa DES MOINES (AP) — An effort by Iowa Republicans to outlaw abortion in the state failed Thursday to advance past a legislative procedural deadline, indicating the socalled personhood bill likely lacked enough support in the GOP-controlled Legislature.

Anti-abortion rights groups had rallied for weeks around

the legislation, which would have declared that life begins at conception. Other states have considered similar measures, though none have been successful. If enacted, it would have likely faced legal challenges.

The bill came to an end quietly by being kept off the agenda of a Senate Judicia-

ry Committee meeting. The committee needed to vote on the measure for it to survive a deadline that requires certain legislative action on policy bills.

Republican Sen. Brad Zaun, committee chairman and co-sponsor of the bill, made the final decision about the calendar. “I didn’t have the

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legislative chambers and the governor’s office after the Nov. 8 election, a win that knocked Democrats from any power for the first time in nearly 20 years.

The dynamics have translated into more conservative-leaning bills this session, and anti-abortion rights groups had hoped it meant a chance at a flat-out ban on abortion.

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Another bill still under consideration would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. Another Senate committee was meeting Thursday to vote on that bill, and Zaun said he felt strongly that there were enough votes to advance it.

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www.newtondailynews.com | Friday | March 3, 2017 The Newton Daily News recently visited West Academy and asked students:

Teen Talk If you had a time machine, what year would you travel “The year that the first Camaro was put in production.”

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“1969, when they were just starting to get all the cooler muscle cars.”

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“Prehistoric times when the dinosaurs were alive.”

“When films were first created.”

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Menu What’s cooking for the week of Oct. 5 - 9 Newton Schools Breakfast Menu Monday: Cereal, toast, craisins, 100% juice and milk. Tuesday: Breakfast pizza, mixed fruit, 100% juice and milk. Wednesday: Breakfast frudel, banana, 100% juice and milk. Thursday: Yogurt parfait, strawberries with granola, 100% juice and milk. Friday: Egg omelet, toast, cementine, 100% juice and milk.

Newton Schools Lunch Menu Monday: Chicken nuggets, mashed potato, steamed green beans, orange slices, homemade roll Tuesday: BBQ pulled pork sandwich, sweet potato fries, baked beans, strawberries and banana Wednesday: Baked spaghetti, mixed salad, peppers, peaches, cottage cheese, garlic bread Thursday: Hot ham and cheese, baked fries, baby carrots, pear slices Friday: Italian dunkers with sauce, romaine salad, steamed corn, apple slices

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Justin Jagler/Daily News Newton High School student Sarah Prendergast’s artwork is displayed at the EJH Beard Administration Center.

New student artwork on display at administration building

By Justin Jagler Newton Daily News Newton High School student Sarah Prendergast is the latest creative Cardinal to have her artwork featured in a display case at the EJH Beard Administration Building.

NHS art teacher Ruth DenHartog introduced Prendergast to the school board this week.

DenHartog said Prendergast’s work ethic and diligence have helped her both academically and creatively.

“When Sarah Prendergast appeared in the art department as a freshman, it was apparent that she had talent,” DenHartog said.

“Not only has she exhibited that talent, she’s gone above and beyond.”

Prendergast maintains excellent grades, is a member of the National Honors Society and is an active swimmer. She also holds down three jobs — private swim teacher for kids, lifeguard at the YMCA and a position at Moo’s BBQ. “I try to keep busy,” Prendergast said.

The NHS senior has taken five art classes in high school, including drawing, pottery and painting. Over the years, five of her pieces have gone to local art shows.

“My favorite medium in school has been clay, even though it doesn’t always work with me,” she said. “Outside of school, I like to sketch, knit, complete DIY crafts and origami.”

Prendergast’s future looks bright, and right now it’s “subject

Jasper County natives graduate from Mercy College of Health Sciences DES MOINES — Katelyn Buehrer, of Colfax, and Laci Kane, of Prairie City, were conferred a bachelor of science in nursing degrees by Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines on Dec. 17.

To learn more about the health science programs offered at Mercy College visit our website at www. mchs.edu. Mercy College is the only Catholic college in Central Iowa and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

Trinity Christian College announces fall 2016 dean’s list

PALOS HEIGHTS, Ill. — In recognition of outstanding academic achievement, Trinity Christian College, Palos Heights, Ill., released the college’s dean’s list for Fall 2016. Miranda Nikkel, of Sully, was among those honored. Trinity students must be enrolled full time and earn a minimum 3.5 grade point average.

Newton Christian School to hold kindergarten roundup

Justin Jagler/Daily News Newton High School student Sarah Prendergast talks about her art work during a recent school board meeting.

to change,” she said. She is currently exploring the options of a career in actuarial science, mixing math and business. She also plans to swim in college.

She hopes to attend Simpson College in Indianola, which she recently visited. Prendergast was invited to compete for scholarships at Simpson Scholarship Day in February. At the event, she was interviewed by a panel of judges and composed an essay.

Superintendent Bob Cal-

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laghan said Prendergast has incredible talent and ability. He also thanked DenHartog for organizing the art display.

“Utilizing the display case was a great idea that came from Ruth, and she has taken the time and effort to organize this, bring it out, and to really I think showcase some of our kids’ extreme talent,” Callaghan said.

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

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Local & State News Buzzed Bee Continued from Page 1A spices and sometimes flavoring such as, chocolate and coffee.

Wayne said he is really into homesteading, gardening and growing fruits.

“We have been beekeeping for five years, and we had all this leftover honey that we needed to do something with,” Wayne said.

Michelle said there are 10 stainless steel tanks in the house’s basement that contain 80 gallons of the mead.

“Mead making is something

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that is very historic but is something that is becoming popular again,” Michelle said.

The Spohnheimers said it has taken about a year for the business to pick up with traffic and they continue to get alcohol permits. Each time the couple comes up with a new flavor, it has to be approved.

The process doesn’t stop the business owners from continuing to come up with new ingredients and ideas.

“It’s just a continued process of coming up with new flavors,” Michelle said. “We are planning to do a new flavor of peach and basil this summer”

Other flavors the winery has to offer are lemon, blackberry, a buckwheat flavor, aronia and jalepeno.

“It’s a beautiful property and view,” Michelle said. “We are hoping to expand and make the space bigger and have bands come out and play live music and have sitting space outside.”

Buzzed Bee Meadery is located at 1755 340th St. in Melbourne. The meadery’s hours are 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday and noon to 5 p.m. Saturday.

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

Records Continued from Page 1A well, with the county now having two sources to receive the information.

The initial cost for the project came in at $244,515 but with the blank pages and miscounted books, the cost ended at $187,527, with $56,407 returned to the county.

The indexing and images are available around the clock at http://cotthosting.com/IAJasper RodExternal or through a link on Jasper County’s website at www.co.jasper.ia.us.

Allan said she and her staff, along with the staff in the auditor’s office, are available to help guide anyone on the

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News A large group filled the basement meeting room at the Jasper County Courthouse to hear about the new online tools to view historical county records during an open house on Thursday.

website who may be using it for the first time or might have trouble finding their specific request.

“I am really excited about this. It is

great for Jasper County,” Allan said.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at 641-792-3121 ext.

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2016 Iowa deer harvest tops 100,000 Deer hunters reported harvesting 101,397 deer during the 2016 Iowa deer hunting season, which is about 3,000 fewer than were reported in 2015, but nearly identical to the 2014 harvest.

“This harvest is consistent with our management goals and is indicative of a stable deer population in Iowa,” said Tyler Harms, wildlife researcher with the Iowa Department of Natural

Resources.

Hunters participating in the early deer seasons battled unseasonably warm weather, a significant factor that likely contributed to the lower overall harvest.

Hunters in the early muzzleloader season reported 600 fewer deer and youth hunters reported 400 fewer deer than the 2015 season.

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manage for a deer population that can provide a harvest of between 100,000 and 120,000 deer each year, based on the recommendations agreed upon by the state deer task force.

In 2005, the DNR working in collective agreement with the Legislature and stakeholders to develop a plan to reduce the deer herd to the levels found in the middle 1990s.

Jasper County to assist in birth certificate exchange Newton Daily News The office of the Jasper County Recorder, Denise Allan, will be able to assist any Jasper County citizens with the replacement of the wallet sized birth certificates that were state issued from 1993 to 2009.

If the record is from 2005 forward regardless of county of birth, the office can exchange the record. Births from 1993 through 2004 can only be exchanged in our office if the birth occurred in Jasper County.

An application will need to be filled out by an entitled person, a valid ID is required and the wallet sized certificate issued by the State will have to be relinquished to the Record-

er’s office. If you have any questions, call the office at 641-792-5442.

Last month, the Iowa Department of Public Health Bureau of Health Statistics announced that babies born in Iowa from May 1993 to October 2009 need to be issued a new birth certificate. The newborn birth certificate wallet cards issued during this time period did not contain enough vital record information to be used for identification purposes, essentially making them less valuable for the purpose they are intended to be used for.

The newborn birth certificate wallet card measures 2 5/8 inches by 4 inches. The entire document that parents received measures 3.5 inches by 8 inches.

Council Continued from Page 1A development agreement with Miller-Valentine to support its tax credit application to build an apartment complex. As a part of the agreement, the city committed to sell the land to the company.

As a part of the potential sale process a public hearing must be held. The property would be sold for $350,000.

The council will also look to award a contract for miscellaneous Americans with Disabilities Act improvements to parks throughout the city. Current needs include ADA accessible walkways and parking stalls for shelter houses and bathrooms in Maytag Park and Woodland Park and repairs to the hike and bike trail in the children’s forest and Agnes Patterson Park.

Finally, several ordinance will go before the council for the first time to address uncontrolled intersections and update parking in various sectors of the city.

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

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Let’s not keep the joy for ourselves

Trending Mike Mendenhall

Editor’s note: This column was originally published Sept. 22, 2016 hat is more precious than a children’s hand-bell choir ringing and singing “I’ve Got the Joy” on a Sunday morning?

Picture the 3, 4, 5 and 6-year-old’s in their little Sunday dresses and Sunday suits chiming multi-colored bells and singing the refrain, “I’ve go the joy, joy, joy down in my heart, Where? Down in my heart” in unison and slightly off key. Their smiles radiate pure joy and innocent faith.

I lived this moment as a kid at our Des Moines northside Presbyterian

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church. And so did Marguerite.

She was new to the United States by way of a former Soviet republic.

This was the early 1990s, when the pain of Soviet oppression and turmoil in eastern Europe was ongoing and fresh in people’s minds. Marguerite spoke little English but was so happy to be in that church on American soil.

But Marguerite had an additional caveat. She had an intellectual disability. As a young child, I didn’t know much about her or what she had experienced in her youth, I just remember her sudden, unplanned trips to the front of the church on Sundays to share her joy with the

people in the pews.

During that children’s hand-bell choir performance she stood alongside the kids and clapped to the beat, wanting to be included in the fun.

This would not be the last time Marguerite would make an impromptu march toward the pulpit.

One Sunday during Pastor Terry’s sermon, she decided to walk up to the church leader, got down on one knee and repeatedly thank the man who was always uncomfortable receiving any praise.

Terry paused from his message to explain to the congregation that Marguerite had been trying for days to thank him for making her feel so at home in the church.

No one advertised or criticized Marguerite for her background. They did not ask about her upbringing, her faith or intentions. They saw her as a humble person who felt blessed

by her presence due to the rough circumstances of her past. A past which she didn’t quite understand.

Today’s Syrian refugee crisis — infused with refugee crises from dozens of other countries around the world caused by famine, war, religious persecution, environmental and economic displacement — has again tested the resolve of the values we profess to hold. Our leaders need to look beyond the immediate geopolitical implications of giving those far away a sanctuary and a home. We need to see the long-term outcome of kindness is a peaceful world.

Will the American public let the fear of a few cause us to shut the door on the many? Will we reduce the plight and pain of others to a bowl or colored candies? I, for one, will not.

We have the joy, so give it.

Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@newtondailynews.com

So Anyway Dana King

I’m OK just being myself Dork The Urban Dictionary defines a dork as: Someone who has odd interests, and is often silly at times. A dork is also someone who can be themselves and not care what anyone thinks.

I’m not sure of the exact number of oddities required to qualify oneself for “dorkdom,” but I think I have what it takes.

Dork-ism One — Driving to work this morning I was listening to Sirius radio’s channel 148’s Radio Classics. They play old time radio programs like “Fibber McGee and Molly,” “Gunsmoke,” “Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar,” “The Whistler” and “Lux Radio Theatre.” I love that stuff. Although I’m too young to have known what sitting in front of an old Zenith radio for an evening’s entertainment is like, I’m certain I would have been in my element.

As a kid, I use to take my cassette tape recorder and set the microphone up to the speaker of our console TV and record shows like “The Rockford File” and “Charlie’s Angels,” so I could listen to them at a later time. I’d also record those special movies like “The Wizard of Oz,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” because back then, the networks played those movies just once a year — that was back when we had only three channels to begin with, so ... yeah.

Dork-ism Two — My obsession with my cast iron skillet. I’ve worked so hard to get that thing seasoned to perfection that my own family is intimidated by it. It’s a thing of beauty. I’m not kidding, it’s a smooth, glossy piece of art. It’s not that I don’t want them to use the skillet, but they’re all a bit nervous using it, which is why I keep an old Teflon back-up skillet for amateurs.

Dork-ism Three — If I had my way, I’d live my life in my pajamas. Putting on my pajamas is the first thing I do when I get home from work every day. And on the off chance I can manage to stay home for an entire weekend, I will be wearing nothing that snaps, clasps, zips or hooks... just my comfy PJs. I probably own 35 night shirts, night gowns and robes. It’s just my preferred mode of attire. Also, the ratio of my slippers to street shoes is probably 9 to 1.

Dork-ism Four — I’m a huge fan of classic movies, especially film noir. “She had a face like a twice-baked potato.” “If I ever catch you around here again, they’ll have to pick you up with a sieve.”

“You’re in the same boat that I am, but you’re gonna be in it dead.” “The coffee shop smell was strong enough to build a garage on.” “The hotel was guest-friendly with hourly rates and had enough room to swing a cat, if it were a small cat and you wanted to swing it.”

It’s certainly not Shakespeare, but it’s so much fun.

A dork is someone who can be themselves and not care what anyone thinks — and I’m OK with that.

Contact Dana King at dking@shawmedia.com

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On Sunday Newton made national news in the Washington Post. The news article titled “These Iowans voted for Trump.

Many of them are already disappointed,” was a snapshot of Iowa communities as documented by a reporter and photographer covering “a range of communities that mirror many parts of America.”

While the article is meant to highlight fears of Trump’s presidency, what it highlights in Newton is an embarrassing racist conversation that belittles Middle Easterners, Latinos and blacks.

Gathered in a downtown barbershop the reporter — who surely identified herself as a national reporter from the Washington Post — describes a group of retirees who were talking politics.

“Although this was a room full of Democrats and left-leaning independents, the conversation was far from politically correct. There were jokes about Clinton’s health, and a racial slur was used to describe Middle Easterners. The group mostly agreed that mass deportations of undocumented immigrants would tank the state’s economy, although they wondered why immigrants don’t learn English before coming to the United States.”

One man “praised Latinos for having a strong work ethic and taking low-paying factory and

meat-packing plant jobs that most Iowans don’t want to work — especially, he said, black Iowans whom he accused of being lazy.”

This was when our jaws dropped to the floor. The hateful racism in these statements are entirely unacceptable. Moreover, it’s an embarrassing reflection on our entire community. While it’s clear these men hold foolish and senseless beliefs, they have no awareness of what it means to talk to a national reporter about such repulsive thoughts.

We watched as the article circulated on social media and further served as detriment to our community. This is what Newton, Iowa is like, people across the country are thinking.

What a shame.

While tackling racism in our community is an ongoing battle — one which required the formation and ongoing efforts of the Racial Harmony & Justice Working Group — this barbershop conversation also served as a reminder that many don’t understand the way we talk is a reflection of our community. What we say matters.

Ten years later it’s still difficult to convince some Newton residents that the sky isn’t falling because Maytag left town. Meanwhile our newspaper reports regularly on positive signs of the city’s recovery — and great poten-

tial for our future.

When we say there’s nothing to do here or whine about the good old days we’re not doing ourselves any favors. It’s time for Newton residents to stop being our own worst enemy.

We like these reminders from some folks who work day in and day out to spur economic development in Newton: • Be welcoming to strangers • Speak positively about our community • Don’t spread rumors — know the facts • Enthusiasm is contagious — pass it on • Working together creates better results • Don’t dwell on the past — focus on the future • Don’t expect others to do it all — get involved On Wednesday, we published a great letter from a young man recounting how wonderful it was to be from Newton. He wrote appreciatively about growing up here and how it still influences him. He said when people ask him where he’s from he proudly smiles and says he’s from Newton.

Sunday’s Washington Post article didn’t make us smile. However, there are so many who work hard every day to make sure we are proud to know Newton. Our legacy depends on us carrying that message to everyone we meet.

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Obituaries Diana Purvis March 1, 2017 Diana (Woody) Purvis, 55, of Newton died on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at her home.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, March 6, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet

Lola Brodersen March 2, 2017 Lola Gladys (DePenning) Brodersen, the daughter of Arie and Elta (Rohrd a n z ) DePenning, was born May 25, 1915, in rural Galesburg. She attended rural schools in the Galesburg area and graduated from Newton High School in 1932. She was united in marriage to Byron Brod-

Marilyn Walker Lammers Jan. 22, 2017 A burial service for Marilyn Lammers will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 9 at Newton Union Cemetery, veterans section 1, plot 239.

Father William E. Reynolds will be officiating.

Arrangements are provided by Johnson’s Funeral Service.

Marilyn was a graduate of NHS Class of 1948, and a graduate of AIB college class of 1950. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Church in Newton and sang with the Harmonettes.

She is preceded in death by her husband Capt. Marvin E. Lammers; parents, Glen and Phyllis Walker; a brother, Robert H. Walker; and a son, William M. Lammers.

A separate memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 3 at the Sacred Heart Church in Newton, followed by a luncheon.

friends from 1 to 2 p.m., Monday, at the funeral home. Memorials in Diana’s name may be left at the funeral home.

Diana, the daughter of Delmar and Patricia (McNeer) Woody, was born on December 18, 1961 in Newton. She grew up in Reasnor and Newton, where she attended Monroe Schools and later graduated from Newton High School in the class of 1980. Diana then attended both AIB and DMACC. She worked at the Maytag Compa-

ny and at area nursing home before becoming a homemaker. She enjoyed gardening, baking, and crafting. Diana also liked to go camping and fishing. Most of all, she loved spending time with her grandchildren.

Those left to honor Diana’s memory are her husband, David Purvis of Newton; sons, Matthew Savage of Newton and Tyrel Purvis of Newton; daughter, Patti (Justin) Doran of Newton; six grandchildren, Kylie Doran, Kortney Doran,

Ellexa Savage, Olivia Savage, Abbie Savage, and Layla Purvis; her siblings, Patrick Woody of Reasnor, Dennis Woody of Ankeny, Linda (James) Christenson of Newton, Kelly Woody of Newton, and Amy (Joe) Free of Newton; and her many uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; son, Tyler Purvis in 2011; sister, Sue Jackson; brother, Mike Woody; and her paternal grandmother, Mattie Acord.

ersen Sept. 10, 1935, at the home of her parents.

Byron and Lola farmed in the Reasnor, Knoxville and Monroe areas. Lola worked in the kitchen at the Monroe Elementary School for several years. She was an avid reader and liked to do crossword puzzles.

She was a member of the Monroe Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and Eastern Star. Lola (DePenning) Brodersen passed away March 2, 2017, at the Nelson Manor Nursing Home in Newton.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her

husband, Byron in 1984; and three brothers-inlaw, Robert (Bob) Olson, Larry Benton and Kenneth (Ken) Dieterich.

Those left to honor Lola’s memory are her two sons, Carroll (Julie) Brodersen of Newton, and Robert (Bob) Brodersen of Spring Valley, Wis.; three grandchildren, Jill (Kent) Brown, Joel (Leanne) Brodersen and Susan Garro; nine great-grandchildren, Grant and Kara Brown, Bailey, Lauren and Trey Brodersen and Ben, Brody, Bert and Beth Garro; and one great-great-grand-

daughter, Madilinn Garro; two sisters, Eula Mae Dieterich and Marge Benton; her niece, Linda Boyd; and her nephews, David, Dean and Don Benton.

A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 7 at the Monroe Methodist Church. Following the service the family will greet friends at a lunch at the church.

Burial will take place at Silent City Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to the Monroe Methodist Church or Hospice of the Midwest and condolences may be left at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com.

Curtis J. Lamb

born Feb. 6, 1920, in Reasnor. He grew up in Reasnor, and graduated from Newton High School in 1940.

Curt received a football scholarship to Drake University, but after one year he had to return home to help run the family store, Lamb’s Grocery, in Reasnor.

Upon returning, he was united in marriage with high school sweetheart, Wanda Brodersen June 14, 1942, at the Grace Chapel Church in rural Reasnor. Two months after they were married, Curt was drafted and served his country in the U.S. Army Air Forces during WW II. After being discharged in 1945, Curt and Wanda made their home in Reasnor and continued to run Lamb’s Grocery for more than 30 years.

Later Curt worked at Hy-Vee and then for 10 years at the Riverview Release Center before retiring in 1982. He was

an active member of the Reasnor United Methodist Church and played fast pitch softball for the Reasnor team.

Curt was an avid Iowa Hawkeye, New York Yankees and Newton Cardinals fan. He enjoyed going to the Iowa State Fair and was a member of the 2010 Jasper County Honor Flight. Curt was a devoted husband and father and enjoyed going to his sons’ activities and games.

Curt is survived by his sons, Randy (Joan) Lamb of Newton and Ron (Jamie Shires) Lamb of Littleton, Colo.; grandchildren, Brandon (Jen), Tiffany, Jillian (Keith), Derek, Matt and Pat; and his great-grandchildren, Ben, Emma, Luke, Owen and Khloe. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jay and Lelia; step-mother, Mary; wife, Wanda in 2014; and infant daughter, Connie Jo.

March 2, 2017 Curtis “Curt” J. Lamb, 97, of Newton, died Thursd a y , March 2, 2017, at Newton Health C a r e C e n t e r.

A funeral service will be at 11 a.m.

Tuesday, March 7 at the Wa l l a c e Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m.

Monday, March 6 at the funeral home. Memorials to the Newton Cardinals Booster Club may be left at the funeral home.

Curt, the son of Jay and Lelia Lamb, was

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• NHS presents “Beauty & The Beast” at 7 p.m.

Friday at Newton Senior High School, 800 E. Fourth St. S. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

• Kellogg Lions Pancake Breakfast will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday at Cabin in the Park in Kellogg.

Menu includes pancakes, sausage, scrabbled eggs and drinks. All you can eat for a free will donation. Proceeds go to the Kellogg Fire Department.

• Mayor’s Coffee will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday at Prairie City Library. Prairie City Chad D. Alleger hosts monthly coffee. Rep. Wes Breckenridge, D-Newton, will also be in attendance. All residents are welcome to attend.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m.

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

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

• Pig Day 5K will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday in Newton, with at least 15 percent of every registration going to Food Resource Bank, an that helps people in developing countries grow their own food.

• NHS presents “Beauty & The Beast” at 7 p.m.

Saturday at Newton Senior High School, 800 E. Fourth St. S. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

• Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon Monday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

• Ikettes will meet at 6 a.m. Tuesday at Emerson Hough Chapter of the Izaak Walton League, 889 Highway F36 West in Newton.

• Newton Golden “K” Kiwanis will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the activity room at Newton Village, 110 N. Fifth Ave. W. in Newton.

• Congressman Dave Loebsack’s District Representative Bri Dennison will host open office hours at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Uncle Nancy’s Coffeehouse & Eatery, 114 N. Second Ave. W. in Newton.

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NSNWR Visitor Center open Sunday Beginning Sunday, the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center will begin its seasonal hours of operation. The Visitor Center will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday and from noon to

5 p.m. Sunday. The trails and auto tour are open every day from dawn to dusk.

For more information or questions contact Cheryl Groom at 515-994-3400 or Cheryl_groom@fws.gov.

Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Kyle A. Edwards, 27, of Newton, was cited with driving while license under suspension at 11:54 p.m. Wednesday at the intersection of East 12th Street North and North Fifth Avenue East.

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After years of pinching pennies couple has cause to celebrate DEAR ABBY: Our house will soon be paid off. My husband and I would like to have a party to celebrate, but we’re not sure if we should.

None of our friends are anywhere close to paying off their mortgages. We made the choice to drive old cars while our friends all have beautiful new ones, and we were genuinely happy for them each time they proudly showed them off.

I’m a stay-at-home mom, and I am our friends’ emergency contact for their kids at school. They have taken amazing vacations, and we have enjoyed their stories and photographs. We used the time and money trips would have cost to stay home and work on projects around the house. We haven’t envied them; we just had different goals.

Should we celebrate this — just the two of us, or with our friends? — DIFFERENT GOALS IN NEW MEXICO DEAR DIFFERENT GOALS: True friends celebrate each other’s victories. With no more mortgage to pay, you and your husband will now be able to enjoy some of the things your friends have been enjoying all these years. While some couples would prefer to mark the occasion with a special dinner at a nice restaurant, if you’re inclined to do otherwise, then throw a party. You deserve it.

DEAR ABBY: I have been married to a wonderful man for 38 years. The issue is that sometimes I get insanely jealous. It isn’t an everyday occurrence, but I become insecure because I feel my husband is too attractive to other women.

My husband is very outgoing and I am an introvert. I find myself accusing him, and he tells me I need to stop it. He reassures me that I’m the only woman he loves and wants in his life.

I don’t want to destroy our wonderful marriage. I consider myself attractive. I need to stop letting my lack of self-confidence get the best of

me. Please help. — INSECURE IN OHIO DEAR INSECURE: I wish I could wave a magic wand and make your feelings magically disappear, but I can’t. The answer to your problem lies in finding out the cause of your deep-seated insecurity, because that’s what triggers your jealousy. Until you do, nothing will change. A licensed mental health professional can help you get to the root of it and provide the tools to deal with it. Your physician should be able to refer you to someone who is qualified.

DEAR ABBY: I’ve been with my husband for five years, but we’ve been married only for a year. He told me a few months ago that his ex-girlfriend said he is the father of her child. We did a home DNA test and it showed he is not the father. In spite of that, my husband insists he still wants to take care of the child. I don’t know what to do. Please help. — THROWN IN NEW YORK DEAR THROWN: It appears that what your husband wants is to maintain a close tie to the child’s mother, because that is what will happen if he takes financial responsibility for her child. Tell your husband you want to discuss this with the help of a professional mediator, preferably a marriage counselor. If he refuses, talk to an attorney because you may be needing one.

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PELLA — A central Iowa prosecutor says no charges will be filed against a man who crashed his pickup truck into a Walmart store, killing three people. Marion County Attorney Ed Bull said all evidence indicates 66-year-old Dennis Mockenhaupt suffered an unknown medical condition that caused him to lose consciousness and crash. Investigators and witnesses have said the truck was traveling at a high rate of speed when it plowed through a glass front entrance and well into the grocery section of the store.

YARMOUTH — A county official has disclosed the name of a roads worker killed in a fall in southeast Iowa’s Des Moines County. The man had been pulling up road signs Monday morning for the county roads department. County Sheriff Mike Johnstone says the man fell from a moving truck and struck his head about a mile and a half south of Yarmouth. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The county engineer, Brian Carter identified him as 46-year-old Neil Bruss, who lived in Stockport.

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CHARLES CITY — A Charles City man accused of shooting his roommate in the chest with an arrow from a crossbow has been given six months’ probation. Devin Hundley, 19, was sentenced Wednesday after he pleaded guilty last month to a misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct. Hundley had originally been charged with felony willful injury, but the charge was reduced in exchange for his guilty plea. Police say Hundley shot his roommate on June 23 while attempting to kick him out of their residence.

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DES MOINES — Public Safety Commissioner Roxann Ryan is appointing her top aide to be the new chief of the Iowa State Patrol. Ryan announced Thursday that her executive officer, Jeff Ritzman, will be the patrol’s next colonel effective immediately.

He replaces Michael Van Berkum, whose retirement takes effect Friday. Ryan says in a note to troopers that Ritzman “is the right person for the job at this point in time.”

Name released of roads worker killed in fall from truck

Man accused of shooting near wife, son, takes deal DUBUQUE — A Dubuque County man accused of firing several shots near his wife and son is scheduled to be sentenced May 8.

Online court records say 67-year-old Thomas Steines, of rural Dubuque, pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of intimidation with a weapon and entered Alford pleas on two counts of assault while displaying a weapon.

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Iowa lawmaker says business degree was Sizzler certificate DES MOINES (AP) — An Iowa state lawmaker said Thursday that he didn’t mean to mislead anyone by claiming he had a business degree from a company that actually had awarded him a certificate for participating in a training program when he worked at Sizzler.

Sen. Mark Chelgren’s biography on a website run by Iowa Senate Republicans had listed that he had a degree in business management from Forbco Management school.

The information was removed Wednesday after NBC News reported that Forbco Management is a California company

that operated a Sizzler franchise.

Chelgren told The Associated Press that his clerk first provided the credentials to Senate Chelgren Republicans, which then circled back with him.

“It was given to me to approve and I thought it was adequate,” he said.

Ed Failor, a spokesman for Iowa Senate Republicans, confirmed Thursday that Chelgren’s bio was updated

Libertarian Party earns political party status in Iowa DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate says the Libertarian Party has obtained official political party status in Iowa.

Pate says the status began effective Wednesday after state election officials determined the party’s presidential nominee, Gary Johnson, received 59,186 votes — or 3.8 percent of the vote — in the November 2016 general election.

That surpassed the 2 percent threshold re-

quired by Iowa law to obtain official political party status.

The new status gives the Libertarian Party the ability to participate in primary elections in 2018.

“Libertarian” will be included as an option for Iowa residents on voter registration forms.

The last time a third party gained political party status in Iowa was in 2000, when Green Party nominee Ralph Nader received 2.2 percent of the votes cast for president.

after the NBC report and that Chelgren doesn’t have a college degree. Failor declined to comment further.

Chelgren, who is from Ottumwa in southeastern Iowa, said he did earn an associate’s degree from Riverside Community College. Calls on Thursday seeking to verify that claim with Riverside City College — the school apparently changed its name — went to an automated system and The Associated Press wasn’t able to get a live person on the line. The school also didn’t immediately reply to an email.

On Wednesday, Failor had

told NBC, “This was a management course he took when he worked for Sizzler, kind of like Hamburger University at McDonald’s.”

Chelgren said Thursday he had not thought there was much difference between a degree and a certificate. He said he worked at a Southern California Sizzler in the 1980s, when he was about 19.

“I didn’t see a difference when I did the review, didn’t worry about,” he said.

Chelgren said he doesn’t mind that the information about him now has been changed.

“I know they’ve changed

that, because apparently a degree and a certificate are different. And I’m OK with their change, but there was never any intent at all to mislead anyone,” he said.

Chelgren, who was first elected to the state Senate in 2010, gained attention recently for sponsoring a bill that would freeze faculty hiring at the state’s public universities until the number of professors registered as Republicans was within 10 percent of those registered as Democrats.

Failor said Chelgren wouldn’t face discipline over the biography, noting that no Senate rules were broken.

Students apologize for blackface photo DUBUQUE (AP) — More than 150 people gathered at the University of Dubuque to discuss how to respond after two students posted a photo of themselves in blackface on social media, sparking outrage at the school and surrounding communities.

The two-hour discussion Wednesday allowed students and faculty members to speak their minds.

Some expressed hurt and called for the two women who cre-

ated the post to face consequences. Others called for forgiveness and reconciliation.

The image featured the women, who are white, with dark clay or paint on their faces above the words, “celebrate black history.”

Both students apologized at the event.

“I appreciate you guys hearing us out, and I appreciate your forgiveness, and I hope we can move forward,” said Taylor Allard.

The other student, Morgan, said she exercised poor judgment

and she apologized for the effect her actions had on the community. Morgan and university officials declined to provide her last name.

“It’s never easy to talk about the things that go on in our culture and in our society,” said April Elsbernd, a university volleyball coach who teaches a worldview seminar course. “But sometimes these moments can teach us so many lessons, and it can be a way into having these tough conversations.”

The university’s Black Student Union president, Amonda Lawhorn, said just discussing the incident isn’t enough.

“We just know with stuff like this, yes, it is a learning experience.

Yes, it is a time for us to learn and grow from it,” he said. “We also feel like something needs to be done.”

University officials said this week that they disapproved of the post and that they were working with the students to help them make better choices.

Grand jury subpoena withdrawn in violent pipeline clash ceedings because they’re secret.

Steve Martinez, 42, a pipeline opponent from Williston, was ordered to testify in January regarding an explosion that injured 21-year-old Sophia Wilansky of New York.

Protesters maintain she was injured by a police grenade; authorities say she was hurt by a small propane tank that protesters rigged to explode.

Martinez said in January that he wouldn’t cooperate and

was willing to go to jail. About 40 of his supporters rallied outside the federal courthouse in Bismarck. Nevertheless, a judge refused to quash the subpoena.

Martinez had been scheduled to testify Wednesday. His attorney, Ralph Hurvitz, said prosecutors withdrew the subpoena on Monday without giving a reason. He didn’t know if any other protesters were called to testify.

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Battle of the Books March 1-31 — we began playing Battle of the Books on Wednesday. This is a bracket-style tournament like the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament, but with a literary twist: our competition pits famous authors against each other and the winner is decided by you.

Thirty-two authors will enter, but only one can be crowned Newton’s favorite. Visit the library through March 11 to fill out a bracket with your predictions, then vote for your favorite authors each day.

Submit your votes on Facebook, Instagram or inside the library. The brackets with the

Newton Public Library Rebecca Klein most accurate predictions will be entered in a prize drawing for a Kindle Fire.

Here’s how to play: • Step 1: Follow us on Instagram and Facebook. We’ll be posting in all places.

• Step 2: Check in every day after 10 a.m. to see who’s competing that day. The first match is March 13.

• Step 3: Cast your vote by commenting on the post with the name of the author you

support.

• Step 4: We’ll tally up the comments one day after the match is posted, and the winners will proceed to the next round. There will be 30 matches total, and the winner will be announced on April 1.

That’s it. We hope you’ll check in and vote to support the authors you love.

Read to a Certified Therapy Dog 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Mondays — The library will have a certified therapy dog in the Children’s Department to listen to children read. This friendly golden retriever is certified with Therapy Dogs Interna-

tional, and loves children.

Volunteer Cynthia Healy and her dog will be at the puzzle table area in the library to give your child a chance to practice reading aloud. No appointment necessary, just stop by and take your turn reading aloud for a few minutes. For more information, call youth services librarian, Phyllis Peter at 641-792-4108.

Adult Coloring 6 p.m. March 9 — Relax and unwind with a coloring book. All materials provided, adults only.

Yoga at the Library 6 p.m. March 13 — Certi-

fied yoga instructor, Meghan Davis, leads an introductory adult class at the library.

No experience necessary.

Attendees may bring a yoga mat or towel, if they wish.

Please call 641-792-4108 to register.

Fashions to Die For 6 p.m. March 20 — Did you know that clothing can make you sick, break your bones, or even kill you? Historian, Kathy Wilson, takes a look at 18th-19th century fashions and the deadly secrets hiding behind those fabulous looks, in this fun, educational program. Please call 641-7924108 to register.

‘Hamilton’ Tony award winner Iowa’s Best Burger: Less Leslie Odom, Jr. coming to Des Moines than two weeks to nominate Newton Daily News

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DES MOINES — Des Moines Performing Arts has announced “Hamilton” Tony Award-winner, Leslie Odom, Jr., will perform in concert with the Des Moines Symphony at 7:30 p.m. May 12 on the Civic Center stage.

This captivating performance will be offered as an add-on to the 2017-2018 Willis Broadway Series Season Ticket Package and as part of the Symphony’s Pops Subscription Series.

Ticketing details will be announced at a later date.

Multifaceted performer Leslie Odom, Jr. has most recently been seen in the blockbuster Broadway musical “Hamilton,” for which he won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for the role of

There is still time to nominate your favorite burger for this year’s Iowa’s Best Burger Contest. The annual contest sponsored by the Iowa Beef Industry Council (IBIC) and the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association (ICA) is looking to award this title to the best burger in the state.

“Our goal is to surpass last year’s total of 6,262 nominations,” said Brooke German, Director of Marketing for the IBIC. “We are on track to reach this goal but time is running out to nominate your favorite burger.”

Nominations are being accepted three ways; online voting at iabeef. org; text BEEF to 313131, or paper nomination form to be mailed to the IBIC office.

The nomination period closes at 5:00 p.m. on March 13. IBIC and ICA are accepting votes by mail, text or online voting. Details 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

Submitted Photo Leslie Odom, Jr. will perform at 7:30 p.m. May 12 at the Des Moines Civic Center. Odom Jr. received a Tony for his role in the Broadway smash hit “Hamilton.”

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He is a Grammy Award winner as a principal soloist on Hamilton’s Original Broadway Cast Recording, which won the 2015 award for Best Musical Theater Album.

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the role of “Burr” in a sold-out run at The Public Theater in 2015, earning a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical and a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical

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 quest to find Iowa’s best burger began on Feb. 13. To qualify for the title, burgers must be a 100 percent beef patty, served on a bun or bread products and be cooked to 160° F doneness.

The 10 restaurants with the most votes will be named on March 20.

In addition to receiving the title of one of the Top 10 best burgers in the state, these finalists qualify for the title of Iowa’s Best Burger. A secret panel of judges will visit each of these restaurants to taste and judge their burger to help us determine the winner.

“This contest is a great way to celebrate beef and the 27,000 beef producers in Iowa,” said Katie Olthoff, director of communications for ICA. “Our cattlemen and women raise a great tasting product that all Iowans can be proud of.”

In 2016, more than 6,200 nominations for 311 restaurants were received in the contest.

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Oh, To Be At The Well In March

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High’s starting five — from left, seniors Josh Ventling, Connor Gholson and Morgan Maher, junior Garrett Sturtz and senior Trey Vanderlaan — and the first two players off the Cardinal bench — kneeling, junior Grayson Graham, left, and freshman Quintrail Coley, are focused and ready for next week’s Iowa Class 4A Boys’ State Basketball Tournament.

Cardinals, Trojans clash in 4A state opener

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Dark horse and underdog are terms being bantered around about Newton High’s Cardinals as they set to open the program’s first appearance in the Class 4A state boys’ basketball tournament in 25 years.

“We don’t believe we’re underdogs,” senior Morgan Maher said. “We know we have a good team. We’re ready to go into the state tournament playing hard and hope it all works out for us.”

The Cardinals (19-5) were tapped as the No. 8 seed when the pairings were announced Wednesday for the 2017 Iowa Class 4A Boys’ State Basketball Tournament. They will play top-seeded and topranked Iowa City West (20-3).

Newton squares off with the Iowa City West Trojans at 1:05

p.m. next Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. It is the opening game of the 4A state tournament action.

Senior Connor Gholson, who is Newton High’s alltime leading scorer with 1,371 points, said after the Cardinals’ 48-44 substate championship win over Johnston Tuesday, not many people outside the NHS team believed the Cardinals would achieve the goal of a state tournament trip.

“We’re excited to face a team a lot of people consider the best in the state,” Gholson said of Iowa City West. “To be the best, you have to beat the best. We’re excited to take on the challenge.”

The winner of the Newton and Iowa City West game will play the winner of the No. 4 seeded Dubuque Hempstead (18-5) and No. 5 seeded Cedar Rapids Kennedy (185), which play at 2:45 p.m.

A first-time experience for a lot of us T

wo of the hottest boys’ basketball teams in the state of Iowa are home-grown here in Jasper County. Blazing their way into the Class 4A and Class 1A state tournaments next week are Newton High’s Cardinals and Lynnville-Sully’s Hawks.

None of the players on either team have played in a state basketball tournament. Not many of the coaches for the teams have coached at an Iowa state basketball tournament. Lynnville-Sully’s coaching staff led by head coach Nick Harthoorn has coached in the 1A tournament on back-to-back occasions in 2010 and 2011.

In my four years at the Newton Daily News, I have not covered a high school boys’ basketball team in a state tournament. I have been to Wells Fargo Arena for state tournament play on the girls’ side with Lynnville-Sully.

I do have plenty of state basketball tournament coverage under my belt, but it was for Kansas high school teams — boys and girls. In 2006, I covered

Wednesday. The winners play in the semifinals on Friday at 1:30 p.m.

Defending champion West Des Moines Valley, which beat Iowa City West in the 2016 title game, earned the No. 2 seed. The Tigers (194) play seventh-seed Des Moines North (18-5) at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday. The No. 3 seed went to Bettendorf (185) which plays No. 6-seeded Sioux City East (21-2) at 6:35 p.m. Wednesday.

The winners of the two late games play in a semifinal at 3:15 p.m. Friday. The Class 4A consolation final is at 1:45 p.m.

Saturday and the championship game is at 8:05 p.m. Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena.

“It’s pretty much the same type of matchup as we had against Johnston,” Newton head coach Bill Liley said of Iowa City West. “Iowa City West is a touch more athlet-

The Pressbox Jocelyn Sheets Iola High School’s girls in their Kansas Class 4A state championship run.

Newton has won 12 of its last 13 games to advance to the 4A state tournament. The Cardinals, who play in what is considered a Class 3A conference — the Little Hawkeye Conference — is 6-0 against 4A teams.

“This is a result of two years of hard work. These kids were easy to coach and for us to sell them on what it was going to take to be successful because they already had the dream,” second-year Newton head coach Bill Liley said. “They were already dreaming of playing at The Well in the state tournament, and they were searching for the steps needed to reach that dream.”

Going back to the Little Hawkeye Conference for just a moment, six of the eight conference teams made substate finals. Four of the LHC teams are in state tournament play next week — Newton in 4A, Dallas Center-Grimes and Pella in Class 3A and Pella Christian in Class 2A. Talking to the Newton starting five players — seniors Connor Gholson,

ic and shoots the ball better.

We’ve played against these types of teams this season.

Our kids can handle the atmosphere of a big game and deal with playing in the venue we will play in on Wednesday.”

Liley, who is in his second year as Cardinal head coach, pointed out the Trojans are very comfortable at Wells Fargo Arena. Iowa City West makes its 17th trip to the 4A state tournament and seventh straight, winning the title in 2012, 2013 and 2014 and finishing third in 2015 and second in 2016.

The 2017 4A state tournament is Newton’s ninth in the school’s history. It’s first state tournament trip w a s in 1926 with a championship.

It finished second in 1930 then went in 1937, 1949 and 1958.

In 1963 and 1964, Newton won back-to-back state cham-

Morgan Maher, Trey Vanderlaan and Josh Ventling and junior Garrett Sturtz — and the Lynnville-Sully players, the tale is the same. They’ve been playing basketball since grade school and dreaming of the opportunity to play for their high school in a state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.

“I remember sitting behind the bench when my dad coached teams. I thought it would be so amazing to have the opportunity to play in at least one state tournament,” Vanderlaan said.

“We’ve been playing together since we were in third grade, —second grade for Garrett — and we play for each other, Gholson said. “This means the world to me to play with these guys at the Well next week.”

This will be Newton’s ninth appearance in the state tournament. Listening to conversations among NHS fans after Tuesday’s substate win over Johnston, people were hearkening back to the 1963 and 1964 state championship teams and the 1992 team, which is the last time Newton was in the state tournament.

“Our fans have been unbelievable this season,” Sturtz said. “On Tuesday night, they packed that gym (Des Moines Roosevelt). They give us an edge with all their support. Our student section is second to none.”

Lynnville-Sully has won 20 straight

pionships. The last trip before this season came in 1992 under head coach Dave Rowray.

“Our kids are not afraid of the moment, which I believe is what we need to put ourselves in a position to beat Iowa City West,” Liley said.

Iowa City West’s Trojans had four seniors and a sophomore listed as probably starters in the opener against Newton. The Cardinals send four seniors and a junior on the court as their starting five.

Connor McCaffery, a 6-foot-6 inch senior, averages 19.8 points a game for the Trojans. He has 53 3-pointers plus he is the team’s leading rebounder with 107. He has 91 assists and 42 steals. Devontae Lane, a 6-foot-2 senior, averages 14.8 points a game with 25 3-pointers, 81 rebounds, 95 assists and 71 steals.

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games, posting a 24-1 overall record.

Lynnville-Sully has been to the Class 1A state tournament 13 times, including next week. Lynnville-Sully’s first trip to the 1A state tournament was in 1986 when it took fourth.

It went in 1991 then went four straight years — 1994-1997. The Hawks were third in 1996 and lost 66-65 to Guthrie Center in overtime in the 1997 championship game, taking second. The Hawks went to state in 2000, 2001 and 2002. They were third in 2000 and fourth in 2001. Lynnville-Sully made it back to the state in 2005 before going back-to-back in 2010 and 2011.

Lynnville-Sully packs a gym too.

The Hawks brought a huge contingent to the 1A substate semifinal game held at Newton High School last week.

Hawk fans follow their teams well.

So, I’m looking for strong crowds from our two Jasper County teams next week at Wells Fargo Arena.

Just a note away from basketball — area high schools open the short indoor track season Monday. Newton’s girls and boys are headed to UNI on Monday and Tuesday, respectively, and the Little Hawkeye Conference indoor meet is Thursday afternoon at Grinnell College.

Contact Jocelyn Sheets at jsheets@newtondailynews.com

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SPORTS CALENDAR Monday Basketball Boys State Tournament At Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines Class 1A Quarterfinals Lynnville-Sully vs.

Gladbrook-Reinbeck, 10:30 a.m.

Indoor Track Newton girls at UNI, 3 p.m.

Tuesday Indoor Track Newton, Colfax-Mingo boys at UNI, 3 p.m.

Wednesday Basketball Boys State Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines Class 4A Quarterfinals Newton vs. Iowa City West, 1:05 p.m.

Thursday Indoor Track Newton boys, girls at LHC meet, Grinnell, 4 p.m.

Basketball Boys State Tournament At Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines Class 1A Semifinals Lynnville-Sully,TBD, 10:30 a.m.

Friday Indoor Track Colfax-Mingo, CMB girls, boys, PCM girls at Pekin meet, Central College, Pella, 4:30 p.m.

Basketball Boys State Tournament At Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines Class 1A Consolation, 10 a.m.

Class 1A Championship, 6:05 p.m.

Class 4A Semifinal Newton, TBD, 1:30 p.m.

Saturday Basketball Boys State Tournament At Wells Fargo Arena Des Moines Class 4A Consolation, 1:45 p.m.

Class 1A Championship, 8:05 p.m.

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NASCAR’s Landon Cassill seeking breakthrough in 2017

By Luke Meredith Associated Press

Unheralded NASCAR driver Landon Cassill has set himself apart as something of a social media savant.

Starting in 2017, Cassill also would like to be known for his racing skills.

Cassill’s approachable, fashion-friendly persona has been a hit on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. But none of Cassill’s posts or tweets can mask the fact that he hasn’t won a race in eight seasons in NASCAR’s top three circuits.

Cassill, 27, has just one top-10 finish in 224 career starts in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup series heading into Sunday’s race in Atlanta.

Cassill survived last weekend’s wreck-filled Daytona 500, finishing 16th.

“My goal is to be on kill every single week, pretty much.

I feel like I want to do something extraordinary,” he said.

“Whether it’s this year or next year or whenever it is, I know at some point I need to win a race. I need to make the playoffs.”

Cassill’s somewhat unlikely rise through NASCAR began in Iowa, a state with a long dirt-track history but short on producing drivers who’ve found top-tier success.

Cassill, who grew up in Cedar Rapids, showed enough talent as a youngster to earn a spot as a test driver for powerhouse Hendrick Motorsports in 2007. He joined NASCAR’s top series in 2011 and has

NASCAR Photo NASCAR Monster Energy Series driver Landon Cassill hopes to steer into Victory Lane for the first time in his NASCAR career this season. Cassill is a Cedar Rapids native.

since driven for smaller teams that lack the resources to post consistent podium finishes.

But Cassill has found stability in 2017. It’ll be his second season with Front Row Motorsports, which was founded in 2004 and landed in the playoffs for the first time a year ago with Chris Buescher. The team field Cassill in the No. 34 this season and David Ragan in the No. 38 car.

“We’ve definitely closed the gap some. There’s more to go.

But we definitely have made a pretty big improvement from last year to this year...as far as speed goes,” said Donnie Wingo, Cassill’s crew chief.

While Cassill has struggled to find success on the track,

he proved to be a natural online. He jumped into social media with a MySpace page in high school and gravitated toward Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat.

Though he doesn’t have a Dale Earnhardt Jr.-like following, Cassill has drawn some non-racing fans by posting as much about his off-track life.

Cassill is a triathlete, and GQ named him “NASCAR’s Most Stylish Driver” in 2016.

“I can genuinely tell you it’s organic. I’m from the generation of kids that grew up with computers... (and) I developed those skills just like any other millennial did,” Cassill said.

“It’s evolved for me from a personal thing to a blended pro-

fessional outreach.”

But even Cassill knows that his online popularity won’t matter much if doesn’t start notching better finishes.

Cassill said that the focus of 2016, when his car lacked a consistent sponsor, was to lay the groundwork for this season. But nearly all of Cassill’s scheduled races in 2017 have a sponsor behind it, and he said that he’s putting pressure on himself to perform this season.

Cassill knows he isn’t expected to make the playoffs, but his focus for 2017 is to push past middling goals.

“I’m not trying to meet an expectation. I really want to blow this thing out of the water,” Cassill said.

Bubble Beater: Bohannon buries Badgers

Third base could be Cards’ experiment with Peralta, Gyorko

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Jordan Bohannon looked in the direction of his older brother, Zach, as he ran back up the court after hitting a 3-pointer with 9 seconds left against Wisconsin, his sibling’s alma mater.

Little brother hit a big shot for Iowa.

Bohannon’s 3-pointer finished a frantic comeback from a ninepoint deficit with 4:15 left, and the Hawkeyes brushed past mistake-prone No. 22 Wisconsin for a 59-57 victory Thursday night.

“I said, ‘Go Hawks,’” Bohannon recounted with a laugh when asked what he said to his brother.

Zach and another older brother, Jason, both played for the Badgers.

“We were pretty much a Wisconsin family growing up,” said Bohannon, who finished with 11 points. “This game meant a lot to me.”

It also meant a lot to Iowa’s long shot changes to make the NCAA Tournament.

The Hawkeyes (17-13, 9-8) have won three straight, including two on the road against

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Third base figures to be an experiment for the St. Louis Cardinals.

Matt Carpenter has moved across the diamond to first, leaving Jhonny Peralta and Jedd Gyorko to compete for time at the hot corner.

A three-time All-Star shortstop, Peralta had not played third base regularly since 2010 until making the switch last year. Gyorko, a utility infielder who led the Cardinals with 30 home runs last year, has made just 38 starts at third in four big league seasons.

“It’s just an open competition,” St. Louis general manager John Mozeliak said.

“The chess pieces move. Ultimately we’ve got to decide what we think our best club looks like.”

A spring training thumb injury caused Peralta to miss the season’s first nine weeks last year, and rookie shortstop Aledmys Diaz emerged to hit .300 with 17 homers before he was hit on a hand by a pitch on July 31, ending his season.

Diaz is now the projected starter at shortstop. The 35-year-old Peralta is trying to earn the third-base job in the final season of a $52 million, four-year contract.

“He looks strong swinging wise — that’s kind of the progression with that hand injury, is that it just takes a little while to get that strength back,” St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said.

Peralta is lauded for positioning and hands but criticized for a lack

ranked opponents.

“It never got more than three possessions (behind) — the most we were down was seven, there were still 3 minutes to go.

Plenty of time,” Iowa coach Fran McCaffrey said.

Especially with all the opportunities squandered by Wisconsin.

After Ethan Happ missed two free throws that could have sealed the win, Iowa’s Peter Jok missed a jumper in the lane with 15 seconds left.

But Cordell Pemsl corralled the offensive rebound and Bohannon hit the trey from the left wing, stunning the crowd at the Kohl Center.

Wisconsin fans aren’t used to seeing the veteran team blow late leads.

The Badgers (22-8, 11-6) lost their third straight game, going scoreless for the final 3:12. Iowa

forced turnovers on consecutive Wisconsin inbounds passes in that stretch, converting each mistake into baskets to set up Bohannon’s game-winner.

Bronson Koenig led the Badgers with 19 points. Nigel Hayes added 10 points, eight after playing more aggressively in the second half.

But Iowa set the tone over the final few minutes with defense, rebounds and a clutch 3-pointer.

Jok was held to eight points on 2-of-10 shooting.

Nicholas Baer had 12 points in the first half on 4-of-4 shooting from 3-point range, finishing with a season-high 14 points.

Big Picture Iowa: The Hawkeyes followed an impressive 14-point win at No. 24 Maryland with another good showing away from Iowa City after having won just once on the road until last week.

Wisconsin: Wisconsin had maddening stretches of offensive futility, going scoreless for 6-plus minutes late in the first half and falling behind by seven at halftime.

No. 22 Drake women win 18th in row DES MOINES (AP) — Becca Hittner scored 22 points and Lizzy Wendell 21 and No. 22 Drake extended its school-record winning streak to 18 games, beating Missouri State 98-91 on Thursday despite a 46-point performance from the Lady Bears’ Liza Fruendt.

Brenni Rose added 16 points as six Bulldogs scored in double figures. Drake (24-0, 17-0) will seek to become the first Missouri Valley Conference team to go undefeated in regular-season MVC play when it takes on Wichita State on Saturday.

Drake led from early on and was up by 22 midway through the second quarter. Missouri State (16-12, 12-5) went on a

10-0 run to get within one, 5251, with 7:27 left in the third quarter.

The Bulldogs clung to their lead, finally putting the game away by making 8-of-8 free throws in the final minute.

Fruendt’s 46 points are the fifth-most in school history.

MEN MVC Tournament Bradley 67, Drake 58 ST. LOUIS (AP) — Donte

Thomas scored 17 points and No. 7 seed Bradley beat No. 10 seed Drake, 67-58 in a first-round Missouri Valley Conference Tournament game Thursday night at the Scottrade Center.

The Braves advance to the quarterfinals on Friday night, where they face No. 2 seed Wichita State.

Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye added 11 points and Koch Bar and Darrell Brown each contributed 10 more as Bradley (1319) shot 23-of-53 from the field (43.4 percent), including 5-of-15 from 3-point range.

Drake (7-24) got 13 points from De’Antae McMurray, 12 from T.J. Thomas and 11 from Reed Timmer.

of range. He had his first spring training hit of the year Wednesday in a 6-1 win over the New York Mets and made a nifty barehanded pickup on Rene Rivera’s one-hopper to third.

“I don’t want to say it’s my best position because I feel good at short, but I feel better and better,” Peralta said.

“The more that I played last year — the beginning it was kind of hard for me but at the end of the season I felt pretty good at third base.”

Gyorko played at least 11 games at every infield position last year and had three hits, including a double, in his first six at-bats of spring training. He made 28 starts last year at third, his first there since his rookie year in 2013.

“That was big to get back over there,” he said.

“You just never know what’s going to happen.”

Because Kolten Wong still is dealing with a shoulder issue, Gyorko could be asked to slide over to second. Both Gyorko and Peralta hit from the right side, so a traditional platoon doesn’t make sense.

Matheny could go with matchups.

“It’s possible the best player is going to be in that particular day — whatever fits best for our club,” Matheny said.

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

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

Bethany United Church of Christ 5627 N. 95th Ave. W., Baxter, (1 mi. E. of Baxter on Station St.) Pastor Teressa Clark. Sunday after Labor Day through Memorial Day: 8:45 Junior Choir; 9:00am Adult Class, 9:15am Sunday School; & 10:30am Worship 4th & 5th Tuesday: Chapel Service at Baxter Care Center Wednesday: 6:30pm Choir Practice; Sunday after Memorial Day: 9:30am Worship. 641-227-3402 www.baxterbethanyucc.org Bible Missionary Church 909 N. 6th Ave. E. 641-840-2093 Pastor Lucas. Sunday School 9:45am, Morning Worship 10:45, Evening Service 6:00pm.

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

Call 641-792-2473.

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 314 E. 2nd St. N. – Pastor Mark Young. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Faith Village & Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Worship, 11:15 a.m. coffee fellowship. Wednesday: 5:45 p.m. Family Unity Night supper, 6:15 p.m. Classes. Thursday: 6:00 p.m. Choir Practice www.fccnewton.org 641-792-5850, Nursery provided.

Christian Life Church 421 S. 2nd Ave. W., Pastor James Miller; Phone Number: 641-5219294. Coffeetime 9:30am, Worship 10:00am. Lunch Served first Sunday of the month at noon.

Bible Study: Tuesday 10:00am.

Christian Reformed Church Prairie City, Matthew McClure, pastor; 9:30am Worship, 10:45am Sunday school, 6:30pm Worship. E-mail:pcrc@dwx.com Jasper County Church of Christ 1813 1st St. N, 9:30am Bible classes, 10:30am & 1:00pm Worship; Wednesday evening 7:00pm Bible Study.

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

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

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

Rev. R.D. Streeter Community of Christ 1805 S. 8th Ave. E., 791-7834, Bill Conklin, pastor; Eddie Franklin/Tom McCoure, co-pastors. Church School Classes 9:30am; Worship Service 10:30am; Wednesday Prayer Service 6:30pm. Last Wednesday of the month-free community supper at 6pm.

Community Heights Alliance Pastor John Patterson, Associate Pastor; Jason Fazel, Youth Pastor; Pastor Beau Church, Pastor of Worship and Visual Arts. Sunday Worship Services 8:15am, 10:30am & 5pm; Sunday School 9:30am; Wednesday Prayer Meeting 6:30pm; Jr. High Youth Group 6:30pm; Sr. High Youth Group Wednesday 7:45pm; CHAC KIDZ 6:30pm; Nursery available for most events.

Handicapped accessible.

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

Congregational United Church of Christ-Baxter Pastor Melissa Sternhagen 218 S. Main Baxter, Sunday School 9:30am, Regular worship service, 10:30am

Congregational United Church Of Christ-Newton 308 E. 2nd St. N., Newton. Rev. Jessica Petersen, Pastor: Sunday Worship 10:00am, Nursery provided; Fellowship Time 11:15am.

Accessible to all. Bible Study Thursdays 5:00pm. Christian Education together with First United Methodist Church (held there) for children of all ages Wed. 5:30pm (age 2-8th grade).

No matter who you are or where you area on life’s journey, you are welcome here! facebook.com/Newton UCC. Cornerstone Bible Fellowship 1000 E. 12th St. S., Newton; Pastor Steve Bundy & Pastor Brian Keeton. Sunday School 9am, Sunday Worship 10:15am, Wednesdays: AWANAS 6:308pm, Youth Group 6:30-8pm, Adult Bible Study 7-8pm. Happy Harvesters 1st Thursday of the month at noon. Men’s Breakfast 1st Saturday of the month at 8am. Ladies Brunch 2nd Saturday of the month at 8:30am.

For more info: www.CBFnewton.com Faith Baptist Prairie City, 9:30am Bible School, 10:30am Worship, 6:00pm Gospel service, 7:00pm Wed., Bible study.

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

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

Tuesdays and Fridays, 7 p.m.

Wednesday and 9:15 a.m. Sunday until service time. Haven Kid’s Ministry at 6:50 Wednesdays

Worship, 6:00 pm Worship, Wed 6:30-8:00 pm Youth, 6:30 pm Wednesday Awana Clubs (during school year), 7:00 pm Wednesday Prayer Fellowship.

Call 792-4470.

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

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

Grinnell Church of Christ 1402 3rd Ave., Grinnell, Iowa 50112, Bible study Sunday 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 7:00 p.m., Worship services Sunday 1030 a.m. grinnellcoc@netins.net or www.grinnellcoc.com Haven Vineyard Church 207 1st Ave. E, Newton; Pastor Caz & Jane Cibula; 641-526-3157; 10 am Sunday Service.

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

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

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

Worship 10:30am; nursery available.

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

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

Web:www.NewtonFirstBaptist.com and on facebook.

Pastor Aaron Loree, Family Education Time 9:00am, Powerkidz infants - 5th grade 9:00 am; Sunday School for teens & adults 9:00am; Worship Service 10:15am. Coffee time 8:45-10:00am. Men’s group meets on the first Sat. of every month at 7:30am.

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

Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Faith Village & Sunday School. 10:00 a.m. Worship.

11:15 a.m. Coffee fellowship.

Wednesday: 5:45p.m. Family Unity Night supper, 6:15 p.m. Classes Thursday: 6:00 pm Choir Practice www.fccnewton.org 641-792-5850, Nursery provided First Church of Christ Scientist 616 6th Ave., Grinnell, 10:30 am Services.

First Lutheran Church - ELCA 309 E. 3rd St. N., Newton. Pastor Zachary Bey. Sunday Worship at 9:30 am; Fellowship to follow at 10:45 am; Saturday evening service at 5:30 pm June-Aug. 641-792-3934.

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

6:30 & 9am Men’s Group 1st & 3rd Thursday, Gentle Class 11am Tuesday. Yoga Chair Class 3pm Thursday.

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

Reasnor United Methodist Pastor Curtiss Thompson, Worship 8:45am, beginning March 5.

Communion first Sunday of each month.

New Life Baptist Church 124 E. Howard St., Colfax, 515-674-3103, Sunday School 9:45 am, Worship Service 10:45, Evening Service 6 pm, midweek service 7 pm Wednesdays.

Independent Fundamental Baptist Church.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church 1115 S. 8th Ave. E., Rev. William Reynolds, pastor, Saturday: 4:00 pm Mass, Sunday: 9:00 am Mass.

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

Newton Christian Reformed Church 511 S. 5th Ave. E., Aaron Gunsaulus, Pastor, 9:30 am Morning worship, 10:50 am Church school, 1:00 pm Sunday worship.

New Life Community Church of the Nazarene 605 W 5th St. N., P.O. Box 1021 Rev, Jack Wolgamuth, 515-4021190. Sunday School 9:30 am, Morning Worship 10:30 am, Wed. Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 pm Newton Church of The Way 2306 S. 3rd Ave E., 792-7300 Pastor Steve Heerema. Sunday Morning: 9:00 and 10:30 Ignite, Nursery during both Ignite Services (for newborn through 2 years old). Journey 252 Children’s Ministry 10:30am (for children 3 years through 6th Grade) The Way Café 8:30 to 10:30am, 5:00-7:00pm Prayer of Blessing, Wednesday 6:30 – 8:30pm Route 146 Youth, Saturday Nite Ignite 6:00-8:00pm Everyone Welcome! Other various group studies and classes are offered. Check out our Facebook page, our weekly bulletin on our website, or call/email the office for more information. Email: info@theway146.com Web: www.newtonway.org

First Baptist Church Colfax, Rev. Phil Butler, 674-3752.

Family Fellowship 9:00 am; Sun. School 9:15 am; Morning Worship 10:25 am; Wed.; 9:00 am Fresh Encounter Prayer. During school year: 6:55pm Wed nights AWANA

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

Jubilee Service 8:15 am; Sunday School 9:00 am; Worship 10:15 am; Office Hours: Mon. - Thurs.

8-Noon; monroeum@iowatelecom.net

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

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

Hickory Grove Chuch Located 3 1/2 miles west of Newburg, IA on Hwy F-17 and 1 mile South.

Physical Address: 8464 E. 128th St. N., Kellogg, IA Sunday School: 9:30 am Worship Service: 10:30 am Phone: (641) 780-8621 Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, ELCA 1409 S. 8th Ave. E., Pastor Ken Ahntholz, 9:00 am Sunday School; 10:30 am Worship, easy access - no steps; 5:30 pm Saturday service - Everyone is welcome!

Hope Assembly of God 126 E. Howard St., Colfax 515-674-3700 Sunday school 9 am.

Sunday Worship service 10 am.

Wednesday Bible Study 6pm.

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

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 305 E. Howard St., Colfax, 515674-3711; Decaon Joe Dvorak; 11:00am Sunday Mass, 9:00am Wednesday Communion Service; www.immaculateconceptioncolfax.org Immanuel Baptist (GARB) 1300 N. 4th Ave. E., Ken Van Loon, Pastor, 9:30 am Sunday school, 10:45 am

Killduff United Methodist Pastor Curtiss Thompson, Worship 10:45am, beginning March 5. Communion first Sunday of each month.

Least of Saints Ministry 219 N. 2nd Ave. W. 641-521-0156 5:00-6:00pm Saturday Living Word Fellowship Doug Bradey, Pastor, 321 E. Robinson St., Knoxville 641-828-7119, Wed. Night Service: 6pm prayer, 7pm worship, 6:15pm Fuzion Youth Service; Sun. Morning Service: 8:30 am prayer, 9 am Life Groups, 10 am Worship Service, Nursery and Children’s Ministry available.

Our Savior Lutheran Missouri Synod 1900 N. 4th Ave. E., Rev. John M. Moore, Pastor, Sunday Worship 9:00 am; Adult Bible Study Sundays 10:30 am; Sunday School Kingdom Quest 10:30 am; High School Youth Group Sunday 10:30 am & Wednesdays 7:00 pm; www.oursavlutheran. com (641( 792-1084.

Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Rev. Dr. Willy Mafuta 151 60th Ave., Prairie City Sunday 10:30 am Worship Service 10 am Sunday School pcumc@q.com (515) 994-2354 Pleasantview United Methodist 8454 S. 28th Ave. E., Newton, Pastor Tim Morgan; 9:00 am worship; 10:15 am Sunday School.

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

10:10 am service.

Prairie City Church of the Brethren 12015 Hwy S 6G, Corner of S 6G & F70 W, 5 miles south of Prairie City on S6G, 515-9942940; Resumed regular worship schedule. 9:30 am Adult Sunday School classes; 10:45 Worship/ Children’s Church We invite you to come worship with us! Go to prairiecitycob. org for more information or call 515-994-2940.

Bible Explorers: preschool-5th grade will eb Wednesdays 6-7:30 pm, unitl November 16.

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

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

Lynnville Friends Jamie Bogaard Pastor, 9:00 am Morning Worship, 10:30 am Sunday School, Kids 4 Christ, FOCUS Youth Group and Women’s Bible Study, Wednesday evenings from September-March. www.lynnvillefriends.org

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

Monroe United Methodist 407 N. Monroe St., Monroe, 641259-2822; Pastor Kim Crummer;

Prairie City United Methodist Church 706 W. McMurray St. Rev. Dr. Willy Mafuta Sunday 9 a.m. Worship Service Office Hours: 10am-2pm M-F 515-994-2354(515) 994-2354 Rock Creek Hickory Grove Church 3 1/2 miles north of Rock Creek Lake, 9:15 am fellowship, 9:30 am Sunday School, 10:30 am worship.

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

Seventh Day Adventist 1409 S. 8th Ave E., Newton Pastor Jerry Duval Saturday Services 3:00 pm; Worship 2:00 pm Sabbath school, Prayer Meeting Tuesday Eve at 7:00 pm Solid Rock Church 115 Main St., Reasnor; Pastor John Hlad 641-842-2440; Sunday Bible study all ages 9:30 a.m.; 10:30 a.m. worship; Wednesday Bible study all ages 7 p.m.

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

St. Luke United Methodist Church 501 E. 19th St. N., Newton Pastor Audrey Young, Sunday Worship at 8:00 am and 10:30 am with fellowship following both. 9:15 am is Sunday School for all ages, including adults.

641-792-5736 St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church 5 mi. west of Sully, Pastor Ken Ahntholz, Worship 9:00 am; Contact Parish office 641-798-4651.

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

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

Sully Community Church 12559 S 92nd Ave E (just E of grass air strip S edge of town). PO Box 463. 641-5944124. Pastor Jerry Morningstar 9:30 am Sunday school. 10:30 am Worship. 5 pm Women of Grace Bible Study. 6 pm Worship Wednesday Evening Activities: Sept-April: 6:30 pm Awana/ Youth. 7 pm Men’s & Women’s Bible studies. May-August: 7 pm Bible study/prayer meeting www.sullycommunitychurch.com Sully Christian Reformed Pastor Brian Ochsner. 9:30 am Morning worship, 6:00 pm Evening worship, 10:45 am Sunday School. 9:30 am Tues. Coffee Break for women, Nursery and preschool classes provided. 7:15 pm Wed - Gems, Cadets and High School Youth, Prayer for Country - everyone welcome.

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

United Presbyterian 209 N. 2nd Ave. E., Rev. Donald Freeman, 9:15 am Sunday School, 10:30 - 11:30 am worship service (broadcasted live on KCOB radio); 11:30 am Fellowship; Wednesday choir rehearsal 6:00 p.m.; Nursery provided on Sundays.

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

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IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR JASPER COUNTY Equity No: EQCV120145 ORIGINAL NOTICE BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

Estate of Rae J. Allspach; Bret Durr; Jody Hansen; Karen Rew, Individually and as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Rai Jean Allspach; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Bret Durr; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Jody Hansen; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Karen Rew; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Rae J. Allspach; and Parties in Possession Defendant(s).

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT Jody Hansen, 1477 East 76th Street North, Kellogg, IA 50135: You are notified that there was filed in the office of the Clerk of the above-named Court, a Petition, copies of which are attached hereto.

The Plaintiffs attorney is Chris Irk, c/o The Wirbicki Law Group LLC, 33 W Monroe Street, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL 60603.

You must register to e-File through the Iowa Judicial Branch website at https://www.iowacourts.state.ia.u s/Efile/ and obtain a log in and password to file and view documents in your case and to receive service notices from the court. For general rules and information on electronic filing, refer to the Iowas Courts Rules Chapter 16, pertaining to the Use of the Electronic Document Management System, available on the Iowa Judicial Branch website. For Court Rules on the Protection of Personal Privacy in court filings, refer to Division VI of the Iowas Court Rules, Chapter 16 You must, within 20 days after service of this Original Notice upon you, serve, and within a reasonable time thereafter, file a motion or answer, in the Iowa District Court for Jasper County, at the county courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

If you need assistance to participate in court due to a disability, call the disability coordinator at 515-286-3394.

Persons who are hearing or speech impaired may call Relay Iowa TTY (1-800-735-2942).

Disability coordinators cannot provide legal advice. /s/ Clerk of Court Jasper County Courthouse Newton, IA Acknowledged before me this September 7, 2016.

IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS. March 3, 10 and 17 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR JASPER COUNTY Equity No: EQCV120145 ORIGINAL NOTICE BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

Estate of Rae J. Allspach; Bret Durr; Jody Hansen; Karen Rew, Individually and as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Rai Jean Allspach; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Bret Durr; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Jody Hansen; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Karen Rew; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Rae J. Allspach; and Parties in Possession Defendant(s).

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT Estate of Rae J. Allspach, 1477 East 76th Street North, Kellogg, IA 50135: You are notified that there was filed in the office of the Clerk of the above-named Court, a Petition, copies of which are attached hereto.

The Plaintiffs attorney is Chris Irk, c/o The Wirbicki Law Group LLC, 33 W Monroe Street, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL 60603.

You must register to e-File through the Iowa Judicial Branch website at https://www.iowacourts.state.ia.u s/Efile/ and obtain a log in and password to file and view documents in your case and to receive service notices from the court. For general rules and information on electronic filing, refer to the Iowas Courts Rules Chapter 16, pertaining to the Use of the Electronic Document Management System, available on the Iowa Judicial Branch website. For Court Rules on the Protection of Personal Privacy in court filings, refer to Division VI of the Iowas Court Rules, Chapter 16 You must, within 20 days after service of this Original Notice upon you, serve, and within a reasonable time thereafter, file a motion or answer, in the Iowa District Court for Jasper County, at the county courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

If you need assistance to participate in court due to a disability, call the disability coordinator at 515-286-3394.

Persons who are hearing or speech impaired may call Relay Iowa TTY (1-800-735-2942).

Disability coordinators cannot provide legal advice. /s/ Clerk of Court Jasper County Courthouse Newton, IA Acknowledged before me this September 7, 2016.

IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS. March 3, 10 and 17 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR JASPER COUNTY Equity No: EQCV120145 ORIGINAL NOTICE BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

Estate of Rae J. Allspach; Bret Durr; Jody Hansen; Karen Rew, Individually and as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Rai Jean Allspach; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Bret Durr; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Jody Hansen; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Karen Rew; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Rae J. Allspach; and Parties in Possession Defendant(s).

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT Unknown Spouse (if any) of Jody Hansen, 1477 East 76th Street North, Kellogg, IA 50135: You are notified that there was

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The City Council will conduct a public hearing on the proposed Budget at on

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7:00 p.m.

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Copies of the the detailed proposed Budget may be obtained or viewed at the offices of the Mayor, City Clerk, and at the Library.

The estimated Total tax levy rate per $1000 valuation on regular property . .

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Re-est. FY 2017 (b)

Actual FY 2016 (c)

Revenues & Other Financing Sources Taxes Levied on Property Less: Uncollected Property Taxes-Levy Year Net Current Property Taxes

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97,756 0 97,756

92,713 0 92,713

Delinquent Property Taxes TIF Revenues Other City Taxes Licenses & Permits Use of Money and Property Intergovernmental Charges for Services Special Assessments Miscellaneous Other Financing Sources Transfers In Total Revenues and Other Sources

4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

0 32,000 38,320 930 16,761 71,581 180,744 0 0 0 0 437,343

0 35,968 38,000 930 16,510 79,335 188,890 0 0 0 0 457,389

0 60,222 38,163 1,707 19,068 113,704 173,414 0 2,220 0 0 501,211

Expenditures & Other Financing Uses Public Safety Public Works Health and Social Services Culture and Recreation Community and Economic Development General Government Debt Service Capital Projects Total Government Activities Expenditures Business Type / Enterprises Total ALL Expenditures

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

63,990 83,851 0 15,250 0 51,398 0 32,000 246,489 167,209 413,698

74,990 87,000 0 14,950 0 50,536 0 32,000 259,476 139,000 398,476

66,520 94,377 0 17,284 0 56,039 12,535 0 246,755 148,455 395,210

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0 413,698

0 398,476

0 395,210

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29

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58,913

106,001

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30

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828,317

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31

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IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR JASPER COUNTY Equity No: EQCV120145 ORIGINAL NOTICE BAYVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

Estate of Rae J. Allspach; Bret Durr; Jody Hansen; Karen Rew, Individually and as Independent Administrator of the Estate of Rai Jean Allspach; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Bret Durr; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Jody Hansen; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Karen Rew; Unknown Spouse (if any) of Rae J. Allspach; and Parties in Possession Defendant(s).

TO THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT Unknown Spouse (if any) of Jody Hansen, 1477 East 76th Street North, Kellogg, IA 50135: You are notified that there was filed in the office of the Clerk of the above-named Court, a Petition, copies of which are attached hereto.

The Plaintiffs attorney is Chris Irk, c/o The Wirbicki Law Group LLC, 33 W Monroe Street, Suite 1150, Chicago, IL 60603.

You must register to e-File through the Iowa Judicial Branch website at https://www.iowacourts.state.ia.u s/Efile/ and obtain a log in and password to file and view documents in your case and to receive service notices from the court. For general rules and information on electronic filing, refer to the Iowas Courts Rules Chapter 16, pertaining to the Use of the Electronic Document Management System, available on the Iowa Judicial Branch website. For Court Rules on the Protection of Personal Privacy in court filings, refer to Division VI of the Iowas Court Rules, Chapter 16 You must, within 20 days after service of this Original Notice upon you, serve, and within a reasonable time thereafter, file a motion or answer, in the Iowa District Court for Jasper County, at the county courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

If you need assistance to participate in court due to a disability, call the disability coordinator at 515-286-3394.

Persons who are hearing or speech impaired may call Relay Iowa TTY (1-800-735-2942).

Disability coordinators cannot provide legal advice. /s/ Clerk of Court Jasper County Courthouse Newton, IA Acknowledged before me this September 7, 2016.

IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS. March 3, 10 and 17

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FOR SALE by Owner: Country Home on 2 acres; 3 bedroom ranch; 3-car detached garage; some outbuildings. Killduff area.

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1997 FORD Conversion Van. Heavy ½ ton, great for towing. New front end and front tires. Runs great. $2400. 515-778-2792

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

641-840-0153

2000 CHEVY Lumina, 134,000 miles, 2nd owner, runs excellent, $2500. 641521-2441

Garden Gate Landscaping is looking for responsible people to be in leadership roles. Requirements would be; a valid drivers license and the ability to obtain a cdl or already possess one, equipment experience such as skid loader etc. landscaping knowledge and experience would be nice but not a necessity, must be able to do physical work as well.

Please fax or email resume to 641-791-5358 or james@gardengate-ltd.com or call 641-791-9062 with questions.

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The Newton Clinic is now

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

As required by the provisions of 35C.1, Code of Iowa, notice of recruitment for the following positions is being given.

City of Newton Temporary Seasonal Position Openings NEWTON SANITARY LANDFILL - Temporary workers needed to pick up windblown litter & other grounds/cleaning duties.

Must be at least 18 yrs. of age. Up to 25 hrs/week. Flexible work hrs between 7:30 am and 3:30 pm, Mon-Fri. Pay: $10.00/ hr. Applications due by March 15, 2017.

NEWTON STREETS DIVISION - Temporary Worker needed for pavement painting. Must be 18 years old. Must have valid Driver’s License. Approximately 40 hrs/week. Overnight work hours. Mon-Fri. Pay: $10.00/hr. Applications due by March 15, 2017.

APPLY on the City of Newton website at www.newtongov.org (under “I want to” – Apply for a Job”).

2015 SOFTAIL Slim Harley Davidson, 1700 miles, many extras on bike, great condition, need to sell quickly $16,000 641-5216756

2012 MONTANA 4 season 5th wheel RV, new tires, generator, 3 slides, fireplace, micro/convection oven. Always shedded.

New condition. No pets $35,000.

New nearly $80,000. 641-521-7197

2011 FORD Ranger, 24k miles, extended cab, 2WD. Call for more information.

641-792-0860

DAEWOO-DD802L DOZER $20,000. 641-792-4332

Spahn & Rose Lumber in Newton is looking for a

Full-time truck driver with a Class B CDL. Duties include: pulling loads, placing lumber in bins, helping customers, and deliveries.

Point of Care Representative Duties include: Receptionist, patient billing, accounts receivable, daily balancing and provider schedule master.

Previous medical experience is desired but not required.

The Newton Clinic offers a generous benefit package that includes $500 semi-annual cash bonuses, paid sick time, paid vacation, holidays, etc.

Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest with resume to: mark@newtonclinic.com

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We are looking for action-oriented team players to support at our polyurethane manufacturing plant in Newton, IA

The Opportunity

CNC Machinist and Production These hands-on individuals must be a team-player, proactive, have a focus towards quality, and the desire to continue to learn.

Qualifications

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NOW HIRING Housekeeping

Individuals who are motivated by results, have a strong customer focus and like variety, are encouraged to apply. We need individuals who are dedicated, motivated, flexible, and eager to work.

Thombert, Inc. is proud to offer a competitive wage and benefit package. Please send resumes or applications to HR@thombert.com.

Full-time & Part-time days

RN or LPN

Marketing Director/Business office team member

CMA or CNA

Full-time and Part-time ys & Evenings ng Days

We invite you to contact us at: Newton Health Care Center 200 S 8th Ave E Newton, Iowa 50208

E.O.E. & Drug Testing

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The person must have a good understanding of what Senior Care is and how providing quality customer service could impact the quality of life of our tenants and residents for years to come.

Consider joining a great team as we continue our mission of commitment to compassion, excellence and innovation!

We offer a competitive wage and complete benefit package.

Please send a resume to: Newton Village HR Department 110 N. 5th Ave. W. Newton, IA 50208 All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status *Drug Free Workplace

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Windows & Doors is expanding and looking to add a Full-Time Team Member.

Willing to train the right Candidate.

Please stop by in person to fill out an application. no phone calls please.

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We are currently accepting applications for employees who enjoy interacting and caring for seniors in a Christian based environment

Full-time & Part-time 12-hour shifts

Spahn & Rose Lumber 330 E 17th St S • Newton, IA 50208

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We are currently accepting applications for employees who enjoy interacting and caring for seniors in a Christian based environment

FT-Maintenance PT Dietary Aide 4-7pm and every other weekend PT CNA 2-10pm every other weekend Consider joining a great team as we continue our mission of commitment to compassion, excellence and innovation! We offer a competitive wage and complete benefit package.

Apply online or send resume to:

Ph. 641-227-3655 Ames, IA • Baxter, IA

FULL - TIME PRODUCTION JELD·WEN Window Division in Grinnell has current opportunities, on all shifts Our need to stock windows for the spring and beyond requires a full staff of hard working, flexible, team-oriented associates. FT wages start at $15.01/hr. on the off-shifts and $14.51/hr. on 1st shift JELD· WEN is a market leader in vinyl windows and patio doors serving the Midwestern market

Management Opportunity at AmeriGas At AmeriGas, the nation’s largest propane distributor, we have an immediate opening for a District Manager for our Ames, Baxter & Osceola, IA locations The District Manager has the primary overall responsibility for their location and manages all facets of the district with accountability for the districts growth, financials, safety, and customer satisfaction.

As an AmeriGas Employee you are eligible for: • Competitive Wages and bonus potential • Excellent health benefits • 401 (k) Savings Plan with company match • Paid time off including company holidays Requirements include a high school diploma, five or more years with responsibility leading other employees, with supervisory experience preferred.

Please apply online at www.amerigas.com/company-information/careers EOE:AA/M/F/Disabled/Veteran

We offer the following benefits to our full time employees • • • • • • • • •

On the job training for assemblers & machine operators Competitive wages increasing with experience 2nd and 3rd~ Shift Premium pay 401K Retirement Plan with company match up to 4% 8 paid holidays Paid Time Off (PTO) Plan starting at 120 hr accrual rate Health, life, dental and Vision insurance Safe & clean work environment Stable employment

In order to ensure a safe working environment a pre employment drug screen and background check IS required. If you are interested in joining the JELO-WEN Window Division/Grinnell production team, apply online at https://jeld-wen.atsondemand.com or in person between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM. Monday through Friday at our Grinnell location on at 911 Industrial Avenue

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QHC Mitchellville, LLC is recruiting full-time CNA’s, LPN’s, and RN’s for all shifts.

As a member of our team, you may be eligible for the following benefits: • Pay based on years of 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

QHC Mitchellville, LLC is committed to "Making a difference in every life we touch and always striving for excellence in Care and Integrity." *All applicants must pass a pre-employment drug test and physical.

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.

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We are an equal opportunity employer

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Newton YMCA Penguins ready for state competitions

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Members of the Newton YMCA Penguin Swim Team have qualified for state competitions. Swimmers have qualified for the YMCA State Meet Saturday and Sunday at Marshalltown and for the GISL State Meet March 11 at Grinnell. The YMCA state meet consisted of swimmers from 31 YMCAs across Iowa, and to qualify swimmers had to meet or beat set times for each event. There will be 922 athletes, ages 5 to 18, in the YMCA meet which has girls’ competition on Saturday and boys’ competition on Sunday, both starting at 10 a.m. at the Marshalltown YMCA/YWCA. The GISL state meet is for teams not YMCA based, but YMCA swimmers can qualify by times for the meet, which is at 10 a.m. March 11 at the Grinnell College swimming pool. Swimmers from Newton YMCA who have qualified for state competition are, from left, front row, Tori White (Y/G), Arabella Eide (Y/G), MaKenna Brooks (Y/G), Blaine Brooks (G), Jackson Riney (Y/G), Hudson Meyer (G), Erika Van Sickle (Y/G), Jordon Pritchard (G), Ashlyn Van Manen (G); middle row, Kaya Weber (G), Lauryn Garrett (Y/G), Alyssa Beerends(Y/G) , Jadin Brooks (Y/G), Izzy Lane (Y/G), Avery Meyer (G), Alex Riney (Y/G), Anna DeVries (G), Peyton Ray (G); back row, Danielle Dalasta (Y), Grace Benson (Y/G), Lauren Zaabel (Y/G), Chloe Kibbee (Y/G), Brady Comer (G), Clay Lamb (Y/G), Ethan Comer (Y/G). Not pictured: Paige Benson (G), Alex Inskeep (Y/G), Jackson Mace-Maynard (G), Jake Mace- Maynard (G), Lillie Ray (Y/G). (Y is YMCA state/ G is GISL state).

Cardinals

Continued from Page 1B Izaya Ono-Fullard is a 5-foot-11 senior with 53 assists and 20 steals, averaging 4.3 points a game. Nate Disterhoft is a 6-foot-4 senior with 69 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals. Sophomore Patrick McCaffery is 6-foot-7 averaging 14.3 points a game and had 18 3-pointers. He has pulled down 98 rebounds, dished out 46 assists, made 16 steals and has blocked 37 shots.

“We’re approaching this like we did the regular season — one day at a time, practice-by-practice and one game at a time,” Newton junior Garrett Sturtz said. “I love the chemistry of our team.

We love to play ball with each other. It’s fun to go out knowing you have an edge like that over other teams.”

Gholson leads Newton in scoring with 489 points, averaging 20.4 points a game, but right behind him is Sturtz with 475 points, averaging 19.8 points a game. Senior Trey Vanderlaan averages

10.3 points a game. The trio of 6-foot-3 players are Newton’s triple threat from 3-pointer range.

Gholson has hit 76 3-pointers followed by Vanderlaan with 65 and Sturtz with 27.

Sturtz is the team’s point guard and has the ability, as does all five starters, to put the ball on the floor and drive to the basket. Sturtz is an 88-percent free throw shooter, hitting 128-of-146, and Gholson downs foul shots at a 83-percent clip.

Maher is 6-foot-5, averaging 6.4 points a game, but has 94 rebounds and 62 assists. Senior Josh Ventling is a 6-foot-2 guard who has 82 rebounds, 67 assists and 19 steals. Ventling averages 5.4 points a game. All five starters for Newton can delivered a 3-pointer.

“We’re ready to play,” Ventling said. “We’re a great group of friends on and off the court. The camaraderie of our team is amazing. We believe in each other.”

Junior Grayson Graham, who is 6-foot-2, and 6-foot-5 inch freshman Quintrail Coley are the first two players off

the Newton bench. Also on the state tournament squad are sophomores Aaron Bartels, McKenna Davis, junior Jerome Harris and freshmen Kyle Long and Cody Satterfield.

“Coach Liley has always told us to play our game and things will fall into place,” Vanderlaan said “He tells us don’t worry about the name on the other jerseys because we are Newton.”

Liley said his coaching staff of Tom Weeks, Jason Carter, Collin Reynolds, Dan Cibula and freshman coach Dustin Brisel have carried him through the process.

“They make this go. This is a group of hard working, dedicated guys who want to make sure these players have a great experience. They have put this program in a position to have continued success,” Liley said.

For now, the Cardinal players and coaches are focused on playing Iowa City West on Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena.

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

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High senior Connor Gholson, above, celebrates winning a Class 4A substate championship, earning a state tournament berth, with teammate junior Garrett Sturtz (4) on Tuesday night at Des Moines Roosevelt High School. The Newton Cardinals are back in Des Moines this coming Wednesday in the first round of the Class 4A state tournament at Wells Fargo Arena, and they’ll be backed up by a full-throated Newton High student section, below, and community fans at The Well.