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Jasper County approves $33M budget

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

Kayla Langmaid/Daily News The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the murder of a 61-year-old man who was found unresponsive Monday at 4252 Maple Street. The man’s death was ruled a homicide Wednesday.

Homicide investigation underway in Newton death Newton Daily News The Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office is investigating the murder of a 61-year-old Newton man after officials received a 911 call to a home Monday afternoon in reference to an unresponsive individual.

When law enforcement and Newton Fire and EMS arrived at 4252 Maple St. in Newton, they

found Jose Luis C. Ramirez Berber lying on the floor unresponsive. It was determined the death was suspicious and on Wednesday the sheriff ’s office and Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation ruled the death a homicide.

Authorities declined to release the cause of death and the 911 call at this time, citing the ongoing investigation.

The Office of the State Medi-

cal Examiner was requested to conduct an autopsy on Ramirez Berber.

According to the Jasper County Assessor’s site, Ramirez Berber is the contract buyer of the residence at 4252 Maple Street.

If anyone has any information in the death of the victim, they are asked to contact the Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office at 641792-5912.

A nearly $33 million county budget was passed by the Jasper County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.

Like the past few years, the budget keeps the tax levy Parrott rate stable at $11.63.

“The board is getting redundant, they are getting non-exciting. What I mean by that is they are keeping the levy again at what it was last year, which is good news for all of us,” Jasper County Auditor Dennis Parrot said. “Historically with boards, at least since I have been in the auditor’s office, they have been able to keep the levy down.”

The budget also includes a 2.75 percent wage increase for the offices of county auditor,

attorney, recorder, treasurer and sheriff and a 1.99 percent increase for the board themselves. It was the first time in eight years that the board took a wage increase, due in part to keeping the office’s wages competitive within the state when figuring the total population of the county.

Also approved was a resolution approving the Secondary Roads Fiscal Year 2018 budget and construction plan. The budget comes in at an estimated $13 million, up about $500,000 from the previous year.

“We did receive some notification on the Highway F17 bridge. Originally, we had scheduled that for a restoration but at the costs that are coming in today, it is 86 percent of the bridge, so the recommendations are that we do a new bridge,” assistant to the engineer Pam Olson said. “It was originally slated at about $750,000 but now it will be $1.5 million.”

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Jasper County Veterans Affairs talks tour bus, approves advertising

By Justin Jagler Newton Daily News The Jasper County Commission of Veterans Affairs gathered for its regular meeting Wednesday afternoon at the County Annex Building.

Director Kurt Jackson reviewed the status of the commission’s tour bus to the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown on March 15. The bus is paid for through the county, and lunches will be provided for the tour group, he said.

The veterans home provides long-term care for veterans and their spouses or widows. At the time of the meeting, 30 out of the 36 seats on the bus had been filled.

The commission approved $500 to go toward Jerry Yellin’s stop

City addressing uncontrolled intersections in northwest Newton

in Jasper County in April. Yellin is a retired Army Air Corps captain who served in World War II. His visit will include a stop at Newton DMACC and is open to the public. Yellin is sharing his story to help veterans who are battling

post-traumatic stress disorder.

Jasper County Treasurer Doug Bishop briefly joined the meeting via speakerphone to go over the logistics of Yellin’s visit, which will include stops at area schools in Baxter and Newton.

Mental health counselors and veterans activists will also be available during Yellin’s stop in Jasper County, Bishop said.

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NFD receives donation from Windstream

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News To continue the city’s goal of providing a safe community, 10 new intersections are being addressed through additional signage. City council approved the first reading of an ordinance adding stop signs at “T” intersections, nine of which were previously uncontrolled.

“Citizens have expressed safety concerns at the intersection of West Fourth Street South and South 20th Avenue West,” interim city administrator Jarrod Wellik said. “Citizens comment that the speed of northbound traffic at this intersection sometimes exceed the posted speed limit and that visibility for eastbound traffic looking south is slightly compromised due to topography.

This creates a safety concern for stopped eastbound traffic turning north.”

The south leg of the inter-

section is gravel and city limits is a few hundred feet south of the intersection. The speed limit for traffic near the intersection is 35 mph.

The Traffic Safety Committee suggested adding stops signs on northbound and southbound traffic West Fourth Street South at South 20th Avenue West, making it an all-way stop intersection. Currently, eastbound traffic stops.

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Kayla Langmaid/Daily News The Newton Fire Department received a $1,500 donation from Windstream in Newton on Tuesday.

Windstream’s office has a snack and drink room where employees buy treats regularly. All of the money from those items has been donated to the community. The Newton Fire Department will use the donation for ambulance equipment. Windstream has donated a total of $8,500 to the NFD. Pictured from the left, Ryan Wolk, Velma Furlin and Rex Heisdorffer.

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Dietary Courses Newton Hy-Vee 1502 First Ave. E.

American Heart Month demo and sampling 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Newton Hy-Vee Club Room

Dietitian Jenny Thompson, RD, LD, CDE, will prepare a variety of great-tasting, healthy recipes during this class. Recipes and samples will be provided. Cost to attend is $8.

Please call 792-7030 or stop by customer service to register. Class Punch Cards are available to purchase — Five classes for $35.

The card expires 12 months from the date of purchase. Pick yours up at Customer Service or purchase from the dietitian.

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1701 S. Eighth Ave. E. Through March 31

File Phono Taking advantage of pre-cut fruits and vegetables that are ready to cook helps make for a quicker, healthier meal in less time and with less of a mess.

7 tips and tricks of a dietitian

By Jenny Thompson Newton Hy-Vee We’ve all seen similar headlines relating to nutrition on magazine covers and social media posts coming from the latest and greatest reality TV star or music artist, so what makes this article different?

It’s written by a Registered Dietitian, and more specifically one who works for Hy-Vee, whose “office” is essentially an entire grocery store. Every day I get to help people translate the science of nutrition into solutions that fit their lifestyle by navigating through the grocery store. Wednesday is Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Day and I’m excited to take my nutrition expertise beyond the aisles and share a few of my favorite tips and tricks.

1. Don’t cut out temptation completely. I don’t know about you, but when I’m told I can’t have something, it makes me want it that much more. So instead of cutting out your favorite temptation foods completely, shoot for once or twice a week. If you have a sweet tooth, try fulfilling your cravings with fresh fruit or smoothies, make your own ice cream out of bananas, or try a “better for you option” like Halo Top Ice Cream.

2. Use healthier dressings and dips. It’s amazing how fast calories, fat and sodium can stack up with dips or dressings. Choose dressings that are oil-based like vinaigrettes or brands that are yogurt-based like Bolthouse Farms and OPA. Use dips such as hummus or guacamole in place of mayo and butter on sandwiches or to add flavor to raw veggies like carrots, celery and bell peppers.

3. Snack smart. Snacking may help boost energy between meals, control appetite, and, if done right, can be a great way to supply your body with more vitamins and minerals. Another way to snack smart is being mindful of portions. Purchase foods that are pre-portioned for you or buy in bulk and portion

Asian Veggie Stir-Fry • 1 Tbsp. thinly sliced green onion salt and fresh cracked pepper • 1 tsp. sesame oil • 1 tsp. toasted sesame seeds, optional

Line Dancing Thursdays, 9 to 10 a.m.

You never need a partner for our line dancing class, but feel free to bring along your friends to enjoy the music and atmosphere. Not only will you look good dancing, but you are also exercising.

All you do: 1. Heat 1 tsp. peanut oil in a wok or large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and ginger; cook and stir for 10 to 15 seconds or until they become fragrant.

Step and Sculpt Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 9 to 10 a.m.

Fridays, 5:30 to 6:15 p.m.

Segments of step aerobics and weight training to increase your heart rate and tone muscles.

Weight training is done with hand weights and tubing. Abdominal exercise and stretching is also included.

2. Add carrots and broccoli, if using; cook and stir for 3 minutes.

3. Add remaining 1 tsp. peanut oil, green onion and vegetables; cook and stir for 3 to 4 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Remove from heat. Stir in sesame oil; toss to coat. If desired, sprinkle with sesame seeds.

into baggies. Choose between options such as nuts, string cheese, popcorn, yogurt, hard-boiled eggs, fresh fruit and Beanitos™.

4. Transform pasta night. Instead of your traditional boxed white pasta, try a spiralizer to make your own noodles with zucchini. Or try using pastas made from whole grains, beans, peas or lentils.

Lastly, load up on veggies including mushrooms, spinach and broccoli, and add a side salad to your meal to cut down on the portion of pasta you eat.

5. Use short cuts. Take advantage of Hy-Vee Short Cuts, pre-cut fruits and vegetables that are ready to grill and bake. Combine with eggs for an omelet, use the steamable bags as a quick side dish, or add to cooked steak, chicken or shrimp for a fajita, quesadilla, or stir fry like the Asian Veggie Stir Fry recipe below.

6. Use pre-cooked protein.

Rotisserie chicken is a quick and simple solution to dinner. It is ex-

Cycle Monday, Wednesday — 6:50 to 7:50 p.m.

Tuesday, Thursday — 6:20 to 6:50 p.m.

Saturday 7:05 to 7:50 a.m. & 7:55 to 8:40 a.m.

This class is a great cardiovascular workout.

Pedal through hill climbs, sprints and many other challenging drills and rides.

Core and More Mondays, Noon to 12:45 p.m.

It’s time to strengthen your core. Look and feel stronger as we combine exercises that tighten and tone your mid-section. Exercises will be performed standing, seated and lying on a mat to challenge you even further.

All you need: • 2 tsp. peanut oil, divided • 1 tsp. finely chopped garlic • 1/2 tsp. grated fresh ginger • 6 cups assorted fresh vegetables, thinly sliced or chopped, such as carrots, broccoli, shiitake mushrooms, red onions, bell peppers and snow peas

Body Pump Tuesdays and Thursdays — 5:15 to 6:15 a.m.

Saturdays — 9 to 10 a.m.

For anyone looking to get lean, toned and fit – fast.

Using light to moderate weights with lots of repetition, BODYPUMP gives you a total body workout.

Instructors will coach you through the moves and techniques pumping out encouragement, motivation and great music.

tremely versatile and can be used as a base for sandwiches, wraps, pastas, enchiladas, quesadillas, pizza toppings and more. Have canned salmon, tuna and chicken on hand to add to salads and entrees.

7. Utilize herbs and spices to please your palate. Life’s too short to eat bland food and there are so many ways to add flavor to your foods without adding fat or sodium. Fresh is a great option, but you can also try our Hy-Vee Select Frozen Herbs. I like to keep these on hand in case I don’t have fresh. I also take advantage of our bulk seasonings when I am trying a new recipe or experimenting to see if the seasoning pairs well before buying a whole bottle.

If you are looking for more tips and tricks or wondering if some of the “nutrition hacks,” check out our new website: https://celebrate.hyvee.com/health. This site can direct you to the Hy-Vee Registered Dietitian nearest you and is full of “howto tips and tricks.”

Pesas y Cardio Circuito (en Espanola y English) Thursday — 9 to 9:45 a.m.

Enjoy a training regimen that focuses on strengthening your entire body throughout the workout. Circuit helps keep your heart rate up while toning your body. This class is great for those getting started in strength training or someone wanting to up their workout regimen.

Yoga Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7 to 8 a.m.

Thursdays, Noon to 12:45 p.m.

Experience the mind/body connection through a series of postures, creating a continuous flow, accompanied by deep breathing. Yoga focuses on internal strength, postural integration and radiant health.

Power Yoga 30 Mondays and Wednesdays 7:25 to 7:55 p.m.

This short but highly effective class connects your mind and body through a series of postures, creating a continuous flow, accompanied by deep breathing. Enjoy increased flexibility, physical and internal strength in just 30 minutes.

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home-delivered meals. The additional funding covers meals served above and beyond the original contract of 50,000 meals.

Project Manager Kelli Van Manen said on the projected pace the county will use an additional 4,000 meals above what was originally planned.

The second contract amendment is for the food service contract with CBM Managed Services, the food provider for the Jasper County Jail. It serves to extend the term of the agreement for one year, spanning from April 1 to March 31, 2018.

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Continued from Page 1A Olson did say the change will not effect the budget due to federal funds used on the project.

Other projects slated for the next fiscal year include 17 bridge replacements, two culvert additions and a pavement resurfacing on Highway F27.

Two contract modifications were also approved, one for Elderly Nutrition and the second for the sheriff ’s office. The first is a $7,500 addition to Jasper County Elderly Nutrition to be used to provide additional

File Photo Jasper County Engineer Russ Stutt and assistant to the engineer Pam Olson explain a change to the Secondary Roads Fiscal Year 2018 budget prior to it being approved by the board of supervisors on Tuesday.

Veterans Continued from Page 1A

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Due to safety concerns expressed by citizens, the city is looking to install additional stop signs at the intersection of West Fourth Street South and South 20th Avenue West, making it an all-way stop.

Signs Continued from Page 1A The council is also looking to address uncontrolled “T” intersections located in northwest Newton. The area is bound on the east by First Street North, on the south by First Avenue West and to the north and west by city limits.

Stop signs will be added at intersections for: • Northbound traffic on West 15th Street North at North Seventh Avenue West

• Westbound traffic on North Third Avenue East at East 20th Street North • Westbound traffic on North Fifth Avenue East at East 10th Street North • Westbound traffic on North Second Avenue West at West Ninth Street North • Eastbound traffic on North Second Avenue West at West 15th Street Place North • Eastbound traffic on North Third Avenue West at West 11th Street North

the motion to reimburse American Legion Post 111 in Newton for food that will be provided on March 24 as part of the Jasper County Vietnam Veterans meal.

In addition, Jackson made plans to set up a booth for veterans at DMACC’s job/career fair on March 29. He said he would like to include Home Base Iowa at the event, too.

Much of the latter half of Wednesday’s meeting was spent discussing veterans affairs advertising. To reach out to veterans in Jasper County, the commission approved $500 in advertising.

that we have had for a number of years and they do a great job,” Jasper County Sheriff John Halferty said. “They provide more calories than what is required.”

Halferty said they do annually increase the cost per meal by a few cents which he said is standard and was budgeted for.

In other business: • Whitney Bird was hired as a full-time jailer at the Jasper County Jail. Her pay rate is $18.43 per hour with a starting date of Tuesday.

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

Multiple advertising strategies were discussed, and Jackson will make the final decision. Commissioner Marta Ford said a trial and error method of advertising will help decide what works best.

Further advertising for veterans affairs, in the form of ink pens, was also approved. The commission voted to order 1,000 customized pens from Maxim Advertising. Commissioner Jerry Nelson said Maxim’s pens have worked well for him in the past as an advertising tool.

The commission is scheduled to meet again on April 5.

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

• Westbound traffic on North Third Avenue West at West 15th Street Place North • Westbound traffic on North Fifth Avenue West at West Third Street North • Eastbound traffic on North Fifth Avenue West at West Seventh Street North The ordinance has two additional reading before being adopted by city council.

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

Justin Jagler/Daily News Jasper County Veterans Affairs Director Kurt Jackson, far right, talks with Jerry Nelson, Keith Thorpe, Susan Springer and Marta Ford at Wednesday’s meeting.

State forest nursery packet promotes butterfly, bird habitat Newton Daily News DES MOINES — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources State Forest Nursery is promoting butterfly and songbird habitat with its March Butterfly and Bird seedling packet.

“This packet consists of four shrub and one tree species selected for their potential to attract butterflies and songbirds to your property,” State Forester Paul Tauke said. “There has been an increasing amount of attention and concern over the declining number of pollinators active on our landscape. Planting a

Butterfly and Bird packet is one small way to help these species recover and improve the health of our environment.”

This Butterfly and Bird packet is only available in March. Cost for the 250 bare-root seedlings is $190 plus tax, shipping and handling, the same price as a regular 200-seedling packet.

The Butterfly and Bird packet includes 50 each of the following:

woodlands, along forest edges and stream sides, it attracts and provides a nectar source for butterflies such as the spring azure, red admiral, eastern comma, red-spotted purple, white-m hairstreak, question mark, and the striped hairstreak, a species of special concern, and the threatened Baltimore butterfly. It is a larval host for Henry’s elfin butterfly.

Arrowwood Arrowwood produces white flowers in late May to early June followed by bluish-black berries in the fall. Found in open

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Redosier dogwood also provides food for the northern flicker, robin, eastern bluebird and purple finch.

Ninebark Ninebark produces clusters of white flowers and blooms in late spring to early summer. Its flowers provide a nectar source to butterflies and other pollinators.

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In the Neighborhood Pam Rodgers

love watching good basketball. It has never been my “favorite” sport, but the game has been in my blood thanks to both of my parents.

My mom grew up in Montezuma and was part of the glory days of 6-on-6 basketball. She loves talking about her time on the team and about the quality coach she had in Mr. Rugland. Free throw shooting is a big topic for her. She talks about Sandy Van Cleave in her senior year. With the game on the line, she was fouled with no time left. She had to make two free throws to send the game into overtime and continue her senior season.

Oh by the way, it was in the state tournament; and they were on a win streak of 89 straight games. Of course, she made them both.

Mom has found several of the state championship games and watched them

on YouTube. It was fascinating to see the game in motion. We spent a night a few years ago huddled around her computer screen relieving some of her favorite memories.

Mom carried basketball into her career. She was one of my coaches in junior high and high school. She helped me learn the 5-on-5 game and encouraged me throughout my playing years. I tried to be my best for her.

I could tell the 5-on-5 game would never hold the same place in her heart as 6-on-6 does. The game could never be replaced for her. There is a part of me that wishes I could have played, just to experience what my mom did in her high school days.

My dad also played with some good basketball players while he was in high school. He still talks about Coach Peterson and wearing the orange con-

verse shoes “before they were cool.”

He still has his pair, though they have quite a bit of dust on them and hardly look the bright orange they once did.

Dad talks more about baseball than basketball, but what little he does share paints a picture of a very talented team which was competitive and have the hardware to prove it.

The difference with dad’s experiences was I went to the same high school he did. So the memories he shared, I witnessed in the trophy case every day.

Instead of being removed from his experiences, I was immersed in them.

Besides my mom, I was coached by two of his former teammates and played with their daughters. While we were the GMG Wolverines instead of the Garwin Roughriders, the hallways and gymnasium were the same.

There will never be trophies depicting our time on the court, but my time of playing high school basketball will remain a treasured experience. I have shot a few hoops since my high school days; and after the rust wears off, it is still fun to make a few baskets. I al-

ways end up at the free throw line, just like my mom taught me.

When the Newton boys made it to the state tournament, I jumped at the chance to see them at Wells Fargo Arena. The state tournament brings the top teams from Iowa all under one roof, and it is my chance to see what I love — good basketball. I get a rush when I see it, and I don’t realize how much I miss it until I experience it again.

The Newton boys played one of the hardest fought games I have ever seen.

There was never a moment when I counted them out. Even though they lost by six points, the game could have gone their way if one or two shots would have fallen or a few more calls went their way. It was a great game, and I’m glad I got to see good basketball in motion.

The basketball rush is back for me right now. Maybe the next time I’m in Garwin, I’ll sweet talk mom into letting me shoot a few at the school.

Contact Pam Rodgers at prodgers@newtondailynews.com

Empty Nest Curt Swarm

Cuba vacation It’s really easy to go to Cuba. Contrary to the belief that you must have an “educational” reason to go to Cuba, or some such excuse, all you have to do is buy a ticket on JetBlue out of Fort Lauderdale — $138 round trip, and you’re on your way to Havana.

JetBlue takes care of the Visa at the airport for $50.

Just ask Kenny and Patty Madden from Crawfordsville. They spent seven days in Cuba as part of their winter vacation. They arranged accommodations through Airbnb and stayed in a very nice apartment, with a balcony, in Old Havana for $40 a night.

Can’t beat that with a stick. They had to boil their drinking water, but that was a minor inconvenience.

Kenny knows his way around the world, like a hound knows the back 80. He’s a retired Colonel from the Army, spending 30 years in the military and 48 years traveling the world. Kenny’s been in 65 countries, including Yemen (twice), Afghanistan (8 times), and Iraq (13 times). Jumping in a car and driving across Kingston, Jamaica or Amman, Jordan is second nature to Kenny. He’s the kind of guy you want to travel with.

Cuba might be the safest country in the world to visit. There are no guns. It is safer in Havana than most cities in the United States. Everything is controlled by the Communist Party and Army. Kenny and Patty saw very few policeman the entire week.

There is a camera on every corner and not all of the surveillance is obvious. They walked the old narrow Imperial streets that were built for horses. It’s like stepping back in time. The architecture is amazing — Spanish, Colonial, neoclassical, art deco — all in one block. Even late at night, people would be sitting out in the streets playing dominoes. You don’t have to worry about your purse or wallet being snatched.

There are no beggars. People are well-dressed, well fed and well educated.

The Cubans have free healthcare, free education and essentially free housing. But they don’t get paid much. Thirty dollar a month is typical, even for highly educated people. The man who took Patty and Kenny to the airport was a gynecologist. He worked one day a week to keep his skills up, and made most of his money driving a cab.

If there is a bar with more than five stools, there is live music. The musicians work during the day to make their $30 a month, then perform at night for tips. Military service is mandatory for all men age 18 and over.

It’s like going back 50 years. Time has stopped.

There is music everywhere. But the internet is limited and controlled by the government.

Kenny and Patty were given a tour in a ‘58 Plymouth Super Fury convertible. Very few cars have the emblems on them. If it weren’t for Bondo, they would have fallen off years ago. Cars in Cuba are worth from $35,000 to $75,000. Most of the engines have been replaced by Hyundai diesels. Diesel fuel is subsidized by the government.

Cuba hardly has any heavy equipment for construction work. Most of the work is done by hand with wheelbarrows, picks and shovels. Farming is still done with oxen and horses. Patty saw a farmer planting tobacco one plant at a time. The few Russian tractors left behind, won’t run.

At one time Havana and Buenos Aires were considered the two most beautiful cities in the Western Hemisphere.You might want to plan a stop in Cuba on your next vacation.

Contact Curt Swarm in Mt. Pleasant at 319-217-0526 or curtswarm@yahoo.com

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Education theories a detriment to students Recently, Democrat Senators conducted a survey of superintendents regarding possible consequences due to funding increases (no funding reductions) being less than expected. Roughly 2/3 of the responses indicated larger class size, fewer teachers and reduced programs.

These conclusions are premised on the same education theories that created the crisis in education in the first place. A check of studies on the OECD web site (which administers the international PISA exams), revealed the fact that the countries out-educating us have larger class sizes and get better results with fewer teachers (who are trained to effectively teach concepts to be employed), and there is no reduction of programs because the concepts are tied to a variety of disciplines to help all

Support ACA, support seniors with disabilities I am a senior citizen and my wife and I are on the Medicare program. It is a fact the Affordable Care Act/Obama Care (ACA) lengthened the financial viability of Medicare and is closing the donut hole for seniors. You can look this up yourself on the medicare. gov website under Affordable Care Act. I just wish that this benefit to us seniors could be more in the news.

As an advocate for those with disabilities, I am aware of how Medicaid is a life saver to individuals that have disabilities. The ACA extends the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act

learning styles and life experiences to connect and understand them and their applications. This explains why U.S. students do poorly on international exams – the education theories are better outside of the U.S. NAEP fourth-grade reading results over time demonstrate where education theories went wrong and how far behind Iowa is in even understanding the need to improve them. In 1992, Iowa fourth-graders ranked fifth nationally, but only the best students took the exams because all students not doing well in a system of memorization were either put into Special Ed (where they never received remediation) or told to stay away from school on exam day. Education theories at the time rationalized this discrimination with a variety of excuses that continue to this day, even though the 2015 update to NCLB, ESSA, said the discrimination had to stop because it was a denial of student civil rights. NCLB was enacted

in 2002, requiring all students to be tested and all test scores to be counted, and Iowa educators fought hard to keep from being held accountable, including adopting the lowest standard the government would allow (where it remains to this day).

In 2003, fourth-grade reading results had fallen to 11th nationally as some states began to change their education theories.

By 2015, fourth-grade reading results had fallen to 24th nationally as even more states changed their education theories — but not Iowa.

Iowa elementary schools have begun working with students up to second-grade when they struggle with phonics, but still not recognized is the need to change to a better phonics program. Iowa education theories continue to prevent effective remediation, to the detriment of students and the state. Clearly online remediation is needed.

(originally signed by President George W. Bush) to an additional 62.5 million Americans. This extension requires equal coverage and cost for mental and physical treatments, thereby preventing insurance companies from discriminating against people with mental illness. Also, the inclusion of mental health and substance abuse treatment as an “Essential Health Benefit” in the ACA requires, for the first time, that all individual and small group insurance plans provide mental health and substance abuse treatment. This also bans annual or life-time treatment limits. Additionally, there is research that indicates the ACA improves employment outcomes for individuals living with a disability.

These are only a few of the benefits of the ACA. It will be a very

sad day for America if the ACA is repealed and replaced without these benefits being continued.

Will the replacement plan for the ACA that someone eventually comes up with maintain these benefits to Medicare beneficiaries? and those with disabilities? I doubt it.

Let’s together take a stand to support the seniors and those with disabilities by letting our senators and representatives know they should not be so fool hardy as to rush to junk a lifesaver. They too should stand with us to support the ACA. Ask them to finally get to work to fix the problems that have been ignored rather than just let the inertia of power tear security away from us.

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DMACC tool helps students plan careers Online program tracks course work to help students earn degree Newton Daily News Des Moines Area Community College recently added an online planning tool that aims to help students more efficiently earn a degree called Degree Works Planner.

“This online planning tool will save students time and money, making sure they only take the courses they need to achieve their goals,” DMACC Director of Enrollment Services and Registrar Rachel Erkkila said. “It allows students, their advisor and their professors to communicate in one location about a student’s educational plan.”

The Degree Works Planner is a free resource for all DMACC students.

Studies show that around 40

percent of four-year students haven’t completed a degree after six years.

DMACC’s Degree Works Planner software helps students create a semester by semester course specific plan to achieve their goals.

“It’s their total degree plan in one location including courses, course substitutions and transfer courses,” Erkkila said. “Our goal is to help students graduate on time with the degree they are pursuing.”

DMACC Program Chairs, faculty and advisors can view, create and edit student plans.

Degree Works advantages include: • A semester-by-semester plan for full-time and part-time DMACC students

• Saving students time and money because they don’t take classes they don’t need • Ability to customize student education plans • Better planning for graduation or transfer to a four-year school • Clear communication between students, advisors and Program Chairs “I have really enjoyed using this planning tool with students,” DMACC Mortuary Science Program Chair Kevin Patterson said.

“It helps students stay on track and enables advisors and faculty members to guide them. In addition, it makes it easy to help students visualize their plan of study if you need to make an adjustment to an education plan.”

DMACC students can watch a video that describes how to use the Degree Works Planning Tool at dmacc.edu/registrar/graduation/Pages/degreeworksplan.aspx

Spring urban trout stocking schedule The Iowa Department of Natural Resources fisheries staff will release between 1,000 to 2,000 rainbow trout in 10 lakes across Iowa in March and April as part of its cool weather trout program.

The spring urban trout stockings are a great place to take kids to catch their first fish. A small hook with a nightcrawler or corn under a

small bobber to casting small simple spinners such as a panther martin or mepps is all you need to get in on the fun.

Bringing trout to cities and towns offers a “close to home” option for Iowans who might not travel to northeast Iowa to discover trout fishing. Many locations will also host a family friendly event to help anglers have success and

fun while fishing.

The popular program is supported by the sales of the trout fee. Anglers need a valid fishing license and pay the trout fee to fish for or possess trout. The daily limit is five trout per licensed angler with a possession limit of 10.

Children age 15 or younger can fish for trout with a properly licensed adult, but they

must limit their catch to one daily limit. The child can buy a trout fee which will allow them to catch their own limit.

Once you buy your trout fee, you can fish for trout all year long at any of the urban lakes and trout streams in Northeast Iowa. Visit the DNR website at iowadnr.gov/ trout for more information about Iowa trout streams.

U.S. Cellular provides Baxter High School juniors with $1,000 scholarships Newton Daily News Baxter High School’s junior class has received $1,000 for prom through U.S. Cellular’s Community Connections program.

Baxter’s Junior Class signed up to receive sponsorship dollars from U.S. Cellular at pearup. com/uscellular, then rallied their neighbors, friends and family to earn points that were converted into money toward the annual spring formal dance.

“Organizations and groups of people, such as Baxter’s junior class, are at the heart of our communities,” said Mike Adams, U.S. Cellular’s director of sales for Iowa and Nebraska. “By ensuring they have the necessary tools and resources to provide meaningful opportunities for our youth, we are investing in our future.”

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• Adult Coloring will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday at Newton Public Library, 100 N. Third Ave. W. Relax and unwind with a coloring book. All materials provided, adults only.

• Sugar Grove Cemetery Association will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Dean Lane’s house in Newton. All interested are invited to attend.

• Meal & Meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Thursday at Emerson Hough Chapter of the Izaak Walton League, 889 Highway F36 West in Newton.

• Penny Bingo will begin at 1 p.m. Friday at Jasper County Senior Citizens Center, 702 E. Third St. S. in Newton.

• Booster Club Bowling Night will begin at 6 p.m. at Cardinal Lanes in Newton. Bowling will take place in two shifts, 6 to 8 p.m. and 9 to 11 p.m. Bowler get two games. Winners announced after both shifts are complete.

• Legislative Forum will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday at Kellogg Fire Station in Kellogg. Rep. Wes Breckenridge, D-Newton, will host this forum to gain citizen input. Open to the public.

• Garden Thyme Club will meet at 8:30 a.m.

Saturday at Deep Rock Station Gardens in Sully.

Visitors and new members are always welcome.

Contact the city clerk at 641-594-3493 for more information.

• Daughters of the American Revolution Grinnell Chapter will meet at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Centre of Art and Artists, 501 W. Third St. N. in Newton. Mary Rethmeier and Linda Hatch will serve as hostesses. The program will be on Historical Buildings of our Ancestors by Barbara Jones. Coffee time will take place before the meeting at 9 a.m. Anyone interested in joining the Grinnell Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution may attend a meeting. For more information about the society and membership please call Darlene Lieb at 641-521-8846.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m.

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

• Frosty Nose, Cold Toes 5 K run/walk will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the city square in Monroe. Sponsored by Jersey Freeze Ice Cream.

The fun run/walk also coincides with the spring opening of Jersey Freeze, 1010 S. Monroe St. Jersey Freeze opens for the year on Thursday.

• 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.

• The 24th Annual Soup Supper will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Colfax Fire Station in Colfax. Featured soups will be firehouse chili and Ron’s potato soup. The free will donation for the soup supper this year will go to cover some of needed upgrades.

• Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

• Baby Storytime will meet at 10:30 a.m.

Monday at Newton Public Library, 100 N. Third Ave. W. A gentle and fun introduction to literacy through songs, stories, and finger plays. For newborns to 18 months with a parent or caregiver (siblings are welcome). stay for play and social time after the program.

Lottery Submitted Photo Baxter High School junior class join classmate Sailor Hinegardner as she accepts a $1,000 sponsorship for prom through U.S. Cellular’s Community Connections program from U.S. Cellular Altoona Store Manager Nicholas Snow and sales manager Jeffrey Davis.

tween U.S. Cellular and Pear, an online platform that connects local brands with local community needs. Last year, U.S. Cellular provided $295,000 in sponsorships to more than 700 local

school groups and youth sports teams through this program.

“This was an absolutely awesome fundraiser for the juniors,” Baxter Junior Class Sponsor Colette Hill said.

IDNR says state park campgrounds are in need of hosts Newton Daily News

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Woods state parks.

Campground hosts receive free camping at a designated site while they help state parks staff by assisting campers, explaining park rules and helping with registration and serving as an impromptu local tour guide.

Hosts will help park staff to keep the park

clean and with light maintenance.

All new hosts must complete state and national criminal background checks prior to serving.

Applications are available online at volu n t e e r. i o w a d n r. g o v then click on the campground hosts link in the left column toward

the middle of the page.

Interested parties may also call 515-725-8261 to have an application mailed.

“We would like to get hosts placed in parks as soon as possible so they are ready to go when the season begins,” Linda King, with the Iowa DNR’s office of volunteer services said.

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Jilted husband also feels abandoned by two daughters DEAR ABBY: I am a father of two girls. Both of them no longer see, talk to or contact me. I’m divorced from their mother. She cheated on me after she went back to work and met a man she decided was her soul mate.

That was 17 years ago. I haven’t talked to or seen my ex in all those years, and slowly both daughters distanced themselves from me until there was no relationship at all.

On Father’s Day, my birthday or Christmas I never hear a word from either one. I tried numerous times to be a father to them. My youngest was recently married and didn’t invite me to her big wedding. I had been saving money over the years in case one of them needed help with a home or wedding.

I have to say I am hurt. What could I have done to be a father when they didn’t want me in their lives? I talk to people and they keep telling me stories similar to mine. Is this common?

— REJECTED DAD OUT WEST DEAR DAD: Let me put it this way: It’s not unheard of. Something called “parental alienation” sometimes happens in bitter divorces, when one parent poisons the children’s minds against the other. If I had to guess the reason for it in your case, it would be that your ex didn’t want the girls to know the reason for the divorce was her infidelity.

There is nothing you can do about it now, because a mindset and a pattern have been set. Had you insisted on counseling for you and the girls when you realized the distancing was happening, you might have kept the lines of communication open.

Things may improve one day when your daughters have children who are curious about meeting you, but in the meantime, for your own sake, please go on with your life and don’t dwell on your disappointment.

DEAR ABBY: I’m a 13-year-old girl who is blessed to have both sets of grandparents alive and healthy.

Recently, my dad’s mother has become very quiet and reserved at social events. She was never the “I need to talk to everyone” type, but at the last few family gatherings she wouldn’t involve herself in a long conversation with anyone. When my other grandparents tried to talk to her, her answers were curt and it was obvious she would rather not talk.

At first we thought it was because of my baby cousin, who cried nearly every time my grandmother held her.

Thankfully, that has stopped. Other family members have noticed her behavior, and we are unsure of what may be causing it. — SILENT TREATMENT IN NEW YORK DEAR SILENT TREATMENT: Your grandmother may be upset about something, and her refusal to talk could be her way of expressing her displeasure, or she may be having a personal problem she’s not ready to discuss. Because other family members have noticed and are commenting about it, your parents should tell your grandfather that the family is concerned and ask him for an explanation, because he may be in a position to shed some light on it.

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dragging, kicking 3-year-old

ALTOONA — An Altoona day care worker has been accused of dropping, dragging and kicking a 3-year-old while on the job.

Police say 44-year-old Bobbie Albany is charged with child endangerment. Sgt. Brett Handy says Albany abused the child Feb. 6 at the Altoona 8th Street Child Care Center. Authorities say a surveillance camera recorded the incident. Online records say Albany remained in Polk County custody Thursday.

2 18-year-old takes plea deal in Des Moines slaying

DES MOINES — An 18-year-old man has been given 50 years in prison for a Des Moines slaying. Josue Socop-Avalos pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree murder after making a deal with prosecutors, who lowered the charge from first-degree murder. Prosecutors say Socop-Avalos fatally shot 28-year-old Jose Lopez with a shotgun on Nov. 6, 2015, north of downtown Des Moines.

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LAKE VIEW — Authorities say a 47-year-old Lake View man who initially escaped a house fire with his wife later died after running back into the home. The Sac County Sheriff ’s Office said first responders were called to the house Tuesday afternoon for a fire. Firefighters found the body of Jerry Wayne Brauckman just outside the home. Investigators say Brauckman and his wife were upstairs when they smelled smoke and fled, but that Brauckman re-entered the home to find the source of the fire.

Man pleads guilty in girlfriend’s assault death DAVENPORT — A Davenport man has pleaded guilty to assaulting his girlfriend, Melissa Lewis, who died from her injuries days after the attack. Thomas J. Lopez, 56, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Scott County District Court to two counts of willful injury causing serious injury and domestic abuse assault-strangulation with injury. If convicted he faces up to 25 years in prison. Davenport police say Lopez assaulted 37-year-old Melissa Lewis at their home on Aug. 31.

5 Appeals court upholds mom’s life term for 2001 shooting

EARLY — An appeals court has upheld the murder conviction of an Iowa mother who shot and killed her 20-yearold neighbor in 2001. The Iowa Court of Appeals denied post-conviction relief Wednesday to Tracey Richter, who’s serving life in prison in the slaying of 20-yearold Dustin Wehde. Prosecutors contend Richter lured Wehde into her home and shot him several times in her bedroom.

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Elections officials worry about money amid voter ID debate DES MOINES (AP) — Legislation that would require Iowa voters to show identification at the polls doesn’t have enough money committed to it and will burden local governments, according to top Iowa elections officials.

The concern from some members of the Iowa State Association of County Auditors came as the Republican-controlled House had formal debate Wednesday over Secretary of State Paul Pate’s voter ID bill. Some Democrats argued the proposal would suppress voter turnout, while one GOP lawmaker compared future voting under the proposed bill to checking out from an express lane at the grocery store.

Democrats introduced several procedural moves that were expected to take hours, though a vote was still likely Wednesday night.

As lawmakers argued over the legislation, county auditors at the Capitol earlier in the day questioned the available funding. The bill doesn’t have a formal price tag, though the non-partisan Legislative Services Agency, using details provided by Pate’s staff, estimated the measure has a one-time fiscal impact of roughly $200,000 for the secretary of state’s office. That includes $85,000 for state-issued IDs

for people without Iowa driver’s licenses.

The Iowa State Association of County Auditors, or ISACA, is registered against the bill. Pate has strongly defended the measure, arguing it will improve elections technology and maintain voter integrity. There’s little evidence of fraudulent voting in Iowa, which is known nationally for its high voter participation.

Republican Rep. Ken Rizer, the bill’s floor manager who made the grocery store comparison, indicated the Legislature may use general fund money for some of the expenses.

“I am 100 percent sure that if we pass this bill, we will find the money to fund those new voter registration cards,” he said.

Stephanie Burke, the county auditor in Montgomery County, is worried her office will be overloaded if responsibility for the state-issued ID cards eventually shifts to county auditors.

“We are a small county with small budgets,” she said. “It may be funded now, but I just can’t see it being funded forever for those ID cards.”

Rizer confirmed Wednesday that after the initial rollout of

85,000 cards at $1 each, costs for issuing them would fall on counties.

Pate’s bill would require people to show one of several forms of acceptable identification at election polls. They include an Iowa driver’s license, a state ID, a U.S. passport or a military-related ID. The bill does not mandate a photo component, since people without a driver’s license are expected to receive the free state-issued ID card.

Democrats have questioned the impact of the legislation, which among proposals like eliminating straight-party voting, would allow polling staff to use a voter’s signature on an ID card to determine whether the voter is the person depicted on the ID card.

Auditors also worry about how the public will learn about the changes, according to Travis Weipert, vice president of ISACA and county auditor in Johnson County. He pointed to the LSA estimate of $50,000 for outreach.

“That doesn’t even buy you a commercial on statewide TV,” he said. “If you’re going to do a mailout to every single voter in this state, you’re probably looking at a million bucks. $50,000 is not going to do anything to educate the voters.”

Des Moines school officials consider new start times DES MOINES (AP) — Des Moines school officials are considering starting school earlier for elementary students and delaying start times for older students, saying research shows teenagers naturally fall asleep later at night.

Several school districts in Iowa have made similar changes, as have other schools nationwide.

District officials are considering beginning elementary schools at 7:50 a.m., about 30 minutes to an hour earlier. Middle schools and high schools would start 50 minutes later, around 8:30 a.m.

Van Meter and Smouse schools, which serve students with disabilities, would begin an hour later at 9:15 a.m.

The changes would affect tens of thousands of families, employers, child care providers and civics groups. A decision could come in April and take effect as early as this fall.

Local parent Samantha Meyers said she worries about elementary children walking to school in the dark if their schools start earlier.

She said it would also put strains on families that can’t afford after-school care.

“There are so many downsides,” Meyers said.

But some parents applaud the change, including Bill Brauch. He said his daughter, Rachel, often doesn’t get the eight and a half to nine and a half hours of sleep recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

“Teenagers basically can’t fall asleep, even if they’re tired, until 10:45 or 11 p.m.,” said Kyla Wahlstrom, a senior researcher at the University of Minnesota who pioneered research on school start times two decades ago.

Hundreds more firefighters affected by Iowa testing scandal IOWA CITY (AP) — More than 10 percent of Iowa firefighters were granted national certifications over a four-year period despite failing exams at a state academy, authorities said Wednesday, as hundreds more were notified of the testing errors.

The Iowa Department of Public Safety informed 739 firefighters in 94 departments this week that they should not have been granted certifications by its Fire Services Training Bureau, the agency said.

The department announced in January that 1,706 firefighters and emergency personnel were issued nearly 2,300 improper certifications between 2012 and 2016. A review of tests launched last year found that they did not have the scores they needed to pass written exams and earn certifications in areas such as basic firefighting knowledge, hazardous materials handling and operation of firetrucks.

On Wednesday, the department said the 739 additional firefighters should have been

notified at that time because their tests had already been identified as failing as part of the review. But the department recently discovered that the manner in which it used a database to send letters “did not capture the entire group” that was affected, said special agent in charge Steve DeJoode of the State Fire Marshal Division.

The discovery means that 2,445 firefighters have been affected, or more than 10 percent of Iowa’s mostly volunteer force. The department has said

that additional tests could not be rescored because they were no longer available.

Firefighters had been given until June 30 to retake the tests or be faced with starting the certification process over from scratch. But following the new discovery, the bureau “will be extending retesting through much of 2017,” DeJoode said.

Some leaders in the profession worry that firefighters will quit rather than go through with retesting, which the department is offering for free at several locations across

the state. The department said Wednesday that 350 firefighters have undergone retesting since it began last month.

The certifications are not mandated by Iowa law but some departments require them to be hired or promoted. Carrying the seals of the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress and the National Board on Fire Service Professional Qualifications, the credentials are also recognized by departments in other states and used as prerequisites for more advanced training.

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10:30 a.m. Saturday City Square in Monroe The Frosty Nose, Cold Toes 5K is back for a second year. Sponsored by Jersey Freeze Ice Cream in Monroe, the run walk/run event will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday with the start and end of the race a the city square in Monroe. The fun run/ walk also coincides with the spring opening of Jersey Freeze, 1010 S. Monroe St. Jersey Freeze opens for the year on Thursday.

5 p.m. Saturday Colfax Fire Department The Colfax Fire Department is hosting its 24th annual Soup Supper at 5 p.m. Saturday at the fire station. Featured soups will be firehouse chili and Ron’s potato soup. The CFD is equipped well for one main reason — donors. But equipment wears out or needs updated, which can be costly. The free will donation for the soup supper this year will go to cover some of these upgrades.

The Newton booster club is hosting a bowling night at Cardinal Lanes. The event is set up in two shifts.

The first shift will bowl from 6 to 8 p.m. The second shift will bowl from 9 to 11 p.m. The cost is $12.50 per person and is for people 21 and older. A limit of six people per lane and payment will be collected at registration, cash or check only. Only 14 teams per shift, so participants are encouraged to register in advance.

Bowlers will get two games and winners will be announced after the second shift is complete.

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Yoga at the Library Art & Vino Class

6 p.m. Monday Newton Public Library Certified 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. Call the library at 641-792-4108 to register.

11 a.m. Saturday Van Wiljk Winery in Sully Van Wijk Winery Presents: Art & Vino Class Date Night Theme: Red and White Glass.

Professional Artist and Instructor will be Svetlana Van Wyk. Tickets are $39 and it includes instruction, materials, supplies and you bring your own painting home. You may also attend and purchase the paintings already made.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High Cardinal basketball fans rocked Wells Fargo Arena cheering on the Cardinal boys in Wednesday’s Class 4A state tournament quarterfinal in Des Moines.

Cardinals push No. 1 Trojans to brink in state loss

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News DES MOINES — When Newton High’s Cardinals and Iowa City West’s Trojans stepped on the Wells Fargo Arena basketball court Wednesday afternoon, there were no records, no rankings, no seedings. Each team came into the 2017 Iowa Class 4A Boys’ State Tournament even — 0-0.

The Cardinals proved they indeed belonged in the 4A state tournament, going toeto-toe with the Trojans. Newton led at halftime, 30-28, and after three quarters. 45-43.

With the game’s outcome still hanging in the balance, Newton senior Connor Gholson hit a jumper to make it 52-51 with 41 seconds left to play. The Trojans sealed the victory by hitting 5-of-8 free throws and grabbing two defensive and one big offensive rebound in the final 40 seconds.

Top-ranked and top-seeded Iowa City West escaped with a 57-51 quarterfinal victory. The Trojans advance to the state semifinals against Cedar Rapids Kennedy on Friday.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy beat Dubuque Hempstead 55-47 in Wednesday’s opening round. Sioux City East got past Bettendorff 61-53 and defending 4A champion Valley edged out Des Moines North 57-55 in the other two quarterfinal games.

Newton was seeded No. 8 in the tournament and made its first appearance at the state tournament in 25 years. The Cardinals (19-6) concluded its best season since the 1964 state championship team went 23-3 in front of one of the biggest “home” crowds at the state tournament.

“The fans were a big part of us not being intimidated in playing in our first state tournament,” Gholson said after the game. “Walking out of

Iowa, ISU fans unite down the stretch

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ome Iowa fans can root for Iowa State and not feel bad about it.

Some Iowa State fans can cheer for the Hawkeyes.

Others from those fan bases wouldn’t be caught dead wearing the other team’s gear or cheering for the other team openly.

That’s sports. That’s a rivalry.

As we come down the stretch of the college basketball season, Hawkeye fans should be cheering for Iowa State and Cyclone fans should be hoping Iowa fares well.

The Hawkeyes defeated Iowa State in December in a non-conference game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. So the Cyclones successful end to the season helped Iowa because an improved ISU RPI is an improved RPI for Iowa.

Iowa needs help in the RPI department to gain an at-large bid. The Hawkeyes are 72 right now.

that tunnel and seeing a sea of black and red, white and gray, it was crazy how loud it was out there. Coach (Liley) telling us we could do this. We weren’t playing against the name on the front of the jerseys. We were playing other basketball players just like us.”

Newton head coach Bill Liley said the large Newton crowd meant everything.

He said the town of Newton was excited about basketball and described people lining the street as the team bus left Newton for Des Moines Wednesday morning.

“It was amazing to see,” Liley said. “On behalf of Newton High School and the community of Newton, we are very honored to represent them. I’m proud of my team because they gave all they had today. They did not flinch at all dealing with a great opponent today.”

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This & That Troy Hyde That would be the lowest RPI to ever earn an at-large berth, but Iowa has impressive home wins over Iowa State and Purdue and even better looking road wins against Wisconsin and Maryland.

Not a lot of Big Ten Conference teams finish 10-8 in league play and don’t make the tournament. It’s hard to know what exactly the committee will look at, but Iowa needs Iowa State to keep winning to improve its RPI. Iowa State, on the other hand, should have been rooting for Iowa againts Wisconsin the other night.

The Cyclones and Badgers are sitting in similar spots. Both are projected to be around a six or a seven seed in the tournament. Going into the Iowa-Wisconsin game, Iowa State was projected as a seven and the Badgers a six by a few bracket experts.

After Iowa knocked off the Badgers in Madison, Iowa State and Wisconsin changed spots.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton senior Connor Gholson rises up to hit a shot over Iowa City West’s Devontae Lane (2) with the Trojans’ Connor McCaffery (30) getting hand up to his side. Gholson scored 24 points in Newton’s 57-51 loss a Class 4A state tournament quarterfinal in Des Moines.

The more Iowa wins, the better that loss against the Hawkeyes looks for Iowa State. The Iowa defeat is the worst loss for Iowa State this season.

That defeat doesn’t look so bad if the Hawkeyes wind up in the NCAA Tournament.

In football news, one of my favorite Hawkeye players of all-time announced his retirement this week.

Chad Greenway played 11 seasons in the NFL for the Minnesota Vikings after a few All-Big Ten Conference seasons at Iowa.

Greenway had quite the story. He played nine-man football in South Dakota, and Iowa was his only Division I offer. He was offered a chance to walk on to the Nebraska baskeball team, but made the right decision when he accepted Kirk Ferentz’s scholarship offer.

Greenway played quarterback for his high school football team. Iowa tried him out at safety early in his college career before transitioning him to linebacker full-time.

Good decision.

Greenway is one of the best linebackers to ever wear a Hawkeye uniform, and I think he’s the best linebacker in the Ferentz era.

The knock on Greenway after college was his unappealing NFL Combine numbers.

He didn’t have very good bench press numbers. So NFL draft experts weren’t sure how he’d pan out.

Greenway found the right system in Minnesota. He had at least 93 tackles in eight of his 11 seasons and had more than 100 tackles six times. And that’s after missing his entire rookie season with a torn ACL. Greenway is not only defined by his football career though.

In 2008, he established his charitable foundation, Chad Greenway’s Lead The Way Foundation, with the primary focus of providing seriously ill and physically challenged children throughout the Twin Cities with daily support and life-changing experiences.

If I ever have a son of my own, I hope he grows up to be half the man that Greenway is.

The NFL lost a good one this week.

But he’s going out on his own terms.

And he’ll still have a high quality of life to spend with his wife and children.

Contact Troy Hyde at thyde@newtondailynews.com

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Viking LB Chad Greenway leaving football ‘healthy and happy’

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.

(AP) — NFL players usually don’t get to leave the game like Chad Greenway did.

From start to finish, Greenway had quite the career.

Proudly declaring he’s “healthy and happy” and Greenway ready for retirement after 11 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, Greenway turned his time at the podium at a farewell news conference into a 25-minute thank-you to the people who influenced and supported him over the years.

Former teammates Jim Kleinsasser and Ben Leber were among those in attendance, along with Vikings greats Carl Eller and Bud Grant.

General manager Rick Spielman praised Greenway’s exemplary citizenship off the field, and coach Mike Zimmer

expressed his appreciation for being able to lean on Greenway’s leadership to help sell his message in the locker room.

“I wish I would’ve had him when he was younger,” said Zimmer, who has been with the Vikings for three seasons.

The 34-year-old Greenway reminisced about his family’s farm in South Dakota, where he recalled telling his father at age 5 or 6 while helping him feed cattle that he would play professional football one day.

The encouragement offered by Alan Greenway, who died of cancer during the 2014 season, was one of many meaningful ways he impacted his son’s life over the years.

Greenway needed to pause several times to compose himself between cracks in his voice.

“The most amazing man in the world, hands down,” Greenway said. “I’m so proud to carry the name that he gave me and hold it to a high standard.

I’m so proud to be his son. It was hard losing him, but at the

same time it’s fun to be able to carry on his name and his legacy with my own kids.”

Greenway said he was 90 percent certain he was done playing after the 2016 season ended. His talks with Spielman and Zimmer since then never broached the subject of a new contract.

Greenway’s biggest priority for now? Coaching his daughter’s youth basketball team, along with serving as an ambassador for the Minnesota host committee throughout the buildup to the Super Bowl at U.S. Bank Stadium next winter.

Winning a title was the one football goal left unfulfilled for Greenway, but he hardly sounded disappointed as he painted the NFC championship game after the 2009 season as a fruitful experience despite the devastating loss in overtime at New Orleans.

After playing nine-man ball for Mount Vernon High School and learning to play linebacker at Iowa on the way to devel-

oping into a first-round draft pick, Greenway appeared in 156 games for the Vikings and was voted team defensive MVP three times. He spoke with pride that he could “hold the torch” for small towns throughout rural America, beyond just the three-state area in which he played his entire career, allowing so many family and friends to attend his home games.

With a reduced role under Zimmer, rarely playing in passing situations, Greenway was able to freshen up his body for the next stage in life.

“I’m healthier now than I was when I was 25 or 26 and playing every snap,” he said, adding: “It was something that really ticked me off when I first had to do it, because I’m a competitor and a player and a guy that played every snap for so long, but at the end of the day, it ended up being the best thing that happened in my career. I’m proud that I was able to overcome my ego as an athlete and embrace those roles.”

Iowa takes four-game win streak to Big Ten tourney IOWA CITY (AP) — For most of the season, Iowa seemed destined for the NIT. A fantastic February has the Hawkeyes hoping to hear their name called on Selection Sunday.

Iowa (18-13, 10-8 Big Ten) put itself in the NCAA Tournament discussion by closing the year with a flourish. The Hawkeyes have won four straight and finished two games above .500 in a Big Ten that, while down from years past, is still among the nation’s toughest leagues.

“I think we deserve to be in,” coach Fran McCaffery said after Sunday’s win over Penn State.

Iowa opens Big Ten tournament play Thursday against Indiana knowing that it’ll likely need at least one more win to boost its chances. But if the Hawkeyes play like they did down the stretch, the Hoosiers might be in trouble.

“Their maturity and their desire to be good sort of never wavered,” McCaffery said. “When it’s all said and done, you want your team to play with confidence.”

Iowa’s resume is that of a classic bubble team. It ranks just 72nd in RPI, and gave up 98 points in losing to Nebraska-Omaha at home. It started the season 3-5 with

the youngest lineup in school history and started four freshmen for much of the season. The non-conference schedule included Virginia, Notre Dame and Seton Hall.

The Hawkeyes began turning things around with a five-game winning streak highlighted by a big win over rival Iowa State.

A victory over Purdue, the eventual league champion, pushed Iowa above .500 in the Big Ten — but the Hawkeyes followed that with a three-game skid.

Since then, Iowa has been one of the best teams in the Big Ten. The Hawkeyes have won seven of their last 10 games, including upset road wins over Maryland and Wisconsin, and they closed the regular season with a blowout win over the Nittany Lions.

“I always kind of had a feeling we’d be

playing our best basketball in March, with a younger group and guys coming along later in the season,” sophomore forward Nicholas Baer said.

Freshman guard Jordan Bohannon, who made the game-winning 3-pointer with nine seconds left to beat the Badgers, is the only rookie in the country with at least 140 assists and 70 3-pointers. Bohannon and forward Tyler Cook, who scored at least 10 points in eight of his last 10 games, were named to the Big Ten’s all-Freshman team on Monday.

Baer, a sophomore, was 13-of-19 from 3-point range during Iowa’s current streak and also was honored Monday as the league’s Sixth Man of the Year.

Senior Peter Jok, the Big Ten’s leading scorer at 20.2 points per game and a member of the AP’s all-league first team, is peaking as well.

After battling a back issue during conference play, Jok responded with a 35-point effort in a win over the Hoosiers in late February.

Jok also scored 20 points in the second half Sunday.

“We just know if we keep winning, it’ll take care of itself,” Cook said.

Vegas, baby! City will host two NASCAR Cup races LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas Motor Speedway will host two top-tier NASCAR races beginning in 2018.

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority board of directors approved a race sponsorship agreement with the track and parent company Speedway Motorsports Inc. on Wednesday, with this year’s race coming up Sunday. Las Vegas’ win is New Hampshire Motor Speedway’s loss, with SMI shifting one of the New England track’s two NASCAR

Cup Series races to Nevada.

“Las Vegas and Las Vegas Motor Speedway have become great destinations for NASCAR fans,” said Steve O’Donnell, NASCAR executive vice president and chief racing development officer. “The experience is unique to any other in our sport. We look forward to having NASCAR racing there for two race weekends in 2018.”

SMI said it will move its September race date at New Hampshire to Las Vegas to

AP source: Cowboys to release Romo when NFL year begins DALLAS (AP) — Tony Romo’s starcrossed career as the starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys will soon be over.

A person with knowledge of the decision tells The Associated Press that the Cowboys will release Romo when the NFL year opens Thursday. The person spoke to the AP on Wednesday on condition of anonymRomo ity because the team hasn’t announced a decision on Romo, who will get a chance to pursue a starting job elsewhere.

Romo will leave the Cowboys as the franchise leader in yards passing (34,183) and touchdowns (248). But he could never match the postseason success of Hall of Famers and multiple

Super Bowl winners Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman.

A 10-year starter who joined the Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2003, Romo lost the job last season to rookie Dak Prescott after breaking a bone in his back in a preseason game.

When he was healthy again, Romo conceded the job to Prescott during a franchise-record 11-game winning streak.

A trade was unlikely because Romo turns 37 next month, carries a $24 million salary cap hit and has missed most of the past two seasons with injuries. But he should be attractive as a free agent to contenders wanting a quarterback, a list that could include Denver and Houston.

A release will free about $5 million in cap space for the Cowboys, who can split the dead money from a $19 million hit over two seasons.

create the second race. The company also will move the Truck Series race from New Hampshire, as well as a standalone Xfinity Series race from Kentucky Speedway to create a triple-header weekend.

LVMS will become the first facility on the NASCAR schedule to host two yearly weekend events with all three national series. The race dates will be announced later by NASCAR as part of the full 2018 schedules.

“The fantastic support that

NASCAR as a sport and the Las Vegas Motor Speedway receive from Las Vegas is phenomenal, and it really has proven to be something that we can ignore,” SMI President Marcus Smith said. Smith, tourism officials, along with brothers and Las Vegas natives Kurt and Kyle Busch participated in the deal’s announcement in Las Vegas.

The sponsorship deal is for $2.5 million per year for seven years with the option of extending the agreement three years.

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IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT OF JASPER COUNTY Bank of America, N.A. Plaintiff, vs.

Janelle L. Carr; Adam T. Moon; Parties in Possession; Unknown spouse, if any, of Janelle L. Carr; Unknown spouse, if any, of Adam T. Moon, et al.

Defendants.

EQUITY NO: EQCV120358 ORIGINAL NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION You are notified that a petition has been filed in the office of this court naming you as a defendant in this action. The petition was filed on February 16, 2017, and prays for foreclosure of Plaintiffs mortgage in favor of the Plaintiff on the property described in this notice and judgment for the unpaid principal amount of $103,399.21, with 6.625% per annum interest thereon from August 1, 2016, together with late charges, advances and the costs of the action including (but not limited to) title costs and reasonable attorney's fees, as well as a request that said sums be declared a lien upon the following described premises from September 28, 2007, located in Jasper county, Iowa: The North Six acres of Lot "B" of E.F. Wood's Sub-division of part of the South Half of the Northeast Quarter of Section Twelve, Township Seventy-nine North, Range Twenty-one West of the Fifth P.M., Jasper County, Iowa, as recorded in Book 219, page 28 in the office of the Recorder of said County, commonly known as 3376 S Goodrich Street, Colfax, IA 50054 (the “Property”) The petition further prays that the mortgage on the above described real estate be foreclosed, that a special execution issue for the sale of as much of the mortgaged premises as is necessary to satisfy the judgment and for other relief as the Court deems just and equitable.

For further details, please review the petition on file in the clerk's office. The Plaintiffs attorney is Emily Bartekoske, of SouthLaw, P.C.; whose address is 1401 50th Street, Suite 100, West Des Moines, IA 50266.

NOTICE THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTED FORECLOSURE WITHOUT REDEMPTION. THIS MEANS THAT THE SALE OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY WILL OCCUR PROMPTLY AFTER ENTRY OF JUDGMENT UNLESS YOU FILE WITH THE COURT A WRITTEN DEMAND TO DELAY THE SALE. IF YOU FILE A WRITTEN DEMAND, THE SALE WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL TWELVE MONTHS (OR SIX MONTHS IF THE PETITION INCLUDES A WAIVER OF DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT) FROM THE ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS YOUR RESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING OR UNTIL TWO MONTHS FROM ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS NOT YOUR RESIDENCE OR IS YOUR RESIDENCE BUT NOT A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING. YOU WILL HAVE NO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION AFTER THE SALE. THE PURCHASER AT THE SALE WILL BE ENTITLED TO IMMEDIATE POSSESSION OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY. YOU MAY PURCHASE AT THE SALE. You must serve a motion or answer on or before 13th day of April, 2017, and within a reasonable time thereafter file your motion or answer with the Clerk of 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 require the assistance of auxiliary aids or services to participate in a court action because of a disability, immediately call your District ADA Coordinator at 515-2863394. If you are hearing impaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800735-2942.

This case has been filed in a county that utilizes electronic filing. You may find more information and general rules governing electronic filing in Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16. You may find information concerning protection of personal information in court filings in Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16, Division VI. By: CLERK OF THE ABOVE COURT Jasper County Courthouse 101 N. 1st Street, #104 Newton, IA 50208 IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS. March 9, 16 and 23 NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION PURSUANT TO THE RENTAL AGREEMENT AND IOWA CODE SECTION 578A Jason and Lynn Demaray Storage, Unit 13 Unit 13 rented by Tammy Farver 114 W. Marion St., Monroe, IA 50170 You are hereby notified that a public auction on site at 114 W. Marion St., Monroe, IA 50170, Unit 13, will take place on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. on the following personal property: Couch, wood rocking horse, mattress, microwave, movies, headboard, high chair, barnboard shelves, totes, and miscellaneous closed boxes containing unidentified personal property.

Cash or money order at time of auction. No reserve, as is, where is. Purchaser will have 24 hours to remove items from the unit.

Second Publication date: March 9, 2017 March 2 & 9 NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION PURSUANT TO THE RENTAL AGREEMENT AND IOWA CODE SECTION 578A Jason and Lynn Demaray Storage, Unit 38 Unit 38 rented by Dawn Morecock 114 W. Marion St., Monroe, IA 50170 You are hereby notified that a public auction on site at 114 W. Marion St., Monroe, IA 50170, Unit 38, will take place on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. on the following personal property: Oak hutch, desk, golf clubs, floor creeper, couch, cooler, shop light, stereo, shelving unit, model train, and miscellaneous closed boxes containing unidentified personal property.

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Deputy Sheriff Entry-Level Position Testing Notice is hereby given that the Jasper County Civil Service Commission will be administering a deputy sheriff entry level exam on April 8, 2017 in the EOC Room at the Jasper County Armory Annex Building located at 1030 W 2nd Street S in Newton with testing beginning at 8:30 AM. Physical agility testing and interviews will be conducted same day for persons receiving minimal qualifying test scores. Civil Service applications must be completed and returned to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office no later than 4:30 PM on Friday March 24, 2017.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION PURSUANT TO THE RENTAL AGREEMENT AND IOWA CODE SECTION 578A Jason and Lynn Demaray Storage, Unit 38 Unit 38 rented by Dawn Morecock 114 W. Marion St., Monroe, IA 50170 You are hereby notified that a public auction on site at 114 W. Marion St., Monroe, IA 50170, Unit 38, will take place on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. on the following personal property: Oak hutch, desk, golf clubs, floor creeper, couch, cooler, shop light, stereo, shelving unit, model train, and miscellaneous closed boxes containing unidentified personal property.

Cash or money order at time of auction. No reserve, as is, where is. Purchaser will have 24 hours to remove items from the unit.

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The Newton Group has the following positions available:

Fulfillment Center Night Closer

Hours 10am-7pm, no weekends. Full or Part-Time.

Benefits include: competitive wage, vacation, holiday pay, flex plan, eye care, benefit bank, and 401k.

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PRODUCTION

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JELD-WEN Door Division/Grinnell is now accepting applications for 1st and 3rd shift production positions.

JELD-WEN is a market leader looking for hard working, flexible, team-oriented associates.

We offer the following benefits to our full-time associates.

• Competitive wages pay rates between $12.65 to $18.45 per hour • Insurance Benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision) • 401k Retirement Plan with company match up to 4% • 3rd shift premium pay • Associate discounts In order to ensure a safe working environment, a pre-employment drug screen is required. If you are interested in joining the JELD-WEN Door Division/Grinnell production team, please apply in person between 7:30a.m.-3:30 p.m.

(South side of the street)

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

CNA– Part time every other weekend 2p-10p Maintenance – Full Time Day Shift Dietary Aide – Full time 11a-7p Full time Care Attendant – Overnight 10p-6a 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.

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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.

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 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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The way the sun is aspected with this shift of Mars into Taurus may be contributing to a joy shortage. Consider that maybe the non-joy is what allows for joy in the first place.

As poet Anne Bradstreet wrote, “If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.”

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 9). The love you give will be so sweetly received and redoubled. A trip you take before June will be magical.

There’s an exciting change in your professional life in April.

One good relationship could change the whole trajectory.

There’s good fortune to be mined in familial events. Together you’ll build something unique. Capricorn and Cancer adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 2, 5, 33, 17 and 21.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Comfort is loose clothes and tight relationships. It feels good and cozy, until it doesn’t. Because comfort is a little messy, and it can get (SET ITAL) too (END ITAL) comfortable, too messy. When that line is crossed, comfort changes to discomfort.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

Energy cannot be destroyed, only transformed. You have been a part of many transfor-

2014 SHASTA Flyte 3150K Travel trailer comes w/ 3 bedroom bunkhouse in the rear w/ spacious storage, one slide includes bunk style table and jackknife couch (sleeps 2-3), queen size bed up front w/ storage cabinets and extra storage underneath, electric awning and tow-jack, outdoor kitchen w/ second refrigerator and propane grill. Asking $18,500 or OBO. 563-249-6886.

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

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

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NOW HIRING RN or LPN

We are part of the Mittera Group and currently have STACKER, FORK TRUCK OPERATOR, MAINTENANCE, PRINTING PRESS OPERATOR and PRINTING PRESS TRAINEE POSITIONS AVAILABLE in our Newton facility.

Printing experience is preferred, but we will train the right candidate. Our employees work 12 hour shifts on a rotating basis, which allows them to work 7 days of a two week pay period! We offer a newly increased competitive wage, great benefits including health, dental, vision 401(k), life and disability insurance within the first 90 days of employment.

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All your questions and observations will follow the prior belief. Drop preconceived notions to the extent that you can, and ask again.

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You can bet that any answer you come up with will oversimplify things, but it’s still good to ask. This will inform your next move.

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When you like someone but you can’t put your finger on the reason why, give yourself a little shake and then try to reason it out. Relationships (business or otherwise) based

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Cardinals Continued from Page 1B It was not a game many would expect between the No. 1 seed and No. 8 seed. It was a game which was tied seven times — four times in the third quarter — and had 10 lead changes.

The Trojans bounced out to a 5-0 lead. Newton junior Garrett Sturtz got the Cardinals on the scoreboard with a basket at the 6:46 mark. Sturtz’s second basket was followed by a 3-pointer from Gholson to put Newton up 7-6.

Iowa City West’s Connor McCaffery responded with a trey of his own. Sturtz, who had nine of the Cardinals’ 14 first-quarter points, tied then made a steal and was fouled, hitting one of two free throws.

The Trojans scored six unanswered points, four coming on a 4-point play — a trey and a free throw — by Devontae Lane. Newton trailed 19-14 at the end of the first quarter.

“As a team we got down a little, but we stuck to it. Our coaches kept telling us to keep going, keep going,” Newton senior Trey Vanderlaan said.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High senior Morgan Maher lifts the Cardinals’ state participant trophy up to show the Cardinal fans while teammates freshman Quintrail Coley (42), junior Garrett Sturtz and seniors Connor Gholson (22) and Josh Ventling (32) clap. Newton’s upset bid of No. 1 Iowa City West came up short in the Class 4A state basketball tournament Wednesday with the Trojans winning 57-51, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

“We hit a couple of shots and kept going. At the end it was close, but the outcome was not what we wanted. We put

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton junior Garrett Sturtz, left, is fouled by Iowa City West’s Patrick McCaffery, right, after stealing the basketball in the first half of Wednesday’s 4A state quarterfinal game.

up a great fight.”

Gholson opened the second period with a jump shot. The Cardinals held the Trojans to nine points in the next eight minutes — three 3-pointers.

Gholson, Sturtz and Vanderlaan had baskets for Newton, but the Cardinals trailed by three.

The Trojan lead expanded to six on a 3-pointer from Connor McCaffery at the 3:59 mark. The Cardinals reeled off an 8-0 run to end the first half.

Gholson scored then Vanderlaan drained a 3-pointer.

Sturtz ended up on the free-throw line after a steal when he was fouled by Patrick McCaffery. He sank one of two tosses to tie the game a 28-28 with 1:14 left. The last points of the second quarter came on a drive to the basket

by Gholson just before the buzzer, lifting Newton to a 3028 halftime lead.

“It was obvious who we were playing and we accepted that. Coach did a good job of giving us a game plan,” Sturtz said. “We stuck to it. We knew if we kept grinding away, we could play with these guys.

We were up for the challenge, but it didn’t come out the way we wanted.”

Following a turnover by the Trojans to start the third quarter, Sturtz put the Cardinals up 32-28 on two free throws. Iowa City West came back with a basket by Connor McCaffery and a 3-point play

by Hakeem Odunsi.

Gholson drilled two 3-pointers in a minute stretch to put Newton up 38-36. He had a 3-point play at the 3:38 mark to break another tie. A tip-in by the Trojans’ Seybian Sims and a free throw by Connor McCaffery knotted the game at 41-all.

Gholson and Lane traded baskets. With six seconds showing on the clock, Sturtz delivered two free throws to give Newton a 45-43 lead head-

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High’s pep band and cheerleaders kept the spirit up as the Cardinal boys battled on the Wells Fargo Arena basketball court against Iowa City West in Wednesday’s Class 4A state tournament quarterfinal game in Des Moines. Newton had more than 1,000 fans on hand to back the Cardinals, who came up just short against the Trojans. It was the first time a Newton boys’ basketball team had been in the state tournament since 1992 and the 2017 Cardinals finished 19-6.

ing into the fourth quarter.

Scoring was a premium in the fourth quarter. Two free throws by Connor McCaffery, who was 6-of-10 at the line, tied the game at 45-45 with 7:24 left. It stayed tied for three minutes.

A putback by Lane and a basket by Connor McCaffery — each finished with 18 points — came two minutes apart. The Trojans led 49-45 with 2:25 left in the game and did not have another field goal the rest of the contest.

Iowa City West cashed in on 19-of-28 free throw attempts in the game. The Trojans went 8-of-14 down the stretch to keep the Cardinals from catching up.

“They made some adjustments defensively, which made it a little tougher for us to execute and get the ball where we wanted,” Liley said. “That’s a really good basketball team and they are well coached. We countered well, but missed a couple easy shots. They got the upper hand, went to their spread delay game, made free throws and got separation down the stretch.”

Gholson had a game-high 24 points for Newton and had five rebounds. Sturtz finished with 20 points, five rebounds, three assists, two steals and blocked three shots. Maher dished out three assists and claimed six rebounds.

The Cardinals shot 50 percent, 20-of-40, overall from the field. They were 7-of-10 at line. The Trojans shot 47 percent, 16-of-34, from the field.

Iowa City West connected on 6-of-14 3-point field goal attempts and all came in the first half. Newton was 4-of-10 from behind the 3-point arc.

Each team had 10 turnovers. Iowa City West had a 24-20 rebounding edge over Newton.

Newton was one of four teams out of the Little Hawkeye Conference to reach the

state tournaments — Pella Christian in Class 2A, Pella and Dallas Center-Grimes in Class 3A. Pella Christian advanced to the 2A semifinals. Pella and Dallas Center-Grimes lost out in the opening round of the 3A tournament.

“We play in the best conference in the state of Iowa.

In the Little Hawkeye Conference, we get tested every night we play. The coaches in the conference are phenomenal, and it has been a two-year coaching clinic for me. I’ve learned a lot from those guys.

We’re sitting here because of the competition we have in our conference,” Liley said.

Four senior starters — Gholson, Vanderlaan, Maher and Josh Ventling — played their final game for Newton High on Wednesday. Liley said the seniors did whatever was asked of them in order to turn the NHS program into one on the rise and to prove the Cardinals as a worthy opponent.

“What these young men did for Newton basketball and Newton as a community, well, there are not enough thank yous for what they did,” Liley said. “Garrett returns next year as one of the best players in the state of Iowa.

We had a lot of younger boys here watching these guys play today which means they’ll be out shooting basketballs and dreaming of being back here at Wells Fargo Arena for Newton someday.”

Newton 14-16-15-6—51 Iowa City West 19-9-15-14—57 Newton (FG/3-pt); Sturtz 7-6-3-20, Gholson 7/3-1-1-24, Vanderlaan 1/1-0-2-5, Ventling 0-0-5-0, Maher 1-0-5-2, Graham 0-0-4-0. TOTALS: 16/4-7-20-51.

Iowa City West (FG/3-pt): Lane 3/2-6-3-18, Disterhoft 0-1-0-1, P. McCaffery 0-3-5-3, C. McCaffery 3/2-6-2-18, Ono-Fullard 0/21-0-7, Sims 2-0-0-4, Odunsi 2-2-2-6. TOTALS: 10/6-19-12-57.

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