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Newton man accused of vehicular homicide pleads not guilty Spangenburg’s jury trial set for July

By Kayla Langmaid Newton Daily News

AP Photo Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad delivers his annual condition of the state address before a joint session of the Iowa Legislature, Jan. 10, at the Statehouse in Des Moines. In the final weeks of the Iowa General Assembly, lawmakers prepare to shift from policy issues to budget.

A Newton man facing charges for vehicular homicide pleaded not guilty in court, prompting a jury trial scheduled for July.

Alex M. Spangenburg, 23, was wanted in connection to a fatal crash on Oct. 22, 2016 in Newton. Police released last month that speed and alcohol consumption are

believed to be factors in the crash.

Spangenburg turned himself in Feb. Spangenburg 20, following a warrant for his arrest.

Spangenburg’s jury trial date is set to begin on July 19.

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Iowa lawmakers tie up policy, pivot Man arrested in Colfax for kidnapping, sex abuse to budget as gavel draws near faces new charges

By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News

As the Iowa General Assembly moves into the final weeks of the 2017 legislative session, lawmakers are preparing to shift from policy issues to the budget.

Gov. Terry Branstad has revised his proposed fiscal year 2018 budget due to state revenue shortfalls, decreasing government spending by approximately $173 million from his original forecast. The state’s projected spending now hits $7.283 billion for the fiscal year beginning July 1.

To curb future spending, the Senate has approved Joint Resolution 9, an amendment to the Iowa Constitution which would limit budgets to 99 percent of

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the adjusted revenue estimate for the following fiscal year for the general fund or 104 percent of the current fiscal year net revenue estimate for the general fund.

This measure is still alive but would have to be approved by the House, and as an constitutional amendment, would have to be OK’d by Iowa voters before

enacted.

Iowa lawmakers will not adjourn until a budget is approved, but Sen. Chaz Allen, D-Newton, said he still thinks the Legislature will hit its April 18 target, ending the session early.

There are a few policy issues which remain alive, passing the necessary procedural hurdles to make it through Friday’s second funnel deadline.

By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News

Drug Endangered Children One policy issue close to Jasper County is the Drug Endangered Children bills, a project of Allen’s and a DEC work group, which includes personnel from the Jasper County Attorney’s office.

An Ankeny man arrested in January for alleged kidnapping and second-degree sexual abuse of a young girl in Colfax is facing new charges in Grundy County.

According to court documents, additional charges were filed against 57-year-old Jeff Lee Altmayer Wednesday, including three counts of enticing a minor under the age of 13/sexual abuse or exploitation and enticing a minor under the age of 16 for sexual purpose.

These add to a growing list of allegations against Altmayer which Altmayer include first-degree kidnapping and second-degree sexual abuse, both class A felonies, and two counts of enticing a child, a class C felony in

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By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News Even a strong threepoint performance by Newton Chamber of Commerce Director Amanda “Easy Money” Price and Sen. Chaz “Diesel” Allen, Friday night wasn’t enough to hold off the Mustang Grannies textbook play at the fourth annual Newton YMCA Granny Basketball Fundraiser.

Led by Sue Manning of Monroe, the Mustang Grannies continued

their four-year winning streak, edging out a 3034 victory against perennial losers the Newton All-Stars in the annual charity basketball game.

Granny Basketball is played by 1920 rules and uniforms. Each player gets two dribbles before they have to pass, and no bodily contact. For the All-Stars, there was one additional stipulation — they could only handle the ball one-handed.

The only exception was for a two-handed “granny shot.”

The Granny Mustangs include women ages 50 and older from throughout Jasper County. When the ladies are not playing Globetrotter-style exhibitions, they are a member of Iowa’s Granny Basketball League.

The league is split into three divisions — eastern, southern and western. The Mustang Grannies are in the western division and started play in March. The state tournament will be in Des Moines in June, followed by a national tourna-

Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Newton Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Amanda “Easy Money” Price celebrates after a half-time buzzer beater shot Friday, during the Newton YMCA’s fourth annual Granny Basketball fundraiser at Berg Middle School. The Mustang Grannies and Newton All-Stars exhibition raised $2,205 for the YMCA’s annual campaign.

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CJ’s Bar & Grill brings a taste of NY to Monroe

By Anthony Victor Reyes Newton Daily News MONROE — More than 800 miles separate Monroe and Carolyn Daniels’ hometown, Albion, N.Y. Despite this distance, the 18-year Monroe resident has found a way to bring a taste of the East Coast to the prairie.

“Where I grew up in New York, it was prominently Greek and Italian. My whole family was raised there ... East Coast food is a lot different from Anthony Victor Reyes/Daily News here,” Daniels said. “(The cui- CJ’s Bar & Grill offers a variety of homemade, East Coast dishes. The owner, Carolyn Daniels was born and raised in Albion, N.Y. sine there is mainly) comfort food, Italian, a little Greek was the area. With variety of items “We live in a small com- every Thursday. We do dance I own the business. Other than thrown in there — pretty much on the menu, including hand- munity and everybody looks lessons every Wednesday. We that, they have nothing to do every day, East Coast American press burgers, wings with made- out for everybody. If you need do karaoke once a month and with the bar,” Daniels said. “I let cuisine — Philly Cheese Steaks, from-scratch sauce and pasta something, there is somebody live bands once or twice a month them in the kitchen and I shut Stromboli, pizzas.” with homemade sauce, Daniels who is going to help you,” she — pitch tournaments once a my kitchen down. They do a Daniels opened CJ’s Bar & and her family take pride in said. “I carry a lot of local alco- month,” Daniels said. “(We also chicken dinner in order to raise Grill Sept. 1 in the former Mon- serving its patrons authentic, hol and beer from local brew- have) Zumba on Mondays, pot money for the Legion.” roe American Legion space, lo- hand-crafted East Coast cui- eries, like Confluence in Des luck Mondays and sometimes, The Daniels family said no cated at 105 E. Marion St. The sine.

Moines and NoCoast in Os- we do have a movie night on matter what, if you are hungry, Legion decided to lease the bar “We usually start our day any kaloosa. I also have my native Tuesdays.” thirsty or want to learn how to after operating at that location where from 6:30 to 7 a.m.,” the wine license so I can get wine Due to her years of experi- two-step, CJ’s Bar & Grill will since 1919. bar owner’s son, Austin said. from local wineries ... I try to ence working at the veterans’ offer you an evening full of fun “I used to work here a few “We usually go get our grocer- keep it all Iowa bound, as much organization’s bar, she said it and good times. years back for about 9.5 years. ies. We get our vegetables and as I possibly can.” was important to her to pre“We give the people someI worked for the Legion (as a stuff cut up for the day, like If traditional Midwest food is serve the history of the estab- thing to do, a reason to get out bartender),” she said. “When it our potatoes. We go through a something you are looking for, lishment, while adding her New and about, socialize with each came up, I have always wanted ton of that. We usually have 50 the bartender guaranteed that York flair. other, and have a good time,” my own place. This came up pounds of potatoes we have to she will have something that “I never came in here want- Austin said. “Food is what draws and they decided to lease it out, peel and chop. We also have to will suit your tastes. ing to change the whole thing... people in. The dance classes, the it kind of fell on my lap and I prep our onions, peppers and “Some of the recipes, I actu- It is important to me to work bags and other things like that, took it.” mushrooms. We have to press ally picked up from people from with them and keep this build- that is what keeps people here.”

Since she was seven years our burgers out. Whatever the Iowa. I just tweak it and make it ing close to where it was, and For more information on the old, Daniels loved to experi- special is, get that thrown to- my own,” she said. “You have to make it thrive it again,” she said. restaurant, call 641-259-2222 or ment with food and drink. She gether.” adjust a little bit, but sometimes “I just moved some fixtures over find CJ’s Bar & Grill on Facespent much of her childhood Carolyn said the specials are you have to make them adjust and added my own things to book. hanging out with her grand- usually inspired from recipes to you. I know if you try it, you them. It really meant a lot to me For more information about mother, learning the recipes she learned from her grand- will like it.” to keep (it the same). The guys the Monroe American Legion, that have been passed down in mother.

The restaurant also offers a who built this worked hard for a call 641-259-2993 or find Monher family for generations.

“I do specials every day for variety of entertainment op- lot of years to keep this.” roe American Legion-Post 363 “My passion for food was lunch, except for Tuesdays. If tions for people seeking someShe said the group is still on Facebook. from my grandmother. She I know they are a big thing ev- thing to do other than eat and active and meets at the bar the taught me how to cook. She erybody likes, we do a second drink. second Friday of each month.

Contact Anthony Victor Reyes at lived next door to my house round for dinner,” she said. “I “We have bags tournaments “I lease the bar from them. areyes@newtondailynews.com growing up. I spent an enor- have rarely doubled it yet. We mous amount of time with her,” have gone through an arsenal. she said. “I was at her house ev- There are also a lot of things I ery day. She taught me how to have made up in my head as we cook everything I know. I love go along. That sounds good toto cook. I love to share that with gether, let’s try that out.” people.”

With the restaurant typicalAfter raising two children in ly operating from 11 a.m. to 2 the PCM Community School a.m., the family said this exDistrict with her husband, tra effort is worth the sleepless James, Daniels found a way to nights. share her love for food with the “You taste the work that was Jasper County city she grew to put into it. We try to get locallove. ly as much as we can. We have “I always wanted my own local beers, different liquors and bar and restaurant. When (the all of our meats are from (Monbar) came up (for lease), I got roe Foods and Fareway),” Ausboth,” she said. “The kids were tin said. “(We cook our food) grown. I was bored. I always more by eye and by taste than by wanted my own place. It came measuring it out. We kind of go up, so I jumped on it. I talked by stuff we would like or what to my husband and he was all we think people would like.” supportive and for it. I literally As a bartender for more than emptied our savings account.”

25 years, Carolyn said it is exSince opening for business, tremely important for her esAnthony Victor Reyes/Daily News the eating establishment has at- tablishment to support the local Austin Daniels serves a customer one of his handcrafted concoctions March 22 at CJ’s Bar & Grill, located in Monroe. Austin hopes to one day take over the family business and preserve his family’s recipes. tracted residents from all over community.

Iowa’s unemployment rate drops to 3.2 percent in February DES MOINES – Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 3.2 percent in February. The state’s jobless rate was 3.8 percent one year ago.

The U.S. unemployment rate decreased to 4.7 percent in February.

“Iowa took another step towards full employment with the unemployment rate dropping to its lowest level since 2001,” said Beth Townsend, Director of Iowa Workforce Development. “A large number of Iowans found work in February. This was evident in the establishment survey which showed Iowa businesses added 3,000 jobs this past month.”

The number of unemployed Iowans decreased to 53,600 in February from 56,900 in January. The current estimate is 10,600 lower than the year ago level

of 64,200.

The total number of working Iowans increased to 1,639,700 in February. This figure was 2,700 higher than January and 1,900 higher than one year ago.

Iowa businesses again expanded in February, adding 3,000 jobs and lifting total nonfarm employment to1,580,400 jobs. Last month’s employment experienced a moderate revision downward and this month’s gain helps recover much of the drop. Private sectors were responsible for all of the growth this month as government shed jobs (-500) primarily at the local level. Despite this loss, government remains up 800 jobs annually and the state combined is up 10,900 jobs.

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formation services again trended down this month (-400), as did manufacturing (-200) due to cutbacks in durable goods.

Annually, total nonfarm employment continues to slowly add employment and has been fueled by hiring in professional and business services (+4,200).

This sector alone has been responsible for 39 percent of all annual job gains in the state. Finance continues to grow its footprint in Iowa and is up 3,000 jobs versus last year. Other sectors experiencing growth annually include trade and transportation (+2,400), education and health services (+2,000), and leisure and hospitality (+2,000). Annual losses have been largest in manufacturing (-4,000) and wholly limited to durable goods factories.

Local & State News Spangenburg Continued from Page 1A near the intersection of West Fourth Street South and South 15th Avenue West near Maytag Park. When officers arrived, they found two men lying in a ditch near the intersection.

In the October incident, the passenger — Bret Rice, 26, of Des Moines and formerly of Reasnor — was pronounced dead at the scene. Spangenburg was transported by air ambulance to Mercy Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. Neither man was wearing a helmet.

According to Newton Police, the motorcycle was traveling south in the 1300 block of West Fourth Street when the driver, believed to be Spangenburg, struck the curb

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on the east side of the roadway. The motorcycle slid on its side and then struck the south curb along South 15th Avenue West, then vaulted and struck a utility pole.

Spangenburg had a revoked license and didn’t have a motorcycle endorsement. A subsequent blood test indicated that Spangenburg was operating the motorcycle with a blood alcohol content in excess of .163 at the time of the accident.

After his recovery and the completion of the investigation, Spangenburg was charged with vehicular homicide, a Class B felony. If convicted, Spangenburg could face up to 25 years of imprisonment.

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

Altmayer Continued from Page 1A Jasper County, stemming from an August 2016 incident in Colfax.

Altmayer was arrested by Iowa State Patrol Jan. 4, on a warrant from Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s Major Crimes Unit. He’s been detained at the Jasper County Jail on a $385,000 cash-only bond ever since. The charges from Grundy County have added a $40,000 cash or surety bond.

In Jasper County, Altmayer is accused of luring a female under the age of 13 into his car on Aug. 17, 2016 in Colfax.

According to court documents, the victim was walking with another unidentified minor on North Broadway Street toward Kelly Street “during evening hours.” Altmayer in-

troduced himself as “Jimmy” and offered the children $100 if one of them would help him with yard work at his house in Des Moines.

One of the children entered the car and sat in the front passenger seat, and Altmayer started driving. That’s when he allegedly fondled the victim and allegedly forced the victim to touch him sexually.

The report states the victim repeatedly asked to be let out of the vehicle before Altmayer pulled over in front of the Colfax Public Library, and the victim was able to get out.

Altmayer first made headlines in November 2016 when he allegedly offered $100 to lure 6-year-old girl into his vehicle, falsely claiming to be a police officer in Onawa.

In that case, the Ankeny man is charged with intent to commit sexual abuse or sexu-

al exploitation, impersonating a public official and unlawful possession of a prescription drug, according to online court records.

Altmayer was on pre-trial release from the Monona County Jail on a $50,000 bond at the time of the Colfax incident.

Altmayer entered a plea of not guilty in the Jasper County case Feb. 23, and pleaded not guilty Friday for the incident in Grundy County. His next court hearing in Jasper County is scheduled for May 1 with a jury trial scheduled to begin May 17.

A special prosecutor from the U.S. District Attorney’s Office has been brought in to represent the State of Iowa in Altmayer’s case.

Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@newtondailynews.com

Basketball Continued from Page 1A people enjoy it too, and it’s always for a good cause,” Manning said.

At Friday’s game, the Newton All-Stars kept itcloser than in years past, but still struggled with the highly experienced Mustang Grannies. At the end of the first period it was a one-possession ball game, with the Grannies leading 3-6.

The first-half ended with a buzzer beater from Price, pulling the All-Stars within five of the Grannies.

During the kid’s free-throw contest and while gnawing on his third pretzel stick of the game at half-time, Newton coach Andy Karr thought his All-Stars truly had a chance to turn their loosing streak around, even with their one-hand handicap.

“I feel good,” Karr said. “I think our team is playing strong this year. We’ve played strong d(efense). We do need to tighten up a little bit.

Our outside shots look great. Multiple threes, I think we’re 2-for-2 from behind the arch. We just have to keep at them.

This is our year. I told the team before the game.

This is our year. We’re gong to beat the Grannies. Even the Washington Generals won a game, so we know this year we’re going to win a

Mike Mendenhallw/Daily News Dr. Esgar Guarín “the dinosaur” calls for a pass during Friday’s Newton YMCA Granny Basketball Frundraiser at Berg Middle School. The Mustang Grannies and Newton AllStars exhibition raised $2,205 for the YMCA’s annual campaign.

game, too.”

But the Grannies never gave up their lead.

At the end of the third quarter, the Mustang team was out front 22-26 over the hometown AllStars. With 3:11 left to play and down by three, the All-Stars fouled and effectively sealed the win for the Grannies.

Newton YMCA Associate Executive Director Rhonda Robson said she boils down Friday’s loss to the ejection of Dr. Esgar Guarín who sported a dinosaur costume for the All-Stars.

But on a more positive note for the YMCA team, freewill donations

Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Julie Laube tries to entice the crowd during a pie auction Friday during half time at the fourth annual Newton YMCA Granny Basketball Fundraiser. All money raised from the auction and free-will donation entry goes to support the nonprofit’s activities, facility and equipment needs.

Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Newton All-Star Scott Taylor guards Granny Mustang Sue Manning on the Berg Middle School court Friday night, in the first half of the YMCA’s Granny Basketball Fundraiser.

from the Granny Basketball exhibition and the pie live auction raised $2,205 for the nonprofit.

Robson said the funds will go to kickstart the Y’s annual support campaign, which helps the facility meet the needs of the community.

“The reason we do an annual campaign is due to the fact there is a gap between the Y’s annual membership and program income and it’s

annual operational expenses,” she said. “The support we receive from our community through individual donations or business support helps to bridge that gap.”

For women interested in starting a second Granny Basketball team in Newton, contact Manning at 641-521-4931.

Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall @newtondailynews.com

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hen I moved to Newton, or after my son was old enough to begin attending school here, I realized Spring Break is a thing here.

While my primary school breaks were marked by time off of school spent watching “The Price is Right” and “All My Children” at home with my mom, people here in Newton actually plan and go on trips.

I didn’t really pay attention for several years, opting to plan our vacations for summer breaks, but as our son has gotten older I’m now on the Spring Break bandwagon.

The first few months of the year are a bit stressful, so as it turns out March isn’t a bad time to escape. A few years ago we did the whole shebang and took all the kids to Disney World. It was a great, but insanely expensive adventure.

More recently, we opted for trips to

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Start the Press Abigail Pelzer South Dakota and the Maryland/D.C. area where my husband worked a little, but otherwise was able to enjoy sightseeing and vacationy things with us.

This year as I wrapped up my work obligations, I did something I’d never done before — I set up my autoreply on my desktop computer at work and then disabled the account on my iPhone.

I completely unplugged.

FREEEEEDOOOOOM! But then later that night after I had packed and prepped for an early morning flight, I logged onto my laptop just to make sure I wasn’t missing anything on my work email. I wouldn’t log in again for a record number of six days. I repeat — six days!

As a workaholic it wasn’t easy, but

I knew in order to enjoy this getaway out east I needed to not worry about stuff at the paper. Since my work crew is comprised of rockstars, this made it pretty easy. I only fell into one group message chat during the trip, and it was simply because I had a contact I needed to pass along. Otherwise it was vacation time.

One of the mistakes we often make while away is jam-packing the schedule to the point of exhaustion. Instead of running ourselves ragged I knew there were just a couple of musts in D.C., but otherwise I was going to relax. I’m happy to report no alarm clocks were used on this trip.

Because my husband does work with a resort in Chesapeake Beach we were right on the bay and my first stop was at the spa that featured picturesque views and the most peaceful environment. After some pampering I mapped out the next few days.

There was the National Aquarium in Baltimore and other fun to be had

in its Inner Harbor; the Newseum in D.C., which was my absolute favorite; a tour of the U.S. Capitol thanks to Congressman Dave Loebsack’s staff; Lincoln Memorial; National Museum of Natural History and of course crab dinners and other seafood to boot.

One of our favorite places was this kind of odd beach down on the bay where people were gathered on a warm Saturday. The shallow water allowed for people to wade some distance and several people had brought along their dogs as companions.

The longer I walked the stretch of the beach the more people I encountered who were searching through the sand. I tried to figure it out on my own, but clueless I asked a family what they were looking for — shark teeth. I didn’t even know that was a thing, but then again, I didn’t know Spring Break was a thing until I moved to Newton.

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Eye on America John Stossel

Free market care President Trump and Paul Ryan tried to improve Obamacare. They failed.

Trump then tweeted, “ObamaCare will explode and we will all get together and piece together a great healthcare plan for THE PEOPLE. Do not worry!”

But I do worry.

Trump is right when he says that Obamacare will explode.

The law mandates benefits and offers subsidies to more people. Insurers must cover things like: —Birth control.

—Alcohol counseling.

—Depression screening.

—Diet counseling.

—Tobacco use screening.

—Breastfeeding counseling.

Some people want those things, but mandating them for everyone drives up costs. It was folly to pretend it wouldn’t.

Insisting that lots of things be paid for by someone else is a recipe for financial explosion.

Medicare works that way, too.

When I first qualified for it, I was amazed to find that no one even mentioned cost. It was just, “Have this test!” “See this doctor!”

I liked it. It’s great not to think about costs. But that’s why Medicare will explode, too. There’s no way that, in its current form, it will be around to fund younger people’s care.

Someone else paying changes our behavior. We don’t shop around. We don’t ask, “Do I really need that test?” “Is there a place where it’s cheaper?”

Hospitals and doctors don’t try very hard to do things cheaply.

Imagine if you had “grocery insurance.” You’d buy expensive foods; supermarkets would never have sales. Everyone would spend more.

Insurance coverage — third-party payment — is revered by the media and socialists (redundant?) but is a terrible way to pay for things.

Today, 7 in 8 health care dollars are paid by Medicare, Medicaid or private insurance companies. Because there’s no real health care market, costs rose 467 percent over the last three decades.

By contrast, prices fell in the few medical areas not covered by insurance, like plastic surgery and LASIK eye care. Patients shop around, forcing health providers to compete.

The National Center for Policy Analysis found that from 1999 to 2011 the price of traditional LASIK eye surgery dropped from over $2,100 to about $1,700.

Obamacare pretended government controls could accomplish the same thing, but they couldn’t.

The sickest people were quickest to sign up. Insurance companies then raised rates to cover their costs.

When regulators objected, many insurers just quit Obamacare.

This month Humana announced it’ll leave 11 states.

Voters will probably blame Republicans.

Insurance is meant for catastrophic health events, surprises that cost more than most people can afford.

That does not include birth control and diet counseling.

The solution is to reduce, not increase, government’s control. We should buy medical care the way we buy cars and computers — with our own money.

Our employers don’t pay for our food, clothing and shelter; they shouldn’t pay for our health care.

They certainly shouldn’t get a tax break for buying insurance while individuals don’t.

Give tax deductions to people who buy their own high-deductible insurance.

Give tax benefits to medical savings accounts.

(Obamacare penalizes them.)

Allow insurers to sell across state lines. Current law forbids that, driving up costs and leaving people with fewer choices.

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Giving schools flexibility to ensure efficient use of funding The Legislature is working on two bills to provide flexibility in how schools use their money.

When new programs are created, schools often must follow certain guidelines in spending the allotted money. This is called categorical funding. To help schools use their limited funding effectively, HF 564 adds allowable expenses.

For example, preschool funds currently can be used for professional development of preschool teachers, instructional equipment and transporting preschool kids. Under HF 564, any funding not used at the end of the year may go toward translation ser-

State View Sen. Chaz Allen vices, playground equipment, repair costs, enhancing programs by contracting with community providers and more.

While HF 564 addresses allocation and flexibility in using funds, another bill (HF 565) creates a special flexibility account.

In 2015, school districts statewide had $146 million in unused funds. Under HF 565, some of that money could go into a

“Flexibility Account” to be used in a broader fashion to achieve the goals of the original funding. This would allow schools to provide more high-quality programming and a stronger educational environment overall.

Use of the funds would require a public hearing and school board approval.

These two bills won’t overcome the struggles our schools face after years of inadequate state funding, but they may make school budgets a little easier to manage in tough times.

Contact Sen. Chaz Allen at 641-521-6291 or chaz.allen@legis.iowa.gov

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Concert association presents crowd pleaser On March 17, Newton welcomed pianist, composer, and Steinway artist Julian Lawrence Gargiulo to the Newton Senior High Center for Performance.

Fresh from concerts at Carnegie Hall and around the country, he impressed the listeners with his musicality and charisma.

Julian G. featured crowd-pleasing classical works

like “Moonlight Sonata”, “Flight of the Bumblebee” and “Clair de Lune” mixed with original compositions. I especially appreciated his works inspired by the tango. These allowed his passion and personal style to shine through.

The concert was highly interactive including frequent stories and jokes. Particularly interesting was his use of video stream-

ing technology which allowed everyone to watch his hands up close on the big screen while playing.

The passion and precision of his playing made Piano Conversations with Julian Gargiulo one of the best music programs I have seen in a long while. I hope you are able to join the Jasper County Concert Association at the next concert on April 18 featuring trio New Odyssey.

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Obituaries Charles B. Davis April 1, 2017 Charles B. “Bud” Davis, 85, of Newton, passed away Saturday, April 1, 2 0 1 7 , at Skiff Medical C e n t e r.

Bud will be cremated and no services are scheduled.

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Lucille M. Hearl March 15, 2017 Lucille M. (Dittmer) Hearl, died at the age of 98, Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at Newt o n Healthc a r e C e n t e r.

A visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.

Thursday, April 6, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

Memorials to the Donor’s Choice may be left at the funeral home.

Nelson Schrank March 28, 2017 Nelson Albert Schrank Sr., 93, of Newton, died Tuesday, March 28, 2017, in his home.

Per Nels o n ’ s wishes, he will be cremated and no services will be held.

Nelson was born Jan. 29, 1924, in Seguin, Texas, the son of Henry and Meta. He was united in marriage to Ada (Dryer) Schrank Aug. 25, 1947.

He was employed by Hamilton Radiator and Glass for 42 years.

Nelson is survived by his three children, Julie Wood, Kathryn Schrank and Nelson Schrank, Jr.; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He was proceeded in death by his parents, Henry and Meta Schrank.

neral Home and Crematory will be handling the cremation. Memorials to the Newton YMCA may be left at the funeral home.

Bud was born May 12, 1931, in Newton, to parents Clarence W. and Olive May (Rardon) Davis. He attended Newton High School until the age of 17 before enlisting in the United States Army. Bud was a pole vaulter for the Army and a Korean War Veteran serving until 1952.

Bud enjoyed spending time in the boxing

ring. He joined the Newton YMCA boxing club at the age of 14. He went on to become a repeat Golden Gloves boxing champion and had an invitation to take part in the Olympics. On July 26, 1953, Bud was united in marriage to Norma Barrett in Colfax. He retired in 2001, from the Vernon Company in Newton, where he served at the UAW vice-president.

Bud is survived by his three daughters all of Newton, Kim (Barry) Roper, Kathee (Mark)

Shaffer and Jacki (Brad) Tharp; seven grandchildren, Krista (Kevin) Clark, Tanner (Danielle) Illingworth, Mackenzie Illingworth, Aaron Illingworth, Kelsey (Kyle) Meier, Dustin Doran and Robbie Doran; his 11 great-grandchildren; and two siblings, Tom Davis and Marilyn Waddell, both of Newton. He was preceded in death by his parents; his beautiful wife, Norma; three brothers, Bill, Dean and Jack Davis; and two sisters, Marjorie Huck and Darlene Agard.

Lucille M. Dittmer Hearl, the daughter of Oscar and Clare Schultz Dittmer, was born Dec. 25, 1918, in Chicago, Ill. She graduated from Austin High School in Chicago, in 1936.

On July 25, 1939, Lucille was united in marriage with Ernest “Bud” Hearl in Chicago. They were blessed with four children, Ernest, Nancy, Gary and Cindy. Lucille retired from the Vernon Company in Newton, where she worked in the sample room. She was a member of the Lady Elks.

She was inducted into the Jasper County Bowling Hall of Fame in 2010.

Lucille loved her family from her kids to her great-great granddaughter. She also enjoyed bowling, word puzzles and she was a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan. Lucille celebrated the Cubs 2016 World Series win with her family. Lucille was a loving and devoted wife, mom, grandma, great-grandma, greatgreat-grandma, sister, aunt and friend.

Those that are left to cherish Lucille’s memory are her daughter, Cindy Reynolds of Newton; three grandchildren, Alan Foster, Deb (Jeff) Wollman and Brian (Emily) Hearl;

five great-grandchildren, Aly (Brian) Price, Ben Wollam, Mikayla Foster, Chantelle Foster and Miley Hearl; great-great-granddaughter, Briella Price and another great-great-granddaughter is on the way; nieces, nephews and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Ernest “Bud” in 1979; sons, Ernest W. Hearl in 2000 and Gary A. Hearl in 2014; daughter, Nancy Foster in 2008; brother, Herbert Dittmer; and two sisters, Charlotte Holland and Eleanor Luckman.

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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 W. 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.

• Newton Rotary Club will meet at noon Tuesday at Newton DMACC, 600 N. Second Ave. W. The program will be presented by Steve Daily on Poetry Month. Anyone interested in attending and learning more about the Newton Rotary Club is welcome. For more information, or to make reservations for lunch, call Jerry Sawin at 641-7929861.

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Submitted Photos On March 25, during the Mingo Fire Department’s annual pancake breakfast fundraiser, the MFD was awarded $2,000 in grant funding to complete the Mingo Rescue Trailer Project. Key Co-Op and Land O’ Lakes partnered together to provide funding for this project. The funding will be used to purchase rescue equipment including a stokes stretcher, helmets, flashlights and rope and accessories that will be utilized during grain bin rescue and other incidents. This project was funded through additional donations by Prairie Meadows Community Betterment Grant Program, Mike Brown of Countryside RV and the Marilyn Doty Brown Memorial.

Mid-term progress reports issued Monday Mid-term progress reports were issued to Newton High School students Monday. Freshman parents are asked to sign one copy and have their student return it to school Tuesday.

Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Caleb Micheal Schwabe, 24, of Kellogg, was arrested at 2:05 p.m. March 30 at 115 N. Second Ave. E. on a warrant for parole violation. Schwabe was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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Daughter-in-law’s visits leave trail of petty theft DEAR ABBY: I can’t talk to anyone about this (including my husband) because they’ll think something’s wrong with me or I am making it up.

When my son and his wife come to visit or we visit them, there’s always something missing from my house or from my suitcase (when we visit them).

When they visit, it’s always small items like a china teacup, a nut bowl or a figurine. After we return from a visit, there’s always a piece of costume jewelry or an item of clothing missing from my suitcase.

The items are always inexpensive.

I never see these in their house, so I suspect she just takes them and throws them out. I don’t know what to do aside from confronting her, which will probably cause a rift with my son. I’ve mentioned it to my husband and he refuses to believe me! Is there something wrong with her? Please help. I don’t know how to handle this. — GOING NUTS IN SOUTH CAROLINA DEAR GOING NUTS: Seeing is believing. Before your son and daughter-in-law’s next visit, consider setting up one or more security cameras around your home. If what you suspect proves to be true, your daughter-in-law may suffer from emotional problems that need to be addressed. And when you visit them, make sure to lock your belongings in your suitcase. If nothing else, that may give you peace of mind.

DEAR ABBY: I am recently separated. I just started seeing a guy who was also recently separated and who will soon be divorced. The problem is, he is my friend “Melissa’s” soon-to-be ex. They are breaking up because she cheated on him and left him for the other person.

He’s a great guy, and it’s too soon to tell if this could turn into an actual relationship. Melissa isn’t a best friend of mine, but she’s more than just an acquaintance. Should I pursue this

or stop now? — CONFUSED IN BROOKLYN DEAR CONFUSED: When it comes to rebound romances, I advise to proceed with caution, so you don’t get hurt. If you like this man, be a supportive friend to him for now. If the relationship develops into something more serious from there, so be it. You didn’t cause the divorce, Melissa did, and you shouldn’t be blamed.

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Five injured in Des Moines shooting early Sunday DES MOINES — Police are investigating a shooting that injured five people in Des Moines early Sunday.

Investigators found more than 40 shell casings and evidence of drug activity at the scene of the shooting near J&J Pizza. All five people injured in the shooting around 3 a.m. Sunday are expected to survive.

Two of the victims were found at the scene of the shooting. The other three had already been taken to hospitals by private vehicles.

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MARION — Police in eastern Iowa say a Linn County Co-Op employee has been accused of stealing thousands of dollars from his employer.

Marion Police Lt. Chad Nott says police were contacted in August after officials at the co-op suspected an employee was stealing money.

After a lengthy investigation, 56-yearold Robert Michael Ball was arrested. He is charged with first-degree theft and ongoing criminal activity.

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GRINNELL — The first lecture to honor a 2012 Grinnell College graduate and journalist killed in Mexico will be held this week at the Iowa college. The Armando “Mando” Alters Montano ‘12 Memorial Lecture on Tuesday will celebrate the life of Montano, of Colorado Springs, Colo. Montano was 22 when he was found dead in June 2012 in Mexico City, where he had been a news intern for The Associated Press.

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ORANGE CITY — A 19-year-old Orange City man has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting two teenagers. Axel Reyes pleaded guilty to assault with intent to commit sexual abuse last week in Sioux County District Court. Investigators say they learned in September that Reyes had provided alcohol to a 14-year-old, and that Reyes had sex with her while she was intoxicated. He was arrested Feb. 3 after authorities completed their investigation.

DUBUQUE — A Dubuque woman has been stabbed to death, and her boyfriend has been charged. Samantha Link, 21, was killed in her apartment early Friday morning. Police say they found her around 2:20 a.m. after receiving a report of a stabbing. Police say 25-yearold Fontae Buelow met officers at the door in a hysterical state. Buelow told officers he and Link had been arguing when Link became violent, assaulted him, then stabbed herself.

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For some, legislative session has been ‘nightmare scenario’ DES MOINES (AP) — With Republicans in control of state government, Iowa union leaders approached this legislative session with apprehension, but say they never envisioned lawmakers would approve such dramatic changes to laws governing worker rights and pay.

GOP legislators, with support from Republican Gov. Terry Branstad, have tightened the workers’ compensation system, severely limited the scope of collective bargaining rights for public employee unions and banned local minimum wage increases, reversing raises in some counties. Amid budget shortfalls, Republicans allowed only a small increase for K-12 schools and reduced funding for state agencies and Iowa’s three public universities.

GOP leaders said they made tough but necessary

budget choices to ensure stability and have approved changes that will spur business activity.

Others describe it as a war on workers.

“I knew unions were going to be in for some tough times,” said Danny Homan, president of the state’s largest public employee union, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Iowa Council 61.

“I never envisioned that they would go to this extreme.”

Ken Sagar, president of the Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, offered a similar assessment, adding he’s especially worried lawmakers simultaneously pushed several laws restricting worker rights.

“In a typical experiment, you might introduce one variable to see what the impact would be,” he said. “They have introduced so many

variables here, and I think they will have many unintended consequences. We put our state on a path in the wrong direction.”

Republicans and business groups acknowledged the Legislature has approved major changes, but they argue that after nearly 20 years with Democrats in control of one or both chambers, the state needed to update its laws.

Senate Majority Leader Bill Dix said Republicans were delivering on campaign promises and carrying out the will of constituents.

“Iowa voters sent us here to change the way we do business,” Dix said. “They didn’t want us to continue on the same path.”

Matt Everson, Iowa director of the National Federation of Independent Business, said small businesses needed legislative action to rein in

costs because it allows them to grow and ultimately add employees.

“This was part of the whole picture,” he said. “All of these things the Legislature is doing for businesses is just creating a climate for Iowa to compete with Minneapolis, Chicago, Kansas City and Omaha, and those states, to get people here. It creates a more competitive business climate for Iowa.”

The changes in Iowa have drawn attention around the country, especially since the state had a reputation of taking a middle-of-the-road stand on public policy, said Kate Bronfenbrenner, the director of labor education research at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

Bronfenbrenner said the changes to Iowa’s workers’ compensation system have been especially significant.

Although 36 states have changed workers’ compensation laws since 2014, Iowa’s reduced coverage places limits on the most job-inhibiting injuries, she said, such as shoulder injuries and permanent injuries impacting the whole body.

When combined with other laws approved by the Legislature, Bronfenbrenner said she thinks more Iowa residents would have to rely on Social Security disability and Medicaid.

“This is basically going to be putting people into poverty,” she said. “I have not heard of anybody doing these kinds of cuts, but now they’re going to get ideas from Iowa, that used to be such a progressive state.”

Claudia Pettit, an officer with the local Teamsters union, said many workers feel bewildered.

Students praise Wi-Fi UNI launches digital media program accessibility on school buses DUBUQUE (AP) — A pilot project by Dubuque schools to install Wi-Fi on seven school buses is already a hit with students who say they can get work done during long trips to and from school.

Dubuque Community School District officials launched a pilot project last week to offer students Wi-Fi access on seven district buses.

They say the goal is to give students an opportunity to continue their classroom studies on long rides home or to ac-

tivities.

“You have that period of time that students leave school and before they get home,” said Coby Culbertson, the district’s director of technology. “What better way for them to be engaged and to also ... continue their studies if they have access to internet accessibility with these Wi-Fi capable buses?”

District officials will evaluate the effort’s future based on how students decide to use the Wi-Fi access.

Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School sixth-grader Piper Bries says she doesn’t have internet access at home, but now she takes advantage of Wi-Fi access on her bus to work on math, science, social studies and reading homework.

“It’s awesome, and it’s cool,” she said. “If I need to get homework done, I get on Canvas (the district’s learning management system). I hop right on it, and I can get my work done if I don’t get it done in eighth period.”

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Demonstrations during the event focused on investigative journalism, television production and reporting.

Students Carli Galligan and Claire Collins, who gave demonstrations using their iPhones, said they’ve learned a lot in their digital journalism class, which has required them to set up a website, report on-the-go and post to their respective sites. Their reports have included podcasts, videos, live videos, pictures and writing.

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Three majors, including digital journalism, digital media leadership and digital media production, will also be added to the new program.

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Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Iowa City-based comic Nathan Timmel performs for a nearly sold-out crow Saturday during the STAND UP for Baxter Bolts fundraiser at Sugar Grove Vineyards in Newton. The event included a silent and live auction, bar, food and Baxter Bolts apparel sales. All proceeds from the event — sponsored by the Baxter Athletic Boosters — will go to purchase athletic uniforms the newly-branded Baxter Bolts. A fundraising total was not available at presstime Monday.

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Legislature Continued from Page 1A Under current Iowa law, if a parent stands accused of abusing cocaine or heroin in the presence of their child, the case will not be looked at as child abuse. Unless the child is under 6 years old, the same applies for a parent using methamphetamine.

Instead, these situations are classified as “family assessment,” and law enforcement is not involved.

The drug endangered children’s bill redefines the situation, allowing law enforcement to remove children from these situations more easily.

The bill has already cleared the House. Allen expects the bill to see a vote next week on the Senate floor. The firstterm senator has been working on the legislation for two years, and has received bipartisan support. Greg Heartsill, R-Columbia, who represents the south-central portion of Jasper County, co-sponsored the bill in the House and it was also supported by Rep. Wes Breckenridge, D-Newton.

“Getting children out of a drug endangered house sooner is important,” Allen said. “When there is meth and things like that in the house you need to get the children out of there. Not that they can’t go back when everything’s fine, but DHS and the (sheriff ’s) deputies need the authority to remove them so they don’t get drugs in their systems.”

Allen expects the bill to make it to the governor’s desk before adjournment.

20-week abortion ban A ban on most abortions after 20 weeks of gestation is still alive, after attempts by some Republican lawmakers in the House to declare that life begins at conception or bans abortions after a fetal heart beat is detected failed.

Senate File 53, which outlines the 20-week ban, was approved by the Senate largely on a party-line vote and has passed a House committee.

The Senate measure was heavily pushed by Wayne County Republican Sen. Amy Sinclair, who also represents eastern Jasper County. Republicans argue the bill will

AP Photo Senate Majority leader Bill Dix, R-Shell Rock, left, talks with Sen. Robert Hogg, D-Cedar Rapids, during debate in the Senate at the Statehouse, Feb. 14 in Des Moines.

reduce the number of abortions in Iowa.

Allen opposed the bill, stating abortion is an issue which does not belong in legislative debate and “should be made between a family and a doctor.” He and other Democrats argue that situations of rape, incest and life of the mother are complex issues for women to decide.

“When the bill came from the Senate, the House took a 19-page amendment which drastically changed it from a 20-week abortion ban to a six-week to a fetal heartbeat to criminal charges (for doctors) and lawsuits,” Breckenridge said. “(Republicans) probably didn’t have the support in their own party. With that drastic agenda, they had to move it back closer to what the Senate had brought over.

It shows how far they’re looking at going. The problem I have with it is it’s difficult to legislate every problem that could happen.”

Allen, however, was one of several Democrats who supported SF 359, which would have banned the sale or acquisition of fetal tissue or body parts in Iowa. The bill passed the Senate 43-6, but failed to make the second funnel in the House. It included provisions for stillborn and miscarried tissue to be donated for medical research and protected tissue already in use. But several Democrats who opposed the bill feared it would have ham-

pered scientific uses.

Fireworks Sales in Iowa A bill pending in the House would allow the sale of consumer-grade fireworks in Iowa. The Iowa Senate has already approved the measure, which would allow the use of fireworks in Iowa from June 1 through July 8 and Dec. 10 through Jan. 3.

Allen supported an amendment to SF 489 which would allow cities, counties and municipalities to ban the use of fireworks within city limits, but sales would be permitted.

“Fireworks have been around for a long time. You can still use fireworks in Iowa right now, you just have to have a permit to do it,” Allen said. “... You get your permit from the county and you drive to Missouri (out of state) to do it. Now this just makes it so you can just buy them here in Iowa.”

Medical Cannabis Discussion on HF 520, a bill making it easier for families and patients to obtain already legal medical cannabis oil for treatment of epilepsy and seizures, is still on the House’s unfinished business calender. This makes the marijuana oil bill eligible for movement in the final weeks of the session.

The Legislature passed a bill in 2014 which allows Iowans to possess cannabis oil for medical treatments, but illegal

to manufacture or distribute the oil in the state. Supporters of the bill state current law — which expires in July — still makes it virtually impossible to access the medical marijuana oil in Iowa.

911 Call Confidentiality A bill moving quickly through the Iowa Legislature would make the audio and transcripts of 911 calls involving injured persons confidential.

The bill would deem audio, video and transcripts of 911 calls involving injured victims of crimes or accidents confidential medical records. They would be exempt from the Iowa open records law. Any calls involving juveniles under the age of 18 would automatically be confidential.

Those opposed to the bill say it would block the public’s access to important information about law enforcement’s response to these incidents.

House File 571 passed the Iowa House unanimously and could be debated in the Senate this week.

The bill is opposed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa, and was proposed after the 911 calls were released to the Associated Press exposing a gun incidents in Tama County. According to the AP, the calls revealed a father had accidentally shot and killed his daughter, which the police department never released

to the public. The audio of another call showed a fast emergency response by authorities helped save the life of an injured 14-year-old girl who was accidentally shot by her brother.

There has been some Democratic opposition in the Senate, but Breckenridge — a career law enforcement officer — said it’s difficult for victims and families to relive tragedies when those details are shared in the media.

“From my perspective, if 911 calls involve a minor who either made the call or (are) indirectly related to the call, is in the background or was present when an incident occurred which could be traumatic for them, I don’t want to see them re-victimized by having that information put on the radio, on TV or in the paper days after court proceedings are over,” Breckenridge said. “From that perspective, I feel we need to protect those children.”

Texting while driving Senate File 234 would make texting while driving a primary offense, allowing police officers to stop a driver for the act. In Iowa, texting while operating a motor vehicle is still a secondary offense meaning police have to stop a driver for another infraction to cite drivers for texting.

An amendment to the bill has expanded the offense to include use of social media and mobile web browsing while behind the wheel. Gov. Branstad has voiced support for even stronger measures permitting cell phone use only with hands-free devices, but Breckenridge said there is no indication lawmakers will amend the existing bill to go that far.

Minimum Wage Signed After several counties’ boards of supervisors voted to increase the minimum wages above the state’s base of $7.25 per hour, Gov. Branstad signed into law Thursday a bill which supersedes county governments and reduces those increases. The bill solidifies Iowa’s minimum wage at $7.25, which was set in 2008.

NDN Reporter Justin Jagler contributed to this report.

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Photos by Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Above: Attendees of the Saturday’s Jasper County Young Professionals Re-Prom do the Electric Slide on the dance floor of the Newton Club at Iowa Speedway.

Right: Dustin and Katie Birkenholtz, of Monroe, walk the red carpet Saturday night at the Jasper County Young Professionals Third Annual Re-Prom at Iowa Speedway’s Newton Club.

Jennie and Michael Koenig, of Pleasantville, dance a little swing during the Jasper County Young Professionals Third Annual ReProm Saturday night at Iowa Speedway.

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Zack Omann, Curtis Murdock and Tracy Ellis, all of Newton, play a game of bags during the Jasper County Young Professionals Third Annual Re-Prom Saturday night at Iowa Speedway.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Clashing on the pitch are Newton High sophomore Jacob Murphy, left, and Collins-Maxwell/Baxter junior Cole Dulaney (7), middle, during the final game of Saturday’s Newton Cardinal Invitational at H.A. Lynn Stadium. Also defending on the play for CMB are juniors Devin Carson and Tate Ewing (2). On the back side for Newton is junior Gavin Aalbers (22). Newton beat CMB 9-1 and claimed the tournament title.

Cardinals win Cardinal Invitational PCM, CMB go 0-2 in tourney action

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News It’s 4-on-4. Prairie City Monroe’s Fabian Zeferino (4), right, goes after the ball against Ottumwa’s Jose Garcia (4), left, during a game in Saturday’s Cardinal Invitational at Newton’s H.A. Lynn Stadium.

Newton High’s Cardinals, Prairie City-Monroe’s Mustangs and Collins-Maxwell/ Baxter’s Raiders are three boys’ soccer teams working on finding their team identities in 2017. All three played in Saturday’s Newton Cardinal Invitational at H.A. Lynn Stadium.

The Cardinals had a lead on CMB in the final game of the afternoon, but they knew they had to have a certain goal-differential to claim the tournament championship.

Newton pulled out a 2-1 win over Benton earlier in the day, but Ottumwa had beaten PCM, 4-0, and downed CMB, 3-0.

Newton extended its 3-1 halftime lead over the Raiders to a 9-1 victory. It was enough to win the tiebreaker with Ottumwa, securing their home tournament title.

“Coming into the week-

end our goal was to go 2-0 today and winning our own tournament. It became clear we had to have a goal-differential of more than seven to win. The guys got it done,” Newton head coach Zach Jensen said.

Ottumwa finished second followed by Benton (1-1) in third. PCM and CMB each were 0-2 and finished fourth and fifth, respectively.

Four Cardinals were named to the all-tournament team — senior forward Justin Fischer, senior midfielder Josh Ventling, senior goal keeper Reagan Maple and junior defender Dalton Pauley.

Fisher led all scorers in the tournament with four goals and Ventling had three goals.

Maple had four saves in a game and a half.

PCM junior Misha Seebeck and CMB’s sophomore Josh Bruntz were on the all-tournament team.

Ottumwa’s Luis Barojas, Juan Carapia and Emerson Torres and Benton’s Vance

Bartelt and Patrick Michael rounded out the all-tournament team.

Newton’s Fischer managed to find the net at the 23:05 mark of the first half against CMB. The Cardinals put constant pressure on the Raider defense and sophomore goal keeper Brendyn Padget throughout the game.

Sophomore Jacob Murphy turned a throw-in pass from Ventling into Newton;’s second goal against CMB with 20:01 on the first-half clock. Less than a minute later, sophomore Jacob Murphy used a cross pass by Fischer to put the Cardinals up 3-0.

The Raiders countered with 13 minutes left in the first half. Junior Carter Fricke took advantage of an injury to Newton sophomore defender Ty Arguello. Fricke dribbled between Arguello, who was going down, and SOCCER | 8B

Reynolds’ top score leads Cardinals to second at Norwalk Invitational

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News WEST DES MOINES — On a brisk spring day, Newton High’s boys opened the 2017 spring golf season playing the Willow Creek Golf Course well during Friday’s Norwalk Invitational.

The Cardinals combined for a first-place tying 323 team score, but settled for the second-place team trophy. Gilbert, which was favored to win the tournament, shot a 323 also and won the top trophy on a fifth-man score tiebreaker.

No one touched Newton senior Austin Reynolds, who shot a one under par 70 as the tournament’s medalist. Reynolds beat the entire field in the 18-hole event by five strokes.

Gilbert’s Tommy Doyle was second with a 75.

“I was very pleased and proud of the kids’ effort today,” Newton head coach Pat Riley said. “I was hoping, considering the conditions, we would shoot under 340. I didn’t anticipate shooting 323 and tying a very talented Gilbert squad who went to state last year.”

Senior Paul Maharry carded an 81 as Newton’s No. 2 golfer for the day and senior Trey Vanderlaan had an 85.

Junior Shaiden Simmons finished with an 87. Senior Sam Supino and junior Devon Young each shot a 106.

“Paul had a nice round of golf,” Riley said.

Host Norwalk finished five strokes behind Gilbert and Newton, taking third with a 328. Winterset finished fourth with a 334 and Norwalk No. 2 was fifth at 338. Dallas Center-Grimes placed sixth

at 351 followed by Saydel in seventh at 371, Pella Christian in eighth at 377, Earlham in ninth at 411 and Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont in 10th at 461.

Newton returns to Willow Creek on Monday for a Little Hawkeye Conference triangular meet against Oskaloosa and host Norwalk. The meet tees off at 4:15 p.m.

“I believe we have a great team and can be in the conference title picture,” Riley said “We just need some practice time to clean up a few things.

With the weather being as crazy as it’s been, we haven’t had much of an opportunity to work out the winter kinks and get our swings back.”

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

Submitted Photo Newton High senior Austin Reynolds, left, shot a one-under par 70 to win the 18-hole Norwalk Invitational on Friday at Willow Creek Golf Course in West Des Moines. Newton head coach Pat Riley, right, had his team ready for a very cool opening day for the 2017 golf season as the Cardinals tied for first, but settled for second on a tiebreaker.

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SPORTS CALENDAR Monday Soccer Newton girls at Ballard, JV 5:30 p.m., varsity 7 p.m.

PCM at Centerville, girls 5 p.m., boys 7 p.m.

Newton 9th boys tournament Ames vs. Perry, 4 p.m.

Perry vs. Johnston, 5 p.m.

Newton vs. Johnston, 6 p.m.

Newton vs. Ames, 7 p.m.

Golf Newton boys, Oskaloosa at Norwalk, 4:15 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully girls, boys at Montezuma, 4:15 p.m.

Keota, Sigourney at Colfax-Mingo girls, boys, 4:15 p.m.

CMB boys at Saydel, 4:15 p.m.

Tuesday Track Newton boys, girls at South Tama, 4:30 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo at Lynnville-Sully Co-ed Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

PCM Co-ed Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

CMB girls at Gilbert, 4:30 p.m.

Soccer Newton boys at Indianola, JV 5:30 p.m, varsity 7 p.m.

PCM at Des Moines Hoover, girls 5 p.m. boys 7 p.m.

Golf Lynnville-Sully boys at PCM, 4 p.m.

PCM girls at Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, 4 p.m.

Thursday Tennis Boone at Newton boys, 4:15 p.m.

Newton girls at Boone, 4:15 p.m.

Soccer Gilbert at CMB girls, 5:30 p.m.

CMB boys at Ankeny Christian, 5:30 p.m.

Chariton at PCM boys, 7 p.m.

Golf BGM, English Valleys at Lynnville-Sully boys and girls, 4:15 p.m.

HLV, Montezuma at Colfax-Mingo girls, boys, 4:15 p.m.

CMB girls at Roland-Story, 4 p.m.

Track PCM, Lynnville-Sully girls at Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, 4:30 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo girls at North Mahaska, 4:15 p.m.

Newton-Berg Middle School Girls Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Friday Tennis Marshalltown at Newton boys, 4;15 p.m.

Newton girls at Marshalltown, 4 p.m.

Track PCM, Lynnville-Sully, Colfax-Mingo boys at CMB, 4:30 p.m.

CMB girls at Ballard, 5 p.m.

Soccer North Polk at CMB boys, 5:30 p.m.

CMB girls at Webster City, 5:30 p.m.

PCM girls at Knoxville, 7 p.m.

Golf PCM boys at Pella, 1 p.m.

Saturday Track Newton girls, boys at Oskaloosa, 9:30 a.m.

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Mustang boys finish second at Roland-Story quad

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News

STORY CITY — The weather hasn’t cooperated that well with track and field teams so far this spring.

Despite cold temperatures Friday, the Prairie City-Monroe boys still found a way to successfully perform in a quadrangular meet at Roland-Story.

The Mustangs won two individual running events, two field events and two relays during a second-place team finish. PCM claimed nine runner-up finishes and three third-place tallies as well.

“It was a good night,” PCM coach Collin Harrison said. “It was cold, but we are improving despite the weather not really being great yet.”

PCM scored 92.5 points in second place. Host Roland-Story won the meet with 108 points, while Southeast Valley (46) was third and Hampton-Dumont (29) finished fourth.

Senior Luke Greiner, junior Noah Anderson and sophomore Cole Dustin all won individual events and helped a relay team to wins.

Greiner won the long jump, and sophomore Brayton Van Dyke gave PCM a 1-2 finish in the event. Greiner won with a leap of 18 feet, 3 1/2 inches, while Van Dyke hit 18-2 1/2.

Anderson was the winner in the 200-meter dash with a personal-best time of 23.28 seconds. Sophomore Preston Van Wyk took third in 24.1.

Anderson’s time ranks ninth in Class 2A so far this season.

Greiner, Van Dyke and Anderson teamed up with senior Chris Ellens to win the distance medley relay. That foursome finished in 4 minutes, 0 seconds.

Dustin was the 110 high

Stephen Koenigsfeld/Marshalltown Times-Republican Prairie City-Monroe sophomore Brayton Van Dyke competes in the long jump during the Mustangs’ outdoor opener at East Marshall last week. Van Dyke helped PCM go 1-2 in the event following his runner-up finish at Roland-Story on Friday.

hurdle winner as he crossed the finish line in 16.44 seconds.

Dustin also anchored the shuttle hurdle relay team to a win. The other three Mustangs in that event were sophomores Nick Buswell, Nick Dredge and Jarron Trausch.

The other win came from senior Noah Clark in the dis-

cus. Clark’s top throw was 144 feet, 8 inches.

Senior Leevi Telfer gave the Mustangs more points after taking second in the shot put.

Telfer’s top toss covered 43-9.

That discus throw for Clark puts him seventh in 2A so far this season.

“I was proud of Noah, that’s

a good throw in the kind of weather we had tonight,” Harrison said.

PCM claimed four other individual runner-up finishes on the night. Van Wyk was second in the 100 with a personal-best time of 11.71, junior Noah Henkenius finished second in the 400 in 55.3, Dredge’s finished the 400 hurdles in 1:04 in finishing second and Dustin took the silver in the high jump with a leap of 5-8.

Van Wyk’s time in the 100 ranks him eighth in 2A. Three relays finished second — the 4x100, 4x800 and sprint medley relays.

In the 4x100, Greiner, Anderson, Van Dyke and Van Wyk finished with a personal-best time of 45.7.

The foursome currently sits sixth in 2A. The sprint medley relay included Greiner, Anderson, Henkenius and Van Wyk and that foursome finished in 1:43.

The Mustangs currently have the sixth best time in 2A. The 4x800 relay included junior Blake Lee, freshman Nigel Sperfslage, junior Brady North and freshman Conner Fagen.

That quartet grabbed the silver with a time of 9:48.

Ellens was third in both the 1,600 and 3,200.

In the mile, Ellens finished with a personal-best time of 4:53.7.

Ellens stopped the clock in the two mile in 10:16.7, which is a personal record by seven seconds.

Ellens, who is yet to win an individual event, is ranked fourth in the 3,200 in 2A. “We are taking steps in the right direction,” Harrison said.

“We’ve had a great start to the year.”

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

North Carolina, Gonzaga to meet in men’s title game GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — North Carolina missed the shots. No surprise there.

Kennedy Meeks saved the game. No surprise there, either.

Meeks, the only Tar Heel who could shoot straight Saturday night, muscled away the game-saving offensive rebound in a 77-76 victory over Oregon after ice-cold Carolina missed its fourth straight free throw down the stretch.

All part of a career night for the North Carolina senior, who was on the bench in last year’s championship game when Villanova devastatingly ended the

Tar Heels’ chance at a title with a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

In this one, Meeks was front and center. He finished 11-for13 to match his career high with 25 points. And he had 14 rebounds, eight of which came on the offensive glass and none of which was more important than the last. It secured a Monday-night date with Gonzaga in the title game, where the Tar Heels (32-7) will go for the program’s sixth title.

The rest of his team shot a brick-a-minute 14 for 55 from the floor (25 percent). Justin Jackson was one of the few to break through. He had 22

points on 6-for-13 shooting, including a five-minute stretch with three 3-pointers and two free throws that helped the Heels to a double-digit lead and put them on the verge of a runaway midway through the second half.

After Keith Smith’s layup pulled Oregon within 77-76 with 7 seconds left, it looked like it would come down to free throws.

It did, and it wasn’t pretty.

First, Meeks got fouled, stepped to the line and rimmed out two. But Theo Pinson got inside and batted the ball back out to Berry, who then got

fouled with 4 seconds left.

Berry missed both, too. But Meeks got inside of Jordan Bell for that final rebound, threw it outside to Pinson, who dribbled out the clock.

Bell finished with 13 points and 16 rebounds, but needed No. 17 to give the Ducks a last shot.

Gonzaga 77, South Carolina 73 GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Their star guard was outstanding. Their big men dominated inside. Still, it came down to FINAL FOUR | 3B

Cardinal Boys’ Golf Community Service

Submitted Photo Members of the Newton High boys’ golf team spent Saturday morning helping rake sticks, haul brush and general cleanup to give Westwood Golf Course a face lift for the new season as the team’s community service project. NHS boys’ golf coach Pat Riley said Brad Sponseller, Westwood club pro, gave all the kids something to drink afterward and puts up with the players out at Westwood every day after school practicing. He said Nick Cummins, the golf course superintendent, helped run the show Saturday and does a fabulous job making the course a great place to practice and play. Scott Creech, owner of Domino’s, donated pizzas to the kids afterward.

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South Carolina women win first national title

NASCAR Photo Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series STP 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Sunday in Martinsville, Virginia.

Keselowski pulls away to win at Martinsville

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Brad Keselowski had sampled success at Martinsville Speedway, but had never put everything together to get to Victory Lane.

He changed that on Sunday, passing Kyle Busch with 43 laps to go and pulling away to win for the 23rd time in his career.

“It felt like we were due, and if you ever can be, this is one of those tracks and today was one of those days where we persevered in a special way,” Keselowski said.

“The battle there with Kyle at the end was a lot of fun to be a part of. I hope it was a lot of fun to watch.”

The victory came in team owner Roger Penske’s 1,000th start in NASCAR’s top series, and gave Ford its first victory on NASCAR’s oldest and smallest track since 2002.

It also made Keselowski the first two-time winner this season, and was his fifth consecutive top-five finish.

“This is one I’m never going to forget,” said Keselowski, who had been the runner-up twice in

the past four races here.

Keselowski or Busch led the last 160 laps and swapped the lead several times during a green flag run that began with 64 laps to go.

Keselowski had the lead coming out of the 14th and final caution, but Busch quickly slipped underneath him to go back in front. Keselowski stalked him for 14 laps, the nose of his Ford inches from the rear bumper of Busch’s Toyota.

When he finally got around Busch again, he gradually pulled away, opening a lead of nearly two seconds as Busch’s car, dominant for much of the day, faded. The lead paid off at the end when Keselowski had to navigate around lapped traffic. He won by 1.8 seconds.

“All we did was put four tires on, and when we did, it went to junk,” Busch said of his car.

“I hate it for our guys. They’ve deserved all year better finishes than what we’ve been able to produce, and here’s another one today. Just frustrating season so far.”

Busch led a race-high 274 laps

and finished second, followed by Chase Elliott, Joey Logano and Austin Dillon.

It was the first time NASCAR tried its new stage racing on a short track, and it provided some excitement.

Martin Truex Jr. won the first stage in a three-lap sprint that featured lots of banging as drivers jostled to make the point-scoring top 10.

Elliott won stage two when Ricky Stenhouse Jr., trying to get back on the lead lap, nudged Busch on the final lap of the stage, getting Busch just loose enough for Elliott to slide underneath him to score the regular season points and coveted playoff point.

Busch said he has no problem with being bumped, as long as Stenhouse knows to expect the same treatment in reverse.

“I actually was rolling into Turn 3 and was kind of going higher out of the way and was going to let (Stenhouse) back by and give him the lap,” Busch said. “That was my intent, and then he just drove through me and cost me my spot to (Elliott).

I was trying to be a nice guy.”

Cardinals get walk-off victory over defending-champion Cubs ST. LOUIS (AP) — Randal Grichuk hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and a game-ending RBI single in the ninth, helping the St. Louis Cardinals top the Chicago Cubs 4-3 in a wild prime-time opener on Sunday night.

Jose Martinez sparked the winning rally with a pinch-hit double against Mike Montgomery, who closed out Chicago’s World Series championship in November. Yadier Molina then was awarded the first no-pitch intentional walk in major league history, part of baseball’s offseason rule changes designed to speed up the game.

With two outs and the bases loaded, Grichuk lined a 1-2 pitch into the gap in left-center for his second career game-ending hit.

He was mobbed as he rounded first in the rain, and what was left of a sellout crowd of 47,566 cheered wildly.

The Cardinals appeared set for a tidy 3-0 win before the Cubs rallied in the ninth. Ben Zobrist was hit by a pitch from Seunghwan Oh and Jason Heyward singled before Willson Contreras hit a drive to left for a tying homer.

Before the dramatic finish, the night belonged to St. Louis right-hander Carlos Martinez, who retired 12 in a row and 18of-19 over one stretch against the defending champions. The ace right-hander struck out 10 and walked none in 7 1/3 innings in his first start on opening day.

Jon Lester kept Chicago in the game with five effective innings despite not having his best stuff.

Kyle Schwarber reached three times in his first game as the leadoff hitter since Dexter Fowler left the Cubs for an $82.5 million, five-year contract with the Cardinals.

Martinez departed with runners on first and second and the Cardinals clinging to a 1-0 lead.

He was saluted with a standing ovation.

Oh then came in and hit Schwarber with a pitch, loading the bases as it started to rain. But Oh retired NL MVP Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo on two fly balls to right, ending the inning.

Diamondbacks 6, Giants 5 PHOENIX (AP) — Two big swings from Madison Bumgarner were undone by another bullpen meltdown in a wild opener for the San Francisco Giants that looked an awful lot like last season.

Chris Owings singled home the winning run and the Arizona Diamondbacks scored twice with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning off new San Francisco closer Mark Melancon for a 6-5 victory Sunday.

Derailed by a dreadful relief corps last year, the Giants started this season the same way — even after trying to fix the problem by bringing in Melancon on a $62 million, four-year contract.

Bumgarner retired his first 16 batters and became the first

pitcher to hit two home runs on opening day. He struck out 11 with no walks in seven innings — all for naught.

Arizona got a double by Jeff Mathis and three singles after Melancon (0-1) retired his first two batters in the ninth. A.J. Pollock singled in the tying run, and Owings dumped a base hit into right field to end it.

New Diamondbacks closer Fernando Rodney (1-0) gave up a run but escaped a bases-loaded, one-out situation to get the victory.

Rays 7, Yankees 3 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Pitch by pitch, Chris Archer set the tone for what he and the Tampa Bay Rays hope will be a bounce-back year.

Not such a good start for Masahiro Tanaka and the New York Yankees.

Archer pitched seven solid innings, and the Rays roughed up Tanaka on the way to beating New York 7-3 in the first game of the new Major League Baseball season Sunday.

And what the Rays didn’t do a lot of last season, when they sank to the bottom of the AL East with their worst finish (6894) since 2007.

New York lost on opening day for the sixth consecutive year.

Evan Longoria and Logan Morrison homered and drove in three runs apiece before a sellout crowd of 31,042 at Tropicana Field.

DALLAS (AP) — Dawn Staley is going to savor her first NCAA championship. It took her a long time to finally be able to raise the trophy over her head.

A’ja Wilson scored 23 points to help coach Staley and South Carolina win their first national championship with a 67-55 victory over Mississippi State on Sunday night.

Staley made the Final Four three times as a player at Virginia but never won. She also led the Gamecocks to the national semifinals two years ago before losing to Notre Dame.

“It means that I can check off one of the things that had been a void in my career,” said Staley wearing the championship net around her neck in the postgame press conference. “Something I wanted to do. It was one of two opportunities that I saw women play when I was younger — national championship games and Olympics.

Those were things that I held dear and near to me growing up. Those were the things I saw and were shooting for.”

Wilson, a native South Carolina player who was Staley’s biggest recruit ever, was the key.

She was thrilled to help Staley get her first title.

Once the final buzzer sounded, Staley had a long group hug with her coaching staff and then grabbed the trophy and paraded it around the court high over her head. She cut down the final piece of the net, waving it to the huge throng of Gamecocks fans while Wilson and Kaela Davis danced with the South Carolina band playing.

Staley became just the second African-American coach to win a national championship.

She joined Carolyn Peck, who won a title at Purdue.

Mississippi State had all the momentum on its side after a shocking win over UConn on Friday night that ended the Huskies’ record 111-

game winning streak.

The Bulldogs couldn’t muster the same effort against the Gamecocks.

Morgan William, who had become the face of the tournament with the game-winner against the Huskies after a 41-point performance against Baylor, was held to just 8 points.

South Carolina (334) turned a 10-point halftime lead into a 4531 advantage midway through the third quarter before the Bulldogs rallied. Mississippi State (34-5) slowly cut into its deficit, getting with 5450 on Jazzmun Holmes’ jumper. That brought a huge cheer from the thousands of Mississippi State fans who made the 8-hour trip from Starkville, Mississippi.

But that’s as close as the Bulldogs could get.

The victory in front of a sellout crowd came one day after the Gamecocks men’s basketball team lost in the Final Four in Phoenix.

Wilson, who grew up in South Carolina, blocked a shot on one end of the court and then hit a short jumper in the lane that started a 12-2 run to put the game away. Staley emptied her bench with less than a minute left and Wilson left with tears of joy. The junior center sees a repeat in the future for the Gamecocks, who return most of their core players.

“Man, just be with us next year, we’re trying to be in this same spot next year, we’re going to see how it goes,” Wilson said after winning the most outstanding player award for the Final Four.

The Gamecocks won the title without star center Alaina Coates, who hurt her ankle in the SEC Tournament.

She didn’t even travel with the team to Dallas.

It was the third loss for the Bulldogs against the Gamecocks this season.

Mississippi State dropped a game in South Carolina in the regular season as well as the SEC Tournament title game.

Final Four Continued from Page 2B some last-second strategy for Gonzaga to move on to the NCAA Tournament championship game for the first time.

Nigel Williams-Goss scored 23 points, Gonzaga’s big men combined for 27 and the Bulldogs kept South Carolina from taking a game-tying shot in a 77-73 victory Saturday night in a matchup of firsttime teams at the Final Four.

The Bulldogs’ 7-footers, senior Przemek Karnowski and freshman Zach Collins, took care of things on both ends of the court, combining for 18 rebounds. Collins also had a career-high six blocks.

Gonzaga (37-1), the top seed in the West Regional, will face North Carolina, the top seed in the South, for the title Monday night.

Williams-Goss missed a shot with 12.7 seconds left and South Carolina rebounded and called a timeout, trailing 75-72. South Carolina passed the ball around and Gonzaga fouled Sindarius Thornwell before he could shoot with 3.5 seconds left. Thornwell made the first free throw and missed the second on purpose in hopes of his teammates grabbing an offensive rebound. Killian Tillie rebounded for Gonzaga, was fouled and made two free throws to cement the game.

PJ Dozier led the Gamecocks with 17 points and Thornwell, the leading scorer in the NCAA Tournament at 25.8 points per game during the first four rounds, finished with 15 on 4-for-12 shooting after starting slow.

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THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ARNOLD L. STIER, Deceased.

Probate No. ESPR 036800 NOTICE OF HEARING To: the children of Lyle Stier, deceased, whose first names are Eileen, Irene, and Angie.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that there is now on file in the office of the Clerk of the abovecaptioned District Court a Petition to Sell and Report of Sale concerning the following described real property: Lot 11 in Block 3, Original Town Plat of Colfax, Jasper County, Iowa (locally known as 10 N Elm Street, Colfax), at private sale for the price of $25,000.00 without appraisal. For further particulars see the copy of the Petition on file.

YOU ARE FURTHER HEREBY NOTIFIED that a hearing on said matter will be held in the Courtroom of the Jasper County Courthouse in Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, on the 14th day of April 2017 at 9:30 A.M., and that you may appear at said time and show cause, if any you may have, why said property should not be sold, or you may otherwise post bond to prevent said sale in accordance with the laws of the State of Iowa.

Dated at Newton, Iowa, this 23rd day of March 2017.

BRUCE NUZUM, ICIS PIN No: AT0005885 CALDWELL, BRIERLY, CHALUPA & NUZUM, PLLC 211 First Avenue West, Newton, Iowa 50208 Telephone: 641-792-3614 Fax: 641-792-2410 Attorneys for the Administrators Date of 2nd publication: April 3, 2017 March 27 & April 3 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE Jasper County Sheriff Office 2300 Law Center Drive Newton, IA 50208 641-792-5912 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS CIVIL NO. (SALE NO.) 17-000241 CASE # EQCV118364 SPECIAL EXECUTION PLAINTIFF: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., vs DEFENDANT: CLINTON A. WILLIAMS and ANN C. WILLIAMS a/k/a ANN COUCH WILLIAMS, et al.; IN REM As a result of the judgment rendered in the above referenced court case, an execution was issued by the court to the Sheriff of this county. The execution ordered the sale of defendant(s) Real Estate Property to satisfy the judgment. The property to be sold is: PARCEL “A� IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION EIGHTEEN, TOWNSHIP SEVENTY-NINE NORTH, RANGE NINETEEN WEST OF THE FIFTH P.M., JASPER COUNTY, IOWA, AS APPEARS IN THE PLAT OF SURVEY OF RECORD IN BOOK 1153, AT PAGE 409 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. Property Address 4259 S 48TH AVE W, NEWTON, IOWA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 05/16/2017 Sale Time 10:00 AM Place of Sale JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE 2300 LAW CENTER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemption.

Property exemption: Certain money or property may be exempt. Contact your attorney promptly to review specific provisions of the law and file appropriate notice, if applicable.

Judgment Amount $196,807.43 Costs $485.69 Accrued Costs PLUS Interest $7,714.58 Sheriff's Fees Pending Attorney DAVID M. ERICKSON 215 10TH ST, STE 1300 DES MOINES, IA 50309 (515)288-2500 Date 02/27/2017 JOHN R. HALFERTY JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF

NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE Jasper County Sheriff Office 2300 Law Center Drive Newton, IA 50208 641-792-5912 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS CIVIL NO. (SALE NO.) 17-000239 CASE # EQCV120058 SPECIAL EXECUTION PLAINTIFF: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, vs DEFENDANT: GEORGE H WILKENING; SPOUSE OF GEORGE H. WILKENING, IF ANY; and PARTIES IN POSSESSION; IN REM As a result of the judgment rendered in the above referenced court case, an execution was issued by the court to the Sheriff of this county. The execution ordered the sale of defendant(s) Real Estate Property to satisfy the judgment. The property to be sold is: LOT 2 IN BLOCK 3 OF THE AMENDED PLAT OF WOODROW'S SUBDIVISION OF LOT 71 WEST NEWTON, OF THE CITY OF NEWTON, JASPER COUNTY, IOWA. THE NORTH 82 FEET OF LOT 1, BLOCK 3, AS SHOWN BY THE AMENDED PLAT OF WOODROW'S SUB-DIVISION OF LOT 71 IN WEST NEWTON, AN ADDITION TO AND NOW FORMING A PART OF THE CITY OF NEWTON, JASPER COUNTY, IOWA. THE NORTH ONE-HALF OF THE EAST-WEST ALLEYWAY 8.25 FEET WIDE BY 66 FEET LONG ABUTTING THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE OF LOT 2, BLOCK 3 OF THE AMENDED PLAT OF WOODROW'S SUBDIVISION, CITY OF NEWTON, JASPER COUNTY, IOWA. Property Address 709 S 2ND AVE W, NEWTON, IOWA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 05/16/2017 Sale Time 10:00 AM Place of Sale JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE 2300 LAW CENTER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemption.

Property exemption: Certain money or property may be exempt. Contact your attorney promptly to review specific provisions of the law and file appropriate notice, if applicable.

Judgment Amount $88,900.47 Costs $235.00 Accrued Costs PLUS Interest $1,262.80 Sheriff's Fees Pending Attorney DONALD J. PAVELKA JR. 2002 DOUGLAS ST OMAHA, NE 68102 (402)898-7000 Date 02/10/2017 JOHN R. HALFERTY JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF March 27 & April 3 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES MARCH 28, 2017, 12:00 PM CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS The City Council of Newton, Iowa met in special session at 12:00 pm on the above date in the Council Chambers at 101 West 4th Street South. Mayor Pro Tem ChapĂŠ presided.

Present: Council Members Chape', George (via telephone), Mullan, Kulis. Absent: Biondi, Trotter.

Moved by Mullan, seconded by Kulis, to approve a new Class C Liquor License, Sunday Sales, Hy-Vee, Inc., DBA: Hy-Vee Iowa Speedway, 3333 Rusty Wallace Dr. AYES: Four. NAYS: None.

Motion passed.

Moved by Mullan, seconded by Kulis, to adjourn the meeting.

Motion unanimously carried by voice vote. Meeting adjourned at 12:01 pm.

Michael L. Hansen, Mayor Katrina Davis, City Clerk April 3

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THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ARLENE G. RUTHEFORD, Deceased.

Probate No. ESPR 037028 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTORS, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Arlene G. Rutheford, Deceased, who died on or about March 26, 2017: You are hereby notified that on March 29, 2017, the Last Will and Testament of Arlene G. Rutheford, deceased, bearing date of September 24, 1992, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Linda Van Maaren and Steven L. Rutherford were appointed executors of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

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

Dated March 29, 2017.

Linda Van Maaren 246 East 60th Street South, Newton, Iowa 50208 and Steven L. Rutherford 709 West 2nd Street South, Newton, Iowa 50208 Executors of Estate BRUCE NUZUM, ICIS PIN No: AT0005885 Attorney for Executor CALDWELL, BRIERLY, CHALUPA & NUZUM, PLLC 211 First Avenue West, Newton, Iowa 50208 Second publication date: April 10, 2017 April 3 & 10

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or send resumes to rmalfese@jeldwen.com.

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PRODUCTION POSITION RATES Start at $15.25 per hour Earn up to $18.75 per hour MAINTENANCE POSITION RATES Start at $19.00 per hour Earn up to $23.50 per hour BENEFITS – TYSON FRESH MEATS IN PERRY Competitive wages Stock Purchase Plan 401(k) with company match Comprehensive insurance for you and your family (medical, dental, and vision) $1.00 shift premium for B shift CONTACT Tyson Fresh Meats in Perry Eloisa Baumgartner 13500 I Court Perry, IA 50220 515-465-9759 www.tyson.com Tyson Foods is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, national origin, color, religion, age, genetics, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or veteran status.

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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 • • • • • • • • •

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This Cancer moon is about making sure that the others in your life are on the same page as you. Check in and talk about now. You may be surprised at the slight differences of opinion, and you’ll certainly be glad you asked. This is the kind of preventive conversation that can save you from huge conflict later.

of ethics. Libra and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 49, 9, 5, 44 and 3.

Houdini,” until he started thinking about all of the other limitations that can bind a person. Don’t let one limit define you. You’ll ultimately break through them all.

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

The thrifty move is the one that will save you money in the long run. There is no point in being wise with your pennies if it causes you to be foolish with your dollars later on.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

Everything you own, have and cherish requires maintenance to some degree. Relationships require the most right now.

Tune them up by plotting some fun together.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

You’ve served so many. This is about you today. Speak your heart. Publicize your work.

Show your process. Tell your story. And dance for no one but yourself.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). In the movies, you figure out that you love a character and then watch that character suffer. In reality, you love a character and then are a part of what happens next. So, what happens next?

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

Harry Houdini was originally known as “Harry Handcuff

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

Life can be like a wrestling

match. Everyone has a different tolerance level. People tap out. Sooner is better than later.

If you know you’re leaving, what are you trying to prove by staying longer?

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The rules of improvisational acting will apply to your life today.

When people give you an idea, regardless of what it is, say yes and add to it. Also, you can change the dynamics of any situation just by changing who you are being.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

The people close to you don’t always know what they should about you. It’s annoying and tedious, but you’ll have to educate and re-educate them about how to treat you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Because you are intensely creative, you see more possibilities than others do. This can make a relatively easy task, such as dressing or making a sandwich, seem complicated.

Don’t let all the options get in your way!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’re allowed to play whatever role you want to play.

Invent one. This is a time for experimentation. Turn things around and around in your mind. Ask a new question; draw a fresh conclusion.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Go on and do your thing.

Commit to the makeover. This isn’t selfish, not in the least.

What you do to make it better for yourself will also make it better for others.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

The human brain is no kluge; it’s an elegant, complicated miracle of an organ. And when it steers you wrong today, it will also be steering you right.

Trust yourself.

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Continued from Page 1B junior defender Matthew Karsten to kick the ball past Maple for CMB’s first goal of the season.

“We’ve talked about how in our first two games for the season we did not come out of halftime with passion, intensity and aggressiveness,” Jensen said. “In this game, the guys got the job done in the second half.”

Fisher and Stanton were on the attack early in the second half when Padget came out to meet the charge and slipped down. Stanton buried the ball in the empty net. Fischer scored a minute later on a pass from Ventling.

Fischer recorded his first hat trick — three goals — of the season on an 18-yard free kick goal with 13:09 left in the game. He would add one more goal in the final minute of play, but before then Ventling scored and senior Joe Stammeyer tallied a goal.

“We came out and played our game of soccer,” Fischer said. “As a captain, we knew we had to be more vocal on the field, lead and guide our younger players. In our three games so far, I’ve seen young guys step up and work hard at it. We’re working through some injuries right now.”

Maple was in the goal for Newton in the first half against CMB. He gave up the goal and did not have a save. Junior Benny Cheng was between the posts the second half, ringing up one save. Newton put 22 shots on goal and CMB’s Padget had 12 saves.

“Benny’s save was big to keep the goal-differential in play for us. Matthew Karsten, who has never played or practiced with the varsity, came in today and did a tremendous job as our center back. He and Dalton Pauley made some great defensive plays in each of our two games today,” Jensen said.

Each of the area teams have new makeups to their squads.

Newton and CMB have new head coaches, and the Raiders are in their second season after reviving the program.

The Mustangs opened the tournament day with a 6-0 loss to Benton followed by the shutout loss to Ottumwa.

Benton’s Michael had two first-half goals and Bartelt made it 3-0 at halftime. With a quick back kick, Michael scored his third goal of the game at five minutes into the second half. Bartelt and Brody Rawson added a goal each for the final score.

“I saw a lot of effort and teamwork from our guys today. We’re starting to see the game,” PCM head coach Darrin Telfer said. “We’re starting to pass the ball and communicate better.”

The Mustangs had sophomore Blake Read in goal the first half against Benton, and he had four saves. Junior Jacob Ponder had three saves as goal keeper in the second half.

PCM played Ottumwa to a 1-0 score at halftime.

The Bulldogs had three second-half goals as Barojas had three goals for Benton in the game and Jerry Magana scored the final goal. Senior Zac VanWaardhuizen played the whole game as the Mustangs’ goal keeper, having nine saves.

“We had tough opposition today. We played a lot of guys, too,” Telfer said. “We’re starting to put some things together. We’re close to execution.

The Ottumwa game was 1-0 and could have gone a different way, but we had a couple of breakdowns. Some of that is on us as coaches. We moved people around.”

Telfer said the Mustangs’ numbers are up this season with 45 on the squad. He said they dressed 24 players for

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Grabbing the ball for a save is Prairie City-Monroe’s Blake Read, right, as Benton’s Justice Larner (38) comes in toward the goal during the opening game of Saturday’s Newton Cardinal Invitational soccer tournament at H.A. Lynn Stadium. Benton defeated PCM 6-0.

Saturday’s tournament. Telfer said PCM has some freshmen and sophomores who are starting to push the older kids.

“It’s good competition in practice. In a week or so, we’ll have people set in positions. I really feel good about how we played today and the direction we’re headed in,” Telfer said.

Under first-year head coach Crystal Bruntz, the CMB Raiders opened the 2017 season Saturday in the Newton tournament.

The Raiders were down 2-0 to Ottumwa at halftime as the Bulldogs got goals by Emerson Torres and Juan Andrade.

Torres scored again three minutes into the second half.

The Raiders held the Bulldogs at bay the rest of the game.

Padget was in goal the whole game and had eight saves.

“The team stepped up to play in new positions and with new players in these first two games of the season,” Bruntz said. “While the outcomes of the games were not what we wanted, we will continue to focus on our game.

“We are excited to get back to practice and play on Thursday and Friday. The team set goals this year, and our focus will be on the work needed to achieve these goals.”

In Newton’s first game of the tournament, it battled Benton to win 2-1. At the 15:24 mark of the first half, Stammeyer put a corner kick right in front of the goal and Ventling headed the ball in.

The Cardinals were up 1-0 at halftime.

Benton came out in the second half and applied the pressure on Newton. With 19:10 showing on the clock, the Bobcats’ Addison Steinford was on the back side of the net to kick in a ball that dribbled past Newton’s defenders.

“We got together as a team out there and talked it over,” Ventling said. “We knew we had to communicate better.

We have a lot people on the team without varsity experience, but we’re seeing them step up.”

Newton was awarded a corner kick with eight minutes remaining in the game with the Bobcats. This time junior Gavin Aalbers delivered the ball from the corner. Ventling connected for his second header of the night, putting Newton up 2-1.

The Cardinals were able to fend off the Bobcats. Maple had four saves in the game on five shots on goal by Benton.

Newton had five shots on goal

for the game.

“I didn’t come into the day thinking I’d score two headers. Joe and Gavin put two great balls in play and I just went up and attacked the ball,” Ventling said. “Yes, I’m pretty vocal out there. I just help the guys know where to be and get them in the right mindset. We all have to be engaged in the game all the time to succeed.”

Jensen said Ventling is proving himself as a strong leader on and off the field for the Cardinals.

“Josh is one heck of a player. He is the heart of this team.

All of our captains are doing what we ask and providing good leadership,” Jensen said.

“As a team we have a new system to work with and they are doing well with it.”

Newton (2-1) opens Little Hawkeye Conference play in a 7 p.m. contest Tuesday at Indianola. PCM (0-3) plays at 7 p.m. Monday at Centerville and CMB (0-2) plays at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Ankeny Christian.

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

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High senior midfielder Josh Ventling (10) controls the ball against Benton. Ventling scored on two headers to lead the Cardinals to a 2-1 win over the Bobcats in Saturday’s tournament.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Collins-Maxwell/Baxter junior Carter Fricke (1) handles the ball while being pushed by Ottumwa’s Jorge Benlloch (8) and defended by Ottumwa’s Jose Garcia, right, in Saturday’s tournament action at Newton.

CMB lost 3-0 to Ottumwa, but Fricke scored a goal for the Raiders in a 9-1 loss to Newton.