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Anthony Victor Reyes/Daily News Betty and Earl Vogelaar discuss Jasper County’s role in World War II with museum board member Skip Richards Sunday at Jasper County Historical Museum’s “Greatest Generation Day” event. The couple said the exhibit brought back several memories.

County museum pays tribute to Greatest Generation with new exhibit

By Anthony Victor Reyes Newton Daily News

Sunday afternoon at the Jasper County Historical Museum, 90-year-old Betty Vogelaar held the arm of her husband, Earl, as they scanned a list of 120 names of local residents who lost their lives in World War II. Earl adjusted his hat, which read “World War II Veteran,” and the couple continued carefully monitoring each display of the new World War II exhibit at the museum.

“It brings backs memories ... I’m from Jasper County,” Betty said.

“I especially remembered Barrett Thompson (whose name was among the 120 residents listed in the display). He was in my graduating class.”

The couple said events like the museum’s “Greatest Generation Day” are important to support because they remind residents of the sacrifices their generation made for the future generations and honor the people who gave their lives fighting the deadliest war.

“It was never like that after that.

Everybody was involved in World War II. The other wars, regular people’s lives continued like usual.

They didn’t really have to sacrifice anything,” Earl, who also worked at Maytag during that time, said.

“I think it allows (residents) to see how people lived back then. It is quite different than it was then.”

The free event, which unveiled a new exhibit, attracted more than 40 visitors of all ages to Jasper County Historical Museum, 1700 S. 15th

Ave., Sunday afternoon.

The new World War II attraction showcased Jasper County’s impact on the global conflict, from Maytag’s industrial significance and the local farmers’ role in the war efforts to the actual residents who fought in the deadliest war in history.

“I wanted to tell a little local and national history,” said Ken Barthelman, the Newton museum’s executive director. “We had people come out and see how much the community and county got behind the war, that they might not have thought of before. It is not quite the same nowadays ... We have a unique place in the war because of our industry, agriculture, military and the achievements they made.”

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On-street parking addressed in four areas of Newton

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Four areas throughout Newton with onstreet parking concerns were addressed by city council.

The third reading of four ordinances were approved and adopted by council, making changes on North Third Avenue West, Crescent Drive, West Fourth Street North and East 14th Street South.

Currently, parking is restricted on both sides of North Third Avenue West from West Third Street North to a point 65 feet west. Since the street and city right-of-way in the 300 block of North Third Avenue West was abandoned several years

a g o , council approved removing the parking restriction.

“The city reWellik ceived safety concerns from citizens regarding street parking along North Third Avenue West. These complaints are a result of vehicles being parked on both sides of streets that are too narrow to allow this parking capacity and still allow vehicles free and safe passage,” interim city administrator Jarrod Wellik said.

“A primary concern is that emergency vehi-

cles may not be able to travel through this area on emergency calls and there is a heightened risk of motor vehicle and pedestrian accidents as a result of the current parking design.”

Parking restrictions for the south side of North Third Avenue West between West Eighth Street North and West Ninth Street North, which is a 16foot wide gravel street, were approved. Parking will remain on the north side of the street.

Six surveys were distributed to adjacent property owners. Two were returned and both were in favor of the changes.

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Patrons peak at vastness of the cosmos at Galaxy Gala

Anthony Victor Reyes/Daily News Des Moines Astronomical Society Observatory Director Greg Woolever delivers an astronomy presentation to the Galaxy Gala patrons Saturday at Ashton Wildwood Park. About 40 patrons attended Jasper County Conservation’s inaugural Galaxy Gala. Ashton Wildwood Park, located seven miles west of Baxter, celebrated its 50th anniversary. The Jasper County Conservation’s inaugural Galaxy Gala at Ashton Wildwood Park featured several entertainment options, from live music to tours of the facility Saturday.

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Newton resident and aviation legend Earl Johnson passed away early Saturday morning at the age of 91.

Johnson established the airport fixedbased operator business, Johnson Aviation in October 1949. It was previously known as Smith Aviation.

Through this endeavor, Johnson helped grow, change and develop high standards in the aviation industry in central Iowa.

The Newton resident filled a variety of positions in aviJohnson ation throughout his career.

He served as an aircraft dealer, charter pilot, corporate pilot, airport manager, flight instructor and pilot examiner.

In 2015, Johnson, who was the manager of the airport in Newton, was honored by the city with a name change of the airport to Newton Municipal Airport — Earl Johnson Field.

Earlier this month, the Newton resident was recognized by Park Centre after he led the residents of the senior living community through a tour of the airport. The organization celebrated his impact on the airfield nearly 60 years later and presented Johnson a trophy.

Johnson was also honored in 2015 as a Hero of Industry and Technology by the Transportation Heroes Center, Iowa Transportation Museum. He was also named a Pioneer in the Fixed-Base Operator Industry in 2014 by the Iowa Aviation Museum in Greenfield.

The Newton resident served the U.S. Navy for three years and moved to the area from Monmouth, Ill. He spent his later years sharing his love for aviation by enjoying a session of “hanger talk” every Tuesday afternoon at the airfield.

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Central Iowa Today Today in History

Today is Monday, May 1, the 121st day of 2017. There are 244 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlights in History: On May 1, 1967, Elvis Presley married Priscilla Beaulieu at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas. (They divorced in 1973.) Anastasio Somoza Debayle became president of Nicaragua.

On this date: In 1707, the Kingdom of Great Britain was created as a treaty merging England and Scotland took effect.

In 1866, three days of race-related rioting erupted in Memphis, Tennessee, as white mobs targeted blacks, 46 of whom were killed, along with two whites. (The violence spurred passage of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution defining American citizenship and equal protection under the law.)

In 1915, during World War I, a German submarine torpedoed and severely damaged the SS Gulflight, an American tanker near Britain’s Scilly Isles, even though the United States was still neutral in the conflict.

In 1931, New York’s 102-story Empire State Building was dedicated.

In 1941, the Orson Welles motion picture “Citizen Kane” premiered in New York.

In 1960, the Soviet Union shot down an American U-2 reconnaissance plane over Sverdlovsk and captured its pilot, Francis Gary Powers.

In 1971, the intercity passenger rail service Amtrak went into operation.

In 1992, on the third day of the Los Angeles riots, a visibly shaken Rodney King appeared in public to appeal for calm, pleading, “Can we all get along?”

In 2011, President Barack Obama announced the death of Osama bin Laden during a U.S. commando operation.

Ten years ago: In only his second veto, President George W. Bush rejected legislation to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq in a showdown with Congress over whether the war should end or escalate. Thousands of people protested across the country to demand a path to citizenship for an estimated 12 million people living in the U.S. without legal permission.

Five years ago: In a swift and secretive trip to the Afghan war zone, President Barack Obama signed an agreement vowing long-term ties with Afghanistan after America’s combat forces returned home.

Hundreds of activists across the U.S. joined worldwide May Day protests, with Occupy Wall Street members in several cities leading demonstrations and in some cases clashing with police.

One year ago: A wildfire broke out near Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada; in the days that followed, the blaze destroyed 2,400 homes and other buildings and forced more than 80,000 people to evacuate. After a half-century of waiting, Cuban-born passengers set sail from Miami on an historic cruise to Havana, the first such trip from the U.S. since recent policy changes. Elephants performed for the last time at the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in Providence, Rhode Island.

Today’s Birthdays Singer Judy Collins is 78. Actor Dann Florek is 66. Actress Maia Morgenstern is 55. Actor Scott Coffey is 53. Country singer Wayne Hancock is 52. Country singer Tim McGraw is 50. Movie director Wes Anderson is 48. Actress Julie Benz is 45.

Gospel/rhythm-and-blues singer Tina Campbell (Mary Mary) is 43. Actor Darius McCrary is 41. Actor Jamie Dornan is 35.

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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. WHAT BUDGET LEGISLATION DOESN’T HAVE A $1 trillion-plus spending bill denies Trump money for a border wall and rejects his proposed cuts to popular domestic programs.

2. AP REVEALS HORROR OF SEX ASSAULTS BY K-12 STUDENTS A yearlong investigation by the AP finds roughly 17,000 official reports of sexual assaults by students in kindergarten-12 schools over a four-year period.

3. SAN DIEGO POOL PARTY TURNS DEADLY One woman is dead and six others injured after witnesses say a 49-year-old man calmly opened fire at a birthday pool party in an apartment complex before he

was fatally shot by police.

4. TODAY IS MAY DAY Immigrant and union groups will march in cities across the U.S. to mark workers’ and immigrants’ rights and protest against Trump’s efforts to boost deportations.

5. RIGHTS GROUP CRITICIZES TRUMP’S INVITE TO DUTERTE Human Rights Watch accuses the Philippine leader of being a mass murder “mastermind’ amid thousands of deaths in his anti-drug crackdown.

6. WHY IRAQI LEADERSHIP IS WARY OF CIVILIAN CASUALTIES The U.S.-led coalition has come under sharper scrutiny by monitoring groups and Baghdad fears it could complicate hopes of reconciliation with minority Sunnis.

7. ‘WHATEVER WILL BE, WILL BE’ Japanese living near a key U.S. military base

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8. NEVADA TAKING STAND AGAINST DRUG PRICES A Nevada coalition is trying to force drugmakers to disclose how they set insulin prices — and issue refunds to diabetics or their insurance companies if annual price hikes surpass inflation.

9. GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOR STAR WARS FANS A Tokyo jeweler is offering a life-size Darth Vader mask made of 24-karat gold for $1.4 million to mark the 40th anniversary of the first “Star Wars” movie.

10. WHO WERE BIG WINNERS AT DAYTIME EMMYS “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” won the trophy for best entertainment talk show, while Steve Harvey was a double winner.

Entertainment Ellen DeGeneres among top Daytime Emmy winners LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” won the Daytime Emmy Award for best entertainment talk show Sunday, 20 years to the day that her character came out as gay on the sitcom “Ellen.”

“She did it because it was the right thing to do,” said Mary Connelly, “Ellen” executive producer, of DeGeneres’ decision to be open about her sexuality and do the same for her character in 1997. DeGeneres was absent and Connelly accepted the award.

“General Hospital” was honored as best daytime drama, with top acting awards going to Scott Clifton for “The Bold and the Beautiful” and Gina Tognoni for “The Young and the Restless.”

Clifton became the first actor to receive Daytime Emmys in the categories

AP Photo Mary Connelly, center, accepts the award for outstanding entertainment talk show for “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” at the 44th annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Pasadena Civic Center Sunday in Pasadena, Calif.

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Steve Harvey skipped the ceremony but was a double winner. He was named best game show host for “Family Feud” and best host of an informative talk show for “Steve Har-

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“Good Morning America” won the best morning program trophy, while “The Dr. Oz Show” claimed the best informative talk show award.

“Jeopardy!” was honored as best game show.

Sheryl Underwood,

host with Mario Lopez of the live-streamed ceremony, also accepted the best entertainment talk show host award with fellow “The Talk” hosts including Sara Gilbert.

“Entertainment Tonight” was named best entertainment news program, and former “ET” anchor Mary Hart accepted a lifetime achievement award. Hart recounted the skepticism that greeted “ET” in the early 1980s when it launched TV’s now-flourishing Hollywood news magazine genre.

“We are not fluff,” she recalled saying at the time.

“Had I known what was coming, I would have said, ‘We are not fake news.’”

Hart also asked that people, whether on college campuses or in government, make an effort to listen to other points of view.

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Local & State News Museum Continued from Page 1A According to Barthelman, the previous exhibit featured historical patches and photographs of about 20 people who died in World War II from Newton. Several frequent patrons of the museum said the new display is a complete dayand-night change from what it used to be.

“I think it is really well put together,” said patron Alana Kirkman, who brought her children to the event. “You can’t learn this from a history book. It is the big picture of the United States in the history book. This is your history, here in Jasper County.”

The World War II display is headlined by a list of 120 names of local residents who lost their lives in the second world war. Barthelman, who has been the executive director since 2014, said he was able to add nearly 50 names to the previous list by going through microfilm of the front page of every Newton Daily News edition printed from the attack on Pearl Harbor to 1938. He said he began his research in September.

Parking Continued from Page 1A Additional safety concerns were voiced by citizens about parking on Crescent Drive between East 13th Street North and East 14th Street North. The street is 25 feet wide, which the committee finds is not wide enough to safely ac-

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“That was the toughest thing because the current lists weren’t accurate,” he said. “In the military, if somebody died or was killed, they looked where they enlisted from, where their next of kin is from, what they put down when they enlisted. You could easily have lived in Newton your whole life (and not be mentioned on the list.)”

According to Barthelman, the display of the names is accompanied with a folder of information that gives the background of the men and women who perished in the war. For several people who participated in Sunday’s festivities, this extra information helped make World War II seem more relatable, and not just another historical event they had to memorize and regurgitate while in school.

“People actually went through all of this. Just seeing things here and looking at it, this is all real stuff that really happened. It is not just something you hear about,” attendee Paige Robinson said. “Newton had so many parts in it that you should learn and think about.”

The exhibit also features several items of local historical significance, from cast engine blocks of planes developed by

commodate parking on both sides.

Eleven surveys were send to nearby property owners with three returned. Two of the residents agreed with the recommendations while one opposed an changes. Parking will be restricted on the north side of Crescent Drive.

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Anthony Victor Reyes/Daily News A museum patron reads a World War II era edition of the Newton Daily News Sunday at Jasper County Historical Museum’s “Greatest Generation Day” event. The celebration unveiled the museum’s new World War II exhibit.

local companies like Maytag to a video presentation about Verle Kooistra of Jasper County, who was captured by Nazis and held at Stalag 4B. Also new to the exhibit is a tribute to Newton High School graduate, Lyle Goodhue and his invention of the aerosol bomb. The museum director said this invention help save thousands of soldiers from dying from insect-borne diseases, like typhus and malaria.

There is also a new display

the area of West Fourth Street North from Union Drive to the north city limits and Union Drive from West Eighth Street North to West Fourth Street North before the committee.

Due to the width of the road at 20 feet and the heavy truck traffic, there is a concern about parking on both sides of the street if an emer-

that showcases World War II military members from Jasper County, including Medal of Honor recipient, Sgt. Herschel Floyd “Pete” Briles from Colfax.

“I think during the World War II era especially, people worked together and sacrificed,” Earl Vogelaar said. “(Tributes to World War II) deserve our respect and appreciation.”

The museum, which features a variety of other exhibits

gency vehicle would need to move through along with pedestrian accidents as a result of the parking design.

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that utilizes more than 8,000 historical artifacts, opens daily at 1 p.m. Their last tour is at 4 p.m. Admission for adults is $5. Students cost $2 and admission for children under 5 years old is free.

For more information, call 641-792-9118, visit jaspercountymuseum.com or find Jasper County Historical Museum on Facebook.

Contact Anthony Victor Reyes at areyes@newtondailynews.com

It was approved to restrict parking on both sides of the street.

The final area covers the 800 through 1300 block of East 14th Street South. The area is considered a minor collector street with areas at 25 feet and 31 feet wide.

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Restricting parking on the west side of the street was approved.

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Start the Press Abigail Pelzer

hen I was growing up we lived about a half a mile from town, which to us kids was the equivalence of nirvana.

As cold winters eventually manifested into warm summer days, my older brother and I were eager to make the trek into town on our bicycles. There, we united with friends, made our way to the ice cream shop and otherwise enjoyed the much-admired lives of city kids.

While there were many times I enjoyed the two-wheeled freedom, my biking experiences were often met with peril. One such incident resulted in a brief accident report in the local paper.

The headline read “Youth injured in bike-truck collision.”

In truth, I carelessly turned my bicy-

cle into the path of the truck, which sent me and pink bicycle flying. I was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital, but only suffered scrapes and bruises. The combination of small town chatter and the newspaper coverage was humiliating, but after a bike repair, I was back on the streets.

A favorite stop in town was the library, where I could indulge in summer reading, air conditioning and refresh with a few sips from the water fountain.

The back of the library featured shade trees and round stone tables with attached benches, which was also a cool place to hang out.

One afternoon, clad in my jellies, I was maneuvering around the tables on my bike when my pedal slipped and my foot was slammed into the stone bench.

This particular mishap would end with eight stitches and a scar that is still visible on my right foot.

A few years later, undeterred by my biking failures, I was making my way down a hill on a city street. My wheels were met with some loose gravel, and I ended up face first on the pavement.

I was unable to take my dance photos scheduled for the next weekend.

Perhaps the last time I rode a bike I was in college on a bike loaned from a friend, seeking fresh air and exercise. I rode around the streets of my south side Des Moines neighborhood where I rented a one-bedroom apartment. At some point, the bike’s chain came loose, and I was unable to realign it. I had to walk the bike the entire way back — sweaty, thirsty and angry I let my friend know I wouldn’t be borrowing the bike again.

As tumultuous as my own biking experiences have been, it’s been a joy as a parent to watch our children ride. When they were much younger, they learned with assistance from their dad how to

pedal without training wheels in their grandmother’s cul-de-sac. Those are smiles I’ll never forget.

We recently came to the realization the three children’s bikes hanging in our garage had been outgrown. Having learned Mojo Cycling accepts some used, quality bikes for repair and redistribution to St. Nick’s Christmas Club, I knew where we’d be donating our old bikes and getting an upgrade for our son.

To say our experience was exceptional would be an understatement. The owner, Joe Urias, took special notice of our son and helped ensure he was getting the bike he wanted. After a few test rides, he decided on a mountain bike, and left with a smile in similar scope to when he learned to ride without training wheels.

If I’m ever brave enough to again seek out the two-wheeled freedom of my youth, I know where I’ll be looking for a bike — and helmet.

Contact Abigail Pelzer at apelzer@newtondailynews.com

Eye on America John Stossel

The next president Will Donald Trump be re-elected in 2020?

Probably not, say people who bet. They give Trump only a 23 percent chance. They do pick him over all other politicians, but the favorite is “other.”

I know this because I follow the betting odds at ElectionBettingOdds.com.

Yes, bettors were wrong about Trump’s election and Brexit, but those were exceptions, and those votes unusual. Even Brexit’s promoters predicted a loss; even Trump said he thought he’d lose when he saw the election-night exit polls.

But betting odds are usually right. It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that if the bettors gave a candidate, say, a 65 percent chance to win, and he lost, bettors were “wrong.” But remember, 65 percent means bettors also thought there was a 35 percent chance that candidate would lose .

There’s wisdom in crowds, if the crowds put their money where their mouths are.

Bettors accurately picked Oscar winners, “American Idol” winners and most important elections.

ElectionBettingOdds.com named VP picks Mike Pence and Tim Kaine a week before they were picked.

Even when bettors bet wrong, they are quicker to adjust than others. By 10 p.m. on election night, the odds had flipped from Clinton to Trump. An hour later, bettors had Trump at 90 percent, but CNN’s Wolf Blitzer was still saying, “Hilary Clinton is now ahead in the all-important electoral college map count!”

Last week, right before France’s election, reporters claimed that the terrorism in France would help elect Marine Le Pen. Saturday, Fox News headlined: “Le Pen sees Trump-like boost.”

But bettors knew better. They favored Emmanuel Macron, 60 percent to 20 percent, and sure enough, he was the first-round winner.

The New York Times hyped Jean-Luc Melenchon, France’s socialist candidate (of course), claiming he was “gaining steam.” But betters weren’t fooled. They gave Melenchon just a 5 percent chance.

A more complete track record of the bettors’ predictions is posted at ElectionBettingOdds.com.

I should explain: ElectionBettingOdds.com is a website my TV producer and I created. He takes the odds from legal betting markets, mostly from the biggest and most reliable one, Betfair (based in the U.K.). Our site converts Betfair’s complex formulae to percentages that are easy to understand.

Candidates’ shares trade like stocks in the stock market. Since, as I write, bettors give President Trump only a 23 percent chance of winning in 2020, you Trump supporters can make a big profit if he wins. Buy 100 shares of Trump now (at 23 cents a share) and if he wins, you’ll get $100 for every $23 you bet.

Actually, you Americans can’t make that bet, because restrictive U.S. anti-gambling regulations prevent Betfair from dealing with Americans.

One American website, PredictIt.com, did get a special exemption from regulators that allows it to take limited bets from Americans, but they don’t yet offer 2020 odds on individual candidates.

They do offer other interesting bets, however: Think basic provisions of Obamacare will be repealed this year? Bettors give it only a one-third chance.

Tax reform fares better: There’s a 58 percent chance individual income taxes will be cut.

Finally, who do Betfair’s bettors predict will be Trump’s competition in 2020? Mike Pence, Elizabeth Warren and, oddly, Michelle Obama.

None comes close to Trump in the odds. Pence is in second place, with just a 9 percent chance. Pence probably leads other Republicans because many bettors don’t think Trump will complete one term.

If Trump quits, Pence would have the incumbent’s advantage. Paul Ryan and Ted Cruz are the next Republicans, but both are below 3 percent.

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Let’s face it: The coal industry is a job killer When Donald Trump announced he was rolling back the Obama administration’s signature climate rules this spring, he invited coal miners to share the limelight with him. He promised this would end the so-called “war on coal” and bring mining jobs back to coal country.

He was dead wrong on both counts.

Trump has blamed the prior administration’s Clean Power Plan for the loss of coal jobs. But there’s an obvious problem with this claim: The plan hasn’t even gone into effect! Repealing it will do nothing to reverse the worldwide economic and technological forces driving the decline of the coal industry.

And the problem is global. As concern rises over carbon dioxide, more and more countries are turning away from coal. U.S. coal exports are down, and coal plant construction is slowing the world over — even as renewables become cheaper and more widespread.

To really bring back coal jobs, Trump would have to wish these trends away — along with technological automation and natural gas, which have taken a much bigger bite out of coal jobs than any regulation.

Could domestic regulation have played some role in the decline of coal? Sure, some. Rules limiting emissions of mercury and other pollutants from burning coal, and limiting the ability of coal-burning utilities

Another View Basav Sen to dump toxic coal ash in rivers and streams, likely put some financial pressure on coal power plants.

However, those costs should be weighed against the profound health benefits of cleaner air and water.

Cleaning up coal power plants (and reducing their number) leads to fewer children with asthma, fewer costly emergency room visits, and fewer costly disaster responses when massive amounts of toxic coal ash leach into drinking water sources, to name just a few benefits. Most reasonable people would agree those aren’t small things.

There’s also the fact that the decline in coal jobs, while painful for those who rely on them, tells only a small part of the story. In fact, there are alternatives that could put hundreds of thousands of people back to work.

Here are a few little-known facts: Coal accounts for about 26 percent of the electricity generating capacity in our country — and about 160,000 jobs. Solar energy accounts for just 2 percent of our power generation — and 374,000 jobs.

In other words, solar has created more than twice as many jobs as coal, with only a sliver

of the electric grid. So if the intent truly is to create more jobs, where would a rational government focus its efforts?

It’s not just solar, either. The fastest growing occupation in the U.S. is wind turbine technician. And a typical wind turbine technician makes $25.50 an hour, more than many fossil fuel workers.

By rolling back commonsense environmental restraints on the coal industry, Trump is allowing the industry to externalize its terrible social and environmental costs on all of us, giving the industry a hidden subsidy. He’s also reopening federal lands to new coal leases, at rates that typically run well below actual market value.

By subsidizing a less-job intensive and more established industry, Trump’s misguided policy changes will thwart the growth of the emerging solar and wind industries, which could create many, many more jobs than coal. In fact, hurting these industries by helping coal might even result in a net job loss for everyone.

Then again, maybe this was never about jobs. Maybe the administration’s intent all along was to reward well-connected coal (and oil and gas) oligarchs who make hefty campaign contributions. If so, that was a good investment for them.

For ordinary working people — and for our planet — the cost could be too much to bear.

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Obituaries Lan Sliger April 13, 2017 Lan Sliger, 78, passed a w a y Thursday, April 13, 2017, at Carefree Assistant Living in Burnsville, Minn. Burial will

Dorothy M. Reames April 28, 2017 Dorothy M. Reames, 99, of Newton, died Friday morning, April 28, 2017, at Newton Vi l l age Health Care.

Dorothy was born June 25, 1917, n e a r Centerville, the daughter of Levi Marion and Minerva Edna (Jennings) Stevens. She attended rural Centerville country school. On Nov.

be at 1:30 p.m. May 5 at Riverside Cemetery, 611 N. Center St. in Marshalltown. No funeral service is planned, just a private viewing for family. Cremation services were provided

by White Funeral Home in Bursville, Minn.

Lan was born in Saigon, Vietnam. She was married to Ernest Sliger who proceeded her in death in 1994. She

never remarried. Lan retired from Monfort in Marshalltown.

She loved to cook and feed people. She also enjoyed road trips and going to the casino. Lan had a big heart and wanted to befriend those who didn’t have friends or who were alone. She went out of her way to make strangers feel like family.

Lan had that sparkle

in her eye that everyone saw and had the smile to go with it. She always spoke of her family to others, about how proud she was of her family and the love she had.

She is survived by her son, Thomas Sliger; daughters, Jacquelin Burdess and Kim Sliger; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

1, 1945, Dorothy was united in marriage with Ernest Andrew Reames in Centerville. She devoted her life to her family. Dorothy was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandma and great-great-grandma and will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved her.

She was a member of the Newton New Life Community Church of the Nazarene, was missionary treasurer, taught Sunday school and enjoyed embroidering, reading and gardening.

Dorothy is survived by her son, Kenneth (Coni) Reames of Oklahoma City, Okla.; daughters, Edna Mary

(Jim) Zimmer of Olathe, Kan., and Sharon Mae Longacre of Newton; her seven grandchildren, Brian (Mandy) Longacre, Melissa (David) Coffman, Stacy (Eric) Dorsey, Kendra (Ross) Musick, Rachelle Theel, Monica (Scott) Pritchard and Matt (Jeni) Zimmer; 22 great-grandchildren; and one great-greatgrandchild; 10 nieces and nephews; and her many good neighbors and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Ernest, March 10, 1998; her three sisters; one brother; and a brother in infancy.

A funeral service for Dorothy will be at 2

p.m. Monday, May 1 at the Newton New Life Community Church of the Nazarene, with a visitation at the church an hour prior to the service.

Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton has been entrusted with the arrangements.

There will be a lunch at the church following the committal service. Burial will be in the Newton Memorial Park Cemetery. As an expression of sympathy and in lieu of flowers, memorials may be left to Dorothy’s family, Church of the Nazarene or Hospice.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.pencefh. com.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

• African Kora Concert will begin at 6 p.m.

Monday at the Newton Public Library. Professional musician, Sean Gaskell, will give a performance and educational demonstration on the kora, an ancient 21-stringed harp from West Africa. All ages welcome.

• 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 the 2016-17 Newton Rotary Students of the 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 641-792-9861.

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

Dinner will be in the basement of the church.

• Discover Hope, a faith-based addiction support group, will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at 219 N. Second Ave. W., in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m.

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

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Earl Johnson April 29, 2017 Earl Johnson, 91, of Newton, died Saturday, April 29, 2017, at his home at Park Centre. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 3 at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday evening at the funeral home.

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Friend suffering seizures plans to elude driving restrictions DEAR ABBY: I’m acquainted with a woman who has been experiencing seizures for several years and, because of the seizures, has been restricted from driving. She drove her son to school a couple of years ago (he had missed the bus) and ran into a brick mailbox, totaling her car.

She now wants to be able to drive and has said she will not tell her doctor about recent seizures. Isn’t this potentially dangerous? — RESTRICTED DRIVING IN KENTUCKY DEAR RESTRICTED DRIVING: Of course it’s dangerous! It is also irresponsible and indefensible.

Periodically, we hear in the media about tragedies that happened because someone had a seizure and drove into a restaurant, a shop window, etc. For someone with an illness that could endanger the lives of passengers, pedestrians and other innocent people to get behind the wheel of a vehicle is selfish and unconscionable.

Encourage her to talk to her doctor about adjusting or changing her medication. And remind her that if she were to cause another accident, and it was discovered that she was driving in spite of being restricted, that she could not only kill people, she could also be prosecuted criminally and civilly.

DEAR ABBY: Whenever I give my longtime friend a gift, her immediate reaction is to tell me, “Oh, no.”

Then she immediately offers to give me money for the gift.

When I give someone a gift, it is because I like that person and am excited to give them something I think they would like. When she tells me I shouldn’t have done it and keeps asking how much money she owes me, I feel very hurt.

Now her daughter, whom I consider like my family, has learned it from her mom and does the same thing when I give her a gift. Abby, why do they react that way? I always

give from my heart. — GIFT GIVER IN TEXAS DEAR GIFT GIVER: I suspect your friend learned this behavior the way her daughter has — from her mother. You might ask your friend to explain why she does this when you give her a gift, because her reaction is peculiar. (Could it be she feels unworthy?) Because you know that receiving gifts makes her uncomfortable, my advice is to quit giving her things.

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She has been accepted to an amazingly good school, but it’s in downtown. What should we do? Should we keep our relationship or leave it if we won’t be able to see each other as often? — TEENS IN LOVE DEAR TEENS: If I TOLD you to break up because in a few months you and this girl won’t be able to see each other as often, would you do it?

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Trial scheduled to begin in cold case homicide MARENGO — Jurors are scheduled to be chosen Monday for the trial of a federal inmate from Iowa charged with killing his fiancée, who vanished without a trace in 2000.

Tait Purk has pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder. He’s accused of killing Cora Okonski. Purk has told police that she left their home to walk to the store to buy cigarettes and never returned. Purk has said he told Okonski he wanted to put off their wedding date earlier that day and that she became upset. Her body has never been found.

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CORWITH — A 5,000-head hog confinement has been proposed in north-central Iowa’s Hancock County. Grey Owl Farms VI has filed an application to build the hog confinement about four miles east of Corwith. The animals would be kept in two, deep-pit buildings. The Hancock County Board of Supervisors will vote during its regular meeting Monday to set up a public hearing for the application.

Man accused of grabbing wheel before crash charged EVANSDALE — A passenger in a March single-vehicle crash has been charged with causing the wreck.

Antonio Raymone Harris, 28 of Waterloo, was arrested Thursday and charged with willful injury and two domestic assault counts. The March 7 rollover crash, which seriously injured Harris, happened on Interstate 380 in Evansdale. Investigators say Harris’ girlfriend was driving and that Harris had assaulted her inside the car before the crash.

Memorabilia sought for depot museum open house KEOKUK — The Keokuk Union Depot museum area is now displaying depot artifacts and history. People have already donated many items that will be displayed in the depot’s new cases. Community members are invited Saturday morning to bring memorabilia, or just stop by to visit, during an open house. Tours will be available. Items already on display include an original roof tile, a lantern and photographs of President Theodore Roosevelt’s visit to the depot.

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AP Photo This photo shows a crane at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines. Scaffolding will soon envelop the Iowa Capitol dome as workers continue a $10 million renovation project that won’t be finished for at least a year.

Scaffolding will soon wrap around much of Iowa Capitol dome DES MOINES (AP) — Scaffolding will soon envelop the Iowa Capitol dome as workers continue a $10 million renovation project that won’t be finished for at least a year.

Crews began repairs to the 131-year-old building in April but their work will become more evident this week as scaffolding goes up around the dome windows, edging up over lower parts of the Capitol’s gold-plating.

“You’ll notice it,” said facilities manager Mark Willemssen.

The work is needed to fix internal cracks and exterior weathering.

On the inside of the dome, sections of brick and mortar have started to crumble due to humidity.

Workers will replace sections of ruined brick and install a permanent fiberglass platform to better monitor deterioration in the future.

Officials hope the external work will be completed by Thanksgiving, but the internal fixes are expected to take at least 12 months.

Exterior repairs include repainting windows and frames, replacing glass in some windows and checking structural joints.

“It’s a constant maintenance challenge to keep up with,” said Sen. Matt McCoy, a Des Moines Democrat.

McCoy served on a committee that authorized the funding, which later was approved by the full Legislature.

Willemssen said the Capitol needs significant repairs about every 20 years.

“It’s like maintenance to your house,” he said.

Workers won’t need to re-gild the dome, a task last completed in 1999 at a cost of about $400,000.

The gold leaf is expected to last another 10 to 15 years.

Construction of the Capitol began in 1871 and was completed in 1886 at a cost of about $2.9 million.

The dome reaches 275 feet above the building’s ground floor.

“When it comes to the Capitol, everyone wants to preserve it,” McCoy said. “There’s bipartisan support to keep it beautiful because everyone’s really proud of it.”

DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa’s largest utility is in the midst of a $3.6 billion investment in wind power and intends to keep spending on the towers with a goal of producing 100 percent of its energy from renewable sources.

MidAmerican Energy plans to build 1,000 more turbines over the next couple of years on top of the more than 2,000 it already has around the state. When it’s completed, the utility’s share of its energy that comes from renewable sources will jump from 55 percent to nearly 90 percent.

“It would set a new precedent for the U.S.,” said Daniel Shurey, an analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance. “It will require a company that really knows what it’s doing. It will be challenging for them to provide security of supply, and that’s not something MidAmerican will take lightly.”

CEO Bill Fehrman says it’ll take about $2 billion and 550 turbines more to bring MidAmerican close to 100 percent. He said wind energy helps keep electricity costs down, adding that MidAmerican has agreed to freeze rates until at least 2029.

“There’s not another utility in the country — gas, water, cable, electric — that’s held rates steady for 12, 13 years,” Fehrman said.

He said MidAmerican’s rates have increased only once since 1998. They’re the ninth-lowest in the country.

“A lot of that is because of the wind investment,” Fehrman said. “The beauty of wind is there’s no fuel costs. We will be able to virtually serve 89 percent of our customers’ needs with an energy resource that requires no fuel.”

Iowa’s other big power producer, Cedar Rapids-based Alliant Energy, expects its wind energy share will grow to about 30 percent within seven years.

Shurey said utilities are investing a lot in wind now because of the federal production tax credits. The subsidies are expected to phase out by 2020.

University of Iowa reduces use of coal with burning grass LETTS (AP) — Jay Kemp isn’t a farmer, but in a few days, he will have more than 100 acres of grass rhizomes on his property.

He won’t have to weed or spray his fields and in a year’s time, when the grass grows tall

enough to be harvested, Kemp won’t harvest it.

The University of Iowa will.

The university has been burning the grass, known as Miscanthus, in its power plant to reduce its reliance on coal. At first

glance, Miscanthus does not look like much. It begins as ginger-like rhizomes. As a grown plant, it is reminiscent of sugar cane, with tough dry stalks that sway in the wind.

But burning one acre of Mis-

canthus can offset four tons of coal in the power plant. And a field of Miscanthus can grow for a decade or more without replanting. Miscanthus is also ideal for Iowa because it can tolerate the harsh Iowa winters, and can’t

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Erin Hazen, renewable energy business development manager at the University of Iowa, said replacing coal with Miscanthus makes environmental sense.

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Photos by Anthony Victor Reyes/Newton Daily News Coen Whipple, 5, shows off his steering skills Saturday at Newton YMCA’s annual Healthy Kids Day. The event invited several local organizations to promote healthy living

Newton Fire Department paramedic Blaine Lefler guides several area children through his fire truck Saturday at Newton YMCA’s annual Healthy Kids Day. Lefler has been with the department for five years.

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach’s Stacey Wilson helps kids program a robot bumblebee through a track Saturday at Newton YMCA’s annual Healthy Kids Day.

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Multi-sport athletes are sought by college coaches no matter which sport they are coaching. Newton High senior Connor Gholson fits the bill — basketball, baseball and track.

Gholson never really wavered from his dream of playing basketball for a NCAA Division I college program.

His dream became a reality last week when he accepted a preferred walk-on offer from Drake University in Des Moines.

“It’s always been my dream since I was a little kid to play Division I basketball. I really love the school and I love the campus,” Gholson said Friday when he made the official announcement. “When the preferred walk-on spot was offered, I couldn’t pass it up. To be able to play close to home and my family and friends can come and watch.”

Newton High’s all-time leading scorer will be playing for Niko Medved, who was introduced as the new Drake head coach March 26 after a four-year head coaching stint at Furman University at Greenville, S.C. Medved was the 2017 Southern Conference Coach of the Year as the Furman went 23-12.

The Drake Bulldogs are coming off a 7-24 season, going 5-13 in Missouri Valley Conference action. Medved revitalized the Furman program, taking over a seven-win

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High senior Connor Gholson accepted a preferred walk-on offer to play NCAA Division I basketball for Drake University in Des Moines next year. Gholson made it official on Friday with his parents, Troyt and Karla Gholson, seated, along with Newton High assistant coach Tom Weeks, standing left, and Cardinal head coach Bill Liley, standing right.

team in 2013 and progressing to nine, 11, 19, and 23 wins in successive seasons.

“With the new coach coming in, there’s going to be a culture change for the basketball program. I went through that here the past two years with Coach Liley. I think I can bring a spark to the Drake team,” Gholson said.

Gholson, a 6-foot-3 inch guard, has a shooting range from half-court in. He has the quickness to put the ball on the court and drive to the

basket.

Gholson wrote his name in the Newton High record book in several categories after playing four years of varsity basketball for the Cardinals.

The big one is he became the Cardinals’ all-time leading scorer with 1,395 points.

Gholson is leaving the basketball court as one of three Newton High School basketball players to score more than 1,000 points in his career.

Gholson took over the top spot in career scoring from

Tyler Wood, who had 1,076 points (2014-17) and also passed Curt Greeley, who scored 1,020 points (20032006). Gholson moved past Wood as the most prolific shooter from 3-point field goal range in Newton history.

Gholson drained 79-of-204 3-point field goals his senior season, which led Class 4A and put him atop of the NHS most 3-point field goals made in a season list. He also holds the No. 4 spot on that list with 67 made 3-pointers as a junior

in 2016. Wood hit 75 threes in 2014 and 71 in 2015.

Gholson is No. 1 in career 3-point field goals made for Newton with 229 to Wood’s 223. Gholson hit 229-of-635 for his career for 36 percent from outside the 3-point arc.

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time but it’s cold and rainy. Overall, I think they ran well overall.”

Prairie City-Monroe also competed in the boys’ 4x100 relay.

Mustang coach Collin Harrison replaced senior Luke Greiner with junior Noah Henkenius, and he was joined by sophomores Preston Van Wyk and Brayton Van Dyke and junior Noah Anderson, and the foursome finished 67th with a time of 46.10.

The University of Iowa football team was expected to see four players selected in the 2017 NFL Draft.

The only thing that wasn’t expected was the order those players were taken.

The 2016 Jim Thorpe Award winner, Desmond King, was projected to be the first Hawkeye picked, and quarterback C.J. Beathard was expected to be the final pick or not even selected at all.

In the end, Beathard was Beathard the first Hawkeye chosen as he was picked in the third round by the San Francisco 49ers.

Beathard, King, Jaleel Johnson and George Kittle were all selected, and Drake tight end Eric Saubert became the first Bulldog football player to be drafted since 1983.

Beathard was taken as the 104th pick in the NFL Draft. He will be once again be paired with Kittle, who was selected by the 49ers with the 146th pick in the fifth round.

Beathard and Kittle are the first college duo selected by the same NFL team since 2012 when Indianapolis chose Andrew Luck and Coby Fleener.

Johnson was the second player with Iowa ties selected. He went in the fourth round to the Minnesota Vikings. His name was called very early in the day Saturday.

He went as the 109th pick overall.

King was selected a few picks after Kittle. The Los Angeles Chargers chose King in the fifth round with the 151st pick overall. King is expected to play safety in college.

Saubert was the final player with Iowa ties to be selected. The Drake Bulldog tight end was taken by the Atlanta Falcons with the 174th overall pick in the fifth round.

Four other Hawkeyes signed with NFL teams as undrafted free agents shortly after the draft.

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Troy Hyde/Daily News From left: Freshman Jeremiah Johnson, senior Connor Gholson, junior Jaron Roush and junior Matthew Karsten ran in the 4x100-meter relay at the annual Drake Relays on Friday night. The Cardinals came in with the 40th best qualifying time but finished 32nd with a time of 44.74 seconds.

Newton claims 32nd in Drake Relays 4x100 relay; PCM finishes 67th

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News DES MOINES — The 4x100-meter relay is a fast race that almost always comes down to the handoffs.

The more cohesion a team has, the better chance they have to succeed in the race.

Despite only having run together for two races before Friday, the Newton 4x100 team who qualified for the Drake Relays moved up eight spots from their qualifying position.

The Cardinals came into the weekend with the 40th best qualifying time. They left Drake Stadium in 32nd place.

The foursome of freshman Jeremiah Johnson, junior Jaron Roush, senior Connor Gholson and junior Matthew Karsten finished second in Heat 6 with a time of 44.74 seconds.

“We haven’t qualified for the 4x100 in a long time so I am happy with how the guys ran,” Newton coach Tanner Clute said.

“They didn’t run a season-best

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SPORTS CALENDAR Monday Golf Lynnville-Sully girls, boys at Montezuma, 4:15 p.m.

Bondurant-Farrar, Roland-Story at CMB girls, 3:30 p.m.

Tennis Newton girls at Saydel triangular, 4:15 p.m.

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

Soccer Pella at Newton girls, JV 5:30 p.m., varsity 7 p.m.

Nevada at CMB girls, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday Track Newton girls, boys at Little Hawkeye Conference meet, Grinnell, 4 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo, Lynnville-Sully girls, boys at SICL meet, Marengo, 4:30 p.m.

PCM, CMB girls, boys at HOIC meet, Baxter, 4 p.m.

Golf CMB, PCM boys at HOIC meet, Polk City, 9 a.m.

Soccer CMB at North Polk, boys 5:30 p.m., girls 7 p.m.

Wednesday Golf Newton girls at Little Hawkeye Conference meet, Indianola, 9 a.m.

Newton boys at Little Hawkeye Conference meet, Grimes, 9 a.m.

PCM, CMB girls at HOIC meet, Boone, 9 a.m.

Thursday Track Colfax-Mingo, CMB, Lynnville-Sully, PCM girls, boys at Newton Cardinal Relays, 4:30 p.m.

Tennis Oskaloosa at Newton boys, 4:15 p.m.

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

Soccer Newton boys at Bondurant-Farrar, JV-B 4:30 p.m., JV-A 5:30 p.m., varsity 7 p.m.

CMB girls at Iowa Falls-Alden, 5:30 p.m.

Golf Colfax-Mingo girls at Pleasantville, 4 p.m.

Friday Golf Colfax-Mingo, PCM girls at Newton Cardinal Invitational, 3:30 p.m.

PCM boys at Gilbert triangular, Ames, 4 p.m.

Soccer Newton girls at North Polk, varsity 5:30 p.m., JV 7 p.m.

Des Moines Christian at CMB boys, 5:30 p.m.

Rugby Newton hosting, games 5:30 p.m.

NFL Draft

Continued from Page 1B Offensive linemen Cole Croston and running back LeShun Daniels Jr. will start their careers as teammates. Both players were signed by the New England Patriots.

Wide receiver Riley McCarron signed with the Houston Texans, and cornerback Greg Mabin signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Former Hawkeye defensive back Maurice Fleming, who finished with his career at West Virginia, also is headed to Tampa Bay. Iowa State did not have a draft pick for the third straight season. Two Cyclones are headed to the NFL as undrafted free agents though.

Defensive back Jomal Wiltz signed with the Philadelphia Eagles, and Jhaustin Thomas signed with the Indianapolis Colts.

Northern Iowa standout Carter Schult is headed to the NFL. He was not drafted but signed with the Cleveland Browns as a free agent.

Collin Bevins, who prepped at Creston and played collegiately at Northwest Missouri State, is headed to Arizona after signing with the Cardinals as an undrafted free agent.

Merritt cruises to 400-meter win at annual Drake Relays DES MOINES (AP) — The Drake Relays served as a reunion of sorts for the 1,600-meter relay team from the U.S. that won gold at the Rio Olympics.

True to form, the anchor of those Olympic champions came out on top in Iowa.

LaShawn Merritt held off Rio relay teammate Tony McQuay and 2012 silver medalist Kirani James of Grenada to win the men’s 400 on Friday.

Merritt came in first in 45.41 seconds. McQuay was third at 45.89 and James, the 400 winner at the London Games in 2008, was sixth in 46.21.

“No new faces. Same guys,” Merritt said.

“It’s cold here, but that’s part of the job. It’s not always going to be ideal weather.”

It wasn’t even close to ideal on Drake’s signature blue oval.

The temperature was just 44 degrees when the gun went

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off for the 400, just a week after the U.S. team competed in the Bahamas and a week before the world’s best kick off Diamond League action in Doha, Qatar — where Friday’s high was 97 degrees.

Merritt has raced at Drake for years, even though he knows that miserable conditions are always a possibility.

But for Merritt and many of the other Americans, Drake represents a rare chance to compete in their home country in front of a healthy crowd

and in a televised meet.

“It’s a town where people know their track and field,” Merritt said.

The women’s 1,500 was expected to be a coronation of sorts for Jenny Simpson, a native Iowan and the only U.S. woman to medal in an Olympics in the event.

Instead, Simpson was forced to survive a furious challenge from a surprisingly stout field.

Simpson won in 4:16.10 — just three-tenths of a second ahead of Brenda Martinez.

The next six finishers were within 2 seconds of Simpson, who won bronze in Rio and took first at Drake for the fifth year in a row.

“I was thinking ‘Not everyone is going to be able to keep this up,’” Simpson said of the field making a late push just before the final turn.

The men’s 400-meter hurdles went to former Kansas

star Michael Stigler — whose goal of making the Olympics was derailed when he injured his right hamstring last summer — in an impressive 49.07.

Bershawn Jackson, who won bronze for the U.S. in London five years ago, was second in 49.70.

“I’m very satisfied with my time and where we are in my training,” Stigler said.

Two-time defending Olympic champion Christian Taylor won the men’s long jump in 55 feet, 6 1/2 inches.

American Sandi Morris, who won silver at the Rio Olympics, took the women’s pole vault in 15-5 3/4, an event moved indoors because of the weather.

Lavern Spencer won the high jump in 6-3 1/4, and the women’s shot put went to Dani Bunch in 60-10 1/2.

Keni Harrison wins 100-meter hurdles DES MOINES (AP) — Hurdler Keni Harrison responded to the disappointment of not making the 2016 U.S. Olympic team by breaking a world record a few weeks later.

Now she wants to prove that was no fluke, and she’s off to some start.

Harrison cruised to victory in the women’s 100-meter hurdles Saturday at the Drake Relays. She won in a world-leading 12.56 seconds despite rain, cold and wind and a field featuring six other hurdlers ranked in the world’s top 10.

Harrison ran a 12.54 this year, but that was wind-aided.

“My coach just told me ‘You know, you missed the Olympic finals. So treat each race this year as an Olympic final. So I just want to come out and really see how far I can go and prove to myself and every-

one else that I can run in big meets,” Harrison said.

Jasmin Stowers of the U.S. was second in 12.76. Dawn Harper-Nelson, an American who won gold at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and silver four years later, was third in 12.79.

Harrison, a former star at Kentucky, finished sixth with a trip to the Rio Games on the line last year.

But last July she broke a record that stood for 28 years, running a 12.20 in a Diamond League event in London.

The track world has been watching Harrison since.

On her agenda for 2017 is a return to London, site of this year’s world championships, and a shot at the world title that eluded her in Rio. “It builds my confidence.

I just tell myself ‘You’re the world record holder. You’re re-

ally blessed in this event,’” Harrison said. “That’s my number one goal, to go get gold in London.”

Because of the miserable conditions — temperatures were in the low 40s with strong gusts and rain that at times fell sideways — just a single meet record fell in the elite races.

That mark went to Jamaica’s Omar McLeod, who ran a Drake-best 13.04 to win the men’s 110 hurdles.

“It’s cold. But once you come out here and see the crowd...it takes away from that,” McLeod said.

In the women’s 400 hurdles, Rio Olympics bronze medalist Ashley Spencer stumbled into the fifth hurdle after her hip locked.

Spencer fell and failed to finish, and fellow American Georganne Moline won in a

Florida State RB Dalvin Cook entices Vikes to ‘take a swing’ EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.

(AP) — After sitting out of the first round, the Minnesota Vikings didn’t want to wait any longer.

Dalvin Cook was still available, the kind of dynamic running back Minnesota drafted 10 years ago and just recently let go.

The Vikings traded up seven spots to the 41st overall pick Friday night and snagged Cook, the Florida State star whose stellar college career came with offthe-field questions.

They sent one of their fourth-round selections to Cincinnati to move ahead in the second round and get Cook, Adrian Peterson’s long-term replacement.

“He was just too talented of a player not to take a swing,” general manager Rick Spielman said, before making another trade in the third round to slide up nine spots and select Ohio State center Pat Elflein at No. 70 overall.

The Vikings made two more deals, with Kansas City and San Francisco, to net extra picks for the final four rounds Saturday while giving up their second third-round selection.

“We were constantly on

the phone,” said Spielman, estimating he had between 20 and 30 conversations with other teams.

T h e Cook 5-foot-11, 2 1 3 - p ou nd Cook was an All-American last season as a junior and totaled 38 touchdowns over the last two years for the Seminoles.

Cook averaged more than 138 yards rushing per game over his final two seasons.

“You’ve got to accept things as a man, and I just was waiting my turn,” Cook said.

Though the Vikings signed Latavius Murray last month, he’s coming off ankle surgery. Jerick McKinnon returns for his fourth year in the NFL, too, but only Cook has the skill set to be what Peterson, who signed with New Orleans this week, was in his prime.

Cook’s ability was right there with them, but he came with some red flags , despite being found not guilty of misdemeanor bat-

tery just before the 2015 season following a bar fight.

After exhaustive vetting, Spielman phoned Cook for another 45 minutes Friday morning once the possibility of picking him became clearer.

Spielman said he believes Cook has “woken up a little bit” about his career and life.

Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher eagerly vouched for Cook, too.

“He was never disrespectful, allowed you to coach him hard, was never late, was always really good with other teammates, affected guys on our team in a positive way,” Fisher said.

The Vikings sent their fifth-round selection to the New York Jets to move up for Elflein, who was the first offensive lineman drafted by the Vikings in the first three rounds since 2012.

If he’s ready to start as a rookie, veteran Joe Berger could move back to right guard.

Or the 6-foot-3, 300-pound Elflein, who only switched to center as a senior and won the Rimington Award for the best player in the country at the position, could play there and Berger could stay at center.

world-leading 54.66.

Spencer said she lost feeling in her feet and hands after 150 meters, just before taking her tumble.

“I was running on a whim and a prayer,” Spencer said.

Clayton Murphy won the men’s 1,500 in 3:41.75 — his third victory in a week.

Murphy also won in the 4x800 at the World Relays in the Bahamas and the USA Track and Field mile road track title in Des Moines on Tuesday.

Canada’s Derek Drouin, the defending Olympic champion in the men’s high jump, won in 7-feet-6 ½ inches.

Lorriane Ugen won the women’s long jump in 21-3 ½.

Sam Hendricks of the U.S., who won bronze in Rio in the men’s pole vault, took first at 19-0 ¼.

Farokhmanesh is returning to MVC as Drake assistant coach DES MOINES (AP) — Former Northern Iowa player Ali Farokhmanesh (fuh-ROAK’-muhNESH’) is returning to the Missouri Valley Conference as an assistant at Drake.

Farokhmanesh has spent the last three seasons at Nebraska, most recently as the director of player relations and development.

Farokhmanesh Drake coach Niko Medved announced the hiring Friday.

The 29-year-old Farokhmanesh played two seasons at UNI, where he helped the Panthers to a 53-16 record with two NCAA Tournament appearances.

He’s best remembered for making a 3-pointer in the final minute to give UNI a fourpoint lead in a 69-67 upset of No. 1 overall seed Kansas in 2010, a victory that sent the Panthers to the Sweet 16 for the first time.

Farokhmanesh at Drake will get to be an on-court coach and leave campus to recruit for the first time.

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Simon Pagenaud wins IndyCar race at Phoenix AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Simon Pagenaud appeared to be on cruise control after taking a big lead when a caution flag caught the other leaders on pit road in the Verizon IndyCar race Saturday night at Phoenix International Raceway.

The Frenchman had a different view from the cockpit as he closed in on his first oval victory.

“Those were the longest 50 laps of my life,” Pagenaud said. “I have a button on my wheel that tells me how many laps were left. I kept pressing it.

It was stressful. The car was phenomenal.”

The defending series champion grabbed the lead when Team Penske teammate Will Power pitted on the 137th lap, and the caution came out seconds later when Takuma Sato hit the wall in the fourth turn.

“We were a little bit lucky there with the caution,” Pagenaud said, “But we were in that position because we were able to stretch it (fuel) out.”

Pagenaud not only ended up with the lead, but had lapped cars between his Chevrolet and the other four leadlap cars. Power cut Pagenaud’s lead to 3 seconds with 40 laps to go before the winner pulled away to win by over 9 seconds in front of about only 7,000 fans at the mile oval.

Pagenaud took the season points lead with his 10th career victory. Penske drivers led all 250 laps — Pagenaud

Gholson

Continued from Page 1B player to really go inside and bang around with the bigger kids in the paint. I just keep moving back to increase my range.”

Gholson said he is comfortable shooting the ball from about eight to nine feet behind the 3-point line (19 feet, 9 inches).

IndyCar Photo Simon Pagenaud celebrates his victory in the Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix at Phoenix Raceway on Saturday.

116, pole-sitter Helio Castroneves 73, Power 59 and Josef Newgarden 2 — en route to the team’s record-extending 189th series victory.

“This is incredible. This is my best win,” Pagenaud said. “You need to be so strategic to win on an oval and to-

day was the perfect day. I couldn’t be any happier.”

Power had his first podium finish of the year.

“We just got caught out by a yellow,” the Australian said. “We just had a wait there. It made a bad race of it.”

“I can score the ball in many ways — driving to the hoop, hitting the tough pull-up jumper, shoot off the dribble and catch and shoot. If you leave me open, I’m going to shoot the 3. I’m also a better passer than people give me credit for. I play decent defense, but it is the big thing I need to work on going forward,” Gholson said.

Gholson helped Newton earn the program’s first trip to a state basketball

tournament in 25 years at the end of February. The Cardinals, coached by Bill Liley, played in the 2017 Class 4A state tournament on March 8 at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

With Gholson leading the way, the Cardinals went 19-6 this season, which was the best record by a Newton team since the 1964 state championship run of 23-3. The Cardinals pushed the eventual 4A champion

JR Hildebrand finished third in another Chevy for Ed Carpenter Racing, and Castroneves was fourth for Penske. Scott Dixon, the winner last year, was a lap down in fifth in Chip Ganassi Racing’s Honda.

“Chevy had a leg up on us here and they showed that tonight,” Dixon said.

“We tried to keep our nose clean, but just didn’t have anything for them tonight. “ Hildebrand returned after missing the Alabama event last week because of a broken left hand. He was hurt after late contact with Mikhail Aleshin in Long Beach, California.

“At the end, we might have had the best car on the track,” Hildebrand said.

“It’s a great result heading into May.” Aleshin didn’t finish a lap Saturday, losing control and spinning in the second turn to start a wreck that collected fellow Honda drivers Marco Andretti, Sebastien Bourdais, Graham Rahal and Max Chilton.

“I turned and the rear just went sideways,” Aleshin said.

Bourdais won the opener in St. Petersburg, Florida, and took the points lead into the night.

“I was just along for the ride. Nothing I could do,” Bourdais said. “It’s just a shame.”

IndyCar heads to Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the IndyCar Grand Prix road race May 13 and the Indianapolis 500 on May 28.

Iowa City West the hardest at the state tournament, losing 57-51 in the opening round game.

Gholson plans to major in business and Drake has a strong business curriculum. He is the son of Troyt and Karla Gholson of Newton.

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MLB STANDINGS

NASCAR Photo Kyle Larson, driver of the No. 42 Credit One Bank Chevrolet, races Ryan Blaney, driver of the No. 22 Discount Tire Ford, during Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series ToyotaCare 250 at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va. Larson claimed his second Xfinity Series win of the season on a late restart.

Larson takes second Xfinity victory of season at Richmond RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Kyle Larson took the lead with only a handful of laps to go when race leader Ty Dillon jumped a restart and won the NASCAR Xfinity race in overtime at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday.

Larson won after barely making it to the overtime line in a two-lap dash to the finish. The line marks the spot the race leader must have crossed for the race to be deemed official, and just after Larson crossed it, a crash behind him brought out a yellow flag.

But it was an earlier restart, without five laps to go, that put him in position to cash in on the last one.

“I was happy to see that caution after that long run so we could come get tires because I felt if we could gain a spot on pit road, we could have a good shot at winning,” Larson, the points leader in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, said.

“That’s what happened. We

lined up third. Ty was on two (tires) and he took off a little bit before the box. I was hoping they were going to call him for the jumpstart.”

NASCAR did, and when several other drivers crashed, it made Larson the leader on the final restart with Justin Allgaier to his outside.

Allgaier had dominated all day, leading 157 laps.

“Justin got a really good start in that top lane. I thought he’d spin his tires a little bit worse than he did and he’d be a little easier through (turns) one and two, but he was able to hang my right side through one,” Larson said. “We cleared him off two and they started crashing, I guess, behind us.

Had to race to the overtime line and as soon as we passed that and got the caution, ... I knew I had the win.”

Allgaier got a nice consolation prize, a $100,000 bonus in the Dash for Cash, and pole-sitter Daniel Hemric finished third.

“It’s bittersweet today,”

Allgaier said of winning the bonus and moving into second in the points race, but not winning the race. “I’ll be honest with you, it’s very bittersweet. I’m dejected. I won’t lie to you. Yeah, that one hurts. It’s going to hurt for a long time.”

Virginia native Elliott Sadler, the series points leader, had a late chance at victory after pitting out of sequence for tires, emerging ninth and racing his way through the field. He chopped a 1.5-second lead for Allgaier down to almost nothing before the late cautions. Sadler went onto pit road with all the leader running second, but emerged fourth and had fallen to sixth on the final greenwhite-checker finish.

Sadler remains the points leader over Allgaier, his teammate with JR Motorsports, by 41 points.

Dillon, who’d led just three laps before the penalty sent him to the back of the field, finished 19th.

Major League Baseball At A Glance All Times CDT

By The Associated Press American LeagueEast Division

W L Pct GB Baltimore 15 8 .652 — New York 15 8 .652 — Boston 13 11 .542 2½ Tampa Bay 12 14 .462 4½ Toronto 8 17 .320 8 Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland 14 10 .583 — Chicago 13 10 .565 ½ Minnesota 12 11 .522 1½ Detroit 12 12 .500 2 Kansas City 7 16 .304 6½ West Division

W L Pct GB Houston 16 9 .640 — Los Angeles 14 13 .519 3 Oakland 11 14 .440 5 Texas 11 14 .440 5 Seattle 11 15 .423 5½ Friday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 14, Baltimore 11, 10 innings Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 4 Boston 5, Chicago Cubs 4 Chicago White Sox 7, Detroit 3 Seattle 3, Cleveland 1 L.A. Angels 6, Texas 3 Houston 9, Oakland 4 Minnesota 6, Kansas City 4 Saturday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 12, Baltimore 4 Toronto 4, Tampa Bay 1 Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit 4, 10 innings Chicago Cubs 7, Boston 4 Cleveland 4, Seattle 3 Oakland 2, Houston 1 Minnesota at Kansas City, ppd.

Texas 6, L.A. Angels 3 Sunday’s Games Baltimore 7, N.Y. Yankees 4, 11 innings Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 1 Detroit 7, Chicago White Sox 3 Cleveland 12, Seattle 4 Houston 7, Oakland 2 Minnesota 7, Kansas City 5 L.A. Angels 5, Texas 2 Boston 6, Chicago Cubs 2 Monday’s Games Toronto (Estrada 0-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Severino 2-1), 6:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Bundy 3-1) at Boston (Porcello 1-3), 6:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Bauer 2-2) at Detroit (Norris 1-2), 6:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 1-1) at Miami (Chen 2-1), 6:10 p.m.

Texas (Cashner 0-2) at Houston (McCullers 2-1), 7:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Covey 0-1) at Kansas City (Vargas 3-1), 7:15 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 6:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

Oakland at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.

Texas at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

National League East Division

W L Pct GB Washington 17 8 .680 — Philadelphia 11 12 .478 5 Miami 11 12 .478 5 Atlanta 10 13 .435 6 New York 10 14 .417 6½ Central Division

W L Pct GB Chicago 13 11 .542 — Milwaukee 13 13 .500 1 St. Louis 12 12 .500 1 Cincinnati 11 13 .458 2 Pittsburgh 11 13 .458 2 West Division

W L Pct GB Colorado 16 10 .615 — Arizona 16 11 .593 ½ Los Angeles 14 12 .538 2 San Diego 11 16 .407 5½ San Francisco 9 17 .346 7 Friday’s Games N.Y. Mets 7, Washington 5 Boston 5, Chicago Cubs 4 Pittsburgh 12, Miami 2 Atlanta 10, Milwaukee 8 St. Louis 7, Cincinnati 5 Colorado 3, Arizona 1 L.A. Dodgers 5, Philadelphia 3 San Francisco 4, San Diego 3 Saturday’s Games N.Y. Mets 5, Washington 3 Cincinnati at St. Louis, ppd.

Chicago Cubs 7, Boston 4 Atlanta 11, Milwaukee 3 Pittsburgh 4, Miami 0 Colorado 7, Arizona 6 San Diego 12, San Francisco 4 L.A. Dodgers 6, Philadelphia 5 Sunday’s Games Miami 10, Pittsburgh 3 Washington 23, N.Y. Mets 5 Milwaukee 4, Atlanta 3 Cincinnati 5, St. Louis 4 San Diego 5, San Francisco 2, 12 innings Arizona 2, Colorado 0, 13 innings L.A. Dodgers 5, Philadelphia 3 Boston 6, Chicago Cubs 2 Monday’s Games Pittsburgh (Cole 1-3) at Cincinnati (Garrett 2-2), 6:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 1-1) at Miami (Chen 2-1), 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Gsellman 0-2) at Atlanta (Teheran 2-1), 6:35 p.m.

Philadelphia (Velasquez 1-2) at Chicago Cubs (Anderson 2-0), 7:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Davies 2-2) at St. Louis (Wacha 2-1), 7:15 p.m.

San Francisco (Cueto 3-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 4-1), 9:10 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games Arizona at Washington, 6:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Miami, 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 6:35 p.m.

Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs, 7:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

Colorado at San Diego, 9:10 p.m.

San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

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Tim Willcockson ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE Ross F. Barnett ABENDROTH AND RUSSELL LAW FIRM 2560-73rd Street Urbandale, Iowa 50322 (515) 278-0623 ATTORNEY FOR THE ESTATE May 1 and 8 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.) 17-000510 CASE # EQCV120226 SPECIAL EXECUTION PLAINTIFF: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., vs DEFENDANT: BRUCE A. RHOADS; LAURA A. RHOADS A/K/A LAURA RHOADSTHOMPSON; SPOUSE OF LAURA A. RHOADS A/K/A LAURA RHOADS-THOMPSON A/K/A NICK THOMPSON A/K/A EARL E. THOMPSON; GREAT SOUTHERN BANK; CITIBANK (SOUTH DAKOTA), N.A.; 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 ELEVEN AND THE WEST THIRTY-TWO FEET OF LOT TWELVE, BLOCK TWO OF COWLES ADDITION TO THE CITY OF NEWTON, JASPER COUNTY, IOWA, AS APPEARS IN PLAT BOOK D AT PAGE 38 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY TOGETHER WITH ALL EASEMENT RIGHTS PRESENTLY EXISTING OR LATER ARISING. Property Address 608 E 5TH ST N, NEWTON, IOWA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 06/13/2017 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.

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Judgment Amount $55,611.58 Costs $2,859.00 Accrued Costs PLUS Interest $1,111.86 Sheriff's Fees Pending Attorney DAVID M. ERICKSON 215 10TH ST, STE 1300 DES MOINES, IA 50309 (515)288-2500 Date 03/22/2017 JOHN R. HALFERTY JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF May 1 and 8 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.) 17-000432 CASE # EQCV119675 SPECIAL EXECUTION PLAINTIFF: SMS FINANCIAL XXIII, LLC vs DEFENDANT: DAVID MARK McNEER; SANDRA CRISTINA McNEER; MAXIM ADVERTISING INCORPORATED; TINA BODKINS; CLINT BODKINS; and PARTIES IN POSSESSION 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: PART OF LOT 1 OF MERSHON'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OF NEWTON, JASPER COUNTY, IOWA AS SHOWN BY PLAT BOOK “B” PAGE 227 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF JASPER COUNTY, IOWA, DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 1 RUN THENCE SOUTH 270 FEET, THENCE EAST 135 FEET, THENCE NORTH 270 FEET, THENCE WEST TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. ALSO COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 1, RUN THENCE SOUTH 270 FEET, THENCE WEST 30 FEET, THENCE NORTH 270 FEET, THENCE EAST 30 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, (THE “SUBJECT REAL ESTATE”).

Property Address 1111 N 3RD AVE E, NEWTON, IOWA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 06/06/2017 Sale Time 10:00 AM Place of Sale JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE 2300 LAW CENTER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA

BOOK “B” PAGE 227 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF JASPER COUNTY, IOWA, DESCRIBED AS COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 1 RUN THENCE SOUTH 270 FEET, THENCE EAST 135 FEET, THENCE NORTH 270 FEET, THENCE WEST TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. ALSO COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 1, RUN THENCE SOUTH 270 FEET, THENCE WEST 30 FEET, THENCE NORTH 270 FEET, THENCE EAST 30 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, (THE “SUBJECT REAL ESTATE”).

Property Address 1111 N 3RD AVE E, NEWTON, IOWA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 06/06/2017 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 $298,660.46 Costs $19,134.48 Accrued Costs PLUS Interest $0.00 Sheriff's Fees Pending Attorney THOMAS H. BURKE 699 WALNUT STREET, SUITE 200 DES MOINES, IA 50309 (515)288-6041 Date 03/10/2017 JOHN R. HALFERTY JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF April 24 & May 1 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES APRIL 17, 2017, 6:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS The City Council of Newton, Iowa met in regular session at 6:00 P.M. on the above date in the Council Chambers at 101 West 4th Street South. Mayor Hansen presided.

Present Council Members: Chapé, Biondi, George, Trotter, Mullan, Kulis.

Absent: None.

Mayor Hansen asked everyone present to join in saying the Pledge of Allegiance.

Mayor Hansen Proclaimed April 30, 2017, as Greatest Generation Day, encouraging all residents to visit the Jasper County Historical Museum to honor those who served.

There was no citizen participation.

Moved by Trotter, seconded by Biondi to approve consent agenda items 4-9.

4. April 3, 2017 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes 5. Approve Class C Liquor License, Outdoor Service, and Sunday Sales for New York Style Pizza Inc. Dba: Yanni's, 2002 1st Ave E.; Special Class C Liquor License, Outdoor Service for BA Legend Dba: Raceway Café, 2331 1st Ave E.; Class B Native Wine Permit, Class C Beer Permit, Sunday Sales, and Ownership Change for Casey's Marketing Company Dba: Casey's General Store #2341, 3104 First Ave E.; Class C Beer Permit and Sunday Sales for Git N Go Convenience Stores Inc. Dba: Git N Go Convenience Store #14, 801 1st Ave W.; Class B Beer Permit and Outdoor Service for Special Events “Thunder Nites” held on May 12, June 9, July 14, August 11, and September 8 for Newton American Legion Post 111, 100 Block of W 2nd St S. 6. Resolution fixing the amounts to be assessed against individual private property for the abatement of nuisance violations (Schedule 17-4). Resolution No. 2017-066 adopted.

7. Resolution approving a property tax rebate for Newton Lodge and Suites, LLC, for the AmericInn Hotel on Property Located within the SpeedwayPrairie Fire Economic Development Area. Resolution No. 2017-067 adopted.

8. Resolution authorizing the submission of an application for Iowa Airport Improvement Program funding and certifying eligibility requirements.

Resolution No. 2017-068 adopted.

9. Approval of Bills AYES: Six. NAYS: None.

Consent agenda items approved.

Moved by Chapé, seconded by Kulis, to approve the third Consideration of an Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, City of Newton, Iowa, 2016, Title VII, Chapter 70, Section 70.15, “Traffic and Parking Schedules Adopted by Reference”, to make changes to street parking in the 300 and 800 blocks of N 3rd Ave W. AYES: Six NAYS: None.

Third consideration of the ordinance passed.

Moved by Trotter, seconded by Mullan, to adopt the ordinance. AYES: Six. NAYS: None. Ordinance 2293 adopted.

Moved by Chapé, seconded by George, to approve the third Consideration of an Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, City of Newton, Iowa, 2016, Title VII, Chapter 70, Section 70.15, “Traffic and Parking Schedules Adopted by Reference”, to make changes to street parking in the 1300 block of Crescent Drive. AYES: Six NAYS: None. Third consideration of the ordinance passed. Moved

by Trotter, seconded by George, to adopt the ordinance. AYES: Six. NAYS: None.

Ordinance 2294 adopted.

Moved by Kulis, seconded by Biondi, to approve the third Consideration of an Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, City of Newton, Iowa, 2016, Title VII, Chapter 70, Section 70.15, “Traffic and Parking Schedules Adopted by Reference”, to make changes to street parking on W 4th St N from N and Union Drive. AYES: Six NAYS: None. Third consideration of the ordinance passed. Moved

by Chapé, seconded by Biondi, to adopt the ordinance. AYES: Six. NAYS: None.

Ordinance 2295 adopted.

Moved by Mullan, seconded by Trotter, to approve the third Consideration of an Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, City of Newton, Iowa, 2016, Title VII, Chapter 70, Section 70.15, “Traffic and Parking Schedules Adopted by Reference”, to make changes to street parking in the 800 -1300 blocks of E 14th St S. Michael L Rinehart, 1305 S 11th Ave E spoke in concern of the speed in this area. Police Chief Burdess reported on the speed camera results, between March 29th and April 11th 1600 cars where monitored, of those 1600 less than ½ of 1%, or 10 vehicles were traveling over 10 miles an hour over the posted speed limit.

Four of those vehicles were issued speeding tickets by City officers. AYES: Six NAYS: None.

Third consideration of the ordinance passed.

Moved by Trotter, seconded by George, to adopt the ordinance. AYES: Six. NAYS: None. Ordinance 2296 adopted.

Moved by George, seconded by Biondi, to approve the second Consideration of an Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, City of Newton, Iowa, 2016, Title VII, Chapter 70, Section 70.15, “Traffic and Parking Schedules Adopted by Code Reference” by adding stop signs and yield signs at various locations. AYES: Six NAYS: None. Second consideration of the ordinance passed.

Moved by Chapé, seconded by

reported on the speed camera results, between March 29th and April 11th 1600 cars where monitored, of those 1600 less than ½ of 1%, or 10 vehicles were traveling over 10 miles an hour over the posted speed limit.

Four of those vehicles were issued speeding tickets by City officers. AYES: Six NAYS: None.

Third consideration of the ordinance passed.

Moved by Trotter, seconded by George, to adopt the ordinance. AYES: Six. NAYS: None. Ordinance 2296 adopted.

Moved by George, seconded by Biondi, to approve the second Consideration of an Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, City of Newton, Iowa, 2016, Title VII, Chapter 70, Section 70.15, “Traffic and Parking Schedules Adopted by Code Reference” by adding stop signs and yield signs at various locations. AYES: Six NAYS: None. Second consideration of the ordinance passed.

Moved by Chapé, seconded by Kulis, to approve the first Consideration of an Ordinance amending the Code of Ordinances, City of Newton, Iowa, 2016, Title IX, Chapter 95 Cemeteries by adding Newton Memorial Park Cemetery and updating language in the code to be in accordance with Iowa Code 523I. AYES: Six NAYS: None. of the First consideration ordinance passed.

Moved by George, seconded by Trotter, to rescind the previous April 3, 2017, vote on a resolution accepting a donation of property at 601 West 12th Street South.

Moved by Trotter, seconded by Mullan to approve a Resolution Accepting a Donation of Property at 601 West 12th Street South, City of Newton, Iowa. AYES: Six, NAYS: None. It was moved by George, seconded by Biondi, to amend the resolution for the addition of exploring the possibility of Newton Housing Development Corporation taking ownership of the property.

AYES: Six. NAYS: None. Motion to amend passed. Moved by Trotter, seconded by George to approve the amended resolution.

NAYS: None.

AYES: Six. Resolution 2017-069 adopted.

Moved by Mullan, seconded by Biondi to approve a Resolution Approving the Acquisition of Right-of-Way at 1200 South 6th Avenue West, Newton, from Talsma Trusts.

AYES: Six, NAYS: None. Resolution 2017070 adopted.

Moved by Mullan, seconded by Chapé to approve a Resolution Approving a Change Order in the Contract for the Roadway and Utility Public Improvements for the Cardinal Ridge Subdivision at 1200 South 6th Avenue West in Newton. AYES: Six, NAYS: None.

Resolution 2017-071 adopted.

Moved by Kulis, seconded by Biondi to approve a Resolution Approving Engineering Services Agreements with Bolton & Menk, Inc. to Provide Construction Administration Services for the Cardinal Ridge Subdivision at 1200 South 6th Avenue West in Newton.

AYES: Six, NAYS: None.

Resolution 2017-072 adopted.

Moved by Chapé, seconded by Kulis to approve a Resolution Authorizing Sale of Additional Property Located in Fountain Hills Estates, First Addition, in Newton. AYES: Six, NAYS: None.

Resolution 2017-073 adopted.

Moved by Mullan, seconded by Trotter to approve a Resolution awarding contract for the Fountain Hills Subdivision Turnaround Project. AYES: Six, NAYS: None. Resolution 2017074 adopted.

Moved by Chapé, seconded by George to approve a Resolution approving a multi-year agreement for the July 4th Fireworks Display.

AYES: Six, NAYS: None.

Resolution 2017-075 adopted.

Moved by Kulis, seconded by Mullan to approve a Resolution approving the elimination of the positions of Park Secretary and Cemetery Superintendent; and changing the number of Public Works Administrative Assistant positions in the Public Works Department from 1.0 to 1.875.

AYES: Six, NAYS: None.

Resolution 2017-076 adopted.

Moved by Trotter, seconded by Mullan to approve a Resolution approving the 2017-18 NonUnion Compensation Plan.

AYES: Six, NAYS: None.

Resolution 2017-077 adopted.

Moved by Chapé, seconded by Mullan to approve a Resolution authorizing the Newton Historic Preservation Commission to Apply for a FY 2018 Historic Resource Development Program Grant for the restoration of the Jasper County Courthouse Clock on behalf of Jasper County.

AYES: Six, NAYS: None.

Resolution 2017-078 adopted.

Senior Analyst, Natalie Umsted presented the Action Plan Update of Effective, Efficient, Democratic Governance; highlighting the progress on the new Website Design and the Community Marketing Board.

During new business the Mayor expressed excitement of the announcement June 9th regarding Metallica performing at the Iowa Speedway.

During old business, Council thanked staff on their work moving projects forward.

At 6:48 PM it was moved by Chapé, seconded by Kulis to go into closed session to discuss the purchase of particular real estate only where premature disclosure could be reasonably expected to the price the increase governmental body would have to pay for that property pursuant to the provisions of Section 21.5(1) (j), Code of Iowa 2017. AYES: Six. NAYS: None.

Motion passed.

The Mayor asked for a 5 minute recess to clear the chambers.

Upon returning to open session with all council members present, it was moved by Kulis, seconded

by Mullan to adjourn the meeting at 7:52 P.M. Motion unanimously carried by voice vote.

Michael L. Hansen, Mayor Katrina Davis, CMC City Clerk May 1 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.) 17-000433 CASE # EQCV119947 SPECIAL EXECUTION PLAINTIFF: SUNTRUST MORTGAGE, INC vs DEFENDANT: PATRICIA M. NATION; PARTIES IN POSSESSION; UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF PATRICIA M. NATION; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; CAVALRY SPV I LLC; VELOCITY INVESTMENTS, LLC; 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 4 IN THE SUBDIVISION OF OUTLOT 22 IN THE CITY OF NEWTON, JASPER COUNTY, IOWA, AS SHOWN BY PLAT BOOK B, AT PAGE 212, IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, COMMONLY

SPECIAL EXECUTION PLAINTIFF: SUNTRUST MORTGAGE, INC vs DEFENDANT: PATRICIA M. NATION; PARTIES IN POSSESSION; UNKNOWN SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF PATRICIA M. NATION; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; CAVALRY SPV I LLC; VELOCITY INVESTMENTS, LLC; 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 4 IN THE SUBDIVISION OF OUTLOT 22 IN THE CITY OF NEWTON, JASPER COUNTY, IOWA, AS SHOWN BY PLAT BOOK B, AT PAGE 212, IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, COMMONLY KNOWN AS 409 S. SECOND AVE. E., NEWTON, IA 50208 (THE “PROPERTY”).

Property Address 409 S 2ND AVE E, NEWTON, IOWA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 06/06/2017 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 $89,452.22 Costs $2,335.00 Accrued Costs PLUS Interest $5,321.96 Sheriff's Fees Pending Attorney EMILY BARTEKOSKE 1401 50TH ST-SUITE 100 WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266 (515)223-7325 Date 03/10/2017 JOHN R. HALFERTY JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF April 24 & May 1 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.) 17-000470 CASE # EQCV119574 SPECIAL EXECUTION PLAINTIFF: FIRST STATE BANK OF COLFAX, vs DEFENDANT: MAX I. WALLACE, SPOUSE OF MAX I. WALLACE, U.S. BANK, N.A., INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE, LJC ENTERPRISES, INC., CARLIN SALES CORPORATION, MARTIN MARTINEZ, YOLANDA CASTANEDA MARTINEZ, SOHN WALLACE, A/K/A SOHN D. WALLACE, SUSAN WALLACE, BCS GROWERS, LLC, AMERICAN TRUST & SAVINGS BANK and PARTIES IN POSSESSION 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 B OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1/4) OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1/4) OF SECTION 34, TOWNSHIP 80 NORTH, RANGE 21, WEST OF THE 5TH P.M., JASPER COUNTY, IOWA, AS APPEARS IN PLAT BOOK B PAGE 76 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY, EXCEPT COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT B, RUN THENCE EAST 4.02 1/2 CHAINS TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT C IN SAID SUBDIVISION, THENCE NORTH TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT C, THENCE DUE WEST TO THE WEST LINE OF SAID LOT B, THENCE SOUTH TO THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT B. (LOCALLY KNOWN AS 11793 N, 4TH AVE W, COLFAX, IA 50054) LOT TWENTY-FOUR IN BLOCK “W”, AURORA HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF NEWTON, JASPER COUNTY, IOWA AS APPEARS IN PLAT BOOK “D”, AT PAGE 201 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY (LOCALLY KNOWN AS 500 E 26TH STREET S, NEWTON, IOWA 50208) BLOCK 2 AND BLOCK 8 IN THE TOWN OF GODDARD, JASPER COUNTY, IOWA, AS SHOWN

BY RECORDED PLAT THEREOF; AND BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF LOT 10 IN SAID BLOCK 2 RUN THENCE SOUTH 20 FEET, THENCE WEST 80 FEET, THENCE NORTH 20 FEET; THENCE EAST 80 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. ALSO ALL THAT PART OF OUTLOTS A AND B AND THAT PART OF THE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE OLD NEWTON AND NORTHWESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY SITUATED IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 80 NORTH, RANGE 20 WEST OF THE 5TH P.M., JASPER COUNTY, IOWA, WHICH LIES NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM THE NORTHEASTCORNER OF LOT 2 IN BLOCK 7 IN THE SAID TOWN OF GODDARD TO A POINT 20 FEET SOUTH AND 35 FEET EAST OF THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF LOT 10 IN SAID BLOCK 2 IN SAID TOWN OF GODDARD, JASPER COUNTY, IOWA; AND ALL THAT PART OF THE STREETS AND ALLEYS IN THE TOWN OF GODDARD, JASPER COUNTY, IOWA THAT LIE WITHIN TRACT #3 AS SHOWN BY PLAT ATTACHED TO QUIT CLAIM DEED RECORDED IN BOOK 1068, PAGE 700 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY (LOCALLY KNOWN AS 1751 W 84TH STREET N, COLFAX, IOWA 50054) ALL OF BLOCK 7 OF THE TOWN OF GODDARD IN THE NE 1/4 OF THE NE 1/4 OF SECTION 29, TOWNSHIP 80 NORTH, RANGE 20 WEST OF THE 5TH P.M., JASPER COUNTY, IOWA, AS SHOWN BY PLAT RECORDED IN BOOK 245 AT PAGE 180 OF THE RECORDS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF JASPER COUNTY, IOWA (LOCALLY KNOWN AS 1623 W 84TH STREET N. COLFAX, IOWA 50054) Property Address 11793 N 4TH AVE W, COLFAX, IA, 500 E 26TH ST S, NEWTON, IA, 1751 W 84TH ST N, COLFAX, IA, 1623 W 84TH ST N, COLFAX, IA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 06/06/2017 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.

Certain Property exemption: money or property may be exempt. Contact your attorney promptly to review specific provi-

THE 5TH P.M., JASPER COUNTY, IOWA, AS SHOWN BY PLAT RECORDED IN BOOK 245 AT PAGE 180 OF THE RECORDS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF JASPER COUNTY, IOWA (LOCALLY KNOWN AS 1623 W 84TH STREET N. COLFAX, IOWA 50054) Property Address 11793 N 4TH AVE W, COLFAX, IA, 500 E 26TH ST S, NEWTON, IA, 1751 W 84TH ST N, COLFAX, IA, 1623 W 84TH ST N, COLFAX, IA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 06/06/2017 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.

Certain Property exemption: 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 $199,791.25 Costs $5,285.44 Accrued Costs PLUS Interest $28,414.15 Sheriff's Fees Pending Attorney MICHAEL W. MAHAFFEY 107 S 4TH ST, PO BOX 850 MONTEZUMA, IA 50171 (641)623-5425 Date 03/23/2017 JOHN R. HALFERTY JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF April 24 & May 1

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Rate of pay is $14.00/hr with 40 hrs/week, Estimated duration is May 22 through Aug. 18 Applications and job description can be found online at www.co.jasper.ia.us or picked up at the Human Resources office located in the lower level of the County Annex Building at 115 N 2nd Ave E in Newton Applications must be received no later than 4:30 PM on Friday May 5, 2017 Drug test and background check required EOE

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DirecTech, LLC is now hiring for Inside Telephone Sales Representatives This position will be selling advertising on multiple platforms including digital, local guides, and yellow page advertising. DirecTech, LLC is offering new advertising solutions to our customers along with our reliable telephone directory services.

This position offers excellent income opportunity (Up to $20+/hour) and potential for growth. For those who are teachable/coachable, motivated and willing to follow the path of our top sales reps this position can be a vehicle to great individual success and contribution to the company.

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As a member of our team, you may be eligible for the following benefits: • Pay based on years of experience • Sign On Bonus • PTO available after 90 days of employment • 2 Uniforms provided per year full time and part time staff • Health Insurance for full time staff- Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Insurance

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

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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (May 1). It’s a year of lifestyle upgrades, as you’ve aimed to live more in line with your values.

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Jeld-Wen, Inc. is a market leader in vinyl windows, patio doors, exterior and interior doors, serving the Midwestern market. We currently have opportunities on all shifts. Applicants should be dependable, quality conscious, safety oriented, hard-working, flexible, team-oriented associates.

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In the pagan tradition, May Day is celebrated with a tall maypole decorated with leaves, ribbons and flowers and erected as a festival centerpiece to dance and revel around. In the Celtic tradition, there’s a bonfire instead, from which all light their home hearths. May your heart be made glad with the warmth and bounty of the season.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). In the same way that it’s silly to saddle the horse if you’re not going to ride it, it’s a waste of energy to make grand resolutions that are too hard to keep. You’ll thrive setting small goals; you’ll conquer them quickly.

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You’ll be inspired by a very self-made and highly motivated person. You’d like to direct yourself similarly, and in many ways you already do.

You’re already planning your future involvement with this good influence.

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Logano pulls away to win NASCAR race at Richmond RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Joey Logano smiled as if he’d stolen something and got away with it, and that wasn’t far from the truth.

Logano passed distracted and dominant Penske Racing teammate Brad Keselowski on one restart and then pulled away on another with about 20 laps to go to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond International Raceway on Sunday.

“We were just fast enough to break through and kind of steal a win,” Logano said. “We had a decent car. We were in the lead when the caution came out there and we looked like we were in pretty good shape, and then, obviously, to have the good pit stops and all that, I don’t know if you’d call that stealing. We didn’t get lucky. We were able to just do what we know how to do.”

Logano, who qualified fifth but had to start 37th after making a transmission change, grabbed the lead when Keselowski had to make a defensive move to keep Kyle Busch from passing him on the inside. His 18th career victory came in his 300th career start.

“I was driving my guts out out there,” Logano said in Victory Lane. “That’s all I had. We won with a car that may not have been a winning car, so that’s something to be very proud of as a team. That means the execution was there and we were able to put ourselves in position to race there hard at the end. Brad was the fastest car. He was so fast.”

Keselowski got stuck behind some slower cars on the

feel terrible, obviously. Man, I’m surprised our cars even kept rolling after that because I just body slammed him into the wall and I could have easily not heard the clear or something else happened. I don’t know, but that’s the last thing you want to have happen with a teammate.”

Newman couldn’t cash in, however, failing to be a factor at the end and finishing 7th.

Pole-sitter Matt Kenseth led the first 163 laps, winning Stage 1, and raced in the top 10 until a flat tire with 35 laps to go.

NASCAR Photo Joey Logano, driver of the No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond International Raceway on Sunday in Richmond, Virginia.

final restart, letting Logano pull away by nearly 2 seconds.

“I think what we needed was about 10 more laps,” Keselowski said. He led six times for 110 laps On the final restart, Logano had to get around Kyle Larson and five others who stayed on the track when everyone else pitted. He made quick work of that challenge and pulled away while Keselowski and Denny Hamlin got caught in traffic dueling for the second position.

“That’s part of how this racing deal works, and the fastest car doesn’t always win,” Kesel-

owski said.

Keselowski, who had the dominant car for the second half of the race, held on for second, followed by Hamlin, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Kevin Harvick.

Dale Earnhardt Jr., in his first race since announcing he will retire at the end of the season, finished 30th.

“We just didn’t have the speed that the other cars had,” a frustrated Hamlin said.

“We finished right where we should have.”

Ryan Newman, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. all took a chance when the

rest of the field started making green-flag stop with about 80 laps to go. The three stayed out hoping for a caution flag that would allow them to get new tires and remain up front.

Johnson eventually pitted, and then he brought about the caution when he side-swiped Earnhardt into the wall in the backstretch, making the gamble pay off for Newman, who was likely to be passed shortly thereafter by the hardcharging Keselowski.

“I just have to try to figure out if I just didn’t hear it being told to me or if it wasn’t told to me,” Johnson said. “I just

No Smile from Kyle Kyle Busch was fuming after NASCAR flagged him for a commitment line violation with 22 laps to go, dropping him to the back of the field. It was his second penalty of the day following an earlier one for speeding entering the pits.

That also put him to the back of the field, and he’d finally made it back into contention when the second one ruined his day. He finished 16th.

Mixed Bag Richmond moved the race from its typical Saturday night start time to Sunday afternoon, with mixed results.

“The day race changes this track dramatically, and I think it makes it really racy,” Keselowski said. “’’I think it’s great.

I think some of the best racing here is during the day, but it’s hot and I know it’s hard for some of the fans to be up in the stands and go through all that.”

With temperatures in the low 90s, the crowd was sparse.

Drake Relays Continued from Page 1B Greiner was part of the foursome who qualified for the Relays. He did not run Friday and he has missed the Mustangs last two meets. Administration was contacted, but they declined to comment after being asked about his absence.

The Mustangs came into the weekend with the 71stbest qualifying time. They moved up four spots but finished eighth in Heat 10.

Clute said the Newton foursome who ran at Drake on Friday were running for just the third time this season.

They ran together for the first time this season on the final night to qualify, and it came on their home track.

“We have only been able to run this event with this foursome three times now,” Clute said. “For running this only twice before, I am happy with the time we ran today. It was a slow track overall.”

All four members of the relay were running in the Drake Relays for the first time in their careers.

Gholson competed in the long jump last year but ran on the blue oval for the first time Friday. He was on the Drake campus for the first time since deciding to walk-on to the Bulldog basketball team. He made that decision official earlier in the day.

“It was pretty cool. This was the first time I was able to compete here since making my decision. It was pretty cool,” Gholson said. “It’s a quick race so you can’t really take it all in like you want to.”

Karsten ran the anchor leg for the Cardinals. He was the only athlete on the team who had previously ran on the blue oval. The Drake Relays experience compared to the state meet is much different.

“Watching professional athletes warm up and do their thing is pretty awesome,” Karsten said. “Putting in the work to get here was definitely worth it.

Troy Hyde/Daily News Top: Prairie City-Monroe junior Noah Anderson, center, runs toward the finish line in the boys’ 4x100 relay at the Drake Relays in Des Moines on Friday night. Bottom: Newton junior Matt Karsten leans at the finish line during his anchor leg of the 4x100 relay at the Drake Relays. Newton finished 32nd overall, and PCM crossed the line in 67th.

​“ The goal now is to get to state. We just need to perfect the handoffs. That’s going to be the key.”

Clute said the foursome just needs to trust each other.

“We are going to need to work on our handoffs. We need to work really hard on trusting each other,” Clute said. “It’s not always about having the fastest guys. It’s about consistency with the handoffs. These guys haven’t been together long enough to be consistent. Hopefully by district time that will happen.”

Johnson and Roush both had great first experiences on the blue oval. Both said the experience was nerve-wracking, too.

It was really nice, but it was nerve wracking,” Roush said.

“We were slower today, but it’s a tougher race. And it’s not easy getting to Drake. Everyone here is fast.”

The top eight times in Friday night’s preliminary rounds advanced to Satur-

day’s finals. Western Dubuque won the race with a 42.41.

Davenport North (42.75) was second, and Johnston (42.94) finished third.

Three area junior high teams qualified for the Drake Relays.

The Newton girls finished 20th with a time of 57.09.

That team included Meg Callaghan, Riley Davidson, Nykole Hernandez and Kate Callaghan.

The Colfax-Mingo girls foursome of Riley Carroll, Crystal Lincoln, Ayla Campbell and Madison Gilkison, and they finished 34th in 1 minute, 1.72 seconds.

The C-M junior high boys also qualified. That Tigerhawk foursome included Andrew Gorman, Jake Nichols, Jason Rhinehart and AJ Gibson, and they finished 36th with a time of 1:05.84.

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