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Newton elementary selected for snack program Emerson Hough students to receive healthy snacks twice a week

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David Dolmage/Daily News Newton boys cross country coach Steve Weeks, right, addresses the Newton Community School District Board of Education Monday night as Newton athletic director Scott Garvis and girls cross county coach Rachelle Tipton look on.

Cross Country runs North

Newton athletes will have the chance to compete in a national meet in Minnesota

By David Dolmage Newton Daily News Newton High School’s cross country teams will be headed in a new direction, thanks to the Newton Community School District Board of Education.

During the board’s regular Monday meeting board members approved a field trip request to allow the varsity members of the boys and girls cross country teams to travel to Minnesota to compete in the Roy Griak Invitational, to be held Sept. 22-23.

The Griak Invitational, held at Les Bolstad Golf Course in Falcon Heights, Minn., is one of the largest cross country meets in the country, including six collegiate races and four high school races. Named after legendary coach Roy Griak, who served as the head coach of the Minnesota men’s cross country team from 1963-1996 and led the Gophers to three Big Ten

Thanks to a federal program, one Newton Elementary school will receive funding to provide extra snacks for students during the day.

Christy Croson, food service supervisor for the Newton Community School District reported to the board that her application for the 20172018 USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program had been accepted for Emerson Hough Elementary during Monday night’s regular board meeting.

The program, which

is designed to provide children in participating schools with a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables is aimed at combating hunger while providing healthy options for students. Croson sent in applications for all four of Newton’s elementary schools, but only Emerson Hough received funding.

Croson said due to budget constraints in the program only schools with more than 60 percent of students receiving free or reduced price lunches were eligible.

According to Croson, more than 70 percent of students at Emerson Hough received free or reduced price lunches last year. At the remaining three elementary schools in the district, Thomas Jefferson, Aurora Heights and Woodrow Wilson only half of student population currently receives free or reduced price lunches.

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titles, the event features more than 4,000 runners competing from across the United States.

For cross country coaches Steve Weeks and Rachelle Tipton, the event gives their team a

chance to compete against runners from across the country.

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An unusual scene played out on Sunday evening in downtown Newton as the Newton Fire Department worked to assist an injured individual on a rooftop.

The NFD ladder truck was brought in to hoist the individual, who had been secured to a stretcher, from the rooftop to street level where medical attention was then given.

Newton Fire Chief

Jarrod Wellik said because of the type of injury and location, the ladder truck was the easiest way to move the individual. Another option would have been to use a giant slide but the ladder truck was deemed preferable.

The individual involved, the type of injury and the status of the hurt individual as well as the specific location of the incident were all unavailable due to HIPAA regulations.

Summer Blackout Party Conservation, NPL to host eclipse viewing party

By Kayla Langmaid Newton Daily News A summer viewing party is in order for the Great American Eclipse. The Jasper County Conservation along with the Newton Public Library will host a free Summer Blackout Party at Ashton Wildwood Park.

No registration is required to attend from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Cantu Aug. 21. The event will begin with a short program by conservation naturalist Katie Cantu.

Cantu initiated the idea of the viewing party following several public programs with the Des

Moines Astronomical Society at the observatory.

Some members of the society will be driving to see the eclipse in totality, and that’s when Cantu decided to make a local viewing event.

“The moon is going to start moving at 11:45 a.m. and by 1:08 p.m. is when we will have 95 percent of the sun covered,” Cantu said. “We want people to arrive early and get situated.”

There will be multiple security guidelines that attendees must follow, including wearing solar glasses, provided for free.

“We have already had a lot of people call in to ask about the glasses,” Cantu said. “It’s just an exciting thing.”

Cantu said some people may have taken off work and some people may just be stopping by for some of the viewing party, but she wanted to have an event that would be close to home for the community.

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Submitted Photo A large group of community advocates have come together, led by Integrated Treatment Services, to host the Fourth Annual Carnival in the Park from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday at Aurora Heights Park. The free carnival features food, games, bounce houses and fun for the entire family.

Fourth annual Carnival in the Park Saturday

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Central Iowa Today Today in History

Today is Tuesday, Aug. 15, the 227th day of 2017. There are 138 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On August 15, 1947, India became independent after some 200 years of British rule.

On this date: In 1483, the Sistine Chapel was consecrated by Pope Sixtus IV. In 1914, the Panama Canal officially opened as the SS Ancon crossed the just-completed waterway between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.

In 1935, humorist Will Rogers and aviator Wiley Post were killed when their airplane crashed near Point Barrow in the Alaska Territory.

In 1939, the MGM musical “The Wizard of Oz” opened at the Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

In 1945, in a pre-recorded radio address, Japan’s Emperor Hirohito announced that his country had accepted terms of surrender for ending World War II. In 1965, the Beatles played to a crowd of more than 55,000 at New York’s Shea Stadium.

In 1967, a 50-foot-tall sculpture by Pablo Picasso was dedicated in Daley Plaza in Chicago by Mayor Richard J. Daley.

In 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair opened in upstate New York.

In 1974, a gunman attempted to shoot South Korean President Park Chung-hee during a speech; although Park was unhurt, his wife, Yuk Young-soo, was struck and killed, along with a teenage girl. (The gunman was later executed.)

In 1989, F.W. de Klerk was sworn in as acting president of South Africa, one day after P.W. Botha resigned as the result of a power struggle within the National Party.

Ten years ago: Former NBA referee Tim Donaghy pleaded guilty to felony charges for taking cash payoffs from gamblers and betting on games he’d officiated in a scandal that rocked the league. (Donaghy, sentenced to 15 months in federal prison, was released in November 2009.) A magnitude-8 earthquake in Peru’s southern desert killed 596 people.

Five years ago: Felix Hernandez pitched the Seattle Mariners’ first perfect game and the 23rd in baseball history, overpowering the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0; it was the third perfect game and sixth no-hitter of the season. The United States soccer team broke a 75-year winless streak at Mexico’s intimidating Azteca Stadium with an 80th minute goal and a series of saves that delivered a 1-0 victory.

One year ago: Republican Donald Trump called for “extreme” ideological vetting of immigrants seeking admission to the United States, vowing during a speech in Youngstown, Ohio, to significantly overhaul the country’s screening process and block those who sympathized with extremist groups or didn’t embrace American values. President Barack Obama, in Chilmark, Massachusetts, urged Democrats to campaign aggressively for the next 80 days to elect Hillary Clinton, saying “if we do not do our jobs, then it’s still possible for her to lose.”

Today’s Birthdays Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is 79. U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., is 79. Musician Pete York (Spencer Davis Group) is 75. Author-journalist Linda Ellerbee is 73. Songwriter Jimmy Webb is 71. Rock singer-musician Tom Johnston (The Doobie Brothers) is 69. Actress Phyllis Smith is 68. Britain’s Princess Anne is 67. Actress Tess Harper is 67. Actor Larry Mathews is 62. Actor Zeljko Ivanek is 60.

Actor-comedian Rondell Sheridan is 59.

Rock singer-musician Matt Johnson (The The) is 56. Movie director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu is 54. Philanthropist Melinda Gates is 53. Country singer Angela Rae (Wild Horses) is 51. Actor Peter Hermann is 50. Actress Debra Messing is 49. Actor Anthony Anderson is 47. Actor Ben Affleck is 45. Singer Mikey Graham (Boyzone) is 45. Actress Natasha Henstridge is 43. Actress Nicole Paggi is 40. Christian rock musician Tim Foreman (Switchfoot) is 39. Actress Emily Kinney is 33. Figure skater Jennifer Kirk is 33. Latin pop singer Belinda (cq) is 28. Rock singer Joe Jonas (The Jonas Brothers) is 28. Actor-singer Carlos PenaVega is 28. Actress Jennifer Lawrence is 27.

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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. HOW CHARLOTTESVILLE COMPARES WITH CHARLESTON The deadly white nationalist rally in Virginia and the mass shooting inside a South Carolina church renew pressure to take down Confederate symbols from public property.

2. DIPLOMACY SIGNALS EMANATE FROM KOREAN PENINSULA Both Korean leaders and a U.S. military official appear willing to avert a crisis even as Pyongyang details plans to launch missiles into waters near Guam.

3. ‘NO NEW DEALS’ PLEDGE TESTED A new push to sell Trump-branded villas in Dubai and state visits by the sitting president’s main business partner in the Middle East raise new

questions.

4. HELP WANTED: SKILLS REQUIRED Statistics show 359,000 jobs remain open at American companies.

The problem is many demand education and technical know-how, disqualifying workers set adrift from low-tech factories, AP learns.

5. WHY LIGHTNING IS KILLING FEWER AMERICANS Once one of nature’s biggest killers, bolts are claiming far fewer lives, mostly because we’ve learned to get out of the way.

6. 3 GOP HOPEFULS EYE CHAFFETZ SEAT They will face off in a primary for his U.S. House post in Utah in a special election after weeks of trying to burnish their conservative credentials and fend off attack ads.

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8. CHINA: US TRADE PROBE WOULD VIOLATE INTERNATIONAL RULES Beijing says it will “resolutely safeguard” its interests in response to a possible trade probe ordered by Trump into Chinese technology policies.

9. ‘IT’S NOT UP TO ME’ Short-lived White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci says if it were up to him, top adviser Steve Bannon would be gone from Trump’s administration.

10. COLLEGE TRANSFERS HOPING FOR GRIDIRON IMPACT Chris James, who transferred from Pitt to Wisconsin, is part of this year’s crop of Division I transfers who could make an immediate difference with their new teams.

Entertainment Swift justice: Jury takes Taylor’s side in groping lawsuit DENVER (AP) — Four years after Taylor Swift tried to handle her groping allegation against a radio station DJ quietly, the pop superstar got a very public victory Monday with a jury’s verdict that she hoped would inspire other women.

Jurors in U.S. District Court in Denver deliberated fewer than four hours to find that ex-radio host David Mueller assaulted and battered Swift during a pre-concert meet-andgreet in June 2013. Per Swift’s request, jurors awarded her $1 in damages — a sum her attorney, Douglas Baldridge, called “a single symbolic dollar, the value of which is immeasurable to all women in this situation.”

After Monday’s verdict, Swift hugged her crying mom and thanked her attorneys “for fighting for me and anyone who feels silenced by a sexual assault, and especially anyone who offered their support throughout this four-year ordeal and twoyear-long trial process.”

“My hope is to help those whose voices should also be heard,” Swift said in a prepared statement, promising to make unspecified donations to groups that help victims of sexual assault.

The six-woman, twoman jury also reject-

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AP Photo A jury on Monday was expected to weigh Swift’s allegation that a former radio host groped her during a meet-and-greet before a concert and whether the singer’s mother and her radio liaison later set out to destroy his career.

ed Mueller’s claims that Swift’s mother, Andrea Swift, and radio liaison Frank Bell cost him his $150,000-a-year job at country station KYGO-FM, where he was a morning host.

On Friday, U.S. District Judge William Martinez dismissed similar claims against Taylor Swift, ruling Mueller’s team failed to offer evidence that the then-23-year-old superstar did anything more than report the incident to her team, including her mother.

Mueller, who was seeking up to $3 million, denied Swift’s allegation from the start and maintained his innocence after the verdict.

“I’ve been trying to clear my name for four

years,” he said in explaining why he took the singer-songwriter to court.

“Civil court is the only option I had. This is the only way that I could be heard.”

By the time Swift took the stand Thursday, she was more than angry. She was on a mission to eliminate any doubt about what happened, and she refused to sugarcoat her experience During an hour of testimony, Swift blasted a low-key characterization

by Mueller’s attorney, Gabriel McFarland, of what happened. While Mueller testified he never grabbed Swift, she insisted she was groped.

“He stayed attached to my bare ass-cheek as I lurched away from him,” Swift testified.

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“It was a definite grab.

A very long grab,” she added.

Mueller emphatically denied reaching under the pop star’s skirt or otherwise touching her inappropriately, insisting he touched only her ribs and may have brushed the outside of her skirt as they awkwardly posed for the picture.

That photo was virtually the only evidence besides the testimony.

In the image shown to jurors during opening statements but not publicly released, Mueller’s hand is behind Swift, just below her waist. Both are smiling. Mueller’s then-girlfriend is standing on the other side of Swift.

Swift testified that after she was groped, she numbly told Mueller and his girlfriend, “Thank you for coming,” and moved on to photos with others waiting in line because she did not want to disappoint them.

But she said she immediately went to her photographer after the meet-andgreet ended and found the photo of her with Mueller, telling the photographer what happened.

Andrea Swift testified that she asked Bell to call Mueller’s employers. They did not call the police to avoid further traumatizing her daughter, she said.

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Local & State News Carnival Continued from Page 1A but don’t drop your kids off.

We aren’t going to baby-sit for you.”

Now in its fourth year, the event draws hundreds of families to the park for a free day of fun before fall events get started.

“We wanted to have the final summer event before they go back to school,” Sallis said.

“Also, a lot of people can’t afford to go to the state fair, a lot of families don’t have the transportation or resources to go there. We decided to

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do this event here, and it has been really good. We fed 700 people last year.”

New last year was a move to Aurora Heights Park from Maytag Park. Sallis said with the increased visibility, the event grew exponentially and more people were reached from simply driving by.

This year the same fun events are planned to the biggest bounce houses Sallis could find and a delicious free meal including hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, cookies and water. Also this year, a large number of local organizations are partnering in the event to help promote

services they provide in the community.

“This year we have a lot of partners, we were really excited that they decided to work with us on this event.

It is great when all of these support services and resources we have in the community can come together and collaborate for a common end,” Sallis said. “It has been great to work and talk about how we can work collectively to strengthen our community.

We want to make these resources seamless.”

The partners, who include Capstone, Nami, Optimae, the Jasper County Substance

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event previously, and thought that her team needed a chance to broaden their horizons.

“They’ll be able to go out there and see other schools, and see how they stack up,” Tipton said.

The event, which features races for both high school and college athletes also represents a chance for members of the cross country team to get a taste of what life as a college runner would be like. Weeks is hoping it’ll help motivate his team to plan for life beyond high school.

“I hope that they walk away with many great memories from this trip,” Weeks said. “I want them to see that it’s not that tough to compete at the next level.”

Both coaches plan to take eight runners each, selecting athletes who have made the most varsity starts. Each team will consist of seven runners and one alternate.

Costs for the trip will covered by the Newton Athletics Booster Club, although coaches said they expected expenses to be minor. The team entry fee for the event is $100, which Weeks said is lower than some of the events already on this year’s cross country schedule.

School board president Travis Padget was happy to vote yes on the trip, praising both coaches for finding an opportunity that would allow Newton’s student athletes to get exposure.

Padget said the board would be willing to consider future field trips for other sports as long as they provided a benefit to students.

“Seizing these opportunities is important, they can enhance their education and broaden their horizons,” Padget said.

Even though they’ll be attending a big national meet, both coaches said they don’t want their runners to feel pressured as they prepare for the event. They’ll share the news of their upcoming trip with the team, but they don’t plan to alter their training plans they’ve already been working on.

“We want it to be just another meet, just another place to run,” Week said.

“As we get closer and people are seeing more in the news people they are planning their day so they don’t miss out,” Cantu said. “This will just be a fun way to watch it with the group and in an educational and beautiful park setting.”

Cantu said that since

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Abuse Coalition, Newton Police Department, Newton Fire Department, Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office, Caremore, Jasper County Health Department, Goodwill, Discover Hope, Employee Family Resources, Skiff Medical Center and Montana Mike’s Steakhouse, will have booths set up for people to learn about services provided throughout of the city.

“The Carnival in the Park is a great opportunity to bring awareness of the impact mental health and substance abuse issues have on our community and provide a positive activity for families to gather

the unique eclipse hasn’t happened in 20 years attendees should only be worried about one thing — sitting back and enjoying it.

“We recommend not trying to get a picture of the eclipse, you aren’t going to be able to get a good picture on your phone,” Cantu said.

“There will be lots of pictures on the internet. Leave that for the professionals.”

and enjoy the afternoon with community members that support the cause and are actively engaged in improving the community,” Newton Police Chief Rob Burdess said.

In the end, Sallis said is about kids having enjoying a day with their families at a free community event.

“We wanted to make sure people were comfortable with coming and not worried about donating anything,” Sallis said. “It is all about having fun with the kids.”

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Youth Services Librarian Phyllis Peter said the library jumped on board and began to collect solar glasses for the event, which were given out through signing a waiver.

Peter will be leading craft activities before the viewing, including moon Playdoh.

“We will be observing the peak of the eclipse and watch it gradually go away,” Pe-

ter said. “It’s a great chance for them to learn about their natural world and even a partial eclipse doesn’t happen often.”

Attendees can bring a picnic and lawn chairs to the viewing party.

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Snacks Continued from Page 1A Newton School Board president Travis Padget said he was “disappointed” that only one elementary school was selected for the program this year, but he praised Croson efforts to secure funding for the program. Padget said making sure students have enough to eat would continue to be a priority for the board.

“Christy is fantastic about reaching out for these opportunities, she’s always looking out for the kid’s best interests,” Padget said.

The grant is administered in two phases, with an initial allocation of $510, which must be used

by Sept. 30. The second phase allocation is for $12,300, which is intended to cover the remainder of the school year. Croson said grants operate on a “use it or lose it” system, which is why she’s careful to make sure all of the funds are spent every year.

The money is used for healthy snacks, primarily fresh fruits and vegetables, and Croson said the district is required to supply healthy options such as low fat ranch dip to meet the program’s criteria. The grant also covers labor costs associated with preparing the snacks, and last year Croson said the district used some of the funds to purchase a new fruit and vegetable slicer.

Snacks are distributed twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays, between 1:15 and 1:30 p.m.

Food service workers distribute the snacks to the classrooms, and Croson provides teachers with informational literature to give teachers the opportunity to

David Dolmage/Daily News Food Service Supervisor Christy Croson walks towards the podium to address the Newton Community School Board during their meeting Monday night.

teach children about the fruits and vegetables that make up the program.

The September menu for the program, which Croson provided to the board at Monday’s meeting includes broccoli and pepper strips and dip, grapes, clementines and carrot packages and apple slices to start off the school year.

“We try to provide fruits and vegetables that are in season, or maybe something that we don’t have on our regular lunch program,” Croson said. “We like to get fresh strawberries or grapes, the fruits are more popular with

the kids.”

Entering the second year of the program, Croson said teachers have been enthusiastic about the snacks.

“I get a lot of feedback from teachers and the nurse at Emerson Hough, they’re really glad that we’ve got this program,” Croson said. “There are a lot of kids that are hungry at all of the schools, but especially at Emerson Hough, there are a lot of kids there that are hungry at home.”

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We got a van

Keeping me on my toes Jamee A. Pierson

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am not one to have extra vehicles in my possession. It means extra insurance, registration and space taken up in my driveway or yard. I am not a “car person” and try to spend as little as possible on my vehicle.

That being said, I now have in my possession a 1984, yes 84, Ford van.

The kind with curtains and blinds in the windows, rotatable chairs and a cooler in the rear.

No, I haven’t broken down and got a van for our family. I still love my SUV. The van will be used to haul my ever growing craft show supplies in a more efficient manner than the back of my mom and I’s vehicles.

I first started thinking about us-

ing another form of transportation this summer in anticipation of a trip west to Council Bluffs. Knowing the amount of inventory and pieces I use to display my work, the back of my Journey probably wasn’t going to be big enough anymore.

I looked into renting a van but after calculating the price of a round trip, it was a little more than I was willing to spend on one outing, let alone repeatably, because we head that way three times a year.

Not long after I mentioned my thoughts to my mom, she happened upon the van while on a trip home from Minnesota. As she described it, I could clearly picture it in my head.

I can remember, many years ago, when a few of my friends’ families had the large conversion vans with plush seats and fold down benches.

My husband, mom and I decided to take a trip to see it and about 30 minutes later, my husband was behind the wheel driving it to its new home in Monroe.

The exterior is in good shape for being 32 years old. It is black and gray in color, perfect for this Hawkeye family and has little to no visible rust.

The interior is a little rougher, especially after sitting outside for months near a corn field. The front seats will have to be recovered given the large holes in the upholstery and the wheelchair lift, yes it came with a wheelchair lift, is in the process of being removed and donated to someone who could better use it.

(My girls are very disappointed the

“ride” the van came with will be going away.)

The rest of the interior will be stripped away leaving an empty shell ready to hold all of my supplies. If my husband is feeling handy, I hope to have him install racks to hold my grid walls for easier storage.

I know our trip to Council Bluffs will take a little longer in the van versus my SUV, we may struggle with the music from our tape deck player and fuel costs will probably increase more than I would like. It will all be worth it, though, when I go to set up my booth and I will have all of my supplies instead of making things work and stressing about space.

So if you are driving through Monroe and happen to pass my house, yes, the van is ours and, hopefully, it is here to stay for a long time.

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Living and Dion Marc Dion

Lining a bird’s nest

I believe everyone should invent at least one thing before they die. It doesn’t have to be a new kind of artificial intelligence, or a car that runs on ketchup, or anything important. It’s enough if you invent a better way to make your favorite noodle casserole, just as long as you mark your life with a little innovation.

Me? I invented trimming my beard in the yard.

It’s not as unimportant as it seems, either.

I have a beard, a modest facial shrub. Sometimes, I have to trim my beard. I own a cordless, battery-operated trimmer.

I used to trim my beard over the bathroom sink, but this is an old house, the plumbing is a little eccentric, and that sink clogs easily. Because of that, every time I trimmed my beard, I used to line the sink with a paper towel so the trimmings of my beard wouldn’t go down the drain.

I’m not a neat man. No matter what I used to line the sink, no matter how carefully I cleaned up after I trimmed, there would always be tiny beard hairs in the sink. My wife would be angry.

And so, one early fall day last year, I invented something.

“I’ll just go trim my beard outdoors,” I said to myself. I said this to myself while my wife was out shopping. The best time for a married man to test out a new invention is when his wife is at the grocery store.

I took my wife’s small makeup mirror and my trimmer outside, sat on a lawn chair, took my shirt off in the interest of neatness, balanced the mirror on my left knee, and trimmed my beard.

When I was done, I brushed the beard hair out of my chest hair, and went back inside.

When my wife got home, I helped her carry the groceries in, and told her of my invention.

I couldn’t have been prouder if I’d just invented thick cut bacon.

“What happened to all the hair you cut off ?” she asked.

“It’s in the grass,” I said. “The wind will blow it away.”

She looked doubtful, but then her face softened.

“The birds will find it and use it to line their nests,” she said. “It’s nice and soft.”

And I knew I had the patent on my invention.

My wife believes all animals should have food, water, comfort and love, and she believes they should get those things in our yard. If a rhino showed up in our yard, my wife’s first question would be, “What do you think it eats?”

I let my barber cut my beard in the winter, but now that I have my invention, I cut my beard in the front yard from April to November. I’m sure other men do this, but I like to pretend I’m the only one. It makes me feel like more of an inventor.

If they come before winter, I may be trimming my beard in the front yard when the missiles roar in from North Korea. It’s not a sure thing, though.

Maybe their crazy man is saner than our crazy man. Or the other way around.

Maybe it’ll never happen. If it does, maybe I won’t die. Maybe other people will die, but not me.

And if I die, and I don’t yell too much, maybe I’ll be a hero. Maybe I’ve been a hero all along.

Maybe you have, too.

And we’ll leave behind a little comfort for the birds.

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Hotel Maytag memories Joining the recent Chamber of Commerce tour of the original Hotel Maytag building brought back many pleasant memories.

The Wedding Rehearsal Dinner on July 1952 for my dear late wife Mary and I was held in the unique Cameo Room just east of the main hotel lobby. It was “The Place” for special occasions such as anniversaries, birthdays and weddings. Many “old timers” today could share lots of stories of that beautiful, historic dining room. As I understand, this unique atmosphere will once again be created.

My father-in-law, Harry M. Rosenberger helped lay bricks

Concerned about eliminating COLAs As a federal retiree who has served our country for years, I am deeply concerned with a provision in the president’s budget which would eliminate cost-ofliving adjustments (COLAs) for current and future federal retirees. I ask that my Representative and Senators oppose any proposals that would reduce COLAs for federal retirees.

The annual COLA provides protections against inflation, but even the current calculation is inadequate because it understates the impact of health care spending, yielding lower annual COLAs. Reducing or eliminating

for this great new Maytag Hotel during 1926. It was to be the new “Showcase” for central Iowa, and one the very first totally air conditioned hotels west of the Mississippi. The exterior of this 90 year Hotel still holds a commanding spot in our community.

F.L. Maytag cut the ribbon at the grand opening on Dec. 26, 1926, as I understand. Dignitaries from all over the country were on hand for the event. A special edition of the Newton Daily News was the largest in history, weighing several pounds. A copy of this newspaper is still on hand at our local museum, and on micro-film at our library.

For years, the Newton Rotary and Kiwanis clubs met for weekly lunch at the Maytag Hotel Grand Ballroom, which I under-

stand will also be brought back to its former glory. Over the years, I had the privilege of attending a multitude of events, including the monthly 9 a.m. chamber coffee-time, where the latest news was covered and upcoming events discussed.

As a youngster in the 1940s a special treat was attending the “movies” at the Capitol theatre for 10 cents, along with a nickel bag of popcorn. Wednesday night movies featured on-screen Bingo during intermission, with every seat occupied. Oh, what fun!

I look forward to the upcoming complete overhaul of our historic Landmark and wish the very best to everyone involved.

my COLA further threatens my health and financial security.

This proposal would diminish the value of my hard-earned annuity by allowing inflation to erode the benefit over the course

of my retirement. With the cost of goods and medical care on the rise, I will not sit back and allow this attack to gain a foothold.

John D. McNeer Newton

David C. Abarr Grinnell

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Obituaries Steven Eugene McGinley Aug. 11, 2017 Steven Eugene McGinley, the son of Maurice Gene and Louise (Deaton) McGinley, was b o r n May 3, 1950, in Ne wton.

Steven graduated from the Newton Senior High School with the class of 1968.

On May 10, 1968, Steven was united in mar-

riage with Bonnie Jean Failor at the Congregational United Church of Christ in Newton.

Steven worked for the Maytag Company as a computer operator and in payroll. He retired in 1992. Steven enjoyed his garden, pets, fish, dancing, cooking, horseback riding and most of all, his family.

Steven died Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, at his home in Newton. He was 67 years old. Steven was preceded in death by his parents.

Those left to honor Steven’s memory include his wife, Bonnie McGinley of Newton;

his children and their families, Cameron (Jill) McGinley of Pella and their family, Alexis, Ridge, Reid and Cade; Collette Holmquist of Lake Mary, Fla., and her family, Breana and Josi; Clarissa (Chris) Wing of Newton, and their family, Caitlyn (James) Reeder and her children, James and Easton; Cainan McGinley of Newton; Collin (Liz) McGinley of El Paso, Texas and their family, Dayanara, Daniah and Penelope; Coridan (Jennifer) McGinley of West Des Moines, and their family, Clark; Caleb McGinley of New-

ton; Craynes McGinley of West Des Moines, and Terry Beck of Des Moines; his sister, Nancy (Jack) Clarke of Castle Rock, Colo.; and his brother, Mickey (Karen) McGinley of Newton.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16 at the Congregational United Church of Christ in Newton. The family will greet friends at the church from 10 a.m. until service time. Memorials may be designated to the Congregational Church and may be left at the church or at Pence-Reese Funeral Home.

Newton Lions teaming with Pizza Ranch for fundraising event Wednesday Use your smartphone to help even more The Newton Lions Club will be bussing tables at the Newton Pizza Ranch from 5 to 8 p.m.

Wednesday.

The club will receive all tips and 15 percent of sales but only if the flyer shown on The Newton Lions Club Facebook page is pre-

sented when paying. The flyer can be shown in print or from a mobile device.

The club appreciates the support of the community for help with local service projects, with an emphasis on vision.

Make your claim at the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt booth

DES MOINES — State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald is rolling out a change to the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt booth at the Iowa State Fair. New this year, fairgoers will be able to make their claim directly at the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt booth. A stop inside the Varied Industries building may prove to be financially worthwhile, as fairgoers search their names for unclaimed money. “The Iowa State Fair is one of the most successful, rewarding ways we reach Iowans who may have money in the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt,” Fitzgerald said. “This year, claimants can search for

their names and file their claims online during their visit at our booth.

While we cannot pay them at the fair, claimants will not have to take a paper form home with them to mail to us later.”

Fairgoers can also search the list for the names of their friends and family. “If you find the name of a friend or family member, you can select to have a claim form emailed or mailed to you or the owner,” Fitzgerald said. “Over the years, we have had tremendous success in reuniting people with their lost treasures and are looking forward to providing enhanced services this year.”

More than $308 million is waiting to be claimed in the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt. The program has returned more than $231 million in unclaimed property to more than 537,000 people since Fitzgerald created it in 1983. Unclaimed property refers to money and other assets held by financial institutions or companies that have lost contact with the property’s owner for a specific period of time. State law requires these institutions and companies to annually report unclaimed property to the state treasurer’s office. The assets are then held until the owner or heir of the

property is found. Common forms of unclaimed property include savings or checking accounts, stocks, uncashed checks, life insurance policies, utility security deposits and safe deposit box contents.

Stop by the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt booth at the Iowa State Fair through Aug. 20 in the Varied Industries Building. The building will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Visit the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt at GreatIowaTreasureHunt.gov to begin your search. Like Great Iowa Treasure Hunt on Facebook and follow the program on Twitter @GreatIATreasure.

Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Randy L. Ray, 60, of Newton, was charged with assault causing bodily injury or mental illness at 1 a.m. July 1. Police were called to The Manhattan in reference to a fight in progress.

Police made contact with Ray who was walking southbound on East Second Street South from The Manhattan. The victim told police Ray shoved him and then he fell and injured his shoulder. The victim was transported to Skiff Medical Center with a dislocated shoulder. Ray told police the victim “came at him,” and he moved out of the way. Ray was released and issued a citation to appear in

court. Ray was arrested Aug. 11 on a warrant and taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• David L. McConnell Jr., 23, address unknown, was charged with fourth-degree theft for an incident that occurred in September 2016. Police were investigating a burglary of a storage unit of Integrity Cleaners. The stolen items were found to be for sale online. During a meeting with McConnell, police recovered several items, totaling $383. McConnell told police he got the items from a man. McConnell was arrest Aug. 12 on a warrant for the theft and taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Jorja M. McDermott, 18, of

Newton, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of controlled substance, first offense at 5:37 p.m. Aug. 9 after police stopped a vehicle for not making a complete stop at a stop sign on West Fourth Street and South 15th Avenue West. Officers stopped the car in the 2300 block of West 15th Street South. When officers smelled the odor of marijuana, they found out McDermott and a juvenile passenger were both smoking marijuana out of a glass pipe prior to stopping them. The marijuana weighed .4 grams. McDermott was arrested and taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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• Solidarity with Charlottesville event will begin at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday on the north side of the square in Newton. Everyone is welcome to join in this silent vigil against racism and white supremacy. Attendees are welcome to bring signs showing the many side of love and support.

• Classic Car Show will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Arby’s in Newton, weather permitting.

• Local UAW 997 Retirees Supper will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at The Old Union Hall, 1813 First St. N. in Newton.

• 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.

• Community Table Supper will meet at 5 p.m. Wednesday at Monroe United Methodist Church, 407 N. Monroe St. • Alcoholics Anonymous Beginner’s Support Group will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Masonic Temple in Prairie City.

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

• Newton Piecemakers will meet at 7 p.m.

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

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

• DAV Mobile Service Office Van will visit at 9 a.m. Friday at Walmart Supercenter, 300 Iowa Speedway Drive in Newton. One of the various services DAV provides at no cost to veterans is a Mobile Service Office Program. These “offices-on-wheels” travel to under-served communities across the country to help veterans and their families obtain the services and benefits they have earned. Staffed by highly trained DAV National Service Officers, our MSOs provide professional support throughout the claims and appeals process. When you come to one of the MSO locations, please bring your identification, Social Security number, and any other pertinent documentation regarding your military service.

DAV membership is not required to utilize these free services.

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m.

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

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Girlfriend urges more pushback against disapproving parents DEAR ABBY: I am in an interracial relationship with a guy whose parents don’t support our being together because I’m from a different race and culture than he is. Our countries of origin were antagonistic in the past.

When his parents tell him to break off relations with me, he listens patiently and defends his affection for me. He does not, however, really speak up for me or point out how unfair their prejudice is, given that they’ve never even met me. This is my first interracial relationship. My parents don’t have a problem with it. Is it too much to ask my boyfriend to speak up the next time his parents lecture him?

— UNDEFENDED DEAR UNDEFENDED: Not knowing your boyfriend, his parents or how they relate to one another, I can’t judge whether he should challenge them any further than he is already. I think it would be a mistake for you to try to script him. You didn’t mention how long you two have been involved, but if the relationship continues, they may — at some point — mellow.

DEAR ABBY: You and your readers may consider my problem trivial, but to me it’s really irritating. My wife, who is in her early 60s, has the figure of a 40-year-old. She’s a great lover, fabulous cook, wonderful mother to our four children and warms my heart when I see her enter the room.

The problem is, my teeth are spaced rather far apart, and food gets stuck between them. After every meal, I need to use a toothpick, yet she refuses to put toothpicks — even in an attractive container — on the table. She says they will just collect dust and are not pretty. On top of that, she refuses to allow a pill container for my vitamins or heart medicine.

I would never leave her over this, but what can I do with this stubborn, but otherwise wonderful woman? —

PICK-LESS IN PENNSYLVANIA DEAR PICK-LESS: Your nearly perfect wife may prefer that you pick your teeth somewhere other than at the table, and would like you to take your medications elsewhere as well.

While it would be nice if she were more solicitous, you may have to appreciate her for the other fine qualities you mentioned, because it doesn’t appear that she’s going to budge to accommodate you.

DEAR ABBY: I have a 39-yearold daughter I’ll call “Angela” who attracts unsavory underground types — thieves, druggies, homeless — wherever she lives. My husband and I recently decided to move to Mexico because we are both retired. My husband and son are driving his vehicle, and I am driving my own.

My husband asked me if I wanted to invite Angela to drive with me. I’m afraid if I do, she may decide to stay with us after we arrive, and more of those unsavory types will start coming around. Should I not worry about it?

I’m in need of practical advice. — RETIREE IN THE WEST DEAR RETIREE: You are making a new start. My “practical advice” is to follow your better judgment and resist the urge to invite your daughter to accompany you on the journey.

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CLARE — Two people have been charged with murder following the identification of a body found Saturday near the small central Iowa community of Clare.

Authorities on Monday said they have charged 25-year-old Phillip Anthony Williams, of Lafayette, Indiana, and 26-yearold Mackenzie Lee Knigge, of Clare, with first-degree murder in the death of Jessica Gomez. Williams and Knigge were being held at the Tippecanoe County Sheriff ’s Office in Lafayette.

SIOUX CITY — A Sioux City man has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the stabbing death of a Nebraska man.

Twenty-nine-year-old Daniel Levering pleaded not guilty Monday in Woodbury County District Court in the July 23 stabbing death of 36-year-old Vincent Walker, of Winnebago, Neb. Levering’s trial was set for Oct. 17.

Levering was arrested on a warrant charging him with killing Walker.

Police say Walker was washing his car when he was confronted by three people.

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CEDAR RAPIDS — Authorities say a woman was struck and killed by a train while she was walking on tracks on the east side of Cedar Rapids.

Medics and law officers were sent to the scene around 7:20 p.m. Monday. The woman was pronounced dead there.

The Linn County Sheriff ’s Office is investigating. The woman’s name hasn’t been released, pending notification of her family.

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DES MOINES — A Des Moines mother whose baby died on a changing table has been ordered to undergo substance abuse and mental health treatments as part of her sentence. Laci Taylor had been accused of drinking alcohol before her original sentencing hearing Aug. 3, when she was given a suspended 10-year prison sentence and five years’ probation.

She’d pleaded guilty to felony neglect of a dependent person. On Monday, a judge added the treatments to her sentence but didn’t order her to immediately serve any time behind bars.

Sioux City man pleads not guilty in Nebraska man’s death

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DAVENPORT — A second defendant has been convicted in the robbery-slaying of a man at an eastern Iowa trailer park. A Scott County jury found 21-year-old Tacari Minifee guilty Monday of first-degree murder and robbery. Prosecutors say he was one of three men who broke into the Key West trailer of 21-year-old Collin Brown and killed him in April last year. Minifee’s trial was moved to Davenport because of pretrial publicity.

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U. of Iowa proposing annual 7 percent tuition increases

FORT DODGE (AP) — Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst expressed frustration Monday that it took President Donald Trump two days to specifically condemn white supremacy after deadly violence at a rally in Virginia.

“Finally!” the Iowa Republican told reporters, referencing Trump’s condemnation of white nationalist groups — including the Ku Klux Klan — two days after a woman protesting the groups was killed in Charlottesville.

Speaking to about 100 people at a middle school in northwest Iowa, Ernst called Trump’s latest statement “strong” but added, “I wish he would have been right out of the game with that.”

The freshman Republican, a rising national figure in the party, said Trump has been quick to voice his opinions on Twitter but shouldn’t have taken so long to denounce what the Justice Department is investigating as an act of domestic terrorism.

“We do want a quick response,” said Ernst, whom Trump met with in 2016 as he was weighing his choice of running mate. “I’m hopeful that — should anything like that ever occur again — that the president would be right out there saying, ‘this is not OK.’” Ernst followed fellow Re-

IOWA CITY (AP) — The University of Iowa is proposing a 7 percent increase in tuition annually for five years.

The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports university President Bruce Harreld told a Board of Regents Tuition Task Force on Monday that the school was recommending the annual 7 percent increases. If approved, the increases would raise tuition from $7,486 for the upcoming year to $10,537 by the fall 2022 semester.

Harreld also proposed raising nonresident undergraduate tuition by just over 2 percent annually for the next five years.

Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa also have proposed tuition increase to meet rising costs at a time of falling state support.

Republican senator Joni Ernst holds a town hall meeting in Fort Dodge Monday.

publican senators, including Colorado’s Cory Gardner, who implored Trump for a direct denunciation of white supremacist groups Sunday. But Ernst’s political course is trickier than Gardner’s because she represents a state Trump carried last year by a healthy margin.

However, the Des Moines Register’s July Iowa Poll showed a majority of Iowans disapproving of the president’s performance, due mostly to a spike in dissatisfaction from independent voters.

Ernst has been a loyal supporter of most of Trump’s agen-

da, though she was quick to point out times when she has disagreed with the president.

This month, she opposed Trump’s decision to bar transgender Americans from serving in the military. As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, she also has urged Trump to take a tougher stance on Russia’s military and cyber interference in the U.S. and elsewhere.

Still, she supported the president’s withdrawal from the Paris climate accord in June, and has said she wants the Senate to continue to pursue repeal of

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the 2010 Affordable Care Act. Trump had expressed that desire too, despite Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s decision to move on after the GOP-controlled Senate failed to advance such legislation last month.

“It is imperative we not simply walk away from our effort to repeal and replace ObamaCare,” Ernst wrote to McConnell this month, echoing Trump’s public pronouncements toward the Kentucky Republican.

And yet, Ernst told the audience the fate of the United States rests with the success of the president, like him or not.

Iowa city officials review data for traffic camera locations WATERLOO (AP) — Officials from northeast Iowa are reviewing traffic crash data to decide where to install automated traffic cameras.

Waterloo Police Chief Dan Trelka worked with the city’s traffic operations department to identify almost 10 possible intersections for red light cameras.

Trelka said the locations were chosen because of the number

of fatalities, the number of injuries and property damage at the intersections.

“What I like about this list from a strategic enforcement perspective is that they are throughout the geographical areas of the city,” Trelka added. “One of my goals with this program is to attempt to have a calming effect on assertive and aggressive driving throughout the city.”

Waterloo Traffic Engineer Mohammad Elahi used data about crashes from the city’s approximately 200 intersections to make recommendations.

“I gave each severity a weight based on what we use for traffic safety analysis,” Elahi said.

“Major injury is given a higher weight than a minor injury.

Trelka said he will work with engineers from Massachusetts-based red light camera

company Gatso USA to determine if cameras can improve safety at any of the intersections.

Trelka said it could take up to three months for the cameras to be operational, but a movable speed enforcement trailer and handheld cameras could be ready within a month.

Police will review the images cameras capture before mailing a citation to the vehicle’s registered owner. The owner may

give the ticket to the actual driver or appeal to the city board.

The state Department of Transportation will need to approve camera placement for cameras at state highway intersections. Cities have to submit data and information to justify adding automated traffic enforcement cameras on state highways, said Steve Gent, IDOT director of traffic and safety.

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Advantage Credit Union wishes to congratulate our Teller Supervisor, Rhonda on a happy retirement! Rhonda has been with us since 2001 and will be retiring in July.

Rhonda plans on moving to Florida to be with her family this summer.

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ACU Board of Directors Advantage Credit Union’s 79th Annual Meeting was held on Saturday, April 22nd. Thank you to all the members who attended this year’s meeting or voted online.

Member Appreciation Pool Party at Maytag Park July 20, 2017

All members are invited to join us for our 12th Annual Member Appreciation Picnic & Pool Party!

Join us anytime between 5:30 and 7:00pm at the Maytag Pool Pavilion for cool prizes and good food.

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Sign up for the following activities: After the picnic style meal, get ready to take the plunge in the Maytag pool from 7-9:00pm.

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www.newtondailynews.com | Tuesday | Aug. 15, 2017 Local & State News First Presbyterian Church to host special music program

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Soprano Randye Jones and pianist Marlys Grimm will present a program of arias and songs by American composers at 4 p.m. Aug. 27 at First Presbyterian Church in Newton as part of the church’s Sundays at Four program.

The program includes works

by American composers Scott Joplin, George Gershwin, Samuel Barber, Robert MacGimsey, Hall Johnson, Florence Price, Betty Jackson King, Hale Smith, Moses Hogan, Margaret Bonds, Mitch Leigh, Charlie Small and Richard Rodgers.

Randye Jones holds her Bachelor of Arts degree in

music education from Bennett College, Greensboro, N.C., and her Master of Music degree in vocal performance from Florida State University in Tallahassee. She is currently a doctoral student in vocal literature at the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Jones has gained recognition for her research of and published writings on African American vocalists and composers and as a performer and lecturer through her projects, “The Art of the Negro Spiritual,” “Afrocentric Voices in ‘Classical’ Music” and “The Spirituals Database.” She regularly presents lecture-recitals and

St. Stephen’s to host blessing of backpacks

concerts or has served as a panelist at events such as the Research, Education, Activism and Performance (REAP) National Conference on Spirituals, African American Art Song Alliance Conference, the National Association of Negro Musicians conference, and the Phenomenon of Singing International Symposium VIII. Jones currently coordinates the media collections for the libraries at Grinnell College, Grinnell.

Newton resident Marlys Grimm attended Sheldon High School, Sheldon, and Central College in Pella, where she studied piano with

Donald Gren. She has collaborated at Dordt, Northwestern, Grinnell and Central colleges in student and faculty recitals. Grimm has accompanied high school, college, community and professional singers, instrumentalists and choruses throughout Iowa and at National Association of Teachers of Singing competitions. She has played for numerous conference, district and regional choral festivals. Grimm is currently the accompanist for the Grinnell Oratorio Society, Grinnell Singers, and the Central College Community Chorus.

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Newton dancers make semi-finals Steve Pope Photography Newton residents Lainey VanderSchel, 10, Chloe Rorabaugh, 11, Rylinn Peterson, 11, and Emma Noel, 11, perform a jazz dance in the Bill Riley Talent Search at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday. The local group was among five Sprout division acts (ages 2-12) to have advanced to the semi-final round in Bill Riley’s 58th annual Iowa State Fair Talent Search. Each act will perform again on Thursday, Friday or Saturday.

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church invites students, teachers and parents to a blessing of backpacks and book bags during the 10 a.m. Sunday service. Bring a friend, bring your backpack and celebrate the beginning of the school year with cookies and ice cream sundaes following the service.

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church is located at 223 E. Fourth St. N.

DMACC court reporting student receives scholarship Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Newton Campus Court Reporting graduate Maggie DeRocher, of LeMars, has received a $1,000 national scholarship from the National Court Reporting Association (NCRA) Council on Approved Student Education (CASE). She was chosen from among students across the United States and Canada.

DeRocher started the DMACC Court Reporting program in August 2015.

“I’m so honored to be a recipient of the CASE scholarship,” DeRocher tells the Journal of Court Reporting, the NCRA weekly journal. “It’s great motivation to continue

to constantly learn and grow in this great profession.”

DeRocher was one of three students nationwide to receive CASE scholarships.

Applicants were required to be current students at a NCRA-approved court reporting program, hold student membership with NCRA, write between 140-180 words per minute and submit three recommendation forms, among other criteria.

Scholarship recipients will be formally announced at the 2017 NCRA Convention & Expo in Las Vegas.

“We are so proud of Maggie,” said DMACC Court Reporting Department Chair Patti Ziegler.

byterian is free and open to the public. A reception will be held following the performance.

Jones and Grimm will be performing this program again a week later, on Sept. 3, as part of the inaugural Iowa Stock Music and Art Festival in Saint Charles. They will be part of Iowastock’s McLaughlin Investment Dr. Simon Estes Opera Showcase, a series of concerts featuring vocalists across Iowa. The duo will perform immediately before the concert to be presented by Iowa native and internationally renowned bass-baritone Simon Estes.

Hot weather taking its toll on fish The end of summer is the worst time for underwater dwellers. When temperatures are high and oxygen levels are low, fish and other water critters are particularly vulnerable.

“We have received several reports of small summer fish kills at many lakes, ponds and a few streams throughout Iowa,”said Chris Larson, fisheries supervisor for the DNR in southwest Iowa.

“We have also had some fish kills caused by pollutants.”

Seeing fish swim erratically and aquatic plants or algae dying are signs that a natural summer fish kill could occur. As aquatic plants die and decay, they remove dissolved oxygen from the water.

“These partial summer kills

rarely kill all fish in the pond or lake and in a couple of years it will be back in balance,” said Larson.

Usually large fish are more likely to die from low oxygen. However some small fish can be affected.

In the hot days of summer, even small amounts of polluted runoff can cause problems for fish and other aquatic organisms.

“Historically we see more fish kills in August and September,” said Ken Hessenius, supervisor at DNR’s Spencer field office. “We’ve investigated four fish kills in the last two weeks. So we want to encourage farmers, pesticide and manure applicators, and homeowners to be extra careful when applying chemicals, fertilizers and manure.”

Take these simple precautions to protect your waters: • Avoid applying chemicals and fertilizers before it rains.

• In town, remember storm drains go right to a stream – past spills have been caused by draining home swimming pools and rinsing chemical containers.

• Follow pesticide labels for application rates and disposal. Some pesticides are toxic to fish at concentrations of less than one part per billion.

Call the nearest DNR field office or the 24-hour spill line at 515-725-8694 as soon as possible to report a fish kill. Quick reporting can help DNR staff identify the cause of a fish kill and potentially stop a fish kill in progress.

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Brown plays in national softball tourney

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Grace Brown put herself and her softball skills out there, taking a chance this summer. It paid off for the Newton 14-year-old with an opportunity to play in a national softball tournament.

“It opened my eyes,” Brown said of being a member of the USSSA Softball Central Region team. “I learned a lot about the game and about myself.”

Brown, who starts her freshman year at Newton High School next week, has played softball for quite awhile. She spent a week in Kissimeee, Fla., (July 31-Aug. 5) playing in the 2017 USSSA Softball Futures All-American Games.

“We didn’t win any of our games, but it was a great opportunity for me as a player.

It was nerve wrecking and I doubted myself early, but realized I was selected for a reason,” Brown said. “By the last game, I was hitting better and playing better.”

Submitted Photo Newton’s Grace Brown, second from left on back row, was a member of the 13-U Central Region softball team playing in the 2017 USSSA Softball Futures All-American Games in Florida. The tournament was July 31-Aug. 5. There were players from Iowa, Kansas, Wisconsin and Missouri on the team.

The Central Region team went 0-5 in the 13-and-Under division of the showcase tournament. Teams were coached by current and former college softball players.

Brown played first base and third base for the Central team.

Tournament games were played at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, the Osceola Sports Complex and the

Fortune Road Athletic Complex.

Brown played for the Newton middle school softball team the past two summers and played on the NHS freshman softball team this summer. Brown has played for the Newton Diamond Divas, a softball traveling team, which led to her participating in a tryout in April.

“You had to be on a trav-

eling softball team to tryout,” Brown said. “They had us hit the ball from soft-toss pitching then off a tee, which had monitors to tell our power.

We did fielding drills, and ran sprints to see how fast we were. Also, we had to throw into nets with monitors to tell how hard we threw.”

She said she went to the USSSA softball tryout for the USSSA Futures All-American

Cardinals: nine out of 10 is pretty good

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High’s volleyball team has nine seniors on the 2017 squad as of Monday. The Cardinals had one leave the team after their team photo day late last week. Senior members are, left to right, front row, Audrey Lucas, Harlie Durr, Carter Lee and Jasmine Bailey; back row, Liz McVey, who is no longer with the team, Lucy Lilienthal, Madison Bleeker, Alexis Hoffman, Rachel Berkland and Addy Blom. Newton opens its season at home on Aug. 22 when Prairie City-Monroe, Des Moines Hoover and Saydel come to town for the NHS Invitational. Matches start at 4:30 p.m.

Games held in Des Moines then had to wait.

“It seemed like a long time,” Brown said. Players selected were notified by email a month following the tryout.

“I’ve been a leader on my traveling team. I found out the pitching was so much faster at that level than what I was used to,” Brown said. “I got better as we went through the games. I just trusted myself. I know now if I continue to work I could have the opportunity to play softball at the college level.”

Brown is the daughter of Melissa Brown of Newton and Scott Brown, who lives in Illinois. She said both of her parents were able to see her play in Florida.

“My parents are very supportive. Mom and my grandmother (Pam Sockriter, Newton) get me to practices and games, I couldn’t have done this without all their support,” Brown said.

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

Gallagher grand slam gives Royals a victory OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Cam Gallagher hit a grand slam for his first career home run and second big league hit, leading the Kansas City Royals past the Oakland Athletics 6-2 on Monday night.

Gallagher Gallagher’s shot into the left-field seats in the sixth inning marked the first grand slam by a Royals rookie since Paulo Orlando connected in the first game of a doubleheader against Tampa Bay on July 7, 2015.

Jake Junis (5-2)allowed two runs and four hits in six innings with two strikeouts and no walks.

Oklahoma would have to face Big 12 rematch for another title

By Stephen Hawkins The Associated Press Either Oklahoma or Texas won the last seven Big 12 championship games.

When the conference title game resumes this season after a six-year hiatus, the Red River rivals could be facing each other for the second time that season. Or maybe it will be a rematch between the Sooners and Oklahoma State, though they wouldn’t play consecutive weeks since the regular Bedlam game is now set for the first Saturday of November and not at the end of the regular season.

The championship game is back in the Big 12, which was left out of the College Football Playoff in two of the first three years.

“We’ve been responsive to what we heard from the CFP,” Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said, referring to that “13th data point” the title game creates for the league.

But the league didn’t return to divisions, which it had through 2010 when there were 12 teams. So the top two teams in the Big 12 standings will play again in the title game — a guaranteed rematch in the only Power Five league with

a round-robin schedule. That could mean the first-ever December game between Oklahoma and Texas, both with new coaches and teams that haven’t faced each other twice in the same season since 1903.

Oklahoma, with Heisman Trophy finalist quarterback Baker Mayfield back for his senior season, will be going for its third consecutive Big 12 title — and 11th overall.

“I’ve always envisioned it being more like this. Of course, you get the pressure with it,” said 33-year-old Lincoln Riley, a firsttime head coach after Bob Stoops’ surprising retirement in June. “If you don’t enjoy that sense of pressure and those expectations, then it’s probably not the place for you.”

New Longhorns coach Tom Herman, a graduate assistant at Texas for Mack Brown in 1999 and 2000, was 22-4 the last two years as Houston’s coach after being offensive coordinator for Ohio State’s national championship team three seasons ago.

Herman takes over a Texas

team coming off three consecutive losing seasons for the first time since the 1930s.

“What’s the past is in the past,” Herman said. “Our job is to make sure that whatever happened doesn’t happen again.”

The Favorites Oklahoma is a heavy favorite in the Big 12 as usual, even with the unexpected coaching change, the loss of another Heisman finalist (big-play receiver Dede Westbrook) and the early departures of two running backs (Samaje Perine and Joe Mixon) to the NFL. Mayfield is among nine returning offensive starters, and six of the top eight tacklers

are back. The Sooners go into the season with a 10-game winning streak, the longest among FBS teams.

Oklahoma State has never played in the Big 12 championship game, and won its only title in the league in 2011, the first year that championship game wasn’t played. The Cowboys go into coach Mike Gundy’s 13th season with quarterback Mason Rudolph (4,091 yards passing, 28 touchdowns, four interceptions), receiver James Washington (71 catches, 1,380 yards, 10 TDs) and running back Justice Hill (1,142 yards rushing).

Top Players Mayfield. The former walk-on freshman starter at Texas Tech has passed for 7,665 yards and 76 TDs while leading the Sooners to the last two Big 12 titles.

Oklahoma State’s offensive trio of Rudolph, Washington and Hill.

Dorance Armstrong Jr., a 6-foot-4, 246-pound defensive end at Kansas who had 10 sacks and led the Big 12 with 20 tackles for loss last year.

Travin Howard and Ty Summers, two linebackers at TCU. Howard had a Big 12-high 130 tackles last season and Summers was second with 121.

Allen Lazard, Iowa State’s big-play receiver. His 1,018 yards receiving included school-record six 100-yard games.

New Faces Baylor coach Matt Rhule.

After consecutive 10-win seasons at Temple, Rhule has likely the biggest challenge of the league’s three new coaches, taking over in the aftermath of Baylor’s sexual assault scandal. Rhule said his focus is on building a program, not a team, and building a culture, not an attitude.

Will Grier, West Virginia’s quarterback. Redshirted last season after transferring from Florida, where he threw for 1,204 yards in six games as a freshman in 2015.

On The Hot Seat Texas Tech scores plenty under fifth-year coach Kliff Kingsbury, averaging 38.8 points and 540 total yards a game. But the Red Raiders have allowed 39.6 points per game and gone 2426 under their former quarterback. While going 5-7 last year, they scored 524 points — and gave up 522.

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SPORTS CALENDAR Thursday Girls Swimming NCMP scrimmage, 6 p.m., Maytag Pool Friday Football Newton football scrimmage, 9th 6 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo at Saydel, 7 p.m.

PCM scrimmage at Pleasantville, 6 p.m.

Baxter scrimmage at Colo-NESCO, 7 p.m.

Tuesday Volleyball PCM, Des Moines Hoover, Saydel at Newton tournament, 4:30 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo, Carlisle at Oskaloosa, 5:30 p.m.

Girls Swimming Linn-Mar at NCMP, 5:30 p.m.

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Chevrolet introduces Camaro ZL1 for 2018 NASCAR Cup Series DETROIT (AP) — Chevrolet has introduced a new car for next year’s NASCAR Cup Series — a Camaro ZL1.

The Chevy Camaro has only two Cup Series victories to its credit, both

by Tiny Lund in 1971. More recently, the Camaro SS has been Chevrolet’s entry in the Xfinity Series since 2013.

Chevy introduced the new race car in an outdoor ceremony in downtown Detroit on Thursday. Seven-time Cup champion Jimmie Johnson drove the car along Jefferson Avenue before pulling in front of the Renaissance Center, headquarters of General Motors.

Dale Earnhardt Jr., who was also on hand, says he believes Chevy fans will be happy with the car, and he believes a lot of people had been hoping the Camaro would return to the Cup Series.

NASCAR Photo The Chevrolet 2018 Camaro ZL1 NASCAR Cup Race Car makes it’s world debut Thursday in front of the General Motors Renaissance Center Global Headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. The Camaro ZL1 will make its competition debut next February during Daytona Speedweeks, which kicks off the 2018 NASCAR season.

Earnhardt calls Harvick’s comments ‘hurtful’ DETROIT (AP) — Dale Earnhardt Jr. said Thursday he’s proud of his accomplishments after Kevin Harvick suggested NASCAR’s growth has been hindered because Earnhardt hasn’t won enough.

“I put a lot into this sport, and I know that I might not have met everyone’s expectations, but I certainly exceeded my own,” Earnhardt said while appearing at Chevrolet’s event introducing the Camaro ZL1, a new race car for next year’s NASCAR Cup Series.

“I’m super proud of what I’ve been able to accomplish, and I hope that I brought something to the table and left a good impact,” Earnhardt added.

Harvick said on SiriusXM this week that he felt the sport’s growth “has not reached the levels that it should have because our most popular driver hasn’t been our most successful driver.”

“Dale Earnhardt Jr. has won the most popular driver for however many years in a row, and he has been our sport’s most popular driver, but he hasn’t been anywhere close to being our most successful driver,” Harvick said.

Harvick mentioned football and basketball as examples of sports in which the most popular athletes are also

among the most successful.

“I believe that Dale Jr. has had a big part in kind of stunting the growth of NASCAR because he’s got these legions of fans, and this huge outreach of being able to reach different places that none of us have the possibility to reach, but he’s won nine races in ten years at Hendrick Motorsports.”

Earnhardt said he respects Harvick, who has driven for his JR Motorsports team.

“We still have success today because of that impact that he made at JR Motorsports, so I have an incredible amount of respect for him,” said Earnhardt, who is set to retire after this season. “About his comments, some of those comments were hurtful. But I still respect him as a champion and an ambassador for the sport, and that’s just the way it is, I guess. I hate that that’s how he feels.”

Earnhardt and Jimmie Johnson were among the drivers on hand for Chevy’s event — an outdoor ceremony in downtown Detroit.

Johnson drove the Camaro along Jefferson Avenue before pulling in front of the Renaissance Center, headquarters of General Motors.

“I’ve never raced a Camaro, so I’m excited to get on the racetrack and be in a Cama-

ro next year,” Johnson said.

“Looks amazing, and I know it’s going to perform very well.”

Chevy will try to build on the on-track success of the Chevrolet SS, which has 70 Cup wins since 2013. The Chevy Camaro has only two Cup victories to its credit, both by Tiny Lund in 1971.

The Camaro SS has been Chevrolet’s entry in the Xfinity Series since 2013.

“I think a lot of people were hoping that, even before the Camaro came into the Xfinity Series, that they would bring the Camaro to the Cup Series. It’s going to make a lot of Chevrolet fans really happy,” Earnhardt said.

“What you see today is still a work in progress. Teams will figure out how this thing needs to be set up, and what’s going to make it tick.

“I know those guys over there are really excited to get after it. I don’t have to worry about that. I just get to watch it happen.”

The blue car Johnson drove was adorned with the No. 8, which was Louis Chevrolet’s racing number.

“I’m excited about it being a Camaro,” team owner Rick Hendrick said.

“Selfishly, I’m a car salesman, and I’ve got a lot of them in the lot.”

NASCAR Photo Kevin Harvick, driver of the No. 4 Busch Beer Ford, and Martin Truex Jr., driver of the No. 78 Furniture Row/Denver Mattress Toyota, lead a pack of cars during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series I Love NY 355 at The Glen at Watkins Glen International earlier this month.

Homers by Bryant, Rizzo power Cubs to rout of last-place Reds CHICAGO (AP) — Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo hit back-to-back homers to cap a five-run fourth inning, and the Chicago Cubs continued their recent dominance of the Cincinnati Reds with a 15-5 victory Monday night.

Bryant went 2-for-4 with a walk and has reached safely in 16 of his last 20 plate appearances. Rizzo was 3-for-5 with a season-high five RBIs. Jon Jay had three hits with an RBI and finished a home run shy of the cycle as the Cubs extended their NL Central lead to 1 1/2 games over idle St. Louis.

Jose Quintana (3-2) al-

lowed two runs, one earned, and four hits in five innings to snap a three-start winless stretch.

Chicago has 25 wins in its last 32 games against the Reds. The Cubs have swept the last two series at Wrigley Field between the teams going back to last season, and have won 11 of the past 13 meetings there the last two years.

Scooter Gennett hit a tworun homer, his 20th, in the eighth for the Reds, who have five players with at least 20 home runs to tie a club record.

Gennett also mopped up

on the mound in the eighth inning after beginning the game at second base.

Joey Votto went 3-for-5 to set a Cincinnati mark by reaching base at least twice in 19 consecutive games.

It’s the longest streak in the majors since Barry Bonds did it in 20 straight in 2004.

Cincinnati starter Asher Wojciehowski (3-2) appeared to settle down after a rough first inning, but couldn’t get the final out in the fourth.

The game marked the beginning of a stretch of 24 straight for the Cubs against teams currently with losing records.

Notre Dame, Wisconsin to place two games at Lambeau, Soldier fields CHICAGO (AP) — Notre Dame and Wisconsin will play at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, in 2020 and Soldier Field in Chicago in 2021.

The schools made a joint announcement on Monday in Chicago. The two-game series marks the first meeting between the Fighting Irish and Badgers since 1964.

Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick says the games will be part of school’s Shamrock Series in which the Irish regularly play at a neutral site and break out alternative uniforms.

“These things are always a Rubik’s Cube when you’re trying to figure out how to put them together,” Swarbrick said. “One piece of it moves, then you’ve got to go back and try and refigure it. We had to stick with it. In so many regards, it came together exactly as we wanted it.”

The first game will be played at the home of the Green Bay Packers, on Oct. 3, 2020. Lambeau Field is named after Curly Lambeau, the former Notre Dame player who went on to found, coach and play for the Green Bay Packers.

The site will shift to the home of the Chicago Bears on Sept. 25, 2021.

The Lambeau Field game will count as a Wisconsin home game and the Soldier Field game will be part of Notre Dame’s NBC television package.

“We at Wisconsin are honored to have the privilege to play a program with the rich tradition of Notre Dame. It’s been a while in the works. It’s taken a while to put this together, but I’m very excited about it,” said Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez, who was an assistant coach at Notre Dame under Lou Holtz in the late 1980s.

The schools are located a four-hour drive apart, but haven’t played since Notre Dame beat Wisconsin 31-7 in what was the first game as Fighting Irish head coach for recently deceased Ara Parseghian.

“There’s so many connections here. Especially meaningful for me in this month to have this announcement come shortly after the passing of Ara Parseghian,” Swarbrick said.

The teams have met 14 times overall with the Irish leading 8-6.

MLB STANDINGS Major League Baseball At A Glance

By The Associated Press All Times CDT American League East Division

W L Pct GB Boston 67 51 .568 — New York 62 55 .530 4½ Baltimore 59 60 .496 8½ Tampa Bay 59 61 .492 9 Toronto 57 61 .483 10 Central Division

W L Pct GB Cleveland 64 52 .552 — Minnesota 59 57 .509 5 Kansas City 60 58 .508 5 Detroit 53 65 .449 12 Chicago 45 70 .391 18½ West Division

W L Pct GB Houston 72 46 .610 — Los Angeles 61 58 .513 11½ Seattle 59 61 .492 14 Texas 57 60 .487 14½ Oakland 52 67 .437 20½ Monday’s Games Cleveland 7, Boston 3 N.Y. Yankees 4, N.Y. Mets 2 Toronto 2, Tampa Bay 1 Texas 6, Detroit 2 Arizona 2, Houston 0 Kansas City 6, Oakland 2 Baltimore 11, Seattle 3 Tuesday’s Games Houston (Peacock 10-1) at Arizona (Banda 1-2), 2:40 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Skaggs 1-2) at Washington (Gonzalez 10-5), 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (deGrom 13-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Gray 6-7), 6:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Snell 0-6) at Toronto (Estrada 5-7), 6:07 p.m.

St. Louis (Leake 7-10) at Boston (Porcello 6-14), 6:10 p.m.

Detroit (Verlander 8-7) at Texas (Griffin 5-3), 7:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Salazar 4-5) at Minnesota (Colon 4-9), 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Hammel 5-9) at Oakland (Smith 0-2), 9:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Miley 6-9) at Seattle (Albers 0-0), 9:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Gonzalez 6-10) at L.A. Dodgers (Wood 14-1), 9:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games L.A. Angels at Washington, 12:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Oakland, 2:35 p.m.

Baltimore at Seattle, 2:40 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 6:07 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

Detroit at Texas, 7:05 p.m.

Arizona at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

National League East Division

W L Pct GB Washington 70 46 .603 — Miami 57 60 .487 13½ New York 53 63 .457 17 Atlanta 52 64 .448 18 Philadelphia 43 73 .374 27 Central Division

W L Pct GB Chicago 62 55 .530 — St. Louis 61 57 .517 1½ Milwaukee 61 59 .508 2½ Pittsburgh 58 60 .492 4½ Cincinnati 49 70 .412 14 West Division

W L Pct GB Los Angeles 83 34 .709 — Colorado 66 52 .559 17½ Arizona 66 52 .559 17½ San Diego 52 66 .440 31½ San Francisco 47 73 .392 37½ Monday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 4, N.Y. Mets 2 Miami 8, San Francisco 3 Chicago Cubs 15, Cincinnati 5 Colorado 3, Atlanta 0 Arizona 2, Houston 0 San Diego 7, Philadelphia 4 Tuesday’s Games Houston (Peacock 10-1) at Arizona (Banda 1-2), 2:40 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Skaggs 1-2) at Washington (Gonzalez 10-5), 6:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (deGrom 13-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Gray 6-7), 6:05 p.m.

San Francisco (Bumgarner 2-5) at Miami (Straily 7-8), 6:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Leake 7-10) at Boston (Porcello 6-14), 6:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Nova 10-9) at Milwaukee (Woodruff 1-1), 6:40 p.m.

Cincinnati (Castillo 2-5) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 4-4), 7:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Newcomb 1-7) at Colorado (Freeland 11-7), 7:40 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Gonzalez 6-10) at L.A. Dodgers (Wood 14-1), 9:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Leiter Jr. 1-2) at San Diego (Lamet 6-4), 9:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games L.A. Angels at Washington, 12:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Miami, 12:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 1:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at San Diego, 2:40 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Boston, 6:10 p.m.

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

Arizona at Houston, 7:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Colorado, 7:40 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

Newton Community School Board of Education Regular Board Meeting E. J. H. Beard Administration Center East Conference Room July 24, 2017 - 6:30 PM MINUTES Call to Order - Travis Padget convened the board to order at 6:35 PM Roll Call - Present: Sheri Benson, Josh Cantu, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Ann Leonard, Travis Padget, Bob Callaghan, Gayle Isaac, Christine Dawson Others Present: Cristy Croson, Brandon Fitch, Brenda Hodnett, Trisca Mick, Bret Miller, Judi Mulbrook, Deborah Rose, Tina Ross, Randy Van (KCOB), David Dolmage (Newton Daily News), and WHO TV Channel 13 News.

Communications - None Consent Agenda - ACTION #10222 Cook moved, Leonard seconded to approve the consent agenda.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Human Resources Update Superintendent Bob Callaghan presented the Human Resources Update Certified Personnel - ACTION #10223 Effective Beginning of the 2017 - 2018 School Year: Brandon Fitch - (contract) School Counselor (5th - 6th) (BMS) Samantha Gaddis - (contract) 3rd Grade Teacher (EH) Joe Kuhn - (contract) - Special Education Teacher, Extended Core (BMS) Joe Kuhn - (contract) - Football Coach (BMS) Mallory Sturtz - (resignation) Language Arts Teacher (BMS) effective July 17, 2017 Mallory Sturtz - (resignation) Girls Soccer Coach (NHS) effective July 17, 2017 Mallory Sturtz - (resignation) 9th Grade Volleyball Coach (NHS) - effective July 17, 2017 Leonard moved, Friedman seconded to approve the Certified Personnel Human Resources Update.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Classified Personnel - ACTION #10224 Effective Beginning of the 2017 - 2018 School Year: Inez Castillo - (agreement) Food Service (TJ) Kristie Durr - (agreement) Volleyball Coach (BMS) Derrick Hurt - (agreement) Football Coach (BMS) Katie Pline - (agreement) - Drum Line Sponsor (NHS) Holly Vander Pol - (agreement) Volleyball Coach (NHS) Karen Gulling - (retirement) Custodian (BMS) - effective July 31, 2017 Mike Maxwell - (retirement) Custodian (NHS) - effective June 30, 2017 Dan Sloan - (resignation) Technology Supervisor - effective August 31, 2017 Benson moved, Cook seconded to approve Classified Personnel Human Resources Update.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Open Forum - None Superintendent's Report - Bob Callaghan, Superintendent Capturing Kids' Hearts and Leadership Blueprint Training (The Flippen Group) - Callaghan shared the percentage of certified staff (by building) trained in Capturing Kids' Hearts, and gave information on the upcoming CKH training (July 17 - 18, 2017).

He noted the number of administrative staff to be trained in Leadership Blueprint (July 27 28, 2017) and informed the board that other districts will participate and share the costs.

Back to School - Callaghan provided important back to school dates including New Teacher Academy (August 15 17), New Teacher Breakfast (August 15), New Teacher Luncheon (August 16), Convocation (August 21), Back to School Nights (August 22), and First Day of School (August 24).

A calendar of events will be sent to board members.

Enrollment and Registration Numbers - Callaghan shared a student enrollment summary report dated July 24, 2017.

Elementary numbers (K-4) are at 1,172 with secondary (5-12) at 1,842 for a total of 3,014 students currently enrolled.

Tina Ross provided a pie chart of online registration numbers showing 60.1% applications submitted, 38.6% applications remaining, and 0.3% applications in progress.

Construction Project Updates Callaghan displayed pictures and gave updates on district construction project sites including Berg Middle School, Newton High School Parking Lot, and Softball Complex.

Leadership, and Learning, District Business Bob Callaghan, Superintendent and Gayle Isaac, Director of Business Services

Friedman, Leonard, Padget School Board Elections Timeline As of July 24, 2017 one person nomination had submitted paperwork to run for school board (Graham Sullivan). The due date to submit nomination papers is Thursday, August 3, 2017 by 5:00 PM. New Business - Old Business Bob Callaghan, Superintendent Future Meeting Dates Next regular board meeting: August 14, 2017 (6:30 PM) - EJH Beard Administration Center goal setting session to follow meeting.

Board Member Donna Cook Superintendent asked if was aware of Callaghan Facebook postings regarding flooring at Berg Middle School.

Callaghan acknowledged having received a communication from Mike DaSilva with WHO TV Channel 13 news. He explained regarding the timeline communications to Channel 13, board members, and staff on the progress and construction abatement process at Berg School.

Cantu Middle encouraged administration to come up with a solution to the Cook employee's concern. address recommended we and Facebook policy, encouraged staff to communicate direct with administration.

Adjourn - ACTION #10238 Elbert moved, Leonard seconded to unanimously adjourn the meeting at 7:48 PM. Minutes Mailed August 15 Newton Community School Board of Education Open Enrollment Hearing E.J.H. Beard Administration Center - West Conference Room July 24, 2017 - 5:30 PM MINUTES Call to Order - President Travis Padget convened the board to order at 5:32 PM Roll Call Present: Sheri Benson, Josh Cantu, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Ann Leonard, Travis Padget Others Present: Bob Callaghan, Christine Dawson, Kristy Latta, Bill Peters, Tina Ross, Student, and Parent Closed Session Open Enrollment Hearing - ACTION #10218 moved, Friedman Cook seconded to go into closed session to conduct an open enrollment hearing and to review or discuss records which are required by state and federal law to be kept confidential as provided by Iowa Code Section 21.5(1)(a). Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Open Session - ACTION #10219 Friedman moved, Cook seconded, to return to open session to take action regarding an open enrollment hearing.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Open Session - To Take Action Regarding Recommended Discipline of Student - ACTION #10220 moved, Leonard Friedman seconded that the Board accept the recommendation of the Superintendent and deny the open enrollment application of the student who was the subject of the closed session.

Ayes: Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Absent: Benson ADJOURN - ACTION #10221 Leonard moved, Friedman seconded, to unanimously adjourn the meeting at 6:18 PM. Minutes Mailed August 15 IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PHYLLIS N. SCHAKEL, Deceased CASE NO. ESPR037094 NOTICE OF PROOF OF WILL WITHOUT ADMINISTRATION To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Phyllis N. Schakel, Deceased, who died on or about July 14, 2017: You are hereby notified that on August 3, 2017, the last will and testament of Phyllis N. Schakel, deceased, bearing date of August 31, 2005, * was admitted to probate in the above named court and there will be no present administration of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Dated on August 4, 2017 U.S. Bank N.A., Proponent Mark A. Otto, ICIS PIN No: AT0005939 Attorney for estate OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC 123 W. 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 Address Mark@ottolawyers.com Date of second publication 15th day of August, 2017 *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) Probate Code Section 305 August 8 & 15 TRUST NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST: PHYLLIS N. SCHAKEL REVOCABLE TRUST To all persons regarding Phyllis N. Schakel, deceased, who died on or about July 14, 2017. You are hereby notified that U.S. Bank N.A. is the trustee of the Phyllis N. Schakel Revocable Trust dated on August 31, 2005.

Any action to contest the validity of the trust must be brought in the District Court of Jasper County, Iowa, within the later to occur of four (4) months from the date of second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice to all heirs of the decedent settlor and the spouse of the decedent settlor whose identities are reasonably ascertainable. Any suit not filed within this period shall be forever barred.

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

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IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR BENTON COUNTY JUVENILE DIVISION IN THE INTEREST OF: ZACHERY QUICK, DOB: 7/20/2004 A CHILD. NO: JVJV003496 ORIGINAL NOTICE TO: Jeff Quick You are hereby notified that there is now on file in the office of the Clerk in the above-named Court, a petition in which it is represented to the Court that the above-named child is in need of assistance. For further details contact the Benton County Clerk's Office. The Petitioner's attorney is Kelly J. Smith, Assistant Benton County Attorney, Third Floor Courthouse, Vinton, Iowa.

You are further notified that there is currently a hearing set to commence on the 29th day of #August#, 2017, at 9:00 o'clock a.m. at the Benton County Courthouse, Juvenile Courtroom, Vinton, Iowa.

You are further notified that unless on or before this time and date of hearing, you serve, and within a reasonable time thereafter file, a written special appearance, motion or answer in Vinton, Benton County, Iowa, judgment by default will be rendered adjudicating the child in need of assistance.

You are further notified that you are entitled to be represented by legal counsel. The attorney you expect to represent you should be promptly advised by you of the service of this notice. If you are unable to employ counsel, the Court will, upon application, appoint counsel to represent you.

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School Nights (August 22), and First Day of School (August 24).

A calendar of events will be sent to board members.

Enrollment and Registration Numbers - Callaghan shared a student enrollment summary report dated July 24, 2017.

Elementary numbers (K-4) are at 1,172 with secondary (5-12) at 1,842 for a total of 3,014 students currently enrolled.

Tina Ross provided a pie chart of online registration numbers showing 60.1% applications submitted, 38.6% applications remaining, and 0.3% applications in progress.

Construction Project Updates Callaghan displayed pictures and gave updates on district construction project sites including Berg Middle School, Newton High School Parking Lot, and Softball Complex.

Leadership, and Learning, District Business Bob Callaghan, Superintendent and Gayle Isaac, Director of Business Services Consider Approval of Food Service Bid for Milk (2017 2018) - ACTION #10225 Cook moved, Leonard seconded to approve the Anderson Erickson (AE) dairy bid for the 2017 - 2018 school year. Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Consider Approval of Food Service Bid for Bread (2017 2018) - ACTION #10226 Friedman moved, Cantu seconded to approve the Bimbo (Sara Lee) bread bid for the 2017 - 2018 school year.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Second Reading: Policy Dealing with Past Due Food Service Accounts - ACTION #10227 Leonard moved, Friedman seconded to approve the second reading of Policy 710.4 regarding meal charges. Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Consider Approval of the Softball Complex Bleacher Construction Project Bid ACTION #10228 Friedman moved, Cook seconded to approve the bid by American Aluminum Seating, Inc. in the amount of $48,221 for the ADA seating at the softball field.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Consider Approval of the 2017 - 2018 PreSchool Student Handbook - ACTION #10229 Leonard moved, Elbert seconded to approve the 2017 - 2018 PreSchool Student Handbook.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Consider Approval of the 2017 - 2018 WEST Academy / Learning Opportunity Center Student Handbook - ACTION #10230 Leonard moved, Cook seconded to approve the 2017 - 2018 WEST Academy / Learning Opportunity Center Student Handbook.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Consider Approval of an InterDistrict Agreement for WEST Academy and Learning Opportunities Center - Grinnell Community School District ACTION #10231 Friedman moved, Cantu seconded to approve the InterDistrict Agreement for WEST Academy and Learning Opportunity Center with Grinnell Community School District.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Consider Approval of an InterDistrict Agreement for WEST Academy and Learning Opportunities Center Lynnville/Sully Community School District - ACTION #10232 Leonard moved, Cook seconded to approve the Inter-District Agreement for WEST Academy and Learning Opportunity Center with Lynnville/Sully Community School District. Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Consider Approval of an InterDistrict Agreement for WEST Academy and Learning Opportunities Center - Pella Community School District ACTION #10233 Cook moved, Leonard seconded to approve the Inter-District Agreement for WEST Academy and Learning Opportunity Center with Pella Community School District. Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Consider Approval of an InterDistrict Agreement for WEST Academy and Learning Opportunities Center - Prairie City/Monroe Community School District - ACTION #10234 Cook moved, Leonard seconded to approve the Inter-District Agreement for WEST Academy and Learning Opportunity Center with Prairie City/Monroe Community School District.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Consider Approval of 2017 2018 Consortium Agreement to Jointly Administer an Instructional Program at Children's Square and Heartland Family Service located within the Boundaries of the Council Bluffs Community School District ACTION #10235 Elbert moved, Leonard seconded to approve the 2017 - 2018 Consortium Agreement to jointly administer an instructional program at Children's Square and Heartland Family Services.

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Leonard, Elbert, Friedman, Padget Consider IASB Legislative Priorities (2018) - ACTION #10236 IASB identified Callaghan Legislative Priorities by number.

Cook moved, Leonard seconded that the following be the Legislative Priorities of the Newton Community School #8 (Special Education - State), #19 (School Funding Policy), #20 (Supplemental State Aid), #27 (SAVE - Securing an Advanced Vision for Education).

Ayes: Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget Business Service Report Gayle Isaac, Director of Business Services Approval of Bills - ACTION #10237 Elbert moved, Benson seconded Ayes: to approve the bills.

Benson, Cantu, Cook, Elbert, Friedman, Leonard, Padget School Board Elections Timeline As of July 24, 2017 one person nomination had submitted paperwork to run for school board (Graham Sullivan). The due date to submit nomination papers is Thursday, August 3, 2017 by 5:00 PM. New Business - Old Business Bob Callaghan, Superintendent Future Meeting Dates Next regular board meeting: August 14, 2017 (6:30 PM) - EJH Beard Administration Center goal setting session to follow meeting.

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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 15). The forces of felicity fall in love with your attitude and gumption. You’ll transfer the knowledge you’ve gained from things that didn’t quite hit for you in the past into new ventures with a higher probability

of success. See, nothing you’ve done has been a loss. Developments with family will inspire a move or travel in 2018.

Cancer and Gemini adore you.

Your lucky numbers are: 9, 1, 7, 12 and 3.

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

You know what you’re best at, right? If you’re still stuck on that, here’s a hint: It’s either the opposite of what you’re worst at, or it’s the same thing, just a different facet of it.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

It’s said that happiness is a way of traveling. You certainly carry it with you today, a hum of vitality that lends a quick

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GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

Beware: There are some things (and people) that are very difficult to experience in moderation. You have but the smallest amount and they leave a hunger inside you for more, more, more.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

It’s so much easier for a relationship to develop if there’s an outside structure, such as church, school or work, that keeps people in contact. Alas, if you like a person enough you’ll invent reasons to get together.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Just when you think there’s nothing new under the sun, the cosmic DJ comes along to mix up

what’s already there in such a wondrous way as to make everything seem fresh.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

Think of everything you want in life as a moving target. The way to reach the goal is not by aiming at it, but by aiming beyond it. And don’t be surprised if you need greater effort, sharper skill and more resources than first calculated.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

People laugh at clowns and people laugh at geniuses. It is sometimes hard to tell the difference between the two, if there is any. Some foolishness is pure folly. Then again, folly is often what leads to the breakthrough.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

You’ll want to make a power-

ful impression. Go slower.

Move less. Be still. People who are still are thought of as poised. Composure shows restraint and confidence.

you’d prefer they didn’t. Maybe you don’t need repayment.

Accept it graciously anyway, as all will feel better when this giving cycle is complete.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Don’t worry so much about what you’re going to say.

Your silence, when it is full of supportive, heroic and/or loving intent, is more desirable than beautiful music.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

Before you rush to sign up and learn, consider going at it without training for a while. In fact, maybe you should wait as long as you can to learn the rules. If you don’t know what can or can’t be done, you’ll be creatively free.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You like giving gifts. It energizes you. So it’s wonderful that today you’ll be so filled with the intent of service that your work won’t feel like a job; rather, it will feel like a gift you’re giving.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

You’ve helped others and now they want to repay you. Maybe

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Owner’s Advantage Note from the CEO:

Debit card fraud is on the rise and it can happen to anyone. One of the best ways to be proactive against internet fraud is to use the Shazam Bolts app. This free app will monitor your card activity and send you text alerts and emails. It is available for both Android and Apple products.

Corinne Coyle, President/CEO

Farewell Rhonda!

Advantage Credit Union wishes to congratulate our Teller Supervisor, Rhonda on a happy retirement! Rhonda has been with us since 2001 and will be retiring in July.

Rhonda plans on moving to Florida to be with her family this summer.

ACU Board of Directors Advantage Credit Union’s 79th Annual Meeting was held on Saturday, April 22nd. Thank you to all the members who attended this year’s meeting or voted online.

Member Appreciation Pool Party at Maytag Park July 20, 2017

All members are invited to join us for our 12th Annual Member Appreciation Picnic & Pool Party!

After the picnic style meal, get ready to take the plunge in the Maytag pool from 7-9:00pm.

Nathan is a 2017 graduate of Newton Senior High School and plans on attending Iowa State University to major in Agricultural Systems Technology.

Space is limited in the pavilion, so you may want to bring your own lawn chairs. You need not be present to win any of the prize drawings after signing in.

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