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David Dolmage/Daily News The NHS Cardinals Varsity Football team celebrates during a pep rally in Newton’s downtown square following the Homecoming Parade. See more photos on page 9A and at newtondailynews.com.

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Keeton, Cheng crowned Homecoming King and Queen; Hundreds gather for annual parade

By David Dolmage Newton Daily News LaNita Keeton might have been nervous as her daughter Tessa strode onto the stage at Newton High School yesterday, but Tessa wasn’t.

At Thursday’s coronation ceremony Benny Cheng and Tessa Keeton were crowned Homecoming King and Queen as friends, classmates and parents cheered wildly.

“My tummy was fluttering for her,” LaNita Keeton said. “She just told me this morning that there was no reason to be nervous, it was done, and whoever gets it, gets it.”

Keeton, president of the student council, is also a multi-sport athlete, participating in track, cross country and soccer.

Even though she’s a se-

David Dolmage/Daily News Newton High School Homecoming King and Queen, seniors Benny Cheng and Tessa Keeton wave to the crowd during the Homecoming Parade Thursday night.

nior and a member of the marching band when she rode into Newton’s square Thursday night its was

the first time she’s had a chance to be part of the homecoming parade.

“I didn’t really know

The redevelopment of the former Hotel Maytag, a project years in the making, is looking to take a big step forward at Monday’s city council meeting. Several public hearings will be held in relation to Hotel Maytag including the authorization of the $400,000 sale of the building to Hotel Maytag Investors, LLC headed by Hatch Development Group.

The city originally purchased the building for $549,000 in September 2016 and has since worked to stabilize the building and find an investor to lead the restoration of the historical downtown landmark.

After a thorough search process, the city selected Hatch Development Group in May to lead the redevelopment. Following the selection, Hatch set to work gathering funding and filling out the proper paperwork for state and federal incentives.

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what to expect,” Keeton said. “I’m really excited, it’s been a busy week so far but it’s going to be a great weekend.”

If Keeton needed a few pointers on the homecoming parade she didn’t have to look too far, her counterpoint, Cheng has never missed a parade.

A center on the Cardinals football team Cheng said the parade is one of his favorite events of the school year. When he heard his name announced in gym Thursday afternoon he couldn’t believe his ears.

“I honestly never thought that I’d win it,” Cheng said. “I get along with everyone, but in our class there’s a bunch of guys that really deserve it.”

Providing assistance to veterans in need comes with the job for Kurt Jackson, Director of the Jasper County Veterans Affairs Commission. Jackson has helped veterans file for disability claims, receive pension benefits, and often, provided financial assistance through his office.

Whether it’s help with a rent payment, covering utility bill or providing food vouchers, Jackson’s office is ready to lend a helping hand to veterans in need. In August of 2017 alone, the Veterans Affairs office provided $4,554.08 in assistance to veterans in Jasper County.

Which is why Dan Marston didn’t hesitate to pick up the phone when a former tenant, who’s a veteran, slipped out of town and left Marston with a $144 water bill at his rental property. At their regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, the Veterans Affairs Commission Board voted against the request, even

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Open woodshop: Park Centre residents show off projects

By Kayla Singletary Newton Daily News Park Centre residents don’t have to travel far when they need a handyman to restore a table, tweak a chair or build a planter for their decks.

On the lower level of the facility, two residents, Clare Patterson and Gene Scarbrough, can be found hammering a nail or handling power tools in order to complete projects for their neighbors.

Residents got to peek inside the work space during the Woodshop Open House at Park Centre Thursday afternoon. According to Patterson, residents bring them items that are bent, twisted or broken and they bring them to life again.

Kayla Singletary/Daily News Kayla Singletary/Daily News “When I moved into Gene Scarbrough has been working in the woodshop Clare Patterson, a five year resident at Park Centre, has been workat Park Cening in the wood shop at Park Centre since 2012. Patterson, along with Park Centre five years ago, I tre for a year and a half. Scarbrough has been woodworking for resident Gene Scarbrough, build, repair and restore furniture and other items for residents.

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Central Iowa Today Today in History

Today is Friday, Sept. 15, the 258th day of 2017. There are 107 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 15, 1940, during the World War II Battle of Britain, the tide turned as the Royal Air Force inflicted heavy losses upon the Luftwaffe.

On this date: In 1807, former Vice President Aaron Burr was acquitted of a misdemeanor charge two weeks after he was found not guilty of treason.

In 1917, the first issue of Forbes magazine was published.

In 1935, the Nuremberg Laws deprived German Jews of their citizenship.

In 1942, during World War II, the aircraft carrier USS Wasp was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine; the U.S. Navy ended up sinking the badly damaged vessel.

In 1963, four black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. (Three Ku Klux Klansmen were eventually convicted for their roles in the blast.)

In 1972, a federal grand jury in Washington indicted seven men in connection with the Watergate break-in.

In 1981, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted unanimously to approve the Supreme Court nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor.

In 1997, two of the nation’s most popular diet drugs — dexfenfluramine and fenfluramine — were pulled off the market because of new evidence they could seriously damage patients’ hearts.

In 2000, the 2000 Summer Olympics opened in Sydney, Australia, with a seemingly endless parade of athletes and coaches and a spectacular display; Aborigine runner Cathy Freeman ignited an Olympic ring of fire.

Ten years ago: In his Saturday radio address, President George W. Bush said while “formidable challenges” remained in Iraq, the United States would start shifting more troops into support roles in addition to troop withdrawals announced earlier. Several thousand protesters marched from the White House to the Capitol to demand an end to the Iraq war.

Five years ago: Four days after the deadly attack on a U.S. diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya, al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula called for more attacks on U.S. embassies. The State Department ordered non-essential government personnel and family members to leave its embassies in Sudan and Tunisia and warned U.S. citizens against traveling to the two countries.

One year ago: A report issued by the Republican-led House intelligence committee condemned Edward Snowden, saying the National Security Agency leaker was not a whistleblower and that the vast majority of the documents he stole were defense secrets that had nothing to do with privacy; Snowden’s attorney blasted the report, saying it was an attempt to discredit a “genuine American hero.” Arizona’s first female governor, Democrat Rose Mofford, died in Phoenix at age 94.

Today’s Birthdays Actor Forrest Compton is 92. Comedian Norm Crosby is 90. Actor Henry Darrow is 84. Baseball Hall of Famer Gaylord Perry is 79. Actress Carmen Maura is 72. Opera singer Jessye Norman is 72. Writer-director Ron Shelton is 72. Actor Tommy Lee Jones is 71. Movie director Oliver Stone is 71. Rock musician Kelly Keagy (KAY’-gee) (Night Ranger) is 65. Rock musician Mitch Dorge (Crash Test Dummies) is 57. Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino is 56. Actor Danny Nucci is 49. Rap DJ Kay Gee is 48. Actor Josh Charles is 46. Singer Ivette (EE’-veht) Sosa (Eden’s Crush) is 41. Actor Tom Hardy is 40. Actress Marisa Ramirez is 40. Pop-rock musician Zach Filkins (OneRepublic) is 39. Actor Dave Annable is 38. Actress Amy Davidson is 38. Britain’s Prince Harry is 33. TV personality Heidi Montag is 31. Actress Kate Mansi is 30.

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Tall tail: Record-setting cats share home near Detroit FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Here’s a very tall tail: Two record-setting cats are living together near Detroit.

Arcturus Aldebaran Powers holds the Guinness World Records mark for tallest domestic cat, measuring at about 19 inches. Housemate Cygnus Regulus Powers holds the record for the domestic cat with the longest tail, measuring more than 17 inches.

The cats live in Farmington Hills with Will and Lauren Powers. Guinness says they sought the records to raise awareness about a cat shelter.

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. FIRE ON LONDON SUBWAY TRAIN CALLED TERROR London police say that a reported explosion and fire on a subway train at the Parsons Green station in southwest London was a terrorist incident.

2. NORTH KOREA FIRES ANOTHER MISSILE OVER JAPAN It’s the longest-ever such test-flight and a clear message of defiance to Pyongyang’s rivals.

3. RAUL CASTRO PERSONALLY DENIED CUBAN INVOLVEMENT IN US DIPLOMAT “HEALTH ATTACKS” U.S. officials say Castro sought out the top American diplomat in Havana and relayed that he was just as befuddled about what was happening, The AP finds.

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MOUNTS FOR ELDERLY IN FLORIDA The state’s fits and starts toward post-Irma recovery shift to urgent efforts to protect its vulnerable elderly residents after a string of nursing home deaths.

5. UNICEF SAYS 240,000 ROHINGYA CHILDREN FLED MYANMAR Flames could be seen in a Myanmar village from a Bangladeshi border point where the Rohingya Muslims who lived there had escaped and then watched as their homes burned.

6. HIGHER EDUCATION SEEKS TO AID STUDENTS IN DACA PROGRAM Colleges and universities are stepping up efforts to protect students enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

7. WHICH LONG JOURNEY IS ENDING After more than a decade of taking “a magnifying glass” to Saturn,

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will burn up like a meteor in the sky above the enchanting planet.

8. ANGRY BIRDS COULD CREATE $1 BILLION NEST FOR FINNISH GAME MAKER Rovio Entertainment, the Finnish maker of “Angry Birds” and other popular mobile games, says that its initial public share offering will value it at about $1 billion.

9. WHERE EXPERTISE IN VIDEO GAMES CAN LEAD Varsity esports teams are becoming increasingly common on college campuses as more schools tap into the rising popularity of competitive gaming.

10. CLEVELAND KEEPS STREAK ALIVE WITH WALK-OFF WIN The Indians rally in the bottom of the 10th inning for their 22nd straight win to extend their AL record, beating Kansas City 3-2.

Entertainment Selena Gomez undergoes kidney transplant due to lupus Selena Gomez recently received a kidney transplant from television actress Francia Raisa due to her struggle with lupus, the actress-singer revealed Thursday.

Gomez disclosed in an Instagram post confirmed by her publicist that she has been somewhat out of the spotlight this summer because she was recovering from the procedure. The 25-year-old calls the transplant “what I needed to do for my overall health.”

The post didn’t reveal Gomez’s current condition or say where or when the procedure took place. Gomez’s publicist declined to release more information.

Gomez wrote “there aren’t words to describe” how she can thank Raisa, who she says gave “the ultimate gift and sacrifice by donating her kidney.”

“I am incredibly blessed,” she added.

The Instagram post includes a picture of Gomez and Raisa holding hands while lying side-by-side in hospital beds and another photo of a scar on Gomez’s abdomen. The 29-year-old Raisa is best known for her role on the ABC Family series “The Secret Life of the

gain, high blood pressure or swelling in the legs, ankles or around the eyes.

Only about 3 percent of kidney transplants are for lupus — most are due to diabetes or chronic damage from high blood pressure.

There were about 19,000 kidney transplants in the U.S. last year.

Gomez, whose hits include “Good for You,” AP Photo ‘’Same Old Love” and Selena Gomez revealed in an Instagram post Thursday that “Come & Get It,” has been she received a kidney transplant because of her struggle with in the spotlight since she Lupus. was a child. She appeared American Teenager.” Rai- ical officer for the United on “Barney and Friends” sa’s former publicist said Network for Organ Shar- before breaking through she forwarded a request ing, which runs the nation’s as a teen star on the Disfor comment to Raisa on transplant system. ney Channel’s “Wizards of Thursday; it was not im“Lupus tends to be a dis- Waverly Place.” She has a mediately returned. ease of younger women, massive following on soGomez revealed her lu- and younger people tend to cial media. Her 126 million pus diagnosis in 2015 and do better with transplants followers on Instagram are took a break from her ca- than older patients, so the the most on the platform. reer last year to deal with expectation is she would She is due to star in an anxiety, panic attacks and do quite well,” he said of upcoming Woody Allen depression stemming from Gomez. movie due out next year. her battle with the disease.

Lupus also tends not to Gomez, who has Lupus is an autoim- come back after the opera- been dating the singer mune disease, where the tion — “the drugs that pre- The Weeknd for several body mistakenly attacks vent kidney rejection are months, also has had sucits own tissues, sometimes also very good for treating cess behind the scenes as including the kidneys. lupus, the underlying dis- the executive producer of One healthy kidney is all ease,” Klassen said.

Netflix’s “13 Reasons Why,” the body needs, so a single The causes of lupus are the controversial young kidney transplant can re- unknown. Symptoms can adult series that became solve the problem, said Dr. include bloody or foamy a summer sensation this David Klassen, chief med- urine, unexplained weight year.

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Local & State News Homecoming Continued from Page 1A Being the center of attention at the parade doesn’t mean that Cheng can forget about being the center of the Cardinals as he prepares to anchor the offensive line during Friday’s tilt against Burlington. As busy as this whirlwind homecoming week has been, he’s still focused on football first.

“I don’t think there’s a bad part about this week, everything that we do is so much fun,” Cheng said.

As the excitement of homecoming week builds, parents are just trying to figure out where their kids need them to

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be. Both the Keetons and the Chengs felt nervous leading up the coronation assembly, even as their kids enjoyed every moment. For LaNita Keeton, who teaches second grade at Aurora Heights Elementary, it was the first time she realized how deep the community’s support for the school runs.

“I’ve never been to this (coronation), I was oblivious to everything that happens, I had no idea it was such a big deal,” LaNita Keeton said.

For David Cheng, Benny’s father, seeing his son up on the stage was one of his proudest moments as a father. Traveling for business, he doesn’t always have time to catch up with his son, and on Wednesday night when Benny asked him to

come to school for the coronation practice he wasn’t sure what to expect.

“I’ve always told him, whatever you like, just go out and do it, I’ll follow you,” David Cheng said. “I’m just so proud of him.”

On Friday night the homecoming king and queen will be easy to spot at the big game.

They’re a big part of Newton High School, even beyond their newfound titles. Benny Cheng will be anchoring that Cardinal offensive line, tossing the ball back to his quarterback, and at halftime Tessa Keeton will take her place in the line of trumpets with the rest of the Cardinal marching band. You won’t have to look hard to see her, she promised

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brought in my shop tools and have been making things ever since,” Patterson said.

Patterson noted that Mr. and Mrs. Wittenberg brought in a serving table that once belonged to a relative.

“She told me, ‘I think it’s seen better days,’” Patterson said. “When I was done with it, it looked brand new.”

Patterson and Scarbrough have more than 25 years of experience under their belts with building and repairing. One item Patterson said he was most proud of is the key fob he created from a letter opener. Patterson said he removed the part of the letter opener that would normally go through the envelope and then used the rest.

“Then I attached the keys onto the other part and made a key fob,” Patterson said. “The keys are already facing the right direction and they won’t be lost this way.”

Patterson said it can be tricky for residents to get their doors open and to figure out which way the key must go, the key fob has the keys attached in the right direction. Patterson said a lot of his ideas are built from his imagination.

“We just like to do these things, this is our way to show off what we do for residents or for children of the residents,” Patterson said.

Scarbrough said he is most likely working on something in the shop when he isn’t enjoying “leisure time.”

“I have always built my own furniture — tables, headboards, coffee tables,” Scarbrough said. “This takes away idle time and sure beats television.”

A handful of residents filtered in and out of the woodshop Thursday to observe items, such as, children’s rocking chairs, planters and mason jars.

The money from items goes back into making things at the woodshop, according to Patterson.

though they have a long history of assisting veterans in the county. However, Marston’s situation isn’t typical.

“The vet ran out and stiffed him for the water bill,” Jackson said. “It’s not typically something that we stand up for.”

During Wednesday’s meeting Jackson brought the issue to the board to get their opinion on the situation. While board members aren’t opposed to helping veterans, this is the first time that they’ve had a request to cover an outstanding bill left by a veteran. Board member Fred Dimon asked Jackson if he had any idea what happened to the veteran. Jackson said he’d attempted to locate him but hadn’t had any luck so far.

“He’s shipped the country, I have no idea where he’s gone,” Jackson said.

Jackson proposed a plan for the board to offer to cover half of the cost of the bill, with the Marston covering the other

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half, but board members weren’t interested. Getting left in the lurch by a tenant who’s unexpectedly split town is something landlords have to anticipate Dimon said.

“That’s part of being a landlord,” Dimon said.

Dan Marston did not respond to several interview requests from the Newton Daily News.

Without a veteran to make the request, board members were uncom-

Council Continued from Page 1A renovation. It will also enter into an agreement for private development with the city for economic development grants and property tax rebates.

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Following Kirchoff was the homecoming court, with King and Queen Benny Cheng and Tessa Keeton. The cheers got the loudest at the end, as a truck pulling a flatbed trailer rolled into view with the entire Cardinals varsity football team.

Head Coach Ed Ergenbright stood in front of his undefeated team, flanked by the homecoming king and queen and thanked the community for their support. The marching band started to play, and as the crowd surged out into the streets Newton overflowed with Red Pride.

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she’d hold on to a little of her flair from Thursday’s ceremony.

“Tomorrow night I’ll march with my crown, everyone will know if I mess up,” Keeton said, with a laugh.

The homecoming parade, also held Thursday, was led by the band is annual tradition of homecoming week. Students at NHS spend all week decorating their floats as classes compete to see whose entry will fly the highest this year. Former NHS Principal Gary Kirchoff was chosen to be the parade’s grand marshal this year, and he and his wife waved grandly from the back of the convertible as the parade rolled into the square on a unseasonably warm September night.

fortable moving forward with paying the bill, concerned that by doing so, they’d open themselves up to similar claims in the future. Board member Jerry Gunderson said having the veteran make the request was critical.

“If the veteran hasn’t asked us specifically I don’t know that I can support that,” Gunderson said.

Board President Marta Ford said she was concerned by approving the

opment grants from the North Central Urban Renewal Area in the form of TIF funding. It will also include property tax incentives in the form of annual appropriation incremental property tax payments in an amount not to exceed $360,000 during the next 15 years.

The $2.75 million, which will be reduced to $2.16 million following the $400,000 purchase price and a $190,000 reimbursement for architectural fees, will likely

request the board would be setting a dangerous precedent. Ford said the landlord became aware of the availability of the assistance after Jackson had previously helped the veteran with a rent payment.

“We want to be able to assist, but we need a veteran to make the request,” Ford said.

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be paid out in three installments which are tied to benchmarks in the development agreement, city administrator Matt Muckler said. During the next three years, payments would be sent at an approximate rate of $160,000 in September 2017, $950,000 in January 2018, and $1,050,000 in spring or summer of 2019.

“Outside of the taxes on growth of the tax base within our downtown business district, there are

no property taxes or any other funding sources involved,” Muckler said.

“There will be no increase to the property tax levy.”

Also as part of a proposed agreement, the city will sell the city-owned property At 114 N. Second Ave. E. for $1. Hotel Maytag Investors plans to use the area as a parking lot for the Hotel Maytag property.

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atlacha is a town you’d see on the back of a postcard. The tiny Florida town is on a barrier island off the state’s gulf coast. The entrance to the little burg is a draw bridge, which crosses a bay housing a large marina.

Every building in Matlacha is coated with bright pinks and greens and pastel purples. The town is merely a two-mile strip of highway, giving nearly every home and business a bit of beach front to boast to tourists. It’s also home to transplants from New Jersey to Italy — some of the nicest people you’d every want to meet.

For Betsy and me, Matlacha holds a special place. It’s the town where we stayed the night before our wedding this May, in a little sky blue motel called Knolls Court. The rooms are cozy, clean and quaint. The units all have an oceanfront view with palm trees and a communal patio where retirees and millen-

nials converge over wine and cocktails.

The inn is managed by long-time married couple Janet and Howie. They decided to spend their later years managing the motel and hosting its guests.

Howie captains a sail boat and relaxes under the canopy with a cigar smoldering between his fingers. Janet is the conversationalist. She tells stories from back home and enjoys reminding Howie who’s in charge. They’re one of a kind.

On the neighboring Pine Island lives Vince and Kathy, the Tropic Star captain and his wife who performed our wedding ceremony on the way out to Cayo Costa State Park. After we returned from five days of post-nuptial camping, Vince invited us to his two-bedroom bungalow for burgers and beers before we left for Iowa.

As the summer comes to an end, Betsy and I were preparing to send our Florida friends some Iowa goodies like Maytag Blue Cheese, Iowa Wine and a

post card with an Iowa landscape to say thank you for an unforgettable wedding week. But our trip to FedEx has been halted. We don’t know if mail carriers, or anyone else, will be in Matlacha next week.

It’s a completely different experience watching the news of a Category 4 hurricane when friends are in the storm path. Because hurricane Irma is so big, regardless where it made landfall, it will impact Matlacha. Our biggest fear was whether or not the town so special to us would still be there for a return trip.

Storms like Irma and Hurricane Harvey, which devastated the gulf coast of Texas last week, are intensified by Climate Change. The evidence is not everywhere. Flooding this month associated with higher sea levels has displaced nearly 40 million in south Asia; the western portion of the North American continent is burning due to larger than usual wildfires complicated by drought.

It’s a scientific phenomena that has been politicized over the decades and turned into mere talking points. But once the graphs and data transform into people, climate change finally becomes real.

Much of the warming associated

with climate change has happened in the earth’s oceans. The affects of those higher temps can be seen in the bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef; the ocean becomes more acidic as more fresh water from melting sea ice enters the salt water and temperatures rise. These higher water temperatures, scientists have confirmed, also intensify storm surges.

It’s a sad irony these natural disasters enhanced by climate change are heavily affecting states with governors and legislators who have publicly denied the scientific community’s consensus that climate change is happening and human activity is the cause.

It’s too late to avoid some changes in our climate, and our coastal states and agricultural states will have to adapt to more unpredictable weather extremes.

But it might not be too late to stave off the worst of it. Tell your elected leaders developing strong climate change policy is non-negotiable.

And if Janet, Howie, Vince and Kathy are reading, we want you to know you are in our thoughts. Be safe down there.

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So Anyway Dana King

The day will come Is there anything worse than getting a new driver’s license photo taken?

I remember the days when I was excited to see my new picture when I would renew my license ... not any more.

I didn’t celebrate a birthday this summer, although I did turn another year older. And on that particular day, my license was set to expire.

I’m really not sure why I put my trip to the department of motor vehicle off as long as I did — it’s not like I was going to get younger or thinner. I waited until almost the last minute. Heaven forbid I let it expire and have to take the test over again.

Even after so many years of driving, I didn’t relish the idea of that.

But it’s done and over with for another eight years. Oh glory ... I can only image what my picture will look like then!

Besides, I need my license. I’ve almost come to the conclusion it’s time for me to take over driving duties when Mick and I travel together. Especially when we take Mel. (Oh, yeah ... we name our vehicles, and Mel is my car.)

Back when Mick and I were first married, I thought it absurd that his older brother’s wife always insisted on being behind the wheel when the two of them went anywhere in any automobile. It didn’t matter if it was in her car or his truck ... she captained the vessel.

I get it now.

I can’t say for sure if it’s Mick’s driving or just me being too set in my ways. Maybe a little of both.

Of course the first thing he does when he gets in my car is start adjusting things — how dare he! First it’s the seat. Next, the steering wheel gets tilted differently. Then all the mirrors get changed, and if I’m not in the car yet, my radio station gets switched.

Then, of course, there’s the matter of his driving.

It’s not like he’s actually a bad driver, but his habits after driving a police car, especially an unmarked Dodge Charger (also know as Black Beauty) for so many years, just aren’t what I consider suitable for my mellow “lady” car.

It may take me a mile to get up to speed when I enter the 65 mph highway from the stop sign on our road. When Mick is behind the wheel, it’s like he’s in a Dodge Viper instead of my Dodge Journey — trying for 0-60 in less than four seconds. However, once on the highway, he’s pretty much a “drive the speed limit” kind of guy.

I, however, am the complete opposite.

You see, Mel is like me — it takes us a little bit to get up and stretch. Those first few steps are generally slow, usually a little bent over, maybe even with a bit of a waddle until we hit our stride. Then we’re good to go.

I’ve forewarned my hubby about the questionable status of his piloting duties when it comes to me and Mel. I’m not sure if he takes me seriously yet or not.

I don’t think my kids do, because they just giggle when I mention it.

But one of these days ... yessiree, one of these days ...

Contact Dana King at dking@shawmedia.com

Racial inequality is hollowing out America’s Middle Class

By Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Chuck Collins America’s middle class is under assault.

Since 1983, national median wealth has declined by 20 percent, falling from $73,000 to $64,000 in 2013. And U.S. homeownership has been in a steady decline since 2005.

While we often hear about the struggles of the white working class, a driving force behind this trend is an accelerating decline in black and Latino household wealth.

Over those three decades, the wealth of median black and Latino households decreased by 75 percent and 50 percent, respectively, while median white household wealth actually rose a little. As of 2013, median whites had $116,800 in wealth — compared to just $2,000 for Latinos and $1,700 for blacks.

This wealth decline is a threat to the viability of the American middle class and the nation’s overall economic health. Families with more wealth can cover emergencies without going into debt and take advantage of economic opportunity, such as buying a home, saving for college, or starting a business.

We looked at the growing racial wealth gap in a new report for the Institute for Policy Studies and Prosperity Now.

We found that if these appalling trends continue, median black household wealth will hit zero by 2053, even while median white wealth continues to climb. Latino net worth will hit zero two decades later, according to our projections.

It’s in everyone’s interest to reverse these trends. Growing racial wealth inequality is bringing down median American middle class wealth, and with it shrinking the middle class — especially as Americans of color make up an increasing share of the U.S. population.

The causes of this racial wealth divide have little to do with individual behavior. Instead, they’re the result of a range of systemic factors and policies.

These include past discriminatory housing policies that continue to fuel an enormous racial divide in homeownership rates, as well as an “upside down” tax system that helps the wealthiest households get wealthier while providing the lowest income families with almost nothing.

The American middle class was created by government policy, investment, and the hard work of its citizenry. Today Americans are working as hard as ever, but government policy is failing to invest in a sustainable and growing middle class.

To do better, Congress must redi-

rect subsidies to the already wealthy and invest in opportunities for poorer families to save and build wealth.

For example, people can currently write off part of their mortgage interest payments on their taxes. But this only benefits you if you already own a home — an opportunity long denied to millions of black and Latino families — and benefits you even more if you own an expensive home.

It helps the already rich, at the expense of the poor.

Congress should reform that deduction and other tax expenditures to focus on those excluded from opportunity, not the already havea-lots.

Other actions include protecting families from the wealth stripping practices common in many low-income communities, like “contract for deed” scams that can leave renters homeless even after they’ve fronted money for expensive repairs to their homes. That means strengthening institutions like the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

The nation has experienced 30 years of middle class decline. If we don’t want this to be a permanent trend, then government must respond with the boldness and ingenuity that expanded the middle class after World War Two — but this time with a racially inclusive frame to reflect our 21st century population.

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Obituaries Laura Pauline Herwehe Sept. 13, 2017 Laura Pauline Herwehe, 87, of Newton, died Wednesday, Sept.

13, 2017, at the C omfort House in Pella. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m.

Monday, Sept. 18 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. The family

Daniel Eugene Prall Sept. 5, 2017 Daniel Eugene Prall of Santa Fe, N.M., son of the late Dwight and Pauline Prall of Newton, died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, at Lovelace Hospital in Albuquer-

Jeanetta G. Dykstra Sept. 13, 2017 Jeanetta G. Dykstra,

will greet friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home. Memorials to Laura’s family can be left at the funeral home. If mailing, please add, “Attn: Herwehe Family” to the envelope.

Laura, the daughter of Earnest and Anna Pearl (Quick) Kain, was born July 27, 1930, in Percy. She graduated from Monroe High School in 1948, and then attended one term at Drake University. She was united in marriage with Rolland Earl Herwehe Dec. 30, 1948, in Prairie City.

Laura worked as a housewares merchandiser for

Coast to Coast for 30 years, retiring in 1995.

She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star, where she had served as a Worthy Matron. She enjoyed playing piano, doing word searches and taking care of others.

Laura is survived by her children, Rickie Herwehe and Renee (Bill) Brown, both of Newton; her grandchildren, Lonnie (Jera) Herwehe of Prairie City, Jay Herwehe of Indianola, Dusty (Colleen) Herwehe of Prairie City, Shane (Pamela) Vigil of Newton and Cody Vigil of Newton; step-grandchildren,

Eric Brown of Fargo, N.D., and Tracey Brown of Newton; several great-grandchildren; her sister, Marlene (Marvin) McReynolds; her sistersin-law, Helen Kain, Marcella Kain and Nona Kain (Bob Sheeler); and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Rolland; siblings, Clyde (Donna) Kain, Cloman Kain, John Kain, Darlene (Bill) King, Bernard Kain and her twin sister, Colleen (Floyd) Murphy; step-granddaughter, Kimberly Brown; and special friend, Harold Phillips.

que. He was severely injured in a car accident in Santa Fe Friday, May 26, 2017. Dan was born Dec. 29, 1937, in Milo, and graduated from Newton High School in 1956. He graduated from Drake University in Des Moines, in 1960, with a degree in business administration.

Dan received his U.S. Air Force training at Lackland Air Base in San Antonio, Texas, starting in 1960. He was honorably discharged after three years and

honorably discharged a second time from the U.S. Air Force Reserve as a Captain Dec. 8, 1970.

Dan was employed by the National Security Agency at Fort George G. Meade with the Maryland Statistical Services while residing at Annapolis, Md. He retired in 1993 and moved to Santa Fe. Dan volunteered at the Museum of International Folk Art and the Fray Angelico Chavez History Library in Santa Fe.

Survivors include his brother, Richard D. Prall of Albuquerque; nephew, Kirk D. Prall and wife, Tanya of Boise, Idaho; and niece, Kim Prall McCoy and husband, Jim of Tijeras, N.M. A memorial service and burial will be at 11:15 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 20 at the Santa Fe National Cemetery. The chapel for the service is at the top of the hill.

Please visit our online guestbook for Daniel at FrenchFunerals.com.

89, of Prairie City, died Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, at Prairie Vista Village in Altoona. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 18 at

the Prairie City Christian Reformed Church with burial following at Waveland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 17 at

Coburn Funeral Home in Prairie City. Family will greet friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Condolences may be left at coburnfuneralhomes.com.

Margaret Jensen Sept. 14, 2017 Margaret Jensen, 88, of Newton, died Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. Services are being planned for Saturday, Sept. 16. Visit Pence-Reece Funeral Home website at pencefh.com for updated information.

Electronics, appliances, scrap metal recycling event Saturday The City of Newton and H&W Recycling are holding an Electronics, Appliances & Scrap Metal Recycling Event from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the public parking lot at North Second Avenue West and West Fourth

Street North.

You can recycle heat and cooling appliances, outside and yard equipment, household items and appliances, scrap metal and electronics during this event.

They will accept TVs and computer monitors

for a fee: TV’s regular sized $15, console TVs $30, big Screen TVs $30 and computer monitor $15.

H&W Recycling has all certifications to de-manufacture appliances, freon and electronics. They are also

McCallister is a quilt designer/educator from Victor, and will be presenting Bargello by the Block. She has a unique method of making blocks with four different strip sets and uses crayons to draw her designs.

The public is welcome

to attend this presentation and guaranteed to leave with creative juices running. Come and enjoy learning a new technique and exchanging information with other quilters. Refreshments will be served afterwards.

Admission fee is $5.

If anyone is interested

The Lemon Tree Tea House Now serving Breakfast

7:30am-10am

• Jasper County Republican Party Fourth Annual Trap Shoot will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Jasper County Gun Club, 624 W. 28th St. S. A barbecue lunch from Moo’s BBQ will be served.

Organizers encourage all Second Amendment enthusiasts and Republican supporters to attend.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m.

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

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

• Reminiscing in Reasnor Park will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday at Reasnor Park in Reasnor.

Join friends for at a potluck lunch. Bring a dish to share, table service, a lawnchair and a lot of stories and old memories of the town. Beverages will be provided. If you have questions contact Mary at 515-720-7305.

• Rock the Quarry music event will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday at Quarry Springs Park in Colfax.

Gates open at 5 p.m. Enjoy country, rock, 70s, 80s and today’s music, and even an electric acoustic set with the The Harvest Band, Slipstream Iowa and Richard Arndt.

• Rock the Quarry Food/Music Fundraiser Concert will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday at Quarry Springs Park in Colfax. Join us on September 16th for food, live music, and a ton of fun! We’ve got some country, music, rock, 70’s, 80’s to today, and even an electric acoustic set with the The Harvest Band, Slipstream Iowa, and Richard Arndt coming to town. Food and drinks will be available. All proceeds from the concert go towards Quarry Springs Park.

• Newton Main Street’s Farm to Table Fundraiser will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday at DMACC Courtyard off of West 4th Street North. Food locally sourced and will be prepared by Hy-Vee. • Fall Cemetery Walk will meet at 5 p.m. Sunday at Newton Union Cemetery, 1601 W. Fourth St. N. in Newton. Students from Newton High School’s Speech Department will be dressed up in period attire to tell you about the lives of six prominent men and women from Jasper County: three educators, a Maytag inventor, a sportsman-screenplay writer and a children’s book author. Tickets are $6 (kids 5 and under are free).

• Newton Opera Guild will meet at 5 p.m.

Sunday at Park Centre, in Newton. Potluck dinner. Potential members are invited.

• Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

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

• NAMI Central Iowa will meet at 6:30 p.m.

Monday at Skiff Medical Center, 204 N. Fourth Ave. E. in Newton. Discussion includes final details about merger with NAMI Central Iowa, the start of the NAMI Family Support Group which begins Sept. 21 and the Sept. 30 NAMI Walks.

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Piecemakers Quilt Guild hosting guest speaker The Knoxville Piecemakers Quilt Guild, Newton Piecemakers Quilt Guild and Mahaska Stitchin-N-Quilt Guild are hosting an evening with quilter Jill McCallister at 6:30 p.m.

Sept. 19 at Faith Baptist Church, 1610 E. Robinson in Knoxville.

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in carpooling to Knoxville with members of the Newton Piecemakers Quilt Guild, the group will be leaving at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday from the Store for Homes in Newton. If you are interested in riding along, contact Carol Tiffany at 641-5213851 to let her know.

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Hands-on approach to other women disturbs man’s wife DEAR ABBY: My husband cannot be around a female without putting his hands on her shoulder or back. He “has” to touch. I’m not jealous, but embarrassed when I see women cringe and the expression on their faces sometimes.

I keep hoping one of them will confront him about it. It’s getting worse the older he gets, especially with younger women.

Do not suggest talking to him.

He is never wrong and becomes livid when confronted. He reads your column, so please, Abby, give me some advice. — TIRED OF BEING EMBARRASSED DEAR TIRED: I assume your husband does this only with unaccompanied young females, because if he did it with women who had an escort, their date or their husband would straighten him out. Because you can see the women are uncomfortable, talk privately with them and suggest they speak up and tell him not to do it again.

DEAR ABBY: My divorced son remarried a short time ago. His new wife seems to have no boundaries and no filters. If anything comes up that displeases her, she becomes verbally aggressive and in your face. (She has been fired numerous times because of it.) I have been on the receiving end several times, publicly. My son looks the other way, and if pressed, he supports her.

How can I maintain a relationship with my son, whom I love, and not expose myself to this woman’s abuse? (He no longer receives invitations to the family dinners his sister hosts, and my son’s adult children actively avoid her.) — BATTERED MOTHER-IN-LAW DEAR BATTERED: You do not have to tolerate being verbal-

ly abused. Because your son’s wife “has no filters,” try to see him separately — perhaps for lunch dates — if possible. If he is so much under her control that he refuses, you may have to accept that she has managed to isolate him from family.

Tell him you love him, and your heart and your home are always open to him. Then point out that you are not the only family member who feels this way, but for the sake of your mental health, you can no longer tolerate her abuse.

DEAR ABBY: During a recent cross-country tour of Italy, I was asked my age by five different people in the group. My being polite — and evasive — didn’t deter them. Please inform your readers that some people find it offensive to be asked that question. — AGELESS IN ARKANSAS DEAR AGELESS: I agree that not everyone wants to discuss their age. Perhaps the questioners didn’t realize they were being rude.

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Chuck Grassley supporting grandson for ag secretary DES MOINES — U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley is firmly behind his grandson as a candidate to replace Bill Northey as Iowa’s secretary of agriculture.

Northey has been nominated to an undersecretary post at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is widely expected to be confirmed. State Rep. Pat Grassley, a Republican from New Hartford, has acknowledged his interest in succeeding Northey.

Chuck Grassley said Wednesday that

DES MOINES — A judge won’t let a Des Moines woman use Iowa’s new “stand your ground” defense against charges that she killed her stepfather.

The law says a person doesn’t have to retreat before using deadly force if the person thinks his or her life is being threatened. Sera Alexander’s lawyer had argued that Alexander should be allowed to use the law although it took effect July 1, nearly two months after Anthony Hartmann was slain May 8.

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​Judge rules man’s murder trial won’t be moved CHARLES CITY — A judge says a Charles City man’s murder trial won’t be moved out of Floyd County. The lawyer for Antoine Williams had sought a change of venue, arguing that extensive media coverage had left Williams unable to get a fair trial in the county. Williams has pleaded not guilty to a charge of first-degree murder for the June 30 shooting death of 36-year-old Nathaniel Fleming.

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Trail repairs delayed as FEMA freezes funding WATERLOO — Repairs to a nature trail in Iowa have been delayed after the Federal Emergency Management Agency put a hold on a funding request.

FEMA’s decision to halt the $380,000 request comes in the wake of severe hurricane damage in Texas and Florida.

Blackhawk County conservation director Mike Hendrickson says the county was notified of the hold on Friday. Portions of the Cedar Valley Nature Trail were damaged when the Cedar River overflowed.

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Man pleads not guilty in pedestrian mall slaying IOWA CITY — One of two men charged in a deadly Iowa City pedestrian mall shooting has pleaded not guilty. Twenty-oneyear-old Donte Taylor entered pleas Tuesday to several charges, including trafficking of stolen weapons and control of a firearm by a felon. His trial is scheduled to begin Oct. 24. Police say 22-year-old Kaleek Asham Douglas Jones, of Iowa City, died two days after the Aug. 27 shooting.

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Pugel retains DMACC seat

Goldfinch Growth takes flight Two former City of Newton employees have teamed up to create Goldfinch Growth, a development and investment company focused on bringing new businesses, housing and growth to communities.

Natalie Umsted and Bryan Friedman said the company will work with clients across the state to help provide residential and commercial spaces. The idea formed after recognizing the need for higher quality housing and commercial spaces in Iowa.

USDA offers drought relief to farmers Jasper County farmers are eligible for disaster relief due to a drought declaration issued by the USDA in August. Many local farmers are waiting until after harvest begins to see if the relief funds are necessary.

Jasper County is not one of the primary counties in the designation but it sill qualifies because of its proximity to those listed. The counties include Clarke, Decatur, Jeffer-

son, Lucas, Madison, Marion, Union, Wapello, Warren and Wayne.

Trial date set in sex abuse case Two Newton men accused of multiple sex abuse charges pleaded not guilty. A trail date of Oct. 18 was set.

Shawn D. Cooper, 41, and Dustin W. Cooper, 39, are accused of sexually abusing a 10-year-old girl over the course of several months, according to the Newton Police Department. The two were arrested Aug. 25 after an investigation, which began in March.

‘Never forget’ 9/11 The Newton Fire Department held a ceremony to remember the terror attack that occurred 16 years ago when the Twin Towers in New York and the Pentagon were attacked.

More than 3,000 people lost their lives in the attack, including the 343 men and women firefighters who perished in the line of service. The service included the Ringing of the 4 — 5’s to honor the fallen comrades.

Newton resident and 20year veteran of the DMACC Board of Directors, Joe Pugel was elected to retain his seat.

Pagel defeated DMACC District 5 challenger Joe Riding 1,227 votes to 825 in Tuesday’s election. This was the first election Pugel faced opposition for his seat. He is the only Newton resident on the board. Jasper County residents surveyed in exit polls backed Pugel, insisting DMACC needed local representation.

PCM write-in results leaves uncertainty Voters in the PCM Community School District appear to have re-elected an incumbent in District 2 who was not on the ballot.

PCM board member Brenda Downey received the most write-in votes, in a race where 11 write-ins were cast, according to the Jasper County Auditor’s Office. No candidate declared for the seat prior to the filing deadline. Unless the county auditor receives a valid absentee ballot before the official canvas, Downey will be declared the winner. But Downey hoped another community member would step up to take the seat. The first-term board member would have to accepts the win to again be seated on the board.

PCM voters also re-elected board member and Mon-

roe farmer Alvin Keuning in District 6. He received 56.35 percent of the vote, 102 to 79 for PCM parent and Deere & Company Senior Forecaster Daphne Emmack-Owens.

Monroe vies to renew levy The Monroe City Council passed a resolution Monday calling for the renewal of the city’s capital improvement levy to be on the Nov. 7 city election ballot. The levy is up for renewal every six years and has been in place in Monroe since 1974.

According to city clerk Kim Thomas, the levy is expected to raise $29,154 for water and sewer improvements.

C-M faces school board shake-up With three seats up for election this year, Colax-Mingo CSD will welcome two new faces at Monday’s monthly meeting.

In the heated, three-person race for District 7, incumbent Billie Jo Russell was defeated by challenger Patrick Utz. Utz received 222 votes — 63.98 percent of the ballots submitted.

Russell received 27.09 percent of the votes and the third candidate, Ann Howell, received 8.93 percent.

Doug Van Dyke retained his seat in District 1, with 54.95 percent of the votes. District 1 write-ins received 45.05 percent

Des Moines tea room reopens after fire DES MOINES (AP) — The tea room is back.

More than three years after fire nearly destroyed the iconic downtown Des Moines restaurant, the former Younkers Tea Room has a new look and a new mission.

Once a ballroom and lunch venue known for its rarebit burgers, chicken salad and cinnamon rolls, The Tea Room has reopened as an event space for receptions, parties, galas and meetings, The Des Moines Register reported .

Gone are the floral drapes and heavy dark carpet, dark walls and ornate lighting. They’ve been replaced with light colors and minimal decor.

It wasn’t an easy journey.

There were years of neglect after the Younkers department store closed in 2005 and the building was shuttered. Then came the devastating fire in 2014 that nearly erased all of the historic tea room’s remaining glory.

Rechristened as The Tea Room — the Younkers name now gone — the venue hosted its first official event two weeks ago.

“It is over and above what I thought it could be,” said Katy Nelson, who operates the venue with her father, Mark Nelson, through a

partnership with the building owner Blackbird Investments. “Walking in here the first time last July (2016), it was a mess.”

The Tea Room takes up the entire top floor of the six-story Wilkins Building.

Once half of the Younkers department store, the Wilkins Building was spared the worst of the 2014 fire, which leveled its sister building to the east. A giant hole still exists where that building once stood.

The Alexander Co. of Madison, Wisconsin, was renovating the building at the time of the fire. The historic building restoration company considered resuming work but ended up selling the property to Blackbird in 2015. The Des Moinesbased developer assembled a team from Neuman-Monson Architects, Weitz Co. construction and Modus Engineering to finish the job.

It partnered with the Nelsons, who own and operate Scenic Route Bakery in the East Village, to manage the space.

But it’s not all new. Ornately carved trim along the ceiling and at the tops of columns were painstakingly restored by experts from New York who took pieces of decorative molding that survived the fire and created new plaster trim by hand.

“It was in such a great state of destruction that it is unbelievable that they had the ability to bring it back to its historical significance,” said Harry Doyle, a Blackbird partner. “This is much more than a tea room; it’s a part of the fabric of the community.”

There are other little touches, like the restored black and blue tile in the lobby and Juliet balconies that hark back to the tea room’s opening days in the Wilkins Building in 1925.

A small mahogany carved chest sitting near the elevators is one of the tea room’s earlier pieces, Mark Nelson said. Its owner, a man whose father had been a tea room chef from 1951 to 1985, wanted the chest to be part of the renovated space.

“Having grown up in the tea room, he was a wealth of information. We also got menus from him and recipes like the rarebit burger sauce,” Nelson said.

The connection that the tea room has with the community is strong, he said. At a recent, two former tea room waitresses showed up in their uniforms, one sporting a pencil behind her ear.

“That’s the legacy of the tea room,” Mark Nelson said. “We want people to come and enjoy it.”

of the votes. In District 5, writein candidate Chet Williams won the race, receiving 67.44 percent of the votes. Jayme Trier-Lind, who previously held the seat, decided not to run citing personal and family obligations.

Incumbents retain seats in Baxter CSD In the Baxter Community School District race, the two incumbents, Jon Northrup and Cory Robinson were re-elected to the board. Robinson received 51.33 percent of the votes, and Northrup finished with 48.67 percent. The two ran uncontested.

Newton to phase out building incentives Changes are in store for builder incentives in the Newton Housing Initiative program. The Newton City Council approved amendments for the building permits and inspection fees and loan interest reimbursement, which will begin phasing out incentives by 2020.

The phase out will begin a three-year process beginning in 2018. Next year, the fees will be 100 percent waived, then will shift to 50 percent discount in 2019. On Jan. 1, 2020, the full amount will be charged to any builder apply for permits as authorized by the city and the Iowa Code of Ordinance.

Nearly 400 Iowa Guard members heading overseas JOHNSTON (AP) — Officials say nearly 400 Iowa Army National Guard soldiers are being mobilized for duty overseas.

It’s unclear where they will end up. The U.S. Central Command could assign them to support operations in several nations, including Iraq and Afghanistan.

The soldiers are members of the 248th Aviation Support Battalion. Their units are based in Boone, Davenport, Muscatine and Waterloo. Community send-off ceremonies hare been scheduled for Sept.

29. A Guard spokesman, Col. Gregory Hapgood Jr., says it will be the Iowa Guard’s largest single-unit deployment since 2010.

Man charged in death of 4-year-old boy WATERLOO (AP) — Police say a Waterloo man who called 911 in July to report the drowning of a child in a bathtub has been charged in the child’s death. Police say an autopsy showed 4-year-old Jaheem Harris had been beaten to death. First responders found the child unresponsive in a bed. They found no evidence of drowning, but noticed extensive bruising on his body. Walter C. Williams, 23, has been charged with first-degree murder in the child’s death.

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

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

Bethany United Church of Christ 5627 N. 95th Ave. W., Baxter, Church: 641-227-3402 Pastor Teressa Clark BaxterBethanyUCC.org Winter hours-Labor Day through Memorial Day. 8:45AM Jr. Choir, 9:00AM Adult Class, 9:15 AM Sunday School and 10:30 AM Worship Chapel service at Baxter Care Center - 1:30 PM on 3rd & 5th Tuesdays.

Quilting - 9:00 AM - Noon on first and second Thursdays.

Choir Practice on Wednesdays at 6:30 PM. Summer Hours: Sunday after Memorial Day at 9:30 AM Bible Missionary Church 909 N. 6th Ave. E. 641-840-2093 Pastor Lucas. Sunday School 9:45am, Morning Worship 10:45, Evening Service 6:00pm.

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

Call 641-792-2473.

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

Bible Study: Tuesday 10:00am.

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

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

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

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

Rev. R.D. Streeter Community of Christ 1805 S. 8th Ave. E., 791-7834, James Eddie Franklin, pastor; Church School Classes 9:30am; Worship Service 10:30am; Last Thursday of the month free community supper 6-7 pm. First Thursday of the month sharing service 6-7 pm.

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

Handicapped accessible.

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

June 5-9; 9am-11:45am: Mighty Fortress VBS for K-6th grade students.

Congregational United Church of Christ-Baxter Pastor Melissa Sternhagen 218 S. Main Baxter, Sunday School 9:30am, No Sunday School for the summer. www.baxterucc.com Check us out on Facebook,

Congregational United Church Of Christ-Newton 308 E. 2nd St. N., Newton.

Rev. Jessica Petersen, Pastor.

Sunday Worship 10:00am, Nursery provided; Fellowship Time 11:15am.

Accessible to all.

Centering Prayer Wednesdays 5:15 - 5:45pm.

Bible Study Thursdays 5:00pm.

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

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

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

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

Tuesdays and Fridays, 7 p.m.

Wednesday and 9:15 a.m. Sunday until service time. Haven Kid’s Ministry at 6:50 Wednesdays Grace Church “A Family Of Friends”, 1620 N. 11th Ave E., Newton; Pastor Dan Hayton; Sunday Morning Refreshments 9:30 am, Worship Service with nursery care 10:00 am. The Edge: 5 yr olds to 5th grade & The Kids Community Pre School age, Sunday at 10:00am. Experience God Bible Study Wed. at 7am; Life Student Ministries Wed. 6:45-8pm 641-792-1793 www.gracenewton.com Grinnell Church of Christ 1402 3rd Ave., Grinnell, Iowa 50112, Bible study Sunday 9:30 a.m., Wednesday 7:00 p.m., Worship services Sunday 1030 a.m. grinnellcoc@netins.net or www.grinnellcoc.com Haven Vineyard Church 207 1st Ave. E, Newton; Pastor Caz & Jane Cibula; 641-526-3157; 10 am Sunday Service.

Ira United Church Rev. Michael Omundson, pastor, 9:00 am Worship, 10:15 am Sunday School.

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

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

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

Worship 10:30am; nursery available.

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

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

Least of Saints Ministry 219 N. 2nd Ave. W. 641-521-0156 5:00-6:00pm Saturday

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

Family Fellowship 9:00 am; Sun. School 9:15 am; Morning Worship 10:25 am; Wed.; 9:00 am Fresh Encounter Prayer. During school year: 6:55pm Wed nights AWANA First Baptist Church (Newton) 620 S. 8th Ave. E., phone: 792-7113.

Web:www.NewtonFirstBaptist.com and on facebook.

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

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

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

Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Faith village & Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Worship, 11:15 a.m. coffee fellowship.

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

First Lutheran Church - ELCA 309 E. 3rd St. N., Newton. Pastor Mark Holmes. Sunday Worship at 9:30 am; Fellowship to follow at 10:45 am. 641-792-3934.

All are welcome! Handicap Accessible. http://www.newtonfirstlutheran.org First Presbyterian 220 N 2nd Ave E. Newton Rev. Meghan Davis 9:30 am Fellowship, 10:00 am Worship, 11:00 am Fellowship, Nursery Provided. Handicap Accessible. Everyone Welcome!

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

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

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

Independent Fundamental Baptist Church.

New Life Community Church of the Nazarene 605 W. 8th St. N., Newton Rev. Jack Droste, Pastor 641-792-4323 Sunday School: 9:30 am, Morning Worship: 10:30 am, Sunday Evening Service: 6pm, Wednesday Evening Service: 7pm “Sharing God’s Love with others because we care.”

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

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

Newton Church of The Way 2306 S. 3rd Ave E., 792-7300 Pastor Steve Heerema. Sunday Morning: 9:00 and 10:45 Ignite, Nursery during both Ignite Services (for newborn through 2 years old). Journey 252 Children’s Ministry 10:30am (for children 3 years through 6th Grade) The Way Café 8:30 to 10:30am, 5:00-7:00pm Prayer of Blessing, Wednesday 6:30 – 8:30pm Route 146 Youth, Everyone Welcome! Other various group studies and classes are offered. Check out our Facebook page, our weekly bulletin on our website, or call/email the office for more information. Email: info@theway146.com Web: www.newtonway.org Our Savior Lutheran Missouri Synod 1900 N. 4th Ave. E., Newton Pastor Joel Picard, Sunday 8:00 am Worship; 9:30 am Bible Study/Sunday School www.oursavlutheran.com (641) 792-1084.

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

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

Hickory Grove Chuch Located 3 1/2 miles west of Newburg, IA on Hwy F-17 and 1 mile South. Physical Address: 8464 E. 128th St. N., Kellogg, IA Sunday School: 9:30 am Worship Service: 10:30 am Phone: (641) 780-8621 Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, ELCA 1409 S. 8th Ave. E., Pastor Ken Ahntholz, 9:00 am Old Testament Study; 10:30 am Worship, easy access - no steps; Everyone is welcome!

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

Sunday Worship service 10 am.

Wednesday Bible Study 6pm.

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

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 305 E. Howard St., Colfax, 515674-3711; Decaon Joe Dvorak; 11:00am Sunday Mass, 9:00am Wednesday Communion Service; www.immaculateconceptioncolfax.org Immanuel Baptist (GARB) 1300 N. 4th Ave. E., Ken Van Loon, Pastor, 9:00 am Sunday school, 10:15 am Morning Worship, Apply & Praise 11:45 AM, Kids4Truth (School Year) 6:45PM. Adult Bible Study/prayer 6:45PM. Call 792-4470.

Living Word Fellowship Doug Bradey, Pastor, 321 E. Robinson St., Knoxville 641-828-7119, Wed. Night Service: 6pm prayer, 7pm worship, 6:15pm Fuzion Youth Service; Sun. Morning Service: 8:30 am prayer, 9 am Life Groups, 10 am Worship Service, Nursery and Children’s Ministry available.

Lynnville Friends Jamie Bogaard Pastor, 9:00 am Morning Worship, 10:30 am Sunday School, Kids 4 Christ, FOCUS Youth Group and Women’s Bible Study, Wednesday evenings from September-March. www.lynnvillefriends.org Metz Community 3253 W. 62nd St. S., Newton, 791-9568, Pastor David Rex; Sunday School 9:00 am.

10:10 am service.

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

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

Monroe United Methodist 407 N. Monroe St., Monroe, 641259-2822; Pastor Kim Crummer; Jubilee: 8:15 a.m.; Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.; Worship: 10:15 a.m.

Office Hours: Mon. - Thurs.

8:30am-12:30pm; monroeum@iowatelecom.net www.monroeunitedmethodist.org

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

Prairie City Church of the Brethren 12015 Hwy S 6G, Corner of S 6G & F70 W, 5 miles south of Prairie City on S6G, 515-9942940; Adult Sunday School classes will meet at 9:30am, Worship/Children’s Church at 10:45am. Bible Explorers for children in preschool-5th grade will be on Wednesday’s 6-7:30 pm beginning September 16. Go to prairiecitycob.org for more information or call 515-994-2940.

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

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

Reasnor United Methodist Pastor Curtiss Thompson, Worship 8:45am. Communion first Sunday of each month.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church 1115 S. 8th Ave. E., Rev. William Reynolds, pastor, Saturday: 5:30 pm Mass, Sunday: 9:00 am Mass.

Salvation Army 301 N. 2nd Ave. E., Captain Janelle Cleaveland, Sunday - 9:45 am Sunday school, 10:45 am Worship.

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

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

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

641-792-5736 St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church 8290 Hwy F-62 East, Pastor Ken Ahntholz, Sunday Worship and Children’s Ministry 9:00 am; Everyone Welcome! www.standluth.com St. Stephen’s Episcopal 223 E. 4th St. N., Newton, ph.

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

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

8 Bible studies call 594-4440.

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

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

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

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Grand Marshal of the Homecoming Parade Gary Kirchoff, a former Principal at Newton High School, and his wife wave to the crowd during Thursday night’s parade.

Photos by David Dolmage/Daily News Cardinals Varsity Football coach Ed Ergenbright fires up the crowd during a pep rally in Newton’s square on Thursday night.

Parents take pictures of their kids following a pep rally during Newton High School Special Olympics students Homecoming Week in Newton’s march in the Homecoming Parade on Thursday night. square Thursday night.

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By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News DES MOINES — Coaches and activity advisors harp on the importance of leadership from older students. With FFA, which allows young people to keep participating four summers after graduation, older participants help set the example for the ones who will be in FFA in the years ahead.

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By Jamee A. Pierson Mayor Mike Hansen Newton Daily News called for a series of workshops to discuss No new fees is the one of the chang- lords, concerns. Landes to the Crime-Free cerned tenants and concitizens packed Multi-Housing pro- the council chambers on gram that goes before two occasions discussing the Newton City Coun- concerns cil Monday. It is pro- checks, on background those included posed to use approxi- in the mately $14,000 from the most program and the heated topics, adgeneral fund to finance ditional fees. the program.

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tinuing the personal tradition he over the animals he cares for, established about 10 years ago.

“I started doing hogs in the and looks comfortable and calm as he shows his pig for judging fifth grade,” Reynolds in said. front of hundreds of onlookers.

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“Even when I was little, I alest entrepreneurs in Newton, helping operate Reynolds ways looked forward to going Brothers, a landscaping compa- out to my grandparents’ farm,” ny. However, he has still made Reynolds said. “I just love it.”

Reynolds will have two sibtime each year for FFA, as this is the third of his four post-school lings at Newton High School this fall — Jessica will be a summers he’ll be eligible. seAs a Newton High School athlete, nior, and Austin will be a junior.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Emerging from the covered bridge crossing are Baxter’s Logan Berg, right, and Pekin’s Colten Glosser, left, as they lead the boys’ 5K race at Thursday’s Lynnville-Sully Invitational cross country meet. The two traded the lead right to the end with Glosser edging out Berg to win the race at Diamond Trail Golf Course in Lynnville.

Area harriers featured in Lynnville-Sully Invitational Thirteen area runners medal

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News LYNNVILLE —Runners competing in the 2017 Lynnville-Sully Invitational cross country meet n Thursday saw the tweaks the Hawks provided in the 5K course. Competitors followed a bit different route winding around Lynnville’s Diamond Trail Golf Course.

It was a solid day on the home course by Lynnville-Sully’s teams. Yes, teams as the Hawk boys had five runners competing in a meet for the first time this season.

The Hawk boys finished 11th in the 12-team field.

“Our home meet has become a large group of quality 1A and 2A teams, so it’s a great opportunity for us to host and compete against those teams,” Lynnville-Sully head coach Darin Arkema said.

“Our boys had an exciting night being able to compete for a team score for the first time. Our girls’ team finished fourth behind Pekin and Baxter who are both ranked 1A teams, as well as 2A PCM who has a strong team. We were in front of all the other SICL conference schools here tonight.”

Pekin brought its Class 1A-ranked teams to Diamond Trail, sweeping the team championships. The seventh-ranked Pekin girls scored 49 points to claim their title. The Panther boys won their second straight Lynnville-Sully Invitational title, holding off Pella Christian, 64

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points to 67 points.

The Baxter Bolts’ girls, who are ranked No. 10 in Class 1A, claimed second place with 58 points. Prairie City-Monroe finished third with 89 points followed by Lynnville-Sully in fourth with 117 points. Colfax-Mingo was sixth with 145 points.

Baxter’s boys placed sixth with 167 points and PCM’s Mustangs were seven with

180 points. Colfax-Mingo was ninth with 195 points and the Hawk boys scored 268 points for 11th.

Competitors also had to deal with a warm, windy day at Diamond Trail. The top 20 individuals in each of the high school races were awarded medals.

Lynnville-Sully had five seniors running their final home meet — Josh Dunsber-

gen, Christine Nikkel, Haley Breeden, Hailey Scandridge and Mary Kate Shaver.

The race of the day came in the boys’ division. Baxter’s Logan Berg and Pekin’s No. 18-ranked Colten Glosser traded the lead throughout the race. Glosser edged Berg out at the finish line, winning in 17 minutes, 52 second to Berg’s 17:57.

Colfax-Mingo’s Cauy Fitch

ran seventh in the race in 19:05. PCM’s Jason Stafford led his team with an 11thplace finish in 19:19. Also finishing in the top 15 was Baxter’s Ian Thomson, who was 14th in 19:32.

Lynnville-Sully’s Josh Dunsbergen and Mason Jansen set the pace for the Hawk HARRIERS | 6B

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Running early the high school girls’ race in Thursday’s Lynnville-Sully Invitational cross country meet are Lynnville-Sully’s Mary Kate Shaver (2224), and Baxter’s Brenna Thomas (2013) and Lauren Ratliff (2012). Four area schools competed in the co-ed event at Diamond Trail Golf Course in Lynnville.

ne of the loudest places to be at a sporting event these days is the Newton YMCA pool. I’ll tell you what, when the NCMP Aquagirls are swimming at home the building shakes from the cheering. That’s a good thing — that it is so loud with cheers from not just the Aquagirls and their fans but the opposing teams make a pretty good noise too.

Don’t go to a NCMP home swim meet with a headache, especially the lingering affects of a migraine. Been there, done that.

Sporting events evoke a passion among fans and participants. I’ve been in many venues where it is a home field advantage. As recent as the end of basketball season this year, Newton High’s student crowd — along with others — made neutral courts seem like the Cardinal boys’ basketball home.

In the four years, I’ve covered Jas-

The Pressbox Jocelyn Sheets per County high school sports I have noticed the support given to all the teams from season to season. There’s been a few cross country and track meets where a crowd of fans gathered to cheer on competitors. Those are two of the harder sports to have that decided advantage from crowd noise, but area schools have done a good job providing it when they could.

Two of my favorite “loud and proud” venues in all the world are Kansas State’s Bill Snyder Family Stadium — once known as KSU Stadium — and Arrowhead Stadium, the home of the Kansas City Chiefs. There’s no domes to hold in sound and man, oh, man, can these two become deafening.

You know how quiet the world seems when it snows. Well, Nov. 11, 2000, it was snowing in Manhattan, Kansas.

I was there for a night game between my K-State Wildcats and the Nebras-

ka Cornhuskers, who were still in the Big 12. K-State was ranked No. 11 and Nebraska came in ranked No. 4 lead by Heisman Trophy hopeful Eric Crouch.

It was not a quiet snowy Kansas Saturday evening. With less than two minutes remaining in the game, Jonathan Beasley connected with Quincy Morgan for the go-ahead touchdown for K-State. The Cats went for two and failed, leaving it 29-28.

Crouch and the Huskers had no chance. With Willie the Wildcat atop the KSU Stadium pressbox, the Wildcat Nation rose and were heard across the Kansas and Nebraska plains. The Wildcats held the Huskers, who went for it on fourth down and the pass failed.

So many games in Arrowhead Stadium were amazing. I remember the days of Neil Smith and Derrick Thomas leading the defensive charge with the Chiefs fans in full throat. You couldn’t hear yourself think standing down on the sidelines.

Joe Montana and Marcus Allen working the offense and it got quiet.

What a contrast!

Speaking of loud and proud, I am

about the Kansas City Royals. They’ve fallen out of an opportunity for the playoffs this season. They are 14 games out of the American League Wild Card spots with less than 20 games remaining. They would have to win them all to make a run and it would have had started Thursday night in Cleveland.

It didn’t.

How about those Cleveland Indians? With a 10th-inning win over the Royals, the sizzling Indians have won 22 straight games. They have strong hold on the A.L. Central Division. A good friend of mine is an Indians fan, and she won’t talk about the streak.

She doesn’t want to jinx it. Jinx, Jinx.

If the Royals can’t make it, I can cheer on the Indians. Those Indians fans are loud and proud in Cleveland.

Earlier in the week, almost every time I got home and turned on the television, the movie “Major League” was on. The 2017 Indians are nothing like those Indians but it’s a bit of a “wild thing.”

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SPORTS CALENDAR Friday Football Burlington at Newton, 9th 4:45 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully at Cardinal, 7 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo at Belle Plaine, 7 p.m.

Centerville at PCM, 7:30 p.m.

Baxter at East Union, 7 p.m.

Boys Golf Newton at Marshalltown Invitational, 10 a.m.

Saturday Volleyball Newton 9th at Des Moines East tournament, 9 a.m.

Lynnville-Sully, PCM at North Mahaska Invitational, 9 a.m.

Colfax-Mingo at Guthrie Center tournament, 9 a.m.

Football Newton JV at Burlington, 1 p.m.

Monday Football Colfax-Mingo at Newton 8th, 4:30 p.m.

Volleyball Newton JV at PCM tournament, 5 p.m.

HLV at Colfax-Mingo, 5:30 p.m.

Montezuma at Lynnville-Sully, 5:30 p.m.

Knoxville at Newton 8th, 4:30 p.m.

Newton 7th at Knoxville, 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday Cross Country NHS Cardinal Invitational, 4 p.m., Westwood Golf Course Baxter at West Marshall, 4:15 p.m.

Football Knoxville at Newton 8th, 4:15 p.m.

Newton 7th at Knoxville, 4:15 p.m.

Volleyball Newton at Oskaloosa, 9th 5:30 p.m., JV 5:30 p.m., varsity 7:15 p.m.

PCM at Gilbert, 6:30 p.m.

North Tama at Baxter, 7:30 p.m.

Newton 8th at Pella, 4:30 p.m.

Pella at Newton 7th, 4:30 p.m.

Girls Swimming NCMP, Marshalltown at Waukee, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday Boys Golf Newton at Southeast Polk Invitational, 9 a.m.

Thursday Volleyball Pella Christian at Newton, 9th 5:30 p.m., JV 5:30 p.m., varsity 7:15 p.m.

Meskwaki at Baxter, 7 p.m.

Cross Country Newton at Indianola, 4:30 p.m.

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

Baez, Almora back Lester as Cubs rout Harvey, Mets CHICAGO (AP) — Albert Almora Jr. spent most of the night watching from the dugout.

Once he entered the game, he sure did make an impact.

Almora homered and drove in a career-high six runs after coming off the bench in the seventh inning, and the Chicago Cubs routed the New York Mets 17-5 on Wednesday.

Javier Baez also went deep and had four hits for the Cubs, who matched a season high for runs after pouring on 12 over their final three at-bats. They have outscored the Mets 25-8 the past two games.

It’s just what the NL Central leaders needed after managing only three runs in a weekend sweep by Milwaukee that tightened the division race. Chicago remained 2 1/2 games ahead of the Brewers and moved three up on St. Louis.

“As a competitor, this is what we want to be in,” Almora said. “Last year, I’m not complaining. ... But every game

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Mustangs cruise in home opener

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News MONROE — Alex Samson was admittedly nervous about her first home volleyball match as Prairie City-Monroe’s new coach.

It turned out, the former Mustang player had nothing to worry about in her home coaching debut.

Samson’s younger sister Maddie finished with 12 kills and six aces to lead the Mustangs, and the squad snapped a six-match losing streak with an easy 25-10, 25-8, 25-13 sweep of Saydel during Heart of Iowa Conference play Thursday night.

“I was nervous being at home for the first time as a new coach. The crowd was awesome. It’s exciting to be back here in front of so many people that you know,” Coach Samson said. “We needed this one to get some confidence back. We had been on a losing streak so we are glad that is over.”

The Mustangs (6-9 overall, 1-1 in the HOIC) lost every game it played during the sixmatch losing streak. That trend was shifted in the other direction quickly Thursday.

PCM and Saydel were tied at 4-all early in the first set, but the Mustangs won 21 of the next 27 points to get an early lead on the scoreboard.

Serving was the Mustangs’ friend against Saydel. PCM served up 17 aces and were 63of-68 in the match.

“We have been talking about serving all season. We have worked on it a lot, too,” Coach Samson said. “We preach ‘get it over and get it in.’ It hasn’t always gone well, but we served well tonight.”

Saydel managed to stay even with PCM through the first 10 points of the second set. Senior Kenzie Johnson gave the Mustangs a lead for good, and Maddie Samson put the team up 7-5 with one of her six aces.

A pair of Maddie Samson’s aces in the match just barely made it over the net. She clipped the top of the net and the ball bounced over and into an open spot on the floor. According to the Mustang junior, the soft serve is intentional.

“We have been working on those a lot. Most of the time

Troy Hyde/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe junior Maddie Samson, left, finished with 12 kills, six aces and three digs in the Mustangs’ three-set win over Saydel on Thursday in Monroe.

we try those when they set up their defense a certain way,” Maddie Samson said. “They were set up really long tonight so I tried to drop it in a few times in front of them. I was able to find that donut hole in the middle.”

After PCM took the lead, junior Avery Stock extended the advantage with a kill and an ace to make it 10-6.

After Saydel (1-5, 0-3) scored to close within three, the Mustangs rattled off nine straight points to pull away.

Maddie Samson finished off the set with a pair of kills.

“We had a great student section so we needed to win in front of our fans,” Maddie Samson said. “Our team has so much energy this year, and it showed tonight.”

Samson gave the Mustangs a 5-3 lead early in set three

with back-to-back kills. She had three aces during the set, too, and PCM won easily to close out the victory.

The win matched the Mustangs’ win total from all of last year. “​It was really good to get this one at home,” Coach Samson said. “We stayed focused the entire night.”

Maddie Samson recorded 12 of the team’s 20 kills. Senior Regan Olson had three kills and Stock had two. Senior Madison Foster chipped in 14 assists.

Olson connected on all 15 of her serves and had five aces, Foster was 8-of-8 in serves with two aces, Johnson finished 13-of-14 with two aces and Stock was 10-for-10 with two aces.

The Mustangs finished with 10 digs as a team. Samson fin-

Baxter stays unbeaten in Iowa Star Conference play

ished with three and Johnson, senior Olivia Lippman and Stock all had two digs.

Fifteen matches into a season coached by her sister, Maddie Samson said things are going well overall.

“We turn off the sister mode during the match. I want her to have full coachability of me during games,” Maddie Samson said. “She has a lot of experience so I just try to take in something from her every day and that is helping me a lot.

The best thing we think alike about a lot of stuff.”

The Mustangs look to surpass last year’s win total when they play in the North Mahaska tournament at 9 a.m. Saturday in New Sharon.

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

Tigerhawks fall in straight sets to ranked Bravettes

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CEDAR FALLS — The Baxter volleyball team got contributions from several different players in a three-set sweep over Valley Lutheran on Thursday night.

Eight different players helped the Bolts reach 31 kills as a team on the night, and Baxter improved to 2-0 in the Iowa Star Conference’s South Division with a 25-4, 2513, 25-13 road win.

“We played very well tonight,” Baxter coach Scott Ranck said. “Everyone had a lot of fun. We came in focused and took care of business efficiently and effectively.”

Senior Jordynn Wesselink led a balanced hitting attack with nine kills.

Senior Mary Schabilion added six kills, sophomore Bekka Watt tallied five kills, sophomore Amber Weltha pitched in four kills and freshman Hallee Rainsbarger tallied three kills.

Even senior setter Lexi Ewing had a pair of kills and led the Bolts (5-4 overall, 2-0 in conference

MONTEZUMA — The Colfax-Mingo volleyball team faced its first ranked team in 2017 on Thursday and lost in straight sets during a South Iowa Cedar League road match.

The Tigerhawks missed just three serves and had eight aces overall, but Class 1A No. 10 Montezuma swept Colfax-Mingo 25-18, 25-19.

25-20.

Senior Ries Wilson finished with 13 kills, senior Megan Earles dished out 18 Wilson assists and junior Chelsea Russell collected 11 digs in the loss.

Junior Colbee Cunningham had seven of the Tigerhawks’ remaining 11 kills, Wilson finished with seven digs and Russell was 13for-13 in serves with three aces.

Junior Mac Brown was 15-for-15 in serves with two aces and junior Braedynn Rawlins finished 10-of-11 with two serves. The Tigerhawks were 56-of-59 from behind the service line in the game.

Rawlins and Brown both had four digs and Cunningham and Earles each had three digs.

Colfax-Mingo (3-5 overall, 1-2 in the SICL) plays in the ACGC tournament at 9 a.m. Saturday in Guthrie Center. Montezuma improved to 15-3 overall and 3-0 in the SICL after the win.

Troy Hyde/Daily News Baxter senior Mary Schabilion (9) had six kills and was 13of-15 in serves during the Bolts’ three-set win over Valley Lutheran during Iowa Star Conference play Thursday night.

play) with 12 assists.

Senior Sailor Hinegardner had a team-high 11 digs and was 19-of19 in serves, and Watt chipped in 10 digs and four aces. Wesselink added nine digs and six aces and junior Sydney Schmidt dished out nine assists.

The Bolts missed 10 serves but had 14 aces, too.

“We tried some new

things, were able to get everyone in and didn’t miss a beat,” Ranck said.

“We now want to ride this momentum into several games we have the next couple of weeks.”

The Bolts host Class 1A No. 8 North Tama (13-1) at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Baxter.

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Catch 22: Indians rally, win AL-record 22nd straight game

NASCAR Photo Kasey Kahne speaks to the media as one of the 16 drivers eligible to win the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Championship during the 2017 NASCAR Playoffs Production & Media Day at NASCAR Hall of Fame on Wednesday in Charlotte, N.C.

Kasey Kahne looking at several options for 2018

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Kasey Kahne is not a candidate to replace Danica Patrick next season and, as he prepares to start NASCAR’s playoffs, he’s considering a future outside the series.

Kahne is not returning to Hendrick Motorsports next season. He was informed he was being let go with one year remaining on his contract not long after he won at Indianapolis in July.

As he heads into Sunday’s opening race of the 10-race playoffs, he’s also trying to put together a plan for 2018.

Kahne is apparently close to signing a deal with Leavine Family Racing to drive the No. 95 next season.

But, should it fall through, he’s given thought to other routes.

“It was just like three or four days ago I had this great plan to like do sprint cars and see if I could do an IndyCar race or two and do a couple of NASCAR races, like the (Daytona) 500 and Brickyard, things like that,” Kahne said Wednesday.

“I thought that would be quite a dream and pretty awesome to do.

“That has been on my mind.

But I also want to, if I can come up with a strong deal for next year, then I would like to do that because I enjoy racing in NASCAR and feel like I don’t want to get too far away from

it because I think I still have some strong years left in me racing in the Cup Series.”

Danica Patrick said Tuesday that Stewart-Haas Racing is not bringing her back to the No. 10 Ford next season, and that at first seemed to open the possibility that either Kahne or Matt Kenseth could land that ride.

But both said during NASCAR’s playoffs preview Wednesday they aren’t in the running.

“No, nope. It’s not me. I can tell you that, it’s not me,” Kenseth said.

Added Kahne: “I don’t really think the No. 10 is an option.

I’ve talked to them and things, but they’ve obviously been working in other areas.”

Kahne said he’s been talking to as many team owners as possible, and admitted that the speculation about his future is “actually kind of miserable at times.” He felt that all the uncertainty has been a distraction to the No. 5 team, but now that he knows he’s not returning and the team is in the playoffs, they can focus on their final 10 races.

From there, he’s not sure what will happen. Kahne has had opportunities to race in the Indianapolis 500 before, but has never been able to make it work. Now, that could be an option.

“I drove an Indy car a cou-

ple of times, I really enjoyed it and I’ve talked about doing the Indy 500 a few times,” he said.

“It’s always been something on my mind. It just hasn’t worked with the NASCAR deal and the teams and owners that I’ve driven for and it just hasn’t ever been able to put it all together.

“If I wasn’t racing full-time Cup that would be like top priority — how can I figure out how to be part of a couple of races there?”

Meanwhile, Patrick’s name also could emerge as a possible Indy 500 candidate.

She won an IndyCar race in 2008 and is the highest finishing female driver in Indianapolis 500 history with a thirdplace run in 2009. She’s also the only woman to lead laps in both the Indy 500 and the Daytona 500.

Patrick has been firm in not returning to Indianapolis since she moved to NASCAR, but that could change if she doesn’t have a driving job next season.

“I know it’s one race she’s always been very passionate about and always thinks every time she shows up she has a good opportunity to win,” said longtime boyfriend Ricky Stenhouse Jr. “So I know that her racing side and competitiveness side would say, ‘Hey, I want to go back and run that,’ but I don’t really know exactly if she wants to or not.”

Watson runs for touchdown, leads Texans over Bengals in debut CINCINNATI (AP) — Deshaun Watson ran 49 yards for a touchdown in his first NFL start and led the Houston Texans’ depleted offense to a late clinching field goal in a 13-9 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday night.

Watson showed up in a black tuxedo for his first NFL start — it was his 22nd birthday, no less — and showed the flash that helped him lead Clemson to a national title. He avoided the rush and ran 49 yards for a 10-3 lead late in the first half, dashing past befuddled defenders.

“It wasn’t prefect, (but) he did some good things,” coach Bill O’Brien said. “There’s a lot to learn from.”

The Texans (1-1) got the most out of their depleted offense, and then let their defense do the rest.

The Bengals (0-2) have failed to score a touchdown in their two games to open a season for the first time in their 50 seasons.

The Bengals are the first team since the 1939 Eagles to open a season with two home games and fail to get in the end

zone, according to information from the Elias Sports Bureau shared by ESPN. “I am shocked,” coach Marvin Lewis said.

Watson Watson led a 13-play drive that set up Ka’imi Fairbairn’s 42-yard field goal with 1:56 left. The Bengals got the ball, but turned it over near midfield on a fourth-down completion.

After a punt, they ran one more play with 2 seconds left that didn’t get far.

Cincinnati lost to the Ravens 20-0 at Paul Brown Stadium on Sunday, the first time in their history that they opened the season blanked at home.

Andy Dalton threw four interceptions and lost a fumble.

The Bengals managed only three field goals by Randy Bullock on Thursday. Dalton fell to 1-6 career against the Texans, including a pair of playoff losses. He was 20-of-35 for 224 yards with three sacks.

Watson directed an offense missing three tight ends because of concussions, along with receiver Will Fuller V and guard Jeff Allen. The Texans kept it simple, and Watson avoided the game-turning mistake despite heavy pressure from the Bengals.

Watson was 15-of-24 for 125 yards with three sacks and no interceptions. He ran five times for 67 yards.

Watson became the first rookie quarterback to win his first start on the road in a prime-time game since the Eagles’ Joe Webb in 2010, according to Elias.

The Bengals became the first team that opened the season with five scoreless quarters since the 2009 Rams, who went 1-15.

They thought they finally had a touchdown when Tyler Eifert caught a pass from Dalton in the end zone in the third quarter — the videoboard broke into a touchdown song — but the tight end had stepped out of bounds before making the catch, nullifying it.

Cincinnati settled for its third field goal.

CLEVELAND (AP) — On a winning streak that just won’t stop, the Cleveland Indians have posted shutouts, blowouts and routine wins.

All that was missing were a walk-off victory and extra innings.

“Check those two off,” closer Cody Allen said.

“We’re checking all the boxes.”

And check this out: 22 in a row.

Jay Bruce hit an RBI double in the 10th inning — after Francisco Lindor tied it with a clutch double in the ninth — as the Indians rallied for their 22nd straight win to extend their AL record, beating the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Thursday night.

Cleveland moved within four wins of matching the 1916 New York Giants for the longest streak in major league history.

A three-week romp through the league finally had some real drama to keep baseball’s longest winning streak in 101 years intact.

Even before the rally, Allen looked at his teammates in the bullpen and knew something special was about to happen.

“In the ninth, we were saying, ‘We’re gonna walk them off,’” said Allen (3-6).

“We thought we were going to walk them off right there.

You win enough games in a lot of different ways, you see what those guys are capable of.”

Allen and the Indians only had to wait a little longer until Jose Ramirez scored the winning run.

With the crowd signing “Jose, Jose, Jose,” Ramirez led off the 10th with a hard hit into right-center off Brandon Maurer (2-2) that he turned into a double with a head-first slide.

After Edwin Encarnacion walked, Bruce, the recent arrival who hit a three-run homer in win No. 21 on Wednesday, ripped a 2-0 pitch into right field.

As Progressive Field shook like it usually does in October, Bruce reached second base and was quickly mobbed by his teammates, who doused him with ice water and talcum powder while tearing the front of his jersey.

“Kids these days are throwing everything,” Bruce said with a laugh. “You never know what you’re going to get hit with out there. It’s my first jersey rip off, for sure.”

These Indians aren’t stopping for anything.

Down to their last strike in the ninth, the Indians rallied to tie it at 2 off clos-

er Kelvin Herrera, with Lindor delivering his shot off the leftfield wall, just above the leap of four-time Bruce Gold Glove w i n n e r Alex Gordon, to score pinch-runner Erik Gonzalez from first.

“The ball actually hit off the top of my glove,” Gordon said.

“It was in a perfect spot where you had to decide whether to play it off the wall or go for it. I thought if I played it off the wall, he scores anyway, so I had to go for it.”

Lindor’s ball caromed off the wall and rolled slowly across the grass in left field, and 30,874 fans who have watched the Indians overpower teams for the last three weeks soon saw the AL Central leaders pull off their most dramatic win this season.

The Indians entered the day tied with the 1935 Chicago Cubs for the second-longest streak, and now only trail those ‘16 Giants, who won 26 in a row — all at home.

The Giants won 12 straight, played a 1-1 tie, and then won 14 in a row.

But because the tied game was replayed from the start the next day, it didn’t technically count and therefore didn’t stop New York’s streak.

Unlike many of Cleveland’s game’s over the past three weeks, this one required a little late-innings work by the Indians, who have outscored their opponents 142-37 during this unimaginable run that has put them on the cusp of another Central title and possibly finish with the league’s best record.

“This doesn’t really happen anywhere,” said Bruce, who came over in an Aug. 9 trade from the New York Mets. “You can hit that lull in September and even though you’ve all but wrapped up the division, you know, the games can get long. They can get boring. They can get monotonous. We have a lot of things going for us that make it not like that.

“People are going crazy.

It’s a playoff atmosphere.”

If not for Lindor, the Indians’ streak would have stopped.

“For a second, when I hit it, I was like, ‘Oh no, I went the other way. I hit it to the wrong guy,’” Lindor said.

“Then, I saw it hit the wall and the emotions were pretty high.”

Utah Jazz sign guard Mitrou-Long to training camp roster SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Jazz have signed guard Nazareth Mitrou-Long to the training camp roster.

The undrafted free agent averaged 15.1 points, 4.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists at Iowa State.

The 6-foot-4, 218-pounder was named All-Big-12 second-team and knocked down a team-high 98 3-pointers, the third-most in an Iowa State single season.

Mitrou-Long was a member of the Sacramento

Kings roster at the 2017 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. He also played with the Indiana Pacers Summer Mitrou-Long League team in Orlando.

Mitrou-Long averaged 9.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists during the combined summer leagues.

The Jazz begin training camp on Sept. 26.

Newton Water Board Meeting Minutes Wednesday, June 28, 2017 The Newton Waterworks Board of Trustees met in regular session on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at the Newton City Council Chambers. Present were Chair Maureen Lockwood, Brian Buch and L.D. Palmer. Absent: Bret Doerring. Also present was Field Service Director Marty Hoffert.

Chair Maureen Lockwood called the meeting to order at 12:01 PM. May Board Minutes approved by consent.

May Financials presented and motion made to approve.

Moved: Brian Buch Second: Maureen Lockwood Motion Approved The manager reported that the extension of the 12”main on W.12th St. S. from S. 6th Ave to S. 7th Ave. was complete and the cost is $15,859.80. The total project cost is $102,299.17 which is $10,299.17 over the original budget of $92,000.

The Board discussed the original cost Layne Ranney Collector estimate to do testing in the East Well Field to determine feasibility of constructing such a well. The Board instructed staff to get updated cost estimate from Layne to do preliminary tests and feasibility study. The manager told the Board that the original study had been put on hold until the FEMA flood mitigation project was being completed.

Marty Hoffert presented the Water Treatment and Distribution report. The static well water level for May is 26.5'. Well water levels are still good for this time of year in June. Water loss for May is 17%. The distribution crew is working on new main on N.5th Ave .E. and E.19th St. N. The next meeting will be held on Friday, July 21, 2017 at the Newton City Council chambers.

The meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted L.D. Palmer, Secretary Newton WaterWorks Board of Trustees September 15 NEWTON WATERWORKS PAYABLES LISTING FOR THE 11th Period May 2017 PAYEE AMOUNT AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS..................1,260.02 ALLEN, SARAH...................46.04 ALLIANT ENERGY ACCOUNT PAYABLE.....................22,710.52 BARNHART, PETER.............4.99 BEAVER, BRENDA & DANIEL............................23.43 BLACK HILLS ENERGY. . .140.42 CARUS CORPORATION. .875.00 CENTRAL IOWA WATER ASSOCIATION..................961.47 CITY OF NEWTON......20,277.25 DE LAGE LANDEN...........155.00 DIEBOLD........................1,196.70 DUNLOP, MORGAN ANDERSON & EVAN..........25.17 FARVER TRUE VALUE........4.74 FASTENAL COMPANY.....110.29 FITZ, J. PATTERSON & BEN & ELI........................10.43 GRAYMONT WESTERN LIME INC...19,949.67 GREVE, MARY JO..............61.26 HACH CHEMICAL COMPANY........................350.87 HARTSON, JEAN................29.99 HAWKINS INC...............6,494.98 HOLLIDAY, MARY HUGHES & PATRIC...............................24.99 HYVEE................................58.91 IDNR.................................480.00 IOWA ASSN OF MUNICIPAL UTIL................75.00 IOWA ONE CALL..............256.30 IOWA WATER WELL ASSOCIATION....................65.00 J.R STELZER CO........24,000.00 JAHNKE, BEN.....................41.99 JASPER CONSTRUCTION SERVICES..........................53.88 JETCO INC....................2,403.63 KELTEK INCORPORATED.44.90 KEY COOPERATIVE........373.92 KEYSTONE LABORATORIES INC.......211.00 MG LAUNDRY CORP.........91.15 MID-AMERICA PUMP & SUPPLY INC..................5,994.68 MID-STATE CONSTRUCTION...........3,813.26 MILLER, AMANDA..............89.99 MILLER, JANET....................4.99 MUNICIPAL SUPPLY INC................16,497.80 NELSON, DONNIE............106.72 NEWS PRINTING CO.......595.24 NEWTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DIST..................386.02 O'REILLY AUTO PARTS...195.65 PETTY CASH......................36.55 POLLARD, GARY & SANDRA..... ..............................................3.99 POWERPLAN...................208.66 RANDY'S LAWN CARE .1,000.00 ROBBINS, CORBY.............40.99 SIGN PRO...........................80.00 SMITH'S QUALITY RENTAL............................209.03 SNELLER, TAYLOR & CASEY.............................23.43 SPAHN & ROSE LUMBER CO.......................59.76 STAR EQUIPMENT LTD...655.88 STATE HYGIENIC LABORATORY....................19.50 STIER, SR, ORVILLE............3.99 T/C TOWN COUNTRY SERVICES........................300.00 THEISEN'S........................429.30 TRUGREEN CHEMLAWN........... ..........................................144.20 US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION..................493.52 US CELLULAR..................228.80 US POSTMASTER.........2,200.00 VAN WERT INC.............6,148.56 WARD, DEAN & ELIZABETH.........................35.01 WEX BANK.......................986.77 WINDSTREAM..................939.71 ZIEGLER INC.................1,112.47 ...................................145,913.38 September 15 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. SUCCESSOR BY MERGER WITH WORLD SAVINGS BANK, FSB, Plaintiff, vs.

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James Koopman as Executor of the Estate and All known and unknown claimants and all persons known or unknown claiming any right, title or interest and all of their heirs, spouses, assigns, grantees, legatees, devisees and all beneficiaries of each and all of the above-named defendants, including but not limited to all creditors, heirs, spouses, assigns, grantees, legatees, and devisees of Marilyn L. Lammers, Defendants.

EQUITY NO. EQCV120578 ORIGINAL NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION To the above-named Defendants: All known and unknown claimants and all persons known or unknown claiming any right, title or interest and all of their heirs, spouses, grantees, legatees, assigns, devisees and all beneficiaries of each and all of the above-named defendants, including but not limited to all creditors, heirs, spouses, assigns, grantees, legatees, and devisees of Marilyn L. Lammers You are notified there was on 7/20/2017 filed in the Office of the Clerk of the above-named Court a Foreclosure Petition, which prays for foreclosure of a mortgage in favor of the Plaintiff on the property described herein and judgment in rem in the amount of $49,661.08 plus interest at the rate of 3.09% per annum from 1/15/2017, such amount equaling $4.18 per day, the costs of the action including title costs of $250.00, and reasonable attorney fees and that said sums be declared a lien upon the following-described premises from 1/10/2007, located in Jasper County, Iowa, to-wit: Lot Four (4) Block Six (6) in Lincoln Place, an Addition to the City of Newton, Iowa, and commencing at the Northwest corner of Lot 4, Block 6, Lincoln Place, an Addition to the City of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, run thence West 8 1/4 feet, thence South 70 feet to a point opposite the Southwest corner of said Lot 4, thence East 8 1/4 feet to the Southwest corner of said Lot 4, thence North 70 feet to place of beginning that the mortgage on the aboveestate be described real special foreclosed, that a execution issue for the sale of as much of the mortgaged premises as is necessary to satisfy the judgment and for other relief as the Court may deem just and equitable. The attorney for the Plaintiff is David M. Erickson, whose address is The Davis Brown Tower, 215 10th Street, Suite 1300, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-3993, Phone: (515) 2882500, Facsimile: (515) 243-0654.

NOTICE THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTED FORECLOSURE WITH REDEMPTION. You must serve a motion or answer on or before the 5th day of October, 2017, and within a reasonable time thereafter, file your motion or answer, in the Iowa District Court for Jasper County, Iowa. You are notified that Jasper County District Court utilizes the Electronic Document Management System. You are directed to the Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16 for general rules and information on electronic filing and, in particular, Division VI regarding the protection of personal information in court filings. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.

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Jasper County Public Health Emergency Preparedness Grant Coordinator Jasper County Public Health is seeking applications for a qualiďŹ ed individual to perform a variety of activities related to coordinating preparedness, all-hazard response and recovery efforts among a six county area which include Boone, Story, Marshall, Tama, Jasper and Poweshiek, and the three primary disciplines of public health, emergency medical services (EMS) and in support of emergency management agency plans. Minimum of a 2 year degree in healthcare, emergency medical services, or a closely related ďŹ eld and 2 to 4 years of professional experience required. Knowledge of hospital, public health, EMA, and EMS preparedness capabalities and standards preferred.

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All your prophecies will not be self-fulfilling, thank goodness! However, the more you think something, the more power you give it, and that goes double for today, so focus yourself well.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

You don’t have to be an experienced cook to know a recipe for trouble. Two or more incendiary elements are all that’s needed. The real question here: What is your tolerance for trouble?

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

Thought for the evening: It’s impossible to make anyone feel a certain way, but you can certainly be the wind that

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). While it’s true that all good things must come to an end, so must bad things, mediocre things and eventually (but not soon

enough) dreadfully boring things. You’re getting better at wrapping things up and keeping faith that there’s better to come.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). A string of good moods will lift you through the weekend as though your heart really does have wings. Of course, the influence of that certain special person doesn’t hurt.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

You learn a lot about people because you don’t make assumptions about what’s going on with them. Your listening skills are all you need to deepen a connection and create understanding.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

You look so good dealing with a less-than-ideal situation that it makes you appear much more competent and attractive than someone who doesn’t have anywhere close to the amount of hassles you do.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Relaxed and playful -that’s the way to be. There’s hardly a single thing today at work or in your personal life that warrants a stressed-out response.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). What’s hard for you is easy for another. What’s hard for another is easy for you.

So exchange work and help each other out, why don’t you?

Great things will come of it.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

You can’t change (SET ITAL) them,(END ITAL) but you can change you -- and oddly that will inspire just the change you were hoping for. So go on and boldly do what you would if (SET ITAL)they(END ITAL) didn’t even exist.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

Just because a person possesses something doesn’t mean he or she feels good about it, appreciates it or is even remotely confident in it. Just remember that superficial appearances are often carefully constructed.

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www.newtondailynews.com | Friday | Sept. 15, 2017

Hawks serve up SICL win over Bears

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News BROOKLYN — Effective and efficient are Lynnville-Sully’s Hawks at the service line. The Hawk volleyball team serves at a 90-percent clip for the season with 99 service aces.

On Thursday night in a South Iowa Cedar League road match, the Hawks were 87-of-92 from the service line, 95 percent. They had 17 ace

serves. Serving helped the Hawks net a 25-15, 25-13, 25-22 win over host BGM, keeping the Bears winless.

Camryn Russell was the top server on Russell the night for Lynnville-Sully. She was 26-of27 and served up seven aces.

Shiloh Cunningham an Sky-

ler Young each went 15-of-15 at the service line. Cunningham had four service aces and Young had two aces.

Also perfect serving was Carson Fisk, 14-of-14 with three aces. McKinley Conover finished 12-of-13 with one ace serve.

Lynnville-Sully’s net attack was led by Conover, Fisk and Mallory Loftus with three kills apiece and Russell with two kills. Loftus, Russell, Cunningham and Krystal Van Dyke each put up two solo blocks

and Fisk had one solo block.

Young was credited with 10 set assists and Cunningham had four assists. Putting down one kill apiece were Young, Korinne Jansen, Janelle Rozendaal, Cunningham and Madison Johnson.

Fisk came up with 13 digs and Conover had 11 digs. Cunningham had six digs followed by Russell and Makayla Rozendaal with five apiece. Young and Mariah Vos each had four digs. Janelle

Rozendaal had three digs and Loftus had two digs.

The Hawks have won backto-back SICL matches to improve to 2-1. They are 4-6 overall. BGM is 0-2 in conference and 0-15 overall.

Lynnville-Sully plays in a tournament hosted by North Mahaska starting at 9 a.m. in New Sharon.

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

Harriers: Baxter, PCM, Colfax-Mingo and Lynnville-Sully have solid runs Continued from Page 1B boys, finishing in tandem in 47th and 48th, respectively, in 21:43 and 21:44. Joseph Anderson was 55th in 22:31 and Blaize Kuhlmann, who ran his first-ever cross country race, was 60th in 22:41. Luke Kramer was 119th in 29:37.

“Josh and Mason battled neck-and-neck through the final quarter mile pushing each other all the way to the finish line. Blaize and Joseph were able to push each and use each other to try and keep moving up through packs of competitors,” Arkema said. “Luke endured through some hip pain, not giving up, and fighting to the finish line. I look forward to seeing this group of guys continue to push each other, find their stride, and meet their end goals.”

Other scoring runners for the Bolt boys were Josh Bruntz in 29th in 20:46, Brendyn Padget in 76th at 23:38 and Will Hitchler in 81st in 23:52.

McCade Gowdy placed 83rd in 23:57 followed by Christian Brandt in 105th in 26:48 and Sean Finch in 110th in 27:19.

Other scoring runners for Colfax-Mingo were Cyden Fitch in 28th at 20:28, Noah Strohmeyer in 41st at 21:21, Michael Loney in 58th at 22:37 an Jarod Nichols in 102nd at 26:19. Al Gibson took 104th in 26:42, Avery Lees was 109th in 27:19, Nathan Evans was 111th in 27:19 and Jacob Frier was 14th in 27:46.

PCM had 18 runners in the boys race. Helping with the team score at Thursday’s meet were Beau Webb in 22nd at 20:01, Brady North in 51st at 21:56, Jacob Cox in 54th in 22:27 and Cody Courtney in 57th at 22:35.

Southeast Warren’s Elise Emmick, ranked 14th in 1A, took control early on her way to her second consecutive Lynnville-Sully Invitational individual championship.

She ran the course in 20:52 with 2A’s No. 18 Emma Kolb of Pella Christian in second at 21:11.

Baxter placed three runners in the top 15 led by Brenna Thomson, who earned the third-place medal in 21:37.

Lauren Ratliff came across the line in ninth in 22:39 and

Kailee Conradi was 14th in 23:25.

Colfax-Mingo’s Abbey McConeghey captured fourth in 21:52. Lynnville-Sully was led

by Mary Kate Shaver in sixth place in 22:02, and PCM’s top runner of the day was Kirstin Ives, taking 10th in 22:49.

The Bolt girls had Ashjlee Johnson taking 19th in 23:54.

Holly Jessen was 32nd in 25L26 and Piper Larson was 110th in 35.54.

Other scoring runners for the Mustang girls were Baylee Smith in 17th at 23:49, Klaire Jungling in 18th at 23:50, Megan Townley in 26th in 24:51 and Payton Schut in 42nd in 26:34. Ellie Steenhoek was 48th in 27:33, Sara Dudley was 111th in 36:40 and Maddy Buys was 115th in 37:53.

Other scoring runners for Lynnville-Sully were Abby Gruver in 22nd at 24:27, Megan Van Zante in 29th at 25:16, Christine Nikkel was 38th in 26:22 and Ashton Thompson in 46th at 27:28.

Haley Breeden was 51st in 27:44 and Abigail Davis finished 56th in 27:53.

Brittney Hansen and Emily Van Gorp were 60th and 61st, respectively in 28:07 and 28:09. Hailey Scandridge was 79th in 29:57 and Hadley Tice was 104th in 34:20.

“Mary Kate was focused and determined tonight, racing in the top the whole way, beating some ranked 1A individuals and closing the gap to a few girls who have beaten her this season,” Arkema said. “I’m excited to see where she can get to over the second half of the season. Abby had a strong finish just missing the top 20 and a medal.

“We had Christine back in action tonight, and she got right back to work, finishing as our 4th runner. Our 5-8 runners continue to shuffle around, and it is this group that will need to be challenged as to who is going to rise up and become that consistent performer for us.”

Other scoring runners for Colfax-Mingo’s girls were Danielle Decker in 33rd at 25:28, Ilia Hostetter in 34th at 25:38, Delaney Underwood in 47th at 27:29 and Payton Rhone in 53rd at 27:48. Crystal Lincoln was 58th in 28:00 an Abbey Jones was 65th in

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Lynnville-Sully’s Mason Jansen (2212) and Prairie City-Monroe’s Brady North (2323) round a corner to head up the final hill of the 5K course in Thursday’s Lynnville-Sully Invitational cross country meet.

28:43.

The Tigerhawk girls had 17 runners in the race. Here are the rest of the Colfax-Mingo girls’ placings: 68. Daytin Jones, 28:55, 76. Rachel Smith, 29:29, 88. Chelsey Atwood, 31:03, 97. Courtney Burdess, 31:55, 98. Jodine Woods, 32:18, 99. Jodine Woods, 32:18, 100. Mollie Greve, 32:39, 103. Morgan McKinney-McGill, 33:59, 113. Miranda McGill, 36:59, 122. May Bisom, 43:19.

Here are the rest of the PCM boys’ placings: 63. Caleb Peter, 22:51, 68. Ayrton Breckenridge, 23:11, 71. Carson Clark, 23:17, 74. Gavin Padget, 23:31, 79. Brenden Vanderpool, 23:41, 85. Colton St. Pierre, 24:01, 88. Dylan Masterson, 24:13, 91. Bradley McClellan, 24:45, 93. Mason Shirk, 25:00, 103. Garrett Garber, 26:37, 113. Cooper Vandelune, 27:21, 118. Luke Kramer, 29:19, 122. Payton Konek.

“The past two weeks have been a challenging schedule for us, racing at five meets in 12 days. I know that with the heat combined with some tired bodies, performances maybe weren’t what some are hoping for, but I believe that once we get rested and continue to focus in training, we will be stronger and better able to meet our end of season goals,” Arkema said of his Lynnville-Sully runners.

Lynnville-Sully ran a combined middle school race for girls and boys. The runners went 1.7 miles on the course following the high school races.

Baxter’s teams compete Tuesday at West Marshall.

Lynnville-Sully and Colfax-Mingo join PCM Thursday in the PCM Invitational at Monroe.

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

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Colfax-Mingo’s Nathan Evans (2070) works his way around the course in Thursday’s race.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Runners from all four Jasper County high school cross country teams are seen moving up a hill at Thursday’s Lynnville-Sully Invitational cross country meet at Diamond Trail golf Course in Lynnville. From left, Baxter’s Holly Jessen (2019), Cofax-Mingo’s Ilia Hostetter (2056), PCM’s Klaire Jungling (2312), Megan Townley (2306) and Baylee Smith (2319) and Lynnville-Sully’s Abby Gruver (2217) are followed by a long line of runners.