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Monroe trucker’s rest stop murder suspect pleads not guilty

By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News MARENGO — A woman charged in the Sept. 6 shooting death of a Monroe truck driver at an Interstate 80 rest area near Victor entered a plea of not guilty Monday in

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O n l i n e court records show 43-yearold Mariana T. Lesnic entered the written plea during

an arraignment. Lesnic has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 60-year-old Earnest Kummer.

She is still being held at the Iowa County Jail on a $1 million cash-only bond.

Kummer was found dead in his semi-truck sleeper after

Iowa County Sheriff officials received a report at 2:37 a.m.

Sept. 6 of a shooting at the westbound rest stop. Court records state when authorities arrived at the scene officers found Kummer dead with a gunshot wound to the head.

Authorities have yet to re-

lease a possible motive to the killing.

A pretrial conference is scheduled in the case for Jan. 8 with a jury trial to follow Jan. 23.

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City moves to create new TIF District Fairmeadows North targeted for urban renewal

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

David Dolmage/Daily News Reading Corps Instructor Tara Rechtfertig works with a student in her office at Aurora Heights last week. Rechtfertig is one of two Reading Corps instructors in Newton. The district is still looking to hire two additional instructors to fill open positions at other elementary schools.

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Reading Corps instructors give elementary students a boost

By David Dolmage Newton Daily News Students at two local elementary schools are getting some extra help with their reading thanks to a partnership between the Iowa Reading Corps, United Way and the Newton School district. The program, which was launched in 2013, was introduced at Emerson Hough Elementary last year, and this year it’s been expanded to all four of NCSD’s elementary schools.

Iowa Reading Corps volunteers are already in place at Emerson Hough and Aurora Heights, and district officials are still looking to hire volunteers at the two remaining elementary schools. The program, which is designed to make sure that all

students in K-3 are reading at grade level, trains volunteers to work in the schools as individualized reading coaches. Tara Rechtfertig, the reading coach at Aurora Heights, is a parent and longtime volunteer in the district. After she saw an ad in the newspaper about the position, she applied because it seemed like a good fit.

“I can drop my kids off at school and come straight here, that was one of the big benefits of the position,” Rechtfertig said.

Aurora Heights principal Jim Gilbert said the program has been “a dream come true” for the school as they look to provide additional educational opportunities for students while working within their budget constraints.

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ceive a small stipend and some educational assistance benefits, but those are covered by the program, rather than the school.

Gilbert said he’s already seen the benefits of the program, even though it’s less than a month old.

“When you break it down to how sounds are made, for students to learn that, we’re creating literate human beings,” Gilbert said. “That’s our job.”

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A public hearing is set to create an urban renewal area with a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district for the Fairmeadows North subdivision expansion.

The Newton City Council will open the hearing on Nov. 6 after discussing the topic at its regular meeting on Monday.

“Here in Newton, we are in a recovery mode and as we increase our industry in a variety of ways, we’re going to have to have more housing for people and a variety of houses that are affordable and are in good neighborhoods,” councilman Steve Mullan said. “Fairmeadows is a logical place to continue that growth in the city — it is great spot to develop. Hopefully, it won’t be the last.”

The expansion consists of seven acres divided into 23 lots located east of Agnes Patterson Park. The creation of the Fairmeadows North Housing Urban Renewal Area and corresponding TIF district will be used to facilitate project, namely the infrastructure for the expanded housing development.

“We’re setting up a district where we are going to make some development happen that we couldn’t accomplish otherwise. In this case the city is putting in the infrastructure to the tune of just under $900,000,” city administrator Matt Muckler said. “We expect to recover about half of that cost through lot sales and we think the lots will move once they are there, builders will buy them up and we will have more residents. In order to cover the other half of the infrastructure costs we are putting in a urban renewal area where we will create a TIF District and the idea is then to recover the other half of the infrastructure.”

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Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News The Newton City Council discusses creating the Fairmeadows North Housing Urban Renewal Area and corresponding TIF district at its meeting on Monday. A public hearing is set for Nov. 6 on the topic.

Jasper County Take Away Hunger seeks volunteers Fall packaging event set for this month

By Kayla Singletary Newton Daily News

File Photo Jasper County Take Away Hunger is set to hold a packaging event this month on Oct. 14 at Holy Trinity Church. The meals will include black beans, rice and mac and cheese.

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Today is Tuesday, Oct. 3, the 276th day of 2017. There are 89 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 3, 1967, folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie, the Dust Bowl Troubadour best known for “This Land Is Your Land,” died in New York of complications from Huntington’s disease; he was 55.

On this date: In 1789, President George Washington declared Nov. 26, 1789, a day of Thanksgiving to express gratitude for the creation of the United States of America.

In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in November Thanksgiving Day. In 1941, Adolf Hitler declared in a speech in Berlin that Russia had been “broken” and would “never rise again.” ‘’The Maltese Falcon” — the version starring Humphrey Bogart and directed by John Huston — premiered in New York.

In 1962, astronaut Wally Schirra became the fifth American to fly in space as he blasted off from Cape Canaveral aboard the Sigma 7 on a 9-hour flight.

In 1974, Frank Robinson was named major league baseball’s first black manager as he was placed in charge of the Cleveland Indians.

In 1995, the jury in the O.J. Simpson murder trial in Los Angeles found the former football star not guilty of the 1994 slayings of his former wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and Ronald Goldman (however, Simpson was later found liable for damages in a civil trial).

In 2008, O.J. Simpson was found guilty of robbing two sports-memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas hotel room.

(Simpson was later sentenced to nine to 33 years in prison; he was granted parole in July 2017.)

Ten years ago: North Korea agreed to provide a complete list of its nuclear programs and disable its facilities at its main reactor complex by Dec. 31, 2007.

Five years ago: An aggressive Mitt Romney sparred with President Barack Obama on the economy and domestic issues in their first campaign debate.

One year ago: The United States suspended diplomatic contacts with Russia over failed efforts to end the war in Syria while President Vladimir Putin put on hold a deal with the U.S. on disposing weapons-grade plutonium.

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That’s Odd City council candidate dressed as clown makes voters nervous BOSTON (AP) — A man dressed as a clown who’s running for a Boston city council seat has caused a stir on a college campus.

Police tell The Boston Herald that Pat Payaso’s presence near a polling location at Roxbury Community College made some people nervous on Tuesday and they called the authorities.

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10 Things to Know For Today Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. ‘I HAVE NO IDEA WHO I OPERATED ON’ A trauma surgeon describes that chaotic aftermath of the mass shooting at an outdoor concert in Las Vegas, where hundreds of victims came pouring into area hospitals.

2. ACTS OF HEROISM DURING LAS VEGAS CARNAGE Amid the terror on the Strip, there were acts of compassion and countless heroics that officials say saved scores of lives.

3. WHERE TRUMP IS HEADED The president visits San Juan, Puerto Rico, amid criticism of a sluggish response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria.

4. WHAT ISSUE HIGH COURT IS TAKING UP The Supreme Court takes up a case about political maps in Wisconsin that could affect elections across the country.

5. MUSIC WORLD LOSES AN ICON With Tom Petty’s death at age 66, the “American Girl” singer was a rock classicist to the core who built a body of work worthy of his heroes.

6. WHO WON THE NOBEL FOR CHEMISTRY Three scientists — Rainer Weiss, Barry Barish and Kip Thorne — are laureates for their discoveries in gravitational waves.

7. PATHOLOGIST REPORTS ON KIM JONG NAM The estranged half brother of North Korea’s leader had extremely low

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levels of an enzyme vital for nervous system function due to poisoning, a Malaysian government scientist testified.

8. HOW CUBAN TIES MAY BE THREATENED U.S. officials say the Trump administration is preparing to ask Havana to reduce the staff at its embassy in Washington by 60 percent.

9. GOVERNMENT OFFERS TOOL TO HELP FIND GOOD SOBRIETY CARE A new online resource would list alcohol treatment providers, paired with key questions patients should ask.

10. CHIEFS REMAIN NFL’S ONLY UNBEATEN TEAM Alex Smith throws for 293 yards with touchdowns through the air and one on the ground as Kansas City improved to 4-0 with a 29-20 win over Washington.

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Tom Petty a rock classicist from the beginning

Today’s Birthdays Rock and roll star Chubby Checker is 76. Civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton is 63. World Golf Hall of Famer Fred Couples is 58. Actor Jack Wagner is 58. Rock musician Tommy Lee is 55. Actor Clive Owen is 53. Actress Janel Moloney is 48.

Singer Gwen Stefani is 48. Actress Keiko Agena is 44. Actress Neve Campbell is 44.

Actress-singer Ashlee Simpson is 33.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Given the leather jacket and sneer Tom Petty wore on the cover of his 1976 debut, many people assumed he was one of those cheeky punks bent on tearing down the walls of rock ‘n’ roll.

He wasn’t. It’s not that Petty and his band, the Heartbreakers, didn’t have their share of energy and attitude. But the kid from Gainesville, Florida, was a rock classicist to the core, and he built a body of work to stand with his heroes.

That debut contained songs that stood the test of time, the snaky “Breakdown” and “American Girl,” which so echoed the Byrds that it confused that band’s leader. “When did I record that?” Roger McGuinn recalled thinking when he first heard it.

Only a week before his death Monday night after suffering cardiac arrest, Petty and the Heartbreakers finished a triumphant 40th anniversary tour in his adopted Southern California home. His sturdy compositions built a discography so strong he couldn’t get to all of his hits. “The Waiting,” ‘’Listen to Her Heart,” ‘’Here Comes My Girl,” ‘’Refugee,” ‘’You Got Lucky,” ‘’Don’t Do Me Like That,” ‘’Even the Losers,” ‘’Don’t Come Around Here No More.”

And so on. All are fist-pumping favorites.

It was melodic rock ‘n’ roll built with the solid structures of his favorites from the 1960s. Petty had an impish grin and playful drawl, and in concert he raised his arms to direct both his band and the thousands of fans

singing along from the audience. “’Rock and roll star’ is probably the purest manifestation of the American dream,” Petty said upon his 2002 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

“It’s a blessing beyond belief.”

As Petty and his band performed “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” and “American Girl” to the well-heeled audience, his daughters stood up and danced.

The Heartbreakers stood with Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band as one of the alltime great rock backup bands. Petty wouldn’t give ground: he added an expletive to his declaration on that night that the Heartbreakers weren’t just one of America’s best bands, they were THE best.

Being able to stand onstage next to guitarist Mike Campbell and keyboard player Benmont Tench made Petty the envy of many bandleaders.

Still, two key periods of his career came without the Heartbreakers.

“Full Moon Fever,” Petty’s first solo album in 1989, stands as the apex of his career.

Working with producer Jeff Lynne, Petty fashioned a cleaner sound and created the classics “Runnin’ Down a Dream,” ‘’I Won’t Back Down” and, most indelibly, “Free Fallin’.”

He sings about “a good girl, crazy ‘bout Elvis, loves horses and her boyfriend, too.”

And the narrator admits, “I’m a bad boy, ‘cause I don’t even miss her. I’m a bad boy for breakin’ her heart.” He had his own problems.

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who successfully complete their year of service will receive an education award of $2,907.50, which can be used to pay back federal student loans, the cost of tuition or other educational purposes.

“There’s been growth with each and every session, Tara’s expressed optimism and excitement at the growth she’s seen,” Gilbert said.

Rechtfertig meets with each of her students several times a week, for 20 minutes at a time. The program places AmeriCorps members, trained as elementary literacy tutors, at sites across Iowa to implement prescribed literacy interventions for students who are just below proficiency in reading.

Each day, AmeriCorps members meet individually with students to focus on building students’ skills in phonics, phonemic awareness and fluency. Students were chosen based on testing conducted last spring, and at Aurora Heights, Rechtfertig has 16 students that she works with.

“It’s great when you can watch them grow so much, these are the kids that are going to succeed,” Rechtfertig said.

With so much success in the program, the district is still looking to hire two additional reading corps volunteers to fill positions at Woodrow Wilson and Thomas Jefferson Elementary. Gilbert said he’s hopeful that candidates will step forward to fill those positions.

Teachers at Aurora Heights have been enthusiastic about Rechtfertig, and Gilbert said everyone would like to see the program continue to expand. For Rechtfertig, the job has been more rewarding than she realized it would be.

“You have to be really dedicated, and you have to want to be here, I love watching how excited they are when they get it,” Rechtfertig said.

An urban renewal area is a place the council can set out where it wants to take on different economic development activities, Muckler said. There are five categories of urban renewal areas that are allowed under Iowa code including slum, blight, economic development, low to moderate income housing and non-low to moderate incoming housing.

A sixth category can be created by combining two or more of the categories for an area. The city is looking to use the low to moderate income housing at Fairmeadows North.

The creation of a TIF District will designate taxes generated from the houses to a fund to pay off the remaining infrastructure bill before distributing them to other tax districts including the school district

Contact David Dolmage at 641-792-3121 ext. 6532 or ddolmage@newtondailynews.com

and county.

While it may seem money is being withheld from other entities, Muckler said the money would never be there without the city doing Muckler the work.

“If you have a bare piece of land, like we have now, it is not generating any taxes. Say it generates $100 in taxes a year, it is almost a none issue,” Muckler said. “Had the city not stepped in and provided an urban renewal district, if we didn’t have that option on the table, there would be no houses. We don’t have developers knocking on our door saying we want to purchase that seven acres and develop the 23 lots.”

Muckler said, for example, the school could, on principle, object to the creation of the

Hunger

Continued from Page 1A center in Iowa, Dan Fields, of Mt. Pleasant, said there are currently around 150,000 meals being prepared to send to Houston and Miami in the next few months.

Fields said the packaging event in Newton is just one of the many statewide locations stepping up to make a difference.

“These people will need help for months and months to come and instead of sending meals overseas, we are sending them over to the states that are needing help,” Fields said. “This is the opportunity for the state of Iowa and communities, if they aren’t involved in the event they can give financially.”

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TIF district, but with or without the district, the school’s budget does not change. It could, in fact, generate additional money should a family with school-aged children move into a house, he said.

In time, though, once the debt is paid off, the school would begin receiving tax dollars that would not have been made possible without the creation of the TIF district and the houses being built, creating taxable property.

“It is taxes they (the school, county) are not getting now.

It’s not like they are going to miss out on taxes or getting less, it is just they won’t receive those tax dollars directly until after the infrastructure is paid off. They don’t receive one dime less than what they would have received at the end of the day.”

There is a 10-year time limit on the TIF district to collect funds, but Muckler said he ex-

cents provides a meal for two people.

“For people who are without everything and that’s something we never thought we’d see, and they don’t have a roof over their head, this meal is highly nutritious and it’s going to keep them healthy,” Fields said.

President of Jasper County Take Away Hunger Bill Bennett said the packaging events are a unique way to donate.

“A lot of times when you donate you don’t know where that money is going to but you are packaging those meals and you know where your donation is going,” Bennett said.

Bennett said packaging for an hour results in 1,728 meals in eight boxes.

Once the meals are sent off, they will reach missionary Rod Baker in Tulsa, Okla. Baker has already established which organizations and churches can use the supplies.

pects the debt to be paid off much sooner “We won’t get anywhere near that. We hope that these lots will be built out quickly and theoretically, we’d love to be completely built out in two to three years,” Muckler said.

“We’ve already heard a lot of interest in a lot of these lots.”

Another active urban renewal area and TIF District in the city with noticeable improvements is the North Central Urban Renewal Area.

Projects underway or in the works for the city in that area include the DMACC Campus, renovation work at the Newton Public Library and the rehabilitation of Hotel Maytag.

“It is a tool we use for growth and in the end we all want to see some growth,” Muckler said.

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

“It’s a lot of work to get this set up properly and even if there are dozens and dozens of trucks sitting down there, you have to make sure you have to have your legwork done,” Fields said. “The greatest part is Iowans coming together and making a huge statement and huge impact.”

The nonprofit organization is looking for four teams of 12 to package per shift.

To register a team of volunteers, contact Bill Bennett at 641-791-3612 or email jaspercountytakeawayhunger@gmail.com

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Jasper County Take Away Hunger is a secular, nonprofit corporation dedicated to hunger relief through assisting volunteers in packaging highly nutritious meals that are distributed both domestically and internationally.

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Keeping me on my toes Jamee A. Pierson

e’re trying it again. Last week we added two new family members, kittens Moe and Carl.

My girls love cats. They pretend to be cats, we have more plush cats than I know what to do with, and they talk often about when we can finally get cats again.

Our first try didn’t go quite like I planned. We got two cats, probably about 6 months old, that had previously lived with a hoarder. The cats never warmed up to us and, in fact, pretty much hated everything about living at our house. I even spent about an hour trying to get one out of hiding in my garage before I decided it just wasn’t meant to be.

The cats now live outside, roaming around our property, hunting the abun-

dance of small animals and they are, I am assuming, much happier. Since our first go round didn’t work out, I didn’t know when we would again try out cats in our house. Our dog, Homer, didn’t seem too fond of the first cats, but after reflecting on the experience, I think it might have more to do with those particular cats than him.

An opportunity came up during the summer to get two male kittens for our house. I went back and forth on whether I wanted to try again but, after a little wearing down and knowing the joy it would bring the girls, I decided to give it a go.

At about 10 weeks old the kittens joined our family. Moe is the gray and white leader while Carl is black and white and a little more reserved.

Their first night in our house went

pretty well. They both learned how to hide quite effectively and there were a couple of moments of panic when Moe wasn’t anywhere to be found.

The girls did their best with the kittens, having to be reminded often they are babies in a new home away from their mama and they just need to get comfortable with us. As the days have gone on, they are beginning to come out of their shells, playing more, purring and just being really cute.

We did learn the kittens are not a fan of Homer. To his credit, Homer just seems curious and hasn’t done anything other than sniff at the kittens. They, on the other hand, immediately tensed up, dug their claws into me and even relieved themselves on me a bit when they saw him. Lesson learned. I would like them to eventually get along and have been thinking over ways to introduce them again with myself having to sustain any injuries.

The kittens have learned a few tricks in their short time at our house. I completely underestimated their abilities and

within second of putting them in their area, they jumped over my barrier. Getting creative, I used an old screen from my craft shows to hold them in. About a day later, though, the kittens figured out they could climb up the screen and I found them perched at the top unsure of their next move. A couple of plastic barriers later and I think I am safe from them escaping, for now anyway.

I have to say I am a little more excited about the kittens then I thought I would be. I visit them often, love to watch them play together and am very much open to them roaming around the whole house, instead of living primarily in the basement.

This weekend I plan to take the girls to a pet store to pick out a “house” for the kittens and a cat tree, as I hear they are called, for them to climb around on and play with. I can only imagine what we will come back with for the kittens once the girls start shopping, but I am excited to make this one wish come true for them.

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Living and Dion Marc Dion

The man who wouldn’t pledge the glag For 25 years, I’ve been a reporter on a midsized daily newspaper. For a few years, my beat was a nearby town, a small place that was rapidly making the transition from farm town to suburb.

It was a good beat. It was a 26-mile round trip from the newspaper office. There was no interstate way to get there, and the drive out and back was scenic. I covered their every-other-week town council meetings, and I liked the job. On my way out of the city, I’d buy a cup of $1 convenience store coffee, light a cigar and drive between blooming meadows or frozen stubble corn.

The meetings started at 6 p.m. and usually ended around 10 p.m., so I did a lot of my driving in the dark.

It was a little, two-story brick town hall, with the meeting room on the second floor. Out in the hallway, the walls were lined with locally produced wooden plaques listing the names of those from the town who’d died in the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. On the wall of the meeting room was a picture of long-ago sharpshooter Annie Oakley, who once passed through with Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. It was autographed, and she was holding a long rifle.

The town council did town council business. I sat in a plastic chair and took notes. In the winter, the black New England country night exerted tremendous pressure on the brightly lit, little bubble of a meeting room. It always gave me the feeling of being in a farmhouse, far from the road.

The council voted for or against new stop signs, gave out (or declined) new liquor licenses, saw to snowplowing, gave the occasional award to a local kid’s baseball team, sometimes fought about money and always gave a permit for the town’s Fourth of July parade, which always included tractors, livestock and little girls from dancing schools.

During some of the time I was there, one town council member never recited the Pledge of Allegiance, on religious grounds. He was an older man, a medical doctor and a veteran. I don’t specify the location of the town, his name or his religion, because I don’t think any of them matter, not really.

Other than not rising for the Pledge, he was very like the other four people on council. In campaign season, he had his picture on those small signs people have out in their yards. He spoke when it was his turn to speak and voted when it was time to vote.

And one night, during a contentious meeting, one of the professional meeting attendees in the audience said to him, as an insult, “You don’t even stand for the Pledge!”

There was an older woman in the crowd, a woman whose people had lived in town for many generations.

“Some of my family fought in the Revolutionary War,” she said. “They didn’t want to salute ANYTHING!” What I learned on that beat was that, if an assignment is a 26-mile round trip from the paper, on winding two-lane roads, and you want to pick a cigar for the trip, then get the Double Corona size. If you don’t drive too fast, and you shouldn’t, you can smoke the first half on the way out and the second half on the way back. Everything else about the beat just required me to listen, but I had to figure the cigar part out for myself.

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Finding a common language on climate

If you don’t already agree with me on something, odds are I can’t convince you I’m right.

There’s plenty of science showing that the global climate crisis is already affecting us, that vaccines don’t cause autism and that humans evolved from a common ancestor with apes. Yet many Americans don’t believe in man-made climate change, the safety of vaccines, or human evolution.

For the two-thirds of Americans who believe in human-caused climate change, the future is terrifying. If you fall in the other third, try to imagine for a moment how you’d feel if you did believe the planet was warming, ice caps were melting, seas were rising and weather was getting more extreme.

A new study found a 5 percent that the climate crisis could reach catastrophic levels by 2050, and a smaller chance — but still a chance — it could wipe out all of humanity.

I’ll be honest: I’m scared.

Scared enough to seriously consider whether it would be wise or ethical to have children. And I’m frustrated and angry that our country isn’t doing enough to prevent the coming crisis.

I don’t want to take away anyone’s car or air conditioning. I don’t want to force anyone to go vegetarian, or limit the number of children Americans can have.

Another View Jill Richardson There must be a way to decrease pollution and roll back the clock on climate change without compromising our lifestyles in an intolerable way.

But it won’t happen while we’re all bickering about whether or not the climate crisis is happening in the first place.

I can imagine how this looks to someone who doesn’t believe the climate is changing.

Some treehugger wants you to turn your life upside down for a made-up climate crisis that isn’t even happening. No way.

While the disagreement is most often on scientific terms, actual scientists don’t have any doubt at this point. The question isn’t whether the climate is changing, but how fast it’s changing and what will happen as a result.

But it’s only a small percentage of Americans who are truly scientifically literate. It takes a lot of education — not to mention time and access to academic journals — to actually comb through the literature and find the facts as researchers see them.

Most of us just base our con-

clusions on media reports of scientific studies or one of Al Gore’s movies.

Part of the problem is, perhaps, economic. It’s nice to talk about switching to clean energy, but that means jobs in fossil fuel industries would go away.

So far, this country hasn’t done much in the way of helping people transition to new careers.

No environmentalist wants coal miners or oil workers to be unemployed. We want them to have well-paying, satisfying jobs that allow them to live the lifestyle they enjoy — without hurting the planet.

The good news it that solar generation alone now employs more people than oil, gas, and coal combined. But in some places, the only alternatives to good coal jobs, for example, may be poorly paid service jobs with lower wages. Perhaps some people would have to move (or else demand their states invest more in renewables).

Ultimately, we need to find a common language to have a discussion, and we need to get serious about providing for anyone whose job will be lost by switching to clean energy.

Because the alternative is doing nothing — and then figuring out later how to help people whose homes are under water from sea level rise or increasingly violent hurricanes.

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Obituaries Gordon L. Nelson Sept. 30, 2017 Gordon L. Nelson passed away Sept. 30, 2017, at his home in rural Newton, under the care of h o s pi c e .

A time of remembrance and celebration of life will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 4 at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in

Newton, with a visitation one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be designated to Gordon’s family, in his name.

Gordon LeRoy Nelson, 80, was born July 4, 1937, in Newton, the son of Bernie LeRoy and Betty Lou (Makis) Nelson. He had attended school in the Newton area. Gordon had served his country with the U.S. Navy, during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

On May 5, 1960, Gordon was united in marriage to Myrtle Al-

lene Cupples in Des Moines. He was a carpenter/farmer by trade and enjoyed his family, fishing, hunting, wine making and woodworking. He was an arborist by hobby (planting trees everywhere on his farm) and was a member and past commander of the American Legion Post #355 in Kellogg.

Gordon is survived by his wife of 57 years, Myrtle Allene Nelson; his daughter, Kimberly Nelson of Newton; his sons, Jerald W. (Laurie) Nelson of Newton and Kenneth L. (Kristi) Nelson of Newton; daugh-

ter, Carla Buckles; his six grandchildren, Clint (Misty), Thomas, Jake, Kev, Hillary (Chris) and Cathy; five great-grandchildren; sister, Erma (Dale, who is deceased) Roseland of Marshalltown; his brother, Delmar (Fern) Nelson of Kellogg; numerous nieces and nephews; and many good neighbors and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a beloved grandson, Scott; and son-in-law, Andy Buckles.

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

Blessing of the Animals event Sunday St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church the community and their four legged furry friends, two legged feathered buddies and dearly loved stuffed animals to a Blessing of the Animals at 4 p.m. Sunday at 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

Nature Tots

Children ages 3-5 are invited to bring their favorite adult and join a Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge naturalist to read stories, explore outside make nature crafts from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the refuge. The program is free and open to the public.

Registration is requested.

The topic for Saturday’s lesson will be “Colorful Leaves.”

Nature Tots programs are educational programs that are especially designed for young learners. Lessons focus on engaging children’s senses using hands-on and interactive activities.

To register or for more information, call 515994-3400 or email Doreen_vanryswyk@fws. gov.

The service will be held outside. All pets need to be on a leash or in a carrier especially if their middle name is “ornery.” Donations for the Animal Rescue League are encouraged. They need cat litter, wet cat food, pea-

nut butter, laundry soap, dish soap, fabuloso, paper towels, OdoBan disinfectant and fabric softener these items are an immediate need. They can always use cat toys, raw hides for dogs and cat or dog treats.

Kiwanis Students of the Month

Submitted Photo The Kiwanis September Students of the Month, Sarah Urias and Jacob Knoll, were presented the book “Sally Jean the Bicycle Queen” by Newton Noon Kiwanis President Jeff Pence. The book will be donated to the Newton Preschool in their names.

For more information on the Newton Noon Kiwanis, go to newtonkiwanis.org or follow them on Facebook at Newton Noon Kiwanis.

Iowa Lottery announces ending dates for 10 scratch games CLIVE — As part of its standard procedures, the Iowa Lottery is officially ending sales in 10 of its instant-scratch games and has established the deadline by which players must claim prizes in them.

The lottery has announced the end date for the following scratch games: “Gemstone 10s,” “10X Cash,” “Vegas Game Book,” “$250,000 Club,” “Gold-

en Casino,” “Jumbo 7s,” “Limited,” “Super Triple 777s,” “Trip 7s” and “Blast of Cash.” Players have until the close of business on Dec. 27 to claim prizes in them.

Players may visit an Iowa Lottery retailer or one of the lottery’s offices in Clive, Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Mason City and Storm Lake to claim scratchgame prizes.

The lottery replaces

ending games with new games throughout the year. A complete list of all current games can be found on the lottery website at www.ialottery.com.

Since the lottery’s start in 1985, its players have won more than $3.9 billion in prizes while the lottery has raised more than $1.8 billion for the state programs that benefit all Iowans.

Today, lottery proceeds in Iowa have three main purposes: They provide support for veterans, help for a variety of significant projects through the state General Fund, and backing for the Vision Iowa program, which was implemented to create tourism destinations and community attractions in the state and build and repair schools.

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• Fall Supper will begin at 5 p.m. Tuesday at Ira United Church. Beef burgers, salads, dessert and drink. Free will offering.

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

Dinner will be in the basement of the church.

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

• American Heart Association CPR & First Aid will meet at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday at ISU Extension, Jasper County, 550 N. Second Ave. W. in Newton. This is a two-year certification. Contact Carol Camp at 641-792-5437 or campc@iastate.edu with questions.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m.

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

• Baxter School Retirees will meet at 11 a.m.

Wednesday at Blue Ribbon Cafe, in Baxter. Spouses are welcome.

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

• A Community Meal will meet at 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday at First United Methodist Church in the basement in Newton. Everyone welcome.

Donation accepted. Meals will be served every Wednesday.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Masonic Temple in Prairie City.

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

• Film Series will begin at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Newton DMACC Auditorium. Racial Harmony and Justice Working Group in Jasper County is sponsoring the free fall film series.

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

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

• Brendan O’Brien Memorial Blood Drive will begin at 1 p.m. Friday at Newton Dairy Queen, 203 First Ave E. Sign up to save a life online at lifeservebloodcenter.org or by calling 800-287-4903.

• Kellogg Lions Club Breakfast will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday at Cabin in the Park in Kellogg. All you can eat of scrabbled eggs, sausage and pancakes. Drinks of coffee, milk and juice.

• Arboretum Rummage Sale will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday at Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens, 3000 N. Fourth Ave. E. Items to be sold include collectables, baked, small furniture, books, small appliances, toys, household items and other treasurers. All proceeds will benefit Newton Arboretum and Botanical Gardens.

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Millionaire boyfriend proves stingy with airline rewards DEAR ABBY: I am in a long-distance relationship with a man who lives halfway across the country. Because he’s very wealthy, he arranges for all the airfare. I am a single mother and I have limited finances.

“Bruce” owns a successful business and, through his business, racks up millions of credit card points. He never pays out of pocket for any vacation expenses — hotels, car, airfare, cruises, etc.

Because I have been flying so often to see him, I have been bumped several times from my flights and received travel credits on the airlines, which I was excited to get because now I have the ability to fly with my children somewhere.

The problem is, Bruce insists I use the vouchers only to see him since they were obtained on his points. I argued that they were my vouchers for giving up my seats. He says, yes, the seats HE “bought.”

Getting airfare is absolutely no skin off his nose — he has millions of dollars and millions of points! Am I out of line here? — BUMPED IN KANSAS DEAR BUMPED: I don’t think so. However, you are getting an insight into Bruce — who appears to be unwilling to subsidize any travel that includes your children. If you haven’t already noticed, that should be a big red flag if you’re considering a future with this millionaire.

DEAR ABBY: My three best friends over the last four years recently decided to start a business together.

They said I was more than welcome to join them, but financially I wasn’t able to swing it. I work part-time, so I have been helping them when I can.

When we get together for dinner once a month, most of their conversation focuses on their business. But recently they discussed a shopping trip they took together. They went

on a day I could have gone, but I was not invited. Should I take this — and other similar incidents — as a hint that our friendship has run its course?

— FEELING LEFT OUT DEAR FEELING LEFT OUT: Talking about the shopping trip in front of you was insensitive. However, you may not have been invited because your friends were afraid you might be embarrassed it you could not participate in the shopping. You mentioned that their business arrangement is recent. They may be discussing business because that’s what is on their minds.

Don’t write them off or withdraw just yet. You can always do that. Wait to see how things play out.

DEAR ABBY: Help! I’m a 67-year-old man being relentlessly chased by a 68-year-old woman.

I have told her I want to date other women and will be moving out of the country at the end of the year.

Despite this, she is constantly trying to maneuver me into an exclusive relationship, probably ending in living together. I don’t want to hurt her, but I’m at a loss as to how to get her to back off. — HAPPILY UNCOMMITTED DEAR UNCOMMITTED: Here’s how. Tell her you can’t handle the pressure she’s putting on you and end the relationship NOW.

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JOHNSTON — A suburban Des Moines school district has canceled Tuesday’s classes after parents received text threats against children and the district staff.

The Johnston Community School District posted on its website that the anonymous threats were received around 8 p.m.

Monday and that the cancellation was undertaken “in an effort of caution.” The district also says it’s working with the Johnston Police Department “to track down the validity of the message and its source.”

DES MOINES — A district court judge in Iowa has upheld a new state law that requires a three-day waiting period for abortions, a move that will send the issue to the Iowa Supreme Court. Polk County District Judge Jeffrey Farrell says in a ruling issued Monday that the law doesn’t place an undue burden on women. The Republican-controlled Iowa Legislature passed legislation earlier this year that banned most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

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GLENWOOD — A southwestern Iowa mother accused of giving her 8-year-old daughter fatal amounts of an antidepressant drug is set to stand trial in December.

Mills County court records say 34-yearold Misty Frazier, has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, child endangerment and giving prescription drugs to a minor without a prescription. The trial is set to begin Dec. 12. Prosecutors say an autopsy shows the girl died in October of an overdose of the antidepressant amitriptyline.

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AMES — Campus visits have been scheduled for the four finalists in the search for the next president of Iowa State University. The first person is set to be in Ames on Monday, the fourth on Oct. 12.

Their identities are being kept secret until a day before their visits. Officials say 64 people applied to the job, which was left vacant when Steven Leath left to take the top job at Auburn University in Alabama.

Judge upholds three-day waiting period for abortions

5 Board says coach took wine along to tennis competition

IOWA FALLS — A state board has scheduled a hearing on a former Iowa Falls-Alden High School tennis coach accused of taking wine to a regional competition. The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners says 46-year-old Sarah Henle planned to drive students back from a tennis competition in Waterloo this spring after drinking the wine. Henle said “I made an error in judgment and I deeply regret it.”

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Lawmakers to discuss opioids, policy unclear DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa lawmakers will meet soon to address growing reports of opioid abuse in the state, though it’s unclear what action they’ll take.

An interim committee will gather at the state Capitol over two days this month to discuss the issue, including a new report from the University of Iowa that noted rates of prescription opioid overdose deaths in Iowa have quadrupled in the past 20 years — making Iowa one of only a handful of states with such a large increase. The report also recommends ways to reduce opioid overdoses and deaths.

The committee, made up of four Republicans and two Democrats, will hear testimony and then submit a separate report in November that could be a legislative blueprint. Rep. David Heaton, a Mount Pleas-

ant Republican helping lead the committee, said he expects legislation aimed at reducing opioid abuse, but details are being sorted out.

“This is a bipartisan issue and I think we’ll get a bill and move it forward,” Heaton said, later noting multiple pieces of legislation are possible during the next legislative session.

Opioids include both prescription pain relievers, like oxycodone, and illegal substances such as heroin. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate there were more than 33,000 deaths related to prescription opioids or heroin in 2015, a figure that has brought a national spotlight to the issue.

Such deaths in Iowa remain low compared to other states, but they’re climbing. The Iowa Department of Public Health said there were about 67 over-

dose deaths in 2016, up from 28 in 2005. There were about 146 opioid-related deaths in 2016, up from 59 in 2005.

More than 2,200 opioid treatment submissions were recorded in 2016, up from a little over 600 in 2005.

Sarah Ziegenhorn helps lead the Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition, a nonprofit in Iowa City that distributes naloxone, a drug that reverses overdoses. Ziegenhorn, who is scheduled to address lawmakers at the Capitol, said the number of opioid-related deaths in Iowa can mask the seriousness of the issue in the state because not all overdoses are fatal.

Her organization has distributed about 1,000 naloxone kits since June, and estimates about 200 have been used.

“From being in the community, we see a different sto-

ry,” she said.

Naloxone is more available because of a 2016 law. Kevin Techau, a former U.S. attorney in Iowa who has followed opioid abuse closely, said more is needed. He said Iowa “is at a crossroads” in addressing opioid abuse, and there are initiatives with minimal costs that can have a significant impact.

That includes a needle exchange program aimed at preventing the spread of infectious diseases. He noted that a so-call Good Samaritan law, which would ensure some legal protection for individuals seeking emergency help during an overdose, failed to get enough traction last legislative session.

Legislative policy, he said, is “really just people kind of putting their actions where their mouth is.”

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University of South Dakota sees increase of Iowa students VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Many northwest Iowa students hope their enrollment at the University of South Dakota over the past two years will save them several thousand dollars.

The South Dakota Board of Regents began extending in-state tuition to new Iowa freshmen and transfer students attending one of the state’s four public universities in the 2016-17 school year.

The lower tuition rate doesn’t apply to Iowa students who began attending the university before the policy went into effect.

The University of South Dakota’s in-state tuition and fees are about $8,700 for the 2017-

18 year, which is about $3,200 less than out-ofstate tuition.

The university says the incentive has led to a nearly 70 percent increase in Iowa residents attending the university, with more than 300 students attending this academic year.

“We have been thrilled with the initial success,” said Scott Pohlson, the university’s vice president of enrollment, marketing and university relations.

How long the tuition policy will be in place depends on how Iowa students continue to respond to it, Pohlson said.

For years the university has attracted students from northwest Iowa

“It eases the stress ... you don’t have the burden of money on your shoulders.”

— Hunter Bryan University of South Dakota student

since its main campus in Vermillion is close to the state’s border. The university began working to attract more students from Iowa after they started seeing a decrease in enrollment.

“We had seen a steady decline in Iowa students since fall 2011 of 25 percent and felt that a new approach to Iowa recruitment would be helpful in attracting top talent from

Iowa,” Pohlson said.

Hunter Bryan graduated from Woodbury Central High School in Moville, Iowa, in 2016. He said the tuition rate will help him go to college without accumulating too much debt.

“It eases the stress of the whole college process,” Bryan said. “You don’t have to have the burden of money on your shoulders.”

port was compiled through the Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center at the College of Public Health. Its recommendations include more training for physicians in opioid prescribing, improving the state’s monitoring of opioid abuse and ensuring more health care coverage for addiction treatment.

Rep. Chuck Isenhart, a Dubuque Democrat, sits on the committee expected to address the issue. In an email to The Associated Press, he said the state “has made little progress” in addressing the opioid crisis since governors from the National Governors Association met in Des Moines last year and signed a compact vowing to do so.

“This interim committee is the Iowa General Assembly’s second chance to make good on that promise,” he said.

Volunteers help school board avoid costly field repairs JACKSON JUNCTION (AP) — When a northeast Iowa school board was faced with a costly bill for repairing a baseball outfield, officials decided to seek help from volunteers instead.

A week later, the work is finished and officials happily note they saved about $25,000.

The work was needed at Turkey Valley High School in Jackson Junction, where the outfield’s uneven surface would cause balls to take weird bounces.

“When you’d walk out there, you could see lines in the ground where it was just 5, 6 inches higher, and you could see a little bit of a roll in

the outfield. So we kinda needed to level that,” said Dan Stepan, Turkey Valley’s head baseball coach.

Officials sought bids for the work, which came in around $30,000.

School board vice president Don Blazek said that’s a lot of money for the small district.

“Well, $30,000 is basically a new teacher, so it’s a big deal to us,” Blazek said.

Instead of paying a contractor, the board sought help, and about 25 people agreed to do the work.

They quickly donated their time and equipment, finishing the job within a week.

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Summer’s drought impacts trees in the fall

By John Krzton-Presson Horticulturalist Autumn has officially begun and with it comes football games, chilly air and the annual display of red, orange and yellow leaves. Autumn foliage is a welcome sight, and for many, helps connect us to the natural cycle of the seasons.

People often travel to witness the magnificent color changes in our forests, fall tourism can generate billions of dollars of economic activity across the country each year. But this year, Jasper County and much of the state of Iowa may experience a more muted display of fall colors.

This summer’s drought has reduced soil moisture for our crops, lawns and forests putting stress on those plants. Iowa State University Extension Urban Forester Gabbi Edwards explains how dry weather may have an effect on fall colors.

“Dry weather and drought will often cause trees to lose their leaves

before color starts to show. The fall foliage colors will display for a shorter time, instead of peak viewing time lasting three weeks some places might only display colors for one week.

The fall foliage colors will also be less brilliant than normal with colors appearing muted and dull,” Edwards said.

During a typical year peak fall colors for Jasper County will occur during the first through third weeks in October according to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ website.

The colors are actually pigments in the leaves, which are responsible for capturing the sun’s light and converting it into energy for the plant to use. In preparation for winter, the green pigments in the leaves break down allowing for other colors to show.

Edwards describes how drought can affect this process, “Early color change is typically due to environmental stresses with drought being a major issue this

year. With decreased amounts of available water the trees will begin to go dormant earlier in the season. Color change is caused by the chloroplasts (structures inside leaves that produce chlorophyll) breaking down and ceasing production of chlorophyll, which gives leaves the green color. When chlorophyll production stops, other pigments are able to show through such as carotenoids which appear as yellow and orange. Trees also produce another pigment called anthocyanin in the late summer which display as reds and purples.

Drought stress causes trees to cease production of chlorophyll earlier in the year, resulting in earlier displays of carotenoid and anthocyanin (yellows, oranges, reds and purples).”

Many concerned homeowners in Jasper County have contacted the ISU Extension and Outreach office for information on how to care for their droughtstressed trees. Mature,

well-established trees will likely be unaffected by one year of drought.

Though steps should be taken to care for newly-planted trees less than two years old. In dry weather, the root ball of young trees should be thoroughly watered every seven to 14 days throughout the fall until the ground freezes.

Edwards lists some additional steps homeowners should take to maintain their trees in the fall and winter, “Refresh the mulch around your trees, ensuring the mulch is two to four inches deep and ideal-

ly out to the dripline.

Mulch retains moisture, prevents damage from a mower/weed whacker and insulates against temperature extremes.

Young smooth bark trees such as crabapples, linden and maples can benefit from a trunk wrap but be sure to remove the wrap after the last freeze to reduce damage from insects and disease. Homeowners can also lightly prune trees in the late fall or early winter however most pruning should be completed during late winter (December through Febru-

ary). Utilize a warm fall day to evaluate your tree canopy and use flagging to mark limbs for removal in the late winter, that way you won’t cut the wrong limb!”

Even though 2017 will not be a record-breaking year for fall colors in our natural forests, with a little maintenance homeowners can ensure that the trees in their landscapes remain healthy for years to come.

Residents of Jasper County can contact ISU Extension and Outreach in Jasper County at 641792-6433 for their home horticulture questions.

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Crime-Free Multi-Housing program up for approval

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.

It was formally proAnother change to posed to add a fee of the program is only re- $10 to quiring those with four complex.each unit in a Many landor more residential rent- lords al properties to attend cern voiced their contraining. That change able about not being to pass along the comes after a lengthy fee to discussion at two work- alreadytenants that were stretched to pay shops on the topic about their rent now. those who only have The one or two single family cludes program still inmandatory trainhomes. ing, utilizing the CrimeThe program origi- Free Multi-Housing nally made it through two readings before HOUSING | 3A

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.

“Football and basketball were huge time commitments, espe- Farming would have been tough for some urban student-athletes cially in high school, so it was to do, but for Reynolds, who has good to be able to keep FFA go- 10 siblings, farming was part of a ing after I graduated.”

Reynolds is one of the young- way of life he admired.

“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.

Reynolds was an award-winning The next in the family to do Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News high school FFA will likely to Lt. Rob Burdess spoke at football and basketball player. be several council meetings and at the workshop sessions about the Crime Free Multi-HousThe lanky Reynolds towers ing program and its benefits REYNOLDS | 3A for the landlords, police offi-

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DES MOINES — There’s a ton of things to see at the Iowa State Fair. Court reporter training programs are probably not on anyone’s list as one of the main sights.

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An eight-quarter court reporter training program began at DMACC Newton last fall with eight students, and there are already 28 signed up to begin the program this fall.

Newton Campus Advisor Tom Shively was helping man the booth Thursday, and spoke highly of others who

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“We used to talk to high school teachers who teach shorthand, but that isn’t taught in schools anymore,” Shively said. “So now, we have to find other means to get kids’ attention.”

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Three Cardinal girls run in the medals at Norwalk

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High senior Dylan Main was the Cardinal boys’ No. 2 runner in Monday’s Norwalk Invitational cross country meet held at Norwalk’s McAninch Sports Complex.

NORWALK — Two ranked Class 3A teams were the class of Monday’s Norwalk Invitational girls’ varsity division. Newton High’s Cardinal girls captured third with 104 points and Prairie City-Monroe’s girls were fourth with 118 points.

Ballard, ranked No. 5 in 3A, won the girls’ team tile with 35 points. Pella, a fellow Little Hawkeye Conference team with Newton, was second with 39 points.

In the boys’ varsity division, 3A 11th-ranked Bondurant-Farrar was led to the team title by 3A No. 12 ranked Drake Van Baale. Bondurant-Farrar scored 44 points and Van Baale was second in 17 minutes, 20.5 seconds. He was beaten by 3A 23rd-ranked Jonathan Lansing of Cedar Rapids Xavier in 17:12.6.

Newton’s boys finished tied with host Norwalk with 189 points, lost the tie-breaker to land in eighth place. Norwalk, another LHC team, was seventh and PCM’s Mustangs took ninth with 235 points.

The Cardinal girls placed three runners in the top 15 — all claiming medals — in the 5K race. Junior Rachel Rhoads ran ninth in 21:33.6 followed by freshman Ashay Malow in

11th in a personal-best time of 21:45.1. Junior Clare Muckler was 15th in 22:21.1.

“Getting third is a great accomplishment and is a testament to how well the girls competed.

It was great to see that pack (Rachel, Ashay, Clare) working together,” Newton girls’ head coach Rachelle Tipton said. “They have been training well together and can keep making each other better. Tessa looked strong today and had a great finish.”

Senior Tessa Keeton finished 32nd with a season’s-best 23:59.6 and junior Abbie Barr was 37th in 24:24.1. Freshman Willow Oswalt took 42nd in 25:54.3 and senior Original Tesfay was 43rd in 26L06.2.

The Cardinal boys got a 21stplace run from junior Adam Hunter with a time of 18:50.1.

Senior Dylan Main got nipped at the finish by Norwalk’s Austin Brenizer, who had a time of 19:42.2, to Main’s 19:42.4 for 37th and 38th, respectively.

Sophomore Luke Zaabel was right behind those two to place 39th in 19:45.2. Seniors Jake Callaghan and Chad Nolin finished 45th and 46th, respectively, in 20:12.2 and 20:16.4.

Freshman Anthony Bestell placed 58th in 22:43.8. Senior Blake Robson was 61st in 23:59.9.

“The heat and wind added to loner times than usual,” Newton boys’ head coach Steve Weeks

said. “This was the first meet of the season where we actually had a junior varsity teams score.”

Newton was ninth with 282 points in the junior variety boys’ race. Freshman Trent Hamand was 95th in 24:00, sophomore Addision Dunwell was 106th in 24:21.2, sophomore Noah Cook was 123rd in 24:49.7, freshman Dakota Gooden was 125th in 26:30.1 and sophomore Izaak Miller was 144th in 34:10.3.

The Newton girls’ junior varsity finished sixth with 159 points. Sophomore Tes Schuster was 35th in a personal-best time of 27:30, senior Jordan Banfield was 36th in 28:18, sophomore Jillian Waits was 55th in 32:58.7, freshman Abigail Adkison was 56th in 33:01.3 and sophomore Sadie Steinbach was 59th in 41:54.5.

“Tes had a great race today.

She had a determined look on her face and kept picking people off throughout. Jillian had another solid race with a great kick at the end,” Tipton said.

“Overall, today was a good meet. We still have some things to work on but excited coming in to the next two meets.”

Newton’s cross country squads compete at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday at Fort Dodge.

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PCM can’t solve Hawks’ serve in three-set loss

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News MONROE — There wasn’t much Prairie City-Monroe volleyball coach liked about her team’s performance in the opening set of a Heart of Iowa Conference match with South Hamilton on Monday night.

A little adjustment and a motivational speech from Samson helped turned the tide in the second set, but inconsistencies in their play and the inability to figure out the Hawks’ serve proved to be too much to overcome during a three-set loss.

The Hawks dominated the opening set. That set the tone early and the visitors controlled the rest of the match during a 25-9, 25-20, 25-16 win.

South Hamilton finished with 11 aces, and got several more points off tough serves that PCM couldn’t control in a positive way. The Hawks were

69-of-73 in serves on the night.

“It’s that short serve again. I don’t know what is going on. We practice, practice and practice it some more, and they look good in practice,” Samson said. “When we get to the game, it’s just frustrating because you can’t lose games because of a serve receive.

That’s a lot of our troubles right now though.”

It wasn’t the only issue for the Mustangs (9-15 overall, 1-4 in the HOIC) on Monday night. But it starts everything, and South Hamilton kept PCM out of system the entire night.

“If you can’t get a good pass to your setter, it’s going to be a long night,” Samson said. “We were out of system a lot, which forces us out of our stuff.”

The Hawks jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the opening set and was never challenged after that.

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Troy Hyde/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe sophomore setter Shelby Voeller keeps the ball in play against South Hamilton on Monday in Monroe. The Mustangs were swept by the Hawks in Heart of Iowa Conference play.

Glory Days Celebrated

Area 1A, 2A volleyball teams learn regional pairings

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Representing the Newton High 1977 Class 4A state-runner up football team at Friday’s NHS home football game were these 17 men.

The 1977 team was honored on the 40th anniversary of its 9-3 season, which ended at the UNI Dome with a 21-14 defeat at the hands of Davenport West in the Class 4A state championship game. The 1977 Cardinals still hold the school record for fewest points, 96, given up by a Newton team in a 12-game season.

No opening-round byes for the area’s Class 2A and Class 1A volleyball teams in regional action.

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SPORTS CALENDAR Tuesday Boys Golf Newton at 4A District, Veenker Memorial Golf Course, Ames, 10 a.m.

Cross Country Baxter at Dike-New Hartford Invitational, 4 p.m.

Newton 7th/8th at Ankeny Invitational, 4:15 p.m.

Volleyball Newton at Norwalk, 9th 5 p.m., JV 5 p.m., 10th 6 p.m., varsity 7:15 p.m.

Baxter at Collins-Maxwell, 7 p.m.

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

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

Football Oskaloosa at Newton 7th, 4:15 p.m.

Newton 8th at Oskaloosa, 4:15 p.m.

Thursday Girls Swimming NCMP at Southeast Polk, 5 p.m.

Cross Country Newton at Fort Dodge, 4:30 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo at Montezuma Invitational, 4:30 p.m.

Newton 7th/8th at Saydel, 4 p.m.

Football Southeast Polk at Newton JV, 6 p.m.

Volleyball Belle Plaine at Colfax-Mingo, 5:30 p.m.

English Valleys at Lynnville-Sully, 5:30 p.m.

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

Friday Football Newton at Southeast Polk, 9th 4:45 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont at PCM, 7:30 p.m.

WACO at Baxter, 7 p.m.

GMG at Colfax-Mingo, 7 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully at New London, 7 p.m.

Saturday Volleyball Baxter at BCLUW Invitational, 8:30 a.m.

Lynnville-Sully at Davis County Invitational, 9 a.m.

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Troy Hyde/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe volleyball coach Alex Samson talks with her team during a timeout in a Heart of Iowa Conference match against South Hamilton on Monday. The Mustangs were swept by the visiting Hawks.

Mustangs Continued from Page 1B Samson made a change to her lineup in the second set, switching back to a 5-1 formation from the 6-2 she had been using in recent matches.

The Mustangs played better after the change and led by three points early two different times early in the set.

The tide turned back in the Hawks’ favor when the Mustangs couldn’t get a side out against Anna Moss’ serve. Moss dialed up backto-back aces to tie it. From there, it was tied four more times before South Hamilton (16-8, 2-3) used a small run to gain an advantage.

PCM got within one three different times, but South Hamilton finished off the set with four straight points.

“I thought we turned the corner a bit in game two, and I felt good about how we played,” Samson said. “There was a little bit more want and determination. I kind of lit a fire under their butts a little bit. It seemed to work in that set. There was one rotation where we let them serve a few too many times.”

Samson stuck with the 5-1 in the third but got mixed results. The Mustangs led 3-1 early but South Hamilton rallied to go up 10-5.

The Hawks’ maintained at least a two-point lead the rest of the way and finished off the sweep with a 4-0 run that extended the lead to 18-11.

Junior Maddie Samson came in the match with 111 kills. The next closest teammate is junior Avery Stock’s 36. But the Mustangs couldn’t get the ball to Maddie Samson enough at the net in the loss.

Part of that is South Hamilton forcing the Mustangs out of system with well-placed serves just in front of the net.

“When we are out of system, it’s hard to get the ball her where we want to. We need to get her the ball more,” Coach Samson said. “There was a lot of inconsistencies in our play tonight. No one really had a good night for us tonight.”

The Mustangs have a little more than a week to regroup. They play Greene County at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in Jefferson.

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

Earles claims 1,500th assist in C-M’s win over English Valleys

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News NORTH ENGLISH — Colfax-Mingo got down early in its South Iowa Cedar League volleyball match against North English on Monday.

The Tigerhawks lost the first set and trailed big in two of the other three games, but a pair of seniors rallied the visitors to a big conference victory.

Senior Ries Wilson blasted a career-high 37 kills and had 25 digs and senior Megan Earles claimed her 1,500th assist in the Tigerhawks’ 22-25, 28-26, 25-17, 25-23 victory.

Colfax-Mingo (9-10 overall, 3-3 in the SICL) trailed 5-0 and 18-11 in game one before rallying to make it close. In game two, English Valleys jumped out to a 7-1 lead and eventually

held a 17-8 lead before the Tigerhawks rallied to even the match.

The Tigerhawks led throughout the entire Earles frame in set four to take a lead. They had to rally again in the fourth set, trailing 7-3, 19-10 and 22-16. Colfax-Mingo scored nine of the final 10 points to score the four-set win.

Colfax-Mingo had 56 kills total in the match. Wilson’s 37 were paired with a career-high eight kills from freshman Chelsey Temple, and junior Colbee Cunningham also had five kills.

Earles finished with 43 assists and 14 digs, but she also was 31-of-31 in serves with three aces.

The Tigerhawks were 95-of99 in serves on the night.

Cunningham was 21-of-21 in serves with two aces and Wilson 10 digs. Junior Chelsea Russell tallied 19 digs and was 14-of-14 in serves and sophomore Shanen Shedenhelm finished with 11 digs.

Junior Braedynn Rawlins was 11-of-12 in serves.

The win snapped a threegame losing streak for Colfax-Mingo.

The Tigerhawks are 3-5 in their last eight matches.

They host Belle Plaine at 7 p.m. Thursday in Colfax.

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C-M harriers face tough field at North Polk

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News ALLEMAN — The Colfax-Mingo cross country teams competed against some of the best teams and runners in the state on Monday during the annual North Polk Cross Country Invitational.

The Tigerhawk girls, running without top runner Abbey McConeghey, placed fifth in the seven-team field, and the boys were ninth in the 10-team field.

The top finisher on the day came from junior Ilia Hostetter, who was 18th in the girls’ race with a time of 24 minutes, 5 seconds.

Freshman Crystal Lincoln placed 33rd in 25:06.

Class 3A No. 4 North Polk cruised to the team title with 18 points. Madrid was second (60) followed

by Lynnville-Sully (75), and Collins-Maxwell (94).

Colfax-Mingo was fifth with 130 points.

Hostetter Class 3A No. 10 Amelia Lesher won the girls’ race in 20:03.

In the boys’ race, Colfax-Mingo was led by junior Cauy Fitch in 32nd with a time of 19:49 and sophomore Cyden Fitch was 46th in 20:34.

Three ranked teams were at the top of the team standings. Class 1A No. 10 Woodward Academy won it with 56 points, 2A No. 13 Des Moines Christian was next with 64 and 1A No. 8 Madrid finished third with 67.

Colfax-Mingo totaled 253 points in ninth.

Madrid junior Sean McDermott, who is ranked fifth in 1A, won the boys’ race in 16:53.

Here are C-M’s results for the North Polk Invitational: GIRLS 18. Ilia Hostetter, 24:05; 33. Crystal Lincoln, 25:06; 45. Delaney Underwood, 26:01; 49. Abbey Jones, 26:35; 52. Daytin Jones, 26:40; 53. Payton Rhone, 26:40; 55. Jordan Atwood, 27:30; 62. Rachel Smith, 28:03; 66. Morgan McKinney-McGill, 28:50; 67. Courtney Burdess, 29:06; 68. Mollie Greve, 29:08; 71. Chelsey Atwood, 29:40; 77. Chloe Forck, 30:45; 86. Miranda McGill, 34:28; 87. Mya Bisom, 38:07.

BOYS 32. Cauy Fitch, 19:49; 46. Cyden Fitch, 20:34; 82. Michael Loney, 22:07; 83. Nathan Evans, 22:08; 99. Noah Strohmeyer, 23:12; 115. Jarod Nichols, 24:24; 125.

Jacob Frier, 25:08; 133. Avery Lees, 25:48; 134. AJ Gibson, 26:05.

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NORWALK — The Prairie City-Monroe girls’ cross country team was the only Class 2A team in a strong field at the Nor walk Invitational.

T h e 1 5 t h Ives ranked Mustangs still were able to hold their own against two 3A ranked squads and 4A Newton on Monday at McAninch Sports Complex.

PCM, led by junior Kirstin Ives, placed fourth in the eight-team field.

The Mustangs scored 118 points, trailing Newton by 14. Class 3A No. 5 Ballard won the team title with 35 points, and 3A No. 12 Pella (39) was closely behind in second.

The rest of the field included 3A Winterset (131), 3A Norwalk (146), 3A Bondurant-Farrar (174) and 3A Carlisle (187).

Ives was 10th with a time of 21 minutes, 35 seconds.

Senior Baylee Smith placed 18th in 22:42.

Sophomore Klaire Jungling was 23rd in 23:14.7 and junior Megan Townley placed 26th in 23:23.5.

Class 3A No. 5 Megan

Sievers of Carlisle won the race in 19:51 and 3A No. 17 Ellie Twedt of Ballard was second in 19:59.1.

The boys’ field included three 3A ranked teams — No. 7 Carlisle, No. 8 Cedar Rapids Xavier and No. 11 Bondurant-Farrar.

The Bluejays won the meet with 44 points, Carlisle was next with 50 and Cedar Rapids Xavier finished third with 55 points.

PCM placed ninth in the nine-team field with 225 points.

Leading PCM were sophomore Jason Stafford in 26th with a time of 19:05.5. Freshman Beau Webb took 30th in 19:24.6.

Class 3A No. 23 Jonathan Lansing of Cedar Rapids Xavier won the race in 17:12.6. Class 3A No. 12 Drake VanBaale (17:20.5) of Bondurant-Farrar and 3A No. 8 Thomas Gauley (17:25.7) of Pella were second and third, respectively.

Here are PCM’s full results from the Norwalk Invitational: GIRLS 10. Kirstin Ives, 21:35; 18. Baylee Smith, 22:42; 23. Klaire Jungling, 23:14.7; 26. Megan Townley, 23:23.5; 41. Paytan Schut, 25:12.3; 47. Morgan Uhlenhopp, 26:51.1; 48. Ellie Steenhoek, 27:06.6.

BOYS 26. Jason Stafford, 19:05.5; 30. Beau Webb, 19:24.6; 53. Brady North, 21:11.8; 57. Caleb Peter, 22:28.4; 59.

Jacob Cox, 22:58.1; 60. Carson Clark, 23:41.1.

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Butker’s field goals send Chiefs to win over Redskins KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — After Harrison Butker missed the first field-goal attempt of his NFL career, Chiefs coach Andy Reid walked over to the rookie and prepared to instill a little bit of confidence.

“He said, ‘I got it. I got it. I was just off a tad,’” Reid recalled of their brief exchange. “He kind of gives you that feeling that everything’s going to be OK.” Better than just “OK.” Butker responded to his first-half miss Monday night by drilling three field goals in the second half, the last a go-

ahead 43-yarder with 8 seconds remaining that helped Kansas City beat the Washington Redskins 29-20 and remain the only unbeaten team in the NFL. The Chiefs (4-0) an exclamation point on the win when linebacker Justin Houston picked up a fumble as the Redskins (3-2) were trying to keep the game alive and returned it for a game-ending touchdown.

The last time there was only one unbeaten team through the first four weeks of the season was 2010, when the Chiefs were the final team standing.

PREP FOOTBALL RANKINGS Iowa Prep Football Poll

By The Associated Press The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2017 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right: Class 4A

Record Pts Prv 1. Dowling Catholic (13) 6-0 139 1 2. Iowa City West (1) 6-0 125 2 3. West Des Moines Valley 5-1 108 3 4. Bettendorf 5-1 92 4 5. Cedar Falls 5-1 81 5 6. Johnston 5-1 73 6 7. Waukee 4-2 51 7 8. Pleasant Valley 5-1 35 8 9. Cedar Rapids Prairie 5-1 27 9 10. Newton 6-0 12 NR Others receiving votes: 11, Southeast Polk 7.

11, Council Bluffs Lewis Central 7. 13, North Scott 6. 13, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 6. 15, Ankeny Centennial 1.

Class 3A

Record Pts Prv 1. Solon (6) 6-0 125 1 (tie) Dallas Center-Grimes (3) 6-0 125 2 3. Cedar Rapids Xavier (4) 6-0 114 3 4. Pella 5-1 95 5 5. Sergeant-Bluff Luton (1) 6-0 94 4 6. Waverly-Shell Rock 6-0 61 8 7. Boone 6-0 43 9 8. Harlan 5-1 37 NR 9. West Delaware 5-1 28 10 10. Glenwood 5-1 17 NR Others receiving votes: 11, Webster City 12. 12, Sioux City Heelan 10. 13, Storm Lake 3. 14, Norwalk 2. 14, Davenport Assumption 2. 16, Decorah 1. 16, Carlisle 1.

Class 2A

Record Pts Prv 1. Williamsburg (11) 6-0 136 1 2. Boyden-Hull-RV (1) 5-1 115 2 3. Cascade 6-0 101 4 4. Mount Vernon (1) 6-0 100 3 5. Sioux Center (1) 6-0 95 5 6. Clear Lake 5-1 82 6 7. PCM 5-1 53 8 8. Waukon 5-1 49 7

9. South Central Calhoun 5-1 30 9 10. Union, La Porte City 5-1 24 NR Others receiving votes: 11, Aplington-Parkersburg 19. 12, Sheldon 5.

Class 1A

Record Pts Prv 1. West Lyon (10) 6-0 132 1 2. Van Meter (3) 6-0 123 2 3. Pella Christian (1) 6-0 119 3 4. Iowa City Regina 4-2 84 4 5. Hull Western Christian 5-1 69 5 6. Pleasantville 6-0 65 6 7. A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 6-0 62 7 8. West Branch 6-0 52 8 9. Denver 5-1 36 9 10. Bellevue 5-1 21 10 Others receiving votes: 11, South Hamilton 4.

12, Belmond-Klemme 3.

Class A

Record Pts Prv 1. Council Bluffs St. Albert (11) 6-0 135 1 2. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (2) 6-0 119 2 3. West Sioux (1) 6-0 114 3 4. Wapsie Valley 6-0 90 4 5. Algona Garrigan 6-0 72 5 6. Hudson 6-0 62 7 (tied) Lynnville-Sully 6-0 62 9 8. St. Ansgar 6-0 55 8 9. Southwest Valley 6-0 27 NR 10. East Buchanan 5-1 20 NR Others receiving votes: 11, Pekin 8. 12, Lawton-Bronson 2. 13, Lisbon. 13, New London 1.

13, West Hancock 1. 13, Akron-Westfield 1.

Class 8-Man

Record Pts Prv 1. Don Bosco (10) 6-0 134 1 2. Remsen Saint Mary’s (3) 6-0 122 2 3.Audubon (1) 6-0 119 3 4. Tripoli 6-0 83 4 5. Newell-Fonda 6-0 66 6 6. Harris-Lake Park 4-1 56 5 7. Sidney 6-0 52 8 8. Riceville 5-1 36 9 9. G-T/R-A 5-1 26 7 10. Baxter 5-1 24 NR Others receiving votes: 11, Ar-We-Va 16. 12, Stanton 10. 12, Colo-NESCO 10. 14, Fremont Mills 6. 15, Lone Tree 5. 16, Midland 3. 17, Moravia 1.

17, Janesville 1.

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Hawks roll past winless Trojans in SICL match

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton freshman Jayden Horrach (25) ditches a Fort Dodge defender to run through a hole made by his blockers William Muckler (74) and Gavin Trostel (89) in Friday’s home game against Fort Dodge. The visiting Dodgers pulled out a 42-41 win over the Cardinals.

Dodgers rally past Newton freshmen

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News After falling behind 34-20 by halftime of Friday’s home game against Fort Dodge, Newton High’s freshmen rattled off 21 unanswered points in the second half.

The Cardinals were up 41-34 when a muffed punt was recovered by Fort Dodge late in the game. The Dodgers drove down for the winning touchdown and 2-point conversion for the 42-41 victory.

“We are really proud of the effort we gave tonight. We didn’t give up when we fell behind and came all the way back from a 14

point deficit to take the lead in the fourth quarter,” Newton freshman head coach Trent Powers said. “We just couldn’t overcome some major errors on defense and five turnovers on offense.”

Dakota Adams rushed for 171 yards on 13 carries. He had touchdown runs of 77 yards, seven yards and 10 yards. Jay McGuire scored two rushing touchdowns from three and 14 yards out.

Cade Cupples went 3-of-5 passing for 93 yards. He hooked up with Gavin Trostel for a 20yard TD pass play. McGuire caught two passes for 73 yards.

Christina Lampman carried the ball 11 times for 70 yards.

Cupples gained 49 yards on seven carries.

Defensively, Owen Sanger racked up eight tackles, forced a fumble and blocked punt for Newton. Josh Meyer had five tackles and recovered a fumble.

Jack Suttek had five tackles and broke up a pass.

Brody Cazett made four tackles. Jaden Dydell, Gavin Urias and Jayden Horrach each recorded three tackles.

Newton plays at 4:45 p.m. Friday at Southeast Polk.

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

THORNBURG — Lynnville-Sully’s Hawk volleyball team dealt out a 25-18, 25-9, 25-11 loss to host Tri-County on Monday. The Hawks won the South Iowa Cedar League match to even their overall record to 9-9.

Lynnville-Sully was true to form in serving at 94 percent in the match, 76-of-81. McKinley Conover was 14-of-15 with one service ace and Carson Fisk went 14-of-14 with two ace serves. Mallory Loftus also had an ace serve.

At the net, Loftus delivered seven kills and Conover had six Conover kills. Shiloh Cunningham had five kills and one solo block and Krystal Van Dyke had one solo block with three kills.

Korinne Jansen downed four kills and Fisk had two kills. Skyler Young was credited with 18 set assists and one kill. Janelle Rozendaal had five set assists.

Fisk made 18 digs and Conover had 12 digs in the match. Loftus came up with 10 digs and Young had 12 digs. Jansen and Van Dyke each had seven digs.

Lynnville-Sully improved to 4-2 in SICL play.

Tri-County dropped to 0-7 in conference action and 0-13 overall.

The Hawks host English Valleys at 5:30 p.m.

Thursday in a SICL match in Sully.

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Shaver leads Hawk girls to third place at North Polk Invite

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News ALLEMAN — Mary Kate Shaver broke up a perfect finish for Class 3A fourth-ranked North Polk girls at their home cross country meet Monday. Shaver, a senior runner for Lynnville-Sully, captured the fourth-place medal at the North Polk Invitational.

Shaver ran the 5K race in 21 minutes, 33 seconds to record her sixth straight top-6 finish this season. A perfect team finish would be 1-2-3-45 for individuals. North Polk almost pulled it off going 1-2-3-5 then placed three more runners in the top 10.

North Polk’s girls won the meet with 18 points led by 3A 16th-ranked Amelia Lesher’s individual championship in 20:03. Madrid was a distant second with 60 points and Lynnville-Sully was third with 75 points.

In the boys’ division, Class 1A No. 10 Woodward Academy won with 56 points. Lynnville-Sully’s Hawk boys

were 10th with 290 points. Madrid’s Sean McDermott, who is ranked fifth in 1A, was the individual boys’ champion in 16:53.

Lynnville-Sully Abby Gruver and Meagan Van Zante were in a pack of seven runners to finished in a 10-second span. Gruver was 19th in 24:06 and Van Zante took 21st in 24:08.

Christine Nikkel placed 29th in 24:48 and Emily Van Gorp was 34th in 25:06.

Others running for the Hawk girls were Abigail Davis in 42nd at 25:56, Haley Breeden in 46th in 26:03, Brittney Hanson in 50th in 26:37, Hailey Scandridge in 61st in 27:52 and Hadley Tice in 79th in 31:02.

Mason Jansen and Josh Dunsbergen finished almost side-by-side for the Hawk boys. Jansen finished 67th in 21:27 and Dunsbergen was 68th in 21:08.

Joseph Anderson placed 76th in 21:47 followed by Blaize Kuhlmann in 85th at 22:14 and Luke Kramer in 136th in 27:29.

Lynnville-Sully head coach Darin Arkema said the course was real flat and the running was in warmer temperatures and windy conditions.

“We just seemed to be missing something or not that sharp. Fortunately, we have the rest of this week and the first three days next week for practice and training to work on things and make needed improvements before the conference meet next Thursday at Colfax-Mingo,”Arkema said.

Lynnville-Sully’s teams will be in the South Iowa Cedar League conference meet on Oct. 12 hosted by Colfax-Mingo in Colfax.

Contact Jocelyn Sheets at 641-792-3121 ext. 6535 or jsheets@newtondailynews.com Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Baxter’s Bolts, left, and the Colfax-Mingo Tigerhawks, right, found out Monday which Class 1A and Class 2A regional tournaments, respectively, they will play in later this month.

Volleyball Continued from Page 1B for Oct. 31. Regional champions advance to the state tournament at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids from November 7-10.

Baxter is in the Class 1A Region 3 bracket, which is headlined by top-ranked and 1A defending champion Janesville and No. 11 Bishop Garrigan. Baxter hosts Colo-NESCO at 7 p.m. on Oct. 17.

A win puts the Bolts against GMG on Oct. 23 and the winner of that match would more than likely face Janesville.

Gladbrook-Reinbeck plays AGWSR in the first round with the winner taking on Janesville.

In the top half of the Region 3 bracket, West Bend-Mallard plays GTRA, Newell-Fonda plays Paton-Churdan, Ar-WeVa plays Storm Lake St. Mary’s in first-round action. The winner of West Bend-Mallard versus GTRA plays at Bishop Garrigan on Oct. 23.

Janesville and Bishop Garrigan are scheduled to host Region 3 semifinal machos on Oct. 26. The 1A Region 3 championship match is Oct. 31 at Clear Lake.

Lynnville-Sully opens Class 1A Region 4 play at home at

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News At right, Lynnville-Sully senior Mary Kate Shaver rounds a corner in a home meet earlier this season. On Monday, the Hawk cross country teams competed in the North Polk Invitational in Allenman.

7 p.m. on Oct. 17 against Collins-Maxwell. The winner of the match plays at No. 8 North Tama on Oct. 23.

Also in the Hawks’ side of the regional bracket, Montezuma plays North Mahaska,

Melcher-Dallas plays Grand View Christian in opening-round matches. The winners play each other at Montezuma on Oct. 23.

CAM got a first-round bye in Region 4 on the bottom

side of the bracket. It will host the winner of Ankeny Christian and Orient-Macksburg on Oct. 23. Other first-round matches are Coon Rapids-Bayard playing Glidden-Ralston and Audubon playing Exira/

Elk Horn-Kimballton. The winners play on Oct 23 in quarterfinals.

The 1A Region 4 semifinals are Oct. 26 at Coon Rapids and Traer. The Oct. 31 regional championship match site has not been set yet.

In Class 2A Region 5, Colfax-Mingo plays at Pella Christian at 7 p.m. Oct. 17 in Pella. The winner faces 2A 15th-ranked Van Meter on Oct. 23 in Van Meter.

Also in the Tigerhawks’ side of the regional bracket, Sigourney plays Cardinal in the opening round. The winner plays at Pekin on Oct. 23 in quarterfinal action. Pella Christian is slated to host a regional semifinal on Oct. 26.

The top half of the 2A Region 5 bracket has No. 3 Grundy Center awaiting the winner of an opening-round march between Hudson and Aplington-Parkersburg on Oct. 23. Belle Plaine is set to play the winner of BCLUW and East Marshall on Oct. 23. Grundy Center will host a semifinal match on Oct. 26.

The Class 2A Region 5 championship match will be at 7 p.m. Oct. 31 at Grinnell.

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

IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ARTHUR LEE ERGENBRIGHT, Deceased CASE NO. ESPR037118 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Arthur Lee Ergenbright, Deceased, who died on or about June 1, 2017: You are hereby notified that on September 19, 2017, the last will and testament of Arthur Lee Ergenbright, deceased, bearing date of October 20, 2006,* was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Edwin P. Ergenbright was appointed executor of the estate.

Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

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

Dated September 19, 2017.

Date of second publication: 3rd day of October, 2017 Edwin P. Ergenbright Executor of the Estate 716 HWY F 36 W Newton, IA 50208 Address Kathryn E. Walker, Attorney for the Executor ICIS PIN No: AT0008220 Walker, Billingsley & Bair, 208 N 2nd Ave W, Newton, IA 50208 Address Probate Code Section 304 *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) September 26 & October 3 In The Iowa District Court For Jasper County Gerardo Cervantes, Petition And Concerning Jazmin Padron, Respondent Equity Case NO. DRCV120546 Original Notice by Publication Petitioner has filed a child custody law suit naming you as Respondent, and concerning the children: J.E.C. (dob 11/16/2010), N.J.C. (dob 11/30/2014).

Petitioner's address is 11 South 12th Street, Marshalltown, Iowa 50158.

You must file an Answer or a Motion with the Clerk of Court in the above County within 20 days after the third publication of this Notice, which will be October 10, 2017.

Your failure to file an Answer or a Motion with the Clerk of Court in the above County within 20 days after the date provided above may result in the Court entering a default judgment against you and giving the Petitioner with he or she has asked for in the Petition.

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO RESPONDENT: You should talk to an attorney at once to protect your interests. If you choose not to have an attorney represent you in this matter, go to the Iowa Judicial Branch website for selfrepresented litigant information and family law forms.

You must register to eFile through the Iowa Judicial Branch website at https://www.iowacourts.state.ua.s /Efile/ and obtain a log-in and password to file and view documents in your case and to receive service and notices from the court. For general rules and information on electronic filing, refer to the Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16 pertaining to the Use of the Electronic Document Management System, available on the Iowa Judicial Branch website. For court rules on the Protection of Personal Privacy in court filings, refer to Division VI of the Iowa Court Rules, Chapter 16.

If you need assistance to participate in court due to a disability, contact the disability coordinator at (515-286-3394). Petitioner's attorney is Darrell G. Meyer, 30 E. Main St., Marshalltown, Iowa 50158.

September 26, October 3 & 10 IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF GARY G. PYLE, Deceased.

CASE NO. ESPR037120 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Gary G. Pyle, Deceased, who died on or about September 18, 2017: You are hereby notified that on September 27, 2017, the last will and testament of Gary G. Pyle, deceased, bearing date of June 2, 2009, * was admitted to probate in the above named court and that David Pyle and Scott Pyle were appointed executors of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

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

Dated September 27, 2017.

Date of second publication 10th day of October, 2017 David Pyle Executor of the Estate 207 S. High St., PO Box 571, Baxter, IA 50028 Address Scott Pyle

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES SEPTEMBER 18, 2017, 6:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS The City Council of Newton, Iowa met in regular session at 6:00 P.M. on the above date in the Council Chambers at 101 West 4th Street South. Mayor Hansen presided.

Present Council Members: Biondi, George, Trotter, Mullan, Kulis. Absent: Price.

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

There was no citizen participation.

Moved by Kulis, seconded by Trotter to approve consent agenda items 4-14.

4. Approve New Special Class C Liquor License (BW) (Beer/Wine, Burrito Torpedo, 103 W 2nd St N. 5. Resolution appointing Michele Heisdorffer Deputy City Clerk.

Resolution 2017-212 adopted.

6.

Resolution Levying the Amounts to be assessed against individual private property for the abatement of nuisance violations (Schedule 17-10). Resolution 2017-213 adopted.

7.

Resolution Approving the 2016-2017 Annual City Street Financial Report.

Resolution 2017-214 adopted.

8. Resolution amending April 3, 2017 Resolution 17-057 for the purchase of one ½-ton and one ¾ ton pickup for the Public Works Department. Resolution 2017215 adopted.

9.

Resolution accepting completion of 2017 Pavement Rehabilitation Project. Resolution 2017-216 adopted.

10.

Resolution approving changing the name of the owner of a property already approved for prohibited discharge removal work specified in the 2017 Out-ofDistrict Improvements - Bid Package No. 1. Resolution 2017217 adopted.

11.

Resolution correcting the amount of the final retainage payment for the 2016 - S 2nd Ave Street Improvements Project.

Resolution 2017-218 adopted.

12. Resolution to accept $11,400 grant from the Iowa Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau. Resolution 2017-219 adopted.

13.

Resolution approving the granting of Downtown Micro Grant Funds in the Painting Program Area to Juli Stanford & Dave Bral of Montezuma, Iowa for the building they own at 111 West 2nd Street North, Newton.

Resolution 2017-220 adopted.

14. Approval of Bills AYES: Five.

NAYS: None.

Consent agenda items approved.

Mayor Hansen stated that this is the time and place for a public hearing on a Resolution to approve 2017 Urban Renewal Plan Amendment for the North Central Urban Renewal Area.

There were no written comments.

Moved by George, seconded by Trotter to close the public hearing.

AYES: Five. NAYS: None. The public hearing was closed.

Moved by Kulis, seconded by George, to adopt the resolution. AYES: Five.

NAYS: None. Resolution 2017221 adopted.

Mayor Hansen stated that this is the time and place for a public hearing on a Resolution approving agreement for Private Development with Hotel Maytag Investors, LLC, authorizing annual appropriation tax increment payments and pledging certain tax increment revenues to the payment of the agreement. There were no written comments. Moved by Trotter, seconded by Kulis, to close the public hearing. AYES: Five.

NAYS: None.

The public hearing was closed. Moved by Kulis, seconded by Mullan, to adopt the resolution.

AYES: Five. NAYS: None. Resolution 2017-222 adopted.

Mayor Hansen stated that this is the time and place for a public hearing on a Resolution authorizing the sale of city owned property as a part of agreement for private development between the City of Newton and Hotel Maytag Investors, LLC. Moved by Trotter, seconded by Mullan to close the public hearing. There were no written comments.

AYES: Five. NAYS: None. The public hearing was closed.

Moved by Kulis, seconded by Biondi to adopt the resolution.

AYES: Five. NAYS: None.

Resolution 2017-223 adopted.

Mayor Hansen stated that this is the time and place for a public hearing on a Resolution approving the sale of property at 114 N 2nd Ave E to Hotel Maytag Investors, LLC. There were no written comments. Moved by George, seconded by Mullan to close the public hearing. AYES: Five. NAYS: None. The public hearing was closed. Moved by Trotter, seconded by Biondi, to AYES: adopt the resolution.

Five. NAYS: None. Resolution 2017-224 adopted.

Moved by George, seconded by Trotter to approve a resolution authorizing the purchase of a Telescopic Aerial Lift Truck for the Public Works Department.

AYES: Five, NAYS: None.

Resolution 2017-225 adopted.

Moved by Kulis, seconded by Mullan to approve a resolution approving agreement for site preparation of the 1200-1300 blocks of 1st Ave. E. and advertising the property for future commercial development. AYES: Five. NAYS: None. Resolution 2017-226 adopted.

Moved by Trotter, seconded by Mullan to approve a resolution approving a lease extension for a property at 518 West 3rd Street North in Newton. AYES: Five.

NAYS: None. Resolution 2017227 adopted.

No new business.

No old business.

Moved by Kulis, seconded by George to go into closed session at 6:14 P.M. AYES: Five. NAYS: None. The Mayor asked for a 5 minute recess to clear the chambers.

Upon returning to open session Muckler City Administrator, announced that Jody Rhone is named the new Public Works Director.

Moved by Trotter, seconded by Mullan to adjourn the meeting at

Mullan to approve a resolution approving agreement for site preparation of the 1200-1300 blocks of 1st Ave. E. and advertising the property for future commercial development. AYES: Five. NAYS: None. Resolution 2017-226 adopted.

Moved by Trotter, seconded by Mullan to approve a resolution approving a lease extension for a property at 518 West 3rd Street North in Newton. AYES: Five.

NAYS: None. Resolution 2017227 adopted.

No new business.

No old business.

Moved by Kulis, seconded by George to go into closed session at 6:14 P.M. AYES: Five. NAYS: None. The Mayor asked for a 5 minute recess to clear the chambers.

Upon returning to open session Muckler City Administrator, announced that Jody Rhone is named the new Public Works Director.

Moved by Trotter, seconded by Mullan to adjourn the meeting at 6:35 PM. Motion unanimously carried by voice vote.

Michael L. Hansen, Mayor Katrina Davis, CMC City Clerk October 3 IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF PHYLLIS JOAN LANE, Deceased.

CASE NO. ESPR037122 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Phyllis Joan Lane, Deceased, who died on or about September 8, 2017: You are hereby notified that on September 27, 2017, the last will and testament of Phyllis Joan Lane, deceased, bearing date of November 6, 1996, * was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Robert L. Lane was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

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

Dated September 27, 2017.

Date of second publication 10th day of October, 2017 Robert L. Lane Executor of the Estate 331 E. 24th St. N., Newton, IA 50208 Address Mark A. Otto, Attorney for the Executor ICIS PIN No: AT0005939 OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC 123 W. 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 Address mark@ottolawyers.com Probate Code Section 304 *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) October 3 & 10 IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF RUTH JUANITA DEPPE, Deceased.

CASE NO. ESPR037119 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Ruth Juanita Deppe, Deceased, who died on or about September 12, 2017: You are hereby notified that on September 26, 2017, the last will and testament of Ruth Juanita Deppe, deceased, bearing date of January 27, 2017, * was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Helen Lanser, Ruth Bookout and Kathleen Richardson were appointed executors of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

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

Dated September 27, 2017.

Date of second publication 10th day of October, 2017 Helen Lanser Executor of the Estate 901 N. 5th Ave. W. Newton, IA 50208 Address Ruth Bookout 1600 W. 14th St. S. Newton, IA 50208 Kathleen Richardson 1705 S. 28th Ave. E. Newton, IA 50208 Mark A. Otto, Attorney for the Executor ICIS PIN No: AT0005939 OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC 123 W. 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 Address mark@ottolawyers.com Probate Code Section 304 *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) October 3 & 10

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

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1997 FORD Conversion Van. Heavy ½ ton, great for towing. New front end and front tires. Runs great. $2400. 515-778-2792

For Sale: 2014 Cedar Creek 5th wheel 36 ckts - premier loaded with options, pictures available upon request, retail 100K+ asking $49,900.00.

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

FOR SALE: 1986 F250, 4 wd with 7' Western snow blade. $3400.00. 515-5375665 .

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Grinnell College is committed to establishing and maintaining a safe and nondiscriminatory educational environment for all College community members. It is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in matters of admission, employment, and housing, and in access to and participation in its education programs, services, and activities. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, religion, disability, creed, or any other protected class.

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Prairie Hills Des Moines Symerica Senior Living 3-5 years of management experience in Long Term Care / Assisted Living / Dementia care required. Must be a Registered Nurse.

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Venus and Pluto form a very pleasing alignment to remind us how everybody likes a pattern. Chaos is destabilizing, whereas patterns reassure. They help us be our best selves. Take another look at the patterns at play in your own life these days. Doing so will help you relax, settle in and have more energy for expansion and curiosity.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 3). You’re not as young as you used to be or as old as you’re going to be, and yet you feel in this moment a sharp surge of vibrancy and vitality. Follow your curiosities, especially in regard to the people you’ll meet over the next four weeks.

Your generosity leads to good fortune in November. Investments pay in July. Leo and Aries adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 3, 10, 6, 20 and 18.

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

In science, opposite forces attract and like forces repel, but it’s not usually the case in social matters. Still, the odd way people intermingle today will seem to have its own mysterious logic and rules.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Striving to be confident tends to look insecure. Just let confidence happen if and when it does. Confidence is a byproduct of doing. The one you want to impress will be more impressed if you’re comfortable with however you really are.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

There’s a creative rebel in you, and it feels like doing something to make yourself happy that other people, frankly, wouldn’t understand.

When you’re happy, those who genuinely and selflessly love you will be happy for you.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Some Google the menu before they get to the restaurant in order to have a very clear idea of what they’re getting into, and others delight in surprise and make decisions on the spot. You’ll be in the latter category today.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

You’ll gravitate toward the magic words that will give you an edge by making a difficult message more palatable, or a boring message more interesting. Bonus: your beautiful handling of language is most attractive to others.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

Some of the provisions you need are food, but most of them aren’t. Your soul is hungry. Your heart wants love.

Your mind craves a challenge.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

Don’t watch the clock; (SET ITAL)be(END ITAL) the clock, reaching ever forward one tick-tock at a time. The boring tasks will be a challenge. What helps is to add more elements to them and keep adding more until it’s a game.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). It is said of the aged, “When there is snow on the rooftop there’s a fire in the furnace.” You could be warmed by such a fire today as you let someone with more years than you share some wisdom.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). The one who knows you well will push all the right buttons to get a desired reaction.

If this is not something you like, it’s time to change your

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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

There are many possible interpretations of the cryptic information coming from someone who matters a lot to you. Take the lighter interpretation. Even if it’s not what was meant, the levity in your response will make it so.

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