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David Dolmage/Daily News Newton Community School District board member Robyn Friedman listens during discussion at Monday’s meeting of the Newton Community School District Board. The board is looking at potential changes to the district’s ten year facilities plan to cover the cost of replacing a failing AC unit at Thomas Jefferson Elementary.

Kayla Singletary/Daily News Hundreds of DMACC students volunteered at Newton’s DMACC campus Monday afternoon to package 20,000 meals with the Meals from the Heartland organization.

Meals from the Heartland visits Newton

By Kayla Singletary Newton Daily News

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undreds of eager volunteers slipped on hairnets and plastic gloves Monday afternoon at Newton DMACC campus and packaged 20,000 meals to help fight hunger.

Meals from the Heartland is a nonprofit organization made up of volunteers who package meals to be delivered to those in need in Iowa, nationwide and worldwide.

It was the first time the West Des Moinesbased organization visited Newton. Mike Frandsen, a hunger fight assistant, said the meals packaged will all be going to Puerto Rico to help feed hurricane victims and disaster re-

lief.

“We started 10 years ago and the cool thing is we have packaged 100 million meals,” Frandsen said. “So we are breaking records every day.”

Frandsen said the organization will have sent 7 million meals to hurricane disaster relief in Puerto Rico, Texas and Florida.

“It’s really cool to work in groups like this because we have 10 staff members,” Frandsen said. “Without volunteers, we wouldn’t be able to do what we do — we will be somewhere close to 60,000 volunteers this year.”

Frandsen said he enjoys getting new events and seeing new people get involved.

“It’s a very eccentric motivator because, at

“Without volunteers, we wouldn’t be able to do what we do — we will be somewhere close to 60,000 volunteers this year.”

Vehicle stolen from Newton gas station crashes on I-80 Local man charged after crash A Newton man is accused of stealing a car from Hy-Vee Gas Sunday night and was later arrested in Polk County when he crashed the vehicle on Interstate 80 East.

Benjamin Gordon, 40, has been charged with second-degree theft and third-degree burglary to a motor vehicle, both class D felonies. The incident happened at 6:39 p.m. when Newton police were flagged down by a person who report-

ed their vehicle had just been stolen from the Newton convenience store.

The vehicle was then seen headed south on East 17th Street South.

Gordon The Iowa State Patrol was called at 8:34 p.m. to a single-vehicle accident at mile marker 141 on Interstate 80 East.

The vehicle was identified as stolen from Newton. Gordon was arrested by the Iowa State Patrol and transported to the Jasper County Jail.

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we will load everything up and the meals from today will be ready for convoy at the end of this week and they will be sent there within the next few weeks.”

Nicole Kalkwalf, an academic advisor and student activities coordinator at DMACC said she works directly with the student activity group and they plan an event at least once a year.

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Succession plan in place at water plant in Newton

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News A succession plan for staff at the Water Pollution Control Division in Newton has been put into place. Within the next five year, all WPC staff will be eligible for retirement leaving a critical area of Newton without any leadership.

“Currently five of the eight remaining WPC employees are eligible for retirement.

Within the next five years, all WPC staff will be eligible for retirement,” city administrator Matt Muckler said. “The WPC Plant and sanitary sewer collection system is one of the most complex and critical

infrastructure systems within the city of Newton. Succession planning for the WPC Division is critical to the city of Newton.”

Muckler The retirement of the chemist at WPC has provided an opportunity to make changes to the organization structure and begin a succession plan, as additional retirements ensue. The city has decided to outsource the lab testing for the operation instead of replacing the chemist position, tapping Key-

stone Laboratory to take over the duties. Cost saving from lab supplies, utility costs and miscellaneous items are unknown at this time, Muckler said.

Currently, both the superintendent and assistant superintendent at WPC are Grade IV Operators, a requirement by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for the positions. No other current employees in WPC have a license above grade II, leaving the division short of the required grade III designation along with a minimum four years experience and two years experience in a

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Board members mull changes to 10 year plan A costly fix of the air conditioning unit at Thomas Jefferson Elementary will require shifting the district’s long range budget, but school members still aren’t sure exactly what those changes will look like.

During Monday night’s regular board meeting the board reviewed the district’s 10 year facilities plan and held a preliminary discussion about potential changes in that plan to cover the cost of the air conditioning unit, which the district is estimating will cost anywhere between $60,000 to $100,000 to replace.

In the current version of the district’s 10-year plan, administrators had budgeted $125,000 to replace the air conditioning unit at Thomas Jefferson during the 2020 fiscal year, but after inspecting the unit this fall Jack Suttek, maintenance supervisor for NCSD, said the unit was beyond repair and would require a total replacement. Many of the HVAC systems in place across the district were replaced during the 1999-2000 school year, and Suttek said that with a shelf life of approximately 20 years most of the units are nearing the end of their shelf life.

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the end of an hour, they get to see how many meals they’ve boxed up,” Frandsen said.

“The first shift of 60 people packaged about 13,000 meals.”

Frandsen said the last group will finish up the event with reaching 20,000 meals into 116 boxes. Just one package feeds a family of six.

“So a group of 10 in one line will usually do about 2,000 meals in one interval,” Frandsen said. “After today

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Local & State News NCSD Continued from Page 1A While the expense is unexpected, Callaghan said the district purposefully builds some flexibility into the budget in order to handle unplanned expenses. Replacing the unit two years early means the district will have to shuffle some other expenses in the budget, although Callaghan said it’s too early to say exactly what will have to be pushed back. Initially, the district had hoped they’d be able to repair the unit, but Callaghan said the maintenance department has determined that’s not feasible.

Any expense over $25,000 requires board approval before proceeding.

“It’s going to be a high dollar fix, this isn’t a $10,000 repair,” Callaghan said.

While district employees typically service all of the HVAC equipment, Callaghan said the district will enter into a bid process to have a company replace the air conditioning unit. The replacement process will require a crane, and will have to be done by the company that supplies the unit in order to qualify for the warranty process.

Callaghan told board members on Monday night there are opportunities to shift items on the 10-year plan, and there may also be opportunities to push back some items if the need isn’t imminent. During fiscal year 2021 the district has budgeted to replace the roofs at several

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schools across the district, but Callaghan said if the roof is in good enough shape, the district will be able to push that expense back for several years. That flexibility is a key element in the plan board president Travis Padget said.

“We have some flexibility so we can make sure we’re under budget, if the roof is still good we’ll push it out another year,” Padget said. “The plan will never be set in stone, we’ll always have emergencies and priorities.”

One of the areas where board members see opportunity for pushback is the proposed project to upgrade the house lighting, and the rigging at the high school auditorium, two projects with an estimated cost of $345,000 that had been budgeted into the plan for the 2019 fiscal year. Board members discussed pushing those projects back in order to cover the costs to replace the air conditioning unit, but discussions at Monday night’s board meeting were preliminary. In discussing shifting funds from one area to another board member Robyn Friedman said the district had to balance its “needs” with its “wants” in order to serve the students.

“I think it’s just about what the need is at the time, when you have a physical problem, that rises to the top right away,” Friedman said.

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

Kayla Singletary/Daily News The Meals from the Heartland organization visited Newton for the first time Monday afternoon. The West Des Moines-based organization will ship the packaged meals to Puerto Rico.

Meals Continued from Page 1A “We decided to incorporate with the nursing club and the court reporting club because they like to do service projects as well,” Kalkwalf said. “We all combined forces for the bigger impact we can make.”

Kalkwalf said she thought it was especially unique that local

students were involved in this project because all of the meals will be shipped across the country to help hurricane victims.

“I think students find this as a great way to interact with students they might not talk to on a normal basis or in their classes,” Kalkwalf said. “It’s a fun way to get involved and meet people and also give back to their communities and their worlds.”

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Continued from Page 1A supervisor role when the superintendents retire.

There is one employee with a grade III operator license who has expressed a desire to transfer to the WPC division in a supervisory role. The employee has eleven years experience and would be able to gain the required two years of supervision experience upon transfer to test for the WPC grade IV operator license.

“The goal of this employee is to be qualified to apply for the WPC Assistant or Superintendent positions once either became vacant,” Muckler said.

In the plan, the employee will serve as the WPC Operations Supervisor and be a working supervisor created to

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News The Newton City Council members Jeremy Biondi and Evelyn George discuss the secession plan in the Water Pollution Control Division as all employees will be up for retirement in the coming years.

have a succession plan for the pending retirements. The operations supervisor position will be eliminated at the time it is vacated by the potential

advancement of the employee.

There is an approximate $25,000 additional cost temporarily to this proposal, $8,334 in salary and an additional

$16,411 in health benefits to this position. The former employee had single coverage and the proposed employee has family coverage.

Frandsen said the organization is packaging meals five days a week, and anyone who is interested in volunteering can participate.

“It’s definitely something they can sign up for,” Frandsen said.

“The more people the better because many people make light work.”

Contact Kayla Singletary at 641-792-3121 ext. 6533 or ksingletary@newtondailynews.com

“Once there is a retirement, this position will be eliminated and the cost savings from outsourcing the lab analysis can be realized,” Muckler said.

City council emphasized the critical need for the succession plan to be in place with the large number of looming retirements in the foreseeable future.

“We’ve talked a lot about the need of a succession plan so it is good to see an actual step being proposed so we can address it,” councilwoman Evelyn George said. “When we think that, in the next five years, all staff will be eligible for retirement, it is definitely time to have this in place and it is an important step.”

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

NPD to conduct traffic safety survey during holiday Thanksgiving is a time when families and friends come gather to share a meal and connect; it is also one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. Don’t let your Thanksgiving end in tragedy.

“Year after year, we are devastated by stories of family members who are killed on their way to Thanksgiving festivities,” police chief Rob Burdess said. “Seat belts are the most basic vehicle technology that has,

without a doubt, saved the most lives.”

Nationwide in 2015 (the last year in which data is available) the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recorded 301 passenger vehicle oc-

c u p a nt s as killed in traffic crashes during t h e Thanksgiving weekend and Burdess only fifty percent of those killed were buckled. In Iowa there were five fa-

talities during that time in both 2015 and 2016.

If you are ejected from a vehicle in a crash, the odds are high that you will not survive. In 2015 80 percent of the people totally ejected from vehicles in crashes were killed. Only one percent of occupants wearing seat belts were ejected compared to thirty percent of those who were unbuckled

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Today is Wednesday, Nov. 15, the 319th day of 2017. There are 46 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 15, 1942, the naval Battle of Guadalcanal ended during World War II with a decisive U.S. victory over Japanese forces.

On this date: In 1806, explorer Zebulon Pike sighted the mountaintop now known as Pikes Peak in present-day Colorado.

In 1926, the National Broadcasting Company began operating its radio network.

In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. In 1966, the flight of Gemini 12, the final mission of the Gemini program, ended successfully as astronauts James A. Lovell and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. splashed down safely in the Atlantic after spending four days in orbit.

In 1987, 28 of 82 people aboard a Continental Airlines DC-9, including the pilots, were killed when the jetliner crashed seconds after taking off from Denver’s Stapleton International Airport.

Ten years ago: During a feisty Democratic debate in Las Vegas, Hillary Rodham Clinton accused her closest rivals, Barack Obama and John Edwards, of slinging mud “right out of the Republican playbook” and sharply criticized their records.

Baseball player Barry Bonds was indicted for perjury and obstruction of justice, charged with lying when he told a federal grand jury that he did not knowingly use performance-enhancing drugs.

Five years ago: The Justice Department announced that BP had agreed to plead guilty to a raft of charges in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill and pay a record $4.5 billion, including nearly $1.3 billion in criminal fines.

One year ago: President Barack Obama, opening his final overseas trip while in office, acknowledged in Athens, Greece, that he was surprised by Donald Trump’s victory, and said it stemmed from deep-seated anxieties among working-class Americans that the government needed to do better to address.

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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. WHO MESSAGED WITH WIKILEAKS DURING 2016 CAMPAIGN In the exchanges, which Donald Trump Jr. released on Twitter, the whistleblower website praises his father’s positive comments about their operations and asks Trump Jr. to release his father’s tax returns to the site.

2. RESCUERS SEARCH DEBRIS AFTER IRANIRAQ QUAKE KILLS MORE THAN 500 Backhoes and heavy equipment are used to dig through the debris of buildings toppled by the 7.3 magnitude temblor, with weeping women crying out to God as aid workers find new bodies.

3. MOORE FINDS SUPPORT WANING AS ANOTHER WOMAN COMES FORWARD The embattled Senate candidate’s support from fellow Republicans is hemorrhaging after a second woman accused

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That’s Odd School worksheet quizzed students on ‘boy toy,’ affairs HOPEWELL, Va. (AP) — Middle school students in a Virginia home economics class were mistakenly given a worksheet that quizzed them on what an extramarital affair is as well as “boy toy” and “trophy wife.”

WTVR reported Monday that the teacher at the school outside Richmond, Va., had downloaded the worksheet from the internet. The superintendent for Hopewell schools said it was never part of the curriculum.

Parents at Carter G. Woodson Middle School were angry.

The “Family Quiz” worksheet was assigned Friday in a Family & Consumer Sciences class.

the Alabaman of groping her when she was a teenager in the late 1970s.

4. HAILING ‘TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS OF WORK’ Wrapping up his extensive tour of Asia, Trump lauds progress on trade and says he put the world on notice that the “rules have changed” for countries that want to do business with the U.S. 5. ‘WEINSTEIN EFFECT’ GOES GLOBAL Nearly half of the “#metoo” mentions have come from outside the U.S., and decades-old sexual harassment and assault allegations have led to the downfall of some of those countries’ most powerful men.

6. WHERE THEY’RE CLEARING THE STREETS Authorities in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad are rounding up beggars ahead of a visit by Ivanka Trump for an international conference.

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and Sonoma counties are assessing the impact of smoke and other damage on this year’s vintage and persuading tourists to return.

8. RISE IN TEEN SUICIDE, SOCIAL MEDIA COINCIDE In a study published in Clinical Psychological Science, researchers suggest that cyberbullying and social media posts depicting “perfect” lives may be taking a toll on teens’ mental health.

9. STORE CHAINS MAKING STRATEGIC ALLIANCES Kohl’s shoppers can find Amazon devices at some stores. Nike has made some of its sneakers available through Amazon. And Walmart is buying smaller online brands and partnering with Lord & Taylor on the web.

10. THE END. THE APOCALYPSE. A NATIONAL SHAME. Italian newspapers spared no words in describing the four-time champion’s failure to qualify for soccer’s World Cup for the first time in six decades.

Entertainment

Today’s Birthdays Actor Ed Asner is 88. Singer Petula Clark is 85. Actress Beverly D’Angelo is 66.

Former “Jay Leno Show” bandleader Kevin Eubanks is 60. Rock singer-musician Chad Kroeger is 43. Rock musician Jesse Sandoval is 43. Actress Virginie Ledoyen is 41.

Actor Sean Murray is 40. Pop singer Ace Young (TV: “American Idol”) is 37. Golfer Lorena Ochoa is 36. Hip-hop artist B.o.B is 29. Actress Shailene Woodley is 26. Actress-dancer Emma Dumont is 23.

‘Weinstein Effect’ goes global as powerful men confronted The sexual harassment and assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein that rocked Hollywood and sparked a flurry of allegations in other American industries, as well as the political arena, are reaching far beyond U.S. borders. Emboldened by the women, and men, who have

spoken up, the “Weinstein Effect” is rippling across the globe.

Nearly half of the “#metoo” mentions since the movement has been launched have come from outside the U.S., and decades-old accusations have led to the downfall of some of those countries’

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Here’s a look at where the fallout — and the falls — have reverberated most strongly, from the United Kingdom and Israel to India and Peru.

United Kingdom In the immediate aftermath of the Harvey Weinstein revelations, the British government led by Prime Minister Theresa May has been rocked by a series of harassment allegations that have led to one high-level resignation — that of Defense Secretary Michael Fallon— and threatened the position of First Secretary of State Damian Green, a vital ally of the prime minister.

The accusations have come from parliamentary researchers, staff and journalists. Some have said the political parties involved failed to take action and actively discouraged victims from going to police. Claims range from unwanted touch-

ing — a hand placed on a journalist’s knee, for example — to allegations of rape. At least one case involving a legislator has been referred to police for possible prosecution, with the details kept private.

Green, the prime minister’s chief aide and a de facto deputy prime minister, was accused by a young Conservative Party activist of inappropriate touching and text messages and a former senior policeman says “extreme” pornography was found on a computer in Green’s office in 2008 — which Green denies and calls a political smear.

The scandal has spread beyond Cabinet ranks to snare a number of members of Parliament and also politicians in Scotland and in Wales, where Labour Party legislator Carl Sargeant is believed to have taken his own life after harassment allegations cost him his government post.

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Foo Fighters!

Keeping me on my toes Jamee A. Pierson

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am not what you might call a concert-goer. To date, I can count the number of concerts I have attended on one hand.

My husband and I have a list of artists or groups who we will go see if they ever come to Iowa or come close to Iowa. It isn’t a long list and one of them got checked off last year when we saw Garth Brooks.

One group we regretted not seeing a couple of years ago was the Foo Fighters when they were in Kansas City. The show kind of jumped up on us, and we let it go while being jealous of the photos and videos we saw on Facebook from our friends and family that went.

I was in a bit of shock when I heard while driving to work one

morning the Foo would be even closer, stopping by Des Moines on their current concert tour. I knew we would be going and started plotting how to get the best tickets.

When the morning came for the tickets to go on sale, I was super nervous. Waiting on a website to do its thing is not my ideal situation and I was proved right when the site froze and I lost the spot I thought I had secured. With nosebleeds or general admission left, I headed to an outside ticket site to pay too much for what turned out to be really good seats.

We had to wait a few months for the date to finally come around, but finally Nov. 10 was here and we were headed to the concert. The openers,

The Struts, were good with a couple of songs I had heard on the radio. I was mostly entertained by the lead singer, his enthusiasm for his music, the substantial amount of fringe on his pants and his sequin shirt.

When they wrapped up, it was some tense moments awaiting the main act to take the stage. The curtain finally fell around the stage and we knew the moment was coming. As the lights went down and the first notes hit the speakers, the crowd was ready to go.

The Foo Fighters opened with a song off of their newest album, so I, of course, sang along like a knew it, but really had no idea. The next almost three hours were filled with Dave Grohl doing his best through a hoarse voice to belt out hit after hit during the group’s first visit to Des Moines. He said if a broken leg didn’t stop him from finishing a concert, a bit of laryngitis was nothing.

The band was great, especially drummer Taylor Hawkins, who provided the back up vocals to help along Grohl’s rough voice. While there wasn’t a ton of flash, the Foo didn’t need it was the music was enough to keep the crowd wanting more.

A lot of the time I sat in awe that I was actually getting to see the Foo Fighters in person with the group having such a storied history and Grohl’s own background in Nirvana. When it was over I couldn’t believe it was done. It felt like I had just experienced it the first time and needed another go round to really enjoy it.

It is safe to say that, even though we got to check the Foo Fighters off of our list, we would definitely go back for a second, third or fourth concert, should they head to the Midwest again.

Contact Jamee A. Pierson at jpierson@newtondailynews.com

Living and Dion Marc Dion

Putting the pieces together I live in a city with 88,000 residents and 17 dollar stores. I also work for the local newspaper, and my desk is next to the police scanner. I hear everything first.

On a Tuesday, the day before the first really cold day of the year, the scanner’s screechy garble told me a man had overdosed outdoors, on the bit of grass surrounding a local apartment complex.

Polite people, like the people who do “special reports” on television, invariably say that cities like mine are “at the center of America’s opioid crisis.” We are, too. We’re deadeye, bull’s-eye, dead center, and we’re as used to it as people get.

Our “drug of choice,” as the addiction counselors say, is heroin. It’s what America sends us as a trade for sending our kids to Afghanistan.

It’s like a game show.

“Mr. and Mrs. Garcia,” the fevered announcer says. “You sent your boy Petey to Afghanistan!

Afghanistan is sending YOUR neighborhood 700 pounds of heroin!”

But the announcer doesn’t really have a fever.

He’s dope sick, and his stomach is cramping from the need, and the sweat’s sliding down his skeletal face, and he can’t wait to get backstage so he can roll up his pants leg and find his last good vein.

And the scanner said the guy was lying in the grass, dying like a first-term senator’s conscience.

But wait, there’s more!

The next call on the scanner said there was a guy in the window of one of the apartments, and he was throwing rocks at the guy who was overdosing.

I’ve been deadeye, bull’s-eye, dead center in the middle of the crisis long enough to read the two calls.

The second guy, the guy throwing the rocks, knew the first guy and was trying to wake him up without being next to him when the cops arrived.

Either he was high himself or he didn’t want to get involved because he definitely didn’t want the cops in his apartment. Most likely, both things were true.

If anything convinced me that the guy throwing the rocks was a junkie, it’s that he had rocks in his apartment.

You look around your house, and you may not have any rocks, but if you’re in a junkie’s house, there’s likely to be 15 rocks in the closet, a dead cat in the bathtub and six defrosted, but uneaten, frozen dinners in the top drawer of the dresser.

The cops found the guy in the grass. The scanner said he was turning blue, but they hit him with the Narcan, and he lived to convulse another day. The guy in the apartment, they spoke to but did not arrest. Here, in the center of the opioid crisis, throwing rocks doesn’t get you arrested, not unless you hit someone or break something.

I didn’t write the story because as I once said to a youngish editor, “If I ran out of here every time the junkies did something crazy, I’d have the body of a marathon runner.”

I’m like the cops now, overwhelmed enough by the misery that I do a kind of rough triage. Junkie robs a bank, I write. Junkie gets caught selling the stuff, they arrest. The rest of the time, the junkedup game show host just smiles with his purple rotted teeth and hands us the parting gift of apathy.

Of course, it’s killing us all.

Adulting: Finding our perfect pet We knew we weren’t ready for a dog. The search for the perfect pet began there.

“Cat?” my husband suggested.

“I’d rather not invite something into my home that would immediately begin plotting my death,” I said. “How about a rabbit?”

“Why would we get a pet that needs to stay in a cage?”

I saw his point. We were getting our first pet as a step into our adulthood. We had just bought our first home. The itch driving us into pet ownership was a clear precursor to pending parenthood. At that point in our relationship, we had only ever tried to care for one thing, a houseplant named Walmart.

Walmart didn’t survive the summer, and we were fairly traumatized. But it had been a few years.

We were married now and living on a different coast from the one where Walmart had been underwatered and then overwatered to his early demise.

We were ready for a pet, but finding a cage-free animal that could live in an urban neighborhood and was not a dog or a cat was challenging. After months of research, we settled on getting a pig. We were pretty excited about it and told everyone how we were about to become proud pig parents. However, prior to purchasing one, I came across a pig advocacy site warning that pigs can be aggressive toward babies.

Deal breaker.

It was around this time that I learned about a breed of rabbit called Flemish giants. Known

his head, stamp his back foot or even give a small nip if he was Katiedid in the mood to be petted and Vs we weren’t bending to his bunny Katiedid Langrock demands.

In the early years, our lives as the “gentle giants,” they make revolved around Pig. We told evgreat family pets and, because eryone about his hilarious antics, they can be trained to go in a lit- how he would pull the pillows ter box, can live outside the cage, off the couch and create obstacle roaming freely around the house courses for himself. About how like a cat. We picked up our each time he shed, new black zigFlemish giant a month later and, zagging designs would appear on staying true to our assertion that his gray coat. How gorgeous he we would be pig parents, named was. When he exclusively chewed him Pig. on my leather shoes and bags, we Pig came to us after his previ- were impressed by his high-end ous owners returned him to his taste. breeder at 13 weeks. They had He was a family man. After discovered he was a runt and we brought our son home from would not be able to compete in the hospital, Pig inserted himself rabbit shows. Our runt grew to into the caretaking. He would a measly 18 pounds. We nick- run at full speed from the kitchnamed him Piggy Smalls. en to the nursery whenever he For the first few months, Pig heard the baby crying, standing didn’t stray far from his litter up on his hind legs to check on box. He seemed scared in the big his new brother. He adapted to a house, not used to a life outside life of being pulled, tugged and a cage, not used to a life dedi- hugged too tight by little people cated to little more than daily who loved him. brushings. I had just about givOver the years, Pig slowed en up on the idea that Pig would down. He didn’t jump as high socially connect with us, when or run as fast. But he was always he hopped over to the couch to up for snuggling. Even in his last be near us for the first time. He days, Pig would force his head wasn’t ready to be touched but under our hands for a pet and was ready to be near. would nudge, stamp or nip if we By the end of year one, our didn’t show him his due affection. firstborn, as we lovingly referred This week, we laid our fur to Pig, had taken full control of baby to rest. our house. He would hop over Pig loved fluffy rugs, computer to greet us as soon as we came cords and bananas. He loved us home from work. He would more. And we him. place his front two paws on my We had been in search for shoulders to give me kisses on the perfect pet. We got so much my lips. He would nudge us with more. Rest in peace, Piggy.

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Obituaries Tom Sherratt Nov. 10, 2017 Tom Sherratt, 73, passed away Friday, Nov. 10, 2017, at his home in Newton, after a lengthy illness.

Tom was born Aug. 14, 1944, and attended schools in Newton graduating in 1962. Af-

ter high school, T o m served his country in the Marine Corps.

His love for adventure led him on many different paths including cowboying in Wyoming, rodeo-

ing, auctioneering and working at Blank Park Zoo. Tom most recently retired from a sales position with WW Manufacturing. His love of nature made taxidermy, hunting, fishing, wildlife photography and exploration of Native American beliefs his favorite activities.

Tom is survived by his

mother, Dorothy Sherratt of Newton; sister, Sue Yoder; and brother, Glen Sherratt (Karen).

He is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Military honors and visitation with the family will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 at the American Legion in Newton.

Leo Harrington Nov. 13, 2017 Leo Harrington, 98, of Newton, died Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, at Park Centre Health Care in Newton.

Services are pending at Pence-Reese Funeral Home.

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Do It Yourself Prairie Series

Would you like to learn how to create your own prairie garden? A new program is starting at the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge that will give you the information you need to do just that. From seed cleaning and planting to weed control and using a prairie garden for educational purposes, learn a new skill every month in this series. This series begins this month and continues once a month through July.

The first program will be from 10 to 11 a.m.

Saturday. The topic for November will be “Outdoor Learning Environments and Seed Cleaning.” Special guest, Annie Fangman of Prairie Rivers of Iowa, will discuss utilizing your garden as an outdoor learning environment. For more information visit prrcd.org/outdoor-learning-environments-iowa/.

Participants will also learn to clean and identify native prairie seeds for successful planting.

These programs are open to aspiring prairie gardeners of all ages and experience. Individuals and groups are welcome For more information on the series, contact Patrick_bryant@fws.gov or call 515-994-3402.

Submitted Photo Members of the Newton Noon Kiwanis donated items to the Newton Salvation Army. The Salvation Army in now accepting donations for the holiday season of non-perishable food items or cash. For more information on the Newton Noon Kiwanis visit newtonkiwanis.org or follow us on Facebook at Newton Noon Kiwanis.

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

Dinner will be in the basement of the church.

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m.

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

• Commercial Ag Weed, Insect and Plant Disease Management CIC will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday at ISU Extension, Jasper County, 550 N. Second Ave. W. in Newton. Contact Tammy Welcher at 641-792-6433 or welcher@iastate.edu. Registration fee is $35.

• Community Table Supper will meet at 5 p.m.

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

• 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.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Masonic Temple in Prairie City.

• Newton Community Blood Drive will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday at DMACC Newton Conference Center, 600 N. Second Ave. W. Sign up to save a life today online at lifeservebloodcenter.org or by calling 800-287-4903.

• Newton Masonic Lodge No. 59 will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at Newton Masonic Temple AF & AM, 208 First Ave. W. Meal will be served. Masonic education begins at 6:45 p.m. with the stated meeting starting at 7:30 p.m. Tonight is Election Night.

• Pink Ribbon Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Skiff Medical Center, 204 N Fourth Ave. E. in Newton. Jill Clapper will be the speaker.

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

• NAMI Family Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the in-service room in the basement at Skiff Medical Center, 204 N. Fourth Ave. E. in Newton. NAMI family support group is a peerled group for adult family members, caregivers and loved ones of indiv8iduals living with mental illness. Gain insight from the challenges and successes of others facing similar circumstances. Enter through the emergency room entrance and take the elevator to the right to the basement.

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

• Eliminators Breakfast Fundraiser will begin at 6 a.m. Saturday at Moose Lodge in Newton. Open to the public. Fundraiser Breakfast to benefit Eliminators 14U locally based, travel softball team with equipment costs and tournament fees.

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Submitted Photo Three Newton Christian School students had the privilege of participating in the South Central Iowa Honor Band Nov. 7 in Ankeny. The students that participated were, from left, Kaleb Fazel on trumpet, Emily Wermager on clarinet and Jessica Endres on clarinet.

was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Jason T. Purtilo, 34, of Newton, was arrested at 12:19 p.m. Nov. 9 at 515 First St. S. on a Jasper County warrant for probation violation, original charge possession of methamphetamine. Purtilo was taken

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Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office • Jerry D. Fortune, 67, of Newton, was charged with operating while under the influence at 4:14 p.m. Nov. 8 after officers were called to a vehicle accident in the 8200 block of Highway

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Fortune failed sobriety tests, and he was arrested. He requested to go to the hospital because of his back and the officer transported him to Skiff Medical Center. Fortune was later taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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Discovery of pregnancy tests surprises live-in girlfriend DEAR ABBY: I am a lesbian. My girlfriend and I have been dating for six months. We have an awesome relationship and are very happy and open with each other.

I know she has dated guys in the past — so have I — so I’m not worried about that nonsense at all. But I recently found something of hers that surprised me. It was a container of pregnancy tests, and one was missing with a Plan B pill alongside of it. I am not mad about it because I know stuff happens, but I would rather that it not happen in our apartment.

I’m tempted to bring it up, but I would honestly rather not discuss it at all. I just don’t want anything happening in the apartment. Would it be weird if I just threw the stuff out without telling her, or should I say something?

What if she wants to keep it? I don’t think that would be the case, but it would start a fight because, as a female couple, we obviously don’t need a pregnancy test. I know I am overthinking this, and I could use some advice on how to handle this uncomfortable situation. — SURPRISED ABOUT IT DEAR SURPRISED: I’m glad you asked. Do NOT “quietly” throw out those pregnancy tests or the medication. I don’t know what kind of arrangement you have with your live-in girlfriend, but if fidelity was part of the agreement, you should absolutely talk with her about what you found. It does not have to degenerate into a fight, but it’s important that you know why she feels the need to be in an intimate relationship, regardless of gender, with someone else.

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Nonprofit to again open winter shelter this year IOWA CITY — Shelter House in Iowa City will again offer a temporary emergency winter shelter for people who have nowhere to sleep when the weather turns cold.

It’s the fourth straight year the winter shelter house is being run by the nonprofit. It will run the shelter out of an empty county-owned building on south Clinton Street. The county will not charge rent for the space and will continue to pay for utilities.

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ALGONA — A state board has suspended the teaching license of a northern Iowa teacher and coach was accused of being intoxicated at school.

The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners ordered the suspension of Chad Ahlers’ teaching and coaching licenses for two years. He also was ordered to complete a 15-hour ethics course for educators.

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WATERLOO — The Waterloo City Council has rejected a proposed ordinance to limit fireworks use to just four hours a year. The City Council voted 6-to-1 Monday against the proposal. The ordinance would have restricted the use of fireworks on private property in the city limits to 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on July 4. A new state law allows fireworks to be used from June 1 through July 8 and again from Dec. 10 through Jan. 3. That law allows cities to approve shorter usage periods or completely ban setting them off.

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Board set to vote on development project DES MOINES — Des Moines officials say a proposed $60 million downtown development project would bring retail and office space and high-rise apartment to the area.

The development would be built at 7th Street and Grand Avenue, at the site where an old parking garage was torn down several years ago.

Des Moines city economic development director Erin Olson-Douglas says 665 Grand would be built in phases.

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DAVENPORT — An eastern Iowa library has received more than 1,000 books from a single donor. The Davenport Public Library’s nonprofit fundraising organization plans to sell the books at a special event on Friday and Saturday. The collection includes classical literature, coffee table books and volumes about nature. Sale organizers say the books are of such high quality that many will be priced higher than usual.

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Corn harvest still lags, soybeans nearly done DES MOINES — It turned unusually cold last week but at least it was dry, allowing farmers in Iowa and Nebraska to make progress harvesting corn and soybeans.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says in its weekly crop update Monday that Iowa producers report they have 85 percent of the corn crop harvested, about a week behind the average and Nebraska is at 86 percent, lagging behind

the five-year average of 90 percent at this point in the season.

The Iowa soybean crop is 97 percent complete about five days behind average and Nebraska farmers report they’re all but finished with soybeans at 99 percent harvested.

Sorghum harvested in Nebraska was at 85 percent, behind the 93 percent average. About 95 percent of winter wheat has emerged, near the 98 percent average.

Officials consider plan to oversee $32M rec center FORT DODGE (AP) — Officials in northern Iowa will vote on a proposal this week to create an authority to oversee a proposed $32 million cultural and recreational facility.

The center would be located in downtown Fort Dodge to replace the current recreational facility built in the 1960s, and to offer new amenities, including a black box theater and a parking garage, the Messenger reported.

“This is a quality of life feature,” City Manager David Fierke said.

“We’re doing it because this is what the major employers say they want to see for their people.”

Webster County’s Board of Supervisors and the Fort Dodge City Council will vote to establish the Webster County Wellness and Cultural Authority.

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proposed center would be financed by the authority, which would own the center and lease it to a nonprofit that would manage daily operations after the facility is built.

A state law allowing counties and county seat towns to enter into partnerships would permit the formation of the authority for the project.

“Public-private partnerships are really the best way to make large projects happen,” said Randy Kuhlman, chairman of the board for the Fort Dodge Community Recreation Center.

The authority would be led by a three-member board, which would be able to issue revenue bonds to finance the building. However, those bonds wouldn’t count against the city and county governments’ debt limits, said Fierke.

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Iowa event planner hides rocks with inspirational messages CEDAR FALLS (AP) — “You can do it.” ‘’Smile.” ‘’Be a leader.”

These are some of the words and advice that inspired Catherine Mayfield to embark on a solo business adventure three years ago and to keep going when it got tough.

EventConnect, an event-planning business, marked its third anniversary this month, and to celebrate Mayfield decided to return these messages back to the Cedar Valley as “kindness rocks.”

Mayfield and her intern, Alex Potzner, spent a good portion of last month washing, painting and writing encouraging words and sayings on more than 1,095 stones — one for each day she has been in business.

The two then placed the stones all over the Cedar Valley.

“As a business owner you have to kind of tell yourself those things.

You have to learn how to tell yourself, ‘Don’t give up. Keep going. Believe in your dreams.’

The rocks are meant to empower the receiver,” Mayfield told The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier . “It’s been great. It’s been challenging. Doing the rock project kind of showed how many days it’s been, and it was just very sentimental for me.”

Each rock also contains a hashtag for the unsuspecting finders to put on social media, #spreadkindnesscv.

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“It’s just fun, and it’s a scavenger hunt. I think it’s fun finding something meant for you that you weren’t looking for,” she said.

Mayfield, a Cedar Falls native and 2009 graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, said she’s always dreamed of owning her own business.

“Growing up, I was always starting my own entrepreneurship adventures like a cleaning business or a neighborhood newspaper. I even tried to host a neighborhood Olympics in elementary,” she said.

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The event-planning business fits her personality well. With a thinkoutside-the-box mentality, a curious attention to detail and a bubbly personality, Mayfield, now 33, is living her dream.

EventConnect has helped with corporate events and weddings, sometimes up to five events in a month.

“It’s awesome and I love it, but it’s really hard. I definitely feel like a changed person,” she said. And in regard to spending hours driving around town and placing rocks anywhere she can, “This is just so me, and unconventional.”

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Hy-Vee recognizes November as National Diabetes Awareness Month

Submitted Photo The staff of Jasper County Health Department’s home care services works to provide residents with the care they need to continue to live in their homes.

Home health creates independence at home Jasper County Health Department November is National Home Care and Hospice Month. Home health care allows patients to take control of their own care and treatment while remaining independent and at home, where 90 percent of Americans want to be while dealing with chronic illness. The people who work in home care are devoted to the health and well-being of their patients. Home Care Aide Week takes place Nov. 12-18 and we hope everyone will join us in honoring these compassionate workers who play an invaluable

role for their clients as caregivers, companions, and friends.

“Home care and hospice services are critical to our health care system today and will be even more important in the years to come,” said William A. Dombi, President of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice. “Every day, nearly two million dedicated caregivers provide essential services to more than 12 million vulnerable seniors, persons with disabilities, and children in their homes.”

Home care helps the many seniors who live at home to stay

independent while remaining to live in their communities. Steenhoek states our mission is to protect and improve the health of Jasper County and assisting seniors and disabled to remain at home is one way that we do just that. Our goal is to make the client as independent as possible.

For more information about Jasper County Health Department’s home care services which include personal cares and homemaker services or for a free evaluation visit, contact Brenda Steenhoek, Home Care Manager at 641-787-9224.

Hy-Vee, Inc. recognizes November as National Diabetes Awareness Month and is proud to continue its focus on health and wellness through diabetes education and lifestyle management programs across its eight-state region.

Hy-Vee’s newest offering is the recently launched Begin for Diabetes lifestyle management program. Hy-Vee also offers the Begin and Begin 4 Kids programs.

All three options are led by registered dietitians in Hy-Vee’s 246 stores across its eight-state region.

People with diabetes face a specific set of health and nutrition challenges, and the 10-week Begin for Diabetes programs are customized to help attendees address those issues and manage their condition. Participants can schedule individual consultations or participate as part of a group for additional support.

During the sessions attendees learn: • How to make smart choices when dining out.

• How to count carbs and plan healthy meals.

• Techniques to cope with the stress that can come with a diabetes diagnosis.

• How to prevent complications and recognize signs of hypo- and hyper-

glycemia.

• To control portion size and keep food logs based on their dietary needs.

“During National Diabetes Awareness Month, we want to remind the public that help is available,” said Kristin Williams, senior vice president and chief health officer at Hy-Vee. “Our registered dietitians are here to help educate and support program participants on their journey to making their lives healthier and happier.”

Hy-Vee’s Begin program provides building blocks for weight management through detailed journals and recommendations for healthier eating, including biometric screenings.

More than 20,000 individuals have completed the 10-week lifestyle management program.

The company also offers a four-week Begin 4 Kids program that emphasizes food groups, activity and eating for good health, along with the Hy-Vee KidsFit program and website that encourages children to get excited about moving and exercise.

In addition to the Begin programs, Hy-Vee has also launched a Diabetes Prevention Program to help customers identify their risks.

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Five Bolts earn spots on Iowa Star all-conference team

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News The Baxter volleyball team had a successful first season in the Iowa Star Conference. The Bolts advanced past the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2009, and the program finished 6-1 in South Division matches.

The only loss came to a North Tama squad which was one of three Iowa Star Conference teams to advance to the state tournament.

For their efforts this past season, five Baxter Bolts earned all-conference recognition.

Senior Jordynn Wesselink was a unanimous first team selection in the Iowa Star Conference’s South Division and sophomore Amber Weltha also landed on the first team.

Second-team recognition went to seniors Sailor Hinegardner and Mary Schabilion and junior setter Sydney Schmidt was an honorable mention choice.

Wesselink and Weltha were both among the division’s top hitters in 2017.

Wesselink ranked third in conference kills with 91, while Weltha finished fifth with 72.

Wesselink also finished with a division-high 27 aces, 71 digs and was 94-of-113 in serves.

The 71 digs ranked fifth in the division.

In overall matches, Wesselink blasted a career-high 281 kills, tallied 237 digs and served up 69 aces. Wesselink was 293-of-338 in serves and had 13 blocks with 14 assists. The 69 aces were tops in the league, and the 281 kills ranked fourth.

Weltha played mostly in the front row as the Bolts’ middle hitter. She finished 5-of-6 in serves, tallied three assists, collected 11 digs and had 11 blocks.

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In overall matches, Weltha finished with 213 kills, which ranked fifth in the league. The sophomore collected 16 assists, 41 digs and 39 blocks.

Hinegardner finished third in the division with 80 digs as the team’s libero and also had seven assists, three aces and was 62-of-63 of serves.

In overall matches, Hinegardner ranked second in the league with 293 digs. She also had 17 assists and 10 aces.

The senior was 204-of-206 in serves.

Schabilion tallied 24 kills, 12 aces, five assists, 24 digs and 11 blocks. She hit on 100 of her Schmidt 106 serve attempts.

In overall matches, Schabilion finished with 60 kills, 24 aces, 81 digs, nine assists and 22 blocks. She was 295-of-317 in serves.

Schmidt ranked third in the league with 158 assists and ranked second in the division behind Wesselink with 26 aces. She was 65-of-77 in serves and collected 32 digs.

In overall matches, Schmidt had 438 assists, which ranked third in the division. She also

Amber Weltha, Baxter, First Team

had 80 digs, 21 kills and 41 aces.

Schmidt was 184-of-207 in serves. The 41 aces ranked in a tie for fourth in the league.

Iowa Star Conference South Division Standings North Tama 7-0 Baxter 6-1 Collins-Maxwell 5-2 Colo-NESCO 4-3 GMG 3-4 Meskwaki Settlement School 2-5 Valley Lutheran 1-6 CAL 0-7 Elite Team Kennedy Meister, senior, Janesville Katie Kopriva, sophomore, North Tama Bree Thompson, junior, Janesville Kennedy Drewis, senior, Tripoli Alisa Bengen, junior, Janesville Brianda Bane, senior, Collins-Maxwell McKayla Boeschen, senior, Dunkerton

* Karly Jans, junior, North Tama Amber Weltha, sophomore, Baxter Takoa Kopriva, sophomore, North Tama Tori Lasley, junior, Meskwaki Settlement South Division Second Team Sailor Hinegardner, senior, Baxter Mary Schabilion, senior, Baxter Katie Camp, senior, Collins-Maxwell Lydia Schafer, senior, North Tama Isabel Sierra, sophomore, North Tama Chelsea Henze, senior, Colo-NESCO Peyton Gallentine, senior, GMG South Division Honorable Mention Sydney Schmidt, senior, Baxter Kassidy State, senior, CAL Gracie Cheville, junior, Collins-Maxwell Rylie Reischauer, senior, Colo-NESCO Eve Gallentine, senior, GMG Carissa Calderwood, junior, North Tama Delicia Guevara, senior, Meskwaki Settlement Katelynn Panning, senior, Valley Lutheran

South Division First Team * Jordynn Wesselink, senior, Baxter * Katie Kopriva, sophomore, North Tama * Brianda Bane, senior, Collins-Maxwell

Hawks host annual jamboree

Troy Hyde/Daily News Colfax-Mingo junior Colbee Cunningham steals the ball from a Tri-County player during the Lynnville-Sully Jamboree on Monday night. The Tigerhawks claimed a 19-15 win.

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Milwaukee thumps Iowa State in Hilton AMES (AP) — Everyone connected to Iowa State basketball knew this would be a rebuilding season.

Hardly anyone thought things could look as dreadful as they did Monday night.

Brock Stull scored 17 points and Milwaukee thumped host Iowa State 74-56, the Cyclones’ first defeat in a home opener in 20 years and their first November loss at home in 16 games.

Brett Prahl scored 14 points and Bryce Nze added 13 for the Panthers (2-0), who were

picked to finish eighth in the 10-team Horizon League.

But Iowa State made Milwaukee look like the Big 12 team in Hilton Coliseum.

The Cyclones fell behind 39-32 by halftime in part because they committed 11 turnovers in 20 minutes.

Any notion of a comeback from the Cyclones (0-2) was done in by some dreadful shooting in the second half.

Iowa State went 5-of20 from the field and 0-for-8 from 3-point range after the break.

Panthers hit 15 treys, crush Alcorn State

Troy Hyde/Daily News Lynnville-Sully senior Jataya Meyer puts up a 3-pointer against Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont in the final scrimmage of the night at the annual L-S Jamboree on Monday. The host Hawks won 34-11 over the Rockets.

Troy Hyde/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe junior Mackenzie Bussan puts up a shot in the lane against a crowd of Montezuma defenders on Monday night during the Lynnville-Sully Jamboree. Montezuma defeated PCM 20-12.

CEDAR FALLS (AP) — Juwan McCloud made six 3-pointers and finished with a career-high 18 points to help Northern Iowa roll past Alcorn State 73-45 on Monday night.

Tywhon Pickford added 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Bennett Koch had 11 points and 13 rebounds for Northern Iowa (1-1), which bounced back from an 86-69 loss to No. 9 North Carolina on Friday night.

Klint Carlson and

McCloud hit back-toback 3-pointers and the Panthers had a double-digit lead seven minutes into the game.

Pickford made a 3-pointer to cap an 18-0 run with 10:36 left before halftime as Northern Iowa built a 37-27 at the break.

Alcorn State pulled to 39-28 with 17:44 to play.

A 21-5 run stretched the Panthers’ lead to 28 points with seven minutes left.

Northern Iowa made 15-of-27 3-pointers.

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Miami jumps to No. 2 behind Alabama NEW YORK (AP) — Miami is back at No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll , the Hurricanes’ best ranking since 2003.

The undefeated Hurricanes leaped five spots from No. 7 after routing Notre Dame on Saturday night. Alabama remained No. 1, where it has been since the preseason, getting 57 first-place votes. Miami received the other four first-place votes.

Oklahoma moved up to two spots to No. 3, jumping Clemson, which remained No. 4. Unbeaten Wisconsin moved up a spot to No. 5.

Three matchups of top10 teams on Saturday produced lopsided victories for the home teams, including Miami over Notre Dame. The Irish dropped six spots to No. 9.

Auburn moved up to No. 6 after beating Georgia. The Bulldogs fell from second to seventh. TCU dropped out of the top 10 after losing at Oklahoma.

Iowa and Iowa State both dropped out after losses. The schools were ranked together last week for the first time since 2005.

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By The Associated Press The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 11, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv 1. Alabama (57) 10-0 1521 1 2. Miami (4) 9-0 1438 7 3. Oklahoma 9-1 1367 5 4. Clemson 9-1 1358 4 5. Wisconsin 10-0 1322 6 6. Auburn 8-2 1199 10 7. Georgia 9-1 1151 2 8. Ohio St. 8-2 1036 11 9. Notre Dame 8-2 1001 3 10. Oklahoma St. 8-2 898 12 11. TCU 8-2 875 8 12. Southern Cal 9-2 866 15 13. Penn St. 8-2 818 16 14. UCF 9-0 807 14 15. Washington St. 9-2 614 19 16. Washington 8-2 575 9 17. Mississippi St. 7-3 492 18 18. Memphis 8-1 437 20 19. Michigan 8-2 315 21 20. Stanford 7-3 287 NR 21. LSU 7-3 276 NR 22. Michigan St. 7-3 259 13 23. South Florida 8-1 236 22 24. West Virginia 7-3 222 23 25. NC State 7-3 178 NR Others receiving votes: Virginia Tech 110, Northwestern 72, Arizona 49, Iowa St. 27, Georgia Tech 6, Boise St. 6, Army 3, South Carolina 2, Iowa 2.

Iowa’s Bluder reaches 700-win plateau IOWA CITY (AP) — Iowa coach Lisa Bluder won her 700th game on Friday in her 34th season as a head coach.

The Hawkeyes (1-0) beat Quinnipiac 83-67 to give Bluder her milestone victory.

Bluder, who started her head-coaching career at Drake, began her 18th season at Iowa on Friday. She has won 344 games with the Hawkeyes while leading them to 12 NCAA Tournament appearances and 10 20-win seasons.

The Hawkeyes are 2-0 to start the season, with a 104-97 overtime victory against Western Kentucky on Saturday.

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William Byron wins Phoenix as Xfinity Series field is set

AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — A rag-tag pit crew led William Byron to his fourth victory of the season.

He also was one of the four drivers to qualify Saturday for next week’s Xfinity Series championship finale.

Byron, Justin Allgaier, and Elliott Sadler — all from JR Motorsports — and Daniel Hemric took the four spots in all-Chevrolet race for the Xfinity Series championship.

Byron wrapped up his spot on points during Saturday’s race at Phoenix Raceway. With nothing to lose, he used the final pit stop to take two tires in an effort to gain track position and win the race. He got out first, behind a crew that was assembled on the fly.

JR Motorsports, the team owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr., his sister, Kelley, and Rick Hendrick, found themselves scrambling Saturday morning when a mechanical issue forced a plane carrying its pit crews to make an emergency landed on its way from North Carolina.

The plane landed in Arkansas, and even though Hendrick Motorsports sent a plane to retrieve the crew members, they did not arrive at Phoenix in time for the race.

So, Byron, Sadler and Allgaier were missing regular pit crew members.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. said after the race he was “freaking out” when he learned about the crew situation.

All four berths in next Saturday night’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway were on the line in Phoenix. It made for an enjoyable race for the final spot between Hemric and Cole Custer, as the two battled for position in the closing laps.

NASCAR Photo William Byron, driver of the No. 9 Liberty University Chevrolet, celebrates in victory lane after winning Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Ticket Galaxy 200 at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Ariz.

Custer was fourth and Hemric fifth, and if they stayed that way, Hemric had the spot. But Christopher Bell chased Hemric, who couldn’t afford to give up a position between Custer.

Bell used a three-wide pass on the outside to get by both drivers, and Hemric eventually passed Custer and finished fifth.

Custer faded to seventh, and praised his first-year Stewart-Haas Racing team.

“I knew we needed to beat him, but I guess we needed a buffer in between us to beat him,” Custer said. “I think we made the best of our day with what we had, but, overall, we’re still not in the championship four. But for a first-year team we came a long ways.”

Ryan Blaney led 147 of

the 200 laps but finished second. He took four tires on the late pit stop and had to drive his way back to the front. Although he was disappointed, he understood the bigger picture for him is Sunday when he races for a shot at the Cup championship.

Blaney starts from the pole Sunday.

“I didn’t think our Cup car was very good today, which was kind of a letdown a little bit,” Blaney said. “It was a frustrating day. We weren’t great in race trim all weekend. Even when we unloaded on Friday we weren’t great in race trim.

“Obviously, qualifying trim went well, but race trim we’ve just struggled a lot. We’ve been struggling to find speed and anything we’ve done hasn’t

really changed the balance up very much, which is probably the most frustrating part. We change everything and I can’t really feel any difference and it’s still just slow.”

Erik Jones, another Cup regular, finished third. Christopher Bell was fourth.

Allgaier finished 10th and Sadler was 18th.

Eliminated early from title contention was Brennan Poole who collided just 32 laps into the race with the lapped car of Caesar Bacarella. The driver was making his first career NASCAR national start.

“Bad luck, bad circumstances. Just a bummer,” Poole said.

“Sometimes lapped cars get in the way and you have to navigate around them. Didn’t get it done.”

NASCAR Photo Johnny Sauter, driver of the No. 21 ISMConnect Chevrolet, does a burnout after taking the checkered flag to win Friday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Lucas Oil 150 at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Ariz.

Sauter wins, Cindric moves on to final amid controversy AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — NASCAR’s Truck Series has itself a spicy championship fight, with teenager Austin Cindric smack in the middle of the controversy, after a heated Friday night race at Phoenix Raceway.

The race was stopped three times in the final 20 laps for accident cleanup, including the mess created when Kyle Busch Motorsports teammates Noah Gragson and Christopher Bell wrecked each other racing for the lead. The night went so long, a football game between Stanford and Washington had to be moved to another network, so defending series champion Johnny’s Sauter victory celebration was abbreviated.

Christopher Bell, Matt Crafton and Cindric advanced to next week’s championship race — Sauter had already qualified — with their finishes at Phoenix. Cindric’s spot was contested because he wrecked the competition to earn his berth in next Friday night’s race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Bell clinched his on points

by winning the first two stages.

Then two-time series champion Crafton locked up his spot on points in the second stage at Phoenix.

With Sauter already in, it put just one slot in the championship on the line during the final stage at Phoenix. That turned it into a race between Ben Rhodes and Cindric for the right to race for the championship.

A caution sent both drivers to pit road with 25 laps remaining, and Cindric was slowed by a second consecutive troubled stop. But it was a questionable call to pit in hindsight because Rhodes also lost track position when other drivers didn’t follow him.

Rhodes had been fourth but restarted ninth. Cindric was 12th with 21 laps remaining and the season on the line.

That’s where the race for the final championship spot all but ended. John Hunter Nemechek made a late bid to bump Cindric, but had to win the race to advance and wound up second.

But it was that restart with

21 laps remaining that set the championship field. As Rhodes and Cindric battled for position on the restart, the two trucks made contact that led to a race-ending wreck for Rhodes. Cindric went low on the restart to gain momentum for a potential pass and Rhodes briefly dipped down in an apparent attempt to block him.

The two made contact that caused Rhodes to spin “I was there and he blocked, that’s his fault,” Cindric radioed.

Rhodes’ crew chief saw it far differently and felt Cindric used a dirty move to collect his spot at Homestead. Eddie Troconis also warned that Cindric will have a rough race ahead of him in the championship.

The race was stopped and Cindric said during the pause it was a racing incident.

“I had a good run, Ben went to block, and I was there,” Cindric said. “I can’t get pushed around because that was my chance and he was better than we were all night. Nothing intentional there. I tried to get a

run and held my ground.”

Rhodes called it a “desperation” move by Cindric and said he was driving “over his head.”

“There’s definitely a time and place to go three-wide, that wasn’t it,” said Rhodes.

“He put me in a bad place. I am not sure that was the right move on his part.”

Crafton was also in the wreck and will race against Cindric next week for the title.

He sided with Rhodes.

“I told Ben, the 19 (Cindric) better not finish Homestead,” Crafton said in encouraging Rhodes to retaliate next week when Cindric has so much on the line.

Brad Keselowski owns the truck that Cindric is racing, and is shutting down the team after next week’s race. He tweeted after watching a replay during the red flag that he didn’t believe either driver was at fault.

“Tough deal. I’m not sure either driver could or should have done anything different,” he wrote. “Sometimes things happen when you go fast for a living ...”

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IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY CITY OF Newton, IOWA Petitioner, and Concerning BARBARA A. STOCKDALE A/K/A BARBARA STOCKDALE-PAGE; SPOUSE OF BARBARA A. STOCKDALE A/K/A BARBARA STOCKDALE-PAGE, IF ANY; JASPER COUNTY, IOWA; and UNKNOWN PARTIES Respondents.

EQUITY NO. EQCV120728 ORIGINAL NOTICE DATE PETITION FILED: 11/01/17 TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT(S): You are notified that a petition has been filed in the office of the clerk of this court naming you as a respondent in this action, which petition prays the Court to find that the property located at 509 W. 2nd Street S., Newton, Iowa and legally described as: Lot B of Lot 1 of Stone's Addition to the City of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa as appears in plat book B at page 215 in the office of the Recorder of said County has been abandoned within the meaning of Iowa Code Section 657A.10A and grant the City title to the property free and clear of all claims, liens, or encumbrances. The name and address of the attorney for the petitioner is Gilbert R. Caldwell III, Caldwell, Brierly, Chalupa & Nuzum, PLLC, 211 1st Avenue West, Newton, IA 50208. The attorney's phone number is (641) 792-4160; facsimile number: (641) 792-2410.

You must serve a motion or answer on or before December 18, 2017, and within a reasonable time thereafter, file your motion or answer with the Clerk of Court for Jasper County, at the courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

You are further notified that the above case has been filed in a county that utilizes electronic filing. Unless, within 20 days after service of this original notice upon you, you serve, and within a reasonable time thereafter file a motion or answer, in the Iowa District Court for Jasper County, at the courthouse in Newton, Iowa, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. Please see Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16 for information on electronic filing and Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16, division VI regarding the protection of personal information in court filings.

If you require the assistance of auxiliary aids or services to participate in court because of a disability, immediately call your district ADA coordinator at (515) 286-3394. (If you are hearing impaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735-2942) IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS November 14, 21 and 28 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY CITY OF Newton, IOWA Petitioner, and Concerning ASTRID JO BROWN; BLUEHIPPO FUNDING, LLC; SKIFF MEDICAL CENTER N/K/A MERCY MEDICAL CENTER-NEWTON; TRI-STATE ADJUSTMENTS FREEPORT, INC. MIDLAND FUNDING LLC; STATE OF IOWA; JASPER COUNTY, IOWA; and UNKNOWN PARTIES Respondents.

EQUITY NO. EQCV120719 ORIGINAL NOTICE DATE PETITION FILED: 10/24/17 TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT(S): You are notified that a petition has been filed in the office of the clerk of this court naming you as a respondent in this action, which petition prays the Court to find that the property located at 1312 E. 6th Street S., Newton, Iowa and legally described as: Lot 14 of the Northwest Fractional Quarter of the Northeast Fractional Quarter of Section 3, Township 79 North, Range 19 West of the 5th P.M., Jasper County, Iowa, also known as "LISTER'S ACRES," as appears in Plat Book D page 7 in the Office of the Recorder of said County has been abandoned within the meaning of Iowa Code Section 657A.10A and grant the City title to the property free and clear of all claims, liens, or encumbrances. The name and address of the attorney for the petitioner is Gilbert R. Caldwell III, Caldwell, Brierly, Chalupa & Nuzum, PLLC, 211 1st Avenue West, Newton, IA 50208. The attorney's phone number is (641) 792-4160; facsimile number: (641) 792-2410.

You must serve a motion or answer on or before December 4, 2017, and within a reasonable time thereafter, file your motion or answer with the Clerk of Court for Jasper County, at the courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

You are further notified that the above case has been filed in a county that utilizes electronic filing. Unless, within 20 days after service of this original notice upon you, you serve, and within a reasonable time thereafter file a motion or answer, in the Iowa District Court for Jasper County, at the courthouse in Newton, Iowa, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition. Please see Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16 for information on electronic filing and Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16, division VI regarding the protection of personal information in court filings.

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Jasper County Elderly Nutrition Floater Position

Elderly Nutrition Substitute Delivery Drivers

Jasper County Elderly Nutrition is looking for a responsible individual to assist on a permanent part-time basis to help with a variety of duties: Kitchen duties, food prep, dishes, meal delivery and some light clerical work. Selected applicant will average 15 to 20 hours per week. Starting rate of pay is $10.26 per hour with no County beneďŹ ts. Applications are available at Elderly Nutrition located at 2401 1st Ave E in Newton, at the Jasper County Human Resources OfďŹ ce located in the lower level of the County Annex Building at 115 N 2nd Ave E. in Newton, or online at www.co.jasper.ia.us

Jasper County Elderly Nutrition is looking for a few responsible individuals to assist on a substitute basis to help deliver meals within Jasper County. Starting rate is $9.22/hour with mileage reimbursement; hours vary from 1 to 2 hours per day based on route.

A complete job description and applications are available at the Jasper County Human Resources OfďŹ ce located at 115 N. 2nd Ave. N. in Newton or on the County’s website www.co.jasper.ia.us

Application must be received no later than 4:30 PM on Friday Nov. 17th, 2017 to be eligible for the selection process.

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Gates Corporation is excited to join the Newton Community!

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Grinnell College is currently seeking a motivated and well-organized individual to be part of our Facilities Management team.

We pride ourselves on the culinary creations served from our presentation kitchens, and are looking for a passionate Presentation Cook to help support our team. The ideal candidate for this position has previous experience preparing food, enjoys working in a busy environment and is capable of taking direction well and multi-tasking effectively.

If you have foodservice industry experience and a passion for food prep and strong customer service, please apply for this position.

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Responsibilities include, but not limited to, ensuring proper operation of the Building Management, HVAC, Fire, Sprinkler, and other specialty control systems while adhering to local, state, and federal regulations. Must be able to read and interpret schematic drawings and technical literature. Will complete service calls as well as project work under the direction of the controls lead or project manager.

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On-call duty required, alternating with other mechanics. Cross-training within different disciplines needed for on-call responsibility.

Grinnell College Dining Services works with and trains cooks to become certiďŹ ed chefs through our CertiďŹ cation Program. Working to develop individual skills and culinary techniques following classic methods and practices.

QualiďŹ cations: Requires three years of experience in the operation and maintenance of building automation/ ďŹ re alarm systems or heating/ventilating/air conditioning (HVAC) equipment. Requires demonstrated proďŹ ciency with Windows-based computers, preferably energy management and programming building automation systems.

Responsibilities and Duties Candidates will measure and assemble ingredients and prepare menu items as needed for our customers, in a state of the art facility. Candidates will maintain accurate food production records, properly store food items at appropriate temperatures, maintain a clean and sanitized kitchen.

Must also have experience installing, troubleshooting and repairing the following: electronic components, electrical equipment, thermostats, control valves, dampers, actuators and relays.

Must be proďŹ cient in the installation of conduit, control wiring and ďŹ eld hardware. Knowledge of applicable codes, methods, tooling, and hazards associated with this trade is essential.

The ability to read and interpret schematic drawings and technical literature is required. An Associate’s degree in electronics or similar training is preferred.

Selected candidate will need to successfully complete a physical exam, physical assessment, and background check prior to the ďŹ rst day of work.

Skills and Requirements for our position High school diploma/GED required 2+ years’ experience as a Cook in the restaurant industry is a plus but not necessary Able to read and follow standardized recipes Strong knowledge of proper food handling procedures Able to work as part of a team in a busy kitchen atmosphere ServeSafe CertiďŹ cation is a plus but not necessary we will train

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Circulation Customer Service Representative The Newton Daily News has an exciting full time opportunity for a Customer Service Representative in the circulation department.

The successful candidate will be self-directed and have the ability to communicate effectively with subscribers and carriers.

Must possess a positive attitude, excellent organizational skills and the ability to work in a team environment.

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GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

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If it’s the wrong direction, it’s not going to get you there; so just turn around.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

You’ll be making some choices and changes today -- molding your world before someone else does. It might not be pretty at first. Art is like this. It often looks like a mess right up until it all comes together.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). There are those who will tell you that

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Since no one wants to hear about things that were intended but didn’t quite happen, your choice is to take action. Better to be wrong and strong than well-intentioned with no follow-through.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

You’ll be wise to put more thought into what would be most comfortable, functional and appropriate for what’s to come. The way you dress today will have a disproportionately significant impact on what unfolds.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

You’ll get into some fun. Some might even call it trouble, and they wouldn’t be far off. On the bright side, it’s likely to be the kind of fun/trouble that bubbles up then recedes just as quickly.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

You’re misunderstood. It’s not that you’re being unclear; it’s just that you’re not speaking their language. Try again.

Break it down. Figure out what words are not breaking through. You got this.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ve learned from your teachers, and yet what you’re delivering these days has a flavor that’s all your own. It may be time for you to step out and share your unique take on it.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You were hovered over, adored! Now the energy has shifted, and someone else is getting the attention. It’s only natural to feel a little weird, but you’re also glad that you can finally do what you want without so many eyes on you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). There’s a mystery to solve, and it’s time to get to the bottom of it. Dig deeper. There is something to solve here.

You’re equipped with the right tools, too, mainly diplomacy and curiosity.

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