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Jason W. Brooks/Daily News U.S. Sen. Joni Enrst smiles as she talks with TPI Composites Newton Plant Manager Terry Van Huysen after Thursday’s plant tour. Ernst said cooperate flexibility is a key to growth for TPI and other clean energy firms.

Ernst talks about flexibility at TPI

U.S. Senator toured plant; stressed importance of cooperate flexibility

Kindergartner supposed to be at Berg Elementary

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Jason W. Brooks/Daily News U.S. Sen. Joni Enrst, left, shakes hands with Newton Mayor Mike Hansen.

or funding formulas that work well across diverse industries.

“I think when we look at different work-force investment acts, I think it’s important to make sure there’s flexibility for local and state governments in how they implement those plans.”

Ernst said she sees wind and

solar as having separate needs.

“We need to address each industry separately and focus on its specific concerns when we can,” she said.

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School boundaries one of many items on full NCSD agenda Monday meeting will also feature security camera hearing

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Next year’s school boundaries, hearings on technology contracts and a continuation of policy review highlight a full agenda for Monday’s Newton Community School District board of education meeting.

The meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. in the Emerson Hough conference room.

After a lengthy, ex-

pensive process to use public input and gobbles of data to help create K-4 boundaries for next year’s reconfiguration, the board has consideration of those boundaries on Monday’s agenda as an action item. Public forums and extensive work by consulting firm RSP & Associates helped create proposed a map of four K-4 zones for 2016-17, with a goal of 275 students on each campus.

Two hearings are scheduled to take place during Monday’s meeting. At 6:45 p.m., the board is set to examine bids on installation of more security cameras at Newton High School; at 6:50 p.m., the board will hold a hearing on a contract to install internal communication wiring in the district’s new administration building.

The board will also consider contracting with FRK Architects & Engineers for a new schematic design of Emerson Hough, which SCHOOLS | 3A

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A father is looking for answers after his Newton kindergartner walked from an elementary school to a busy intersection Monday after he was dropped off at the wrong school.

Anthony Simo, the father of Berg Elementary School kindergartner, Andrew Simo, said

his son took his usual bus to school Monday, but exited during a stop at Aurora Heights Elementary by mistake.

Without apparently being noticed by staff, the kindergartner made his way toward First Avenue East, where a crossing guard spotted the child and called Berg Elementary School.

Newton school personnel contacted Anthony to let him know his son wasn’t on the bus that arrived at Berg.

Soon thereafter, Anthony learned Andrew was with the crossing guard, BUS STOP | 3A

Gas leak cause unclear

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Newton firefighters, along with Black Hills Energy and other utilities, were called to a small house at 716 N. Eighth Ave. E. at about 2:45 p.m. Thursday for a gas leak. A mortgage-company subcontractor was changing the locks on the unoccupied home, which is in foreclosure, when a strong gas odor was noticed. North Eighth Avenue East was closed for a short time, and the block was evacuated. Newton Fire Chief Jerrod Wellik said it wasn’t immediately clear what created the gas leak; the cause is under investigation.

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5-year-old dropped off at wrong school, walks to busy intersection

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News After taking her first tour of Newton’s TPI Composites turbine blade manufacturing facility Thursday, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst seemed quite impressed.

“There are so many details to the process,” Ernst said.

So it is with the growth of the wind energy industry. After touring the plant Thursday as part of a swing through Iowa that includes Fort Dodge and her hometown of Red Oak, Ernst was able to see firsthand some of the plant’s 665 production workers in action.

Media was not permitted on the tour; Ernst spoke with the Newton Daily News afterward in a brief interview that can be seen here: bit.ly/1IgHQkD Ernst said it’s tough for Congress to come up with regulations

A Newton pastor was injured Wednesday when a drunk driver struck a vehicle the clergyman was helping to dig out of a snowbank.

ComStout munity Heights Alliance Church Pastor the Rev. Cory Stout suffered deep lacerations on his face following the crash near the church at 2500 S. 13th Ave. E. Rey M. Khalil, 19, of West Des Moines, is charged with operating while under the influence. The Newton Police Department said Khalil’s vehicle lost control and struck the other

vehicle, which in turn hit and injured S tout just before 9 p.m.

T h e Khalil driver of the disabled vehicle stayed in the car while Stout worked on shoveling it out, according to the pastor’s wife Amy Stout. The driver was not injured during the collision.

Stout was treated at the scene but declined to be taken by ambulance to a hospital. He was later driven to the hospital by a friend.

Khalil was taken to the Jasper County Jail where he was released on $1,300 bond.

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www.newtondailynews.com | Friday | Jan. 8, 2016 The Newton Daily News recently visited Berg Elementary School and asked students:

Kids Talk What’s the best gift you’ve received?

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“A BB gun.”

Kreytein Wickliffe

“An scooter.”

Grant Osby

“A bike for my sixth birthday and a scooter for my seventh birthday.”

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Menu What’s cooking for the week of Jan. 11-15 Breakfast Menu Monday: No school. Tuesday: Cereal, toast, applesauce, 100% juice and milk. Wednesday: Sausage and cheese bagel sandwich, peaches, 100% juice and milk. Thursday: Cinni Sticks, yogurt, banana, 100% juice and milk.

Friday: Egg casserole, toast, clementines, 100% juice and milk.

Lunch Menu Monday: No school. Tuesday: Macaroni and cheese, sausage, mixed vegetables, peaches and homemade cornbread. Wednesday: Chicken sandwich, Tiger Tots, red petter and cauliflower with dip, and a banana.

Thursday: Garlic cheese bread, spinach salad with tomato, steamed corn, clementines and a chocolate cookie. Friday: Fish taco wrap with lettuce, cheese and salsa, three bean salad, tortilla chips and 100% juice bar.

Calendar What’s happening for the week of Jan. 11-15 Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Newton High School student representative Elizabeth Raper makes a point during a recent Newton Community School District board of education meeting. Two NHS representatives serve on the board each semester.

Cardinals can serve on district school board Student representatives don’t vote, but voice opinions

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Not many events at the Newton Community School District board of education’s Dec. 14 meeting drew a full round of applause from audience.

However, Elizabeth Raper’s points about the importance of college immersion for high school students drew one of those rounds of applause.

Raper, along with fellow Newton High School senior Jordan Henning, served during the fall semester as student representatives to the NCSD board. While the pair were often unable to get to the board meetings due to other commitments, they were both acknowledged for their roles.

Student representatives are not voting members of the board, but they can voice opinions during board discussions at regular meetings. They also provide the board updates on activities at NHS. Raper also made some im-

portant contributions during the Dec. 14 discussion on whether to rescind the district’s 2016-17 reconfiguration plan.

“I feel that there are awesome teachers in this district,” Raper said during the discussion, which later led to a 4-3 vote to continue the reconfiguration. “And if there could be a little extra time with the students by having smaller class sizes, that would help them shine even more.”

NHS principal Bill Peters said while it’s great to see students have a voice in important decisions like reconfiguration, it’s tough for students to make it board meetings regularly.

The students who are likely to be both interested and a good fit to be board reps are the same kind of students who are heavily involved in school-related evening activities.

“Student reps on the board are opened up to students who are interested,” Peters said.

“Many of our kids are very busy, so it certainly limits the ability to attend the meeting.”

Raper, who graduates from NHS at the end of the fall semester, also made some key points during a discussion about college immersion on the importance of being prepared for the routine of university life, in addition to its academic rigors.

“There were a lot of classes I took at the DMACC Career Academy, studying criminal justice,” Raper said. “NHS teachers really helped prepare me for the next step. I’m really happy I was able to take those DMACC courses, not only because they were free to me, but also because they prepared me for the pace of college, such as reading a chapter per night and being ready to go the next day.

I’m really glad I had that experience.”

Colby Lawson and Drake Rhone were the NHS student reps during the 2014-15 spring semester. Both are now attending college.

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Monday: No school — Teacher Work Day. 5:15 to 6:30 p.m., youth wrestling at Newton High School; 5:30 p.m., Pacesetter practice at Newton High School; 6 p.m., ninth grade girls and boys basketball against Pella at Newton High School; 6 to 9 p.m. drama auditions at Newton High School; 6:30 p.m., school board meeting at Emerson Hough; 7 to 9 p.m., AAU basketball at Berg Middle School; 7:30 p.m., junior varsity basketball against Pella at Newton High School. Tuesday: 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., basketball at Aurora Heights Elementary; 6 to 9 p.m. drama auditions at Newton High School; 6:15 p.m., girls varsity basketball game against Pella at Pella High School; 7 to 9 p.m., AAU basketball at Berg Middle School; 7:30 p.m., boys varsity basketball against Pella at Pella High School. Wednesday: 5:15 to 6:30 p.m., youth wrestling at Newton High School; 6 to 9 p.m. drama auditions at Newton High School; 6:15 to 8:15 p.m., boys soccer open gym at Berg Middle School; 6:30 p.m., After Prom parent meeting at Newton High School; 7 p.m., Athletic Booster Club meeting at Newton High School. Thursday: 3:30 p.m., All Star band rehearsal at Berg Middle School; 4:30 p.m., eighth grade girls basketball game against Pella at Berg Middle School; 4:30 p.m. middle school wrestling meeting against Grinnell and Oskaloosa at Berg Middle School; 6 p.m., ninth grade girls and boys basketball against Norwalk at Newton High School; 6 to 9 p.m. drama auditions at Newton High School; 6 to 8 p.m., softball open gym at Aurora Heights Elementary; 6 to 9 p.m., Speech Community Night at Newton High School; 7 to 9 p.m., AAU basketball at Berg Middle School; 7:30 p.m., junior varsity boys basketball against Norwalk at Newton High School. Friday: 6:15 to 8:15 p.m., boys soccer open gym at Berg Middle School; 7 to 9 p.m., AAU basketball at Berg Middle School. Saturday: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Pacesetter Competition at Newton High School; 9 a.m., varsity girls and boys bowling meeting against Bondurant-Farrar at Cardinal Lanes; 12:30 p.m., varsity boys swimming invitation at Fort Dodge.

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Local & State News Bus Stop Continued from Page 1A and met her at the Taco John’s on First Avenue East to take his son to school.

“The first thing I thought about is what might have happened if the crossing guard had already packed up and left,” Simo said. “The next thing I thought was I wondered how he could get away from Aurora without anyone noticing or asking where he was supposed to be.”

Simo contacted the Newton Daily News twice to discuss what happened. He had just met with Superintendent Bob Callaghan to discuss the incident, and seemed quite upset, but later reached out again after having a chance to reflect, and seemed been assured the school district was taking the matter seriously.

The distance from the student drop-off area at Aurora Heights

to First Avenue is about one-third of a mile.

“I’m still kind of confused as to how this could happen,” Simo said.

Callaghan is bound not only to complete an investigation, but also to not discuss individual students and their situations with anyone but parents and educators directly involved with the student, he said. He said he cannot answer questions about any specific students.

“Since these questions relate directly to student information and issues, I am not at liberty to discuss any specifics,” Callaghan said. “Whenever concerns or complaints from parents and community members come forward, we take them seriously and work with them to resolve the issues or concerns.”

Anthony Simo said Andrew rides the same bus as a niece. Monday, Andrew told his father, the kindergartner thought he saw his niece exiting the bus, so

www.newtondailynews.com | Friday | Jan. 8, 2016 | 3A he exited as well. Anthony Simo said he’s surprised the bus driver, who was only arm’s length away from the students, didn’t notice a smaller, 5-year-old amid the taller fourth-, fifthand sixth-graders who would be headed to Aurora Heights.

Anthony Simo said in his meeting with Callaghan, it was suggested that Simo might have been “sleepy” and unaware of which campus was in front of him.

“I wonder if the driver was sleepy, too,” Simo said, noting Monday was the first day back from winter break for both students and staff.

Anthony Simo said Callaghan suggested Andrew sit next to his niece, in sort of a buddy system approach, from now on in an attempt to ensure the kindergartner makes it to Berg.

Simo said he was surprised Callaghan never apologized for the incident, and he was angry that he was left with the impression that his son

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Newton resident Anthony Simo said he came to the intersection of East 23rd Street and First Avenue East to pick up his son, who had walked from Aurora Heights Elementary School to this crossing point. His 5-year-old kindergartner, who was supposed to stay on the bus until it reached Berg Elementary, was able to leave Aurora Heights, where he had exited the bus by mistake.

was being blamed.

In a later conversation with the Newton Daily News, Simo said Callaghan told him he would be “talking with a lot of people” about what happened.

In recent public forums held to get community input on the elementary-school

boundaries for next year’s reconfiguration, whether children should cross First Avenue every day for school was a common topic. Eliminating or reducing the use of hubs and having more direct busing was also mentioned.

“We always welcome individuals to commu-

nicate with the district,” Callaghan said. “When these concerns relate to student safety, we place these as a highest priority and investigate any and all concerns thoroughly.”

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The breakfast and presentation will be held at the McCann Center, 1115 S. Eighth Ave. E. RSVP to info@experiencenewton.com

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Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Curt Tremel, left, describes group concerns about proposed school district boundaries at a recent forum while Brad Karsten and Larry Pauly hold up the map. The Newton Community School District board of education is set to consider approval of new K-4 boundaries at Monday’s meeting.

Continued from Page 1A is returning to being a regular elementary school in the fall. It was carved up into administration and several other elements after it was closed as a school in 2010.

There will be an update on reconfiguration planning from Maintenance Supervisor Jack Suttek. Newton High School’s band is planning a trip to Florida in April, and will request board approval for the trip at Monday’s meeting.

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By Kate Malott Staff Writer

www.newtondailynews.com | Friday | Jan. 8, 2016

Going to the movies has always been one of my favorite activities.

I don’t know if it’s the ding sound of a popcorn kettle lid opening or the buttery aroma which pours out with the flood of kernels that’s my favorite. Maybe it’s the gummy texture feeling of DOTS candy or the way Cherry Coke tastes or the calming way the lights dim before the trailers begin that has me coming back, but whatever it is, the big screen has always had a special place in my heart.

As a child, I went to the theater with my mom, and from a young age, I knew it would be a preferred activity for years to come. We went to see “Home Alone” in 1990 with friends Karla and Anna Sutton, where I was reportedly the only child who “cried like a baby” at the end of the movie. We decided we’d go to a movie every Christmas from then on.

As a teenager, I went to Sunday matinées with fellow churchgoer Bethany Trotter. We’d make plans during church to continue hanging out later that day and what better place to get out of the house than the theater. We went to the theater almost as religiously as we went to church.

In college, we’d escape the self-torture of finals with the sanctuary relief of the movie theater. It was an inclusive activity, fun and exciting to experience together. The theater was a familiar setting for a bunch of young people trying to adjust to uncharted independence.

Last year, I took a second job at the theater and have relished in it ever since.

It’s a dream come true for a film fan, especially at my home theater, the Capitol II. There’s a special pride in knowing the history of the theater, in having a balcony and being traditionally located on the downtown

square. It has character. The old marquee letters, the interior light fixtures and the curvature of the stairways are gleaming attributes. But I relish the theater job in a way I wasn’t expecting.

It’s more than the food, the film or the features. It’s a new perspective I had not experienced. For the first time, I get to witness the joy and anticipation in others from the other side of the counter.

As I stand behind the counter at the Newton Capitol II, I see parents pull up under the marquee and kids fall out of cars, eagerly making their way to the doors, and it’s apparent there is a new generation of moviegoers.

It’s not just teenagers, though, everyone goes to the movies.

There are children and there are elders. There are couples, new and old. There are friend outings and solo outings. There are families, large and small. There are those from town and those from

out of town.

Although going to the movies is still one of my favorite things to do, especially now with my boyfriend James, I think witnessing people go to the movies from behind the counter is my new favorite thing.

Fun fact: Worldwide highest-grossing films adjusted for inflation are: 1. Gone with the Wind, 1939, $3.44 billion; 2.

Avatar, 2009, $3.02 billion; 3.

Star Wars, 1977, $2.825 billion; 4. Titanic, 1997, $2.516 billion; 5. The Sound of Music, 1965, $2.366 billion; 6. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, 1982, $2.310 billion; 7. The Ten Commandments, 1956, $2.187 billion; 8.

Doctor Zhivago, 1965, $2.073 billion; 9. Jaws, 1975, $2.,027 billion; 10. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1937, $1.819 billion.

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Report card inflates results

Reading is showing no improvement, a clear indication of the poor quality of the teacher training programs (deemed a failure by the National Council on Teacher Quality assessments), and prompting the state to intervene last May with a proclamation that all five of the reading concepts will be taught in spite of their exclusion by Iowa’s teacher training programs (choosing to substitute memorization).

Iowa educators continue to use a cockeyed phonics program whose rules fail to cover all words, thus requiring memorization and failing to teach to all learning styles (which is acknowledged but not addressed).

The Iowa Center for Reading Research brought in a new director from outside the state this past August in an attempt to get on track. Its web site (set up by Iowa educators) actually says that summer reading programs constitute remediation for poor reading

skills (mistakenly blaming poverty for 80 percent of the problem), and falsely believes these will raise reading proficiencies for all those students assigned to them by schools that failed in teaching reading proficiencies during the school year. I contacted the web site and asked three questions (one of which included the fact educators believe summer reading programs are remediation).

The new director, Deborah Reed, contacted me so we could have a discussion. She believes summer reading programs are not remediation, that students are not to blame, and they will never get student proficiencies up to grade level; the notion that they will is a symptom of the continuing problems. She should at least take that part of the site down and rebuild it later because people both in and out of education are seeing it and falsely believing it, making decisions based on it.

Views aren’t supported by facts

who was among those who wanted to throw out the entire work of the Constitutional Convention and start over. Madison, of course, opposed so drastic an action.

In contrast, the recent meeting Nelson references was concerned solely with matters related to a possible “Amending Convention” as provided by Article V of the Constitution. Such a convention has nothing to do with the type of “General Convention” of which Madison was speaking. If you do some fact based historical research, you will find that the founders, led by Col George Mason, included the Article V stateled way of amending the Constitution as a fail-safe means for the States to rein in a corrupt and oppressive federal government. Moreover, an Article V amending convention can only propose amendments to the Constitution which would still require ratification by a super majority

of states to become effective. Those who utter the hogwash that an Article V convention cannot be limited are referred, for example, to Antonin Scalia who has said that the convention can be limited if that is what the States want.

Based upon Nelson’s service, it would probably be a good bet that once he gains a better understanding, he would favor some Constitutional amendments, perhaps those that would balance the budget, establish a fairer tax system, impose term limits on Congress and the Judiciary, eliminate cronyism, eliminate de-facto law-making by regulation and executive order, and establish a superior court of the States over the SCOTUS. He is encouraged to do some homework, become well informed, and help save our country by supporting an Article V amending convention which can accomplish those ends.

Sue Atkinson Baxter Iowa has issued its first education report card, unfortunately using the low Iowa standard of 41st NPR rather than grade level 65 NPR, thus inflating results, and continuing their practice of scapegoating students in lieu of an honest examination of their policies and practices. According to the national report card (NAEP), which also shows results for the 65 NPR, Iowa is showing more grade level improvement in math proficiencies than in reading. The reason for this lies with the state board of education deciding to use sources outside teacher training programs to retrain teachers to effectively teach Common Core math concepts (after attempts by trained math teachers in Iowa to write an Iowa Core failed miserably).

Mark Alspaugh Hot Springs Village, Ark. Thanks to Jerald Nelson for his service to our country as noted his Jan. 5 letter. Unfortunately, his Constitutional perspective adopts views that are not supported by the facts.

For example, the Madison citation offered came at an “in between” time when we did not even have the Constitution. While it had been drafted at the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and submitted by the Continental Congress to the 13 sovereign States for ratification, it had not yet gained ratification by a sufficient number of States to become effective.

The outcome was uncertain and a great battle was being waged between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists.The citation was written in a letter to a gentleman of the latter persuasion

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This may come as no surprise, but let me clarify ... I have nothing in common with M a r k Z uc kerberg.

T h e By Dana King young c o m puter programmer and co-founder of the social networking website Facebook — who has challenged himself the last several years with tasks like learning Mandarin or reading a new book every two weeks (and succeeded) — recently announced his resolution for the new year is to build an artificial intelligence, in other words, a robot butler.

Me? I still have a 10-pound block of wax I purchased 13 years ago, when I thought I would start making candles.

I also have ingredients for making my own soap, fabric and batting for making microwavable soup cozies, materials for transferring photos onto wooden boards with mod podge ... yeah, you get the idea. Obviously the “follow-through” gene didn’t make it into my DNA. Therefore, I don’t make resolutions.

Another thing Mr. Zuckerberg and I don’t have in common is $44 billion. He has it ... I don’t.

And since I lack that “follow-through” gene, it’s not very likely I will ever even come close.

Oh sure, I like to daydream as much as the next guy about how I’d

spend that money I get from Publisher’s Clearing House or the lottery. I’d pay off my mortgage, take care of my kids’ students loans, allow the hubs to retire (like he’s been begging to do for a couple of years), make sure my parents and in-laws were comfortable ... stuff like that.

Admit it. You’ve done the same thing. We all do it.

The problem with my daydreaming is I don’t enter the PCH sweepstakes, nor have I ever purchased a lottery ticket.

So my chances of winning aren’t great.

A third matter that separates the worlds of Zuckerberg and myself?

Computers. Let’s face it ... the kid knows a thing or two. He was programming computers at the age of 12.

When I was 12, pushthrough tabs on pop cans were invented and pet rocks were the rage. I mean seriously, I wasn’t even bright enough to come up with the idea of a pet rock?

However, I do know how to use a computer for the things I need to use it for. I can handle my duties at work. I can keep my checking account balanced — thanks to a program probably designed by some other little kid. I can keep track of pictures I take with my camera and my phone.

And I can keep in touch with my family and friends on — dare I say it? — Facebook.

Contact Dana King at dking@shawmedia.com

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Obituaries Garold D. Hobbs, Sr. Jan. 6, 2016 Garold Dean Hobbs, Sr., 74, of Newton, died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016, at his home in Newton.

A memorial service will be at 11 a.m.

Monday, Jan. 11 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home, 1115 E. 19th St. N. in

Newton. The family will greet friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 11 at the funeral home. A private family burial will be at Newton Union Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to the Emerson Hough Chapter of the Izaak Walton League or Central Iowa Outdoors Without Boundaries or to the Kellogg Fire Department, they may be left at the funeral home. Memorials may also be mailed to the

John DeGreef Jan. 7, 2016 John DeGreef, 93, of rural Newton, died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, at Park Centre in Newton.

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Wallace Family Funeral home, please add, Attn: Hobbs Family on the envelope.

Those left to honor Garold’s memory are his son, Gary Hobbs (Lesley) of Newton; his daughter, Kim ( John) Roode of Omaha, Neb.; stepson, Rick (Becky) Hewitt of Piqua, Ohio; special companion, Deb Bollhoefer of Newton; four grandchildren, Danielle Hobbs, Zack Hobbs, Christopher Roode and Patrick Roode; five step-grandchildren,

Heather Hewitt, Roxie (Mark) Anderson, Eric Hewitt, Adam Hewitt, Chad Hewitt; several great-grandchildren; his two brothers, Roy Hobbs of Montezuma and David (Bobbi) Hobbs of Kellogg; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Margaret in 2003; stepson, Chuck Hewitt; five brothers, Harold, Albert “Monk,” Robert, Kenny and Wiliam “Ike;” and nephew, Ronnie Hobbs.

A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 12 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home & Crematory in Newton. The family will greet friends with a coffee time in the social room at the funeral home immediately following the memorial service.

McCarey earns RICP designation Newton Daily News

Newton Daily News DES MOINES — Keep Iowa Beautiful is announcing the deadlines and information for the 2016 grant programs.

“This is an opportunity for community groups and organizations to apply for funds, paint and tools to help with beautification and clean-up projects,” said Gerry Schnepf, executive director of KIB. “These grants help build stronger communities by improving the economic vitality and cultural climate of our Iowa communities.”

Paint Iowa Beautiful During the 13th year partnership with Diamond Vogel Paint more than 7,600 gallons of paint have been awarded to Iowa communities. Application process is simple with a letter outlining the project. Details to include in the letter, along with additional information can be found at keepiowabeautiful.com/ grants/paint-iowa-beautiful Deadline to apply is Feb. 19.

YO-HO Tools for a More Beautiful Iowa This is the third year for KIB to partner with Iowa tool manufacturer Yeoman & Company in Monticello. The grants are for $200 worth of YO-HO Quality Tools to assist community volunteers in beautification and clean up projects. Details on what to include in the application letter, and additional grant information, can be found at http://bit.ly/1O9eLHq. Deadline to apply is March 4.

Robert J. “RJ” McCarey, financial advisor with Principal Financial Group has earned his Retirement Income Certified Professional professional designation from the American College, Bryn Mawr, Pa. Candidates for the RICP designation must complete a minimum of three college-level courses and are required to pass a series of two-hour proctored exams. They must also have three years of experience, meet stringent ethic requirements, and participate in the College’s continuing education program.

The RICP educational curricula is the most complete and comprehensive program available to professional financial advisors looking to help their clients create sustainable retirement income.

The rigorous three-course credential helps advisors master retirement income planning, a key focus area not fully covered in other professional designation programs.

From retirement portfolio management techniques and mitigation of plan risks to the proper use of annuities, employer-sponsored benefits and determining the best Social Security claiming age, the RICP provides a wealth of practical information for advisors.

Using the most current techniques, RICP s identify retirement income needs and objectives and evaluate a client’s current situation relative to those goals. Individuals who earn a RICP can provide expert advice on a broad range of retirement topics including income needs and objectives, estate issues and other risks to the retirement income planning, Social Security, health insurance and housing decisions and income taxation.

Pancake breakfast in Colfax Saturday The Colfax Senior Center will host a pancake breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m.

Saturday.

The menu will include pancakes, sausage, bacon, eggs, biscuits and gravy and drink.

A free will offering will be accepted.

McCarey is a proud ISU alum, holding a degree in civil engineering who was formerly employed with Maytag. During his tenure, RJ obtained his Six Sigma Black Belt certification and completed a master’s degree of business administration and finance from The University of Phoenix.

At the time of the Maytag merger and closure of the Newton headquarters, McCarey was a senior manufacturing engineer with 18.6 years of service. RJ saw this as an opportunity to become a licensed financial advisor and soon began his career with The Principal Financial Group in March of 2008. He presently holds a RIA, Series 7, Series 66, Iowa licenses in Life and Health Insurance.

From his Newton office, Birch Corp Financial, McCarey continually strives to assist his clients with all financial and healthcare needs. If asked what he does, he said “Health, Wealth and Wisdom.”

McCarey has been an active member of the Newton community; serving as the president of NASA for eight years, a member of Knights of Columbus, and with his wife Julie, as a member of the Newton Booster Club and Chamber and Commerce.

The American College is the nation’s largest nonprofit educational institution devoted to financial services. Holding the highest level of academic accreditation. The College has served as a valued business partner to banks, brokerage firms, insurance companies and others for more than 86 years. The American College’s faculty represents some of the financial services industry’s foremost thought leaders. For more information, visit The AmericanCollege.edu.

PCE preschool registration Prairie City Elementary is currently collecting information regarding 3- and 4-year-old preschool, as well as kindergarten, to determine projected enrollment numbers.

The school has sent home letters to current Prairie City

Elementary parents and those letters are due back Jan. 29.

If you need a letter, visit the Prairie City Elementary front office to fill one out by Jan. 29. The district will need these enrollment numbers to register all 4-year-olds prior to registering the 3-year-olds.

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• Garden Thyme Club will meet at 8:30 a.m.

Saturday at Deep Rock Station Gardens in Sully.

The club meets the second Saturday each month.

Visitors and new members are always welcome.

You need not be an “expert” — we are just a group of individuals that enjoy flowers and gardening. Meetings are normally held at the Deep Rock Station Gardens or at the Coffee Cup Cafe during the winter months. Come and join us. For more information, contact the city clerk at 641594-3493.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m.

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

• Bernie Sanders’ “Coffee with Seniors” event will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at Jasper County Community Center, 2401 First Ave. E. in Newton. The Democratic presidential candidate is scheduled to make a campaign stop. Open to the public.

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

• Jasper County Conservation Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe event will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve. Spend an afternoon skiing and snowshoeing on the trails.

Equipment is available in all sizes and at a firstcome-first-served basis; basic instruction will be provided for beginners. Meet near the barn at the east entrance. There is a $10 equipment fee per person for this program and a limited number of skis and snowshoes. If there is no snow cover the program will be canceled. For more information, please call Jasper County Conservation at 641792-9780. Click here for more information.

• Free Community Meal will begin at 5 p.m.

Saturday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1409 S. Eighth Ave. E. (west of the Newton YMCA) in Newton. The meal will include hot ham and cheese sandwiches, tomato soup, bars and ice cream. All in the community are welcome to attend.

• Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon and 7 p.m. Monday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Women’s Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at 219 N. Second Ave. W., in Newton.

• Newton Golden K Kiwanis will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Newton Village for social time, coffee and a program. Anyone interested in the program or learning more about Golden K Kiwanis is welcome to come as a guest. For more information contact Rev. Thomas Lloyd at 641792-3612.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon and 8 p.m. Tuesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

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Helicopter mom turns girls’ squabbles into adult irritation DEAR ABBY: Do you think parents should intervene in arguments between 10-year-olds? My daughter, “Amy,” was playing at a neighbor’s house with two other girls and they had an argument over something stupid. The neighbor’s daughter, “Kathy,” started to cry, so her mother asked my daughter and the other girl to leave because they had upset Kathy. Afterward, she called and wanted me to punish my daughter for upsetting hers.

I didn’t do it because I think 10-year-olds are old enough to make amends with each other. When Amy explained the situation, I concluded that Kathy started to cry because she didn’t get what she wanted. The girls were playing with each other again two days later.

This isn’t the first time this has happened, but it’s annoying because they make a big deal out of it. Kathy is an only child and we have three children. What do you think about this?

— AMY’S MOM IN ANTWERP, BELGIUM DEAR AMY’S MOM: Hang onto your sense of humor and take “Helicopter Mom’s” suggestions regarding parenting your child with a grain of salt. Kathy’s mother means well, but she should stop trying to fight her daughter’s battles for her.

DEAR ABBY: I have two brothers and two sisters. We all earned a modest but comfortable living and made plans for our retirement — except for one.

He blew his money on cars, vacations and gambling. He retired as early as possible, and because of it he doesn’t get much Social Security. Now he’s broke.

He thinks one of us should take him in and complains that we are a “bad family” because no one has offered to let him live with us. None of our retirement plans were made with provisions for him. He is selfish, irritating and untrustworthy. I don’t want to spend my

retirement being miserable. What do I do? — RETIRED IN CHICAGO DEAR RETIRED: If taking your irresponsible brother in would ensure that your retirement would be miserable, you shouldn’t do it. Your brother has lived his life the way he wanted, without consideration for the consequences. If his retirement plan was gambling that you and your siblings would support him for his poor choices, it appears he has lost that bet, too.

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Newton woman announces bid for county supervisor seat

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Lifelong Newton resident Sandy Shaver has decided to once again run for a position on the Jasper County Board of Super visors.

Shaver previously ran in 2008 before pulling out of the race and supporting Shaver eventual winner Dennis Stevenson.

It is now Stevenson’s position Shaver is looking to fill.

After taking care of her ailing mother for seven years, Shaver spent time deciding what she would like to do next and found politics were still an interest.

“I went out and said, what am I interested in now — and I’m still interested in politics, and I’m still interested in helping people,” Shaver said.

She said she had been approached by several people about the open position and after weighing the decision, decided it was a move she wanted to make.

“It’s still within me and I still want to help people,” Shaver said. “I have always

done that, all of my life.”

Current issues at the forefront for Shaver include jobs, mental health issues and human trafficking awareness.

“I had known there was a mental health problem, I had just not realized how bad it had gotten,” Shaver said. “We lost our care facility, which happened before the last time that I ran and I was just horrified. That was someplace they could take people.”

Shaver said she would like to see a business replace the county care facility currently slated for demolition.

“I’d like to see something go on there when they get it all torn down and straightened out. I’d like to see us get a company in and we can help them with the building of the new structure that would be for taking care of mental health,” Shaver said.

Along with mental health issues, Shaver plans to visit other towns in the county to see what they would like from county officials and explore problems they are currently facing.

“We have things in other towns in our county that need looked into that I’m not aware of. That is what I will do this year — try to get knowledge of what is going on. I want to find

out what they are needing in their area and where the county can actually help it,” Shaver said. “I would like to see more jobs brought into those areas.”

Shaver said she is open to talking with people about how the board of supervisors can be most effective.

“I don’t put up a door when somebody wants to talk to me. I listen to them and try to help them find where to go for answers,” Shaver said.

Also, should she be elected, Shaver said she would take a very active part in county projects.

“If we were going to be putting anything in, I would be out there every step of the way, and I’d find my experts and find out what needs to be done and checking to see if they did it,” Shaver said.

Shaver has been involved in many community organization including Camp Fire and Eastern Star with her children, the UAW and the Jasper County Democratic party. Recently she joined the Newton Elks and the First Presbyterian Church.

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

In Iowa, establishment GOP candidates play expectations game DES MOINES (AP) — Jeb Bush and Chris Christie won’t win Iowa. Marco Rubio probably won’t either.

But these Republican presidential candidates are devoting significant time and resources to the state in a battle to beat expectations — and each other — in the Feb. 1 GOP caucuses. Each hopes a surprisingly strong showing in Iowa will give

him a boost heading into the New Hampshire primary, where the political landscape is more favorable to more traditional candidates.

The expectations game for “establishment” candidates has added intrigue to the final sprint to Iowa’s lead-off caucuses. While the fight for first place has settled into a two-way race between conservative favor-

ites Ted Cruz and Donald Trump, some of the biggest unknowns surround the candidates for whom a loss in Iowa could still be viewed as a win.

“January in the Iowa caucus is all about the establishment race,” said Doug Gross, an Iowa Republican strategist who has not backed a candidate in the 2016 contest.

Attempted murder trial delayed until February Newton Daily News The trial for a Newton man facing three counts of attempted murder has been postponed.

John L. Britton, 50, was charged in October after police said he tried to kill three people, including a 5-month-old child. Britton Britton is alleged to have intentionally hit a 25-year-old male victim with his vehicle.

He also allegedly rammed his car into another vehicle occupied by the infant and a 50-year-old woman.

A jury trial that was supposed to get underway this

week has been rescheduled for Feb. 17.

Officers responded to the scene on the 600 block of South Third Avenue East in Newton. The 25-year-old victim had been intentionally struck by a vehicle and was transported to Skiff Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. The other two victims didn’t sustain injuries.

Britton told police officers his intention was “to kill them all.”

Britton is charged with three counts of attempted murder, a Class B felony, which is punishable by up to 25 years in prison. He also faces charges for reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident.

Britton remains in the Jasper County Jail on $75,000 bond.

Police: Intoxicated man pulls knife on two victims

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News A Newton man was arrested Monday after pulling a large knife on two people.

Jerred F. Miller, 31, is charged with operating while under the influence, public intoxication and going armed with intent Miller after officers were called at 9 p.m. to the 400 block of West Second Street South.

Officers were called about a man, identified as Miller, who pulled a knife on two people and then ran into a residence. They spoke with a victim who said his vehicle had been all over the road and he had been stuck

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Once the vehicle stopped, the victim approached and asked if Miller was OK and if he was sober. Miller then pulled a large knife and began approaching the victim.

The victim called 911 and Miller ran to a home where he told a woman “he was going to jail” and then fled to her basement.

Officers located Miller a short time later walking away from the home. He said that he drank a lot of alcohol and had bloodshot, water eyes, smelled of alcohol and have very poor balance along with slurred speech.

He was taken to the Jasper County Jail where he posted a $3,000 bond and was released.

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

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Worship Together

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

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

Bethany United Church of Christ 5627 N. 95th Ave. W., Baxter, (1 mi. E. of Baxter on Station St.) Pastor Wanda Seydel. Sunday after Labor Day through Memorial Day: 8:45 Junior Choir; 9:00am Adult Class, 9:15am Sunday School; & 10:30am Worship 4th & 5th Tuesday: Chapel Service at Baxter Care Center Wednesday: 6:30pm Choir Practice; Sunday after Memorial Day: 9:30am Worship.

Bible Missionary Church 909 N. 6th Ave. E. 641-840-2093 Pastor Lucas. Sunday School 9:45am, Morning Worship 10:45, Evening Service 6:00pm.

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

Call 641-792-2473.

Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 314 E. 2nd St. N. – Pastor Mark Young. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Faith Village & Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Worship, 11:15 a.m. coffee fellowship. Wednesday: 5:45 p.m. Family Unity Night supper, 6:15 p.m. Classes. Thursday: 6:00 p.m. Choir Practice www.fccnewton.org 641-792-5850, Nursery provided.

Christian Life Church 421 S. 2nd Ave. W., Pastor James Miller; Phone Number: 641521-9294. Coffeetime 9:30am, Worship 10:00am. Lunch Served last Sunday of the month at noon.

Bible Study: Tuesday 10:00am.

Christian Reformed Church Prairie City, Matthew McClure, pastor; 9:30am Worship, 10:45am Sunday school, 6:30pm Worship. E-mail:pcrc@dwx.com Jasper County Church of Christ 1100 N. 3rd Ave. E., 9:30am Bible classes, 10:30am & 1:30pm Worship; Thursday evening 7:00pm Bible Study.

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

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

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

Rev. R.D. Streeter Community of Christ 1805 S. 8th Ave. E., 791-7834, Bill Conklin, pastor, Church School Classes 9:30am; Worship Service 10:30am; Wednesday Prayer Service 6:30pm.

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

Handicapped accessible.

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

Congregational United Church of Christ-Baxter Check us out on Facebook 218 S. Main Baxter, Sunday School 9:30am, Regular worship service, 10:30am

Congregational United Church Of Christ-Newton 308 E. 2nd St. N., Newton. Rev. Jessica Petersen, Pastor: Sunday Worship 10:00am, Nursery provided; Fellowship Time 11:15am.

Accessible to all. Bible Study Thursdays 5:00pm. Christian Education together with First United Methodist Church (held there) for children of all ages Wed. 5:30pm (age 2-8th grade).

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

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

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

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

Tuesdays and Fridays, 7 p.m.

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

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

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

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

Worship 10:30am; nursery available.

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

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

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

First Baptist Church Colfax, Rev. Phil Butler, pastor.

Randy Shideler, Youth paster.

674-3752. Family Fellowship 9:00 am; Sun. School 9:15 am; Morning Worship 10:25 am; PM Connections Service 6:00 pm. Wed.; 9:00 am Fresh Encounter Prayer. During school year: 6:55pm Wed nights AWANA

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 314 E. 2nd St. N. – Pastor Mark Young. Sunday: 9:00 a.m. Faith Village & Adult Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. Worship, 11:15 a.m. coffee fellowship. Wednesday: 5:45 p.m. Family Unity Night supper, 6:15 p.m. Classes Thursday: 6:00 p.m. Choir Practice www.fccnewton.org 641-792-5850, Nursery provided.

First Church of Christ Scientist 616 6th Ave., Grinnell, 10:30 am Services.

First Lutheran Church - ELCA 309 E. 3rd St. N., Newton. Pastor Zachary Bey. Sunday Worship at 9:30 am; Fellowship to follow at 10:45 am; High School Youth Group every other Wednesday evening.

641-792-3934. All are welcome! http://www.newtonfirstlutheran.org First Presbyterian 220 N 2nd Ave E. Newton Rev. Meghan Davis 9:00 am Adult Sunday School, 10:00 am Fellowship, 10:30 am Worship, 11:30 am Fellowship, Nursery Provided. Handicap Accessible. Everyone Welcome!

9:30am Wednesday Women’s Bible Study, 6:30 & 9am Men’s Group 1st & 3rd Thursday, Yoga Flow Class 6:15pm Mondays, 10am Saturday - yoga - Gentle Class 11am Tuesday Yoga Chair Class 3pm Thursday.

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

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

New Life Community Church of the Nazarene 605 W. 8th St. N., P.O. Box 1021, Rev. Lauris Meek, Sunday School 9:30 am, Morning Worship 10:30 am, Sunday Evening 6:00 pm, Wed. Children’s Night & TNT (Teen) 7:00 pm, Junior quizzing 7:00 pm, Thurs. Youth 7:00 pm , Thurs. Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 pm, Fellowship Hall. Nursery for all services.

Parsonage 792-6171 or Church 792-5363.

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

First Baptist Church (Newton) 620 S. 8th Ave. E., phone: 792-7113.

Web:www.NewtonFirstBaptist.com and on facebook.

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

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

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

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

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

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, ELCA 1409 S. 8th Ave. E., Pastor Ken Ahntholz, 9:00 am Sunday School; 10:15 am Worship, easy access - no steps; 5:30 pm Saturday service - Everyone is welcome!

Hope Assembly of God 126 W. State St., Colfax, Sunday school 10 am, Worship service 11 am, Sunday Evening Prayer Service 6:30 pm. 641-674-3700.

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

Immaculate Conception Catholic Church 305 E. Howard St., Colfax, 515674-3711; Decaon Joe Dvorak; 11:00am Sunday Mass, 9:00am Wednesday Communion Service; www.immaculateconceptioncolfax.org Immanuel Baptist (GARB) 1300 N. 4th Ave. E., Ken Van Loon, Pastor, 9:30 am Sunday school, 10:45 am Worship, 6:00 pm Worship, Wed 6:30-8:00 pm Youth, 6:30 pm Wednesday Awana Clubs (during school year), 7:00 pm Wednesday Prayer Fellowship.

Call 792-4470.

Ira United Church Karen Fausch, pastor, 9:00 am Worship, 10:15 am Sunday School.

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

Lynnville Friends Jamie Bogaard Pastor, 9:00 am Morning Worship, 10:30 am Sunday School, 6:30 pm Bible Study Hour.

Metz Community 3253 W. 62nd St. S., Newton, 791-9568, Pastor David Rex; Sunday School 9:00 am.

10:10 am service.

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

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

Monroe United Methodist 407 N. Monroe St., Monroe, 641259-2822; Pastor Kim Crummer; Jubilee Service 8:15 am; Sunday School 9:00 am; Worship 10:15 am; Office Hours: Mon. Thurs. 8-Noon; monroeum@iowatelecom.net New Life Baptist Church 124 E. Howard St., Colfax, 515-674-3103, Sunday School 9:45 am, Worship Service 10:45, Evening Service 6 pm, midweek service 7 pm Wednesdays.

Independent Fundamental Baptist Church.

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

Prairie City Church of the Brethren 12015 Hwy S 6G, Corner of S 6G & F70 W, 5 miles south of Prairie City on S6G, 515-9942940; Mon., Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 8:15-11:15 am; Pastor Timothy Peter; Adult Sunday School classes to 9:30am, followed

by Worship/Children’s Church at 10:45am. Nursery provided.

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

Prairie City United Methodist Church 706 W. McMurray, Prairie City Rev. Medea Saunders Sunday 9:30 a.m. Fellowship Coffee; 9:45 a.m. Power Praise;10:00 a.m. Worship Office hours 8:30 a.m. 2:00 p.m. M-TH pcumc@q.com 515-994-2354 Rock Creek Hickory Grove Church 3 1/2 miles north of Rock Creek Lake, 9:15 am fellowship, 9:30 am Sunday School, 10:30 am worship.

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

Sacred Heart Catholic Church 1115 S. 8th Ave. E., Rev. William Reynolds, pastor, Saturday: 4:00 pm Mass, Sunday: 9:00 am Mass.

Salvation Army 301 N. 2nd Ave. E., Captains Jeff and Mikey Carter, Sunday - 9:45 am Sunday school, 10:45 am Worship.

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

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

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

641-792-5736 St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church 5 mi. west of Sully, Pastor Nancy J. Pick, Worship 9:30 am; Adult Forum 10:15 am; Women of the ELCA meet 1:30 pm on the 2nd Wednesday of the month; Church Council meets 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7 pm.; Contact Parish office 641-798-4651.

St. Stephen’s Episcopal 223 E. 4th St. N., Newton, ph.

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

Sully Community Church Pastor Jerry Morningstar, 9:30 am Sunday school, 10:30 am Worship, 5:00 pm Quiz team practice; 6:00 pm Worship, Thursday night adults, youth 7:00 pm.

Sully Christian Reformed Pastor Brian Ochsner. 9:30 am Morning worship, 6:00 pm Evening worship, 10:45 am Sunday School. 9:30 am Tues. Coffee Break for women, Nursery and preschool classes provided. 7:15 pm Wed - Gems, Cadets and High School Youth, Prayer for Country - everyone welcome.

8 Bible studies call 594-4440.

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

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

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

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Rose Bowl dream fulfilled by Prairie City native, NFL star

By Alex Olp Prairie City News Former Iowa Hawkeye athlete and current NFL player Brandon Myers, who grew up in Prairie City, gave the ultimate present to a pair of Hawkeye fans last week Myers — Rose B o w l tickets.

Because the University of Iowa was playing in the Rose Bowl, Myers and his wife had tickets to the big game on New Year’s Day but were unable to attend due to it conflicting with Myers’ final game of the season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The two decided to give their tickets away to a deserving Iowa couple to cheer on the black and gold in Pasadena, Calif.

“We were in the position where we could maybe fulfill somebody’s dream of going to the Rose Bowl,” Myers said.

“We wanted to give away the two tickets, but we

didn’t want to give them away just randomly. We wanted to have people do something special.”

Myers alerted Hawkeye fans he would be handing over his two tickets on social media following the conference championship, but only to those who met certain requirements. One was to donate to either the Wounded Warrior project or the Brett Greenwood Foundation, which supports the UI Hospitals and Clinics and the university’s athletic department.

The second step of the process was that people had to send a short email to Myers explaining why they believed they were deserving of the tickets.

Mike and Angie Mentzer of Iowa Falls, ended up winning the tickets, but they didn’t send any emails to Myers nor did they know about the giveaway.

That’s because Jenna Beer, a congregational member of River’s Edge Church in Iowa Falls — where Mike is senior pastor — entered the two in the drawing without them knowing.

“I just wrote a letter saying this is all that

Submitted Photo Mike Mentzer, left, and Angie Mentzer, right, take a photo of themselves at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., last week. Mike and Angie received the tickets from Brandon Myers, a former PCM Mustang who now plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Mike and Angie do for our church and for our community and they never ever go for a trip or take a vacation,” Beer said.

“I couldn’t think of the last time they took a day off. Plus, he’s the biggest Hawkeye fan.”

Although Beer didn’t attend PCM, she knows Myers from their high school days and they are friends with each other on social media, which is how she initially discovered the giveaway. Myers reflected on Beer’s email and said he knew that was the win-

ner once he read it.

“Her first sentence was ‘sorry this isn’t going to be a short email.’ Then she went on about Mike and Angie and the people they are. They’re the type who do anything for everybody else and don’t really do things for themselves,” Myers said. “That really touched me, and I try to follow in the same footsteps.”

Mike and Angie only found out about the tickets six days before the Rose Bowl and were stunned by the progression of events

leading up the New Year’s Day game.

“The funny thing is that I just preached a Christmas Eve message about unexpected gifts and how Jesus comes in a very unexpected way and here we were, getting a very unexpected gift just a couple days later,” Mike said.

Every part of the trip was taken care of as Myers paid for the air travel, and Beer, along with the congregation, handled the hotel cost.

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“We’re incredibly humble and grateful for what Brandon has done for us,” Mike said. “There’s no way we could ever repay him for such an incredible experience other than to continue to pay it forward in our lives.”

Myers read between 50 to 100 emails for the tickets.

“It was great to hear the stories of some of the people and why they thought they should go,” Myers said. “Obviously there were more people deserving to go. If I could, I would give everybody tickets, but we just thought (Mike and Angie) were the ones most deserving to go.

“It’s been great to watch this season as a fan and as a former player to see Iowa get some national publicity. I think any time the national spotlight is talking about Iowa that’s a great thing,” Myers said.

“Sometimes I think we’re forgotten about, so it was great to see them go to the Rose Bowl.”

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Bond increased for sex offender Newton Daily News A Newton man accused of sexual abuse had his bond increased after a district c o u r t judge determined it to be inadequate following a review.

BerBarnard lou J. Barnard, 46, was charged in October with second-degree sexual abuse after the mother of the victim reported her daughter had been sexually abused by Barnard, a registered sex offender.

The victim reported four incidents in which she was sexually abused by him.

Barnard’s initial bond was set at $50,300 but was dropped to $30,000 during his November arraignment. He requested a bond review in late December because he was trying to schedule knee replacement surgery, according to court documents.

Barnard’s attorney withdrew the motion for a bond review, but the court reviewed the file on its own and determined the increase back to $50,300.

According to court documents, the child had visits with Barnard under the stipulation that Michelle Wortman, 38, his live-in girlfriend, was present for supervision. Police said Wortman walked in on at least two of the sexual abuse incidents but did not report them.

Wortman, who is charged with child endangerment, was released in October on a $2,000 bond.

Barnard also faces charges for possession of controlled substance, drug paraphernalia and providing false information as a sex offender. He remains in the Jasper County Jail.

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New officer joins NPD

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News A new police officer has joined the Newton Police Department following a vacancy made available by the recent promotion of Chief Rob Burdess.

Thomas McDonnell, 22, was sworn in by Newton Mayor Mike Hansen Thursday in council chambers.

The DeWitt native comes to Newton following four years of service in Army. While in the military, McDonnell was deployed on one tour in Afghanistan in 2012, which he called “an experience.”

“I got out of the military because they had shortened career advancement opportunities. I went ahead and decided I would get out in October,” McDonnell said. “I figured I wasn’t done serving

yet and thought this is the next logical step for what I wanted to do.”

Starting in October, McDonnell began looking for open positions in law enforcement, heard about Newton and applied via the city’s website.

“I actually grew up wanting to be in law enforcement ... so it is kind of going back to my roots of what I wanted to do,” McDonnell said. “(Also) keeping continuity of service. I don’t see myself sitting at a desk anywhere.

I like to feel like I am doing something every day, and I think this gives me the best opportunity to do that.”

McDonnell said he had been through Newton, but never to Newton before applying for the position. Currently, he lives in Grinnell but is hoping to move to the community

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Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News New Newton Police Officer Thomas McDonnell was sworn in for duty by Mayor Mike Hansen at a ceremony Thursday.

within the year.

McDonnell will head to the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy on Monday to receive training for the position before returning to the department in April.

“I’m used to the mentality, the learning environment that I will be in, the stress and I’m used to barracks living,” McDon-

nell said. “It is a big learning opportunity for me ... but I think the real learning happens when you are done.”

Once at the department, McDonnell is open to all aspects of the position, where he hopes he develops an interest to further his career.

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I think I will just try to explore each one and see which direction I want to take it,” McDonnell said.

Burdess said hiring McDonnell was a natural choice.

“Thomas was very highly experienced and had a great background with military experience.

He was a leader in his unit, and we saw a lot of great potential in him both on task-oriented work and in his leadership ability,” Burdess said.

Although he is new the community, McDonnell looks to make it his home well into the future.

“Hopefully this is my end game, where I would like to stay,” McDonnell said.

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Cardinal wrestlers win on Senior Night

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Nine seniors were on the wrestling mat in front of a home crowd for the final time for Newton High’s Cardinals Thursday. The Cardinal seniors posted seven wins — one by forfeit — helping Newton power past Oskaloosa in Little Hawkeye Conference action.

Newton won on Senior Night, 57-13, losing just three matches. The Cardinals improved to 2-1 in LHC dual meets and 7-6 overall.

“Winning another one was great personally, but it’s all about the team,” senior Harley Walker said.

Walker recorded a 9-1 major decision over Oskaloosa’s Braden Beerbower at 160 pounds. Walker led 2-1 going into the third period and his win pushed Newton’s lead to 39-13.

The Cardinals had two dual meets along with their annual invitational tournament. They go on the road for the remainder of the season.

“We’ve got to keep the intensity going from here,” Walker said. “For the away duals and tournaments we have left, we have to keep the idea that it doesn’t matter where we are, we can make it our mat.”

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High’s Cardinals tossed visiting Oskaloosa’s Indians in Little Hawkeye Conference wrestling dual action Thursday on Senior Night. Cardinal senior Bryce Tish handled Andy Bonilla at 152 pounds in Newton’s 57-13 win.

Newton takes on challenge Cardinals bowl of playing 4A football again over Clarke Four area teams stay put in new football classifications

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Meeting challenges and working to overcome adversity are aspects stressed

by Newton High head football coach Ed Ergenbright. Ergenbright’s 2014 Cardinal team did just that through an 1-8 season — never giving up.

Ergenbright, his NHS coaching staff and Cardinal football players found out they have a new challenge ahead of them. The Iowa High School Athletic Association released the preliminary football classifications for 2016-17 Thursday, landing

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News

Newton in the top 48 schools in the state which puts the Cardinals back into playing Class 4A football.

“We are the smallest 4A school.

We’re looking at it as a challenge to play new teams. We’ll make the most of it,” Ergenbright said of the new classification. “We’re not going to fold our tent. Our kids don’t do that, so we begin to work getting ready for the fall season.”

Newton has an enrollment figure of 631 with North Scott-Eldridge at 713 and Western Dubque at 724.

The largest school in the state is West Des Moines Valley at 2,170.

There were no changes for the other four area teams. Prairie City-Monore (243) and Collins-Maxwell/ Baxter (216) remaining in Class 2A.

Shae Carre rolled back-toback 200-plus games to lead Newton High’s boys to a 583pin win over visiting Clarke Thursday. Carre finished with a team-high 454 series on games of 243 and 211.

The Cardinal boys decked Clarke, 2,671-2,088, in varsity bowling action at Cardinal Lanes. Newton’s boys are 4-2 in dual matches.

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Raiders hold off Cubs, lose to Norse in HOIC action

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News MAXWELL — Wrestling hasn’t always been easy for Collins-Maxwell/Baxter sophomore Tate Ewing.

He hit the mat for the first time ever last season, but, after a tough freshman year, Ewing seems to be figuring things out, according to CMB coach Mike Leslie.

Ewing pushed his overall record past .500 Thursday when he went 2-0 with two pins during a Heart of Iowa Conference double dual.

“He looked really good tonight. He is starting to figure things out,” Leslie said of Ewing. “I am not sure if it’s just starting to click or if he’s starting to buy into what we are selling. The work is starting pay off and he is starting to feel more confident in himself.”

Ewing’s second pin helped the Raiders edge Nevada, 33-30.

That victory salvaged a split for the Raiders as Ro-

Troy Hyde/Daily News Collins-Maxwell/Baxter’s Tate Ewing, top, won both of his matches by fall in a Heart of Iowa Conference double dual in Maxwell on Thursday. The Raiders lost the opening dual to Roland-Story but bounced back with a victory over Nevada.

land-Story went 2-0 on the night to stay unbeaten in HOIC action.

The Norse defeated CMB, 42-27, in the opener and then

downed the Cubs, 56-18 later in the night.

Evan Bianchi, Cody Galbraith, Charles Robertson and Archer McFadden also

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Look forward to the promise of new year Happy New Year to all my family and friends. We always look forward, moving forward in life. We’re back to playing basketball, swimming, wrestling and bowling here in the Newton area.

2016 holds all the promise we each deserve in life.

By Jocelyn But nothSheets ing is free. We Newton Daily have to work News at it. My par- Sports Editor ents taught me that as I grew up, and I’m still learning how to work for what I deserve and along the way help others. You don’t step on or over others to move forward.

I grew up on Walt Disney movies on the “Wonderful World of Disney” on television. One of those movies was “Pollyanna” staring Haley Mills. Pollyanna has the “glad game” and exclaims there are more than 800 glad passages in the Bible and with God telling us to be glad that many times, he wanted us to be glad, happy, believing not just in him but in each other.

I don’t know if there are more than 800 glad passages in the Bible. I do know to trust in God and in my faith as a Christian. We don’t always get what we want but he provides what we need in life.

These are two of my glad passages from the word of God. “(Love) Rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; (Love) bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things; endures all things..... And now abides faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.” 1 Corinthians 13: 6-7, 13 “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” Phillippians 4:13.

Recently, I was watched the movie “Coach Carter” again. It is a truth-based story of a high school basketball coach who locked out his undefeated basketball team during the season because many of the players were failing in the classroom. One of the poignant scenes in the movie comes near the end when a young man, who had come and gone and come back to the team, stood up and answered Coach Carter’s earlier question “what is your deepest fear?”

The player recited a poem

by Marianne Williamson.

Don’t be afraid to shine, lead and help others because by doing so it allows others to shine, lead and help move this world forward to a better place.

I leave you with that poem.

Our Deepest Fear

By Marianne Williamson Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.

Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

It is our light, not our darkness That most frightens us.

We ask ourselves — Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?

Actually, who are you not to be?

You are a child of God. Your playing small Does not serve the world.

There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking So that other people won’t feel insecure around you.

We are all meant to shine, As children do.

We were born to make manifest The glory of God that is within us.

It’s not just in some of us; It’s in everyone.

And as we let our own light shine, We unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.

As we’re liberated from our own fear, Our presence automatically liberates others.

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

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PCM grapplers sweep HOIC double dual

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News JEWELL — Injuries early in the season kept the Prairie City-Monroe wrestling team from emerging as a Heart of Iowa Conference contender.

As the season moves along, the Mustangs are getting healthy and turning the tables against other HOIC opponents.

The Mustangs recorded a conference road sweep Thursday against South Hamilton and Greene County. PCM was handed five forfeit wins in a 64-18 victory over the host Hawks and then finished the night 2-0 after the Rams surrendered six forfeits during a 42-22 triumph.

The wins improved the Mustangs (7-13) to 3-3 in the HOIC. South Hamilton’s 3027 win over Greene County pushed the Hawks’ conference mark to 4-2. Greene County dropped to 0-6 in the league.

Freshman Jarron Trausch had two pins on the night and was one of six PCM wrestlers to go 2-0.

Trausch (19-3) had one of the four pins against the Hawks. He stuck Noah Lutter in the second period and then pinned GC’s Mark Kendall in the second period.

Also going 2-0 for the Mustangs were Lucas Roland, Xavier Miller, Jakeb Fenton, Chance Palm and Brycen Rogers. Fenton (106) and Rogers (126) won both of their matches by forfeit.

Roland (20-2), a freshman, defeated South Hamilton’s Charlie Reiter by fall and then took a forfeit at 138 against Greene County.

Miller (21-4) took a forfeit at 145 against Greene County. His only contested match of the night was a 17-6 major decision win over South Hamilton’s Brian Greenfield.

Chance Palm (120) was one of five PCM wrestlers to earn a pin against South Hamilton.

His other win was by forfeit.

Dalton Schlangen earned a

Troy Banning/Webster City Daily Freeman-Journal Prairie City-Monroe freshman Jarron Trausch, right, improved to 19-3 on the season with two wins by fall against South Hamilton and Greene County. The Mustangs won both Heart of Iowa Conference duals Thursday.

win by fall at 195.

The other win by fall against South Hamilton (5-2) came from freshman Wes Cummings, who is now ranked No. 8 at 152. Cummings faced a ranked opponent in his second match but fell short against No. 4 Tommy Bradshaw, losing 10-5.

The loss by Cummings (151) was his first of the season.

Drew Johnson (132), Nathan Trausch (182) and Chace Palm (113) all won matches by forfeit in the opener against South Hamilton.

Against Greene County (0-15), Roland, Miller, James Maggard (160), Fenton, Chance Palm and Rogers all

took forfeits. Jarron Trausch’s win by fall was the only pin for the Mustangs.

PCM finished 1-5 in contested matches.

The Mustangs host their annual invitational on Saturday. The 15-team tournament begins at 9:15 a.m.

PCM 64, South Hamilton 18 132: Drew Johnson (PCM) over (SH) (For.) 138: Lucas Roland (PCM) over Charlie Reiter (SH) (Fall 1:00) 145: Xavier Miller (PCM) over Brian Greenfield (SH) (MD 17-6) 152: Wes Cummings (PCM) over Brian Carroll (SH) (Fall 1:18) 160: Luke Peters (SH) over James Maggard (PCM) (Fall 4:40) 170: Jarron Trausch (PCM) over Noah Lutter (SH) (Fall 3:12) 182: Nathan Trausch (PCM) over (SH) (For.) 195: Dalton Schlangen (PCM) over Zach Larson (SH) (Fall 0:54) 220: Rylan Harris (SH) over (PCM) (For.) 285: Zachary Lutter (SH) over (PCM) (For.) 106: Jakeb

Fenton (PCM) over (SH) (For.) 113: Chace Palm (PCM) over (SH) (For.) 120: Chance Palm (PCM) over Mason Alsager (SH) (Fall 1:07) 126: Brycen Rogers (PCM) over (SH) (For.) PCM 42, Greene County 22 138: Lucas Roland (PCM) over (GC) (For.) 145: Xavier Miller (PCM) over (GC) (For.) 152: Tommy Bradshaw (GC) over Wes Cummings (PCM) (Dec 10-5) 160: James Maggard (PCM) over (GC) (For.) 170: Jarron Trausch (PCM) over Mark Kendall (GC) (Fall 3:03) 182: Isaiah Yoder (GC) over Dalton Schlangen (PCM) (Fall 5:24) 195: Hunter Ruth (GC) over Nathan Trausch (PCM) (Fall 1:08) 220: 285: 106: Jakeb Fenton (PCM) over (GC) (For.) 113: Kane Borgeson (GC) over Chace Palm (PCM) (Dec 13-7) 120: Chance Palm (PCM) over (GC) (For.) 126: Brycen Rogers (PCM) over (GC) (For.) 132: Cayden Gerdes (GC) over Drew Johnson (PCM) (MD 14-2)

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

SPORTS CALENDAR Friday Basketball Oskaloosa at Newton, JV girls, 4:45 p.m., varsity girls 6:15 p.m., varsity boys 7:30 p.m.

Saydel at CMB, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Gilbert at PCM, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo at Sigourney, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

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

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

Newton 7th grade girls at Grinnell, 4:30 p.m.

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

Saturday Wrestling Newton at Ottumwa Invitational, 9 a.m.

CMB at BCLUW tournament, 9:30 a.m.

Lynnville-Sully, Colfax-Mingo at PCM Invitational, 9 a.m.

Swimming Newton boys at Waterloo West Invitational, 11 a.m.

Bowling Newton at Norwalk, noon Basketball Lynnville-Sully at East Marshall, girls 5 p.m., boys 6:30 p.m.

Monday Basketball Pella at Newton 9th girls, 6 p.m.

Pella at Newton 9th, JV boys, 6 p.m., 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday Basketball Newton at Pella, girls JV 4:45 p.m., varsity girls 6:15 p.m., varsity boys 7:30 p.m.

Gilbert at CMB, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Greene County at PCM, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Belle Plaine at Colfax-Mingo, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Sigourney at Lynnville-Sully, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Thursday Wrestling Grinnell, Oskaloosa at Newton 7th/8th, 4:30 p.m.

English Valleys, North Mahaska, Tri-County at Colfax-Mingo, 6 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully, Iowa Valley at BGM, 6 p.m.

CMB, PCM at Saydel, 6 p.m.

Basketball Norwalk at Newton 9th girls, 6 p.m.

Norwalk at Newton boys, 9th 6 p.m., JV 7:30 p.m.

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

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

King’s return bolsters Hawkeyes heading into next season

Troy Hyde/Daily News Collins-Maxwell/Baxter’s Ethan Cozad, left, defeated Nevada’s Rodrigo Perez by fall in the first period Thursday during a Heart of Iowa Conference double dual in Maxwell. Cozad went 1-1 individually at 145 pounds, while the Raiders went 1-1 as a team.

Raiders Continued from Page 1B “It went better than expected,” Leslie said of the HOIC split. “We finished in a lot better shape than I thought we were going to. We had a lot better performances tonight.”

Ewing’s win by fall in the opener against Roland-Story (10-5, 6-0) gave the Raiders a 21-18 lead. The Norse though countered by winning five straight matches to take the lead for good.

Galbraith won his match by forfeit at 195 and then Charles Robertson defeated Calvin Bright 12-5 at 220.

McFadden’s first of two pins on the night at 285 came in 48 seconds against Tanner Stille.

Bianchi ended the Norse’s late run with a second-period fall at 160.

“We need to be better on the bottom,” Leslie said.

“We are still struggling there.

You have to have an attitude to want to get out. We’ll get there,

but that needs to be something we work on moving forward.”

CMB had its hand raised six times against Nevada.

The Cubs also raised their hands six times in victory, but the difference in the match was the Raiders’ five pins. Nevada had two forfeit wins, two pins and two decisions in the loss.

The Raiders jumped out to a 15-0 following a win by decision by Galbraith and back-to-back pins

by Robertson (14-1) and McFadden (13-3). Ewing’s win by fall at 120 made it 21-6 after six weights.

Nevada (3-7, 3-3) won five of the final seven weights, but CMB’s victories were pins by Ethan Cozad (145) and Bianchi. Bianchi is now 11-3 on the season.

The dual came down to the 182-pound weight class. Nevada’s Alex Peebles needed a pin against CMB’s Logan Mitchell to force criteria but won by an 11-5 decision, giving the Raiders another conference win.

CMB heads to Conrad on Saturday to take part in the BCLUW

dual tournament. Action begins at 9:30 a.m.

Roland-Story 42, CMB 27 170: Paden Pugh (R-S) over (CMB) (For.) 182: Sam Mathis (R-S) over Logan Mitchell (CMB) (Fall 4:00) 195: Cody Galbraith (CMB) over (R-S) (For.) 220: Charles Roberston (CMB) over Calvin Bright (R-S) (Dec 12-5) 285: Archer McFadden (CMB) over Tanner Stille (R-S) (Fall 0:48) 106: Max Halstead (R-S) over (CMB) (For.) 120: Tate Ewing (CMB) over Wyatt Origer (R-S) (Fall 2:58) 126: Koby Hassebrock (R-S) over Caleb Fullerton (CMB) (Dec 6-3) 132: Zach Anderson (R-S) over (CMB) (For.) 138: Tyson Manzer (R-S) over Lane Howes (CMB) (Fall 0:48) 145: Will Halstead (R-S) over Ethan Cozad (CMB) (Dec 12-5) 152: William Clark (RS) over Austin Good (CMB) (Fall 5:02) 160: Evan Bianchi (CMB) over Liam Schevermann (R-S) (Fall 3:27) CMB 33, Nevada 30 195: Cody Galbraith (CMB) over Andrew Clough (N) (Dec 8-6) 220: Charles Roberston (CMB) over Hunter Beard (N) (Fall 2:43) 285: Archer McFadden (CMB) over Maximillian Hovar (N) (Fall 1:01) 113: Cale Dumbaugh (N) over (CMB) (For.) 120: Tate Ewing (CMB) over Nick Walleser (N) (Fall 2:37) 132: Emilio Saldana (N) over Caleb Fullerton (CMB) (Dec 5-1) 138: Luke Ferguson (N) over Lane Howes (CMB) (Fall 3:58) 145: Ethan Cozad (CMB) over Rodrigo Perez (N) (Fall 1:30) 152: Jay Calentine (N) over Austin Good (CMB) (Fall 3:16) 160: Evan Bianchi (CMB) over Brendan Sellberg (N) (Fall 2:47) 170: Luke Durkop (N) over (CMB) (For.) 182: Alex Peebles (N) over Logan Mitchell (CMB) (Dec 11-5)

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

IOWA CITY (AP) — Last January, Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz held an impromptu news conference to assuage concerns that his program was falling apart.

On Thursday, Ferentz celebrated the return of the nation’s best cornerback while looking ahead to an 18th season that has a chance to be as special as the last one was.

Ferentz confirmed that senior cornerback Desmond King, the Thorpe Award winner as the country’s top defensive Ott back, will return for his senior season.

King’s somewhat unexpected return should only bolster Iowa’s case as a preseason favorite in the Big Ten West.

Iowa went 12-2 last season, falling to Stanford 45-16 in the Rose Bowl last week.

The Hawkeyes also lost to Michigan State in the Big Ten Conference championship game.

“Personally, I think it’s the best thing for him on all levels,” Ferentz said of King. “I just think it’s a great, great thing.”

If senior end Drew Ott is able to join King on the roster next fall, Iowa’s defense could be among the best in the country.

Ott played six games last season before blowing out his knee.

Ott sat out the rest of the year and applied for a medical redshirt through the Big Ten. He is expected to weigh his chances in the NFL before the start of spring practice.

“Needless to say we’d love to get him back and we’re doing all we can to advocate for him,” Ferentz said.

Predictably, Iowa’s 12-2 season prompted other programs to attempt to poach their coaching staff.

Linebackers coach Jim Reid is the first to leave, jumping for the defensive coordinator job at Boston College. Reid spent three years with the Hawkeyes, helping turn a unit that was a liability in 2014 into a force last season.

“It’s a bittersweet thing,” Ferentz said.

“Jim’s done a wonderful job with our program over the past three years. Tremendous coach, tremendous person.”

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L-S girls stay unbeaten after victory over CMB

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News

Troy Hyde/Daily News Lynnville-Sully sophomore Sage Zylstra went 3-0 at 138 pounds during a quadrangular in Sigourney on Thursday.

The Hawks went 2-1 as a team, defeating Colfax-Mingo and HLV and losing to Sigourney.

Hawk wrestlers down Tigerhawks in close SICL action

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News SIGOURNEY — In South Iowa Cedar League conference wrestling quadrangular meet Thursday, two area teams met on the Sigourney mat. Lynnville-Sully’s Hawks pulled out a 37-31 win over Colfax-Mingo.

The Tigerhawks built a 31-12 lead over the Hawks before Lynnville-Sully captured the final five matches — one by forfeit at 152 pounds — to win the dual.

Lynnville-Sully went 2-1 in SICL dual action, beating HLV 39-28 and losing to host Sigourney, 54-25. Colfax-Mingo was 1-2 in conference duals Thursday, beating HLV 39-27 and dropping a 55-13 decision to Sigourney.

Colfax-Mingo’s Ben Mead pinned Lynnville-Sully’s Aaron Van Der Krol in 3 minutes, 36 seconds in the 220-pound match to begin the teams’ dual.

Garrett Chapman scored a fall over Lynnville-Sully’s Cooper Scandridge at 285 and Cauy Furgison took the forfeit win for the Tigerhawks at 106 to put his team up 18-0.

At 120, Colfax-Mingo’s Ty Carlson notched a 10-4 decision over Josh Dunsbergen to push the Tigerhawk lead to 21-0.

Ty Breeden got the forfeit win at 126 to put Lynnville-Sully on the scoreboard.

Adam Teed put the Tigerhawks up 27-6 with a second-period pin of Lynnville-Sully’s Carson Dunsbergen at 132 pounds. The Hawks’ Sage Zylstra pinned Jordan Lescaleet in 41 seconds in the 138-pound match.

Colfax-Mingo’s final win of the dual came at 145 pounds.

Will Dunsgergen scored a major decision, 12-0, over Bryson Barnett.

Lynnville-Sully’s Cayden Johnson won by forfeit at 152.

The Hawks’ Max Knapp turned Colfax-Mingo’s Marshall Maple for a pin at 160 and Kyle Kramer defeated the Tigerhawks’ Skyler Aikin with a 9-0 major decision. Colfax-Mingo led 31-26 with two matches remaining.

Lynnville-Sully took the lead when Jack Hardin pinned Colfton Lourens in 1:27 in the 182-pound match.

The Hawks’ Caleb Barnett sealed the win for his team with a 7-0 victory over Reese Arndt

Troy Hyde/Daily News Colfax-Mingo’s Will Dunsbergen, right, went 2-1 at 145 pounds on Thursday during the Tigerhawks’ quadrangular in Sigourney. Dunsbergen had a win by fall and a win by major decision on the night.

at 195.

Against HLV, Lynnville-Sully got wins on the mat by Breeden, Zylstra and Johnson and won four matches by forfeit.

Zylstra went 3-for-3 winning by fall against Sigourney. Josh Dunsbergen, Carson Dunsbergen and Kramer had match wins against Sigourney and Scandridge won by forfeit.

Colfax-Mingo and Lynnville-Sully wrestle in Saturday’s PCM Invitational.

Matches start at 9:15 a.m. at Prairie City-Monroe High School in Monroe.

Lynnville-Sully 37, Colfax-Mingo 31 220: Ben Mead (C-M) over Aaron Van Der Krol (LS) (Fall 3:36) 285: Garrett Chapman (C-M) over Cooper Scandridge (L-S) (Fall 1:59) 106: Cauy Furgison (C-M) over (L-S) (For.) 120: Ty Carlson (CM) over Josh Dunsbergen (L-S) (Dec 10-4) 126: Ty Breeden (L-S) over (C-M) (For.) 132: Adam Teed (C-M) over Carson Dunsbergen (L-S) (Fall 3:29) 138: Sage Zylstra (L-S) over Jordan Lescaleet (C-M) (Fall 0:41) 145: Will Dunsbergen (C-M) over Bryson Barnett (L-S) (MD 12-0) 152: Cayden Johnson (L-S) over (C-M) (For.) 160: Max Knapp (L-S) over Marshall Maple (C-M) (Fall 1:15) 170: Kyle Kramer (L-S) over Skyler Aikin (C-M) (MD 9-0) 182: Jack Hardin (L-S) over Colton Lourens (C-M) (Fall 1:27) 195: Caleb Barnett (L-S) over Reese Arndt (C-M) (Dec 7-0) Lynnville-Sully 39, HLV 28 120: Josh Dunsbergen (L-S) over (HLV) (For.) 126: Ty Breeden (L-S) over Cody Frahm (HLV) (Fall 2:38) 132: Carson Dunsbergen (L-S) over (HLV) (For.) 138: Sage Zylstra (L-S) over Kyler Klesner (HLV) (Fall 0:20) 145: Dakota Huber (HLV) over Bryson Barnett (L-S) (MD 13-4) 152: Cayden Johnson (L-S) over Wade Van Otegham (HLV) (Dec 3-2) 160: Nate Van Buren (HLV) over Max Knapp (L-S) (Fall 3:58) 170: Derek Weiermann (HLV) over Kyle Kramer (L-S) (Fall 1:08) 182: Kenneth Kriegel (HLV) over Jack Hardin (L-S) (Fall 5:04) 195: Caleb Barnett (L-S) over (HLV) (For.) 220: Aaron Van Der Krol (L-S) over (HLV) (For.) 285: Riley Vercande (HLV)

over Cooper Scandridge (L-S) (Fall 1:07) Colfax-Mingo 39, HLV 27 106: Cauy Furgison (C-M) over (HLV) (For.) 126: Ty Carlson (C-M) over Cody Frahm (HLV) (Fall 0:57) 132: Adam Teed (C-M) over (HLV) (For.) 138: Kyler Klesner (HLV) over Jordan Lescaleet (C-M) (Fall 3:01) 145: Will Dunsbergen (C-M) over Dakota Huber (HLV) (Fall 1:48) 152: Wade Van Otegham (HLV) over (C-M) (For.) 160: Nate Van Buren (HLV) over Marshall Maple (C-M) (Fall 0:51) 170: Derek Weiermann (HLV) over Skyler Aikin (C-M) (Fall 1:08) 182: Kenneth Kriegel (HLV) over Colton Lourens (C-M) (Dec 6-5) 195: Reese Arndt (C-M) over (HLV) (For.) 220: Ben Mead (C-M) over (HLV) (For.) 285: Garrett Chapman (C-M) over Riley Vercande (HLV) (Dec 4-2) Sigourney 55, Colfax-Mingo 13 106: Cauy Furgison (C-M) over Thomas Stout (S) (Fall 0:33) 113: Cale Jarmes (S) over (C-M) (For.) 120: Ty Carlson (C-M) over Luke House (S) (MD 11-1) 126: Nick Ives (S) over (C-M) (For.) 132: Adam Teed (C-M) over Zech Boender (S) (Dec 8-4) 138: Jacob Miller (S) over Jordan Lescaleet (C-M) (Fall 0:26) 145: Lane Boender (S) over Will Dunsbergen (C-M) (Fall 0:22) 152: Alec Schuster (S) over (C-M) (For.) 160: Noah Reeves (S) over Marshall Maple (C-M) (Fall 1:07) 170: Mac Conrad (S) over Skyler Aikin (C-M) (MD 8-0) 182: Kaleb Reeves (S) over Colton Lourens (C-M) (Fall 1:14) 220: Noah Boender (S) over Ben Mead (C-M) (Fall 1:48) 285: Zeb Webb (S) over Garrett Chapman (CM) (Dec 3-0) Sigourney 54. Lynnville-Sully 25 106: Thomas Stout (S) over (L-S) (For.) 113: Cale Jarmes (S) over (L-S) (For.) 120: Josh Dunsbergen (L-S) over Luke House (S) (MD 8-0) 126: Nick Ives (S) over Ty Breeden (L-S) (Fall 3:34) 132: Carson Dunsbergen (L-S) over Zech Boender (S) (Fall 5:07) 138: Sage Zylstra (L-S) over Jacob Miller (S) (Fall 2:24) 145: Lane Boender (S) over Bryson Barnett (L-S) (Fall 1:09) 152: Alec Schuster (S) over Cayden Johnson (L-S) (Fall 1:44) 160: Noah Reeves (S) over Max Knapp (L-S) (Fall 3:20) 170: Kyle Kramer (L-S) over Mac Conrad (S) (Dec 2-0) 182: Kaleb Reeves (S) over Jack Hardin (L-S) (Fall 0:28) 195: Noah Boender (S) over (L-S) (For.) 220: Zeb Webb (S) over Aaron Van Der Krol (L-S) (Fall 0:30) 285: Cooper Scandridge (L-S) over (S) (For.)

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

Favre, Owens, Faneca among football Hall of Fame finalists CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Brett Favre is one step away from entering the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The quarterback who left the NFL after the 2010 season as the leader in most career passing categories, is among three firsttime eligibles to make the list of 15 finalists.

Receiver Terrell Owens and guard Alan Faneca, also in their initial year of eligibility, made the cut.

The class of 2016 will be decided on Feb. 6, the day before the Super Bowl, with inductions scheduled for August.

Also making the cut to 15 are Morten Andersen, Steve Atwater, Don Coryell, Terrell Davis, Tony Dungy, Kevin Greene, Marvin Harrison, Joe Jacoby, Edgerrin James, John Lynch, Orlando Pace and Kurt Warner.

Two senior finalists — players whose careers ended more than 25 years ago — were announced

last August: Ken Stabler and Dick Stanfel.

A contributor finalist announced in September was Edward DeBartolo Jr., owner of the San Francisco 49ers from 19772000.

To be elected, a finalist must receive a minimum of 80 percent of the votes cast by the selection panel.

A maximum of eight inductees are allowed per year.

SULLY — The Class 1A No. 11 Lynnville-Sully girls’ basketball team was missing its leading scorer and rebounder against 2A Collins-Maxwell/Baxter on Thursday night.

Brenna Lanser did not play, but her teammates rolled to an 12th straight win anyway as the Hawks stayed unbeaten with a 44-26 home win during non-conference action.

Lanser came into the came averaging 16.4 points and nearly 10 rebounds per game, but Kasiah Ehresman, Marissa Vos and the rest of the Hawks picked up the slack during the victory.

Ehresman “I have to give the girls a lot of credit on how hard they played and how physical they were,” Lynnville-Sully coach Jerry Hulsing said.

“CMB is a very physical team and we didn’t back down. I thought our defense was good and a big reason for us to win. We did a good job moving the basketball on offense and attacked the rim well.”

Ehresman finished with 15 points, eight rebounds and three assists, while Vos added 14 points and Hurley eight boards. Mariah Vos grabbed 10 rebounds, Makenzy Rozendaal pulled down eight boards and Carson Fisk grabbed six as the Hawks out-rebounded CMB 46-35.

The Hawks led by four after one quarter but went into the halftime break with a 24-13 lead. CMB closed the gap to eight after three quarters, but the Hawks’ 15-5 advantage in the final quarter put away their visitors for good.

Lynnville-Sully (12-0) was 19-of-35 from the line, while CMB hit 5-of-10. Neither team shot better than 25 percent from the floor.

CMB (1-7) was led by Carter Larson’s eight points. Kathleen Baldwin added six points and 10 rebounds, while Bridget Hurley chipped in five points, nine rebounds and three assists. Mikayla Eslinger contributed five points and seven boards.

The Hawks do not play again until 6 p.m. Tuesday when they host South Iowa Cedar League foe Sigourney in Sully.

CMB hosts Heart of Iowa Conference rival Saydel at 6 p.m. Friday.

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

Fast start, strong finish pushes Lynnville-Sully boys past CMB

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News SULLY — Four players scored in double figures for the Lynnville-Sully boys’ basketball team on Thursday against Collins-Maxwell/Baxter.

That balanced offensive attack paired with a dominant effort on the boards helped the Hawks to their fifth straight win as L-S started fast and finished strong during a 61-43 non-conference victory.

“CMB was big and physical. We had to fight hard defensively to make things tough on them,” Lynnville-Sully coach Nick Harthoon said.

“It was nice to see us have four Van Dyke guys in double figures again. We did a good job on the offensive boards to get a few easy baskets.”

Kyle Van Dyke finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds, Jesse Van Wyk collected 11 points and eight rebounds and Sage Ehresman added 14 points and five assists in the win.

Tyler Van Zante also chipped in 12 points for the Hawks, who improved to 9-1 on the season.

Lynnville-Sully jumped out to a Gunderson 19-9 lead after one quarter and outscored CMB 14-6 in the final period. Both teams scored 28 points in the middle two frames.

CMB senior Hunter Gunderson scored a teamhigh 13 points, but he was the only Raider to reach double-digits.

Freshman Will Clapper scored seven points, grabbed seven rebounds and handed out four assists, and junior Hunter McWhirter corralled six rebounds and scored five points.

Senior Brad Ritter scored a season-high six points in his second game of the season after missing all games before the holiday break due to injury.

The Hawks had 19 assists on their 26 field goal makes, while CMB (1-7) dished out seven assists on its 18 makes.

L-S also out-rebounded the Raiders, 31-21. Each team turned it over 12 times.

Lynnville-Sully returns to action at 7:30 p.m.

Tuesday against Sigourney in Sully.

CMB hosts Saydel at 7:30 p.m. Friday and then stays home to play Gilbert at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.

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

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Medical Center, Newton, Iowa on September 22, 2015.

The Medical Center's operating revenue totaled $35,107,853 for the year ended June 30, 2015; a 3.4% increase from the prior year. Total operating revenue included $33,339,478 in net patient revenue and $1,768,375 in other operating revenue.

Nonoperating revenue amounted to $38,081, which was comprised of $336,458 in capital grants and contributions, $247,020 in investment loss, and $51,357 in interest expense.

Operating expenses for the year totaled $35,675,459; a 3.5% decrease from the prior year, and included $20,178,906 for salaries and benefits and $5,277,767 for purchased services and fees, and professional $10,218,786 for medical supplies and other expenses.

The Medical Center's net position at the beginning of this fiscal year was $6,635,834. At the end of the fiscal year, net position was $6,106,309, a 8.0% decrease.

A copy of the audit report is available for review in the Hospital Administrator's Office, in the Office of the Auditor of State and on the Auditor of State's web site at http://auditor.iowa.gov/reports/rep orts.htm.

January 8

PUBLIC NOTICES

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT IN AND FOR JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KAREN M. OWEN, Deceased.

Probate No. ESPR 036675 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Karen M. Owen, Deceased, who died on or about April 12, 2015: You are hereby notified that on April 29, 2015, the undersigned was appointed administrator of the estate.

Notice is hereby 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 four months from the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of the mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated this 29th day of April, 2015.

Amber Griggs 513 E. 21st Street S. Newton IA 50208 Scott A. Hall (AT0009988) Carney & Appleby, PLC 303 Locust Street, Suite 400 Des Moines IA 50309 Attorney for Administrator January 8

NOTICE TO AIRPORT CONSULTANTS The City of Newton is hereby soliciting statements of qualifications and experience from airport consultants for an airfield planning project at the Municipal Airport.

Newton Subject to receipt of Federal funding under the FAA Airport Improvement Program (AIP), the project will include the following: Update Airport Master Plan and ALP plan sheets including additional planning services to determine the future configuration of fuel storage and handling system. Estimated cost: $125,000.

The required services include, but are not limited to; engineering services related to master planning including incidental special services for this project funded under the FAA AIP. A qualification based selection process conforming to latest version of the FAA Advisory Circular 150/5100-14 will be utilized to select the most qualified firm. Fee information will not be considered in the selection process and must not be submitted with the statement of qualifications. Fees will be negotiated for the project after a consultant has been selected.

Selection Criteria will include: key qualifications, personnel capability to perform all aspects of the project, related experience, demonstrated ability to meet schedules and budgets, and degree of interest shown in undertaking the project.

Prospective Consultants are advised that applied overhead rates must be in accordance with the cost principals established within Federal Regulation 48 CFR Part 31, Contract Cost Principles and Procedures. The successful firm will be required to submit a copy of their current overhead rate audit certification.

This contract is subject but not limited to the following federal provision: Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Section 520 of the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 DOT Regulation 49 CFR Part 18.36(i) - Access to Records DOT Regulation 49 CFR Part 20 Lobbying and Influencing Federal Employees DOT Regulation 49 CFR Part 26 - Disadvantage Business Enterprises Participation DOT Regulation 49 CFR Part 29 Government-wide Debarment and Suspension DOT Regulation 49 CFR Part 30 Federal Trade Restriction Clause Interested firms should submit either a PDF file of their statement of qualifications and to experience keithl@newtongov.org, or mail to the following address, no later than 5 pm on January 25, 2016.

Keith Laube, P.E. Public Works Director 1700 North 4th Avenue West Newton, IA 50208-1926 January 8 For public record, the accounting firm of Seim Johnson, LLP released an audit report for Skiff Medical Center, Newton, Iowa on September 22, 2015.

The Medical Center's operating revenue totaled $35,107,853 for the year ended June 30, 2015; a 3.4% increase from the prior year. Total operating revenue included $33,339,478 in net patient revenue and $1,768,375 in other operating revenue.

Nonoperating revenue amounted to $38,081, which was comprised of $336,458 in capital grants and contributions, $247,020 in investment loss, and $51,357 in interest expense.

Operating expenses for the year totaled $35,675,459; a 3.5% decrease from the prior year, and included $20,178,906 for salaries and benefits and $5,277,767 for purchased services and professional fees, and $10,218,786 for medical supplies and other expenses.

The Medical Center's net position at the beginning of this fiscal year was $6,635,834. At the end of the fiscal year, net position was $6,106,309, a 8.0% decrease.

A copy of the audit report is available for review in the Hospital Administrator's Office, in the Office of the Auditor of State and on the Auditor of State's web site at http://auditor.iowa.gov/reports/rep orts.htm.

January 8

Randal B. Caldwell, Attorney THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF SYLVIA VAN GENDEREN, Deceased.

Probate No. ESPR036797 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the of SYLVIA VAN Estate GENDEREN, Deceased, who died on or about December 16, 2015: You are hereby notified that on January 6, 2016, the last will and testament of Sylvia Van Genderen, deceased, bearing date of September 13, 2013, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Warren Terpstra 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 date of 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 January 6, 2016.

Warren Terpstra Executor of estate 106 5th St Sully, IA 50251 Randal B. Caldwell, ICIS PIN No: AT0001375 Attorney for executor Firm Name: Caldwell, Brierly, Chalupa & Nuzum, PLLC Address: 211 1st Ave W Newton, Ia. 50208 Date of second publication January 15 , 2016 Probate Code Section 304 January 8 & 15

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Wrestling Continued from Page 1B Walker, Hunter Versteegh, Cole Peters, Parker Schuster, Bryce Tish, William Lilo, Duncan Lee, Jordan Henning and Jacob Smith along with their parents were honored before matches began Thursday. New high school wrestling rankings came out on the same day with two Cardinals in the Class 3A rankings.

Versteegh is ranked 10th at 113 pounds. He wrestled up to 120 pounds against Oskaloosa, defeating Josh Diehl, 7-1. Lee moved up a spot to seventh at 195 pounds. Lee was ahead of Oskaloosa’s Kyle Salazar, 3-1, when Salazar was injured and could not continue.

To open the varsity competition, Smith faced Oskaloosa’s Callan Tomlin, who is ranked sixth at 220 in 3A, in the 285-pound match. Smith battled, but lost 12-5. The Indians led 3-0, which was the last time they had a lead.

Blake Cockerton and Aren Sorensen claimed forfeit wins for New-

www.newtondailynews.com | Friday | Jan. 8, 2016 ton to put the Cardianls up 12-0 followed by Versteegh’s win. Freshman Joe Carolus built a large lead over Oskaloosa’s Kaia Graham, and then had a third-period pin for six team points.

Peters, who was injured in Newton’s season-opener at home in December, made his final home match just what he wanted it to be. Peters pinned Zaiyan Mamun at the 1:04 mark at 132.

“My first match of the season didn’t go as planned. I’ve looked forward to wrestling in front of a home crowd as a senior since I was 4,” Peters said.

“It means a lot to go out and fulfill a dream and what you’ve aspired to do.

Winning this dual was good for the team. It’s good to get a hot win under our feet to take into the next competition.”

Newton’s Jon Lawton turned Jacob Hacker every which way but loose to notch a 14-1 major decision in the 138-pound bout. The Cardinals held a 31-3 lead when Oskaloosa’s Drew Sams pinned Schuster in the 145-pound match.

Tish used two reversals in the second period to take control, 8-4, of his 152-pound match with Oskaloosa’s

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Working a cradle pinning combination is Newton High senior Harley Walker as he has Oskaloosa’s Brady Beerbower wrapped up in their 160-pound match Thursday.

Football Continued from Page 1B Colfax-Mingo (135) and Lynnville-Sully (114) are still in Class A. Newton has played Class 3A football since 2009.

There was concern heading into the 2014 two-year football district assignments that Newton would be bumped back up to Class 4A. It didn’t happen then, but the IHSAA has changed how it determines classification.

Scott Garvis, Newton athletic director, said the state went from the 700-student cutoff determine which schools play Class 4A back to the top 48 schools play 4A football. The IHSAA policy had been schools over 700 in enrollment in grades 9, 10 and 11 play 4A football.

At the end of the 2013 football season, three private schools — Davenport Assumption, Cedar Rapids Xavier and Dubuque Wahlert — announced they wanted to play football within their actual enrollment class. All three had opted to play up into Class 4A, but were Class 3A size.

“It’s about balance for the

Bowling

Continued from Page 1B Clarke. The Cardinal girls are 5-0.

“The boys improved their pin count by 81 pins from the previous meet total,” Newton bowling coach Brett Jacobs said.

“The girls didn’t bowl as well as they are capable. The long winter break and only having one practice in before the meet played a part into that.”

Madison Humphrey paced the Newton girls with a 341 (149-192) with Mariah Gonzales chalking up a 284 series on games of 137 and 147. Alexis Etter finished with a 280 (125-155), Kaytie Hughes had a 255 (142-113) and Alyssa White bowled a 214 (96-118). Alicia Miller rolled a 173 (98-75).

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High senior William Lilo walks in with his parents Rose and Troy Lilo during Senior Night introductions Thursday for the Cardinal wrestling team.

Andy Bonilla. Tish won a 14-6 major decision, followed by Walker’s win.

Oskaloosa’s final win on the mat came at 170 as ninth-ranked Jason Beebe defeated Tanner Petro, 11-0. Newton’s Lillo won by forfeit at 182 and Lee claimed his 195-pound victory.

Henning finished the dual with a flourish for Newton. The senior 220-pounder pinned Tyson Breuklander in 59 seconds.

“I’ve wrestled a long time in this gym. To get the win my last time here is really big for me personally,” Henning said. “I like where we’re at as a team. I think we getting healthy after starting the season with guys banged up. We’re going to keep moving forward, and I believe we’re going to be really good in February.”

In the only junior varsity match of the night, Oskaloosa’s Jackson Kargol pinned Newton’s Cain Evans with 41 seconds left in the match.

Newton head coach Andy Swedenhjelm said it was tough to send a great group of seniors out this season with just two home duals.

state. Our biggest concern is the disparity between the largest 4A school and the smallest 4A school. It’s a 3.5-times ratio in 4A right now while in evey other class it might be a 2.0-times ratio,” Garvis said. “That is a huge disparity in football.

The state wants 48 teams in Class 4A and balance between the eastern part of the state and western part of the state.”

Ergenbright pointed out there has been a swing of enrollment numbers throughout the state since the last year Newton played at the 4A level. He said Western Dubuque is another school in Newton’s situation — being bumped back up into 4A. He said it is not known yet if the state will re-district teams into eight 6-team districts or six 8-team districts.

Garvis said the IHSAA will decide that issue at its Jan. 20 board meeting, and then release district assignments and schedules to follow in February.

“The frustrating thing for me is the state talks about fairness and equity until it is not easy for them — scheduling-wise,” Ergenbright said. “They really need to re-classify the entire state to include a Class 5A on

down.”

Both Ergenbright and Garvis said some school districts such as Ankeny, Waukee and West Des Moines have seen a lot of growth while others are not. Garvis said Boone had been a 4A school. He said the bottom half of the 4A schools have shrunk and the metro-schools have grown.

“The bottom line for us — is it is what it is. We’re going to go out and continue to develop our kids in the weight room. Our kids are going to compete no matter what. They leave it all out on the field,” Garvis said. “It is important for our kids and coaches to step up to the challenge. Working in the weight room is a huge factor to our success.”

Garvis said a lot of the top 3A teams Newton has had to play in the past few years are on the level of many of the 4A teams, except for the very elite programs.

“We’ll be fine as our kids buy into taking on the challenge and working hard, which is something they all do well here,” Ergenbright said.

The Cardinal girls led 1,374-1,226 after the individual games. In the Baker Games, the Cardinals put up a 732 total on games of 113, 173, 164, 156 and 126.

Clarke had a Baker Games total of 558.

Right behind Carre for the Newton boys were Reid Miller with a 378 and Reece Thurmond at 348. Miller rolled a 203 followed by a 175 game and Thurmond started with a 140 and tossed a 208 second game.

Sam Supino had a 332 (176-156) and Shaiden Simmons had a 323 (155168). Cutter Benac finished with a 265 (120-145).

Newton’s Baker Games scores were 153, 163, 180, 206 and 134 for an 836 total. The boys were up 1,8351,459 against Clarke head-

ing into the Baker Games.

Clarke had a 629 total for the Baker Games.

The Newton bowling teams face host Norwalk Saturday at Val Lanes.

Newton’s junior varsity teams were unopposed.

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Boys JV A: 2,275 — Austin Johansen 340 (154-186), Bryan McMahon 315 (167148), Nick VerSteeg 314 (175-139), Zion Dickey 264 (157-107), Tayler Hernandez 258 (127-131), Michael Hodnett 246 (142-104); Baker Games — 210, 167,145, 115, 147.

Girls JV A: 1,569 — Lizzy Coyle 300 (148-152), Kayla Sopher 242 (117-125), Taylor Johnson 236 (128-108), Hayley Sinclair 188 (113-75); Baker Games — 98, 92, 142, 135, 136.

Boys JV B: 1,836 — Joe Malsom 325 (148-177), Devon Young 239 (119-120), Luiz Carlos 236 (95-141), Brady Eberline 232 (133-99), John Ross 191 (93-98); Baker Games — 117, 117, 159, 118, 102.

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“But tonight, our seniors embraced the moment. The wrestled hard in their final matches at home. all of our kids left it all on the mat,” Swedenhjelm said. “Our tempo as a whole was a lot better than it was in earlier duals.

We’re moving better and have more confidence when we’re on the bottom, which is something we focused on a lot over the break.”

Newton’s varsity wrestlers compete in Saturday’s Ottumwa Invitational.

Newton 57, Oskaloosa 13 285: Callan Tomlin (O) over Jacob Smith (N) (Dec 12-5) 106: Blake Cockerton (N) over (O) (For.) 113: Aren Sorensen (N) over (O) (For.) 120: Hunter Versteegh (N) over Josh Diehl (O) (Dec 7-1) 126: Joseph Carolus (N) over Kaia Graham (O) (Fall 4:19) 132: Cole Peters (N) over Zaiyan Mamun (O) (Fall 1:04) 138: Jon Lawton (N) over Jacob Hacker (O) (MD 14-1) 145: Drew Sams (O) over Parker Schuster (N) (Fall 1:13) 152: Bryce Tish (N) over Andy Bonilla (O) (MD 146) 160: Harley Walker (N) over Braden Beerbower (O) (MD 9-1) 170: Jason Beebe (O) over Tanner Petro (N) (MD 11-0) 182: William Lillo (N) over (O) (For.) 195: Duncan Lee (N) over Kyler Salazar (O) (Inj. default) 220: Jordan Henning (N) over Tyson Breuklander (O) (Fall 0:59)

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NHS freshman girls, JV boys beat Oskaloosa; freshman boys lose

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News OSKALOOSA — Newton High’s freshman girls dominated in a win Thursday against host Oskaloosa while the Cardinal junior varsity boys and freshman boys’ basketball teams split close games with the Indians.

The Cardinal freshman girls led 16-0 after one quarter of play and were up 31-5 at halftime. They finished with a 5111 victory.

“The girls came out strong defensively. I was really impressed with how many deflections we had and how many great passes were distributed to wide open players throughout the game,” NHS freshman girls’ head coach Eric Vander Velden said.

Newton shot 51 percent, 25of-49, from the field. The girls had 14 steals and 20 rebounds as a team. Peyton Maher fired in 21 points, had five rebounds, made three steals and handed out four assists. Rachel Rhoads added 14 points and grabbed four rebounds.

Emily Valtman finished with six points. Scoring two points each were Anna Coyle, Lakin Jenkins, Brittney McConnell, Teddie Brunsmann and Abbie Barr. Barr had three steals.

“The girls are seeing the floor very well. We are getting better in every phase of the game.

The girls are looking forward to Monday as we play Pella at home,” Vander Velden said.

Newton’s freshman boys battled with Oskaloosa to a 41-41

tie at the end of regulation. The Indians claimed a 51-44 win in overtime.

Cole Webster led the Cardinals with 26 points. Aaron Bartels had seven and Ben Leal had four points. Ryan Barr, Thomas Cox and Jacob Murphy each had two points. Newton was 15-of-26 at the free-throw line.

The Cardinal junior varsity boys erased a nine-point deficit they faced with three minutes remaining in the third quarter.

Newton notched a 48-41 victory. Newton shot 28 percent from the field in the first half, but picked up the pace to shoot 57 percent in the second half.

“We finally woke up late in the third quarter,” NHS assistant coach Tom Weeks said.

“The guys played like a team to get the win.”

Leading the way for the Cardinals were Grayson Graham with 15 points and Josh Gulling with 10 points. Tyler Stanton and Justin Fischer each scored eight points. Keith Steinbach had three points.

De’Andre Roush and Nate Van Zee had two points apiece.

Steinbach and Roush had three rebounds each. Reagan Maple handed out three assists. Graham and Fischer each made two steals.

The three NHS basketball teams host Pella Monday. The freshman teams play at 6 p.m. in the two NHS gyms, and the boys’ junior varsity game is at 7:30 p.m.

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Browns’ Manziel troubles continue CLEVELAND (AP) — Troubled Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel was cited for driving with expired license plates last weekend before he was spotted in Las Vegas.

According to police in North Olmsted, Ohio, Manziel was stopped at 8:28 a.m. on Saturday while driving on Interstate 480. Police gave him a traffic ticket for the expired plates.

Manziel can pay a $125 fine for the offense.

Manziel was in the NFL’s concussion protocol last week after the team said he got hurt in a Dec. 27 game. He wasn’t required to be at Cleveland’s season finale Sunday, but owner Jimmy Haslam said the 23-year-old failed to report to the team’s facility for a required medical assessment.