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12th continuance pushes Wright trial back to March 18

By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News The trial of a 26-yearold Prairie City woman charged with child endangerment in the 2013 d o g mauling death of 4-yearold Jord y n Arndt was reWright scheduled for the twelfth time since charges were filed in April of that year.

According to Jasper County Assistant Attorney Kelly Bennett, legal counsel for Jena Marie Wright filed the motion for a continuance Tuesday declaring an expert canine witness scheduled to testify

on the defendant’s behalf needed more time to prepare for the trial.

Judge Richard Clogg, who has been assigned to see the case, ruled in December the expert canine witness was relevant to ensure Wright has a fair trial. Kelly said Friday the state is prepared to proceed and objected to the continuance, but was overruled by the court.

According to online court records, jury selection is slated to begin March 18 at the Jasper County Courthouse. A pretrial conference is scheduled for March 9.

Wright is accused of leaving Arndt unattended with an American Staffordshire terrier at 300 S. Marshall St. in Prairie City April 22, 2013. According to WRIGHT | 3A

Board of health holds organizational meeting Former sheriff Mike Balmer joins board

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Mike Balmer was present as the newest member of the Jasper County Board of Health at its Thursday meeting.

This is his first time on the board, after being with the Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office for 30 years, serving as sheriff for 13 years. He is also a medical examiner and investigator for the county.

The election of officers also took place with no changes being made from last year. Margo Voshell will continue as chair of the board with Jackie Sparks serving as vice chair and Dr. Zack

Alexander maintaining his secretary position.

Dennis Simon preBalmer sented changes the Jasper County Board of Supervisors gave the county boards, in reference to dealing with any personnel issues in the workplace. With the change, concerns with attendance and performance issues could first go through the chair of the board before being brought to the supervisors. Termination of the position is the exception that would still need to go to the supervisors.

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Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Utilization Emerson Hough is on the agenda as an action item for Monday’s Newton Community School District board meeting.

Vote on Emerson Hough among action items for NCSD board Reconfiguration, Berg Complex also on Monday’s agenda

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News When the Newton Community School District board voted to close Emerson Hough Elementary on March 22, 2010, there were tears.

Almost five years later, the board is set to vote on reversing that process and returning the Emerson Hough to a regular elementary school. The agenda for Monday night’s 6:30 p.m. board meeting — fittingly, to be held in the Emerson Hough conference room — includes an action item called “Consider Approval for Utilization of the Emerson

Hough Educational Facility.”

The Hough building is currently home to several school district elements that are not a part of regular district classes or grades. The Basics & Beyond Program, administration offices and preschool are all currently in the building, which served as a regular school from its opening day in 1926, until the end of the 2009-10 school year.

The listing of Emerson Hough as an action item comes after months of discussion about possibly reconfiguring the district for what would be the second time in less than 10 years.

The district’s overall enrollment

has dipped in the past 10 years, and went from 2,877 students in October of 2013 to 2,813 in October of 2014.

The Emerson Hough building is listed as a “discussion/action” item on the agenda, with “action” in bold type. Also on the agenda as discussion/action are “Consider Potential Building Reconfiguration Options,” and “Consider District Direction for Resolution of the Berg Complex Facility Issues,” with the word “discussion” in bold type on both items.

Reconfiguration, the calendar and options for Berg, were also on the agenda for Thursday night’s School Improvement Advisory Committee meeting as discussion items. SIAC was set to emerge with recommendaSCHOOL | 3A

OPEN celebrates sister cities Pink Nose/Blue Toes 5K to

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Kate Malott/Daily News January is Sister City Month for OPEN, Newton’s sister city group. Sister cities are Smila, Ukraine and WuChi, Taiwan. Pictured are GiGi Chen from Taiwan and Jane Ann Cotton, chair of OPEN. GiGi is studying at Newton High School for the school year and is being hosted by Mark and Judy Monroe. Marvin Campbell and Cotton shared Ukrainian and Taiwanese items for the display at the Newton Library.

Are you ready for one of the area’s hottest winter races? Skiff Medical Center will once again bring new meaning to the term “a cold sweat” during the fourth annual Pink Nose/Blue Toes 5K Jan. 24. All money raised from the winter run/walk will support new equipment and technology purchases for Skiff Medical Center.

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The course will start and end outside of the hospital. Prizes will be awarded for the first man and woman across the finish line, the youngest participant, the oldest participant and the craziest outfit.

Water and fruit will be available for all participants at the completion of the event.

In addition, children ages 10 and younger are invited to participate in free kids’ fun runs with the Newton Cardinal 5K | 3A

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tion and packet pick-up will begin at 8 a.m. in the lower level of the Ross Medical Arts Building at 300 N. Fourth Ave. E., with the 5K beginning at 9 a.m.

Cost to participate is $20 if you pre-register

by Jan. 9 and includes a commemorative beanie stocking hat. Race day registrations will be accepted for $25, including the race gift (please note, however, that commemorative gifts will be available in limited quantities). Participants may opt to take part in the race without the gift for a pre-registration

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Education

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Frozen — In full costume

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News It’s not every day that school personnel get to put on a large carrot-type nose for an event.

That’s what Newton Community Schools director of K-8 curriculum Jim Gilbert did when some transitional kindergarten students from Berg and Thomas Jefferson elementary schools got to meet staff wearing costumes from the movie “Frozen.”

Gilbert, dressed as Olaf, along with district faculty members Jolee Jansen as Queen Elsa and Morgan Forsythe as Princess Anna, shared a book from the Disney movie.

School Calendar Jan. 12 - 16 Newton Schools Breakfast Menu Monday: Cereal, toast, mixed fruit, 100% juice and milk. Tuesday: BB Muffin Squares, yogurt, pineapple and melon, 100% juice and milk.

Wednesday: UBR bar, banana, 100% juice and milk. Thursday: Egg omelet, toast, peaches, 100% juice and milk. Friday: Cinnamon mini pancakes, apple slices, 100% juice and milk.

Newton Schools Lunch Menu Monday: Barbecue pork sandwich, smiley fries, green peppers with dip, and pineapple melon salad. Tuesday: Walking taco with cheese, lettuce and salsa, black bean salad, banana and a Snickerdoodle. Wednesday: Popcorn chicken, mashed potatoes, steamed broccoli with cheese, strawberries on a biscuit. Thursday: Cheeseburger, mixed romaine salad, sweet potato fries and grapes. Friday: Mandarin orange chicken, steamed rice, stir fry vegetables, Mandarin oranges and a fortune cookie.

Jan. 12 - 16 Newton Community School District Monday: 5:10 p.m., youth wrestling at Newton High School; 5:30 p.m., Boy Scouts at Woodrow Wilson Elementary; 6 p.m., spring play practices at Newton High School; 6:30 p.m., Boy Scouts at Aurora Heights Elementary; 6:30 p.m., NCSD School Board meeting at Emerson Hough. Tuesday: 4:45 p.m., junior varsity girls basketball against Pella High School at Newton High School; 5:30 p.m., junior varsity and varsity wrestling meet against Urbandale and Ames at Ames High School; 6 p.m., spring play practices at Newton High School; 6:15 p.m., girls varsity basketball game against Pella at Newton High School; 7:30 p.m., varsity boys basketball against Pella at Newton High School. Wednesday: 9:45 a.m., advisory freshman prevention at Newton High School; 5:10 p.m., youth wrestling at Newton High School; 6 p.m., spring play practice at Newton High School; 7 p.m., Booster Club meeting at Newton High School. Thursday: 4:30 p.m., eighth grade girls basketball game against Pella at Berg Middle School; 4:30 p.m., seventh grade boys basketball game against Pella at Berg Middle School; 5:30 p.m., varsity boys swimming against Mason City and Dowling Catholic at Dowling High School; 5:30 p.m., varsity wrestling against Lincoln and Ottumwa at Ottumwa High School; 6 p.m., spring play practice at Newton High School. Friday: 4:30 p.m., middle school wrestling against Grinnell, L-S, and Oskaloosa at Berg Middle School; 6:15 p.m., varsity girls basketball against Norwalk at Newton High School; 7:30 p.m., varsity boys basketball against Norwalk at Newton High School; 9 p.m., high school dance at Newton High School. Saturday: All day, high school band at Bluffs Jazz Festival in Council Bluffs; 10 a.m., varsity wrestling invitation at Centerville High School; 12:30 p.m., varsity boys swimming against Fort Dodge at Fort Dodge High School.

Contact Jason W. Brooks at 641-792-3121 ext. 6532 or jbrooks@newtondailynews.com Submitted Photo Right: Seated, from left, Jolee Jansen as Queen Elsa, Berg transitional kindergarten studetnt Zoe Burgett and Morgan Forsythe as Princess Anna; in back is Jim Gilbert as Olaf.

Local residents named to Grand View dean’s list

Submitted Photo Above: Morgan Forsythe, as Princess Anna, visits with Berg transitional kindergartners Aaden Grimm and Dierks Van Genderen.

Fill snow days with new activities, fun Metro Creative Connection A blizzard of white flakes has been falling through the night, and the school phone chain has begun. As expected, children will have a day off from school, leaving parents scrambling for ways to keep children occupied and supervised.

Snow days may be coveted by kids (and teachers), but they may not be as beloved by parents who are unaccustomed to having kids home during the week.

But just because snow days are unexpected, that does not mean parents can’t plan for them.

Snow day plan Parents who cannot take days off from work will need a contingency plan for snow days. Organize a snow day club, wherein school parents rotate taking children for the day. Working parents can reciprocate by taking the school kids on a weekend and letting the other parents have a “date night.”

Entertainment Rather than having kids spend the day watching television or playing on their tablets, parents can establish a snow day entertainment bin to encourage their kids to make the most

of the day off. The bin can include board games, books, building block sets, paints, and other crafts.

Get cooking A snowy day is a great time to prepare meals for the rest of the week, as well as tinker with hearty, belly-filling recipes. Older children can help with cutting vegetables and meats, while younger kids can add seasonings to pots and mix ingredients.

Involve the kids in choosing which meals to cook.

Create snow art — Fill squeeze or squirt bottles with some water and food coloring. Allow kids to go out in the yard

and create some pictures with the snow as their canvas.

Cleaning catch up Cleaning may not be the most exciting snow day activity, but it might be the most productive. Children can spend time sorting through toys and belongings in their rooms.

Nature walk Grab those boots and insulated pants and head outdoors. A walk in the brisk, cold air can boost spirits and introduce kids to the beauty of winter.

Take the camera and encourage kids to take pictures of their favorites.

DES MOINES — Recognition for outstanding academic achievement has been given to the following Grand View University students for the 2014 fall semester.

The students are named to the dean’s list for earning a grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 scale while carrying at least 12 hours of classes.

Jasper County students on the dean’s list include: Nick Fratzke, of Newton; Kylie Lamb, of Newton; Rebecca Miller, of Newton; Melanie Russell, of Newton; Elisabeth Engel, of Baxter; Kayla Hartgers, Colfax; Meghan Phifer, of Monroe; Tara Curry, of Prairie City; Alex Dahms, of Prairie City; Lyndi Yoder, of Prarie City.

Ranard, ISU dairy club place third at nationals AMES — Katie Ranard, a senior in nutritional science from Newton, was one of three who represented the Iowa State Dairy Products Evaluation club that placed third at the 93rd annual National Collegiate Dairy Products Evaluation Contest. The team placed first in cheddar cheese judging, third in butter judging, and third in ice cream judging.

Twelve schools from the United States and Canada participated in the contest.

This years’ contest took place at Hoffman Estates, Ill. Students tested their palates against professional judges in six different dairy products: fluid milk, butter, yogurt, Cheddar cheese, ice cream and Cottage cheese. During the competition, the students utilize their method honed sensory skills and standardized scorecards to evaluate the quality of and score the products. Teams and individuals that score closest to the expert evaluations are honored with awards.

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Local News Wright Continued from Page 1A the initial police report, Wright was babysitting the 4-year-old girl at the time of the animal attack, which caused injuries ultimately resulting in the child’s death.

The defendant could see up to 25 years in prison if convicted of child endangerment resulting in death, a Class B felony, and up to 10 years for a conviction of neglect or abandonment, a Class C felony.

Wright is also facing charges of assault on a peace officer causing bodily injury and interference with official acts in this case. Wright allegedly kicked the arresting officer — former Prairie City Police Chief Louis Modlin — in the chest during a struggle at 601 S. Norris St. in Prairie City.

Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@newtondailynews.com

School

Continued from Page 1A to emerge with recommendations on both the Berg and reconfiguration issues.

Newton Superintendent Bob Callaghan and others have presented tons of data over the past several months, including results from teacher and parent reconfiguration surveys.

Other action items on Monday’s agenda include a second reading of the district’s wellness policy, the School Budget Review Committee’s request for modified allowable growth for drop-out prevention, and an agreement with the Central College Student Teaching program.

Another item up for discussion is the direction and priorities for the 2015-16 district calendar.

Planning for 2015-16 became more challenging for many Iowa districts Dec. 1 when the Iowa Department of Education announced it will no longer automatically grant waivers of the school start date of Sept. 1.

While it’s unclear what action, if any, the state legislature will take on this issue in the weeks ahead, many districts are anticipating having to plan around a Sept. 1 start date.

Callaghan’s superintendent report is scheduled to include and update on property purchases. The Jan. 26 regular board meeting will be Berg Elementary.

Contact Jason W. Brooks at 641-792-3121 ext. 6532 or jbrooks@newtondailynews.com

5K Continued from Page 1A mascot beginning at 10 a.m. Winners of each age group will receive a prize and each child will get a gift for participating. Fun run registration will take place the day of the race.

Registration forms are available at the hospital, at www.skiffmed.com and at www.getmeregistered. com/PinkNoseBlueToes. To learn more, contact foundation and events manager Leisa Zylstra at 641-787-3179 or lzylstra@skiffmed.com.

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Arbor Day Foundation offering 10 free trees Newton Daily News Residents of Iowa can ring in the New Year with 10 free flowering trees by joining the Arbor Day Foundation any time during January.

By becoming a part of the nonprofit Arbor Day Foundation, new members will receive two Sargent crabapples, three American redbuds, two Washington hawthorns and three white flowering dogwoods.

“These beautiful trees will give your home in Iowa lovely flowers with pink, yellow and white colors,” said Matt Harris, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation.

“These trees are perfect for large and small spaces, and they will provide food and habitat for songbirds.”

The free trees are part

Submitted Photo A white dogwood is one of trees available from the Arbor Day Foundation as part of the 10 free flowering trees membership offer. For more details, visit arborday.org.

Health Continued from Page 1A “For example, if someone is having poor attendance and the supervisor is recognizing this, I (the chair) can have that conversation that day or the next day and take care of it as opposed to waiting a month,” Voshell said.

The chair will still have the ability to contact the board of supervisors if the concerns persist, advice is needed or further action needs to be taken. The board of health approved the resolution brought by the supervisors.

Iowa Department of Public Health representative Heather Bombei spoke to the board about

the allocation of funds that are received from the state each year.

In previous years, the board has stayed consistent with money going toward foot clinics and blood pressure checks, but she suggested reviewing the county needs rather than more individualized needs. A look at the community health needs assessment that Skiff did two years ago could give the board an opportunity to see what some of the health priorities are to help give a better idea of what the needs are in Jasper County.

Katie Bee, prevention specialist with Employee and Family Resources, concluded the meeting with a presentation of new material she will be offering to

of the Foundation’s Trees for America campaign.

The trees will be shipped postpaid at the right time for planting, between February 1 and May 31, with enclosed planting instructions. The 6- to 12-inch tall trees are guaranteed to grow or they will be replaced free of charge.

Members will also receive a subscription to the Foundation’s bimonthly publication, Arbor Day, and The Tree Book, which includes information about tree planting and care.

To become a member of the Foundation and to receive the free trees, send a $10 contribution to TEN FREE FLOWERING TREES, Arbor Day Foundation, 100 Arbor Avenue, Nebraska City, NE 68410, by Jan. 31.

Iowa residents can also join online at arborday. org/january.

businesses about gambling addiction.

“We are taking all of the guess work out of policy work people because we are really going to be ramping up and encouraging businesses to include a gambling component into their current workplace policy,” Bee said.

To assist the businesses, she will provide a gambling policy tool kit. Since gambling is an addiction, she said it is very important that businesses support people who have a problem and for the businesses to know what to do if an employee comes to them with a problem.

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

Loebsack sworn in for fifth term Submitted Photo Congressman Dave Loebsack was sworn in today for his fifth term in the House of Representatives by Speaker John Boehner. As the new congress convenes, Loebsack will now serve on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. He will continue to have two district offices, in Davenport and Iowa City, and will remain in the same office in Washington. Also pictured is Loebsack’s wife, Terry.

“As the new Congress is sworn in, I am honored to be given the opportunity to continue my work on growing the economy, fighting to expand the middle class and ensuring everyone has access to the education they need to succeed in the 21st century workforce,” he said.

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Opinion

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Write On

No. 1: Take care of yourself

By Kate Malott Staff Writer

www.newtondailynews.com | Friday | Jan. 9, 2015

I was in the car with a family friend talking about missed opportunities, and do you know what she told me? I was just “too nice.”

Too nice? Oh no! I don’t want to be too nice. Since when can niceness be a weakness? That’s not right. That doesn’t sound right. Is there a such thing as too much nice?

Well, I’ve had enough — no more miss too nice girl. (Yeah, right. I can’t give that up.)

This year, I’m aspiring to be just the right amount of nice — and the right amount of selfish. I hope you consider it too.

I’m not talking about “take your leftover pizza” selfish but more like “I’m not going to buy you pizza, instead save that money myself ” selfish. I’m talking about taking care of my wants, my needs and well-being before I take care of anyone else.

Does it sound a little selfish?

That’s because it is. All things in

moderation.

Weight loss. Travel. Communication? Those typical resolutions are out the door now. See you later! I’ve moved on to a more sophisticated and contemporary resolution like greed — I think Donald Trump advised that once.

I’m old enough to know working on typical resolutions each year doesn’t make them easier, it just waters down their necessity. I’ll probably be monitoring my diet, making goals to see new places and wishing to call friends and family more often for most of my life. I need something that will stick. Something that doesn’t repeat itself year after year.

You probably do it too. Maybe your resolution is to go to the gym more? Good. But you might not meet your goal with a vague resolution like that. (Bless your heart if you do. Can I come with?)

The key to all our resolutions is to get to the bottom of what you need. Maybe a better resolu-

tion would be to choose exercise time with yourself over television time with a friend. Resolutions should be specific.

Merriam-Webster says a “resolution” is four things: the act or process of resolving; the act of analyzing a complex notion into simpler ones; the act of answering; the act of determining.

Well, I’ve analyzed, answered and resolved, now the determination must set in.

I don’t have children or a husband, so it’s not like I’m abandoning anyone, it’s just that I spend a great deal of time and effort making sure other people are smiling, satisfied or at least OK that sometimes I jeopardize or forget my well-being should be my foremost priority.

Wish you would’ve read more of that book you started? Wish you would’ve gone to that concert? Wish you would’ve crafted your own Christmas cards?

Do more for yourself, if

you’re not already, and don’t be ashamed.

Many of you might be thinking — what does she know about “me time?” She doesn’t have kids or a family (I get that a lot). Well that’s my point exactly.

If there’s anything I’ve learned from not settling down in my 20s it’s that time is of the essence and I need to savor as much of myself, time and freedom as possible because one day I’ll be tied down to many other things.

I don’t condone selfishness except to those who don’t practice it enough. There’s a lot of us on that side of the scale, I’m afraid.

Manage your responsibilities but don’t forget your responsibility to yourself along the way.

Besides, adequately taking care of you might just be the best way to help take care of everyone else.

Contact Kate Malott at 641-792-3121 ext.

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Unavoidable Truths

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Black wealth matters

By Chuck Collins As protesters march through our cities to remind us that black lives matter, grievances about our racially fractured society extend far beyond flashpoints over police violence.

What is the state of the dream that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke about, particularly as it relates to economic opportunity?

Racial inequality in earnings remains persistent. AfricanAmerican workers under 35 earn only 75 cents on the dollar compared to their white contemporaries. Latinos earn only 68 cents.

Examining income alone, however, is like tracking the weather. If you want to explore the true tectonic shifts of the earth, you have to look at wealth and net worth — that is, what people own minus what they owe.

There’s a high correlation between wealth and economic security. Wealth in the form of savings, investments, and homes provides a cushion to fall back on in the face of hardship. Homeownership in particular is a foundational asset, something to pass on to one’s children.

The racial wealth gap has persisted for decades. It widened following the Great Recession.

According to the Pew Research Center, the median wealth of white households in 2013 was a stunning 13 times greater than the median wealth of black households — up from eight times greater in 2010. White households had 10 times more wealth than Latino households.

While people of all races saw their net worth implode during the recession, recovery has come much more quickly to whites.

The wealth divide is growing at an alarming rate today, with median wealth tumbling downward for people of color while ticking slightly upward for whites.

This is partially because whites tend to own more financial assets, such as stocks and bonds, which have rebounded since 2009. Home values, meanwhile — which represent the largest share of assets for households of color — haven’t recovered at the same rate.

Behind these statistics are stories of lives under stress, of people losing homes, jobs, savings, and stability. The collapse of middle class wealth has touched people of all races, but it has hit communities of color the hardest.

“It is time for all of us to tell each other the truth,” Dr. King wrote in 1967, “about who and

what have brought the Negro to the condition of deprivation against which he struggles today.”

Such dramatic shifts in racial wealth disparities can’t be explained simply in terms of the latest recession. They’re part of a legacy of racial discrimination in asset building that dates back to the first great dispossession, when black people were treated as someone else’s property.

Even a century after the formal end of slavery, African Americans were largely excluded from programs that helped build middleclass wealth. That led historian Ira Katznelson to characterize such initiatives as “white affirmative action.”

In the decade following World War II, our nation made unprecedented public investments to subsidize debt-free college education and low-cost mortgages.

These wealth-building measures benefited millions of mostly white households.

People of color, facing overt discrimination in mortgage lending and separate-and-unequal school systems throughout the United States, generally didn’t share these benefits. They were left standing at the railway station as the express train to the middle class left.

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This terrible thing happened.

Three hooded men armed with Kalashnikov assault rifles seized a magaz i n e newsroom in Paris and m u r d e r e d many of the journalists m e e t i n g By Connie Schultz there.

At least 12 people are dead; at least 11 others are injured.

A detail I can’t shake: One of the gunmen reportedly began the massacre by calling out the journalists by name.

As I write, we already know that four cartoonists for the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo are among the dead: Editor Stephane Charbonnier, known as Charb; Jean Cabut, known as Cabu; Bernard Verlhac, known as Tignous; and Georges Wolinski.

Charlie Hebdo has made fun of many religious leaders, but it is best-known for having offended fundamentalist Muslims. And even many non-Muslims object to them as racist in their depictions.

In 2011, the newsroom was firebombed for its satire on Islam and cartoons ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad.

As various news organizations have reported, Charbonnier had been under police protection since the firebombing, but he made clear that he would not be intimidated by threats of violence.

“It may sound pompous,” Charbonnier told the French daily newspaper Le Monde in 2012, “but I’d rather die standing than live on my knees.”

Eyewitness videos show that after Charbonnier and at least 11 others, including two police officers, were murdered, the killers

shouted in the street before fleeing.

“God is great,” they yelled. “We have avenged the Prophet Muhammad. We have killed Charlie Hebdo.”

We journalists are frequently criticized for inflating coverage when one of our own is killed. This week has been no exception. Within hours of the Paris massacre, my Twitter and Facebook feeds were peppered with posts from those demanding to know why we weren’t pursuing with equal vigor the story of a homemade explosive that blew up Tuesday outside an NAACP chapter in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Their outrage is understandable, but I would argue that so is our focus in the immediate aftermath of the Paris massacre.

The Colorado Springs explosion reportedly did minor damage to the NAACP office and a barbershop in the building, but no one was injured or killed.

The FBI is investigating.

I am writing this before we know the identities of all the victims in the Charlie Hebdo massacre. So much sad news to come. There will be official investigations, but we already know the killers’ dark hearts because of what they screamed — behind the anonymity of hoods, we should always emphasize.

We mourn our colleagues who die in war zones, but this one feels different because of where they were killed. They had simply shown up for work.

If you’re a journalist, it’s too easy to imagine this happening again, to journalists somewhere else. To journalists anywhere else.

I understand that not everyone in the general public cares about the safety of journalists. I do ask that you try to understand why many people do. We are, after all, fellow humans.

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Obituaries Junella Joy Livingston Jan. 2, 2015 Junella’s family invites you to a gathering, for a time of fellowship and luncheon f r o m 1 0 : 3 0 a.m. to 1 2 : 3 0 p . m . , Saturday, Jan. 17 in the Pence Tribute Center at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton.

Junella “Junie” Livingston, 93, the daughter of Payton Jessie and Nellie (Annyas) Morris, was born April 12, 1921,

Betty Lou Bowman Johnston Jan. 4, 2015 Betty Lou Bowman Johnston, 49, of Osceola, former ly of Newton, died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015. Betty

Betty Ann Stafford Jan. 7, 2014 Betty Ann Stafford, 82, of Newton, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. A memorial service for Betty will be at 1:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 12 at Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton. A visitation with the family will be at the funeral home one hour prior to the services. In

one of the first babies born at Skiff Medical Center in Newton.

She was a graduate of Newton Senior High School, Class of 1939.

On Dec. 4, 1943, Junie was united in marriage with Burtnett “Burt” R. Livingston in Newton.

Junie devoted her life to her family and friends, and was a member of the First Lutheran Church, where she served as a choir member and soloist, a longtime member of PEO Chapter AO, a past board member (first woman) of the Newton Country Club where she and Burt enjoyed playing golf, a past president of Tuesday Mother’s Club and in 1950, was named

Des Moines Tribune’s “One of Iowa’s Loveliest Mothers.” She was secretary of the Jasper County Arts Council, an accomplished artist in oil painting, often asked to recite poetry, active in Newton Community Theatre, a hospital volunteer, and was Newton Mardi Gras Queen in 1958. She was a Shaklee Corporation senior sales leader since 1981, a business which brought her great joy.

Junie died Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at the Calvin Community in Des Moines. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Burt on March 3, 2009; her two brothers, Everett Morris and Arnold

Morris; and two sisters, Vera Kimler and Novie Greenlee. Junella will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved her.

Those left to honor Junella’s memory include her sons, Jeff (Barbara) Livingston and Jim Livingston; her daughter Julie Livingston (Dwight A. Johnson); her grandchildren, Jeff Livingston and Jamie Livingston; and many friends.

Memorials in Junella’s name have been designated to Shaklee Cares, a charity which sends relief supplies and food to disaster areas.

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

was born Sept. 25, 1965, to Larry Bowman and Kathy (Huetter) Grimes in Newton. She attended Newton schools.

Betty was united in marriage with Ed Johnston in 2010, and worked at Casey’s in Osceola. Betty was a gifted cook and was known for making ham balls. She also liked to ride motorcycles, go hunting, fishing, camping

and quilt. More than anything she was dedicated to her family.

Those left to honor Betty’s memory are her husband, Ed; sons, Joe and Josh (Mary) Nelson; daughter, Nicole ( Joshua) Gummert; stepchildren, Katie and Rebecca Johnston; her sisters, Margaret Hodges, Lori (Chuck) Williams, Michelle (Shane) Bender and Patri-

cia Bowman; her parents, Larry (Loretta) Bowman and Kathy Grimes; grandchildren Sophia, Lucas, Grace, Jessica, Jonathon, Jacob, Daniel, Gracie and Nevaeh. Betty was preceded in death by her grandparents, Sailor and Lucille Hayes and Cliff and Betty Snook. Per her wishes Betty has been cremated and there was a private family service.

lieu of flowers memorials are being designated in Betty’s name to the American Heart Association Betty, the daughter of Albert Carl and Minnie V. (Redding) Henning, was born June 5, 1932, in Newton. She was a graduate of the Newton Senior High, Class of 1951. She owned and operated a craft business. On Dec. 26, 1961, Betty was united in marriage with Billy Joe Stafford in Newton.

A lifetime resident of the Newton area, she devoted her life to her family and friends. She was a lifetime member of the Newton V.F.W. and American Legion Auxiliaries, and of the Lutheran faith. She was a kind and warm hearted lady, who always found the good in everyone.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Bill on Sept. 21, 2009; brothers, William “Bill”,

Harold, Albert “Skip”, Richard “Dick”, Thomas, Ronald, Michael and Mathew; and sisters, Alberta, Mary, Michelle and Sandra Sue. Those left to honor Betty’s memory include her six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; sister, Crystal “Chris” Morrow; brothers, Robert “Bob” (Helen) Henning and Jim Henning; sister-in-law, Judy Henning; many nieces and nephews; and her friends.

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• Battlefield of the Mind will meet at 1 p.m.

Friday at Hephzibah House, 721 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

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

• Peer Support for Those Living With Mental Illness will meet at 11 a.m. Saturday at Optimae Life Services, 1730 First Ave. E. in Newton.

• Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

• Beauty for Ashes Women’s Study will meet at 9 a.m. Monday at Hephzibah House, 721 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

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

• Boundaries Women’s Study will meet at 12:30 p.m. Monday at Hephzibah House, 721 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Celebrate Recovery will meet at 5 p.m.

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Loebsack rep announces office hours Amelia Schoeneman, district representative for Congressman Dave Loebsack, will be on hand to work with individuals during office hours in January. Those having difficulty with a government agency, have suggestions for Dave, or would just like to share their concerns are invited to attend. If residents are unable to attend but have a concern to share with the Congressman, they may call the district office toll-free at 1-866-914-4692.

Schoeneman will be available from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday and Jan. 20 at Uncle Nancy’s Coffeehouse & Eatery, 114 N. Second Ave. W. in Newton.

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Jan. 7, 2015 Werner Bunse, 87, of Newton, died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at Skiff Medical Center. A funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 13 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends from 4:30 to 7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 12 at the funeral home.

The Jasper County Senior Center and Golden Agers Club will host its monthly potluck at 11 a.m.

Tuesday at 702 E. Third St. S. in Newton. Steve Knight will give the program.

Guests are asked to bring a covered dish to share or a donation. Entertainment will follow the meal, followed by the monthly meeting. Bingo will follow the meeting. Bring your own place setting.

Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Michael W. Stevens, 53, of Newton, was arrested on an Idaho warrant for probation violation on drug charges after authorities were called to 521 W. Third St. S. at 6:05 p.m. Jan. 3. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Clarence J. Cardish, 26, of Chicago, Ill., was arrested after escaping custody after authorities were called to 615 First St. S. at 1:55 p.m. Jan. 3.

Officers were informed Cardish was at the location. No one in the home would respond to the officers so a tactical team entered the residence and found Cardish. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail and will be extradited to Cook County, Ill.

• Anna M. Ramos, 43, of Newton, is charged with obstructing prosecution or defense and false report 911 call after authorities were called to 615 First St. S. at 11:35 a.m. Jan. 3. Officers were called on a reference of a wanted subject and after no response at the residence, the Jasper County Dispatch received a call from Ramos saying the wanted person left. After officers were able to get into the residence they found the wanted person. She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Stephanie L. Cardish, 21, of Newton, is charged with accessory to a felony after authorities were called to 615 First St. S. at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 3.

Officers were called on a reference of

a wanted subject at Cardish’s home.

They spoke to Cardish on the phone who said the person was not there and she had not seen him in a long time.

They advised her if she was lying she would be charged. Officers searched the residence and found the wanted person and spoke with his girlfriend who said they had been there for a few weeks and that Cardish knew they were there. She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• John L. Britton, 49, of Newton, is charged with assault and domestic abuse assault after authorities were called to 821 S. 13th Ave. E. at 8:57 p.m. Jan. 2. Officers arrived and spoke with the victim who alleged Britton hit

him with a chair and head butted him causing a cut on his head and injuries to his back and neck. Britton alleged the victim attacked him but officers did not see any injuries consistent with what he said. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Torrey C. J. Henderson, 30, of Marshalltown, is charged with simple misdemeanor trespass after authorities were called to Rainbow Village at 2:08 p.m. Jan. 3. Officers spoke with the manager who said Henderson had been banned from the property and he served Henderson with a notice Jan. 2.

Officers found Henderson in an apartment on the property. He was cited and released to appear.

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Secret of son’s parentage weighs on mother’s mind

DEAR ABBY: I am worried about how my 10-year-old son, “Jake,” will take some news he’s not aware of yet.

I wasn’t able to have children, so my husband and I turned to in-vitro, using a donated egg from a family member. We thank God this method worked.

Our plan was to explain it to Jake when he got older, once he understood about the birds and the bees.

Now I am starting to get this fear that he will be very upset when he learns about it and be angry with us.

I don’t want him to go into a depression over it. What should we do? Should we wait like we planned?

Should we have told him already? Or should we say nothing? — MOM IN CHICAGO DEAR MOM: Not knowing Jake, I can’t gauge his level of maturity. I’m not sure why being told how special he is, and how grateful you and your husband are to be his parents would send him into a depression. But because you think it might, discuss this with a child psychologist before talking to your son. Please don’t put this off, because if other family members know about the egg donation, it is only a matter of time before the cat will be out of the bag, and it’s better that Jake hears this information from you.

DEAR ABBY: I am a 23-year-old woman in grad school, and I have noticed something about my male friends. Whenever they meet a new girl, the first comment out of their mouths is about her looks. Then they will expound at length on her physical assets (or lack thereof ).

Abby, it makes me furious. Not only does it make me feel self-conscious about my own body, it also makes me angry that these talented, charming and outgoing girls are judged first by their cup size.

Is there anything I can say to my friends to make them amend their behavior? Or am I being overly sensitive and need to accept that this is a “guy thing”? Thanks for your input.

— OBJECTIFIED IN OMAHA DEAR OBJECTIFIED: It’s a guy thing. That they talk this way in front of you may indicate that they consider you “one of the guys.” Since it bothers you, speak up and suggest they knock it off. If you do, it may jar them back to reality.

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We met abroad at a university exchange program and were introduced to each other by our school sponsors in the bar where all the students hung out. We shook hands, exchanged greetings and I left right afterward.

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BELLEVUE — An eastern Iowa woman who owns a Bellevue bar has pleaded guilty to conspiring to sell drugs. Thirty-eightyear-old Kaybe L. Bullock of Bellevue has pleaded guilty to a charge of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance as part of a deal with prosecutors to drop two charges against her. According to court documents, Bullock planned to distribute a substance that contained methamphetamine. Bullock also faced two additional drug charges.

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MARSHALLTOWN — An Iowa county attorney says no criminal charges will be filed against two Marshalltown police officers involved in a fatal shooting.

Marshall County Attorney Jennifer Miller said a legal opinion released Thursday that the use of deadly force by Officers Ramon Maxey and Benjamin Scheevel against Andrew Jay Worsfold on Dec. 17 was justified. Maxey and Scheevel were patrolling during early morning hours when they encountered Worsfold.

5 Mason City man pleads guilty

WASHINGTON — A tentative settlement has been reached in the lawsuit of a former jail inmate in Washington County who claims he was sexually assaulted by another inmate. Brandon Brown, an attorney for the former jail inmate, says a notice of settlement was filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Des Moines. Brown says the terms of the agreement are not available because they need to be finalized. The lawsuit names Washington County and its sheriff, Jerry Dunbar.

CRESTON — The manager of a fertilizer plant in southern Iowa says an employee has died following an explosion at the facility.

Bill Clem, plant manager of Green Valley Chemical in Creston, says the explosion Thursday morning killed an employee and injured at least two people. He called those injuries non-life-threatening, but he did not elaborate.

Attorney: No charges for officers involved in shooting

to child porn charges

MASON CITY — A 40-year-old man from Mason City has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges of sexually exploiting a child and possessing child pornography. Michael Jones admitted on Thursday in the Cedar Rapids court that he exploited a child in April 2013 by creating sexual depictions of that child. He also admitted that between April 2013 and September 2014 that he possessed child porn.

—The Associated Press

January brings children’s programs, tech lessons to the library Have a new tablet?

If you received a new tablet for the holidays, bring it into the library to learn how to download eBooks and audiobooks. We can also help you sync email and connect to Wi-Fi. There will be a class at 6 p.m. Monday in the meeting room as well, teaching how to download eBooks. Bring you library card and fully charged tablet with!

Preschool Story Times Every Thursday at 10:30 a.m. the library has story time for preschoolers, ages 3 to 5; siblings are welcome.Story time includes books, music, finger-plays and a simple craft. For questions, call Youth

Iowa GOP party chair: straw poll permissible The Associated Press DES MOINES — The head of the Iowa Republican Party says holding a straw poll is permissible under new Republican National Committee rules.

Jeff Kaufmann released a statement Thursday saying he has met with top party officials in Washington. He said those discussions made it “crystal clear” that a straw poll does not violate any RNC rules.

Critics of the poll, traditionally held in Ames the summer before a contested caucus, had questioned if the event could jeopardize Iowa’s early voting status.

The committee that governs the state party will meet Saturday to vote on holding a straw poll this year.

The RNC provided an advisory opinion to Kaufmann saying the poll does not appear to violate any rules, but that the party should make clear that the event is “unofficial and unscientific.”

Services Librarian Phyllis Peter at 641792-4108.

Knee-High Naturalists: Starry Night At 10:30 a.m. on MonBy Nicole day, learn what Lindstrom the difference Newton Public between a star Library Public and a shootServices Librarian ing star is, look for constellations, and find out about other objects of the night sky.

This program is offered by the Jasper County Conservation naturalists and is held in the library meeting room. For

kids ages 3 to 5.

Introduction to Computers Class There will be two classes on Jan. 23 on computer basics. Call the library at 641792-4108 to register for 10 a.m. or 2 p.m. Learn how to turn a computer on and off, use a mouse and keyboard, open windows and tabs and the basic components to get you started. This is a one-shot class.

Homebound Reader Service The library offers access to library materials to people unable to visit the library in person because of illness, in-

jury, mobility or disability.

The library will match the homebound individual with a volunteer who will deliver books for patrons within the city limits of Newton. Homebound readers will be able to check out books, audiobooks and magazines. If you would like to apply for Homebound Reader service call the information desk at 641-792-4108 to request an application be mailed to you.

Free MP3 and iTunes Music Downloads Download and own songs from the extensive Freegal database! Up to three songs per week, or one song and a music video. Every Monday, three

new downloads will again be available with your library card. Go to www.freegalmucsic.com and log in with your up-to-date library card.

Display Case Reservations The library is now taking reservations for its display cases for the year of 2015 (reservations are for one month’s time). The library has two display cases, the lobby and the memorial display case located inside the library. The lobby is open to nonprofit groups and organizations to share their information. The memorial display case is for individuals wishing to showcase their collections. To reserve a display

Dubuque residents opposed to sledding ban plan protest The Associated Press DUBUQUE — Some Dubuque residents who are unhappy with the sledding ban in most city parks are planning a weekend protest — complete with sleds.

Protest organizer Justin McCarthy said the city council should let people sled where they want and not waste time on the issue. He began organizing a protest soon after the City Council approved an ordinance this week allowing sledding in only two of Dubuque’s 50 parks in an ef-

fort to protect the city against liability if people get hurt.

“I think there’s better things that the city can be doing, bigger problems in town that they can be spending their time on rather than putting up a ban on sledding,” McCarthy said.

McCarthy took to Facebook, organizing a sledding protest Saturday on the grounds of an elementary school. He invited more than 3,000 people, and more than 140 say they’ll attend. McCarthy later learned the ban wouldn’t limit sledding on

school property but decided to stick with that location.

Officials approved the sledding restriction out of concern the city could be liable for injured sledders. Other Midwest cities have lost multimillion-dollar lawsuits filed by people who were severely injured in sledding accidents.

Council member Kevin Lynch expressed frustration that people are complaining about the ban without understanding why it was done.

Lynch noted that people still could sled on private property within the city.

Lynch also repeated calls that he and other council members have made for the Legislature to change state law and protect cities from sledding lawsuits, as the state already does for activities such as skateboarding.

Sen. Pam Jochum, DDubuque, said lawmakers are aware of the issue and could make a change during the legislative session, which begins Monday.

“If it’s going to happen, it’s something that’s probably going to happen this session,” she said.

Des Moines water supplier to sue counties over nitrates The Associated Press DES MOINES — The Des Moines Water Works board voted Thursday to sue three northern Iowa counties, alleging that they are responsible for the high nitrate levels the in rivers the utility uses for source water.

The five-member board will send a notice of intent to sue to Calhoun, Buena Vista and Sac counties on Friday, Chairman Graham Gillette said. The notice will be sent to county supervisors in each county. The board also will notify state officials the U.S. Environ-

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“We are considering this action because nitrate levels in our rivers have continued to go up over a long period of time, over a decade,” Gillette said. “We feel we have a responsibility to our customers and others to seek solutions.”

The notice of intent to sue is a process outlined in the federal Clean Water Act. It requires a notification of intentions to sue 60 days prior to the lawsuit being filed in federal court.

Officials in three counties could not immediately be reached late Thursday.

The counties oversee 10 drainage districts north of Des Moines. Drainage districts help move water out of farm fields so they can be more agriculturally productive, but the water can carry nitrate and phosphorous leftover from manure and fertilizer unused by crops.

The lawsuit will claim the drainage districts are no different than city wastewater treatment plants or factories in that they discharge pollutants into the Raccoon River.

It will also claim that the counties should be subject to heightened regulatory oversight.

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Works staff gathered 72 water samples in Sac County that indicated nitrate levels as high as 39.2 milligrams per liter in groundwater discharged by drainage districts, according to a news release.

That’s nearly four times the limit of 10 milligrams per liter considered by the EPA to be safe to drink.

Anything above that level can be deadly to infants younger than 6 months because the chemical can reduce the amount of oxy-

gen carried in their blood, causing a condition called Blue Baby syndrome which can be fatal, the EPA has said.

Water Works CEO Bill Stowe said he had to turn on costly equipment in early December to remove nitrates from the water to keep it under the EPA limit and he’s concerned about the increased cost to his customers and his ability to keep the water in the safe range.

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Fear, turmoil in Paris with 2 hostage-taking attacks The Associated Press PARIS — Terrorists linked to each other seized hostages at two locations around Paris on Friday, facing off against hundreds of French security forces as the city shut down a famed Jewish neighborhood and scrambled to protect residents and tourists from further attacks.

France has been high alert for more attacks since the country’s worst terror attack in decades — the massacre Wednesday in Paris at the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo that left 12 people dead.

The two sets of hostage-takers apparently know each other, said a police official who was not authorized to discuss the rapidly developing situations with the media.

The Paris mayor’s office immediately announced the closure of all shops along Rosiers Street in the city’s famed Marais neighborhood in the heart of the tourist district. Hours before the Jewish Sabbath, the street is usually crowded

AP Photo A police helicopter circles over Dammartin-en-Goele, northeast Paris, as part of an operation to seize two heavily armed suspects, Friday. French security forces swarmed a small industrial town northeast of Paris Friday in an operation to capture a pair of heavily armed suspects in the deadly storming of a satirical newspaper. Shots were fired as the brothers stole a car in the early morning hours, said a French security official, who could not immediately confirm reports of hostages taken or deaths later in the day in the town of Dammartin-en-Goele, about 25 miles northeast of Paris.

with shoppers — French Jews and tourists alike.

The street is also only a kilometer (.06 miles) away from Charlie Hebdo’s offices.

Two brothers linked to al-Qaida grabbed a hostage early Friday and were cornered by police inside a printing house

US did not ‘hack back’ against North Korea The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. government was not responsible for sustained electronic attacks that crippled North Korea’s Internet infrastructure last month, just after President Barack Obama promised that his administration would respond to the hacker break-in at Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., two senior U.S. officials told The Associated Press.

The Obama administration has been deliberately coy about whether it caused North Korea’s outage, which affected all the nation’s Internet connections starting the weekend of Dec. 20. But the two officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to openly discuss the issue, acknowledged to the AP that it was not a U.S. operation.

It was not immediately clear even within the administration whether rogue hackers or other governments disrupted North Korea’s networks. The networks are not considered especially robust since they rely on a single provider, China United Network Communications Group Co. Ltd., the state-owned provider in neighboring China. North Korea’s service was sporadic starting Saturday, Dec. 20, then collapsed entirely for nearly 10 hours two days later in what has remained an enduring whodunit.

“It looks more like the result of an infrastructure attack than an infrastructure failure,” said James Cowie, chief scientist at Dynamic Network Services Inc. of Manchester, New Hampshire, who studied the outages. “There’s nothing you can point to that says it has all the hallmarks of an attack by a nation state. It could have been anybody.”

Within the U.S. government, contingents have debated privately whether to acknowledge that the U.S. played no role in North Korea’s disruptions or remain silent to avoid detailed conversations about U.S. capabilities and policy on offensive cyber operations, which are considered highly classified.

in Dammartin-enGoele, northeast of Paris. They are believed responsible for the attack that decimated Charlie Hebdo’s staff and left two police officers dead.

In addition, the police official said a gunman holding at least five hostages Friday inside a

kosher grocery store in eastern Paris is believed responsible for the roadside killing of a Paris policewoman on Thursday. Authorities released a photo of him and a female accomplice but were unclear about her whereabouts.

At the store near

the Porte de Vincennes neighborhood, the gunman burst in with gunfire just a few hours before the Jewish Sabbath began, declaring “You know who I am,” the official recounted.

Police SWAT squads descended on the area and France’s top secu-

rity official rushed from to the scene, as he did the day before when the policewoman was killed.

The attack came before sundown when the store would have been crowded with shoppers.

Paris police had released a photo of Amedy Coulibaly and a second suspect, a woman named Hayet Boumddiene, who the official said is the market gunman’s accomplice. Police said 100 students were under lockdown in schools nearby and the highway ringing Paris was closed.

Hours before and 25 miles away , a convoy of police trucks, helicopters and ambulances streamed toward Dammartin-en-Goele, a small industrial town near Charles de Gaulle airport, to seize the Charlie Hebdo suspects, who had hijacked a car in a nearby town after more than two days on the run.

“They said they want to die as martyrs,” Yves Albarello, a local lawmaker who said he was inside the command post, told French television station i-Tele.

House poised to pass pipeline bill as Senate wrangles The Associated Press WASHINGTON — House Republicans are on track to easily pass legislation to authorize the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, moving the GOP-led Congress closer to a clash with President Barack Obama.

Friday’s vote will be the 10th time since July 2011 that the House has voted on legislation advancing the pipeline, and the outcome is expected to be no different: It will pass.

But the effort is still likely to hit a dead end, despite the fact the Senate on Thursday cleared an identical bill out of a committee. The Senate bill has the

backing of 60 members, enough to pass the full chamber, and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell moved to start debate immediately. Democrats blocked his effort, setting up a test vote early next week.

The White House has said Obama will veto the bill if it passes the Republican-controlled Congress because it “prevents the thorough consideration of complex issues that could bear on U.S. national interests.”

Republicans have countered that Obama is derailing a bipartisan bill to improve the nation’s energy infrastructure that the majority of Americans want. The $5.4 billion project, which would

move tar sands oil from Canada to Gulf Coast refineries, was first proposed in 2008.

“We have an opportunity to build on our reputation as an energy superpower that respects its neighbors, trades with its allies and builds necessary infrastructure such as the Keystone XL pipeline,” said Alaska Republican Lisa Murkowski, chairman of the Senate energy committee, which cleared the bill 13-9 with no amendments Thursday.

“I believe Congress is ready to pursue that opportunity in a bipartisan manner,” she said. “It’s unfortunate that the administration continues to stand in the way, even threatening to veto this important legislation.”

Heightened security for Boston Marathon bombing trial The Associated Press BOSTON — Extraordinary security measures are being taken during the federal death penalty trial of accused Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, perhaps the most scrutinized U.S. terror case since the Oklahoma City bombing.

White SUVs from Homeland Security line up bumper-to-bumper in front of Boston’s federal courthouse while others periodically circle the block. Boston police officers patrol the perimeter on foot, and a dark special operations van is stationed near the entrance. In the harbor nearby, armed U.S. Coast Guard boats ply

the waters, and inside the court building officers with dogs roam the hallways.

The U.S. Marshals Service, which oversees courthouse security, declined to comment on measures for the trial and Boston police spokesman Michael McCarthy said his department is not aware of any credible threats.

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Cardinals beat Oskaloosa in LHC dual

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News

OSKALOOSA — Newton High’s wrestlers won the first two matches and the final two matches with four victories in between to wrap up a 39-30 Little Hawkeye Conference dual win at Oskaloosa Thursday.

Against an Oskaloosa Indians’ team featuring four ranked wrestlers in Class 3A, the Cardinals captured a win to go 2-1 in conference dual action. Sigourney edged out Newton, 42-40, in a non-conference dual.

Newton is 7-3 overall in duals.

“I am proud of our guys for the way they battled tonight. It is always good to get a conference win,” said Andy Swedenhjelm, Newton head coach. “We have had a great attitude, and our kids are young and hungry to get better. With that said, though we are young, and are experiencing a few growing pains like young teams will.”

Junior Duncan Lee moved up to the 220-pound spot for Newton against Oskaloosa, taking on seventh ranked Callan Tomlin.

The Cardinals trailed the Indians 12-9.

Lee trailed 4-3 after one period, but tied it up, 4-4, with an escape in the second period.

Tomlin went up 5-4 then Lee scored two points on a takedown.

Tomlin came up with an escape to forge a 6-6 tie. In overtime, Lee scored two points for the sudden victory, 8-6.

Lee’s win set off a four-match surge for the Cardinals. Jordan Henning, who moved up to 285, pinned Zane McKay in 1 minute, 13 seconds. Ross Hull at 106 and Hunter Versteegh each won by major decisions — 14-0 and 13-4, respectively — for Newton.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton’s Jordan Henning works to turn an opponent in a home match earlier this season. Henning and the Cardinals won a Little Hawkeye Conference dual at Oskaloosa Thursday and lost a non-conference dual against Sigourney.

Tenth-ranked Drew Sams pinned Newton’s Jonathon Lawton at 120 and Tristan Marks won by forfeit at 126 for Oskaloosa. Oskaloosa’s Skylar DeJong, ranked third at 126, moved up to 132 and pinned Newton’s Reece Thurmond in the second period. That put the Indians up 30-26 with two matches to remaining.

Logan Zibert came back from a 4-0 deficit with a reversal to pin Oskaloosa’s Zac Randau in 1:34 in their 138-pound match, giving Newton a 32-30 lead. Bryce Tish sealed the team victory by pinning Skyler Allison at 145 pounds in one minute.

Brady Smith had opened the dual with Oskaloosa with a pin of the Indians’ Brady Beerbower in the 152-pound match.

Tristin Langmaid put the Cardinals up 9-0 with a 6-2 decision over Andy Bonilla at 160.

Cody Jones, ranked seventh at 170 for Oskaloosa, pinned Newton’s Harley Walker.

Kyler Salazar pinned Jacob Smith of Newton

in 1:36 at 182.

“I cannot be prouder though of the way that they go out and represent our community with a great effort when they step out on the mat. Duncan Lee and Bryce Tish have been great leaders, doing everything you can ask on and off the mat. They are providing a great example for our younger kids,” Swedenhjelm said.

Newton rallied from an early 18-0 deficit against Sigourney to lead 40-30. Sigourney’s eighth-ranked Nathan Fritz pinned Tish in 3:41 at 145 pounds, then Lane Boender pinned Newton’s Brady Smith in 1:19 at 152 to claim a 4240 win. Sigourney has two wrestlers ranked in Class 1A — Fritz and Bryce Brown at 220, who pinned Newton’s Henning in 2:22.

Lee notched a 16-3 major decision over Sigourney’s Zebb Webb to get Newton on the scoreboard. Caden Manning earned a forfeit win at 285 then Hull, Lawton and Versteegh won by pins at 106, 113

and 120, respectively.

Thurmond’s win by forfeit at 132 and Zibert’s pin of Sigourney’s Bryce Goldman in the 138-pound match had the Cardinals in front, 40-30.

There were four junior varsity matches contested between Newton and Sigourney. Aren Sorensen pinned Gidien Goff in 27 seconds in a 106 match. Newton’s Reed Shepard was pinned

by Adam DeRegnier and Blayden Rhone was pinned by Sigourney’s Alex Schuster in 160-pound matches.

Noah Hammer of Newton lost 19-2 in a technical fall to Noah Reeves at 145.

Senior J.T. Thongvanh is still sidelined with an injury for Newton. Thongvanh was the starting 170-pound wrestler for the Cardinals. Dakota Dawson, a senior who wrestled at 138 pounds, is no longer on the Newton team.

Newton competes in the Ottumwa Invitational Saturday.

Newton goes to Ames Tuesday in the resched-

Newton bowlers fire past Clarke

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News OSCEOLA — As bitter winter wind whipped the area, Newton High’s bowlers heated things up on the lanes against host Clarke in Thursday’s dual meet.

The Cardinal boys beat Clarke by 147 pins, 2,7382,591. Newton’s girls powered past Clarke’s Lady Indians by 262 pins, 2,310-2,048.

It was the first competition for the Cardinal teams coming off of the holiday break.

“Overall, everyone bowled very well after the long winter break and only getting one practice in this week due to the cold winter weather we have had,” said Brett Jacobs, Newton head coach.

Payton Cox rolled a 422 series to lead the Cardinal boys. Cox opened with a 231 game. Fellow senior Alex Bare had a 230 for his first game and finished with a 394 series. Junior Shea Carre bowled a 366 with games of 227 and 139.

Sophomore Nick VerSteeg had a 342 (189-153) and freshman Shaiden Simmons had a 310 (172-138). Reid Miller, a sophomore, finished

Alyssa White

with a 263 (102-161). Following the individual games, the Cardinals led the Indians 1,834-1,766.

In the Baker games, Newton’s boys had back-to-back 200 games. Their Baker game scores were 193-202201-166-142 for a 904 total.

Junior Madison Humphrey and senior Erica Bailey paced the Newton girls.

Humphrey began throwing a 182 and finished with a 205 game for a team-high 387.

Bailey rolled a 358 series with games of 164 and 194.

Senior Courtney Tabor bowled a 265 (127-138).

Freshman Alyssa White had

ule double dual with Urbandale and Ames from Monday.

Newton (N) 39, Oskaloosa (O) 30 152: Brady Smith (N) over Brady Beerbower (O) (Fall 1:17) 160: Tristin Langmaid (N) over Andy Bonilla (O) (Dec 6-2) 170: Cody Jones (O) over Harley Walker (N) (Fall 1:42) 182: Kyler Salazar (O) over Jacob Smith (N) (Fall 1:36) 220: Duncan Lee (N) over Callan Tomlin (O) (SV-1 8-6) 285: Jordan Henning (N) over Zane McKay (O) (Fall 1:13) 106: Ross Hull (N) over Talon Munger (O) (MD 14-0) 113: Hunter Versteegh (N) over Josh Diehl (O) (MD 13-4) 120: Drew Sams (O) over Jonathon Lawton (N) (Fall 1:48) 126: Tricstan Marks (O) (For.) 132: Skylar DeJong (O) over Reece Thurmond (N) (Fall 3:35) 138: Logan Zibert (N) over Zac Randau (O) (Fall 1:34) 145: Bryce Tish (N) over Skyler Allison (O) (Fall 1:00) (N miscalculation 1.00) Sigourney (S) 42, Newton (N) 40 160: Gage Greiner (S) over Tristin Langmaid (N) (Fall 1:02) 170: Noah Boender (S) over Harley Walker (N) (Fall 1:02) 182: Kaleb Reeves (S) over Jacob Smith (N) (Fall 0:57) 195: Duncan Lee (N) over Zeb Webb (S) (MD 16-3) 220: Bryce Brown (S) over Jordan Henning (N) (Fall 2:22) 285: Caden Manning (N) over (S) (For.) 106: Ross Hull (N) over Thomas Stout (S) (Fall 1:12) 113: Jonathon Lawton (N) over Luke House (S) (Fall 1:33) 120: Hunter Versteegh (N) over Nick Ives (S) (Fall 1:43) 126: Gavin Jones (S) (For.) 132: Reece Thurmond (N) (For.) 138: Logan Zibert (N) over Bryce Goldman (S) (Fall 1:56) 145: Nathan Fritz (S) over Bryce Tish (N) (Fall 3:41) 152: Lane Boender (S) over Brady Smith (N) (Fall 1:19)

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

NHS boys’ JV wins, freshmen lose at home

a 263 (136-127) and junior Mariah Gonzales had a 262 (133-129). Freshman Kaytie Hughes finished with a 244 (103-141).

Newton’s girls were up 1,535-1,407 over Clarke heading into the Baker games. The Cardinals girls rolled Baker games of 179138-164-182-112 for a 775 total.

A combined junior varsity team for Newton defeated Clarke, 1.802-1,729. Lizzy Coyle led Newton with a 272 followed by Hayley Sinclair at 250, Kayla Sopher at 249, Tayler Hernandez at 242, Ali Cox at 208 and Treyton Ham with a 200.

In a boys’ junior varsity match, Clarke beat Newton 1,978-1,825. Newton’s top score was turned in by Joe Malsom at 311. Zion Dickey had a 267 followed by Sam Supino at 264, Michael Hodnett at 240 and Austin Johansen at 212.

Newton hosts Norwalk Saturday in a Little Hawkeye Conference dual at Newton’s Cardinal Lanes. Competition begins at 9 a.m.

Newton High’s junior varsity boys blasted past visiting Oskaloosa Thursday night.

The Cardinals won 50-19 after leading 23-10 at halftime.

Oskaloosa won the freshman boys’ game, 47-25. No individual scoring for Newton was made available.

“We had a balanced scoring attack and caused 18 turnovers

by Oskaloosa,” said Tom Weeks, Newton assistant coach. “It was a good team effort.”

Garrett Sturtz topped the scoring list for Newton with 15 points. Morgan Maher scored seven points and dished out five assists. Trey Vanderlaan added seven points. Brennen Dodd and Josh Ventling each had five points.

Keith Steinbach added three points. Scoring two points each were Josh Gulling, Tyler Stanton, Justin Fischer and Reagan Maple. Maple controlled seven rebounds.

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By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News

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Karma kicks it up a notch Karma reared its head up last week in college football and in the NFL. Sports are played by competitive people.

Contact sports such as football are rough and hardhitting.

I don’t have By Jocelyn Sheets any qualms Newton Daily with hard News hits, tackles and blocks, Sports Editor within the confines of the game — whistle to whistle.

Hey, I’m pretty competitive playing board games — for those younger readers board games like Monopoly, Stratego and Trivial Pursuit are when people gather in person around a table and play a non-electronic game — just ask my siblings. No, I’ve never tackled my brothers or my sister during one of those games, but I do put houses and hotels up and just wait for one of them to land on my property.

And most of you know by now, I consider character on and off the competitive field important.

A couple of players got their comeuppance of the football field — Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston and Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. Winston, the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner, and the FSU Seminoles were going after their second straight national college football championship.

Suh and the Lions were in a wildcard playoff game in the NFL. Neither came out on the winning side. Karma kicked it up a notch.

In the Rose Bowl, which was one of the semifinal games of the “first-ever” college football playoff, Winston and the Seminoles got rolled by the Oregon Ducks, 59-20. Normally, I wouldn’t care which team won, but Winston’s off-the-field actions speak louder to me than his on-the-field play. The nonchalant ways of Winston and FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher concerning Winston’s many brushes with breaking rules and brushes with the law, including a sexual assault charge, in my opinion shows lack of character.

Some may say Winston has the last laugh on Karma because this week he has announced he will enter the NFL draft. Money does not buy character.

Case in point — Suh. Since being drafted by the Detroit Lions in 2010, Suh has been fined eight times for player-safety violations in the NFL and served a twogame suspension in 2011.

The NFL announced Suh would be suspended for one game — the playoff game — for intentionally stepping on Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ ankle in the regular-season finale.

Well, Suh appealed and won only fined $70,000. It’s not the first time we’ve seen Suh behave this way on the football field. He likes to stomp and kick players when they are down.

Unfortunately, the Lions fell victim to a blown call by NFL officials — the pass interference penalty that was then wasn’t — during their 2420 loss to Dallas last Sunday.

Karma kicked it up a notch for Suh and his teammates.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Saturday Bowling Norwalk at Newton, 9 a.m.

Boys’ Swimming Newton at Waterloo West Invitational, 10 a.m.

Wrestling Newton at Ottumwa, 10 a.m.

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

CMB at BCLUW tournament, 8 a.m.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Wrestling Newton, Urbandale at Ames, 5:30 p.m.

Second-half struggles continue to doom Iowa

By Luke Meredith The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Michigan State was limp. Coach Tom Izzo was livid.

So Izzo drew a technical in part to send a message to his team to wake up.

Travis Trice and his teammates responded by shooting their way to perhaps their biggest win of the year.

Trice scored 25 points and hit seven 3-pointers and Michigan State rallied to pound Iowa 7561 on Thursday night, its ninth straight win over the Hawkeyes.

Branden Dawson had 14 points and 15 rebounds for the Spartans (11-5, 2-1 Big Ten), who came back from an 11-point deficit in the first half — one capped when Izzo drew a rare T — by going 8 of 9 from 3-point range in the final 20 minutes.

Gabe Olaseni tied a career high with 18 points for the Hawkeyes (11-5, 2-1), who were outscored 47-22 in the second half.

Iowa has had a habit of blowing games — most notably against Texas and Iowa State — with awful starts after the break.

The Hawkeyes feel asleep in that spot yet again versus the Spartans.

Michigan State jumped ahead 53-48 on back-to-back threes by Trice with just over 10 minutes left.

The Iowa crowd then groaned as Tum Tum Nairn Jr. found a wideopen Trice in the corner, and he buried his fourth 3 in 12 minutes to put Michigan State ahead 58-51.

Denzel Valentine had 18 points, nine rebounds and six assists for the Spartans, who opened the second half on a 3310 spurt.

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PCM pulls out two narrow home victories

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News MONROE — Prairie CityMonroe’s Trent Malone had the key match in both of the Mustangs’ duals against Collins-Maxwell/ Baxter and Pleasantville on Thursday.

The senior heavyweight needed a win against CMB to force a criMalone teria tiebreaker and then he couldn’t get pinned against Pleasantville’s James Haberling in the final contested match of the night.

And it was Malone’s efforts in both matches that secured PCM’s two home wins.

Malone rallied to beat CMB’s Archer McFadden in the final seconds to force a 39-all tie and the Mustangs won the match by the H criteria. Against Pleasantville, Malone lost 2-0 to Haberling but the Mustangs held on to win the dual 42-39.

Leading the way for the Mustangs on the night was the trio of Xavier Miller, Tristan Clark and Ron Marshall, who all went 2-0 with two pins. Caleb Peter also was handed two forfeits at 106 and the final one pushed the Mustangs in front of Pleasantville by three.

CMB left immediately after its loss to PCM due to poor road conditions and did not wrestle Pleasantville.

“It was good to get some wins,” PCM coach Cody Waddell said. “We needed it. The conference win was big, too. I have great respect for CMB. They always come to wrestle.”

The Mustangs grabbed an early advantage of CMB thanks to a trio of pins by Miller, Clark and Lane Raske and Peter’s forfeit at 106. Skyler Koder also got a forfeit at 160 and Marshall put the Mustangs up 36-21 with his win by fall at 170.

But CMB rallied behind success from its heavier weights.

Blake Coughenour (182), Logan Mitchell (195) and Charles Robertson (220) scored pins in succession to catapult the Raiders into the lead at 39-36.

Archer McFadden and Malone had split their first two meetings earlier in the year.

McFadden scored a secondperiod escape to take a 1-0 lead into the final period, and then rode out Malone for nearly the entire third frame. But he spent a little too much time watching the clock and Malone capitalized, scoring a late reversal in the final seconds to make it 39-all.

PCM eventually won the match on the H criteria, which was most first points scored.

The Mustangs had an 8-4 advantage in that category.

“I think it was safe to say that Archer outworked him for most of the match,” CMB coach Mike Leslie said. “But you have to keep going for six minutes. You don’t stop wrestling until the referee blows his whistle.”

Waddell credited Malone

Troy Hyde/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe sophomore Xavier Miller (top), who is ranked No. 10 at Class 2A 120, scored a win by pin over Pleasantville’s Hunter Tyree during the Mustangs’ 42-39 dual win.

Troy Hyde/Daily News Collins-Maxwell/Baxter’s Tate Ewing (top) scored a win by fall against Prairie City-Monroe’s Caleb Peter early in the Raiders and Mustangs’ dual in Monroe. The match ended in a 39-all tie but PCM beat CMB on criteria.

for finishing a match he very easily could have lost.

“I was going to tell (Malone) to go neutral in the third period, but he looked at me and said he was going to go down,” Waddell said. “He’s a senior so I let him make the decision. I just expect him to score at that point. I didn’t expect it to come in the final second, but I think the CMB wrestler let up just enough and we took advantage.

That’s all it takes sometimes.”

CMB also got pins from Tate Ewing and Lincoln Brown at 113 and 132, respectively. Ethan Cozad was handed a forfeit at 145 and Evan Bianchi won an 8-1 decision over Luke Kramer.

Ewing and Brown both trailed their matches 2-1 after one period, but each found a way to win. Coughenour also trailed Jaret Maggard early in the match at 182 before the Raider sophomore turned the tables for the pin.

“That was a big win for Blake,” Leslie said. “He had lost to (Maggard) before.

Hopefully that win will boost his confidence a little bit.”

Waddell said on paper, he projected the Pleasantville match to be 42-all.

The Mustangs though got an impressive win by fall from Leevi Telfer at 220 that maybe wasn’t expected and that helped PCM (5-11 overall, 2-3

in HOIAC) secure the nonconference victory.

“That one was a swing match,” Waddell said. “I didn’t expect that match to go the way it did, but it was a big win for us.”

The Mustangs jumped out to an 18-0 lead following a forfeit win by Jakeb Fenton at 113 and consecutive pins from Miller and Clark.

Pleasantville though rallied behind a trio of pins and a pair of forfeits. Griffin McBride (132), Hunter Drake (138) and Sawyer Phillips (152) all got six-point pins, while PCM forfeited at 145 and 160.

Marshall and Maggard’s back-to-back pins tied the match at 30-all and it stayed even following pins from Pleasantville’s Joe Kauffman at 195 and Telfer at 220.

Malone lost 2-0 to Halberling, but the final match of the night was a Pleasantville forfeit to Peter at 106.

That final six points pushed the Mustangs in front and they went on to win by three. PCM was the only team to field a 106-pounder Thursday.

“If you can bring 14 kids to a dual meet and have a few hammers, that’s a big deal. We have a few hammers and we are really close to having a full lineup,” Waddell said.

Clark, who is now ranked No. 7 at Class 2A 126, im-

proved to 20-2 on the season, while Miller is 18-2.

Miller cracked the Predicament rankings at No. 10 at 120 on Thursday. Marshall also has just two losses and is 14-2 on the season.

It took a while before Miller became a ranked wrestler. But Waddell said that’s not too big of a deal anyway.

“We want to use not being ranked as motivation, but being ranked isn’t all it’s cracked up to be,” said the PCM coach.

“There is a target on your back then.”

CMB’s Jake Hennick was pinned by Clark late in the second period.

Hennick is now 13-3 on the season with all three losses coming against Clark.

Mitchell improved to 13-3 for CMB (4-5, 2-4), while Robertson moved up to 11-2.

McFadden’s loss to Malone was just the fourth defeat of the year but two have come against the PCM senior.

The Mustangs host their own 13-team invitational on Saturday. Action begins at 9 a.m.

CMB heads to the BCLUW-South Hardin tournament in Conrad with action there kicking off at 10 a.m.

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

Tough night on the mats for Colfax-Mingo

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News COLFAX — The ColfaxMingo wrestling team struggled on the mat Thursday night during a home quadrangular.

After kicking off the night with a 56-18 loss to RolandStory, the Tigerhawks managed just 12 points in their final two duals and went 0-3 on the night at home.

Colfax-Mingo also lost 62-6 to Saydel and 72-6 to Panorama.

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Mead

All three wins against Roland-Story were pins. Those came from Ben Mead at heavyweight, Ty Carlson at 113 and Will Dunsbergen at 152.

Roland-Story’s win included five forfeit victories as well as Seth Mathis and Parker Wittuhn pins, a Bill Joslin technical fall and a 9-8 decision by William Clark over Colton Lourens.

Mead was handed the forfeit at heavyweight against Saydel. And the only points in the Panorama dual came from a forfeit win by Richard Blom at 138.

Saydel’s win over the Tigerhawks featured five forfeit wins and pins by Hunter Jesse, Devon Van Houten, Marshall

Anderson and Grant Sherman.

Austin Moen also won his 138-pound match by technical fall and Klayton Keller beat Carlson, 8-6.

The Panthers were handed six forfeits and also recorded six pins in the process.

Colfax-Mingo returns to action Saturday when it travels to Monroe to take part in the 13-team PCM Invitational.

Action begins at 9 a.m.

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

(effective 06/30/15) Mallory Sturtz - Resignation Assistant Volleyball Coach (effective end of 2014/2015) pending finding qualified replacement Darin Tisdale - Resignation - CoHead Baseball Coach (effective 12/01/2014) - pending finding qualified replacement Travis Padget moved, Bill Perrenoud seconded, to approve the Certified Personnel Human Resources Update.

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Travis Padget & Bill Perrenoud B. Classified Personnel Resignation - ACTION ITEM #9470 Brenda Anderson - Resignation (Food Svc NHS, Full Time Class II) - effective 12/05/14 Andrew Elbert moved, Bill Perrenoud seconded, to approve the Classified Personnel Human Resources Update.

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Travis Padget & Bill Perrenoud Classified Personnel Involuntary Agreement, Transfer, Reassignments ACTION ITEM #9471 Michelle Gonzales - Agreement - (Paraprofessional BMS) - effective 01/05/15 Shari Klyn - Agreement (Paraprofessional BE) - effective 12/08/14 Judi Mulbrook - Involuntary Transfer - (Paraprofessional WW to BE) - effective 12/08/14 Courtney Cupples Reassignment - (Food Service Berg to AH) - effective 12/04/14 Judy Lourens - Reassignment Sub to (Permanent Paraprofessional BMS) - eff.

12/05/14 Lori Schutte - Reassignment (Food Svc PT Class III NHS to FT Class II NHS) - eff. 12/15/14 Crystal Seckar - Reassignment (Food Service AH & NHS to Berg) - effective 12/01/14 Charity Stier - Reassignment (PT Para BMS to FT Para BE) effective 12/15/14 Travis Padget moved, Robyn Friedman seconded, to approve the Classified Personnel Human Resources Update.

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Travis Padget & Bill Perrenoud Open Forum School Resource Officer Brian Foster announced a mass casualty incident exercise to be conducted by law enforcement around Spring Break.

Student Representative Reports - There were no student representatives present.

Superintendent Callaghan's Report A. Campus Communication Update - Various committee, and community campus, reported activities were (November 24 - December 21, 2014). Campus activities were shared for January 2015.

B. District Enrollment and Attendance - Student Enrollment Attendance/Membership and Summary Reports were shared.

C. Little Hawkeye Conference Update - Indianola has been invited to join the Little Hawkeye Conference (LHC) for 2016 2017, replacing Knoxville.

D. Maintenance Report: Woodrow Wilson Fire Escape and awaiting constructed galvanizing Berg Complex Plumbing Some valves were found to be closed & bypassed, with hot water now being restored.

District Asbestos Update - we are in the process of getting the asbestos report back from the Berg Complex.

E. Transportation Report: Utilization of Transportation Vehicles - Curt Roorda provided an update on new Bus #40, new Technology Department vehicle, potential sale of NHS truck, preparedness and winter emergency bus routes.

First Reading: Wellness Policy 504.11 Cristy Croson (Food Service Supervisor) reviewed updates to Wellness Policy 504.11. Board Member Nat Clark encouraged that pertinent information be shared with district staff and PTAs. The Wellness Committee will be working with campuses to ensure goals are being met.

Consideration to Sell Department Transportation Vehicle - ACTION ITEM #9472 Curt Roorda (Transportation Supervisor) shared that the Newton CSD will be accepting sealed bids on a 1984 Dodge, two-wheel drive pickup truck (former NHS vehicle).

Robyn Friedman moved, Andrew Elbert seconded, to allow the Newton CSD to accept sealed bids on the 1984 Dodge, twowheel drive pickup truck.

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Travis Padget & Bill Perrenoud Acceptance of a Bid for Asbestos Removal - ACTION ITEM #9473 Superintendent Bob Callaghan shared that asbestos has been discovered in the mastic of the flooring at the HyVee and Peters properties. Gayle Isaac (Director of Business Services) presented three bids with REW Services being recommended in the amount of $32,294.00.

Andrew Elbert moved, Nat Clark seconded, to approve REW Services in the amount of $32,294.00 for asbestos removal.

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Travis Padget & Bill Perrenoud Technology Devices to Student Ratios and Purchase Schedule Chris Bieghler (Technology Supervisor) presented a NCSD Device Report outlining student to device ratios along with recommended purchases to improve student device ratios.

The full report (197 pages) was also shared with Board Members via Google Drive.

NHS Academic Planning Handbook Changes (2015 2016) - ACTION ITEM #9474 Bill Peters (NHS Principal) shared updates to the 2015 Academic Planning 2016 Handbook.

Donna Cook moved, Bill Perrenoud seconded, to approve the NHS Academic Planning Handbook Changes (2015 2016).

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Travis Padget & Bill Perrenoud Certified Enrollment - ACTION ITEM #9475 Superintendent Bob Callaghan shared 2014 Certified Enrollment numbers. Newton CSD is down 48.65 students.

Travis Padget moved, Andrew Elbert seconded, to approve the 2014 Certified Enrollment numbers.

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Travis Padget & Bill Perrenoud School Budget Review Committee (SBRC) Request for Modified Allowable Growth (MAG) for Open Enrollment (OE) Out and LEP Instruction Beyond 5 Years - ACTION ITEM #9476 Gayle Isaac (Director of Business Services) explained the district's application to the SBRC for MAG costs associated with Open Enrolled Out students and English Language Learners in the amount of $138,687.

Bill Perrenoud moved, Andrew Elbert seconded, to approve the application to the School Budget Review Committee (SBRC) for a request for Modified Allowable

Robyn Friedman, Travis Padget & Bill Perrenoud Technology Devices to Student Ratios and Purchase Schedule Chris Bieghler (Technology Supervisor) presented a NCSD Device Report outlining student to device ratios along with recommended purchases to improve student device ratios.

The full report (197 pages) was also shared with Board Members via Google Drive.

NHS Academic Planning Handbook Changes (2015 2016) - ACTION ITEM #9474 Bill Peters (NHS Principal) shared updates to the 2015 2016 Academic Planning Handbook.

Donna Cook moved, Bill Perrenoud seconded, to approve the NHS Academic Planning Handbook Changes (2015 2016).

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Travis Padget & Bill Perrenoud Certified Enrollment - ACTION ITEM #9475 Superintendent Bob Callaghan shared 2014 Certified Enrollment numbers. Newton CSD is down 48.65 students.

Travis Padget moved, Andrew Elbert seconded, to approve the 2014 Certified Enrollment numbers.

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Travis Padget & Bill Perrenoud School Budget Review Committee (SBRC) Request for Modified Allowable Growth (MAG) for Open Enrollment (OE) Out and LEP Instruction Beyond 5 Years - ACTION ITEM #9476 Gayle Isaac (Director of Business Services) explained the district's application to the SBRC for MAG costs associated with Open Enrolled Out students and English Language Learners in the amount of $138,687.

Bill Perrenoud moved, Andrew Elbert seconded, to approve the application to the School Budget Review Committee (SBRC) for a request for Modified Allowable Growth (MAG) for Open Enrollment Out in the amount of $135,886, and English Language Learners (ELL) that need help longer than 5 years in the amount of $2,801.

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Travis Padget & Bill Perrenoud Absent: Nat Clark (8:32 PM) Elect Representative as the District 5 Director to the IASB Board of Directors - ACTION ITEM #9477 Superintendent Bob Callaghan explained the nomination of Jill M. Morrill, Johnston Community Schools, incumbent, to a oneyear term on the IASB Board of Directors.

Robyn Friedman moved, Bill Perrenoud seconded, to recommend candidate Jill M. Morrill.

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Travis Padget & Bill Perrenoud Absent: Nat Clark (8:32 PM) Redefinition of the NCEA Contract - ACTION ITEM #9478 Superintendent Bob Callaghan explained a new FMLA Section (13) in the Draft Tentative Agreement of the Newton Community Education Association (NCEA) and the Newton CSD. Robyn Friedman moved, Bill Perrenoud seconded, to approve the amendment.

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Travis Padget & Bill Perrenoud Absent: Nat Clark (8:32 PM) Approval of Bills (Action Item) ACTION ITEM #9479 Andrew Elbert moved, Donna Cook seconded, to approve the bills.

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Travis Padget & Bill Perrenoud Absent: Nat Clark (8:32 PM) Business Services Update Gayle Isaac (Director of Business Services) addressed questions from Board Members from the workshop held December 18, 2014 regarding debt, reconfiguration timeline.

2014 - 2015 Newton CSD Line Item Budget Books were distributed.

Upcoming Events A. Future Meeting Dates - Board Meeting (January 12, 2015) 6:30 PM at Emerson Hough Future Agenda Items Superintendent Bob Callaghan shared that information on Bright Bytes, and the upcoming SIAC meeting. Sheri Benson asked for education on the 2015 - 2016 the IASB calendar, and workshop.

ADJOURN - ACTION ITEM # 9480 Travis Padget moved, Andrew Elbert seconded, to unanimously adjourn the meeting at 8:56 PM. January 9

Public Notices THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF John M. Elrod, Deceased.

Probate No. ESPR036619 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTORS, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of John M. Elrod, Deceased, who died on or about December 22, 2014: You are hereby notified that on the 6th day of January, 2015, the last will and testament of John M. Elrod, deceased, bearing date of the 6th day of November, 1967, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Paul M. Elrod, James B. Elrod, & Robert K. Elrod were appointed executors of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

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

Dated this 7th day of January, 2015.

Executors of Estate: Paul M. Elrod James B. Elrod Robert K. Elrod Prairie City, Iowa 50228 Attorney for executors: Randal B. Caldwell, ICIS PIN No: AT0001375 Caldwell, Brierly, Chalupa & Nuzum, PLLC 211 1st Ave W, Newton, IA 50208 Date of second publication 16th day of January, 2015 Probate Code Section 304 January 9 & 16 December 22, 2014 - 6:30 p.m.

Regular Board Meeting - Board of Education Emerson Hough - Conference Room 125 President Sheri Benson convened the board to order at 6:30 p.m.

Present: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark (6:34 PM), Donna Cook (6:31 PM), Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Travis Padget, Bill Perrenoud, Bob Callaghan, Gayle Isaac, and Christine Dawson.

Others Present: Chris Bieghler, Jason Brooks (Newton Daily News), Cristy Croson, School Resource Officer Brian Foster, Bill Peters, Curt Roorda, and Randy Van (KCOB).

Donations: Newton Board of Realtors: Recognized for donation of hats, scarves, gloves, mittens, socks.

Knights of Columbus & Theisens: Recognized for donation of gloves.

APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA - ACTION ITEM # 9468 Andrew Elbert moved, Robyn Friedman seconded, to approve the consent agenda - with an edit to the 11/24/14 minutes to note Travis Padget as present.

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Travis Padget, & Bill Perrenoud Abstain: Nat Clark Human Resources Update Superintendent Bob Callaghan A. Certified Personnel ACTION ITEM #9469 Tom Bartello - Contract - Head Boys Track Coach (effective 2014/2015) - one year only, no qualified replacement found Brett Jacobs - Resignation Assistant Varsity Baseball Coach (effective 12/09/2014) John Patterson - Resignation Teacher, Social Studies (BMS) (effective 06/30/15) John Patterson - Resignation Assistant Track Coach (NHS) (effective 06/30/15) Cindi Stickel - Resignation Teacher, Special Education (BE) (effective 06/30/15) Mallory Sturtz - Resignation Volleyball Coach Assistant (effective end of 2014/2015) pending finding qualified replacement Darin Tisdale - Resignation - CoHead Baseball Coach (effective 12/01/2014) - pending finding qualified replacement Travis Padget moved, Bill Perrenoud seconded, to approve the Certified Personnel Human Resources Update.

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Travis Padget & Bill Perrenoud B. Classified Personnel Resignation - ACTION ITEM #9470 Brenda Anderson - Resignation (Food Svc NHS, Full Time Class II) - effective 12/05/14 Andrew Elbert moved, Bill Perrenoud seconded, to approve the Classified Personnel Human Resources Update.

Ayes: Sheri Benson, Nat Clark, Donna Cook, Andrew Elbert, Robyn Friedman, Travis Padget & Bill Perrenoud Classified Personnel Involuntary Agreement, Transfer, Reassignments ACTION ITEM #9471 Michelle Gonzales - Agreement - (Paraprofessional BMS) - effective 01/05/15 Shari Klyn - Agreement (Paraprofessional BE) - effective 12/08/14 Judi Mulbrook - Involuntary Transfer - (Paraprofessional WW to BE) - effective 12/08/14 Courtney Cupples Reassignment - (Food Service Berg to AH) - effective 12/04/14 Judy Lourens - Reassignment (Permanent Sub to Paraprofessional BMS) - eff.

12/05/14 Lori Schutte - Reassignment (Food Svc PT Class III NHS to FT Class II NHS) - eff. 12/15/14 Crystal Seckar - Reassignment (Food Service AH & NHS to Berg) - effective 12/01/14 Charity Stier - Reassignment (PT Para BMS to FT Para BE) effective 12/15/14 Travis Padget moved, Robyn

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING -- AMENDMENT OF CURRENT BUDGET The Jasper County 911 Service Board Of Jasper County, Iowa will meet at: Jasper County Sheriff's Office, 2300 Law Center Drive, Newton, IA. January 22th, 2014, at 1 PM. for the purpose of amending the current Jasper County E911 Service Board budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015, by increasing expenditures in the following funds: 911 Surcharge_______________ Fund from__ $317,859 __ to__ $583,529___.

Reasons for increases: Upgrade 911 Telephone System at Jasper County 911 Telephone System & lightning damages.

The increase in expenditures set out above will be met from increased receipts and/or cash balances not budgeted or considered in the current budget.

There will be no increase in taxes to be paid in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015_.

Any residents or taxpayers will be heard for or against the proposed amendment at the time and place specified above.

A detailed statement of: additional receipts (other than taxes), cash balances on hand at the close of the preceding fiscal year, and proposed disbursements, both past and anticipated, will be available at the hearing.

John R. Halferty (Clerk, Secretary) January 9

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NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS Meets Sunday, Wednesday and Friday 7:00 PM in Basement of St. Stephan's Episcopal Church

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LOST & FOUND

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Lost in the Vicinity of 525 N 9th Ave E. Call 641-8313009 or 792-3811 LOST IN Baxter, black male cat, very friendly, has a white spot under chin.

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currently has an opening for a Director of Nursing.

All rooms are private rooms

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WANT TO Buy farm toys, pedal tractors and old toy trucks. 521-4715.

MEDICAL

WANTED OLD stereo components, speaker, etc., guitar or amp, Sony Walkman, military radio, any condition is ok. Please know model number for parts or repairs. 515-2383343.

WANTED: OLD wood wagon box in fare shape.

641-521-6980.

WANTED: FARM toy tractors, trucks, implements, farm related advertising items and Lego's. 641-5263050 or 641-521-1448.

WANTED: SNOWBLOWER for John Deere 400, good condition, please.

515-674-3803.

WANTED: WOULD like to find an Iowa State Fair afghan with east end of old horse barn on it. Also, would like to find mugs of Iowa State Fair building.

Leave message. 641-2592261 or 641-891-4688.

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No Pets, NonSmokers. 641-792-7605.

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2 SOURCE green heat infrared zone heating systems, have boxes, instructions and remotes, bought in 2013 and used couple of times. Will sell together for $100. or separate for $60. each or OBO. Model #SGH2TWM 4IQ, nonsmoker. 641-521-9875.

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16” PORCELAIN Doll “Christinia” on stand $10., assorted music boxes $3. each, 3 Maytag trucks1917 model “T”, 1948 Ford semi, 1966 Dodge service van $40. each or 3 @ $100., red ruby cruet $5., red ruby bell $10., 1996 Coca Cola pitcher, 4 cups, 3 plates & 4 glasses $15., collector plates in box with certificate, 1986 “ Moses & Ten Commandments”, 1988 “Lord's My Shepherd” $10. each. 792-8017.

HALLMARK JINGLE Snowmen $50. Not used.

McDonald's 101 Dalmatian Christmas dogs, in case, never used. 641-521-4300.

BEAUTIFUL SOLID oak China cupboard, 2 piece with light inside, bottom half is solid doors. 51”wide, 76” tall, and 14” deep, like new. $200 or OBO. Also, set of China, 8 place settings and a few extra pieces. White with blue flowers. Make an offer.

515-674-3390.

CAMPBELL Havsfeld air compressor 4.5 hp, 13 gallon direct drive $100.

Trademans 10” bench table saw on stand $100/ 515-971-6507.

COLLECTIBLE FRANKONA Prairie Green, 58 pcs., 47 dinnerware and 11 misc. platter, 3 serving bowls etc.

Kovel value $800. asking $250. or OBO. 641-7922595.

DALE EARNHARDT Jr. 1:64 Collectible Cars $12 each. Hot Wheels Cars & Round-up Ranch play sets $50 (for all). Fish tank decoration (large) $25. 515313-7803.

FARM FRESH Eggs $2. doz.,Brown & white duck eggs $2. for 6. Great for Baking. Saturday delivery in Newton. 515-661-3774.

FIREWOOD: SPLIT & good burning wood, oak, elm mix. Also, can provide hickory or wild cherry upon request.

Will sell hickory/cherry by bundle for meat smokers. $80. for heaping truckload delivered and can help stack.

Pheasants Forever hand painted saw blade $35. Ice auger $10. 641-792-4664.

FROZEN QUILT, 63x63, pink $225. 641-521-4749.

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MANUAL WHEEL Chair, new only used 3 times.

641-521-3927.

MOSSBERG 410 never been shot.

Winchester model 12 gage shotgun 641-521-2441.

pump, $225.

1200, $200.

NU WAVE convection oven, as seen on TV., sells for over $100 plus dollars, used twice, asking $60.

Dorm refrigerator 4.2 cu. ft., brown, works good. $65. 792-7058.

SHIRLEY TEMPLE pitcher $15., 50+ pieces costume jewelry $25. quart bag Barbie clothes & accessories $10., 2000 Longaberger “Darning” basket with cloth liner $15., 6” Jewel Tea Bowl “Autumn Leaf” $10. pink & white Hull Pottery vase- bow knot $50., 4 new in box, scenic mugs

by Hadley, farm scenes & tractors $3. each or 4 @ $10. 641-275-7600.

SMALL WOODEN Table with two chairs $40. cash.

641-831-3112.

SNOW THROWER MTD, 2 stage, 5 hp, 22” cut, self propelled, 5 Fwd, 2R $275. or cash & trade. 641-5215141.

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Route 754

Route 730

Approx. $21 /mo

Approx. $3440/mo

N. 5th Ave W. N. 4th Ave E. N. 3rd Ave E. N. 2nd Ave E. E. 20th St N. E. 21st St N.

E. 23rd St N. E. 24th St N. E. 25th St N. N. 2nd Ave E. N. 4th Ave E. N. 5th Ave E. N. 6th Ave E. N. 7th Ave E. N. 7th Ave PL E.

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Route 764

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Route 721

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Route 737

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TASTE OF Homes magazines .15¢ each. A box of about 35 cross stitch magazines asking $2. whole box. 792-7186.

TWO AXION 10 inch LCD TV/monitor/DVD players.

Have all accessories included. Perfect for kids entertainment in car, call for more details. $200. for pair or $80. each OBO, nonsmoke. 641-521-9875.

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1998 CADILLAC DeVille D'Elegance White Diamond, Cabriolet top with Power sunroof, Heated leather, loaded.

Just turned 80K miles.

Sharp looking! $6490.

641-275-0246 or 641-792-2988

BLACK 1982 Ford F150 Pickup, 67,000 miles on the motor, newer transmission, newer paint job, looks and runs great. Standard cab with a full size bed. If you are looking for a great old truck, this is it; first $2,000 will drive it home.

Phone 641-792-3612.

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1999 ARCTIC Cat 4wheeler ATV, like new, runs great! $1950. 641831-3821. No calls after 8 pm.

DAEWOO-DD802L DOZER $20,000. 641-792-4332 JEEP CHASSIS $150.

Buick motor, v6, 4 BL carb.

All complete, runs $100.

641-521-6980.

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2002 GRAY, extended cab Chevy Silverado. Fully loaded with towing package, leather, heated seats, automatic seats, mirrors, etc. 207k miles and some very minor dents/scratches. Engine runs perfect.

Recently fully detailed and new battery. $7,000 OBO. Contact Cody if interested at 515-681-1373

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CHEVY 01 Impala runs good, looks good. Everything works. $2000. 641521-2441

1997 FORD Conversion Van. Heavy ½ ton, great for towing. New front end and front tires. Runs great. $2400. 515-778-2792 1994 K1500 CHEVY 4X4 Newer tires, less than 2,000 miles on them, new hubs, ball joints, A/C compressor battery, distributor intake, coil. 119,000 miles.

Purple w/waldoc stripe kit.

350 Engine Automatic. $4580.00 OBO 641-242-0361

Astrograph Friday, Jan. 9, 2015

As the moon pulls at Neptune from across the heavens, many will have doubts about what is really possible. Just because a person sees problems with a plan doesn’t automatically make that person a cynic. It may, in fact, be very helpful to try to poke holes in the plan to see where its weaknesses lie.

This can be done in a positive way.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 9). Your career will get a boost this month because of the confident way you present yourself, especially to strangers. Joyful relationships will lead to adventures in February. Go into business in April, and you’ll start making money right away. May brings a lucky surprise for your family. Libra and Scorpio people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 40, 16, 2, 23 and 45.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). You’re a sponge for knowledge. The best teacher of all will be firsthand experience. Dive in. Things will not happen

in the expected order, but everything will get handled nonetheless.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You like and admire a certain person, but you will not take the relationship to the next level until you feel sure that your styles mesh well together. Tonight will bring a test in this regard.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). It will take a shift of perspective to move you to the next income level.

This can’t be forced, but just knowing that you’ll have to see things differently will help free up your vision.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). There is a difference between ignoring advice altogether and choosing to disregard it. You’ll educate yourself and then deliberately forget what you learned in favor of finding your own way.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). One way to assist yourself in making positive choices is to make them far in advance of when you

must. Planning your food, work, play and rest very carefully will help you incorporate the new habits you want to establish.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Powerful people need friends, too! Befriend the high-ranking officials of the group. Tonight, spending money on yourself won’t make you nearly as happy as spending it on someone else would.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Your creative mind is abuzz and needs to wander and explore. At some point during the day, you would benefit from giving yourself a stretch of free time to see what you can come up with.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).

Certain people have a way of contaminating your clarity. Limit your exposure to these people today, and a strong sense of purpose will rise to the surface to guide your every move.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22). As hard as you try, you can never completely

understand your love. Embrace the mystery, because it provides delightful tension in your relationship.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

Instead of thinking about what could be, think about what is. The current reality holds so much beauty and utility in it, and you’ll miss it all if you waste too much time wishing.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Why survive when you can thrive? Add more responsibility to your plate, and you’ll quickly find out what’s really important.

Tonight, someone will send you subliminal love notes.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Avoid giving the impression that you are angling for something, especially if you are. People will throw up resistance if they know you want something. Play it mellow, like there’s nothing in the world you really need.

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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) Prairie City, 9:00am Sunday school, 10:00am Worship.

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; Mike Osterbauer, Pastor of Worship and Young Adults. 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 218 S. Main Baxter, Nate Klug, pastor, 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 11:00am.

Accessible to all. Bible Study Wednesdays 10:00am. Christian Education for children of all ages Wed. 6:00pm(infant-8th grade).

1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month 7:00pm - Adult Christian Education. No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here! facebook.com/NewtonUCC Cornerstone Bible Fellowship 1000 E. 12th St. S., Newton; Pastor Steve Bundy, Associate Pastor Brian Keeton. Sunday School 9am, Sunday Worship 10:15am, 6:00pm youth group on Sunday, 7pm Wed Bible study, 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; 9am Sunday School, 10am Worship, 7pm Wed. mid-week service.

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

Randy Shideler, Youth paster. 6743752. 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

Foursquare Church 1510 S. 8th Ave. E., Pastor Dottie Black and Associate Pastor Dustin 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.

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

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 Rev. Randall McNeer, Worship 8:45am Communion first Sunday of each month.

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

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

Haven Vineyard Church 207 1st Ave. E, Newton; Pastor Caz & Jane Cibula; 641-526-3157; 10 am Sunday Service.

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 9:00a.m., Powerkidz infants - 5th grade 9:00 a.m.; Sunday School for teens 9:00a.m.; Worship Service 10:15a.m. Men’s group meets on the first Sat. of every month at 7:30am.

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!

6:30 & 9 am Men’s Group 1st & 3rd Thursday, Women’s Bible Study 9:30am Wednesday, Yoga Flow Class 6:15pm Mondays, 6am Wed 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, 6:00 pm Sunday Evening 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 810 S. Commerce, Monroe, Senior Pastor Shank. 9:30 am Sun. School, 10:30 am Worship, 6:00 pm Evening service, 6 p.m. Wed. Bible Study & Prayer 8:15 pm during school year & 8 p.m. during summer.

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

Sunday: 10:15 a.m. Worship.

11:30 a.m. coffee fellowship.

Sunday School: 9:00 a.m.

F.U.N. Wednesdays at 5:45 p.m. www.fccnewton.org 641-792-5850, Nursery provided

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.

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 Mark Porter, 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; Sunday: 9:30am Worship Service/Adult Sunday School.

10:45am Worship/Children’s Church. 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 Rev. Randall McNeer, 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 Joshua Plhocky Saturday Services 9:00 am; Worship 11 am Sabbath school, Prayer Meeting Thursday 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 501 E. 19th St. N., Pastor Rev. Audrey Young, 9:30 am Worship followed by Coffee time, 10:30 am Fellowship, 10:40 am Sunday School for all ages, including two adult classes.

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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