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Trial set for man accused of courthouse bomb threat

By Abigail Pelzer Newton Daily News A Newton man accused of calling in bomb threats to the Jasper County Courthouse l a s t month h a s pleaded not guilty to charges.

Meloche A u thorities say Martin R. Meloche, 39, made two phone calls indicating a bomb would detonate at the courthouse on Dec. 29. Online court records show Meloche was scheduled to be sentenced on felony drug charged that morning at the courthouse.

The threat led to the evacuation and closing of the courthouse until the premise was cleared, and the closing of some downtown businesses.

Jasper County Sheriff John Halferty said after multiple sweeps of the property, no suspicious devices or packages were located.

After further investigation Halfterty issued an arrest warrant for Meloche the evening of the incident.

Meloche was discovered at a Newton residence the following day and charged with two counts of false report of the placement of an explosive or incendiary device, a Class D felony. Halferty credited information from the public and social media with helping to locate Meloche.

During his arrest deputies found drug paraphernalia on Meloche. A subsequent search of Meloche at the Jasper County Jail resulted in finding additional contraband, including controlled substances. He was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, a simple misdemeanor and possessing contraband, a Class D felony. The simple misdemeanor charge has been suspended, pending the outcome of the other charges.

He is currently being held at the Jasper County Jail on a $100,000 bond.

Meloche demanded a speedy trial, which is currently scheduled for March 4. Records show his state-appointed attorney is Christopher Clausen, of Ames.

Contact Abigail Pelzer at 641-792-3121 ext. 6530 or apelzer@newtondailynews.com

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Bob Pritchard served in the U.S. Army during World War II before joining the Rock Island Railroad for a career that spanned more than 30 years.

Pritchard’s World War II experience prepped him for railroad career Served in Iran, Southeast Asia

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Sixty-nine years ago this month, Bob Pritchard started his career with the Rock Island Railroad.

His experience with the U.S. Army in World War II — especially overseas — helped prepare him for his long career in railroading. Pritchard made a recent trip to the Daily News office to show some of the information he initially had prepared for the Jasper

County Historical Society.

Pritchard’s enlistment date and discharge date are the same — Nov. 6, with the former being in 1942 and the latter in 1945.

“You really grow up by being in the military,” Pritchard said. “It teaches you to work with others.”

Pritchard, 92, has been married to Mary Muñoz Pritchard for 73 years. The couple has four children — Michael, Lorie, Monica and Anita — and has eight grandchildren and three great-great grand-

children.

Born in West Des Moines, Pritchard was 14 when his family moved to Newton in 1936 when his father, V.J. Pritchard, got a job with the Rock Island Railroad.

Bob played a number of sports while attending Newton High School, where he graduated in 1940. He held a couple of different jobs in the area, including the Maytag plant and working for his brother, V.L., who owned a gas station in town, until he was drafted in November of 1942.

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Obama criticizes state laws that Final round of budgets presented hurt broadband competition to supervisors

The Associated Press CEDAR FALLS — Wading into a states’ rights dispute over Internet access, President Barack Obama on Wednesday called for the repeal of laws that prevent local communities from creating their own broadband networks.

Obama, for the second time in three months, cast himself as an antagonist to large cable and telephone companies that provide the bulk of the nation’s Internet service.

Obama said faster speeds would create jobs and allow local businesses to compete in the global economy. “Today high-speed broadband is not a luxury, it’s a necessity,” Obama said from a storage area at Cedar Falls Utilities, with shelves full of coiled wire and other equipment.

Obama is encouraging the Federal Communications Commission to pre-empt state laws that stifle competition and said his administration will work to cut

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

AP Photo President Barack Obama smiles as he speaks at Cedar Falls Utilities in Cedar Falls Wednesday about steps to increase access to affordable, high-speed broadband across the country.

red tape so more communities can get connected.

“In too many places across America, some big companies are doing everything they can to keep out competitors,” Obama said in Cedar Falls, which he credited with having one of the fastest networks in the world after fiber optic upgrades throughout the city. “Today, I’m

saying we’re going to change that. Enough’s enough.”

Obama said his administration will provide technical and financial assistance to towns and cities that want to improve Internet service for their residents. The modest proposals do not require congressional approval and are part of a series of measures Obama is

rolling out before his State of the Union address next week.

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Budget discussion continued for the Jasper County Board of Supervisors Wednesday. Keri V a n Zante spoke about the conservation budget, n o t Stevenson ing that it was staying virtually the same, with the main increase coming from wages.

Additional projects are in the works including the second phase of the trail between Monroe and Prairie City.

A grant is funding the project which is set to be complete during this fiscal year. Another proposed project is a new culvert in the Mingo area. After getting outside bids, it was decided to take on the project within the department along with the help from the engineer’s office.

An overview of the past year in Jasper County libraries was given by Jamie Sawin.

To begin, she said the libraries would not be asking for anymore than what they have received in the past three years — $151,000. She said in the last fiscal year, more than 525 programs were held with more than 11,600 people attending the programs including several summer reading programs. Another popular amenity is the 26 public Internet computers people used more than 17,700 times last year.

“One of the things I personally look at is the fact that it is county wide and are we getting a bang for our buck, and we certainly are with this program,” said Supervisor Dennis Stevenson.

The mental health fund was viewed differently because it is taken out of a regional fund, rather than a local fund.

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Health

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Fitness classes Newton YMCA

1701 S. Eighth Ave. E.

Classes are free for members, or $9 for a nonmember adult day pass.

Aquacise Monday, Wednesday, Friday — 9 to 10 a.m.

Stretching, stamina and strength training are the focus of the class with stretching, aerobic exercise and arms, abdominal and gluteus muscles.

Firm Express Monday and Wednesday — 5:55 to 6:25 p.m.

Hand weights, tubing, medicine balls, steps and more will help you increase strength, tone up, improve metabo­lism and flexibility.

Silver Sneakers Tuesday and Thursday — 8:15 to 9 a.m.

Move to the music through a variety of exercises designed to increase muscular strength, range of movement and activity for daily living skills.

File Photo Despite the tremendously cold air, seniors can still find exercise and movement opportunities indoors with weights, leg lifts and walking.

Older Adult Wellness — winter workouts

By Lori Griffin Park Centre Lifestyle Director

As the temperatures start to drop and the wind begins to blow, you may think it is the time of year to store away the tennis shoes and slow down for the season.

However, winter is the exact right time of year to stay active and work to maintain physical function levels.

Getting active Griffin during the colder months can be challenging as we are used to walking outdoors and doing yard work to stay active and we are suddenly wondering what to do when the snow falls. The blustery temperatures tempt us to snuggle up on the couch and relax.

However, the lack of activity can be harmful. The deconditioning that occurs naturally without a regular activity routine can lead to accidents when people head out in the winter conditions. Traversing the icy sidewalks can lead to falls or

a less than strong back can be prone to injury if you’re heading out to shovel.

One of the best ways to remain on track with your activity and stay injury free during the winter is to maintain a fitness routine. Keeping your cardiovascular endurance and strength levels up is key.

If you are looking for socialization or accountability try joining a fitness center. Whether you take advantage of professionally led exercise classes or walk the treadmill, continuing your exercise in a climate controlled environment is a win.

On days the weather advises against travel or you don’t have access to an indoor exercise facility, there are plenty of ways to stay active in your home.

General house work will not only keep you off the couch but also keep your house clean.

Vacuuming can burn up to 250 calories an hour for an average 160 pound adult. Window washing not only burns a few calories, but also increases upper body mobility which is vital to maintaining independence.

If you like a challenge, but don’t want the hustle of gym,

a home exercise regimen is for you. If you’re unsure where to start with an at home exercise program, focus on movements that resemble daily living activities.

Exercises that engage large muscle groups and mimic the movements you perform throughout your day will keep you functioning and independent. For example, to maintain lower body strength try this simple chair stand exercise.

• Sit near the edge of a stable chair that does not slide or roll.

• Cross your arms over your chest.

• Push through your heels to stand up all the way.

• Carefully sit back down.

• Repeat this as many times as possible in 30 seconds.

Whether you join a gym in the winter months or stay active in your own home, the key is to keep moving. Preserve strength, mobility, and endurance throughout the winter months to stay injury free. The key to well-being is remaining, as independent and functional as you were the previous year.

For more information, contact Griffin at lgriffin@wesleylife.org or 641-791-4550.

Officials monitor flu outbreaks at Iowa care centers DES MOINES (AP) — At least 32 care centers in Iowa have had outbreaks of influenza recently, according to health officials who say it’s difficult to fight off the disease despite such safeguards as vaccination and sanitation measures.

Dr. Patricia Quinlisk, medical director for the Iowa Department of Public Health, said she’s received daily reports of the disease affecting nursing homes, assisted living centers and other care facilities.

“It’s certainly much higher than it’s been in the past,” she said of the frequency of the reports.

At the Bishop Drumm Retirement Center in Johnston, every resident and employee was vaccinated against the flu. But the virus spread at the center in December. Several residents required hospitalization.

“It was awful for them here,” said Priscilla Myers of Johnston, whose mother, Rosemary Hall, was one of about 35 residents in-

fected. “It seemed like they all got the flu at once.”

Quinlisk, the state’s top infectious disease expert, said the flu contributes to hundreds of deaths of older people in Iowa during a typical year. The state department said 64 percent of Iowa residents hospitalized for flu complications this winter have been 65 or older.

Mischelle Denison’s mother-in-law, 87-year-old Darlene Denison, was moved to Bishop Drumm last year. Mischelle Deni-

son said she is concerned about illnesses such as the flu because care facilities have people with weak immune systems in close proximity.

Darlene Denison herself became infected with the flu. The development meant family members had to put on medical gowns, masks and gloves when visiting her.

“But she took it all in stride,” Mischelle Denison said.

Step Monday, Wednesday — 5:15 to 5:50 p.m.

This class is a moderate to high intensity aerobic workout for participants who want to increase cardiovascular fitness.

Yoga Tuesdays and Thursdays — 7 to 8 a.m.

Experience the mind/body connection through a series of postures, creating a continuous flow, accompanied by deep breathing, focusing on internal strength, postural integration and health.

Zumba Kids Tuesdays — 4 to 4:45 p.m.

The routine features aerobic/fitness interval training with a combination of fast and slow rhythms.

First Presbyterian Church 220 N. Second Ave. E.

Classes are free and open to the public.

Yoga — Chair Thursdays — 3 p.m.

Yoga — Gentle Tuesdays — 11 a.m.

Yoga — Flow Mondays, 6:15 p.m.; Wednesday, 6 a.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.

Newton Church of The Way 2306 S. Third Ave. E.

Classes are free and open to the public.

Chair Workout Tuesdays and Fridays — noon to 12:45 p.m.

Basic Step Aerobics Tuesdays and Thursdays — 8:15 a.m.

Cardio Pump Tuesdays and Thursdays — 8:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

Health classes Newton Hy-Vee 1502 First Ave. E.

To register, call 641-792-7030.

Amazing Appetizers!

6 to 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Hy-Vee Club Room, $5 Join dietitian Jenny Thompson for a cooking class featuring a variety of great tasting, healthy appetizer recipes. To register, visit the Hy-Vee Customer Service counter, call 641-792-7030 or email Thompson at jlthompson@hy-vee.com.

Intro to DISH — Dinner is Solved at Hy-Vee 6 to 7:30 p.m., Jan. 29, Hy-Vee Club Room, Free Join dietitian Emily Ring for a sneak peak into the new freezer meal workshops and learn how to get nutritious meals onto the dinner table quickly. Sample seasonal menu items and arrange a future meal planning meeting. To learn more, visit the Hy-Vee Customer Service counter, call 641-792-7030 or email Ring at ering@hy-vee.com.

HealthMarket Gala 3 to 7 p.m., Jan. 30, Hy-Vee HealthMarket, Free Join dietitians Emily Ring, Jenny Thompson and HealthMarket Manager Erin Blank host the event to help create health and nutrition goals, sample food and a provide a mini-tour to introduce consumers to products. No registration is required.

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Local News Pritchard Continued from Page 1A Unlike many of his contemporaries, Pritchard did not end up in one of the European or Pacific heavy combat zones of World War II. He was sent to Iran in May 1943, and was baptized in Bombay, India, in July of that year.

“That event really changed my life,” Pritchard said, regarding the baptism.

One of Pritchard’s roles in the Army was as a chaplain’s assistant. After nearly two full years in Iran, Pritchard was promoted to a T5 (corporal) and found himself “without a job” when the chaplain he was assisting was sent home for lying about his age.

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That’s when Pritchard got one of the breaks that would make a difference in his Army career.

A colonel asked Pritchard to be his driver on the way from Burma to China. The Japanese destroyed some river bridges along the way — sometimes shortly before the convoy approached.

“That was as close as I got to combat,” he said.

After his unit had been in China for several months, the colonel helped Pritchard get a 60-day leave in the U.S., which was cut to 30 days by the time he arrived in New York. After several months serving in a military motor pool in Missouri, even after the war was over, Pritchard found out that driving the Burma road had earned him

in November.

Pritchard returned to Newton and went to work for Maytag for a wage of 75 cents per hour, but by January 1946, he found a position with Rock Island as a refrigerator car inspector. He became a switchman in October 1948 — a job title he would hold until 1977 — and spent three years as a daytime foreman before Rock Island went bankrupt in March 1980.

He describes his railroad memories with vivid and enthusiastic recall — especially a 1989 reunion ride from Newton to Grinnell.

Pritchard said he’s been invited to go on one of the “Freedom Honor Flights” to Washington D.C. more than once, but his early bedtime and health don’t really allow

Submitted Photo Bob Pritchard, pictured here in a softball uniform during the late 1930s, said the military helped him “grow up” before he returned to Newton for a career as a railroad switchman.

enough “points” to discharge

Skokan retires

American Red Cross taking nominations for Heroes of the Heartland Newton Daily News DES MOINES — As a community leader in emergency preparedness, response and recovery, the American Red Cross honors those making an impact through their courageous and compassionate actions, demonstrating a true commitment to creating safer, stronger communities.

Each year, the Red Cross in Iowa recognizes individuals whose extraordinary acts of courage make them someone’s hero — Heroes of the Heartland honors those whose heroic acts mirror the daily accomplishments of the American Red Cross. Heroic acts born in the simple yet powerful process of one person putting his or her needs aside to help another. In recent years, heroes have been recognized for saving their neighbors during house fires, performing CPR to strangers in stores or for their outstanding work in their communities.

By showing your support in nominating a hero or through sponsoring this event you are not only honoring Heroes, but you are helping support the services of the Red Cross in your community.

Take a moment to complete the nomination form and share it with your friends. Heroism need not involve the direct saving of a life. If nominating for a heroic event, the event must have occurred between Feb. 1, 2014 and Jan. 31.

Nominations forms must be submitted by Jan. 31 at www. re d c r o s s . o r g / i a / d e s - m o i n e s / celebrating-heroes/nominate-ahero, email amy.elliott@redcross. org, fax 515-244-8012 or may be mailed to American Red Cross, Attn: Heroes of the Heartland, 2116 Grand Ave., Des Moines, IA 50312.

Your nomination should include: • All of the requested contact information • Description explaining why your hero deserves to be recognized • Supporting documents such as news articles and photographs

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Colleagues, friends and family gathered to thank President Dan Skokan for all of the work he did in his 12 years at Progress Industries and wish him a happy retirement. Pictured is Tod Hockenson, left, with Skokan.

Budget

Continued from Page 1A regional fund and used in the county is projected to have about the same budget as last year, with an increase coming for benefits.

Since moving to a regional system, additional services are now available to the county with the county also helping provide services to the region.

Jasper County Sheriff John Halferty said the biggest expense to the sheriff ’s office budget is the addition of three new deputies. He projected a budget of $4.7 million up from $4.2 million last year. The office was required to station a deputy at the courthouse, which led to the need for an additional officer. He also raised the budget in the areas of vehicle maintenance and training costs. Revenues

were projected more conservatively, but Halferty expects a bump from gun permit renewals, which are set to expire after a five year span.

Kelli Van Mannen with elderly nutrition said the biggest change will be the addition of disposable trays, which will potentially lead to less staff costs.

She said overall, though, she will be requesting about $3,000 more than last year.

County Attorney Mike Jacobsen presented his budget maintaining similar expenses as the past year, noting that paper and stamp use had both gone down. The Board of Supervisors budget was also reviewed at the end of the meeting with some costs still needing to be filled in.

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

him to safely take a flight of that sort. Pritchard has had 12 surgeries in the past 15 years — a recent fall took him partially down a flight of stairs where he bashed a hole in a wall with his head.

“I’ve had three knees, and have steel ones now,” he said.

“I played semi-pro football for five years.”

Pritchard said there was more to the military than simply learning to live with being ordered around. He values the structure and discipline that he carried with him for the rest of his life. “It teaches you how to be bossed,” he said. “It was a lot more than just driving trucks.”

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

Obama Continued from Page 1A the industry by calling for new FCC rules that treat Internet service providers as public utilities.

An industry lobbying group, CTIA-The Wireless Association, said its members are committed to expanding broadband but criticized Obama’s approach.

“The president’s focus today on using taxpayer money to compete with commercial providers, which are pouring billions in private capital every year into U.S. broadband infrastructure and jobs, is the wrong path forward,” association president Meredith Attwell Baker said in a statement. “The wireless industry has invested $100 billion in the last four years alone. In such a vigorously competitive market, government-owned networks would only serve to chill private-sector investment, tilt the competitive playing field and harm consumers.”

Nineteen states place restrictions on municipal broadband networks, many with laws encouraged by cable and telephone companies. Advocates of those laws say they are designed to protect taxpayers from municipal projects that are expensive, can fail or may be unnecessary.

The National Governors Association and the National Conference of State Legislatures have urged the FCC not to pre-empt state laws on broadband.

The FCC is already considering requests for Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Wilson, North Carolina, to prevent state laws from blocking the expansion of their broadband projects. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler said in June that local communities that want to provide their own broadband service “shouldn’t be stopped by state laws promoted by cable and telephone companies that don’t want that competition.”

A new White House report says that while 94 percent of Americans living in urban areas can purchase an Internet connection of 25 megabits per second, only 51 percent of Americans in rural areas have access to such Internet speeds.

The report also says that because of lack of competition three out of four Americans lack a choice for such Internet service.

“Tens of millions of Americans have only one choice for that next-generation broadband. So, they’re pretty much at the whim of whatever Internet provider is around,” Obama said.

The White House also announced that the Commerce Department would promote greater broadband access by hosting regional workshops and offering technical assistance to communities. The Agriculture Department also will provide grants and loans of $40 million to $50 million to assist rural areas.

A council comprising more than a dozen government agencies will also seek to remove regulatory and policy barriers that hinder broadband competition, the White House said.

Correction In a photo caption in Wednesday’s Newton Daily News, William Dieleman’s name was misspelled. Dieleman was Sen. Dennis Black’s predecessor in the Iowa Senate. Sen. Chaz Allen now has the seat.

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Empty Nest

Silver Dollar closes after 40 years in Bloomfield

By Curt Swarm Guest Columnist

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Jim Reyes turned 21 in water up to his knees in Vietnam. After discharge, at the age of 29, he plunked down $6,000 on the bar and bought the Silver Dollar, on the east side of the square in Bloomfield. He has been there ever since. After 40 years, on Jan. 2, Jim closed the doors for the last time.

But not without a party!

If the economy is bad, you wouldn’t know it on this night!

The iconic bar was jam packed, wall-to-wall with well wishers, loyal patrons and curious onlookers leaving the movie theater and drawn to the gaiety, loud music and cups of cheer inside. Jim had ordered special glasses for the occasion. On one side were the words, “Cheers to 40 Years!” on the other side a barometer, with lines, starting at the top, “Cheers” “Buzzed” “Drunk” and “Hurtn’ Tomorrow.” Jim laughed, “I’ll be hurtn’ tomorrow!”

An old-time jukebox blasted

tunes from the sixties and seventies. It was the original jukebox in the Silver Dollar. Jim had it brought out of retirement, dusted off, and the 45 rpm records washed for the grand finale. Seven songs for a buck!

The music never stopped. Nor did the celebration!

I’ve written about the Reyes family before. Jim is the oldest of 12 children (six girls and six boys). They were raised in Floris, in a three-bedroom house with no indoor plumbing, by loving parents, who taught them the values of God, love, work and family. At the time, they were the only Hispanic family in Davis County. Jim would go on to be mayor of Bloomfield, from 1998 to 2002, the first Hispanic mayor in Iowa.

Jim points out with pride, “All 12 children speak only English.

This is America! In America the language is English! What more respect can you pay to this great land? How are you going

to build a great country, if you don’t speak its language?”

Growing up in Floris, the family made do. The kids picked shucks in cornfields for tamales, washed their hair under a pump, and played baseball in a pasture using cowpies for bases. Jim carried his make-do work ethic into the military, life, and business: live within your means, help others, trust in God. Stuck in Jim’s craw like a bad oyster, and one of the reasons for the Silver Dollar closing, is the ban on smoking. Jim could abide with no smoking if it weren’t for the exemption for casinos.

“It’s not right. I don’t care what they say,” Jim waxes eloquently. “How can the state tell me my customers can’t smoke in my bar, but allow it in casinos?

It’s all about money! Eightyfive percent of my customers smoke. I would have been happy to put up a sign that said, ‘Smoking Allowed, If you don’t

like it, don’t come in’. I fought for this country, I pay my taxes.

Now they tell me how to run my business? I fought communism in Vietnam, now I fight it here!”

Jim’s wife, Betty, pulls him aside for cooling off and a photograph. She has plans for Jim and his “retirement” at the age of 69. Maybe a bathroom remodel, and more time with the grandkids.

Patrons such as “Johnnie” lament (or shout) above the music. “It’s a sad day, Jim and Betty are good people. An icon of Bloomfield is closing it’s doors!

Where will we go?” He hugs Jim and slaps him on the back, “Thanks for the memories, ole buddy.”

A lady with Johnnie tugs at his arm. “Stick around!” she shouts. “There’ll be dancing on the bar before this night is over!”

Have a good story? Call or text Curt Swarm in Mt. Pleasant at 319-217-0526 or email him at curtswarm@yahoo.com.

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Letters to the Editor

Community rallies for Hesson family

Kathy Smith and Cathi Wickett Newton Sarah Hesson’s Benefit Variety Show, was held Jan. 10 at the Newton Community Theatre.

We would like to thank the people of Newton and the surrounding area for your gracious generosity of monies, donations of items for the silent auction and the support you showed for the Hesson family. We were totally overwhelmed with the number of people who came to the show.

It just goes to show, when there is a need, you come around and help. That’s what is cool with small town living.

Thank you to the Newton

Community Theatre board in allowing us to use the facility for the show and providing the refreshments during the intermission.

Thank you to Tim and Wanda Blount and Mark Burnett for the lighting.

Thank you to Chris Wing and Dallas Schaeffer for setting up the sound to make all of us sound good.

Thank you to Greta Wallace, Russ Leix, Diane Fuller, Will Edgar, and Mark Hembry for the time they put in practicing and performing as accompanist.

Thank you to our ushers Julie Good and Megan McKay. That was so cute.

Thank you for Marcie Longren and Rhonda Miller for your help backstage.

Thank you to all the people

who took the time in preparing and performing their talents in order to provide entertainment for the variety show. Without you, there would be no show.

Thank you to Liz Dodd and friends in providing information regarding meals for the freezer — remember six people if you are willing to provide for the freezer.

Thank you to Kari Tiffany for setting up a website in which you can donate money.

Thank you to Jane Taylor and Lori Korte for your help with the auction.

A special thank you to Kristine Perkins for the beautiful poster she created in advertising this great event.

Again, we thank you, the community, for your support in this great cause.

Speak Out How to contact your elected officials Andy Elbert 710 W. Ninth St. S. Newton Community Newton, IA 50208 641-521-1641 School Board andyelbert@gmail.com

Donna Cook 518 N. Second Ave. E. Newton, Iowa 50208 641-791-2665 dcook2014@gmail.com

Sheri Benson, board president 1209 W. 16th St. S. #205 Newton, Iowa 50208 641-417-0227 slb04362@gmail.com

Robyn Friedman 1500 S. 12th Ave. W. Newton, Iowa 50208 641-787-0911 robynpt5@gmail.com

Nat Clark 726 N. Second Ave. E. Newton, Iowa 50208 641-792-2234 1natclark@gmail.com

Bill Perrenoud, vice president 105 Oakwood Ave. Lambs Grove, Iowa 50208 641-792-7893 perrenoudbill@gmail.com

Travis Padget 511 N. Ninth Ave. E. Newton, Iowa 50208 641-792-1684 travispadget@gmail.com

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While the rest of America was preparing to bid farewell to the least productive Congress in h i s t o r y, people with disabilities and their l o v e d ones celebrated a rare victory w h e n By Rick Hodges C o n Otherwords g r e s s passed t h e Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act. The ABLE Act, which President Barack Obama signed into law a few days before Christmas, will give people with disabilities and their families access to the tax-deferred savings options, such as 529 college plans, that folks without disabilities already enjoy.

It’s the most important legislation for people with disabilities since the Americans with Disabilities Act. It passed by a wide margin among members of both parties.

Ten years ago, this new law was just an idea a few parents of young kids with disabilities discussed around a kitchen table. How did it get this far, especially when Congress can’t agree on anything else?

In 2005, I was sitting in a financial planning seminar to learn how to save for my daughter Audrey, then age 4, who was born with Down syndrome.

I quickly realized that the standard savings options wouldn’t fit because they were created for people whose lives follow the typical pattern: They go to school, attend college or get job training, work to support themselves, then retire.

But Audrey’s life might not follow that pattern.

Sure, she might go to college — some people with

Down syndrome do that these days — but the barriers are high.

I knew even then that she’d need help with housing costs, medical bills, and other expenses throughout her life.

My wife and I needed a savings plan with the flexibility to meet her needs. And we needed an account that wouldn’t count against her eligibility for government disability benefits, since we could never hope to save enough to replace them.

Due to strict federal regulations, putting aside as little as $2,000 in her name could jeopardize her access to benefits.

I took this idea to my local support group, the Down Syndrome Association of Northern Virginia, which serves the Washington, D.C. suburbs. Fortunately, some of us had experience and contacts on Capitol Hill. Plus, we lived close enough to lobby Congress in person without traveling far to get there. Four of them joined me in this quest.

Despite having no lobbying experience, one dad in our group named Steve Beck worked the hardest and longest to get the law passed.

Steve was an electrical supply company executive who had a daughter with Down syndrome the same age as mine. Learning on the job, Steve made visit after visit to the halls of Congress. With the help of thousands of people with disabilities, their families, and supportive DC-based advocacy groups, Steve’s efforts finally led to a vote in December.

Steve died suddenly just days after the House vote, but the law honors his legacy.

So how did this simple idea become popular bipartisan legislation passed by an otherwise do-nothing Congress?

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Obituaries Regenia P. Richards Jan. 13, 2015 Regenia (Hammond) R i c h ards, 85, of Newton, died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2015, at

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Carolyn Sue Baird Ogg Jan. 13, 2015 Carolyn Ogg, of Newton, passed from this life peacefully on Tu e s d a y, Jan. 13, 2015, at Park Centre Health Center in Newton.

Carolyn was born on Jan. 22, 1917, in North English to Arthur E. Baird and Edith Hough Baird, the oldest of four daughters. She attended public school there and was graduated valedictorian of her class. The family moved to the Amboy area in Jasper County in 1936, where she met Donald Ogg from a neighbor-

Cinderella J. Moore Jan. 14, 2015 A funeral service for Cinderella “Cindy” will be at 11 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 21 at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton, with Pastor Gary Marzolf conducting the service.

Friends may call at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.

Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Burial will be at the Newton Memorial Park Cem-

Edna Arleen Cushatt Jan. 12, 2015 Edna Arleen (Schomer) Cushatt, 83, of Newton, died Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, at the I o w a Veter ans Home in Marshallt o w n .

T h e r e was a private family service. Memorials to Skiff Hospice may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

Arleen was born Dec.

the Knoxville Hospital in Knoxville. A funeral service will be at 2:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 17 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. The family will greet friends from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16 at the funeral home.

Memorials to the Alzheimer’s Association may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home. Memorials may

also be mailed to the funeral home please add, Attn: Richards Family on the envelope.

Those left to honor Jean’s memory are her children, Bill (Patty) Richards of Newton and Lecretia (Gary) Beals of Colfax; three grandchildren, Heather (Duane) Loshaw of Newton, Candace Richards of Minneapolis, Minn., and Stepha-

nie ( John) Hassebroek of Clear Lake; three great-grandchildren, Kyra, Eli and Calli Loshaw and Harper Hassebroek; and her brother, John (Shirley) Hammond of Chandler, Ariz.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, William in 2011; grandson, Gary Beals in 2010; and sister, Louise Anderson.

ing farm. They married in 1938, in West Des Moines and moved to Kellogg. They were happily married for 54 years until Don passed away in 1992.

Carolyn was a loving wife, full-time mother and homemaker with a variety of hobbies including flower and vegetable gardening and sewing. She was an avid reader and an active volunteer in Kellogg community organizations, historical society, Jasper County Women’s Club, Kellogg Garden Club and Methodist church activities. She was very interested in family history and genealogy doing volumes of work on ancestry charts and photo albums. She worked as a telephone operator and then was the first Avon lady in Kellogg,

continuing that for 31 years, walking most of the route. She did all this while raising two young boys and caring for her family.

Those left to honor Carolyn’s memory include son David (Sue) Ogg of Osage Beach, Mo., daughter-in-law Paula Ogg of Edina, Minn., one sister, Sara ( John) Conde of Columbia, S.C., five grandchildren, Tim (Misty) Ogg of Tuttle Okla., Jeffrey (Susann) Ogg of Prairie Village, Kan., Scott Ogg of Keller, Texas, Brian (Tracy) Ogg of Fort Smith, Ark., Katy McCarron of Edina, Minn., 11 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one infant sister; her sister, Judy

Hawkins; and her son, James Ogg in 2012.

In 1994, Carolyn purchased an apartment at Park Centre in Newton and subsequently entered the Health Center in 2006, where she was given excellent care by the staff. The family wishes to extend grateful praise to all of those caring employees.

The family will have a memorial service and celebration of life at a later time, with private burial in the Newton Union Cemetery, with Pence-Reese Funeral Home handling the arrangements.

Memorials in Carolyn’s name are being designated to the Kellogg Historical Society.

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

etery. In lieu of flowers memorials in Cinderella’s name have been designated.

Cinderella Jo Moore, 64, the daughter of Kenneth Robert and Betty Jo (Gordon) Crawford, was born Aug. 21, 1950, in Des Moines. She was a graduate of the Newton Senior High School, and attended one year at Central College in Pella.

On Aug. 28, 1971, Cindy was united in marriage with Samuel A. Moore in Newton.

She devoted her life to her family, and attended the First United Meth-

odist Church in Newton.

Cindy died Wednesday morning, Jan. 14, 2015, at the Newton Healthcare. She was preceded in death by her father Kenneth; her step-father Leonard Carlsen; and a brother in infancy, Robert Michael Crawford. Cindy will be greatly missed by all those who knew and loved her.

Those left to honor Cindy’s memory include her mother Betty Jo Carlsen of Newton; her husband Samuel Moore of Newton; her daughter Elizabeth

Noel Schultz of Ankeny; her sons, Forrest Newton Gordon Moore of Marion, Kenneth Michael Moore of Colfax and Perry Weston Moore of Boone; her grandchildren, Mary Beth McKinney of West Des Moines, Forrest Mitchell Moore of Marion, Marissa Rochell Moore of Marion, Hannah Grace Moore of Colfax, Ryan Michael Moore of Colfax and Sierra Marie Moore of Colfax; and many friends. Online condolences may be left for the family at www. pencefh.com.

21, 1931, to Everett and Arleen (Moore) Algyre in Cherokee. She was united in marriage with Paul Cushatt and they traveled the world as a military family. After retirement they returned to Newton.

Those left to honor Arleen’s memory are her son, Michael (Phyllis) Cushatt; three daughters, Paula Blevins, Mari Beth (Ken) Polson, and Rita Nearmyer; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Paul Cushatt; son, Ronald Cushatt; and two brothers, Warren (Iva Lou) Schomer and Donald Schomer.

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Bradley Klyn Jan. 13, 2015 Bradley D. Klyn, 27, formerly of Pella, died unexpectedly at his residence in Urbandale. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17 at Second Christian Reformed Church. Internment will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery at Pella. Visitation will begin Friday afternoon at the church. The family will be present Friday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Second Christian Reformed Church.

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• TOPS Iowa 254 will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke United Methodist Church in Newton.

• Jasper County Democratic Central Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Wesley Park Centre Garden Room in Newton.

• Piecemakers Quilt Guild will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at Saint Luke United Methodist Church in Newton. The project for this month will be the disappearing nine patch.

Bring any previous completed quilt blocks and any baby quilts that are finished. Lynn Brodrick and Margaret Atwood are in charge of refreshments. If any questions, contact Margaret A. Jensen at 641-792-7720.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon Friday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 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.

• JCARL Adoption Event will begin at 4 p.m. Friday at Family Video, 308 First Ave. E. in Newton.

• Central Iowa Ostomy Support Group will meet at 10:15 a.m. Saturday at Newton Public Library meeting room A. Anyone with an ostomy and/or caregivers are welcome to attend this meeting. There will be a question and answer period at this casual meeting.

• 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 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.

• Boundaries Women’s Study will meet at 12:30 p.m. Monday at Hephzibah House in Newton.

• Celebrate Recovery will meet at 5 p.m.

Monday at Hephzibah House in Newton.

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Congregate Meals Friday Pork chop w/brown gravy, whipped potatoes, spinach, peaches, apple and skim milk Monday Chicken noodle soup, asparagus, carrots, cookie, fresh orange and skim milk For reservations or information about congregate and home-delivered meals, call 641-792-7102 or 1-866942-7102 toll-free.

Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Crystal D. Ross, 29, of Des Moines, was arrested on two Marshalltown Police Department warrants after she was pulled over at Get-and-Go at 10:59 p.m. Monday. She was transported to Laurel and turned over to a Marshall County deputy.

• Richard E. Keller, 32, of Newton, was arrested on a Cerro Gordo County warrant for failure to pay child support after authorities were called to 2211 S. Seventh Ave. E. at 9:32 p.m. Monday. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Barbara A. Barr, 59, of Newton, is charged with unsafe back-

ing on the roadway after authorities were called to the 800 block of East 17th Street North at 5:17 p.m. Monday. Barr was backing out of a driveway when she hit Ranae Heikkila’s vehicle that was parked legally on the side of the road. Heikkila had approximately $1,000 in damage while Barr had approximately $300. She was cited and released to appear.

Jasper County Sheriff ’s Department • Mary R. Feehan, 41, of Newton, is charged with violation of no contact/protective order after authorities were called to 204 N. Fourth Ave. E. at 6 a.m. Jan. 8.

Feehan was found at Skiff Medical Center waiting for her boyfriend, who had a no contact order against her. She was asked to leave but became angry, threw her phone against the wall and threatened to urinate in the waiting area. She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• William P. Smalley, 19, of Sully, is charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief after authorities were called to 316 Sixth Ave. in Sully at 7 a.m. Dec. 24. Smalley admitted to driving his vehicle through the city of Sully park causing an estimated $250 in damage.

He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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Drunk driver can’t forgive himself for taking a life

DEAR ABBY: I am 42 years old and a divorced father of two. Earlier this year, I caused a fatal drunk driving accident. Once I came to and realized what I had done, I accepted responsibility and pled guilty to my crime. I have never before been in trouble with the authorities.

I believe God has forgiven me. I know my extremely supportive family and friends have also forgiven me. But how do I forgive myself? I think about it and cry daily for my victim and that family. I pray they will find some comfort that I am behind bars.

I plan to volunteer and use my time to help others as I have done in the past, once I am free. I also plan to tell my story to as many people as will listen to help stop the senseless act of driving under the influence.

I can never, and will never, forget what I have done. But I know I must forgive myself in order to move forward and start helping others. Any advice or suggestions you can give to help me work on forgiveness while I am in here would be greatly appreciated. — UNFORGIVEN INMATE IN CALIFORNIA DEAR UNFORGIVEN: Something you can do while you are incarcerated would be to start a dialogue with the clergyperson of your faith who ministers to the prison population. Because re-entry into the larger community can be stressful, if substance abuse counseling is available, join a group. It might help you avoid falling back into old habits upon your release.

DEAR ABBY: I am the owner of an art gallery and often host shows with a reception to introduce artists.

This generates interest in their artworks among patrons purchasing a piece for their home or to add to their collection. We provide hors d’oeuvres and beverages for our clients and po-

tential clients.

Several individuals come to our receptions and heap food on their plates, often filling them a second time and sometimes a third. One woman has carried food out, saying it was for her husband who was waiting outside.

(He must have been hiding, because I watched her get into her car alone and drive off.)

Abby, these people rarely even look at the art, let alone buy anything.

They just eat and leave. My gallery is in a fairly small community, so I don’t want to be rude, but how can I tactfully tell these people to ease on down the road? — NOT RUNNING A SOUP KITCHEN DEAR NOT: Have an employee monitor the food display, and when someone is spotted taking food outside or pigging out, have the employee quietly intervene. As for individuals who come to your gallery only to eat — and by now you know who they are — greet them politely and suggest quietly that because it is clear that your taste in art and theirs is not the same, it would be better if they shopped elsewhere.

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man’s death as homicide

shooting range share worries

GRAF — Some neighbors of a proposed shooting range near Graf in eastern Iowa are worried about safety and how the range might affect their properties.

Members of the Dubuque County Zoning Board were joined by nearly two dozen residents on Wednesday in inspecting the nearly 68 acres of property. The Dubuque Drug Task Force wants to obtain a county permit to create a berm-protected shooting range that could be used only by law enforcement.

2 Trial set for man charged with 18 counts of sexual abuse

IOWA CITY — An April trial has been scheduled for a 23-year-old Iowa City man accused of having sex with incapacitated women. Nathan Schloss faces 18 counts of sexual abuse and 22 counts of invasion of privacy. He’s pleaded not guilty. His trial is set to begin on April 7.

A criminal complaint says Schloss committed sexual abuse 18 times between May 2012 and September 2013.

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DAVENPORT — Police say they are investigating the death of a 32-year-old man from Davenport as a homicide.

Authorities say a roommate of Justin Jovan McBride called police over the weekend after finding him unconscious at his residence. When officers arrived, they say they found McBride with a gunshot wound to his chest.

Police haven’t released any information from an autopsy conducted on Monday.

SIOUX CITY — A western Iowa man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after admitting to breaking into and stealing from two residences.

Dewayne Hendershot, 25, pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree robbery and two counts of second-degree burglary. Hendershot must serve a minimum of seven years in prison to become eligible for parole, as outlined in his plea agreement. Hendershot confessed to breaking into a home and robbing a resident at gunpoint in Dec. 2013.

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Students evacuated after bomb threat at Iowa school HARLAN — Authorities say they are looking into a bomb threat at a western Iowa high school that prompted the evacuation of students.

Students were evacuated Wednesday to a secure location after a bomb threat at Harlan Community High School. Police and firefighters responded to the school after Shelby County Emergency Management received a call for assistance.

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Iowa’s chief justice: More security needed at courthouses The Associated Press DES MOINES — Iowa needs more security at its courthouses, the state’s chief justice said Wednesday, citing an incident last fall in which a man angry about his property taxes opened fire.

Chief Justice Mark Cady of the Iowa Supreme Court said the judicial branch is completing surveys to determine security levels at courthouses around the state, as well as state and county buildings.

He said employees at those buildings have begun receiving additional training. He did not elaborate in his speech on that training, or specify what changes he would like to see or whether he would seek support from the Legislature.

Cady made the remarks during the annual “state of

the judiciary” speech before a joint session at the Capitol.

He discussed other priorities for 2015, including addressing racial disparities in its criminal jusCady tice system and digitalizing the court’s legal documents. He applauded improvements to the state’s juvenile court system, family treatment courts and civil litigation system.

Security is a priority, Cady said, after a man attempted to shoot an employee at the Jackson County Courthouse in September. Authorities said the man was killed following a scuffle with a county supervisor. No one else was seriously

Branstad proposes closing 2 Iowa mental health institutions The Associated Press DES MOINES — Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has proposed the closure of two of the state’s four mental health institutions, a state official said Wednesday.

In his proposed budget released this week, Branstad cut funding to continue service at the Clarinda and Mount Pleasant facilities, said Amy Lorentzen McCoy, an Iowa Department of Human Services spokeswoman. Money allocated to the facilities will end July

1, effectively shutting the centers down.

The institutions have experienced a population decline for decades, with only 24 residents currently at Clarinda facility and 47 in Mount Pleasant. Iowa is spending nearly $7 million to run the Mount Pleasant institution, and $8.7 million on the Clarinda location.

McCoy said a 2009 task force previously recommended closure under Gov. Chet Culver, but the proposal was dropped when local and union officials protested.

hurt.

“Every courthouse employee and courthouse visitor in this state deserves to feel safe and be safe,” he said before announcing that the judicial branch is working with the Iowa State Association of Counties on the issue.

State Court Administrator David Boyd later said the judicial branch’s security initiatives include updating guidelines for all court facilities by this summer and developing a standard curriculum for training employees. It would include training on how to respond to bomb threats, active shooters, hostage situations and natural disasters, among other things.

Iowa’s courthouses have a variety of security measures in place, according to a 2005 report from the Iowa State Bar Association. The group has

repeatedly said since then that the state needs to make more changes to improve security and safety.

Republican Gov. Terry Branstad said after Cady’s speech that he was open to legislation.

“I do think we’ve got to be careful about not having a bunker mentality,” he said.

“We do want our government to be open and accessible to people, by the same token, we need to also be cognizant of some of the security issues involved.”

Republican House Speaker Kraig Paulsen, of Hiawatha, said he was willing to discuss the topic but emphasized that courthouse security is handled on the county level.

“Some would argue that the counties are an extension of the state, to some level, but at

this point right now that security is delegated,” he said.

Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal, a Democrat from Council Bluffs, also said his caucus was open to discussing the issue, noting that many of the courthouses in question were built at a time when security wasn’t a concern.

Gov. Terry Branstad’s proposed budget shows the judicial branch is requesting more than $182 million for the fiscal year that begins July 1. That’s an increase of more than $8 million over the current year.

Cady said the judicial branch needs to address racial disparities in its criminal justice system, noting that the state incarcerates more than 9 percent of adult black males.

It’s the third-highest percentage in the country, according to Cady.

Court upholds $7M lawyer fee in class-action case The Associated Press DES MOINES — A team of lawyers who won a class-action lawsuit against the city of Des Moines for charging improper franchise fees should be paid $7 million instead of the requested $15 million, a divided state court ruled Wednesday.

A majority of a threemember Iowa Court of Appeals panel agreed with a Polk County judge, who in October 2013 concluded that since the citizens of Des

Moines would “be called upon to pay themselves the refunds to which they are entitled,” the $15 million fee sought by the three attorneys who won the case was too high.

Their decision sets a precedent in Iowa that courts may reduce lawyer fees when public funds are the pool from which lawyer fees will be drawn.

Attorneys Brad Schroeder, Bruce Stoltze and Steven Brick took on the case in 2004, representing Lisa Kragnes, who sued the

city after she questioned the franchise fee on her MidAmerican Energy bill. A Polk County District Court judge ordered the city to refund nearly $40 million in 2009, saying it was overcharging customers and had collected what amounted to an “illegal tax.”

Lawyers typically get between 33 percent and 45 percent for contingency cases, those for which they agree to take a share of the recovery at the end of a case instead of advance payment. The attor-

neys’ fees would come out of the $40 million pool of money the city has set up.

Polk County Judge Joel Novak said in his 2013 decision that it’s important to strike a balance between fair compensation for the lawyers and reducing the refund citizens will recover. The appeals court majority agreed.

The attorneys said such a test has never before been used and it will impact future cases involving government entities.

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FBI: Ohio man planned to bomb US Capitol, kill officials The Associated Press CINCINNATI — A 20-year-old Ohio man’s Twitter posts sympathizing with Islamic terrorists led to an undercover FBI operation and the man’s arrest on charges that he plotted to blow up the U.S. Capitol and kill government officials.

Christopher Lee Cornell, also known as Raheel Mahrus Ubaydah, told an FBI informant they should “wage jihad,” and showed his plans for bombing the Capitol and shooting people, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Ohio Wednesday. The FBI said Cornell expressed his support for the Islamic State.

Cornell’s arrest came only days after a grand

AP photo Lights illuminate the U.S. Capitol, which is covered in scaffolding for restoration, in Washington on Wednesday. A man who plotted to attack the Capitol and kill government officials inside it and spoke of his desire to support the Islamic State militant group was arrested on Wednesday, the FBI said.

jury indictment charged another Cincinnati-area resident with threatening to murder House Speaker John Boehner.

‘Birdman,’ ‘Budapest’ top Oscar nominations The Associated Press Two extravagant comedies, “Birdman” and “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” dominated nominations for the 87th annual Academy Awards with nine nods each, while “Boyhood” remained the widely acknowledged front-runner.

The three films were nominated for best picture on Thursday along with “Whiplash,” ‘’The Theory of Everything,” ‘’The Imitation Game,” ‘’American Sniper” and “Selma.” The nominations were announced from Beverly Hills, where they were broadcast and streamed live.

World War II codebreaker thriller “The Imitation Game,” about unsung hero Alan Turing, trailed close behind with eight nominations, including best actor for Benedict Cumberbatch.

“I am knocked for six by this,” said Cumberbatch of his first Oscar nod. “To ring my parents who are both actors and tell them that their only son has been nominated for an Oscar is one of the proudest moments of my life.”

Also with six nominations was Richard Linklater’s coming-ofage epic “Boyhood.” On Sunday, the 12-years-inthe-making drama won best drama at the Golden

Globes, the latest in a string of awards for the uniquely made film.

But Wes Anderson’s old Europe caper “The Grand Budapest Hotel,” which also won best comedy or musical at the Globes, has emerged as the most unexpected awards heavyweight. It managed nine nominations without a single acting nod. Instead, it was repeatedly cited for Anderson’s meticulous craft in categories like directing, production design, makeup and screenplay.

With $59.1 million at the North American box office (opening all the way back in March), “The Grand Budapest Hotel” is also the most moneymaking best-picture entry in an especially modestly sized batch of nominees.

That, however, is likely to change soon after “American Sniper” expands nationwide this weekend. Clint Eastwood’s Navy SEAL drama did especially well Thursday, landing six nods including best actor for Bradley Cooper.

The nominees for best actor aside from Cooper and Cumberbatch are: Steve Carell (“Foxcatcher”), Michael Keaton (“Birdman”) and Eddie Redmayne (“The Theory of Everything”). David Oyelowo, who stars as Martin Luther King Jr. in “Selma,” was surprisingly left out.

Boehner spokesman Michael Steel said in a statement Wednesday: “Once again, the entire Congress owes a debt

of gratitude to the FBI and all those who keep us safe.”

The complaint against Cornell charges

him with attempting to kill officers and employees of the United States.

Cornell was arrested Wednesday after buying two semi-automatic rifles and about 600 rounds of ammunition, authorities said.

The public was never in danger, said John Barrios, acting special agent in charge of the FBI’s Cincinnati division.

A phone message and an email were left Wednesday for attorney Karen Savir, a federal public defender listed in court records as Cornell’s attorney. A working phone number could not be found for Cornell’s family.

His father, John Cornell, told The Cincinnati Enquirer in a story for Thursday’s editions that his son was a “momma’s boy who never left the

house.” He said his son endured frequent incidents of abuse as a practicing Muslim.

“Everything you’re hearing in the media right now, they’ve already painted him as some kind of terrorist,” John Cornell told the newspaper. ... “They’ve painted him as some kind of jihadist. ... (Christopher) is one of the most peace-loving people I know.”

The complaint alleges that an FBI informant began supplying agents with information about Cornell last year.

The informant and Cornell, who lives in Green Township, first began communicating through Twitter in August 2014 and then through an instant messaging platform separate from Twitter, according to the complaint.

GOP sets 2016 presidential convention for mid-July

CORONADO, Calif. (AP) — The Republican National Committee has finalized the dates for its next presidential nominating convention.

The GOP’s 2016 convention will take place July 18 to 21 in Cleveland, commit-

tee chairman Reince Priebus announced Wednesday.

The midsummer gathering is more than a month before the GOP traditionally hosts its national convention.

Priebus says the shift will give the next Republican presidential

nominee an advantage in the 2016 general election.

Specifically, the change allows the party’s next presidential contender to access millions of general election dollars sooner.

The announcement comes as the RNC

hosts its winter meeting near San Diego.

More than a dozen high-profile Republicans are weighing presidential bids. The list includes the party’s 2012 nominee, Mitt Romney, who is set to address the winter meeting Friday.

19,000 cyberattacks in France since terror strike The Associated Press PARIS — Hackers have targeted about 19,000 French websites since a rampage by Islamic extremists left 20 dead last week, a top French cyberdefense official said Thursday as the president tried to calm the nation’s inflamed religious tensions.

France is on edge since last week’s attacks, which began Jan. 7 at the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. The paper, repeatedly threatened for its caricatures of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad, was burying several of its slain staff members Thursday even as it reprinted another weekly issue with Muhammad on its cover.

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Arnaud Coustilliere, head of cyberdefense for the French military, said about 19,000 French websites had faced cyberattacks in recent days, some carried out by well-known Islamic hacker groups.

The attacks, mostly relatively minor denialof-service attacks, hit sites as varied as military regiments to pizza shops but none appeared to have caused serious damage, he said.

“What’s new, what’s important, is that this is 19,000 sites — that’s never been seen before,” Coustilliere said. “This is the first time that a country has been faced with such a large wave” of cyberattacks.

According to Arbor Networks, a private company that monitors Internet threats, in the past 24 hours alone,

France has been the target of 1,070 denial of service attacks. That’s about a quarter as many as the United States, but the U.S. hosts 30 times as many websites.

Military authorities have launched roundthe-clock surveillance to protect the government sites still coming under attack.

Coustilliere called the attacks a response to the massive demonstrations against terrorism that drew 3.7 million people into the streets Sunday across France. He pointed to “structured groups” that used tactics like posting symbols of jihadist groups on companies’ Web sites.

Two of the Paris terror attackers claimed allegiances to al-Qaida in Yemen, and another — who targeted a kosher supermarket — to the

Islamic State group.

The terror attacks in Paris occurred in an atmosphere of rising antiSemitism in France and have prompted scattered violence against Muslims and Muslim sites around France in an apparent backlash. Since the attacks, French justice officials have been cracking down by arresting dozens of people who glorified terrorism or made racist or anti-Semitic remarks.

French President Francois Hollande insisted Thursday that any anti-Muslim or anti-Semitic acts must be “severely punished.” He said France’s millions of Muslims should be protected and respected, “just as they themselves should respect the nation” and its strictly secular values.

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Late jumper lifts host Baylor past Iowa State WACO, Texas (AP) — Kenny Chery made a jumper with 4.7 seconds left and No. 22 Baylor pulled out a 74-73 win over No. 11 Iowa State after blowing a 14-point lead.

Rico Gathers had 14 points and 15 rebounds for the Bears (13-3, 2-2 Big 12), who had led throughout until Georges Niang made a jumper with 1:54 left for a 68-67 lead.

Baylor had started the game with a 16-1 run, and was up 62-48 on a layup by Gathers with 8:40 left before the big closing surge by Iowa State (12-3, 2-1) that included the backand-forth finish.

Lester Medford hit a 3-pointer from the right corner with just more than a minute left for Baylor, but ISU (12-3, 2-1) quickly got even on Niang’s high bank shot.

Johnathan Motley had a go-ahead putback on a miss by Chery before the Cyclones went back ahead on a 3-pointer by Bryce Dejean-Jones.

ISU called timeout after Chery’s last basket, but Niang missed a runner as time expired.

Niang scored 10 points, nine over the final 8½-minute stretch to erase Baylor’s 62-48 lead.

Naz Long had 19 points for the Cyclones, making all five of his 3-pointers.

Three of Long’s treys came in that late 20-5 run that put Iowa State ahead for the first time.

Dejean-Jones has 14 points and Monte Morris tallied 11.

Royce O’Neale led Baylor with 15 points.

Motley had 14 and Chery 13.

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Semi-pro football is coming to Newton

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News Are you a former athlete who has the itch to strap on the pads and compete on the gridiron again?

If so, Daniel Owens wants to hear from you.

Owens and 2010 Newton High School graduate Allen Phillips have formed a semipro football team and the coowners are currently working on completing the team’s roster.

The first tryout took place at the Newton YMCA. The next one, on Jan. 31, will be at the Pella Recreation Center Fieldhouse.

“It’s just something we wanted to do,” said Owens, a 2010 Des Moines North graduate.

“Some days are better than others as far as the process, but we did some research and the Newton Nitehawks had plenty of success in the 1970s.”

Owens said he wants the Central Iowa Bandits’ roster to include up to 65 players but only 22 showed up for the first tryout.

“We are hoping to get a lot more the second time around,” Owens said. “I challenged everyone at the first tryout to bring some friends with them next time,” The Central Iowa Bandits will play in the Midwest Football League, joining other

squads from Waterloo (East Iowa Storm), Topeka, Kan., (Topeka Rage), Omaha, Neb., and Kansas City.

Home games and practices for the Bandits will first be at Berg Middle School but Owens hopes to move the games to H.A. Lynn Field after renovations there this summer are complete.

The season is slated to start in early May and games will be played on Saturday afternoons.

Owens said the process of starting the team began in September.

The tryouts are $30 and athletes who make the team essentially play for the “love of the game,” according to Owens.

“There is a fee to play,” Owens said. “It will be $200 per season. That covers uniforms and travel expenses. Players must provide their own helmets and shoulder pads.”

According to the Central Iowa Bandits Facebook page, 16 players already have earned a roster spot.

The team, so far, consists of five wide receivers, four defen-

sive backs, three defensive linemen, one linebacker, one defensive end, one tailback and one kicker.

Coaching the Central Iowa Bandits will be David Woods, who most recently coached the Iowa Crush, a women’s semipro team in Des Moines.

“I am excited for this opportunity. I also am eager to meet the players and get the ball rolling,” said Woods on his Facebook page. “This will be a fun season as we try to make the MFL (Midwest Football League) playoffs.”

The Jan. 31 tryout in Pella will start at 4 p.m. Owens, Phillips and Woods will put the players through agility drills, speed drills and position drills and anyone who is 18 or older can attend.

The $30 tryout fee includes a Central Iowa Bandits T-shirt.

For more information about the Central Iowa Bandits or to sponsor the team, call Owens at 641-275-7331.

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

Quick start propels PCM to seventh straight win

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News JEFFERSON — A quick start and a balanced offensive attack propelled the Prairie City-Monroe boys’ basketball team to another win Tuesday night.

Four players scored in double-figures and the Mustangs led 21-5 after one quarter during a 65-47 road win. Greene County outscored the Mustangs in the second and third quarters, but PCM had a 21-16 advantage in the fourth.

It was the seventh straight win for PCM, which improved to 8-2 overall and 7-1 in Heart of Iowa Athletic Conference play.

The most points the Mustangs have allowed during the win streak was the 52 that Class 3A No. 10 Gilbert scored last Friday. And the last time Gilman PCM dropped a game was when it lost back-to-back contests in early December against 2A No. 10 Roland-Story and Pella Christian.

Logan Gilman led four Mustangs in double-figures with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Trey Lindsay had 12 points, four assists and two steals, giving him 44 steals on the year, which is

second in Class 2A. Luke Greiner totaled 11 points, seven rebounds and a team-high six assists, while Luke Pendroy chipped in 10 points off the bench. Ricky Reeve posted eight points, a team-high seven steals and three assists and the Mustangs also got eight bench points from Chase Keuning.

PCM travels to Jewell to face South Hamilton on Friday. The girl-boy varsity doubleheader tips off at 6 p.m. The Mustangs also head to Pella on Saturday.

That doubleheader is slated to begin at 1 p.m.

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SPORTS CALENDAR Thursday Boys’ Swimming Newton, Mason City at Dowling Catholic, 5:30 p.m.

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

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

Roland-Story at CMB, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

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

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

Newton 8th boys at Winterset, 4:15 p.m.

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

Wrestling Newton, Des Moines Lincoln at Ottumwa, 5:30 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo, PCM, Panorama at Gilbert, 6 p.m.

CMB, South Hamilton at RolandStory, 6 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully at BGM quadrangular, 6 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Bowling Newton girls, boys at Knoxville, 4 p.m.

Saturday Wrestling Newton at Centerville Invitational, PCM at Adel-DeSoto-Minburn, 10 a.m.

Lynnville-Sully at Wayne Invitational, 9 a.m.

Basketball Newton at Carlisle, 9th girls 9 a.m., 9th boys 10:30 a.m.

PCM at Pella, girls 1 p.m., boys 2:30 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully at Iowa Valley, girls 2 p.m., boys 3:30 p.m.

Boys’ Swimming Newton at Fort Dodge Invitational, 12:30 p.m.

Bowling Newton boys, girls at Norwalk, Noon Monday Basketball Knoxville, North Polk, RolandStory at Newton 9th girls tournament, 5 p.m.

NFL conference title games feature rematches

By Barry Wilner The Associated Press You again.

Not that the Patriots and Seahawks are likely to mind seeing who has joined them in the NFL’s conference championships. Remember, New England routed Indianapolis 42-20 and Seattle romped over Green Bay 36-16 to open the season.

Rematches at the final step to reaching the Super Bowl have been common recently.

In the AFC, from 2009-14, only in 2011 was the conference championship not a repeat meeting. In the NFC, it happened in 2010, 2011, 2013 and this season.

Twice in the NFC, intradivision matchups meant a third game between rivals: 2010 when Green Bay won at Chicago, and 2013, when Seattle beat San Francisco.

Not one of the others has involved teams from the same division. Excluding 2014 — if you know now who is going to win next Sunday, please clue us in — in those rematches, the regular-season winner also won the AFC playoff game only once: Baltimore over New England in 2012.

In the NFC, the Giants lost to the 49ers during the

Indianapolis vs. New England AFC Championship Game regular schedule, but beat them in overtime in the conference title match.

Rematches are a doubleedged sword. The victor in the first meeting has the confidence of already owning a win and the knowledge that more than enough worked during that regular-season game to handle the opponent.

The loser has the revenge factor — and maybe a touch more motivation.

“I’d like to think I’m a better quarterback and we’re a better team and more wellequipped to handle the unknown and the unforeseen,” Colts QB Andrew Luck said.

“I think we’ve got a bunch of good football players, and a chance to go up New England and play them and get another crack at it is awesome. We’ll make sure to take full advantage of it and do what we can.”

The Colts did plenty on

Sunday in dominating Denver, avenging their opening loss of 2014. They also saw the Patriots struggle, twice falling into 14-point holes before rallying to defeat Baltimore on Saturday.

As Patriots coach Bill Belichick noted, dryly of course: “I don’t think that’s a formula to win a lot of playoff games. They’re a tough group and they never give up, no matter what the situation is.”

The upcoming situation is simply this: Luck and the Colts have the look of a rising power after two highly impressive postseason performances. New England showed some vulnerability that Luck, who led the NFL with 40 TD passes, and a rapidly improving defense just might be able to take advantage of.

Of course, after vanquishing Peyton Manning and the Broncos, Indy gets Tom Brady,

Seattle vs. Green Bay NFC Championship Game the most accomplished postseason quarterback of his era.

“That’s how it works in the playoffs,” safety Mike Adams says. “Everybody we play is top-tier. Everybody we play is big time. We got to step our game up and be ready.”

Even more intriguing might be the NFC matchup.

Seattle was on a, well, Super high for the season’s traditional kickoff game, and the defending NFL champs dismantled Green Bay. Then the Seahawks went into a funk and, at one point were 3-3.

They are now 13-4 and have that mean, hungry, determined, versatile and, yes, invincible air about them.

“Guys are playing selfless.

There aren’t any egos, there aren’t any agendas, and guys just want to do whatever it takes to win,” All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman said.

“If that means making a

tackle, then make the tackle; if that means catching the football, we’re going to catch the football. Guys are playing for one another, they don’t care about stats, nor do they care about anything else.”

Sounds a lot like Green Bay, which displayed the resilience of a championship contender in its scintillating comeback victory against Dallas at Lambeau Field. An ailing All-Pro QB Aaron Rodgers, still battling an aching calf, got everyone involved, including two rookie targets who scored touchdowns in the second half.

Just like the Seahawks, the Packers are vastly improved from midseason.

And equally as hungry.

“Looking forward to going back up to Seattle,” coach Mike McCarthy says, “and looking forward to winning the NFC championship.”

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$ 33,972.18 $ 1,078.62 $ 52,439.76 $ 87,490.56 Funds transferred from 1505-Annex Building Capital Project Fund 1505-Annex Building Capital Project Fund 1555-Monroe-Prairie City Trail Cap Proj Fund Funds transferred to 1500-Courthouse Capital Projects Fund 1517-Community Center Capital Project Fund 0001-General Basic This transfer will reallocate bond proceeds the County received for various County capital projects, per State Auditor request.

YEA: CARPENTER, STEVENSON, BROCK Motion by Carpenter, seconded

by Stevenson to approve Board of Supervisors minutes for December 16, 2014.

YEA: STEVENSON, CARPENTER, BROCK were no Board There Appointments.

Motion by Carpenter, seconded

by Stevenson to adjourn the Tuesday, December 23, 2014 Board of Supervisors meeting.

YEA: STEVENSON, CARPENTER, BROCK Dennis Parrott, Auditor Joe Brock, Chairman January 15

12/30/2014 All Iowa Pool Supplies..............................59.82 Alliance Connect LLC Utilities............................1,475.81 Alliant Energy-IP&L Utilities............................2,358.17 Ambassador Steel Supplies.........................5,722.00 American Health & Safety Supplies............................144.53 Ames Ford Lincoln Equipment....................25,332.00 Anderson Erickson Food..................................616.20 ARC Shelter...............................350.00 Balmer, Michael John Mileage................................33.04 Black Hills Energy Utilities............................2,311.75 Bob Barker Company Inc Supplies..............................48.22 Boyer Petroleum Company Supplies.........................2,327.11 Bruening Rock Products Inc Rock..................................119.32 Candeo Services............................417.57 Capital City Equipment Company Supplies............................188.77 Capital Sanitary Supply Co Inc Supplies................................9.33 Capstone Behavioral Healthcare Medical...........................4,596.36 Carroll Distributing Supplies............................456.25 CBM Food Service Food...............................3,791.34 CDW Government Inc Supplies.........................2,031.73 Central Iowa Water Association Utilities...............................638.04 CenturyLink Utilities...............................895.21 Charm-Tex Inc Supplies..............................70.60 Chatham Oaks Inc Services.........................3,226.20 City of Monroe Utilities...............................400.00 Communication Innovators, Inc Services.........................1,242.00 Courtyard Apartments, The Shelter...............................200.00 Covenant Medical Center Medical...........................2,025.00 Cross-Dillon Tire Inc Supplies.........................5,530.00 Deegan, John M Mileage..............................143.36 Diamond Vogel Paint Supplies..............................27.68 Dodd's Trash Hauling Trash...................................70.30 Eaton, Jody L Mileage...........................1,078.00 Eilander, Rodney D Reimbursement...................40.42 Farver True Value Supplies..............................42.20 Fastenal Company Supplies............................506.42 Forbes Office Solutions Supplies............................916.49 Fuchs, Randy J Uniforms............................100.00 Gilchrist, David O Reimbursement.....................4.20 GovConnection Inc Equipment.........................825.00 Graham Tire DM Commercial Tires..................................960.64 Gralnek-Dunitz Company Inc Supplies............................257.00 Guthrie, Robert Jon Reimbursement...................25.95 Hamilton Glass Inc Maintenance........................59.95 Hawkeye Legal Services Services............................110.40 HDS White Cap Construction Supplies..............................59.92 Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Services.........................4,203.00 Hoover, Mike Mileage................................51.41 Housby Mack Inc Parts....................................43.04 Huffaker, Harlan Services............................106.47 Hug, Barbara L Mileage..............................116.48 Hunters Run Shelter...............................200.00 Hy-Vee Inc Food..................................466.09 IACCBE/Bob Etzel Treasurer Conference........................460.00 Integrity Properties LLC Shelter...............................600.00 Iowa Communities Assurance Insurance.......................2,246.27 Iowa Dept of Natural Resources Dues....................................30.00 Iowa Dept of Public Safety Fuel Tanks..........................60.00 Iowa Environmental Health Assn Membership........................30.00 Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Education..........................560.00 Iowa One Call Services................................3.60 Iowa Prison Industries Supplies............................216.70 Iowa Transit Inc Supplies............................134.66 Iowa Water Management Corp Services............................100.00 Jackson, Laurie Mileage................................81.76 Jacobs Electric Motor Supplies............................155.40 Jasper Co Engineer Signs.................................306.81 Jasper Co Homecare Aides Services.........................1,580.00 Jasper Co Public Health Services.......................41,795.51 Jasper Co Sheriff Supplies.........................2,487.63 Jasper Construction Services Supplies............................200.20 John Deere Financial Supplies............................371.86 Johnson Reporting Services Ltd Services.........................4,350.25 Kabel Business Services Fees..................................200.00 Kading Properties Shelter...............................200.00 Keltek Incorporated Services.........................1,166.00 Key Cooperative Supplies.......................18,213.40 Kielly, David G Mileage..............................197.12 Kirk, Kenneth W Shelter...............................710.00 Krupp Management Co LLC Shelter...............................200.00 Lauterbach Buick Pontiac Supplies..............................35.00 Loomis, Robert S Rent...................................525.00 Luetters, Kevin W Reimbursement...................37.42 Mail Services LLC Postage..........................1,716.78 Marshall County Sheriff Services..............................50.00 Martin Marietta Materials Rock...............................5,285.67 McKelvie Law Office Services............................240.10 Mediapolis Care Facility Inc Services.........................1,284.03 Medicap Pharmacy Medical..............................250.53 MG Laundry Corp Laundry.............................117.10 MidAmerican Energy Co Utilities...............................103.98 Midwest Wheel Companies Supplies............................663.26 Monroe Mirror Inc Supplies............................192.00 Napa Distribution Center Supplies............................371.14 New Century FS Inc Diesel.............................1,849.13 News Printing Company Subscription......................139.80 Newton Clinic PC Services.........................5,374.60 Newton Fire Department Supplies............................139.97 Newton Office Supply Co Supplies............................165.36 Nicholson, Scott W Reimbursement...................75.00 Northern Safety Company Inc Supplies............................421.44 Olson, Pamela J Reimbursement...................37.00 Optimae Life Services Inc Services.........................3,773.34 O'Reilly Automotive Stores Inc Supplies..............................69.04 Ottumwa Printing Inc Supplies............................161.88 P & P Small Engines Inc Supplies............................477.23 Partner Communications Coop Utilities.................................95.94 Pitney Bowes Inc Fees....................................52.78 Polk County Auditor Services.........................1,831.83 Polk County Sheriff's Office Services............................261.76 Powerplan Supplies............................686.94 Poweshiek County Sheriff Services..............................62.94 Professional Court Reporters

Iowa Communities Assurance Insurance.......................2,246.27 Iowa Dept of Natural Resources Dues....................................30.00 Iowa Dept of Public Safety Fuel Tanks..........................60.00 Iowa Environmental Health Assn Membership........................30.00 Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Education..........................560.00 Iowa One Call Services................................3.60 Iowa Prison Industries Supplies............................216.70 Iowa Transit Inc Supplies............................134.66 Iowa Water Management Corp Services............................100.00 Jackson, Laurie Mileage................................81.76 Jacobs Electric Motor Supplies............................155.40 Jasper Co Engineer Signs.................................306.81 Jasper Co Homecare Aides Services.........................1,580.00 Jasper Co Public Health Services.......................41,795.51 Jasper Co Sheriff Supplies.........................2,487.63 Jasper Construction Services Supplies............................200.20 John Deere Financial Supplies............................371.86 Johnson Reporting Services Ltd Services.........................4,350.25 Kabel Business Services Fees..................................200.00 Kading Properties Shelter...............................200.00 Keltek Incorporated Services.........................1,166.00 Key Cooperative Supplies.......................18,213.40 Kielly, David G Mileage..............................197.12 Kirk, Kenneth W Shelter...............................710.00 Krupp Management Co LLC Shelter...............................200.00 Lauterbach Buick Pontiac Supplies..............................35.00 Loomis, Robert S Rent...................................525.00 Luetters, Kevin W Reimbursement...................37.42 Mail Services LLC Postage..........................1,716.78 Marshall County Sheriff Services..............................50.00 Martin Marietta Materials Rock...............................5,285.67 McKelvie Law Office Services............................240.10 Mediapolis Care Facility Inc Services.........................1,284.03 Medicap Pharmacy Medical..............................250.53 MG Laundry Corp Laundry.............................117.10 MidAmerican Energy Co Utilities...............................103.98 Midwest Wheel Companies Supplies............................663.26 Monroe Mirror Inc Supplies............................192.00 Napa Distribution Center Supplies............................371.14 New Century FS Inc Diesel.............................1,849.13 News Printing Company Subscription......................139.80 Newton Clinic PC Services.........................5,374.60 Newton Fire Department Supplies............................139.97 Newton Office Supply Co Supplies............................165.36 Nicholson, Scott W Reimbursement...................75.00 Northern Safety Company Inc Supplies............................421.44 Olson, Pamela J Reimbursement...................37.00 Optimae Life Services Inc Services.........................3,773.34 O'Reilly Automotive Stores Inc Supplies..............................69.04 Ottumwa Printing Inc Supplies............................161.88 P & P Small Engines Inc Supplies............................477.23 Partner Communications Coop Utilities.................................95.94 Pitney Bowes Inc Fees....................................52.78 Polk County Auditor Services.........................1,831.83 Polk County Sheriff's Office Services............................261.76 Powerplan Supplies............................686.94 Poweshiek County Sheriff Services..............................62.94 Professional Court Reporters Services............................297.60 Progress Industries Services.........................8,042.72 Quill Corporation Supplies..............................29.48 Reinhart Foodservice Food...............................5,755.76 Robertson, Celia L Mileage................................75.60 Sadler Power Train Truck Parts Supplies............................543.00 Scarnati, Peter Mileage..............................165.76 Shield Technology Corporation Services.........................1,200.00 Smith's Quality Rental Supplies............................373.21 Society of Land Surveyors Conference........................260.00 Somerfield Apartments Shelter...............................200.00 Spahn & Rose Lumber Co Supplies............................188.61 Staples Advantage Supplies............................332.81 Stutt, Russ Reimbursement...................37.00 Sully Construction Inc Supplies..............................50.50 Superior Welding Supply Supplies............................635.01 Telrepco, Inc. Services.........................3,670.00 Terpstra, Tom Shelter...............................200.00 Tompkins Industries Inc Supplies............................148.08 Townsend Crane Service LLC Services.........................1,337.50 United Business Technologies Equipment......................4,611.10 US Cellular Utilities............................1,249.11 VanMaanen Electric Inc Supplies..............................42.00 VanRyswyk P & H Inc Services............................405.00 Verizon Wireless Utilities...............................124.52 Vision Technology Solutions Fees..................................231.52 Wal-Mart Community BRC Supplies..............................62.59 Wendel, Susan Reimbursement...................75.00 West Publishing Corporation Services............................798.25 Windstream Utilities............................2,203.48 Ziegler Inc Supplies............................235.79 Grand Total................213,816.95 January 15

Public Notices December 23, 2014 Tuesday, December 23, 2014 the Jasper County Board of Supervisors met in regular session at 9:30 a.m. with Supervisors Brock, Stevenson and Carpenter present and accounted for; Chairman Brock presiding.

Community Services Director Jody Eaton updated the Board on the Central Iowa Community Services activities. Eaton said that she had been appointed the Operations organization's She stated that the Director.

County staff would be evaluated and assigned duties. Eaton said that psychiatric services would be added at the local offices.

Motion by Stevenson, seconded

by Carpenter to authorize the HIPAA Privacy Officer and Security Officer to sign business associate agreements.

YEA: CARPENTER, STEVENSON, BROCK Human Resources Director Dennis Simon asked the Board to approve the hiring of a part-time Transport Officer for the Sheriff's Office.

Motion by Carpenter, seconded by Stevenson to adopt Resolution 14-59, a hiring resolution certifying the following appointment to the Auditor for payroll implementation: DEPARTMENT Sheriff Office POSITION Part-time Transport Officer EMPLOYEE Monte Marchant PAY RATE $12.64 RANGE/STEP R29/Step 1 Hourly Non-Bargaining EFFECTIVE DATE 12/23/2014 YEA: STEVENSON, CARPENTER, BROCK A complete copy of the resolution is on file in the Office of the Jasper County Auditor.

Treasurer Doug Bishop asked the Supervisors to approve the cancellation of outstanding Treasurer's checks and the Treasurer's November balance sheets.

Motion by Stevenson, seconded

by Carpenter to approve the of outstanding cancellation Treasurer's checks dated prior to December 20, 2013.

YEA: CARPENTER, BROCK, STEVENSON Motion by Carpenter, seconded

by Stevenson to approve the Treasurer's balance sheets for the period beginning November 1, 2014 and ending November 30, 2014.

YEA: STEVENSON, CARPENTER, BROCK Motion by Stevenson, seconded

by Carpenter to approve Transfer Order #1337 as follows: Transfer # 1337 Amount $ 33,972.18 $ 1,078.62 $ 52,439.76 $ 87,490.56 Funds transferred from 1505-Annex Building Capital Project Fund 1505-Annex Building Capital Project Fund 1555-Monroe-Prairie City Trail Cap Proj Fund Funds transferred to 1500-Courthouse Capital Projects Fund 1517-Community Center Capital Project Fund 0001-General Basic This transfer will reallocate bond proceeds the County received for various County capital projects, per State Auditor request.

YEA: CARPENTER, STEVENSON, BROCK Motion by Carpenter, seconded

by Stevenson to approve Board of Supervisors minutes for December 16, 2014.

YEA: STEVENSON, CARPENTER, BROCK There were no Board Appointments.

Motion by Carpenter, seconded

by Stevenson to adjourn the Tuesday, December 23, 2014 Board of Supervisors meeting.

YEA: STEVENSON, CARPENTER, BROCK Dennis Parrott, Auditor Joe Brock, Chairman January 15

January 2, 2015 Friday, January 2, 2015 the Jasper County Board of Supervisors met in special session at 9:30 a.m. with Supervisors Brock, Stevenson and Carpenter present and accounted for; Chairman Brock presiding.

The Swearing in of the newly elected officials took place.

Denise Allan was sworn in as Recorder, Doug Bishop was sworn in as Treasurer, Mike Jacobsen was sworn in as Attorney, Joe Brock and Denny Carpenter were sworn in as Supervisors.

Motion by Stevenson, seconded

by Brock to name Denny Carpenter as Board Chairman for 2015.

YEA: BROCK, CARPENTER, STEVENSON Motion by Brock, seconded by Carpenter to name Denny Stevenson as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for 2015.

YEA: CARPENTER, STEVENSON, BROCK Motion by Stevenson, seconded

by Carpenter to adopt Resolution 15-1 setting the first four Tuesdays of each month at 9:30 a.m. for regular Supervisors meetings.

YEA: CARPENTER, STEVENSON, BROCK Motion by Brock, seconded by Carpenter to designate the Newton Daily News, Hometown Press and the Jasper County Tribune as the three official newspapers for Jasper County for 2015.

YEA: CARPENTER, STEVENSON, BROCK Motion by Stevenson, seconded

by Carpenter to approve Board of Supervisors minutes for December 23, 2014.

YEA: CARPENTER, STEVENSON, BROCK Motion by Stevenson, seconded

by Carpenter to appoint Myrna Rusk, Brad Magg and Margret Vander Weert to the Magistrate Appointing Commission with terms to expire 12/31/2020.

YEA: CARPENTER, STEVENSON, BROCK Motion by Carpenter, seconded

by Stevenson to adjourn the Friday, January 2, 2015 meeting of the Jasper County Board of Supervisors.

Dennis Parrott, Auditor Joe Brock, Chairman January 15 Jasper County Payments 12/30/2014 All Iowa Pool Supplies..............................59.82 Alliance Connect LLC Utilities............................1,475.81 Alliant Energy-IP&L Utilities............................2,358.17 Ambassador Steel Supplies.........................5,722.00 American Health & Safety Supplies............................144.53 Ames Ford Lincoln Equipment....................25,332.00 Anderson Erickson Food..................................616.20 ARC Shelter...............................350.00 Balmer, Michael John Mileage................................33.04 Black Hills Energy Utilities............................2,311.75 Bob Barker Company Inc Supplies..............................48.22 Boyer Petroleum Company Supplies.........................2,327.11 Bruening Rock Products Inc Rock..................................119.32 Candeo Services............................417.57 Capital City Equipment Company Supplies............................188.77 Capital Sanitary Supply Co Inc Supplies................................9.33 Capstone Behavioral Healthcare Medical...........................4,596.36 Carroll Distributing Supplies............................456.25 CBM Food Service Food...............................3,791.34 CDW Government Inc Supplies.........................2,031.73 Central Iowa Water Association Utilities...............................638.04 CenturyLink Utilities...............................895.21 Charm-Tex Inc Supplies..............................70.60 Chatham Oaks Inc Services.........................3,226.20 City of Monroe Utilities...............................400.00 Communication Innovators, Inc Services.........................1,242.00 Courtyard Apartments, The Shelter...............................200.00 Covenant Medical Center Medical...........................2,025.00 Cross-Dillon Tire Inc Supplies.........................5,530.00 Deegan, John M Mileage..............................143.36 Diamond Vogel Paint Supplies..............................27.68 Dodd's Trash Hauling Trash...................................70.30 Eaton, Jody L Mileage...........................1,078.00 Eilander, Rodney D Reimbursement...................40.42 Farver True Value Supplies..............................42.20 Fastenal Company Supplies............................506.42 Forbes Office Solutions Supplies............................916.49 Fuchs, Randy J Uniforms............................100.00 Gilchrist, David O Reimbursement.....................4.20 GovConnection Inc Equipment.........................825.00 Graham Tire DM Commercial Tires..................................960.64 Gralnek-Dunitz Company Inc Supplies............................257.00 Guthrie, Robert Jon Reimbursement...................25.95 Hamilton Glass Inc Maintenance........................59.95 Hawkeye Legal Services Services............................110.40 HDS White Cap Construction Supplies..............................59.92 Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Services.........................4,203.00 Hoover, Mike Mileage................................51.41 Housby Mack Inc Parts....................................43.04 Huffaker, Harlan Services............................106.47 Hug, Barbara L Mileage..............................116.48 Hunters Run Shelter...............................200.00 Hy-Vee Inc Food..................................466.09 IACCBE/Bob Etzel Treasurer Conference........................460.00 Integrity Properties LLC Shelter...............................600.00 Iowa Communities Assurance Insurance.......................2,246.27

FOR SALE 1984 Dodge ½ Ton Pickup, 2Wheel Drive, around 40,000 actual miles, newer automatic transmission, 318 motor. Have all maintenance records. Vehicle can be seen at the Newton CSD Transportation, 1320 1st Ave W, Newton, Iowa. Sealed bids will be accepted until January 30, 2015 at 11:00 AM in the Office of the Board Secretary at Emerson Hough Elementary, 700 N 4th Ave E, Newton, IA 50208.

January 15 & 22

PUBLIC NOTICE The City Council of Newton, Iowa will hold a Public Hearing at 6:00 p.m. on January 26, 2015 at City Hall, 101 West 4th Street South, to consider the special assessment of demolition costs to 200 East 8th Street North, 602 West 2nd Street South, 721 East 7th Street North, and 1219 South 4th Avenue East. At said hearing, persons interested in or affected by the proposed charge may be heard. Any individual may file written comments prior to said hearing or obtain additional information from the Planning and Zoning Department at 1700 N 4th Avenue W, Newton, Iowa (641)-792-6622. Katrina Davis, City Clerk.

January 15

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3 CEMETERY plots in Union Cemetery in Newton. Deed 1901. 435-5905815.

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FOR SALE

AUTOMOTIVE

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.

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

GLASS TOP dinette set with 4 red chairs, almost new $200. 35 mm old Japanese camera with micro lense $50. Assorted Christmas decorations, OBO. Several books over 100 years old OBO. Bakers rack, iron with 4 glass shelves $40. Assorted music CD's $3. each. 417546-1657.

MAYTAG OVER the range microwave, great condition, many features, white with owners manual $100. Whirlpool built in dishwasher, 2 years old, stainless tub, ex.

Condition, white with owners manual $175. 641275-0615.

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

1997 FORD Conversion Van. Heavy ½ ton, great for towing. New front end and front tires. Runs great. $2400. 515-778-2792 1999 ARCTIC Cat 4wheeler ATV, like new, runs great! $1950. 641831-3821. No calls after 8 pm.

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Astrograph Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015

Mars and Saturn will highlight the difference between people who are good for you and people who aren’t.

The people who are good for you bring out your best and highest. You feel better and lighter around them.

They won’t put you in an agitated mood with complaints and bad news. They won’t use you as a dumping ground for drama.

that you’ll sleep comfortably tonight.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 15). Your year will undergo a cool change in February that puts the wheels in motion with an important project. It’s more than what you do; it becomes who you are. You’ll be inking an agreement in April. A personal breakthrough will open the channels of love in May. Healthy boundaries are part of this process.

Aquarius and Pisces people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 40, 23, 1, 28 and 45.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The love and support you give comes in many different forms. Today it’s mostly about time, attention and food. This is needed more than a financial contribution.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Regardless of your age, you need nurturing. If no one is providing it for you, you will have to provide it for yourself. Reluctance to do so is unnecessary obstinance. It’s what’s needed.

Be kind to yourself.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Prestige is overrated.

An overblown sense of importance and entitlement often leads to poor choices.

The high esteem of others is ephemeral. Instead, bring the thing that will promote self-respect.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).

They are paying attention to what you say today -maybe too much attention.

If you’re uncertain, it’s best to say very little until you figure out the whole story.

Your credibility will be on the line.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Don’t take for granted anyone’s character. Look at the details of the situation in context but also out of context. The strongest may

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

There are many kinds of churches that don’t have to do with a formal religion.

You’ll find yourself worshiping at an unexpected

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Hard work will take your mind off of whatever is troubling you, especially if there’s a physical aspect to it. Plus, it has the extra benefit of tiring you out so

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You won’t be able to distill your feelings into one bottom line. It’s complicated. A lot of different answers may feel momentarily right, but the next moment brings a different so-called “right” answer. That’s why inaction is favored.

have weak moments, and the wisest may make silly mistakes.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

You will make a little magic for a person who doesn’t wholly believe that magic is real. This is a gift that gives twice -- once with the magic and once with the soul-satisfying hope that it builds.

shrine. Just remember that some things have no power except the power you give them.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

Someone you admire is doing a very cool thing lately and will provide a way for you to chip in and be a part of it. You could use some big-picture thinking to get your mind off of a few minor details that haven’t worked out.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). The story of your life falls into chapters, and you’re coming into a rather enjoyable one. It’s not here yet, but you will see the foreshadowing on the horizon and get glimpses of the excitement to come.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). You love someone and want to help that person. Advice will burble to the top of your mind, but that may not be the best way. Right now, listening is better. The other person needs to come up with selfgenerated solutions.

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