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By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Four members of the newly formed Newton Community Marketing Board met for the first time on Wednesday with thoughts, ideas and opinions flowing freely during a lively discussion.

Also at the meeting was

community marketing manager Danielle Rogers, city director of finance and development Bryan Friedman and city senior analyst Natalie Umsted.

Members of the board include Cindy Smith, a senior vice president of marketing and sales support at Shazam, Mike Farley, marketing manager at Advantage Credit

Union, Ken Barthelman, executive director of the Jasper County Historical Museum and Mark Allen, financial advisor at Edward Jones. Angie Bolinger is also a member of the board.

Mayor Mike Hansen opened the meeting with a welcome for the new board members.

“We always encourage ev-

erybody to get involved in some way in their community and this is an opportunity for all of you to do that,” Hansen said. “I am delighted at the diverse skills, abilities and backgrounds that you all bring to the board and I am looking forward to nothing but the best advice and direction from you all.”

Towns along Chichaqua trail announce 30-year anniversary events

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Newton Fire Department issues scam alert Unauthorized company claiming proceeds will support fire department

By Mike Mendenhall Jasper County Tribune MINGO — On the patio during summer bike nights at Greencastle Tavern in Mingo, there are typically two types of bikers — riders in leathers, denim and T-shirts, and the pedalers in spandex.

Whether they ride on a hog or pedal up on a Huffy, Greencastle owner Ryan Maher will welcome everyone to the tavern’s Wednesday bike nights. What started as a night for motorcycles has brought 40 to 50 bicyclists each Wednesday to the town of 302’s watering hole, most pulling off the Chichaqua Valley Trail.

“Over the years, it’s been a good trail for people coming in out of Des Moines. It’s brought a lot of business to town, mainly for people in the service industry like me,” Maher said.

There were a few dry years, Maher said, when portions of the trail’s pavement were in need of repair. But in April 2015, Jasper County Conservation announced the department was awarded $280,000 in project funds by the Central Iowa Regional Transportation Planning Alliance to repair 3.7 miles from the east end of Ira to the Indian Creek Bridge near Mingo.

Since it was resurfaced, the bike riders making the stop in Mingo, Ira and Baxter, has spiked. Maher calls the Chichaqua a “mature trail,” shaded with a canopy of trees making it a comfortable ride.

“The trail’s been very good to us, we enjoy the crowd it brings to us,” Maher said. “We have a good partnership with the Chichaqua Valley Trail and hope

Next, Umsted presented a brief background on the rebranding efforts of Get to Know Newton from its inception to where the campaign sits today. The group then began discussing how to move forward with priorities for the coming year.

By Justin Jagler Newton Daily News

File Photo Bicyclists lounge at a stop in Minburn during the 2015 Pedlar’s Jamboree. The live music festival will join a year-long series of events on the Chichaqua Valley Trail in 2017 to celebrate the recreational trail’s 30th Anniversary. The two-day Jamboree will start at the caboose trailhead in Baxter, ride through Ira, Mingo and Valeria in Jasper County with a final stop in Bondurant.

to keep bringing bicyclists into our community.”

The increased traffic from the Chichaqua is exactly the affect that Jasper County Hometown Pride

Community Coach Jeff Davidson sees as one of the key benefits small towns can get from trails.

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The Newton Fire Department is warning of a scam in which a company is falsely claiming to raise money for the fire department.

“Many cities throughout Iowa are getting complaints of businesses trying to sell advertising space and magnets while claiming the proceeds support your local fire department. The Newton Fire Department will never sell you a magnet; we would give them away if we had them,” said Newton Fire Marshal Knoll Mike Knoll.

The company that ended up on the Newton Fire Department’s radar happens to be from Moline, Ill., but Knoll said there are other companies that claim to be affiliated with fire departments, too.

Knoll received the news from other fire marshals throughout Iowa. He wants to make sure people know that the only organization the Newton Fire Department works with is the National Fire Safety Council.

As part of the department’s fire prevention efforts, it asks for donations during the summer months for educational material, coloring books, stickers and pencils to give away at Newton schools. The National Fire Safety Council is the only organization that will send out letters asking for donations on behalf of the Newton Fire Department.

“If you or your business are approached by someone wanting you to pay for advertising or they want you to pay for a magnet to support the Newton Fire Department, we did not authorize this,” Knoll said.

Contact Justin Jagler at 641-792-3121 ext 6532 or jjagler@newtondailynews.com

Parks board to make funding for fireworks a priority

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Fundraising for the Fourth of July fireworks display was the main topic of discussion at the park board meeting on Wednesday. More than $4,000 still needs to be collected to make the Newton tradition a reality for the holiday festivities.

“We’re about half way there,” parks administra-

tive superintendent Nathan Unsworth said.

To date, $3,800 has been raised with a goal of $7,500 to $8,000 needed by April to put on the fireworks show. Along with sending out sponsor letters, board member Amanda Price suggested trying the fireworks campaign at the local grocery stores again.

In previous years, “fireworks” donation cards shaped as rockets

were sold at Hy-Vee for $1 each to help raise money. While the fundraiser took a couple of years off, Price thought it would be a good time to ask both Hy-Vee and Fareway if they would participate again this year.

“We could also ask if there are some left over if we could do it again in June to get a jump start on next year,” Price said.

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File Photo The Newton Parks Department along with the Newton Parks Board are working on fundraising efforts for the Fourth of July fireworks display this year. A little less than half of the money has been raised with more than $4,000 still needed.

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New year, new you, new snacks

By Jenny Thompson Newton Hy-Vee Each new year brings a sense of new beginnings and the opportunity for a fresh start. Many people take this opportunity to set health and wellness goals.

Studies show that snacking the right way may help you avoid overeating later on. Snacks are a great pick-me-up that provide an opportunity to include all the important food groups into your diet to fill your body full of quality nutrients.

Try to keep your snacks under 200 calories each for an average adult, or between 200 and 300 calories for athletes. Think of snacks as mini-meals that contribute nutrient-rich foods.

The key to healthy snacking is moderation and being aware of appropriate portion sizes. Here are five delicious snacks that contain carbs, protein and/or healthy

fats to keep you full and energized until your next meal!

Citrus — Snacks such as clementines contain fiber, potassium and vitamin C, along with many other nutrients. Grapefruit is also a delicious and healthy citrus option. Tip: Don’t have a knife to cut and segment? Simply peel like an orange and eat.

Baked Chickpeas — Looking to satisfy that salty, crunchy craving? Chickpeas are a well-balanced snack that have protein and fiber to help keep us full and energized. Tip: Make your own.

Simply drain and rinse a can of chickpeas, pat dry, and toss with olive oil, salt and pepper. Spread the chickpeas in an even layer on a rimmed baking sheet and bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit until crisp, about 30 minutes.

String Cheese Quesadilla (togo style) — This snack is incredibly easy and filling. Place one unwrapped string cheese stick in

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Homemade Chia “Pod” — These seeds are a powerhouse of nutrition. Four grams of fiber are found in every tablespoon of chia seeds. But the common question seems to be what to do with them? Try chia pudding. Simply combine chia seeds, with your favorite milk and sweetener such as Stevia.

Healthier Sweet Treat — When the craving for something sweet strikes! Instead of denying the craving, try a healthier option. For example, puppy chow is known for its powdered sugar coating. Try using part vanilla protein powder along with powdered sugar for a protein boost.

Another example, microwave a sliced apple and top with cinnamon and a dollop of vanilla yogurt.

The good, bad and unknown about marijuana’s health effects NEW YORK (AP) — It can almost certainly ease chronic pain and might help some people sleep, but it may also raise the risk of getting schizophrenia and trigger heart attacks.

Those are among the conclusions about marijuana reached by a federal advisory panel in a report released Thursday.

The experts also called for a national effort to learn more about marijuana and its chemical cousins, including similarly acting compounds

called cannabinoids.

The current lack of scientific information “poses a public health risk,” said the report , from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

Patients, health care professionals and policy makers need more evidence to make sound decisions, it said.

For marijuana users or those considering it, “there’s very little to guide them” on amounts and health risks, said Dr. Marie McCormick of the

Harvard School of Public Health, who headed the committee.

Several factors have limited research. While the federal government has approved some medicines containing ingredients found in marijuana, it still classifies marijuana as illegal and imposes restrictions on research. So scientists have to jump through bureaucratic hoops that some find daunting, the report said.

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tential harms has also hampered research into possible health benefits, the report said. The range of marijuana products available for study has also been restricted, although the government is expanding the number of approved suppliers.

Twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for a variety of medical uses, and eight of those states plus the district have also legalized it for recreational use.

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Local & State News Marketing Continued from Page 1A Topics discussed included the perception of Newton, amenities in Newton, the prime location of the city and showing there is still more work to be done.

“I do think it is very important to continue to message with our own community members,” Smith said. “I think it is huge to be able to give community members the sound bites on what to say when asked about Newton.”

Allen agreed and said he feels Newton is ahead

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of the curve for several reasons, including the accessibility to Skiff Medical Center and to the YMCA. “We have a hospital, that to me is huge,” Allen said. “Also the YMCA, that lifestyle that people want, they don’t think they can get it in Newton but there is a lot to promote within, focus on what we have.”

Farley shared his experience of moving to Newton and the feeling he got about the community.

“What I like about this town is there are a lot more people here that want to make a dif-

ference,” Farley said. “I think that is something we can promote is if you want to be involved and have your voice actually have meaning and resonate that you can get involved here and you can have an impact.”

The group also talked about starting to work on projects and priorities for the future with the goal of getting community members excited about Newton.

Its next meeting is 5 p.m. Feb. 16 in the council chambers.

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

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Hy-Vee is also sponsoring the sand volleyball tournament. The city is still seeking a sponsor for the overall event, entertainment and kids area.

Additional fundraising efforts including a raffle were discussed as possible money makers for the event.

Unsworth also gave an update on various projects and events happening within the parks and parks department. He said the boulders purchased for Aurora Heights Park should be in place in May. Once they are set, additional amenities such as lighting and benches will be looked at for the area.

A steady stream of ash trees are being removed throughout the community, including in the city’s parks. Unsworth said starting in the spring the department will continue to replace the trees with new growth and has a focus area of Westwood for Red Pride Service Day. Unsworth announced the summer concert series would move back to all Thursday dates after trying out different days last year. He said they did not find an increase in attendance moving them to additional days of the week and in some cases had a smaller turnout.

The first 20-mile segment of the Chichaqua Valley Trail opened in 1987. It was created from a decommissioned railroad right-of-way between Baxter and Bondurant. Last year, the Polk County segment of the trail was expanded to Berwick, connecting the towns of the Chichaqua to the Gay Lea Wilson trail and the Des Moines metro trail system.

Now in 2017, towns along the trail and nonprofit Friends of the Chichaqua Valley Trail, the Chichaqua’s fundraising and marketing entity, are planning a year of events to celebrate the trail’s 30th anniversary.

The Chichaqua Valley Trail has become an access point to many community festivals in its 30-year history, such as Baxter Fun Days in July, Mingo Days and Bondurant Summer Fest, both in June. But this year, the friends group is partnering with communities, Jasper and Polk County Conservation Departments and Jasper County Hometown Pride to host events highlighting all of the communities on the

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Friend’s president Jeff Cook said the high point of the Chichaqua’s 2017 schedule is the Aug. 2627 Pedaler’s Jamboree.

The two day event will treat riders to live music, food and riding from Baxter to Bondurant.

Bicyclists will depart on the morning of Aug. 26 from the Caboose trailhead in Baxter, and drop off overnight packs at the check-in. According to the festival’s webpage pedalersjamboreeiowa.com, the final stop will host the feature event with main stage music.

Overnight camping is free for all registered riders. Hotel/motel accommodations are available in Altoona, with shuttle details to be released later. Food will be available at restaurants throughout Bondurant as well as food vendors.

“This is the Pedaler Jamboree’s third year of being in Iowa,” Cook said. “They’ve been doing it in Missouri for nine years. We’re really excited to have this group come, bring their music festival and showcase the CVT as part of their festival.”

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newest stretch of the CVT. Riders will leave the Bondurant Depot Trailhead at 10 a.m., ride to Berwick and back, with a chowder or chili lunch waiting for them at Reclaimed Rails or Founder’s Irish Pub. The first Chichaqua anniversary event to hit Jasper County in 2017 is Pedal the CVT, a bike ride from Bondurant to Baxter and a 5K run.

Runners will meet in Bondurant at 8 a.m. and bike riders at 9:30 a.m.

The ride will include Bondurant, Altoona, Mitchellville, Mingo, Ira, Valeria and Baxter.

Davidson said events like the Jamboree and Pedal CVT are good opportunities to get exposure for businesses and communities on the trail. Baxter Hometown

Pride intends to have informational booths and offer vendor areas for local businesses during the 30th anniversary events.

“It’s as much a party as it is a bike ride,” Davidson said of the Jamboree.

“It’s an opportunity to have some beer, food and a good time. We’re really going to take advantage of that event.”

To find out more information on the Chichaqua Valley Trail’s 30th anniversary events visit chichaquavalleytrail.org or bikeiowa.com. For volunteer information for the Friends of the Chichaqua Valley Trail, email Cook at chichaquavalleytrail@gmail. com.

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Attack of the Drones

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Editor’s note: This column was originally published June 23, 2016 ne part water, one part hot sauce and one part house cleaner. This is the home cure-all for a “Threat-Level Midnight” wasp invasion — at least according to the wisdom of Naturallivingideas.com’s “6 natural ways to get rid of wasps.”

It does work, but I hope no one has to use this method except as a last resort. It’s been a bit of a dream for Betsy and me to have a lush apartment balcony garden, creating a living oasis on our fourth-floor patio as a summertime retreat.

We’ve made progress. We have a clematis crawling up the railing, a hanging basket full of annuals, a black

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metal stand filling up with lemon balm, Italian parsley and other herbs, a thriving palm tree and a cactus. We also have the decor — a small patio set, rainbow colored outdoor rug, a wind chime and a little birdhouse.

Betsy is the crafty type. She painted the small, pine wood birdhouse in multi-colored pastel in an attempt to find feng shui with our beach oasis theme. But birds, we unfortunately found, do not always like to live four stories up.

While reading our books and drinking iced tea on a Thursday evening, Betsy and I witnessed a single, curious wasp land on the birdhouse door and walk right in. Now, the house might have been vacant but you don’t

just waltz right in to a home without an invitation. I don’t care if you have a stinger, it’s bad form.

Our yellow and black-winged friend flew away, and we looked at each other without words. Our gut feeling said he’d be back for a house party with all of his friends. Betsy, being the eternal outdoor optimist, thought it was premature to move the birdhouse inside with the hope a little bird would come to nest before the wasp crasher returned.

Two days later, about 20 wasps were flying in and out of their newly claimed colony. It was much more flashy than the hole in which they had been living, inside the balcony canopy of the apartment next door.

So we went to our trusty friend Google to find a good way to evict the hoard. We found Natural Living Ideas and tried a few of their tricks.

Betsy filled a clear plastic sandwich bag with water, put a penny inside

and tied it shut — fastening it to the black rack where the birdhouse sits. This is supposed to look like a threatening spiderweb to wasps ...

Failed. She also crumpled a brown paper bag and tied it to the other side of the rack with white twine.

This is supposed to impersonate a rival wasp colony’s hive and scare the flying stingers away from enemy turf ... Nothing.

So, finally, with her wartime headband, Betsy filled the spray bottle with the hot sauce, house cleaner mixture and proceeded to the birdhouse hole. A few quick sprays and the wasps fled. They returned a few times and hovered, but never got closer than a foot from the front door. Victory was ours, but the birdhouse now smells like the inside of a burrito. My guess is we won’t be welcoming birds any time soon.

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Empty Nest Curt Swarm

Three books and a movie Three books I recommend are, “A Gentleman in Moscow” by Amor Towles, “The Wonder” by Emma Donoghue, and “Snow Falling on Cedars” by David Guterson. All three are love stories of sorts, and I’ll give all three a rating of an Empty Nest eight.

“A Gentleman in Moscow” is an intriguing and well written novel that takes place in early twentieth century Russia at the end of the Stalin (Soso) regime and beginning of modern day USSR. It is the story of a Count who loses his freedom because he is a poet and dares to criticize the government. He is placed under house arrest and lives out his life in one of Moscow’s finest hotels where he finds himself the guardian of a young girl. Throughout the ordeal, he is a gentleman of the highest order and conducts himself with impeccable manners, dignity and honor. It is a story of the price we pay for freedom, independence and gallantry of the mind. Good reading.

You may remember Emma Donoghue for her best selling book “Room.” Well, she has written another book, “The Wonder” that, in my estimation is far superior. I’ve tried to read “Room” twice and given up both times. It’s just too boring for me, the worldview of a little boy locked in a room with his mother. The captivating prose I look for is just not there. However, with “The Wonder” the beautiful prose is there to compliment the story. “The Wonder” takes place in the time period just after the infamous potato famine in Ireland. It is about a young Irish girl who has reportedly survived without food for months. A Florence-Nightingale nurse has been hired to verify whether the girl is indeed surviving without food and living on “manna from heaven” as she claims. The story has a lot of similarities with the concept of virgin birth. As you may or may not know, there have been several instances throughout history of virgin birth. Themes of modern medicine versus spirituality, feminism versus male dominance, and love versus tradition are explored in “The Wonder.” Another good read.

Having run out of reading material this winter, I rummaged through Ginnie’s library and found “Snow Falling on Cedars.” Evidently I had started reading this book way back when, but had forgotten. I think I may have read about half of this book before giving up, for whatever reason. I find that aging takes its toll on memory, as if our brains have become saturated with minutiae and can no longer recall precise events. This is troubling for me, but may be something I have to accept. Anywho, “Snow Falling on Cedars” is delightfully apropos for winter reading, and I found it exceptionally well written; so much so, that I immediately looked up other books written by its author, David Guterson.

I believe I am now set for plenty of reading material for the remainder of the winter. Ahh, what a relief!

If you haven’t seen “Manchester by the Sea” make it a priority. Casey Affleck, Ben Affleck’s brother, is a brilliant actor, as are all the actors in “Manchester.”

Ginnie and I are going back to see it a second time, it’s that good, not to mention intricate. Note: don’t let your mind wander, like I am wont to do, while viewing, or some important scenes will fly by, which is why I want to see it a second time. I’ll give “Manchester by the Sea” the coveted Empty Nest 10.

Contact Curt Swarm in Mt. Pleasant at 319-217-0526 or curtswarm@yahoo.com

Senate Republicans prioritize bills The 2017 Session started last Monday with all of the ceremony of a new General Assembly.

Sen. Whitver of Polk County was elected the new President of the Senate and gave remarks looking forward to this year’s session. After the excitement of swearing in new senators,staff, clerks and pages, we heard speeches from the new minority leader, Sen. Hogg, and from the majority leader, Sen. Dix. Senate Republicans prioritized a number of bills to begin this session. Many of these bills Republicans have been working to pass the last few years. They are bills consistent with our push for fiscal responsibility and smaller government.

One of these bills is a constitutional amendment regarding the 99 percent expenditure limitation. Adding a 99 percent expenditure limitation as part of the Constitution will provide confidence to Iowa families and job creators that the state will live within its means in the same way they must live within their means. This constitutional amendment will prevent the Legislature from using budget gimmicks to get around the expenditure limitation law. When senators take the oath of office they promise to protect and defend the Constitution. With adoption of this amendment,future senators will commit to up-

State View Sen. Amy Sinclair hold sound budgeting principles when they swear an oath to defend the Constitution.

The second is a constitutional amendment to protect Iowan’s Second Amendment rights. A constitutional amendment enshrining the right of Iowans to keep and bear arms will protect Iowans against the increasingly active courts who seek to eliminate Second Amendment rights by judicial command.

The third is a jobs impact statement for new administrative rules.Currently, through executive order, the governor requires jobs impact statements on proposed administrative rules.

This bill would make that practice law, so families and job creators can be confident a diligent review of the possible impact to jobs from regulations proposed by the executive branch has been performed. Regulations can have a serious impact on the job climate in our state and ensuring a rigorous evaluation of any impact on jobs an administrative rule may have will help protect Iowa from needless regulations.

The fourth will eliminate taxpayer funding for abortion pro-

viders. Currently, family planning funding is only available in a limited number of clinics in Iowa. This bill will substantially increase the number of facilities available to women, giving them more choices. Many women in rural Iowa must travel very far to receive women’s health services.This bill would improve their access to care and offer many Iowans the confidence their tax dollars are not being spent in a way that violates their conscience, while providing more health care choices for more women.

The fifth is a tort reform bill.

Too often job creators must spend more time and money fending off frivolous lawsuits than they do creating new career opportunities. This common-sense proposal would force the loser of frivolous lawsuits to pay the legal fees which result from those lawsuits. People bringing nuisance lawsuits will be much less likely to bring them if they know they risk bearing the cost of those lawsuits.People should be entitled to defend themselves against a frivolous lawsuit without fear of damaging costs. No one should have to choose to settle because the cost of defense is too high to bear.

Contact Sen. Amy Sinclair at 641-870-0199 or amy.sinclair@ legis.iowa.gov

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Obituaries Carol M. Van Rees Jan. 16, 2017 Carol M. Van Rees, 67, of Reasnor, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, at Newton Healthcare Center.

A memorial service will be at 2 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 23 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends from 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home until the time of service. Memorials in Carol’s name

may be left at the funeral home.

Carol, the daughter of Charles and Myrtle (Beaver) Simmons, was born Feb. 18, 1949, in Hamilton. She grew up in the Knoxville area before being united in marriage with Terry Van Rees Dec. 24, 1965.

Terry and Carol moved to California for a few years prior to making their home in Reasnor.

Carol was a homemaker, raising the couples three children, Henry, Doug and Rose. Carol loved to read and enjoyed animals of all kinds. She was always very welcoming and soft-hearted to everyone.

Carol is survived by her husband, Terry of

Reasnor; children, Henry (Angela) Van Rees, Doug Van Rees and Rose Van Rees (Tim Brown), all of Reasnor; four grandchildren, Brad (Jenny) Shook, Tommy Shook, Samantha Van Rees and Lane Van Rees; her eight great-grandchildren; siblings, Charles Simmons, Donna (Frenchie) Favory, Roberta Worthington, Darlene Gladson, Kenneth Simmons, Harold Simmons, Norman Simmons and Pammy Pettyjohn; and her many nieces and nephews. Carol was preceded in death by her parents; and siblings, Vernon Simmons, Melvin Simmons and Viky Simmons.

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• The Heart Gallery of Iowa will be on display until Feb. 1 at the Newton Public Library. The Heart Gallery of Iowa is a traveling photography exhibit of Iowa children who are waiting to be adopted from foster care.

• Pink Ribbon Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Skiff Medical Center, 204 N. Fourth Ave. E. in Newton. Social time and going over things for the New Year. Note new location at hospital.

• Newton Piecemakers will meet at 7 p.m.

Thursday at St. Luke United Methodist, 501 E. 19th St. S. in Newton.

• Monroe Women’s Club will meet at noon Friday at Monroe City Hall, 206 Sherman St. • Penny Bingo will begin at 1 p.m. Friday at Jasper County Senior Citizens Center, 702 E. Third St. S. in Newton.

• Movie Night at the Library will begin at 7 p.m.

Friday at Baxter Community Library, 202 E. State St. The movie will be “Now You See Me.” • Legislative Coffee will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at Club Room at Hy-Vee, 1501 First Ave. E. in Newton. The Jasper County League of Women Voters will host the first Legislative Coffee of the 2017 Iowa Legislative Session. Sen. Chaz Allen and Rep. Wes Breckenridge plan to be there. The coffee will open with remarks by the legislators addressing events and priorities in the current legislative session. Their remarks will be followed by a question and dialogue period. Citizens are encouraged to attend and participate.

• Monroe Legislative Forum will begin at 9 a.m.

Saturday at Monroe City Hall, 206 Sherman St. District 14 Sen. Amy Sinclair and District 28 Rep. Greg Heartsill will host a public legislative forum.

They will be discussing the 2017 session of the Iowa legislature as well as answering constituent questions. Everyone is invited to attend. This will be the first of three forums to be in Monroe for the 2017 legislative session.

• Indoor Archery Range Opens to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Quarry Springs Park in Colfax.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m.

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

• Third Annual Frozen Fins Ice Fishing Tournament will meet at 10 a.m. Saturday at Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve in Newton. The tournament will feature two person teams competing for the top three places and big fish. There will be prize drawings for those who do not place in the top three.

• 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.

• Law Enforcement Appreciation event will begin at 3 p.m. Sunday at Cardinal Lanes, 1300 S. Fifth Ave. E. The public is invited to attend and a portion of all sales will be donated to the staff and families of the Newton Police Department and to the Jasper County Sheriff Department. Food will be available and door prizes given away.

Dec. 13, 2016 Gina Scaglione and Tyler Owen, of Belton, Mo., are happy to announce the birth of their daughter, Victoria Claire Owen, born Dec. 13, 2016, in Overland Park, Kan. Victoria weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and 20.5 inches in length.

Grandparents are Ginny and Terry Eaton, of Urbandale, Martin and Lisa Scaglione, of New York, N.Y., Brad Owen, of Topeka, Kan., and Vicky and Matt Disney, of Overland Park, Kan.

RSVP’s MLK Day of Service rescheduled Newton Daily News Volunteers with RSVP of Jasper County (Retired & Senior Volunteer Program) will be set up from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mon-

day at Newton’s Fareway and Hy-Vee to collect much needed “personal care items and paper goods” for the local Salvation Army.

This Day of Service, held an-

nually on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, was rescheduled because of Monday’s ice storm. All donations are greatly appreciated and needed. Please stop out and show your support.

Photos needed: Iowans killed or missing in the Korean War WATERLOO — The Grout Museum District, 503 South St., is opening a new temporary Korean War exhibit in the summer of 2017. The exhibit will feature “Faces Of The Fallen,” a component that will honor Iowans who died in the Korean War. It will also go on to become a permanent part of the Sullivan Brothers Iowa Veterans Museum.

High-resolution photographs of these individuals are needed to create this piece. The Grout is asking the public to help with the location of these

precious, important photographs.

Photos should be scanned as .jpg at 300dpi.

For instructions on how to scan and send a photo, contact 319-234-6357 or send photos directly to chris.shackelford@gmdistrict.org.

A photograph is sought for the following list of fallen Iowans from Jasper County John G. Boucher, James E. Brant, James R. Clark, Ronald E. Harbour and Roy L. Jensen.

Other photos needed include (listed by county)

Boone: Donald K. Bechtel; Dallas: William H. Ranes; Guthrie: Ralph L. Hodson, Daryl D. Reeves; Marshall: Ronald J. Fisher, Harry C. Phipps; Polk: Richard O. Allie, Bert G. Bailey, Thomas F. Bell, George E. Bolden, Paul E. Carr, Frank N. Cataldo, Donald C. Connett, Edward E. Davidson, John M. Green, Robert R. Griese, Richard R. Hendersen, Dale G. Hollingsworth, Lloyd W. Jacobs, J. D. Jarnagin, Glenn I. Jones, Harold A. Keiran, Joseph C. Kepford, Richard A. Kile, Philip

D. McAughan, Robert W. McCullough, Wesley D. Miller, Luther E. Murray, Harald B. Olson, Harry A. Powell, Harvey E. Pryne, Richard G. Rider, Harold N. Sample, William B. Sample, Gaylord L. Schaeffer, Claude R. Smith, James D. Summy, Edward D. Swisher, Ardean R. Wailes; Story: James R. Carney, Robert H. Gertsen, Harold S. Roadenizer, William C. Spaid; Warren: Gerald E. Hickman, Jimmy M. Rice.

For additional information call 319-2346357.

Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Kyle L. Davis, 34, of Marshalltown, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and driving while license suspended at 11:23 p.m. Jan. 12 after police stopped his vehicle in the 100 block of East 28th Street South.

The registered owner of the vehicle showed a driver’s license of revoked. Davis was placed under arrest for driving under suspension. During an inventory of the vehicle, a methamphetamine pipe was located in the interior driver side door panel. Davis was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Dakota R. Mindham, 22, of Newton, was cited for driving while license under suspension and failure to provide proof of financial liability at 8:28 p.m.

Sunday at the intersection of East 19th Street South and North 11th Avenue East.

• Osman H. Almazan-Galvez, 41, of Newton, was cited for driving while license under suspension, failure to obey a stop sign and right of way and failure to provide proof of financial liability at 1:57 p.m. Jan. 11. Police were called to South Second Av-

enue West and West Third Street South in reference to an accident. Another driver was headed north on West Third Street North when they were struck in the left rear corner by Galvez. Galvez was traveling east through the intersection and failed to obey the stop sign. There was minor damage to both cars.

Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office • Bo J. Smith, 26, of Newton, was charged with operating while under the influence at 1:13 a.m. Jan. 7. Smith was stopped for going 61 mph in a 55 mph zone in the 6000 block of Highway 14 South. Smith had a slow reaction and had blood shot, watery eyes and smelled of alcohol. He had slurred speech and stumbled to the patrol vehicle. Smith told the deputy he had been drinking since 9:30 p.m. Smith failed a sobriety test.

He was arrested and taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Brian R. Pieper, 34, of Des Moines, was charged with operating while under the influence at 3:42 p.m. Jan. 7 after a deputy was called to a vehicle on its top in the south ditch half a mile

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Pieper said no and he had drank alcohol the night prior. Pieper failed a sobriety test. Pieper was arrested and taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Carisa P. Miller, 36, of Newton, was charged with operating while under the influence, second offense, at 5 a.m. Jan. 8. Miller was driving in the 9800 block of Highway 6 East when the registration plate came back with a suspended driving status. The vehicle also had a broken brake light. Miller was pulled over, and she didn’t have a valid driver’s license with her, or any identification and smelled of alcohol.

She told the deputy she drank five beers at a bar in Kellogg between 8 and 11 p.m. Jan. 7. Miller failed a sobriety test. Miller had a prior OWI conviction from July 15, 2015. Miller was arrested and taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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DEAR ABBY: I am an atheist. My parents, although raised Presbyterian, never to my knowledge participated in organized religion, so it was not part of my upbringing.

Last year my mom started going to church again, and my kids have been going with her. I’ve always said they can make their own choices and I’d support them.

Mom is about to go south for the rest of the winter and there’s no obvious church member the kids can go with, but they’d like to keep attending. Would it be wrong for me to go with them on Sundays, even though I don’t believe in the church doctrine and won’t be otherwise involved in the organization?

I’m sure I could be unobtrusive, but I’m not sure what to say if someone asks why I’m there — especially since I’ll stop going once my mother returns to town. The kids are tweens and not old enough to go alone. What do you think? — WHAT’S APPROPRIATE? DEAR WHAT’S: When people see one another in a house of worship, they usually assume that they are equally religious and that’s why they’re there.

However, if you are asked why you’re there, all you have to say is that your children enjoy being there and your mother is away, so you brought them.

I don’t think it’s necessary to announce to anyone that you’re an atheist.

DEAR ABBY: My husband is constantly complaining about the cost of groceries. He recently graduated from college and now works in the corporate world making substantially more than he did before. I’m 16 weeks pregnant, but before I quit my job I was working full time and would buy all the groceries. Now that my husband shares an account with me, he constantly makes me feel bad for buying food.

Abby, I’m not talking about $300 a week; it’s more like $70 a week for food. Yet he spends twice that amount on beer, video games and lunches for himself. I have told him numerous

times how horrible he makes me feel, and have even cried about it, but today he brought up the topic again. He is making me depressed and afraid of buying food for fear of being mocked and “guilted.” What am I to do? — THE COST OF GROCERIES DEAR COST: Your husband should be ashamed of himself. The next time he complains, stand your ground and tell him in no uncertain terms it’s time to grow up and cut it out. He’s no longer a kid; he’s a married man with responsibilities. Those groceries are feeding his wife and child, and you both need all the nourishment you can get right now.

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FORT DODGE — Authorities say a 13-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder for shooting a man just a few blocks from an elementary school in Fort Dodge.

The boy was arrested Tuesday. His name isn’t being released because of his age. Police say 24-year-old Robert Rivers Jr. was shot around 2:45 p.m. on Nov. 28 near Butler Elementary School. He was hospitalized.

The school went into a lockdown for about 30 minutes because of the incident.

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ADEL— A man charged with killing another man in Waukee has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and has been sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Brendan Michael McGuinness, 44 of Waukee, had been set to go to trial Jan. 30, but entered his plea Wednesday in Dallas County. He shot 41-year-old Gino Risola at least four times in Risola’s driveway on Nov. 7, 2015.

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NORTH LIBERTY — Police say an Iowa man who claimed he was shot by a random gunman was actually the victim of an accidental shooting.

Police in North Liberty say the victim was shot in the leg and his condition is stable. Officers are still investigating the circumstances surrounding Monday’s shooting at the Golfview Mobile Home Court.

It’s not clear whether the victim, who has not been identified, shot himself or someone else did.

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Former clerk pleads guilty in misspending case NEOLA — The former city clerk for Neola in southwest Iowa has pleaded guilty to misconduct after state officials found misspending or mishandling of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Deb Schierbrock, 56, pleaded guilty Tuesday in Pottawattamie County court to three counts of non-felonious misconduct in office.

She was given a suspended one-year jail sentence and three years’ probation. An audit released in October 2015 showed Schierbrock had misappropriated more than $230,000.

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DES MOINES — A defense attorney says a Des Moines woman accused of voting twice in the 2016 general election might not be competent to stand trial.

A trial date of Feb. 6 has been set for 56-year-old Terri Rote, who’s pleaded not guilty to charges of perjury and voter misconduct. Officials say the registered Republican submitted two early ballots in Polk County.

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Iowa City won’t help feds enforce immigration laws IOWA CITY (AP) — Iowa City leaders have decided the city won’t help federal officials enforce immigration law.

The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday for a resolution that says the city — with few exceptions — will take no law enforcement action and won’t spend any city money to aid federal officials.

The city began discussing the policy in early December after several community members requested that Iowa City become a “sanctuary city.” The council decided at

a previous meeting not to declare itself a sanctuary city.

The resolution says the enforcement exceptions include public safety threats as determined by local police and situations in which cooperation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be necessary to protect the public.

The resolution also says the “power to regulate immigration is exclusive to the federal government” and notes that no federal law requires city police to help enforce

Funding problems could delay Iowa education plans DES MOINES (AP) — Two education initiatives created to improve Iowa schools could be at risk of delay or even scuttled due to budget shortfalls.

Iowa lawmakers are struggling with a $110 million budget shortfall, and are unsure if enough funding is available for the initiatives.

The state Department of Education has not requested money from Iowa to implement a crucial summer reading program as part of the state’s thirdgrade retention law. Starting in the spring of next year, third-graders reading below grade level will be required to either repeat the grade or go to an intensive summer reading program to move on to the next year.

Republican House Education Committee chairman Walt Rogers said that initiative and one that would move from the current statewide exams to computer-based tests might be pushed back or changed.

“I think those are all on the table, because obviously the funding issue is prevalent now,” Rogers said.

Lawmakers have questioned if enough funding is available and whether schools are ready for the new computer-based exams, which adjust the difficulty level of math or reading questions based on the students’ answers and were supposed to start in the 2017-2018 school year.

Gov. Terry Branstad spokesman Ben Hammes said some lawmakers have expressed concern about how the new exam was selected, which prompted the governor to ask the state Department of Education to pause the exam’s implementation.

Brandstad had requested $6.1 million to fund new exams in fiscal year 2019. That’s less than the $10 million requested by the education department, which also requested funding to begin in fiscal year 2018.

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Mayor Jim Throgmorton said he was proud to support the resolution.

“We intend to keep Iowa City a safe and welcoming place for all of its residents and visitors. As some of our speakers said, if some undocumented immigrants fear they will be deported simply for being undocument-

“We intend to keep Iowa City a safe and welcoming place for all of its residents and visitors.”

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ed, they will avoid reporting to the police crimes they witness or have committed against them. This would make all of our residents feel less safe,” Throgmorton said.

According to Throgmorton, a majority of the calls and written comments urging the city to not consider the resolution came from outside Iowa City.

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AVALANCHE BURIES HOTEL IN ITALY The landslide in an earthquake-hit zone covers the four-star spa lodge in Abruzzo, and authorities say 30 people are missing there.

2. WHAT CARTER IS SAYING ABOUT US FORCES The defense secretary tells AP that sending thousands more American troops into Iraq or Syria in a bid to accelerate the defeat of IS would not speed up victory.

3. WHY ‘NO NEW FOREIGN DEALS’ VOW IS DRAWING SCRUTINY The Trump Organization’s plans to expand its golf resort near Aberdeen, Scotland, is raising conflicts of interest concerns.

4. TREASURY PICK FACING CRITICISM OVER FORECLOSURES Stephen Mnuchin is in the crosshairs of Democrats over his investment in a sub-prime mortgage

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lender.

5. IRAN: 30 FIREFIGHTERS KILLED IN COLLAPSE OF HIGHRISE State media reports that the blaze also injured some 75 people at the Plasco building, an iconic structure in Tehran, which is attached to a multistory shopping mall.

6. FROM IS TO GOVERNMENT CONTROL, SYRIANS LEFT WITH FEW CHOICES Thousands of civilians in the northern part of the country are risking their lives to make the

perilous journey out, paying smugglers to escape regime shelling and the extremist group.

7. IT’S THE END OF THE LINE FOR ‘HOPE AND CHANGE’ PRESIDENT Eight tumultuous years at the helm of American power have come and gone as Obama faces his last day in office.

8. RED PLANET SIMULATION COMES TO HAWAII Researchers will spend eight months isolated inside a dome on a remote volcano as part of a study

of human behavior for future long-term space exploration.

9. WHO WON BIG AT PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS Ellen DeGeneres wins three more trophies, becoming the winningest entertainer in the show’s history.

10. DJOKOVIC STUNNED AT AUSTRALIAN OPEN Uzbekistan’s Denis Istomin, a wild card ranked 117th in the world, ousts the six-time champion in the second round.

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Legislative Coffee 9 a.m. Saturday Newton Hy-Vee Club Room The Jasper County League of Women Voters will host the first Legislative Coffee of the 2017 Iowa Legislative Session. Sen. Chaz Allen and Rep. Wes Breckenridge plan to be there. The coffee will open with remarks by the legislators addressing events and priorities in the current legislative session.

Their remarks will be followed by a question and dialogue period. Citizens are encouraged to attend and participate.

Archery Range Opens 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday Quarry Springs in Colfax The new indoor archery range opens to the public at Quarry Springs Park. A retrofit of an existing building on the park grounds will create eight shooting lanes with targets at 10, 20 or 30 yards.

To reserve a time call 515-478-6272 or email quarryspringspark@gmail.com. Park staff will not be renting equipment, only the use of the range.

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9 a.m. Saturday Monroe City Hall District 14 Sen. Amy Sinclair and District 28 Rep. Greg Heartsill will host a public legislative forum.

They will be discussing the 2017 session of the Iowa legislature as well as answering constituent questions. Everyone is invited to attend.

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10 a.m. Saturday Jacob Krumm Nature Preserve The Third Annual Frozen Fins Ice Fishing Tournament will feature two person teams competing for the top three places and big fish. Entry into the tournament is $40 and $10 for big fish. Registration the day of the tournament will cost $45. There will be prize drawings for those who do not place in the top three.

Cardinal Lanes, 1300 S. Fifth Ave. E., will host a Law Enforcement Appreciation. The public is invited to attend and a portion of all sales will be donated to the staff and families of the Newton Police Department and to the Jasper County Sheriff Department. Food will be available and door prizes given away. Attendees can also have a thin blue line applied to their back window for $10. Money will be donated as well.

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For more than 20 years, Maher has set the boundaries of where funny, political talk can go on American television.

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AP File Photo Former Texas Rangers and 14-time All-Star catcher Ivan Rodriguez speaks after he was inducted into the Texas Rangers Baseball Hall of Fame. Bagwell was one of three players elected into baseball’s Hall of Fame on Wednesday.

Bagwell, Raines, Ivan Rodriguez elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame NEW YORK (AP) — Jeff Bagwell, Tim Raines and Ivan Rodriguez were elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame on Wednesday, earning the honor as Trevor Hoffman and Vladimir Guerrero fell just short.

Steroids-tainted stars Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were passed over for the fifth straight year by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America. But they received a majority of votes for the first time and could be in position to gain election in coming years.

Bagwell, on the ballot for the seventh time after falling 15 votes short last year, received 381 of 442 votes for 86.2 percent.

Players needed 75 percent, which came to 332 votes this year.

“Anxiety was very, very high,” Bagwell said. “I wrote it on a ball tonight. It was kind of cool.”

In his 10th and final year of eligibility, Raines was on 380 ballots (86 percent). Rodriguez received 336 votes (76 percent) to join Johnny Bench in 1989 as the only catchers elected on the first ballot.

Hoffman was five votes shy and Guerrero 15 short.

Edgar Martinez was next at 58.6 percent, followed by Clemens at 54.1 percent, Bonds at 53.8 percent, Mike Mussina at 51.8 percent, Curt Schilling at 45 percent, Lee Smith at 34.2 percent and Manny Ramirez at 23.8 percent.

Players will be inducted July 30 during ceremonies at Cooperstown along with former Commissioner Bud Selig and retired Kansas City and Atlanta executive John Schuerholz, both elected last month by a veterans committee.

rushing for 162 y a r d s and two touchdowns a n d catching 15 passing Mitchell for 141 yards.

But Mitchell barely played in 2016 as LeShun Daniel Jr. and Akrum Wadley split snaps.

Wadley, also a talented receiver, will be the featured back in 2017.

UNI defeats Loyola in double overtime CEDAR FALLS (AP) — Bennett Koch scored 21 points as Northern Iowa upended Loyola of Chicago 72-69 in double overtime on Wednesday night.

Jeremy Morgan added 17 points for the Panthers (7-11, 2-5 MVC) including a pair of free throws with eight seconds left in regulation that sent the game into the first overtime. Jordan Ashton and Luke McDonnell had 13 points apiece.

A Koch three-point play put the Panthers on top for good, 67-63, with 1:29 remaining in the second overtime period and he sank two more foul shots to stretch it to 70-63 with 30 seconds left.

Northern Iowa trailed by one, 58-57, with 1:09 to play in the first overtime when Ashton went to the line for two, making the first but missing the second, tying the game 58-58 and sending it into double overtime.

No. 2 Baylor women dominate Iowa State AP File Photo Former Houston Astros’ Jeff Bagwell warms up before facing Washington Nationals in the first inning of a spring training baseball game. Bagwell was one of three players elected into the baseball’s Hall of Fame on Wednesday.

Bagwell was a four-time AllStar who spent his entire career with Houston, finishing with a .297 batting average, 401 homers and 1,401 RBIs. Raines, fifth in career stolen bases, was a seven-time All-Star and the 1986 NL batting champion. He spent 13 of 23 big league seasons with the Montreal Expos, who left Canada to become the Washington Nationals for the 2005 season, and joins Andre Dawson and Gary Carter as the only players to enter the Hall representing the Expos.

Raines hit .294 with a .385 onbase percentage, playing during a time when Rickey Henderson was the dominant speedster.

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IOWA CITY (AP) — Iowa running back Derrick Mitchell Jr. is leaving the program and plans to play his final season at another school.

The Hawkeyes announced Wednesday that Mitchell will graduate in May and then transfer with a year of eligibility remaining.

Mitchell began his Iowa career as a wide receiver in 2014 before moving to running back.

Mitchell was a thirddown specialist in 2015,

he athletic split between Collins-Maxwell and Baxter begins after the CMB baseball and softball teams complete their seasons this summer.

Both school districts will play in the Iowa Star Conference in every sport that’s not football. Football is still set up through districts.

Baxter and Collins-Maxwell both petitioned the state to join the eight-player ranks. The Iowa High School Athletic Association granted that request, but both schools will be independents in 2017.

That means administrators at both schools are scrambling to set up a schedule for each program to play.

Both schools will not be eligible for the postseason, too.

According to CMB football coach and Baxter Principal Rob Luther, Baxter has seven games scheduled for 2017, and an eighth game still needing

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This & That Troy Hyde to be approved by the state.

According to Luther, Baxter will play West Central (Maynard), Collins-Maxwell, English Valleys, Lone Tree, WACO (Wayland), Midland (Wyoming), Springville and Easton Valley next season. Luther said Colo-NESCO also has agreed to play the Bolts in Week 0, but that game has not yet been approved by the state.

The goal is still to get to nine games, but the Bolts will play seven or eight if that is what they get scheduled.

I have been asked by some former CMB athletes where some of these schools are located.

The location of the games are not yet known, but here is the breakdown of each opponent.

West Central went 0-9 last year. The school is located in Maynard, which is Northeast of Waterloo about 127 miles away from Baxter.

English Valleys would be one of the shorter road trips for the Bolts if that game is at North English. The school

WACO, Texas (AP) — Nina Davis scored 17 points, Kalani Brown had 16 and second-ranked Baylor won its 16th consecutive game, beating Iowa State, 68-42, Wednesday night in a surprisingly low-scoring contest.

In a game matching the Big 12’s two highest-scoring teams, Baylor (18-1, 7-0 Big 12) was held nearly 25 points below its national-best 92.6 per-game average.

And the Lady Bears still won by 26 as Iowa State was held to a season low after 79 per game before that.

The Lady Bears took control with a 10-1 run in a 95-second span early in the second quarter,

is located 14 miles south of Williamsburg and 81 miles from Baxter. English Valleys also went 0-9 in 2016.

Lone Tree went 8-1 and did not make the playoffs. It is located near Spencer, 204 miles away from Baxter.

WACO is located in Wayland, which is 50 miles south of Iowa City.

The total distance is 138 miles from Baxter. WACO finished 3-6 in 2016.

Midland is almost the same distance from Baxter that Wayland is. It is located near Anamosa, and Midland was 9-3 and an 8-player state semifinalist last year.

Springville, which finished 5-4 last season, is near Marion and is 110 miles away from Baxter.

Easton Valley is the second farthest school from Baxter. If the Bolts were to have to travel there next season, the trip would be 191 miles. Easton Valley is 50 miles north of Davenport.

The bad news is, the road trips could be pretty long next season.

The good news is the state will redraw the districts after next season, and the Bolts will likely get placed in a much better situation when it comes to travel.

The separation of CMB also affects those teams which played in the Raid-

soon after Iowa State had missed shots on three consecutive possessions following Baylor turnovers with a chance to take the lead. Freshman forward Lauren Cox had two baskets in the big spurt.

Cox finished with 12 points and eight rebounds.

Bridget Carleton had 17 points and Jadda Buckley 15 for Iowa State (10-8, 1-6), which shot only 23 percent (13 of 56).

Seanna Johnson, who entered third game third in the Big 12 with 17.5 points a game, went 0-for-7 shooting and was held scoreless while grabbing seven rebounds.

ers’ district last year.

Saydel is one of those teams, and the Eagles have picked up a non-district game against Colfax-Mingo. C-M coach Jeff Lietz said the game was agreed to be played in Week 0 by both parties, but they are still waiting for the state’s approval.

The Tigerhawks and the Eagles have played in an early-season Week 0 scrimmage in recent seasons, so a regular season game in 2017 makes a lot of sense.

The game would be a 10th contest for Colfax-Mingo.

In other football news, the Iowa Football Coaches Association released its annual awards and academic allstate honors recently.

The IFCA named Lynnville-Sully’s Jeff Corbett as one of five winners of the Don Taft Junior High Awards.

Six area athletes were named to the academic all-state team, too.

Those honors went to Collins-Maxwell/Baxter’s Blake Coughenour, Toren Schultheis and Brady Kemp, Lynnville-Sully’s Ryan Hofer and Dylan Roozeboom and Prairie CIty-Monroe’s Ethan Thomas.

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SPORTS CALENDAR Thursday Boys’ Swimming Atlantic, Grinnell at NCMP, 5:30 p.m.

Wrestling Grinnell at Newton, 6:30 p.m.

PCM, Saydel at CMB, 6 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully, Centerville, English Valleys at Colfax-Mingo, 6 p.m.

Basketball PCM at Fairfield, girls 6 :15 p.m., boys 7:45 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo at Grand View Christian, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Friday Basketball Indianola at Newton girls, JV 4:45 p.m., varsity 6:15 p.m., 9th 7:30 p.m.

Indianola at Newton boys, JV 4:45 p.m., 9th 6:15 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

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

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

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

Saturday Bowling Norwalk at Newton, 9 a.m.

Wrestling Newton JV, Lynnville-Sully at Colfax-Mingo Invitational, 9 a.m.

PCM, CMB at HOIC tournament, North Polk, 10 a.m.

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

Monday Basketball Knoxville at Newton 7th girls, 4:30 p.m.

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

Tuesday Basketball Dallas Center-Grimes at Newton girls, JV 4:45 p.m., varsity 6:15 p.m., 9th 7:30 p.m.

Dallas Center-Grimes at Newton boys, JV 4:45 p.m., 9th 6:15 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m.

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

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

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

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

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

Wrestling PCM at Moravia, 6 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully at Chariton quad, 5:30 p.m.

Murray, Federer, Sock advance to third round at Australian Open

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An hour after his win, Andy Murray still hadn’t been able to get any video to see how he twisted his ankle and tumbled to the ground.

There’s a good chance the most-viewed clip by that stage at the Australian Open was of the between-the-legs shot by enigmatic local hope Nick Kyrgios late Wednesday in his surprising loss to Andreas Seppi in the second round.

The third day of the season-opening Grand Slam had gone generally to script until the evening.

Roger Federer’s progress was straight-forward, beating 20-year-old qualifier Noah Rubin 7-5, 6-3, 7-6 (3) to maintain his record of never failing to reach the third round at the 18 Australian Opens he’s contested.

After back-to-back wins over qualifiers, the 17-time Grand Slam champion’s comeback from a six-month injury layoff will increase in the degree of difficulty. Next up, Federer faces 2010 Wimbledon finalist Tomas Berdych, who had a 6-3, 7-6 (6), 6-2 win over Ryan Harrison.

Also looming, potentially, is No. 5 Kei Nishikori, the 2014 U.S. Open finalist.

They’re all in the top-heavy quarter of the draw with the top-ranked Murray, who for a few moments at least was wondering if he’d make it to the third round.

Murray’s shoe caught on the surface and he tumbled to the court at Rod Laver Arena, clutching his right ankle and cringing in pain during the third game of the third set against No. 156-ranked Andrey Rublev.

The five-time Australian Open runner-up continued and won that game, but told himself, loudly, “It’s not good news.” He saw a trainer during the next change of ends, but decided he didn’t need any extra treatment on his already heavily braced joint.

He limped and stretched

Bulldogs stay hot, defeat SIU in OT DES MOINES (AP) — Ore Arogundade shed his defender on a pick and hit a 3-pointer from the wing, tying the game in overtime and Drake went on to defeat Southern Illinois 88-84 Wednesday night.

Arogundade, who scored a career-high 19 points on 6-for-9 shooting with four 3-pointers, stepped up with a trey, a key offensive board and two clutch free throws in the last 12 seconds of reg-

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ulation to force a tie after Drake had lost a 13-point second-half lead. The Bulldogs (6-13, 4-3 Missouri Valley Conference) have won three of their last four.

Reed Timmer led Drake with 20 points, De’Antae McMurray 18.

Arogundade has scored 13 or more in six of the last seven games.

Mike Rodriguez had 24 points to lead the Salukis (11-9, 4-3).

Hall of Fame Continued from Page 1B Rodriguez, a 14-time All-Star who hit .296 with 311 homers and 1,332 RBIs, was never disciplined for PEDs but former Texas teammate Jose Canseco alleged in a 2005 book that he injected the catcher with steroids.

Asked whether he was on the list of players who allegedly tested positive for steroids during baseball’s 2003 survey, Rodriguez said in 2009: “Only God knows.”

Bonds, a seven-time MVP who holds the season and career home run records, received 36.2 percent in his initial appearance, in 2013, and jumped from 44.3 percent last year. Clemens, a seven-time Cy Young Award winner, rose from 45.2 percent last year.

A 12-time All-Star on the ballot for the first time, Ramirez was twice suspended for violating baseball’s drug agreement. He helped the Boston Red Sox win World Series titles in 2004 and ‘07, the first for the franchise since 1918, and hit .312 with 555 home runs and 1,831 RBIs in 19 big league seasons.

Several notable players will join them in the competition for votes in upcoming years: Chipper Jones and Jim Thome in 2018, Mariano Rivera and Roy Halladay in 2019, and Derek Jeter in 2020.

Lee Smith, who had 478 saves, got 34 percent in his final time on the ballot. Jorge Posada, Tim Wakefield and Magglio Ordonez were among the players who got under 5 percent and fell off future ballots.

AP Photo United States’ Jack Sock has won his first two matches of the 2017 Australian Open in Melbourne, Australia. He defeated Russia’s Karen Khachanov Wednesday in a second round-match. Sock is from Kansas City, Kan., and went 80-0 in his high school career at Blue Valley North High School in Overland Park, Kan., winning our consecutive Kansas high school state championships. Sockt won two medals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

for a while, but went on to win 6-3, 6-0, 6-2.

“I was moving OK toward the end,” he said, “so that’s positive.”

Speaking at a midnight news conference, Murray mentioned that his ankle had throbbed during the match and he hadn’t been able to see the replay to determine the cause.

“It just a little bit stiff just now,” he said, but “I don’t think I’ve done too much damage.”

It was Murray’s 178th win in a Grand Slam match, joining Stefan Edberg in a tie for eighth on the list of match winners in the Open era.

Murray next faces No. 31 Sam Querrey, who had 7-6 (5), 6-0, 6-1 win over 17-year-old wildcard entry Alex De Minaur.

U.S. Open champion Stan Wawrinka, who won his first major title in Melbourne in 2014, advanced 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 over Steve Johnson and will

next play No. 29 Viktor Troicki in the lower quarter of the draw’s top half.

That part of the draw is now missing No. 7 Marin Cilic and the 14th-seeded Kyrgios, who were beaten in night matches.

Cilic, the 2014 U.S. Open champion, lost in four sets to Daniel Evans. Seppi, ranked 89th, rallied from two sets down and saved a match point to beat Kyrgios 1-6, 6-7 (1), 6-4, 6-2, 10-8 in a seesawing match that featured that oddly-time ‘tweener.

Seppi was serving for the match when Kyrgios, already one of the most analyzed athletes in Australia, changed the pace of a rally with the highrisk shot that will spark further debate about his attitude toward the game.

He won the point, and that game, but 32-year-old Seppi kept his cool and won the

match, closing with an ace.

“Yeah, it’s obviously disappointing,” said Kyrgios, returning from a suspension over his performance in Shanghai last year.

“But it was ultimately a pretty fun match. He’s a great guy and he deserved it, so ... I’m not going to beat myself up about it.”

No. 19 John Isner, the highest-seeded American in the men’s draw, lost to Mischa Zverev 6-7 (4), 6-7 (4), 6-4, 7-6 (7), 9-7. But wins by No. 23 Jack Sock and Querrey ended the day on a more positive note for the Americans.

“I always have little landmark goals, I guess, and obviously top 20 was to get there, but my goals and aspirations are higher than that,” Sock said. “Big goal for this year was to win more singles titles and I’ve got one already, so (I’m) trying to put one foot in front of the other.”

Sock has long had one of the most fearsome forehands in the game — on par with Rafael Nadal and Juan Martin del Potro — but he spent the off-season improving his conditioning and now believes he’s in the best shape of his career, as well.

“Confidence is high right now,” Sock said. “I put in a great November and December of work and I think it’s paying off.”

Defending champion Angelique Kerber celebrated her 29th birthday with a 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-2 second-round win over Carina Witthoeft.

The crowd sang “Happy Birthday,” but Kerber wasn’t entirely in tune on the court.

The No. 1-ranked German angrily swiped her racket in the second set in a burst of frustration that momentarily threw her off her game.

Also, French Open champion Garbine Muguruza beat Samantha Crawford 7-5, 6-4 in a night match, while Venus Williams had a 6-3, 6-2 win over Stefanie Voegele and later withdrew from the doubles — she was scheduled to partner her sister, Serena.

MUSTANG LANES Friday Night Travelers Here 4 the Buzz 3, Steve’s Angels 1 Here 4 the Buzz — 2,639: Shylah Annis 380, Kimberlin Nash 262, Beaner Urias 486, Greg Corwin 509. Steve’s Angels — 2,589: Kim Belloma 440, Rob Bestell 516, Rhonda Thomasson 453, Steve Belloma 563.

Night Riders 3, I-80 Subway 1

Night Riders — 2,772: Annette VanWyk 360, Mike Wanders 458, Robby Wolfe 576, Chris Wolfe 475. I-80 Subway — 2,644: Brenda Lamb 504, Lisa ross 559, Dan Jenkins 555, Deb Irving 282.

3 Balls and a Split 2, DILLIGAF 2 3 Balls and a Split — 2,710: Ryan Myers 486, Chad Hofer 468, Doug Ewing 647, Ken VanWyk 269. DILLIGAF — 2,675: Missy Smith 322, Mike

Smith 466, Anthony Dittmar 510, Mike Vickroy 522.

Off Constantly 2 1/2, Sandbaggers 1 1/2 Off Constantly — 2,627: Jimmy Barnard 285, Jacob Hunt 348, Kevin Ross 384, Mark Ross 560. Sandbaggers — 2,600: Barb Shepard 404, Shawn McKinney 363, Tyler Annis 494, Jamey Annis 436.

CARDINAL LANES BOWLING LEAGUES Wednesday Morning Coffee Backus Plumbing 6, Cardinal Cab 2 Backus Plumbing — 2,298: Betty Whitson 371, Connie Frahm 314, Jean Daniels 463, Darlene Koppin 337. Cardinal Cab — 2,170: Jan Albertson 336, Tresa Miller 280, Crystal Peters 421, Cathy Peters 395.

Half Nuts 8, Newton Daily News 0 Half Nuts — 2,221: Mady McKim 389, Erika Frahm 387, Cindy Pollard 328, Julie Ruple 364.

Newton Daily News — 2,036: Connie Lakin 340, Louise Vink 334, Connie DeGreef 378, Leila Marconi 357.

Pennys Peeps 6, Mustang Fillies 2 Pennys Peeps — 2,211: Charlotte Ross 483, Gerry Graham 336, Pat Ward 351, Brenda Morris 450. Mustang Fillies — 2,120: Betty Karr 400, Grammy Ballard 305, Ashley Barr 296, Sheryl Ferguson 351.

JTE Trucking 8, Medicine Shoppe 0 JTE Trucking — 2,159: Melody Hofer 329, Erin Good 362, Doris Byal 338, Marcia Nichols 320.

Medicine Shoppe — 2,095: Rhonda Thomasson 463, Lucy Ponsetto 358, Steph McCumber 360, Diane Agan 326.

Thursday Night Splitters TPI 2, Gas House Gang 2 TPI — 2,534: Derek Wickliff 483, Sabrina Halferty 421, Kathy Stewart 447, Mike Miranda 478.

Gas House Gang — 2,506: Rick Pittman 461, Keith Kirchner 388, Jack Trotter 452, Spence Spidle 533.

Ross Masonary 3, Cardinal Lanes 1 Ross Masonary — 2,586: Tony Budinich 547, Scott Huffaker 385, Paul Ross 422, Butch Townsend 461. Cardinal Lanes — 2,568: Samantha Kingery 426, Jason Munson 453, Brian McKinney 516.

FNNB Bank 3, Rialto Barber Shop 1 FNNB Bank — 2,528: Vicki Wright 384, Adam Leber 387, Rob Kahn 424, Susan Maasdam 436.

Rialto Barber Shop — 2,510: Paul Twaddle 378, Brett Auffert 458, Robert Hughes 475, Gene Mikkelson 485.

Pheasants 4 Ever 3, Cardinal Cab 1 Pheasants 4 Ever — 2,688: Jason Mikkelson 632, Barbra Majerus 466, Michael Sims 522. Cardinal Cab — 2,601: Nathan Gifford 454, Craig Keith 507, Dustin Kingery 611, Duke Albertson 564.

Cardinal Trophies & Awards 3, Lucky Strikers 1 Cardinal Trophies & Awards — 2,698: Sheila Swarts 402, Bev Kirchner 311, Christie Hughes 471, Bonnie Geerlings 539, Troy Tabor 462.

Lucky Strikers — 2,498: Evan Koons 277, Shelly Koons 383, Janel Koon 418, Amber Gardner 304.

Sunday Night Mixed Skalawags 2, KFC/Taco Bell 2 Skalawags — 2,551: Jim McMahjon 304, Jill McMahon 392, Nikki Cooper 351, Dennis Cooper 451. KFC/Taco Bell — 2,506: Christie Hughes 477, Teri Burkett 393, Danielle Lester 309, Robert Hughes 439.

A’s & B’s 4, Shomo-Madsen-Woythaler 0 A’s & B’s — 2,736: Brandon Taylor 439, Amber Taylor 423, Ben Miller 495, Andrea Price 422.

Shomo-Madsen-Woythaler — 2,420: Amber Tabor 372, James Hawxby 343, Brian Stevens 390, Troy Tabor 424.

T’s in Motion 3, ROTFLMAO 1 T’s in Motion — 2,577: Terry Cooper 523, Jennifer Beck 356, Tony Budinich 456, Richard White 411. ROTFLMAO — 2,494: Dale James 500, Mic James 465, Tonna Karr 303, Michael Karr 491.

Newton Daily News 3, Kill Kill Kill 1 Newton Daily News — 2,485: Jan Albertson 377, Edwin Lawrence 306, Don Reid 325, Kevin Morarie 259. Kill Kill Kill — 2,451: Kelly Lester 284, Bonnie Geerlings 497, Butch Lester 436, Brenda Penning 331.

Pin Heads 3, Cardinal Cab 1 Pin Heads — 2,689: Gene Koder 381, Pamela Joseph 426, Penny Lappe 436, Patricia Van Drunen 474. Cardinal Cab — 2,664: Crystal Peters 509, Robert Miller 472, Tresa Miller 265, Cathy Peters 410.

Steppin Out Dance 4, The Technicians 0 Stepin Out Dance — 2,555: Trudy Delk 391, Amy Delk 430, Jason Burns 348, Kevin Delk 495. The Techinicians — 2,469: Tammy DeDook 338, Doni Kim 442, Kirk Baker 383, Jeremy Clingerman 361.

Youth Leagues Wednesday All Stars 2 Team 2 3, Team 3 1 Team 2 — 1,264: Jessica Johnson 300, Taylor Johnson 350. Team 3 — 1,161: Austin Kennedy 284, Logan Bown 294.

Team 4 2, Bowling Broncos 2 Team 4 — 1,256: Levi Gregory 191, Jade Oswalt 282. Bowling Broncos — 1,245: Gage Longacre 219, Carson Slusser 218.

Shiny Pikachu 3, Team 5 1 Shiny Pikachu — 1,257: Chris Levesque 223, Sebastian King 302. Team 5 — 1,233: Peyton Pline 68.

Team 7 4, Bye 0 Team 7 — 1,204: Parker Kennedy 128, Hunter Kennedy 329.

Saturday All Stars 2 Just Us Guys 3, JML 1 Just Us Guys — 1,846: Owen Muhs 279, Ethan Padgett 231, Tyler Padgett 299. JML — 1,812: Jada Yoakum 268, Marissa Daughtrey 263, Lexie Binegar 258.

Strikers 3, Squeakers 1 Strikers — 1,859: Thomas Yoakum 256, Becca Seien 173, Lane Sliger 239. Squeakers — 1,790: Jaelyn Karr 211, Rebekah Weither 319, Bailey Hansen 317.

Saturday Cardinal Club 2 Team 1 3, Team 2 1 Team 1 — 1,998: Joe Malsom 397, Sam Supino 523, Michael Hodnett 469. Team 2 — 1,949: Alex Frymoyer 426, Nate Keith 502, Evan Benac 320.

Team 4 4, Team 3 0 Team 4 — 1,974: Kaytie Hughes 365, Shaiden Simmons 526. Team 3 — 1,811: Sarah Malsom 277, Abby Price 440, Bekah Vassau 376.

Team 5 4, Team 6 0 Team 5 — 1,921: Devon Hobbs 340, Austin Johansen 503. Team 6 — 1,839: Taylynn Sliger 267, Jenna Miller 274.

Team 8 4, Team 7 0 Team 8 — 1,870: Reece Thurmond 426, Tayler Hernandez 333, Cutter Benac 412. Team 7 — 1,209: Thomas Hodnett 325, Ben Zeien 321.

Sunday All Stars 2 Bowling Strikes 3, Strikin Bowlers 0 Bowling Strikes — 880: Jacob Sweeney 148, Justice Birkenholtz 176. Strikin Bowlers — 807: Gabbie Humphrey 103, Jarret Sweeney 164.

Sunday Bumper 2 McCumber Girls — 364: Savhannah McCumber 89, Lily McCumber 94.

Cardinal Strikers — 332: Leah Frymoyer 70, Jayden Henning 77.

IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY DITECH FINANCIAL LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

ESTATE OF DELORIS R. JENSEN; SPOUSE OF DELORIS R. JENSEN; FIDELITY NATIOANL TITLE INS. CO., AND THE BENEFICIARY, T.A.R. PREFERRED MORTGAGE CORPORATION; STATE OF IOWA-DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AND ALL PERSONS KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST AND ALL OF THEIR HEIRS, SPOUSES, ASSIGNS, GRANTEES, LEGATEES, DEVISEES AND ALL BENEFICIARIES OF EACH AND ALL OF THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS AND PARTIES IN POSSESSION, Defendants.

EQUITY NO. EQCV120227 ORIGINAL NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION To the above-named Defendants: Estate of Deloris R. Jensen; All known and unknown claimants and all persons known and unknown claiming any right, title or interest and all of their heirs, spouses, assigns, grantees, legatees, Devisees and all beneficiaries of each and all of the abovenamed defendants You are notified there was on November 10, 2016 filed in the Office of the Clerk of the abovenamed Court a Foreclosure Petition, which prays for foreclosure of a mortgage in favor of the Plaintiff on the property described herein and judgment in rem in the amount of $78,660.39 plus interest at the rate of 5.125% per annum from January 1, 2016, such amount equaling $11.04 per day, the costs of the action including title costs of $225.00, and reasonable attorney fees and that said sums be declared a lien upon the following-described premises from August 8, 2013, located in Jasper County, Iowa, to-wit: Lot 7 in Block 2 of Lamb & Kennedy's Addition to the Town, now City of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, except the East 66 feet thereof as appears in Plat Book "B" at Page 299 in the Office of the Recorder of said County. that the mortgage on the abovedescribed real estate be foreclosed, that a special execution issue for the sale of as much of the mortgaged premises as is necessary to satisfy the judgment and for other relief as the Court may deem just and equitable. The attorney for the Plaintiff is Matthew E. Laughlin, whose address is The Davis Brown Tower, 215 10th Street, Suite 1300, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-3993, Phone: (515) 2882500, Facsimile: (515) 243-0654.

NOTICE THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTED FORECLOSURE WITHOUT REDEMPTION. THIS MEANS THAT THE SALE OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY WILL OCCUR PROMPTLY AFTER ENTRY OF JUDGMENT UNLESS YOU FILE WITH THE COURT A WRITTEN DEMAND TO DELAY THE SALE. IF YOU FILE A WRITTEN DEMAND, THE SALE WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL SIX MONTHS FROM ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS YOUR RESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING OR UNTIL TWO MONTHS FROM ENTRY OF JUDGMENT IF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS NOT YOUR RESIDENCE OR IS YOUR RESIDENCE BUT NOT A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING. YOU WILL HAVE NO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION AFTER THE SALE. THE PURCHASER AT THE SALE WILL BE ENTITLED TO IMMEDIATE POSSESSION OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY. YOU MAY PURCHASE AT THE SALE. You must serve a motion or answer on or before the 8th day of February, 2017, and within a reasonable time thereafter, file your motion or answer, in the Iowa District Court for Jasper County, Iowa. You are notified that Jasper County District Court utilizes the Electronic Document Management System. You are directed to the Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16 for general rules and information on electronic filing and, in particular, Division VI regarding the protection of personal information in court filings. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.

If you need assistance to participate in court due to a disability, call the disability coordinator at 515-286-3394.

Persons who are hearing or speech impaired may call Relay Iowa TTY (1-800-7352942.) Disability coordinators cannot provide legal advice.

IMPORTANT YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS. January 19, 2017 Date of Third Publication January 5, 12 and 19 January 3, 2017 The swearing in ceremony for the newly elected Officials was held.

Vice Chairman, Joe Brock, administered the Oath of Office to Auditor, Dennis Parrott. Auditor, Dennis Parrott, administered the Oath of Office to Doug Couples, Supervisor and John Halferty, Sheriff.

Tuesday, January 3, 2017 the Jasper County Board of Supervisors met in regular session at 9:30 a.m. with Supervisors Cupples, Carpenter, & Brock present and accounted for; Brock presiding.

Motion by Carpenter, seconded

by Cupples to nominate Joe Brock to be the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for 2017.

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

by Brock to nominate Denny Carpenter to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for 2017.

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

by Cupples to adopt Resolution 17-1 to establish Board of Supervisors meetings for the first four Tuesdays of each month at 9:30 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors Room of the Jasper County Courthouse.

YEA: BROCK, CUPPLES, CARPENTER

Jasper County Board of Supervisors met in regular session at 9:30 a.m. with Supervisors Cupples, Carpenter, & Brock present and accounted for; Brock presiding.

Motion by Carpenter, seconded

by Cupples to nominate Joe Brock to be the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for 2017.

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

by Brock to nominate Denny Carpenter to be Vice Chairman of the Board of Supervisors for 2017.

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

by Cupples to adopt Resolution 17-1 to establish Board of Supervisors meetings for the first four Tuesdays of each month at 9:30 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors Room of the Jasper County Courthouse.

YEA: BROCK, CUPPLES, CARPENTER A complete copy of the resolution is on file in the Office of the Jasper County Auditor.

Motion by Carpenter, seconded

by Cupples to designate the Newton Daily News, Jasper County Tribune and Hometown Press as the three official newspapers for 2017.

YEA: CUPPLES, CARPENTER, BROCK Engineer Russ Stutt asked the Board to approve a Federal Aid Agreement for a paving project on F36.

Motion by Carpenter, seconded

by Cupples to approve the Iowa Department of Transportation Federal-aid Agreement between Jasper County and the Iowa Department of Transportation to do Project STP-S-C050 (114) 5E - 50, a PCC Paving Overlay project on F36 in Jasper County, Iowa.

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

by Cupples to approve Board of Supervisors minutes for 12/27/2016.

YEA: CUPPLES, CARPENTER, BROCK Motion by Brock, seconded by Cupples to appoint Carol Kramer to the Jasper County Conservation Board, term to expire December 31, 2022.

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

by Brock to adjourn the Tuesday, January 3, 2017 meeting of the Jasper County Board of Supervisors.

YEA: CUPPLES, CARPENTER, BROCK Dennis K. Parrott, Auditor Joe Brock, Chairman January 19 December 27, 2016 Tuesday, December 27, 2016 the Jasper County Board of Supervisors met in regular session at 9:30 a.m. with Supervisors Carpenter, Brock & Stevenson present and accounted for; Chairman Stevenson presiding.

Assistant County Engineer, Pam Olson, presented to the Board quotes for two new four wheel drive, extended cab, eight ft. box pickups.

Noble Ford..........................(Ford) $28,670.42 X2 .........$57,340.84 Noble Ford.......................(Chevy) $29,800.00 X2..........$59,600.00 Bob Brown Chevrolet $29,297.00 X2..........$58,594.00 Steve Link Ford $30,850.00 X2..........$61,700.00 Motion by Brock, seconded by Carpenter to approve the purchase of two new Ford pickups from Noble Ford for a total price of $57,340.84.

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

by Brock to approve a liquor license for Westwood Municipal Golf Course for 2017.

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

by Brock to approve a liquor license for Exit 173, Inc. (Kellduff 5 & 10) for 2017.

YEA: BROCK, CARPENTER, STEVENSON Motion by Brock, seconded by Carpenter to approve Board of Supervisors minutes for 12/20/2016.

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

Motion by Carpenter, seconded

by Brock to adjourn the Tuesday, December 27, 2016 meeting of the Jasper County Board of Supervisors.

YEA: BROCK, CARPENTER, STEVENSON Dennis K. Parrott, Auditor Denny Stevenson, Chairman January 19 Jasper County Payments 12/27/16 Advanced Correctional Medical..............................378.31 Ahlers & Cooney PC Services..............................75.00 Alliant Energy-IP&L Utilities............................6,979.24 Amerigas Utilities...............................413.62 Ames CC Fees....................................15.00 Anderson Erickson Food..................................702.75 Arrow Pest Control Services............................305.00 Barney's Inc Services............................338.00 Bituminous Materials & Supply Supplies.........................1,899.65 Black Hills Energy Utilities...............................674.56 Brouwer, Dan Shelter...............................200.00 Bruening Rock Products Inc Rock...............................1,115.62 Campbell Supply Co Supplies............................345.33 Cantu, Katie L Reimbursement.................105.00 Capital City Equipment Company Supplies............................199.83 Capital Sanitary Supply Co Inc Supplies............................724.27 CBM Food Service Food...............................4,400.72 Central Iowa Fasteners Supplies............................455.99 Central Iowa Housing Assn Shelter...............................200.00 Central Iowa Water Association Utilities...............................611.90 CenturyLink Utilities...............................672.52 Certified Laboratories Supplies............................989.45 Chemsearch Supplies............................190.14 City of Baxter Utilities.................................23.82 City of Kellogg Utilities.................................37.75 City of Newton Landfill Trash............................16,764.88 City of Newton-Public Works Sewer................................291.55 Colfax Community Senior Shelter...............................200.00 Comfort Systems USA Services.........................1,029.16 Cooling, Dennis R Reimbursement.................105.00 Cott Systems Inc Services.........................1,445.00 De Jong, Tracy Reimbursement.................125.82 Deegan, John M Reimbursement.................136.62 Des Moines Jim Hawk Supplies............................157.12 Diamond Oil Company Diesel...........................24,947.97 Dodd's Trash Hauling Trash...................................70.30 Dunsbergen, Kent Wayne Reimbursement.................105.00 Eastern Iowa Tire Tires..................................727.46 Fareway Stores Inc Food..................................120.96 Farrell Properties Shelter...............................200.00 Farver True Value Supplies............................316.00 Ferguson, Jean Reimbursement...................88.86

Shelter...............................200.00 Comfort Systems USA Services.........................1,029.16 Cooling, Dennis R Reimbursement.................105.00 Cott Systems Inc Services.........................1,445.00 De Jong, Tracy Reimbursement.................125.82 Deegan, John M Reimbursement.................136.62 Des Moines Jim Hawk Supplies............................157.12 Diamond Oil Company Diesel...........................24,947.97 Dodd's Trash Hauling Trash...................................70.30 Dunsbergen, Kent Wayne Reimbursement.................105.00 Eastern Iowa Tire Tires..................................727.46 Fareway Stores Inc Food..................................120.96 Farrell Properties Shelter...............................200.00 Farver True Value Supplies............................316.00 Ferguson, Jean Reimbursement...................88.86 Floor Store Inc, The Supplies.........................1,860.14 Food Bank of Iowa Food..................................196.48 Forbes Office Solutions Supplies............................800.37 Four Oaks Family & Children Shelter............................1,959.30 Four Seasons Maintenance Services.........................2,498.56 Funding Solutions, Inc Services............................250.00 Garcia Clinical Laboratory Medical................................56.50 Gateway Center Associates Conference........................433.44 Gatr Truck Center Supplies............................481.10 Govtech Services Services............................250.00 Graham Tire DM Commercial Supplies.........................5,610.30 Graham, Rob Reimbursement.................105.00 Gralnek-Dunitz Company Inc Supplies............................171.04 Grinnell Implement Store Inc Supplies..............................59.35 Grinnell Safe & Lock Co Inc Services............................316.00 Hammer Medical Supply Supplies..............................76.50 Hawkeye Legal Services Services..............................20.00 HD Supply Supplies............................751.78 Health Enterprises Services.........................1,984.00 Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Services.........................2,732.08 Henderson Products Inc Supplies.........................1,109.03 Hickenbottom Inc Supplies............................295.93 Hometown Press Services..............................34.00 Hoover, Mike Mileage................................49.57 Housby Mack Inc Parts..................................750.51 Hy-Vee Inc Food..................................407.53 IAAO Membership........................80.00 IMWCA Fees.............................13,992.00 Independent Salt Co Salt.................................6,058.00 Iowa Certified Assessors, Institute Of Dues....................................50.00 Iowa Dare Association Memberships.....................150.00 Iowa Emergency Management Assn Memberships.....................200.00 Iowa Prison Industries Supplies............................512.82 ISAC Education..........................175.00 Jacobs Electric Motor Supplies............................404.61 Jasper Co Animal Rescue League Fees...............................3,788.24 Jasper Co Engineer Fuel................................4,338.86 Jasper Co Sheriff Services............................180.56 Jasper Conservation Connection Reimbursement.................220.00 Jim's Johns Inc Services............................175.00 Kabel Business Services Fees..................................200.00 Kellogg Lawn & Snow Inc Maintenance......................100.00 Key Cooperative Supplies............................354.00 Kielly, David G Mileage..............................166.32 Lanphier Excavating LLC Services.......................19,111.01 Lawson Products Inc Supplies............................212.20 Lube-Tech & Partners, LLC Supplies.........................2,292.84 Luetters, Kevin W Reimbursement...................23.19 Magic Corporation Maintenance........................38.19 Mail Services LLC Postage..........................1,278.90 Martin Marietta Materials Rock.............................23,787.09 Medicine Shoppe, The Medical...........................1,039.50 MG Laundry Corp Laundry.............................125.33 MidAmerican Energy Co Utilities...............................502.57 Morpho Trak Inc Software.........................2,736.00 MSG Newton Properties LLC Shelter...............................200.00 Napa Auto Parts Supplies............................960.12 New Century FS Inc Lp...................................5,716.25 News Printing Company Services............................431.27 Newton Office Supply Co Supplies.........................1,038.92 Newton Waterworks Utilities...............................286.00 Nicholson, Scott W Reimbrusement...................75.00 Office Depot Supplies............................138.83 Oldsen, Greg Reimbursement.................105.00 On Point Strategies Services.........................5,205.20 O'Reilly Automotive Stores Inc Supplies............................391.14 Parsons, Jeff Shelter...............................400.00 Partner Communications Coop Utilities.................................98.50 Phelps II, Richard E H Reimbursement.................186.00 Pitney Bowes Global Financial Postage.............................135.84 Polk County Treasurer Food..................................785.00 Polk County Treasurer Fees..................................335.60 Ponder, William M Mileage..............................196.31 Powerplan Supplies.........................1,248.27 Poweshiek County Sheriff Services............................135.04 Private Housing Company, Inc Shelter...............................200.00 Public Engines Software.........................1,599.00 Ratliff, Ann Reimbursement.................170.99 Ratliff, Jerry D Reimbursement.................105.00 Reinhart Foodservice Food...............................4,614.49 Roberts, Jordan Services............................100.00 Ruan Neurology Clinic Services............................162.50 Sadler Power Train Truck Parts Supplies............................972.95 Scarnati, Peter Mileage..............................118.26 Secretary of State Fees....................................30.00 Smith's Quality Rental Supplies..............................82.64 Society of Land Surveyors Conference........................270.00 Spahn & Rose Lumber Co Supplies..............................48.99 Sparks, Michael Reimbursement...................16.00 State Steel of Des Moines Supplies.........................1,251.78 Steenhoek, Brenda Reimbursement...................99.00 Steffensmeier Surveying Conference..........................25.00 Sundance Apartments-Newton Shelter...............................200.00 Superior Welding Supply Supplies............................160.00 Tompkins Industries Inc Supplies............................299.36 Townsend Crane Service LLC Services.........................1,000.00 Uline Equipment.........................513.98

Sadler Power Train Truck Parts Supplies............................972.95 Scarnati, Peter Mileage..............................118.26 Secretary of State Fees....................................30.00 Smith's Quality Rental Supplies..............................82.64 Society of Land Surveyors Conference........................270.00 Spahn & Rose Lumber Co Supplies..............................48.99 Sparks, Michael Reimbursement...................16.00 State Steel of Des Moines Supplies.........................1,251.78 Steenhoek, Brenda Reimbursement...................99.00 Steffensmeier Surveying Conference..........................25.00 Sundance Apartments-Newton Shelter...............................200.00 Superior Welding Supply Supplies............................160.00 Tompkins Industries Inc Supplies............................299.36 Townsend Crane Service LLC Services.........................1,000.00 Uline Equipment.........................513.98 Unifirst Corporation Services............................199.25 US Cellular Utilities............................1,248.45 Valley Environmental Supplies..............................77.40 VanderHaag's Inc Supplies............................100.00 VanWaardhuizen, Scott R Supplies..............................37.00 VanZante, Keri Lyn Reimbursement.................105.00 Verizon Wireless Utilities...............................211.32 Wallace Family Funeral Services.........................3,200.00 Walldog Public Art, Inc Services.........................1,944.50 West Publishing Corporation Fees..................................899.38 Windstream Utilities............................2,907.88 WP Barber Lumber Co Inc Supplies............................788.45 Zuidema, Kelley Reimbursement.................520.22 Grand Total................216,782.99 January 19 PUBLIC AUCTION A to Z Mini Storage will conduct a public auction of unclaimed storage items on Friday, January 20, 2017. The storage units will be auction through online auction service called storagetreasures.com (WWW.StorageTreasures.com).

This Sale is conducted pursuant to the Iowa “Self-Service Storage Facility Lien” Chapter 578A of the Iowa Code.

These units are located at 1611 N 19th Avenue E, Newton, Iowa.

The following units will be sold in their entirety, meaning that all items contained in the storage space will be sold to one bidder for cash only.

Miscellaneous household items, fishing and hunting items stored by occupant, Larry Etter in Unit 403 Miscellaneous household items stored by occupant, Cassie Mickle-Mertz in Unit 203 Miscellaneous household items and tools stored by occupant, Phil Montean in Unit 706 Miscellaneous household items stored by occupant, Joseph Flake in Unit 123 and 717 Miscellaneous household items stored by occupant, Elizabeth Simmon in Unit 221 Miscellaneous household items stored by occupant, Brian Walls in Unit 001 The above-named occupants may pay the amount necessary to satisfy their lien, and reasonable expenses, and redeem their personal property prior to the time and date of the sale. Announcements made the day of sale take precedence over information contained in this sale bill.

All items purchased auction day are “as is, where is”. We do not warranty or guarantee any item.

ALL items purchased must be removed from the premises within two hours on the date of the sale at the buyer's expense.

A deposit of $100 cash per unit will be required from the successful bidder which will be refunded if all items have been removed and properly disposed of from the unit.

In the event that the items in a unit are not sold, these items will be thrown away or taken to a not for profit organization.

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Employer will provide necessary tools supplies & equipment at no cost to worker. Will provide housing for workers who cannot return to their permanent residence at the end of the workday and reimburse the worker for transportation costs & sustenance to work site when worker completes 50% of the work period report to or send resume to Iowa Workforce Development, 430 E. Grand Ave., Des Moines, IO 50319 or apply for the job opportunity at the nearest office of the State Workforce Agency in the State in which the advertisement appeared using job order #5909971 WANTED

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

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Front tires brand new, good dependable car. $2,500 firm. 641-840-0153 2011 FORD Ranger, 24k miles, extended cab, 2WD. Call for more information.

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FOOD PRODUCTION JOBS Purfoods LLC is a fast growing, Iowa-based food production company. Known by our brand, Mom’s Meals, we produce freshpackaged, nutritious, home-delivered meals nationwide. We help seniors, disabled, and others stay independent. To support our growth we’ve been making important changes to our culture and are hiring for several positions on 2nd shift. So, if you haven’t considered us before check us out.

Jobs include: Prep Cooks, Kettle Tenders, Blast Chill, Plating & Packaging, and Warehouse Runners. Additionally, we have a 3rd opening in Sanitation.

A great team environment with a commitment to diversity we offer benefits, 401K, free lunch and more. Most jobs earn between $11 and $14 an hour to start. Offers are contingent on passing a drug screen and background check.

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We offer the following benefits to our full-time employees: • On the job training • Competitive wages, increasing with experience • 2nd and 3rd Shift premium pay • 401K Retirement Plan with company match • 8 paid holidays • Paid Time Off (PTO) Plan • Health, life, dental, and vision insurance • Safe & clean environment • Stable employment In order to ensure a safe working environment, a pre-employment drug screen is required. If you are interested in joining the JELD-WEN Window Division/Grinnell production team, apply in person between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday at our Grinnell location at 911 Industrial Avenue.

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Preventative Maintenance Technician JELD-WEN Window Division in Grinnell has a 3rd shift (10:30 PM – 7:00 AM) Prev. Maint.Tech opening.

Primary responsibilities include performing and recording preventative maintenance on equipment and maintaining precise adj. on calibrated systems. Must be able to perform general repairs on equipment as needed and make general electrical, plumbing, and structural repairs.

Prior maintenance experience and OSHA safety knowledge is required. Experience working in a mfg. environment is preferred. Wages are commensurate with experience and must be able to work O.T.

If you are interested in joining the JELD-WEN Window Division/Grinnell production team, apply in person between 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday at our Grinnell location at 911 Industrial Avenue.

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Applicants for this position must be a qualified veteran as specified under Iowa Code, Chapter 35 and willing to reside in Jasper County. National Certification in veteran services is preferred.

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If you are looking for a better opportunity or to do something different MARSHALLTOWN may be the right choice for you. We are a rock solid company with the stability of over 125 years of experience but with a modern progressive attitude. We are a manufacturer of innovative tools used by Professionals and Homeowners throughout the world. ~Formerly known as Marshalltown Trowel~ 104 S 8th Avenue, Marshalltown, IA

Nurse Force has immediate openings for FT and PT with private duty pediatric home care case in Newton. Shifts are 10 hours a day.

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TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Jan. 19). You alight upon social secrets, charismatic habits and ultimately ways of bringing out the cleverness in others; they celebrate you time and again for it. February and October both bring a surprise gift and money, too. Professional advancement will come in April.

The travel in August will be out of character in a very fun way. Cancer and Virgo adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 47, 10, 33, 15 and 6.

Here’s what good listeners don’t do. They don’t wait to hear the right thing, i.e., the thing that they have a snappy comeback for. Instead they ask questions and pay close atten-

tion to whatever comes back, because that’s how to forward the conversation in an honest way. Good listening will help us gracefully through the solar transit into Aquarius.

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

Start with the most crucial thing. If you don’t, there may not be time. You’ll get to the end of these 1,440 minutes in a day and be disappointed, having missed the whole point.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

You construct an expectation, and when the expectation proves to be way off, there’s nothing left to do but laugh -- at least, that’s your response.

(Being light of heart and heavy of intellect helps make it so!)

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

What was derailed is now popped back on track, thanks in part to your “popping” abilities. Force usually isn’t the way. It tends to be more of a wiggle and snap that puts the pieces back in line.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

Given the multitude of ideas you generate, of course there’s not enough time to act on all of them. But with your knack for sensing the best one and focusing there, this day will be an enormously productive one.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). It’s definitely a work in progress, but every day, in hundreds of

different ways, you’re acting out the person you want to be. It’s not perfect. You may be starting to want something different for yourself, and that’s OK, too. Acceptance is the path.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

You have seen the truth without really noticing it. And the truth, not wanting to intrude on you, let you go on, knowing you’d someday come back to it and be liberated by it in some small way. The day has come.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The one you are so fascinated with represents a whole new world to you. You’ll breathe the air in that world as you interact with this person and get a sense of what a more extensive visit might be like.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

No person who carries his worries with him is really on break. The only vacation from worry is to resolve it one way or another. You can rid yourself of a significant one inside of an hour.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The reason you are able to touch the hearts of others is because you are very much in touch with your own heart and know what makes it puff up with joy and swell with empathy.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). You’ve gotten used to some pretty unusual situations because the oddities evolved so gradually that you couldn’t even see them as anything other than ordinary life.

Friends will provide an alter-

nate perspective.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). If you want time to go by fast, fall into the routine. If you want it to go by slowly, novelty is the ticket. Bounce between the two for optimum pacing and a humming good mood.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

You know what you want it to look like, and from there you’ll extrapolate all that needs to happen. The order it needs to happen in -- now, that’s the tricky part. Luckily, your organizational skills will be amplified all day.

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Does NFL have head-coach hiring issues?

THE WAY WE HEAR IT

by Hub Arkush

Several individuals we’ve talked to in recent days who work at the highest levels of NFL team front offices have voiced concerns about the way head coaches are being hired around the league today.

One team executive told us: “Listen, Sean McVay may prove to be the second coming of Vince Lombardi, but is he really anywhere near as qualified to be a head coach today as [Josh] McDaniels, [Kyle] Shanahan, [Matt] Patricia or [Todd] Haley?”

This particular individual believes McVay got the Rams job because he was available immediately while the coordinators he rattled off were all still working with their current teams in the playoffs.

He was not alone in his concerns with the system, and it seems pretty obvious the doubters have a point.

But they are also in the minority of the larger group of execs we queried on the topic. While every team or league exec we talked to indicated they felt the top prospects aren’t getting jobs this year, the majority pointed out there’s really nothing wrong with the system and nothing that can be done about it.

While the top assistants working for the Patriots, Falcons, Steelers and Packers all clearly have not had the same chance – you can really include Texans, Seahawks, Cowboys and Chiefs assistants too since five of the six available head

coaching jobs were filled before the divisional playoff games – as coaches not in the playoffs to pursue top jobs, what would we have them do?

These coaches have a commitment to focus 100 percent on their current club’s playoff push, and any time away from that focus to pursue another job would be unfair to their current team.

The problem most voiced to us by top team execs is NFL owners and some general managers appearing to have severe cases of hyper activity when it comes to hiring a new coach.

There is a perception among many involved in the hiring process that the hiring of the best coaches is a competition for the top talent and that moving too slowly leads to inferior choices.

While that is pretty clearly not the case, NFL owners tend to look like a bunch of six-year-olds in a game of musical chairs, grabbing chairs while the music is still playing to avoid coming in last.

Just two seasons ago, there were seven head-coaching openings around the league The Broncos, Bears, 49ers, Raiders, Jets and Bills all moved quickly to hire Gary Kubiak, John Fox, Jim Tomsula, Jack Del Rio, Todd Bowles and Rex Ryan, respectively.

The Atlanta Falcons waited patiently and hired Dan Quinn after his Seattle Seahawks team lost to New England in the Super Bowl.

Kubiak (who did bring the Broncos a Super Bowl), Tomsula and Ryan are already gone and Bowles and Fox will start the 2017 season on shakier ground than any other

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coaches in the league.

Of the six quick-trigger hires, only Del Rio has worked out while the patient Falcons will be rewarded for waiting for Quinn, one of the top young talents available, with an appearance in the NFC title game this Sunday.

While we sincerely hope that

each of this year’s new head coaches are tremendously successful, it will be interesting to see exactly what they accomplish between their hiring and the Super Bowl that made it impossible for their bosses to wait on seemingly more qualified candidates.

Obviously, there is a domino effect of sorts as not only do top head coaching prospects get hired quickly, they then begin the race to hire the best coordinators and position coaches.

One of the concerns owners share is if they wait for a head guy, how thinned out will the pool of available assistants be once they are able to pull the trigger? But this fear again is overrated.

The top head coach prospects have already done groundwork, put out feelers and secured some commitments from assistants before they actually get their jobs.

Looking at recent history again, the Falcons waiting on Dan Quinn didn’t keep them from securing Kyle Shanahan as their offen-

sive coordinator. Shanahan is a front-runner for assistant coach of the year honors this season and clearly one of the top one, two or three head coaching prospects available.

Far less prepared candidates already have jobs while Shanahan seems to be the top option in San Francisco, as the 49ers are the one team still without a head coach.

Where’s Romo in 2017?

Now that the Dallas Cowboys’ 2016 season is over, one of the hottest topics on the grapevine around the league is certain to be the future of Tony Romo.

Earlier this week, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said he and he alone would decide the future of Romo, but according to our sources that is not exactly true.

Say what you want about Jones, and many have said plenty, but he is Romo’s biggest fan, the two are reported to have an excellent relationship and depending on what Jones is thinking, Romo should be able to make his own decision to stay or go.

We’re hearing the Cowboys B R O U G H T TO YO U BY already have a feeler or two out there for what they might be able BROUGHT TO YOU BY to get in a trade for Romo, but offers are and will be slow to come in if any develop at all.

The conventional wisdom around the league, according to the folks we’re talking to, is as much as Jones might like to have Romo stick around as a backup to Dak Prescott, that’s not an option that is attractive to Romo and if it gets to the point where it seems likely, Romo will push Jones for his release and the owner would be

likely to grant it.

“Tony Romo, free agent” has a very different reality attached to it than “Romo, trade bait.”

As you might have already heard, Romo will cost Jones $24.7 million against the cap to keep and $19.6 million in dead cap money even if he’s released or traded.

The hook here is beyond the cap ramifications, Romo would receive a $5 million bonus and $14 million in base salary in 2017.

Does Jones like Romo enough to pay him $19 million-plus in 2017 to be his backup?

While it sounds crazy, when you realize Prescott will only make about $635,000 in the second year of his rookie deal, the $20 million investment in your top two QBs would leave Jones pretty consistent with the rest of the league.

The Way We Hear It, Jones really wants to keep Romo, and the QB would be happy to stick around but only as the starter.

Forced to make a change, Jones wants compensation, but there is little or no incentive from other clubs to offer any if they believe Romo will be a free agent.

This situation should build to a boiling point over the next month or so, and what we’re hearing is Jones will eventually become benevolent, a look we’re not exactly used to from the Dallas owner but one that will cause him to free his favorite son.

Should it come to pass, our sources tell us Denver and the New York Jets will be the clubs to watch most closely with the Houston Texans and L.A. Rams being possible surprise suitors.

AFC PREVIEW PATRIOTS VS. STEELERS 6:40 p.m. ET, CBS, Gillette Stadium

OVERVIEW

Sunday marks Ben Roethlisberger’s fourth AFC Championship and Tom Brady’s 11th – and sixth in a row. However, this is the first Steelers-Patriots meeting in the AFC title match since the 2004 season, when the Patriots won 41-27 at Heinz Field in Roethlisberger’s rookie season. In fact, in the past 15 AFC Championship games, there have only been two (Raiders-Titans in 2002, ColtsJets in 2009) that did not include Brady or Roethlisberger. The two quarterbacks have combined for six Super Bowl titles and bring explosive offenses to Foxborough for Sunday’s nightcap. How did they get here? The Pats did not have a great performance, but still managed to beat the Texans by 18 points thanks to Dion Lewis touchdowns as a runner, receiver and returner, and three interceptions of Brock Osweiler. The Steelers relied on six Chris Boswell field goals and a holding penalty on Chiefs offensive tackle

Eric Fisher on a two-point attempt to hold off Kansas City 18-16 at Arrowhead Stadium.

Pittsburgh was 0-for-4 getting touchdowns in the red zone, but held the Chiefs to a 2-for-9 rate on third down. The Steelers are one of the NFL’s storied franchises while the Patriots have been a juggernaut since 2001. Many predicted these two teams would meet, it’s just a surprise it hasn’t happened in 12 years.

MATCHUPS TO WATCH

Brady completed a woeful 47.4 percent of his passes vs. Houston last week while throwing two interceptions to compile a 68.6 rating. The Texans had the ‘D’ – just not the offense – to pull the upset. They sacked Brady twice and hit him eight times. Combine that with good coverage in the back end and Brady can be beat. The Steelers have to get to Brady with ageless wonder James Harrison, who had a sack and three tackles for loss last week, plus he drew the aforementioned holding penalty on Fisher. Bud Dupree has the athleticism off the edge to wreak havoc. D-lineman Stephon Tuitt can make

an impact in the trenches as those three go against a Patriots O-line that was sixth in the NFL in sacks allowed per pass attempt. The Patriots rely so much on timing routes and Brady’s quick release. Pressure off the snap can throw off the rhythm of the offense. It’s not necessarily a secret, and the blueprint worked for the Broncos last year and the Giants in two Super Bowls, but it’s easier said than done.

On the other side of the ball, how do the Patriots’ linebackers handle Le’Veon Bell, who is on a historic and torrid stretch of rushing, rattling off 170 yards last week against the Chiefs. Bell’s rare patience in the backfield to let his blocks set up, along with his yards after contact make him extremely difficult to contain. During the regular season, the Patriots’ defense allowed 3.85 yards per carry, eighth-best in the NFL. Only six times this season did a Patriots opponent gain at least 100 yards on the ground. Dont’a Hightower is the team’s best run defender in the second level, while nose tackle Malcom Brown can try to slow Bell in the backfield.

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NFC PREVIEW FALCONS VS. PACKERS

and-20, sure to be remembered as one of the great plays in postsason history, positioned Mason Crosby at the buzzer for his game-winner from 51 yards out – Crosby’s second 50-plusyarder in the closing 93 seconds. The Packers needed them both after Dallas’ resolute rookies triggered the erasing of 21-3 and 28-13 deficits.

In Week 8, the Packers were without Clay Matthews, Randall Cobb, Damarious Randall, Quinten Rollins, Ty Montgomery, James Starks and Cook. In a game that featured seven lead changes, Rodgers’ resourcefulness was overshadowed by a clutch Ryan, who repeatedly found Mohamed Sanu, including in the end zone for an 11-yard game-winning touchdown to cap the late 75-yard march.

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OVERVIEW

The Georgia Dome’s sendoff features the NFL’s two most prolific offenses since Week 8, when the Packers (30.0 points per game) visited the Falcons (34.6) for the first time this season, a 33-32 home triumph.

Indeed, Atlanta might not require a demolition team for the Georgia Dome; the scorching play of Aaron Rodgers and Matt Ryan could set it up in flames.

Ryan, the likely MVP, and Kyle Shanahan shredded the vaunted Seahawks for 422 yards and 36 points in a divisional-round deconstruction of Seattle. Ryan continued to spread the ball around brilliantly, connecting with five different pass catchers for at least 70 yards or a touchdown. Once it had a halftime lead, Dan Quinn’s young and ascending defense put the heat on Russell Wilson with a pair of interceptions to propel the Falcons to their first conference title bout since squandering a 17-0 lead to the 49ers at home four years ago.

The Packers earned their eighth consecutive victory, and second NFC championship game

MATCHUPS TO WATCH

Whether it’s Julio Jones or Taylor Gabriel or Sanu, Ryan’s so flush with pass-catching talAP photo ent it can be easy to forget Devonta Freeman Aaron Rodgers and Tevin Coleman, the backfield pair totaling 204 yards and two touchdowns a week ago. The appearance in the past three seasons, by out- latest injury in the Packers’ secondary is to stallasting the Cowboys in a classic that made us wart Morgan Burnett’s quad, amplifying the forget the otherwise anticlimactic postseason. importance of inside linebackers Jake Ryan, Rodgers-to-Jared Cook for 36 yards on third- Joe Thomas and Blake Martinez, but also Mi-

FLU SHOTS

cah Hyde — the Packers’ best defender Sunday – against Atlanta’s electric tandem. Jones went off two meetings ago on Dom Capers’ ‘D’ for 11 catches for 259 yards and a touchdown; LaDarius Gunter, again likely charged with “star coverage,” has to improve over last week’s step back during another imposing assignment, Dez Bryant.

On the receiving end of Rodgers’ four touchdowns in the first meeting: Trevor Davis, Geronimo Allison and Jeff Janis – all careerfirsts. And with the status of Jordy Nelson (ribs) and Davante Adams (ankle) unknown, Allison in particular could again loom large in a likely shootout. As deadly as Rodgers is outside the pocket, the Falcons know they must pressure him, like the Cowboys did successfully with blitzing defensive backs following a slow start.

NFL sack leader Vic Beasley against Packers right tackle Bryan Bulaga is the focal point, but expect Quinn, like Rod Marinelli, to open his bag of tricks to try and cool arguably the hottest player on the planet. Rookie LBs Deion Jones and De’Vondre Campbell and S Keanu Neal are key in slowing Cook and Montgomery, in addition to using their speed to stunt Rodgers’ improvisation.

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