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City allots conservative budget to stakeholders, organizations CVB budget decreased by $40,000 Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Dissenters from the Bakken Pipeline Resistance Coalition were quiet Monday during Iowa Utilities Board construction permit deliberations in Des Moines for the Dakota Access crude oil pipeline. Environmentalists and land-rights activists have been protesting the 1,134-mile pipeline’s development — which is slated to pump 570,000 barrels of crude oil per day from the Bakken oil fields in North Dakota to a refinery in Patoka, Ill.

IUB outlines key issues in crude oil pipeline deliberations Sessions scheduled to continue through Thursday

By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News DES MOINES — The Iowa Utilities Board began deliberations Monday which could ultimately decide the fate of the proposed 1,134-mile Dakota Access crude oil pipeline in Iowa. The IUB met for two hours at its hearing room in Des Moines, laying the ground work for deliberations which are scheduled from 1 to 4 p.m. daily through Thursday.

The key requirement the board has to determine, as stated in Iowa Code section 479B.9, is if the pipeline will “promote the pubic convenience and necessity.” But staff outlined global, national and state issues Monday that will factor into their final decision to accept or deny Dakota Access, LLC’s permit to construct the pipeline and use eminent domain.

The pipeline company is hoping to lay 343.43 miles of underground pipe in Iowa, with 33.73 miles in

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News The Newton City Council took a hard line on stakeholder and organizational funding at its final budget workshop Monday.

No requests were granted for increased funding, no first time requests from organizations were approved and the Newton Convention and Visitors Bureau funding allotment was decreased by $40,000.

Councilman Steve

Mullan started the meeting by proposing dollar figures for each group to begin discussions.

“I know that everyone up here would like to do as much as they possibly can for all of the agencies, but we are under budget constraints and our objective is to do as much as we can with what we have,” Mullan said.

Final fund distribution for stakeholders and organizations have the CVB at $110,000, Newton Housing Development Corporation at $17,500, Newton Development Corporation at $75,000, BUDGET | 3A

IDOT seeking feedback on Interstate 80

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Geri Huser, Iowa Utilities Board chairperson, listens to a response from board staff Monday on the first day of construction and eminent domain permit deliberations for the Dakota Access Crude Oil Pipeline at the board hearing room in Des Moines.

rural areas of Jasper County from Mingo through rural Reasnor.

The IUB will weigh everything from U.S. energy independence and security to local job and tax implications. In December, IUB spokesperson Don Tormey said

the three-member panel could reach a decision in February, but Iowa Code does not require the board to do so at the end of this week’s deliberations.

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More than 90,000 people travel the 310 miles of Interstate 80 daily, with between 27,000 and 35,000 making their way through Jasper County alone.

The Iowa Department of Transportation is seeking feedback from interstate drivers on how to increase mobility on the roads between the Nebraska and Illinois boarders through an on-

line study.

“We’re doing the study that allows us to look at different concepts and different scenarios. When we do that, if we make them available to the public, we can incorporate those into additional environmental documents later on down the road,” IDOT transportation engineer specialist Wes Mayberry said. “Part of the study is doing some SURVEY | 3A

NCSD faculty visit grades 5-8 buildings in other cities

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News As the Newton Community School District prepares to have grades 5 through 8 at one complex, a group of teachers and administrators recently made a short trip to see a similar arrangement.

On an upcoming trip, a group will go a little farther to see another 5-8 school concept.

At Monday’s regular NCSD Board of Education meeting, the board heard professional-development reports from three principals, including Berg Middle School Principal Lisa Sharp. She talked about a recent professional development day that

included a trip to Grinnell-Newburg Middle School, which is grades 5-8, to develop ideas for teacher team-building as the Berg Complex gets ready to house the same grades in August.

Berg’s elementary side will be home to all of the district’s fifth- and sixth-graders, and the middle-school side will continue to be grades 7 and 8.

“We got some good ideas from Grinnell,” Sharp said. “And we’re looking forward to our trip to Waverly-Shell Rock. We’re figuring out how to serve our fifth-graders next year, which will be interesting, because there is a lot of discussion about whether they are ready

to be compartmentalized completely, and most of us believe ‘Not really.’”

Sharp said Grinnell teachers shared their experiences with her and a group of seven other Newton faculty that included some specialists. The Grinnell teachers talked about a system of “families” that involved two teams of three teachers each for the district’s 75 students in grades 5-8.

The visit to Waverly-Shell Rock Middle School will give Newton 5-8 faculty a completely different perspective on having those grades in one place, as the school has seven sections of fifth grade.

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Berg Middle School Principal Lisa Sharp makes a presentation to the Newton Community School District Board of Education at Monday’s regular meeting. Sharp recently took seven faculty members to Grinnell to hear how a grades 5-8 building is set up, and will make a similar trip to Waverly-Shell Rock in preparation for Newton’s 5-8 configuration at the Berg Complex in 2016-17.

Sharp’s report was accompanied by similar reports from principals Bill Peters of Newton High School and Tom Bartello of Thomas Jefferson Elementary School. The reports

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Metro Creative The egg and poultry industry is attempting to bounce back from a challenging stretch that has included dealing with an Avian Influenza outbreak. The Iowa Egg Council is attempting to show the public what a critical role eggs play in Iowa’s food economy, in part by holding its annual recipe contest that ends March 11.

Egg council taking recipe suggestions for contest Industry tries to bounce back from influenza outbreak

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away the leading egg-producing There will be two divisions state, generating nearly twice for participants: Adults 19 and as much volume in 2013 as the older and students in grades The Iowa Egg Council is second-highest state, Ohio.

6-12. One entry is allowed per holding a recipe contest that In 2015, avian influenza was person. ends March 11. a tough issue to wrestle with on Recipes can include, but are The contest is part of the many levels, but the industry not limited to, dips, spreads, council’s ongoing attempt to is attempting to bounce back. drinks, breakfast foods, entrees, show and remind Iowans of the During the calendar year 2015 side dishes or desserts. All recicritical nature of egg production through August, shell eggs bro- pes must be originals and must as part of the state’s economy. ken totaled 1,429 million doz- contain at least four eggs.

The council’s “Incredibly en, down 4 percent from the The recipe may include four Good Eggs” Recipe Contest comparable period in 2014. To whole eggs, yolks or whites and began accepting entries on Jan. date, cumulative total edible there is no limit to the amount 11. It provides Iowa residents product from eggs broken in of ingredients in the recipe. with the opportunity to show- 2015 was 1,846 million pounds, Recipes will be judged on use case their culinary skills with down 4 percent from 2014. of eggs, taste, originality and the versatile egg.

A price spike on eggs also oc- presentation.

The deadline to submit an curred in 2015 as well, but pricPrizes will be awarded to the egg recipe is March 11. es are expected to settle consid- top three participants in each “So far, we do not have that erably in 2016 and even more division. The first place winner many entries,” Iowa Egg Coun- in the years ahead. Organic will receive $500; the second cil Director of Consumer Af- production, increased demand place winner will receive $350 fairs Katie Nola said late last and ever-improving procedures and the third place winner will week. “Historically, the entries in farming and transportation receive $200. come pouring in the last two should help cut the cost per All entries must be received weeks of the competition. Last dozen eggs to consumers in half by 5 p.m. on March 11. Call year, we had approximately 150 by 2025.

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Entries will only be accepted contest information.

In 2013, the Iowa egg indus- by mail. A printable entry form The winners will be antry contributed about $2 bil- can be found here. nounced in May, which is Nalion in total sales, about 8,000 The council is looking for tional Egg Month. jobs, more than $424 in per- recipes that rejuvenate tradisonal wages and nearly $19.3 tional recipes and think about Contact Jason W. Brooks at million in state tax revenues to eggs in entirely new ways, from 641-792-3121 ext. 6532 theCI13-IA-66110-NEWT0-MARS0-NONE-NONE.pdf, economy. Iowa is far and appetizers to entreés desserts. or jbrooks@newtondailynews.com CI13,toNobody Understands the Risks..., IA, 6.6110 x 4.5, PDF, GZBBCJIQNU, A

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islators an opportunity to work together on isDES MOINES — sues like boosting rural Rep. Dan Kelley of job creation, meeting Newton will serve on Iowa’s rural infrastructhe House Rural Cau- ture needs, guaranteecus throughout the ing adequate resources 2016 legislative session. for rural schools, and “Over the last 50 addressing poverty in years, many rural com- rural Iowa. munities have expe“A vibrant ag econorienced a significant my is critical to a strong decline in population. economy and creating Being a part of the ru- jobs in communities ral caucus will ensure across Iowa. Adding rural communities don’t value to the crops for get left behind. We’ll farmers through indusbe a strong voice in the tries like renewable enIowa Legislature and ergy will give our local work together to revi- economy a boost and talize rural communi- protect our natural reties across Iowa,” Kelley sources,” Kelley said. said .

The Rural Caucus The Rural Caucus meets every week to rewas created because view proposed legislaHouse Democrats rec- tion, hear from various ognized the importance speakers and discuss of Iowa’s rural economy impending issues that and wanted to give leg- may affect rural Iowa.

Food industry looks to Congress as GMO labeling law nears WA S H I N G T O N (AP) — The food industry is pressuring Congress to act before the state of Vermont requires food labels for genetically modified ingredients.

At issue is how food companies will deal with Vermont’s law. They could make separate food packages just for the state, label all their items with genetically modified ingredients or withdraw from the small Vermont market. The law kicks in

by July, but the companies have to start making those decisions now.

The food industry wants Congress to preempt Vermont’s law and bar mandatory labeling of genetically modified foods before it goes into effect. They argue that GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, are safe and a patchwork of state laws isn’t practical.

Labeling advocates have been fighting state-bystate to enact the labeling, with the eventual goal of a national standard.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack brought the parties together twice this month to see if they could work out a compromise.

But agreement won’t be easy, as the industry staunchly opposes the mandatory labels. Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are divided, too, but agree that a compromise needs

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A look at the debate as the food industry and Congress wrestle with labeling of engineered foods: WHAT’S A GMO, ANYWAY? Genetically modified seeds are engineered in laboratories to have certain traits, like resistance to herbicides. The majority of the country’s corn and soybean crop is now genetically modified, with much of that going to animal feed. Corn and soybeans are also made into popular processed food ingredients like high-fructose corn syrup, corn starch and soybean oil.

The food industry says about 75 percent to 80 percent of foods contain genetically modified ingredients.

While there is little scientific concern about the safety of those GMOs on the market, advocates for labeling say not enough is known about their risks.

DUG IN The food industry has been battling the labeling advocates for several years, spending millions to fight ballot initiatives and bills in state legislatures that would require labeling of genetically modified foods. They have also challenged Vermont’s law in court.

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Local & State News Continued from Page 1A One of the top global issues the board will weigh is the pipeline’s potential contribution to climate change. IUB Chairperson Geri Huser noted this issue might be spark an impasse between board members.

“I’m almost wishing climate change was further down the list. I know what I believe, and having witnessed Mr. (Nick) Wagner speaking on different things outside of this. I have my own knowledge and belief on where he probably is on this issue, and we will probably never meet,” Huser said. “I’m wondering, with that knowledge, if (staff ) can put together language on climate change that shows both sides.”

Oil spill remediation and environmental issues have been a key point of contention for pipeline detractors. Board staff noted that Dakota Access has already indicated it will take out

a $25 million insurance policy on the pipeline for environmental and property damage in the case of a spill. This surpasses the $250,000 surety bond required in Iowa Code for a hazardous liquid pipelines.

Cedar Rapids attorney Wallace Taylor has filed briefs in the case for the Sierra Club which detail the cost of a crude oil spill could far surpass the $25 million mark. Dakota Access argues assets and revenue from itself and parent company Energy Transfer Partners would be made available in spill remediation.

Near the end of Monday’s deliberations, Huser asked staff if the board could require Dakota Access to exceed IUB permitting requirements outlined in Iowa Code section 479B, as well as mandating project quality go beyond federal pipeline safety protocols. Briefs filed in the case by project stakeholders claimed IUB could not exceed what is outlined in the code.

“I think that the board rules set forth minimum filing re-

quirements and minimum procedural requirements that are applicable to a petition to a hazardous liquid pipeline permit,” said David Lynch, IUB’s general counsel. “But I believe if the case, the issues presented to the board and the arguments made by the parties, if those take us into areas that are beyond those rules, the board has the authority to consider those issues. The fact that minimum standards are set forth in the rules, that does not mean that’s what we’re limited to.”

One national issue the board will consider is sale of crude oil to foreign markets. Board staff indicated Monday that parties could ask for additional hearings if the IUB weighs a January change in U.S. policy lifting the export ban on unrefined, domestically produced crude oil into their decision. Prior to the IUB’s November/December hearings in Boone, crude pumped from the Bakken region would have stayed in the U.S. according to federal laws.

Budget Continued from Page 1A Retired Senior Volunteer Program $12,500, YMCA at $18,000 and the Heart of Iowa Regional Transportation Agency at $20,000. The Jasper County United Way and IMPACT Community Action Partnership, both with first time requests, will not receive funds from this year’s budget.

Quickly, the marketing study the city is participating in came up as a source for funding allotment variations.

Many council members voiced their thoughts on the timing of the study coming after the budgeting process as less than ideal. They said if the study shows the need for additional funding for stakeholders, such as the CVB, the budget could be amended accordingly.

“If we find out that through the marketing study there is a way to combine efforts and reduce costs but raise efficiency, then we may not want to move funds

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Mayor Mike Hansen helped guide the Newton City Council through stakeholder and organization funding allocations at the final budget workshop on Monday.

With no increases or new funding approved he said it will take more of an individual effort by the community, including himself, to fund the worthy organizations.

around,” Councilwoman Lin Chapé said. “But if there is a situation where the results of the study say this money belongs in this pocket, here is why and here is how it can better work for us, we can take that under advisement.”

Mayor Mike Hansen agreed that should the study find a tool that is being used by an entity that has been important or successful and is not necessarily a part of the

School Continued from Page 1A presstime on Tuesday. Peters said truancy and non-attendance are among the biggest challenges his staff faces, with detention and “Saturday school” being moderately effective as best, and the NHS staff continues to collaborate in finding ways to improve attendance.

The only actions the board took Monday were to approve construction documents and schedule a March 14 bid hearing for remodeling at Emerson Hough.

The board’s longest items of the night were readings of the 200 series of board policies.

The board’s next regular meeting is at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at Emerson Hough.

In other business Monday, the board: • Heard a timeline update about the new administration building from Superintendent Bob Callaghan; much of the drywall work has been completed and the project is on schedule for a summer move-in.

• Heard reports from board members Josh Cantu, Travis Padget and Andy Elbert about the Berg Complex Bond Committee, which met twice in the past two weeks. The committee is set to meet again at 6:30 p.m.

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comments on how changes or improvements to the interstate would positively or negatively effect motorists.

Public participation is an important component of this process, Mayberry said. It is critical to identify important resources within the corridor early in the process to allow time to develop potential solutions that avoid, minimize or mitigate impacts to the resources, he said. It also serves as an opportunity for the IDOT to keep the public informed and provide feedback on potential improvement strategies as they are refined.

“We will get public feedback and then as we go through and look at rebuilding different segments of Interstate 80, we can adopt anything from the study,” Mayberry said.

The multi-year study is set to be completed in early 2017 and will include, priorities, cost estimates and estimated times of how long it would take to complete based each years allocated funds.

hotel/motel tax revenue is ultimately up to the Newton City Council as part of city ordinance.

“Yet for the CVB and the many constituents they’ve heard from on this issue, it is very disappointing that they’re decreasing the CVB’s funding by approximately 26 percent while being the only outside agency that’s being cut,” Bacon said.

“The CVB will make the new budget work, but we’re concerned about the areas that will ultimately have to be cut; which will basically be anything that doesn’t fall under our mission statement.”

With the two firsttime requests not receiving any funds, Hansen suggested a stronger community effort to fill the needs of those agencies.

“I know I have to step up more individually.

Maybe we need to encourage our citizens to do the same, those who can,” Hansen said.

A final budget will be presented to the council on Monday at its regular meeting, followed by the scheduling of a public hearing and final approval.

during Monday’s Iowa Association of School Board “Day on the Hill.” Callaghan said he is still not optimistic that the Iowa House and Senate will quickly come to terms on state funding for 2016-17 and 201718, with the sides as far apart as 2 percent versus 4 percent increases.

• Discussed several longterm budget items. Based on potential state funding outcomes and projected increases to compensation packages as a result of increased seniority among staff, director of business services Gayle Isaac presented some daunting disparities in revenue versus costs. A budget meeting is slated for Feb. 18, along with a budget workshop

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Continued from Page 1A traffic analysis, safety analysis, looking at the existing conditions to help us identify areas that we should reconstruct first, help us identify the priority segments.”

The survey, available at www.surveymonkey. com/r/I80CorridorStudy, begins by collecting data about why motorist use the interstate, how often a motorist drives on I-80 and about how many miles a week it is used for transportation. It moves into the motorists’ current perceptions of the interstate including rating the level of traffic along with the flow, condition, amount of road construction, safety and amount of truck traffic through the state.

Those taking the survey are asked to rank of the importance of selected road conditions over the next 20 years such as flow of traffic, amount of truck traffic, condition of the road, amount of road construction, number of lanes available and current safety of the road. Finally, there is an opportunity to give

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• Held a lengthy discussion about athletic facilities, with activities director Scott Garvis on hand to help describe the district’s athletic facilities plan and facility needs. Garvis said aging long-jump runways at H.A. Lynn Field are one example of a current need, with a 2026 replacement of the Berg Complex softball field as one longterm recommendation.

• Callaghan said he was “surprised” to read a Jan. 28 Newton Daily News article about NHS baseball coach Dustin Brisel’s efforts to raise money for renovations at Eversman Field, which is located in the City of Newton’s Woodland Park. Garvis said the purpose

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behind a master facilities plan is to help determine essential needs versus more quality improvements that might require fundraising; Callaghan pointed out the district recently completed an elaborate 28E legal agreement with the City of Newton for the use of athletic facilities.

• Decided to take no action regarding the proposed hosting an IASB Spring Regional Workshop April 5. Callaghan recommended the board wait until the new administration building is completed before hosting such an event.

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economic activity — not new value. But Lynch said Dakota Access claims Iowa will see roughly $787 million in benefits even after excluding items opponents dispute.

Chad Carter is vice president business representative of International Union Operating Engineers Local 234. He disputes briefs filed with IUB that claim Iowa has a shortage of pipeline labor. Local 234 is anticipating 300 to 400 jobs created by DAPL. The pipeline company’s own estimate ranges from 2,000 to 4,000 temporary jobs in all.

In an interview following Monday’s deliberations, Carter said similar pipeline projects need roughly one operator per mile of pipe. He said local 234 has at least 175 pipeliners plus other grades of workers to employ on DAPL. “I see no problem with filling that manpower needs here in Iowa,” he said.

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shared marketing effort, that is where the council can come in and allocate additional funds to take care of it.

“It is my hope and desire that when this process is all over, all of these entities are going to be working together as a team. We’re not in this individually, we’re in this as a team,” Mullan said.

Linda Bacon, CVB executive director, said the decision to distribute

IUB member Nick Wagner told board staff Monday he didn’t see the need in holding additional hearings and does not see where the crude oil is consumed — domestically or shipped abroad — as a key issue in his decision.

“I can tell you, I’m going to circumvent a whole lot of trouble here, hopefully. The fact that you can or can’t export oil, that’s a law, right?” Wagner asked Lynch. “It’s not going to weigh very heavily on my decision.”

The pipeline’s potential impact in Iowa’s economy has been hotly debated over the past 1.5 years, and will be a top state issue considered by the IUB in its deliberations. Lynch indicated filings by pipeline opponents claim Dakota Access has inflated total economic impact of the project from jobs, property tax benefits and increases to local commerce. Opponents argue by including easement payments into the final impact calculation, it’s adding money that is compensation for lost

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I am a lover of sports. From football and basketball to wrestling, golf and tennis I can sit and watch a game or match of just about anything.

My favorite, by a wide margin, is football. I have never played football, will never play football and cannot begin to understand what it is like wearing pounds of pads and running and tackling someone at high speeds. I am finally beginning to see penalties when they happen and can sometimes recognize plays.

With all of that, I still love it. Sunday night was the last night of football until NFL preseason games start and college has its opening day in September.

I have always liked Peyton Manning. I vaguely remember him playing at Tennessee, don’t remember him getting drafted at all and probably really started paying atten-

tion at about the time several Hawkeyes made their way to the Colts.

From then on, I became a fan. He seemed smart, talented and had the game plan in hand before the first snap even made it to his hands. In his first Super Bowl appearance, Manning played the Chicago Bears, who are my NFL team.

Defeat never felt so good to watch Manning get his first ring, with what I thought would be many more to come.

At the time I thought I might be a fan of the Colts, as they were the reason I started watching the quarterback.

I soon learned I had no love for the Colts as soon as Manning left and it was only the player I liked watching. I also learned that about Brett Favre.

I know, I know, as a Chicago fan Green Bay is the worst, but Favre was different and always amazing to watch whether he

was throwing rocket touchdowns or crazy interceptions.

When Manning landed in Denver, I knew I wasn’t a Broncos fan. That became more apparent when he was hurt and sidelined for a period before being benched late in the season.

In my mind, Denver could lose every game they doubted Manning as the man who could bring them their third championship. I am not so short-sighted to not credit the defense of Denver for its very large part in the season and Super Bowl win. “Offense sells tickets, defense wins championships” seemed to ring true more so Sunday than ever before.

I am very happy for Manning getting his second ring and hopefully quieting doubters who thought his career may not have been what it could have been only

winning one prior. I was also happy he got some closure from an embarrassing performance in his last Super Bowl appearance.

I hope he calls it a career and goes out on top. Nothing was harder watch on the football field then Favre in his final season, when you knew he should have been home in Mississippi instead of hobbling up after getting sacked for the 100th time.

If he does decide to hang up his cleats, I will lose a player I loved watching every Sunday from September through January. But with that, I am excited to see who the “next Peyton Manning” will be to get adoration. Hey, maybe that player will even play for the Bears (fingers crossed).

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Medicaid privatization shouldn’t be rushed After Gov. Terry Branstad’s plan to privatize Medicaid for 560,000 Iowans was delayed until March, I’ve joined my colleagues in requesting federal officials either delay the plan again or reject it all together.

That’s because the governor still isn’t ready for the transition.

I’m hearing By Dan Kelley from Iowans and Iowa health care pro- Representative viders from Jasper County and across the state about problems with implementation and transitioning to private care.

I’m particularly disappointed in state officials who sent critical information about the transition that was not accessible to individuals with hearing and speech impairments.

After a series of delays, too many local providers (doctors, clinics and hospitals) still haven’t signed up with the managed care organizations (MCO). That means Iowans don’t know which MCO can provide the best possible health care they need. Thousands of Iowans assigned to the WellCare MCO late last year are also facing uncertainty. While the state threw out the WellCare contract nearly two months ago, Branstad and state officials are just now assigning one of the other private companies to manage their care.

With more lawsuits and more confusion since the last delay, it is clear Branstad’s privatization plan still isn’t ready. Health care for seniors in nursing homes, children

and those with disabilities are on the line. We can’t afford to let vulnerable Iowans fall through the cracks. It’s time to stop the governor’s rush to privatize Medicaid.

While the eyes of the nation have been focused on Iowa’s Presidential Caucuses, another significant event took place as the first foreign consulate office in Iowa history opened in downtown Des Moines on Jan. 29.

I was honored to join dignitaries including; the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo Hashim Thaci, Gov. Branstad, U.S. Sen. Ernst and representatives of Congressman Loebsack, at this historic event in downtown Des Moines.

A “Consulate Office” is similar to a foreign embassy, and deals primarily with international trade.

The consulate office will be located on Court Avenue, and will be designated with the Kosovar flag.

With the presence of a Kosovar Consulate in Iowa we can pave the way for new business opportunities between Iowa and Kosovo and may encourage other countries to open a Midwest consulate in Iowa. I am pleased they chose central Iowa over other larger cities in the Midwest.

Several hundred Iowan service men and women have been stationed in Kosovo over the last decade forming the first ties between the two regions. Kosovo has become one of Iowa’s most active international relationships with more than 70 programs that link them with Iowa.

As a member of the Iowa House International Relations Committee, I recognize Kosovo’s

strategic regional importance, as well as the benefits of cultural and economic exchange between Iowa and Kosovo. It was an honor to be a part of this historic consulate opening. Clearly, international trade is beneficial to the mid-west, and a good provider of jobs.

As an example, our committee was recently visited by the Consulate General of Canada Jamshed Merchant. Merchant oversees the Canadian Consulate Office in Minneapolis assisting in Midwest-Canadian trade. He delivered some impressive statistics: Canada is the largest export customer for Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and the Dakotas while Two-way trade between Canada and Iowa is $7.5 billion per year.

An average 105,000 jobs are supported each year by Canada-Iowa trade and investment links. Canadians make a total of 476,000 trips to Iowa, spending $78 million in tourism dollars.

Of particular note, Canada and Iowa are both leaders in responsible and sustainable North American energy production. Just as Iowa is well-known for successful efforts in wind-energy, the Canadian province directly to our North, Manitoba, is a leading generator and exporter of hydro-electric power. Much of Minnesota benefits from the clean, renewable energy generated by hydro-electric plants in Manitoba. While Canada is known for production of oil, it is also important to recognizing their efforts in hydroelectric and other renewable forms of energy.

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A couple of people described glancingly in news stories as “top Army a n d Marine Corps generals” just told the Senate every military job will be By Marc Dion open to women in the next few years. The White House, I guess, will still be tenanted by people who ran screaming from military service.

This proves once again that the “new economy” gives poor people plenty of chances to better themselves and learn to kill people.

Women can join the military now, of course, and when they are through, they can return honorably to whatever minimum wage job they were trying to avoid in the first place. Yep. Your kids go to war. Their kids go to college.

Joining the military is a great way to get money for college. This is particularly true if your Desert Storm veteran dad came back from the war so crazy he couldn’t hold a job, so you reach 18 without enough money to buy gum. Here’s the gun! Off you go and pray you don’t come back like Daddy!

It’s an even better deal if you’re a kid with two addicted parents and you’re in the foster care system. Once you hit 18, you have to say goodbye to your foster parents. It’s called “aging out of the system,” and it is a great encourager of armed patriotism.

In the entire history of war, no nation has ever found a faster way to raise an army than grabbing the poor off the street. They’re thankful for the food, their par-

ents don’t raise much fuss and, if they don’t come back, who’s gonna miss another motel maid or dishwasher? It’s not like you’re decimating the next crop of investment bankers.

I have had my chain steakhouse meal served to me by a part-time, no-benefits waiter with an open food-stamp account who only months before had been earning the “Thank you for your service,” we throw at vets like a drunk heaving a quarter tip at a bartender. What a lucky American I am to have so many cheap meals served to me by so many cheap “heroes” that you hardly have to pay at all. You took Mosul, now you’re takin’ my order.

And there are so many places to fight. Iran. Iraq.

Lebanon. Syria. Ferguson, Missouri. They’re going to need men. And women. Maybe some of those child soldiers they have in Africa. I know women who would sell their 10 year old to the army for $1,000. Who are we kidding? You can get a kid for a lot less than a grand. Try the heroin addict parents first. A lot of them have been in the military, so they know it’s not a bad life. Not as bad as the projects, anyway.

I believe people who serve in the military should come back to a country where it is not just theoretically “possible” to rise from poverty.

I think it should be likely you’ll rise from poverty.

It’s what happened to my old man when he got back from World War II, and he wasn’t even a little bit grateful. He just thought that’s how America worked.

Marc Munroe Dion is a nationally syndicated columnist. Dion’s latest book, “Marc Dion Vol. I” is a collection of his best 2014 columns and is available for Nook and Kindle.

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Obituaries Judy Heaberlin Feb. 7, 2016 Judy (Baldwin) Heaberlin, 63, of rural Newton, died Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016, at her home. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m.

Thursday, Feb. 11 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family

Pamela Troutner Feb. 4, 2016 Pamela Sue Boyington-Troutner passed away Thursday aftern o o n Feb. 4, 2016, at Heritage Manor in Newton.

P a mela, 60, was the daughter of Wilson and Evelyn Boyington of State Center.

She graduated West Marshall Schools in 1973. After graduation she began working at the J.C. Penny store in Marshalltown. A few

will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

Memorials to the Jasper County Animal Rescue League may be left at the funeral home.

Judy, the daughter of Loren and Norma (Schumann) Baldwin, was born Feb. 17, 1952, in Grinnell. She grew up in rural Kellogg. Judy graduated from Newton High School in 1970, and attended Marshalltown Community College. Judy was united with Dan Heaberlin

years later she transferred to the J.C. Penny store in Newton.

On April 4, 1987, Pamela married James Troutner. They made their home in Galesburg. On Nov. 13, 2006, James passed away. Pamela’s health declined so she was not able to work. She sold her home and moved to Heritage Manor in Newton, where she resided until her death.

Pamela is survived by brothers, Ronald and Harold; and sisters Barbara, Marcia and Deanna.

There will be no service. Mitchell Funeral Home in Marshalltown is in charge of her cremation.

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Oct. 28, 1972, in Newton. They made their home in Newton, where Judy worked at Newton Manufacturing, the Maytag Company and then for USDA Farm Services. Judy enjoyed gardening, animals, attending the Iowa State Fair, traveling and spending time with her family.

Those left to honor Judy’s memory are her husband, Dan Heaberlin of Newton; children, Shawn (Tracy) Heaberlin of Moravia, Chris

Heaberlin (Erin Swisher) of Newton and Michelle Heaberlin of Newton; grandchildren, Morgan Heaberlin and Brendon Heaberlin; her sister, Joyce (Mike) Barrett of Ankeny; mother-in-law, Verna Joline Heaberlin Jones of Knoxville; and sisterin-law, Ragina ( Jerry) Ostendorf of Pleasantville.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, JoAnn Fuchs; and brother-in-law, Alvin Heaberlin.

Progress reports sent home with students Mid-term progress reports were issued to Newton Senior High School students Tuesday.

Freshman parents are asked to sign one copy and have their student return it to school on Wednesday.

Parent-Teacher conferences for the high school are scheduled from 4:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday.

Marble Club event set for Saturday Newton Daily News The Iowa Marble Club will host a mini marble show and marble ID day on from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Prairie City Community Building, 508 S. State St. in Prairie City.

Admission is free and lunch will be provided. The Iowa Marble Club offers free marble identification and appraisals as well as a free bag of marbles for the kids.

A variety of antique,

vintage and contemporary marbles will be on display from some of the finest marble collections in the Midwest. Stop by to talk and learn about the history of toy marbles or even better yet — bring your favorite shooter and knuckle down for a quick game of ringer. Don’t worry though; the Iowa Marble Club doesn’t play “for keeps.”

For more information, visit our website: w w w. I o w a M a r b l e Club.com.

Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Joshua S. Richardson, 26, of Newton, is charged with violation of no contact/protective order after authorities were called at 10:44 p.m. Thursday to the 900 block of East 12th Street North.

Officers were called after Richardson went to the residence of the victim and was found inside.

He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office • Thomas L. Green, 34, of Newton, is charged with possession of controlled substance, operating while under the influence after authorities pulled him over at 4:27 p.m. Thursday at 300 Iowa Speedway Drive. Officers pulled Green over and could smell marijuana coming from the vehicle. He also had blood shot, watery eyes. Green admitted to smoking three blunts of mari-

juana 20 minutes prior to being pulled over and also admitted to having marijuana in his pants. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Gregory D. Woods, 42, of Newton, is charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of controlled substance after authorities pulled over a vehicle he was traveling in at 4:27 p.m. Thursday at 300 Iowa Speedway Drive. Woods admitted to having marijuana in his hat and book bag as well as a grinder with residue on it. There was also a jar of marijuana found under his seat. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Linda M. Sufficool, 67, of Colfax, is charged with operating while under the influence after authorities arrived on scene at 12:05 a.m. Feb. 1 in the 1500 block of Highway 117 South.

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• Malik Z. Osborne, 18, of Cedar Rapids, is charged with possession of controlled substance and possession of contraband in correctional institute after authorities pulled him over at 5 a.m.

Friday at mile marker 176 on Interstate 80. Officers could smell alcohol coming from Osborne, and he admitted to drinking earlier that night. He had watery eyes and delayed responses. After being transported to the jail, officers found two prescription pills on him which were not his. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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• Meet the Barnstormers will begin at 5 p.m.

Tuesday at Montana Mikes, 1400 W. 18th St. S. in Newton. Join the Iowa Barnstormers and help raise money for the NPD’s new K9 unit.

Meet the players and coaching staff and enjoy great meal deals with 25 percent of all sales are donated to the cause.

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m.

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

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

• NHS Class of 1961 will meet at noon Wednesday at Okoboji Grill in Newton. Class members and guests will meet for lunch and conversation. All class members and guest are invited to attend. Upcoming class reunion plans will be discussed.

• Brown Bag Lunch will begin at noon Wednesday at Jasper County Historical Museum in Newton. “Newton’s First and Worst Cyclone” will be discussed.

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Masonic Temple in Prairie City.

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

• Jasper County Democratic Central Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at in the Garden Room at Park Centre, 500 First St. N. in Newton. Discussion will include the Feb. 1 precinct caucuses and the upcoming County Convention scheduled for March 12.

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

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

• Women’s Ministries will meet at 1 p.m. Friday at The Salvation Army of Newton, 301 N. Second Ave. E. in Newton.

• Berg Middle School Drama Production of “Comic Book Artist” will begin at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday at Newton Senior High. Twenty-seven youth are participating from the middle school. The show will bring the incredibly popular comic book genre to life with this hilarious action-packed superhero saga. Admission is free.

• Masonic Breakfast will begin at 6 a.m. Saturday at Preston Masonic Lodge, 407 W. Second St. in Prairie City.

• Garden Club Meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Deep Rock Station Gardens in Sully. Visitors and new members are always welcome. You need not be an expert, we are just a group of individuals that enjoy flowers and gardening. Contact the City Clerk at 641-5943493 for more information

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Stepson with addicted mom must learn that she is sick DEAR ABBY: My stepson just turned 7. My husband was granted custody because the mother was declared unfit due to her drug abuse. She was granted supervised visits until she can pass two consecutive drug tests.

Over the last year and a half, her visits have become few and far between.

My husband and I think it would be a good idea for “Tony” to start seeing a therapist again. He doesn’t talk about his mother often, and I’m worried he may be bottling up a lot of his feelings.

Tony is starting to ask more questions about his mom — like why he can’t stay the night with her, why he can’t live with her, and why he hasn’t seen her much lately. I try not to say anything negative about her.

Is it time to explain the situation to him? He is still so young, and I don’t know how to explain things in a way he would understand. If you were me, what would you do? — STEPMOM IN ALABAMA DEAR STEPMOM: You and your husband are wise to want to prevent problems before they happen. If I were in your situation, I would talk to Tony’s therapist, explain what’s going on, and ask for pointers regarding his questions and his behavior.

My instinct would be to tell the boy that his mother doesn’t see him because she is sick. It’s the truth. When he’s older, he will need to know that there may be an inherited predisposition to addiction in his family — but for now that can wait. Definitely contact the therapist if you think he/she was a good one.

DEAR ABBY: I used to be best friends with this girl I met in kindergarten. Over the years we became like sisters and did everything together.

We played Barbies, went on adventures, shopping, saw movies and had sleepovers. As we grew older, we began trusting each other with our lives.

I could tell her anything and everything, and I was there for her whenever she needed support or a shoulder to cry on.

However, now that we are older, we have slowly noticed small differences in our lives. She became focused on her studies and art. I joined the cheerleading squad and became interested in meeting new people. Our lives have diverged, and now it’s like we have become complete strangers.

I want our friendship to go back to the way it was. What can I say or do to show her I miss the old her? — CONFUSED EX-FRIEND DEAR CONFUSED: As people mature, it is not uncommon for their interests to diverge. This is normal, and it may be what has happened with you and your longtime friend. If you miss the closeness you once had, tell her so. But do not expect it to magically return your relationship to what it was.

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Iowa boarding school investigation to take weeks

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KEOKUK — It could take several weeks to decide whether to bring charges related to child abuse allegations at an Iowa boarding school for troubled teenagers that has temporarily closed, a prosecutor said Monday. Lee County Attorney Mike Short said that evidence seized by officers during a Jan. 28 raid at the Midwest Academy in Keokuk is undergoing forensic examination at a state crime laboratory. He said he is looking at “multiple circumstances” that may involve charges.

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ELDRIDGE — A fiery single-vehicle accident in eastern Iowa left one teen dead and two others injured.

The Iowa State Patrol says 19-year-old Bret Schaebauer was driving a car near Eldridge early Sunday when the vehicle left the road and entered a ditch. The car then struck a culvert and came to a stop in a residential driveway. At some point, the car burst into flames. A passenger, 18-year-old Mitchell Hayes, died in the crash. The state patrol says he was not wearing a seatbelt.

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DES MOINES — An event in Des Moines about increasing skilled labor in Iowa has been scheduled for April.

The Future Ready Iowa Summit is aimed at closing the state’s so-called skills gap in the workforce. The all-day event on April 19 at Hy-Vee Hall is expected to include participation from business leaders, educators and students. Gov. Terry Branstad has called for Iowa to increase opportunities for education and training beyond high school.

FAIRFIELD — Authorities are investigating a weekend house fire that left one man dead in southeast Iowa. Officials with the Fairfield Police Department say fire crews found the body of 56-year-old Richard Hendershot while responding to a Sunday house fire in Fairfield. The Iowa State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation are assisting in the ongoing investigation.

Body found in home after man resists rescue from fire DES MOINES — Police say the body of a man who resisted officers’ rescue attempts has been found inside a fire-damaged Des Moines home. The officers were sent to check a disturbance early Tuesday morning and saw a man inside the home.

The officers say the man wouldn’t open a door and say he threatened them and said he had a gun. The officers say they then saw a fire erupt inside and later found the body.

—The Associated Press

Newton pair pleads guilty to neglect 1-year-old boy tests positive for meth

By Abigail Pelzer Newton Daily News A Newton couple charged after a 1-year-old child in their care tested positive for methamphetamine will be sentenced on neglect charges in April.

Vanessa L. Trotter, 23, the mother of child, and her 27-yearold boyfriend Cody A. Sanders were arrested on child endangerment charges in April 2015 after Newton Police were made aware the child tested five times higher for meth than Trotter. The charges were later amended to neglect of a dependent person, a Class C felony.

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Trotter and Sanders appeared in Jasper County court Monday and pleaded guilty to the crime.

A warrant was issued for the pair, who were living at a Newton apartment complex, after management called the Iowa Department of Human Services regarding the well-being of the child. Police said the drug screening test, a hair sample,

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Trotter and Sanders were arrested and also charged with possession of drug paraphernalia when they were pulled over in Newton. While searching the vehicle, officers found a makeshift pipe in Trotter’s purse. The two were taken to the Jasper County Jail, where they each posted a $2,300 bond and were released.

Neglect of a dependent person is punishable by a maximum prison sentence of 10 years and a fine of up to $10,000. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 4 at the Jasper County Courthouse.

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Newton Daily News A warrant has been issued for an accomplice in the Jan. 23 escape of an inmate at the Newton Correction Release Center.

Jennifer E. Mitchell, 18, of Des Moines, is wanted for escape from custody after officers determined she picked up inmate Edward N. Shorter from the facility.

Shorter was not present during routine count at 1:50 p.m. that day at the Newton Correctional Release Center and it was later determined he escaped from the facility.

During the investigation authorities discovered Shorter had called Mitchell and told her where to park to pick him up and she did participate in the escape, according to a sheriff ’s office report.

Shorter was found in Des Moines that evening and was transported back to the Newton facility. Shorter is serving a 20-year sentence for two counts of possession of controlled substance and two counts of prohibited acts-controlled substance from Polk County. Mitchell remains at-large.

Dozens of domestic abusers guilty of violating Iowa gun ban The Associated Press IOWA CITY — Dozens of Iowa residents have been convicted of violating a state law that bans domestic abusers from owning guns in the five years it’s been in effect, according to data obtained

by The Associated Press.

Those convicted include people who used guns to kill others, threaten their current and former spouses and shoot at police officers, the AP review shows.

The law, signed by thenGov. Chet Culver in 2010, bars individuals who are subjects of permanent protective orders and who have committed domestic violence-related misdemeanors from owning guns. Violating the prohibition is a felony that carries up to five years in prison.

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General Tom Miller and other backers of the law, which took years of lobbying to pass, predicted that it would save lives by keeping guns away from dangerous individuals. They said that more than 100 Iowa residents had been killed by firearms in domestic disputes in the prior 15 years, nearly half of all such killings.

Experts say it’s hard to measure what role the law is playing, but the number of people shot and killed in domestic incidents has dropped since its passage, according to data from Iowa Attorney General’s Office. An average of five people were shot to death every year in such cases since 2011, compared to nearly 8 per year between 1995 and 2010.

Anecdotal reports suggest the law is helping victims, according to the Iowa Coa-

lition Against Domestic Violence, which supported the law’s passage.

“We know that victims feel safer when their batterer has had their firearms removed. It allows them a sense of security,” spokeswoman Lindsay Pingel said.

Judges must order guns be taken away from someone when he or she is convicted of domestic violence crimes or when a protective order is issued. Offenders can sell guns or transfer them to a person approved by the court or a law enforcement agency for safekeeping. Their conviction is entered into a state database, which makes them unable to pass a federal background check to buy guns.

No agency tracks how many times offenders have been required to relinquish their guns. In 2014, Iowa courts issued 2,700 pro-

tective orders for domestic abuse.

Data from the Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning shows that 84 people have been convicted under the firearms law in 39 of Iowa’s 99 counties and all but one were men.

Prosecutors often brought those charges after guns were used to commit other crimes.

Those convicted include a Davenport man who accidentally shot and killed his roommate, a suicidal man who fired at Des Moines police officers and a man who threatened relatives with a rifle in Graettinger.

The number of cases is similar to the 20 per year that legislative analysts had predicted, even though two of the state’s most populous counties (Linn and Johnson) haven’t had any.

Critics, including some

Republicans who opposed the law, warned it could unfairly take away gun rights as a result of messy court cases. But the law has survived a challenge by a man who argued it interfered with his constitutional right to bear arms and punished him retroactively for a domestic assault he committed in 1994.

In 2011, Donovan Grimes assaulted his stepson, was jailed and became subject to a no-contact order. An officer found shotguns, rifles and a revolver in the house, and Grimes was charged with violating the gun ban.

The Iowa Court of Appeals rejected Grimes’ arguments, with Judge Anuradha Vaitheswaran writing: “His acts of family violence together with his ownership of several guns were precisely the circumstances the law was designed to address.”

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Winners of H&R Block’s ‘1,000 win’ sweepstakes at Newton office

Submitted Photos H&R Block is putting the “fun” back in refund season. Kordell Mueller, upper left, Ashton Hicks, upper right, Caroline Clifton Harger, lower left, and Gene Marshall, lower right, are local winners of the H&R Block “1,000 Win” $1,000 Daily Sweepstakes, celebrated at the H&R Block office at 115 First Ave. W. and each were presented with a giant check.

H&R Block is giving away a total of $32 million in the first month of tax season. Anyone who files their taxes at a participating H&R Block office by Feb. 15 can be automatically entered into the sweepstakes, thirty-two thousand people will win $1,000 from H&R Block. For more, information, visit www.hrblock.com/grand.

Local students named to Grinnell College dean’s list GRINNELL — The following students from the area have been named to the Grinnell College Dean’s List for the fall semester 2015.

They are among the 295 students honored for outstanding academic achievement by Grinnell College. To make

the Dean’s List, students must have a grade point average of 3.75 or above.

Local students include Jenkin Benson, the son of Dr. Robert and Heidi Benson, of Colfax; and Sydney Bergman, the daughter of James and Shannon Bergman, of Newton.

Kirkwood Community College announces dean’s list honors CEDAR RAPIDS — Kirkwood Community College has released its dean’s list for the fall 2015 semester. These students have achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher

after completing 12 or more credit hours at the college. Students from the area include Hannah Kielly, of Baxter, Aaron Ohlsen, of Kellogg and Dalton Hay, of Sully.

University of Minnesota, Morris announces dean’s list

Wartburg students announces to fall term dean’s list WAVERLY — Wartburg College has recognized 489 students who were named the 2015 fall term dean’s list.

Those honored in-

clude: Jessa Bidwell of Gilman, Ryan Jolivette of Newton and Alexandria Samson of Prairie City.

The list cites students who earned a cumulative

grade point average of 3.5 or above in at least five course credits during the term. Four of the five course credits must be graded with a traditional

letter grade.

Wartburg students take four courses during fall term, which runs from September to December.

MORRIS, Minn. — Jeremy O’Hara, of Baxter, has been named to the University of Minnesota, Morris dean’s list for the fall 2015 semester. To be eligible for the Dean’s List students must achieve a grade point average of 3.66 or

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Morris is the University of Minnesota’s public liberal arts college, a residential campus located in west central Minnesota.

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Corso named to Buena Vista University dean’s list STORM LAKE — Kayla Corso, of Newton was named to the dean’s list for the fall 2015 semester at Buena Vista University.

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C-M graduate Russell gets opportunity of a lifetime at Super Bowl

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News Former Colfax-Mingo standout Chase Russell had no idea changing majors in the middle of his time at Iowa State University would lead to the opportunity of a lifetime.

But that’s exactly what Russell got when he took a shot and filled out an application to be a part of the media relations team that worked Super Bowl 50 in Santa Clara, Calif.

Russell spent the past season working as an intern in the Baltimore Ravens public relations department. That full-time paid position continues until April, but Russell was in Northern California all of last week assisting with press conferences that involved the Carolina Panthers during Super Bowl week.

“The opportunity was a tremendous professional experience,” Russell said after his final duties in Northern California were complete Monday afternoon. “There’s an immense amount of knowledge to learn from the experience.”

Russell’s journey after high school at Colfax-Mingo, where he was a five-sport athlete, took him to Iowa State University where he majored in agricultural engineering for two years.

An internship at John Deere

in Moline, Ill., put him on a completely different path. This one led him to the Iowa State University Athletics Department where he served as the media contact for the swimming and diving team.

The direction Russell wants to go now is working as a public relations professional or in a college media relations department.

“I made the change with an open mind,” Russell said. “At the time I was a rising junior, but I never would have guessed that I would be working in the Super Bowl just a few years later.”

Anyone can apply to help with media relations at the Super Bowl, but the NFL typically gives PR professionals and NFL interns in the field the first opportunity to work the game.

Russell was assigned to the NFL quote team. His duties started on Opening Night with the initial press conferences that took place on the Monday night before the Super Bowl. He also worked several press conferences throughout the week and assisted with media obligations after the Super Bowl.

“The biggest learning moment for me came after the game,” Russell said. “We were told stophoto ries before the game about how Colfax-Mingo graduate Chase Russell stands inside Levi’s Stadium after Super BowlSubmitted 50 in Santhe locker room of the losing ta Clara, Calif., on Sunday. Russell worked as an intern for the Baltimore Ravens this past NFL RUSSELL | 2B

season and was part of the media relations team that helped with the press conferences at this year’s Super Bowl.

Newton JV boys, freshman girls Cardinals are top and boys fall in games against Pella seed in Class 3A

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News PELLA — After playing a close first quarter, Newton High’s junior varsity boys lost ground against host Pella in Monday night’s basketball game. The Cardinal boys’ junior varsity lost 58-41 to the Little Dutch.

The Newton High freshman basketball teams also played Monday at Pella.

Newton’s freshman girls came up on the short end of a 60-36 decision to Pella’s Lady Dutch freshmen Monday.

Pella had doubled up on the Cardinals, 22-11, by the end of the first quarter.

In the junior varsity boys’ contest, Newton trailed by one, 9-8, to Pella after one quarter of action. Pella began to pull away, leading 23-16 at halftime.

Newton boys’ assistant coach Tom Weeks said the Cardinal boys were hampered by poor execution. Newton was 7-of-10 from the free-throw line and Pella went 13-of-19 from the line.

Grayson Graham led the Newton boys with 18 points. Josh Gulling scored eight and Nate Van Zee had eight points. Tyler Stanton added five points.

Grant Garvis scored two points, grabbed five rebounds, had one steal and two assists. Keith Steinbach had two points, six rebounds and had two assists. Justin Fischer had two assists.

Newton’s freshman girls faced a 3923 halftime deficit. They outscored Pella 10-7 in the third quarter, but the Lady Dutch finished the game on a 14-3 run.

The Cardinal girls shot 32 percent, 15-of-46, from the field and were 3-of4 on foul shots. They had 23 rebounds.

Rachel Rhoads led Newton with 11 points, six rebounds and four assists.

Emily Valtman scored nine points. Peyton Maher had eight points and three steals. Abbie Barr added six points.

Teddie Brunsmann had two points and four rebounds.

The freshman boys lost 78-33 after trailing 36-17 at halftime. Cole Webster led the way with 16 points. Aaron Bartells had six points followed by Ryna Barr with four, Thomas cox with three and Taylor Griener and Luke Maharry with two apiece Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton’s Josh Gulling scores on a layup during a home junior varsity game earlier this season. The Cardinal boys’ junior varsity lost 58-41 to Pella in a road game Monday.

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District 12

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News

Newton High’s Cardinal boys were awarded the top seed in Class 3A District 12 Tuesday morning. When the Iowa High School Athletic Association announced district basketball pairings Monday, Newton was seeded second and Grinnell No. 1.

“We found an error in our seeding process.

Newton is the No. 1 seed and will host the first round of games,” IHSAA’s Brett Nanninga told the Newton Daily News Tuesday morning.

The Cardinals split in Little Hawkeye Conference action with Grinnell, winning 64-45 at Grinnell Jan. 5 and losing 82-61 at home Feb. 4. Only the Jan. 5 game counted in the seedings, which are based on the first 15 games of the season.

On Feb. 22, the Cardinals host a District 12 doubleheader. Grinnell (11-6) drew Oskaloosa (6-10) in the 6:30 p.m. game. Newton (11-6) plays South Tama (5-14) at 8 p.m.

The winners play at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at a yet-to-be-determined site.

Newton has beaten Oskaloosa twice this season in Little Hawkeye Conference play.

They haven’t faced South Tama this season.

The District 12 champion and 3A District 11 champion play for the Class 3A Substate 6 championship on Feb. 29. There are three 11-6 teams in the substate — two in District 12 — and 3A seventh-ranked Chartion (181) as the top seed in District 11.

In District 11, Chariton is the team to beat as the top seed, and it hosts a district doubleheader Feb. 22. Chariton plays Clarke (3-15) at 8 p.m. Knoxville (11-6) faces Centerville (9-8) at 6:30 p.m. The winners play at 7 p.m.

Feb. 25 at a yet-to-be-determined site.

The Cardinals lost a 74-70 decision at home against Chariton Feb. 1. They defeated Knoxville, 71-60, on Jan. 2. They have not placed Clarke or Centerville this year.

“Losing by 21 points to Grinnell, may be good for our team to know what we’re trying to avoid,” Newton head coach Bill Liley said last week. “First, it was Chariton and then Grinnell — two teams our team is going to have to beat if it wants to move forward in the playoffs. We know how we measure up against them.”

Substate champions advance to the IHSAA 3A state tournament March 8-12 at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

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

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

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

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

Thursday Basketball Newton 9th girls at Norwalk, 6:30 p.m.

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

Colfax-Mingo boys at Pleasantville, 7:30 p.m.

CMB boys at Woodward-Granger, 7:30 p.m.

Girls Regionals Class 1A Region 3 Colfax-Mingo at North Tama, 7 p.m.

Wrestling Newton JV at Boone tournament, 5:30 p.m.

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

(Senior Night), varsity boys 7:30 p.m. (Coaches vs. Cancer night) PCM boys at Greene County, 7:30 p.m.

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

SICL Boys Crossover Games Keota at Lynnville-Sully, 7:30 p.m.

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

Saturday Wrestling Class 3A District 5 Newton at Dallas Center-Grimes, noon Class 2A District 6 PCM, CMB at Knoxville, noon Class 1A District 5 Colfax-Mingo, Lynnville-Sully at Pleasantville Boys Swimming Newton at state meet, Marshalltown, 12:15 p.m.

Bowling Newton at LHC meet, Norwalk, noon Basketball Girls Regional Class 3A Region 7 CMB at Nevada, 7 p.m.

Clarke at PCM, 7 p.m.

Manziel’s ex-girlfriend says she lost some hearing in attack DALLAS (AP) — Johnny Manziel’s ex-girlfriend said in an affidavit the Clevel a n d Browns q u a r terback hit her so hard during Manziel a laten i g h t confrontation she lost hearing in one ear.

Colleen Crowley’s affidavit, published online Monday, says Manziel dragged her into a car last month after she tried to get away from him. Crowley accused Manziel of striking her in her left ear.

Crowley detailed the alleged attack as part of proceedings to obtain a protective order against Manziel, who is under investigation on allegations of domestic violence.

Manziel, a Heisman Trophy winner whose career has been marred by headlines about his drinking, is expected to be cut by the Browns.

In the affidavit, Crowley said she and Manziel had a confrontation in his hotel room around 1:45 a.m. Jan. 30. Crowley accused Manziel of throwing her onto his bed after the two discussed him “being with a girl who had caused us problems in the past.”

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Road woes aplenty as Former PCM Big 12 teams navigate standout having strong year with conference grind MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger warned his then-No. 1 team of the challenge it would face at Kansas State, even though the rebuilding Wildcats were near the bottom of the Big 12 standings.

The Sooners failed to heed his warning in time.

Buoyed by a boisterous home crowd packed inside Bramlage Coliseum, the Wildcats roared back from an early nine-point hole for an 80-69 victory on Saturday night. It was the third time Oklahoma had lost in league play, and all of those defeats have come away from the Lloyd Noble Center.

“It’s tough to win on the road, period,” Kruger said afterward.

Oklahoma is hardly alone in its road-trip woes, though. All three of Kansas’ Big 12 losses have come away from home. Ditto for Texas.

And Oklahoma State and TCU have yet to win away from their arenas in league play.

Perhaps the home-court advantage is a little more pronounced in the Big 12 than elsewhere.

“Well, for us it’s been hard to win at home,” Horned Frogs coach Trent Johnson said, jokingly.

“You can’t argue with going to Lawrence. Hilton Coliseum is tough. Gallagher-Iba is legit. The home-court advantages in this league are exceptional,” said Johnson, who has also coached in the Pac-12 and SEC, among other leagues. “But I go back to the Big 12 Tournament, our first year, we were the first game against Texas Tech and there were 8,000 people there. That speaks volumes to the fan base.”

Indeed, the feverish fan bases are a big reason Big 12 environments are so tough. But there are others, from the coaches — five have been to the Final Four — to the veteran players lining up each night.

Then there are the buildings themselves.

The Jayhawks have won 35 straight at Allen Fieldhouse, and coach Bill Self has more league titles (11 in a row) than losses (nine) in the building.

Six of the past nine seasons, Kansas has been perfect at home, with just one loss each of the other three.

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Russell Continued from Page 1B team wasn’t a fun to place to be after the game. But I had no issues with the two Carolina Panthers — Greg Olson and Mike Tolbert — that I dealt with after the game.

They handled the situation with class. I wasn’t sure what to expect.

It was great to see them handle themselves well. I couldn’t imagine being in their position.”

Russell didn’t spend much time outside of the media center when he was working throughout the week, but he hoped to see some sights in the Bay Area on Monday before taking a red eye flight back to Baltimore.

There wasn’t time to be a fan of the game either.

“When you’re working, you are essentially the window into the player’s life between the media and the fans,” Russell said. “You have to stay business-like. You don’t want to lose anyone’s trust.”

Russell grew up a big Green Bay Packers fan and was in Northern California when the NFL announced the sport’s most recent Hall of Fame class that includes former Packer great Brett Favre.

That tested his ability to stay professional, too.

“I actually got to work the press

ranked Sooners, fourth-ranked Iowa and sixth-ranked Kansas, all of whom have lost at Iowa State this season.

Gallagher-Iba Arena is such a brutal environment that the Jayhawks have lost to Oklahoma State there three straight years.

And the reigning conference champs have had a similarly tough time at West Virginia, losing three straight games at the Coliseum.

“That’s why we’ve been able to have the best conference in the country,” Baylor coach Scott Drew said Monday.

“When opponents come and play Big 12 schools, they don’t get many wins, and that’s because of the fan support and atmosphere. A lot of our arenas, fans are closer to the action.”

Part of the reason for that is many of the arenas are older.

Gallagher-Iba was constructed in 1938. Allen Fieldhouse opened in 1955.

Most of the other arenas were built in the 1970s and ‘80s. As a result, fans are packed tightly into seats near the court, rather than spread out in wider seats or luxury suites that have become the hallmark of modern arenas.

It creates such an advantage that “you can’t drop a home game,” Drew said.

The Big 12 had a cumulative home record of 106-22 heading into Monday night’s games, putting it in a near-deadlock with the Pac-12 for the best home winning percentage of any Division I conference.

And since league play began, Big 12 teams were just 17-33 on the road against each other, according to STATS. That’s a winning percentage of .340, worse than all but five of 32 conferences.

By comparison, Big Ten teams were 34-43 on the road against each other.

“We’ve been fortunate to win our last three on the road,” said Iowa State coach Steve Prohm, who is in the midst of his first trip through the Big 12 grinder.

“But I haven’t been to Kansas — my players have, and they talk about what a great experience it is.

We haven’t been to West Virginia and Baylor. All I know is the atmospheres are great and we have really good players, and that makes it really tough.”

conference where they announced the Hall of Fame class,” said Russell, who graduated from Colfax-Mingo in 2011. “It was easy to stay in the work zone and not become a fan though. You just have to turn it off when you’re working.

“They had the NFL Experience and Super Bowl City out there, so we got to go there and be a fan when we weren’t working.”

Super Bowl 50 could be the last game of future Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning’s career.

That question came up in every single press conference that Russell coordinated.

“It will be a pretty cool memory if it is his last game,” said Russell, who was a four-year participant in football, baseball and golf at Colfax-Mingo.

Russell is unsure where his career will take him when his internship with the Ravens expires in April.

He has a few leads though.

“Hopefully there will be some opportunities, but one of the things I will be doing is getting married,” said Russell, whose youngest sibling Chelsea is a freshman at Colfax-Mingo. “The wedding is in September.”

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

Southwestern

Larry Peterson/Creston News-Advertiser Southwestern Community College head men’s basketball coach Todd Lorensen calls out a play during his team’s 7674 win over Des Moines Area Community College on Saturday. Lorensen, who also serves as the school’s athletic director, was a standout athlete for Prairie City-Monroe and is the son of current PCM boys basketball coach Fred Lorensen. Southwestern is 23-3 overall and currently ranked fifth in the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Division II poll.

Villanova sits No. 1 in AP hoops poll for first time The Associated Press Villanova is No. 1 in The Associated Press college basketball poll for the first time.

The Wildcats (20-3) made the jump from third following then-No. 1 Oklahoma’s loss to Kansas State and then-No. 2 North Carolina’s losses to Louisville and Notre Dame.

Villanova received 32 first-place votes Monday from the 65-member national media panel.

Maryland, which received 13 No. 1 votes, moved up

two spots to second.

Oklahoma, which had been No. 1 for the last three weeks, dropped to third and received seven first-place votes.

Iowa, which got 11 first-place votes, is fourth and is followed in the top 10 by Xavier, Kansas, Virginia, Michigan State, North Carolina and West Virginia.

Kansas and Virginia both received one firstplace vote. No. 23 Southern Cal and No. 24 Texas are the week’s two newcomers, replacing Indiana and South Carolina.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL POLLS The Men’s Top Twenty Five The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 7, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25thplace vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Prv 1. Villanova (32) 20-3 1,566 3 2. Maryland (13) 20-3 1,499 4 3. Oklahoma (7) 19-3 1,472 1 4. Iowa (11) 19-4 1,471 5 5. Xavier 21-2 1,382 6 6. Kansas (1) 19-4 1,311 7 7. Virginia (1) 19-4 1,223 9 8. Michigan St. 20-4 1,144 10 9. North Carolina 19-4 1,136 2 10. West Virginia 19-4 1,082 14 11. Oregon 20-4 905 16 12. Miami 18-4 826 17 13. Louisville 19-4 819 19 14. Iowa St. 17-6 781 13 15. Texas A&M 18-5 663 8 16. SMU 20-2 593 12 17. Arizona 19-5 497 23 18. Purdue 19-5 456 18 19. Dayton 19-3 413 24 20. Providence 18-6 349 11 21. Baylor 17-6 333 15 22. Kentucky 17-6 228 20 23. Southern Cal 18-5 225 — 24. Texas 16-7 199 — 25. Wichita St. 17-6 132 21 Others receiving votes: S. Carolina 128, Indiana 91, Notre Dame 75, San Diego St. 22, Duke 14, Seton Hall 14, Gonzaga 10, LSU 10, VCU 10, Valparaiso 9, Stony Brook 8, Saint Mary’s 6, Saint Joseph’s 5, UNC Wilmington 4, Hawaii 3, Utah 3, Chattanooga 2, G. Washington 2, UConn 2, Michigan 1, Monmouth 1.

The Women’s Top Twenty Five The Associated Press The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 7 total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Record Pts Prv 1. UConn (32) 22-0 800 1 2. South Carolina 22-0 765 2 3. Notre Dame 23-1 739 3 4. Baylor 23-1 699 4 5. Maryland 21-2 660 5 6. Texas 21-1 653 6 7. Ohio St. 18-4 599 7 8. Oregon St. 20-3 580 9 9. Arizona St. 20-4 518 8 10. Florida St. 19-4 515 10 11. Mississippi St. 21-4 485 11 12. Louisville 18-6 418 13 13. Stanford 19-5 389 15 14. UCLA 17-6 366 14 15. Texas A&M 16-7 354 12 16. Florida 19-4 305 22 17. Michigan St. 18-5 286 17 18. Kentucky 16-6 231 18 19. Miami 20-4 219 16 20. Oklahoma St. 18-4 202 25 21. Oklahoma 16-6 132 20 22. South Florida 16-6 115 19 23. DePaul 19-7 84 — 24. West Virginia 18-6 80 — 25. Tennessee 14-9 49 23 Others receiving votes: Missouri 35, Colorado St. 23, Syracuse 23, BYU 20, Duquesne 12, Washington 12, Georgia 9, UTEP 6, Albany (NY) 5, George Washington 3, Minnesota 3, Purdue 3, Arkansas St. 1, Green Bay 1, Oregon 1.

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IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT OF JASPER COUNTY Quicken Loans Inc. Plaintiff, vs.

Travis Blake Clark a/k/a Travis Clark; Cristy Jo Clark; Parties in Possession; State of Iowa; State of Iowa; Midland Funding LLC, et al.

Defendants.

EQUITY NO: EQCV119751 ORIGINAL NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION You are notified that a petition has been filed in the office of this court naming you as a defendant in this action. The petition was filed on January 6, 2016, and prays for foreclosure of Plaintiffs mortgage in favor of the Plaintiff on the property described in this notice and judgment for the unpaid principal amount of $76,551.31, with 4.25% per annum interest thereon from June 1, 2015, together with late charges, advances and the costs of the action including (but not limited to) title costs and reasonable attorney's fees, as well as a request that said sums be declared a lien upon the following described premises from December 19, 2013, located in Jasper county, Iowa: Lot Nineteen of the Subdivision of Lot Thirteen in Block "J" Emerson Hough Place Number Two in the City of Newton, Jasper County, Iowa, as shown

by Plat Book E, at page 151 in the office of the Recorder of said County, commonly known as 904 East 12th Street North, IA 50208 (the Newton, “Property”) The petition further prays that the mortgage on the above described 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 deems just and equitable.

For further details, please review the petition on file in the clerk's office. The Plaintiffs attorney is Emily Bartekoske, of SouthLaw, P.C.; whose address is 1245 Jordan Creek Parkway, Suite 120, West Des Moines, IA 50266.

NOTICE THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTED FORECLOSURE WITHOUT REDEMPTION. THIS MEANS THAT THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY MORTGAGED 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 TWELVE MONTHS (OR SIX MONTHS IF THE PETITION INCLUDES A WAIVER OF JUDGMENT) DEFICIENCY FROM THE ENTRY OF IF THE JUDGMENT MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS YOUR RESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING OR UNTIL TWO MONTHS FROM ENTRY OF IF THE JUDGMENT 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 THE SALE. THE AFTER 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 8th day of March, 2016, and within a reasonable time thereafter file your motion or answer with the Clerk of Court for Jasper County, at the county courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

If you require the assistance of auxiliary aids or services to participate in a court action of a disability, because immediately call your District ADA Coordinator at 515-2863394. If you are hearing impaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800735-2942.

By: CLERK OF THE ABOVE COURT Jasper County Courthouse 101 N. 1st Street, #104 Newton, IA 50208 IMPORTANT: YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS. February 2, 9 and 16

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THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HAZEL M. KLEINENDORST, Deceased Probate No. ESPR036809 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Hazel M. Kleinendorst, Deceased, who died on or about September 19, 2014: You are hereby notified that on February 4, 2016, the was appointed undersigned administrator of the estate.

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

Dated February 5, 2016 Deborah S. Farver Administrator of the Estate 418 E. Grant St. Monroe, IA 50170 Address Adam D. Otto, ICIS PIN No: AT0009064 Attorney for the Administrator OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC 123 W. 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 Address adam@ottolawyers.com Date of second publication 16th day of February, 2016 Probate Code Section 230 February 9 & 16

City of Newton Disbursements 2-3-16 Vendor Amount Description Acushnet Company.........$946.33 Merchandise Alliant Energy...............$7,357.97 Utility Allied Oil & Tire Company............ ........................................$135.50 Supplies Animal Rescue League................ .....................................$3,637.97 Service Armstrong, Craig...............$38.27 Reimb AT & T.............................$125.00 Service ATC Group Services LLC............. ........................................$500.00 Service Birchard, Diane..................$25.00 Supplies Black Hills Energy........$4,808.18 Utility Bound Tree Medical LLC...$82.45 Supplies Boyd's Satellite & Cellular .$34.95 Supplies Brant, Michele.................$200.00 Service Brick Gentry P.C...........$6,435.00 Service Brown Engineering Company......................$1,270.00 Service Cardinal PDC....................$40.00 Supplies Carpenter Uniform.............$50.00 Supplies Chamber of Commerce...$110.39 Supplies Civil Design Advantage LLC.............$2,088.00 Service Classic Car Wash............$325.50 Service Diamond Products Co.....$163.23 Supplies Dodd Trash Hauling & Recycling...$47,187.03 Service DP Drafting & Design......$700.00 Service Fareway.............................$25.33 THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT Supplies JASPER COUNTY Fastenal............................$27.89 IN THE MATTER OF THE Supplies ESTATE OF Fire Rescue Magazine......$43.00 IRENE VANDER LEEST, Subscription Deceased.

Forbes Office Solutions...$215.74 Probate No. ESPR 036811 Supplies NOTICE OF PROBATE OF G&K Services..................$333.79 WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF Service EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO Golf Cars of Iowa.............$265.86 CREDITORS Supplies To All Persons Interested in the Grainger Inc.......................$56.20 Estate of IRENE VANDER Supplies LEEST, Deceased, who died on Gronewold Bell or about November 15, 2015: Kyhnn & Co PC............$6,750.00 You are hereby notified that on Service February 5, 2016, the last will Hach Co..........................$371.58 testament of IRENE and Supplies VANDER LEEST, deceased, Hammer Medical Supply...$26.70 bearing date of November 1, Supplies 2002, was admitted to probate in Heisdorffer, Rex................$47.66 the above named court and that Supplies Merlyn Vander Leest, Sandra Henderson Products Inc...............

Vande Krol, and Warren Vander ...................................$63,889.75 Leest were appointed executors Supplies of the estate. Any action to set Hillyard / Des Moines......$952.97 aside the will must be brought in Supplies the district court of said county Hy-Vee Inc.......................$186.95 within the later to occur of four Supplies months from the date of the Image Trend Inc...........$6,250.00 second publication of this notice Service or one month from the date of IMWCA.........................$1,293.45 mailing of this notice to all heirs Insurance of the decedent and devisees Iowa Golf Association......$200.00 under the will whose identities Dues are reasonably ascertainable, or Iowa Law Enforcement thereafter be forever barred.

Academy.........................$400.00 Notice is further given that all Training persons indebted to the estate Iowa One Call..................$132.40 are requested to make immediate Service payment to the undersigned, and Iowa Workforce creditors having claims against Development................$2,705.00 the estate shall file them with the Unemployment clerk of the above named district Jacobs Electric Motor........$97.24 court, as provided by law, duly Supplies authenticated, for allowance, and Jensen Builders unless so filed by the later to Limited......................$107,095.40 occur of four months from the Service date of the second publication of Johnson Aviation..........$2,557.80 this notice or one month from the Service date of mailing of this notice Kern Law Office...............$200.00 (unless otherwise allowed or Service paid) a claim is thereafter forever Laboratory Corp of IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT barred.

America Holdings............$112.00 OF JASPER COUNTY Dated February 5, 2016.

Service Quicken Loans Inc. BRUCE NUZUM, ICIS Lyman, Rick....................$575.00 Plaintiff, PIN No: AT0005885 Service vs.

Attorney for Executor Magnum Automotive.......$149.45 Travis Blake Clark a/k/a Travis CALDWELL, BRIERLY, Service Clark; Cristy Jo Clark; Parties CHALUPA & NUZUM, PLLC Manatts - D.M..................$557.33 in Possession; State of Iowa; 211 First Avenue West, Supplies State of Iowa; Midland Funding Newton, Iowa 50208 Marsden Bldg LLC, et al.

Merlyn Vander Leest, Sandra Maintenance.................$2,010.00 Defendants.

Vande Krol, and Warren Vander Service EQUITY NO: EQCV119751 Leest MCM Electronics.............$148.86 Executors of Estate ORIGINAL NOTICE FOR Supplies 2622 Bos Landen Drive, PUBLICATION MG Laundry Corporation...$29.20 Pella, IA 50219, You are notified that a petition Service 11830 Hwy. F-62 E., has been filed in the office of this Microflex..........................$243.16 Sully, IA 50251, and court naming you as a defendant Supplies P. O. Box 77, in this action. The petition was Midland Scientific..............$80.77 Sully, IA 50251, respectively filed on January 6, 2016, and Supplies Date of second publication: prays for foreclosure of Plaintiffs Municipal Fleet Solutions.............

February 16, 2016 mortgage in favor of the Plaintiff .....................................$1,051.40 February 9 & 16 on the property described in this Service notice and judgment for the NAPA Auto Parts.............$541.98 unpaid principal amount of Supplies $76,551.31, with 4.25% per Newton Clinic..................$115.00 annum interest thereon from Service June 1, 2015, together with late Noble Ford of Newton Inc............. charges, advances and the costs ........................................$893.64 of the action including (but not Service limited to) title costs and O'Keefe Elevator Co Inc..$194.82 reasonable attorney's fees, as Service well as a request that said sums OPN Architects Inc.......$2,975.00 be declared a lien upon the Service following described premises O'Reilly Auto Parts............$89.28 from December 19, 2013, located Supplies in Jasper county, Iowa: Paper Free Technology...$250.00 Lot Nineteen of the Subdivision Service of Lot Thirteen in Block "J" PennWell/FDICI6..........$1,350.00 Training Emerson Hough Place Number Performance Two in the City of Newton, Sign & Design..............$2,100.42 Jasper County, Iowa, as shown Service

by Plat Book E, at page 151 in Pioneer Supply Company............ the office of the Recorder of ........................................$163.35 said County, commonly known Supplies as 904 East 12th Street North, Pitney Bowes..................$165.00 Newton, IA 50208 (the Service “Property”) PJ's Deli..........................$160.35 The petition further prays that the Training mortgage on the above described Quick Lane Tire & Auto...$531.30 real estate be foreclosed, that a Service special execution issue for the Quill Corporation.............$208.11 sale of as much of the mortgaged Supplies premises as is necessary to Secretary of State..............$60.00 satisfy the judgment and for other Service relief as the Court deems just and Spahn & Rose Lumber Co........... equitable.

For further details, ........................................$474.13 please review the petition on file Supplies in the clerk's office. The Plaintiffs Sponseller, Brad...........$1,006.10 attorney is Emily Bartekoske, of Service Form 673 Iowa Department of Management SouthLaw, P.C.; whose address Springer Professional is 1245 Jordan Creek Parkway,ASSESSING JURISDICTION: NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING -- PROPOSED BUDGET Home Services................$214.00 Suite 120, West Des Moines, IA Fiscal Year July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017 Jasper County Assessor Service 50266.

The Conference Board of the above-namedThe Assessing Jurisdiction conduct a public hearing on the NOTICE proposed fiscal year budget as follows: Co..$864.96 GW Van Keppelwill Supplies Meeting Date: Meeting Time: Meeting Location: THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTED Theisen's.........................$476.34 FORECLOSURE February 23, 2016 12:00 p.m.

SupervisorWITHOUT Office Courthouse Newton, Iowa Supplies REDEMPTION. THIS MEANS At the public hearing any resident or taxpayer present Inc.........$53,549.60 objections to, or arguments inTHAT favor of, THE any partSALE of the proposed budget. This notice represents a summary of the TKmay Concrete OF Detail THE supporting detail of receipts and expenditures on file with the Conference Board Clerk. Copies of the Supplemental Budget (Schedule 673-A) will be furnished upon Service MORTGAGED PROPERTY request.

True Value Hardware......$315.27 WILL OCCUR PROMPTLY Clerk's Telephone Number: Clerk's Name: Supplies AFTER ENTRY OF JUDGMENT Umsted, Natalie...............$109.37 PROPOSED BUDGET SUMMARY 641-792-6195 John Deegan UNLESS YOU FILE WITH THE Reimb COURT A WRITTEN DEMAND A B C D E F G H I Van Wall Equipment..........$16.49 THE SALE. IF YOU TO DELAY Expenditures Estimated Estimated Estimated Supplies FILE A WRITTEN DEMAND, Vernon Co.......................$100.24 FUND Ending Fund BE Beginning Fund Estimated Amount DELAYED THE SALE WILL Supplies (Use Whole Dollars) FYE 6-30-2015 FYE 6-30-2016 FYE 6-30-2017 Transfers Balance MONTHS Balance(OR Other Transfers To Be Raised UNTIL TWELVE Volk, Ryan...........................$9.86 Actual Re-estimated Proposed Out MONTHS FY 2017 FY 2017 Receipts In

By Taxation SIX IF THE PETITION Supplies INCLUDES 243,753 A WAIVER 344,580 OF 1. Assessment Expense 518,642 542,435 519,582 25,988 0 392,767 Wal-Mart..........................$394.88 DEFICIENCY 2. FICA 0 0 JUDGMENT)0 0 0 Supplies FROM THE ENTRY OF Warnick & Reeves 3. IPERS 0 0 0 0 0 JUDGMENT IF THE Mechanical...................$2,854.44 4. Emergency 0 0 0 0 MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS0 Service 5. Unemployment Comp.

0 0 0 0 RESIDENCE 0 0 0 YOUR AND IS A0 Water Department...........$209.04 6. Tort Liability 0 0 0 0 0 0 ONE-FAMILY OR0 TWO-FAMILY0 Utility DWELLING OR UNTIL 344,580 TWO 7. TOTAL 518,642 542,435 519,582 0 243,753 25,988 0 392,767 West Des Moines MONTHS FROM taxation rate per $1,000 valuation: $ 0.28232 ENTRY OF PoliceProposed Dept......................$114.00 JUDGMENT IF THE Training MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS Witmer Public NOT YOUR RESIDENCE OR IS Safety Group...................$232.99 YOUR RESIDENCE BUT NOT A Supplies ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY WRH Inc...................$255,075.00

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Most people will find that the mind likes to be in charge, and the heart likes to let it think that is definitely the case. However, the harmony between Venus and Jupiter suggests that hearts won’t go where they don’t want to go. Furthermore, hearts have sneaky ways of getting where they (SET ITAL) do (END ITAL) want to go, regardless of what the mind dictates.

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While most compliments are nice to hear, they are not all created equal. Someone will elevate verbal admiration to an art form. You’ll love how it feels to receive these kudos, and you’ll learn to give as such.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). If you’re wondering what keeps someone coming back and back and back to you, it’s all that fresh excitement, kindness and tenderness you give. You never give your attention the same way twice.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll appreciate the ones who keep

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You have more freedom than you think. Current boundaries are either illusory, selfimposed, or both.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your soul is searching for someone to nurture. At the same time, it scares you to take on too much responsibility -- that’s because you know deep down that

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The negative emotions needn’t be shoved aside; nor should they be obsessed over.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Inaction frustrates you.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

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