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“Keeping people coming in on a steady basis, it takes some creative marketing,” Laurie said on what she thinks the biggest challenge will be.

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While it’s not quite the Louisiana Purchase, an item at Tuesday’s Jasper County Board of Supervisors meeting could change how Prairie City looks on the map.

Jasper County Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Chaz Allen and Chad Allegar, who serves as the mayor of Prairie City and the president of the Prairie City Economic Development Corporation, will present an application for annexation.

The parties are seeking to annex a triangular piece of land, on the western edge of Prairie City, jointly owned

by JEDCO and PCEDC to the City of Prairie City.

Prairie City is also seeking permission from the board to annex city owned land just north of the city limits to become part of the City of Prairie City itself.

County Engineer Russ Stutt will be presenting two measures to the board for approval. His first request is to accept the low bid from Brooklynbased Manatt’s, Inc., for a repaving project on county blacktop T38 north of Lynnville.

Mannatt’s bid $3,327,070.56 for the project.

Stutt’s second request is for the purchase of two new pickup trucks for the Secondary Roads Department. Bids were sent to various dealers across the state and ranged from $25,000 to more than $35,000 for each truck.

Count Sanitarian Kevin Luetters will present David and Nathan Jessen’s application for a hog confinement expansion in the Richland Township to the board. The expansion will make the operation capable of handling 1,920 animals and 4,800 finishing swine.

Luetters is suggesting to the board that public comment period begin Tuesday and end on Feb. 24. Comments may be made in person from 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Jasper County Environmental Health Office located at 115 N. Second Ave. E. in Newton.

Written comments may also be mailed to the office.

In other business: • Jasper County Recorder Nancy Parrott will present two measures to the board. The first is a citizen’s request for a refund from the county portion of the escrowed transfer tax.

Doris Byers is seeking $75.77 from the county.

• Parrott will also submit her office’s monthly report for approval. Her office collected $12,880.79 in January.

• Jasper County Human Resources Director Dennis Simon will present the hiring resolution for both a parttime and full-time jailors at the Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office.

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Helle graduates from basic training Page 2A

Ty Rushing/Daily News Above: Tara Allen applies make up to Tayler Wearmouth at the Fairy Godmothers of Newton’s Princess Workshop on Saturday. The Fairy Godmothers helped makeover 46 different girls, free of charge, to help them get ready for the Princess and Papa’s Ball later at Newton Senior High School.

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Right: Dan Soda and his daughter, Hannah, cut a rug during the Princess and Papa’s Ball on Saturday night at Newton Senior High School. The NHS student council estimated more than 600 people showed up for the event.

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Laurie Nelson is probably more wellknown for her work with various Jasper County veteran support organizations, but her passion for antiquing has led her to take up another title — business owner.

In a little more than a week, Laurie is hoping to open the doors on her new antique store “Relics,” which will be located at 115 W. Second St. N., and give downtown visitors another convenient place to stop and shop.

“I actually wanted to start a consignment store since I moved up here in 2002,” Laurie said. “Jerry (her husband), didn’t like the idea of a consignment store. But this has actually turned out better, because it’s made our hobby our business and it’s something we like to do.”

Laurie said she and Jerry made the decision to open Relics suddenly, but they have already recruited four vendors for the store and are in talks with several more. Relics will be capable of holding 14 stalls, have several display cases and there are plans to expand into the shop’s basement as well.

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Ty Rushing/Daily News Laurie Nelson and her dog, Minion, stand in front of what will be “Relics,” an antique store that is expected to be open for business by next week. Relics is located at 115 W. Second St. N. on the downtown square.

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Once again, the Newton Daily news was rewarded by its peers for exceptional community journalism.

Representatives of Iowa’s more than 300 daily and weekly newspapers gathered last week for the annual Iowa Newspaper Association Convention at the Downtown Marriott Hotel in Des Moines. The two-day event, held Thursday and Friday, concluded with the Iowa Newspaper Foundation’s Better Newspaper Contest.

Entries in this year’s contest were from newspapers published from Oct. 1, 2012, through Sept. 30, 2012. They were submitted for judging by members of the Nebraska Press Association.

The Daily News competes in Daily Class 1, which includes all daily newspapers with a circulation of 9,999 or less.

Other Daily Class 1 newspapers include the Ames Tribune, reigning Iowa Newspaper of the Year Carroll Daily Times Herald, the Marshalltown Times-Republican, the Muscatine Journal, the Spencer Daily Reporter and the Webster City Daily Freeman-Journal.

More than 100 Iowa newspapers were recognized for their work in writing, reporting, photography, digital journalism and advertising. In all, 16 Daily Class 1 newspapers received awards in the contest.

The Daily News received nine awards, and a former staff member returned to receive a special award for work he did while on the newspaper’s staff.

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Submitted Photo Former Daily News staff writer Mike Mendenhall celebrated his Harrison “Skip” Weber Investigative Reporting Award with editor Bob Eschliman after Friday evening’s Iowa Newspaper Foundation Better Newspaper Contest Awards Banquet.

The Daily News won nine other awards for writing, reporting and digital news.

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Airman Helle graduates from basic military training

JCSCC to host monthly potluck

Special to the Daily News

The Jasper County Senior Citizens Center and Golden Agers Club will host a monthly potluck beginning at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the center, 702 E. Third St. S. Bring a covered dish or drop a donation in the basket.

Attendees should bring their own place settings. Entertainment, the monthly meeting and bingo will follow the potluck.

Air Force Airman Taylor K. Helle graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Helle is the daughter of Patrick Helle of Waukee and Terri Reinholdt of Monroe. She is a 2013 graduate of Waukee High School.

Newton Downtown SSMID Board to meet

Van Zante Creek kickoff meeting set for Thursday

The Newton Downtown SSMID Board will meet at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at Newton Public Works, 1700 N. Fourth Ave. W. Agenda items include new business, a Main Street update, downtown care, old business and an update of county numbers for district budget issues FY13-14.

Special to the Daily News Residents in the Van Zante Creek watershed are invited to attend a community kickoff meeting to learn more about the Van Zante Creek Water Quality Improvement Project, a multiyear project aimed at reducing nutrient loss in the watershed.

The kickoff meeting is scheduled for 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Sully Community Center in Sully. Refreshments will be provided.

The Van Zante Creek kickoff meeting will provide an overview of the project, which is being conducted in partnership with the Jasper and Marion Soil and Water Conservation Districts, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, the

Grace Church to present Financial Peace University Grace Church, 1620 N. 11th Ave. E. in Newton, will offer Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University beginning this week.

The classes will begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday.

The nine-week course provides families and individuals with practical tools to gain control of their finances and set themselves up for long-term financial success. The course meets once a week for a different lesson taught by Ramsey on DVD followed by a small-group discussion. Lessons include budgeting, relationships and money, getting out of debt, saving for emergencies and investing.

Since its inception in 1994, FPU has helped more than 1.5 million families change their financial future. Through commonsense principles and small-group accountability, FPU gives people the tools they need to change their behavior and succeed financially. On average families who complete FPU pay off $5,300 and save $2,700 in the first 90 days. Following the class nearly 94 percent of those families budget regularly.

“FPU will not only transform the way you handle money, but also your marriage and other areas of your life,” Ramsey said. “This isn’t a boring financial class. We make learning about money fun and easy to understand so people in every situation can benefit from the information.”

Ramsey knows first-hand the pain that financial stress can cause. After creating a net worth of more than a million dollars by age 26, he quickly lost it all. Since then Ramsey has helped families and individuals across the country learn how to get control of their finances and avoid debt so they don’t have to experience the same pain he did.

Contact Frank Buckley at (641)792-1793 for more information or to register.

Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Iowa Soybean Council and Pathfinders RC&D. The project will engage producers and landowners in a variety of activities to improve the water quality of Van Zante Creek and adjoining areas of the South Skunk River.

The local partnership will work with all farmers in the watershed to reduce nutrient losses from agricultural land. A goal is proving voluntary efforts will reduce nutrient pollution in water to acceptable levels through education, monitoring, and treatment. Presentations will be given by local leaders involved in the project. A discussion and question-and-answer session will follow the presentations.

Funding for the Van Zante Creek Water Quality Improve-

ment project is provided through a grant from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. Van Zante was one of eight watershed demonstration projects selected to receive $4.1 million in funding through the Iowa water quality initiative.

For more information about the kickoff meeting, contact Watershed Coordinator Terry McNeely at (641) 842-5314.

The Water Quality Initiative was established in 2013 to begin implementation of the science and technology based measures detailed in the Nutrient Reduction Strategy. The WQI takes a multifaceted approach to accelerate the awareness and adoption of the practices highlighted in the NRS. Learn more at CleanWaterIowa.org.

Search is on for Iowa’s Outstanding Senior Volunteer Special to the Daily News Every day, Iowa senior volunteers generously give their time and service to help others. Now Iowa residents have a chance to give back by nominating a deserving older adult for his or her outstanding service through the Salute to Senior Service program.

Sponsored by Home Instead Inc., the franchisor of the Home Instead Senior Care network, Salute to Senior Service recognizes the invaluable contributions of adults age 65 and older who give at least 15 hours a month

of volunteer service to their favorite causes.

“Seniors have so much to give and make a positive impact on our communities daily,” said Jonna Wisnieski, owner of the Home Instead Senior Care office serving Marshall, Jasper, Poweshiek, Marion and Mahaska counties. “Senior volunteerism not only benefits others, but also helps seniors stay active and socially engaged in their communities — important elements of healthy aging.”

Members of the community are asked to nominate and vote for these everyday heroes between Jan. 15 and

March 1 at SalutetoSeniorService.com. State winners will be determined by popular vote.

A panel of senior care experts will then select a national Salute to Senior Service winner from among the state honorees.

Home Instead Inc. will donate $500 to each of the state winners’ designated and approved nonprofit organizations, and their personal stories will be shared online on the Salute to Senior Service Wall of Fame. In addition, $5,000 will be donated to the national winner’s designated and approved nonprofit

charity.

To complete and submit an online nomination form for a senior age 65 or older who volunteers at least 15 hours a month, and to view the contest’s official rules, visit SalutetoSeniorService.com.

Completed nomination forms can alternatively be mailed to Salute to Senior Service, P.O. Box 285, Bellevue, NE 68005.

For more information about Salute to Senior Service or the Home Instead Senior Care network’s services, call Home Instead Senior Care at (641) 7921800.

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John W. Cleverley

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Feb. 8, 2014 John W. Cleverley, 87, of rural Mingo died on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, at his home.

A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at the funeral home.

Memorials to the Israel House Hospice or the Mingo Methodist Church may be left at the funeral home.

John, the son of Orville W. and Zola A. (Trout) Cleverley, was born on June 11, 1926, in rural Collins, Iowa. He graduated from Mingo High School in 1944. John was united in marriage with Ione K. Uitermark on May 3, 1985, in Elk Point, S.D. John was a lifelong

farmer, farming for 65 years in rural Mingo, retiring in 1997. He was a member of the Mingo Methodist Church and served on the Mingo School Board. John enjoyed fishing, gardening, and playing cards. He was a devoted St. Louis Cardinals and Iowa Hawkeye fan. John was a loving husband, dad, grandpa, great-grandpa and friend.

John is survived by his wife, Ione of rural Mingo; children, Larry D. Cleverley (Beth Jaeger) of Mingo and Ellen P. (Rick) Rhoads of Collins; daughter-in-

law, Margaret Cleverley (Randy Holdren) of Maxwell; his grandchildren, William (Stacey) Cleverley of Slater, Lori ( Jason) Navarro of Waukesha, Wis., Kyle (Tracy) Rhoads of Cambridge, Kent (Angie) Rhoads of North Pole, Alaska, and Kari ( Justin) Smith of Baxter; great-grandchildren, Ryan Cleverley, Karsen Cleverley, Kaitlin Navarro, Charlie Rhoads, Derrick Rhoads, Haley Rhoads, Brooklyn Rhoads, Brady Rhoads, Michael Hermenitt, Nicole Hermenitt, Carter Smith, and Cooper Smith; his step-children, Renee Dukeshire (Greg Wilson) of Zionsville, Ind., and Eric (Shelli) Eatwell of Collins; and step-grandchildren, Matthew Dukeshire, Nathanael Dukeshire, and Lauren Dukeshire.

He is preceded in death by his parents and a son, John W. Cleverley.

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Steven D. Petro, 38, of Newton died on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.

A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory.

The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the funeral home.

Alfred L. Jensen, 76, of Newton died on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, at the Skiff Medical Center in Newton.

A private family memorial service will be held at a later date.

Arrangements are being handled by the Wallace Family Funeral Home & Crematory.

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Jan. 31, 2014 Kaci Kent and Jeff Dean of Newton announce the birth of their son, Ashton Joseph Dean, on Jan. 31, 2014, at Skiff Medical Center.

He has two siblings, Traen, 8, and

RaeLee La-Jean Dolezal Jan. 23, 2014 Chad and Amber Dolezal of Newton announce the birth of their daughter, RaeLee La-Jean Dolezal, born Jan. 23, 2014, at Pella Region-

Javier De Guadalupe Cante Feb. 3, 2014 José and Tisha Cante of Newton announce the birth of their son, Javier De Guadalupe Cante, on Feb. 3, 2014, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton.

He has three siblings, Jésus Cante,

Skyler, 5.

Grandparents are Joe and Renee Kent of Newton, Pam Kent of Pensacola, Fla., and Mike Dean and Maureen Mugan, both of Cedar Rapids.

Great-grandparent is Danny Showman of Hedrick.

al Health Center in Pella. RaeLee weighed 8 pounds, 5.8 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. Also welcoming her home is a brother, Lucas John, 21⁄2.

Grandparents are Dennis and BeLinda Thomas of Newton and Richard and Nancy Dolezal of Lester Prairie, Minn.

5, of Newton; Edurado Trejo Chavez, 15, of Mexico; and Adolfo Trejo Chavez, 13, of Mexico.

Grandparents are Bernardino Carpio Sr. of Des Moines and Teofila Cante Luna and Cruz Trejo Garcia, both of Zimapan, Hidalgo, Mexico.

Great-grandparents are Jane Bonnett of Bussey and Arthur Wells and Vicki Wells, both of St. Anthony.

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Newton Police Department • Abel Andrade, 53, of Marshalltown was charged with operating while intoxicated, second offense, after authorities were dispatched at 5:52 a.m. Wednesday to North 19th Avenue East and Northeast Beltline Road. One of the drivers, Andrade, smelled of alcohol. A breath test indicated a BAC of .254. She was transported to the Jasper County Jail.

• Rosa M. Malone, 20, of Newton was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia after authorities were dispatched 7:04 p.m. Jan. 28 to several locations in Newton to search for a runaway. The runaway was located at 1425 N. 11th Ave. E. #4. Prior to knocking on the door, an officer overheard the occupants talking about smoking marijuana. After entering the residence the tenant, Malone, allowed a search of her bedroom. She admitted to having a marijuana pipe in her dresser. She was charged and released to appear in court.

• Joseph K. Reusswig, 36, of Newton was charged with first-degree burglary in connection with an incident that occurred at approximately 3:50 p.m. Wednesday at a residence in the 400 block of West Fifth Street South in Newton. Reusswig was charged for allegedly arriving at the victim’s residence with a hammer, using the hammer to break out a patio window, entering the home, chasing the victim while armed with the hammer and eventually grabbing the victim by the hair and throwing her to the ground, causing visible physical injuries to her arms and legs. The victim was able to exit the residence and contact police. Reusswig also allegedly destroyed property in the residence. Damage was estimated at $200 to glass on the rear entry door, $1,200 to a flat-screen TV and $800 to the patio door glass. He also was wanted on a warrant for probation violation on an original charge of assault causing injury. Reusswig was transported to the Jasper County Jail.

• Sharry R. Roush, 47, of Newton was charged with driving while license revoked after authorities stopped her at 8:37 p.m. Tuesday in the 700 block of East 11th Street North for driving with expired license plates. She was transported to the Jasper County Jail.

• Melody S. Ryther, 52, of Newton was charged with fourth-degree criminal mischief after authorities were dispatched to a residence in the 800 block of North Second Avenue East in response to a criminal mischief complaint. The victim reported Ryther had damaged two doors to the house, causing an estimated $500 damage. She was transported to the Jasper County Jail.

• Nancy M. Straight, 43, of Newton was cited with failure to maintain control after traveling south at 8:11 p.m.

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by Tyson R. Edwards of Newton. The roadway was snow-covered at the time of the accident. No one was injured, and damage was estimated at $3,000 to Straight’s vehicle and $1,000 to Edwards’ vehicle.

• Cody D. Thomas, 44, of Newton was charged with public intoxication

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We are a nation of laws ...

We are a nation of laws. All were created because someone, at some time, identified a problem, and the “solution” was to develop a means by which that problem would be lessened or eliminated. Everyone knows there is no law that is not broken. Yet to do

By Dennis Black so, and be proven guilty of the vio- Iowa Senate District 15 lation, obviously results in consequences.

All political subdivisions, being the municipal, county, state and federal expect the citizenry to obey the law.

Conversely, our citizens expect the various levels of government also obey the law. Little else causes such anger within the electorate than seeing elected officials in their official capacity fail to obey the law they themselves created. Once again, that is soon to occur in your state legislature. And, the sad thing is, few seem to care!

At issue is the state law that requires the legislature to set “allowable growth” for public schools within 30 consecutive days of when the legislature convenes. This law was created to provide our public school district officials with the knowledge of what they could expect in state aid 18 months in advance, or in this case, the 2015-16 school year.

Iowa currently ranks 37th nationally in per-pupil spending, which is approximately $1,500 less than the national average. The bill we debated and passed in the Senate proposes to increase state aid to schools by six percent. Even that seemingly high percentage would only bring Iowa approximately $382 closer to the national average. The increase would result in state-aid per student at $6,748.

Our bill also included the state picking up the $26.3 million in state aid to replace the local property taxes required under the school aid foundation formula.

The price tag for this increase to Iowa’s school districts is $222 million. Yet, during debate, we were advised by the minority that such an increase to our school districts was “unsustainable, unsound and unwise.”

Our argument was the absolute reality that with last year’s education reform bill, which Governor Branstad supported and is now the law, a funding boost was essential. These financial resources are needed for the schools to achieve their mission of enhancing the means by which students can move closer to achieving educational success. The funding would supplement the current per-student aid to be used by the school boards across Iowa for infrastructure, operations, maintenance, transportation, educators, administration, books and supplies. Annual school aid increases are essential to meet the district’s needs.

It is beyond me as to why public school education always appears to be a partisan issue, with every Republican Senator voting against the bill. Yet, one only needs to check the voting records of past years to see this to be the case. Even though the House has until February 13 to take up the bill, the Republican majority in the House of Representatives has closed the door, and is strongly opposed to consider the Senate Democrats’ spending plans for Iowa’s public schools.

During the session, call me at (515) 281-3371; write me at the Senate, Capitol Bldg., Des Moines, 50319; or e-mail dennis.black@legis.iowa.gov I value your thoughts and opinions.

Monday, February 10, 2014

Guest Commentary

Middle class decline tied to achievement

By Sue Atkinson, Ph.D. College Educator The 20-percent decline in the middle class in Iowa is primarily caused by a 50-year decline in Iowa student achievement and related job skills that are necessary to fill Iowa jobs requiring higher critical thinking and problem-solving skills than Iowa K-12 public schools can accomplish.

Work force skills and their cost are the primary driving forces for employers. The Iowa Business Council released an economic report January 27 showing the state’s overall economic competitiveness requires an increase in skilled workers. Higher-paying jobs are going unfilled due to a lack of workers with skill levels to fill them.

Iowa ranks 33rd in states with people holding degrees beyond high school. This low rank is a reflection of Iowa being unable to raise student achievement above the 41st national percentile (when the 65th national percentile would be grade level). Global standards are higher than U.S. standards.

Iowa students graduate, on average, about two years behind grade level, and have been doing so since foundational concepts were removed from the curriculum and teacher training programs at least fifty years ago, making them unprepared for higher education as well as higher-paying employment. With 82 percent of the public schools in the country graduating students behind grade level, shouldn’t the argument be made that public schools carry a large share of the burden for the disappearance of the middle

class?

Concepts began being removed from the curriculum and teacher training programs after the 1954 Brown vs Board of education decision required school integration.

After Congress ended decades of the severe immigration quotas in 1965, immigration numbers more than quadrupled in the first five years and continued rising, so a movement across the country created Special Education in 1972, allowing schools to label students with low test scores in order to avoid counting those low scores in the calculation of average.

No proper assessment was done on the impact of the lack of foundational concepts in the curriculum, nor in teaching methods, to learn why the numbers of students were experiencing difficulties. Foundational concepts are universal, so once a student figures out how to relate a concept to his life, it is possible for them to apply it to other areas.

The U. S. education system continues to write reports about gaps in achievement among various demographic groups but absolutely fails to do a proper assessment of the contribution of a lack of foundational concepts and the prejudice instilled in the teacher training programs toward those groups. According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, which writes the PISA exams, where you go to school is more of a determining factor than poverty.

Research shows that children from disadvantaged backgrounds in some countries out-perform the

wealthiest children in other nations in math. Further research into the math skills of the most deprived ten percent of pupils found those in big-spending Britain (for example) were not keeping pace with highperforming areas such as South Korea, Singapore, Shanghai, and Hong Kong in China.

The same is true in the U.S. All of the countries out-educating us by having foundational concepts in their curriculum and teachers trained to effectively teach them do not experience these gaps in achievement. On the 2013 PISA exams, U.S. students slid in global rankings on reading, math, and science.

Iowa was the last state – resisting for eight years – to finally adopt standards, and only last year approved an embarrassing curriculum dumbed down from the national one that was at least a move toward international standards. According to the OECD, the U.S. spends more than other developed nations on education but does not get the same results.

In addition, both new and experienced teachers in the U.S. out-earn most of their counterparts around the globe. This clearly means that public schools in the U.S. have no idea how to improve student achievement up to global standards while spending less per student.

This does not bode well for the future of the middle class, nor for Iowa (where Democrats in the Iowa Legislature believe more spending is needed for education and education already accounts for more than 50 percent of the General Fund budget).

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Empty Nest

Inventor ... Entrepreneur ... Tinkerer You won’t find any computers in Arnie DeJaynes’ shop in New London. He’s a nuts-and-bolts man. He’s also ninety years young and has just applied for his tenth patent. Yep. What is he patenting? Well, for lack of a

By Curt Swarm better name, Guest Columnist he calls it d o m i n o e s .

However, these are not ordinary dominoes.

Arnie DeJaynes’ dominoes are tapered, and heavier on one end. He built his own mold and molds these hybrid dominoes so that, when set up and tripped, they will climb hills and travel around banked curves.

Normal dominoes require a flat surface. He has built a table-top display with thousands of these dominoes set up that blast caps, shoot canons, pop balloons, and play God Bless America. You gotta see it!

He describes it as kinematic energy, and hopes to sell his invention to a toy manufacturer.

The patent that he is most famous for, however, is a ribbon splitter. You know these real pretty bows that are used to wrap presents? Arnie DeJaynes built the first ribbon splitter that slices bows so that the real fancy bow designs can be made.

In Southeast Iowa, the name DeJaynes is best known because Arnie and his brother, Paul, owned and operated DeJaynes Jewelers in Mt.

Pleasant.

Arnie came up with the ribbon splitter because of the need for pretty ribbons and bows in the gift wrapping department of the jewelry store. The ribbon splitter became so popular that Arnie left the jewelry business and made ribbons splitters that were sold worldwide. A third popular patent was the hand loom — a hand-held loom that uses strips of material rather than yarn.

In Arnie Dejanyes’ shop in New London are all kinds of machines, gadgets, projects in various stages of completion, and gizmos that challenge the imagination. He restores, and taught himself how to play, old violins.

He is building his own violin. He has a Russian, three stringed, Balalaikas (remember the haunting tune in “Dr. Zhivago”?). He is a true American inventor/entrepreneur and tinkerer.

How did he come by all this talent? It started in high school in Burlington. Young Arnie DeJaynes took all the shop classes that were offered. Because of his training, when World War II broke out, the US Navy made Arnie DeJaynes an optics technician, repairing optical instruments such as range finders, binoculars, and sextants.

On the repair ship that he was aboard in the South Pacific, there was also a clock-repair shop. The Navy had been drafting civilian watch makers, and there were two of these watch makers on board.

Arnie befriended one and asked him to teach him watch repair.

When one of the watch makers transferred out, Arnie requested

that he be given the job. The chief took a chance and agreed.

After the war, the chief asked Arnie to join him in his watch-repair business in Kansas City. Arnie did his apprenticeship there. The rest is history.

It’s not only gadgets, patents, and inventions that Arnie DeJanes is involved in. He is also extremely active in the community. He was one of the original organizers of the Honor Tour — similar to the Jasper County Freedom Flights.

Arnie faithfully goes to his shop everyday, DeJaynes Mfg & Dist. During recent snows, he noticed that, characteristic of smalltown friendliness, someone had been clearing off his parking lot.

A coffee klatch, which includes his brother, Paul, and the town mayor, meets at the shop every weekday at 10 a.m. They solve world problems and query Arnie as to his latest project, then skedaddle fast lest they be put to work.

Arnie DeJaynes would like to hit it big with one of his inventions, like an Edison or Ford. But really, he already has. From his home on the south side of New London, he occasionally spies a mountain lion on the edge of the timber.

With his wife, Margaret, they eat dinner in the privacy of their dining room and occasionally see the huge cat. Who else can claim such a sight?

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Relics

Two sisters of Iowa state rep found dead in Pa. home PITTSBURGH (AP) — Two sisters of an Iowa state representative have been found dead of gunshot wounds to the head in the Pittsburgh home they shared, and police are investigating the case as a double homicide.

The bodies of 44-year-old Susan Wolfe and 38-year-old Sarah Wolfe were found Friday afternoon in their basement after they didn’t show up for work, authorities said.

Police found Sarah Wolfe’s car around 1:15 a.m. Saturday parked nearly a mile away.

Sarah Wolfe was a psychiatrist for Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, and Susan Wolfe was a teacher’s aide at Hillel Academy in

Awards Continued from Page 1A Former staff writer Mike Mendenhall received the Harrison “Skip” Weber Award for Investigative Reporting for his reporting on the resignation of former Jasper County Sheriff ’s Lt. Eric Nation. The judges reflected on Mendenhall’s “solid reporting” that uncovered details of an employment investigation that otherwise would have been “buried in records.”

“The details were clearly stated and the public’s interest was served by shining light on what made an important law enforcement officer leave the profession,” they said.

Of the other nine awards presented Friday evening, the Daily News won a third-place award for its opinion page. The judges noted there was “a lot to like” about the pages.

The staff won an award for Coverage of Business, taking third place. The judges commented on the staff ’s “consistent commitment” to business news, saying “no story is too big or too small” to cover.

The Daily News also won an award for its website, taking second place. The judges noted the multi-platform approach with web, tablet and mobile versions,

Pittsburgh’s Squirrel Hill neighborhood.

A sister, Mary Wolfe, is an Iowa Democratic state representative who lives in Clinton. Her website says she is the oldest of eight children, six girls and two boys.

Pittsburgh police Lt. Daniel Herrmann said they don’t have a motive for the killings, and there were no signs of forced entry. Family members, most of whom live in Iowa, said they’re still trying to figure out what happened.

The Allegheny County medical examiner’s office said both women died of single gunshot wounds to the head. Herrmann said police are asking the public for information

about anything that may have been seen or heard Thursday between the hours of 5 and 9 p.m. near the sisters’ home or near where their car was discovered.

On her Facebook page Saturday night, Rep. Wolfe thanked friends, neighbors and colleagues for their support.

“We are so grateful,” she wrote.

“Heartbroken, but grateful.”

Dr. Claudia M. Roth, CEO of Western Psychiatric, said in a statement that she mourned the loss of both lives and said Sarah “was known as a very compassionate, warm, caring and bright physician who was praised by patients, families, staff and colleagues.”

saying it was “easy to navigate” and contained “lot of informative content.”

Staff writer Matthew Nosco and former staff writer Dave Hon received a third-place award for a “Called to Serve” video they produced about Dave Mast. The judges reflected on the natural appeal of the video, saying it “brought the viewer closer to the story.”

Staff writer Kate Malott received a third-place award for her two-part sports feature about longtime Newton Senior High School football coach John Jenkins. The judges called it a “great tribute to a great man.”

Editor Bob Eschliman received a second-place Excellence in Editorial Writing award for a set of three Daily News editorials we authored on behalf of the Editorial Board. The judges said they were “well thought out,” and said they appreciated the newspaper’s “open letter” to ESPN following the national anthem issue at last year’s Iowa Corn Indy 250.

Former staff writer Dave Hon received a first-place Master Columnist award for a set of three columns he authored while at the Daily News. The judges did not comment on the selection, but his columns beat out those of Douglas Burns of the Carroll Daily Times Herald and Brooks Taylor of the Mount Pleasant News.

Both members of the Daily News sports team received Best Sports Columnist awards. Sports editor Jocelyn Sheets took second place, while sports writer Dustin Turner took third.

The judges said Sheets’ columns were easy to read and informative and it was “just plain fun to follow her.” Of Turner’s columns, they said he selected good subjects and covered a variety of topics.

Two other Jasper County newspapers won awards during the contest in their respective circulation classes.

Sports writer Dustin Turner won a first-place Best Sports Story award on behalf of the Daily News’ sister paper, the Jasper County Tribune. The Tribune was among 31 Weekly Class 2 newspapers to win an award this year.

Another Weekly Class 2 paper in Jasper County, the Hometown Press in Sully, won five awards this year. It received a first-place award for its sports section, a first-place award for an advertisement in the community event promotion category, a secondplace award for its feature page, a second-place award for an advertisement in the miscellaneous category and a third-place award for an advertisement in the grocery, food or entertainment category.

Supervisors Continued from Page 1A

transfer order 1321 would move $44,832.43 into accounts supporting Mariposa Park, the Chichaqua Bike Trail and nuisance/zoning funds.

• Jasper County Treasurer Doug Bishop will submit a transfer order to the board. If approved,

Staff writer Ty Rushing may be contacted at (641) 7923121, ext. 426, or at trushing@newtondailynews.com.

Blotter Continued from Page 3A after authorities responded to a complaint of an intoxicated person at 8:56 a.m. Thursday at Napa Auto Parts. The suspect, identified as Thomas, was located in the Hy-Vee Parking lot. Thomas was transported to Skiff Medical Center and appeared to be under the influence of methamphetamine. He was then transported to the Jasper County Jail.

• Patrick H. Veber, 62, of

Newton was cited with failure to maintain control after authorities responded to a two-vehicle accident at 12:22 p.m. Tuesday on First Avenue East. Veber was traveling east when he struck the rear of a vehicle ahead of him driven by Shelby D. Elscott, 22, of Newton. Road conditions were slick and partially ice- and snowcovered. Damage was estimated at $100 to each vehicle.

• Roy J. Wagner, 30, of Newton was charged with public intoxication after authorities were dispatched at 10:45 p.m. Tuesday

to 300 E. 12th St. N. in reference to a suicidal male with knives.

Upon arrival, officers observed Wagner running away. He was located and smelled of alcohol, had bloodshot and water eyes and slurred speech. A blood test at Skiff Medical Center indicated a BAC higher than .08. He was charged and transported to the Jasper County Jail.

A criminal charge is merely an accusation, and the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Continued from Page 1A in is just the opportunity to meet Minion the dog, who serves as the stores unofficial mascot and rarely leaves Laurie’s side. A Facebook page and website are also in the works.

Relics’ prime location on the square was one of the biggest factors for the Nelsons to open the business. They are also hoping to fill the void left behind for local antiquers when Pappy’s Antique Mall closed down in December.

With an expected opening date of Feb. 17, Laurie has been working tirelessly to get things in order, but has no regrets about opening her own store. “(Interacting with) the people and not having to work for someone. It’s something that I have created and its mine. And the only boss I have to answer to is Jerry,” she said jokingly.

Once the doors open, operating hours for Relics will be 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Monday to Friday. From 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and closed on Sundays. Relics may be contacted at (641) 787-0353.

Staff writer Ty Rushing may be contacted at (641) 792-3121, ext. 426, or at trushing@newtondailynews. com.

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FAMILY CIRCUS

DEAR ABBY: My 38-year-old son is mentally ill and refuses medication, counseling or any type of help. I’m 63, and he physically and mentally abuses me. I had him committed, but he refused to cooperate, so they released him after two weeks.

Life after that became worse.

I have no time to myself except when I sleep or take a nap. Family and friends are not allowed in the house because they make him uncomfortable. I can’t even open the blinds to let the sun in because “people are watching him.”

I know he needs help desperately, but I don’t know where else to turn. My family tells me to have him committed and not let him back home. I feel guilty about sending him out of my home because I’m afraid of what he might do or what could happen to him.

I go for counseling once a month, and I have discussed this with my therapist, who says the same thing as my family: “Commit him and throw away the key!” I am so torn! I suffer from depression and this lifestyle does not help.

I’m planning to move to another state where I have family, and I don’t know what to do with him. I feel like I’m trading one cell for another. Any suggestions would be appreciated. — LOYAL READER IN NEW YORK DEAR LOYAL READER: Listen to your therapist. If your son is institutionalized, he will be in a safe environment. The alternative could be that he would become one of the multitude of mentally ill individuals who are living on the street.

If your son is medicated, he might be able to live in a group home where he could be sheltered and taken care of. With medication he might be able to have more of a life than you have provided.

You may feel guilty, but you are not responsible for your son’s mental illness. It is very important that you are successfully treated for your depression before making the decision to move. Your depression may have been caused because you have become the prisoner of your son’s hallucinations.

DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I

have been together for 2 1/2 years, living together for two. He says Valentine’s Day is a made-up holiday to get people to spend money. I told him every holiday is geared toward people spending money.

I find myself feeling angry and hurt that I’m not receiving anything for Valentine’s Day. He never buys cards or flowers for me. How do I communicate to him that this is important to me without making things worse? — CRAVING A LITTLE ROMANCE DEAR CRAVING: Your boyfriend may be cheap, but he also has a point.

According to a report on npr.org, the celebration of Valentine’s Day started in ancient Rome and contains elements of both Christian and pre-Christian religions. In the third century A.D., two men named Valentine were executed by the emperor Claudius II in different years on Feb. 14, and a few hundred years later, a pope (Gelasius I) combined St. Valentine’s Day with Lupercalia — a fertility feast — to replace the pagan ritual. (Research this online if you wish, because I found it fascinating.) The holiday didn’t become romanticized until the Renaissance.

That said, allow me to point out that there are few things more unpleasant than feeling forced to give someone a gift. If you have already discussed this with your boyfriend and he’s still resistant, then instead of focusing on what you’re NOT getting out of this relationship, try focusing on what you ARE getting. It may help you to feel less deprived.

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Blues, barks and brushes

Kate Malott/Daily News Left: Brandon Pender plays with performer Super Chickan at the Art for the Animals event on Thursday night at the Centre for Arts & Artists. The blues musician presented a program about the history of blues and sang Mississippi Delta Blues. Along with the performance, attendees enjoyed a pasta feed.

Above: Elementary students, Zach Smith (left) and Brett Buswell (right) donated small sculptures they made that were sold for a donation of any amount during the event to raise money for the Jasper County Animal Rescue League. From blues, pasta and art, the center event raised $900 for JCARL.

Princess and Papa’s Ball

Ty Rushing/Daily News More than 600 people attended the Princess and Papa’s Ball on Saturday night at Newton Senior High School, including (far left) Greg, Alissa and Autymne Simmons, (above) Lynn and Courtney Yoakum and (left) Jason and Abby Chance.

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Monthly Legislative Coffee to be held Saturday at Hy-Vee The Jasper County League of Women Voters will host a Legislative Coffee with the elected officials representing Jasper County in the state legislature at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15 in the Club Room of the Newton Hy-Vee. The coffee will open with remarks by the Jasper County legislators addressing events and priorities in the current legislative session. Their remarks will be followed by a question and dialogue period. Citizens are encouraged to attend and participate.

Representatives Greg Heartsill and Dan Kelley and Senator Dennis Black have indicated that they plan to attend. Senator Amy Sinclair has a prior commitment and will be unable to attend.

HyVee is located at 1501 1st Ave. E. in Newton and the Club Room is found inside the store on the west side.

Submitted Photo Last year, a crowd filled downtown Newton during the annual Thanks with Franks community event.

Thanks with Franks won the “Key” award at the Chamber Annual Dinner.

YPJC looking to gain momentum coming off an award-winning year

By Zach Johnson Daily News Staff Writer The Young Professionals of Jasper County will be focusing on gaining momentum from last year’s awardwinning year. YPJC was the winner of the “Key” Award for best community event with Thanks with Franks.

The group is under new leadership with Kristin Titus being elected as president of the YPJC during December’s meeting. Titus hopes to bring a freshness to the group.

“It was a great moment to have going into the new year, and we’re just trying to get things squared away for just a great year,” Titus said.

“We still have Rob Khan and Amanda Price [last year’s president and vice president] a part of the group, which will help. I feel like I can bring a fresh start to the group to get people renewed and motivated.”

A big goal of the YPJC is expansion in membership and making their current events bigger.

“We want to partner with surrounding communities to

create a more likable environment for younger folks,” Titus said. “We plan on doing the events we did last year and looking how we can make those events bigger.”

The City of Newton has proposed many initiatives and goals to increase the population of young families and young professionals in the community.

“We want to help the community out even more as young professionals by looking at ways to get more events to be put on by the Young Professionals. Maybe even in partnership with other organizations,” Titus said.

Titus, along with other board members and past members, focused on recruitment for filling committees this year.

“We sent many emails out asking who wanted to be the chair or co-chair of committees, finding out who wasinterested in filling these positions by how involved they were with the group and how long they have been with the group,” Titus said.

“At the January meeting, we went through the tasks of the

Iowa unemployment rate drops to 4.2 percent in December

committees and set up ourchair and co-chairs. I think all of our committees are very strong this year.”

The group is made up of many young professionals who are newlyweds or have families with young children, which causes a time crunch when planning afterhour events to recruit more members who are unable to attend during the day meetings. The group plans on implementing strategies to make recruiting young professional singles and couples a priority.

“We have a couple of plans we want to present to a couple different groups and organizations within the community to tell them more about Young Professionals,” Titus said. “The committees are more structured than what we have had in the past.

Those committees can meet to discuss ways to implement more social events.”

Newton Manufacturing will be hosting the February Young Professionals of Jasper County meeting on Friday at noon.

“Bring your lunch and see what we’re about,” Titus said.

Beckham to discuss effort to bring team to Miami MIAMI (AP) — David Beckham will take part in a news conference Wednesday to discuss his progress in trying to bring a Major League Soccer expansion team to Miami.

MLS Commissioner Don Garber and Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez also will attend the session, which was announced Monday. The league has discussed placing its next two expansion teams in Miami and Atlanta.

Expansion in Miami is contingent on securing a financing plan and location for a new stadium. Beckham has scouted possible sites and is seeking investors to assist with startup costs such as stadium construction and player acquisitions.

Among those who might become involved is Beckham’s friend LeBron James, who has had recent conversations with the retired soccer star about bringing a team to Miami.

“It’s looking very promising,” James said Monday. “Hopefully they can go in the right direction as we all planned. It’s a great place for soccer.”

MLS’s Miami Fusion played in Fort Lauderdale from 1998-01 before folding because of poor attendance.

DES MOINES — Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to a post-recession low of 4.2 percent in December from a revised November rate of 4.3 percent.

The comparable rate for December 2012 was 5.0 percent. The U.S. unemployment rate for December dropped to 6.7 percent from 7.0 percent in November, as more people left the labor force.

“In contrast to the national trend, Iowa made considerable progress toward expanding its labor force in 2013,” said Teresa Wahlert, director of Iowa Workforce Development. “The state’s labor force grew in response to the increase in total employment, which surpassed 1.6 million in December.”

The statewide pool of unemployed persons dropped to 70,200 in December, its lowest level for the year. The December estimate was down from 72,100 in November and 81,700 one year ago.

The total number of working Iowans increased to 1,602,300 in December from 1,593,300 in November. The current figure is 53,400 higher than one year ago.

Total nonfarm employment shed 2,400 jobs in December, lowering the monthly total to 1,528,500. This loss is only the fourth during the calendar year, and primarily due to larger-than-expected declines in seasonal industries.

Government added 500 jobs in local government, yet the public sector posted a loss of 1,700 jobs since last December. Alternatively, private industries lost 2,900 jobs this month, but remain up 14,500 jobs from last year’s level.

Trade and transportation led all super sectors this month with a gain of 2,200 jobs. The increase was fueled by growth in wholesale (+2,200) and retail trade (+1,400).

This month’s gain is good news for Iowa’s retail and wholesale trade industries, which cumulatively had reported losses in each of the last four months. However, the gain in these industries was partially offset by declines in transportation and warehousing (-1,400). Manufacturing increased by 1,000 jobs in December, which was reflected in both nondurable (+600) and durable goods (+400) factories. Job losses this month were widespread, and concentrated in seasonal industries. Leisure and hospitality lost the largest number of jobs (-2,600), followed by construction (-1,900). Financial activities decreased by 800 jobs, marking the fifth loss in the last six months. This recent weakness is in stark contrast to the expansion that occurred from January 2012 through June 2013, when jobs were pared only once. Despite the year-end declines, finance remains up 700 jobs from the same month one year ago.

Trade and transportation led all super sectors (+5,000) due to higher-than-expected gains in wholesale and retail trade. Professional and business services followed closely (+4,900), and education and health services ranked in third place (+3,200). Manufacturing lost some of its momentum during the second half of 2013, but still advanced by 2,900 jobs over the year. Only three of the private sectors were down from last year: other services (-1,300), leisure and hospitality (-1,100) and information (-1,000).

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Webb is district 200 IM champ Newton boys qualify in seven events for state swim

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Ediotr PLEASANT HILL — Newton Cardinal swimmers and others were churning and burning up the waters Saturday in an IHSAA district swim meet at Southeast Polk High School. As cold as it was outside, the pool water was hot and fast inside.

The Cardinals had a “great day” in the water, according to their coach, Dave Hook. They had one district champion, qualified for state in seven events, set two school records and “everybody who competed lowered times in events,” Hook said.

Sophomore Isaak Webb went into Saturday’s competition with two goals in mind for his 200-yard individual medley race. Mission accomplished.

Webb posted the fastest time in the pool in the event, claiming Newton’s only district championship of the 2014 meet. Webb broke the 2-minute barrier and in

doing so, he shattered the Newton school mark that had stood since 1982.

“It felt really good as I was swimming the race,” Webb said of his winning 1 minute, 59.76 second time. “It feels great to be a district champion. When I looked up at the board to see the times then saw Coach (Hook), it was awesome to meet those goals.”

Webb had been close to the school mark of 2:02.18 set by Jeff Schnoebelen in 1982. Webb’s previous best this season was 2:02.43.

“What a fantastic meet for our team. We had unbelievable time drops across the board for the team,” Hook said. “We had great effort in every race by our guys. To take fourth place in this district is awesome.”

West Des Moines Valley High edged out Ankeny, 262-261, for the district team championship.

Council Bluffs Lewis Central was third, followed by Newton with 167 points.

Sophomore Austin Bunker, the

only member of the Newton team who qualified for state a year ago, is going back to the state swim meet in four events. Bunker, Webb and junior Jake Lensing are on two relays and have two individual events to swim at the state meet in Marshalltown this coming Saturday.

“Man, this is great to get to go back to state and not with just relays. We’ve got guys going in individual events,” Bunker said.

Senior Josh Bailey qualified as a member of the the 200-yard medley and the 400-yard freestyle relays. Bailey, Bunker, Webb and Lensing combined to qualify for state in taking fourth in the final event of day — the 400 freestyle relay — in 3:30.16.

Webb’s school record time came on the heels of Newton’s first school mark of the day. Webb combined with Lensing, Bunker and Bailey to lower their own SWIM See Page 3B

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Top, Isaak Webb of Newton celebrates a district championship in the 200-yard individual medley Saturday.

Newton’s 200-yard medley relay team of Webb, Jake Lensing, Josh Bailey and Austin Bunker took second at district. School records were set in both events and the Cardinals qualified for the state meet.

Tigers edge Cardinal girls

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor NEWTON — Two more regular-season games remain for Newton’s girls. One of those games is on the road and the other at home.

The Cardinals gave their home crowd plenty to cheer about Friday night, facing Class 4A 15thranked Grinnell. Clad in pink uniforms for Coaches vs. Cancer Night for NHS, the Cardinals pushed the Tigers to the brink.

“Our girls played well. This was our best game defensively this season and close to being the best a Newton team has played in our Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News At left, Newton senior Lizzie Stock (20) goes right to the basket for two points in the first half of Friday night’s home game against Grinnell.

three years here,” Newton girls’ head coach Brandon Sharp said following the 48-44 loss to Grinnell.

Nothing was settled until the final buzzer.

Hannah Rhoads hit a free throw to put the Cardinals up 44-43 with 1:46 left. Newton’s defense held and held. Rhoads even got a defensive rebound, but was called for traveling when she came down and went to the floor with 52 seconds remaining.

Grinnell still had the ball. With 25 seconds left in the game, Madeline Wilkins rang up a 3-pointer for the Tigers, putting them up 46-44. A 3-pointer by Rhoads was off at the other end and the Tigers

Thirteen area wrestlers punched their tickets to Class 1A and Class 2A district tournaments last Saturday. They finished first or second in their respective weight classes at the sectional wrestling tournaments.

In Class 2A Sectional 14 at Albia, Prairie City-Monroe’s Mustangs qualified six wrestlers for the 2A district tournament this coming Saturday at

GIRLS See Page 3B

WRESTLING See Page 2B

Cardinals shoot past Tigers in LHC play

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor NEWTON — Give Chandler Sturtz, Tyler Wood, Connor Gholson or a couple other Newton players an open look from behind the three-point arc, pay the price.

Grinnell’s Tigers found that out the hard way Friday night.

The Cardinals caught fire from the outside, shooting 78.5 percent (11-of-14) from long range.

Sturtz drained 6-of-6 3-pointers, three of which came in the fourth quarter, to guide the Car-

dinals to a 60-43 win over the visiting Tigers. Sturtz had a gamehigh 24 points. Wood nailed three 3-pointers on his way to 16 points.

“We came into tonight’s game to prove we were a better team than what we showed Thursday at Dallas Center-Grimes,” Wood said after the contest. “We were embarrassed by our play. We wanted to prove we are a top team in the conference and no one should take us for granted.”

The Cardinals handed Grinnell its second loss in Little Hawkeye Conference play. Newton improved to 7-5 in con-

Area wrestlers advance to districts

ference action and 8-9 overall.

Grinnell is 9-2 in the conference and 11-6 overall.

“Our guys came ready to play tonight,” Newton head coach Nick Wilkins said. “I’m not offering any excuses for Thursday BOYS See Page 3B Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News At right, Newton junior Tyler Wood drives in for a basket in the second half of Friday’s win at home over Grinnell.

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor

Local Sports

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Sports calendar Today High School Basketball Oskaloosa at Newton 9th girls, 9th boys, JV boys, 6 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo at Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

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

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

Tuesday High School Basketball Newton at Oskaloosa, girls 6:15 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

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

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

PCM boys at Nevada, 7:30 p.m.

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

Knoxville at Pella Christian, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Thursday High School Basketball Newton 9th girls, 9th boys, JV boys at Pella, 4:45 p.m.

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

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

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

Friday High School Basketball Pella at Newton, girls 6:15 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

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

English Valleys boys at LynnvilleSully, 7:30 p.m.

Pella Christian at Grinnell, girls 6 p.m., boys 7:30 p.m.

Saturday High School Wrestling District Tournaments Class 3A at Newton, Noon Class 2A at Fairfield, Noon Class 1A at Pleasantville, Noon Boys’ Swimming Newton at state meet, Marshalltown, 12:30 p.m.

Bowling Newton at Little Hawkeye Conference meet, Pella, 1 p.m.

High School Basketball Girls Class 2A Region 6 Colfax-Mingo at Pella Christian, 7 p.m.

Ogden at Collins-Maxwell/Baxter, 7 p.m.

Class 3A Region 8 Adel-DeSoto-Minburn at Prairie City-Monroe, 7 p.m.

Wrestling: Area teams move individuals out of sectionals Continued from Page 1B Fairfield. The Mustangs placed third as a team.

Xavier Miller and Brandon Charls were sectional champions in the 113-pound and 220-pound classes. Finishing second were Chace Palm at 102, Tristan Clark at 126, Ron Marshall at 170 and Lucas Rains at 182.

At Brooklyn in Class 1A Sectional 3 competition, LynnvilleSully had two sectional champions and two second-place finishers while Collins-Maxwell/ Baxter had a sectional champion and Colfax-Mingo had two second-place finishers.

Lynnville-Sully seniors Meliek Meyer and Caden Doll captured Class 1A sectional championships at 145 pounds and 160 pounds.

Cole Nickell placed second at 113 as did Shannon Dunsbergen at 285 pounds.

Dawson Dahlke of CMB is the 1A sectional champion at 285 pounds.

Colfax-Mingo had Brett Stevens at 120 pounds and Jaeden Sokoloski at 145 pounds finishing second in their respective weight classes.

The Class 1A district tournament is at Pleasantville this coming Saturday Lynnville-Sully was third as a team. Colfax-Mingo was fifth in the team standings and CMB placed sixth.

A more detailed account of the sectional tournaments will be in Tuesday’s Daily News.

Monday, February 10, 2014

NHS girls rally to go 13-0; boys have ups, downs on the lanes

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor NORWALK — It took a comeback to keep Newton’s girls undefeated, 13-0.

The Cardinal bowling teams competed in a triangular meet hosted by Norwalk Saturday.

Newton’s boys (7-6) had a better day on the lanes than last week, but came up short. Norwalk won 2,773, followed by Knoxville with 2,751. The Cardinals had a 2,442-pin score.

For the first time all season, the Cardinal girls trailed after the individual-game round. Knoxville was up by 52 pins on Newton with Norwalk in third place.

A junior trio led the Cardinals in the individualgame round. Erica Bailey had the top individual score for Newton, 359, with games of 192 and 167. Courtney Tabor threw a 327 (150-177) and Melanie Stice bowled a 313 (158-157).

Sophomore Madison Humphrey had a 294 (136158) and sophomore Mariah Gonzales tossed a 279 (136143). Kirsten Young, a freshman, had a 248 (109-139).

“It was all about who could show up and throw big scores in the Baker round,” Newton bowling head coach Seth Banwell said. “We lost the first Baker game by 10 pins and were then down 62 pins.”

Banwell said the Cardi-

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton’s Erica Bailey sets up her approach during a warm-up before a home match this season. Bailey’s power bowling helped lift the Cardinal girls to their 13th straight win of the season Saturday at Norwalk.

nals stayed right with Knoxville in the second and third Baker games. Newton had gone 169, 159 and 137 in the first three Baker games.

“We were still down 56 pins with two final Baker games to go. The girls rallied together, got excited and pulled out all of the stops.

They threw two huge games of 192 and 212 to beat the Knoxville Panthers by 43 pins,” Banwell said.

Newton’s big comeback in the Baker games, 869, pushed the Cardinals to a 2,441 pin total. Knoxville finished at

2,398 and Norwalk was third with 2,161.

“Erica threw three powerful strikes in the final 10th frame to seal the deal,” Banwell said.

“It was an amazing comefrom-behind victory to keep their perfect season alive.”

Banwell said according Iowa Quikstats, the Newton girls have the best record in the state. He said he and assistant coach Brett Jacobs are extremely proud of the girls on a phenomenal regular season.

Newton’s boys “struggled” as they competed against

Raiders bounce the Tigerhawk teams

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor COLFAX — Games were decided quickly Friday night at ColfaxMingo.

Unfortunately for the home crowd, the decisions did not go the Tigerhawks’ ways.

Collins-Maxwell/Baxter’s Raider girls dispatched Colfax-Mingo, 58-20, in Heart of Iowa Conference play. The Raiders led by 10 after on quarter. They extended their 27-8 halftime lead with a 22-5 thirdquarter surge.

The boys’ contest followed much the same pattern. CMB posted an 18-6 first-quarter lead on its way to a 62-32 win over Colfax-Mingo. The Raiders were in front 3213 at the break.

“Our kids played hard.

We did a decent job defensively, but still allowed too many good looks from three-point range,” Tigerhawk boys’ head

coach John Borts said.

“We got shots out of our sets but couldn’t knock down enough of them.”

The Raider boys drained nine 3-pointers in the game. Joey Nissen hit four of those, finishing with 14 points. Bryce Kemp scored 13 points and had assists for CMB. Zach Samson 10 rebounds.

The Tigerhawk boys got 10 points from Nate Smith and eight from Jacob Lietz. Borts said he was pleased to see Smith and fellow senior Juan Gonzales hit a couple of 3-pointers each in the second half.

CMB improved to 14-5 overall and 11-5 in conference play. The Raiders go to RolandStory Tuesday.

CMB’S GIRLS controlled the conference contest from the opening tip against Colfax-Mingo. The Raiders shot 47 percent, 24-of-51, from the field and the Tiger-

hawk girls shot a chilly 12.5 percent, 6-of-48.

CMB owned a 44-26 rebounding margin.

Abbie Haupert powered the Raider offense with 27 points, hitting 11-of-16 from the field and downing all five free throw attempts.

Haupert pulled down 14 rebounds, blocked seven shots and made three steals.

Lexi Breon scored 10 points and dished out 10 assists for CMB. Mackenzie Schmitz and Bridget Hurley each had four assists. Mikayla Eslinger had 10 rebounds.

Jena Teed drilled two 3-pointers for the Tigerhawks. Teed finished with seven points, plus had six rebounds and two assists.

Jessica Albright scored five points. McKenzie Cogley handled seven rebounds and two steals.

The CMB girls are 6-15 overall. They play their final game tonight at home against Prairie City-Monroe.

two tough teams in Knoxville and Norwalk. Banwell said Knoxville and Norwalk had unbelievable scores during the individual games and it was hard for the Cardinals to bounce back and recover.

“We faced over a 250-pin deficit after the individual game,” Banwell said. “Several of our bowlers threw some big games accompanied with some low scores.”

Junior Payton Cox bowled a 361 (189-172) to lead the Cardinals. Freshman Nick VerSteeg threw a 357 with games of 133 and 224. Alex Bare, another junior, had a 327 (164-163) and junior Andrew Lammey had a 309 (119-190).

Sophomore Bryan McMahon had a 298 (170-128) and freshman Reid Miller threw a 297 (160-127). The boys’ Baker game scores were 148, 166, 147, 137, 192 for a 790 total.

“Our boys can hold their heads up high for their season. They did a tremendous job representing our school and community. I believe we have a great shot at qualifying for the state meet, but we need to work together and convert all of our single pin spares,” Banwell said.

Newton bowls at the Little Hawkeye Conference meet in Pella this Saturday.

The Cardinal teams host a Class 1A regional bowling tournament Tuesday, Feb. 18, at Cardinal Lanes.

Eagle squads split games with Norwalk

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor NORWALK — Playing backto-back Little Hawkeye Conference games on the road, Pella Christian’s girls went 1-1 and the boys were 0-2.

After losing 51-38 at Pella Thursday night, the Eagle girls pulled out a conference victory against host Norwalk Friday. Pella Christian led throughout, using an 11-5 run in the fourth quarter to seal a 40-28 win over the Warriors.

Pella Christian’s boys dropped a 59-52 decision to Norwalk Friday. The lost 71-59 to Pella on Thursday.

Lauren Jungling scored 17 points in the losing effort for the Eagle girls Thursday at Pella. The hit three 3-pointers.

Jungling and Brooke Mitrisin each tallied 10 points in helping EAGLES See Page 3B

Hawk boys dispatch Bears; Hawk girls tumble

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Ediitor SULLY — It was not the way Lynnville-Sully’s girls wanted to windup the home portion of their season.

Lynnville-Sully’s boys tightened up the South Iowa Cedar League standings.

Class 1A’s fifth-ranked Hawk girls dropped only their third game of the season, losing 45-35 to visiting B-GM’s Bears of Brooklyn. The Hawks are 17-3 overall. They travel to TriCounty Tuesday to wrap up their regular season.

They will have a chance to win again on their home court, hosting a second-round game in Class 1A Region 5 on Feb. 18. The Hawk girls play the winner of Melcher-Dallas and Tri-County, a game set for Thursday.

Lynnville-Sully’s boys powered past the Bear boys, 52-33, Friday night in South Iowa Cedar League play. The Hawk boys play Sigourney tonight and travel to Tri-County Tuesday night.

B-G-M’s girls pushed out in front of the Hawks, 14-6, by the end of the first quarter. Lynnville-Sully trailed 24-20 at halftime. The Hawks outscored the Bears 10-8 to close the

gap to two, 32-30, going in the fourth quarter.

B-G-M held Lynnville-Sully to five points in the final eight minutes.

The Bears tacked on 13 points to win by 10.

“B-G-M out played us tonight, they were more aggressive on defense and offense then us,” L-S girls’ head coach Jerry Hulsing said. “We had as many turnovers as points and you are not going to beat a good team. We need to learn from this and move forward.”

Lysandra James topped the Hawk girls’ scoring list with 12 points and Cassie Cullen had 11. The Hawks shot 35 percent, 14-of-40, from the field and sent 6-of-12 from the freethrow line.

James pulled down eight rebounds and dished out three assists. Becca Vos had five of the team’s 15 steals and made two assists. Lyndsay Terpstra was credited with four steals.

B-G-M was led by Courtney Hawkins with 20 points. Kayleen Beck had 10 points and six steals.

Jolissa Kriegel added 10 points. The Bear girls shot 54 percent, 22-of-41, from the field.

LYNNVILLE-SULLY’S BOYS steamrolled the visiting Bears, going

up 11-5 in the opening eight minutes.

They extended their 20-12 halftime lead on a 17-7 run in the third quarter. The Hawks finished the game, outscoring the Bears 15-14.

The Hawks improved to 14-4, which is the same mark of the Bears.

The two teams are tied in second place in the SICL. “It was a good win for us,” Hawk boys’ head coach Nick Harthoorn said. “It was nice to see the guys play well with the lead and push it out. We did a good job taking care of the ball against scrappy defensive team.”

Ben Trettin led the way for the Hawks with 13 points. T.J. Cunningham chipped in with 12 points and had three assists.

Darin Hofer had a double-double with 11 points and 12 rebounds. Hofer made three steals, handed out two assists and blocked two shots. Kyle Van Dyke blocked four shots and Sage Ehresman controlled seven rebounds.

The Hawks shot 45 percent, 21of-47, from the field while the Bears were limited to 23 percent, 11-of-48.

Lynnville-Sully hit 6-of-12 free throw attempts and B-G-M was 8-of-14 from the line.

Kyle Gritsch was the lone Bear player in double digit scoring with 11 points.

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Swim: Newton boys set two new school records at district meet Continued from Page 1B Newton record in the 200-yard medley relay. In the opening event of the meet, the Cardinal quartet claimed second place in 1:39.20.

Webb had a strong backstroke leadoff leg then Lensing went in to swim the breaststroke. Bunker took over swimming the butterfly leg which left Bailey to anchor the relay with a 50yard freestyle run in the pool.

Bunker claimed a place on the district podium twice in individual events Saturday. He turned in a thirdplace finish in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:47.26. Bunker finished third in the 100-yard butterfly race in 53.70 seconds with Webb in sixth at 54.13.

“For the 200 medley relay, we just went in it to go as fast as we can,” Bunker said. “It’s going to be fun going to state in individual events as well as relays. I was glad to improve my places individually from last year’s district.”

Bunker was a member of two relay teams which qualified for state a year ago. Bunker is qualified in the 200 medley relay and the 400 freestyle relay along with the 200 freestyle and the 100 butterfly. Webb is qualified in the two relays and the butterfly and individual medley events.

Lensing stood on the district podium four times also. Lensing staged a strong battled in the water with Ankeny’s Jameson Spitzig in the 100yard breaststroke race. Spitzig won the race in 1:00.46 with Lensing touching in 1:01.46 for second place.

Earlier in the meet, Lensing finished fourth in the 50-yard freestyle in 22.11 seconds.

“Our relays went well for us today.

We dropped three seconds off our

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Flying through the water is Newton’s Austin Bunker as he heads for third place in the 100-yard butterfly race at Saturday’s district swim meet in Pleasant Hill. The Cardinals qualified for the IHSAA state swim meet in seven events in the Southeast Polk High School swimming pool. Bunker will swim in four events at state this Saturday in Marshalltown.

school record in the medley,” Lensing said. “It was the first time for me in a speed suit this season and I dropped a lot off my split in the race.”

“I wanted to go sub-22 (seconds) in the 50 free but 22.11 is good. I’ll save the sub-22 for state,” Lensing said with a smile. “I dropped two seconds off my best time in the 100 breaststroke. I’m bummed that I didn’t get district champ in that race. I really wanted that one.”

Bailey qualified for his first state meet as a member of the two Cardinal relays.

“I was happy with my freestyle leg in the medley relay. I wish I could have dropped more time,” Bailey said.

“When I took off, the frontrunner had a good lead on me and I just had to go out and do my best. I was happy with the way I swam throughout the meet overall.”

Newton’s 200-yard freestyle relay team earned a trip to the medal podium Saturday. Seniors Landon King

Girls: Newton is tuning up for strong postseason run Continued from Page 1B controlled the basketball.

The Tigers hit two free throws with 5.5 seconds on the clock.

The Cardinals came down and had a good look at a three but it was off as the buzzer said.

“What effort our girls gave tonight. The intensity and communication was always there.

We’re very proud of our team,” Sharp said. “This is a game we can use as a stepping block to propel us through the final two regular-season games and into the playoffs.”

Newton is 5-7 in Little Hawkeye Conference play and 5-14 overall.

Grinnell moved to 8-3 in the conference and 15-3 overall.

The Cardinals play at Oskaloosa Tuesday then come home against Pella Friday. Newton faces Pella in the opening round of the Class 4A Region 5 Feb. 19 at Pella.

Anneliese Wiltfang began the night with a 3-pointer for Grinnell. The Cardinals put a tough loss at Dallas Center-Grimes on Thursday night behind them and met the challenge of the Tigers.

Newton reeled off eight unanswered points starting with a putback

by Lizzie Stock. Shelby Gray, Alex Hutchinson and Sarah Kalkhoff each had a basket. In transition, Michaela Jacobsen made a quick pass over two defenders to Gray for a basket, putting Newton up 10-5 at the 2:53 mark.

The Cardinals carried a 16-9 advantage into the second period. Sydney Jenkins scored for Newton with 5:46 remaining in the first half for a 2014 lead. The Tigers were led on an 8-0 run by Deja Jackson, whose 3-pointer put her team up 22-20.

Gray used a turnaround jumper to tie the game. Grinnell pushed back to a 25-22 lead, but Jacobsen’s buzzer-beating

3-pointer sent the two teams to the break, tied at 25-all.

Jacobsen had a threepoint play to break the tie opening the third quarter.

Grinnell led 30-28 when Jenkins hit a free throw then Hutchinson stole the basketball and went in for the basket with 2:48 on the clock.

A baseline jumper by Jacobsen had the Cardinals back in front, 33-30.

From that point on, it was back-and forth. Rhoads had a basket with 31.7 seconds left in the third quarter to lift Newton to 38-37 lead.

The game was tied two more times in the fourth quarter — 41-41 and 4343. Grinnell scored the final five points to claim the win.

Jacobsen led the Cardinals with 10 points, four rebounds and three assists. Jenkins added nine points. Rhoads had five points and five rebounds while Kalkhoff had four rebounds.

Hutchinson made two steals.

The Cardinals shot 38 percent, 17-of-45, from the field and went 9-of12 at the free-throw line.

Grinnell scored 21 points from the charity stripe, going 21-of-28.

Jackson was 12-of-16 from the line on her way to a game-high 20 points for the Tigers. Wilkins finished with 10 points.

Grinnell won the junior varsity game 49-40 Friday night.

Newton 16-9-13-6—44 Grinnell 9-16-12-11—48 Newton — Jenkins 2-5-3-9, Stock 2-0-3-4, Hutchinson 3-0-2-6, Rhoads 1-3-1-5, Gray 3-0-2-6, Jacobsen 3/1-1-4-10, Reynolds 0-0-1-0, Kalkhoff 2-0-4-4. TOTALS: 16/1-9-2044.

Grinnell — Johnson 0-0-1-0, Wilkins 1/2-2-1-10, Wiltfang 0/1-4-3-7, Follette 0-0-1-0, Durr 0-1-0-1, Sharp 1-0-1-2, Jackson 1/2-12-2-20, Tielbur 2-0-4-4, Mulholland 1-2-1-4.

TOTALS: 6/5-21-13-48.

Sports Editor Jocelyn Sheets may be contacted at (641) 792-3121, ext. 432, or at jsheets@newtondailynews.com.

and Levi Heschke, junior Jeff Fitzgerald and sophomore Aaron King took fifth in 1:33.86. Heschke would be back on the podium with a fifth-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke in 58.40 seconds.

“We had a pretty good race,” Fitzgerald said of the 200 freestyle relay. “We knew if we won our heat and posted a strong time to beat a couple teams in the next heat, we could earn medals. We just went strong in the water. I had good individual races in the 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley.”

Newton senior Paul DeHart was one of several seniors swimming for the final time Saturday. DeHart is a four-year member of the Cardinal team. He competed in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle.

“This was pretty sweet to go out with two personal-best times. I lowered my 50 time by a couple of 10ths of a second and my 100 by three seconds,” DeHart said. “It was fun and

this year’s been a blast.”

2014 IHSAA District Swimming Meet At Southeast Polk Team scores: Valley, West Des Moines 262, Ankeny 261, Lewis Central 233, Newton 167, Des Moines Roosevelt 100, Indianola 92, Southeast Polk 51, Oskaloosa 32.

200-yd medley relay: 2. Newton (Isaak Webb, Jake Lensing, Austin Bunker, Josh Bailey) 1:39.20 (school record) 200-yd freestyle: 3. Bunker, 1:47.26, 17. Landon King, 2:04.79, 23. Zach Theis, 2:20.42.

200-yd individual medley: 1. Webb, 1:59.76 (SR), 18. Jeff Fitzgerald, 2:24.34, 20. Reese Rosenquist, 2:31.42.

50-yd freestyle: 4. Lensing, 22.11, 12. Bailey, 23.55, 18. Paul DeHart, 25.55.

100-yd butterfly: 3. Bunker, 53.70, 6. Webb, 54.13, 11. Aaron King, 57.70.

100-yd freestyle: 8. Levi Heschke, 52.48, 12. Bailey, 52.82, 22. DeHart, 57.81.

500-yd freestyle: 19. Christian Laube, 6:15.23, 20.

Jacob Thomas, 6:27.93, 21. Logan Norcross, 6:32.20.

200-yd freestyle relay: 5. Newton (A. King, L. King, Fitzgerald, Heschke), 1:33.86.

100-yd backstroke: 5. Heschke, 58.40, 7. A. King, 1:00.71, 16. Rosenquist, 1:06.31.

100-yd breaststroke: 2. Lensing, 1:01.46, 16.

Fitzgerald, 1:1.52, 18. L. King, 1:12.58.

400-yd freestyle relay: 4. Newton (Bunker, Bailey, Webb, Lensing), 3:30.16.

Boys: Cardinals catch fire from beyond the arc Continued from Page 1B night’s loss at DCG, which played well, and we didn’t. The guys came back and gave us the effort we needed at both ends of the court tonight.”

Nick Easley opened the game with a basket for Newton. Grinnell’s Clayton Scurr responded with a 3-pointer. It was the only time the Tigers held a lead, 3-2, with 6:24 left in the first quarter.

Wood put the Cards back in front on a 3-pointer then hit two free throws. Joe Schmidt’s three closed the gap to one, 7-6, but Sturtz sank two charities to keep the Cardinals leading.

Sturtz flew down the court with the basketball then passed it out to Wood for a 3-pointer.

“Coach stressed team play tonight that was a key for us,” Wood said. ‘We weren’t selfish with the basketball. We moved the ball well, we used dribble penetration and kicked it out.

Plus, we hit a lot of open shots tonight.”

Overall, the Cardinals shot 49 percent, 19-of-39, from the field.

They were pretty good at the free-throw line also, 11-of-14.

Gholson nailed a 3-pointer and Joseph Banfield added a bucket to push the Newton lead to 17-8. A basket by Grinnell’s Eli Dunne at the buzzer

made it a seven-point game.

Sturtz and Dunne traded 3-pointers then Sturtz went one better. The Cardinal guard netted a 3-pointer and was fouled.

Sturtz completed the four-point play at the free-throw line. Banfield got loose for a basket inside and the Cardinals’ lead ballooned to 26-15 at the 5:46 mark of the second quarter.

The Tigers trimmed it down to four, 26-22. Newton had a 6-1 run into halftime to lead 32-23.

“The guys executed our game plan well. Keys to this win were rebounding and guarding their players individually different based on their skill set.

We were not going to let their best players on the inside hurt us,” Wilkins said.

“And late in the game, we did slow the pace and take the air out of the ball. We were looking for wide-open layups and open 3-pointers from our good shooters. We are one of the best shooting teams in the conference. You can’t leave our guys open on the perimeter or we’ll knock down the threes.”

Easley drove and hit a couple shots early in the third quarter for Newton. Grinnell pushed back into the game, trailing 3631, midway through the period and that’s when the Cardinals “took the air out of the ball.”

Eagles: PC teams play back-to-back Continued from Page 2B the Eagles to beat Norwalk. The Eagles led 17-11 at halftime Friday.

Pella Christian’s boys were up 9-8 at the end of the first quarter against Norwalk. The Warriors staked a 3026 halftime advantage. The Eagle boys picked up their offensive pace in the second half, but the Warriors didn’t falter.

Levi Jungling fired in 11 points for the Eagles. Jason Holwerda netted three threes on his way to 10 points plus handed out five assists.

David Kacmarynski claimed seven rebounds and Josh Posthuma had five rebounds. Jared Van Wyk dished out four assists.

Norwalk got 21 points from Grant Wright and 10 from Austin Lavelle.

In Thursday’s loss to Pella, the Eagle boys were led by Coltin Collins with 19 points and Jungling with 12.

Pella Christian’s teams host Knoxville Tuesday.

Newton went to a passing game, moving the ball inside and outside. Sturtz and Jwan Roush delivered back-to-back 3-pointers and Daquan Allen hit a buzzer-beater to give the Cardinals a 44-31 lead going into the fourth quarter.

Sturtz took over, scoring 11 of the Cardinals 16 points in the final eight minutes. Wood had a three-point play at the fourminute mark for a 55-33 lead.

Sturtz dished out four assists while Devin Shores and Nick Easley each had three assists.

Wood grabbed five rebounds and Shores had four rebounds.

Banfield blocked two shots.

Dunne was the only Tiger to reach double figures in scoring with 14 points. Sam Allen, a freshman who hit four threes for Grinnell in the first meeting in January, had one three and ended with five points.

The Cardinals are at Oskaloosa Tuesday and host Pella Friday.

Newton 17-15-12-16—60 Grinnell 10-13-8-13—43 Newton — Sturtz 1/6-4-1-24, Shores 0-0-1-0, Wood 1/3-5-0-16, Roush 0/1-0-1-3, Allen 1-0-4-2, Easley 3-23-8, Travis 0-0-1-0, Williams 0-0-1-0, Gholson 0/1-0-0-3, Banfield 2-0-2-4.

TOTALS: 8/11-11-14-60.

Grinnell — Mertens 0-0-2-0, Doty 0-0-3-0, Scurr 1/1-3-0-8, Schmidt 1/1-3-4-8, Allen 1/1-0-4-5, Graham 0-0-3-0, Vosburg 2-0-0-4, Dunne 5/11-1-14, Wray 0-0-2-0, Harris 1-0-0-2, Lahn 1-0-0-2. TOTALS: 12/4-7-17-43.

NHS boys’ junior varsity wins, freshmen lose

By Jocelyn Sheets Daily News Sports Editor GRINNELL — Newton’s junior varsity boys pulled out a 49-48 win in overtime against host Grinnell Saturday. Jwan Roush sank a free throw with 2.5 seconds left in the extra period to seal the win for the Cardinals.

Newton’s freshmen weren’t as fortunate. The Cardinal freshmen lost 6051 to the Tigers Saturday.

In a close game throughout, Newton trailed Grinnell, 17-16, at halftime of the junior varsity contest.

The Cardinals missed two short shots under the basket at the end of regulation, forcing the game into overtime with a 41-all score.

Roush led the Cardi-

nal junior varsity with 24 points. Jarom Williams controlled eight rebounds.

“Jwan was a major factor for Newton’s success on defense with four crucial steals,” Newton assistant coach Tom Weeks said.

The NHS junior varsity has won three straight for an 8-7 overall mark and a 5-5 Little Hawkeye Conference record.

The Cardinal freshmen were in the contest, 54-51, until the final two minutes when Grinnell had a sixpoint run to the end.

Morgan Maher paced the Cardinals with 19 points. Josh Ventling added 17. The Newton freshmen are 9-7 overall and 6-4 in LHC play.

The teams host Oskaloosa tonight.

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FOR JASPER COUNTY STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS DOCKET NO. (SALE NO.) 14-0319(1) COURT NO. EQCV118528 SPECIAL EXECUTION Plaintiff: NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE, LLC vs Defendant:MCCAMMANT, VIRGIL E.; - IN REM Defendant: SPOUSE OF VIRGIL E. MCCAMMANT, IF ANY - IN REM As a result of the judgment rendered in the above referenced court case, an execution was issued by the court to the Sheriff of this county. The execution ordered the sale of defendant(s) Real Estate Property to satisfy the judgment. The property to be sold is: Parcel B lying within Lot 5 of Block 10 in the Town of Newburg, Jasper County, Iowa, as appears in plat recorded in Book 1153, Page 289, in the office of the Recorder of said County, EXCEPT the West 60 feet thereof.

Parcel B lying within the West 60 feet of Lot 5 of Block 10 in the Town of Newburg, Jasper County, Iowa, as appears in plat recorded in Book 1153, Page 289, in the Office of the Recorder of said County.

AKA Parcel B lying within Lot 5 of Block 10 in the Town of Newburg, Jasper County, Iowa, as appears in plat recorded in Book 1153, Page 289, in the office of the Recorder of said County.

Street Address 9042 CLAY STREET, GRINNELL, IA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Date of Sale 03/11/2014 Time of Sale 10:00 AM Place of Sale 2300 LAW CENTER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemption.

Property exemption: Certain money or property may be exempt. Contact your attorney promptly to review specific provisions of the law and file appropriate notice, if applicable.

Judgment Amount $35,122.48 Costs $1,828.69 Accrued Costs PLUS Interest 6.125% OF $20,909.00 FROM 03/07/2014 Attorney HOPKINS, BENJAMIN W. (515) 222-9400 Date 01/23/2014 Sheriff JOHN R. HALFERTY February 3 & 10

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The swelling Cancer moon is a mood ring, ready to show the colors of our feelings at the slightest provocation. But before you demonstrate the emotions running through your veins, remember how quickly they are likely to pass. Assuming that you may only feel a certain way for an extremely short time, is it something you still want to share?

of this by asking for what you realistically think you can get. When in doubt, discuss your options with a Libra.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 10). You have a style all your own, and people will understand and praise it. A relationship gets stronger and sweeter in March. Your top goal will be realized in May — and the prize is evidence of where your priorities lie, so do choose carefully where you aim yourself this spring! April and July bring financial bonuses. Aries and Scorpio people adore you.

Your lucky numbers are: 5, 50, 3, 23 and 47.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). Someone you love is having a problem, not being a problem. You’ll feel more like helping out once you make the distinction. Together, you’ll figure out what is needed to get free from the situation.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll be taking part in an informal negotiation.

You’ll get the most out

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The project before you is massive, but your attitude is stellar, and so you should face this one undaunted. Anyway, it doesn’t matter where you start; any small action will get you into the thick of it.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Go easy on yourself. To expect the same amount of productivity to come out of each day is unreasonable. Your energy fluctuates, and so do the world’s demands on it.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You are a busy person, but you are careful

not to rudely project this, as you believe that each person you connect with is worthy of your best attention for a while, however brief that window may be.

numbers, but there’s little to be gained by acting as part of a clique. You’ll achieve your best results by adopting an inclusive manner and reaching out to all.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Motivation is wonderful when it happens, but don’t expect it to happen. Work whether you feel motivated or not, and you’ll win a prize you didn’t even know existed.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). There will be many around you who are aware enough to point out problems, but not creative or generous enough to offer solutions. Try to align with those who have the best attitude.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).

Over the next four days, your knack for presenting things will come in handy. Today you’ll start the preliminary work. You know what it takes to be heard and to have your ideas acted on.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You may be largely ambivalent about a situation, and yet you are also aware of how rude it might seem to the others involved if you were to show your true feelings.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22). You have news to deliver. Should you be straight up or diplomatic?

Instead of doing what feels most comfortable to you, consider the other person’s feelings and personality first.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). You’ll make a cogent argument for your case, and yet there is more involved for the decision makers than logic and intelligence can reach.

Passion will win in the end.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). There is safety in

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