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FAIRY GODMOTHERS Volunteers gear up for another year of making dreams come true for local princesses

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File photos About 75 “princesses” went to last year’s Princess Workshop to get a dress and/or their makeup, hair or nails done by a group of volunteers organized by a group of adults called The Fairy Godmothers. Girls attending either Baxter’s father-daughter dance or the Princesses & Papas dance in Newton are among those who have signed up for this year’s workshop, set for Feb. 20.

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or the fifth consecutive year, a group of adult and teen volunteers will spend a Saturday helping prepare some of the county’s younger girls for a special occasion.

The Fairy Godmothers are a group of area women who volunteer to help girls ages pre-kindergarten to the sixth grade get ready for the Princesses & Papas dance — a father-daughter event held at Newton High School. This year, with Baxter and Newton both holding similar father-daughter events on Feb. 20, it will be a busy Saturday for the volunteers.

Girls will have the chance to borrow a dress from an established collection for a $5 refundable deposit, and can get their hair, nails and makeup done for free at the Princess Workshop, to be held at Newton’s American Legion Post 111, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Feb. 20.

“We already have 50 girls signed up, and four are from Baxter,” said Sabrina Smead, a member of the committee. “We had 75 last year, and are expecting more than that.”

The deadline is Monday for registration, which primarily involves a consent form. Smead said the Princess Workshop was established one year after the first Newton High School Princesses & Papas dance. The dance has been around long enough that middle-schoolers and high schoolers are helping out as “graduates” of the workshop.

“We have some girls that have benefitted from the workshop in the past and now they’re volunteering,” Smead said. “That’s really one of the main reasons we do this. It’s about more than looking pretty for an afternoon. It’s about giving back to the community.”

Smead has four sons, but many of the dresses that have been used in the workshop are stored in her basement most of the time. The labor for the makeup, hair and nails is donated, as is the photography of the event.

Angie Mobray, another committee member, said the workshop is intended for girls from families with all types of financial situations and living arrangements.

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City report focuses on Newton safety

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Work progresses on the city’s goal of continuing to make Newton a safe community, which was identified as an essential purpose in the city’s action plan.

The city’s senior analyst Natalie Umsted started a monthly update last year to keep city council and community members current on work aimed on achieving the four essential purposes, and the newest update was provided to city council Monday.

“The city’s purpose is to protect the community and fairly enforce the

law; to educate residents and to provide information on safety prevention; to be well prepared in order to promptly respond to emergencies and calls for service; to provide the protection of the environment and the lives of residents and visitors and provide a safe transportation network that is well-maintained,” Umsted said.

The goals within the purpose are divided into three sections — enforce the laws, public safety education and respond to all emergencies. The goals for the enforcement of the law include reducing traffic accidents and reoccurring thefts and burglaries as

well as reducing crime in multi-unit housing complexes. Working to improve the quality of Newton’s rental housing, updating existing codes and reviewing the inclusion of other codes is also identified.

The city has taken steps forward to reduce crime in multi-unit housing complexes with the addition of the crime free multi-housing program. The program had its first landlord training class on Jan. 13, Umsted said, with more to come in the future.

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IUB enters closed session in oil pipeline deliberations Regulators could return with decision Thursday

By Mike Mendenhall Newton Daily News DES MOINES — The Iowa Utilities Board entered closed session Wednesday to deliberate what could be their final decision in the permit of a $4 billion, 1,134-mile crude oil pipeline slated to cross 18 Iowa counties.

IUB chairperson Geri Huser announced around 3 p.m. the three-member, governor-appointed panel would reconvene at 1 p.m. Thursday to inform the public of their progress in deliberations on the Dakota Access crude oil pipeline. Wednesday concluded the third of four scheduled days of deliberations.

The IUB continued to hear information from board chief operations officer Cecil Wright and general counsel David Lynch that will weigh into their decision whether to approve or deny Dakota Access, LLC’s permit to construct the pipeline through Iowa and utilize eminent domain on properties where landowners have not signed voluntary easements with the company.

Energy Transfer Partners — the parent company of Dakota Access — has been pushing the development of the DAPL — stretching from North Dakota to a hub Patoka, Ill. and gulf coast IUB | 3A

Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Iowa Utilities Board General Counsel David Lynch, right, comments Monday on the scope of the governor-appointed panel’s authority in construction permit deliberations for the proposed Dakota Access crude oil pipeline.

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News The Rev. Karen Crawford applies ash to the forehead of Kathy Trotter Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton. Several local congregations marked the beginning of the Lenten season with special services.

Despite unexpectedly slick driving conditions, Jasper County churchgoers made it to several noontime Ash Wednesday services, including the ones at St. Stephens Episcopal Church in Newton.

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February is National Heart Health Month, and it’s important to know your numbers for health. In as little as 15 minutes, we will check your cholesterol, triglyceride, blood sugar and blood pressure levels as well as discuss your risk for heart disease, diabetes and metabolic syndrome.

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By Emily Ring, RDN, LD Newton Hy-Vee Registered Dietoan So you’re ready to make some heart-healthy changes in your life, especially with your diet and exercise? Perhaps you’re wondering: Will it really make a difference? Do you really need to make those changes if you’re taking medicine for your heart?

The answer is yes. Your lifestyle does matter — a lot.

Results from three groundbreaking studies examining the impact of lifestyle modifications underscore the power of healthy habits and the importance of focusing on total health to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases, according to the American Heart Association.

The studies were recognized among the top research advances in 2015.

Here are some things the studies found: 1. It’s not enough to just cut saturated fats.

How patients replace calories when cutting saturated fats makes a big difference when it comes to lowering coronary heart disease risk, according to a study published in October in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. It is a significant finding, researchers said, because most people eat more low-quality carbohydrates when cutting saturated fats.

According to the study, replacing 5 percent of calories from saturated fats with an equivalent amount of polyun-

saturated fats lowered heart disease risk by 25 percent.

Replacing saturated fats with whole grains lowered risk by 9 percent.

2. Bigger increases in exercise reduce heart failure.

Guidelines recommend at least 30 minutes most days of the week. But to reduce the risk of heart failure, people should double or quadruple that, according to a study published in October in the AHA’s journal Circulation.

In the study, those who exercised four times more than the minimum recommended amount lowered their risk of developing heart failure by 35 percent.

“This shows that the minimum recommended is good, but much more physical activity is better to really have a potential impact to prevent heart failure,” said Marie-France Hivert, M.D., an assistant professor in the department of population medicine at Harvard Medical School and chair of AHA’s physical activity committee.

3. Encouragement, support of a healthy lifestyle is so important.

The study, published in September in the Journal of the American Medical Association, used a low-cost automated program to send four text messages a week that offered advice and support to make lifestyle changes.

After six months, levels of bad LDL cholesterol, systolic blood pressure and body mass index were lower among pa-

tients receiving the text messages. Text message recipients also exercised more and were more likely to have quit smoking.

In general, the American Heart Association recommends these strategies to help protect your heart: Eat a wide variety of nutritious foods in the right amounts from all the food groups • Include lots of different kinds of vegetables and fruits, especially deeply colored varieties.

• Include plenty of fiber-rich, whole-grain foods.

• Choose fat-free, 1 percent and low-fat dairy products.

• Eat fish, preferably fish containing omega-3 fatty acids (for example, salmon, trout and tuna) at least twice a week.

• Select lean meats and skinless poultry.

• Include legumes, nuts and seeds.

Limit high-calorie, low nutrient foods • Reduce the amount of saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol you eat.

• Limit sugar-sweetened beverages and fruit drinks, and save high-calorie snacks and desserts for occasional treats.

• Keep sodium to a minimum by limiting prepackaged foods and choosing unprocessed foods and products that are the lowest sodium available and using little or no salt when preparing foods.

• If you drink alcohol, drink in moderation.

Dietitian Jenny Thompson RD, LD, CDE will prepare healthy recipes in a mug. Recipes and samples will be provided. To register, call 641-792-7030 or stop by customer service or online at bit.ly/1nCQ9jF to register.

Heart Healthy Store Tour 6 p.m., Feb. 18 Newton Hy-Vee Club Room

Join dietitian Emily Ring for a group tour around the store. We will focus on heart healthy items in each of our departments and sample a variety of foods. There is no cost to attend, but space is limited to 8 participants.

Register by visiting customer service, calling 641-7927030, or online at hy-vee.com. Register at bit.ly/1P31FhA. Get a Solid Start 6 p.m., Feb. 25 Newton Hy-Vee Club Room

Dietitians Jenny Thompson and Emily Ring will be answering all your questions regarding infant feeding for those ages 3 to 6 months. A brief presentation will be provided. This event is hosted by Skiff Medical Center’s Healthy Beginnings grant. There is no cost for attending. Registration is required.

Johnson & Johnson, ViaCyte testing possible diabetes cure NEW YORK (AP) — Johnson & Johnson, continuing its long quest for a Type 1 diabetes cure, is joining forces with biotech company ViaCyte to speed development of the first stem cell treatment that could fix the life-threatening hormonal disorder.

They’ve already begun testing it in a small number of diabetic patients. If it works as well in patients as it has in animals, it would amount to a cure, ending the need for frequent insulin injections and blood sugar testing.

ViaCyte and Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen BetaLogics group said Thursday they’ve agreed to combine their knowledge and hundreds of patents on their research under ViaCyte, a longtime J&J partner focused on regenerative medicine.

The therapy involves inducing embryonic stem cells in a lab dish to turn into insulin-producing cells, then putting them inside a small capsule that is implanted under the skin. The capsule protects the cells from the immune system, which otherwise would attack them as invaders — a roadblock that has stymied other research projects.

Researchers at universities and other drug companies also are working toward a diabetes cure, using various strategies. But according to ViaCyte and others, this treatment is the first tested in patients.

If the project succeeds, the product could be available in several years for Type 1 diabetes patients and down the road could also treat insulin-using Type 2 diabetics.

DMACC Nursing Information Session

DMACC Nursing Information Sessions offer those interested in the nursing program a chance to learn what they need to do to get into the program. This includes requirements for entry, who to contact for various questions about entry requirements, where to go for assessment and for help in meeting the entry requirements, how to get on the waiting list and what courses to take while waiting.

Attendance at an Information Session is one of the entry requirements for the Nursing program.

A session will be held at the Newton DMACC Campus on Wednesday, February 17th from 1-3 p.m.

Room 114 Space is limited to 50.

Please call 641-791-3622 to make your reservation to attend this session.

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Local & State News Princesses Fourth arrest made in child endangerment case Continued from Page 1A

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News A fourth person was arrested for an October incident in which four children tested positive for methamphetamine.

Mariah R. Dawson, 23, of Ottumwa, is charged with child endangerment after officers picked her up in Wapello County on a warrant. Dawson was Dawson transported to the Jasper County Jail on Tuesday and later released on a $3,000 bond.

The child endangerment charge stems from events that occurred in Newton last fall.

“We’ve had some single dads come in with their daughters, and they have helped her find a dress, but don’t know the first thing about hair and makeup and nails,” Mobray said.

One of the main points the committee hopes to drive home is about a spirit of community. Mobray said Danica Jackson saved and recycled enough pop cans to raise $55, which she donated to the workshop’s fund.

“Things like that just make my heart melt,” Mobray said. “That shows that they get what it’s all about.”

Smead said there are more than 50 volunteers who have committed to this year’s workshop.

Officers were advised that four children, ages 2, 4, 6 and 9, tested positive for meth while in the care of Dawson and three other adults. Officers were told that Dawson and Eric P. McDowell were caring for three of the children while staying with Somer M. Speer, who was responsible for the 9-year-old child.

Speer, Dawson and McDonnell all tested positive for meth or admitted to using it while in the care of the children they were responsible for, according to police records.

Christy J. Clark, who was responsible for the 2, 4 and 6-year old children, and Speer were arrested on Dec. 9. McDowell was arrested on Feb. 2.

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www.newtondailynews.com | Thursday | Feb. 11, 2016 | 3A There have also been inkind donations such as food.

“It’s amazing how much support we receive,” Smead said. “The community has really embraced not only the dances, but the workshop as well.”

Mobray said the workshop, like the dances, tends to help girls become more comfortable in social situations.

“You really see girls come out of their shell at these things,” she said.

“It’s a great event for families who are new in the area or for younger girls who haven’t been in school long.”

Mobray and Smead both said they’re thankful to the Legion for allowing use of the Post 111 ballroom.

Smead said the workshop helps girls take pride

Plan

Continued from Page 1A refineries — for the last 1.5 years. The pipeline would carry 570,000 barrels of crude oil per day through the state.

ETP is hoping to lay 343.43 miles of underground pipe in Iowa, with 33.73 miles in rural areas of Jasper County from Mingo through rural Reasnor.

IUB members continued their Tuesday discussion of 296 parcels of land still listed as holdouts. Dakota Access representatives claim the company has received voluntary easements from 80 percent of Iowa landowners on the pipeline’s proposed route, which leaves IUB to wrestle with the ques-

safety task force to promote safety education, respond to all emergencies and monitor, record and evaluate response times and case closures. The city will work to replace outdoor warning sirens, increase performance-based measurements at the fire department and create and implement employee emergency response.

“A wide variety of tasks have been completed in this area since the last update. From

five-year street maintenance program.

“It’s nice to see progress in one of our most important areas,” councilwoman Lin Chapé said.

Economic development will be the next essential purpose to be presented during a February city council meeting. High quality of life and effective, efficient democratic governance will follow in March and April, with the cycle starting over in May.

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— criticized State Sen. Chaz Allen (D-Newton) by claiming Allen supports the project.

Fallon tweeted: “It’s worth noting that Jasper County State Senator, Chaz Allen, has actually been helping Dakota Access. Boo! #nobakken.”

Allen was not at Wednesday’s IUB deliberations. When asked about Fallon’s tweet Wednesday, the senator echoed comments that he made to the Newton Daily News in November. He said his interactions with Dakota Access representatives were in the capacity of his role as director of Jasper County Economic Development Corp.

But when the Democrat was asked if this is an endorsement of the

project, Allen simply said “no.”

“In 2014 and 2015, as director of the Jasper County Economic Development Corp., I helped to coordinate communication between landowners, city officials and pipeline representatives regarding renting land to store equipment,” Allen said.

In an interview following Wednesday’s de-

liberations, Fallon said he has not spoken with Allen directly about the Dakota Access project, but claimed a number of sources have told him the senator was “helpful to Dakota Access and supportive of the pipeline.” When pressed about Allen’s neutral stance, Fallon defended the tweet.

“People are tired of politicians who are not

willing to give a straight answer,” Fallon said.

“If you’re not willing to take a position that means you’re OK with it. It may sit well with his role of economic development director, but I don’t think it sits well with has role as state senator.”

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tion if the pipeline provides enough of a public convenience and necessity, as outlined in Iowa Code Chapter 479B.9, to grant the private company use of eminent domain.

Disputes from several Jasper County landowners were discussed Wednesday including Mingo parcels owned by Dan and Bill Gannon and Jasper County landowner Sondra Feldstein, who filed an objection with IUB fearing the pipeline would damage soil she intends for a certified organic farmto-market garden.

During discussion of Jasper County parcels, former state lawmaker turned radio host and activist Ed Fallon — who was live tweeting in the hearing room

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reviewing the international fire code to Shop with a Cop, and by assigning officers to different patrol routes that will hopefully create more security in our community,” Umsted said.

The city has also replaced two warning sirens which are currently being tested for future use.

For the goal of responding to all emergencies, the city will implement a community-wide master plan for traffic control, conduct an engineering study to evaluate downtown traffic and implement a

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Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News City of Newton’s senior analyst Natalie Umsted gives the city council an update Monday on providing a safe community, an essential purpose identified in part of the city’s action plan.

in themselves, and not simply in their appearance. This is an especially powerful event for the middle school and high school age volunteers.

“It’s about developing life skills,” she said. “A workshop like this shows them there’s something bigger than themselves.”

The Baxter father-daughter dance is set to be held from 3 to 5 p.m. at Baxter Community School, while the Princesses & Papas Dance is from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in the Newton High School upper gym.

The committee can be contacted by email at newtonfairygodmothers@ gmail.com or through the Facebook page “The Fairy Godmothers.”

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By Mike Mendenhall Staff Writer

www.newtondailynews.com | Thursday | Feb. 11, 2016

Criticize the Iowa Caucus until you’re blue — or for Republicans red — in the face, but our crazy party election system is entertaining. There is nothing more revealing than a Democratic caucus precinct. Sitting across the high school library from people you see at the town festival, Sunday church service and the spring elementary school concert makes a voter feel naked.

Joining required presidential preference groups for the entire room to see exposes deeply held political and social ideologies that may not be shared on a normal day of the week.

Not only do the voters know each other, but they also know the small-town reporter covering the caucus. It’s a surreal feeling when trying to be a fly on the wall and the precinct captain, whom I cover as a city council member and have fried tenderloins with at his local

sandwich shoppe, has to keep reminding voters, “Mike’s here working. He’s not caucusing.

He doesn’t count.”

At Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School on caucus night, a Hillary Clinton supporter strolled over to the Bernie Sanders side of the library carrying a cake pan of fresh brownies. She tapped the pan with a spatula and nudged the Sanders people with a smile, trying to pluck one or two voters for the Hillary camp with the freshly frosted mini-cakes. It was all about that extra delegate, but the chocolatey pastries was not enough to squash the Vermont Democratic socialist’s support from promises of free public college and campaign finance reform.

At the sole-Republican precinct in Prairie City nearly 200 voters packed a middle school cafeteria with their kids and grandkids, introducing future

voters to the election process and sporting some pretty sweet wearable swag — shouldering the stars and stripes elephant purse and ready for fashion week.

Now that the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primaries have ended, the national media has stopped conducting the cliché rural voter interview with the hay bale backdrop and has left for warmer primaries. So have the critiques over our system. Commentaries on presidential preference groups, coin flip-tie breakers and secret votes on a little scraps of paper have left the news cycle and they should.

Our party-run caucuses have flaws, including mathematical delegate calculations that would make a calculus II student cry for more integrals, but they’re fun. Our caucus system inspires powerful debate at the precincts between

candidates supporters. Impassioned surrogates who happen to be the neighbor down the block will try to convince friends and family Donald Trump will make American greater than Ted Cruz or Clinton has the international relationships which Sanders has yet to forge. But they debate with a smile.

The Iowa Caucuses create a dialogue between people that walking into a voting booth and casting a private ballot no longer generates. We live in an increasing computer screen-driven society. Face to face interaction facilitated during the Iowa caucuses force people to engage. It gets a little personal trying their neighbors best brownie batch. That is community that being a keyboard warrior will never match.

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State View

Fireworks a hot topic — again

Letters to the Editor

Dog breeding facilities need state oversight Paula Arkema Kellogg I appreciate the recent letter to the editor written by Ali Iserman of Mount Pleasant. When something isn’t working, I believe we need to look at the facts and make changes to correct it. In the past several years, the number of violations in the almost 220 USDA licensed breeding dog facilities in Iowa continues to increase. In 2013, there were 38 percent of violations among these USDA licensed dog breeders with 19 percent of them be-

Iowa education is a systemic failure Sue Atkinson Baxter The state of Iowa has acknowledged what I have been saying for some time: thousands of third-graders will be forced to repeat third grade because they are not able to read at grade level.

The reason for low reading proficiencies lies with systemic failure of the education system itself and not with the students. National assessment of Iowa’s teacher training programs has determined elementary reading to be a failure because few of the five reading concepts were included in the training. The state acknowledged the accuracy of this assessment and stepped in last May to require all five of the concepts to be taught. Repeating the mistakes made during the regular school year again in summer school is

ing direct violations. Direct violations are those that affect the health/well-being of the animals and could do so in the future.

In 2014, 47 percent of these USDA licensed dog breeders had violations with 18 percent being direct. In 2015 this number continued to increase with 53 percent of violations and 20 percent of them being direct violations. The highest percentage categories of these violations included areas of vet care-50 percent, access-50 percent, housing-33 percent, cleaning/pest control-25 percent. (All data is from the USDA APHIS website).

It is clear the current level of oversight is not enough, it is not

working and Iowans have the ability to change this. Recently Senate File 502 and House Study Bill 560 were introduced in legislation. One of the main components of this legislation is getting state oversight of these dog breeding facilities.

Without state oversight, Iowa’s animal neglect and cruelty statute 717B is not being enforced in USDA licensed dog breeding facilities.

Please take a moment to go to iafriends.org and sign up to be a voice for the 15,000 adult dogs in these Iowa breeding facilities. Additionally please contact your local legislators today and ask them to support SF 502 and HSB 560.

not effective remediation, thus a waste of tax dollars, and yet educators promote this false presumption, serving as documentation for the systemic failure.

An example of the failure to effectively teach the five reading concepts is the choice of a phonics program. Educators are so poorly trained, they use phonics rules that fail to cover all words, thus leaving out some learning styles that need the rules for decoding words in order to advance in reading levels. Rather than ask if there are better rules available that cover all words, they turn on the students and blame them (for various reasons) as being the source of the problem. It is officially acknowledged now that some learning styles cannot learn using memorization (the official educator substitute for concepts), and yet this extremely defective phonics program continues to be used — creating the thousands of

students who will have to repeat third grade after May 2017.

For decades, educators have avoided being held accountable for failures of the system by placing the blame on students as their rationale for continually lowering standards and not counting low test scores. Educators want to continue to avoid accountability for thousands of third-graders having to repeat third grade after May 2017 by once again blaming students and asking for more money to repeat the poor processes in summer school.

The best way to remediate students up to grade level by May 2017 is to use computer instructional programs that use student responses to adapt to specific learning styles and take them through all five of the reading concepts for each grade level in faster time than a failed education system that prefers to falsely blame students.

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Winter storms and the Iowa Caucuses cut last week short at the capitol.

The legislature did not m e e t M o n day so members could participate in their lo- By Amy Sinclair cal cau- Iowa Senator cuses, a record-breaking event as it took place. Tuesday covered much of the state in snow, so many committee and subcommittee meetings were rescheduled for a later date.

Hot Topic Fireworks have once again become a hot topic in the Iowa Legislature. SF 508 was in committee this week and passed out of subcommittee last week.

The issue is not a new discussion, but interest fizzled out before adjournment last year. The bill this year would legalize the sale, use and regulation of consumer fireworks designated to meet standards of the American Pyrotechnics Association, following the lead of approximately 40 other states allow for the use of some or all consumer fireworks. The proposed legislation would place the regulation duties within the office of the state fire marshal to enforce all laws dealing with the use and sale of fireworks and would provide guidelines and protections to only allow for the sale of con-

sumer fireworks. Under provisions in the bill, individuals would get licenses to sell, with revocation of licensure for violations of the law.

Additionally, the bill restricts the use of consumer fireworks to those 18 years or older and provides designated use times.

Iowa Cattlemen Share Their Industry When we returned Wednesday morning to the capitol, my colleague Sen. Tom Shipley from Nodaway rose to speak in support of Iowa’s beef industry and its significance in our state. It is definitely significant as the cattle industry contributes more than $6 billion in business activity in Iowa according to the Iowa Beef Industry Council.

Iowa Cattlemen Association members served brisket sandwiches for lunch on Wednesday. It was rewarding to learn more about the industry. Did you know Iowa ranks seventh nationally in total number of cattle and calves, which was nearly 3.9 million? Cattle are raised in all 99 counties and more than 21,000 cattle operations in the state, according to the Iowa Beef Industry Council. In many cases, the cattle business is a family operation.

Statistics indicate 80 percent of cattle operations across the U..S. have been run by the same family for 25 years or more. Ten percent of American cattle businesses have been operated by the same families for 100 plus years.

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Obituaries Ronald Ferguson Feb. 9, 2016 Ronald “Jack” Ferguson, Sr., 87, of Newton, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, at Careage of Newton. A celebration of life will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Alzheimer’s Association may be left at the

funeral home.

Jack, the son of Harry and Clara Olive (Ray) Ferguson, was born Nov. 7, 1928, in Newton. He graduated from Newton High School in 1947, and was a lifelong resident of the Newton area. Jack was united in marriage with Irene Karen Hansen Nov. 26, 1948, in Newton. Jack worked as a construction superintendent for many years for various companies, retiring from Iowa In-

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dustrial Erectors in Des Moines. He also was a self employed contractor. Jack was a member of the Carpenter’s Union — Local 106.

He enjoyed being outdoors hunting, fishing and gardening. He also loved reading westerns, country music and going to his grandchildren’s activities.

Those left to honor Jack’s memory are his wife, Irene of Newton; children, Ronald “Jack” ( Jean) Ferguson, Jr. of

10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 15 at First Reformed Church in Pella.

Interment will follow in the Oakwood Cemetery at Pella.

Visitation will be Sunday at Van Dyk-Duven Funeral Home where the family will be present from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday.

Feb. 9, 2016 Elizabeth M. (Van Zante) Mitchel, 93, of Pella, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, at Jefferson Place in Pella.

A funeral service will be at

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Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Inurnment will be in the Oakwood Cemetery at Pella.

Visitation will begin Friday afternoon at Calvary Christian Reformed Church where the family will be present Friday from 5 to 7 p.m.

Feb. 9, 2016 Kathryn R. (Bandstra) Vroom, 93, of Pella, died Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, at Jefferson Place in Pella.

A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 13 at

Newton, Karyl (Gail) Engle of Newton, Karen (Chris) Bollhoefer of Newton, and Steve (Sheryl) Ferguson of Grimes; daughter-inlaw, Jeanie Ferguson of Arizona; 18 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and his sister, Barbara (Dyer) Hammer of Newton. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Denny Ferguson; and five brothers, Gene, Kenneth, Larry, Jim and Billy Bob in infancy.

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Judah Jeffrey Vasquez Jan. 7, 2016 Nick and Josey Vasquez, of Newton, announce the birth of their son, Judah Jeffrey, born Jan. 7, 2016, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. He weighed 9 pounds and measured 21.25 inches long. Judah was welcomed home by brothers, Carver, 15, Ezra, 3, and Titus, 2.

Grandparents are Dan and Sally Vasquez of Newton and Andrew and Jennifer Bledsoe of Gladbrook.

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Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Robert W. Chestnut, 25, of Colfax, is charged with assault while displaying a dangerous weapon, reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, driving while license under suspension and interference with official acts after authorities were called at 10 p.m. Monday to the 1200 block of East 19th Street North. Officers were called about a vehicle that had been struck. Officers located the vehicle and pulled it over. While approaching the vehicle, the officer saw the driver and passenger switch seats. Officers spoke with Chestnut, who was in the passenger seat and said he had not been driving. Later he admitted to switching seats and intentionally ramming the victim’s vehicle because the victim had taken money from him. The victim said Chestnut had been following the vehicle from Des Moines. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Lakeisha K. Hill, 19, of Des Moines, is charged with interference with official acts after authorities were called at 10 p.m.

Monday to the 1200 block of East 19th Street North. Officers were called about a vehicle that had been struck. After pulling it over, found Hill in the driver’s seat. She later admitted she had not been driving the vehicle. She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Benjamin T. McVey, 21, is charged with possession of a controlled substance after authorities were called at 10 p.m.

Monday to the 1200 block of East 19th Street North. Officers were called about a vehicle that had been struck and found McVey in the vehicle. He was not involved with the incident but after being searched upon a request for a ride, officers found a necklace with marijuana in it. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Markell L. Bivins, 24, of Cedar Rapids, is charged with public intoxication and providing false identification information after authorities were called at 1:17 a.m. Monday to 1425 N. 11th Ave. E. Officers were called about a man sleeping in the hallway at an apartment complex.

They found Bivins, who said his name was Michael Mark Johnson.

Officers could not find any information on that name and asked if Bivins was sleeping there. He said he was waiting for his cousin who lived nearby. Officers could smell alcohol, and he had bloodshot, watery eyes. He admitted to drinking that night and had a BAC of .04. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Brandon D. Lint, 38, of Newton, is charged with driving while license under suspension after authorities pulled him over at 3:33 a.m. Tuesday in the intersection of East 10th Street North and North Fourth Avenue East. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Caleb J. Wilson, 25, of Montezuma, is charged with possession of a controlled substance and driving while license under suspension after authorities pulled him over at 7:24 p.m. Sunday in the 400 block of East 10th Street North. While searching the vehicle officers found a half gram of marijuana. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 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 will host two productions of “Comic Book Artist” at 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday at Newton Senior High School. Twenty-seven students 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 Thyme Club will meet at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Deep Rock Station Gardens in Sully. Visitors and new members are always welcome. Contact the Sully City Clerk at 641594-3493 for more information.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 10 a.m.

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

• Peer Support for those living with mental illness will meet at 11 a.m. Saturday at Optimae Life Services, 1730 First Ave. E. in Newton.

• Iowa Marble Club Show will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday at Prairie City Community Building, 508 S. State St. in Prairie City. Mini marble show and marble ID day. Admission is free and a lunch will be provided. For more information visit www.IowaMarbleClub.com.

• Family Friendly Worship Service will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday at The Salvation Army of Newton, 301 N. Second Ave. E. in Newton. All ages are welcome to participate in the interactive program which includes music, a craft, Bible reading and prayer.

• Newton High School After Prom Committee will host a pop can drive from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at the high school, 800 E. Fourth St. S. in Newton. Donations will go to After Prom activities.

• Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

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

• Women’s Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at 219 N. Second Ave. W., in Newton.

• NAMI of Jasper County will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Skiff Medical Center, 204 N. Fourth Ave. E. in Newton. Discussion will include Mental Health First Aid classes and there will be time to talk about any personal matters.

Please enter the south entrance at Skiff and the meeting is in the south board room.

• Newton Golden K Kiwanis will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Newton Village for social time, coffee and a program. Anyone interested in the program or learning more about Golden K Kiwanis is welcome to come as a guest.

For more information contact the Rev. Thomas Lloyd at 641-792-3612.

• Congressman Dave Loebsack’s District Representative Bri Dennison will host open office hours at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Uncle Nancy’s Coffeehouse & Eatery, 114 N. Second Ave. W. in Newton.

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Best friend is ready for more than a simple kiss goodnight DEAR ABBY: “Roger” and I have been seeing each other for two years.

(We are both 50.) He is very handsome. We go to movies, ride our bikes together, work out at the gym and attend other events. He calls me every night, sends emails during the day — even calls me when he’s on a break from work.

He never asks me to pay for anything and sends me flowers on special occasions. He will kiss me goodnight, but he has never held my hand or been affectionate in any other way. People we see think we’re married or seriously dating and have asked about it. He tells them we just “hang out” and that he’s just a friend.

Roger says he’s seeing only me, but he’s on a dating website every night instant messaging younger women and talking to them for hours. I know it because one of my girlfriends is on the same site and checked it out for me.

My friend says Roger is a good companion and I should stay with it.

But I’m attractive and accomplished.

I think I deserve a fuller relationship with someone who is less platonic.

Abby, what do you think? — HANGING UP ON HANGING OUT DEAR HANGING UP: Roger has made it no secret that he’s comfortable with the relationship as it is and doesn’t intend for it to progress. It appears the two of you are best friends.

(Nowhere did you mention that you are in love with him.)

I do think that after all this time you should ask him why the relationship hasn’t become sexual. The answer may be that Roger is impotent, asexual or he’s just not interested in you that way.

If that’s OK with you, then continue what appears to be a pleasant relationship. However, if you need more — and I think you do — then it’s time for you to move on.

DEAR ABBY: My mother won’t stop nagging me about marriage. She insists that I “must” be married by the age of 22 and have kids by 25, which

I think is inconceivable. Abby, I’m only 17. Marriage and boys are the last things on my mind.

I have told her that her “talks” make me uncomfortable and I don’t plan on getting married anytime soon (if ever), but she won’t let up. She keeps saying she knows she’s right, and that when I’m 22 I’ll thank her, which I know isn’t going to happen. Other than this, she’s great and we don’t have any other problems.

She has been saying this a lot recently because I’m going off to college this year, and that’s where she thinks I’ll find a husband. How can I get through to her? — VIRGIN TERRITORY DEAR VIRGIN TERRITORY: It would be interesting to know why your mother feels this way. Could she have been born and raised in a culture in which early marriage and motherhood are expected of women?

With her mindset, I don’t think you will “win” an argument with her over this. Be patient with her and when she raises the subject, point out that women of your generation are expected to complete their education and be able to support themselves financially before they marry in case the need arises later (i.e. divorce or widowhood). It’s a fact. Women in the United States — particularly college-educated women — are now marrying and having children later than they did a generation ago.

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Doctor fined for authorizing online prescriptions DAVENPORT — An eastern Iowa doctor accused of prescribing medication to strangers online has agreed to pay a $10,000 fine.

The Iowa Board of Medicine released documents Wednesday that indicate 44-year-old Paul Bolger was issued a citation and ordered to pay the civil penalty in a Feb. 5 settlement. Bolger, who practices in Davenport, admitted he prescribed pain medication online to unfamiliar patients during a CBS News investigation.

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Man convicted of robbery gets sentence rehearing DES MOINES — A man serving up to 30 years in prison for robbing a Coralville western wear store at knifepoint in 2009 won an appeal of his sentence Wednesday convincing the Iowa Court of Appeals to order a sentence rehearing.

Jose Leonardo Jordan Murcia was 17 when he and another man forced two store workers to turn over money from the store’s cash register.

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Demolition of 80-year-old Louisa County jail postponed WAPELLO — The Louisa County Board of Supervisors has informally agreed to postpone the pending demolition of the 80-year-old county jail building. The decision came Tuesday as the board was considering an agreement with Des Moines-based FEH Design to coordinate the demolition of the former jail. The board pulled back after reviewing the $14,000 fee for the work.

The company’s initial proposal says recycling and other activities would’ve reduced the amount of debris going into a landfill.

Two women sentenced in staged bank robbery case SIOUX CITY — Two women accused of staging a bank robbery in Sioux City have each been sentenced to five years in prison. Heaven Zevenbergen, 19, and 18-year-old Angelica Perez were sentenced in separate hearings Wednesday.

Both had pleaded guilty to second-degree theft. Prosecutors said Perez entered a Security National Bank branch at a Hy-Vee supermarket last August in a disguise, and warned Zevenbergen via a note that she was armed.

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FORT DODGE — Security cameras and access control doors will be installed in the Webster County Courthouse in the next phase of security improvements in the building. The county will pay more than $7,200 for cameras on the first floor, and more than $11,600 for locked doors on the east and west sides. Campbell says the cameras will connect to the existing system in the law enforcement center.

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Groups gather at Capitol to push for criminal justice reform DES MOINES (AP) — Civil rights groups made their case Wednesday for legislation that would focus on reforming Iowa’s criminal justice system, though they said they recognized the challenges of passing such measures during the current legislative session.

Bills that would prohibit racial profiling and “ban the box” to expand work opportunities for people with criminal histories was at the top of the list of items discussed by members of local chapters of the NAACP and other advocacy groups that gathered at the Capitol.

“This ... is not an indictment on the state of Iowa. In fact, it is more an invitation,” said Betty Andrews, president of the Iowa-Nebraska NACCP. “We are here in hope for a

better Iowa.”

Andrews is part of a working group that has met with Gov. Terry Branstad to issue several recommendations for potential reform. The NAACP’s local chapters have sought to address several other issues, including voter disenfranchisement and overall racial disparities in the state’s criminal justice system. Branstad noted efforts for criminal justice reform during his Condition of the State address in January.

Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad, D-Des Moines, spoke alongside civil rights leaders about the realities for immediate action.

“Do I think they’re going to get passed this year? I would tell you honestly, and I love all

my colleagues, but I say no,” he said. “I think we’re planting the seed for it to be passed. But I think our struggle is long.”

The Legislature has an upcoming deadline for some bills to advance this session. Party leaders also have been more vocal about issues such as Medicaid services and education funding. Branstad himself has made little public comment about criminal justice reform since his speech.

Branstad spokesman Ben Hammes noted the governor’s frequent meetings with civil rights leaders, as recent as this month. He also said the governor tasked the State Public Defender’s office to sponsor a bill that would make juvenile delinquency records confidential for cer-

“Until we absolutely know it’s not going to pass, we’re going to push for it, and then we’ll be back next year, and next year and next year.”

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tain crimes.

Hammes said in an email that the legislation “was a direct recommendation” made by the working group.

“There are serious issues that the governor addressed in his Condition of the State and our office looks forward to working with civil rights leaders, legislators and others

to form a more fair criminal justice system,” he said.

Andrews said the groups recognize there are hurdles with passing legislation.

“Until we absolutely know it’s not going to pass, we’re going to push for it, and then we’ll be back next year, and next year, and next year,” she said.

Man arrested after pursuit, shots fired DES MOINES (AP) — Des Moines police say an officer fired at a man who was driving toward him, but no one was injured.

The shooting occurred early Wednesday

when police pursued a vehicle. The driver lost control and stopped.

An officer approached the man, who started driving again, this time toward the officer. The officer opened fire, but

the vehicle continued.

The man was caught within minutes after he stopped the vehicle and tried to run away.

Police charged 25-year-old Austin Allen, of Des Moines.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High School honored eight on its 2016 Legacy Night Tuesday. Legacy Award recipients Dick Foote, Dick Stiles, Stan Kirchoff, Don Perkins and Jack Chadwick, along with longtime coaches Tim Trier, Mike Castings and Darren Hurt were honored for their service. From left, accepting the Legacy Award on behalf of Foote is son Eric Foote, daughter Kristi Rinderknecht and wife Pat Foote, followed by Trier, Castings, Stiles, Perkins, Kirchoff, Hurt, and accepting the Legacy Award in behalf of Chadwick was former NHS golfer John Shawver. All were coaches at Newton schools, except Perkins who was a longtime band director. They were recognized during a halftime ceremony at the boys’ varsity basketball game Tuesday.

This & That

PCM’s Davis will play football, study journalism at Simpson

path that you’re going to take.

You have to be secure in taking that step, too.”

Poulter is unsure of that next step at this point. He wants to continue working somewhere for a few more years. He said he may have opportunities in the business world or even a different opportunity in education.

“I am still looking at some options. I am still looking for some employment,” Poulter said. “I have options in the business world and even an opportunity in education that wouldn’t be the time commitment that I am doing now. I

Four years from now, you may read one of Gunnar Davis’ sports stories in a newspaper, magazine or on the Internet.

The Prairie City-Monroe senior has decided to study journalism and potentially become a sports journalist later on in life.

Along the way though, Davis will play a little football as he has de- By Troy Hyde cided to extend Newton Daily his football caNews reer at Simpson College.

The Storm recruited Davis as a right tackle, which means he will be guided by Simpson offensive line coach Pete Traynor. Traynor played collegiately at Iowa, had a brief NFL stint with the Green Bay Packers and played several seasons in the Arena League, including a few seasons with the Iowa Barnstormers.

“Simpson said they really wanted me, and I was getting a lot of texts from them,” Davis said. “They told me that I was one of the top guys that they wanted to come in. They had their wants and needs, and with me, they run a system there that we run here. They wanted someone who was versatile and could move a little bit.”

Davis said he was interested in Simpson before the 2015 high school football season began.

After the season ended, Simpson’s interest became mutual, and Davis also had interest from Central and Upper Iowa, the state’s only NCAA Division II school.

“I took a visit to Upper Iowa, and I just couldn’t see myself there,” Davis said. “I was sold though when I stepped on the Simpson campus.”

Davis is the current sports editor of PCM’s high school paper.

Davis even created a sports journalist-only Twitter account. So he has already started to plan for his future after football.

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Troy Hyde/Daily News file photo Colfax-Mingo Athletic Director Bryan Poulter, right, announced his retirement from the school district recently. Poulter has been in the district for more than 30 years and served as athletic director at the school for nearly 20 years. Standing next to Poulter is current Colfax-Mingo wrestling coach Erin Hume, who took over Poulter’s program last April.

End of an Era

Colfax-Mingo’s Bryan Poulter to retire in July

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News Ten months ago, Colfax-Mingo’s Bryan Poulter decided to step away from a wrestling program he had guided for 30 years.

At that point, he continued his role as the school’s athletic director, softball coach and teacher.

Fast forward nearly a year from that date and Poulter has made another life-altering decision — this time accepting an Iowa Public Employees’ Retiring System (IPERS) package from the school district.

“As you make a decision

like that, when you have been doing it for so long and in my case at the same school, leaving is tough no matter when you do it,” Poulter said. “It’s a big part of your life. It would have been that way though if I stayed five or 10 more years.”

Poulter will coach the Tigerhawk softball program through the end of the 2016 season, and then the IPERS package requires him to resign all of his positions at the school.

Poulter has to wait four months, but he can reapply for any position he still wants to hold after that, according to Colfax-Mingo Principal

Todd Jones.

At this point, Poulter seems at peace with his decision to retire from his athletic director post and teaching position, but he may want to continue directing the softball program for a few more years.

“This is something that you basically build your life around outside of your family. Your job becomes a lot of you,” Poulter said about working in the Colfax-Mingo school district for more than 30 years. “It’s a lot of realization that ‘hey you are not going to be doing that anymore.’ So now, what’s the next step, what’s the next

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SPORTS CALENDAR 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.

Monday Basketball Winterset at Newton boys, 9th 4:45 p.m., JV 6:15 p.m., varsity 7:30 p.m. (Senior Night) Boys Districts Class 2A District 13 At Madrid CMB vs. Woodward Academy, 6:30 p.m.

Davis

Continued from Page 1B His long-term career goal is to be a beat writer for a college program or professional franchise.

Simps o n ’ s h e a d coach is Jim Glogowski, who will begin his eighth season Davis this fall.

Three f o r mer Mustangs were on Simpson’s 2014 roster, including freshman wideout Ricky Reeve, sophomore defensive back Zach Uhlenhopp and senior Logan Van Veen.

Davis joins a program that hasn’t had a winning season since 2013.

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

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ISU boots WR Montgomery, RB Thomas to transfer out AMES (AP) — Iowa State wide receiver D’Vario Montgomery and running back Joshua Thomas won’t return to the team for next season.

The Cyclones say Montgomery has been dismissed for violating team rules.

Thomas intends to transfer to another school.

Montgomery was fourth on the team with 27 receptions for 335 yards and three touchdowns last season.

Thomas ran for 295 yards as a freshman.

But the rise of Mike Warren, who led all freshmen nationally with 1,339 yards in 2015, likely played a role in Thomas’ decision to leave.

Poulter Continued from Page 1B would guess that for the next few years, I will still work in something, but I am not exactly sure right now.”

Poulter had plenty of success as a coach at Colfax-Mingo. He has coached a state champion in all three sports in which he’s been a Colfax-Mingo head coach.

He coached Michael Bucklin to a state wrestling title, guided Levi Van Oort to an individual state title in track and field and one of his softball team’s won a state championship.

One of his biggest accomplishments as athletic director may have been finding a way to get the Tigerhawk athletic programs into a more suitable conference moving forward.

Colfax-Mingo joined the South Iowa Cedar League this past fall after spending several years in the Heart of Iowa Conference, and the on-field results have the decision to be a positive one.

Unfortunately, Poulter won’t be able to enjoy all the fruits of that labor when he steps away in July.

“It was time for us to be in a situation with schools more our size,” Poulter said. “We tried for several years to remedy that situation, but the offerings weren’t there to make a change.

We continued looking, and the South Iowa Cedar League made an offer to us that we accepted, and it’s gone well so far.

“Just looking at the winter seasons, you can see that both of our basketball teams have wins

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Texas Tech upsets No. 14 Iowa State

C-M girls struggle offensively in loss to E-B-F

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech coach Tubby Smith knew how big of a 3-pointer he got from sophomore guard Keenan Evans.

It helped lift the Red Raiders to an 85-82 overtime win over No. 14 Iowa State on Wednesday night.

“Knowing it was just 2 seconds (on the shot clock), a heck of a play to put us up by three,” Smith said.

“We needed something like that to happen. It’s happened against us a bit this year. Glad it was our turn.”

Zach Smith made two free throws with 18 seconds remaining in overtime to seal the win.

It was the second straight year the Red Raiders beat the Cyclones in Lubbock. Last

season, Iowa State was ranked ninth.

Deonte Burton scored a season-high 20 points and Abdel Nader added 19 points to lead Iowa State (17-7, 6-5). Fans stormed the court after the victory.

Aaron Ross scored 20 points and Devaugntah Williams added 19 to lead Texas Tech (14-9, 4-7).

Iowa State built leads several times — in each half — only to watch the Red Raiders claw their way back. Two free throws

by Smith in two separate trips to the free-throw line tied it at 78 at the end of regulation.

“We didn’t finish,” Cyclones coach Steve Prohm said. “We just didn’t finish in crucial times.”

this season that were above and beyond what they’ve had the last several years and the wrestling program finished in the top half of their conference tournament.

It’s a good situation.”

Guiding the wrestling program this winter was Erin Hume, who wrestled for Poulter when he walked the halls as a high school student at Colfax-Mingo.

Hume has an incredible amount of respect for his former teacher and coach and current boss.

“For the district as a whole, you couldn’t ask for a better guy to be a part of the district for 30-plus years,” Hume said.

“He cares greatly for the district and the kids in the district.

He wants nothing but the best for everyone in our community.

He’s a great guy.”

Matt Barkalow, the high school boys track and field coach, has been a part of Colfax-Mingo’s district for the past decade. Poulter has been a part of his coaching journey the entire time.

“Coach Poulter has unwavering integrity and regularly provided me with even-tempered wisdom during the past decade,” Barkalow said. “He coached Colfax-Mingo state champions in three different sports, which clearly is a testament to his expertise.

“However, Bryan’s ability to build relationships with our student-athletes has been far more significant than simple athletic accomplishments.”

The time Poulter spent as administrator at Colfax-Mingo will now be spent more with his family.

Poulter and his wife Mary have three children, a son in Minneapolis, a daughter in Omaha and a daughter in Iowa City. They have two grandchildren in Iowa City and will soon add another grandchild in Omaha.

“The family time will definitely increase,” Poulter said. “It will be fun to have the ability to go see them whenever I want.”

Jones has been in the Colfax-Mingo district for 10 years, but he coached against Poulter in wrestling and softball during his 23 years at PCM. “He’s made the athletic director position very invaluable,” Jones said. “He’s had great success in all of his sports and touched a lot of kids during his time here.”

Jones said the search for Colfax-Mingo’s new athletic director is on hold for the time being.

He wants to make sure all of Poulter’s positions are defined.

Poulter also taught technical applications, which is an introductory typing class.

As far as Poulter’s position as softball coach beyond 2016, Jones said he would be able to reapply for the head coaching job if he wants to continue coaching the program.

“It is my understanding that the six retirees who accepted the package have to give up all of their positions for four months,” Jones said. “That means Poulter wouldn’t be able to do anything until December. He could then reapply for the softball coaching job at that point.”

EDDYVILLE — The Colfax-Mingo girls basketball team out-rebounded Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont by 25, but a poor shooting night and 22 steals by the Roc kets were too m u c h to overc o m e on the scoreboard.

Rhone T h e Tigerhawks made 10-of-50 from the floor and struggled to slow down the South Central Conference champions in a 60-34 non-conference road loss Monday night.

The Rockets (15-6) led 13-6 after one quarter and grabbed a ninepoint lead at the break.

The second half was a 31-14 advantage in favor of the home team.

Payton Rhone buried all four of her 3-point attempts and scored 12 points on the night. Ries Wilson finished with 10 points and 14 rebounds, while Amy Russell added seven points, nine rebounds and four steals.

Dakota Hostetter collected eight rebounds.

McKeely Tjaden had four assists.

Claire Jager had 24 points to lead the Rockets, who have won four straight games.

The game was Colfax-Mingo’s regular season finale. The Tigerhawks play at 7 p.m.

Thursday against North Tama in the first round of the Class 1A Region 3 Tournament in Traer.

The Redhawks (13-8) have won three straight games and finished third in the Iowa Star Conference’s South Division.

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PUBLIC NOTICES Randal B. Caldwell, Attorney THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY Probate No. ESPR036796 IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DONALD L. DANKS, DECEASED NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of DONALD L. DANKS, Deceased, who died on or about December 23, 2015: You are hereby notified that on January 5, 2016, the Last Will and Testament of DONALD L. DANKS, deceased, bearing the date of May 7, 1998, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Dennis L. Danks was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the date of 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 2, 2016.

Dennis L. Danks Executor of estate 635 E. Ave., Nevada, IA 50201 Randal B. Caldwell, ICIS PIN No: AT0001375 Attorney for executor Firm Name: Caldwell, Brierly, Chalupa & Nuzum, PLLC Address: 211 1st Ave. W., Newton, IA 50208 Date of second publication February 11, 2016 Probate Code Section 304 February 4 & 11 THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JIMMIE LEE MILLER, Deceased Probate No. ESPR036813 NOTICE OF PROOF OF WILL WITHOUT ADMINISTRATION To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Jimmie Lee Miller, Deceased, who died on or about October 2, 2015: You are hereby notified that on the 8th day of February, 2016, the last will and testament of Jimmie Lee Miller, deceased, bearing date of the 16th day of March, 2005, * was admitted to probate in the above named court and there will be no present administration of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Dated this 8th day of February, 2016 Kendall Miller Proponent *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) Mark A. Otto, ICIS PIN No: AT0005939 Attorney for the Executor OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC 123 W. 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 Address mark@ottolawyers.com Date of second publication 18th day of February, 2016 Probate Code Section 305 February 11 & 18 PUBLIC NOTICE OF STORM WATER DISCHARGE The City of Newton plans to submit a Notice of Intent to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to be covered under the NPDES General Permit No. 2 Water Discharge "Storm Associated with Industrial Activity for Construction Activities.”

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have to be is you, paying attention and calling it as you see it.

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Case Manager

Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging is seeking a Case Manager for our Marshalltown office to work with elderly and their families to coordinate services that enable them to remain independent within the community. Prefer experience in case management and working with elderly and/or individuals with disabilities with knowledge of community support services. Position requires BA/BS in human services or related field.

Position offers an excellent benefit package.

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If you’ve yet to get a Valentine’s Day present or card for your beloved, let this Pisces moon inspire your choices in that regard. In fact, if you’ve even the slightest artistic leaning, this is the time to make your own statement. Follow your imagination under this moon and the love in your heart will most surely be apparent in all you touch.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 11). All those good and practical ideas come out of genuine need to take care of your own.

You don’t even care if they reciprocate: The role of “provider” is so germane to your agenda. However, reciprocate

they will this year -- and then some. Your true wealth will be the heaps of love lavished on you for the next 12 months.

Leo and Cancer adore you.

Your lucky numbers are: 4, 30, 9, 22 and 10.

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

This new world you come across -- well, it seems to have been in fine working order before you arrived. Nonetheless, it will not work nearly as well unless you take part in its future.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

When you’re around people who “get you” you don’t have to be big and obvious. All you

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

You need an adequate form of creative expression. Which form is adequate? The form that prevents you from misdirecting all your wonderful, imaginative energy into places where it can’t be productively utilized.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

Success brings happiness; happiness brings success.

This is not always the case, of course -- all the more reason to celebrate these times of simple, elegant, universal reciprocity.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’re moving into a gray area in a re-

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

Political unrest isn’t just for countries. You’ll feel it in a small corner of your daily life.

Note: You can stand by the principle of a thing without giving your vote of approval to the leader.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

There’s a mild tone to the day, and the best order business is to simply enjoy what’s good, be patient with what’s bad and save the big guns for the things that need big-time obliteration.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

No one in this world makes it alone. You may not be 100 percent satisfied with the help you are currently receiving, but you appreciate the help anyway and give heartfelt thanks.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ll promote good luck and good will by being prompt, or, even better, early. It may sound a bit shallow, but your ability to show up organized, well-dressed and cheerful will advance your purposes.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Don’t ask for more responsibility, as you’ll only resent it later. The casual favors you do because you want to or because you said you would are enough for now. You’re

enough without doing those things, too -- just sayin’!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Trying your best, working together, winning and losing graciously -- all things learned through team efforts. If you’re not part of a team right now there is no time like the present to get in one!

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

The powers that be will keep piling on the work as long as you keep acting like you can take it. Go on and get down to business. “Dull boy” or not, all work and no play just might make you rich.

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