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By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News A 20 cent per month rate increase for garbage and recycling removal was approved by the N e w ton City Council on Monday. The increase comes Hansen a f t e r D o d d ’s Trash Hauling and Recycling, Inc. looked at fluctuations in the cost to dispose of the recyclables which will bring an additional cost of $12,000 to $14,000 per year to the city for services.

Also changed are pick-up times for garbage and recycling. Garbage pick up will move

from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. to a condensed time of 5 a.m. to 4 p.m. Recycling pick up will move earlier to 9 p.m. to 12 p.m. from the previous pick up time of 12:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.

“I’ve had some phone calls from people who are concerned about the nine o’clock starting time for pick-up,” mayor Mike Hansen said.

“They think it is too early. I’ve had two people tell me 10 o’clock, I’ve had one person tell me 11 and I’ve had one person tell me 10:30.”

During council discussion, councilwoman Evelyn George explained that if a citizen were to not make the pick-up time one week, they are allowed to put out extra recycling the next week without any COUNCIL | 3A

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News The housing market took another step forward as one of the five houses currently under construction at the Fairmeadows development has been sold, even before it is completed. All houses are set to be complete by April with an open house to follow for potential buyers to see the new housing opportunities in Newton.

Housing opportunities continue to develop at NHDC

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News The Newton City Council approved Dodd’s Trash Hauling and Recycling, Inc. to move ahead with garbage and recycling pick up times to become more efficient and approved an increased rate.

After the Newton Housing Development Corporation was approved to build five homes in the Fairmeadows development, the NHDC has been hard at work on that project as well as other housing opportunities in the community.

Along with Fairmeadows, developments at Fountain Hills, Eastgate Meadows, Bradford Estates and Quail Ridge all have quality housing opportunities the NHDC is working to develop, said housing director Amanda Price.

“Fairmeadows at this point has five homes being built. One of those homes has sold already. All of these homes should be done by April,” Price said.

“We plan on hosting an open house event for the public along with Groundbreaker Homes.”

The subdivision has one remaining lot and NHDC is working to find a builder, preferably a local company, to build a speculative home.

Along with the subdivision, NHDC is working on the next phase of Fairmeadows, which consists of the seven acres north of the current homes. That area has yet to be developed with roads and a housing plan and is the beginning phases of work.

“We also know that a priority for the community is better rental housing as well as building new townhomes. We have an aging population that we need to take care of and the demand is there to build new townhomes, so we want to make that a prior-

ity moving forward,” Price said.

The development at Fountain Hills has one home up for sale, which has garnered several offers. The NHDC anticipates that Venture Homes will continue to build in the division, but final plans have not been confirmed.

Eastgate Meadows has two homes under construction with one being built by the local student builders program and the other by Bob Van Ersvelde, of Grinnell.

“Bob’s home should be done in the spring. The student builders home may take more time due to the fact that it only gets worked on during class time, so we do not have a solid date on when that will be completed,” Price said.

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NHS struggles with familiar Plea expected issues, but not on large scale in attempted

Not being in class still a top violation, but attendance is at 95 percent

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Britton allegedly tried to kill 3 people

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News While Newton High School struggles with many of the issues as other facilities its size, NHS has an attendance rate of 95 percent and has had minimal occurrences of severe disciplinary issues so far this school year, according to a recent report.

NHS Principal Bill Peters brought a list of attendance and discipline statistics with him to last week’s regular Newton Community School District board of education meeting, calling it a “Secondary Dis-

By Abigail Pelzer Newton Daily News

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Newton High School Principal Bill Peters presented a series of first-semester attendance and discipline figures at last week’s Newton Community School District board of education meeting. Getting students to go to class is still one of administration’s top reasons for discipline, but attendance is still 95 percent at NHS.

cipline Report” for the first semester of 201516. Getting students to go to class is still one of administration’s top reasons for discipline, but attendance is still about 95 percent at

NHS. “The bulk of what we deal with (at NHS regarding discipline) is attendance-related,” Peters said. “Yet, having said that, we still have 94.77 per-

cent attendance rate, which is outstanding.

The remainder of rules violations range from disruptive behavior to fighting, etc.”

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A Newton man charged with three counts of attempted murder is expected to enter a plea deal at a court h e a r ing next week.

John Britton L. Britton, 50, was arrested in October for allegedly trying to kill three people, including a 5-month-old

child, by striking them with his vehicle.

Officers responded to the scene on the 600 block of South Third Avenue East in Newton to find a 25-year-old male victim had been intentionally struck by a vehicle driven by Britton, according to police records. The victim was transported to Skiff Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.

Police say Britton also intentionally struck a vehicle in the roadway multiple times — the

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ILF to host cover crop management workshop

David Snodgress/Bloomington Herald-Times Deer can be seen in urban areas at times. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is holding listening sessions at more than a dozen locations around the state on Feb. 24 to discuss fall 2016 trapping and hunting regulations.

DNR to hold trapping, hunting listening session Feb. 24 event to be broadcast to centers around state

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News DES MOINES — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources has added locations in Iowa City, Mason City, Sac City, Sheldon and Spencer to the list for its Feb. 24 public meeting over the Iowa Communications Network where hunters and trappers can go to express their thoughts on the hunting and trapping regulations for this fall.

The meeting is from 6 to 9 p.m. Locations in Des Moines and Marshalltown are among the remote sites where the listening session will take place; the location in Knoxville has been removed.

These meetings are part of the process for making rules in state government.

“Any rule changes must be discussed with Iowa’s citizens who might be impacted by the changes before the rule changes are proposed,” said Dale Garner, chief of the wildlife bureau.

“The process helps ensure that rule changes serve the public’s wishes and do not impact Iowa’s economy.”

At each meeting, DNR staff will facilitate a discussion about what went well last fall, what didn’t go well and what changes hunters and trappers would like to see for this fall.

These discussions, along with the data that the wildlife bureau collects on harvest and population numbers, will be used to develop recommendations for any rule changes that will take place in fall 2016. Any changes must be approved by the Natural

Resource Commission and then go back to the public for further comment before taking effect.

Meetings will be held in Boone, Calmar, Clinton, Council Bluffs, Creston, Iowa City, Johnston, Marshalltown, Mason City, Ottumwa, Peosta, Sac City, Sergeant Bluff, Sheldon, Spencer, Tripoli and West Burlington.

The Marshalltown location is Iowa Valley Community College’s Continuing Education Center, 3702 S. Center St. The main Des Moines-area location is Johnston High School, 6501 N.W. 62nd Ave., Room 226, in Johnston.

Complete ICN locations are listed here bit.ly/1XsaQeB Contact Jason W. Brooks at 641-792-3121 ext. 6532 or jbrooks@newtondailynews.com

AMES — Iowa Learning Farms, in partnership with Practical Farmers of Iowa and the Iowa Cover Crop Working Group, will host a cover crop workshop from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. March 2 at the Mahaska County Extension Office in Oskaloosa.

The event is free, open to the public and includes a complimentary meal.

To help producers prepare for spring management ISU Extension and Outreach engineer Mark Hanna will discuss equipment settings for planting into cover crops. Practical Farmers of Iowa research scientist and cooperators’ program manager Stefan Gailans will discuss cover crop variety trial results and species selection. ISU Extension and Outreach field agronomist Rebecca Vittetoe will discuss herbicide considerations for establishment and grazing, as well as addressing frequently asked questions.

The workshop will take place at the Mahaska County Extension Office, 212 North I St. in Oskaloosa, and the complimentary meal will be prepared by Grate Expectations. The workshop is free and open to the public but reservations are suggested to ensure adequate space and food. Contact Liz Juchems at 515-294-5429 or email ilf@iastate.edu.

For more information about Iowa Learning Farms, visit the website: www.extension.iastate.edu/ ilf/.

Iowa Farm to School local purchase report available DES MOINES — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey announced the Iowa Farm to School Local Purchase Report is now available. The Iowa report is the first in the nation to track monthly procurement of locally-grown produce (within Iowa and a 30 mile radius surrounding our state) from school food service directors.

“This report is designed to help farmers interested in supplying schools know what types of produce schools want and the price that is being paid for it.

The consistent and reliable information included in the report is extremely valuable in helping farmers build a business that includes marketing directly to schools,” Northey said. “In addition, it may help schools not yet purchasing local produce learn what other schools are buying as they consider starting to add local foods to their menu.”

The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is partnering with USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service on these monthly reports.

School food service directors are asked to complete a report on local produce procurement monthly. As with all AMS reports, the information is confidential and only products and price ranges are shared.

The monthly report can be found on the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship website at www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/lsmiafts. pdf.

USDA awards $4.75 M to water quality Project will leverage state funding, private sector donations to expand water quality efforts Newton Daily News Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey and Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance Executive Director Sean McMahon announced the USDA Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) has awarded $9.5 million to the Midwest Agriculture Water Quality Partnership. The Partnership is co-led by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and IAWA and involves 43 additional partners.

“This project will work with a di-

verse group of committed partners to engage farmers and help scale-up the water quality efforts in the targeted watersheds. By working with ag organizations, businesses, retailers and other partners, we are building on momentum at the local level to address nutrient losses at the watershed scale,” Northey said. “These funds will allow us to continue to engage the local agricultural community to deliver and demonstrate the technologies needed to improve water quality while protecting and maintaining Iowa’s tremendous agricultural

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The initiative will be focused in targeted watersheds within the North Raccoon, South Skunk, Lake Red Rock, Middle Cedar and Upper Cedar watersheds.

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The $9.5 million grant is the largest National Funding Pool award in the country this year. These funds will be leveraged with $4.75 million in state funding ($2.5 from IDALS and $2.25 from Iowa DNR) and $33 million from the private sector. Farmers and landowners will be making additional investments that are not included in these amounts.

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Local & State News Housing Continued from Page 1A Eastgate has one additional lot that NHDC hopes to either sell or find a home builder to complete.

The final two subdivisions in Newton, Quail Ridge and Bradford Estates have four and six lots for sale respectively.

“We hope that with our housing start in Fairmeadows, we will spur more housing to start going up in other parts of the community,” Price said.

The NHDC is also

still offering a homebuyer incentive package for newly constructed spec homes worth at least $160,000 and up.

The buyer would receive $10,000 from the City of Newton as well as a welcome package worth about $4,000 from the NHDC. Both incentives are available to the first 40 homebuyers in the program.

The welcome package includes a membership for a year for a family to the YMCA, a new Toro lawnmower from Farver True Value, Iowa Speedway season pass for a family of

Drake University announces honor students Drake University announced the students who made its dean’s and president’s lists for the Fall 2015 semester.

Collin Jacobsen of Newton, was named to the dean’s lists. This academic honor is achieved by earning a grade point average of 3.5 or higher.

Madison Bagnall and Tara Soule, both of Newton, were named to the president’s list. This academic honor is achieved by earning a 4.0 GPA.

Discipline Continued from Page 1A Peters said approximately 66 percent of the discipline is for failure to attend school or Saturday School. He said his staff continually tries to come up with new ways to incentivize going to class or come up with effective consequences, as detention and/or suspension, for students who don’t want to go to class, is essentially punishment that gives the students what they want.

“Students that have made the choice not to go to class, upon finding out they have detention or Saturday School, they’re often not going to do that, either,” said Peters. “And if we then suspend them, they’re not in school, which is the problem in the first place.”

Peters said there have only be six incidents in 2015-16 that he would call fights that led to suspensions from school, but even that number is too high to be acceptable.

“Some were not se-

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“There is demand for new housing here in Newton. We have amaz-

ing incentives but we need the houses built, ready to show, in order to capture those people moving from Des Moines or Grinnell who want to be centrally located but want that smaller town atmosphere,” Price said. “The more rooftops we can build and sell, the larger our community will grow, spreading the tax base. This also leads to better possibilities for more retail and larger businesses to move to our community.”

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

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Britton Continued from Page 1A car was occupied by a the 5-month-old victim and a 50-year-old woman. Neither sustained any injuries.

Britton told police officers his intention was “to kill them all,” according to police records.

Britton is charged with three counts of attempted murder, a Class B felony; second-degree criminal mischief, a Class D felony and domestic abuse assault, third or subsequent offense, a Class D felony. If Britton were convicted on all charges, he could have faced up to 85 years in prison.

Court documents do not reveal the details of the plea agreement. The plea hearing is scheduled for Monday at the Jasper County Courthouse.

Britton is being held on a $75,000 bond at the Jasper County Jail.

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

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Submitted Photo Newton High School sophomore Clayton Baltisberger, left, of Newton, practices welding under the watchful eye of Des Moines Area Community College Newton Campus Welding student Demetrius Glenn, of Kellogg.

vere but we need to not allow any acts that may lead to aggressive behavior and endanger a student or faculty member,” Peters said.

Peters said approximately 10 percent of the students have engaged in behaviors that resulted in written discipline referrals this school year.

“The severity of the each violation will determine the length of the suspension,” Peters said. “Fighting, for example, is always an automatic out-of-school (suspension) for multiple days.”

Peters said with off-campus incidents that might involve law enforcement, campus personnel might be involved in an investigation, but the incident might not necessarily be reflected in any type of school discipline reports. He also said confidentiality is not only a policy regarding information about discipline and infractions, it is guarded by state law.

In the case of some statistics, Peters said, reporting statistics publicly would be problematic because the incidence

of certain infractions is so minute, down to a handful, that disclosure would reveal to some students and parents the exact people and situations involved.

“We have to be very discreet when dealing with student records, which is why we don’t elaborate, as it may be easy to identify a child by the violation — which we cannot do,” Peters said.

Other infractions include profanity, refusal to follow directions, tobacco possession, hallway violations or disrespectful actions, Peters said.

“We just don’t have the kind of vandalism and other issues you might see on a more urban campus,” he said.

Peters stated multiple

times during his report that while administration is actively addressing the negative statistics, those come from a very small segment of the school’s 843 students.

“Remember, these are incidents involving a campus with more than 70,000 student contact days — 820 students times 90 days equals 73,800,” Peters said.

“We are talking 1 to 3 percent of the overall violations in each of the sub-categories. Basically, we have great kids at NHS. For the most part, they come to school on time and are very respectful of each other and our facilities.”

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extra costs. Also, she spoke of Dodd’s willingness to pick up the recycling if the citizen were to call them during the week about a missed pick up.

The change comes after the recycling center in Des Moines stopped giving Dodd’s a small payment for some recyclable items brought to the center. Now, only sorted corrugated cardboard garner payment.

Also, for the past year, the fee for accepting recyclables at the recycling center has remained at more than $17 per ton. Dodd’s worked to reduce costs by collecting recyclables earlier in the evening which helps with staffing and allows them to utilize the same trucks for recycling collection, garbage collection and to transport recyclables to Des Moines.

With the increase in fees, Newton still remains the lowest garbage and recycling collection rate among 11 comparable Iowa cities. In a survey presented by the city, Newton residents pay $1.08 per month less than the next lowest city and $5.84 per month less than the average of the cities.

In his report to the council, city administrator Bob Knabel also said even with the small increase to the fee, citizens should still continue to recycle because it is more economical than bringing garbage to the landfill. The landfill has a $52 per ton fee compared to a $17 per ton fee for recycling.

In other business: • The D&D property at 326 E. 11th St. N. was approved for sale to Robert Farrell for $1,000.

• Reserve police officer John VanDalen was recognized for his many years of service to the department following the end of the volunteer program.

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

Correction Eighth grade orientation night is at 7 p.m.

Tuesday at the Newton High School Centre for Performance. The incorrect date was published in Monday’s eidtion of the Newton Daily News.

Newton Community School District is accepting Open Enrollment Applications for the 2016-2017 school year

Deadline: March 1, 2016

Contact the Newton Community School District Administration Office at 641-792-5809 for an application.

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Keeping Me on My Toes

Craft season here I come

By Jamee A. Pierson Staff Writer

www.newtondailynews.com | Tuesday | Feb. 16, 2016

The countdown has started.

I am only five days away from a crazy five weeks of working, working and, well, more working.

Now don’t go thinking the Newton Daily News is chaining me to my desk for the next five weeks — I am starting craft show season. Beginning the last weekend of this month through the third week in March I have three craft shows, two of which will take me to the western border of Iowa.

It is also a bit of a stretch to call it work. I love crafting and sewing. I can sit hours on end behind my sewing machine making headbands, leggings, blankets or anything else that runs through my brain to try.

I am also fairly skilled with a glue gun. On more than one occasion, when my husband is complaining about ribbon all over the floor or my glue gun

plugged in across the room, I remind him that this tool that I only spent about $5 on has made us hundreds times its cost.

After a couple of months off from the craft show circuit, I am back in the swing of things prepping for the upcoming shows. Because we are also doing some renovations to our house, my normal craft overflow area is now our living area, which isn’t a problem for me, but I think my husband’s patience is dwindling.

I can kind of understand where he is coming from.

When we first looked at our new house, I was immediately drawn to the large room in the basement. I knew it would one day be my craft room and began picturing where everything would go.

When the dream became a reality, the perfect room

didn’t quite come together as planned. Like with most moving days, we worked as quickly as possible to get everything in the house. What that meant for my craft room was I had no time to organize and sort, it all just went in.

Six months later and my room is an organized mess. I have multiple boxes I need to sort through but haven’t had the time yet and stacks of fabric and ribbon that don’t have a home except for on my cutting table. That is why my crafting has moved upstairs and out of my not-so-perfect but has-potential craft room.

I have been crafting since before my girls were born, which means they have known their whole lives not to touch mommy’s things and for the most part, see it as another piece of furniture not to be explored. On occasion they want

to sit on my lap while I sew or help me pick out ribbons for blocks which I love and hope they continue to do so as they get older.

During these next few weeks, I’ll also be going to a new craft show. It is hosted by a promotions company whose shows I attend every year, but it still has me a little bit nervous.

There haven’t been very many craft shows I have crashed and burned, but it is always a fear to put out a substantial amount of money not to get a good return.

Overall, I am really excited to start up the season again. I love making crafts and think it is awesome when people find the perfect item for their new baby or little one. So wish me luck — because here I go.

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

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House Republicans delay school funding It’s a busy time at the Iowa State Capitol as we are in funnel week.

In order to survive, all bills must pass through a committee by Friday in order to stay eligible for floor debate.

The urgency of funnel week, unfortunately, hasn’t motivated Iowa House Republicans to put kids By Dan Kelley Iowa first and act on Representative school funding.

Our school funding law says we set K-12 school funding two years in advance so schools have time to plan and to guarantee it’s the top budget priority. It forces the legislature to consider education funding first and then fill in the rest of the state budget later.

After Democrats in the Senate took action earlier this week, Republicans are ignoring our school funding law again and refusing to take action. They are now two years behind, because they did the same thing last year and still haven’t even set school funding for the school year that starts in August.

The yearly delays and anemic state investment in schools means higher class sizes, outdated technology, and old textbooks for kids in public schools. House Republicans have failed to follow state law and set basic funding for public schools for six years in a row. Every year they have a different excuse why it can’t be done, but six years of constant delays really means public schools are not a priority for House Republicans.

Successful public schools are critical, and I’m staying in touch with teachers, administrators, parents and, most importantly, students during this school funding crisis. I want to hear your thoughts and concerns so feel free to call me anytime at 641-521-9260 or email to dan.kelley@legis.iowa.gov.

Last Wednesday, I was visited at the capitol by a dedicated, sincere and committed group of Jasper County voters working hard to protect nearly 15,000 adult dogs in more than 200 commercial breeding facilities throughout the state, three of which are in Jasper County. I’m proud of the work these local men and women are doing and stand firmly in their corner by supporting the Puppy Mill Bill. Iowa is the second largest offender for puppy mills in the country.

What is a “puppy mill?” Most puppies sold commercially, direct to the public or through pet stores, are born in breeding kennels with cramped, crude, filthy conditions referred to as puppy mills. With little regard for their basic health needs, adult dogs, used for breeding, spend their lives in these conditions resulting in serious physical and psychological disorders that affect both the adult dogs and their pups.

While reviewing inspection documents, I’ve seen horrible images of adult dogs in tiny, rusted-wire cages leaving little room to move. The filthy pets sleep on weeks’ worth of excrement that is matted into their hair. The dogs are clearly diseased, malnourished, abused, and neglected. O f t e n , these dogs are exposed to extreme temperatures but never exposed

to light, natural or artificial, living their entire lives in darkness. I’ve heard stories about dogs too old to breed, taken out of their rusted-wire cage and shot. Can you imagine?

What does the Puppy Mill Bill do? Iowa’s puppy mills typically keep between 50 and 250 adult dogs. The state’s largest puppy mill has more than 1,500 dogs on site.

If a puppy mill has to be closed, the county is responsible for boarding, treating and/or euthanizing the rescued animals. This is a serious financial burden and euthanizing is an unacceptable option.

The Puppy Mill Bill accomplishes four main objectives. First, if it becomes law, counties will be reimbursed when drastic actions must be taken. Second, the state government will have oversight, removing burdens from counties. Third, more humane conditions, with access to fresh air and sunlight will become mandatory.

Most importantly, annual veterinary examinations for every dog will be required by law.

What can you do to help?

Don’t unknowingly become part of the problem. Buy smart. If you purchase a puppy, insist on meeting the puppy’s parents and seeing their living conditions.

Or, better yet, adopt. Visit your local animal rescue shelter and adopt an animal instead of buying.

If you’d be interested in joining a great group of local, Jasper County men and women working to protect pets from inhumane conditions, contact me and I will connect you to them. Or visit www.iafriends.org.

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I live in a poverty-stricken former factory town of about 85,000 people.

We are, t h e y tell us, in the midd le of an “opioid cr isis.”

They tell us By Marc Dion this because people in nearby suburbs, white people with a full set of teeth, have begun to overdose.

You could buy heroin in my city in the 1950s.

We’re used to the junkies.

Our state reps are eager to declare an “opioid crisis” because it will mean an ocean of federal money for “education,” which will enable their worthless cousin with the social work degree from Second Rate State to get a job with a grant program in the schools.

I’m not so sure.

I’m told by a thousand mouths that the “opioid crisis” is the fault of Big Pharma, which gets people addicted, or doctors, who get people addicted, or the price of heroin, which is cheap, or the purity of heroin, which is excellent.

I’m told it’s because drugs are “everywhere” in poor neighborhoods.

Six months ago, cops busted a heroin house I can see from my kitchen window, so I am not writing this from the lofty perspective often attributed to newspaper columnists. I told you. I live in a poor place.

So, I’ll tell you what I do know.

In the course of my life, I’ve been friends with a number of people who kicked one addiction or another. One of my friends, an alcoholic and amphetamine user, pieced together 10 years sober before the

liver he’d outraged for decades stopped working. It killed him.

Not one of those people ever told me he was a drunk or a junkie because there were liquor stores near his house or bars in his neighborhood or because there was an open bar at his cousin America’s wedding reception. Not one has ever told me his doctor was responsible. The only people who tell me those stories are drunks who are still drinking or junkies who are still using.

The people I know who have continued not to drink or use tell me stories that begin with “I.” “I am an alcoholic.”

“I am a junkie.”

The stories go from “I” to “me,” a dismal litany of failure, terror and shame.

But the stories are studded with “I” and “me,” flags of pride, a bearing of the burden, a tattered wish to get it the hell over with and face the truth.

Ask the drunks. Ask the junkies. Recovery doesn’t work until you say it’s “your” problem.

Mommy and Daddy out there in the ‘burbs may need a reason why their 16-year-old soccer player started spiking up, but the real junkies know that excuses and reasons are crap. Excuses and reasons help you use. They don’t help you quit.

As we subtly shift the idea of addiction from being an internal problem to a disease we caught from someone else, the newspaper editorial writers and the state reps. find more reasons to use the word “victim.” They are happy.

And it’s crap.

Marc Munroe Dion is a nationally syndicated columnist.

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Obituaries Gertie Verwers Feb. 13, 2016 Gertie Verwers, of Newton, passed from this life on Saturday evening, Feb. 13, 2016, at Park Centre Health Care, under the loving care of WesleyLife Hospice.

Gertie Verwers, 93, was born Aug. 13, 1922, in Jasper County, the daughter of Willem and Maatje (Koopmans) Van Manen. She was a graduate of the Sully Senior High School, and Normal Training at the Iowa Teachers College in Cedar Falls.

On Aug. 13, 1940, Gertie was united in

Richard E. Russell Feb. 14, 2016 Richard E. Russell, 93, of Monroe, formerly of Newton died on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2016, at Park Centre in Newton. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 18, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 17, at the funeral home. Memorials to the

marriage with Marion C. Verwers in Princeton, Mo. They farmed near Fifield, Iowa, which is now located beneath Red Rock Lake, and in 1953 near Kellogg, moving to Newton in 1973. She had many places of employment.

She and Marion cleaned the Pence Funeral Home after their retirement, the Maytag Dairy was a fun job during the Christmas season for many years, and her nurse’s aid position at Skiff Hospital was perfect for her caring spirit.

She recently completed 20 years of employment at Rock Printing and worked several days in December.

She devoted her life to her husband, children, friends and church, and was a mem-

ber of the Newton First Assembly of God. Gertie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, she will be greatly missed by those who knew and loved her. She enjoyed traveling and helping people.

Gertie is survived by her sons and daughters: Carroll (Linda) Verwers of Leesburg, Fla., Marj (Ken) Zimmerman of Pleasant Hill, Violet ( Junior) Van Gorp of rural Newton, Dee (Paul) Van Zee of Pella, and Gordon (Shirley) Verwers of Atlanta, Ga.; her 11 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter; a sister Nellie Van Wyk; many nieces and nephews; and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents;

her husband Marion C. Verwers on Nov. 17, 1986; her three brothers and their wives; two sisters-in-law and a brother-in-law.

Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 17 at the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton. A time of Remembrance and services will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 18, at the Newton First Assembly of God, with burial at the Newton Union Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left in Gertie’s name with her family or to the Newton First Assembly of God, Kellogg Historical Museum, WesleyLife Hospice or a charity of your choosing.

Online condolences may be left at www. pencefh.com.

Monroe Rec Park or the American Legion Post 111 may be left at the funeral home.

Richard, the son of Samuel and Blanche (Carrier) Russell, was born on Nov. 5, 1922 in Newton. He graduated from Newton High School in 1941 and served his country in the United States Army from 1943-1946.

Richard was united in marriage with Norma K. Thaden on Aug. 10, 1952 in Gladbrook.

They made their home

in Newton where Richard worked for DNP Lumberyard for 18 years, the Maytag Company for six years, and then for Dealer’s Warehouse for 10 years, retiring in 1985. In 2005, Richard moved to live with his daughter, Kathy, in Monroe.

Richard was a member of the American Legion Post 111 and volunteered countless hours selling tickets to the beef and pork suppers.

He also enjoyed riding his bicycle everywhere

around town.

Those left to honor Richard’s memory are his children, Karla Deppe of Grinnell, Gary ( Joyce) Russell of Newton, and Kathy (Dan) Masterson of Monroe; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Norma Russell in 2005; a grandson, Whitney Russell in 2001; and two half-brothers, Francis and Theron Russell.

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Doris Perryman, 89, of Newton, died Tuesday morning, Feb. 16, 2016, at Newton Health Care.

Funeral services for Doris are pending, and the Pence-Reese Funeral Home in Newton have been entrusted with the arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.pencefh.com.

Daryl Lee Uhlenhopp, 56, of Prairie City, died on Sunday, Feb., 14, 2016, at his home of a heart attack.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Church in Prairie City. Burial will take place at Waveland Cemetery. Visitation will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 17 from 2 to 8 p.m. at the church. The family will greet friends from 5 to 8 p.m. Condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com

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• City Street Project Open House will begin at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at Newton Public Works Office, 1700 N. Fourth Ave. W. in Newton. The City of Newton has completed a preliminary design for the Reconstruction of N. Fourth Ave. W. from W. Eighth St. N. to W. 15th St. N. The city is hosting an open house for this project to obtain public input.

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

• Eighth Grade Student Orientation will begin at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Newton High School, 800 E. Fourth St. S. in Newton. Orientation for students who will be in the ninth grade for the 2016-17 school year. All eighth grade students and their parents are encouraged to attend.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m.

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

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

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at the Masonic Temple, in Prairie City.

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

• Pink Ribbon Group will meet at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday at Skiff Medical Center A member of Mercy Health Newtwork, 204 N. Fourth Ave. E. in Newton. We will have an activity therapy and discuss ways to utilize current funds.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

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

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Births Daniel James Ryder Swan

Isaiah Robert Larson

Jan. 19, 2016 Kelly S. Bogue and Jason R. Swan, of Kellogg, announce the birth of their son, Daniel James Ryder Swan, born Jan. 19, 2016 at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. Daniel joins siblings Emily Swan, 17, Nicholas Swan, 15, Natile Swan, 13, Trinity Swan, 11 and Theodore Swan, 3.

Grandparents are Robert and Mary Swan, of Newton, and Sherry and Louis Dawson, of Sequin, Texas.

Feb. 11, 2016 Johannah Larson, of Newton, announces the birth of her son, Isaiah Robert, born Feb. 11, 2016 at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. He weighed 8 pounds 1.1 ounces and measured 21 inches. Isaiah joins siblings Chloe, 5, and Emma, 3.

Grandparents are Chris and Denny Larson, of Newton.

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Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Brandon H. Cornelison, 34, of Newton, is charged with possession of drug paraphernalia and fifth-degree theft after authorities pulled him over at 11:48 p.m.

Feb. 9 in the 500 block of First Avenue East.

Officers made contact with Cornelison, who had a warrant for the theft of a phone worth $150. While searching the vehicle, officers found a glass pipe used to smoke methamphetamine with burnt residue in it. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Therron E. Smith, 27, of Newton, is charged with disorderly conduct after authorities were called at 12:27 a.m. Thursday to 1022 E. 12th St. N. Officers were called about an intoxicated man pounding on an apartment door.

Officers made contact with Smith who smelled of alcohol and was very

loud and vocal. He was told to stay in his apartment and not bother the victim. Officers were called back after Smith began banging on the walls. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Kenneth L. Rodgers, 22, of Colfax, is charged with driving while license under suspension after authorities pulled him over at 10:32 p.m.

Feb. 9 at the intersection of South Eighth Avenue West and Fourth Street South. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Shane M. Chesshire, 39, of Newton, was arrested on a Jasper County warrant after authorities were called at 11:47 p.m. Sunday to Hy-Vee. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Michael D. Cassady, 37, of Newton, is charged with eluding, possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful possession of prescription drugs and driving while license under suspension after authorities

pulled him over at 7:03 p.m. Thursday in the 200 block of North 13th Avenue West. Officers attempted to pull over Cassady’s vehicle after seeing it did not have a headlight functioning.

Cassady did not stop until he reached a drive way, which he said was because he knew his license was suspended.

When searching the vehicle officers found two glass pipes, one with marijuana residue in it and one with methamphetamine residue in it.

Officers also found two pills that were not Cassady’s. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Samantha L. Brown, 31, of Newton, was arrested on two warrants, one from Wapello County and one from Fairfield after authorities were called at 6:38 p.m. Friday to 900 E. 12th St. N. Officers made contact with Brown, who said her name was Christy Clark.

Officers knew her iden-

tity and placed her under arrest. While trying to handcuff Brown, she pulled her hand away and officers had to push her into the side of the vehicle to get her under control. She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Trent R. Williams, 28, of Newton, is charged with driving while license under suspension after authorities were called at 6:38 p.m.

Friday to 900 E. 12th St. N. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

• Michael F. Illingworth, 30, of Newton, is charged with consumption/intoxication in public places after authorities were called at 4:11 a.m. Sunday to the 100 block of First Street North. Officers were called about an intoxicated man and found Illingworth. He was having trouble walking and officers could smell alcohol and saw he had a bloodshot eye. He was taken to the Jasper

County Jail.

• Robert Rodriguez, 36, is charged with operating while under the influence, driving while license denied, possession of drug paraphernalia and open container after authorities were called at 1:19 a.m.

Friday in the 100 block of East Fourth Street North. Officers found Rodriguez asleep while in the driver’s seat of his vehicle. He would not respond to verbal com-

mands and only woke up after the vehicle’s door was opened. He had slow speech and while returning to the vehicle to run his driver’s license, he started his vehicle and began to drive away. After stopping, he was placed under arrest.

While searching the vehicle officers found a glass marijuana pipe and an empty 40 ounce bottle of beer. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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Broken car seat sparks feud over who should foot the bill DEAR ABBY: My sister-in-law has asked me to pay for repairs to the passenger seat of her car. She was picking up my 9-year-old to stay the night, and when he got inside, he moved the seat forward to better fit his stature. She got upset and said, “The seat was broken. We had it set just right for me when I’m the passenger.”

Since he adjusted it she hasn’t been able to reset it. When I asked if there was a note on the dash that read “Do not move seat,” she said no. Then I asked, if this was her best friend’s son, would she be requesting money to repair an already broken seat? Her response was, “No.” Am I wrong to think she was out of line to ask? — FUMING IN WASHINGTON STATE DEAR FUMING: You’re not wrong. If your sister-in-law had warned your son not to touch the seat before he adjusted it, she might have a leg to stand on. However, if she’s short of money and was baby-sitting your son as a favor, in the interest of keeping peace in the family, offer to contribute to the cost of the repair.

DEAR ABBY: What are the dangers of driving while on strong painkillers? Since codeine is a controlled substance that you have to sign for to receive the prescription, does it impair distance vision and reaction time?

My elderly dad says as long as he has taken the pill the night before, it’s all right for him to drive. He takes about 12 different medications every day, and the pain medicine must stay in his system at all times to work effectively.

Are other drivers in danger when he drives under the influence of prescription drugs? Can he be arrested if he hits someone? His car is already dented because he hit something. It

would be a shame for him to cause some innocent driver who encounters him on the highway to be crippled or die. What do you think? — MEDICATED IN RALEIGH, N.C. DEAR MEDICATED: I am not an expert in pharmacology. I suggest you compile a list of all the drugs your father is taking — both prescription drugs and the over-thecounter variety. Take the list to his pharmacist and ask these questions.

He or she can give you the answers you need because some drugs can interact with each other.

DEAR ABBY: A friend and I had a falling-out over a manners thing.

When three people eat out together and everyone orders their own dessert, is it rude to not allow someone to take a bite of yours?

This friend wanted to taste another one’s dessert and the guy said no.

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1 Crash kills semi-truck driver, temporarily closes interstate

CUMMING — A semi-truck driver was killed in a crash near Cumming that temporarily closed off Interstate 35.

Iowa State Patrol officials confirmed the driver of the semi-truck was killed after the truck jackknifed and overturned around 4 a.m. Monday on Interstate 35.

The northbound lanes of the interstate were closed off as crews worked to clean up the crash site, but all lanes were reopened at 7 a.m.

Home fire kills man, sends woman to hospital CEDAR RAPIDS — A Cedar Rapids home fire killed one man and sent a woman to the hospital. Officials with the fire department say a mobile home fire was reported around 7:30 a.m. Monday. Crews removed two homeowners from the structure.

The fire department report says a medical examiner pronounced 72-year-old Ronald Jacobs dead at the scene and 72-year-old Karen Jacobs was taken to a hospital.

INDIANOLA — Authorities say an Indianola man was hospitalized after being rescued from a lake where he’d fallen through ice. The Iowa Natural Resources Department says Richard Rauzi was taking wildlife photos when he plunged into the icy water around 10:30 a.m. Sunday at Lake Ahquabi, three miles south of Indianola. The department says ice fishermen Jesse Bannor and Damian Bell heard Rauzi’s shouts for help.

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URBANDALE — Three Urbandale police officers have been put on paid administrative leave following a weekend incident in which an officer shot and killed a man suspected of first firing a gun at officers. Officials with the Urbandale Police Department announced Monday that Sgt. Jeff Casey and officers Anthony Brooks and Justice Weaver were involved with the incident. The man who died from his wounds is 29-year-old Ali Eisa Abdalla Yahia, of Des Moines.

EAGLE GROVE — Police say they are investigating a shooting that left two men injured in Eagle Grove.

According to an Eagle Grove Police Department statement, police responded to a call about a shooting around 8 p.m.

Sunday. Captain Josh Kuisle said the shooting happened in the street.

The men were taken to different hospitals in Des Moines.

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NHS earns six Division I ratings at state Newton Daily News Newton High School’s speech team came home with six Division I ratings and three Division II ratings from a Feb. 6 group state-level competition in Cedar Rapids.

Groups that received I ratings

were the radio news, musical theatre and reader’s theatre groups, one of NHS’s improv groups and both TV news groups.

The Cardinal speech team took nine of its 12 groups and 28 of this year’s 32 members to Cedar Rapids after a strong performance at a Jan. 23 qualifier in Grinnell.

The speech team will host Community Night at 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at NHS. That will be followed by individual districts, with Newton’s district competing in Marshalltown on Feb. 27.

There are 16 students on the individual side of the Cardinal speech team.

Sex offense allegations reported at Keokuk school KEOKUK (AP) — Public records show five allegations of sex offenses were reported by former students, students or staffers at Midwest Academy in Keokuk over the past three years, and the state Department of Human Services has identified 19 abuse cases at the school.

The Des Moines Register reported that five former students made claims of widespread sex abuse and misconduct as part of a federal lawsuit filed seven years ago. It was dismissed on jurisdictional grounds, and its merits were never decided.

Police raided the boarding school for troubled teenagers and a nearby treatment center on Jan. 28 and Jan. 29 to investigate allegations that a staff member sexually assaulted a student. The

investigation has since expanded to other possible criminal activity and abuse.

Academy owner Ben Trane has not responded to interview requests from The Associated Press. At a Feb. 8 news conference, he declined to answer questions about the sex assault allegations and addressed only the raid and the closure of the facilities.

A privately funded school without state-ordered placements, the academy didn’t need a license to operate and was otherwise unregulated. The facilities have been closed, and all 90 or so residents either have been returned to their parents or transferred to shelters.

Lee County Sheriff Lee Sholl told the newspaper that he didn’t

know all the details about the 19 “founded” abuse cases identified by the state agency. The “founded” label means meaning evidence suggested some type of abuse had occurred. But Sholl also said none of the 19 cases was prosecuted criminally, mainly because the evidence needed to back criminal cases charges differs from what’s required for the state agency to get involved.

“The criteria for a founded case by DHS (don’t) necessarily lead to a criminal investigation or prosecution,” Sholl said.

Sholl said the sexual assault allegation resulting in the raid was supported by corroborating evidence.

“But we’re still a long ways from being able to prosecute,” he said.

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By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News A Newton man is accused of threatening to shoot a woman and her children on Saturday.

Tony D. Bass, 42, is charged with first-degree harassment after authorities were called at 5:39 p.m. to the 200 block of East 14th Street North.

Officers were called by the victim, who said Bass had threatened to shoot her and her children with a gun. The victim also said he threatened to beat her to death with a hammer.

The victim was able to get the hammer, run to a neighbor’s house and call 911.

Bass was taken to the Jasper County Jail where he posted $2,000 bond. A no-contact order with the victim was issued.

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

Business court continues as part of state court system DES MOINES (AP) — The Iowa Supreme Court has decided to continue a business specialty court that began hearing cases in 2013 as a pilot project. The business court accepts a broad range of complex commercial cases with $200,000 or more in dispute and is staffed by three judges with experience in handling business issues. An order signed Monday by Chief Justice Mark Cady says the business court pilot project will continue after receiving very positive reviews from attorneys.

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Taylor Swift wins top Grammy Award, Kendrick Lamar wins 5 LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift’s official switch from country to pop with her multi-hit, best-selling “1989” album brought the singer her second Grammy Award win for album of the year.

Swift was shocked when she won the night’s top prize, beating out Kendrick Lamar, Chris Stapleton, Alabama Shakes and the Weeknd.

Swift used her speech to encourage young women who feel defeated at times or discouraged by AP Photo others.

Taylor Swift accepts the award for album of the year for “1989” at the 58th annual “There will be peoGrammy Awards on Monday in Los Angeles. ple along the way that will try to undercut your success or take credit for a commanding perfor- tweeted. “(Expletive) as rock song and rock your accomplishments or mance as he rapped “The happens.” performance for “Don’t your fame. You just focus Blacker the Berry” and A spokesperson for Wanna Fight,” which on the work and don’t let the Grammy-nominated CBS, where the Gram- they performed. those people sidetrack “Alright” “My heart is beating passionately. mys aired, said “there was you,” she said.

He ended with a map a brief 5-8 second tech- a mile a minute,” said Her speech could be of Africa, and the city of nical issue that was out of frontwoman Brittany directed partly to Kanye Compton imprinted in it. our control.”

Howard. “I promise we’re Justin Bieber start- going to keep going.”

West, who recently said “Hip-hop, Ice Cube, in a new song that he this for hip-hop, this for ed “Love Yourself ” on The Weeknd, who made Swift famous after Snoop Dogg ...this for guitar in good form, but won two awards, perhe stole her microphone Nas. We will live forever, ended with a vocal strug- formed in a cube that at the 2009 MTV Video believe that,” said Lamar gle. Little Big Town and was brightly lit for “Can’t Music Awards. onstage when he won Demi Lovato, however, Feel My Face” until had shining moments he switched to a piaBeyonce also seemed best rap album. to make a statement Mark Ronson and during their performanc- no-tinged version of his when she presented the Bruno Mars won two es, hitting impressive and upbeat hit “In the Night.” final award for the night, awards for “Uptown smooth high notes.

Stapleton, who has writBut Bieber also had ten for dozens of country record of the year.

Funk,” including record “Art is the unapologet- of the year. Ronson gave a shining moment: He acts, won best country ic celebration of culture a shout-out to Prince, won his first Gram- solo performance and through self-expression. James Brown and George my on Monday night country album for “TravIt can impact people in Clinton for being leaders for best dance recording eller.” for “Where Are U Now” a variety of ways for dif- in funk.

“This is something ferent reasons at different you never ever dream of “This is dedicated to with Skrillex and Diplo.

The Grammys also so I’m super grateful for times. Some will react. the fans right here,” Mars marked first-time wins it,” he said.

Some will respond. And added. some will be moved,” she Stapleton lost best Mars introduced for Alabama Shakes, said, seeming to speak to Adele, who sang “All I the Weeknd, Stapleton, country song to “Girl those who were critical Ask,” which they wrote Pitbull and Ed Sheeran, Crush” songwriters Liz of her Super Bowl per- together for her new al- who won song of the year Rose, Hillary Lindsey formance of the anthem, bum “25.” She was ac- for “Thinking out Loud.” and Lori McKenna, “We wrote it on a while the group behind “Formation.” companied with a piano Swift, who won the behind her, but the au- couch in my house,” he “Girl Crush” — Little album of the year Gram- dio sounded off and ap- said of his hit song he Big Town — won best my for “Fearless” in 2009, peared to throw off her wrote with Amy Wadge, country duo/group perwalked away Monday performance. which also won him best formance for the hit with three awards, intrack.

“The piano mics fell pop solo performance.

The Grammys feacluding best pop vocal onto the piano strings, Alabama Shakes’ three album and music video that’s what the guitar wins included best alter- tured a number of perincluding for “Bad Blood,” at the sound was. It made it native music album for formances, Staples Center in Los sound out of tune,” Adele “Sound & Color,” as well touching tributes: Lady Angeles.

Alabama Shakes also won three awards, though Lamar was the night’s big winner with five.

He won best rap album for “To Pimp a Butterfly” as well as rap performance, rap song, rap/ sung performance and music video. Along with his wins, Lamar also had a show-stopping moment when he took the stage.

He started as he appeared beaten, in handcuffs, with chains around his hands and a bruise on his eyes. He went on AP Photo to fuse rap, jazz, reggae Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes performs at the 58th annual Grammy Awards on and African sounds for Monday in Los Angeles.

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CLARENCE RAYMOND CASE | AGE: 62 | DIED: FEB. 16, 1961 Hometown: Davenport Clarence Raymond “Ray” Case was found bludgeoned to death inside Ray and Edith’s Travel Inn at 1646 W. Locust Avenue in Davenport on Thursday, Feb. 16, 1961.Case — a World War I veteran — owned and operated the local tavern with his wife, Edith.

A Customer discovered Case’s body at 10:30 a.m. after stopping by the bar to visit with Case. He told police he found the back door unlocked, and that when he entered the tavern he found Case sprawled on the oor in a pool of blood. The cause of death was due “to three skull fractures which could have been caused by any instrument with a sharp edge.” It appeared Case had been struck from behind while sitting at a table near the bar’s rear entrance.

The cash register, which had not been closed out from the previous night, displayed a 10-cent sale on the tape.

Case normally deposited the day’s sales into the business’s safe, with $50 set aside to use for the next day’s opening.

Davenport Police found the safe unlocked and containing only loose change.

Ofcials discovered blood in a phone booth and latent ngerprints, as well as a toilet seat ripped away from the bowl. The seat had broken into a U-shape and appeared to match the blows to Case’s head. During a neighborhood canvass, ofcials found a blood-stained pop bottle a few blocks away near a school, and a waitress from a doughnut store told investigators that at approximately 5:45 a.m. she’d heard banging noises coming from the tavern.

A vehicle with big ns was reportedly seen the previous evening in the bar’s back parking lot. A blood-stained piece of clothing found at the scene was sent to the FBI for analysis.

Investigators checked into the minutest details in search of clues to Case’s murderer but were still looking for the last customer known to have been in the tavern about 12:30 a.m. on Feb. 16. All individuals who’d been in the bar that night were photographed and ngerprinted. Ten people also took lie detector tests, but all were cleared.

If you have any information about Clarence Case’s unsolved murder please contact the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation at (515) 725-6010, or contact the Davenport Police Department at (563) 326-7979.

Find out more about this and other unsolved homicides at www.IowaColdCases.org.

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Cardinal boys net victory on Senior Night

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Newton High’s Cardinal boys sent their four seniors off right Monday night. In the final regular-season home contest, the Cardinals routed visiting Winterset, 70-50.

The four seniors — Drew Stout, Jwan Roush, Jake Bennett and Joseph Banfield — started the game along with junior Connor Gholson. Gholson delivered early for the Cardinals draining two 3-pointers and a field goal to put the Cardinals in front 8-3.

Bennett upped the Newton lead with a bucket which was followed by back-toback treys from Gholson and Stout. Sophomore Garrett Sturtz came in to connect for two and Gholson made it 20-3. On a buzzer-beating follow shot, Sturtz handed Newton a 22-3 lead at the end of the first quarter.

The Huskies never mounted a serious comeback against the Cardinals. Newton held Winterset scoreless for seven minutes. The Huskies’ Jaxon Nordstrom broke the drought with a basket with 7:28 left in the second quarter as Winterset found itself down, 24-5.

“The kids shot the ball well tonight. I’m happy for our seniors to get a win in their last regular-season home game,” Newton head coach Bill Liley said. “It was a big deal for us to help send

these guys off the right way.”

Newton had a poor shooting night Friday at home. The Cardinals found their shooting touch in the first half Monday to build a 19-point halftime lead, 3920, against the Huskies.

The quick start put Newton in front to stay.

A 3-pointer by Sturtz followed by a basket by Roush had Newton up 33-14 halfway through the second quarter. Each team dropped in 17 points in the second quarter.

“It feels great to win tonight as a senior,” Roush said. “It was a fun night, playing with everyone as a team. We knew this is our last year and our last game at home in the regular season, so we needed to put it all out there. Coach Liley emphasizes for us to give it our all.”

The Cardinal lead reached 22 points on backto-back baskets from Gholson and junior Morgan Maher midway through the third quarter, 49-27. Junior Josh Ventling’s shot settled into the net at the end of the third quarter to send the Cardinals into the fourth period with a 54-34 lead.

A Sturtz basket at the 1:21 mark had the Cardinals up 70-48. Sturtz “turned the ball over” to Winterset’s Ryan Hinsch at the end. Hinsch, a special needs player, scored the CARDINALS | 6B

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Defending the goal are Newton High seniors Jwan Roush (12) and Drew Stout (10) against Winterset’s Casey Kleenmeier (24) in the first quarter of Monday’s Senior Night game at Newton. The Cardinals turned back the visiting Huskies, 70-50.

State Attitude:

Versteegh, Lee taking one match at a time approach for 3A state wrestling meet

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High seniors Hunter Versteegh, left, and Duncan Lee prepare for this week’s Class 3A state wrestling meet. Versteegh wrestles at 113 pounds and Lee competes in the 182-pound division.

Hunter Versteegh has been wrestling since he was in first grade. Duncan Lee is only in his third year of competition in the sport. The Newton High seniors have traveled different roads to the one destination all high school wrestlers work for — the state tournament.

On Thursday, Versteegh (35-9) and Lee (44-5) open their bids for Class 3A state championships at the 2016 Iowa High School Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. The opening round matches and first round of consolation matches for 3A wrestlers run from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

“You look at both of these guys and you have opposite ends of the spectrum,” Newton head coach Andy Swedenhjelm said. “Duncan is big and used power and strength on the mat and is new to wrestling.

Hunter uses his length to his advantage and is really savvy and has great mat awareness.

He has been wrestling since he could walk.”

Swedenhjelm said what the Cardinal seniors have in common and what has gotten them to this point is confidence.

“At the high school level having self confidence is half the battle,” Swedenhjelm said. “These two have been real good for us this year. They are in the wrestling room working every single day to get better.”

Swedenhjelm said he was pretty happy with the first-round draws of his two wrestlers for the state tournament. He said the 182-pound bracket has a lot of tough kids in it, but the state did a good job of spreading them out, and if Lee wins his first match, he most likely face the No. 1 ranked Max Lyon of Epworth-Western Dubuque.

In the 113-pound bracket, Versteegh drew the highest-ranked kid in his side of the bracket in the first round. Swedenhjelm said if Versteegh wins that match, he’ll have an opportunity to go far out the front side.

“Right now, we’re stressing one match at a time,” Swedenhjelm said. “When you start looking too far ahead, you tend not to worry about the guy right in front of you. I

like where we sit.”

This will be the second state tournament experience for both Newton wrestlers.

“I liked wrestling ever since I tried it,” Versteegh said. “As a little kid, you dream of making it to state and winning. I have another opportunity to reach that goal.”

Versteegh, who is ranked No. 6 in Class 3A’s 113-pound division, went to the state tournament as a sophomore, but missed a return trip a year ago by one place. Over the weekend, Versteegh finished second at Newton’s district tournament to earn a state tournament berth.

“Going into district, I just wanted to keep my head up and wrestle hard, sticking with the game plan (assistant coach Mike) Kremer and I came up with,” Versteegh said. “For the semifinal match, I did that, but in the finals I fell off the plan a bit.”

Versteegh lost to third-ranked Gauge Perrien of Southeast Polk in the 113-pound district championship match, 4-1.

“I’ve got it (the game plan) pounded in my head now. My goal is not a state championship right yet, it is to get past my firstround opponent,” Versteegh said. “I want to beat this kid to open everyone’s eyes and say ‘you go ahead and give me a poor seed, and I’ll come out on top.’”

Eight of the top 10 ranked wrestlers in the 3A 113-pound weight class are at the state tournament. Versteegh’s firstround opponent is second-ranked McGwire Midkiff (49-5), a junior from Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson. The two met in December at Newton’s Cardinal Classic with Midkiff winning 6-4.

Versteegh has wrestled six of the 15 other competitors in the 113-pound state bracket. There are four ranked wrestlers, including himself, on his side of the bracket. Top-ranked Brody Teske, who Versteegh has wrestled twice this season losing 14-7 and 11-8, is in the other side of the bracket.

“Getting back as a senior is great. I’m going to have fun with it, but this time I want to leave (state) with a medal around my neck and a bracket in my hand,” Versteegh said.

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Tuesday Bowling Newton at 2A district meet, West Des Moines, noon Basketball Girls Regional Class 1A Region 3 GMG at Lynnville-Sully, 7 p.m.

Wednesday Basketball Girls Regional Class 4A Bondurant-Farrar at Newton, 7 p.m.

Class 3A Region 7 Chariton at PCM, 7 p.m.

Thursday Wrestling Newton, PCM at state meet, Des Moines, 9 a.m.

Basketball Newton boys at Carlisle, 9th 4:30 p.m., JV 6 p.m. varsity 7:30 p.m.

Boys District Class 1A District 12 At Colo-NESCO Colfax-Mingo vs. Twin Cedars, 6:30 p.m.

Class 1A District 10 At Sully Lynnville-Sully vs. HLV, 8 p.m.

Class 2A District 13 At Des Moines Christian PCM vs Madrid, 6:30 p.m.

Friday Wrestling Newton, PCM at state meet, Des Moines, 9 a.m.

Basketball Girls Regional Class 1A Region 3 Semifinal at Sully, TBA

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By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News MADRID — The first quarter of Monday’s Class 2A District 13 tournament opener couldn’t have gone much worse for the Collins-Maxwell/Baxter boys basketball team.

One minute into the game, junior point guard Hunter McWhirter turned an ankle trying to keep a loose ball from going out of bounds.

Five minutes later, senior shooting guard Brady Stover was whistled for his third foul and then received a fourth foul when he was called for a technical.

Not having two starters for most of the first half and some of the second half caught up to the Raiders against Woodward Academy as the Knights used significant advantages in the second and fourth quarters to pull away for a 75-60 win at Madrid High School.

The Raiders weathered the initial storm by tying the game up at 12-all after one quarter, but the Knights, who played in the state tournament last year, outscored CMB 19-12 in the second and 24-17 in the fourth to win by double-figures.

“We had a tough start. We took two starters out of the lineup almost immediately,” CMB coach Scott Brummel said. “We didn’t take care of the ball against their press as well as we should have, but the big thing for us was on defense.

“We didn’t help the helper.

We helped on drives, but then we didn’t help that guy. We talked about it and worked on it in practice. If it wasn’t going to be a lot of 3-pointers, then that’s what they were going to do, and we just didn’t do a good enough job containing it.”

Woodward Academy improved to 6-16 on the year and will play at seventh-ranked Des Moines Christian (18-3) at 8 p.m. Thursday. CMB ends its season at 3-19.

The earlier game at Des Moines Christian features Prairie City-Monroe (13-8) and Madrid (13-9), which defeated Woodward-Granger (2-20) on Monday to advance.

Stover’s four fouls in the first six minutes of the game put him on the bench until the fourth quarter. The senior did not score and fouled out in his final high school game.

Newton Continued from Page 1B A year ago, Lee qualified as a second-place district finisher at 195 pounds. He began his senior season at 195, but following the Christmas break Lee dropped down into the 182-pound division.

“I wanted to come out of district with a district championship. I went in deciding to go out and wrestle my way — dictating the pace and style of the match,” Lee said of Saturday’s district meet. “Once I get control of the pacing of a match, I believe not many can beat me.”

Lee won the 182-pound district championship, beating 10th-ranked Hunter England of Norwalk, 5-3. The two had met in the Little Hawkeye Conference title match with England prevailing.

“I was a lot more relaxed Saturday after coming off a pretty big match in the semifinals. I knew what he (England) was going to do, and I was more prepared,” Lee said. “Getting back to state, I have a sense of accomplishment, but also it is just a relief. Crazy things happen in the postseason.

Now it’s time to go to work.”

Lee’s wrestling career spans just three years. He didn’t win a varsity match as a sophomore then made it to state as a junior. He said he tried wrestling on advice from a Newton baseball coach.

“I wasn’t doing anything over the winter and got bored. One of my baseball coaches said I should try it.

I went out and I enjoyed wrestling so I stuck with it,” Lee said.

Troy Hyde/Daily News Collins-Maxwell/Baxter senior Hunter Gunderson (23) scored a career-high 30 points and grabbed 13 rebounds against Woodward Academy during the opener of the Class 2A District 13 tournament in Madrid. The Raiders lost the game though, 75-60.

McWhirter returned from the ankle injury in the second half, but then was helped off the floor in the fourth quarter with a more serious knee injury. He finished with two points and four assists.

Without the services of their starting backcourt for most of the game, CMB had to rely heavily on its inside game. Senior Hunter Gunderson and junior Brady Kemp kept the Raiders within striking distance.

Gunderson scored CMB’s first two buckets of the game, and then Kemp helped the Raiders rally from a 12-4 deficit with a layup and a 3-point play. Travis Lindemoen also buried a 3-pointer off the bench to tie the game at 12-all after the first frame.

That was about all the pro-

Lee’s first-round opponent is a familiar one — junior Peyton Patterson of Ankeny, who is a former Newton High wrestler.

“I was pretty excited when I saw I get to wrestle Peyton. Once I learned he was wrestling the same weight I was during the season, I checked our schedule but we didn’t have Ankeny on it,” Lee said. “When I saw he took second at his district, I thought it would be weird if I ended up wrestling him at state and I am.”

Lee said the match will be interesting to say the least because they are familiar with each other.

He said the two had been workout partners for two years in the Newton wrestling room and over the summer.

“Last year, I choked on Friday at state. I’m not planning to choke this year. I learned not to let it get too big. The atmosphere is amazing, but it’s still a wrestling match,” Lee said. “I’m focusing on one wrestler at a time.”

The state meet runs Thursday through Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena. On Friday, the Class 3A quarterfinals and second round of consolation matches are from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and the semifinals and consolation third-round matches are from 7:30 p.m. to 8:40 p.m.

The consolation semifinals and finals for Class 1A, 2A and 3A are from 10 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Saturday. The grand march and finals for all classes begin at 6 p.m.

Contact Jocelyn Sheets at 641-792-3121 ext. 6535 or jsheets@newtondailynews.com

duction CMB got offensively from someone other than Gunderson and Kemp.

Gunderson scored seven in the second quarter and Kemp buried a 3-pointer to keep their team within seven at halftime.

A putback and another trey

by Kemp cut the Raider deficit to five early in the third. Four more buckets from Gunderson in the quarter weren’t enough though as Woodward Academy led by eight after three.

The Knights put the game away from the free-throw line in the fourth quarter. They made 22-of-41 in the game, but put the game away by hitting 10 in the final four minutes.

Gunderson capped his high school basketball career with 30 points and 13 rebounds,

while Kemp finished with 21 points, eight rebounds and five assists.

“Those two played unbelievable. They were men tonight,” Brummel said.

The Knights athleticism was too much for CMB to handle most of the night.

They scored most of their points within a few feet of the basket and used their athletic ability to physically dominate the boards.

“We haven’t rebounded well all year,” Brummel said.

‘We had better position tonight than we have had in most games this year, but their athleticism allowed them to go get rebounds and actually physically go get them above us.”

Not having Stover for most of the game plagued the Raiders. It limited their options on the perimeter.

“Not having Brady until the fourth quarter was tough,” Brummel said. “I thought they stepped up and had a good next man in mentality though.

(Lindemoen) and Creighton (Caple) gave us some good minutes.”

Another factor in the game was the decisive homecourt advantage the Knights had.

The school bussed over several students to be a part of the game, and they made their presence known throughout the game.

“As a player, that’s what you want. You want a loud crowd,” Brummel said. “You just have to respond to it. At times we did, but at times we didn’t.

“I think it’s a great idea. It promotes unity and it definitely helps them. I would do it too.”

Ammari Johnson led the Knights with 23 points and five rebounds, while Marcus Riley scored 23 and had four rebounds and three assists.

Delonquay Richardson contributed 13 points and 12 rebounds.

Collins-Maxwell/Baxter 12-12-19-17—60 Woodward Academy 12-19-20-24—75 CMB (FG/3pt): Lindemoen 1/1-2-2-5, McWhirter 1-0-3-2, Caple 0-0-5-0, Stover 0-0-5-0, Gunderson 14-2-4-30, Kemp 8/23-2-21, Ritter 0-0-1-0, Clapper 1-0-3-2. Totals: 25/3-7-23-60.

Woodward Academy (FG/3pt): Riley 6/110-0-23, Anderson 4-0-3-8, Collins 3-2-3-8, Johnson 7/4-5-2-23, Richardson 4-5-3-13.

Totals: 24/5-22-11-75.

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

CMB’s Jurgens signs with Waldorf softball Newton Daily News FOREST CITY — Payge Jurgens is expected to provide power at the plate as a member of the Waldorf College softball team.

Jurgens, a senior third baseman and utility player from Collins-Maxwell High School, signed a letter of intent with the Warriors last Thursday.

“Payge is a great addition to the Warrior family,” Waldorf coach Lexy Determan said. “She is a very strong girl who will add pop to our lineup and has home run potential at the collegiate level.”

A four-year varsity starter and letter winner, Jurgens has put together a promising career at Collins-Maxwell. She was a first-team all-Heart of Iowa Conference selection as a junior during the 2015 season while leading the Raiders to a 20-15 record with a .330 batting average, nine homers and 25 RBIs. Jurgens paced Collins-Maxwell with a teamhigh 34 hits last season, ending the year with a .670 slugging percentage and a .448 on-base percentage. She turned in a .970 fielding percentage behind 220 put-outs and five assists. Beginning her prep career as an eighth-grader, Jurgens made an immediate impact for the Raiders

Submitted photo Collins-Maxwell High School senior Payge Jurgens signed a letter of intent with the Waldorf College softball team Thursday.

At the signing were, from left, Waldorf assistant coach Michelle Schutter, Jurgens and Waldorf head coach Lexy Determan.

Jurgens plays for the CMB Raider softball team.

and earned all-conference honorable mention recognition. She has also excelled in track and field and was a Class 2A state qualifier in the shot put the past two years.

Playing at the collegiate level has been a goal for Jurgens since her childhood.

Now, it’s a reality and she’s embracing the opportunity to play at Waldorf.

“It means so much to me because this has been my dream since I was five years old,” Jurgens said.

Jurgens is a Collins native and is the daughter of Sam Jurgens. She plans to study education and psychology at Waldorf. The school’s atmosphere, academic offerings and softball program’s tradition of success led her to sign with the Warriors.

“I love the environment,

school and softball team,” Jurgens said. “It feels like home.”

This summer marks Jurgens’ senior season at Collins-Maxwell.

Determan, who begins her first season coaching the Warriors this spring, said Jurgens’ determination and commitment to hard work outside of practice will enable her to achieve success at the next level.

“Her familiarity to the weight room will allow her to dive right into our strength program and continue to build on her already strong foundation,” Determan said. “She also has a great passion for the game and works hard in the offseason, which will help her transition to college softball. I really look forward to watching Payge develop over the summer and through her college career.”

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THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CHARLOTTE DAWN COMPO, Deceased Probate No. ESPR036817 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Charlotte Dawn Compo, Deceased, who died on or about January 20, 2016: You are hereby notified that on February 12, 2016, the last will and testament of Charlotte Dawn Compo, deceased, bearing date of March 16, 2009, * was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Thomas Peter Compo, Jr. 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 date of the second the 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 whose identities are will ascertainable, or reasonably 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 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.

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Date of second publication 23rd day of February, 2016 Thomas Peter Compo, Jr. Executor of the Estate 448 East St., #D Grinnell, IA 50112 Address Probate Code Section 304 Adam D. Otto, ICIS PIN No: AT0009064 Attorney for the Executor OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC 123 W. 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 Address adam@ottolawyers.com *Designated Codicil(s) if any, with date(s) February 16 & 23

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

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

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

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT JASPER COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF IRENE VANDER LEEST, Deceased.

Probate No. ESPR 036811 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of IRENE VANDER LEEST, Deceased, who died on or about November 15, 2015: You are hereby notified that on February 5, 2016, the last will testament of IRENE and VANDER LEEST, deceased, bearing date of November 1, 2002, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Merlyn Vander Leest, Sandra Vande Krol, and Warren Vander Leest were appointed executors 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 5, 2016.

BRUCE NUZUM, ICIS PIN No: AT0005885 Attorney for Executor CALDWELL, BRIERLY, CHALUPA & NUZUM, PLLC 211 First Avenue West, Newton, Iowa 50208 Merlyn Vander Leest, Sandra Vande Krol, and Warren Vander Leest Executors of Estate 2622 Bos Landen Drive, Pella, IA 50219, 11830 Hwy. F-62 E., Sully, IA 50251, and P. O. Box 77, Sully, IA 50251, respectively Date of second publication: February 16, 2016 February 9 & 16 Newton Water Board Meeting Minutes Friday, December 18, 2015 The Newton Waterworks Board of Trustees met in regular session on Friday, December 18, 2015 at the Newton City Council Chambers.

Present were Maureen Lockwood, Lee Zmolek, Bret Doerring, and L.D. Palmer.

Absent: None Also present was Marty Hoffert.

Chairperson Maureen Lockwood called the meeting to order at 12:01 PM. The Board approved the November Board Minutes by consent.

Lee Zmolek moved to approve the November Financials as presented.

Bret Doerring seconded the motion.

Motion Approved Nancy Jansen of Nolte, Cornman, and Johnson presented the FY14-15 Audit.

She reported that the WaterWorks revenues totaled $3,489,838 for the prior year, primarily due to the increase in federal and state grant revenues.

Expenditures from the WaterWorks totaled $2,663,407 for the year ended June 30th, 15, a 3.76% decrease from the prior year, primarily due to decreased maintenance expense.

Bret Doerring moved to accept the FY14-15 Audit as presented.

Second Lee Zmolek Motion Approved Steve Van Dyke of Fox Engineering presented alternatives addressing the The Backwash tank issue. alternatives presented were Engineers estimates of total probable project cost.

Option 1- Replace the Backwash tank with a new covered tank. $560,000.

Option 2- Cover the existing tank. $300,000 Option 3- Meet Ground Water Under the Influence rules. $460,000 plus $10,000 a year in additional sampling cost.

Option 4- Eliminate Backwash recycle- $10,000 plus annual

Second Lee Zmolek Motion Approved Steve Van Dyke of Fox Engineering presented alternatives addressing the Backwash tank issue.

The alternatives presented were Engineers estimates of total probable project cost.

Option 1- Replace the Backwash tank with a new covered tank. $560,000.

Option 2- Cover the existing tank. $300,000 Option 3- Meet Ground Water Under the Influence rules. $460,000 plus $10,000 a year in additional sampling cost.

Option 4- Eliminate Backwash recycle- $10,000 plus annual water wasted at $16,425. This alternative difficult to predict what impact an additional 73,000 gpd would have on lagoon.

The Board discussed these alternatives and directed Fox Engineering to look at additional alternatives and inform IDNR of our response. Mr. Van Dyke will try to have additional alternatives ready for the January Board meeting.

Marty Hoffert presented the Water Treatment and Distribution report. The static well water level for December is 21.1'.

Water loss for October is 21%. This an unacceptable level and there is no current answer to situation.

The Distribution crew has repaired several main breaks in December.

The manager presented an update on economic development. a The manager presented calendar of Board meeting dates for 2016. He asked the Board to review and make any changes they felt necessary.

The next meeting will be held on Friday, January 15th 2016.

The meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted L.D. Palmer, Secretary Newton WaterWorks Board of Trustees February 16

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NEWTON WATERWORKS PAYABLES LISTING FOR THE 5th Period NOVEMBER 2015 PAYEE AMOUNT AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS..........1,004.17 ALLIANT ENERGY ACCOUNT PAYABLE.....................19,384.15 AMERICAN WATERWORKS ASSN.......85.00 BLACK HILLS ENERGY. . .139.76 BLISS..................................33.43 CAPPY'S TIRE & AUTO SERVICE.........1,233.37 CARUS CORPORATION. .875.00 CENTRAL IOWA WATER ASSOCIATION..................951.01 CITY OF NEWTON......20,472.79 CONTINENTAL RESEARCH CORP...........177.00 DC SPORTS..................2,053.00 DE LAGE LANDEN...........155.00 DODGE'S WEST END GARAGE..................456.25 D-TECH NORTH LLC........297.20 FARVER TRUE VALUE....257.67 FASTENAL COMPANY.....289.74 FISHER, MARK & MARY......7.29 GRALNEK-DUNITZ CO.....433.99 GRAYMONT WESTERN LIME INC...15,112.80 HACH CHEMICAL COMPANY........................276.87 HAWKEYE TRUCK EQUIPMENT.....................545.90 HAWKINS INC...............2,293.00 HOFFERT, MARTY.............29.95 HYDRO KLEAN..............4,175.00 HYVEE................................74.97 INTERSTATE ALL BATTERY CENTER............40.19 IOWA ONE CALL..............135.30 IOWA RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION..................375.00 KELCHEN, TYLER..............40.00 KEY COOPERATIVE........160.80 KEYSTONE LABORATORIES INC.......187.00 MARTIN'S FLAG CO., INC..61.78 MG LAUNDRY CORP.........92.75 MID-STATE CONSTRUCTION...........4,861.77 MIDWEST ALARM S ERVICES..........................476.40 MUNICIPAL SUPPLY INC........... .......................................1,271.70 NAPA AUTO PARTS.........167.36 NEWS PRINTING CO.........81.33 NOLTE, CORNMAN & JOHNSON PC............6,150.00 O'REILLY AUTO PARTS...170.32 PETERS, KARL..............2,000.00 PETTY CASH......................44.22 POWERPLAN...................547.75 ROGERS, AMBER............188.58 SELL, CINDY & MIKE...........1.14 SIGN PRO...........................60.00 SPAHN & ROSE LUMBER CO.....................590.43 STAR EQUIPMENT LTD.............. .....................................34,364.95 STATE HYGIENIC LABORATORY....................19.50 STEINGRABE, BAILEY.........7.29 THEISEN'S........................122.37 TRI-STATE PAINTING & SANDBLAST.............18,887.36 TWO RIVERS COOPERATIVE.............1,016.61 US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION..................145.96 US CELLULAR..................196.61 US POSTMASTER.........2,200.00 UTILITY EQUIPMENT CO........... .......................................9,121.11 VAN WALL EQUIPMENT............. .......................................3,500.00 VAN WERT INC.............6,130.96 VANDER HAAGS..............403.19 WEX BANK.......................902.24 WINDSTREAM..................938.23 ZIEGLER INC....................959.62 ...................................167,434.13 February 16 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT OF JASPER COUNTY Quicken Loans Inc. Plaintiff, vs.

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

Defendants.

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

by Plat Book E, at page 151 in the office of the Recorder of said County, commonly known as 904 East 12th Street North, Newton, IA 50208 (the “Property”) The petition further prays that the mortgage on the above described real estate be foreclosed, that a special execution issue for the sale of as much of the mortgaged premises as is necessary to satisfy the judgment and for other relief as the Court deems just and equitable.

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

NOTICE THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTED FORECLOSURE WITHOUT REDEMPTION. THIS MEANS THAT THE SALE OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY WILL OCCUR PROMPTLY AFTER ENTRY OF JUDGMENT

sale of as much of the mortgaged premises as is necessary to satisfy the judgment and for other relief as the Court deems just and equitable.

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

NOTICE THE PLAINTIFF HAS ELECTED FORECLOSURE WITHOUT REDEMPTION. THIS MEANS THAT THE SALE OF THE PROPERTY MORTGAGED WILL OCCUR PROMPTLY AFTER ENTRY OF JUDGMENT UNLESS YOU FILE WITH THE COURT A WRITTEN DEMAND TO DELAY THE SALE. IF YOU FILE A WRITTEN DEMAND, THE SALE WILL BE DELAYED UNTIL TWELVE MONTHS (OR SIX MONTHS IF THE PETITION INCLUDES A WAIVER OF JUDGMENT) DEFICIENCY FROM THE ENTRY OF IF THE JUDGMENT MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS YOUR RESIDENCE AND IS A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING OR UNTIL TWO MONTHS FROM ENTRY OF IF THE JUDGMENT MORTGAGED PROPERTY IS NOT YOUR RESIDENCE OR IS YOUR RESIDENCE BUT NOT A ONE-FAMILY OR TWO-FAMILY DWELLING. YOU WILL HAVE NO RIGHT OF REDEMPTION THE SALE. THE AFTER PURCHASER AT THE SALE WILL BE ENTITLED TO IMMEDIATE POSSESSION OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY. YOU MAY PURCHASE AT THE SALE. You must serve a motion or answer on or before 8th day of March, 2016, and within a reasonable time thereafter file your motion or answer with the Clerk of Court for Jasper County, at the county courthouse in Newton, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.

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

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

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Venus in Aquarius is good news for our social stars -- though, in some cases, not quite as energizing to romantic life. The Aquarian energy tends to focus on friendship and easy ties and doesn’t want to get bogged down in heavy emotional content. If it were a movie, it would be science fiction or comedy. You can safely leave the Kleenex at home!

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 16). By this time next year you’ll be richer! You’ll put your offthe-chart energy levels to excellent use in the next 10 weeks and get set for a major move midApril. May is romantic, though love will visit you in many other

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forms, as well, as you head into a summer of rather unusual and exciting circumstances. Virgo and Sagittarius adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 29, 1, 22, 23 and 30.

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

Money and security are important to you. Don’t let anyone make you feel like you’re uptight just because you need to know the details connected to your financial security. It doesn’t make you uptight; it makes you smart.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

You’ll make practical choices, honor tradition and show up where you’re expected. At some point you’ll wonder what’s in

it for you -- a natural response to these circumstances. You’ll find out the answer to that soon enough.

you care about people’s feelings.

Later, you’ll be glad you make the effort to let them down gently.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21).

Common interests and social activities are at the center of a relationship right now, but there has to be more than that at the center for this to work well. Dig deeper and note what else is there.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

Hard-selling isn’t your thing.

You prefer to present your case then step back and let people draw their own conclusions.

Today’s situation is different.

There’s more at stake, and it will be worth it to push and make it happen.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You are devoted to your loved ones and domestic life, but you have many tastes and interests outside of the realm of what your friends and family can understand.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You know right away what is for you and what is not. However, you won’t say no right away, because

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

You’ll do more to push a group’s agenda than you would ever do to forward your own private interests. Think about this. Don’t you deserve as ferocious a fight as you’re giving on behalf of others?

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

People will remember what you told them first and also the last thing you said. As for the middle, well, blame it on the diminishing attention span of the new world; then find another way to get that important message across.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You’ve a need for close personal relationships, but this need is not as driving or overwhelmingly big for you as it is for some. You can relate with compassion to the intense souls of your life while still maintaining perspective.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Although you approach the problem from a different place, you will come to the same solution as another great mind across

the way. This is not happening by accident. Take it as a hint and let it bring you together.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

This day comes complete with the gifts of a rare quality of warmth, affection and attraction.

Enjoy and, while you’re at it, save a little piece of this so you can recall it better later.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

Diplomacy is often the best way to go, but in today’s instance this is not the case. You’ll be better off to take a stand for what you really believe; otherwise you’ll wind up in a tight spot later.

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www.newtondailynews.com | Tuesday | Feb. 16, 2016

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High’s four seniors, from left, Drew Stout, Jwan Roush, Jake Bennett and Joseph Banfield and their parents were honored Monday during Senior Night for the Cardinal boys. The Cardinals sent the seniors out on a winning note, defeating Winterset 70-50.

Cardinals Continued from Page 1B final basket of the game to one of the loudest cheers of the night from both sides.

Gholson had a game-high 21 points followed by Sturtz with 20 points. Newton held a 36-26 rebounding edge on Winterset. Sturtz cleared nine rebounds while Banfield and Gholson each pulled down eight rebounds, and Roush had five boards.

Roush and Maher each made three steals for the Cardinals. Banfield, Roush and Maher had three assists apiece.

“This win helps us get a better jump-start for the playoffs,” Roush said. “We want to go into the playoffs playing well.”

Winterset was led by Justin Henry with 14 points and Daniel Brookhart with 11 points. Henry went 8-of-12 from the free-throw line. The Huskies cashed in on 17-of28 foul shots while the Cardinals went 11-of-14 at the line.

Newton (12-8) hits the road Thursday for its final game of the regular season. The Cardinals play at Carlisle.

Monday’s game was not the final time Newton plays at home. The Cardinals host the first round of Class 3A District 12 action Feb. 22.

Newton plays South Tama in the second game of a district doubleheader, which starts at 6:30 p.m. with Grinnell taking on Oskaloosa.

“We hope tonight’s win helps us begin building the right

momentum to give us a chance to make a run in the playoffs,” Liley said. “It is important to our kids to be the first team in a while to make it to state.

“We feel we have a road we can handle. We know we have to be playing well to do it because the teams along that road are pretty good. We’re excited to get back to work Tuesday in practice and plan to play better on Thursday.”

It was a three-game sweep Monday night for Newton’s boys.

The Cardinal freshmen opened the night with a 6038 victory over Winterset.

They held a 37-14 halftime lead. Aaron Bartels led the way with 16 points followed

by Cole Webster with 15 and Ryan Barr with eight points.

Taylor Greiner and Collin Hemann each scored six points and Thomas Cox added four. Ben Leal and Luke Maharry scored two points apiece and Peyton Henderson had one point.

Newton’s junior varsity pulled out a 53-46 win.

The Cardinals were up 2826 at halftime and got some breathing room on an 18-8 run in the third period.

Josh Gulling hit four of the team’s 12 3-pointers in the game on his way to 16 points. Trey Vanderlaan knocked down five threes for 15 points. Justin Fischer scored nine points followed

by Grayson Graham with eight, Keith Steinbach with three and Grant Garvis with two points.

Garvis pulled down 12 rebounds and had three steals.

Vanderlaan had nine rebounds and eight assists. Graham, who hit five straight free throws in the final 45 seconds, had three steals and four assists. Nate Van Zee made five blocked shots.

Winterset 3-17-14-16—50 Newton 22-17-15-16—70 Newton (FG/3-pt): Sturtz 7/-3-2-20, Stout 2/1-0-3-7, Roush 4-0-2-8, Bennett 1-0-42, Banfield 1-1-3-3, Gholson 4/2-4-4-21, Vanderlaan 0-2-0-2, Ventling 1-1-2-3, Maher 2-0-2-4. TOTALS: 22/5-11-22-70.

Winterset (FG/3-pt): Nordstrom 2-0-1-4, Montross 0-0-1-0, Nelson 2-0-2-4, Hinsch 1-0-0-2, M. Baur 2-4-2-8, Kleemeier 0-41-4, Henry 3-8-1-14, WIlliams 0-1-3-1, N. Baur 1-0-1-2, Brookhart 4/1-0-3-11. TOTALS: 15/1-17-15-50.

Contact Jocelyn Sheets at 641-792-3121 ext. 6535 or jsheets@newtondailynews.com

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Members of the boys and girls’ basketball teams standing holding photographs of loved ones and friends touched by cancer while the Newton Varsity Choral performs during Newton High’s Coaches vs. Cancer Night Friday.

Coaches vs. Cancer 2016 Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Working for a cure — Newton High’s Coaches vs. Cancer theme for 2016 was #cure.

At right, Newton students waved #cure towels during home basketball games last week. The NHS community raised funds for the American Cancer Society.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton head boys’ basketball coach Bill Liley sports his #cure shirt during Tuesday’s home game, which was the first of two Coaches vs. Cancer Nights for Newton High.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High’s boys wore pink socks Friday night, left, while the Newton High girls, right, wore their pink uniforms Tuesday night during Coaches vs.

Cancer week.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High girls’ basketball head coach Brandon Sharp directs his team in his #cure shirt in Friday night’s home game.