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Mike Mendenhall/Daily News Iowa Utilities Board members Geri Huser, left, and Libby Jacobs discuss conditions of a potential construction permit Friday to the Dakota Access crude oil pipeline as board member Nick Wagner listens via conference call.

IUB will likely issue a decision on the pipeline at its March 9 or 10 deliberation sessions. Above: Approximately 30 activists, attorneys and union workers, both for and against the proposed Dakota Access crude oil pipeline, took notes and listened Friday as the Iowa Utilities Board discussed possible conditions for the proposed project’s construction permit.

Board recesses after reviewing proposed permit conditions DES MOINES — The Iowa Utilities Board announced Friday it will likely issue an order on the proposed Dakota Access crude oil pipeline following deliberations March 9 or 10.

IUB Chairperson Geri Huser made the comments before entering a closed session at 3 p.m. and following nearly two hours of discussion over proposed conditions which could be a part of

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a final permit for proposed $3.7 billion, 1,134-mile pipeline.

The board recessed until March 9, closing its fifth day of deliberations considering whether to approve or deny a construction permit eminent domain rights to Dakota Access, LLC to lay a crude oil pipeline underneath 18 Iowa counties. The board initially scheduled four days for deliberations, Feb. 8-11, but extended the proceeding to include Friday and now March 9 and 10 after not reaching a

consensus. IUB Spokesman Don Tormey said Iowa Code does not give the board a deadline in which to make a decision on the project.

Dakota Access is a subsidiary of Texas based Energy Transfer Partners. The pipeline will stretch from North Dakota to a hub in Patoka, Ill. and gulf coast refineries. The pipeline will carry 570,000 barrels of crude oil per day through the state. ETP plans to lay 343.43 miles of underground pipe in Iowa, with 33.73 miles in rural areas of Jasper County from Mingo through rural Reasnor.

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Not all of the questions from some of the 25 attendees at Saturday’s Jasper County League of Women Voters legislative coffee directly concerned pending bills in the Iowa Legislature.

However, nearly all of the questions asked provoked lively discussion and highlighted the diversity of viewpoints among the four legislators whose territory includes portions of the county.

Saturday marked the second time all four

county legislators were able to attend the league’s legislative coffee, having attended a January event. The three-month series of 2016 legislative coffees concludes March 19 when the four legislators will be again invited to the Club Room of the Newton Hy-Vee for a forum that is open to the public at no charge.

District 15 Sen. Chaz Allen (D-Newton) District 28 Rep. Greg Heartsill (R-Columbia), District 29 Rep. Dan Kelley (D-Newton) and District 14 Sen. Amy Sinclair (R-Allerton) — were at Saturday’s coffee. Each one made an opening statement that touched on the technicalities and difficulties of the recently completed first funnel week, followed by questions and answers from the audience.

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Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Iowa House representatives Greg Heartsill, left, and Dan Kelley listen during Saturday’s Jasper County League of Women Voters legislative coffee. A number of topics came up in questions that weren’t directly related to bills proposed in the legislature.

Local police assist with federal search, find nothing

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Newton High School’s robotics team had a brush with success in its debut year in the FIRST Tech Challenge competition, reaching the state level in 2013.

That was followed by a two-year dose of reality: it’s tough to make it to state in robotics.

The Newton team, known as “Newbotics,” learned how to deal with that dosage in the best of ways this year.

Newbotics came back from a Feb. 6 league competition in Ottumwa with first place over-

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Newbotics team members Chad Nolin, left, Jaden King and Lance Dykstra work on their robot’s carriage during a recent after-school session.

all, easily becoming one of the league’s qualifying teams for the March 4-5 state FIRST Tech

Challenge competition in Coralville.

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Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News The Newton Police Department assisted with federal agencies, including the U.S. Marshal, in a search Friday morning at 711 South Fifth Avenue East. Newton Police Chief Rob Burdess said the department does not have any details about the search, but the person the authorities were looking for was not found in the area. He said the department is often called in to help with local work because of their familiarity with the area.

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Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Fine Things Reclaimed owners Julia Prendergast and Cindy Sell are bringing their love of giving old items a new life to their new shop at 205 First Ave. W.

Making old new again Fine Things Reclaimed debuts in downtown Newton

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Making something old new again is the idea behind Fine Things Reclaimed, a new shop open at 205 First Ave. W. Owners Julia Prendergast and Cindy Sell are mixing modern and classic styles with industrial or even glam-chic to give designs that will compliment anyone’s lifestyles or interests.

“It is all about making things usable again. That’s what people are really interested in doing,” Sell said. “It’s about preservation and keeping the older things alive and putting new life in them.”

The idea for a shop came when Prendergast began tearing down an old barn on her property. With a surplus of barn wood, she and Sell put their husbands to work, which ended up being the beginning of Fine Things Reclaimed.

“We had all of this barn wood, and we were wondering what to do with all of it. Our husbands thought they could probably make some cool things out of it,”

Prendergast said. “They started working in the shop making some really cool stuff but then we were thinking, what are we going to do with it all? I thought, you know what, this might be a good time to give this a shot. So we said what the heck, let’s try it.”

Two short months later and with an opening in the building they own in downtown Newton, the couples decided to give it a go. Most pieces in the shop are one-of-a-kind, built by hand and accessorized by the business partners and friends.

Prendergast and Sell said they draw inspiration from what they see in stores, on television and at markets they attend in the central U.S. “It’s such a big trend right now.

I love HGTV Fixer Uppers. So a lot of the stuff we see people loving online, we thought we could create some things like that and even knew, different items,” Sell said.

Out of all of their creations, Prendergast said the planter boxes take top billing as a favorite in the

store.

“The thing that we love the most are the planter boxes. It is spring time and every loves to have that rustic look out on their front porch or somewhere at their house,” Prendergast said. “Those are kind of where we started were the planter boxes. The guys made all kinds of different ones. They painted some, they made some out of barn wood and some out of fence wood.”

Also available are 3D art frames made out of barn wood. The frames hold a flower bouquet that can be changed out depending on the season or style of the room.

“It’s something different, it’s so cute,” Prendergast said.

For now, the shop will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturdays with potential Thursday and Friday hours to come. An open house for the new business is planned for March 5 with goodies available and new merchandise ready for viewing.

The shop also has a Facebook page and website, www.finethingsreclaimed.com, that will be updated frequently with new pieces available.

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

Apple tells employees why it won’t help hack shooter’s phone WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook acknowledged to employees Monday that “it does not feel right” to refuse to help the FBI hack a locked iPhone used by a gunman in the San Bernardino mass shootings. But he said that to do so would threaten data security for millions and “everyone’s civil liberties.”

“We have no tolerance or sympathy for terrorists,” Cook wrote in an early morning email addressed to the Apple “Team.” ‘’When they commit unspeakable acts like the tragic attacks in San Bernardino, we work to help the authorities pursue justice for the victims.”

But he reiterated the company’s position that to hack the San Bernardino gunman’s phone would ultimately risk “security of hundreds of millions of law-abiding people.”

Cook’s email came just hours after FBI director James Comey said in an online post that Apple owes it to the San Bernardino victims to cooperate and said the dispute wasn’t about creating legal precedent.

The FBI “can’t look the survivors in the eye, or ourselves in the mirror, if we don’t follow this lead,” Comey said.

The iPhone used by Syed Farook, who along with his wife killed 14 people in the Dec. 2 rampage, was locked. At the government’s request, a Federal magistrate judge has ordered Apple to help the FBI hack into the password-protected phone.

The case has sparked nationwide debate over digital privacy and national security. Apple, in its message to employees, appeared to be sensitive to criticism that the company is simply trying to protect its proprietary business.

“Apple is a uniquely American company,” Cook wrote. “It does not feel right to be on the opposite side of the government in a case centering on the freedoms and liberties that government is meant to protect.” But he said, “this case is about much more than a single phone or a single investigation, so when we received the government’s order we knew we had to speak out.”

Stocks edge lower again, but wrap up best week of the year NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks inched lower Friday as the price of oil slipped and investors worried again about the health of the global economy. Chemicals companies fell the most.

Despite the loss, the market still had its best week of the year.

Stocks declined as the price of oil slipped 4 percent, giving back some of its gains from the last week, and agricultural equipment giant Deere cut its sales projections. That helped touch off a wider slump that hurt chemicals, materials and mining companies. Con-

sumer stocks like home improvement retailers and travel companies rose after the government said consumer prices are rising, a sign the U.S. economy is in good shape.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell 21.44 points, or 0.1 percent, to 16,391.99. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index dipped 0.05 points to 1,917.78.

The Nasdaq composite index rose 16.89 points, or 0.4 percent, to 4,504.43.

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two days. Still, the Nasdaq, which is still down 10 percent this year, logged its biggest weekly gain since July and the S&P 500 had its best week in two months.

Benchmark U.S. crude fell $1.13, or 3.7 percent, to $29.64 a barrel in New York. It climbed 17 percent over the previous week. Brent crude, a benchmark for international oils, slid $1.27, or 3.7 percent, to $33.01.

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Agricultural equipment company Deere lowered its sales forecast for the year as sales of farm and construction remain weak. That canceled out first-quarter results that were better than analysts expected. Deere lost $3.33, or 4.1 percent, to $77. Elsewhere, chemicals maker LyondellBassell Industries dipped $2.06, or 2.6 percent, to $78.14 and agricultural chemicals maker Monsanto fell $1.40, or 1.6 percent, to $88.52.

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Local & State News Pipeline Continued from Page 1A The IUB is the last of the four major public utility boards and commissions which has not approved the DAPL. North Dakota, South Dakota and Illinois’ utility regulators approved its portions of the project in late 2015 and in January.

Friday the IUB heard challenges to conditions which would could be imposed on Dakota Access if the three member, governor-appointed panel grants the company a permit. The board heard pro-

Newbotics Continued from Page 1A There were 24 teams at the Feb. 6 league competition.

“We won all five preliminary matches and went on to the finals as the top seed,” said Eric Grabe, an NHS science teacher and the team’s advisor. “But state will be much tougher. There will be 48 teams, with varying numbers from each league. We’ll have to be spot-on.”

For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology, or FIRST, is a nonprofit that holds robotics competitions, tiered like athletics, with league and state playoffs. Designed to encourage innovation, school teams design, con-

Coffee Continued from Page 1A Many questions pertained to pending legislation, but others did not.

One of the questions was from recently-retired police chief Jeff Hoebelheinrich who asked about Planned Parenthood, namely whether each of the four legislators would support any legislation that holds funding until the organization “gets out of the abortion business.”

Kelley said no; he’s proud of his pro-choice voting record, especially regarding rape, incest and life-threatening health circumstances of pregnant women. He said he has not viewed any of the Planned Parenthood videos.

Heartsill and Sinclair both said a bigger issue is that Planned Parenthood has 13 locations to serve

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posals to strengthen conditions from top soil separation, agriculture mitigation plans, oversight from county boards of supervisors and county inspectors to additional wildlife management and more strict private property access in easements and right-of-ways.

One third-party intervener — the Sierra Club — has been dissatisfied by the lack of an environmental impact assessment on the project.

Iowa Code does not require the IUB to mandate or private companies to perform environmental impact assessments for hazardous liquid pipelines.

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ney Wallace Taylor is representing the Sierra Club in its filings opposing DAPL. He said the board is considering Sierra Club’s request for an assessment as a potential condition of a permit, but his client wants the survey completed before a permit is granted.

Taylor said Sierra Club intends to appeal IUB’s decision in U.S. district court if the permit is approved, but the group is also working with the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Department of Natural Resources to require impact studies before issuing permits for boring or

struct and operate robots asked to complete work tasks, such as scooting or lifting, carrying and placing objects, along all types of smooth, rough or inclined surfaces.

Grabe’s team narrowly missed qualifying for state in 2014, and last year’s squad finished far back in the pack. He also lost five seniors from the 2015 team, so this year’s Newbotics lineup has only three seniors, a junior and the rest are underclassmen.

David Lopez-Sanders, Daniel Lopez-Sanders, Chad Nolin and Lance Dykstra. In back are Nathan Warren, Austin Stoulil, Jaden King and Tory Church were on the league-winning team that triumphed in Ottumwa. Grabe said there about 12 regular mem-

bers of the team, along with a few who occasionally make it to sessions.

Newbotics functions mainly as a school club; it was formally known as the IT Club before students got more serious about robotics. The group meets after school to work on the year’s robot and various documentation aspects.

The robot itself — which is unnamed — requires a great deal of maintenance, tweaking and altering to keep it functional, useful, and within specifications.

The club has filmed competitions and posted to its own YouTube channel called Newbotics 6147: bit.ly/1TqONWC

Iowa women; more comprehensive health care centers would provide 213 locations.

“I have no problem with family-planning dollars, but women would be better served by funding community health care clinics,” Sinclair said.

“Especially ones with a more holistic approach.”

There has not been much discussion among legislators this session regarding Planned Parenthood. Gov. Terry Branstad announced last year officials assigned by him to find out about state funding concluded no state dollars are going directly to fund abortions.

Another attendee, Fran Henderson, asked about a “dying with dignity” bill that didn’t make it through the funnel cycle. Sinclair said more permission to use clinical-trial drugs would address the issue in a way.

Heartsill said he’s concerned decisions would be made based on finances rather than humane treatment and autonomy for the dying.

John Graves said he received a letter from a legislator in another district asking for support for a “stand your ground” law. All four legislators, once confirming the letter also asked for money, pointed out in-state and out-of-state gun organizations frequently send out such letters as a fundraising move, although Heartsill did say Iowa’s “duty to retreat” law could use some clarification in its wording.

In their opening statements of the coffee, all four legislators talked mainly about what had gone on during funnel week. The Legislature faces a similar, second funnel week in a few weeks.

Contact Jason W. Brooks at 641-792-3121 ext. 6532 or jbrooks@newtondailynews.com

trenching under federal and state waters and protected lands using the Endangered Species Act. Taylor said he believes the board is moving toward issuing the permit.

“I was more encouraged last week than I was today,” Taylor said. “Last week it seemed like they were really struggling and they were not sure how to address those issues. Today, they really seemed to be focused on granting a permit (and discussing) what conditions can they put it.”

Local labor unions from around the U.S. stand to benefit from temporary jobs cre-

ated by the pipeline construction and were represented in the hearing room Friday.

Although some Iowa workforce will be utilized, Bradley Mudd of Pipeliners Local 798 based in Tulsa, Okla. anticipates his group will send manpower to work on the pipeline, if approved. “(IUB) needs to approve it, they need to approve it soon.

They need to cover all their bases and I think they are. I think it will be good for the county and for Iowa. It will generate a lot of revenue.”

Contact Mike Mendenhall at mmendenhall@newtondailynews.com

Loebsack’s Coffee with a Congressman in Newton

Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News Jasper County Auditor Dennis Parrott and State Sen. Chaz Allen were among those who sat down with Congressman Dave Loebsack at his Coffee with a Congressman stop at Uncle Nancy’s on Saturday.

Kelley talked about legislation he supports, including requirements for carbon monoxide detectors, requirements, written land-lease agreements and lane-changing for motorists attempting to pass bicycles. He also said he voted against Branstad’s SAVE water-quality proposal in the House Agriculture committee.

Heartsill discussed anonymity for peace officers in terms of published online government listings, standardization of traffic cameras, a specific procedure for termination of parental rights of convicted sexual abusers, human trafficking, second-amendment laws, drug-endangered children removal from homes, deer-hunting regulations and a property-rights bill.

Sinclair praised the bi-partisan nature of the Senate Education Com-

mittee this year regarding bills brought to them by educators, overall state supplemental aid notwithstanding. She discussed an athletics eligibility bill, offer-and-teach course, teacher preparation for literacy, and “anti-peeping tom” bill and surveyor laws.

Allen talked about a bill he has helped champion regarding a court specifically geared toward military veterans and their issues, helping get the bill past the funnel date, along with But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

the drug-endangered children protection bill Heartsill mentioned.

No questions were posed about school supplemental aid and the House impasse on funding levels. Heartsill said the funnel cycle somewhat pushed Medicaid oversight to the back burner, but expects that topic to return to the forefront in the weeks ahead.

Contact Jason W. Brooks at 641-792-3121 ext. 6532 or jbrooks@newtondailynews.com

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Kesha Rose Sebert is a 28-year-old singer with a decade of professional music experience.

At age 18 she moved to Los Angeles, signed a record deal and soon became a pop music sensation.

Kesha is not an artist whose career I’ve followed closely. I know some of her songs from the radio and I downloaded one a couple of years ago because it was a decent addition to my workout playlist.

All I really knew about her personal life is she sought treatment for an eating disorder and then changed her brand from Ke$ha to just Kesha soon afterward.

Still, despite not being a super fan, I was heartbroken when the pop singer made headlines last week. I didn’t realize it, but Kesha is trapped in a nightmare with the producer who made her famous.

Last week, a New York Supreme Court judge denied an injunction that would have allowed

Kesha to create music outside of a contract with producer Dr. Luke.

The reason she wants to break ties with the man who established her career? He raped her. He also verbally abused her about her weight to the point she developed bulimia.

Kesha alleges Dr. Luke gave her pills she later discovered were date rape drugs when she woke up naked in the producer’s hotel room. The rape, she said, was followed by his threats of ruining her career if she spoke out.

Dr. Luke has painted himself (in Bill Cosby fashion) as the actual victim. He claims Kesha is trying to extort him because she’s unhappy with her career.

The entire situation smacks of the typical sexual assault untruths our society wants you to believe: She’s making it up. She wants money. She wants attention. Perhaps she even invited it with the sparse clothing of an entertainer.

I am more inclined to believe

Kesha is the victim. False reports of sexual assault just aren’t that common. As it turns out, it’s scary as hell to actually bring charges against someone who violated you in one of the worst possible ways. Fear of retaliation silences most victims.

Locked in a legal battle — Kesha is suing Dr. Luke for rape and emotional abuse, while he filed a countersuit for defamation and breach of contract — Kesha was asking to be released from her abuser’s music label until the lawsuits are decided.

According to reports, the judge declined the injunction because it’s a common binding contract for the music industry.

If there is a silver lining in Kesha’s prison, it’s the support and sympathy that followed the decision. Stars and fans took to Twitter with the hashtag #FreeKesha.

Celebrities like Kelly Clarkson, who also worked for Dr. Luke, voiced full support of Ke-

sha. Lady Gaga, a sexual abuse survivor who last fall produced “Til it Happens to You” to raise awareness about campus rape (an estimated one in five women are sexually assaulted on college campuses) said she is in awe of Kesha’s bravery.

I too was in awe when I read her humble response online — she posted “Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.”

That motto works for me. It’s not entirely comfortable to sit down and pen a column about sexual abuse. My hope is that the more we talk about it, the less it will happen. The more we consider the realities of the crime the less likely we’ll deny it’s happening.

Maybe we’ll do something so we don’t have to live in fear of sending our daughters to college or off to pursue music careers. Maybe we’ll begin demanding better.

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

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Carbon monoxide detectors can save lives Breathing high levels of carbon monoxide can cause loss of consciousness and even death.

Every year in the U.S., more than 500 people die from exposure to this odorless, colorless toxic gas.

Detection relies on carbon monoxide alarms, which the Senate State Government Committee has voted to By Chaz Allen require in multi- Iowa Senator ple-unit residential buildings and single-family

dwellings (SSB 3017). This requirement, similar to Iowa’s current law for installation of smoke detectors, would take effect July 1, 2017.

Carbon monoxide poisoning can be caused by: • Poorly maintained or unvented heating equipment • Warming up vehicles in enclosed spaces • Using a gas stove or oven • Blocked chimneys or heating exhaust vents • Prevention measures include: • Having gas, oil or coal burning appliances serviced

annually.

• Installing a battery-powered carbon monoxide detector near all sleeping areas, and replacing the battery twice a year.

• Seeking prompt medical attention if carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected.

• Not using a gasoline or charcoal burning device in an enclosed space.

Contact Allen during the week, call the Senate Switchboard at 515-281-3371. Otherwise, he can be reached at 641-521-6297. Email him at chaz.allen@legis.iowa.gov.

Letter to the Editor

Should have dropped Medicaid years ago Sue Anderson Newton My husband and I found out that the current Medicaid system is more expensive than his Medicare Advantage Plan which he now has. Being disabled and on Medicare and state Medicaid, it was costing him more than his new Medicare Advantage Plan.

He was required to work to receive his Medicaid benefits

on his MEPD. MEPD is usually the type of Medicaid which helps the disabled. And the state MEPD charged him a premium of $84 per month. If not paid by the first of each month, he would be dropped automatically. Plus he had copays on doctor’s calls and medicines. So this was costing more than $1,200 per year.

With his new Medicare Advantage Plan, he has no premium at all and his medicines have smaller copays than when he was on Medicaid. Also, his health is

improving because he can get better medicines. And he was able to keep his own doctors who he had on Medicaid. The only other difference is his copay for his primary care doctor went from $1 to $10 per visit and his specialist is now $40 per visit. The deductible is under $4,000 per year. This is basically just for hospitalization.

We had no idea about any of this until we were forced to give up his Medicaid this month. We should’ve dropped his Medicaid years ago.

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The Tesla S is the closest thing to a totally driverless car available now. I had to leave my state to testdrive it. New Yo r k ’ s arc haic laws forbid taking both By John Stossel hands off the wheel.

Once outside New York, the Tesla representative in the passenger seat had me turn on the autopilot.

Suddenly, I was doing nothing. The car drove itself.

Actually, I didn’t do nothing . I hyperventilated. It’s not natural to sit passively while “driving” at 65 mph.

Then came my accident! In a narrow tunnel, the car drifted left, and a tire banged against the side of the tunnel. If I hadn’t quickly grabbed the steering wheel, we would have crashed.

Was the computer-guided car unable to handle a narrow tunnel?

No, it turned out the mistake, as usual, was human error — my error. I had nervously touched the steering wheel when we entered the tunnel, and that disengaged the autopilot. The Tesla guy didn’t warn me. Or maybe he did, but I forgot.

Once I learned how the car works, I found the driverless car pretty wonderful, although weird. It’s counterintuitive to trust a computer to handle a car’s sharp turns or stop-andgo traffic.

But it does work. That’s the big point — driverless cars are safer than we drivers are. Ninety-four percent of people killed in car crashes are killed because of human error.

The car’s sensors see when I’m approaching another car. They see better than we do. They are our future, says economist James Miller.

I asked him why drivers should trust the computer. After all, computers crash!

“People know that machines are better than people at a lot of tasks,”

was his smart answer.

“Our brains are basically machines — but not machines optimized for going 65 miles an hour.” As for “crashing,” he points out that computer buyers aren’t willing to spend extra money for a backup system, but drivers definitely will.

Robot cars may soon save 30,000 lives a year, if bureaucrats let them. It will be a battle.

The technology is way ahead of our laws.

Soon after my car was driving itself, I got bored.

So I picked up a newspaper.

“Not a good idea, John!” scolded my Tesla copilot. He reminded me that state laws say a human driver must always be “in control.”

It would also be against the law if I had gone to sleep. But someday, that will be an option. Commuting will be much less stressful.

Because robot cars are safer, insurance rates will drop. Some people will still want to drive themselves, and those people will pay a little more.

That’s fine, but then our authoritarian government will probably switch gears and ban “dangerous human driving.”

Maybe that will be the libertarian controversy in 2021.

Freedom doesn’t mean doing anything you want.

It means, in part, deciding when to give up control and when to retain it. It also means doing nothing that directly harms others.

Giving up some control to machines has been a benefit for centuries.

Robot cars will take away jobs from some taxi drivers, truck drivers, delivery men, etc. Unions, The New York Times and maybe Donald Trump will demand laws to “protect” those jobs. But that’s a mistake.

“Experts” always say automation will create unemployment. In 1930, a New York Times headline said: “Economists predict number of men employed will decline.” But the opposite has happened. Forty-six million Americans had jobs when that headline ran; now 150 million do.

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Obituaries Virginia V. Irish Feb. 20, 2016 Virginia V. Long Irish, 87 of Rogers, Ark., formerly of Newton, died Satu r d a y, Feb. 20, 2016, at the Circle of Life Hospice – Legacy Village in Bentonville, Ark. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24 at the Wallace

Dwight E. Burch Feb. 19, 2016 Dwight E. Burch, 91, of Shawnee, Kan., formerly of Newton, died F r i d a y, Feb. 19, 2016, at the VA Eastern Kansas Health C a r e System in Leavenworth, Kan. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 27 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26 at the funeral home. In

Family Funeral Home in Newton. The family will greet friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23 at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to the Legacy Circle of Life Hospice House in Bentonville, Ark. The family was thankful for the loving care the wonderful staff extended to Virginia in her final days. Memorials may be left at the funeral home.

Memorials may also be mailed to the Wallace Family Funeral Home, lieu of flowers the family requests memorials to Moose Heart or the Wounded Warrior Project they may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home. Memorials may also be mailed to the funeral home, please add Attn: Burch Family on the envelope.

Those left to honor Dwight’s memory are his son, Rick (Kristine) Burch of Shawnee, Kan.; two grandchildren, Jennifer ( Josh) Koopman and Daniel Burch; two great-grandchildren; and his sister, Joan Williams of Clearwater, Fla. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Lorena in 2006; three brothers; and three sisters.

please add Attn: Irish Family on the envelope.

Those left to cherish Virginia’s memory are her children, Larry Irish of Eldridge, Becky ( Jeff ) Wiltgen of Rogers, Ark., Kathy (Greg) Hartgraves of Mitchell, S.D., and Cindy Irish (Lex Leksell) of Superior, Wis.; seven grandchildren, Matt (Andrea) Hartgraves of Seattle, Wash., Jeremy (Annie) Wasson of Frisco, Texas, Tony Wiltgen of Rogers, Ark., Emily (Chuck) Erlemeir of Eden Prai-

rie, Minn., Chad Erlemier of Glendale Heights, Ill., Annie Hartgraves ( Jeff Schulte) of Sioux Falls, S.D., and Kimberly Wiltgen of Rogers, Ark.; her great-grandson, Noah Schulte of Sioux Falls, S.D.; sister, Helen Glotfelty (Harry) of Waterloo, Ill.; and her many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Coy and Lottie Long; husband, Henry in 2003; sister Betty Mack; and brother Charles Long.

Max Butler Feb. 19, 2016 Max Butler, 93, of Newton, and formerly of Baxter, died Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.

Memorial services are currently pending at Fredregill Family Funeral Home in Baxter.

Newton Village receives recognition Newton Village, 122 N. Fifth Ave. W., recently received notice the staff received a violation-free monitoring visit Dec. 1.

The Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals send a letter and certificat-

ed of recognition to show appreciation for “the efforts of (the staff ) in meeting the requirements of established rules and regulations governing assisted living programs operating in the State of Iowa.”

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Submitted Photo Twelve students graduate with a welding certificate from DMACC. Vermeer was a sponsor for the program.

12 central Iowans graduate with DMACC’s welding certificate Newton Daily News DES MOINES — On Nov. 20, 2015, 12 very different Iowans began a journey toward a new career: welding.

Participants included men and women ranging from a 17-year-old high school senior looking to get a head start on his career, to a 63-year-old recent retiree who realized he wanted more income to enjoy his golden years.

On Feb. 15, all 12 of the hard-working program students graduated with a MIG welding qualification that meets the standards of the American Weld Society.

This session’s graduates are: Anthony Schroeder, Lydia Gruber, Dalton Adcock, Kathy Pagel, Terrance Baines, Victor Adkins, Keith Davis, Brandon Johnson, Paul Pearson, Johnny South, Colby Johnson, and Harley Hale. The program is sponsored by Vermeer Corporation, which hosts the 10 weeks of classes at its welding lab while keeping an eye out for prospective new employees.

“Vermeer has hired about 75 percent of past welding program graduates,” said Rich Kacmarynski, Talent Acqui-

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sition Lead. He added that he anticipates offering positions to a good number of this current class as well.

“It’s been rewarding to find out that many of our past graduates, now Vermeer employees, have increased their income by over 30 percent.

This is a great benefit to our community and the state of Iowa as well.”

Those interested in being notified about the next class should contact Kelly Mitchell at 515256-4922 or kjmitchell4@dmacc.edu.

The program is offered at no cost and there is no income requirement.

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Dean’s List Makayla Nook, of Newton, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2015 semester. Nook is a student at Faith Baptist Bible College in Ankeny.

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

• Storm Spotter Class will meet at 6:30 p.m.

Monday at Jasper County Community Center, 2401 First. Ave. E. in Newton. Jasper County Emergency Management and Newton Amateur radio Association Inc. will sponsor the class. Open to anyone wanting to know more about/or wanting to become a storm spotter. For further information contact, Chuck Wagoner at 641-792-3520 • Blues Under the Blue Roof will begin at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Newton Public Library, 100 N. Third Ave. W. Event is free and open to the public.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

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

• Jasper County Republicans Central Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at American Legion in Newton.

• Newton Golden K Kiwanis will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at Newton Village for social time, coffee and a program. Anyone interested in the program or learning more about Golden K Kiwanis is welcome to come as a guest. For more information contact the Rev. Thomas Lloyd at 641-792-3612.

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at noon and 8 p.m. Tuesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church, 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Newton Rotary Club will meet at noon Tuesday at the First Baptist Church, 620 S. Eighth Ave. E. The program will be presented by Rhonda Robson of the Newton YMCA. Anyone interested in attending and learning more about the Newton Rotary Club is welcome. For more information or to make reservations for lunch call Miranda Kulis at 641-417-9174 or Andrew Davis at 330-322-5111.

• Jasper County Retired School Personnel Association will meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at First Presbyterian Church in Newton. Monthly meeting

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Couple’s separation issues might benefit from a break

DEAR ABBY: I have been in a relationship with my girlfriend, “Allison,” for two years, but lately there have been frequent rough patches.

I’m 18 and a college student. I love Allison, but the relationship is taking a toll on us physically and emotionally.

We have had to deal with separation ever since we got together. She’s the only one with a car and a “real” job. I work on campus in a work-study program in exchange for reduced tuition. I try to help Allison as much as I can to reduce the stress on her.

She has asked me to transfer schools, but I’d like to stay where I am because I feel I will have the ability to make something of myself. I have suggested that maybe we need to go our separate ways so she doesn’t have to pull the majority of the weight, but she gets upset and accuses me of not loving her. What should I do?

— STRESSED STUDENT IN GEORGIA DEAR STUDENT: First let me suggest what NOT to do. Do not allow Allison to pressure you into changing schools. It is important that you complete your education, and there is no guarantee that the financial arrangement you have with this school can be replicated somewhere else.

You and Allison are young, and long-distance relationships are often hard to maintain. That she is carrying the lion’s share of the load right now is unfortunate, but it won’t last forever. If she’s unwilling to accept that, then I agree that perhaps it’s time for the two of you to take a break.

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Our son passed away unexpectedly 17 months ago. Our family, neighbors and community gave us lots of support. Our son was loved by all. But for the past few months, it seems as if it is taboo for anyone to ask about how we are doing. Even if I mention our son in the context of a conversation, there is no follow-up.

I can understand people may be reluctant to open up a sorrow. However, I want to let them know it is OK to ask, “How are you doing?” I won’t hold them hostage to a long, maudlin discourse. It just would be nice if people would still acknowledge his life and that we all still miss him. — ALWAYS HIS DAD IN COLORADO DEAR DAD: I am glad you wrote because you are not alone in having this heartache. As a general rule, people are uncomfortable bringing up the subject of death because they are afraid they will cause the person more sadness. Rarely is this true. People who have suffered a loss NEED to know their loved one hasn’t been forgotten. No one should be afraid to share a warm memory, or ask how a grieving family member is doing. To show that kind of sensitivity is a generous gift.

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DUBUQUE — Two Dubuque County Sheriff ’s deputies are being credited for saving the life of a nearly-frozen lizard.

Deputies Ryan Kettman and Dan Kearney responded to a call about a lizard left along the side the road near Rickardsville, covered by a blanket. The temperature was hovering around zero at the time. The deputies said the year-old bearded dragon was “stiff as a board” and decided to call a veterinarian. After warming under heating lamps for about an hour the lizard was back to her old self.

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Man accused of shooting officer to be arraigned SIOUX CITY — An 18-year-old man suspected of shooting a Sioux City police officer will be arraigned next month.

Isaiah Mothershed’s arraignment will be March 1 in Woodbury County District Court. He remains in the Woodbury County Jail on a $300,000 bond.

Mothershed has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and five counts of robbery.

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TOLEDO — The state will spend nearly $250,000 on a consultant to help three Iowa cities find new tenants for empty, state-owned buildings. The Iowa Economic Development Board voted Friday to hire a national company, Matrix Design Group, to help seek new tenants for recently closed facilities in Toledo, Clarinda and Mount Pleasant. Gov. Terry Branstad closed a Toledo juvenile detention facility in 2014.

Branstad also closed mental health hospitals in Clarinda and Mount Pleasant.

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DES MOINES — Two senior citizens escaped a burning home in Des Moines unhurt. The fire started Friday morning.

Fire Inspector Tedd Jefferson says the fire appeared to have started in the basement of the two-story home in the 3700 block of Hubbell Avenue.

Jefferson says firefighters were called around 8:10 a.m. Friday. He says smoke permeated the home, but the fire appeared to be contained in the basement.

The home’s occupants escaped unharmed.

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MASON CITY — Police say a car crash into a busy restaurant resulted in only minor injuries.

A 71-year-old Mason City woman accidentally crashed her car into a Godfather’s Pizza around 12:30 p.m. Friday.

Police say the woman told officers her foot slipped off the brake pedal and onto the gas pedal, launching her car through the building’s west wall.

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Dispute over casino reaches appeals court SIOUX CITY (AP) — An appeal filed by the former operator of the Argosy riverboat casino in Sioux City will be heard by the Iowa Court of Appeals this week.

The case challenging decisions the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission made will be heard Tuesday.

Belle of Sioux City, which is a subsidiary of Penn National Gaming Co., argues that regulators were wrong to grant a license for what has become the land-based Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sioux City.

The case revolves around a contract dispute between Belle and Missouri River Historical Development, which is the local nonprofit that holds the state gaming license for Woodbury County.

Belle argues that the commission’s decisions were unreasonable and arbitrary. But previous rulings in the case have supported regulators.

“It has been a long, drawn-out process. The commission still feels it acted in accordance with state law,” said Brian Ohorilko, the commission’s administrator.

The $128 million Hard Rock Casino opened in downtown Sioux City two days after the Argosy closed in 2014.

Bills on body cameras showcase looming challenges DES MOINES (AP) — Measures that would address the growing use of body cameras in Iowa are not expected to impact law enforcement agencies this year, but their introduction to the Legislature this session showcases looming challenges for state officials.

Several lawmakers agree legislative action is needed soon as more Iowa authorities use body cameras to counter allegations of excessive force. In Iowa and around the country, legislators are scrutinizing their existing laws and using task forces to figure out the storage, public inspection and confidentiality of body camera footage.

“This is definitely a hot topic for state legislatures and for good reason,” said Nancy La Vigne, director of the Washington-based Justice Policy Center at the Urban Institute. “Police agencies are deploying this technology very rapidly and it’s being deployed well ahead of policy development and

clarification around how the cameras can be used.”

Supporters say body-worn cameras — often the size of a cigarette pack and clipped to an officer’s uniform — restore transparency and trust in law enforcement. They also create questions about how to maintain the data while balancing the public’s right to recorded footage and the privacy of people on the other end of the lens. An individual’s age, mental health and other private details may be superseded if a state’s public records law doesn’t clearly address the emerging technology.

“There’s agreement about the need to wear them and the need to retain footage,” said Jeremy Rosen, executive director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa.

“We’re down to the question of how long can it be retained for and in which cases is it a public record and which cases would it not be.”

A handful of states had legis-

lation before 2015 that addressed body cameras, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. More than 30 states considered legislation last year. In Iowa, bills last session that proposed requiring authorities to use body cameras did not advance far.

The Urban Institute will release a report soon that describes how state legislatures are tackling the issue. Their snapshot shows cases where some states may update public records laws. La Vigne noted Iowa’s law gives authorities jurisdiction to withhold material that’s part of an ongoing investigation. But the language also specifies that immediate facts and circumstances surrounding a crime or incident shall not be kept confidential, except in “unusual circumstances” where disclosure would plainly and seriously jeopardize an investigation or pose a clear and present danger to the safety of an individual.

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Three show mettle for state medals Newton’s Lee, Versteegh claim PCM’s Roland ends season sixth, seventh in 3A weights with seventh-place medal

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News DES MOINES — A new wrestling state medalist board goes up on the wall of Newton High this year. At the top of the board will be Hunter Versteegh and Duncan Lee. “It will be our board,” Lee said with a smile, “until next year when somebody else comes up here (state) and puts their name up on it.”

Lee had a tough final day of the Iowa

High School State Wrestling Championships on Saturday. He had an opportunity to finish as high as third in Class 3A 182 pounds. Unfortunately, he lost his consolation semifinal and then the fifth-place match.

“It’s tough right now, but I’m happy to end my season with a state medal.

It’s what you work for,” Lee said. “It’s a grind for three months, but it all pays off here.”

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Wrapping up Marcus England of Prairie Cedar Rapids is Newton High senior Hunter Versteegh. Versteegh beat England, 14-9, to win his first state wrestling medal — seventh-place in Class 3A 113-pounds — Saturday in Des Moines.

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News DES MOINES — Kirk Mommsen’s decision to start the final period of his seventh-place match against Prairie City-Monroe freshman Lucas Roland surprised Mustang coach Cory Waddell a bit.

With the score tied at 2-all, Mommsen chose to start the third period on top. He rode out Roland for the entire two minutes but failed

to turn him and score back points.

That gave Roland one last chance to start a period on his feet, and he took full advantage, scoring a quick takedown in the first minute of overtime during the final day of the Iowa High School Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena on Saturday.

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Troy Hyde/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe freshman Lucas Roland, left, capped his week at the Iowa High School State Wrestling Championships by claiming a seventh-place medal at 138 pounds Saturday. He locked up the medal with a win in an elimination match on Friday.

Cardinals end season pushing Pella to the wire

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News PELLA — There were tears Saturday night.

There were no lowered heads because Newton High’s Cardinals knew they played well enough to win the Class 4A regional semifinal.

Eighth-ranked Pella’s Lady Dutch played just a little better on their home court. The Lady Dutch used a 17-4 run in the first four minutes of the third quarter to gain the lead, 40-29.

Newton trailed 4436 going into the fourth Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News quarter. The Cardinals Newton senior Alex Hutchinson, left, reacts as she is hurt in the scramble for the ball with Pella’s Kiara Bradley and Ciara Buehheit (14) in Saturday’s Class made a run at the Lady 4A Region 7 semifinal game at Pella. Hutchinson did return later in the first half to finish the game, which Newton lost 61-54 to conclude its season.

Dutch, cutting the deficit to three points, 54- line, hitting 7-of-10, to Pella (20-2) plays That first half of basket- ter, so we knew we had to nals, who never trailed 51, at the 1:21 mark on win 61-54. In the oth- Boone (18-4) at 7 p.m. ball was pretty special,” keep pace with them or in the first half and led a 3-pointer by senior er Class 4A Region 7 Tuesday at Pella.

Newton head coach lock up and play defense. 25-23 at halftime, could Sydney Jenkins. semifinal game Satur“The girls executed Brandon Sharp said. Our defense was tremen- have folded when the Pella held off New- day, 14th-ranked Boone the game plan extreme- “They (Pella) score a ton dous the whole game.”

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Newton girls ready to roll in state bowling tourney

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News Newton High’s Cardinal girls roll into Tuesday’s 2016 Iowa High School Class 2A State Bowling tournament with confidence. They finished an undefeated regular season with a second straight Little Hawkeye Conference championship then won their second Class 2A district title in a row.

A young team guided by two senior captains in Madison Humphrey and Mariah Gonzales went 10-0 in dual meets. There’s been an ebb and flow to the Cardinal varsity six this season.

“The six people on varsity were not the same six from the beginning of the year. It shows you how much competition we have here,” Gonzales said. “It’s been a dog fight to make it up on to our varsity. I’m confident in

the team we have going to state.”

Gonzales, who finished second at the district meet individually, and Humphrey helped the Cardinal team qualify for the second straight year.

Humphrey guided the Cardinals to a fifth-place finish a year ago while claiming the seventh-place individual medal.

“It’s amazing to go back to state.

It is a great experience,” Humphrey said. “I’ve been sharing with the girls about everything that happens before the competition begins and during. It is different than a normal meet. You look back at the crowd and it’s amazing to see all the people supporting and cheering the teams on.”

Joining the two seniors are juniors Lizzy Coyle and Alexis Etter and sophomores Kayla Sopher and Kaytie Hughes.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Six for state — Newton High’s Cardinal girls are preparing for Tuesday’s Class 2A state bowling tournament in Des Moines. Members of the team are, from left, front row, Kaytie Hughes, Kayla Sopher; back row, Alexis Etter, Madison Humphrey, Mariah Gonzales and Lizzy Coyle.

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SPORTS CALENDAR Monday Basketball Boys Districts Class 3A District 12 At Newton Grinnell vs. Oskaloosa, 6:30 p.m.

South Tama vs. Newton, 8 p.m.

Girls Regionals Class 1A Region 3 Championship at Cedar Falls Lynnville-Sully vs. Kee, 7 p.m.

Tuesday Bowling Newton girls at Class 2A state meet, Plaza Lanes, Des Moines, 10 a.m.

Basketball Boys Districts Class 1A District 10 At Meskwaki Settlement Lynnville-Sully vs. Belle Plaine, 6:30 p.m.

Class 1A District 12 At Colo-NESCO Colfax-Mingo vs. Grand View Christian, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday NHS Special Needs Big Game, 9:30 a.m.

Basketball Boys District Class 3A District 12 Newton, TBA Class 1A District 10 Final at Marshalltown, 7 p.m.

Lynnville-Sully, TBA Class 1A District 12 Final at Ankeny, 7 p.m.

Colfax-Mingo, TBA Saturday Basketball Boys Substate Class 1A Substate 5 Final at Cedar Falls, 7 p.m.

Class 1A Substate 6 Final at Knoxville, 7 p.m.

Elliott wins Xfinity Series opener at Daytona D A Y T O N A BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Chase Elliott won the Xfinity Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, edging Joey Logano for his first victory at NASCAR’s most famous track.

It was the perfect prelude to the Daytona 500 on Sunday. Elliott started that one on the pole, but a crash put him out of Sunday’s race.

“It means a lot, man,” Elliott said. “This is Daytona. I’m just happy to be here.”

Elliott took the lead from Logano on a final restart with 13 laps to go and then blocked his fellow Sprint Cup regular on the last lap. Logano got a strong run on the outside a few hundred feet from the finish line and then banged the side of Elliott’s No. 88 Chevrolet several times, but he couldn’t get past.

“Chase obviously did what he had to do there at the end of the race,” said JR Motorsports owner Dale Earnhardt Jr., who has Elliott signed on for a handful of Xfinity races this season. “I thought that was very gutsy to be able to really put such an aggressive block on (Logano).

“He did what he had to do to keep the guy behind him. It won him the race. So I’m proud of Chase. Such a cool thing to be part of his career.

He’s going to do some amazing stuff in his career.”

Elliott became the youngest to win at Daytona in the Xfinity Series, getting to victory lane at 20 years, 2 months, 23 days.

Kahne was third, followed by Elliott Sadler and pole-sitter Austin Dillon. Darrell Wallace Jr. was sixth, just ahead of Brandon Jones and Daniel Suarez.

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Lynnville-Sully girls win 1A regional semifinal

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News SULLY — Lynnville-Sully’s girls advance into another Class 1A regional basketball final. The 14th-ranked Hawks notched a 48-26 semifinal victory at home over North Tama Friday night.

The Hawks (21-2) play No. 5 Kee (21-2) in the Class 1A Region 3 championship game at 7 p.m. Monday at Cedar Falls. A 1A state basketball tournament berth is on the line.

Kee defeated Dunkerton, 65-30 on Friday.

Lynnville-Sully was up 10-8 after the first quarter. Both teams picked up their offensive pace in the second period with the Hawks holding a 2214 scoring edge to lead 32-22 at halftime.

“In the first half, we tried to rush things and didn’t let the play work. Our defense was OK, but again we were trying to press too much to get a steal and not let it happen,” Hawks head coach Jerry Hulsing said.

“In the second half, the girls played great.”

Lynnville-Sully gave up just four points in the second half. The Hawks scored 16 to get the win and advance in the playoffs.

“We pressured the ball forcing several turnovers and not letting North Tama get any good looks. We rebounded the ball well,” Hulsing said. “Our offense was good also. We were a lot more patient, letting our offense work and then attacking when we needed to.”

Senior Marissa Vos put up a

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Playing tough defense is a big part of Lynnville-Sully’s success this season. Mariah Vos, right, pressures an opponent in a 1A regional game earlier this week. The Lynnville-Sully girls defeated North Tama Friday to advance into the 1A Region 3 championship game Monday in Cedar Falls.

double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds for Lynnville-Sully. Senior Kasiah Ehresman fired in 14 points while junior Brenna Lanser had seven points, 16 rebounds, three steals and three assists.

Carson Fisk scored four points followed by Mariah Vos and Camyrn Russell with

three points each. Haley James dished out three assists.

Lynnville-Sully cashed in on a 11-of-21 free throw attempts. The Hawks went 17of-50 from the field for 34 percent. They had a 43-20 rebounding edge. Lynnville-Sully had 11 turnovers to North Tama’s 17.

North Tama got 11 points and nine rebounds from Abbie Schafer. The Redhawks shot 23 percent, 11-of-46, from the field and were 3-of-5 at the free-throw line.

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NASCAR Photo Photo finish: Denny Hamlin, driver of the No. 11 FedEx Express Toyota, takes the checkered flag ahead of Martin Truex Jr., driver of the No.78 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Toyota, to win Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Hamlin uses daring move to give Gibbs a Daytona 500 win DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — With a Hail Mary move, Denny Hamlin ended Joe Gibbs’ 23year drought at the Daytona 500.

H a m l i n pulled out of line with a lap to go Sunday to make a run at his first Daytona 500 victoHamlin ry. He chased down teammate Matt Kenseth, staved off Kenseth’s block, and wedged between Kenseth and Martin Truex Jr. Hamlin stayed on the gas for a door-to-door dash to the checkered flag that ended in a photo finish with Truex. He beat Truex by 0.010 seconds, the closest finish in the history of the race.

“I don’t know where that came from, I don’t know what happened, I can’t even figure out what I did,” Hamlin said.

“It all just came together. But this wouldn’t be possible if it wasn’t for Toyotas sticking together all race long.”

It also was Toyota’s first Daytona 500 victory. Gibbs,

who in November celebrated with Kyle Busch the team’s first Sprint Cup title in a decade, won the race for the first time since Dale Jarrett in 1993.

Gibbs had made it clear that he had no use for the victories his drivers collected in the exhibition races leading into Sunday’s season-opener — Hamlin and Busch each won one race in the buildup to the opener. But the three-time Super Bowl winning coach was focused only on the “Great American Race” and his four drivers brainstormed on the best way to get a win for Gibbs.

Hamlin, Kenseth, Busch and Carl Edwards stuck close together for most of the race, and they got assistance from Martin Truex Jr., who became a de facto JGR teammate this year when Furniture Row Racing moved to Toyota.

Kenseth was out front and leading Truex until the final lap when Hamlin finally jumped out of line to make his attempt at the win. Starting a second line on the outside, Hamlin got a push from Kevin Harvick that allowed him to catch Kenseth. Kenseth tried to throw a block but Hamlin wedged into the middle be-

tween Kenseth and Truex, and Kenseth had to save his car from wrecking.

But the push from Harvick was so strong, Hamlin was able to race for the win.

Truex, who spun the loss as a positive in that he proved to JGR that he and Furniture Row Racing will be strong partners, wasn’t sure what he could have done differently.

Toyotas swept the podium as Truex was second, and Busch third. Carl Edwards was fifth as Toyota took four of the top five spots. It comes three months after Busch gave Toyota its first championship.

“This was our 10th try at the Daytona 500,” said David Wilson, president of Toyota Racing Development, who called the win the biggest in Toyota history — trumping even the 2003 Indianapolis 500 victory.

“When we came into the sport, we struggled. We were not ready. We didn’t know.

And so it’s taken time for us to collectively build an organization of winning races and competing for championships.”

Busch felt it was clear in the closing laps that a Toyota was likely going to win, but waited

too long to make his move.

“I figured it was five to go that it was every man for himself,” Busch said. “Once Denny jumped up, he just got such a huge boost from (Harvick). Once he did it, I swore I thought about doing it. Once I thought about doing it and didn’t do it, it was too late.

That was it. You can’t think that long and not make the move at the same time.”

Kenseth faded to 14th.

Dale Earnhardt Jr., seeking his third Daytona 500 victory, came up empty as he tried to force his way through the field late in the race.

Earnhardt was using the high line to inch closer to the front, and when he tried to get a side draft from another car, he spun through the fourth turn.

His Chevrolet hit an interior wall and then ricocheted into the grass, where Earnhardt found himself stuck.

Earnhardt was a heavy favorite to win and brought a car nicknamed “Amelia Earhart” that had appeared to be unbeatable. Amelia won four races and never finished lower than third in seven starts over the past year.

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Newton Continued from Page 1B Lee had the sixthplace medal put around his neck standing on the state meet podium Saturday night at Wells Fargo Arena. He had watched his fellow senior have the seventh-place medal put around his neck in the 3A 113-pound division a little earlier.

“I’ve been dreaming about a state medal all my life. I’ve been wrestling since I was in first grade and this is what it all is about,” Versteegh said after beating fourth-ranked Marcus England, 14-9, in the 113-pound seventh-place match Saturday.

“Wrestling is my life.

Now, I’m done with it, and it’s emotional. I’m hoping to wrestle some where at the college level, Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News but it won’t be the same. Newton High senior Duncan Lee, right, works to keep Ottumwa’s Isaiah Cox, left, under control on the mat during You’ve been wrestling all Saturday’s Class 3A 182-pound fifth-place match at the 2016 Iowa High School State Wrestling Championships in this time with your bud- Des Moines. Cox prevailed over Lee, 12-5, but Lee received the sixth-place medal. dies. I’ll miss it.”

Versteegh went 1-1 on He went out there and right leverage,” Verstee- district tournament.

Pleasant Valley’s David Thursday, losing the first won the scrambles and gh said. “That is what I Lee opened the state Carr, 3-2, to move into round and winning a con- came out on top,” Swe- did. I won more of the tournament with a vic- the consolation semisolation-round match. denhjelm said. scrambles and waited tory Thursday, put- final round Saturday He secured a place in England of Prai- till he messed up then ting him in Friday’s 3A morning. the medal matches win- rie-Cedar Rapids got scored points.”

182-pound quarterfinals.

The consolation semining 4-2 over Dowling the takedown to start Versteegh qualified He lost to top-ranked final was a rematch with Catholic’s Sergio Oroz- the match, but Verstee- for state as a sophomore, Max Lyon of Western ninth-ranked Kameron co Friday’s second round gh got the reversal to tie going 1-2 at the meet. Dubuque on a 15-0 tech- Padavich of Southeast of consolation action it up. Versteegh went up He missed out qualify- nical fall Friday sending Polk, Lee pinned Padavputting him in the sev- 4-2 with a near fall and ing as a junior by one into the consolation side ich in the district semienth-place match. led 4-3 after one period. place. of the bracket. finals.

“It is what it is,” VerVersteegh even “My biggest moti“I had to forget “I was pushing the steegh said about the found himself in an al- vation was the board about the quarterfinal pace really hard in the seventh-place match. “I most-pinning-himself with J.T. (Thongvahn)’s match quick. You have match. It was short time got the crappy side of position at one point in name on it. He medaled to go out and win the and I was down by two,” the draw, and I had to the match. There were when I was a sophomore next one. I had it in my Lee said of his match work with what I had. takedowns, reversals and and he was the last name mind I was not going to with Padavich SaturI’d rather get seventh a near fall for England on the old board. Now, come back here, lose two day. “I tried to finish it than get beat out the throughout the next two it will be Duncan and I matches in a row and and didn’t get my hips first two rounds and go periods. When the final and coach can start from leave without a medal up high enough and he home with nothing.” buzzer went off, Ver- there,” Versteegh said. this year. That was not caught me.”

Against England, steegh prevailed 14-9.

Versteegh finished an option,” Lee said.

Padavich led Lee 3-1 Versteegh did what he “I felt my back on the the season at 38-11 and Lee had wrestled in the third period. He does best according to mat, and I just rocked was ranked sixth going Wilson twice during got the leverage on Lee, Newton head coach to get leverage. I had into the state meet. He the regular season. He putting Lee on his back Andy Swedenhjelm. a coach once tell me a was the Little Hawkeye notched a 5-0 victo- for a pin at the 4:50 “Hunter is a funky pinning hold was like Conference champion ry over Wilson to ad- mark of the six-minute and fun wrestler to being stuck in the mud. at 113 pounds. Verstee- vance to the third round match. watch. He has a nice You had to rock back gh hit his 100th career of consolation Friday With the loss, Lee confidence in himself. and forth to get the match win at the 3A night. Lee outlasted went into the fifth-place

match against fourthranked Isaiah Cox of Ottumwa. Cox defeated Lee, 7-6, a year ago in consolation action at 195 pounds at the state to oust Lee from contention.

“I couldn’t do enough against him,” Lee said after losing 12-5 to Cox. “Throughout the tournament, Duncan did a great job of doing what he does best. He worked for good position and took the shots he wanted,” Swedenhjelm said. “Against the Padavich kid, if Duncan gets his hips up where they needed to be on that move, he would have won. Weird things happen at state. Duncan competed well in all of his matches.”

Lee has been wrestling just three years, qualifying for state the past two. He won a 3A district championship and finished his senior season at 47-6 with a state meet medal.

“This sport is all up to you. You love your teammates, but you control everything — good and bad — on the mat,” Lee said. “The key to my progress from my sophomore year to now is a mindset of putting my nose to the grindstone, go get it and don’t give anything up. You work to become a better athlete and get more mat time.”

Newton finished tied for 32nd with Ottumwa with 13 points in the team standings.

Southeast Polk won the 3A championship with 141.5 points, 10 points in front of Fort Dodge.

Lee and Versteegh are planning to pursue extending their wrestling careers at the college level. They both said they had not yet made a decision on where they will be going.

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PCM Continued from Page 1B we knew (Mommsen) was a tough rider so we chose neutral,” Waddell said.

“I was a little surprised he chose to start on top in the third period. He about turned us twice, but we kept working. I thought if we got to overtime we’d be good. Lucas wasn’t tired at all. He had enough left in the tank.”

The win gave Roland a seventh-place finish in his first high school season.

The Mustang freshman finished 43-4, which was one victory shy of tying the school record that Tristan Clark set last year.

“I don’t know what to say.

I know so many people who have worked so hard for this, and I am getting it my freshman year,” Roland said of winning a medal in his freshman season. “I have so many teammates that have worked hard for this. Unfortunately, I am the only who’s coming home with one.”

As excited and happy as Roland was to win a 138-pound state tournament medal, he was equally as disappointed his teammates are coming home empty handed.

Junior Xavier Miller won his first-round match at 145 pounds Thursday but was eliminated Friday after backto-back losses.

Miller capped his season at 42-8.

Freshman Wes Cummings went 1-1 at 152 on Thursday. He was eliminated from the tournament Friday after a 5-2 loss to unranked Trey Van Weelden (47-3) of Washing-

Troy Hyde/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe junior Xavier Miller, left, lost both of his matches Friday by a score of 4-3 and was eliminated from the Class 2A 145-pound bracket at the Iowa High School State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena.

ton. Freshman Jarron Trausch (38-7) went 0-2 at 170 on Thursday.

“I think what they are feeling right now is going to make them work hard all summer, all offseason and all next year, and I’ll be surprised if all three aren’t doing the same thing next year that I am doing this year,” Roland said.

Roland began the tournament with a 6-2 loss against seventh-ranked Connor Ascherl of MOC-Floyd Valley on Thursday but stayed alive with a win in a consolation match.

In another elimination match Friday, Roland defeated Denver-Tripoli’s Caleb Wilson, 9-2, following a dominant third period.

“Nobody works harder in the room than Lucas Roland, and it showed in that third

period,” Waddell said. “He doesn’t quit. He just goes and goes and goes, and he’s going to get a medal for it.”

That win guaranteed Roland a state medal. He was bumped to the seventh-place match following a 7-1 loss to third-ranked Austin Staudt of Charles City in his final match Friday. Staudt won his third-place match Saturday.

“I certainly would have liked all of us to come home with a medal,” Roland said.

“All I can do now is help them keep their heads up. They all helped me get this. I wouldn’t be here without the rest of them.”

Mommsen joined Roland in the medal round after his 7-0 win over Ascherl.

Miller advanced to Friday’s quarterfinal round with a 9-7 overtime win over Creston/

Troy Hyde/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe freshman Wes Cummings lost his elimination wrestleback match Friday afternoon and was eliminated from the Class 2A 152-pound bracket at the Iowa High School State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena.

Orient-Macksburg’s Mitchel Swank on Thursday. He lost his first match Friday, 4-3, to fourth-ranked Trae Pecinovsky (41-8) of Crestwood, and then was eliminated by Forest City’s Pierce Gelhaus (49-6) by that same score.

“He wrestled a good match.

(Gelhaus) beat us 9-2 earlier this year. The end of the second period was the difference today,” Waddell said. “The other guy got an escape and a takedown. It was just a little lapse.”

Gelhaus, who came into the week ranked eighth, defeated Pecinovsky, 8-3, in the fifth-place match.

Cummings, who came into the week ranked 10th, needed to win his consolation match Friday to stay alive at 152. He fell behind early and lost 5-2 to Van Weelden.

Cummings capped his first high school season with a 36-5 record. Van Weelden went on to win the seventh-place medal Saturday.

PCM sent four wrestlers to the state meet for the first time in five years. All four will be back next season.

“We were really pleased to get four here. It was a good stepping stone for the program,” Waddell said. “We didn’t have the best of weeks.

We thought we’d get a little more hardware, but all four guys worked hard, and learned a lot from the experience.

“I am extremely happy with what all four did. The future is bright. We are looking forward to next year already.”

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

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Cardinals Continued from Page 1B Lady Dutch turned the tide early in the third quarter.

When Newton played at Pella Jan 12, the Lady Dutch logged a 71-33 win but on Feb. 9, the Cardinals pushed Pella at Newton, losing 66-63.

“The resilience of this team showed again tonight on how the kids responded from the third-quarter stretch. They were not going down without a fight,” Sharp said. “Our senior class has been our rock this year. I’m proud of how they chose to go out. They chose to go out fighting. If they didn’t learn anything else from us, I’m proud they learned never to stop, never to quit.”

Newton senior post player Jessica Reynolds won the opening tip to set things in motion for the Cardinals.

Jenkins downed her first shot of the night to put Newton up 2-0. Senior Alex Hutchinson left the game for awhile after injuring her leg in a scramble for a loose basketball.

The Cardinal defensive pressure was not allowing Pella players open looks at the basket. The Cardinals were pulling rebounds off the defensive glass.

Newton went up 4-0 on senior Hannah Rhoads’ shot as she fell backwards; almost sitting on the court. Pella’s first points came at the free-throw line when Katie Vander Molen sank two attempts with 5:32 left in the first period.

Rhoads drained a 3-pointer from the baseline and junior Ryanne Rausch scored at the midway mark to put the Cardinals up 9-4. Kiara Bradley completed a three-point play for Pella to draw the Lady Dutch to within two points, 9-7.

Jenkins drilled a trey which was answered by a 3-pointer

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton senior Taylor Moon has a clear path to the basket for two in the second half of Saturday’s Class 4A regional semifinal at Pella. The Cardinals lost 61-54 to No. 8 Pella.

from Pella’s Ciara Buchheit.

Newton led 12-10 headed to the second quarter.

Pella tied the game when Vander Molen hit both ends of a one-and-one with 30 seconds gone in the second period. Reynolds scored for Newton, but two more free throws

by Pella tied the game again.

Reynolds gave the Cardi-

nals a 16-14 lead which was countered by a basket from Bradley. Bradley missed a three-point play opportunity and Newton junior Courtney Jacobsen was fouled by Bradley on the rebound of the missed free throw.

Jacobsen converted at the other end on a one-and-one.

Emily Holterhaus tied the

game again with free throws and Jenkins broke the tie with free throws.

Rhoads found herself trapped by Pella’s defense then she found Hutchinson on a pass for a basket. Senior Victoria Jordan made a pass inside to junior Ellie Horn for a basket. Horn was fouled on the shot and she sank the free throw to put Newton up 25-18 with 2:16 left in the first half.

Pella went on a 5-0 run to close out the half and pull to within two again, 25-23, at the break. Pella opened the second half with two baskets to take a 27-25 lead.

Reynolds tied the game with a follow shot. Down 2927, Newton tied the game for the final time when senior guard Taylor Moon drove to the basket for a shot jumper.

It was 29-29 at the 6:07 mark.

“Their press still gave us fits at time. That third-quarter stretch felt like a lifetime to me,” Sharp said. “They were physical with us, got some steals and easy baskets to get the lead.”

Hutchinson was back on the court after her injury early but during the big Pella run, Jenkins went down hard and was out of the game until the 3:36 mark of the third quarter.

Rhoads and Jenkins connected for 3-pointers in a 7-4 surge in the final 3:30 of the period. Jenkins sank one of two free throws 1.2 seconds left. Newton was down 44-36.

A basket by Rhoads and two free throws from Hutchinson trimmed the deficit to five, 49-44, at the 4:53 mark.

Newton didn’t go quietly into the night as Pella might have liked. Jenkins and Rausch dropped in free throws then Jenkins netted the three to make it 54-51.

“They hit some shots, especially the free throws at the end,” Sharp said.

Pella was 20-of-28 at the

free-throw line while Newton went 14-of-16.

Jenkins led all scorers with 18 points and Rhoads added 10 for Newton. Pella got 16 points from Vander Molen, hitting 10-of-12 free throws.

Bradley tossed in 15 points and Buchheit had 11 points for the Lady Dutch.

“I’m proud of all of our players and all the accomplishment they have had on and off the court. They have team GPA of 3.96,” Sharp said. “They are a fun group to coach. Our seniors set great examples for the younger players.”

Six seniors concluded their four-year careers in the Newton girls’ basketball program, which is where the tears came in Saturday. Reynolds, Jenkins, Hutchinson, Jordan, Moon and Rhoads set another example for the younger Cardinal players — leave it all on the court and leave the court with your head held high.

The 2015-16 Newton High girls’ basketball team recorded the first winning season — 12-11 — for the program since a 16-5 run in 2008-09. The Cardinals this year one a first-round playoff game for the first time in at least nine years.

Newton finished at 5-7 in the Little Hawkeye Conference this season, tied for fourth with Norwalk.

Newton 12-13-11-18—54 Pella 10-13-21-17—61 Newton (FG/3-pt); Rausch 1-4-5-6, Jenkins 2/3-5-1-18, Moon 1-0-0-2, Hutchinson 1-2-3-6, Shipley 0-0-3-0, Jacobsen 0/1-2-1-5, Horn 1-1-2-3, Pressgrove 0-02-0, Rhoads 2/2-0-3-10. TOTALS: 11/6-1423-54.

Pella (FG/3-pt): Pingel 3-1-4-7, Bradley 5-5-2-15, Buchheit 2/2-1-3-11, Lambert 0/1-0-3-3, Wichhart 0-1-1-1, Vander Molen 3-10-4-16, Holterhaus 3-2-3-8. TOTALS: 16/3-20-20-61.

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Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton’s student crowd signals a 3-pointer after senior Sydney Jenkins hit a 3-pointer in the the first half of Saturday’s Class 4A regional semifinal against Pella’s Lady Dutch at Pella. Newton led the No. 8 Lady Dutch, 25-23, at halftime, but lost 61-54.

Bowling Continued from Page 1B “This team has been successful because they all get along really well,” Newton head coach Brett Jacobs said. “Our depth has been great as the team has changed quite a bit through out the season. We’ve had several different girls move up and down from the junior varsity to the varsity.”

On Tuesday, Newton bowls in the 2A state tournament at Plaza Lanes in Des Moines.

The other teams are Denison-Scheswig, Waterloo East, Western Dubuque, Marion, Ottumwa and Sioux City North.

Competition begins at 10 a.m. The doors to the bowling center open at 9 a.m. Admission is $10 per person.

Winning the 2A District 4 title last week at Val Lanes, the Cardinals had a battle with Urbandale. The Cardinals posted a season-high match score of 2,470 pins to

win the district title.

“Me taking second overall at district was surprising, but I was confident in our team.

I was a little worried because Urbandale is really good,” Gonzales said. “I knew it was going to be a fight. It was intense and everyone was cheering. It was amazing.”

Gonzales carries 315.6 series average into the state tournament and her high game for season was a 206.

Leading the Cardinals with a 354.2 series average is Humphrey, who had a 219 score as her high game of the season.

“As a team we are super positive with each other which helped at the district meet,” Humphrey said. “We stress if we miss a pin or don’t pick up a spare, to correct it and move on. For me at state, the goal is to place higher than I did last year. I’d really like to place in the top five. I’m just going to state and going for it.”

“It has always been a dream of mine to place individually at the state meet. That would

be a great way to end the season,” Gonzales said. “I’d love to see our team place in the top three and I think we can.”

Etter takes a 292.4 series average into the state meet and a 146.2 game average.

Coyle has a series average of 280.1 and a game average of 140.1.

“Winning district was the happiest feeling I’ve had in a long time,” Etter said. “It was extremely emotional and some of us were in tears. I was very excited. My bowling at district wasn’t as good as I wanted, but it was good enough to help us take first and advance to state.”

Etter said at the beginning of the season she wasn’t doing the best sighting on the lanes.

She said she began to pick things up and improved her average like she wanted to.

Etter said her goals for state is to bowl above a 350 series, help the team place in the top three and go after a top 12 individual placing.

“I was really happy (about

the district title) because I didn’t think I was going to make varsity this year, so to be able to go to state is great,” Coyle said. “I’ve been hitting my mark a lot more and my spare count has improved. I just want to have fun at state and bowl well.”

Hughes has been a varsity all season, finishing with a 266.3 series average and a 133.2 game average. Sopher had a lot of success at the junior varsity level and bowled her way onto the varsity for the district meet. She has a 295 series average and a 147.5 game average.

“I’m really happy with the way I bowled in my first district meet and having the opportunity to compete at the state meet,” Hughes said.

“We’ve been successful because we’re happy as a team and always talk things out — helping each other if something goes wrong.”

Sopher said she wasn’t nervous at district, just excited. She said she was pretty

pleased with how she bowled that day.

“My scores have improved over the season. Coach Banwell helped me with a new approach which has worked for me,” Sopher said. “I just want to be positive and encourage the team as we compete at state.”

Jacobs said the girls will have to make adjustments to the lanes at Plaza Lanes for state. The seniors organized a trip to Plaza Lanes on Sunday for a practice.

“The lanes are a lot slicker than the lanes at Val Lanes (where the team won the district). Their balls aren’t going to hook as much. They will need to move to the right to find the pocket for strikes,” Jacobs said. “The past few days we’ve focused on throwing strikes. We have to get a higher pin count to win at state.”

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

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Public Notice TRUST NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE TRUST: Forrest Maxwell Revocable Trust To all persons regarding Forrest Maxwell, deceased, who died on or about 21st day of December, 2015. You are hereby notified that Donald Dean Maxwell is the trustee of the Forrest Maxwell Revocable Trust dated the 8th day of March, 2001. Any action to contest the validity of the trust must be brought in the District Court of Jasper County, Iowa, within the later to occur of four (4) months from the date of second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice to all heirs of the decedent settlor and the spouse of the decedent settlor whose identities are reasonably ascertainable. Any suit not filed within this period shall be forever barred.

Notice is further given that any person or entity possessing a claim against the trust must mail proof of the claim to the trustee at the address listed below via certified mail, return receipt requested, by the later to occur of four (4) months from the second publication of this notice or thirty (30) days from the date of mailing this notice if required or the claim shall be forever barred unless paid or otherwise satisfied.

Dated this 10th day of February, 2016.

FORREST MAXWELL REVOCABLE TRUST Donald Dean Maxwell, Trustee 9517 Hwy F17 W Baxter, IA 50028 Mark A. Otto, ICIS PIN#: AT0005939 OTTO LAW OFFICE PLLC Attorney for Trustee 123 W 2nd St. N., PO Box 1356 Newton, IA 50208 (641)792-7000 Date of second publication 22nd day of February, 2016.

February 15 & 22 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE Jasper County Sheriff Office 2300 Law Center Drive Newton, IA 50208 641-792-5912 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS CIVIL NO. (SALE NO.) 16-000156 CASE # EQCV118924 SPECIAL EXECUTION PLAINTIFF: DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF GSAMP TRUST 2004 HE2, MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004 HE2 vs DEFENDANT: JEFFREY BEENER AND KATHREN BEENER; IN REM As a result of the judgment rendered in the above referenced court case, an execution was issued by the court to the Sheriff of this county. The execution ordered the sale of defendant(s) Real Estate Property to satisfy the judgment. The property to be sold is: THE EAST 63 FEET OF LOT 1, 38, IN MONROE, BLOCK JASPER COUNTY, IOWA Property Address 611 W. SOUTH ST. MONROE, IA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 03/22/2016 Sale Time 10:00 AM Place of Sale JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE 2300 LAW CENTER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemption.

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

Judgment Amount $105,760.00 Costs $2,035.00 Accrued Costs PLUS Interest $33,376.27 Sheriff's Fees Pending Attorney HALLEY RYHERD 1245 JORDON CREEK PKWY WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266 (515)223-7325 Date 01/28/2016 JOHN R. HALFERTY JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF February 22 & 29 NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S LEVY AND SALE Jasper County Sheriff Office 2300 Law Center Drive Newton, IA 50208 641-792-5912 IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR JASPER COUNTY STATE OF IOWA JASPER COUNTY SS CIVIL NO. (SALE NO.) 16-000161 CASE # EQCV119481 SPECIAL EXECUTION PLAINTIFF: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION vs DEFENDANT: REBECCA L. SANDER, PARTIES IN POSSESSION, IN REM As a result of the judgment rendered in the above referenced court case, an execution was issued by the court to the Sheriff of this county. The execution ordered the sale of defendant(s) Real Estate Property to satisfy the judgment. The property to be sold is: PARCEL A IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHQUARTER (SE1/4 WEST NW1/4) OF SECTION 32, TOWNSHIP 79 NORTH, RANGE 18 WEST OF THE 5TH P.M., JASPER COUNTY, IOWA, AS APPEARS IN THE PLAT OF SURVEY OF RECORD IN BOOK 1125, AT PAGE 225 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY 7072 E 64TH ST S, NEWTON, IA The described property will be offered for sale at public auction for cash only as follows: Sale Date 03/22/2016 Sale Time 10:00 AM Place of Sale JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE 2300 LAW CENTER DRIVE, NEWTON, IA This sale not subject to redemption.

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

Judgment Amount $139,367.88 Costs $2,435.00 Accrued Costs PLUS Interest $10,984.87 Sheriff's Fees Pending Attorney MEGAN STUMPH 6363 COLLEGE BLVD #100 OVERLAND PARK, KS 66211 (913)663-7600 Date 01/28/2016 JOHN R. HALFERTY JASPER COUNTY SHERIFF February 22 & 29

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Job description and application is available at www.MonroeIA.com or at Monroe City Hall.

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The City of Newton is seeking sealed bids from parties interested in mowing and trimming approximately 10 acres of cemetery plots located at the Newton Union Cemetery for the 2016 mowing season. The successful bidder shall be required to execute a formal mowing and trimming contract prepared by the City. Bids must be submitted on forms supplied by the City on or before 10:00 am on February 29, 2016 at the Public Works Department office at 1700 N. 4th Ave. W., Newton, Iowa. Copies of the bid form and specifications are available at the Public Works office.

The City reserves the right to reject any or all bids.

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REQUEST FOR QUOTES For mowing and trimming – NEWTON UNION CEMETERY, City of Newton, Iowa

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• Monday - Friday • No Holidays • Makes approx $1,300/month

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Job requirements will be as follows: • Mowing experience • CDL with air brakes is required or be willing to obtain within three months of acquiring the job • Be able to lift 75 pounds or greater Applications may be picked up at the city office.

Application or resume may be submitted to the city office at 318 6th Ave., Sully

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Job Opening The Greater Newton Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking a dynamic, professional leader to fill the full-time position of executive director for the Newton Chamber of Commerce.

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Part-Time Teller First Newton National Bank has an opportunity for an energetic, detail-oriented individual with excellent customer service skills. This 25+ hour per week, part-time teller position is located at our Colonial Plaza branch. The incumbent must be able to work a flexible Monday-Saturday schedule. Tellers handle routine financial transactions (deposits, withdrawals, advances, loan payments, merchant transactions, etc.), and balance these transactions daily while ensuring a positive interaction with customers.

Qualifications - High school diploma or equivalent - Minimum six months of experience in cash handling and customer service - Physical requirements: May be required to stand for extended periods of time and may be required to lift bags/boxes of coin weighing up to 50 pounds - Strong written and verbal communication skills To explore this great opportunity, please submit resumes with salary requirements by email to: smaasdam@firstnnb.com or mail to Susan Maasdam, First Newton National Bank, P.O. Box 489, Newton, Iowa 50208

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Maintenance Technician

Order Entry/Auditor

Sales Support

The Vernon Company, a leader in the promotional products industry, is currently looking for a professional individual to join our Newton Office Order Dept. This Order Entry/Auditor position requires excellent verbal/written communication skills and Microsoft Office experience.

Primary tasks include communication with Account Executives and suppliers to proof, audit, and enter order information, and calculate Account Executive’s commissions. Organization and accuracy as well as the ability to multi-task and work efficiently are required.

The Vernon Company, a leader in the promotional products industry, is currently looking for a professional individual to join our Newton Office Sales Support Dept. This Coordinator position will provide support to a select group of Account Executives and requires excellent verbal/ written communication skills and Microsoft Office experience. Primary duties involve researching/quoting products and various customer service responsibilities to ensure orders are shipped and delivered on time. Organization and accuracy as well as the ability to multi-task and work efficiently are required.

This is a full-time position, and the salary range is $14.71 – $16.80, depending upon qualifications.

A high school diploma, or equivalent, is required.

Excellent benefit package includes health, vision, life, 401(k), vacation and holidays.

For consideration, submit your resume and cover letter by mail, fax or email.

The Vernon Company Attn: Human Resources/SALES SUPPORT One Promotion Place, Newton, IA 50208 Fax: 641-792-2838 E-mail: hr@vernoncompany.com Deadline is Wednesday, March 2, 2016.

This is a full-time position, and the salary range is $12.59 – $14.79, depending upon qualifications.

A high school diploma, or equivalent, is required.

Excellent benefit package includes health, vision, life, 401(k), vacation and holidays.

For consideration, submit your resume and cover letter by mail, fax or email.

The Vernon Company Attn: Human Resources/ORDER ENTRY One Promotion Place, Newton, IA 50208 Fax: 641-792-2838 E-mail: hr@vernoncompany.com Deadline is Wednesday, March 2, 2016.

Pre-employment drug screen and background check required.

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Astrograph

The sun pulls at the Virgo moon from across the sky, reflecting all his Piscean glory. This is where vivid imagination and immersive artistic flow meet the lunar life raft of Virgo’s nurturing powers. Guide your mind to the reality you want (not the one you don’t!) and open up to the flood of detailed ideas that, when applied, could make dreams real.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 22). Yours is the smile that opens hearts, the contribution that changes lives, the style that makes people want to celebrate you. The next six weeks help you home in on increasing your physical energy. The lifestyle

change is inspired by someone special. April and July bring professional adaptations that pay handsomely. Virgo and Libra adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 6, 4, 42, 39 and 15.

ARIES (March 21-April 19).

There’s a good chance that the problem only comes into existence when you acknowledge it.

You can test out the theory by placing your attention elsewhere and seeing if the offending issue doesn’t wither from neglect.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20).

Foster a community atmosphere.

Bring together the different parts of your social life. You’re in a position to introduce people

JELD-WEN Door Division/Grinnell is now accepting applications for highly motivated individuals for Maintenance Technician positions to work third shift, 11:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m. Must be willing and able to work overtime when required including Saturday.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to: • Perform preventative maintenance • Trouble shoot • Small projects • Light grounds work • Small tool repair • Participate in maintenance team projects Requirements will include: • High School diploma or its equivalent is required; a two year technical degree is preferred.

• Knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, power systems, PLCs, welding, three phase and DC motors, and paint systems is helpful.

• Working at elevation is sometimes required.

JELD-WEN offers a competitive wage and benefits package. Interested candidates should send cover letter and resume to evanersvelde@jeld-wen. com or apply in person at 820 Industrial Avenue, Grinnell Iowa (South side of street) between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Pre-employment drug screen required.

Interior Doors-Grinnell 820 Industrial Avenue, Grinnell, Iowa 50112 Equal Opportunity Employer

Pre-employment drug screen and background check required.

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who stand to really benefit from knowing one another.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). In order to keep it simple and make the most of this auspicious astral arrangement, ask only yes-or-no questions. If you’re met with excuses, quibbling, bickering, accept it as a quick no and move on.

CANCER (June 22-July 22).

Because you understand how to manage people, you’ll execute a fantastic turnaround on a tough job. Do note: People in your personal life will not appreciate being managed in the same manner as you would a colleague.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Those who have been getting results by

doing it the same way for years have little incentive to change.

You, however, are just starting out. You’re neither limited by what you know nor seduced by marginal successes.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).

You’re going for maximum effectiveness, and for that you need feedback. Ask for it. You make people feel safe enough to talk to you frankly, and because of that, you’re on the fast track to success.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

Every age you’ve been since birth is inside of the person you are now. It may feel like you are straddled across several evolutions of yourself, unsure which age to draw from. There is no wrong answer. Do what comes

naturally.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

Water signs like you can change forms with the emotional weather. Your ability to stay adaptable and on the move will help you avoid drama and find the most successful positioning.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Every choice has its benefits and detriments. This moon will help you see the full range of options rendering the decision a bit tougher to make. “Between two evils, I always pick the one I never tried before.” -- Mae West CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You’re strong on your own. You also have a formidable structure around you and your alliances

protect you furthermore. For these reasons, you’re in a prime position to take a thrilling risk.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

So often you’re the one who can best see what lies ahead, so you feel it’s your responsibility to take the lead. Relax instead.

There’s a finesse that comes from realizing that you don’t have to take charge.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

The joys and sorrows of others are your joys and sorrows, too.

It’s part of your psychic gift.

You can feel your people and know how they feel, too, no matter how far away from them you may be.

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Sports

www.newtondailynews.com | Monday | Feb. 22, 2016

2016 State mat action

John Lee Photography Newton High seniors Hunter Versteegh, left, and Duncan Lee proudly wear their Class 3A state wrestling meet medals they earned over the weekend in Des Moines.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton High’s wrestling cheerleaders watch intense action by Hunter Versteegh in the opening round of the state tournament.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton’s Duncan Lee attempts to get free from the grasp of Southeast Polk’s Kameron Padavich in their 3A state consolation semifinal match Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena.

Troy Hyde/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe’s Lucas Roland, right, defeated Denver-Tripoli’s Caleb Wilson in an elimination match Friday afternoon at the Iowa High School State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo Arena.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Newton head wrestling coach Andy Swedenhjelm, right, reacts to a move on the mat by Duncan Lee in Saturday’s state tournament action. Also in the corner is assistant coach Carl Smith.

Troy Hyde/Daily News Troy Hyde/Daily News Prairie City-Monroe wrestling cheerleaders encourage a Mustang wrestler Prairie City-Monroe freshman Jarron Trausch, right, competes at the Iowa High School State Wresduring the Iowa High School State Wrestling Championships at Wells Fargo tling Championships in Des Moines on Thursday.

Trausch was eliminated after going 0-2 for the day.

Arena in Des Moines on Saturday.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Using his length to stay out of trouble against Prairie-Cedar Rapids’ Marcus Engliand is Newton High senior Hunter Versteegh, top, in their state Class 3A seventh-place match.