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By Abigail Pelzer Newton Daily News A Newton man who was charged last month with assaulting another man and allegedly threatening to kill him has pleaded not guilty to charges.

Chad E. Berry, 32, entered not guilty pleas to charges of harassment and assault causing bodily injury.

Newton Police responded to the incident on Jan. 18 at an apartment in the 100 block of North Second Avenue East. The victim claimed Berry arrived at the residence and was joking around with other people and after a time began hitting the victim, at least 10 times, according Berry to a police report.

During the scuffle, a lamp was broken and Berry allegedly threatened to hit him with it. He is also accused of telling a woman to leave the apartment because he was going to kill the victim.

When Berry walked outside to speak with someone, the victim shut the door and braced it with his body, according to the report. Berry then allegedly pulled out a large buck knife with a 5-inch blade and tried ramming the door with his body to get back inside, while yelling “let me in [expletive] you’re going to die.” When the victim said he was calling police, Berry left.

Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Aurora Heights student Jacob Aldrich speaks at the podium during Monday’s regular Newton Community School District board meeting. Aldrich’s successors at Aurora Heights will likely have had no transitional kindergarten, if the Iowa Department of Education stands by a November clarification about funding.

Transitional kindergarten might vanish under new funding criteria Unclear how districts will adjust

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News Transitional kindergarten might be headed for a big transition.

According to some recently produced state information presented by Superintendent Bob Callaghan at Monday night’s Newton Community School District board meeting, transitional kindergarten, at least in the way Newton and other districts utilize the concept, may no longer qualify for regular state funding, beginning in 2015-16.

In Monday’s meeting, held at Aurora Heights Elementary School, Callaghan described his understanding of a PowerPoint

list of clarifications released by the Iowa Department of Education in November. The presentation, which addresses transitional kindergarten, classifies to students in those programs as “retained,” and that districts are not in compliance with Iowa Code 279.68 by attempting to get regular funding for those students.

He presented a chart and several detailed clarifications that show which programs and designations for each student will still allow districts to count that student as part of its annual state funding request.

The directive makes the future unclear for transitional kindergarten in Newton. The document clarifies that a student in any type of kindergarten for the second consecutive year is not a “1.0 student,” or a

regular student that is part of a district’s head count for annual state funding.

Funding for transitional or other special types of kindergartens must come from either special-education funds, parentpaid tuition or funding from other resources. Districts will not be allowed to use Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program funds for what it calls “5-yearold attendance programs.”

Callaghan pointed out that it seems the DOE doesn’t want to fund education that isn’t on the Iowa Core track. There are a number of different types of modified kindergarten models used in Iowa schools, such as transitional, alternative or “beginner” kindergarten, and the guidance packet points out that KINDERGARTEN | 3A

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Jasper County could see 5-7 inches of snow Newton Daily News The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning about a system that could bring between 5 and 7 inches of snow in Jasper County and possibly up to 8 or 9 inches to some areas of the state.

The winter storm warning is in effect from 3 p.m. to midnight.

Snow will spread across the area by midday and increase into the afternoon, lasting into the evening hours. Winds are expected to be from the east at 10 to 20 mph. Visibility may be reduced to under a half a mile at times.

Roads are expected to become slick by Wednesday afternoon.

EcoPatcher approved for road repairs by supervisors

Stutt discusses secondary roads 5-year plan

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By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News The Jasper County Board of Supervisors approved the joint purchase of an EcoPatcher with the City of Newton at its Tuesday meeting. County Engineer Russ Stutt requested the purchase at a cost of $27,600.54.

The county will purchase the EcoPatcher, which is an asphalt patching machine that is used for road repairs, for $55,201.09 and be reimbursed by the city for $27,600.54. All costs of parts and repairs will be shared equally by the city and county and standard maintenance will be provided by the party using the EcoPatcher at the time of the need.

“Where you used to use cold mix, this is in the place of the cold mix so you don’t have to have it on hand in the shop,” Supervisor Denny Carpenter said.

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Jason W. Brooks/Daily News Ice fishing was allowed at Jasper County Conservation’s “Winterpalooza” on Feb. 7.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources’ chief of fisheries encourages extreme caution for any anglers who are ice fishing in late February or in March.

Ice safety gains importance as temps fluctuate

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News The forecast for this week shows temperatures will barely get past the freezing mark. However, there are still plenty of risks for anyone ice fishing or anyone else who plans to venture out onto iced Iowa ponds or lakes.

Joe Larscheid, the chief of fisheries for the

Iowa Department of Natural Resources, said the spring is a time when frequent freezing and thawing makes it tough to tell exactly how strong ice is in any one spot.

“We hesitate to ever truly call any ice completely safe,” Larscheid said last week. “But we generally say 4-inch thick ice is safe. If the weather is warming and

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cooling, water percolates and gets toward the top of the ices, so it has to be examined carefully.”

Larscheid said spells of cold, if those spells are dry, can help ice remain solid. However, heavy, wet snow or cold rain tends to sit on top of ice, pressuring it with weight and weakening the ice.

The Jasper County Board of Supervisors held a public hearing on secondary roads five-year construction program preview Tuesday afternoon in front of interested citizens.

The presentation laid out the planning of upcoming bridges, roads, pavement marking projects and other road construction jobs across the county.

Jasper County Engineer Russ Stutt and engineer assistant Pam Olson presented the five-year plan which begins with fiscal year 2016 and ends at 2020. The eight-page plan lists project names, locations, status, funding and projected year of completion.

The five-year plan is subject to change after fiscal year 17 depending on fiances, structure priority and other factors such as weather and cost, said Olson.

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In Brief Colfax Christian Church hosts spring sale, lenten services Howard Street Christian Church will be hosting the following groups each Sunday during evening Lenten services.

Ambassadors, Sunday; Sounds of Inspirations March 8; Highway Home, March 15; Loynachans, March 22; and Journey Bound, March 29.

Coffee and cookies will be offered at 5:15 p.m. with the performances beginning at 6 p.m.

A free will offering will be accepted.

This church will also host its annual spring garage sale from noon to 6 p.m. March 5 and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. March 6 at the church, 101 N. Locust St. in Colfax. Cinnamon rolls will be available for purchase. Orders can be made in advance by calling 515-674-3746 or 515-674-3333.

Money raised from the sale will go toward the children’s fund to help pay for church camp.

Kellogg UMC hosts Bingo night Saturday Submitted Photo Guests enjoyed last years Hawaiian-themed event held to raise funds for a youth trip to Rocky Mountain High in Colorado. This year, the church will be raising funds for a mission trip to Kansas City with a spring fiesta dinner March 13.

Spring Fiesta coming to The Way

By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News Newton’s Church of The Way is holding a youth mission trip fundraiser, this year with a spring fiesta theme from 6 to 9 p.m. March 13 at The Way Cafe, 2306 S. Third Ave. E. The event will be catered by Mi Cocina Mexican Restaurant in Colfax for a sit down meal with a Mexican twist.

The evening starts at 5:30 p.m. when seating begins. The meal will be served with the youth acting as servers at 6 p.m.

Along with the meal, entertainment will be provided with fun music, a piñata to break open and additional games and activ-

ities. Child care will be provided for those with little children who want to enjoy an evening out.

A free will offering will be accepted and used to fund a youth mission trip July 19-24 to Kansas City, Mo. While in Kansas City, the 10 to 15 kids on the mission will help paint, build houses and do other construction work to better communities in the area.

“This is our first mission trip; it’s new for us,” said Tricia Groves, office manager and youth ministry leader.

Last year, a Hawaiian Luau was held, complete with festive decorations and a full house to enjoy the tropical treats and

games. In previous years, the church held a Valentine’s dinner to raise money as well.

“We’ve kind of changed it up the last few years,” Groves said. “We have had really good turnout, I’m not sure how many, but enough to fill up The Way Cafe.”

The youth used the funds from last year to travel to Rocky Mountain High, in Colorado, a retreat in the mountains where youth can participate in lectures, classes and activities centered on the Christian faith.

To RSVP, contact the church office at 641-792-7300.

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Muslims create ‘ring of peace’ outside synagogue COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — More than 1,000 people formed a “ring of peace” Saturday outside Oslo’s main synagogue at the initiative of a group of young Muslims.

The event in the Norwegian capital follows a series of attacks against Jews in Europe, including the terror attacks in Paris in January and in neighboring Denmark last week.

One of the eight independent organizers of Saturday’s event in Oslo, Hajrah Arshad said the gathering shows “that Islam is about love and unity.”

“We want to demonstrate that Jews and Muslims do not hate each other,” co-organizer Zeeshan Abdullah told the crowd, standing in a half-circle before the white synagogue. “We do not want individuals to define what Islam is for the rest of us.”

“There are many more peace-mongers than warmongers,” he added.

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Norway’s Chief Rabbi Michael Melchior sang the traditional Jewish end of Sabbath song outside the synagogue before the large crowd holding hands.

Co-organizer Hassan Raja said it was the first time he heard the song.

Ervin Kohn, head of Oslo’s Jewish community, called the gathering in sub-zero temperatures “unique.”

Several European countries have seen an increase in anti-Semitic incidents recently, starting when the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza intensified last year.

In Paris, three Muslim gunmen killed 17 people at a kosher grocery, the offices of weekly Charlie Hebdo and elsewhere in early January. Last week a single assailant in Copenhagen killed a Jewish security guard outside a synagogue and a Danish filmmaker who was attending a free speech event.

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UCC hosts film, discussion event March 4 Congregational United Church of Christ will be host a special screening of “Brave Miss World” at 6:30 p.m. March 3 at the church, 308 E. Second St. N. in Newton.

Organizers want to start conversations and address issues of rape awareness and prevention. Fabiana Benskin and Leslie Ruggles, both of local Crisis Intervention Services, will be present to engage in discussion following the film.

In the film, Miss Israel Linor Abargil was abducted, stabbed, and raped in Milan, Italy at age 18. She had to represent her country in the Miss World pageant only six weeks later. When to her shock she was crowned the winner, she vowed to do something about rape.

The film follows her from her rape, to her crowning and through her crusade to fight for justice and break the silence.” More information about the film can be found at bravemissworld.com.

This event is free and open to the public.

One Voice Community Prayer Gathering Tuesday United Presbyterian Church will host the March One Voice Community Prayer Gathering at 7 p.m.

Tuesday at the church, 209 N. Second Ave. E. in Newton.

The public is invited to attend.

For more information, call Linda Rex at 641792-4158.

First Baptists hosts Easter choir practice Wednesday First Baptist Church of Newton will host a Easter Play choir practice at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the church, 620 S. Eighth Ave. E. in Newton.

The choir will begin practicing for the Easter musical and will have six practices before Easter.

Those interested in singing are invited to attend.

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Kellogg United Methodist Church will host free Bingo night at 7 p.m. Saturday at the church, 417 Second St. in Kellogg.

All are invited out for a free, family-fun event that will include Bingo prizes such as gift cards from Hy-Vee, Walmart, Walgreens, Subway and Capitol II Theatre. All prizes are valued at $10 or more.

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Officers noted red scratches on the bridge of the victim’s nose and three red marks on his left side of his face by his temple.

A pre-trial conference is scheduled for April 6, with a jury trial planned for April 22. Berry did waive his right to a speedy trial.

Transportation to receive city bridge funding. Jasper County will provide the initial funding for the project.

Since both the city and the county are co-owners, each will provide 10 percent of the project costs.

The Surface Transportation Program funding allocated by Iowa’s Highway Bridge program will reimburse 80 percent of all eligible prop-

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Ice Fishing Continued from Page 1A He said central Iowa had 0.75 inches of rain in an early January weather event before switching to snow, in addition to near-record warmth during one week of January.

If this pattern is repeated in late February or in March, lake ice could be under stress again.

“We had a record amount of rain for January, and 10 inches of heavy wet snow,” Larscheid said. “That’s a lot of stressors for the remaining ice.”

Larscheid said thick, heavy snow acts as insulation during cold spells, preventing the cold from growing ice thickness as quickly as it would if there was no snow.

Also, wet snow can hide potentially hazardous areas, so he recommends safety techniques, such as cutting test holes or using a “spud bar.”

Anglers can remain safe by avoiding any areas that appear darker or off-colored, as those can potentially be weak spots or water on the ice.

Iowa DNR regulations state ice fishing shelters may be placed on or over state-owned land or waters, but the cutoff date each year for removal of those structures was Feb. 20.

A Feb. 10 post on the DNR website states “Ice-shelter owners are encouraged not to wait until the last minute to get their shelter off the ice. If a shelter falls through the ice, the owner is responsible for getting it out of the lake.”

Larscheid said it might be cold enough in March for some anglers to venture out, but monitoring weather and ice conditions are critical.

“As March approaches, it’s important to stay on your toes,” Larscheid said.

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Kindergarten Continued from Page 1A it is “difficult to ascertain which standards these programs use.”

“Is that as clear as mud?”

Callaghan joked after presenting the information to the board, referring future questions to Newton’s pre-K-8 curriculum director, Jim Gilbert, who wasn’t at Monday’s meeting.

One of the most confrontational elements of the multi-page presentation was a bulleted item that reads “Instructional time (in transitional kindergarten) received may

erty project costs. All surveys, design decisions and inspections will be provided by the county.

In regard to the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline, the county approved sending a letter of intent to ISG to perform all construction inspection services.

It is a step to let the company know how many people may be needed for the project and what expertise they may need.

All of the costs associated with the inspection services will be paid for

Continued from Page 1A Mill-in edge line pavement markings and centerline pavement markings using high build waterborne paint are scheduled to be completed across the county.

Funding for these projects comes from federal aid, state-administered farmto-market funding and the local budget.

“You guys (the engineering department) have done a good job. I think you’ve done a good job at looking all of this over and picking out the critical projects which is good,” Supervisor Denny Stevenson said. He also complimented the department on covering all parts of the county.

Noteable projects broken down by region are listed below.

A complete list including many more bridge replacement and planned projects can be obtained by calling the Jasper County Engineer Department at 641-792-5862.

Near Newton: small bridge replacement on

Kate Malott/Daily News Jasper County Supervisor Denny Stevenson has a laugh with Jasper County Engineer Russ Stutt and Jasper County Engineer Assistant Pam Olson at the public hearing Tuesday afternoon.

North Fourth Avenue East over Elk Creek; build new bridge on Highway T-12 over North Skunk River; longitudinal drain tile along Highway T-12 from Highway 6 to Highway 14; longitudinal drain tile along Highway F-36; hot mix asphalt resurfacing on South 44th Avenue East and South 44th Avenue West; add hot mix asphalt paving to Dairy Farm Road/ East Eighth Street North; hot mix asphalt overlay to North 19th Avenue West.

Near Kellogg: bridge replacement on Indigo Avenue over Coon Creek; add granular resurfacing to Killdeer Avenue west of

plans to adjust summer programs accordingly.

She pointed out the district must figure out how to plan ahead and make use of summer reading and other supplementary aids.

“They’re saying that thirdgraders must meet Iowa Core standards, that everyone needs to be teaching in the Iowa Core,” Callaghan said.

Most transitional programs are supplementary and don’t adhere to core standards, he explained — which is exactly why the state doesn’t consider transitional kindergartners “1.0 students.” Callaghan said Newton’s approach to this clarifica-

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Highway T22; add granular resurfacing to East 128th Street North, north of Oakland Acres.

Near Baxter: bridge deck replacement on County Road F17over North Skunk River west of Highway 14; hot mix asphalt overlay to Derby Avenue.

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tion will depend on enrollment numbers in the age groups close to kindergarten and first grade.

The superintendent said he doesn’t want to be cynical, but he knows part of the directive is about state money and budgets.

If every student in Iowa was asked to go through a year of transitional kindergarten, state funding would be needed for at least 14 years of education, rather than 13 — and that’s assuming the student is never held back in any other grades.

Callaghan said it’s his understanding there was “scrambling and gnashing of teeth” at a recent curriculum directors meeting when the DOE in-

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be less than what is received by learners who attend (traditional) kindergarten. This is counter-intuitive. If these learners lack skills, providing more opportunities, not fewer, are needed.”

The directives suggest any students deficient in basic competencies already have several types of resource programs available. Gilbert has already met with affected teachers to discuss the directive and its implications, Callaghan said.

Board member Robyn Friedman praised the work of Gilbert and others for trying to stay ahead of the announcement and making

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granular resurfacing to West 129th Street South, south of Highway 163.

Near Colfax: bridge deck replacement on County Road F48 over Squaw Creek on West 116 Street South; add granular resurfacing to North 19th Ave. West, between Highway S52 and Highway 117; hot mix asphalt overlay to West 131st Street South.

Near Mingo: bridge replacement on County Road F24, over Indian Creek, east of Highway 117.

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formation was presented. He said the state’s approach is consistent with the DE’s focus on Iowa Core.

“I would liken it to teaching a child how to run the 100-meter dash,” Callaghan said. “Typically, the intuitive way would be to take them to the top of a hill and give them a nudge, and tell them to run down. We have to pick them up when they fall.

The idea would not be to take them off the track, but to give them a rubber band or pull them along.”

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High school and college wrestlers have told me it’s tough to describe their yearly cycle of training and preparing, let alone describe what it’s like to get on the mat.

That would make it nearly impossible for a wrestler to describe what it’s like to get on the mat for a state-championship match.

Last week’s Iowa state wrestling tournament reminded me there are young men, and a few young ladies, who put themselves to a unique kind of test.

I’ve met many who can’t understand why young people, who are in relatively good health, would subject themselves to the workout, diet and work-ethic regimen needed to compete on wrestling mats — and that’s before we get to talking about the singlets and the nature of the sport itself. I salute the brave individuals who get on the mat, taking on opponents of all types.

There seem to be more Iowans who understand why wrestlers put themselves through the wringer, but most Americans don’t seem to get the sport. Many cannot see

why these young people would endure such tough circumstances, just to see their hands raised at the end of a match.

During my time as a sports reporter, I tried to see things from a wrestler’s point of view. I tried to help readers understand the pride, the emotions and the conviction of a wrestler, and the way defeat is not an acceptable outcome.

In one of the places where I covered high school wrestling, I maintained that state’s largest media coaches poll for six years, helping it grow into a true representation of urban and rural schools of all sizes. On any Saturday in December, January or February, I tried to make sure I was on the edge of a mat, watching and listening.

There might not be a way to really explain the sport to someone who has never wrestled — myself included. But I still tried to show everyone the mental and physical trials of the sport, or the blood, sweat and tears shed in weight rooms, running tracks, flights of stairs and in hundreds of

poorly ventilated gyms through the years.

There are extremely high standards for wrestlers. Not only are there the physical and psychological torture tests in training and competition, with constant improvement expected, but wrestlers are expected to be upstanding citizens and examples as human beings.

Wrestlers, boxers, mixed martial artists and, in some cases, football players, are asked to pull of an impossible combination: Be a prehistoric beast during competition, using heart and pure aggression to be a top dog, and then shower and act polite and positive in a society that values use of the brain much more than the heart.

Fortunately, wrestlers use their brains as a part of their sport a great deal — all while pushing the natural physical limits for six minutes or more. It’s not surprising to me that some cannot manage one half or the other to this difficult balance, and impressive that many can do it. I’m in awe of those who can maintain grades

and citizenship while pushing their bodies to sometimes unnatural extremes, staying focused on wrestling goals all winter while enduring the ever-increasing roller-coaster ride of being a teenager.

Todd Schuster, principal of Newton’s Woodrow Wilson Elementary School, not only placed sixth at 98 pounds in one Iowa state high-school tournament, but competed at that same weight the following year, improving to third at state.

I have always been impressed with any wrestler who can excel at the same weight in more than one season — especially at the lighter weights. Schuster’s alma mater, Sibley-Ocheyedan, has only had one state champion in its history, and Tristan Clark was one win away from become the Prairie City-Monroe’s first state champ.

I hope the young men hang on to the valuable lessons from their wrestling brotherhoods throughout their lives.

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Community Reinvestment Act can boost energy efficiency, funding for low-income schools

By Kathleen Rogers One in five Americans spends his or her days in our nation’s 140,000 K-12 schools.

Those schools spend close to $8 billion a year on energy costs, the second-largest line item in a school budget after personnel costs. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that 25 percent of the energy used in schools is wasted. In a world of shrinking budgets and resources, energy-efficiency savings in utility costs could be used for desperately needed funding for additional teachers and school resources.

Nowhere is this more important than in our nation’s poorest school districts, where the concept of a green, healthy school is rarely a priority.

Energy-efficient schools are now being lauded as places to be if you want to see improvements in standardized testing, and some studies have shown that students score significantly higher up to 20 percent if they attend green schools. In green school, school violence declines, teacher retention soars, and children and their teachers miss fewer days because of illness. Schools are already realizing significant gains from even simple energy-efficient retrofits.

Schools from Utah to Tennessee are saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in energy costs and improving air quality, which keeps kids’ minds more alert and teachers more engaged.

Richardsville Elementary School in Kentucky received a check last year for $37,000 from the utility company for power it sold back to the grid. But those

sorts of energy paybacks could be replicated elsewhere with larger investments, funding that has eluded our nation’s most dilapidated and under-performing schools, where the backlog of routine maintenance alone is staggeringly billions of dollars.

What if we could secure billions of new private dollars for school energy-efficiency projects in lowincome disadvantaged areas and allow the resulting energy savings to remain with each school?

The next frontier of green school funding could come from banks through the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA), a federal law that requires banks operating in low-income areas to invest significant amounts of money in these areas, usually in the form of loans and grants for economic development projects, low-income housing projects and community centers. From 1996 to 2008, banks invested more than $1 trillion in community development and small-business loans in low-income areas in part to score CRA points.

Banks take the CRA requirement seriously because the points they earn are a determining factor when regulators review requests for mergers and acquisitions.

The litmus test for whether banks will receive CRA points is satisfied only if the “benefits” that accrue from these investments remain in the low-income communities.

Now the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the banks’ regulator, has proposed a clarification that will allow banks to get CRA credit for investing in energy efficiency in low-income

communities. This clarification incentivizes banks to give out low- to no-interest loans, or even grants, for green affordable housing and other community projects. These new projects will pass the “benefits test” because they will drive down energy costs for projects, centers and housing in the targeted low-income community.

The CRA currently provides that some schools are eligible for CRA funding, but only if the schools have fiscal autonomy.

Public schools, on the other hand, are ineligible for CRA funding because their budgets are managed at the district or state level, and the benefits do not remain in the community, but rather accrue to the district or state budgets.

Low-income-area public schools might qualify for low-interest loans or grants if the benefit stays with the individual school.

How would that work? Energy-efficient school renovations routinely result in verifiable annual energy savings, in some cases as much as $200,000 a year.

If school districts allowed those energy savings to stay with the individual school rather than reverting to the district budget, the projects would qualify for CRA credits. A typical energy savings project in a low-income community school would result in at least $100,000 in annual savings and a major school greening would result in even more savings, allowing low-income-area schools to buy more science equipment or add teachers.

Kathleen Rogers is president and CEO Earth Day Network.

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There are only two groups of people who make plans to go out after 10 p.m.: those answering a booty call and moms.

I t ’ s possible there is

By Katiedid a third Langrock group composed of moms looking for a booty call, but based on my expertise from being a parent for 2 1/2 years, I’m going to say that is very unlikely.

And I know what you are thinking: “What about the vampires?” To this, I say A) they are not people, and B) I’m pretty sure they fall into one of the two groups.

I’ve seen “True Blood.”

Those sexy Nordic blood hounds are only after one thing, and it doesn’t include calling you in the morning or meeting your mother.

Prior to marrying my husband and having my son, I was familiar with late-night meetup plans. Back when the streetlamps lit up an evening of possibility.

I creatively coined that time “college.”

Little did I know back then that sharing the moonlit roads with me were moms. Moms!

Moms who were possibly less dressed than I was. Not intentionally, of course. They had just simply forgotten to put on pants that day.

Moms, as I have now discovered, take to the streets at these scandalous hours because — wait for it — it’s the only time they can.

By the time I’m done working my full-time job, spending time with my kid, making dinner, reading books with him, bathing him, going through his bedtime routine and cleaning up the daily damage of my toddler tornado, it’s a miracle if I can leave the

house by 9:30 p.m. So 10 p.m. is what I aim for.

That’s when I plead for my friends to meet me.

“My mom told me only bad things happen when someone asks to see you after primetime TV has ended,” my friend said in her typical dry, sarcastic Daria tone.

“We don’t have to go out,” I said. “You can come over here, or I can go to your house.”

“Mrs. Langrock, are you trying to seduce me?”

Oh, if only.

My late-night hangout sessions are a product of necessity and wonderfully pathetic.

There is no heavy partying or drinking as one might infer by the late hour. The visits are short, as I have either work in the morning or a toddler who simply needs to build a pirate ship with blocks before the sun comes up. There is no dressing up, dressing down or undressing.

There is no loud music or dancing; on the rare occasions I get to see my friends, I’m not apt to waste them by not being able to hear a word they say. There is no spontaneity. No seeing where the night takes us. It is a very calculated plan to not disappear from my social life in two-hour increments across many months of late-night rendezvous.

There is a reason I didn’t notice the latenight moms when I was younger. It’s that there is really nothing to notice. The moms may be headed to an exciting evening of Boggle and Apples to Apples, but the non-mom’s evening promises to involve far more games.

And though these booty call receptionists don’t see me walking the city streets, I love seeing them — especially when the girls trip on their stilettos. But even when I’m being partially blinded by the full moonlight reflecting off their copious bling, I enjoy the sight.

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Obituaries Ruth Keller Feb. 23, 2015 Ruth S. Keller, 87, of Newton, died Monday evening, Feb. 23, 2015, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton.

A fun e r a l mass for R u t h will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 28 at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Newton, with Father William Reynolds officiating. A visitation with the family will be

Allen Michael Poston Feb. 21, 2015 Allen Michael “Mike” Poston, 55, of Newton, died Saturday, Feb. 21, 2015, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.

A celebration of life service for Mike will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28 at Community Heights Alliance Church in Newton.

from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 27 at the PenceReese Funeral Home in Newton, with a public vigil service at 7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorials are being designated to Sacred Heart Cemetery, Jasper County Animal Rescue or Newton Public Library.

Ruth, the daughter of Stephen G. and Sada C. (Rex) Scott, was born Feb. 28, 1927, in Leon. She was a graduate of the Leon High School, Class of 1944.

She later graduated from A.I.B. Business College in Des Moines.

On Feb. 6, 1948, Ruth was united in

marriage with Edward H. Keller at St. Brendan Catholic Church in Leon. She was employed as a secretary for 27 years for the Vernon Company in Newton.

Ruth was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and enjoyed reading, crosswords, gardening, music, photography, sports and visiting with family and friends. She devoted her life to her family.

Ruth was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Ed on May 21, 2013; two brothers, Gail and Paul; and a sister Irma.

Those left to honor

Ruth’s memory include her children, Joe (Marijo) Keller of Cedar Falls, John (Lynn) Keller of Newton, Gary (Linda) Keller of Audubon, Jane Arceo of Cedar Rapids, Marilyn ( Jim) Decker of Newton, and Sue (Mike) Price of Mingo; her 19 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; a brother Francis Scott of Oceanside, Calif.; sisters-in-law, Mildred Bennett and Gladys (Miles) Leeper, both of Leon; and many nieces and nephews.

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

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Visitors are able to access the building seven days a week to obtain information, view films and exhibits, and browse the Prairie Point bookstore. The trails and auto tour are, as always, open every day from sunrise to sunset.

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Wednesday at Masonic Temple in Prairie City.

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

• Approval Addiction women’s study will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hephzibah House, 721 E. Fourth St. S. in Newton.

• CAA Youth Sculpture Project will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Centre for Arts & Artists, 501 W. Third St. N. in Newton, to help design and create a sculpture for the CAA grounds. There are no fees to attend. For more information, email Karen at king50208@hotmail.com or call Linda at 641-521-3554.

• Developmentally Appropriate Use of iPads in Early Childhood will meet at 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday at DMACC Room 210A, 600 N. Second Ave. W. in Newton. This class helps children develop literacy skills and offers a way to connect with parents.

• Newton Noon Kiwanis will meet at noon Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton. The club will meet for lunch and a program titled “Des Moines Register” by Amalie Nash. Anyone interested in the program or in learning more about Kiwanis is welcome to be a guest for lunch. For information or to make a reservation for lunch, call Margie Criswell at 641-521-9482. Visit www.newtonkiwanis.org to learn more about the service club.

• Wine & Canvas Night will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hunter Mansion, 223 W. Fourth St. S. in Newton. Come join us for a Social Painting Party where everyone will create a work of art and sip a glass of wine. Cost is $35.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m.

Thursday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Newton.

• LinkedIn will meet at 4 p.m. Thursday at Goodwill Career Connections Center, 600 N. Second Ave., Room 241 in Newton. Call 641791-0424 to register and for information.

• Total Forgiveness women’s study will meet at 1 p.m. Thursday at Hephzibah House in Newton.

• Wine Down will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday at Van Wijk Winery, 802 Fourth St. in Sully.

Lottery Submitted Photo Stephanie Griffith recently won $500 in “Bridal Bucks” at the Newton Bridal Show Feb. 15. Griffith and her fiance Mitch Roush are both from Newton and are planning a fall 2016 wedding. Griffith’s prize allows her to spend $500 at the vendor(s) of her choice. Pictured, from left, are Jeff Holschuh, advertising director for the Newton Daily News, Griffith and Judy Swenson, owner of the Bridal Sweet in Newton.

OWLS program on Maple Sugaring set for March 11 Join the Jasper County Conservation March 11 for its monthly Older, Wiser, Livelier Seniors program.

The program is on maple sugaring. The presentation will include the history of maple sugaring, how maple syrup is made, and will wrap up with a pancake breakfast. The

presentation will start at 9 a.m. at the Jasper County Armory/Annex building.

Jasper County Conservation staff are requesting pre-registration for this program to prepare supplies. Call the JCC office at 641-792-9780 or stop by the office.

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Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Kayla H. Cockerton, 20, of Newton, is charged with driving while license suspended after authorities pulled her over at the intersection of Iowa Speedway Drive and Rusty Wallace Drive at 9:05 a.m. Sunday.

She was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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Overpacking for business trip prompts questions of trust DEAR ABBY: I’m in my 40s and my boyfriend of three years is 12 years older. We are in love and our relationship is great. He travels for work and lives in another state, so he flies in to see my daughter and me every other week. Because he is older, he uses Viagra, and it’s kept at my place in a drawer. I assumed that’s where it was always kept.

Abby, when he left for his trip yesterday, he took his Viagra with him!

He says he grabbed the bottle without thinking and that I’m overreacting.

The rest of his things are kept in his travel bag, so it’s not like he just gathered up all of his pills. They were the only ones. Now he’s upset with me because “I don’t trust him.”

Can you help me get my thinking straight? I caught him lying about something when we first started dating, so he’s not all squeaky clean like he acts.

— SUSPICIOUS IN VIRGINIA DEAR SUSPICIOUS: Unless your boyfriend was prescribed the Viagra for a condition other than ED, I’d say you have a right to be suspicious. Because his little blue pills were kept apart from his other medications, it took special effort for him to pack them. Talk with him further because he may have been contemplating a “party of one” during his travels and not have been looking for adventure.

DEAR ABBY: I’m in the middle of a situation that I’m not sure how to deal with. My mother’s husband made a pass at my boyfriend. My boyfriend thinks I should tell her.

Abby, my mother and her husband are in their 70s, and I don’t want to cause problems in their marriage. I’d like to write it off as a “misunderstanding,” but my stepdad has a history of doing things like this. — ANONYMOUS IN OREGON DEAR ANONYMOUS: If your boyfriend didn’t already, he should tell

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Iowa Senate, House approve 10-cent fuel tax increase The Associated Press DES MOINES — After years of conflict over whether to increase the state fuel tax to pay for road improvements, the Iowa Legislature gave bipartisan support to a 10-cent increase Tuesday.

The bill won approval 2821 in the Iowa Senate and 53-46 in the Iowa House. The plan would provide over $200 million annually for the state’s network of bridges and roads, many of which are in disrepair.

The tax has not been raised since 1989.

If signed by Gov. Terry Branstad before the end of February, the price change will go into effect March 1. Branstad told The Associated Press he wants to review the bill, but indicated he was “very likely” to sign it.

“There’s a critical need for additional money for the roads and bridges of the state of Iowa,” the Republican said.

For years, the Legislature has considered raising the fuel

tax — currently 22 cents per gallon of gasoline, including fees — but never took any action, despite heavy lobbying by groups representing farmers and trucking companies.

But this year, Branstad voiced his backing for increased infrastructure funding, sparking a more serious conversation. The low price of gasoline, and the fact that it’s not an election year, also helped set the stage.

Rep. Josh Byrnes, R-Osage, has been a longtime advocate for raising the tax. In the House debate, he called infrastructure maintenance “an essential function of government.”

“I don’t want to be the state that inhibits economic development and growth because we don’t want to address our infrastructure,” he said.

Some lawmakers in both chambers expressed concerns about the impact the bill would have on poor Iowa residents and how well it will fund road improvements across the state.

All four JC legislators voted against gas tax Newton Daily News All four of the Iowa legislators whose territory includes Jasper County voted against the 10-cent gas tax passed by both houses in recent days.

The Senate voted 28-21 Tuesday to pass SF 257, sending the bill to Gov. Terry Branstad’s desk. However, Sens. Chaz Allen and Amy Sinclair both were among the 21 ‘no’ votes.

A recent Des Moines Register poll of 807 people showed that 50 percent of residents oppose raising the tax and 48 percent support it; the margin of error was 3.5 percent. Public support has consistently increased since 2011, according to past polls.

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Reps. Dan Kelley and Greg Heartsill both voted against the House version of the bill.

If signed by Branstad, the tax is set to go into effect *the first day of the month following the month of enactment of this act.”

At last weekend’s Jasper County League of Women Voters Legislative Coffee in Newton, Kelley and Heartsill both discussed why they are opposed to the tax.

Des Moines had mixed reactions Tuesday.

“We’re already paying enough as it is,” said Sherry Robinson, 49, of Des Moines.

But Paul Mikkelsen, 57, of Adel, said he understood the need for an increase, noting: “These things aren’t free, and they’ve been neglected for a long time.”

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Iowa Senate OKs bills on minimum wage, wage theft DES MOINES (AP) — The Iowa Senate voted Tuesday to raise the state’s minimum wage and try to curtail cases of wage theft.

By a 27-22 vote, the Senate approved increasing the minimum wage level to $8.75. Sen. Tony Bisignano, D-Des Moines, said a minimum wage increase would help Iowa’s workforce.

“We are trying to build a high wage, high skill economy. We don’t want to become a regional haven for low wage employers,” he said in prepared remarks.

Senators also voted 26-23 to establish more rules to avoid alleged wage theft by employers. The bills now head to the Republican-led House for consideration, but it’s unlikely there’s enough support there to get them to Gov. Terry Branstad’s desk.

“I represent some of the poorest counties in Iowa, people who truly do live from paycheck to paycheck,” said Sen. Amy Sinclair, R-Allerton, whose district includes part of Jasper County. “Lots of people in my district cannot absorb that.”

According to the nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency, the increase will provide about $204 million in the fiscal year that starts July 1. The annual funding generated will decrease slightly over five years, according to the analysis.

State transportation officials have argued for years that the state needs additional infrastructure dollars. The Iowa Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers released a report Tuesday gave Iowa a C- for its roads and a D+ for bridges, based on state and federal data.

The state’s diesel fuel has a slightly higher tax and ethanol blends are a bit lower. Drivers also pay a federal tax at the pump.

The Associated Press MOUNT PLEASANT — A state-run mental hospital in Iowa fired three workers because administrators say the three didn’t act quickly enough when they noticed a patient trying to hang himself.

The Mental Health Institute in Mount Pleasant has also made several changes to better protect patients in response to the Oct. 19 incident, which revealed safety gaps. The

hospital is one of two that Gov. Terry Branstad is seeking to close.

Hospital administrators say three treatment workers walked past a psychiatric patient who had tied a bedsheet around his neck and to a bathroom door knob. Each should have stopped immediately to help the patient, who had a history of assaulting employees, but failed to recognize the severity of the situation, they say.

“Something serious

could have happened. I feel we’re lucky it didn’t,” administrator of nursing Pat Huber testified this month.

The workers dispute that the patient, who ultimately wasn’t harmed, was in immediate danger or that they did anything wrong.

They say they weren’t given training on how to respond to suicide attempts even though that’s a concern in the psychiatric unit.

An investigation by the Department of Inspections and Appeals into the

incident concluded that “systemic failures and deficient practices” led to an unsafe environment for patents, noting that numerous door handles in rooms and hallways could be used for hanging. The hospital has since replaced the knobs with breakaway door handles, given staff additional training on critical incidents and removed glass mirrors and windows that employees worried could be used as weapons if broken.

Defying GOP, Obama vetoes Keystone XL pipeline bill WASHINGTON — Defying the Republican-run Congress, President Barack Obama rejected a bill Tuesday to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, wielding his veto power for only the third time in his presidency.

Obama offered no indication of whether he’ll eventually issue a permit for the pipeline, whose construction has become a flashpoint in the U.S. debate about environmental policy and climate change. Instead, Obama sought to reassert his authority to make the decision him-

self, rebuffing GOP lawmakers who will control both the House and Senate for the remainder of the president’s term.

“The presidential power to veto legislation is one I take seriously,” Obama said in a brief notice delivered to the Senate. “But I also take seriously my responsibility to the American people.”

Obama vetoed the bill in private with no fanfare, in contrast to the televised ceremony Republican leaders staged earlier this month when they signed the bill and sent it to the president.

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said Republicans were “not

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The move sends the politically charged issue back to Congress, where Republicans haven’t

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Humphrey, Stice earn state bowling medals; Cardinals place fifth in 2A state tournament

By Jocelyn Sheets Newton Daily News DES MOINES — The towel and penny worked.

Newton High’s junior Madison Humphrey and senior Melanie Stice claimed Iowa High School Class 2A Girls’ State Bowling Tournament medals Tuesday. The two Cardinal bowlers shared with their fans going into the tournament they each had a lucky charm.

The charms and their talents worked at Plaza Lanes in Des Moines for the second time in as many weeks.

Humphrey rolled a teamhigh 405. She opened the individual games with a 174, but finished it off with a 231 game, pushing her into seventh place overall at the state tournament.

Humphrey’s lucky charm?

A towel, which she admitted she hasn’t washed. She pats it up and down in her hand and wipes her bowling ball off each time before rolling it during competition.

“It was amazing to receive a state medal. I’ve never done that,” Humphrey said. “I wish my first game was better, but my second game was amazing. I had six strikes in a row and felt I could do it.”

Stice, who led the Cardinals to a district substate championship on the same lanes a week earlier, finished with a 383 on games of 190 and 193. That score put her in 10th place at the state meet.

Stice’s lucky charm? A penny given to her by a friend before the substate tournament.

“It was surprising to get the medal because they skipped over someone and I didn’t think I got it,” Stice said. “I was going back to talk to my mom then had to run through the crowd to get back up there. As a team, it was our highest score this season. It’s

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sad to be a senior because I’ll miss my teammates.”

As a team, Newton ended up fifth at its first Class 2A state tournament. This is the first year there have been three classifications — Class 1A, 2A and 3A — in bowling for girls and boys. Newton had been competing in the Class 1A postseason.

“The girls did a great job today,” said Brett Jacobs, Newton bowling coach.

“They came really close to there goal of shooting a 2,700 with a 2,633. They still left several single pins on the lane and a few splits. If they could have cut those in half, they were probably have came close to shooting a 2,800.”

Scott Garvis/Special to the Daily News Newton High’s girls and coaches have a huddle before the girls compete in the 2015 Iowa High School Class 2A State Bowling Tournament Tuesday. Members of the team are, from upper left, Mariah Gonzales, Courtney Tabor, Madison Humphrey, Alyssa White, Melanie Stice, head coach Brett Jacobs, assistant coach Seth Banwell and Erica Bailey. The Cardinals finished fifth at state in Des Moines.

The Cardinals were sitting in third place, three pins ahead of Western Dubuque — 1,774-1,771 — going into the Baker games. Keokuk and Fort Dodge were first and second at the time w i t h

2,007 and 1,850, respectively.

Keokuk, which placed four bowlers in the top 10 individual scores, won the Class 2A state title with a 2,971 pin count. Fort Dodge placed second with 2,807. Keokuk’s

Sydney Kramer edged out her teammate Alyssa Hemann for the individual state title, 429426.

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advance to Class 1A District 10 final

By Alex Olp Newton Daily News OSKALOOSA — The Prairie City-Monroe boys’ basketball team was playing catch-up for the majority of the Class 2A District 11 final against Pella Christian (15-7) at Oskaloosa Tuesday night.

PCM entered the game with a six-game winning streak and carried a 17-2 record since the first meeting between the two teams on Dec. 8. The Mustangs lost that game 73-58, and the result of Tuesday night’s game was all too familiar.

Pella Christian gained momentum from the start by scoring on its first two possessions and jumping out to a 10-0 lead, forcing a Mustang timeout.

However, PCM came out of the huddle with new energy.

Logan Gilman and Trey Lindsay went back-to-back with 3-pointers, which helped the Mustangs get back into the game.

The first quarter belonged to the Eagles, 16-12. However, Gilman’s 11 first-half points helped PCM make up the deficit and force a tied game going into halftime.

The teams came out shooting in the third quarter and traded baskets in the opening possessions. PCM took a 33-32 lead halfway through the quarter, but unfortunately that was the only lead it saw.

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Alex Olp/Daily News Luke Greiner (4) attempts a free throw in the fourth quarter of the district final match against Pella Christian Tuesday night. The Mustang’s season ended with a 18-5 record following the 60-49 loss.

MOULTON — It will be an all South Iowa Cedar League final Thursday for the Class 1A District 10 championship.

Ly n n v i l l e - S u l l y ’s Hawks dispatched host Moulton-Udell, 66-48, in a district semifinal Tuesday night. Sigourney Savages posted a 63-53 win over Twin Cedars in the early game of the doubleheader.

Lynnville-Sully (185) and Sigourney (175) play Thursday for the District 10 title and advancement into the Class 1A Substate 5 championship game.

The two SICL teams split their conference games this season. Sigourney won at Sully 66-51 on Dec. 19 then Lynnville-Sully returned the favor winning 52-43 at Sigourney on Feb. 3.

The Hawks have gone 14-2 since winter break, winning eight straight. The Savages are on a four-game win streak.

The winner of Thurs-

d ay ’s District 10 final plays the winner of District 9 at Fairfield Saturday in the Substate Trettin 5 title game. The game tips off at 7 p.m. and on the line is a berth in the Iowa Class 1A State Boys’ Basketball Tournament, March 9-14, at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

On Tuesday against Moulton-Udell’s Eagles, the Hawks wrangled a 20-13 lead by the end of the first quarter.

It was the middle two quarters in which Lynnville-Sully got separation from MoultonUdell.

The Hawks outscored the Eagles 16-9 in the second period to lead 36-22 at halftime.

Lynnville-Sully increased its lead with a 17-7 run in the third quarter. The Eagles had a 19-13 scoring edge in the fourth quarter.

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Melanie Humphrey/Special to Daily News Alyssa White leads the Newton High girls’ bowling team in the Parade of Teams at Tuesday’s 2015 Iowa High School Class 2A State Bowling Tournament at Plaza Lanes in Des Moines. Following White are Courtney Tabor, Mariah Gonzales, Melanie Stice, Erica Bailey, Madson Humphrey, head coach Brett Jacobs and assistant coach Seth Banwell. The Cardinals finished fifth with their highest pin total of the season.

State Continued from Page 1B Western Dubuque put up four 200-plus scores in the Baker games for a 1,025 total, which propelled it past Newton into third place with a final total of 2,796. DenisonSchleswig had a 924 Baker

games score to climb into fourth place at 2,688.

“We went into today with the goal of doing better than we did at substate,” Humphrey said. “We accomplished that. We bowled well at state and left it all on the lanes.”

Newton’s Baker game scores were 172-160-159210-158 for a 859 total. Newton was fifth with a 2,633

total, which was better than their team district substate championship score of 2.475.

Clinton finished sixth at 2,478 and LeMars was sixth at 2,363 to round out the state team standings.

Senior Erica Bailey finished 17th with a 365 (184181). It was Bailey’s second state tournament after finishing 15th in a Class 1A state tournament as a freshman.

Freshman Alyssa White was 29th at 335 (163-172) and senior Courtney Tabor placed 39th at 286 (106-180).

Junior Mariah Gonzalez was 44th with a 261 (125-136).

Both White and Tabor said their goals going into the state tournament were to improve on their substate scores. They did. White had a 333 a week ago and Tabor, who posted

PCM Continued from Page 1B Strong shooting from beyond the 3-point arc by the Eagles pushed them to a 40-35 lead after three.

The gap widened even more at the start of the fourth as PCM suffered from a 10-4 Eagle run. The teams played even from there on out and the Mustangs’ season ended with a 60-49 loss.

These teams share a lot of history in the playoffs, but losing never gets easier for PCM coach Fred Lorensen, he said.

“We had a really good year and gained some confidence playing some really good teams,” Lorensen said. “Tonight, we just got down early and came back, got down again and came back again. It’s just

her top game score Tuesday with a 180, had a 259 at the substate tournament.

“It was a great way to wrap up the end of the season, having the girls shoot their highest match game of the season at the state tournament,” Jacobs said.

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

no fun getting beat.”

The second half was led by Lindsay, who recorded 12 points.

Gilman scored a team-high 13, while Ricky Reeve tacked on eight, Tyler Townsend and Chase Keuning contributed six each and Luke Greiner added four.

The Eagles were carried by Levi Jungling’s 19 points and David Kacmarynski’s 12.

Following the loss, Lorensen spoke with the players, some of which will be returning next year.

“These young kids need to decide how bad they want it,” Lorensen said. “Our big theme is that we need to shoot the ball better.

They will have to put in the time to make that happen.”

Pella Christian advances to the substate final in Bondurant Saturday. The Mustang’s conclude their season with a strong 18-5 record.

Alex Olp/Daily News Ricky Reeve (5) drives to the basket after receiving a screen from teammate Logan Gilman during the district final match against Pella Christian Tuesday night.

Reeve scored eight points in the Mustang’s 60-49 loss.

Jocelyn Sheets/Daily News Lynnville-Sully’s Sage Ehresman pulls in a rebound with teammate Kyle Van Dyke on his shoulder during a home game earlier this season. The Hawks play for a Class 1A district title Thursday.

Lynnville-Sully Continued from Page 1B “The guys played a nice game tonight,” said Nick Harthoorn, Hawk head coach. “Offensively, we moved the ball well, which led to quality shots.

When the shots didn’t go down, I thought we did a good job on the offensive boards. Our defense was pretty solid in the second and third quarters.”

Lynnville-Sully shot 46 percent, 26of-50, from the field while MoultonUdell was 20-of-53 for 38 percent. The Hawks cashed in on 9-of-13 free throw attempts and the Eagles hit 5-of-24 at the free-throw line.

Ben Trettin paced the Hawks with 15 points, four steals and three assists.

Sage Ehresman had 12 points. Kyle Van

Dyke tossed in 10 points and grabbed nine rebounds.

Baker Zegers pulled down seven of the team’s 34 rebounds. Jesse Van Wyk had six rebounds. Zegers and Tyler Van Zante each had three assists.

Trey Stansberry scored 16 points for Moulton-Udell. Zach Boettcher had 12 points.

Lynnville-Sully 20-16-17-13—66 Moulton-Udell 13-9-7-19—48 Lynnville-Sully (FG/3-pt): Van Zante 1/1-2-1-7, B. Trettin 5-2-15, Brand 0/2-0-0-6, Ehresman 4/1-0-1-12, James 0/1-1-2-4, Zegers 2-0-0-4, J. Trettin 0-0-1-0, Van Wyk 4-0-3-8, Kuhlmann 0-0-1-0, Van Dyke 5-0-1-10.

TOTALS: 21/5-9-12-66.

Moulton-Udell (FG/3-pt): McCoy 1/1-0-0-5, Stansberry 5/1-3-1-16, Snyder 2-0-3-4, Hatfield 3-0-1-6, Sebolt 0-0-1-0, Sheets 1-0-0-2, Boettcher 3/2-0-4-12, Martin 0/1-0-0-3. TOTALS: 15/5-5-10-48.

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

US plays Britain in first round of Davis Cup LONDON (AP) — Andy Murray will return to his native Scotland next week to lead Britain against the United States in the first round of the Davis Cup. Murray and his brother, Jamie, will face the Americans on March 6-8 on an indoor hard court at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow.

James Ward and Dominic Inglot rounded out the team named by captain Leon Smith on Tuesday.

U.S. captain Jim Courier named a team that featured John Isner and Donald Young in singles and brothers

Bob and Mike Bryan in the doubles.

The third-ranked Murray returns to play in Scotland for the first time since winning Wimbledon in 2013.

“The tie will be a huge deal for him personally,” Smith said.

Murray led Britain to a 3-1 win over the U.S. in the first round of the World Group last year in San Diego.

Murray could team up in doubles against the Bryan brothers with his own brother, who returns to Davis Cup play for the first time since 2011.

The Bryan brothers, the world’s top-

ranked doubles pair, are 22-4 together in Davis Cup play.

The 20th-ranked Isner will be competing in his 10th Davis Cup tie. He was chosen for last year’s matches against Britain but was replaced

by Young after spraining his right ankle.

The 45th-ranked Young, who will be making his second appearance in Davis Cup, lost to Murray in last year’s singles.

The U.S. leads 11-8 overall against Britain in the oldest rivalry in Davis Cup history, dating to the first competition in 1900.

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Public Notices Form 644 BFD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING -- PROPOSED BUDGET

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CITY OF KELLOGG FEBRUARY 9, 2015 Kellogg City Council met in regular session on February 9, 2015 at 7:00 P.M. with Mayor Waardhuizen presiding.

Van Council members present: Aldrich, Parsons, Frymoyer, Leavens, and Hinshaw.

Motion by Frymoyer, and seconded by Aldrich to accept the minutes as mailed and financial as prepared. Passed unanimously Mayor Van Waardhuizen presented to the council replacing the bridge on Main St. over Coon Creek. This is a Grant funded program with County and City participation. The County will pay for the Design, Survey and setup of $40,000. This will be a 70' bridge with the cost between $220,000 to $250,000.

City is responsible for 10% or approximately $25,000. Motion

by Frymoyer and seconded by Leavens to participate in the construction of a new bridge over Coon Creek at the 10% level if County is willing to fund the balance with County and Grant money. Passed unanimously.

Leavens is concerned about the rock around the playground equipment. She would like to see the bid given to H & H Landscaping. Parsons suggest more dirt needed. Mayor Van Waardhuizen will consult with H & H. Frymoyer has been contacted by the Pella Fire Dept. They will donate 26 sets of outdated gear which can be used for the Kellogg Junior Fire Dept. Pella wants a waiver signed by the Dept from the Attorney. Motion

by Parsons and seconded by Hinshaw to accept the gear with a signed waiver for the Kellogg Passed Junior Fire Dept. unanimously.

Calvin from maintenance dept reported the man hole at Northfield has been raised but needs another coat of tar. Four post need to be placed around the manhole to prevent hitting by farm equipment by March 1st.

Maintenance has been getting estimates on a new maintenance truck.

The City has requested an estimate from Partner Communications on a security system for the Cabin, Park, Burn pile, and Shop. There has been a lot of vandalism is these areas of the City. Estimated will be reviewed at the next meeting.

Rhonda Guy gave a report on the and sewer system. water Everything is looking good but she suggested the guys start building a new map of the lines and curb stops from scratch.

Calvin has worked under Rhonda for over 6 month and is eligible to take the Wastewater class and test. Motion by Frymoyer and seconded by Leavens for Calvin to take the Wastewater class and pay the tuition of $450.00.

Passed unanimously.

Set budget workshop for February 19, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.

Motion by Leavens and seconded by Frymoyer to present the bills. Passed unanimously.

January Payroll..............6,464.08 January FICA (City Share)........... ..........................................494.51 January IPERS (City Share)......... ..........................................566.53 Alliant Energy.................3,222.77 Caldwell & Brierly PLLC .1,264.25 Cretex................................183.00 Dodd Trash Hauling.......7,566.70 Farver True Value.............219.85 First Choice Accounting....200.00 Hawkins Inc.......................936.56 Hickenbottom Inc..............950.59 Jasper Co Animal Rescue...61.04 JEDCO..............................808.65 John Deer Financial..........307.96 Kaplan Fire & Ambulance..643.00 Kellogg Fire Dept...............257.50 Kellogg Post Office............117.00 Kellogg Township Fire Dept......... ............................................61.36 Keystone Laboratories........11.00 Kirkwood Community College... ..........................................450.00 Napa Auto Parts....................1.29 News Printing Co.................62.44 Partner Communication.....337.60 Rhonda Guy...................1,184.00 Sara Raper..........................75.00 Todd's Tire..........................50.00 U S Cellular.......................136.21 Receipts: ...................$27,905.80 Disbursements:..........$30,690.43 Motion by Hinshaw and seconded by Aldrich to accept the bills as presented. Passed unanimously.

Motion by Hinshaw and by Frymoyer to seconded adjourn. Passed unanimously.

Shirley Schippers Clerk Scott Van Waardhuizen Mayor February 25 CITY OF KELLOGG FEBRUARY 19, 2015 Kellogg City Council met in special session on February 19, 2015 with Mayor Van Waardhuizen presiding. Council members present: Frymoyer, Aldrich, Parsons, and Leavens.

Absent: Hinshaw.

Motion by Aldrich and seconded

by Frymoyer to renew Side Tracks Regular and Sunday licenses.

Passed liquor unanimously.

Motion by Frymoyer and seconded by Parsons to increase the salaries by 3% for next fiscal year. Passed unanimously.

Council discussed 2015-2016 budget with spending will be

ORDINANCE NO. 2245 ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF NEWTON CODE OF TITLE 4, ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 34, TO DEFINE ENTERTAINMENT FAMILY CENTER AND TO LIST INDOOR ENTERTAINMENT FAMILY CENTER WITHIN THE I-L: LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT LIST OF PERMITTED USES. The description herein is a summary. Said Ordinance in its entirety may be inspected at the City Clerk's office, 101 West 4th Street South, Newton, Iowa during regular office hours, 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

The Code of Ordinances, City of Newton, Iowa, 2011, Title 4, Chapter 34, is hereby amended by adding: §34.0202.035a Family Entertainment Center is a facility open to the public that includes recreational activities such as batting cages, bounce houses, party services, or other similar uses and activities §34.04042.03(W) “Indoor Family Entertainment Center” Passed by the City Council on February 16th, 2015 This Ordinance shall be effective after the final passage, approval and publication as provided by law.

Katrina A. Davis CMC, City Clerk February 25

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1800 S. 4th Ave. E. Newton, IA 641-792-9720 Senior 62+, Disabled & Handicapped regardless of age RENT BASED ON 30% OF YOUR ADJUSTED INCOME

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Successful candidates must have or be able to obtain a valid Class A CDL with HAZ MAT endorsement

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The institution is an Equal opportunity provider, and employer.

1 & 2 & 3 BDRM apartments: heat, water, stove, refrigerator, drapes all included. Off-street parking.

641-792-4000.

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Catering Staff (37.5 hrs/wk, 10-months) Dining Services Grinnell College is currently seeking motivated, well-organized and creative individual to be part of our Dining Services team. This is a position that works in our catering department which provides catering services to the college community. In this fast paced position, you would have the opportunity to meet and serve people from all over the world.

The Catering Staff is involved with the execution of all catered events on campus. The candidate must be able to work a flexible schedule to include days, evenings and weekends. Responsibilities include preparing food items/refreshments for various catered events; transport and set-up catered functions (including loading and unloading catering vehicles); and the set-up, organization, tear down and cleaning of the catering areas.

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WANTED: RIDING lawn mowers, push lawn mowers & snowblowers or anything with a motor. 641275-5475.

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Not being tied to a fixed schedule is a must for this position. High School diploma or equivalent, the ability to lift 50 lbs and a valid driver’s license are required. Previous catering experience is great but we will train an enthusiastic individual that is service oriented. Responsible for the maintenance of a clean and sanitary work area, including equipment, following all Federal, State and College standards, as well as practicing good personal hygiene.

Selected candidates will need to successfully complete a physical examination and physical assessment prior to the first day of work.

Submit applications online by visiting our website at https://jobs.grinnell.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately. Questions about this position should be directed to the Office of Human Resources at jobs@grinnell.edu or (641) 269-4818. Additional information can be found at the college's web site <www.grinnell.edu>.

Grinnell College is committed to establishing and maintaining a safe and nondiscriminatory educational environment for all College community members. It is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in matters of admission, employment, and housing, and in access to and participation in its education programs, services, and activities. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, veteran status, religion, disability, creed, or any other protected class.

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Bristol Square Apartments Peck Properties LLC 315 1st Street S. Newton 641-792-0910

• Free 24 hour Laundry • Access to Free Wi-Fi & Execise Equipment in Community Room • Limited Access Building • Close to Downtown • 1st MONTH RENT FREE (with 1 year lease)

WINTER SPECIAL 2 BR with New Carpet $500-$520/mo.

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515-291-2846 or Call Will 641-990-7938

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APARTMENTS AVAILABLE

4 MAYTAG trucks in box – 1917 “model T” 1948 Ford semi – 1966 Dodge Service van – 1951 Ford Fire truck - $45. each or 4 @ $150., doll size metal trike $15., 16” porcelain doll with stand “Christina” $10., 8” round saw blade clock with farm scene $10., 1970 & 1980 cook books $1. each or 7 @ $5., 2 Ratton/Wicker plant holders – 24” tall x 12” round $25. 792-8017.

ELECTRIC SINGER Sewing Machine. $200. 610' pieces Black Iron Pipe 1/2”, new. $75. 1 Heavy Coat with hood, size 2XL, like new. $50. 1 Coat without hood, 2XL, like new. $30. 5 Sweat shirts 2XX2X. 1 Ladies Coat, with fur collar and hood. $20. 641792-9981.

1 & 2 bdrm units in Newton & Monroe!

Priced $450-$600 $200 Security Deposits Pet Friendly (some restrictions) W/D Hookups Central Air Dishwasher Private covered Patio or Balcony with storage Laundry Facility onsite (641)792-6939 EHO

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1610 W. 7th St. S. • Large, 2 BR, 1 BA or 2 BR, 2 BA • Stove, Refrigerator, Dishwasher & Microwave • Heat Paid • Laundry Each Floor • Limit Access Building • Garage Available • Private Patio/Deck Call 641-787-9100

CLEAN 1 bedroom apartment with appliances, heat & water furnished, walking distance to square, laundry facilities, newly remodeled.

Cats with approval and pet deposit. Very quiet building, ready to move into. (641) 792-8182 CLEAN, CUTE one bed studio apartment located in Downtown Newton. No smoking and no pets. $400/month.

Deposit of $400.00 and first month rent due at lease signing. Tenant responsible for electric. Please call 402-210-7461

42” DUAL stage snow thrower for Craftsman garden tractors, (tractor not included) accessories include: tractor snow cab, chains for rear wheels, rear weight, operator/owner manual, very good condition, asking $950.

641-792-3520 or 641-5211938.

9 MINIATURE perfume bottles, full to empty, 9 @ 15., maple plant stand, 24” tall x 12” round $35., Chevrolet S-10 black coated tail lights $35., 1960's metal child size wheel barrow $15., 7 2001 Bratz dolls $10., vintage metal doll high chair $20., vintage oak plant stand, 36” x 12” square, $55., Iris & Herring bone vase $15.

792-8017.

ANTIQUE VANITY with mirror $150. Antique roll top desk with chair $150.

Tiffany hanging lights, has tulips as the design $50. firm. 641-840-2380 AT&T CORDED Desk phone/answering system with dial-in-base, speaker with cordless remote phone. $50. Schwinn exercise bicycle $70. 641-2759130.

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DALE EARNHARDT Jr. 1:64 Collectible Cars $12 each. Hot Wheels Cars & Round-up Ranch play sets $50 (for all). I pod Shuffle 1GB $40. 515-313-7803.

300 + Tri Five and Late model Chevy magazines, 1983 to present. $100.

641-792-4858.

FLEX STEEL floral davenport, very good condition, no kids, pets or smoking $200. 792-2227.

LARGE STYROFOAM Pillsbury Dough Boy with stand, was a store display. $50. or OBO. Large Styrofoam cooler with lid, perfect for anything that needs kept cold. $35. New electric broom snow sweeper $15. 641-792-4664.

MILK BOTTLES- 4 round, 1942- Zenda Farms Clayton, NY – 1942 Plains Dairy- Augusta 1925 Borden's – Chicago – Peplaus Dairy New Britain – Conn – 1 square pint – Gilliam Dairy – Hot Springs, Ark – 1970 ½ pint AE 1932 quart Borden's - $15. each or 7 @ $90., 6” jewel tea bowl “Autumn Leaf” $10., 5” Hull pottery “Bow Knot Vase pink/white - $55., 2 Flintstone glasses 1963 & 1964 $4. 641-275-7600.

PRECIOUS MOMENTS1976 “Prayer Changes Things” - 1979 “But Love Goes On Forever” - 1983 “To A Very Special Mom” 1984 “Love Covers All” 1986 “My Love Will Never Let You go” -$8. each. 3 nesting bowls- Sears & Reebok $20. Hamilton Beach electric knife in box $8. Hadley mugs, new in box, farm & tractor scenes $4. each or 4 @ $10. 641275-7600.

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2001 Dodge Ram 3500 SLT Quad Cab Dually pickup- 4 wheel drive. 5.9L Cummins Diesel with trailer tow package, airride bags, gooseneck ball and electric brake controller. Fully loaded, very well maintained and garaged, complete with a sno way 9' V-Plow with a new cutting blade.

One Owner- non smoking unit 135,000 miles. $20,000.00. 641-792-4332 2003 GRAND Jeep Cherokee, 4x4, fully equip., sun roof and all excellent shape $4,500. 641-7810685.

DAEWOO-DD802L DOZER $20,000. 641-792-4332 1999 ARCTIC Cat 4wheeler ATV, like new, runs great! $1950. 641831-3821. No calls after 8 pm.

2002 GRAY, extended cab Chevy Silverado. Fully loaded with towing package, leather, heated seats, automatic seats, mirrors, etc. 207k miles and some very minor dents/scratches. Engine runs perfect.

Recently fully detailed and new battery. $7,000 OBO. Contact Cody if interested at 515-681-1373

1994 K1500 CHEVY 4X4 Newer tires, less than 2,000 miles on them, new hubs, ball joints, A/C compressor battery, distributor intake, coil. 119,000 miles.

Purple w/waldoc stripe kit.

350 Engine Automatic. $4580.00 OBO 641-242-0361

1997 FORD Conversion Van. Heavy ½ ton, great for towing. New front end and front tires. Runs great. $2400. 515-778-2792

PROFESSIONAL TROMBONE for sale: Nirschl H880 w/Thayer Valve Rose Brass 8.5” Bell Nirschl 5G mouth piece. Like new condition. $999.00 firm.

641-791-1098 WINCHESTER MODEL 1917, .30-06 hi-power rifle, 5 + 1 shot, bolt action, aprox. 90% condition $800. cash. 641-792-0367.

Astrograph Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015

The Gemini moon suggests a life hack. When you ask for a response and none is forthcoming, you can take that as your new response.

Instead of waiting around for answers, assume it means “no,” move on, explore new options, be a happy traveler. With Mars so auspiciously angling Saturn, you’ll be glad for the shortcut to brighter horizons.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 25). This year you work fast so you can play slow and lavish your loved ones with the attention and affection that makes you feel so fulfilled to give. A discovery in March will help you determine where to go with your career.

Your values change to support lifestyle improvements in June. Travel is featured in August. Aries and Virgo people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 1, 4, 44, 39 and 17.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You have a team, and things will work better when you first make sure that they are all on the same page. When everyone

is working together, you’ll turn out a result that’s a source of pride for all.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). What does it matter that others have had greater challenges than you in life? It doesn’t change the fact that your challenges, whatever size they may be, exist.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Opportunity will knock in the morning, and if you don’t answer, it disproves the cliche by coming back at lunchtime and again in the evening.

Opportunity just really wants to connect with you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your welcoming attitude will attract both good and bad, so you might want to add a screen to that open-door policy. In other words, you’re better off employing a certain amount of psychic protection.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Maybe you felt like “less” right after certain events, but feelings can lie, too. The truth is that

you are more because of what has happened to you in your life, and you’ll continue to build on your experiences.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).

You are loving and caring and creative. It doesn’t mean you have to embrace everyone and everything.

When you’re not feeling it, just walk away so you can find something you are “feeling.”

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22). There’s a point at which your brain gets tired of working on a problem.

You’ll be tempted to work beyond that point in the name of being a productive person, but doing so would in actuality be counterproductive, so just stop!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

Grocery merchandisers put the milk in the back of the store so you’ll first have to pass a number of enticing items that aren’t on your list. You’ll use this principle to your benefit today.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Right after you resolve not to accidentally embar-

rass yourself (like the last time), you’ll learn that the last time was actually quite effective. Your offbeat instincts may be in perfect rhythm, after all.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21). In the physical world, two objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time. In the emotional world, it feels possible. Maybe it is, maybe not. It’s something you’ll work on, though.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). What’s missing from a transaction is your personal touch. Add that to the logic and balance of it, and things will swing in a direction that is best for all.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Many explorers have been wrongly credited with discovering new lands. It’s not a discovery if there are already people there. This is a time to be very careful and respectful about making claims.

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