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By Jamee A. Pierson Newton Daily News

Several agencies partner for active-shooter drill at Berg ALICE, other training to be put to the test

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News If you are anywhere near Newton’s Berg School Complex on March 18, you might see some uncommon sights.

In what officials are calling one of the largest and most unique emergency drills ever staged by Jasper County agencies, an active shooter and mass casualty drill will take place March 18 at the Berg elementary and middle-school complex in Newton.

From shortly before noon until about 4 p.m., medical, fire and law enforcement will converge on the complex for a drill scenario that involves at least one active shooter on the campus. March 18 is the Wednesday of the Newton Community School District’s spring break.

“Of course, we hope nothing like this ever happens here,” said Lt. Rob Burdess, who is coordinating much of the Newton Police Department’s side of planning the large drill. “But we’d rather be over-prepared.

We’re required to have drills like these, but this is the first one we’ve done, in the 16 years

I’ve been here, that involves this much movement and this many agencies.”

The drill will include Newton Police, the school district, the Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office, Jasper County Emergency Management, the Jasper County Public Health District, the Newton Fire Department, Skiff Medical Center and emergency radio dispatchers. Burdess said an air-ambulance service, such as Life Flight, might also be involved, if possible.

“One main objective is to test how well all these groups work together,” Burdess said. “This is about collaboration, and what works well, and what needs to get better, and will test the technical skills of each department. It’s not a pass-fail test.

It’s to see how far our training has brought us so far.”

Burdess said there have been numerous similar drills, such as ones at Newton High School, and every school has fire drills.

A 2010 Colfax High School drill involved EMS responders and a bus-crash scenario.

Burdess anticipates personnel will probably block off Fourth and Fifth Avenues East

The Newton Development Corporation is once again partnering with Des Moines Area Community College Newton Campus, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach of Jasper County and with the Goodwill Career Connection Center to hold a Job/Career Fair on from 4 to 7 p.m. March 26 at the DMACC Conference Center in Newton.

“We have nearly 40 companies already registered for the Job/Career Fair,” said Frank Liebl, Executive Director of NDC. Companies or businesses wishing to participate can contact Tanya Michener at 641-7878210 or at tanyam.ndc@

gmail.com. There’s no cost to participate.

The Goodwill Career Connection Center located in Room 241 at DMACC throughout the month of March will have a variety of sessions for those wanting to brush up on their interviewing skills, how to write the perfect cover letter and resume and other job-related tips.

For more information, stop by the Career Connection Center or contact Miranda Kulis at 641-791-0424 or mirandak@dmgoodwill.org.

“We have scheduled more than 30 classes throughout the month of March to help people achieve maximum results from the Job Fair on March 26,” Kulis said.

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Jamee A. Pierson/Daily News The Newton City Council approved the 2015-2016 operating budget at the Monday meeting. The final budget consideration was unanimously approved.

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in front of the school, and East 19th Street North will be heavily used to bring vehicles in and out, but there shouldn’t be a large number of streets closed.

Patrol of a perimeter and “gatekeeper” exit and entry will be part of the drill, but all participants will be wearing orange vests or other identifying gear.

There will be about 100 volunteer “casualties,” which will include Newton school faculty, who must be safely moved to an on-site triage treatment area, and eventually, out of the secured campus area.

Burdess said knowledge about the details of the scenario will be limited to a very few people, in order to keep responders reacting to surprises. In fact, Burdess, who is coordinating NPD’s S.W.A.T. response in the drill, isn’t even privy to details like how many shooters there will be, or what type of complications will be thrown into the mix.

“There are some things we won’t replicate,” he said. “For example, we won’t be trying to move hundreds of students in

The 2015-2016 operating budget for the city of Newton was passed by the city council at the Monday meeting. After closing a public hearing that brought no comments, a unanimous council approved the budget with Council Member Noreen Otto absent.

The budget sets the city tax levy at $16.20 per $1,000. It meets the target of an undesignated fund balance of 25.5 percent of revenue and defers the decision on the purchase of most capital equipment.

Current staffing levels are retained and the budget adds hours to two current part-time positions as well as adds a consolidated code enforcement position to more efficiently utilize that function’s existing expenditures.

The council agreed to purchase an asphalt patching machine with Jasper County for a total of $55,201.09. The EcoPatcher will be used to repair streets and roads throughout the city and county in work that is performed periodically throughout the construction season. The city and county will split the cost of the machine and whoever has the machine will perform any maintenance needed. The EcoPatcher will be purchased from Star Equipment and was previously approved by the Jasper County Board of Supervisors at its Tuesday meeting.

A resolution accepting the completion of the demolition project for structures on 608 S. Second Ave. W., 403 N. Fourth Ave. E. and 200 E. Eighth St. N. was approved by the council. The properties were purchased through the D&D Project and the work

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In Brief State seeks environmental leader nominations

File Photo The National Weather Service’s three-month outlook for Iowa weather shows about as little chance of higher-thannormal precipitation as it does for below-normal totals.

Average precipitation, wet soil could affect growing season Three-month outlook shows little chance for severe weather

By Jason W. Brooks Newton Daily News While the National Weather Service’s long-range outlooks are for Iowa to be slightly colder than normal and to receive average rainfall in the months ahead, the outlook also makes it seem as if there is a little room for adverse weather events — especially in the mid-spring.

Harry Hillaker, the State Climatologist for the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, has looked over the National Weather Service’s three-month Iowa outlooks for the March-April-May period.

“As a result of very wet weather during the second onehalf of the 2014 growing season (August through mid-October), currently, soil moisture levels are unusually high across much of central and southwestern Iowa,” Hillaker said. “Newton and Jasper County would be within this wetter region.”

The NWS updated its March and three-month long-term outlooks Saturday. For March, maps show slightly colder-thannormal temperatures across 13 states that make up a vertical “third” of the U.S., stretching from the Canadian border to Oklahoma, and including all of Iowa.

The three-month outlook shows Iowa temperatures have as much chance of being higher than normal as they do of being lower than usual. NWS precipi-

tation outlooks for that same middle third of the states to receive close to average totals in March, April and May. It could be slightly warmer than usual, and with more rain, in the western third of the nation.

“All of the outlooks from March 2015 through MarchApril-May 2015 give equal chance for above- or belownormal precipitation across Iowa,” Hillaker said.

Jasper County averages about 2.3 inches of rain in March.

The county’s historical average high temperature is 49.88 degrees, while the average low is 30.55 degrees.

Hillaker said that relatively wetter area roughly covers an area bounded by Sioux City to the northwest, Marshalltown on the northeast, Ottumwa on the southeast, Lamoni to the south and Glenwood to the southwest. The current soil moisture enhances the chances that soil moisture levels may be higher than ideal during the spring planting season.

“This does not guarantee planting delays,” Hillaker said, nevertheless, it would not take as much rain as usual to results in some delays. The positive news is that we have greater than normal moisture stored in the soil, thus providing some extra insurance in the event of any extended dry periods this growing season.”

Hillaker points out that the NWS’s April-May-June and

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May-June-July 90-day outlooks slightly favor warmer-thannormal weather, even though March begins in the cold pattern left over from late February. He said the models don’t indicate high probabilities for abnormal weather in Iowa for any time scale.

As for how much stock to put in these long-range models, Hillaker said there are never any guarantees attached. However, conditions in the tropical parts of the Pacific Ocean — which dictates many global weather patterns — are sending mixed messages, putting confidence in long-term outlooks even lower than usual.

Years that featured an El Niño event tended to be on the warmer side of normal for Iowa, Hillaker said, while near-normal to above-normal precipitation usually is experienced in the state during full-fledged El Niño events.

“Confidence in long-range outlooks is never high,” he said. “The tropical Pacific is in what is termed a ‘neutral’ state, meaning that neither La Niña (unusually cool) or El Niño (unusually warm) conditions are present. The current condition is a little bit toward the warm side of the historical average, but not quite warm enough to be classified as an El Niño event.”

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

DES MOINES — Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and Iowa Sec. of Agriculture Bill Northey encourage Iowans to nominate farmers for the Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award who have taken voluntary actions to improve or protect the environment and natural resources of our state.

Nominations are due by June 15 and the nomination form can be found at www.iowaagriculture.gov/ EnvironmentalLeader.asp.

The award is a joint effort between the Governor, Lt. Governor, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and Iowa Department of Natural Resources to recognize the efforts of Iowa’s farmers as environmental leaders committed to healthy soils and improved water quality.

Farmers that are nominated should have made environmental stewardship a priority on their farm and incorporated best management practices into their farming operation. As true stewards of the land, they recognize that improved water quality and soil sustainability reaps benefits that extend beyond their fields to citizens of Iowa and residents even further downstream.

Farm owners and operators are eligible.

An appointed committee of representatives from both conservation and agricultural groups will review the nominations and select the winners. The recipients will be recognized at the Iowa State Fair.

Iowa CCI hosts Food and Ag Justice Summit Saturday DES MOINES — Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement will host its “Food & Ag Justice” event this weekend.

The Food and Ag Justice Speak Out is from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Elwell Family Food Center, Iowa State Fairgrounds, 3000 E. Grand Ave. in Des Moines. Food and Ag Justice Teach In is from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Simpson United Methodist Church, 2600 Capitol Ave. in Des Moines.

Featured speakers are: Kathy Ozer, National Family Farm Coalition; Alicia Harvie; Farm Aid Advocacy & Issues; Anuradha Mittal, Oakland Institute; Patty Lovera, Food & Water Watch; Mark Schultz, Land Stewardship Project; Francis Thicke, soil scientist, organic dairy farm owner; George Naylor, Center for Food Safety and soybean farmer; Denise O’Brien, Women, Food and Agriculture Network; Barb Kalbach, fourth generation family farmer; Frank James, Dakota Rural Action; and Kathleen McQuillen, American Friends Service Committee.

For more information about Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, visit www.iowacci.org.

Secretary recognizes Weights and Measures Week DES MOINES — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey highlighted the important work of the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s Weights and Measures Bureau as part of Weights and Measures week, which runs began Sunday.

“Our Weights and Measures Bureau inspectors are on the front line of consumer protection, ensuring the accuracy of small devices, like gas pumps and counter scales, as well as large devices, such as truck scales,” Northey said.

There are more than 57,000 licensed commercial weighing and measuring devices in Iowa, with 11 inspectors throughout the state testing for precision annually. This includes approximately 39,000 gas pump meters and more than 16,000 scales, including 5,600 large truck, livestock, platform and railroad scales as well as 10,500 small counter scales, such as those at grocery stores, farmers markets and gold buyers.

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Skiff honors Langmaid with DAISY nursing award Newton Daily News Genevieve Langmaid, registered nurse at Skiff Medical Center, was recognized for her caring nursing skills during the organization’s first 2015 DAISY award ceremony on Feb. 12.

DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System. The DAISY Award For Extraordinary Nurses was presented to Langmaid following a nomination by coworker Brenda Smith.

“Genevieve is deserving of this recognition for many reasons,” Smith said. “She is very caring toward her patients. Genevieve interacts in a very professional manner. She is kind to family members, answering everyone’s

questions satisfactorily.

Genevieve is an awesome coworker, supporting staff in many ways, whether it’s a kind word, knowledge or food! I feel she is an ideal Skiff employee. Not only is Genevieve a great nurse, coworker and employee, she is a great community member who is always willing and ready to support the community and Skiff at various events. I feel that Genevieve follows Skiff ’s values — Integrity, Service, Passion, Advocacy, Responsibility and Kindness — every day she comes to work.”

“I am so grateful I was presented with the DAISY award,” Langmaid said. “I want to give special thanks to Brenda for nominating me. I truly enjoy coming to work each

Council Continued from Page 1A to demolish them has been completed at the cost of $42,750. Council approved paying the contractor for the demolition and accepted the completed project.

Mayor Mike Hansen announced the resignation of Park Board member Joe Urias at the Monday meeting. Urias moved outside the city limits and is not longer eligible to be on the board.

“It’s unfortunate, because Joe did an admiral job and was a great participant. He had a great contribution and great dedication to our Park Board and had great ideas about the expansion of the frisbee golf park,” Hansen said. “Thanks to Joe for his service.”

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day. I work with a great bunch of people in my area — OPS, CS, PACU, OR, Anesthesia — a who inspire and encourage me to do my best.”

Langmaid was one of a trio, which also included Stephanie Machin and DewAnn Sanchez, nominated for this quarter’s DAISY Award.

The DAISY Award, presented in collaboration with The American Organization of Nurse Executives (AONE), is part of the DAISY Foundation’s program to recognize the super-human efforts nurses perform every day.

The not-for-profit DAISY Foundation is based in Glen Ellen, Calif., and was established by family members in memory of J. Patrick Barnes. Patrick

Submitted Photo Genevieve Langmaid, center, was awarded the first DAISY Award for 2015. She celebrated with fellow nominees Stephanie Machin, left, and DewAnn Sanchez, right.

died at the age of 33 in late 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a little-known but not uncommon auto-immune disease. The care Patrick and his family received from nurses while he was ill inspired this unique means of thanking nurses

for making a profound difference in the lives of their patients and patient families.

Nomination forms are available throughout Skiff Medical Center. The nominations are reviewed and award winners are selected on a quarterly basis by the Nursing Coordi-

Trip to Chicago Cubs game planned by Knights of Columbus Newton Daily News Join us for a round trip ride in comfort and watch the Chicago Cubs battle the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 25.

Leave and return to Newton for this exciting day of comfort and cheering for your favorite team. Seats and tickets are still available for $90.

Bring your own food and beverage.

The Newton Monsignor T.J. McCann Council of the

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Contact Marty Stratton via email at marty@martystratton.com to place your name on the list — first reserved and paid secures your place.

Make your check payable to Knights of Columbus/Cubs trip and you can mail or drop it off at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 1115 S. Eighth Ave. E., Newton, Iowa 50208.

Drill Continued from Page 1A this drill, and there’s some equipment you won’t see, for safety reasons. But we are training for reality, as much as we can.”

Burdess said there are historical trends to school incidents, such as lunchtime or early morning timing, and the general short duration of an actual active shooter, as most endings, however horrid, tend to unfold quickly.

The March 18 drill will feature some elements seen in many school incidents, but also some “what if ” twists and turns that local responders might not have heard or read about before.

“One good thing about the noon to 4 p.m. window is we hope to get some folks out here who normally don’t work during that shift,” Burdess said. “And an afternoon start allows us to call things off if there’s simply too much going on for one or more agency early in the

File Photo Medical-transport helicopters could join law enforcement and other first responders on March 18 when a large-scale, active-shooter, mass-casualty drill takes place at Newton’s Berg School Complex.

day.”

Burdess said the afternoon also tends to be a busier time for dispatchers and office personnel, so this will be a tough test for them as well. He said he hopes anyone who follows emergency

radio scanners catches announcements made early in the scenario by dispatchers about the drill nature of what’s happening at the Berg Complex.

The Wednesday plan also gives the participants two

extra weekdays in spring break to re-schedule the drill if anything major comes up.

Burdess said one of the many challenges will be radio communication. Police will have to ditch their usual “10-code system” during the drill.

Dr. Richard Demming, Medical Director of Mercy Cancer Center in Des Moines and Founder and Chairman of Above + Beyond Cancer will give a presentation at 2 p.m.

March 26 at the Park Centre Garden Room. Registration will begin at 1:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served. For more information or to secure a reservation, call 641-791-5000.

“One of our focuses here is for us all to use plain language, so everyone knows what we’re saying,” Burdess said.

Jasper County Emergency Management Coordinator Jim Sparks will create a detailed report about the drill, including how well procedures were followed, and what additional training might be needed. Some grant programs mandate such reports, Burdess said.

School personnel will have the opportunity to test ALICE (Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate) training. Lessons learned in the scenario could be useful far beyond the limited scope of first-shooter responses, Burdess said.

“Some parts of this drill carry over to situations like natural disasters,” he said.

“We never know what will all face at school, on the street, or in the cooperate world.”

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

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For the love of TV

By Jamee A. Pierson Staff Writer

www.newtondailynews.com | Tuesday | March 3, 2015

I love TV. I love getting into a new show and watching to see how it plays out versus what I think might happen. Through most of my childhood, I didn’t watch a whole lot of TV because of too many activities and life before DVR. Now, though, thanks to Netflix, Hulu and my beloved DVR, I can watch almost any show I want, any time.

(Except for HBO programs, I haven’t broken down and paid extra for those shows.)

Binge-watching TV sounds about as terrible as it is, but if I didn’t have responsibilities, a life outside of my house and the need for sleep, I would be among the worst. It is like when I read a book, I just can’t put it down because I need to know what will happen. When reading the final Harry Potter book I think a grabbed a few hours of sleep while trying to get to the end. I missed so much while skim reading I had to go back and re-read the whole book to

get the fine details. The same is true when I start a new show.

I will try to sneak in a bit here and a bit there to see what will happen and get caught up with what is currently airing during the week.

Netflix has been the source of many new shows for me.

AMC has a brilliant catalogue of shows, and I started with what became a social phenomenon, “Breaking Bad.” I watched all of the seasons up until the last, which hadn’t started yet.

After wrapping up Walt’s fate I moved on to “Mad Men” and have added “The Walking Dead.” It took me quite a while to start in on the latter. I knew it was gloomy and gory, which isn’t my typical show. The first episode starts with a little boy watching his zombie mom, and it took me several months to move past that moment, as my youngest was born not long before and my emotions were still a little to close to the surface.

DVR has allowed me to stay caught up on a show I started with my grandma when I was younger, “The Young and the Restless.” Laugh if you want, and I often do as well, but it is almost comforting to know that every day at 11 a.m. the Newmans, Abbotts and all of their friends will have an outrageous storyline for me to follow. DVR also lets me stay up to date with shows that are on at the same time or on during a game that we typically watch live.

That leads me to one of my favorite features, being able to rewind, fast forward and pause television. It comes in very handy during games when you want to see a play one more time but it’s best to fast forward through commercials. I have a feeling that my girls are going to grow up in a world where they don’t know what commercials are. Whenever they come on they get impa-

tient and don’t understand why we can’t just move past them.

Most of what they watch are pre-recorded cartoons that don’t have commercials until the end of the show and even then, the commercials are for toys or games that they don’t mind watching. It is when they sit down with us, watching an Iowa game or a new movie that is playing, that the commercials become a hassle.

As much as I love TV, I am really excited to turn it off and get outside. Evening walks with the girls and playing in the park are a couple of inches of snow away, but will hopefully be back in the coming weeks. Getting some exercise and burning off energy outside is always preferred to parking it on the couch, except when the Hawkeyes are on, of course.

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Fuel tax increase: Signed, sealed, delivered At the risk of wearing everyone out on the gas tax issue, I would like to mention a few more things about the passage of last week’s gas tax vote before bringing this discussion to a close.

As you know, this legislation narrowly passed both chambers on Tuesday, signed

By Greg by the governor Heartsill on Wednesday, Iowa and took effect Representative the following Sunday. I must commend the architects of this bill as it moved through the legislature with great speed and efficiency. The only hiccup in the rapid movement of this bill was when votes had to be switched around in the House Ways and Means Committee in order for it to come to the House floor.

In an effort to improve upon the bill and minimize its impact on Iowans, I offered four amendments.

The first amendment addressed the need to hasten the legislative report on how funding is distributed through the current formula.

The lack of adequate funding for our roads and bridges is only part

of the problem. There is also the issue of whether our current distribution of revenue is appropriate and acceptable to meet our various infrastructure needs.

Under the Gas Tax bill, a legislative review committee will be formed to review the current distribution formula and make recommendations in a report.

However, the report is not due until January 1, 2020. My amendment would have bumped that report up by four years and making it due by the first of next year.

The next two amendments were similar, in that they temporarily (four years) changed the distribution formula on the increased revenue only in, so that our secondary and farm-to-market roads would see more of the benefit of the tax increase. These roads make up 80 percent of our state’s infrastructure and they are what is in greatest need of repair and maintenance.

Also included, was a tax hike phase-in of a 3-cent increase for the first year, a 3-cent increase for the second year, and a 4-cent increase for the third year. This was intended to allow Iowa families an opportunity to adjust their budgets accordingly, instead of having to ingest the 10-cent hike all at once and all of a sudden.

The last amendment I of-

fered was an Iowa Fuel Tax Relief Credit to help offset the financial impact this tax hike will have on low- and middle-income families. Iowa’s fuel tax is one of our most regressive forms of taxation and it has just been increased by nearly 50% all at once and virtually overnight. In my opinion, the least we could have done is offer Iowans a break on their income taxes (which would not have applied to the targeted out-of-state drivers).

Despite the encouragement and commendation from fellow legislators for offering alternative ideas, all four of these amendments failed. This further demonstrated the fact that only a handful of legislators in both chambers, certain special interest groups, and the governor’s office were the only ones allowed to make alterations to the bill.

Other ideas and options designed to protect the best interests of the Iowa taxpayer were pretty much shut out.

So we have done “something” which, in my opinion, unfortunately hasn’t addressed the issue long term. Expect to revisit this issue again, a few short years from now.

Representative Greg Heartsill (R-Columbia) represents Iowa House District 28.

Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, is among those friends of mine I never got to meet. A truthteller with a gift for rhyme a n d By Marc Dion whims y , Seuss gave the world “Green Eggs and Ham,” and, with all respect due to the good doctor, I offer a re-write for FOX news sneering head Bill O’Reilly, who spun a pretty good story of his own heroics while covering the Falklands War. I will, Bill.

Bill, I will.

You know I will.

You know it, Bill.

Believe I will, The tales of Bill.

Were you in A zone of war?

I was in a zone of war, With bombs and bullets, And much more.

I will believe you.

Bill, I will.

A zone of war?

Please tell me where?

Was it here or was it there?

In the land of rice and beans, Somewhere in the Argentine, I face bravely faced both shot and shell.

And yes, oh yes, I’ve lived to tell.

I will believe you.

Bill, I will.

You wouldn’t spin it, would you Bill?

The tale of you and San Juan Hill?

I wouldn’t lie, I’ll tell you soon About my first walk on the moon.

I will believe you, Bill, I will.

You would not lie, Oh, not on Fox. You would not lie To a plate of lox.

Your followers believe you, Bill.

And you know they always will.

Did you defend the Alamo?

Say it Bill, we know it’s so.

Will I believe you?

Bill, I will.

Would you tell untruths to a mouse?

Or to a member of the House?

Would you tell lies to all the ones Who love their Bibles and their guns?

Will I believe you?

Bill, I will.

Did bullets whistle round your head?

Did you nearly end up dead?

Your answers I don’t have to coax; You wouldn’t lie to simple folks.

Will I believe you?

Bill, I will.

Behind a desk you nightly sit, And bend the news until it fits.

And tell us things you say are true About the glory that was you.

Would you lie in a car?

Tell us! Tell us!

Here we are.

Would you embellish In a tree?

Would you embellish on TV? You would not, could not in a tree.

Not in a car! We’ll let you be.

You don’t lie when you’re in a box Or nightly, when we all watch FOX. Never, ever to a mouse Or to a member of the House.

Embellishment is not a sin!

It’s just the truth With a little spin.

Will I believe you?

Bill, I will!

Marc Munroe Dion is a nationally syndicated columnist. Dion’s book of Pulitzer Prize-nominated columns, “Between Wealth and Welfare: A Liberal Curmudgeon in America,” is available on Nook and Kindle.

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Obituaries Krista J. Nissen March 1, 2015 Krista J. Nissen, 45, of Des Moines, formerly of Newton, died Sunday, March 1, 2015 at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Services will

be held at 11 a.m., Friday, March 6 at Hope Lutheran Church, 3857 E. 42nd St. in Des Moines. Friends may greet the family from 5 until 8 p.m. Thursday at the church. PenceReese Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Club News Kellogg Garden Club Plans were made for the spring tea fundraiser at the recent meeting of the Kellogg Garden Club. The event will take place April 18, at Cornerstone Church in Newton. Members took tickets to be sold prior to the event. Arlys Amundsen, “The Apron Lady,” will present the program.

Pat Patty demonstrated several ideas for table centerpieces. Carolyn Myers has an idea for favors to be given to the guests.

The Kellogg Garden Club will have a float in the parade for the Kellogg Centennial celebration June 26-28. Carolyn Myers demonstrated table decorations to be made for the Garden Club District meeting June 1.

Rose Mary (Spangler) Wearmouth Feb. 28, 2015 Rose Mary (Spangler) Wearmouth, 75, of Newton died on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015 at Heritage Manor in

Newton.

The memorial service will be 1 p.m., Friday, March 6 at the Wallace Family Funeral Home & Crematory in Newton.

The family will greet friends from 11 a.m. until the time of service on Friday, March 6 at the funeral home.

Meals from the Heartland

Submitted Photo The third annual Jasper County 4-H Meals From The Heartland Event was held on Feb. 8. This year we packaged 31,104 meals for Meals From The Heartland, and made more than 100 Valentines that were delivered to nursing homes in Jasper County. Last year we packaged 23,544 meals, and the year before that 6,480 meals. This event just gets better and better, and is a perfect fit for our 4-H Clubs, where Community Service and Citizenship are pillars of the 4-H Program and two Life Skills that are emphasized. Local 4-H Leaders, 4-H members, and their families are very willing to make a difference by using “their hands for larger service,” which is part of the 4-H Pledge.

Power tumblers compete in Oskaloosa Newton Daily News On Feb. 8 the MAT Tumbling and Trampoline team traveled to Oskaloosa High School to participate in a competition. Power Tumbling was the focus for this event, as there were no trampoline events held.

The MAT team brought home several first and second place trophies after competing at this USTA/ AAU sanctioned meet.

Many athletes saw improvements in scores and placement, showing that hard work, focus and dedication can pay off, head coach Ron Brooks said.

MAT Results Beginner Girls: Alyssa Kriegel, age 5, fifth place; Paige Ward, age 7, first place; Olivia Hotchkin, age 9,

Submitted Photo Taylor Morley, 10, took first place in the Sub Novice Girls division. Her MAT teammates, Avery Mull, second place, Greta Wengert, third place, are pictured with her along with other place winner of the group.

first place; and Haleigh Morley, age 11 and over, second place.

Beginner Boys: Joseph Rechtfertig, age 5-6, first place.

Advanced Beginner Girls: Finely Allen, age 7, first place; Paige Ward, age 7, second

place; and Tatum Rechtfertig, age 10, first place.

Sub Novice Girls: Emma Fresh, age 8, first place; Kylee Schuler, age 8, second place; Taylor Morley, age 10, first place; Avery Mull, age 10, second place;

Greta Wengert, age 10, third place; and Dylann Beiner, age 11, second place.

Novice Girls: Macy Lampe, age 7, first place; Emma Bair, age 11, first place; and Lyris Kapyou, age 11, second place.

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• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 12 p.m.

Tuesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton. ___ • Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• ARTSTOCK at the Centre for Arts & Artists will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday at in Newton. Calling all creative spirits to the Centre for Arts & Artists, 501 W 3rd St N. No instructors; just anyone who wants to paint, sculpt, fabric arts or drawing. Your choice of medium.

Open time for all to enjoy the spirit of the creative process. For more information, call Linda at 641-792-1391 or 641-521-3554 • Bible Study for women’s will meet at 1 p.m.

Tuesday at Hephzibah House 721 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Chapter AO P.E.O. will meet at 12:30 p.m.

Tuesday at at the home of Judith Dailey in Newton. Refreshments will be served at 12:30, and the meeting and program will follow.

• Newton Rotary Club will meet at 12 p.m.

Tuesday at DMACC upstairs banquet room 600 N. Second Ave. W. in Newton. The program will be presented by Mikey Carter on the Salvation Army. Anyone interested in attending and learning more about the Newton Rotary Club is welcome. For more information or to make reservations for lunch call Craig Armstrong at 641-521-5455 or Brendan Lamont at 641-792-5252.

• One Month to Live women’s study will meet at 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tuesday at Hephzibah House 721 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 12 p.m.

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

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Masonic Temple in Prairie City.

• Alcoholics Anonymous Beginner’s Support Group will meet at 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton.

• Approval Addiction women’s study will meet at 1 p.m. to 3 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 in Newton. Please join 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. Enter on the West side of the CAA building. For more information, email Karen at king50208@hotmail.com king50208@hotmail.com or call Linda at 641-521-3554. These meetings will continue on Wednesday evenings.

• Alcoholics Anonymous will meet at 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church 223 E. Fourth St. N. in Newton. support group.

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Police Blotter Newton Police Department • Russell G. Quick, 32, of Kellogg, is charged with failure to yield to vehicle on right after authorities were called to the intersection of West Fifth Street South and South Third Avenue West at 9:24 a.m. Friday. Ash-

ley Chambers traveling through the intersection when her vehicle was hit by Quick’s vehicle on the driver’s side and pushed into a telephone pole on the Southeast corner of the intersection.

Chambers was taken to Skiff Medical Center for her injuries. Chambers had

approximately $5,000 in damage and Quick had approximately $1,800 in damage. He was cited and released to appear.

Jasper County Sheriff ’s Office • Kevin J. Plowman, 33, of Newton, is charged with operating

while under the influence after authorities pulled him over in the 6100 block of Highway F48 West at 1:54 a.m. Saturday. Officers smelled a strong odor of alcohol on Plowman and he had bloodshot, watery eyes. He had a BAC of .099. He was taken to the Jasper

County Jail.

• Johnny R. Johnson, 59, of Grinnell, is charged with unlawful possession of prescription drug, driving while barred and operating while under the influence after authorities pulled him over at 15404 Highway 6 East at 3:32 p.m. Feb.

23. Johnson admitted to driving without a license and officers smelled an odor of alcohol on him. He admitted to having a couple of beers. Officers also found a blue plastic bottle with two types of medications in it. He was taken to the Jasper County Jail.

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Wedding invitations don’t need to include everyone at work DEAR ABBY: I teach at a fairly small school. My grade-level teaching team consists of five teachers who work closely together.

During the last school year, one of my team members got engaged. This year, we’ve had a change of staff and now have a new member on our team. My colleague has not, and does not, plan to invite this new member to her wedding, although the rest of us are invited. The save-the-dates and shower invitations have all been hand-delivered at school, making it awkward for the person who has not been invited.

I feel it wasn’t appropriate to include all but one of the team simply because she is new to the group. Am I correct in feeling that my colleague did not handle this appropriately? — FRUSTRATED IN THE FIRST GRADE DEAR FRUSTRATED: A wedding is not a children’s birthday party to which all the children must be invited if the invitations are handed out at school. While it would have been more diplomatic if the bride had mailed or emailed the invitations to her teammates, she was in no way obligated to invite someone with whom she hadn’t worked.

DEAR ABBY: How do you handle providing truthful advice to someone with sensitive feelings? My sister “Ella” is actively dating and doesn’t seem to handle the rejection well. This leads her to ask a number of questions she wants me to be truthful about, yet when I answer honestly, she gets mad and sometimes starts to cry.

Now when Ella asks my opinion, I either tell her half-truths or avoid the situation altogether. I’m not mean when I say what I think, but I think she only wants to hear what she wants. How do I answer her questions without hurting her feelings yet be truthful? — TONGUE-TIED IN OHIO DEAR TONGUE-TIED: You

don’t. Instead, you suggest that Ella seek information from someone “more qualified” — a psychologist. Because she has had one failed relationship after another, it would benefit her to talk to a therapist so she won’t keep repeating the same mistakes she’s making. Your sister may be attracted to the wrong kind of men, or so needy she chases men away. She may be more receptive to hearing what she needs to from a therapist than from you.

DEAR ABBY: I have a man living with me as a boarder, paying weekly rent.

He’s a friend as well, but not a close one.

I’m at a loss as to how to tell him he can’t use my bath towels, washcloth, bar soap, toothpaste or hairbrush. I’m tempted to tape a list on the bathroom mirror saying, “Please do not use the following,” then list the items I feel are too personal to share. I can’t imagine how someone would think it’s OK to use someone else’s personal things. — GROSSEDOUT GUY IN THE SOUTH DEAR GROSSED OUT: The thing about silence is that it implies consent.

Obviously, your boarder knows or cares nothing about boundaries. If you don’t have the courage to tell him face-to-face that certain things are off-limits and what they are, then by all means tape a large sign to the bathroom mirror.

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WEST BURLINGTON — Authorities say icy roads have made travel treacherous in much of Iowa, especially in the southeast part of the state.

In West Burlington, Brian Carter runs the Des Moines County Roads Department, and he says all his trucks were out Tuesday morning, spreading a mix of salt and sand.

But he says there are a couple of hills that even his trucks are having trouble getting up and down. Carter says the freezing rain arrived at a bad time for morning commuters.

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WEBSTER CITY — A jury has been selected in the trial of a man accused of killing his former girlfriend’s 5-year-old daughter, lawyers said Monday. A prosecutor and defense attorney in the trial of Casey Frederiksen began questioning potential jurors Monday morning and narrowed a pool of more than 100 to a panel of five women and seven men by early evening. They also chose two alternates.

Iowa woman accused of faking pregnancy to bilk couple The Associated Press DES MOINES — Police arrested an Iowa woman for allegedly faking a pregnancy to bilk a couple out of some money, and investigators said Monday that it’s not the first time she has carried out such a scam.

Tracy Leann Bess, of Ankeny, was charged Friday with fourth-degree theft.

According to Ankeny police, Bess met a Dewitt couple through Life Long Adoptions, a California-based agency that connects birth mothers with potential parents. Bess, 29, wasn’t pregnant, but she used information from a prior pregnancy, including hospital photos and a sonogram, to con the couple out of $200, saying she needed it for maternity clothes. In exchange, she promised to prioritize them as her baby’s adoptive parents.

“They had their sus-

picions as to whether or not she was actually pregnant, and that’s what prompted us to look into it,” Chief Gary Mikulec told The Associated Press.

Representatives with Life Long Adoptions didn’t immediately return a call seeking comment Monday.

Mikulec said Bess previously conducted a series of similar scams in which she established 19 different aliases on several adoption websites to connect with prospective parents in multiple states, including Nebraska, Hawaii and Kansas. In July 2011, Bess pleaded guilty to perjury and filing a false sexual assault report under a name she purportedly used to lure prospective parents to Iowa in an attempt to close an adoption. A judge suspended a five-year jail term and gave her two years of probation, according to online court records.

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FOREST CITY — A north Iowa kindergarten teacher is facing a criminal charge following accusations he inappropriately touched a child under the age of 14. Winnebago County Attorney Adam Sauer says the suspected incident didn’t happen at the elementary school of the North Iowa Community School District, where 61-year-old Allen James Twait of Forest City is employed. The district’s superintendent says Twait has been placed on administrative leave.

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Iowa City Fire Department loses training facility

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IOWA CITY — The Iowa City Fire Department has to get creative after being forced to vacate the training facility it has used for the last 13 years.

The department was forced to leave its three-story facility in December due to plans for a new Riverfront Crossings Park.

Since 2002, the facility has been used as a space for centralized classrooms, storage for training props and outdoor live fire training exercises.

DES MOINES — Legislation aimed at expanding guidelines for Iowa educators who respond to school bullying has advanced in the House. An education committee voted 19-4 Monday in favor of the bill. The full House can now debate it. The measure would clarify the ability of educators to monitor bullying off school grounds.

It would also expand parental notification language and the definition of cyberbullying.

—The Associated Press

Iowa Senate panel OKs bill on state mental health facilities The Associated Press DES MOINES — State mental health facilities in Clarinda and Mount Pleasant could remain open this year under a bill approved Monday by a Senate panel, though it’s unclear if enough lawmakers will support the measure for it to reach Gov. Terry Branstad’s desk.

A three-member human resources subcommittee approved the bill unanimously before sending it to a full committee for consideration. A procedural deadline Friday in the Legislature means lawmakers will need to approve the bill soon so it can stay active in the Senate.

The bill would require the state Department of Human Services to keep the facilities open until it develops a “suitable and appropriate” long-term

care and treatment plan for its patients.

The Legislature would then approve the plan.

The bill incorporates details from legislation earlier this session that would at least require the facilities to accept patients until the end of July.

Sen. Rich Taylor, D-Mount Pleasant and the bill’s sponsor, said he has bipartisan support for the bill, though it’s unclear if it’s enough for approval in the Republican-led House.

“I’ve got a real good sense that it’s going to sail right through both sides,” Taylor said of the feedback he’s received. “I’ve had so many people on both sides of the aisle and from both houses come to me and say, ‘Thank you for doing this.’”

Gov. Terry Branstad’s budget proposal, introduced in January, removed funding for

“I’ve got a real good sense that it’s going to sail right through both sides. I’ve had so many people on both sides of the aisle and from both houses come to me and say ‘Thank you for doing this.’”

— Sen. Rich Taylor D-Mount Pleasant

the facilities. State officials say patients will be able to receive treatment elsewhere, including the remaining state mental facilities in Cherokee and Independence. Critics say the closings, scheduled later this year, have not been well organized.

Some lawmakers also argue the closings are illegal. Senate President Pam Jochum, D-Dubuque, was on Monday’s subcommit-

tee. She said Iowa law specifies the existence of four state mental health facilities. She said it was also important for more planning to go into any potential closings.

“To me it is simply irresponsible to close something down without a plan in place that addresses the treatment and care of the people that these two institutions were serving,” she said.

Jeb Bush distances himself from family The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush distanced himself from his family on Monday as he courted senior citizens in Nev a d a , the first stop in a Jeb Bush national tour aimed at key states on the presidential primary calendar.

Taking questions in an early voting state for the first time this year, the leading Republican White House prospect declared that each of his family members is different and challenged a questioner who suggested otherwise. Bush is the son and brother of former presidents who were unpopular when they left office.

“Do you have brothers and sisters?” Bush asked his questioner at a gathering of roughly 300 senior citizens at a Las Vegas retirement community. “Are you exactly the same?”

The crowd applauded

the answer.

Bush has not shied away from tough questions about his policies or family name as he ramps up for a formal 2016 presidential bid.

The appearance comes days after he defended controversial policies on immigration and education at a conference of conservative activists in Washington.

It marked a new phase in Bush’s early campaign strategy, which has been focused almost exclusively on raising money behind closed doors in the two months since he declared serious interest in a presidential bid.

Monday’s appearance was his first in an early voting state since the January announcement.

He’s scheduled to appear in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina in the coming weeks.

Along with Nevada, the states represent the first four on the presidential primary calendar.

Asked about immigration, Bush reiterated his support for a pathway to legal status for immigrants in the country illegally, so long as they pay fines, learn English and have jobs.

The policy would al-

low such immigrants to “come out of the shadows,” said Bush, a fluent Spanish speaker whose wife is a native Mexican.

Bush was scheduled to be in Las Vegas through Tuesday afternoon.

His team acknowledged he had other private meetings while in Las Vegas — including some focused on raising money — but declined to provide further details.

The city is home to several prominent Republican donors, including Las Vegas Sands Corp. CEO Sheldon Adelson, who was in Washington on Monday to attend a speech by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Bush said he monitored Netanyahu’s speech, which Bush described as “classy.”

Before Bush arrived, area resident Gene Fasciana, 77, a Republican, suggested that Bush needed to distance himself from his older brother, former President George W. Bush.

“Any one of the candidates would be fine with me,” Fasciana said.

“I just want to go with someone who can win.”

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A 28E agreement between the city and the PCM school district has been approved by both entities, and now the design process will move forward on a joint wastewater management project between the entities.

The hope is that the project, a new filtration and drainage system being put in alongside the athletic complex in Prairie City, will help drain

the water out of the area more efficiently than in the past while also filtering the water through natural vegetation.

The project is estimated to cost around $245,000, which will be paid by the city. The funds will be coming from a State Revolving Fund loan the city had previously taken out for its new wastewater treatment plant.

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Execution of Georgia woman postponed; problem with drug The Associated Press JACKSON, Ga. — Georgia postponed its first execution of a woman in 70 years late Monday because of concerns about the drug to be used in the lethal injection.

The pentobarbital was sent to an independent lab to check its potency and the test came back at an acceptable level, but during subsequent checks it appeared cloudy, Georgia Department of Corrections spokeswoman Gwendolyn Hogan said. Corrections officials called the pharmacist and decided to postpone the execution “out of an abundance of caution,” she said. No new date was given.

Pentobarbital is the only drug

used in Georgia executions. For other recent executions, the state has gotten the drug from a compounding pharmacy, but officials did not immediately respond late Monday when asked if that was the source in this case. Georgia law prohibits the release of any identifying information about the source of execution drugs or any entity involved in an execution.

Kelly Renee Gissendaner was scheduled to be executed at 7 p.m. at the prison in Jackson for the February 1997 slaying of her husband, Douglas Gissendaner.

The execution was put on hold while officials waited for the U.S. Supreme Court to either grant or deny a stay requested by her lawyers. The court had still not ruled

more than five hours later.

Her lawyers were seeking a delay pending a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in another case out of Oklahoma, and an appellate court had rejected that request. Late Monday, the lawyers added additional arguments for the high court: that it should consider a stay because Gissendaner didn’t kill her husband, Douglas Gissendaner, herself in February 1997. They also argued that she had been thoroughly rehabilitated.

Previously, courts had found Gissendaner had plotted the stabbing death of her husband by her boyfriend, Gregory Owen, who will be up for parole in eight years after accepting a life sentence and testifying against her.

Education briefs Area students receive fall dean’s list honors Concordia University SEWARD, Neb. — Ian Moore, of Newton, has been named to the Concordia University honors list for the fall 2014 semester.

Students who complete at least 12 credit hours, receive no failing grades in the semester and earn a semester GPA of at least 3.5 qualify for the honors list.

University of Northwestern ST.PAUL, Minn. — Lauren Griggs, daughter of Marty and Sherry Griggs of Newton, was named to the University of Northwestern - St. Paul dean’s list (formerly Northerwestern College).

The dean’s list includes full-time students with a grade point average during the semester of 3.65 or higher. Griggs is pursuing a degree in communication studies at Northwestern.

Northwest Missouri State University MARYVILLE, Mo. — Monica E. Mulcahey, of Newton, has been named to the Northwest Missouri State University fall 2014 trimester honor roll.

To be included, a student must carry a minimum of 12 credit hours and attain a grade point average of 3.50 or above on a 4.00 scale.

Vanderlaan named an AIB Outstanding Student DES MOINES — Kayla Vanderlaan, of Newton, has been recognized as an Outstanding Business Administration Student by the faculty at AIB College of Business.

To receive the honor, Vanderlaan — who is working toward a bachelor of science degree in sports and event management — and the other honorees were required to attain a grade point average of 3.75 or higher in the previous term. The students’ accomplishments were celebrated at a reception on campus attended by AIB faculty, staff and students.

Miller receives UI diploma, graduates with honors AP Photo Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference in Washington, Monday.

Netanyahu to use Congress’ bully pulpit to assail Iran talks The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seizing the bully pulpit of Congress to warn against trusting Iran to curb its nuclear ambitions, even as President Barack Obama’s negotiators continue talking with the Iranians Tuesday in hopes of closing a deal this month.

Netanyahu insists he is privy to emerging details of a potential agreement and is expected to lay out his specific concerns in Tuesday’s speech to a joint meeting of Congress.

The Obama administration has complained that congressional Republicans injected destructive partisanship into the U.S.-Israel alliance by inviting Netanyahu to speak.

But the White House played down the controversy in the hours before the address in the House chamber.

Senior adviser Valerie Jarrett called it “a bit of a distraction” but told MSNBC the dispute wouldn’t undermine Obama’s commitment to Israel.

“We share a common goal of ensuring that Iran does not develop nuclear weapons,” Jarrett said, and

disagree with Netanyahu only over “the tactics of how to get there.”

Netanyahu says he means no disrespect to Obama but is morally obliged to warn against any deal that might leave open the way to a nuclear-armed Iran.

The speech comes just two weeks ahead of a tight national election in which Netanyahu is fighting to hold onto his job. Obama does not plan to meet with Netanyahu while he’s in Washington, saying he wants to avoid any perception that he is meddling in Israel’s election.

In a warm-up address to America’s leading pro-Israel lobby on Monday, Netanyahu said he would speak to Congress “about an Iranian regime that is threatening to destroy Israel, that’s devouring country after country in the Middle East, that’s exporting terror throughout the world and that is developing, as we speak, the capacity to make nuclear weapons — lots of them.”

The Israeli leader is deeply suspicious of international efforts to reach a nuclear deal, fearing the U.S. and its negotiating partners will give Iran too many concessions.

That puts him on a collision

course with Obama, who has put his prestige on the line to pursue a deal.

The U.S. and Iranian sides met for two hours on Tuesday morning in the Swiss resort of Montreux, according to U.S. officials. They likely will continue meeting through Netanyahu’s speech. Both sides said they were making progress.

“We’re working away, productively,” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters.

Netanyahu believes that preventing a nuclear-armed Iran would be his crowning achievement — and that a bad deal would be a setback and far worse than no deal at all. While powerful, his speech to Congress also might sound a note of desperation as he appears almost out of options.

As many as 40 members of the House and more than a handful of senators are expected to skip the speech, which many have labeled a partisan political stunt. Vice President Joe Biden, president of the Senate, also won’t be there. He’s on a trip to Central America and his seat on the dais will be filled by Sen. Orrin Hatch, president pro tempore.

IOWA CITY — Laura Miller, daughter of Rick and Kim Miller, of rural Newton, graduated with honors during the University of Iowa commencement ceremony held on Dec. 20 in Iowa City.

Students graduating with university honors are recognized for her academic achievement and completion of a formal curriculum of honors coursework and experiences.

Miller graduated with a political science major and is working for the National Resource Center for Family-Centered practice as a Research Associate.

About 50 involved with middle-school play It took a cast and crew of more than 50 middleand high school students and adults to make last weekend’s Berg Middle School performances of “A Night at the Wax Museum” happen at the Newton High School Center for Performance.

Cast: Bailey Van Sickle, Laura Wyre, Clhoe Butler, Annabelle Prime, Ariel Lum, Allison Bolhoefer, Molly Coy, Emily Sell, Delaney Nasalroad, Hanna Clark, Haley Rinehart, Olivia Schippers, Miranda Lunne, Alicia Miller, Molly Snow, Makayla Kelleher, Lakin Jenkins, Lexie Trout, Casidy Stanton, Olivia Bautista, Madi Walker, Sadie Steinbach, Taylor Johnson, Brenna Reffet, Tiffany Morris, Rayna Shores, Abby Davis, Matt Moran, Chase Kolpin, Cutter Benac, Nicholas Tremmel, Isaac Friedman, Kyle Hansen, Lane Rose, Alex Burkett, Parker Creech, Nathan Miller, Dune Carter, Max Kilgel and Mitchell Faidley.

Crew: Josh Versteegh, Brenner Van Sickle, C.J. Schwarz, Joe Stanmeyer, Ethan Short, Daniel Townsend, Marvin Campbell, Emily Bollhoefer, Madison Gooding-Hunt, Shana Robinson, Megan Shores, Erin Van Sickle, Amie Williams, Mariah Wolfe, Sue Buekema, Sommer Markham, Kaylee Markham, Abby Simon, Cindy Healy, Anna Layton, Alexa Cope and Tonu Burroughs.

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Three area boys land on HOIC first team

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News Prairie City-Monroe seniors Logan Gilman and Trey Lindsay and CollinsMaxwell/Baxter senior Bryce Kemp were all recently named to the Heart of Iowa Conference boys’ basketball first team for 2014-15.

PCM and Gilbert shared the HOIC title with identical 16-2 records this year. But the Mustangs were the only team in the league to land two players on the first team.

Joining Gilman, Lindsay and Kemp on the top squad were Gilbert’s Wes Greder, North Polk’s Brett Haun, RolandStory’s Adam Shorkey, Nevada’s Cole Gidel and Greene County’s Trey Tucker.

PCM senior Ricky Reeve, CMB senior Seth Balke and Colfax-Mingo junior Colin Lourens were all voted to the second team.

Area players also earning honorable mention recognition included PCM senior Chase Keuning and sophomore Luke Greiner, CMB senior Tommy Galloway and junior Brady Stover and Colfax-Mingo juniors Jared Myers and Jacob Lietz.

Gilman was one of the league’s top scorers for the second straight season.

Gilman finished tied for third in the HOIC at 17 points per game and also grabbed seven rebounds per Troy Hyde/Daily News contest, which ranked sevPrairie City-Monroe junior Logan Gilman, right, defends a jump shot by Colfax-Mingo junior Colin Louenth in the league.

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rens during a Heart of Iowa Conference boys basketball game earlier this season in Monroe. Gilman was named to the HOIC first team by the league’s coaches after averaging 17 points per game this season. Lourens, who averaged a double-double, was voted to the second team.

Rolling 800

Amazing rally gives Clones needed win over Sooners AMES (AP) — Georges Niang had 20 of his 23 points in the second half and No. 17 Iowa State rallied from a 21-point deficit to stun No. 15 Oklahoma 77-70 on Monday night and snap a two-game losing streak.

Monte Morris had 19 points for the Cyclones (21-8, 11-6 Big 12), who maintained their shot at a share of the conference title following one of the wilder league games in years.

Oklahoma raced to a 19-point halftime lead. But Iowa State score 22 straight points in just more than 5 minutes and outscored the Sooners 59-33 in the second half.

Buddy Hield had 26 points for the Sooners (20-9, 11-6), who lost for just the second time in 10 games.

The Sooners looked as though they had the Cyclones buried by halftime.

Oklahoma dominated the offensive glass, forced Iowa State to turn it over 10 times in 15 minutes and jumped ahead 37-18. It was a stunning score considering that the Cyclones had won 21 straight home games before last week’s loss to Baylor.

Morris, like Niang, took over in the second half scoring all but two of his points.

Troy Hyde/Daily News Jesse Hopkins of Monroe posted an 801 series during league action on Feb. 10 at Mustang Lanes in Monroe. Hopkins, who bowls for Raider Poker.net in the Monroe Merchants League, had games of 280-256-265. The 31-year-old Hopkins rolled his third 300 game earlier in the season.

ISU women continue to struggle on the road in loss to Kansas

By Troy Hyde Newton Daily News LAWRENCE — The Iowa State women’s basketball team was unable to use the momentum it gained from Saturday’s win over No. 3 Baylor against the Kansas Jayhawks on Monday night at Allen Fieldhouse.

The Cyclones couldn’t overcome an early 15-4 run by the hosts during a 68-64 loss.

Fresh off winning Big 12

Player of the Week honors, Cyclone point guard Nikki Moody finished with 24 points and three assists for and forward Seanna Johnson added 16 points and 10 rebounds, but Kansas got 25 points, 12 boards and five blocks from Chelsea Gardner in the win.

Kansas (15-16, 6-12) outrebounded Iowa State 43-34 and got nine more points from its bench in the win.

The Jayhawks also were 17-of-21 from the foul line

and made two more 3-pointers than the Cyclones.

Iowa State was just 5-of16 from long range but stayed in the game partially because of a 10-point advantage in points in the paint.

The Cyclones got nine points and seven rebounds from Fallon Ellis and Brynn Williamson chipped in seven points and four rebounds before fouling out.

Chayla Cheadle also fouled out for Kansas but not before she scored 10 points.

Lauren Aldridge put in 10 points to go along with seven assists. The Jayhawks led by as many as 11 in the first half.

The loss for Iowa State (18-11, 9-9) gives the Cyclones the No. 5 seed for the upcoming Big 12 Women’s Conference Tournament in Dallas. They will face fourthseeded Oklahoma State at 11 a.m. Saturday.

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This & That

Back at it after week-long hiatus For those of you who were aware, last week was not the most fun week of my life. And I am glad it’s over.

I have never experienced mononucleosis before. I didn’t realize how intense of an illness it is.

I don’t like missing work because of sickness. But when By Troy Hyde mono hits you, Newton Daily there’s not reNews ally too many Sports Writer other options.

The body is weak. The cough I had was painful to other parts of the body.

I didn’t feel like moving for two full days.

But I am back at it now.

Hopefully, I never have to go through that again.

The time away from the office and the fact that mono forced me to be in bed and/ or front of the television more than I am used to, I was able to catch several more nationally televised games.

I was able to watch some of Iowa’s current four-game win streak. I watched some recent Iowa State games. I even got to see the Homecoming of Kevin Garnett back to the Timberwolves.

Court storming was relevant again this week.

Don’t worry. I have a courtstorming code for anyone who struggles to grasp the concept.

Kansas State’s win over Kansas clearly fits into the court-storming code. The Wildcats were under .500 at the time. Kansas was a top 10 team and the instate rivalry factor adds to the overall product. Not many expected Kansas, which is in the thick of a Big 12 title race, would lose that game.

So, Wildcat fans, storm away. Next time, just do it in a safer manner.

Maryland’s win over Wisconsin should not have been a court storming.

The Terrapins were ranked 14th and has lost just five games this year. Wisconsin was a top-five team, but if you are ranked in the top 15 and boast a 23-5 record, shouldn’t you expect to win a big-time national game at home?

I get the argument of some of the national talking heads like Dan Dakich. He thinks college kids should courtstorm after nearly every win.

He claims that athletics are supposed to be fun and college kids are just having fun.

The topic is clearly one of opinion. And that’s what makes athletics fun. There always will be controversy or discussion.

I am OK with that. If you want to court storm after every win, go for it. But I would think that it would get old after a while. It can’t be fun forever.

Iowa State missed a golden opportunity to seize control of the Big 12 Conference and end Kansas’ long reign at the top of the league.

Kansas’ loss to Kansas State opened the door for the Cyclones, but they lost to Baylor at home and then, like Kansas, lost to the Wildcats in Manhattan.

I don’t anticipate the two losses meaning all that much in the grand scheme of the remainder of the season, but the opportunity to dethrone Kansas was likely lost.

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Crafton romps to dominating NASCAR Trucks win in Atlanta HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) — Matt Crafton romped to an easy win in the NASCAR Truck Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Saturday.

Crafton, the twotime defending series champion, took over the lead on lap 59 and pulled away from there, setting the pace on the final 72 trips around the 1.54mile trioval to win by a commanding 8.752 seconds. He was out front for a total of 85 laps in the 130-lap event.

Erik Jones led 37 laps but faded to seventh, the last truck on the lead lap.

Crafton, who started 15th in his Toyota, picked up his sixth career win and first in Atlanta, his favorite track.

The 39-year-old was coming off an eighthplace finish in the season opener, where he also filled in for injured Kyle Busch in the Daytona 500.

“I was really, really disappointed with qualifying,” Crafton said.

“But I knew once the green flag dropped and we ran three laps, these boys are in trouble.”

Ty Dillon trailed Crafton across the line, adding a runner-up finish to his third-place showing in the Xfinity Series race earlier on Saturday.

NASCAR Photo/Matt Sullivan/Getty Images Matt Crafton, driver of the No. 88 Fisher Nuts/Menards Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning Saturday’s NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Hyundai Construction Equipment 200 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Ga.

The only real drama was the battle for third, with pole-sitter Ben Kennedy passing Daniel Suarez with five laps to go and holding him off by 0.696 seconds.

Tyler Reddick, who won the season-opening Trucks race at Day-

tona, was fifth.

Cody Ware endured the biggest crash, losing control on lap 49 coming through the second turn and smashing hard into the padded outside wall.

He climbed out of the car, was checked at

the infield medical center, and released.

Sprint Cup regular Brad Keselowski had the fastest speeds in practice, but he got two laps down after a careless penalty on pit road and wasn’t much of a factor. He finished 15th.

All-HOIC Continued from Page 1B Kemp wasn’t too far behind Gilman in scoring at 15.5 points per game, but ranked second in the league in rebounding at 9.3 per tilt. Kemp’s 2.25 steals per contest also ranked ninth in the HOIC. Lindsay averaged 13 points per game in his first season as a Mustang starter. That was good enough for eighth in the league, and he ranked first in steals at 3.9 per game and was third in assists at 3.9 per game.

Balke was a stat-stuffer all season for the Raiders. He averaged 11.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game, which ranked 11th and 12th in the conference, respectively. He made his biggest mark in assists, where he ranked first in the league at five per game. Balke also was second in the HOIC in steals at three per contest and made 75 percent of his free throws.

Lourens was a monster on the boards for the Tigerhawks. His 12 points per game ranked him 10th in the league, but he pulled down a leaguebest 10.1 rebounds per game.

Reeve averaged eight points per game for the Mustangs. He also ranked third in the conference with three steals per game and was fifth in the league in assists at three per game.

Myers and Lietz averaged 9.3 and 8.9 points per game, respectively, for the Tigerhawks. Myers also grabbed nearly five boards per contest, while Lietz pulled down 3.3 boards and dished out three assists per game.

Stover provided the Raiders

Hiatus Continued from Page 1B The four straight Big Ten wins by the Hawkeyes, a first in nine years, have put them firmly back into the NCAA Tournament. Barring a meltdown in the team’s final two regular season games and conference tournament, Iowa should give the state three teams to root for in the Big Dance.

Iowa now has secured its first winning league record since

Troy Hyde/Daily News Left: Prairie City-Monroe senior Trey Lindsay (11) shoots over Pella’s Isaac Naaktgeboren during a game earlier this season. Right: Collins-Maxwell/ Baxter senior Bryce Kemp goes up for the dunk against Gilbert in the regular season finale. Both Lindsay and Kemp were named to the Heart of Iowa Conference boys’ basketball first team recently after stellar seasons on the hardwood.

with a deep presence outside and he averaged 8.7 points per game this season. Galloway wasn’t too far behind at 7.5.

Greiner will join Gilman as a returner on PCM’s squad next year after averaging 7.6 points per game this year. He also grabbed 4.8 rebounds and was third on the team in assists with 48. Keuning averaged 5.2 points and 3.3 rebounds per game in his final season with the Mustangs.

Gilbert, PCM and RolandStory all had five all-conference players. The R-S Norse finished third in the league at 12-6.

Tucker, who is just a sophomore, led the conference in scoring at 23.4 points per game. He also shot nearly 50 percent from the floor, delivered three assists

per game and grabbed 4.3 rebounds.

Greder led Gilbert in scoring at 17.2 points per game while making 50 percent of his shots.

He connected on 37 percent of his 3-pointers and grabbed 5.8 boards per game.

Shorkey led the Norse in scoring at 14.3 points per game and also was second in rebounding at eight per contest.

North Polk’s Haun and Nevada’s Gidel, both juniors, each averaged 17 points per game for their respective squads. Gidel also averaged three assists and 3.21 steals per game.

2007 and its first 10-plus Big Ten win season since 2006.

Northern Iowa lost to Wichita State on Saturday.

The Panthers won’t win the regular season Missouri Valley Conference title, but they are built for a long postseason run.

I hope we get to see a PanthersShockers rubber match in the Valley tourney title game. That would be fun.

Our winter sports season is officially over. That means it’s time for the NDN sports staff to get prepared for an always busy

spring.

But I won’t be fully engulfed into that until after my alma mater Earlham completes its run at the Iowa Boys State Basketball Tournament. The Cardinals are in the field for the first time.

Journalists are supposed to be unbiased, but if you can’t root for your alma mater, and for a program you once played for, then who can you root for?

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New manager Maddon, Cubs getting to know each other in camp MESA, Ariz. acts well to free(AP) — Joe Maddom and gives don is already you discipline putting his imand respect in print on the Chireturn, they will cago Cubs, from carry the message what they hear for you. I believe to how they wear that,” he said. their hair.

M o v i n g The new manfrom the Tamager has been Maddon pa Bay Rays to meeting with the Cubs has his team and getting certainly raised expecto know his players at tations in Chicago, spring training — not where there hasn’t been that they needed much a World Series game of an introduction. at Wrigley Field since “I like him. Everyone 1945.

I’ve spoken with loved “His track record playing for him,” said re- speaks for itself. He liever Jason Motte, who took that franchise to a signed with the Cubs in World Series-contendDecember. “I was hop- ing team every year on ing if one day if I ever a very low payroll,” said get a chance to play for the Cubs’ prized newthat guy, I’d love to.” comer, pitcher Jon LesMotte had been rec- ter. ognized for his beard Theo Epstein, during his days with St. the Cubs’ president Louis. Sometimes it’s for baseball operations short and well-trimmed, nearly hired Maddon other times long and when he ran the Bosscraggly. ton Red Sox. Epstein Maddon said he’s not said Maddon finished about to give anyone a “close second” behind tips on personal style.

Terry Francona.

“Why would I want Lester, Francona and to get in the way of their Epstein went on win day with some inane championships in Bosrules that mean noth- ton. Maddon, meaning?” Maddon said. while, got to try out “Dress has nothing to his theories on shifts do with your success or and other facets of the failure, how you wear game at Tampa Bay, your socks, if they have where he managed for long hair, if they have an nine seasons, including earring or tattoo. Why the World Series year of would I ever care about 2008. something like that?”

“When you have “Every generation somebody who is unique has its own little gig and looks at the world going on. Why do you for a different perspecalways want to impose tive than maybe is tradiyour will on everybody tionally the case, you deelse? I don’t quite un- velop more comfort and derstand that. I choose more trust in them when not to,” he said. “I just you see it actually work, told the boys out there, when you see the body of ‘I’m a product of the ‘60s work,” Epstein said. and ‘70s.’ And they’re “Once you see him going to have to put up not afraid to try to new with that.” things, and you see how Maddon has always well thought out they moved to his own beat. were, and you see him He’s been piping in fearless ... and you see the music to the field where feel he has to lead players, the Cubs begin their when you see how comdays by stretching. He fortable he is in his own walks through his ideas skin and with his own on fundamentals on a methods, it makes the practice field, instead of picture clearer,” he said. sitting in an office and Maddon’s transition drawing up concepts on has been made simple by a chalkboard. mere familiarity. He lived “He’s up to date,” first and worked in the Mesa baseman Anthony Rizzo area for 20-plus years said, noting Maddon may while with the Angels as have more Twitter follow- a coach and scout. ers than any of the players.

The Cubs will spend Among the other about six weeks in camp, opening thoughts from between workouts and Maddon: “I’m anti- games. Here’s another rules. Integrity has no novel idea from Maddon: need of rules.”

He say there’s no need to Maddon cautions cut down that time. that he’s talking in a “Everybody says baseball sense, adding, spring training is too “Society needs rules.” long. I think it’s just the But in a clubhouse, he right length of time,” he believes players should said. lead each other.

“I just love the rhythm “If somebody strays a ... the ability to interact little bit ... I should be with the fans. Just the the last guy, always, to rite of spring training. have to intervene if this I really enjoy the day. is running properly. I re- Then you get to go out ally believe that,” he said. for dinner afterward, get “When you get the to know each other. A accountable professional nice glass of wine. Evbaseball player that re- erything is really cool.”

White Sox great Minoso dies CHICAGO (AP) — Minnie Minoso, the seemingly ageless Cuban slugger who broke into the majors just two years after Jackie Robinson and turned into the game’s first black Latino star, has died, a medical examiner in Illinois said Sunday.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office did not immediately offer further

details. There is some question about Minoso’s age but the Chicago White Sox say he was 90.

Minoso played 12 of his 17 seasons in Chicago, hitting .304 with 135 homers and 808 RBIs for the White Sox. The White Sox retired his No. 9 in 1983 and there is a statue of Minoso at U.S. Cellular Field.

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A cosmic fire graces the sky today in the form of a relatively rare and auspicious alignment of Jupiter and Uranus in fire signs. There will only be one more aspect like this between now and 2019.

The good-luck trine invites us to share our stories in an effort to entertain and inform one another and form beneficent emotional connections.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 3). This year you’re grateful not to have everything you need, because the fun is in reaching out and connecting with others. A collaboration that comes together over the next six weeks will bring love and money into your world. You’ll ink a deal in May. July is your chance on the world stage or at the higher levels of a difficult endeavor. Sagittarius and Virgo people adore you.

Your lucky numbers are: 30, 28, 9, 44 and 16.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). No one cares like you do. Someone wants that special kind of attention you give and is too proud

to ask for it directly. Address the situation with your renowned sensitivity, and you’ll be rewarded in kind.

ARIES (March 21-April 19). You don’t have to understand things to get used to them. This truth will show up in your relationships. Your loved one has qualities that baffle you, and eventually those will be the same qualities that endear her to you.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You appreciate the privileges of your years, of which there are many.

Don’t spoil this by wishing for a “do-over.” The past is gone. Jonathan Swift said, “No wise man ever wished to be younger.”

are, where you come from and what you want. You’ll speak to people’s emotions.

At the end of your story, the applause will come in the form of an opportunity.

you’ll do it so well. Even that horrible listener you know will pay attention as you engage him or her in the juicy details of your journey.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22).

You’re not imagining things: Someone is checking you out or putting you to the test. There are good reasons for this. Relax, smile and do your thing.

You’ll tip the scale in your favor just by being happy.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You believe in the power of love, and you put action behind that belief. It’s what will allow you to let go of a problem relationship and adopt an inspired relationship, all with the same person.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22). You’re transitioning into a new phase, and there will be some discomfort to go along with it, but nothing you can’t handle. You can’t be born without going through birth!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19). When it comes to love, you hold out for an equal. You want to be wanted, not needed. There are exceptions to the rule, but for today, hold fast to your preferences and expectations.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). When you don’t like where the fates are leading you, dig in your heels.

Sometimes the fates should be wrestled to the ground -- exhausting work, but it makes you stronger, too.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).

More than the money, the kinship of others is what makes your work joyful.

You’ll demonstrate your appreciation for your colleagues so that there is no question as to how you feel.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). Put yourself out there with a story about who you

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Your need to communicate is strong, and

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Before you break out your wallet, ask your friends for help. You can borrow what you need so you don’t have to rent or buy it. Also, you may be able to swap instead of shop.

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